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Motor vehicle accident - On January 6, 2013, a 91 year old female was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was proceeding into the intersection of East Street and Salmon Brook Road in Granby, Connecticut, where there was a red blinking light and a stop sign, when her motor vehicle was broad sided by a vehicle that was proceeding into the intersection from Salmon Brook Street on a yellow blinking light, causing her to sustain severe injuries. After suit was instituted, the case settled for both drivers' policy limits totaling $1,350.000.00.
Negligent Security - In 1994, an eleven year old girl was sexually assaulted by a thirteen year old male at an apartment complex where the family resided in West Haven, Connecticut. As a result of the assault, the girl suffered from several injuries including severe mental trauma, post traumatic stress disorder, flashbacks to the assault, depression and suicidal thoughts. Suit was instituted against the owner and manager of the apartment complex in New Haven Superior Court. Following the pre-trial that was held the day this trial was scheduled to commence, the parties settled the case for a significant figure. The terms of this settlement are confidential.
Slip and Fall - In January 2010, a forty-five year old woman, was caused to slip and fall on black ice located in a parking lot of a commercial shopping plaza in Wallingford, Connecticut. As a result of the accident, the plaintiff sustained various injuries including a herniated disc at L3-4, herniated disc at C5-6, left hand numbness and an injury to her left shoulder resulting in adhesive capsulitis in the shoulder. Suit was instituted against the owner of the shopping plaza, who was also responsible to maintain the parking lot during the winter months, in New Haven Superior Court. Following a mediation that was held before trial, the parties settled for the sum of $100,000.00.
Legal Malpractice - In 1987, a fifty-eight year old woman was operating a Connecticut Transit bus when her bus was rear ended by a garbage truck owned by a local town. As a result of the accident, the woman sustained various injuries including two herniated discs in her lumbar spine requiring her to undergo surgery on her back. The woman had retained an attorney who had failed to send written notice to the town within the requisite six months and also failed to file suit against the town and the operator of the garbage truck. Attorney Michael Foley was retained by the woman in the case and instituted suit against the responsible attorney and her law firm for legal malpractice. Shortly before trial, the case settled for a significant figure. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
slip and fall accident - In 2010, a thirty-five year old Southington man sustained a severe sprain to her his ankle when he was caused to slip and fall on snow that was located on steps of an apartment building in Meriden, Connecticut. As a result of the injuries, he had to undergo extensive treatment on his left ankle including manipulation under anesthesia. Suit was instituted against the owner and property manager for the subject premises. The case settled shortly before trial for the sum of $110,000.00.
Lead Poisoning- A 3 year old Waterbury girl was diagnosed with lead poisoning following a routine blood test by her pediatrician. The case settled for the total sum of $200,000.
Premises Liability- 35 year old man sustained injuries to his left knee including a tear in the anterior horn of the medial meniscus and condromalacia patella, as well as a dislocation of the right shoulder, after he fell on ice at the SNET garage in Norwalk, Connecticut. The client was subsequently required to undergo arthroscopic surgery on the left knee and his doctors indicated that he would need surgery on the right shoulder in the future. The case settled for $80,000.00 shortly before trial.
Motor vehicle accident- 31 year old man sustained injuries to his back including a lumbar disc herniation at L5-S1 following a head on collision. The case initially settled for the tortfeasor's policy limits of $50,000.00 and then settlement was reached with the client's underinsured motorist carrier for $30,000.00, for a total settlement of $80,000.00.
Motor vehicle accident - 77 year old woman sustained a torn rotator cuff in her shoulder while a passenger in a motor vehicle that was struck by another vehicle. The case proceeded to a binding arbitration and the arbitrator awarded the client the sum of $82.187.70.
Premises Liability - 45 year old man sustained injuries to his knee including a tear of the anterior crucitate ligament (ACL) and a tear of the lateral meniscus when he slipped and fell on icy stairs at the apartment where he lived. The client also developed a septic knee as a result of his injuries and had to undergo several surgeries on his knee.
The case settled for $180,000.00 shortly before trial.
Premises Liability - 44 year old delivery man slipped and fell on grease that was located on the steps leading to the basement of a restaurant where he was attempting to make a delivery. The client sustained multiple injuries including a tear of the medial meniscus of his left knee.
The case settled for $175,000.00 following a mediation that was held shortly before trial.
Motor vehicle accident - 51 year old woman was rear ended by another vehicle that had stopped behind her vehicle that was in turn rear ended by a third vehicle, causing her to sustain injuries to her neck and back. The client primarily treated with a chiropractor. The defendant was insured by Allstate.
The case settled for $35,000.00 following two days of jury selection.
Premises Liability - 25 year old woman sustained an injury to her back when she slipped and fell on water on the floor of a Shoprite Supermarket.
The case settled for $52,500.00 prior to trial.
Workers' Compensation - 27 year old woman sustained an injury to her knee while employed by Friendly's Corporation.
The case settled following a hearing before the Workers' Compensation Commission for $22,500.00.
Motor vehicle accident - 78 year old woman sustained a fracture of her hip when her 83 year old husband attempted to drive away after she had opened the rear door of her vehicle and was reaching into the backseat. The client was later caused to undergo surgery of her hip and the case later settled for the husband's policy limits of $100,000.00 with Allstate Insurance Company before suit was instituted.
Motor vehicle accident - 21 year old woman from England who was working as a camp counselor in Connecticut over the summer was a passenger in a motor vehicle that was struck by a drunk driver. The client sustained scarring to her face and head and developed emotional trauma from the accident.
The case settled for the defendant's policy limits of $50,000.00 after suit was filed.
Motor vehicle accident - 50 year old woman was injured when her vehicle was rear-ended by the operator of another vehicle who drove away after he struck the client's vehicle. The evading operator was uninsured and was later found to be in prison on unrelated charges. A claim was made for uninsured motorist benefits and the case proceeded to a binding arbitration where the arbitrator awarded the client the sum of $66,668.84.
Motor vehicle accident - An entire family consisting of a husband, wife, son and daughter were stopped at a red light when the operator of another vehicle struck their vehicle head on and fled the accident scene. All four family members sustained neck and back injuries and treated with a chiropractor.
The case settled for a total of $70,500.00 prior to trial.
Motor vehicle accident - 42 year old man was injured when his vehicle was rear ended by a large wrecker truck as he was sitting in traffic on I-91 in Meriden, Connecticut. The client sustained injuries to his neck and back in the accident.
The case settled for $74,000.00 shortly before trial.
Motor vehicle accident - 38 year old woman sustained injuries to her neck, back and knee when her vehicle was struck by another vehicle as she was driving through the parking lot of the Meriden Mall.
The case settled for the defendant's policy limits of $50,000.00 shortly after suit was filed.
Motor vehicle accident - 52 year old man was struck by another vehicle that proceeded through a blinking red light and broadsiding his vehicle. The client sustained injuries to his left hand and wrist in the accident.
The case settled for the defendant's policy limits of $25,000.00 prior to suit.
Motor vehicle accident - 18 year old man was rear-ended by another vehicle as he was proceeding on I-84 in Newtown, causing him to sustain neck and back injuries. The client treated with a chiropractor. After the other operator's policy limits of $20,000.00 were obtained prior to suit, a claim was made for underinsured motorist benefits against the client's insurance company. The case proceeded to a binding arbitration and the arbitrator awarded the client the total sum of $30,200.00, less the amount recovered by the other operator's insurance company.
Motor vehicle accident - 68 year old woman, her 42 year old son and 50 year old daughter-in-law were passengers in a vehicle that was rear ended by a delivery truck, when the woman's husband stopped near a cross walk because he observed a boy starting to cross in the crosswalk with his bicycle. The woman sustained multiple fractured ribs and was hospitalized for several days. The son and daughter-in-law sustained relatively minor injuries.
The case settled for the sum of $100,00.00 shortly before trial.
Train Accident - Engineer injured by a runaway high rail crane while working on a flatbed high rail vehicle in Queens, New York.
Case settled for $8,000,000.00 following the second day of mediation.
Medical Malpractice - Failure to diagnose subarachnoid hemorrhage in a 43 year old woman resulting in her death.
Case settled for $1,000,000.00.
Motorcycle accident - 40 year old motorcyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle which made an improper left-hand turn.
Case settled for $850,000.00 prior to suit.
Premises Liability - 13 year old boy sustained a severe eye injury when struck by a motor vehicle when playing manhunt with other children at a friend's house.
Jury verdict of $485,000.00 against the homeowner who was responsible for supervising the children.
Motor Vehicle Accident - Mother and son were struck head on by a drunk driver. The mother sustained extensive facial scarring in the accident.
Case settled for $431,500.00.
Motor Vehicle Accident - Husband and wife were rear-ended by a vehicle while waiting to tum into their property. The husband sustained an odontoid fracture of the cervical spine which caused him to undergo a posterior C 1-2 fusion with instrumentation surgery.
The case settled for $300,000.00.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 20 year old man sustained soft tissue injuries to his neck and back when he was struck by a motor vehicle while walking near his home.
Arbitration award of $72,000.00.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 22 year old woman sustained a traumatic brain injury and other injuries while a passenger in a van that was involved in a single vehicle roll over accident in Vermont.
Case settled for $300,000.00 prior to trial.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 42 year old woman was struck by a speeding vehicle as she attempted to make a left-hand turn while leaving her place of employment.
Case settled for $250,000.00 prior to trial.
Workers' Compensation - Partial settlement in the amount of $240,000.00 for past and future COLAS for a 51 year old man who was injured in a slip and fall at work.
Case remains open.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 45 year old woman sustained injuries to her neck and back in a rear-end motor vehicle accident.
Case settled for $190,000.00
Motor Vehicle Accident - 41 year old man was struck by a vehicle while exiting the highway resulting in herniated discs in his neck, which required him to undergo cervical discectomy and fusion surgery.
Case settled for $250,000.00 prior to trial.
Underinsured Motorist Claim - 47 year old man was rear-ended by an underinsured driver resulting in a herniated disc to his neck.
Arbitration award of $140,000.00 against the underinsured motorist carrier.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 43 year old man sustained a scaphoid fracture of the wrist when he was struck head on by another driver.
Case settled for $ 135,000.00 shortly before trial.
Uninsured Motorist - 46 year old woman struck by an uninsured driver resulting in injuries to her shoulder and knee.
Case settled for $125,000.00 with her uninsured motorist carrier.
Premises Liability - Arbitration award in the amount of $74,334.12 for a 40 year old woman who fell while delivering mail at a homeowners' property.
Premises Liability - Settlement of $100,000.00 for a 63 year old woman who tripped and fell while exiting a store.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 24 year old man sustained a herniated disc in his back following an accident while a passenger in a company owned van. Client was required to undergo an anterior lumbar discectomy and fusion surgery with insertion of interfixed cages.
Case settled for $300,000.00.
Uninsured Motorist Claim - 22 year old man sustained facial scarring while a passenger in an uninsured vehicle which struck a concrete wall.
Case settled for Allstate's uninsured motorist policy limits of $100,000.00.
Construction Accident - 40 year old male Pipe fitter/HVAC mechanic sustained a severe injury to his knee when he fell through an open expansion joint during construction at a hospital. Client was required to undergo three surgeries on his knee including an arthroscopy with chondroplasty and arthroscopy, debridement and micofracture of the medial femoral condyle and an arthrotomy and autologous chondrocyte implantation of the trochlear groove and the medial femoral condyle.
Case settled for $225,000.00.
Premises Liability- 32 year old woman sustained displaced fractures to both elbows when she slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot at work. Client was required to undergo open reduction and internal fixation surgeries on both elbows.
Case settled for $160,000.00.
Dog Bite - 38 year old man bit in the face by a Dalmatian while on the homeowners' premises.
Settlement for $90,000.00.
Premises Liability - 43 year old woman sustained a traumatic brain injury when she was struck in the head by a case of water while shopping at a Stop & Shop Supermarket.
Case settled for $250,000.00.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 45 year old garbage truck driver was struck by a truck while standing next to his vehicle which was parked at a loading dock.
Case settled for $125,000.00.
Motor Vehicle Accident - 25 year old female passenger sustained post traumatic stress disorder following a motor vehicle accident when her vehicle was struck by a drunk driver.
Case settled for Allstate's policy limits of $100,000.00.
Premises Liability - 88 year old man sustained a fractured hip when he tripped and fell on interior stairs at a hotel that lacked a handrail.
Case settled prior to trial for $150,000.00.
Premises Liability/ Reckless Service of Alcohol to an Intoxicated Person - 44 year old man was killed in a motor vehicle accident after he was served alcohol at an establishment when he was legally intoxicated.
Case settled for $75,000.00 following a mediation after suit was instituted.
Premises Liability - 41 year old man slipped and fell in water on the floor of a supermarket.
Case settled for $50,000.00 shortly after suit was commenced.
Premises Liability - 41 year old man sustained a severe bum on his leg when served hot coffee at a McDonald's Restaurant.
Case settled for $30,000.00 prior to suit.
Negligent Security Claim/Sexual Assault - Eleven year old girl was sexually assaulted while a tenant at an apartment complex.
The case settled on the day of trial and the terms of the settlement are confidential.
Sports Accident - Eleven year old girl sustained injuries to her teeth during gymnastics class.
Case settled for $37,000.00 prior to trial.
Premises Liability - 50 year old woman sustained multiple injuries including blunt trauma to her face and a nasal bone fracture when she slipped and fell on ice at a car wash.
Case settled for $55,000.00.
Legal Malpractice - 63 year old woman sustained a herniated disc in her neck when the bus that she was operating was struck by a town garbage truck. Client was required to undergo cervical fusion surgery. Suit was filed against her attorneys after they failed to institute suit against the town within the applicable statute of limitations period.
Case settled prior to trial and the terms of the settlement are confidential.
Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation - As barter for rendering typographical services, a typographer received alleged rare coins from a coin dealer who grossly misrepresented the grading and value of the coins. Plaintiffs verdict, including punitive damages, of $80,000.00 was upheld on appeal to the Appellate Court in Naughton vs. Hager, 29 Conn. App. 181, cert. denied, 224, Conn. 920 (1992).
Motor Vehicle accident- two British nannies injured in motor vehicle collision. Verdict for 125,000. Reprint from CTLA Law Reporter
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Lady Gaga as bridesmaid in Bo O'Connor's Cabo wedding - She looks so ... normal
It's a far cry from a meat dress ... Lady Gaga looks shockingly normal as a bridesmaid in photos form her friend Bo O'Connor's wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
The "Born This Way" singer, who has been friends with the bride since high school, looked decidedly more Stefani Germanotta than Lady Gaga in a soft champagne-colored bridesmaid gown, with toned-down makeup and long wavy hair pulled slightly back on one side with a peach flower behind her ear.
In an ultra classy move, Gaga appears to have given up her spotlight for the day to blend in with the rest of the bridal party. The only standouts being her extra pointy long fingernails and an arguably overly-plunging neckline.
She seemed to be standing alright too, as she helped the bride with her wedding gown. It appears Gaga's days of rolling around in a 24-karat wheelchair are officially behind her. Now, when will she get back to the stage?
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James Cameron Hints There's an 'Avatar' SequelPosted Feb 4th 2010 at 06:27 AM by PopEater Staff
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With 'Avatar' having already racked up over 2.05 billion dollars worldwide, it comes as no surprise that director James Cameron sees a sequel coming soon. "I haven't started thinking about the story yet, although I have a general story arc for it," Cameron said during 'Larry King Live' on Wednesday night. "But we have had some technical discussion of how we would do it." During the interview, C...
Best Picture at Oscars 2010: The World TweetsPosted Feb 3rd 2010 at 01:53 AM by Sam Brand
OK, this is random. Totally random. We've put together a little collection of tweets about this year's ten Academy Award nominees for Best Picture: totally random people, from totally random countries, tweeting possibly random things about the best flicks of 2010. Stereotyping generally isn't cool. Matthew McConaughey isn't into trucks just 'cuz he's from Texas. And Hungarians don't hate 'Avatar' ...
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The 2010 Oscars nominations were announced this morning, and sci-fi shoo-in 'Avatar' and the war-on-terror thriller 'The Hurt Locker' lead the Academy Awards with nine nominations each including Best Picture. Other nominees in the best picture category include: 'Blind Side,' 'District 9,' 'An Education,' 'Inglorious Basterds,' 'Precious,' 'A Serious Man,' 'Up' and 'Up in the Air.' The 82nd Oscars ...
The Golden Globes: Favorites and LongshotsPosted Jan 17th 2010 at 09:40 AM by Sam Brand
What's Sandra Bullock going to wear tonight?! You should be thinking about more important things, like how you're going to make money off tonight's Golden Globes. Who is Vegas picking to win Best Picture (Drama)? That would be 'Avatar' & 'Up in the Air.' But we don't think that's where the smart money is. The odds are out, the favorites are marked, and a few underdogs are poised to make a surp...
Minka & Jeter, Bublé & Lopilato, and Racist Avatar: Behind Today's Hottest SearchesPosted Jan 11th 2010 at 01:05 PM by Sam Brand
Yankees playboy Derek Jeter is finally settling down. He and 'Friday Night Lights' star Minka Kelly are on deck to get hitched. Same goes for Canadian crooner Michael Bublé and Argentinian bombshell Luisana Loreley Lopilato de la Torre. It's not all peace and harmony on the internet today. Many are arguing 'Avatar' is racist. This is What You're Searching For Today......
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John Mayer is insisting that James Cameron was wronged by the man seeking his autograph on an 'Avatar' poster at LAX. After TMZ posted a video of an alleged "fan" being snubbed by the famous director, Mayer wrote a nearly 1,000-word essay on his blog titled 'The Anatomy of a Smear: How The Reigning King of Special Effects Got Caught in One,' which defended Cameron's actions. According to the video...
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The stars of 'Avatar' hit the blue carpet on Wednesday at the film's Hollywood premiere, but as always, celebs not actually IN the flick were out in full force to pose for cameras. The British press is calling out Leona Lewis -- who wrote the movie's theme song -- for her stunningly bejeweled ensemble, and we couldn't help but note the presence of 'The Hills' star Audrina Patridge, in a fitting bl...
Was Tiger Woods on HGH? Is Theresa Rogers the Last Mistress?Posted Dec 15th 2009 at 12:23 PM by Sam Brand
Another day another Tiger Woods mistress. Theresa Rogers, a 40-something blonde bombshell is the latest to be attached to the embattled golf superstar. And she gets named just a day after shady Canadian doc Anthony Galea, who made several house calls to Tiger's lair, is revealed to be under investigation for providing performance-enhancing drugs to professional athletes. In totally unrelated news,...
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British pop singer Leona Lewis snagged the theme song for James Cameron's highly anticipated film 'Avatar' - and PopEater snagged the exclusive debut of the tune, called 'I See You.' Lewis told us, "James and I spoke about the meaning and emotion of the song. He showed me clips from the film which gave me insight into the characters and this whole other world that he had created. The song represen...
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Richard Hammond on: his new hobby
There's an exercise you can do to gain a better understanding of how someone can look at the same thing as you, but see something completely different. It's all about appreciating another person's viewpoint and having sympathy with their take on life. Obviously, I wasn't paying too much attention when a mate explained it to me - it got a bit boring, and I wanted to talk about my new BMW R1200RT - but, in essence, it's about a car crash and how a witness on one side of the road sees a modest, well-turned-out hatchback, let's say a Honda Civic, and assumes the elderly, careful driver was caught up in an accident, while an observer on the other side of the road sees the same car - but on that side it's dented and scratched - and they assume it was the driver's fault, because he's clearly a young hooligan. I dunno, there was probably more. But, like I said, I wasn't really listening.
However, I fully understand how we can jump to the wrong conclusion when we see something happening on the road. Anyone driving between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye in early January may have been treated to the sight of me by the side of the road crouching in the rain next to an old motorcycle and a pile of spanners, staring intently at a piece of wire in my hand. They may have assumed that I was having a terrible day. OK, so no one thought it was bad enough to justify stopping to offer to help, but, nevertheless, I could feel that assumption being made in the cars splashing past as I surveyed my 1927 Sunbeam and tried to make a plan.
But those passers-by would have been completely and utterly wrong in their assumption. I was having a brilliant day and one of the best, if shortest, motorcycle rides I have ever enjoyed. I had set out to make the trip from home to nearby Ross-on-Wye, a mammoth four miles. But it turns out, on an 86-year-old bike, four miles is space enough for four breakdowns. At the moment in question, I was engaged in the first of these and had yet to work out a method for dealing with it.
The bike had died, simple as that. It had felt like one of those natural deaths, the kind we prefer to envisage for ourselves one day: the result simply of old age and weariness. The bike had slumped and sagged, coughed its last and slowed to a halt by the side of the A40. And it did feel like a real death, probably because, when it's working, it feels especially alive. There is much to be done to keep it happy, constantly advancing and retarding the ignition to cope with the different workloads demanded by every hill and turn. Every five miles or so, the rider must look down at a sight glass on the right-hand crankcase to make sure oil is dripping down from the tank and being introduced into the crankshaft from where it will, its lubrication achieved, drop out onto the road. Fail to make this check, and the consequences are dire.
This was not the fault today, though. This felt altogether gentler, a sort of grateful embrace of death. I had ruled out an electrical issue. There's only one wire on it, the high-tension lead to the spark plug. The headlight and tail-light are lit with a match, and you keep the indicators in the sleeves of your jacket. It must, then, be fuel. The on-board selection of Whitworth spanners (3) and screwdriver (1) were plenty for the task of undoing stuff until I found out where the fuel problem lay. And it lay at the fuel tap. With the pipe removed and the tap on, nothing came out.
At the bottom of the old green pocket in which the tools were wrapped, I had found a six-inch length of single-core copper wire and had wondered what it was for. Spotting my puzzled expression, passers-by might have thought I looked like a chimp examining a stick before stuffing it into a termite nest. And that's what I did. In a blinding flash of inspiration, I rammed the wire into the end of the fuel tap and was rewarded with a gush of petrol. Clearly, the tank was clogged and this had blocked the tap. Fuel pipe back on, tools rolled up, bike started and on my way. Stop a mile on, repeat process, and so on through a further two breakdowns before arriving in Ross. Return home - via three more breakdowns - flush tank, strip and clean carb, float bowl and fuel pipes, and replace tap with a new one. Bliss.
I think this was to do with expectations. I'm not a natural hobbyist - I prefer to be busy doing stuff. But anybody busy doing stuff and anxious to get somewhere to do it is not going to travel on an antique motorcycle. The exercise here, then, was to ride the bike. I was being a hobbyist. Who knew? 43 years old, and I've got a hobby: breaking down.


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We hope to be able to build a database of parents/carers who would like to offer thier time and expertise to the school to continue to enhance the excellent educational and extra-curricular opportunities which make WHGS such a unique school. For example do you have a profession which would enable you to offer practical advice and experience to our older students? Do you have a hobby or skill which you could offer to share as an extra-curricular activity? Are you able to offer practical help at school productions? Would you be able to help at school and social events such as a Summer Fair? Would you be able to come to Parent Forum meetings or Equality Group meetings? Could you help with second hand uniform sales?
These are just a few examples of the many ways in which you as parents and carers may be able to offer your skills to the school community – but we are sure that you can think of many, many more!
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Orchids of Latin America, National Museum of Natural History
Looking for a tropical escape to take the chill off these cold, winter days? Head straight to the National Museum of Natural History! That's where you can soak up the beauty of its Orchids of Latin America exhibit.
Pyle offered three tips for growing better orchids at home. First, she pointed out that overwatering is a common error and recommended hydrating the plant once a week, without letting it sit in water.
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Brock LesnarBrock Edward Lesnar
- Birthdate: 07/12/1977 (age 37)
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STAMFORD, Conn. — (Updated 3:50 p.m.) WWE.com sources have confirmed an incident involving Brock Lesnar occurred at WWE headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Monday.
WWE employees who witnessed Lesnar and his adviser, Paul Heyman, inside WWE's headquarters this morning described the former WWE Champion's unexpected presence in the building as "intimidating" and "disruptive."
Although details surrounding the incident are still sketchy, Heyman posted several cryptic tweets throughout Monday afternoon that appeared to show serious damage inflicted at the headquarters. Heyman's most recent tweet stated that this damage occurred in Triple H's office and that he will share footage of the incident on Raw, which airs live on USA Network at 8/7 CT tonight.
"Superstars are here pretty regularly, but this was something different," said one employee who saw Lesnar and Heyman on the fourth floor of WWE HQ. "You could tell they were here on a mission."
WWE COO Triple H, who is scheduled to face Lesnar in a Steel Cage Match at Extreme Rules on May 19, is currently unavailable for comment, although he confirmed in a tweet to a member of the WWE Universe that he will be at Raw tonight.
"I've never seen anything like it here," another employee commented about Lesnar's unscheduled appearance. "This isn't supposed to happen in an office."
Stick with WWE.com for more coverage of this developing story.


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Not all organic eggs are created equal. While different cartons of eggs might all have the same "Organic! Yay!" label slapped on them, standards for what that means can vary from farm to farm. One might meet minimum USDA or Federal standards while another has no real outdoor access for the chickens to speak of. To help you navigate the bedeviling array of options, The Cornucopia Institute has created an Organic Egg Scorecard to rate farms on a 5-egg system. Small farms with lots of pasture for the chickens to frolic in rate highly, while eggs put out by Trader Joe's, Kirkland, and Price Chopper only get a one egg rating. [More]
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Molly Quinn to Live Tweet Castle Season 5, Episode 10: "Significant Others"
ABC's Castle returns to our small screens in just a few short days, starting with "Significant Others" on January 7. And if that's not enough to cure your holiday blues, we've also learned that Molly Quinn, who plays brainy college co-ed Alexis Castle, will be live-tweeting throughout the episode!
"Yes, ABC has asked me to live tweet during 1/7 airing of Significant Others," Molly told a fan on Twitter.
We haven't seen much of Alexis lately — which may have something to do with her possible new love interest — but the Columbia University freshman will have plenty of face time in the upcoming episode. When a bad case of mono brings her back to Rick's loft (who have you been kissing, young lady?!), she finds herself in a packed house. Not only is Kate crashing at her beau's place while her apartment is fumigated, but Richard's ex-wife Meredith also shows up — unannounced, no less — and proceeds to make herself at home.
You know what they say — two's company, but three's a crowd! How will Rick handle two feisty redheads and a hot woman in uniform? Tune in on January 7, 2013 at 10 p.m. ET on ABC to find out. And don't forget to follow Molly on Twitter @MollyQuinn93 for all the behind-the-scenes dish!


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