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During Mission Tour, President Mains announced to all the missionaries in helping Malaysia working to get a stake like in the States. And when that happen, we are no longer called as branch but ward just like in BYUH. When there is a stakes, It also mean that the members are a lot stronger than before. I'd seen the statistics and we need a lot MORE MELCHIZIDEK HOLDER!! So, I am hoping to see huge growth in this several years.
Guess what? Transfer happen this morning. Elder Corob is gonna leave while Elder Scott is gonna replace him. In addition to that, 2 more missionaries will be serving in Puchong. They are Elder Smith and one new missionaries. So there will be 4 missionaries in Puchong. And when you see Elder Smith, tell him that Elder Tan say annyeonghaseyo!
In addition to the transfer news, I am sorry mom but I am going to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah! I'd never requested or anything. It just happen. Tell Eddy, Ian, June and Angelo that I am going to Sabah!! I'd heard that they are going back to Sabah around June? Keep me updated please. And Elder Loke and Elder Teh will be coming to Sibu. Elder Loke is going to be new Zone Leader while Elder Teh is gonna take care of my branch with another set of missionaries. In other words, 4 missionaries in Sibu 2nd for 6 weeks. I am very very excited looking forward to go to Sabah!
Elder Gong talks about differences between act and being acted upon.
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James E. Faust quoted something I really like
We live in a time when many want to avoid the responsibility for their acts.
I know that the fruit that was mention above is the gospel and I truly feel a great joy in my life from this gospel. Right now, I desire that my family should partake of it also. I do it because I love each one of you in my family. I hope and pray that we all should start reading from Book of Mormon.
Do not think that I am trying to be mean by pushing you all so hard but try to ponder on 1 Nephi 8 story. And this is exactly what I felt right now,
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Bowling in Kuching. From left to right; Elder Smith, Elder Harper, Elder Tan and Elder Evans
That's how a bowling center should look like.
On a boat in Kuching crossing the river which costs only 50 cents
Thats how the boat looks like. Since mummy want more pictures of me in it. There will be a lot more pictures of me in it this time.
In the boat while waiting for others. From left to right; Elder Olsen, Elder Smith, Elder Pratt, Elder Tan
Everyone is on board now! From left to right; Elder Fabiano, Elder Brooks, Elder Evans, Elder Olsen, Elder Smith, Elder Pratt, Elder Harper, Elder Christian, Elder Tan
In one of an antique store in Kuching playing around with the Iban's sword
Next, playing around with sumpit
Thats how the sumpit actually looks like with a knife attached to it.
Next, playing around with keris
Mini keris I guess
Decided to take moreeee pictures with me in it...
Behind me is a government building in Kuching
That night, we have a YSA activities with Elder Gong, Sister Gong, Pres Mains, Sis Mains and all the other YSA. We are all from Puchong branch or served in Puchong branch before.
And then others decided to join in. From left to right; Elder Chan, Elder O'Driscoll (training Elder Pushnam), Elder Pushnam, Elder Callister, Elder Harper, Elder Tan, Elder Brooks, Elder Fabiano
We are MEN IN WHITE!
We are definitely COOL!
Back to the hotel. This is a pretty nice hotel! Definitely would come back again!
Cam-whoring is back!!
And again, mom wants more pictures.
We are AWESOME!
The Mukah's elders were here and we didn't have enough bikes but we have a mini bike and Elder Smith decided to use that.
Moreeee picturess
Gearing up...
This is how it works.
And he decided to cycle without relying on Elder Brooks.
Each of us decided to try on the bike and Elder Brooks was on the mini bike
Next was me. They said the size fit me perfectly. Yeah right.
Cycling on the mini bikeeeeee
At Relief society activity. From left to right; Elder Pratt, Elder Brooks, Ella, Elder Tan. I DEFINITELY KNOW THAT I'D GAINED A LOT OF WEIGHT. THATS WHAT EVERYONE SAID IN THAT ACTIVITY!!
With Ella's mom. From left to right; Elder Pratt, Elder Brooks, Sis Pauline, Elder Tan.
There were 5 baptism for kids that reached 8 years old. Some of the kids were baptized by their own dad. Definitely felt a lot of love when a dad baptize his own kid. I am not his dad but I am definitely honored to have the privilege to baptize her.
With an Iban's sword. I asked the lady why do you have a sword. And this is what she said, when bad people come, I'll use that to slice them. LOL!!
It's a real sword lahhhh
That is how it looks likeee
With Sis Sebie's family. Her family became less active because of some problems but we manage to reactivate them back!
And because Sis Sebie came back to church, her sister followed her, which mean 2 less active families reactivated


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By Angel Hsu and Christopher Kieran
A group of Yale Forestry and Environmental Studies graduate students are following the Chinese negotiations team over the two weeks. These posts are originally being featured on Green Leap Forward and also cross-posted on Climateprogress.org and the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy's blog.
The China Information and Communication Center (中国新闻与交流中心) held an unpublicized press briefing featuring Su Wei (pictured center of panel), China's lead negotiator and Director-General of the NDRC's Department of Climate Change. While mainly consisting of reporters, the event was open to anyone – well, just about any one of 50 people with their ear to the ground who managed to squeeze in early before crowds more were turned away. We were two of the lucky few who successfully navigated to the quiet back corner of the Bella Center, near the Chinese delegation's offices, where the briefing took place. The briefing also came after China and the G-77 delegations canceled their press conferences this afternoon, only to restage them later in the day, supposedly in response to some controversy over leaked Danish draft text. But more on this later.
Mr. Su was completely unabashed when it came to his comments regarding developed country commitments. Targeted amongst his criticisms were the European Union, Japan, and the United States.
- During the European Union's briefing earlier today, representatives compared China's carbon intensity target to commitments by the European Union, suggesting that China's target isn't strong enough. Mr. Su said that if the E.U. wants to make any comparisons, it should compare the E.U.'s commitments under the Kyoto Protocol with their actual performance to date. Those are fighting words. He also said that China's carbon intensity target is completely incomparable with total emissions reductions and that it's foolish to compare China's recently announced target with reductions required from developed countries. After citing numbers that made it appear that the E.U. was not substantively racheting up their emission reductions for the second Kyoto commitment period, Mr. Su asked the audience whether we thought their commitments were truly "ambitious, meaningful, and substantive," allowing the translator to take a break and making his point clear in plain English.
- In response to a question about Japan's commitments and whether they were doing enough in terms of financing, transfer of know-how and technology, Mr. Su lauded their promise to reduce emissions 25 percent by 2020 and the positive progress they've made thus far. However, even the Japanese shouldn't feel self-satisfied, as the premise for their 25 percent reductions is based on the U.S. also making commitments in line with the Kyoto Protocol. And, as we all know, the prospect of the U.S. signing on to Kyoto is as likely as a sunny hot day in Copenhagen during December (God willing we all do our jobs at COP-15). Therefore, Mr. Su concluded that the Japanese proposal de facto has no meaning.
- Moving on to the United States, Mr. Su said that Obama's recent announcement that the U.S. would commit to reducing emissions 17 percent by 2020 below 2005 levels was "not remarkable, not notable," again using English to punctuate his statement. Mr. Su noted that U.S. emissions grew 16 percent between 1990 and 2005. He pointed out the obvious truth that the proposed 17 percent reduction (which is passing as slowly as chewing gum through the U.S. Senate's backlogged intestinal tract) amounts to only a 1 percent reduction as far as the Kyoto Protocol is concerned.
It's no surprise that Mr. Su harped back to the principle of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities (CBDR) at multiple points of the briefing. Under the Kyoto Protocol, which encapsulates CBDR and to which all Parties agreed, China doesn't have explicit responsibility to reduce emissions. The pressure to commit to reductions comes from developed countries that often cite trade and competitiveness concerns if China also doesn't sign on to reductions. As we heard repeatedly from Mr. Su, historical emissions matter, as the cumulative emissions of the E.U. and U.S. are much larger than China's. From China's perspective, the carbon intensity reductions they have put on the table are an offering where none is necessary. Such an action represents their goodwill and a "responsible attitude," according to Su.
A question was asked about if and when China would consider peaking its carbon emissions (see previou spost "Peaking Duck:Beijing's growing appetite for climate action") Mr. Su basically reiterated how unfair he felt it was to talk about developing country peak emissions at this point and that developed countries should shoot for achieving their pick as soon as possible. He also said because China was still industrializing and heavily reliant on coal and other fossil fuels, it would be difficult to predict a peak.
The briefing also came after China and the G-77 delegations canceled their press conferences this afternoon, reportedly due to panic onset when a Danish text was leaked that would supposedlyt give more power to developed countries. TheGuardian provides a summary of some of the key tenets of this "secret draft agreement:"
In particular, it is understood to:
- Force developing countries to agree to specific emission cuts and measures that were not part of the original UN agreement;
- Divide poor countries further by creating a new category of developing countries called "the most vulnerable
- Weaken the UN's role in handling climate finance;
- Not allow poor countries to emit more than 1.44 tonnes of carbon per person by 2050, while allowing rich countries to emit 2.67 tonnes.
(We have not yet verified how the Guardian got to these numbers, as the leaked Danish text does not make mention of specific quantities. The current disparity in per capita emissions between developing and developed countries is much larger than this, meaning it would take a lot for both developed and developing countries to reach these levels. We hope to address this in a later post.)
Surprisingly, it seemed that third-party observers had more knowledge of the sensitive texts. When asked what he thought about the Danish proposal to require developing countries to determine a peak year for collective emissions (Article 9), Mr. Su responded that he was unaware of the text and that discussions of peak emission years for developing countries was premature. In the United States' briefing for NGOs an hour later, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing also downplayed the significance of the Danish proposal, saying that there were multiple Danish texts circulating and that the hosts wouldn't be doing their job without offering more food for fodder. It seems to us that this may have been a strategic move on the part of Pershing and the U.S. to lessen some of the initial hysteria rippling through the developing country parties. Or perhaps lead negotiators really were too busy hammering out texts behind closed doors that they didn't have time to check their e-mail.
[Note by Julian: It now seems that Guardian may have been reviewing what appears to be an early draft that has since undergone "extensive revisions" in consultation with both developed and developing countries, reveals ChinaDialogue. The Danish Government itself is denying the existence of a "secret draft for a new Copenhagen Agreement" but rather "many working papers used for testing various positions." See also this analysis by my colleague as to how all this is "typical overblown COP drama." Let's also not forget that the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) also have their own "secret text" outlining pretty tough negotation stances (see previous post "Green Hops: BASIC Instinct, New Energy Plans, Natural Gas Deals").]


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Gerard O'Donoghue graduated from University College, Cork and undertook his otolaryngology training in London and Oxford, undertaking Fellowships at University Hospital Boston and at the University of California in, San Francisco. He is Professor of Otology and Neurotology at the University of Nottingham and Consultant Neuro-Otologist at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham. He is President of the Section of Otology, Royal Society of Medicine (2014 – 15), London and serves on Council of ENT-UK. He is Founder Member and Head of Academic Training, European Academy of Otology
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Current NHS consultant posts held
Professor of Otology and Neurotology, Consultant Otologist, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Research interests
He co-established the Nottingham Biomedical Research Unit in hearing and leads research on profound deafness and cochlear implatnation
Personal interests
The great outdoor: sailing, skiing, hiking.
Awards received
Hunterian Professorship Royal College of Surgeons,
Joseph Toynbee Memorial Lecture, Royal College of Surgeons and Royal Society Medicine
Sir William Wilde Medallist, Irish Otolaryngology Society
Honorary member several international ENT Societies
(Additional) Languages spoken
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Courses offered to GPs
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New Delhi: Judgements giving a body blow to the government in the high-profile Vodafone tax case and scrapping of 2G spectrum licences hogged the limelight in the Supreme Court which in 2012 also brought the curtains down on the 26/11 case by sending the lone surviving Pakistani terrorist Ajmal Kasab to the gallows.
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The government`s woes did not end here as its pleas for review of the Vodafone and 2G verdict fell flat.
After failing to get any relief in the spectrum case, the Centre came out with Presidential Reference to overcome the direction in the 2G verdict that all natural resources have to be alloted through the route of "auction".
There was some solace for the government when on September 29, a five-judge constitution bench came out with the opinion that auction is not the only method for allocating natural resources to private companies and made it clear that its 2G verdict was confined to spectrum and not to other resources.
The 2G spectrum case also gave some anxious moments to Union Minister P Chidambaram after Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy dragged him for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore rupee scam. Chidambaram finally got a clean chit from the apex court which also rejected the review petition against its verdict.
The scam in the coal block allocation and government`s decision allowing FDI in retail were also dragged to the apex court which, though refused to interfere with the policy matter, put some searching questions to government on FDI and asked it to take corrective steps to remove legal hassles.
However, the petitions alleging large scale irregularities in coal block allocation are pending in the apex court.
Amid these developments, the UPA-II government survived a scare when the Supreme Court by a majority verdict of 3 to 2 dismissed the petition filed by former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma challenging the election of senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee as the President.
However, there was another reason for the Rashtrapati Bhavan to worry as President`s Secretary Omita Paul, who was advisor to Mukherjee when he was the Finance Minister, was impleaded as respondent in the petition seeking CBI probe into the appointment of U K Sinha as the chairman of SEBI.
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The infringement of fundamental right to expression was well manifested when the apex court severely criticised Mumbai Police for booking two young girls under the controversial provision of cyber law for their posts on Facebook against the bandh after the death of Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray.
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While BSP chief Mayawati got a relief in the assets case, her rival and Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav was not so lucky as in the fag end of the year, the court gave a body blow to him and his chief minister son Akhilesh Yadav by asking the CBI to continue with its probe against them in the wealth case.
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Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi also had to battle in the Supreme Court which provided him relief by throwing out a petition by a former Samajwadi Party MLA from Madhya Pradesh, who had dragged him in a false rape case.
Among the terror cases, while the apex court concluded the marathon hearing on the Mumbai blasts case of 1993 involving Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, it also granted bail to Syed Mohammed Kazmi, the lone arrested accused for the terror attack on Israeli diplomat here in February.
Besides Kasab and Israeli diplomat terror case, other matter which had the international ramification was the acquittal of Pakistani microbiologist Mohammed Khalil Chishti of the murder charge in a 20-year-old criminal case with a direction to the authorities to complete all the "formalities" for his "smooth return" to his country.
The case relating to the murder of fishermen in Kerala by Italian marines also reached the Supreme Court which reserved its verdict to quash the case against them.
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Other matters which hogged the limelight in the apex court was its direction to the government to lift the subsidy in a phased manner granted for Haj pilgrimage and restrict the number of VIPs in it.
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Ruben Botta has expressed his excitement at his imminent move to Inter and informed his new club's fans that he is similar in style to Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria.
The Tigre attacker is set to make a summer switch to San Siro and the uncapped Argentine cannot wait to line up alongside some of his idols.
"I will have the opportunity to be in a team with [Javier] Zanetti, [Esteban] Cambiasso, [Diego] Milito," Botta told the Corriere dello Sport.
"It will be a source of pride and honour for me to wear the shirt of Inter, one of the biggest clubs in the world.
"Captain [Javier] Zanetti is an example for any player to follow, while the Nerazzurri are one of the 10 biggest clubs in the world and after having said this, there is no need to say more."
Some pundits have compared Botta with Paris Saint-Germain winger Ezequiel Lavezzi but he feels he is more similar to another of his compatriots.
"'Pocho' is a great player but he relies heavily on his physical strength and his speed," Botta explained. "In contrast, I count on my technique and skill.
"In Argentina, many journalists equate my style to that of Angel Di Maria and, in fact, I think he and I have a lot in common."
The 23-year-old Botta is a product of the Boca Juniors youth system but ended up joining Tigre as a teenager.


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Embattled Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jerry O. Payne submitted a cashier's check in the amount of $9,446.97 to Pine Bluff School District Board of Directors President Herman Horace at the body's regular monthly meeting Tuesday night.
Embattled Pine Bluff School District Superintendent Jerry O. Payne submitted a cashier�s check in the amount of $9,446.97 to Pine Bluff School District Board of Directors President Herman Horace at the body�s regular monthly meeting Tuesday night.
Payne noted that he was submitting the funds demanded from him at the end of a special called meeting of the board on Feb. 14, in protest. The cashier�s check was made payable to the Pine Bluff School District.
At the Feb. 14 meeting the board determined that only $553.03 of the original $10,000 remitted to Payne for moving expenses in June was legitimate.
The check was submitted to Horace by Payne toward the end of the board meeting during the time set aside for miscellaneous business.
�I didn�t want to do this out here but the superintendent insisted that we do this out here,� Horace said. �The board ordered that Mr. Payne pay back $9,446.97.�
�The board required of me to provide the board with $9,446.97 in the form of a cashier�s check,� Payne said. �I want to note that this is being paid in protest and that I will be pursuing procedural due process. There is a letter as well and I�d like you to read it, sir.�
�Mr. Payne has issued a cashier�s check payable to the Pine Bluff School District in the amount of $9,446.97,� Horace said as he held up the check.
Horace refused to read the letter from Payne.
Payne provided the Commercial with a copy of the letter submitted to the board as well as a copy of the cashier�s check.
�Please note this money is being paid to the school district in protest,� Payne�s letter addressed to Horace said. �Why? I believe the actions of the board are subjective, callous and without merit. I totally disagree with the unprofessional demeanor, negative politics, and detrimental undermining conduct of the board toward me and my family regarding the relocation funds.
�Furthermore, at no time during the negotiation of my contract and issuing the funds did the Board state restrictions other than bring evidence of receipts for moving,� the letter from Payne continued. �It is further noted, I disagree with the Board�s rationale in approving only $553.03 for relocation expenses from Pine Grove, Louisiana to Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The letter is further noted that I reserve all rights to retrieve all of the $9,446.97 through procedure due process.�
After receiving the check from Payne, Horace said that Payne had asked him in December for permission to travel to a funeral in Georgia.
�When I was in the hospital back in December, Mr. Payne came to see me and asked me if I had a problem with him going to Georgia for [a] funeral,� Horace said. �I told him I had no problem with him going to the funeral but the board did not approve reimbursing him for the trip.�
�I am asking the board to take action to ask Mr. Payne to pay the district back for his reimbursement for the trip to Georgia,� Horace said.
Board secretary Freddie M. Johnson made a motion that the board ask Payne to repay the school district for the Georgia trip.
The motion was seconded by board vice president Donna Barnes.
Board member Chandra Griffin asked Payne how he traveled to Georgia.
�I traveled in a school car,� Payne said. �I asked for reimbursement for lodging and food and I put some gas in.�
The board unanimously approved the motion seeking the repayment from Payne.


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A motorcyclist and his passenger were transported to a hospital after being struck by another vehicle Saturday night in south Amarillo.
Police said a motorcycle was southbound on Washington Street near Wolflin Avenue just before 11 p.m. when another vehicle turned in front of the motorcycle, causing a collision. The other vehicle left the scene of the accident.
While police completed the investigation, a witness told police they had seen the suspect's vehicle abandoned at an intersection. Police went to South Hayden Street and 21st Avenue and found what they believe to be the vehicle involved in the collision, a green Toyota station wagon. The occupants of the vehicle were not found.
The driver and passenger on the motorcycle, a male and female, were taken to a local hospital with unknown injuries, police said.


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Watch: Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin in 'Game Change,' Robert Pattinson Sleeps His Way Through Paris in 'Bel Ami' & GWAR Reviews 'War Horse'
Based on the tell-all book from New York Magazine's John Heilemann and Time's Mark Halperin, HBO's Game Change now has a trailer. The story will focus on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's entry into John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. The biggest reason to pay attention is to see Julianne Moore looking and sounding eerily like the once Republican vice-president candidate. Ed Harris makes a great McCain, and Woody Harrelson stars as his adviser Steve Schmidt. Palin has said that she will not be running for president in the upcoming election, but has also made mention that it wasn't too late for her to join the race (sounds confusing, as always). Check out the trailer below, and let us know what you think.
Twilight's Rob Pattinson takes a (bedroom) romp through 1890's Paris in the new Bel Ami trailer. Based on 19th-century writer Guy de Maupassant's novel of the same name, the film follows the Cosmopolis actor as an ex-soldier who arrives in the decadent city and rises to power by seducing the female social elite. Pattinson has chatted about the number of sex scenes in the movie, including an orgy that will apparently include 40 women. We're exhausted just thinking about it. With the end of Twilight nigh, the English star seems to be finding plenty of roles to keep him occupied. We're not shocked to see him as another heartthrob type, but we hope the range will keep expanding. Watch Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Christina Ricci make sexytime March 2,2012.
This is best thing you'll probably watch all day. The guys from GWAR reviewed Steven Spielberg's War Horse. If you've never been to a GWAR show, then you're seriously missing out (but at least you won't have to burn your clothes, which will undoubtedly be covered in mysterious substances that will never wash out). "War Horse is a great movie as long as you are a five-year-old girl that loves horses and has never seen a movie before," pretty much sums their awesome review up. Find out what Oderus Urungus and Balsac think about "Snore Horse" in this entertaining clip.
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Love Food, Hate Waste Campaign
Did you know that food waste costs New Zealand $872 million a year, with the burden in Hawke's Bay alone totaling nearly $33 million ($563 per household)?
The 'Love Food, Hate Waste' campaign aims to help you prevent food waste by educating Kiwi's on:
- Using up leftovers with yummy recipes
- Planning meals to use up excess food
- Making a shopping list to prevent buying too much food
- How to store food correctly to prevent it from going bad
The Love Food Hate Waste campaign is being run by local councils across the country and all four Hawke's Bay Councils are involved.
Similar campaigns overseas have resulted in significant reductions in food sent to landfill – by 18% in the UK. Such a reduction in New Zealand would see 46,600 tonnes diverted from landfills annually.
You can follow Love Food, Hate Waste on Facebook and check out the new website for more great tips and ideas.


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Zachary Quinto wears a plaid button down shirt while carrying a few bogs home following a charity event on Monday (May 19) in New York City.
The 36-year-old actor made headlines earlier this month for posting a sexy shirtless selfie on his Instagram account.
"back to work(ing out). agent 47. home stretch," Zachary captioned the photo.
Zachary is not one of the actors announced to be joining the cast of the upcoming American Horror Story: Freak Show, but we sure hope this changes and we see him on the show!
FYI: Zachary is wearing Levi's jeans while carrying bags.
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|Coldplay Live 2003
|Tuesday, 04 November 2003
Coldplay live is not all that different from the recorded presentation of this band, because it is rarely ever visually stimulating, nor does it stretch out much in concert – like jam bands do, for example – to give its songs new more spontaneous audio/visual contexts to consider. Therefore, if you enjoy the group's two studio releases ("Parachutes" and "A Rush of Blood to the Head"), this Sidney, Australia concert video will give you the Coldplay you already know and love, albeit with extra added rabid applause.
This is a four-piece group from England, but you might never gather such information from watching it perform in concert. Instead, it appears more like the (singer) Chris Martin show. Granted, singers are invariably the main focal points of most rock bands, but many truly great rock 'n' roll bands also have guitarists who contribute significantly to the artistic mix. In the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger has his Keith Richards, and in U2, Bono has an Edge. Even Radiohead, a band Coldplay often gets compared to, contains guitarists Ed O'Brian and Jonny Greenwood to add musical color to Thom Yorke's heavy lyrical creations. Whether Martin is hovering and bouncing over a keyboard or strumming an acoustic guitar here, all eyes are always on him. Jon Buckland is his guitarist, by the way, but there is absolutely nil interplay between Buckland and Martin onstage.
The show begins with "Politik," which is also the track that opens the new A Rush of Blood to the Head album. It applies the effective usage of strobe lights shooting back and forth across the stage to give the visual effect of flashpoint explosions going off all around the band. It's both dizzying and troubling at the same time. Lighting also enhances the pleasures of this show when the band gets to its first big hit, "Yellow," by bathing the group in glowing yellow light. The same can be said for the blood-red illumination of "God Put a Smile upon Your Face." But as memorable as these electric light assistances are, they also point out what colorless performers the members of Coldplay truly are. At times, the screen changes from color to black and white, and Coldplay, unfortunately, clearly belongs in the second of those two color-choice categories.
On the plus side, this band's saving grace is its innate ability to create memorable melodies. Songs like "The Scientist" are just so irresistible that they make the listener want to close his/her eyes and just get lost in the moment, even though this is meant to be a visual document. Upping the ante, Martin is also a convincing seller of his own songs. He can come off a little like a pouter at times, it's true, but his brand of melancholy is oddly comforting rather than depressing. In other words, you can't help but believe that he feels your pain. It's not by coincidence that a piano is Martin's instrument of choice, since Coldplay is little more than a modern rock band equivalent to a '70s singer-songwriter. This analogy goes a long way in explaining why there are so many teenage Australian girls gazing longingly up at Martin whenever he sings here.
This set also includes a 40-minute behind-the-scenes feature that documents the group's recent world tour. It also highlights how such promotional devices have long since outlived their welcome. How many more times do we really need to see haggard and restless rock 'n' rollers stumbling from town to town? We all know by now that life offstage is not nearly as glamorous as the two hours created by bands onstage. But if you truly need to view these Brits as they learn American geography, for example, or try to communicate with those speaking languages other than their own, such predictable scenes are included in abundance here.
Nevertheless, this documentary is not entirely worthless. One scene in particular goes inside the group's show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre during a torrential downpour. Despite these adverse weather conditions, Martin's enthusiasm cannot be quenched since he says at one point that it was 20 years ago that U2 performed and recorded an historic album here. Martin is obviously in awe of U2's legacy and seems to want to have that same kind of an effect upon the current popular culture. The band carries off its live duties like real troupers in Denver, and appears to play its heart out before these wet-but-satisfied fans. This section also includes a scene where a fan is trying desperately to get with the group backstage. Apparently, rain doesn't deter some really dedicated stalkers, either. There are also a few scenes with Martin being interviewed (on the tour bus, no less) by Robert Hilburn of the L.A. Times, as well as shots of the band at the Hollywood House of Blues and the Hollywood Bowl. Martin and band are also amazed by the Bowl, just they way they are by Red Rocks. Ten years from now, these locales will just be a few more stops on yet another long tour. But for now, at least, it's fun to look in on the band's youthful enthusiasm.
Along with this DVD, buyers also get a live CD to go along with it. It's a smart package, as when you pull the audio slot from the bottom, the visual holder pokes out of the top. Live DVDs are especially desirable for those who haven't seen a new act live yet. But live albums, on the other hand, should probably be reserved for groups with more than just two albums under their belts. So if you really need to take the audio portion of this visual experience on the road with you, you've been accommodated nicely.
"Coldplay Live 2003" presents a band that has made two important albums during its quest to become one of today's most important bands. If the group can create a few more albums like its first two, it will assure itself of a large social/musical stature. No matter what happens next, this is a stylish presentation of what the group is like, both onstage and off. As a live DVD, it doesn't stand alone on its own merit -- the way, say, U2 was able to so assuredly do with "Under a Blood Red Sky" – but it's nothing to be ashamed of, either.


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DRACUT -- Dracut, state and Lowell General Hospital officials on Wednesday announced plans for Circle Health Dracut, a new outpatient center and the next addition to the not-for-profit's expanding network.
"It's my pleasure to welcome you all here as we take a look and split some shovels in the ground for a very important project for us as we look to continue our growth and access out into the secondary markets around Lowell," said Jody White, president of Lowell General Hospital.
White addressed a crowd of about three dozen people on a bare plot of land save for some construction equipment by the intersection of Broadway Road and Loon Hill Road, where the center will be built. Dracut Town Manager Jim Duggan said the project, estimated at $9 million, will create 75 construction jobs and 50-60 employees.
According to a press release issued this week, Circle Health's plans for the site include an urgent care center and a Lowell General Hospital patient service center, similar to centers opened in Westford in 2014 and in Billerica earlier this year. Primary care and specialty physicians' offices are also planned.
It is expected to open in late summer or early fall of 2018.
Circle Health's Urgent Care centers provide walk-in care for non-life threatening conditions and other ailments that require prompt medical attention, such as allergies, rash or hives, scrapes and broken bones.
Members of the Board of Selectmen and residents listened as Duggan, state Rep. Colleen Garry, Deputy Secretary of Housing and Economic Development Carolyn A. Kirk, and Selectmen Chairwoman Alison Hughes shared their remarks and thoughts on the project.
"I look at this old site and think about the Civic Club and I don't think I ever could have envisioned this kind of project here," Garry said, then turning towards Duggan and giving him and his team kudos for following through this vision. "As someone who has used the health-care system in Greater Lowell for so many years with my folks, I know the importance of having trust in your local facility and I know that Lowell General has just become an extraordinary, extraordinary health-care facility, bringing back the important surgeries and treatments out of Boston back here, to where folks don't have to go so far for the best and brightest."
Hughes thanked Lowell General Hospital for partnering with local officials and also praised the town manager for his work.
"Since Jim came on board three years ago, economic development has been a key part of the future in Dracut," Hughes said.
Duggan himself had a long list of officials and people connected to the project whose work he expressed gratitude for.
"We've all seen firsthand how Circle Health investment brings not only extraordinary health care," Duggan said, "but it sets a partnership to the community therein."
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If this were a show and tell in school, I'd start with the sentence "a butterfly is an insect with two pairs of colored wings… " However, when I listen to the word butterfly I usually imagine a simple and common fly landing softly in the butter of my breakfast table… Who was the one who ever thought of calling such an insect a 'butterfly'? Let's take a look at other languages, a butterfly is a 'Schmetterling' in German, and the verb 'schmettern' means to dash, to batter, that is, to violently smash something…. Such a name for such a light and insecure insect? Please, come on, who called it that way? I imagine it was maybe someone with a magnifying glass looking at the huge eyes and the hairy body of a butterfly… Let's move to the Latin based languages, butterfly in French: papillon… It sounds like a very big paper something, 'papier' is paper… so… Do you get the image? A little bit better than German, but still hard. And Italian? The word sounds at least friendlier and playful, 'farfalla' … Better, and in Portuguese, it's 'borboleta' a word that I associate with 'bubbles' and something light and also playful. My favorite though is the Spanish word: Mariposa. It's like a tiny Mary posing or landing somewhere… A nicer and softer image in our heads, isn't it?
This time I started philosophing on this special insect because during the last cold days I carried in some wood for the chimeney and among the logs I found a delicate blue and brown butterfly. What surprised me was the fragility between the coarse wood and that it was still alive. So I took it delicately from a wing and, although it didn't flatter (schmetter 😉 ) widely, it started moving softly. But, what could I do with it in a cold and grey day? I opened the door and left it posing on the balcony. This left me a little bit sad because I knew that in spite of having resisted all along hidden somewhere the butterfly wouldn't make it long. So what was all that struggling and resisting for?
The next thought I had, was about the cocoon… Where had it been all winter long? Where had it been hiding, sleeping, charging energy? At that point I saw the awakening as a very cruel thing, you are warm and safe in a cocoon and wake up only to encounter difficulties. But maybe having the opportunity to see the world, especially in spring, may have been worth it.
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A black and white feline was captured by officers on New Year's Eve at the Alagoas Jail in Arapiraca, Brazil, after it was found trying to smuggle items to prisoners inside, Sky News reports.
"An agent saw the cat and went to look at it closely because something about it seemed wrong," said Marcelo Avelino, the head of the prison guards' union.
The cat had a bag tied around its body that contained saw blades and parts for drilling tunnels, as well as a cellphone and a charger.
An officer at the jail said the cat was raised by prisoners and was cared for by relatives that would take it home after visitor hours, Sky News reports.
All 263 inmates are suspects in the case. But they don't expect the cat to admit who was behind the scheme.


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April 16, 2012 01:00 ET
KENT, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - April 16, 2012) - The cost of accidents caused by careless car parking is thought to have contributed to £1.3 million worth of damage, a recent study has revealed.
Apparently 1 in 6 drivers would never leave their insurance details and 45% would only consider it if it looked serious, despite careless car parking costing a reported £1.3 billion of damage.
The majority of these incidents are happening on the street where drivers are forced to pull out of tight spots and are generally in a rush.
The consequence of this is that victims on average end up paying out £1800 in repair costs for damage caused by so-called 'prank and runs' and even risk losing their no-claims bonuses when making a claim. Furthermore, victims usually end up paying out a hefty 'excess' charge on top.
Insurance experts at eQuoteDirect who specialise in car insurance and motor trade insurance have advised being careful where you park and when you can, avoiding tight spots where another car might try to squeeze in near yours making it vulnerable to damage.
A spokesperson for eQuoteDirect, comments: 'Most of the time these incidents are unfortunately unavoidable, as in busy built-up areas where parking is limited accidents can happen. However if there is another parking option available or somewhere with more room for tricky manoeuvres, this is probably a much safer option for somewhere to leave your car'.
The study also reported that the majority of cases occur where the owner of the car isn't in the car. Therefore, when the owner returns to the scene they are usually left with evidence of the prang but no contact details owning up to the accident by the person responsible.
eQuoteDirect also warn car owners that even those who aren't involved in an accident are paying the cost for these accidents as every case pushes up the cost of car insurance - and the number of prangs looks set to rise.
For more information on how to stay protected and get the best deal on your insurance policy, visit www.equotedirect.co.uk. eQuoteDirect provide a wealth of knowledge and experience in sourcing the most suitable and affordance insurance deals for a range of needs from car insurance to home insurance and motor traders insurance.
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728–798 Washington Ave Philadelphia 19147, United States· Reported by Marchi · Flag Flagged
501–599 Titan St Philadelphia 19147, United StatesThe city of Philadelphia pa has been patching this street over past 20 years , we have terrible pavements leak into basements, entire street has cracks that lead to bigger patches. Neighbors has been billed $5000, while new developers sites are repaired and paved same day, we the Committee of 500 block Titan street 19147, request same street work that neighboring streets have been getting , we are pleading to community organizations, churches , committee person 2 Ward 3 rd division, Republican and democratic parties , engineers I believe are aware, 1st congressional, district, 2 Nd city council district, and any concerned persons, Philadelphia police department , Pa. State representative as well .
Baba Bob Shipman jr
FORMER ELECTED BOARD JUDGE OF ELECTIONS 2/3, former acting committee person, former member of PPD 3 rd District advisory council, Dickinson Narrows Resident member
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Baba Bob Shipman (Registered User)
814 Wharton St Philadelphia, PA 19147, USA
There are two abandon cars on the 800 block of Wharton st. Both are Station wagons. The first has been disabled for two years, yet has magically received inspection stickers. It is a Green Chevy Dart parked on the North side of the street (815 Wharton).
The second is a blue station wagon with wood paneling. It has been parked for there for 7 months. It broke down and the owner promised to have it towed, but never returned. The vehicles are large and take up two parking spots as well as attract garbage and rodents.· Reported by H.Padugan · Flag Flagged
- Acknowledged by: Philly 311
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Acknowledged Philly311 (Registered User)In order to enter a service request for an abandoned vehicle, the Police Dept. requires the following: the color make and model, the license plate number and state, the condition of the vehicle, if anything is broken or missing, if the vehicle is drivable, how long the vehicle has been there, and the police district. This information is needed for each vehicle. (Please re-submit a new request with the required information). Thank you. mb
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1336 S. 8th Street Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaA former corner store, this property has a huge spraypainted plywood or cardboard sign in the (filthy) front window advertising the store for rent. The sign has been there for years. The property is in general disrepair. There is a large glass and metal sign attached by an old metal pole to the outside of the building - could be in danger of falling because it has not been maintained. The city should inspect it and it has been reported to 311. Is there not some city ordinance that could require them to at least take the the hideous sign out of the front window?· Reported by iHEARTpassyunksquare · Flag Flagged
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1141 East Passyunk Avenue Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCars parked on sidewalk and crosswalk. This is a very dangerous intersection for pedestrians. Cars should not be on sidewalk or crosswalk. Cannot pass with wheelchair or stroller, This is a constant problem.
800 Alter Street Philadelphia, PAIt is very dangerous on the side walks. I have tripped a few times but my dog always seems to find the open drain and put his foot inside. It is dangerous and allows rats and other things to come up. It has to be capped. T here are at least 3 on Alter street. 800 block. the city should repair.· Reported by pearlgrl · Flag Flagged
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pearlgrl (Guest)They are still open on the street. 6/11/13
pearlgrl (Guest)Still open and there are about 5. dangerous when walking my dog and for children. This is a small street that is often forgotten about.
PSCA Neighborhood Ambassador Program (Guest)PSCA is doing a Flashlight Parade tonight in that area to identify issues for reporting. We'll be sure to take a look at these and find out who the appropriate party is to fix them. Thanks!
pearlgrl (Guest)Wonderful because this street is often overlooked and it isn't really fair. We also have an electricity pole that has been leaning for years and Peco came out and put a support on it but it looks horrible and takes up sidewalk space. I thought it was temporary until they could come to fix it but it has been years now.
1301-1399 S 13th St Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThere is a steady group of homeless camping in the park and leaving garbage everywhere. It feels unsafe to walk this block of 13th at night.
1426 S. Juniper Street Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaHundreds of pigeons on the wires on S. Juniper street constantly being fed. The street, sidewalk, patios are covered in pigeon poop.
Pam (Registered User)Pigeons are still there.
Pam (Registered User)The situation is actually worsening.
635 Gerritt St. Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThere is a giant sink hole, filled with bricks, in the street, in front house 635 Gerritt St.. It has been there for over 2 years now, & getting bigger. It is causing flats, & is a safety hazard! Please fix ASAP!
1158 S 11th St Philadelphia, PA 19147, USANo parking sign painted over. Neighbor s cant see oncoming traffic or bikes in shared lane


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It is 6 A.M: What is your toxin level?
We wake up, get out of bed, and put on our robe and slippers. We answer nature's call, brush our teeth, head into the kitchen for some freshly brewed coffee or tea, grab the paper or the laptop and sit down at the table. Ten minutes have passed since we woke. Exactly how many toxins have we been exposed to?
- Bed – How was the mattress made? Were chemical glues or adhesives used? Was it sprayed with a fire retardant? What about the memory foam? What exactly is foam made of, anyway?
- Sheets – Was the cotton used to make them grown organically (grown without pesticides) and manufactured without chemicals?
- PJ's – (see sheets)
- Toilet paper – Were dyes used to make it a special color? Was it processed with chemicals?
- Toothpaste – According to eHow.com, conventional toothpastes are often made with ingredients such as propylene glycol and titanium dioxide. Propylene glycol is an ingredient found in airplane deicing fluid, and titanium dioxide can be found in paints. Have you looked at the ingredients in your toothpaste, ever? Why are we brushing our teeth with toxic chemicals?
- Coffeemaker – Most coffeemakers are constructed with plastic. According to an April 2010 article in Time Magazine by Bryan Walsh, The Perils of Plastic, chemicals like biphenyl A (BPA) and phthalates, which are key ingredients in modern plastics, may disrupt the delicate endocrine system, leading to developmental problems. Several health issues on the rise that could have a chemical connection are: Obesity, diabetes, autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
- Tea and Coffee – Is the tea/coffee organic? What chemicals were used in the processing of that one coveted cup which has become part of our sacred morning ritual?
- Coffee cup – (See coffeemaker)
- Newspaper – Inks, dyes and chemicals in the newsprint could be harmful.
Chemicals breathed in and absorbed through our skin are lurking in places we may not have considered. In the book, "Slow Death by Rubber Duck: The Secret Danger of Everyday Things," authors Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie show us exactly how prevalent toxins are, even in something as innocent as the old standard rubber duck. We learn as we go along, don't we? Sixty plus years ago, when plastic wrap, polypropylene and the like were invented, they were touted as miracle products that would revolutionize the world. Most of us can agree that plastic has changed the world. But some say plastic has poisoned the world and has made us all sick (planet Earth included). Others say it has enabled us to create some pretty amazing inventions. We agree with all of the above. There are many important products which are made from plastic:
- Seat belts
- Bike helmets
- Infant car seats
- Plumbing piping
- Ball point pens
- Condoms
- Shoe soles
Look around your home. Can you imagine life without them? Count the items you can see that are made with plastic. Plastic has indeed changed the world and brought us millions of incredible and useful products, but at what cost? Our health is suffering because of plastic. Chemicals leach from plastic containers into our food and drink, chemicals from the plastic-made playground equipment leaches into our children's skin as they play. We haven't even begun to touch on the environmental toll. The manufacturing process is extremely polluting and utilizes precious fossil fuels. Plastic sits in landfills. It does not decompose. Discarded plastic, (beverage bottles, car tires, children's toys and more), older than you and I, are floating in our lakes and oceans right now. Yes, thank goodness we learn as we go. There is much work to be done.
Concerned about toxins and plastic? Here are some ideas:
- Use less plastic – Purchase reusable bags (baggies, shopping totes, etc)
- Use glass or stainless steel for food
- Purchase organic teas, coffees, food (watch for an upcoming blog on the best items to buy organic)
- Try organic toothpaste or make your own (Search online for recipes)
- Buy organic bedding (www. bellaandboo.com has amazing baby blankets and toys!)
- Use natural cleaning products
- Stay aware and alert. Become a toxin cop!