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Heating Safety Tips During Winter's Cold Temperatures
With the freezing cold temps we've been dealing with, it's tempting to crank the heat, fire up the fireplace and put a space heater in every room to keep the cold at bay. However, you need to be careful with how you're heating your home. Stay safe with these heating safety tips for winter's cold temperatures. Did you know December, January and February are the deadliest months for fires? These heating safety tips are courtesy of The National Fire Protection Association.
Gas or electric furnaces:
Make sure your furnace is tuned up by a professional and certified technician.
Get regular cleanings and inspections for optimal performance from your furnace.
Should you notice black smoke coming from your furnace and it starts to rumble, get out immediately and call the fire department.
Portable space heaters:
Always follow the instructions and never leave a space heater unattended.
Use it for a limited time each day.
Never plug your space heater in to an outlet using an extension cord.
Unplug it when you're not using it and let it cool down before storing it.
Keep a window or door open in a room where an unvented heater is being used.
Never using them to dry clothes.
Make sure you remove anything blocking your chimney since obstructions cause carbon monoxide to back up into your house.
Never leave it unattended.
Don't burn trash or newspapers in your fireplace.
Have your chimney cleaned and inspected annually.
Make sure the flue is open before using it for the first time this winter.
Coal and wood burning stoves:
Only use coal that's approved by the manufacturer. Gas or other flammable liquids should never be used to start a wood fire.
Carbon Monoxide and smoke detectors:
At least once a month, test your smoke alarms.
Check the batteries frequently.
Install a carbon monoxide detector by gas stoves, gas fireplaces, barbecues and gas furnaces.
Stay safe and stay warm.


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Phoenix Mitts by Julia Vaconsin
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A wonderfully delicate and lightweight pair of fingerless mittens.
Now also available individually as a Ravelry Download.
Finished size: Stretches to fit 15 – 16.5 cm (6-6 ½ inch) wrist and 21.5 cm (8 ½ inches) long.
Yarn : Malabrigo Lace, 30 g should be enough for a pair
Notes: This pattern uses US terminology.
This pattern is part of the "Crochet Liberation Front First Ever Book" which you can order here or on Amazon. The first batch of the book has part of the pattern missing (see errata), it should be corrected now.
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- Net Income: Your net monthly income (take home salary after all deductions like PF, ESI, gratuity) determines your home loan servicing capacity. It determines how much home loan EMI you are capable of paying after meeting living expenses based on your standard of living. For instance, if your net monthly income is Rs 70,000 and the value of house you are buying is Rs. 50 lakh, then at 8.60 % interest rate offered by DHFL, the maximum loan amount that you will be eligible for (assuming you have no other EMI's to pay) would be as follows:
- Nature of Employment: DHFL will check whether you are salaried or self employed an the company and sector in which you are working. It also looks at your years of experience to check for job and income stability. DHFL requires minimum income history and job stability of more than 2 years for salaried individuals and of 5 years for self employed individuals.
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ADIDAS ORIGINALS EQT Tapered Track Pants
With an undeniably slouchy fit through the seat and thighs, these stretch-nylon track pants, which taper nicely to the hem, provide excellent, unrestricted comfort. A glossy 3-Stripes block print brands the the leg of this piece from adidas Originals latest Equipment collection. Color(s): black. Brand: ADIDAS ORIGINALS. Style Name:Adidas Originals ... Learn More


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Air refractive index fluctuation () is one of the largest uncertainty sources in precision interferometry systems that require a resolution of nanometer order or less. We introduce a method for the active suppression of inside a normal air-environment chamber using a Fabry–Perot cavity and a piezoelectric volume actuator. The temporal air refractive index () at a local point is maintained constant with an expanded uncertainty of (), a sufficiently low uncertainty for precise measurements unaffected by to be made inside a chamber.
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Crisis in Mali: Half a Million Lives Hang in the Balance
Conflict in Mali continues to threaten the safety and livelihoods of nearly half a million citizens who have fled violence in the nation's north. Displaced people face food shortages in the wake of devastating droughts, rising food prices, and very limited means to produce food for themselves. The populous city of Gao has become all but a ghost town.
"People in Gao continue to live in fear. Very few people have returned to the area after fleeing violence. Both fear and insecurity make it very difficult to start planning programs, and in the long term, we do not know when we can really start to work on recovery."
– Frank Vannetelle, Action Against Hunger Country Director, Mali
Farming Disrupted
Harvests have suffered in the north because many farmers fled, forced to abandon their fields, while those who remained are too afraid for their safety to go to their fields. In addition to current security threats, recent natural disasters have hurt Mali's food production. For example, the drought that swept through the Sahel region in 2012 has caused a major seed shortage. Farmers don't have the seeds and other farming tools they need to prepare for the next planting season, which means many will produce less food, if any at all.
Extreme Measures
Even before the conflict, many Malians could barely afford meat or other food items. But recent events have only made conditions worse, causing food prices to rise dramatically while trade with neighboring countries has rapidly declined. As a result, those who can't afford to pay more for food are resorting to extreme measures, trading assets and valuable possessions in exchange for food and eating fewer meals per day.
People who raise livestock are moving their flocks further away from their usual grazing pastures to protect the animals from being stolen. But even this precaution comes with risks, as these animals face fewer resources and greater rates of disease without access to vaccination campaigns that have been discontinued.
Response and Resilience
Many of our nutrition and food security programs continue in Mali, and we are working tirelessly to serve vulnerable communities affected by this crisis. Indeed, many of those Gao residents who have been displaced are participating in our programs in other regions.
"We are very concerned that two consecutive years of drought have left these populations too weakened to weather this current crisis. In the long term, the only solution is to help these populations recover and stabilize while helping to restore their resilience, as it's crucial that they have the capacity to cope with future droughts when they arise."
–Helena Valencia, Action Against Hunger Emergency Team Leader, Bamako
Our goal in providing emergency food supplies is not just to create a short-term solution for the immediate needs of people in the region. It is also to take a vital step in restoring a peaceful and stable future for Mali.
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We received a thoughtful inquiry from a customer recently who wanted to know how to better understand the manner in which images are managed within our themes. This is naturally too good a topic for just one customer so we thought we would share our complete explanation with everyone.
At this time, our most popular themes incorporate the functionality of "Get The Image" to generate thumbnail images that appear in Feature Articles and Post Excerpts. There is some confusion as how this tool works and what happens when you use it. Without further ado, here's our best explanation.
The first image that is uploaded to a post is the one that is managed by "Get The Image" (it is very important to note that uploaded does NOT mean inserted).
We have configured the plugin to only work for images directly uploaded to a post. So, for instance, if you copy/paste a URL and use that as the post image (even from the 'uploads' folder from another post) it will not work.
When you have successfully uploaded your image and then published your post, the image will appear in the following locations automatically:
Once you've uploaded an image to a post, "Get The Image" will automatically use that as the post thumbnail. It is not necessary to insert the image into the post. As long as the image shows up under "Gallery" the thumbnail will appear.
If you would like multiple images to appear in your post, you will need to insert image #2, image #3, etc. To do this, move the cursor to the location where you want to insert the image and then click the upload/insert icon.
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It's not an easy thing to describe one's self.
I could tell you that I am a smart, kind, reserved bookworm.
Does that really tell you who I am?
I could tell you what I believe--Jesus is Lord and savior for me that means he has taught me what it means to be fully human and is the best revelation of what God truly is like.
I could describe my physical features (you see that picture at the top of the page that's me!).
I could tell you that I am writing this essay in the library (my favorite place in the entire universe).
All of those things and more make up the work-in-progress that is Robby! Ask me anything you want and I will give you my honest answer.
I am just someone trying to live out the teachings of Jesus--Love God Love and love man. I am very open minded and accepting. I want equal rights for all no matter race, sexual identity or whatever. We are all human and should be treated with the dignity we deserve. Everyone is an image of God. As Abraham Herschel said, "Just to live is holy." I am a Christian, but I'm open, honest, and authentic.
My main passion is and always will be books. You will rarely see me without a book in my hand, and frankly, I feel naked without one. Nudity aside, I enjoy many different topics and authors, but I'm enthralled by religion and philosophy.
When I'm not reading or at the library, I'm out with friends, enjoying a movie, sipping iced tea, or walking. Due to some life changes in the last few years, I've been more focused on my health. I'm actually enjoying taking better care of myself.
So yes, I have a very fulfilling and contented life. But of course, I'm here for a reason—to find the right woman for me. You must be kind, well read, and intelligent, have Christian beliefs and not be LDS. Oh, yes- and another factor-you have to be interested in me!
If this piques your interest, please get my attention. It wouldn't be too hard to do that!
I love Stephen King, especially The Dark Tower series. Just finished 11/22/63 Finders Keepers excited for End of Watch.
Currently reading Sacré Bleu: A Comedy d'Art The Inescapable Love of God Life is Too Short to Pretend You're Not Religious Kneeling With Giants
I read a lot, Some may say too much. I don't read as many novels as I do Theology Spirituality Philosophy books. The novels I do read span the spectrum, from Stephen King to John Irving to J K Rowling. I enjoy talking books and seeing what others are reading.
I do not like the Twilight saga. If I want to read about Vampires I'll read something good and scary like Salems' Lot or Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles or Drucula or The Historian! All of them infinitely better than Twilight.
Movies-- Cloud Atlas Dark City The Matrix trilogy V for Vendetta Deadpool What About Bob What Dreams May Come Its A Wonderful Life Jupiter Ascending Inception Bruce Almighty Harry Potter Shawshank Redemption
TV-- Big Bang Theory Castle Gilmore Girls Quantum Leap HeroesHistory Channel X Files WWE Raw
Music-- Casting Crowns U2 3 Doors Down Todd Agnew Nickelback Peter Mayer John Lennon Joan Osbourne Rush
Food-- Eggrolls Sushi Fresh Veggies Stir-fry Pizza Bagels Starbucks Applebees Mexican Curry Ice Tea Oatmeal French Toast
2. Books and Reading
3. Writing
4. My spirituality (relationship with God)
5. Family/Friends
6. Exercise/ good healthy food
7. Church/ bible study/theology
8. My Laptop Computer
Ok. That's 8 things, but how can you limit yourself to only 6. You can call it my top 8 list.
If you are not vain and DON'T play games.
If you want to talk about God, Jesus, spirituality.
If you want to talk about books or writing.
If you want to talk about movies.
If you want to hang out.
If I pique your interest.
Though I've got to say it: DO NOT message me
if you smoke, do drugs
are an atheist
or LDS
or cynical.
I am not here to play games or have flings. I am here to meet the right person.
If that might be you message me I'd like to hear from you.


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October 12th, 2010
Some days are better than others at a dog park. Today was a good day. Friendly dog people, wagging tails, splashing water, lots of running. Diamond's white tip of her paintbrush tail waved proudly as she zoomed around the pond like it was a racetrack, even outrunning an Italian Greyhound during a sprint. My heart […]
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Glazed Ornament Cookies Recipe
A few ingredients and a tube of cookie dough make these luscious treats a breeze to whip up. The beautiful swirled colors will look gorgeous on your holiday cookie tray! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
- 1 tube (16-1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 tablespoons 2% milk
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract
- Food coloring of your choice
- 1. Let cookie dough stand at room temperature for 5-10 minutes to soften. In a large bowl, beat the cookie dough, flour and extract until combined.
- 2. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-in. ornament-shaped cookie cutters. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- 3. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- 4. Combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract. Spread over cookies. Immediately place a drop of food coloring on top of each cookie and swirl with a toothpick. Let stand until set. Yield: 2 dozen.
Nutritional Facts
1 cookie: 115 calories, 4g fat (1g saturated fat), 6mg cholesterol, 83mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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#37 Buttonhole Scarf by Sandi Prosser
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Pattern description from Vogue Knitting, Fall 2008:
Everything about Sandi Prosser's alpaca/wool scarf, knit in 'Cambio' by Zitron/Skacel Collection, is oversized - the jumbo basketweave pattern, the wider width, the longer length. Buttonholes worked throughout the pattern add airflow and visual interest.
Wide scarf worked in basketweave with buttonholes throughout.
Skill Level: Easy
- 9 1¾oz/50g skeins (each approx 87yd/80m) of Zitron/Skacel Collection, Inc. Cambio (baby alpaca/wool) in #606 chocolate/brown
- One pair size 7 (4.5mm) knitting needles or size to obtain gauge.
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Antique Garnet Neckpiece
Wow! What an eye catching piece! Luxury and dramatic glamor at it's finest. DETAILS: Tapestry has an ancient history in Afghanistan as part of the nomadic culture. This beautiful piece is hand-crafted from traditional antique textile; red, green, orange and blue are woven into traditional geometric patterns, bordering the embossed brass medallions. The collar is formed from hundreds of red garnets, fastening with a brass hook and eye clasp at the back. Agate stones are embedded in the diamond shaped brass plaque. Frays of cotton threads, beads and brass bells complete this spectacular antique piece. The neckpiece is backed in cotton.


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Looking Ahead to the Likelihood of Increased Persecution in America
By July 25, 2016God will use persecution, as He always has, to thereby strengthen His church and extend the Gospel message, not destroy it. Persecution in America will probably never be as extreme as it has been in countless places throughout church history and as it is around the world today. |


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Michael Shear, chief writer for the New York Times's "Caucus" blog, sounded sarcastic and bitter, almost angry, at the opening of the paper's last "Caucus" podcast on Thursday about having to talk about the Anthony Weiner sex scandal.
Host Sam Roberts: "But you pointed out that this is a particularly inopportune time for this latest sex scandal to break in Washington. Why is that?"
Michael Shear: "Lots of policy and we're going to start with the sex scandal! That's fine. Yeah, it's not a good time for Democrats."
So what vital hard-core political news did Shear spend the entire following day covering to compensate for having to discuss Weinergate? The three-year-old trove of Sarah Palin emails from her time as Alaska governor.
Among the urgent news Shear dug up? One subhead: "Palin Wanted a Tanning Bed in the Governor's House."
Sarah Palin's tanned good looks may have gotten a bit of help.
An e-mail from the manager of the governor's house to Ms. Palin in early 2008 makes clear that Ms. Palin had inquired about the possibility of installing a tanning bed in the house.
But even the tanning bed "scoop" is old news. Kate Phillips covered it on the "Caucus" back on September 17, 2008, and the anecdote showed up intermittently in the Times when the paper's liberal columnists needed a Palin joke.
Shear ran an update Saturday morning under a headline, "News Outlets Pounce on Palin E-Mails," that was an implicit confession the news value of the Palin emails were the political equivalent of the Al Capone vault (reference courtesy Allahpundit). After admitting "there were no major revelations" in the emails, Shear, showing chutzpah, worked in a crack at Fox News for refusing to join the liberal media hit parade on Palin:
A review in the morning of Web sites for news organizations and major blogs found that most gave the story prominent play, with large headlines and, in some cases, multiple articles.
One exception: Fox News, where Ms. Palin is a paid commentator. The network's home page offered one link to its article with the headline "Palin E-Mails Reveal Harsh Scrutiny After VP Pick." It came above an article about a fight on an airliner and below one about Turkish preparations for elections.
As if the overdose of Palin coverage was justified because all the other members of the liberal media were doing the same thing.
On Saturday, media reporter Jeremy Peters, to his credit, covered critics of the media's anti-Palin overkill, "Critics Fume Over Intensity of News Coverage for Palin's Messages."
News organizations mobilized teams of reporters and even recruited online volunteers to scan more than 24,000 pages of e-mails from Sarah Palin that were released on Friday, prompting some critics to accuse the news media of overkill at best and vigilantism at worst.
The New York Times and The Guardian sent reporters armed with scanners and then solicited readers' assistance. Politico enlisted a dozen editors, reporters and interns who worked as a team from their Northern Virginia newsroom "plowing through" the documents, as one editor described it. The Washington Post initially asked for 100 volunteers to sift through the documents. They were quickly overwhelmed with too many applicants. Unable to screen all of them, the paper abandoned the plan late Thursday, opting instead to invite reader comments.
Were news organizations Dumpster diving, as one outraged reader of The Washington Post put it?
News outlets insisted that they were trying to be as thorough and efficient as possible while reporting on information that the public was entitled to know.
"This is not a witch hunt," said Jim Roberts, an assistant managing editor at The Times. "There are 25,000 documents here, and we can use all the eyeballs we can get."
Greta Van Susteren, the Fox News host, asked if all the fuss amounted to a "media colonoscopy," and pointed to comments from her readers who asked whether news organizations had devoted such energy to the 2,800-page health care overhaul bill that passed last year.


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HERE Hosts Interstellar Gala, Honoring Anita Contini and CJ Follini, Tonight
HERE's Interstellar Gala, honoring Anita Contini and CJ Follini, takes place tonight, Monday, June 16. Proceeds support HERE, the award-winning producer and presenter of contemporary hybrid work for more than 20 years, renowned for the HERE Artist Residency Program, the Dream Music Puppetry Program, and the PROTOTYPE festival. The evening kicks off with a Cosmic Feast at City Winery (155 Varick Street) featuring VIP Cocktail Reception, Dinner, Performances, Live & Silent Auctions, followed by The Big Bang party at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue), featuring Cocktails, Hors d'Oeuvres, Silent Auction, Performances, Dancing. The event features Emcee/Performer Taylor Mac and performances by Hai-Ting Chinn, Eisa Davis, John Kelly, Laura Peterson Choreography, Basil Twist and others.
Since 1993, the OBIE-winning HERE, Kristin Marting, Artistic Director and Kim Whitener, Producing Director, has been one of New York's premier arts organizations and a leader in the field of producing and presenting new, hybrid performance viewed as a seamless integration of artistic disciplines-theater, dance, music and opera, puppetry, media, visual and installation, spoken word and performance art. Standout productions include Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, Basil Twist's Symphonie Fantastique and Arias with a Twist, Hazelle Goodman's On Edge, Trey Lyford and Geoff Sobelle's all wear bowlers, Young Jean Lee's Songs of the Dragons Flying to Heaven, Corey Dargel's Removable Parts, Taylor Mac's The Lily's Revenge and Kamala Sankaram's Miranda, among many others.
The HERE Artist Residency Program (HARP) has been HERE's core program since 1998, commissioning, developing and premiering new hybrid performances. Productions developed at HERE challenge boundaries between disciplines -- theater, dance, music, opera, puppetry, media, visual arts, installation, spoken word and more. Through HARP, the Resident Artists are given the unique opportunity to develop their projects for up to three years, culminating in full-scale productions. Each season, HERE premieres several Resident Artist productions as mainstage works. These projects are grown in a diverse artistic community where artists receive career development resources and hands-on training. HARP has been widely recognized as a unique model for artistic development for the field to emulate. In honoring HERE with the 2009 Ross Wetzsteon Award, the OBIE Committee noted, "it's become increasingly hard for artists to find a place to take risks, a safe haven where they can develop daring new work. One theater has regularly bucked the trend, making its mission to ensure that artists have a home for their research and development, and that theatregoers can sample the exciting results."
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NASHVILLE — John Calipari only had questions once he and his Kentucky Wildcats finished celebrating their SEC tournament championship Sunday.
"How did we win this game? How did we go to overtime? I don't know," Calipari said.
Credit his fantastic freshmen who scored to get them to overtime and then won the game.
John Wall scored seven of his 15 points in overtime, and No. 2 Kentucky rallied from five down with 2:28 left in regulation to beat Mississippi State 75-74. The Wildcats' 26th SEC tournament championship was the first title game decided by one point since 1952.
The Wildcats ran around the arena waving and yelling with their fans, but stayed away from the nets.
"We will cut down nets," Calipari said. "It's just not the SEC tournament nets. Maybe hopefully in the NCAA Tournament somewhere, but I think these guys they have a big picture."
The Wildcats (32-2) blew earlier chances with freshmen Wall and DeMarcus Cousins missing free throws and making youthful mistakes. But they came through over the defending tourney champs as Cousins' layup off Wall's missed 3-pointer from the right corner barely beat the buzzer to force overtime.
Wall thought the Wildcats had won on Cousins' shot and tackled the 6-foot-11, 270-pound forward, celebrating a bit early.
"I was so excited," Wall said. "When I went to the bench, Coach said, 'It's overtime.' I was like, 'Whew.' I was tired."
"So I got kind of beat up at the end thanks to John," Cousins said with a smile.
Mississippi State (23-11) lost for the second time to the Wildcats this season after leading late in regulation. The Bulldogs blew a seven-point lead on Feb. 16, and lost that game 81-75 in overtime.
"The Good Lord willing, He didn't want us to win," Mississippi State point guard Dee Bost said. "He's got a plan for everything.''
The Bulldogs led 62-57 on Ravern Johnson's 3 with 2:28 left. That set up a furious finish to a game that had gone back and forth from the opening tip.
Barry Stewart hit two free throws with 8.2 seconds left to make it 64-61, Bulldogs. Stewart then intentionally fouled Eric Bledsoe to prevent a 3-pointer, fouling out. Bledsoe hit the first free throw, missed the second and Wall's 3-pointer was a short airball. Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado, saying he thought time would expire, did not try for the rebound and Cousins put it back, just beating the buzzer.
Wall and Cousins celebrated with their teammates piling on as if they had won. They finally went back to the bench while officials reviewed the play that ultimately cost the Bulldogs an NCAA Tournament bid that would have come with an SEC title.
"I thought we'd lost," Kentucky center Daniel Orton said. "I'm not going to lie to you. I was thinking of moving on, getting back and watching the Selection Show."


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Fergus, a member of the IRA and Jody, a British soldier develop and friendship. When the hostage situation goes wrong, Fergus heads to London to seek out Dil, Jody's lover. Dil has no idea about Fergus' IRA background, but there's something Fergus doesn't know as well...
The shock sleeper hit to top them all, The Crying Game now arrives on video while still making Oscar-propelled box office history in the US as the most successful non-genre independent movie of all time. Here in the UK, of course, Neil Jordan's low-budget production met with a rather less favourable commercial and critical reaction, the hapless victim of the double sucker punch caused by the collapse of Palace Pictures and the stifling parochialism of large parts of the English media. Now, thanks to the miraculous rewriting-of-history facility made available by the VCR, a more considered second opinion can be offered.
Oddly enough, the typically gushing hosannahs that have come forth from the US in recent months may well lead to a uniquely British backlash as Jordan's film now begins to be seen here by a lot more people than on its original theatrical release. And yes, perhaps it has gone a bit far, with too little attention being paid to Forest Whitaker's hopeless Tottenham accent, Jaye Davidson's unnatural stiffness, the bizarre and outmoded Essex Man caricature, and the inherent problem within the basic premise that — hey! — all these IRA chaps need is a spot of male bonding and the love of a good woman — or not — and everything will turn out just fine.
Set against the sheer harrowing power of Jordan's screenplay and Stephen Rea's memorable performance as Fergus, however, none of the above can stop The Crying Game from being one of those rare films that has a genuinely haunting quality, a film that lingers in the imagination long after apparently more accomplished and considerably more expensive pieces of work have forever
disappeared, a film that — dammit — dares to actually try to say something, and say it with wit, bravado, flair and a basic disregard for the supposed rules of timorous moviemaking in the 90s.
That Neil Jordan does all of this is remarkable enough. What elevates this little gem of a movie into a different dimension is that he does it with the twin taboos of Northern Ireland and adult sexuality and he does it with the aid of Stephen Rea, a great Irish stage actor blessed with a quite extraordinary sense of grief about everything he does. "I'm not good for much," sighs Rea, as the full, desperate nature of his sorry plight takes hold, and, like so much about The Crying Game, it really is enough to break the hardest of hearts
A finely-acted, sensitively-written tale of an IRA gunman finding some sort of redemption in the arms of a British soldier's lover.


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Margaret Cho Explains Being Married And Queer
"Often people are curious about the fact that I am married to a man but call myself queer. It's because I have had sex with more than one person, and I had unmarried sex quite a few times, and roughly half the people have been men and the other half have been women, and then there were a few people in between those genders who identified in differing ways, so it's up to me to define myself, too, and so that would be queer. It's the most fitting description, short and concise … I would like to call myself bisexual more frequently because there is much invisibility for the 'B's in the LGBT community. Gays and lesbians might assume that we are not homosexual enough, and straight people might assume that we are in porn. These are both true and false for me. I am both too homosexual and not homosexual enough, and I have appeared in porn films but not having any kind of sex. I am considering this as a possibility for later in my career. How fantastic to start making hardcore porn at the age of 80."
—Margaret Cho writes on the Huffington Post all about her sexual identity and attraction to androgyny. I can already hear a call being made to Margaret's agent, booking her for her first porno in the year 2049. [Huffington Post]


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The epic battle between gods and mortals is about to begin! With the gods ready to unleash hell on the city of Argon unless its King sacrifices his daughter Andromeda, it's up to Sam Worthington (Avatar) as the determined demigod Perseus--the child of Zeus and a mortal woman--to face off against every otherworldly threat the enraged titans can dream up. Giant scorpions, the nightmarish Medusa and a monstrous Kraken who would put Godzilla to shame unleash a non-stop reign of terror down on Perseus as he races to save the damsel.
Co-starring Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen and Alexa Davalos with Ralph Fiennes and Liam Neeson. Directed by Louis Leterrier; screenplay by Travis Beacham and Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi.


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The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP announced that Phoenix partner Diane Haller is one of 14 Quarles & Brady attorneys nationally to have been selected as a "Lawyer of the Year" in The Best Lawyers in America®.
Each year, Best Lawyers compiles its list of "Lawyers of the Year," in which only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored. Lawyers with this designation are chosen based on peer-review assessments conducted with thousands of leading lawyers each year. Receiving this honor reflects the respect a lawyer has acquired among other leading lawyers in the same practice areas throughout the same communities.
Haller is at the center of many major development projects in Phoenix, not only as a lawyer, but as an advocate of smart development. She is a board member of Habitat for Humanity, as well as a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and serves as vice-chair on the board and executive committee of the Phoenix Community Alliance.
Haller has been named among the Top 25 Female Lawyers in Southwest Super Lawyers and honored as the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business by AZ Business Magazine. She serves as the national chair of Quarles & Brady's Real Estate & Land Use Practice Group and is Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated.


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Angelina Jolie, the Oscar winner whose off-screen antics have sometimes eclipsed her screen talent, talks of looking beyond acting, to embrace the broader concerns her new film Beyond Borders brings up.
"I didn't know this was something that would change my life," she says, having first got this movie's script five years ago. "I just knew I felt connected to it."
These many years later, one sees how. In Beyond Borders, Jolie plays Sarah, an American expatriate in London who abandons her staid, cushy life married to financier Henry (Linus Roache) to take on several of the world's trouble spots - Chechnya and Ethiopia, among them - working for the United Nations.
Jolie has done much the same, except that her life has rarely been described as staid.
The 28 year-old, once renowned for reports of drug-taking and general debauchery - she and Billy Bob Thornton, the second of Jolie's two ex-husbands, are said to have swapped vials of blood - has a new renown as a UN Goodwill Ambassador and proud adoptive mum.
Mention Billy Bob, and her eyes momentarily darken. "We never talk. We haven't spoken for" - she pauses - "almost two years. No, a year-and-a-half." She repeats it. "A year-and-a-half."
But turn the topics to children and caring and Jolie positively gleams. Yes, folks, she's gone, dare one say it, normal.
The actress laughs at the suggestion, chatting openly in a hotel suite in London, the city she now calls home. She looks notably tall at 1.72 cm, her height accentuated by some mighty long hair extensions - the result of her upcoming role as Alexander the Great's mother in Oliver Stone's epic movie.
"I do feel more centred now," admits Jolie, well aware that press reports over time have tended to paint her as "some insane person."
"Certainly, I was lost at times in my life. I'd like to think I was never a bad person, but I certainly went through times where I was not clear about who I was."
What changed? Travel. Seeing the world. Opening her eyes.
There was a time, she says, "where I never had a sense of purpose, never felt useful as a person. I think a lot of people have that feeling - wanting to kill yourself or take drugs or numb yourself out because you can't shut it off or you just feel bad and you don't know what it's from."
But that was before Jolie began seeing the world - Sierra Leone in 2000, then Tanzania, Cambodia, and the Pakistan/Afghanistan border before 9/11.
On the day itself, she was in Japan, "where I couldn't help but think about our conflicts with Japan in the past and how this many decades later, these were the people that were helping me and having sympathy for Americans."
When the terrorist attacks happened, Jolie says, "the fact that I'd two weeks before been on the Pakistan border with three million Afghan people that had been there for over 20 years - it was a kind of reality check for me that when there are masses of people displaced for a lot of years, there's something happening in that area."
"It's not a coincidence that things explode."
What exploded in Jolie was the same kind of humanitarian commitment that corrals Sarah in Beyond Borders, a film that is nothing if not earnest and well-intentioned to a fault. ("Perhaps we are all refugees from something," one character remarks late on, lest we have missed the point.)
"At first, I went in wanting to just care about people or learn about things from an emotional place; I felt that was a safe, honest place to be coming from, and one everyone could relate to."
However, "the more I've travelled, it's impossible not to start to get angry, to see where things could change or what causes certain things - who's responsible and who isn't."
Her career has, of course, itself moved on, from Girl, Interrupted (1999), for which she collected her Oscar looking like Morticia Addams and dragging her sallow, clearly adoring brother in tow, across the two Lara Croft action movies and such little-seen entries as Original Sin (2001), an overripe tale of obsessional love, costarring Antonio Banderas.
That last film, she argues, was mishandled. "I think it was sold in a really silly way, and shouldn't have been; it should have been released as an interesting art house thriller and instead was released as a main-box-office sexy movie."
Will there be a third Lara Croft? "They were fun, but I think two is enough. I think we did it right the second time. Whether it opened well or not really didn't matter to me. Obviously it matters in the business, but it was the film I had wanted to make the first time around."
As for awards, that's not why Jolie acts ("these days, I don't know what Oscars mean"), and it's not as if she has hung on to hers. Her Oscar is with her mother: "I haven't seen it since the day I won it." Jolie's brother, James, has her three Golden Globes.
Far more important, one feels, is her son, Maddox, now just over two years old. Jolie adopted the orphan at age three months and got custody of him at seven months, during Beyond Borders filming. "I remember sitting down with the director and the producer and saying, 'I know right now it seems like I'm not a parent, but halfway through your movie, you're going to have an actress with a baby, and we're going to be in the middle of Africa. Is that cool with everybody?"'
Would she like more kids? "Yeah, yeah," she says dreamily, sounding like a Mia Farrow in the making. "Oh yeah. I have a brother, and I think it's a nice thing if you can have that other person to share things with."
Now, one feels, her once-bruised life looks almost beautiful.
"You could die tomorrow and you've done a few movies, won some awards - that doesn't mean anything," she said.
"But if you've built schools or raised a child or done something to make things better for other people, then it just feels better; life is better."
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Cholera is a disease that affects the most marginalized and impoverished people on our planet. But unless an outbreak is explosive (as it has been in Haiti) it is often ignored. Why should you care? For one, it's still a major cause of illness and death of children in poor countries along with other "diarrheal diseases" (like rotavirus) and that's simply unfair. Another reason is that working to improve conditions (including better water, sanitation and hygiene) that cause cholera will impact a wide variety of other diseases that also affect poor communities including polio, typhoid, Guinea worm, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis E, and more.
The annual number of cases and deaths due to cholera is acknowledged to be drastically under reported and yet it is still too high. Each death is a person with a name, a story, and loved ones left grieving.
Cholera is in the news because progress is being made. It's been widely discussed (recently there were two journals that devoted ample space to cholera in Africa and Haiti) but there continue to be outbreaks in different parts of the world.
A busy West African market in Guinea. Photo © Helen Matzger
But it's important to understand that there are ways to protect people in low-income countries from getting cholera. They range from clean water and safe sanitation to the use of vaccines.
The morgue at a cholera treatment center in Guinea. Photo © Helen Matzger
Cholera is a disease that has not been adequately addressed. Men, women and children are needlessly dying from diarrhea. This doesn't have to happen if we raise awareness and help spread information about how to protect against cholera. Share the message.
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"Our desire to bring every good thing to our children is a force for good throughout the world. It's what propels societies forward." —Melinda Gates
The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.
"The world faces a clear choice. If we invest relatively small amounts, many more poor farmers will be able to feed their families." —Bill Gates, 2012 Annual Letter
"When it come to global health, Bill and I are optimists—but we're impatient optimists. Tremendous progress is being made. But there is still so much we're impatient to see done." —Melinda French Gates
In Senegal, 80% of households now have a bed net, helping the number of malaria cases there drop 50% in a single year.
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What are the important events that happened on January 26, 1981? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 26, 1981: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 26, 1981 is the 26th day of the year 1981 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 339 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 13, 1981 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 5,821,920 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called 'icosihexagon' day.
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If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 4, then by now that person has accumulated $2,973.25. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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- 1981 –Gustavo Dudamel, Venezuelan Composer/Conductor
- 1981 –Juan Jose Haedo, Argentinian Cyclist
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Oct 23—Oct 25 2014
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Created and Directed by David Fertik '14 (Directing, Playwriting & Production)
On a dark night at the circus, one freak goes to the extreme in order to find out that a life worth living isn't the easiest to live. After an unusual friendship sparks a revolution, the freak tries to find his place in the circus that has already answered that question for him.
Featuring an ensemble of eight puppeteers operating and manipulating a trio of characters, creator and director David Fertik invites you into a circus experience like no other.
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Six times in the course of five pages, the report's authors note that, unless Pakistan does a better job of controlling its borders—the western tribal areas, where Taliban leaders find safe haven and move reinforcements and supplies into Afghanistan and back again—the U.S. military successes of recent months are for naught.
For instance, on Page 1, the report defines "our ultimate end state" as "the eventual strategic defeat of al-Qaida in the region," but it adds that this "will require the sustained denial of the group's safe haven in the tribal areas of western Pakistan."
On Page 3: The "denial of extremist safe havens will require greater cooperation with Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan."
On Page 5: "Consolidating those gains [made in the fight against the Afghan Taliban] will require that we make more progress with Pakistan to eliminate sanctuaries for violent extremist networks."
Those italics (all mine) make the point: Clearing the safe havens in Pakistan is not just an important ingredient in achieving our strategic objectives in Afghanistan; it is a requirement. Without it, all other successes are merely tactical and, even then, probably short-lived ("fragile and reversible," as the report puts it).
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- Kim is the best lookingVote A
- Kourtney is the best lookingVote B
- Khole is the best lookingVote C
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without makeup the order would be Kourtney, Khole, and Kim far dead last. If you see her with out makeup it's so surprising and plus Kim has the weakest personality. & I'm a fan of the Kardashians I always watch the show ^.^21|10|0
haha, I put kim last because of her personality and when she crys kim looks nasty (like kourtney said in an episode lol) &well Kourntey was pregnant for awhile so she was bitchy. LOL, but she is a mix between Khole and Kim. She's fun and perverted yet she is business when has to be and when she's mad she is pretty calm. Personality wise it'll go khole, kourntey, then kim. but khole and kourtney together are so funny, they make me laugh


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Restoring order
As U.S. jet fighters return to Iraq's airspace, political pundits carpet-bomb American foreign policy and President Obama putters around Martha's Vineyard, the nation's malaise grows increasingly palpable.
This worsening mood crosses ideological divides. Collectively, it amounts to "a country that feels 'everything is terrible,'" according to one analyst.
Even the president's media allies who support his "hope and change" regardless of how hopeless his policies turn out are turning against him. The latest "straw" (but probably not the last) is U.S. airstrikes to restore order (was there ever any?) in Iraq.
"I've been trying to figure out this man's doctrine now for six years," NBC reporter Chuck Todd said on Sunday's "Meet the Press." "He doesn't have one … ."
In fairness, the long-standing mess in Iraq predates Mr. Obama's tenure. What made situations worse, there and elsewhere, is the projection of U.S. weakness — meaningless "red lines," an ineffectual response to Russian belligerence and, most recently, the U.S. tucking tail in Libya. Indecision and weakness have opened wide the door for ISIS, a brand of Islamofascists worse than al-Qaida.
For this, Americans have reason to feel frustrated, even angry. But malaise must not translate into inaction on Election Day. Restoring America's spirit begins by rejecting those in Congress whose profound failure has been to allow Barack Obama to walk over them.


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|Newton K. Hubbard Papers, 1862-1909
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|Collection, mostly photocopies, of documents, clippings and letters regarding Newton K. Hubbard. A photocopy of a scrapbook kept by granddaughter Elizabeth Lorshbough contains letters to his parents during the Civil War, military pension documents, newspaper clippings by and about Hubbard, reminiscences by him about the earliest years of settlement in the Red River Valley and Fargo area, and obituaries. There is a copy of one of the first, if not the first, deeds by the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. selling land in Block 6 of the Fargo original townsite. There is an original inventory of the outfit of a E. Sweet, Jr. and Co. store of 1873. An original deed gives Hubbard full ownership of the Headquarters Hotel, dated 1879, and copies of menus from the Headquarters Hotel, dated 1880 and 1881. There is also a menu from the Occidental Hotel at Casselton, N.D. Finally there are several items from the Goose River Bank at Mayville, N.D., owned by N.K. Hubbard, and document from the local Grand Army of the Republic for Mr. Hubbard.


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As many of us know we will have a substantial amount of money to spend in this off season. The question I pose to you is what would you consider a successful off season for the Pacers.
Do we stand pat and make no major signing ie just sign backups to replace our FA's?
Do we sign a starting sg? Who?
Do we sign a starting pf? Who?
Do we upgrade Collison?
My ideal scenario goes something like this:
1. Upgrading our starting PF position. We have talked about this ad nauseam but I would like to offer some details that I think would be a plausible sign and trade. Its no secret that David West plans on opting out of his contract after this year so I would suggest to Bird that we do a sign and trade with the Hornets for West. The contract would be 4-5 years for 12 million per.
If I am David West agent I would have to ask myself if I really want my client to dabble in a post CBA FA market with new rules and probably lower salaries. If the Hornets need a sweetner then I would offer up a second round pick or swap first round picks or do both. This way we still have a pick in order to land Mayo if Bird wants to revisit that deal.
The main reason to do this deal is to avoid a bidding war with other teams. Would it work I have no clue but I think its atleast a reasonable scenario for Bird to look into. The worst thing I can forsee happening is that we make a run for a player and we don't get him.
2. Sign a Veteran shooting guard.
Yes I am a PG fan and I believe he is the sg of the future but I don't know when he can actually give us consistent play. Until then I would like to sign a veteran sg like Jason Richardson. Offer up 3 years 8 million per and see what he says. If the answer is no then I think hard about standing pat with PG and Rush.
3. Here is my out in left field scenario. "IF" Lance is a good boy this offseason then I sign him to 4 year extension with a the 4th year being a team option. This contract would be a low ball offer at around 2 million per year and the point would be to retain a player with tremendous upside for cheap. IMO the contract would have to low enough that we could cut ties with him if he had a serious incident off the court. I am not even sure if we can sign him to an extension but I would look to do it as soon as possible if we plan on giving him more minutes in the future. FYI his contact is up after next year.
I know many posters will disagree with my suggestions but if we accomplished something like this in the off season then I would be thrilled as a Pacers fan.


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Flora Tobin
Missing since March 5, 1991 from Harvey, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Classification: Endangered Missing
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Circumstances of Disappearance
Tobin was last seen in the 900 block of Brown Avenue in Harvey, Louisiana on March 5, 1991.
Tobin was the owner of the Foxy Lady Lounge in Harvey, where she normally worked seven nights a week. She occasionally stayed at a mobile home in the lounge parking lot. The employees showed up for work the following day and found cash in the register and no sign of her.
Tobin's car was found a short distance from her home. Her wallet has not been found and there has been no activity on her credit card. Foul play is suspected.
Investigators Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Detective Kevin Ridge
Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office
Agency Case Number: C-07679-91
NCIC Number: M478654814
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The Times-Picayune 5/4/91
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The 50/50 Rule
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The 50/50 rule states that everything has a fifty percent chance of either working in a person's favour or not. Unfortunately, this applies to everyone BUT you, who has a 100% percent chance of bad luck, and who's life has been, and will continue to be, miserable for the rest of eternity. It is therefore used but the PFP (People For Pessimism) as their life motto.
edit Orgin of the 50/50 ruleThe 50/50 rule, also known as Zoidal's Law, was discovered in 1897 B.C, by the greatest thinker of mankind, Old man Cedric.
Being the notorious criminal he was, Cedric found himself in jail quite often in his senile years. While rotting in his cell, he often told his cell mate that neither of them was actually there. Embedded journalist Clark Kent successfully died during an attempt to record such a session and was then fired for major incompetence.
edit Applications of the 50/50 rule
The 50/50 rule has been used repeatedly in the sciences, including Haemotolotherapy, Amalgamation, Gastropodulatory Science and, most notably, in Cake Baking.


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American University Washington College of Law Dean to Argue Freedom of Expression Case Before Inter-American Court of Human Rights, April 1
Group aims to change ambiguous Venezuelan law that convicted retired general
As part of American University Washington College of Law's Impact Litigation Project, Dean Claudio Grossman, staff attorney Agustina Del Campo '05, and second-year student Adrian Alvarez are heading to the Dominican Republic for an April 1 hearing before a special session of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. They will argue the case Uson Ramirez vs. Venezuela in which Francisco Usón Ramírez was convicted of dishonoring and disrespecting the armed forces of Venezuela.
"Mr. Uson's case contains serious violations to the rights to freedom of expression, due process, and access to justice, in violation of both the American Convention on Human Rights and Venezuela's own constitution," says Grossman, a former president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. "This hearing will both exonerate Mr. Uson and provide evidence that Venezuela's laws criminalizing speech should be reexamined."
Uson was prosecuted and sentenced to five and a half years in prison for "dishonoring and disrespecting the armed forces of Venezuela" during a media interview in May 2004. However, during the live television interview, Uson did not disclose any military secrets or, at any time, speak disrespectfully of any soldier or person in particular, but merely commented on a hypothetical question posed by his interviewer. In addition, Uson, a retired General, was tried by a military court instead of a civil one, for a crime that was not a military crime in nature. He was convicted in July 2004, and released in December 2007. Today, though released from prison, he remains under the strict control of the Venezuelan parole system, and is not allowed to leave the country. Since Uson has exhausted all ordinary measures within his domestic judicial system, the Inter-American system is his last resort for exoneration after having served three and a half years in prison.
The Washington College of Law Impact Litigation Program, working together with Venezuelan attorney Hector Faundez Ledesma, has been involved in the litigation of Uson's case since 2006. More than 10 students have worked on this case over the past three years with the Impact Litigation Project, including second-year student Adrian Alvarez, who is also co-editor in chief of the Human Rights Brief. Alvarez has helped the project prepare for the hearings and he will assist the team with the written closing arguments following the hearing.
"Very few people, and certainly very few law students, get the opportunity to witness the operations of the Inter-American Court, and actively participate in the preparation and litigation of an individual case," says staff attorney Agustina Del Campo. "Adrian's commitment to human rights, and the Inter-American system particularly, has contributed greatly to our work in preparing for this hearing."
The April 1 hearing will be the first time WCL's Impact Litigation Project has participated in oral arguments before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, an autonomous judicial institution of the Organization of American States established in 1979 whose objective is the application and interpretation of the American Convention on Human Rights.
Washington College of Law is dedicated to promotion of human rights and its faculty members have been involved in human rights cases in Guantanamo Bay, Chile, and other areas around the world. The Impact Litigation Project at WCL seeks to promote the rule of law and democracy through international litigation of pivotal cases selected for their maximum ability to shape and change policy and legislation within the region, and to advance changes to public policy and human rights standards and legislation. As "impact litigation" is a particularly effective tool to promote positive change, cases are selected precisely for their importance to and maximum impact on strengthening democracy in Latin America. "Impact Litigation" includes litigation, training, support of third parties international litigation, as well as other activities which impact decision makers, policy makers, jurisdictional bodies and society at large.


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Former Penn State President Spanier's defense team says ex-general counsel Baldwin's testimony inadmissible
STATE COLLEGE — The lawyers defending Graham Spanier have asked a judge to dismiss the charges against the former Penn State president, arguing that prosecutors' evidence in the obstruction and perjury case is based on illegally obtained grand jury testimony from the university's ex-general counsel.
The defense lawyers' latest salvo to dismantle the long-stalled case came by way of a motion last week to quash the criminal complaint, which accuses the former university president of conspiring to hide abuse allegations against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago.
The lawyers for Spanier accused ex-Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin of violating attorney-client privilege when she testified about her confidential discussions with Spanier when she went to the grand jury sometime last fall. She accompanied Spanier in 2011 when he went to the grand jury and even heard him testify.
Furthermore, Spanier's lawyers said Baldwin never alerted him that his colleagues Tim Curley, then the athletic director, and Gary Schultz, then an administrator, were targets of the investigation.
The lawyers for Spanier, Curley and Schultz have maintained that their clients are innocent. The men are awaiting a preliminary hearing on obstruction of justice and related charges.
"I believed that Ms. Baldwin was representing me during and in connection with the grand jury proceedings and that she was acting in my best interests," Spanier said in a signed affidavit that accompanied his lawyer's legal motions.
Baldwin's lawyer, Charles De Monaco, has said Baldwin did nothing wrong.
According to the motion from Spanier's lawyers, Baldwin never told Spanier that he had been subpoenaed to the grand jury, and he went voluntarily to Harrisburg to testify in April 2011.
The lawyers said Baldwin should have discerned that because she sat through their testimonies — an issue Curley's and Schultz's lawyers are challenging in court as well.
Spanier's legal team also asked for the dismissal of the failure to report abuse and child endangerment counts, arguing that the statute of limitations had expired.
University of Pennsylvania law professor David Rudovsky said Baldwin should have known there was a conflict of interest by representing Penn State and Spanier. Rudovsky said Baldwin was "absolutely prohibited" from disclosing privileged conversations, regardless if she thought there was a crime involved.


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Do you want to learn how to develop your own, custom jQuery plug-ins? This edition of my newsletter is designed to help you out.
This tutorial assumes at least basic knowledge of Javascript. A lot of people get into jQuery development too quickly, without learning some of the most important things about Javascript first.
One of those things is the concept of an object. I am sure you have heard about objects before, but if you haven't, I strongly recommend doing a Google search on the subject. Objects are fundamental blocks of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) which has its roots in other languages.
In order to really understand plugin development, you need to know how Javascript objects work.
When you learn plug-in development, it is a good idea to do a great deal of your own experiments. Don't copy and paste source code from examples written by others. Instead, make an attempt to really understand how it works by writing your own code from scratch.
The image below explains two possible ways of developing plug-ins, by either creating a stand-alone object that will use jQuery library in its implementation, or by extending the existing jQuery object. How you choose to do it is a matter of approach.
Creating a jQuery plug-in is nothing more than extending functionality of Javascript objects. You can create your own stand-alone plug-in object, or you can extend the main jQuery object by implementing your own functions, event handlers and other user interface behavior. Everything in Javascript is an object so, your plug-in and jQuery itself are objects too.
At the very least you will need to know what a Javascript object is. A few examples of objects would be String, Date and Array. There are others.
Understanding Javascript objects
You may already be used to creating and calling Javascript functions. Functions are objects in Javascript. This is an incredibly important concept you'll want to understand. Even if you know objects from other languages such as C++, Javascript objects are slightly different in how they operate.
Because functions are objects, we can create handles to functions. These handles will be named whatever we want our object to he named. We can later extend this object. Let's see how we can create a custom object:
var myObject = function(param1, param2)
/* Do something */
You have just created your own object called myObject. Notice the semicolon at the end of this definition.
At the core of any Javascript library, there lies the main object. This object is created in the same exact way as you just created myObject.
Main jQuery library object
Now, let's take a look at the definition of the main jQuery object:
var jQuery = window.jQuery = window.$ = function(selector, context)
/* Do something */
Of course, the /* Do something */ part contains the definitions of the entire jQuery library, containing popular functions such as css(), click() and animate(). We will get to these in the upcoming episodes of this newsletter and analyze them in more detail.
The great thing about objects in any language is that it is possible to extend them, add our own variables and functions to them. jQuery is an extension of Javascript. You can think of jQuery itself as a plug-in for Javascript!
Notice that in the definition above, jQuery also equals window.jQuery and window.$. This means that one object is created and can be accessed using any of the 3 variable names. When we use the main library object by its name: jQuery(), it is the same as using $(), window.$() or window.jQuery(). Remember that in Javascript the keyword "window" is a pre-created object that refers to the global scope of the Javascript application you are writing. Every time you create a variable such as x = 1, it automatically becomes accessible through its equivalent window.x
The same holds true for the dollar sign. The dollar sign is just a variable name. It just looks weird. If jQuery library was assigned to the variable with the name x, we would be calling jQuery commands using the x, as in: x('#div').hide(). But because this variable was assigned to the dollar sign character (which is a valid variable name in Javascript) that's what we use: $('#div').hide();
Try it yourself in a blank Javscript file. Assign var $ = 1; and display it with an alert box as in: alert($). You will see that the dollar sign is nothing more than just a variable name, just like any others. It is not special at all. It can even be used in combination with other characters, for example: var Dollar$ = 10; It just looks odd when the variable name consists of just the dollar sign ($) by itself, but there really isn't a difference between it and any other regular variable. Many beginners seem to be confused by it. Now you know what it means.
So why did people at jQuery decide to use it? Well, sometimes you want to use jQuery with other libraries. By using an incredibly unique name for the library the creators avoid conflicts with other libraries or functions you may want to use together with jQuery. Generally, if you are planning on using other libraries that you have not written, the dollar sign ($) will prevent conflicts with other things. If everyone named their Javascript libraries "my_library", then variable names would clash, making it impossible to use together. The dollar sign prevents that from happening. This is also why you should never create your own variables and name them dollar sign.
Think the dollar sign was weird? Javascript allows a number of obscure characters to be used in variable names. Surprisingly, the following are all valid definitions that will compile and execute correctly:
var func1 = function() { alert("hello from func1"); }
func1.func2 = function() { alert("hello from func1.func2"); };
var _ = function() { alert("hello from _"); }
var \\u0024 = function() { alert("hello from $ defined as \u0024"); }
var Ø = function() { alert("hello from Ø"); }
var $$$$$ = function() { alert("hello from $$$$$"); }
If you want to see other odd characters Javascript allows us to use in variable names, visit my article: jQuery and the Dollar Sign, where you will find many examples at the bottom of the page.
Now let's get back to the jQuery object creation example.
var jQuery = window.jQuery = window.$ = function(selector, context)
Notice that parameters selector and context are passed to the jQuery object that has just been created. The selector parameter is the CSS selector. We pass a text string that asks jQuery to select an element. When that happens, this function will return a handle to the selected element, or its location in computer memory.
Let's take a look at a practical example of what this jQuery object allows us to do:
The above function will find all DIV elements on the page and hide them. The jQuery function hide() itself is sort of like a mini plug-in. It hides elements by applying the CSS style code "display:none", that I am sure you have already seen and used yourself in your own CSS code.
You can extend jQuery functionality by adding your own function that hides an element in your own way. For example, you could add a function called hideitmyway(); that could hide an element by applying "visibility: hidden", instead of "display:none", like the original function. And this is what's at the essence of developing jQuery plug-ins. You extend its functionality by adding your own functions.
These plug-ins you will write are not limited to a single function. You can create an entire image gallery plug-in that turns DIV elements into scrollable blocks containing images passed as parameters to your plug in. For example:
var ImageGallery = function(target_container, image_list) { ... };
And you could initialize this plug-in by writing the following code:
ImageGallery("#container", "myimage.jpg, anotherone.png, mycat.gif");
Okay, so this will just call a function you assigned to an object. What's next?
Knowing how to assign a function to an object, we are one step closer to truly understanding how jQuery plug-ins work. Let's discover what code patterns are available to us in order to make our first plug-in.
Where does plug-in code really begin execution?
As explained in my jQuery plug-in pattern tutorial for beginners, there are two common code patterns you can use to develop functionality you are looking for.
You can stick to the pattern names as I explain them in my article on my website: pattern A and B. But in this tutorial I will focus more on the pattern B, because it is the simpler one from the two.
Before we can tackle any plug-in development pattern, let's see where the entry point of our plug-in is.
Remember from a few paragraphs above I talked about window.x being the same as var x? Well, not only variables but also objects are defined in the same way in Javascript. And there are a few objects that already exist. For example, you are already familiar with the HTML body tag's onload attribute:
...
Well, this isn't the only way to add code on the event of page load. The Javascript way of doing this would be:
// Override the body tag onload event
window.onload = function()
/* The page finished loading. Do something... */
Remember that part in your HTML page that says BODY ONLOAD = "..."? Assigning window.onload to a brand new function like in the example above, is the same as placing Javascript code into BODY ONLOAD = "...here...". Just make sure that you are calling window.onload from SCRIPT tag, somewhere in the HEAD tag of your webpage.A lot of people don't know that the word "onload" in the body tag is officially called an attribute of the body tag. If you want to take jQuery development seriously, remember that these names are called attributes, and not just things inside an HTML tag. I know it sounds like a simple thing, but jQuery has a function called attr() that looks up the value of that attribute. So, it's important to know what attributes are, and continue refering to them by their names.
Important: If you have some Javascript code in your HTML within the "onload" attribute of the body tag, that code will overwrite your window.onload function! And your window.onload code will not execute. So, be careful about using windown.onload together with body onload to avoid this conflict. Usually, you want to avoid using the onload attribute by all means, however, I have encountered a few cases where I had no choice but to use it. But the general rule is that if you can, avoid using it. Override the javascript.load with your own function instead.
What came first: egg or chicken?
I mean, HTML's body "onload" attribute or window.onload? Which one will execute first? You can add your own window.onload function, but as was just discussed above, the code in your body's "onload" attribute will overwrite it.
Well, guess what? In the greater scope of things, neither egg nor chicken came first. In this instance, to initialize jQuery plug-ins, we use a completely different type of an egg.
I am talking about the "on document load" function. It executes before both body "onload" code and window.onload. So what is this "on document load" then? This is the place where we initialize our plug-in. The "on document load" function is defined below, among other functions we have just discussed. Let's see the order in which things will execute:


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After quarter of a century in a rock band, Pretender Chrissie Hynde says you can't beat sitting alone in a room with a guitar, writes George Palathingal.
Um, this may sound like a stupid question, but what year is this? I could have sworn someone mentioned something about a new millennium a few years back, but a glance at the high profile, non-festival-related gigs to have graced Australian shores in recent months - among them Prince, Blondie, Duran Duran and, just this week, Bryan Ferry - suggests otherwise.
What's even more alarming is that many of these quintessential '80s icons seem to truly believe they're as popular and important as ever. So it's encouraging to hear one of their peers from that most derided of decades offer an unusually honest tack.
"I think the public in general is very tired of the Pretenders, and the public perceives it as an '80s phenomenon 'cause that's when the records we made just happened to be radio-friendly," admits Chrissie Hynde of the band she has fronted for 26 years.
"Every day of my life someone asks me if I'm still playing in a band or making music. We've done 100 shows this past year and I don't think I've ever travelled so much. But, y'know, out of sight, out of mind.
"[That] is kind of fine with me because I'm not trying to be the biggest or the most well known; I just do the same thing that I've always done. Maybe that sounds boring but ... what's it like to make love to the same person for 25 years? I have absolutely no idea. And yet people do it and it's considered normal."
After a frosty, near-hostile start to the interview, having jumped down my throat at innocuous icebreakers such as, "what have you been up to lately?", Hynde is starting to thaw. When she reveals that she is, in her words, "disappointingly ordinary", she finally starts to open up. "Because if anything, to be honest, [celebrity] is kind of a pain in the arse, really."
The Pretenders formed in London in 1978 when Ohio-born Hynde, a former NME journalist and affiliate of punk entrepreneur Malcolm McClaren, hooked up with guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon and drummer Gerry Mackleduff, who was soon replaced by Martin Chambers. They broke through with an eponymous debut, featuring Kid and the special (so special) Brass in Pocket, at the turn of the '80s. However, not long after the release of its follow-up, Pretenders II, drug overdoses claimed Honeyman-Scott and Farndon.
Another line-up of the band hit a second peak in the mid-'80s with their fourth album, Get Close, largely thanks to the sublime Don't Get Me Wrong, only for Chambers to leave shortly after. He rejoined in 1994 alongside Hynde, bassist Andy Hobson and guitarist Adam Seymour, and this has remained the Pretenders' line-up.
The quartet has yet to match previous highs - their most recent effort was last year's Loose Screw - but that doesn't bother Hynde. Something that does get to her, however, is a music world dominated by MTV and manufactured pop stars.
"The one thing I really miss these days is there isn't really a scene any more," she says. "That scene where you're feeding off of other bands.
The last really great scene for me, personally, was the punk scene in London - I have no idea what it's like where you are - there could be a really thriving scene where there's 70 great bands going on in Sydney today. Is there?"
There is certainly a buoyant Australian rock scene, but it sometimes seems bands - such as Jet or the Vines - have to become popular somewhere else before we pay attention.
"But that's always the case, y'know? Even when I got interested in Iggy Pop, who's one of my long-standing heroes, it really took David Bowie to start talking about Iggy Pop before I paid attention because, to me, he was a local band."
Hynde is thoughtful and sharp, but doggedly old-school - at one point she dismissively alludes to "email and mobile phones and internet, which I still haven't got". Basically, it doesn't take much to keep her happy.
"You can't beat sitting alone in a room with a guitar," she says passionately. "Like I say, I'm not trying to churn out songs for the world. But, y'know, I do have a couple of things I wanna get off my chest.
"Recently, I've quit drinking and smoking - again - but that feels terrific because when you're a product of the '60s like I am, the only time you can remember being lucid and clear-headed is probably when you were about 14 or 15.
"So even at my age - and I'm 52 - I feel like I'm about 14 now. It's just a great feeling. Y'know, I'm wearing the same clothes, maybe I weigh about 10 pounds more than I did then, and I've got the same haircut. Maybe it's retarded, maybe it's being in a rock band, but, y'know, we just ... we don't change that much."
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As you gear up for the weekend, here's a look at Bollywood and Hollywood movies that hit theatres this Friday. Take your pick.bollywood Updated: Jun 13, 2014 09:44 IST
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As you gear up for the weekend, here's a look at movies that hit theatres this Friday.
How To Train Your Dragon 2
Genre: Animation
Director: Dean DeBlois
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler
Synopsis: It's been five years since Hiccup and Toothless successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snotlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island's new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, exploring new worlds.
When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the centre of a battle to protect their peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognising that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.
Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Swara Bhaskar, Bhanu Uday, Murli Sharma
Director : Debaloy Dey
Synopsis: Ayesha and Uday Saxena are a happily married couple, living in Mumbai. Uday is a mechanical engineer working with a private company and the couple has a four-year-old son, Sunny. One day, while coming back from a party, they are involved in a major road accident in which the other vehicle's driver dies on Ayesha's windshield, an incident that plays on her mind and depresses her. When Uday's boss offers him the job of managing a Jabalpur factory, he accepts the opportunity to give Ayesha a change of atmosphere. While Uday becomes busy with his new assignment, Ayesha starts to feel the presence of someone in the house that no one else can. Her fears grow strong and she starts behaving in a peculiar manner.
Genre: Thriller
Cast: Jimmy Sheirgill, Vijender Singh, Mohit Marwah, Kiara Advani, Arfi Lamba, Mansha Behl, Vidushi Mehra and Anshuman Jha
Director: Kabir Sadanand
Synopsis: Four close friends — Dev, Gaurav, Aditya and Devi — have just finished college, but each of them is yet to decide on a career. They decide to indulge in some fun before getting serious about their careers. But they know their limits well and are fully aware when to draw the line. However, their fun-filled and carefree life comes to an abrupt halt when they are faced with an extremely corrupt and seemingly fearless police officer. This puts a series of events into motion which will test the friendship of these four buddies. Set in the old bylanes of Delhi, the film tracks all that happens to these pals and their friendship when they are forced to face a crisis that they never thought they would have ever had to face in their lives.
Grace Of Monaco
Genre: Drama
Director: Olivier Dahan
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Tim Roth, André Penvern
Synopsis: Grace Of Monaco focusses on the personal story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly during a dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, over tax laws in the early 1960s. Nicole Kidman stars as Grace Kelly with Tim Roth as Prince Rainier III. The story of Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion form the crux of the story.


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Artur Aristakisyan spent a good part of the 1990's filming a group of homeless folk in and around the Russian city of Kishinev. Remarkably, he was homeless himself.
The night Hands won the Nika (the Russian equivalent of the Oscar) for the best documentary at a glittering awards ceremony in Moscow, Artur Aristakisyan went out into the February snows and wandered the city. It wasn't a stunt to draw attention to his remarkable study of the harsh realities of streetlife. It was simply that he had nowhere else to go, as he was as homeless as the beggars he had spent so long filming.
To say that this is a difficult picture is the understatement of the year. Apart from a few snatches of Verdi's Requiem, there is no soundtrack. All the action is silent, with the only voice being that of the director talking to his unborn son. The footage is black-and-white and mostly of the handheld cinema verite variety. It's so rough and ready, it feels like it's from another time, let alone another place.
But the scenes depicted in this ten-chapter documentary were shot in Kishinev, the capital of Moldova, in the 1990s and Aristakisyan's "heroes" are compellingly eccentric, yet also agonisingly vulnerable. There's Tsar Oswald, a double amputee who gets around town on a tin trolley; and Yazundoka, a hunchbacked bag lady, who somehow managed to survive a firing squad and claims to have the head of her would-be executioner in the case she constantly drags behind her.
Unfortunately the voiceover is much less affecting than the imagery, but what imagery it is. Comparisons have been made with Tarkovsky and Pasolini, but Aristakisyan deserves to be regarded as a uniquely individual filmmaker.
It's possible to sympathise with the narrator's assaults on the system, but his philosophising is, well, very Russian, and his exhortations to his unborn offspring to reject society and embrace beggary are anything but persuasive.


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