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It looks like HBO fans are finally getting what they have begged HBO to give for years: a streaming service that did not require the usual pay TV subscription. And now it will reach more viewers.
The new standalone streaming service HBO Now is now available to Verizon Wireless broadband customers and wireless subscribers.
HBO and Verizon announced their new agreement Tuesday, which allows Verizon to distribute HBO Now on its digital platforms and its up and coming mobile video streaming service Go90. Go90 is expected to be released by the end of the summer and it will feature HBO content such as trailers and clips, USA Today reports.
Current broadband customers can use Time Warner's streaming service either on FiOS or high-speed internet with a free 30-day trial now. After the trial period is over, it costs $14.99 to keep the internet-only streaming service, which offers access to HBO content such as TV series like Game of Thrones and a large movie collection. Eventually, HBO Now will be available to more than 100 million Verizon Wireless customers too. No announcements have been regarding when that option will be open.
Verizon's executive director of content strategy and acquisition Ben Grad said in a statement that Verizon customers "want choice in accessing premium content when and where they choose, on a variety of devices." "HBO Now brings compelling content and choice to Verizon broadband customers today – and exciting possibilities for HBO content within Verizon's pending mobile video service," Grad added.
HBO Now was launched in April. It is available Apple TV and other Apple devices along with Amazon Fire TV, Android devices, Google Chromecast and other broadband Internet providers like Comcast, LA Times reports.


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Norway's gas production per se has not yet peaked, but the Dutch and the British fields are in sharp decline -- only a matter of time until Norway follows
Poland and Denmark have made a final decision to carry out the construction of Baltic Pipe, a key energy infrastructure project that is set to reduce Poland's dependence on Russian gas imports, investor companies Gaz-System and Denmark's Energinet said on November 30.
Construction is currently expected to begin in 2020 and finish in 2022, the year Poland's long-term gas supply contract with Russia's Gazprom expires. There is a healthy enough market interest in the project, Gaz-System said in October.
Baltic Pipe will link Norwegian gas fields operated by state-controlled oil and gas company PGNiG to Poland via Denmark. The pipeline will have the capacity to pump up to 10bn cubic metres (cm) of gas annually, possibly bringing Poland's imports from sources other than Russia to 17bn cm a year.
"The construction of Baltic Pipe will not only benefit consumers in Poland and Denmark but will also be beneficial to both countries. The new gas interconnector will further strengthen and integrate the European gas market. Moreover, Baltic Pipe may contribute to achieving European climate goals," said Thomas Egebo, CEO at Energinet, in a statement.
Poland consumes about 16bn cm of gas annually – with most currently imported from Russia – but has long been suggesting that it will not renew the Gazprom contract.
Poland has accused Gazprom of abusing its market position in the CEE region. Warsaw is also worried that the planned pipeline Nord Stream 2, set to link Russia directly to Germany via the Baltic Sea, will allow Moscow to manipulate supplies to Ukraine and Poland for political gains.
Poland also has an import contract with Qatar and is buying gas from the US. Both the Qatari and US gas are arriving in Poland via the LNG terminal in Swinoujscie that went online in 2016.
The cost of Baltic Pipe is estimated at €1.6bn-€2.2bn.
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Former Governor of Arkansas and 2008 Republican presidential candidate hopeful Mike Huckabee has announced his intention to run as the GOP's presidential candidate in 2016 elections.
Huckabee made the announcement in his hometown of Hope, Arkansas, telling a euphoric crowd how he began his journey to greatness from humble beginnings by becoming "the first male in my family to graduate high school."
"So it seems perfectly fitting that it would be here that I announce that I am a candidate for president of the United States of America," he said.
Huckabee's emerging campaign slogan appears to be a play on those humble roots: "From hope to higher ground."
"I truly went from hope to higher ground," he told supporters Tuesday, while introducing some of his key campaign pledges.
"I commit this to you today," he pledged. "I will never apologize for America. Ever."
The former Fox News presenter's claimed his prior experience in the Republican primaries would put him at an advantage.
"As my dad likes to say, we're at a great advantage because we've been through this before, and we're at a great disadvantage because we've been through this before," his daughter Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who will serve as his campaign manager, told CNN. "He's going to have a bigger target on his back."
Indeed a recent CNN/ORC poll showed Huckabee is already highly popular among Republicans - many of whom will have been among his 1.3 million plus viewers on Fox. In the April survey he came in second, behind Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
A staunch supporter of Israel, Huckabee will still face stiff competition from a highly competitive list of candidates, including Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz.


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Housing and Construction Minister and Leader of The National Freedom Front Wimal Weerawansa said Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe would not allow a strong opposition candidate at the next Presidential Election.
"If Ranil Wickremesinghe does not contest the next presidential election, he won't let a strong common candidate to enter the race", Minister Wimal Weerawansa said. "Wickremasinghe will only allow a candidate who is not a threat to his UNP and opposition leaderships," he said. Weerawansa made these remarks addressing a public meeting in Dematagoda.
He also mentioned that a few people are saying that Sajith Premadasa can win the next presidential election. "Wickremesinghe will never allow a person like Premadasa to contest if there was even a slight chance of him winning the Presidential Election", he said.
Weerawansa claimed that Wickremesinghe knew that Sarath Fonseka would not win the 2010 Presidential Election and therefore put him forward. This time too, he will put forward a losing candidate and then put the blame on defeat on that person, Weerawansa stressed.
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When will we all know who the winners of the big break contest are?
Sorry, I am so curious I can't wait to hear.
The Big Break Screenwriting Contest offers film and TV writers in 11 genres the chance to win up to $100,000 in cash and prizes. Grand prize winners also get flown to Los Angeles to meet with managers, producers and executives.
Awards and Prizes:
11 Winners Share Up To $100,000 in cash and prizes
2 Grand Prize Winners Are Flown to Los Angeles
Winners Are Introduced To Producers and Executives
Grand Prize Winners receive NYFA Fellowship
Over 50 past winners have sold scripts, received representation, or gone on to professional writing careers
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Co-sponsored by The New York Film Academy, the fellowship begins with a 12-week master class—one for film writers and one for television writers—held on the Burbank campus of the New York Film Academy and taught by top New York Film Academy instructors.
Writers will receive individualized instruction and mentoring in their chosen medium, and visiting industry VIPs will provide first-hand, practical insights into the entertainment industry (Out of town winners will be able to participate via virtual classroom).
Once the workshop has been completed, each fellow will be given a New York Film Academy Mentor to meet with once a month for the remainder of the calendar year for further guidance in script and career development.
The Final Draft Awards Ceremony
Winners are invited to the Paramount Studios lot to celebrate great writing and be recognized for their incredible scripts. The industry event includes a red carpet, some of the biggest writers in town, and a great place to network and celebrate screenwriters!
Big Break Success Stories
In recent years, over 50 Big Break semi-finalists, finalists, and winners have been signed to professional representation. Many have had scripts optioned, sold, and produced. Others have found full-time work in television. Read about just a few of those successes below!
2018 Television Grand Prize Winner Myles Reid has signed with Jewerl Ross of Silent R Management and has been staffed as the Showrunner's Assistant on 'The Lost Boys' pilot for The CW
2018 Quarter-Finalist Natasha Bonanno has optioned her script 'The Undertakers Children' to Chayah Masters/Rumination Road, with Alex Gayner set to direct
2018 Quarter-Finalist Jonathan Barger has optioned his script 'Station Zero' to Zorg Studios, with Erwan Marinopoulos set to direct
2017 Feature Grand Prize Winner Greta Heinemann has signed with Jeff Portnoy of Bellevue Productions, who is shopping her script 'Anatomy of a Breakdown' alongside UTA
2017 Half-Hour Pilot category winner Greg Wayne has signed with Brian Spink of REALM, and has Director Scott Speer set to helm his script 'S21', with Catapult and Needle's Eye producing
2017 Feature Drama category winner Julia Mogerman has signed with Jeff Portnoy of Bellevue Productions
2017 Feature Diversity category winner Nicolas Pinzn has signed with Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains
2017 Hour-Long TV Pilot category winner JJ Bailey has signed with Markus Goerg of Heroes and Villains
2017 Top-3 Finalist Nancy Duff has signed with Jennifer Au of Untitled
2016 Television Grand Prize Winner Rowan Wheeler has signed with UTA
2016 Feature Grand Prize Winner Alexis Perkins has signed with Stagecoach Entertainment and agent David Rubin at Gersh
2016 Family category winner Matt Katzenberger has signed with Entertainment Lab
2016 Hour-Long TV Pilot winner Julia Cooperman has been staffed on USA Network's TV series 'Colony'
2016 Top-5 Finalist Paul Jarnagin has signed with Universal Writers Management
2015 Television Grand Prize Winner Eric Buchman has signed with Mitch Solomon at Magnet Management and continues to write for NBC's 'Blindspot' and has been promoted to co-producer
2015 Feature Grand Prize Winners G.W. Freund & Daniel Bonjour have signed with Brillstein Entertainment Partners
2015 Half-Hour TV Pilot Quarter-Finalist Nick Watson has signed with Abrams Artists Agency and is now a full-time staff writer on the animated sitcom 'Final Space' for TBS
2015 Hour-Long TV Pilot Finalist Paula Sabbaga has signed with Brian Spink of REALM
2014 Hour-Long TV Pilot Winner Derek Asaff signed with Derrick Eppich of Lee Stobby Entertainment
2014 Sci-Fi/Fantasy category winner Joseph Greenberg sold his script 'Man Alive' to 20th Century Fox for Noah Hawley of 'Fargo' to direct
2014 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Finalist James Barclay has signed with Magnet Management
2014 Drama category winner Peter Wulff has signed with Jeff Portnoy of Bellevue Productions
2013 Half-Hour Pilot Winner Nicholas Anthony was hired as a writer for CBS' 'The Inspectors'
When will we all know who the winners of the big break contest are?
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$55.00 – Regular Deadline June 18, 2019
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$75.00 – Last Chance Deadline July 23, 2019
Dates reflect deadlines for electronic submission of scripts. All entries must be electronically submitted by midnight (Pacific Time) on their respective deadlines.
The Big Break Screenwriting Contest only accepts online entry of feature film and television screenplays (original pilot scripts only – miniseries cannot be accepted).
No printed scripts will be accepted.
To enter your script electronically, you must submit your screenplay in Final Draft (FDX) or PDF format.
You are not required to use Final Draft in order to enter the Contest.
All submissions should consist of full-length screenplays (approximately 80 to 120 pages) or teleplays (hour-long approximately 40 to 70 pages, half-hour approximately 20 to 35, half-hour multi-camera with double-spaced dialogue approximately 50 to 60) in standard industry format for motion picture screenplays and teleplays, written in English. Streaming/commercial-free format (e.g. no act breaks) is also eligible for television hour-long and half-hour entries. If you are using a word processing program that automatically formats screenplays, such as Final Draft, select the Screenplay or Teleplay format template.
Entries over 150 pages WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. Entries less than 20 pages that are clearly not a screenplay (short stories, comic books, etc.) will also be disqualified.
All necessary information is captured upon entry of digital submissions, so title pages should be removed or contact information must be deleted from the title page. The title of the script will be provided to the reader as part of the file name and in the judging form.
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The exception is original hour-long and half-hour TV entries, which may include standard supplementary materials, such as lists of recurring characters and future episodes, as part of the screenplay. This information would need to be included within the same file, at the end of the script.
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Entrants may submit multiple entries. Each submission must include its own entry and must include a separate file and separate entry fee. Entries will be considered for the genre prize in each category and for the grand prize in either feature film or television.
The Big Break Contest is open to any individual who is 18 years of age or older at the date of entry and has access to the Internet.
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Grand Prize winners in Features and TV and category finalists are not eligible to re-enter their winning scripts in future Big Break Contests. They are, however, eligible to enter different scripts for consideration. Grand Prize Feature and TV winners as well as category finalists receive a free entry in the 2020 Big Break Contest as part of their 2019 prize package.
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If a screenplay written by multiple writers is one of either of the Grand Prize winners, Cast & Crew Production Software, dba Final Draft will pay airfare and hotel for up to two writers, and two writers will have the option to attend meetings with studio executives and agents. All cash awards will be split equally between all writers. If a screenplay written by multiple writers is any of the category finalists or Grand Prize winners, prizes will be divided at writers' discretion but only one of each prize will be distributed.
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If the script is rewritten during the entry submission period, the writer(s) may resubmit a script as a new entry for consideration in the contest. A resubmitted script is treated as a new entry and requires an entry fee.
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News follows collapse of RSA deal and third quarter profit drop
Swiss insurance group Zurich is looking to replace chief executive Martin Senn, Swiss business magazine Bilanz reports.
The insurer has hired London headhunting firm MWM Consulting to find a replacement, the report said.
The news follows the collapse of Zurich's planned £5.6bn takeover of UK-based insurance group RSA in September and a 79% drop in third quarter profits at the Swiss Insurer.
The profit drop was triggered by a series of large claims, including a $275m ($181m) bill for the explosion at the Chinese port of Tianjin.
The large losses were also part of the reason Zurich gave for pulling out of the RSA deal.
Zurich also revealed it would need $300m extra reserving to shore up its US motor book and other business lines. The share price has dropped 19% since the start of the year.
Swiss national Senn joined Zurich in 2006 as chief investment officer and became chief executive on 1 January 2010, replacing James Schiro.


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Take a look at my 2 tubal reversal babies on July 4th, 2017.
Eliana is almost 3 and James is 18 months.
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The first Pan Am Challenge has finished in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The Pan Am Challenge is a new competition organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation to provide a competitive opportunity for teams to qualify for the top-tier Pan American Cup.
On the Men's side, with only three participating teams, the top two teams after six days of Round-Robin play would qualify for the 2013 Pan American Cup in Canada. Uruguay finished first; crowd favorite Brazil was second and Paraguay was third. Uruguay and Brazil have therefore earned a berth for the 2013 Pan American Cup.
Both Uruguay and Brazil won over Paraguay by large margins. Paraguay only had 14 players on their roster, but put forth a commendable collective effort throughout the tournament. After a 0-0 tied match earlier in the tournament, Uruguay's 3-1 victory over Brazil on the last day solidified their top finish in the 2011 Pan Am Challenge. Uruguay was led on offense by Juan Manuel CANESSA, Federico IGLESIAS and Mateo PEREIRO.
The Uruguayan men's team also received the Fair Play Award. Brazil were recognized with the Goalkeeper of the Tournament award, going to DANIEL TATARA, and the Player of the Tournament award, going to Augusto DE PAULA FELIPE. Brazil's Yuri VAN DER HEIJDEN and DE PAULA FELIPE each scored five goals and shared the Top Scorer of the Tournament award.
On the Women's side, the 2011 Pan Am Challenge was played as a full Round-Robin between the five teams, followed by classification matches. Uruguay finished on top of the standings, with a large 6-0 victory over Guyana in the Final to secure their first place. Uruguay was led throughout the tournament by Player of the Tournament, Janine STANLEY, and in scoring by Karina BISIGNANO and Lucia DE MARIA. BISIGNANO and DE MARIA both tied with Paraguay's Maria SERVIAN GIOSA for Top Scorer of the Tournament with four goals apiece.
Like Uruguay, Guyana also qualified to the 2013 Pan American Cup with their second place in the competition. Guyana emerged as the surprise team of the tournament. With their six goal win over Bermuda, and Brazil's 4-1 victory over Paraguay, Guyana just squeaked ahead of Brazil for a spot in the Final based on goal difference (by one goal!). Based on their respectable team efforts throughout the tournament, Guyana received the Fair Play award.
Home crowd favorite Brazil was disappointed not to make the Final, but were happy with their third place finish—a best ever result for Brazilian Women's hockey. Behind the solid play of Goalkeeper of the Tournament, Claudia FLORES GUILLEN, Paraguay finished in fourth place in the 2011 Pan Am Challenge; with Bermuda finishing in fifth place.
The 2013 Women's Pan American Cup will be organized in Mendoza, Argentina, from April 5 to 15, and the 2013 Men's Pan American Cup will be organized in Brampton (Toronto), Canada, from May 2 to May 13. The winner of each competition will earn an automatic berth for the 2014 World Cups in The Netherlands.


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Hailing from the 1992 Castle subtheme "Black Knights" comes today classic build, the Sea Serpent ship.
A definite upgrade of the small viking ship from the Castle line I featured last week, this is a pretty nice little boat, with some great usuable elements in it like the sail and the wyvern flag.
The set comes with no less then 5 minifigures, not bad on a 100 piece set at all.
Based on red wedge elements, we make the hull of the vessel first.
This is then build up with black and blues to make the hull fit with the subtheme.
At the bottom, we add black "horse shoe" elements, to allow the ship to smoothly sail the Living Room Carpet Seas.
It also has some small loot stashed in a barrel on board.
The front of the ship is then build and adorned with shields, as a blue castle rampart piece is used for the backside of the vessel.
The figure head is a nice use of the decorations that came on the helmets of the knights.
Next, the small mast is erected and the sail attached to it.
And the full set stands completed as we include some small details to it:
A fine looking ship in my opinion, and like I said, a great improvement over the earlier tiny ship in the range. I really love the lines of the vessel, and it`s one of those sets that still stand in one piece in my collection.
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Driver charged in crash that killed former Fanwood woman, fiancé on way to their wedding
Here's the latest for Wednesday May 8: Iran wants to renegotiate nuclear deal; 2 in custody in Colorado school shooting; House committee could vote on holding Barr in contempt of congress; Dead whale found on San Francisco beach. AP Domestic
HAMBURG, Pa. - A California truck driver who was allegedly talking on his cell phone has been charged in the Interstate 78 crash that claimed the life of a former Fanwood woman and her fiancé on the way to their wedding.
According to Pennsylvania State Police, Jaspreet Singh Chahal, 24, of Frenso, is charged with reckless endangering and other counts including careless and reckless driving in the Nov. 14 crash that killed 35-year-old Kathryn Schurtz of Jersey City, a former Fanwood resident, and her fiancé, 42-year-old Joseph Kearney.
Authorities say the couple were on the way to their wedding in Pittsburgh.
The Reading Eagle has reported that police in Berks County allege that Chalal was distracted by a cellphone conversation and didn't see traffic stopped ahead of him before striking the vehicle with the couple.
Schurtz was the oldest daughter of former Fanwood Councilwoman Karen Schurtz.
EARLIER: Two NJ communities grieve for couple killed in crash on the way to their wedding in Pittsburgh
Police said Chalal's tractor-trailer was unable to stop in heavy traffic and pushed the couple's vehicle into another tractor-trailer. Their vehicle and two trucks caught fire. The highway was shut down for more than four hours.
Schurtz grew up in Fanwood, graduated from Union Catholic High School in 2001 and later received her undergraduate degree from George Washington University. She also earned her Master of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame, according to her obituary.
Schurtz worked as head of platform partnerships for Oracle Data Cloud in New York City.
Kearney was originally from Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. He worked for Verizon, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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The Traveling Pants are back. Much like the first kid who could grow a mustache in high school, the Traveling Pants bounce from one teenage girl with an emotional/identity crisis to the next — but the Pants actually solve their problems and teach sugary life lessons whereas the kid with the mustache usually just leaves a trail of disappointment and tear-stained eyeliner.
Maybe they're not so different after all.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 opened on Wednesday at the Village 8 and, I'll admit, there was a time when I got into the Pants.
Back in 2005 me and my supermodel girlfriend snuck in to the first Pants after we got out of Mr. & Mrs. Smith and it wasn't that bad. Sure, a free movie's a key movie and I was riding a physical and emotional high after two hours of gun-toting Angelina, but I honestly didn't mind Pants 1. It was pretty obviously aimed at 11-year-old girls but the smart script and solid acting (three of the girls later became bankable stars) salvaged the picture.
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is not as good. These days the sisterhood is all grown up (almost), and finishing their first year at upper-tier colleges while dealing with the pains of being nineteen and independent (those pesky leaky condoms). While Pants 2 does continue with the good messages about the costs and rewards of standing up for, and believing in, yourself, the flick is overly simple and the sentiment is really slathered on. All the original actresses were contractually bound to a sequel and their performances lack the zing of the original. A new director, fresh from the music video industry, probably didn't help things either. It's long (1h57mins), has way too many musical montages, and the famous, magical pants don't even play much of a role in the story.
But at least they're making films aimed specifically at women. This is the fourth big chick flick of 2008 ( Kit Kitteridge, Mamma Mia, Sex and the City) and that is better than most years. Sub-par acting and direction aside, I suppose pre-teen girls will still dig Pants 2 but at least a few will walk out of the theatre and say, "Like, OhMyF'nGawd, that totally BLEW! We shoulda went to that dumb stoner movie with all the boys."
That dumb stoner movie is Pineapple Express and the life lessons in this one are far more pertinent – don't leave roaches lying around the scene of a crime or someone will trace it back to you, or at least your dealer.
Seth Rogen plays a schlubby pot smoker who wears disguises to serve subpoenas by day and dates barely legal girls by night. James Franco plays his stay-at-home weed dealer who has many customers but not a lot of friends, so he lets Rogen sample the rare and magnificent 'Pineapple Express' strain. Later, after witnessing a major drug murder Rogen leaves a roach of the so-good-it's-easily-traceable good shit at the scene and soon both dudes are on the run from drug lords and bent coppers, with much bonding, male camaraderie, violent action and killer one-liners following suit.
Pineapple Express is an '80s-style action movie with a Jeff Spicoli mentality — early Miami Vice meets Harold and Kumar. T he female presence in this flick is almost nil but producer/comedy king Judd Apatow hired arthouse director David Gordon Green ( All the Real Girls) who brings strong visual and storytelling elements to the stoner comedy. Written by Superbad team Rogen and Evan Goldberg (both from Vancouver) Pineapple Express is a funny, genre-blender of a film about weed that "smells like God's Vagina" and is so good "it's almost a shame to smoke it, like killing a unicorn." What's not to like about that?
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Violence Follows Iran's Election
Supporters of the main election challenger to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad clashed with police and set up barricades of burning tires Saturday as authorities claimed the hard-line president was re-elected in a landslide. The rival candidate said the vote was tainted by widespread fraud and his followers responded with the most serious unrest in the capital in a decade.
By nightfall, cellphone service appeared to have been cut in the capital Tehran. And Ahmadinejad, in a nationally televised victory speech, accused the foreign media of coverage that harms the Iranian people. There was more rioting at night and fires continued to burn on the streets of Tehran.
Several hundred demonstrators — many wearing the trademark green colors of pro-reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi's campaign — chanted "the government lied to the people" and gathered near the Interior Ministry as the final count from Friday's presidential election was announced.
It gave 62.6% of the vote to Ahmadinejad and 33.75 to Mousavi — a former prime minister who has become the hero of a youth-driven movement seeking greater liberties and a gentler face for Iran abroad.
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, closed the door on any chance he could use his limitless powers to intervene in the disputes from Friday's election. In a message on state TV, he urged the nation to unite behind Ahmadinejad, calling the result a "divine assessment."
Mousavi rejected the result as rigged and urged his supporters to resist a government of "lies and dictatorship."
"I'm warning that I won't surrender to this manipulation," said a statement on Mousavi's website. "The outcome of what we've seen from the performance of officials ... is nothing but shaking the pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran's sacred system and governance of lies and dictatorship," it added.
Mousavi warned "people won't respect those who take power through fraud." The headline on one of his websites read: "I won't give in to this dangerous manipulation."
Mousavi appealed directly to Khamenei to intervene and stop what he said were violations of the law. Khamenei, who is not elected, holds ultimate political authority in Iran and controls all major policy decisions.
Mousavi and key aides could not be reached by phone.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. hopes the outcome of the election reflects the "genuine will and desire" of the Iranian people. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said the U.S. administration is paying close attention to reports of alleged election irregularities.
At a joint appearance with Clinton, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said his country was "deeply concerned" by reports of irregularities in the election.
The clashes in central Tehran were the more serious disturbances in the capital since student-led protests in 1999. They showed the potential for the showdown to spill over into further violence and challenges to the Islamic establishment.
The demonstrations began Saturday morning shortly before the government announced the final results.
Protesters set fire to tires outside the Interior Ministry and anti-riot police fought back with clubs and smashed cars. Helmeted police on foot and others on buzzing motorcycles chased bands of protesters roaming the streets pumping their fists in the air. Officers beat protesters with swift blows from their truncheons and kicks with their boots. Some of the demonstrators grouped together to charge back at police, hurling stones.
Plumes of dark smoke streaked over the city, as burning barricades of tires and garbage bins glowed orange in the streets. Protesters also torched an empty bus, engulfing it in flames on a Tehran street.
An Associated Press photographer saw a plainclothes security official beating a woman with his truncheon. Italian state TV RAI said one of its crews was caught in the clashes in front Mousavi's headquarters. Their Iranian interpreter was beaten with clubs by riot police and officers confiscated the cameraman's tapes, the station said.
In another main street of Tehran, some 300 young people blocked the avenue by forming a human chain and chanted "Ahmadi, shame on you. Leave the government alone." There was no word on any casualties from the unrest.
There were also protests by Mousavi supporers in the southern city of Ahvaz in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan who shouted, "Mousavi, take our votes back!" witnesses said.
It was not clear how many Iranians were even aware of Mousavi's claims of fraud. Communications disruptions began in the later hours of voting Friday — suggesting an information clampdown. State television and radio only broadcast the Interior Ministry's vote count and not Mousavi's midnight news conference.
After night fell, Tehran's cellphone network appeared to be down. When users tried to call cellphones, a message appeared on their phones saying "error in connection." There was no immediate comment from Iran's Telecommunications Ministry and it did not appear that cellphones were down throughout the country. Residents in several provinces say their service is working.
Nationwide, the text messaging system remained down Saturday and pro-Mousavi websites were blocked or difficult to access. Text messaging is frequently used by many Iranians — especially young Mousavi supporters — to spread election news. It was also difficult to access social networking sites such as Facebook, which Mousavi's campaign used to galvanize supporters.
Ahmadinejad called on the public to respect the vote and attacked the foreign media's coverage.
"All political and propaganda machines abroad and sections inside the country have been mobilized against the nation," he said in a televised addresss. "They have launched the heaviest propaganda and psychological war against the Iranian nation. Many global networks continuously worked, employing very complicated methods, that work against our nation and arranged a full-fledged battle against us."
Without mentioning the unrest on the streets, Ahmadinejad proclaimed that "a new era has begun in the history of the Iranian nation."
"A bright and glorious future is ahead for the Iranian nation. ... I invite everyone to join me in constructing Iran," he said.
Mousavi's campaign headquarters urged people to show restraint.
Interior Minister Sadeq Mahsouli, who supervised the elections and heads the nation's police forces, warned people not to join any "unauthorized gatherings."
The powerful Revolutionary Guard cautioned Wednesday it would crush any "revolution" against the Islamic regime by Mousavi's "green movement." The Revolutionary Guard is directly under the control of the ruling clerics and has vast influence in every corner of the country through a network of volunteer militias.
Police stormed the headquarters of Iran's largest reformist party and arrested several top reformist leaders, said political activists close to the party.
There was no immediate confirmation from authorities of the raid on the party, the Islamic Iran Participation Front. The activists spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Even before the vote counting began, Mousavi declared himself "definitely the winner" based on "all indications from all over Iran." He accused the government of "manipulating the people's vote" to keep Ahmadinejad in power and suggested the reformist camp would stand up to challenge the results.
"It is our duty to defend people's votes. There is no turning back," he said, alleging widespread irregularities.
Mousavi's backers were stunned at the Interior Ministry's claim that Ahmadinejad won after widespread predictions of a close race — or even a slight edge for the reformist candidate.
Turnout was a record 85% of the 46.2 million eligible voters.


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I only saw photographs of Cengiz Çekil's Exhibition / Installation (Şantiye Sanat Galerisi, İzmir, 1994). The altars and grave markers in Tanned Jackets and Winners—two works from this exhibition—, I feel, are predecessors to the body of work Northern Forests by KABA HAT, the artist collective that I'm part of.
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In translating Kemal's metaphorical story into its literal substances, Çekil reveals how the desire to make myths is not extraordinary or divinely inspired.
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Through the work, Çekil produces a distancing effect towards the outside world, creating a 'safe' space to think about and look outside, where there are no eye contacts or one-on-one encounters.


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It's time to take a break from the cinema of 1992, at least one week before we reach the finish line of the Summer of '92 series (just three more episodes!). What am I doing this week instead? Well, if there is an artform that rivals (and maybe even surpasses) cinema in the influence it had on me, it's definitely television. As a child, I loved television, and felt incredibly protective of it. This was mostly because, back in the early nineties, there very few, if any, people that considered television to be a legitimate artform. Ok, I actually don't know if that is true, but it was definitely my impression at the time. All I heard about was how you shouldn't watch television, how it was the "idiot box", and how everything showing on television was crap.
As a matter of fact, I remember the day the theater director at my school introduced a play with a speech in which she said that "television is garbage". The whole auditorium, which must have been holding around 700 people, started clapping as soon as that phrase was said (and it wasn't the end of the speech). People certainly had a bad perception of television's worth as a cultural medium.Well, guess what? They were absolutely wrong. These people were probably forgetting that such masterpieces of world cinema such as Bergman's Scenes from a Marriage and Kieslowski's Dekalog were produced for television. I guess those programs didn't air in my home country of Peru, but hey, you would have to be a very stupid person to not recognize the genius of a program like The Simpsons. Television is the perfect medium if you want to look at a snapshot of what the culture looked like in a particular year. So, without further ado, and in no particular order, here are…
11 Essential Television Programs to Understanding 1992
The way Seinfeld influenced and shaped the culture of the 1990s is, without a doubt, one of the best arguments you can make for television being one of the most influential art-forms in the world. 1992 was especially important for Seinfeld, since it saw the premiere of its fourth season, widely regarded as one of its best, and definitely the most important one in turning the show from small critical hit into a ratings and cultural juggernaut. Seinfeld's undoubted dominance of the mid-to-late nineties just couldn't have been possible without the hype around such episodes as "The Pitch" and "The Ticket", the two-part episode that focused on Jerry and George's semi-autobiographical pitch to make a show about nothing, and definitely not without "The Contest", which aired on November 18 1992, and is, without a doubt, one of the most talked-about episodes of television. If you're familiar with the show, then you'll surely remember this episode, in which the four leads take part in a bet to see who can last the longest time being "the master of hi/her domain". Season four of Seinfeld is magnificent, and it rightfully kickstarted the show's popularity by being the big winner at the 1993 Emmys, winning Best Comedy Series and Best Writing for "The Contest".
The Simpsons
If Seinfeld is the most influential show of the nineties, then The Simpsons is the most influential show of human existence. The Simpsons was, of course, a great show from the start (season two is particularly important in the show's development), but most fans would agree that the show didn't quite reach the pinnacle of brilliance until its fourth season, which premiered in September 1992. This is particularly noticeable in the third episode of the season, "Homer the Heretic", in which Homer skips church on a snowy day and decides to start his own religion. Like I said before, The Simpsons was an incredibly well-written and smart show from the start, but season four brought for a philosophical point of view that wasn't afraid of taking on deeper aspects of life and mixing them up with some of the most hilarious jokes ever written. At the end of "Homer the Heretic", Homer asks God for the meaning of life, and just like that The Simpsons had established itself as one of the greatest -if not the very best- show in television history.
Northern Exposure
The Television Critics Association, whose job you can probably easily decipher out of their title, started giving out awards for the best of television in 1985, and in 1992, they awarded their Program of the Year award to a CBS dramedy called Northern Exposure. I don't know how many people are familiar with the show nowadays, since it was produced way before The Sopranos kickstarted the critical wave of television dramas, but it is a pretty good show. I haven't seen it a while, but I remember catching it on reruns on some cable channel back when I was young. It's very quirky show about a New York City doctor who moves to the small town of Cicely, Alaska. You may or may not be totally in sync with the show's tone and sense of humor, but if you are a fan of such places as Pawnee, Indiana and Stars Hollow, Connecticut, then I think you'll enjoy this show. What's more, the show does have a connection to The Sopranos, since it's one of the shows Sopranos creator David Chase worked for before creating his mob-and-psychiatry drama for HBO.
The Cosby Show
Now, I must admit that I haven't seen a lot of The Cosby Show. Just a couple of episodes here and there, but enough to get a pretty good sense of the show was like back when it was at the height of its popularity. 1992 was actually when the show aired its last episode, "And So We Commence", on April 30. Thus, the fact that The Cosby Show ended its run just when The Simpsons and Seinfeld were rising in influence debuting what would be retroactively recognized as their most important seasons, makes it clear that, in many ways, 1992 was the end of an era. One that foreshadowed the changes that were going to come to the television comedy. Families that were happy and loved each other weren't going to be enough. A satyrical, or ironic spin was what audiences of the nineties were clamoring for, and something that the urban sitcoms of NBC, and the adult-oriented animated comedies of later in the decade would deliver in spades.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Since we're on the topic of shows that went off the air in 1992, I couldn't possibly go on without talking about The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. After thirty years on the air, Johnny Carson aired his final show on May 22, 1992. Since I was born in '92, and not in America, I never got to watch a single episode of Carson's Tonight Show live, but I am pretty much aware of his influence on comedy, television, and American culture. Again, the end of this show is another sign of the end of an era of television that was slowly transitioning from a traditional past into an edgier future. Whether or not that's a good thing is up to debate, but there is no denying that something changed when America went from watching The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson to the days of the late night war between Jay Leno and David Letterman.
Saturday Night Live
I've been talking about the early nineties as some sort of transitional phase for television, but it's not true that the comedic sensibilities of the nineties sparked out of nowhere. Saturday Night Live had been on since 1975, and being the jumping ground for the likes of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Eddie Murphy surely proved to be one of the most important shows when it comes to having an influence on American comedy. The early nineties were a pretty good time for SNL. These were the days when Dana Carvey dominated a show that included future movie stars Mike Meyers and Adam Sandler in its cast. Back when they weren't synonymous with horrible, unfunny, comedies that is. Also important to SNL in 1992 was the episode in which Irish singer Sinead O'Connor decided to rip a picture of Pope John Paul II on live tv during her musical performance. O'Connor was banned from the show, and her career never fully recovered from the backlash. I wonder if the same thing would've happened had she ripped a picture of Benedict XVI.
Batman: The Animated Series
And while we're talking about influential tv shows… definitely one of the most influential shows of the nineties, and one of the best animated television shows ever made was Batman: The Animated Series, which debuted in 1992. What was so special about this show? Well, just like The Simpsons was taking animated comedy to a more mature and intelligent audience, Batman was doing the same for saturday morning-style action shows. Instead of being a toy-commercial-turned-tv-show like G.I. Joe or Trasnformers, Batman: TAS had a particular vision, starting from its stylized, art-deco inspired visual style, and its complex characters. A perfect example is the episode "Heart of Ice", which took Mr. Freeze, one of the silliest Batman villains, and turned him into a tragic figure who wishes to save his wife. It's not exactly Chekhov, but it's incredibly poignant for being a children television show of the early nineties.
Murphy Brown
Here is when I want to point out that this is not necessarily a list of the best television shows that were on in 1992, but the shows that make for a better overall picture of what television looked like back in that year. That is why such classic sitcoms as Cheers or Roseanne are not on the list, and why Murphy Brown is. If you've seen Murphy Brown in recent years, as I have, you probably noticed that it's a show that hasn't aged particularly well. Most of its comedy seems to be very much rooted in the late-eighties-early-nineties period in which it was produced. There are a lot of topical jokes, and quite frankly, despite Candice Bergen's pretty great performance, none of the characters are all that interesting as to make the show completely watchable all these years later. Why is it important to 1992, then? Well, it won a spot on this list thanks to Presidential candidate Dan Quayle, who criticized the show for its portrayal of Murphy Brown as a single mother, thus undermining the role of fathers in a child's upbringing. This ridiculous claim was addressed in the season premiere "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato" in which the character of Murphy herself raises her voice against the real-life politician. Pretty unique as far as television plots go, and the reason why Bill Clinton playing the sax on The Arsenio Hall Show didn't make the list.
The Real World
I don't know if I have ever watched a single episode of The Real World, but I'm told that it is a very important show historical speaking. First, for starting MTV's discovery that being the producer of cheap unscripted programming might be a better financial prospect than airing music videos. Second, because it was a pretty huge hit, and it was pretty clearly the forefather to the reality-show-infused age of television we live in. And if we're being honest, it's pretty hard to imagine The Real Housewives, Honey Boo-Boo, Duck Dynasty, or Kim Kardashian being a thing without this show paving the way. So… love it or hate it, those are just the facts, and at this point, it might not even be worth complaining.
The Ben Stiller Show
Surely you know about comedic actor-turned director-turned bad actor Ben Stiller. But did you know he had his own television show? That's right, back in the early nineties, a sketch-show named The Ben Stiller Show premiered on FOX, and featured some of the best comedy you've ever seen. Which is not all that surprising when you consider the show's core cast consisted of Stiller, Jeanine Garofalo, Andy Dick and none other than Mr. Show creator Bob Odenkirk. At this point the legend of The Ben Stiller Show, which was cancelled after just one season due to low ratings is pretty well known, but if you have only heard and never seen it, then I recommend you head over to Youtube, search for some videos, and make this into one of the funniest days of your week.
El Chavo del Ocho
"What the hell is this?" You might be saying. Well, you wouldn't be asking that if you had been born in a Spanish-speaking country. The popularity of El Chavo del Ocho along the Spanish-speaking world might be hard to grasp, but he is basically as famous as Mickey Mouse or Superman. "But what is it?" Well, El Chavo, as it is usually called, is a sitcom created by Mexican comedian Roberto Gomez Bolaños aka Chespirito, who stars as the titular Chavo, an orphan boy who practically lives in a barrel in a small Mexican housing complex populated by a series of quirky characters. The characters first appeared in a sketch in 1971, but El Chavo became its own show in 1973. It aired up to 1980, with sketches being produced all the way until 1992, when at the age of 63, Bolaños decided that he was finally too old to keep playing a young orphan boy. For the Spanish-speaking world, the end of El Chavo definitely signaled the end of an era on par, if not bigger, than the end of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson or The Cosby Show.


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Every fall the clementines pop up the grocery stores around here. And it feels like eternity since we had the fresh raspberries and blueberries of summer, followed by a short season of local apples. These little round oranges are a sight for sore eyes. And they're fun. Just big enough for a snack on and not messy like their relatives, the orange, they're the perfect thing to grab on your way out the door or pack in a lunch. (I ate one while driving the other day.) I always make it a challenge to take the peel of in one piece. Ha!
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
With Apologies to Samuel Pepys
The above photo was taken Christmas Eve 1958 when our house in New Canaan caught fire. My diary burned to a crisp but the firemen saved most of our Christmas presents. A wise woman, Jane Eager, once told me to keep a daily journal. In old age, she explained, your journal is far better reading than the most delightful novel. (I inherited her journals, but most of the good parts had been removed.) I have kept a yearly journal, though not assiduously. Some years have weeks of blanks. My 1982 journal and one of a trip to France went missing some years back. We've lived in this house for 20 years. I keep thinking they must be here somewhere, and periodically, I upend everything in a fruitless search. I used to have a very good memory. Now it's sieve-like. My mother died of Alzheimer disease. My kids groan when I bring up something from past, (I'm currently reading 1994) but I am glad I followed Jane's advice. I just hope I remember who "H", "A" and "N" are.
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Fish harvesters are "ready to revolt." Ryan Cleary to help form breakaway fish union
A former NDP MP says forming a new union for fishermen will be a big challenge, but Ryan Cleary told reporters on Monday that he thinks it is possible. Cleary held a news conference in Petty Harbour to talk about what he called a "David versus Goliath challenge." Harvesters have been pleading with him to start a union that represents fishermen only, Cleary said. They are currently part of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW), which also represents plant workers. Cleary called that a "conflict of interest," and said it's hard for the union to be critical of government policies when it received "untold millions" from the federal government. He said harvesters are "ready to revolt." Read the story here 'Fish harvesters have lost confidence in the FFAW' – Read this article here 'The FFAW is a conflict of interest wrapped in a mystery inside a huge puzzle with pieces missing, the missing pieces being fish' Read this article here 07:50
Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union News Release: Improvements to Northern Cod Fishery are a Step in the Right Direction
St. Johns – The one-year management approach for the 2016 2J3KL Stewardship Cod fishery signals a new chapter in rebuilding the cod fishery in Newfoundland and Labrador. The improvements in the approach for the 2016 fishery, announced by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) last week, includes a lengthened season with opportunities to harvest more cod. According to data from DFO, the Northern cod spawning stock biomass has increased from 20,000 tonnes in 1997 to 300,000 tonnes today. "Rebuilding the cod fishery will bring with it many challenges and opportunities," said Keith Sullivan, President of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union. "This new approach will provide harvesters with an increased opportunity to harvest and will give the processing sector opportunities to market more sustainable, high quality cod." Read the press release here 11:34
Not clear how TPP will affect fishery, says FFAW's Keith Sullivan
The president of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union says it's not yet clear how the deal reached this week will affect Newfoundland and Labrador's fishing industry. On Monday, a 12-nation tariff-cutting trade deal was reached that will see the participating countries enjoy a significant drop in tariffs almost across the board. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper says the deal with "without any doubt" in Canada's best interests. But FFAW president Keith Sullivan said he's still not sure how significantly the agreement will affect fish harvesters in this province. Read the rest here 09:38
South coast harvesters blast DFO and FFAW; call conservation 'a joke' – Cod fishery extended into spawning season … again
Inshore fish harvesters on the south coast of Newfoundland are accusing the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW) of using the guise of science to allow large company-owned trawlers to catch cod during a time that is traditionally closed for cod spawning. The cod fishery in area 3Ps was set to close for spawning on March 1. But it was decided, the same as last year, the fishery would remain open until the end of March to help gather more information. Read the rest here 07:55
McCurdy – Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union exploring shipping out unprocessed cod to the US
"It was a disaster last year, and we can't afford to repeat that in 2014," he told reporters. "We're going to need cod as part of the economics of our industry, because a warming trend is improving the environment for groundfish. Unfortunately, the flipside of that is it's less hospitable for shellfish." Read [email protected] 08:06
FFAW Press Statement Jan. 30, 2014 – Cod Pilot Projects here
Newfoundland and Labrador crab tie-up ends – Processors agree to pay an additional 17 cents a pound
The Canadian Press Saturday, April 20, 2013 – 16:02 ST. JOHN'S, N.L. – A fisheries union and seafood processors in Newfoundland and Labrador finalized a deal Saturday that ends the tie-up in the province's crab fishery. continued


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'Extant' star Halle Berry on her move to TV: 'I've never worked harder'
This whole idea of playing an astronaut for today is so not what Halle Berry imagined.
When Berry signed on to Extant, CBS' summer series about an astronaut named Molly (Berry) who comes back from a long mission in space with unexpected cargo in her belly, the Oscar-winning actress thought the gig would allow her more time with her family.
Boy, was she wrong.
"It is a whole lot of work," she told reporters recently in preparation for the drama's July 1 return. "I mean, I've never worked so hard in my life last year. And I was nursing, my baby was three months old, so I was doing drive-by nursings every two hours and I was over my head, the amount of scenes we shoot in a day, the things I had to memorize. I really, last year, learned how to work that muscle of memorization and I got it down this year. So this year, without having the baby nursing, I strengthened that muscle this year, and it's indelibly better than last year. But it was an awakening last year. thought, 'I'm going to go into TV, be at home with my family.' I didn't see my family and I never worked harder in my life. So hats off to everybody who does television, because it's a grind."
This season, the action on the Amblin Entertainment drama picks up six months later when Molly, who has been confined to a psychiatric facility after the events of season 1, finds out about a new series of deaths that seem awfully similar to what she experienced in space. She crosses paths with a cop (newly cast Jeffrey Dean Morgan), whom she enlists to help track down her space baby. That means less screen time for Molly's hubby (Goran Visnjic) as well as her bestie Sam (Camryn Manheim).
"Last season, the show was about survival," explains Liz Kruger, who took over showrunning duties this season with husband Craig Shapiro. "It introduced the ideas of aliens and artificial intelligence who were in a desperate fight for survival with human beings. This season is an evolution story. The world is evolving faster than it had when the dinosaurs went extinct, and Molly is evolving in ways that may either save humanity or destroy it."
Extant will air on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.


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Bingos seem to be beyond me at the moment so I'm just using the bingo calls to test my appetite rather than to plan a game strategy. Having "Shifters" called reminded my how much I've been looking forward to reading the 10th Mercy Thompson book.
I've barely started it but my body had that same learned response to it as to holding a warm cup in cold hands and inhaling the scent of my first cup of coffee.
Thank you, Patricia Briggs. My your words never desert you and my your character always blossom.


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Following is a gallery of pics from today's hike. After the hike we had a nice visit with our host, Tzemach. Really, really good to catch up with him, but he did share some very challenging news. We are the last group to be staying in his home. As soon as we leave, after Sukkot,… Continue reading Gallery and a serious prayer request
Shabbat Shalom from the Top of the World
Kelly and I arrived late yesterday evening after a long trip from the US. We are in Tzemach's guesthouse here in Givat Ye'arim, Israel. He named it 'Top of the World' years ago because of the view and location near the crest of this Judean hill. Dinner when we got in last night... antipasto.. In… Continue reading Shabbat Shalom from the Top of the World
Where else but Israel??
Where else but Israel can you bring four Dutch, one South African, one German and six Americans together and have this much impromptu fun. (We were missing a few this evening..) Abba truly is amazing. This is a neat memory from Ani Yosef's Pesach 2019 trip. Consider joining us for Sukkot 2019.... 16 glorious days… Continue reading Where else but Israel??
100??!! (Getting stretched!… and, Prayer requests.)
The receipt for coffee at Aroma Café in Ma'ale Adumim is faded, but my chicken scratch on the back is still clearly visible. It hangs on my bathroom mirror and most days I look at it in wonder and remind Abba, "100. We are trusting You for 100!" Last year, Pesach 2018, a small group… Continue reading 100??!! (Getting stretched!… and, Prayer requests.)
Pictures and verses
Davina, a participant in the last two Ani Yosef work trips, sent some Scripture and a few pictures from the recent Pesach trip as a blessing on Shabbat. They go so well together that I had to share. As previously blogged, these were taken at Jenna Lewinsky's farm in Efrat, Israel, where the Jacob's Sheep… Continue reading Pictures and verses
Gallery and quick recap
The last week has been incredibly busy coupled with spotty WiFi, so I have failed at keeping a detailed dialog with you, dear reader. Here's an overview and gallery to catch you up. I'll post more detailed thoughts in the coming days. I think I left off after Tuesday's visit with Jenna Lewinsky and Jacob's… Continue reading Gallery and quick recap
I'm full… stuffed, really.
Both figuratively and literally. The team parted ways this morning with many lingering hugs and lots of tears. Truly, over the last three trips to Israel, Abba has begun to knit us together as family in every sense. The leadership team celebrated Pesach here last year and the genesis of Ani Yosef occurred. We, along… Continue reading I'm full… stuffed, really.


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5 Non-Cheesy Valentine's Day Date Ideas
So you've got a special someone, but don't know what to do on Valentine's Day? Here are 5 non-cheesy Valentine's Day date ideas.
1. Sex shop shopping spree. You're adults, right? You like to have fun, right? This is the best day of the year to try something new. Take your partner to a sex shop and get to know each other a little better. Just make sure it's not a surprise. No one likes to be caught off guard by a wall of dildos.
2. First date version 2.0. Celebrate your history together by taking your significant other on a tour of your first date. It worked the first time, right? The second time is even better when you throw a bit of reminiscing into the mix.
3. Make a home cooked meal. Cooking a nice meal at home is quaint, easy and frankly cheap. Make something special like rare meat or an elaborate veggie dish. Pull out all the stops and do it right with nice wine, candles, flowers, and some great music providing the soundtrack. But, just make sure you have a backup in case that casserole doesn't turn out.
4. Break out the fancy booze. It's a special day, so splurge! Have you (or your partner) always wanted to try a fancy scotch? Or a complicated mix drink? That blue stuff, whatever it is? Now is the best time to experiment with the finest and weirdest alcohol you've always wanted to try.
5. Hit the dance floor. There's no better way to have fun with your partner than to find some sweet beats and a dance floor. Dancing is a blast when you're not playing the pick up game, so find a party and hit the club!


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UK Needs Change in Visa Policy, London Mayor Says in Mumbai
The British government made a "big mistake" in changing its visa policy, Sadiq Khan said during his India visit.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is pitching for a change in the stringent visa norms with the British government, he said during his ongoing official tour to India. The tour, which includes Mumbai, Delhi and Amritsar, aims to deepen trade ties between the two countries.
"I am a big critic of the British government over the change in the visa policy," Khan said during an interaction with reporters in Mumbai on Dec. 3. "I think they have made a big mistake, as on one hand the British government is asking Indian businesses to trade there and on the other hand they have made it more hard (to enter the country)."
The British government changed its visa policy for non-European Union nationals to curb immigration. The policy was changed by the Theresa May government and came into effect in November.
"I want to assure you that I am lobbying with my government to change its immigration stance, because I want talented Indians to come to London and not go to Canada, Australia or the US. London is open to people, talent and partnership," the London mayor said, PTI reported.
The changed visa policy compelled India to notify the British government about its concerns with the stringent visa norms and the increase in the threshold limit of annual pay of working professionals to get the travel documents last month.
According to Khan, a change in the current position of United Kingdom on immigration will benefit London. "One of the reasons why London is the greatest city in the world is its ability to catch talent. (A total of) 40 per cent of Londoners are from outside the UK. It's in the interest of London to change its stance on immigration and I'm optimistic that it will change in near future," he said.
Khan also spoke of the need for Britain to forge stronger ties with India, especially Mumbai — something he hopes to achieve with a meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Dec. 4, which is likely to delve into joint ventures on issues like ecology and climate change.
The change in visa policy would also benefit students, Khan said. "There are more international students in London than any other city in the world. Four of the world's top 30 universities are in London. Due to the change in the visa policy, some Indian students chose to go to Canada or Australia," he pointed out. "However, I want to tell Indian students that our universities are brilliant. When you come to London, apart from fantastic quality of education you get, you also get the experience and the contacts you make. This will stand you in good head when you return to (your) country as executive, investor, teacher or entrepreneur."
After his trip to India, Khan will visit Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. "I'm proud to be the first British politician in a long time to be visiting both India and Pakistan on the same trip. As someone whose grandparents and parents were born in India, and whose parents moved to London from Pakistan, I feel very close ties to both countries," he said, the Hindu reported. "The longstanding relationship between Britain and the subcontinent is etched into the landscape of modern London," he added.
Khan was all praise about Bollywood and said that the fact that the Hindi film industry creates so many movies in a year is admirable and worth learning. "One thing that we are doing in Mumbai is learning how you manage to make so many films in Bollywood," he said. "What is it that you are doing? Indian films' post-production work is excellent. Hollywood filmmakers come here to do their post-production work, he added, talking about the possibility of the United Kingdom and India making films together.


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I've heard that I have to have health insurance or pay a fine. Do I have to pay a fine if I can't afford insurance?
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Did the ACA create a government-run health insurance system?
No. It is a common misunderstanding that the ACA created a government-run health care system. Actually, the ACA expanded the health care system that was already in place in the United States in order to create a system that makes coverage available to more Americans. The ACA has not drastically changed the structure of our nation's health care system. You can think of this law as a patchwork solution that creates many patches to cover the gaps, rather than creating a brand new approach.
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One of the best things about Penarth, the little town where we live, is the charity shops. They do sell an amazing array of stuff. As I was walking past Oxfam on Bank Holiday Monday last week, I noticed in the window a series of medical instruments on sale. Many were of no particular interest to me, but the next day, I went back to purchase the sphygmomanometer (blood pressure meter for the uninitiated) and the obstetric forceps. As I teach a lot of history of gynaecology, I thought the forceps might be useful in the future as a teaching tool.
While I do love my vintage sphygmomanometer – and I am sure T and G will too – I feel rather more ambivalent towards my forceps. I did boil them for at least an hour, as if they still bore the traces of their primary function. As I weighed them in my hands, I felt extremely grateful obstetric forceps and attendant episiotomy scissors have never been within near vicinity of my babies (and my genitals).
This purchase came at the same time as yet another debate in the British media: are those who promote natural birth bullying in their attitude? In particular, are women who achieved natural birth(s) boastful and lacking understanding towards women who, by choice or necessity, underwent medical interventions during labour.
This came as a reaction to a review, on the front page of the Sunday Times, of the latest book of Michel Odent, a French pioneer of water births. That article was, in rather an inflammatory manner, entitled 'Mothers risk losing ability to give birth'. I have not read Odent's book (which is not yet available), and I will therefore not comment on it (unlike many columnists in the press). All I can say is that it is worrying to read that so many births nowadays are instrumental births, and it is important that research is carried out on the causes of this phenomenon. As women, we may feel we have failed if we have not had a 'perfect' birth (whatever that may be), but we should understand that statistics and research are not meant to hurt us individually. This is, of course, easier said than done.
An argument one sometimes reads is that 'before the advent of modern obstetrics, women died in droves in labour'. It would take much more than a short blog to challenge that argument, but let us say that the situation is a bit more complex than that. Certainly, it is true that more women in the past died in labour than they do today in our society. It is also true that, when a baby was stuck in the birth canal, the only solution to attempt saving the mother, embryotomy (look it up, as I do not have the courage to describe the procedure), was absolutely atrocious.
Still, the danger with constant recourse to modern instrumentalised births, is that medical personnel will lose the ability to use other skills. There are no obstetric forceps in ancient medical texts, and no mention of episiotomy. Instead, we have some detailed descriptions of midwives' skills. Here is Soranus' (first century CE) description of how midwives should use their hands in labour:
When the orifice of the uterus opens, the midwife, having first anointed her hands with warm oil, should insert the forefinger of the left hand, the nail of which has been cut short, and first dilate the orifice gently and gradually so that the accessible part of the chorion falls forth, while with the right hand, she should anoint the region with oil – bewaring of such oil as has been used for cooking. Soranus, Gynaecology 2.4 (Translation: Temkin).
While midwives still use their hands to measure dilation and to stimulate dilation, they do not usually offer the type of emollient massage that Soranus describes. Instead, they will often recommend baths. For the water, as well as being a good way to alleviate birth pains, also softens the perineum.
I would never claim that one should go back to the way obstetrics was practised in antiquity, but it remains that many babies were born over the centuries without the intervention of forceps – and that is most probably due to the great skill of midwives. As I gaze at my new acquisition, and feel its cold metal, I think once again about my Hippocratic sisters and my friends today, and I have a strong sense that, instead of accusing each other of bullying, we should all campaign for more investment in compassionate midwife- and obstetrician- training.


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Owning a dog can be fun and extremely rewarding, but it's also a big responsibility. Here are five common mistakes new dog owners make and how to avoid them.
Waiting to train a puppy
Training should start during the puppy stage. Some owners let puppies get away with being naughty, but this encourages them not to have respect for their owners. As they grow up, it then becomes harder to discipline them and you end up with a misbehaved dog for life. It's okay if you don't know how to train your dog – there are plenty of puppy training classes out there and guides online that can help.
Setting conflicting rules
It's important to stick to your principles when setting rules. If you encourage a dog to sit on the sofa with you one day and then shout at it for going on the couch the next day, the dog will get confused and will either disobey all instructions or get overly anxious around you. Conflicting rules can often happen when a couple or family take in a new dog, and different people in the home set different rules. Try to all get on the same page when setting home rules so that your pooch knows where they stand.
Not socializing your dog
Dogs are social creatures that need regular contact with humans and other dogs. Being social is something that should be encouraged from an early age. You may want to hold off socializing a puppy until he or she has its vaccinations. Afterward, you can meet up with other dogs. Introduction to other dogs at a young age can help your dog learn how to behave in certain situations. It's also essential for your dog's mental health too.
Not researching the hidden health hazards
There are lots of hidden hazards out there to be mindful of. Certain human foods such as chocolate and grapes, for example, can be toxic to dogs. You may even want to consider changing your cat's litter as this too could be poisonous. On top of researching these dangers, it's worth learning a few life-saving tricks to protect your dog against these dangers such as the Heimlich maneuver for dogs in case your pet chokes. Dog trainers and online sources will be able to teach you about these dangers to your new pet.
Not visiting the vet regularly
Dogs are remarkably talented at hiding pain. For this reason, many health problems may not be evident until they have reached a dangerous point, where your dog can no longer hide the fact that it hurts. By booking regular check-ups at the vet, you can catch any health problems early. Not only can you prevent them from getting serious, but treatment is likely to be cheaper and less invasive if you find the problem in its early stages.