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Hello, I am Dr. Ralph Levinson, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for over 27 years. I am also a Certified Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainer. I earned my Doctorate degree from Nova Southeastern University and received my Masters degree in Social Work from Barry University. I earned my Bachelor degree in Science from The Ohio State University. I am also a member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and I have been the School Social Work representative for the Broward Chapter of Florida Social Workers.
My areas of specialization include Bereavement/Grief work, Parenting/ Family therapy and Divorce Adjustment. I also work with Blended Families, Step-families, Adjustment disorders, Anxiety, mood disorders and a variety of other problems experienced by adults, and the elderly population.
I utilize a combination of traditional Psychotherapy, Solution-focused (brief) therapy, Family, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), along with experiential techniques that are enjoyable where the clients are active participants in their own treatment. I provide a safe, comfortable and non-threatening environment for those seeking help which enables them to open up and express their feelings, thoughts and emotions.
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Dr. Levinson has been incredibly helpful, professional, and genuinely caring throughout our sessions. Going above and beyond, he would send helpful worksheets and always message me on the weekends during his time off to check on me and see how I was doing and feeling after our last conversation and in between sessions. He always made himself available and provided far superior service than other counselors I've had in the past.
Dr. Levinson provided excellent counseling, and was very easy to talk to. This helped me to open up in therapy, which was a completely new thing for me. He was great at listening to my concerns, and always provided means to path forward. I highly recommend him!


A 37-year-old man died after driving off State Route 94 and into a guardrail in unincorporated San Diego County, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Riding his 2014 Suzuki motorcycle, the man approached a curve on westbound SR-94, east of Otay Lakes Road, at 1:55 p.m. Sunday.
The CHP says the rider was driving at a high rate of speed when he failed to take the curve and rode onto the dirt shoulder.
The motorcycle hit the guardrail, and the man flew from the bike, striking the pavement.
He was taken to Sharp Memorial Hospital, where he died from his injuries.
No other vehicles were involved, and the CHP says neither alcohol nor drugs was a factor.


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Slovenia’s Ana Belac tops developmental tour’s 2020 money list as Sweden’s Frida Kinhult surges into top 5 with season-ending title
5: Number of Symetra Tour players who earned promotions to the LPGA for the 2021 season, based on the developmental tour’s season-long standings. The LPGA usually promotes 10 players from its developmental tour but cut the number of exemptions in half this year because of the shortened season amid the global coronavirus pandemic. Slovenia’s Ana Belac led the Symetra Tour in earnings, with $49,081 in nine starts, and will join Spain’s Fatima Fernandez Cano, American Kim Kaufman, Sweden’s Frida Kinhult and American Janie Jackson as LPGA rookies next year. Kinhult, a Symetra Tour rookie who played college golf at Florida State, surged into the top five with a four-stroke victory and $26,250 payday Friday at the Symetra Tour Championship in Davidson, N.C. (scores). The five Symetra Tour graduates also earned exemptions into the field for the U.S. Women’s Open, to be played Dec. 10-13 at Champions Golf Club in Houston.
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Over the past few years, the complications of pelvic mesh surgery received global attention particularly in the UK, the US and Australia.
The women affected joined class actions demanding compensation for their suffering and irreversible damage caused.
In this article A/Prof Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Director of Lex Medicus Publishing will provide an insight into the medical aspect of the characteristics and complications arising from pelvic mesh surgery.
Ms Christine Mercer, Lex Medicus Queensland State & Legal Manager, will provide an overview of the global implications and legal actions that have been brought on behalf of the thousands of women affected by mesh implants.

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Yes we made a lot of them, on that cozy Saturday afternoon. :)
While all of them didn't know each other (except for a mother-daughter pair), they all hit it off pretty well and started chatting like old friends quickly into the workshop! So 4 hours breezed through with much laughter and chatter.
And do you spot the biscuits on the tables, yep we even snacked during the little breaks. :)
Behold the mess we made haha.
Crafting's not complete without a colourful mess of materials and tools.
A lovely mother and daughter pair, Saralyn (daughter) was also the customer who suggested that I made durians a while back and bought a basket of them from AiClay! :)
They're holding up the completed macaron bracelets in their boxes. As everyone got to choose their own preferred colours, this sweet pair made matching macaron bracelets!
P.S Saralyn/Katlyn, if you're reading this I apologise for the blurred image! :(
Now, will YOU be there to make macarons with me next time?
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Societal attitudes and the culture of a society are pivotal to children’s wellbeing. However, data on societal attitudes to children and young people is frequently missing from discussions and is not well captured in research. Understanding adult attitudes towards children is important because attitudes impact how children are treated, the priority we give to their needs and wellbeing and underpin policies and services that impact children.
Participation involves completion of an online survey through Qualtrics. The survey takes between 15 – 20 minutes to complete.
Participation is voluntary. If you decide to take part and then change your mind, that is okay, you can withdraw from the project. Data will be destroyed after withdrawal.
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Hardy Secures Feel-Good Win For Tigers
Tigers pitcher Blaine Hardy got his first win of the season on Sunday as the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2.
Hardy, who normally enters the game as a closer, took the White Sox seven innings.
Chicago's lone run at Hardy's expense came off of a Yolmer Sanchez triple into right field during the third inning.
According to the associated press, Hardy did not expect to perform so well.
Sunday's seven innings marked the longest time spent on the mound in his career.
Hardy hasn't logged a loss since the 2015 season. He had one win the past two seasons.
As far as help from his team mates, a Grayson Greiner double and singles from Dixon Machado and Nick Castellanos brought in Detroit's three run support.
Tigers reliever Shane Greene, who entered the game to spell Joe Jimenez in the ninth inning, allowed Chicago's only other run.
Jose Rondon took Greene deep before Detroit logged it's third out and ended the game.

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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (President: Hiroshi Yao, Capital: 119.4 billion yen) has led the world in developing a flexible thermistor sensor which functions even when bent and is the thinnest in the world at 100µm or less.
Thermistor sensors detect temperature and are widely used in a variety of technology found in daily life. Examples include electronics such as smartphones and computers, home appliances such as air conditioning, and automobiles.
In recent years, in order to realize even more accurate control for temperature change in electronics, there is strong need for thermistor sensors which are compact, thin and offer high-speed thermal response. Our company is conducting R&D for products which will satisfy these needs.
Conventional thermistor elements are made from oxide materials. It is necessary to fire at high temperatures of 600°C and more. Since thin thermistor is easy to be broken without a supporting substrate, it is normally formed on top of a hard ceramic plate made of material such as alumina. On the other hand, conventional thermistor sensors with protective film and lead wires attached to elements have a minimum thickness of about 500µm. As such, realizing thinner sensors has been an R&D theme.
Our company has developed a flexible thermistor sensor for which has a thin thermistor film of 0.1µm to 0.2µm is formed directly on top of a polyimide film with a thickness of 50µm. The total thickness of sensors including electrodes and protective film is 70µm , making it the world's thinnest thermistor sensor.
Furthermore, although it had been difficult to bend conventional thermistor sensors, we have confirmed the function of our new sensor even when bent to a 6mm radius of curvature. Moreover, thanks to its exceptional thinness, our sensor realizes high-speed thermal response which is approximately 6 times faster than conventional thermistors. We have also confirmed an operation temperature range of -40°C to 200°C, which exceed the conventional range of -40°C to 125°C.
The flexibility and thinness of our thermistor sensor enables installation in small gaps and curved areas of mobile devices, locations where installation had previously been difficult. This enables a variety of design for devices and makes it possible to use the sensor in a broad range of fields.
In the future, in addition to thermistor sensors, our company will continue to utilize our unique technology to develop, manufacture and sell products which contribute to the growth of the information electronics field.
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The Madison Public Library’s new central library was dedicated today. The new central library is a substantial remake of the central library building which was built in 1965. For all practical purposes it is a new building. The first separate library building for the City of Madison was a building built with assistance from Andrew Carnegie. That building which was located at 206 N. Carroll Street opened to the public on February 23, 1906. One of the most unusual aspects of the building was that the Library School of the Wisconsin Free Library Commission (the predecessor of the UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies) was housed on its second floor. The Carnegie building was razed after the completion of the 1965 building to make way for a parking lot. The 1965 central library building was named the Bernard Schwab Library in 1990 in honor of Schwab who retired as the Madison Public Library’s Director in 1981. He played a major role in the design of the building which was built during his tenure.
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Agropro organic hemp seeds flour is provided from the highest quality organic hemp seeds, made in Lithuania. They are grown in certified organic farming without the use of herbicides and pesticides.
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Ecological hemp seeds flour is the ideal energy source with high protein (to 35%) content, but high human indigestible fiber content (not less than 32%) is the most important characteristic of the product. High fiber content acts in the human body as a “toothbrush” of digestive system. Hemp flour contains no preservatives, artificial additives, sugar, allergens, GMO, and gluten.
Usage: suitable for seasoning of baked goods (biscuits, bread, and pastry). Recommended dose of hemp flour is 5 – 15% by weight of baking. Salads, juice (in small quantities, according to taste), sauces, spreads, soups, and other dishes can be flavored by hemp flour.
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MOSCOW, August 30. /TASS/. The Kremlin expects Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to pay a working visit to Russia at the beginning of September, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
"[Russian President Vladimir Putin] plans to have contacts with the Belarusian president at the beginning of September, his working visit is planned. The discussion of current issues, including in terms of preparations for that visit, took place [on Monday over the phone]," he said.
The Kremlin press service earlier reported that Putin had wished Lukashenko a happy birthday during their telephone conversation on Monday. Lukashenko turned 67 on August 30. The two leaders discussed issues related to bilateral cooperation and upcoming contacts in various formats. In his congratulatory message to his Belarusian counterpart posted on the Kremlin’s website, Putin commended Lukashenko’s efforts to cement allied relations between the two countries, wished him good health, prosperity and further success. He also assured him that Belarusian friends could always count on Russia’s support.

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Multi-wavelength incremental absorbence oximeter
Noninvasive device for photoelectrically measuring the property of arterial blood
Apparatus and method for determining oxygen saturation levels with increased accuracy
Calibrated optical oximeter probe
Method and apparatus for noninvasive monitoring of arterial blood oxygen saturation
Multi-wavelength oximeter having a means for disregarding a poor signal
Surgical retractor and blood flow monitor
Noninvasive reflectance oximeter
ApplicationNo. 970232 filed on 11/14/1997
US Classes:600/323, Oxygen saturation, e.g., oximeter600/328, Hemoglobin600/500, Detecting blood vessel pulsation600/502Pulse indicator
ExaminersPrimary: Cohen, Lee S.
Assistant: Ruddy, David M.
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AbstractIn accordance with the present invention, a transmittance pulse oximeter sensor having an emitter that is offset from the detector. Offsetting the emitter and detector allows more light to pass through a thin tissue pulsating arterial bed than does a vertically aligned design. The offset between the emitter and the detector increases the effective arterial blood component without increasing artifact. Thus, the arterial blood component strength relative to the artifact strength is increased resulting in an improved signal and an improved pulse oximetry reading. The offset pulse oximetry sensor is especially important in veterinary pulse oximeter applications where it is necessary to monitor small animals whose optimal pulse oximetry location is a thin tissue tongue. The offset pulse oximetry sensor is additionally important in the realm of human medicine where often the optimal position for a pulse oximeter sensor is a thin tissue ear or an infant's thin tissue finger or toe.
Field of SearchDetecting blood vessel pulsation
Infrared, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation directed on or through body or constituent released therefrom
Determining blood constituent
Oxygen saturation, e.g., oximeter
And other blood constituents
Measured at specified areas of body portions
Mounting structure (e.g., belt, etc.)
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devabe2005 46 / 97 Jan 19, 2013 #1Television has a great impact on our daily life. It helps to get latest information in the entire field. In this essay according to the statement, I will completely agree that television has an enormous affect on our day today life.Television is an entertainment activity which distracted students from their studies. It influences psychological problem for everyone towards violence and drug abuse. Children are observing films and take it has real life situation and acting as the film personality. People are addicted towards films which results in various family relationship problems. For example, there is report says that most divorcee case based on continuous watching television result in conflict between husband and wife.On the other hand, nowadays, television contains twenty four hour news channels which update current happenings around the world and helps to gain profound knowledge. Advertisement about new and existing products and their discounts helps people to awareness about the latest product in the markets. It provides various entertainment programs which relaxes mind from the hectic pace of daily activities. Discussion and debate program in the television alleviates to acquire knowledge about various topics. Moreover updated weather forecast helps to be alert on storms and cyclones. For example, Due to updating about latest weather forecast on cyclones helps parents to prevent sending their children to school and also get updating about school holiday for cyclones.In a nutshell, despite television has some disadvantages, it is very useful for people to gain adequate knowledge and wisdom. People spend limited time on television and concentrate on their activities will is a great informer and knowledge machine to human beings.


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Aadhav Kannadasan is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil film industry. He is the grandson of the great poet laureate Kaviyarasu Kannadasan. He made his acting debut in the film Ponmaalai Pozhudhu directed by AC Durai. Although his grandfather is a legend poetry, he chooses a movie to be his career. Before being an actor, he worked as an assistant director for movies such as Yuvan Yuvathi, Ninaithale Inikkum, etc. Check out below for Aadhav Kannadasan Wiki, Biography, Age, Family, Movies, Images, and More.
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Aadhav Kannadasan was born on 8 April 1989 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His father name is Kalaivanan Kannadasan and mather name is Amiritha Gowri Kalaivanan. He was a grandson of the late Kaviperarasu Kannadasan. Aadhav completed his schooling in St. Michael’s Academy and was graduated in Loyola College, Chennai. He was an ardent cinema follower and started his career as an assistant director to GNR Kumaravelan, the director of Haridas. He also worked in films such as Ninaithale Inikkum and Yuvan Yuvathi, in 2013 he made his acting debut with Ponmaalai Pozhudhu. He is now working in the upcoming movies like Pagal and Kaalidas.
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|Date of Birth||8 April 1989|
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|Father Name||Kalaivanan Kannadasan|
|Mother Name||Amiritha Gowri Kalaivanan|
|Educational Qualification||Degree in Economics|
|School||St. Michael’s Academy school, Chennai, Tamil Nadu|
|College||Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu|
|Hometown||Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India|
|Current City||Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India|
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|2014||Namo Bhootatma||Tamizh||Kannada Debut|
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skint1 wrote:Thanks for all the advice.
Just double checking.
When I answer why I believe I can no longer repay my debt.I just need a few lines not a detailed background to how I have found my self in this situation and how the debt mounted up?I could have end up writing an essay when it's not necessary the way I was going
I only have a few lines for when I realised I could no longer repay.
One way is to summarise the situation into 'stages', you need to give the overall picture but don't need every single detail - eg something like:
'I first took out a loan for xxx in xxxx, then had to borrow more money for xxxx. The situation got worse when [xxx happend], my debts have esculated and now as a result I can no longer afford to pay.....'
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India faces a huge skill gap when it comes to skill training. According to the data related to the gap in skills training released by Census 2011, 104 million new employees would need skills training and 298 million of the current workforce would require additional skills training by 2022.
As per the Census in 2011, out of the 121 crore population, about 2.68 crore persons are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. Addressing barriers faced by the differently abled, would not only unlock their potential but would also help them in contributing to the world. With sustainable development goals the Government has made various focused initiatives for µinclusive development of the differently abled through free online skills training programs.
According to the report on Disabled Persons in India-A statistical profile 2016, the National Policy for Persons with Disabilities (2006), recognizes that, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are valuable human resources for the country. The policy seeks to create an environment that provides equal opportunities, protection of their rights of the differently abled along with full participation in the society.
The economic well-being of a nation can be augmented by creating entrepreneurial opportunities for a sustainable livelihood of the differently abled through skilling, up- skilling and re-skilling. One such initiative under PMKVY is by offering skill certifications.
The sole objective of this initiative was to enable a large proportion of youth in India to take up industry skill training for securing a better livelihood. Skill Council for Persons with Disability (SCPwD) is one such organization that was created with a National Vision of skilling Persons with Disability and offering them meaningful industry relevant skill based training.
However, with the pandemic there has been a rise in the social connect and low personal connect due to which the already existing infrastructure of education is undergoing a sea change. The HRD ministry is trying its best by offering free skills training to the differently-abled, helping them bag better paying jobs, across rural and urban India. Efforts have been made to blend distance learning with practical skills along with innovation of inexpensive online methods to impart knowledge and skills.
Government and private academic institutions along with corporates are collaborating to offer best industrial training and skill programs at low-cost in EDU Tech, FMCG, Automobile and telecom startup companies. While the Pandemic has hit at its peak, online platforms have given new avenues to the differently abled to explore vivid job opportunities and mainstream career options of their choice to be a part of the mainstream society.


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Optimum Pay Group goes into liquidation
Optimum Pay Group (OPG), an umbrella company with 1,700 employees, has gone into liquidation, leaving droves of contractors unpaid.
The precise number of out-of-pocket contractors -- those whose invoices are unsettled or weren’t issued by the company to agencies before its liquidation on June 28th, is not clear.
Optimum Pay Group did not respond to a request for comment, nor did Revolution RTI Ltd -- Optimum’s liquidators, run by Dean Andrew Smith, a licensed insolvency practitioner.
'All Optimum's have companies gone down'
But recruitment lawyer Adrian Marlowe says the number of contractors left in a financially “dire situation” by Optimum -- as one affected employee put it -- is likely to be significant.
“All Optimum’s companies have gone down, Umbrella; PAY and CIS. So there’s probably a large number of contractors out there who haven’t been paid,” the lawyer told ContractorUK.
Boss at Lawspeed, Mr Marlowe hesitated to offer ‘soundbite’ advice to the unpaid, as he said their spread across Optimum’s different companies makes ‘one-size-fits-all’ guidance tricky.
'Different issues to consider'
“Each type [of worker] will potentially have different issues to consider,” he says. “CIS; they’ll be self-employed, whereas those with the umbrella -- OPG -- will be employed.”
To try to properly advise these workers who suddenly find themselves as creditors, Mr Marlowe, who is also chair of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies writes today exclusively for ContractorUK.
Usually, to avoid an umbrella folding on them with no notice (“all of a sudden they stopped responding to emails” as one OPG user says), contractors are advised that brollies with accreditation are best.
But initial reports of OPG’s difficulties which claim the company’s senior staff are now under HMRC investigation, correctly observe that the umbrella was accredited by Professional Passport.
The compliance organisation declined to comment last night, citing a “confidentiality agreement.”
However it is understood that OPG had its Professional Passport accreditation removed just before the brolly went into liquidation.
A bit like making sure it has accreditation from a recognised body, also usually advised to avoid problems at an umbrella company is to check its online reviews.
But the latest user reviews for Optimum Pay Group serve to confirm its financial difficulties.
On Trustpilot, a review of OPG entitled “Worst experience” states: “All of a sudden, they stopped responding to emails.
“They stopped invoicing to the agency and hence I cannot get paid now”.
Posted in mid-July 2023, the review adds: “Then today, they sent [me a] P45 without any notice or reasons.
“[However] over the phone, after making multiple calls, they [told me] they have stopped trading as an umbrella company.”
'Money lost to the administrator'
A ContractorUK Forum user says it’s not sensible of the reviewer to criticise OPG for ceasing to invoice the agency.
“If a closing-umbrella company sends an agency an invoice, then that money is lost to the administrator,” the forum user told ContractorUK.
“But, if no invoice is sent out, a new [replacement] umbrella company can send the invoice, and the worker will get paid. Granted, it may be a week later, but at least they’ll be paid.”
'Ambitious credit terms'
Ironically, it is payment issues which are linked to OPG’s difficulties, according to both a senior agency source and, independent of that agency, an umbrella compliance source.
The agency source claimed: “[Optimum Pay Group] were providing some ambitious credit terms for a big customer who didn't pay.
“This pushed them over the edge. I've been calling [out] this scenario for a few years and [I] can only see it getting worse, with rising interest rates. OPG basically used the VAT money they were withholding for CIS to fund client terms.”
The umbrella compliance source said: “They had a payment from one of their agencies default. And because they were providing payment terms, they had to shut down.”
But Optimum Pay Group still seems relatively open, as its liquidation isn’t mentioned on its website, and sign-ups to its umbrella, CIS and PAYE businesses are still being accepted.
Further confusingly, two 5-star Trustpilot reviews have appeared since Companies House recorded OPG as in “liquidation”, despite both reviews’ “date of experience” referring to periods after the June 28th filing.
Optimum’s website also still displays the logo of Professional Passport, even though the umbrella’s name is not contained in the organisation’s online list of “approved providers.”
“Why on earth leave [your contractors] in such a dire situation?” a one-star Trustpilot reviewer asked, posting after Optimum Pay Group went into liquidation. “[Even] if you are not interested [anymore] in serving as umbrella company…you could [still] have given some notice to [us] to find some alternative.”

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Orientation Session for the Missouri Master Naturalist Spring 2018 training series. The program begins at 6 pm on Wednesday January 17, 2018. Location: MO Department of Conservation, Thunder Mountain Road, Camdenton MO.
Participants receive natural resource based training on The role of Naturalists, Ecological Concepts, Soils and Geology, Forest Ecology, Wildlife Management, Aquatic Ecology, Grasslands and Woodlands, Birds, insects, and mammals, MO wildflowers and Native Plants, Caves and Karsts.
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News Ponyo Song is 1 of 63 Submitted for Oscar Nomination
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday that the song "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" from Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's film of the same name is one of 63 songs to make the shortlist for the Best Original Song category for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
The Academy will screen clips from the movies submitted featuring the songs, and members will determine the nominees through an average point system vote. At least one song must receive an average score of 8.25 for there to be a nomination in that category. If two or more songs (with a maximum of five) reach that score, they will be the nominees.
Both Ponyo and David Bowers and IMAGI's computer-animated adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy manga were submitted to the Academy for nomination in the Best Animated Feature category.
The academy will announce its official slate of nominees on February 2.
Ponyo was one of the 15 films submitted for a Golden Globe nomination, but did not make the final list of nominees. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) had also announced that for the first time there would be five nominees for the Best Animated Feature category for the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards. Staffers on both Ponyo and Astro Boy were also recently nominated for Annie Awards.


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Fire ants (these appear to be native Southern fire ants, Solenopsis xyloni, but could be imported Solenopsis invicta) make trails from their principal burrows to a good food source requiring extended dismemberment and caravan work. This trail is 48 feet long. In north Georgia, we would only see parts of these trails, as most of them would be beneath a thin clay roof. The sand here will not support such structures. All of the mounds I have seen have been in grassed areas, where I presume that the grass roots help support the burrow.
Spiders are everywhere. I hope they are eating mosquitoes. Many small ones drift down into the boat on their wind-blown streamer webs. Some work around the outside and occasionally the inside of the tent. I’m happy to have them.


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In the beginning of the 19th Century many Anglosaxons are settling in the Mexican province of Texas. As the years go by, political conflicts between the settlers and the Mexican government ... See full summary »
Maria Conchita Alonso,
Peter is a novelist who is going out of his mind because his wife and daughter have left him. He's bought a Smith & Wesson and put one bullet in it. He's pulled the trigger once in ... See full summary »
The show originated as a local New York City late night program in June 1953 and went onto the network in September 1954. Throughout the summer of 1956, Steve Allen was the only host. When ... See full summary »
A man presumed killed in the 9/11 attacks returns home eight years later with no memory of where he has been. He must now reconnect with his family, and his remarried wife, and figure out how to rejoin the world.
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Apollo 18, the fictitious moon mission that failed, was the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (NASA's rendezvous with a Russian Soyuz spacecraft) nickname in later years since it used the Apollo era spacecraft. See more »
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This adaptation of James Michener's novel was especially well done and was made in the heyday of mini-series production. I was lucky enough to have recorded the original showing of the program and watched it just recently.
This program depicts the race for space from the closing days of World War II through a fictional end of the Apollo program. It follows the lives of five fictional main characters, which interweave from 1944 through the late 1970's. During these years we see a fictional, but accurate, portrayal of how the space program in the US developed from early failures to successful moon landings.
The cast of characters is lengthy and all of the main characters turned in very good performances. The technical and special effects were very good for the period. If you get a chance to watch a copy of this, please be prepared for a long viewing time, as even with the commercials edited out, it will last over 10 hours.
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On Sept. 5, the White House is expected to hand down a decision that could affect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants when President Donald Trump announces whether or not he will continue the Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
It's no wonder there is widespread concern that Trump will choose to terminate the program. Not only did he run on a platform that suggested America was under threat by "bad hombres" who needed to be kept out by a border wall, but since taking office, his institution of a travel ban and his pardoning of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio have turned that anti-immigrant rhetoric into real action. So what, exactly, does DACA provide for young immigrants and why does it matter? Read on for answers.
What Is DACA and What Does It Do?
DACA was created under President Barack Obama via executive order in 2012 as a means to protect people who were brought into the country illegally as children.
DACA status can be requested by people who fulfill a number of specific guidelines, which include coming to America before your 16th birthday, being enrolled in or having graduated from school, and being free of any felony or misdemeanor offenses, and grants "deferred action" from US Citizenship and Immigration Service actions like deportation.
Those who have been granted DACA status are eligible for two-year renewable employment permits and are given social security numbers and access to a driver's license in some states. DACA is only available to those who qualify for the program and it largely protects "Dreamers," immigrants of similar status who would have been protected by the Development, Relief and Education For Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which was introduced to Congress in 2001. The DREAM Act failed to pass, but DACA's introduction in 2012 offered certain protections and advantages to would-be Dreamers.
The program is estimated to protect 800,000 young people and has been incredibly successful, as 91 percent of DACA recipients are currently employed. DACA also boosted recipients' incomes and economic impact along with pursuit of higher education.
Advocates point to the fact that DACA is widely supported by voters on both sides of the aisle as evidence it should be continued. "DACA has widespread public support even among Trump supporters," Rocio Inclán, director at the Center For Social Justice at the National Education Association (NEA), tells POPSUGAR. "Seventy-eight percent of voters support giving Dreamers the chance to stay in the US permanently — and that includes 73 percent of Trump voters."
Why Do Some People Want the Program to End?
Since President Trump won the 2016 election, the ending of DACA has been viewed as another potential means to advance his strict immigration policies.
Ignacia Rodriguez, policy advocate at the National Immigration Law Center, tells POPSUGAR that while President Trump has assured Dreamers that they had nothing to worry about, he also ran a campaign that suggested otherwise. "There are people out there who disapprove of the program, who believe it's beyond the power of the executive branch to have such a program in place," Rodriguez says. "Others have anti-immigrant sentiments."
Despite that widespread support, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (and 10 Republican officials from other states) sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions saying that they will sue the administration if they don't end DACA by Sept. 5 as a means of taking a harder line on immigration.
Sessions has regarded that effort positively, telling Fox & Friends that he likes that states are holding the federal government accountable. The attorney general's positive support of states suing the Trump administration has prompted the ACLU to investigate if this is a coordinated effort by the administration, a concern compounded by Sessions saying Dreamers and anyone in the United States unlawfully are "subject to being deported."
What Are the Chances DACA Will Be Discontinued?
"The likelihood of these protections ending or staying in place are not certain, no matter the rumors floating around," Sheridan Aguirre, DACA recipient and field communications manager at United We Dream, tells POPSUGAR. "Trump ultimately is the deciding hand on whether to strip away the legal status of 800,000 youth and make them deportable, or keep the program in place and allow families to remain together and cities and businesses continue to see a positive impact because of their ability to be integrated and thrive."
Similarly, lawmakers in the Congressional Hispanic Caucus are concerned with Jeff Sessions's involvement in this decision and have little faith that he will protect the program, noting that if the decision is up to him, "DACA would be ended."
Yet many are standing up for DACA to urge Trump to make the right choice: 1,850 bipartisan leaders, around 100 law professors, and 20 attorneys general have formally and publicly expressed concern and support of DACA.
What Will Happen If the Program Ends?
If Trump chooses to terminate the DACA program, the immigration status of nearly a million DACA recipients will be in limbo.
"DACA could be terminated outright or be 'sunset,' which means recipients would continue to be protected from deportation and authorized to work, drive, etc., through the end of their expiration date," Aguirre explains. But if it were ended completely? "Immigrant youth would be fired from their jobs, be at risk of losing their homes and apartments, and in most states, unable to drive or access affordable higher education."
For educators and students, DACA's disappearance would mean peers would be removed. Inclán of the NEA explains, "The contributions of our youth who have built their lives and livelihoods here is intensely personal to our 3 million educators and students and communities they serve — and of course our educators who are themselves DACA recipients."
Beyond the human rights issues at stake, the economy would take a substantial hit as DACA recipients are poised to contribute an estimated $433.4 billion to the gross domestic product over the next decade. As for personal cost, those who have recently applied for DACA, or who are seeking renewal, risk losing the nearly $500 required to apply for the program.
If the program does end, Aguirre notes that this would be an opportunity for local elected officials to implement policies to protect immigrant families. Families can also take matters into their own hands. "This means learning their rights in case they confront ICE, Border Patrol, or local police acting as deportation agents," Aguirre says. "Prepare power of attorney forms in order to transfer custody of children as a precaution and put aside savings as needed."
Rodriguez also notes that the end of DACA doesn't mean all is lost, as the added attention to these issues means many organizations inside and outside of immigration activism "want to fight back and do something."
"The fight over DACA may end, but it's only the beginning," Rodriguez says. "There will continue to be a push and a fight to ensure that this population is protected."


By Connor Beach
Students from five Huntington-area high schools have been named semifinalists in the 2017 Siemens Competition in math, science and technology.
The 10 students joined a group of 491 semifinalists from across the country who were selected from a total pool of 1,860 individual and team projects.
The Siemens Competition, launched by the Siemens Foundation in 1999, provides high school students with the chance to vie for college scholarships by submitting individual or team research projects in the fields of math and science.
Cold Spring Harbor High School senior Thomas McGee submitted an individual project on the effects of stimulating brain activity in mice that he worked on as part of a summer fellowship through Stony Brook University.
“I was the first person from my school to receive the placement so I saw it as a great award, but I also saw it as an opportunity to improve the school and encourage other students to apply for this competition and get involved in research,” McGee said.
Junior Katie Sierra from Northport High School also worked on her submission over the summer at Stony Brook, but her topic examined the effects of plastic chemicals on marine environments.
“I chose this topic because I have done ecology-related topics in the past in the science research program at Northport High School. It was amazing to be honored in such a prestigious competition,” she said.
Jacqueline Balestrieri, a sophomore from St. Anthony’s High School, received the semifinalist recognition for her research proposal entitled “Mitigation of Titanium Dioxide (Ti02) stress and characterization of a punitive brassinosteroid insensitive-1 gene in lemna minor.” She said she spent around 300 hours in the lab, and an additional 150 hours editing before her project was ready to submit.
“Since I can remember, I have always been interested in questions that people didn’t have the answers to,” Balestrieri said.
Half Hollow Hills High School East produced six semifinalists including senior Kasim Waqar who said, “It is a great honor to be honored in the Siemens competition after working so hard on my research paper. I have great respect for research competitions because they encourage young scientists to improve their communication skills.”
His classmates, senior Danielle Luntz, junior Kavya Rao and sophomore Tong Ye, also received semifinalist status.
Two of the Half Hollow Hills East students, juniors Arooba Ahmed and Jiachen Lee, together with junior Jillian Parker of Half Hollow Hills High School West had their submission selected to advance past the semifinal round.
The three students worked together to study the role of a protein called CCDC11 during the process of cell division. The students’ project could have important implications in fighting cancer, neurodegenerative diseases or the spread of viruses because the function of this protein was previously unknown.
“We are ecstatic to have been selected for this honor from a group of such competitive projects,” Parker said. “We are nervous for the next step, yet overjoyed and excited to see where our research will take us.”
The Half Hollow Hills High School students will continue on to one of six regional competitions this month where their research will once again be judged for the chance to advance to the national finals in Washington D.C. on Dec. 4-5. All regional finalists receive at least $1,000 worth of scholarship money from the Siemens Foundation. A total of $500,000 will be up for grabs for those teams that advance to the national finals, including two top prizes of $100,000.


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Temeka Johnson, Kenner native, Bonnabel and LSU graduate and the point guard for the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA, is playing for a team in Kursk, Russia. She will be filing reports on her experiences. She filed this report Sunday.
I come to you in great spirits. As we finish the first part of the season, I am proud to share with you the success that we have experienced thus far. Right now we are sitting in a pretty good place. Losing only two games playing in both the Russian league as well as EuroCup. Our club is extremely proud, but we understand that there is still more work to be done.
But that work will have to wait. Yes, everyone, I am coming home for our little Christmas break. I am so excited to see all of my loved ones. It seems like it has been ages since I have seen any of them. This Christmas and New Year's will be a great one. I truly wish each and everyone of you a special and safe holiday. I will try my best to keep you all updated as to what I will be doing at home but as of right now I can tell you it will be enjoying my family.
Until next time.
The Temeka Johnson file
Born: Sept. 6, 1982
High school: Bonnabel
Years pro: 6
Owns a home in Baton Rouge and has a horse, Dreamer, and a dog, Kingston
Founded and runs the charitable organization Heaven Opens People's Eyes (H.O.P.E.)
Initiated the Jewel Johnson Education Scholarship
Honored with Temeka Johnson Day in Kenner on April 16
Selected as inaugural athlete for UNCF's Athlete Ambassador program, promoting education initiatives for youth
Adopted schools in Kenner, Baton Rouge and New Orleans
Author of children's book series, Meek Moments, with its first title, "Decisions, Decisions, Decisions," published in August 2010.
Professional career highlights:
2009 WNBA champion with the Phoenix Mercury
2005 WNBA Rookie of the Year
Averaging 9.4 points, 4.7 assists and 3.4 rebounds in two seasons with the Mercury
Collegiate career highlights:
AP All-American second team (2005)
AP All-American honorable mention (2004, 2003, 2002)
SEC Tournament MVP (2003)
Broke LSU's career assists record, single-season record and tied her single-game assist mark in 2003-04 season.

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Wired Magazine has an article on the upcoming Terminator moved which has been filming in Albuquerque during the last year.
As New Mexico continues to beef up its filming resume, I remain amazed at how many buildings I recognize in various movies. Take this photo for example:
Although the photo shows a post apocalyptic scene of destruction (remember Terminator is the movie where the robots take over the earth and hunt down the humans), most Albuquerqean’s would know this building as the old rail yard (also featured in the Transformers movie).
Todd Clarke @ February 3, 2009


Patent No. 10-1258178
EnAi STEP™ is a system for anti-icing or de-icing, applicable to external stairs and inclined ladders of ships and offshore facilities. It has a similar structure with the HEATED WALKWAY consisting of self-regulating heating cables and insulation blocks.
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Ronnie M. Mitchell ran for judge on the Superior Court for the 12C Judicial District in North Carolina in 2010. Though judicial candidates do not run with party affiliation, he was endorsed by the North Carolina Democratic Party.
Ammons was defeated in a four way race, receiving 22.65% of the vote.
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Prosecutors: Man threatened Missouri, Tennessee congressmen
A federal grand jury indicted a southwest Missouri man on charges that he threatened to kill two Democratic congressmen from Missouri and Tennessee.
Prosecutors said Kenneth Hubert, 63, of Marionville, Missouri, threatened to assault and kill Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri and Rep. Steve Cohen of Tennessee.
Hubert was indicted on Feb. 23. The three-count indictment was made public Wednesday after he was arrested and made his first court appearance, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in western Missouri.
Hubert allegedly threatened to assault and kill Cleaver on Jan. 7. He allegedly threatened Cohen on May 6, 2019. The indictment said both men were threatened to impede them from performing their officials duties, or in retaliation for the performance of their duties.
Cohen was threatened in a phone call to his Washington, D.C., office, according to the indictment, which does not say how the threat to Cleaver was transmitted.
Cleaver told The Kansas City Star that he doesn’t know Hubert and he was unaware of the threat until Cohen told him about it last week.
“I didn’t even know that this guy had made a threat. It was completely news to me when Steve Cohen told me,” Cleaver said.
Cleaver was threatened the day after the Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., but Hubert was not involved in that event, said Don Ledford, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office.
Cleaver represents Missouri’s 5th District, which includes Kansas City. Cohen represents Tennessee’s 9th District, which includes most of Memphis.
Hubert remains in custody pending a detention hearing on Monday. The federal public defender’s office was appointed to represent Hubert. A representative from the office did not return a phone call seeking comment.
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In a telegram sent to Mussolini on 27 March, Hitler informed the Italian chief of state that he had made all preparations "to meet a critical development by taking the necessary military countermeasures," and that he had acquainted the Hungarian and Bulgarian ministers with his views en the situation in an attempt to rouse the interest of their respective governments to lending military support. Moreover, he asked the Duce "not to start any new ventures in Albania during the next few days" but "to cover the most important passes leading from Yugoslavia to Albania with all available forces and to quickly reinforce the Italian troops along the Italian-Yugoslav border."
a. To protect the flank of the German attack forces, which were to be assembled around Graz, by moving all immediately available ground forces in the direction of Split and Jajce;
b. To switch to the defensive along the Greek-Albanian front and assemble an attack force, which was to link up with the Germans driving toward Skoplje and points farther south;
c. To neutralize the Yugoslav naval forces in the Adriatic;
d. To resume the offensive on the Greek front in Albania at a later date,
Mussolini approved the German plans and instructed General Guzzoni to comply with them. As a result, the Italian army group in Albania diverted four divisions to the protection of the eastern and northern borders of that country where they faced Yugoslavia.
When first approached, the Hungarians showed little enthusiasm for participating in the campaign against Yugoslavia. They made no immediate military preparations, but gave their permission for the assembly of one German corps near the western Hungarian border southwest of lake Balaton.
Romanian units were to guard the Romanian-Yugoslav border and, together with the Gorman military mission stationed in that country, provide rear guard protection against an attack on the Soviet Union. Antor.escu was greatly concerned over the possibility of Russian intervention in the Balkans as soon as Germany invaded Yugoslavia. His apprehensions were based on rumors regarding the signature of a treaty of non-aggression and friendship between the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia. Hitler tried to reassure him by-promising maximum German support and ordering the immediate reinforcement of the German antiaircraft artillery units in Romania and the transfer of additional fire-fighting forces to the oil region.
King Boris of Bulgaria refused to lend active support in the campaigns against Greece and Yugoslavia. He pointed out that by 15 April only five Bulgarian divisions would be available for deployment along the Turkish border and that he could not possibly commit any forces elsewhere.
On 3 April a Yugoslav delegation arrived in Moscow to sign a pact of mutual assistance with the Soviet Union. Instead, they signed a treaty of friendship and non-aggression two days later. By concluding this treaty the Soviet Government apparently wanted to show its interest in Yugoslavia and the Balkans without much hope that this gesture would induce Hitler to reconsider his decision to attack Yugoslavia. The next day, 6 April 1941, the Luftwaffe unleashed an air attack on Belgrade and the German Army started to invade Yugoslavia.
PART TWO. THE YUGOSLAV CAMPAIGN (Operation 25)
Upon his assumption of power on 27 March 1941, General Simovic, the new head of the Yugoslav Government, was faced with a difficult situation. Realizing that Germany was making feverish preparations to invade Yugoslavia, he tried his utmost to unify his government by including representative Croat elements. It was not until 3 April — just three days before the German attack was launched — that the Croat leaders finally joined the Simovic government. Upon entering the cabinet, Croat representatives appealed to their people to give the new regime whole-hearted support. However, any semblance of national solidarity was to be short lived. When Croatia proclaimed itself an independent state with Hitler’s blessings on 10 April, the Croat political leaders promptly left the national government in Belgrade and returned to Zagreb. Thus the cleft in Yugoslavia’s national unity, superficially closed for exactly seven days, became final and complete.
While the Simovic government made every effort to maintain friendly relations with Germany, Hitler was bent on settling the issue by force of arms. Preparations for the rapid conquest of Yugoslavia were hastened so as not to jeopardize the impending campaign against Russia. Germany’s limited resources precluded the possibility of tying down forces in Yugoslavia for a;v protracted period while simultaneously invading the Soviet Union.
Whereas the German General Staff had prepared studies for the invasion of almost every European country, the possibility of an attack on Yugoslavia had hitherto not been considered try by Army planners. For a better understanding of the problems involved in the campaign against Yugoslavia, it is necessary to examine the topographic features of that country.
Chapter 4. Military Topography.
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It was perfectly clear when Barry Goldwater said that extremism in the defense of liberty was no vice and that moderation in the pursuit of justice was no virtue that he was spelling out the basic creed of conservatism.
But extremism has gone through a number of transformations over the past half century. Today, those most likely to label their political opponents extremists are, oddly enough, Socialists.
Their perverted idea of an extremist is somebody who believes in Christ; doesn’t regard it as unconstitutional to post the 10 Commandments on a public building; to say “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance; or to place a Christmas tree in the public square.
They also regard those who support Israel; think a nation without borders is not a nation; or regard abortion as murder, as extremists.
The list also includes people who think taxes should be lowered, partly to discourage politicians from spending the money to buy the votes of certain racial groups.
They also call people who think that America is not only the greatest and most tolerant nation ever created—but the one that has shed the most blood and spent the most treasure to defend the freedom of other nations—white supremacists, xenophobes or, at the very least, suffering from toxic masculinity.
The Leftists also despise those of us who believe that western culture stands heads and shoulders above all others, and that when we suggest to those who abhor America and capitalism, that they should seek their happiness elsewhere, it proves we’re bigots, racists and haters.
It also inflames them when we argue that there are only two biological sexes and that those who disagree are clearly delusional; that the insane should be institutionalized; and that heroin addicts are not innocent victims of a disease any more than bank robbers are. In both cases, people have to make a really stupid decision about how they wish to waste their lives.
If you think those are the only people that the Left regards as extremists, you’re not even close.
For instance, if you believe that people who attempt to sneak across the border, putting their children or, more often, other people’s children at risk, are the bad guys and that those trying to protect out border are the good guys, you’re an extremist.
If you think it makes far more sense to be concerned about the votes being cast by non-citizens and by those refusing to use photo I.D.s to identify themselves than to worry about Russia meddling in our elections, you’re an extremist.
If you think there is something screwy about our schools, which are otherwise religion-free zones, indoctrinating our young people with the madness of Islam, you’re an extremist.
If you think that when it comes to college admission, there is something vile about tossing out academic criteria in order to accommodate undeserving minority students, you’re an extremist, as well as a racist and a bigot.
If all you do is believe that Mother Nature, and not man, controls the weather, that’s more than enough to get you branded.
Because those on the Left regard themselves as middle of the road realists, they naturally regard anyone who bases his conclusions on facts and logic as an enemy.
In short, in an America that neither Barry Goldwater nor John F. Kennedy, would recognize, Communism, not commonsense, currently prevails.
Recent events have shown that the differences between the so-called greatest generation and today’s couldn’t have been starker.
At Normandy, Donald Trump and a handful of survivors of the D-Day invasion were paying their respects to the fallen heroes of 75 years ago, while here at home congressmen and senators who had done nothing to stop the invasion of illegal aliens from Mexico, Africa and Central America, were busy denouncing the President for trying to force Mexico through tariffs to act like the good neighbor they’re always claiming to be.
Mitch McConnell, a blowhard the GOP has elected to be the Senate leader, a man who has grown wealthy being China’s go-to man on Capitol Hill, and the rest of the trained seals in Congress are voicing concern that the price of Mexico’s crap might be passed along to American consumers. To which I say, good.
It’s high time more Americans had skin in the game. If it means we have to pay a little more for t-shirts, avocados and trinkets, we should just suck it up.
At least the 20 million or so Americans who depend on Mexico for their supply of heroin, meth and fentanyl, shouldn’t see the costs rise since those products enter our country tariff-free.
Which reminds me, in case you haven’t heard, there is a move on to impeach the President. No, not Trump. I’m referring to El Presidente, Andrés Obrador. It seems that the Mexicans are getting tired of all the Central Americans passing through their country, and perhaps even more tired of those who have chosen to stay. No doubt Chuck scumbag-Schumer and liar-Nancy Pulosi will soon be accusing the Mexicans of being brown supremacists.
It seems that Mrs. scumbag-Elijah Cummings, wife of the man who pretends to hold the deed to the moral high ground in the House, has been funneling money from a charity she runs into her own pocket.
Compounding the crime is that most of the “donations” are from companies and individuals having business before the committee Rep. scumbag-Cummings chairs.
Is there a single black public official in this country who isn’t, when you get right down to it, a con artist or a street thug?
Proving that white politicians are nearly as bad, scumbag-Bill de Blasio is blaming white supremacists (in other words, Trump supporters) for the large uptick in anti-Semitic attacks in New York City. That would be bad enough if it was merely a mistaken assumption, although it’s not one that a rational person would make.
But scumbag-de Blasio, an incompetent who would like to move from Gracie Mansion to the White House, knows better because he’s seen the same videos I have of the usual black, Latino and Muslim suspects, sucker-punching and kicking elderly Hassidic Jews.
The truth is, if I were a woman, I’d probably be one of the very few 79-year-old virgins in America. The first problem is that, apparently, no birth control device is 100% dependable; the second is that I consider abortion a vile act. A third reason I would remain chaste is that I wouldn’t want to experience the pain of child birth, let alone the discomfort of carting another human being around inside me for nine months.
Why would I even want to risk morning sickness when it’s so much easier to get a dog?
I know from having talked to women that they nearly always tell me that the pain of child birth is worth the experience of motherhood. I have no reason to think they’re lying to me. But, having seen a lot of women sporting tattoos, which definitely do not enhance their looks, whatever they may have been told by liars looking to have sex with them, I have concluded that women don’t experience pain in the same way that men do.
I have also been told that fish don’t experience pain, although never by a fish.
But, I have no doubt that if, like male sea horses, men were capable of giving birth, not one of us would have ever been born. ~The Patriot Post

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The ACE Intercultural Dinner is an annual event that is hosted by the ACE Chair and various Culture Clubs on our campus. All of the clubs E-boards present different kinds of performances such as dances, skits, songs, poems, and videos. In addition, the dinner menu is composed of recommended dishes from each culture club. The dinner is a huge event that highlights the cultures that make up our Geneseo community and showcase what these clubs means to their members. We get the opportunity to learn more about new cultures, traditions, and try new food dishes! This event brings the Geneseo community closer together and helps to promote inclusivity on our campus!
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Guy Raz explores the emotions, insights, and discoveries that make us human. The TED Radio Hour is a narrative journey through fascinating ideas, astonishing inventions, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ways to think and create.
Why do some of us believe, and some of us don't? And can doubt bring our beliefs into sharper focus? In this hour, TED speakers, from ardent aetheists to the devout, explore all ends of the spectrum. In a brand new interview, minister Greg Tonkinson describes how he had to reckon with doubt when his faith was shaken to its core. Other guests from the original 2013 episode include actor Julia Sweeney, and writers Lesley Hazelton, Alain de Botton, and Devdutt Pattanaik.
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Do animals grieve? Do they have language or consciousness? For a long time, scientists resisted the urge to look for human qualities in animals. This hour, TED speakers explore how that is changing. Guests include biological anthropologist Barbara King, dolphin researcher Denise Herzing, primatologist Frans de Waal, and ecologist Carl Safina.
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Original broadcast date: March 27, 2015. In this episode, TED speakers describe how all forms of amusement — from tossing a ball to video games — can make us smarter, saner and more collaborative. Guests include neuroscientist Jeff Mogil, comedian Charlie Todd, Dr. Stuart Brown, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo, and researcher Jane McGonigal.
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Self-help advice is filled with quick fixes on "living your best life." But there are no shortcuts. This hour, TED speakers search for meaningful ways to reduce stress, gain confidence, and connect. Guests include conflict mediator Priya Parker, activist Brittany Packnett, cognitive scientist Sabine Doebel, health psychologist Kelly McGonigal, and author Nilofer Merchant.
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Original broadcast date: October 27, 2017. We're living in a time of intense ideological division, and it often feels impossible to bridge the gap. But can we afford not to? This hour, TED speakers explore how to communicate across the divide. Guests include social media activist Megan Phelps-Roper, social psychologist Robb Willer, former Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, public radio host Celeste Headlee, and Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.
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Buh bye R. Kelly! And good fucking riddance. After several sexually-fueled performances with the Pied Piper, Lady Gaga looks to have ditched him for her one-time pop nemesis Christina Aguilera. In my honest opinion, she should never, ever have entangled herself with R. Kelly to begin with, but blame DJ White Shadow. Gags is releasing a new studio version of her latest single'Do What U Want' featuring new vocals by Christina. Good way to pick up them sales.
Oh, and she releases this tacky last minute artwork (below), which is just lazy and plain ugly on her behalf. A few weeks ago, Gaga and Aggy performed the song together during the fifth season finale of The Voice, which was won by Tessanne Chin. The official studio version will be released to digital retailers on January 1st, 2014. Fans can pre-order this version right now on Amazon. There's been speculation that the video delay is down to this latest new development. Hopefully, we get the visuals on the same day, but perhaps that's asking a tad bit much.


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Looking for State Senator Jeff Wentworth’s personal Web site? It is not jeffwentworth.com, an attack site that blasts Mr. Wentworth, a 20-year San Antonio incumbent, as “the most liberal Republican senator in Austin.”
Want to know what Ted Cruz, a Republican candidate for United States Senate, says on Twitter? Do not follow @RealTedCruz, which calls Mr. Cruz, the former state solicitor general, a “trial lawyer standing with a Chinese conglomerate to kill American jobs.”
Straddling the line between dirty tricks and political strategy is as old as elections. And campaign impersonation dates at least as far back as the 1970s, when Donald Segretti, President Richard M. Nixon’s re-election operative, forged letters seeking to discredit Edmund S. Muskie, a Democratic presidential candidate — a move that landed Mr. Segretti in prison.
But social media sabotage is in high gear in Texas’ later-than-usual primary, from fake Twitter feeds to deceptive Web site domains to allegations of e-mail and Facebook forgery.
There are vickitruitt.org, paulworkman.org, robeissler.org and chuckhopson.org, all attack sites designed to look like the personal sites of State Representatives Vicki Truitt of Southlake, Paul Workman of Austin, Rob Eissler of The Woodlands and Chuck Hopson of Jacksonville, all incumbent Republicans. The sites a re financed by Ms. Truitt’s and Mr. Workman’s primary opponents, a home-schooling advocacy group opposed to Mr. Eissler and a conservative political action committee working against Mr. Hopson.Continue reading the main story
In addition to @RealTedCruz, which lobs negative attacks from the campaign arsenal of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican who is also running to replace Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, there is @FakeTedCruz, a parody Twitter account that paints Mr. Cruz as a junk-food-bingeing, beer-guzzling loafer.
And last month, a State House race in Tarrant County erupted with accusations of fake e-mails and Facebook impersonation, apparently intended to malign a member of the campaign staff of Chris Turner, a Democratic contender and former state representative from Arlington.
The tactics have infuriated some longtime lawmakers who have become targets, like Mr. Wentworth, who said the fact that the conservative group Empower Texans and its partner project Texans for Fiscal Responsibility are operating jeffwentworth.com amounts to “identity theft.”
Michael Quinn Sullivan, the organizations’ president and chief executive, said in a statement that if “politicians don’t like their voting records and statements being made known to the public, they should seek to improve their voting records, not hide from the facts.”
But Mr. Wentworth said the site is a complete deception, starting with its use of a domain that most would believe belongs to his campaign. “It’s very misleading,” he said. “There ought to be some law against using my name, your name, on a Web site that isn’t yours.”
The reality is that there is not, said Eric Menhart, a Washington-based Internet and domain-name lawyer. Though commercial enterprises are often entitled to reclaim their domains — say, if Coca-Cola purchased Pepsi.com — “folks who are in the political vein are generally not going to be afforded those protections,” he said. “It’s a free-speech issue.”
Part of this season’s heightened social media warfare can be explained by election timing and the redistricting battle that pushed this year’s primary into late May, and the runoff into July, said Jeff Rotkoff, a Democratic political consultant. “If I were running a down-ballot race in a low-turnout primary in a weird time of year, I would want to use every tool to reach hyper-partisans, to get inside their tight social networks,” he said.
But do not expect the battles to fizzle out in future election cycles. Social media strategists and the special-interest groups increasingly involved in primary politics see no problem with the phony Twitter feeds, and generally think that candidates who do not own their own Web domains are asking for opponents to snatch them.
“If these guys are concerned about it, they should go out and buy up all the potential domain names to prevent it from happening,” said Tim Lambert, whose Texas Home School Coalition PAC is financing robeissler.org, an attack site aimed at unseating the chairman of the House Public Education Committee. “This is the 21st century. It’s where campaigning is going.”
While almost all campaign operatives engage in these strategies, they admit there is little evidence that they sway voters. Polling by the Eppstein Group, a Republican political consulting firm, has found that 18 to 20 percent of statewide Republican primary voters actively use Facebook; for Twitter, the number is far lower.
“I see enough Google analytics on the actual candidate Web sites to know they’re not getting that many hits, and it’s going to be even less for the fake sites,” said Craig Murphy, an Austin-based Republican consultant.
Campaign operatives lump social media impersonation into three categories — what is fine, what straddles the line and what is indefensible.
The phony Twitter accounts are obviously parodies, they say, and are widely regarded as such. The individual behind @FakeTedCruz, who requested anonymity in order to continue to operate the Twitter feed discreetly, said the account is “all psychology, just a way to get someone off of their game.” But the individual acknowledged that it is more entertainment for the political audience than a tool to sway average voters.
Impersonating candidates on Facebook or on e-mail to damage their reputations falls on the opposite side of the ethical spectrum, candidates and strategists agree: it is wrong and possibly illegal.
There is less consensus on attack Web sites that appear to be a candidate’s own. Tyler Hargrave, the social media director for the Eppstein Group, which represents candidates including Mr. Hopson, Ms. Truitt and Mr. Wentworth, said special-interest groups and political action committees are “assuming someone’s identity, taking a candidate’s name and hijacking that URL, which is directly intending to mislead someone.”
But Will Franklin, a Web strategist who managed digital media for Gov. Rick Perry from early 2009 through 2010 re-election, said buying up an opponent’s URL is fair game. Mr. Franklin has been on the other side: he recalled the Perry campaign’s unsuccessful struggle a few years ago to acquire rickperry.com from an undisclosed owner. (The campaign does operate rickperry.org.)
“Some of these candidates are almost inviting squatters to sit on their real estate,” he said. “I don’t think you can claim to be the victim when you’ve neglected to tend to your own brand.”Continue reading the main story


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Stevie Nicks once said that “to be in Fleetwood Mac is to live in a soap opera. And it has been pretty scandalous and incestuous.” That rock’s most romantically mixed-up group is together again (albeit without Christine McVie) is surprise enough, but last week’s EP release of brand new music is even more unexpected. Like much of the band’s material, the new songs reflect on the group’s most complex relationship, that of Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. “All these years later, we are still writing songs that are dialogues for each other,” Lindsay Buckingham recently admitted. While two of the four new songs are performed every night on this world tour, most of the set is devoted to hits, with a focus on the band’s 1976 landmark album Rumours.
May 19, show 8 p.m. | Rogers Arena
Tickets: $ 49.50-$199.50 at www.livenation.com
Barbara Cole: Underworld
The Toronto-based artist Barbara Cole photographs people moving underwater and the results are like Degas’ impressionist paintings of dancers. The self-taught artist tells her models “to imagine that they’re brushes dipped in paint.” Cole’s abstracted images took grand prize at the 2009 International Photography Festival in France, and third prize at the 2008 International Photography Awards in New York.
Opening reception: May 16, 6-8 p.m.; to June 1 | Bau- Xi Gallery
Nick Cannon: Live TV Taping
The comedian and multi-faceted TV entertainer (not to mention Mariah Carey’s hubby) offers free tickets to this live taping of an upcoming special for Showtime. For a while there, it looked like Cannon might be Jimmy Fallon’s Late Night successor — he was among three comedians shortlisted for the gig, but on Sunday it was announced that Seth Meyers had scored the spot.
May 17 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. | River Rock Show Theatre
Tickets: Free, riverrock.com
Cold War Kids
The Californian soul-punk group’s fourth album Dear Miss Lonelyhearts was produced by the group’s new guitarist Dann Gallucci, formerly of Modest Mouse, and Matt and Kim’s studio maestro Lars Stalfors. The spacious sound — featuring more electronica than ever — is a return to idiosyncratic form after the group’s two past releases were created with the safety-switch on.
May 17, 9 p.m. | Vogue Theatre
Tickets: $27 at www.northerntickets.com
The fast-rising British folk-pop trio blends ethereal vocals and atmospheric music, like a cross between Enya and Brian Eno. The group has only just released its debut album, If You Leave, but has already gained a dedicated international following on the strength of two gorgeous EPs.
May 17, 9:30 p.m. | Commodore Ballroom
Tickets: $17.50 at www.livenation.com
The Emperor with Barry Douglas
Ireland’s top-ranked classical pianist and conductor returns to perform and lead Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven’s monumental Emperor Concerto. In 2006, Douglas recorded the piece, which BBC called “sensuously beautiful.” The concert also includes Mendelssohn’s majestic Italian Symphony.
May 17-18, 8 p.m. | Chan Centre
Gamelan Gita Asmara
Vancouver’s accomplished 20-person gamelan ensemble, accompanied by two dancers from Bali and Toronto, perform a concert they will take on tour to Bali in the summer. The show includes a new work by leader Michael Tenzer that features a first for the ensemble: a contemporary dance, performed and choreographed by Justine Chambers.
May 17 and 18, 8 p.m. | Wong Experimental Theatre, SFU
Tickets: $25; more info at www.gitaasmara.ca
Pools open; lifeguards, rangers on duty
Well, hello, summer. This weekend the farmers’ markets, Chinatown Night Market and Vancouver’s heated outdoor pools are all open. In addition, lifeguards patrol the city’s 11 bathing beaches, and park rangers monitor 225 city parks. Some pool facts: Salt water-filled Kits Pool is the longest pool in Canada, while Second Beach Pool can feel like you’re swimming in the ocean, it’s so close to the water. Hillcrest has both indoor and outdoor pools, making it the largest aquatic facility in Vancouver.
May 18 to Sept. 2 | Vancouver pools, beaches, parks
All British Field Meet
Make like an aristocrat picking the perfect wheels for another adventure as you browse more than 600 classic British cars on display, including Rolls Royces, Austin Martins, and vintage Vincent motorcycles. Then go from grand scale to miniature marvels at the annual bonsai show in the Floral Hall.
May 18, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. | Vandusen Garden’s Great Lawn
Tickets: $8-$16 at westerndriver.com/abfm
Mariachi Festival Gala
The traditional Mexican musical style has been around since the 15th century, but it’s in danger of extinction as contemporary versions take over. This festival offers a chance to experience authentic, celebratory and soulful mariachi, performed by Cocula, from Mexico; Los Arrieros, from Texas; and Vancouver’s Los Dorados, who represented Canada twice at the International Mariachi Festival in Mexico.
May 18, 8 p.m. | Vogue Theatre
Tickets: $25-$47 at www.voguetheatre.com
Double Exposure: Mayday, Mayday
Canada’s funniest married couple, Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen, are back with new ammunition, this time poking fun at B.C.’s first city — and their current hometown — New Westminster. It’s the complete history, folks, Double Exposure-style. The comedian Patrick Maliha also appears
May 19, 7:30 p.m. | Massey Theatre
Tickets: $20 at masseytheatre.com


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1. Immigration Case Study: The Gradual Decline of Citizenship Rights
and Labour Conditions of Domestic Workers in Canada
- Come to Canada for some work and then go back home.
- There have been significant variations of the status and domestic
workers based on race and ethnicity;
- Regulations have increased and the pay has decreased.
a. British domestic workers as “daughters of the Empire” and
“mothers of the race” (late 1800s and early 1900s)
- Domestic workers tended to be white Canadian women
- Rural communities; work done by single women, and were
treated reasonable well
- Filling domestic work and labor gaps
- Daughters of the empires and mothers of the race
- Who were the women? Generally working class women who had
no other options in Britain. Or polished gentle women
- Fairly poorly paid and subject to a great deal of work; quite
privileged compared to the ones came later.
- Gov’t paid for the women to come to Canada and set them up
with the family; easy to move into other lines of work; citizenship
was easy to secure, but the demand for domestic workers
exceeded the supply.
b. continental European domestic workers (early 1890s to WW II)
- scanadvains: almost as good as British.
- Eased their travel over.
- Finland supplied large number of domestic workers.
- Their white privilege allowed them to access things.
- Central and eastern European workers: had to pay their own fair
over to Canada. - Some Italians came but the gov’t tried to discourage them; only
because they were seen as not white enough.
c. black domestic workers (mostly from the Caribbean, late 1950s
- there was a shortage!
- White Domestic workers could not be found
- Bring highly educated Carrabin women to work in


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Miley Cyrus Height, Weight, Age, Biography, Affairs & More
Bio Real NameDestiny Hope Cyrus NicknameSmiley Miley, Miley Ray ProfessionSinger, Songwriter, Actress Famous ForHanna Montana (2006) Physical Stats & More Heightin centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5” Weight (approx.)in Kilograms- 48 kg in Pounds- 106 lbs Measurements34-24-33 Eye ColourBlue Hair ColourNaturally Dark Brown, Dyed Blonde. Personal Life Date of BirthNovember 23, 1992 Age (as in 2016)24 Years Birth PlaceFranklin, Tennessee, U.S. Zodiac sign/Sun signSagittarius NationalityAmerican HometownNashville, Franklin, Tennessee. SchoolHeritage Elementary School, Tennessee, USA (2001) CollegeN/A Educational QualificationsElementary School DebutAlbum - Meet Miley Cyrus (2007) Film - Big Fish (2003) FamilyFather- Billy Ray Cyrus (Famous Country Singer) Mother- Tish Cyrus
Some Lesser Known Facts About Miley Cyrus
Does Miley Cyrus smoke?: Yes
Does Miley Cyrus drink alcohol?: Yes
Miley Cyrus has three dogs named Mate, Sophie and Floyd.
Miley likes to swim with her family the most.
Dolly Parton is Miley’s Godmother.
Her name Miley is the shortened version of her Smiley, which she was given to her because she used to smile a lot when she was a kid.
In the 2008, TV Guide’s Top 10 Teen Star Countdown, she was ranked as number one.
Her LA house has been broken into twice and her expensive jewelry and Massereti car were stolen.
She grew on a ranch and knew how to ride the horseback since the age of 2.
She got suspended from Evangelical Private School either because she stole her teacher’s motor scooter or told her classmates what french kissing was.
She was inspired to be an actress when she saw Mamma Mia! at the Royal Alexandra Theatre.
Her dad used to pay her $10 to collect the underwear that his lady fans used to throw around.
She’s got a tattoo of an eye on the pointing finger of her right hand.
Miley had a heart condition when she was born because she had a faster resting heart rate than normal people. The condition is Tachycardi, which is not dangerous but is annoying, she says and it makes her conscious when she is on stage.
Miley had auditioned for Hanna’s friend Lilly in the show, but got the lead.
Her dad was protective of her and didn’t want her to audition for Hannah Montana.
She co-wrote her autobiography Miles To Go with Hilary Liftin that was released in 2009.
She still wants to go to college, because she has witnessed a real life example of her grandmother, who went back to studying at the age of 62.
She has 22 tattoos on her body.
In 2010, Miley appeared on ‘Two and a Half Men’ show as Ashton Kutcher and half-man’s crush. The episodes attracted a huge viewership both the times.
Her song ‘Wrecking Ball’ has the record of highest views in the first 24 hours and the fastest video to reach 100 million views on VEVO.
Miley Cyrus supports LGBT and has an equals sign tattoo on her right finger.
Miley is open with her recreational use of cannabis.
Cyrus received a lot of hate mails after she tweeted in support of same sex marriage. So much hatred that she had to shut her 2 million followers twitter account.
She has bad handwriting and she says her dad has to be blamed for it because she is right-handed naturally but her dad forced her to write with left hand.
She stayed in Canada for three years as her dad was acting in the TV series ‘Doc’.
Miley and friends had a YouTube show called The Miley and Mandy Show which was mostly just a footage of bunch of friends hanging and messing around in Miley’s room.
Miley has a pet pig Bubba Sue and once she painted her nails red too.
She sent Bobby Coleman and gave him $10 to check whether Liam Hemsworth liked her too, because she had an instant crush on him and their initial interactions were awkward. They are now engaged and have called off the marriage once.
Cyrus makes good artwork too. Her collection of visual designs ‘Dirty Hippie’ was displayed at New York Fashion Week in 2014.
At 2009 VH1 Diva Event, she was treated as one of the divas along with her idols. She was one the youngest people who have been involved in this event.
Miley, Flaming Lips and his girlfriend have the same tattoo at almost the same place that has the picture of Miley’s dog and says “I get by with a little help from my fwends” circling it.
Her first kiss was with Tyler Posie on none other than her father’s show ‘Doc’.
Miley’s first ever song was for Jesse McCartney who appeared in her show Hanna Montanna. She even showed the song to him, although he was six years elder to her and thought of the song as only cute.
The reason why she sticks out her tongue so much is that she feels nervous sometimes and thinks that she doesn’t know how to smile properly.

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Phil Galfond is off to a rip-roaring start in the third Galfond Challenge. The Run it Once poker site founder has opened up a six-figure lead still in the early stages. But his opponent, Chance Kornuth, is far from down and out.
Galfond lost the opening session of the 35,000-hand match last week. He’s taken full control of the high-stakes pot-limit Omaha competition ever since.
On Thursday, the former Full Tilt Poker crusher booked a $125,000 win. Early on in the session, Galfond won a $48,000 pot with two-pair that held up against an over-pair and flush draw. Had Kornuth binked a favorable river card, perhaps the day would have gone better for him.
Galfond and Kornuth are competing on WSOP.com as both players reside in the US. Neither agreed to travel outside the country to play on Phil’s poker site, Run it Once. The poker stars are playing at the $100/$200 stakes, and also have a large side bet. Should the challenger win the Galfond Challenge, Kornuth would take home an extra $1 million. If Galfond wins, Kornuth owes him $250,000.
Through approximately 6,500 hands (18.5% complete), it appears Galfond is destined to take home that side bet money, along with the cash he wins throughout the match. But history suggests this match is still up for grabs.
Can Kornuth Rally to Win the Galfond Challenge?
The Run it Once founder is competing in his third Galfond Challenge this year. He won the first two matches against online poker pros, “ActionFreak” and “VeniVidi1993.” But neither match was smooth sailing for the PLO legend.
Galfond trailed by nearly $1 million before rallying to defeat “VeniVidi1993.” And although he led nearly the entire way against “ActionFreak,” he lost approximately $100,000 after a fast start. So, it’s far too early to write off Kornuth, especially in a high-variance game like PLO.
On Friday, the online poker grinders battled for approximately five and a half hours. Galfond again came out ahead in a big way, with approximately a $70,000 win, although the final totals aren’t yet official. That puts the challenge host up around $227,000. With consecutive big winning sessions, he’s now completely erased Kornuth’s huge $100,000+ profit day on Thursday.
You can catch the Galfond Challenge action live on Henry Kilbane’s Twitch channel Saturday.


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Rare A Star Is Born publicity photo signed by both Garland and Mason
Superb vintage glossy 10.25 x 8 Warner Bros. publicity photo of Judy Garland and James Mason as they appeared together in the classic 1954 musical drama film A Star Is Born, signed and inscribed in bright blue ink, "To Ronnie, Judy Garland," and in black ink, "James Mason.” In fine condition. Accompanied by a full letter of authenticity from JSA. A delightful dual-signed photo of Garland and Mason in their Oscar-nominated roles from A Star Is Born—examples signed by both actors are exceedingly rare, with this photo all the more desirable for its wonderful image of Garland—the movie’s official poster used this very pose.
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