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ASUC Student Union Inaugural Open House Event
To celebrate the opening of the newly renovated ASUC Student Union on UC Berkeley's campus, the Student Union hosted a socked-theme Open House event to highlight the building's residents and services. Participants received BINGO! cards and traveled throughout the Student Union, collecting stickers at different locations along the way. Once their game card was filled out, they received a pair of branded socks and were entered into a raffle for additional prizes.
When you've waited over five years for the renovation of a building to be complete, how do you celebrate? Our goal was not only to throw an epic celebration but to also increase foot traffic in the building and educate our audience on the programs, services, and spaces inside. With a shoe-string budget, creative minds, and time not on our side, the Student Union marketing team put together a fun BINGO-inspired 4 hour event that left students and the community with a better understanding of the building and with warmer feet.
We've all played BINGO at least once right? The basics are: a game card, filling it out in different formations, and winning a prize. Simple enough. The marketing team designed a custom BINGO! card that listed services and partner locations in the squares. In order for a student to get a space marked, they had to visit that location and get a sticker. Prizes were tiered by level of participation. A simple 5-in-a-row (any direction) garnered free socks. Further participation entered students into a raffle for bigger prizes. As an added bonus, at certain locations, our partners had their own giveaways including swag, food, or even provided games to play. There was also entertainment (music, magicians, art demos) happening in communal areas.
We considered different options and types of events but knew BINGO would be successful because:
• Its a well-known game so we knew our audience wouldn't require a lot of explanation on how to play.
• We could customize the game card to maximize buildings and spaces.
• Students could tailor their experience by the amount of time they have available. By adding tiers of participation, a student wouldn't feel excluded if they only have a short amount of time to play.
• By having tiers, we added larger prizes to incentivize higher participation.
• The user drove their experience. Instead of partners and residents having to draw people into their spaces, the game card naturally created engagement.
• It's fun! There are no losers. Everyone who did the minimum level of participation received a prize.
Event Details
Because the building was new, the door counters weren't activated yet so we were unable to get exact metrics on the foot traffic in the building. However, based on visual analysis, the building saw a tremendous increase in visitors. We were able to gain participant metrics based on how many BINGO cards were handed in. The results were: 919 participants handed in a BINGO! card to claim a prize and of that number there were 269 who did 5-in-a-row ; 242: blue prize (2 rows) ; 408: gold prize (full card).
The Survey Says...
We used the email addresses we collected from participants to send a Typeform survey to get feedback about the event. We asked multiple choice, scale rating, and open ended questions to garner responses. Over 100 participants responded and below are examples of some of the answers.


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P.O. Box 168
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Collinsville, CT 06022
5/15/2016 - Cherry Brook Garden Club Plant Sale - May 15
This is a wonderful event for the gardeners and gardener-wannabes in all of us!
Cherry Brook Garden Club Plant Sale
Sunday, May 15th
8:30am - 12:30pm
Location: Downtown Collinsville, Town Hall Parking Lot
Sale includes:
Annuals, perennials, herb and vegetable plants, Fairy gardens, gently used garden items, prints and note cards of local gardens and Collinsville landmarks.
*A special table for children to plant seeds to take home*

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Kriston Capps
Kriston Capps is a staff writer for CityLab covering housing, architecture, and politics. He previously worked as a senior editor for Architect magazine.
One St. Louis developer is learning an important lesson the hard way: Don't mess with Del Taco.
It's not that people in St. Louis take their late-night burrito drive-throughs so seriously. This particular Del Taco, located in the Midtown section of downtown St. Louis, is not even a Del Taco any more. But the vacant Del Taco building is an iconic example of Googie architecture—the space-age, mid-century-modern architectural style that originated in Southern California in the 1940s.
The St. Louis Del Taco, which started out as a Phillips 66 gas station as part of the late-1960s Council Plaza development, is shaped like a flying saucer. Though the businesses that occupied the saucer never took, the high-flying design has won its share of hearts over the years—not least among them the developers lately proposing its demolition.
It was the Bruce Development Co. and developer Rick Yackey who nominated the Shwarz and Van Hoefen-designed Council Plaza, including the Del Taco saucer, for historic designation. The Council Plaza, which includes two commercial high-rises, made it onto the National Register of Historic Places in 2007, earning federal tax credits for the developers.
The developers had an apparent change of heart. Bruce Development and Yackey announced plans to demolish the building at 212 South Grand Boulevard in late June. Moving quickly, they got approval for the demolition from the St. Louis Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority and won the support of Ward 19 Alderwoman Marlene Davis.
But high-flying saucer supporters moved just as fast. The week the development plans were announced, a "Save Our Saucer" campaign emerged on Facebook. In a month's time, the Save St. Louis Del Taco page garnered more than 12,000 supporters. Critics questioned whether the developers, in describing the Council Plaza as a whole historic but in pieces blighted, were earning tax credits coming and going.
The Landmarks Association of St. Louis and other preservation groups mounted a calling campaign to ask the City Board of Aldermen to take action. And when they considered Board Bill 118, the redevelopment ordinance for 212 South Grand, the conversation turned to flying saucers. Ward 23 Alderman Joseph Vacarro said he supported the blighting study, but wouldn't support Alderwoman Davis's bill—he'd simply heard from too many constituents upset over the doomed Del Taco. Another Alderman went further. According to the St. Louis Beacon, Ward 8 Alderman Stephen Conway described preservationists as "brick-kissers" but nevertheless opposed the redevelopment ordinance. "The unfortunate thing, is that I open the Post-Dispatch and those people with the spaceships on their head, they live in the 8th Ward."
Yackey may have since had another change of heart. He has acceded to the public outcry over the South Grand Spaceship—or so he told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. On Aug. 12, Yackey and Alderwoman Davis announced a meeting on Aug. 17 at the Del Taco building to discuss the planning process and take public comments. The St. Louis Beacon reports that Yackey said that he has hired an architect to restore the building in order to make it suitable for adaptive re-use. Though local St. Louis shops Kaldi's Coffee House and Pi Pizzeria have expressed interest in the building, Yackey hopes to sell a national retailer on the overall site—one that he previously described as lacking suitable parking to attract such interest.
Late yesterday, guardedly optimistic brick-kissers got an opportunity to see Yackey's preliminary designs for the building and site. (Those plans still have to pass before the Cultural Resources Office.) Does St. Louis still care? Despite the "Save Our Saucer" parties put on by the likes of local city bloggers STL-Style, the Aug. 17 meeting—an important one in determining the shape of the flying saucer to come—saw just 12 people show up.
People in different regions of the U.S. have measurably different psychological profiles.
A long-term study of people in four cities finds that income volatility in one's 20s and 30s correlates with negative brain effects in middle age.
According to a new analysis, places away from the coasts in the Sunbelt and West are pulling ahead when it comes to attracting talented workers.
Two new studies have revived the long-running debate over how police respond to white criminal suspects versus African Americans.
Drilling and fracking permits are up since Governor Newsom took office. But it's not totally clear why.


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Gannett Co., Inc. Reports Strong Fourth Quarter Results
By: Gannett
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), a leading international media and marketing solutions company, today reported strong fourth quarter financial results. Earnings per diluted share, on a GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) basis were $0.44 for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to $0.49 for the same quarter last year. Excluding special items in both years, fourth quarter earnings per diluted share were $0.89 in 2012 compared to $0.72 in the fourth quarter of 2011, a 23.6 percent increase.


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The new Raymond Weil watches are delivered in round-shaped 29mm or 35mm cases. The body of the model can be crafted in polished steel, plain or set with 28 diamonds. It can be also rendered in rose gold and paved with 29 diamonds. The fluted crown at 3 oclock is made of steel or rose gold and adorned with a blue sapphire dome.
The front side of each novelty is protected by a sapphire crystal with double-sided glare-proofed treatment. The same glass is utilized for the case-back. The water-resistance of the timepiece is assured down to 5 atm.
The new Raymond Weil Jasmine watches rely on different types of movements. Thus, the model ref. 2629 STS 00659 accommodates an automatic mechanical RW2000 movement. Studded with 25 rubies, it supplies a 38-hour power reserve.
The watch ref. 2935 S5 00659 is powered by a quartz movement. The item ref. 2935 PCS 00659, meanwhile, is constructed around an automatic mechanical RW4200 movement. Set with 26 rubies, it provides a 38-hour power reserve.
The mechanisms of the first two references animate central hours, minutes, seconds and a date indication, arranged at 3 oclock. The caliber RW4200 drives the same functions, with the exception for central seconds.
Each model shows off a silver dial, embellished with a snailed central motif. It is equipped with black transferred Roman numerals and blued steel type, leaf-shaped hands.
The new Raymond Weil lady's watch ref. 2629 STS 00659 is mounted on a two-tone polished steel and rose gold bracelet. It terminates in a RW folding clasp with a double push-piece security system.
The model ref. 2935 S5 00659 is attached to a polished steel bracelet with a RW folding clasp with a double push-piece security system.
The item ref. 2935 PCS 00659 is worn on a black, full skin, saddle-stitched alligator leather strap. It joins to a RW rose gold folding clasp with a double push-piece security system.


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Princess Michael of Kent has actually apologised for using a brooch that critics have actually called "racist".
The royal, who wed the Queen's very first cousin, went to a Christmas banquet at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday using a blackamoor brooch.
Prince Harry's fiance, Meghan Markle, who is mixed-race, was likewise a visitor at the lunch.
UN representative stated the princess "is distressed and really sorry that it has actually triggered offense".
Blackamoor sculptures and figures are unique figures which generally portray African guys and were popular in the 18th and 17th centuries.
The brooch, combined with that Princess Michael will have satisfied Ms Markle at the lunch, has actually triggered debate on social networks sites.
Spokesman Simon Astaire included: "The brooch was a present and has actually been used lot of times in the past."
It is comprehended the princess will not use the brooch in future.
Who is Princess Michael of Kent?
Princess Michael of Kent was born Baroness Marie Christine von Reibnitz in 1945, in the German-populated Sudetenland – now being in the Czech Republic.
She was born soon prior to completion of the World War Two, where her daddy worked as a significant in the Nazi SS.
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After her very first marital relationship to English lender Thomas Troubridge ended, she wed Prince Michael of Kent – the very first cousin of the Queen – in a civil event in Vienna, Austria, in 1978,
She was then offered the title Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent as, due to the fact that she was not of royal birth, she might not end up being Princess Marie Christine.
The couple have 2 bambini – Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Gabriella Windsor.
She worked as an interior designer, prior to ending up being an author, specialising in books on European royalty.
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ALTHOUGH there may be no aspect of men's healthcare more controversial than prostate cancer screening, for the most part, routine prostate cancer screening is no longer recommended for all men — rather, experts advocate engaging in shared decision-making with your physician, carefully reviewing the pros and cons of prostate cancer screening before saying yes or no, says the July 2015 issue of the Cleveland Clinic Men's Health Advisor.
Proponents say screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests and other methods saves lives because it detects prostate cancer at an earlier, more curable stage.
On the other hand, opponents note that screening can lead to complications from invasive biopsies and treatment of tumors that may never threaten a man's life.
The following recommendations about prostate cancer screening come from experts, which include the:
• American Cancer Society — a) Average-risk men with at least a 10-year life expectancy should begin discussions about prostate cancer screening at age 50 (younger for higher-risk men); and b) Men with PSA less than 2.5 ng/mL may be retested every two years, while men with PSA greater than 2.5 ng/mL should be screened annually.
• American College of Physicians — a) Men ages 50-69 should discuss the risks and benefits of screening with their doctors; and b) Average-risk men younger than age 50 and older than 69, or any man with a life expectancy less than 10-15 years, should not be screened.
• American Urological Association — a) Men ages 55-69 should discuss the risks and benefits of screening with their doctors; b) Screening is not recommended for men younger than age 55, older than age 70, or anyone with a life expectancy of less than 10-15 years; and c) Screening may be done every two years or less frequently, rather than annually.
• National Comprehensive Cancer Network — a) Men with at least a 10-year life expectancy should begin discussions about screening at age 45; b) Screening remains an option for very healthy men over age 70; c) Men ages 45-49 with PSA greater than 1.0 ng/mL and men age 50 and older with PSA less than 3.0 ng/mL and no other indications for biopsy should repeat testing every one to two years; d) Men ages 45-49 with PSA below 1.0 ng/mL should be rescreened at age 50.
• U.S. Preventive Task Force — a) Regardless of age, men without prostate cancer symptoms should not be screened for prostate cancer.
• Dr. Eric A. Klein says, "Based on the available evidence, I recommend a baseline PSA for men starting at around age 50, with the timing of follow-up PSAs based on the initial level and individual risk factors (such as family history). I also recommend that men who reach age 60 with a PSA of less than 2 ng/mL no longer need to be screened."
A Cleveland Clinic expert recommends discussing newer tests that may augment PSA's predictive power, refine screening and help guide subsequent decisions about biopsy and (if necessary) treatment.
"Talk to your doctor about screening, and if you decide to be screened, ask about these other tests," says Eric A. Klein, M.D., chairman of Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological & Kidney Institute.
Since elevated PSA levels may result from prostate cancer or non-cancerous conditions, such as benign prostate enlargements or infection, the PSA test cannot accurately predict which men have prostate cancer, nor can it distinguish fast-growing, aggressive tumors from those that may not require treatment.
Thus, researchers have developed tests to complement the PSA and better predict which men will have clinically significant prostate cancer, potentially reducing the number of unnecessary biopsies and treatment.
These tests that aid biopsy decisions include the:
• Prostate Health Index (PHI) — This test measures a PSA precursor protein known as [-2] pro-PSA along with other PSA types. The PHI blood test is indicated for men with a PSA level of 4 to 10 ng/mL, a prognostic gray area that may prompt many doctors to consider recommending a prostate biopsy.
• PCA3 Assay — A urine-based test, it measures prostate cancer antigen 3 (PCA3), a gene specific to prostate cancer. The PCA3 assay is indicated for men who have had a negative biopsy but still have elevated PSA levels — but research suggests that PSA3 also may be useful in guiding decisions about an initial biopsy. "We use PCA3 for patients who come in before an initial biopsy with worrisome PSA levels, in the 3 to 7 [ng/mL] range, when we're not sure whether that indicates non-cancerous prostate enlargement or prostate cancer," says Dr. Klein. "If the PCA3 is low, we generally don't biopsy them. If the PCA3 is higher, we would proceed with biopsy."
• 4K Score Test — Used by Dr. Klein and colleagues, the 4K Score measures PSA and other prostate-derived proteins and combines them with other patient characteristics to calculate the likelihood of finding high-grade prostate cancer on biopsy. "4K can give a more precise estimate about whether you're likely to harbor a Gleason 7 or higher cancer," Dr. Klein says. "If you are, that would justify doing a biopsy."
To provide physicians with a tool to help decide which men diagnosed with prostate cancer require curative treatment or can be safely monitored with active surveillance, these tests are offered:
• 4K Score — This test can help physicians decide which patients diagnosed with prostate cancer would require curative treatment or can be safely monitored with active surveillance.
• Genomic Prostate Score — Developed with assistance by Dr. Klein and colleagues at Cleveland Clinic, this genetic test checks biopsy specimens for biologic characteristics associated with aggressive prostate cancer and can predict the likelihood that a cancer will grow and spread.
• Prolaris and Promark — These tests combine traditional risk factors with genetic testing of biopsy samples to estimate a cancer's aggressiveness.
While active surveillance is now recognized as a viable management strategy for low-risk and some intermediate-risk prostate cancer, some men on surveillance still develop metastatic prostate cancer or die from the disease.
"What that tells you is there's a real need for these tests," Dr. Klein says.
"...Many physicians understand that active surveillance is appropriate for many patients, but they still don't have confidence about how to pick the correct patients. The idea that these tests can help fill that void is gaining wide traction now," concludes Dr. Klein.


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Jeremy Atkins, Dark Horse Comics' director of publicity, along with editor Shawna Gore ("Creepy," "Criminal Macabre"), greeted a crowd of about fifty at San Francisco's WonderCon on Saturday with some bad news.
"Today we have a different kind of technical difficulty," said Atkins, "the human error kind of difficulty." Apparently, the file of the slide presentation could not be found on Atikin's laptop. "So we're going to cobble together a sort of 'best of' of past presentations."
"A number of years ago, a number of books that turned into a big deal for us were the 'Alien' and 'Predator' comics," said Atkins, beginning the first of many slideshows. "In celebration, we are going to be relaunching the 'Alien' series, and 'Predator' is coming along for the ride." John Arcudi will write with Zach Howard on pencils.
It's also a banner year for Stan Sakai's "Usagi Yojimbo," which is in its 25th year in publication. To celebrate, Dark Horse will be releasing Sakai's very first one-shot graphic novel in November.
At this point, Gore took over to discuss the revival of the horror anthology "Creepy." "One of the things we've gotten Eric Powell to do for us is 'Creepy Magazine,'" said Gore. Powell will be contributing to the first issue of the new "Creepy," which will be available in July of this year. Powell has also helped to expand the "Creepy" universe with new characters. In addition to using Uncle Creepy (the magazine's original host) and Cousin Eerie (the host of "Creep's" sister publication "Eerie") new members of the Creepy and Eerie families will be debuting in short, two to eight page stories that take place between the anthology stories.
"The first issue is a mix of classic stories and also new stuff from illustrators such as Angelo Torres," said Gore.
Gore professed to be a lifelong fan of "Creepy," and was slightly nervous about taking on the assignment of reviving it. "Imagine your boss telling you that it's your job to make new 'Creepy,' and make it just as excellent as the original. For me, that was kind of terrifying."
There was a quick change of pace when Atkins asked the crowd "Who likes 'Star Wars?'" The audience cheered, as Atkins discussed a new "Star Wars" series entitled "Old Republic."
"Go visit StarWarstheOldRepublic.com. Every other Friday, we'll be releasing free pages of 'Old Republic,' and eventually they'll be collected as a trade."
Atkins then surprised the crowd by opening up his e-mail client and searching for Randy Stradley, Dark Horse's "Star Wars" editor.
"We should probably not open some of those emails," warned Gore as Atkins pulled up a particular attachment.
"Who here likes Jo Chen?" Atkins asked as the image loaded. "She's been doing great work on 'Buffy.' Her covers help make that series. She'll be doing all the 'Invasion' covers." The image was actually Chen's cover of "Invasion #1."
Keeping with the sci-fi theme, Atkins professed his love of Rick Remender's "Fear Agent." "Another story is coming up this year, but has not been slotted yet."
In honor of "The Goon's" tenth anniversary in print, Atkins had some cryptic notes. "Keep an eye out online because we'll be doing a huge announcement about 'The Goon.'" He also warned anyone in the Tennessee area that "The Goon" creator Eric Powell will soon be throwing a wild party to celebrate his work.
A tidbit on Gabriel Bá and Fábio Moon's upcoming work on the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spin-off book "Tales of the Vampires" was revealed. It will be a love story set in the world of "Buffy: Season 8," were vampires are in vogue because of Harmony's reality TV show.
Dark Horse will soon reprint "The Amazon," one of artist Tim Sale's first works.
Next came a slide of the online comic "Sinfest" by Tatsuya Ishida. Dark Horse will be publishing the "Sinfest" books later this year, due in part to the success of other ports from the web such as "The Perry Bible Fellowship," Wondermark," and Achewood."
The first thing they considered about publishing these books, said Atkins, was whether or not a collection would actually sell. "If they can find content online for free, will they go to a bookstore and buy it? We've found again and again that they will."
The next slide showed collectible figures from Gerard Way's "The Umbrella Academy."
"This book I think took us all by surprise," said Atkins. "I for one, like many people, was a little bit skeptical when this massive rock star came to us and said that he wanted to do a comic book... The interesting thing is that, Gerard wanted to do comics first... It says something that it's easier to become an internationally known rock star than to be a comic book artist."
The figures will become available later this year.
Mike Mignola's "Hellboy" universe has some new books on the way. "Witchfinder" will focus on the mysterious Sir Edward Grey. Also, there will be another volume of "Lobster Johnson" adventures.
Guy Davis's "The Marquis" will also be moving to Dark Horse, with a new volume on the way.
Atkins then got very excited as the next slide, which showed a werewolf in a spacewalk suit stabbing a vampire with an American flag. On the moon.
"The book is called 'Werewolves on the Moon: Versus Vampires.' It's one of those things that you hear and wonder 'how come no one has thought of this before?'" The story is a battle between werewolves and vampires for control of the dark side of the moon. "He's being stabbed with an American flag, guys! Come on!"
Gore stepped up to talk about a couple of projects she is currently editing.
"Another really classic horror anthology we have is 'Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery.' It's being archived for the first time."
Next was the upcoming four issue series "Emily the Strange," which starts just before Emily's 13th birthday. An "Art of Emily the Strange" book is also coming out at the end of the year.
Gore also made a passionate plea for support on another book she edits, "The Cleaners." Dark Horse is "sort of trying to get a 'Cleaners' movie going," and even though the book gets more fanmail than any other title Gore has worked on, the book could still do with some more sales.
The floor was then opened up for questions. The first fan asked if the Myspace Dark Horse Presents page generates any revenue for the company.
."..It's essentially outreach," said Gore. "Basically what MySpace is trying to be, is the MTV of the internet, which makes them attract younger viewers." And that audience is something Dark Horse is trying to tap into.
Another fan asked if any more films were in the pipeline from Dark Horse's library. "We actually have quite a few in studios now," said Atkins. He also mention that he had seen test animations coming out of Blur Studios for "The Goon," slated for 2010. "It's amazing."
Two of Steve Niles' books, "Criminal Macabre" and "Freaks of the Heartland," have also been picked up.


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For the second time in less than a year, the US House of Representatives has passed a measure to delay the penalty for Americans who fail to comply with the individual mandate to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. It is the 50th Republican attempt to repeal or undermine the act, according to the count of House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D) of California.
But now House Republicans also want to be "for" something in health care. That's why GOP leaders are trying to build support among their members for a Republican alternative health care plan. They'll still attack Obamacare, but they want to show voters why Republicans deserve to control both houses of Congress come November, and they believe a proactive approach to health care can help them.
There's only one problem – and it's a predictable one. The House Republicans can't agree on a plan, at least not yet.
Opinions diverge on whether to put forward a comprehensive bill (that, after all, is one of their key criticisms of Obamacare – its massiveness), or whether to put forward smaller, more targeted bills that have broad support among GOP members. For example, one bill might address insurance portability across state lines, while another might reform medical liability laws. Meanwhile, several House Republicans have already drafted health care bills.
Other Republicans suggest taking the GOP message on the road with charts and graphs, as Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin did with his budget ideas, according to Roll Call. Still others think taking a proactive position is a waste of time, since even if Republicans did take both houses this fall, they would still have to contend with President Obama's veto pen.
To help herd this famously divided caucus, House leaders circulated a single sheet of "standards" to replace Obamacare at their GOP retreat at the end of January. The principles, though, are so general that it's hard to conceive of anyone – even Democrats – objecting to them.
The first paragraph of the mission statement, for instance, says: "We believe all Americans should have access to the best health care and the most affordable coverage in a way that works best for them and their families."
The next paragraph is a bit more pointed, stating that Americans should be able to "choose the patient-centered health care they want" – a swipe at Mr. Obama's broken promise that if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, and if you like your plan, you can keep it. (Obama has now extended the time that people can keep plans they were denied under the new law).
The GOP's new health care guidelines "are broad and vague enough so that everybody can agree with them," says John Pitney, an expert on Congress who teaches at Claremont McKenna College in California. "Once you start talking details, you're talking tradeoffs, and that's where the trouble starts."
Which explains why Republicans are not giving up the attack-Obamacare strategy. Polls show the majority of Americans oppose the law, despite improvements of the HealthCare.gov website and various adjustments by the administration.
Indeed, 27 nervous Democrats joined in Wednesday's 250-to-160 vote to delay the individual mandate penalty for one year. Last July, when the House passed a similar bill, 22 Democrats voted for it. Individuals who don't have required health insurance in 2014 face a penalty of $95 or 1 percent of income, whichever is higher.
Republicans argue that if businesses can enjoy a delay of the employer mandate penalty – as granted by the Obama administration – then individuals ought to get a delay, too. "It is only fair that hard-working taxpayers are given the same treatment as businesses," said the bill's co-sponsor, Lynn Jenkins (R) of Kansas, on the House floor Wednesday. Democratic leader Pelosi argues that delaying the penalty for the individual mandate – the heart of the law – would cause premiums to go up. The entire issue is clouded by the question of whether the IRS even has the resources to enforce the individual penalty for 2014.
Obama says he'll veto the bill if it gets to his desk (it won't), but this is not the last of the anti-Obamacare bills that House Republicans plan to bring up. Also expected this month is legislation targeting the law's definition of full-time work as 30 hours per week. (The GOP wants to change it to 40 hours, arguing that the lesser definition removes incentives to work). Another bill is expected to address cuts to Medicare Advantage, a private insurance alternative for seniors.
"As we continue to work to finalize our Obamacare replacement plan, we will also act to highlight and address the serious consequences of the law," wrote House majority leader Eric Cantor (R) of Virginia in a recent memo to members.
Based on the difficulty of coming up with a replacement, attack may be their only alternative.


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Two Royals affiliates get extra-inning walkoff wins
Kenny Diekroeger's two-out, bases-loaded single in the bottom of the 10th inning Friday scored Hunter Dozier with the winning run as Class A-Advanced Wilmington beat Frederick 3-2.
The Blue Rocks trailed 2-1 going to the ninth, but Cam Gallagher doubled with one out, Diekroeger walked and Terrance Gore doubled home Gallagher. Despite having runners on second and third with one out, Wilmington was unable to win it in the ninth.
That merely set the stage for the 10th, which Dozier opened with a walk. He took second on a groundout. After a walk to Mark Donato and a pop out, Gallagher walked to load the bases. Diekroeger then singled.
John Walter pitched a scoreless inning and got the win. Starter Miguel Almonte allowed two runs on eight hits in five innings. He struck out seven and didn't walk a batter. Zeb Sneed pitched four hitless innings, walking one and striking out five.
Dozier and Gallagher each had two doubles, while Diekroeger added two hits. Center fielder Bubba Starling was one for five and now has a 12-game hitting streak.
Other games
Humberto Arteaga's single scored Mauricio Ramos with the winning run as Class A Lexington walked off with a 6-5 win over Savannah in 13 innings. Ramos singled with one out, took second on a groundout and came home on Arteaga's hit. Alex Black got the win after allowing one hit in 2 2/3 innings. Starter Luis Santos tossed six innings of shutout ball, allowing three hits, walking one and striking out four. He departed with a 5-0 lead, but Luke Farrell allowed five runs in the seventh inning. Ramos had three hits.
Christian Colon's two-run single in the seventh inning put Class AAA Omaha ahead to stay in a 3-2 win against Round Rock. Colon's hit brought home Carlos Peguero and Jesus Flores. Aaron Brooks, 4-1, allowed two runs on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out five and didn't walk anyone. He allowed two hits and struck out two. Michael Mariot got his second save by pitching two scoreless innings. Mike Moustakas was zero for four. Omar Infante, on a rehab assignment, also was hitless in four at-bats, but he struck out three times.
Class AA Northwest Arkansas reliever Wilking Rodriguez gave up three hits and walked a batter in his one inning of work, but he didn't allow a run, even though he didn't get a double play ball. That was the highlight for the Naturals, who lost 12-0 to San Antonio. Rodriguez go out of his inning without allowing a run because a Missions runner was hit by a batted ball. Starter Jason Adam, 0-5, gave up seven runs on 11 hits in four innings. He struck out six. He has a 6.41 ERA. Shortstop Orlando Calixte had three hits.
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PADANG, A 6.1 Richter Scale quake jolted Padang, West Sumatera, Wednesday, 8.11 am WIB.
The Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency stated that the epicentrum was at 1.48 South latitude - 99.33 west longitude, or 56 km to the south east of Siberut-Mentawai, West Sumatera, with a depth of 10 km.
The people of Padang at its surroundings were shocked by the quake this morning. "I ran out of the house because the quake was quite long," said Upik, 40, a local of Alang Laweh, Padang city.
A similar story was stated by April, 27, who ran out of her office when the quake happened. "I had to run out of the office," said the employee of a company on Kampung Nias V street, Padang.KOMPAS.com -


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Blackhall Osteopaths
Hello and welcome to the website of Blackhall Osteopaths. This is our home page which gives you all the information that you need to book an appointment. It tells you who we are, our opening hours, our address, contact details and treatment fees.
Daniel Savage BSc (Hons) Osteopathy
Daniel has been practicing Osteopathy at Napiers in Bristo Square, Edinburgh Osteopathic Surgery in Dalkeith Road as well as his own practice in Comely Bank.
Osteopaths use touch and manipulation to diagnose and treat problems caused by misalignments of the muscles, bones, joints, ligaments and connective tissue that make up the musculoskeletal system.
After a glowing recommendation I took my elderly mother to see Daniel with chronic knee and shoulder pain. At the age of 92 she received much relief and professional care. Daniel explained exactly what was going on which eased her concerns. His professional treatment has improved her quality of life.
Having been treated by Daniel for back and shoulder pain, which is vastly improving, I can honestly say that I wouldn't have Osteopathic treatment with anyone else. He is extremely thorough and explored all angles of my back/shoulder pain so that he could treat me to the best of my advantage. I have always found him to be approachable and helpful, and he doesn't mind that I continually ask questions about what he is doing and why. I would definitely recommend him.


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2002 Ch. Palmer, Margaux
Red | Ready, but will keep | Chateau Palmer | Code: 956 | 2002 | France > Bordeaux > Margaux | Cab.Sauvignon Blend | Medium-Full Bodied, Dry | 13.0 % alcohol
Tasted at the Grand Vin Masterclass in January 2010 Deep garnet colour. Quite a plumy / spicy nose giving aromas of cinnamon, cloves and mace plus a whiff of sweaty saddles A hint of cedar still poking through. Nicely structured with a backbone of high acidity and a medium to firm level of fine tannins. Long savoury / gamey finish.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown - eRobertParker.com - In Asia Mar 2010
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Scores and Reviews
The Wine Advocate
The Wine Advocate - A successful wine for the vintage, this blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, and a hint of cappuccino in its stunning aromatics. Dense, medium to full-bodied, with high levels of tannin in a big, full-bodied style (much in the spirit of such classic Bordeaux vintages as 1966, 1986, and 1996), this wine possesses superb purity and serious length, but should be purchased only by those with considerable patience and a good, cold cellar, since it will need plenty of time. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.
Robert M. Parker, Jr. - 29/04/2005
Parker - "A successful wine for the vintage, this blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, and a hint of cappuccino in its stunning aromatics. Dense, medium to full-bodied, with high levels of tannin in a big, full-bodied style (much in the spirit of such classic Bordeaux vintages as 1966, 1986, and 1996), this wine possesses superb purity and serious length, but should be purchased only by those with considerable patience and a good, cold cellar, since it will need plenty of time. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2028.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate - Apr-2005
Lyons - Outside of the First Growths Château Palmer is making some of the most precise wines in Bordeaux today. The 2002 is just start to drink really well now. Lovely nose with a perfumed sweet fruit and a clean, serious length of flavor that last several seconds.
Will Lyons - wsj.com
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The Producer
Château Palmer is named after a British officer, Major General Palmer, who settled in Bordeaux in 1814. It is the top estate of the Margaux appellation after Château Margaux. It is located in the centre of the Margaux appellation, and its vineyards (Cabernet Sauvignon 55%, Merlot 40%, Cabernet Franc 5%) lie on a sparse gravel plateau.
Palmer is classified as a 3ème Cru Classé and was established as a Super Second long before Léoville Las Cases, Ducru-Beaucaillou and Pichon-Lalande, and in some years (1961, 1966, and 1983) it is as good as any wine in Bordeaux.
Palmer's relatively high Merlot content makes Palmer the closest in style of any leading Médoc properties to the great wines of Pomerol and St-Emilion.
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The Grape
Cabernet Sauvignon lends itself particularly well in blends with Merlot. This is actually the archetypal Bordeaux blend, though in different proportions in the sub-regions and sometimes topped up with Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot.
In the Médoc and Graves the percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend can range from 95% (Mouton-Rothschild) to as low as 40%. It is particularly suited to the dry, warm, free- draining, gravel-rich soils and is responsible for the redolent cassis characteristics as well as the depth of colour, tannic structure and pronounced acidity of Médoc wines. However 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wines can be slightly hollow-tasting in the middle palate and Merlot with its generous, fleshy fruit flavours acts as a perfect foil by filling in this cavity.
In St-Emilion and Pomerol, the blends are Merlot dominated as Cabernet Sauvignon can struggle to ripen there - when it is included, it adds structure and body to the wine. Sassicaia is the most famous Bordeaux blend in Italy and has spawned many imitations, whereby the blend is now firmly established in the New World and particularly in California and Australia.
The Region
If Pauillac can be seen as the bastion of 'traditional' Red Bordeaux, then Margaux represents its other facet in producing wines that are among Bordeaux's most sensual and alluring. It is the largest commune in the Médoc, encompassing the communes of Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labaude, in addition to Margaux itself. Located in the centre of the Haut-Médoc, Margaux is the closest of the important communes to the city of Bordeaux.
The soils in Margaux are the lightest and most gravelly of the Médoc, with some also containing a high percentage of sand. Vineyards located in Cantenac and Margaux make up the core of the appelation with the best vineyard sites being located on well-drained slopes, whose lighter soils give Margaux its deft touch and silky perfumes. Further away from the water, there is a greater clay content and the wines are less dramatically perfumed.
Margaux is the most diffuse of all the Médoc appelations with a reputation for scaling the heights with irreproachable wines such as Ch. Margaux and Ch. Palmer, but also plumbing the depths, with too many other châteaux not fulfilling their potential. There has been an upward shift in recent years, but the appellation cannot yet boast the reliability of St Julien. However, the finest Margaux are exquisitely perfumed and models of refinement and subtlety which have few parallels in Bordeaux.
Recommended Châteaux: Ch. Margaux, Ch. Palmer, Ch. Brane-Cantenac, Ch. Rauzan-Ségla , Ch. Dufort-Vivens, Ch. Ferrière, Ch. du Tertre, Ch. Giscours, Ch. d'Angludet.
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About: A vampire puts the bite on a dental assistant.
It's a lousy first day on the job for Nina Blackman when a patient, loopy from the anesthesia, bites her. At least he was cute. But for real drama she can't beat the next evening. Nina wakes up with a set of razor-sharp fangs, bionic vision, supersonic hearing, and a taste for blood. But there's a good explanation: It's her patient, Long Island vampire Greg Statleon. Actually they're perfect for each other—if Nina's willing to commit to one man for eternity.
What I Loved: Nina, Nina, Nina! She is my favorite foul-mouthed, say it like it is character. She really is someone who just doesn't accept something till you whack her over the head with facts. Normally these characters get on my nerves but Nina is so well written that about the time you get to the "ugh shut up" point, she grows on you. Oh and I love Greg too! He was the perfect HEA for her 🙂
What I Liked: Wanda, Marty, Lou, and Svetlanna! What can I say, I think it is the friendship, family, and love that really gel these books together. You can just tell how much Wanda, Marty, and Nina really care for each other. Even when they are uber-mad at each other.
What was So-So/Didn't Like: Not a darn thing!
Who I would recommend this too: I would recommend this to anyone who likes to laugh. However, if you are sensitive to bad language probably not the book for you. Kind of like Christopher Moore books—you have to like the "off-beat" humor and not give a flip about language to enjoy. If you do however give these books a chance, I guarantee your cheeks will hurt from grinning. They are fantastic 🙂
Authors Website: http://www.dakotacassidy.com/
Challenges: Paranormal Humorous Challenge, Summer Romance Challenge
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Coast to Croatia: Old Dubrovnik
Tuesday May 6th
After arriving late on Monday afternoon, I had just enough time to walk the Placa Stradum, the main walking plaza in the center of the fortress city of old Dubrovnik.
Early this morning I met with the designated tour guide, Boris, who gave an excellent overview of the city's tumultuous past of wars, earthquakes and cultural influences that are reflected in the architecture and design of the enduring fortress city.
Of course, blocks of stone are only as strong as the people who envisioned, built and defended what has become a world-class destination.
What a wonderful start of this tour on a picture-perfect day of blue skies and cool breezes to enhance the experience even more. So much to take in in one day but I hope the photos can tell more than I can say in words.


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To protect their children while in the care of others, parents may investigate providers who have been screened and do not have disqualifying criminal convictions by using Trustline, a registry created by the California Legislature.
TrustLine is a database of in-home caregivers (nannies and baby-sitters) that have cleared criminal background checks in California. The California Department of Social Services administers the program.
To check if a provider is registered on TrustLine or to register:
(800) 822-8490
Child Protection Services (CPS):
Consumers who wish to reach a child protection service should contact their local county welfare office. The Web site below provides a list for each California county.
Child Protective Services (CPS) Hotlines
Department of Social Services
Community Care Licensing Division
Child Care Program Office
744 P Street, MS 9-14-48
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 651-6040
Child Find of America, Inc.
7 Innis Avenue
PO Box 277
New Paltz, New York 12561-0277
(845) 883-6060
(845) 883-6614 Fax
The California Central Registry operates within the California Parent findings Locator Service which locates nonsupporting, absent parents and their assets and assists in the location of noncustodial parents who have abducted their children. The Central Registry reviews and forwards interstate) and international child support case information to the appropriate country district attorney.
Individuals must contact their local District Attorney who will report findings to the Attorney General's office for statewide and interstate information search.
The Attorney General's Megan's Law Web site lists designated registered sex offenders in California:
The Department of Justice provides a number for individuals who need to report or identify individuals who are sex offenders:
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If you've ever had a conversation about nightlife in Northern Ghana with a non-Northerner, this will probably be one of the questions you are likely to be quizzed on.
|Ghosts are alleged to be so rampant in the northern part of Ghana. Some even
assume they can be seen in daylight. Image Courtesy: Medical Daily
I was roaming one night with friends. The whole place was dark, except for houses with solar lanterns and rechargeable lamps. The power grid went off due to the ongoing load shedding programme, and the moon hadn't appeared yet.
We were just roaming in our neighbourhood during the early hours of the night [between 8 - 9 pm]. A friend voiced that he was feeling sleepy and wanted to go home. We went to see him off. We were three in number by then.
After seeing our friend off, I and my other friend turned to go back into the street. On our way back, my friend who was in front began reducing his steps. I realized it and asked why. He refused to answer. He rather suggested that I lead the way. Upon my insistence, he told me there was something on our way. He didn't know what it was. When I entreated that we move closer to see what it was, he refused, saying that he would not risk his life. When I decided to take the lead towards the unknown object, he was still standing behind, with no attempt to follow up.
There was some strangeness as I approached the object. The closer I get to the object, the more it veers off the road into the bush. What could it possibly be? I wondered. Certainly, it was not an animal, considering its structure. I was frightened for the first time when the thought of ghosts crossed my mind.
But there we were, in the middle of the road and in the bush. There was no escape from danger, I thought. If we remain still, another object might also come from behind, and the two will cage us in. The only way was to just move forward. So I said to myself, "All die be die!" I turned and told my friend, "If we will die, we will surely die this night and if we will be heroes, this was a time to act heroically! We can't just stand still in the midst of this road at this time of night." He began taking slow steps towards me.
I then mustered enough courage and took further steps towards where the object was standing. My friend followed behind me with an alertness to run in case the unknown object decides to chase us.
Slowly we approached where the object was standing. We finally got to where the object was, and to our utter surprise, someone called my name and asked where we were returning from at that time (around 10:30 pm).
I recognized the voice immediately and called out his name too. It was a friend who had come to attend to nature's call in the bush. We talked for some time before leaving him to return later. The phobia had left us and we returned to our former selves. Immediately we left the scene, my friend behind uttered some words saying, " This guy paaa. He nearly made me collapse. How can you come that far for "free range?"" It seems the guy heard him and giggled.
After the incident, I began thinking about this kind of experience in the shoes of a stranger. His suspicion of an abundance of ghosts in Northern Ghana would have been 'confirmed' because the guy would not have known him to call out his name and talk to him. He would then have gone to spread the falsity to all his friends, and they too, to their friends and their friends to their friends and so on till it gets back to us.
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3 Targeted Stages of Call to Action Marketing Automation
The number-one mistake with call to actions (CTA) is asking people to do something when you know they don't want to do it. That's an easy concept to grasp, but when you're mass emailing to large numbers of people, realize that the majority of them don't want to hear from you.
In a nurturing campaign, a lot of them are not expecting to hear from you, either. Learn to increase your engagement rates with CTAs by focusing only on prospects who you know would like what you are sending. The easiest way to do this is to match your CTA with your lead stages.
Stage 1: For early-stage leads, try to keep the CTAs linked to helpful, short pieces of content. Remember that it's about them, not you, at this stage.
Stage 2: At stage 2, people are more educated about your product and have engaged with you before. They also most likely need to convince others of the idea. Consider using social proof such as case studies and examples of how others benefited.
Stage 3: People at this stage are about to set up demos, so go ahead and push why your company/solution is better in your subject line. Send the heavy buyers' guides to help them make a better decision. They want to know why you are best at this stage, so tell them.
Following the concept of matching your CTA and content to your stage will greatly help you increase your conversion rate on your nurturing emails.


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LONDON — The Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung's new flagship handset, will go on sale in the UK on April 28.
However, Samsung's new phone will be available from April 20 to people who pre-order the device. Pre-orders for the device opened today.
The Galaxy S8 will retail for £689 in the UK, and the larger Galaxy S8+ will sell for £779.
Samsung says its new phone will only come in two colours in the UK: Black and grey. The company said the availability of its silver-coloured Galaxy S8 "will be announced in due course."
Here are the key features in the Samsung Galaxy S8:
- 12-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
- 64 GB internal memory. Expandable storage available via MicroSD slot.
- Water resistant.
- Samsung Connect app for controlling your smart home appliances.
- Fast charging via plug and wireless fast charging.
- Standard headphone jack and USB-C connector for charging and accessories.
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My necklace is SOOOO cute, thanks to my sweet sister who sent it to me in the mail, and I LOVE it!!! Thanks!! This is my replacement necklace for the one my son broke (and peed on me) and I have yet to fix!
Monday, November 8, 2010
OOTD- Sugar and spice!
My necklace is SOOOO cute, thanks to my sweet sister who sent it to me in the mail, and I LOVE it!!! Thanks!! This is my replacement necklace for the one my son broke (and peed on me) and I have yet to fix!
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Oh that dress is SO gorgeous on you and PERFECT for fall!ReplyDelete
Although I suppose it feels less gorgeous when covered in pee.
At least you got great pictures before that little incident. :)
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 8:40 AM
You look incredible. I swear you can pull of every single color of the rainbow. I'm sorry you got peed on. I'm terrified of potty training... I really need to get on that.ReplyDelete
And I'm super sad that necklace is no longer available. Because I want it REALLY, REALLY badly. It makes you look like a gorgeous gift. Which, obviously, you are. :)
oh my gosh, that's so funny! Luckily that dress isn't silk or anything!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 9:01 AM
I love this dress on you! I'm glad you snapped a picture BEFORE the whole peeing incident. Such gorgeous shoes too!ReplyDelete
Oh no! Luckily the dress is good ole fashioned cotton! Your poor son - I bet he felt horrible!ReplyDelete
I love the necklace. I picked it up for my sister too and she's a major fan!
Love that dress on you! I really do! And I'm glad you liked the necklace, it is darling on you.ReplyDelete
Oh no! At least you got a cute picture before the incident. ;-) Those shoes are gorgeous and the perfect color for the dress.ReplyDelete
So pretty! I have a very similar necklace, and love love love it! I'm sure you'll wear it a lot!ReplyDelete
I don't mean to laugh, but I did giggle a little- peeing and breaking things? oh my! You do look so good in that dress, the colors are perfect for you- better luck next time :)ReplyDelete
I just love the shoes and belt paired with this dress! How unfortunate the outfit didn't last long! :(ReplyDelete
SO sorry about the pee mishap...don't you love being a target for your kid's bodily fluid? It's happened many a time to me too. YOu looked great in your cute dress though...I love the print! Hopefuly next time he'll let you wear it the whole day! =) And what a fun surprise from your sister...that's so nice!!!ReplyDelete
So, this pic is PPP (pre pee pee).ReplyDelete
Oh boy!!!
It looks so cute on you. It did nothing for me. I love the colors and print with your coloring.
wow, your son is in trouble with that necklace breaking and peeing going on! haha -A day in the life right? I KNEW this dress was going to be fab on you- sooo your colors!! You look wonderful! At least the dress is washable!ReplyDelete
That dress has such a great color pallet for fall...you look great!ReplyDelete
SOOO sorry hunnie about the dress...yikes!! You look gorgeous in it...I love the sweet necklace and those shoes look like they were made for YOU:)ReplyDelete
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Boys! Isn't it enough that they mess up their own clothes?! And what is up with misbehaving at church, don't they know I have an image to protect as a NICE family while we are there - lol, lol. This is really a story I could relate to. And it's only Monday and we can laugh about it already ;)ReplyDelete
You need to wear this dress again ASAP because I think it was truly made for you - the colors are gorgeous on you! And the bow necklace is super, duper cute - love it!
These colours look great on you! Sorry about the pee incident. Did you rush out to buy a lotto ticket right after? Just kidding!...ReplyDelete
oh i can not wait to have a son...hahaha..ReplyDelete
i love this dress and outfit on you..all the colors are so beautiful.
& that necklace is amazing...i loooove anything that has a bow on it.
have a great week love.
I'm sorry to hear about the little dress mishap. At least it was a machine washable dress, right? And how great that you were still able to make it back to church! BTW, the J. Crew ruffled cardigan in your previous post is perfection! Those ruffles really dress up a neutral cardigan!ReplyDelete
This dress looks like it was MADE for you. The colors are just incredible with your gorgeous hair. The mishap in church is a bummer because of the inconvenience and stress of that moment but I am sure once you have the dress back in wearable condition you will be giggling about it with your husband.ReplyDelete


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Robert Fritz
" Dimensions of Choice"
"The most direct access into your life is through the choices you make. We could divide these choices into two major types. There are the big, life changing choices – to get married, move to a new city, change careers, have a baby, go to school – and then there are the small choices – to eat the cookie, to exercise, to call your mum, to watch the football game. The big choices are fairly obvious as an important dimension in your life. The smaller choices are not so visible, and yet, in many ways, they are as critical to your life as the big ones.
Notice how you make choices. For many people, it is their short-term appetites and impulses that guide their decisions. Because they are in that frame, they cannot see nor understand the longer-term consequences of these choices. To have a Big Mac once in a great while does not harm you, as my friend and colleague Dr. Wayne Andersen tells us. However, it is rare that people who indulge in Big Macs can only stop at 1. Instead, not unlike an addict, they have them 3 or 4 times a week. If you've ever seen the award-winning documentary Super Size Me, you know the ravages of such a diet. A healthy young man decides to film himself eating every meal at McDonald's. He has a physical before the test. Within a few short months, he has high blood pressure, has gained a significant amount of weight, has bouts with depression, and is less able to think or function. The doctors were amazed at his decline.
For the advertising agencies that support McDonald's, they understand the ways people make choices. In one ad, there is a picture of a Big Mac, fries, and a sugary soft drink. The caption is, "You can't resist." In another ad, the announcer says that a McDonald's meal triggers your "pleasure center." No doubt that it does, the same as cocaine and heroin.
Your pleasure centres, caused by the secretion of endorphins which leads to feelings of euphoria, are additive. Psychiatrist William Glasser, who developed Reality Therapy, studied the impact of endorphins on human behaviour, and concluded that people could actually get addicted to themselves. In his ground breaking book Positive Addiction, he saw that when one moved from a negative addiction – alcohol and drugs – to what he called a positive addiction – running, meditating – the same endorphins were released. The addiction part came from similar symptoms when the person stopped running or meditating. A kind of cold turkey withdrawal with all the pain and cravings one might have when they are trying to give up drugs.
So, short-term appetites and impulses often are more than just wanting a Big Mac on occasion.
There is a force in play that is driving the action, motivating the desire, and giving a false impression of what you might really want. You can't build your life on such choices. Perhaps a better question is this: are these types of reactive cravings actually choices? Most addicts are not addicts by choice, but by lack of choice.
If we were to look at how a person becomes the creative master of his or her own life, we would see them having more and more true choices available.
When we were children, there were few choices that were within our realm of decision-making. As we became adults, more choices became available. Often people have choices that they don't know they have. They are so infused with concepts and obligations, with issues of identity and fear, of feeling that they are not free to live lives of their own, that they feel a profound lack of choice. Words that commonly describe this experience are stuck, lost, depressed, in a rut. All of this usually leads to a mid-life crisis. The crisis comes from the feeling that you don't have a lot of choice in your life, that all you can do is follow your patterns and routines, and try to stay out of too much trouble.
After years of this, the human spirit wants to rebel. Of course it does. Too often, the rebellion is unduly destructive, as most revolutions are. There are better ways to accomplish an escape from limitation, and that is the nature of strategic choices that have the ability to lead to the life you want to live, not the one you have created by default. Here, the choices are not based on impulses or vague ideals, but aspirations and values. What you want to create becomes the focal point of your creative process. The major goals are primary choices, and what it takes to accomplish those goals are a series of secondary choices that supports the primary goals. This relationship is the essence of true discipline. Not a trade off, but taking strategic actions, things that you may not want to do and wouldn't do if it were not for the primary choice, but purely motivated to support the primary choice.
But not all things are as they seem. As I have described in my book Your Life As Art, there are structural patterns in play that are not easy to see and hard to understand. In fact, I describe two distinct types of behaviours in patterns, oscillating and advancing.
In the oscillating pattern, it looks like you are going in the direction you want to go, and even have success for a while. But in this pattern, success is not sustainable, and soon, there will be a reversal of fortunes, and you will lose what you had.
Everyone has a version of this pattern. Most people do not know it is in play in their lives. So, from within the pattern, they can make the wrong conclusions about themselves. They might think they are losers, or cursed, or screw-ups, or failures. The thing is, the structural pattern is not personal to them. If we took them out and put someone else in, the new person would act exactly like the old person.
When we talk about a change of underlying structure, this is what we mean. If you had an oscillating pattern as your modus operandi and you changed the underlying structure to one that has the ability to advance, your life patterns would change from oscillating, [in which success was not sustainable], to one in which success is not only sustainable, but is the platform for future success.


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The carotid artery carries blood from the heart to the head and brain. There are two carotid arteries, one on each side of the neck. Over time, carotid arteries can become clogged with plaque as a result of coronary artery disease. Blockage of the carotid causes a decrease in blood flow to the head and eyes, and can also lead to blockages in the veins and arteries in the eye if plaque or clots breaks off the artery wall. Plaque, clots and decreased blood flow can all cause problems with vision.
Ocular Ischemic Syndrome
Ocular Ischemic Syndrome results from decreased blood flow to the eye, the Handbook of Ocular Disease Management says, and affects mostly people 50 and older. In 80 percent of cases, only one eye is affected. Ninety percent of the time, vision is affected, and pain accompanies the disease 40 percent of the time. Eye pressure may be elevated, and swelling in the macula, the central part of vision in the retina, can cause blurred or distorted vision.
Retinal Vein Occlusion
Retinal vein occlusion is caused by a blockage in the vein from plaque or from decreased blood flow to the eye. Retinal vein occlusion can affect the central retinal vein or the branch veins. A blockage in the vein acts like a kink in a hose; the vein or artery swells and often leaks behind the blockage. If branch retinal veins occlusion-- also known as BRVO--occurs, peripheral vision is usually lost. Blind spots can also occur, along with blurred vision. Chris Knobbe, M.D., says on All About Vision that central retinal vein occlusion, also called CRVO, causes sudden vision loss that's usually painless and may be mild or severe. Retinal vein occlusions can be treated with laser to seal off a leak; intravitreal injections of steroids are used in some cases of CRVO.
Retinal Artery Occlusion
Retinal artery occlusions are more difficult to treat than vein occlusions. Symptoms of artery occlusions are sudden, profound, painless vision loss that occurs in peripheral vision if in a branch and centrally if the occlusion is in the central artery, according to Knobbe. A central retinal artery occlusion, also called a CRAO, is sometimes referred to as a stroke in the eye. If seen promptly, CRAO may be treated with medications to decrease eye pressure or with paracentesis, which removes a small amount of fluid from the eye in an effort to dislodge the clot. Vision loss may be permanent if not treated within 90 minutes, Knobbe says, and even then, some vision may be lost.


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"Practicing Patience" – Mark W. Harris
January 25, 2015 – First Parish of Watertown
Call to Worship "Patience" by Rabindranath Tagore
If thou speakest not I will fill my heart with thy silence and endure it.
I will keep still and wait like the night with starry vigil
and its head bent low with patience.
The morning will surely come, the darkness will vanish,
and thy voice pour down in golden streams breaking through the sky.
Then thy words will take wing in songs from every one of my birds' nests,
and thy melodies will break forth in flowers in all my forest groves.
Reading I Samuel 13:8-14
He waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the people began to slip away from Saul. So Saul said, "Bring the burnt offering here to me, and the offerings of well-being." And he offered the burnt offering. As soon as he had finished offering the burnt offering, Samuel arrived; and Saul went out to meet him and salute him. Samuel said, "What have you done?" Saul replied, "When I saw that the people were slipping away from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines were mustering at Michmash, I said, "Now the Philistines will come down upon me at Gilgal, and I have not entreated the favor of the Lord'; so I forced myself, and offered the burnt offering." Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which he commanded you. The Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever, but now your kingdom will not continue; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart; and the Lord has appointed him to be ruler over his people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you."
Second Reading – from An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor
Sermon – "Practicing Patience"
During the last two weeks I have been teaching an intensive course in Unitarian Universalist history at Andover Newton Theological School. Part of the material includes a discussion of the Restorationist Controversy a battle among Universalists in the 1820's over the timing of "when" people would be saved, not "if" they would be saved. Ever since their advent as a religious movement in response to a Calvinist theology that taught a few lucky souls would receive salvation, but most would be condemned to the fiery pit of hell, the Universalists proclaimed that a loving God would save everyone. For most of the first two decades of the 19th century Universalists had avoided preaching about when this ascent to the pearly gates would take place. Universalists frequently came under attack from their more orthodox rivals who claimed they were removing the moral element from people's lives. They said that people needed the threat of hell in order to be good, and without this, men and women would fall into all sorts of licentiousness and sin. If there was a murder or a robbery in your hometown, and no one knew the perpetrator, a Universalist was likely to be fingered. Finally in 1817 Hosea Ballou, the great leader of the Universalists went public with his belief that everyone would ascend to heaven immediately upon death. This "Death and Glory" Universalism meant there was no waiting room in heaven, clearly not a place that was staffed by former employees of the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Yet Ballou and his followers had opponents who were worried about the public image Universalists had, and they began to proclaim loudly that some people, the greatest sinners among us, would need a period of cleansing after death, a kind of purgatory, before they were ultimately restored to God's love. This is not a joke by the way. This is 19th century America when the existence of hell was still a burning issue.
While we might say we would adopt the Ballou approach where people are all treated equally because of our liberal belief in justice for all, it might also be because most of us have a hard time waiting to get what we want when we want it. Whether we are contemplating this life or the next, we are often not a very patient people. Take the other night. I was here at church photocopying some Restorationist sermon in order that I might scan it to post on my class website. Our photocopier has three drawers for paper. The top drawer, number one, is for 8 ½ X11 or letter size copies, but drawer number two is for 11 X 8 ½. Guess what happens if, unbeknownst to you, the top drawer runs out of paper? It automatically switches to the second drawer. I had calmly placed the overly long sermon in the feeder expecting to receive a perfect copy. While a jam may try our patience, who ever expects to end up with page after page facing the wrong way? But sure enough, draw number one apparently had one sheet of paper, so most of this scintillating Biblical exposition about getting to heaven was cut off mid page. My response was hardly patient. I uttered an expletive, and threw the sermon. I was showing no patience for a machine that did its own bidding. Why couldn't I have trained the machine to stop when it was out of paper? I wanted to be in control of my situation. Think of all the paper I had wasted. Time, money, resources all wasted. What if I had checked to see how much paper was in the top drawer? Live and learn.
Working with a machine that then fails to function the way you expect it to is something we are all familiar with. Sometimes it is forces beyond our control, like a broken router, or a loose connection. Sometimes it may be that we have the wrong settings on our device, or we may simply not understand how to operate it. And then trying to fix a broken machine can surely try our patience, but some like the challenge. I remember Andrea's brother-in-law trying to fix an ancient washing machine, back when machines were mechanical rather than computerized. He worked all day, hour after hour, but his grease stained hands could not repair it, and in the meantime the rest of us relaxed and played at the seaside cottage of Andrea's grandmother. What do we lose in time and effort when we do something like this? Like my father before me, I usually am happier if I avoid trying to fix machines. He would sometimes fly into a rage when something didn't work as he thought it should. My behavior with the copier and his with most things with motors is a reminder not just that we tend to be impatient, but that close to the surface is the myriad number of ways we express anger. We do not want things to be this way, we fume, and then we blame something (usually the machine itself) or someone (often ourselves, or our spouse). Our anger can be a not so subtle reminder that we do not control most things in our lives, but we can control how we respond. And perhaps, even if we spend all day fruitlessly trying to fix a machine, we may learn something very significant about all these moments that seem wasted.
Impatience plays a key role in a fine movie I saw just last week, The Imitation Game. It is the story of Alan Turing, a brilliant mathematician who assembles a team to try to decode Enigma, a device used by the German military command to encode strategic messages during World War II. Alastair Denniston was the British officer who was the commander at Bletchley Park, where the Ultra team worked on developing the decoding machine, which actually was a computer. He is portrayed as an impatient lout, who would not give the team the time it needed to complete the project. Apparently this portrayal is not historically accurate, but may be a composite response of many military people who were frustrated with German bombings, and their inability to decipher the messages. In one scene Denniston's frustration boils over. He asks Turing: "Have you decrypted a single German message?" And Turing responds: "You will never understand the importance of what I am creating here!" Denniston says: "Our patience has expired." Then they turn off the machine while it sorts its data. Fortunately, the team is able to fix it and figure out how to decipher the code, and then selectively thwart German plans. According to the movie they are estimated to have saved 14 million lives.
Yet Turing's story is ultimately a sad one. He should have been an international hero, but what he accomplished was done in secret, and remained so until fairly recently. Further, he was a gay man, who endured terrible personal and legal discrimination, and medical persecution, and ultimately he committed suicide. It is redeeming in some small way that his story can now be told. His patience to stick with this project, despite discrimination and skepticism saved many lives. A quotation attributed to Turing's childhood friend Christopher, becomes the underlying theme of the movie: "Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine."
Is patience a spiritual practice that can help us accomplish the things that no one, even ourselves, imagines we can do? First we have to overcome a societal disinclination to wait for anything. Waiting has always been hard for Americans. I noticed this the first time I visited England and saw the people there patiently waiting in line, while I recalled back home the ever present cutting in line, the rush to get off an airplane, and the honking horns in traffic jams. And it has only gotten worse, as we now speed through traffic lights long after they have turned red. Everyone is in a rush to push through and get instant results. This is probably most telling when we all demand to receive our messages and information at hyper speed.
Does anyone remember the days when we had dial up internet service? We were impatient with that, but now if we don't have the fastest internet we are treated with disdain, especially by sneering children. You would think that the thirty seconds it may take for a page to load is an eternity, and people don't seem to know what to do with themselves while they wait. A Globe article a few months back reported that people are losing patience because they demand instant gratification. A study at UMass, Amherst showed that if it took more than 10 seconds to download a video, half of the people had already abandoned the wait. The greater danger is not only that we can't wait, but that we won't take the time to read a book or even a magazine, so we become consumers of information, rather than thinkers. What has happened to our critical faculties? Everyone talks about media, Leon Wieseltier says, but how does understanding media help us understand life? Words don't wait for thoughts, and the first response is often promoted as the best response, I guess because it is done with feeling. But it certainly does not have the power of reflective thought behind it. Wieseltier says its time to talk about the tyranny of technology, but we are all so enamoured with it, including me and my new Kindle Fire with its email capabilities, that we stumble with impatience to see what we can get next.
Many of these electronic advances are indeed things no one imagined we could accomplish, but they don't help with patience. If you are like me, and you yearn for a little more patience, you ask how can you find it. Emerson once wrote that we could begin by adopting the pace of nature. "Her secret is patience." The end of January is often a time when we must practice patience with the weather. We wish winter would end, but there are still two more months. Yesterday was a perfect example. We didn't get to do all our crazy scheduled activities. The weather made us slow down, look out the window, and when we went to shovel, speak to our neighbor. Rather than go and do more, the winter is an invitation to do less, and reflect. With the cold we turn into our selves and pay attention.
The winter weather can also be a metaphor for how we respond to the emotionally harsh days that we encounter at other times of the year. Barbara Brown Taylor's reading suggests that waiting can be a form of prayer when we are forced to bear harsh or unpredictable days. She writes of how she worried over a pending diagnosis about her health, and how this helped her listen to her life, and pay attention to the small things that were right in front of her, but she never did because she was always rushing on to the next thing to be consumed. She learned to love her life in new ways. She saw things out her window. She noticed beautiful architecture. She spent an hour enjoying a meal, or perhaps the spell of a hot shower, a glowing fireplace, or an affirming friendship. She lived with uncertainty while she waited for that diagnosis, but every moment of waiting became infused with the meaning of seeing, knowing, and touching. These are the things we cannot control, she says, but they are the meaning we can see now becoming the prayer that we will be alright, but knowing in that very moment that we are alright right now.
I also believe that children teach us patience. I know this sounds crazy. I can easily lose all patience over a filthy bedroom that is never picked up, let alone cleaned. I can lose patience over the incessant demands for more money or more rides, while receiving what seems like nothing in return, except a living room that look like a nuclear waste zone, and a bathroom that was invaded by a creature who closely resembles Chewbacca, with all that hair and clothes choices that try our patience. But we endure. They do grow up and become themselves. We all know raising kids requires long term patience as they struggle with studies, relationships and values, but for a magical lesson in patience, spend some time with a child. Sure you can look at your phone, but I recommend putting it down, and get yourself down on the floor, because it is here where you have to be present, you have to join in, you have to relate and play. I have seen my new granddaughter a handful of times in the six months since she was born, and she does not talk or even walk yet, but there is no better teacher for being present. When I see her such as at Christmas, I sit. I sit and stare and meditate, and admire. I admire a miraculous little life that can light up the world with her smile. There is no patience or impatience, there is only now, and being with her. And how we see – eyelashes and lips, and every nuance of facial features. Those grown up children teach us a certain kind of patience. I think it is called forbearance, but with the little ones, this patience is a miracle. Simon Weil, the French mystic who wrote Waiting for God, talked about the capacity to be with someone who is afflicted as a miracle. She wrote, "The capacity to pay attention to an afflicted person is something very rare, very difficult; it is nearly a miracle. It is a miracle. Nearly all those who believe they have this capacity do not. Warmth, movements of the heart, and pity are not sufficient."
We also glean lessons about patience from our enemies. The story from I Samuel is illustrative here. Poor Saul is the warrior king of the Israelites. He has been appointed by God, and supported by Samuel, at least up until this point. Here in this story he is put in an impossible position. He has been given an appointed time to wait for Samuel, and he respects those parameters, but Samuel does not show up. Saul's soldiers start deserting, and so out of frustration he gives the offerings. Well, wouldn't you know it. He wait and waits, and his appointment does not show up, and as soon as he decides he's done, the guy shows up. Moreover, he is then told he is out as king. Samuel rejects him. Then God rejects him, apparently because he does not have the patience God expects, and he does not pass the king test. But Yahweh God actually uses this as an excuse to get David on the throne. Sounds like very human manipulations or very human arbitrary actions. It is unfair, and a lesson for all that we can be put in grossly unfair positions that we must endure as best as we can with patience and fortitude.
The Dalai Lama speaks of how our enemies teach us patience, a strong reminder that even in the most harrowing circumstances we can exercise compassion, forgiveness, and love. We come to know our enemies better by recognizing the faults that lie in us. We are less likely to condemn and judge by being patient with those faults, and our strength grows to endure them, providing hope that we will one day overcome them. Martin Luther King asked the question, How long? And responded "not long" because he believed, and lived with the hope that justice would prevail over injustice, love over hate. But the prevailing racism we still live with teaches us that it requires massive patience to overcome these injustices. It is human nature to want things to change for the good, right now, not in some distant time, and so we may discover patience in incremental successes.
So patience is a great thing to have to get you through the wintry trials of life Patience is a great thing to embrace because it helps you live in the present embracing the beauty of the world right now. Patience is a great thing to have to live through social turmoil with hope that things will change, and we will become a people who build a beloved community. Cultivating patience is a longing to be present in the world, not just to yourself and others, but to all those who suffer afflictions, so that one listens and hears those cries. Simone Weil was a French Jew who died of hunger during World War II, but she did not have to die in that manner because she was never captured or made to suffer deprivation. Instead she so identified with those who suffered, she took on their lives by working in a factory, and eating tinned rations. She said the great trouble in life is that looking and eating are two operations. Humans have a hard time contemplating anything beautiful without wanting to devour it, and thus we have over consumption, petty robbery, compulsive shopping, and sex addictions. We eat, but we also want to see. In her book Waiting for God, she quoted a favorite passage from the Upanishads. There are two winged companions, two birds are on one branch of a tree. One eats the fruit; the other looks at it. These two birds, she says, are the two parts of the soul. Practicing patience is being that bird that does not eat – Waiting – Taking the time to listen. Looking and paying attention, Seeing – my miracle of a granddaughter, just being with her, just being.
Closing Words – "Patience" by Kay Ryan
Patience is
wider than one
once envisioned,
with ribbons
of rivers
and distant
ranges and
tasks undertaken
and finished
with modest
relish by
natives in their
native dress.
Who would
have guessed
it possible
that waiting
is sustainable—
a place with
its own harvests.
Or that in
time's fullness
the diamonds
of patience
couldn't be
from the genuine
in brilliance
or hardness.


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Virginia Law: Legal Problem
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1. What is the legal procedure "the law" that should be taken against males staff or against the corporation itself, in a situation they enter a woman apartment suddenly, without notification,or expected date or time, using their keys to access the apartment. While they can wait or come back later until the woman is ready to open the door for them because she might be taking shower or sleepy or not dressing properly to meet with a man. They enter the apartment for the purpose of receiving orders from the boss to check in all apartments "preventive maintenance" or other, or to complete service request.
2. Is there a law that protect the resident women in the case that the rules and regulations of the leasing office gives the staff instructions that they knock the door once or twice in a few seconds if no one open the manager allows them to access the apartment. But the woman unable to get dress to meet with a man in a few seconds.
This is the case that the woman is renting the apartment in a living community,
3. Is it considered her property during the rental time and she has the right to prevent any one to access her apartment while living by law except in case of emergency?
4. What is the law that protect women in this case? What the woman should do in this case if the law protect her case?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com October 10, 2019, 6:06 am ad1c9bdddf
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1. There are a few things going on here, under Virginia state law. The intent of the men entering her apartment is a main consideration. Even though they had keys to the apartment, we have to look at why they entered the premises. In this case, their intent was completely non-malicious even though the woman was given no notice that they'd be entering at this time. Because the men had no criminal intent, this does not fall under criminal law, this falls under civil law. For civil law, we therefore need to reference the state of Virginia's Landlord and Tenant laws. Section 55-248.10:1 deals with the "abuse of access" to the premises.
Specifically stated, "If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or a lawful entry in an unreasonable manner or makes repeated demands for entry otherwise lawful but which have the effect of unreasonably harassing the tenant, the tenant may obtain injunctive relief to prevent the ...
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It's been years since I've been in Massachusetts, but the second I step foot into the bay state, I feel like I am home. Of all my sisters, I am the one who has spent the most time in the south, and probably the one who loves Massachusetts the most. I miss everything about being a New Englander, and was overjoyed to see the ocean after over a decade of living in-land. Knowing that I only had a week to spend I knew my time on the beach would be short and sweet so I made the most out of every minute.
Although my time back home went by super fast, I soaked up all of the New England I could, even breaking from my vegan diet to eat plenty of Linguica and go to Friendly's, Dunkin Doughnuts and Whittenton House of Pizza. I visited Patriot place, and Gillette Stadium FINALLY got my #75 t-shirt. Most of all I spent almost everyday on the beach and smelling the familiar and comforting smell of salty sea air. The most precious moments were the ones that didn't photograph well, mostly because I was not taking my camera everywhere. But I don't need the photos, I'll never forget the bonfires and fireworks on Whitehorse beach. Our feet in the sand while fireworks boomed over the ocean in front of us. Seeing my best and oldest friends in the world, Shannon, Hassie and Wanda was wonderful and getting our kids together is something I'll never forget. My favorite day though, was walking alone on the beach with Koy. Just taking everything in and enjoying each other's company and the quiet lull of waves meeting the shoreline- a sound that to me was both familiar and strange at the same time.
This might be my last time home for a long time, I'm so grateful for every single memory. Coming back to the Carolinas was really hard. It's nice to be back in my normal life, but I wish I didn't have to live so far from the place I will always call home.


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