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If the uprisings in the Middle East are truly about the people wanting to institute democracy, why is al Qaeda applauding these moves? Since Islam is clearly incompatible with true democracy, as even a rudimentary understanding of Islam will tell a person and as many Muslim leaders have openly stated, it seems very strange that an organization so dedicated to the spread of Islam would be happy about the situation. But, you see, these revolutions have nothing to do with democracy, at least the kind of democracy invented by Plato and instituted by the Western, civilized world. No, every time you see the word democracy trumpeted by the likes of Al Jazeera and the useful idiots in the West like CNN, Fox, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama, you should substitute the word sharia. That is because what a huge percentage of Muslims clearly want is really the freedom to impose sharia on everyone and re-establish the Caliphate.
A quick review of recent history has proven this to be true. Algeria had "democratic" elections, and Islamists were put in power. Gaza had "democratic" elections, and Hamas, a terrorist group dedicated to the destruction of Israel, was put in power. In both of these countries, like everywhere Islam becomes powerful enough, sharia law is imposed on all of the residents of the country, resulting in the loss of rights of women and all non-Muslims. This is happening in Gaza and has been happening in Algeria. In another election, Laurent Gbagbo of the Ivory Coast (also known as Cote d'Ivoire) was "defeated" in an election by an Islamist from the Northern, primarily Muslim part of that country, Alassane Ouattara. Like most predominantly Muslim areas, the Northern part of the Ivory Coast was totally unproductive, economically, but it will now be imposing sharia law on the entire nation, unless Gbagbo can hold on to power. Since Muslims make up only about 39% (officially) of the population of the Ivory Coast, and represented nothing but a drain on it's economy, it is highly unlikely that they could have actually won an election, since the nation is predominantly Christian and African Traditional Religion. However, in recent years the Muslims have been encouraging the illegal immigration of millions of Muslims from neighboring nations in the hopes of illegally swaying the elections. (Just as Barack Obama wants to legalize all of the illegal immigrants from Mexico, better known as undocumented democrats.) The Ivory Coast has been wracked by violence for the last few months, and it does not look like it will end soon, since neither candidate is likely to compromise on a power-sharing arrangement. And, the UN has officially sanctioned the election which was internally found to have elected Gbagbo. (The Ivory Coast, although it had been predominantly non-Muslim, was a member of the Organization of the Islamic Conference of the UN. Since it has 57 members, which is a significant percentage of all of the countries in the UN, it has a disproportionate control over the feckless, corrupt, and largely useless United Nations.)
In the most recent issue of Inspire (Spring, 2011), the magazine of al Qaeda, there is an essay by Ayman al-Zawahiri, number 2 banana in al Qaeda. In it he gives his perspective on the uprisings in the Middle East.
O my respectable and honourable brothers: Indeed, what is taking place in Tunisia and Egypt, its influence has extended to Jordan, Yemen and the likes of the Muslim lands. These events have to be studied carefully in order not to waste the noble ones' anger nor the uprising of the free people lest their reaping result is stolen, especially after having sacrificed their souls, blood and the years of their imprisonment in the process. These corrupt regimes are an inseparable part of the international system which is led by America that wages war on Islam and Muslims.
Hence, these governments are the authorized representatives of the super-powers and they are their supporters. In addition to carrying out and executing their policies – that include waging war against Islam and the Muslim women's veil, the changing of educational curriculums, the
normalization of relations with Israel, the prevention of shari'ah's rule, the theft of the ummah's wealth – on account of that, the international superpowers advocate these national regimes, support them and overlook their crimes, oppression, subjugation, lies, falsifications and burglary. They replace them with others if they realize that these regimes aren't able to fulfill their interests or that the corruption of these regimes has reached to such an extent where it's
unacceptable. Also it might be that the continuation of their rule results in provoking the people and inciting them to rise up in an uncontrollable manner. That is why America is leading
the international super-powers in taking the initiative to replace these regimes and take new faces as a substitute for the old faces which delude the masses with slight reformation and freedom; however, the interests of the supercilious and oppressive powers of the world remain maintained and well-protected.
And, why should he be so interested in oppressing women with the headscarf (or burka)? And why should he be so interested in the destruction of Israel? Because the insane, epileptic, megalomaniac, barbarian, pedophile inventor of Islam, Mohammad, commands him to do so in the Koran, hadiths, and Sunnah! (It is interesting to note that Mohammad commanded all women to be veiled, apparently, because he was impotent in his later life, and did not want other men to see the faces of his wives because he feared competition according to the very interesting book Understanding Muhammad a Psychobiography, by Ali Sina.)
Later in that same article, al-Zawahiri further stresses the imposition of sharia law, and the total unacceptability of a secular ruler such as Mohammad ElBaradei.
The secular al-Barada'ai who is prepared, well-ordered and qualified, is a substitute that frankly declares his secularism by saying that the second article of the constitution can be discussed again despite its deficiency and weakness. A substitute who was brought up and encompassed by the international law and is known by its commissioners. A substitute who doesn't display any views on the normalization of relations with Israel nor the aggression on Afghanistan and Iraq, nor the blockade on Gaza, nor the Arab collective defence nor on the subsidization of basic goods for the lower class, nor on the sale of the public sector and the country's sufficiency of essential productions. He is a substitute that resides in Vienna and visits Egypt in his spare time. He came to Egypt on the third day of demonstrations and stated publicly that he is ready to lead a caretaker government if the nation wanted that. I don't know where will be the headquarters of this temporal government; is it going to be in Cairo, Vienna or New York?
In that same issue of Inspire, Anwar al-Awkaki, the American traitor and terrorist who inspired murderers such as Nidal Malik Hasan and wanna-be murderers such as Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, also weighed in on the situation in the Middle East, and how pleased he is with the situation.
Not ruling in accordance to the law of Allah was a sufficient enough reason for the removal of Sadat but his signing of the peace accord with Israel added urgency to the mandate of his removal. His assassination marks the first large-scale operation by the modern jihad movement. Hosni Mubarak proved to be no better. In fact he proved to be an eviler version of his predecessor. He went further with the persecution of the Muslim activists and mujahidin, and he furthered the process of turning Egypt into a client state of the West and Israel. Corruption increased under his rule and the gap between the rich and poor widened even more. This time he was removed, however, not by a selected few but by the entire population of the largest Arab state. Eighty million spoke with one voice and said "leave" to the ally of America and Israel.
For a long time the Muslim world has not suffered from such stagnancy in its forms of government. Mubarak, Gadhafi, Ben Ali, Saleh, Assad and the kings of Morocco, Jordan and the Gulf have been a scourge on the ummah and many were seeing no end in sight. It was becoming an accepted, albeit an unwanted, reality that Mubarak would be followed by his son just like Bashar followed his father and just like every other system of government in the Middle East, whether it was a monarchy or a republic, was there to stay, was there forever. This spirit of defeatism was widespread but was not universal. There were those who wanted change and believed that it was not only possible but soon. Muslims who understood Islam never accepted the rotten systems of government that were wrapping the area in a cloak of tyranny. They wanted change and they worked for it. They paid the price for their struggle and defiance by losing their lives, living in exile and being imprisoned.
al-Awlaki later goes on to describe the reaction of the West. He says how surprised they were by the events in the Middle East (as was he). But, ominously, he also postulates that they either do not understand what is actually happening, or do not want to admit the truth. On that point, I agree. The West keeps trying to put the happy face of "democracy" on the uprisings in the Middle East, but the outcomes will be anything but liberal, necessarily secular, democratic governments.
The Western leaders realize that it would be unwise to reveal their true feelings of what is happening. The West knows that it would be unwise to stand by their friends when the masses have spoken out and asked for freedom, a principle the West claims that it stands for. But it seems that the West either does not know what is awaiting them or does know but wants to put on an optimistic face. Let's take a look at some of what the Western leaders and experts have been saying:
Hillary Clinton claims that: "The success of peaceful protests discredited the extremists and exposed their bankrupt arguments." Robert Gates thinks that the Arab protests represent a major setback to al Qaeda. Fareed Zakaria asserts: "there is an interesting debate on whether the events in the Middle East are good for the United States, the West, good for peace and stability, but I think there can be little dispute about whom they are bad for: al Qaeda. In fact the Arab revolts of 2011 represent a total repudiation of al Qaeda's founding ideology." Peter Bergen who sees that al Qaeda would be watching the events with a mixture of glee and despair only sees the glee in the fact that al Qaeda would be happy to see the current regimes gone but would mostly view the events with despair because: "whatever outcome there is in these different revolutions and revolts, I think it is very unlikely that a Taliban style theocracy is going to replace the regimes that are fallen."
The statements of the U.S. State and Defense Secretaries prove that either the intelligence reports these guys are reading are misleading or that they are just trying to justify the stance that they are forced to take in support of the Arab masses, by claiming that they are bad for al Qaeda when they know very well that the opposite is the case. In the case of Fareed Zakaria, well, he is wrong this time just like he, and his cabal of neoconservatives, are wrong every time they speak about an issue pertaining to the Muslim world.
But for a so-called 'terrorism expert' such as Peter Bergen, it is interesting to see how even he doesn't get it right this time. For him to think that because a Taliban style regime is not going to take over following the revolutions, is a too short-term way of viewing the unfolding events.
We do not know yet what the outcome would be, and we do not have to. The outcome doesn't have to be an Islamic government for us to consider what is occurring to be a step in the right direction. Regardless of the outcome, whether it is an Islamic government or the likes of al-Baradi, Amr Mousa or another military figure; whatever the outcome is, our mujahidin brothers in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and the rest of the Muslim world will get a chance to breathe again after three decades of suffocation.
Personally, I suspect that we will see an Islamic theocracy installed in many of the Middle East countries, much like the Islamic theocracy that was installed in Iran after Iran's "democratic" revolution in 1979 that overthrew the Shah. Of course, it will not be exactly like the Iranian theocracy, since the Arab Middle East countries are predominantly Sunni Muslim, while Iran is predominantly a Shia Muslim country. But, you can be sure that sharia will be the law of the land, thus leading to the oppression of women and non-Muslims that is even worse than the situation that is currently existing in the Middle East under primarily secular tyrants. Already, in Egypt, we have seen the instances of Christian persecution stepped up, and the Muslim Brotherhood, which is the only large, organized party that could possibly come to power in the limited time that is being allowed for referendums, is calling for the country to break it's peace treaty with Israel and to prepare for war.
As I have pointed out before, the self-proclaimed new leader of Libya, Mustafa Abdel-Jalil, is obviously an Islamist. Also, it is known that a portion of the "opposition fighters" in Libya are members of al Qaeda, as well as Hamas and Hezbollah. Iran has also been stirring the pot in most, if not all, of the uprisings in the Middle East, and may even end up going to war with Saudi Arabia over the control of Bahrain, which, while predominantly Shia, is ruled by a Sunni Monarchy.
Towards the end of al-Awlaki's article, he again points out how even a renowned terrorism expert like Peter Bergen just doesn't get it.
Peter Bergen believes that al Qaeda is viewing the events with glee and despair. Glee yes, but not despair. The mujahidin around the world are going through a moment of elation and I wonder whether the West is aware of the upsurge of mujahidin activity in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Yemen, Arabia, Algeria, and Morocco? Is the West aware of what is happening or are they asleep with drapes covering their eyes? Or is what is happening too much for the West to handle at the moment and they are just bidding for time while attempting to prop up some new stooges who would return the area to the prerevolution era?
There is much more at stake in the Middle East than most Westerners realize. They have been either tricked, or lulled, into the belief that the uprisings in the Middle East are going to lead to the rise of secular democracies in that region. Nothing could be further from the truth.


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Almost 440 roast beef/sausage dinners, with all the fixings, were served at the annual fund-raiser. Over 80 items were sold at the charity auction.
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I started looking at Dr. Maeder's _Programming in Mathematica_, and was doing quite well understanding everything until I got to the first example in the first section of the first chapter. He gives an example of using ParametricPlot and tells us "Because ParametricPlot evaluates its arguments in a nonstandard way, we need to force evaluation of the variable hline by wrapping in into Evaluate[]." He later tells me I don't need to do that for a "constant" in a With[] expression. The following is a cobbled together example showing both forms: Clear[z, x, y, cz, hlines, vlines]; z = x + y I; cz = {Re[z], Im[z]}; hg = With[{hlines = Table[N[cz], {y, -1, 1, 2/8}]}, ParametricPlot[hlines, {x, -Pi/2, Pi/2}, DisplayFunction -> Identity][[1]] ]; vlines = Table[N[cz], {x, -Pi/2, Pi/2, Pi/12}]; vg = ParametricPlot[Evaluate[vlines], {y, -1, 1}, DisplayFunction -> Identity][[1]]; Show[Graphics[Join[hg, vg], AspectRatio -> Automatic, Axes -> True]] I can read the words, and follow the instructions, but I still don't understand _why_ the version in the With[] expression doesn't need the Evaluate[]. Is there a way to _explain_ this behavior, or do I simply need to memorize the rule by rote? -- The Mathematica Wiki: http://www.mathematica-users.org/ Math for Comp Sci http://www.ifi.unizh.ch/math/bmwcs/master.html Math for the WWW: http://www.w3.org/Math/
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Part guinea pig and pack rat, private eye, and military strategist, Charles LaBelle is an oddball cartographer whose projects map the mismatches and overlaps of various approaches to factual documentation. His latest installation broke down into three groups of work that added up to a whole greater than the sum of its parts. Collectively titled Colonies II, 1993, his constellation of fabricated and found objects consisted of discarded mattresses, abandoned sofa cushions, innumerable pushpins, documentary photographs, and a silent video. The young, L.A.–based artist's installation brought acupuncture, a traditional Christmas ritual, homelessness, and military campaigns into an uneasy, troubling, conjunction.
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This is the discussion for Comparing 12-Leads: Common Error or Common Disease? All of our readers were on the right track, and many were spot on!
Sometimes, troubleshooting an ECG is more than just lead placement. In this case report, we had three 12-Lead ECG's, all featuring a similar pattern: inappropriate R-wave progression.
Initially, when reviewing the first of these ECG's, I had believed it to be lead placement error. The most likely cause of inappropriate R-wave progression and low voltage in a precordial lead is the placement of the electrode on the mammary tissue or on the abdomen.
After reviewing two more ECG's from two different shifts, it became evident that the problem was more likely with the equipment than operator.
Two of the paramedics on duty were alerted to the possibility of a malfunctioning cardiac monitor, and the same was taken out of service for testing. During their investigation, it was found that the cables themselves were at fault.
The following is a 12-lead ECG acquired from one of the Paramedics using the current set of malfunctioning LP15 cables:
A set of LP12 cables was then connected to the same Paramedic and then connected to the same cardiac monitor:
The difference in these 12-Lead ECG's is striking.
Remember, R-waves should progress in a continuous fashion from V1 through V6. Usually with a transition from negative to positive around leads V3 and V4. This is known as good R-wave progression.
With Paced Rhythms, RBBB, LBBB, RVH, LVH, or myocardial infarctions this zone of transition and R-wave progression may be early or delayed. You'll often hear about poor R-wave progression or an early or late transition. These refer to the change in dominant polarity across the precordial leads, whether from positive to negative or vice versa.
In any case, the changes must be continuous. Any discontinuity indicates a problem in acquisition.
Whenever you review a 12-Lead, be sure to consider the validity of the tracing beyond simple interpretation. You should be checking for baseline wander, excessive artifact, and electrode placement.
- What types of machine failures have you seen that have gone unnoticed?
- Do you have a QA program in place to assess the quality and accuracy of 12-Lead ECG acquisition?
- Does your department discuss data quality issues during training?
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Precordial Leads – The Transition, R-Wave Progression, R/S Ratio in Lead V1


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Lee Yi Kyung Shares His Gratitude For Support Shown After His Relationship With Jung In Sun Went Public
Actor Lee Yi Kyung recently sat down to talk about how his relationship with "Waikiki" co-star Jung In Sun went public shortly before the drama ended.
"I felt deeply apologetic that it was revealed that way," he said. "Since it was revealed before we could finish filming, it felt like all our preparations had gone to waste. I felt sorry towards the production staff who had stayed up all night to work on filming. I also felt like the viewers who were immersed in the show got shaken out of that mindset [by the news], so I felt sorry towards them too."
He added, "I finished filming a day early because of the next thing on my schedule, but [Jung In Sun] found out while she was actually filming. I was unable to go to the after-show party as well, so I felt like I'd put all the weight on her shoulders."
However, he shared, "I was grateful that so many people supported us. I felt so apologetic to everyone but grateful as well."
When asked about dating while working, he said, "Love can blossom even on a battlefield [laughs]. In the drama, there were hardly any scenes where we acted together. We were together a bit at the beginning and once for a scene in Episode 19. We didn't meet each other during filming. We would call or send messages instead. We spoke about it a lot before we started filming and we agreed that the drama was more important than our personal feelings. I'm grateful that [Jung In Sun] was someone who shared that mindset."
Lee Yi Kyung is currently appearing in the MBC variety show "It's Dangerous Beyond the Blankets."
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A few weeks back, I posted a humorous "Top Ten Reasons" list on my Kickstarter site for supporting my movie "Gymful Remembrances." It received great positive response and sparked some truly generous pledges (thank you very much for that).
Now, as we come to the final three days of the campaign, I'd like to change the tone a bit with a different kind of Top Ten list. I hope you find it compelling and that you consider becoming a part of my project.
Corporate pledges are also welcome. Businesses who contribute will have their logos displayed in the closing credits; product placement is also available for pledges (contact me to discuss pledge levels for each). Please pass the information along to anyone who might feel as you do that this project is important.
10. My movie may not change the world, but it will speak volumes to audiences who face seemingly insurmountable odds and decidedly unfair obstacles in their daily lives and relationships.
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7. You'll definitely have a positive impact on so many other lives: audiences who relate to the story, actors who just might find that this is their big break, cinematographers who need this to get to the next step in their careers, and, of course, a 64-year-old screenwriter who feels he just may die if he doesn't make this film! (My apologies to Kevin Smith…see my blog entry of May 7, 2014).
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Poi is a Hawaiian word for the primary Polynesian food staple made from the stem (called a corm, a type of rhizome) of the kalo plant (known widely as taro). Poi is produced by mashing the cooked corm (baked or steamed) to a highly viscous fluid. Water is added during mashing and again just before eating, to achieve a desired consistency ("one-finger poi" is thicker than "three-finger poi").
Most first-time tasters describe poi as resembling library paste, more an allusion to the texture than the flavor, which tends toward bland. It is an acquired taste, but quickly makes converts of those who persist. The flavor changes distinctly once the poi has been made. Fresh poi is sweet and excellent all by itself. Each day thereafter the poi first loses sweetness and then turns slightly sour. After several days (but no more than five) poi has a distinct sour taste, but is still quite edible with salted fish or lomi salmon on the side. However, some would reasonably argue it is inedible beyond five days. Sourness is prevented by freezing or freeze-drying, although the resulting poi tends to be bland in comparison with the fresh product.
The nutritious value of poi has seen significance outside of Polynesia as a substitute for milk for babies that are born with an allergy to the latter.
Maori Poi dance, by Manutuke School at Hopuhopu 2003
More information on poi swinging can be found on the Home of Poi website.
Poi is also the name of a project to read Microsoft Office documents using the Java platform. See Apache Jakarta POI.


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Here are the 12 Steps we took, which are suggested as a program of recovery The 12 Steps are found on pages 59-60, Alcoholics Anonymous, the Big Book.
The 12 Steps are referred to in the Big Book, on page 58, where it is written, "Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed out path."
The 12 Steps is the solution for alcoholic addiction -- referred to in Chapter 2, of the Book, Alcoholics Anonymous, titled "There is a solution".
Read closely on page 17, Big Book, last paragraph, where it is written: "The tremendous fact for every one of us is that we have discovered a common solution. We have a way out on which we can absolutely agree, and upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action. This is the great news this book carries to those who suffer from alcoholism"
Now, ask yourself: "On what subject can A.A.'s absolutely agree on -- AND upon which we can join in brotherly and harmonious action"?
We know from experience that AA's can't agree upon much of anything, especially, abosolutely agree upon it! This was one of the reasons that Bill W. decided that it was so important for A.A.'s to accept and adhere to the 12 Traditions of A.A. -- where permission to disagree upon just about anything is acknowled and accepted. The A.A. Groups are given "autonomy" through the 12 Traditions, so that they didn't have to agree on everything -- they simply had to agree on "carrying THIS message" to the alcoholic who still suffers, so that they too, can recover. (The message is: The 12 Steps)
Just look at Step 12: "Having had a spiritual awakening as THE RESULT of THESE steps, we tried to carry THIS MESSAGE (the message we get from taking all THESE 12 Steps) to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The alcoholic has a two-fold problem.
- A physically abnormal reaction to alcohol (referred to as an allergy of the body).
- An insane obsession that centers in the mind -- regarding alcohol
Therefore, the Solution MUST be two-fold, as well.
- Absolute abstinence from all alcohol.
- Absolute Transformation of Mind and Attitude
We know, and most of us can accept from our own personal experiences as alcoholics -- and from what is written in Step 1, that the alcoholic is POWERLESS over alcohol.
And, from Step 2, and other references in the Big Book, we could automatically jump to a conclusion that the Solution is: Power (as in Higher Power, or God).
However, that is only accepting something that is partially true and conditional.
A Higher Power, or God, has always been in existence and with us -- even when we were at our lowest points of inebriation. The Big Book indicates that God has ALWAYS been with us -- even during our drinking and rebellion in Life.
We just didn't have a way of connecting with this Power to bring about a transformation in our mind, thought, attitude and personality -- sufficient enough for us to stay sober and recover from our alcoholism.
The 12 Steps is The Way, the Path, the Road to Recovery
Many of us came to A.A., and stayed sober while we began to try and PRACTICE the 12 Steps. For some of us, we never got over that silent obsession in our mind with alcohol. Sure, we were sober. Felt good. Things seemed to be going good -- then, after a time, we got restless, irritable, discontented or depressed -- and much to our amazement, we discovered that we had returned to drinking.
Or, for some of us -- we might have hit the lotto and got so happy, forgot we were alcoholic and we started drinking again!
Our book indicates that if you ask us -- most of us will not even have a clue WHY we started drinking again -- other than because we are alcoholics -- and we did what alcoholics naturally do -- they drink.
Then, what IS the Solution?
The Solution is: TAKING the 12 Steps -- and THEN practicing the 12 Steps!
"Here are the steps we TOOK, which are suggested as a program of recovery:" ~Big Book, page 59.
We must begin to look at the 12 Steps from a different angle that we may not have previously considered.
The 12 Steps is a FORMULA. A recipe. A method. To bring about a personality change sufficient to allow us to recover from our alcoholism. (see Appendix IV in the back of the book, Alcoholics Anonymous, "Spiritual Experience").
The 12 Steps is a FORMULA. When taken -- will remove the obsession in the mind
The 12 Steps is a FORMULA. When taken -- that will connect you and plug you in to a Higher Power, that can begin to do for you -- what you could not do without it.
It's kind of like baking a cake. You can go into your kitchen and practice throwing a bunch of eggs, salt, sugar, flour and other stuff into a bowl and throw some water or milk into it -- toss it into the oven and bake it for undetermined about of time -- and when you take it out of the oven -- you might call it a cake, but the cake may be so horrible that you're not even interested in biting into it! What did you do? Your PRACTICED baking a cake!
Now, break out the old cook book -- and PRECISELY TAKE (FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS) the recipe for baking the cake -- and, you'll end up with a different cake!
Read the Forward, to the First Edition of the Book, Alcoholics Anonymous: "To show other alcoholics precisely how we have recovered is the main purpose of this book."
Believe me. I understand the problem because I faced the same problem when I first came to A.A. in December of 1985. I didn't drink. I went to at least three meetings a day for five and a half months. I did my best to practice the 12 Steps (without TAKING the 12 Steps). I felt wonderful. Never felt better while sober! I felt so good that I decided to take a little trip down to Mexico, get a nice tan and look good and healthy when I came back to get my six month chip!
Less than 24 hours passed after I left an A.A. meeting -- and I was drinking again and didn't even realize I was drinking again!
It took another five and a half months of trying to go back to A.A. to get 24 hours of sobriety together -- and I couldn't do it!
That was when I finally discovered that for all that time in A.A. -- I had been doing it wrong!
On November 14th, 1986 -- I surrendered to the fact that I must absolutely give up and let go of everything I thought I knew about A.A. and the 12 Steps and do something different. And, I did. And, as of this writing -- I have been sober, and reasonably sane and healthy, and happy, recreating my life beyond my wildest imagination for the last 10,398 days in a row!
The 12 Steps
- 1. We admitted we were powerless over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
- 2. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- 3. Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- 4. Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- 5. Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- 6. Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- 7. Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- 8. Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
- 9. Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- 10. Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- 11. Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- 12. Having had a spiritual awakening as THE result of THESE steps, we tried to carry THIS message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
For many of us -- we got sober and remained miserable. We werent getting better. We only THOUGHT that we were actually taking the Steps and practicing the 12 Steps.
Here is the Great Fact For Us... We were doing it wrong!
Once we got the Big Book out and really started following the instructions PRECISELY to TAKE the Steps BEFORE trying to practice the Steps -- we not only began to see progress -- we became transformed!
You NEVER have to drink or use again.
You CAN be restored to sanity -- and live a very sane, healthy and good life!
There IS a Solution. The Solution is in The Big Book.


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Music Clout Winner ~ J Thomas Edward
We are super-excited to announce the winner of our first Music Clout featured artist contest: Contemporary Americana recording artist J Thomas Edward. We selected Thomas because we love his music, his edgy sound and his hit single Wounded in Love.
Of course, one of the first questions I asked J Thomas Edward was to tell me more about that amazing song. Thomas explained: "Wounded in Love is the opening track on the album Athens. It's a song that's really close to my heart; it's really personal. I don't like talking about the meaning very much. It's a love song, but it's also more of a spiritual song to me."
Then, he added: "What's unusual about that song is how quickly it came to me. I spend lots of time writing lyrics, and that song was done in a couple of hours, which is not usual for me. I'm really glad you like it."
I do love the song, and I love it when your creative juices flow and everything comes together. It's magical.
J Thomas Edward also plans to release two new albums this year under the name Kain and Able in April 2015, a collaborative project with singer-songwriter Matthew O'Keefe: "The Kain and Able project came about after I had taken some time off, and I went through this marathon writing time. For months, I wrote song after song after song. When I thought it was time to record some of these songs, I knew that I didn't want to do it the way I had done previous records. I wanted to get one person to collaborate with on the arrangements. I ended up running into Matthew by chance, and we started working together.
What does Thomas look for when he collaborates with another artist? "I look for someone who is not cut from the same cloth that I am. I like someone who is from a totally different musical perspective, which can be really frustrating, but you can get better results. I write songs in sketches, like a painter before starting a painting. I don't always have a preconceived notion about how they should sound. Matthew's from a different planet. It's frustrating, but it really works."
I listened to the pre-released singles from Kain and Able, and I really like the song That's How It Goes. J Thomas Edward told me the story behind that song: "I originally recorded that song for my first record Carnival, but I didn't like the way it came out. I knew it could be better. I was frustrated with it, so I dropped it. A few years later, I was working on the Athens record with producer John Keane. When it came time to record, I still wasn't satisfied with it. We didn't even record a demo. When Matthew and I work together, we start the sessions out with some random jam. When I started playing it one day, it was there, exactly how I wanted it to be. Matthew had never heard it, and I hadn't played it in years. What you hear on the record is almost identical to the way we played it the first time we played it together."
I also love the video for the song Get Off from Kain and Able. The song has a great groove; I couldn't sit still when I listened to it. The video is also terrific. J Thomas Edward explained how this project came together: "Get Off was produced and directed by Fredy Polania. He heard the song through a friend of mine in his car and wanted to make a video for it. I wanted to do a performance video, which we recorded at the Power Station, where we recorded the two Kain and Able records. I won't do the lip synch thing. We played the song to the tempo, but what you're seeing in the video is us playing live. We had to do a lot of takes, and Fredy got really frustrated with us. I think that's why the groove it there. The only thing that I regret is that no one thought to turn on a couple of good microphones and record the session, because the band was on fire that day. It was a lot of fun. Everyone had a really good time with it."
Who can we credit as J Thomas Edward's major music influences? "That's one of those questions I don't quite know how to answer. If you look at my playlist, I have Duke Ellington, Eyrka Badu, Waylon Jennings, Jay-Z, Jack White, Beck, The Rolling Stones, Justin Timberlake, Jet and Carlos Varela. There are certain artists that have had a profound effect on me, like Lou Reed, Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Dylan, Joni Mitchell, and Mark Knofpler. Frank Zappa has also had a profound effect on me. If you listen closely to some of my recordings, you can hear a little Zappa attitude. I guess to some degree, maybe everything I've ever heard has influenced me in some way."
J Thomas Edward is taking a unique approach to social media: "We are doing some different things for each type of social media." Thomas plans to offer music that can only be heard or downloaded from a single platform, like only make certain songs available on Twitter or only on Facebook, so fans have a reason to come back and participate.
What advice does J Thomas Edward have for other indie musicians? "The first thing an artist needs to ask themselves is, 'What am I doing this for?' If your ultimate goal is to become rich and famous, you should maybe go do something else. If you're a musician, it's about the music, about being an artist. There are way too many people doing this because they want to get well known. For the people who know they're an artist, they can't run away from it." He laughed and added, "It will find you if you try."
Thomas believes artists should listen to their own intuition. When you get told 'No,' and you will get told 'No' over and over and over again, you have to remember that the recording industry doesn't have the best record in choosing who will go over well and who won't. Elton John was refused by most labels. Jay-Z was refused by everybody, so he ended up starting his own label. Of course, the most famous example is the A&R rep from Decca records who told The Beatles that they had no future in show business. When you get a door slammed in your face, don't take that as anything other than a reason to kick down the next door you come to."
This year, J Thomas Edward has some pretty big projects to complete: "I'm going to get the song Carnival, which is about the Carnival celebrations, re-recorded in multiple languages, in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. The idea is to get is ready for release February 2016. That's a challenge, because I don't speak any of those languages besides English and a little bit of Spanish. We're going to do more videos. I'm recording demos right now for a new album. I hope to do some more touring in the summer."
J Thomas Edward promised that he and Matthew O'Keefe would record me my very own acoustic version of Wounded in Love. Can't wait!
Amused Now Music Clout Contest Winners
J Thomas Edward
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My first picture of the year!
Jefferson attempts to open some champagne..
It's time to rock out in the new year!!
No wait, it's actually time to figure out how to get the Xbox on the internet
How we ushered in the new year.. tethering Vic's Xbox to Omar's weird portable wifi device
Mckeed just wants to play some goddamn Rock Band
By Kumar!
Aw, Joanna. So mean
Jeff is clearly ready to rock, and yet there is no rock to be had!
Omar clearly came prepared to sleep on the floor this year
Bathrobe mode go!
Alan explains in detail about the new couches
Joy looks like she's a little dubious about Jeff's sleeping pad thing
I have so many pictures of Alan pointing at the camera
Jefferson got the other couch
Omar reminds me of a carrot when he's in his orange sleeping bag with his hair pointing all over the place..
Oh that's flattering
Speaking of crazy hair..
Vic calls this the "calendar shot"
Joy checks the status of the spiked juices
Omar also checked
Morning iPad time
Mckeed is up and ready for some IHOP!
G2 party!
"Are you going to take my picture??"
Who doesn't love IHOP?
I had nothing better to do..
Mckeed's favorite place!
Bryce showed up fashionably late
Mckeed wants a pancake thiiiis big
Amanda and Vic think that is ridiculous
Bryce is sporting his spiffy new glasses
What a mess we've made
Hmm.. this is strange. Why is Omar separating jolly ranchers?
Cherry pile
Organizing an entire bag
There's those Spike Your Juice things again..
Vic made the punch this year, and made us all pitch in! Outraaageous!
Vegetarian Omar proudly shows off his shirt. Cut out the middleman and just eat vegetables!
Ah, the jolly rancher plot becomes more clear with the emergence of this shot glass mold
Looking up the melting and combustion temperatures of various substances
We decided we needed all the soda cans, so after forcing everyone to drink some sprite, we poured the rest into a jug for later
Melting chambers!
I knew this knife would come in handy!
Practicing the transfer maneuver using tongs
Gotta cut more cans
The can tops were pretty useless
Putting the sorted Jolly Ranchers into their cans
The reflections were nice
We decided to go with a double boiler method at first
Don't you know anything Jeff? A watched double boiler never double boils!
The cans are so ready
"What the hell are you idiots doing in here?"
It's time to get this show on the road
The experiment has begun!
They're starting to get kind of squshy, but not liquid..
It was a well documented event
The water boiled merrily away, but the jolly ranchers resisted
Omar decided to add some more water, and everyone but me decided to flee the room in anticipation of some sort of explosion
Testing the consistency of the sugary goop
It made a thin strand that was actually hard, so you could hold it sideways and it wouldn't change shape
Omar disposes of it in the obvious way
We eventually gave up on the boiling technique and just put the cans directly into the oven
Now this is what we want to see! Totally liquid!
Omar performed the delicate pour procedure
I love all the tiny bubbles
That's right. Four cameras. We could probably reconstruct this scene in 3D if we had to
It looks so tasty, but don't try to put some on your finger!
The molds are filled, it's just a matter of cooling them off now
Mmm, jolly ranchers
The inside of the cans were all coated with candy. Good thing we didn't go with the original plan of using Alan's cookware
Closeup of the bubbles
Let's start unwrapping more!
So many wrappers
Jolly ranchers and photographic equipment. Nerd party indeed
Omar is hard at work on the second batch
"You're not making a mess in here, right?"
Paul wandered in to see what all the commotion was about
Joy works on unwrapping more jolly ranchers
The toothpick makes him cool
I feel like this face says "this is pretty awesome, right?" and yes. Yes it is.
Refilling the cans
Meanwhile, in the dance zone, Bryce dances to Lady Gaga
Jeff's turn unwrapping candy
This picture made me laugh really hard when I looked at it later and noticed the picture of the cat in the back of Alan's fridge
Jeff and Joy hanging out in the kitchen
I'm not sure what's happening here, but I'm sure it involves Vic shouting obscenities at me
A hush falls over the crowd as Jefferson takes the dance floor
Go man go!
Amanda attempts to extract the shot glasses
Unfortunately, they were still a little too soft, so we put them back in the fridge
The second batch is ready to go!
Bryce dances to Lady Gaga.. again
Amanda's turn to dance
This time they're holding their shape
Omar pulls off the first jolly rancher shot glass
It's beautiful!
I couldn't stick around to watch the rest, because it was time to run down to Pat's Steaks and get cheesesteaks!
Oh har har, I get it
Mr. Chaess!
Joanna waits in line
"What sub will I have?"
I'm not sure how to caption this face, but I like the picture
Ben's just glad we actually got here, unlike some other years
Alan busts out his DSLR
Albert looking sane for once
What is that face, Bryce?
Jefferson is stoked
Vic on his new G2
I can almost read his texts in his giant glasses
Geno's Steaks sure is flashy
I really liked the wet asphalt in these pictures
Bike guy!
Mckeed makes the final preparations for his order
Vic at the moment of truth, where you either order your cheesesteak like a pro or look like an idiot
Brett came to hang out with us!
His girlfriend Laura came too
Ah, there's the crazy Albert we know and love
Brett looks into his vision of a steak-full future
Alicia's always giving this look to Bryce. Like "what the hell is wrong with you"
How was your sub, Mckeed?
Meanwhile, back at Alan's house, Omar was preparing for the big event..
Amanda and Vic enjoy their freshly minted shot glasses while the preparations for the event are finalized
Alicia's here!
I'm not sure what this was a reaction to, but who cares
The big event! It's Vic's birthday! Omar made him a strange cake with a billion candles!
Laura and Brett were enjoying their first Alancon
So many candles
Ahh! It's too bright!
He got them all in one go!
The smoke made some interesting patterns in the projector light
I finally got my shot glass! I got one of the two toned ones from the second batch
Brett nearly covered his shot glass completely in aluminum foil to avoid stickiness
Alan in his element. This is where the podcast is recorded, edited, uploaded, everything.
Domo-kun, the patron saint of podcasters
Bryce is getting progressively more frazzled
Brett was brought on a whirlwind tour of Alan's recording studio
Dipping into the punch, Bryce?
Albert got a G2 too! The G1 club has upgraded to the G2 club!
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I wasn't really sure what to expect from this female fronted heavy metal act, but I found myself quite entertained by the effort and would easily compare it to the work of German heavy metal goddess, Doro. Though in all actuality, this is the first album that the German act have released since '92 and that's quite intriguing. Fans of the prior two records will notice that aside from frontwoman Jutta Weinhold, the entire band lineup is new aside from guitar virtuoso Holger Marx and bassist Fabian Ranft who have been playing a mix of hard and classic rock previously, in Weinhold's solo act.
Though the album begins with a rather light note at the beginning of "Don't Leave Before Wintertime" the piece heats up in a vein that certainly works for this exploration of classic heavy metal. "Shadow Ryche" features a full choir in the background, in addition to some wonderful solos performed by Marx. These solos are so ridiculously intricate that they make my mouth water. I will admit that I'm not the biggest fan of Weinhold's vocal approach, but she does a pretty respectable job of it, despite a few sections of rust creeping in here and there. Then we have the album's title cut which features what I believe to be at least a three to five-minute instrumentation featuring not only impressive guitar work, but some fantastic keyboard playing. I feel like I'm jamming to Vitalij Kuprij here and that's saying something. The formula rolls on a little bit until the band switch gears with the doomy "Ogaydez" and eventually work towards an anthemic number in "Law Of Rock" to close the disc off with "Loherangrin-Loherangrin" which is mostly what we'd consider to be an epic of sorts. Said epic also features yet another duel of guitar and keyboards. These keyboard acrobatics are all thanks to Corvin Bahn, an integral part of the performance. In any case, while Respice Finem might not be one of my personal favorites of the year, it is certainly a solid release with some electrifying musical performances. Marx is an amazing guitarist and Bahn adds fuel to the hotly blazing fire that is already apparent on this disc. Check it out at the link below.
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If you get laid off on H-1B there is no grace period. You get laid off today tomorrow you are out of status.
Answer 1. Not even one day. However when you are getting paid can you not make the argument that since you are getting paid you are still maintaining status. That's a slightly unpredictable argument. It can cut both ways. An example: I did a consultation on garden leave. Garden leave is very common in the financial industry. The employer lets you resign or if they lay you off they will pay you for the couple of months but they don't want you to join another employer. The idea is you should not be able to take their information which is current and apply to a competitor. So in that case those pay checks are strongly set to keep you in status because it is full salary and they are maintaining control over you and they are not letting you do what you please . And that's the assumption.
However severance pay… government has at one point said that they don't consider severance pay to maintenance of status because severance pay seems to be a part of an arrangement were this is not salary you are basically just getting paid sought of a bonus to part company and I have doubts about that . I do not believe that to be a very good legal opinion from the government. I feel as long as my salary amount is getting paid, my deductions are being made, it is does not matter if I have a job or not. So you can certainly argue that. Severance pay doubtful, something like garden leave or regular leave coming out your way is probably ok to maintain status.
Answer 2. Not really. Understand the difference between out of status and unlawful presence. These are two different concepts. If you are on H-1 and you get laid off you are out of status the next day. But you are not unlawfully present until your H-1 is revoked or until your 1-94 expires. For sure unlawful presence begins when 1-94 expires. So unlawful presence and out of status are two different things. You are out of status the following day but you may not be unlawfully present until you're I-94 expires or revocation of the H-1 occurs. Consequences of being out of status and unlawful presence are quite different. You are out of status that is no bar from getting another H-1B visa, another H-4, L-1, L-2 maybe a problem for F-1 or B-1 visas that have rather weak basis but for H-,4 H-1, L-1, L-2 or even O-1 or E-3 this is not a problem. On the other hand if you are unlawfully present for 180 days you are barred from green card or work visa for three years to ten years if you are unlawfully present for one year. So you can't come back without a waiver and waivers are limited.
Answer 3. No because you don't have a job. If you use the same visa to come back in, that could be fraud.
Answer 4. The answer is yes and why not. Government has never made a formal announcement that they will not accept severance as indicative of violation of status. So definitely use them.
Answer 5. That's between you and your new employer. Immigration law does not require you to inform your new employer about termination by the old employer.
Answer 6. It can be many months but revocation should be retroactive so if your employer sent a revocation request which reaches USCIS today even if they act on it three months down the line they will back date it to today. Revocation is effective on the date revocation request is received.
Answer 7. It is up to USCIS, they might allow you status if the facts of your case is such that they require some sympathetic consideration but normally if you are out of status even one day government is well within its right to refuse to issue you status within the country. In these cases I always advice people to file premium processing soon so you know rather quickly were you stand.
Answer 8. B-2 application to maintain status is acceptable sometimes and also objectionable by the government. You can try, you can tell them that you were laid off unexpectedly and you have enough money to support yourself and you will not work without authorization, and that as soon as you find another employer you will immediately apply for an H-1. When all these things are said and done I think you can make a case for a B-2.
Sometimes government has come back and said we cannot give you a B-2 but as long as you get it filed before your current H-1 expires at least you have the right to stay in the US. You can argue in what is called authorized period of stay. But the problem is this. Something you need to be aware of. Let's say your status is expired you have filed for B-2 and it is pending now you found a job remember an H-1 transfer within US will be approved only (most cases) if the pending B-2 has been approved in your favor by the time USCIS decides the H-1 transfer. If the case is still pending they will not give you status within USA, they will ask you to go for visa stamping. That is not a problem. You can do that but be mindful of that. If the B-2 is still pending or the B-2 is denied you will have to leave USA. The only time you get H-1B within USA is if by the time they decide your second H-1and your B-2 is already approved in your favor.
You will be cap exempt. That is not a problem because cap just says if you have been approved anytime in the last six years you are not subject to the quota.
Answer 9. Why not. On the one hand we are arguing that's keeping you in status. On the other government could take the position that means you are violating status and I would say "no" because that is payment for work already done. They are giving me severance not because I am working for them; it's because I already worked for them and this is either a payment for work already done or part of the arrangement while I was working. In order for employment to be unauthorized there must be a payment or remuneration as well as work. If there is payment without work or work without payment I think that is a good argument that's not an unauthorized employment.
Answer 11. There is no consistency. I have seen them ignore not even one day they will come back and say no you were out of status for one day, in some situations they have done for two or three months. Most of the times they are not tolerant of this issue at all.
Answer 12. I think B-2is a good idea as long as you understand the implications of a B-2.


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United States favourite destination for Brits
For the second year running, the USA has come out on top in a poll of the destinations British holidaymakers would most like to visit in the New Year.
With travellers able to get more for their money in the USA than in Europe, the American dream is alive and affordable for British travellers: 16% of HolidayExtras.com customers would love to fly across the pond in 2013.
As last year, Spain remains a favourite for British holidaymakers, gathering 15% of the votes, followed by Greece (8%) and Portugal (8%). The convenience of a short flight along with a hot beach or cosmopolitan city means that many travellers are planning a trip to our European neighbours for some New Year escapism.
Beaches, barbies and the Great Barrier Reef are failing to tempt Brits, with half as many people hoping to visit Australia (6%) as last year; perhaps due to the high Australian dollar as well as plans to increase visa charges for working travellers.
The two least popular holiday destinations for 2013 were budget Bulgaria (1%) and Cambodia (1%) – despite the stunning temples of Angkor and its status as a travellers' paradise – much the same as 2012.
Andrea Clayton, Head of Insurance at HolidayExtras.com, said: "With the exception of America, long-haul doesn't seem to be high on people's agenda for 2013. Convenience and value for money look like the priorities."
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HolidayExtras.com polled 1957 customers in October 2012.
Where would you most like to visit in 2013?
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Australia – 6%
Bulgaria – 1%
Cambodia – 1%
Croatia – 4%
Egypt – 5%
France – 4%
Greece – 8%
Mexico – 6%
None of these destinations – 19%
Portugal – 8%
South America – 4%
Spain – 15%
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No furlough for the famous: Why even celebrities might be struggling in lockdown
Like many performers, comedian Russell Kane had to postpone the remainder of his tour when lockdown hit. While he says he's OK financially at the moment, it could have been a very different story.
Russell, who was speaking on White Wine Question Time, said if the pandemic had hit last year, things could have been very different for him and his family.
"I'm lucky in that the bulk of my tour was last year, so my tour's just paid out," he told podcast host Kate Thornton. "I'm very, very lucky. I've got no worries. If it had been last year…
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"This is what people don't understand, they think, 'Oh, you're on stage or on the telly, you've got no worries' but actually, you know, once money runs out, it runs out."
Russell went on to explain that many people who work in show business are registered as Limited Companies and unfortunately, this is the one sector of the economy that the Government hasn't provided for.
"Directors of limited companies aren't getting, at the moment, any help at all," he said. "I'm one of the lucky ones and I'm not moaning about my position…
"But there will be many, many, many people like me – one-man-band limited companies – who might be earning anything from 20 to 50 grand a year. Their money's stop dead. There'll be in trouble very, very quickly."
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Russell, who also presents his own podcast Evil Genius, joked the pandemic had made him realise just how insignificant being a stand-up really is.
"I am one of the least key workers," he laughed. "It's like you really do realise how key you are when everything stops. I mean, if tomorrow every pub, every nightclub, every business reopened, but just stand up stopped, it really wouldn't matter.
He continued: "I think it's dawning on a lot of comics – we've all been banned from Timpsons forever because we're so un-key!"
Despite being financially OK at the moment, Russell said he'd still taken a massive hit on the dates he had to cancel.
"It's not just the lost income, it is the cost as well," he explained. "I don't mean to be coarse and talk about money, but we're talking hundreds of thousands of pounds just gone straight down the drain, because touring is my main income. Nothing's insured, all the money I laid out on accommodation, on tour cars – the list goes on and on."
The lockdown has not only had an effect on his income, but with performers like him cancelling their tours, it's also negatively impacted venues across the UK.
Russell said that one venue he played in Bromsgrove last year, has already gone under – and he expected there to be more to follow.
The comedian, whose remaining tour dates have been postponed until later this year, said: "A lot of the theatres around the country… Not only do they not have any working capital, so they're going to start sinking one by one, but a lot of them are staffed by volunteers who love their work. Great. But guess what age most volunteers are? They're 70 plus.
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"If you think a 70-year-old is going to be rushing back to rooms full of a thousand people coughing, you've got another thing coming. We're going to have a staffing issue as well come September and October – who is going to work in these theatres?"
Russell, who has taken his comedy to Instagram to "fill my days with something", said he doesn't want people to think he's moaning about his finances, as he originally comes from a "very poor family".
What he does want though, is for people to start showing each other a little bit of kindness.
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"I'm not moaning about my situation," he told Kate. "I'm just pointing out that it doesn't matter whether you're Prince Charles or someone struggling on the Prince's Trust: everyone has their own fears and challenges and worries and anything can hit anyone at any time, at any level.
He continued: "I was friends with Caroline Flack for Christ's sake – not everyone has everything you think they have – so it's a time to just show compassion to everyone."
Hear Russell Kane talk about parenting a four-year-old during lockdown and why he loves working with The Princes Trust on this week's episode of White Wine Question Time. Listen on iTunes and Spotify.


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I live in the West coast of central Florida. It is Thursday, September 7, 2017. the republican Floridian Governor Rick Scott held a press conference earlier in the day. He is aware that gas stations have sold out of gas which makes it mission impossible to get out of dodge, to obey evacuation orders if residents do not have access to gasoline to fuel their vehicles. He said his office is working on this issue. The airports are already cancelling flights
I did check with my local 7Eleven gasoline station, where workers said truckers are in short supply as they have been delivering gasoline to the Texas area, already devastated by Hurricane Harvey.
The local popular Publix grocery stores in my area have a sign on the doors, stating that there is no longer any bottled water in stock.
Neighbors have told me that the local stores like Home Depot and Lowe's have sold out of sand bags and plywood to board up windows.
So far the projected path of Miss Irma, will be primarily targeting the south eastern side of Florida, but this prediction is subject to change.
As for myself, I have a full tank of case, cases of bottled water, plenty of kitty litter, cash, those lanterns that operate without batteries, a bathtub full of water, plenty of books and my prescription medications recently refilled, just in case.
On September 7, 2017, around 1:30 pm (eastern time) the New York Times published the following report, "The Storm Reaches Puerto Rico: 'There Is Nothing Like This."
"Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, hit the eastern Caribbean on Wednesday (9/6/17) with winds of up to 185 miles an hour, but had slowed to 180 m.p.h. by Thursday (9/7/17) morning."
• "The Category 5 storm leveled Barbuda, damaging 95 percent of its buildings and leaving the island "barely habitable." It has since begun lashing Puerto Rico and is also threatening havoc and destruction in the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba. The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands will also be at risk on Thursday."
• "The French interior minister, Gerard Collomb, said at least eight people had been killed in French Caribbean territory, and at least three deaths were reported elsewhere. The authorities warned that the toll would rise as communications improved."
• "President Trump declared a state of emergency in Florida, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. The storm is expected to reach Florida early on Saturday 9/9/17, potentially causing catastrophic flooding."
Early on Wednesday , Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda said his nation had been spared the worst of the hurricane, declaring in a statement, "The essential point is that our main infrastructure has stood up and our country can resume normal life within hours." He went so far as to add, "I dare to say that no other country in the Caribbean would have been as well prepared as we were."
This turned out to be stunningly inaccurate: While the damage in Antigua was not as severe as expected, Mr. Browne announced in the afternoon that 95 percent of all structures on its sister island, Barbuda, had been damaged or destroyed, rendering the island "barely habitable." A telecommunications tower was broken in two. At least one person, an infant, was killed.
Barbuda, home to about 1,600 people (3 percent of the country's population), "is literally rubble," the prime minister told ABS TV/Radio Antigua.
"What I saw was heart-wrenching — I mean, absolutely devastating," Mr. Browne told ABS TV afterward, estimating that it would take at least $150 million to return the island to some semblance of normalcy.
"Hurricane Irma would have been easily the most powerful hurricane to have stormed through the Caribbean," he said, "and it is extremely unfortunate that Barbuda was right in its path."
Mr. Browne said he had been caught off guard by the utter destruction in Barbuda because it is so close to the comparatively unscathed Antigua. The islands are less than 40 miles apart.
'Considerable' damage in the French Caribbean.
President Emmanuel Macron of France said on Wednesday evening that it was too early to say how badly the islands of St. Martin and St. Barthélemy had been damaged or how many casualties there were. But French officials reported that the death toll was at least two, and Mr. Macron said the aftermath would be "harsh and cruel."
"We will have victims to lament, and the material damage on the two islands is considerable," he said after a crisis meeting in Paris, adding that the "entire nation" stood beside the inhabitants of the islands.
Mr. Macron said that emergency services were focusing on re-establishing contact with the affected areas and that rescue operations would be coordinated from the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, where the French minister for overseas territories, Annick Girardin, was headed on Wednesday evening.
Javorn Micheal Fahie, a taxi driver in Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands, said most of the galvanized steel roofs in his neighborhood had blown off. He saw two of them, from houses facing his, flying away in the wind.
"Oh boy," he said in an internet phone call from his concrete house in the Johnson's Ghut area of the island, where he had been riding out the storm all day and posting videos of it on his Facebook page. "A lot of wind and rain."
"All the trees around us have no leaves," he added. "Everything is empty."
Late on Wednesday, the Federal Emergency Management Agency tweeted a photo from a resident of St. Thomas, in the United States Virgin Islands.
Earlier in the day, Kelsey Nowakowski, who lives in St. Thomas, described how she and four friends had hunkered down and waited for the storm to pass.
"We've all been in hurricanes before, but have never felt anything like this before," Ms. Nowakowski said in a message via Twitter. "It feels seismic, it feels catastrophic."
In Puerto Rico, fears of rising waters.
"As the history with Harvey states," he said, referring to the hurricane that battered Houston, "flooding can become the major cause of death in events of this nature."
With the storm expected to pass just north of San Juan between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., the governor had cautioned people to take shelter by noon in homes or in one of 156 government-run facilities. He warned that the authorities would suspend rescues once winds reached 50 m.p.h.
Carmen Caballero, 69, hastily packed supplies and rushed to the nearest government shelter in San Juan around 3 p.m., after the power went out in her home and branches began to fall. As a retired doctor, she said she had offered her services to other evacuees, including two people with Alzheimer's and some children with autism.
"This is phenomenal," Mr. Acevedo said in a phone interview. "There is nothing like this."
Officials warned that the island's fragile electrical grid could be shut down for months in some areas. The Puerto Rico electric company said nearly 300,000 people had lost power by early Wednesday afternoon (9/6/17). More than 4,000 had lost water service, mostly because of power failures. The governor has asked the Defense Department to activate the Army National Guard for recovery efforts once the storm passes.
The hurricane could hardly have come at a worse time for the territory, which is in the throes of an economic crisis and does not have money for rebuilding.
St. Martin's 'most durable' buildings are destroyed.
The French interior minister, Gérard Collomb, said the four "most durable" buildings on St. Martin had been destroyed.
President Trump owns a property there, Le Château des Palmiers, a walled waterfront estate that is currently up for sale. It is unclear whether that property was damaged.
Power was out on St. Barthélemy, and many roofs had been blown off, according to a statement from the prefecture on the French island of Guadeloupe.
The situation on St. Martin was similar: There was no power, the fire station was flooded, and the police station no longer had a roof. The island's administrative offices were also "partially destroyed," the statement from Guadeloupe said, adding that the staff had taken shelter in a concrete room.
By midmorning on Wednesday, the hurricane was "pounding" the island nation of Anguilla, according to the National Hurricane Center. An officer who answered the phone at the Royal Anguilla Police Force headquarters said that one person had died in the territory.
Alex Woolfall, a British public relations consultant, was staying at The Westin St. Maarten resort in St. Martin when the storm made landfall early Wednesday. Mr. Woolfall tweeted updates during the storm before the power eventually went out.
— AURELIEN BREEDEN and KIRK SEMPLE
Evacuations in the Bahamas.
"Hundreds of evacuees from the southern Bahamas began arriving in the capital, Nassau, a day after Prime Minister Hubert Minnis urged them "not to be foolish and try to brave out this monster storm."
Marionette Simmons, 60, who left the Inagua district with three of her grandchildren, said she had stayed put during Hurricane Ike in 2008 and "wasn't going to take that chance again."
"My life is more important than anything I might have left behind," Ms. Simmons said.
"Dion Foulkes — the Bahamas' labor and consumer affairs minister, who is coordinating the evacuations — said that only about 200 people had chosen to stay on the islands, which will most likely start to feel the effects of Irma on Thursday evening. Earnel Brown, who owns a small hotel in Pirates Well on the island of Mayaguana, is one of them."
Florida is taking no chances.
"In Miami-Dade County, memories of the damage caused in 1992 by Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 storm, spurred residents to prepare for Hurricane Irma earlier than usual."
"Most projections have Irma slamming into the state by Sunday (9/10/17), although it is unclear where it might make landfall."
"On Wednesday (9/6/17), Mr. Trump tweeted: "Watching hurricane closely. My team, which has done, and is doing, such a good job in Texas, is already in Florida. No rest for the weary!"
"Gov. Rick Scott activated the state National Guard and declared a state of emergency across Florida. At a news conference, he urged residents to heed evacuation advisories and to act while the storm is still days away. Irma, he said, is more powerful and dangerous than Andrew.
"Know your evacuation zone," he said. "Listen to your locals. This storm has the potential to devastate the state. Take it seriously."
"The governor said 1,000 National Guard troops would be on duty by Wednesday night, and ordered most state government offices closed on Friday. He urged people to stock up on basics and refill their prescriptions, and said the state was working to address shortages of fuel and bottled water."
"The Florida Keys were under a mandatory evacuation order: Wednesday (9/5/17) morning for visitors and Wednesday (9/6/17) evening for residents. The islands' three hospitals began evacuating patients on (9/5/17).


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Finding the Right Tire Pressure for Your Car
Getting the right air pressure in your vehicle's tires is crucial to ensuring a safe, efficient, and comfortable drive. It will also maximize the life of your tires, saving you money by stretching the time between expensive tire replacements. Fortunately, keeping your tires properly inflated is easy.
So, how do you know what the best air pressure is for your vehicle's tires? U.S. News Best Cars suggests following the manufacturer's recommendations unless you have specific guidance from a professional indicating that alternative air pressures are appropriate.
Read on to learn more about determining the proper tire inflation for your car.
Where Do You Find the Proper Tire Pressure?
Every new vehicle will have a placard located on the driver-side door jamb behind the seat. It lists the proper inflation pressure for each tire, including the spare tire if your car has one. The numbers on the doorpost are the recommendations from the vehicle's manufacturer.
If your car does not have a placard, the correct tire pressure information may be found in your owner's manual or from a dealer's service department.
The numbers shown represent the correct tire pressure when measured first thing in the morning, when the tires are cold. As you drive, the tires warm up, and pressure will naturally rise a few psi (pounds per square inch).
Why Proper Inflation Is Important
Safety is the most important reason to keep your tire pressures at their recommended level. Driving on severely underinflated tires, or those overinflated well past their maximum inflation pressure, can cause a blowout while you are driving, resulting in loss of vehicle control.
Many advanced safety and driver assistance functions will not operate at their optimal capability if your tires are not properly inflated.
Keeping your tires at their recommended pressure will also give you the best balance of ride quality, handling prowess, tire life, and fuel economy. Driving on underinflated tires costs about 0.2 percent in efficiency for each one pound of pressure they are under the recommendation, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). If you're 10 pounds low, you're giving up 2 percent of your fuel economy. Tire underinflation will also lead to significantly accelerated tire wear and damaging heat buildup.
It Is Not the Number You Find On Your Tire
A vehicle's recommended tire pressure is often confused with the maximum tire pressure shown on the tire sidewall. That number indicates the maximum pressure your tires can tolerate while carrying their maximum allowable load. Filling your vehicle tires to their maximum pressure for everyday driving is a bad idea.
Driving on tires that are over-inflated will increase wear on the center of the tire, affect your vehicle's handling, create a harsher ride, and potentially reduce your braking efficiency. Some people recommend driving on overinflated tires to increase your gas mileage. However, the money you save with fewer trips to the gas station will likely be offset by more frequent trips to the shop for new tires, as overinflated tires will wear unevenly.
Read our article about deciphering the numbers on your tires to learn more about the things your tires can tell you.
Exceptions: When Carrying Heavy Loads
Some vehicle manufacturers recommend higher tire pressures than you might typically run when a vehicle is loaded or towing, especially for truck tires. Once again, you should follow the manufacturer's recommendation. Note that some vehicles will have different recommended air pressures for the front tires and rear tires.
Exceptions: To Get Yourself Out of Trouble
For every rule there are exceptions. While you don't want to drive down the road with underinflated tires, taking air pressure out can help you get out of deep snow or sand by increasing the size of each tire's contact patch. Some places that allow beach driving mandate aired-down tires.
The problem with this is that you will eventually return to the highway, where you definitely don't want to drive on underinflated tires. You only want to reduce the pressure in your tires if you have a way – such as a portable air compressor – to reinflate them when you come back onto paved roads.
Exceptions: In the Winter
Some vehicle manufacturers recommend slightly higher pressures be used in winter tires (sometimes called snow tires). There are a couple of reasons for this, but the result is that the higher pressure will make the tires more responsive, according to online tire retailer Tire Rack.
As tires won't typically heat up as much in winter temperatures as they do in the summer, the increase of 3 to 5 psi of recommended tire pressure will keep winter tires at about the same pressure as regular tires run at during most of the year.
Each time you switch from winter to all-season tires and vice-versa, be sure to check the pressures of the tires going back on your car.
Exceptions: Custom Tire and Wheels
Many consumers replace their tires and wheels with different sizes than initially came on their vehicle. While there are a lot of things to think about – tire size, speed rating, load rating, and tire type – you should still follow the recommended tire pressure you find on the door placard in most cases.
"Assuming a proper plus-size fitment, the general rule is to retain the same inflation pressure as the original equipment package," says Woody Rogers, director of tire information for online tire retailer Tire Rack. "For sure, in some cases you will need to increase cold inflation pressure with a plus-size package, but not most of the time."
If you are unsure about the air pressure that you should be running, check with your tire manufacturer or shop to find out before you ruin an expensive set of tires by inflating them to the wrong pressure.
Maintaining Your Tire Pressure
You should check your tire pressures at least once a month to ensure that they are where they should be. It's easy to do it yourself at a gas station, though you'll want to invest in an easy-to-read tire pressure gauge to back up the built-in tire gauge on the station's air compressor.
While you are checking your tire pressure, it is also a great time to inspect your tires for wear and damage. Take a good look at the tread, valve stem, and sidewall to see if there is any damage. Discovering problems during an inspection can save you from being stranded on the side of the road later.
Most new cars are fitted with tire pressure monitoring systems (TPMS). Some will show the specific tire pressure at each wheel, while others will just give you a warning that one of your tires is low. Whatever you do, don't ignore a TPMS warning, as it could mean that you have a tire going flat.
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Wherever you are on the car buying and ownership journey, the team at U.S. News Best Cars has your back. Our rankings and reviews of new and used cars can lead you to the perfect ride, while our new car deals and lease incentives pages can find you a great deal.
Before you head to the dealer, be sure to use our Best Price Program. We work with local dealers to provide both purchase and lease customers with guaranteed savings. Buyers, on average, save $3,279 when they use the program.
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Residents living on fungus-covered planets sell magical mushrooms to earthlings.
Star fungi have strong fertility, and stars that began to buy mushrooms gradually become stars covered with fungi...
They take a Pill bug for mushroom hunting.
They have breeding fungi in their bodies and twist their hyphae out of their mouths to make a cape. The body has 6 legs. Hold the cape with the smallest arm at the top.
They vocalize by trembling feathers on their sides.


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Simple, Flexible Data Migration Starts Here
Replay from June 14, 2018
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During our first webcast in our monthly "Tech Talk" partner training series, Martin Dahl, Senior Partner Enablement Engineer, took a closer look at the first step in the data migration process: insertion.
Request the replay and delve into all of the insertion methods available thanks to Cirrus Data's patented Transparent Datapath Intercept (TDI) technology. During each section Martin discussed what you need to consider for each method based on your customer's infrastructure and data management requirements.