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text: Every year at about this time, a broad cross-section of the city's theater community comes together to perform a minor miracle. The San Antonio Theatre Coalition's "TheatreASAP" is a 24-hour playfest. That means that a group of short plays are written, cast, rehearsed and presented to the public over the course of 24 hours. (Last year's lineup included "Hong Kong Action Blues," a delightfully silly piece by Rick Stemm featuring Marc Daratt, above; both are taking part this year, too.) This marks the third year that admission has been free. "It was never intended to be a fundraiser for SATCO," said SATCO President Mellissa Marlowe, who helps oversee the event. "We'd rather offer it as a gift; that's the way we try to look at it." The playwrights this time around are Stemm, Rachel Keeler, Joe Green, Ben Tremillo, William Razavi and Mike Greenberg; the directors are Diana Forgione, Diane Malone, Dave Cortez, Kristopher "KT" Thomas, Emily Fitzgerald and Keisha McFerrin. In addition, nearly two dozen actors will participate.


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Two HBO shows try to connect TV, Web
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As TVs and computers form their domestic partnership, a few questions are in the air. Does TV content play well on computer screens? Are TV shows somehow diminished on a desktop? Will online shorts - say, the sketches from funnyordie.com - be as entertaining on TV? Can a digital podcast - say, one by Ricky Gervais and his buddies - come to life when adapted for the small screen?
If you saw "Singin' in the Rain,'' you know that talent does not automatically transcend technology. In that great 1952 movie, the transition from silent films to the talkies destroyed the careers of those movie actors who had strange-sounding voices or poor vocal delivery. Not everyone can stand on all entertainment-delivery platforms. Tonight, HBO is trying out some cross-pollinating between contemporary platforms, adapting two shows of Internet origin for the small screen. Are they TV-friendly?
"The Ricky Gervais Show,'' at 9, is an attempt to give the world more of the increasingly popular Gervais, the creator of the British "The Office'' and "Extras'' and this year's Golden Globes host. Since 2001, Gervais, his comedy partner Stephen Merchant, and producer Karl Pilkington have been chatting together for what started as a radio show and is now a much-downloaded podcast. In the podcast, the three men tell raucous stories and riff on the news, with the simple-minded Pilkington generally serving as the butt of the jokes. He's the jester.
Alas, HBO has come up with a dull, unimaginative interpretation of the podcast, essentially giving us animated versions of the three men sitting in a sound booth talking into microphones. As Gervais, Merchant, and Pilkington natter on, the animators illustrate moments in their conversation. For example, at one point Gervais refers to "the ramblings of someone you'd find by themselves in a hospital eating flies'' and the show flashes to an image of a sad patient eating flies.
There's no story line involved, just animated talking heads peppered with little animated bits. The chatter is amusing, in its way, as Pilkington talks himself into ever-more stupid corners. He delivers his ignorant theories - about a monkey flying a space capsule to the moon, for instance, or that people should die in their late 70s so a baby can crawl out of their bodies - with the kind of twisted logic that is awesome to behold. On a podcast, it works, drawing your imagination into bizarre places as you listen. But accompanied by such static imagery, Pilkington's unique idiocy loses its allure.
"Funny or Die Presents,'' at midnight, is a collection of shorts from the makers of the funnyordie.com website, Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, and Chris Henchy. The half-hour episodes are collections of sketches, many of them featuring familiar faces such as Rob Riggle, Busy Philips, Fred Willard, and Zooey Deschanel. Some of the pieces are new, others are re-shot versions of Web sketches - the "Drunk History'' series, for example. Tonight, a drunk woman describes the relationship between Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass as Ferrell (playing Lincoln) and Don Cheadle (playing Douglass) enact her version.
The half-hour rushes through the quickies and more drawn-out shorts with the bouncy rhythm of the 1960s show "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.'' A lot of the material is dumb, some of it is clever - it's like "Saturday Night Live'' in that way. But, unlike "SNL,'' which often feels too stretched out, the "Funny or Die Presents'' sketches skip by blithely. And it's pleasing to see these comics fooling around without worrying about the high-stakes that come along with movies and more expensive TV work.
Will some of these shorts become favorites? Will they, like so many "SNL'' sketches, evolve into movies? "Funny or Die'' just may leap onto yet another platform when all is said and done.
Matthew Gilbert can be reached at email@example.com. For more on TV, visit boston.com/ae/tv/blog.


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Dil Bole Oberoi 25th April 2017 Written Episode Update
Dil Bole Oberoi 25th April 2017 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
Om and Gauri see Kaali holding Jhanvi's hand. Om says how dare you touch my mum and beats him. Tej stops Om. Kaali bends to Om and says if Raavan has come, he will go after doing haran, if you stay quiet, you will be forgiven, else cleaned/killed. Some time before, Om and Gauri have an eyelock. She asks him to see the sindoor. Om touches forehead and sees sindoor. He says fine if you are saying, but I m not convinced, I doubt on you that you are not saying me truth and confusing me. Gauri says no, I talk like that. They hear Jhanvi's scream and rush. Om and Gauri see Kaali holding Jhanvi's hand. Om says how dare you touch my mum and beats him. Tej stops Om. Kaali smiles. Tej asks Om how dare you raise hand on my guest. Om says your guest dared to touch my mum, does he not know respecting women, I will break his hand. He gets angry. Jhanvi shouts Om stop it, you are mistaken, he did not misbehave with me, he was just trying to help me.
FB shows Jhanvi falling down and screaming. Kaali comes to her and asks her to give her hand. She holds his hand and gets up. He asks did you get hurt. She says I m fine. FB ends. She says he has no bad intentions, he was saving me. Om says person putting in problem does not save, he did this planning. Kaali says I came to do business with Oberois. Om says you are lying. Kaali says then tell them, are you ashamed to say, shall I say it, Om is right, I came here to find my future here, my heart says my future is here.
Kaali bends to Om. He says if Raavan has come, he will go after doing haran, if you stay quiet, you will be forgiven, if you interfere, you will be cleaned/killed. Gauri worries and thinks Kaali has come to find me, if I come in front of him, he will not trouble Om, I have to come in front of Kaali, but then Om will know my truth and hate me, I have to be with Om to help him in his fight, I have to stay as Chulbul till he finds Shwetlana's secret. Om pushes Kaali and says get out of my house. Tej shouts who are you to make my guests leave, its my house, he is my guest, he will stay here. Om says no, he won't stay in this house. Tej says he is not Shwetlana whom you can snatch from me, I could not marry Shwetlana because of you, I m bearing Jhanvi.
Om asks him to talk with manners. Tej says you are not helping Jhanvi, her problems are increasing, I know why you are doing this, you know if my and Kaali's deal happens, Shwetlana will come to me and I will give divorce to Jhanvi, so you want to make Kaali angry so that he cancels this deal, Kaali will stay in this house, and about our deal, it will happen, you can do nothing about it, you played your move Om, now its my turn….. move, game and deal will be mine, and even …. He looks at Shwetlana. He asks Kaali to come and meet special guests.
Kaali says it looks bad, I have a principle, I don't leave friendship and enmity in between, Om in my friend, I will hug him and end this. He says I m elder to you in age, I know I won't become small if I apologize, He hugs Om and says if you want me to leave from here, give me Gauri, else your mum has to bear the punishment. Om says that girl is not here. Kaali says you made the bird fly, you will cage her and give me, else…. He says Om you are not angry now right. He goes with Tej to meet guests. Om gets angry. Jhanvi stops Om and says don't get into this, its no use, Tej will do what he wants, you don't ruin your life in this, stay out of it. She goes.
Om says Gauri…. its all your mistake. Gauri cries. She thinks Om is right, I m the root of all his problems. She sees Om. Om goes. She wishes Kaali goes away from the house, else something happens that this deal does not happen, Lord show some way that Om comes out of this problem. Shwetlana says this man is a danger for my secret, I have to make him leave, this deal should get cancelled, between Tej and Om, Om is better option, Tej is growing late, Tej may die, I will be kicked out of this house, if I marry Om, I will be secure, I will make sure Om has this deal.
Gauri looks for Om. She thinks where to find Om, he was worried, I can't leave him alone. Kaali goes to his room and sees Om. Om asks him what game is he playing. Kaali says I want to play, but you have hidden my toy, return the toy, your family will be saved. He makes a drink and says you are also playing a game. Om says I m fed up explaining you, I m not related to that girl, I was just helping him. Gauri sees them. Kaali says you helped her, who will help you now, if anyone steals a look, I get eyes out, you have snatched my wife, killed my brother. Om says I did not kill your brother, you killed him. Kaali says not me, you killed him, his life went because of you, my brother was dear to me. Om says it happened unknowingly. Kaali says whatever will happen now, will be by purpose, I lost my brother, I will tell you what's the sorrow to lose a brother, your brothers and mum will bear the punishment. Om holds his collar and says if you do anything to my brothers, I will send you to your beloved brother. Kaali says if you love your brothers, find Gauri, then you will lose land and mum too. Gauri cries and says Kaali wants Gauri, and Gauri wants Om's happiness, Om's happiness is in his mum, if I come out in front of Om, his problems will end.
Gauri gets dressed and applies bindi. She thinks of Om. Saathiya….plays…………..He applies the sindoor. She thinks of Om's words and cries. She thinks of Kaali's words. She thinks I will handover myself to Kaali for Om and his family, I can die but not let anything happen to Om.
Shwetlana says man should be like you. Gauri hides under the bed and records them. Kaali romances with Shwetlana. He steps on Gauri's hand.
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I am posting a link to a favorite website of mine. It is the site oif Patrick Barta, a swordsmith in the Czech Republic, who makes the most exceptionally beautiful swords that I have ever seen. I bought one of the very first of his swords to come into this country back in 2001. It was his number 102 Roman Riding Sword, a replica of a sword pulled from a Danish bog in the late 19th Century. I paid $250 plus shipping and that price was an absolute steal as I was later to learn. His current price of 400EUROs for that sword is still a reasonable price, IMO. Ever since I got that sword, I have been saving for another and last November I ordered one. I ordered his number 118 Sword, a reproduction of the sword pulled from the Thames River at Abingdon, England. The guard and pommel are covered in engraved silver and the blade is pattern-welded steel.
Patrick starts with iron ore and charcoal and makes his iron and steel in the same way that they made them back at the time that the swords were originally made. It has been said that he does not make replicas but modern-made versions of the original swords. I have seen and held his reproduction of the sword from the Sutton Hoo burial, his number 115 Spatha sword. It is nothing short of exquisite with all of the inset garnets perfectly hand-cut and fitted. If ever a sword were worth 3200EUROs, this one is. If you think that his prices are too high, perhaps his backlog of work will tell you something of how people judge the value of his work. I am now seven months into a 30 month waiting period for him to get to my sword and he is confidant enough in his market not to ask for any money until the sword is completed. I can assure you that, were I to have to back out at that point, there would be a very ready market for it.
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Just don't drool too hard on your computer keyboards as they get expensive when they short out. John, take a look at his Roman swords and dream.


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Vincent Anthony DeFino
A 1990 Graduate of Temple University and 1993 Widener Law, and the Son of The Late Anthony J DeFino and Rose DeFino, Vincent Anthony DeFino(Partner DeFino Law Associates) has excelled in the field of Civil Law. Mr. DeFino's skills in negotiations have allowed him to settle millions of dollars in personal injury claims each year while his personable disposition, charm and sense of humor endears him to all his clients and has forged unparalleled ties in the Legal and Business Community. Mr. DeFino performs a multitude of Pro-Bono work representing Community Groups as well as The SPBA. Mr. DeFino served as President from 2004 through 2007, is a current Board Member and was instrumental in Creating The South Philadelphia Business Association Scholarship Fund, as we know it today. He has assisted in raising and doling out Scholarships in excess of Several Hundred thousand Dollars to graduating South Philadelphia High School Seniors from diverse and multi-cultural backgrounds. The Person of the Year event is his favorite night of the Year watching all his favorite friends in Business come together for this benevolent Cause. Mr. Defino is a Proud Family man, happily married for 25 years to Nella DeFino with 3 Beautiful Children, Nicole, Rose and Vincent and his Yorkie Pal Bubba DeFino.
Mr. DeFino was the winner of the South Philadelphia Business Association Person of the year award for 2017. The South Philadelphia Business Association is a community organization dedicated to helping small businesses thrive in South Philadelphia. In addition to helping small businesses, and with the help of Vincent's leadership on the scholarship committee, the organization raises thousands of ($10,000.00 in 2017) in scholarship funds that are given to deserving South Philadelphia natives for higher education each year.


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Fall in the Forest
That's what these socks remind me of. The look of the forest during autumn.
I finished them Tuesday night, and wore them for the first time yesterday while I had lunch with my dear friend, Miranda, and then while I went Christmas shopping with my mom. My two favorite ladies, plus a new pair of comfortable, soft socks. It was a good day.
Isn't it interesting how, in handpainted socks, they can knit up differently depending on where you start in the skein?
Sanguine Gryphon Eidos sock yarn in colorway Orchesis. Knit on Size 1.5 needles. Started November 8, finished December 9. Cast on and started in Nashville, worked on in Denver and Idaho, traveled to Kentucky and Washington, my last project in our old apartment, and my first project in our new house.
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One of the best things about making things by hand is the memories attached to every project. They are beautiful and I bet as comfortable as the ones you made me. Thanks again honey.


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BHK and David saw the wienermobile, and BHK sang the commercial jingle… got us two glow in the dark wiener whistles!!
They also made use of David's 40% discount at B&N for books… and hit the thrift shop and got me a nice $6 dress shirt (blue-blue)
Me? I worked. Blah-de-blah.
BHK made kraut and veggie dogs…. Chris and Larry came over, and brought potato pancakes!
1 year ago -foggy day, cookies at work, man hit by a train, gossip girl, burn notice, geometry wars, edison recordings
2 years ago – Tony vs Paul (still pretty dang awesome), newtcam, Annapolis cam, Xmas tree up, but undecorated.
3 years ago – complex life, sex roles, Narnia, big brain repair issues
4 years ago – Newt stretch, Mels' place, grumpy workers, lost good, many random Scotto factoids, best chitty-chitty bang bang line
5 years ago – movie clapper poll, hakarl, RI not nice, Rudolph: Behind the scenes.
6 years ago – Rubber monsters, the four humors, feculence, Jane Goodall believes in Bigfoot, prezzies
7 years ago – autochthonous, Nobel prize, Cetus, BEAR WINS; SUIT LOSES
8 years ago – nifty links, Fidel Castro's John Lennon statue, and life's perfectly swell, KMFDM


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Named Arizona's chief federal judge in 2006, U.S. District Judge John M. Roll won acclaim for a career as a respected jurist and leader who had pushed to beef up the court's strained bench to handle a growing number of border crime-related cases. Roll was appointed to the federal bench in 1991 by President George H.W. Bush. He previously served as a state trial judge and as a judge on the midlevel Arizona Court of appeals, and as a county and state prosecutor. Bishop Gerald Kicanas of the Roman Catholic Church's Tucson Diocese said Roll was an active parishioner. "He lived his faith as a servant of our nation for the cause of justice," Kicanas said. Roll was a Pennsylvania native who got his law degree from the University of Virginia. He is survived by his wife, Maureen, three sons, and five grandchildren.
Christina Taylor Green was only 9, but the third-grader already was an aspiring politician. Her parents say Christina had just been elected to the student council at Mesa Verde Elementary School and had been interested in politics from a young age. She already had told her parents she wanted to attend Penn State and have a career that involved helping those less fortunate than her. The brown-eyed athletic girl loved to swim with her 11-year-old brother Dallas, her lone sibling. Her mother, Roxanna Green, said Christina also loved animals, singing, dancing and gymnastics. She also was the only girl on her Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team. Her grandfather, former major-league pitcher Dallas Green, managed the 1980 world champion Philadelphia Phillies. Christina's father, John Green, is a scout for the Los Angeles Dodgers. Christina was born on the tragic day of Sept. 11, 2001.
Gabe Zimmerman, the director of community outreach for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, handled thousands of issues raised by constituents out of the congresswoman's offices in Tucson and Sierra Vista. Co-workers say Zimmerman, who had a master's degree in social work, cared passionately about helping people. "He was a master at dealing with people," said C.J. Karamargin, a spokesman for Giffords. Zimmerman was one of the Giffords staffers who organized many public events where voters could meet Giffords and talk to her about issues. Zimmerman, who is survived by a brother, was engaged to be married.
When Phyllis Schneck and her husband retired, they spent their winters in Tucson and summers in their native Rutherford, N.J. "They didn't want to ever have to deal with the snow again," said Schneck's daughter, B.J. Offutt of Colorado Springs, Colo. Schneck, who continued to return to Tucson in the winters even after her husband died in 2007, was a homemaker who raised her two daughters and one son and had a talent for cooking. In retirement, Schneck kept herself occupied by volunteering at her church. Her home in Tucson was less than four miles from the supermarket where the shooting took place. Offutt said her mother's appearance at the store was surprising, because she normally shopped at a different store and wasn't very political. Schneck is survived by her three children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.


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A campaign has been launched by Healthwatch Gloucestershire to find out about people's experiences of mental health services in the county – in a bid to help improve support for patients and their families.
Over a quarter of all feedback given to Healthwatch Gloucestershire is about accessing or using mental health services and now the independent health and social care champion has launched a three-month engagement campaign to gather more feedback which will help shape future provision.
Julia Butler-Hunt, Healthwatch Gloucestershire's Manager explained the reasons behind the new research work: "The feedback we get about mental health services continues to highlight the issues people are facing accessing certain services and the problems and concerns patients face when using the services for both low level illness and complex cases.
"We receive about 25% feedback on specifically mental health services, which is the highest number compared to other areas. We know that the feedback is on all providers and services as well. We are keen to hear from people who are currently using the mental health services or have been in the last two years.
"This feedback will be gathered in a report and presented to the highest decision-making board in the county – the Gloucestershire Health and Wellbeing Board."
Healthwatch Gloucestershire wants to find out:
- People's views on the current provision and gaps
- Areas of good practice
- Areas for improvement
- How local people maintain good mental health
A team of trained volunteers from Healthwatch Gloucestershire will also gather feedback by visiting local support groups, drop-in sessions, carer support groups, and engage with people in the community through local voluntary and community organisations.
People can also take part in an online survey: https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/mentalhealthgloucs/
Hard copies are available on request. The survey now closes on 31 March 2019. For more details contact the team at Healthwatch Gloucestershire on 01452 504989 or freephone 0800 6525193; email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.healthwatchgloucestershire.co.uk


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DIY Wine Bottle Tiki Torches
DIY Wine Bottle Tiki Torches
Written by Kristin Mansky of Modish & Main
Add some ambiance to your spring and summer festivities with these easy-to-make DIY wine bottle tiki torches.
Raise your hand if you're officially over any sign of winter weather and are ready to embrace everything that spring and summer has to offer. (Me, Me!!) We've had a pretty intense rainy season here on the west coast and with all our recent sunshine I'm ready to hit the beach for an impromptu gathering with friends and family. Roll out the blankets, set up the charcuterie board, uncork the wine and add some ambiance with these DIY wine bottle tiki torches. They're incredible easy to make, keep the unwanted bugs away with the citronella and create a cozy element with the crackling flame.
When I moved to California from Wisconsin over 10 years ago it was 100% because I was craving sunshine. I love any opportunity to head to the beach and even better when I can bring a group of friends along where we'll kick back, soak up some rays, share stories over glasses of wine and just embrace the leisure lifestyle of the west coast. I'm already thinking ahead that this may be just what I want to do for my birthday this summer. Take away any pressure for some big party and let everyone unwind for an afternoon at the beach and light up my tiki torches as the sun begins to set.
The best part about this DIY project is how easy the tiki torches are to make! You can make 3 of these in less in than 30 minutes with the proper supplies and no technical skills are required (who doesn't love that!).
- Empty wine bottle(s)
- 12-14" tiki torch wicks
- Brass bottle mount(s)
- Spool of 1/2" thread seal tape
- Citronella tiki torch fuel
- Pouring funnel
- Glass marbles/gems (optional)
*Note - I used a tiki torch kit which comes with 3 high-quality wicks, 3 brass mounts and 3 lamp covers.
- If planning to use glass marbles, place these in the bottles first. They are aesthetically pleasing and help reduce the amount of tiki torch fuel needed.
- Next, in order to create a tight seal between the brass mount and the wine bottle, you'll want to apply a layer of thread seal tape to the mount. Simply begin by wrapping around the area just below the middle divider until you've achieved a tight fit. (The tiki torch kit provided 3 rubber rings to achieve this, but I found that it needed still a little bit of the sealing tape to make it fit snug.)
- Then thread the wick through the brass mount and leave 1/4" inch out the top.
- Using a small funnel, carefully pour the tiki torch fuel into the wine bottles. Leave room at the top for the wick.
- Insert the wick and secure a snug fit. Let sit for 1-2 hours to allow for the wick to become saturated with the fuel. This will enable you to quickly light the tiki torch when needed.
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Creative Heads 2013 Most Wanted Awards
With increasing competition, salons need to make a real visual impact to ensure they get noticed. Inspirational interiors that coax customers through the doors with their warm and welcoming ambience can be an incredible incentive for people to step into the unknown and try something new!
Proving their salon's gorgeous design has been a big hit, Nashwhite in Warwick is set for industry reward and recognition having made it through to the final of Creative HEADS 2013 Most Wanted awards.
Shortlisted in the Best New Salon category, launched for the first time this year, Nashwhite will now be heading to London for the electrifying Most Wanted Grand Final, taking place at the Natural History Museum on Monday 2 September. With a celebrity compere providing top-class entertainment, the worthy winners of the sought-after accolades will be unveiled before hairdressing's elite, media stars and celebrity guests.
Celebrating the brightest stars and honouring unstoppable talent, the Most Wanted awards, sponsored by 11 leading industry brands, shine a spotlight on the brightest business minds, trend icons and ground-breaking innovators in UK hairdressing.
Judged by a prestigious panel of experts, including celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton and Stell Andrew, co-founder of national hairdressing chain RUSH, finalists have proved that their striking interior, whether plush or quirky has secured them an abundance of attention.
The Best New Salon award, sponsored by Casio, is one of 11 prestigious Most Wanted categories that will be awarded at the Grand Final. Each winner will take home a coveted trophy, an enviable prize courtesy of their category sponsor, plus exclusive editorial coverage in Creative HEAD magazine and online – not to mention enjoy VIP treatment including a delectable dinner, champagne, cocktails and industry respect.
Catherine Handcock, publisher of Creative HEAD, says: "Difficult trading conditions on the British high street have meant people have really dug deep this year, and this has been reflected in an incredible standard of entry. The list of finalists is really impressive, and everyone who has made it this far should feel incredibly proud of themselves."
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How to Make Brain Cupcakes to Scare Your Friends This Halloween
Blood, guts and bleeding brains are staples at any good Halloween party. So pastry chef Ann Kirk of Little Dom's in Los Angeles, put the creative side of her brain to good use with these spooky brain cupcakes to scare your friends this Halloween. Don't get grossed out, you're not really eating brains. Brain Cupcakes … Read more


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9/11: The biggest lie in history!
Watch these videos from White-Americans (not Arab-Muslims) proving that the Pentagon bombing was done by a Global Hawk drone! No bodies and no airplane-debris were found! Also, no noise was either recorded or detected by any ordinary person!
Why does Islam have Jizyah (money paid by non-Muslims in the Islamic State) law?
The sections of this article are:
- What does the Noble Quran say about Jizyah?
- Why Jizyah? And how much are the taxes for both Muslims and non-Muslims?
What does the Noble Quran say about Jizyah?
Let us look at what Allah Almighty Said in the Noble Quran regarding Jizyah:
"O ye who believe! Truly the Pagans are unclean; So let them not, After this year of theirs, Approach the Sacred Mosque. And if ye fear poverty, Soon will Allah enrich you, If He wills, out of His bounty, For Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Fight those who believe not in God nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by God and His Apostle, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book (i.e., Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. (The Noble Quran, 9:28-29)"
Before I explain why Allah Almighty ordered the Muslims to fight the Pagans and the People of the Book until they all either submit to Islam or pay the "Jizyah", I'd like to point out that many people were exempt from the "Jizyah" or "taxes":
"Jizyah: the root meaning is compensation.......there were exemptions for the poor, for females and children (according to Abu Hanifah), for slaves, and for monks and hermits. Being a tax on able-bodied males of military age, it was in a sense a commutation for military service." [2]
As to the fighting, when Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him started spreading the Message of Islam to the Arabs, he had to eventually deal with 365 Pagan Arab tribes, 3 Jewish tribes (Bani Qaynuqaa, Bani Al-Natheer, and Bani Quraytha) and some Christian tribes as well.
The Muslims did not live Islam easily 1400 years ago. They had to deal with many battles that were imposed upon them. They also had to deal with many betrayals done by other tribes who broke their peace treaties with the Muslims and joined as alliance with other enemy tribes and fought the Muslims.
Please visit The betrayal of Bani Uraina to the Muslims.
Can Muslims torture prisoners of war?
Prophet Muhammad taking revenges for himself and committing murders is a lie! Does Islam really encourage Muslims to take revenge? Absolutely Not!
Why did Muhammad take up arms and Christ didn't? Why did Islam spread by the sword if it were indeed a Religion of Truth, and Christianity didn't? See my response to this misunderstanding. Did you know that even Jesus killed his enemies in the Bible?
Does Islam really encourage Muslims to take revenge?
Forgiveness and revenge in Islam. There is a difference between being a peaceful person, and a coward hypocrite in Islam.
Notice that in Noble Verse 9:28 above, Allah Almighty was referring to a certain situation that the Muslims had to face. "After this year..." clearly and unquestionably suggests that Noble Verses 9:28-29 are for a situation that existed 1400 years ago. They don't necessarily have to apply today.
Why Jizyah? And how much are the taxes for both Muslims and non-Muslims?
The Muslims have to pay taxes (which is 2.5 percent of their annual income) under the name of "Zakah" to the "Muslim Financial Institute" or the "House of the Muslim Money" which all goes to provide welfare to the poor and the needy citizens; from both Muslims and non-Muslims. The poor and the needy (such as the Orphans, Widows and the disabled) from the Muslims are exempt from paying taxes.
The non-Muslims have to pay a varrying amount under the name of "Jizyah", depending on their situation, which is taxes that don't go to help poor and needy Muslims, but instead, it goes to the government to (1) Provide protection for them since they are a minority; (2) Provide means for them to practice their religions freely by building Temples or Churches for them.
As I mentioned above for the non-Muslims, there are exemptions for the poor, for females and children (according to Abu Hanifah), for slaves, and for monks and hermits.
It is important to know that the law in the Islamic State applies to everyone; both Muslims and non-Muslims equally. This means that murderers and rapists get executed, adulterers and adulteresses get flogged 100 stripes, etc...
If Muslims conquered a State by war then the non-Muslims are to be taken as slaves, and later on, they must be given their freedom if they request it and be paid some money too. Please visit: Can a slave request his freedom from his Muslim Master and be granted his freedom in Islam? The Muslim Master must pay him/her money too to get a nice jump start in life too according to the Noble Quran.
Please also visit Human equality, liberty and freedom in Islam V.S. Christianity.
Jizyah in the Bible.
1- The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an.
Author: Abdullah Yusuf Ali.
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2- The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an [1]. Foot Note #1281, page 445.
Jizyah in the Bible.
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Getting involved in cooking helps your child to develop fine motor skills, eye hand coordination and early concepts of math and science. The benefit of learning helps with nutrition and picky eaters. Involving kids in the kitchen is a great opportunity for them to learn about healthy and unhealthy foods. Very often, when people learn good habit such as these at a young age, they tend to carry these values with them well into adulthood. Learn etiquette, manners, measuring and learn how to chop and use a blender. All recipes are healthy.
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Dining table is certainly an important thing. Thanks to this collection, you can choose from a wide range of wood oval dining table solutions, many of which have already inspired different customers. Now you have a rare chance to pick from such a variety so take your time and check these options carefully.
Simple, yet beautiful. I really like the way this oval dining table looks, as not only is it great for a traditional room with its wooden finish, but could also serve perfectly well as a conference table for your office!
Like the reclaimed look of this table from interior design project by Uxus Design,
Julian Chichester Dakota Wood Tables Saarinen-inspired table with beautiful lines and a nickel-plated base. The wood tabletops have a pie-cut veneer. All wood tables are 30" in height. Customization: We can accommodate most size and finish customization
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The impressive table with a beautiful peanut top in oval shape and bronze base is an exceptionally beautiful combination. The whole is beautifully presented in contemporary interiors decorating them with a note of art and elegance.
Metropolitan Oval Dining Table / InMod
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Extra Large Custom Butcher Block Strip Oval Wood Dining by rdandco Etsy The Oval is 96" x 60" , however custom sizes, finishes, and shapes are available $4200
Table...build to fit into nook area, sides can stay down and go up as needed...this site also has a bunch of other cute furniture ideas
zeitraum germany | twist round and oval table in solid wood
An oval dining room table, made from solid wood, will provide a gathering point for your family and friends. It's ornamental base will appeal to all fans of vintage, shabby chic designs.
Favorite Dining Spaces - French By Design
Somehow this wooden oval dining table stems from the fact that glued wood shows better mechanical properties and resistance to biological agents. Gently connected to the white base, is creating a delicate aura of dinner meetings.
An attractive modern coffee table crafted entirely of wooden materials. Its 4 straight slanted spindle legs and an elongated X-stretcher have a silvery finish. An oval top with a down bevelled edge is in brown tones.
Coffee table in industrial style. Oval top is made of wood. Metal base is reinforced with solid supports. Great solution for the living room and others interiors according to taste. Simple form and neutral design.
Custom Butcher Block Strip Oval Wood Dining by DorothyMacikDesign, $3900.00 - I LUV, LUV, LUV this!!
Barnstead Extendable Dining Table
Classic wooden dining table with large oval top, supported steadily on four tapering legs. 18'' top leaf allows to optimize the space in the interior. The table offers reliability and timeless appeal.
Ultra-modern oval table with oversized wooden top that's supported by a sleek tulip base in glossy black. Other finishes of this timelessly elegant design are available as well. An elegant dining room table option.
Wonderful oversized kitchen/dining room table made from reclaimed wood and upcycled architectural wood turned legs. Beautiful!!!
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If you like oval tables, this 72-inch black round dining one shall be an attractive proposition for you. The whole wooden construction is placed on a massive, round pedestal base.
A sophisticated table that can be used as a small dining table or as a big coffee table. It features a metal, pedestal base with a nickel finish and an ultra-slim top made of rosewood in a beautiful, deep brown color.
Oval dining table -- not *the one* but need a narrow dining table. Oval?
British Isles Leg Table
Chic traditional table for 6 persons. It's crafted of solid wood and features a dual-tone finish. An oval top with an extendable leaf design is lighter brown. An apron and turned legs are finished in darker brown.
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Solid coffee table made of wood. This piece of furniture stands on four legs with horizontal bottom supports. The frame assures good support for an oval top. This coffee table perfectly matches contemporary indoors.
Amazing oval surf coffe table with white marble top-gold leaf and gold, modern legs. is such a great living or dinind room furniture. Perfectly fits open spaces and modern interiors. Incredibly useful if you need some more storage space.
refinished pedestal table – originally black but made to look like rustic wood by stripping and sanding all the paint away, then using a light stain and several layers of dark wax
Like your dining table oval? Here's something for you. As its creators phrase it, its form is "a study in simplicity". The table's design takes inspiration from mid-century furniture. Cast metal pedestal supports reclaimed wood top.
Our table's smoothly honed thick concrete top with a softly weathered finish complements the natural beauty of solid reclaimed pine timbers ...(48"; 60", 72")n $2000+
Cameron Cottage Two-Tone Round Pedestal Dining Table
if you're really handy you can make this beautiful dining table from wood pallets
A beautiful pedestal table that sports the butterfly leaf which would make it much bigger and more convenient for those family gatherings, that just require the extra boost of space for your guests.
Saarinen Oval + Danish Midcentury Chair + Serge Mouille Lamp
Apply your Old White with your oval Annie Sloan paint brush lightly in small sections Step 2. Wait 1 minute (depending on your preference for coverage), take your rag and wipe off paint. Apply pressure based on the coverage that you prefer Step 3. Dampe
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A lovely, elastic table cover that comes with the chocolate background and the multi-color lace medallions, making it fit easily and nicely around any oblong or oval table and ensure more versatile use.
Bespoke Hand Painted Upcycled Geometric Chevron Oval Wood Coffee Table. £130.00,
Crafted from hardwood solids with walnut veneers this Oval Cocktail Table in Warm Sienna Finish features 1 bottom shelf and functional caster wheels for easy mobility. The table provides an oval shape with curvy legs for even charmer looks.
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Here is the workflow that i have used to create the Salvation Army Image.
Hope you enjoy the process.
The concept Idea came from the Art Director Felipe Gomes, we tried to create an image with strong impact to Salvation Army.
For that we use the basic principle that Together we are Stronger, if we work together, we can make the difference.
To emphasize that we choose the human pyramid as the base reference.
For the shader, light and color mod, we used the incredible art of Kris Kuksi as our main reference. We want a contrast between to realities, heaven/hell, clean/dirt,…
With all set, i started the to block the scene. Adobe Fuse was used to create the base mesh of the characters, as they already come rigged, it was easy to set a inicial pose and create the structure of the Pyramid.
With everything organized in the right place, the sculpt work started, redefining every mesh, giving movement, contact pressure, cloth detail, tightened fabrics, expression, weight, applying gravity to the hair and cloth… All the Sculpt work was done by Me and Yago de Oliveira, an excellent Artist.
For the environment the same workflow. Modeled the base in 3ds max than export to zbrush to add some details.
To open all assets in the render program, I merge the characters in 3 different groups and decimated them into zbrush, exported as obj.
With everything set, I start the lookdev process. For that i used Cinema 4d and Octane render engine. No UVS where needed, u only used triplanar mapping.
As the image represents a salvation, a holy light coming from the sky was the main light of the scene, bringing some drama. I used other fill lights just to don't let a very contrasted image.
The material of the people who came to save the needy one, i used a marble material, a cleaner one. And for the needy and the environment, I use a dirt rock material, to emphasize even more the contrast between the realities.
Here is the final Result, Hope you like it!


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It can be a difficult decision to decide whether you want a curtain, a blind or shutters at your window. But lets face it, that decision is made a whole lot easier when you bring plantation shutters into the picture and here is why.
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They are most cost effective
Plantation shutters can be inexpensive in comparison to most blinds and curtains, and any other form of custom drapery. They also work out more cost effective in the long run when it comes to your heating as they are able to keep heat in during the winter and keep heat out during the summer. Meaning your energy bill is going to be a little bit less than it has been before.
Make your house price go up
Plantation shutters are very much a desirable asset to your home, and this does not just mean desired by yourself. But, desired by those who could potentially want to invest in your home in the future. Installing Plantation shutters increases the value of your home, and again unlike other window treatments they can be financed into the purchase of your home for the fact that they are in fact desirable, and they are likely to stay in your home when you leave.
They let in the light
The last thing you want is a beautiful interior of your home with these amazing plantation shutters up at the window, but you have to have your lights on all the time because the shutters don't let in enough light. This is not the case for plantation shutters at all. The size of the gaps between each panel is completely customizable meaning that you can make the gap larger or smaller depending on how much light you want to come into your home. If you want some privacy during the day but light still to come through there is also the ability to close the bottom have of the shutter but leave the top open.
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There are different types of shutters that are generally used for different rooms, but this does not mean they are for that room only. Each type and where it is placed, or if you want the same throughout your house is completely up to your own discretion. From sizing, to coloring, to the way it is built, fitted, the light it lets in, the size of the slats etc. you really are spoilt for choice. You could even have them open up like doors at your window, plantation shutters can be customized in every way you can think of.
Plantation shutters can be built to fit at absolutely any window. There is no window they cannot be built to fit, and they can be colored and sized completely down to what it is that you want and how you want them to fit into your room. That coupled with the fact that they can save you money in the long run. I think the correct question should be are plantation shutters ever a bad choice for a window?


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2:24pm PT by Eriq Gardner
TV Broadcasters Aim for Broad Injunction Against Aereo
Having prevailed at the U.S. Supreme Court, television broadcasters are now proposing that a New York federal judge issue a preliminary injunction against Aereo that would prohibit the digital service from "streaming, transmitting, retransmitting, or otherwise publicly performing any Copyrighted Programming over the Internet...or by means of any device or process throughout the United States of America."
The proposal comes after the high court ruled June 25 that Aereo publicly performs copyrighted works without authority.
In the aftermath of that ruling, the Barry Diller-backed company, which attempted to capture over-the-air TV signals and transmit them to users' digital devices, looked to find some bright side from Justice Stephen Breyer's opinion that "behind-the-scenes technological differences do not distinguish Aereo's system from cable systems, which do publicly perform."
If Aereo is likened to a cable system, then it should be allowed to pay compulsory license fees under Section 111 of the Copyright Act, attorneys for the company argued.
The U.S. Copyright Office didn't agree with the position, pointing to a prior TV streamer named ivi that attempted to do likewise without legal success. Nevertheless, the Copyright Office provisionally accepted an application with knowledge that a full determination would soon be made in court.
Along with the broadcasters' proposed injunction, the plaintiffs spell out their arguments why Aereo doesn't qualify for a compulsory license. According to a memorandum supporting the injunction, the broadcasters say "Aereo III" — shorthand for the Supreme Court's ruling — was intentionally broad to encompass public performance by any device or process.
"Although the Court was clearly aware of Section 111, as the Justices raised it during oral argument, the Aereo III opinion notably does not say that Aereo is a cable system for purposes of Section 111 or that Aereo is entitled to the enormous benefits of the Section 111 compulsory license," states the memorandum (read here). "The issue was simply not before the Court in Aereo III because Aereo had repeatedly denied being a cable system entitled to the Section 111 license."
The broadcasters then argue that the Supreme Court didn't overrule the ivi precedent and point to another judge's decision involving Aereo competitor FilmOn three weeks ago.
"Aereo attempts to make much of the statement in Aereo III that 'Aereo's practices ... [are] highly similar to those of [cable systems],'" the memorandum continues. "But simply retransmitting broadcast programming, while sufficient to bring Aereo within the broad Transmit Clause, is not sufficient to bring Aereo within the narrow Section 111 license. Otherwise any broadcast retransmission service whatsoever, including the proverbial Internet-savvy 'kid in the dorm room,' would qualify for the Section 111 license."
The broadcasters also are attempting to cut off any attempt by Aereo to limit the scope of the injunction to "near-simultaneous" retransmissions. They argue, "Even with a time delay, Aereo's service still involves retransmitting contemporaneously-perceptible images and sounds of Plaintiffs' programs to the public without authorization."
Aereo has said that if it isn't able to resume operations, it likely won't survive. According to filings at the Copyright Office, Aereo had 77,596 subscribers at the end of 2013.
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Director Todd Phillips quickly became a household name following the smashing success of 2009's The Hangover. Phillips wasn't exactly an unknown before the comedy-megahit, as he had success directing raunchy comedies like Old School, Road Trip, and the PG-13 adaptation of Starsky and Hutch, but The Hangover (and its subsequent sequel) allowed the director to have considerable creative control in developing his own projects. The director is currently prepping a third (and likely final) installment of The Hangover, but he recently re-upped his deal with Warner Bros. paving the way for four possible directorial projects at the studio:
- Mule – A young couple turn to drug trafficking in order to make it through the recession.
- Arms and the Dudes – Two stoners make it big in the arms dealing business but then are cleaned out by the government.
- The Island – Plot details unknown, but Due Date's Adam Sztykiel wrote the script.
- Million Dollar Strong – Feature film version of the YouTube and Funny or Die shorts from Ken Jeong and Mike O'Connell.
Hit the jump for more on Phillips and these four projects.
Warner Bros. announced today that they have extended their deal with Phillips' Green Hat Films production banner through the end of 2013, and included in the release were four projects that Phillips is currently developing as possible directing vehicles.
- Based on the novel by Tony D'Souza, the film tells the story of a couple who decide to traffic drugs as a result of the economic downturn and the wife's unexpected pregnancy. The husband quickly rises up the drug trafficking ladder to become a drug boss and the two find themselves way over their heads. Phillips is producing alongside Scott Budnick and the duo are currently out to writers.
- Based on a Rolling Stone article by Guy Lawson, the story centers on two stoners from Miami Beach who become big-time arms dealers after winning a $300 million contract to supply America's allies in Afghanistan, only to have the Pentagon turn on them. Phillips is producing with Budnick, Mark Gordon, and Brian Zuriff, with Stephen Chin (I Rock Iraq) apparently in talks to write the script. You can read the fascinating Rolling Stone article here.
- Plot details are firmly under wraps for this project, but Due Date scribe Adam Sztykiel has turned in a screenplay from a story by Travis Fickett and Terry Matalas (Terra Nova). Given Fickett and Matalas' background, I'm inclined to think that this project may involve some sci-fi element, which would certainly be interesting for the director. Phillips is producing with Budnick onboard as executive producer.
- This film is based on the YouTube and FunnyOrDie shorts What's It Gonna Be by Ken Jeong (The Hangover) and Mark O'Connell. O'Connell and Peter Kline (The Living Wake) are writing the screenplay, with Phillips producing and Budnick executive producing.
Of the four aforementioned films, I'm most interested to see Mule and Arms and the Dudes come to the screen. There's no guarantee that Phillips will direct any of these projects, but this is currently what he has in development as a producer. If he takes a liking to one of the screenplays, he'll go ahead and bring one (or more) of them to fruition himself.
The next Phillips comedy to hit theaters is the micro-budget found footage/party pic Project X. Phillips produced the film and filled the cast with relative unknowns. The film opens March 2nd. As we previously reported, the Hangover trio are apparently close to signing deals to return for The Hangover 3, which WB hopes will begin production this year. If that's the case, expect The Hangover 3 to be Phillips' next film.


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Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were perfect examples of victims of the Red Scare. The Red Scare was a nationwide fear that was present in the United States following World War One. This fear of communists, socialists, and anarchists spread quickley across nation, feading on the easily persuaded minds of the American people. Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested and put to death for two robberies and murders. There was obvious evidence that showed the men were not guilty, but this evidence was ignored because they were poor immigrant anarchists. There was world wide protests to save them. The Sacco and Vanzetti trial and conviction was so famous that it was still making the news seventy years later.
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Sacco was a shoe maker that had one child and Vanzetti was a fish peddler in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were both Italian Immigrants. As time went by, both Sacco and Vanzetti fell into anarchist circles within the Italian-American community.
During World War I in 1917 they both ran to Mexico in order to avoid the draft. They eventually returned to Massachusetts.
ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ ÃÂÃ During April 1920, at the height of the Red Scare, a crime took place in South Braintree, Massachusetts. Two men shot and killed factory paymaster, Frederick Parmenter and his guard. They took the sixteen thousand dollar payroll and made their getaway in a car. Witnesses to the crime said that the shooters looked Italian. This crime was similar to a robbery that took place four months earlier in the nearby town of Bridgewater. Bridgewater police chief, Michael Stewart, who had been investigating Italian anarchists, noticed a link between the two crimes and planned to set a trap. While all of this was happening, Andrea Sculsedo, an Italian anarchist, fell to his death in New York on May 3, 1920. This sent the anarchist community into turmoil. Two days later on May 5, 1920, Sacco and Vanzetti were arrested by...


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This season marks Mike Tomlin's 10th as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In that time, he's become known as much for his press conferences as for his coaching acuity. To be sure, Tomlin has a unique way of addressing the media. Here are some of our favorites from the preseason.
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KOKOMO, Ind. — When Harlee Phillips stepped off the plane in Beijing, she could not speak one word of Mandarin.
She navigated the city with the help of a taxi driver, showing him her map with a few written phrases, to find Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU).
Just a few months later, Phillips, a nursing student at Indiana University Kokomo, could find her way around Beijing with ease, and could order food, ask for directions, and use public transportation.
"Going out into the world has made a big difference in my life," she said. "I'm more confident in myself, which will make me a more confident nurse. I have really grown as a person. I always had been shy and kept to myself. Now I notice I'm so much more outgoing, and my communication skills have improved by 100 percent."
The Kokomo resident received a $10,000 Study in China Scholarship from the Chinese Scholarship Council and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), which covered her tuition, campus housing, health insurance, and travel and conference fees for the 2014-2015 school year.
Phillips first became interested in overseas study because of the IU Kokomo School of Nursing's exchange program with South Korea. She made friends with exchange students from Jesus University and Sungshin University, and visited them in their country on her own. Later she returned to the Asian country with IU Kokomo faculty and students.
She knew from that experience that she wanted to immerse herself in another culture, to become a better medical professional.
"As a nurse, you work with vulnerable people," she said. "Because of the melting pot of cultures our country is, there are going to be communication problems with patients. By reaching out into another country, I can understand my future patients better, because I know what it is like to not be able to express my needs. As I nurse, I can use my experience to treat patients in that circumstance better, because I know what it feels like."
BLCU students come from all over the world, and instruction begins in English. Within a month, most classes are taught completely in Mandarin. She lived in an international dorm, with a roommate from Japan. There were very few American students, she added, and many of her classmates were interested in making friends with her to practice American English, rather than the more formal British English they learned at home.
Her roommate had studied Mandarin previously, which helped her acclimate.
"The teachers and other students around us on campus speak English, but around campus there were stores, small restaurants and cafés, where most of the employees did not speak English," Phillips said. "It probably took me three months before I had enough skill I could get anything I needed to do done. I could order food, I could use the public transportation by myself, I could do just about anything I needed to."
Students attended classes four hours a day, five days a week, learning to read and understand 20 to 30 characters a day, to get to an intermediate level of about 2,000 to 3,000 by the end of the year.
She was pleased to realize how much she had learned after seven months, when her father came for a two-week visit, and she was able to serve as his tour guide.
"My language skills were quite good, and I could take him to see everything he wanted to see," she said. "I knew Beijing like the back of my hand by then."
When not in class, she traveled around Beijing with her classmates, to practice using the language and to see the culture in person. She spent Chinese New Year with a local family, and saw many of the country's most famous sites, including the Great Wall.
Living in a city of approximately 20 million people was a huge adjustment after growing up in Kokomo, she said, noting that the state of Indiana's population is less than half of that of Beijing.
After completing the academic year, Phillips visited her roommate's family in Japan, and then met friends in South Korea before returning home. She and her father traveled to Indonesia and Malaysia, and she prepared to return for her senior year at IU Kokomo.
She took a year after returning to acclimate to the United States, and to review what she had previously learned in nursing school, to be sure she was ready to finish strong and graduate in May 2017.
Phillips was surprised by the reverse culture shock, finding it hard to readjust to American food, and life in a small city.
"The hardest thing was, I couldn't believe how much my ears were ringing because of the quiet," she said.
School of Nursing faculty and students have been helpful as she returns to campus. Her previous cohort graduated, so she's made new friends and met new classmates.
"The faculty have been so supportive of me," she said. "I can't express how kind they've been to me, and how much they've done to get me back to where I was before I left for this adventure."
Indiana University Kokomo serves north central Indiana.


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Country: Honduras
Wrapper origin: Costa Rica
Wrapper type: Maduro
Filler: Nicaraguan
Length: 6"
Ring: 52
Cost: $5.80
Appearance (0-20): This stick has been sitting in my humidor for 5 months, and I've been wanting to smoke it each time I opened it. It has a beautiful oily, dark brown maduro wrapper. There are zero veins running down the wrapper, and it has some marbling of different colors. There is a bit a tooth, but it isn't very pronounced. The band lies at the foot of the cigar, and is quite simple.
Score: 17
Construction (0-20): Everything about the construction was done correctly. The cap clipped off very easily, without any excess debris. The draw was easy and smooth, which allowed it to give ample amounts of smoke. The ash was tightly coiled and held on for about 1 ½ inches.
Score: 17
Strength (0-20): The marketing for this stick gives it a pretty full rating. The CI website mentions to be sitting down when smoking this powerhouse. While I was sitting, I never really felt that it moved into the full category. It starts off with a full spicy beginning, but it moves backwards towards medium. I do smoke a lot of fuller maduro cigars, so that could have played into the rating.
Score: 15
Flavor (0-20): Boom. Straight into strong hints of pepper and woodiness. After the first inch or so, the spice is almost nonexistent. The remaining portion of the stick will give off strong hints of woodiness and notes of cedar. You'll find small notes of spice and sweetness that move in and out, but it remains fairly smooth.
Score: 17
Value (0-20): For under $6.00, you're getting your money's worth. While the flavor profile isn't amazing, the other categories are pretty solid. Compared to some of the other Rocky Patel cigars, this one is pretty fairly priced.
Score: 17
Additional Notes: Smoked at CI, paired with water
Overall (0-100): After much anticipation from seeing this in my humidor, I guess it was about average for me. It didn't really wow me, but then again I wasn't disappointed. I felt like the cigar was lacking in the strength department, but the construction and flavors were pretty solid. Couple those categories with the value, and you do have a pretty solid stick. I suppose 83 might not sound very flattering, but the strength really killed this one. I would like to smoke another one soon for comparison, and hopefully revisit it.
Score: 83


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I would put my transition from high school to college in the "pretty easy" category of my life. I was very ready to get away from my small catholic high school peers. I was eager for bigger and better things. The hardest part of my move from Pennsylvania to Chicago besides saying goodbye to my family was deciding what I was going to wear during my first impression days in a new town, new social circle, and new school.
Though this sounds like a rather small hurdle compared to finding my classes and finding someone to eat lunch with, it caused me a decent amount of anxiety. Throughout my whole schooling career, I have gone to Catholic schools. I literally wore a uniform from age six to eighteen. At times I hated the uniform, and at others it was a comfort to roll out of bed not having to think, 'what should I wear today?' I played sports throughout high school, so I went from my kilt to cleats pretty seamlessly, falling into sweats, going to bed, and repeating. When my high school had a dress down day, it meant that you better get a new impressive outfit because it may have been the only guarantee anyone was going to see you in street clothes.
At that time I also worked at a retail store, which greatly influenced my dress choices. That store was Ralph Lauren, which made me believe it was normal and fashionable to pop my collar, wear very bright colors, and have my shirt tucked in most of the time. I did not usually have much of a problem with this, but when I got to college things became a little more complicated.
I was so convinced that people wouldn't like me unless I wore brand names – an impression deeply solidified in me during high school. It was home to a lot of very affluent spawn, and it was not unlikely to receive a Range Rover, BMW, or new Audi for your sixteenth birthday. Fortunately, my parents taught me the value of work and a reliable classic car, which thankfully made me much more original and creative. But back to college, where on my first day of classes I had total control over what I was going to wear, and ultimately who I was going to be.
This backfired quickly, and after the first few weeks of classes I was constantly told I look different every day. I never really knew what that meant and didn't know if it was a compliment or dig, so naturally it began to wear at my confidence. Some days I wore my glasses, some days I wore my hair up or down, some days I wore it curly or straight. However, I always felt I looked somewhat consistent because I was not changing. I was the same every day, so constantly hearing, "I didn't even recognize you!" started becoming pretty hurtful.
I think the issue was my lack of a particular "style." I did not fit into what I now call the neat ice cube tray that everyone wanted me to fit into. The names varied, I was called everything from hipster, to athlete, to prep, to business lady, but I was sick of my peers being offended by my lack of consistency. For a large part of my freshman year, I stuck to generally the same style of clothing, wear my contacts, and straighten my hair everyday in an effort to look 'the same.' This, for me, was a pretty big feat, and I remember thinking, why am I taking time to do this for other people? And I now feel that it was really messed up. I do not think I found my style until I lived by myself, where I had no outside influences besides my dog on what I was going to wear for the day. I spent a lot of time in college feeling the need to be silly in my attire because of the opposition from my peers. If I was making the joke it was acceptable.
I find it somewhat comical being in the professional world now, I feel the freedom to wear almost anything I want (along certain parameters). When I worked in downtown Chicago it was acceptable to wear heels, rock a cable knit sweater, or try a trendy leather top. Now that I live in North Carolina, I tone it down a little more, but being an authority figure in my office gives me the edge of my peers not commenting on my outfits because they feel they are inappropriate. Isn't that ironic? I can (and do) wear rain boots, thigh high socks, and a zebra dress to the office and everyone still takes what I have to say seriously. If I pulled something like that in high school, I would have been laughed down the halls.
Now I find what's comfortable for me. Today I wore khakis, tomorrow I plan to wear my prized unicorn scrubs to the hospital. You can't put your finger on my style because it is not yours to define, but mine. My style is Sarah, and it does not fit neatly into a box (or ice cube tray), but it's me and it operates on a fluid spectrum, so plan to be guessing tomorrow.


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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A major winter storm is slamming the east coast. Parts of our area are getting the full brunt of the storm, while others have barely seen any effects.
The snow began falling in Pittsburgh around 11 a.m. According to the National Weather Service, about one inch of snow had fallen in the city by 1 p.m.
However, areas south and east of the city have not been so lucky.
By 1 p.m., Garrett County, Md. had already seen over a foot of snow fall.
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for Garrett County, Md. through 7 p.m. The most intense snow will fall until about 2 p.m.
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So far, it's been the kind of summer most people assume teachers spend. Mornings consist of waking up when my body tells me to, relaxing and reading over breakfast, eventually going out on a run, and finally getting ready for the rest of the day. My family is on roughly the same schedule, and the time together is beyond wonderful. The rest of the day? Well, most of our extended family live within a two-hour drive, so we have been seeing a lot of them. It's a pace that agrees with me, and I feel more rested and refreshed than I have in several years.
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The International Monetary Fund said that steps needed to be taken to limit the economic and human impact of an outbreak of the H5N1 bird flu strain.
It called for greater cooperation so nations that have had problems such as the Sars virus can pass on lessons.
Bird flu has killed at least 97 people as it has spread from Asia.
The disease recently moved into Europe and Africa, and has forced the slaughter of more than 140 million chickens and ducks across Asia since 2003.
At present, a pandemic has been contained because the virus cannot survive when airborne and is not transmitted easily between birds and humans.
Wide-ranging effect
Unfortunately, the IMF said, this may have created a false sense of well-being.
"Perhaps because an avian flu pandemic may appear to be a low-probability event, albeit one with potential high costs, many countries are only starting to develop a comprehensive approach to this threat," the IMF said.
"While enhancing preparedness will entail upfront cost, the benefits of mitigating the risks associated with a pandemic appear to outweigh these costs," it explained.
Should there be a flu pandemic, then one of the main economic pressures probably will be due to absenteeism as people either fall sick or stay away from work.
At the same time, there could be a decline in consumer spending, trade, tourism and general economic activity, the IMF said.
Government budgets are likely to come under pressure as spending increases on healthcare, and the current account deficit may also widen in nations that have to import medicines as their export sales drop.
As a result, central banks must ensure that there is adequate liquidity in the cash and banking markets, and financial watchdogs need to act in a prudent manner, easing regulations where and when needed.
'Growing concern'
The IMF said that while a rapid recovery is expected to follow any pandemic, central banks and governments should be prepared to intervene for a long time after any crisis in order to ensure a steady and lasting recovery.
"An avian flu pandemic will affect the whole economy," the IMF warned.
"It may also result in major disruptions to transportation, electricity production, telecoms, and may severely stretch even basic services including police, fire and emergency medical care.
"A pandemic will present unique challenges and require targeted responses by management of financial institutions."
While the risks are great, the IMF said that it also was very difficult to predict the exact impact of a pandemic.
"Evolutions in influenza viruses cannot be predicted," it explained, adding that "all estimates of the number of deaths are purely speculative".
However, "there is growing concern about the possibility of an avian flu pandemic and its implications for humans and the global economic and financial system," the IMF said.
"The need to help prepare for a pandemic is becoming an important focus for many governments and international organizations".
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Councilwoman Lisa Jensen reappointed to hospital board
January 28, 2014
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NEW — 4:25 p.m. Jan. 28, 2014
Newcastle City Councilwoman Lisa Jensen will continue in her role as a member of Harborview Medical Center's Board of Trustees.
King County Councilman Reagan Dunn announced she was reappointed to the board. The King County Council confirmed the appointment at its Jan. 27 meeting.
"I am so pleased that Lisa agreed to serve another term on the board," he said in a statement. "She brings a wealth of knowledge to the board as a former deputy mayor of Newcastle, current councilmember, and small business person. Lisa has the depth of public service experience to help the board serve the community at a high level."
Jensen has served on the board since 2008. The 13-person board, as the representative authority of the county, oversees the provision of health-care services in order to assure that high quality health care is made available to county residents. Harborview board terms are for four years.
"In my first term as a trustee on the Harborview board I've been impressed with the quality healthcare that is delivered at our county hospital, and the commitment of the Board of Trustees, King County and the management team to Harborview's mission," Jensen said in a statement. "It is an honor to be reappointed for a second term."
Jensen has lived in Newcastle since 2000. She was elected to the Newcastle City Council in 2007 and 2011 and became deputy mayor for a two-year term in 2012.
She is also a Newcastle Chamber of Commerce member, and a past Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer. She serves on the Lake Washington Cedar River Watershed Forum (WRIA 8) and the Sound Cities Association Public Issues Committee.
Prior to starting her own business, Jensen spent 13 years working in the software industry and five years as an industrial engineer in the aerospace industry. Her experience includes human resources management, financial systems consulting, technical training, sales & marketing management.
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