The Vodafone Fiji Under-20 soccer side is geared up to play their first game of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) President's Cup against Vanuatu's Amicale FC. The two team will clash at the Trusts Arena in Auckland, New Zealand, at 7.30pm ... Fiji Sun, 1 week ago
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Common vetch (Vicia sativa) is a nitrogen fixing leguminous plant and is often grown as green manure or livestock fodder. It can be sown in spring or as late as mid-autumn. It is a deep rooting and fast growing plant, it is hardy and can be an effective weed suppresser. It produces considerable biomass and fixes large amounts of nitrogen. It is very suitable in game cover or flower mixtures.
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KINGSTON, NY -- The issue over which bathrooms transgender people can use in public schools is more than likely an issue that won't get settled overnight. In the meantime, maybe a doll could smooth things over?!
But not just any doll, the first ever transgender one who could probably give barbie a run for her money. That's because, unlike Barbs, 'Jazz' has a real life story beyond her plastic. The 18" doll is inspired by 16-year-old Jazz Jennings.
She transitioned from boy to girl and first shared her unique story on national TV before writing her own memoir and moving on to YouTube fame. Now, Jennings is hoping her new doll will inspire change and give transgender kids confidence.
She shared her thoughts on Instagram by saying she, "hope that it can place transgender people in a positive light by showing that we are just like all other people."
The Tonner Doll Company reportedly plans to release Jazz in July.

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Kristen Stewart and Joan Jett are still shadowing each other as Kristen prepares to play Joan in new movie biopic The Runaways. Kristen's costar Dakota Fanning wasn't hanging out with them, although they certainly seemed to have fun on a car journey in LA earlier this week! Also rumoured to be joining the cast is Michael Shannon, who was nominated for an Oscar for Revolutionary Road. I think he'd be a fantastic addition to the cast!
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CHENNAI: With both the Indian and Lebanese teams having left the city for Goa, it is now official that the first round World Cup football qualifier will be held in Margao on Tuesday.
It is a different matter that the rains which had brought about this happening have since ceased, even if overcast conditions continue. This made a member of the Lebanese delegation wonder, “why did we have to change the venue? Can we not still play here?”
Match Commissioner Rendeni Gamini of Sri Lanka claimed that the “official” announcement was made late on Sunday itself after ascertaining the conditions of the pitch by the referee and in consultation with FIFA. Asked why then he had made the earlier statement that “the match had been postponed to Monday for a kick off at 4 p.m.”, when a decision to shift had come about not long after, he said, “he had only followed the FIFA regulation, which required that the match should be first postponed and thereafter review the situation if need be.”
He said, “We had a discussion with FIFA officials soon after when the Referee felt that the ground was so soggy and with the rain continuing play would be impossible even if they had waited for three days and that is when the topic of change of venue came up. Besides, FIFA was insistent that the match should be completed before October 31, well ahead of the next round starting on November 8.”
Mr. Gamini said AIFF had wanted shifting the match to Delhi, looking into logistics — the journey would involve just about two hours. Also the city had hosted the Nehru Cup international tournament recently. But FIFA did not agree because the stadium there had not been inspected by its officials where as the Fatorda stadium in Margao had gone through an approved inspection.
For the Lebanese players and officials however, this would be a trip they will not easily forget. For, soon after the match in Goa on Tuesday they need to rush to Chennai the same night to catch the homebound flight early morning on October 31, as per the bookings done based on the earlier plan.

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AntoineRNB is a singer-songwriter, rhythm and blues artist from New York. His unique contemporary, urban style was described by Spate Magazine (the number one Hip Hop News Blog in the Country), as “the future of urban contemporary music. His style is original, soulful and funky.”
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Yesterday, progressive organizations representing tens of millions of people rallied outside the White House to present a petition signed by 2.3 million AmericansAi??calling on President Obama to back off of Chained CPI.
Freshman Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) spoke at the event, and not only condemned chained CPI but vowed to vote against it.
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Today it seems most cafés and restaurants claim home-cooked food and locally sourced produce. At Alkham this isn't simply a good idea we had when we started and then failed to achieve, it's a policy we stick to every day. All of our meals are freshly prepared using a number of local suppliers whenever possible (not bought in pre-prepared frozen and then heated-up), and all our cakes and scones are baked by us in our kitchen.
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Description: Ruined Walling Adjoining Wressle Castle on the East
Date Listed: 16 December 1966
English Heritage Building ID: 165375
OS Grid Reference: SE7073131576
OS Grid Coordinates: 470731, 431576
Latitude/Longitude: 53.7757, -0.9282
WRESSLE BREIGHTON ROAD
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5/147 Ruined walling adjoining
Wressle Castle on the
Section of ruined walling. Probably C16. Red brick. Approximately 30
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Listing NGR: SE7073131576
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It wasn't far to the bridge and I was glad. If it had been any further I would have had Jacob stop the truck and switched places with the kid in the back. Jacob was trying to get me talk by asking questions about Salt Lake and I really didn't feel like answering. We both agreed that the Tabernacle was worth going to see and hear. Thankfully that got us to the bridge.
We were waved through after Jacob chatted briefly with the young Navaho who came out to take a look at us. We didn't pay -- we were waved through and proceeded slowly through a serpentine course designed to get us dead if the need arose. I took a look around and was impressed.
The entrance to the bridge on this side had a decent size building at the bridge head. It had probably once been a visitor's center. It was surrounded by a round shaped sandstone hill that had been gouged deeply to run the road through.
The hill, the locals called it Beehive mountain, had more than the usual number of shallow caves with some being used for heavy weapons emplacements. It looked to be all Navajo here too. I found out later the Beehive was once considered a sacred mountain by them. As usual that hadn't stopped progress. Progress. I spit on it.
Rolling across the bridge let me take a good look at the leftovers from this progress. The Glen Canyon Dam, a giant sized progressive dump of concrete in the middle of one of the most beautiful places in the world. A feat of world class engineering built in the wrong place an anchored by sandstone, natures version of frozen sand drifts.
The dam had failed not long after PowerDown rather spectacularly. Enough debris was still in place to keep a much smaller Lake Powell filled with runoff and in time I suppose the water stained sandstone left behind would be scoured clean. It still pissed me off to look at it. The only thing uglier was the coal fired generating plant which should have been blown up the day after Powerdown.
Why where these ugly pieces of shit built? To generate electricity for cities that never should have been built in the first place. PowerDown had taken care of the cities, especially in the south west which had already sucked down or polluted the aquifers that kept them alive. Changing weather and the resulting drought that never seemed to go away made sure that the survivors of PowerDown who wanted to continue to survive migrated the hell away.


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It's one of the best-known restaurants in the UK, although pretty much everyone knows it as the First Dates restaurant. But over Lockdown Paternoster Chophouse in the City has moved from the space it occupied beside St Paul's for the past seven years into new digs.
It reopens next week, if tier restrictions allow, at 35 Old Bailey where the Union Bar used to be. The new space will also have a bar area and large terrace space.
Head Chef El-Shazly El Shazly hasn't changed the menu focus - which is still all about cuts of meat and fish cooked on the grill or in the Josper. Expect to see dishes like a 900g Whole Grilled Turbot with vermouth and saffron and a big-as-your-head 1kg 12-day aged Gloucester Old Spot Pork “Tomahawk” with baked apples.
The wine list focuses mainly on New World wines from California, Australia, Argentina, Chile and Canada with a focus or organic sustainable wineries.
Pretty much the only thing it won't have is Fred Sirieix greeting you - he only works here while the show is being filmed.
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Where is it? 35 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7HS
When? Opens 2 December 2020
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This is a huge reason HelloFresh offers their introductory discount rates so you can get a glimpse into the meal shipment world without making a big financial investment. These two meal shipment sets provide distinct, tasty recipes and provide vegetarian options and household strategies. Blue Apron sits at a slightly greater price per serving, but you do get a broader series of dish choices and their shipping is totally free for each box ().
This likewise adds to more special, innovative uses of their seasonal veggies in all of their veggie-focused meals. Sun Basket rates their servings a couple of dollars higher than HelloFresh and their part sizes are much smaller sized in contrast. While they use quality components and attract the more health-centric audiences, Sun Basket is definitely not the “deal” brand name. .
For anybody with more restrictive diet plans, you may find more luck with Sun Basket. However, HelloFresh uses up a healthier meal that is more affordable and holds to a well balanced, middle-ground diet plan. Plus, with HelloFresh’s low-calorie and veggie meal plans, they’re able to more greatly contend with the meal plans of Sun Basket.
With Green Chef, you can quickly choose an entire strategy focused around your diet plan, no matter how distinct. While Green Chef is centered around being a healthy option, this plan is not necessarily aimed at starting cooks. These more advanced meals might be intimidating for the newbie chef. . If this holds true, you should turn to HelloFresh for easy, fresh, healthy, and delicious suppers.
From the start, they’ve been giving families the advantage of thought-out, well-prepared meals without the hassle of supermarket journeys or dish research. Their seasonal dishes bring imaginative meals to your cooking area while their easy-to-follow directions make it possible to formulate new family favorites. Given that HelloFresh is targeted at both beginner cooks and knowledgeable chefs alike, they extract the precise meal that you might need for your family.
HelloFresh has regularly updated their service to ensure their consumers enjoy which their feedback is heard. They’ve constantly introduced new dishes, upgraded their alternatives, and adjusted to the feedback of their users. Because of this, HelloFresh is a relied on name in the meal delivery industry, bringing healthy, fresh, and tasty active ingredients directly to your door.
The only thing you require to do now is stock your kitchen with the essentials: salt, pepper, and cooking oil! It likewise doesn’t injured to have a sharp chef’s knife and paring knife to make vegetable preparation easier. As soon as you stockpile on those things, you’re prepared to make tasty meals with your newfound love of spices.
HelloFresh is a meal membership service that provides everything you require to cook wholesome, healthier meals for your family. As a HelloFresh customer, you do not have to work so tough preparing a weekly supper menu in advance and dragging all the components house from the supermarket. The business manages whatever but the cooking, supplying you with easy-to-follow recipes and thoroughly portioned, fresh active ingredients provided in an insulated recyclable shipping box when weekly.
While the service may cost more per person than comparable meals sourced from a regional supermarket, if you’re looking to take some of the trouble out of home cooking, HelloFresh is certainly worth attempting. HelloFresh offers 6 membership plans: Meat & Veggies, Vegetable, Family Friendly, Low Calorie, Quick & Easy, and Pescatarian.
Menus are released weekly and can be previewed online. Rates equal throughout all its meal plans. As of February 2020, costs are either $7. 49, $8. 99 and $10. 99 per serving, depending on just how much you order. Shipment is $6. 99. For example, a subscriber buying 2 meals weekly for two people would pay $10.
95 total including the expense of shipment. If the subscriber ordered three meals per week, the price is $8. 99 per serving, or $60. 93 total including shipment. The chart listed below explains the rates structure in further detail. Weekly Order Price Per Serving Overall (with Shipment) 2 individuals x 2 meals $10.
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Subscribers can discover nutrition details by logging into their accounts. HelloFresh meals are easy to prepare, with recommended cooking times in between 30 and 40 minutes for the most part. All needed active ingredients are included in your weekly meal shipment other than for salt, pepper, sugar, butter, and cooking oil, so ensure you have those products on hand ().
HelloFresh insulated boxes ship with ice bag to guarantee components stay fresh en route to your refrigerator. The business creates dishes around components that can keep prime condition for a week or more after delivery; nevertheless, HelloFresh suggests preparing certain dishes, such as those using fresh fish, early in the week to make the most of freshness – .
In fact, it has some strong competition from Blue Apron. Both services make use of a comparable meal delivery model, providing fresh, raw components and easy recipes for approximately a week’s worth of dinners. HelloFresh and Blue Apron are really close in rate. In addition, they both use vegetarian alternatives created just for vegetarian customers.
HelloFresh is headquartered in Berlin, Germany and is listed on the Frankfurt Stock Market (). It runs in twelve worldwide markets. For the 3rd quarter of 2019, it reported 2. 61 million active consumers and delivered 68. 9 million meals. The United States is its biggest market, with 1. 48 million active consumers.
For the previous week, I have actually been pondering how quickly is prematurely to make Crunchy Curried Chickpea Bowls again. The recipe begins with the fragrance of melting butter. The scents construct when you add a pinch of curry powder to the pot, then toss in diced carrots to soak up the tastes.
Purple cabbage is less pickled (as marketed) and more zippy and fresh having actually marinated in lemon juice. Raisins plumped in warm water add sweet taste. Gently crisp pan-fried kale contrasts the sweet raisins with its bitterness. There’s a sour cream and curry sauce you whip up on the side and drizzle on leading according to taste.
It’s stellar. And I would never have actually discovered it without the meal-kit delivery serviceHelloFresh. HelloFresh gets numerous things right. Initially, it strikes a great balance between benefit and cooking. You still have to peel, chop, and measure, but each dish comes with the correct amount of active ingredients. Even if you don’t utilize an entire packet of, state, herbs de Provence, you didn’t need to spend $6 on an entire container of it simply for one dish, as you would if you were going shopping and preparing traditionally.
That indicates you can make sauces and dressing the method you like: spicier, less hot, thicker, thinner, or perhaps overlooking flavors you dislike (I’m taking a look at you, truffle powder). It’s not simply sauces, either – . I discovered it easy to adjust all of HelloFresh’s recipes to suit various tastes and dietary choices.


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The American Cancer Society (ACS) celebrates World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) every year on May 31. As always, the World Health Organization (WHO) draws worldwide attention to the threat while the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are poised to highlight the need for effective policies. The world as a whole is ready to lend a helping hand but what are you, dear smoker, doing this day? Blowing smoke rings in the air?
Pause for a second and think whether this day, and the message it stands for, has ever had an effect on you.
You must have come across hundreds of pamphlets and brochures underscoring the harmful effects of cigarette smoking and you might have seen yourself tossing them away without a second thought.
“Useless information”, you might have said indifferently, “I smoke and I’m healthy.”
First off, let us rebuff the notion that there is anything such as a healthy smoker. What you are mistaking for ‘health’ is just the absence of smoking-related illnesses that have not transpired. Yet.
Don’t get complacent–they will transpire soon. With each cigarette puff, you are inching towards the dreadful health risks associated with smoking. You may be lucky today but you won’t always be.
Think about it — all the smoking-related facts and data released by the WHO, CDC and the ACS is not just statistical gibberish meant to be hurled away. The data is there to tell you why smoking is injurious to health as well as all the dire repercussions related to it.
If smoking were not dangerous, you would not be seeing glaring warnings such as ’Smoking Kills’ or ‘Cigarettes Cause Fatal Lung Diseases’ on cigarette packs. Come to think of it, why would a tobacco company want to lose their clientele by giving them such scary warnings? Such warnings would hurt their sales, wouldn’t they?
The truth is that these warnings are there for a reason – smoking does kill! The bitter truth is that tobacco companies kill their best customers.
According to the WHO, tobacco use kills around 6 million people each year. This is a worrying sum because it means that 6 million people suffer from ‘preventable’ causes of death. The question then arises that why has cigarette smoking managed to stay in fashion so much, despite the dire health warnings and harmful consequences related to it?
Perhaps if it were not for the movies and their irresistibly charming characters and physically fit models stylishly smoking away on cigarettes, smoking might not have had such a strong impact on our lives.
Let us now look at why people smoke and how cigarette promotion and advertisements increase the likelihood of cigarette smoking in the population.
Why People Smoke
Despite being aware of the harmful consequences of smoking, there are millions of smokers around the world. Barring a few, almost everybody smokes or has smoked in their life. Nowadays, people who do not smoke are unheard of. Given their astonishing numbers and the widespread prevalence of smoking, doctors and researchers often wonder why people smoke.
The answer is pretty simple and straightforward. Most smokers indulge in this habit from a very young age, i.e. when they are in their teens, and cannot make a distinction between social trends and health risks. A person in his or her teens is at that young stage in life, where he or she is usually healthy. He or she does not think of, let alone rationalize, the potential addictive effects of smoking.
Nicotine has an addiction potential — its ill effects do not appear overnight but take years to damage organs. It is hard to convince teenagers of the side effects of smoking, since being in the prime of their lives, they hardly pause to consider the harmful effects of cigarettes.
Some people start smoking to fight stress or depression while others do it just for the heck of it and as a way to kill boredom. Whatever the reason for starting smoking, such people become quickly addicted and unknowingly committed to this nasty habit for life.
Impact Of Tobacco Advertising And Promotion On Increasing The Likelihood Of Smoking Among Consumers
Cigarette smoking is a huge threat to health but that’s not the manufacturer’s concern. The colorful promotions and advertisements are necessary to lure the prey – you!
Such advertisements subtly insinuate that smoking is cool, and if you do not take it up, you’ll miss out on something really ‘in’. Even looking at them, you may be totally oblivious of the convincing impact of such advertisements.
Studies consistently suggest a relationship between tobacco promotion and advertising and the likelihood of smoking in young adults. According to a longitudinal review of nine studies including 12,000 baseline nonsmokers aged 18 and younger, it was noted that the degree of receptivity and vulnerability among these adolescents was strongly linked with tobacco advertisements. Adolescents were found to be ‘enticed’ by the advertisements and developed an urge to experiment with cigarettes.
Another study found out that retail tobacco marketing and price promotion is a strong magnet for teenagers. Countries with more retail marketing not only have a high number of smokers but people also tend to have positive attitudes about smoking.
Why Is Smoking Called A Killer?
Contrary to the belief that smoking is injurious for your lungs only, cigarette smoking harms nearly every organ of your body. Smoking is called a killer because it increases your risk of developing:
- Lung cancer by 25 times
- Coronary heart disease (CHD) by 2-4 times
- Stroke by 2-4 times
- Death from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by 12-13 times
- Asthma exacerbations
- Infertility, particularly in women
According to CDC, stroke and CHD are the leading causes of death in the US. In fact, smoking as few as five cigarettes per day puts you at a high risk of cardiovascular disease.
Smoking can cause cancer not just in lungs but in any other part of the body, be it the bladder, cervix, stomach, pancreas, liver, colon, rectum, blood, or kidneys.
According to CDC, if nobody smoked, one of every three cancer deaths in the US could be prevented.
WHO Efforts To Reduce Smoking
According to the WHO, cigarettes will now be available in plain packaging to limit their use and make them less attractive to consumers. The WHO is encouraging all countries to adopt the law and facilitate smoking cessation in their populations. Australia, UK, and France have already passed laws to implement plain packaging. Several other countries are also expected to implement the law soon.
Health Benefits Of Quitting And Potential Impact of ‘No Tobacco Day’
Quitting smoking has a number of health benefits. According to CDC, if you quit smoking today, you will:
- Reduce your risk of a heart attack within 1 year of quitting.
- Have a lower risk of stroke, i.e., within 2-5 years, the likelihood of you having a stroke will reduce to about the same as a nonsmoker’s.
- Reduce your chances of having mouth, throat, esophagus, and bladder cancer by at least a half, within 5 years of quitting.
- Have a reduced risk of ulcer, peripheral artery disease, and other cancers, i.e. of the larynx, lung and cervix.
- Have a reduced risk of low-birth weight baby if you quit just before pregnancy or during your first trimester.

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Torchon bobbin lace to make a bookmark with the October Opal birthstone.
The pattern requires 9 pairs of bobbins and uses variegated 35wt or 1 strand of embroidery thread, a gimp thread and beads.Valdani 30, Finca.
The bookmark measure 14cm x 4.5cm.
The pattern comes with full instructions and is ideal for lace makers with some knowledge.
The pattern is also available as a downloadable PDF.
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Society has been clamoring for it for a long time. The fashion industry has been criticized for not thinking about all body types. Numerous activists have expressed themselves on social networks complaining about the situation. These profiles, from their networks, give voice and fight every day for people to abandon complexes and reach self-esteem.
From New Rock, we echoed her work and above all, the needs of people with a larger than average physique. As we have learned, the problems that a large person encounters can be different, but undoubtedly the most important is not finding a shoe that does not wear out due to weight.
As New Rock was clear about what they wanted to offer a solution, they proposed the design of a model that would cover all the needs that they had claimed in their publications. M-475-C1 is the name given to the boots that with style and personality has become the most inclusive model in our catalog. A design whose shaft adapts to all sizes of twins, does not squeeze the ankle and molds to any foot, no matter how big it is.
As we have learned thanks to the work of these influencers, without inclusion there is no future and no reality. The M-475-C1 model is for sale at newrock.com and detailed information is also available.


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Flora García is a collection of flower-flowerpots.
Some friends have asked us if Banzai Turba is a garden or a flower shop. Confinement has coincided with spring and the forced system slowdown has invigorate plants in the cities. These months we have been taking lots of pictures of flowers. We did them in our patios and in the streets and parks while we were walking. We decided to use the pictures to design some vases. We started working by deforming the flower shapes turning them into three-dimensional objects and making them at home with a 3D printer. The material creates reflections similar to the effects that light creates when it hits the irregular petal surfaces and the transparency of its tissues.


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NORRISTOWN >> The man on trial for delivering a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Pottstown woman is no stranger to law enforcement and previously spent a stint in prison for selling crack cocaine in the borough.
In March 2012, Harold Robert Burton, then 32 and of the 400 block of Spruce Street, was sentenced in Montgomery County Court to four to eight years in a state correctional facility after he pleaded guilty to multiple charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine in connection with five separate incidents that occurred between October 2009 and September 2010.
That sentence was imposed as part of a plea agreement, court records indicated.
At that time, the judge said Burton was eligible for the state Department of Corrections’ Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive program, which allows drug offenders to reduce their minimum prison stays if they participate in treatment programs and maintain good conduct records in prison. Prisoners can be released upon completing the program only if officials are satisfied that the offenders pose no risks to public safety.
According to court records, Burton was released from state prison on Sept. 21, 2014, after receiving credit for all the time he spent in prison after his September 2010 arrest and while he was awaiting court action on the charges.
Less than two years after his release, on June 21, 2016, Burton was charged with drug delivery resulting in death and possession with intent to deliver fentanyl in connection with the Jan. 29, 2016, overdose death of Renee Winslow of Pottstown. Burton’s trial on the most recent charges is playing out in county court this week and a jury was deliberating Burton’s fate on Friday night.
The current jury was not permitted to know about Burton’s previous drug dealing conviction.
In the previous case, an investigation of Burton began in October 2009 when Burton sold an amount of cocaine to another person in the borough while police were conducting a sting operation, according to court papers.
In the month of August 2010, according to a criminal complaint, Burton, on two occasions, met with confidential informants working with police and sold the informants crack cocaine. The drug transactions were observed by police, who had the meeting spots under surveillance, according to the arrest affidavits.
In September 2010, Burton once again met with an undercover police informant and sold that informant an amount of crack cocaine during a meeting at a borough location, according to the criminal complaint. That transaction also was observed by police, court papers indicate.
Finally, on Sept. 20, 2010, during a traffic stop on Chestnut Street, borough police took Burton, who was a passenger in the stopped vehicle, into custody on active warrants, according to court papers. When police searched Burton they found him possessing two cell phones, one of which was determined to have previously been used during a drug transaction linked to Burton, according to the arrest affidavit.
A further search of Burton’s person revealed he was in possession of 13 individually packaged bags of small amounts of crack cocaine, according to the criminal complaint.


LeEco, the Beijing-headquartered Chinese technology giant in an event today in New Delhi has launched two new smartphones in India: the Le 2 and Le Max 2. Competing with Chinese rival Xiaomi, LeEco also started its e-commerce portal under the name LeMall for Indian customers. Le Max 2 will be on sale on June 28, while the budget smartphone Le 2 availability date is still unknown. Pre-registrations for both phones can be done through Flipkart and LeMall.com starting June 20
Le 2 features:
Le 2 features a rear camera with a resolution of 16 megapixels along with a new image sensor while the front camera comes with an 8MP resolution. A noticeable change is that LeEco ditched 3.5 mm headphone jack and provided a USB Type-C audio port. The device is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm A Snapdragon TM 652 and a 3GB RAM.
Priced at Rs 11,999, Le 2 aims to mimic the success of Le 1s. As per various reports the Chinese tech giant sold 500,000 units of the Le 1s range in less than 100 days of its launch. On the storage front, Le 2 comes with a 32GB non-expandable storage. The Le 2 sports a 5.5-inch bezel-less HD display and is powered by a 3000mAh battery.
LeEco Le Max 2 features:
On the other hand, Le Max 2 sports a 5.7-inch QHD bezel-less ‘Super Retina’ display and is powered by a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, a 21-megapixel rear camera, 8-megapixel front camera, a 3100mAh battery.
Combined with LeEco’s technology with the Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 technology, Le Max 2 can provide 3.5 hours of battery life with a 5-minute charge. As per reports, Le Max 2 comes with Sense ID 3D fingerprint technology, which recognizes fingerprints despite moisture or grease on the finger.
Both Smartphones supports 4G LTE in India, along VoLTE support and run on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Emotion UI 5.6.01 skin on top and supports phase detection autofocus (PDAF) on their rear cameras. Le Max 2 has been priced at Rs. 22,999 for the 4GB of RAM/ 32GB storage variant, and Rs. 29,999 for the 6GB RAM/ 64GB storage variant while the Le 2 has been priced at Rs. 11,999.
Both the smartphones come with a 1-year LeEco Membership, which is normally priced at Rs. 490 a month, or Rs. 4,900 a year. The package includes access to Le Live, Le Vidi, Le Music, and LeEco Drive. On the launch event, the company also announced a fan campaign, where it is stated to give away 200 Le 2 smartphones priced Rs.1 for ‘testing’ to bloggers, tech geeks who can register on Facebook and LeMall.com for the giveaway.


State Saves Money with Unique PCB Filtration System
Filtration system protects state’s waterView PDF
An increase in PCBs at wastewater treatment plants due to illegal dumping across South Carolina prompted a new law to reduce PCB levels in treated water to below 3 parts-per-billion. Plants around the state needed to act fast to protect their customers and population from PCB contamination and avoid costly fines. The wastewater treatment plants also faced disposal fees doubling while PCBs were above the limit.
Rain for Rent’s solution saved the plant more than $50,000 in carbon filtration costs through a robust 200 GPM filtration system that reduced PCBs to a non-detect level, well below the mandated 3 PP
B limit. The treatment plant realized additional savings by avoiding potential fines and lower sludge disposal fees.
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Rain for Rent used a combination of ten 21,000 gallon tanks, mixer tanks and the LakeTank™ to store and treat the contaminated digester sludge from the basins while crews used a belt press and Rain for Rent filtration equipment to remove PCBs from the sludge.
After the sludge was pressed, the 200 GPM effluent ran through a media filter, a bag and a particulate filter with increasingly fine micron bags and cartridges to meet the discharge regulations. Rain for Rent also provided a 30 MGD influent pump station bypass while the wet wells were decontaminated and upgrades to the plant’s pumps were made.
Pumps used in PCB filtration project
The Plant Foreman, said of Rain for Rent’s service, “The customer service and professionalism has been outstanding and I would personally recommend their services to anyone.” Currently, Rain for Rent has provided similar systems for four municipalities in the area dealing with PCB contamination.


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USDJPY testing 110.00 pivot
The US dollar is once again trading testing the 110.00 level against the Japanese yen as global equity markets come under downside pressure. The USDJPY pair has a strong bearish intraday bias while trading below the 110.30 resistance level. The 109.10 level now offers the strongest form of support below the pairs former weekly trading low.
The USDJPY pair is bearish while trading below the 110.30 level, key support is found at the 109.10 and 108.80 levels.
If the USDJPY pair trades above the 110.30 level, buyers may test towards the 110.90 and 111.20 resistance levels.

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(ECNS) -- The Chinese online to offline (O2O) catering industry market has risen by a factor of ten during the last five years, Beijing Daily reported Monday.
Well-known group purchasing websites, such as meituan.com and ele.me, make up two-thirds of the O2O food delivery market.
China's other tech giants, Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent, commonly known as the BAT, are also promoting their own on-demand food delivery services, according to a report released by Beijing-based consulting firm Sootoo.
The local O2O food delivery market has grown rapidly from 9.22 billion yuan ($1.48 billion) in 2010 to 138.9 billion yuan ($22.3 billion) in 2015, the report adds.
Factors, such as increasingly popular mobile payment options, the large O2O food delivery market, as well as enhanced service and price support, have promoted industry development.
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong are the top three cities in terms of O2O user distribution, while development is spreading gradually from first-tier to lower-tier cities.
According to age distribution, users in their twenties and thirties are the main driving force behind the Chinese O2O catering sector, accounting for 45 percent and 36 percent respectively.
With companies coming up with new strategies to expand their networks, the country's O2O food delivery market still has the potential to grow, analysts said, noting that O2O food services companies have to fully explore the market in future.
As important products of the Internet business model, big data analysis and application will be used to determine user needs and service quality. Food safety will get the most attention in the O2O food delivery market, according to analysts from Sootoo.com.


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Warning over growing rental pressure on elderly Australians
On RN Breakfast with Steve Cannane
Tens of thousands more older Australians will face rental stress and potentially homelessness over the coming decade, as a shortage in social housing and fall in private ownership combine with an ageing population.
New analysis suggests the Federal Government would need to build 12,000 homes a year help cover the shortfall for over 65s and that's putting aside the help needed among younger Australians.
With the new JobSeeker rate set to kick at the end of next month there are also fears about a jump in homelessness in the coming months.
Guest: Kate Colvin, National Spokesperson for the Everybody's Home Campaign


The West Hollywood City Council has approved a $20.7-million budget for the coming fiscal year, a $3.5-million increase over last year's $17.2-million budget.
The 1986 budget, approved by a unanimous vote at last week's council session, is balanced by projected revenues expected to reach $21.6 million by the end of the year.
The budget would add at least $400,000 to the city's reserve fund. City officials have projected that the city will have an overall reserve of more than $7.8 million by the end of the fiscal year.
Over the past month, the council has been paring down an original $22.9-million budget request. Hardest hit by the budget-cutting was the county Sheriff's Department, which had asked for $7.7 million. Instead, the department was given $7.2 million for the year, a reduction that Sheriff's Capt. James Cook expects will result in the elimination of five deputies.


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Battle.net Maintenance Issues for November 29th
2016/11/29 at 1:40 PM
Tuesday is the usual day for Battle.net Maintenance, but things aren't totally working as intended with regards to authentication and active accounts. Some people are receiving reports that they do not have active accounts and are told to upgrade from the Starter Edition. Blizzard has been troubleshooting the issue and have left several suggestions in Customer Service threads, such as updating your subscription or changing your password.
This Week in Broken Isles 11/29: Cataclysm Timewalking, World Boss Nithogg
2016/11/29 at 8:58 AM
Each week in Legion introduces a new series of quests, holidays, and bonus events. Here is a look at the major events taking place for the week of November 29th, including:
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New Gear Shop Merchandise for Cyber Monday, Blue Tweets, Warcraft Cookbook Thanksgiving Feast
2016/11/28 at 5:43 PM
Cyber Monday is another big shopping holiday, so today we're highlighting some more merchandise including new additions to the Blizzard Gear Shop! Blizzard is also still a bit quiet after the holidays, but we have a few blue tweets from
Kirin Tor Emissary Quest Hotfix
2016/11/27 at 5:32 PM
Blizzard has deployed a hotfix for players working on the Kirin Tor Emissary quest
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Kirin Tor Chest
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Making the Most of Holiday Reputation Buffs
2016/11/26 at 11:17 AM
This week in WoW there are three reputation buffs active. There are so many interesting factions in WoW, so we've highlighted ones you may want to work on with all of these buffs!
The reputation buffs are:
: Increases Experience and Reputation gains from kills by 12% for 1 hour. (10 Sec Cooldown)
Sign of the Emissary
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The Spirit of Sharing
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Legendary Items: Soft Cap Removed, Bad Luck Protection Beyond Four Legendaries
2016/11/24 at 11:26 AM
Blizzard has revealed that the Legendary item soft cap has been removed a week ago, allowing bad luck protection to continue once players acquired more than four legendaries. This change wasn't noticed by players sooner as many of the players at softcap were pushing progression in Trial of Valor.
More legendary changes are on the way in 7.1.5: there are
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J.J. Abrams' installment of "Star Wars" also posted the biggest Christmas Day box office in history with $49.3 million and the best second-weekend earnings with $153.5 million.
"The Force Awakens" has been setting records since its debut Dec. 17. It brought in a galactic $238 million in North America over its opening weekend, besting previous record-setter "Jurassic World," and set international opening-weekend records in Australia, New Zealand and throughout Europe. It scored the biggest worldwide debut with $529 million. It also topped $100 million in IMAX screenings in 10 days, another global record.
"You almost have to rewrite all the record books for this movie," box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Rentrak said. "It's absolutely mind-blowing that 'Star Wars' could get to a billion dollars in 12 days and it hasn't even opened in China, the second biggest movie market in the world."
The power of "Star Wars" meant the rest of the week's releases were competing for second place. That prize went to the Paramount comedy "Daddy's Home," which opened with $38.8 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. David O. Russell's new drama starring Jennifer Lawrence, "Joy," debuted in third place with $17.5 million.


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Join us for a free, docent-led tour of the Garden as we explore interesting plant species, learn about the vast collection, and see what is currently in bloom. Meet at the Entry Plaza.
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Norman Pace, University of Colorado, Boulder
Roger Y. Stanier Memorial Lecture
Colloquium | October 4 | 4-6 p.m. | Heyns Faculty Club
Craig Clunas, FBA, Professor of the History of Art, University of Oxford
Patricia Berger, Professor Emerita, Chinese Art, UC Berkeley
The creation of a modern Chinese art in the first half of the twentieth century necessarily required the creation of its opposite - traditional Chinese art, that which by definition was not modern. The materials out of which traditional Chinese art, and in particular traditional Chinese painting were constructed were many and various, including the actual art of the past, and the copious... More >
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This exhibition celebrates the University of Californias sesquicentennial anniversary with photographs, correspondence, publications, and other documentation drawn from the University Archives and The Bancroft Library collections. It features an array of golden bears, including Oski, and explores the illustrious history of UC Berkeley.


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Samsung ships 32GB DRAM server memory module
New 40nm modules boosts dual-CPU storage capacity to 394GB, doubling previous capacity
Computerworld - Samsung Electronics Co. today announced that it has begun shipping samples of what it calls highest density memory module -- 32GB DRAM -- for servers to equipment manufacturers.
The module doubles the 16GB capacity of Samsung's previous high-end module, which used 2Gbit chips based on 50 nanometer (nm) lithography technology.
The new module is based on 4Gbit DDR3 chips using Samsung's latest 40nm lithography technology. Samsung had started using the 40nm process to produce memory products last July.
"Our highly successful implementation of 40nm-class technology is indicative of our determination to move toward the 30nm-class process node in the second half of this year," said Soo-In Cho, general manager of Samsung Electronics Memory Division, in a statement. "Our 30nm-class technology will provide even more advanced memory solutions for high-end server and PC applications."
Samsung said the new dual inline memory module (RDIMM) consists of 36 DDR3 chips that can perform at equal or greater levels as a 40nm-based 16GB module with no increase in power consumption.
A dual CPU server can house up to 12 32GB DRAM modules, which would provide some 384GB of memory, doubling the company's previous capacity of 192GBs per server. The new offering boosts power consumption by less than 5% over that needed for 16GB module-based systems, Samsung said.
With just six 32GB RDIMMs, a dual CPU server would offer 192GB of storage capacity, while increasing DRAM operating speed in a two-way server system by some 33% percent from 800Mbits/sec to 1,066Mbits/sec.
Power consumption would be cut by 40%, Samsung said.
Mass production of the 32GB RDIMM is slated to begin next month.
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Year after year, there seems to be mounting pressure that the 1911 is an old antiquated design. The arguments trend along the lines of magazine feed issues, low capacity mags, weight, or even finicky maintenance. But yet, 1911 sales remain strong. With that In mind, HGW has some simple rallying points behind why the 1911 is chosen by so many.
- If your requirement is for a gun with a grip safety, thumb safety, half cock notch, inertial firing pin, and perhaps a firing pin block, your solution is the 1911. Really, we like safeties at Hooper Gun Works, and the 1911 has no shortage of them. Carried in a thumb-break holster, cocked with thumb safety engaged has always worked for us
- You want the best feed reliability with ball ammo. The 1911 was made for full length .45 ACP. Our favorite here are the Check-Mate GI feedlip magazines, which allow for a fully controlled feeding of the round into the chamber.
- You want a accurate full size gun for $400. Rock Island Armory (ARMSCOR) 1911 models are king here. Their GI series gun keeps life simple, has a forged slide, CNC barrel, and a cast frame. Nothing wrong with a cast frame.
- You want a lightweight carry gun of high performance for $800. Our other favorite in the “keep life simple” category is the Kimber Pro Carry II. Fantastic for carry duty, and drops some weight off of the Gun. Also, like RIA their factory repair service is excellent should the need arise. Night sights will run a little extra here.
- You want a “tuners” gun. There is no shortage of 1911 goodies. Its the same recipe that makes the AR-15 so great. There are many companies that push each other to bring better parts to the table. A 1911 can range from that excellent $400 RIA type to a $6000 Les Baer commemorative version or anything in between. There is also great fun in collecting across the eras from 1970’s Colt competition 1911s, to WWII relics.
There are many fine pistols out there. The 1911 is our favorite, but in the U.S. we have choices, and can certainly own more than one kind of gun. Hopefully it always stays that way.
Fun facts: The Beretta Tomcat 32 and Bobcat 25, with their flip barrels, are very fun to shoot. Just like their claim, the 10mm Glock does have a lot of firepower. S&W MP9’s handle very well. Basically, there’s lots of options to try. Of course, if you haven’t tried a 1911 yet, now’s the time. Happy Shooting!


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ATLANTA, Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- When considering breast augmentation, one of the common concerns that young women have is what effect pregnancy may have on the results of the procedure or on their ability to breastfeed after the surgery. Dr. David Brothers, a board certified plastic surgeon, explores several misconceptions about the relationship between breast implants, pregnancy, and nursing.
"Women often come to me with questions about pregnancy and breastfeeding when they are considering breast augmentation," says Dr. Brothers, a board certified plastic surgeon. "They are comforted to hear the facts because many of them are interested in having children later in life."
Here are several common concerns related to breast implants from women who plan on becoming pregnant:
Myth #1: Implants will affect the ability to breastfeed.
Under normal circumstances, the presence of breast implants does not interfere with breastfeeding. There are several possible incision sites for a breast augmentation, and most of them avoid the milk ducts entirely. The implants themselves are situated under the breast gland, whether they are placed above or under the pectoralis muscle. Dr. Brothers recommends that a woman discuss pregnancy plans with her plastic surgeon so the appropriate surgical approach can be utilized.
Myth #2: The material in breast implants is harmful to a nursing baby.
A number of studies have shown that the presence of breast implants does not have any adverse affect on the breast milk itself. One notable study indicated that commercial formula contains more silicone than breast milk from a woman with silicone gel implants.
Breastfeeding is so important to the health of a baby that doctors encourage women to breastfeed their babies if possible, although Dr. Brothers notes that there is always a percentage of women who are unable to breastfeed whether they have implants or not.
Myth #3: Breastfeeding will make augmented breasts sag.
According to a study released in October 2013 by Dr. Norma Cruz of University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, the presence of implants does not increase sagging in breastfeeding women. The study included 120 women with implants: 57 breastfed for more than six months and 62 did not breastfeed. Measurements were taken before and after pregnancy and/or breastfeeding, and there were no significant changes in measurements or in sagging between women who did or didn't breastfeed. The major cause of breast sagging after pregnancy is believed to be decreased hormone levels and is unrelated to the presence of implants.
"This study confirms what cosmetic surgeons have long suspected," says Dr. Brothers. "This is good news for women with implants who wish to nurse."
Dispelling these myths about breast augmentation, pregnancy, and breastfeeding should allow a woman to proceed with breast enhancement surgery with confidence, says Dr. Brothers. He reiterates the importance of discussing future pregnancy plans during the pre-surgical consultation with a plastic surgeon.
About Dr. David B. Brothers: Plastic surgeon Dr. David B. Brothers is board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is also the developer of Le Mystere no. 9, a patented collection of bras designed specifically for augmented women. He practices at the Plastic Surgery Centre of Atlanta, 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia, 30342. Reach him at (404) 257-9888 or www.pscatlanta.com.
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Tips on Knowing Whether to Work for This Company
Being offered a job within a given organization is usually very important. However not all the times that one might be offered a job within an organization that one might accept. Before one decides working for a given organization there are various elements that one should evaluate. When one wants to make sure that one is quite comfortable with the job that one has one should evaluate the conditions of the job. Most of the people usually have a hard time analyzing whether it will be worth to work for a given company.
During job applications most people usually pay much focus on the salary and forget to evaluate other factors. At times some of the organizations might offer very high salaries to hide the poor working conditions within the organization. When one wants to make sure that one can choose the best organization to work for there are various elements that one should put into consideration. In this article we are going to discuss some of the things that one should get to know before one accepts working for a given organization.
When one is deciding to work for a given company one of the factors that one should consider is the size of the organization. In most cases large organization with well-developed structure are likely to offer one a path of growth. The strategies used by a given organization in offering promotion and rewards is another thing that one should enquire before one decides to work for the company. When one is deciding to work for a given company the other thing that one should focus on is the kind of the prevailing relationship. One should consider working for a company where the employees relate very well.
The way of life is the other important aspect that one should focus on when one is deciding to work for a given company. For one to be able to determine the way of life within an organization one should evaluate the methods they use in giving titles to their representatives. The other way in which one can be able to find more about the ways of life is by having a conversation with the current workers. The other things that one should consider when deciding if working for this company is reading news concerning the organization. By paying attention to the above discussed guidelines, one will be able to know whether it’s worth to work for a given organization.
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fortunate to live in Victoria because of the
abundance of wonderful subject matter. From
my perspective the freshness and transparency
of watercolour is a perfect match for my
favourite subject matter - the delicacy and
translucency of flowers. When watercolour is
combined with ink I believe that the results are
both exciting and dynamic.


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This 90-minute session focuses on cultivating compassion and kindness for ourselves and others. We will begin with a brief gentle movement practice followed by a learning and journaling practice centered on the well-being aspects of self-compassion, kindness, and gratitude. We will then engage in a cultivating compassion practice to deepen this new learning so you can take the feelings of compassion and connection to others into the rest of your week.
What you will need:
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This retreat session is offered in-person ONLY at the Untold Stories Studio in Pinawa, Manitoba.
No meditation skills or experience is required; however, we recommend that you consult your medical advisors before undertaking this movement and meditation session.
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The iPad2 has finally arrived in India. The next generation of lightweight tablets are now available. They are sleeker, lighter, more powerful – all without sacrificing battery life. The new iPad 2 comes with a Smart Cover that puts the tablet into sleep mode when it is closed. The front camera lets you chat with all your family and friends face-to-face over WiFi networks.
The iPad2 with WiFi and 3G will be approximately Rs 36900 (16 GB), RS 41900 (32GB), and RS 46900 (64 GB).
Are you excited? If you’re planning to get one, upgrading, or already did — let us know and tell us what you think of the iPad 2!


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Comparing Permian rig counts with others
Currently, there are 760 working oil rigs in the US. The Permian Basin has 260 of these rigs—more than any other region. The Eagle Ford Shale has 110 active oil rigs, the Williston Basin has 89, and the Mississippian Lime has 40.
Last week, the Permian Basin’s oil rig count fell by 20 over the previous week’s count. This was the 18th consecutive weekly decline in the Permian oil rig count and a ~7% decline from the previous week. Overall, the weekly US crude oil rig count was also down ~5%.
One-year rig count comparison
In the past year, Permian Basin activity has declined, with a loss of 272 oil rigs. The Permian Basin rig count is now at its lowest level since August 2010.
The Williston Basin lost 96 oil rigs in the past year. The Williston Basin includes the Bakken Shale—one of the most prolific crude oil shale plays in the United States. The Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas lost 100 oil rigs, while the Cana-Woodford Shale in Oklahoma’s Anadarko Basin added 12 oil rigs.
The Permian Basin
The Permian Basin is a combination of the Midland Basin and the Delaware Basin in western Texas and southern New Mexico. According to the US Energy Information Administration, the Permian Basin produces the most crude oil in the US.
The steep fall in the Permian Basin rig counts suggests producers operating in this region expect a slowdown in drilling activity and so, a decrease in production growth. These companies include Laredo Petroleum (LPI), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Cabot Oil & Gas (COG). Together, Laredo Petroleum and Cabot Oil & Gas form 3.1% of the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP). Occidental Petroleum makes up 3.6% of the iShares US Energy ETF (IYE).


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“Mr. Show with Bob and David” aired on from Nov. 3, 1995 to Dec. 28, 1998 on HBO, becoming a beloved comedy hit. Twenty years after it first premiered, devotees will be able to enjoy the same brand of funny when “W/ Bob & David” debuts Nov. 13 on Netflix. Variety caught up with Bob Odenkirk and David Cross before the show’s Los Angeles premiere screening at the Vista Theatre, deep in the heart of Los Feliz.
Odenkirk explained what it was like getting the band back together. “We expected bumps and challenges and that our chemistry had changed, but we did this read-through with a bunch of the writers who ended up being the writers for this show. They were “Mr. Show” writers – Jay Johnson, Brian Posehn, Scott Aukerman, Paul F. Tompkins, Bill Odenkirk, Eric Hoffman – and we read all these scripts that were just lying around – we didn’t write for it. Everyone clicked immediately – writing, punching up, laughing, building on stuff, going different directions – I mean, it was like not a day had passed.”
“The actual challenge of doing the show is: we write an entire episode then we shoot the filmed pieces then we edit all the filmed pieces, then we rehearse and do the live show – that’s a lot of layers of production and it can’t even happen simultaneously,” Odenkirk said. Cross added, “They also overlap so while we’re cutting and editing pre-taped stuff for episode two, we’re also editing the live material from episode one and we’re rehearsing episode three.”
The secret to making it work turned out to be working with the right production company. Odenkirk credits Abso Lutely Productions for their ability to handle the show’s atypical production process: “Most shows are either live or pre-taped, one or the other. It’s a challenge we had before and you forget how different that is – no one does that really. Abso Lutely, the production company Tim (Heidecker) and Eric (Wareheim) started, had a learning curve with this show and it was new for them and for us, it was a reminder that we’d forgotten a little bit.”
Happily, “W/ Bob and David” feels enough like “Mr. Show” that it immediately grounds viewers and will no doubt please fans of the earlier hit. Odenkirk is aware of this and said, “Comedically, people are commenting on how it’s so close to ‘Mr. Show’ – I wanted the freedom, at least structurally, to do different things. Calling it a different name, which we wanted to do, and just telling ourselves we don’t have to do anything – sometimes we link sketches and sometimes we don’t.” Cross acknowledged, “I think it’ll feel more different to Bob and I but to our fans and viewers, it’ll feel similar because it’s Bob and I.”
Odenkirk also raved about not having to watch the clock and cut to network time limits of 21 or 24 minutes, “You can do 35 minutes if you want and we did! Our fourth episode is 33 minutes and they don’t care – there’s no commercial coming, there’s no rush. In the fourth episode, we do an eight-minute sketch that’s like a little film. We get to take our time with it and invest in the acting of it – we got actors who we don’t have to cut out like Allan Havey and Jon Barinholtz. We wanted to have more freedom and do anything we wanted. The truth is comedically, we’re very similar to what we were and we just write very silly, goofy, angry stuff. You certainly see ‘Mr. Show’ DNA all over it.”

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By Youssef Chouhoud
(March 17, 2010) – According to a recent Gallup poll, a majority of Americans still have little to no knowledge of Islam’s basic tenets. More disheartening, if not outright frightening, is that even given this avowed lack of knowledge, a sizeable percentage of US citizens nonetheless maintain a negative perception of Muslims.
So, either an informed, nuanced understanding of Islam is being obscured by the voluminous – and venomous – misinformation that clutters the media, or an accessible and authoritative account of what Muslims truly believe and how they interact with the world around them simply hasn’t been produced.
John Esposito, given his celebrity and scholarship, is among perhaps only a handful of individuals who have met both these prospective challenges head-on with some success. His latest offering in a line of timely scholarly works, The Future of Islam, provides a refreshingly holistic assessment of the challenges Muslims face from increased pluralism on the one hand, and heightened hostility on the other.
Both novice and more advanced readers on the subject will find much of Esposito’s narrative as insightful as it is comprehensive. The first chapter of the book includes a standard primer on the five pillars, the divisions between Sunni and Shia, and some brief remarks on the more “controversial” subjects of sharia, Islamic principles, and jihad, a spiritual and religious effort. This introductory information is supplemented, however, with a less common examination of the racial and intellectual diversity of Muslims in the West, and an even rarer assessment of the legitimate grievances Muslims around the world have with America and its allies.
For those possessing a firmer grasp of Islamic beliefs and attitudes, this book doubles as a clear and concise distillation of the Western Muslim experience. From the factors that distinguish Muslim Americans from their European counterparts, to the distinction between integration and assimilation, to the misapplication of terms such as “moderate” and “fundamentalist”, Esposito’s fluid analysis on these topics, often backed by empirical data, makes even the most complex phenomena easily digestible.
At its core, this book is an examination of the current prospects for Muslim reformers around the globe. By reform, Esposito ostensibly is referring to the reinterpretation of Qur’an and hadith, sayings of the prophet Muhammad, to produce new legal and social models that better meet the challenges of an ever more globalised world.
While acknowledging the breadth of Islamic jurisprudence and of debates over theological matters, Esposito nonetheless promotes certain positions, both implicitly and explicitly, throughout his narrative, including a liberal interpretation of women’s rights, as exhibited through the likes of Muslim American scholar Amina Wadud; a more pluralistic approach to salvation, in contrast to the belief in salvific exclusivity; and the legitimacy and expansion of lay ijtihad, an Islamic tradition of creative reasoning, which undercuts the traditional role of ulema, those versed in Islamic jurisprudence, are all featured prominently in Esposito’s discussion of reform and “a new way forward” (a phrase he borrows from US President Barack Obama’s inauguration speech).
To be fair, Esposito is careful not to dismiss more traditional or conservative positions in Islam. He clearly cautions against facile labeling of a person or group as “extreme” simply because their understanding of a particular issue doesn’t mesh with a Western, supposedly enlightened perspective. Moreover, Esposito sincerely highlights the work of Islamic jurists and activists such as Egyptian scholar Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, Egyptian televangelist Amr Khalid, and Pakistani scholar Farhat Hashmi.
Esposito’s keen socio-political acumen and sense of historical perspective clearly manifest with his concluding remarks on the future of Muslim-Western relations. He once again underscores that majorities of Muslims globally don’t conflict with the West on religious or civilisational grounds, but distinguish between various nation-states based upon their policies. Esposito goes on to encourage Western powers to curtail and ultimately eliminate their support for authoritarian regimes across the Muslim world, and to reconcile with the fact that clear majorities in these countries wish to see Islam play a greater role in government.
Finally, to counteract the viral spread of Islamophobia, Esposito emphasises that Americans and Europeans must acknowledge a missing link in what Jews and Christians have come to regard as a shared heritage. Only when Muslims are no longer viewed as the “other,” but as integral elements of a rich Judeo-Christian-Islamic history, can serious headway be made against the forces of extremism.
* Youssef Chouhoud is a writer from Brooklyn, New York by way of Alexandria, Egypt and is pursuing an MA in political science. This abridged article is distributed by the Common Ground News Service (CGNews) with permission from the author. The full text can be found at www.muslimmatters.org.

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Marist College assistant basketball coach Paul Lee this year is coaching his son, freshman walk-on guard Tucker Lee. A.J. Martelli/Poughkeepsie Journal
Marist College basketball coach Mike Maker talks about his team's big overtime win over Fairfield Saturday in the postgame press conference. A.J. Martelli/Poughkeepsie Journal
A few short clips from the Marist men's basketball home opener against Lehigh. Alex H. Wagner/Poughkeepsie Journal
The Marist College men's basketball team insists it will have a winning season, something that's eluded the team for nine years. A.J. Martelli/Poughkeepsie Journal
- Marist's Paul and Tucker Lee talk basketball
- Mike Maker discusses Marist's win over Fairfield
- Video: Highlights from the Marist men's basketball home opener against Lehigh
- Video: Marist men predict winning season
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Ryan Funk had 15 of his 17 points in the second half and hit all four of his 3-point attempts after the break as Marist held off a late rally from Siena to win 63-58 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Friday night.
Funk hit three straight 3s and 3 of 4 from the foul line to turn a 33-all tie into a 12-point lead for the Red Foxes (3-10) early in the second half. David Knudsen added a basket to cap the run at 14 straight points and a 47-33 lead, Marist’s largest of the game.
The Saints (4-10) chipped away at the margin and got as close as 60-58 on Roman Penn’s free throws with 44.7 seconds left.
Siena fouled to send Marist’s Tobias Sjoberg to the foul line where he made 1 of 2 with 29 seconds remaining. Penn then missed a runner in the lane with 19 seconds left, and Aleksandar Dozic grabbed the rebound for Marist and passed off to Brian Parker who added two more free throws to secure the win.
Parker scored 18 and Knudsen added 13 for Marist.
Ahsante Shivers had 12 points and Penn added 11 for Siena.