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National Black Theatre to Present FACING OUR TRUTH: 10 MINUTE PLAYS ON TRAYVON, RACE AND PRIVILEGE, 2/5-10
After a sold out World Premiere Presentation at the Segal Theatre, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) in association with The New Black Fest present the first full production of Facing Our Truth: 10 minute Plays on Trayvon, Race and Privilege from February 5 - 10, 2014. Opening on February 5th 2014, Trayvon Martin's birthday. This limited engagement is apart of National Black Theatre's Black History Month programming.This is a great piece for the whole family to attend. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased online: www.nationalblacktheatre.org or by calling the theatre directly at (212) 722 -3800.
The plays will be performed by a powerful ensemble of 10 actors under the direction of Ebony Golden and Axel Avin Jr. Actors include: Maechi Aharanwa (Artistic Associate at Classical Theatre of Harlem), TJ Allen, Paris Campbell, Khadim Diop (Member of Impact Repertory Theatre), Marisa Duchowny (Daytime Emmy Nominee),Renee Floresca, C.K. Kelly, Cedric Leiba and to round out the ensemble Chinaza Uche (last seen in NBT's Last Saint on Sugar Hill).The creative team for this production is comprised of Val Jeanty (sound designer), Alan Edwards (lighting designer), Paul Piekarz (projection designer) and Alfredo Macias (stage manager). Originally commissioned by The New Black Fest, Facing Our Truth is a collection of plays written by eight (8) diverse playwrights: Dominique Morisseau, Winter Miller, Dan O'Brien with Grammy Award-Winner Quetzal Flores, Marcus Gardley, Mona Mansour and Tala Manassah, and A. Rey Pamatmat. In light of the George Zimmerman verdict, the playwrights were asked to write short plays that challenge all of us to question our positions on race and privilege in this country. Each performance has been paired with a special Community Engagement events which are listed on NBT's website, nationalblacktheatre.org. Performance Schedule: Facing Our Truth has a limited performance schedule and will run only Wednesday, February 5th, 2014 to Saturday, February 8th, 2014 with a special performance Monday, February 10th, 2014. All the evening shows will start at 7:30 pm with a Saturdaymatinee performance at 2pm. Tickets are $25 general admission. For seniors, students and active military members, call the theatre at (212) 722-3800 or e-mail email@example.com to learn more. If you have a group of ten (10) or more, call (212) 722-3800. Full outline of post-performance activities will be announced on a later date. General tickets are available by calling (212) 722-3800 or visiting www.nationalblacktheatre.org, or going to the NBT Box Office at 2031 Fifth Avenue between 125th & 126th Streets in Harlem, New York. Box Office hours are1:00pm to 6:00pm, Tuesday through Saturday. Who is Who:
Axel Avin, Jr. (Director) is a New York based Actor/Director. As a Director: "Personal" and "Underground" with Poetic Theater Company, Harlem 9 (2012 "48 Hrs. in Harlem"), he has also directed or assisted productions for, The Movement Theater Company, Columbia University, The Subjective Theater Company, The Horsetrade Theater Company and The 2011 24 Hr. Musicals. As an Actor: Gleam (CenterStage) Dir. by Marion McClinton, Off Broadway: Ruined ((Original Company)MTC), Streamers (Roundabout), Regional: A Raisin in the Sun (Virginia Stage Co.), Fences (Lorraine Hansberry Theater), A Christmas Carol (A.C.T), International: The Old Vic (London), Shakespeare in Paradise Festival (Nassau, Bahamas). Web Series: Splinter Cell: Extinction and Sh*tty Fabulous Lives. M.F.A. American Conservatory Theater.Ebony Noelle Golden (Director) Creativity is conjuring, is root work, is making a way out of no way, is the practice of radical expressiveness that enlivens, incites and insists on liberation, NOW! Ebony Noelle Golden works at the intersection of art, culture and public education with individuals, communities and organizations seeking to build creative strategy, cultural performance and liberatory learning experiences for progressive social change. Working nationally, Ebony is the Director of the cultural arts direct action group, Betty's Daughter Arts Collaborative, LLC and the Artistic Director of The Body Ecology Performance Ensemble. She earned a B.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from Texas A & M University, a M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Poetry from American University, and a M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. You can find more information at www.bettysdaughterarts.com. Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre: Founded by visionary Dr. Barbara Ann Teer in 1968, National Black Theatre is a cultural and educational Institution. Dr. Teer pioneered "the healing art of black theatre as an instrument for wholeness in urban communities where entrepreneurial artists of African descent live and work." In 1983, Dr. Teer expanded the vision of NBT by purchasing a 64,000 square foot building on 125th and Fifth Avenue (renamed "National Black Theatre Way" by local law in 1994). This was the first revenue-generating black arts complex in the country, a visionary arrangement through which for-profit businesses who shared NBT's spiritual and aesthetic values rented retail space to subsidize the arts. She worked tirelessly to shift the cultural identity of people of African descent born in America in every area of human concern. Out of her vision, NBT houses the largest collection of Nigerian new sacred art in the Western hemisphere and is considered the authentic representation of a model whose time has come. Where else but in community based cultural institutions can artists and writers replace what has been wiped clean in the American history books? NBT is a place where we can still weave our own stories and determine our own destiny. It is a place where we can create our own legends and move forward back into self-love to mutual love of others based on respect and shared visions. As a cultural and educational anchor institution, NBT's contribution is not only recognized in Harlem, but also citywide and nationally. Visitwww.nationalblacktheatre.org or follow them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/NationalBlackTheatre) and Twitter/Instagram (@NatBlackTheatre). The New Black. Fest , formed in 2010, is a theater organization committed to celebrating important voices that puts a light on the diverse African Diaspora. The New Black Fest is a gathering of artists, thinkers, activists and audiences who are dedicated to stretching, interrogating and uplifting the Black aesthetic as well as global theater in the 21st century. Visit: www.thenewblackfest.org Betty's Daughter Arts Collaborative is a cultural arts direct action group that inspires, enlivens and incites justice and transformation of individuals and communities through creativity, cultural arts practices and radical expressiveness. Visit: www.bettysdaughterarts.com.


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The most important recipe ingredient my mother ever gave me/
With Mother's Day almost upon us, I thought I would share what I consider to be the most important recipe ingredient my mother ever gave me.
It's GLUE.
You might have figured out that I like acronyms (JOY: Just Open Yourself).
When my mother passed away a few years ago, I got to thinking that the most authentic way I could honor her memory was to try to be more like her.
When I asked myself what were the qualities I most admired in her, they came to me in a flash: She was the most Grateful, Loving, Understanding and Easy-going person I have ever known.
And so from then on, I have been working to mix in more GLUE to every relationship and situation. It is the secret ingredient to a happier life.
Here's one of my mother's favorite springtime soups. If you're cooking for your mom this Mother's Day, this soup will be a big hit!
Please use homemade chicken stock – it makes a huge difference.
Artichoke Soup
6 Artichokes
1 T Lemon Juice
1 T Salt
3 T butter
1 Onion, finely chopped
2 T Flour
6 – 8 cups Chicken Stock (preferably homemade)
3 T Heavy Cream
Take off the leaves, stems and fuzzy chokes from the artichokes. Add the hearts to a large pot of boiling water with the salt and lemon juice in it. Cook until tender and drain.
Melt the butter in a large pot. Add the onion and cook for 2-3 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook stirring often about 4 minutes. Add the chicken stock and artichoke hearts. Bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer for about 15-20 minutes.
The soup can be made ahead at this point. When re-heated, add the heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste. I like to serve this with my Cheddar Stars (found in SALAD JOY).
What happy memories do you have about your mother?

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Our partner abroad
Our parish supports the Diocese of Namibia in Africa, which is one of the partners of Manchester Diocese.
A thriving God fearing country, Nambia needs help with love, fellowship and material wealth.
Namibia, a large and sparsely populated country on Africa's south-west coast, has enjoyed stability since gaining independence in 1990 after a long struggle against rule by South Africa.
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10 November 2017
Health leaders at Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group and Luton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are urging local people to use their local Pharmacists to help them stay well this winter.
The advice comes during 'Ask Your Pharmacist Week', which runs from 6-13 November and seeks to highlight the range of services that can be provided in your local pharmacy. Fiona Garnett, Pharmacist and Assistant Director and Head of Medicines Optimisation at Bedfordshire CCG, said:
"Many people think Pharmacists just dispense prescriptions, but that couldn't be further from the truth. They offer free expert advice on a wide range of health issues and can stop you making an unnecessary trip to your GP practice or local A&E department. They are also a great place to have your free NHS Flu Jab, if you are not eligible to receive the vaccine for free, it is still available at a small cost."
Pharmacists can provide medicines to treat minor health issues such as coughs and colds, sore throats, earache, stomach upsets and cuts and grazes, as well as delivering checks on blood pressure, cholesterol and weight management. They also provide advice on how to stop smoking Fiona Garnett added:
"Minor symptoms are better treated at home with medicine from your pharmacy, leaving doctor's appointments for people with more complicated or serious conditions.
"Pharmacists are highly qualified healthcare professionals. They have expert knowledge on prescription and over the counter medicines. They also have the skills and expertise to help on a range of health issues.
"During the winter period when colds, coughs and illnesses are common, patients can get advice, treatment and medicines quickly at their local pharmacy without having to wait for a GP appointment. Many pharmacies are open seven days a week and late into the evening. Some pharmacies will also be open during the Christmas and New Year Bank holidays.
"Patients who take regular prescription medicines can also ask their pharmacist for a medicines use review. This free NHS service helps to give patients a better understanding of the medicines they are taking and the opportunity to discuss any problems they are having with their medication and ensure they are taking their medicines correctly".
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Miracle berries: the artificial sweetener that never was
The small, red berries of the _Richadella dulcifica_ plant are not very sweet. In fact, miraculin, the main chemical found in the berry's flesh tastes like, well, nothing. But after eating these berries, people's taste buds embark on an hour-long wild ride, so that any sour foods they eat -- even lemons -- will taste sweeter than candy. Quite trippy.
A new paper published in PNAS describes how this process works: miraculin binds to receptors in the tongue, partially blocking the taste buds that identify sweet foods under normal conditions. But if something acidic, like the juice from a sour lemon, interacts with miraculin, the molecule shape-shifts, and suddenly, the sweet taste receptors are kicked into high gear. Although the same lemons would taste sour to anyone else, miraculin makes them taste sweet.
As interesting as the finding may be, the backstory is even better.
In the 1960s, biomedical scientist Robert Harvey first reported these miracle berries, as they're called, which locals in west Africa had eaten for centuries. Quickly realizing the potential these fruits might have for making bad-tasting, good-for-you foods more palatable, as well as the role this type of artificial sweetener might play on diseases like diabetes, Harvey organized a new venture, the Miralin Company, to bring the additive to market, complete with the financial backing of heavy-hitter investors like Reynolds Metals, Barclays and Prudential.
Initial talks with the FDA went well, Harvey reported. But the night before the company's launch in 1974, the FDA got cold feet. The food was an additive, the government agency now decried, and in order to sell their product, Harvey would have to run the miracle berries through many more years of expensive testing. The new directives proved too extensive for the fledgling company to bear.
But as Harvey prepared to shelve his idea, he realized he was not the only one watching Miralin's door's close. As he told the BBC:
A few weeks later, things turned sour. A car was spotted driving back and forwards past Miralin's offices, slowing down as someone took photographs of the building. Then, late one night, Harvey was followed as he drove home. "I sped up, then he sped up. I pulled into this dirt access road and turned off my lights and the other car went past the end of the road at a very high speed. Clearly I was being monitored. I honestly believe that we were done in by some industrial interest that did not want to see us survive because we were a threat. Somebody influenced somebody in the FDA to cause the regulatory action that was taken against us.
Whether Harvey was in fact being tailed by Big Sugar, or just a disgruntled ex-lab mate -- who knows. But I'm willing to bet the farm that these new findings have tickled the sweet tooth of a commercial entity somewhere out there, in one way or another.
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Brian Mossop is currently the Community Editor at Wired, where he works across the brand, both magazine and website, to build and maintain strong social communities. Brian received a BS in Electrical Engineering from Lafayette College, and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Duke University in 2006. His postdoctoral work was in neuroscience at UCSF and Genentech.
Brian has written about science for Wired, Scientific American, Slate, Scientific American MIND, and elsewhere. He primarily cover topics on neuroscience, development, behavior change, and health.
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'If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!' This month's activity is a night of all out diving, jumping, running, and kicking. We'll be playing some classic games from back in the day; dodgeball, volleyball, kickball, maybe even a little 4 square. Don't miss out on the fun!
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Don't get me wrong — I'm all about the lifestyle of hairy legs, unwashed hair, and dirty fingernails. No one should ever feel like they have to do anything special to their looks to make the rest of the world happy — especially when living in a van driving down the coast of Australia for two months. And if anyone — and I mean anyone — ever tries to convince you otherwise, pull over and leave that person's ass on the side of the road with no baby wipes, capiche?
But for those wanting to opt out of smelling au naturel, here are some tips on surviving the not-so-perky side of living in a musty Mitsubishi Express.
Invest in some dry shampoo. Now.
Dry shampoo is like that best friend who always has your back but sometimes leaves residue in your hair — you know the type. That being said, when it's been five days since your last shower and your hair is beginning to look like a bog monster's stringy toe mop, you may want to consider buying a bulk of dry shampoo. However, don't think that just because your hair feels and looks a little fresher that your body is also rocking good hygiene vibes. Seriously, you still stink. Which brings me to my arguably most important point...
Stock up on baby wipes like you're about to birth quints.
Don't ever underestimate the power of baby wipes on the adult butt.
Get to know the tampons wherever you are in the world.
Because you don't want to find yourself having to ask the woman in the stall next to you what the hell you're supposed to do with the terrifyingly tiny piece of cotton with no plastic applicator maliciously sitting in the palm of your hand.
Be careful with that hose you're about to wash off with.
In other words, make sure it's not the hose that hooks up to the sewage.
If flies follow you into a Wooly's, you may want to make buying soap a priority over Tim Tams.
Or, y'know, just buy more baby wipes.
Riding on a rickety stationary bicycle to wash your clothes benefits your hygiene as well as your butt.
Clean clothes and a nice ass? What more could you want?
But if you don't have a rickety stationary bicycle, a bucket with a lid and some soapy water will do.
And a bumpy dirt road to shake it all up.
Make friends with an old guy named Graham for his solar shower.
Not only will he give you some coffee and talk about his intense love for Willie Nelson and prawn pies, but he'll also offer you his plastic jug to wash off with. This is partially a magic trick as you can now watch that tan you thought you had earned in the past week wash off in 17 seconds.
Whatever the circumstance is, take that freakin' shower.
Painfully cold beach showers where you have to press the button every five seconds to keep the water spraying? Take one anyway. Outdoor showers with signs that read 'BE CAREFUL - BIG BROWN SNAKE COMES TO DRINK AT SHOWER RECESS!!!' Take one anyway. Wanting to keep your fake tan that's actually three layers of dirt from spending two weeks in the Outback? Absolutely take one anyway.
And lastly, but most importantly, do whatever makes you comfortable.
Whether you insist on fumbling with makeup while bouncing up and down on a dirt road while the van swerves to avoid kangaroos, or you're content with spending your 24th birthday with messy hair, oily skin, and prickly legs while eating ice cream for breakfast, do whatever makes you comfortable. Just be sure to rock it.


text: posted 09 august 2019 location edinburgh, scotland specialism social care sub specialism Social care job type contract working hours Part-Time salary £ 10 - £ 15 per hour experience Adults -Learning Disabilities reference number MK1647 contact mujib khan, randstad care apply now apply now Email this job to yourself or a friend job description Are you an experienced Support Worker?Looking to work with a local authority and get paid up-to £15 per hour?Successful candidates will be happy to work on a contract basis offering excellent pay rates up to £12 p/h. The role is working with adults in a supported living environment within the Edinburgh area.As a care at home support Worker you will be a committed and caring individual with relevant experience of working in a social care setting in the UK. Shift patterns tend to be a mixture of earlies and lates, across the week including weekends.What Randstad Care can offer: * Opportunity for immediate start * Access to a number of social care related e-learning modules + training * Free tablet/mobile app, which can allow you to pick and choose your shifts! * An excellent £300 candidate referral scheme* * SSSC EndorsementThe successful Adult Support Worker will be responsible for: * Working effectively as part of a team * Recognising and encouraging the rights of service users within all areas of their life and to assist them to make informed choices and decisions * Working in a professional manner, meeting National Care Standards, setting appropriate boundariesIn ordered to be considered for this post, you must be: * Qualified to minimum SVQ Level 2 in Care or HNC in Social Care (Desirable) * A car driver with access to your own vehicle (Desirable) * Minimum 6 months UK experience, working within a care settingIf you have a desire to make a difference to the lives of others and you have a hard working ethos please submit your CV or contact Mujib Khan on 0131 240 0887 for a confidential discussion or further information.Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing. skills be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,caring qualification high school,college,university educational requirements NVQ 2 in health and social care,NVQ 2 in health an


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20% of people with eating disorders will die.
- 5 – 10% of people die within ten years of contracting the disease.
- 18-20% will be dead after twenty years.
One woman and one girl has died from their eating disorders this past week who I met at my second treatment center. These make the fourth and fifth people I have known to have died from this disease.
I have been out of my first treatment center for five years. I have been out of my second treatment center for four years. I am scared as to what the next twenty years will bring for the women I grew to love.
When are they going to stop dieing?
I will remember you Nicki, Keir, Amber, Mattie and Aimee. I will fight for you.


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Gavin Hunt Bemoans Bad Luck
Bidvest Wits again failed to make it to a cup final after it was edged out of the MTN8 by Ajax Cape Town in a two-legged semi-final by a 2-1 aggregate score. This result mounts more pressure on coach Gavin Hunt, who has been on a trophy drought since his move to Milpark two years ago. As expected, Hunt was considerably rude to journalists after their second leg clash at the Bidvest Stadium in Johannesburg.
In response to the sending off of right fullback Siyabonga Nhlapo, a visibly irritated Hunt barked sarcastically: 'No the red card never changed the game. What do you think? Of course it changed the game. There was no game after that was there.' He bemoaned the lack of consistency from the match officials, saying his opposition's goalkeeper should also have been sent off in the first leg after cluttering into Henrico Botes.
This being his third season at Wits, the three-time league winner will be feeling the heat from his bosses to win some sort of silverware especially with the amount of money that has been pumped in by Bidvest Bank. The Clever Boys boast one of the most expensively assembled squads in the country, and with star players like Daine Klate and Elias Pelembe recently roped in, it was expected that they would at least get to the final.
Hunt also took a swipe at the media regarding the transfer cloud hanging over Sibusiso Vilakazi's head: 'No comment. The story has been blown out of proportion. He's staying.' Although he said the talented midfielder-cum-striker is staying, he did say the he's their player 'until 5pm tomorrow', referring to the transfer window that closes on Monday. This statement suggests that he is not fully confident, and prompts one to keep a close eye on this one.
Meanwhile, his opposite number Roger De Sa was full of praise for his young team for making it to their second cup final in succession. Ajax will contest the final against defending champions Kaizer Chiefs, having come narrowly short against Mamelodi Sundowns in the Nedbank Cup final only in May. De Sa commented: 'Yeah of course that was the objective all the time. To go as far as you can. Something we started last year already and to reach a cup final with 10 academy boys, 11 if you count Moeneeb. Very happy, very proud.'
The final of the MTN 8 will be played on the 19th of September at a venue to be confirmed on Monday by the PSL.


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Yesterday my homie Kenny Masenda and I came up with this theory of how an HBCU could actually win the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. In theory it sounds so ridiculous but in reality it's all about selling the dream. All it will take is 3 5 star players committing to come to the right program and balling with a coach who can lead them. Look at it like Jalen Rose, Chris Weber, and Juwan Howard coming to any HBCU as a group and pairing with the one or two legit ballers that were able to sneak throug the cracks. I used the three members of the fab 5 as examples because that was their initial plan but for some reason they decided on Michigan instead of an HBCU last minute. The question is…. What is it going to take to get those 5 star kids who are already going to the NBA regardless to consider an HBCU and make this a reality?
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Our tours start at 7:30 am at our shop in Flamingo. All tours are conducted simultaneously, allowing a group to choose any combination of tours and remain together on the same boat. Tours include complimentary fruits, snacks and non-alcoholic refreshments. Customer may bring other food and/or beverage (including alcohol) on the boat. All divers must wait until after the completion of diving to consume alcohol. Boat is equipped with a restroom. Fresh water is available for showering. Dry storage is offered for valuables. Plenty of shaded space available for relaxing.
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Snuba Catalina – $150 + tax
The Snuba Catalina Islands Tour is $150 per person. Includes two guided snuba dives with each dive lasting 40-50 minutes underwater.
Single Dive Snuba – $120 + tax
The Single Dive Snuba Tour is $120 per person. Includes one guided snuba dive lasting 40-50 minutes underwater.
Snorkel Catalina – $65 + tax
The Snorkel Tour is $65 per person. Includes two guided snorkel tours, each lasting 45-60 minutes.
Whale & Dolphin Watching – $50 + tax
The Whale & Dolphin Watching Tour is $50 per person. Be a guest on the boat and enjoy the beautiful scenery. Experience the benefit of being the "eye in the sky" as you watch for whales, dolphins, turtles and giant manta rays! Some animals are seasonal, please inquire for your time period.
Certified Scuba – $120 + tax
The Certified Scuba Tour is $120 per person. Includes two guided scuba dives, each lasting approximately 50 minutes. Equipment included. Requires scuba certification.
Discover Scuba Diving – $175 + tax
The Discover Scuba Diving (DSD) Tour is $175 per person. This tour allows a person without a scuba license to experience scuba diving. Minimum age is 10 years old. Mandatory completion of DSD Pool Session to be conducted before the start of the tour. Participant must complete the PADI – DSD Participant Statement. Any participant with a "yes" answer on this statement is required to have a doctor's written permission.
In order to confirm a reservation, we require a full payment. This payment is refundable should you need to cancel your reservation. 100% refund on cancellations received 7 days or more before the tour's starting time. 50% refund on cancellations received 3-6 days before the tour's starting time. 0% refund on cancellations received within 72 hours of the tour's starting time. 100% refund for weather cancellations. 0% refund if customer is more than 15 minutes late for a scheduled transportation pick-up time. 0% refund if customer misses the departure of a confirmed tour. There are NO EXCEPTIONS to these policies.


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The legendary fashion headquarters of the Valentino Maison are housed within a palazzo in Piazza Mignanelli, Rome. At the helm of creative direction since 2008, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli have united a contemporary style with the iconic glamour associated with the Valentino legacy. Under their reign we have seen design and an artisanal savoir-faire come together for the launch of appealing new womenswear and menswear lines, along with a wide range of accessories. The latest spring/summer styles from Valentino are now in store in their recently renovated flagship situated at the heart of Milan's high fashion shopping district, known as the 'Golden Quadrilateral.'
With sophistication and impeccable savoir faire, the creative direction duo have designed a lovely and sensual new womenswear collection for spring/summer 2012. Sharp and evanescent silhouettes, variations on the theme of transparency and the finest materials give life to these ethereal gowns enriched with embroidery, delicate appliques, macramé and lace, all made with meticulous hand-crafted care. The season's accessories include flat sandals, netted booties, animal print-inspired jewellery, and bags and belts hallmarked by the brand's signature Rockstud metal studs.
Another exciting project from maison Valentino this season is Timestrings, an exclusive women's shoe collection. A tribute to the maison's savoir-faire, ten unique shoe styles feature reinterpreted signature elements of the maison such as lace, flowers, crystals and bows. Handwritten on the inside of each pair is a unique sequence of numbers indicating the overall production time dedicated to making them. The ultimate collector piece for any Valentino devotee.
Valentino have also unveiled a wide range of accessories and fashions for men, now sold in their renovated boutique on Via Montenapoleone. Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli describe their man as a sort of 'fast-forward Mastroianni,' possessing a refined style that is both agile and self-aware. The spring/summer 2012 menswear collection fuses sartorial pieces with a sportswear appeal, giving birth to a new style in which precious materials are used in a new dynamic way. Fitted jackets and slim-fit trousers in Japanese dry cotton lend a sartorial basis to more relaxed and softer safari jackets and denim pieces. Ultra-light nylon makes the classic suit compact and easy to wear. Accessories such as the monogrammed line canvas bags with the V logo create a sharp, distinctive look for a streetwise appeal.
The Maison recently inaugurated its renovated flagship boutique ocated at the prestigious address of Via Montenapoleone, 20, in Milan. Heritage and style meet here in a new concept that embraces the brand's future. Designed by architect David Chipperfield, the flagship boutique's character is defined by the palazzo's period style and the differing atmospheres of its interiors. Each of the rooms feature a different collection and design style. Frosted mirrors, a sumptuous wooden staircase, grey Venetian terrazzo and warm lighting make a visit to the boutique a must-see for both fashion and architecture connoisseurs.
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WHAT IS TEN-T Europarlamentin vihreän ryhmän ratahanke
What was the intention?
When integrating the trans-European networks into the Treaty of Maastricht and setting up the TEN-T guidelines, the smooth functioning of the internal market and strengthening economic and social cohesion were the main driving forces. Within the TEN-T guidelines sustainable mobility of persons and goods was as well another objective within the European dimension of the whole program.
What is the present situation?
At the moment it is quite evident that the TEN-T program is far behind its goals. Especially regarding the problem of climate change due to the huge increases in environmental unfriendly modes of transport like road and air transport. The whole European transport policy faces the problem of going on as always and not changing in direction. Although some good projects have materialised in the past, the big problem of the TEN-T program is its slow progress especially in rail projects. A major lack of financing is one of the main problems of the network.
What will future bring?
If European transport policy is to seriously contribute in the fight against climate change it is crucial to reconsider the trans-European network as well as transport policy under the premise
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- PP6 Lyon – Budapest
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G-Mat 93 (AKA "Salsa Brava")/
This is John Mann's (AKA Bagjuan) latest steed named "Salsa Brava." She's a 200/70 Chino racer with a subtle elastic rocker and is en route to the Pacific North West to hook up with John.
Salsa Brava has a bungee for attaching a leash which I have reinforced to deal better with the winter swells.
She should be with Baggie by the beginning of next week. Let's hope the surf plays ball.


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In Poor Taste
A Collection of Short Fiction Which Can Only Be Described as "The Opposite of a Masterpiece"
Revenge. Murder. Betrayal. Practical jokes.
Toilet humour.
Hideous punchlines.
Welcome to a collection of Holly Geely's groan-inducing short fiction.
Ogres become chefs. Minor gods fall to Earth for bathroom infractions. Santa Claus gets what's coming to him.
Flower puns.
The best (worst?) part is that it's all In Poor Taste.
This anthology includes Opal Gemima Marigold and the Death of Poor Winston, a formerly ebook-only adventure.


text: Radio on my wrist. This is a nice feature on the Apple Watch, but I first experienced a similar feature, FM radio, on the iPod nano 6G, which I also wore in a Taktik watchband when using the Nike Plus app for running. – only difference then was no Bluetooth.


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LG Spyder Phone Recalled, Drops 911 Calls
The US Consumer Product Safety Commision has recalled about 30,000 LG 830 Spyder phones after a user's 911 call was dropped.
The user was in a disabled vehicle and his 911 call was dropped due to the network having difficulty getting a GPS lock on his LG 830 Spyder.
LG Spyder phones that are affected use software versions T83LGV03 and T83LGV04 and will require an update to fix the problem. To see if you have one of the affected phones, you can find the software version under the battery. LG says that it is contacting those in need to schedule a free software upgrade.
The recall is based on a single report of a motorist in a disabled car who's 911 call was dropped because the network had difficulty establishing a GPS lock on the phone.
The phones were sold at cellular dealers in Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Kentucky, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Tennessee, Washington State, and Wisconsin.


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A ManagementInk reflection on my article on storytelling and innovation in family firms.
SAGE Business and Management INK
[We're pleased to welcome Nadine Kammerlander of University of St. Gallen. Dr. Kammerlander recently published an article in the December 2015 issue of Family Business Reviewwith co-authors Cinzi Dessi, Miriam Bird, Michela Floris, and Alessandra Murru, entitled "The Impact of Shared Stories on Family Firm Innovation: A Multicase Study."]
- What inspired you to be interested in this topic?
Over the last years, researchers have dedicated a lot of effort to understand how organizations should be set up and managed to foster innovation – also in the family business context. But hardly anyone has taken a closer look at the family side. This is a pity, because there is so much anecdotal evidence that, especially in small family firms, a lot of informal stuff is going on. Spouses, kids, and other family members are, for instance, asked before important strategic decisions are taken – but this never gets recorded…
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text: Beat Knoxxx is a music producer and artist from southern California. His new mix-tape titled "4 A.M." will be released soon, but for now he's giving you the sounds of "3 A.M." released previously. BeatKnoxxx is a Synth-Hop Producer from the year 2285. 3 A.M. is the first installment of the trilogy. Synth-Hop is a mixture of several hip hip and several edm styles.


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On Wednesday, February 8th, we attempted the first Office Hours of 2017. It was set to be a great one, with interesting topics on growth and informative news on YouTube's latest addition of mobile streaming to the platform.
We went live – then it disconnected.
We went live again – then it disconnected again.
We repeated this pattern two more times before finally launching a successful (or so we thought) stream, in which we discussed each topic in detail and had a blast doing it! Did we think it was odd that no one asked questions? Yes – we sure did! But we were happy with the stream and the information we provided, so we started to wrap things up. It was at this moment, just after saying our "Goodbyes" and pressing the "Finish" button, that we realized the stream had in fact froze just moments after launch.
No one saw it. No one.
It may have been the best stream in the world but in a moment resembling Tenacious D's Tribute: This is not the greatest stream in the world, no. This is just a tribute.
These are issues just about anyone can face, and unfortunately even tech companies fall prey to wi-fi issues. To solve these issues going forward, we're looking into options, such as the ability to go live on Facebook from our desktops. This way we can hard-wire into the internet, and not be reliant on wi-fi issues.
We're terribly sorry about the false promises for a great stream. We're set to try again next Wednesday, February 15th (aka single's awareness day). Until then, we'll be making sure we don't run into more connectivity issues.
Be sure to leave comments below, or tweet us at @FullscreenNet with suggestions on what you'd like to chat about next time!


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NJ VIANEN, The Netherlands, July 17, 2015 (ENS) – KWS Infra, the biggest road builder in the Netherlands, is developing a plastic road that will utilize waste plastic like discarded water bottles.
"As far as we know, we are the first in the world," said Rolf Mars, director of KWS Infra, although he could not give a date certain for when the first plastic road would be built.
"Plastic offers lots of advantages compared to current road structures, both in the construction and the maintenance of it," he said, mentioning durability and the hollows in the structure that can be constructed to run cables or pipes through.
Recycled plastic and plastic are processed into prefabricated road sections, which are applied in their entirety.
The prefab production better guarantees qualities, such as roughness or drainage are engineered into the road sections, Mars says roads can be built much faster than with current materials and methods.
Mars said, "The plastic road is also virtually maintenance free. It is resistant to corrosion and weathering. So it can easily [adapt] to temperatures from -40 to +80 degrees Celsius and it is much more resistant to chemical attack. We estimate that the life span of roads can be tripled. "
A major advantage of the plastic road is its hollow structure that is easy to install on a sandy surface or on poor soil.
Other elements such as traffic loops, equipment and connections for light poles are easy to integrate.
Even more important is that the hollow space in the road also can be used for water storage.
Mars said, "The potential of the concept is huge. At present we are looking for partners to carry out together with our pilot. In addition to manufacturers from the plastics and plastics industry, we are thinking of the recycling industry, universities and other research institutions.
The municipality of Rotterdam has asked for a plastic road to test.
"We are very positive about the developments surrounding Plastic Road," said Jaap Peters of Rotterdam's Engineering Division.
"Rotterdam is a city that is open to experiments and innovative practical applications," Peters said. "Thus, we also have a test space, Lab Street, available, where an innovation if it can be tested. "
The plastic road consists of 100 percent recycled material. It offers a place for in-road power generation technologies, and the company says it can enable ultra quiet roads, heated roads and modular road construction.
Copyright Environment News Service (ENS) 2015. All rights reserved.


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The Apprentice, The Adept & The Alchemist: A Story of Transformation. Bashar shares a story about our process of change and ascension.
Q&A Includes:
I get confused about different teachings, which is the ultimate truth?
Why does life eat life?
Why is it healthier to eat animals than to not eat animals for me?
How can I use sound and other healing modalities to improve the education system?
Bashar speaks on "tel-empahy."
What are your thoughts on when humanity will implement free energy methods?
When will we be off our present monetary system?
I was recently pregnant and had an abortion, did I make the right decision?
Why do I keep experiencing a long string of injuries?
Will you speak on the ancient history of the deck of playing cards?
When I meditate, I get peaceful and still, I get to a point where I exhale and it's more comfortable to not inhale again, is this harmful?
What is the 6" alien body that was recently found?
When someone is under hypnosis are they in a dream state?
Was my family involved in the hybridization process?
When I summon you, and I'm not sure what really happens. I feel a presence, is it you?
What do you recommend for how to be more successful in gambling?
Given the high rate of humanities current ascension, will my ideas for how to accelerate be no longer needed?
In regards to the end of money, how can we transition into the idea of using human ability instead of currency?
I came from a very stressful state, and it allowed me to develop in a lot of positive ways, but also into some illnesses. How do I know if I'm done with this stressful cycle?
Are all women are supposed to want to have babies?
Why did I get sick at Macchu Pichu?


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Outstanding aircraft designer Genrikh Novozhilov celebrates his 89th anniversary
On October 20, 2014 in World Trade Center in Moscow Genrikh Novozhilov was announced the winner of the top-ranking competition "Aviation worker of the year" as of year-end 2013 "For personal contribution to the development of aviation industry." When he received the well-deserved award with continuous ovation, Henrikh Vasilyevich thanked the organizers of the contest and expressed his willingness to further serve our country working in the Russian aviation industry.
According to OJSC "Il" Deputy General Director for Engineering Nikolay Talikov, Genrikh Novozhilov is a living legend of Russian aviation industry, who made huge contribution to the creation of "Il" aircraft, that match the best planes in the world in their parameters.
Genrikh Novozhilov was born on October 27, 1925 in Moscow. In 1942 he began working as a laboratory assistant in a department of Moscow Aviation Institute. In 1942 he graduated from the institute. From 1948 he started working in the fuselage division of the design bureau, headed by S.V. Ilyushin. As a design engineer he participated in the creation of the Il-28, Il-40, Il-54 and other aircraft and was the lead engineer during the building and flight tests of the Il-54 bomber. From 1956 to 1958 he was elected the party committee secretary of the enterprise. In 1958 G.V. Novozhilov was appointed Deputy General Designer for the Il-18 aircraft and operation. Starting from 1964 he became Chief Designer and First Deputy of General Designer S.V. Ilyushin. For creation, flight test and production start-up of the Il-62 in 1970 Genrikh Novozhilov was honoured with The Lenin Prize. In June of 1970 at S. Ilyushin's suggestion, who had retired for health reasons, Novozhilov was appointed General Designer, Accountable Manager of Moscow Engineering Plant "Strela" (former design bureau). From 2006 he has been Chief Science Adviser of OJSC "Il" General Director – General Designer.
From the late 60's Genrikh Novozhilov took charge of creation of the first jet-powered military-transport aircraft Il-76 and was involved in the design of numerous modifications. The Il-76 became the main aircraft of military transport aviation. Under the guidance of General Designer the new generation of "Il" aircraft, important for the development of national economy and defense potential, was designed, built, flight-tested and put into production. Among them there are the first Soviet wide-body medium-range Il-86 and its military version Il-80 (airborne command center), the modified Il-76MF with long fuselage and new PS90-76 engines; the entirely new wide-body long-range Il-96-300 that serves as a base for the Il-96-400T freighter. During the lean years for our aviation industry the light multi-purpose Il-103 aircraft made its flight; there was created the prototype model of the Il-96MO with American engines and equipment. The latter became the foundation for the first production freighter Il-96T that rolled out of the gates of Voronezh plant in April, 1997. At present the Il-114-100 airliner successfully flies with local air carriers.
It is also important to mention works on the aircraft for governmental transport, directed by G.V. Novozhilov: the Il-18, Il-62, Il-62M and Il-96PU. All these aircraft have IAC certificates and are operated in Russia and abroad.
In his personal list of scientific research there are 130 patented inventions and innovations, studies of wing aerodynamic configuration, airframe reliability with account for damage safety, high adaptability to manufacture and new maintenance principles. In 1984 G.V. Novozhilov was elected active member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was elected three times as a deputy of the Moscow Soviet, three times – of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, people's deputy of the Soviet Union, was a member of the State Defense Committee of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. For his merits to the state G. Novoshilov was twice honoured with the title Hero of Socialist Labour (1971, 1981). He was awarded three Orders of Lenin (1969, 1971, 1981), the Badge of Honour (1957), the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1966), the order of the October Revolution (1975), two-time winner of the Socialist competition (1975, 1976), Honorary aviation worker (1983), Veteran of labour (1984), the order of the Friendship of Peoples (1992), the medal "50 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945" (1995), the order "For Merit to the Fatherland" III and II class (1885, 2000), medals "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War," Government prize winner, laureate of the award "Legend of the century", "IKAR" prize winner, Honoured designer of the Russian Federation, "Triumph" prize winner, has gold medals of the RAS named after Tupolev for distinguished service in aircraft engineering, IAC of the CIS "For special achievements in the development of aviation in the CIS," the Order of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Uzbekistan, and numerous medals. Doctor of Engineering Science, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1984). Won the Government prize in 2005.
OJSC "Il" management and employees congratulates Genrikh Novozhilov on his anniversary and wishes him health and many years of life!


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Secret 7"
What an amazing initiative. Secret 7" has been running for the past few years and promises the perfect meeting of music and art/design. It works a little something like this: Each year, seven songs are selected to be part of the program. Each song is pressed to 100 vinyl records, and each record is given a different design. These designs are submitted by up-and-coming 'no name' designers to some of the world's most famous designers, but there's one catch - you don't know who designed your copy until you buy it.
We've selected just a few of the designs to share with you, but when you get the chance - there are 700 waiting for you, just over here.


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Danby DDR30A2GP 30 Pt. Dehumidifier
Best Compact Dehumidifier
Expert Review
Although the pints-per-day capacity of a dehumidifier generally gives a good idea of the space it would be best suited for, the Danby DDR30A2GP somewhat defies convention by claiming to be good for up to a 2,000 square foot space while having only a 30-pint capacity. This affordable dehumidifier is Energy Star-compliant to save on utility bills, while castors and a removable air filter add to the convenience factor.
The DDR30A2GP can be set up for continuous drainage using gravity, and comes with an included drain hose. Otherwise, one can simply empty the tank when it becomes full. The DDR30A2GP stands out for its ability to operate in low temperatures, with an auto-defrost feature that keeps ice from building up on the coils. The electronic control panel is easy to use, and operation is very quiet for a dehumidifier.


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Many Chief Security Officers often wonder where to take information that is no longer needed. The uncertainty companies face during these times is a result, indirectly or not, of inadequate data disposal strategies. Due to this, IT Officers have no option but to dispose data aimlessly and haphazardly, something that can harm organizations.
Sensitive Data
Data stores some information that organizations may not be willing to share with others, especially when it pertains to operations and corporate secrets, as Ashley Madison's leak illustrated. In cases where information is not properly managed, then there exists the risk that it might fall into the hand of the wrong people or worse, the competition.
To help with this dilemma, there is a range of solutions that help, and one of these is an effective data disposal management.
Data Disposal
Disposal of data, RMS Mobile Data Shredding explains, requires well-thought strategies that ensure that data is filtered: keeping the more relevant information, while the less important is disposed. It means that the system should be able to manage data efficiently and effectively.
As information is stored in various forms in an organization, it is important to have the relevant technology that can help execute the tasks. Data disposal services and tools give clients opportunity to shred documents, destroy hard drives and image data. These services are critical to modern organizations and their confidentiality requirements.
Information is the name of the game these days; even the Internet is called the Information Superhighway. For information to be useful, it is important to have the right systems that can enable the flow, storage, and retrieval of data. Data disposal in the whole process is integral because it helps organizations retain only the information it considers important. Above all, however, it ensures that information is safely destroyed without falling into the wrong hands.


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Application of Compensation Recovery Provisions
Last amended: 5 March 2013
Compensation affected pensions (CAP)
The following DVA income support payments may be affected by the compensation recovery provisions in Part IIIC:
- invalidity service pension, granted on or after 1 May 1987
- partner service pension, granted on or after 1 May 1987
- carer service pension (saved cases), granted on or after 1 January 1993
- [glossary:income support supplement:] [glossary:(:][glossary:ISS:][glossary:):], granted on or after 20 March 1995, including people who were subject to Centrelink's compensation recovery provisions and transferred to DVA ISS.
Payments that are affected by compensation are called compensation affected pensions [glossary:(:]CAP[glossary:):].
Components of a compensation affected pension
A compensation affected pension (CAP) includes those regular components that make up the rate of payment based on the Rate Calculator. This includes pension supplement, clean energy supplement and rent assistance. Irregular payments not going towards the calculation of the rate of service pension (eg education entry payment) are not part of the CAP calculation.
Compensation recipient must be under pension age/qualifying age
The income support payments listed above are only CAPs where the compensation recipient is under pension age or qualifying age in the case of ISS. Once a person turns pension age/qualifying age, the income support payment is no longer a CAP and the compensation recovery rules cease to apply.
The rationale for excluding persons above pension age/qualifying age is that the person may have ceased to be a member of the workforce. It is therefore unlikely that a compensation settlement will include a component for lost capacity to earn. However, it should be noted that social security age pensions can be CAPs under the SSA compensation recovery provisions.
What happens when pension age is reached?
The compensation recovery rules no longer apply when a person reaches pension age/qualifying age and is no longer receiving a CAP. Once pension age/qualifying age is reached, the normal income test rules apply to compensation payments received.
When a person's compensation is reduced or cancelled by an insurer in recognition of the person also receiving a VEA payment, the Part IIIC compensation recovery rules require that recovery is to proceed as if the full amount of compensation payment (before the offset is applied) is received. However, there is no equivalent provision within the income test rules that apply on the person attaining pension age. The amount by which the compensation payment is offset is not received by the pensioner, and so does not meet the definition of income. The income test is limited to the actual compensation amount received by the pensioner.
Savings provisions
The compensation recovery provisions will only apply if:
- the CAP is claimed on or after 1 May 1987, and
- the compensation payment is received on or after 1 January 1995.
Event that gives rise to a person's entitlement to compensation
An event that gives rise to a person's entitlement to compensation for a disease, injury or condition is:
- the accident if the disease, injury or condition was caused by an accident, or
- in any other case, the disease, injury or condition first becoming apparent.
The event is not the decision or settlement under which the compensation is payable.
Effect of compensation recovery provisions on concessions
If a CAP is reduced to nil by a periodic compensation payment or a lump sum preclusion period applies, the person is not entitled to:
- a Pensioner Concession Card (PCC) and associated benefits*, or
- treatment at departmental expense (unless the person has some other entitlement to treatment).
*This does not apply to people who received a reinstated PCC because their income support pension was cancelled on 1 January 2017 due to changes to the assets test. There is no requirement for people in this category to be receiving an income support pension.
Effect of compensation recovery provision on blind pensioners
Blind pensioners are paid income support pension free of the income and assets tests. This exemption does not extend to the Part IIIC compensation recovery provisions. A blind service pensioner or ISS recipient may be affected by the Part IIIC compensation recovery provisions if the person is:
- under pension age (or qualifying age in the case of ISS), and
- receiving a CAP, and
- receiving or is entitled to receive compensation that is paid wholly or partly in respect of economic loss.
Compensation assessable when not received
If a State or Territory law includes a provision to the effect that a person's compensation may be reduced or cancelled if the person is eligible to receive payments under the VEA, Part IIIC compensation recovery provisions will apply as if the full amount of compensation is received. The full amount of compensation is also assessed where a compensation payment payable under an agreement has been reduced or cancelled because the person is eligible for payments under the VEA.
According to subsection 5NB(1) of the VEA a compensation affected pension means:
- an invalidity service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
- a partner service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
- an income support supplement payable to a person who has not reached qualifying age.
According to subsection 5NB(1) of the VEA a compensation affected pension means:
- an invalidity service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
- a partner service pension payable to a person who has not reached pension age; or
- an income support supplement payable to a person who has not reached qualifying age.
The energy supplement is an ongoing, regular payment designed to help recipients meet the cost of living impact of the carbon price.
Currently, the pension age for a veteran is 60 years of age (VEA 5QA).
The pension age for a non-veteran is determined by the table below:
Date of birth (both dates inclusive)
Age Pension age
1 July 1952 to 31 December 1953
65 years and 6 months
1 January 1954 to 30 June 1955
66 years
1 July 1955 to 31 December 1956
66 years and 6 months
On or after 1 January 1957
67 years
Qualifying age is defined in section 5Q(1) of the VEA and is equivalent to the pension age for a veteran which is described in section 5QA VEA as:
- 60 years for a male,
- for females subject to age equalisation (refer to the table in section 5QA VEA).
ISS is an income support payment that may be paid to eligible war widows and widowers under the VEA and persons receiving wholly dependent partners' compensation under the MRCA, and who satisfy the means tests. It is an indexed rate, increased twice-yearly in March and September in line with changes to the cost of living and/or average wages. Income Support Supplement (ISS) legislation commenced on 20 March 1995. It is a payment created to replace the ceiling rate income support age, carer, wife and disability support pensions, paid to war widows/widowers by Centrelink.


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Today, Princess Madeleine officially opened World Childhood Foundation- Sweden's new office. They moved into the new office in Stockholm earlier this year but today was the official day! (Similar to how Queen Elizabeth II's father died a year before her coronation) Madeleine has been involved with World Childhood Foundation for many years, although she is most associated with working there since 2011 when she moved to New York City to be a Project Manager. In February of this year, she was appointed an Board Member of Childhood and was in the US when Prince Alexander was born working on their newest initiative, Eyes Wide Open.
For today's events, she wore a blouse from Chloe. She has had this blouse since 2014 at least. She finished the look with a white blazer and white trouser. Again, like on Friday, I wish she was wearing a bit more color, but she looks very professional. I imagine after this, she flew back to London with the kids. Tomorrow is Madeleine and Chris' 3rd wedding anniversary so would imagine that they are spending the day as a family. It appears that she is wearing the same gold hoops, that we saw on Friday and possibly her Krista Kretzschmar bangle. She appears to be wearing nude shoes- but I cannot tell from these 2 photos.
In the next week or so, keep your eyes open for a big change on the blog! It's going to be good- I promise!


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I have but one contribution to make to the debate about driving the economy forward with appropriate fiscal stimulation:
Everyone who drives should have to retake their driving test every 5 years
I took a StreetCar out a couple of weeks ago - the first time I've driven a car in the UK for about a year - and was shocked about how terrible most people are. Mirror, Signal, Manoeuvre seems to have disappeared from the lexicon. And let's not even talk about how people drive on motorways.
So my proposal is simple. Everyone retakes their test, every 5 years.
The benefits would be simple, directly quantifiable and good for everyone
- Fewer accidents on the road
- Lower healthcare costs because of fewer accidents
- Reduced disruption to traffic because of accidents and so improved productivity
- Higher employment for driving instructors and so a new career opportunity for many
- Lower insurance premiums because of fewer accidents
Plainly this isn't a simple thing to introduce - we'd need, first, to build capacity in the driving school and test centres and come up with a way to prioritise those who needed to take a test first. Those with a recent conviction for driving offences (but no loss of licence) could perhaps go first along with those who last took a test when the speed limit was still 2mph ... or those who last took a test 20 years ago or more.


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Photos by Rick Nation
NORTH LITTLE ROCK — The Bryant Hornets' record-setting season, highlighted by a state record[more] 43 goals by junior forward Bryce Denker, came to a gut-wrenching conclusion Saturday a win away from playing for a State championship.
The Fort Smith Northside Grizzlies, champions of the Central Conference, scored a goal in sudden-death overtime to escape with a 2-1 win that ended the Hornets' 20-win season.
"Northside's a very good team, there's no doubt," stated Hornets coach Jason Hay. Technically and skill-wise they're way up there. There's a reason why they're 23-1."
The match was scoreless until there was about seven minutes left in the first half. The Grizzlies broke the ice.
They had a chance for a second goal on a penalty kick but Hornets' keeper Slade Lewis stopped it.
"That was huge," Hay stated. "It was a great save."
So that lone goal held up until the final five minutes of the game when Bryant's Justin Travis crossed to Corey Ballew, who tied it up.
The phenomenal Denker had eclipsed the state record of 42 goals in a season during the regular campaign. But he was unable to find the back of the net in the Hornets' two tournament games. Travis had the lone goal in Friday's 1-0 win over North Little Rock.
"Northside controlled a lot of the game but we had a little momentum change (after the goal), Hay mentioned. "They don't sub a lot and we've got some depth so we tried to run them. They were gassed. We had a couple of chances after we scored that first one, we just couldn't put it in."
During the break before the overtime, Hay said, "(Northside) kind of got their feet back under them."
The winning goal came with just four minutes left in the overtime.
"I was real proud of our effort," Hay stated. "That is the hardest I've seen us play. We knew it was going to take our best to beat a team like that. Our best wasn't good enough today but it wasn't for lack of effort. It was a good as I could've asked for.
"We could almost smell Fayetteville a few minutes away," he added, referencing the site of this Friday's State championship match at University of Arkansas' Razorback Field. "But, in the end, we got beat by a really good team and I think our guys should be proud of that."
Bryant finishes 20-3-1, the victory total and new high for the program, which had a stretch of five losing seasons in six years before breaking through in 2010, making State every season since.
"Five years ago, I think people would've laughed at anyone that said we'd make it to the semifinals and win 20 games," Hay said. "I think that's a testament to these guys, the work they put into it. I'm proud of them."
The match marked the end of the BHS career of seniors Jeremy Anderson, Cameron Furton, Josh Lowery, Austin Powell, Dylan Rives, Chase Stuart, Travis and Francisco Zamora.


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This is a LO-O-O-ONG overdue post that is very LO-O-O-ONG. In April, we took a road trip to my sister's house in KY for a week of vacation and for Easter. We had such a great time! It was very hard to leave, but we were glad that we weren't all tired of each other by the end of the 6 days. :)
The very first night, we ended up all sleeping on the floor of the basement together for the last half of the night because the tornado sirens went off. We carried all the kids down first after waking them from deep sleep. Then, between sirens, Matt and Jon ran up two flights of stairs to get blankets and pillows and flash lights and water. They even hauled the air mattress that Matt and I were sleeping on. After getting all settled, around 3 am, we hear a hisssssssssssing and realize that our air mattress has a hole in it! Once again, we get up and rearrange ourselves and finally get a little sleep before the kids are up in the morning.
Most evenings, we herded the kids to bed and the adults (and Josh) played games. Since my sister's and my birthdays had just occurred, Matt had a spectacular idea of getting a cake for us to celebrate. He decided we needed a double-doozy cookie cake from Great American Cookie Company. I think the kids got one piece each the whole week and we adults (he-hem... Matt) ate the rest. It was super delicious! And a great way to end each day!
We introduced Joshua to his boy cousins; Jude and Brennan were very sweet with him...
Tough stuff
We played at a park that had an awesome dog park and a community vegetable garden where you could plant your own section and tend it and reap from it. Very cool! And because it rains A LOT there, the gardens do very well. Everything was so beautiful, lush and green! Of course, the cool weather was a plus also!
My BIL, Jon, was able to be off for most of our time there, so we took advantage and drove to a forest to hike. We didn't do much hiking but it was still fun and the kids were still worn out.
Jon gets these ideas in his head; i think he and his boys are half animal...
Jude: "My turn, Dad?"
Can you spot the monkey in the tree?
Not sure what they're doing...
"Crouching tiger"
My Sista, Sally and her husband, Jon and boys, Jude & Brennan. I just love 'em so much! Sally is an inspiration to me as a wife, mom, friend, sister, person in general!! It says a lot that I look up to her since she is my youngest sister!
Sal & Brennan
... & Jude
This boy cracks me up! He's posing! Ha!
Goofy kids!
...more tough stuff
There's 4 years between us, almost to the day. I loved growing up with her. It's fun because there is just about the same difference in years between us as there is between Chloe and Josh. I remember trying to make her laugh as a baby; I remember just adoring her! She was a real life baby to play with! :) Now, she is one of my best friends.
Like I said, it rains A LOT in KY. We spent one morning at an indoor inflatable play-land. It's hard to get good pictures of people moving so there are aren't many.
This is the best picture of the four of them.
Hannah is imitating Sally, who was trying to get everyone to look up. :)
Josh: "AHHHHHHHHH!"
I think Josh loves getting his picture taken as much as I do. I thought about doing this very thing in the family pictures we had to take.
The older boys were willing to give it a try and it mostly worked!
Easter egg hunting inside because of the rain...
I was very proud of them for not tearing into their eggs right away.
Except for Hannah... I think she opened and ate about 6 eggs before I realized what she was doing quietly over there. :)
Thank you, Estes family, for having us in your home for so long, for giving up beds and bathrooms and for involving us in your lives for a week! We all love all of you!


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Winter Walk
Waking up today to a lovely frosty winters morning.
This picture was taking during a winters walk in January 2008 when the central belt of Scotland experience high snow fall and very cold temperatures which resulted in the snow hanging around for longer than normal.
I love winter. I love snow. I hope this year brings another wonderful winter.


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Well, I know it doesn't compare to the snow that some of our family is getting in Ohio, but here are some photos of our little Texas snow this week. We went out and played in it for all of probably 5 minutes and then about an hour later, all the snow was gone and it was a beautiful spring day.
And here is what Noah thought of the snow, he was happy when it was gone...
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Texas Snow!
Posted by Kensie at 2:11 PM
2 comments:
- Heather said...
That is the snow "I" enjoy!!! haha hardly any... how cute of you guys to go and enjoy and play in it though! you are the cutest mom ever!!!
- March 9, 2008 at 9:15 PM
- Charles, Jessica, Cole & Juliet said...
Oh, that must of been real tough for you guys! I wonder what Noah's reaction would have been to the snow here. I love the expression on his face. We went out in the 15 inches of snow here and I think I could have actually lost one of my children in it.
- March 9, 2008 at 9:28 PM
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We saw 2015 come to a close with Matt Nestler and Jeunesse settling their differences. We also saw the courts issues their opinion on the issues surrounding Pruvit, Forevergreen, and Axcess Global allowing the reps to move forward.
I'm pleased to report that the dispute between my client, Matt Nestler, and Jeunesse has been worked out. See below for…
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Here at MLM Helpdesk we have publilished all the court documents surrounding the argument over KETONES and I'm so glad this issue seems to be behind the companies and especially the reps involved.
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The building has 17 apartments for 2 to 4 persons and 5 apartments for 4 to 6 persons. Facilities available to guests at this aparthotel include lift access, a shared lounge area, underground car park subject to availability and a shopping arcade with a bar-restaurant. LocationThis hotel is located in Blanes in a small three-storey building within the development known as the 'Plantera', next to the tourist area of the Pines, about 2 km from the historic centre and roughly 900 m from the sandy beach. RoomsThe apartments have a living room, bedroom and a sofa bed for two persons. Furthermore, there is a bathroom with a bathtub and shower and a kitchen with fridge/freezer, microwave and tea and coffee making facilities. A balcony, radiator, TV and a drying area also feature. SportThere is a swimming pool in the hotel grounds pool and a solarium (open from 9 am to 7 pm). PaymentThe hotel accepts American Express, MasterCard and VISA credit card payments. NotesIn the months of July and August, check-in on Saturdays will be from 4 pm and departure before 10 am. Linen (sheets, towels and linens) is changed weekly. Cleaning of the apartment on guests' arrival and departure is included. Guests can also hire cots and extra beds subject to availability. No pets are allowed.


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We are all adults here. Well, most of us are. So it is safe to say that men are typically born with a penis and testicles. Now unfortunately for some actors, when nude scenes are required in a particular role, the male's private parts are sometimes inadvertently exposed for a brief moment in time. And thanks to some eagle-eyed viewers armed with a "pause" button that notice such things, someone's "manhood" can be immortally preserved in the annals of film history.
Continue reading Robert Patrick's "manhood" is digitally erased from "TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY 3D".


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A woman told police that her boyfriend's ex-wife threatened her with a gun at a Monte Lane, Jefferson, residence, and tried to run her over with her car, a Jefferson Police Department incident report states. The threats happened in front of the woman's 13-year-old child, a friend of the child's and her boyfriend, she told police.
Although she couldn't describe the gun, the complainant did provide the tag number for the offender's vehicle, which was registered to her boyfriend.
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The right for employees to request flexible working is now in full force. With these new regulations, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills predicts that up to 20 million people across the country could be asking their employees to work flexibly. Employers can reject these requests, but whether they do or not, to have a happy, satisfied workforce, start-ups and small businesses must have the right technology and communication systems to accommodate modern working methods.
Recently we conducted some research looking at the working habits of small businesses and it seems that employees up and down the country are waking up to the benefits technological advances provide in driving growth.
The survey suggests that 78% of small businesses are now using cloud-computing solutions such as Google Docs, Livedrive and GoTo Meeting. The smartphone revolution is part and parcel of everyday life and increasingly in the working lives of UK small business employees, with 87% using smartphones for work and 64% using tablet computers.
To keep staff costs low, and with the majority of small businesses employing just a handful of people, only 20% employ an IT Manager, with 64% of small-business owners taking responsibility for their IT operations.
The use of technology to enable better ways of working will be important for small businesses in setting themselves apart from the competition and achieving sustainable growth. Places of work are no longer restricted to one location, and employees are increasingly logging on and working from various sites. This will only become more prevalent as the new rules around flexible working are exercised.
With that in mind, here are a few pieces of technology advice for start-ups. As your business grows and more employees come on board, they might request the right to work flexibly, so make sure you have the infrastructure in place from the start.
- Utilise the cloud
Little maintenance is needed with cloud solutions because software updates download automatically and it also enables access to documents from anywhere with an internet connection, which is crucial for remote workers.
- Paper, the business resource (and cost) of yesterday
With today's technology you can easily run a business that doesn't depend so heavily on paper, and this can save you a lot of money. Simple functions such as using 'Track changes' in Word mean you don't have to print pages and pages and then waste ink by scrawling over them.
- Don't worry, be 'appy
With smartphones increasingly being used for business, make full use of free business apps such as Evernote and Basecamp, both of which let you save notes and create and share to-do lists with colleagues, simply from the touch of a screen.
Blog provided by Aisling Brennan, marketing manager of faxing service provider eFax.
Further reading
- Flexible working (guide)
- Flexible working FAQs
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Reddy The world knows him as Reddy, but only we know that his full names are (yes, he has two real names) Everreddy & Superreddy. He talks business, eat technologies, drink strategies and poop outcome (which may get stinky sometimes though). We all like his company (as sometimes we don't have anything to do). He is so reliable and pivotal that you may often get confuse between Reddy and a pillar.
Sarbo Though judging by the stamina he should have been called Turbo, he is publicly famous (Don't take the literal meaning here) as Sarbo. Always high in spirit (not with, huh), his talks and food habit are same as Reddy's but when it comes to drinking he prefers something else. He really hates empty bottles and leaves no stone unturned to convert a full bottle into an empty one. So, now you know when to call him.
Viggy Viggy loves to rub his ass off only in two places - his chair(with open laptop) and on his cycle seat. A coder by chance and a traveler by choice he loves to think that he can do wonder with fingers and keyboard (sometimes we also agree). With his fluent Hindi, logical mind and love for state politics, he is the last person whose company you would like to miss when you have no other option. Puns apart, this former Intel programmer is an explorer by nature with his intrepid love for cycling.
TP I am TP. Once I asked Sarbo, Reddy, VJ & Viggy that how I can contribute to TripHippie. They are still thinking for an answer. So, in the meantime I wrote down this intro. And for your reference, Hobbies part in my CV contains two words Travel and Wildlife.
At TripHippie we are mad about adventure and through our personal experience we found that the local knowledge and expertise generally remain beyond the reach of most of the adventurer. Hence the idea of TripHippie was born with the aim of creating a unique platform where global adventure seeker can be put in touch with remote local organizer. A bunch of like-minded hippies (some by soul and some by appearance), we always strive towards that goal.


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I finally got around to tackling my clothes. It was less painful than I'd thought it would be – this is usually a job I hate. Admitting that, although this or that was super when I was 25, I am now much too fat or middle aged to wear it tends to be upsetting.
However, I have a chucking-stuff-out mentality this week so was reasonably brutal. I ended up with eight large carrier bags full of stuff to take to Save the Children (the women who volunteer there are starting to look a bit stressed whenever I walk in the door – the stuff I'm donating is not a load of crap, I promise).
It was great – I discovered a load of things that I haven't worn for ages but which are still good. It was like having new clothes but for free. I also reorganised my drawers so that I could fit everything in.
I have cheated a bit though. I have a whole load of pairs of jeans which are slightly too tight – those I shoved in a box on top of the wardrobe. If I were to lose around 7 kilos (a bit over 15 pounds), I would be able to get back into them. This is not completely unreasonable.
My next (small) job is culling my underwear. This shouldn't take very long.
My next (big) job is sorting through the children's toys. This is one that I dread; it will take all day and the children cannot be around when I do it.


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Age: 65
Gender: Female
Procedure: Liposuction under local anesthesia
Recovery: Few days
Length of Results: Lifetime
Summary: This patient was bothered by fullness under her chin that was getting worse as she aged. She did have fat under her chin, but she also had a significant amount of loose skin as well. The patient considered a neck lift, but was not willing to accept the downtime and risk of surgery. So, we pursued liposuction under local anesthesia. There is frequently a certain degree of retraction of the skin after this procedure which is highlighted by the result that this patient achieved.
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In confirmation of the axiom "feminism is not an aesthetic," new dances by Jo Kreiter and Christy Funsch share a focus on the female voice and yet have entirely different aesthetics.
The morning I was to see Jo Kreiter's Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane, the sky made a gesture of rain. I woke up worrying about the safety of Kreiter's dancers (would the rain make their rigging slippery? etc). Kreiter's form—aerial dance—has a unique ability to make its audience feel empathy for its performers.
Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane brings our attention to the plight of homeless women on the streets of San Francisco. Watching it prone in an empty downtown parking lot was to be reminded of the disorientation inherent to the homeless experience. In Kreiter's latest work, her content is especially suited to her form: fear and vulnerability, two emotional hallmarks of homelessness, are tangible in the raw experience of dancing, suspended and often upside down, hundreds of feet off the ground.
When Trisha Brown first made "Man Walking Down Side of Building" in 1970, the sight of a figure using the vertical plane as a stage was a shock. A shift in orientation to gravity re-framed the pedestrian act of walking with implications for the entire dance field (how many ways can we see dance differently?). But whereas Brown favors pure movement–movement without connotations–Kreiter re-frames dance on the vertical with an explicit social justice angle: aerial dance as a metaphor for women balancing power and powerlessness.
This is what Arlene Croce would have called "victim art," and yet, unlike Croce, I don't believe the subject matter precludes critical analysis. Nor, in Kreiter's case, does it preclude artistic excellence. Kreiter expertly composes her vertical canvas, juxtaposing the familiar tempos of gravity-bound gesture with the slower cinematic pace of middair shifts in weight.
Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane raises interesting questions about the performance of effort. When dancer Becca Dean chases two suitcases of belongings up and down the wall as the voices of homeless women list objects that they have chosen to leave behind or take with them, Dean makes her movement look effortful. The soundtrack repeats "Hard. Hard. Hard to leave your stuff." Likewise, as reporter Rose Aguilar described after the show, homeless women work hard to keep their homeless status invisible. On many levels, this is a dance about making the invisible visible. Hence, Dean's performance of effort. And yet throughout the rest of the dance, when the dancers are undoubtedly working hard, the effect is one of grace, not effort. In Kreiter's work, both difficulty and its performance become modes of resistance. What would Kreiter's work look like if it laid bare dancer effort as source material itself?
In the post-show discussion, the first question from the audience was whether the dancers were afraid of heights. Yes, they all said, but it becomes normal. And, the dancers continued, fear is healthy because it keeps them alert and, by extension, safe. Feminist art remains necessary as long as that statement applies to all women. Which, unfortunately, it does.
Whereas Kreiter's work engages me through its visceral stakes, Christy Funsch's work pulls me in through its nuance and ambiguity. Funsch opened her show This is the Girl at Dance Mission Theater with the statement, "I am nothing." I was reminded of Jeanette Winterson, who writes that "A woman is not allowed to call herself the centre of the world." In an email exchange, Funsch told me that the dance's opening statement was "an invitation to disarm and receive." This is the Girl spilled forth from that place of humility and vulnerability into a shimmering world thick with the modest vocabulary of gesture, transition and stillness.
As I experienced it, the apex of the dance occurs when three clumps of bodies cohered on the floor. In each clump of bodies, only one figure sits upright, looking into the distance stage right. The seated figures remain there for many moments, alert but peaceful. After awhile, two dancers (Chad Dawson and Nol Simonse) leave the group, walk to separate walls, face away from the audience, and begin inaudible conversations with someone we cannot see. Then they return to the group. The moment reveals the power of digression as a choreographic method. When Dawson and Simonse return to the rest of the group, the three clumps of bodies rearrange themselves. New seated figures then emerge to look into the distance for another long moment.
Funsch has a gift for distilling poetry from the mundane. In her hands, gesture has heft. Stillness has weight. Transitions became images unto themselves. After one section of the dance, the entire cast (a quintet of marvelous dancers, a chorus of young girls, and a group of teenage Taiko drummers) enters the space to lie prone for one, long moment. Then the group disperses and an entirely new idea emerges in the space. In this, as in so many other moments, Funsch gives her audiences permission "to inhabit mental meandering and half-finished thoughts" (James Wood, writing about the author James Kelman). Rather than imposing meaning, Funsch's porous dances give her audience's imagination space to breathe. She invites us to fall into the gaps between fragments of her (and our) content. As she told me, "I'm trying to set up trust in a mutual (performer and audience) place of unknowing."
Funsch's craft lies in the simultaneous vulnerability and coherence of her work in the absence of narrative. She weaves multiple textures to achieve not only the riches of juxtaposition, but also emotional impact. The personal rubs against the abstract. Natural and virtuosic movements occupy the same body. The boldness of Taiko and electric guitar share the space with the awkward beauty of girls. Young voices provide the music for aging bodies. This is what it means to claim your own life, to accept the entire spectrum of experience.
At the end of This is the Girl, Funsch and Nol Simonse, who function as the dance's Greek chorus, enter a duet of rhapsodically fast gesture. Peiling Kao wanders in and inserts herself into their duet as witness. Behind them, young girls look away from the audience out of the open windows of the theater. There is no theatrical masking of the window frames. The lights slowly dim. We look out, along with the dancers, into the ordinary night.
This post marks the first time I've written about the work of colleagues. This shift comes in response to the news that treasured critic Rita Felciano is leaving the S.F. Bay Guardian. Now more than ever, we need more writing about dance. I'd love to see all of us writing more about the art in our midst. I invite others to write about my own work as well. In the age of Facebook, we should do more than "like" each other.


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Qubool Hai 24th June 2015 Written Episode Update
Qubool Hai 24th June 2015 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
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Location: Ahil's residence
Finally, shaad and sanam descend down the stairs, and ahil instantly cringes at the western attire that sanam is wearing, much to the amusement of latif, gazalla and the new bride. Ahil is furious as to what she is wearing. He goes to the bar, and then orders for a special drink, and the bartender goes to get it. She comes and gives a long lecture as to why she ios wearing this dress only for shaad. ahil tries to show sanam the pic. She turns around frustratedly and the pic falls on the ground, upside down. Sanam eyes it tensedly. At the bar counter, Sanam stops ahil from drinking, habituated by memories of the past, and ahil is overwhelmed. She asks him not to profess the love like that and asks him not to show off. he says that even today, his wife
Sanam meanwhile takes an isolated place to correct her zipper. The new bride turns around and then says that the zip is completely okay and maybe she isnt habituated to wear such clothes. She then gives sanam a drink, that she deftly got laced with some medication. Sanam complies silently. the new bride asks her to go to the washroom, after she has taken her drink. She complies. The new bride thinks if she is not conscious, then how she would know her dress is opening up. With dress, her dignity will also go down. And when that happens, she will hate Ahil more. She will lock herself in a room where her death is already waiting for her. Ahil will only get her hatred even after she dies.
Meanwhile, someone says what fun in party without noise. Take out the car.
Shaad eyes Shashi Kapoor while she's talking to guests. Sanam comes to him and starts saying she noticed he's been ignoring her lately. Shaad is still looking at Shashi Kapoor. Sanam turns his face to her and asks where his mind is these days. Shaad says he's listening. She says no he's not. She wants to tell him something important and when he ignores like this, she doesn't understand when to tell him. He says after party. She says she can't delay. He asks what she wants to say. Sanam then notices Ahil is looking at us. She remembers her telling Ahil that she will prove everyone how much she loves Shaad. Shaad asks her what happened. Sanam gets closer to him, but hesitates to say anything.
Shashi Kapoor interrupts and asks don't they think something is missing in the party. She asks Ahil to do something. May be a song? The new bride comes with a guitar and tells him, he was going to sing his dastaan of mohabbat..prove his love for Sanam. What happened? He got scared that his love might lose? Ahil says there is no win and loss for love. He starts walking away, but Shashi Kapoor stops him and says if not for them, then at least sing for his Sanam. Ahil looks at Sanam and says, indeed he will have to give voice to his love. He asks the new bride for guitar. She gives it angrily. Ahil eyes Sanam. Sanam holds Shaad arm to annoy him. Junoon tere ishq ka.. plays. Ahil is all set to play. Shashi Kapoor watches as she has attached something with guitar..which will give high voltage to Ahil when a switch is turned on and hence die.
Precap: Shashi Kapoor goes to turn on the switch. Just then Ahil sees Sanam's dress is open from behind. A new entry is shown.
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Crossing the Line to Freedom: A Musical Narrative
Thursday, June 7
6-6:15PM: Pre-Performance Talk
6:15-7:15PM: Concert Presentation
Third in a series of three performances
Boston Public Library West End Branch
Free and open to the public
BLO and Castle of our Skins join forces to showcase the lives and stories of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Jr., and Paul Robeson through the music of opera. Paired with spoken word, art song, spirituals and history, their lives — and those of other legendary liberators — take center stage.
Featuring the music of composers such as Nkeiru Okoye, Adolphus Hailstork, Dorothy Rudd Moore, and Undine Smith Moore.
NEW: Pre-performance Talk added!
L'Merchie Frazier, Director of Education and Interpretation for the Museum of African American History, will kick off the event with a 15-minute pre-performance talk on June 7, followed immediately by the concert presentation.


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Forum Post: A Tip for Kochologists
Posted 7 years ago on May 4, 2012, 7:14 a.m. EST by GirlFriday
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So here's a tip for Kochologists out there: If you can't follow the money, follow Richard H. Fink.
Fink, a former economics professor, is a longtime associate of the Kochs who oversees much of their influence spending.
Jane Mayer of the New Yorker described him as "the central nervous system of the Kochtopus."