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It was early in the morning and I was performing my typical teaching duties. Organizing student's work folders, gathering materials for the day's classes, and writing flow-of-the-day tasks on the chalkboard. A faint knock, a pair of rectangular eyeglasses, and a russet complexion greeted me at the door. My first instinct was that this woman was a student teacher or a substitute because my colleague/office suite mate was on a leave of absence. However, she introduced herself to me as the new English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher. Weeks passed. She learned the ropes of the school's culture. We shared classroom battle stories and discussed challenges that the teaching profession presented to us. I noticed that Valinie came dressed to nines everyday with a unique attention to detail. She displayed color blocking as well as complimentary patterns in her outfits. She exhibited a style that one would expect a fashion editor at a trendy magazine would wear, not at a public high school in East New York Brooklyn would wear. The professional teacher in me never complimented her style or fashion sense, but the artist in me wanted to photograph her because she was effortlessly photogenic. As a multi-media artist, I oftentimes relied heavily on my video production efforts, but I still had a great interest in rekindling and reshaping my still photography skills. I recently purchased a new camera and was assisting celebrity portrait photographer Rayon RIchards on a couple photo shoots. I wanted to photograph everyday people that I knew, converse with them, and get to know them better. I wanted to capture their simple everyday subtleties and the brief moments that were so easy to miss with a blink. I wanted to capture those moments that I had so often concentrated on getting in videographic motion, in still form. I wanted to photograph individuals of different complexions, backgrounds, shapes, and looks. Valinie ended up leaving the school for another teaching opportunity and I ended up leaving the teaching profession altogether. We went our separate ways, but still stayed in touch. However, convincing Valinie to do a photo session with me was no easy task though. First, she dismissed it.
Emiliano: "You know what? I am trying to rebuild my photography portfolio. I took digital photography in college. I've dabbled in it here and there, but I want to do more. You should let me take your portrait in the not too distant future. Let me know if you're down"
Valinie: "I'm not photogenic. You have so many careers. Looks like your directing is coming along though"
E: "You ARE photogenic though!"
V: "[LMAO] Emil, you must be on drugs! That's cool to have so many things going on… good to keep reinventing yourself."
E: "Drugs? Nah, creative energy is my drug of choice actually."
V: "No, drugs as in that is why you think I'm photogenic sir. Sorry about the confusion there."
Me: Either you're fishing for compliments or you just don't want me to take your portrait.
V: I'd like to see some of your work. I don't know if you take nude pictures or what.
I show her some of my work as well as my video and movie work. Some private links as well.
V: This is awesome! You don't sleep with all the women you photograph afterwards right? Cliche I know, but I had to ask!
Me: Sleep with them? hahaha, no, you make it sound like compensation. That's so wack that photographers have that type of reputation in your eyes.
V: Just checking.
We discuss my work, composition ideas, outfits, and makeup styles but we never come to a conclusion about whether she'd be my subject or not until I ask…
E: Did we ever come to a conclusion?
V: I don't know. I shall think about it. My boyfriend is probably going to look at me like I have six heads!
E: He will? Well, bring him too. Maybe I can photograph ya'll both. I really want to photograph different people to build my portfolio.
V: My boyfriend is too shy to take photos. I'm the extrovert. *She asks him about the photo shoot* He's hyperventilating now at the thought of being on camera. hahaha
To paraphrase; I tell her how I'm a really laid back person and that taking photos while being directed is not as painful as it seems. I implore her to trust my artistry and she said she likes my work, so we should just make it happen. I also did my best to convince her that I'm not an axe murderer.
V: Where would the photo shoot take place? I'd prefer an open public area. I don't want to get cut up and buried. I may have to bring a pit bull.
Yes, this is the same person that I shared an office with at a public school for months. But somehow, I was becoming the Michael Myers of photography for some reason.
E: Cut up and buried?! You make photographers seem like sleazy sadistic people! I'm glad I can set a better example for you!
Part of me wanted to end this "pulling teeth" process with Valinie that day. But another part of me wanted to demystify how photographers operate. I admit, asking to photograph someone could be a pickup line of sorts. I am not naive to that fact. I also know that people, especially women, should be very careful in their vetting of men. I have a mother and two sisters that I love dearly, so I understand completely. We should always be alert and discerning about who we interact with on a private basis. Whether it be personal, professional, or romantic. Photographing Valinie reminded me of the times when I was photographed professionally for the first time. I recall the thoughts that ran through my head
"What do I wear?"
"How do I pose?"
"Are they getting a good angle of me?"
"Should I smile?"
"Should I smize?"
"Should I squint my eyes?"
Recalling my first photo shoot made me empathize with her experience. And sympathetic as well. When artist and professionals of different worlds progress in our different fields, we sometimes forget our humble beginnings. The simple questions we asked ourselves when we used the double click function on the computer mouse for the first time, now many of us are computer savvy social media mavens. I never would have thought that I'd be able to design my own website when I was using AOL dial up CD-ROM software to peruse websites at a snails pace in the 90s.
Fast forward to one year later.
Valinie and I FINALLY connected to do the photo shoot. I assume that she received the results of her thorough background check of me and concluded that I wasn't the sociopathic artistic murderous educator that she initially thought I was. The location, Long Island City Queens. I'd figure we'd just walk and talk and I'd capture what I could. I told her to wear whatever she wanted because I trusted her style and fashion sense. My photographic approach is naturalistic. I like to capture contemplative moments when a subject is taking in the scenery and well as more focused body positions. I wanted the photos to read as if I was simply documenting Valinie's moments of solace in the park. As the photo shoot went on, she became less and less cognizant of the camera's presence in general. The outcome of the photo shoot was exactly what I expected. I snicker to myself when she initially said she was not photogenic. My photographs clearly say otherwise.
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Lesson Two - Jamila I./
I struggled a lot with this exercise and it certainly brought out the "rebel" in me, but not in a good way, I just totally rebelled against doing the exercise! I then put the task off for a few days before following the guidance to the letter, but I still wasn't happy with my efforts. However, procrastination paid off in this case because I was about to give up on the whole thing when I received Jane's timely audio piece. Her insights and advice were hugely helpful as I clearly needed to be reminded about the importance of learning from process and thoughts that the exercise prompted, rather than developing a good design, per se.
So, whilst one of my rather unspontaneous expanded square samples is shown here together with a Photoshop water ripples effect which I quite like, what is more important to me are the following learning points from those thoughts :
- Having lived with ME/CFS for over ten years, I quite often get "brain fog" and each time this happens I also get very frustrated because I know that I have the ability to do the task in front of me but I don't seem to be able to drum up the mental capacity, especially if the task is not one that I have set myself or is otherwise unwelcome in some way (like housework!). The frustration creates a vicious circle whereby I feel less and less able to achieve anything, so I need to find ways to break this circle
- Linked to this, I rebelled against the "doing" of the exercise instead of harnessing that rebel spirit (which is most definitely alive and kicking inside me) for my positive gain and benefit – it was within my capacity to do this, but it was probably easier to reinforce a negative situation
- In following the rules to the letter and intellectualising the task, I didn't allow myself to be spontaneous and to let the work just flow, which predictably resulted in my shapes looking over-controlled, not so interesting and thus not particularly useful in inspiring future work
However, expanded squares can be made at any time and will be a useful tool for future design development, especially in considering design inspired by Islamic tiles. This might all sound rather over-analytical but I found it hugely helpful to articulate these issues back to myself by writing it all down – not sure I'd call it creative writing, but it was useful writing!

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text: 22 AUG 2012 Avoiding the risks of being a "family" solicitor Peter Moran Insurance Corporate and commercial In brief - Beware of acting for multiple family members with conflicting interests Many claims against solicitors could potentially be avoided by the solicitor being aware of conflicts of interest within the family and by making it clear in meetings and correspondence who is (and who is not) the client. Should family members receive independent legal advice? Often a solicitor has acted for different members of a family in different situations and has earned the position of the family solicitor (especially in rural areas). However, this position carries with it certain risks that need to be considered each time you are acting for a family member, particularly when more than one member is involved in a matter. The solicitor must stop and think about who is the client and whether one of the parties should receive independent legal advice. When acting for solicitors in family negligence claims brought against them, it is often instructive to look at what the solicitor could have done differently which might have avoided the claim being made in the first place. Below are three LawCover matters I've been involved with that particularly concern family issues, either through having more than one member of the family attend conferences, or where a solicitor acts for more than one family member with conflicting interests. Estate planning: solicitor fails to clarify that he acts only for the mother An elderly lady proposes to leave a farming property to one son and a coastal holiday property to another. She is unsure whether she wants to gift the properties before she dies or leave them in her will. She has a meeting with the sons. The solicitor also attends. He acts for the mother only. There is no clarification at the commencement of the meeting that the solicitor only acts for the mother. An arrangement is entered into, but the mother subsequently changes her mind and decides to leave the holiday property to other relatives. The disappointed son who misses out makes a claim against the solicitor, contending that the solicitor was also representing his interests. The claim could have been avoided with a more careful opening statement at the meeting about who the solicitor represents, strengthened by confirming letters to the two sons prior to the meeting taking place. Father offers his property as security for daughter's loan A solicitor acts for the borrower in obtaining funding for a business. He also acts for the borrower's father, who offers his property by way of security for the daughter's loan. The lender has its own solicitors acting. There is default and the lender seeks possession of the father's property. The father raises the "I didn't understand" defence. The lender then joins the borrower's solicitor, asserting it relied upon the solicitor's representation to the lender that the mortgagor understood the loan transaction. To avoid such claims, look carefully at the nature of declarations provided to lenders when acting for borrowers. Make sure they can't be construed by a lender as, in effect, a representation to the lender of a borrower's understanding of the loan transaction. Son and nephew attend conference despite having material interest in outcome A solicitor acts for a widow on the transfer of her assets to a son and a nephew (in return for the son and the nephew paying out debts of the widow). The solicitor prepares a deed of family arrangement. He sees his client, as well as the son and nephew, in conference. The widow subsequently challenges the validity of the deed and brings an action against both the solicitor (failure to advise) and the nephew (undue influence). The nephew also brings his own action against the solicitor, alleging the solicitor was representing his interests as well. The claim could have been avoided with clear advice (evidenced in writing by a contemporaneous file note or letter) that he was only acting for the widow and not for the son or the nephew. Additionally, the son and the nephew should not have been permitted to participate in the conference when they had a material interest in the outcome. Eight tips for family lawyers for avoiding risk Establish from the start of the retainer who is and, when necessary for the sake of clarity, who is not your client. Confer with the client alone, free from family influences. Be aware of conflicts. Do not advise a family member (especially parent) of a client borrower when the security is being provided not by the client but by that relative. Avoid situations where someone other than the client can assert reliance on your advice. Do not confer with the client with other family members present. If this is unavoidable, clarify who you are acting for and that only that person can rely on your advice. Keep evidence on file in the form of file notes or, better still, letters or emails confirming who you are acting for the instructions that were received and the advice given. Ensure your client understands what you are investigating or advising about. Clarify in writing both what you are and what you are not doing. If instructions come from a third party (such as child, relative of client, accountant), check with the client the accuracy of what is supplied and the authority of the third party to give instructions or receive advice. Confirm with the client who you can discuss a particular matter with so that confidentiality is not inadvertently breached. This article was first published in the August 2012 edition of Law Society Journal. This article has been published by Colin Biggers & Paisley for information and education purposes only and is a general summary of the topic(s) presented. This article is not specific legal or financial advice. Please seek your own legal or financial advice for any questions you may have. All information contained in this article is subject to change. Colin Biggers & Paisley cannot be held responsible for any liability whatsoever, or for any loss howsoever arising from any reliance upon the contents of this article. Related Articles Corporate and commercial CBP Focus August 2012 Also this month we bring you articles on insurance, property, commercial dispute resolution, workplace relations and corporate and commercial law Corporate and commercial David Miller and Keith Bethlehem in Financier Worldwide Implications of recent legal decisions on director duties in Australia


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After 112 years, golf makes quiet return to Games
After 112 years golf made a quiet and subdued return to the Olympics on Thursday with Brazil's Adilson Da Silva hitting the first shot in front of a handful of spectators.
Under overcast skies and in calm conditions ideal for scoring, Da Silva was welcomed to the first tee by a smattering of applause and the whirl from hundreds of cameras as media and officials greatly outnumbered fans sprinkled through a small nearly empty stand.
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Da Silva was followed by Canada's Graham DeLaet, whose countryman George Lyon won the last Olympic golf tournament in 1904, with South Korean An Byeong-hun completing the threesome.
The tournament lost much of its prestige after the world's four top-ranked players, Australian Jason Day, Americans Dustin Johnson and Jordan Spieth and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy, opted not to take part, citing concerns over the Zika virus.
Four rounds over four days on the newly-constructed course on the Marapendi Nature Reserve will decide the medals with 60 players in the men's competition and the same number in the women's event which will follow next week.


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text: What size air conditioner do I need? Published on August 25, 2017 If you are looking for a new air conditioner, it can be a little daunting to look at all the different options you can get. One of the first things, and perhaps the most critical, is to determine what size air conditioner you want to meet your home's cooling demands. Efficiency is often top of mind, but it's just as important to make sure you get the appropriately sized system that will also work effectively. You want to ensure you have an air conditioner that meets your home comfort needs. You want to ensure you aren't throwing money at a system that is larger than you actually need. On the other side, you don't want to try and cut expenses by buying a smaller system and pushing it to work harder. There are several reasons you want to make sure to purchase the appropriately-sized air conditioner: Keeping the appropriate humidity – Air conditioners not only aide in keeping your indoor temps cool, but it also works to decrease humidity. If your system is too large, probabilities are it will reach the desired temperature too rapidly to address the humidity levels. Maintaining energy bills – While a system that is too small could still be able to keep up with cooling your house, you are making it work more regularly or possibly constantly. This isn't going to be great for your utility bills. You may have saved on original costs for the equipment, but it won't offer savings moving forward. Allowing appropriate cycling – If you select a system that is too great for your needs, it will swiftly cool down your home and shut off, not allowing your air conditioner to run through the proper cycling. This can also impact your energy bills, because your air conditioner will be turning on and off constantly. Let our professionals help you take the guesswork out of selecting the best sized air conditioner for you. Finding the appropriate size is just one of many considerations while exploring air conditioners. Our team can help take you through your options and examine your home and space to provide guidance into what will be the best choice for you. Give our experts a call at 561-629-1826 or you can visit us online to easily request an appointment. Back To BlogContact Us


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LOS ANGELES — Capt. Richard Phillips was bobbing in a boat full of Somali pirates on the Indian Ocean four years ago when Hollywood recognized an Oscar moment.
Film producers who were glued to the news sensed the stuff of next-wave nonfiction — an action hero, in a real-life global drama.
Things turned out well, from a cinematic point of view: Navy SEALs flew to the rescue, three of the pirates were shot dead, and Captain Phillips was freed unharmed.
The resulting movie, "Captain Phillips," directed by Paul Greengrass, will arrive in October with Tom Hanks in the title role. It is one of a dozen nonfiction narratives that are promising to shake up the coming awards season, and perhaps to reinvent a reality-based movie genre that only a few years ago seemed moribund.
While Hollywood still loves the summer escape movie, sophisticated real-life dramas are filling up the latter part of the year, attracting top-flight stars and directors and finding a niche with audiences continually wired into unfolding news events.
Almost everybody knows something about the tales behind the new films, giving them a recognition factor that serves as a built-in marketing motor.
"The story already exists, everybody around the table says, 'Yeah!' " Mr. Hanks said in an interview, describing the current preference of studio executives as they sift through scripts and proposals.
Hollywood is quick to adopt a winning formula, and the critical and box office success of films like "The Social Network" and "Moneyball" has proved that reality-based narratives can make money and win awards — something beyond the ability of most blockbusters.
At the same time, executives and film historians say, media fragmentation has made studios more wary of jumping into purely fictional drama, because they can no longer rely on best-selling novels, original stage shows, or the even the reputation of master filmmakers to supply a mass audience.
"It's quite possible that we're in a golden age for this type of film, and we're just not aware of it yet," said Robert Birchard, editor of the American Film Institute catalog of feature films.
Since long before Gary Cooper played Lou Gehrig in "The Pride of the Yankees" (released in 1942), the nonfiction genre has tended to "come and go," Mr. Birchard noted.
It seemed to be fading in early 2010, when a 3-D fantasy, "Avatar," was all the rage, and — despite the real underpinnings of fictions like "An Education" and "The Hurt Locker" — only one nonfiction film, "The Blind Side," figured among 10 best picture nominees at the Academy Awards. But "The Social Network," which got eight Oscar nominations in 2011, set the film world abuzz with its close examination of Facebook and its founders — even as an old-style historical drama, "The King's Speech," took the top honors that year. Then, three inventive, reality-based dramas — "Argo," "Lincoln" and "Zero Dark Thirty"— unexpectedly turned the last Oscar contest into a rousing political brawl.
This year, nonfiction is back with a vengeance, beginning Friday with the national release of "Fruitvale Station," by the Weinstein Company, about the 2009 shooting of a young man by an Oakland transit officer.
Some of the more notable entries that follow will focus on events or people still prominent in the public consciousness: "The Fifth Estate," about the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, from the director Bill Condon; Jobs," about the Apple founder Steve Jobs, from Open Road; and "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom," from the Weinstein Company.
Others examine subjects in both the recent and distant past, including "Rush," about the Formula One racers Niki Lauda and James Hunt, from Ron Howard; "Twelve Years a Slave," about the 19th-century abduction of Solomon Northup, by Steve McQueen; and "The Monuments Men," about those who saved great art from destruction by Hitler, with George Clooney, who directed, in a starring role.
Nonfiction is erupting not just because of its marketing power, but also because filmmakers are using reality with increased sophistication. That can involve an unusual amount of original investigation, as with "Zero Dark Thirty," or a detail-minded approach that might have been jarring before cellphone cameras turned everyday life into one, big documentary.
"Captain Phillips" is a case in point.
In recent interviews, Mr. Hanks, Mr. Greengrass and the writer of "Captain Phillips," Billy Ray, described how they turned the complicated, and sometimes controversial, story of the April 2009, pirate attack on the freighter Maersk Alabama into a stripped-down drama.
Within days of the first news reports, Captain Phillips, who became a hostage when the pirates backed out of an exchange deal, was safely aboard an American destroyer, and one watchful producer, Dana Brunetti, was off to New York in pursuit of rights.
Mr. Brunetti and a business partner, the actor Kevin Spacey, soon cornered the story over dinner with the captain. At Sony Pictures, the pair aligned with Michael De Luca and Scott Rudin, with whom they were then producing "The Social Network."
As the film came together, unusual choices followed, driven largely by Mr. Greengrass's belief that "the culture thirsts for authenticity."
He decided to cast four unknown Somalis as the pirates, pitting their sheer believability against the star power of Mr. Hanks. The four had showed up together for an open casting call.
"They knew each other," Mr. Greengrass said. "You're always more comfortable with your mates." The hiring choice, he added, was intended to humanize the pirates and their leader, Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, who survived but is now serving a prison term in the United States.
Bucking a post-Sept. 11 trend, Mr. Ray, meanwhile, argued against telling a political tale, as Mr. Greengrass did with his 2010 film, "The Green Zone," about the failed hunt for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
"I always felt this was in some way a cop story, a crime story that had no politics to it at all," said Mr. Ray, who put aside Mr. Greengrass's concern that the SEALs' final decision to shoot the pirates was less a triumph than a failure of diplomacy.
A pending legal dispute involving claims that Captain Phillips had ignored warnings to keep a safer distance from Somalia does not figure directly in the film, which became closely focused on the personal conflict between two very different men, Captain Phillips and the pirate Mr. Muse.
By all accounts, it was Mr. Hanks who advised some final surgery that eliminated scenes — portraying media frenzy, and family hand wringing — that audiences might have recognized from one of his earlier films.
"I might have said, 'Are we going to do an 'Apollo 13' redux here?' " Mr. Hanks recalled. He referred to the 1995 film, directed by Mr. Howard, about the return of a crippled Moon flight. It received nine Oscar nominations but traded on home-front moments that Mr. Hanks thought would be too familiar for viewers in a completely wired world.
So none of that appears in "Captain Phillips." Instead, the final product is an unusually austere action film that peaks with an improvised scene in which a real Navy medic examines Mr. Hanks, exactly as she would any other damaged sailor.
"There was lots of blood on him, and feces and urine," Mr. Hanks said, describing the real Captain Phillips as he was whisked into an exam that Mr. Hanks re-enacted.
"Paul's willingness to do this quite frankly blew me away," Mr. Hanks said of the impromptu scene.


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Erex is an anti-impotence drug or we can say that it helps a man in treating their erectile dysfunction (ED) problem. ED is like a failure for a man to attain and maintain erection for desired period during lovemaking sessions.
Sexual arousal has great role in the effective working of this drug. Despite of sexual arousal, there are also some traits that are helpful for healthy relationships that include being physically fit, as physical energy is required in physical intimacy. Another one is physically coordination as bonding needs coordination, try to have good communication with your partner that makes you feel connected, being insecure for your partner enhances your love life, be able to take risks, experiments and tests on your own boundaries, and last but not the least is the practice, as we say practice makes a man perfect.
Erex is a real key for turning your partner on and bringing the spice back into your physical relationship. Purchase online from our regular drug portal and avail great discounts.
Sildenafil Citrate as generic is the core constituent of Erex formulation. It comes under the category of PDE-5 inhibitor medicines.
When a man gets sexually stimulated, then his nerves in genital receive message from brain and down the spinal cord. These nerve endings release chemical messengers that we commonly called as neurotransmitters. Arteries then receive signals from theses neurotransmitters to relax blood vessels and increase blood flow into male reproductive organ that leads to stiffness, rigidity, and enlargement of this portion causing an erection. Problem in these blood vessels and blood supply or nerve tissues can interfere with erection.
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Avocado Pancake Stack Topped with a Fried Egg
- Pancakes
- 1cup gluten-free flour (millet or spelt), or regular flour, if preferred
- 1 ripe avocado, mashed
- 1 egg
- 1/2cup milk
- 1/2teaspoon baking soda
- 1pinch salt
- 1tablespoon water
- For the stack
- 2 eggs
- 1 large handful of rocket (arugula) leaves
- 1/2cup shaved Parmesan cheese
- 1/2cup sour cream
- lemon thyme or basil (to garnish)
- 1/2 lemon wedge (to serve)
- capers (optional)
- Mix all ingredients in a large bowl and beat until it forms a batter.
- In a non stick fry pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil/butter and dollop the mixture into the pan 1cm thick (channel your inner pancake skills).
- Fry for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned and cooked. Remove and set on a paper towel to rest.
- Fry your eggs in a fry pan until cooked to desired doneness.
- Create your pancake stack whilst eggs are cooking.
- Layer a pancake, some rocket, a dollop of sour cream, sprinkle of parmesan and then another pancake on top.
- Once eggs have cooked, remove and top the stack with a fried egg.
- Garnish with the shaved parmesan, cheek of lemon and dollop of sour cream on the side. Sprinkle with the basil/lemon thyme and enjoy!
This recipe from Honest Cooking was republished with permission. It originally appeared as Avocado Pancake Stack on Dancing Through Sunday.


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Ruthie and I were on my lawn
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He wanted the smallest group at the front of the line, With each group bigger as they trailed behind. So we went to count all the ladies and gents Who were going to play their instruments. Six held cymbals; with tubas there were four. That wasn't all — there were plenty more!
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There were five musicians playing the flute. And three folks had brought their trumpets to toot. I counted one banging on a drum And two with kazoos, all ready to hum. We'll tell these marchers where they should stand, But we're counting on you to lend a hand!


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On the 27th June at Manchester Metropolitan University, we began to explore our shared vision for the Manchester Institute for Arts, Health & Social Change through the development of a concordat between partners. This will form the basis for the Manchester Declaration which will be published in autumn 2018. We are grateful to the contribution to this event from Maxine Peake and Jon Rouse.
On the 6th September 2018...
...we followed up our launch event with a larger exploration of what our aspirations are - how we might achieve them - and what we need to do to get there. We explored how we might work together as artists, researchers, activists and those working in the health, social care and voluntary sectors.
The only thing that was mandatory about the evening is that people came with an open mind and were actively involved in work in Greater Manchester that is driven by a desire to affect health and social change.
Whilst that session has passed, Clive Parkinson will be facilitating smaller scale sessions with diverse community groups across Greater Manchester over October and November 2018. So if you feel your group represents people who might not yet have a strong voice in this developing arts, health and social change agenda, get in touch via the contact page. If you want to contribute via email towards this shared vision of a Manchester Declaration, the following four questions are part of the stimuli used in these sessions - feel free to respond via our contact page.
1. If you could shout from the rooftops - tell the world about what you do - what would you be sharing - what's your story?
2. Research - how might we do things differently?
3. How do you imagine the arts influencing social change?
4. Who defines value and what might new knowledge look like?


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Blues: Palos Verdes blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis)
(Lepidoptera:Lycaenidae: Polyommatinae: Scolitantidini)
Profile prepared by Scott Hoffman Black and Mace Vaughan, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
When it was listed as a federally endangered species in 1980, the Palos Verdes Blue was known from only three locations on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, a shrinking patch of coastal scrub community on the coast south of Los Angeles. By 1984, because of urban development and construction of the Hesse Park ballfield, the species was believed to have become extinct. In 1994, the butterfly was discovered at a site managed by the Department of Defense in south Los Angeles, renewing hopes for the survival of this species.
Xerces Society Red List Status: Critically Imperiled
Other Rankings:
Canada – Species at Risk Act: N/A
Canada – provincial status: N/A
Mexico: N/A
USA – Endangered Species Act: Endangered
USA – state status: None
NatureServe: G5T1
IUCN Red List: N/A
Since rediscovery in 1994 the number of adults each year has fluctuated between a low of 30 and a high near 300. Reintroduction of the butterfly to other restored sites is planned.
The Palos Verdes Blue was listed as a federal endangered species on 7/2/80 (Federal Register 45: 44939-44942). It currently does not have a recovery plan, but critical habitat was designated at the same time as it was listed.
Recovery Plan: None.
Critical Habitat: designated; Federal Register 45:44939-44942 (7/2/80).
The California Endangered Species Act does not allow listing of insects, so despite its precarious status, the Palos Verdes blue has no protection under state legislation. The California Department of Fish and Game includes this butterfly on its Special Animals list.
The Palos Verdes Blue is in the family Lycaenidae (gossamer wings). It is a small butterfly with a wingspan between 25 and 30 mm. In the male, dorsal wing surfaces are colored a brilliant silvery-blue and outlined by narrow black borders. Dorsal wing surfaces of the female are brownish-gray in color, with a blue iridescence. In both sexes, the ventral wing surfaces are chalky gray in color, with several round spots highlighted by white rings.
Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis E. M Perkins & J. Emmel, 1978.
The Palos Verdes Blue is dependent on two known larval hostplants, Santa Barbara milkvetch (Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus)—also known as locoweed—and common deerweed (Lotus scoparius). It has a single adult flight period extending from late January through mid-April. Eggs are normally laid in the flower heads of either deerweed or locoweed, where the caterpillars will feed. When the larvae are mature, they crawl into the leaf litter at or near the base of the food plant to find a place to pupate. They remain as pupae through the summer and winter, emerging as adult butterflies early the following spring.
The Palos Verdes Blue was thought to be restricted to the cool, fog-shrouded seaward side of the Palos Verdes Hills. Historically, its range extended over much of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, including the Department of Defense site where it was rediscovered.
The Palos Verdes Peninsula is a small area of land hemmed in by the Pacific Ocean on three sides and Los Angeles on the fourth. It has been under increasing pressure of urban development, which has led to loss and degradation of the coast scrub habitat. Other factors causing the decline of this habitat, and the Palos Verdes Blue's larval hostplant in particular, include weed control, off-road vehicle use, invasive non-native plants, and fire suppression.
The Defense Logistics Agency, Department of the Navy, The Urban Wildlands Group, Moorpark College, and Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and various partners within the local community have restored habitat at a military fuel terminal located in an industrial area of the Palos Verdes Peninsula and at protected lands in the species range in preparation for reintroductions.
There is an active captive rearing program at the military base and at America's Teaching Zoo at Moorpark College. In 2009, several thousand butterflies were in captivity with plans for releases into restored habitat on protected lands. Contact Dr. Travis Longcore (The Urban Wildlands Group; see contact details below) for more information.
A greater understanding of the impacts of recreation, weeds, and fire management on the butterfly's habitat, especially on its larval hostplant, would be valuable.
Arnold, R. A. 1987. Decline of the endangered Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly in California. Biological Conservation 40(3):203-217.
Lipman, A., T. Longcore, R. Mattoni, and YinLan Zhang. 1999. Habitat Evaluation and Reintroduction Planning for the Endangered Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly. Report to California Fish and Game.(Accessed 9/22/08)
Longcore, T., R. Mattoni, A. Lipman, Z. Krenova, and C. Rich. 2002. Year 2002 Captive Rearing of Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly at Defense Fuel Support Point, San Pedro. The Urban Wildlands Group Defense Agency Agreement # N68711-02-LT-00010 17 pp. (Accessed 9/22/08)
Mattoni, R. 1995. Rediscovery of the endangered Palos Verdes blue butterfly, Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis Perkins and Emmel (Lycaenidae). Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 31(3-4):180-194. Available online (Accessed 4/13/05)
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdensis) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation. March 2008.
NatureServe Explorer (Accessed 9/22/08)
University of California at Berkeley; Essig Museum of Entomology: California's Endangered Insects, Palos Verdes Blue (Accessed 4/13/05)
Virginia Tech, Conservation Management Institute; Endangered Species Information System: Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly (Accessed 4/13/05)
San Diego State University, Soil Ecology and Research Group; Restoration Plan for the Proposed Palos Verdes Blue Management Area (Accessed 4/13/05)
The Urban Wildlands Group; Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly (Accessed 4/13/05)
Black, S. H., and D. M. Vaughan. 2005. Species Profile: Glaucopsyche lygdamus palosverdesensis. In Shepherd, M. D., D. M. Vaughan, and S. H. Black (Eds). Red List of Pollinator Insects of North America. CD-ROM Version 1 (May 2005). Portland, OR: The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.


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Most of us may have already forgotten Mak Chai-kwong who served a grand total of 12 days as Hong Kong development chief before he was struck down by a corruption scandal.
Mak was arrested and formally charged in 2012 after revelations he fraudulently claimed housing allowance for years while a civil servant.
But in his short tenure, he did what his predecessors hadn't done or couldn't do — disclose the extent of idle government land.
Mak told the Legislative Council that there were 2,153.7 hectares of land intended for housing but left undeveloped as of end-June 2012.
Since then, the government hasn't made public similar land supply figures.
The Planning Department did give us an idea of the combined built-up area of residential sites in 2013 — 77 square kilometers (7,700 hectares).
Idle residential land owned by the government is more than one-fourth of the area that houses the entire population today.
So, what does the government mean when it says it doesn't have enough land when confronted with Hong Kong's persistent housing problem?
Of the 18 districts, Yuen Long has the largest chunk of idle public land with 490.9 hectares, followed by Sha Tin with 295 hectares and Sai Kung with 254.5 hectares.
Kowloon City, home to many dilapidated tenement blocks and subdivided flats, has 20.4 hectares of undeveloped residential land.
Non-governmental organization Liber Research Community said in a 2013 paper that the 2,153.7 hectares of idle government land can provide homes for almost two million people.
The figure was based on the government's own projections in a land supply strategy consultation paper that 1,100 hectares can house one million residents.
Government officials argue that it takes time to prepare these sites for housing development, never mind that the Audit Commission has contradicted that rhetoric.
The watchdog cited two cases of government inaction or foot-dragging.
For instance, it took 10 years to complete Shui Chuen O Estate in Sha Tin thanks to red tape.
Block 22 of Tung Tau Estate in Shek Kip Mei is awaiting demolition three years after it was closed for redevelopment.
Also, don't forget the 800 hectares of so-called "brownfield sites", deserted or damaged agricultural and industrial land mainly in Yuen Long, Sheung Shui, Fanling and other parts of the New Territories that are suitable for immediate use.
Most of these sites are used as waste recycling yards, container yards and lorry parks, according to media reports.
In an op-ed in the Hong Kong Economic Journal earlier this year, Chan Siu-ming, a member of the shadow long-term housing strategy steering committee, criticized Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's plans to redevelop Kai Tak.
Chan said just 3 percent of the 320 hectares of available land in the former airport has been allocated to public housing — mainly Kai Ching Estate and Tak Long Estate.
That's lower than that reserved for hotels and commercial complexes.
Meanwhile, the government has rejected proposals to rezone part of the land in a proposed sports hub for extra public housing.
The Leung administration's strategy for brownfield sites has been called into question as well.
Chan said the government caved to the Heung Yee Kuk and other rural interests when it cut the size of a public housing estate in Yuen Long's Wang Chau to 4,000 units from 17,000.
The government may be a stakeholder in these vested interests because they translate to election votes.
Some observers fear the government's estimates of population growth, a key factor in land demand and housing supply, may have been grossly exaggerated.
Hence, they say its new town planning based on these estimates might create ghost towns, although it's an unlikely scenario at this time.
The government's 2001 population projections for 2011 was 7.5 million, 456,000 higher than the actual number that year.
The 2012 projection for mid-2039 was 8.9 million.
The number was revised down to 8.42 million after the implementation of a "zero delivery quota" policy for non-local mothers.
For perspective, the difference in these projections is equivalent to the population of Sha Tin.
Developers fear that since the new town development may span 10 years or more, such as those proposed for northeastern New Territories, they might end up having fewer residents than planned.
Their unsolicited advice to the government is to use idle plots to address foreseeable public housing needs more quickly rather than uprooting villagers and farmers to make way for new towns.
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Fireclay Tile Unveils Designer Tile Collection
Fireclay Tile recently announced the launch of its first designer tile collection. The company collaborated with eco-designer Kelly LaPlante to create "The Runway Collection," inspired by centuries of iconic fashion design—from the tried-and-true houndstooth pattern to the controversial corsets worn by generations of women.
The patterns, Cravat, Corset, Chaine Homme and Chaine Femme, are each available in any of Fireclay's 224 ceramic glaze colors. The Runway Collection is available on either the Debris Series Recycled Tile or Vitrail Series Handmade Tile clay bodies. Tile is ordered per square foot, and blends are available in a maximum of three glaze colors.
"These tiles are like couture—meant to turn heads and spark conversation," LaPlante said.
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Sassuolo's Acerbi appeals against doping ban
Sassuolo defender Francesco Acerbi has officially appealed a doping ban, after suffering a relapse of testicular cancer.
Acerbi was found to have abnormal levels of the hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in his blood stream - a substance produced by cancerous cells - after his side's Serie A match with Genoa on December 1, incurring a suspension from the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI).
Although a naturally occurring substance, hCG produces effects similar to anabolic steroids, and is therefore a banned substance in many sports.
However, a Sassuolo statement from December 20 confirmed Acerbi's relapse, which is thought to have resulted in the elevated levels of hCG in his system.
Acerbi is undergoing treatment, and would not have been able to play regardless, but he will remain officially suspended until his hearing on January 8.
The former Milan man, who received an Italy call-up in August 2012, has previously professed his innocence and expressed anger at being labelled a drug cheat.


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Kankakee County, IL Radon Mitigation
Radon gas is a part of the radioactive decay chain of naturally occurring uranium in soil, groundwater and building materials. It is also a type A carcinogen that can cause lung cancer if not managed correctly.
You can't see, smell or taste the gas, and unlike other home pollutants such as carbon monoxide, its impact on health is often delayed. A person can be exposed to radon for years without being aware.
Radon enters the lungs by being breathed after seeping into occupied spaces. High levels of the gas can be found in each U.S. state and every Illinois county, including Kankakee. It poses the greatest threat of radiation exposure among the general public.
Some studies suggest children may be particularly sensitive to radon because their respiration rate is higher and their body cells divide more rapidly, making them more vulnerable to radiation.
Preventing or reducing the level of radon in homes, schools and buildings is vital to safety and health. The best way to assess your risk to is to have accurate testing. Trinity Electrical and Radon Mitigation specializes in swift, simple and cost-effective radon testing and mitigation for Kankakee County.
Kankakee County, IL Radon
Some Fast Facts about Radon
- Radon is the heaviest known gas – nine times denser than air. Because it contains only one atom, it also can penetrate many other materials such as leather and paper with ease.
- All types of homes have radon, even new construction.
- The average indoor radon level in the U.S. is 1.3pCi/L. The average outdoor level is 0.4pCi/L. Both Illinois' and the EPA's action level is 4pCi/L.
- According to the National Cancer Institute, scientists estimate that up to 22,000 annual lung cancer deaths in the U.S. are related to radon.
- Radon became a national issue in 1984 when American construction worker Stanley Watras began triggering radiation monitors at the Pennsylvania power plant where he was employed. The plant did not yet contain radioactive materials. Inspection found the cause to be radon and radon progeny clinging to him. Testing of his home revealed high levels of radon gas.
*For more information on radon, visit IEMA and University of Illinois.
Kankakee County, IL Radon Problems
Solving a radon problem in Kankakee County requires accurate testing and reduction techniques provided by trained and licensed professionals. Trinity Electrical and Radon Mitigation uses specialized equipment to determine where radon is entering. We then advise you on the best way to reduce it.
Equally important, we perform post-mitigation testing to ensure your system is operating as intended. Our radon mitigation systems are guaranteed to reduce your radon concentration level to below the action level of 4.0 pCi/L.
Ensure safety and peace of mind for both you and those around you. If you think you have a radon problem at your home or office in Kankakee County, or want to make sure that you don't, contact us today at (630) 499-1492. A radon mitigation specialist will be glad to speak with you.
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The Apple App Store is still considered one of the safest places from which to download your mobile apps. Apps are curated, reviewed and any security concerns are almost always immediately addressed by Apple.
However, there's new emerging scheme that can potentially put your hard-earned cash at risk. And more alarmingly, the scammers are apparently using App Store loopholes to execute their unscrupulous deeds.
According to a security researcher, he recently discovered that a suspicious Apple App Store app is gaming the system's advertising platform and it could be potentially earning millions by scamming people into subscribing to fake services.
Researcher Johnny Lin wrote in a post on "Medium" that by analyzing the top-grossing apps in the Apple App store, he had uncovered an ongoing scheme that's exploiting loopholes within the in-app purchasing system and the store's new "Search Ad" feature.
He became suspicious of one top productivity app in particular. Rubbing shoulders with top legitimate apps from the likes of Dropbox, Evernote, and Microsoft was this poorly designed app called "Mobile protection :Clean & Security VPN."
Mobile protection :Clean & Security VPN
According to the app's description, it is a VPN service that's used for rerouting your traffic through a third-party server.
One red flag is that for an actual VPN service, the app is suspiciously coming solely from an individual and not a company. Another red flag is the app's grammatically incorrect title and description, filled with senseless or non-existent features.
With all these red flags, how come this app is consistently among the top earning App Store apps in the last two months?
Digging a bit deeper, Lin uncovered how this bogus app can generate up to $80,000 a month, keeping it in on top of the App Store charts. And this scheme is actually starting to be mimicked by other 'clone' apps.
Gaming the App Store's "Search Ad"
First, the scammers found a way to exploit the Apple App Store's "Search Ad" feature by taking advantage of the lack of filtering and approval process for the ads.
These are the ads that show up on top of every app search in Apple's App Store with word "Ad" highlighted.
By either manipulating or optimizing search keywords for apps, scammers can produce prominent ads for their bogus products that can take over the entire first page of the app search results. It appears that the scammers are now bidding on keywords and cloning the bogus apps and their tactics.
In Lin's example, a search for "virus scanner" (virus scanners don't really work on iPhones) revealed a top hit for an ad for another suspicious app called "Protection for iPhone — Mobile Security VPN" with a $99 in-app subscription option, which brings us to the next tactic.
Expensive in-app subscriptions
Lin notes that these bogus apps all seem to have expensive monthly subscription services.
For example, "Mobile protection :Clean & Security VPN" has a "FREE TRIAL" for an "anti-virus" but agreeing to the trial will actually start a $99 per week subscription. Whoa!
If you don't read the fine print and are duped into starting this 'trial" by authorizing the app via Touch ID, then you can be charged $99 a week without even knowing it.
With these figures, it only takes 200 victims to generate $80,000 of pure profit from this bogus service subscription model.
Lin noted that "Mobile protection :Clean & Security VPN" is currently ranked #144 in most downloaded free productivity apps in the App Store with about 50,000 downloads in April. At this rate, the app will only need to trick 0.4 percent of these users into subscribing.
And since these subscriptions are auto-renewing, you can see how these bogus apps can shoot to the top of the top-selling apps.
Coupled with the exploitation of the "Search Ad" feature, this looks to be an effective scheme to keep these bogus apps visibility high and, in turn, reel in more victims, which then keeps the apps on top of the best-selling charts. Rinse and repeat.
How to protect yourself
- Read the fine print. Be wary of apps that are asking for your Touch ID authorization to enable a "free trial." Also, check for any recurring subscriptions that these apps might be sneaking in via in-app purchases.
- Immediately report apps that are exploiting the in-app purchasing system via Apple's iTunes Connect Contact Us form.
- Be extra vigilant when downloading apps, even official App Store apps. Check for bad descriptions and false services. Additionally, since even ratings can be falsified, analyze if the reviews are sufficiently detailed and varied.
- Never trust the App Store ads for now. Until Apple finds a way to filter and screen these ads, this is a way for scammers to promote bogus apps.
Click here to read Johnny Lin's full post on "Medium."
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Orders Take Off After Brother Helps Handbag Designer Out of a Clutch
Rebecca Minkoff was struggling to launch a fashion line in 2005 when her brother, an entrepreneur who founded Fortis Software LLC, stepped in.
Uri Minkoff put his savings into what is now Rebecca Minkoff LLC of New York. The company is known for its bags, which are carried in department stores such as Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom. Sales were $35 million in 2011, according to Mr. Minkoff, the chief executive. Its top seller is the Morning After clutch, at about $300.
The siblings tapped Mr. Minkoff's connections to gain recognition with fashion bloggers and Hollywood trendsetters. Still, the brand lacks a strong overseas following and the pair face significant challenges as they try to expand their sales of apparel and footwear. The siblings sat down with The Wall Street Journal in their showroom last week. Edited excerpts:
Starting Out
Ms. Minkoff: I started the company in 2001 and it went until 2004. I called my dad and said, "I'm out of money," and he said, "I'm not going to help you out, but call your brother, and he might."
Mr. Minkoff: We agreed she'd take over the design function and I'd do the business functions. There was one rule: She couldn't have a boyfriend that would negatively impact the company. I didn't want the drama.
Ms. Minkoff: If we can't resolve a dispute ourselves, we call our dad. But that's only happened a couple times.
Building the Brand
Ms. Minkoff: I was sewing apparel. And then [actress] Jenna Elfman asked if I could design a bag for a film she was going to do. I came out with the Morning After bag.
Mr. Minkoff: One of our friends...was a buyer for a boutique in Los Angeles. She wrote about [it] on DailyCandy.com. Orders just started to come in like crazy.
Ms. Minkoff: We went to Home Depot to buy the hardware components like metallic rings, clasps and hooks. I would clean out all the Home Depots. We couldn't afford an office. Buyers would come for meetings, and my roommates would walk out in their robes.
Mr. Minkoff:The biggest blunder was our first experience working with an Asian factory. They actually took another brand's hardware and put it on our product. We caught it very quickly, but some products came out with this very, very successful brand's logo on the hardware.
Expanding the Brand
Mr. Minkoff: We don't have any outside investors. We had to be pragmatic. Every dollar counted. I had maxed out my credit cards, and had gotten a home credit line from the bank. Once, my wife and I went shopping and she said, "Why is the American Express not working?" I said, "Well, we used it for the company, but I've got a good handbag for you."
Between the ages of 20 and 30, there are a lot of important experiences that a girl will go through... large moments in her life. We had products that related to the experience—the Lovers Clutch, the Affair, the Swoon, the Luscious, the Devote Tote.
[By] early 2007, social media really started to take [off]. On the Internet...people were talking about our product and talking about Rebecca. We decided to create a relationship with the end customer. That way we could direct her to a store, a website, or to an event Rebecca was going to have.
[By the 2008 recession], luxury [bags] were being discounted to $795. So we lowered our prices by about 15% to 20%. We took the Wrigley's model: We're going to take this price hit ... but we're going to sell more.
Instead of just having products at $495, $595, we started offering products from $195 to $595. We grew 546% through the recession. We're on track to hit about $55 million in sales this year.
Debut in Japan
Ms. Minkoff:When you start as an apparel designer, it makes sense in people's minds that you can do bags and shoes. But when people predominantly know you for accessories, they don't think you can design apparel.
Mr. Minkoff: Last year we only did about 8% to 10% overseas. So it's a gigantic growth opportunity. We are opening our first stores in Japan in March. Japan is an amazing place of trendsetting. If we can nail Japan well, it can really lead us as we grow.
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Sermon Response
March 26, 2017
The Text:
Read Zachariah 8:18-23
An old testament prophecy declaring the power of God's people to draw in the nations with their happiness, joy, peace, truth and powerful prayer. The idea is simple, all people are seeking God and those who know God are the reference point in which the lost people can find an invisible God.
How are the people of God suppose to make the four required fasts a joyous festival?
What does it mean to entreat the Lord? Why do people have a need to entreat the Lord?
Why do you think 10 people want to cling to the hem of one Jews robe?
If someone didn't know God would they be able to see Him in you? Explain.
Have you ever had someone approach you out of the blue and want to know about God? Tell the story.
Why did God choose to make His reference point the church?
How can the church be a better reference point for God?
Which of the reference point marks do you most need to grow in, - Happiness, Truth, Peace, Powerful Prayer? Why and how will you do this?
God make us your reference point. May we be full of happiness, truth, peace and God please hear our faith filled prayers. Let us be for this world the means by which all peoples can come to know you.


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Actor - filmography
Untitled Chris Gardner Project (2005) (announced) Last First Kiss,
The (2005) (filming) .... Alex "Hitch" Hitchens Shark Tale (2004) (post-production) (voice) .... Oscar I, Robot (2004) .... Detective Del Spooner Bad Boys II (2003) .... Detective Mike Lowrey Men in Black II (2002) .... Agent Jay ... aka MIB 2 (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation) ... aka MIIB (2002) (USA: promotional abbreviation) Ali (2001) .... Cassius Clay/Cassius X/Muhammad Ali Legend of Bagger Vance, The (2000) .... Bagger Vance Men in Black Alien Attack (2000) .... Agent J ... aka Men in Black: The Ride (2000) (USA: informal English alternative title) Wild Wild West (1999) .... Capt. James \'Jim\' West Enemy of the State (1998) .... Robert Clayton Dean Men in Black (1997) .... James Edwards/Agent J (Jay) ... aka MIB (1997) (USA: promotional abbreviation) Independence Day (1996) .... Capt. Steven \'Steve\' Hiller ... aka ID4 (1996) (USA: promotional abbreviation) "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995) TV Series (voice) .... Pinocchio Bad Boys (1995) .... Detective Mike Lowrey Six Degrees of Separation (1993) .... Paul Made in America (1993) .... Tea Cake Walters, Zora\'s Boyfriend Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Manny "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The" (1990) TV Series .... Will Smith Perfect Date, The (1990) (TV) Will Smith was the second of four children of Caroline and Willard Smith Sr., owner of a refrigeration company. He grew up in middle class West Philadelphia and got the nickname \'Prince\' because of the way he could charm his way out of trouble. Pursuing music, he met Jeff Townes at a party and they soon began performing together as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince. When the duo took off in popularity, Smith made, and spent a lot of money on a house, cars and jewelry. But Smith was looking for something new when, in 1989, he met Benny Medina, who had an idea for a sitcom based on his life in Beverly Hills. Smith loved the idea as did NBC which put on the \'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\'. The plot was simple - Will basically played himself; a street-smart West Philly kid transplanted to Beverly Hills. The series lasted 6 years. During that time, he ventured into movies where the critics took note of him in Six Degrees of Separation (1993). With the success that came with the action picture Bad Boys (1995), Will\'s movie career was set. His had a huge hit with the Blockbuster Independence Day (1996) where he plays the alien-battling Marine Corps Captain Steven Hiller.


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JustAnswer hosts Oasis for Girls
JustAnswer hosts Oasis for Girls
Here at JustAnswer, we're used to showing Experts, reporters and job candidates around our office, but recently we were thrilled to host a group of San Francisco high school girls for a tour. As part of an afterschool program in SOMA called SF Oasis for Girls, our guests were exploring what it's like to work at different bay area companies.
JustAnswer's General Counsel and VP Emily Porter kicked things off with a taste of what working at a startup is all about: data! The young women were asked both their ages and what industry or field they wanted to be working in, and we put together a quick chart to show the breakdown of how many people were interested in which fields. Interestingly, the medical field had the largest showing, followed by the travel industry.
Next, the young women talked with a bunch of JustAnswer employees, from customer care representatives to analysts to copywriters to senior software engineers, about college, career paths and the people who had influenced us. Most fascinating was JustAnswer's own Penelope who worked for a stint helping rehabilitate inmates in San Quentin!
At the end of the day, several girls said they wanted to come back to volunteer (specifically to take care of the dogs in our dog-friendly office), and others spoke about how their perceptions of office life were changed drastically – they were impressed by the facilities, the nap room, our wall of candy, and the general happy disposition of everyone they met.
As for us at JustAnswer, it was heartwarming to see these young women full of spunk inspired by what we do, and we hope to get the opportunity to see them again soon!


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Lil Wayne announces Lil Weezyana Fest in New Orleans
Lil Wayne is hosting a festival in New Orleans next month called Lil' Weezyana Fest, has manager Cortez Bryant announced on Instagram Tuesday.
Lil Wayne Releases 'Free Weezy Album' on Tidal
Not much more information has been revealed just yet, but Complex reports the first time event will feature Lil Wayne and a reunion of his Hot Boys group from the '90s that also included Juvenile, B.G. and Turk.
Ticket presale starts Wednesday with general public sales beginning Saturday. The event will be held at New Orleans' Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square on Aug. 28.
Lil Wayne & Charlie Puth Are 'Nothing But Trouble' on New Track: Listen
On his Instagram post, Bryant said Lil' Weezyana would be "the greatest concert ever." Considering Lil Wanye's connections and the Young Money roster, he has a lot of talent to pull from.More from Billboard:
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Biodiesel is safe for use in virtually all diesel engines.
In fact, biodiesel can be of benefit to your engine – as a solvent, it will clean out any bad diesel fuel residues that have built up in the fuel tank and lines.
Biodiesel works in the engine in the same way as standard diesel, and has added benefits to human health and the environment in that it produces less toxic particulates and greenhouse gas emissions. You can even switch between both diesel and biodiesel fuels if you need to.
Biodiesel has the potential to increase the life of your engine because it works so well with new diesel engine technologies, such as particulate traps and catalysts, and its superior lubricating properties and higher flashpoint can lead to better engine performance. It can also reduce black smoke emitted by diesel vehicles.
We recommend that older engines that still have some rubber components in the fuel system replace these parts with a synthetic material, as the solvent properties of biodiesel could cause wear to these parts. If you do have any concerns, we advise that you check with your vehicle manufacturer to make sure that biodiesel is suitable for your vehicle.
Also you can visit the US Biodiesel Organisation's website for a detailed listing of compatible vehicles


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Wiring security lights is necessary as they typically have no plug on them. They are designed for hard wiring into the electrical system. Fortunately, security lights are usually simpler to wire than other light wiring projects since no switch is needed. You can do this fairly quickly and avoiding spending big money on an electrician. Security lights go on and off automatically by motion sensor, or if you are not getting this type, they are photo cell, meaning off during the day, on at night. With motion sensor lights you can set the sensitivity, and time duration of the on time.
Turn off the electricity at the main breaker to the entire house.
Run the wire through the hole that is cut for your light, and strip 1 inch off the electrical wire, and attach the wires to your security light, matching colours. Ground wire will always be screwed on to the green screw of the base of the fixture. Screw up your light.
Go to the nearest outlet and remove the faceplate from the outlet and unscrew the outlet. Run your wire in the wall to your outlet. Cut to length.
Strip 1 inch off the wire, and attach the wires to the side screws of the outlet by matching colour.
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LONDON UK: At this time of overwhelming global change, the 2017 Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival will feature writers and thinkers inspired by topics including the human condition, social issues, and long-forgotten pasts. Leading foreign correspondent Christina Lamb will open this year's Festival with a discussion on what life is really like reporting from the front line in the Middle East. Turkish author Elif Shafak, British-Pakistani novelist Nadeem Aslam, and award-winning playwright Sabrina Mahfouz are among the other thought-provoking speakers that make up the 2017 programme.
The Festival will run from Tuesday 9 May until Friday 26 May, with all of the events taking place at Asia House's central London headquarters. A selection of pre and post-Festival events will take place throughout April and May.
Now in its 11th year, the Asia House Bagri Foundation Literature Festival is the only UK Festival dedicated to pan-Asian writing. With talks from a journalist living on the edge, an author credited with being the woman who reintroduced hard core sexuality into Bengali literature, and an investigative journalist covering North Korea, the 2017 Festival has a programme of events to suit all different tastes, interests and persuasions.
A new set of events has been introduced for 2017. The six talks taking place as part of the Sin Cities: Vice & Virtue Across Asia's Urban Landscapes series will take audiences on a journey across Asia's most controversial cities. From Beirut, the wild child of the Middle East, to Manila, a city at the heart of a Drug War, each event will shed light on these multifaceted metropolises through the eyes of everyday people. Through looking at the topic of sin and its flipsides of vice and virtue, the Sin Cities series will challenge perceptions and raise both important and exciting questions. Speakers include Filipino author Miguel Syjuco, Chinese writer, journalist, social commentator Lijia Zhang, and Korean-American investigative journalist Suki Kim.
There will be a number of books launched at this year's Festival including Zeina Hashem Beck's new poetry book Louder than Hearts, which has been described as a lens through which to see life in the Middle East; the English translation of Ece Temelkuran's hugely popular novel Düğümlere Üfleyen Kadınlar or Women Who Blow on Knots, an empowering tale that challenges assumptions about politics, religion and Middle Eastern women; the English translation of Min Jin Lee's book Pachinko, a novel that follows a Korean family through four generations; and Michael Dobbs-Higginson's memoir A Raindrop in the Ocean: The Life of a Global Adventurer, an action-packed true story of the author's life where he has been, among other things, a Buddhist monk, a drug smuggler and Chairman of Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific.
Hande Eagle, Literature Programme Manager, said of this year's Festival: "We have put together a rich and diverse literary programme designed for all lovers of the written word in all its shades. For 2017 we have focused our efforts on giving voice and power to more women writers than ever as we pursue the human values of peace, compassion, inclusion and openness."
For more information about the Festival and to see the full programme of events, please visit the Asia House website here. The Asia House Twitter handle is @asiahouseuk.
For press enquiries, please contact Lucy Tomlinson on email@example.com or 0207 307 5451.
Asia House is the centre of expertise on Asia. It supports a vibrant cultural programme that presents over 100 events a year, offering a rich selection of events to explore and enjoy the arts and cultures of Asia. Asia House is the leading pan-Asian organisation in the UK, having built its reputation on its extensive network, its objectivity and its independence.
The Bagri Foundation is a UK registered charity whose principal aims include the advancement of literature, education and the arts, as well as the appreciation and understanding of Asian cultures. The Foundation runs rich and diverse cultural programmes and collaborates with other organisations to further its own charitable objectives.
The Asia House Bagri Foundation partnership was announced in January 2014 and has enabled Asia House to expand its schools and libraries programmes outside of London and to promote literacy in areas throughout the UK where there are large populations of Asians and British Asians. As part of this year's Festival, there will be a number of youth engagement programmes including school workshops and a student writing competition. For more information about the partnership, click here.
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Turkey arrests two ex-generals for alleged coup plot
[JURIST] Turkish police Sunday arrested [Turkish Daily News report] former generals Sener Eruygur and Hursit Tolon, accusing them of plotting to overthrow the country's current regime. The country's majority Islamic Justice Development Party (AKP) [party website, in Turkish] has alleged that the generals belong to secular extremist group Ergenekon [Turkish Daily News backgrounder], which is suspected of involvement in bombings, political assassination plots, and the death of journalist Hrant Dink [BBC obituary; JURIST news archive]. Lawyers for the former army officials deny the charges, and critics say the investigation is designed to intimidate government opponents. The generals' arrests are the latest in an ongoing investigation into Ergenekon. AP has more. BBC News has additional coverage.
In March, Turkish Workers' Party [party website, in Turkish] leader Dogu Perincek [personal website, in Turkish] was also arrested [JURIST report] for his alleged ties to the group. Critics allege that the AKP has improperly investigated secular groups as part of a drive to impose Islamist principles in violation of the country's secular constitution [text]. In March, Turkish Chief Prosecutor Abdurrahman Yalcinkaya petitioned the country's Constitutional Court to disband the AKP [JURIST report] for allegedly working to undermine the nation's secular principles.


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Perennials are found in every professional landscape design and they are responsible for adding depth, interest, and color to the overall planting design. By definition, these plants come back year after year, usually growing in size as well. Plant them anytime in spring and summer—provided that you have adequate watering systems—but perennials especially love to be planted in the fall months here in the Orange County, NY landscape. Check out these perennials that will add the 'Pop' to your curb appeal.
Moonbeam Coreopsis
These yellow flowers take the heat and bloom faithfully all summer. They are tolerant to most soils and look great with numerous other annuals and perennials. Attracts butterflies, Deer resistant, and easy to maintain.
Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun Height: 18" Spread: 15-18" Bloom Season: Fall, Summer
Walker's Low Catmint
These periwinkle blue flower spikes add nice contrast to the gray-green foliage. Excellent for cascading off natural fieldstone walls or as a groundcover that is attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Fragrant, deer resistant, and long bloom times.
Sun: Full Sun, Part Sun Height: 24" Spread: 36" Bloom Season: Summer


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Now that the weather has cooled off, you can attack your autumn gardening chores without fear of getting sunstroke. By preparing your landscape now for the next growing season, your chores then will require less time and much less effort. Let's take a look at where you should focus your efforts this fall season.
1. Clean Up
Rake up the leaves that have fallen on to your lawn and shred them into mulch. Drain any water out of fountains, hoses or irrigation systems. Dig up what's left of your annuals and compost them. If the summer bulbs grew heartily in your area, you can leave them in the ground. Otherwise remove them and store in peat moss or sand in the garage or another cool place.
2. Put Your Grass to Bed
Cut your lawn as short as you can. Then, run the lawn mower until all the gas is gone. Change the oil, lubricate the engine and check the spark plug. Oil the spark plug hole and pull the start cord several times to grease the engine. In the spring, sharpen the blades, add gas and you're ready to mow. Fertilize your lawn before it goes into hibernation for the winter.
3. Grow Vegetables
Clean up the dead stalks, weeds, debris and such so pests and diseases can't take cover in them throughout the winter. Plant some fall crops to keep the fresh produce rotating through your kitchen. Broccoli, spinach, lettuce, cabbage, Brussel sprouts and radishes all survive well in cooler temperatures. In fact, some say they taste better after a few light frosts.
4. Plant Bulbs
If you want early spring color, first you need to prepare the soil. Dirt with lots of clay in it doesn't drain well, so add compost or peat moss to the top 12-18 inches. Add bone meal or phosphorous next, which serves as fertilizer for the roots of the bulbs. Then, put daffodils, crocus, iris and hyacinths in the ground. Tulips do better when planted in late fall.
5. Add Color
Winter annuals grow well in climates where the temperature doesn't fall below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Try planting snapdragons, Chinese pinks, violas, pansies, mums and for greenery, ornamental cabbage and kale.
6. Cover Fragile Plants
Place a sheet or blanket over your less hardy plants when you're expecting a freeze. Then, place a piece of plastic over the sheet or blanket to provide extra insulation. The next day when the temperature warms up to above freezing, remove the coverings. For shrubs or small trees, create a faux tent using burlap to keep them warm.
7. Thoroughly Water
Give all your plants and trees a good dowsing of H20 to keep them hydrated throughout the winter. Don't forget to collect the fall rainwater to recycle in your garden.
8. Don't Forget Your Feathered Friends
Although not actually a gardening chore, keeping the feeder full in autumn helps birds get the nourishment they need when food is scarce.
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With the holidays passed and the New Year upon us, it's time to take some proactive steps in preparing for the upcoming tax season. That's right! Now is a good time to start gathering and organizing all your 2018 financial/tax documents in preparation for the tax season. Don't wait until it's time to have your tax returns prepared to start hunting for all the crucial documents. Get a head start now by putting together a checklist of all the applicable documents you'll need and start building a file if you haven't already begun to do so.
Everyone has their own tax situation so first and foremost, if you have an Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional, get in touch with them to review 2018 and go over the documents that you'll need to have ready to provide to them to prepare your tax returns. Due to changes in the tax law last year, you hopefully have been actively communicating with your Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional to discuss any applicable tax changes that could potentially affect you in the upcoming tax season. It's also a good practice to reach out to your Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional in the fourth quarter of the year (if your Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional has not already done so), to discuss any applicable year-end tax matters and/or appropriate actions that need to be taken prior to year-end.
If you are a business owner, you'll want to get in touch with your personal Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional to discuss any tax matters, issues or concerns applicable to your personal tax situation while also getting in touch with the company's Accountant or CPA Firm to make sure the company is on the right track for year-end.
On a personal level, some of the financial/tax documents you should gather include:
Form W-2s from all employers that you worked for in 2018. Employers are required to furnish Form W-2s to their employees by January 31, 2019. A Form W-2 is considered "furnished" if it is postmarked by January 31, 2019. Most payroll companies also provide employee access to electronic copies of Form W-2s.
Form 1099-MISC from all companies/businesses for which you performed work or services as a non-employee/independent contractor in 2018. Companies/businesses must issue Form 1099-MISC if you were paid $600 or more during the year for work or services performed. Form 1099-MISC must be furnished by January 31, 2019. You are still required to report all applicable income even if you do not receive a Form 1099-MISC.
Form 1099-INT from all banks/financial institutions for which you earned interest income in 2018. Banks/financial institutions must issue a Form 1099-INT if you earned $10 or more in interest income during the tax year. You are still required to report all applicable interest income even if you do not receive a Form 1099-INT.
If you maintained health coverage through a Health Insurance Marketplace, you should receive a Form 1095-A. If you maintained health coverage through a health insurance provider or non-Applicable Large Employer (non-ALE), you should receive a Form 1095-B. If you maintained health coverage through an Applicable Large Employer (ALE), you should receive a Form 1095-C. These forms provide information regarding the health insurance coverage provided, to whom coverage was provided and when coverage was provided. Except for recipients of Form 1095-A, recipients of Form 1095-B and Form 1095-C generally do not need to wait for these forms to arrive to prepare their tax returns provided you have the information readily available including, who was covered and when, for tax preparation purposes. Keep in mind that for 2018, the Affordable Care Act's Individual Mandate remains in full force. Individuals who fail to maintain proper health insurance coverage for all of 2018 may be subject to a penalty. You can get more information about these Health Insurance Information/Tax forms on the IRS website.
Form 1099-DIV from all financial institutions/brokerages for which you earned dividend income.
Form 1099-G if you itemized your deductions in the prior tax year and took advantage of the state/local tax deduction and received a state/local tax refund.
Form 1099-R if you received a distribution from a retirement plan, pension plan, profit sharing plan, etc.
Form 5498 if you made contributions to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).
Schedule K-1 if you are a member of a multi-member LLC, LLC taxed as a sub-chapter S or a shareholder of a sub-chapter S.
Copies of donation confirmation/acknowledgment letters for tax-deductible donations made to qualified charitable organizations.
The list above is not intended to be a complete list of the financial/tax documents that you may need for the preparation of your tax returns nor does it necessarily reflect all the financial/tax documents that are applicable to your specific tax situation. Again, speak with your Accountant, CPA Firm or Certified Tax Professional to review the financial/tax documents that you should gather in preparation for the current tax season. If you prepare your own tax returns, look through the financial/tax documents you received last year while accounting for any applicable changes made in 2018 (ex: opening a new savings or brokerage account, working for more than one employer within the same tax year) as you put together your checklist and gather your financial/tax documents.
A little early preparation and staying proactive can go a long way in helping to make this tax season go smoother and be less stressful!


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Aaj Tak touches highest ever News Channel Reach in Counting Week at 60 Mln (CS 15+)
MUMBAI: Aaj Tak continued with its glorious streak of retaining the status of the No. 1 News Channel in India with a clear leadership on 16th May, the counting day, the counting week and the entire election season. Election week GVTs stood at 526676, translating into a mkt share of 21% (20.7%) within Hindi news channels with the no.2 trailing at 19% (19.1). For comparison, (All India, CS 15+, Avrg TVT 000s) - Aaj Tak is 19 times of Times Now and over 6 times the total Eng News genre put together.
In what was the most keenly followed Election, Hindi News genre attained the highest ever absolute reach of over 104 million, with an absolute share of 6.8% viewership.
Commenting on the performance, Mr. Ashish Bagga, Group CEO, India Today, said, "The stride that Aaj Tak has been making is the result of a focused approach towards our viewers. The maximum reporters on the ground, the most innovative use of technology in the form of holograms and teleportation, maximum LIVE sources, a never before build up, focus on grand visuals through the use of drones and obviously the definitive edge of trust in the Aajtak brand made us the preferred choice. We are sure the brand will keep upping the ante and raise the bar like it has always done."


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This is un-freakin'-believable.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), founded in 1958, is an Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for America's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research. Since February 2006 NASA's self-described mission statement is to "pioneer the future in space exploration, scientific discovery and aeronautics research.
That was then, now is now.
After cancelling NASA's Constellation program, which was building new rockets and spaceships capable of returning astronauts to the moon, Obama is now turning NASA into a mini-me of the State Department.
The Sociopath has assigned a new all-important mission to NASA. Its new "foremost" mission is to improve America's relations with the Muslim world, specifically "to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science, math and engineering."
I'm not kidding.
Political correctness has no place in matters of science and should have no place in NASA. To quote former NASA chief Michael Griffin:
"NASA represents the best of America. Its purpose is not to inspire Muslims or any other cultural entity. While cooperation from Muslim nations is welcome, it is not vital for U.S. advancement in space exploration. There is no technology they have that we need."
H/t beloved Fellow and brilliant political artist BKeyser!
NASA Chief: Next Frontier Better Relations With Muslim World
FoxNews.com – July 5, 2010
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said in a recent interview that his "foremost" mission as the head of America's space exploration agency is to improve relations with the Muslim world.
Though international diplomacy would seem well outside NASA's orbit, Bolden said in an interview with Al Jazeera that strengthening those ties was among the top tasks President Obama assigned him. He said better interaction with the Muslim world would ultimately advance space travel.
"When I became the NASA administrator — or before I became the NASA administrator — he charged me with three things. One was he wanted me to help re-inspire children to want to get into science and math, he wanted me to expand our international relationships, and third, and perhaps foremost, he wanted me to find a way to reach out to the Muslim world and engage much more with dominantly Muslim nations to help them feel good about their historic contribution to science … and math and engineering," Bolden said in the interview.
The NASA administrator was in the Middle East last month marking the one-year anniversary since Obama delivered an address to Muslim nations in Cairo. Bolden spoke in June at the American University in Cairo — in his interview with Al Jazeera, he described space travel as an international collaboration of which Muslim nations must be a part.
"It is a matter of trying to reach out and get the best of all worlds, if you will, and there is much to be gained by drawing in the contributions that are possible from the Muslim (nations)," he said. He held up the International Space Station as a model, praising the contributions there from the Russians and the Chinese.
However, Bolden denied the suggestion that he was on a diplomatic mission — in a distinctly non-diplomatic role. "Not at all. It's not a diplomatic anything," he said.
He said the United States is not going to travel beyond low-Earth orbit on its own and that no country is going to make it to Mars without international help.
Bolden has faced criticism this year for overseeing the cancellation of the agency's Constellation program, which was building new rockets and spaceships capable of returning astronauts to the moon. Stressing the importance of international cooperation in future missions, Bolden told Al Jazeera that the moon, Mars and asteroids are still planned destinations for NASA.


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March 18, 2012
The Sunday Brunch: The Rise and Fall Of Bob Mellow.
Total People in Discussion: 0
By John Micek
Categories: Current Affairs, PA Governor, Politics
Good Sunday Morning, Fellow Seekers.
Here At Home.
Everyone's talking about the GOP presidential primary. But the Post-Gazette looks at that other guy who's also running for the White House this year. Y'know, President Barack Obama.
A long-time staffer for Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny, testified that she never did campaign work on the public's dime, the Associated Press reports.
The in-house probe of Penn State is focusing more on the athletics department than the administration, the Patriot-News reports.
Experts debunk 10 myths heading into the presidential election. The Tribune-Review performs that bit of public service.
Pennsylvania could be tough for Rick Santorum, the Inky observes.
The Post-Gazette profiles the attorney general candidates.
Nationally Speaking.
With the nomination far from settled, Republicans are already looking ahead to the RNC and a likely floor flight, the New York Times reports.
The Washington Post looks behind the failed debt talks of 2011.
When it comes to corned beef and cabbage, Ireland says "No, Thank You," the Chicago Tribune reports.
In California, candidates will do battle on a new political landscape, the L.A. Times reports this morning.
The Miami Herald asks: Did Fidel Castro know of JFK's death in advance?
Over There.
Canada has pulled out of the NATO airborne surveillance programs that helped topple Moammar Gadaffi in Libya, the National Post reports.
So who's rich in Australia? A family with an income of AU$150,000 or about US$158,790, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
A shrine for the Fukushima nuclear accident? Maybe, the Japan Times reports.
Both Sides Now:
From The Left: In The Nation, there's a debate over the move to censure Rush Limbaugh over his remarks regarding law student Sandra Fluke.
The Big Think.
The Sunday Soundtrack.
Have a great Sunday, everyone. We'll see you back here on Monday.
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East Valley Dress of the Week - Modern Piccione Wedding Dress/
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Remember a local band called Sly and the Family Stone? Fifty years ago, on February 12, 1967, they performed at the Fillmore to benefit something called the "Council for Civic Unity." That Council was a white civil rights organization that lobbied for civil rights laws.
Here is the band playing and singing their hit song called, "Everyday People," that Sly Stone, otherwise known as Sylvester Stewart, is credited with writing.
In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson nominated Thurgood Marshall to our Supreme Court. Justice Marshall won cases before the Supreme Court before he joined it. Here is some history to remind us what justice looked like more than 50 years ago.
Thurgood Marshall served our Supreme Court from 1967 to 1991. He died in 1993 at age 84. Sly Stone will be 74 years old in March. He and his band were honored at the Grammy Awards in 2006. The Recording Academy (Grammy Awards) announced that Sly Stone was awarded a Special Merit Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2017.
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i am definitely guilty of getting caught up in the day to day. not really seeing my surroundings and taking them for granted. we had friends visiting this past week and i got to see my little neck of the woods through the eyes of a tourist and love, love, love that i did. after a day at the pool and amazing mexican for dinner, we took a trip down to the lake roughly 2 blocks from my house - and of course we took the golf cart there. for anyone new to this blog, i live in a community where golf carts are the main form of transportation 9 months out of the year.
the sun was setting on the lake and as you can tell, the sunset produced amazing colors! the kids played in a little spillway under a bridge where itty bitty fish swim at their feet and they marveled at groups of ducks swimming by. sometimes it really does feel like my life is one big vacation. i call these moments "norman rockwell moments". they exist in a period of time that is so perfectly idyllic that you can hardly believe you aren't dreaming.
i'm going to soak up the beauty of the last week of summer before the munchkins head back to school and i will see you back here in a week or two.