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'Dark Knight' Shooting To Be Exploited For Political Grist
(PRISON PLANET) Within hours of the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado at a screening of the new Batman movie, the political machine is already gearing up to exploit the incident as a tool to demonize the second amendment and characterize Americans who are against big government as extremists.
A 6ft tall man dressed in black body armor and wearing a gas mask burst through an emergency exit door at the theater during a midnight screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' Batman movie, before making his way up the stairs and shooting people at random, according to reports.
The man also apparently set off a smoke or tear gas bomb, killing at least 14 people and injuring dozens more.
The gunman was arrested and early reports suggested an accomplice was still on the run, but police now say there was only one shooter.
"A 24-year-old suspect in is custody and an apartment building in north Aurora connected to the suspect was being evacuated and searched for possible explosives, " reports the Denver Post.
A possible motive for the shooting – bizarre as it sounds – is that, "the gunman carried out the shooting because the new Batman movie was sold out," according to local reports.
Observers following news reports about the incident have already noticed that the tragedy is being exploited to demonize Americans suspicious of federal authority – noting that the villain in 'The Dark Knight Rises' is an anti-establishment character.
"They're claiming that since the villain in the movie was "rising up" against authorities that's what this guy may have been doing," writes Brandon Nolley.
Others fear that the shooter will be labeled a "conspiracy theorist" and used to portray so-called "truthers" as violent extremists.
"I have a feeling he's going to be a "extremist" with "Conspiracy theorist" views, may be he even saw Alex's review of the movie," writes Evan Munn. "They are going to parade out the children's bodies like OKC."
Others note that the mass shooting coincides with a UN arms treaty that threatens to grease the skids for a total gun ban in the United States. It's inevitable that the event will be used to demonize the second amendment.
"The UN treaty will save us," comments Michael Rozycki.
Every time there is a mass shooting in the United States, the establishment uses it to demonize its political adversaries.
The most recent example was the Jared Lee Loughner case. After Loughner shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, the media instantly launched a smear campaigninsinuating that Loughner's political beliefs were shared by conservatives and libertarians. In reality, Loughner turned out to be a pot smoking left-winger who had dabbled in the occult.
15 Responses to 'Dark Knight' Shooting To Be Exploited For Political Grist
Gas Mask, Riot Helmet, Tear Gas Canisters? Sounds kinda staged in my opinion, but what do i know, Ten years as a Cop didnt teach me a thing!
This is unfortunate. The likelihood is that the perp was on meds (SSRIs) or other antidepressants and may have been put up to this heinous offense as part of a government mind control false flag. When we look back on all of these shooters, it never smells right and always appears to be the workings of some MKUltra or other mind control program.
Yes, I now that's a conspiracy theory, as stated by the MSM, but wouldn't you know that under the MSM definition of conspiracy theorist, some of the best scientists, prosecutors, detectives and entrepreneurs were conspiracy theorists by their definition.
No concealed carriers?
Well, this is what happens if you disarm the population by regulations.. If everyone would have been able to defend themselves, by carrying.. He would have gotten of maybe 2 shots, and then hit by at least 90.
In almost 100% of these public shootings the shooter was determined to be under the care of a Psychiatric Physician and was likely Programmed to perform these crimes as a means to get the guns out of the hands of the average citizen like they did in England and Australia. The only difference here is that the shooter didn't commit suicide like all the others and if he mysteriously ends up dead, you can pretty much gather that he was "Silenced" so that his programming can never be revealed.
"Gas Mask, Riot Helmet, Tear Gas Canisters? Sounds kinda staged in my opinion, but what do i know, Ten years as a Cop didnt teach me a thing!"
It sure didn't teach you a thing about logic. You have a lot of experience with "staged" shootings?
" If everyone would have been able to defend themselves, by carrying.."
Yeah nothing like going from 1 person shooting in a dark theater to 100. What could go wrong?
"In almost 100% of these public shootings the shooter was determined to be under the care of a Psychiatric Physician and was likely Programmed…"
You really have to be a delusional rube to assume that someone that is under mental care killed some people because he was "programmed" as opposed to being just nuts. This is the kind of stupid Alex Jones banks on.
"Yeah nothing like going from 1 person shooting in a dark theater to 100. What could go wrong?"
I prefer to have a fighting chance over a standing execution.
You may kneel, pray and beg a criminal at your free choice.
"wouldn't you know that under the MSM definition of conspiracy theorist, some of the best scientists, prosecutors, detectives and entrepreneurs were conspiracy theorists by their definition."
Well most intelligent people don't get their understanding of the English Language from the "mainstream media". But if by "conspiracy theorist" you mean that the above were "conspiracy theorists" because there was a "conspiracy" and they had a "theory", then I would suggest stop gulping down the woo spoon fed to you by Alex Jones and getting an education.
"I prefer to have a fighting chance over a standing execution.
You may kneel, pray and beg a criminal at your free choice."
You consider 100/100 a better chance than 1/100? You may want to check your math.
THe only reason some idiots could take planes with box cutter was because Americans were disarmed.
As I said, I rather have a fighting chance then a standing execution.
Gun Control is pop an idiot like that twice between the eyes.
And you can hide and soil yourself behind me.
"THe only reason some idiots could take planes with box cutter was because Americans were disarmed."
IIRC a plane of unarmed citizens stopped 1 group. But yes, it definitely would have been a good idea for a couple dozen people discharging firearms in a 15 x 7 tube at 30,000 feet. You should be working for NASA.
"As I said, I rather have a fighting chance then a standing execution."
Yes simply repeating yourself is very inspiring. I am sure the people between you and the gunman may have different sentiments.
"And you can hide and soil yourself behind me."
Uh huh…tell yourself that. I am sure watching Rambo has taught you all you need to know.
FYI- They claimed they had a bomb on each plane on 9/11. Nice job leaving out facts. Typical rube letting Alex Jones tell him what to believe.
Before 9/11 you could hijack an aircraft with an empty box just by saying it contained a bomb. Last thing you want is some amateur gun totting Rambo shooting if the box does contain a bomb. Best to have a locked cockpit door and let a trained Federal marshal deal with the passengers.
This is why you don't want so called patriots making decisions, they will screw it up for sure.
The official facts are the box cutters.
For the rest of your gun ilusions on 30.000 feet. http://gadgetopia.com/post/2606
You shouldn't believe what movies say r the government that so badly wants to get rid of the 2nd.
The only reason Columbine worked so well, was because the victimized Americans followed the law and considered (falsely!) themselves save in a gun free zone. They voluntary disarmed. Something the criminals depended on.
The only reason every massacre is a succes is because Americans are deprived of their right to bear arms and thus being able to defend themselves during the time it takes for the government to respond to the crime.
The criminal goes into a chicken coup or Gun Free Zone because they don't expect any return fire, there is NO risc to them, they don't have to stop and look for cover..
They don't go into a lion cage with 20 lion with only one bullet to show their man hood.
The stats are that: a 100:1 are better then 0:1. My Math is sound. I don't state that there won't be any friendly fire accidents, but the chances of a HUNDRED law abiding citizen to ONE criminal are definitly better then playing stampeding chickens scrambling for an exit and out of sight while being shot at.
No Living in Europe told me all I need to know about governments disarming people for their safety as they call it. It is all nice and dandy until you run into the criminals that don't care for government dictates. And I know, I looked into the working end of a 9mm pistol held be a criminal.
And Rambo.. You watch to many movies. So I let that strawman go.. go.. Go..
" trained Federal marshal "
So what makes him aim and shoot better?
A government issued certificate and a badge?
Trust the government. Obey the Government. They only want the best for you.
And a bomb? Through the TSA.. Must have been CIA/FBI supplied?
Yeah, trust the government. Disarm.. It is for your own good.
I hear echoes from King George…
I'd say that Mark is pretty much on it.
So, was this guy CIA, FBI, Mossad, or just the usual mind-controlled Manchurian Candidate? Is anybody stupid enough to believe that this just coincidentally happened while the slimefucks in DC are in the middle of trying to sign some bullshit treaty that people claim will lead to private gun control? Can nobody spot the recurrent patterns here?


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Pre-Season Testing: Szoke Paces Morning Session
April 15, 2008
April 15, 2008
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JENNINGS, Fla. Two-time defending national champion Jordan Szoke set the pace in Tuesday mornings opening test session for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship competitors at JenningsGP.
Szoke was fastest in both the Superbike and Yoshimura Pro 600 Sport Bike classes. Riding his Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-6R the Brantford, Ont. rider toured the 2.0-mile circuit in one minute, 16.379 seconds. In his first ride aboard the brand new ZX-10R Superbike, Szoke recorded a 1:16.728. "To have that sort of time right away on the Superbike is really impressive", Szoke said. "Its an all-new motorcycle and we still have a lot to figure out. The 600 has obviously been developed over a year, but were faster than we went here last year with it".
Third in Superbike was Szokes Canadian Kawasaki Motors teammate Brett McCormick of Saskatoon. The 2007 HJC Pro Rookie of the Year set a best time of 1:17.703 on his ZX-10R.
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Mr Moose/
Mr Moose, or 'Herra Hirvi' as you would say in Finnish is a very accomplished Concert level pianist and he gets to play his music all over the world. This makes him a very well travelled moose. Sometimes though he is not very happy if he arrives at the venue to play and they haven't taken into account how big his impressive antlers are and there is not enough room for them!
One time they even thought that a normal size piano would do and you can just imagine how he looked with his long legs, big antlers and very grumpy face. Now he is very careful to send his requirements well in advance.
Mr Moose also speaks five different languages although it is slightly questionable as he tends to mumble his words a lot and therefore you can't really hear what he is saying. Somehow though he manages to get understood regardless what country he is in.
LIKES: Strong black coffee with sugar, reading and crosswords.
DISLIKES: Wet grass and bumping his antlers into the ceiling.
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What does Big Data mean to you?
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S3's Business Development Manager Gurdip Kalley answers this question at IP EXPO along with other industry experts in a seminar session held to discuss this year's favourite topic 'Big Data'.
As industry leading experts, S3 and Gurdip offered an informative insight in to what the term means and what the future holds for companies managing more and more data.
Read the transcript from this session and learn more about what Big Data could mean to you.
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1 . Health Care Reform Provides Affordable Insurance to the Uninsured. The open enrollment period to purchase health insurance coverage for 2014 through the Health Insurance Marketplace runs from Oct. 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014.
2. Health Care Reform Provides Expanded Coverage
- Ability for young adults to stay on parents' plan until 26.
- Individuals with pre-existing conditions cannot be denied coverage
- Medicaid will not be offered to individuals under age 65 with income less than about $15,302 ($31,155 for a family of four.)
3. You may be eligible for a Government Subsidy.
- Uninsured individuals who purchase health insurance through the Marketplace or exchange and have income no greater than about $94,200 for a family of four, may be eligible for a government subsidy to help pay for health insurance.
- The subsidy will be in the form a a tax credit.
- The credit or subsidy will be applied to your insurance premium when you purchase in 2014.
4. You May Receive a Penalty if Not Insured by March 31, 2014.
- If you are required to purchase health insurance and have not done so by March 31, 2014, you will receive a penalty.
- The tax penalty will be on your 2014 tax return filed in 2015.
- The penalty in 2014 is $95 per adult, 447.50 per child, capped at $285 or 1 percent of household income depending on income, whichever is greater.
- Each year the penalty increases.
- By 2016, it rises to $695 per adult, $347.50 per child, capped at $2,085 or 2.5 percent of household income, whichever is greater.
- There is no penalty for a gap in coverage less than three months.
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- You have income below the IRS tax-filing threshold ($9,750 if you are single).
- You have financial hardship.
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Several years ago the German filmmaker Werner Herzog directed a documentary about an ancient cave in the South of France, now called the Chauvet cave. The rocky enclosure dates back thirty-two thousand years, and it contains what appear to be by far the oldest extant images created by human beings. You've probably seen the images: shadowy animal figures on stone walls, buried deep under the earth and far back in time, sealed off by a landslide twenty thousand years ago and then rediscovered and studied, and in this case filmed, by human beings in the late twentieth century, late in human history, in an age of great technological sophistication and, it seems, an age of great moral danger. The images are eerie and surpassingly beautiful. We can identify horses and lions and cave bears, painted in sync with the undulations of the stone walls themselves, designed perhaps to accompany the flow of water along the floor of the cave in some places. There are prints of a human hand, the same human hand over and over, a hand with one crooked finger that allows us to identify his work. These images seem to have been drawn on the walls over a period of five thousand years, in which this cave was apparently not inhabited by human beings but was used by them for purposes that might be described as ceremonial.
Watching these images flicker in the limited light that scientists will allow the filmmaker to use, we have, Herzog says, something like the experience that the cave's original visitors would have had when they illuminated their own work with torches. Everything moves in a silent symphony of light and shadow, animal and mineral, time and space, familiarity and distance.
Herzog and his film crew record not only the physical features of the underground artworks, but the efforts of those who study them to come to terms with what they are encountering. One young French scientist reports that when he first began to study the cave he was overwhelmed emotionally and psychically, his dreams at night filled with lions and paintings of lions, until he was forced to take a break from the haunting images so he could, he says, "absorb" the experience. At one point the entire crew stands immobile, in hopes of recording on film the cave's deep silence. Herzog is fascinated by the artistic consciousness of these earliest human painters. Standing before these images, he sees thirty thousand years of human spirituality flickering before him. He feels the heartbeat of a world in motion and also lost in time, images that attempt to register movement and sound and feeling and story across the farthest distances of human community. Herzog's own work as a filmmaker is an effort both to bridge that gap between us and the cave painters, and to make us feel how vast and humbling that gap must forever be.
You and I are dwelling in our own dark cave this morning, its stone walls covered with our finest images and the shadows illuminated by the flickering of candles—and some nearly-prehistoric light fixtures. As we gather in this dark enclosure we are given ancient words to speak out loud, fed through ancient acts of ritual, and humbled by the great distances we are crossing spiritually. Here we are, inheritors of the traditions of the early Christians, who were themselves inheritors from the Israelites, who in turn had inherited and adapted traditions from the other peoples of the ancient near east. When God became a human being in the person of Jesus, he did something new and unique in all of creation, but he did so by stepping into the stream of human evolution and human history. God so loved the world that he entered into its dark places and stood with us as we watched images move in the flickering light. He allowed an image of himself to be captured in the scriptures, as it were, with the knowledge that his spirit would fill us through those living words and draw us to himself. And the words that he speaks are meant to give us hope, to fill us with awe, and to let us know that we are not alone on this sacred, perilous journey of being human. Hear him speak:
"Father, I desire that those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory, which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one."
Remember that Jesus is speaking these words as he prepares for his own crucifixion. He is praying on that dark night in order to reach us. He is praying for you, as you face your moments of trial, as you lie awake in the darkness and worry about the future. He is praying for us, as we contemplate danger and distress in our national political lives. He is praying for us, as we sort out how to live in this astonishingly complex moment of human history. Back before the beginning of time, before the creation of the world, Jesus is in loving conversation with the Father about us. His crucifixion, his resurrection, his ascension into heaven: these are signs for us that we are held in the embrace of our creator, that the Spirit dwells in us richly, for the redemption of the world.
Great care has been taken that we might live a life of connection and love in the present moment. Great care has been taken that my life and yours might bear witness to the Father's purposes. This dark stone structure that holds us this morning is filled with images that may be familiar to us, but every one of them speaks to us of a mystery beyond our understanding. Before the creation of the world, the Father loved Jesus, who carried us in his heart.
Don't be lulled into bland acceptance of the life of Christ that is all around you. These windows and these figures and this towering, ascended messiah who looms over our altar—we may be accustomed to seeing them week after week or day after day, but let's never take them for granted. These ritual acts that we perform, the bread and wine that we bless and break and share; the words we hear from the ancient scriptures: let's never decide that they are just holy decorations in our lives. Let's never think that they are meant to lull us into complacency. The opposite is true. We enter this dark enclosure to be reminded that we live in the constant presence of the Alpha and the Omega.
Words and images and sounds and gestures have been preserved for us that we might know Jesus, and in him that we might know the God who made us. We won't ever be in control of this mysterious union with God that Jesus makes possible for us. We won't ever get it. That's not our job. Our job is to stand in awe, and to be filled with love for what we are and where we come from and where we are going. Our calling is to be absolutely sure that our love is never wasted. Jesus loves in us, and Jesus loves us to the end. Jesus has loved every moment of human history and has sanctified it.
We don't get better instructions than that for this uncertain moment in which we live. But we do get courage, and reverence, and gratitude. We do get strength. We get community, resourcefulness, hope, and charity. We don't become the masters of our own destiny when we gather here in our dark stone church, but we do become full, willing, honest, loving participants in the life of Christ.
It's a truth that is far beyond our grasp, but we have what we need to live it out, day by day and moment by moment. Let's continue moving forward together in faith, broken open by Jesus, like the bread that we share.
Preached by Mother Nora Johnson
8 May 2016
Saint Mark's Church, Philadelphia


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Kagayo Shino Shuhai by Suzuki Tomio (a)
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Here is a very elegant shuhai, made by one of the best contemporary Shino potters: Suzuki Tomio. A shuhai is a cup used to drink alcohol, usually sake, but the size of this particular piece makes it a perfect beer drinking vessel, or any other beverage, for that matter. The cup was made in the Kagayo style of Shino pottery, a genre created by Suzuki Tomio, who is famous for his Yohenkin-shino vessels, which have a spectacular soft golden caramel glaze and rich nacreous effects. This shuhai is a marriage between that style and the immaculate white Shino glaze; an exquisite hybrid.
Kindly inquire if you have any question.
Suzuki Tomio is one of the best Shino potters in Japan. In spite of the difficulty of making Shino ware, which has a very high loss rate, he has proven to be one of its masters. Born in Kyoto in 1948, Suzuki Tomio established his first kiln in the southern suburbs of Kyoto, in the Yawata district, in 1988 and since 1989 specializes only in Shino-yaki. Suzuki Tomio is famous for his Yohenkin-shino vessels, which have a spectacular soft golden caramel glaze and rich nacreous effects. He has held expositions at major venues in Japan and has been the recipient of several awards. He is also featured in books which recognize contemporary Japanese ceramists.
The cup is signed and in perfect condition. It will be shipped in a signed box (please allow a few weeks for the box to be made and signed). Dimensions: 9x 12 cm (3.6 x 4.8 in); weight 380g (13.3 oz)
More pictures available on demand. The listed price includes EMS shipping charges (with insurance and tracking). Please make sure you read my Sales Policy Page and kindly inquire if you have any question. Some of the pieces presented in this catalog may be acquired through an interest free payment plan.
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Donald Trump held a campaign style rally in Louisville, Kentucky on March 20 at Freedom Hall in the Kentucky Exposition Center. The President was introduced by conservative politicians including Kentucky Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevins, and Senator Mitch McConnell. His speech touched on subjects like his health care plan, building a wall along the border with Mexico, and threatening any NFL team who signs quarterback Colin Kaepernick with a nasty tweet. Some protesters attempted to interrupt the rally at different points during Trump's speech, but they were stopped and escorted out by police.
Outside of the rally around 100 anti-Trump protesters had gathered in front of Freedom Hall. After some loud arguments with some of Trump's supporters the police stepped between the two groups and escorted the protesters off of the property.


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If you have spent much time working with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS or any public cloud provider, you have probably started to wonder about how many public IPv4 addresses they have. Whilst we know there is a limit to the number of addresses, and that we have reached these limits, it still seems like there are quite a few to go around.
I recently had the need to get a listing of all the Azure subnets, and whilst I did this, I thought it would be good to make a reusable PowerShell module to assist.
Microsoft makes this process pretty easy, providing an XML file under the Microsoft Download Center title: Microsoft Azure Datacenter IP Ranges. There are a few things to note about this file:
- It contains all compute (including SQL),
- It is updated on Wednesday (Pacific Time), but changes are effective from the following Monday (Pacific Time), and,
- The file will contain only production Azure DCs, for instance, at the time of writing the German and Canadian DCs are not contained in the file.
I have developed a PowerShell module that simplifies working with this file by developing CMDLets that:
- Allowing for automated downloads of the file, and,
- Allow for specific DCs to be extracted
Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRangeFile provides us with a method to simply and easily access the XML document. If called without parameters, we will get the XML document returned, however we can opt to save the file to disk for future processing.
Then we have Get-MicrosoftAzureDatacenterIPRange. With this CMDLet, we can get a list of objects containing the subnets (in CIDR format) for a specific DC or for all of the DCs. You can specify the path to a previously downloaded file, or it can download the file for us (and keep it in memory).
The module can be found on:
I have tested this module against PowerShell 5, however there should be no issue with earlier versions (I recommend PowerShell 3 or higher). If you encounter any issues, please raise an issue on the GitHub page.
Just in case you were wondering, Azure has approximately 1700 subnets, or around 5.8 million IPv4 addresses!
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A letter to my son/
Dear Chase,
Please consider yourself very fortunate that you inherited genetics which would assemble in such a way as to provide you with a ridiculously cute face.
Were it not for that, my darling son, I do believe at this very minute you might not be alive.
You see, Chase, your Mama saved all her bad TV watching until such time as you were back in school. Not wanting to take away precious time spent with you this summer, Mama selflessly gave up her Bravo Housewives, her TLC Sister Wives, and her I'm-Really-Too-Crazy-To-Be-Believed-Jeff Lewis.
And this week, after you went back to school, Mama sat down to edit pictures with her beloved trash TV in the background. What Mama discovered was, tragically, that the DVR was full.
And not full of the trashy TV Mama likes, either.
Rest assured that the scream heard 'round the world at approximately ten thirty a.m. last Wednesday was me. And while I am proud as punch of your quest for knowledge, I must question the need for all 900 hours of shark-related television programming. Surely four or five hours would have sufficed?
Know this, sweet boy, should you ever entertain the idea of deleting ANY of Mama's shows from the DVR again, you will most certainly not make it to your next birthday.
And since I know how fond you are of birthdays in general, I suggest not touching the Mama's DVR.
All my love,
P.S. Please also remember to wear the deodorant. I hear sharks are attracted to B.O.


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Today is the sixth day of Chargers Wire's countdown to the Los Angeles Chargers' training camp that begins on July 29. Each day we will count down the best Charger to wear each jersey number from No. 30 to No. 1. Today we take a look at No. 25.
Currently, Chargers safety Darrell Stuckey wears the No. 25 for Los Angeles, but it is another safety who earns the honor of being the best No. 25 in the Chargers' history, former Chargers safety Venice Glenn.
Glenn played five seasons and started 65 games for San Diego. During those five years, he hauled in 12 interceptions returning one for a touchdown, recovered six fumbles and had 311 tackles.


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There have been a number of articles written over the years pertaining to the impact of social media upon various types of legal actions. For instance, in the employment law context, over-sharing of certain disdains for those in authority can quickly lead to a prompt dismissal. Along the same lines, employees have found themselves on the losing end of a wrongful termination suit upon introduction of Instagram evidence that a certain "sick day" was actually a day at the beach.
Social media has also found its way into the personal injury context. If you are considering a personal injury action, be very wary of what you post on your accounts. The most innocent status update or seemingly meaningless Twitter post can suddenly derail your case in a way you never intended, and the following article will provide greater detail into the unfortunate collision of social networking and civil litigation defense. To get a better feel of your social media limitations or to learn how to best prepare for your upcoming case, contact Nelson C. Barry right away.
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As we all know, nearly every social media outlet permits the posting of pictures to a user's account. As you scroll through your news feed, you undoubtedly recognize the recent photographic inundation of people's dinner plates, workout data or toes in the sand. While innocent at first, each of these images could point to a potential fatal flaw should any of these posters be entangled in an ongoing personal injury case. It seems like a stretch, but with what we know about how Facebook and other tech companies are accessing and sharing our information, it seems like we need an encrypted cloud-based file-sharing system like SpiderOak to tell our friends about lunch.
With regard to the person who so relentlessly feels the need to share their dinner each night, imagine if he or she were claiming personal injury along with relief known as "loss of consortium." This concept, which is available in California, refers to possible money damages a spouse can recover in the event his partner is unable to continue contributing to household duties like childcare, cleaning or, you guessed it, preparing meals. If the plaintiff is seeking money damages under this doctrine, the defendant's attorney could possibly present these pictures as evidence that plaintiff is not, in fact, too injured to cook. It may not derail your entire case, but it could cause a significant reduction in the damages your family would have received.
The second example involves those who over-share photos of their pedometers and treadmill results, which can obviously lead to a finding the plaintiff is not injured, or at least not to the extent advanced in the complaint. A personal injury plaintiff claiming to be too injured to walk, go to work or continue with daily life may find himself in an uphill battle against his most recent marathon finish line picture, and should take caution to avoid sharing any evidence of physical exertion on public social media sites.
Lastly: the vacation pictures. Even if you are posting pictorials of your pervasive vacation laziness, just getting on a plane and flying somewhere, particularly somewhere relatively far away, could provide the defense with fodder to deflate your injury claim. As well, juries are much more sympathetic to a victim who truly portrays the role; not one globetrotting posting selfies in front of the Eiffel Tower.
Contact a personal injury attorney to better understand your rights
Social media can be a great way to connect with friends and share the goings-on of your life. However, it can also severely damage your case and result in a possible reduction of damages or dismissal of your claims. For more information about how to avoid these pitfalls, contact Nelson C. Barry today.


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Completion of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, whose construction began in December 2009, has officially been put back a year from the targeted schedule of end-2016.
The Highways Department has confirmed that the project will miss its deadline, with the completion now seen only by the end of 2017 as some observers had been predicting, Ming Pao Daily reported.
In a statement issued Wednesday night, the department noted that there were many technical challenges during both the design and construction stages as the project is "huge and complicated".
It cited issues related to boundary crossing facilities and Hong Kong Link Road projects, as well as construction difficulties and challenges such as unstable supply of materials, labor shortage, environmental protection rules, aviation limits and slower-than-expected land reclamation work.
There is speculation that issues related an artificial island are also causing construction delays as the island has been found moving seven meters away from where it is supposed to be, Ming Pao noted.
Asked whether the department had tried to conceal the progress of the project, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing Yau Shing-mu denied the charges Thursday.
At a news conference, Yau pointed to comments made by Transport Secretary Anthony Cheung at the beginning of this year.
Cheung admitted in January that the end-of-2016 target would be missed in the face of a number of difficulties and challenges.
As the Highways Department prepares to submit a report to the Legislative Council's public works subcommittee next Tuesday, Yau said there is no need at the moment to ask for more funds for the project.
To cover unexpected costs, the LegCo had added to the project HK$5.46 billion (US$704.47 million) more than what the government had earmarked in a recent budget. That took the amount to HK$35.89 billion, compared with budgeted figure of HK$30.34 billion.
Ming Pao cited a source familiar with the matter as saying that the project has been facing issues of unsettled claims of contractors, just like the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou high-speed rail project.
The amount of such claims is now close to the HK$1.6 billion, the person said, suggesting that the project might need more funding.
Referring to rising costs and unsettled claims, lawmaker Michael Tien, who heads a railways subcommittee at the LegCo, said the bridge project appears to have fallen into the same pit as the high-speed rail venture.
Given the possibility that the additional HK$5.46 billion won't be enough for the bridge as unsettled claims will keep increasing and result in budget overshoot, Tien asked the Highways Department to provide the public with more detailed explanations.
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Twitter cofounder Biz Stone is gearing up to launch a new "native mobile" startup called Jelly, AllThingsD's Kara Swisher reports.
Stone has kept quite busy since leaving his day-to-day role at Twitter. In 2011, he relaunched the old parent company of Twitter, Obvious, alongside fellow Twitter co-founder Ev Williams and former Twitter product boss Josh Goldman.
Through Obvious, Stone is actively involved with blog platform Medium, motivational app Lift, and conversational platform Branch.
Now, Stone is off to his next project: a mobile-first company called Jelly. Already, Stone has hired four or five employees to work on Jelly, Swisher's sources tell her.


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Under NFL Rule, Media Web Sites Are Given Just 45 Seconds to Score
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Thanks to a new NFL policy, something will soon be in short supply on news-media Web sites: video of almost anything related to the NFL or its players.
In a move designed to protect the Internet operations of its 32 teams, the pro football league has told news organizations that it will no longer permit them to carry unlimited online video clips of players, coaches or other officials, including video that the news organizations gather themselves on a team's premises. News organizations can post no more than 45 seconds per day of video shot at a team's facilities, including news conferences, interviews and practice-field reports.
The policy, announced last month with little fanfare, has frustrated journalists, who say it constricts the public's access to information about the nation's most popular spectator sport. A coalition of news organizations has been quietly lobbying the league for months to change the rule.
At the heart of the dispute is a collision between sports leagues and the news outlets that cover them. As the Internet becomes a premier source for video reports, teams are increasingly competing with the news media's Web sites for viewers and advertisers. By limiting access to news organizations, the teams hope to drive fans to the teams' sites for exclusive information and clips.
The NCAA, for example, recently generated controversy by booting a reporter out of the press box at a college baseball playoff game. The reporter was producing a live "blog" account of the game -- a violation, the collegiate association said, of the NCAA's monopoly on live coverage and an infringement on its lucrative contract with sportscaster ESPN. (The NCAA recently relented and said it would henceforth permit non-video blogging at its championships.)
The Washington Redskins have been at the center of this conflict for several years. The team has long denied access to independent videographers, including those from washingtonpost.com, to any of its practices or facilities. The team permits local television stations to reuse footage the stations shot for their news broadcasts on the Web, but that's the only exception. Other reporters cannot create original videos of the team for their sites. This has meant that the Redskins' Web site (Redskins.com) is the exclusive Internet source for longer video clips, including such newsworthy video as news conferences with players and Coach Joe Gibbs.
"There are a number of reasons for [barring videographers], but it's basically a content issue," said Redskins spokesman Chris Helein. "I won't hide . . . the fact that the NFL and everything that surrounds it is valuable content" that enhances a team's Web site.
Legal experts say the policies do not violate any laws, because the NFL is entitled to establish the terms of access to its privately owned facilities.
The NFL is the only major league sport that places such restrictions on Web video. Major League Baseball, the NBA and the NHL permit unlimited use of video on Web sites apart from game footage, said Jim Jenks, the Philadelphia Inquirer's executive sports editor and the outgoing president of the Associated Press Sports Editors, which has negotiated with the NFL over its online video policy since last fall.
The policy affects countless Web sites that cover the league, including those run by newspapers (such as washingtonpost.com), television and radio stations, magazines and independent outlets. It represents a sweeping restriction on the news media's use of streaming video, a popular feature of many Web sites.
Previously, the NFL restricted news Web sites to a "reasonable" amount of audio and video, said Greg Aiello, an NFL spokesman. But "reasonable" was never specifically defined, he said, and each team enforced the rules differently. Web sites not affiliated with the NFL have always been precluded from using game highlights.
The new policy covers everything shot by news organizations within team facilities. In addition to the 45-second-per-day limit, news organizations must also provide a link to NFL.com and a team's Web site for any team-related footage shown on those Web sites. The league also prohibits news outlets from selling advertising tied to video gathered at a team's facilities.
"We're trying to balance protection of our business assets with the equally important need to receive extensive news media coverage and communicate with as many fans as possible on a regular basis," Aiello said. "We have no interest in controlling or limiting what news Web sites do, except limiting the use of video that undermines our own Internet operations. We have important business interests on the Internet, and we have to be careful about that."
The league says it will allow unlimited Web video of "stand-up" reports at its facilities -- those in which a reporter speaks to the camera -- as long as no players, coaches or action is shown. Nor will it restrict reporters from producing still pictures or text stories while on team or league property.
Jenks said the biggest losers under the 45-second rule will be NFL fans. "They're not going to get the best content" from the NFL or team Web sites, he said. "The NFL isn't known for its objectivity or its reporting skill; it's known for football. So fans won't get the hard questions asked there, and newspaper sites won't have the enriched content that we could do."
Jenks is hoping to meet again with the NFL's representatives before the season starts to liberalize the new policy.
In the meantime, the 45-second rule has prompted a satirical video by Houston Chronicle sports columnist John McClain. In the video, which has been posted on several sites, McClain interviews Houston Texans players and team owner Bob McNair while a colleague, eager to keep the proceedings under the 45-second limit, holds a stopwatch. Before the players can complete their answers to McClain's questions, his colleague shouts, "Time!" or "Cut!" and the interviews abruptly end.
In introducing the footage, McClain says: The video "shows you just how restrictive [the new policy] can be."


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Home » Living In » Planning » Trees, Hedges and Planning
Trees are an integral feature of the landscape of the National Park and require particular attention when considering a planning application, as well as general tree and hedge management.
An application for a development with a design that integrates existing trees and hedges will be viewed more favourably than one that does not consider existing trees and hedges at all.
If there are mature trees on your land and you are looking to submit a planning application to the National Park Authority or carry out management activities the following is a list of key documents with information and guidance that may assist you in considering trees and hedges on your land:
Tree Preservation Order (TPO) application for tree work
Conservation Areas Notification for tree work
Trees and development
Landscaping and development
Native trees, hedges, shrubs, wild flowers and grasses
Tree Contractors
Orchard information
Tree Wardens Pembrokeshire
Hedgerow removal notice
Pembrokeshire hedgebank construction
Boundary hedge planting
High hedges


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Your Questions Answered – Business Events
By sharing the valuable experiences gained over many years of event catering we can workensure your occasion is a success. We hope you find some of these frequently asked questions useful and we look forward to chatting about future possibilities.
Can we provide our own drinks and is there a charge for serving them?
This depends on the venue. If you are providing your own drinks we will work with you to ensure a smooth service. We provide a Drinks Management Service which we would recommend for a smooth service.
How long have you been in business?
PJ taste was formed in 2006 and became PJ taste LLP in 2012. However, all five partners have many years catering and hospitality management experience (over 125 years combined!)
Have you received testimonials from previous clients?
We would be happy to supply contact details for any of our previous clients (where they have granted their consent to this). We try to keep our web site up to date with all recent customer feedback under our Testimonials page. (Link)
What do you specialise in?
Seasonally inspired local food. We cater for business and private clients for all types of occasions in Sheffield and surrounding areas.
What are your qualifications? Do you have Health and Hygiene certificates?
Our staff all have considerable customer service experience and many have porofessional College/University qualifications. We have up to date Health & Hygiene certification and the top 'Scores on the Doors' star rating in our area. In addition we carry full employers, employees and product liability insurance.
Have you won any awards?
In 2014 we won a category award for our work with the master Cutlers Challenge. In the 2014 Eat Sheffield Awards we won the award for Best Event. We were the first Sheffield business to achieve the Healthy Choices Award.
What organisations do you belong to?
We are members of the federation of Small Business and Sheffield Chamber of Commerce. We are corporate members of Sheffield Wildlife Trust and take an active part in Sheffield networking groups such as Andy Hanselman's Minds of Many.
What number of guests have you catered for before?
We have catered for over three hundred guests on occasions.
Do you have pictures or examples of your work?
Please see our web site, twitter/pjtaste, facebook/pjtaste and pinterest/pjtaste
Do you work at different venues?
We have a list of venues on our website where we regularly provide catering, although we are happy to add new venues to our list. Before catering at a new venue we carry out a site visit and meet the venue owners to ensure we can deliver to our high standards.
How many weddings can you cater for on a single weekend?
We have four vans and a great team of chefs and service staff along with a purpose built production kitchen. This enables us to cater for more than one function a day. However, we are carefull not to over-stretch our staff.
Are the menus flexible?
We like to create menus together with our clients, this creates individuality for each wedding and also incorporates favourite food, seasonality and your specific themes.
What vegetarian or special dietary options do you provide?
We make a point of ensuring all guests with special diets enjoy a specially created menu with their dietary needs in mind.
Can I sample the menus?
We would be delighted to arrange a tasting session at one of our venues.
Can you make recommendations on wine?
Our wine merchant Barry Starmore will if required match your wine to your menu to complement your meal.
Can you provide a bar as well?
We are fully licensed, and would be pleased to set up a bar for your guests to purchase their own drinks.
Do you provide crockery, cutlery?
Yes we do and it's included in the price.
Do you set up tables, clear away and wash up?
We do and it is included in the price.
Where will you do the washing up?
We always take the washing up away and do it on our own premises.
Do you have any examples of how the tables will be set up?
There are many ways to set up the tables. This might depend on the size and shape of the tables. We have lazy susans available to hire which are ideal for sharing menus. We will discuss this with you and suggest the most appropriate layout. We also have photographs on our website.
Can I specify exactly how I would like the tables to be set up?
Yes, we like to work together to create your desired look and theme.
Do you provide staff?
Our 'with service' prices include all appropriate production, service and management staff.
What do the staff wear?
Black Shirt. Trousers, and Apron.
How do you store the food?
We have temperature controlled refrigerated vans and use high quality insulated boxes to keep food at the correct chilled temperature. Hot food is cooked as close to the point of service usally at the site of the event. Our prices include for any kitchen equipment which is required at the venue.
Do you need an area to set up, prepare or store the food?
Dependent on the menu you choose. We can discuss this when creating the menu.
Do you need cooking facilities? And if so, what?
We supply all our own kitchen equipment, which is included in the quote.
When do you clear away?
We take everything away with us, usually by the end of the day.
Can we save leftover food for later?
Our statutory health & safety policy states that all foodstuffs that have been removed from refrigeration for four hours must not be offered for consumption.
What is the deposit?
We require a 25% deposit to secure your date. Please see our terms and conditions.
What are your payment terms?
A further 50% is required 1 month prior to your event and the balance is due 1 week before the date of your event. You can pay by BACS, Credit Card (fees apply), Debit Card or Cheque. Further Details will be supplied with your quote.


text: Formerly, a library was viewed as a place for information storage and information was viewed as simply bits of data. Furthermore, many wielded information as a tool of power, in that those who had more information had more authority. It is becoming increasingly clear that shared collective knowledge of an organization is of far greater value than that of each individual's privately held data. In view of the librarian's changing profession, it has also become clear that they are now being charged with the mission to explore and implement new and innovative methods to encourage sharing and to better manage information.The articles selected for this compendium are well thought-out and organized and are drawn from the fields of information and library science and business management. Since most special libraries are corporate libraries, the selections are taken from these different disciplines to provide perspectives from both a business standpoint and an information management one. The selections contain many different predictions about libraries and librarians of the future. They focus on new roles and highlight the importance of the profession. With the rapid growth of technology, end-users are being inundated with choices. They need expert advice from experienced practitioners. Currently, much of the literature focuses solely on the management of libraries as opposed to environment in which libraries operate. The purpose of this reader is to correct that.James M. Matarazzo is Dean and Professor at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Prior to joining the Simmons faculty, he was Assistant Science Librarian, and later, Government Documents Librarian and Head of Technical Reports at the Libraries of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Jim's research interests focus on three general issues: the closing of corporate libraries, how management values these libraries, and excellence in corporate library operations. He holds a B.A. and M.A. degrees from Boston College, and an M.S. degree from Simmons College, and a Ph.D from the University of Pittsburgh.Suzanne Connolly is a Manager with Ernst & Young's Center for Business Knowledge, a center devoted to the capture, synthesis and redeployment of knowledge resources. Her work focuses on creating business processes to support Ernst & Young's internal management infrastructure. Suzanne's research examines the changing role of the corporate library in American business and knowledge management within organizations. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, she worked for Fidelity Investments in Boston. Suzanne holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and an M.S. in Library and Information Science from Simmons College.* The most up-to-date and most relevant articles on the subject drawn from the fields of: information , library science, business management* Unique focus on the theme of knowledge and libraries' new role/ model within corporations* Special libraries shown as a business asset


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Great Chocolate. Bad Advice. Part 1
I've learned not to listen to my chocolate.
I don't know if your chocolate presumes to advise you on daily matters, but mine does so with the dogged intensity of a foil-wrapped yenta.
Admonitions and exhortations, bagged and available for purchase in your local supermarket. Or at least, in mine.
Some of these gems put me in mind of the suspect guidance provided by the chintzy gypsy machine in our local arcade back in the late 80's. "Esmerelda" bullied all the pre-teens into feeding quarters into her slots on our way to the PacMan and Centipede consoles.
She never delivered on her promises, unless her "tall dark stranger will bring money to your universe" prediction referred to the leering, greasy-haired arcade attendant. He replaced quarters eaten by Galaga, so…I guess that counts.
Dove, I appreciate your attempt to bring moments of peace and happiness to my existence. (And with that new Salted Caramel line, you may claim absolute triumph.) However, it's time to either
- find new writers or
- stop presuming what's best for my life.
No offense.
Because, let's be serious. If I followed most of the wrappers' advice, my life would be in shambles. (Also, if I followed most rappers' advice…but that's a homonym for another day.)
Let's pause to consider a few of these nuggets.
Keep the promises you make to yourself.
Right. On the surface, sounds like a great plan. This, of course, depends upon the flavor of your declaration.
During a recent conversation with myself regarding a child who shall remain nameless, I didst covenant with mineself that if such shenanigans as were occurring should perdure, said urchin's nether regions would soon benefit from the application of velocity plus acceleration plus mass (also known as The Swatter).
Before you string me up and send me to Child Protective Services, please note that The Swatter is a plastic toy paddle that bends in half. It is a noisemaker.
AND, getting back to the point, although I promised myself that a swat was in order if crazypants did not cease and desist singing opera past bedtime, no paddle made appearance.
If I listened to my chocolate, all manner of horrible promises might be kept. "If that kid doesn't quiet down, I'll…" "If they don't stop throwing spaghetti at each other, I'll…" "If my child trips the principal one…more…time…I'll…"
Okay, that last one never happened. Thank goodness.
The assistant principal did tackle the five-year-old hyena to prevent yet another school-building escape, but he did not trip her.
A plethora of threatening parental promises stream from our consciousness all day.
Don't give me that look; I know I'm not the only one. We don't mean to keep them; it's almost a habit. A tactic to manage the stress.
I like this better:
No one should keep all their promises.
Especially when you work with hyenas.
Indulge in dark.
Yes, the intent is convincing me to buy more chocolate. I get that. But let's think about this one for a moment.
My kiddos love night-lights.
When I'm ready to sleep, I much prefer darkness. Even as a child, the only time I wanted light at night was to read Little House on the Prairie and Narnia under the covers.
Books are the reason I spent four years in braces; all that time spent reading with a flashlight between my teeth so I could use both hands to hold the book. These new-fangled headlamps available in the DIY store…my eight-year-old self would have cut off a big toe to get one of those. Probably even my own big toe.
For sleeping, I love dark. Flashing lights from a computer or cell phone drive me nuts; I have to cover them with a sweatshirt or other article of clothing dropped bedside (because yes, I do that).
Sometimes even a light outside my room is too much. At my aunt's house, we leave the bathroom light shining in case of mid-night emergencies. The glossy wood floor reflects the light under the door and casts more light than you'd expect. I sleep with a pillow over my face to block the glow.
Following choc-advice, I could flip the light switch and sleep in blessed pitch.
And then, after sunup, I'd have to clean a bedside puddle because one of the kids couldn't navigate through the blackness.
Keep your light shining.
How about this one?
Do what feels right.
Parent or not, I'm sure you've experienced that moment in which you think, "I really can't live through another moment of _______________."
Of course, we can and do live through it, but we don't feel that we can.
Think of the last time you experienced the end of your wits. The frayed rope of nerves unwinding just a bit more…
- you lose your job
- he/she/they cheat (on a game, on a test, on you)
- that child sasses you ONE. MORE. TIME.
- he pushes
- she yells
- baby's still wailing and you've changed and fed and burped and rocked
- they scream and bicker and fight
- your eye begins to twitch
In that moment, be honest—what do you FEEL like doing? Scream, yell, slap, hit, walk away, self-medicate, drown (yourself…others…all of the above) in alcohol or bad behaviors or the bathtub.
Nothing good.
This advice, excuse my French, is CRAP.
We must not do what feels right.
We must do what we know to be right.
And especially when our nerves are jangled and unraveled.
The last one is my favorite.
Posted on January 17, 2016, in Adoption, advice, Chocolate, Food, parenting and tagged adopt, adopted, adopting, adoption, advice, blogging101, chocolate, Dove, writing101. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.


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There's barely anything as comfortable as pyjamas – especially if you wear yours all morning. Discover our lineup of relaxed, understated nightwear and cozy sets to wake up feeling well rested and ready to take on the day.
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WINTER IS NEARLY HERE….and what better way to transend into the season of darkness than with a ferocious night of Metal @ The Brunswick Hotel.
Join Melodic Death Metal five piece Ætherial who will be unleashing their brutal form of melancholy devastation and smashing tracks from their soon to be released debut release 'The Still Waters of Oblivion'.
Adding to the carnage will be progressive metalcore outfit Terrarium, local metallers Armata and fellow metal outfit Massacre Of Innocence.
The Brunswick Hotel
Saturday May 27
Doors 8pm
Free entry
Set Times
9pm Massacre Of Innocence
10pm Armata (Album Launch)
11pm Terrarium
12pm Ætherial


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Leonard Vadala is an associate attorney at Iannella & Mummolo.
Attorney Vadala attended George Mason University for undergraduate studies, majoring in Administration of Justice. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor from New England Law | Boston.
While at New England Law | Boston, Attorney Vadala was a law clerk at the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office. Before becoming an attorney, he was a case management paralegal at our firm, during which time he gained considerable expertise regarding the Social Security Disability process.


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OK. So my friend chats me up near midnight and offers me a ticket to DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING?Didn't say yes right away, for a few reasons: Resorts World is not my favorite theater show venue, the mall allows smoking, I've seen MISS SAIGON thrice, LES MISERABLES twice, a lot of the performers are friends anyway, and I will just feel bad during and after the show out of inggit that I'm not one of the performers onstage (ha!).
Thank God I went to watch.
First, Lea Salonga still wows. Even I was surprised she still wowed me, and I am not saying that as some arrogant idiot who thinks he knows better, but as a fan. Having worked with her when she was a young girl, then later just before she became the international star that she is now, I was always amazed by her pure voice and far-reaching talent. The latter impression was cemented when I watched her first foray into cabaret at the Carlyle in New York, in 2009. Didn't know she'd do well in such an intimate setting. And last night was further affirmation that whether the venue is big or small, Lea Salonga still packs 'em in and floors 'em.
Second, the show itself is glorious on two levels: it features the works of Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. The show begins with the stirring BUI DOI and the ends with, naturally, the moving DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING. In between, the show seamlessly moves from one work to the next, including two of the duo's lesser-known works, MARTIN GUERRE and THE PIRATE QUEEN. The performances were top-notch, and the show was especially affecting for the audience because it featured a good number of MISS SAIGON alumni who had performed the show in many parts of the world. But the more amazing part of the show is that everyone involved in the show – from the technicians to the stars – donated their time, talent and energies to raise P24,000,000 to rebuild 200 homes for Typhoon Yolanda survivors. Even Resorts World donated the venue.
The show came about last December when M. Schönberg suggested the project to Lea and her brother Gerard, who immediately signed on. The logistics that went into the production must be daunting, not least because artists, gear and technicians had to be flown in. (After the show, Robbie Guevara said that so many things went wrong that evening – but no one noticed).
Perhaps it was because everyone – the audience, the performers onstage and the technicians behind the scenes – knew that the show was more than just a showcase that the emotional tug of the show was just so strong. The performances were flawless, especially Lea's rendition of a MISS SAIGON discard, TOO MUCH FOR ONE HEART, and her duet with Marie Zamora on MON HISTOIRE/ON MY OWN, and her other duet with future MISS SAIGON cast member RACHELLE ANN GO, who showed off her top pop pipes with their own version of I DREAMED A DREAM. Not to be outdone was CARLA GUEVARA-LAFORTEZA, whom I have seen on stage and at lounge shows, but never as a vulnerable Ellen in STILL or a feisty PIRATE QUEEN. What a revelation. David Harris had the enviable position of singing the songs of all the male lead parts in the Schönberg-Boublil book, and kissing all the female but Marie. (I squirmed in my seat when some members of the audience went, OOOOYYYYYYYY!!! each time there was kissing onstage. Why? Another source of annoyance was this buffoon two seats away who was on his Android phone, texting and surfing throughout the show. Why?) Leo Valdez pulled all stops singing the demented Engineer's THE AMERICAN DREAM. It's something else when an actor performs with artistic abandon and reels you in with him. Another highlight of the show was the Valjean chestnut THE PRAYER done as a quartet, with the surprise appearance of Cocoy Laurel, who should have sung a song of his own.
Before the finale, M. Schönberg narrated how this show came to be, and began his speech with, "This show is for the Filipinos, by the Filipinos. Thank you for giving us your talent. The world gave us Lea Salonga. And thank you for giving me a Filipina daughter, who is now 21 years old." M. Boublil went on to share his and M. Schönberg's love for the Philippines, manifested in many ways, including the establishment of the Sun and Moon Orphanage.
So if you are a theater buff, and/or want to help Yolanda, rush to Resorts World tonight and watch DO YOU HEAR THE PEOPLE SING. It's one hell of a show, but heavenly.
Thanks again, Ampy for the ticket!


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15 Ways to Clean Up Your Diet
Always wash fruit and veggies
Fruits and veggies need to be cleaned first, even if you're going to peel them. This is especially true of watermelon, which often goes from the trunk of the car right into the fridge and then onto a platter without being washed. There's no need to give prewashed greens another rinse.


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I see from Szemerényi's Einführung that P. von Bradke introduced the centum ~ satəm terminology in 1890 (Methode und Ergebnisse der arischen (indogermanischen) Altertumswissenschaft, p. 63, and 107) not 1888 as I said on pg. 35, fn. 24.
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A corrected second printing of OHCGL will soon be available (probably in January). I've been able to correct the minor typos and errors. This isn't a full second edition—I couldn't correct anything that required extensive rewriting. Get your library to buy it if they don't have it yet.
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The Lawrence Park subdivision was assembled in 1907 by the Dovercourt Land Building and Saving Company. The Dovercourt Land Company acquired the north parcel of Lawrence Park from John Lawrence, after whom this neighbourhood is named. Wilfred Servington Dinnick was the president of the Dovercourt Land Company. It was under Dinnick's direction that Lawrence Park was developed as a suburb for the 'well to do'.
The first advertisement for Lawrence Park trumpeted it as an 'aristocratic neighbourhood', 'four hundred feet above Lake Ontario', and 'Far from the Lake Winds in Winter'. Despite all its fanfare, Lawrence Park's development was sporadic. The building of houses was interrupted by two world wars, a recession, and a depression. It wasn't until the 1950's that this neighbourhood was completely developed.
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The global shavers market is mainly driven by increasing urbanization, growing consumer consciousness about appearance and up surging disposable income. The spurt in middle class population has increased the demand for several consumer products significantly. The products that were once considered as luxury items have now become accessible for the middle class consumers.
Broadly, the shavers market can be classified into electric and non-electric shavers. While non-electric shavers are relatively cheaper, the electric shavers provide comfort in use. The upsurge in population and disposable income are the key macroeconomic factors, driving the growth of the shavers market. The improving standard of living has been promoting the use of premium shavers, such as electric shavers. Furthermore, the long-term cost benefits associated with electric shavers is also the key reason for its market growth. The reason for upsurge in wet-shaving is due to the trend of close shave, among metrosexual population. The underpenetrated markets in the developing countries offer significant opportunity for the shaver manufacturers across the globe. The increasing penetration of the shaver companies in the rural areas is expected to bring significant benefits for them in terms of revenue, during the forecast period. The association of celebrities with national and international repute, including athletes and film stars, through the shaver brands are encouraging their demand. The disposable razor segment has been witnessing decline in its market growth, especially in Europe. This is due to the economic recovery in Europe, which is instilling confidence among consumers to re-switch to system razors and electric shavers.
With the increasing urbanization, the importance of appearance has also been escalating, which is consequently fueling the growth of beauty and grooming products. This includes electric and non-electric shavers as well, which are one of the most inherent grooming products in day-to-day life. The U.S. male toiletries market is growing approximately with 6% per year, among which, razors and blades are witnessing fastest growth. The grooming products market in Asia-Pacific is witnessing faster growth rate compared to personal care products, due to surging appearance consciousness among consumers.
The evolution of hybrid razors, which is a combination of razor and trimmer, serves the purpose for consumers of both types. The increasing flexibility of foil shavers is grabbing the attention of customers that want close shave with high flexibility in shaving. The shavers with lithium-ion (Li-ion) technology are also offering greater advantages to customers; hence, boosting the sales of the overall shavers market.
Shavers are products related to looks and appearance. This makes celebrity endorsements a major mode of promotion for this market. Celebrity endorsement has increased at a significant rate during the recent past, in the shavers market. The companies are organizing promotional campaigns for their shaver products with the renowned celebrities including athletes, and film stars. Wahl introduced its All in One Shaver & Trimmer with Lithium-ion technology in India, which was promoted by film stars such as Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Suniel Shetty, and Vijender Singh. Procter & Gamble has engaged several renowned celebrities and athletes, including Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, David Beckham, Derel Jeter, Thierry Henry, and Matt Ryan, in the recent past for its Gillette brand.
The global shavers market is consolidated in structure, with fewer companies having hold of large portion of the market. The key shaver manufacturers include The Procter & Gamble Company, Panasonic Corporation, Koninklijke Philips N.V., Energizer Holdings Inc., Conair Corporation, Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc., Wahl Clipper Corporation, Super-Max Limited, and SOCIETE BIC SA.
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Odour Monitoring in the form of Sniff Testing
REC's Air Quality Consultants are becoming involved in an increasing number of developments requiring Odour Assessments. Over the past year this has included odours from a bitumen production facility, a cattery, a fish and chip shop, a livestock market, a boutique hotel, a chicken production facility and Walkers Crisps, as well as an abattoir and incinerator. Due to the complexity of odour and subjective nature of its assessment, "sniff testing" is the most common form of odour monitoring. This is undertaken by REC in accordance with the Environment Agency's H4 Guidance and consists of carrying out a series of field odour surveys at several points around the source of odour and sensitive receptors to determine the potential for nuisance.
Odour Training
In order to establish their smell sensitivity, six members of staff attended an odour training and acuity testing session at Scientific Analysis Laboratories (SAL). The individuals were asked to sniff the air coming from a device called an olfactometer, which released an increasing concentration of odour, and to indicate when the odour was detected. The tests were carried out in accordance with the requirements of BS EN 13725:2003 and the results will be taken into account when staff are assigned to jobs that involve odour. This will help ensure the robustness of the Odour Assessment reports prepared by REC's Air Quality Consultants.


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North Davidson looked like it was down and almost out. But the Knights fought back when it mattered most.
TYRO – North Davidson looked like it was down and almost out.
But the Knights fought back when it mattered most.
Down two sets to one — two sets in which they were completely dominated — the Knights came out for the fourth set with renewed energy, then held on for a wild 25-19, 10-25, 9-25, 25-12, 15-13 win over Central Davidson in the Davidson County Championship at West Davidson High School on Saturday.
First-year North coach Heather Adkins explained where that new fire came from. "I threatened them," she joked. "No, I just tried to encourage them. I told them we've worked too hard the last three weeks to give it away in a mental game."
North, fresh off a win over defending champion Ledford in the semifinals, rolled to a 17-6 lead in the first set against Central and held on for a 25-19 win. Rachel Schurter was the catalyst for the Knights, winning 14 straight points on the service line to turn a 6-4 deficit into a 17-6 advantage.
During that run, though, Central coach Monica Parsons delivered a clear message, telling her team to calm down and play its game. That's exactly what the Spartans did in the second and third sets, with Kamber Skeen and Melissa McMath dominant in all phases. Central won the second set 25-10, then cruised to a 25-9 win in the third set.
But, as quickly as the Spartans snatched the match's momentum, they gave it right back. "We missed three serves to start the game in the fourth set," Central coach Monica Parsons lamented. "That's a momentum killer right there, at the get-go."
The Knights took advantage of those mistakes and, clinging to a 15-10 lead, Schurter went to work again. She delivered three aces, Olivia Nunn had a big block, the Spartans couldn't return a Madison Everhart hit, and Nunn dropped in a tip to make it 24-11. Moments later, Nunn scored with a strong hit to force a decisive fifth set.
In a back-and-forth final set, in which neither team led by more than two points, the Spartans had a chance to put it away when Taylor Shoaf hammered home a kill for a 13-12 lead. But Erika Tilley tied things back up with a kill, then blocked a powerful McMath spike at the net to put the Knights within one point of the championship. Everhart rose up for a kill that ricocheted off Kaitlyn Copley and flew out of the bounds, and the Knights burst into celebration.
Adkins was extremely proud of the way her team played defensively, with McMath, Skeen, Shoaf and Jasmine Nix peppering the Knights with strong net play. But North flew all over the place to dig those hits out and extend points, giving the Knights extra opportunities to score.
"I emphasize that in practice every day," she said. "Defense is huge.
"I've told them all along, as long as we can keep the momentum, I think we're unstoppable."
East Davidson beat West Davidson in the third place game.
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Amy met Danny in the summer of 2007 when they were both working as servers in South Florida. She soon found out that he was misusing drugs and alcohol. Danny had been struggling with addiction for some time. At first, Amy thought he was just drinking too much. Then, she discovered that Danny was abusing drugs as well.
It was a difficult situation for a 19-year-old woman. "It was definitely hard, but we had a strong connection right from the beginning," she recalls. "None of his friends had ever stuck by him, but I said I will do that for you."
Amy didn't really know much about the disease of addiction then, but she was determined to change that. "I researched everything," she says. "I even took some psychology classes about addiction at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. And I went to a few AA meetings with a girlfriend from college who was in recovery. Later, I went to lots of meetings with Danny."
Amy had only dated Danny for a few weeks when he went into rehab. It was his second attempt to get sober, and this time he had something special for which to fight. Amy had caught him doing drugs and told him, "There's no room for drugs and that kind of life in my life. You have to make a decision about what you want to do."
Danny called his mom and said, "I need help." Since it was his second attempt to get sober, they knew exactly what to do. When Danny walked into rehab on August 30, 2007, with only a duffel bag half-filled with clothes, he was done. "I couldn't do it anymore," he remembered. "I was physically sick and unable to function without opiates."
Danny worked hard for his recovery and took his time. By the time the holidays came along, he was staying at a halfway house. "We saw each other for a limited amount of time because he had curfews," says Amy. She knew it was for the best. Danny had to focus on his recovery first. By now, Amy was aware of the danger triggers pose in early recovery.
She also realized how much her life was going to be different. If they stayed together, they would share a life of sobriety. Amy started to go to Al-Anon meetings with Danny's mom. On their first New Year's Eve together, Amy and Danny went to a meeting. After the meeting, they joined a sober party for people in recovery—not your typical New Year's revelry. But Amy was very happy to be there because she wanted to be with Danny and she wanted him to get healthy.
Danny started to build a better life for himself. He stayed sober and went back to college to become a graphic designer. A few years ago, Danny began to apply the 12th Step professionally by working in the addiction field. In March 2017, Amy and Danny moved north to Jacksonville. Today, Danny is a certified recovery coach and works with the alumni services team at Lakeview Health.
He has now been sober for over ten years and loves helping people overcome addiction and achieve full recovery. Missing out on the holiday season in 2007 has definitely paid off for Danny and Amy. They married in 2012 and have a beautiful two-year-old daughter now. Occasionally, they still attend special holiday events to celebrate Danny's recovery.
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On each day following a routine sample monitoring result that exceeds the chlorite MCL at the entrance to the distribution system, the system is required to take three chlorite distribution system samples at the following locations: as close to the first customer as possible, in a location representative of average residence time, and as close to the end of the distribution system as possible. This follow-up monitoring is in addition to the daily sample required at the entrance to the distribution system (40 CFR 141.132(b)(2)).
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The wiz
Music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, Book by William F. Brown
Directed by Lili-Anne Brown
Musical Direction by Jimmy Morehead
Choreography by Breon Arzell
Set Design by Arnel Sancianco
Light Design by Alex Ridgers
Photos by Michael Brosilow
In this production of The Wiz, I strove to use fantasy as a vehicle to bring awareness to the reality of tough life produced by social injustice in today's urban centers. Dorothy, an average girl from the Kansas Projects in search of love and direction, learns how to live with integrity with the help of her friends Scarecrow, Tinman, and Lion. Each of the friends are inspired by hood "characters" that we are quick to condemn: a dope boy stuck on his corner with no agency, a player who heartlessly seduces girl after girl, and a pimp whose perceived power over others gives him illusions of grandeur. However, alongside Dorothy and with help from the magnificent Wiz, they learn "how to live with "intelligence, compassion, and courage in today's tough cities" (Lili-Anne Brown).


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To our Bay Area friends - Gallery Heist, S.I.R. & Kokoro Studio have joined together to raise money in an effort to provide relief and aid for the people affected by the earthquake in Japan. Works by dozens of artists will be priced at $100 or less with all proceeds going to Give2Asia.
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Family Meal Month Challenge
August is Family Meal Month. At InDependent, we are huge fans of the family meal even though we know that our families might not look like the traditional American family. Family doesn't have to mean children are in the picture. Family doesn't have to mean relation by marriage or blood. For those of us living the military lifestyle, family simply means those whom you choose to invite into your inner circle. Sharing a meal is a way to strengthen bonds with other people.
I've been working at my current yoga studio for about seven months now. Last weekend, another instructor invited me to her birthday party. My husband was TDY so it meant a lot to me that she also invited my daughter and encouraged me to have her bring a friend so my daughter wouldn't be the only kid at the party. Then, she emailed me the menu before the party indicating which dishes were vegetarian or vegan and she gave a head's up on one of the homemade ice creams that contained alcohol. Having her pay so much attention to my circumstances really meant a lot. And, sharing a table with other people from the studio in such a caring environment made me feel like we were taking great strides toward creating an amazing work family.
Coming together for a family meal is getting lost as we try to pack more and more into our schedules. And, as military families, the unfortunate reality is that our spouses are often not home at mealtimes, if at all. Starting August 1, 2015, over in our InDependent | Nutrition Facebook group, we're hosting a one-week challenge to help you prioritize the family meal, and kick off Family Meal Month right. Each day, we'll post a daily challenge. If you're a military spouse, and you're not a member of the group already, please request to join the group so you can participate.
There are many scientific reasons why your family benefits from sharing a meal together, particularly dinner, but I really like how Abi Ray, the creative director for milspouse-owned company R. Riveter, put it in an Instagram post:
"What I love most about being intentional when preparing meals in this season is that it becomes nurturing not only for the body but also for the soul. When we take a break from our busy lives and open our homes to gather around the table, we create a safe place for loved ones to be heard."
To be heard. We could all use some more of that! Commit now to making August all about the family meal. Use #IDFamilyMeal in social media to show us what you are eating and with whom.
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Getting Married...Las Vegas Style/
Our wedding anniversary is coming up. Truth be told, we sometimes forget the actual date, but we always remember to celebrate at some point. This year, we're thinking in advance. After 27 years, we're still celebrating this awesome relationship. Since we're in Las Vegas, why not check out all the options. I mean, we could ostensibly get married all over again. Why not?
Las Vegas is known, among other things, as the Marriage Capital of the World. It's easy to get married here. There are about 50 wedding chapels, most between Downtown and the Strip in a rather seedy part of town. A marriage license costs $60. There's no waiting, no blood test and the Clark County Marriage Bureau clerk's office is open 8am-midnight including all holidays.
There are some restrictions: you can't be married already, you must be older than 18 and you can't marry any relation closer than your second cousin. It's all on the honor system. If you complete an on-line pre-application, you can go directly to the Marriage Bureau's Express Window. Since we're already married … to each other ... we can forego all this paperwork (and the $60!) and just renew our vows. Just a bit of trivia … in a given year, Clark County Nevada issues about 5% of all the marriage licenses issued in the entire USA. Just while I was standing there, three couples came out of the Bureau with valid licenses in hand. Wow! There are several fellows standing around outside with brochures to entice you to use one chapel or another. "Just mention, Tyrell, when you get there!"
We decided we'd check out some of the top chapel venues. There are lots of options. We could have a "theme" wedding, for instance. Elvis or KISS or underwater at Silverton Aquarium? Or maybe at the Neon Museum Boneyard, or by the famous Las Vegas sign, or even a drive-thru wedding aka The Tunnel of Vows. Choices also include a Camelot Wedding (with knights as attendants and either King Arthur or Merlin officiating … I'd choose Merlin myself), a Goth wedding, an Egyptian wedding ceremony with King Tut as the officiant or perhaps the Austin Powers 60's wedding package. Even an Intergalactic Star Trek theme with aliens in attendance had its appeal. Why do I think that some folks are not taking the "holy institution of marriage" seriously? Elvis is by far the most popular though.
Our plan was to drive along Las Vegas Boulevard and stop at five notable chapels. We wanted a little history and a story to go along with the ceremony rather than a casino hotel ambiance. First on the list was A Wee Kirk o' the Heather. They even translated the Scottish name for us to The Little Chapel of the Lucky (?) Flowers (did we really need that translation?) This is the city's oldest continuously operating wedding chapel established in 1940 … and not to be confused with the non-denominational chapel at Forest Lawn Cemetery in California. They tout that their white chapel with purple trim signifies the purple of heather. I'm not sure why that's significant, but it obviously is. The chapel is located right on the Strip and you can get a shot of the chapel and the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign all in the same photo. Not sure either purple trim or the photo opp of the Las Vegas sign justifies their claim as the perfect wedding venue. Just sayin' … it looked pretty commercial. We moved on.
Cupid's was chosen for a visit simply because of its corny name. They had a lot going for them. They offered a "beautiful Las Vegas wedding at a down to earth price … no surprises … heart of the Strip (get it? Heart? Cupid?) … very close to the Marriage License Bureau." They espoused an "unrushed pace … allow yourself 1 to 1-1/2 hours from arrival to departure" (sounds like an airline flight). They offer wedding gown and tux rentals and your wedding or renewal is live on the internet. With these credentials, we thought we had a winner. But alas, it seemed all too overwhelming and we moved on.
Next on the itinerary, Graceland. You know what to expect. Opened in the 1950s, it is one of the oldest wedding chapels in Las Vegas and is known for weddings performed by Elvis impersonators. This should have been a hint. The fact we could buy t-shirts here from the souvenir shop with "Just Married at Graceland Chapel" on them was also another indicator that perhaps this was not the place for us. But having Elvis officiate the wedding or even walk me down the aisle … it had its allure. Nevertheless, continued the search.
According to Frommer's, the Little White Wedding Chapel may marry the most people in the city. Established in 1951, they claim to have married about 800,000 couples. They have 10 ministers on staff. We were especially impressed by the Tunnel of Vows Drive-thru window. No waiting … drive right up! They're obviously good at what they do since lots of famous couples have gotten married here … Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Michael Jordan … the list goes on. Even our daughter, Casey, got married here once. Despite the fact they even offered a free recipe for love on-line … it wasn't quite right.
The Little Church of the West was quite a ways out of town and we were so exhausted, we gave it a pass. The church itself is constructed of California redwood and was intended to be a replica of a typical pioneer church. It's listed on the US National Register of Historic Places and it's considered the oldest building on the Strip. A little research and I found a Groupon coupon for 50% off the ceremony. My frugal side was in serious conflict with my romantic one.
So what's the appeal, you ask? Well, I think the chapels are so tacky, they're kitsch. The range for a wedding is $50 for a simple "I do" ceremony to $20,000 … for a bit more hoop-la. However, when all was said and done, though we enjoyed the exercise of looking, our frugal natures (despite the coupon offer) convinced us that a couple of days in a romantic hotel with some champers on ice would be better use of our anniversary celebration budget. After all, we've been married twice before … to each other. I doubt Elvis could make any improvements.