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Sony's latest firmware update for the PS3 has been causing problems for some, including reports from those who have been locked out of their system, or can't get it to reboot entirely. Update 4.45 was released with trophy notification options and to improve system stability, but unfortunately, it seems to have rather somewhat do the opposite for the latter. While there are users who have reported the update not bricking their own consoles, the issue has been widespread enough that warnings went out across the internet to avoid the update. The official complaint thread for it on Sony's official forums is already up to 183 pages in just over 24 hours.
Sony has responded to these problems by taking the update offline. On the official European Twitter account, they say that they have taken it down, and are investigating the problem, with intents to make the update available as soon as possible. According to their official statement released through Joystiq, "We are aware of reports that the recent PlayStation 3 system software update (version 4.45) has caused the XMB to not display on a small number of PS3 systems. We have temporarily taken 4.45 offline and are investigating the cause of the problem. We will announce when the system update is available for download as soon as possible. We apologise for the inconvenience."
Some users have said they couldn't boot their systems after the update, while others say that restoring system files didn't resolve the issue. There has also been no clear indication of which PS3s might be affected. Unfortunately, until it's better understood, it might be best for those with bricked consoles to leave their system alone, as no solutions have been discovered by any of the users, and Sony has not issued any statements regarding how this could yet be resolved. More information will be posted regarding the issue as it's released from Sony.
Source: GameInformer


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Biblical literature and its backgrounds, by John Robertson Macarthur. Being a gathering together from far and near of divers and sundry facts and opinions which may enable those familiar with that masterpiece of the English language, the King James Bible, to read it more understandingly and with a greater appreciation of its literary felicities and perfections.
author: Macarthur, John Robertson.
title: Biblical literature and its backgrounds
pagination: xix, 528 p. incl. front., illus., maps (1 double) plan, facsims. 18 cm.
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Jun 10, 2008
|Filing date
|Dec 8, 2006
|Priority date
|Aug 13, 2004
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|Publication number
|Hung Viet Ngo
|Original Assignee
|Fci Americas Technology, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (88), Referenced by (2), Classifications (11), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/918,169 filed Aug. 13, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,160,117. This application is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/294,966, filed Nov. 14, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,976,886, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent applications Ser. Nos. 09/990,794, filed Nov. 14, 2001, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,692,272, and Ser. No. 10/155,786, filed May 24, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,652,318. The content of each of the above-referenced U.S. patents and patent applications is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety.
Generally, the invention relates to the field of electrical connectors. More particularly, the invention relates to input/output ("I/O") connectors that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications between a computer, for example, and an external device, such as a printer, scanner, or the like.
Input/output (I/O) cable connectors may be used for electrically connecting a computer with an external component, such as a printer, scanner, or the like.
Some such connectors include one or more terminal trays that include respective linear arrays of electrical contacts. The electrical contacts may be signal contacts, ground contacts, or a combination of signal and ground contacts. Typically, a plurality of such terminal trays are arranged relative to one another such that a two-dimensional contact array is formed. In such an arrangement, it may be desirable to orient certain of the terminal trays in certain ways. Failure to orient one or more trays in the desired way may result in the manufacture of a faulty connector. It would be desirable, therefore, if terminal trays were available that minimized or eliminated the possibility of assembling the connector with a terminal tray in an undesired orientation.
Some such connectors include a printed circuit board (PCB), such as an equalizer card, for example. Typically, each electrical contact is soldered to a corresponding contact pad on the PCB. Such soldering may be labor intensive and expensive. It would be desirable, therefore, if connectors were available wherein the PCB could be retained within the connector without the need for soldering the PCB to the contacts.
Some such connectors include interfaces to one or more cables. Such cables typically include an electrical conductor encapsulated in a polymer coating. It is often desirable to bundle a plurality of such cables together, and to bundle them together in a manner that limits stress on the cables.
An electrical connector according to the invention may include a connector housing and a terminal tray received within an interior portion of the connector defined by the housing. The terminal tray may include a tray body made of an electrically insulating material. The tray body may have a latch extending therefrom, and the connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed such that the latch engages the latch receiving window only when the terminal tray is received in the housing in a preferred orientation.
The terminal tray may include an electrically conductive contact having a connector mating end that extends beyond an end of the tray body and a board receiving end opposite the connector mating end. The board receiving end of the contact may be adapted to receive a printed circuit board and to exert sufficient pressure on the printed circuit board to retain the printed circuit board between the contact and the tray body.
The connector may also include first and second cables extending through respective cable housings. The cables may be bundled by a band such that respective portions of the cables are restrained from movement relative to one another. The band may include a double-sided tape, which may be adhered between a first side of the first cable and a first side of the second cable, and may wrap around the cable housings.
Connector 100 may have a connector body 850. Connector body 850 may be cast or formed of two halves, which may be identical and may be connected to one another via one or more assembly screws 866. Connector body 850 may have a mount screw holder 855 and alignment screws 860 aligned with a screw post 865 of face plate 500. Alignment screw 860 may protrude beyond an end of connector 100 such that alignment screw 860 may be properly aligned with screw post 865 prior to connecting connector 100 to receptacle 510. In this way, contacts (not shown in
Receptacle 510 may also have a ground band 515 associated with an electrical ground such that when connector 100 is connected to receptacle 510, connector body 850 electrically connects with ground band 515. Receptacle 510 may include alignment features 516 to facilitate alignment of connector 100 during the connecting process.
Connector 100 may also include a boot 800 that covers and protects a cable bundle 900. Cable bundle 900 may connect to external component 1000.
Terminal trays 200 may be at least partially housed in an interior of a connector header 400. Terminal trays 200 may be secured in connector header 400 through use of polarized latch windows 410. Connector body 850 may have a mount screw 860 for mounting connector 100 to receptacle 510.
Connector 100 may also include cable wires 920 located within cables 910. Cables 910 may be held in a cable bundle 900 in part by a crimp sleeve 750 and crimp sleeve support 700. A braid 600 may electrically connect a braid shield (not shown in
Terminal tray 200 may also include a press-fit pin 220 corresponding to a press fit hole on PCB 300 (not shown in
PCB 300 may also include one or more assembly control slots 360. Assembly control slots 360 may be slots in PCB 300 that align with corresponding location keys (not shown) in terminal tray 200. Assembly control slots 360 may facilitate, along with press-fit hole 330, attachment of PCB 300 to terminal tray 200 in a desired location.
One or more rails 415 may be molded as part of or otherwise connected to the inside of walls 405. Rails 415 support terminal trays 200 in connector header 400. Connector header 400 may include alignment slots 420 that align with alignment features 516 on receptacle 510 (see
Connector header 400 may also include polarized latch windows 410 in walls 405. Polarized latch windows 410 may accept latches 210 of terminal trays 200. Additionally, polarized latch windows 410 may be located to ensure terminal trays 200 are inserted properly into connector housing 400.
It should also be understood that terminal tray 200 b may be placed adjacent to terminal tray 200 a such that the pattern of cables 910 and spaces between cables 910 is reversed from that of terminal tray 200 a. For example terminal tray 200 b may have space 206 to the far right with cable 910 e placed to the left of space 206. This reversal of the pattern of terminal tray 200 a occurs when terminal tray 200 b is rotated 180� relative to terminal tray 200 a. Terminal tray 200 c, then, may have a similar orientation as terminal tray 200 a, and terminal tray 200 d may have a similar orientation as terminal tray 200 b. This reversal of the orientation of adjacent terminal trays 200 may continue for all terminal trays located in connector header 400.
Reversal of orientation of successive terminal trays 200 may be desirable due to the orientation of ground and signal contacts in receptacle 510. That is, signal contacts 250 a and ground contacts 250 b may not align with the ground and signal contacts (not shown) of receptacle 510 if successive terminal trays are not rotated as described. It will be recognized that connector 200 may be adapted for other receptacle orientations as well.
Terminal trays 200 may include latches 210 to facilitate proper alignment of terminal trays 200 in connector header 400. For example, a terminal tray 200 may have a latch 210 a located approximately in the middle on the right side of the terminal tray 200. Latch 210 b, however, may be located toward the top of the left side of terminal tray 200. Polarized latch windows 410 of connector header 400 may be located such that latches 210 may be aligned with polarized latch windows 410 when terminal trays 200 are inserted with a correct orientation into connector header 400.
As shown, polarized latch windows 410 of connector header 400 are shown to receive terminal trays with the alignment described in connection with
Each pair of signal cable wires 920 a and ground cable wire 920 b may be surrounded by a shield 924. Shield 924 may help prevent electric fields associated with signal wire pairs from intermingling with such fields associated with adjacent signal cable wire pairs. Such intermingling may cause electrical interference, commonly referred to as cross talk, and thus degrade signal integrity. Shield 924 may be constructed of aluminum-poly or other suitable material. Cable wires 920 in cable 910 may be surrounded by additional shields 926 and 928. Shields 926, 928 may prevent cross talk between cables 910 in cable bundle 900. Foil shield 926 may be constructed of a thin layer of aluminum or other suitable material. Braid shield 928 may be constructed of a thicker layer of steel or other suitable material. Braid shield 928, though optional, may be more desirable for higher-speed communications. A cable jacket 930, which may be constructed of an insulator such as plastic, may overlay shield 928.
A crimp sleeve support 700 may further aid in preventing movement of individual cables 910 when placed around cable bundle 900 over strain relief band 650. Crimp sleeve 750 may be placed on crimp sleeve support 700 and may be deformed by a crimping tool (not shown) and compressed. Pressure created in deforming crimp sleeve 750 on crimp sleeve support 700 may cause compression of split housing 720 of crimp sleeve support 700. This compression may cause crimp sleeve support 700 to likewise compress cable bundle 900 and strain relief band 650, which may aid in preventing relative movement of individual cables 910. Crimp sleeve support 700 may have assembly latch 705 corresponding to polarized latch windows 805 of boot 800. When connector 100 is assembled, latch 705 and polarized latch windows 805 may mate and prevent boot 800 from slipping down cable 900. Boot 800 may protect cable bundle 900 from chafing or other damage in the immediate vicinity of connector body 850.
A braid 600 may be attached to cable bundle 900 to electrically connect cable braid shield 928 to crimp sleeve 750. Crimp sleeve 750 may have ground contacts 755 that electrically connect to connector body 850 when connector body 850 is attached to connector 100. Jackets 930 on exterior of and toward the end of cable bundle 920 may be cut away to expose braid shield 928 (see
Each connector body half 850 a may have an assembly locking blade 875 and assembly locking slot 876 that may enable connector body half 850 a to be attached to another connector body half. Assembly locking blade 875 may be "L" shaped and may interlock with a corresponding assembly locking slot 876 after placing two connector body halves together and sliding the assembly locking blades 875 to lock into assembly locking slots 876. Connector body half 850 a may have assembly screw feature 865 to receive screws (not shown) and connect one connector body half to a second connector body half. Connector body half 850 a may also include a housing 880 to restrain crimp sleeve support 700 from movement relative of connector body 850. Connector body half 850 a may be constructed of die cast metal or similar material.
It should be understood that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present invention have been set forth in the foregoing description, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail within the principles of the invention to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which appended claims are expressed. For example, though a connector according to the invention has been described herein in relation to connecting a computer or device to an external component, the connector may also be used to connect components internal to a computer. Additionally, though a PCB has been described herein as being an equalizer card for equalizing signal propagation times between conductors within the connector, it should be understood that the PCB may be any type of device for improving the characteristics of the connector or connection. Also contacts have been described as being bent in a "scoop" or "U" shape by way of example only. A contact may be bent in other ways as well.
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How easy is it for your employers to make you redundant?
It's a very worrying time for anyone facing a potential redundancy situation, and often difficult to know where you stand.
In this post our legal advisor Philip Landau provides some answers to the most commonly asked questions…
What is redundancy?
Redundancy occurs where:
- The employer's business, or part of the business, has ceased to operate; and/or
- The employer's business has moved to a different place; and/or
- The need for work of a particular type to be done has ceased or diminished.
Examples of redundancy situations
Examples of when someone may be genuinely made redundant include:
- The work the person does is no longer required, perhaps due to the employer moving into a new line of work which no longer needs the person's skills, or a new process is introduced so that the job that was carried out is no longer necessary
- The employee's job no longer exists because the work is being done by other employees
- The workplace has closed because the employer has ceased trading or has become insolvent
- The employer's business, or the work the person is doing, moves to another location
- The employer's business is transferred to a different employer
Even if there is a genuine redundancy situation, your employer must still follow a correct redundancy process (see below) failing which the redundancy can still be deemed to be an unfair dismissal.
Classic examples of non –redundancy situations
Employers often claim that there has been a reduction in the work needing to be done but this is not always the real reason for dismissal. It can be cheaper and less time consuming to label someone "redundant" rather than follow, say a performance process that could take many months. It may be that the employee is simply disliked and redundancy can be used as an excuse to fast forward that person's exit from the company. It is important to look at all the circumstances surrounding the redundancy.
The following are examples which may indicate that the redundancy is not genuine:
- If your employer has recently taken on other people, or intends to do so in the near future;
- If you have been criticised about your performance and subsequently face a redundancy situation, this may indicate that your dismissal is more about your poor performance than a genuine redundancy;
- If you are the only person being made redundant, or one of only a few in a large company;
- If you are pregnant, a woman, from an ethnic minority, disabled, gay or of a particular religion, this might indicate you have been dismissed because of discrimination rather than because of a general need to reduce the workforce;
- If you have had a poor relationship with your line manager, this might indicate you have been dismissed for a reason other than a genuine redundancy one.
What is the redundancy process?
If a redundancy situation exists, your employer must consult all employees who are at risk of redundancy as soon as possible, informing them of the situation and discussing with them any alternatives and the implementation of the redundancy situation. Failure to consult may lead to a finding of unfair dismissal by a Tribunal. Where an employer is making 20 or more employees at one workplace redundant, there are minimum periods of consultation required, and sanctions can result if an employer does not follow them.
If there are other employees carrying out the same role as you, then your employer needs to establish a selection pool, with a number of criteria upon which you will be scored. Such criteria will usually include length of service, skills, sickness and performance record. There does need to be an objective and transparent process here. A perverse selection decision by your employer could be open to challenge.
Suitable alternative employment
If your employer intends to make you redundant, there is a legal duty to consider whether there are other jobs available which you would be capable of doing. If such suitable employment is available, it should be offered to you. If it is not, this can amount to unfair dismissal.
Whether an alternative job offered is suitable will depend on the terms of the job offered and your skills, abilities and circumstances. Factors such as pay, status, hours and location are relevant when deciding if a job is a suitable alternative.
How much is the redundancy payment?
If you have been employed with your present employer for a minimum of 2 years, you are entitled at the very least to a minimum statutory redundancy payment from your employer (although many employer pay more).
Statutory redundancy pay is worked out as follows:
- 1½ week's pay for each complete year of employment when you were aged between 41-64 inclusive
- 1 week's pay for each complete year of employment when you were aged between 22-40 inclusive
- ½ week's pay for each complete year of employment when you were aged between 18-21 inclusive. Employment before the age of 18 is ignored when working out statutory redundancy pay.
The present weekly pay limit is £450.
If you are in any doubt about the genuineness of your redundancy, you should seek professional legal advice.
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The inaugural Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition has created a key bridgehead for business aviation in the world's most economically dynamic region. More than 2,100 visitors attended the event from August 9 through 11 in Shanghai, China. At the city's modern convention center they found 54 exhibitors from all corners of the globe. Out at Hongqiao Airport, the following business jets were on display: Bombardier's Global Express, Challenger 604, Challenger 300 and Learjet 45; the Cessna Citation Sovereign and CJ1; the Dassault Falcon 900EX; the Embraer Legacy; Gulfstream's G200 and G550; and Raytheon's Hawker 800XP and Premier I.
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The consultation paper describes measures to ensure UK property is always chargeable to UK IHT regardless of how it is owned. The paper also includes some responses from the September 2015 consultation 'Reforms to taxation of non-domiciles' as well as some proposals for changes to Business Investment Relief.
Individuals who are non-domiciled in the UK currently enjoy a significant advantage over other domiciled individuals for IHT purposes. UK domiciled individuals are liable to IHT on their worldwide property. However, those who are non-UK domiciled are only liable on the property which is situated in the UK.
Any residential property in the UK owned by a non-domiciled individual directly will be within the charge of IHT. However, it is standard practice for such individuals to hold UK residential properties through an overseas company or similar vehicle. Where this is the case, the property of the individual consists of overseas shares which will be situated outside the UK and are therefore excluded from IHT. This is known as 'enveloping' the UK property and the effect is that the property is taken outside the scope of tax.
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What happens when "I do" turns into "I don't?" For many Americans, breaking off an engagement before the wedding has become a stinging reality. Once an engagement is broken off, the couple separates and that seems to be the end of it.
But what about the engagement ring?
This leads to the sensitive situation of which exasperated partner retains the rock.
Kenzie Singleton, attorney at Lawrence's Sloan Law Firm, says in Kansas, the ring probably should go back to the proposer.
"Generally, the ring should be returned to the person who originally purchased the ring if the engagement was to be broken off," Singleton says. "An engagement ring is considered a form of a contract. The person presenting the other person with a ring is proposing a contract. If the other person accepts the ring, he or she is willing to fulfill the contact."
Singleton also presents the other side of the argument by adding, "Some exceptions exist, such as if the ring was given as a gift as well, such as on Christmas or a birthday, then the receiver of the ring should be able to keep it."
In the Kansas Supreme Court case of Heiman v. Parrish, Chief Justice Kay McFarland is quoted as saying, "Contrary intent has been expressed, an engagement ring is, by its very nature, a conditional gift given in contemplation of marriage."
McFarland also declared that, "There may be extremely gross and rare situations in which return of the ring may be subject to a determination of who was at fault in breaking the engagement."
So what does this all mean for the person who receives the ring on a non-gift basis, but just a regular proposal? He or she can basically wave goodbye to the glittery jewel that seemingly used to signify "forever," if the engagement is broken off.
Rich Yeakel, co-owner of Mark's Jewelers, 817 Mass., says about 5 percent of engagement rings are returned because the wedding is called off.
"People look pretty sad and depressed when they come to return engagement rings," Yeakel says.
That's especially the case if it's the guy returning the ring, he says. When a woman does it, they usually don't seem as upset, he says.
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sectuon 234A B C are applicalbe only if balance tax liability unpaid is more than 10000, as in your case if only 3000 odd there will be no interest under section234b
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sectuon 234A B C are applicalbe only if balance tax liability unpaid is more than 10000, as in your case if only 3000 odd there will be no interest under section234b
If your Aggregate tax liability for the year after deducting TDS & TCS but before deducting advance tax exceeds Rs. 10,000/- than you are liable to pay Interest u/s 234B & 234C.
In your case Interest u/s 234B will be as follows (assuming payment is made in June)
Gross Tax Liability 21,212/-
Less: Advance Tax till 31st March 18,000/-
Net Tax liability 3,212/-
R/off to 100 (ignore fraction) 3.200/-
Interest u/s 234 B @ 1% p.m. for 3 months 96/-
Interest u/s 234C will be in excess of interest u/s 234B
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at first tax and income are rounded off to nearest 10 rupees only and not 100 rupees under section 288b and c and after advance tax only 234b is applicable which is less than 10000/- and advance tax is also paid before 15th march so there is no scope of leiving interest under 234b and 234c. if advance tax is not paid by 15th march then however 234c is applicable becoz he has paid only one installemnt of advance tax which too is not counted as paid and tax laibility becomes 21212/- where 234b also applies i.e 21212*3% (assuming balance tax u are going to pay in june)
for 234c:
up to 30th september 21212*30%-0=6364*3%=191
up to 31st december 21212*60%-0=12727*3%=382
up to 15th march 21212-0=21212*1%=212
so total of 191+382+212=785
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I am giving u the case where assessee is calculating interest u/s 234B. Section 234B is applicable
if tax paid is less than 90% of returned tax.
90% of tax 21,212 comes to Rs. 19,090. Tax paid is 18,000. Now tax paid is less than 18,000.
Interest u/s 234B shall be calculated on 21,212 - 18,000 = 3,212. Round off to 3,200.
Period of default shall start from 1-4-2011 till the tax is paid.
Now suppose tax is paid on 31-7-2011. Period of default is 4 months.
Interest 1% of 3,200 x 4 = 128.
As when your tax increased in the assessment interest shall also be increased.
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A neat reading of provisions of section 234B 210 and 208 tells:
234B: It has two parts one the person who is liable to pay advance tax under section 208, section 208 says if tax implications go beyond 10000/- then liability to pay advance tax arises, as tax is only 3210/- it does not attract 234B,
second part says a person who is liable to pay tax under section 210 ( section 210 indirectly reverts the matter again to section 208 where tax implications must go beyond 10000/-,) has not paid 90% of assessed tax according to section 210. I qoute: "where the advance tax paid by such assesee under the provisions of section 210 is less than 90% of assesseed tax then ..............", so provisions of 234B gets attracted in both the parts only of sections 210 and 208 gets attracted so in this case as tax payable is 3210 only there is no scope of interest under 234B.
234C also gets attracted only when liability to pay advance tax arises so here also there is no scope of interest under 234c , becoz on the both sections words " person liable ot pay advance tax under section 208" is used
If tax liability is 29296, then what will be the interest amount under section 234a,234b,234c....?????
and advance tax is paid of rs.5000....


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5:50 p.m. Friday. Nancy heard from Steve, via the SAT phone, and they arrived safely in Port. The trip was slow due to bad roads and heavy traffic in Gonaives. Many buses of people leaving Port fleeing to the north where there is food and water and hopefully family or friends. Steve's group went to a well known area of town called Delmas where there was much damage to most buildings. Some on the truck witnessed bodies lying by the side of the road. Many people were milling around the streets covering their noses with handkerchiefs due to the stench, afraid to enter their homes.
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PROVO — Mormons should avoid getting caught up in the nastiness that permeates politics today, a federal appeals judge told students at Brigham Young University Thursday.
Judge Thomas B. Griffith said members of the LDS Church have a style all their own in many aspects of life. "I wish we had a style of our own in politics as well," he said.
Politics now are "crass, disingenuous and lack civility" and "Latter-day Saints participate in that along with everyone else," he said. "My advice to you is don't do that."
Griffith, a former BYU attorney who sits on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, spoke at the Kennedy Center for International Studies. He devoted much of his hour-long speech to his circuitous route to becoming a federal judge and offered some career tips for students. He declined to talk about any current hot-button legal issues.
"Here's the most important advice I could give you based on my career: Be nice to people. I really mean that."
A conservative Republican, Griffith, 56, worked as the chief legal officer of the U.S. Senate, a nonpartisan position in which he advised both Republicans and Democrats. During his term he found himself in the thick of the Clinton impeachment proceedings.
"No exaggeration here, I could not wait to get up and go to work in the morning," he said.
Griffith said the experience directly led to him becoming a judge because he made friends on both sides of the aisle.
And though he initially went to Washington years before wanting a job in a GOP administration, he said he has set his own politics aside.
"At the time I was a Republican. I am not a Republican (now). I don't register. I don't vote in primaries. I'm a judge. I have no political views anymore," Griffith said.
Still, he told students who want get involved in politics they have to pick a side and be loyal to it. He said that during the judicial vetting process, no one ever asked him for whom he voted.
"It's kind of like embracing a porcupine. So what? Neither one is perfect," he said. "If you want to ticket split, you will rule out serving in some significant ways."
Griffith graduated from BYU with a humanities degree and earned his law degree from the University of Virginia. He said he didn't really like law school and would have been a minister had he not joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But, he said, he loves his job on the bench.
Asked his thoughts on retention elections for judges, Griffith said he's glad they are not part of the federal system.
"There really is a beauty in not having to worry about that," he said. "It would be hard to be independent and truly apply the law as written if you have to face a Senate committee or retention election. I like the federal system that allows for a great deal of scrutiny up front and then a lifetime appointment."
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The sale is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Opticians will be on hand, and shoppers can get new lenses with a copy of their current prescription. Kaiser members are typically covered for medically necessary eye exams, and some can apply a supplemental benefit to their purchases. Otherwise, price is on a fee-for-service basis, separate from and not covered under benefits.
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Every year, we will develop special items for Marou's involvement in the Salon du Chocolat in Paris. Marou asked for materials that they could conveniently take with them to Paris, and hand out to the fans. In 2012. We developed the economical & "bar-sized" brochure, a billboarding shopping bag, and an editioned set of screen printed posters, which flow together, forming one long organic composition.
The Brochure is the same proportion as the chocolate bars, and uses a single sheet of paper cut and folded to create a 6 page brochure. The brochure is printed with the same methods as the Chocolate wrappers. They tell the Marou story, as well as a product description for each chocolate bar. Brochure translated to French, English, and Japanese.
The posters, A2 size, are screen printed gold, on each of the 5 Marou bar colors. Each poster was hand editioned. They functioned individually or flowed together as a set. These were specifically created to commemorate Marou's participation in the Salon Du Chocolat Paris 2012.
Simple recycled paper. THe bags can billboard together to create a highly visible modular wall at Marou's booths at chocolate fairs. Repeating and connected patters are prevalent in the Marou Visual identity, making note of the factory and single origin path.
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Roadkill starts and ends at Theatre Royal Stratford East and takes audiences on a journey by minibus to a house somewhere in East London to tell the powerful story of the terrifying complexities of sex trafficking today, based on real experiences.
The award-winning Roadkill comes to London after sold-out runs in Paris and Edinburgh and combines direct, chilling performances with video and animation.
Audiences come face to face with the brutal and hidden truth behind the newspaper headlines as they share the intimate, harrowing details of a young woman trapped in a living nightmare.
Roadkill contains strong language and adult scenes. It is suitable for theatregoers aged 15 and older.
Cast & Creatives
- Author
- Conceived by Cora Bissett
- Director
- Cora Bissett
- Producer
- Pachamama Productions and Richard Jordan Productions in association with the Traverse Theatre. London season presented by the Theatre Royal Stratford East in association with the Barbican
Stratford East, Theatre Royal
- Address
- Gerry Raffles Square, Stratford, London, United Kingdom, E15 1BN
- Telephone
- 020 8534 0310
- Official site
- www.stratfordeast.com/
- Nearest tube
- Stratford Station via Central or Jubilee Lines
- Nearest bus
- 86, 104, 108, 158, 238, 241, 257, 262, 473, D8, S2, 158, 308, 69, 257, 25, 276 (Wheelchair accessible buses 104, 108, 238, 241, 257, D8, S2, 25)
- Nearest train
- Docklands Light Railway, Silverlink and First Great Eastern
- This venue accepts Theatre Tokens
Access information
- How to book
- Tel: 020 8534 0310 Minicom 020 8279 1114 Fax: 020 8534 8381
- Discounts
- Access discounts available - please enquire with theatre.
- Limited mobility
- Limited mobility seats are available, please enquire with theatre.
- Access description
- Entering the theatre from Theatre Square; there is an automatic door for disabled access with a push button at low level. The box office is immediately on your right. Further into foyer is the lift to all levels with low level controls. Theatre open 30mins before performance. Level access to bar from main entrance through the foyer.
- Hearing impaired
- Hearing loop system, an infra-red Senheisser system and minicom.
- Guide dogs policy
- Guide dogs allowed into auditorium - please book an aisle seat. Alternatively staff are happy to dog-sit.
- Wheelchairs
- Wheelchair accessible box office. 5 wheelchair spaces in the theatre itself in Stalls rows N, G and F. More wheelchairs can be accomodated by prior arrangement with the Theatre Manager (call 020 8534 0310) Lifts to the upper level, wheelchair accessible toilets
- Disabled toilets
- Adapted toilets on all three levels. Ground floor in the bar, 1st and 2nd floors opposite the lift on the right.
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Extreme Mood Swings After Birth Control Shot
I am worried sick about my daughter who lives 12 hours away from us. She is bipolar (got off her meds 2 years ago)and since she got her birth control shot 2 weeks she is extremely depressed to a point where she is not even leaving her house. She has no insurance or money and needs help. Can you point me in any direction?
A. If possible, call one of your daughter's friends, a family member or a coworker that lives nearby and ask if they will check on her. They may be able to intervene on your behalf.
If that is not an option, call the authorities in her town or a local mental health crisis team. They may be able to go to her home and do a wellness check. Once at the home, they can evaluate her condition and assist her accordingly.
Another suggestion is to call her local community mental health center, hospital or local health department to discuss what you can do to help.
Another possible option is to travel to her home and visit her in person. It might help to ease your mind. In addition, she may feel comforted in the presence of her parent.
Generally, it will be difficult to assist your daughter from a distance. You could make the various phone calls I mentioned above or encourage her to make the calls herself. You should also encourage your daughter to call the doctor who prescribed the birth control medication and to report her reaction. If your daughter is not willing to call the doctor, you can call and leave a message explaining your concerns. The doctor may not return your phone call, due to privacy laws, but he or she will be made aware of the problem. Short of those ideas, you are limited as to how much you can effectively assist your daughter from a distance. I hope this helps and your daughter can get the help that she needs. I wish you the best. Please take care.
Randle, K. (2011). Extreme Mood Swings After Birth Control Shot. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 20, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2011/08/10/extreme-mood-swings-after-birth-control-shot/


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Monika Jones has seen the business world from all angles.
After a childhood spent accompanying her father on business trips, she now works as one of Germany's leading presenters and moderators of international business conferences.
Monika's studies took her throughout Europe, from her home town of Augsburg all the way to Avignon, France and London, Great Britian where she met her husband.
She holds a deep passion for the arts, in particular theatre, film, and opera. Monika loves good food, especially Italian and Indian cuisine, and as a full-blooded Bavarian by birth, she enjoys nothing more than a foaming glass of cool beer after a long bike tour in the mountains!
Equally at home in both English and German, Monika has used her bilingual capabilities extensively as a translator.
Whenever her schedule allows it, Monika of course enjoys to surf the web.
A favourite site of hers is www.wetteronline.de. Wherever her presenting assignments take her in the world, with the help of this site she can discover exactly what the weather will be. Another favourite site is www.lanzalegend.com - a great website dedicated to a wonderful artist with a great, great voice.


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Police collect explosive war "souvenirs"
Investigators in Indianapolis in recent weeks have discovered grenades in a house and a rocket in a tree, raising concerns over what other explosives may be in homes around the city.
A Russian mortar round was the most recent find of the IMPD Bomb Squad.
"It was recovered in a tree in the front yard," said Bob Brown with the bomb squad.
At the same place, they found another mortar inside the house. Both rounds were x-rayed and deemed to be safe.
Bringing home souvenirs from war is as old as war itself. But what veterans have been bringing back is a cause of concern for the bomb squad.
"Some of this stuff could have a fuse," Brown said.
Everyday, 1,800 U.S. military veterans pass away and the souvenirs that were put in a box are often forgotten about until after the soldier's funeral.
"A lot of this stuff is items that came back with a family member who was in the military, then passed away, then a family member is going and cleaning out their home and they find this stuff," Brown said.
Nearly 100 years ago, grenades made for the Army in Indianapolis were given to soldiers fighting in the first and second World Wars. More than a few came back to Indiana.
"A lot of World War II vets brought back a lot of souvenirs," Brown said.
Grenades are the most common souvenir brought back from a war. Brown has at least four big boxes of grenades he and others have recovered over the years. Most of them are harmless, but they have found live ones.
"This is a Japanese actual rifle grenade that was live at one time," Brown said.
The bomb squad's collection grows more ominous.
"These two were actually recovered in Hendricks County under a county bridge. Found these two sticking out of the sand underneath the bridge," Brown said.
Gerald Fish served in the infantry during the later years of the Vietnam War. He saw souvenir collecting. He says souvenirs are a reminder - and proof - that you were there.
"You are still physically and mentally in that point of no return, because you have been there," Fish said.
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"There is some that they will always remember it," Fish said.
If you have concerns about a souvenir left behind by a relative, do not move it and call police.


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Bikers who rode 210 miles from Ilkeston to Mablethorpe and back again raised a massive £9,000 for Ilkeston charity Ben's Den.
The total collected by the gang of 18 riders almost reached the £10,000 target the charity wanted to raise in it's tenth year.
Ben's Den was set up in 2004 after local lad Ben Parker, 13, lost his battle with cancer.
The organisation has two caravans for families to allow poorly children to holiday with their families.
A cheque was handed over to Ben's parents Darren and Tracey Parker at the ThreeHorseshoes Pub which supported the riders.
Tracey said: "We were amazed when they said how much they had raised.
"They put so much effort in and this just shows it really was worth it.
"All the training that they did in the run up, the fundraising and not to mention the ride itself.
"We set out to host ten events this year with each having a target of raising £1,000 to make £10,000 to mark the ten year anniversary of us setting up but this event has nearly raised the whole year's target. We can't thank them all enough."


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10 August 2008
Apparently, I'm Lizzie.
One doesn't usually bother with these quizzy things but one ought to make an exception for Jane Austen, oughtn't one?
14 comments:
- Molly said...
I, apparently, am Elinor Dashwood...One wonders if one is deluding one's self though? Me? Sensible? There are those who'd fall down laughing at that!
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 10:29:00 GMT+10
I'm disqualified by my Y chromosome.
PS Is it just me, or have you gotten voluble all of a sudden? If so, I think the new hair/glasses may be at work here.
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 11:50:00 GMT+10
- shula said...
I got Elinor Dashwood, too.
But I suspect it's mostly because I like Emma Thompson so much.
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 14:02:00 GMT+10
- ellen said...
May haps.
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 15:57:00 GMT+10
- sueeeus said...
Me too (Elinor)...
Love those gorgeous socks, by the way!
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 16:46:00 GMT+10
- trashalou said...
Mad, flighty and determined, tis no wonder I was Marianne Dashwood!
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 19:36:00 GMT+10
- String Bean said...
Why am I not surprised? I'm Elizabeth Bennet.
I love your new header.
- Sunday, 10 August 2008 at 22:01:00 GMT+10
- BabelBabe said...
One ought, indeed. Lizzy darling.
- Monday, 11 August 2008 at 00:37:00 GMT+10
- Badger said...
Another Elinor here. Curious, that.
- Monday, 11 August 2008 at 01:40:00 GMT+10
- K said...
I also get Elinor Dashwood. I suspect I have all her faults and none of her virtues, though.
- Monday, 11 August 2008 at 08:23:00 GMT+10
I too am Elizabeth Bennet - quite apt one thinks.
Those socks really are lovely.
One suspects it to be the magnificence of the yarn that makes them so.
- Monday, 11 August 2008 at 09:10:00 GMT+10
- crafty said...
Yes, I suppose one 'ought.
I am also Elinor. You must attract lots of Elinor types dear Lizzy.
- Monday, 11 August 2008 at 11:22:00 GMT+10
- herhimnbryn said...
Elinor Dashwood.........One is somewhat astonished.....one cannot stand Hugh Grant, but one would be 'at home' to Alan Rickman any day of the week:)
- Tuesday, 12 August 2008 at 01:26:00 GMT+10
- jorth said...
Lizzy as well. Hmmmmm!
- Wednesday, 13 August 2008 at 08:32:00 GMT+10


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This presentation we will explore some of the opportunities that are out there on YouTube and other video sharing platforms.
If you aren't using video as part of your social program, not only are you missing out on a great opportunity to interact with your fans and community, but you are also missing out on a great tool to drive SEO, and dominate search, says Izenwasser.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - A 34-year-old San Diego man was in custody Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a 52-year-old man to death in downtown.
Justin James St. John is suspected of stabbing the victim in the 600 block of Market Street about 5 p.m. Thursday, according to San Diego police.
The victim, whose name was withheld, died in a hospital a few hours later.
St. John was jailed Monday on suspicion of an unrelated narcotics charge and charged with murder on Tuesday, homicide Lt. Mike Hastings said.
The lieutenant did not immediately release how police came to suspect St. John in the killing, or the nature of his relationship, if any, with the victim.
St. John was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, Hastings said.


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[29 December 2003]
Yes, this list is alt-country and garage-centric. And yes, I am aware that OutKast is the greatest band on the planet. You can read about the merits of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below in this and countless other fine publications. And yes, there were better albums than these 10 released this year. But these 10 provided my own personal 2003 soundtrack. And wither the ladies on this list? I swear, Holly Golightly and Kathleen Edwards were numbers 11 and 12, respectively. That said, here we go.
1. The White Stripes, Elephant (V2)
It seems foolish now, but I remember worrying that this album might suck. Jack and Meg White were no longer toileting in obscurity in Detroit, churning out records whenever the spirit moved them. (Looking back it's hard to believe White Blood Cells was released in July 2001, with little comparatively fanfare.) Hundreds of magazine profiles later, Jack and Meg were proclaimed garage rock royalty. Surely the band, with all eyes upon them, would misstep. Ha. The duo instead holed up in London's renowned Toe Rag studio and cut Elephant on 40-year-old equipment. Granted, antiquated studios do not a year's-best record make, but the proof is in the pudding. From the bracing "Black Math" and bluesy "Ball and Biscuit" to the now-expected-from-Jack tender "You've Got Her In Your Pocket" and "I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart", it all clicks. Even the potential novelty songs, the Burt Bacharach cover "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself", and Meg's coquettish vocal turn on "Cold, Cold Night" ring true. Forget White's sometime verbal sparring partner Ryan Adams or Chris Martin or Thom Yorke or anybody else—Jack White is rock music's true savior.
2. Jesse Malin, The Fine Art of Self-Destruction (Artemis)
Or, the best album Ryan Adams was involved in this year. As producer, Adams turned punky former D-Generation frontman Jesse Malin into the best bruised-heart alt-country troubadour, since, well, Ryan Adams, circa Heartbreaker. The rollicking "Wendy" is easily one of the year's best songs, and other gems such as "Queen of the Underworld", "Riding on the Subway" and "Almost Grown" prove that Malin and Adams, the goofballs of punk one-off The Finger, know exactly what should be on a near-perfect roots rock album. When people (myself included) finally give up on Adams, I'll look back on The Fine Art of Self-Destruction and say, Malin shoulda been the star.
3. Minus 5, Down with Wilco (Yep Roc)
How Scott McCaughey and Peter Buck got interstellar indie rock icons Wilco to return to Earth long enough to collaborate on this bakers' dozen of shimmering, delicate pop gems that don't collapse into dissonance is beyond my ken, but thank God they did. Yes, technically this is McCaughey's release, and his cockeyed cynicism is smeared all over this album—see "I'm Not Bitter"—but I'll be damned if it's not Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy's keenest project since Summerteeth... another album that doubled as a fine Beach Boys pop homage. Down with Wilco is a forgotten classic-in-waiting.
4. The Darkness, Permission to Land (Atlantic)
Leave it to a quartet of long-haired cheese-metal lovin' Brits to craft (yes, craft) the year's best "love-it-or-hate-it" album. Packed with monster guitar riffs and soaring falsetto vocals that suggest the unholy love child of Angus Young and Freddie Mercury, Permission to Land could have fallen on the wrong side of the clever/stupid line (to paraphrase Spinal Tap frontman/Darkness touchstone David St. Hubbins). Fortunately, lead singer Justin Hawkins and his bandmates take their job of rocking seriously and turned in a batch of airtight, air-guitar inducing songs about love ("I Believe in a Thing Called Love"), STDs ("Growing on Me"), heroin ("Givin' Up") and, um, Hell-spawned dogs ("Black Shuck"). I remember reading somewhere that late Warren Zevon once called his "Werewolves of London" "a dumb song for smart people". The Darkness have done Zevon one better, creating an entire album of dumb songs for smart people.
5. Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve/Virgin)
Welcome Interstate Managers could have been a four-song EP consisting of only the first four tracks—"Mexican Wine", "Bright Future in Sales", "Stacy's Mom", and "Hackensack"—and it still would have made this list. Hell, the video alone for "Stacy's Mom" justifies this entire album's existence. And, oh yeah, the rest of the album ain't too shabby either. Years of unerring pop craftsmanship and odes to suburban New Jersey finally paid off for Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood, as Welcome Interstate Managers garnered the band the best reviews of their under-recognized careers. Maybe 16 saccharine pop songs is akin to Will Ferrell's sucrose-intensive diet in Elf, but there's nothing wrong with occasionally indulging your sweet tooth.
6. The Star Spangles, Bazooka!!! (Capitol)
Will I regret ranking this debut album so high someday? Maybe. But for the time being, the Star Spangles—four guys from NYC who are cooler than any of us—have crafted the perfect response to (shiver) corporate garage rock. (Sorry, Strokes. Real sorry, D4.) Sure, Bazooka!!! borrows liberally from the Ramones, the Replacements and Johnny Thunders, but who said sounding like those bands was a bad thing—especially when songs like "Which of the Two of Us is Gonna Burn this House Down?" are the end result? A fantastic debut that sets the stage for—hopefully—an even stronger follow-up.
7. Stephen Malkmus, Pig Lib (Matador)
At first, this album struck me as a tad chilly, especially when compared to Malkmus' loosey-goosey 2002 self-titled solo debut. Needless to say, I came around to Pig Lib's charms. It's a testament to Malkmus and his Jicks that Pig Lib is an evolutionary leap from Stephen Malkmus. The songs that would have fit best on the debut ("Vanessa from Queens", "Craw Song") are among Pig Lib's weaker tracks (though still tunes nearly anyone else would kill to pen), making gems like "Water and a Seat" and "Us" truly shine. Tighter songs, a more cohesive vision, Malkmus' trademark wit and wordplay and heroic guitar solos—if I were smarter, I'd rank this CD higher.
8. The Thrills, So Much for the City (Virgin)
I was telling a friend about the Thrills, and the best description of lead singer Conor Deasy I could come up with was this: What Wayne Coyne would sound like if he grew up listening to Neil Young instead of the voices in his head. I've been waiting all year to use that line. More to the point, though, is that the Thrills—five pasty Irish guys—captured the sunny, laid back '70s West Coast pop rock vibe on their immensely likeable debut. Sure, the cynics may argue that the Thrills' idea of that sound is merely plucking a banjo and plinking a keyboard while name-dropping locales west of the Continental Divide (Big Sur, Las Vegas, San Diego, etc.) but still, So Much for the City ranks as the best approximation of Gram Parsons' Astral Americana since Beachwood Sparks' Once We Were Trees.
9. Kings of Leon, Youth and Young Manhood (RCA)
Kings of Leon are not the Southern Strokes. Nor are they the Indie Rock Allman Brothers. I'm not sure what they are, but I do know their debut was one of the year's out-of-left-field gems. Led by mushmouthed frontman Caleb Followill, the Kings' swamp-soaked boogie fell just on the acceptable side of potentially ironic. Image and hype aside, tracks like "Joe's Head", "Molly's Chambers" and "Holy Roller Novocaine" rocked as hard as anything released this year. I'm not sure they can duplicate the joys of their debut, but this list doesn't ask that of them.
10. Grandaddy, Sumday (V2)
It's probably just me, but Grandaddy haven't always been the easiest band to love. To be sure, they've got a warm heart beating under all the bleeps 'n' bloops on songs about alienation, robots, and alienated robots. But unlike similar musical-path-trudgers the Flaming Lips, whose enormous heart is capable of enveloping all of humanity, Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle sometimes buries his lyrical heart a little too deep. The band corrects that problem on Sumday, a welcome warm-n-fuzzy take on their desolated worldview. "Turn It On" and "The Group Who Couldn't Say" buzz with the awe of discovery; "El Caminos in the West" and "Stray Dog and the Chocolate Shake" exude a warmth and humanity that Grandaddy have been hinting at all along. Sumday is Grandaddy's polished, confident step towards the summit of the indie rock scene.
TOP FIVE SONGS OF 2003 (Apologies to "Stacy's Mom" and "Danger! High Voltage!")
1. OutKast, "Hey Ya", Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (Arista)
Andre 3000 is not of this planet. Handclaps and "Lend me some sugar / I am your neighbor". Need I say more?
2. Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?", Hearts of Oak (Lookout!)
You'd be "foooo-ooh-ooh-ooh-lish" (sorry) not to get caught up in Leo's insanely hook-laden ode to the Specials.
3. Minus 5, "Retrieval of You", Down with Wilco (Yep Roc)
Scott McCaughey's tale of a "fumbled rekkid star" turned Mini-mart employee reduced to kidnapping his protégé (I think that's the plot) is the year's sunniest, funniest stalking song.
4. Jesse Malin, "Wendy", The Fine Art of Self-Destruction (Artemis)
Glam punk-turned-roots rock troubadour Malin wrote nothing but catchy, achingly beautiful songs on his veryfine solo debut. This is the best one.
5. Kathleen Edwards, "Six O'Clock News" and "Westby", Failer (Zoe/Rounder)
Part Neil Young, part Liz Phair, Edwards spun some powerful tales on her alt-country debut. "Six O'Clock News" still gives me goose bumps when Edwards' pregnant narrator sees her fiancée gunned down by a cop, and the wry May-December romance of "Westby" is one of those songs that explain why they put "repeat" buttons on CD players.
Published at: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/feature/best2003-best2003-haag/