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Celebrating our "Top Doc" award from Seattle Met. I wish we could nominate our patients for the "Top Patients"!!
Do you want to build a snow man? Or just have us clean your teeth? We work away while others play.
Happy Monday! We miss you Disneyland!!
Today's the day!!! Santa will be here from 9-1. Bring your cameras, Christmas lists and non-perishable food items for our food drive. See you soon!
It's that time again!! Santa will be at the office for his annual visit next month!! See you there.
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text: While this spelling is running a close second on the popularity charts to the original Briana, it feels more invented -- probably because it is. Some parents may want to move further away from Brian, root name for all the feminine variations, and so prefer the e versions. But we like the older, more authentic Briana best. Another spelling way: Breanna.

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Editorial: Spare us from hateful ignorance
We are effectively destroying ourselves by violence masquerading as love - R D Laing, Scottish psychiatrist (1927-1989). --------------------
For a brief second it seemed as though the words had been horribly transposed from some other part of the world. There was an intense extremism and ignorance about them that reminded one of another speaker more used to bluster and bellicose.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly lets loose in racist rants unhinged from reality. Whether meant to stir enmity or turn a highly sensitive political ear, his words indicate an idiocy that defies belief or understanding.
If such words are designed to shock there is also a soothing aspect in the speaker's distance from our own small, moderate country with a reputation for tolerance.
There is no room here for such twisted, hateful ideologies, even if we must occasionally pay the price for them in confiscated pocket knives and security fencing around port facilities.
No room surely. Surely...
Had NZ First MP Richard Prosser looked around him as he was grudgingly handing over his pocket knife before boarding a plane, he might have noticed the moderate Muslim man asked to do the same with his bottled water. Although he might have missed the European or Indonesian Muslim doing the same because they didn't quite match his stereotypical view or pique his prejudicial interest.
Had Mr Prosser's travel during the height of the IRA's attacks been delayed, would he have insisted that "if you are a young male, aged between say 19 and about 35, and you're Irish, or you look like a Protestant or a Catholic, or you come from a Protestant or Catholic country, you are not welcome..."
Logic trumps idiocy. Usually. Thankfully.
Are all Catholics to be denied access to churches and schools because a small number of them abused their young charges and then chose to hide behind their religion?
Is every Pakeha to be kicked out of the country because some of their forebears stole land and swindled those who came before them?
Our moderate and tolerant society would not allow that. It's why this is a great country to live in, and why many people of different cultures are attracted to a small and moderate nation at the bottom of the world. And maybe it's what Prosser wants to undermine.
However, most New Zealanders understand what columnist Gwynne Dyer highlights so well below: That like their global neighbours, most Muslims are good people sickened by the antics of extremists who corrupt their faith and unfairly hijack and undermine their reputation around the world. Those moderate Muslims just want democracy and peace, a safe place to live and raise a family. And certainly to be free of the blind, violent, hateful ignorance of people like Ahmadinejad. And, apparently, unfortunately, Prosser.
It's worth noting that he is not alone in his idiotic delusion. Some in the United States still believe their president is a Muslim terrorist hiding in plain sight.
Planes leave for the US regularly, Richard. Just don't take your pocket knife.
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While not a huge believer in multi vitamins, I do like to covert my bases. That being said, I also like to cycle stuff just to not get used to it or what not.
I love Superfood. Does supplementing with it while on the diet cover what a multi would? I would think there would still be a need for trace minerals and things like that.
Thoughts?Thanks ahead of time
PS - I also supplement with Vit D.
Yes, Superfood is far superior to standard multi-vitamins. The product page gets into the details about that.
The additions I'd suggest -- not for everyone, but for people who really kill it in the gym -- is a dedicated mineral supplement such as Elitepro Minerals or ZMA.
I also think just about everyone needs more Vitamin D, but it looks like you have that covered.
Yes great advice, D2 specifically, minimum of 5000 IU a day.Very few know it's derived from....Sheep's Wool!Every single trace mineral the body needs in natures most perfect balance is available in the very affordableHimalayan Sea Salt...It's how most of our ancestors kept in great health before "supplements".This stuff was considered so valuable in trade, Sea Salt it was considered currency in ancient times, it's where we getthe word "Salary" from...Salt
Himalayan sea salt is supposed to be awesome and it contains about 84 trace minerals. The only hard part is trying to find a decent place to buy it. There are a lot of places online selling dyed, counterfeit salt and passing it off as genuine Himalayan salt.
Thanks all. Imma look into the Sea Salt.


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TAMPA — For the second time this year, someone broke into 7193 E Bank Drive, a condo in the quiet, gated Waterside Island community.
But when two men kicked in the blue metal door at 1 p.m. Thursday, someone was home.
According to Tampa Police reports, three men kicked in the condo door, ran inside and grabbed a laptop, video game system, flat screen TV, $1,400 and a loaded gun. Then they ran out of the condo and jumped into a silver 1993 Buick.
The man inside, who lives there with his wife and child, neighbors say, called the police, who caught up with the suspects seven miles away.
The report said police used a helicopter to corner the men after a high-speed chase through residential areas.
The trio jumped out of the Buick, leaving most of the loot at the entrance of Regency Square Apartments, police said.
The three were picked up in the adjoining apartment complex. They were identified by police as Javarius Taylor, 22, of 12712 N Ninth St., Arnold Chapman, 17, of 1404 Cartier Drive, and Jamarcus Sapp, 19, of 12407 Joel Court.
They have been charged with armed burglary, grand theft, and resisting arrest without violence and are being held at Orient Road Jail with no bail.
Waterside Islands, which sits on the bank of the Hillsborough river, is patrolled on foot daily by Critical Intervention Services, a private security company. And it has an electric gate that remains closed 24 hours a day.
Even so, this isn't the first time someone has gotten past security.
Before the current resident of unit 7193 even moved in, the condo was burgled, said Andrea Davis, a police spokeswoman. Someone broke in May 11.
Janice Opokunuamah, 45, who lives several doors down from the condo, said she didn't hear anything about the home invasion or burglary from the police or condo association.
She has been living there for two years and doesn't leave home much because of her epilepsy.
"I'm scared now because I don't know how this happened," she said.
Robbyn Mitchell can be reached at (813) 226-3373 or email@example.com.


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TREASURE ISLAND — Enforcement of the city's new ban on the possession or consumption of alcohol on most of Sunset Beach will begin gently.
"We won't be looking to take full enforcement action until at least a couple of weeks," police Chief Tim Casey said Thursday.
That doesn't mean, however, that police patrolling the beach this weekend will ignore violators.
People carrying alcoholic containers or drinking alcohol will be told that it is now illegal and asked to remove the alcohol from the beach.
Only if they refuse will they be placed under arrest.
"We will tell them you don't have to leave the beach, but the alcohol does," Casey said.
The normal complement of police will be patrolling the beach this weekend, but that may be increased when full enforcement begins.
Meanwhile, the city is doing a "media blitz" to let beachgoers know that drinking on the popular beach north and south of Caddy's is no longer legal on weekends and holidays.
The city also has posted the new rules and a map of the affected area on its website, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, Casey said.
Specially ordered signs will be erected at the northern entrance to Sunset Beach, as well as at public parking lots and each beach access point.
They will read: "Alcohol Prohibited Beyond This Point, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day."
The alcohol ban, unanimously approved Tuesday by the City Commission, applies to the section of Sunset Beach from the beach access just south of Island Inn at 99th Avenue to the beach access just north of the Sunset Chateau at 85th Avenue.
The only area within the boundaries not affected is the property owned by Caddy's beachfront bar and restaurant.
Casey said Caddy's owner Tony Amico will place signs at his beach property lines warning patrons that they cannot take alcohol onto the adjacent city-controlled beach.
"I wish there was a wand so I could make the problem go away, but I can't," Amico said during a nearly three-hour City Commission debate.
During Tuesday's meeting, more than 30 residents and business owners spoke passionately for, and mostly against, the proposed ban.
This was in sharp contrast to a meeting two weeks ago when a large contingent of residents clamored for the city to ban alcohol on Sunset Beach.
Timothy Driscoll, an attorney representing several Sunset Beach business owners, warned the commission Tuesday that he believes the ban is unconstitutional and violates the city charter and a 1986 referendum that tossed out an earlier ban on alcohol consumption on the beach.
"If behavior is unlawful, deal with the behavior, not with the problems of alcohol," Driscoll told the commission.
Although rowdy beach crowds are not at a crisis point, Casey urged the commission to enact the ban to "prevent what I think is going to happen if we don't make a change."
Many of the ban's opponents urged the commission to abandon the idea in favor of more enforcement and greater parking regulation.
Resident Eric Corson presented a petition signed by 309 registered Treasure Island voters and 987 visitors opposing the alcohol ban.
The ban also was strongly opposed by W.D. Higginbotham Jr., president and executive director of the Treasure Island Chamber of Commerce.
Higginbotham proposed instead that the city ban large containers and packages containing alcohol but allow individual "cups" of beer or alcohol purchased at surrounding businesses.
Resident Tim O'Reilly called the ban a "knee-jerk reaction" to an out-of-control Palm Sunday crowd that forced city police to arrest more than 20 people and close down part of the beach.
Resident Andrew Cress predicted the ban would only "create an alcohol monopoly" for Caddy's.
"It's obvious that whatever decision is rendered here this evening, it will not be popular with everybody," Mayor Bob Minning said.
Minning also warned that several business owners plan to sue the city to block the ban.
In the end commissioners could not ignore the complaints of Sunset Beach residents and unanimously passed the ban.
They did try to mitigate its impact, however, by making the ban temporary — it expires at midnight on Oct. 2.
Treasure Island voters could make the final decision next year in a referendum election on either the January primary or March general election ballot.


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New Beginnings, book 6 of the Hightower Series is now available. I've made some changes so, if you think you know what's truly been happening, you're in for a surprise. Hehe
Here's an excerpt to tempt your appetite:
"It is much easier to live in the world of dreams, than to face the grim reality that my soul mate is a witch. Tamara Hightower
I knew why Kaley wanted me to stay put. The last time I felt like this, I went out and wrecked my bike. By the time I regained consciousness, the paramedics had already declared me dead at the scene and had transported me to the city morgue. I was locked inside one of their body lockers with no way out. Rachael heard about the accident on the evening news and called Kaley who in turn, snuck me out before the coroner had a chance to cut me open, and in the process, ruined my chances at a good time. I had already decided that when they opened the locker door, I would lay perfectly still, while they pulled the metal table out. At the right moment, I would open my eyes, making funny faces and scream, booga, booga booga! I would have to erase their memories, but it would have been fun. Yeah me, hungry, bored and pissed, not a good blend.
I looked at my keys.
I swear Ill let you rot in those cold lockers, next time. She smiled. Please.
I tossed her my keys. Fine, but heat up the damn bag, first. That shits nasty as it is and worse, cold. I strolled to the couch, plopped down, stretched out and closed my eyes. It would take at least two minutes to warm up the bag and that was plenty of time to keep catch up on some needed sleep.
I announced my presence as I blended perfectly into the corner of the room silently watching her. I have been thinking about you,
And? Izzy replied as she sat on the throne armrest.
I would like to try this again, if its all right with you. I approached her holding one arm behind my back.
She crossed her arms and legs. Well, what do you have in mind?
I stopped a foot away. My name is Tamara Hightower and Im extremely pleased to meet you, I said, handing her a fresh bouquet of a dozen red roses.
Im Izzy, she said, holding the roses closer to her nose, and Im glad you came back.
"You have touched me in a way only one other has. I would like to pursue this and see what happens next. I caressed her bare arm and her energy soared through me, exciting me as if this had been the first time we had ever touched.
I leaned toward her, pressed my lips to hers as my tongue demanded entrance. Our kiss rekindled the insatiable sexual hunger we had for each other. I grabbed her ass, standing her up and pressed us closer together.
She pushed me back. Wait a minute. She reached into her beach bag and pulled out a leather harness giving me a sheepish smile. Id like to see what you can do with this.
My eyes lit up. She met my smile with her own impish grin. I kissed her passionately as she unzipped and pulled my pants off. Her tongue tasting every inch of my hard muscular belly as she slipped the harness on me and snapped the buckles, situating it perfectly over my crotch.
She guided me to the throne and sat me down, strapping one of my hands to the throne armrest. She took my other hand and pulled it through the leather strap on the opposite armrest. Pulling the strap tight, she raised her head and ran her tongue up my belly to my neck.
The throne was wide enough that she knelt directly over me while she nibbled my soft skin. Her sundress draped across us. Then she moved her neck close to my mouth. A tease. She let my tongue touch her skin. More teasing.
Slowly, she moved her neck closer to my tongue. I could feel the hard, steady pulse of her artery beat. I opened my mouth and she pulled away, Uh-uh. Not yet first you fuck me, then you taste me.
I raised my hips, pushing my stiff cock against her, but it slid past her cunt and stopped at her ass. She raised her hips. That hole is for another day, she cautioned as she stroked my eager cock back to her waiting cunt and it slid inside her.
She mounted me. Wiggling, she took every inch and with each of my upthrusts, she pushed down, driving the base harder against my swollen tip. My fingers dug into the armrest and she quickened her momentum, wiggling the base, heightening my sexual intensity. I arched my back. She stopped, sitting perfectly still on my lap.
I opened my mouth and she kissed my lips. I am the keeper of your pleasure, she said, squirming in my lap.
My eyes rolled back.
Look at me, she commanded.
I ignored her.
Look. At. Me.
I opened my eyes. Bid me your blood, I pleaded.
She smiled. You have not earned it yet. She kissed my neck and slowly moved her hips. My groin immediately obeyed her, thrusting up and into her.
My naughty little vamp, she whispered as she vigorously rode me, I should make you wait.
Izzy slid her hand under her dress and found the leather harness bound to me. She slipped her hand under it and felt my dampness. I pushed up and she moved with me. She slid her fingers down and caressed my asshole. I clenched my cheeks and bared my ass down into the throne cushions.
She forced the tip of her finger into my ass. All. Of. You. Belongs. To. Me. She wiggled her hips on the base of my cock. All. Of. You.
Something hit me. I snapped my eyes open. Kaley stood in front of me holding a glass and kicking my foot.
Wakey, wakey, little sis, time to eat. She smiled and held the glass toward me as I sat up.
Whats wrong? Kaley sat next to me.
I threw my head back and downed the entire glass. Its her. Its that witch. I paused, placing the empty cup on the coffee table. Shes my fucking soul mate.


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Sue and Laurence Walters never dreamed their children would go to camp like other kids.
Devin and Michael, both of whom have autism and special needs, were far too dependent on their parents to be away from them for long.
Then Sue Walters discovered Autism Ontario Kids (AOK), for campers aged 4 to 21. It's a treasure that has since enriched the family's life.
It is one of more than 100 camps supported with donations to the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund.
"It was too good to be true," said Walters, who discovered the camp after eldest son Devin was diagnosed several years ago. At first, she was nervous to send him to the day camp, worried whether he would get the special care he needed. Severely autistic, Devin has difficulty moving from one task to another and needs constant reminding on what activities are happening next. He also needs help eating and is extremely sensitive to sounds, so he wears construction headphones. Devin has also been known to wander and needs constant stewardship.
But as soon as Devin met his counsellor, "he dropped us like a rock," Walters said with a laugh. She admitted she had more separation anxiety than her children.
"Going to camp opened him up to being in the care of other people," she said of her son, now 10. "It's helped him so much in school and socially."
It couldn't have happened without the caring camp staff.
"The young people that work with the children are amazing. They have so much energy," Walters said of the counsellors, many of whom are special education teachers or students studying in related fields. "You can see the love they have for the kids. I'm never worried about my children because I know they are cared for and loved. It's a wonderful feeling."
Michael, 8, functions at a higher level and his needs are different. He's a ham with a lot of energy, who can get out of hand every now and then. He needs support to get him through those times. He and the other campers get what they need at A-OK, which is run by the York Region chapter of Autism Ontario.
Both boys are counting down the days and the beginning of their summer vacation and return to camp. The family is grateful for the subsidies they receive to send the boys to A-OK. Walters and her husband have had to cut back on work hours to be at home to care for their children. And though there may be other camps, they're simply not within the family's financial reach.
"I will get emotional if I dig too deep," Walters said when asked about how the camp has made a difference. "It means the world to us."
HOW TO DONATE: With your gift, the Fresh Air Fund can help send 25,000 disadvantaged and special-needs children to camp. The experience is much more than relief from summer heat — it gives these children a break in life and memories to last a lifetime. Our target is $600,000.
BY CHEQUE: Mail to The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund, One Yonge St., Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6
BY CREDIT CARD: Visa, MasterCard or AMEX, call 416-869-4847
ONLINE: For instant donations, use our secure form at: www.thestar.com/freshairfund
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Last weekend, the top 64, or perhaps more realistically, 64 of the top 67 golfers in the world, played in the Accenture Match Play Championships at The Golf Club at Dove Mountain on the outskirts of Tuscon. Because the Match Play is a World Golf Championship event, it featured top linksters, lots of prize money, and dual status on both American PGA Tour and the European PGA Tour.
Match play differs from traditional medal or stroke play golf in that you are playing hole by hole instead of total strokes, and you are competing against an individual, not the entire field. While match play is the golfing game of choice for the majority of weekend amateur players, professionals play more than 95 percent of their competitive schedule at stroke play.
During the formative years of the PGA Tour, there were more match play tournaments. First and foremost was the PGA Championship, one of the game's four majors. It was initially contested in 1916 at Siwanay Country Club in Bronxville, New York with long-hitting Jim Barnes defeating Jock Hutchinson by a 1-up margin. It was a great start to a new tournament as Hutchinson and Barnes were some of the top golfers of the post-Harry Vardon era. Hutchinson would go on to win the 1920 PGA and the 1921 British Open, while Barnes accumulated four majors, including a second PGA in 1919, the U.S. Open in 1921, and the 1925 British Open.
The winners of the PGA Championship during its first two decades enhanced the prestige of the event with Walter Hagen winning five times while Gene Sarazen won three. Other greats such as Tommy Armour, Paul Runyan, Johnny Revolta, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead all won PGA titles prior to the start of World War II. In its earliest days it seemed as if the cream had a tendency to rise to the top in important match play tournaments.
After the conclusion of World War II, the match play format started to take some pretty big hits. The post-war PGA Championship was a veritable endurance contest with five rounds of golf needed to reach the semifinals followed by 36-hole semis and a 36-hole final. When Ben Hogan stayed in Europe after his triumph in the 1953 British Open at Carnoustie on the heels of earlier victories that year at the Masters and the United States Open, he chose not to enter the PGA to avoid the possibility of nine rounds in six days.
Hogan had won the PGA in 1946 and 1948, and he never entered it from 1949 onward while it was contested at match play. I got to hear the story of the 1947 PGA while I was a teenager hanging out in the back bag room at Beverly Country Club in the late 1960s. Former touring pro Toney Penna was holding court that day and he said he was one of the prime reasons that the PGA Championship changed from match play to stroke play in 1958. Penna was the 64th seed in 1947 while Hogan was the defending champ and the No. 1 seed. Penna defeated Hogan in a fiercely contested grudge match (Hogan had publicly knocked MacGregor golf clubs and Penna was their chief designer) and suddenly the tournament's top draw was heading down the road. Other favorites fell by the wayside and a less-than-dynamic final featured Jim Ferrier's 2-and-1 victory over Chick Harbert. While the galleries were smaller than expected, this was still well before the advent of television. Soon enough, the camera would find real drama in an Arnold Palmer last-round charge in stroke play instead of a head-to-head battle between Walter Burkemo and Felice Torza.
Regardless of Penna's first-round exploits, match play was on life support when the PGA pulled the plug in 1957. Sam Snead won his third and final PGA title in 1951. After that it was a who's who list of champions with winners such as Jim Turnesa, Burkemo, Harbert and Lionel Hebert. When the stroke play version of the PGA entered the television world of the 1960s, champions of the tournament included golfers such as Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Julius Boros and Raymond Floyd.
The World Golf Champion-ships Accenture Match Play may meet a similar fate. As of this moment, there is no title sponsor for the 2015 Match Play. There is no venue either. The top professionals clearly dislike Dove Mountain. On top of all that, the field this time around lacked the star power of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott, who decided not to enter.
While the conclusion of last weekend's tourney was a nail-biting, five-hole overtime affair, it still lacked marquee value. Jason Day, the winner, has a trio of second-place finishes in the majors, yet he's just won twice on tour. He might be the Tom Lehman of the modern era. Victor Dubuisson, the runner-up, is a Euro Tour regular with just one career win at last November's Turkish Airlines Open. Both are young with full careers ahead of them, but they also normally fly well under the radar of the PGA Tour hierarchy.
It's hard to recall many dramatic moments in the history of the World Match Play. Some pundits point out the Jeff Maggert overtime win over Andrew McGee, but I have a hard time even remembering Maggert and McGee let alone that tourney. I recall the day when Darren Clarke defeated Tiger Woods in the finals, but that's because the giant tree outside my house surrounded by the circular bunker on the fourth hole at Buckingham crashed and fell that day.
In the end, fans of the game are more likely to recall stroke play shootouts such as Rocco Mediate and Tiger in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines or Bobby May and Tiger at the PGA at Valhalla. For the old-timers, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus put on one of the golfing shows of all time in the Duel in the Sun at the 1977 British Open at Turnberry.
In the end, the Jason Day-Victor Dubuisson World Match Play finals match this past Sunday at Dove Mountain may have been the last hurrah for that type of format on the American PGA Tour. It's hard to get excited about tying holes with bogeys in overtime. It's hard to see also-rans in the finals while Tiger and Phil are at home. Even a $1.55 million winner's purse has no real impact upon the greats of the game. The modern era's excitement meter remains low and the World Match Play is closer than ever to its final demise.


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Yesterday, Americans awoke to the news that the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, and three other Embassy staff had been killed in a planned overnight terrorist attack executed in Benghazi, Libya early Wednesday morning. This attack followed a brazen assault against the United States Embassy in Cairo, Egypt on September 11.
Congressman Mike Pompeo (KS-04), a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a veteran, released the following statement in response:
"My thoughts and prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives in service to our nation as part of the diplomatic corps of our country. They are to be honored always. We cannot adequately express how grateful we are for all that they have done for our nation.
"The terrorists' attacks on our embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, and now in Yemen, appear to have been well-coordinated, led by radical Islamists and aimed squarely at America and the freedoms we all value. Eerily reminiscent of the attack on the American embassy in Tehran during the Carter era, we can, again, see what happens when an American President refuses to demonstrate resolve and leadership. The lessons from 1979 have been lost on this administration. It is not difficult to understand that our enemies see a green light to attack us when American leaders apologize and express moral equivalence between those who obey the rule of law and those who plot to destroy our country,
"Further, President Obama's public response to these attacks has been feckless. There has been no mention of the fact that the Egyptian government took two days to condemn the attacks or that it continues to advocate for anti-American demonstrations. There has been no contemplation of whether continued American taxpayer funding of the Egyptian government remains appropriate. There has been no reference to the fact that this coordinated attack on our country continues to present risk--as the assault on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen demonstrates.
"It is clearer today than ever before that the President's foreign policy is fraught with failed leadership. Our military, Foreign Service, and nation deserve better," stated Pompeo.
Source: http://pompeo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=308382


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Originally posted by Redlinekid2:
If NCL couldn't repair the SS Norway, who in the world will believe that they will fix up the SS United States for $500 Million? Yeah right. I'll be very shock if they actually keep their word.
Personally, the Big U is better off as a floating hotel in NYC.
Let's just leave it that NCL could not find financing to repair the SS Norway. By the way, many potential buyers are also having a hard time finding financing to buy and repair the SS Norway. If financing was not a problem, why haven't they bought the SS Norway yet?
NCL bought the SSUS for a song. Whether they can find financing to refubish her is still a question they haven't answered.
Not many cruise lines have $500 million to $ 1 billion in cash lying around.
How much cash does NCL have in it's bank accounts?
On January 1, 2007 > $63,530,000
On Janaury 1, 2006 > $60,416,000
It would be difficult to repair the SS Norway with cash resources alone. NCL finances new ship construction, and would have to finance SS France repairs, with repair costs so high.
NCL has refinanced ships to raise cash in the past, with second, third, and fourth mortages. But it's the banks that provide the cash.
If no banks will supply another mortage on the SS France, where do you think NCL should do?
Rob a bank?
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THURSDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Social influence and the tendency to select similar friends both play a role in patterns of obesity among adolescents, according to a study published online June 29 in PLoS One.
To distinguish between the impact of social influence (contagion) and the tendency to select similar friends (homophily) on obesity, David A. Shoham, Ph.D., from Loyola University Chicago in Maywood, Ill., and colleagues used a statistical technique -- the stochastic actor-based model -- to separately analyze data on friendships, adolescent body mass index (BMI), screen time (time spent in front of a television or computer), and playing active sports from students at two high schools.
The researchers found that social influence and homophily affected BMI in both schools. Homophily had no effect on screen time in either school and only affected playing active sports in one school, while social influence affected screen time in one school and playing active sports in both schools.
"In conclusion, we found support for social influence on obesity-related measures and behaviors that is independent of homophily or confounding by shared school environment," Shoham and colleagues write. "Nevertheless, homophily on BMI and playing sports cannot be ignored."
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AP High Court issues guidelines to check misuse of Anti-dowry Act
January 21, 2014 - Hyderabad
Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued certain guidelines to check the misuse of Section 498A of IPC (Anti Dowry Act).
The court directed them to enforce these guidelines in strictly. One of the main directions given to them is not to arrest the accused involved in dowry harassment cases without the permission of the district Superintendent of Police or any other officer of the equal rank in metropolitan cities.
Justice B Chandra Kumar in an order said that no accused should be arrested when the allegation is simple dowry harassment. He said that if arrest is necessary, the investigating officer should obtain the permission of either the SP or any other officer of the equal rank in metropolitan cities', he said. He directed the magistrates to ensure that no accused was remanded in judicial custody in a routine manner. When an accused is produced before the magistrate, the court should examine the matter judiciously and consider whether there are valid grounds for remaining him in judicial custody, he said.
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The growing recognition of call recording and voice analytics technology will improve the experience of call center employees. In theory, it wouldn't be wrong to suggest voice analytics would produce valuable results to be considered with many other kinds of data being collected.
Aspect Software, a provider of next-generation customer contact and enterprise workforce optimization, has secured a partnership with City Park Technologies (CPT) to provide call recording and voice analytics technology across three contact centers, and 1,000 agent seats.
Under this deal, CPT will be able to enjoy compliance with increasing industry regulation, and drives value from customer interactions for its Blue Chip clients.
Aspect is set to roll out the technology this month.
Many contact centers struggle to listen to even a small proportion of calls because it's just too labor-intensive and noisy. These voice analytics can easily check that agent sales and service prompts are being followed, relevant offers are being made and opportunities aren't missed. CPT will also use voice analytics as a tool to improve sales and service performance across the contact center for its clients.
The company will use voice analytics as a tool to improve sales and service performance across the contact center for its clients.
Gerald Murphy, sales director at City Park Technologies, said in a statement, "Since 75 to 80 per cent of our traffic is voice, we wanted to prove the efficiency of this channel and ensure that the level of quality of service is both maximized and sustainable, The decision to introduce voice analytics was primarily as an additional 'check-point' to ensure quality and compliance standards are being maintained. Regulators are now more vigilant than ever in ensuring that all customers are treated fairly and will impose heavy financial penalties where breaches occur."
Mark King, senior vice president Europe and Africa at Aspect, added, "CPT is one of the most forward thinking business process outsourcers in the U.K., and is leading the pack in terms of recognising the benefits of such technology in both day-to-day management of the contact centre, governance and high level decision making."
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II'm Rob.....long time reader, first time writer. Thought I would finally add my 2-cents in to the loop world and see how it goes. I'm in the early'ish stages of training for my 6th marathon and while things are currently going well (knocking on wood now) thought this would be a good venue to get running thoughts out of my head and share them with folks that didn't ask Don't get me wrong, my wife (who would rather get a root canal then run) is a wonderful support and lets me talk "running" all I want but I know the fake nods and blank stare when I see it because it's the same look I give when she tells me about all the neat stuff she found on Pintrest.
Quick background: been running since college with a few breaks here and there. Currently live in NC, so running in the summer is a lot of fun! Have done all types of distances for races, 5k, 8k, 10k, half, full...I guess I just like paying 25-80 bucks for a tshirt! Favorite experience so far was being a pacer for the Raleigh 1/2 last year. Something good about just going out for a race and not worrying about your time and helping others along the way. Thought I had retired from the full after my last race disaster (a day where the body just said "No soup for you!") but brought back in with the pipe dream of qualifying for boston. Closest I got was 81 seconds a couple of years ago, unfortunately that was before they dropped the times by 5 minutes, so that stinks.
Training: just wrapped up 153 miles for July and went pretty well. Last night did another speed work out (on the treadmill so not sure if that is cheating but I like it because I can't cheat on the pace) but did 7 X 800 at a 6:15 mile pace with a 1/4 to 4/10 of a mile recovery. Have really been focusing on the long runs this training session and trying to maintain a consistent pace and not worried so much about the speed but more about the quality. Last go around the long runs were miserable which might explain why the long race was miserable!! Only issue so far is left achillies area has been sore but been icing so hopefully that goes away but other than that the body has been feeling good.
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Chicken Soup For the Soul: Comfort Food Fights Loneliness
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Mashed potatoes, macaroni and cheese, meatloaf…they may be bad for your arteries, but according to an upcoming study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, they're good for your heart and emotions. The study focuses on "comfort food" and how it makes people feel.
"For me personally, food has always played a big role in my family," says Jordan Troisi, a graduate student at the University of Buffalo, and lead author on the study. The study came out of the research program of his co-author Shira Gabriel, which has looked at social surrogates—non-human things that make people feel like they belong. Some people counteract loneliness by bonding with their favorite TV show, building virtual relationships with a celebrity or a movie character, or looking at pictures and mementos of loved ones. Troisi and Gabriel wondered if comfort food could have the same effect by making people think of their nearest and dearest.


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Episode Title: "The Night Lands"
Writers: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
Director: Alan Taylor
Previously on "Game of Thrones":
Episode 2.01: "The North Remembers"
On the King's Road, Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) travels with Yoren (Francis Magee) of the Night's Watch while disguising herself as the orphan boy, Arry. While gathering wood, Arya comes near the three caged prisoners as Jaqen H'ghar (Tom Wlaschiha) politely introduces himself and asks for water. But his companions roughly demand beer, so Arya whacks their hands with a stick, impressing Jaqen with her bravery. Suddenly, two Goldcloak riders from King's Landing arrive, causing Arya to hide before she tells Gendry (Joseph Dempsie) that they are looking for her.
Instead, the Goldcloaks announce their search for Gendry, but Yoren easily sends them packing before they warn of their return… in greater numbers. At King's Landing, Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) discovers Lord Varys (Conleth Hill) aka the Spider talking with Tyrion's lover, Shae (Sibel Kekilli). But a veiled threat to expose Shae's presence only angers Tyrion ahead of a Small Council meeting. Soon, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey) rejects the peace terms of Robb Stark (Richard Madden) despite Tyrion's attempts to be diplomatic.
Cersei and the Council also ridicule a letter from Commander Mormont (James Cosmo) warning them about the threat beyond the Wall, with only Tyrion taking it seriously. Beyond the Wall at Craster's Keep, Samwell Tarly (John Bradley) befriends Gilly (Hannah Murray) after she is scared by Ghost, the Direwolf of Jon Snow (Kit Harington). Sam and Gilly ask Jon for his help in getting her away from Craster (Robert Pugh), but Jon's refusal causes Gilly to run off. Across the sea in the Red Waste, Daeneryes Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and her starving people await for word from her riders.
Unfortunately for them, the only horse to return is without a rider. And in a satchel on the horse is the head of Rakharo, one of Daeneryes' most loyal followers. Ser Jorah Mormont (Iain Glen) suggests that Rakharo was killed by one of the other Khals and Daeneryes vows vengeance against her enemies as she promises a funeral pyre for Rakharo. In King's Landing, at the brothel of Lord Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish.(Adian Gillen), Ros (Esmé Bianco) cries uncontrollably as she mentally relives the murder of the baby in the previous episode.
However, a thinly veiled threat from Littlefinger dries Ros' eyes as she realizes the kind of man she is working for. In Tyrion's private chambers, he shares a dinner with Lord Janos Slynt (Dominic Carter), the commander of the City Watch who carried out the purge of King Robert's bastards. Tyrion mocks Janos' honor as non-existent and has him shipped out to the Night's Watch by force. In his place, Tyrion installs Bronn (Jerome Flynn) as the new commander, but he seems disturbed by Bronn's attitude towards the hypothetical slaughter of children.
Later, Cersei confronts Tyrion about his power play and in turn, he accuses her of ordering the children purged. But to his surprise, Tyrion realizes that it was King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) himself who ordered the purge without her knowledge. Tyrion makes an offhand joke about Cersei sleeping with their brother, Jamie Lannister (Nikolaj Coster Waldau); but it is Cersei who gets the last word when she reminds Tyrion that his birth caused the death of their mother and his capture led to Jamie's ongoing captivity.
On the King's Road, Arya gets closer to Gendry as he reveals that both her father and the King's Hand before him came to visit Gendry to ask him about his dead mother. Gendry also states that he knows Arya is a girl, so she reveals her true identity and he promises not to tell anyone. But Gendry never promises not to needle her about it before teasing her. At sea, Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) has his way with the Captain's daughter (Amy Dawson) as he predicts a warm welcome back to the Iron Islands as the only male heir to Lord Balon Greyjoy (Patrick Malahide).
But Theon's hopes are dashed when only a young woman seems to recognize him and offer him a ride to the castle. On the way there, Theon fondles the girl and orders her to stay for the night. Inside, Theon is disappointed by his father, Balon again as he mocks Theon as if he is more Stark than Greyjoy. The young woman then enters and reveals herself to be Yara Greyjoy (Gemma Whelan), Theon's sister. Balon rejects Robb's offer of an alliance and hints that he may attack the Starks instead of the Lannisters to reclaim the independence of the Iron Islands.
At Dragonstone, Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) and his son, Matthos Seaworth (Kerr Logan) meet with the pirate, Salladhor Saan (Lucian Msamati) to get his support for Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) in a planned siege of King's Landing. Oddly, Salladhor insists that Queen Cersei be his prize, but Davos only promises him the riches and the glory. When Davos and his son report the news to Stannis, he dismisses them in favor of council from the priestess, Melisandre (Carice van Houten). Stannis knows his forces are badly outnumbered, but Melisandre convinces him that he needs to fully surrender himself to her religion.
Stannis initially resists Melisandre's attempt to seduce him, but when she promises him a son, Stannis takes her on the war table. Beyond the Wall, Jon witnesses Craster (Robert Pugh) sneaking out late at night with a baby in his arms. Jon follows and sees Craster leave the baby behind where it is soon claimed by a strange creature. When Jon is distracted by the noises, Craster sneaks up on him and knocks him out.
Thus far, one of the few complaints about the second season of "Game of Thrones" is that some of the main characters only get a few minutes of screentime in each episode. But what do you expect when the primary cast includes over twenty actors this year? As much as I'd love to see every episode of "Game of Thrones" run 90 minutes or more, it's just not feasible to show everyone in every episode each week. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss have done a remarkable job of juggling the narrative of this story and all of the threads have been entertaining so far.
Tyrion's story remains the most interesting simply because Peter Dinklage has such a riveting presence on this show. It's sometimes difficult to tell if his scenes are so good because of his performance or because of the writing. But Tyrion's verbal interplay with Janos, Varys and Cersei were all standout moments. It's also become clear that Tyrion has a heart, unlike the majority of his family. Cersei's comment about Tyrion's mother visibly affected him in a way that few insults could. And Tyrion seemed to find the purge of Robert's bastards particularly distasteful.
There was also a great moment when Tyrion realized that Bronn isn't much better than the man he replaced as commander of the City Watch. Bronn's already acknowledged that he's only loyal to whoever is paying him more, and if Tyrion continues butting heads against his sister and nephew then he probably can't count on Bronn to have have his back.
"Game of Thrones" has played the incest card a few times, but the reveal of Yara's relationship with Theon was the first time that it made me laugh. The Greyjoys almost make the Lannisters look like a fully functional family. For most of this show, Theon's been an arrogant ass whose lone redeeming quality has been his loyalty to Robb Stark as a brother in spirit. But that may be because Theon never seemed to realize that his place as Balon's heir was in jeopardy. If Theon is disowned by his father and he's not a Stark, then he doesn't really have many options. That dynamic is intriguing, especially if it is going to pit Theon against Robb, who has been his only true friend.
Regarding Littlefinger's veiled threats towards Ros, I can only predict that he'll eventually make someone very happy… as a corpse at their feet. Littlefinger has a lot of charisma, but he has no redeeming qualities and the underlying menace in the story he told Ros was chilling. And I don't doubt his account, either. I wouldn't have predicted that Varys would become my favorite member of the Small Council outside of Tyrion. But there's a certain charm to Varys even during his subtle threats to Shae and Tyrion.
It was also good to check in with Gendry , Yoren and Arya on the King's Road, but I'm less enthusiastic about the kids who ate up some valuable screentime debating what makes a battle. It was a lot more fun to see Gendry teasing Arya about her identity and Yoren making cracks about shaving a spider's ass while dispatching the Goldcloaks. Jaqen appears to have some potential and I liked the character's strange, third person description of himself.
But the standout among the new characters remains Davos Seaworth. Liam Cunningham has to feel fortunate that he's gone from "Camelot" on Starz to "Game of Thrones" in the space of the year. And Cunningham brings a sense of humanity to Davos that helps ground the series and allows us to understand his devotion to Stannis. I also loved the way that Davos made a slight joke about not trusting Salladhor that freaked out Stannis because he doesn't have a sense of humor.
At this point, the pacing of "Game of Thrones" season two is a little slow, but I fully expect it to pick up as the season goes on. The cast and crew of this series have more than earned my trust with their collective work to date. This is no exception.


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Valero Texas Open interview: Jordan SpiethApril 03, 2013
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ROYCE THOMPSON: We'd like to welcome Jordan Spieth to the media center. Jordan this will be your sixth start of the year, you had a T2 in Puerto Rico and a T7 in Tampa, and last year in this event, you finished tied for 41st. Jordan, just some opening comments about being here this week?
JORDAN SPIETH: Yeah, I'm excited. It's one of the couple of events that I can come to where I've actually played in the tournament before. I love this place. I think it's a great atmosphere. I like the golf course a lot. It's severe. It's just a great Norman course, and I enjoy that.
It's very demanding off the tee, and I feel that's a strength of my game and ready to try to make something special happen this week.
Q. You like this course, which a lot of players don't admit to. Does Norman's design off the tee give you a lot of choices? Is it challenging in that respect? For example, on 17 you can go right and have a straight shot in, but you're flirting with the bunker to the right; whereas, if you're left, you've got to get back up over that mountain, and 11 there is a split fairway. Can you just kind of talk about that? It seems like it gives you some choices off the tee?
JORDAN SPIETH: Yeah, there are a couple of holes where it definitely gives you some choices and you have to pick a line. But most of the holes, it's more of there's that Fescue hazard, whatever you want to call it, on both sides. So you just can't let it go straight in either direction.
So I think the most important thing is picking that starting point down the middle of the fairway and trying to hit it dead straight off almost every tee instead of trying to work it too much, which I like.
Yeah, there are definitely a couple holes where you want to think through which side you want to go on, and if you want to be able to see the green or have a better angle, depending upon where the hole location is. But I like the fact that it's very tight and there is trouble on both sides. It's almost like you're playing out in the woods, except when you go into this stuff, you don't really come out of it.
Q. Obviously, your Top 10 finishes have validated your decision to turn pro. At that point when you were making the decision, did you have any doubts about it, and did you feel like it was earlier than you had anticipated going pro as you went into your college career?
JORDAN SPIETH: Going into school, if I was told I was going to leave after a year and a half, that was definitely earlier than I anticipated. But I had goals at University of Texas and goals as an amateur golfer, when I felt like I could accomplish those as well as get starts on the PGA TOUR and feel comfortable, that's when I knew it was going to be the right decision.
When I turned, there were some voices, especially because I didn't have status anywhere. But I just kind of threw them out. I didn't listen to it. I didn't believe. I never looked back. I knew that I was going to be able to have enough opportunities through sponsors' exemptions this year that I just I could take care of it myself by starting off the year strong.
I don't think that the way I've played this year is necessarily just validated it. I mean, that was my goal, but I never really had any regrets. I still feel like I'm a part of the team, part of the University, so it feels good.
Q. Along those lines, the natural progression is now Thursday you tee off and there is No. 2 in the world, Rory McIlroy, barely not No. 1, and of course, Matt Kuchar. Can you talk about playing just the evolution of that from the last two, three years and you turn around and you're playing with a guy like Rory McIlroy on Thursday?
JORDAN SPIETH: Yeah, I'm surprised I wasn't paired with some better players (laughing). No. It was definitely surprising to see that pairing. Yeah, coming from the beginning of the year, possibly Monday qualifying for the Web.com events and trying to work hard to play on that Tour the whole year to being able to match my game in the same group with two of the best players in the world, it's a great opportunity for me. It's something that I think I can learn from, and I just need to get out and be comfortable.
Fortunately, I've played with Matt Kuchar before. We played a practice round at the U.S. Open last year. I joined their group. So that will be nice. He's one of the nicest guys around and I hear Rory is a great guy too. He played behind us yesterday, so I'm looking forward to the opportunity. He's only a few years older than me, and obviously, accomplished so much, that I look up to him as a player and as a person. Hopefully, you know, I'll get off to a good start and test my game against his.


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Dirty Projectors "Gun Has No Trigger" (live on 'Fallon')
Published Jun 20, 2012
The group took on album track "Gun Has No Trigger," and while they kept it pretty damn simple with only vocals, bass and drums, it was a riveting performance.
Prior to the song, Jimmy Fallon held up one of 1,000 vinyl copies of the song that will be available on eight-inch square with an etching of the song's lyrics in Akkadian Cuneiform on the flipside.
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Australia is likely to contribute a small number of troops to a United Nations peace-keeping mission to end the bloodshed in Sudan, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said on Sunday.
"There's a good chance that we will send some troops to Sudan," he told the Nine Network Sunday programme.
"It would only be a small number if we agreed to do it, but that final decision hasn't been made yet."
Downer said he was also considering whether the government would provide additional foreign aid following the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
Downer said the UN Security Council had yet to finalize resolutions for a UN force. (Albawaba.com)
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Labor Secretary promotes minimum wage hike in NW D.C.
While the President is on the road promoting his State Of The Union agenda, his Labor Secretary Thomas Perez did the same with a visit to a local hardware store in Northwest Washington.
It's no accident the Labor Department chose the Ace Hardware on 5th Street Northwest for the media event, because new employees there make $10 an hour – higher than the current D.C. or federal minimum wage and the same amount proposed in legislation endorsed by the President.
During his address Tuesday night, President Obama called on lawmakers to lift the federal minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
"Today, the federal minimum wage is worth about twenty percent less than it was when Ronald Reagan first stood here," he said.
Now, Obama has deployed his Labor Secretary – Thomas Perez – to promote such legislation.
At the Ace Hardware, Perez greeted managers and employees before learning how to mix paint and copy keys.
Promoting the minimum wage hike, Ace Store Manager Brad Johanson-Smith said his employees' higher wages pay off. "It attracts a better type of employee and it encourages them to give their all and be excellent in their jobs," he said.
Ace Marketing Manager Courtney Smith agreed. "[The employees] are so eager to just kind of be the best that they can be for our stores, and help the customers," she said. "In turn, we have to spend less on training because our employee retention is much higher than the industry average."
But many Republicans say a higher federal minimum wage won't help. In fact, House Speaker John Boehner argues it could hurt, with job cuts for many low-income Americans.
"I used to be an employer," Boehner said. "When you raise the cost of something, you get less of it."
Others are skeptical this Congress would tackle this topic, at least during the current session, during an election year.
It's unlikely Democrats can find the 60 votes needed in the Senate. Even if they do, the Republican-run House rejected a similar plan last year.
But Secretary Perez is still hopeful. "It can be done," Perez said. "And the people want it to be done."
He continued, "You look at the polling on this. It doesn't matter if you're a red state or a blue state, a Republican, a Democrat or Independent. People support an increase in the minimum wage because they understand that nobody who works a full-time job should have to live in poverty."


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ATLANTA -- In a process already widely expected to end up in court, Georgia Democrats in control of redrawing legislative boundaries will virtually assure litigation if they continue pushing multimember districts, Republicans charged last week.
GOP reaction since the first two maps were floated in the General Assembly late last month has ranged from skepticism that Democrats are serious about multimember districts to outrage over the potentially potent weapon.
Both of those proposals would create multimember House districts, roughly twice the size of the current single-member districts, which would be served by two representatives. One of those multimember districts would be in Fulton County and the other in the Rome area in northwest Georgia.
Georgia lawmakers are called upon after each decade's census to draw new congressional and legislative district lines to reflect changes since the previous population count. The House and Senate reapportionment committees have begun meeting in advance of back-to-back special legislative sessions on redistricting due to begin Aug. 1.
Multimember districts had been a longstanding tradition in the General Assembly until the redistricting that followed the 1990 census. At that time, the legislature switched to single-member districts to avoid diluting black voting strength in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act.
Georgia is not alone in having abandoned multimember districts in the wake of Voting Rights Act restrictions. While most state legislatures featured multimember districts during the decades before the law took effect, the number now is down to 17, said Tim Storey, a redistricting expert with the National Conference of State Legislatures.
''There's a clear connection between the gradual elimination of multimember districts and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act,'' he said.
Of the 17 states that have kept multimember districts, seven ''nest'' their multimember House districts inside single-member Senate districts so that each voter chooses two House members and one senator. As a result, multimember House districts are in place throughout those states.
State Rep. Ben Harbin, R-Martinez, said mixing mostly single-member House districts with a few multimember districts, as envisioned in Georgia, also could lead to a legal challenge. While some voters would get to choose two House members to serve them, others would only get to vote for one representative, he said.
''I think we could lose on the fact that it's not consistent,'' said Harbin, a member of the House Legislative & Congressional Reapportionment Committee.
At this early stage, it's uncertain whether the two maps proposing multimember districts are the beginning of a trend or an anomaly that quickly will be superseded by other strategies. Democrats weren't tipping their hands last week, leaving Republicans to speculate.
''This may be an attempt to cause confusion. I'd be surprised if they pass a plan that does it,'' said Senate Minority Leader Eric Johnson, R-Savannah. ''I don't see why you put the state's entire redistricting process at risk with something states have been forced away from in the past.''
David Worley, Georgia's Democratic chairman, hinted that there might be more multimember districts if Democrats conclude it would help their chances in other parts of Georgia.
''They're a tool, like any tool, to be used to achieve a purpose,'' he said.
Some of the focus will shift from legislative redistricting to Congress when both legislative reapportionment committees meet again this week.
Lawmakers are expected to get a first look at several proposed congressional redistricting maps, including plans to draw a new district anchored by Athens and a second district serving the Augusta region.
This article published in the Athens Banner-Herald on Sunday, July 8, 2001.
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The perfect group
There is a very interesting discussion concerning community that was started by Erin at "Decompressing Faith" in a post called "A Place for Us". Barb, at "A Former Leader's Journey", responded with her own post called "A Place for Us – Am I Really Ready?". Barb ends her post with this question:
Do I long for the perfect group or am I willing to belong to and love regular people like me?
This is an excellent question! And, I think answering this question reveals what we believe about the church and about finding our identity and our fellowship in Christ.
I responded to Barb with this comment:
There is no perfect group. Period. The key to Christian community is not finding people who are like us, but finding unity and fellowship in Christ despite our differences. The problem is that we are taught that we have to be around people like us – and so we pretend to be like other and pretend that our lives are not a mess and pretend that our sins are acceptable and pretend that we care. When we can drop the pretension and love each other anyway because of who each one of us are in Christ Jesus… then we're learning what it means to be a community.
So, I ask you… do we need to seek out "the perfect group" or "the perfect church", or are we willing to live as the church with the imperfect people (like us!) that God has already placed in our lives?
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That's it, Alan. Thanks for saying it! That's the beautiful testimony that is Christian community.
I agree with you wholeheartedly, but we first have to find that place where we are accepted warts and all. Easier said than done in my experience. See, I was willing to stay and accept and love all of the ugliness, but was asked not to stay because I wasn't hard-nosed enough about people's sin…
I am complaining. I'm sorry. This entire conversation, while being so encouraging to me, has also brought up my own ugly: bitterness.
Erin ~
Sounds like you got smacked down for being redemptive. That puts you in pretty good company. I am thinking, bring on the redemptive community.
How can we combat our own pain and bitterness?
I fell like i am stalking you all the way to Alan's blog. 🙂
Great response for anyone who has been battered for not wearing the status quo.
Many of God's greatest servants were such and held true to their convictions.
"Perfect churches" are too busy preening their self perceived glorious plumage to have any ministry towards ordinary sinners saved by grace, nor can they understand those who treat fellow sinners with the same grace and mercy which Christ has bestowed on them.
in the book, no perfect llowed – this is echoed.
however, whatever it looks like, i yearn for an uthentic community group and i am not there yet. i think by the fall, i will be, though.
Some of the most difficult people I know and have a hard time relating to, are the very people God has placed in my life to gather with on a regular basis. I somehow find it humorous that the Father has a way of assembling us with the very people we have the most difficulty with. Does it have anything to do with making us more Christlike?
P.S. I hope none of the people we normally gather with are reading these comments today!


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At 0431 on 4 December 2013, the accused, Gary R. Squires and his girlfriend got into a verbal altercation which turned physical at a residence located 120 Des Jacques Lot 12. The accused fled on foot prior to officers' arrival. Later that morning, officers received word that Mr. Squires was at his place of employment (Pizza Palace).
Squires was located and transported to the Scott Police Department. Squires was read his Miranda warning by card and asked to explain what transpired. He admitted to striking his wheelchair bound girlfriend a multitude of times (15-20 strikes) during the course of the physical altercation.
He stated they were both intoxicated and he tried to defend himself from her attack. It was observed that he sustained an injury to his right hand. The girlfriend sustained a broken rib and a fractured eye socket along with various contusions to her facial area.
Squires also supplied officers with a written statement which coincided with his verbal confession. Upon conclusion of the investigation, Squires was placed under arrest for the above mentioned charge.Suspect(s) Information Date: 04 December 2013 Time: 1156 Location of Incident: 120 Des Jacques Lot 12 Last Name: Squires First Name: Gary Middle: Robert Age: 38 City: Scott State: LA 1. Second Degree Battery (Domestic Violence)


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Tinie Tempah Joining Lupe Fiasco on His Generation Laser Tour
London's biggest hip-hop export Tinie Tempah will hit the stage alongside fellow rhyme-spitter Lupe Fiasco on his Generation Laser tour next month. The 'Written in the Stars' rapper is on the road this fall in support of his celebrated LP 'Disc-Overy.'
The 16-city trek will hit college campuses and amphitheaters in the northeast beginning Sept. 15 in Monmouth, NJ, then in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 16 with Big Sean and Miguel. Then on Sept. 17, Tempah will rock the mic alongside Wale, Big Sean, Miguel and Fiasco for a major show in Philadelphia.
Afterward, Tempah and Fiasco will embark on the jaunt together through the south, midwest and west starting on Sept. 18 in Raleigh, NC. Their nationwide tour wraps up on Oct. 11 in Oakland, Calif.
Tempah is having a phenomenal year as his chart-topping single 'Written in the Stars' has been tapped as the anthem for Major League Baseball's 2011 postseason campaign 'Legends Are Born' in October. The campaign honors postseason baseball with highlights and memorable moments from the past season.
You can also catch Tempah performing his new single 'Till I'm Gone' with Wiz Khalifa on NBC's 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno' on Sept. 8 at 11:30PM ET.
Check out the tour dates below:
09/15 – Monmouth, NJ | Monmouth University
09/16 – Washington, DC | Merriweather Post Pavilion*
09/17 – Philadelphia, PA | Mann Center For The Performing Arts**
09/18 – Raleigh, NC | Raleigh Amphitheatre
09/20 – Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle
09/22 – Auburn, AL | Auburn Arena
09/23 – Charlotte, NC | Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
09/24 – St. Augustine, FL | St. Augustine Amphitheatre
09/25 – Miami, FL | Florida International University
10/04 – DeKalb, IL | Northern Illinois University
10/05 – Ames, IA | Iowa State University
10/06 – Kansas City, MO | Midland Theatre
10/07 – Denver, CO | Fillmore Auditorium
10/09 – Las Vegas, NV | The Pearl @ Palms Casino
10/10 – Los Angeles, CA | Hollywood Palladium
10/11 – Oakland, CA | Fox Theater


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A Two headed snake is one of the rarest of events in the reptile kingdom.
A two-headed snake has surprised the owners of the New York pet store. An Amherst, NY store employee noticed a baby snake was having a hard time getting out of its shell. When she cracked open the rest of the egg, she discovered conjoined twin snakes.
Taking care of a two headed snake as a pet could prove tricky. Special attention should be given specially when feeding them, a head may devour the other head if they see a food on the other snake head's mouth.
Snake pet owners should take special precautions which includes tying the two together with surgical tape so they don't try to pull themselves apart.


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From Bussage to Brazil: Former SNJ reporter and ex-Shortwood United footballer James Davis reports from the 2014 World Cup
5:30pm Tuesday 17th June 2014
By SNJ Sport
5:30pm Tuesday 17th June 2014
By SNJ Sport
It's the land of football but also home to samba, sea and sun - my trip to Brazil came with certain expectations.
So imagine the confusion upon arriving in conditions more akin to the 'wet, windy night in Stoke' of modern football lore. But with the World Cup about to start, my spirits couldn't be dampened and before long I was preparing to watch the first game in the most fitting of arenas - a British pub.
With funds dwindling after months of travelling, plans had been made to take in the first week of matches away from the heavy crowds - and the heavy costs - but I didn't imagine watching the grand opener somewhere quite so close to home.
Walking off the quiet streets into the packed, sprawling Black Swan bar on the Island of Santa Catarina in Brazil's south, I was greeted by a tide of the famous golden jerseys. Almost full to bursting, it felt as though any Brazilian local not watching the game at work or at home had made their way there.
On the bus into town it had not been hard to spot the iconic green, yellow and blue flags hanging from homes and shops. The protests of the bigger cities feel a million miles away from this small island but it is, after all, a seaside tourist destination of relative wealth.
In the pub the atmosphere was tense and when the impertinent Croatians veered wildly off script and scored the reaction was more of a communal groan than a stunned silence. It was like the fans were half expecting it.
The owner of my hostel later confirmed that the country was still haunted by losing the deciding match of the 1950 World Cup in front of 200,000 partisan fans in Rio's heaving Maracanã stadium.
The football writer Alex Bellos also explains that despite numerous subsequent triumphs, 'Brazil is always playing against itself, against its own demons, against the ghosts of the Maracanã.'
When you hear that even fans of the mighty Brazil entertain self-doubt then maybe there's hope for us too.
I'll be in the stadium as England play Costa Rica next Tuesday and if the team can overcome their own demons and qualify as Group D runners up they'll set up a dream second round match in Rio.
With tickets bought for that match I'm keeping my fingers crossed that if I get my own Maracana moment it'll be more satisfying than the one that continues to loom over our hosts.
*Read more of James' World Cup blog and travel articles at thesummingup.wordpress.com
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It's been 13 years since Rambert last performed what is the most requested work in their history. Inspired both by the day of the dead festivals and by former dancer Joan Jara's book Christopher Bruce's 'Ghost Dances' is a dedication to the resilience and suffering of the people of Chile under the brutal oppressive dictatorship of Pinochet. Following the US CIA-backed coup in 1973 many thousands of civilians were murdered, tortured, imprisoned or went missing.
The first dance of the evening though was 'Tomorrow', an intriguing interpretation of Shakespeare's Macbeth. As the curtain rises a single dancer takes to the stage through a gateway of light as a light beam slowly descends to create two performance areas.
To the left neatly dressed in black the the dancers perform the narrative of the play through dance and movement. There is no text and no words are spoken. To the right, the demonic side, the witches draped in white sacking interpret the emotion, soul and underlying illusion.
The witches twitch and jerk in frenzied fashion like faulty neurotic androids contrasting wonderfully to the more efficient movements of the 'actors' in black.
I found myself trying to make the piece coherent by scanning from one performance area to the next but the fact the dancers in black were interpreting Macbeth in reverse made the task no less difficult! But in truth it was the contrast of movement and colour that made the whole dance gel so well together. A powerful piece of work choreographed by Lucy Guerin.
Hydrargyrum, the archaic name for Mercury, inspired the second dance choreographed by Patricia Okenwa. She has explored the character of the fluid metal - the way it flows, reflects and highlights it's poisonous qualities.
The piece was immediately dynamic as the dancers dressed in black, faces half hidden darted and jolted with urgency to and fro across the stage to a backdrop a giant silver mirror slowly turning throughout. They twisted, jerked and leaped apart, then were magnetically drawn together again.
Then things calm, the mirror turns to white, the black attire discarded and the figures, appearing almost naked, hypnotise us with more gentle movements and stunning sculptural shapes to bring the dance to a stunning conclusion. An extraordinary performance.
Then to the showstopper, the long awaited return of 'Ghost Dances' and for those with long memories it did not disappoint.
The curtain rose with three skeleton ghosts wearing skull masks, standing tall and powerful, staring into the distance from the dimly lit set with a backdrop of the Andes mountains. There is a sense of impending doom as a band of peasants enter stage performing a balletic folk dance to the backdrop of panpipes and a latin beat. The figures of death retreat to the shadows only to reappear amongst them. The fate of the innocents is determined.
The monochromatic skeletal figures' movements are powerful and pointed and contrast against the bright colours and happy flowing movement in the dances of the people. There are some joyful duets before death strikes. Despite their courage and determination to continue on with their lives though dance, music and song the peasants are inevitably touched by death and fall one by one.
For a new generation to Rambert it will not seem dated. Sadly it is so easy to transpose the atrocities of Pinochet to any number of regimes today and it is as powerful a piece of work now as it was when first performed in 1981. Compelling.
By Rick Matthews (@devarick)
Theatre Clwyd until Sat 11th March
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