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The Candid Tin Man will not shy away from controversy regardless of the implications. If it is truth then let it be said as truth. If it is not true, let it not be said as true. So when I stumbled upon a collection of contradictions in the Bible, I was excited. I was excited because subscribers to the Christian faith, based entirely on the accounts of the Bible will shy away from any assertions or allusions to the fact that the Bible may be erroneous and a human account of a Judaic time in History. Many readers will decide at this moment to not proceed to see exactly where the holes are in the good book. They would rather not. For them I pose this question: If the one person you trusted, a spouse for example, was cheating on you, would you want to konw? If there was information that would at least make it clear whether trust had been broken or not, would you want to consider it and to make the decision yourself?Well then, let me share just such information that puts to question the truthfulness of one of the greatest religions in the world! I am agnostic by choice, but if any person can make explanations to clear these "errors" I will be glad to hear them.
God good to all, or just a few?
PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
Some readers have raised an objection to this alleged contradiction. They point out that PSA 145:20 states that The Lord keeps all who love Him, but that He will destroy the wicked. In other words, some see no contradiction between "The Lord is good to all" and JER 13:14. Others contend, however, that even if the Lord destroys the wicked he could do so with compassion, pity, and mercy. Further, there are biblical examples that indicate that the Lord is not necessarily "good" or merciful--even to those who are not wicked. One such example is Job. As one reader points out, "If Psalm 145:9 was not a contradiction of Psalm 145:20 or Jeremiah 13:14, it would read something like this: "The LORD is good to all, except the wicked: and his tender mercies are over all his works, except when He is punishing the wicked." In any case, the idea that the Lord is good and merciful is contradicted by countless examples in the Bible where God orders the destruction of infants, personally kills David's infant child, etc.]
War or Peace?
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Who is the father of Joseph?
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it:
MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.
JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
Is Jesus equal to or lesser than?
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
Which first--beasts or man?
GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
The number of beasts in the ark
GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female.
GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
How many stalls and horsemen?
1KI 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen.
2CH 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with the king at Jerusalem.
Is it folly to be wise or not?
PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
1CO 1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Human vs. ghostly impregnation
ACT 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
The sins of the father
ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.
DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
The bat is not a bird
LEV 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,
LEV 11:14-19 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (...other verses ommitted...) LEV 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
DEU 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat. But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, (...other verses omitted...) And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
Rabbits do not chew their cud
LEV 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
"Gerah," the term which appears in the MT means (chewed) cud, and also perhaps grain, or berry (also a 20th of a sheckel, but I think that we can agree that that is irrelevant here). It does *not* mean dung, and there is a perfectly adequate Hebrew word for that, which could have been used. Furthermore, the phrase translated "chew the cud" in the KJV is more exactly "bring up the cud." Rabbits do not bring up anything; they let it go all the way through, then eat it again. The description given in Leviticus is inaccurate, and that's that. Rabbits do eat their own dung; they do not bring anything up and chew on it.
Snails do not melt
PSA 58:8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Fowl from waters or ground?
GEN 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
GEN 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
Odd genetic engineering
GEN 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
The shape of the earth
ISA 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
MAT 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Astronomical bodies are spherical, and you cannot see the entire exterior surface from anyplace. The kingdoms of Egypt, China, Greece, Crete, sections of Asia Minor, India, Maya (in Mexico), Carthage (North Africa), Rome (Italy), Korea, and other settlements from these kingdoms of the world were widely distributed.
Snakes, while built low, do not eat dirt
GEN 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
Earth supported?
JOB 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
JOB 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
Heaven supported too?
JOB 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
Order of creation
Here is the order in the first (Genesis 1), the Priestly tradition:
Day 1: Sky, Earth, light
Day 2: Water, both in ocean basins and above the sky(!)
Day 3: Plants
Day 4: Sun, Moon, stars (as calendrical and navigational aids)
Day 5: Sea monsters (whales), fish, birds, land animals, creepy-crawlies (reptiles, insects, etc.)
Day 6: Humans (apparently both sexes at the same time)
Day 7: Nothing (the Gods took the first day off b4 anyone ever did :) )
Note that there are "days," "evenings," and "mornings" before the Sun was created. Here, the Deity is referred to as "Elohim," which is a plural, thus the literal translation, "the Gods." In this tale, the Gods seem satisfied with what they have done, saying after each step that "it was good."
The second one (Genesis 2), the Yahwist tradition, goes:
Earth and heavens (misty)
Adam, the first man (on a desolate Earth)
Eve, the first woman (from Adam's rib)
How orderly were things created?
#1: Step-by-step. The only discrepancy is that there is no Sun or Moon or stars on the first three "days."
#2: God fixes things up as he goes. The first man is lonely, and is not satisfied with animals. God finally creates a woman for him. (funny thing that an omniscient god would forget things)
How satisfied with creation was he?
#1: God says "it was good" after each of his labors, and rests on the seventh day, evidently very satisfied.
#2: God has to fix up his creation as he goes, and he would certainly not be very satisfied with the disobedience of that primordial couple. (funny thing that an omniscient god would forget things)
Moses' personality
NUM 12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were upon the fact of the earth."
NUM 31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have ye saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep alive for yourselves."
What did Judas do with the 30pieces of silver?
ACT 1:18: "Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out."
MAT 27:5-7: "And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought with them the potter's field."
Jesus' last words
MAT 27:46,50: "And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, eli, lama sabachthani?" that is to say, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost."
LUK 23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the ghost."
JOH 19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
Years of famine
II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him, shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?
I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee;
Who Moved David to anger?
II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah.
I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.
The GENEALOGY OF JESUS? (A Tin man favourite)
In two places in the New Testament the genealogy of Jesus son of Mary is mentioned. MAT 1:6-16 and LUK 3:23-31. Each gives the ancestors of Joseph the CLAIMED husband of Mary and Step father of Jesus. The first one starts from Abraham(verse 2) all the way down to Jesus. The second one from Jesus all the way back to Adam. The only common name to these two lists between David and Jesus is JOSEPH, How can this be true? and also How can Jesus have a genealogy when all Muslims and most Christians believe that Jesus had/has no father.
God Can be seen...
"And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (EXO 33:23)
"And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his friend." (EXO 33:11)
"For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (GEN 32:30)
...or maybe God CANNOT be seen...
"No man hath seen God at any time." (JOH 1:18)
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me and live." (EXO 33:20)
"Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1TIM 6:16)
Does God Tempt?
"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham." (GEN 22:1)
"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man." (JAS 1:13)
How did Judas die?
"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and went out and hanged himself." (MAT 27:5)
"And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his bowels gushed out." (ACT 1:18)
Ascend to heaven
"And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." (2KI 2:11)
"No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, ... the Son of Man." (JOH 3:13)
Who prophesied the potter's field?
MAT 27:9-10 (mentions Jeremy but no such verse in Jeremiah) is in Zechariah 11:12-13
Who bears guilt?
GAL 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
GAL 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
Did those with Saul/Paul at his conversion hear a voice?
ACT 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a voice, but seeing no man.
ACT 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid; but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
To Judge or not to Judge
1 Cor 2:15 "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he himself is not subject to any man's judgment:" (NIV)
1 Cor 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God."
Whom did they see at the tomb?
MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended ....
Vs 5: And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
JOH 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
When is the second coming? (heheheee... didnt that generation pass 2000 years ago?)
MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
MAR 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
LUK 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.
(See also 1TH 4:15-18)
*********** Hmmmmmm. with the facts in black and white you make your own decisions.
Candidly, The Tin Man


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In 2002 I voted on the initiative to ban gestation crates for pigs. I was not a vegan then... In fact, I didn't even fully understand what the bill was about - I also had never heard of a "factory farm" till many years later. Just goes to show - in my mind, even then - the very idea of keeping animals in cages was repugnant.
So 6 years hence, Florida's pregnant pigs won't be forced to live in cages any longer. As a result the 2 existing pig farms have decided to pack their bags and leave the state, rather than comply to the "new" regulations. HOORAY! Don't let the door hit you in the ass! GO - LEAVE - Scram!!! The state will be much better off without your prisons - There will be less trucking of the little porcines to the slaughterhouses... there will be less water waste "processing" your pig "food" products. There will be less impact on our deteriorating water ways. There will be less second-hand violence encouraged by how your employees treat animals they are "caring for".
On behalf of all of Florida - Good Riddance. And thank you Animal Rights of Florida Foundation for fighting so hard 6 years ago making this campaign successful!
In a predictable fashion the piggy people aren't happy about it... Well tough uncaged sow titties to you!

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Days of Our Lives News: Chrishell Stause Reveals Mom Is Dying of Lung Cancer
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Soap Veteran Chrishell Stause shared the devastating news that her mother is dying of lung cancer. The actress said she found out about the heartbreaking news on February 4, which is World Cancer Day – a time when people are made aware of this life-threatening condition.
"I just found out today is #worldcancerday eerily on the same day I found out my mom has 1 to 2 months to live from the same lung cancer that took my dad on Easter," Stause said in an Instagram post where she also shared a photo to recognize World Cancer Day.
The photo featured a burning candle and with the words, "I can't make sense of what life is teaching me yet, but my heart is with every person fighting this horrible disease and every person that it robbed a loved one from. #fuckcancer #standuptocancer"
Days of Our Lives – The Recent Death of Stause's Father
The actress has been struggling with her personal life lately. As mentioned in her post, she recently lost her father to the same illness. Back in April 2019, Stause opened up about her late father's battle against cancer.
"We lost you today but it was a long terrible battle with cancer that started taking you years ago. I choose to remember you the way you were before it took it's hold on you," she said.
"You are at peace now, and ever the Catholic man at heart, I think you chose Easter for a reason," she added.
Days of Our Lives Spoilers: Clyde Pressures Ben – Prison Break Storyline Heats Up https://t.co/S6Afjs8TpE
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DOOL – Stause Split with Hartley
The actress also had to deal with the end of her marriage with "The Young and the Restless" actor Justin Hartley, who's currently part of "This Is Us" cast. Her mom's diagnosis came two months after her ex-husband filed for divorce due to irreconcilable differences.
Many people were shocked by the news. A source told People that they never thought the couple would split up and not try to save their relationship. The insider added that Hartley's career took off thanks to his new show. It seems like his focus has shifted to his work. Meanwhile, Stause was expecting to have kids after they got married, but it seems like it wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
"I can't make sense of what life is teaching me yet, but my heart is with every person fighting this horrible disease and every person that it robbed a loved one from. #fuckcancer #standuptocancer" the actress added.
As always, more detailed Spoilers and Breaking news will appear here on Soap Opera Spy!
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My Latest Whisperings
- Milton's Gluten-Free Crackers and Giveaway!!
- Happy Celiac Awareness Month!!
- Foster Farms Gluten-Free Corn Dogs and Giveaway
- Crispy Green Photo Contest
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- Pillsbury Bake-Off Now Includes Gluten-Free
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A Word of CautionAlways remember to check each ingredient to make sure that it is gluten-free. Reading labels is so important. Happy gluten-free eating!
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Caitlin, Liam, Emma, Sophia and I had one of the best weekends a family could ask for. I had taken off Friday to celebrate Caitlin and I's birthday so that we could go to Disneyland and the day could not have gone any better. Saturday started off just as amazing as the Friday before it. We left early for Santa Barbara to meet some friends we had not seen for a long time.
That morning, to save gas, we decided to use our little Chevrolet Sonic. The weather was perfect, with the sun shining on us helping to keep our positive family mood. This meant our normal singing of Disney and Christian songs in the car from our home in Simi Valley to Santa Barbara and back. On the way back we made a quick stop at the outlet mall, where Caitlin was able to get a new sweater at the Banana Republic store, then we headed home so the kids and I could take an afternoon nap.
Once the kids and I got up we walked to a local park so the kids could play, then decided to head out to dinner. The assumption was that we would keep using our little red Sonic, but at the last minute I turned to Caitlin and asked her if she was ok if we took the Chevrolet Traverse, and as always, she said sure.
Our dinner place of choice was Buffalo Wild Wings as my In-Laws had just sent us a gift card for our Birthday for the restaurant. As we pulled into the parking lot we noticed an old car show going on, so we took the kids around to see all the cars which they loved as much or more than I did. We headed to the restaurant and got a table that was located outside. It was a little cold, but the heaters above head kept us at a perfect temperature, plus we could see the sun setting in the background. The view of the valley was amazing. After we finished eating we headed out to the Traverse, loaded up the kids and headed towards home.
As we entered the highway, Caitlin and I started talking about what an amazing weekend it was turning out to be. Our kids have been very well behaved and everything just seemed to go right. From there we started talking about going to church the next day, what car I wanted to replace our Sonic with and if we would get a Traverse again to which we both agreed we would. As we pulled off the highway our conversation had reverted to what a great weekend it was turning out to be, then I turned right on to the main street that leads us to our home. The kids had fallen asleep and to help the kids stay asleep I made sure to be extra gentle with my driving. To extend our conversation and hand-holding moment, I kept at or near the speed limit as neither of us really wanted to go home.
As we started to approach the intersection where two main streets connect I saw a black sports car in the oncoming traffic race his engine to gain speed only to have his backend come out from him causing him to start sliding. As soon as I saw him lose control I let off the gas and started to move our car to the right, as we had been in the left lane of a 4-lane road, with a goal of reducing any chance he would hit us or hit the side of the car with Caitlin in it. He looked to be doing 60 plus mph and we were going about 45 mph at that moment. I saw him come very close to the car in front of him then out of nowhere he made a very sharp left turn slamming right into our Traverse on the driver's side of the car.
In a flash, I heard the crunching of metal and could feel my seatbelt tighten while the steering wheel, side and center airbags went off. The next thing I remember was the seatbelt holding me tight as our Traverse got thrown back, coming off the ground and traveling in the air 20 plus feet. As the car was airborne, all I could think about was Caitlin and the babies praying they would be ok. I also remember looking around noticing the side airbag and middle airbag as I bounced between them. The Traverse made a violent crash to the ground and as it landed you could hear more metal crunching with babies screaming in the background. I immediately turned to Caitlin to make sure she was ok, as I knew as long as I heard all three kids crying, they would be fine. Her right leg hurt badly but she had no bleeding or signs of major injuries. At this point, the car was full of the airbag chemicals which had a terrible smell while giving the illusion the car was on fire.
I looked up at our OnStar button and remembered we had just let the subscription lapse so no one would be calling to help out so I quickly started looking for my phone and could not find it, nor could I figure out how to get Caitlin's to dial 911 fast enough, so I handed her the phone, and tried getting out the driver's door to help the kids. By this time the Traverse had turned up the interior lights, unlocked the doors and turned on the hazard flashers. I remember thinking how helpful it was that the car knew what I needed and just did it without manual input from me or Caitlin.
I took off my seatbelt and tried to open the driver's door but as one could tell by the pictures, there was no way it was going to open, so I climbed through the middle of the front seats and headed back to the kids. I pushed open Emma's door unbuckled her and handed her to a neighbor we had never met, turned around to grab Emma and handed her to another neighbor I had never met, then got Liam out. From this point forward, Liam would not leave my side for anything. I jumped out of the Traverse, opened the passenger's door and helped Caitlin out.
We had a super sweet neighbor that we never met, who I am sure is a Grandma, holding Sophia and a man about my age holding Emma. Caitlin was stating her right leg her really bad so I sat her down, checked on the babies, who had since stopped crying and curled up to the people who were holding them, then walked the Traverse to do a quick assessment of what happened with Liam following. In the distance, I could see the black sports car completely mangled and more than 1/2 dozen cars pulling over to help. It did not take long to realize our Traverse was totaled and ambulances were needed, so I grabbed the baby bag along with any other belongs I thought we might need and put them next to Caitlin. The same wonderful people helping us out kept telling me to sit down as they where sure I must have sustained some injuries though at this point only my upper back hurt.
The gentleman who had Emma put her in Caitlin's lap as I sat down to hold Liam and before I sat down we could hear and see the firetrucks coming around the corner. It was strange that during this period people were driving through the wreck and in some cases fairly fast. After handing off Emma, the nice neighbors asked if we needed anything like water, blankets or snacks for the kids. I stated that we had blankets in the car and asked that they get it for us along with a few other items and they did as the fire department started to assess the situation.
As soon as the Firemen got out, they asked if anyone else was in the Traverse or if we had any life-threatening injuries so we told them no one else was in the vehicle, that Caitlin's right leg hurt really bad and so did our upper backs but the kids seem to have sustained zero injuries. They quickly went to Sophia to check her out since she was only 6 months old, then continued to check each one of us. Shortly thereafter EMTs arrived on the scene continuing the work that the Firemen had started. While checking us out, a Simi Valley Police Officer walked up and started asking me what happened.
I explained to her the story, then proceeded to ask if the guy who hit us had insurance and was under the influence. She said that she would find out and make sure I got all the information needed. At this point, we started texting family and friends to let them know we were ok but possibly would need help getting home from the hospital. By this time my chest started hurting and I was having a hard time breathing so they encouraged both of us to have an ambulance take us to the hospital which meant we needed someone to pick up the kids as they will not put them in an ambulance unless they need to be. Caitlin texted friends we have nearby about the needed help and they agreed to get there as soon as they could. These are the type of friends you can count on as if they were family, always dropping whatever they have going on to lend a hand.
The lady holding Sophia stood nearby holding her as if it was her own grandchild as Sophia was sleeping. Emma was curled into Caitlin and Liam had fallen asleep in my arms by this point. The Firemen had pulled out our car seats and in the EMTs were preparing to take us away. While waiting for our friend to show up a news copter helicopter flew overhead shining a light on us and a person walked down the street filming the accident. While this was happening the Simi Valley Police officer came back, to let me know the other driver had insurance and they have a suspicion he was under the influence. She gave me her card with the accident report number, then let me know I could call her with any questions or concerns and that the report would be ready for me to pick up on Monday. The report would include all of the other driver's contact and insurance information, so I did not have to worry about getting it myself.
It seemed like hours before our friends showed up, but I am sure it was less than 15 minutes. Our friends took the kids while they put Caitlin and I on Spinboards and wheeled us to the same ambulance. The Spinboards made the ride super uncomfortable but we both kept our spirits up, making sure to hold hands as we headed towards the hospital. During the ride one of the EMTs commented on our positive attitude stating that we had been the most upbeat people he has ever gotten from an accident like this and we both responded that we had no reason not to be positive, our kids are fine and in the end, we will be too.
They wheeled us into the hospital, did blood work, CAT scans, you name it. We also requested a full check on the children and in the end, God, our Chevrolet Traverse and the Diono car seats kept us from having anything more than sore bodies, bumps, and bruises. Even the bleeding was limited to minor cuts that could be covered with household bandages. After a few hours they released us and we went home, with me driving us home in our little red Sonic as my incredible awesome aunt and uncle picked it up along with additional baby supplies for us.
I have slept no more than 6 hours in the past 48 hours as I keep waking up in pain and I cannot get this story out of my head. Liam has seatbelt burns, wakes up screaming for me in the night and seems extra protective of making sure I am near him throughout the day. Sophia and Emma are moving around as if nothing happened, though you can see seatbelt burns on Emma. Caitlin is still in pain but is moving around slowly like me.
The outside of our Traverse might look bad, and the inside is torn apart from the airbags, but all the interior structure is intact. We will replace our Traverse with a similar GM product and our Diono seats with Diono seats. But even more importantly, while leaving the hospital, Caitlin and I stopped to pray and give thanks to God for protecting us and our babies.
My lesson to others on this; DO NOT DRIVE UNDER THE INFLUENCE! DO NOT DRIVE IN A WRECKLESS MANNER ON PUBLIC ROADS! When purchasing a vehicle for you and your family, do not put safety last thinking you are an amazing driver who will never get in an accident as there are more and more people driving under the influence than ever before because of Marijuana being legal to use. The last place you should look to save money or purchase something based on how it looks is a child seat. Do the research, spend the money, and make sure your children have the best protection you can give them as you will never regret the extra $100 or the ugly look if you know they will have little to zero injuries after such an accident. Lastly, make sure to thank God and your traveling Angels often, as sometimes they might be your final defense in a world that can often throw you a curveball.
I want to end by thanking all the people that stopped or got out of their homes to help us, especially the sweet woman who comforted Sophia back to sleep, the Gentleman who just stood by us helping in any way he could, giving comfort to Emma and helping me get things together and without say, the Simi Valley Fire, Police and EMT department, who are all outstanding heroes in our community. We hope one day to meet the engineers and executive teams at General Motors and Diono who made safety a priority to ensure family's like ours do not end up with life threatening injuries due to other's who make poor decisions. THANK YOU!


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This was at the time when they were a dime a dozen. I had no idea what they were buying as thenI was living elsewhere in my own house. So when dad and mum said they were snapping up these collections for next to nothing I thought they meant only a few! (Look at the postage all the way from USA way back then... 90cents!)
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I still keep my collection in the envelopes they came in with the ebay information too. Maybe one day I'll do that big crazy quilt and add a few of the silk doubles I recieved in the wins to that crazy quilt. (This is actually in progress ;))
For me scrapbooking and crazy quilting are the same thing. Almost. So it's no wonder I also dabble in that too. The autumn long mini cover is progressing and I have to decorate the pages too.
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A 22-year-old man was arrested Monday for the fatal shooting of two 18-year-old men in Phoenix on July 8, 2017, officials say.
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Jose Salvador Saldana Espina and an accomplice allegedly entered the victims' vehicle where an exchange of gunfire occurred, records state.
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10. And finally, there have been a lot of reports that Birmingham City will demand this or that for Jude Bellingham, but this report explains why they actually have no say in the matter and that bizarrely, Bellingham himself can decide what is paid, to whom and when:
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Jimmy's Seafood & Steak is a hidden gem
Jimmy's Seafood & Steak in Margaritaville Casino is a bit of a hidden gem.
Facing the riverfront, Jimmy's includes some tables with fine views of the river. The beautiful decor throughout the restaurant manages simultaneously to achieve contemporary sophistication and an upscale retro feel.
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The food is equally lovely.
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Once seated, my dining companion and I embarked on a sampling of appetizers. The fresh and plentiful lump crabmeat martini was served with a little mango, lemon grass, and mint.
Our other appetizer, the roasted bone marrow, is a treat I don't often see on local menus. For this dish, a long bone was split and the marrow roasted. For those who have never tried marrow, it is a rich, melt-in-your-mouth treat. It is so good that even the psalmists praised it. (The speaker of Psalm 63 declares, "My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness.") Jimmy's serves their satisfying marrow with garlic toast rounds and frizzled parsley.
Next, we had the roasted fall vegetable salad. Though I don't think the dish we were served featured white asparagus, the asparagus did have a nice smoky flavor that was balanced nicely by the acidity of the champagne herb vinaigrette and the mellow flavors of the shaved Romano cheese. Also featured in this salad were artichoke hearts, cremini mushrooms, and friseé lettuces.
I had been wanting to try the Chef's Special Clay Pot Dinner (3 courses, $65) since hearing about it during the Louisiana Food Prize competition. It didn't disappoint. My friend and I each got a taste of all three courses. The first was a spicy Asian seafood soup. I would have liked for this dish to feature more bright flavors, but it was good. Be aware that it really is spicy!
The second course was exceptional. Fresh sea bass was poached in a slightly sweet Asian sauce (our waiter left us a small sauce boat with the excess sauce) and served alongside coconut rice. The bass was melt-in-your-mouth perfection, and the sauce complemented its delicate flavors. The rice was served almost like timbales, sweetened with coconut milk and topped with toasted onion. I also liked the homemade Asian pickled vegetables. Their tartness was a nice contrast to the sweetness of the rest of the dish.
It was fortunate that we were sharing the third course dessert. The few delicious bites of berries marinated in Grand Marnier and topped with fresh whipped cream were all I could have possibly managed!
Throughout the meal, the service we had was exceptional. As we waited for our first course, one of three friendly attendants assigned to our table brought us a variety of breads, butters and salts and explained each one. And this is one of the few restaurants I have been to in Shreveport where I was not asked to keep my soiled knife between courses. At Jimmy's, the table was cleaned and flatware changed between courses.
Jimmy's is relatively expensive, but now is a great time to try it out with the Winter Festival Menu, a prix fixe dinner for two for $99. The dinner includes blackened jumbo shrimp and broiled lamb popsicles, a choice of soup or salad, a choice of three entrees, cheesecake, and a choice of one of two wines. My only quibble with this special menu is that the only white wine offered is a rather sweet variety (moscato) that usually pairs better with desserts than the courses offered.
Though my dining partner and I ate a lot, there were many, many more unusual and tempting items on the menu at Jimmy's (flaming Greek cheese in Ouzo, anyone?). I hear the steaks are fantastic. Next time you are looking for a place to celebrate a special occasion — or just want to treat yourself — head over to Jimmy's Steak & Seafood for something out of the ordinary.
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CONFIRMED -John Rambo, Mileena and Rain are all coming to Mortal Kombat 11 as part of Kombat Pack 2.
In addition, NetherRealm will release the Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition on 17 November 2020.
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Have a watch of the brand new trailer, just below!
Original Story - Mortal Kombat 11 fans, get ready, NetherRealm Studios are about to drop some incredibly tantalising new info later today.
So far, the teasers have been coy on precisely what this big announcement could be, it's centred on a small CGI clip accompanied by the line "They Are Coming"; which tells us pretty much zip.
To add some extra spice to the reveal, Ed Boon has also tweeted: "Who is chasing that Tarkatan?"
Which does seem to suggest that the reveal is more MK11 character/DLC related as opposed to an announcement related to next-gen enhancements.
This isn't to say the news won't include those next-gen details too, but all signs are pointing towards some much-needed new characters and content DLC.
MK11 All Fatalities Guide | Shang Tsung Fatality | Nightwolf Fatality | Sindel Fatality | The Terminator Fatality | Joker Fatality | Spawn Fatality | Fujin Fatality | Sheeva Fatality | Robocop Fatality
What time is the Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Today?
As per Mortal Kombat's teaser clip posted to Twitter is quite clear on when NetheRealm intends to drop the full reveal.
The Mortal Kombat 11 reveal (whatever it may be) has been set for October 8, 8:00 CDT.
For those elsewhere in the world, that means we can expect to see the reveal released at the following times across the globe:
- Stockholm – 3 PM CEST
- London – 2 PM BST
- New York – 9 PM EDT
- Seattle – 6 AM PDT
- Sao Paulo – 10 AM BRT
- Tokyo – 22 PM JST (OCT 8)
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— Warner Bros. Games UK & Ireland (@WB_Games_UK)
October 7, 2020
Mortal Kombat 11 Reveal Leaks
It's very difficult to say with any accuracy exactly which characters could be added to the game in the future.
Datamined info does give some clues, or Klues if you want to be funny (we do).
Most recently it was noticed by Twitter user thethiny, that several extra strings of code were added to the game. The same type of strings which normally relate to new character names as we've seen in the past with Fujin, Sheeva and Robocop.
These strings of text related to 'CHAR_RAN', 'CHAR_RAM', And 'CHAR_MIL' which has lead many to believe this could be Rain, Mileena and John Rambo.
Will Mileena finally be added to MK11?
Although it's also worth noting that as thethiny points out, these characters could be further down the line:
"One thing I know is that CHAR_RAN, CHAR_RAM, And CHAR_MIL are all under DLC/GOTY2. If the "reveal" isn't about them then they could've possibly been pushed back to another period."
Ed Boon has been quite vocal about Mileena in the past, namely driven by fans demanding her inclusion. But there's some logic to her inclusion here, likewise Rain and John Rambo. We'll just quickly drop some recent quotes from Boon earlier this year, as part of a Daily Star interview:
DAILY STAR: We've seen you on Twitter, being vocal about some characters you don't want to bring back (Mileena…) When browsing the roster of MK characters from the past, how do you decide who to bring back? Do you take into account move sets , lore, 'cool factor', or elements of all of the above?
ED BOON:Actually, I've never seriously said that I don't want to see Mileena come back to Mortal Kombat. Most of the time I am just teasing the fanatics who demand she be added 100 times a day.
I love to have fun with that. Mortal Kombat has about 80 characters in its roster now. So, we tend to look back and occasionally revive a character who hasn't been seen in a long time, like we did with Fujin in Aftermath.
We do take into account the story because some characters existed in different parts of the timeline so we need to stay somewhat consistent with the narrative that we are telling. But move sets and "cool factor" also play a big part in which character we decide to bring back...
...we were very excited about adding RoboCop in Mortal Kombat11: Aftermath. He is the perfect bookend to Terminator that frames the 80's action hero representation in Mortal Kombat 11.
So it doesn't seem like Mileena is completely off the table then, and John Rambo does also fit nicely into that 80's action hero bracket; even if he's not quite the same as the sci-fi action stars of The Terminator or Robocop.
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GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson's long-time business manager and friend told Breitbart News that Erick Erickson lied about his reasoning for not inviting Carson to the RedState event in Atlanta over the weekend. RedState is a wholly owned subsidiary of Salem Communications, although overseen by Erickson—who is a Fox News Contributor. Salem Communications radio host Hugh Hewitt will be co-hosting the next GOP primary debate in California at the Reagan Library. Erickson told the Washington Examiner he did not invite Carson because he allegedly saw Carson speak at a veteran's event where Erickson is saying Carson only talked about himself and President Obama. Contacted in London, where he has traveled on business, Armstrong Williams, Dr. Carson's longtime business manager and confidant said, "This is an outrage. When I heard what Erick Erickson said about his justification for not inviting Dr. Carson, I immediately thought it was a smear and outright lie. I dare Erick Erickson to show transcripts where Dr. Ben Carson appears in front of two groups of veterans and speaks solely about himself and President Obama."
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A surprising number of retired doctors are being forced to go back to work
In the spring of 2000, orthopedic surgeon Dewey Ervin was in a position typical among physicians nearing retirement age. After a long career with Pee Dee Orthopedic Associates in Florence, S.C., Ervin was overwhelmed by the rigors of a surgical practice and the stress of helping to manage a thriving medical group. And having assembled a retirement portfolio nicely plumped up with successful equity investments, at age 59 Ervin felt the time was right to retire before he burned out altogether.
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"I had some significant losses, no question about it," he says.
Ervin naturally turned to his former practice, Pee Dee, floating the idea of returning on a part-time basis. Pee Dee for years had wanted to recruit a nonsurgical orthopedist to provide triage and nonoperative care, but according to Pee Dee's executive director Will Ginn III, such a provider "is almost impossible to find."
In this atmosphere, Ervin's suggestion looked like a dream come true, offering a way out of a difficult situation for the practice while solving the doctor's financial crisis. Still, he admits it wasn't easy to go back to work. For one thing, his wife was less than enthusiastic about the idea. And despite having worked long, hard hours for more than 25 years, getting used to a routine again would be difficult after a year-and-a-half of freedom.
Surprisingly common
Recruitment specialists, financial advisers, and administrative consultants all say that Ervin isn't alone. A surprising number of retired doctors are being forced to go back to work as a result of shrunken nest eggs. According to Sarah Lukas, a financial adviser with the Boston-based accounting firm of Carlin, Charron and Rosen LLP, many doctors have traditionally taken a "go it alone" approach to retirement investing -- and have made some serious mistakes as a result.
During the '90s boom, there was an unprecedented rush into the stock market of relatively small-time investors, Lukas says, doctors wielding investment savings among them. Tempted by double-digit annual yields, physicians, like other individual investors, chose growth-oriented mutual funds and other risky stock offerings when they should have been taking their savings to money managers oriented to the needs of the smaller investor.
"Many of these doctors thought that they were diversifying, [and] they bought a lot of different mutual funds," Lukas says. "As a result, many of them didn't know what they were holding."
In many cases they were holding equities vulnerable to the precipitous drop in market values that began in May 2000. Ervin says that, as a professional working outside a traditional company structure, going it alone in his investment approach was a matter of course for him and many other doctors.
"We don't have corporate retirement programs to bolster us up," Ervin says. "It's just what you've done on your own."
But even as a more conservative investment strategy might have limited his losses, it probably wouldn't have prevented them. According to a survey by AARP released in December 2002, 77 percent of stockowners age 50 to 70 had lost money in the market during the prior years. Of those, one in four reported having lost between a quarter and half of their investments, while another 9 percent say they lost more than half. Of those older Americans who lost money, 12 percent worry they'll have to go back to work. A third of them never stopped working.
Making it work
Despite the apparent win-win scenario of Ervin returning to Pee Dee, the practice was nervous about how significant a work commitment he was willing to make -- and for how long.
"I think there was a little uneasiness on both sides," Ervin says. "I didn't want to have to work any longer than I wanted to. They didn't want to crank this thing up and have me leave in three months."
Ginn agrees that the group saw risks in bringing on a retiree, even one as trusted and familiar as Ervin.
"We didn't want someone to come in and just try it and burn out and go away, because then we'd miss a recruiting cycle," Ginn says.
After much discussion, a tentative deal was sealed with little more than a handshake and an understanding: Ervin committed to working two-and-a-half days a week for at least a year, helping to relieve Pee Dee's glut of sprained ankles and other nonemergent, nonsurgical cases.
The now semiretired physician says he was more than willing to pick up the slack in nonsurgical work that was glutting Pee Dee, because it would eliminate the most stressful aspects of his former job. Simply not having to take responsibility for a surgical case was a huge load off his mind, Ervin says. His role in taking nonemergent cases also meant that there would be no call.
"It's a very low-pressure role compared to the full-tilt of operating and night call, so it's a much more pleasant and doable kind of deal," Ervin says.
Eighteen months later, both sides characterize the experiment as a smashing success.
"He has depressurized our group tremendously, and has done a tremendous service for us in general," says Ginn.
"I can support myself now," Ervin says. "I have income to live on from my practice at this point, rather than having to draw on my retirement."
Crucial to the doctor's job satisfaction is the fact that he made his return not as a partner, but as a part-time employee. That eliminated a host of complications and put his relationship with the practice on a firm footing.
As an employee, for example, Ervin's overhead costs are simply factored into his salary formula by Pee Dee's administrators, a process Ervin doesn't even take part in. His employee status releases him from all administrative duties.
And as for his diminished decision-making power, Ervin doesn't mind a bit. "I had my fill of [administration] when I was there," Ervin says. "So it suits me just fine to leave that end of the practice to the guys that are in it full-time."
But of all the changes from his days as a full-time surgeon, perhaps most important is that his compensation is based entirely on the number of patients he sees. If he is willing to forgo salary, he is free to take time off. This gives him flexibility and it reduces the financial risk for the practice.
At the same time, because he is providing a unique service to Pee Dee, he is free to see as many patients as he likes without threatening the patient volumes of the seven orthopedic surgeons working there. Since he is relieving them of what they see as secondary duties, there is no conflict of interest between Ervin and the other doctors.
Benefits to the practice
Yet the accommodations made for Ervin's benefit are only a few of the many arrangements that could make a retiree's return to your practice a success, according to Paul Angotti, a consultant with Management Design LLC in Monument, Colo.
A retired physician willing to return to work can be an excellent solution for practices in a pinch, since they offer clinical and practice management experience. When you can reconnect with one of your own former physicians who's already familiar with your practice style, staff, and patients, all the better.
The key is to optimize your resources based on the flexibility a retired doctor brings to the table.
For instance, your new out-of-retirement physician may allow you to extend your office hours if he is willing to work four to six hours a day beginning later in the day. You could take on more patients with little increase in overhead, and patients appreciate the additional leeway it gives them in scheduling appointments. In addition, patients loyal to a retired doctor are more satisfied if they can reconnect with that physician.
Welcoming a retired doctor or retaining him part-time can actually ease the transition to private practice for younger staff -- a crucial component of "succession planning" that practices often overlook, according to Angotti. During such a transition, a semiretired doctor willing to split time with a younger doctor still in the early stages of building up his practice can be a valuable asset.
Indeed, the fact that many retired doctors are reluctant to take call can actually work to your advantage if there are new doctors coming into the practice, Angotti says. Younger doctors need to build their patient volumes and taking call is a great way to do that.
Alternately, employing a semiretired doctor can help smooth the way for another physician who is considering retirement. Again, by splitting time between the two doctors, both enjoy while continuing to offer, between them, what amounts to one full-time physician to the practice.
"Depending on the dynamics, there are a lot of creative things you can do," Angotti says.
Plusses for physicians
In terms of his own energy levels and ability to support a robust workload, Ervin says he has had no problem seeing as many patients as the practice refers to him.
Indeed, Ervin says that one of the big benefits of returning to Pee Dee was getting to see many of his old patients and colleagues. He says: "When you retire, you lose a lot of contact with a lot of people. Going back to work put me back in contact with a bunch of people I enjoyed."
The results of this arrangement have been so positive that what began as a short-term trial has evolved to a "medium-range" commitment, with Ervin anticipating working another three to five years.
Because his relationship with Pee Dee continues to be based on that first handshake, however, keeping the lines of communication open will be key to making his second transition to retirement a smooth one, Ervin says. Each side has promised to give the other plenty of notice when either feels it's time for Ervin to move on.
In the end, he says, far from the grim prospect of a return to the daily grind driven by necessity, his re-entrance into medical practice has been a unique way to reconnect with his lifelong pursuit in a low-stress setting.
"Overall, it's good for medicine if we get some of us old guys back on the scene," he says.
Jake Carlo can be reached via email@example.com.
This article originally appeared in the June 2003 issue of Physicians Practice.


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Hyperlinks are not attachments, forensic findings
Imagine, if you will, it is 1996 and you are a new lawyer. It's Friday night and you have tickets to go see The English patient, which you don't really want to see, but your friend says it's amazing and insists you go. But you may have to miss it because you have taken on the Herculean task of reviewing the then massive production of 10-box-of-paper documents you just received from your opponent. Knowing how important it is for you to understand the contents of the production as early as possible, you crank up the volume on your CD player and dive into the production.
This is a typical production of documents â reports, presentations, memos and letters â some with attachments as indicated on the documents themselves, as is the style. A memo refers to some numbers on "the chart handed out at our last meeting." The memo, however, does not indicate that the graphic was attached, and it was not included with the memo in production. You hit pause on your CD and stop to think. Maybe the graphic was also produced, but is it in another box? But if it was relevant to the memo, should it have been produced with it, as an attachment, even though it was not originally physically attached to the original memo?
Now, step forward to today, 25 years later, and consider a 2021 version of this assumption: A responsive email is produced that contains hyperlinks to other documents, but those documents were not produced. as attachments to the email. Should hyperlinks, especially those to documents in an internal file system, be considered attachments? Should documents that hyperlinks lead to need to be produced as email attachments, even though they may already be elsewhere in production? In a recent decision, a judge who is increasingly known for her thought-provoking eDiscovery decisions clearly answered these questions: no.
'Nichols vs. Noom'
In the class action Nichols vs. Noom, 2021 WL 948646 (SDNY March 11, 2021), regarding an alleged illegal automatic enrollment program for weight loss services by the defendant, Noom, a notable discovery dispute has arisen as to whether hyperlinks are considered exhibits attached.
When negotiating an ESI protocol, the parties disagreed on a key aspect of how Noom would collect documents from its Google Workspace systems such as Gmail and Google Drive. While the complainants agreed to Noom using Google Vault's archiving and eDiscovery service to collect documents from their Google Drive file storage service, the complainants wanted Noom to use a different tool to collect from. from Gmail. "One of the main concerns of the complainants was that a Google Vault collection would not retrieve documents referenced in emails by a hyperlink." Identifier. at 2 hours.
The court, after hearing from experts on both sides and taking into account the costs and delays associated with using the plaintiffs' preferred tool, concluded that Noom could use Google Vault to collect emails, "finding this reasonable method and relying on the principle that a producer party is in the best position to determine its own research and collection methods as long as they are reasonable. Identifier. Further, "in order to address the plaintiffs' concern that they were not able to identify the Google Drive documents in production linked to a particular hyperlink, the court ordered that if there were particular key documents containing hyperlinks where the hypertext documents could not be located in the production, the plaintiffs could raise this issue with the court. At a subsequent conference, the court ruled that if there were certain documents discovered in the production containing hyperlinks for which the corresponding hyperlinked document could not be located or identified, the plaintiffs could raise the issue with Noom and Noom would be required to provide the document or Bates number. "Identifier. To 3.
Here, arguing that "neither the Court nor the parties appreciated that there would be thousands of Noom documents containing hyperlinks to other internal Noom documents at the time of the Court's initial decision on this matter", the complainants requested clarification or reconsideration of these orders. . Identifier.
The Court's analysis: a hyperlink is not an attachment
The tribunal began its discussion by noting that â[t]The issues raised by complainants raise complex questions about what constitutes reasonable research and collection methods in 2021 – when old forms of communication via emails and documents with attachments and footnotes or ending are replaced with emails and documents containing hyperlinks to other documents, video, audio, or image files. It also highlights the changing nature of how documents are stored and should be collected. »Identifier. at 2 hours.
Finding itself guided by the "proportionality issues set out in Rule 26 (b) (1) and the mandate of Rule 1 to ensure the fair, expeditious and inexpensive determination of that action", the court also noted that if " rule 34 requires a party to produce documents in a âreasonably usable formâ,⦠collection and review should be limited to relevant, unduplicated information. Identifier. to 3.
With an analysis that recalls the traditional distinction between âattachmentsâ and âattachmentsâ to paper notes and letters, the tribunal concluded that it disagreed with the complainants that a hypertext document is a attachment to an email, writing:
While the Court appreciates that hyperlinked internal documents may resemble attachments, this is not necessarily the case. When a person creates a document or email with attachments, the person provides the attachment as a necessary part of the communication. When someone creates a document or email with a hyperlink, the linked document / information may or may not be necessary for communication. For example, a legal memorandum may contain hyperlinks to cases cited therein. The Court does not consider hyperlinked cases to be attachments. A document can also contain a hyperlink to another part of the same document. It is not an attachment either. A document can have a hyperlink shortcut to a SharePoint folder. The entire file would not be an attachment. These are only examples. An email may contain hyperlinks to a phone number, a tracking site to track a shipment / shipment, a [F]acebook page, terms of use document, disclaimer, etc. The list goes on and on. Many of these underlying hypertext documents may be unimportant for communication.
Identifier. at 4 o'clock.
The court found other issues related to proportionality and rule 1, in particular the cost and delay involved in a new document collection, especially when many hypertext documents are said to be in the Google Drive document collection already. examined by the complainants. As the court noted, the plaintiffs were only speculating on the number of hypertext documents that might be relevant; they did not "explain why a memory of hypertext documents, many of which may have no real value in the case and are redundant to documents already collected, is proportional to the needs of this case." Identifier. Notably, the court also rejected the plaintiffs' argument that Noom used its information governance practices as a shield against discovery, stating that the defendant was cooperating by researching and producing from Google Drive, that "[w]What it opposes is collecting them via direct collection and collecting via hyperlinks which would dramatically increase redundancies in the collection, increase costs, and delay discovery. Identifier. at 5.
Finding that hyperlinks are not attachments and that the process it previously established regarding hyperlinks was appropriate, the court dismissed the plaintiffs' request. Identifier. at 4 o'clock.
The ESI protocol
In its analysis, the tribunal spent time detailing the relevant passages of the ESI Protocol accepted by the parties. He wrote that while the ESI protocol contained details of "attachments", "family groups" and even "document stubs" – the location where email attachments are stored – it did not define the âattachmentsâ nor did it indicate that the hyperlinks were part of the family groups. Indeed, "there was no consensus as to whether the hyperlinks were attachments and this Court, when making the order, did not consider the hyperlinks to be attachments." Identifier. to 3.
Complainants here, however, may have approached the ESI protocol differently if they had known how much Noom used hyperlinks. Recognizing "the inherent tension between the value and effectiveness of creating an ESI protocol up front that addresses all potentially foreseeable problems on the one hand, and an ongoing discovery in a case on the other" , the court found that the existing protocol as well as the hyperlink request procedure âstrikes an appropriate balance according to the needs of this caseâ. Identifier. at 5.
Even before this decision, trial judge Katharine Parker had already had an impact on e-discovery jurisprudence with her decisions in Winfield v. New York City, 2017 WL 5664852 (SDNY 2017), on the use of the technology-assisted examination, and in Pearlstein v. BlackBerry, 2019 WL 1259382 (SDNY 2019), on lien and waiver. Here, in another well-reasoned and thoughtful decision, Judge Parker addresses yet another modern discovery challenge.
In our 1996 assumption, it seems unlikely that the producing party would be required to revert to the original set of documents and reproduce the document mentioned in the note along with the note itself. In the substantially analogous situation of electronic discovery 25 years later in Nichols vs. Noom, Parker J.A. referred both to Noom's reasonable information management practices and, citing the well-established notion that a producing party is in the best position to determine its own search and examination procedures as that these procedures are reasonable, to its ESI collection procedures to determine that no recollection and mass reproduction of hypertext material has been indicated. And in deciding that a hyperlink is not an attachment, Justice Parker applied common sense to a sensitive subject, ultimately concluding that if a document is not attached, it is not an attachment.
Christophe boehning and Daniel J. Toal are litigation partners at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison. Ross M. Gotler, e-discovery advice, and Dana L. Kennedy, forensic scientist, assisted in the preparation of this article.


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The Reading Obsession
Reviews of Fiction Books: Everything from Young Adult Romance to Crime Thrillers
8:00 pm 27 February 2013
Seriously. This needs a release date. Or at least a blurb. Please?What are you waiting for?Seriously. This needs a release date. Or at least a blurb. Please? What are you waiting for?Update 5/1/13Expected publication: January 14th 2014Should I be happy there's a release date or sad it's next year? Decisions, decisions. Update: 5/28/13What I think will happen in Burned:Warning: Spoilers for the Fever series and Iced are in this review. Seriously. DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE FEVER SERIES YET! K? Good.Karen Moning's bestselling books, the Fever series, isn't over yet. Book number 6-8 will be centered around Dani "Mega" O'Mallery, instead of Mac Lane. Annoyingly, though, Iced had a cliffhanger. What is it with these cliffhangers? Do authors think that I won't read the next book if something drastic doesn't happen at the end of the previous one?Basically what happened in Iced was that there was this bad thing called the Hoar Frost King that was freezing parts of Dublin. Dani, Christian, Ryodan, and Dancer finally beat it, and everyone is happy. Including me And then, on the last page, Mac comes up behind Dani and threatens to stab her.In order to figure out what the feck will happen next, we have to lay out the facts. First, Dani isn't human. Okay fine. We don't know that for a 100% fact, but I'm 95% sure. Then again, I was 98% sure V'lane was a good guy, and look at what happened. So Dani isn't the typical human. Happy now?We will like Christian again. I actually like him screwed up the way he is, but that's neither here nor there. We know we'll like Christian again because Moning says so in one of her Q&As.Ryodan, Barrons, and the rest of those people can be killed (for good). There are two ways we know of (for now): K'Vruck and the Book.Dancer has some deep, dark secrets. Kat mentions this.Mac is extremely hard to kill. We found this out in ShadowFever.Apparently, we're done with the Unseelie King and his Concubine in books 6-8. So no facts there.Dani killed Mac's sister and feels guily over it.And I think that's it. The rest either doesn't seem important or it is just what we think happened. Now for the guesses. I'd like to mention again: I have not read Burned, yet. So these guesses will probably be wrong.Christian is either going to become good, or he will die.At the end of Iced, he was kidnapped by the Crimson Hag. I think Dani will rescue him.The fact that the nine can die is going to be important. I think that one of them will be killed. Christian once talked about speaking with K'Vruck. Actually, I think he already has. Why? Because of all those times Dani was speaking with him and- poof- he couldn't remember some parts of the conversation.Cruce will get out of the ice. There's a reason that he was trapped, not killed. Maybe the way he's going to get out is he'll burn his way out.Dancer isn't human. Yeah, it's pretty obvious, but remember V'lane? Yes? Good. Also about Dancer: he's either going to die or is immortal. There's some heavy foreshadowing there.Another Goodreads reviewer mentioned his, but the cover looks like a place-holder. Is that what Burned is? A place holder?And, apparently, Burned picks up right after the ending of Iced. Is Mac still pissed. At the end of Shadowfever, it seemed like she was about to forgive Dani. Why, then, is she holding a spear at Dani's bak?I don't think Dani's mother is dead. It seems lie everyone thinks that in the book, but there was this one time Dani was talking about her.I also believe Dani won't be one of those heroines that fall in love and become pathetic.Jo is probably going to die. Well, I want her to die. She's annoying.Some things I can't guess: What are the nine?Why does Dani lose her powers?What is Dancer?Why can't this book come out faster?And this is who my friend and I want Dani to end up with:First Dancer, because he's her age.Then, once Dani grows up a little, with Christian because he's immortal.Lastly, after Dani is around twenty-three ish, Ryodan.And Burned? I'm going to be waiting a long time for you. Do not annoy me.Find these predictions and more at http://www.thereadingobsession.blogspot.comEdit again: June 18They changed the release date to April 22? WTF?
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2020 was nothing I imagined.
I won't deny I still feel somewhat dismayed by how 2020 turned out. I feel some kind of lacking, like a lot could have happened if only coronavirus didn't happen. Compared with the several past years—which, like for most people, always began with false optimism that didn't get any sort of follow-through—2020 was the year for me. It had been the most promising of all the this-is-my-year New Years in my life. It had a perfect, very concrete jumpstart. A lot of actions were taken, the progress was tangible, and the path was already paved. I had a clear direction, the sky was very clear. And my North Star was shining more brightly than ever.
And then the gray cloud came.
The reality of coronavirus hit us in late February. I remember it clearly; February 27, I was set to travel to Seoul with a close friend. The mayhem was already hovering over us, but since lockdown wasn't officially implemented in the Philippines yet—despite news that many tourist hotspots in Seoul were already a ghost town—we kept firm on pushing through with our most awaited trip. Then, the day before, we received emails that our flights were canceled. THE DAY BEFORE OUR FLIGHT. Imagine the heartbreak.
Then, the Philippines began its lockdown on March 15.
It was devastating, dispiriting, depressing for the first few months. It's like my soul left my body and I just walked the earth pointlessly like a ghost. The first few weeks and months of lockdown, I was just waiting. I didn't want to do anything until it was over so I could pick up on my goals. (Little did I know the lockdown was going to drag on for several more months…)
I was a potato.
As for the things that happened at the beginning of 2020—first, I finally had the courage to submit my resignation from my job at the time. It was an awesome job; it was probably the best I ever had. But there was something new and greater waiting for me up ahead.
If it seems I'm being vague, I am. That "something" is my ultimate dream, the "vocation" I mentioned at the end of my 2019 wrap-up), which I'd rather not discuss openly even on my blog right now. (I've told my closest friends about it, and they know how devastated I am for all the plans ruined.)
I know some people like to put their big goals out there. It's said to help motivate them more to take action when they announce their goals publicly, which is nice if it works for them. But in contrast, I'd rather work quietly until there's already something tangible to celebrate. That's just my style. Also, I'm afraid of getting jinxed, LOL. For me, my main motivation is the day when I can finally brag about my accomplishment, and I'm a very impatient and eager girl so that's definitely a big motivation for me. I can't wait to get to the end goal.
So, after my resignation, I quit working for about two months. For those months, I was still trying to—almost pathetically—crank the motor for my ultimate dream. There was still a sliver of hope so I wasn't letting go. Until around July, I was undulating like a nauseating roller-coaster—hopeless to hopeful, hopeless, hopeful, depressed, determined, demotivated, resolute… It got to a point where it was dizzying and so heavy in the heart that I wanted nothing more for it to end no matter the outcome.
That's why in July, while I was very sad, I was quite relieved because the roller coaster ride had finally ended (for now) even though it wasn't the result I was hoping for.
When it was clear that the roadblock was not going to be cleared soon, I redirected my focus to other "local" goals. Things that were within my immediate reach. I couldn't stay holed up in misery forever if I wanted to get somewhere.
I started by cleaning my room. Really, the first step to clearing your mind is clearing your room clutter. I hate to admit but my room was disgustingly untidy. Scratch papers and dust everywhere. Documents, backpacks, folders, notebooks, and my laptop piled on top of one another. Coffee mugs stationed on top of the desk and the cabinet and the computer.
When I decided and started to clean my room, it was the impetus to get myself moving again. It's like my soul was lost in the shambles, and it had returned to me after I cleaned up!
I wrote a lot. On my journal and on this Daybook (hence the many overdue Jeju travel entries).
I did some little art projects, like this photo book of my 2019 Jeju adventure, the best travel I ever had. I also practiced my video editing skills and did a little travelogue of my second-favorite travel, Japan. (Actually, Taiwan is also my "second favorite" so it's a tie up on the list.)
Proudly, I have also been more active in donating. It's hard to do grunt volunteer work nowadays, so I just set aside a portion of my money for donations.
I was able to practice my kindness. Whether it's the year's circumstances that changed me or just my natural growing process, I experienced growth in terms of character although it's also always a work in progress.
Moreover—actually, it's funny. In hindsight, 2020 isn't all that bad. I found more time for hobbies and interests that were always previously put aside. Probably the best of all is gaming. Yes, I like gaming. And ever since Pewdiepie in 2012, I've always imagined how it's like to do game-vlogging. And I've been playing a lot lately, so maybe I'll get to try that soon. It's something very different from what my friends know me as. Which is refreshing for me too.
This wrap-up serves to acknowledge the difficulties and challenges that I overcame in 2020, and celebrate the good things that happened regardless. 2020 happened completely outside of the plan, but I'm still grateful for the chance to do other things. The jumpstart that I had at the beginning of the year will serve as an inspiration for me. It just proves that I can accomplish a lot when I put my heart and effort into it. It means I can do it again when the right time comes. And next time, I'll be sure to see it through to the end. Concrete actions, concrete progress, concrete results.
Special recognition to the things that kept me sane and entertained in 2020:
• Coffee
• Netflix
• Running Man (Korean variety show)
• BTS, especially Kim Seok-jin
• My journal
• Mcdonald's in my town, which was open for delivery during the early stages of the lockdown LOL
• My old college laptop, Raprap—who has officially retired after I bought a new laptop (THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE). It's a ten-year-old Acer Aspire One Happy netbook that outlived even my last PC and stuck with me when I needed a laptop on the go. And it's still working!
This 2021, I'll be sure to pick up on my adventures. No matter what. My ultimate goal is still going to have to wait a bit longer, but that goal is still definitely at the top.


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ARIIX partnered with "Do Good. Be Kind ," an organization with a charitable focus to do good in the world. Sporting "Do Good. Be Kind" T-shirts, ARIIX independent representatives, company executives, corporate employees and their families across the globe joined together to improve local communities and the lives of others. Rallying around their regional ARIIX offices, they shared their stories of service on social media using the hashtags #ariixdayofservice and #dogoodbekind.
"Our inaugural Worldwide Day of Service was a success!" says Deanna Latson, ARIIX Chief Product Officer and Founder. "We had offices and teams of people from all around the world create unique acts of service. Our corporate headquarters as well as our offices in Mexico, Hong Kong, Canada, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Russia all worked to make the world a better place. We'll definitely do it again!"
• ARIIX Corporate Headquarters employees partnered with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a non-profit organization that helps build beds for children in need.
• ARIIX Mexico teams worked all day at a foster home for girls, cleaning and painting classrooms and the office entrance.
• ARIIX Hong Kong partnered with Food Angel, a food assistance program to help those in need.
• ARIIX Canada worked with the Salvation Army to set up, prepare and serve lunch for over 100 people at the Richmond Community Church.
• ARIIX European headquarters in the UK worked with park ranger teams that do conservation tasks in nature reserves and green spaces throughout the area.
• ARIIX Korea prepared lunch for nearly 800 people in need through the Bobpar Sharing Center.
• ARIIX Taiwan worked with Huashan Social Welfare Foundation to help provide funding for this much-needed organization.
• ARIIX Japan cleaned up the sidewalks near their office and Mamiana Park to beautify the surroundings for everyone.
• ARIIX CIS helped area orphanages and specialized institutions by cleaning, painting, socializing and providing comfort.
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Block Graphics Relocates Calif. Facility
Headquartered in Portland, Ore., Block Graphics will be relocating its Paso Robles, Calif., facility to the Reno, Nev., area by the end of 2006. Employees in the Paso Robles plant willing to relocate are being offered positions in the new facility, or severance packages are available. The move affects 15 employees, and enables the company to expand its one-day shipping service area while maintaining the level of quality, service and reliability customers expect.
The relocation will not affect Block Graphics's facility in Sun City, Calif., and is seen as strengthening its presence in the region.
Founded in 1980, Block Graphics is a 100 percent employee-owned manufacturer and printer of professional business forms and envelopes.
For more information, call 800-676-1599 or visit www.blockgraphics.com.