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Riyadh, April 20 – Saudi Arabia is looking into introducing a minimum age for marriage, a justice ministry official was quoted as saying on Sunday, after a court upheld the marriage of an 8-year-old girl to a man 50 years her senior.
Al-Madina newspaper quoted Mohamed al-Babtain, the director of marriage officials at the justice ministry, as saying the ministry had started "looking into the legal age of marriage".
He did not elaborate.
Saudi Arabia has no legal age limit for marriage.
Justice ministry officials were not available for comment.
The newspaper also quoted prominent cleric Sheikh Mohsen al-Obaikan as saying that girls below the age of 18 should not be allowed to marry.
"Some parents marry off their daughters for personal or material interest or for various allurements with total disregard for the girl's interest," Obaikan said.
Obaikan called for a ban on "marrying off little girls below the age of 18 to avoid these blights", the newspaper added.
A court in the town of Unaiza upheld for the second time last week the marriage of the girl to a man who is about 50 years her senior, on condition he does not have sex with her until she reaches puberty.
Obaikan, also an adviser to King Abdullah, is the most senior cleric so far to have spoken out against the marriage of underage girls since the court's ruling which has drawn international criticism and embarrassed Saudi authorities.
The Saudi judiciary system is made up of clerics for whom Islam's early teachings are the main jurisprudential references.
Saudi Arabia is a patriarchal society that applies an austere form of Sunni Islam which bans unrelated men and women from mixing and gives fathers the right to wed their sons and daughters to whoever they deem fit.
Many Saudi clerics, including the kingdom's chief cleric Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Aziz Al al-Sheikh, endorse the practice.
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The sport: an ally of the rehabilitation process at the Institut Guttmann
In the Institut Guttmann, the sport is fully integrated into the rehabilitation process of people with disabilities. Adapted sports has become a potent therapeutic ally to improve their health, their degree of functional autonomy, self-esteem and relationship skills; circumstances that favor better social integration. This is the reason why regularly, sports activities are organized outdoor, into the natural environment, for people (adults, youth and children) with disabilities in order to enjoy contact with different sports and practice them in a different environment than usual , contributing to their mental and health status.
All these inclusive activities allow them to share with people without disabilities (family, friends...) and also could facilitate the continuity of the practice in the future. Among others, we promote activities like skiing, sailing, cycling, diving, kayaking...
One of these activities took place a few days ago in the Natural Park of Montserrat, in which three children in child rehabilitation toured 10km to the top of Sant Jeroni. In this case, the children participated with their families and they used Jölettes chairs, propelled by their families, Rodamunt association volunteers and accompanied by Alex Castan, a physical education teacher of the Institut Guttmann.


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Council members ask for hold on organic recycling contracts
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"Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia testified that DSNY recently sent a set of contracts to Comptroller [Scott] Stringer's office for approval. These contracts would allow for increased organic waste processing at certain waste transfer stations in the city," Reynoso, chair of the Council's sanitation committee, wrote to the mayor Friday evening.
"We must ask that your office place a hold on any contracts that would increase the amount of waste sent to communities that are already overburdened by waste processing facilities," said the letter, which was also signed by Councilmen Steve Levin, I. Daneek Miller and Rafael Salamanca.
The request came after a testy exchange between Reynoso and Garcia at Friday's sanitation budget hearing. Reynoso scolded Garcia for not doing more to reduce the amount of trash that gets shipped to and transferred from sections of north Brooklyn, southeast Queens and the South Bronx.
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As you know, Proband was developed to support a project whose funding ended several years ago and was an application provided to you without any warranty or support obligation by CHOP. CHOP voluntarily provided support for years but since the funding ended, Proband currently has no other avenues of support. Though we have tried to find ways to convert Proband into a self-supporting application, we have been unable to find a workable solution.
Thus, we are writing to inform you that we will be discontinuing support of the Proband pedigree application and no longer making the application available effective February 1, 2020. This comes after much deliberation and searching for alternative solutions. We hope this gives you adequate time to find a new system that meets your requirements. Please know this determination has not come lightly, but we feel that making a conscious decision and providing an appropriate lead time is the responsible thing to do.
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This is one expensive order! Just recently, Smoke's Poutinerie hosted the stars of the upcoming release Crazy Rich Asians – and in honour of the event, they created the world's richest poutine with the help of the film's stars and Smoke's Poutinerie founder Ryan Smolkin.
The Surf&Turf Poutine masterpiece included fresh-cut fries, cheese curds, gravy and loads of lobster and wagyu steak. The film stars then topped their Crazy Rich dishes with such extravagant ingredients as truffle oil, caviar, shiitake and chanterelle mushrooms, kimchi, edible gold flakes and edible orchids.
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It's a prison. This is a prison. This is where we are headed as a country. And it will only get worse the longer that babyfingers is in charge.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. — For more than a year, the old Walmart along the Mexican border here has been a mystery to those driving by on the highway. In place of the supercenter's trademark logo hangs a curious sign: "Casa Padre."
But behind the sliding doors is a bustling city unto itself, equipped with classrooms, recreation centers and medical examination rooms. Casa Padre now houses more than 1,400 immigrant boys in federal custody. While most are teenagers who entered the United States alone, dozens of others — often younger — were forcibly separated from their parents at the border by a new Trump administration "zero tolerance" policy.
On Wednesday evening, for the first time since that policy was announced — and amid increased national interest after a U.S. senator, Oregon Democrat Jeff Merkley, was turned away — federal authorities allowed a small group of reporters to tour the secretive shelter, the largest of its kind in the nation.
I'm a part of the first group of journalists to go into the shelter for detained child migrants in Brownsville Texas since the zero tolerance separation policy was announced. 1000+ boys here.
Going in right now.
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MPD Officers Honored at Elks Law and Safety Day
On Sunday, March 31st 2019 at The Martinsburg Elks Lodge 778, hosted its annual Law and Safety Day Dinner and Award Ceremony. This annual event is the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks program to recognize outstanding Law Enforcement and Fire and Safety personnel in their chosen profession. This program was hosted by its Chairman, Deputy Chief George B. Swartwood and Co-Chairman Rodney Woods. And haled by Nanci Hovermale Exalted Ruler of Elks Lodge 778, as one of its premier programs acknowledging and thanking Law Enforcement and Fire and Safety personnel for all they do in keeping us safe.
There were fifteen recipients of awards from the Tri County area presented to them by their Departments Administrators and people that know them the best for their achievements and dedication to their profession and community.
Recognized by Chief Maury Richards and Deputy Chief George Swartwood from the Martinsburg Police Department was Ptlm. Roderick Holloway. He was selected as this year's recipient for his outstanding work and dedication to the police department, and his community in which he serves. Especially for his community efforts with the youth and residents of Martinsburg WV.
Also, selected for the Special Recognition award from Elks Lodge 778 was (retired) Captain Kevin Miller for his outstanding service and loyal dedication for twenty-five years of service to the Martinsburg Police Department, where he advanced in each rank, arising to be Chief of this department. He was recognized for his outstanding work as a Detective and later in the managing of the Investigative Unit and also for his work as a member of the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force along with several other accolades.
The attendees were greeted by the Martinsburg Police Department Honor Guard with the posting of our Flag and were also served a delicious roast beef dinner as well as the Lodge's recognition and sincere thanks for a job well done.
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I'm sure all of you reading this can recall the cries of Democrats during the 2004 presidential campaign, encapsulated by failed presidential candidate & self proclaimed war hero John F'in Kerry as he stated in a February 14, 2004 debate, "He's cut the VA (Veterans Administration) budget and not kept faith with veterans across this country. And one of the first definitions of patriotism is keeping faith with those who wore the uniform of our country."
Constantly during his two terms, President George W. Bush was accused of ignoring our returning Veterans, not providing them with the adequate care they needed through the Veterans Administration, even accused of only giving "grossly substandard and unsanitary medical care" to our Wounded Warriors at Walter Reed Hospital in 2007.
That none of it was true mattered little, the Democrats were in constant full campaign mode, seeking to seize full control over the country, using our Veterans and returning Heroes as props. They succeeded in seizing full control in the 2008 election that installed Barack Obama, hailed as the best thing since sliced bread and the messiah to many.
Our Troops and Veterans did not fare any better and the willing accomplices in the media ceased their exposes' of dismal treatment of Veterans as they claimed was all that Bush and Republicans were doing.
The Troops were used as props and photo-ops to get control of the country, as is often the case when Democrats are in power. Nothing is sacred to them and no lie is too small or too big to tell to keep that power.
But the truth has a habit of leaking out and bypassing the lamestream national media as they continue in their efforts to suppress it.


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Episcopal Surprise
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A few weeks ago I had a conversation with a friend who is a priest. We started talking about his Church, his ideas, concerns, and experiences. You can find the Spanish interview here. I asked him a question that made me think a lot. I asked what was something that had surprised him about the Episcopal Church when he became a priest. He said that what surprised him was that there was a big difference between the Episcopal Church in Mexico and the Episcopal Church in the United States. Specifically, the Church in the US has adopted traditions that are not "episcopal" such as having images of virgins (namely la Guadalupana) and saints, first communions, and other traditions that are Roman Catholic. He is fourth generation Episcopalian and has been the son of a priest/bishop throughout his life (his wife is also fourth generation Episcopalian) and that, to me, was a big surprise. Although I know that the Episcopal Church has existed for many years, I do not know why he had not thought of this. My own experience has also shown me that the predominantly Latino/Hispanic/Spanish speaking Episcopal Church in the US is seen as a Roman Catholic church and many people do not seem to know there is any difference besides that the priests can marry and that women can be priests.
I thought this because many Roman Catholic priests "become" Episcopalian - my honest opinion was that it was because they wanted to marry or are already "married" or have children or were "caught" in romantic relationships and they had to leave the Roman Catholic Church (which does not allow its priests to marry, have children, or be in romantic relationships) and did not want to "become" Episcopalian. I grew up in the Evangelical Church so for me, seeing statues of virgins or saints has always been something that bothers me. So I enjoyed talking with my friend and I felt that someone finally had the same opinion as me about the Episcopal identity – we are not Roman Catholic.
I decided I was going to start asking people I knew (and you can watch all the interviews here) - what is Episcopal identity? Or, what does it mean to be Episcopalian? When I went to General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah from June 24 to July 3, 2015, I began to ask everyone that question. Including me. To hear the answers of the people I know - laity, priests, bishops, women, men, young and old, I realized that the majority said the same thing - and what is in my heart - Episcopal identity is: the Church welcomes you - where you are; as Christ. I heard daily - Episcopal identity is inclusive, loving, welcoming, accepts everyone. I was reminded again and again why I'm Episcopalian.
In the Evangelical Church you have to be baptized in that denomination to take communion. In the Roman Catholic Church you have to do your first communion and have a confession before taking communion (at least in my case, when I went to a funeral or wedding). And the Episcopal Church says - come to the table, everyone is invited - if you have been baptized, perfect, if not, we will not ask you for any evidence or make you feel bad for wanting to take part in this important communion of the body and blood of Christ; we can even baptize you if you want - right now. They have not asked me if I'm married, if I am in sin, if I believe everything the Bible says, if I'm angry or sick – they just tell me: Come, take, fill yourself, God loves you. That is why I am Episcopal. It no longer mattered if there were statues or images of saints and virgins, whether Roman Catholic priests want to be married and remain with their traditions, if people understand that we have an identity of bishops, or if they know that we have a new and our first African-American presiding bishop. It does not matter if we have an altar call every Sunday, or if we anoint with oil, or if we have a worship band or choir or guitar and organ. None of that is very important. All that matters is that we want to be part of a Body - united, broken, and loved.
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Rev Dr Aidan Nichols OP
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Fr Aidan is Lector and Fellow of Blackfrias Hall where he teaches Historical and Systematic Theology.
Born in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire, in 1948; educated in Anglican institutions (Arnold School, and Christ Church); entered the English Dominicans in 1970. He graduated from Christ Church, University of Oxford with a First in modern history; wrote his doctoral thesis on the ecclesiology of the Russian Orthodox diaspora at the University of Edinburgh ; has taught and published since then on a variety of theological areas, according to either the demands of others or personal preference. For a full publication list, view Fr Aidan's page: NicholsAidanCV
Select Publications: Deep Mysteries. God, Christ and Ourselves (2019); Conciliar Octet. A Concise Commentary on the Eight Key Texts of the Second Vatican Council (2019); Alban and Sergius. The Story of a Journal (2018); In Search of the Sacred Image (2018); Mystical Theologian. The Work of Vladimir Lossky (2017); All Great Art is Praise: Art and Religion in John Ruskin (2016); Epiphany. A Theological Introduction to Catholicism (2016); What is the Religious Life? From the Gospels to Aquinas (2015); and There is no Rose: The Mariology of the Catholic Church (2015).
For more information about Fr Aidan's life and work, visit his Wikipedia page.
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This show features a clan of nocturnal creatures known as Gargoyles that turn to stone during the day. The show focuses on a particular clan led by a gargoyle named Goliath. This clan lived in medieval Scotland where they helped protect a castle. One day they were cursed by a wizard to remain in their stone form until their castle "rose above the clouds." In the present day, billionaire David Xanatos purchases the Gargoyles' castle and has it reconstructed atop his New York skyscraper. The castle having thus "risen above the clouds", the six gargoyles of the clan awake. In trying to adjust to their new world they are aided by a sympathetic NYPD officer, Elisa Maza, and quickly come into conflict with Xanatos. In addition to dealing with the gargoyles' attempts to adjust to modern New York, there are also various supernatural threats to their safety and to the world at large.
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Jerry DesVoignes — Vocals, acoustic guitars, percussion & flute
Greg Birdsell — Engineer/Producer
Elio Rota — Keyboards, accordion, bass, guitar solos: Something & Let It Be
1. Nowhere Man
2. And I Love Her
3. If I Fell
4. Till There Was You
5. Hide Your Love Away
6. I Need You
7. This Boy
8. We Can Work It Out
9. Across the Universe
10. Here There and Everywhere
11. P.S. I Love You
12. Rocky Raccoon
13. Something
14. Black Bird
15. I'll Be Back
16. It's Only Love
17. Let It Be
|Total time: 50:30
Recording this CD has been a personal renaissance for me. In doing so, I ventured deep into the magic and brilliance of the Beatles' voices, harmonies and melodies. I offer here a few of the songs from the most beloved group in the world.
At the age 12 I purchased Meet the Beatles, their first American release from Capital Records. I begain singing with it night and day and recognized that something amazing was occurring. My life was forever changed. I joined my first band at 16 and never looked back. Rock, Jazz, Gospel and World Music styles are among the genres of music I currently compose and perform in.
The Beatles inspired my life and music and gave hope and promise to the entire world. This gift continues to this day.
Use the link below to listen to some samples from the CD or to purchase tracks online:


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Guest writer: Doug Sattazahn
This time of year on the farm means cold weather, hard-starting engines and winter meetings. Those first two are rather unavoidable; the last one is a welcome break. If you're not sure what I mean by winter meetings, I'll give you a quick rundown. Many agricultural-related companies have events this time of year to educate farmers, showcase their products and/or just say "thank you" for your business. These meetings usually include a free meal of the 'all-you-can-eat' variety, which is the main selling point for many folks that attend these events. All in all, it's a nice day away from the farm (between milkings of course) to socialize and maybe even learn something.
Some meetings are more worthwhile than others if you're judging them on more than just the free food. For example, a bull stud meeting usually includes a lot of rah-rah for their bulls and showing how vastly superior they are to other A.I. companies through use of snazzy graphs and pie charts. This is all well and fine, but not a lot of useful take-home information. I find myself downing multiple cups of coffee at these meetings.
The same goes for open houses. You can get good discounts on parts and look at new equipment, but it's mostly about loading up on donuts and "seeing who else is there."
Feed and seed companies usually offer more educational speakers where I may actually learn something that I can apply to my own farm business. I've found it is beneficial to stay awake at these meetings to see what I can discover from the presenters and other people who ask questions. There's still a self promoting aspect but they are trying to help you improve your operation.
Finally, there is the occasional workshop type meeting where you may even pay money to attend (gasp!). An example here could be a financial institution holding an event to help farmers better understand financial documents. These meetings are probably the most useful because you are actually interacting with the discussion and brainstorming with other producers to solve problems. The lunch here is more of an afterthought than the priority for coming in the first place.
Honestly, I enjoy going to any of the aforementioned meeting types. Anytime you get a group of farmers together, you're bound to learn something new, and hear a good story or two as well. I take flack from my wife when I go to Shady Maple for the day while she goes to work, but what the heck, I'm still putting in eight hours of work. So I say bravo to any company that wants to have a winter meeting. I will be there for sure, and better yet if there's a variety tray of donuts awaiting me.


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While technically the 1979 Kawasaki Z1R TC was the first factory turbocharged motorcycle, that was more of a partnership and sales tool to move Z1R units – not a full production motorcycle. It was Honda who fired the first real salvo when it came to fully integrated factory turbos, with the intent that turbo power would become the future of motorcycling. The remainder of the Big Four jumped into the technology cauldron immediately, anxious not to be left behind. In the case of Yamaha, this reeked of a "me too" effort; the XJ650LJ had the necessary elements of a turbocharger and zoomy futuristic styling, but little else was new or noteworthy. Like all the factory turbos of the 1980s, the Seca quickly fell by the wayside as an expensive novelty. The world did not vote with their wallets, and all the manufacturers discovered that they already had better bikes of the normally aspirated variety on the showroom floor. The cost and complexities of turbo power did not immediately add up to the promise of a better future. Three decades later, bike such as this 1982 Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo remain rare and relatively unloved.
1982 Yamaha Seca 650 Turbo for sale on eBay
When it comes to approaches, Yamaha took no real risk in designing the Turbo variant of the Seca. Utilizing the existing Seca platform (four cylinder, air cooled, two valves, carbs), Yamaha engineers fitted a tiny 39mm Mitsubishi turbo behind the engine and below the tranny, just ahead of the rear wheel. This was nice from an overall packaging stance, but the long exhaust primaries to feed the turbine create some degree of dreaded turbo lag. The interesting exhaust piping doesn't end there; while the Seca has two mufflers, only the left pipe is normally in operation. The sole function of the right muffler is to vent gasses once the wastegate fully opens. And unlike Honda, which stuffed their turbo bikes full of computers and electronic hardware to manage the fuel injection and engine functions, Yamaha utilized blow-through carburetors and eliminated much of the computerized complexity. Air cooling maintains simplicity and helps to keep weight down, although The Seca Turbo weighs in some 65 pounds more than the normally aspirated XJ650 on which it is based. Air-assisted suspension provides a nice level of adjustability, but the rest of the package (including the brakes – and yes, that is a drum on the rear) is pure XJ650 Seca. With only about 7 PSI of boost available before the wastegate shuts the party down, the Seca remains one of the more mild factory Turbo bikes to ride.
From the seller:
1982 Yamaha Seca 650 TURBO
This motorcycle has been in a climate controlled museum for the last 10+ Years. There is no sun fading – It's a time capsule.
Comes with both Keys.
My Master Mechanic & I Un-Mothballed recently, Installed a new battery, Changed the Engine Oil & Filter, Flushed the Carbs & Fuel System (Which had been Drained and Oil Fogged) and 1/2 filled the gas tank with NON-Ethanol Premium Fuel. After a little cranking it came to life – but in checking everything out from sitting in a display mode for so long we noticed the turbo waste gate was partially stuck open – so – we removed the turbo. Instead of just cleaning everything up and putting it back together – we sent the turbo unit to G-Pop (see picture of the receipt) and had the Turbo totally Rebuilt – Cleaned – Balanced & Blue Printed before reinstalling it. I do not sell motorcycles out of my museum that do not operate mechanically correct for the new owners. The reserve will reflect this upgrade to the unit but is worth it for the service it will provide to the new owner.
More from the seller:
There are no fuel leaks. It idles with the choke off. It Revs & Restarts fine. If the plan of the new owner is to ride the bike – I'd recommend a general check over due to the time the bike has been idle. We haven't driven it other than around the parking lot due to the age of the tires. If it goes back into another collection the tires won't matter. It the new owner wants to drive it on the street etc. he'll get to pick the tires of his choice. The bike is titled & licensed in Oregon.
Here is a You-Tube Link from the seller showing a walk around of the motorcycle and starting and running the unit:
This particular Seca 650 Turbo is coming out of a private museum. It has a few more miles on it that what would be expected from a museum example, but then again we should just be happy some of these odd bikes have been preserved. Overall this bike looks great for its age. The Alpinestars sticker and newer Yamaha logo on the right side of the lower chin fairing are flagrant non-stock items, but providing that these are not hiding some damage then no harm, no foul. The sticking wastegate is a normal issue for any turbo bike – regular usage alleviates these types of recurring problems. And regular riding is exactly what these bikes were designed for, turbo lag and all. Riders will find that the performance is not quite up to the hype, but even today these bikes offer a fun rush once the boost builds to its max. Heavier than contemporary 1100cc machines with performance nipping at the heels of the 750s of the day, the promise of a boosted future was put on hold after the 1983 model year (all 1984 examples are hold over units from '83). This bike appears to be in decent condition, is clean and presents well. Located in Oregon, check it out here. You don't see too many of these Seca Turbos any longer, so act quickly if you are interested. Good Luck!!


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Grandpa's White Chocolate & Coconut Whiskers
1/2 can coconut milk
2/3 c. brown sugar
½ c. shortening
1 ½ c. coconut flakes
4 c. flour
2 c. raisins
½ tsp. salt
2 tsp. vanilla
¼ tsp. almond oil
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. confectionery sugar
1 bag of dairy free white chocolate chips
In a large mixing bowl mix together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, 2/3 cup of coconut flakes, confectionery sugar & brown sugar...mix well. Then add vanilla, almond oil, raisins & coconut milk & shortening...mix well by hand...if dough seem a little dry to you then add " slowly" more coconut milk until a good dough consistency is achieved...but do not let it become to moist. Roll into golf size balls placing them 1 inch apart onto a grease baking pan. Bake them for 12 to 14 minutes at 360 degrees.
Once the cookies are done remove them right away from the baking pan and let them cool off. Now melt your white chocolate chips in the microwave stirring constantly. Then dip half of the cookie into the chocolate and into the left over coconut flakes, sprinkle with some chocolate sprinkles and let them harden a bit. They are so good with some rice milk.


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One taxi ride /
One taxi ride
Length 84 , Mexico (2019) Director: c.k makשפה: spe, eng & heb sub
the subject of men's sexual assault remains a global taboo. In this highly important, documentary piece, director C.K. Mak puts a face to this global phenomenon. Eric's life changed forever, a decade ago. On his 17th birthday, on his way home from a night out, he got in a cab for a ride that would change his life forever when the driver and two other men sexually assaulted him. He never went to the police, never saw a doctor, and for a whole decade never a shared a word of what had happened to him that night with his family or close friends. After 10 years of silence, Eric embarks on a journey to reclaim his life and change the world around him.


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Press release
majerus wool warhol…skulls and rorschachs
Michel Majerus, Andy Warhol, Christopher Wool
Curated by Peter Pakesch
This is the second part of "majerus wool warhol...", curated by Peter Pakesch. Entitled skulls and rorschachs, this exhibition features a new selection of works by Michel Majerus (1967–2002), Christopher Wool (b. 1955) and Andy Warhol (1928–1987), juxtaposing the practices of the three artists. This second chapter takes as its points of departure Warhol's use of the skull as a motif and Rorschach tests as a methodology—imagery and strategies that both Wool and Majerus developed and expanded upon in their own visionary practices.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Andy Warhol—seen skeptically by the critical art-viewing public—was considered contemporary society's leading portraitist and commentator. Initially creating portraits of stars such as Jackie Kennedy, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe, he would go on to broaden the spectrum of those he portrayed in the following years: world-fame for fifteen minutes—whether it be Mao Tse Tung or the socialites of New York, Turin or Cologne. Reception at the time focused primarily on the artist's use of methods regarded as commercial. Aware of this and of the topics dominating artistic discourse, Warhol countered his mundane portraits with two groups of still lives referencing history and art history: one taking the hammer and sickle as its subject, the other the human skull. The communist symbol, deployed ironically at the height of the Cold War, recalls a contrast similar to that prompted by the juxtaposition of a memento mori and the lives of the rich and famous. With these contradictions, characteristic of Warhol's work, he illuminates disparate recurrent constants that link his oeuvre with Western art as a whole. Majerus employed the skull motif, putting it to the test and probing what it still had to offer within new pictorial contexts, as he always would with his idols' repertoire of imagery. The still life is counteracted, with open, associative forms being subjugated to the simple motif. The pithy qualities of Warhol's Skulls are translated, imbued with new meaning and placed in the kaleidoscope of constantly regenerated electronic images—a reality check by means of traditional painting.
A decade later, Warhol repeatedly turned to abstract painting. As noted by Rosalind Krauss in her 1996 essay "Andy Warhol: Rorschach Paintings," the Rorschach series constitutes a complex commentary on the history of American abstract painting—a tradition that Warhol himself is a part of. With the Rorschach works, whose title is derived from Hermann Rorschach's psychological diagnostic test that sought to reveal personality traits through interpretations of inkblots, Warhol emphasized the medical nature present within them. Warhol considered the Rorschach test to be pathology that should be seen as a metaphor for the human condition. When interpreted as such, Warhol extracts this method of image production from the realm of the formal and abstract and subversively underlays it with meaning, thus integrating it into his own mythological cosmos. Wool radically directs this thought process back to painting, imbuing it with new, existential meaning. From this interaction, a single confrontation yields two subjects: the painter and the viewer.
This exhibition highlights how these Warholian processes were expanded upon by following generations of painters, generations that included Christopher Wool and Michel Majerus, creating a new subjectivism. These methods extend beyond what the images portray and become their own thematic discipline. The possibilities of image creation today, the perpetual media cycle and images' ability to multiply and become ambiguous are integral to these paintings, transcending technique. Majerus and Wool make these qualities visible and legible. Just as Warhol appropriated and redefined vocabulary from classical modernism and the history of American abstract painting, continued engagement with new media and methods would become indispensable for coming generations. The prevalence of reproductive technologies from photography, film, silkscreening to photocopying and the use of digital media serves as testament to the openness of a constantly developing digital world. The compelling natures of these trajectories within American and European painting in recent decades are manifold and are tangible in these works by Michel Majerus, Christopher Wool and Andy Warhol on view.
March 7th, 2020
Michel Majerus Estate
Prenzlauer Berg
Knaackstrasse 12
Sat 11–18 h | 24–28 April 11–19 h, Fri until 21 h


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Debi quilted and bound several of our latest quilts, and they look great.
Today we made three dog beds to donate to Tenderhearts Rescue. It was our first time to attempt dog beds, but we have been saving our scraps for stuffing for quite some time. We were really pleased with our results, and are looking forward to making more. What a great way touse up those scraps of fabric and batting that are too small for anything else.
In fact, I might find myself making a few for our doggies. You can see why........
Our family had great news this week. Rob's bimonthly MRI was clear, great! Thank you Lord.
Here is a photo of their family at Dr. Dunbar's office on Tuesday.
Rob and Christi are enjoying some leisurely days in Vegas while the kids are vacationing with their other grandparents.
That's it for today.
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74 Year Old Florida Grandmother In Wheelchair Busted As Part Of Heroin Ring
Charlie Blacks II
February 11th 2016
Were going to let you guys in on a little secret that has been used for years. Have you ever noticed that a lot of criminal crews have that one person that is stuck in a wheelchair? Well, that person has an important job Usually, when criminal rings need someone to bring a gun, drugs, or any type of illegal paraphernalia into a particular venue they use their wheelchair buddies as mules because they cant be checked too thoroughly and because metal detectors do not apply to them because of their necessary equipment. Sneaky, right? We suggest you never take for granted the power of the person in a wheelchair if you have a feeling some foul play is involved in certain situations and this 74 year old Florida woman is the perfect example. Meet, Ruth Perez-Lopez, a significant player in an Orange County heroin ring who was recently busted by the DEA.
Despite her sweet and elderly appearance, Perez-Lopez was working diligently out of a house in Bowmaster Court that was recently raided by the DEA. Agents seized a large amount of cash, drugs, and guns from the residence as they named the bust, Operation Deals on Wheels. A total of ten people were arrested at the scene including the elderly Perez-Lopez. According to authorities the operation was raking in close to $250,000-$300,000 a month from heroin being supplied from Colombia. The group was also selling cocaine, marijuana, and prescription pills but with heroin making a huge comeback as of late, that was the criminal groups main source of income. Two of the suspects caught had prior murder charges and convictions, others for prior narcotics charges. Special agent, Jeff Walsh, revealed to the public that Perez-Lopez was a huge part of the ring despite her image, heres what he had to say about the key player during a press conference, Shes an elderly lady and Im sure if you met her she would seem very nice and all, but she was in a house with loaded weapons.
This reminds us of an episode of Narcos, and if you have no idea what were talking about, steal your significant others Netflix account information, type in Narcos, and enjoy, you wont regret it. Anyways, this is pretty bizarre but then again when it comes to stories like these, expect the unexpected. Its usually the people you would never expect to be in the midst of something as devious as a heroin ring. Unfortunately for Ruth Perez-Lopez she may never get to stroll down the street in freedom again in her wheelchair. Stay away from crime kids actually this goes for you middle-aged folks who think a real life reenactment of Breaking Bad would be a good idea too. Dont end up like Ruth Please.
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Kelly A. Besack was named senior vice president of human resources and Jeffrey H. Kahn was named senior vice president of finance and First National Bank of Chester County (NY).
French automobile and motorcycle manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroen has announced that Jean-Luc Vergne, executive vice president of human resources and a member of the company's executive committee, will be leaving the group at the end of February 2009.
Con-way Freight promotes Bruce H. Moss to vice president, human resources.
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Bersin & Associates adds Madeline Lauranon as a new principal analyst in its research team.
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The Northern Illinois Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management has announced board members for 2009. They include president, Loren Palma , supervisor of talent acquisition, CVS/Caremark; vice president/communications and interim treasurer, Dana M. Pearl, president, The Human Organization Inc.; vice president/membership, Stephanie Sandberg , vice president of human resources, Sunset Foods; co-vice president/programs, Lyssa Bernstein, human resources professional, MRA; co-vice president/programs, Dominique McSwain, staffing specialist, Takeda; chair, college scholarships, Lorraine Harris, Lake County Health Department; past president, Vicki Baba, director, human resources and development, Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
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Part Thirty-Nine, Chapter Nineteen: The Last Stupid Chapter
Chapter Nineteen starts with Cheryl sitting alone at a picnic table and packing Monster, the TYB having "left at dawn" because once again, Cheryl can't hike with real people for more than five minutes.
Drooling Ranger Guy shows up and gives Cheryl a package that just arrived for her from a friend she hasn't mentioned before and it's crazy amazing timing that she happened to be right there when the package arrived, kind of like how Lisa showed up out of the fucking blue because she just had a feeling that Cheryl would be right there, right then. This is all so stupid.
Cheryl thanks Guy for the package and "for the drinks the other night and the hospitality" while managing to not laugh or make fun of him because she's totes found, everybody. She's Cheryl 2.0 now, totally different from before in
"I ate some chocolate immediately while pondering the wine. Much as I wanted to open it that night on the trail, I wasn't willing to lug the empty bottle all the way to Timberline Lodge,"
and goddamnit, what the fuck is she talking about. First of all, Cheryl loves to carry useless shit. A bunch of books? Absolutely! Thousand-dollar camera she apparently only used like four times? Heck, yeah! Also, she's had no qualms about littering repeatedly on the trail so far; why not just chuck the bottle into some bushes, Cheryl? Since when do you give a shit?
Anycrap, Cheryl gets up to leave and Doug of Doug-and-Tom appears and no he doesn't. Guess how they say hello.
"'Doug, Doug, Doug,' I kept saying.
"'Cheryl, Cheryl, Cheryl!' he said to me."
Of course.
They eye-fuck one another for a minute and then Cheryl asks where Tom is.
"'He's a few miles back. He'll catch up later.'"
Except he won't, and we'll get to this. Their joyful reunion continues and because Cheryl is the most amazing person ever to have lived, of course Doug says this:
"'We read your notes in the register all summer long. They motivated us to crank. We wanted to catch up with you.'"
"'I've got to hike those last days before I get into Cascade Locks alone-- you know, just to finish like I started--"
And WHY, Cheryl. Why. [Blogger's note: Please watch the excellent movie "Mile, Mile and a Half." Tell me that you would want to celebrate alone. Please, watch it. It's an incredible documentary.]
I guess they hike or something because it's suddenly nighttime and they're building a fire. For reasons I still can't logically comprehend, Tom never catches up with the two of them even though he was only "a few miles back" and I don't even care anymore. All of this is complete bullshit. They take turns drinking the wine "straight from the bottle" because that's super hard-core and then have a conversation I can't even deal with because it's too stupid and you're welcome.
After they finish the wine, Cheryl asks Doug if he wants something to read and then whips her goddamned bookmobile out of Monster. Doug declines and then Cheryl spends half of a page reminding us how super-smart she is, using the title/phrase "the ten thousand things" three times in one paragraph. She once again forgets how words work:
"Each of Dermoût's sentences came at me like a soft knowing dagger,"
and if I ever get stabbed, I hope it's with a "soft knowing dagger" because that sounds pleasantly comfy and HEY, ROBIN DESSER, REMEMBER COMMAS? ARE YOU AWAKE? *pokes the lifeless body of Robin Desser* HEY. YOU. HEY... hey...?
Doug decides to turn in for the night and says that Tom will "probably catch up" with them the next day and how the fuck did Tom not already catch up with th-- oh, who cares.
Cheryl starts talking about her stepfather and how he taught her all kinds of outdoorsy things and how she never would have been out on the PCT if it hadn't been for him, yet still manages to take a giant dump on him at the end of the paragraph because she's a giant asshole.
She then goes Full Cheryl once again in describing one of the books she's been carrying this whole time and I can't even bother. NO ONE CARES, CHERYL.
Flash, bam, it's suddenly two days later and she's at Timberline Lodge. I guess Tom finally caught up because he's there, too, as well as what appears to be a lesbian ex-couple and sure, whatever. She claims that the five of them all hiked together and,
"On our long breaks we played hacky sack and skinny-dipped in an icy-cold lake, incited the wrath of hornets and then ran from them while we laughed and screamed."
I'm sure all of this is totally legitimate because there's nothing lesbians love more than getting naked in the company of men and oh, wait, the opposite of that. She claims that they were "like a tribe, bonded in that way I imagined kids felt when they spent a week together at summer camp," and I guess we're supposed to feel sorry for Cheryl because she's implying that she never went to summer camp or some shit. Again, NO ONE CARES, CHERYL.
They all finally arrive at Timberline Lodge and Cheryl says a bunch of shit I don't care about. You're welcome, again. She does her stupid hopscotch thing yet again-- "hop, skip, spin, done"-- and I don't remember spinning being a part of hopscotch, but I'm over it at this point. She has fifty miles to go before she reaches the Bridge of the Gods.
She says goodbye to everyone and starts hiking alone again because or course she does, starts rambling on about how awesome it is to be alone again, lets us know how amazing she is and then has another Mom-attack because there are only five pages left in the book and she had to squeeze that in there one last time.
She walks a vague number of days alone and peels off another toenail, the sixth one, and pfffffft, bullshit.
She reaches the Columbia River and actually says,
"It seemed like a miracle that I finally had the river in my sights, as if a newborn baby had just slipped into my palms after a long labor."
Whatever, Tuna Flakes. Go fuck yourself.
She keeps hiking and what the fuck is this all about:
"I walked through spiderwebs, feeling them like magic on my face,"
and pardon me all over the place, but when real people walk through spiderwebs, it isn't a magical experience. It's more like,
"I had arrived. I'd done it."
And in large, angry letters, I had scrawled, "DONE WHAT," next to those sentences. She claims that she had saved "a couple of dollars" to buy ice-cream cones and I throw the book across the room while looking for something to punch. She gets a "chocolate-vanilla twist cone," and says that she now only has twenty goddamned cents to her name. Then she,
"ate every bit of my cone and..."
Whatever, she sits outside the ice-cream shop and a "young man in a business suit" drives up in a BMW.
"'Hi,' he said to me as he passed. He was about my age, his hair gelled back, his shoes impeccable. Once he had his cone, he returned to stand near me."
What the fuck is Gordon Gekko doing at an ice-cream stand in the middle of the PCT, but whatever, yes, this is happening. He's super observant:
"'Looks like you've been backpacking.'"
Cheryl can't even contain herself. She lies and tells him that she just hiked "over eleven hundred miles" and he worships her because of course he does. He tells her that he's an attorney, gives her his business card and fuck everything.
"'Give me a call once you settle in. I'd love to take you out to lunch and hear more about your trip."
Cheryl finishes up this make-believe conversation with Mr. BMW saying,
"'It was an honor to meet you at this momentous juncture,"
and this is when I pour gasoline all over myself and light a firecracker.
She concludes the book with a bunch of stupid garbage about how she would finally meet her husband, have two kids and eventually come back to this very ice-cream stand so they could all remember her fake hike together as a family.
She says how Doug very conveniently died and therefore would be unable to validate her lies.
She actually writes this sentence fragment:
"That it was enough to trust that what I'd done was true."
You know what? I'm going to walk the entire length of the ADT next year and if/when I write about it, I certainly won't feel the need to end my book with, "That it was enough to trust that what I'd done was true," because I'm gonna have documentation coming out of my fucking ears by the time I finish. Cheryl needs to write this because she made this whole fucking book up.
And that's it, everybody. That was Wild. If I had a mic right now, I'd drop it, set it on fire and leave the stage while giving double middle-fingers to everyone.
I'm out.


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Jennifer Arruda works together with her husband, Gabriel Arruda, traveling and speaking across the country sharing the blessings of happiness and health with as many people as they can. As a nutritionist, health educator, and personal trainer, Jennifer has a passion for teaching healthy cooking and lifestyle coaching. Jennifer and Gabriel have been happily married for 14 years and credit their happy home to having Jesus as the center of their lives.


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Benchmarking and Best-Practices
Organizations are constantly looking for new ways and methodologies to improve their performance and gain a competitive advantage. As they seek improvements to their own business processes, many organizations recognize the importance of learning from best practices that have been achieved by other organizations.
By removing the need to 'reinvent the wheel' and providing the potential to adopt proven practices, benchmarking has become an important methodology in organizational development. Benchmarking is "comparing the performance levels of organizations for a specific process or activity and capturing, analyzing and implementing best practices".
There are many case studies focusing on the success gained through benchmarking. The best of these are the experiences at Xerox and Chrysler. One study of Fortune 500 companies found some compelling figures relating to first year payback from benchmarking projects.
Within organizations of 'average' benchmarking experience and average of $76 million payback was reported by more than 30 of these companies for their most successful benchmarking projects. And from 'more experienced' organizations, this figure was a staggering $189.4 million. Even among developing organizations, this study found an average first year payback levels at $370,000.
Over the years, there have been many benchmarking works being developed such as Robert Camp's 10-step Xerox methodology, Sylvia Codling's 12-step methodology, McNair & Leibfried's methodology, J.A. Schmidt methodology, Pricewaterhouse's methodology amongst many others.
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Museo Correr is located in the heart of Venice, on the famous San Marco Square. The visit includes an entrance through a ballroom dating back to the Napoleonic times and through the beautifully restored rooms of the Austrian Emperor Franz Jozeph and his wife Sissi in the 19th century. Further to be seen is Museo Archeologico and the 16th-century Biblioteca Marciana of Jacopo Sansovino, where is to be seen some of the Greek and Roman legacy.
The main Correr collection
The collection of the Correr Museum is very impressive, including coins, maps and globes, as well as musical instruments. Other highlights include Two Venetian Noblewomen by Vittore Carpaccio, Pietà with Three Angels by Antonello da Messina, and St Justine and the Treasurers by Tintoretto.


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Theresa May announced on Friday that she would resign on June 7 after a turbulent week for the Prime Minister which saw a resignation from her Government and many of her own MPs demanding she stands down. US President, Donald Trump, who is scheduled to travel to the UK in the first week of June for an official state visit, claimed her decision is for the "good of her country". Mr Trump added that he "felt bad" for Mrs May, insisting "she is a good woman".
He said: "I feel badly for Theresa, I like her very much, she is a good woman.
"She worked very hard. She is very strong.
"She decided to do something that some people were surprised at, some people were not. It is for the good of her country.
"But, I like her very much. In fact, I will be seeing her in two weeks."
The Prime Minister ended her resignation speech nearly in tears as she spoke about the country "I love".
Mrs May began tearing up and her voice broke as she ended her speech and said: "I will shortly leave that has been the honour of my life to hold. The second female prime minister but certainly not the last."
Before walking off, Mrs May added: "I do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country I love."
During her speech on Friday morning, Mrs May also said: "I negotiated the terms of our exit and a new relationship with our closest neighbours that protects jobs, our security and our union. I have done everything I can to convince MPs to back that deal.
"Sadly, I have not been able to do so. I tried three times. I believe it was right to persevere, even where the odds against success seemed high. But it is now clear to me that it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort.
"So I am today announcing that I will resign as the leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party on Friday 7 June so that a successor can be chosen.
"I have agreed with the party chairman and with the chairman of the 1922 committee that the process for electing a new leader should begin in the following week. I have kept Her Majesty the Queen fully informed of my intentions and I will continue to serve as her Prime Minister until the process has concluded.
"It is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that I have not been able to deliver Brexit."
READ MORE: Theresa May's resignation speech – IN FULL
The decision will spark a leadership contest within the Conservative Party with favourite Boris Johnson, likely to stand against a number of colleagues, including current Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt and International Development Rory Stewart, in a bid to take the country forward.
MPs including former Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, former Worker and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey, Home Secretary Sajid Javid, Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd, former leader of the House Andrea Leadsom, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, former Brexit secretary Steve Baker, Environment Secretary Michael Gove, deputy chairman of the Tory party James Cleverly and the prime minister's de facto deputy David Lidington, are also hotly tipped to enter the race for the leadership.
On Friday Mr Johnson said that he would like to take over as Prime Minister, just hours after Mrs May announced she was stepping down.
Mr Johnson told an economic in Switzerland: "We will leave the EU on October 31, deal or no deal.
"The way to get a good deal is to prepare for a no deal."
He later added: "The job of our next leader has to be getting the UK properly out of the EU, putting Brexit to bed."
Along with Mr Johnson, Foreign Secretary Mr Hunt also confirmed he would run for leadership of the Conservative Party.
Mr Hunt said it was "only right that my party constituency should be the first to know", the Farnham Herald reported him as saying at the Haslemere Festival in southern England.


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The best part of this photo shoot is it wasn't planned at all. I showed up to my dear friend for a tea time during a visit in Paris, we both had in mind some serious catch up after six months of not seeing each other. I was about to meet a precious baby boy who was born in between that time. We did chat for a long time, the kids were playing around, having their snack, the baby gently babbling in his rocker. And there comes the beautiful light of the late afternoon. I have my camera in my bag, and we decide to improvise a shooting. The little time we had made it all very intense and yet simple. You really only need a window to light up the faces and save authentic memories of an everyday afternoon.
This was meant to be a gift to her, it ended up being an even greater one to me. I got thanked for revealing the personnality of each of her children through that little set of images, which means the world to me. As a friend, and as a photographer.


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The Key To Audience Motivation: Pulp Fiction
In the movie Pulp Fiction Bruce Willis plays boxer Butch – a class act who has fallen on the wrong side of the local baddie, Marcellus Wallace.
Butch is on the run and arranges with his girlfriend to meet at a hotel, with their most important possessions, before they skip the border.
In the hotel, Butch has a panic attack, that quickly turns to anger, when he finds out his favourite thing in the world, his Dad's gold watch, hasn't been packed.
He is furious at his girlfriend for not remembering it – throwing a massive tantrum as only Bruce Willis can.
Just at the point when he is about to tear down a hotel wall, he stops, collects his thoughts, and says:
"It's not your fault. You weren't to know that out of the list of ten things I gave you, the watch was the most important thing. You could have forgotten everything else and just remembered the watch."
Let's pause Pulp Fiction for a moment and think of your latest business initiative.
Maybe it's teaching people how to use a new ordering system, maybe it's trying to instil a company culture, or it could be trying to sell a customer your latest product or service.
Sometimes when you are making a spoken presentation you might reel off a list of follow-ups for the audience to do. There might be 10 things on the list, just like Butch.
But one thing we are sometimes guilty of is being like Butch and not highlighting the ONE thing we want our audience to remember more than anything else.
Try saying something like this at the end of your presentation: "That's a lot of stuff to remember, but if you forget everything else, just remember this one thing…"
Fill in the blank with THE most important thing for them to think, or do, as a result of your presentation.
In other words, when you leave the room after the presentation, meeting or training session, what is it that you want them to have understood more than anything else?
Alternatively, at the end of your presentation you might ask the audience about the one thing they got from the presentation.
The point is: by prioritising your version of the gold watch for each presentation your audience will have a clear course of action, which gives you a much higher chance of success!
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Panasonic has unveiled the official HDR10+ logo at its press conference at IFA 2018.
Until now, we've been given a boring black-and-white type logo, but the official look has a nice splash of color, pointing to the picture enhancements the technology offers.
HDR10+ was first revealed at IFA 2017, so it's fitting that, a year later, the logo has been revealed alongside news on what products will actually make use of the technology.
According to Panasonic, the following TVs and Blu-ray players will be HDR10+ compatible:
- FZ950 TV Series
- FZ800 TV Series
- FX780 TV Series
- FX740 TV Series
- DP-UB420 Blu-ray Player
- DP-UB820 Blu-ray Player
- DP-UB420 Blu-ray Player
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HDR10+ is big business for Panasonic, as it's a technology it created in collaboration with 20th Century Fox and Samsung.
The idea is that it is more open platform than its rival Dolby Vision, which in turn makes it cheaper to implement and use.
Just recently, Fox announced that it will reveal its HDR10+ content soon and Warner Bros has already revealed that much of its 4K Blu-rays will have the technology. Amazon Prime Video is another place that has adopted the the technology.
- IFA 2018 is Europe's biggest tech show. The TechRadar team is in Berlin to bring you all the breaking news and hands-on first impressions of new phones, watches and other tech as they're announced.


text: Inmates spit on Antonio Lopezpalacios for a reason. He is a disrespectful, petty, and immature jerk that enjoys harassing inmates. Eventually the inmates have enough of him and fight back. That is was I was accused of a couple years ago when I was moved from administrative segregation to solitary confinement at the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC). I refused to remove my URL from my cell window and he refused to serve me my breakfast. Then he refused to serve me my lunch for the same reason. I was on restriction at the time so that was all the food I had coming. When he opened my food port for the medical technician after lunch Lopezpalacios said I spit on him. I am not saying that I did that but I am saying that he deserves to be spit on at a minimum if he denies meals to inmates for petty issues like a little writing in toothpaste on a cell window. If I had covered a good portion of it he could have called it a safety risk because he would not have been able to see inside well enough to safely serve the meals, but that was not the case here. It was just a little bit of writing and he could see me just fine.When I was taken to the solitary unit I asked another inmate what he was in there for and he said it was for spitting on a deputy. When I asked who he said "Lopezpalacios." I laughed real hard because not only was he there for spitting on the same deputy, but I had not told him that I was also there for allegedly spitting on Lopezpalacios. The other inmate also told me a story about an inmate punching Lopezpalacios around the same time period. When I went back to MCDC in 2018 Lopezpalacios was nowhere to be found, but I don't know why. He was probably reassigned either due to his attitude or his own request.I also witnessed Lopezpalacios using excessive force on a mentally ill inmate. The inmate would stick his leg out of his food port and Lopezpalacios clearly enjoyed twisting his leg until he pulled it back in. I am not going to say that a deputy is not justified in using force to put an arm or leg back into a cell. I am saying that he seemed to enjoy it too much and that he appeared to keep twisting the man's leg longer than necessary just to get it into the cell. He seemed like he was trying to make it hurt as much as he could without breaking anything as a punishment to deter him from doing it again.Public records list Antonio Lopezpalacios as Lopez-Palacios with the Sheriff's Office under career details. He is listed here as Lopezpalacios because that is how his name appears on MCSO documents. It is not known how his name appears on his uniform because he always makes sure that his radio covers up the Palacios part. Then when inmates have a problem with him he will point to his name and say "I am Lopez."


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If you are looking for a cheap life insurance policy, the good news is that you probably have some options. Life insurance rates also keep coming down over time as people continue to live longer and survive diseases better, and life insurance companies are continuing to add more product offerings to their lines. Here we explore different options for the lowest cost life insurance policies.
Standard Term Life Insurance
The least expensive type of life insurance policy judged by the size of premium payments and the cost of insurance is a term life insurance policy. This is because term life insurance has no cash value, and expires before the insured is hypothetically expected to pass away. Term life insurance is not permanent, and insurance companies calculate that the chances of an insured person dying during the policy's active years are lower if the insurance will only last for a limited amount of years.
While term life insurance is the least expensive policy to own when viewed through the spectrum of the total cost of insurance, term life insurance provides the lowest expected rate of return for a policy owner, almost zero. If you have consecutive term life insurance coverage over the course of your life, you will still expend a chunk of money annually or monthly, and as you get older term coverage gets more and more expensive to implement.
Term is Only a Few Dollars a Month
The fantastic thing about term life insurance is that you can get coverage for only a few dollars a month. You see offers for policies like this all the time on the television and hear them on the radio. Keep in mind, that those advertisements are usually only showing you a low death benefit, so they are not really enough coverage for most people. However, there is truth to the fact that most people can get a really good amount of coverage for a really affordable rate. A policy for $250,000 may cost a 35-year-old male who is in good health may get coverage for about $10 a month!
The Cheapest Policy may not be the Best
Keep in mind that the least expensive policy that you can find may not be the best policy for you. Life insurance is more complex than most other consumer insurance. You need to make sure that you have enough coverage, that you have that coverage from the right amount of time, and that you purchase that coverage from a life insurance company that is going to be around for a long period of time. Do not assume that all life insurance coverage is equal.
Group Life or Employer Offered Life Insurance
If your employer offers life insurance coverage as a benefit, it likely provides you some coverage for free. Normally, this is limited to either one or two times your annual salary. While this is not usually enough coverage to satisfy all of your life insurance needs, it may be, and it is a good base of coverage if not. Keep in mind that this benefit is no longer free if you are no longer employed.
You may want to ask if you can purchase additional coverage at a group rate. If so, you might be able to add a significant amount of death benefit for a reasonable cost. There is still usually a cap on the total amount of coverage, often $250,000. Your benefits administrator will be able to tell you more about the options available to you from your employer.
Whole Life Eventually is the "Cheapest" Long Term
A whole life insurance policy on the other hand not only is 100% assured of providing a return to either the policy owner or the beneficiaries but actually will pay for itself over time. This is especially true when the whole life insurance is purchased from a mutual life insurance company, meaning the company is actually owned by the policyholders. These whole life policies tend to pay the highest rates of dividends, and over time the dividend payment can actually grow large enough to pay the entire premium by itself. This means the policy will become not only self-sustaining, but the cash surrender value will grow automatically with each passing year.
When viewed through a long term perspective, it not only is cheaper to own a whole life insurance policy, but the insurance policy can actually make you money. It is for this reason that whole life insurance is viewed as an investment and a way to save money for clients.
Whole life insurance also pays a dividend, which you can use towards premium payments. In most whole life policies, the dividend payment will eventually become larger than the premium payment, making the policy free to keep in force for the remainder of your lifetime. Your life insurance agent will be able to produce an illustration, showing projected dividends over time.
Other Permanent Forms of Life Insurance
Variable universal life insurance policies and even traditional universal life insurance policies may provide an even higher rate of return than a whole life insurance policy, but they could also provide a lower rate of return. The total rate of return depends more on funding levels, the timing of funding, market performance, and changes to the cost of insurance over time. Generally speaking, these are a riskier form of life insurance coverage than whole life insurance and may result in a lower or higher rate of return to the owner. Poorly funded policies may end up being much more expensive than an equivalent level term policy over time, but well funded, highly performing policies may almost rival investment account returns.
The least expensive form of life insurance is not as simple and straightforward as it may seem. For the lowest cost of insurance and the lowest premium payments, choose term life insurance. For the best long term value, a permanent form of life insurance such as whole life insurance will maximize the value of the premiums. And never forget, that while your employer may not be able to offer you as much group coverage as your family would need to replace your income and maintain their lifestyle, you should take advantage of your employer offered life insurance as much as you can.


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