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Anne Hathaway and James McAvoy are rumored to be up for the roles of Elizabeth and Darcy in the upcoming big screen version of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies". I have no idea who those characters are so I couldn't tell you if this is a good idea or not. I also can't remember who James McAvoy is but I do enjoy the work of that girl from "The Princess Diaries".
Guillermo del Toro apparently has 30 different movies in production and now he's got a video game. The game is called "inSANE" and there's a teaser on the nets even though the game doesn't come out until 2013. There's no game footage, no hint about what the game is and really no info whatsoever but hey, Guillermo del Toro, right? Right.
I am not the least bit ashamed to admit I watch "Glee" and by far my favorite character on the show is Brittney played by Heather Morris. Well, Morris is now rumored to be the front runner for the upcoming "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" reboot which means I may actually want to see it. Of course that's only if she plays a cheerleader with a pretty hefty learning disability. I think that's what the original Buffy was about anyway though, right?
If you're going to call your movie "Roid Rage" you should probably have some high school football players who go nuts and start murdering everyone. But the trailer for the film shows none of that, not even a Barry bonds reference. I'm starting to think the movie doesn't even have steroids in it. All of this would be shameful if it wasn't for the great one liner at the 54 second mark. I don't want to spoil it for you.


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sometimes Placebo doesn't get Placebo, too
When I got dumped three years ago, Without You I'm Nothing really spoke to me. But I haven't listened to it, or Placebo, since.
Hope you enjoy your North American tour!!
Oh wait...
Yeah, you're a real piece of work. How are the British National Party doing these days?
That's not a logical retort, but I presume the BNP are doing the same as the KKK.
EDIT: This sounds interesting. Also, from the Q&A: Brian said the US tour would happen "when gay marriage is legalised", so don't hold your breath. An acoustic tour has also been discussed so I'm crossing my fingers/preparing to tour-stalk for that.
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Ah, well, I wasn't actually calling you British, fascist, nationalist or any other thing. I was trying to say that grousing about 'foreigners' pissing all over the special thing that only you get to have because of where you're from associates you with some rather ugly lines of thinking. I don't think you actually think what you said - if you do, shame on you, because that invalidates English-speaking K-pop fans, Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton's take on the blues, the entire French hip-hop scene and all manner of other wonderful things that wouldn't have happened if artists and critics had stayed comfortably in their lanes. No, I think you were trolling, trying to get me to say something crazy by saying something offensive. Garden-variety, Youtube-comments-section level angry internet kid crap. Next time, try saying "I think what you said is stupid and wrong but I don't want to meet you on your terms, so fuck you anyway". Or just stick to sneering Bowie gifs, at least he's pretty.
Brian saying that a US tour will happen when gay marriage is legalized is pretty weak. We've had gay marriage for years up here in the frozen north, so why isn't Brian rewarding our progressive politics with a set of intimate gigs in scenic locales like Moose Jaw, Winnipeg, Whitehorse or Sicamous? Unfortunately, Placebo doesn't have the fanbase that they used to in North America, and getting across the border is a massive pain in the ass. I can hardly blame Brian & the rest for not wanting to tour here, it seems like an awful lot of work for not a lot of profit. I sure can take issue, though, with Brian annoying his fanbase with statements like "We won't tour until gay marriage is legalized". Surely most everyone who would be interested in paying to see Placebo is already fully on board with the idea of gay marriage, and unable to do anything significant about it. He may as well just say, "We'll tour the US when pigs fly".
It's still lame to me that "Oh, Brian is sick so the tour has to be cancelled but we can fly back to Mexico and perform our big-ass arena show". Plus I know someone who lost $3,500 over the cancellations. Plus, if I was at the Q&A I'd have asked "Why are you playing St. Petersburg then?".
Update on the official site: "new tracks", aka probably an EP, released in the autumn, album to be released in the first half of 2013.
The unreleased video for Follow The Cops Back Home is online. I'd never heard about this until I randomly discovered it. It's pretty good, albeit a bit odd.
That is odd.
I thought that song already had a video; I think I just see pictures when I hear it.
It had that terrible slow-motion video with the guy in front of the exploding TV. I think that was just released to youtube though.
The single choices for Meds were weird anyway.
harry dean stanton in a placebo video...very interesting. i liked it.
I had no idea there was a video for "Follow the Cops...", i like Placebo a lot but i find most of his videos generic, not bad or anything just generic (mostly the ones from the Black market Music-Sleeping with Ghosts Era), this one is good, a simple well directed idea, munch like the video for "A song to say goodbye".
On topic: im going to watch my favorite Placebo concert tonight, god i love when they play "Bionic"
Just started getting into these guys last week. I'm completely in love with MEDS, but I don't know where to go from here. Suggestions?
After Meds I went on to songs like Pure Morning, Every You Every Me, Taste In Men, Special K, so I'd say Without You I'm Nothing and Black Market Music, then their first album.
Listening to their live performances is really fun, check out Live in Paris or the iTunes Live albums.
I didn't like Battle For The Sun my first listen-through for some reason, but now I am absolutely in love with that album. My least favorite songs are the first three on the album, however, so if they put you off, don't worry it gets so much better.
Placebo are awesome, highly influential for me, I'd just absorb it all and enjoy!
It's all good, more or less. Except the last album is a bit weak.
Also, that lawsuit is stupid..
I love Without You I'm Nothing and Black Market Music.
Vulgar Display of Power" never complained about his shoot, Placebo aren't bullies you are the one who allowed to be bullied and now you use them as your golden ticket, WTF
Yeah, his problem is really with his cousin. Anyone purchasing photographs assumes that the photographer has the right to sell those images.
it is the photographers fault, i understand "Placebo's kid" situation still it's odd to hear him complain about a 1996 photograph, the guy that posed in Nirvana's Nevermind even showed his dong and i heard he's even proud of it...
Yeah, the gigantic neck tattoo definitely has nothing to do with his inability to get a job.
meanwhile, i wonder how much the kid from the cover of u2's boy/war gets laid on a regular basis.
New song debuted in Spain last night:
Kitty Litter
Battle For The Sun
Every You, Every Me
Speak in Tongues
Special Needs
For What It's Worth
I Know (!)
Slave To The Wage (!!!!. I nearly fainted when I read this)
Bright Lights
Teenage Angst
Song To Say Goodbye
The Bitter End
Running Up That Hill
Post Blue
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To arrange into "chun" word which means "spring"
Best treats for Mother's day, show your rosy love to her!
4 key ingredients to make this exceptionally stunning look crystal Jelly Mooncake
First trial to bake this rugby-shaped Mooncake which is extremely famous at Kluang Johor.
A little, delectable and colourful koi fish mooncake appears to capture a lot of people's attention.
Bunny is always the animal who represent in Mid-Autumn Mooncake festival.
I'm making "out of tradition" mooncake whereby no Chinese or tradition pattern on top of the round flat mooncake.
All the ingredients are served fresh, mix together with some greens, tomatoes and fruits.
Hankerie has gone to next stage, selling all her bakes in public - Bangsar Shopping Complex for an event.
Hankerie won as 1st runner up in Asian Food Channel (AFC) foodie face off competition.
Hankerie is honourbly being featured in one of the Malaysia's leading Food magazine this month. Grab yourself a copy in any of the Malaysia bookstore now.
Minions army wish you Happy Halloween!
Try these spring onions crab stick buns that contains onions buttery fragrance, a little bit of sweetness of crab stick in the middle, together with the slightly sweet, soft bun.
When Minions get ROUND and FAT!! These macarons are sandwiched with premium dark chocolate and white chocolate ganache. Slurpy!
Loving this light and crispy, with a distinctly buttery flaky pastry as the main character of my whole chicken and mushroom pot pies.
Watermelon as cake? Try out this creative swissroll.
Angry Birds, Angry Pigs, Thomas and Friends, Cars....all these assorted cartoons are my source of ideas to custom make these into cupcakes for Lucas's birthday.
Steamed Buns can be attractive too. Nice to see and nice to eat. Food for your eyes.
The specialty of these bao is that using Otak-otak (- a cake made of fish meat and spices). This give you an unique savoury taste in the combination of soft and fluffy of bao's texture.


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For all of you that may not know Linda, she is the ultimate Jewish Hostess entrepreneur who started her business career in the 80's designing and selling gorgeous stone encrusted angora sweaters to major department stores all over the country. Of course since we were getting wholesale prices, I do believe that my mother was Linda's best customer at the time, shlepping us girls into Linda's basement to try on the stunning line of knits. Linda advised my mom to preserve the fuzzy angoras in a cold area. I think that dozens of Linda's sweaters must still be frozen solid in the deep freezer that is in our old house on the corner of Bedford and J…..
Thank you Linda for sharing your gorgeous New Jersey ocean view and Shavuot table with all of us that are still sweating in good old Brooklyn, N.Y.! I'm waiting for more Shavuot Table pics from all of my Jewish Hostesses!!!!
Let's see who else will have a chance to win the $200 gift certificate to Parci Parla!!! Marlene
" Dear Marlene,
Wishing a happy holiday to all! Hope you like my seafoam linen placemats with batik print cloths and matching napkins:
- Cloths- Century 21 dept store,
- Lalique stemware and glasses from France,bought in 1977 !!!
- St. Martin dishes Mikasa, 2005.
- Stainless flatware, Century 21.
- Plant from Paradise florist (from Mother's Day lol),
- Napkin rings are bangles from the accessory district.
- The ocean is view is from the 19th floor !!!"
Emile and Linda Haddad
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- European Designer Trunk Shows This Month Only at Estis in Brooklyn, N.Y (thejewishhostess.com)


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Recently, a number of advances in sensor technology for battlefield/military have found their way into the news.
For example, the US Army Research Lab is testing tritium, a radioisotope produced in nuclear reactors, to power sensors. The goal is to develop a battlefield energy source with a 13-year half-life. Tritium prototypes are attempting to replace chemical batteries (with their extremely small capacity) by providing a trickle charge for several years.
This trickle charge is particularly important if the military needs to know about activities in an isolated area. One way to keep a squad out of danger is to use a monitor that senses acoustic and electromagnetic vibrations and sends the data to a safe location. A power source would enable the sensors to operate remotely for extended periods. The challenge is for the sensors to work at a sufficiently low power level to make the power source safe, practical, and easy to use. Tritium isotopes emit radiation at levels comparable to medical X-rays.
"Trace levels of tritium that you would find in a theater exit sign or glow stick are just enough to power Army sensors that can detect acoustics and electromagnetic signals for more than 10 years," Dimos Katsis, designer of energy-harvesting circuits at Athena Energy and a member of the research team, said in an Army press release this week.
Researchers say it will take a few years before this technology is ready for prime time in the field.
Another area of considerable research and development involves gathering data in challenging areas, where sensors must be remote or embedded covertly. DARPA is looking at ocean-located sensors that can become underwater "satellites" to minimize the time and expense of the Navy searching out submarines.
Hyperspectral sensors based on automatic and on-board data processing is another area of ongoing work. Attempts to use them to locate roadside bombs based on perceiving disturbed earth are under way. Automatic processing spares officials from wading through hours of video and not understanding exactly what is being seen. Other sensors use the color spectrum to defeat camouflage by detecting chlorophyll. No chlorophyll — no plant.
Though many useful technologies have been around for decades (such as night vision), improvements are still a focus of research. The addition of 3D, the replacement of image intensifier tubes, and adjusting for power constraints in certain situations are all on the drawing board.
SENSIAC areas of expertise.
(Source: SENSIAC presentation)
One agency that helps the military with sensing technologies is the Department of Defense Sensing Information Analysis Center (SENSIAC). Specializing in infrared, electro-optical, laser, radar, acoustical measures and countermeasures, electronic warfare, and data fusion, it spends approximately $3 billion annually on research for all branches of the military and government.
Just as NASA's sensor technology translates into applications from medical to consumer goods, military sensor technology advances have an impact on industrial, medical, and consumer segments.


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Microsoft has released the fourth volume of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR) which focuses on the second half of 2007 and uses data derived from a range of tools running on approximately 450 million computers worldwide.
The SIR shows the fewest number of security vulnerability disclosures across the software industry since the second half of 2005, along with a rise in malicious and potentially unwanted software, which demonstrates a continued use of malware as a tool for targeting computer users for profit.
More specifically, the second half of 2007 showed a decline in new security vulnerability disclosures by 15 percent and a decrease in total vulnerability disclosures by 5 percent for all of 2007. The data also reveals a 300 percent increase in the number of trojan downloaders and droppers, illustrating that the malware category continues to grow in popularity among attackers.
The report also shows a 66.7 percent increase in the number of potentially unwanted software detections between July 1 and December 31, with a total of 129.5 million pieces of potentially unwanted software found on users' systems.
Based on these and other key findings from the report, Microsoft recommends include the following:
- Check for and apply software updates on an ongoing basis, including updates provided for third-party applications.
- Enable a firewall.
- Install and maintain up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spyware programs that provide increased protection from malicious and potentially unwanted software.
"The SIR provides us with a chance to share with our customers and industry partners what we're seeing in the threat landscape so we can all help ensure users are better protected and work toward a more trusted Internet," said Vinny Gullotto, general manager of the Microsoft Malware Protection Center. "This latest volume supports our position that today's threats continue to be motivated by monetary gain, and it also gives us a solid view of vulnerability and exploit trends."


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Welcome to Afictionado
Afictionado is the ultimate e-zine for writers. We provide education and support for writers, exclusive news from inside the industry—and much more! Make us your first stop for everything fiction.
In this edition…
ACFW Journal Extra: Fear's Name: Creston Mapes
Editor's note: In the July 2013 issue of ACFW Journal, author Mike Dellosso chatted with fellow author Creston Mapes about his writing journey—the latest step of which is his new book Fear Has A Name, releasing this month from David C Cook. Here is more of that conversation.
ACFW Journal Extra: Writing Up: One Author's ExperienceEditor's Note: When Jennifer Slattery proposed an article for the ACFW Journal on using freelance article writing as a way to build your audience—and pay for the privilege of writing fiction!—I remember thinking, "Who better to write this?" And I was right. Here, in an ACFW Journal Extra, she shares from her journey in this arena. You might want to take notes.More...
ACFW Journal Extra: MORE Other Voices
Editor's note:In his new ACFW Journal column, "Other Voices," author Peter Leavell talked with Chip MacGregor for input on the publishing industry. You saw the main article in the July issue of ACFW Journal. Now, for your greater enjoyment, read more of Peter's interview with Chip in this ACFW Journal Extra—and get the full scoop!


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Felix and Eaton named US athletes of year
Allyson Felix and Ashton Eaton have won Jesse Owens Awards as US athletes of the year.
LOS ANGELES - Multiple Olympic gold medallist Allyson Felix and double world record holder Ashton Eaton have won Jesse Owens Awards as United States (US) athletes of the year, USA Track & Field (USATF) announced on Monday.
Felix, the three-time world 200 metres champion, won Olympic gold at the 2012 London Games in the 200m, the 4x400m relay and the 4x100m relay.
A four-time Owens Award winner, the 26-year-old also became the fourth fastest woman ever when she clocked 21.69 in the 200m at the US Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon.
"I am honoured to have the Jesse Owens Award again and it truly is a dream come true for me," Felix said on a conference call. "I have been blessed with good health over the years and have been able to take advantage of that.
"What made this year so special is the journey that I have been on my entire career. From having (won Olympic) silver medals in 2004 and 2008, I feel like that really motivated me."
Eaton produced sensational form in 2012, setting world records in the heptathlon at the world indoor championships and also in the decathlon at the US Olympic trials.
In rain-soaked conditions in Eugene, he became only the second decathlete to break the 9,000-point barrier as he eclipsed the previous mark set by Roman Sebrle with a haul of 9,039 points.
Eaton, 24, went on to claim Olympic gold in London with a performance of 8,869 points.
"The Olympic year was my first one and I had a lot of expectations for myself," said Eaton. "It was fun afterward but leading up was stressful. Now I am kind of relaxed and feel like I have accomplished a goal.
"I wanted to see what it felt like to be on the first tier podium at the Olympics. With the Olympics on my mind, it was easy to check off the other goals as I went along."
Felix and Eaton will be presented with their awards on 1 December in conjunction with USATF's annual meeting at Daytona Beach, Florida.
Athletics great Owens won gold medals in the 100 and 200 metres, long jump and 4x100 metres relay at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.


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A Sandwich a Day: Carne Asada Torta at Zenba Mexican Grill
Reviews of Chicago sandwiches.
When it comes to tortas in downtown Chicago, you basically only have two choices. You can score an exceptional example at one of Rick Bayless' places (Xoco and Tortas Frontera), or you attempt to score a merely satisfying one somewhere else. (The rest of the city is a different story.) In the vast second group there are many different levels, from the merely edible to the pleasantly satisfying. Thanks to the salsas, Zenba Mexican Grill luckily falls in the latter camp.
What makes the salsas stand out is that they use roasted chiles. The simple step of charring the chiles before blending them up, adds loads of flavor and character to three salsas I sampled. (The nearly black table salsa, which is served warm, is especially good.) Sure, the steak in the carne asada torta ($7.95) was overcooked, but it had a good crust from the grill. Instead of the sublime crusty loaf you'd find at Xoco, the telera roll is basically just soft white bread, but when toasted it manages to hold do the job admirably. For that matter, admirable is how I would describe the sandwich in general.
Zenba Mexican Grill
605 W Lake St, Chicago Illinois 60661 (map)
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Back in the late 1970s, the U.S. was in the midst of an OPEC oil embargo and subsequent gasoline shortages, complete with long lines at the pump and in some cases alternate days in which motorists could buy fuel.
That scenario was the backdrop for a series of U.S. Department of energy-sponsored tests to determine how much residue farmers could take off the soil to use for fuel.
While most studies came and went, generating valuable and useful tillage information, a study at the PeeDee Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Florence, S.C., remains today and sheds some interesting light on the benefits, and lack thereof in some cases, of long-term no-till farming.
Combined with a much more current series of tests to map the cotton plant genome, the old and the new may combine to unlock some of the secrets of water management in cotton that have challenged cotton farmers for centuries.
USDA Agronomist Phil Bauer, who has spent most of his career at the South Carolina facility, showed samples of soil that has been no-tilled since 1978, compared to soil from continuous conventional-tillage for the same period of time.
While the visual results were easy enough to see, Bauer cautioned that these differences didn't always result in higher crop yields.
Since 1978, researchers at the PeeDee Station have monitored the test fields, which have been in either conservation-tillage or conventional-tillage for over 30 years.
For the first three years of the study, corn was planted each year on the two test sites. From 1982 until 1986, the fields were in a corn, wheat and soybean rotation.
In 1987, there was a severe drought and nothing was planted on the test site and for the next nine years there was a corn, wheat and cotton rotation there, followed by five years of corn, wheat and soybeans.
From 2003 until 2010, researchers switched to corn, rye and soybeans, followed by corn and cotton last year.
In conventional-tillage plots, fields were disked twice, then smoothed with a 'do-all' and sub-soiled and planted. Conservation-tillage plots were sub-soiled and planted.
After 30-plus years, samples from the conservation tillage fields showed significant organic matter in the top three inches of the soil — clear enough for growers to plainly see during Bauer's presentation at the recent field day.
Soil from the conventional-tillage plots was just a clearly devoid of organic matter — exactly what you would expect, Bauer says.
"Corn has been in these tests in most of the years of the project and some years yields were higher in conventional and in other years higher in conservation-tillage plots. Over the first 30 years of the test, he says, overall corn yields were virtually the same.
Soybeans were less frequently in the tests, but were planted off and on throughout the first 30 years of the ongoing project. Again, over all the years of soybeans in the two tillage system, the total yield was very much the same — right around 30 bushels per acre, Bauer adds.
Would expect higher yields
Most growers would likely expect higher yields from conservation-tillage in drought years. With the ground covered and more organic material in the soil, better water usage would be expected. In corn, during the drought years of 1998-2001, conservation-tillage produced a 4 percent yield advantage.
In a soybean and wheat double-crop, it was a different story, Bauer notes. During the same time frame soybeans planted directly into wheat straw in the conservation-tillage plots produced a five percent decrease in soybean yields and three percent decrease in wheat yields.
"During that same time period and on a different area of the research farm, I had a test comparing the effects of no-till versus conventional-tillage on the exact same kind of soil on cotton, and we saw a 22 percent yield increase on the no-till plots," Bauer notes.
Cotton is grown in 30 countries around the world, under sometimes dramatically different climatic conditions and on many different soil types. The one common denominator in yield and quality of cotton grown anywhere in the world is water.
USDA researchers recently documented the genes that help regulate water flow through a cotton plant. This study combined with the long-term tillage study, dating back to 1978 offer a near perfect environment to study how to best manage the water carrying capabilities of cotton.
A major facilitator of water movement through cell membranes of cotton and other plants are the aquaporin proteins. Aquaporin proteins are present as diverse forms in plants, where they function as transport systems for water and other small molecules.
"We now know, based on results of these recent tests, that there are 71 genes in cotton that regulate how water moves through the cells of a cotton plant. And, we know that certain microbes in the soil can turn on the genes in the cells that help regulate water in the cotton plant," Bauer says.
The USDA study presents a comprehensive identification of 71 cotton aquaporin genes. Phylogenetic analysis of amino acid sequences divided the large and highly similar multi-gene family into the known 5 aquaporin subfamilies.
Lead researcher on the project and USDA-ARS scientist Wonkeun Park says, "Together with expression and bioinformatic analyses, our results support the idea that the genes identified in this study represent an important genetic resource providing potential targets to modify the water use properties of cotton.
"The significance of the multi-gene family of aquaporin transmembrane proteins is emerging from studies aimed at optimizing water and nutrient use efficiency.
"This large gene family has been shown to be highly diversified in plants and thus likely harbors functionally multifaceted behaviors in plants under various growth circumstances.
"Since the global importance of cotton as a primary natural fiber source in production agriculture is well established, our goal in this study was to identify all the members of the aquaporin family in the cotton genome," he says.
Bauer adds that over the next few years, researchers at the PeeDee Station will look at cotton in comparison to corn to determine the different amounts of these microbes that occur in conventional versus long-term tillage.
"We want to know better ways to manage the soils in the two different crops," the USDA researcher says.


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What are you doing on 10-11-12?
On Thursday, some people may be marking, in some way, the fact that it is a special day, numerically speaking: It's 10-11-12.
Nice, but how significant? Those who study numbers say, well, not too much. Or perhaps it's better to say that it's as significant as you want it to be.
Significant enough to influence your wedding date? At one wedding chapel in Las Vegas, Forever Grand at the MGM Resorts, there's a special numerology package, including a chapel, a pianist, a minister, and a limo to the courthouse, among other things. (And if you're just finding out about this, it isn't too late: There's another special at Forever Grand for 12-12-12.)
The date 10-11-12 has proven not nearly as popular as last year's 11-11-11, when there were 22 weddings at the chapel, says manager Glynnis Sherwood. Nine weddings are booked for Thursday, almost certainly because of the date, she says, adding: "Of course, the biggest was 07-07-07, when we had 62."
Perhaps the day isn't significant enough for your wedding, but enough to go buy a lottery ticket?
"People like a fluency in numbers," says Rajesh Bagchi, an associate professor of marketing at Virginia Tech who also studies numbers psychology. "The sequence of 10-11-12 is fluent, and it goes up, so it can have a pleasing effect. It can feel right. So someone might decide, for example, to buy a lottery ticket."
Bagchi himself, however, didn't even realize the day was coming, until we called. So he wasn't planning anything special — he did actually get married in Vegas, but not on a numerically significant day, though surely it was significant in other ways.
Certainly, there are special things happening on Thursday, and not just the U.S. vice-presidential debate. At the United Nations, the day has been declared the International Day Of The Girl Child, recognizing girls' rights and the challenges they face around the world. But there's no evidence the actual numbers of the date were taken into account. Also, the Jonas Brothers are returning to the stage after three years with a one-night show at Radio City Music Hall.
How rare is the day? After all, there will be a neat moment right around the time many alarm clocks ring at 07:08:09, on 10-11-12. But won't it be better later this year, on Dec. 12, when we will have 12:12:12 on 12-12-12?
In fact, the kind of sequence happening Thursday is one that's been occurring every year since 2003, when we had 01-02-03. It will end for a while in 2014, with 12-13-14. Then we'll need to wait until 2103. "It basically happens in the early years of a new century," says Geoff Chester, public affairs officer at the U.S. Naval Observatory, which, if you didn't know, is the official timekeeper for the Department of Defense.
"Really, this is just a numerological curiosity," says Chester. "People find it amusing. But there is no cosmic significance. It's an artifact of the calendar and time system that we use."
Eric Carlson, a physics professor at Wake Forest University, agrees. "No great significance," he says. "Just a curiosity. I like number patterns, like many of us. Our lives are dominated by numbers."
Carlson himself plans nothing special on Thursday, though he does allow that on the day several years ago that corresponded precisely to the seven digits of his phone number, he held a party.
"Tomorrow is too busy," he says. "But I will really celebrate next week, when my daughter turns in her college applications."
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Apr-29-09 Documentary About Historic Preservation in New Jersey to Air Locally
Documentary About Historic Preservation in New Jersey to Air Locally
TRENTON - A documentary that explores New Jersey's historic places and the struggle to save them from ruin will air locally Saturday, May 2 on NJN Public Television. The New Jersey Historic Trust, a Department of Community Affairs (DCA) affiliate, was a key advisor and underwriter for Our Vanishing Past.
"We are excited people around New Jersey will get an opportunity to see this thought-provoking documentary about the importance of preserving historic places that tell America's unique story," said DCA Commissioner Joseph Doria. "The film may highlight New Jersey, but its central themes can be applied to preservation efforts nationwide."
NJN is one of 30 public television stations across the nation that are set to broadcast Our Vanishing Past within the next four years. Narrated by NBC Nightly News weekend anchor Lestor Holt, the documentary sheds light on how communities change when historic landmarks and districts are abandoned or destroyed. The one-hour documentary features more than 30 historic places across New Jersey and showcases success stories in saving such sites as the Essex County Courthouse in Newark and Doo Wop motels in Wildwood. The film, which was written and produced by NJN's Lynn Kosek Walker, also addresses missed preservation opportunities and the issue of teardowns, a trend that involves demolishing older homes and replacing them with large, expensive houses. According to the documentary, New Jersey ranks second in the nation in the number of neighborhoods facing teardowns, a phenomenon that reduces the supply of affordable starter homes available for new residents and drives up costs for existing residents on fixed incomes.
"Preservation projects are great for the economy because they create jobs for skilled craftsmen like carpenters," said Dorothy Guzzo, executive director of the New Jersey Historic Trust. "Historic sites also drive heritage tourism, which studies have shown tends to draw visitors who stay longer and spend more money."
The New Jersey Historic Trust, which contributed approximately $60,000 to the documentary's production, was one of five groups to help fund the effort. Guzzo and other Historic Trust staff also served as key project advisors.
NJN is scheduled to broadcast Our Vanishing Past on Saturday, May 2 at 3 p.m. For more information on the documentary, log on to http://www.state.nj.us/dca/njht/hot_topics.html#5 and click on the link to NJN. Regionally, WNET in New York and WHYY in Philadelphia plan to air the documentary, but haven't set a date.
Established in 1967, the New Jersey Historic Trust's mission is to advance historic preservation in the state for the benefit of future generations through education, stewardship and financial investment programs. For more information regarding the New Jersey Historic Trust, please call 609-984-0473, or log on to http://www.njht.org/.


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Michael McDaniel was just doing his job as public works foreman, trying to fix a water main break when he was struck and killed by a backhoe in February.
The 48-year-old worked for the Natick Department of Public Works for 26 years. Co-worker Scott Spurling was injured in the accident.
Each week an average of 28 municipal workers in Massachusetts suffer injuries serious enough to be out of work for five or more days, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Industrial accidents.
Being crushed in machines or struck by equipment were the leading causes of workplace deaths, accounting for nine worker fatalties in Massachusetts in 2013 and up until March this year.
The statistics are compiled in�the report "Dying for Work in Massachusetts: The Loss of Life and Limb in Massachusetts" developed by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health. The most recent report will be released today.
The memory of McDaniel, along with 59 other workers who died from work-related causes in 2013 and 2014, will be honored at the Workers� Memorial Day on the steps of the Statehouse today starting at noon.
The report calls for improved enforcement of worker protections and tougher penalties for breaking them. It also says the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is understaffed and underfunded.
The average OSHA fine was $6,577 in 2013.
"This report looks at both the human element about those who lost their lives and also looks beyond the headlines, which often view fatalities on the job as freak accidents," said Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, executive director for MassCOSH.
Goldstein-Gelb said she views a "freak accident" as a one-of-a-kind tragedy.
"We look into and investigate to see if these types of accidents can be prevented in the future," she said. "We ask �is this part of a pattern that requires changes?�"
Besides McDaniel, the report names five workers killed on the job in MetroWest.
Ryan Hopkins, 26, a Norfolk resident, died in August after he was shocked and severely burned when the chainsaw he was using to trim trees on Shaw Farm Road in Holliston hit a power line.
He started working at the Concord Street business as part of his co-op program at Norfolk County Agricultural High School.
Police Chief John Moore said at the time what happened that day wasn't�something for which firefighters, police or paramedics can really prepare. Hopkins' rescue was delayed because workers couldn't approach him until the power was shut off.
"You can do as much training and get as much education as you want, (but you can't prepare) for something like that," Moore said. "It is so out of the ordinary and so horrific."
The other workers with ties to MetroWest who will be honored today are:
Feliz Piedade, 59, of East Providence R.I., died of injuries at UMass-Memorial Medical Center in April 2013 after the tractor-trailor truck he was driving rolled over on the Massachusetts Turnpike.
David Nangle, 52, a New Hampshire roofer, died in 2013 from a prolonged illness brought on by complications from a disabling fall in 1996 at a job site on Pierce Street in Hudson.
Joseph Slattery, a Natick firefighter, died after a 13-month battle with sarcoma.
The construction industry remains one of the top on-the-job fatalities accounting for 11 deaths in the statewide report.
The major causes for all workplace deaths are falls, heat illness, machines, vehicle accidents and workplace violence. There are also concerns over cancer and heart diseases.
For every worker killed on the job, 10 more die from occupational disease, the report says. An estimated 480 workers died in 2013 in Massachusetts from occupational disease, according to the report.
Goldstein-Gelb said today�s service will bring together those affected and call for stronger measures to prevent further work-place accidents and deaths.
"The report clearly indicates there is more that needs to be done," she said.
Jonathan Phelps can be reached at 508-626-4338 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @JPhelps_MW.
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Michael McDaniel was just doing his job as public works foreman, trying to fix a water main break when he was struck and killed by a backhoe in February.


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Yemen: Harassment of Sister's Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF)
The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), requests your urgent intervention in the following situation in the Republic of Yemen. The Observatory has been informed by reliable sources of numerous acts of harassment against the Sister's Arab Forum for Human Rights (SAF) and its Chairperson, Ms. Amal Basha.
According to the information received, in the evening of November 22, 2009, the SAF offices in Sana'a were broken in and entered into. After breaking the windows, individuals entered into the offices. Premises and archives were searched, but nothing was stolen, not even valuable electronic devices. A complaint was filed at the police headquarters and an investigation is currently going on.
Furthermore, on November 20 and 21, 2009, Ms. Amal Basha received approximately fifty anonymous phone calls from the same number, all immediately hanged up by the interlocutor, except one in which the interlocutor said he was working for the investigation department and used an intimidating tone. Recently, Ms. Amal Basha was also attacked by a young man as she was leaving the tribunal after observing a court hearing. Using the method used by fundamentalists to attack uncovered women, the young man sprayed water to her head and face with a syringe, thereby attempting to frighten and intimidate her. Moreover, on November 17, 2009, the brakes of Ms. Amal Basha's car would have been deliberately sabotaged.
These acts of harassment follow the publication by SAF on October 12, 2009 of a report on torture in Yemen, as well as a joint briefing note in September 2009 on the human rights situation to the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council in the framework of the Universal Periodic Review of the Yemen in September 2009. The original copy of a film produced by SAF on the discrimination faced by the Akhdam1 was also confiscated three months ago by the national security services at the airport in Sana'a, who alleged that it was tarnishing the image of Yemen abroad. Finally, SAF had recently carried out several activities in the framework of its campaign for peace in Saada.
The Observatory condemns those acts, which seem to be aimed at hindering and sanctioning the human rights activities of SAF and Ms. Basha, and therefore contravenes the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 9, 1998.
Actions requested:
Please write to the Yemeni authorities and ask them to:
1 A social group in Yemen distinct from the majority by their more African features, who is discriminated against and mostly confined to menial jobs.
i. Guarantee in all circumstances the physical and psychological integrity of Ms. Amal Basha as well as of all members of the Sister's Arab Forum for Human Rights ;
ii.Carry out a prompt, effective, thorough, independent and impartial investigation into the above-mentioned events, the result of which must be made public, in order to bring all those responsible before a competent, independent and impartial tribunal and apply penal, civil and/or administrative sanctions as provided by law;
iii. Put an end to all acts of harassment against Ms. Amal Basha, the members of the Sister's Arab Forum for Human Rights as well as all human rights defenders in the Republic of Yemen;
iv. Conform in any circumstances with the provisions of the Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, adopted on December 9, 1998 by the United Nations General Assembly, in particular its article 1, which states that "everyone has the right, individually or in
association with others, to promote the protection and realization of human rights and fundamental freedoms at the national and international levels", and its article 12.2 which provides that "the State shall take all necessary measures to ensure the protection by the competent authorities of everyone, individually and in association with others, against any violence, threats, retaliation, de facto or de jure adverse discrimination, pressure or any other arbitrary action as a consequence of his or her legitimate exercise of the rights referred to in the present Declaration";
v. Ensure in all circumstances respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms in accordance with international human rights standards and international instruments ratified by the Republic of Yemen.
· General Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen, Sana'a, Yemen. Fax: + 967 127 4147
· His Excellency Dr Ghazi Shaif al-Aghbari, Ministry of Justice, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Fax: +967 1 222 015
· Her Excellency Houda 'Ali 'Abdullatif al-Baan, Ministry for Human Rights, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, Fax: +967 1 444 8333
· Ambassador, Mr. Monsieur Ibrahim Saied Mohamed Al-Adoofi, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Yemen to the United Nations in Geneva, 19 Chemin du Jonc, 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland, Tel: +41 22 799 05 10. Fax: +41 22 798 04 65, E-mail:
· Ambassador, Mr. Abdulwhab Mohamed ALSHAWKANI, Embassy of the Republic of Yemen in Brussels 114 av. F.D. Roosevelt, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium. Tel: + 32 2.646.52.90, Fax : + 32 2.646.29.11, Email : firstname.lastname@example.com
Please also write to diplomatic representations of the Republic of Yemen in your respective countries.
Paris-Geneva, November 24, 2009
Kindly inform us of any action undertaken quoting the code of this appeal in your reply. The Observatory, a FIDH and OMCT venture, is dedicated to the protection of Human Rights Defenders and aims to offer them concrete support in their time of need. The Observatory was the winner of the 1998 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic.
To contact the Observatory, call the emergency line:
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· Tel and fax OMCT: + 41 22 809 49 39 / 41 22 809 49 29
· Tel and fax FIDH: +33 (0) 1 43 55 25 18 / 01 43 55 18 80
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NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 05/03/12 -- The following is an investment opinion on IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Yippy (PINKSHEETS: YIPI) and SAP (NYSE: SAP). The impact of "big data" has increased the demand of information management specialists in that IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), and SAP (NYSE: SAP) have spent more than $15 billion on software firms only specializing in data management and analytics. This industry on its own is worth more than $100 billion and growing at almost 10% a year which is roughly twice as fast as the software business as a whole.
"Big data" requires exceptional technologies to efficiently process large quantities of data within tolerable elapsed times, one of these being search. Most recently IBM has purchased Vivisimo in a move to use Vivisimo's software in its business analytics applications. In late 2011, Vivisimo sold its proprietary search application, Clusty, to Yippy, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: YIPI) for a $5,000,000 equity stake in Yippy. (www.bit.ly/IHkPIe)
Yippy, providers of the world's fastest, family friendly search engine and web portal develops search technologies, content aggregation services and application services environments for both consumer and commercial market segments.
This report is for information purposes only, and is neither a solicitation to buy nor an offer to sell securities. Information, opinions and analysis contained herein are based on sources deemed to be reliable and are subject to change without notice. A third party has hired and paid IO NewsWire one thousand two hundred and ninety five dollars for the publication and circulation of this news release. Accordingly, certain information included herein may be forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. However, no representation, expressed or implied, is made as to the accuracy, completeness or correctness. In light of the above, we accept no liability for any losses arising from an investor's reliance on or use of this report. We do not and have not had any ownership interest in said third party of any kind.
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I consider these finishing touches to a house that began very simple and not all that well planned. The largest is the awning (marquesina) along the house that will help keep rain away from doors and windows. Oscar is up there now filling the joints between the awning and the house that they had to cut out to attach it.
The second is a palapa over the ugly block of cement that covers the cistern in the middle of the yard. The four posts (castillos) are up and the palapa builder will be here next week to build the wood structure that sits on top. Gonna use the long palapas rather than the royal palm that is very much more expensive. He says with the right pitch and placed close together it should be good for 5 years. We'll see.
The third project is to replace a jury-rigged lamina roof that was over the outside wash and pump area. It will extend out 5 meters rather than the 1.5 meters of the old one. Will be much better protection for the area, equipment and can act as a partial garage. One column of the same type used above and two cement cross supports (vegas) that they just poured this morning.
Posts for palapa, house awning and lamina supports
New lamina supports for utility area
Soon to be covered with a palapa
Another view of the house awning


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What defines a top-of-the-line, five-star outdoor garden space here on the West Coast?
Well, beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to the best of the best in outdoor living in this part of the world, there seems to be a consensus among homeowners on essential elements and the required level of quality and sophistication.
On Vancouver's North Shore, home to Canada's most expensive and exclusive neighbourhoods where few houses are worth less than $1 million and many fall in the $2 million- to $5 million-range, lavish outdoor garden spaces are all the rage.
Today, it is not uncommon for homeowners in North and West Vancouver to spend between $100,000 and $250,000 on landscaping.
In many cases, the cost of transforming a rough, rocky, sloping backyard into a classy outdoor living area with tasteful garden worthy of a centre-spread in a glossy magazine can easily soar into seven figures.
Jeremy Miller, owner of Houston Landscapes, one of the busiest landscaping companies in the area with multiple six-figure projects underway, says the economy may be flagging in some parts of Canada, but on Vancouver's North Shore, the landscaping business is booming.
"Many of the houses in this area are $5 million plus. It is not a big deal any more for homeowners to spend 10 per cent of the value of their house on landscaping. Projects worth between $100,000 and $250,000 are now the norm," he says.
Landscaping can cost more on the mountainous slopes of the North Shore, he says, because sites are invariably rocky and require terracing and often contain hidden challenges calling for special attention to grading, drainage and slope retention.
But these are merely the dull, but crucial nuts-and-bolts of foundational landscaping.
Once resolved, they open the way for the excitement of the main event – the installation of all the luxury bells and whistles of ultimate West Coast garden living, everything from infinity swimming pools, hot tubs and outdoor kitchens to entertainment patios, timber arbours and exquisite natural stone paving.
Last week, Miller took me on a tour of high-end North Shore gardens, some of which were still under construction with crews feverishly working to complete boulder walls and expensively paved patios and driveways on deadline.
Infinity or "vanishing edge" swimming pools were a consistently popular choice, some with a hot tub attached or seamlessly incorporated into the design of the pool.
Solus fire bowls and fire pits were another key element. Some were placed near dining areas or in the centre of a separate evening sitting area with soft cushioned chairs or built-in couches.
These elegant fire features, operating with natural gas or propane burner, come in a wide range of styles from the classic bowl-shape to rectangular "fire tables" to low "floating fire pits" that are intended as a stylish contemporary interpretation of the timeless in-ground look of a traditional fire pit.
Other common luxury touches in many of these high-end gardens included upright outdoor showers or "waterfall" showers, outdoor kitchens with fitted gas barbecues, and in-ground trampolines with separate children's play area.
The choice of top-notch landscaping materials ranged from stacked split-basalt for dry stacked walls and natural stone or flagstone pavers for patios to granite or sawed-basalt risers for steps or staircases or as the landing at high-traffic changes in elevation and key transition points.
The mahogany-like kayu-batu hardwood decking was a poplar pick, being considered more durable, attractive and easier to maintain than cedar and more affordable than teak.
However, for sturdy long-lasting trellising, railings, overhead lattice, arbours and pergolas, cedar still seems to be the No. 1 timber choice.
Completing the package, night lighting is considered an essential component in all these luxury garden environments with carefully hidden fixtures used to create attractive ambient lighting under trees and shrubs and against walls as well as placed to highlight statuary or water features.
As for planting, low maintenance seems to be the standard throughout these high-end gardens. The evergreen magnolia 'Teddy Bear' is a common selection, along with windmill palms, black-stemmed bamboo, nandina, tropical-looking New Zealand flax grass and easy-maintenance boxwood or Hebe buxifolia.
In light shade areas, rhododendrons and azaleas share ground with hostas, hellebores and astilbes with pachysandra as the main ground cover.
While Japanese maples are included, in general, they are located well away from pools, hot tubs and water features to eliminate the problem of leaf-litter.
Cedar fences topped with stylish horizontal ribbing are popular and dry-stacked retaining walls are the most common way of breaking a slope into accessible terraces.
Homeowners need to think big when they are considering a landscaping project, says Miller.
"Don't let your budget drive design. Start with the ultimate and work backwards because so many times you might think you could never afford your list of dream items but you can often be surprised.
"A fire pit, for instance, may not even be something you have considered, but it could become one of the key elements in your garden.
"It is always worth considering not only the value a quality project can add to your property, but how much value it can also add to your lifestyle.
"The cheapest time to do anything is when you are simply drawing it on paper.
"My best advice is to play with it, have fun, look at the different options, and work through the design processes. That way, you will end up with a yard you have always wanted."
For more information, visit www.houstonlandscapes.ca and solusdecor.com


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Shenzhen OYO hotel breakthrough 100 room number 6000
Date: 2018-09-05
OYO hotel in October 2017 in shenzhen, and was started in April 2018, opened the first stop in the domestic market.Just a few months time, OYO hotel speed the development of the industry have raised eyebrows.According to the report, by the end of July, OYO public data online hotel, 1000, the total number of 50000 rooms, in just a month later, the total number jumped to 75000 rooms.
OYO hotel with its performance in the Chinese market of bright eye frequently appear in the public view, the entire south China area is extremely remarkable.The reporter understands, as starting area of OYO hotel enters China, OYO hotel south China regions including guangdong, guangxi, hainan and yunnan four provinces, a total of 17 cities.In OYO hotel has stationed in 140 cities, the country has moved into the city of south China area total quantity is less than the number of 1/7, but by the end of August, the south China area has been online hotel number to 387, contrast OYO hotel market scale in China at present, the south China area has online number has dominated OYO hotel more than 30% of the total number.
Shenzhen online hotel number exceeds 100, the first big city into OYO hotels nationwide scale
Shenzhen starting city for OYO hotel to enter the Chinese market, and even in the whole south China region performance is the most eye-catching cities in China.As the bridgehead of the reform and opening up in shenzhen, between the mainland and Hong Kong as a port city, has always been walking in the forefront of the emerging modern city economic development.Tourism as one of the major pillar industry in shenzhen, frequent business travel activities to drive the rapid development of the whole city hotel industry.From October 2017 in shenzhen, by the end of August this year, OYO launched in shenzhen hotel number, which has more than 100, the total number of more than 6000 rooms, in the 140 cities of OYO hotel has housed, online hotel quantity ranks the first place.
According to OYO hotel in shenzhen city manager Mr Tong, OYO hotel is committed to solve the current situation of the development of economy hotel fragmentation, after 10 months in shenzhen the deepening and development of OYO joined the hotel get shopfronts, management training and information technology solutions, OYO hotel has won numerous small and medium-sized monomer wine appreciation and affirmation of the owner, the struggle in a line of professional operation team and efforts are inseparable.In addition, the "shenzhen speed" more than once, also be used to describe the working efficiency of the shenzhen people, the reporter understands, the recent new network red landmark, shenzhen is located in shenzhen buji jubilee hotel, engineering team will be the facade into a colorful culture wall of coloured drawing or pattern, the entire project time-consuming but five days altogether.
Brand rapid transformation, join the "change" to upgrade
Compared with traditional forms of hotel renovation, OYO hotel abandoned the huge costs, often months of time cost of reform, and at the same time also dismissed the hotel owner of all kinds of decoration and reconstruction expense, margin, engineering support, such as cost, and passed on to the guest room price affect the occupancy rate, in turn, affect the yield.OYO hotel chain brand upgrade, only need to 2 weeks time and extremely competitive costs, can achieve standardization.While, pay attention to provide wine shopkeeper OYO hotel management training and information technology solutions that achieve budget hotel operation efficiency and operating income "double increase".
Reporter interviewed xihuan road is located in buji street OYO silver tour hotel ms Yang, she said, "I met a bottleneck in hotel operation, need to find the effective breakthrough, I have been looking for some new ideas and resources, truly knowledgeable professionals are needed to guide".After exposure to OYO hotel team, the team members in the process of communication by the professional and attitudes, including the resident manager Yang see when not officially went in advance to understand hotel management situation, let a young lady from the bottom of appreciation and recognition OYO hotel operations team."OYO hotel brand support, will let me hotel when in competition with other independent hotels have more confidence, also will make up for the inadequacy of I in the hotel operations".
It has been proved that cooperate with OYO hotel were immediate effect to the promotion of the hotel in all aspects.OYO silver trip at the end of June to complete online, just more than half a month of brand, let the inside and outside the hotel look brand-new, and resident manager for the hotel to provide the standardized management system, and regularly service specification training for hotel staff, hotel operation is now on the right track.The size of the hotel transaction, ms Yang to resident manager to care, almost all completely free.In addition, young women were even more delighted OTA channels for customers to promote, joining former accounted for less than 16%, less than two months time, now has more than 38%!According to ms Yang, "now surrounding range of wine shop owner almost all know I will be consulting with me join OYO hotel, I am also very happy to share with them the story of my and OYO hotel, also sincerely hope that they can get professional team with the help of the".


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Welcome all, once again, to my weekly blog posting!
This week, we had our fall United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting in Baltimore where Archbishop Sambi, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, graciously told us the official dates and itinerary of the pope's visit next year. The trip will take place next April and will include two cities, Washington and New York, as well as a visit to the United Nations.
We are of course very happy that the Holy Father is coming to the United States. His presence in our country will be an opportunity for all of us to experience his ministry and listen to the words that he will direct toward us as Americans.
As I am sure you are aware, I had invited the Holy Father to come to Boston, but I understand that there are limitations to how much the Holy Father can travel because of his age. In fact, he will turn 81 while he is with us next year.
We would certainly have loved to have him come to Boston, and we hope that perhaps at some future date he will be able to come, but we know that it is not possible for him to visit every diocese.
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Last week on Wednesday, the Por Cristo Mass and dinner was held at Emmanuel College.
Student musicians and choir from Emmanuel College
Sister Marie Puleo, Caritas Christi Senior Vice President for Mission, proclaiming a reading
Like the St. James Society, the Por Cristo organization serves the poorest of the poor in Latin America. It is another way the church of Boston reaches out to that part of the world. Through Por Cristo, our Catholic Health Care System, Caritas Christi, organizes trips for Boston doctors and specialists to help out in Ecuador. They also send medical supplies and financial aid.
We have a small staff of Por Cristo here in Boston — Joe Reardon, Orlando Vargas and Deborah Clark. They are doing a wonderful job supporting this fantastic mission.
Joe Reardon addressing the gathering
Gary Kaneb is also a huge support as president of the board. Dr. John Chessare, interim president and secretary of Caritas, was at the banquet as well.
Talking with Gary Kaneb, Steve Orr, Diane Kaneb, and Joan Orr
Retired Worcester Bishop Daniel Reilly and Dr. Chessare chat during the reception
I think it is important for people to realize that our Catholic health care system is not only focused on serving the needs of our local community. It also very generously helps those in Latin American — where one of the greatest health problems is as simple as nutrition.
Several members of the Knights of Columbus were present
Before Por Cristo began working there, 60 children a year were dying of malnutrition in that one community in Ecuador. Now that has been completely wiped out, and the many medical services that are provided have made an enormous difference in the quality of life of the people in Ecuador.
Speaking to the gathering
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This is the third year that we have invited the alumni of St. John's Seminary in Brighton for a vespers service and meal. The response of the priests has always been very good.
The evening began with a Holy Hour
This year there were 165 priests that came not only from the archdiocese but from other dioceses in Massachusetts as well as from as far away as Scranton, Penn. and Maine.
It is always a wonderful opportunity for the priests to gather and to enjoy priestly fraternity. For some of them it had been a long time since they had come to St. John's. Also, this year it was an opportunity for many to meet new rector Father Arthur Kennedy, to meet the current seminarians, to pray with their brother priests at a holy hour and to share a meal.
Father Kennedy speaking with some of the priests
I think all the priests and seminarians were very appreciative of the opportunity to gather.
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I spent most of the week participating at the bishops' conference in Baltimore.
We meet twice a year, and every two years we elect a new president for the conference. The new president is Cardinal George from Chicago. He had been vice-president for the past two years.
The outgoing president of the USCCB, Bishop Skylstad applauds Cardinal George on his election as the new president
In our practice, the vice-president is something of a president-elect. That is to say, he usually moves into that position. Being vice-president gives one an opportunity to begin to learn the ropes. Cardinal George has done that very well and will continue to bring his intellectual abilities to his new role.
Bishop Gerald Kicanas of Tucson was elected the new vice president
We are very thankful for Bishop Skylstad's service as president during which he has successfully led the Conference in challenging times.
Bishop Skylstad celebrating the Mass to conclude the first day of our gathering
At every meeting, we discuss numerous issues, but I would like to focus on three: a statement of the outgoing president on the war in Iraq, a document on stewardship and young people as well as a document on faithful citizenship.
The outgoing president of the conference of bishops issued a statement on the Iraq war titled "A Call for Bipartisan Cooperation on Responsible Transition in Iraq." It was his own document but has the support of the bishops' assembly, as it reflects the bishops' consensus on the war. I think it is a very well thought out statement that talks about the need for bipartisan solutions and avoiding political games. All parties need to come together with a plan that, without abandoning the people of Iraq by leaving to quickly or making the situation worse by staying too long, will bring some resolution to the war. An important concern for us are the approximately 2 million internal refugees and an additional 2 million external refugees affected by the situation. We are very worried about those refugees as well as the safety of our forces there.
Here is an excerpt of the statement:
As pastors and teachers, we are convinced that the current situation in Iraq remains unacceptable and unsustainable. Our Conference offers once again the goal of a "responsible transition" as an overall ethical framework for national decisions.
The dangerous political stalemate in Iraq that blocks national reconciliation finds a parallel in our own nation. We are alarmed by the political and partisan stalemate in Washington. Some policy makers seem to fail to recognize sufficiently the reality and failures in Iraq and the imperative for new directions. Others seem to fail to recognize sufficiently the potential human consequences of very rapid withdrawal. These two forms of denial have helped contribute to partisan paralysis.
As pastors, we have called for bipartisan action for almost two years. Our country needs a new direction to reduce the war's deadly toll and to bring our people together to deal with the conflict's moral and human dimensions. Our nation needs a new bipartisan approach to Iraq policy based on honest and civil dialogue.
Our Conference encourages our national leaders to focus on the morally and politically demanding, but carefully limited goal of fostering a "responsible transition" and withdrawal at the earliest opportunity consistent with that goal. The moral demands of this path begin with addressing the humanitarian crisis in Iraq and minimizing further loss of human life.
We do not have specific competence in political, economic and military strategies and do not assess particular tactics, but we can, as teachers, share a moral tradition to help inform policy choices. Our Catholic teaching on war and peace offers hard questions, not easy answers. Our nation must now focus more on the ethics of exit than on the ethics of intervention. The grave moral concerns we and others raised prior to the war now give way to new moral questions. In the current situation the traditional principles of "noncombatant immunity" and "probability of success" suggest these questions: How can we minimize the further loss of human lives? What actions will do the most good and least harm? What elements of a responsible transition are attainable? How can they be achieved? What actions should be avoided? How can decision makers take into account both the realities and setbacks in Iraq and the likely human consequences of rapid withdrawal? What are the financial costs and global consequences of continued war and occupation? And, how can our nation effectively counter the perversion of religion and ideologies that support terrorism, which in all cases merits condemnation?
Catholic teaching has long held that peace is more than the absence of war; it is built on the foundation of justice. This moral insight means that building a just peace in Iraq requires far more than military action; it demands a comprehensive political, diplomatic and economic effort.
I encourage you to read the full statement here.
Bishop Richard Malone of Portland, Maine and Bishop George Coleman of Fall River at the Mass
We also approved a statement titled "Stewardship and Teenagers, The Challenge of Being a Disciple," addressed specifically to our young people
Stewardship is not just a method of fund raising. It is a way of discipleship in which a person — also a teenager — identifies his or her vocation in the Lord and shares those gifts in the context of offering them as time, treasure and talent. It is important that young people are made aware of this so they, too, can use their gifts to participate in the mission of the Church. We approved two statements, one in English and another one addressing specifically the Hispanic youth, which was written in Spanish.
On the last day of our fall meeting, we approved a document on faithful citizenship, called "Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility From the Catholic Bishops of the United States."
The Faithful Citizenship document was presented to the conference by Bishop DiMarzo of Brooklyn
Documents on faithful citizenship have been published for years by the executive board of the conference of bishops, but this most recent document was the first that involved so many committees. They tried to craft a document that really addressed the issue of conscience formation. Then, that document was voted on by the entire Bishops Conference. This was the first time that has been done. I think that was very helpful because in the past many felt that the documents addressed a "grocery list" of issues that sometimes obscured the importance of some issues. So by looking at the formation of conscience, we hope to help Catholics make informed and morally sound decisions.I want to share with you an excerpt of the document that talks on the formation of conscience:
The Church equips her members to address political questions by helping them develop well-formed consciences. "Conscience is a judgment of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act. . . . [Every person] is obliged to follow faithfully what he [or she] knows to be just and right" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1778). We Catholics have a lifelong obligation to form our consciences in accord with human reason, enlightened by the teaching of Christ as it comes to us through the Church
The Church also encourages Catholics to develop the virtue of prudence, which enables us "to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 1806). Prudence shapes and informs our ability to deliberate over available alternatives, to determine what is most fitting to a specific context, and to act. Prudence must be accompanied by courage which calls us to act. As Catholics seek to advance the common good, we must carefully discern which public policies are morally sound. A good end does not justify an immoral means. At times Catholics may choose different ways to respond to social problems, but we cannot differ on our obligation to protect human life and dignity and help build through moral means a more just and peaceful world
There are some things we must never do, as individuals or as a society, because they are always incompatible with love of God and neighbor. These intrinsically evil acts must always be rejected and never supported. A preeminent example is the intentional taking of human life through abortion. It is always morally wrong to destroy innocent human beings. A legal system that allows the right to life to be violated on the grounds of choice is fundamentally flawed.
Similarly, direct threats to the dignity of human life such as euthanasia, human cloning, and destructive research on human embryos are also intrinsically evil and must be opposed. Other assaults on human life and dignity, such as genocide, torture, racism, and the targeting of noncombatants in acts of terror or war, can never be justified. Disrespect for any human life diminishes respect for all human life.
As Catholics we are not single-issue voters. A candidate's position on a single issue is not sufficient to guarantee a voter's support. Yet a candidate's position on a single issue that involves an intrinsic evil, such as support for legal abortion or the promotion of racism, may legitimately lead a voter to disqualify a candidate from receiving support.
Opposition to intrinsically evil acts also prompts us to recognize our positive duty to contribute to the common good and act in solidarity with those in need. Both opposing evil and doing good are essential. As Pope John Paul II said, "the fact that only the negative commandments oblige always and under all circumstances does not mean that in the moral life prohibitions are more important than the obligation to do good indicated by the positive commandment" (Veritatis Splendor, no. 52). The basic right to life implies and is linked to other human rights to the goods that every person needs to live and thrive—including food, shelter, health care, education, and meaningful work. The use of the death penalty, hunger, lack of health care or housing, human trafficking, the human and moral costs of war, and unjust immigration policies are some of the serious moral issues that challenge our consciences and require us to act.
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For the photo of the week I have selected this closeup of one of the wonderful (I won't say old!) class pictures on display at the St. John's Alumni Dinner. It was such a great occasion to not only look back at our seminary's past but also to celebrate its future.
Until next week, blessings to you all.
Cardinal Seán


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With 14 outfielders in camp, almost as many questions
PEORIA, Ariz. -- The word "muddled" might be a good way to describe the Padres' outfield picture, as the team has 14 outfielders in big league camp.
Of course, manager Bud Black had another viewpoint.
"It's a good problem to have," he said Tuesday.
Granted, not all 14 of the outfielders who reported to camp Tuesday -- the first full-squad workout is set for Wednesday -- figure into the team's plans this season. But many of them do.
Kyle Blanks, Alexi Amarista, Chris Denorfia, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin, Reymond Fuentes and Will Venable all saw time in the Padres outfield a year ago. Newcomer Seth Smith was added in a trade from the A's and Xavier Nady is in camp as a non-roster invitee.
There are questions with many of them: Is Maybin, coming off wrist surgery, healthy? How can the team find enough at-bats for Smith, a left-handed hitter? Will Denorfia play more than he did a year ago? Can Venable replicate the success he had in 2013?
And can Quentin, coming off his third knee surgery since joining the team on Dec. 31, 2011, play in more than 100 games?
Quentin had been limited to 168 games and 560 at-bats the last two seasons. Black indicated Monday that he's hoping Quentin can play in more than 100 games and can amass 450 to 500 at-bats.
"He expects to play," Black said. "He wants to play. It's bothered him that he hasn't gotten out there to the extent he wants to."


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Five Restaurants Still Accepting Reservations for Passover Seder
Have a falling out with the family? Decided you just couldn't stomach nana's shoe leather brisket for one more year? No worries, there's still time to eat your Seder meal out on the town. And as it turns out, when you take the bad wine, interminable readings from the Maxwell House haggadah, and gefilte fish from the jellied lagoon out of the Passover meal, the holiday isn't so bad. The restaurants included here still have open spots as of Sunday evening, April 1st. But reservations aren't slowing down, so book your seating fast before it's too late.
It should be noted that if you're especially strict about keeping kosher for Passover, you'll want to check with the restaurant about their stringency before placing a reservation. While these menus look chametz-free, it's doubtful the restaurants' kitchens have been properly cleansed. (Hey, you try "selling" your neighbor a 50 pound bag of flour for an 8-day holiday.)
"I sure wish I could go to this seder," said Ed when sharing this menu. Me, too, Ed, me too. Balaboosta will be offering a second night seating on April 7th for $110 per person (beverages included). The five course meal will include almond-crusted egg shnitzel, fish cakes in spicy Moroccan tomato sauce, Spring lamb, and chicken and chickpea flour meatballs.
The menu is a collaboration of three female chefs from different ethnic backgrounds: Alex Raji (Argentinian), Einat Admony (Israeli), and Fanny Gerson (Mexican). Though this is hardly your traditional Seder, there will be a hunt for the Afikomen.
214 Mulberry Street, New York, NY 10012 (map)
Toloache and Yerba Buena
Both locations of Toloache and Yerba Buena will be offering an é la carte Passover menu from this Friday, April 6th, to next, April 13th. Matzo will replace masa in tacos and tlayudas, matzo ball soup will be scented with epazote, and the bar will feature kosher for Passover wines as well as kosher—but not necessarily for Passover—tequilas.
Toloache and Yerba Buena
Joe Doe
Joe Doe takes a more traditional approach to the Seder with a four course meal for $65 per person. Menu items include chicken livers and fried matzo on a sampler plate with charoset and maror, a "Jewish Wedding Soup" with chicken meatballs and matzo balls, brisket, and chocolate and cherry cookie sandwiches.
Chef Joe Dobias will also be cooking for a special Seder at the James Beard Foundation on Saturday. Tickets ($130 per person for members, $170 for general public) are still available.
Joe Doe
45 East 1st Street, New York, NY 10003 (map)
The Upper West Side's Telepan lends a Greenmarket sensibility to the Passover meal, though both nights only have seatings for parties of two until later in the evening. The six course menu ($75 per person) includes a smoked trout latke amuse, roast and braised chicken with buckwheat-potato blini, and flourless chocolate cake with coconut sorbet.
72 West 69th Street, New York, NY 10023 (map)
Capsouto Frères
You may not expect to find Passover-friendly food at the Tribeca French bistro, but if you're in the area and trendier Kutsher's turns you away (as of now it's booked solid), give this a shot. The Sephardic-style four course meal ($150 per person as a charitable donation; the restaurant takes both nights at a loss) will feature an actual Seder service led by a cantor. Dishes include frittatas with leek, spinach, or zucchini, poached salmon with okra and green beans, and a gratin of matzo layered with mashed potatoes, egg, and cheese.
Capsouto Frères
451 Washington Street, New York, NY 10013 (map)
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Sorry, Michelle. You aren't the most admired woman, again.
For the sixth year in a row, Michelle Obama is not the most admired woman in America.
Bucking a trend followed most years since the Gallup organization started asking Americans their most admired man and woman in 1948, the first lady was not in first place.
Typically, Americans name the president and first lady tops in the annual poll, with notables from religion and the military a distant second.
But Michelle Obama has been edged out each year since 2008 by former First Lady, U.S. senator and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. (Obama is not far behind, but
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In recent years, Clinton has dominated the category in part due to her unusually varied public career, coming out tops in 18 out of the last 21 years.
Still, first ladies dominate the list the way Meryl Streep owns Academy Awards nominations. Other than Obama, only Lady Bird Johnson and Bess Truman never topped Gallup's poll at least once.
Mamie Eisenhower, who was shut out during her time in the White House by the continued popularity of former first Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, eventually won in 1969 and 1970, while Nancy Reagan lost to Mother Teresa or Margaret Thatcher most years.
There's still hope for Obama, however. Clinton's popularity could drop over the next three years as she moves closer to a presidential campaign - and there's always a chance for a post-presidential nod.


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We're in a glorious age for placekickers. St. Louis's Greg "The Leg" Zuerlein wows us every Sunday. David Akers hit a a 63-yarder in September, and Sebastian Janikowski never stops doing Sebastian Janikowski things. A Spokane high schooler was good from 67 earlier this month.
But no one on record has matched Ove Johansson, the now 64-year-old Swede, who kicked a 69-yard field goal for the Abilene Christian Wildcats at homecoming in 1976. On this week's excerpt from Slate's Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, kickers' Boswell, spoke with Johansson.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says a 3 year old was stuck inside the ottoman's storage compartment after an older sibling closed the lid. No injuries have been reported.
The recall announced Thursday is for Rowe's Dalton-style wooden ottomans with the model number F135-064 printed on a tag underneath it. The storage compartment has a cushioned top lid. Consumers who own the ottoman should stop using it and call Rowe, at 800-458-1818, for a replacement lid which has a handle and vent for ventilation.
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