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Vehicle owners may need to shell out 'congestion charges' to drive during peak hours, if a proposal by the urban development (UD) ministry is accepted by state governments.
Modelled on similar rules in London and Singapore, the ministry is considering introducing these charges in a bid to de-congest some of the busiest central business areas across cities,
In London for instance, a congestion charge is imposed in a 20-square km area around the city centre using automatic number plate-recognition cameras at 348 entry sites. Vehicle owners entering the charging zone can either pay online through mobile phones or at specific stores.
Sudhir Krishna, UD secretary had written to all the state chief secretaries to "consider adapting congestion charging system as a measure to decongest central business districts" as well as to "control pollution."
The ministry has asked states to identify the most congested areas in their cities and get a study done on various aspects of the congestion charges as per the requirement.
The technical aspects, such as the amount to be charged and where to charge it, have to be worked out by the state governments as transport is a state subject. "To start with, we may have the manual permit/coupon system as was done in Singapore when it was first introduced," Krishsna's January 15 letter to chief secretaries.
But the ministry feels that the "most desirable and effective way" would be online payment /SMS/ prepaid payment based on vehicle identification through cameras or boxes installed in cars.
If this is true - its totally unacceptable
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I would welcome such a move IF it is accompanied by major improvement in public transportation.
Take my city, Kochi, for instance. Kochi Metro is supposed to start functioning in 3 years' time. The govt is also discussing ways to use the waterways in/around the city to connect major points in the city. If all of this goes as planned (that's a big IF), there should be a major improvement in commuting times to the city centre. I would be happy to leave my car at a metro/boat station outside the city and take public transport for commuting to/from city centre, especially during peak hours.
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Unlike London and Singapore we do not top notch traffic monitoring systems and better infrastructure.
Cars are often not registered at the correct address and monitoring them and charging congestion tax will be a huge task for the authorities.
Even if they introduce monitoring system within the cars, they can be easily tampered and will be reduced to another expensive measure to reduce congestion.
The need of the hour is better infrastructure and better implementation of traffic rules.
Traffic congestion is primarily due to idiot drivers who do not follow traffic rules and block smooth flow of traffic. How often have you seen vehicles driving in wrong direction or jumping signals or blocking roads. Unless we educate the drivers on proper discipline, no amount of tax will reduce congestion.
This congestion charge will also add another problem of egoistic drivers who will drive like they own the road (just because they paid congestion charge) and cause further problems.
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This is ridiculous..no one drives during peak hours amidst all the traffic chaos for fun...we do coz we are compelled to. Going to office during office hours is not a luxury that I can be taxed for!!!
They could rather think of making adjustment in office times to de-congest the roads, something like this was tried during the commonwealth games in Delhi. That can be institutionalised, with offices in certain areas or zones having different timings.
the administrations are not interested in solving the issue but are only looking to extort hapless commoners in the name of doing good!
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Suppose I have to go for a meeting in South Mumbai area, what are my options? I can not think of using any of so-called public transport. If I manage to use them, I will not be in a position to attend the meeting. Why can't these idiots be realistic before coming up with any ideas?
Credible public transport is the need of the hour. If it is available, I'll use it everywhere (after all it costs much lesser than driving my own car), not just to charging zones.
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I am little surprised at the lack of information the article gives. There is no mention of measures to help a person reach his place of work if he chooses not to use his car. The metros in various cities are disasters. I mean they take forever to get completed and the misery they cause to general population while under construction. Road works , pipeline digging , general apathy to follow traffic rules, these I feel are bigger things which should looked into to ease congestion. I assume the tax would be like 20Rs/per day or say 600Rs/month which is easily manageable by people driving cars. So all the government get is some revenue in the name of traffic congestion.Apart from this there is a hugh talk of hi-tech machinery which can be deployed for this. How effective are cameras installed on traffic lights for curbing the people to jump signal. I mean certain intensive jobs like toll-booth etc are still manual.
All this is just a pretty article painting a dream sequence and nothing else.
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A welcome change indeed!
However, this would take a immediate nose dive if implemented without bring a drastic improvement to the existing public transportation across cities.
Wish, a similar fee is slapped on those driving SUVs, MUVs (private) without a minimum passenger occupancy (also making car pooling mandatory!) during peak hours!
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Credible public transport is the need of the hour. If it is available, I'll use it everywhere (after all it costs much lesser than driving my own car), not just to charging zones.[/quote]
+100 to that!!! First we need credible public transport system, only then can one talk about such congestion charges. I for one bought a car in Delhi because i was frustrated by the public transport system. Starting one's day with an argument with the autowalla's over fare is not the ideal way to start a day!!!
And especially for the ladies, sexual haraasments in public transports is so wanton, it is not suprising if they want to travel in personal transports just to be safe!!! Charging that is criminal!
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Its ok for cities with better public transport facilities (Mumbai) but cities like Pune, this solution is not going to work. There are'nt proper bus stops, all routes not covered and autos charge fixed amount instead of running by meter.
And as rightly said by @amitayu - "no one drives during peak hours amidst all the traffic chaos for fun...we do coz we are compelled to. Going to office during office hours is not a luxury that I can be taxed for!!!"
It seems - owning a car and driving it to office is becoming a crime. Rather, companies should start working on giving employees a permanent option of working from home. Teleconference is possible in today's day. With such measures less of office space would be required and will result in savings for the companies while contributiing in reducing traffic.
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IMHO the congestion charges should be applied to the Municipal corporation authorities rather than vehicle owners. They are the ones responsible for congestions in and around the Mumbai city atleast. Dug up road, improper paver blocks installations, Non functional traffic signals, ineffective traffic cops - all of these add up to the congestion and poor vehicle owners are to be blamed. Thats unfair.
It will be highly unrealistic to say that traffic management system would match the western country cities standards if the congestion tax is applied. This is one more unscruplous way of the govt to fleece the common man. I oppose it vehemently.
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I have seen system working near perfectly in identified congestions control zones in London. I am more than sure that this would not work in our contry owing to the infrastructure woes, technology, discipline and authroity's seriousness for the root cause than the symptoms.
As many of us, I am also frustrated with the way government authorities are behaving like mafia's to find new ways to loot money. The proposed system would only mean huge value tenders ( cut practise), bribe for recruiting toll/monitor staff, accounting frauds and more taxes from us.
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1.Just to sight the wastage of public money , there were 1000s of CCTV purchased by authorities in Pune reacting to the bomb blast few years back. It would not surpise anyone that barley 5% of them are in working and those also do not have 24x7 central monitoring.
2.The so called DP road and footpaths are dug and relaid in 3 times in last 2+ years in my vicinity. The next round of digging is now on thanks to Maharashtra Natural Gas Ltd. The guys from Kothrud/Pune would know what it means to us on daily basis. The authrities and contactors who are merrily using their BMWs as reward for the unplanned and subquality work not to mention seperately
3.Why do I have to pay 3 times more toll for NH4 patch running in Maharashtra compared to that in Karnataka part, specially when the later has better infra( quality, service road, queue management at toll and lesser traffic .
The nexus of politicians, authorities and industrial houses is getting uncontrollable
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I would totally not mind paying the taxes given the fact that the money is well utilized. Then it would not be wrong for us to expect flawless roads, less congestion and traffic cops doing their jobs well.
At the same time if this has to be implemented, the govt./municipality should also work towards improving public transport.
The idea should be to desist people from using their personal modes of transportation and not fleece them.
The current scenario leaves a lot to be desired.
What if I am stuck in the same congested areas after paying taxes, I would rather not pay taxes then !!
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There are two angles to this ruling
1. Need for improvement in public transport - which going by past records is not that we can rely upon; especially when you start considering all major cities.
2. Need for more effective office transport - a good deal of us (including myself) prefer to use individual personal vehicles instead of office transport (buses/cabs/carpools/etc). This is something that can pick up more pace with this ruling; which should be a good thing.
Honestly, for once I'm agreeing with the government's view.
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I was having fun thinking about the implementation of congestion charging in Bangalore. During peak hours, all roads in this city are choked. No exceptions. And there are certain arterial roads in the so-called suburbs (area outside of CBD) that are choked 6am-10pm. Half the posts in this thread http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/street...t-all-bad.html are about congestion 10km outside of the CBD!!
I have also found that at times, it is faster and smoother to go through the city than to use ring roads that skirt the CBD.
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I don't see this rule, which involves significant technological & financial investments by the government, being implemented in India for the next 100 years.
Come on, they can't even get traffic lights working properly in this country.
Even if they do, not many people follow it.
Public transport is FUBAR, no point even discussing that here.
The website for booking railway tickets has become the joke of the century.
I don't even want to comment on garbage disposal and general well-being, neat & cleanliness of the metro cities.
Even a simple task such as removal of sun-films from the windows of vehicles has been a complete & utter failure.
Every day I see hundreds of cars with light, dark, super dark, reflective, all kinds of sun-films running around the city, unrestricted and unchallenged.
And they talk about implementing congestion charging? Hah, never in a million years!
You can't build skyscrapers if your foundations are not strong & clearly defined.
Let the begin!
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All a result of "See something say something."! Notice how a friend of the police chief, saw this guy purchase the ammo and turned the guy in?
I am old enough to have had to study the rise of Hitler and quite frankly what is happening to my country reminds me of a lot of things that happened during those times. The doubters need to study from history! If they can't see how Hitler came to power and the similarities that we are living in today in this country, they are absolutely blind to their surroundings........
Moreover, given the rash of shootings around the country lately, maybe it is a good idea for the police to check up on ammunition buyers to see what their stories are.
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Uhhhhh..... do you know what the words "search" and "seizure" mean? Hint: neither means "to question". There's nothing in the Constitution that says law enforcement officers can't ask questions of citizens.
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And what about the people who used their "rights" to harm other people? Freedom of speech has caused how many lawsuits? Ruined how many lives?
Freedom to bear arms has caused how many deaths? How many families have suffered?
We keep wanting our rights, but how mature are we? How much have we SHOWN we deserve these rights? The problem with people is this: we think about ourselves far more than we think about others.
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Moreover, given the rash of shootings around the country lately, maybe it is a good idea for the police to check up on ammunition buyers to see what their stories are.
So now we're advocating for preemptive crime fighting?
So it's completely acceptable for cops to target law abiding citizens when they make a purchase of ammunition because of what they "might" do?
What's next? Maybe cops should pull over all sports cars and see what those drivers are up to. After all, they might speed. Given the rash of obesity in America maybe cops should question your purchase at the grocery store because you might buy fatty foods that are bad for your health?
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I'm confused. Where were his rights violated? Was he searched without a warrant? Did they seize his property or the ammo? Was he accused of any crime?
I think that in this case, he was only questioned, right? The police were simply following up on a tip. How would they know unless they asked? It sounds like they dropped it after speaking with him, and that they were polite.
Maybe the person who called them was paranoid and made up a crazy story about this guy. Who knows? I'm just not seeing any violations of his rights in this particular case.
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Still Waiting For The Sun by Robert Segarra has some of the most passive men on the planet in that story. If only real life could be like this, we would have alot more successful women, like Jane, in society. Dare to dream...
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Still Waiting For The Sun by Robert Segarra is one of the sexiest books I have ever read. And Jane Whitley is one of the sexiest women characters I have found in a contemporary novel in quite some time. I actually cannot name another character quite like hers. This book and these characters were simply remarkable.
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Houses can take on personalities of their own, and Jane's hotel and subsequent home in Seneca Hollow definitely had a personality of its own. So in addition to Jane having to deal with local characters in Still Waiting For The Sun by Robert Segarra, she also had to grown accustomed to where she lived. It was a challenge that was beautifully written and executed. Perfect fun, and great drama.
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In a perfect world, the life of Jane Whitley in Still Waiting For The Sun by Robert Segarra could belong to all of us. I thought her life was just so beautiful. The hardships were diffcult, but the resolution of that hardship was sweet. It was one of the sweetest in literature that I have read. I wish there were more books like this one out there.
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I loved Still Waiting For The Sun by Robert Segarra. I would have liked it if Ronnie McVicar could have been more forceful a character, but then again, maybe he would have conflicted with Jane to much. In any case, I lived their romance. It was pure and honest.
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As part of the City's Greenest City 2020 Action Plan, we require all new larger buildings – specifically, buildings classified in the Vancouver Building Bylaw as Part 3 and Part 9 non-residential buildings – to be designed to strict energy standards. Energy reduction targets for new buildings are 20% below 2007 levels by 2020, and "carbon neutral" by 2030.
We also introduced Canada's first energy code/bylaw for existing larger buildings classified as Part 3 and Part 9 non-residential. The new energy upgrade requirements were added to the existing upgrade mechanism process used in Part 11 for Life Safety, Structural, and Accessibility. Our 2020 energy reduction target for existing larger buildings is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 20% below 2007 levels.
In addition, some areas of Vancouver have been designated for the establishment of neighbourhood energy systems that supply thermal energy for heating, hot water, and in some cases cooling. These areas have specific thermal requirements for buildings to connect and use neighbourhood energy services.


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Published: 2009/05/07
by Matt Houdek
Operation Adaptation: A Festival for a Healthy Planet, The Concord House, Sullivan, WI 4/24 & 4/25
Festival season is upon us and the time has come again to start wrapping hula hoops, saving money to buy tickets, shining our dancing shoes and working on those new moves to unveil amongst the dancing masses. In the Midwest, one of the first festivals of the season was the 2nd annual Operation Adaptation: A Festival for a Healthy Planet held on Earth Day weekend, April 24 25 at the Concord House in Sullivan, Wisconsin.
The Concord House, a huge building with two back-to-back full size stages and a full field for camping, is the perfect venue for an April festival in Wisconsin as it guarantees that whether it's eighty degrees or snowing (both possibilities for this time of year in Wisco) that the music will go on uninterrupted and as planned. Ryan Peterson and Nate Kamsler, owners and promoters of the festival, brought in students from the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD) to help create a fun and festive atmosphere for both the artists and the festival attendees, including a Mario Brothers themed stage and a stage that seemed to come from a cross between a Dr. Seuss story and an MC Escher sketch.
Also unique to the festival and certainly one of the non-musical highlights was the Human-Powered Bicycle Stage created and brought in by Power by the People. The Bike Stage, which does not utilize "stored power" to power its lights, sound and backline, requires festival attendees to take part in generating the electricity in real time by riding on the stationary bikes that were set-up as a semi-circle facing the stage and surrounding the dance area. Bands that played on the bike stage included Stealin Strings, Pert Near Sandstone, Heatbox, a Super Duper Jam, and the new Family Groove Company side-project, Women's Downhill, among others.
Highlights from this stage include a collaboration between the virtuosic, beat box guru Heatbox with the new timey string band, Pert Near Sandstone in an extended rendition of music featured on the original Mario Brothers game, including all of the sound effects (fire balls, coins, hopping on turtles, hitting question boxes, etc.) offered up by Heatbox to the string accompaniment. Other highlights include a stellar and diverse set by Stealin Strings, the Super Duper Jam (aka "the Overserved Band" featuring members of Fat Maw Rooney, Stealin Strings, among others) and both Pert Near Sandstone's and Heatbox's individual sets. Also, the debut of Women's Downhill, featuring Jordan and Mattias of Family Groove Company, was a perfect afternoon set that was both chill and yet full of energy.
As many larger festivals have come to do in the past few years, Operation Adaptation implemented a completely sustainable festival design, including offsetting festival emissions through the purchase of carbon credits, planting one tree for every ticket sold, serving all food from vendors on corn based dishes and utensils, offering numerous recycling/compost/landfill bins throughout the site, setting up a Solar Powered acoustic stage in the camping area and the Bike Stage indoors, and offering incentives for carpoolers and bikers. Two lucky carpoolers even ended up with a pair of Fat Fest 2009 tickets, another Fat Maw Rooney hosted event, which had announced their initial artist line-up (Hot Buttered Rum, The Wood Brothers, Everyone Orchestra, EOTO, Cornmeal, That 1 Guy, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Yo Mamma's Big Fat Booty Band, Family Groove Company, Pert Near Sandstone & Charlie Parr) in accordance with the Operation Adaptation dates as a means of cross-promotion.
The Green Team was another element of Adaptation's commitment to the greening of the fest' as they hosted a variety of presentations, demonstrations, workshops and discussion groups focused on issues of sustainable living and green thinking and doing in general. They also were charged with maintaining power for the Bike Stage (12 bikes in total), recruiting and educating others to hop on and do the same, and helping to promote a positive vibe for everyone in attendance.
On the main stage, highlights included performances by the high-energy funk n groove group, Shoeless Revolution, Friday's headlining set (and only 2009 show) by Chinese Fingertrap which included guest appearances by some of the top musicians in the area, the nearly completely improvised Willy Porter Trio set with Dave Adler (legendary drummer for James Brown) and Biff Blumfumgagne the alien fiddle virtuoso, and of course the festival closing set by the host band, Fat Maw Rooney which also included an bevy of special guests, new songs and dirty, dirty cover selections. Fat Maw's two hour plus set was forced to an end as they played well over their allotted time forcing the venue to flip on the lights after one of their extended, deep pocket jams.
The only downside of the festival was the rainy weather that carried from Saturday morning through Sunday morning, a direct opposition to the beautiful day on Friday. Fortunately with the dual indoor stage at the festival, the weather actually helped push people indoors early in the afternoon giving each band that played nearly a full crowd and high-energy feedback. As only a second year festival, we can expect to see some great things in future years from Operation Adaptation.


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As parents, we get a big kick out of coming up with activities, books and toys that are perfectly suited to our child's age and precise moment of development. Ideas that can help us build their confidence, but also stretch their minds and give them that "aha!" feeling of having grasped something new. Our Savvy Source developmental quiz is designed to give parents precisely those kinds of recommendations. And what an amazing resource it is!
But another thing that makes us just as happy is to find activities that can harmoniously bring together children of different ages and abilities. Because, the truth is, with younger siblings coming along and neighbor kids dropping by and other playmates about, we're more often than not negotiating play amongst children of wildly different skills and inclinations. These interactions can be fraught (the eighteen-month-old knocking over the four-year-old's block towers is predictably rage-inspiring) but also rich with learning and fun on both sides.
To bring out the joy of these playtimes, we suggest a few simple activities that big kids, little kids and babies all adore:
A play-dough party is a sure winner with all the kids in the house. Just set out a fresh batch of homemade play-dough (or a new case of trusty play-doh) on the kitchen table, and plenty of molds and implements for shaping and pounding -- everyone will be thrilled and fully occupied.
If you can handle the mess, finger painting and hand print art are other all-around favorites for toddlers as well as "big kids." Or for a real crowd-pleaser, try finger painting with pudding!
Sidewalk painting and chalk drawing are also great fun for wee scribblers all the way on up to young artists who can already sign their names.
Bubbles! What kid or baby doesn't love bubbles? The big kids can blow, the tots can chase -- everyone is delighted!
Lastly, there's nothing better than an impromptu dance party to make all ages (even the ancient parental types) happy. Put on some favorite tunes and try an animal freeze dance, marching in a mini-parade, clapping and drumming to the beat, and generally letting loose!
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You know when it's time to invest in the perfect furniture for your outdoor living room. Many people tend to spend a lot of time outdoors, so why wouldn't we decorate the same way we would indoors? It's so much more like home when your room is complete. So, let's take a look at some fun outdoor furniture and why not some lighting too? It not only adds style, but it also give you light into the night to make it easier to see and avoid accidental trips and spills.
1.If you enjoy eating in the backyard, make sure you at least have a dining set. This allows you and your guests a place to sit and relax, and it also makes mealtime that much better. When it comes to outdoor furniture, you should take the time to know what you're buying. If you are only looking at the price, you may be settling for something that won't last long. As you know, Australia's harsh weather can quickly put an end to your purchase. So before you buy, make sure the materials are strong and durable and designed for outdoor use, whether its timber or wicker, make sure they are weather-resistant, even if you spend a little more because it's well worth the investment.
2.Try matching accent pieces with your furniture, doing this gives you the daytime decor you will love. This gives you a fabulous daytime look with the ambient lighting taking it to a new level later in the evening. For example, if you already have a black wicker lounge or dining setting, like the Luxo Honduras 4 Seater Wicker Outdoor Dining Set, you can hang a black wicker lamp above your table, check out the Luxo Kiran Hanging Outdoor Solar Wicker Lamp.
3.Place several black wicker floor lamps around the area for a more dramatic look to your entire space live you've never had before. A couple of great choices are the Luxo Kingston Outdoor Solar Wicker Floor Lamp and the Luxo Grover Outdoor Solar Wicker Floor Lamp. One of the best things about solar lighting is that there's no need for cords or electrical outlets since they are powered by the sun. This means that as you enjoy your outdoor experience, it doesn't have to end when the sun goes down and you don't even have to turn it on, it does this all by itself.
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SHERRILL >> The best part of the annual Live Outdoor Nativity Pageant at Christ Church United Methodist is the opportunity for fellowship that it brings, says church pastor Bob Kolvik-Campbell.
"As always, our goal is to welcome people, to share this journey with the people, and to enjoy the fellowship of getting them all together," Kolvik-Campbell said. "We want the community to know this is our gift to them, and they are all welcome."
The story of the first Christmas will be retold once again in all of its glory this Saturday and Sunday as the Youth Group of the church presents their 21th annual pageant, a tradition that is a highlight of the season for many area families.
"This really is Christmas," said pageant narrator Marcia Warham. "To be able to present the Christmas story is what the holiday is all about for me. It is so great to see the youth members step up every year, and see them so happy to start out as shepherds and angels and then move up to the bigger roles like Mary and Joseph."
The youth members of the congregation and their friends from the community portray the Biblical characters as the story is told, accompanied by live Christmas carol soundtrack performed inside the church. Live animals will also add to the excitement for the young and young at heart alike.
The Biblical tale tells of Mary's pregnancy and Joseph's initial uncertainty until he is reassured by the angel that taking Mary as his wife is God's plan. A census then forces Joseph and the pregnant Mary to travel to Bethlehem by donkey, and there they find no room at the inn. Seeking shelter in a stable, they stay there until Baby Jesus arrives and is placed in a manger. He is soon visited by heavenly angels, shepherds, and three astrologers who are following a star glowing brightly in the sky above the stable.
After the pageant, the audience is invited downstairs to the church basement for free refreshments.
Warham said she is so impressed by the way the kids are enthusiastic right from their initial costume fittings a full month before the pageant. Kolvik-Campbell said one of the youngest of the youth members was so excited that he could finally be a part of the pageant that he went around telling everyone he saw that he got to be the littlest shepherd in the cast.
Guitarist/vocalist Ed Smith leads the live musicians inside the church as they play the music that fits perfectly to the drama unfolding on the church lawn. He points especially to the scene as Joseph and Mary travel by donkey to Bethlehem, unsure of where the future will take them in so many ways, as an acoustic and soothing song sets the tone that matches the reflective mood.
Smith intimated that this is the final year that the existing musical group -- still boasting three-quarters of the original Men's Quartet from the inaugural year -- will perform at the pageant. He has all hopes that a new group of musicians will perform next year, he added.
Now, Smith looks forward to actually being able to sit in the bleachers and watch it himself with his family next year for the very first time. It will definitely be a bitter-sweet occasion this weekend, he said, but he said he is glad to have been able to be a part of the presentation of the pageant for 21 years.
"It might be cold outside, but the pageant and its story warms the heart," he said. "It's the Greatest Story Ever Told, all wrapped up in a 35-minute presentation."
Smith noted that after more than two decades, and only some minor changes, the pageant continues much as it was the first season. That familiarity definitely doesn't detract from the message, he stressed.
"It is amazing how little it has changed, but how relevant it still is," Smith said.
The Christ Church Youth Group's Live Outdoor Nativity Pageant returns to the lawn of the church on Saturday, Dec. 9 and Sunday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. each night, and is free and open to the public. Christ Church United Methodist is located at 417 Park St. in Sherrill.


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Taylor Swift has penned a touching note sending her love and sympathies to the families of those killed in the Orlando shooting massacre on Sunday (12Jun16).
In what has become the deadliest mass shooting in American history, 49 people were killed and more than 50 others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Florida.
On Friday (17Jun16), funerals for the victims began as their loved ones said their final goodbyes and the pop star took time to acknowledge the difficult process via a heartfelt message on Instagram.
A snap posted on Friday featured a handwritten note which began with, "To the families of...", and finished with the 49 names of those who perished in the massacre.
She added the caption, "As you bury your loved ones this week, please know that there are millions of us sending you love and our deepest sympathy in the face of this unthinkable and devastating tragedy."
Swift posted the same photo on Twitter, and also wrote, "With heavy heart...".
The emotional post comes after the Style star had a different kind of heartbreak of her own, as she recently split with her boyfriend of over a year, DJ Calvin Harris.
On Thursday (15Jun16), it was clear the 26 year old had moved on from Harris after she was photographed locking lips with actor Tom Hiddleston on a beach near her Rhode Island home.
The two later enjoyed a date night and took off in Swift's private jet, and the Thor star was spotted going to a meeting in New York City on Friday.
Meanwhile, Harris was on the other side of the country in Los Angeles, where he was approached by TMZ photographers about his ex-girlfriend.
In a video posted on the site, the snapper asks the Scottish music star if he would ever consider taking Swift back, but Harris scoffed at the idea and simply laughed at the photographer.


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Stop the Margin Debt Madness
When debt begins to contract, and we don't see investors putting their substantial cash balances to work by buying more stock, then we need to worry.
This is a plea to anyone wishing to write another doomsday piece on margin debt.
Before you do so, can you please address the other side of the margin debt statistics? Pretty please, with sugar on top?
Yet another article on the subject was published, and while this was one of the very, very rare pieces that didn't use the rise in margin debt as an excuse to predict the end of the world, it still left out an extremely important fact.
I wrote about this not too long ago, so I'm not going to rehash all the points about why margin debt, as it is almost universally quoted, is useless. But I do want to touch on the other piece of the margin report that the exchanges release.
Bears like to point out the margin debt stats because it gives the suggestion that investors are tapped out – they are so indebted that there is no more buying power.
Well, let's just move our eyes about two inches to the right on that very same report and look at free cash balances.
In March 2000, margin debt was $279 billion. Today, margin debt is $296 billion. Close enough for gov't work, and thus the cries of imminent demise.
In March 2000, cash sitting in "cash" accounts was $85 billion and cash sitting in "margin" accounts was $65 billion. Given margin rules, investors can buy up to twice as much as the free credit balance in their margin account, so…
Buying power in March 2000 = $85 billion + ($65 billion x 2) = $215 billion
Now let's look at today's figures:
Buying power as of February 2007 = $97 billion + ($155 billion x 2) = $407 billion
So in 2000, investors had $279 billion in existing debt, and $215 billion in potential additional buying power.
Today, they have about the same debt, but nearly twice as much available buying power. In fact, I'm being overly conservative here. A good number of these accounts are likely tagged as pattern day trading accounts, meaning that their available buying power is several times greater than the minimum. Given that, it would be safe to guesstimate that the amount of buying power available in these accounts is more than $500 billion, potentially much more.
This isn't bullish or bearish all on its own – just because the buying power is there doesn't mean they're going to use it. So we have to continue to see investors becoming more and more bullish in order for them to put money to work, causing prices to rise even further.
Don't buy into the hype surrounding margin debt. It's been used as a crutch for the bearish argument for several years now, and trying to predict the market looking at only margin debt and not cash balances is like trying to ride a bike uphill with only one leg.
When debt begins to contract, and we don't see investors putting their substantial cash balances to work by buying more stock, then we need to worry.
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PS50-2B Multi-X
The perfect toool for small projects
The first thing I noticed when I picked up this tool was how well balanced and comfortable it felt. I remember thinking, "This is nice—a cordless model that's easy to control with one hand and still has enough power." And then the battery died. In my testing, the battery lasted about 8-1/2 minutes when sanding, and about 5 minutes when cutting wood or removing grout. As you would expect with power that drains quickly, the batteries tend to get pretty warm during use, and they need 15 minutes to cool down before accepting a 30-minute charge. On the positive side, the Bosch case is one of the best in this group, with plenty of room for the tool, the batteries, and the charger, as well as a separate compartment for accessories. The included adapter enables this tool to accept both Dremel and Fein accessories, which expands your options when shopping for replacement blades—a definite plus. Despite its short run-time during heavy cuts and prolonged grinding, this tool is powerful, and perfect for small projects. It wouldn't be my choice for longer sanding or grinding applications, however. For this price, I'd likely leave it on the shelf and pick up the $210 Fein Start instead.


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About Maui Prime Fine Foods
Long before proprietors Karin and Cary Button opened
Maui Prime Fine Foods, this duo has played a part in the
growth of Maui's culinary scene. In 1980, Cary Button, a
graduate of The Culinary Institute of America in New York,
moved to Maui and began working as a chef in several of
the island's well-known restaurants. Recognizing a need
for chefs to supplement the island's fresh fish bounty with
difficult-to-find cold water seafood, he established a seafood
importing business called Oyster Seafood. Maui restaurants
and hotels were able to take advantage of the consistent
quality of the pristine oysters and clams that Cary flew in
fresh from his home state of Washington, and his business
and reputation flourished.
Mauians also know Karin and Cary Button as the prior
owners of Fish & Game Brewing Company & Rotisserie
in Kahana - West Maui's first microbrewery.
Maui Prime Fine Foods was established as, once again,
the Buttons noticed there was a niche to be filled on Maui.
With many gourmet foods and specialty food products
difficult to procure on Maui, the Buttons decided to bring
these products to food lovers at the retail level. They
opened their gourmet market at Emerald Plaza in 2006.
An expansive deli case features the seafood specialties
that Oyster Seafood is known for. Meat selections
in an adjacent case include a large array of Snake River
Farms' American-style Kobe beef, along with an array of
their American-style Kurobuta Pork. A third deli case is
well-stocked with a variety of imported and domestic cheeses,
along with an array of tempting side dishes. The shop is also
lined with pantry shelves offering up dozens of types of spices,
dry rubs, condiments, marinades, olive oils, vinegars, crackers,
pastas, cookies and chocolates. An eclectic selection of
fine wines fills the wine case.
With Chef Will Hawkins also available as part of the culinary
team at Maui Prime Fine Foods, residents and visitors have
plenty of help when it comes to assistance with recipes,
cooking instructions, the selection of ingredients for a
perfect gourmet picnic or special event - or simply a
wonderful meal to be enjoyed with family or friends.
Maui Prime Fine Foods is also an ideal choice for
those planning dinner parties or other celebrations, who
wish to order party platters for pick-up.
Maui Prime Fine Foods is located in Emerald Plaza in
Lahaina, and is open Tuesday through Saturday, from
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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HOLLYWOOD — The NC-17 rating, long seen as the kiss of death for a movie, is suddenly coming to life.
Three NC-17 films have emerged since the first of the year. Bernardo Bertolucci's "The Dreamers" came out in February, while "Young Adam," starring Ewan McGregor and Tilda Swinton, premiers Friday in Chicago. And "High Tension," a French horror film, is due out from Lions Gate Films in the fall. If the films do reasonably well, industry observers suggest, some of the studios' psychological and economic resistance may start to break down.


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In one of the biggest-ever online pushes from a Ford unit, a new Web site (www.1999cougar.com) went live over the weekend. The site, created by Wunderman Cato Johnson, Detroit, offers product information and "Word of the Web," a promotion that gives visitors a chance to win one of two Cougars.
Visitors can register on the site for the sweepstakes by sending an electronic postcard of the car to someone. Both the postcard recipient and sender are then registered for the sweepstakes.
Mercury is running banner ads to promote the new Cougar Web site on e-mail and lifestyle sites.
The newest version of the "cat" nameplate, first launched in 1967, goes on sale in mid-May; it debuted last week at the Detroit auto show.
The new car-the first vehicle unique to Mercury, without a look-alike version at sister Ford Division-is expected to get about $40 million in media support this year.
A second promotion started at the Detroit show over the weekend. Wunderman, working with Intel Corp.'s new Create & Share Camera Pack, is taking photos of show attendees with the car. Within a minute, the photo is sent in postcard form via the Net, said Nick Stoyanoff, VP-director of interactive at Wunderman.
Participants can win the new Intel product in weekly drawings.
The program will run at other auto shows, including Chicago's next month and New York's in April.
Mercury expects to send up to 100,000 postcards from the Detroit show from Jan. 9 through Jan. 19, said Al Giombetti, group brand manager of Mercury. The carmaker will do follow-up direct mail to both show and Web participants.
Jim O'Connor, general manager of Ford's Lincoln-Mercury Division, said that national ads from Y&R Advertising, Detroit, will use some elements of "big cat" ads from the late 1970s that employed a live cougar and the "Sign of the cat" theme.
The new executions, arriving in a few months, won't use the cat as predominantly but Mr. O'Connor hinted there may be cat paws.
Ford is trying to attract a younger crowd than the average Mercury owner, who's in his late 50s. The four-cylinder Cougar GS is expected to attract 25-to-40-year-olds, about 60% of them women, Mr. O'Connor said. The six-cylinder LS will be targeted at 35-to-40-year-olds, with an even split between men and women buyers.
Ford can make 50,000 of the new Cougars annually. It sold 30,516 in 1997, down 15% from '96.
Consultant David Kalmus, president of Auto Quest Services, said other marketers of two-door cars like the new, four-seat Cougar have been having a tough time selling them. Baby boomers favor sport-utility vehicles and two-seat roadsters.


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Creating a New Custom Playbook
In addition to being able to create a quick and easy playbook using the FastPrint feature, you also have the option of creating a new, blank playbook that you will be able to fully customize. You can begin this process by clicking the "New Playbook" button from within the Playbook Tab.
In the New Playbook menu, you must name your Playbook, add a name of the first chapter, and pick a destination folder for where the Playbook will be housed.
Once you have created your playbook, you will see it listed in the Playbook Library window, and it will automatically open in the Playbook Editor window.
To add drills to your playbook, you can drag and drop any drill from your Play Library window to your Playbook Editor window.
Drills within a playbook can also be re-organized by dragging and dropping.
Chapters and Sections
Chapters and sections are the main dividers and organization tools available within a playbook. Chapters are most often used as a way to organize and group similar kinds of drills together within a playbook.
To add a new chapter or section, simply right-click anywhere within the Playbook Editor window.
A Chapter or Section can be renamed from the right-click menu.


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Because of their current location in the US, my brother occasionally accepts money remittance from his co-workers. Just like what happened last week when they were in an isolated area and his colleague's family in the Philippines really needed the cash. He does not do this all the time, only when I have spare money in my wallet. I pay for it initially then he just pays me later in bulk (wayyy later if I may say) so we can save on the remittance charges. We split what's left of what his friends paid him, less of course the amount we spent on sending. We normally accept when his friends will send money to a BPI account or a BDO account (I can visit these banks readily and they're convenient) but since it was an emergency, we obliged to send via Western Union.
Of course I needed to know how much I will be paying for sending the money via Western Union so I Googled how much they charge for $300 (approximately P13,200 at that time). I don't know why it isn't readily posted on the Western Union website so I looked elsewhere. I found some info, yeah, but too bad, it was erroneous information. So imagine my surprise when I was asked to pay P540.00 to send P13,200.00 to somewhere in Quezon. Well anyway, for your reference, I took a photo of the poster displaying the current rates for sending money domestically (to and from anywhere in the Philippines) via Western Union.


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Viacom Inc., the owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV and Nickelodeon, on Thursday said its net income rose 56 percent in the latest quarter, even though a slate of movies that was lackluster compared with last year held back revenue.
Viacom earned $585 million, or $1.07 per share, in the January to March quarter. That compares with $376 million, or 63 cents per share, it earned in the same period last year. Viacom has bought back shares, reducing stock outstanding and boosting earnings per share.
Excluding special items, earnings were 98 cents per share in the fiscal second quarter, 9 cents above the average analyst estimate as polled by FactSet.
The New York-based media company said its revenue rose 2 percent to $3.33 billion, matching analyst estimates.
Revenue rose 5 percent at Viacom's TV networks, and fell 5 percent at Paramount, as movies like "The Devil Inside," "A Thousand Words," and "Jeff, Who Lives at Home," did not match hits from last year like "Rango" and "No Strings Attached."
However, the lower movie revenue was more than offset by lower distribution costs, so Paramount's operating income expanded, contributing to the overall profit increase.
Viacom's Class B shares rose $1.49, or 3 percent, to $48.92 in morning trading.
An issue that's been hanging over the company since the fall is a ratings decline reaching nearly 30 percent at Nickelodeon, one of the Viacom's flagship networks. Analyst Todd Juenger at Sanford Bernstein has pointed the finger at Netflix Inc., which streams some Nickelodeon shows, like "Dora the Explorer."
But Juenger acknowledges that Netflix can't explain the all of the decline. On a conference call with analysts, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman said viewing of Nickelodeon content on Netflix is 2 percent of the time spent on watching the TV channel, so the "Netflix effect" is minimal.
"The Nick issue is complicated. There are ratings measurement issues. There certainly has been some compelling programming on some of our competitors, which we can clearly address," Dauman said. "We will do what we always do: We will research our audiences, we'll review our pipeline, add more diversity in our programming."
The ratings decline hasn't had an effect on Viacom's overall ability to sell ads, executives said, because the demand for advertising has been increasing.


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CEE498 Capstone Design Project I
Lead Faculty: Dr. Peilin Fu
Course Description
Students apply the knowledge and skills that they gained from Electrical and Computer Engineering courses to solve a real-world engineering problem. Student start work on their project after it is approved by the faculty teaching the course. During this course students complete different phases of project. Students deal with a set of realistic constraints during the design and implementation of the project such as economic, social, political, ethical, and social impacts. Grading is S/U only. Eligible for In Progress (IP) grading.
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- Design a system or a process to meet given set of specifications with realistic engineering constraints.
- Function as a member of an engineering design team.
- Demonstrate knowledge of project related material.
- Utilize available technical resources.
- Communicate in writing and orally.


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This past Thursday we had a special guest at EMAC, Prof. Carlos Santos. Taking time from his vacation, he stopped by to watch class and answer a few questions with BJJ-ASIA. Having already interviewed Prof. Santos earlier this year, we took a few moments to catch up with what he's been working on.
I will preface the video by apologizing for my shaky hand as I had just finished training, still wearing my soaked gi and not prepared as I would have liked to have been. Even so, it's always great to have a few words from those with such a rich background in jiu-jitsu and still leading the sport in other parts of the world.
A special thanks to Prof. Santos for his time and Pedro for putting us in the know. -Luke


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The Company
webres is an online booking system for hotels that has been active in the market since 1998. webres' scalable server architecture ensures that the system can quickly adapt to increasingly sophisticated and expanding requirements.
webres offers connections to all important global booking portals used by the hotel industry. Through webres, hotels are represented in all GDS systems: Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport (Galileo, Apollo, Worldspan). Being connected to the GDS allows hotels to be available for booking by more than 650,000 travel agents worldwide.
webres has been a GDS provider in its own right since 2006 and has its own private Global Distribution Systems label (XW). The great advantage to hotel operators in this regard is that the webres system is easy to manage and English language support is available.
Our Objectives
Apart from cost free booking on the hotels own web site, webres with its motto 'connecting systems' has endeavoured to minimize the maintenance requirements of hoteliers on commissionable internet portals.
Actually, it is the wish of every hotelier to have one system that connects to all booking platforms globally. For the corporate segment and their central reservation systems this is already possible with some limitations. For private hotels, webres provides this solution.
webres provides an interface to almost all of the worldwide booking portals that are important for the hotel industry.
The interface with Pegasus provides a connection to a further 1000 internet portals that can be maintained directly by webres. E.g. hotels.com, Orbitz, L`tur, TUI, DER, Expedia, travelchannel etc
Furthermore, webres allows all hotels access to bookings in all the GDS systems, such as Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport. Additionally, the hotels can be booked by over 650.000 Travel Agents. webres has now also become a GDS Provider itself with its own 'Private Label' (XW) in the GDS Systems.
We load your special Corporate rates into the system and allow your hotel to booked through organizations such as American Express, TQ3, Carlson Waggonlit and others. Because of our centralized invoicing system, managing your commissions is so much easier.
What is important to remember is that each hotel apart from having direct bookings on its own web site, also has a presence in all available booking systems to ensure maximum exposure and access to reservations. This gives hotels, independent of size, the same advantages as hotel groups and chains.


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Finally, back to business...
After two moves across the country, a sidetrack into MLM, and some personal crisis, I'm finally back to my writing world. Even though I left the world full time, I kept plugging along in secret. Snippets written in quiet moments. Edits trying to bring the best story to you. Ideas collected on scraps of paper.
I'm now on the west coast setting up house and trying very hard to get my stories finished and out the door!
Thank you for all your support.
I'm now on the west coast setting up house and trying very hard to get my stories finished and out the door!
Thank you for all your support.
A New World
I have been busy creating an entirely new world. It's a project I've been finagling for almost a year. Only my closest friend and beta knew about it. I am more excited than words can express to give birth to this place with mythical creature, new romances, and spirituality embraced by it's inhabitants. It's that last bit that has kept me so frightened of publishing this work. The reason I write isn't all about making money. I want to give people something that helps them forget their world for a time and live in a place with a happy ending. This world has that and a little more. This world has characters living in a church. A CHURCH!?
You might be thinking I'm crazy given what I write, but I'm not. I've been thinking on this for a while. I don't hide my religious beliefs so why should my characters? I've been told by atheists, Muslims, Pagans, and Wiccans that for a Christian, I am really easy to get along with. If I can hang in a diverse world and not hide my convictions, my characters can as well. Here's to a new world complete with spirituality.
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I've been critical of the Bears coaching staff most of the season. And really, again with the squib kicks? But here's a twist. If you had told me in September that the Bears would be 9-6 at this point with an opportunity to win the division or possibly a wild card slot, I probably would have said that Lovie Smith would be a Coach of the Year candidate.
There are still some areas of coaching that I think Smith needs to improve. Clock-management is probably foremost on the list. The question: when teams somehow win games they have no business winning–the last 2 weeks are perfect examples–do the coaches deserve some props? Just win, baby–right? Or do the Bears have 9 wins in spite of the coaching staff?
Corey Graham. Graham was one of the defenders that played with playoff-like intensity and pro-bowl type results. Insane coverage, great run support and 9 tackles overall.
Lance Briggs. Briggs was all over the field again last night, making it clear why he is headed to Hawaii at season's end.
Matt Forte. Not many holes for Forte to run through, yet he came up with some big plays when the Bears needed them most.
Kevin Payne. Seemingly in on every tackle. Pro-Bowler a year or two from now?
Robbie Gould. No he can't kick a 50-yard field goal and no, he can't kick it off that deep. But he simply makes clutch field-goals as if he was fooling around in practice.
Honorable mention: Tommie Harris, Danieal Manning, Brad Maynard.
Brian Urlacher. 2 tackles from the MLB?
Kyle Orton. Orton completely stared down receivers and still can't throw a deep ball. When people talk about all his wins as a starter, let's mark this game down as an example of how that doesn't mean all that much.
Adrian Peterson. Seriously? A horse-collar tackle just feet away from the sideline? From a veteran?
O-Line. Orton sacked 3 times and never really had a lot of time to throw. Plus there weren't very many holes for Forte.


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Mozilla fans can now play with the anticipated speedier JavaScript engine in the first beta for Firefox 3.1, as well as explore improvements to the Smart Location Bar and a slick interface for hotkey tab switching. Now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users, the new JavaScript engine, called TraceMonkey, is not turned on by default.
Don't take my word for it, though. Using the SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark test, Firefox 3.1 beta 1 completed the test in 2787.6 milliseconds--about twice as fast as the current stable release, Firefox 3.0.3, which clocked in at 5446.6 ms.
Using CTRL+Tab to jump between open tabs now has graphic overlay, much like the Windows Vista ALT+Tab program switcher. The Geode geolocator plug-in has been rolled into FF3.1. The Geode drop-down worked for me, but it wasn't always able to find my location.
You can now restrict searches in the Awesome Smart Bar using special characters such as "+" and "#". These and other aspects of the character restrictions are customizable through about:config.
Two much-anticipated features did not make it into this beta. Private Browsing, Mozilla's answer to Google Chrome's Incognito, and enhanced session management features were not available in this beta.
I found that several of my plug-ins were not compatible with the new tab switcher, so I just disabled all of them. Using a plug-in to force forward-compatibility in other plug-ins can lead to instability and crashes, arguably even more so because this is a beta. However, if you're interested in getting the fastest version of Firefox that we've seen to date, Firefox 3.1 beta 1 is going to deliver the goods.
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NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - February 2, 2013 --Five people were injured in a four-car crash on Saturday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.
The crash happened on the Roosevelt Boulevard near Red Lion Road around 7:00 a.m.
Video from the Action Cam showed the vehicles with rear and front-end damage in an apparent chain-reaction crash.
Our video from the scene also showed one person being led away in handcuffs by police.
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Hi, I am Zackery Torres and I was born on March 16, 1999 in Phoenix, Arizona. I grew up in Litchfield Park, AZ with my parents and two sisters, Mia and Tesa.
Growing up, I played soccer and baseball until I was about 10 years old. Then I went to my first dance class at Cutting Edge dance studio and it changed my life. After Cutting Edge closed, I moved to Dance Connection Scottsdale and have began competing with their Company.
In 2011 I landed a role on Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition, and then became a regular guest on Dance Moms.
While I am crazy busy with dance, school and TV, I also like to hike, run, and make videos. My favorite food is soup.
I love soup. SOUP, SOUP, SOUP.
The funniest thing I have seen recently is the video of the cats to the song SAIL.
I love my family and my life. I am so happy and comfortable in my own skin
that I don't even mind dressing up in crazy costumes and dresses and
being seen by millions of people on TV. I even do my sister's hair and nails
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Introduced by Senator Doyle of Washington County, Senator McCormack of Windsor County, Senator Cummings of Washington County and Senator Scott of Washington County
Referred to Committee on
Subject: Health; breastfeeding
Statement of purpose: This bill proposes to implement proposals of the breastfeeding study commission.
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Sec. 1. 4 V.S.A. § 962 is amended to read:
(a) A person shall be qualified for jury service if the person:
(1) is a citizen of the United States who has attained the age of majority;
(2) resides within the geographical jurisdiction of the court in which called to serve;
(3) is able to read, write, understand and speak the English language;
(4) is capable, by reason of mental or physical condition, to render satisfactory jury service; *[
(5) has not served a term of imprisonment in this state after conviction of a felony; and
(6) is not a breastfeeding mother responsible for the daily care of an infant and who is not otherwise regularly employed at a location outside her home.
(b) No person shall be automatically excused from jury service; however, the presiding judge may excuse a person for all or part of the two-year period upon individual request showing undue hardship on the prospective juror or the employer.
Sec. 2. 9 V.S.A. § 4502(j) is added to read:
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mother may breastfeed her baby in any location or place of public accommodation in which the mother would otherwise be permitted to bottle-feed her baby, whether or not the mother's breast is visible during the feeding.
Sec. 3. 15 V.S.A. § 655 is amended to read:
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(b) In making an order under this section, the court shall be guided by the best interests of the child, and shall consider at least the following factors:
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(8) the ability and disposition of the parents to communicate, cooperate with each other and make joint decisions concerning the children where parental rights and responsibilities are to be shared or divided*[
(9) whether the mother is breastfeeding the child;*[
(9)]*(10) in addition, the court shall consider evidence of abuse, as defined in section 1101 of this title, and the impact of the abuse on the child and on the relationship between the child and the abusing parent.
(c) The court shall not apply a preference for one parent over the other because of the sex of the child, the sex of a parent or the financial resources of a parent.
(d) The court may order a parent who is awarded responsibility for a certain matter involving a child's welfare to inform the other parent when a major change in that matter occurs.
(e) The jurisdiction granted by this section shall be limited by the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, if another state has jurisdiction as provided in that act. For the purposes of interpreting that act and any other provision of law which refers to a custodial parent, including but not limited to section 2451 of Title 13, the parent with physical responsibility shall be considered the custodial parent.


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Top 4 Health and Wellness Getaways
Feeling a little bit stressed and overwhelmed? Sometimes life takes its toll on you and you need to take some time to relax and recharge your batteries. A relaxing wellness getaway can help you to feel rejuvenated and ready to take on any challenges that life throws at you.
TRULY Experiences, providers of luxury experiences for men and women, take us through a few examples of the very best health and wellness spas in the world – the ideal places to enjoy your relaxing holiday.
Ananda in the Himalayas, India
Located in the beautiful Himalayan foothills near the Indian city of Rishikesh, overlooking the peaceful Ganga, this luxurious spa is a quiet retreat where you can enjoy some top notch pampering. It was established in 2000 as the first destination spa in India. The 24,000 square foot spa has a menu of over 80 beauty treatments that are based on the traditional Indian systems of Ayurveda.
At Ananda in the Himalayas you can enjoy a personalised therapy treatment that will focus on your individual needs, such as detoxification, de-stress, cleansing, anti-ageing or weight loss. Between treatments you can relax in the stunning outdoor lap pool or exercise in the gymnasium.
Wildfitness Andalucia, Spain
This is a beautiful health spa inspired by nature, offering a rustic and relaxing experience. It is located on a lovely scenic olive grove on a hill, overlooking vast fields of wheat and sunflowers. The resort offers a number of fitness programs that will get you outdoors and exploring the countryside, including running, hiking, boxing and games. After the activities you can enjoy relaxation sessions and massages to soothe your muscles.
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
Set within the stunning Swiss Alps, this gorgeous resort is a top notch place to lose weight, enjoy healing treatments or simply soak in the thermal waters. It is home to some of the finest medi-spas in the world and Bad Ragaz is one of the best. There is a team of over 30 expert doctors and specialists combined with an elite fitness team, as well as nutritionists and naturopaths. There are so many different treatments here, from detoxes to sleep clinics to anti-ageing and much more – so plan a visit and you will feel brand new again.
The Farm, Philippines
Set in the Batangas region, The Farm is a lovely and tranquil wellness retreat with a quiet back-to-nature atmosphere. The staff at the Farm seek to create a lovely and relaxing atmosphere and they offer a range of healthy detoxifying treatments – as well as emotional guidance, nutritious raw food and support. There is a wide range of spa treatments available and they are made with locally sourced organic products. The award winning Alive! Restaurant serves fresh juices and raw vegan food that will make you feel light and energised.
These are just a few of the most wonderful and luxurious health and wellness spas in the world, where you can rest your mind, body and soul and feel rejuvenated and recharged. Where will you plan your next spa getaway?
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In a medium-sized heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the lard to rippling over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is translucent, about 3 minutes.
Break up the tomatoes coarsely with your fingers. Add the tomatoes and their juices to the sauteed onion. Stir in the chiles and oregano. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes or until slightly concentrated.
Remove from the heat and let cool to lukewarm, about 15 minutes. Puree the mixture in a blender or food processor. Taste for salt (the tomatoes will have some) and add a little if needed. Serve hot at once or store tightly covered in refrigerator for up to 4 or 5 days and reheat before serving.
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by Michal Zoe Tucker
Recently, I went to the Adventure Theater Musical Theater Center (ATMTC) located in Glen Echo Park, Maryland with my father and sister to see a musical for the book Pinkalicious, written by Elizabeth Kann. This was my third time going to ATMTC. The first time I saw the musical Three little Birds, based on the song by Bob Marley. The second time, I saw the musical/play "Big Nate," based on one of the books in the Big Nate series by author Lincoln Pierce, who I met at the theater after the show.
The Pinkalicious musical started off with Pinkalicious wanting to eat a cupcake, but her mom didn't let her and told her to go to bed. The next morning she asked for another cupcake and she couldn't get one, so a few nights later she snuck to eat a bunch of cupcakes. In the morning, her brother, Peter, woke her up and screamed that she was pink. Her mom took her to the doctors and they said she had "pinkatidis." And the only way to cure it was to eat green food, and Pinkalicious hated green food! So, instead of eating vegetables she snuck another cupcake, and when she woke up the next morning she was red. Later on in the musical, Pinkalicious finally ate green food and turned back to her normal self with the help of her brother Peter. My favorite part was when she went to sleep and there were pink cupcake puppets moving around her head representing her dreams. When we walked out the theater, we got to try on some of the Pinkalicious costumes. Also my dad bought my sister and I a gold crown from the little merchandise store at the front window. It was very fun!