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You remember a few weeks ago when I published a blog post about how my tenant was close to falling 2 months in arrears, and self-claimed entitlement to mercy because he was "honest" about his financial difficulties, right?
You remember, right?
If not, you should do the right thing by clicking on the link provided above.
I just want to give ya'll a dull update on the matter.
So as the situation stood, my tenant was 5 days shy of falling 2 months into arrears, which would lift his payable balance to £1600 (£800 PCM).
Admittedly, up until he hit financial turmoil, he's actually been a good and reasonable tenant. But since then, he's been a bit of an irrational tosser, which I imagine is due to stress. Understandable, of course.
On one hand, I don't want to see him or his family on the streets, but on the other hand, I'm not running a charity. So there I was, contemplating whether or not to serve the Section 8, eviction notice.
But check this out…
After I told him he was close to qualifying for grounds of eviction, he miraculously managed to pay £800 4 days before the 2 months arrears mark.
Amazing how
scary powerful the word "eviction" can be. I have no idea where or how he managed to get that money into his grubby little mitts, nor do I care, that's his sleezy business, I'm just glad he paid.
However, unfortunately for him, the current month's rent was due in 4 days time, which meant he would be required to pay another £800. That's the problem with arrears, they snowball if they're not dealt with sharply- a reality that some tenants often fail to appreciate when landlords are badgering them to keep up with payments. Realistically, finding another £800 in 4 days time was never going to happen, and we both knew it.
Ever since I said the word "eviction" to him, there's been definite signs of improvement- he's been more eager to keep me sweet. I imagine he's in one of those situations where the rent is probably a little out of his budget now, but he can't afford to move somewhere cheaper. So he needs me more than I need him right now.
While my preferred choice would be to get his wife into something inappropriately filthy and sexy so she can work the streets in order to recoup the arrears, we decided to go with plan B, to compile a "repayment plan", which would give him a little extra time to catch up with his payments and keep him on track for future payments.
So here's a quick run-down of the situation:
- Rent is due on the 25th of each month
- Tenant was going to be 2 months in arrears on the 25th May (£1600), meaning he would owe rent for April and May
- He managed to pay £800 on the 21st of May to cover April's rent
- On the 25th of May, May's rent was due, which he couldn't pay.
The payment plan
He said he could do the following, which would cover May's rent:
|Date Due
|Amount (£)
|25th May
|1st June
|8th June
|15th June
My tenant said he would have arranged his finances by the 25th June, consequently, he'd pay June's rent on the 25th (as when it's due). So far he's kept his word on the payments, and only time will tell if the plan will be fully honoured. I have faith. Kinda'
I've actually been very fortunate given the circumstances. The payment plan was simple and easy to swallow; I've been tangled in much more complicated plans.
What is a rental (re)payment plan?
A rental payment plan is a revised payment solution which can be used when a tenant has a temporary/sudden change in financial circumstance. The plan should be used to help the tenant catch up with their arrears and/or help manage their new financial circumstance.
When my tenant fell into arrears and was approaching the 2 month territory, we had a discussion over the phone, and compiled the payment plan together, which we both felt was realistic and acceptable. I believe that's the best way to do it, to talk over the phone or in person.
Consider offering a payment plan when tenants are in arrears
Payment plans don't always work, especially if they're unrealistic. Moreover, a lot of the times they're just used as a decoy by the tenant to by-time. So you need to assess the situation carefully, and be realistic about whether the plan is achievable/suitable.
Before offering a payment plan, it might be worth discussing how and when the tenant plans on getting their money from. The landlord should be able to make a decision based on those details. However, it's definitely worth considering/offering a payment plan to a tenant who you genuinely believe can honour it.
A lot of the times tenants just need a little time to make arrangements, and a revised payment plan is exactly the type of breathing space they need to get their shit together. It's not necessarily a bad thing. Always consider compiling a new payment plan as a solution. It can be a good option, and almost better than unnecessary evictions.
Document the payment plan on paper
This is an imperative process in the "payment plan" solution for both tenant and landlord. Document everything. Once you come up with a payment plan, write down everything that was agreed in a clear and understandable manner, and send a copy to the tenant to sign and send back to you. Ideally, the tenant and landlord will each have a copy, so there is no confusion.
Right, I'm done. Please feel free to contribute to the topic!
P.s. Does anyone have an example of a template payment plan? That would be useful. If I manage to get a decent one, i'll provide a link for ya'll to download.
No luck? Try using a rent recovery service…
Your tenant not playing ball?
Did s/he give your fair payment plan the finger?
Fair enough. It happens. You may want to start the eviction process and/or start the rent recovery process.
Disclaimer: I'm just a landlord blogger; I'm 100% not qualified to give legal or financial advice. I'm a doofus. Any information I share is my unqualified opinion, and should never be construed as professional legal or financial advice. You should definitely get advice from a qualified professional for any legal or financial matters. For more information, please read my full disclaimer.


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I am not able to access our company database. The only thing that pops up upon opening program is the Demo. If I go to open/share I can see the database I want but get an error message stating it's being used by another process? The administrator can access the database just fine. Nothing has been changed so I don't understand???
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Welcome to the Sage ACT! Online Community!
I'd like to verify the steps you are taking to access the database:
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Clan Detta was a Mandalorian clan in existence prior to the start of the Yuuzhan Vong War. Among the clan were two brothers, Suvar and Cham Detta, who fought at the side of Mand'alor Boba Fett as Mandalorian Protectors during the Yuuzhan Vong's invasion of the known galaxy.
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Two members of Clan Detta, the brothers Cham and Suvar Detta, joined the ranks of the Mandalorian Protectors under the leadership of Mand'alor Boba Fett.[3] The Detta brothers were among a squadron of Mandalorian starships to witness the extra-galactic Yuuzhan Vong's entrance to the known galaxy in the year 25 ABY, and subsequently aided Fett in legitimizing the appearance of the Mandalorians working for the Yuuzhan Vong by covertly assaulting the spaceport at Birgis. In reality, the Mandalorians were acting as double-agents against the Yuuzhan Vong, and Cham Detta was ordered to get a local pilot offworld under the cover of a false pursuit, in order to allow her to deliver the intelligence the Mandalorians had gathered back to the New Republic.[1]
Three months into the war, both Suvar and Cham Detta took part in the Battle of New Holgha. There, the Mandalorians were confronted with an opportunity to rescue a Jedi Knight from the Yuuzhan Vong, who in turn could pass along their intelligence to the New Republic and verify its authenticity; the previous attempt to turn over intelligence had been ignored due to the belief that the hostile Mandalorians were attempting to spread misinformation. Aiding the Jedi known as Kubariet, the Mandalorians were forced into a skirmish with the Yuuzhan Vong subaltern, Bur'lorr. The Detta brothers engaged the Yuuzhan Vong warrior in a close-quarters fight together with the other Mandalorians, and it was Suvar who decapitated the warrior's serpentine amphistaff. Bur'lorr was eventually killed at the crushgaunt-covered hands of of their comrade Goran Beviin.[1]
More than a decade later, in 41 ABY, Cham Detta had become the bartender of the Oyu'baat tapcaf in Keldabe, Mandalore's capital city.[2]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
Clan Detta was first introduced to the Star Wars universe via the appearance of the Detta brothers, Cham and Suvar, in the 2006 e-novella Boba Fett: A Practical Man, by author Karen Traviss. Cham Detta made another appearance in Traviss' later novel, Legacy of the Force: Revelation, published February 26, 2008.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Boba Fett: A Practical Man (First appearance)
- Legacy of the Force: Revelation
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Boba Fett: A Practical Man
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Legacy of the Force: Revelation
- ↑ Though neither Cham Detta or Suvar Detta are specifically referred to as Mandalorian Protectors during the course of Boba Fett: A Practical Man, Abel G. Peña's Star Wars Insider article The History of the Mandalorians states that the Mandalorian troops Boba Fett led during the Yuuzhan Vong War were Mandalorian Protectors.


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January 30, 2016
Craft homemade cards with your K-Kids to show appreciation for school staff or members of the community, such as the elderly, members of the military, or those in the hospital. Before gathering supplies, find out which materials will be allowed in the organization to which you donate. For instance, some hospitals do not accept cards with glitter or latex.
Once you are familiar with the organization's permissions, gather items to decorate cards, such as stickers, hole punches, pencils, markers, pens, paint and paintbrushes, glueable accessories, and more. Encourage K-Kids to be as creative as they can while decorating and personalize their messages. Once finished, deliver the cards to your group of choice.
January 23, 2016
A teacher's job is not easy, but it's very rewarding. Some of the tasks that make it challenging are filling out paperwork, detailing lesson plans and trying to reach and teach each and every child even though they are all very different. Teachers are too caring to leave anyone behind, which is why we get stressed in our careers. We care for each child as if they are our own and we want them to succeed more than anything. We will do whatever it takes to make sure every student has a voice and tries their hardest to reach their goals. No matter what obstacle is thrown our way, we will push through and make sure we stick to the curriculum map.
Not all schools are fortunate enough to have support in areas like behavior management and rewarding students who have achieved their academic goals. This is where your Kiwanis club can help. The Terrific Kids program rewards students for great behavior and the BUG (Bringing Up Grades) program rewards students for growing academically. These programs empower these young minds and acknowledge their great work.
Having a K-kids club is a great way for schools to serve the community service and create young leaders. K-Kids share their enthusiasm with other students and foster a spirit of community in their schools. Simply asking a school what it needs could open the door for community service for your Kiwanis club. Teachers will be so thankful for the smallest acts of kindness, and they may even show interest in joining your Kiwanis club.
Some creative teacher appreciation ideas include:
1. Container of Starburst candy with printable "You're a STAR
2. Lantern or light with printable "Thank you for being a LIGHT in the
life of a child"
3. Oven mitt with a package of cake or cookie mix with printable
"I have to AD-MITT you are a SWEET
4. Fruit-filled basket and fruit dip with printables:
"You're pretty much PLUM perfect"
"You're awesome to the CORE"
"I think you're GRAPE"
"I'm BANANAS about your class"
"Relax and take a DIP"
Thank you for the support you have given teachers and I encourage you to thank your faculty advisors for taking on an extra role to make sure the children of the world are on the right track.
With Kiwanis Family love,
Krystal Laudicina
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For more teacher appreciation ideas, check out K-Kids on Pinterest!
January 19, 2016
Making a difference in your school and community is what K-Kids is all about. Club members identify needs and develop a plan of action to meet those needs. Foster self worth by encouraging members to reflect in the classroom and the community. These project ideas will get you started.
Help K-Kids members become more mindful and reflect on positive aspects of their lives by creating a gratitude jar. Check out K-Kids on Pinterest for printable decoration ideas. Distribute strips of paper to K-Kids so they may write what they are grateful for. Allow members to add to the jar as often as they would like. Decide how often the jar should be opened to reflect on entries—for example, at the end of each week or at the end of the school year. Mix up the entries by using a prompt from time to time, like "I love _______ because _______" or "I'm proud of _______ because _______."
POSITIVE POSTERS & PROCLAMATIONS Help the club create positive posters or daily announcements to share with the the school. Allow each member to create his or her own poster or allow the club to create them as a group. Ask permission to hang the posters in busy areas of the school where people are more likely to see them. Check out how a middle school in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, started a movement to uplift others with powerful quotes. Decide how often the club will contribute to daily announcements and brainstorm messages of encouragement. If a principal or other adult normally handles the announcements, ask if a K-Kids member may be allowed to cover only the positive messaging portion.
Beautify an empty indoor space in your school or community by creating a wall of happiness. Using blank index cards, encourage K-Kids members to write what makes them happy. For smaller spaces, allow students to write multiple entries per card. For larger spaces, use one card per entry. Encourage members write in different colors to brighten the wall. For a more advanced project, bring in magazines and newspapers to allow members to cut out and paste images in addition to writing their own words. Once members are finished, display the index cards in either a simple grid or a unique pattern designed by them.
By: Faye Snodgress Executive Director Kappa Delta Pi
The role of the educator has never been so important. The demographics in many schools reflect the great melting pot of our society. In the fall of 2014, the overall number of Latino, African American, and Asian students in public K–12 schools surpassed the number of non-Hispanic European Americans for the first time. In addition to a thorough knowledge of their subject areas and teaching methods, today's educators must have the skills to relate to diverse students.
Lisa Pyron was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, and attended Ball State University to earn her bachelor's degree in journalism and public relations. She has experience working with various associations, and attended the 1984 Kiwanis International Convention in Phoenix, Arizona, as the talent agent who made travel arrangements for Jim Nabors.
Today, Lisa is a Member Engagement Specialist at Kiwanis International. She manages multiple websites for Key Club International, Builders Club and K-Kids; coordinates contest and award judging and recognition; coordinates renewal kit materials for K-Kids and Builders Club; and develops resources that encourage community building, bully prevention and mindful education.
"According to the newest research, conducting community service with a group of people improves the overall well-being of the individuals doing the good deeds," Lisa says. "I truly feel that I'm making a difference working at Kiwanis. I'm helping young people become more accepting, caring, compassionate people. Who wouldn't want to do this? I have my dream job."
Lisa is a Kiwanis member and a K-Kids Kiwanis advisor. She enjoys spending time with her husband Dennis, son Maxx, daughter Kelsey, and family pets: a great dane, four cats and five rats. She is passionate about K-Kids, mindfulness, advocating for individuals struggling with mental illness and suicide prevention.
Lisa's hobbies include playing the ukulele and guitar, crocheting, origami, watching international TV programs, listening to audiobooks and thrift store shopping. She is pictured above with her good friend Marty, who plays the ukulele with her every year at college gatherings.
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Same-sex marriage is, of course, not the first issue to divide Americans. Slavery, segregation, and abortion led to civil war, vigilante violence, and massive protest movements.
But opponents of same-sex marriage say that even in those instances there was détente after passions cooled. One-time segregationists remained in the upper echelons of American public life through the 1990s. This time, opponents of same-sex marriage fear that supporters will not be happy until their side has been run out of polite society and forced to retract their previously held views.
I want to go on the record here, correct my interpretation if I'm reading this wrong: segregation/racism was a much better social movement because racists got to keep their social and political power for, count it, over a fucking century (according to the article). In polite society.
Jesus Christ, this is a crisis; people may not be invited to fucking tea because they're obnoxious. Let me weep.
Something struck me about this that's bothered me: it's the much touted right to be heard. It appears most often when people speaking Bullshit-esque are pouting about the language barrier that prevents people from caring what they have to say.
Much like the rights of trees who fall in the forest to make a sound, there is no fundamental right to be heard, because that would necessitate violating my God-given right to not have to listen. Free speech your ass out among the leaves, sunshine; I'm not hanging around the forest to listen.
I've spent the last two weeks learning Medicaid policy for the aged and disabled in which a sample case I worked allowed a man to enter a nursing home facility and receive Medicaid without even having to make a copay despite the fact his resources were upward of two hundred thousand dollars, while a woman who receives less than 1100 in RSDI total has to pay nine hundred dollars a month for the same thing.
When rich politicians talk about cutting welfare, they talk about welfare queens and single mothers and eighteen thousand kids each, but for some reason, they're very silent, very silent indeed, when it comes to the legal basis of how the wealthy can hide their money using special clauses in policy created specifically for them so when they need nursing home care or community care, they don't have to pay a thing toward it while a man or woman who have worked their asses off all their lives sometimes get denied the help they desperately need at the most vulnerable and fragile point of their lives.
Is this polite society?
You know, sorry, I ran out of tears; see, I'm worrying about actual real things, like my kid having the ability to get married and not be killed for being who he is, my mother being safe and well in her old age if God forbid she becomes fragile or ill, the current nightmare that is the job market, paying down my student loan and my credit report, and unnumbered elderly, disabled, and poor people who get denied help.
I don't understand the priorities of a life lived that can possibly, by any stretch of hte imagination, give a flying fuck about what a woman does with her own body to the point of trying to outlaw their access to it, about what people who you will probably never meet who may or may not be of the same sex entering into a legal union, how the color of someone's skin, their ethnicity, their country of origin, or their sex has any bearing whatsofuckingever on what kind of person they are, much less care so much that PACs and societies are created to combat it.
But all of that--all of that--makes more sense than an article where a homophobe is deeply, sincerely worried they won't get invited to the best parties.
Find a fucking forest and talk until you go hoarse, I don't give a shit; you want to be heard, say something worth breath.
Note: This has been a very enlightening two weeks of my life.
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Christine Candler and Lizzie Hickey "WOD sisters 4 Life"
1. Tell us a little about yourself?
Lizzie- I am a 23 year old Aries (if you know of any athletic and single male Sagittariuses) and have lived in Weymouth my whole life. I graduated from Wheaton College in Norton, MA in 2013 with a degree in Anthropology and Education. I currently work in Boston as a recruiting researcher at a start-up software company full time and coach lacrosse for the Laxachusetts club team after work and on the weekends. I am just a sophomore of the real world so I am not sure if that is what I want to do for a career, but it works for now. I live at home with my parents, my two brothers John (25) and Tommy (19) and our perfect labradoodle Lester. In my spare time I like to go out with my friends, watch terrible reality TV, and lay out at the beach. Living the dream one day at a time!
Christine- My name is Christine Candler, I am 24 years old and live in Weymouth. I am currently a nanny for a family in Hingham. In 2013, I graduated from Bridgewater State University with a degree in Sociology and will be attending grad school at UMass Boston in the fall for the same.
2. Tell us your CrossFit story (where were you before RCFBC and where are you now?)
Lizzie- I joined RCFBC a little over a year ago after I graduated college. I walked on and played lacrosse all four years at Wheaton and athletics have always been a really big part of my life. Through athletics I came to love training, getting stronger, and pushing my body past its limits. Once my college lacrosse career ended I started having trouble getting motivated to push myself in workouts. I had heard mixed reviews about CrossFit but it looked like the kind of intensity I was missing so I tried it and never looked back! In doing CrossFit I get excited about working out again and always having something to improve on. I thought I was strong as a college athlete, but I have never felt stronger than I do now.
Christine- In high school I was a track athlete and currently hold 4 weightlifting records at Weymouth High School. After graduating, I focused so much on coaching athletes that I let my own athletic ability slip away. 5 years later I had totally lost myself. I had gained a ton of weight and lost all my strength and power. I was so far from where I use to be that I didn't even know where to begin. I was embarrassed, I was uncomfortable, and I was unhappy. Now having been a member of RCFBC for just over a year, I can't believe the mental and physical changes I've seen. I've slimmed down tremendously and I am stronger than I have been in years. It took a long time to get where I am but it was all worth it. I am confident, I am determined, and I am hopeful; and I owe it all to RCFBC.
3. What does being part of RCFBC community mean to you?
Lizzie- I have been on a team since as long as I can remember. I love the camaraderie of working hard and accomplishing something together. I love cheering people on and have found that the support of a team really helps to push me even more in a workout. There is something about watching someone push themselves super hard that inspires me to push myself super hard. I love going into the gym and knowing that whoever I am working out with is on my team and in it with me for the whole hour. I also love working out with my partner in crime, Christine. We have really been able to help each other get stronger and healthier and we are always laughing and making even the hardest workouts fun. The RCFBC community has been so welcoming of me and I feel like I learn something new every time I go!
Christine- The community aspect is the best part of RCFBC. Everyone is so friendly and everyone truly wants to see each other succeed. Sometimes I think I genuinely wouldn't have made it through a workout without my coaches and fellow CrossFitters cheering me on from start to finish. These people care. They want to see you succeed and they want to see you become the best version of yourself. The RCFBC community is the best support system and family you could ask for.
4. What accomplishments are you most proud of?
Lizzie- That's a tough one. I am probably most proud of my pull-up progress. I have always been pretty bottom heavy so pull-ups have never been a strength of mine. I actually used to cheat at them in gym class. I recently got my first kipping pull up and I am still working on getting strong enough to do more than one in a row or do a strict pull up, I am pretty amped about how far I've come. I also am pretty proud of my snatch, I had never snatched before CF and it has strangely become one of my favorite movements.
Christine- My favorite accomplishment has been my back squat. When I last tested out 6 months ago my 1 rep max was 215. Which is only 20lbs away from what I was squatting in high school. Although this time around my range of motion is much lower and I have better, safer, form than I ever have before. I am so proud of what my legs are capable of now that they weren't before starting CrossFit. I love being able to feel and see my muscles, its a constant reminder of what I have accomplished. As the wise Chris Froio once told me, "Strong is the new Sexy".
5. What are your challenges and goals going forward?
Lizzie- I'm definitely still trying to work on my pullups, but other than that I would like to be able to get my toes to bar and ring dips. I just want to get better and stronger all around. I am also trying to get better control of my nutrition which is difficult since everything tastes better smothered in cheese and with a beer.
Christine- My challenges going forward would be primarily my upper body. That's where my mobility lacks most which hinders my ability to gain strength as well. However, with time and effort I know eventually I will see the results I want, and need.
6. Has CrossFit changed the way you feel about fitness and health?
Lizzie- CrossFit has made me feel more comfortable in my skin. I have always been pretty self-conscious of my body. I have always had a more athletic build and for some reason I never inherited the super fast metabolism that both of my brothers had. Athletics have always been an outlet for me in that area because I found it easier to value my body for what it does rather than how it looks. CrossFit continued to reaffirm that idea and help me be more appreciative of the body that I have. I used to be even self conscious about my muscles, now I couldn't be more proud. CrossFit has also helped me to think a little more about nutrition. Instead of eating differently to just lose weight like I had in the past, I have been able to shift gears into eating things that make my body feel better and stronger.
Christine- I had originally joined CrossFit with two of my friends who have since decided it wasn't for them. However, since then my good friend Lizzie Hickey has become my partner in crime and I owe alot of my success to her. She has pushed me further than I could have ever asked and has been my sole inspiration to becoming a CrossFit bad ass. Back in November we both decided to partake in the Paleo challenge. It was so encouraging to have someone by my side who was equally as determined to change their lifestyle and better our health. RCFBC taught us the truth about food and opened our eyes on how to attain healthy eating habits. By the end of the challenge we had both shed numerous pounds and inches, and since then have continued to do so. It is so easy to live healthy when you are given the proper knowledge of the harms and benefits different foods have on your health. RCFBC has also informed me on the importance of regular chiropractic care and was able to recommend me to Dr. Christopher Olivieri, who has an office within the RCFBC box. Dr. Olivieri is wonderful. He has informed me on the importance of having a healthy spine and the effect it has on different diseases, and has worked with me specifically on my posture and overall mobility. With his help, I was able to improve tremendously as an athlete. As a whole, RCFBC has changed my life. They have given me the tools and knowledge I need to ensure a healthy life; and I am confident that my mental and physical health will only increase from here. I am far too educated now on health and fitness to ever go back to my old ways. The key to living to be 100 is simple: Exercising, eating healthy, and regular chiropractic care. Take care of yourself now and life will reward you in the end. It's never too late to start becoming the person you've always wanted to be.
Lizzie and Christine are two awesome, strong, and smart ladies! We are very thankful to have Lizzie and Christine apart of our RCFBC family and are proud to have been a part of their journeys so far to a longer, and healthier life…. Beer and cheese isn't such a bad idea ever once in awhile. 🙂


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This small market not only always has fresh food, but it great quality with low prices. I first found out about the market from one of my sorority sisters who has lived in Toledo her whole life, and who has been working at the marketplace for over a year.
I always thought markets for fruits and vegetables cost more than the grocery because they were always the best selection, but I was wrong. When I am up at college in Toledo, this is the only place I will buy produce. Depending on the sales, I can get a whole container of strawberries for 99 cents, or apples for 50 cents a pound. This place really is good. Check it out!!


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VILLA RIDGE, MO – A semi truck was involved in a fatal accident with two school buses and a pickup truck on eastbound I-44 in Villa Ridge, MO. The accident occurred between 10:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2010.
Villa Ridge is in Franklin County, Missouri in the eastern part of the state about 6 miles southwest of Gray Summit, about 42 miles southwest of St. Louis, about 224 miles southeast of Kansas City, about 101 miles southeast of Columbia, about 217 miles southeast of Independence, about 85 miles southeast of Jefferson City, about 137 miles northwest of Cape Girardeau and about 174 miles northeast of Springfield.
The chain-reaction accident happened at mile marker 250 of Interstate 44 when a semi tractor cab without a trailer slowed down and came to a stop in the right lane, apparently because traffic was approaching a construction zone.
As it turns out, there was no actual construction in the section of I-44 where the accident occurred but there were closed lanes up farther along the Interstate. Traffic was backing up, though, as vehicles were moving over to the right lane.
A GMC pickup truck rear-ended the semi truck cab and then a school bus crashed into the back of the pickup truck. A second school bus that was following the first one then struck the first bus. The school buses were carrying students from St. James High School in St. James, Missouri. The 8th-12th grade students were on their way to Six Flags Amusement Park in Eureka, MO.
A female student in the first bus and man who was driving the GMC pick up truck were both killed in the crash. Reports are that at least 50 people were injured, some of them seriously.
According to an article at the KMOV Channel 4 website in St. Louis, 35 children without serious injuries were taken to one nearby hospital while six were taken to another hospital where their condition was reported to range between "red to green, red being critical condition".
Additional victims were taken to other hospitals in the area.
In the resulting pileup, the first bus was up-ended completely over the top of the pickup truck and nearly onto the roof of the semi truck cab, completely demolishing the GMC pickup.
Below is a Google street view of the section of I-44 near mile marker 250 where the fatal accident occurred.
The eastbound lanes of I-44 were closed between Route 50 West and Route 100 West. The Interstate was expected to re-open by mid to late afternoon, Thursday.
For more information about Missouri trucking laws, truck injury causes and victims rights, contact nationwide truck accident lawyers Gordon, Elias & Seely, LLP for expert advice. For a free initial consultation, talk to a St. Louis, MO truck accident lawyer at 800.773.6770.


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On Good Friday, Christians connect with God. But as I ran across Flinders Street station and raced down the stairs while clutching a bag of donuts and a take-away cappuccino spilling everywhere, I found myself drawn to a Buddhist monk on the Werribee train, headed for Melbourne's outer western region. He was a calm figure amidst the noisy carriage. For the first two minutes, we looked all around us, making eye contact occasionally. Neither of us said a word. I offered him a donut in an attempt to start a conversation, forgetting that monks do not eat after midday. But my faux pas broke the ice. This is how I befriended I Saw (pronounced Ee-sor).
"I have not seen my family since I was 15. My parents let me leave home to study as a novice monk at a monastery in eastern Burma. Every day, I would wake up at four a.m. and collect food from residents. We would visit their homes or they would line up to donate food as I walked past with the other novices," I Saw told me. He said that rice, curries and meat sandwiches were his favorite foods. Unlike senior monks, novices were allowed to eat meat, I Saw said, and this helped get him through a long day. He did not mind the classes, but found the sunset chanting and meditation sessions challenging.
"Whenever a novice broke the rules, a senior monk hit us on the leg with a stick; it hurt very much. Nowadays, such practices have become less frequent because parents complain about bruises appearing on their children's legs," I Saw said. He did not say how many times he was punished, but just thinking about being struck on the shins with a bamboo stick made me shudder. If I was in class, I would definitely have had the most bruises. I admitted to I Saw that I could not sit cross-legged. "Show me," was his response.
My face grimaced as I tried crossing my legs into a bow, making a spectacle of myself in the process. A few painful seconds slowly passed before I began to fidget. I Saw leaned over and whispered, "Okay, no problem. You sit on your knees like woman." The public humiliation of showing my inflexibility now over, it was time to return to our conversation. What did he like to do in the minimal spare time he was allocated each night?
"For one hour, we were allowed to read before the senior monk would switch off the lights. So when the lights went out, I hid under the blanket and switched on my torch to continue reading stories and comics—about Buddha, or famous people in Karen history. I like the story about Pa Da Mei, the first Karen monk," I Saw said. Taking a quick glance, I noticed that our conversation had attracted the attention of others. A child sitting in the next allotment of seats asked his mother something about why I Saw wore a mustard and burgundy robe. His mother explained that a monk was similar to a priest. A second passenger asked I Saw if he had met the Dalai Lama. The initial look of excitement on the passenger's face disappeared when I Saw said no before providing an in-depth response of Buddhism's meaning, obviously not the answer the passenger was hoping for. I shared his disappointment, if only because it was costing me valuable conversation time and a chance for me to arrange a second meeting. In the end, I Saw and I hurriedly exchanged phone numbers and promised to catch up again.
On a cold and windy Sunday two weeks later, we met again, this time at Southern Cross railway station. The arranged time was 12 o'clock. I glanced at my mobile phone; five minutes to go and no sign of I Saw. I ran between platforms and the coach departure dock. Twenty minutes had passed and I Saw had still not appeared. In between frantic dashes, I missed four phone calls because my phone did not have reception. When my phone finally rang, I asked where he was. The anxiety in my voice made me sound like a parent looking for their lost child. I Saw calmly said, "David, I am near some food places. Go up the stairs and you will find me." After running up a flight of stairs, I could not see him. Then out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of I Saw's robe. He was sitting down at a table in the food court area.
When we finally saw each other, I did not know whether to express relief or frustration. "You look tired, David," I Saw said to me, noticing the sweat dripping down my forehead. He apologized before saying, "I came here early. I live in Wan….Wan…Tarrr."
I reached into my bag and pulled out a pen and notebook so he could write down the word he wanted to say.
"Wonthaggi," I said, referring to a town in country Victoria.
"Yes, David. That is where I live. It take me four hours to get here. Last night I stay with my friend, and I go home this afternoon." I smiled because I admired his commitment to honoring our agreement. The least I could do was ask if buy I Saw wanted something to drink. He asked for a cappuccino.
For a short time, we stared outside the large tinted windows overlooking the platforms, sipping on our coffees while watching adults and children dressed in their favorite football team's jerseys, armed with matching club flags and other paraphernalia, walk towards Melbourne's Docklands Football Stadium.
"David," I Saw began, "In Burma, one cup of coffee can cost up to 2,400 Australian dollars." I snorted in amazement because I thought I misheard him. Maybe he meant Burmese kyat, so I asked him to repeat the price.
I shook my head in amazement. "How do you like the taste? Is our coffee here worth $2,400?" I asked.
I Saw smiled. "It is like tea, only bitterer. When I buy a cup, I make sure the senior monk does not catch me," he added with a smile.
Another awkward silence ensued. I Saw knew what I was going to ask him about, and must have been prepared with an answer.
"David," I Saw began, "You probably know about the war in Karen State, and the political situation and human rights matters in my country. That is why you wanted to ask me on the train, so what I say will not be anything new. But you are curious and ask a lot of questions." He then proceeded to describe about life sleeping in dense forests, hiding in villages from Burmese Army soldiers. But I Saw was lucky enough to make it into a Thai-Burma border camp, where he taught Karen language and Buddhist chants to children, and developed a close link with another family in the camp who looked after him. They still speak by telephone occasionally. When I asked I Saw about his prospects of seeing his birth family again, he remarked, "this will only happen when my homeland is peaceful."
In spite of everything that has occurred, I Saw has always maintained a positive outlook. For example, I Saw told me how much he loved adding bamboo bark to soups or curries in dishes he cooked at the camp. Bamboo bark, he said, gave dishes extra flavor. He also spoke enthusiastically about life in Wonthaggi.
"Every evening after English classes, I walk along the beach. It is very soothing. On Saturdays I take driving lessons. I have been learning for a few months. It is nerve wrecking, but I am getting better," I Saw said.
It seemed like I Saw and his life in the small Victorian country town were really coming together. "What is one thing about life here that fascinates you?" I asked.
"When I first came here, I loved to sit in the cafe and watch people exchange money when buying a coffee or food. Monks do not need money in my country. We require only happiness."
I looked into the paper cup and saw the frothed milk clinging to the bottom, a sign that our meeting was nearly over. Before we parted ways, there was time for one more request. "David, there is so much knowledge to discover in the world. Come to Karen State and document life in the villages and forests. You will get all the happiness you want."
With that, we shook hands and professed to meet again in the future.
Hopefully, I will have as many chances to gain more wisdom as I have opportunities to consume cappuccinos.


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There are 7 photo albums.
Church Photo Snippets ! (9 photos)
Photographs of some items relating to our history and mission as a church.
Church Flowers (14 photos)
A pictorial record of our wonderful flower arrangements in church.
Book Sale (3 photos)
A few photos from our annual book sale, on Saturday, 22nd October, 2016.
Haiti Tea, 2016 (2 photos)
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Our visit, on 20th July, 2016, to Caring for Life at Cookridge.
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favor-"ette": a hat tip
When the weather dips to single digits (as it has in these parts of late), it's time to get real.
Time to break out the coat-that's-basically-a-comforter, the serious boots and – most importantly – a warm hat.
I always thought it was an old wive's tale that you lose heat through your head, but there has to be some merit to this because I swear I feel significantly warmer the minute I pop on a hat. And there are SO many cute options out there that I've accumulated quite a collection.
The problem? Hat hair.
If I actually wear my hat for function – that is, pulled down and over my ears – my hair becomes irrevocably flattened the moment I take it off.
But I came across a tip recently that actually works! The trick is to switch your part before you put on the hat. My part is on the left side of my head so I simply flip all the hair on my right side over to my left and then put on my hat. When I flip my hair back all of the volume is still there!
Got a center part? Pull your hair up into a top knot – that works too!
Need more cold weather fashion inspo? Read my post from a while back about how I stay stylish when the temps dip.
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Um….thank you!!! Now I will wear that beautiful hat I have. xo


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The State of Our Inbox
What Washington's PR-industrial complex wants you to know about the president's speech.
The press releases started trickling in hours before the speech actually began—manifestos from 2014 candidates looking to get a word in, interview solicitations from PR reps peddling their clients' wares and even full State of the Union reactions from a few early-bird members of Congress (embargoed, of course). By 10:35 p.m.—we'll call it "peak press release"—the emails, heralded by all-caps subject lines promising "succinct" commentary, were streaming in faster than we could count—Who got snubbed? (the Keystone pipeline), Who's angry? (Ted Cruz), Who's "particularly pleased"? (hoteliers). There are love letters (Barbara Boxer), hate mail (Steve Stockman), disappointed epistles from long-suffering players (Greenpeace). And of course, there are countless interest groups determined to present to you their "SOTU REAX" even though, during his 65-minute speech, the president hadn't tread within a mile of their area of concern. For your perusal, Politico Magazine has collected a small sampling from this salvo of SOTU press releases. (Yep, we read them all so you didn't have to.) This is what the State of the Union does to an inbox.
10:28 a.m.: SOTU/'Here's hoping for something different tonight', from Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)
"He could ask members of both parties to help him make 2014 a real year of action, rather than just a talking point. If he does, he's going to find he has a lot of support from Republicans. Because we want to work with him to get things done—we always have."
11:00 a.m.: SOTU Preview: The Obama, Warner Economy, from the Republican Party of Virginia
"A significant snowstorm is on its way into Virginia. … Unfortunately for many Virginians, that means they'll be stuck at home with little to watch on TV except re-runs— including the worst re-run of all, Barack Obama's State of the Union speech."
11:35 a.m.: Contract Workers, Members of Congress Statements on Executive Order
"Luis Chiliquinga, a 65 year-old McDonald's Smithsonian Air & Space Museum worker, who earns $8.32 an hour said, "After risking it all to go on strike for a fair wage, I'm proud to have a President who will stand-up for a living wage because the workers themselves decided to take a stand."
12:49 p.m.: SOTU: Embargoed statement & law experts available
"I just wanted to send you a friendly reminder that some experts from George Mason University School of Law are available to provide insights into what the President addresses tonight during the State of the Union."
1:07 p.m.: President Should Address Obamacare Failings in SOTU Address, from the Office of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.)
4:06 p.m.: WHITFIELD STATEMENT ON TONIGHT'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
"While I recognize climate change may be an issue some people care about, the President's extreme actions on the matter are of little comfort to those who cannot find a job and are worried about how they are going to make ends meet."
4:08 p.m.: Kirk and Manchin Statement on Attending the State of the Union Together
"Tonight we will be sitting together at the State of the Union Address not only as best friends, but as a Democrat and a Republican who are working together on behalf of our nation. Together we joined the bipartisan No Labels Problem Solvers coalition to try and find common ground on our nation's top priorities."
4:15 p.m.: "State of the Uterus" Speech to Address This Year's Anti-Woman Legislation
"The state of our uterus is in the hands of so many," Madam Uterus will say, according to the text of her prepared remarks, attached and embargoed until 8:57 PM ET. (Note to reporters: subject to last-minute change or off-the-cuff improvisation!) "As the old saying goes, behind every successful uterus is a man calling her a whore while cutting her pay."
4:18 p.m.: MEDIA ALERT: Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ICE) Council President On State of the Union, House Republican Immigration Principles
"According to news accounts, the President has once again invited illegal immigrants to the State of the Union – and yet the President still refuses to meet with ICE officers."
4:20 p.m.: Farmworkers and Advocates to Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers: Be Bold on Immigration Reform
"In October last year, McMorris Rodgers promised to make immigration reform a "priority" for 2013 , but failed to keep her word."
4:27 p.m.: DO NOT SHARE - Draft remarks State of the Union, from the Republican National Committee
"And let me just add, for no particular reason at all, most certainly not a book, that Vice President Biden has been on the right side of all foreign policy decisions—even if someone else, I don't know who, says otherwise." http://www.gop.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Obamas-Leaked-SOTU-Draft-2014.pdf
5:24 p.m.: National Retail Federation [The Voice of Retail Worldwide] Says Minimum Wage Hike Would Bring 'Minimum Opportunities'
6:18 p.m.: EMBARGOED UNTIL THE CONLUSION OF THE STATE OF THE UNION: Bennie Thompson Press Update: THOMPSON STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA'S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
***9:15 Obama begins his speech***
9:35 p.m.: Obama Downplays Trade Authority, Trans-Pacific Partnership: Fleeting Mention Doesn't Even Reference Recently Introduced Camp-Baucus Fast Track Bill, from Public Citizen
"Opposition has been growing to the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership deal. Implementing this NAFTA-on-steroids deal would undermine Obama's efforts to battle income inequality. It would be like drilling a hole in a boat just as you are trying to seal the cracks that are letting the water in."
9:50 p.m.: Greenpeace reaction to State of the Union address
"If you want to bend history in one direction, you need to pick a side and put your all into it. Unfortunately, the President continues to stand right in the middle."
9:55 p.m.: Hotel Industry Response to State of the Union Address
"Hoteliers are particularly pleased that he included key issues—immigration reform, curbing the abuses of patent trolls, and tax reform—that are crucial to our industry in cities and towns across the country. … If hoteliers are to continue their positive growth in the years ahead, our government must set aside lingering and non-productive partisan differences to make this a reality."
10:00 p.m.: SOTU: President Snubs Small Business, from National Federation of Independent Business
10:00 p.m.: State of the Union - gun issue, from Independent Firearm Owners Association
"The President said last year he would support firearm training and safety education, in fact he made it an Executive Order. What happened? My small home town of Rindge, NH ran a program, why can't the federal government replicate and expand such a non-controversial effort?"
10:06 p.m.: Statement: It's time for leadership on Iran, from Truman National Security Project
10:11 p.m.: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SOTU ADDRESS ADVANCES NARRATIVE THAT WOMEN ARE VICTIMS IN NEED OF GREATER GOVERNMENT PROTECTION, from Independent Women's Forum
10:12 p.m.: Statement on #SOTU2014: Dreamers will not accept more Words. President Must Stop Deportations Now, from DREAM Action Coalition
10:13 p.m.: RSLC Chairman Bill McCollum Statement On The State Of The Union
"While the state of President Obama's Administration is weak, the state of our Republican states is strong."
10:13 p.m.: NWLC Responds to President Obama's State of the Union Address on Protecting Pregnant Workers
10:17 p.m.: Succinct comments on the SOTU regarding middle class, jobs, manufacturing agenda
The President in many ways absolved past public policies as a reason why there is more economic insecurity and a decline in good, middle-class jobs. He shouldn't have. From a flawed trade agreement with China in 2000 to ceding more power that enabled Wall Street to dictate terms to Main Street manufacturing in 1999, the U.S. has committed a number of unforced errors along the way. Germany, subject to precisely the same sort of technological change and globalization effects as the United States, has (1) 23% of its economy still in manufacturing, (2) a trade surplus, and (3) a steady share of global exports despite the rise of China. We've fallen in all three of those data points dramatically over the past 15 years. So policies do matter, past and present.
While the President indicated there were a number of things he planned to do on his own, without Congress, in 2014 to boost the economy, he left some important things off that list:
- designating China a currency manipulator
- tightening Buy America compliance among federal agencies to prevent tax dollars from leaking overseas
- ensuring the US isn't exporting energy products to non-market economy in a way that harms the emerging energy advantage for our domestic firms
- launching an executive effort to cut our trade deficit with China in half. (Doubling exports means very little if imports rise even faster.)
These actions could have a profoundly positive impact for American workers and manufacturing, and reverse some of the policy failures we've seen over the past few decades.
This is the third consecutive State of the Union in which there has been a strong rhetorical focus on manufacturing, and that's welcome. But the progress, despite the rosy picture painted by the President, has been painfully slow. And in some cases, such as the trade deficit with China, we've seen backsliding. Yes, half of CEOs may be considering reshoring, but few have actually moved their jobs back. Our trade flows provide the evidence. Yes, the US may be named as the top country in which to invest by executives, surpassing China, but FDI into China still blows away FDI coming into the US, according to OECD figures. And yes, the US is creating manufacturing jobs consistently for the first time since the 1990s, but we haven't even come close to reclaiming the jobs that were shed during the recession.
One thing we know at AAM is that the American people are ready for bold action by Congress and the Administration to do more to support American jobs, and manufacturing in particular. Tomorrow we'll be releasing our fourth poll conducted by the bipartisan polling team of Mark Mellman and Whit Ayres. A few sneak previews: the loss of manufacturing jobs trumps the federal budget deficit as a concern of voters this year, a switch from 2012. More Americans fault policies that promote outsourcing and the lack of a manufacturing strategy than trends like "automation" for the loss of manufacturing jobs, and the facts back them up.
10:19 p.m.: Lung Association responds to SOTU on climate, access to healthcare
"The Lung Association looks forward to working with the President in 2014 to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. … If you'd like to speak with someone from the Lung Association tonight, just let me know and I can arrange it right away."
***10:20 Obama ends his speech***
10:21 p.m.: Keystone Snubbed Again, from Senate Republican Communications Center
"President Obama Didn't Even Mention The Popular Jobs Project"
10:21 p.m.: Stockman responds to State of the Union address, from Rep. Steve Stockman (R-Tex.)
"The last thing America needs is more of the Democrats' class warfare that has left our economy a barren landscape. Even worse, Obama has openly vowed to break his oath of office and begin enacting his own brand of law through executive decree. This is a wholesale violation of his oath of office and a disqualifying offense."
10:23 p.m.: DCCC Chairman Steve Israel's Statement on the State of the Union Address
"This agenda for middle class security faces one major obstacle: House Republicans."
10:25 p.m.: That's my president, from Organizing for Action
"He's not waiting for Congress. He's taking action now, and he's going to explore every method in his power to restore real opportunity for all Americans.
10:22 p.m.: Frank Sharry Reacts to Immigration Remarks in SOTU Address
"We didn't expect much from the speech on immigration reform, and the President met our expectations. But we understand. In the crazy world of Washington, DC, the more he says about immigration reform, the more Republicans are likely to resist it."
10:28 p.m.: conservative immigration reform advocate responds to the SOTU
"I'm pleased the president chose not to engage in confrontation over immigration as he has in the past for political gain. He really hasn't been actively engaged in the immigration debate in Congress and any negative statement from him could help derail the progress that is being made in the House. The reality is that he's so toxic that the less he says, the better the chances to get immigration reform done this year."
10:33 p.m.: RELEASE: HECTOR SANCHEZ: PRESIDENT'S STATE OF THE UNION PRIORITIES WILL EXPAND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL HISPANIC FAMILIES
"The inclusion of so many inspiring Latinos in the First Lady's box sent a positive message about the contributions our community makes to the nation."
10:33 p.m.: Statement by Senator Dodd [chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America] on State of the Union Address
"The film and television industry is one of the few that consistently generates a positive balance of trade in virtually every market we enter. A strong TPP agreement will allow U.S. creative content to expand into foreign markets, fostering legitimate digital trade and therefore generating enormous benefit to both creators and consumers."
10:35 p.m.: SOTU Reaction from the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
"The use of tolls is a central component to this nation's transportation funding system. Tolls establish a direct connection between the use of the road and payment for that use. For too long, motorists have falsely believed our roads are free. Our highways are not free nor have they ever been. However, it's easy to see why that misperception persists. There is no direct link between paying the fuel tax and using the roads it funds. Tolling re-establishes that connection."
10:35 p.m.: RELEASE: Rep. Grimm Issues Statement on President Obama's SOTU Address
"If President Obama wanted to hold a pep rally for himself despite his administration's abject failures, that is his prerogative. But I do not intend to let the President's lack of touch to set a precedent for me or my colleagues' work in Congress." [Note: Grimm was caught on camera that evening threatening to throw a reporter off a balcony.]
10:37 p.m.: RELEASE: BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT OBAMA¹S STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS
"A home run on economic opportunity, and a grand slam on veterans. … The President's riveting and resounding address was focused exactly where our priorities need to be …"
10:38 p.m.: SCHUMER STATEMENT ON STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH
"The key issue of the 2014 elections will be who can do more for the middle class – raise middle class incomes and create more good paying jobs. The President's speech shows that he gets it. Helping the middle class will supersede every other issue in November."
10:40 p.m.: AAFA News: Apparel and Footwear Industry Welcomes Call to Renew Trade Promotion Authority
10:42 p.m.: A Storify SOTU response from the AFL-CIO
"Best #SOTU to date for @BarackObama. All the right points to lift up middle class but one: collective bargaining" http://storify.com/AFLCIO/afl-cio-official-statement-on-the-state-of-the-uni
10:44 p.m.: Menendez Statement on President Obama¹s 2014 State of the Union Address
"We are strongest when we work together, when we act on the things that matter to ordinary families and when we recognize the strongest economy is one that works for everyone. I'm ready to act."
10:45 p.m.: Smith Response to President Obama's State of the Union Address
"Our Idaho congressional delegation except for big-government Mike Simpson, has fought hard to combat these overreaching federal government policies that hurt Idaho. Instead, Simpson has voted for bigger government, more spending and higher taxes. Bryan Smith is a conservative Republican running for Idaho's second congressional district. He is running against 16-year incumbent and big spending, career politician Mike Simpson."
10:45 p.m.: Boehner Statement on the State of the Union Address
"In one of the great traditions of our democracy, the president is invited to the House chamber each year to discuss how he and Congress can work together for the American people. After five years, President Obama is clearly out of ideas."
10:45 p.m.: Addressing Currency Manipulations Will Reduce Income Inequality
"While the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) has not taken a position, and will not, on several of the specific policies and actions the president called for … MSCI believes the Obama administration and Congress should focus on combatting currency manipulation."
10:51 p.m.: SOTU & US Leadership for Women's Equality
"I'm a realist. I know that plenty of partisans will be angling for a place in the morning paper with their take on which party is really looking out for the women of America. … But maybe—just maybe—Democrats and Republicans can find common cause in advancing equality for women and girls around the world.
10:54 p.m.: SOTU Reax: Constitutional expert Dr. John Eastman
"I'm up to 10 claims of unilateral executive action, from increasing the minimum wage to setting CAFÉ standards for trucks, to expanding the earned income credit. The President's speech was progressivism on show."
10:57 p.m.: Rep. Schiff Statement on President's State of the Union Address
"Finally, the President deserves a lot of credit – he's ended the war in Iraq, bringing to an end to the war in Afghanistan, and is trying to avoid a war in Iran by seeking a diplomatic solution. I hope that Congress will give the Administration the time it needs to determine whether it can achieve a final deal with Iran to end their nuclear weapons programs."
11:03 p.m.: Sierra Club Statement on State of the Union
"Make no mistake—natural gas is a bridge to nowhere."
11:12 p.m. : Sarbanes: "Power of our vote, not the size of our bank account" is path back to government by the people
"Last year, through campaign donations and lobbying efforts, the Kochs' nebulous web of dark money organizations leveraged more than $400 million to bend public policy in their direction. At the current minimum wage, it would take nearly 30,000 full-time workers a full year to earn an equivalent amount."
11:15 p.m.: The AAM Fact-check on President Obama's manufacturing proposals in the State of the Union
"Skills and training are crucial to the future success of American manufacturing. But a perceived skills gap isn't the reason why American manufacturing is falling behind. It's a jobs gap, driven by our expanding trade deficit with China, that's the primary challenge."
11:35 p.m.: Interview: American Academy for Constitutional Education reacts to State of Union
"Would you be interested in speaking with the Executive Director of the American Academy for Constitutional Education, Shane Krauser, about the President's address, what action we can expect in the coming months and how Congress will be reacting?"
11:45 p.m.: Matt Bevin [Republican Senate primary challenger in Kentucky] Reacts to State of the Union Address
"It is clear that our nation needs a change from these failed big-government policies. While Sen. McConnell is quick to give President Obama a pat on the back over the deals they have cut together, I will be a senator that fights for Kentucky's taxpayers and our conservative principles. We can no longer afford to simply go along to get along."
12:25 a.m.: NEWS RELEASE: Cole Statement on 2014 State of the Union Address
"As President Theodore Roosevelt once wrote, 'I have a very strong feeling that it is a president's duty to get on with Congress if he possibly can, and that it is a reflection upon him if he and Congress come to a complete break.' During much of President Obama's time in office, he has refused to work with Congress or consider anything other than his own vision."
4:01 a.m.: Cruz: If the President Wants to Bring Back Opportunity, He Doesn't Need a Pen, He Needs an Eraser
5:20 a.m.: Trott Statement on President's State of the Union Address
"If elected, I would constantly strive to serve my constituents with honesty and integrity. Above all, I will serve the residents of Michigan's 11th Congressional district with the utmost honor and respect."
12:36 p.m.: STATE OF THE UNION EXPERTS - Oxford Authors available to comment


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Even well into 1967, with an ever-expanding roster of heroes and villains, the Fantastic Four continue to produce the best stories. They also make the best annuals—just about every single one has been essential reading. And this one is no different.
First of all, we learn that Susan Storm is pregnant. I'm pretty sure she's the first pregnant superhero.
Second, we meet Psycho Man, who is a lot like Kirby's Psycho Pirate (for DC)—only he's got a groovy machine with signs on it.
Psycho Man wants to kill all humans to clear off Earth so his own people can live on the planet, the FF want to stop him, and along the way Black Panther and the Inhumans join in the fun.
Then, there's a back-up Silver Surfer story—his first solo adventure—which is a continuation from FF Annual #4, in that it involves Quasimodo, who first appeared in that story. I think this is the first time (and only time?) an annual from one year was continued in the following annual.
Creators: Stan and Jack
Firsts: First pregnant superhero, first appearance of Psycho-Man
Grade: C+
For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here.


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ST. LOUIS - SSM Health is offering free flu vaccinations across the St. Louis region Saturday, October 7, 2017, from 8 am to 12 pm in an effort to reduce influenza risk for children, adults and their families.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, an annual seasonal flu vaccination is the best way to reduce chances of being diagnosed with influenza or spreading it to others.
All SSM Health flu clinics are for those ages 9 and above. SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital is the only location that will vaccinate ages 6 months and above.
For all of the flu clinics, vaccinations are available by injection only. There will not be a preservative-free option. Pregnant women are advised to obtain a flu shot from their primary care physician. No appointments are necessary. Participants should wear loose-fit clothing. Flu shots will be given on a first-come, first-served basis and are available while supplies last.
Locations of the free SSM Health flu clinics are listed below:
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital
Drive-thru parking lot next to Ronald McDonald House
3450 Park Avenue
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SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital
Drive-thru Bellevue Ave. (one block south of Clayton Rd.)
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SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Fenton
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Real-Time Game Marketing Platform PlayHaven Adds Push Notifications
PlayHaven, which provides a suite of user acquisition, engagement and monetization tools for mobile game developers, said today that it would add push notifications to its offerings. The company now claims to be the "first end-to-end solution" on the market for reaching mobile gamers whether they're in an app or not. The push notifications feature will be free while it is in beta, and PlayHaven has not yet announced specific pricing details for after the beta ends.


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Clashes continue as Formula 1 CEO calls Bahrain 'peaceful'
Clashes between protesters and police continued in Bahrain on Friday just after the country was deemed safe for a flashy automobile race by the event's chief executive, who insisted that the Persian Gulf nation was quiet and peaceful.
Bahrain has grappled with protests for more than a year as dissidents challenge its Sunni Muslim monarchy. Though the government has taken some steps toward reform since a blistering commission report condemned police abuses, human rights groups say it has failed to free political prisoners and continued cracking down on protests. One jailed activist has been on a hunger strike for more than two months.
Last year, Formula 1 races were delayed and ultimately canceled because of mass protests. Opposition activists have unsuccessfully called on Formula 1 to cancel its upcoming Grand Prix in the country this year, saying the races shouldn't go on while protests are still raging. Bahraini authorities have promoted the upcoming races as a way to show the country is stable and undivided.
Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone resisted the pressure from activists this week, as the racing group officially announced the Grand Prix would go on next week as scheduled.
"We don't go into a country and interfere with the politics of the country," Ecclestone told CNN. The Associated Press quoted him saying Bahrain was "all very quiet and peaceful," safe for the coming races.
Yet protests erupted again Friday in conjunction with the funeral of videographer Ahmad Ismail, who was reportedly shot two weeks ago while filming a protest outside Manama. Amateur videos purportedly made Friday in Bahrain show large crowds rallying for his funeral and later being tear-gassed by police.
Some protesters hurled Molotov cocktails, the Associated Press reported. In one especially striking video from the Friday funeral, mourners appear to be deluged with tear gas as they try to bury Ismail:
Another video uploaded Friday appears to show police chasing protesters and shooting something at them. Warning: The video, which is not very clear, seems to include some profane language:
Guinea-Bissau military arrests Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr.
Islamists protest Mubarak-era cronies in Egypt's presidential race
U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea launch, mum on sanctions
Photo: Police disperse protesters in Salmabad village, south of the Bahraini capital, Manama, on Friday during the funeral of videographer Ahmad Ismail. Credit: Mazen Mahdi / European Pressphoto Agency
-- Emily Alpert in Los Angeles


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Jeremy LaLonde has directed two feature films: THE UNTITLED WORK OF PAUL SHEPARD and SEX AFTER KIDS. The first of these, with the somewhat unattractive acronym of TUWOPS, is an intricate dissection of the root causes of loneliness. Dar Dowling of the Huffington Post described the film's central character (played by Kris Holden-Ried) this way: "…you watch him [Paul Shepard] go from being absolutely sure he's great boyfriend material, to actually 'seeing' for himself what an absolute asshole he's been in relationships, after going in search of all the women he's 'loved' – and actually filming it."
Zoie Palmer received a 2011 ACTRA Award nomination for "Outstanding Female Performance" for the scene in TUWOPS where she throws stuff at Holden-Ried. (It is by far the film's most memorable scene.) Christine Horne (now the leader of the Una Mens on LOST GIRL) is great as Sadie.
In 2013, LaLonde directed the short film OUT, which stars Tommie-Amber Pirie and is beautifully hilarious. Isabel Cupryn of The Canadian Film Review called OUT "a study in comedic timing". Mr. Lalonde is now one of my favourite directors and would almost certainly rank higher on this list had I been able to see more than the trailer of SEX AFTER KIDS. (Its US release date is unknown.)
His current project is a short film called BASTARDS in which an aging rock star with a year to live bribes his illegitimate children into doing typical family activities with him for the chance to become his heir. Tommie-Amber Pirie will be in that one as well, so it is something to look forward to. SEX AFTER KIDS begins its Canadian theatre run on 7 February in Toronto.
With Essie Davis in the title role, this excellent TV adaptation of the works of Australian writer Kerry Greenwood first aired in 2012, but I only discovered it when it turned up on Netflix in late 2013. Greenwood's books evoke the romanticism of Dorothy Sayers, combining it with puzzles worthy of Agatha Christie. In the TV version, Phryne Fisher is (more or less) a polyamorous and much more fashion conscious version of Harriet Vane. Murder Under the Mistletoe, the final episode of Season 2, may be the series finale as well. There is as yet no word on whether the show will be renewed for a third season. An indication of the shows popularity might be the amount of Phryne Fisher fan fiction that has been written, some of it novel length.
Here's a bit of what Autumn Topping wrote about the show for The Silver Petticoat Review:
More than anything else is the production values of the series. They put out all the stops including accurate and elaborately beautiful set designs of the time period and then the most gorgeous costumes you will ever see on the TV screen. The costumes are dazzling, precise (down to the buttons of the actual time period given to the designers), and just rich in their eye catching presentation. The production puts every last penny to good use, this series looking like it costs even more than the million dollars they dole out per episode. If the mystery aspect of the show is less appealing to you, tune in just for the visuals and even beautifully shot cinematography because this is the show to watch if you truly want to see the 1920s come to life.
Found this gem browsing Netflix. When I saw the title and description, I immediately thought of the Mary Shelley novel, but there is no discernible connection to that. THE LAST MAN features Jeri Ryan, and is a post-apocalyptic comedy of relationships. It won a couple of film festival awards in 2000, and had a theatrical release in 2002. It is one of the best films I've seen this year.
This is Jeri Ryan's second film (not counting those made for television). Her first was the intriguing MEN CRY BULLETS, a rather hard to find movie made just before she became 7 of 9 on Voyager, about an aspiring female impersonator (Stehen Nelson). Harry Ralston, writer and director of THE LAST MAN, played a homeless person in MEN CRY BULLETS.
Not who, but why is the question posed by this fascinating detective drama set in Vancouver. Detective Angie Flynn (Kristin Lehman) rarely removes her gun from its holster, and firearms are responsible for almost none of the deaths depicted on the show. Lehman, in an interview with Lena Lamornay, described what the show is trying to do:
"I think that by showing people the killer and the victim right off the top in very visually compelling ways, whether the viewer knows it or not, we are already challenging their preconceived notion of what's right or wrong, what's good or bad, who a killer is or a victim is because oftentimes in the scenario you see the victim in, or you see the killer in, are not your standard typical moral presentation of who's good, who's bad, who's the killer or the victim. That to me is what actually leads the story."
Some wonderful guest stars (Molly Parker, Liane Balaban, Andrea Menard, and Carly Pope to name a few) added spice to season one of this thoughtful, well written show. The second season will premiere on CTV in Canada 8 May at 10pm eastern. It will air on ABC sometime in the summer of 2014.
I first encountered Georgie Vale's music when she covered a Marling song (New Romantic) early in the year. Her style is cheerful (in a Petula Clark sort of way) with a light folk influence. It is a quite distinctive sound. Most of her material to date is available on Soundcloud. Vale's latest single, As Long As You're Mine, is available as a free download. The video of that (by Joe Farr and Mike Ransom) is on YouTube).
Vale played Glastonbury in 2010. Her most recent show was 20 December at Belushi's in Bath.
Though Charlie ripped out my heart
Laying bare a fragile soul
Her touch still makes me shiver
Her warmth still makes me whole
Among other things, Amanda Setton's character Lauren Slotsky is a poet, and the above verse was the first indication of Lauren's bisexuality. Lauren has spent a summer in Juarez, and interned for a summer with Japanese whalers. She is a woman of mystery. As Adriana Lima said to her (in episode 10) "You're a disturbed girl. I like disturbed girls."
Setton is a real find. Though Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar were what induced me to watch THE CRAZY ONES, it's Amanda Setton who causes me to keep tuning in. At least partially because of her, the show has developed into American TV's most intelligent sitcom since Seinfeld. Lauren Slotsky comments like a Greek chorus on the other characters' misadventures.
Just prior to doing THE CRAZY ONES, Setton was in the off-Broadway touring company of the Nora Ephron play LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE. Her first major TV role was as Vegas stripper Kimberly Andrews on the afternoon soap ONE LIFE TO LIVE, but she is best known for her role as Penelope Shafai on GOSSIP GIRL.
—- Doc Yewll
Last 15 April, I was moved to pause the first episode of DEFIANCE and rewind to find out just who was that actor playing that role. It was right after Doc Yewll's first scene. I had tuned in the show because of Julie Benz, Jaime Murray, and a few others, but Trenna Keating as Doc Yewll made me stop and do a computer search. Since Mia Kirshner's character was killed off at the end of last season (something that did not please me) Keating is the main reason I will watch season 2. Doc Yewll is the most fascinating alien since Odo on DS9.
ABOUT KEATING: She was born in Weyburn, Saskatchewan and began studying acting at the age of 10. She has done most of her work on Canadian television, and is best known (prior to DEFIANCE) for her role as Sergeant Hannah Corday on the 2011 Canadian TV series COMBAT HOSPITAL (available on Amazon Instant Video).
ABOUT DOC YEWLL: Meh Yewll has been the Defiance town doctor for eight years. She is an Indogene, a species that evolved on the planet Daribo alongside the Castithans. Indogenes value science above all else. At birth, they are given a short name, and later take a second name descriptive of their skills. Indogenes have bright white skin with a hexagonal pattern across it, hexagonal-shaped irises and no visible hair. They typically are given genetic and technological implants specific to their profession.
"In terms of the look, I am going for a modernized 1950s look- more of a throwback and nostalgia for the era, than a hardcore authenticity. I personally LOVE when folks point out elements that aren't 100% period- it means folks are watching and they care." —- Director Michelle Ouellet
This webseries/cabaret show got my attention when Paula Giroday guest starred in the fifth episode of MOTIVE. Season one is now on Hulu (US) and there are strong indications that a second season is in the works. THE TRUE HEROINES explores the lives of three seemingly normal 1950's housewives who have superpowers, and follows them as they evade the evil corporation that brought them into being.
THE PREMISE: After the World War One, in an attempt to limit the numbers of the Allied Forces lost to the war, secret research began in a small town called Paradise Hill to breed humans with special abilities. They were settled in small, utopian US towns created for that purpose. When World War Two began, these enhanced humans were sold to the government, but some (among them THE TRUE HEROINES) managed to escape.
Season one is now online, and there are strong indications that a second season is in the works.
Pearl Andrews (Fiona Vroom) – superpower is invisibility. She is an ex war nurse who makes a great apple pie. Married to Percy (Neil Grayston).
Margie Hepburn (Jovanna Huguet) – compulsively tidy, her power is super-speed. Her husband is Calvin (Brendan Penny).
Dottie Rodriguez (Paula Giroday) – grew up in a tough Cuban neighborhood. Her power is super-strength. Married to Hugo (Zac Santiago).
Ali Liebert (BOMB GIRLS AND LOST GIRL) is pretty good as the neighborhood Mrs.Kravitz.
Charlotte Eriksson is a poet and traveling minstrel who tweets like a songbird (Do follow her (The Glass Child) on twitter. You won't regret it.) and is possibly the world's most quotable person. Her acoustic album, Songs of an Insomniac, is just brilliant, but her artful command of language is the main reason she is on this list. The quote below is from her book, "Empty Roads and Broken Bottles: In Search of the Great Perhaps":
"So they gave me love in form of poison and tiny little pills, programming my emotions, teaching me how to feel. To act correct and talk correct and answer without knowing the question, because that, my dear, is how you get love. Yes that, dear youth, is how you'll be loved. I tried to medicate my own fucked up little mind with chemicals and adrenaline, tasting sweeter every night, shaking louder every time. Sitting wide awake in bed until the world disappears, writing poetry to concentrate on something real while waiting for the love to arrive.
I've been looking for it night after night, waiting patiently for it to show up, maybe somewhere in between the state of awake and asleep, alive and not so alive, sober and not so sober.
(I lost track of the difference somewhere in between.)"
Intelligent science fiction with interesting characters, most of whom are played by the same actor (Tatiana Maslany), this series has immense potential. It will take several seasons to cover the ethical and scientific issues around cloning. Orphan Black has thus far done a pretty good job of making the dry and poorly understood subject of human cloning interesting, thanks to the thespian acrobatics of Maslany, and the charm of gay friend-of-clones Felix Dawkins (Jordan Gavaris). In the beginning, I watched this because it followed Dr. Who. By season's end, I was impatient for Dr. Who to end, so I could watch more Orphan Black. Among other notables in the show's cast are Inga Cadranel (LOST GIRL) and Maria Doyle Kennedy (THE TUDORS).
The show does have a sense of humour. Director John Fawcett said this in an interview with Jeff Berkshire: "Our whole thing in setting out with the tone of 'Orphan Black' — we were making a clone show and it was always important to us that it was fun, not just mysterious and thrilling and stuff like that, but funny. To say 'We're gonna make a clone show' is absurd first of all. I think it's important to have a good sense of humor about it and I can see that the fans respond to that."
Season two of ORPHAN BLACK will premiere on BBC America 19 April 2014.
I mean that's the whole nature/nurture question right there."
FELIX: "Okay, let's talk nature. Out of nine so far, one's a psycho who killed four others, one committed suicide, one is a bloody soccer-mum, and then there's you. My crazy sister is sane by comparison."
An intelligent and useful blog by Toronto journalist Sheldon Kirshner. Kirshner's writings focus on books, films (especially documentaries), and exotic destinations, as well as Jewish affairs and the Middle East.
Hardwick has received Canada Council support to travel to the National Silent Theatre of Sweden (Tyst Teater) to work with artistic director, Josette Bushell-Mingo. Together with an international team, they are in the process of creating a play entitled To A Flame, integrating deaf and hearing theatre practices.
Stories of women working in a Canadian bomb factory during World War II. This show has won many awards and was cancelled after two seasons by Global TV. It features great performances by Meg Tilly and Ali Liebert. A movie is planned.


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Watch as the Viking Star is put through her paces during sea trials in the open waters of the Adriatic Sea.
The intimate 930-passenger ship is the first from Viking Cruises, a sister brand to Viking River Cruises. The cruise ship offers a variety of staterooms and suites, all of which come complete with private balconies. Viking Star features two swimming pools, one of which is an infinity pool cantilevered off the stern. A spa, complete with a "snow grotto", can be found on-board along with a variety of dining venues, lounges and a theatre.
During nearly a week of intense diagnostics, maritime experts performed more than 80 different tests designed to evaluate everything from Viking Star's engine and propulsion performance to her navigation systems and cabin acoustics.
The vessel has been designed with the environment in mind and so features energy-efficient hybrid engines, hydro-dynamically optimised streamlined hulls and bows for maximum fuel efficiency. Viking Star is also fitted with solar panels as well as equipment that minimises exhaust pollution to meet the strictest environmental regulations.
Captain Gulleik Svalastog said the Viking Star was "one of the most agile, state-of-the-art and seaworthy ships on the water, destined to exceed the expectations of the most well-travelled guest."
Following her sea trials Viking Star returned back to Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard for her final outfitting and interior decorating.
Her maiden voyage will begin on 11 April where she will sail from Istanbul through the Mediterranean and into the Atlantic on her way to Bergen, Norway, where she will be officially christened in the homeland of the Vikings on 17 May. Bergen Mayor Trude Drevland will serve as godmother to Viking Star and will officially "name" the ship during its christening ceremony.


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The topic on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation - Science Friday" today was Technology Patents. (RealAudio clip available from NPR.)
"Presidential comments last week about access to gene data got Biotech investors worried last week, but genes are still fair game for patents. And after taking heat over a patented "one-click" buying system,Amazon.com executives suggested that maybe the U.S. patent system should be changed. This hour, we'll take a look at intellectual property in a high-tech world."


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Will we get a deal by January 1st?
Anyone who has spent five minutes in Washington knows you can't produce sausage that fast. Three weeks to produce billions of dollars in budget cuts and tax increases? Come on. Get serious!
The "Fiscal Cliff" bill will be massive. Changes in the tax code are never simple. Cuts in the budget are changes in legislation. The page count will likely run in the thousands. Any chance that will get done in three weeks? Ha! Three months would be a stretch-and that assumes there is a deal.
So the most they will come up with in the next few days is a broad outline: A few big ticket items and a lot of unspecified taxes and spending cuts. And that will be called a deal. Next year will be the real food fight.
So what do you think? Will they get it done? In time?
Please vote in my poll in the left column or leave me a comment!