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Three burglars believed to be seeking to steal copper wire, were spotted Friday afternoon atop the downtown Modesto Fire Station while fire fighters were training on an aerial ladder of a fire truck, according to The Modesto Bee on April 12. One of the subjects was apprehended after being cut on one of the chain link fences near the ladder he had just descended from the roof of the building.
Two of the other subjects got away, a man and a woman. The woman fell off the ladder and the other man grabbed her before they both quickly ran away. The man who was apprehended by Modesto Police was identified as Brandon Bayse, 21. Bayse was arrested on charges of trespassing. Bayse was found with materials used by taggers when he was arrested. His accomplices still remain at large.
It is believed that the burglars were after the scrap metal behind the chain link fence and the copper wire on the roof of the building. Copper wire theft is a major problem in Modesto. It has led to the closure of at least one park in Modesto and to computer system shutdowns and a whole host of other problems.
In 2012, Robert Neal Vanderheiden, 32, was sentenced to prison for damaging the approach lighting system at the Modesto Airport. Vanderheiden had to pay $60,000 to the Federal Aviation Administration for the damage he caused.
In 2011, copper wire thieves did so much damage to the Beard Brook Park that the park had to be closed for repairs! They cut copper wire to fences, thrashed toilet flush valves, damaged drinking fountains and dug up electrical boxes, all in an effort to attain copper wire.
The Modesto Fire Department was founded in 1875 as the Modesto Hook and Ladder Company. It was a volunteer unit and was manned by the most prominent men in the city, including judges, lawyers, mechanics, merchants and even clergymen.


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Saying you are sorry is never a free pass when you refuse to be held accountable for the damage you have done. Forgiveness is the result of true repentance. True repentance is evidenced by the offender taking responsibility for what they have done. The world and the Body of Christ is filled with people who have never ever taken responsibility for the pain and the heartache that they have caused others. They never "own" their offenses.
Some offenders pretend as if nothing ever happened while others flat out lie and/or admit nothing. Still others just make excuses, "That happened 40 years ago" or "I was a child too" or "I did not know what I was doing" or "I was drunk". While denying their victim the possibility of closure, unrepentant offenders demand forgiveness when they have never repented. My advice, if you are not prepared to repent, do yourself and the people you have wounded a huge favor and keep your apology.
If you are not prepared to repent, do yourself and the people you have wounded a huge favor and keep your apology.
Today, I am steadfast on the road of healing because I no longer look to my offenders to fix what they broke or to bind up the wounds that they inflicted. I look to Jehovah Rapha, the Lord my healer. While I must forgive my offenders, it is my offender who must repent to God and to me if restoration is ever to take place. When and only when they repent and ask for forgiveness then and only then is restoration possible. Albeit, whether they ask for forgiveness or not, I must release them and look to the Lord to heal me and restore emotional and spiritual health to me. "For I will restore health unto you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says the LORD…" Jeremiah 30:17.
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In the February 2009 issue of MORE magazine, Emma Thompson tells all about her chemistry with Last Chance Harvey co-star Dustin Hoffman, her affection for womanly curves, and turning 50 next year. Here, excerpts from the cover feature:
On working with Hoffman: Thompson first appeared with Hoffman in Stranger Than Fiction; according to Hoffman, the director felt they were so good together in one of their scenes, they were stealing attention from Will Ferrell. "It's film chemistry," Thompson says. "It happened with Tony Hopkins and with Dustin." Consulted later, Hoffman does her one better, saying that if they'd met at 18, "I'm sure we would have struck up an early romantic friendship."
On our youth-driven culture: "We'll, I'm not fiddling about with myself, if that's what you mean. We're in this awful youth-driven thing now where everybody needs to look 30 at 60, and you go, 'Don't you get it? This is the law of diminishing returns. You are creating what can only be described as a great big cat-o'-nine-tails to flog yourself with as you get older.' The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it."
On aging: "Getting older is quite a curious thing because you can be really angry without knowing you're angry about it. You're being philosophical and marvelous, because that's what you're supposed to be. But I think it's also important to allow yourself the odd moment of 'Crikey! There's not much longer to go.' You're more than halfway through. Then you start thinking about the number of autumns you have left."
On female sexuality in the media: "I hate the fact that on the front of every magazine there's a scantily clad woman posing in a sexual manner. I find it offensive, and I don't care who knows it." She saw an ad for the Sun newspaper on a double-decker bus, featuring a woman's nude torso with enlarged 10-pence coins covering the nipples, and wrote to Ken Livingstone, then the mayor of London. "I said, 'Take those fucking images off! It's a bus!'"
About women in Hollywood being asked to slim down: When she was filming Brideshead Revisited, the producers asked 25-year-old Hayley Atwell, who was playing Julia Flyte, to lose weight. "I went absolutely ballistic. She didn't need to lose weight, and it upset her deeply. It was an evil thing to do." Thompson threatened to quit; the producers backed down. Now she feels justified: "She looks so beautiful and womanly, you think, that's what God intended!"
Mike Nichols, who gave Thompson away at her Scottish wedding to British actor Greg Wise, on his wardrobe malfunction: "It would have been more thrilling if my kilt hadn't fallen down. It was a typical Emma and Greg thing, in that it was deeply moving and hilarious at the same time."
How Kate Winslet played matchmaker with Thompson and Wise, who she met on the set of Sense and Sensibility: "It was all Winslet's fault." She turned to her one day and said, "I think he's got the hots for you." "Don't be ridiculous," Thompson shot back. "I'm old enough to be his…older sister."
About working hard to stay fit: "I'm not the sort of person — I wish I were — who can say 'I'm completely happy whatever shape I'm in.' That means I have to work hard to regain a shape I'm happy with, which is very feminine. I've never been a skinny monkey." Her regimen was designed by Madonna's trainer, Tracy Anderson. "It's a combination of stuff: cardio and running around until you start to sweat and go red in the face."
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Man allegedly defrauded dozens across the country
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People across the country allege they have been scammed by a man who took various amounts of money from them before disappearing.
People from Edmonton to Winnipeg say Alex Quang came into their lives, took money and left.
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'The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children' is at the centre of a lawsuit and a controversy with allegations of physical and sexual abuse stretching back decades. Three former residents tell their story to CBC's The Current. (CBC) Facebook
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According to the NY times the other 3 conference finalists also are selling champion gear - though we couldn't find them online.
When asked about the jets selling gear Rex Ryan said. "You can't buy a four-extra-large T-shirt anyway, so I don't care about that stuff."
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Okay this is the first year of the holidays with all three of us. Anton and I have been together for almost six years and have been married for three and half; however, during that time we didn't really develop any traditions. We just piggybacked off of our families holidays. I am a mom now and I have holiday responsibilities. It is time for me to start our own traditions. I am having a tough time coming up with ideas other than food and presents this year. The holidays are more than that. How in the world do I show that to my family? Also, I do I come up with things that are fun and memorable? Please if you have any suggestions or ideas. let me know. I will be very greatful!
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A Long Island nanny faced a judge Wednesday after police said she allegedly locked the 3-year-old girl who she was supposed to be caring for in a hot car while she went to shoplift at a Target store.
Christine Nunes, 37, pleaded not guilty to reckless endangerment and petit larceny charges. She was ordered held on $50,000 bail after an arraignment before Judge Tricia Ferrell at Nassau First District Court in Hempstead. A court spokesman said federal immigration officials have also notified the court of an "immigration hold," meaning even if Nunes posted bail, she could not be immediately released.
According to court papers, Nunes left the young girl locked in a car – with the windows closed and the vehicle off – while she went into a Target store at the Broadway Mall in Hicksville. Prosecutors said the 3-year-old was left in the vehicle for more than 35 minutes and said the temperature inside the car was above 100 degrees. A passerby called police and officers found the girl "barely responsive" and covered in sweat, according to a criminal complaint.
As officers were attempting to rescue the young girl, Nunes returned to the vehicle, where police learned she had allegedly stolen $45 in merchandise from the department store, officials said. Court papers say she concealed a bundle of apples and a package of cheese and crackers and left the store without paying for the merchandise. When confronted by police, she allegedly told the officers that she had purchased the items at a different Target store and had forgot to return them.
"My client is a very troubled woman," Nunes' defense lawyer, David Ledgin, said. "She wouldn't hurt a fly knowingly and I think she's just in a very bad place mentally." He said she had a history of mental health issues, but wouldn't elaborate, and told the judge that once she was released, she would "meet with a psychiatrist to have her evaluated immediately."
Nunes, a mother of four children – ages 5 to 11 – has several prior arrests and is currently on probation for a prior petit larceny conviction, prosecutors and court officials said. Her husband, who attended the court hearing, would not comment. Nunes is due back in court on June 27.


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Ricky Williams doesn't let change slow him down
By Kimberley Hoidal
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A person's character isn't measured during the good times, but rather when faced with adversity. Senior wide receiver Ricky Williams has faced more than his share, but that hasn't slowed him down.
During his senior year at Verbum Dei High School in Los Angeles, Williams suffered a torn ACL, but that didn't keep him off the field. With the hopes of a state championship on his mind, Williams played the last five games of the season in pain.
"It was one of the best teams I played on in high school, and I thought we had a really good chance of making a run in the playoffs. Unfortunately, we didn't because of some injury bugs," Williams said. "We ended up losing in the second round of the playoffs."
During the fall of 1999, he caught the attention of several schools, but the knee injury kept many at a distance. Arizona was the lone school that remained committed ?- so committed that Williams was the only wide receiver in the 2000 recruiting class.
Williams said that was the main reason he chose to attend Arizona. Former head coach Dick Tomey was willing to give him a scholarship despite his injury. "I thought that if he can be committed to me," he explained, "then I can be committed to him. That was one of the reasons I came here."
While the thought of playing Pac-10 football was exciting, there was no way to prepare for the turmoil that lay ahead.
In the five years that Williams has been a Wildcat wide out, he has gone through four different head coaches and even more position coaches. It has definitely tested his mettle.
"If I had known things wouldn't work out with coach Tomey, I don't know if I would have come here," Williams said. "But I don't look back on it as a bad decision. I just use it to keep moving forward."
But like all his teammates who have endured the coaching staff drama of the past few seasons, Williams has learned to cope with the Wildcats' ever-changing leadership.
"It's kind of hard sometimes because you get used to one coach, then you have another coach and you're not used to him," Williams said. "The biggest thing for me was getting used to the idea of change."
Now in his senior season, Williams is intent on gaining all the knowledge of the game that he can from the new staff of coaches.
"It's just amazing to see the different styles (the coaches) have," Williams said. "When you look at their r?©sum?©s, they've all turned programs around. Just being around them, you know they know so much about the game, and it makes things so much easier."
Williams has the advantage of some impressive offensive numbers to build on this season. A year ago he tallied 36 receptions for 563 yards and two touchdowns in six starts, leading the Wildcats with a 15.6 yards per catch average.
"He has really stepped up his game, and he's been more of a leader as a senior," Offensive Coordinator Mike Canales said. "He has done everything we've asked him to do. Because of that, he's going to see a lot of time on the field."
The wide receiver has seen a lot of change in his career at Arizona, but surprisingly, Williams said Stoops' staff hasn't changed the offense too much from last season.
"There is really no change for me from the last half of last season," Williams said. "To me the offense is very similar to last year. I'm just expecting a good year with coach (Mike) Canales' offense and hopefully he can send me out with a bang."
With any luck, that "bang" will launch him into the professional ranks.
"Hopefully I can continue to play," Williams said. "I just want to be a student of the game. I love the game."
If football isn't in his future, the communications major said he would like to pursue a career in broadcasting, or use his family studies minor to work with children as a counselor.
But here and now, Williams' focus is on the season at hand. Many things have changed for Williams since he came to Arizona, but he has learned just as many valuable lessons from his time here in Tucson. His life experiences remind him that nothing in life is guaranteed, especially on the football field.
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Rush portrays the true story of James Hunt versus Niki Lauda, and their illustrious Formula 1 racing teams, McLaren versus Ferrari.
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Fantastic movie. Highly entertaining. Went with my wife and we both enjoyed it more than we expected. By his own admission the critic above has now bagged two highly successful movies that lots of other people enjoyed. Funny, exciting, surprising and good from start to finish. The two lead actors play their roles superbly. Captures the life and times so well and the actors actually look like their subjects.
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Nokia MeeGo tablet leaked?
It's not the first time we're seeing a MeeGo tablet, but it is the first time a tablet that runs MeeGo shows up with Nokia's logo on it.
Apparently, the photo of the new tablet (seen below) has initially appeared over at bugs.meego.com – which would mean it is an official Nokia device.
Unfortunately, there are absolutely no details on the tablet's features. Screen size, screen resolution, CPU power, internal memory – all these remain a mystery for now.
What we can see in the photo, though, is that the tablet doesn't seem to have any front-facing camera.
Of course, this could be just a prototype that may never be released.
In any case, I'm almost sure that Nokia will introduce a MeeGo tablet this year. We could even see it at MWC 2011, where the Nokia N9 MeeGo smartphone is also expected to be announced. More on this as soon as new info shows up.


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MCPHERSON — In a hard-fought game, the Manhattan High girls' basketball team won the 19th annual Mid-America Classic with a 44-37 win over the host McPherson Bullpups Saturday night.
Manhattan got a pair of big 3s from Caroline Ballard to keep the Bullpups at bay, with Darby Price hitting four key free throws down the stretch.
After trailing most of the first half, the Indians battled back to take a one-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, and stayed ahead by a basket most of the final period.
Once McPherson began to foul with less than a minute to play trailing 40-37, Savannah Roberts went to the line for a one-and-one, and missed the attempt. The rebound came between two McPherson players and out of bounds, back to Manhattan. Price was fouled on the ensuing inbound play, with the senior knocking down both shots.
Price led Manhattan with 13 points, with Ballard chipping in 11 and Amara Ehie scoring 10.
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Nokia's first MeeGo smartphone could be finally announced tomorrow, June 21, during Nokia Connection 2011 (an event held in Singapore).
Apparently called Nokia N9-01 "Lankku", the smartphone resembles the N9 that was seen in the past, however, there's a major difference between the two devices: the N9-01 doesn't have a hardware keyboard – so the older handset (with keyboard) is probably called N9-00.
Regardless of that, we have press shots, plus real-life shots of the alleged N9-01, which should run MeeGo Harmattan, and feature a qHD (960 x 540) screen and an 8MP autofocus camera with flash.
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According to Tihnte, the new Nokia N9 will cost about $625. As we can see in the images above, the smartphone is really thin, and should be available in at least three color versions. It remains to be seen if N9-01 will be the handset's final and official name.
Earlier this month, IT Wire reported that Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop would unveil a "market disruptive device" on June 21. Since we can certainly not expect a Windows Phone handset from Nokia this soon, said device is likely this MeeGo-based N9-01. I'm not really sure a handset based on a platform that isn't a primary platform (like WP is now for Nokia) can be "market disruptive", but, well, let's wait and see what's going to happen in Singapore.


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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Day 28
Choose one thing off the list over the last 4 weeks that you personally found the most difficult.
Attempt to do this today.
If you succeed write down your difficulties with accomplishing it and how you felt on completion.
If you do not do it then just write down a list of what is stopping you.
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What will it say about you if you do/do not do this thing?
Some of us have been told it is bad to admire ourselves, bad to look in the mirror, bad to talk about our good qualities, bad to smile at strangers, etc.
Obviously do choose which strangers you smile at ladies
Spend a few minutes at least today talking with a friendly and supportive person or group.
Associate with positive, supportive people as often as possible - a group of people who share your interests or are working on the same problems as yourself - is a good way of doing this.
The �real you� is a wonderful, unique being with great potential and the capacity for experiencing love of yourself and extending love to others. So spend as much time as possible in the company of enthusiastic people who feel good about themselves and support and accept you - as you are - with no agenda of any kind - except to help you be the person you want to be.
When we are surrounded by negative people who put us and our ideas down, or tell us we are wrong, criticise or make us feel guilty because we do not agree with their point of view or their way of living - our self-esteem is being hit over and over again and we end up feeling inferior because "we do not fit in".
If you cannot avoid being with negative people at home or work, then make sure you get support from other positive minded people who can nurture the person you are now and encourage you to find out who you could be, with no pressure to become what they think you should be.
Love is allowing people the freedom to be themselves and learn as they go along what is, or is not right for them.
Doing things out of guilt or to please others is not successful because it brings no authentic response from within ourselves.
Find out your own values, what is really important to you. Dare to be yourself, with your own thoughts, ideas and opinions. We can always begin to change the things we may not like about ourselves - but knowing that we are lovable right now is a big step forward - no one is perfect and forgiveness of ourselves and others is paramount for our own emotional health and wellbeing.
Learning to love and accept others as they are - the more able I become to love and accept myself.
We cant leave the past behind until we find a way to expose the pain and allow it to heal. Healing begins once we start to share our worst memories with a person who is trained to help us work through it to freedom. We are given the opportunity to understand, forgiveness comes with seeing the truth and letting go of our determination to keep our adversary held in anger and unforgiveness. Our own healing comes with letting go of our desire to punish or get revenge in some way for the things that have been done to us.
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Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury,pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
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to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
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Vellekoop, I M; Aegerter, C M (2010). Focusing light through living tissue. In: Optical coherence tomography and coherence domain optical methods in biomedicine XIV, San Francisco, CA, USA, 25 January 2010 - 27 January 2010, 755430 (10 pp.).
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Tissues such as skin, fat or cuticle are non-transparent because inhomogeneities in the tissue scatter light. We demonstrate experimentally that light can be focused through turbid layers of living tissue, in spite of scattering. Our method is based on the fact that coherent light forms an interference pattern, even after hundreds of scattering events. By spatially shaping the wavefront of the incident laser beam, this interference pattern was modified to make the scattered light converge to a focus. In contrast to earlier experiments, where light was focused through solid objects, we focused light through living pupae of Drosophila melanogaster. We discuss a dynamic wavefront shaping algorithm that follows changes due to microscopic movements of scattering particles in real time. We relate the performance of the algorithm to the measured timescale of the changes in the speckle pattern and analyze our experiment in the light of Laser Doppler flowmetry. Applications in particle tracking, imaging, and optical manipulation are discussed.
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The Mandelbrot set is a particular mathematical set of points, whose boundary generates a distinctive and easily recognisable two-dimensional fractal shape. The set is closely related to the Julia set (which generates similarly complex shapes), and is named after the mathematician Benoît Mandelbrot, who studied and popularized it.
More technically, the Mandelbrot set is the set of values of c in the complex plane for which the orbit of 0 under iteration of the complex quadratic polynomial zn+1 = zn2 + c remains bounded. That is, a complex number, c, is part of the Mandelbrot set if, when starting with z0 = 0 and applying the iteration repeatedly, the absolute value of zn remains bounded however large n gets.
Images of the Mandelbrot set display an elaborate boundary that reveals progressively ever-finer recursive detail at increasing magnifications. The "style" of this repeating detail depends on the region of the set being examined. The set's boundary also incorporates smaller versions of the main shape, so the fractal property of self-similarity applies to the entire set, and not just to its parts.
The Mandelbrot set has become popular outside mathematics both for its aesthetic appeal and as an example of a complex structure arising from the application of simple rules, and is one of the best-known examples of mathematical visualization.
The mandelbox is a fractal with a boxlike shape . It is defined in a similar way to the famous Mandelbrot set as the values of a parameter such that the origin does not escape to infinity under iteration of certain geometrical transformations. However, unlike the Mandelbrot set, the mandelbox is defined a map of continuous Julia sets, and thus can be defined in any number of dimensions. As a result, it is an example of a multifractal system. It is typically drawn in three dimensions for illustrative purposes.
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The new Yearwood track is really just about falling down but coming back swinging, taking punches to get back up singing "When you're sweating from the fear/ You're looking it in the eye/ Turn the sound of defeat into your battle cry/ Stakes are down, you're out of luck/ Look at you smiling with a shiner/ Standing higher/ Prize fighter."
While Trisha sings most of the song, Kelly is harmonizing and combined, the ladies' two powerful voices blend effortlessly as fans of both heard over Christmas when Trisha and Reba McEntire joined KC on KC's holiday record Wrapped In Red singing "Silent Night." Towards the end of "PrizeFighter" Kelly gets to have her own little time but throughout you know she's there.
Kelly Clarkson and Trisha Yearwood have been friends for a while now, appearing on Yearwood's cooking show. Last year when Clarkson had a spot at the CMA Fest, Trisha joined her on stage to sing Garth Brooks "Ain't Goin' Down Till The Sun Comes Up" and blew it out of the park. Later they joined together for the holiday album and sang live for Kelly's TV special promoting the offering.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Lennie51 from Fantastic Festival Went with friends for the second year running. We had an amazing time. Getting into the venue was much quicker this year. The music, food, weather and atmosphere was excellent. My husband had his 15 minutes of fame as he was a contestant on Pop Master with Ken Bruce, so that's one off his bucket list. All in all a great time was had by all.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by simbaspurs from Best open air event I have been to. This was the first time I had been to Live in Hyde park. I had a fab time. Great variety of acts, easy access to the site and helpful staff. Would definitely recommend and can't wait until next year.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by The Traves from First live bands for daughter..:) Hyde park festival in a day was a brilliant day... Made so special as we all wanted to see Bryan Adams and we weren't disappointed. He did a brilliant set . All the bands were good. We were disappointed will youngs set was shortened in make way for tony Blackburn ...! As we travelled a long way with a 12 year old and the headline for us was Bryan Adams, we left straight after his set to miss the crowds leaving. That is our only other compliant.... There was too many people.... Quite scarey to imagine what would happen in an emergency of any kind. Other than that.... Great location, easy to get to. Good toilet fascillities. Great music and lovely weather. Had a brill day .
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Maggie from Had the most amazing experience at Hyde Park Loved the day from start to finish, the atmosphere, the crowd(55 thousand) the artists were amazing! The highlight for me was standing at the barrier gazing at and listening to my idol 'Rod Stewart'
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Annie from Absolutely fantastic, second year running! I took two virgin festival goers and they were blown away. Met some fantastic people.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by LottaBrook from Sixties baby get to enjoy her pin ups! Walking in to Hyde Park with huge amounts of other people was exciting. As we claimed our little patch for our picnic and queued for our wine, we looked around to see a park crammed with every age group from little ones to people in their 70's all enjoying the atmosphere. The acts were all excellent. I especially wanted to see Bryan Adams and Rod Stewart. I wasn't disappointed. They delivered! Will I try for tickets in 2016? Absolutely! What a day, what a reason to travel to London. Thanks BBC Radio 2
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Neil1964 from Great summer event Second time in a row my partner and I have been to Radio 2's Hyde Park party and although nothing could surpass the 1st time seeing ELO as well as Billy Ocean, Blondie and others, I have to say that this year's event was a close second! Bryan Adams would have brought the house down (if indeed we had been inside), The Corrs were amazing and Rod Stewart was quite literally AM-AZ-ING. Even the weather was good for us and the crowd, in general, were well behaved. There are only two things that I would change.. stop selling alcohol at this event (or at least limit it to having fences off areas at the back and no drinks in the general crowd area) it is a family event after all and some people do strange things wen they've had a few to drink. Secondly, ban people from having shoulder rides.....don't they realise that they are blocking the view of a good 50 people ?
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Rated 5 out of 5 by ElsieB from Best family day out of 2015 I took my three children aged 10,11 and 13 to this event and we all had the best day out this year. The bands admittedly were more my era than theirs but because I play them so much at home they knew most of the older hits of the Corrs, Rod Stewart and Bryan Adams. We were up on our feet for most of the event singing and boogying along with the majority of the rest of the crowd. There was an amazing atmosphere and it was safe enough to let the children wander round the wonderful array of food stalls and visit the excellent portaloos themselves. And what portaloos they were - immaculate even later on. My highlights of the day? Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, the Corrs Giorgio Morodor, and the fabulous pocket rocket from Barnsley Kate Rusby and her cuppa tea xx We will be back next year! Why wouldn't we? Great fun for all ages, great friendly helpful staff and top notch entertainment.
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Ballet Folklorico de Mexico to Perform in Puerto Vallarta
Published Jan 18, 2011, 11:39am - (Updated Nov 28, 2011, 6:54pm)
The celebrated Ballet Folklorico of Mexico, directed by Amalia Hernández, will be performing in Puerto Vallarta after a 12 year absence, offering two performances on Saturday, January 22, at 7 pm and 9:30pm, in Teatro Vallarta. Tickets are $570 Pesos for general seating and $670 Pesos for VIP seating, are available at Vallarta Fitness in Plaza Galerías, at Plaza Caracol and at the theatre's box office Tuesday through Saturday from 11 am to 9 pm. Teatro Vallarta is located in El Centro at Uruguay 184, just south of LEY'S grocery store on the main street as you enter downtown.
Directly from Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, comes the most acclaimed Mexican Ballet of all time, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico. Directed by Amalia Hernandez and featuring 50 dancers and 16 musicians, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico is a colorful celebration of the Mexican culture not to be missed. Since its inception in 1952, the Ballet Folkorico de Mexico has performed in more than 80 countries with a repertoire consisting of some 30 ballets made up of nearly 60 Mexican folk dances. The ballet and its founder, Amalia Hernandez, have received more than 200 awards for their work, including a Tony Award, the Prize of Nations in France, the Tiffany Award for Lifetime Achievement in New York and, in Mexico, The National Culture Prize, the nation's top cultural recognition. Now, audience members here in Banderas Bay will have the opportunity to experience this world-wide phenomenon live!
For years, locals have been yearning for a state-of-the-art performance space that could handle world-class touring productions. With the announcement of the Ballet Folkorico de Mexico, expats, local nationals and visitors alike can now enjoy this top production without having to travel to Mexico City. Come support the arts in Banderas Bay and purchase your tickets today to the Ballet Folkorico de Mexico.
Source: Patrick Harrison


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Posted: March 6th, 2012 @ 12:23am
Mr. President, my honored colleagues of this august chamber. I once again rise before you on a point of personal privilege.
I would have rather chosen to keep quiet and not distract the attention of this honorable body from pressing concerns such as the illegal Venable Contract, the North Rail fiasco, the infamous E. O. No. 464, the corruption at the highest levels of this administration, and other scandals that have plagued this illegitimate administration.
But the issue I will address today stabs at the very core of our representative democracy the right of every citizen to vote and to be voted into public office.
At mas higit pa diyan, Ginoong Pangulo, ang isyung itoy naging personalan na.
Mr. President, fellow Senators of the land, I would like to bring to your attention Division Letter No. 4 issued last 17 June 2004 and re-issued this year, by Ms. Thelma M. Bueson, the Schools Division Superintendent for Catanduanes of the Deparment of Education.
This Division Letter No. 4, which was addressed by the learned Schools Division Superintendent Bueson to all District Supervisors, all Elementary School Heads and Elementary Teachers, provides for general policies and guidelines in the upbringing and education of our young minds.
Although innocuous at first glance, what piques the ire of this representation is one particular guideline on Patriotism which prods every young pupil to acquire the following learning skill or concept as follows:
3. When I am already a voter, I will not vote into office actors, actresses, basketball players who do not know their work in Congress because they are not educated for the positions of a senator, a vice-president/president
4. Actors role in the movie/TV is not true to their real life.
Tila hindi lamang trabaho ang pinag-uukulan ng pansin ni Gng. Bueson, kundi itoy namemersonal na.
In my humble opinion, Mr. President, this particular guideline under Division Letter No. 4 goes against the very core of our democratic way of life and runs afoul of the fundamental law of this land.
If the learned Mrs. Bueson would only take some time to read the Constitution, she would find Section 26 of Article II illuminating as follows:
Sec. 26. The State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service, and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.
This representation may not be a career Education official like Mrs. Bueson but the provision under the fundamental law of the land is very clear that equal access to opportunities for public service is guaranteed.
Nowhere in the constitution does it state that actors, actresses and basketball players are prohibited from occupying public offices.
If I may be allowed to ask a question: Is this the kind of work that people in the Department of Education are doing more particularly a Superintendent of Schools?
With the enormous budget given to the Department of Education by Congress last year, it saddens this representation to see that hard-earned taxpayers money are being misused by higher Department officials to further their own agendas.
I need not underscore the fact that this infamous Division Letter No. 4 was promulgated and distributed to all concerned educators through the use of government funds.
This is tantamount to using government funds to discriminate against a particular sector of society.
Questions abound through the issuance of this Division Letter No. 4:
Is this the kind of education that high DepEd officials like Mrs. Bueson are formulating and giving to our children?
Is this the kind of attitude and perspective that high DepEd officials are inculcating in the impressionable minds of our youth?
Why are artists and basketball players the only ones subjected to such discrimination by the DepEd?
Why arent other professions such as lawyers, doctors, engineers, architects, dentists and nurses included in Division Letter No. 4?
Is the right to be elected to public office a privileged right and monopoly of a particular profession? If so, what profession is this?
Is this how the DepEd spends taxpayers money to educate our children?
If the answer to these questions by the DepEd is in the affirmative then our future is lost.
Sayang, tila mataas pa naman ang pinagaralan ni Gng. Bueson.
How then can we hope to have a prosperous future when our children are being taught to discriminate against a particular sector of society just by virtue of their chosen profession?
Ngunit hindi po nagtatapos dito ang kwento ng Division Letter No. 4 ni Gng. Bueson.
The directive identifies three public positions that are supposedly off-limits to actors, actresses and basketball players that of the positions of Senator, vice-president and President.
Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I take this as a personal affront not only to my person but also to others like me humble actors, actresses and basketball players who have worked hard to prove ourselves worthy of the task and office reposed upon us by the electorate.
This presumptuous Schools Division Superintendent has taken it upon herself to provide for the qualifications for the positions of Senator, Vice-President and even President.
Tila hind yata nagbabasa ng saligang batas itong Superintendent na ito.
Maliwanag ang nasasaad sa ating saligang batas:
No person shall be a Senator unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, and, on the day of election, at least thirty-five years of age, able to read or write, a registered voter, and a resident of the Philippines for not less than two years immediately preceding the day of the election (Section 3, Article VI)
And for President and Vice-President the Constitution is also very clear:
No person may be elected President unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, a registered voter, able to read and write, at least forty years of age on the day of the election, and a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding such election (Section 2, Article VII)
There shall be a Vice-President who shall have the same qualifications and term of office and be elected with and in the same manner as the President. (Section 3, Article VII)
Ayoko namang isipin na may personal na galit si Gng. Bueson sa mga artista. Marahil nagtangka at nabigo siyang mag-artista noon, o di kayas nagtangkang sumali sa isang liga ng basketball.
Whatever her reasons behind Division Letter No. 4, this does not excuse the fact that such Letter is an affront not only to artists but to every voter in the country.
The impression that artists and basketball players are uneducated puts into question the integrity of the voters.
They too are indirectly accused of being uneducated in their choice to elect artists and basketball players into office and going along the so-called pop culture in politics.
It is not only disrespectful but unchristian, uncharitable and downright unfair.
Moreover, it is unbecoming of a Schools Division Superintendent. Mrs. Bueson not only undermines the constitutional guarantee of free access to public office for all people regardless of profession and standing in life but it also condescends against the very voters that government is supposed to serve and protect.
Although we in the movie and entertainment industry do not declare to possess higher qualification than other professionals, we are not less qualified than the others.
No one can claim monopoly of nationalism, patriotism and public service.
I would have to admit, Mr. President, that not all actors, actresses and basketball players are suited for public office.
Di tulad ng iba sa aking mga kasama sa industriya na alam naming kung kamis angkop na manilbihan sa bayan o hindi. May mga kasama din kami na palpak na sa industriya ay pinagpipilitan pa ring lumaro sa pulitika.
In fact, there are some within our ranks in the film industry who, despite being abject failures in their own craft, are not restrained in any way from entering public service to the detriment of their constituents.
One would-be actor comes to mind whose lamentable films are virtual flops. It is no surprise then that his performance in public service is also deemed mediocre at best today.
Palpak na sa pag-aartista, palpak pa rin sa pulitika. Mas magaling pa nga umarte ang kanyang ina sa harap ng kamera.
I will never forget his mothers impeccable acting skills in front of the camera specially when she said the now infamous line I am sorry.
I am sorry Mr. President, but this particular colleague of mine from the movie industry is beyond any form of apology. His track record as a former vice-governor and now as a representative of his hapless constituents speaks for itself.
It is therefore appropriate that the title of his latest but forgettable foray in film encapsulates his performance on and off-screen: Sablay ka na, pasaway ka pa.
His personality is reflective of the adage that you cannot teach a wolf to become a sheep, no matter how hard you dress it up with sheeps clothing.
Ang nakakapagtaka lamang po, Ginoong Pangulo, ay bakit po ba natin pinag-iinitan ang mga artista? Marami nga diyan sa administrasyong ito na nagpupumilit mag-artista.
Marahil ay narinig na ninyo ang biru-biruan na kung gusto mong mag-artista, magpulitiko ka muna at kung balak mo namang maging pulitiko, mag-artista ka muna.
In defense of people like me who come from show business and are now occupying public positions we are a hardworking group.
Our society is no stranger to people who come from show business but have risen above and beyond the call of duty to serve the cause of our nation.
We have the likes of Vilma Santos who is serving her constituents in Batangas and wife to Senator Recto; Senator Vicente Sotto III who unceasingly advocated for a hardline approach towards the drug problem paving the way to the enactment of the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002; Herbert Bautista who has tirelessly worked for the people of Quezon City; and my very own father President Joseph Estrada who served as mayor of San Juan, as Senator, as Vice-President and eventually through a landslide electoral victory as President of the Republic.
These people, to mention a few, have exemplified the best in public service yet they come from the movie industry.
Need I remind everyone that one of the most beloved and best Presidents of the United States of America Ronald Reagan was an actor.
Others followed in his wake like Clint Eastwood who served as Mayor of Carmel, California and now they have Arnold Swarzenegger as its Governor.
Mr. President, I understand that discrimination and prejudice are facets of our humanity. It is what makes us human.
But discrimination and prejudice have no place in public governance. These are the twin evils that will surely pave the road to our nations downfall.
It is high time that we do away from the outmoded ways of thinking.
To discriminate against a certain sector of society is a kind of thinking that characterized the Middle Ages. Wala po tayong caste system dito sa ating bansa. We from the entertainment industry are not pariahs in our society. Kamiy tao rin na mayroong maihahandog sa ikabubuti ng ating bansa
I therefore beseech every member of this august body to join me in condemning this unfair and presumptuous act of the Schools Division Superintendent for Catanduanes and demand from the DepEd they investigate the same and have the infamous Division Letter No. 4 recalled.
Perhaps in her defense, the Superintendent would rationalize that she only had good intentions behind the issuance of Division Letter No. 4, but we all know that the road to hell is oftentimes paved with good intentions.
Sa aking pagwawakas, umaasa ako na naway ang mga katanungan ng inyong abang lingkod ay masagot ng mga marurunong at matatalinong kawani ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon.


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David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, had an Easter message for the British people. It is worth sharing.
Sam Gregg, Acton's Director of Research, bemoans the state of Europe in The American Spectator today. In a piece entitled, "Something is Rotten in the State of Europe," Gregg begins by noting that Germany seems to have lost all common sense.
William Shakespeare knew a thing or two about human psychology. But he also understood a great deal about the body-politic and how small signs can be indicative of deeper traumas. So when Marcellus tells Horatio at the beginning of Hamlet that you can almost smell the weakness permeating Denmark, it's Shakespeare's way of telling us to pay attention to what sticks out as abnormal and to ask what else it may portend.
It was difficult not to be reminded of this advice when reading that a majority of Germany's Ethics Council recently called for the abolition of legal constraints upon incest. Referring to a case in which a man had entered into a relationship with his biological sister, the Council declared: "The fundamental right of adult siblings to sexual self-determination has more weight in such cases than the abstract protection of the family."
In a new article at Intercollegiate Review, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg looks at the current state of "idea conservatives" and their place in the broader context of American conservative thought encompassing an amazing diversity of ideological subspecies. But it is ideas and core principles, more than anything else, that informs conservatism and its various movements, despite the many fractures and fissures. Gregg makes a compelling case for rooting "conservatism's long-term agenda" in the "defense and promotion of what we should unapologetically call Western civilization." His article is the first contribution to ISI's symposium, "Conservatism: What's Wrong with it and How Can We Make it Right?" Excerpt from the Gregg article:
… as the French theologian Jean Daniélou S.J. once observed, there is no true civilization that is not also religious. In the case of Western civilization, that means Judaism and Christianity. The question of religious truth is something with which we must allow every person to wrestle in the depths of their conscience. But if conservatism involves upholding the heritage of the West against those who would tear it down (whether from without and within), then conservatives should follow the lead of European intellectuals such as Rémi Brague and Joseph Ratzinger and invest far more energy in elucidating Christianity's pivotal role in the West's development—including the often complicated ways in which it responded to, and continues to interact, with the movements associated with the various Enlightenments.
Such an enterprise goes beyond demonstrating Christianity's contribution to institutional frameworks such as constitutional government. Conservatives must be more attentive to how Judaism and Christianity—or at least their orthodox versions—helped foster key ideas that underlie the distinctiveness of Western culture. These include: (more…)
In short, the EU's transactions-tax scheme reflects a long-standing desire to "throw sand" in the wheels of financial globalization. Its origins lie in what's called the "Tobin tax," named after the American economist James Tobin, who argued in 1972 for the levying of a 0.5 percent tax on all spot-currency conversions. The point, for Tobin, was to discourage "speculators" who "invest their money in foreign exchange on a very short-term basis."
Unfortunately for its advocates, there's considerable evidence that Tobin-like taxes on financial transactions don't reduce volatility. In the midst of financial crises, long-term and short-term investors behave in very much the same way — they get out, and transaction taxes don't prevent them from abandoning ship. Greece, for example, currently applies a transaction tax to the sale of Greek-listed shares. That, however, isn't doing much to prevent the present exodus of capital from Greece.
Taking the broader view, it's hard to avoid concluding this latest EU harmonization boondoggle is about two things. First, it's a way for EU officials and governments to appear to be punishing European financial institutions for their contributions to Europe's economic crisis. Second, it reflects the general European failure to come to grips with some of the deeper problems contributing to Europe's debt crisis.
Read "Financial Fiddling while the Euro Burns" by Samuel Gregg on NRO.
"You've lost a good opportunity to shut up." So said French president Nicolas Sarkozy to UK prime minister David Cameron as an instance of what BusinessWeek has dubbed "Europe's Insult Diplomacy." But it's a retort that strikes me as equally relevant for the pontifications that pour forth from ecumenical officials in Geneva on almost every topic under the sun.
The latest instance of imprudence in the cause of desperately seeking relevance is the claim from Rev. Setri Nyomi, general secretary of the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC), that the reformer John Calvin "would have been in the streets of New York or London with a placard," joining the Occupy Wall Street movement.
I explore the dynamics of what I call the "ecumenical-industrial complex" in my book released last year, Ecumenical Babel: Confusing Economic Ideology and the Church's Social Witness. One of the points I make in the book is that ecumenical officials like Nyomi cannot seem to resist the opportunity to weigh in on contemporary political and economic issues as if there is a single, univocal, and absolute Christian position.
The claim that Calvin and OWS are kindred is precisely the kind of obfuscatory rhetoric that we don't need from ecclesiastical representatives, whether at the congregational, denominational, or ecumenical level. On the constructive side, in Ecumenical Babel I make the case that the ecumenical movement, rather than making absurd claims akin to that of Calvin and OWS, might "decline to issue doctrinaire and casuistical proclamations about this or that particular policy. Instead, the ecumenical movement would understand its role in this sphere to provide broad guidance rather than particular judgments."
The upshot of such a change would be that "the ecumenical movement's social witness would place correspondingly less emphasis on direct political engagement and advice…and correspondingly greater emphasis on providing moral guidance to the church." As opposed to saying that JC (whether John Calvin or Jesus Christ) "would have been in the streets of New York or London," as Nyomi claims, instead "the character of ecumenical statements on social issues…would be far more restrained and chastened than we find today."
But as long as the mainline ecumenical movement continues to conflate unity with unanimity on particular social questions, don't expect reform to happen anytime soon.
British Prime Minister David Cameron and Labour Party leader Ed Miliband both weighed in on a moral decline that was exposed during the recent riots in Britain. An AP article titled "Cameron: Riot hit-UK must reverse 'moral collapse'" covers their contrasting diagnosis and solutions:
Britain must confront a culture of laziness, irresponsibility and selfishness that fueled four days of riots which left five people dead, thousands facing criminal charges and hundreds of millions in damages, Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Monday . . .
"We have been too unwilling for too long to talk about what is right and what is wrong," Cameron said. "We have too often avoided saying what needs to be said, about everything from marriage to welfare to common courtesy."
Responding to Cameron, who is head of the Conservative Party, Labour's Miliband offered these words:
In a rival speech, main opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband criticized Cameron's response as overly simplistic, and demanded that lawmakers focus on delivering better opportunities for disaffected young people. "The usual politicians' instinct – announce a raft of new legislation, appoint a new adviser, wheel out your old prejudices and shallow answers – will not meet the public's demand …"
"Are issues like education and skills, youth services, youth unemployment important for diverting people away from gangs, criminality, the wrong path? Yes, they matter," Miliband said.
More from the article:
Cameron insists that racial tensions, poverty and the government's austerity program – much of which is yet to bite – were not the primary motivations for the riots across London and other major cities.
Instead, Cameron pointed to gang-related crime, and a widespread failure from Britain's leaders to address deep rooted social issues, including the country's generous welfare system.
"Children without fathers. Schools without discipline. Reward without effort. Crime without punishment. Rights without responsibilities. Communities without control. Some of the worst aspects of human nature tolerated, indulged – sometimes even incentivized – by a state and its agencies that in parts have become literally demoralized," Cameron said . . .
Both he and Miliband agreed that, following recklessness by bankers, the lawmakers' expense check scandal, and media phone hacking saga, all sectors of society had a share of the blame.
"Moral decline and bad behavior is not limited to a few of the poorest parts of our society. In the highest offices, the plushest boardrooms, the most influential jobs, we need to think about the example we are setting," Cameron said.
At Acton University in June, Metropolitan Jonah said if the West suffers from poverty, it is the poverty of loneliness. "What is secular inside of us is the root of consumerism," he declared. He also noted, "The fruit of secularism is despair."
The secularization of culture in the UK and beyond is why rioters fill their emptiness or disenchantment with material goods and gadgets, sadly, their most prized possessions. Ultimately, a meaningless loot to fill a life of disappointment and pain. Much has been made in pointing out the entitlement and welfare culture as the culprit of chaos and unrest. It is indeed responsible too, but carving it up, won't solve the underlying affliction of our culture.
This week's Acton commentary from Research Director Samuel Gregg. Sign up for Acton News & Commentary here.
Benedict's Creative Minority
By Samuel Gregg
In the wake of Benedict XVI's recent trip to Britain, we have witnessed—yet again—most journalists' inability to read this pontificate accurately. Whether it was Queen Elizabeth's gracious welcoming address, Prime Minister David Cameron's sensible reflections, or the tens of thousands of happy faces of all ages and colors who came to see Benedict in Scotland and England (utterly dwarfing the rather strange collection of angry Kafkaesque protestors), all these facts quickly disproved the usual suspects' predictions of low-turnouts and massive anti-pope demonstrations.
Indeed, off-stage voices from Britain's increasingly not-so-cultured elites—such as the celebrity atheist Richard Dawkins and others whom the English historian Michael Burleigh recently described as "sundry chasers of limelight" and products of a "self-satisfied provincialism"—were relegated to the sidelines. As David Cameron said, Benedict "challenged the whole country to sit up and think."
Of course the success of Benedict's visit doesn't mean Britain is about to return to its Christian roots. In fact, it's tempting to say present-day Britain represents one possible—and rather depressing—European future.
In an article welcoming Benedict's visit to Britain, the UK's Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sachs observed, "Whether or not you accept the phrase 'broken society,' not all is well in contemporary Britain." The facts cited by Sach were sobering. In 2008, 45 percent of British children were born outside marriage; 3.9 million children are living in poverty; 20 percent of deaths among young people aged from 15 to 24 are suicides; in 2009, 29.4 million antidepressants were dispensed, up 334 percent from 1985.
Such is the fruit of a deeply-secularized, über-utilitarian culture that tolerates Christians until they start questioning the coherence of societies which can't speak of truth and error, good and evil, save in the feeble jargon of whatever passes for political correctness at a given moment.
But what few commentators have grasped is that Benedict has long foreseen that, for at least another generation, this may well be the reality confronting those European Catholics and other Christians who won't bend the knee to political correctness or militant secularism. Accordingly, he's preparing Catholicism for its future in Europe as what Benedict calls a "creative minority." (more…)