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OraNews TV journalist Elio Laze was injured by the indiscriminate use of tear gas by police during yesterday’s protest.
Journalist Laze denounced Prime Minister Edi Rama for ordering the use of tear gas. In a Facebook post he wrote:
“[…] I was at the Parliament building today. (Unfortunately) I was there not to protest but to report as a journalist […]
You [PM Edi Rama] ordered your failed Minister of Interior to disperse the crowd with tear gas. Protesters, journalists, passers-by and police suffered the effects […]
I wish you suffer the same the way it hurts you most – the tear gas I inhaled and the lack of breath I experienced for many minutes […]”
Following February 16 protest where police fired tear gas several times against the whole crowd of protestors and journalists, the same unprofessional, excessive and indiscriminate tactics were employed by the police in yesterday’s protest. Despite the following harsh criticism in the media, particularly by journalists who suffered the effects of tear gas while reporting live from the Prime Minister’s Office on February 16, the police has not changed the tactic. On the contrary, the police had a plan to use tear gas again as it warned journalists prior to yesterday’s protest to wear tear gas masks.
On February 16, journalist Klodiana Lala and several others were seen to have serious issues breathing and coughing while trying to run away from the tear gas clouds covering the whole area.
Another journalist of OraNews TV, Isa Myzyraj, fainted while reporting (video), due to the tear gas fired by police.

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NASDAQ staff denies BFC listing, citing SEC lawsuit against Levan
BFC Financial Corp. was dealt a setback in its attempt to get listed on a major stock exchange, a requirement for its pending merger with Bluegreen Corp., after the NASDAQ and NYSE cited the Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit against BFC Chairman and CEO Alan B. Levan.
Fort Lauderdale-based BFC (Pink Sheets: BFCF) disclosed the NASDAQ staff issued it a denial letter with the SEC lawsuit as the main reason. BFC plans to appeal the decision to the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel.
NYSE staff told BFC that the SEC lawsuit was an obstacle to getting approved, though it doesn’t have a formal review process.
The SEC hit Levan and BBX Capital Corp. (NYSE: BBX), formerly known as BankAtlantic Bancorp, with a lawsuit in January over allegations of securities fraud and accounting fraud. This case has survived Levan’s initial motion to dismiss and probably won’t go to trial until 2013. BBX and Levan believe the charges have not merit. However, the SEC is seeking to bar Levan from serving as an officer or director of any public company.
According to the NASDAQ listing rules, the exchange has the discretionary authority to deny listing to a company when an individual with a history of “regulatory misconduct” is associated with the company, whether as an officer, director or substantial shareholder. When considering such a matter, the NASDAQ should take into account whether the misconduct involved fraud, securities and the investing public. It’s possible that NASDAQ may approve such an application if the company agrees to take remedial action, such as the resignation of the individual or establishing a voting trust for their shares.
While the SEC hasn’t targeted BFC or Bluegreen (NYSE: BXG) in the lawsuit, Levan is the chairman of all three companies, and the CEO of both BFC and BBX. BFC already owns 54 percent of Bluegreen, so the merger would combine the companies to give BFC full access to Bluegreen’s revenue stream from timeshare resort sales and its cash resources.
Shareholders of both firms approved the deal in June. Each share of Bluegreen would be traded for eight shares of BFC, but only if BFCgets listed on a major stock exchange.
BFC provided a list of points it would make before the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Panel, including: “BFC’s founding and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alan Levan, has a 30-year record of serving in continuous leadership and board positions at numerous public and exchange-listed companies, as well as assuming with distinction similar roles in non-profit and educational institutions.”
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Adam and Eve with Cain and Abel, from the series of etchings Biblical Scenes, after the frescoes by Raphael in the Vatican Loggia
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Museum purchase, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Endowment Fund
Eve sits under a tree spinning, with babies Cain and Abel playing at her knee, and Adam nearby working in the fields.

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Text and tune from "Three Native American Hymns," The Hymn, Vol.56, no. 2, Spring 2005, pages 18-29. The melody itself was first published in Dakota Odowan in 1879. More information is available at the Wikipedia article, "Joseph Renville"
Display Title: What God PreparesFirst Line: What God prepares for those who love himTune Title: RENVILLEAuthor: Clark KimberlingScripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9Date: 2008Subject: Comfort and Encouragement | ; Funerals | ; Love | Us for God

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April is Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) is a time to celebrate the unique qualities of America’s art form, the talents of jazz legends, the joy music can bring to its audiences, and whatever jazz means to you. JAM culminates with International Jazz Day on April 30 featuring an exciting line-up of jazz all-stars from around the globe celebrating in style at an outdoors concert in Osaka, Japan.
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A studio-produced album from the Puerto Rican saxophonist
The pure-toned alto saxophonist captures the romance of his Puerto Rican heritage with clean cadenzas and the sway of a 10-piece wind ensemble – the album is subtitled The Puerto Rican Songbook.
The core pulse is contemporary modern, fuelled by a cracking rhythm section, but the swirl of flutes, woodwind and horns adds authenticity as well as textures, and is impressively integrated into the whole – the studio-produced album was live recorded. Zenón remains the focus, surging through the orchestral layers and burning to a climax.


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After “I Don’t Fuck with You” and “Paradise,” “Blessings” is the third single off of Big Sean’s latest album, Dark Sky Paradise. The single features verses from Drake and Kanye with production by Vinylz and Allen Ritter. “Blessings” is a straightforward song about being grateful for the the money and possessions in these rappers lives.
I recently got into a car accident while this song was playing on the radio. Needless to say, the situation was dripping with irony (as well as transmission fluid).

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Thank you to this year’s Screenplay Competition readers!
Kristi is an award-winning screenwriter, director, and editor. Her screenplays have won, or placed highly in, many acclaimed screenwriting competitions. She is currently editing the behind-the-scenes featurettes for the upcoming feature film EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS starring Tom Skerritt and Mira Sorvino. Kristi’s multi award-winning short film, SOMETHING SPECIAL, which she wrote and directed, was a finalist in a New Zealand international filmmaking competition in which she had the honor of working with executive producer Barrie Osborne (LORD OF THE RINGS, THE MATRIX). SOMETHING SPECIAL screened at dozens of film festivals all over the world, including the Cannes Film Festival, the Seattle International Film Festival, and the Palm Springs International ShortsFest. The film was also broadcast on television in the PBS series “Official Best Of Fest” and The Pentagon Channel.
Shadrach Michaels graduated from the University of California, Berkeley earning a degree in English with a Creative Writing minor. He taught English as a second language during his college experience and recently finished his second year teaching Middle School English Language Arts and World History. Shadrach placed first, behind the grand champion in the inagural Destiny City Film Festival screenwriting competition, one of several screenplay competition credits he has received over the years. While continuing to write and develop original stories for publication and competitions, he currently works as a writer for his town’s local newspaper, The Ely Times, in Ely, Nevada.
Jeffrey Field is a six-time Academy Nicholl Fellowship semifinalist, the overall winner of the 2018 Tracking Board Launch Pad Feature Competition, a 2015 Screencraft Fellowship winner, first place winner of the inaugural Screencraft Science Fiction Screenplay competition and the winner of screenwriting competitions at the Omaha, Kansas City, Destiny City and Nashville film festivals. He is also a Silver and Bronze prize winner and 10-time finalist at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. He has written or co-written scripts that have also been finalists in screenplay competitions at the Austin, Slamdance, Atlanta, Nantucket and Vancouver International Women in Film festivals. After a long career in television and digital news, he now does communications work at one of the Midwest's top medical schools. He lives in Overland Park, Kansas.
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Vanessa Hudgens recently sat down with “Entertainment Weekly” to promote the CD with new album, “Identified”.
Here’s what she had to say about a trio of singles from it:
Sneakernight: The strange song title sums up the video, as Vanessa and friends just spend the night, hanging out in sneakers.
“When I show the video, I was like, ‘I cannot believe I’m wearing sneakers for the first time in a music video!’ It was awesome.”
First Bad Habit: Vanessa Hudgens revealed that this song is “about when you like a hug so much but know he’s a complete ******.” Wait; Is that a dig at Zac Efron? No, Hudgens assures her fans, the event described above “hasn’t happened to me, but a lot of my friends have gone through so much crap.”
Gone with the Wind: “And now I’m standing my ground/And who I am/For that I’m proud,” she declares in this ballad. What does that mean, exactly?”
I just kind of went for it…. The song basically means: I know a lot more, and that timidness and naïveté is gone with the wind.
The “High School Musical” star launched a summer tour in support of her forthcoming album, “Identified”. Her album will be available in stores on July 1. The following month, the lovely lady friend of Zac Efron will sing for fans across the country.

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If Barclay goes, the Government loses its leverage over minor parties
ANALYSIS: Clutha-Southland MP Todd Barclay isn't quite a dead man walking, but his job isn't exactly looking safe.
On Tuesday afternoon Prime Minister Bill English confirmed that Barclay himself had told him he recorded the conversations of a staff-member - just hours after Barclay had "totally refuted" the allegations and directly said that he had not told the Prime Minister about any recordings.
Barclay's options are slimming fast. He can either admit to misleading media and the public, argue on a technicality that he was denying the "allegations" not the actual recording, or publicly call the Prime Minister a liar. Two of those seem likely to lead to a resignation. So what would that mean for the rest of the House?
Clutha-Southland is deep blue safe seat for National, but since we are less than six months out from an election a by-election will not take place.
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And since he isn't a list MP, his spot in Parliament wouldn't be snapped up by the next person in line.
Instead, Barclay's seat would remain vacant and the number of MPs in the House would drop from 119 to 118.
Labour worked out a deal with National when John Key was on his way out to let David Cunliffe resign at the same time, maintaining the overall balance. That doesn't seem likely to happen this time.
So what would happen? National's number of MPs would drop to 57, but with the four seats from Maori Party, ACT, and United Future they would retain a two-seat majority - 61 seats, two above the 59-seat line.
Meanwhile the opposition parties of Labour, the Greens, and NZ First would still sit at 57. That means a vote of no confidence is unlikely and the Government won't dissolve until at least September.
But it would greatly complicate things for National. If the Maori Party's two MPs vote against National we end up with a tie vote - 59 to 59 - which in most circumstances means the vote fails, and whatever legislation the Government wants to pass will fail.
It also means the Government won't be able to rely on just the Maori Party, as they did as recently as April for some changes to the Resource Management Act that United Future and ACT rejected.
It also means if the Maori Party and either United Future or ACT decide to vote with the opposition on something, it will pass against their will.
Luckily for the Government there are just six weeks left before the House rises for the election, and no obviously controversial legislation that they could be held hostage over.
But it certainly would make things a lot tighter, and the Government would lose the leverage it has against its coalition parties making a fuss.
Then - National have relied on their partners for years now. They can probably manage for a few more months.
WILL HE GO?
If Barclay wants to go then he will go. But if the party itself decides his position is untenable they can not actually force him from Parliament.
This is what happened with New Zealand First MP Brendan Horan, who was expelled from the party in 2012 but chose to remain in Parliament.
While possible, this is pretty unlikely. If the party - who are now investigating Barclay's reselection process in Clutha-Southland - want him to go, he probably will.


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Band Name: Patti Smith Group
Music Album: Radio Ethiopia
Album Release Date: June 1996
Music Genre: Punk Rock Avantgarde
Record Label: BMG
Album Release Country: Europe
Music Record Type: 9 Tracks CD Album Reissue Remastered
American punk band, 1976-1979.
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|2||Ain't It Strange||6:36|
|4||Pissing In A River||4:52|
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℗ 1976, 1996 & © 1996 Arista Records Inc., a unit of BMG Entertainment.
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Made in the EC.
"Chiklets" is a previously unreleased track from the original sessions (listed as bonus track).
Recorded and mixed at the Record Plant East.
Originally mastered at Sterling Sound.
Reissue mastered at Sterling Sound.
"Chiklets" mixed at Electric Lady Studios.
Special thanks to Jane Friedman and John Cale, Jimmy Iovine and Allen Lanier.
Ali is still champ.
Thanks to Pat Costello, Rod Jacobson, Jeffi Powell, Lisa Robinson, Rick Downey (Böc Crew), Mannys music store, Rinaldo, Todd Smith, Andy Paley, Nana Lee Berry, Mary Hale, Lynette and Sara and Marjorie, Topper Zookie, Tony Glover, Robert Mapplethorpe and Lionel Rodriguez.
Sony Two Way Radio courtesy of Paul Getty III.
Harry Crosbys opium pipe courtesy of Gotham Book Mart.
"Poppies" was inspired by Edie Sedgewick, Jim Morrison and the Queen of Sheba.
"Radio Ethiopia/Abyssinia" is dedicated to Arthur Rimbaud and Constantin Brancusi.
R.E./A. was recorded live August 9, 1976.
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Every year ten, handsome Tahitian men compete for the hearts & votes of French Polynesia and the title of MR TAHITI. The pageant is always a big hit in Tahiti with the show taking place at the Le Meridien Resort.
It's the premier male beauty pageant in Tahiti and has been running for more than twenty years. The Mr Tahiti winner receives sponsored gifts & is appointed Tahiti's ambassador representing the country in culture & image along with Miss Tahiti for a whole year.
Following an intense social media campaign where each challenger works at gathering an online following, they then walk the catwalk in different categories surf wear, swim wear, traditional costume and evening wear. They are also required to showcase their talent. Mr Tahiti is elected by the public through texting and a jury made up of beauty pageant specialists & sponsors.
Moya B, a member of the committee tells us "This year we decided to go for the theme of the Ocean. We took the candidates out in nature in order to promote environmental awareness among the young public that follows the pageant. Of course a healthy mind in a healthy body are required to become Mister Tahiti but the most important part is the human values".
The pageant is also a great opportunity for local creators to express their artistry and showcase their work during the very anticipated traditional costume catwalk. Each year the level of details and attention put into the pieces seem to get closer to "Haute Couture" as demonstrated by the night's shark/warrior inspired best costume that was awarded to the famous tahitian designer Christopher Prenat.
The show's producer Alexandre Taliercio says "The competition is a true reflection of today's Polynesia as it has a lot of beautiful ethnic mixing and the guys come from very different social backgrounds."
After an amazing show, Tamahei Pahoeani was crowned Mr Tahiti 2018. He told us right after the announcement "It's a mix of emotions of joy and stress at the same time. It's weird! I really didn't expect this victory as we were all handsome and qualified for the title. I would like to use this platform to bring awareness to the protection of our lagoon and nature. We are lucky enough to still have a beautiful Fenua and we should protect it, not only for ourselves but also for the future generations"


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Published at Tuesday, October 31st, 2017 - 19:14:05 PM. Coffee Table. By Ivonne Martineau.
You can find distinct coffee tables in sets or as individual pieces. They should always match and compliment your other home furnishings. All the decor in your home should follow a single style. This keeps a solid flow throughout your home.
This living room furniture comes in different styles sizes and price ranges. Most manufacturers offer coffee tables for the two ends of the sofas or such. Most coffee tables are designed in such a manner that they go with all kind of home decorating styles but some can be categorized into modern or traditional groups. They can be made from different kinds of material ranging from wood to steel or glass or hard plastic as well.While the purpose of the coffee table is to mainly have an area to place things while you are relaxing on the sofa it is also decorated with shelves or drawers for storage purposes. Some manufacturers offer tables that come with the height-adjustment feature which allow it to be used for other purposes as well. So select a decent coffee table and make it an integral part of your living room furniture.
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India’s Sikh population stands at 20.8 million, which is only 1.72% of the country’s total population. Out of approximately 25-30 million Sikhs in the world, the majority of them, 20.8-22 million, live in India that is about (83.2%-84.1%) of the world’s Sikh population.
How much of India is Sikh?
According to the 2011 census, India’s most recent census (World Population Review ), Sikhs constitute approximately 1.7 percent of the Indian population, or 20,833,116 persons among India’s total population of approximately 1.21 billion (India 2011).
What percentage of Sikhs live in India today?
Sikhs number about 25-30 million worldwide, of whom 22–28 million live in India, which thus represents around 90% of the total Sikh population.
Is Sikhism growing in India?
Sikh leaders in North America blamed conversions, drugs and migration for the decline in the growth rate of Sikh population in India from 1.9 percent to 1.7 percent as per the 2011 census.
How many Punjabis live in India?
According to a 2008 estimate, there are approximately 76,335,300 native speakers of Punjabi in Pakistan, and according to the 2011 Census of India, there are over 31,144,095 Punjabi speakers in India.
How many Sikh live in Westbengal?
Sikh Religion Census 2011
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Is Sikh a Hindu?
Sikhs are not Hindus. Sikhism rejects many aspects of Hinduism. Sikhism is a distinct religion with a unique scripture, principles, code of conduct, guidelines, initiation ceremony, and appearance developed over three centuries by ten gurus, or spiritual masters.
Why are there so many Sikh in Canada?
Sikhs found employment in laying the tracks of the Canadian Pacific Railway, in lumber mills and mines. Though they earned less than white workers, they made enough money to send some of it to India and make it possible for their relatives to immigrate to Canada.
Which country has most Sikh?
Sikhism can be found predominantly in the Punjab state of India but Sikh communities exist on every inhabited continent, with the largest total emigrant population being in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. At 1.7% respectively, India have the largest proportional representation of Sikhs.
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10 Countries With The Highest Number Of Sikhs
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Will Sikhism end?
Within 750 years of inception in 1469, history of glorious Sikhs will sadly come to an end. The death of this religion will be loss to humanity in general and India in particular.
Is there any Sikh in Pakistan?
“This is a fact the Sikh population in Pakistan has been consistently declining. One of the reasons behind this decline is, of course, forced conversion,” Professor Singh said. According to Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), only 6,146 Sikhs were claimed to be registered in Pakistan.

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That’s actually pretty impressive for a product that was—and still is—made in the USA. And if you were riding at the time, you probably remember what a game-changer Lock-Ons were. It was the kind of innovation we don’t see often in our industry. “At every event or show we went to, people would consider it a challenge to try to get the grips to spin on the handlebar, which typically ended up in them breaking our display rather than getting any movement in the grips.”
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By THE BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN
A fight taking place Saturday night is a battle for a bigger cause -- giving Bakersfield youth a place to play sports, learn from strong mentors and stay out of trouble.
The Battle of the Badges, benefitting the Bakersfield Police Activities League, kicks off with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and fights at 7 p.m. Saturday at Bakersfield College. The program was featured Friday on "First Look with Scott Cox."
"The thing about Bakersfield, is if you put a good cause together, these people will back it to the hilt," said Sgt. Chad Jackman, who said there are people in the community who really support what the league does at its location at 301 E. 4th St.
The center opens at 2 p.m. for after-school programs, and offers everything from tutoring to video games to indoor and outdoor sports. Jackman said some people who were in the program years ago now bring their own children.
The 19-year-old program works "to keep them on the straight and narrow," said Jackman, who's been in law enforcement for 29 years. The sergent said he tells his colleagues they're not social workers or teachers, but they do provide mentors and role models.
Simulcast host Scott Cox said as a police officer, Jackman is a "guy who's seen where things can go" if kids get into trouble.
Saturday's event is slated to include 12 bouts and 24 fighters. There will be two female bouts. They include police officers, lawyers and members of the military for the first time.
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Tickets are available at the Bakersfield Police stations, BPAL, Mr. Tuxedo and at the door while they last. Tickets are $20 for general admission, and $40 ringside.


Republic of the Philippines
G.R. No. L-22238             February 18, 1967
CLAVECILLIA RADIO SYSTEM, petitioner-appellant,
HON. AGUSTIN ANTILLON, as City Judge of the Municipal Court of Cagayan de Oro City
and NEW CAGAYAN GROCERY, respondents-appellees.
B. C. Padua for petitioner and appellant.
Pablo S. Reyes for respondents and appellees.
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Misamis Oriental dismissing the petition of the Clavecilla Radio System to prohibit the City Judge of Cagayan de Oro from taking cognizance of Civil Case No. 1048 for damages.
It appears that on June 22, 1963, the New Cagayan Grocery filed a complaint against the Clavecilla Radio System alleging, in effect, that on March 12, 1963, the following message, addressed to the former, was filed at the latter's Bacolod Branch Office for transmittal thru its branch office at Cagayan de Oro:
NECAGRO CAGAYAN DE ORO (CLAVECILLA)
REURTEL WASHED NOT AVAILABLE REFINED TWENTY FIFTY IF AGREEABLE SHALL SHIP LATER REPLY POHANG
The Cagayan de Oro branch office having received the said message omitted, in delivering the same to the New Cagayan Grocery, the word "NOT" between the words "WASHED" and "AVAILABLE," thus changing entirely the contents and purport of the same and causing the said addressee to suffer damages. After service of summons, the Clavecilla Radio System filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it states no cause of action and that the venue is improperly laid. The New Cagayan Grocery interposed an opposition to which the Clavecilla Radio System filed its rejoinder. Thereafter, the City Judge, on September 18, 1963, denied the motion to dismiss for lack of merit and set the case for hearing.1äwphï1.ñët
Hence, the Clavecilla Radio System filed a petition for prohibition with preliminary injunction with the Court of First Instance praying that the City Judge, Honorable Agustin Antillon, be enjoined from further proceeding with the case on the ground of improper venue. The respondents filed a motion to dismiss the petition but this was opposed by the petitioner. Later, the motion was submitted for resolution on the pleadings.
In dismissing the case, the lower court held that the Clavecilla Radio System may be sued either in Manila where it has its principal office or in Cagayan de Oro City where it may be served, as in fact it was served, with summons through the Manager of its branch office in said city. In other words, the court upheld the authority of the city court to take cognizance of the case.1äwphï1.ñët
In appealing, the Clavecilla Radio System contends that the suit against it should be filed in Manila where it holds its principal office.
It is clear that the case for damages filed with the city court is based upon tort and not upon a written contract. Section 1 of Rule 4 of the New Rules of Court, governing venue of actions in inferior courts, provides in its paragraph (b) (3) that when "the action is not upon a written contract, then in the municipality where the defendant or any of the defendants resides or may be served with summons." (Emphasis supplied)
Settled is the principle in corporation law that the residence of a corporation is the place where its principal office is established. Since it is not disputed that the Clavecilla Radio System has its principal office in Manila, it follows that the suit against it may properly be filed in the City of Manila.
The appellee maintain, however, that with the filing of the action in Cagayan de Oro City, venue was properly laid on the principle that the appellant may also be served with summons in that city where it maintains a branch office. This Court has already held in the case of Cohen vs. Benguet Commercial Co., Ltd., 34 Phil. 526; that the term "may be served with summons" does not apply when the defendant resides in the Philippines for, in such case, he may be sued only in the municipality of his residence, regardless of the place where he may be found and served with summons. As any other corporation, the Clavecilla Radio System maintains a residence which is Manila in this case, and a person can have only one residence at a time (See Alcantara vs. Secretary of the Interior, 61 Phil. 459; Evangelists vs. Santos, 86 Phil. 387). The fact that it maintains branch offices in some parts of the country does not mean that it can be sued in any of these places. To allow an action to be instituted in any place where a corporate entity has its branch offices would create confusion and work untold inconvenience to the corporation.
It is important to remember, as was stated by this Court in Evangelista vs. Santos, et al., supra, that the laying of the venue of an action is not left to plaintiff's caprice because the matter is regulated by the Rules of Court. Applying the provision of the Rules of Court, the venue in this case was improperly laid.
The order appealed from is therefore reversed, but without prejudice to the filing of the action in Which the venue shall be laid properly. With costs against the respondents-appellees.
Concepcion, C.J., Reyes, J.B.L., Dizon, Makalintal, Bengzon, J.P., Zaldivar, Sanchez and Castro, JJ., concur.
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Concord, Mass. is traditionally identified as a historic small town whose most prominent citizen was writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. But after Wednesday night, the town is now known as the first in the country to ban PET bottled water.
After about two hours of debate at Wednesday night's town meeting, Warrant Article 32, the Drinking Water in Single-Serving PET Bottles Bylaw, narrowly passed by fewer than 40 votes, according to reports. The bylaw bans the sale of single-serving PET bottles of 1 liter (34 ounces) or less in Concord, and stores could be fined up to $50 for violating the ban.
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This is the third straight year for this issue to come up for debate in Concord. A similar measure was passed in 2010, but the attorney general denied it because the bylaw wasn't written properly. Last year, the town rejected the proposed bylaw.
Chris Hogan, VP of communications for the International Bottled Water Association, told PlasticsToday the association is "disappointed that a small group of individuals has made the decision to ban the sale of bottled water for a town of 17,000 residents."
"This ban will deprive residents, students, and tourists of their rights as consumers to make healthy choices when it comes to hydration and refreshment. It will also deprive the town of needed tax revenue and harm local businesses that rely on bottled water sales to help keep their doors open," he said.
However, he also added, "In terms of responding to the vote, at this point we are keeping all options on the table to support the rights of consumers to exercise their freedom of choice."
Concord's potential ban echoes recent news that more than 90 universities across the nation are banning or restricting the use of plastic water bottles.
Americans drink nearly 9 billion gallons of bottled water a year, according to the Beverage Marketing Corp. The continuous growth of plastic water bottle consumption in the U.S. has resulted in a $22 billion retail packaged-water industry.
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"Clean, safe water is just a small sacrifice," another countered. "We're not gonna solve all the problems of the world but this is our one chance to make a really huge statement to the world."
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Outstanding employees at Hallmark Care Homes were recognised at a glittering awards ceremony organised in their honour.
21 team members across Hallmark Care Homes 15 facilities, which specialise in residential, nursing and dementia care had their hard work celebrated at the Hallmark Care Homes’ Awards held at The Beaumont Estate in Windsor, Berkshire.
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GOVERNMENT in a bid to arrest a loom health disaster has moved to arrest a tipping national water shortage crisis which is haunting almost all water authorities by releasing a of $72.3 million in local currency for water treatment chemicals.
In a press statement released today finance minister Mthuli Ncube said the government was releasing the money to avert the re-emergence of water borne diseases which include Cholera, typhoid which has pulverised the nation in the past.
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by Selwyn Manning
One of the largest picket-lines to be seen in recent years is demonstrating outside Auckland’s Fisher and Paykel
Around 1300 workers are on strike after contract negotiations between Engineer’s Union delegates and Fisher and Paykel
management failed to reach a settlement of wage claim.
The company offered an increase of 3.25 percent this year and the same increase again next year. Union delegates
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Police have announced the public to ‘stay Alert’ as they launched a manhunt after four peoples are stabbed in the last 15 hours in London. Detectives are searching for a suspected man of stabbing four random people in north London.
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Resembling Left Ventricular False Tendon in a Father and His Daughter.
Left ventricular false tendons (LVFTs) are linear fibrous or fibromuscular bands that extend between ventricular septum and papillary muscle, left ventricular free wall, or apex [1, 2]. LVFTs were incidental findings at cadaver dissection in early days, but later technical improvement in the heart imaging such as echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging let the percentage of LVFT visualization rise [2, 3]. LVFT prevalence in the literature spreads over a wide range, while in the earliest reports, it was 0.5%; current investigations have reported up to 78% .
Although there is no consensus on the implication of LVFTs in heart diseases, they have been associated with various clinical manifestations in otherwise structurally normal hearts such as functional murmur, preexcitation, idiopathic ventricular tachycardia, infective endocarditis, cavitary thrombi, regional myocardial hypertrophy, repolarization abnormalities, and genesis of J-waves [2-9].
Our knowledge about LVFT continuously grows. In order to understand clinical implication of LVFT, we need to evaluate this entity in all its aspects. The questions rose regarding its clinical implication let researches to extend histologic characteristic and embryologic development of LVFT. The lacking information regarding genetic transition of LVFT is the missing link of this chain. We offered an insight into genetic aspect of this entity by reporting these cases.
1.1. Case 1. An 18-year-old previously healthy girl presented with complaint of palpitation. She has experienced palpitation 2 or 3 times a month for 3 years. She did not declare other triggering factors for palpitation with the exception of caffeine. She stated that her palpitation episode sometime lasts one hour, and it is rarely accompanied by dizziness. On physical examination, the followings were noted: normal S1 and S2 without added sounds (S3 or S4) and murmur on cardiac auscultation, blood pressure 118/76 mmHg, heart rate 78/min, and normal breathing sounds. A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed sinus rhythm with normal QRS morphology. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a structurally normal heart with the exception of a broad false tendon within the left ventricle extending between apical lateral wall and basal septum (Figures 1(b)-4(b)). Ambulatory rhythm monitoring showed no isolated premature ventricular complexes, ventricular couplets, or runs during 24 hours. She was asymptomatic during the 24 hours of ambulatory rhythm monitoring. She was advised to obtain an electrocardiogram at the time of palpitation from the nearest medical center.
1.2. Case 2. The father of the girl in case 1, 52 years old, was admitted in our outpatient clinic due to a periodic examination of coronary artery disease. He had coronary bypass surgery history. At the time of admission, he was asymptomatic with regard to coronary artery disease. On physical examination, the followings were noted: normal S1 and S2 without added sounds (S3 or S4) and murmur on cardiac auscultation, blood pressure 132/82 mmHg, heart rate 72/min, normal breathing sounds, and no peripheral edema.
A 12-lead electrocardiogram revealed nonspecific ST changes in precordial leads. Transthoracic echocardiography showed normal systolic contraction in all left ventricular wall segments. There was no evidence of left ventricular cavity enlargement or hypertrophy according to the measurements suggested by chamber quantification guideline . During the evaluation, a left ventricular false tendon extending between apical lateral wall and basal septum was noticed (Figures 1(a)-4(a)).
Although there are several reports in the literature regarding embryologic development, histologic evaluation, and its clinical association of LVFT, to date, genetic aspect of LVFT has not been scrutinized thoroughly. Many years ago, genetic transmission of LVFT became the main topic of conversation upon a presentation of resembling LVFTs in a mother and her son in Russian literature . Unlike the previous one, we reported LVFT in a father and his daughter with a similar point of attachment and thickness in the left ventricle. To our best knowledge, this is the second report to point out the potential genetic inheritance of LVFT in the literature.
Clinical implication of LVFTs is still not well understood although several reports have showed their association with some heart diseases . In order to disclose a potential link between LVFT and heart disease, histologic feature and embryologic development of this entity have been studied. Although embryologic origin of LVFT has not been fully elucidated, they are thought to be derived from inner muscle layer of primitive heart [2, 12, 13]. Histologic analyses of LVFTs revealed that they can contain fibrous tissues, myocardial fibers, elastic fibers, and blood vessels [2, 14, 15]. LVFTs can be classified into three types based on their thickness although their functional differences remain unknown. Fibrous type is less than 1.4 mm in diameter, fibromuscular type is 1.5-2.4 mm, and muscular type is larger than 2.5 mm . Our both cases had muscular type false tendon based on their thickness (Table 1).
LVFTs are classified into 5 types with varying percentages based on the points of attachment. Type 1 (66%) extends between posteromedial papillary muscle and ventricular septum, type 2 (12%) between anterolateral papillary muscle and posteromedial papillary muscle, type 3 (11%) between anterolateral papillary muscle and ventricular septum, type 4 (9%) between left ventricular free wall and ventricular septum, and type 5(1%) between one left ventricular free wall and another left ventricular free wall . Our both cases had type 4 LVFT based on the points of attachment where the tendons extended between apical lateral wall and basal septum (Figures 1-4).
Although there is no consensus on clinical importance of LVFTs , it might be important to visualize the false tendon by cardiac imaging in some cases. In those who undergo heart surgery or left ventricular catheter ablation, the presence of LVFT must be known by the operator to avoid damage to these tendons, in view of the possible presence of the conduction system and coronary artery branches in the tendons . As well as, because LVFTs can be the origin of the infective endocarditis [8, 17] and cavitary thrombus [18, 19], clinician must be vigilant in those who have unknown source of fever or systemic embolism.
Several heart diseases and electrocardiographic abnormalities have been associated with LVFTs [2-4, 20-22]. However, in our both cases, we failed to show any heart pathology linked to LVFT as reported in the literature. Even though the girl presented with complaint of palpitation, ambulatory rhythm monitoring showed no arrhythmia during 24 hours. It is worth noting that she was asymptomatic during the recording.
By reporting these cases, we draw attention of clinicians on the potential genetic inheritance of LVFTs. Clinical studies are warranted to confirm the genetic inheritance and reveal the pattern of genetic transmission of LVFTs.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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Abdullah Kaplan (iD) and Haci Murat Gunes
Department of Cardiology, Istanbul Medipol University, Istanbul, Turkey
Correspondence should be addressed to Abdullah Kaplan; firstname.lastname@example.org
Received 3 August 2018; Revised 7 October 2018; Accepted 1 November 2018; Published 9 December 2018
Academic Editor: Assad Movahed
Caption: Figure 1: B-mode echocardiographic image from the father (a) and his daughter (b). (a) and (b) Modified parasternal long axis view by B-mode recording. The arrow indicates the false tendon stretching from the left ventricular apical free wall to the ventricular septum. The star indicates the papillary muscles. LA: left atrium; RV: right ventricle.
Caption: Figure 2: M-mode echocardiographic image from the father (a) and his daughter (b). (a) and (b) M-mode recording from the midsegment of the left ventricle. The arrow indicates the false tendon; The star indicates the papillary muscles.
Caption: Figure 3: B-mode echocardiographic image from the father (a) and his daughter (b). (a) and (b) Modified apical four chamber view by B-mode recording. The arrow indicates the false tendon stretching from the left ventricular apical free wall to the ventricular septum. LA: left atrium; RV: right ventricle.
Caption: Figure 4: B-mode echocardiographic image from the father (a) and his daughter (b). (a) and (b) B-mode image from the short axis. The arrow indicates the false tendon stretching from the left ventricular free wall to the ventricular septum.
Table 1: Maximum thickness of the left ventricular false tendon in both cases. Subjects PSLAX (mm) SAX (mm) A4C (mm) Average (mm) Father 8 3 9 6.6 Daughter 6 2 7 5 PSLAX: parasternal long axis; SAX: short axis; A4C: apical four chambers.
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Debut album from local musician Imogen Pemberton
Singer-songwriter Imogen Pemberton will bring her raw and heartfelt songs to the East Brunswick Village (EBV) arts space on Sunday 1st December with the launch of her debut album, 'Water from Wine'. Accompanied by cellist Oliver Downes and violinist James Tiherington, audiences can enjoy an intimate performance by the trio, as well as music from supporting act, folk artist Brian Campeau.
Known for her lush vocals, soaring melodies and sophisticated guitar playing, this launch event presents exciting new music by Pemberton - the first since she released her debut EP 'Spine' in 2016. Admission is $10 on the night; please register your attendance via the EBV website.


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This is a class is about a big building and the people who live there. Students will conceive and create large scale sensor networks to benefit the tenants of a 28-story, 325-unit landmark building on Central Park South. The property’s owners have invited ITP to develop a variety of prototypes that enhance the livability, ecology and community of their building. Students will learn to use the latest in ZigBee wireless technology to design, build and deploy interactive sensor network systems, with full access to this landmark pre-war apartment complex. We’ll start hands-on, by teaching everything you need to know about wireless networking while developing potential project ideas. During the first part of the class we’ll tour the building to learn about its infrastructure, inhabitants and context. Next, we’ll create fast prototypes that explore your project ideas, installing these proof-of-concepts on site and observing the real-world results. Finally we’ll take what we’ve learned into final projects that have the potential to be deployed at scale and even as sponsored solutions. 240 CPS has been described as, “state-of-the-art green architecture before the term was coined.” Built in 1940, the building’s motto is “Where The Park is Part of the Plan.” A recent renovation has it sporting a ground-floor green roof, various upgrades for energy efficiency and a historically restored facade. We will have full access to any vacant units as well as limited access to several occupied apartments. The owners will also provide us with supervised access to all the building infrastructure from roof to basement including ventilation, plumbing, heating, elevator and energy systems. Students will have the chance to think big and work big with technology to help make this building extraordinary.
with Matt Belanger, Lynn Burke, Margaret McKenna and Doug Thistlethwaite
For the final project in Sensitive Buildings our group installed a small sensor network at 240 Central Park South, and put together a web interface for logging data, and built several prototypes for different applications such as visualization and actuation.
Matt has some very thorough documentation (on fatbits.net/) about putting together our sensor nodes and web interface. The nodes included a Series 2 XBee radio, a TMP-36 temperature sensor, and optionally an HIH-4030 humidity sensor. We installed two units in the apartment of the building’s engineer, Peter Julinszki (thanks Peter!), as well as units in the second-floor conference room and hallway. They logged data via the XBee Internet Gateway that had been set up on the second floor for the purposes of our class to a server program written in Node.js and running on Amazon’s EC2, and visualized using a web front-end featuring real time WebSocket updates.
Further additions to the network might include ambient light sensing, and an RFID-enabled keychain which alerts the system to the presence of an apartment’s occupants. Matt put together a prototype internet-connected lamp, triggered by an RFID reader, which simulated an automated home lighting system that would be designed to automatically turn on the lights in the apartment as needed.
Based on the Romantic Lighting Sensor project from Rob Faludi’s Building Wireless Sensor Networks. The Arduino code can be found in the book.
An XBee set for IO mode reads the value of a photoresistor using an onboard ADC and sends that data to a second XBee connected to an Arduino. Based on the voltage coming through the photoresistor, the Arduino will turn an LED on or off: off if it’s too light or too dark, on if the mood is just right. The second Arduino in the video is being used as a power supply only.
Based on the Simple Sensor Network from Rob Faludi’s Building Wireless Sensor Networks.
Two TMP-36 temperature sensors are each connected to the first input/output pin of an XBee radio, which transmits the ADC data to a third XBee radio set as a coordinator in API mode. The coordinator then sends that information to a Processing sketch via a USB-serial adapter, where it is parsed and displayed.
Rob’s code here.
Based on the XBee Doorbell exercise from Rob Faludi’s Building Wireless Sensor Networks.
Three XBees, two Arduinos, a computer and Amazon’s Simple Notification Service are used to create an “escalating response” doorbell. The first Arduino has a button and three indicator LEDs attached to it. When the button is pressed, serial data is broadcast via the connected XBee to the other XBees in the network and the appropriate indicator light is illuminated. The first two button presses trigger a visual indicator on the second Arduino, the second two button presses trigger an additional auditory indicator. The following button press triggers a Processing sketch, which in turn runs a shell script that sends a text message to my phone via the command-line interface to Amazon’s Simple Notification Service. Additional button presses are not registered until a specified timeout has elapsed.
After setting up the command-line interface to SNS as per the instructions contained in the Readme, a simple shell script which contains the appropriate environment variables is used to send a message (replace all values within < and >):
export JAVA_HOME='<Location of your Java installation>'
export AWS_SNS_HOME='<Location of your SNS CLI tools>'
export AWS_CREDENTIAL_FILE='<Location of your credential file>'
export PATH=<Location of your SNS CLI tools>/bin:$PATH
sns-publish --topic-arn arn:<Your Amazon Resource Name> --message "<Your message>"
XBee radios can function as a basic pipe for serial data; after properly configuring one radio as a coordinator and another as a router / end device (using Digi’s X-CTU configuration program), serial data fed into the RX pin on one radio will be broadcast and received by the other radio, which then spits the data out over the TX pin.
The result is that two computers, each with an XBee radio connected to a USB-to-serial converter (Sparkfun, Adafruit), will be able to open serial terminals and transmit serial data from one computer to another wirelessly.
Lacking two computers (or even two USB-to-serial converters), I connected one of my XBee radios to an Arduino which also had a TMP36 temperature sensor and HIH-4030 humidity sensor connected to its analog pins. I programmed the Arduino to read the data from the two sensors, and once per second write that data to the Arduino’s hardware serial pins (Digital 0 and 1), which were connected to the XBee’s serial pins (RX to TX and TX to RX).
I connected the second XBee radio to my computer using a USB-to-serial converter, and used GNU screen (available by default on OS X And most other GNU/Linux and UNIX OSes) to monitor the serial port. Once the Arduino was powered on, the data began to stream into the terminal.
Most contemporary buildings are already sensitive to one degree or another; either through reactive systems such as a water faucet or light switch, or through cybernetic systems such as heating and air conditioning. In the case of a reactive system, the building is only able to sense when an inhabitant takes a specific action intended to produce the required result.
The cybernetic systems in buildings are closer to what we might imagine when we say sensitive buildings. Air conditioning is a cybernetic system: sensors determine the temperature of the air in a room, and some logic is used to decide whether or not to turn on the AC’s compressor and fan in order to cool that air. The AC has some rudimentary understanding of the environment within the building and can take action to change the aspects of that environment which it understands.
The air conditioners in my apartment are standard window units. When operating in “energy save” mode, the fan turns on at periodic intervals to draw air from the room into the unit, to more accurately determine the temperature in the room, as opposed to the temperature near the window. In more expensive centralized air units the thermostat is separated out from the rest of the mechanism, negating the need for a fan to draw room air into the sensors.
One could conceivably hack a window AC unit to have a similar remote thermostat function. Most window AC units, and mine in particular, have an infrared remote control. In general, they are fairly simple devices, outputting modulated, pulsed bursts of IR light which is interpreted by the receiving device. Much of this functionality can be replicated using an Arduino or other microcontroller. By pairing a temperature sensor with an IR emitter, you can essentially create a separate thermostat for the device, and alleviate the need for “energy saver” mode.
Once the AC is being controlled by an Arduino, however, additional possibilities for increasing the sensitivity of the system are made available. Perception of temperature, for instance, is dependent on humidity, and adding a humidity sensor to the Arduino would allow more intelligent control over the AC. Because the Arduino can keep track of time, schedule-based programming of the AC also becomes possible.
When at home, I leave my keys on a small table by the door so that I don’t misplace them, a side effect of which is that the presence of my keys is a good indicator as to my own presence in the apartment. By putting an RFID tag on my keychain, and connecting a RFID reader to the Arduino, I’d be able to set separate programs for when I was home versus when I was away.
Connecting the Arduino the the cloud creates even more possibilities for intelligent control. A last-minute trip might mean that you log into your web interface and set your ACs to vacation mode. A geofencing application on a mobile phone could alert the AC when the user was nearing their home, and set the temperature so that it was already cool by the time they arrive.
This model could be carried over to virtually all of a building’s systems; by connecting a microcontroller, and especially by having a connection to the internet, we can improve the intelligence of those systems and make them more dynamic. As the complexity of those systems grow, and the connectivity between systems increases, new applications and use patterns will emerge. Over time the spaces we occupy will become increasingly aware of their occupants.


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