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Former British prime minister
Mr Blair said he did not have a mobile phone as prime minister so could not have been personally caught up in the phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid in Britain.
"There are going to be several inquiries that are under way in the UK now. I think all of these issues will be gone into in depth, which they should. Obviously what happened in relation to the hacking was pretty despicable," said Mr Blair, who is in Australia for a speaking tour sponsored by Fairfax newspapers The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald.
"It's important that we now get to the bottom of what has happened and work out a right way of trying to get these relationships right for the future."
Asked if Mr Murdoch should stand aside as head of News Corp, Mr Blair said there was no argument that the hacking of murdered 13-year-old Milly Dowler's phone was unacceptable.
"I think everyone agrees that the hacking of that poor girl's phone was despicable and I don't think anyone would dispute that, including the Murdochs by the way. What happens to News International is a matter for them," he said.
Mr Blair said higher standards were needed to protect privacy, as competition between media outlets could become so intense that "standards become a casualty".
While refusing to offer any comment on the merits of Australian proposals to tighten privacy laws relating to the media, Mr Blair backed reviews under way in Britain into the subject.
"I think what the inquiry will allow us to do in the UK is to look at what are the proper guidelines of conduct or not. I mean, even though, like most politicians, I have had what I would consider quite a tough time with the media from time to time over the years, nonetheless, I respect the fact that the majority of journalists want to do a decent job and want to be true to the principles of their profession," he said.
"What is necessary from our perspective in the UK is to recognise that there are practices that have transgressed those basic principles and we need to eliminate them and get to the situation where you have a set of standards that apply that people adhere to.
"That, by the way, makes it easier for journalists then because they know that everyone is obeying the same rules. The difficulty you get into is where competition is so intense ... that standards become a casualty of that.
"That's the thing you've got to focus on and get right, there are lots of other issues to do with privacy and so on that in some ways flow from having those basic standards in place."
He was reluctant to criticise current British Prime Minister David Cameron over his close links with media proprietors, particularly at News Corp, saying those relationships were necessary to ensure the government's message got out.
Asked if Mr Blair required Mr Murdoch not to enter through the front door of the Prime Ministerial residence when he visited, he said he could not remember. Mr Murdoch recently said he had been instructed by Downing Street to enter No. 10 by the back door when visiting Mr Cameron.
Mr Blair said it was necessary for national leaders to work with powerful media interests.
"Let's be honest about it, the problem is when you are a political leader let alone a Prime Minister, you get your message across through you guys," he said at a joint press conference with Prime Minister
"So whatever I say today, the whole of the public is not going to be watching every word I say. What will happen is you will write about it or you will put it on your television and therefore it is going to matter to have relationships with people in the media.
"But I think one thing that is very important is to try and get those relationships right, in the sense that the media is an important part of our democracy, on the other hand governments should govern for the public interest.
"It is sensible therefore that, in the light of what has happened in the UK at least, we look at that and how we can put it on a better footing.
"For most politicians the key thing is the distinction between news and comment and if you have that distinction clear then it's easier for you to have a relationship that is acceptable with the media people because they are powerful people within society but in circumstances where you don't feel those media outlets are going to be used as instruments of policy but remain instruments of news."
He declined to offer advice to Ms Gillard on how she should approach those relationships.
He also declined to comment on whether News Corp should be allowed to buy the 69 per cent of British pay TV operator BSkyB it does not already own.
News Corp earlier this month dropped its bid for BSkyB after the News of the World scandal escalated amid revelations that the phones of Milly Dowler and victims of the 2005 London bombings had been hacked.
News International had maintained until then that previous incidents of the illegal practice at its News of the World tabloid were the work of a lone "rogue reporter".
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Happy Festivus Everybody
It's December 23rd and that means it's time for Festivus. Festivus is the fictional holiday invented by George's dad on the t.v. show Seinfeld. More after the jump.
So have you begun 'the airing of the grievances" yet? When you think of it the holiday of 'Festivus' makes about as much sense as any other holiday (a giant bunny that hands out chocolate anyone? Anyone?). In case you're not familiar with Festivus, here's some highlights of the Seinfeld episode that brought us Festivus.
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Under intense pressure from privacy advocates in Congress, the Director of National Intelligence, the head of the CIA and the FBI director on Wednesday all promised to respond within weeks to unanswered questions about the extent of the intelligence community's surveillance of Americans.
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that within the next 30 days he'll publicly answer whether the National Security Agency has ever made use of the authority it was secretly granted to search for the emails or phone calls of Americans without a warrant. According to documents leaked by former government contractor Edward Snowden last year, the agency was granted that authority under Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, which allows for warrantless searches of foreigners' communications.
When Wyden asked Clapper whether any searches explicitly targeting Americans have indeed taken place, Clapper said he'd "prefer to not discuss this" because of the "very complex legal issues." However, he agreed to give a declassified answer within a month.
- Gov't, Internet companies reach deal on disclosure
- Obama to name Vice Adm. Michael Rogers as NSA head
Meanwhile, CIA director John Brennan promised to tell Wyden within a week whether the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act applies to the CIA.
Additionally, FBI director James Comey promised to tell Wyden within a week whether the FBI has different standards for tracking individuals via cell phone towers versus tracking them via smartphone applications. Comey said he doesn't believe that the FBI has to have probable cause to in order to acquire an Americans' cell site location -- only a reasonable basis to believe it's relevant to an investigation. He could not say, however, whether that "reasonable basis" standard also applied to tracking smartphone apps.
"I probably ought to ask someone who is a little smarter on what the standard is that governs those," he said.
Wyden and one other lawmaker, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., slammed the intelligence officials for not cooperating with congressional oversight in the past. Wyden said he tried to get written answers from Clapper regarding the warrantless NSA searches a year go, but "we were stonewalled on that."
Wyden alluded to the multiple times Clapper and other intelligence officials gave misleading remarks about the extent of surveillance programs. "These statements did not protect sources and methods that were useful in fighting terror," he said. "Instead, they hid bad policy choices and violations of the liberties of the American people."While Wyden took Clapper to task, liberal Code Pink activists sat in the audience, wearing pink shirts and holding signs that read slogans like, "James Clapper, you're fired." A handful of lawmakers have called for Clapper to be fired given that he previously lied to Congress about NSA programs.
Heinrich, meanwhile, slammed Brennan for his response to the Intelligence Committee's study on the CIA's detention and interrogation program. "Recent efforts undertaken by the CIA, including but not limited to inaccurate public statements about the committee study, are meant to intimidate, deflect and thwart legitimate oversight," he said.
While the intelligence officials were ready Wednesday to cooperate with lawmakers, they also stressed the damage they believe has been done to the nation's intelligence gathering due to the Snowden leaks. Clapper said the leaks have done "profound damage," and "as a consequence, the nation is less safe and its people less secure."
"Terrorists and other adversaries of this country are going to school on U.S. intelligence sources' methods and trade craft and the insights that they are gaining are making our job much, much harder," he said. "And this includes putting the lives of members or assets of the intelligence community at risk, as well as our armed forces, diplomats, and our citizens."
Clapper added that he calls on Snowden and his "accomplices" to return of the remaining stolen documents that have not yet been publicly released to prevent any more damage to U.S. security.
Later, when asked about the United States' preparedness with respect to terrorist attacks, Clapper said it was difficult to say whether the country is safer now than it was in 2001. Earlier, the U.S. has focused on the al Qaeda core, but the threat is now much more dispersed, he said.
The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan remain the al Qaeda movement's ideological center, he said, but there are at least five franchises in 12 countries. What's going on in Syria, he said, "may be some respects a new FATA for us." The al-Nusra Front in Syria, he said, "does have aspirations for attacks on the homeland." Intelligence officials told Congress earlier this year that extremist groups in Syria were trying to recruit Americans and other westerners who had traveled to Syria to carry out attacks on their return home.
Clapper also said the terrorists have gotten more sophisticated.
"It's clear as well that our collection capabilities are not as robust, perhaps, as they were because the terrorists -- and this is not specifically because of the Snowden revelations -- but generally have gotten smarter about how we go about our business, and how we use trade-craft to detect them and to thwart them," he said.Lawmakers also asked National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen about the threat of terrorism during the Sochi Olympics. Olsen said there has been an "uptick" in the threat reporting, but this was to be expected given the number of extremist groups in in this area. After traveling to Sochi in December and meeting with Russian officials, Olsen told lawmakers Wednesday that the Russians are devoting substantial resources to the threat.
"The biggest issue from my perspective is not the games themselves, the venues themselves," he said. "There's extensive security at those locations, the sites of the events. The greater threat is to softer targets in the greater Sochi area, and in the outskirts. Beyond Sochi. Where there is a substantial potential for a terrorist attack."


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Teen Vogue Me Girl Gameplay 1 iOS / Android
Teen Vogue Me Girl
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Let's play Teen Vogue Me Girl! This is part 1 of my walkthrough guide for the iOS game, Teen Vogue Me Girl by Frenzoo Limited.
I will update this post with more tips and tricks, so please bookmark this page and keep on checking in!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask for extra help in the comments section.
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Think you have what it takes to be an Us Top Cop?
PHOTOS: Hollywood's Biggest Style Offenders
Write a snippy one-liner for this photo of Lindsay Lohan. If you want your joke to appear in a copy of Us Weekly, be sure to leave your full name in your comment below!
This article originally appeared on Usmagazine.com: Write a Fashion Police Caption for Lindsay Lohan


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Sarah Palin knocks "lamestream media" while getting two hours free publicity on NBC's Today
Now I know why Sarah Palin calls it the lamestream media.
Halfway through the first two hours of Palin's "guest hosting" stint on NBC's Today show this morning, I was still waiting for the former Alaska governor to actually do some hosting, as the show shuffled her through interview and debate segments like guiding a small child through a maze.
No doubt, given Palin's habit of reducing her public statements to a collection of corny catchphrases, limiting the windows where she might speak extemporaneously to the camera was probably smart.
Still, the sum total of Palin's first hour on Today mostly amounted to gag visuals -- sorting through a pile of newspapers while joking that a tourist mistook her for Tina Fey -- and a long "exclusive" interview where she warned the GOP presidential nominee he would get "clobbered by the lamestream media who does not like the conservative message."
Of course, people could hear her warnings because NBC had turned over TV's top-rated morning show to showcasing her personality, flying her out from Alaska for the day. How lame could they be?
(At least, host Matt Lauer gave a jab back, noting Palin's "guest hosting" gig "technically makes you part of the lamestream media.")
Over on ABC, the reason why Today opened its doors to Palin continued her own cutesy takeover of Good Morning America, as ex-Today show host Katie Couric mugged her way through a taped bit visiting Madam Tussaud's wax museum and eating pizza with GMA's on air crew (minus George Stephanopoulos, who had the good sense to bail on this bit of fluff).
The whole thing felt like GMA was somehow introducing Couric to Manhattan like a tourist -- despite the fact that she's been based in New York for decades.
As I wrote Monday, this is all about NBC desperately trying to avoid seeing its 16-year winning streak in the ratings snapped by Couric's surprise guest host gig. But the last-minute "surprises" arranged by NBC for this week feel a bit flat -- including a much-hyped announcement by American Idol host Ryan Seacrest planned for this morning which was moved to Wednesday.
The bit may have backfired: Fans of the Today show have posted a steady stream of negative comments on the show's Facebook page, saying they tuned to ABC because Palin was on NBC this morning.
Lauer cited a tweet from Seacrest to explain why he blew off this morning's show -- the host had just had elbow surgery and said he couldn't travel. So apparently, all the satellite TV hookups from Los Angeles were taken today and Seacrest was too busy to pick up the phone and call NBC.
All part of the lamestream media's effort to keep viewers hooked to increasingly lame morning shows which have sacrificed substance and informative segments for hokey stunts and transparently self-serving "surprises."
Turns out, Palin is a more perceptive media critic than I ever realized.
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Expert publishing blog opinions are solely those of the blogger and not necessarily endorsed by DBW.
Candace Bushnell, creator of Sex and the City, had her email account hacked yesterday.
The hacker Guccifer (who exposed George W. Bush – the painter) broke in and posted the first 50 pages of the book. Max Read at Gawker broke the story and has links to the pages plus emails between the author and her editor debating how to get the pages taken down.
Ms. Bushnell writes in one of the leaked emails, "Oh dear, this is terrible."
I can understand her reaction, but actually feel this is not terrible, but a major opportunity. This is a chance to launch this book in a much bigger way than before.
- Now people know she is working on a book. Sure it could be years away, but her fans get a taste of the new book. It is currently titled KILLING MONICA. The pages are not edited nor approved for consumers. But her fans know that and will be thrilled to get a "sneak peak."
- The first 50 pages were leaked. Her last book, THE CARRIE DIARIES was 404-pages. If this one is the same length, then 12% of the book that is available for free. When the book is finished and for sale, Amazon, B&N and Apple all will have 20% to be sampled for free. So the content will be free regardless.
- This is great publicity for a book that isn't even written yet. There are news stories on dozens of websites now and I am sure it will continue to spread. People will remember when the book comes out that is was the one that was hacked and released.
- The publisher can work to take it down and spend a lot of energy fighting this or they can embrace the chaos and go with it. Once it leaks, it will always be available. So why not work with it?
I can understand Ms. Bushnell's reaction and feeling of being violated. No one wants to be hacked and have their personal emails posted for all to see. Plus writers want to work and craft their stories before showing to the public. I also understand the publisher wanting to control the publication and plan the marketing and publicity. An author the stature of Ms. Bushnell will have a big and well orchestrated plan.
But the pages have been leaked and things are now different. Now could be that start of a new campaign to sell the book.
I have not read the pages and don't plan on doing so. But I am sure many fans have and may enjoy seeing the inside of the writing and creative process.
This will probably be her biggest selling book in years.


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Clear Links Found Between Inflammation, Bacterial Communities and Cancer,
University of North Carolina
What if a key factor ultimately behind a cancer was not a genetic defect but ecological? Ecologists have long known that when some major change disturbs an environment in some way, ecosystem structure is likely to change dramatically. Further, this shift in interconnected species' diversity, abundances, and relationships can in turn have a transforming effect on health of the whole landscape -- causing a rich woodland or grassland to become permanently degraded, for example -- as the ecosystem becomes unstable and then breaks down the environment.


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Well, I think this decision will give it again the dynamic to move on and play a key role on the market.
Daniel says:
As a Free Software social project, we have an obligation to take this project further, for the good of the community that revolves around it. Putting the decisions for the project's future in the hands of the community is one of the highest benefits of any FOSS project, and we'd like to bring this benefit to our users and developers. We still will remain as an important part this community as the founders, but we want to make sure we are including all of the people who care about Diaspora and want to see it succeed well into the future.
Read the complete announcement
Not a Gnome stuff
This is not directly related to Gnome, but these news are quite big to be ignored. I was also a fan of Diaspora and I was doing some programming on it, when it was released. And by the way we are planning to deploy a Diaspora* node by the end of this year and make a Gnome social.


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Thursday, March 5, 2015
Upcycled Inspirational Bag Tags
With all the clothes upcycling I've been doing myself lately, I thought it only fair that I give my daughters a shout out.
They have a little Junior Madeit shop called
Currently they have several upcycled denim jean bag tags that they made - with inspirational quotes on them.
Like this one..
Or this one..
My girls are both keen swimmers, so there are a few tags in there with swimming quotes too!
They would love it if you popped over to their shop to take a look. Maybe you'll find a tag you like - or perhaps might make a nice gift for a friend! Upcycled and Handmade - what more could you ask?
Posted by Jill Shepherd at 7:00 AM>
Labels: handmade gifts, madeit
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Very inspirational indeed! Love how your girls are involved in this project. My best quote has to be the Audrey Hepburn one :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Agy. The girls really enjoyed making them. I think we need to start on another batch. They love choosing the quotes!Delete
They are great, inspirational quotes with a pleasing font & design:)ReplyDelete
Hi Jill, I couldn't find your email address, so am contacting you here. Somehow, I think I have become a no-reply blogger. A long time ago, I saved your instructions on how to fix it. But, when I click on the little cogwheel on my dashboard, I don't see "Revert to blogger profile". Can you tell me how to fix this, please? Thanks so much, Lynda BergmanReplyDeleteReplies
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Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s
October 21, 2016–January 22, 2017
Baker/Rowland Galleries
Haunted Screens: German Cinema in the 1920s, features set designs, drawings, photographs, posters, and more from masterworks of German Expressionist cinema. Influenced by the highly charged emotionalism of the Expressionist movement, German filmmakers employed geometrically distorted set designs, dramatic lighting, off-kilter framing, strong shadows and distorted perspectives to express a sense of uneasiness and discomfort. These films reflected the mood of Germany during the postwar Weimar period, when Germans were reeling from the death and destruction of WWI. These works served as a catalyst for science fiction and horror and continue to inspire contemporary filmmakers, including Tim Burton and Martin Scorsese.
Organized by La Cinémathèque française, in Paris, this exhibition includes film clips from more than 20 films, offering a window to an exceptionally groundbreaking period in German film history.


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Chopin's "Funeral March" sonata is one of the best-known pieces of music in the world, with a theme that's heard everywhere from state funerals to animated films.
But what was going on in Frédéric Chopin's life that inspired such a famous but macabre anthem, which is just one element of the four-movement Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor? And how did the composer intend his work to be performed? Those are just a few of the questions that will be answered Sunday, March 16, when Coastal Concerts hosts its inaugural Musical Perspectives program at Indy Hall in Millsboro. The free public program, which begins at 3 p.m., coincides with March for the Arts in Education month in Delaware.
Maestro Roman Pawlowski, retired music director of several noted regional symphony orchestras, will highlight structural elements of the sonata, using graphic visual aids and brief, recorded musical excerpts. He will be joined by Ching-Yun Hu, who will discuss the performer's role in interpreting the composer's intentions. Hu, a winner of the 2009 Concert Artists Guild International Competition, will perform the entire sonata during Coastal Concerts' 2013-14 season finale program Saturday, March 22, in Lewes.
"Our Musical Perspectives program aims to develop the perceptive skills of audience members, exploring elements of the work's musical structure as well as its emotional and intellectual content," Pawlowski said. "This will bring a new dimension to the listening experience, consistent with Coastal Concerts' mission to promote classical music appreciation."
Prior to his retirement, Pawlowski was music director of orchestras including the Delaware County Symphony and the Newark Symphony. He was on the faculty of Immaculata University, Rosemont College and Neumann University, and held choral and orchestral conducting positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Musical Academy.
Although there is no charge for the March 16 program, advance reservations are required and may be made by calling 1-888-212-6458 or emailing a request to firstname.lastname@example.com. A complimentary reception will follow the presentation.
The fully accessible Indy Hall is at 23767 Samuel Adams Circle, near the intersection of Route 5 and Route 23 in Millsboro.
For more information on the March 16 program or the March 22 concert, go to www.coastalconcerts.org.
Coastal Concerts is a nonprofit organization promoting classical music appreciation in central Delmarva. Its programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, and the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, both of which partner with the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The Lavish 7-Course Meal
Don't skip lunch that day. "Fasting will just make you want to stuff yourself later," says Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, a champion competitive eater. So eat normally before the event. Then, once you sit down for the big meal, drink water throughout. Two 8-ounce glasses of water during dinner may boost your metabolism by 30 percent, according to a small study by German researchers. And watch your alcohol intake: If you drink about 13 ounces of wine with your meal, you may eat 22 percent more than you otherwise would have, according to a study in Physiology & Behavior.
The 8-Hour, No-Stop Road Trip
Train your midsection. "Long rides can wear down your stability. That's why you feel like you're falling out of your seat," says Indy 500 champ Sam Hornish Jr. "The stronger your core, the less fatigue you'll feel." In the weeks before you leave, do Russian twists: Lie faceup with your upper back on a Swiss ball, knees bent, and feet flat on the floor. Holding a medicine ball, extend your arms toward the ceiling and then twist your body to the side until your arms parallel the floor. Aim for 8 to 10 repetitions. Repeat on the opposite side.
The Long Relationship "Talk"
Start with coffee or tea. It's endearing—and better yet, a recent study found that people judged others as more generous and caring if they held a warm beverage, and less so if they held a cold one. She wants reassurance, so use the word "remember" often. "Acknowledgment of your shared memory will show that you're invested," says Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D., author of Why Can't You Read My Mind?
The Excessively Long Layover
"Even if you're not a member, the $50 airport-lounge visitor's pass is worth it," says Doug Stallings, senior editor at Fodor's. The airline staff may be more willing to hear you there, so be kind and patient. If the delay is longer than 2 hours, call the airline. Some offer free upgrades or seats with other carriers.


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Bankruptcy Law
Bankruptcy Law Questions? Ask a Bankruptcy Lawyer.
Hello, and thank you for contacting Just Answer.
Did you file the chapter 13 with an attorney? Have you discussed this issue with them?
not yet probably next week just want to be a little informed.
Ok, just to clarify, you haven't filed at all and are just considering it? You are currently making payments to your creditors directly? What is your yearly income? Have you considered a chapter 7 instead of a chapter 13?
make over 53 k
And how many people are currently in your family and residing with you? (1-10).
wife and daughter
Ok, thank you for the extra information. I ask to consider whether or not you qualify for a chapter 7 bankruptcy. The first test is whether you make less than the median income for your family size, and you are over the median income for a family of 3. However, there are still ways to get in to a chapter 7, particularly if you have certain qualified expenses.
Chapter 13, on the other hand, is a good option where you can afford the payments, but often people find that the payments are higher than they expected.
If you have not spoken yet with an attorney, may I ask how you determined what your Chapter 13 payments would be?
i didn't, i manage to pay my bills only pennies left over but with an old lot foreclosure coming for its money ch 13 looks right
Potential foreclosure is one reason people look at a chapter 13. The amount of a chapter 13 payment is based on what your disposable income is after all necessary bills are paid (food, utilities, etc).
The court does take in to consideration income versus debt to determine the length of the plan (between 3 and 5 years) and what your monthly payment will be.
Prior to sitting down with an attorney, you may want to review the "basics" of chapter 13 at:
back to the question where you came in, ok all bills get paid then they figure a ch-13 pymt doesn't make sense to me
All necessary expenses, not including bills to creditors such as credit cards etc.
So yes, after food is bought and utilities/housing is paid, the remaining income is what is considered under the plan.
Keep in mind that the idea behind the plan will be what you can actually pay after all necessary expenses are deducted, the court is not trying to break you.
The basic calculation is income minus necessary expenses (Again food, housing, utilities etc). Whatever is left over is basically what is available for a chapter 13 payment. Now, if you are paying for the most expensive cable package available, the court may not allow that as a necessary expense, or payments for a luxury car, etc. Ultimately, it is a fact specific calculation, and that is why an attorney should be consulted to figure out your actual payment amount.
If you need a referral to an attorney, the Bridge to Justice Referral Program may be able to help:
makes sense now. i have several in mind, will talk to both, do they make you bring your taxes
Yes, they are likely going to want to see at least the last few years of tax returns as a means of verifying your income.
Let me know if you require any further information. Otherwise, please remember to RATE my answer AT LEAST 3 out of 5 so that I can receive credit for my work.
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@ Sakura-chan ... So not adorable .. Tech style .. 90% .. NOT adorable - 20%. Overall.. 70% ..
@ KiNA .. bumping sig for rating @ new page lol .. come on... Bash!!! (with appropriate reasoning of course )
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@ ChibiDusk: 8/10 great Sig
@ Winter&Summer: 8/10 I`m wondering, how you managed, to put a animation into a static sig ^^
@ Kira_Naruto 8/10 Just a great sig. Niche background, and great motive.
@ lavielove: 7/10
@ sakura-chan: 7/10
|2006-03-19, 10:45
|Link #484
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
@ Ichy ... The very same pic I select for my next sig T_T (It was delayed because I couldnt spend too much time to make a sig .. thus the current insta-sig) .. Nice pose eh? Elda is just so damn sexy, I wished she have her grandaughter's boob tho .. or at least her daughter-in-law's ^^... Biased rating ... 90% .. Nice BG.. Nice touch on the corners .. need a name slapped somewhere.
|2006-03-19, 13:36
|Link #486
The Hawqman
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ottawa Ontario
Age: 26
Chibidusk- Vey nice sig, nice style, overall the colour looks great, and text effect is great.9/10
Ichy- very good sig, but the render is from a screenshot. The pic does not match the backround, maybe try fixing up its colour, or you can blend it to the bg may fix it up better. 8.5/10
Kira naruto- I like the sig alot, the bg looks great, and the cutting is pretty good. 8.7/10
Sakura chan- you are right the guy is soooooooooooo ugly, but I like the bg, you could of chosen a better image for him. Anyways nice shape also, 8.2/10
|2006-03-19, 20:29
|Link #487
"Show it to me"
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: In solitude, where we are least alone
sakura-chan: as usual, i like the shape of your sig. maybe put a little light on your sig? 8/10
ichy: nice image. the bg is nice too. but it's a little plain and those little squares make it even stranger. 8/10
|2006-03-20, 11:59
|Link #488
Sui Yein Ng 13
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Canada
Age: 33
Cyz: 8.5/10 Very red and hottish sig... and .5 to Saber beside it.
Mr.Hawq: 7.5/10 very blue and coldish sig, kinda blurry tho(maybe its just me)
ChibiDusk: 9/10 Nice edges, simple, and eye friendly colours...Oh yea, I like the mirror effect there.
Kira_Naruto: 8.5/10 nice signatures as usual
Ichy: 8/10 sexy...wish I could see the whole picture from your sig
|2006-03-20, 23:10
|Link #490
Eien no ai~
Mr.Hawq, you could probably recompress your banner to reduce the icky JPEG artifacts. The background is sharp, which is okay, but the image you've placed in the foreground is blurred and... not smooth. I want to say it looks like the lines were slightly smeared, but I don't know how to describe the problem. It really looks out of place.
7/10: the style's okay, but your source material sucks
|2006-03-21, 05:46
|Link #491
♪~ Daydreaming ~♪
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Italy
Syn13: very original and well done. Gives a good effect overall 8,5/10
Sakura-chan: well.. agree with KiNa ^^ ... it would be a 9 for the composition, but -2 for the subject, gomen ne ^^ 7/10
Ichy: a nice capture, and I like how you settled the background (same goes for you avatar, btw). All in all, a great work. 9,25/10
Changed! Still Momo from Shinigami no Ballad, just her eyes this time though (more precisely, it's a close up from the same scene of previous sign). It's simple, but I wanted to give a tribute to her wonderful eyes.
And sigh.. it's so hard to fit animated signs under 50.000 bytes.. With a bit more room, I'd have made them blink (or just open and close) ... but oh well ^^
|2006-03-21, 17:17
|Link #494
Ero~Kairin! ^-^ Yeay!
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: ~ Montreal
Age: 36
@ Chibi Outshines everyone, thats no suprise. ^-^ I miss the chibi workshop thread. I guess I'll pop in there sometimes. Its been a while.
@ Cyz Mines aren't Red hot but I guees one could say we have similar tastes. Oh thats chibi. Me not suprised at all. ^^
@ Riker Whats the Cute Moms Appreciation Club about? What kind of activities does it feat.?? The little poeme is sweet.
@ Kira LOL I have the source of the girl in the middle picture so I know what kind of work you came up with to make it fit the right one's position. Thats great you get a high score. ^^
@ Ichy Ecchi it is. Something's missing. The background make it look like its the apocalypse in there. I hope that's what it was ment to express.
@ Mr.Hawq Love the concept. Quality lacks a bit. Otherwise Saber rocks.
@ Aoie_Emesai The gradiant's color it awefull. Plus it makes the under layers pretty hard to see. You can do much better.
@ lavielove Whats Amitadrive?? Did I miss something?? Anyway that sig just kicked my ass good. Good work.
@ Pellissier I wonder how many frames ^^ Well I agree it would 've been nice making those eyes wink, still it is appealing. I'd like to see your name in there but I suppose you're more of the photographic type of sig maker. ^^
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|2006-03-21, 19:12
|Link #495
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Cyz- w00t! go Shana!!! i love the red and the image. kinda freaky though b/c she looks albino D: that wont take away any points though..b/c as you all know...its shiny<: 10/10
ChiDu- i am in awe...dam AS needs an emotion where the smiley's jaw drops to the ground...thats so cool!!! 1000000000000/10
Pelli- well i listened to you and dled Shinigami no Ballad and its just what i need after Hantsuki!! momo's eyes are beyootiful, if they were made like a really light blue id probably steal them and run away with it i love the idea of focusing just on her eyes 10/10
all perfects and beyonds for the sigs i picked this time . every one did great as well...just too lazy to rate them all today XP
mine right now is just a screenshot with my own little stupid drawing of neko ears and the rest. i didnt know what to do with it and i was just plain bored so...tada. i dont even think a cats paw print is like that..hmm i just needed a cheerful shana sig in time for the last episode.
|2006-03-21, 22:48
|Link #497
The Hawqman
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ottawa Ontario
Age: 26
Sakura chan- Very nice sig, I like how you put the gaps between them, and the colour balance looks great. 8.9/10
Torencee-nice screen cap, pretty nice ears 8/10
Jojo stars-another one, yay. Pretty nice, the composition looks great, it would be cool if you made her looks like a motion capture. 8.7/10
Lavielove- I like the sig, the backround looks pretty nice, and simple. The text stands out very well, 8.5/10
Syn 13- innovative, and origional, nice idea. 8.6/10
Pellisier-simple animation, and closeup. 8/10
lol Sakura , out of every page you have posted and rated a signature. I swear you have never rated my signature. Very weird.
|2006-03-22, 12:50
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Join Date: Dec 2005
torrence : I'll be one of the junkies who will celebrate Shana finale episode. waiting with the beers and cigars.That's really cute sig, you draw it by yourself. That's rock and work 90%
JoJo Did you bribe the mod ?? I'm quite sure that your sig exceed the size limit =P jk really hot .. 90 degree Celcius. btw my sig is related to Eureka7,I don't think you miss out something.May be you just don't like that kind of genre.
cheers ^_^
|2006-03-22, 16:54
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Ero~Kairin! ^-^ Yeay!
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: ~ Montreal
Age: 36
@ JOJOS'STAR Wow that girl has enormous demon arms! Scary. Well thats probably your most ero sig evar! ><
@ iKumdo You post here with no sig.. this is a great opportunity for me to legaly not rate anyone.
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text: Putnam school board suspends teacher, fires aide By Kate White March 18, 2013 Story Share WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Putnam County Board of Education members met in closed session for more than two hours Monday night before suspending a Winfield Elementary School teacher and terminating a teacher's aide at Winfield High School.Denise Edwards, a special education teacher at Winfield Elementary, was suspended without pay for three days for what the agenda said was "insubordination, and violation of the Employee Code of Conduct."Neither Edwards nor her attorney would comment after the executive session."Ms. Edwards is great. I'll stay until midnight or 1 a.m. if I need to," said Billie Jo Elder, of Buffalo, who said Edwards has been her son's teacher for about the past five years.Elder wouldn't elaborate on what she believed the suspension was about because she didn't want to harm Edwards' case.Cora Combs, a county bus driver, and Charles Edwards, an aide in Denise Edward's classroom, also both came to support the teacher."I don't know what it's about, but I told her I'd be here if she needed me to speak," Combs said.Also at the meeting, school board members terminated Lori Harrison, a special education teacher's aide at Winfield High School. Superintendent Chuck Hatfield said it was a separate matter from Edwards's suspension. Harrison, who the agenda said had been suspended since March 12, was fired effective Monday night, for "violation of the Employee Code of Conduct, insubordination and immorality."She was not at the meeting, Hatfield said.In other business, board members scheduled a meeting for April 16 to approve the school levy rate for 2014. Treasurer Chris Campbell said the rate declined slightly from last year, and is down a half-cent per $100.Also Monday, board members recognized three county teachers who attained National Board of Professional Teaching Standards certifications.Those recognized were: Holly Hoover, a language arts teacher at Winfield Middle School, Courtney Ruppert, a language arts teacher at Hurricane Middle School, and Rachelle Williams, a Title I reading and math teacher at Poca Elementary School.Reach Kate White at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-1723. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 2 Teen pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 'Report for America' pilot project begins in Appalachia 4 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan 5 Congressional opioid investigation targets drug wholesaler Miami-Luken 2 Ohio football players guilty of raping W.Va. teen Previous Story Dunbar residents, officials raise concerns about gun legislation Next Story


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Washington, June 22 (ANI): A seven-page letter written by the first Prime Minister of United States, George Washington to help ratify the Constitution, was auctioned at Christie's in New York for almost 1.5 million dollar.
Christie's, an art business auction house, said that the seven-page letter was offered by a private collector for sale and was purchased by an anonymous phone bidder for 14, 43,750 dollars, Fox News reports.
According to the report, in 1788, Washington wrote the letter to John Armstrong, a major general in Washington's army, expressing his positive views on the newly drafted Constitution.
Washington wrote that the persons who are chosen to administer constitution will have virtue enough to pursue that line of conduct which will bring out happiness of their country and the constitution is always open to the necessary amendments.
Washington said that a full and fair disclosure of the rights of a man have been given by the framers of the constitution. (ANI)


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Skrillex, 'Leaving' – Song Review
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What does a superstar artist do when seemingly the entire music world begins to copy his style? He leaves it behind. That's what dubstep-influenced EDM star Skrillex does on his new song, the appropriately-titled 'Leaving.'
'Leaving' eschews Skrillex's signature dubstep wobble for moody electronics and distorted voices atop mild percussion clanging, resulting in a chilled-out listening experience that glides along without building up to any sort of climax. That may let down some fans, but Skrillex definitely needed to push his music in a different direction after everyone from Pitbull to Taylor Swift began incorporating elements of the sound.
The song features no vocals aside from a voice repeating its title over and over. Maybe we're reading too much into it, but 'Leaving' and its somber tone could be a reflection on his split from former girlfriend Ellie Goulding.
The new track is the title cut from his latest EP, which just dropped this week. While we're not 100% sold on the laid-back style of the song, we like that Skrillex is willing to move beyond the formula that brought him mainstream success. He probably won't sell a million copies of an album full of songs like 'Leaving,' but it's a pleasant musical detour from the norm.


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The owner of a college that catered for foreign students has rejected suggestions that he "trousered" money received in fees from students.
A creditors' meeting for Eden College heard of a complex web of companies, mostly owned by Fakir Hussain, and of large sums of money that passed between them.
More than €800,000 was transferred from the company that owned Eden College to a parent company called Mind Leaders in 2012.
Mr Hussain said this was in order to buy a company in the UK.
Two sums totalling €100,000 went to a company owned by Mr Hussain's father.
Mr Hussain said that was for work that had been tendered and that his father's company had offered the best price.
The meeting also heard of a debt of just over €300,000 owed by Eden to a company called Chill Out Ventures.
Chill Out Ventures is a property management company owned by Fakir Hussain and used to accommodate students.
Lawyers asked what third-party valuations were in place to ensure that such transactions, between companies so closely related, were at arm's length.
They asked did one have to accept on faith that he had not "trousered the cash".
To this Mr Hussain replied that he had not "trousered the cash".
Mr Hussain also rejected accusations that he had "drained Eden College dry".
He said the money had gone on teaching students, running the business, and on trading losses.
A Statement of Affairs presented at the meeting gave a breakdown of an estimated €1.4m in debts.
But lawyers representing students, the Revenue Commissioners, and Dublin City Council disagreed with the figures presented.
Students said they were owed more than €390,000 and not the €56,000 in the Statement of Affairs.
Dublin City Council representatives said the council was owed €220,000, almost double what Mr Hussain had estimated.
The Revenue Commissioners said they too were owed more than the €60,000 calculated by Mr Hussain.
Student Muhammad Ijaz told the meeting he had completed two years of a business degree at Eden College.
Just weeks before it closed he had paid fees for his third and final year.
Now, he said, he has nothing, including no qualification. "What is the price of my time?" he asked.
He said students were being treated "like dogs in the street".
Mr Hussain was asked if he was the owner of another college, IBS, that was housed in the same building on Burgh Quay and also closed unexpectedly in recent weeks.
The director of IBS, Liz Clery, has claimed that Mr Hussain was the real owner.
On several occasions Mr Hussain declined to answer the question. His representative said it was not relevant to the creditors' meeting.
Mr Hussain explained that when IBS had moved into the building on Burgh Quay it did not have credit card facilities.
He said Eden had made its credit card facilities available to IBS and that was why some students had receipts that appeared to come from Eden College.
The meeting also heard of debts of €20,000 to Mark O'Keeffe, an accountant from Cork.
Mark O'Keeffe's father, former Minister for Education Batt O'Keeffe, was president of Eden College until shortly before its closure.
Meanwhile, the task force aimed at assisting students affected by closure of the colleges has met for the first time.
In a statement this afternoon, the Department of Education and Skills said the task force's first priority is to establish the number of genuine students affected by the closure of five private colleges in recent weeks, how many students have been accommodated in other colleges in the sector and what more can be done to assist the international students.
The task force will meet again next Tuesday where it is expected that options for students who have not yet been accommodated through other placements will be discussed.
The task force is made up of stakeholders such as Marketing English in Ireland, the Irish Council for International Students, the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, Higher Education Colleges Association, Quality and Qualifications Ireland and others.


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A $30,000 grant from the Goodrich Foundation was recently awarded to the Parent Teacher Association at Rohr Elementary School.
The funds will assist in the development of Rohr's computer lab, construction of a school garden, and encouragement of students to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. It also will help provide school supplies and classroom material for teachers.
Patrick Palmer, spokesman for Goodrich Aerostructures in Chula Vista, said the garden is especially needed at the school in light of a recent districtwide study that found that roughly 35 percent of Rohr students were obese.
"It's going to teach the kids about ecology and the value of proper nutrition and raw vegetables," Palmer said.
He said the garden will be constructed in honor of a teacher who passed away from cancer and will include seven raised planters — one for each grade, shade trees, a storage shed and an outdoor classroom.
The Goodrich Foundation was formed through a contribution by the Goodrich Corp., a global supplier of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry.
To date the foundation has provided the school with 150 computer keyboards, 40 monitors, 250 student backpacks with school supplies and office supplies.


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"Elbit covers the tactical side of the spectrum, from the diminutive Skylark to the Hermes series," claimed Eli Yitzhaki, the company's vice president, business development and marketing. But while the Hermes 450 provides the backbone of Israel defense force UAV operations, the Skylark mini-UAV is showing great promise during development trials undertaken by the Israeli Army.
Selected two years ago following a competition against seven other competitors, the Skylark has yet to enter full-rate production, although an initial batch has been supplied to soldiers in the field. In the intervening years, a number of refinements have been introduced but the Skylark has been shown to cater for the emerging needs of counterterrorism units.
For example, when it becomes necessary to distinguish between an innocent civilian repairing his vehicle and a terrorist burying a landmine by the road, the company-developed gyro-stabilized sensor pack carried by the Skylark includes the facility to zoom to the scene and provide a clear answer.
Yitzhaki told Aviation International News that the Skylark man-machine interface is based on Hermes software embedded into a laptop-sized ground control station. Both the hand-launched Skylark and the catapult-launched Hermes 450 have been designed for autonomous operation in which the crew can concentrate on controlling the sensors rather than 'flying' the UAV.
"We have trained soldiers to operate the Skylark in a mere three days," said Yitzhaki, explaining that a quickly loaded digital map includes all references to natural and man-made hazards. The mini-UAV is recovered using a deep stall and airbag to protect the payload from damage and this has proved to be reliable, even over rough and rocky terrain.
"Integrating the payload with the platform has been an objective right from the beginning," Yitzhaki noted but a modular approach to the Skylark payload design enables a soldier to change sensors quickly and without need of tools. Using a remote video terminal, a soldier can hand over control from one station to another and indeed as an example of the commonality between the Hermes 450 and Skylark, it is possible to access inputs from the former's sensors.
Boosted by the selection of the Hermes 450 for the UK Army's Watchkeeper program, interest in this particular model has grown, although for reasons of security, clearance to export the system is largely limited to NATO countries. Therefore it is not trying to sell the system to any developing countries
But as the number in service in approved countries increases, it is realized that a see-and-be-seen capability will be required by civil certification authorities. The Hermes 450 has full redundancy to achieve a high level of reliability and moreover, with a 330-pound payload capability, it could carry any device developed to permit operation in controlled airspace.
However, other models within the Hermes series have considerable potential Yitzhaki claims, noting that the Hermes 1500 medium-altitude long-endurance, multimission UAV can accommodate "anything that the P-3 can carry," including an advanced signals intelligence package. If the traffic avoidance problem can be solved, it is envisioned that the Hermes 1500 would become a very cost-effective maritime reconnaissance platform.


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A pirated version of the trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises materialized on different YouTube accounts this weekend–the video appears to have been videotaped from inside a movie theater. International Business Times described the short preview in this article.
According to reports, the trailer was shown before screenings of Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Part 2 . The trailer contained this message: "Every hero has a journey. Every journey has an end. From Christopher Nolan. The Dark Knight Rises. The epic conclusion."
For this Batman adventure, Gotham City's caped crusader will battle Catwoman (played by Anne Hathaway) and Bane (played by Tom Hardy). In May, the movie's Twitter account revealed a first glimpse at Hardy in costume.


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Hi everyone, I was wondering is Sauna will make the Acne/Whiteheads worsen? Then sauna have Dry Sauna and Steam Sauna.. May I know which one is good for cleaning the skin and slowly cure the acne? Thanks AC
Is Sauna Good for Acne?
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Re: Are Saunas Good For Acne
The idea behind saunas in general is for the heat to open up the skin pores to clear out any blockages present. However they will dry out the skin. This may not be ideal if you have sensitive skin or conditions like Rosacea, eczema or dermatitis. Pregnant women in their first trimester should avoid them as they have been linked to neural tube defects according the Journal of American Medical Association.
The results from saunas will be different for different people. Lasers, like the Spectra system for example give far more predictable outcomes that are consistent with standard time frames. They specifically clear blockages and address the oil producing sebaceous glands so that they secrete less oil.
Learn more: http://www.finetouchdermatology.com/los-angeles-acne/
Saunas are bad for the skin!
Saunas in general are bad for the skin. I don't recommend them, or hot tubs, or extremely hot water. Dry, wet, steam, etc. it doesn't matter. The heat is the problem and it will cause damage to your skin. It is not a solution for acne at all.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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I am a black woman with hair type 3c with a small patch of 4a on the top center of my head. My hair used to be very long and chemical free. I decided to use a product called The Hair Bodiphier System. It is supposed to be an all natural, 100% chemical free hair straightening system. I followed the instructions exactly. The moment after rinsing the product out of my hair and ever since I used it about 4 weeks ago my hair is just constantly falling out. Any time I touch it, it falls out. If I look at it too hard it falls out. I can not do anything to my hair because any time I touch my hair just with my hand I literally have a hand full of hair in my hand. Before using the product my hair while curly came halfway down my back, now the longest part of my hair barely reaches my shoulders. What can I use to repair, strengthen and save what little hair I have left?


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"David and Alexis were both excellent and knowledgeable tour guides. Loved the fact that we were at Guell Park and Monserrat Monastery before the crowds. The clouds lower than the Monastery and the sun above made for a spectacular morning. ...Andrea E., Australia – See more reviews
What To Expect
Save money with this Super Saver that combines a full-day tour of Barcelona with tickets to its main attractions such as Park Guell and Sagrada Familia on Day 1 with a full-day tour to Montserrat Monastery on Day 2.
Meet your guide at the entrance of multicoloured Park Güell early in the morning.
Avoid the lines and crowds with our Early Acess Skip the Line ticket and start exploring all its highlights in small groups according to the option selected.
Learn about the origins of the Park, which contruction dates back to 1900. Did you know that Gaudi lived there with his father from 1906 to 1926?
From the main entrance of Park Güell, marvel at the spectacular Dragon Stairway and its famous salamandra covered with decorative tile-shard mosaic and the Greek theatre esplanade.
Do not miss the amazing roofs of the two pavilions made of traditional Catalan clay tiles covered with mosaics made of tile shards.
Admire the views of Barcelona including the Sagrada Familia and the Mediterranean Sea from the large esplanade at the center of Park Güell known for its undulating bench covered with tile-shard mosaic.
Walk through the Laundry Room Portico and see how it adopts the shape of a great wave atop slanting columns.
Then, visit the Austria Gardens where the Gaudi House Museum is located.
Your knowledgeable guide will also show you the bridges of Park Güell that are suspended on a structure of sloping columns and vaults made from unhewn stones: the Pont de Baix, the Pont del Mig and the Pont de Dalt.
After that, we will continue our tour with the famous Sagrada Familia. Skip the line and visit the interior of the basilica.
Learn about this incomplete cathedral striking for its architecture, art and history, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Admire the interior of the basilica that combines stunning Gothic and curvilinear Art Nouveau forms and acquire essential knowledge about the symbolism representing the Holy Family as an expression of Christian ideology faith through stone construction. Be amazed by the height of the central and side nave vaults.
Do not leave without marvelling at the characters and christian schenes of the three grand façades of the Sagrada Familia: the Nativity façade to the East, the Passion façade to the West, and the Glory façade to the South which has not been completed yet.
We will pass by famous Casa Batlló and La Pedrera before returning to the bus and make a small stop in Montjuic, to enjoy the amazing panoramic view and take beautiful pictures for long-lasting memories.
Then, we will make our way to the famous Gothic Quarter.
Barcelona Gothic Quarter. We will explore its charming streets lined with buildings that date from Medieval times. Discover the Sant Jaume Square with the City Hall, the Basilica of La Mercè, and of course the Carrer del Bisbe bridge.
Avoid the crowds with early access to Santa Maria de Montserrat Monastery, known for enshrining the image of the Virgin of Montserrat.
Relax as we head from downtown Barcelona to Montserrat sacred mountain, the highest point of the Catalan lowlands by bus.
Visit the Museum of Montserrat and marvel at its cultural heritage. The Museum of Montserrat contains six very different collections including a selection of the most outstanding artistic and archaeological heritage. Discover more than 1.300 pieces that embrace a vast chronological period from the 13th century BC with an Egyptian sarcophagus to the 20th century with paitings of El Greco, Caravaggio, Monet, Degas, Pissaro, etc. and also one of the finest collections of Catalan painting. Lean about outstanding names such as Picasso and Dalí, etc. See the graphic works by many of the greatest contemporary artists such as Chagall, Braque, Le Corbusier, Rouault, Miró, Dalí, Picasso, Clavé and Tàpies to name a few.
Fall in love with the architecture of the Basilica which combines Gothic and Renaissance styles, visit its atrium and its sacristy as well as an interesting permanent exhibition on the image of the Virgin which shows how it has changed over the years.
You will be taken back to downtown Barcelona after the tour.
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Calling all aspiring designers! Suddenly "getting the chair" is a fruitful, not fatal, sentence. The 13th Annual Promosedia International Design Competition is asking architecture or design students under 40 for original, unpublished chair design submissions. Design a chair that makes significant use of wood and is suitable for mass production and you could have 4,500 extra smackers in your bank account. And, the winning design will be featured in a prototype exhibition.Shown here is the winner of last year's competition: the Nube Chair by Spanish designer Tomas Alonso. The design reinterpreted the classic bentwood style pioneered by Michael Thonet by using curved wood with contemporary form, color, and proportion. All submissions must be received by May 5, 2009, so get to work!


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JEFFREY BROWN: Next, violent talk and a violent, but hugely popular sport.
GREGG WILLIAMS, National Football League Coach: There may be better athletes, but not defensive football players that have to go into war tomorrow.
JEFFREY BROWN: That's New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams last January firing up players to face the San Francisco 49ers in a playoff game the next day.
Documentary filmmaker Sean Pamphilon recorded Williams demanding the get-tough approach that might be heard in many locker rooms. But Williams has now admitted he oversaw cash bounties for players who knocked opponents out of games. And in parts of the tape, he clearly targets key San Francisco players, including number 10, Kyle Williams, who'd already had four concussions.
GREGG WILLIAMS: We need to find out in the first two series of the game the little wide receiver number 10 about his concussion. We need to (EXPLETIVE DELETED) put a lick on him right now.
JEFFREY BROWN: San Francisco's wide receiver Michael Crabtree was a target as well. He'd been nursing a damaged ligament, an ACL, in his knee.
GREGG WILLIAMS: We need to decide whether Crabtree wants to be a (EXPLETIVE DELETED) prima donna or he wants to be a tough guy. We need to find that out, and he becomes human when you (EXPLETIVE DELETED) take out that outside ACL.
JEFFREY BROWN: Williams also zeroed in on 49er tailback Frank Gore.
GREGG WILLIAMS: We have got to do everything in the world to make sure we kill Frank Gore's head. We want him running sideways. We want his head sideways.
JEFFREY BROWN: The Saints ultimately lost the game, and Williams himself left New Orleans. Then, the bounty scandal erupted into full view, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended him from the league indefinitely.
Saints head coach Sean Payton was banned for the coming season. The Williams audio appeared online, hours before Payton's appeal hearing yesterday. Filmmaker Pamphilon says he released it as a warning amid growing concern about head injuries in football at all levels.
More now on the tape and larger questions it raises from Dan Lebowitz, executive director of the Center on Sports in Society at Northeastern University, and Mike Wise, sports columnist for The Washington Post. He also hosts a sports radio talk show.
Dan Lebowitz, I will start with you.
What strikes you most about that tape?
DAN LEBOWITZ, executive director, Center on Sports in Society, Northeastern University: What strikes me most about it is that it goes against everything the Roger Goodell sort of tenure at the NFL.
Goodell has come in, looked at concussion issues, been responsive to the concussion issues, has tried to establish a code of conduct for that league as if they were in many respects what they are, a major brand like IBM. He's leveled fines for excessive hits. He's told people that he was going to establish this code of conduct. And he's held strong to it.
So I think, in many respects, it's a rogue and reprehensible act by certain people, in contrast to what the overall leadership of the league, whether it's from Goodell or owners like Kraft and the Rooneys — there is a strong leadership in the NFL, and it's a great brand. And I think that that brand has worked hard to make sure that people respect it and see that that brand is carrying a role of responsibility.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, well, Mike Wise, you have been in a lot of locker rooms at the same time. . .
MIKE WISE, The Washington Post: Yes.
JEFFREY BROWN: … and must have heard these kinds of — pumping up is what coaches do, especially in a violent sport like football.
MIKE WISE: Yes, I think there's a segment of society today saying, Jeff, this is how the sausage is made, and why should we be surprised?
But I think it's — I think it's important to make a clear distinction between, metaphorically speaking, I'm — you need to go knock that guy's head off, which we have all heard in locker rooms, and you've got to go test somebody's ACL. You have to hit him in the head.
Apparently, from the audio, the visual involved pointing at a chin, saying, you need to get Alex Smith under the chin. These are — these are clear malicious intent to injure — to — injures. And if you get to that point, I think you step over some lines, some boundaries that all of a sudden are crossed.
JEFFREY BROWN: But is the line — I will stay with you, Mike. Is the line clear? I mean, that's the question, right?
MIKE WISE: Well, and that's a good question, because having talked to Richard — Dr. Richard Ellenbogen, one the top neurologists in the country who's on the NFL's concussion committee, he says that there is a culture change going on.
The problem is, it's not going on, on the sideline yet. It's in the owners' offices. It's in Roger Goodell's office. He can't have his offensive stars being hurt because it hurts his bottom line. But if it's not happening on the sidelines, it doesn't matter. And it has to happen on the sidelines.
JEFFREY BROWN: Well, Dan Lebowitz, you were talking about seeing it in the commissioner's office.
What about the sideline? What about criticism even of the commissioner's office that they — yes, they understand it now, but they came late to this concussion problem, and, you know, are responding more out of fear at this point than out of real health concern?
DAN LEBOWITZ: Well, I think that, you know, people generally sometimes have to respond in a reactive fashion, given sort of the way society moves and issues that are raised as society moves.
I think, to Goodell's credit, you can look at it as reactive. But I think that his policies in that reaction have been very proactive. And I think that he has set a clear tenor for the league during his tenure. And I think that it's going to filter down either through fine or through suspensions, as he's been levying.
JEFFREY BROWN: Mike Wise, a lot of money is on the line either way, right? I mean, this is an incredibly profitable sport.
MIKE WISE: Yeah.
And I don't want to demean Roger Goodell and say he doesn't care about the safety of players. I do think he does. I also think this also happens to be at a time when there are 55 concussion-related lawsuits now filed against the NFL, class-action suits that represent over 1,000 players, Jeff.
That's millions and millions of dollars. He cannot have his defensive coordinators asking his players to take out other players in the game. It's not healthy for his game's future economically or morally. The fans will tune off if this keeps happening.
JEFFREY BROWN: What are you hearing from other players, first, you know, from a week ago and now after this tape?
MIKE WISE: It's really shocking. There's such a wide variance.
Some — like there's — Chris Kluwe, the punter from Minnesota, is so bothered by this idea that people are outing snitches and the idea that somehow the people who told on them are not looked at as good samaritans, but people who broke football's code. He's angry about those people.
There are other people saying. . .
JEFFREY BROWN: Not about — not about what happened, but about the way it got out.
MIKE WISE: Yeah, the way it got out. That's the sad part.
There are people more concerned in the NFL, players, that are more concerned with the fact who told than who actually is trying to maliciously injure me. That, to me, is a warped culture.
JEFFREY BROWN: Now, Dan Lebowitz, speaking of larger culture here, what of fans? How do fans respond to this? Do you see it having any repercussions?
DAN LEBOWITZ: Well, I think that the spotlight of sport creates such a great platform for discussion about right and wrong, about ethics and a number of other things.
So, in many respects, the concussion issue, the league's response in terms of leveling fines for hits hopefully will engage in larger national discussion where people will start thinking about ethics in general. Like, what is ethical and why aren't we more ethical?
And, so, you know, I mean, these questions could be asked in the political realm. It could be asked in the financial realm. It could be asked elsewhere. But I think it's that great spotlight of sport that allows for a discussion along a much wider audience.
JEFFREY BROWN: You were nodding your head.
MIKE WISE: Yeah.
JEFFREY BROWN: You think there is some hope there?
MIKE WISE: Yes, I think there is — and not to be utopian about it, but I think at some point, if people do want their children to play football, they allow them to play football, you want to know that it's not about hurting the other guy, that it's about something other than that, and that there is values maintained and that there are things that happen that go — that transcend just knocking another guy out.
And if it's — we understand that the violence is oxygen to football in some ways that we will never get away from.
JEFFREY BROWN: And to the fans.
MIKE WISE: And to the fans. You're not going to have a league without big hits.
But I think we need to get to a point — and I don't know if Dan agrees with this — that — where we celebrate the hard hitters, but we condemn the headhunters. And I know that those lines are very iffy, and it's not clear when you obliterate them. But Gregg Williams did. And I think he should be condemned.
JEFFREY BROWN: All right, brief last word, Dan Lebowitz?
DAN LEBOWITZ: I just think that, you know, in general, Mike's right on point there.
A line was crossed, and I think that Gregg Williams should be condemned. And I think that that condemnation will reverberate throughout society in ways that will be positive.
JEFFREY BROWN: Dan Lebowitz, Mike Wise, thank you both very much.
MIKE WISE: Thanks, Jeff.
DAN LEBOWITZ: Thank you.


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Angelina Jolie wears loose dress to SAG Awards
Rumors are running rampant after last Thursday's report by X17online.com that Angelina Jolie is once again pregnant — with twins! — and her appearance with Brad Pitt at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards sure didn't help. Instead of the usual close-fitting gown most celebs wore, Angie opted for a long, flowy vintage Hermès dress that would hide any tell-tale baby bumps.
"She is glowing," a source told Us. "In great spirits and totally beaming." Jolie was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in A Mighty Heart, but didn't win. She'll just have to let her four current children cheer her up.
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