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One morning on my way to work, my eyes locked on an electronic billboard. Displayed on it was a tearful woman’s face, a reference to #MeToo, and words to the effect of “We believe you.” I felt my breath catch in my throat and was nearly in tears. It was one of the most visible displays I’ve ever happened upon that signified that anyone in the external world actually recognize the existence of sexual trauma and the value of vocalizing it. In passing by the sign again, I saw that it was for a local women’s domestic violence center. The intersection of catching a moment to remember the pain I carry everywhere I go and of realizing the message was evident to everyone driving by impressed upon me again the power of our collective stories as trauma survivors. For today’s #SurvivingnThriving and #EmbodiedHeart post, we’ll explore the difficulties as well as the positive outcomes associated with giving voice to our nightmares and grief.
Unspoken Trauma Harms
The harm done by traumatic events, at least for children, is not based solely on their intensity or frequency. A crucial factor in distinguishing trauma which lingers and scars the mind are those events that are experienced without the compassion of a loved one to help restore the child’s sense of safety and belonging. This experience of violation and danger followed by abandonment creates a hormone stew in the brain known as toxic stress. Toxic stress is linked not only with negative mental health outcomes; it is also linked with an increased likelihood of developing physical disease and even early death. Experiencing horrors, coupled with a lack of a loving witness, crushes body and soul.
Social isolation is a natural outcome of experiencing traumatic events which lack a spoken account. If we are unable to state what has happened to us, our perspective is lost in any retelling of the experience that might happen. In the case of childhood abuse, perpetrators are often more than happy to alter the fundamental facts of the event in order to protect themselves. So, not only are we silenced, we may be made out to be the “crazy one” or the one with “issues.” We may then carry these internalized rejections into new social encounters, always on edge that others will turn against us.
By Body If Not By Word
Traumatic events that are not articulated or held in a supportive environment do not go away. Instead, we may find that we live out that which we cannot voice. Of the many forms this unconscious repetition may take, behaviors rooted in relationship are often the primary expression. For instance, we may enter into and maintain connections with abusive individuals or mistreat our own bodies. In either case, when we are unable to speak our truth, our bodies become the tapestry on which the story of our horror is displayed.
Some of my deepest shame wells up when I can see my little self wanting to be seen by another but also feeling terrified that the other person will treat me as I was treated in the past. In a few key situations where I’ve been “seen” as an adult, the other person has actually acted in a way that re-traumatized me. Past and present blurred into a haze in these moments and I walked away vowing the story must be completely hidden from sight. Mustering the cognitive skills as well as the courage to put impulse to language when my body wants instead to dissociate it is extremely challenging for me.
The relationships reenactments I’ve experienced can sometimes be subtle. For instance, I may find myself repeatedly opening up to someone I know will act in a judgmental or dismissive way towards me. It can take quite a while before I realize I’m stuck in a “trauma trap” and that I need to adjust my expectations and/or behaviors in order to better honor my own needs.
In Story, Healing
Trauma therapies frequently involve narrating what has occurred. Some newer forms of trauma therapy such as EMDR do not include a requirement of the person going into great detail about the story, but they do include both internal and external witnessing. Complementary therapies such as art or movement may enable survivors to make manifest the dark threads through skilled weaving and loosening. I will soon be participating in a trauma-focused yoga class and am eager to see what manifests.
Each character in my story of my childhood trauma has become an internalized entity. The past external event is fixed; the motions and menace existed as is. I feel as though the characters in my head are playing non-stop improv theater, hoping that this time through something will shift and the narrative will no longer hold. That maybe it all didn’t really happen and wasn’t really so bad. On the other hand, some parts of me stand as frozen effigies to the specific trauma that formed them. The past feels full of ghosts and actors.
Although I’ve been in an ebb lately, through #EmbodiedHeart as well as my individual therapeutic work, I’ve made progress in giving voice to who I was and what happened to me. Something in me has decided that speaking publicly in some form may stripe another layer from the façade of “nothing to see here” that I’ve been able to maintain in much of my life. Ultimately, though, what heals is being witnessed in a supportive environment, and, on a personal level, bearing witness to who we were and what happened to us.
Where are you at in your healing journey as a trauma survivor? To what extent does being witnessed promote healing for you? What has helped you to integrate your past experiences?


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A tribute to the skeptics standing athwart Al-Gore’s carbon-free utopia, yelling stop.
Media Matters continues to push its desperate “stolen climate emails” meme on its home page. (Funny, I don’t recall Media Matters being so scrupulous about the origins of other newsworthy data…)
No one at Media Matters can or will analyze the hacked data, of course. The George Soros Steno Pool has been reduced to scolding conservatives [...]


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The Dichotic-Consonant/Vowel (D-CV) is an auditory processing disorder test for ages 5 and up using verbal stimuli. It is considered a dichotic test for binaural integration. This test consists of pairs of consonant-vowel (CV) syllables. They are recorded: 1. with simultaneous onset. 2. with staggered onset. In the latter (staggered), one CV leads the other by 90 milliseconds. Three major behavioral measures can be observed: 1. a right ear advantage. 2. A lag effect. 3. An auditory capacity effect.
The Dichotic-Consonant/Vowel includes: a) audio recording, and b) instructions and score forms as printable pdf files. The three-page instructions are comprised of presentation, scoring, and interpretation. Normative data for ages 5 and up is included. Available from Auditec, Inc. Call 1-800-669-9065 (from US) or 314-416-1050 (outside the US) to order.
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After breaking the internet with his extraordinary Agbada last week, many Nigerians looked forward to Ebuka’s outfit to the white wedding of his Friends, Banky W and Adesua Etomi. He is pictured above with his gorgeous wife, Cynthia. Did his look meet your expectation? See full photo below
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No Surprise: Tide Vs. Utah In Sugar
As expected, the loser of the Southeastern Conference Championship Game has a nice consolation prize. Alabama was disappointed to fall to Florida on Saturday night in Atlanta, but on Sunday night the Crimson Tide learned it is going to New Orleans. Bama will take on Utah at 7 p.m. Friday, January 2, in the Louisiana Superdome. Fox Sports will televise the game.
Both teams in the 75th annual Sugar Bowl will come in with 12 victories. Alabama, which was ranked number one for most of the last half of the season, is at 12-1, while Utah is 12-0.
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Big bowl games are old hat for Alabama, but not for current Crimson Tide players. Bama has not been in a BCS bowl game since the 1999 Alabama team lost to Michigan, 35-34, in overtime in the Orange Bowl. It will be the Tide's first Sugar Bowl game since the 1992 team destroyed Miami, 34-13, to win the national championship.
The biggest bowl game current Tide players have been to is the Cotton Bowl when a handful of seniors wee on the squad that defeated Texas Tech, 13-10. The two most recent bowl appearances for Alabama are Independence Bowl outings in Shreveport, a 30-24 win over Colorado last year, a 34-31 loss to Oklahoma State at the end of the 2006 season.
But Alabama is the biggest name in college football bowl games.
Coach Nick Saban's 2008 team will be extending the Bama national record of bowl appearances to 56.
Alabama will also be attempting to extend its national record for bowl victories to 32. Alabama is 31-21-3 in bowl games.
And Alabama will be making its second attempt to post all-time victory number 800. The first attempt came Saturday in the GeorgiaDome and came up short, 31-20, to Florida.
Alabama has an 8-4 record in Sugar Bowl games.
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The mass spectrometry (MS) technique permits multiple direct detection of proteins from allergenic compounds in a single test, Bert Popping, company director of molecular biology and immunology, told FoodProductionDaily.com.
The new technology marks a move away from industry-standard methods ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbant assays) and PCR (polymerase chain reactions), which only indirectly detect allergens one at a time, said the company.
“The new MS-based methodology enables detection of seven of the 14 groups that require labelling according to the European Commission’s allergen regulation (68/2007/EC) in one single analysis,” said Popping.
The technique also covers gluten regulation (41/2009/EC).
Popping added: “The advantages are that this technology detects more than one peptide per allergenic compound. This means that if one peptide becomes instable due to processing, you still likely to see one or two of the others, thereby making the results more reliable.”
Advantages over current techs
Eurofins said its new technique demonstrates significant advantages over commonly-used technology.
Presently, PCR is unable to detect a number of products with high protein - and therefore high allergen – content. Such limitations means it has therefore never been the perfect technique for detecting allergens, Popping explained.
ELISA has the ability to detect proteins through antibodies, but only one at time. This means that because there is the potential for the presence of several allergens on site food processors typically adopt risk-based approach.
“For economic reasons, typically only one or two of the likely allergens potentially contaminating the product are screened for, instead of looking for all possible ones,” he said.
Safer products, cost benefits
In contrast, Eurofins said its new analysis offers simple and easy identification of multiple allergens in complex foodstuffs leading to “better risk management for food manufacturers, and ultimately, safer products for the consumers”.
The direct detection of analytes significantly reduces the probability of false negative or false positive test results – limitations of the ELISA and PCR methods, said the global firm headquartered in Belgium.
It also cuts the turnaround time (TAT) and the cost of multi-screening are significantly lower than for individual ELISA based tests.
“TAT will, in routine analysis for one allergen, be roughly the same,” said Popping. "But since typically when more than one ELISA is requested on a sample, TAT is extended to say, 1-2 weeks - maybe because of rare allergens that need testing - this will not be the case for MS since it's all in the same run.”
He added that cost-wise it would be cheaper for three or more allergen in the same sample, and become more economical with any allergen after the third, compared to ELISA.
“Calculated reduction will be approx 10 per cent after the third, 15 per cent after the fourth and so on,” he added. “Further reductions are envisaged when some of the further developments we have in the pipeline are implemented for this technology.”
Eurofins said its lab method is accredited under ISO 17027. The peer reviewed paper was published this month in the Journal of AOAC International.
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In consideration of my child/children being allowed to participate in any way in the soccer programs and activities of US Youth Soccer and its members (e.g. Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association and its member organizations), and their related events and activities (the “Programs”), the undersigned, acknowledge, appreciate, and agree that: The risk of injury and illness from the activities involved in the Programs is significant, including (without limitation) the potential for injury or illness – in particular and not by way of limitation, risks of exposure, directly or indirectly, arising out of, contributed to or by, or resulting from any infectious or communicable disease, including (without limitation) the current or any future outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and/or any mutation or variation thereof – and while particular skills, equipment and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of serious injury or illness does exist. I knowingly and freely, for myself and on behalf of my child, assume all such risks, both known and unknown, even if arising from the negligence of the Releasees or others, and assume full responsibility for my and my child’s participation in the Programs. I consent to my child participating in the Programs. I, for myself and on behalf of my child, and our respective heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, hereby release, indemnify, and hold harmless US Youth Soccer, its member organizations (e.g. Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association and its member organizations), and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, associated personnel, volunteers, other participants, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers and, if applicable, owners and lessors of fields, facilities and premises utilized for the Programs (collectively, the “Releasees”), with respect to any and all injury, illness, disability, death or loss or damage to person or property associated with my or my child’s presence at, or participation in the Programs, including being transported to or from the Programs, whether arising from the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law. I hereby authorize the transportation of my child to or from the Programs. My child has received a physical examination by a licensed medical doctor and has been found physically capable of participating in the sport of soccer. I have provided written notice attached to this release setting forth any specific issue, condition, or ailment that my child has that may impact my childs participation in the Programs. I give my consent to have an athletic trainer and/or licensed medical doctor or dentist provide my child with medical assistance and/or treatment and agree to be financially responsible for the reasonable cost of any such assistance and treatment. When necessary, I understand that an uploaded or provided photo will only be used for printing on a credential (i.e., ID, Pass Card, Roster) and will not be used for any other purposes without express consent. I consent to Massachusetts Youth Soccer and its affiliates taking photographs, video recordings, and/or sound recordings in documenting the activities of Massachusetts Youth Soccer’s programs and services. I hereby grant Massachusetts Youth Soccer and its affiliates’ permission to use the negatives, prints, motion pictures, video recordings, audio recordings, or any other reproduction of the same for Massachusetts Youth Soccer and its affiliates’ educational and promotional purposes in manuals, on flyers, the internet, or other publications. My child and my child’s parents and guardians will abide by the rules, policies, procedures and protocols as provided by U.S. Youth Soccer and members of U.S. Youth Soccer, including Massachusetts Youth Soccer and all affiliated member organizations. I understand and give permission for my child to participate in practices and games where they may be on the field with players of younger or older ages. I understand and accept there may be risks involved when playing with players of different ages. I am aware that if I do not accept such risks, I may remove my child from the field. I have read this release of liability and assumption of risk agreement, and fully understand its terms. I understand that I have given up substantial rights by electronically signing this document, and I sign it freely and voluntarily without any inducement. I hereby waive all such rights above including the right to file a legal action or assert a claim for personal or physical injury or death of any kind.

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When I bulletproofed my early build 2003 engine in my '04 F250 KR, I did the head studs and gaskets, so was that deep into the motor. Since I was there, I upgraded all the oil seals with the Teflon Ring backed seals, including the High Press oil rails, Injector cups, Injectors, HPOP, and all oil related fittings. I also added the upgraded Turbo drain tube, added an IPR remote coolant filter, IPR remote Oil Cooler, BPD Billet Water Pump (stocker has plastic impellar..!), upgraded the Turbo (again), replaced the Injector Harness, a 58 Volt FICM, replaced both CMP and CKP Sensors which were leaking oil (blown O-rings), and installed an Updated PCM with all the latest Flash Software (from Flagship One)...
That was in 2015 when the truck had 81K on it, and the engine (the 2nd) actually only had 50k on it... Since then, I had to replace the PS pump and all lines; replaced a blown Intercooler with a Mishimoto and all CAC Tubes/Boots (stockers wore out); replaced a blown passenger side up-pipe (blown bellows); replaced 3 CMP Sensors & CMP Pigtail; replaced the MAP sensor; replaced the stock Alternator with a 270 AMP DC Power Alt plus all the battery wiring was upgraded; replaced the EGR Valve; replaced 2 Optima batteries with 2 Bosche AGM batts (3rd set of batts now), replaced the Transmission Temp Sensor (failed), and just spent the past 2 weeks troubleshooting engine harness chafing which will lead to replacing the engine harness in a few weeks... I also have the dreaded P132B Code which means my Turbo's VGT vanes might be sticking or I have an intake or exhaust leak... The point being, it's always something on these 6.0's, especially the early build 2003 POS... If you plan to keep your 6.0, I'd highly recommend getting a Scangauge II to monitor PID's, and buy the AutoEnginuity Software with Ford bundle and put it on a laptop so you can diagnose issues which are bound to pop up. Or, you could cut your losses now and dump the 6.0 altogether... Remember that advice if you plan to keep it, and don't say you weren't warned... Good Luck..!
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Whitewater rafting in Costa Rica
A favorite outdoor activity that’s been growing in popularity since the 1970s, an inflatable raft is used to navigate a river or body of water. This sport usually requires a team of paddlers, a guide and lots of teamwork.
The following are a few of the most convenient rivers for rafting:
Reventazón: The Tucurrique section (Class III) is easy enough for first-timers. The Pascua section (Class IV-V) is very wild, and requires previous rafting experience. Can be run year round.
Pacuare: The country's longest and most spectacular river trip (Class III-IV) can be run from mid May thru mid March. Two-day trip recommended.
Sarapiquí: Beautiful river (Class II-III), good trip for beginners. Can be run out of San Jose or the Arenal area, from mid May thru mid March.
Saavegre: Another beautiful river (Class II-III) excellent for first timers. River trips leave from Manuel Antonio and Quepos, May thru January.
Naranjo: A wild river (Class III-IV) near Quepos that requires some rafting experience. Run from June thru November.
El General: A popular three-day kayaking or rafting trip (class III-IV) best during the height of the rainy season, September to November.
Peñas Blancas in Arenal, Corobici River in Guanacaste or Sarapiquí- chilamate section: Beautiful Rivers (Class I), good trip for families, great opportunity to see wildlife. Can be run all year around.
The following classification has been created to assess the difficulty level of any given river:
- Class I, Easy: Calm waters not paddling request, sightseen enjoy, good for families with kids.
- Class II, Beginners: Fast current, with ripples and small waves. Little obstructions that can be easily surpassed with some training. The risk for swimmers is low and self-rescue easy.
- Class III, Beginners: Direct rapids with wide canals. Simple maneuvers are needed on some sections of the river. Scarce danger for swimmers.
- Class IV, Intermediate: Rapids with moderate waves. Narrow passages and rapid currents, require complex maneuvers. A previous experience is recommended.
- Class V, Only for expert teams: Intense rapids, requiring precise control of the ship in turbulent waters. Many of the maneuvers should be done quickly, and under pressure. Water conditions make self-rescue difficult, so group's assistance is necessary. Upper Pacuare River & Upper Naranjo River, El Chorro section.
- Class VI; Extreme: Very long and violent rapids. Descents may have waves, big holes and abrupt falls with complex routes. Rescue is very difficult. Consequences of errors are severe and rescue may be impossible. Waterfalls, big drops. No recommended to be run.
Rowing and safety commands
- ¡Todos adentro! (adentro, abajo) (get down): All passengers in squatted position on the raft's floor to avoid falling into the water.
- ¡Todos arriba!: keep rowing
- ¡Lado alto! (highside): Everyone should place themselves on the side that goes up, to balance the raft.
- ¡Adelante! (Forward): Everyone rows forward.
- ¡Atrás! (Back paddle): everyone rows backwards.
- ¡Izquierda atrás! (Left back): the left side rows backwards while the right goes forward. This makes the raft turn left.
- ¡Derecha atrás! (Right back): the right side rows backwards while the left one goes forward. The raft turns to the right.
- ¡Alto! (Stop): Break
Costa Rica's best places for whitewater rafting
On the map you'll find Costa Rica's tourism regions, where you can participate in these activities. For more information on any of these activities, contact your travel agent or hotel.

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Students at Florida International University and other schools in the state held a walkout on Thursday to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plans to get rid of programs that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education.
Students from many groups, like the NAACP, the United Faculty of Florida, and Safeguarding American Values for Everyone, set up tents and tables.
Ness Cruz, a student at FIU, said, “I want to be a teacher in the future, and I’m also a student. The bottom line is that this issue is an attack on education and on freedom of speech.” “Those are probably the two most important ideas behind this movement,” he said.
The students who planned the protests are upset about what they say is the governor’s attempt to politicize education.
In kindergarten through third grade, DeSantis wants to stop teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity. This is part of the Parental Rights in Education bill, which activists have called the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
A bill in the Florida statehouse that would make it harder for schools to talk about sexual orientation and gender identity is almost ready to become law. Steve Litz of NBC 6 has the story.
DeSantis also signed the “Stop WOKE” act in 2022. This law made it harder to teach, among other things, that people of one race are inherently racist or should feel guilty about what other people of the same race did in the past.
More recently, he stopped high schools from teaching a new AP course on African American studies, saying it broke a state law and was wrong about the past.
In addition to K–12 schools, DeSantis put six conservatives on the board of The New College of Florida, a small liberal arts college that has been known for a long time as a progressive place.
Julia Bagg from NBC 6 has more on what this could mean after the controversial decision by the Governor of Florida to not let the course be taught in schools.
He has also said that he wants to stop state colleges from offering classes on diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as critical race theory.
Thursday, students at South Plantation High School and other colleges in the state planned to walk out again.


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Better Never Than Late: Midwest Hardcore Flyers and Ephemera 1981-1984 – Hardback Book
Compiled by Tony Rettman, Chris Minicucci and Richard Warwick
The legacy of Detroit hardcore documented primarily though gig flyers, and also photos, fanzines, clippings, and other ‘assorted detritus’. Gig posters for Negative Approach, Necros, and The Meatmen (etc) were often pretty basic and generic when it comes to graphic art skills (and the lack thereof), but the fascination lies in discovering the countless obscure and unrecorded support bands – who were Cause Of Pain that supported Void in 1983? And Violent Apathy that supported Discharge – huh? A fantastic portal into another time and place, and essential for the connoisseurs/anoraks of early US hardcore. Full colour repoductions, with a ‘q
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Knee injury forces Perry to retire
Worcester's former England scrum-half Shaun Perry has been forced to retire because of a knee injury.
The Warriors have announced that 34-year-old Perry has not recovered from an injury he suffered earlier this season and will step down from playing with immediate effect. He won 14 caps for England and was a member of the 2007 World Cup squad, while his club career also included spells with Bristol and Brive.
"Unfortunately, following the injury to my knee earlier this season it has not been possible for me to return to full fitness despite the best efforts of myself and the Warriors' medical team," Perry said.
"Specialist opinion is that I cannot continue a career in professional rugby.
"It is extremely hard to accept the decision that I must retire because, having started playing at the age of seven, rugby has always been a big part of my life.
"I very much hope to continue to be involved in rugby in some capacity."


Former Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora is warning that a congressional effort to cut funds to the country’s armed forces would be “a gift” to Hezbollah and its Iranian allies.
The Western-backed Mr. Siniora, premier from 2005 to 2009, raised his concern during meetings in Washington late last week with administration officials and members of Congress.
He blasted calls to suspend aid to the Lebanese Armed Forces, which have intensified since January when Hezbollah and its legislative allies toppled the country’s unity government and nominated their handpicked candidate for prime minister.
“Even if we looked at it from the angle of the American administration, if they do stop the assistance, it would be the best-ever gift given to Hezbollah and the Iranians,” Mr. Siniora told The Washington Times.
“Assisting the Lebanese army is assisting the legitimate authority of the Lebanese state.”
He dismissed charges that aid to the army will end up in the hands of Hezbollah, which the United States lists as a terrorist group.
“Hezbollah is not short of additional weapons,” he said.
The U.S. has given the Lebanese army $720 million since 2005, following the end of Syria’s occupation of Lebanon and the electoral victory of Mr. Siniora’s pro-Western March 14 Alliance.
Elliott Abrams, then a deputy national security adviser, told The Times that the Bush administration’s goal was to make the army a “counter to the growing strength of Hezbollah,” which controls large swaths of Lebanon’s south and the capital Beirut.
But the growing influence of Hezbollah within Lebanon, and now within the Lebanese government, has sparked increasing concern that U.S. aid could benefit the Shiite Islamist group.
Rep. Howard L. Berman of California, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, blocked $100 million in aid to the Lebanese army in August pending an administration review of Hezbollah’s influence within the military.
He is pushing legislation to limit U.S. aid to Lebanon until the president certifies that “no ministry, agency, or instrumentality of the Lebanese government that receives American foreign assistance is effectively controlled by Hezbollah.”
The prospect of an American void has prompted repeated Iranian offers to arm the Lebanese military, according to a Lebanese source close to the discussions.
During Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s October visit to Lebanon and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s November visit to Iran, the Iranians prodded the Lebanese to accept aid from Tehran.
The Iranians said they considered Lebanon “the first line of defense against the Zionist entity.” The source said the Lebanese side spurned the overture, citing its obligations under U.N. Security Council resolutions.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in March that the United States will decide on future aid to the Lebanese army after Nijab Mikati, the Hezbollah-backed candidate for prime minister, forms a government.
A senior Israeli official told The Times that the Jewish state is carefully monitoring developments in Lebanon.
“Naturally, we think that funding should be given to those who are committed to observing the tranquility and the stability, and with the ongoing effort to build the government in Lebanon, it’s not totally clear where this army’s going,” the official said. “If Hezbollah has major positions, that’s problematic.”
While Hezbollah did not actively participate in the 2006 fighting between Israel and Lebanon, some fear it could be drawn into a new cross-border conflict, particularly after a deadly border skirmish last August between Israeli and Lebanese forces.
Mr. Siniora said that it was conceivable the Lebanese army could fight Israel.
“The army is supposed, in fact, to defend the country. And wherever a decision is taken by the political authority, yes, to really face the challenge of any attack by Israel, yes, the army has to do it,” he said.
Asked about the concern that the U.S. could find itself arming two sides in a war, Mr. Siniora laughed: “Don’t arm the Israeli army,” he said.
• Ben Birnbaum can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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This interactive exhibit at the Children's Museum of Manhattan is called EatSleepPlay, and it's the inspiration for a new educational curriculum called EatPlayGrow.
"We have field tested the curriculum throughout New York City, South Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem, and also New Orleans," said Andy Ackerman, director of the Children's Museum of Manhattan.
And now, for the first time, it's being launched nationally. EatPlayGrow is one of the first programs designed for children under six-years-old.
"One of the unique things about the curriculum is it uses the arts to really engage people so there's dance, movement, music, and visual arts," Andy said.
Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the curriculum features 11 lessons, ranging from healthy portion sizes to healthy beverages.
"I was experimenting with songs and singing how many cups of water are in orange juice, soda, and seltzer water," said five- ("and three-quarters") year-old Lauren.
The entire curriculum is free and available online. The Chairman of the NYC Housing Authority, John Rhea, says they're already using it in East Harlem.
"Through the NYCHA Office of Public/Private Partnerships, we're expanding this curriculum into other public housing locations over time," John said.
And the entire curriculum can be downloaded by parents. We know the only way to make healthy changes is if the entire family does it together. Every lesson has activities for families.
Program leaders say the next step is to get the curriculum into community centers, museums, and Head Start programs nationwide.
"I wanted to tell you that I saw the heart, and the heart was a muscle," said 6-year-old Jonah, explaining what he'd learned.
The hope is that early lessons will create a lifetime of healthy habits.
To download the curriculum for free, please visit http://www.cmom.org/eatplaygrow_curriculumAnd for more resources on the program, please visit http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/tools-resources/eatplaygrow.htm


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Everything you need to know about vampires
The Girls Guide to Vampires: All You Need To Know About The Original Bad Boys by Barbara KargThe good news is: He’s tall, dark, and handsome.
The bad news is: He’s a bloodsucking creature of the night. Not to mention arrogant, predatory, and immortal.
What’s a girl to do? No worries—in this guide, girls learn everything they need to know about these romantic rogues, including how to:
Know when they’ve met a vampire
Avoid falling prey to a nightstalker’s charms
Resist even the most aggressive advances
Protect themselves against the undead
Destroy a vampire—using everything from holy water to decapitation
Complete with a review of vampire books, TV shows, and films as well as accounts of real-life encounters with vampires, this book is all girls need to surrender to the night—and still make sure they’re around to see another day!
Barb Karg (Pacific Northwest) is a veteran journalist, author, screenwriter and lifelong vampire aficionado currently at work on a vampire novel. She’s authored or coauthored twenty-two books.
Everything You Need to Know About Vampires
Some of you may make fun of the facts we are going to mention but bear in mind dear readers that these findings are based on personal efforts, studies and research. Maybe they passed by your side or even talked to you, or maybe they stood by your bed once and whispered in your ears while you are asleep…who knows! Sure there is. Vampires existed a very long time ago; there are proofs to their existence during the Babylon, the Indian and the Sumer civilization in addition to the Ancient Egypt. All these civilizations talked about creatures that hunted human to drink their blood. Besides these stories, scientists discover vampire tombs every once in a while.
Everyone knows that vampires suck … your blood!!!! Seriously though, do you know the history behind modern vampire lore? These creatures of the night have been lurking around for a very long time, although the princes and princesses of darkness have taken on different guises and mythologies throughout the ages. If the items on this list are old news to you, you might want to take a look in the mirror and check for a reflection Didn't work so well that time.
As October rolls on and the nights draw in, ghosts, ghouls and the otherwise undead lurk around every corner. What better way to prepare for the spooky month ahead than with a crash course in vampires…just in case. Luckily, our Curator of Firearms Jonathan Ferguson has a particular interest in the mythology of arms and armour as well as popular culture and the supernatural and is on hand to help us spot one. The belief in real vampires is of course far older. One of the first accounts of vampires is found in a Babylonian myth dating from 4, B.
This post is a break from that, based on the tens of questions I received and on the feedback, I decided the best thing would be to make a couple of lists with definite things about vampires, that I learned and know about. No fantasy involved and Hollywood-ism involved. They walk in the sunlight.
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Vampires of Europe
All rights reserved. This year-old skeleton from Sozopol, Bulgaria , was found with its teeth removed and stabbed through the chest with an iron rod. Scholars suspect that townspeople did this to ward off vampires—a very real fear in Europe for hundreds of years. The traits of modern-day vampires are pretty well established. They can be warded off with garlic, or killed with a stake through the heart. Some, like Dracula, are aristocrats who live in castles. Scholars suspect that the modern conception of these Halloween monsters evolved from various traditional beliefs that were held throughout Europe.

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Three people were seriously injured Monday afternoon after someone in a car opened fire on another vehicle as they drove down a busy street in Broward.
The shooting, which police said was “like a scene from a movie,” took place around 3 p.m. and shut down a stretch of North State Road 7 in Lauderhill as police tried to piece together what happened.
“You have someone indiscriminately shooting at a moving car, on a busy road during rush hour,” said Lt. Mike Santiago, a Lauderhill police spokesman. “This could have been a lot worse.”
Police say when officers arrived they found blood, bullet holes, casings and crashed cars — but no victims or shooters.
Santiago said police received several 911 calls reporting a shooting in the southbound lanes of the 1000 block of North State Road 7. Someone in a black car began shooting at a tan vehicle, according to witnesses.
The tan vehicle, Santiago noted, tried to weave in and out of traffic to dodge the bullets, ultimately crashing into several cars. Someone from the black car then fired more shots before someone in the tan vehicle returned fire, Santiago added.
A bystander rushed three victims in the tan car to Plantation General Hospital, where they were subsequently transferred to Broward Health North in serious condition.
Meanwhile, the driver of the black car fled, Santiago said.
There were no other reports of injuries.
“We know a lot of people saw what happened,” Santiago said. “This person is reckless and we need to get that person off the street,” Santiago said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Lauderhill police at 954-497-4700 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477).


There could be 2,010 housing units developed in the Lower Soo Valley, according to early conceptual discussions. One hundred more homes are planned for the land north of Wedge Mountain.
The Ravens Crest development near Pemberton could bring 350 homes to the area.
There are proposals for 1,400 homes at Porteau Cove, almost 100 more in Britannia Beach, and Furry Creek has been approved for another 800 residences by the time it reaches build out.
Add in Olympic development, an upgraded highway, and the possibility of a new airport, and youve got an area around Whistler on the cusp of great change, readying itself for an unprecedented rate of growth.
"It's coming at us like a locomotive," said Whistlers Mayor Hugh OReilly, one of the nine members of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District board.
To help manage this growth, the SLRD is fast-tracking a region-wide plan called the Regional Growth Strategy, which should be complete in 2006. It's a large-scale project which will end up costing the regional district more than $550,000.
Some officials admit this plan should have been done years ago to help the SLRD make decisions about the future of the Sea to Sky corridor and the area beyond. Though it may be late, they're pleased that it's now underway and gathering steam.
"Maybe were five years late in doing it, but were doing it," said Pemberton Mayor Elinor Warner, one of the only SLRD directors who supported Whistlers push for the RGS in previous years when others at the SLRD would not.
In the next 15 years, the population of the SLRD is set to almost double in size, from 35,000 people to a total of 65,000, with most of that growth happening in the southern area of the district, from Pemberton to Lions Bay.
To put that in real terms, the regional district will need 15,000 additional residences to house those new people.
That's got SLRD Board Chair John Turner thinking, "OK, where are we going to put 15,000 new residences and how are we going to be able to manage that over the next 20 years?"
Much of the growth pressure has been sparked by the region's proximity to the Lower Mainland but also by Whistlers enormous success, a reaction Whistler anticipated almost a decade ago. Its just one of the reasons OReilly has been calling for a plan since he first became an SLRD director nine years ago.
"(Whistler has) always known that if we had the kind of success that Vail or Aspen or some of the other resorts had, that our success would have impacts to our neighbouring communities," he said.


Year-round column ozone observations at 65°S: Validation and polar winter data
A SAOZ (System d'Analyse et d'Observations Zenithales) u.v.-visible spectrometer was installed at Faraday, Antarctica, in 1990, with a view to gaining year-round measurements of column ozone. Observations have been validated by comparison with the Faraday Dobson. Agreement between the two instruments is good, with SAOZ measuring 3 ± 2% lower than the Dobson over the comparison period. Both instruments show the same small-scale variation in column ozone. However, there is a notable seasonal signal in the ratio of (SAOZ column ozone)/(Dobson column ozone) which calls into question the validity of the SAOZ winter column ozone measurements made when the solar elevation is too low for making Dobson observations. The problem appears to lie with the calculated air-mass factors (AMFs) used in deriving vertical columns from the SAOZ slant columns. New SAOZ data were derived using empirical AMFs. The qualitative behaviour of winter column ozone is the same for both sets of AMFs, showing an increase to mid-winter, followed by a decrease to the spring minimum, although smaller mid-winter columns are calculated when using empirical AMFs.
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After its overwhelming success in 2018, Cybertech is setting the stage once again for Cybertech Europe 2019 in Rome on September 24th-25th and Spazio-news is the media partner (read: Cybybertech and Spazio-news are proud to announce a media partnership for Cybertech Europe 2019)
With over 5000 attendees, 100+ insightful speakers, contribution from over 85 sponsors, supporting organizations, and representation from over 40 countries during last year alone—Cybertech Europe in Rome has become the regional hub for industry-related content, networking, business opportunities, innovation, and more.
The two-day event is set to highlight the most trending topics in the field of cyber and innovation, and will feature influential figures—top executives, government officials, and leading decision-makers who are shaping the paradigm and paving the way to new developments in the cyber arena, globally and regionally.
“Cybertech Europe offers a strategic and unique stage to meet Cybersecurity experts and decision-makers and Rome is the regional hub linking together institutions, and private and public sectors to reach a common and shared vision” – comments Amir Rapaport, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Cybertech.
From Rome to Tel Aviv, Tokyo to Bangkok, Panama, and more, Cybertech’s global events serve as the go-to place to learn all about the latest technological innovations, threats, and solutions, all while creating business opportunities across borders.


A unit of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has stressed the need for pupils to have basic safety awareness to stay out of danger while walking or inside vehicles.
At a safety programme, which took place at the Nigeria Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC), Oshodi, Lagos, for primary and secondary pupils, the Unit Commander, Mr Samuel Ogundayo, said the training was aimed at building capacity, knowledge and skills, particularly on the use of Zebra crossing.
He said the unit, as part of its corporate social responsibility, decided to bring road safety closer home by taking pupils to task on the tips to stay alive while on the roads.
According to Ogundayo, the programme, with the theme: “Keep The Child Safe” was organised in collaboration with the Golden Penny Pasta and Noodles, to educate pupils about safe road culture, and the importance of safety and security.
The pupils were taught how to cross the highway using Zebra crossing.
“We are here to celebrate our children, but unfortunately our joy is not complete because some of our children have been kidnapped. Many were exposed to danger and some are being killed by careless drivers. We need to protect them from harm and danger,” he said.
He said it was important for every child to understand basic traffic rules and laws, such as road signs, markings and signals to cross the roads.
According to him, it is also unlawful for any child below 18 years to drive any vehicle.
He advised children “not to cross the road in between parked vehicles’’, as it will be difficult for drivers to see them.
Ogundayo urged the parents of under-aged children and babies to ensure that their children sit on the back seat of the car. He also warned children against having any sharp object or knife in their school bags as it might be harmful to them.
He asked them to avoid wearing black cloths especially at night and to walk facing oncoming vehicles.
Ogundayo advised school proprietors to ensure that school buses are road worthy, adding that FRSC will impound school buses that are not road worthy.
The guest speaker, Miss Taiwo Amusa, advised the pupils to be at alert before crossing the road and pay attention to road signs. “Red is stop, Amber is get ready to move and Green is start going,” he said.
Some of the schools at the event are Muslim Junior Comprehensive School, Mushin, Honey Home Primary School, Aguda and Rodiyah Group of Schools, Mushin.
Dignitaries at event include an official of the Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mr. Esther Ige, Mrs Vera Akerele and FRSC unit head Oshodi, Mrs Adobi Larry -Agugor.


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Ridge Avenue Bridge Replacement Project
This project is located on Ridge Avenue which crosses over the Stillwater River in the City of Dayton. This bridge extends between DeWeese Park to the North, Triangle Park to the South and Riverside Drive to the west.
Ridge Avenue is an urban collector, carrying approximately 4,900 vehicles per day.
Ridge Avenue, between Riverside Drive and DeWeese Parkway, is closed to traffic during construction and detours are in place for vehicular, canoe and pedestrian/bike traffic.
Work began on the project on Monday, February 17, 2014.
The bridge closed to vehicular traffic Tuesday, February 18, 2014 and will remain closed until September 2015. Ridge Avenue is closed between Riverside Drive and DeWeese Parkway during the construction. The detour route begins just north of the bridge. The detour route is north on Riverside Drive to Siebenthaler Avenue, east on Siebenthaler Avenue, and south on Ridge Avenue.
The Stillwater Bikeway under Ridge Avenue is detoured during construction and will remain closed until September 2015. The detour begins just north of the bridge. The detour route is on DeWeese Parkway, across Ridge Avenue, along the south edge of the parking lot east of Ridge Avenue, and onto the Great Miami River Trail. Bicyclists can then follow the Great Miami Trail south back to the Stillwater River Trail at the bikeway bridge to Island Metro Park.
The existing bridge has a sufficiency rating of 45.1 (structurally deficient) and a general appraisal rating of 4 (poor/serious). Conditions noted at the time of the bridge inspection included advanced section loss, deterioration, spalling, and scour. The superstructure and substructure each received a “poor condition” rating and the deck received a “critical condition” rating. Retaining walls on the eastern approach are in poor condition. The guardrail on the east approach to the bridge has several areas of damage.
This project will replace a two-span steel girder bridge constructed in 1927 with three spans of prestressed concrete I-beams on reinforced concrete wall type abutments and wall type piers. The three bridge spans are: 61’ – 89’ – 61’. Ridge Avenue will be realigned between Riverside Drive and DeWeese Parkway to soften the curve and to transition from two lanes to three lanes on the bridge. The roadway will be 35’ wide with 10’ wide sidewalks. The project provides an opportunity to undertake other improvements to the benefit of area residents and motorists. The project includes the installation of a left-turn lane from westbound Ridge Avenue onto Riverside Drive and a left-turn lane from eastbound Ridge Avenue onto Riverside Drive. The project will also include improvements to the existing bus stop located at the southeast corner of Ridge Avenue and Riverside Drive.
Bids were taken for the project on January 8, 2014 and the contract was awarded to Brumbaugh Construction Inc. of Arcanum, Ohio on February 11, 2014 for $5,283,170.00. Federal funds were secured for the construction of the project through the County Engineers Association of Ohio. $4,901,191.55 is funded with Federal Funds and $381,978.45 is funded with Montgomery County Engineer Funds.
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Life Force Art Center’s latest art exhibit, “Media and Mediums: Artists Who Channel,” takes the viewer into a fascinating exploration of the myriad ways through which spirit and art intersect. Among the talented, contemporary artists spotlighted in the show is Iris Pasic – a native of Sarajevo, who began to draw as soon as she was able to functionally grip a pencil at the ripe young age of 18 months old.
There is rich body of knowledge in Iris’ work: tales of ancient Babylon, as well as pieces on Norse and Hindu mythology, are notable influences on this erudite artist. Per Iris, she enjoys deciphering the interplay between ancient text, art, and stories – believing they forge visual symbols that become a channel through which we may learn about spirituality. Unsurprisingly, symbols feature prominently in her works: they directly relate to her process of personal growth and spiritual self-discovery.
An avid student of pictographs and hieroglyphs, Iris explores how language has been historically used as pictures through her artwork: by introducing an odd consortium of freestyle text amidst her images, Iris creates a sense of chaos in order to communicate the universal value of messages and symbols. According to her, humans mistakenly try to translate ancient symbols into contemporary language when, in fact, they are far more open-ended. While love is a driving emotion that fuels much of her work, with many of her pieces embodying a lot of her own personal thoughts or experiences, her primary goal is to share the lessons that she’s learned.
For the exhibit, Iris presents a series of black and white drawings and watercolor paintings that depict her fascination with ancient symbols and languages. For example, “In the Scribe’s Ability” is a wing-themed drawing made with black and white felt pen on paper that features a conversation between two beings – one being in human form kneeling before a second being from another realm. The title is a creative play on words (say the title quickly, and it sounds like “indescribability”) that alludes to the cornucopia of indescribable signs and text strewn throughout the piece.
When sketching her black and white drawings, Iris invites the creative life energy to freely flow through her artwork, without interference, while in a meditative state. By contrast, her three colored pieces entail a more involved process whereby she tries to discern the significance of the shapes and symbols that she receives, and determine how they feel to her.
These latter pieces include a predominantly blue and pastel watercolor crayon on paper called “Twirling Twilight,” which portrays two, other-worldly beings dancing in a circle, receiving information from a higher source and other inferred beings. In the angelic-like “About a Dream,” Iris employs a rich and vibrant palette of fuchsias, indigo, and reddish-orange watercolor crayons and markers on canvas to illustrate a being alongside a dreamed being. Finally, in “Twinned,” she presents an innovative drawing using earth-toned watercolor pencils on paper – also using both hands at the same time to create it.
When receiving images or inspiration, Iris admits it’s sometimes challenging to discern the difference between her own work – i.e., the random influences she picks up – versus the divinely inspired, pertinent knowledge that she receives from a higher power. Per Iris, “it’s a continuous, learning process.”
Interestingly enough, Iris was raised atheist, and the concept of God or Source didn’t even begin to take shape until her father converted to Hare Krishna, and religion was thrust upon her at the age of 13. Still, even at a young age, she vividly recalls intuitively knowing certain things like having past lives, experiencing paranormal encounters with ghosts, or picking up her father’s book on Nostradamus and feeling utterly fascinated by the symbols in the book.
According to her, she knows when something feels so vast that even scriptures can’t possibly capture it in words. Consequently, she’s always tried to develop her own ideas regarding spirituality, as evidenced by her work: by acting as a conduit for some greater energy than her own, Iris is able to create spiritual art without filters, thus allowing her divine self-expression to emerge.~Shantal
About the Artist
Iris Pasic describes a childhood filled with innumerable wonders, adventures, places, and volumes of strange fairytales. After moving to the U.S. with her family in the early 1990s, the American way was a shock at first. While her regular education certainly provided novel experiences, it was art school that provided a truly conducive and productive forum, which opened Iris up to worlds of possibilities and new ways of thinking and making art.
Iris attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and received her BFA in 2002. While at SAIC, she studied printmaking, photography, and video, among other media and subjects. Iris also became very interested in and involved with various social and political justice issues, which greatly influenced the content of her art at that time. Still, some things cannot be learned in school, so Iris hit the road via a freight train in search of adventure and other creative and passionate folk with whom to change the world, make lots of art along the way, and leave it there.
Her travels took her along many paths and places where her mind expanded in unimaginable ways. Shortly thereafter, the winds of change blew her back home where she’s been inspired to seek her lessons along higher paths. So, here she finds herself constantly compelled to arrange and rearrange pieces of a puzzle that just keeps getting bigger in every possible direction, and to create an abundance of pictures.
Shantal is a creativity and transformational life consultant, event and program manager, Reiki Master practitioner, Raindrop Technique facilitator, and a holistic marketing consultant for individuals and organizations. Her passion is to empower individuals to transform their lives and nourish their creative dream-making process by providing creative and holistic “soul-lutions” for personal growth and healing. To learn more about Shantal, please visit her website: www.evoyoution.com.


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Andhra Loyola Engineering College and MIC College win J-Quiz Finals
The students of Andhra Loyola Institute of Engineering and Technology won 1st Place in J-Quiz finals held at PB Siddhartha College of Arts and Science on 7-March-2016. MIC college of Engineering and Technology won 2nd Place.
The winners were given away laptops and tablets for winning the competitions. The organizers conducted semi-finals of the event at about 15 colleges in and around the city. A team of two students from each college represented at the final and competed for the prize. The quiz was organized by Jobance careers.
Corporate Kaku Mallikarjuna Rao and the members of Rotary Mid Town distributed the prizes to the winners.
The event was attended by Chief operating officer of Jobance Career. M. Ravikanth, CEO of Jobance careers, other organizing committee members, students, and faculty.
Source: Sakunth Kumar, City Journalist - Vijaywada, CollegeDekho
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Reflections of Wartime
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Casa Loma will play host to Juno Award-winning artist Sean Jones, accompanied by a seven–piece band and special guests.


MTV Comes Up with its Own Name for the Post-Millennial Generation: ‘The Founders’
Millennials, a word coined in 1987 to describe the generation born starting in 1982, doesn’t fit with today’s kids, who were born two decades later. So MTV took it upon itself to come up with a name for the generation following the millennials — those born starting in 2001. On Wednesday, MTV will announce the new generation’s name: “The Founders.” According to Time magazine, “MTV surveyed 1,000 kids born after December 2000 on what they should be called, “generating 544 names including the Navigators, the Regenerators, the Builders, the Bridge Generation, and the winner, the Founders.”
“Terrifying and hilarious,” the author tweeted of last night’s episode. PLUS: Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons react to last night’s episode.
Oprah’s “definitive memoir” is shaping up to become the “biggest autobiography deals in recent memory,” according to Deadline.
The proposed comedy follows a young woman who joins 50 Cent’s entourage in hopes of making something out of her life. 50 Cent will serve as producer and occasional star.
Funko Pop! is now selling a doll inspired by the Last Week Tonight host.
The Wiz Live! will be the first live program in U.S. history to use vocal description for the hearing-impaired
As the AP describes it, “the vocal description is a narration track interspersed between existing pauses in dialogue that describes the show’s visual elements such as facial expressions, settings, costumes and stage direction.”
She’ll guest as a cardiologist with a “big and bold personality” whom Morris Chestnut’s character sees as a patient.
Check out the new burger ad Dan Harmon and his team created for Carl’s Jr.
Featuring a pregnant Claire.
Letterman returned to his alma mater, Ball State University, last night for his interview series, which featured directors Spike Jonze and Bennett Miller. During his introduction, Letterman spoke of his noticeable flowing beard, insisting that it looked more like Darwin’s than that of Santa Claus.
The NBC reality show is partnering with the YouNow streaming service to hold online casting calls.
Watch “The Julianne Moore Acting Attack!”
The cable network has also ordered another scripted series, titled Shady Neighbors.
Foster and husband David Foster announced today they are ending their marriage in a joint statement.
Watch Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen celebrate the holidays in a new ad campaign.
Check out the Justified alum in The Grinder’s fake show-within-a-show.
Ciarcia appeared in 13 episodes of the HBO drama as Albie Cianfalone, Phil Leotardo’s consigliere. Ciarcia was also good friends with Tony Danza and served as best man when Danny DeVito married Rhea Perlman.


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Author: Ian McEwan
Pages [paperback]: 351
Memorable Quote: “A person is, among all else, a material thing, easily torn and not easily mended.”
Favorite Characters: Robbie & Cecila
On a summer day in 1935, thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis witnesses a moment’s flirtation between her older sister, Cecilia, and Robbie Turner, the son of a servant. But Briony’s incomplete grasp of adult motives and her precocious imagination bring about a crime that will change all their lives, a crime whose repercussions Atonement follows through the chaos and carnage of World War II and into the close of the twentieth century.
Wow. I had to read this for English class, and as soon as I was finished it, I decided it was one of the best books I’ve ever read. My teacher said that the ending made the book, and that knowing it would spoil the entire thing and she was definitely right.
Although there were some parts of Atonement that seemed to drag on, I loved the writing style and the interesting way in which everything was addressed. That still kept my interest, even when my attention was starting to drift. I loved the little twists of the plot, and how everything wasn’t spelled out in simple terms. By reading between the lines, the reader gets a full grip of the story, its characters, and what exactly is happening to everyone.
Briony annoyed me from the start, and though it’s hard to read a novel in which the main character isn’t very likeable, everything else helped me to forget about that. The settings, all of them, were wonderfully described. I could picture everything perfectly in my mind, from the odd Tallis house, to the evacuation of English troops, to the giant birthday party. This made me want to watch the movie even more, because I’ve heard great things about it. That’ll definitely be one of my next priorities.
THE ENDING MAKES THE BOOK. 5/5 stars


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Visiting Plantation Country | Fall 2014
Baton Rouge football and festival season kick off in the fall. The Fighting Tigers at Louisiana State University are in full force, and LSU Tiger Stadium hosts the first home game on September 6th, regular season home games through November 8th, including the excitement of homecoming on the weekend of October 25th. Just west of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, the Baton Rouge Southern University Jaguars can fill the stands at AW Mumford Stadium on game days through November 15th. South of the city, the Greater Baton Rouge State Fair rolls in with great food and amusements October 23rd through November 2nd.
For a taste of history the first Sunday in October, visit West Baton Rouge Museum’s SugarFest 2014. This festival, in its 19th year, celebrates sugar in the culture and heritage of West Baton Rouge Parish. The event features a full day of food, entertainment, and activities taking visitors back to the days of the sugar plantation, with the museum’s historic structures as the setting.
Downtown Baton Rouge hosts the Downtown Saturday Night Concert Series every week, showcasing the best of Louisiana’s roots. Special guest Johnny Midnite and other Baton Rouge musicians keep the party hopping at the Blues Room.
When in Plaquemine this Fall, "Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler” with games, carnival rides, and fireworks over the Mississippi River. The city hosts its 46th International Acadian Festival from October 17th to the 19th, at Bayou Plaquemine Waterfront Park near the junction of Highway 77 and Highway 1. Watch the Acadian Festival Parade on Sunday morning and tap your toes with live entertainment each evening.
In east Plantation Country, the hub of commerce for Tangipahoa Parish is the town of Hammond. Accessible from the intersection of Highway 55 and Highway 12, north of Lake Maurepas, Hammond is home of the Southeastern Louisiana University Lions and a roaring football season. With an August 30th home opener for Lion’s Football, cheering fans fill Strawberry Stadium through November 15th's last regular 2014 season home game.
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If you do not have an attorney, the Self-Help Center and Family Law Facilitator staff and volunteers may be able to assist you with procedural information and instruction on completing forms.
- Starting a divorce, legal separation, or nulity
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Information related to Abuse, Harassment, and Restraining Orders.
Details pertaining to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).
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Emman Ovuakporie and Johnbosco Agbakwuru (News,Vanguardngr) 28 February 2017
ABUJA – THE Majority leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has been mandated Wednesday by the leadership of the House to lead a delegation of some members to South Africa over the xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa.
The House in a resolution on Tuesday at the plenary presided by the Deputy Speaker, Yussuff Lasun said the majority leader will be joined by the Chairman House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Nnena Okeje, Rep. Sadiq Ibrahim, Henry Nwawuba, Nasiru Zango Daura, and Shehu Aliyu Musa.
Recall that the Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora Matters, Rep Rita Orji had recently condemned the alleged lackadaisical attitude of the Federal Government towards the protection of Nigerians outside the country saying that the government paid more interest in remittance from citizens abroad and not their welfare. Orji said she was not going to be part of the “conspiracy of silence”, adding that Nigerians in Diaspora were only dear to the government of Nigeria because of the funds they remit to the country. She also accused the government of over-protecting the businesses and interests of South Africa to the detriment of Nigeria. The government, she said, is not “taking a critical look at what Nigerians in Diaspora face in the countries that they are. She said, “Have we taken any bold steps to make sure that incessant killings of Nigerians abroad unlawfully are being taken care of? These are pertinent questions that any Nigerian that loves life would ask. And why would this conspiracy of silence linger while blood is being shed, while Nigerians are being killed like chicken in various countries, while Nigerians are becoming endangered species. “Must we protect the foreign interest to the detriment of Nigerians.
Now NCC is hellbent on reviewing upwards the price of data and voice calls in Nigeria to the detriment of Nigerians, even with the intervention of National Assembly, NCC is bent on doing that on their own, just to protect the interest of the foreigners. “The South African Government should bear in mind that Nigerians know that they have interests, they have businesses here, they have South Africans here, they should not put their people in jeopardy.”


Noida Metro Rail Corporation (NMRC) is considering renaming a segment of the Metro stations along the 29.7-km Noida-Greater Noida Metro entry. As demonstrated by powers, the rechristening recommendation comes after the Metro association found that a segment of the station names don’t reflect the zone where they are found. Since this is likely going to dumbfound specialists when the line is operational, no under eight stations along the line could be renamed.
As demonstrated by NMRC powers, a leading group of trustees has been set up to survey the necessity for renaming the stations. “The leading group of trustees headed by our official boss, Ghanshyam Singh, has been constituted to lead a point by point examination of the track and name the stations, which ought to be rechristened,” Santosh Yadav, NMRC directing official, told TOI. “When we have the report from the leading group of trustees, we will take after its proposition and complete the framework for renaming the stations,” he said.
Yadav said the present station names along the entry had been closed concerning the quick and dirty wander report when the Metro track had been insisted. “In any case, we have found that a segment of the stations are named after one section yet are physically arranged in another portion. A preliminary outline has revealed that around six stations in Noida and two stations in Greater Noida stand up to this issue,” Yadav said.
“The Noida stations fuse Sector 71, Sector 50, Sector 78, Sector 146, Sector 147 and Sector 153, while the two stations in Greater Noida are Alpha-II and Knowledge Park-IV,” he said.
As demonstrated by powers, the act of renaming of stations will be done once the purposes of enthusiasm of an open wander board (PIB), Union administration of back, meeting for flexibility of 20% estimation of the Central government in the passage, are set up. “This should happen inside a week, after which we will start the path toward renaming the stations,” Yadav said.
“In the accompanying time of this work out, we will in like manner grasp station checking wherein we will offer rights to name the stations to the most surprising bidder. The picked licensee will have prohibitive semi-naming rights at the picked Metro station run and at the concourse level. The licenses will expansion their picture name with the station name,” he said.


11 Aug 2010
Adam Schefter's reporting that Saints back Lynell Hamilton has suffered a knee injury, likely a torn ACL, that is expected to keep him out for the 2010 season.
Will the Saints add a veteran free agent back now? Justin Fargas was on the market as of yesterday, but Denver snapped him up.
30 comments, Last at 13 Aug 2010, 1:33pm by Bobman
Remember when the Eagles sacked Ben Roethlisberger eight times in 2008? Scott Kacsmar takes a stroll down memory lane with a look at the last time the Steelers played in Philadelphia, the No. 1 team in DVOA in 2008.


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Double droplet earrings in sterling silver
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YMCA still seeking funding for community and aquatics center
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - Construction on the Watertown YMCA’s community and aquatics center is well underway but the Y is still looking for ways to help fund its $27.5 million price tag.
What started as an idea is starting to become a reality. Crews are busy working on the center.
“It’s really going to happen here in this community so we are just so excited,” said Shawna Cutuli, managing director, membership facilities.
To get there, however, the YMCA is asking for more help. Right now, it’s turning to the community, hoping to raise $400,000, and the Y has community partners to make your donation go even further.
“We have up to a $200,000 match through the Northern New York Community Foundation and Stewart’s Shops. Right now, again, we are reaching out to members, reaching out to the community, reaching out to staff to close down that capital campaign,” said Cutuli.
With such a high price tag on the project, Cutuli says they are looking at other ways to fund it which include applying for grant funding through Restore New York.
It’s a $250 million initiative put forth by Governor Kathy Hochul, looking to encourage community development through the elimination and redevelopment of old structures
“We are actually in the running for that. There are two local businesses. We are one of them so we are hopefully going to be submitting that grant as well,” said Cutuli.
If selected, the YMCA could receive up to $2 million towards its funding goal.
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