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- With photos and videos missing metadata capture date/times (e.g. scans), there is still an inconsistency between the times shown under the thumbnails in grid view and in the Metadata panel and the hidden, internal times used for sorting in grid view.
- Changing IPTC Date Created in the Metadata panel, either by editing the field or using Metadata > Copy/Paste Metadata, similarly causes inconsistent values to be shown and sorting and searching to work inconsistently. It also causes date metadata to be written back to the files that doesn't conform with the Metadata Working Group's standard.
The underlying cause is architectural: LR doesn't have a single internal catalog field representing "capture time". Rather, it maintains capture time in several different fields, and the various parts of LR update those fields inconsistently.
See here for precise recipes to replicate these bugs:
See here for a workaround:
LR 5.7 still shows inconsistent capture date/times for videos. For a test .avi on Windows 8.1, the date in grid view appears to be the file system's last-modified time, while Capture Date/Time is set to the time of import.This problem was declared fixed in LR 5.5, and it appears to have been fixed for images, but not videos:http://feedback.photoshop.com/photoshop_family/topics/inconsistent_dates_for_files_missing_date_time...I'm opening a new topic, since the previous one has been marked "Solved".
Just to reiterate what Sunil said in a comment above, this issue should be fixed in Lightroom Classic CC 7.1. Please let us know if you're still seeing this issue after updating.
2. Anyone who has used Edit Capture Time and/or Paste Metadata will have different values in different fields in the catalog for the relevant images. Where is the utility to make these consistent?
2. It would be quite straightforward for them to enumerate all the errors in this thread and answer yes/no - if you read the thread you will see I suggested this earlier
3. Its my job to USE the software not test it. Remember I'm paying them, not the other way round
In my testing, the previous workaround continues to work: Select all the affected photos, do Metadata > Edit Capture Time, and click Adjust All. That will set IPTC:DateCreated to the same capture date value as shown in Metadata > Default, Metadata > EXIF, and under the thumbnail.
For example, should you use a plug-in then you are at the mercy of the gods as to which of the many fields the developer has chosen.
[Edit, see your own comment below on copy/paste. Until that is corrected, in any event; any utility would be of limited use ]
[Edit - revised to state not always]
Setting correct Capture Time universally across all fields on a paste of Metadata - Still not fixed
Using the 'Edit' workaround to correct the above - Not yet broken
You might post this as separate topic with more details -- Adobe won't see it buried in this thread.
In August, Adobe asked me to provide recipes for the issues in this thread. I provided two such recipes, updated the first post in this topic with them, and communicated that by email. After 7.0.1, Adobe asked me to test, which I did, I updated one of the recipes, and posted that the other one hadn't yet been addressed.
In LR 7.1, the recipe concerning photos missing metadata capture date/times has been completely addressed, while the recipe concerning edits to IPTC:DateCreated has not.
This topic concerns two ways to provoke the underlying architectural inconsistency in the capture date/time fields, in which the values shown under the thumbnail, in Metadata > Default, Metadata > EXIF, and Metadata > IPTC would be inconsistent, and different parts of the application would use different values (sorting, file renaming, the Library filter bar, smart collections).
1. Import a photo or video with missing metadata date/time fields or with just EXIF:DateTime but not EXIF:DateTimeOriginal (e.g. importing scans or from very old digital cameras):
I've tested this recipe and tested a similar one for video, and it appears to be finally fixed! There are no inconsistencies between the dates shown under the thumbnail and in Metadata > Default and Metadata > EXIF. Sorting thumbnails in grid view and the Library Metadata filter bar are consistent with those values, and renaming files in grid view and in export uses those values consistently.
2. Change IPTC:DateCreated with with the Metadata > IPTC panel or by copying and pasting that field with Metadata > Copy/Paste Metadata.
Though the Metadata Working Group specification to which LR subscribes says that IPTC:DateCreated should be consistent with EXIF:DateTimeOriginal and XMP:DateCreted, changing the IPTC:DateCreated in the Metadata panel doesn't update the date/times shown under the thumbnail, Metadata > Default, or Metadata > EXIF.
The previous workaround continues to work: Select all the affected photos and doing Metadata > Edit Capture Time and then Adjust All will set IPTC:DateCreated to the same value as shown in Metadata > Default and Metadata > EXIF.
The LR SDK API appears to reflect accurately what is shown in the application to the user. All photos have a "captureTime" that is the same as what's shown in the app, and photos that have EXIF:DateTimeOriginal in their metadata have "dateTimeOriginal".
{--table: 1
[LrPhoto( id "3875" )] = {--table: 2
captureTime = 461908947,
date = "2015-08-22T04:02:27",
path = "/Users/john/Downloads/capture-time-bug copy/test2.jpg"},
[LrPhoto( id "3874" )] = {--table: 3
captureTime = 493531347,
date = "2016-08-22T04:02:27",
dateTimeOriginal = 493531347,
path = "/Users/john/Downloads/capture-time-bug copy/test1.jpg"},
[LrPhoto( id "3876" )] = {--table: 4
captureTime = 556603347,
date = "2018-08-22T04:02:27",
dateTimeOriginal = 556603347,
path = "/Users/john/Downloads/capture-time-bug copy/test3.jpg"},
[LrPhoto( id "3877" )] = {--table: 5
captureTime = 532143432,
date = "2017-11-12T01:37:12",
path = "/Users/john/Downloads/capture-time-bug copy/test4.jpg"}}
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Lets conduct a little thought experiment. Conjecture:
- There is a field captureTime in the Database table, but not all of the code uses this (maybe its seen as slow to access, who knows)
- There are two fields in the XMP, exif:DateTimeOriginal and photoshop:DateCreated, (in reality there are more but twos enough for this example) and these are used frequently in the code but not consistently, which is the symptom we see
We know that 'Copy/Paste' metadata and 'Edit Capture Time' don't update consistently, so
- Lets say 'Edit' updates all three
- Lets say 'Copy' only updates photoshop:DateCreated and (maybe) captureTime but not exif:DateTimeOriginal
- So, we have some images for which these two xmp values may differ
Now, there
are lots of places that capture date is used.
- Several points in the library display (i.e. the inconsistencies in the title of this thread)
- Sort by
- The API
- The edit and copy functions themselves need to display something as a starting point
- And so on
Lets have Adobe 'fix' the immediate problem and have the 'Copy' write exif:DateTimeOriginal as well (and captureTime if it doesn't). Further, it doesn't standardise the code to use the value in the database rather than the XMP and doesn't provide any utility function to align these values for each image.
Were this the case, then
- At any point in the future, any of its developers may decide that for the little fragment of code they are changing, it would be better to use the 'other' field.
- Then for some data stored prior to the 'fix', we are back to the inconsistency and start all over again. This is why it should repair the database as well as fixing the code.
There is a reason that camera supports have three legs and not four – stability.
For the same reason its poor practice to have the same data value in more than one place.
It would be straightforward for LR to have its cake and eat it too, maintaining the original metadata fields in the database but have a single unified method for accessing "capture time" (whether via a function or a database field). But somewhere along the way the engineering lost its way on this.
Yep, its often referred to as data abstraction, dates back to before 1980 as a concept.
though, I think swathes of the code don't use 'the database' per se, rather
they parse the xmp string. This is always stored as a composite string in one
of the columns. For example, if my analysis below is correct, then
- 'Edit Capture Time' doesn't take the 'true' database field as the source
- Reminder, Paste didn't set this field, therefore if 'Edit' used this as the source then it would revert the date back to the value before the paste, rather than 'correcting' the issue
- Conclusion, 'Edit' must be taking photoshop:DateCreated as its source
- This is only in the xmp
Another rather old concept is refactoring, Wiki suggests first known use of the term is 1990.
In this context, you might refactor the code and make all the 'read' occurrences of capture date use the 'true' database field and apply data abstraction to the write occurrences. Removes some inconsistency but highlights another problem, the 'true' database field can be incorrect.
We are looking into the second issue you mentioned.
On a test catalog I took three images created in 2010, 2014, 2017 from a supported camera
· 2010 image, I left unchanged
· 2014 image, I pasted the date from the 2010 image
· 2017 image, I used Metadata -> Edit Capture time; set to random value
First difference:
Paste metadata doesn't
write to the field captureTime in Table Adobe_Images
Action, Copy/Paste from 2010 image to the 2014 image
- Before "2014-04-25T14:09:38.24", After "2014-04-25T14:09:38.24"
Whereas Metadata -> Edit Capture time does, on the 2017 Image
- Before, "2017-03-28T11:53:38.41, After "1995-01-01T00:00:01"
Second difference:
Only image related xmp date field that I could see copy/paste changing is photoshop:DateCreated
These are selected changes on the Copy/Paste xmp, three of the
values are unchanged from their original 2014 values (created in import)
- exif:DateTimeOriginal="2014-04-25T14:09:38.24"
- xmp:ModifyDate="2014-04-25T14:09:38.24"
- xmp:CreateDate="2014-04-25T14:09:38.24"
- photoshop:DateCreated="2010-01-01T12:22:19.73
Whereas the Edit Capture Time changes an additional field, exif:DateTimeOriginal
- exif:DateTimeOriginal="1995-01-01T00:00:01"
- xmp:ModifyDate="2017-03-28T11:53:38.41"
- xmp:CreateDate="2017-03-28T11:53:38.41"
- photoshop:DateCreated="1995-01-01T00:00:01"
Note, neither action changes the xmp:CreateDate, or xmp:ModifyDate both are the time that I shot the relevant image.
[Edit] Forgot to say there are other date fields in the tables that I didn't look at, such as harvested date which may or may not have been updated.
When I import videos and images I like to rename all my files to include the capture date and time (YYY-MM-DD Hour.Minute.Second). My 5d Mark iv images and videos (.MOV) import and rename based on time perfectly and it matches all the metadata times. Same with iphone images. However, the time in the iphone video filenames are ALWAYS wrong, and I can't for the life of me figure out where the hour even comes from. It's always 5 or 6 hours off, which I suspect changes based on whether it's daylight savings or not. As a result of the incorrect time, any videos taken after 6 or 7 pm, also have an incorrect date.
To be clear, I am expecting a filename based on the time CREATED, just like images and other videos I import.
Example 1-iphone 6s plus:
Filename time: 14.22.28 (=2:22:28 pm; 6 hours off when daylight savings ends)
Date Time Digitized: 8:22:28 AM (correct time of capture)
Date Time: 10:37:17 PM (correct time of import)
Example 2-iphone 6s plus:
Filename time: 23.43.57 (=11:43:57 pm; 5 hours off during daylight savings)
Date Time Digitized: 6:43:57 PM (correct time of capture)
Date Time: 9:48:41 PM (correct time of import)
At first glance I might have said it was a time zone error, except the metadata is correct in the videos and all other images and my professional camera videos renamed with the same filename structure are always correct upon import, with the filename date/time matching all metadata.
*Images have 3 date/time areas; all seem to match; all are the exact date/time created:
1) Date Time Original =date/time created
2) Date Time Digitized =date/time created
3) Date Time =date/time created
*However, Videos only have 2 & 3 of the above time areas where:
2) Date Time Digitized =date/time created
3) Date Time = date/time IMPORTED (WHY anyone needs this is beyond me, but whatever, even this doesn't match the random time in my iphone video filenames)
*Sorting images/videos by date created works correctly-even when the filename shows an incorrect time. I presume this is because the metadata is correct, regardless of the filename.
*Auto importing the exact same iphone videos as above from a watched folder and using the exact same naming structure (date hour.minute.second) works correctly. I've been using this workaround for years. But it is full of flaws: Lightroom will re-import the same files-with the exact same metadata- if air dropped to the watched folder by accident. And it is a pain to figure out what has and hasn't been airdropped if done out of order, so my catalog becomes full of duplicate images and videos that have a -2 at the end of the filename).
This is a HUGE problem. My workaround is flawed and it causes me to not back up my iphone images as often as I should. Even when I don't import using the hour.minute.second filename structure, the date is off for all iphone videos taken after 6pm or before 6am, which is UNACCEPTABLE for organizational purposes. Ultimately, I can't believe this has been going on for years and people just accept it. I pay every month and I haven't been able to import videos with the correct time. That's basic. FIX IT.
Note: I have also tried renaming on import with only the date and without the time, but this still results in incorrect dates for all videos taken after 6 or 7 pm. Not renaming with dates is not an option.
Actually, I received a helpful reply on another forum last night which had an easier (IMO) and effective workaround:
1) Import iphone .MOV videos as you normally would. (I use "YYYY-MM-DD Hour.Minute.Second_iphone" and use it to check against the metadata).
2) Select all previously imported files and, under the metadata tab, Click "Edit Capture Time". Select Type of Adjustment: Adjust to a specified date and time. Don't change anything. It will appear nothing needs changing as the original time already matches the corrected time. Select Change All. You'll notice there is now a 3rd metadata date/time entry: Date Time Original. This matches the metadata list of .CR2 and .jpg file and is CRITICAL in order for ALL .MOV files to be renamed correctly*.
4) NOW select all files and rename your using a date/time preset. I used the same one that I use upon import and it works. The filename matches the date and time the video was TAKEN/Created (not imported). This works for a single file or multiple files.
**Note: I tried skipping step 3 to see if it was necessary, and it IS. Without editing the capture time the files were renamed using the IMPORTED date/time. In fact, when I tried renaming an .MOV file from my 5d Mark iv, which had the correct date/time in the filename upon import, it was renamed using the IMPORTED date/time also. This must be ANOTHER BUG on top of the bug that randomly adds 5-6 hours (for CST) to the Date Time Digitized. The renaming feature must use the "Date Time" metadata (which is the IMPORTED date/time) if there is no "Date Time Original" metadata entry. So stupid. Therefore, step 3 is necessary in order to create the "Date Time Original" metadata entry, which eliminates the mis-naming in all video files.
Hope that helps! But also hope it gets fixed!!
Not sure whether this is relevant, but a similar problem occurs with scanned tiff images interspersed with camera taken pictures. In other words, scan some pictures as tiff and import Imp light room, then import pictures .ARW files, and then scan some more pictures as tiff. The new tiff images cluster with the older tiff files, and will come before the ARW files. In this situation there is no THM file.
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: Lightroom Classic: Sort by capture time bug.
I was able to reproduce your issue. We are looking into this.
Smit Keniya
Lightroom Classic CC Team
To reproduce:
1. Create a new catalog.
2. Download and unzip this folder:
3. Run these ExifTool commands to set the file modification dates of "before.jpg" and "after.jpg":
exiftool -filemodifydate="2001:05:01 h:01:00" before.jpgwhere h = 15 - the UTC offset of your computer's time zone. My computer is in PDT (UTC - 7), so I set h to 8:
exiftool -filemodifydate="2001:05:01 h:03:00" after.jpg
exiftool -filemodifydate="2001:05:01 08:01:00" before.jpg4. Import "before.jpg", "test.jpg", and "after.jpg" using Add (not Move or Copy).
exiftool -filemodifydate="2001:05:01 08:03:00" after.jpg
5. In Library, select All Photographs and View > Sort > Capture Time.
6. Observe that the sort order of the photos is inconsistent with the capture times shown under the thumbnails and in the Metadata panel:
LR sets the visible capture time of each scan to the file's date-modified time expressed in the local time zone, but it sets the hidden internal field used for sorting to the date-modified time expressed in UTC.
The usual workaround fixes this: Select all the photos, do Metadata > Edit Capture Time, and click Change All.
When I downloaded the zip and checked the filemodifydate for before and after.jpg, I am getting the following
before.jpg - 2018:05:17 22:15:08+05:30
after.jpg - 2018:05:17 22:15:08+05:30
Also for the test.jpg file is as follows:
2018:05:17 22:15:08+05:30
and I have value for DateTimeOriginal as follows
2001:05:01 15:02:00
DateTimeOriginal value is only present in test.jpg
Here is the screenshot from the Lightroom Classic:
PS - I was testing on Win10
Based on your suggestion, when I changed the TimeZone to UTC -7, I was able to reproduce the issue. I will update this to our bug.
Also, if I just use the date-time values you have shared, I am still able to reproduce this when reset my Laptop to IST - UTC +5:30
Thanks again for following up on this for such a long time!
Lightroom Classic CC Team
What is the exactly "field" that Lightroom uses as reference for renaming files?
I'm having a similar problem here. After updating to the new version of LR classic Lightroom is incorrectly reading MTS video file capture times. The capture times for the same file in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Bridge and Mac finder are all correct. Only in Lightroom is there a problem. It's most annoying when I'm trying to filter files based on what year the photos and videos were shot. LR shows me files from 2015 when i'm trying to view files from 2017. The incorrect files all have the same incorrect capture time also. Very strange. I have about 50,000 so i'm Worried about files getting completely lost in the mix.The screenshots show the file info in Lightroom being incorrectly seen and then the file info in Photoshop being CORRECTLY seen. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
When exporting files that have an adjusted capture date, the capture date is not reflected in the custom file name (where capture date is selected), but the unmodified date of the original scan is used instead. This is a problem when trying to export a chronological set of files by file name (using capture time in export), and the unmodified scan date is being used to create the export file name.
Thank you for your time Tom and John. I finally figured out my problem. I was updating using the capture time adjustment on the right side panel in the Library module. Then I would highlight a bunch more images and sync the metadata (with only the capture time selected). This changed the capture time in the panel on the right under the default metadata dropdown, but it did not change the EXIF capture date on the files. I now use the Change Capture Date under the Metadata dropdown menu at the top on a Mac. This changes the EXIF capture date and is reflected in the export name. Thanks again for your time everyone.
Note: This conversation was created from a reply on: Adjusted Capture Date not reflected in filename when exporting.
2 issues exist due to the inconsistent capture date/time on all my .MOV files. :
* Renaming video files on import using date & time in filenames
** Renaming video files using date OR date & time in filenames
Info: I'm using LR Classic CC (v. 8.3) and I have tested Canon 5D Mark II and IV, iphone 6s Plus and iphone X.
*Renaming video files on import using DATE+TIME
Replicate Scenario:
1. Import a video and rename upon import as:
Date (YYYY)-Date (MM)-Date (DD)_Hour.Minute.Second.MOV
1. Library shows inconsistent Date Digitized and Date Captured.
*Date Digitized= correct capture date and time; and agrees with import screen's.
*Capture time= import time for all video files.
2. Filename time is wrong for all video files.
3. Filename date is wrong for all video files taken after 5:59 pm or 6:59 CST.
4. Files are sorted correctly
Conclusion: **SOMEWHERE in LR there is another time that isn't shown and is off by 5-6 hours (at least in Central time zone), resulting in the file naming/re-naming problem. This is the time that is used for naming files.
** RENAMING existing video files with DATE+TIME:
Replicate Scenario:
1. Use any existing video file that has inconsistent date/time digitized and date/time values (such as the files imported above):
2. Rename them:
Date (YYYY)-Date (MM)-Date (DD)_Hour.Minute.Second...
3. They are renamed using the date/time value, which is the IMPORT date/time. Absolutely useless.
Conclusion: No idea.
I know the workaround. The workaround gets OLD. And there shouldn't BE one.
Is there a way to change the date?? My luck I could have fixed my own issue. I don't see anywhere to change the time zone... But it's always consistently 5-6 hours off, which is just weird.
Please reference the new conversation here: Lightroom: Still inconsistent capture date/time for photos and videos (merging)
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1. Get on the wait list, when available
Two of my classes gave me the option of being put on the waiting list. This may seem like a bleak land of limbo, but it's not. So many students change, swap and drop their classes before registration ends. With the wait list, you're already in line to take those spaces as they open.
2. Check on the class religiously
If there's no wait list, keep checking on the class and accomplish the same thing manually. Keep your fingers crossed for the green circle to take the place of the angry blue square next to your class in the class search. As long as registration is still open, there's still hope for an open seat.
3. Beg your way in
Showing up to your desired class on the first day with a Change of Schedule form is not a bad idea. Some classes are more rigorous than others about attendance, so you may even get lucky on your first day. In one class I wanted, anyone who didn't show up for the first day was dropped from the roster so the wait-listed students could take their places.
4. Talk to your academic advisor
At the U of A, your advisors are the music makers and dreamers of dreams. They know what's possible and they can help you see the glimmer of hope in any academic disaster. Ask them for ideas if you get stuck. They've seen degrees completed in the most unconventional of ways and can always help you navigate your obstacles to gain that academic success you so deserve.
My registration nightmare ended with a less-than-perfect schedule, but it resulted in the best set of classes I could have hoped for. It threw me off my 4-year plan a little bit, but overall, I still got all of my requirements knocked out without any extra semesters added onto my academic career.
If you find yourself in this position, keep calm, bear down and hang in there! That which doesn't bend can break under pressure, so take it as an exercise in adaptability, jump the hurdles that are thrown at you and keep on keepin' on. The commitment you've made to your education is a commitment to yourself, and that makes it worth the struggle. Use the resources all around you and don't be discouraged. You may be forced to take a gen ed at an awkward time, it might shift a prerequisite over to a different semester, but overall, you've got this!


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This project "Power Generation Using Speed Breakers And Efficient Use of Energy" depicts how voltage can be generated from the busy traffic. The principle used here is that the potential energy of the vehicle moving on a speed breaker is transformed into rotational energy. A mechanical rod connected to a dynamo is fitted at the surface of the road. Due to friction the roller gets rotated rotating the dynamo and producing an emf. This emf is given to a battery which then powers a lamp.
In the second part, design is developed for efficient wastage of electricity by switching off road lights when not in use. This is done by placing two sensors between distances. When vehicle passes through 1st sensor, it signals the micro controller which turns ON the light while it is passing through and 2nd sensor sends a signal to the micro controller after the vehicle has passed thereby switching OFF the light.
In the project Power generation using speed breakers and efficient use of energy a rod along with a dynamo is placed. The mechanical rotation of magnetic coils of the dynamo is converted into electrical energy according to Faraday's laws. The generated voltage is stored in the chargeable battery.
During night, half of the lights are ON because of photovoltaic switch logic. The other half lights switch ON only when vehicles pass through. In this project two infrared sensors are used. When the first sensor is activated, lights are ON and when the second sensor is active, lights get switched off. Thus the electricity produced by dynamo action can be used to power these night lights which are on only occasionally.
This project uses non-conventional method to produce electricity which decreases the pressure on the conventional energy sources which are inadequate to meet the total energy demands.
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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Shohei Ohtani and Justin Bour homered off Kenta Maeda in a five-run first inning, and the Los Angeles Angels hung on to sweep the two-game Freeway Series with a 5-3 victory over the majors-leading Dodgers on Tuesday night.
After Ohtani homered against a fellow Japanese star for the second time in four days, Bour hit a three-run homer in his first plate appearance following his return from a three-week banishment to the minors.
The Angels didn't score again, but the Dodgers stranded 15 runners and lost Corey Seager to a ninth-inning baserunning injury while losing consecutive games for only the second time since April 23-24.
Max Muncy hit two homers for the Dodgers, who hadn't lost a series since April 29-May 1 in San Francisco.
David Freese delivered a pinch-hit homer leading off the eighth inning for the Dodgers, but Hansel Robles got five perilous outs for his ninth save.
After Robles struck out Cody Bellinger to end the eighth, the Dodgers' first two batters singled in the ninth. Seager likely would have scored on Alex Verdugo's single, but he appeared to injure his hamstring, pulling up in pain at third and leaving the game.
Robles then struck out Chris Taylor and Enrique Hernandez before getting Russell Martin on a groundout to close the Angels' third win in four games.
Although Maeda (7-3) didn't yield a hit or a run after the first inning, he lasted just 4 1/3 innings in the pitching-rich Dodgers' shortest start since May 4.
Maeda had given up only six total runs in his past five starts while going 4-0, but the Angels improbably jumped on him for five early runs.
Three games after Ohtani homered and singled off Seattle's Yusei Kikuchi, the slugger took Maeda deep to right with two outs in the first for his seventh homer of the season.
The Angels added Brian Goodwin's RBI single and a three-run shot by Bour, who returned from Triple-A in style with his fifth homer. The former Tampa Bay slugger went down to Salt Lake after getting off to a .163 start in his first season with the Angels.
After Cam Bedrosian opened, Félix Peña (4-1) gave up both of Muncy's homers and six hits over 3 2/3 innings.
Two days after Muncy's much-discussed homer and a subsequent not-so-friendly chat with San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner, he connected for solo shots in the third and fifth innings, giving him 15 homers this season — 11 on the road.
The Dodgers' pitching staff largely shut down the Angels' offense after that rough first inning, and Freese homered on the first pitch of the eighth to trim the Halos' lead to two runs.
Dodgers: Lefty reliever Scott Alexander went on the injured list with left forearm inflammation. The move was retroactive to Saturday. He warmed up to pitch Monday in Anaheim, but the pain flared up. The club recalled LHP Caleb Ferguson from Triple-A Oklahoma City, and he pitched 1 2/3 innings of two-hit relief against the Angels.
Angels: OF Justin Upton played his fourth straight minor league game in his comeback from turf toe, which has sidelined him for the entire season. Upton could return during the Angels' upcoming 11-game road trip. ... SS Andrelton Simmons is nearly ready to face live pitching in his return from a sprained left ankle. He hopes to return to the Angels this month.
Dodgers: After a day off to attend a charity gala at Dodger Stadium featuring a performance by Bruno Mars, the major league leaders send Clayton Kershaw (5-1, 3.00 ERA) to the mound in Chavez Ravine against the Cubs to open an 11-game homestand.
Angels: After a late-night flight and a day off in Tampa, Tyler Skaggs (4-6, 4.97 ERA) takes the mound in the first of four against the Rays to kick off an 11-game road trip.
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Brennan Schuyler Nowell went to be with the lord on the Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012, he will always live on in our hearts and prayers, locked forever in our minds as a smiling, blue eyed angel that absorbed life and loved all around him. He was a beautiful boy that leaves behind countless people who loved him and nurtured him. We will always be blessed for what time we had with him and will pray for the day that we get to see him again. He is survived by his mother, Rebekah Nowell; father Dr. Benjamin Baker; grandparents Stan and Janet Nowell, Julius and Willie Piazza, Terrell and Susan Baker; great-grandparents Glen and Nell Thomas. He disappeared in the dead of winter: the brooks were frozen, the airports almost deserted, the snow disfigured the public statues; the mercury sank in the mouth of the dying day. What instruments we have agree the day of his death was a dark cold day.-W. H. AudenFuneral services were held Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at Woodland Park Baptist Church.Arrangements are by Heritage Funeral Home, 7454 East Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421.


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7th Circuit Notes Split Re Meaning and Standard of "Based Upon" in Qui Tam Actions
Per U.S. ex rel. Fowler v. Caremark RX, L.L.C., --- F.3d ----, 2007 WL 2142310 (7th Cir.(Ill.) Jul 27, 2007) (NO. 06-4419):
"[A] lawsuit is based upon public[ly] disclose[d information] when it 'both depends essentially upon publicly disclosed information and is actually derived from such information.' " Feingold, 324 F.3d at 497 (quoting Mathews, 166 F.3d at 864). Caremark notes that our standard conflicts with the standard adopted by the majority of circuits and argues that we should reconsider our position in light of this conflict.
The majority of circuits apply the standard "that a qui tam action is 'based upon' a public disclosure when the supporting allegations are 'the same as those that have been publicly disclosed ... regardless of where the relator obtained his information.' " Mathews, 166 F.3d at 863 (quoting United States ex rel. Doe v. John Doe Corp., 960 F.2d 318, 324 (2d Cir.1992)) (citing United States ex rel. Kreindler & Kreindler v. United Tech. Corp., 985 F.2d 1148, 1158 (2d Cir.1993); United States ex rel. Springfield Terminal Ry. Co. v. Quinn, 14 F.3d 645, 652-55 (D.C.Cir.1994); United States ex rel. McKenzie v. BellSouth Telecomm., Inc., 123 F.3d 935, 940 (6th Cir.1997); United States ex rel. Wang v. FMC Corp., 975 F.2d 1412, 1417 (9th Cir.1992); United States ex rel. Precision Co. v. Koch Indus., Inc., 971 F.2d 548, 552 (10th Cir.1992); United States ex rel. Cooper v. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc., 19 F.3d 562, 566-67 (11th Cir.1994)); see also United States ex rel. Paranich v. Sorgnard, 396 F.3d 326, 334-35 (3d Cir.2005); Federal Recovery Servs. v. United States, 72 F.3d 447, 451 (5th Cir.1995); United States ex rel. Minnesota Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists v. Allina Health Sys. Corp., 276 F.3d 1032, 1044-47 (8th Cir.2002). In Mathews, we declined to adopt the majority standard and instead adopted our current standard from the Fourth Circuit's decision United States ex rel. Siller v. Becton Dickinson & Co. Mathews, 166 F.3d at 863 (citing 21 F.3d 1339, 1347-48 (4th Cir.1994)).
In Mathews, we explained that the Fourth Circuit's standard of " 'based upon' is ... better on the grounds both of plain meaning and public policy." Id. The plain language argument is that " 'based upon' does not mean 'similar (even identical) to' but 'derived from.' " Id. (quoting Siller, 21 F.3d at 1347-48). The public policy justification is that "information which happens to be similar or identical to publicly disclosed allegations or transactions, but which derives from some other source than the public disclosure, is not parasitic, and should not be barred by a provision meant to bar parasitic lawsuits." Id. (quoting Siller, 21 F.3d at 1348).
In United States ex rel. Mistick PBT v. Housing Auth. of the City of Pittsburgh, the Third Circuit analyzed the circuit split and concluded that there was "merit" on both sides of the split. 186 F.3d 376, 386 (3d Cir.1999) (Alito, J.). According to the Mistick court, although the minority standard was a more faithful plain language interpretation, the interpretation would render the "original source" exception largely superfluous. Id. Thus, the circuit split was framed as "a clash between two textual arguments concerning the meaning of 31 U.S.C. § 3730(e)(4)(A): one based on the ordinary meaning of the phrase 'based upon' and one based on the precept that a statute should be construed if possible so as not to render any of its terms superfluous." Id. at 387 (citations omitted). Citing various drafting errors in the statute, the Third Circuit determined that "[t]he inescapable conclusion is that the qui tam provision does not reflect careful drafting [and therefore] we are hesitant to attach too much significance to a fine parsing of the syntax." Id. at 388. Consequently, it rejected the plain language interpretation of the minority standard and determined the majority standard to be superior.
Then-Chief Judge Becker dissented from the Mistick decision. He noting that (1) traditionally courts defer to the plain language interpretation of statutes, (2) there were several plausible situations in which the plain meaning interpretation would not make the "original source" clause superfluous, (3) the plain meaning interpretation was consistent with how Congress had used "based upon" in another statute, and (4) the plain language interpretation was consistent with both the False Claims Act's underlying policy and legislative history. Id. at 395-403 (Becker, C.J., dissenting).
We reject Caremark's invitation to alter our position and reaffirm our adherence to the standard that "[a] lawsuit is based upon public[ly] disclose[d information] when it both depends essentially upon publicly disclosed information and is actually derived from such information." Feingold, 324 F.3d at 497. "In a statutory construction case, the beginning point must be the language of the statute, and when a statute speaks with clarity to an issue judicial inquiry into the statute's meaning, in all but the most extraordinary circumstances, is finished." Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co., 505 U.S. 469, 475, 112 S.Ct. 2589, 120 L.Ed.2d 379 (1992) (citing Demarest v. Manspeaker, 498 U.S. 184, 190, 111 S.Ct. 599, 112 L.Ed.2d 608 (1991)). Both the majority and minority standard have rallied powerful arguments to their respective sides, but the minority standard holds the trump card, the plain language interpretation. We may be in the minority, but we will not jettison a standard when that standard includes an appropriate plain language interpretation of the statute.


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This summer I am spending almost two full months at our cottage in Muskoka and for most of the month of July it has been my beloved and I on our own. This is a first for me and for us. I thought I would post weekly about what I am learning from this new adventure. This is my fourth post.
I hope you are enjoying your summer too!! I would love to hear all about it in the Comments section below!!
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Time July 29, 2011 at 8:36 am
In reference to point # 6 above. It appears next year's journey to the Elvis festival will be a boy's road trip.
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Every once in a while I like to make a little effort with my hair and makeup. This is a throwback makeup day as I don't have many nowadays. But I just really loved this look.
Look how short my hair was, looking back really makes me want to go short again. I love a smile wavy/messy look. The best way I have tried to get this look is to simply French plait your hair the night before and then take it out, spray some dry shampoo at your roots to give your hair a bit more volume and ta da. Looks like you've spent hours doing your hair when you actually only woken up 5 minutes ago.
Products used:
Anastasia Beverly Hills – Dipbrow Pomade
Urban Decay – Naked Heat
Anastasia Beverly Hills – Nicole Guerriero Highlighter Palette
Benefit – BAD Gal Mascara
Benefit – Hoola Bronzer
MAC Cosmetics – Liquid Lipstick
I find it quite surprising how I didn't use that many products to create this look. Whenever you get a spare minute, you should try to experiment with your makeup and your hair. I remember sitting in front of my laptop for hours on end watching makeup tutorials and hair style tutorials and I can honestly say that's how I got confident with my makeup and it encouraged me to explore more and experiment more. My hairstyles are much neater and I can do more, whenever I have the time to do something to my hair that is.
One things everyone needs to remember is that you don't have to make an effort for anyone else besides yourself. These pictures were taken on Christmas day 2017. Since then I think I've only made an effort with my makeup and hair a handful of times. What you see on social media is a lie. Society shows us that we have to be glammed up every single day to fit in and get noticed, but you don't have to. You should feel beautiful in your own skin, you are unique, so don't let social media tell you any different.
Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed this blog, let me know in the comments how you experiment with your makeup and if you have any tips or tricks. Until next time.


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Last Friday night I popped over to the very glamorous Park Plaza hotel in Westminster for the 2016 UK Blog Awards. Basked in the spring sun as it dipped behind Big Ben, I came for a nice evening of networking with prolific and innovative bloggers from across the country, ushered suitably along by champagne and canapés.
Little did I know we were going to win. We won!
Southerly is company winner of a UK Blog Award, in the PR, Media, Marketing and Communications category. This is officially an award-winning marketing blog.
UK Blog Awards 2016
First of all, the thank yous. A lot of our readership got behind us and voted for us to reach the finals, getting through, I'm told, a total of 2,000 entries and 79,000 public votes. That is, quite frankly, astounding so a heartfelt thank you to everyone that helped us along the way, we are indebted to you.
Following being shortlisted, we were scrutinised by a panel of industry experts on our blog's attributes, according to the rigorous parameters of design, style, content, marketing and usability. That we comprehensively met and indeed won the award off the back of these criteria is an enormous compliment and a reflection of the enduring hard work the team here at Southerly puts in to bring the latest news and views from the world of communications. I must express a huge well done and my gratitude to my amazing colleagues.
This is officially an award-winning marketing blog
Prior to the ceremony, interestingly, I was interviewed on camera by a roaming press team. The interviewer asked me a question that I answered somewhat haphazardly in the heat of the moment, but which certainly gave me pause for thought afterwards.
She asked: "Why is blogging important?"
My answer? "It gives us all a voice."
Now, this is a very valid answer. I'm certainly not going to mark myself down on that one. And I didn't just drop the mic and walk off after that; I assure you I took the time to qualify what I was talking about. But as she left I began thinking about it a little deeper. I had to consider what that really means from a business perspective.
Our voice
Your brand voice is incredibly important. It shows everyone, from clients and customers to prospective employees who you are and what you're all about. By saying something interesting and useful you develop authority and credibility, which are valuable aspects of your brand identity and image.
Ultimately it shows the company's human side and, on the whole, people like and trust people more than faceless organisations. Trust is everything for a brand in the digital race and blogs build trust. If a reader trusts you, they want to hear more from you. And if they want to keep hearing from you, it stands to reason that they might want to download your white papers and studies, or better yet, convert into a customer. According to HubSpot, businesses that blog experience a 13-fold increase in return on investment for their marketing efforts.
A blog helps drive traffic to your website, for example. Great blog content means people want to link-build with you because you're saying something that they're keen to repeat or take on board. Again, you're building trust in the human element of your business. You have an opinion – an emotional connection to the subject – which you can express in an engaging way.
Blogs also drive SEO: website pages that are constantly updated with your well-expressed opinions and research are exactly what the search engines want to see. It means you're making active efforts to remain relevant and always looking to provide fresh value to your readers. It shows you're anything but a static website that never updates.
Giving a voice to your brand is incredibly important, and that's why we will continue blogging on a regular basis and sharing our thoughts and opinions with those who want to read them. Long live the humble blog.


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E-mail Recollection
- Name:
Denis Waldron
- Mailing address:
Marietta, GA
- When and where were you born?
1948, Summit, NJ
- When did you come to Mountain Lakes?
- Tell us something about your family. Did your parents also live here?
My dad was built two NRA rifle ranges, as he was a qualified instructor – one in the Tourne prior to it becoming a park. The park service did not allow it to continue. A second range was constructed near Birchwood Lake and Crystal Lake. The railroad tie backstop still mostly exists. My mom was the president of the Women's Club, and College Club.
- Where have you lived in the Borough? In which houses?
31 Lookout Road (corner of Glen Rd.) and 130 Laurel Hill Road.
- What do you remember particularly about the houses and properties where you lived?
31 Lookout Road – Replacing the oil burning furnace which blew up in the dead of winter by using sledgehammers to break the cast iron into manageable pieces. Same sledgehammer we used to knock a hole in the back side of the chimney in a glassed in porch to make a "see-through" fireplace.
- What are some of your special memories growing up in Mountain Lakes?
Ice skating, sled riding down Glen avenue, and walking the streets in the snow.
- Where did you go to school?
Nursery school on the Boulevard across from the old Firehouse, first year Wildwood opened going to kindergarten in Ms. Calendar's class, Lake Drive, Briarcliff, and MLHS. (Class of '66).
- What particular memories do you have from your school years? Are there any special stories you associate with that time of your life?
Too many to elaborate. All mostly good. Less organized activities – we made our own football, whiffle ball game rules in front yards. BB guns, Cherry bombs, firecrackers and slinging crab apples off a stick were fairly routine.
- Where did you and your family shop?
I spent most of my money on baseball cards at the Stationery. My parents used the Dell's village Acme, Two Guys from Harrison in Dover, Worman's Liquors, Anchor Hardware.
- What were the roads and the lakes like?
Not much different than now. No sewer lines – fewer water plants.
- Are there any special people you remember who contributed to the life of the town? Why do they stand out in your mind?
Lots of teachers. They mostly seemed to care about individuals.
- What did you do for fun formal recreation, sports and entertainment in general?
Little League, Saturday morning basketball, swim meets. Tennis in high school. Movies at the Boonton Theatre, often sneak in without a ticket by a side door. Pea shooter from the balcony. Repeated from above – we made our own football, whiffle ball game rules in front yards. BB guns, Cherry bombs, firecrackers and slinging crab apples off a stick were fairly routine.
- Are there any special events that stand out in your mind?
Riding my bike with crepe paper and baseball cards tucked between the spokes in the 4th of July Parade on Lake Drive Road. GAA show and traveling play troops at the Briarcliff school theatre. 4th of July fireworks.
- Did your parents and the parents of your friends work nearby? In New York or elsewhere? How did they get to work? How did commuting change over your time here?
My dad worked as an engineer at Boonton Molding on Myrtle Avenue across from Drew Chemical. He was very involved with the invention of "Boontonware" – heavy dark green or cream colored plastic dishes for everyday use. It was the forerunner of the thinner and china-like prints on "Melmac" plastic dishes. He later worked in New York at Rockefeller Center for Curtis Wright and Reeves Brothers involved with new forms of plastic foam used for insulation and mattresses. He tried the train from Mtn. Lakes, Denville (electric train – overhead wires), carpools and bus from Cobb's Corner (Esso station on Rte 46 across from the Reservoir). He left the house most mornings between 5 and 6, returning home around 7.
- How did various laws affect the way people lived?
There were fewer. We didn't use seatbelts, we used to ride on our tailgates down with feet dangling, hunted in the Tourne just behind my house. Crime was not much of an issue – we never had a key to our house, the doors were never locked.
- Did you have a sense of Mountain Lakes as a unique place in its lifestyle, its homes, as a community?
Somewhat, but more so as the years passed on reflection.
- How did the world's events — World War I, the Depression, World War II, the Korean War, the assassination of JFK, Viet Nam, Watergate, etc. — affect you and fellow Mountain Lakes residents when you were growing up?
The cold war and the Cuban missile crisis was the most sobering. Playing Freshman football with military jets flying low overhead made a big impression.
- What made living in Mountain Lakes special to you, as you think back over your life here?
The island community where crime passed us by. Everyone walked or rode bikes to school, swim meets, Little League, Saturday morning basketball, canteen at Lake Drive, ice skating or swimming at the lakes. Lots of crime and drugs in those "other" towns like Parsippany and Boonton. Most people knew, or knew of each other.


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Today marks the birthdays of some special football talents from past, and present,
Happy Birthday to Cesare Maldini , Gheorghe Hagi , Carlos Tévez , Neymar Jr., and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Cesare Maldini won four Serie A championships and the European Cup as a player with AC Milan. He went on to manage the Rossoneri and was assistant coach to the 1982 World Cup-winning Italian national team. With his son Paolo as captain, Maldini took Italy to the 1998 World Cup quarter-finals.
Gheorge Hagi, nicknamed "The Maradona of the Carpathians" is regarded as the greatest Romanian player of all time. He played in three World Cups and three European Championships for his country and was chosen by Pelé as one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers. He was named Romanian player of the year on seven occasions and was selected on the team of the tournament at the 1994 World Cup. He played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona and was a league winner in both Turkey and his homeland.
Carlos Tevez has played for Manchester City, Boca Juniors, Corinthians, West Ham United, Man United, Man City, and now Juventus in an at times controversial career. A gold-medallist at the 2004 Olympic Games with Argentina, he finished as the tournament's top scorer with eight including the winner in the final. Three times South American Footballer of the Year, and twice Argentina's equivalent, Tevez won league titles with Boca Juniors, Corinthians, Manchester United, Manchester City, and Juve. He was joint top scorer in the Premier League in 2010-11, and was Juventus Player of the Season and top scorer in 2014.
Neymar is the current darling of the Brazilian national side and Barcelona's highest profile recent signing. At just 19, he won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award and also claimed the FIFA Puskás Award for Goal of the Year. The same year his club Santos won the Copa Libertadores title in which Neymar scored 6 goals. In 2013 Neymar won the golden ball for the best player of the tournament for Brazil's Confederations Cup-winning team. He was named in the 2014 World Cup team of the tournament and is already Brazil's fifth highest goalscorer.
Cristiano Ronaldo is now considered the current best player in the world following his Ballon D'Or win, the third of his career. The Portuguese became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth £80 million. Twelve months earlier, he won the FIFA World Player of the Year, FIFPro Player of the Year, World Soccer Player of the Year, and the Onze d'Or. A year later, Ronaldo was awarded the Puskas award for best goal of the year. He won three league titles, an FA Cup, and the European Cup during his time at Manchester United and added the La Ligaand Champions League crowns with Real Madrid. His list of individual honours is almost endless and Ronaldo is arguably the biggest name in world football right now.


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The United States will grant no more waivers for Iranian oil after the reimposition of U.S. sanctions, the U.S. special representative for Iran said on Saturday, underlining Washington's push to choke off Tehran's sources of income, Trend reports citing Reuters.
"Iran is now increasingly feeling the economic isolation that our sanctions are imposing...We do want to deny the regime revenues," Brian Hook told a news conference in the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi.
"Eighty percent of Iran's revenues come from oil exports and this is (the) number one state sponsor of terrorism.We want to deny this regime the money it needs," Hook said.
"We want a new and better deal (with Iran) but in that process we are denying the Iranian regime billions and billions of dollars and they are facing a liquidity crisis," Hook said.
The Islamic Republic, he added, would not return to the negotiation table without pressure.
Hook said Washington was pleased with China cutting its oil imports from Iran, and that he expected much deeper reductions in Iranian oil exports. "We are just getting started," he said.


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Can you believe it? YouTube turns 10 this month. NPR's OnPoint program today focused on "The YouTube Decade," and included on its Website some of the more memorable and, at times, impactful videos to come out of the video site (including "Charlie Bit My Finger," a young[er] Justin Bieber in the amatuer video that would launch him to stardom, and the fundraising dinner that may have permanently killed Mitt Romney's presidential hopes).
And what an evolution it's been. While it was once the domain of cat videos and the aforementioned Bieber bait, it's now a platform for everything from breaking news to exclusive presidential interviews (and, yes, still cat videos).
In short, YouTube is legit. So is video in the workplace. Its evolution has been a little different: In the early days, video in the enterprise was mostly the sandbox of the enterprise avant-garde—the forward thinkers who knew that video would be big, but typically didn't have the equipment, the bandwidth nor the management support to realize their visions.
Of course, today, video is a key tool in the workplace—for everything from collaboration to training to marketing to social media promotion to human resources and relations.
SharePoint is an important platform for organizing and sharing corporate video, and often the raison detre for developing video content.
SharePoint sites should keep their eyes on Office 365 Video, one of the NextGen Portals included in Office 365.
"Office 365 Video provides organizations with a secure, company-wide destination for posting, sharing and discovering video content," states a November 2014 blog post from Office 365 group senior product manager Mark Kashman. "Powered by Azure Media Services … Office 365 Video benefits from adaptive smooth streaming technology optimizing video playback for the device it's being viewed on. It, too, leverages Yammer and the Office Graph to deliver a social, personalized experience within Office 365."
In an FAQ in the blog post, Microsoft notes that Office 365 Video requires SharePoint Online, and will be enabled for all users that have one of the eligible plans and have a SharePoint Online license assigned. Deployment beyond First Release is "targeted to complete worldwide by early 2015."


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Quote from looses Women ITV. I've been to Jane before, a long time ago and I know how good she is so I know thats going to be right, honestly
Love working with Jayne Wallace and the Psychic Sisters team, especially in Los Angeles with Kim Kardasian West.
Dear Jayne, Thank you so much for your wonderful, generous contribution to The Oxfam Curiosity Shop. The fabulous Psychic Sisters proved enormously popular! I'm thrilled to be able to tell you that The Oxfam Curiosity Shop was hugely successful, raising 48,259 pounds. A huge thank you to everyone in your team who got involved. Once again, sincere thanks for your support. With love from Annie xx
I loved the girls so much i invited them to be apart of my shop, Walking Around My World at the concept store at the Selfridges. They also did my launch party and everyone raved about them
I love the Psychic Sisters, they are my first stop every time I fly into London. I would highly recommend them.
Jayne gave me a reading whilst appearing on my TV show The Wright Stuff C5. She gave me goose bumps and was scarily accurate
Psychic Sisters are so accurate I would recommend them.
Just a little note to say many many thanks for the wonderful experience I had with you all the last two days. I just could not rest till I had put in words how I thoroughly enjoyed this tremendous experience with you, I left with a sadness for leaving but with so much love and joy you had given us. Please may I say to you all I would so like to feel you are my real [ANGELS on earth] and my lovely so kind considerate friends. I sincerely hope with all my heart that you will all have the health and strength to carry on your wonderful work to help guide and comfort many more people and give them the faith and power I feel you have given me.Thank you again girls for connecting me to my very dear parents and now I know through you I feel so very very near to them in mind body and spirit. My love forever and so hoping I meet you all again.
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Owe my God Jayne was invited onto my TV Show in LA Good Morning Beverly Hills 90210 I was blown away by her, she was amazing
OMG the girls were so amazing i had readings with all three readers at Tracy Emins Birthday Party
I had a reading with Jayne when she was invited to the Hollyoaks TV set. I loved my reading it was so accurate
The best Psychometry reading i have ever had
I had a reading with Jayne Wallace. She was extremely accurate about me and my life. I'd recommend her to anyone
I was blown away by what came through in my reading, The Psychic Sisters are fantastic Rochelle was shaken when a Jayne said her dead gran wants her to marry JLS boyfriend Marvin Humes
Jayne Wallace is a Psychic Extraordinaire. Funny coming from a Psychologist where everything I do is scientifically and empirically based. As a model though, Jayne's powers speak to the creative side and I find it an alternative and complimentary power. Jayne's magic in other words is just science unknown. It's important to realise that Jayne is not there to be used as a crutch, she's there to empower people to make better decisions and see a bird's eyes view. Ultimately the decisions always lie with us. Jayne has predicted with astonishing accuracy whom I would marry, right down to the colour of his eyes. She chose the exact country where we would move correctly, before anyone knew. From career prospects to ones personal life, she tells you as she sees it, literally. With her compassion and a sense of humour, it's well worth the experience.
I had a fantastic reading with Jackie, she is so on point.
I had a reading with Sheila, it was fantastic, I would recommend her (brilliant experience) x
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I had Jackie today for a reading she was amazing and absolutely spot on and such a lovely lady! All the other girls were also very kind and welcoming, would highly recommend psychic sisters ��
Jayne was invited onto my TV Show Katie Living TV, Jayne helped me and my friends to tap into our Psychic abilities, i had a great time learning how to draw the Aura, Crystal Readings and learning Tarot Cards.
I have had many readings with sheila and i find her readings truly amazing + she is so gifted and has such a special aura - i would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a reading Love lizzie
I have had many readings with sheila and i find her readings truly amazing + she is so gifted and has such a special aura - i would highly recommend her to anyone who wants a reading Love lizzie
Sheila is an incredible reader! She gave me a reading in September, predicting that I would get a job 7-8 months later. I was offered a job on April 1st! She is a gem. Thank you, Sheila for your excellence!
I wasn't quite sure where to leave a review but I just wanted to drop an email to say how pleased I was with my reading. I had a 30 minute reading in Birmingham with Sue Phillips on 11/05/19. I was so pleased! I had to move my appointment to an earlier time and this was done with great ease and I felt extremely comfortable upon arrival- the atmosphere was calm and tranquil. I have had many readings in the past and I can truly say this is definitely up there as one of the most accurate and skilled readings I've ever had. After my reading, I left feeling extremely satisfied about everything discussed and I will be booking another appointment very soon! Please could you also pass on this message to Sue and let her know how pleased I was :) Many thanks, Jane Wilson


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Following the outsourcing of the University's mail services to a private contractor this summer, administrators are working to streamline the transition to new workers, said Assistant Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services Elizabeth Gentry at the Undergraduate Council of Students general body meeting Wednesday night.
Gentry began her presentation to the council by explaining the timing of the outsourcing, noting that the office technology company Ricoh USA took over Aug. 1 as the result of a project that had been underway for several years.
The staffing change came after a student survey last year, in which respondents cited issues such as "the array of the services that we offer and the quality of services."
Gentry acknowledged that there have been bumps along the way, adding that between 900 and 1,800 boxes arrive at the mail facilities in J. Walter Wilson and Alumnae Hall each day. "This is a new group of people, with a new system, trying to learn a whole university in the matter of a couple of weeks," she said. "We're human, we make mistakes. Occasionally we misdeliver a piece of mail. It's always happened."
UCS Media Director Alana Bhatla '16 said students offered both praise and criticism in the inaugural weekly feedback form that UCS sent to the student body before the meeting. "People really like the extended hours, and people definitely like Alumnae (Hall) instead of Power Street" as the overflow package pickup area, she said. "Some of the major complaints that came up again and again were that people lost packages," she added, noting that with the new swipe check-in system, "after people swipe, they don't know what to do or if they should wait in line."
Several undergraduates who attended the meeting, including members of the Student Labor Alliance, expressed frustration with both the quality of services and the decision to outsource. "A lot of the reasons that we were offered were 'We need the program and the technology; we need the expertise,'" said UCS general body member Justice Gaines '16. "Quite honestly, everything you have offered has not come through."
"We stand in solidarity with workers on our campus — they have a right to a living wage," said SLA member Stoni Tomson '15, referring to the nine employees who worked for Mail Services prior to the outsourcing. Tomson called the issue one of "transparency and accountability" for the University.
Mary Grace Almandrez, director of the Brown Center for Students of Color, and Shane Lloyd MPH'11, assistant director for first-year and sophomore programs at the BCSC, also presented an overview of the center's role and initiatives following its Sept. 10 decision to change its name from the Third World Center.
"We pride ourselves on having a long history of student of color activism and being a very special gathering place for our students of color," Almandrez said.
Gaines, a member of the center's student board, said the center will pursue two new main programs in its strategic plan. The Social Justice Peer Education Program will build on past Minority Peer Counselor programs and ideally launch next year, while the Activism Series will be developed over the next few years, Gaines added.
The center may erect a "legacy room" commemorating student of color activism and may also digitize its archives, Almandrez said.
Following the name change, Almandrez said she has received "overwhelming support" from many different parts of the Brown community, including alums of color, especially "once people understood what happened and what the plan is."
"What makes this important is that communities of color are claiming this as an important space," she added. "We wanted to make sure that the doors were open as widely as possible. … I hope that even in the disagreement of the name, people are excited about where the center is going."
Several council members expressed support for changing the center's name but voiced concern over keeping the name of the Third World Transition Program.
Bhatla said she supported the center's name change and noted her mother's disapproval of the phrase "Third World" when Bhatla tried to sign up for the Third World Transition Program as a first-year.
Minoshka Narayan '18 said she wished TWTP had been renamed along with the center, saying "you don't want people to miss out on it because they don't understand what the program is about."
The council concluded its meeting by passing three motions from student groups. Student Volunteers for Samaritans of Rhode Island was approved to change its name to Students for Samaritans, Wednesday Night Jazz Jam Club was approved to be renamed The Jazz Sessions and the literary magazine Issues became Synecdoche.


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|Look who's on my Qantas flight!
Nick Evans in Language Matters
It turns out, Language Matters is wonderful. It's a documentary triptych, if you will: three panels comprising Warruwi (Goulburn Island, off the Arnhem Land coast), Wales and Hawai'i. Each panel conveys the importance of language to culture and identity. Each panel stoically damning hegemonic monolingualism and each panel explores language loss, maintenance and revitalisation. But while these themes are very familiar to linguists, the documentary does more then skim the surface and provide familiar tropes. On Warruwi, for example, we don't just talk to the elder who knows of languages no-one else does and the linguist working with him. We see families performing dance and song on the beach. Meet the local teacher who uses three languages to support students. Check in on the church and the local radio. Talk to a musicologist and a sociolinguist. The range of contexts and participants in Language Matters makes it constantly interesting and the specifics of each place enrich their documentary further.
|Nancy Ngalmindjalmag and Ruth Singer were also on my flight!
The through-line offered by narrator/producer Bob Holman (a prominent US author) is the exploration of song, poetry and performance across the three locations. The songs sung by Goulburn Islanders are echoed in the poems, stories and songs of the Welsh, where we see how Welsh language maintenance happens on prestigious stages like the National Eisteddfod and in poetry-as-public-art on Cardiff's Millenium Centre.
|Cardiff's Millenium Centre: vertically, it displays monolingual verses in English and Welsh.
Horizontally, the words create bilingual verse.
The Welsh story introduces politics and protest. Most prominent is the description of the flooding of a small village, Capel Celyn. I hadn't heard the story before. Language Matters details how the flooding of the village, for Liverpool's water needs, catalysed Welsh national movements which also included language activism. The person interviewed describes nicely how after decades of tolerating English oppression, the flooding of the village clearly symbolised to the Welsh just how far down the ladder their interests lay with the English. Activism built a movement that has since seen Welsh language revitalisation become one of the most successful revitalisation efforts in the world.
Not far behind are the Hawai'ians. Early non-Hawaiian residents had a positive impact, when missionaries introduced literacy in Hawai'ian and created possibly one of the most literate societies of the 1800s. American governance reversed the situation. Colonisation, associated policies and a need to survive led to a swift demise of Hawai'ian. Song and civil rights are again shown to create a strong revitalisation movement, beginning just in time for the last few dozen L1 Hawai'ian speakers to have significant input.
Language Matters tells stories that are familiar to all linguists and to many non-linguists. But rarely do we get such broad, first-hand access to a range of locations and people who tell these stories vividly and authentically. Bob Holman's infusion of song, poetry and verse as a linking device is a creative and effective one. Holman does well to portray himself as a student rather than expert so his central role is rarely overbearing. But for me, it is hearing first-hand from so many language activists, speakers, students and teachers that kept me engaged. Too often, linguistics as a discipline divorces language from language speakers. Language Matters keeps this inseparable relationship in perspective and takes viewers on great journeys to meet great people.
If you're lucky enough to be flying Qantas in the near future, keep an eye out for Language Matters on the documentary section of your inflight entertainment. Americans (or those with VPN) can watch it here: http://www.languagemattersfilm.com/


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Professor James Fallon studies brain scans of psychopaths
Professor James Fallon of UC Irvine is a Neuroscientist who studies brain scans. He has made a specialty out of studying the brains of psycopaths and serial killers and has been all over television and had a TED talk. Many people know him for discovering that his own brain scan resembled a psychopath.
We have a wide ranging conversation from language centers of the brain to empathy to his family history to George Carlin and more.
The lecture mentioned in the episode:
Isaiah Berlin - Lecture on Joseph de Maistre
James' links:
Web: http://www.psychiatry.uci.edu/features/fallon-feature-11152013.asp or https://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=2303
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