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Williamstown Theatre Festival Announces Family Events, Including Free Theatre and Family Friday Workshops
Williamstown Theatre Festival Artistic Director Jenny Gersten announced today two family programs for the 2012 season: the 25th Anniversary Production of Free Theatre, The Valley of Fear adapted by Steve Lawson from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the inaugural year of the Family Friday Workshops, which gives young people aged 8-14 an inside look at the Festival.
The Valley of Fear marks the 25th anniversary of WTF's annual Free Theatre. Steve Lawson returns for his 41st season at WTF to adapt this classic Sherlock Holmes caper originally written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The show will run from July 11-14 and July 17-20 on Poker Flats Field.
The Valley of Fear is directed by Lila Neugebauer. The cast includes Chris Bannow as Dr. John Watson, Whitney Maris Brown as Mrs. Hudson, Eric Clem as Cecil Barker/Ted Baldwin, Michael Bradley Cohen as Sherlock Holmes, Harry Ford as Inspector MacDonald/Bodymaster McGinty, Alex Gould as SgT. White Mason/Morris, Jeff Hathcoat as Ames/Mike Scanlan, Maura Hooper as Ivy Douglas, Caitlin Morris as Mrs. Allen/Mrs. Shafter, and Alexander Seife as John Douglas/Jack McMurdo. The ensemble features Jacob Basri, Brock Bivens, Jeff Deglow, Emily Hunt, Braden Joyce-Schleimer, Mat Leonard, Alex Marz, Jack Mitchell, Michael Ruocco, Kerry Sheridan, and Chris Stahl.
In 1987, WTF launched the popular Free Theatre with A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes saga. Twenty-five years later, the legendary sleuth is back in this exciting new theatrical version of Conan Doyle's final novel. What strange events in America long ago lead to a corpse in a country house? Why does a sinister "valley of fear" still have the power to haunt? Put on your crime-solving cap and lend Holmes and Dr. Watson a hand in The Valley of Fear! Gasps —and laughs— guaranteed for all.
The creative team includes Yu Shabagaki (Scenic Design), Barbara Samuels (Lighting Design), Asta Hostetter (Costume Design), and Anna-Lee Craig (Sound Design). Lauren Batson is the Production Stage Manager.
This year, WTF introduces a new program called Family Friday Workshops which offers kids and their families a behind-the-scenes look at all that happens at the Festival each summer.
Young people aged 8-14, and their families, can join us for a series of free afternoon workshops that will explore the realms of playwriting, improv, costume design, technical tricks, and more that are part of daily creative life at the Festival. Each session will feature a mix of activities targeted for kids aged 8-10 and 11-14. Workshops will be led by professional Festival artists and members of the WTF Apprentice Company.
Space is limited and reservations are strongly recommended for all workshops. Contact the Festival Box Office at 413-597-3400 to reserve. All sessions will start in the '62 Center Lobby at 4pm and all children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. After the afternoon workshops, we encourage you to enjoy a family picnic on the theater lawn before attending an evening performance. For Friday evening Main Stage performances, families can get one free ticket for a child 18 or under with each full-price adult ticket purchased.


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My poor baby girl xandria started having trouble breathing yesterday. I had no way to call anyone. so i sent an instant message to my mother in laws phone. she immediately left work and called my brother in law who then called 911 for me he didnt know my address so he gave them turn by turn directions. an ambulance showed up and took us to the hospital. They gave her a steroid shot and 2 breathing treatments. The doctor says her body was trying to give up breathing but she was forcing her self to keep going by using her stomach muscles to get air into her lungs.
I am SOOO glad I have my in-laws here to help me my baby girl would have died without them.
My husband is now going out to buy me a cell phone.
Please pray she makes a full recovery.
She is in our thoughts and prayers!
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Thank you.
That is so scary! I know the felling since I have been through it with my son a few times. I hope she has a quick recovery!

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One Magic Moment (Mass Market Paperbound)
Berkley Books, 9780515149517, 384pp.
Publication Date: May 3, 2011
Medieval studies scholar Tess Alexander is thrilled for the chance to live in a medieval castle. But then a trip to the village brings her face-to-face with the owner of the local garage, who looks a great deal like the man who married her sister...800 years in the past. She's determined to remain objective about magic and destiny, but she can't help wondering about that mysterious, sword-wielding mechanic.
About the Author
Lynn Kurland is the USA Today bestselling author of Stardust of Yesterday, A Dance Through Time, This Is All I Ask, The Very Thought of You, Another Chance to Dream, The More I See You, and If I Had You. She is also a contributor to The Christmas Cat, Christmas Spirits, Veils of Time, Opposites Attract, and A Knight's Vow anthologies. A full-time writer, she lives in the Pacific Northwest.


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BRADFORD College has opened the doors of its new £50 million David Hockney Building for a sneak peek before its official opening next month.
The high-tech building in Great Horton Road is named after the Bradford artist, and will replace a number of the college's older buildings. Early next month, classes will move from the Westbrook, McMillan and Appleton Buildings to the new facility.
The college has held a number of guided tours of the new, six-storey building.
Construction work on the building finished on budget and ahead of schedule earlier this summer, and college staff have spent much of the summer fitting out the new classrooms, laboratories and facilities. Among the features of the building are open-plan computer laboratories, building-wide wi-fi and a cafe and kitchen that can be used as training classrooms for those looking for a future in catering and hospitality.


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In this tutorial video, Adobe Certified Expert Dan Grady teaches you how to create realistic looking leather textures using a combination of the appearance panel and the photoshop effect gallery.
Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard vector drawing tool. It's used by print professionals as well as illustrators and web designers. Illustrator CC Fundamentals explains the key concepts and techniques for producing vector-based artwork. We review the elements that make up vector graphics such as paths, strokes, and fills. Additionally, we show you how to use the key drawing tools, including the Pen Tool.
Illustrator CS5 for Web and Mobile designers will show you how to create initial concepts and export projects for production. The goal of this course is to help you achieve pixel-perfect artwork for any project, whether it be for the web, video, or mobile apps. We cover a wide range of tools and techniques for using Adobe Illustrator for producing graphics that will presented onscreen.
The BEST complete video guide for beginners. Covers everything you need to start & succeed with Adobe Illustrator. In this Adobe Illustrator CC training course, expert Vlad from Motion Sea Designs walks you through all of the tools and techniques in this amazing program. Adobe Illustrator is the perfect solution for artists, graphic designers, web designers, business owners, advertisers, marketers, promoters ...
Learn to make a sunburst or sunray vector shape in Illustrator using a circle with a dashed line. The process is quick and easy (it is much simpler than creating a triangle shape and rotating it). You control the number of rays as you create the shape so you can make as many or few as desired. I also show you how to crop the finished circular sunburst to a rectangle shape.
Photoshop CC tutorial showing how to make realistic-looking water drops. This is an updated version of a tutorial I did in 2011. Areas covered are the Transform tool, the Liquify filter, blend modes, gradients and creating folders.
Get yourself up to speed on Photoshop's easy to use 3D interface. This course firstly covers the need-to-know basics of working in the 3D environment and then digs deeper with some cool projects and great ideas for creating fantastic looking designs! Many of the lessons also apply to Photoshop CS5.
In this lesson, I will show you a simple but awesome technique to speedup your photoshop workflow. Small tip we will be adding colored menus to our photoshop drop-down menu!
This Training Course consists of more then 90 free Video lessons, showing you tips, tricks and techniques in Photoshop, Lightroom, Bridge and Camera Raw! We are covering loads of advanced tutorials but also beginner tutorials. If you are still new to Photoshop, view these chapters - Photoshop Introduction & Photoshop Tools in 10 Easy Steps.


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WFAN's Mike Francesa Will Leave As Scheduled ESPN Sees Ratings Increase For Week 2 "MNF" ESPN Pushing Altice On New Carriage Deal Football Helps Digital Media Consumption In August Golden Knights' RSN Debut Has Myriad Issues Bulls Launch Season-Long Video Series Eagles' Samantha Wood Talks Digital Strategy "SNF" Week 2 Is Lowest Rating In A Decade Skipper: ESPN Not About Politics ACC Network To Be Based Out Of Bristol
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Bleacher Report Team Stream For iPhone Engages The User With News, Social
Published January 21, 2014
WOW-FACTORS: Social media integration within Team Stream is excellent. Team-based news is intertwined with local media talent and professional athlete tweets. Replying and re-tweeting is simple, and everything is sharable via a set of icons in the app's lower navigation. The ability to curate player-specific news is a custom offering within Team Stream. Yahoo Fantasy Import takes this feature to the next level by bringing a user's fantasy team into the app, so there is no need to go elsewhere for news. A sign-in to Yahoo is required. Geo-location services bring local teams to the top of the list of notifications for user convenience. In addition, when viewing the Scores feed, users have the choice of viewing just their team news or their team news in addition to top national stories. The app's Swagger feed -- a gossipy stream of news and video -- does a nice job of dragging users into story after story, encouraging further distribution of content.
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: The Send to Friends feature, which might be better titled as "Start a Group," brings high quality user interaction into the app. Any piece of news, text or video is sharable via e-mail, SMS, Twitter or Facebook with this feature. The shared content then lives within a group chat that can be accessed from the home screen feed. Why is this not a wow-factor? It didn't work. While the app told me that I had shared successfully, the content did not actually get to my friends. According to Bleacher Report, there are roughly 40,000 people actively using this tool, so it is working for some -- just not me. Aside from a basic score block, tapping on past, live or future game listings sends users to different places for information depending on sport. Tapping an NBA game leads to the NBA's Game Hub; NHL games link to ESPN NHL; College Basketball sends users to the NCAA's GameCast tool. It all works, but is just inconsistent in its sourcing. Meanwhile, there is a generous amount of video in this app, but no video advertising. Aside from small display units below content, ads are basically nonexistent. There is a lot of room for growth here, such as the practice of inserting ads before a video begins.
BOTTOM LINE: A highly engaging way to consume sports news, Team Stream solidly serves the fan seeking customization, breaking news notifications and social chatter. While basic game information is available, this app is not for the fan that wants to follow live action on the second screen. Outside of the Send to Friends tool, social sharing functions go off without a hitch. All in all, Bleacher Report puts forth an on-trend, usable application with a powerful and addictive information punch.
Amie Sheridan (firstname.lastname@example.com) is a freelance writer in Philadelphia.
See Sheridan's previous App Review submissions for THE DAILY:
- Golf Channel For iPhone Offers Basic, Text-Heavy Content
- The Year's Best From The Four Major Pro Leagues
- Yahoo Sports For iPhone Goes All-In On Scores And Stats, With No Video
- Big Ten Network's BTN2Go Brings Lots Of Video, But Also Lots Of Ads
- ESPN SportsCenter For iPhone Offers Deep Content, Needs Fine Tuning


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Nash student suspended after gun brought to school
Posted September 17, 2013
Bailey, N.C. — A Bailey Elementary School student has been suspended after authorities found a .22-caliber handgun at the school Monday, officials said Tuesday.
Another Bailey Elementary student tipped off a teacher about the gun. Administrators searched a girl's backpack and found the unloaded gun.
Nash-Rocky Mount Public Schools officials said there was no evidence that the girl made any threats to others at school.
Classes weren't disrupted by the incident, and school officials notified parents about it through automated phone messages.


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2003-04 Symposium
Equality, Privacy and Lesbian and Gay Rights After Lawrence v. Texas
November 7, 2003
The Supreme Court's decision in Lawrence v. Texas-striking down sodomy laws on constitutional privacy grounds-has been widely heralded as a landmark victory for lesbian and gay rights. What Lawrence means for lesbians and gay men, as well as what it means for privacy, equality, and constitutionalism, more generally, will be among the main topics of the Lawrence Symposium, which will feature an all-star line-up of legal academic commentators, who will present their views of the Court's decisions.
By way of background, John Geddes Lawrence and Tyrone Garner were convicted of violating Texas's "homosexual conduct" law, which had made same-sex sexual conduct a crime. Responding to what turned out to be a false report of a weapon's disturbance, police found the two men engaging in anal sex in Lawrence's apartment, arrested them, and jailed them overnight for offending Texas's sodomy prohibition.
Lawrence and Garner eventually appealed their case to the U.S. Supreme Court, and on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court struck down the Texas ban on gay sex, ruling that the law was an unconstitutional violation of the constitutional right to privacy, which protects consensual, sexual intimacies between adults. Along the way to its conclusion, the Supreme Court overruled its 1986 Bowers v. Hardwick decision, which had declared that homosexuals have no constitutional right to engage in consensual sex in private.
A reception with the presenters, moderators, and participants will follow the day's program.


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Photo Strip
1. Create a Strip (Vector Shapes)
First, create a strip with the Pen tool (either in Photoshop or Illustrator). We will use these shapes as a guideline and for masking purposes.
2. Photo Stack
Choose 3 photos of your choice and stack them together.
3. Warping (Photoshop Warp Tool)
Adjust the layer opacity to 40 or 50% so you can see the guideline underneath. Go to Edit > Transform > Warp. Now you should see a grid and 4 anchor points in the corner. To bending the image, simply drag the anchor points, direction points, or grid lines.
Repeat this step for the rest of the strip. Since this step is relatively simple and repeatitive, I'm not going to get into the details. Here are the screenshots of the steps:
4. Masking
Organize the layers into groups (ie. strip 1, 2, 3, 4).
Load selection from the shapes you created in step 1 and add a layer mask for each group (so you get a perfect smooth curve).
5. Shadows
In masked group 1, create a new layer above the strip. Use the Gradient tool and drag from the top to bottom to create a black gradient.
Repeat this step for the other strips.
6. Highlights
To make highlighted and glossy areas: create a round glowing circle, compress it, and rotate it in the angle according to your strip's direction.
7. Line Strokes
To make line strokes: load a selection of the mask, create a new layer, fill it with black, shift the selection to the left by 1 or 2 pixels, delete the selected area by pressing the Delete key.
8. Final Touches
To make the image look more interesting, desaturated the two strips in the back.
Bonus Tips
The Photoshop warp tool is very useful when creating any sort of twisting and bending graphic effects. The following examples illustrate some of the things that you can do with the warp tool. Have fun!
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extracts from Judaica Bohemiae documents
Prague parties were named after their leaders. The party leader in the 1650s and 1660s, Hayyim (Joachim) Mendel Lichtenstadt. Ziskind Bumsla (Bunzel) left the Bunzel party at the end of 1660s. Baruch Neustädtl, moved over to Liga. Behind this certainly dramatic move was a property litigation with his brother Leib Neustädtl. Family disputes, probably involving property matters, were also behind the departure of another wealthy figure, the above-mentioned Jacob Brandeis (who joined Liga in the second half of the 1680s). The enmity between Jacob Brandeis and his two brothers Naftali and Samuel came to a head in 1693 with a memorable affray in the Lesser Town.163) There were also shifts to the opposite side. In the mid-1660s Elias Marle (1602–1682) moved over to Catena, although he was back in the Lichtenstadt party by the beginning of the 1670s. In the latter part of the 17th century, the first faction bore two names: Bunzel and Bondy. The first title came from Ziskind ben Simha Bumsla (Bunzel) (died 1676), the second from Ezriel (Israel) Bondy (died 1716). During that same period, the opposing party used more names: Lichtenstadt, Marle, Abeles and Sachsel. These designations were derived from Menahem Mendel Lichtenstadt (died 1660) and his son Abraham ben Menahem Lichtenstadt (died 1695) Elias Marle (died bef.1669), Moses ben David Abeles (died 1694), Isaac Taussig Sachsel (Sachs) (died 1691) and his son Samuel (died 1724). The third, Todres faction bore the name of its founder Moses Hayyim ben Elazar Todres Mezia (died 1709). The Bondy faction referred to as "Catena" i.e. chain was chiefly a party of the wealthy, whereas the Sachsel faction was termed "Liga", was a party of the mediumly well-to-do families OR Wolf Wedeles's principal competitor in the rabbinical court, R. Feisch Manes Halfan Lichtenstadt or Moses Kallmens Lichtenstadt
Chief Rabbi of Prague, Moses Mendeles, who lost his position in 1623 on the basis of an ignoble denunciation by Jacob Bassevi. In the 1650s, a more important role in the party of the rich was played by the family of Ziskind Bumsel, in the 1660s and 1670s by the families of Jeiteles, Raudnitz and Koynes, and from the 1680s onwards by the families of Spira-Wedeles and Bondy related by marriage. Among the party elite in the last quarter of the seventeenth century were Jakob Raudnitz (d. 1678?), Moses Koynes-Ulma (d. 1691), Jonas Jeiteles (d. bef. 1729), Ezriel (Israel) Bondy (d. 1716), Salomon Bondy (d. 1736), Wolf Wedeles (1640–1715), Löbl Karpeles (d. 1725) and Zekel Aron Raudnitz (d. before 1718), Isaac Taussig + Muschkat (?), their son primas Samuel Taussig Sachsel. *2nd husband of Muschkat: Abraham Aaron Oettingen Lichtenstadt. Samuel's son-in-law: R. Baruch Austerlitz, his nephew: Hayyim OR primas Moses Abeles died Nov 4, 1694. The Abeles party supported R. Abraham Broda
The Todres party R. Gabriel Elkesch (Eskeles) who came from the renowned Maharal family. (Moses Hayyim Todres, son Hirsch and Gabriel Elkesch were relatives). The successful and wealthy businessman "morenu we-ha-rav-rabenu (mwhr)" R. Hayyim Todres was also rabbi at the Klausen Synagogue and, from 1693 onwards, at the Pinkas Synagogue. In 1696, Todres' adherents included: Löwel Wehle, Lachman Raudnitz, Israel Duschens, Josef Marle, Baruch Ausers, Abraham Singer, Abraham Schnürdreher, Schmelke Winternitz OR Joachim Roßtheusch[er] Todros OR Mordecai Jeiteles moved away from Prague in 1686, his brother is Hirsch Jeiteles OR in 1665 Meir ben Isaac Tausk (father of future primas Isaac Sachsl and rabbi Simon Sacerdot Katz) and Samuel Tausik Sachsl, who was still young in 1687, paid only 6 Sch.M. in property tax. After the death of his father Isaac in 1691, he inherited his extensive property and undoubtedly belongedto the upper class OR R. Moses Malach (Engel) alias Moses Back famous printer, R. Nehemie (Nahman) Raudnitz, R. Obadiah ben Isakhar Beer, Zelig Schmuel Singer OR Prague native Ester bat Samuel Jekels, a widow of Judah Berlin, to whom they sent a special envoy, Abraham ben David Ginsburg
1687 Property Taxes: Lemmel Lichtenstadt [4], Hirschl Simon Garteles (Jeiteles) [5], Joachimb Israel [6], Sekel Aaron Raudnitz [8], Wolf Karpel [20]. Samuel Abraham Jekeles [5], Wolf Isack [4], Lebl Isack Tausk [5], Markus Joseph [4], Aron Selig Kalman [8], Lipman Selig [6], Schlome Ber Höckling [–], Noach Leb Klein [5], Jakob Leb Tausk [6], Isack Joseph Khue [4], Joseph Anschel [–], Isack Leb Tausk [–], Mandl Hirsch Lotz /Arbeter/ [4], Isack Jacob Maul [5], Isack Jacob Hylens ? [–], Schlome Jacob Maul [3], Jokel Salamon [8], Gabriel Samuel Pusch [4 ], Mayer Markus Stum [3], Hirschel Ura [4], Salomon Smul [–], Kasriel Fleischer [pasul], David Jacob Mazil [4] und Moyses Isack Brandeis [10], Samuel Lebl Tausk Fleischhacker [15], Lasser Bezallels [9], Moyses Juda [–], Juda Löbl [3], Beer Juda [5], Simche Ausch [–], Löbl (Moses) Brandeis [4] OR supervision of students was carried out by six elected inspectors: in 1688 this post was filled by: Wolf Gräz, Mayer Bierschänck, Abraham Simha Enoch, Simon Berlin, Wolf Beer Chaskes, Kallman Seelig Schreiber; in 1689: Jacob Beniamin Popper, Isaac Neustädtl, Salamon Wolff Kheffez, Marcus Basch, Moyses Eißenstadt, Naftele Karpeles
1688 Property Taxes: 1688. Erwählten Beambten, aus der Prager Judenschaft / Eltiste 1. Primas Ißrael (Ezriel) Bondi [50 ß*/ 177Fl.44 kr], 2. Joachimb Todres [20 ß/ 35 Fl.26 kr], 3. Jonas Jayteles [37 ß/ 20Fl. 2 kr], 4. Seelig Libochowiz (Jebrak) [7 ß/ 39Fl], 5. Aaron Katz Planta [65 ß/ 223Fl. 37 kr],.. Gemain Eltiste: 1. Lieberman Liechtenstadt [6 ß/ 7Fl. 51 kr], 2. Salamon Bondi [55 ß/ 124Fl.58 kr], 3. Jeckel Strakoniz [7 ß/ 0], 4. Löbl Neustädtl [85 ß/ 60Fl.53 kr], 5. Laßar Siskhünd Bunzl [10 ß/ 4 Fl.14 kr]... Beysitzere: 1. Jacob Jerusalem [45 ß/ 152Fl.55 kr], 2. Abrahamb Bassevi [=R. Abram (nekhed) R. L. Basch 8 ß/0], 3. Lipman Borges [7 ß/ 11Fl.53 kr], 4. Samuel Thorsch [6 ß/ 1Fl.49 kr], 5. Samuel Koreff [6 ß/0], 6. Gerschel Kaffkes [7 ß/ 17Fl.18 kr], 7. Benjamin Utitz [7 ß/ 4Fl.9 kr], 8. Selig Büschitz [16 ß/ 36Fl.43 kr], 9. Sender Schermer [-(pasul)/ 7kr.], 10. Anschel Schulhoff [15 ß/ 5 Fl.11 kr.], 11. Wolf Liebeschitz [26 ß/ 85Fl.15 kr], 12. Marcus Fanta [– (pasul)/ 57Fl.8 kr], 13. Sanwel (Sabel) Schable [17 ß/ 41Fl.24 kr.], 14. Löbl Wähle [15 ß/ 23Fl.3 kr], 15. Moyßes Satan [4 ß/ 26Fl.23 kr.], 16. Salamon Straschiz [19 ß/ 7Fl.7 kr], 17. Löbl Fanta [- (pasul)/ 39Fl. 3kr]..."
1689 Property Taxes: "Anno 1680 den 10 Januarii Raths Wahl / Die Eltisten, Isaac Sax Primas [40 ß/109 Fl. 33 kr], Israel Bondi [50 ß*/177Fl.44 kr], Isaac Raudnitz [died before 1683], Moyses Koynes [- (pasul)/106 Fl.54 kr], Isaac Chayes [d. 1687], Gemein Eltiste / Anschel Schulhoff [15 ß/ 5Fl.11kr], Sabl Wahle [d. 1682], Wolf Freundt [- (pasul)/1Fl.58 kr], Wolf Klabor [-(pasul)/perdon 16 Fl.43 kr], David Josl Praedicant [d. 1680], Beysitzer: Sabel Schable [17 ß/41 Fl.24 kr], Sender Schermer [-(pasul)/ 7 kr], Michel Wiener [110 ß/ 63Fl.46 kr], Eliaß Libekh [- (pasul)/ 4Fl.57 kr], Löb Neustättl [85 ß/ 60Fl.53 kr], Salomon Koreff [6 ß/0], Chaßka Mislap [7 ß/ 9Fl.34 kr], Lipman Borges (Porges?) [7 ß/ 11Fl.53 kr], Selig Bischitz [16 ß/ 36Fl.43 kr], Kußl Metzls (Jekutiel Lewit, Kußl Melitz) [d. 1684]..."
1698 Elections: While Samuel Taussig Sachsel who kept his title of primas, Selig Libochowitz, Aaron Katz Reiterles and Lazar Michael Wien were elected on behalf of the Sachsel party, Wolf Wedeles, Löbl ben Gerschom Karpeles, Seckel Aaron Raudnitz and Aber Schnürdreher were elected on behalf of the Bondy-Todres party. The Bohemian Chamber appointed Feit Fanta as the ninth, neutral governor
1701 Elections in the Old-New Synagogue: As was generally expected, the capacity of primas was acquired by Samuel Taussig Sachsel. The other persons to become the representative assembly's members are as follows: Moses Hayyim Todres, Selig Josel Libochowitz, Jakob Jerusalem and Meir Kadisch. Elected community elders were Löb ben Gershon Karpeles, Abraham Lichtenstadt (Lasch), Aber Schnürdreher, Pinchas Wiener and Abraham Juda Weltsch. Belonging to Liga were: Samuel Taussig, S. J. Libochowitz and Abraham Lichtenstadt; to the Todres party, apart from Todres himself, Meir Kadisch and Aber Schnüdreher; Löb Karpeles and Jakob Jerusalem were members of Catena. The appurtenance of the other electees is somewhat uncertain; A. J. Weltsch may have belonged to Catena, whereas Pinchas Wiener to Liga. It is worth noting that Ezriel Bondy and Wolf Wedeles did not become members of the assembly. It cannot be precluded that the two men did not run for election..
1702 As members of his team, Samuel Taussig Sachsel chose Israel Duschenes, Lazar Wiener, Moses Jitschin, Löbl Rosenberg and Moses Nachod; his partner Wolf Fränkel opted for Salomon Bondy, Anschel Güntzberg, Lipman Torna, Hirschel Klaber and Jakob Mayer
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Bryant McKinnie has made more than $50 million during his 11 seasons in the NFL, but he's got very little of it left. And now, he may have even less.
McKinnie, a Pro Bowl left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens, is being sued by the owner of several Miami strip clubs for unpaid bills, according to NBC Miami.
Charles "Pop" Young, the vice president of the Diamonds club chain and also the father of Miami-based rapper Trick Daddy, says McKinnie ran up a tab of nearly $375,000 between the 2009 and 2010 football seasons and has yet to repay any of the money. McKinner was a member of the Minnesota Vikings at the time.
The financial troubles aren't the first for McKinnie. Before the 2011 NFL season, in preparation for what was expected to be a long lockout, McKinnie took out a $4.5 million loan to help cover his expenses during the work stoppage.
The lockout ended before the regular season, but what sort of "expenses" is McKinnie racking up on a consistent basis that would take almost $5 million to cover? It would appear that at least a good portion of that spending must revolve around scantily clad women.
McKinnie, 33, was scheduled to make $3.2 million in base salary while playing for the Ravens this season, but he agreed to a $1 million pay cut to stay with the team, although he can make up the difference through incentives.
With just around $2 million coming in this year and a hefty loan to pay off, it's doubtful McKinnie even has $375,000 to pay Young for his leisure expenses.
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I am attending a Microsoft Technical training session for internal field sale force. These are those week long meetings, that usually get ad on meetings added before and after the meeting. Yep, that's this week, 4 days of pre meetings, followed by a full week of training. 10 Days in Cold Rainy Seattle.
Most of the pre/post meetings are boring and sometimes a waste of time. Well the one we had on Sunday was anything but. We had a marketing consultant from Columbia University come speak to us. His name is Simon Sinek. He was amazing. Most meetings the Microsoft people are on their computers, doing email, surfing the web, blogging, twittering, etc. No one did this one Sunday. We listened on his every word.
He has developed a concept of Why do you do what you do. 3 circles Why in the middle circle, then next bigger circle is How, and then the outer circle is What. We all spend our time telling customers the What or even the How, but not the Why if we start with the Why, the rest just follows.
It's hard to explain on paper, Simon does a much better job.
He also gives out these tokens, go follow the link http://tokenofinspiration.com
You can see him on MSNBC at: HERE
Or his website is here:http://www.sinekpartners.com/


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Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Skin Care and Diseases
About laser treatment for removal of hair
I am having over growth of hair on my eyebrows,because of that my eyebrows look too dark,i want to shape my eye brows but if i once start shaping them i have to go continuesly to parlour ,so by having laser treatment i can shape them permanently?
The treatment of excess hair by lasers has not totally come of age. There is early alopecia and you can shape the area very well. Regrowth is about 20-30% in the best of hands within six months, requiring additional treatments. Electrolysis is another alternative, which in skilled hands, has a better permanent removal rate. You may wish to talk to a cosmetic dermatologist. There are a number in the major cities within this country. Certainly those that have populations close to 1,000,000 will have very good cosmetic dermatologists, and that is where I would suggest you consult.
Charles L Heaton, MD
College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


text: Show Hide image Politics 2 March 2010 BBC announces cuts and closures Cuts to digital content, radio, and television announced as Mark Thompson says that BBC "should leav Sign up for our weekly email * The BBC has set out plans to cut their radio, television, and website services, in what is thought to be the biggest restructuring in the corporation's 88 year history. The BBC has confirmed that it is to close down digital radio stations 6 Music and the Asian Network. Half of the websites on BBC online will also close by 2013. Among the closures will be teen services Switch and Blast. Speaking to staff, director general Mark Thompson said that in the future 90p of every licence fee £1 will be spent on programming and that spending on the website would be reduced by 25 per cent. Writing in the Guardian earlier today, Thompson said that the BBC "should not attempt to do everything" and "should leave space for others". The review, commissioned by the BBC Trust last summer, comes amid renewed debate over the licence fee, which gives the BBC £3.6 billion of funding each year. There has also been heated criticism of the high salaries paid to some top presenters and senior executives. Thompson said that the new strategy was not a "blueprint for a small BBC, or a BBC that is in retreat from digital", but added: "Where actual or potential market impact outweighs public value, the BBC should leave space for others." Unions earlier warned of industrial action over the cuts and closures. Jeremy Dear, general secretary of the National Union of Journalists, said: "Public pressure can help persuade the BBC to put its viewers and listeners first, rather than allowing the corporate media barons to have their way and begin dismantling a vital national service." Leaked reports that 6 Music was set to be closed prompted online outrage, with more than 80,000 people joining a Facebook group calling for it to be saved. The review could also recommend the disposal of BBC Worldwide's UK magazine titles, which include Top Gear, Radio Times, BBC Good Food and Gardeners' World. Subscribe from just £1 per issue More


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An out-of-work insurance man makes ends meet by turning to armed robbery in this overwrought and preposterous recession-era morality play from editor turned director Saar Klein.
"There ain't no sin, there ain't no wrong, there's just things people do," opines a washed-up detective (Jason Isaacs) to an unemployed insurance adjuster (Wes Bentley) turned armed robber in what is, remarkably, one of the least heavy-handed moments from "Things People Do," a wildly overwrought and frequently preposterous recession-era morality play that marks the feature directing debut of veteran film editor Saar Klein. Burdened with absurd plot twists and two-ton metaphors (including a Chekhovian gun and a swimming pool more symbolic than Gatsby's), this depressive drama about the desperate measures called for by desperate times will need its own strongarm tactics to see any significant theatrical exposure following its Berlin and SXSW premieres. Midrange name cast portends brisker ancillary traffic.
Lest we harbor any doubt about what kind of movie this is going to be, "Things People Do" opens with Bentley's Bill Scanlin poking around inside a wrecked car in a large auto scrapyard somewhere in the flatlands of overdeveloped, drought-stricken New Mexico. He appears to be working a claim, but we soon find out that Bill has been recently laid off (for approving too many claims) yet continues to go through the motions of his old job, rather like the displaced French office worker of Laurent Cantet's vastly superior "Time Out." To the obliviousness of his wife, Susan (Vinessa Shaw), and two young sons, he leaves the house in the morning and arrives back at night after a long day of not very much — and even though Bill isn't very good about covering his tracks, it takes a rather incredible amount of time before anyone does anything (like, say, trying to call him at the office) that might shatter the illusion.
Well, narrative logic isn't the strong suit of Klein and co-writer Joe Conway ("Undertow"), especially once a suicidal Bill rather abruptly turns the gun in his hand from himself to a couple of adulterous lovers he finds in flagrante delicto inside a model home. Bill clumsily makes off with the stunned couple's cash, and it gets him so wired on adrenaline that, in one of the movie's (unintentionally) funniest scenes, he runs home and has wild, passionate sex with his wife.
Bill turns out to be a very bad thief — even with this new income source, he can't quite make the mortgage payment — which makes it all the more puzzling that he manages to get away with his crimes for as long as he does. At one point, he dons a stocking mask and robs the very same gas station he frequents as a customer, and yet no one seems to recognize his voice or barely disguised face. (Klein even has robber Bill bump into a display rack in the same exact way as civilian Bill, to no avail.) In another risible moment, Bill abandons a robbery midstream to come to the aid of an elderly man having an asthma attack (brought on by the sight of Bill's gun).
The police, as represented by Isaacs' washed-up gumshoe Frank, are no quicker on the draw. He and Bill first meet by chance in a bowling alley, where the cop (who knew Bill's cop father) and budding criminal bond over their respective disappointments. (Frank has been adrift in a booze-soaked malaise ever since his wife left him.) "Heat" this isn't, though eventually Frank does manage to piece together the clues — by which point even Inspector Clouseau would have had the perp in hand.
Of course, Klein isn't really trying to make a genre film per se; starting with that leaden title, it's clear he's trying to make an Important Movie About How We Live Now, about the American dream gone bust in the dog days of capitalist excess, rather like … well, a glittering swimming pool filled in by sand. Rarely has one so pined for the comparatively light touch of that other connoisseur of middle-class displeasure, Sam Mendes.
Bentley (who, of course, first came to prominence in Mendes' "American Beauty") is an instinctive actor with a certain edginess that seems right for a role like this, but even he is ultimately at a loss to make Bill's evolution from average Joe to thrill-seeking criminal and back again feel even remotely plausible. The writers haven't really given him a role to play so much as a series of agitated poses, which is still more than they've given to Shaw, who can scarcely conceal how much smarter she is than the character she's been saddled with. Following on his superb supporting turn in "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," Keith Carradine is thoroughly wasted here in a fleeting appearance as Shaw's father.
Klein, a frequent collaborator of Terrence Malick's, tries for some dreamy, Malick-esque imagery with the aid of d.p. Matthias Koenigswieser, and makes atmospheric use of the parched New Mexico vistas — a landscape, alas, that contains more innate dramatic tension than any of the scenes this movie stages against it.
Film Review: 'Things People Do'
Reviewed at Berlin Film Festival (Panorama Special), Feb. 10, 2014. (Also in SXSW Film Festival — Narrative Spotlight.) Running time: 109 MIN.
A Brace Cove Prods. presentation. (International sales: Celluloid Dreams, Paris.) Produced by Sarah Green, Hans Graffunder, Christos V. Konstantakopoulos. Executive producers, Nicolas Gonda, Ryan Rettig, Michael Macs, Kurt Billick, David Klein, Doug Liman. Co-producers, Atilla Yucer, Missy Yager.
Directed by Saar Klein. Screenplay, Klein, Joe Conway. Camera (color, Panavision widescreen), Matthias Koenigswieser; editors, Hank Corwin, Klein; music, Marc Streitenfeld; music supervisor, Lauren Mikus; production designer, Chad Keith; costume designer, Lisa Tomczeszyn; sound, Rodney Gurule; sound designers, Thomas O'Neill Youngkmann, Martin Hernandez; re-recording mixer, Derek Vanderhorst; assistant director, Atilla Yucer; second unit director, David Kaplan; casting, Lauren Grey.
Wes Bentley, Jason Isaacs, Vinessa Shaw, Haley Bennett, Keith Carradine, Sam Trammell, Missy Yager, Alex Knight.


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Have you wondered how to prepare for your upcoming hysterectomy? Do you wonder what you can expect or how you should prepare? This video produced by HysterSisters.com provides you with answers to your questions and help for your surgery.
You will probably have one location that you will spend most of your time. For the first few days that spot will most likely be your bedroom.
Start with a good cleaning. Change the sheets on your bed the day you leave for the hospital so that your bed will be fresh. A body pillow is a great idea or at least extra pillows for supporting your every lounging position would be helpful to add to your bed.
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Take a notepad with you to each doctor appointment. Write down your questions. Write down your doctor's responses. You may need to refer to your notes later. The HysterSisters, also, suggest taking a friend or spouse with you to your appointments to help you "hear" and remember!
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'Pretty Little Liars' Spoilers: How Long Will the Television Series Last?
We already know that following its run on television, 'Pretty Little Liars' writers want to bring the story to the silver screen. But just how many seasons do they plan to have before that happens?
Read on to find out the answer!
According to showrunner and executive producer Marlene King, they already have stories through a sixth season and who knows, if ABC Family is willing it could even continue beyond that.
As she told E! Online, "I don't think the end of season five is the end of our story. We know what that ending is already and it definitely sets us up for some more stories to tell in season six, but of course we have to rely on ABC Family for that, but I think they'll think so too."
Which is music to our ears!
Honestly, as long as it remains entertaining we wouldn't mind if the series continued past a sixth season. Perhaps with some brand new arcs about 'A' to keep fans excited?
After all, the young adult book series is scheduled to run through novel number 16 (14 of which are already published) so there's definitely the potential to tell plenty more story.
Regardless of the number of seasons it ultimately has, 'PLL' will return to ABC Family with Season 5 on Tuesday, June 10 at 8PM ET.


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You will be in charge of a coach predominately working on feeder routes into Interchanges situated throughout the country; Bowburn, Burtonwood, Woodall, Tamworth and Reading then transporting our customers on to a Holiday Destination. Whilst in resort you will responsible for the Holiday Tours and excursions. They do ask the drivers are willing to participate in private hire work as this is a growing area for them during the less busy season in particular. With our clients national presence, they can accommodate applications whatever your home location.
Having previous experience of operating Coach Tours would be a distinct advantage including possessing the relevant qualifications to operate one of our coaches. They are looking for successful candidates to be more than just a driver; having the ability to demonstrate a real passion for customer service is vital to delivering a great holiday. Being able to adapt depending on the situation and being confident working with members of the public is also essential. They are aiming to have successful candidates in place by the beginning of March 2017.
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This may seem simple but I have not found a clear answer as to how to do this if at all possible. I am running Solaris 2.6 and CF 4 with MySQL now but would like to use PSQL instead..I need an ODBC driver that runs on Solaris for CF to talk to PSQL. Is the included odbc driver that comes with postgresql all I need or is there more?? I don't need to talk to PSQL via a Windows machine..I need the Sun to talk to PSQL via a unix odbc driver...any help or ideas would be great. TIA Daren
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And you get a car! And you get a car! OK, so it's not nearly the same as Oprah gifting free wheels to her studio audience but, global behemoth Google will cover two years of mass transit for 31,000 working-class kids in San Francisco. Google is the city's second largest tech employer. The $6.8 million dollar donation comes, notes the Chronicle, "as tech companies are facing a backlash from city residents upset about rising housing costs, gentrification, a wave of evictions, and perceived aloofness from those companies and their employees."
Through the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the money will extend the life of an existing pilot program, originally won in 2012 by grassroots organization, People Organized to Win Employment Rights (POWER).
Google and city leaders appear to agree that the donation is a first step.
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CHICAGO--It's over.
After a nine-game losing streak, the loss of multiple starters to injury, and yet another missed opportunity to go dancing, Northwestern's season finally, mercifully came to an end Thursday night with a 73-59 loss at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes.
In a season that failed to meet almost all expectations, the end brought with it a sense of relief. For the first time in a month and a half, Northwestern's losing streak will not continue to grow.
Yet again, the Wildcats fell into an early hole against the Hawkeyes, trailing 11-0 after seven minutes. And once again Northwestern almost climbed its way out.
But just as they did all season, the Cats ultimately fell short.
For senior Alex Marcotullio, who came into this year with hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, leaving Northwestern in this manner is far from easy.
"It was really difficult, especially for the senior class," Marcotullio said. "But that's basketball. You're going to have to deal with injuries and it's really tough for us being our last year and having all these little fluke things happen to us. But it's no excuse."
When Northwestern dominated Purdue on Feb. 2, tossing in 11 three-pointers en route to a 75-60 victory, the season hardly seemed lost. The Wildcats were 4-6 in Big Ten play, not a disappointing record given the loss of Drew Crawford to season-ending shoulder surgery and JerShon Cobb to a violation of team rules.
But then it all went wrong. Jared Swopshire and Alex Olah both were injured against Iowa on Feb. 9, and the Wildcats could not recover. Though Olah would return after recovering from a concussion, Swopshire underwent season-ending arthroscopic knee surgery.
And after getting hit with that haymaker, Northwestern, which had been absorbing blows all season, finally fell to the canvas, losing its last nine games in a row.
Sure, the Wildcats made several games competitive down the stretch, once against Michigan State and twice against Ohio State. But they also were blown out a few times, including a three-game stretch in mid-February when Northwestern lost three consecutive games -- to Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue -- by at least 20 points.
The meat-grinder that was the 2013 Big Ten beat up even the best teams, leaving league champion Indiana with four conference losses. So while Hearn and Marcotullio strived to deliver victories to their teammates and embattled coach Bill Carmody, reality served as a harsh reminder of the discrepancy in talent that Northwestern faced on a nightly basis.
Yet through it all, Carmody, whose future as head coach will be decided in the coming days, never doubted the effort of his senior class.
"I just told [Hearn and Marcotullio] in the locker room they will never have any regrets, either one of them, or any of the other guys too," Carmody said. "Because they will never say, well, I wish I had done this or practiced harder or dribbled to my left better or shot better or worked at it more, because they both did. And they're both guys who have class and they carry themselves with dignity."
And so, as they had done all season, Hearn and Marcotullio led yet another rally against Iowa. Down by as many as 18 points in the second half, Northwestern mounted a comeback that brought the Wildcats to within seven points. In one five-minute stretch, Hearn and Marcotullio accounted for 14 of 15 Northwestern points.
But it could not last. A 3-pointer by Iowa's Roy Devyn Marble with 8:17 left pushed the lead back to 10 and essentially ended the rally as the Wildcats would not get closer than eight points again.
In many ways, this final contest could not have been more fitting. In a game where so much went wrong -- Northwestern was outrebounded by 17 and shot just 32.0 percent from the floor and 16.7 percent from beyond the arc -- the Wildcats still had a chance of pulling out a win.
In the same sense, a season that seemed shattered following Crawford's injury appeared salvageable midway through the season. But with Swopshire's knee injury and Marble's 3 on Thursday night, the hope vanished from each situation.
The game and the season were lost.
With 46 seconds left in his career, Hearn nailed a 3-pointer from the right side of the arc. There was neither a smile on his face nor any sign of celebration. It was an act of desperation, an attempt to stave off the final buzzer.
Still, the horn sounded, signifying the end of the season and a career.
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It started as a CNN breaking news alert, "A 6-year-old climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the Colorado sky." Falcon Heene is the name of the little boy who took flight earlier today in a ballooncraft built by his parents as part of a scientific experiment. At its peak the balloon reached 10,000 feet and then it started it's descent. At the time it was unclear whether the boy was still in the ballooncraft and as of an hour ago it has landed but the boy is missing. This prayer is for Falcon Heene and his family and friends.
Heavenly Father,
As the search begins for 6-year-old Falcon Heene I pray for his safe return to his parents. It is my prayer that wherever he is right now you would comfort him and allow him to fear not for you are near. Send angels to protect Falcon and keep him safe until he is found. Speak to him and let him know that help is on the way. And as the "help" is on their way, give them knowledge, wisdom, and discernment to find him quickly. Comfort Falcon's family and friends in the midst of this time of uncertainty. Help them to be optimistic, patient, and stay encouraged to see what the end is going to be. May every person that will, within their radius, do all they can to not only comfort this family in their time of need, but respond to this call to action to help search for this missing child. May all hearts pray and may all minds send positive thoughts and love to this family. In Jesus' Name, Amen


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Longer is better. The best 5-8min web ads offer viewers scripted content with rich production quality, multilayered narratives, and interesting characters.
With often subtle brand sponsorship, long-form ads present gripping stories that entertain, educate, and offer more value to the viewer with each replay.
Viewers appreciate richer, more durable branded video content. The following examples prove that millions of viewers are willing to focus on web content for more than 30 seconds.
Nike – Black Mamba [Ft. Kobe Bryant, Robert Rodriguez, and more]
Fictionalized "what-if" with interweaving narratives, big special effects, and some obvious star power.
Johnny Walker – Keep Walking
In-depth brand history in a polished narrative. It's all one shot with solid delivery.
TMB – Soccer Story [Thai, Eng Sub.]
Gorgeous, fun, emotional story-telling based on real events.
TMB – Pantene [Thai, Eng. Sub.]
Sentimental and exhilarating, this slick production deemphasizes branding without compromising the message.
If you're still reading and want more, check out The Hire presented by BMW films. A classic case-study merging short-film and brand sponsorship.
LINK: http://www.bmwblog.com/2009/08/25/video-collection-bmw-films-the-hire/


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PR Agency One has made five appointments to its team.
Richard Frost, previously digital staff writer at Insider Media, has been appointed as account manager. He is responsible for running some of the agency's biggest accounts, looking after media relations, copywriting, strategy and direction. He is also helping to train the junior members of the team. Frost will report directly to the agency's managing director James Crawford, and work alongside senior account manager Gemma Eccleston.
At the same time, PR Agency One has brought in Rick Hollister as an account executive, Ursula Hutchinson as a junior account executive, Emma Kay-Flowers as a junior account executive and Beckie Stewart as a junior account executive. They will assist the agency's senior management team with media relations and copywriting.


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With current players, former players, coaches and administrators on hand for USC's spring game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, 710 ESPN caught up with a number of Trojans luminaries:
Monte Kiffin
Defensive coach Monte Kiffin talked about the Trojans' turnaround on defense last season and what he is looking for from his squad this upcoming year. Listen
Pat Haden
USC Athletic Director Pat Haden talked about the return of Matt Barkley, the opportunity to qualify for a bowl game this season, and how things won't be easy for the Trojans moving forward. Listen
Marcus Allen
Former USC Trojan and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Marcus Allen talked about the transformation of USC from an elite program for running backs into one for quarterbacks. Marcus also talks about his expectations for the team this season. Listen
Robert Woods
USC Trojans receiver Robert Woods talked about dealing with his ankle injury and working hard to get back on the field and ready for the start of the season. Listen
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Do You Approve of the Severance Package That The Electric Utility Board Approved of Yesterday for Former LP&L CEO Gary Zheng? [POLL]
Gary Zheng was fired from his position as CEO of Lubbock Power and Light Yesterday in a unanimous vote by the Electric Utility Board. Zheng was officially fired without cause after being placed on paid leave in May. The EUB then voted on Zheng's severance package which will total about $700,000. Only Charlie Dunn voted against the package. Dunn voted against because the package had no "claw-back" provision meaning that if Zheng is found to have done something wrong or illegal, LP&L can't get the money back.
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FOXBOROUGH -- The Patriots held their first practice in full pads, and they have the bumps to prove it.
Among those suffering injuries Friday were tight end Rob Gronkowski (chin), defensive lineman Justin Francis (undisclosed) and linebacker Tracy White (undisclosed).
Gronkowski returned shortly after leaving the field with a bandage across this chin. Francis was carted off the field and White left on his own accord. Neither returned.
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Safety Nate Ebner, tight end Daniel Fells, wide receiver Jeremy Ebert, offensive linemen Sebastian Voller, Logan Mankins, Nick McDonald and Markus Zusevics, and defensive lineman Myron Pryor also did rehab work off to the side. Tight end Jake Ballard and guard Brian Waters were not spotted.
For the third straight day, linebacker Brandon Spikes appeared to be limited. Safety James Ihedigbo and wide receiver Matthew Slater were once again in red non-contact jerseys.


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Nicki Minaj Releases Flashy 'Anaconda' Lyric Video [NSFW]
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Nicki Minaj's 'Anaconda' lyric video is a lot of things, but most of all, it's pretty, um, eye-catching.
We weren't sure what to expect in a lyric video for a song that was advertised with this booty-baring artwork, but yeah, this is pretty much it.
The lyric vid for 'Anaconda' is bright, colorful and flashy, quickly zooming from one lyric to the next with bold, neon lettering and vivid imagery. The track heavily samples Sir Mix-A-Lot's 'Baby Got Back,' so of course there is a lot of big booty-worshipping in the vid, especially of Minaj's own.
While fans' reactions are mostly negative — with many comparing the difference between 'Pills N Potions' and 'Anaconda' — we think there's something even haters can enjoy in the video: If you fast forward to about the 3:06 mark, the rapper lets out an insanely infectious cackle that will have you rolling as well.
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IRS Scandal for Dummies, Part 1 of 2
Cast of Characters:
Sarah Hall Ingram: IRS official in charge of tax-exempt organizations at time of IRS misconduct; now heads Affordable Care Act office
Lois G Lerner: IRS official overseeing tax-exempts groups
Jack Lew: Treasury Secretary
Denis McDonough: chief of staff
Christopher J Meade: Treasury counsel
Steven T Miller: outgoing acting IRS head
Kathryn Ruemmler: White House counsel
Douglas Shulman: IRS Commissioner
Neal S Wolin: Deputy Treasury Secretary
2010: IRS targeted certain conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status for extra scrutiny.
2010-2012: During a 2-year period, Shulman visited the White House 118 times. 132 members of Congress sent letters to Shulman inquiring about alleged IRS abuses. 42 major news stories aired about this subject.
2012: Shulman told Congress: I can give you assurances nothing is going on, everything is wonderful, we're not targeting conservative groups.
2012: Wolin learned about the Inspector General's probe into apparent IRS abuses. Some members of Congress also learned of the IG's probe.
May, 2012: Details of IRS misconduct reached the highest levels of the IRS.
June, 2012: Meade was one of the first White House officials to find out about the IG investigation of IRS abuses when he became Treasury's acting general counsel.
July 2, 2012: Ruemmler and Meade meet with 15 other people at the White House.
July 17, 2012: Ruemmler and Meade meet with 15 other people at the White House.
2012 (a few months before the election): the IG's report detailing IRS abuses was completed.
September 27, 2012: The first of 3 unprecedented one-on-one meetings between Ruemmler and Meade at the White House.
December 11, 2012: The second of 3 unprecedented one-on-one meetings between Ruemmler and Meade at the White House.
December 13, 2012: The third of 3 unprecedented one-on-one meetings between Ruemmler and Meade at the White House.
March 15, 2013: Lew (according to his testimony before Congress) first became aware of allegations of IRS misconduct.
April 24, 2013: Ruemmler learned about the likely findings of the IG's report; she informed senior White House officials, including chief of staff McDonough.
May 10, 2013: Lerner first revealed publicly (in response to a question she planted) that IRS personnel had targeted the groups. (The IRS has insisted that the effort was a misguided attempt at greater efficiency rather than a partisan endeavor.)
May 10, 2013: Obama first learned of the IRS misconduct.
May ?, 2013: IRS inspector general's report is released, revealing IRS abuses. Obama first learned of details of IRS abuses.
May 22, 2013: Shulman, testifying before Congress, admitted that he did receive those letters from Congress in the 2-year period between 2010 and 2012. He insists that, in spite of Congressional inquiries and news stories, he never investigated the allegations. He claims he didn't have the full story until the IG report was published.


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It's a lonely day in the quiet down of Young Bud, as it always is when you're the youngest and only one who can't legally train a Pokemon. You hop in your bed to rest, because everyone knows time flies when you sleep. You could cut this last year in half! Only half a year 'til you're a PkMn Trainer! Alright!
*The Earth starts to shake*
You run downstairs to see what's the matter. Three thugs in silly red costumes are searching your house frantically for something They run outside and into the Pokemon lab. You follow them, to find the Professor lying on the floor, almost unconscious. He mutters something... "Briefcase... Pokemon... Fight..." Your run to a briefcase and grab a Pokemon of your choice (The three starters!) You confront the most important looking one of the men in the red Uniforms(There's 3 in all). He tells you it's too late, he's already got all the Rare items from here. He walks over to the briefcase and takes it. He tells one of the rookies to follow him, and the other to deal with you.
You fight the man in red, and beat him (hopefully, he has a really weak Poocheyena), and he runs off too. When you get outside, you see a Groudon terrorizing the city. destroying everything!
*a year later*
Over the past year you have heard many reports similar to that, only the men sometimes wore blue and had a Kyogre rather than a Groudon.. Your are now legally aloud to train Pokemon, so you venture off into the Region, hoping to become strong enough to end these terrorist attacks. You do you're research and apparently Pokemon Gyms are a good way to train. You decide that's what you'll do; travel the region hoping to learn skills to end the Kyogre/Groudon attacks.
!!! Wait! You haven't gotten your license yet! You run to the Pokemon Lab, where you receive your license and a POKeDEX.
Ya, it's pretty generic. My one goal is to make sure that Pokemon Gyms arent just Cakewalks though. The Gym Leaders will mean business, having teams of 4-6 Pokemon with no "fillers".
I may add some depth to this, like your mother is kidnapped and never seen again so you also try and find her. Who knows.
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TOTTENHAM tore apart Queens Park Rangers to produce a stylish 4-0 rout that showcased the expressive attacking football demanded of new manager Mauricio Pochettino on Sunday, ensuring a miserable return to White Hart Lane for Harry Redknapp.
In a high-tempo first-half display, Nacer Chadli seized on hapless QPR defending to score twice and defender Eric Dier made it two goals in two games at the start of his Tottenham career.
Dier also scored the late winner at West Ham in last weekend's season opener but Tottenham was far more rampant in Pochettino's first home game in charge.
Emmanuel Adebayor completed QPR's humiliation in the second-half with a goal on the break provided by Dier, who joined Tottenham in the offseason from Sporting Lisbon for $6 million.
One early triumph for Pochettino, who replaced Tim Sherwood in May, is transforming the fortunes of Tottenham's record-signing: fellow Argentinian Erik Lamela. The 22-year-old winger was a $40-million misfit in his injury-hampered first season but has made an influential, industrious start to this campaign. After setting up two goals in the Europa League on Thursday, there were two more assists on his first Premier League start at White Hart Lane after a year in London.
It had been two years since Redknapp left Tottenham and this capitulation, after QPR opened with a loss last weekend, showed the size of the task facing the 67-year-old manager.
"We started poorly and we didn't get out of it," Redknapp said. "We looked like a team of strangers."
A day to forget began with an exchange of hugs with Pochettino, whose Tottenham reign will be measured against Redknapp's pair of top-four finishes and first-time Champions League qualification before being fired in 2012. Another face from Tottenham's past returned alongside Redknapp, with former player and manager Glenn Hoddle now on QPR's coaching staff watching from the directors' box.
The 3-5-2 formation Hoddle has introduced couldn't cope in the first half with the intense and speedy hosts. Lamela, who was signed a year ago to replace Gareth Bale, set the tone with a shot that was deflected wide inside a minute.
It took just 12 minutes for QPR goalkeeper Rob Green to be beaten. Adebayor, who had already gone close with a header, crossed to the far post where defender Richard Dunne left Chadli to chest the ball down before dispatching it in the net.
Had QPR's finishing been better the course of the game could have turned, but Matt Phillips, having already got away from Younes Kaboul, shot over when trying to chip goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
At the other end, QPR struggled to stop Spurs. The underside of the crossbar denied Dier a goal directly from a free kick but the 20-year-old Englishman then flicked a header into the net at the near post from Lamela's corner on the half-hour.
Seven minutes later and another header flew past Green, with Chadli left unmarked to meet Lamela's cross.
Although QPR was tougher to break through with its four-man defense after the break, the damage was irreversible. The fourth goal came from a lightning quick counterattack, with Danny Rose charging down the left flank before squaring for Adebayor to side foot into the net.
Although Pochettino's league career at Tottenham has started with two London derby successes, the first serious test won't come until next Sunday with the visit of Liverpool.
Elsewhere, Stoke captain Ryan Shawcross bundled home from a late equalizer against 10-man Hull to claim a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday.
James Chester had been sent off after only 14 minutes but Hull appeared on course for an unlikely win after Nikica Jelavic's instinctive finish put the Tigers ahead in the 42nd.
Even with a man disadvantage, Hull, which beat Queens Park Rangers in its league opener, was the better side, outpassing and outworking a Stoke team that lacked direction.
But Stoke grabbed its first point of the season when Phil Bardsley's angled shot ricocheted off the inside of the post against goalkeeper Allan McGregor and was nudged over by Shawcross in the 84th.
The goal came from a Stoke throw-in which should have gone Hull's way.
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We offer an authentic jungle experience at Camp Forktail Creek. Situated near the village of Bhakrakot, the camp is surrounded by mixed deciduous forests, in which wildlife and bird-life are abundant. Hikes in these forests prove very rewarding for bird-watchers, especially when coupled with the pleasure of sighting animals whilst on foot.
Excursions available include elephant rides, jeep safari, angling for the mighty Mahseer on the Ramganga River, overnight or multi-day trips to Dhikala forest rest house within the National Park, and multi-day elephant safaris.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrive in Delhi - Overnight train to Ramnagar
Arrive in Delhi airport. Transfer from the airport to the hotel. Spend the afternoon and evening relaxing in your hotel room or taking in the sights of Delhi. Evening transfer to the train station for the overnight sleeper train to Ramnagar at 22.40. We travel by A/C sleeper train, the best and most comfortable way to travel overland in India.
Day 2: Ramnagar to Camp Forktail Creek
Arrive into Ramnagar at 05.00am and drive for half an hour to reach Camp Forktail Creek for breakfast. Spend the morning relaxing, reading and explore the camp. After a sumptuous lunch we will then take you on an escorted nature and bird walk into the Sal forests surrounding camp. It is an excellent opportunity to walk in the cool of the forest, to be so close to nature and to appreciate the varied plants, insects, birds, mammals and reptiles that inhabit this part of India. We head back to camp by sundown for a leisurely dinner and chat over the campfire.
Day 3: Full day game drive into the Bijrani range
Depart for a full day game drive / elephant ride (subject to availability) in the early morning to the Bijrani mountain range to observe the wildlife of the area. Breakfast and lunch will be served at the Bijrani Forest Rest House, specially made by our head chef. After a full, action-packed day in the forest, we head back to camp by sundown, just in time for a hot cup of steaming Indian chai (tea). Dinner and campfire
Day 4: Full day game drive, followed by return train to Delhi
Full day game drive into the Bijrani zone of the National Park. Return to Camp by sundown. Wash and change, have an early dinner and depart for Ramnagar Railway Station for the overnight train back to Delhi at 21.40.
Day 5: Arrive in Delhi
Arrive back in Delhi at 4.10am. Transfer from the train station the international airport in time for your flight home. Trip ends.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tony Parker, along with all of San Antonio, really, spent a restless night worrying about a gimpy right hamstring that hampered him in Game 3 of the NBA Finals and threatened the momentum the Spurs seized with a drubbing of the Miami Heat.
A day later, Parker said he got some good news. Just how good the news is likely won't be known until Game 4 begins on Thursday night.
Parker had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed a Grade 1 strain of his hamstring, the mildest level of strain. He's listed as day to day.
"I was just hoping it was not a tear," Parker said. "The good news is it's not a tear or a defect. So that's the good news. Now I just have to see how I feel tomorrow."
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Last month Buzzfeed ran an article of 25 Things Mormon Girls Love. #1 on the list? Pinterest.
And it's true. Mormons LOVE Pinterest. I honestly don't think I know a single female Latter-day Saint who doesn't at the very least have a profile.
As with any social media platform or website, there are always the dangers of wasting away your life in a virtual world and neglecting real-time relationships. It's easy to wittle away the hours planning the beautiful nursery you'll design for your baby and drooling over photos of food as you think about how well your family is going to eat, but unless you actually go and do, Pinterest can easily become a vice rather than a virtue.
That being said, there is also a reason why Pinterest gets so much praise from Latter-day Saints. It is perfectly suited to promote our values.
When Bonnie D. Oscarson became the new Young Women general president, it quickly became known that she also has a Pinterest account, and her profile summary perfectly describes why Mormons love Pinterest: "'If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.' And may I add just downright cute to the list?"
Here are some of the reasons I think Pinterest is perfect for Mormons:
1. Mormons (and Pinteresters) focus on the family.
Our children are an heritage of the Lord, and we know the family is the fundamental unit of society. As such, we seek to educate our children and raise them to be able to contribute and be the best example to the rest of the world that they can. Here are some of my favorite Pinterest finds that help do just that.
· 13 Weeks of FHE on the Articles of Faith
· Raising Kids Who Get Along
· How to Teach Your Kids About Money
· 33 General Conference Activities for Children
· Books that Will Empower Your Girls
· 10 Ways to End the Chore War
2. Mormons (and Pinteresters) seek out that which is inspirational and uplifting.
As the 13th Article of Faith explains, "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy, we seek after these things." Inspirational quotes made into images, often called memes, are some of the most popular content on Pinterest. Here are some of my favorites.
· "Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved."
· One way to the temple
· "Virtue is the strength and power of the daughters of God."
· "The grass is greener where you water it."
· Let God.
· "God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has."
3. Mormon (and Pinterest) culture is a food culture.
We serve refreshments at our firesides, have enrichment meetings on cooking, and take meals to those who have had a new baby or gone through surgery. We emphasize the value of spending time together around the table as a family each night. The heart of the home is the kitchen, and the same is true on Pinterest. I have personally made more than 50 recipes from Pinterest, and while there have definitely been a few failures (I'm looking at you, overnight oatmeal in a jar), there have also been many, many successes, some of which have become staples in my house.
· Easy make-ahead meals for large crowds
· 87 freezer meal recipes
· Slow-cooker sesame beef and other crock pot recipes
· Cooking shortcuts like pancake batter in a squeeze bottle
· Ultimate chocolate chip n'Oreo fudge brownie bar
· Gourmet Neapolitan cupcakes that no one will guess start with a mix
4. Mormons (and Pinteresters) value industry and being thrifty.
For years prophets have counseled members to stay out of debt, and with one parent staying at home to raise children in most LDS families, finding ways to save money and do it yourself is often of paramount importance. Luckily, Pinterest is full of such guides from other like-minded people.
· DIY thrifty photo canvases to decorate your home
· DIY ruffle tee
· Small tips to make your home more energy efficient to save money
· DIY built-in shelving for entryways, window seats, and more—easy
· Homemade laundry soap that will save you over $300 a year
· How to recover a lamp shade
5. Mormons believe in standing as a witness and sharing the gospel in all places—including Pinterest.
Church leaders have recently encouraged us to share our beliefs with others in as many ways as possible. Elder Bednar recently said, "Your fingers have been trained to text and tweet to accelerate and advance the work of the Lord—not just to communicate quickly with your friends. The skills and aptitude evident among many young people today are a preparation to contribute to the work of salvation." Pinterest is a great platform for sharing the gospel because the things you pin and repin can be seen by everyone—not just your select circle of friends. You never know whom you might be influencing!
Shameless plug: You can follow LDS Living on Pinterest to get tons of great content in all of these areas and more, then do your own bit of missionary work by repinning it!
Check out this hilarious video of a bunch of Mormon women who try to throw a themed birthday party based on Pinterest finds—and just how much goes wrong...


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"Spring is like a perhaps hand," wrote the poet E. E. Cummings: "carefully / moving a perhaps / fraction of flower here placing / an inch of air there… / without breaking anything."
With the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a Harvard laboratory—and not at the scale of inches, but microns.
These minuscule sculptures, curved and delicate, don't resemble the cubic or jagged forms normally associated with crystals, though that's what they are. Rather, fields of carnations and marigolds seem to bloom from the surface of a submerged glass slide, assembling themselves a molecule at a time.
By simply manipulating chemical gradients in a beaker of fluid, Wim L. Noorduin, a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and lead author of a paper appearing on the cover of the May 17 issue of Science, has found that he can control the growth behavior of these crystals to create precisely tailored structures.
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The Kindle Fire HD has a front-facing camera that's meant to be used for video calls using Skype. But there's not an obvious way to use it to take pictures or record personal videos. Here's how to find and use the hidden camera app for video, pictures, and even panoramic photos.
Editor Update: This article was written using last year's Kindle Fire HD — not the current version and not the HDX. There's a new version of Android and Amazon has changed things around with it's heavily customized forked version of it. The steps will vary for the new versions. We'll be getting an update for the new Fire's soon.
Use ES File Explorer
First you'll need to install ES File Explorer to the Fire HD. There are other apps to find files hidden under Amazon's customized Android 4.0, but I find this one to be easy to use and it's free. Plus you can download it from the Amazon App Store.
Launch ES File Explorer and tap AppMgr at the top.
On the next screen tap Category.
The Select Types windows come up, tap System Apps.
This will list all of the Kindle Fire HD system apps. Select the Camera icon.
Now tap Open.
Using the Kindle Fire HD Camera
The Camera app opens and you can start taking pictures, videos, and panoramic shots. It includes different effects, a zoom dial, and other settings. Here's an example of selecting video quality settings – up to 1080p.
After you take your picture or video, you can access it from the Photos on your device. Or, connect the tablet to your computer and browse to the DCIM folder then Camera.
Taking shots from a from a front facing camera isn't practical, though, and there isn't a way to create a shortcut to the app. You'll need to go into ES File Explorer each time to access it.
Amazon touts the camera is HD quality but hasn't released specifics, but it doesn't look too bad. Here's a quick look at the quality of the camera.


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WASHINGTON — Saying America has a history of doing what it takes to make a better tomorrow, President Obama called on a country climbing out of its worst economic slump in decades to summon that spirit again this holiday season.
"This is not the hardest Thanksgiving America has ever faced. But as long as many members of our American family are hurting, we've got to look out for one another,'' Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address, released yesterday for the holiday.
"As long as many of our sons and daughters and husbands and wives are at war, we've got to support their mission and honor their service,'' Obama added. "And as long as many of our friends and neighbors are looking for work, we've got to do everything we can to accelerate this recovery and keep our economy moving forward.''
In the weekly Republican message, US Representative-elect Austin Scott of Georgia characterized the 85-member incoming freshman class as a "new breed of leaders for a new majority and a new Congress'' and said they stand ready to turn around the country.
The GOP won control of the House in elections this month and will take over in January.
"As much as we have to be thankful for, too many Georgians and too many Americans have been out of work for far too long,'' Scott said. "Our new Republican majority is ready to focus on creating jobs and putting a stop to the runaway spending in Washington, D.C.''
Mindful of the new political reality taking shape in Washington, a new order in which Democrats no longer will rule both the White House and Congress, Obama wove another call for bipartisanship into his holiday message. He said one political party won't be able to solve all the country's problems.
"We've got to do it as one people,'' the president said.


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Indian action to arrest crew inappropriate: AdvanFort
A US-based firm that owns the ship that has been detained off the coast of Tamil Nadu on Sunday termed the action as 'inappropriate' and said it is working diplomatically and through the judicial system to prove the innocence of 35 detained crew members and get them released.india Updated: Oct 21, 2013 11:13 IST
A US-based firm that owns the ship that has been detained off the coast of Tamil Nadu on Sunday termed the action as "inappropriate" and said it is working diplomatically and through the judicial system to prove the innocence of 35 detained crew members and get them released.
"Our vessel Seaman Guard OHIO has been detained in Tuticorin and 35 of our crew and guards are being held. We believe the entire issue is inappropriate, because we were asked to come into Indian territorial waters by the Indian Coast Guard, while we were outside the Indian territorial waters where we were operating, William H Watson, president of AdvanFort, told PTI.
Washington-based AdvanFort International is the firm that owns the ship -- Seaman Guard Ohio -- which has been detained by authorities off the coast of Tamil Nadu for carrying heavy weapons and ammunition on board without clearance.
"So we are taking counsel. We are working diplomatically and through the judicial system to get these people released," Watson said.
"It (actions by Indian authorities) is inappropriate. The entire mission of our vessel is to safeguard commercial ship from piracy," he said adding that many of these people are themselves Indians.
"That's what we do. We protect the Indian seafarers," he noted.
AdvanFort, he said, would represent its case before the Indian court on Monday.
"We would proclaim their innocence and try and arrange bail for them so that we can get them out pending the resolution of the inquiry. We are working both within the judicial system and the diplomatic channels to resolve this matter," he said in response to a question.
The company, Watson said, has taken up the matter with the governments of the US, Britain, Estonia and Ukraine.
"Normally when we intend to call Indian port, we off load our guard and any arms that we have, before we enter the Indian Territory.
"In this particular case, we were asked to come into the port. So that's why the arms and guards were still on board," he said, adding that the Indian authorities have issued them certificates which says that they are pleased and satisfied by the documentation they have found concerning the weapons and ammunition onboard, as well as that having to do with personal protection equipment.
"I am very surprised with the actions of the Indian Coast Guard, Navy and Government, because it does not make any sense to me. Everyone on board the vessel is a decorated military veteran, who are serving now as a counter piracy guard. They are all closely vetted. They go through intensive background checks. These are not criminals. These are brave man," Watson said.


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Sorry, this is long but I thought should give you my story first.
I was 11 when it started, at least that's the age I've had in my head for a long time. I've had it buried so deep that that I've lost a lot of details.We'd be in front of the TV, dad and I, mum was never far away, probably in bed already or taking a shower. His hand would find its way down my shirt and he'd play as if this was normal. I would be frozen in fear not capable of stopping him or calling out. I would dread it whenever mum would leave us alone because he'd start every time. His hand would move and find its way down my pants and I'd still be frozen. He'd move my hand down his pants and I'd still be frozen, my hand touching him but not able to move. If he sensed my fear it was never acknowledged, not a word was spoken between us, me from fear him from I don't know what. He laid on top me, tried kissing me, rubbing up against me, it would've gone further if mum wasn't around. How did my mum not know this was going on? Her own daughter? I asked this myself many times and had it answered one day. We were sitting watching TV, just mum and me, I was 13. We were watching a documentary on child molestation when out of the blue I blurted, " dad does that to me" and she said I know. Just like that. If I had any trust in anyone left it was certainly shattered after that. She did make it stop. But she didn't leave him and take us to protect her daughters, yes I had a younger sister. My dad pulled me aside and attempted an opologise but I brushed him off and buried it, forced to continue living with a man I feared and mother I could never trust. Life went on, it never happened again and I had hoped my sister was spared but to scare to do anything. Our family looked normal. I put on a mask that I still wear. When I was 18 my body was crying, it needed release. You can only hold on to something like that for so long before there's repercussions, so I started seeing a phyciatrist and he helped me confront my mum. She was shattered, she only thought it happened the once and what she had seen wasnt much. So she had a second chance to redeem herself. Take my sister from that house and spare me from seeing him again and have my mum back. But she chose him. I told my sister briefly what happened and it wasn't spoken of again.Wrong or right I buried it again, stopped seeing the physc and still spend time with the family as if nothing had happened. I look at my dad with hatred now and see mum as a victim too,(is she?) to weak to walk away, not strong enough for her kids. She had got to my sister after I told her, told her to keep it quite and not allow it to change her relationship with dad. My sister now suffers from severe depression and panic attacks. And I need to tell my husband everything so I can help her. I'm scared. He is going to be angry and hurt. He allows that man into our home not knowing what he did. And I turned out just like my mum. I buried what happened and went on as normal and even allow him around my boys just to keep the peace and the impression of normalcy.
So to help my sister it needs to come out. She wants to confront mum and dad, and she needs to help move on to get better. We live 2000 miles apart and only communicate about this via email after out of the blue last week she emailed me asking for the full story and told me about her depression. She has kept her illness from me for over 2 years, to scared to talk to me. I told her everything but now I'm a bit of mess. I need to find the strength to tell my husband. I moved away from the family to have distance from my parents, they obvisiously didn't realize my motovation and are now 2 weeks away from living up here permanently. So all this is going to come out when their on my doorstep and my sister is down there. I want to help her, it needs to be done becuse I can't keep going the way I have really.
So I'm after some outside perspective I guess and some support in getting through all this. Also should I tell my husband before they arrive to give him a chance to cool down? I'm worried about his reaction, he's a wonderful man I'm very lucky to have him but he'll understandably be hurt and angry and may take it out on my dad and I'm sure that won't help.


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JERUSALEM (Jan. 27)
Early elections in Israel are virtually certain, even though the Likud government of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir easily weathered five no-confidence motions hurled against it in the Knesset on Monday.
They were defeated in a single vote of 55-49, with five abstentions.
But the consensus among political leaders was that the nation would go to the polls long before the Knesset's tenure expires in November.
Sara Doron, who chairs the Likud Knesset faction, said waiting until November is "out of the question."
Likud and Labor Party leaders were scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss a date for elections, which will probably be held at the end of May or early in June.
Shamir will have a good deal to say, since his position was strengthened by the defeat of the latest efforts of Labor and its left-wing allies to topple his vulnerable regime.
Ironically, the prime minister was saved by the same far-right parties, Tehiya and Moledet, that deprived him of a parliamentary majority by quitting his coalition government last week.
Their combined bloc of five Knesset members abstained rather than vote for motions supported by the left.
Shamir also won the support of the other far-right party, the two-member Tsomet faction, which left his government earlier this month, though not for ideological reasons.
One member of a party in the government, Eliezer Mizrahi of the ultra-Orthodox Agudat Yisrael, absented himself from the floor during the voting.
Ten other Knesset members were absent, balanced evenly between the government and the opposition.
The five no-confidence motions dealt mainly with economic policy and with the government's unyielding commitment to more settlement building in the administered territories which could jeopardize the peace process.
The motions were introduced by Labor, the Citizens Rights Movement, Mapam, the Center-Shinui Movement and the Hadash Communists.


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text: RT Book, Whole DB /z-wcorg/ DS http://worldcat.org ID 688559361 LA English T1 Teaching with Vision : Culturally Responsive Teaching in Standards-Based Classrooms A1 Sleeter, Christine E.,, Cornbleth, Catherine., PB Teachers College Press PP New York YR 2011 SN 9780807751725 0807751723 9780807751732 0807751731 9780807751725 AB In this book, two respected scholars in teaching for social justice have gathered teachers from across the country to describe rich examples of extraordinary practice. This collection showcases the professional experience and wisdom of classroom teachers who have been navigating standards- and test-driven teaching environments in California and New York, without losing their vision of what teaching can be. Representing diverse backgrounds, schools, grade levels, subject areas, and specialties, these teachers talk personally about their practice, their challenges, and how they learned to maintain a social and pedagogical vision for their work. This book is essential reading for new teachers who are struggling to make their teaching inspiring, creative, and culturally responsive, especially those who are working in less than supportive environments. -- Publisher Description.


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Austin Collie to miss several weeks after having surgery on his hand
The Indianapolis Colts offense has been dealt yet another setback.Austin Collie, the teams second-leading receiver, will miss at least the next several games, and likely more, after requiring surgery on one of his hands, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.
How quickly he returns is up to Mother Nature, the source said, but he should be back at some point.
Collie is second on the team with 44 receptions and 503 yards, and first with six touchdown catches.
Hes the latest offensive mainstay likely to miss time.
Pro Bowl tight end Dallas Clark is out indefinitely with a hand/wrist injury sustained during last Sundays victory at Washington. Leading rusher Joseph Addais status for the Nov. 1 game with the Houston Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium is uncertain after he suffered nerve damage in his left shoulder in the same game.