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I am a home owner living in New York City. A pedestrian slipped and fell at about 7am in front of my home. I salted the sidewalk the night before but did not yet get to do so in the morning. She broke her ankle and was taken away by ambulance and now I am being sued by her.
The side walk was cleared of snow but there was an area where an ice patch formed over night. My question is, am I liable for this unfortunate accident? Thank you for any information you can provide.
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Dear Alex,
Under §19-152 of the New York Administrative Code, property owners are responsible for installing, repairing, and maintaining sidewalks on their adjoining property. This means you had a legal duty to do what a reasonable person would have been required to do under the circumstances. The key word here is "reasonable."
For example, it would be unreasonable for you to have stayed up all night and into the early hours of the morning de-icing the sidewalk every few minutes. Or that you should have hired a person to stand there all night throwing salt into the sidewalk every time an area seemed to be icy, or a person was about to pass by.
Often people believe they have been "sued," when they have only received a letter from an attorney demanding compensation for a client. You are not actually sued until a lawsuit has been filed and you've been served with a copy of the lawsuit. However, semantics aside, this matter should be taken seriously.
Clearly, the injured woman wants to be compensated for her injuries and resulting expenses. Her attorney is most likely hoping you have homeowners insurance and you will refer the matter to them. The attorney would much rather deal with your homeowners insurance company than with you. When dealing with an insurance company, it's all just business.
The attorney is hoping rather than having to go to trial and letting a judge or jury decide how much de-icing would have been reasonable, and whether you were negligent in failing to keep the sidewalk free of ice, your insurance company will want to settle the claim out of court.
Right or wrong, insurance companies look at the costs of defending an injury claim, even a tentative one like yours. If the insurance company calculates that the costs of retaining a law firm to defend you is greater than a reasonable settlement, the company will likely avoid the costs of defending the claim, and just settle and be done with it.
If you haven't already contacted your insurance company, do so immediately. You have a contractual obligation to notify your insurance company in case of an accident which may be covered under the policy. In turn, your insurance company is contractually obligated to defend you in the claim, up to your policy limits, in a lawsuit filed against you.
If, after investigating the claim, your insurance decides to deny the claim, they will fully defend you up to the limits of your policy. However, if the company decides it's not worth the money, even if the claim is tentative, they may just settle. Unfortunately, other than cooperating with your insurance company in the investigation of the claim, there is little else you can do.
In the unlikely event you did not have homeowners or liability insurance at the time of the fall, contact an attorney as soon as possible. Time is of the essence.
Learn more here: Slip and Falls on Ice or Snow
The above is general information. Laws change frequently, and across jurisdictions. You should get a personalized case evaluation from a licensed attorney.
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Sheraton Cascais Resort has a specialized corporate and personal events team, offering a unique service both in terms of organization and Food & Beverage. The Resort has several indoor and outdoor spaces for events, in order to guarantee unforgettable and exclusive moments. Spaces such as multifunctional rooms with capacity for groups of up to 150 guests, Suites that can also be converted into meetings rooms, two underground parking spaces, which can be privatized, as well as immaculate gardens, creating the perfect setting for special events, including car launches.
- Meeting rooms with natural light
- Modern boardrooms
- Breakout rooms
- 24-hour business center access
- Perfect Car launch location
- 2 times winner safest Resort in Portugal by International Hotel Awards
- Dinners outdoor
- Product release
- Drone images and/or video
- Events and Photographic Sessions
- Up to 400 guests;
- Vehicle-accessible meeting rooms;
- Indoor parking spaces;
- Prime location.
From 10 € per child | Minimum 10 pax
Celebrate your children's birthday at the Sheraton and opt for one of the packages we have prepared. Between face painting, themed decoration, special menus, pool games, arts & crafts and treasure hunting, the entertainment is guaranteed.
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This product is no longer for sale. All existing Cloud Cams will still be supported without interruption. Check out our other indoor cameras here.
Amazon Cloud Cam Security Camera, Works with Alexa
We don't know when or if this item will be back in stock.
- Stay connected 24/7 - Catch activities as they happen in 1080p Full HD. Watch, download, and share the last 24 hours of motion alert video clips for free.
- Notifications – Get notified when Cloud Cam sees activity. Check in anytime or watch motion clips on the Cloud Cam mobile app.
- See clearly in the dark - Night vision lets you detect what's happening around the clock. Turn on/off night vision LEDs in the Cloud Cam App.
- Two-way audio - Check in with the family or tell your dog to stop barking.
- 30-day free trial of Cloud Cam Plans – Get Smart Alerts and advanced features like person and audio detection, Zones, and see up to 30 days of video history.
- Works with Alexa - Just ask Alexa to show your live feed on your Amazon Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Echo Show, or Echo Spot.
- Cloud Cam is always getting smarter with more advanced notifications, detection, and features. Just announced: get notified when Cloud Cam detects specific sounds: glass breaking, a baby crying, a dog barking, or a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm.
- For Amazon Key, purchase the Amazon Key Home Kit, which includes Cloud Cam (Key Edition). You need Cloud Cam (Key Edition) that features a Key Edition power cable to enable Amazon Key.
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Amazon Cloud Cam features everything you need to help keep your home safe. When Cloud Cam sees any activity you'll receive a notification, allowing you to keep tabs on your home from anywhere. Our always-ready motion detection feature helps to capture activities right from the start.
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Monitor your home in 1080p Full HD, and catch activity as it happens. Check in on your home anytime from the Cloud Cam mobile app. View live video streams, replay motion alert clips, and know when Cloud Cam detects activity. Watch, download, and share the last 24 hours of clips for free.
See clearly in the dark
Cloud Cam features eight infrared LEDs and Cloud Cam's computer vision algorithms automatically activate night vision when lighting is dim. See the camera's entire field of view at night—not just a spotlight. Turn on/off night vision LEDs in the Cloud Cam App.
Two-way audio
Cloud Cam's built-in mic and speaker let you stay in touch with your household. Check in with the kids after school, tell your dog to stop barking, or say hello through the Cloud Cam App.
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Just ask Alexa to show Cloud Cam's live view on your Fire TV, Fire Tablet, Echo Show, or Echo Spot for a quick way to see what's happening in another room. You can also speak or listen through Echo Show, Echo Spot, and Fire HD 10 Tablet using Cloud Cam's two-way audio—an easy way to let your kids know it's time for dinner. Cloud Cam is built in the same cloud as Alexa so it's always getting smarter with more advanced alerts, detection, and features.
Check in anytime or watch clips in the Cloud Cam app from your smartphone. Use two-way audio on the Cloud Cam app to say hi when someone gets home or tell the kids it's time for bed. Just press the microphone in the Cloud Cam app and talk.
Cloud Cam is easy to set up. Simply place it on a flat surface or mount it on a wall with the included mounting kit. Cloud Cam's Live View can be rotated 180 degrees in the Cloud Cam App to support ceiling mounting.
Field of view
120 degrees diagonal
Camera diameter (60 mm), camera thickness (42 mm), overall height (104 mm), base diameter (70 mm)
Dual CPUs. Wi-Fi SoC and Image Signal Processor
Power adapter and power cord (10 ft. long) included
Single-antenna Wi-Fi with diversity. Supports public and private Wi-Fi networks that use the 802.11g/n; does not support connecting to ad-hoc (or peer-to-peer) Wi-Fi networks.
Wi-Fi, BTLE. Internet Speed: 2Mbps uplink speed or higher recommended.
Available colors
Smart phone requirements
iOS 9.3x or later; Android L or later
Warranty and service
1-year limited warranty and service included. Optional 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year extended warranty available for U.S. customers sold separately. Use of Amazon Cloud Cam is subject to the terms found here.
Included in the box
Camera, USB power cable, 5W power adapter, mounting kit, and Quick Start Guide.
1st generation – 2017 release
Camera resolution
Up to 1080p Full HD Resolution
Camera frame rate
Up to 30 frames per second
Ambient Light Sensor
One microUSB port for power
5 mm x 11 mm x 3.5 mm speaker and one omni-directional microphone
One RGB LED for camera status, eight IR LEDs for night vision. To help you know when Cloud Cam is on, the status LED will glow green when the camera is on. When the green light is off, you know that the camera and microphone are electrically disconnected.
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I am not sure why, but there is a lot of misinformation out there, especially in some of the top reviews. Some of the problems have been fixed in software updates, but much of the information is just not correct. Hopefully these reviews will be updated at some point.
(Edit 8/11/2018 I have noticed many of those top reviews with bad info and most of those "camera caught the thief" video reviews are gone for some reason).
• You can download and watch videos on a PC with the free plan (in the last 24 hours)
• You can watch live stream on a computer via cloudcam.amazon.com
• You can turn off audio playback (from the app)
• You can invert the video (from the app)
• You can turn of the infrared night light (from the app)
Package came on time and was without any damage, but there was no padding inside the shipping box. Included in the main box were the camera, USB cable, AC adaptor for 110 voltage, small setup manual, wall mount and two drywall screws (see photos).
Camera seems well made and a little smaller than I thought it would be. All items were included and in good condition.
The image on the live view in daylight was good (see photo), images appeared sharp and easy to identify. Sound was crystal clear. I turned on the TV, went into another room and was easily able to watch the TV and hear the sound very clearly when it came through. There were some breakups of the sound at times though, making me miss some of the audio detail. But night vision is dark and grainy, it is not easy to make out items
Set up took me less than 11 minutes which includes downloading the app and logging into all accounts. I am not a big tech guy but setup was quite easy. Basically you just plug the camera in to the AC adapter, download the Amazon Cloud Cam app to your phone, wait for the blue blinking light on the camera to change to a pulsating blue and green light, and you will hear a chime sound. This means the camera is ready for setup. Then you just hit the setup button on your phone and in about 3 minutes it is working. I am using a Moto E as my video source and for the app.
You can watch live view or see the video clips the camera took upon it detecting movement. It quickly took several short videos detecting movement when I walked around. I also received a sound and text notice on my phone of "Motion detected" every time it detected motion and took a video, and when I touch the notice it will play the video for me. I do seem to get a lot of "We were unable to play this video" error codes when I first try to play the video, but usually it will play when I hit the blue 'replay' button. I have not upgraded my plan so I will only get the last 24 hours of video. It does not take pictures but you can easily do this by just taking a screenshot (see photo) on your android phone, normally this is just hitting the power button and volume button at the same time. Or you could do a Print Screen on your computer when viewing recorded video clips. You can view the recorded videos AND download video clips from a PC with the free plan, just go to www.amazon.com/clouddrive, sign in, then when watching your videos in the upper right hand corner there is a download icon. You can also view live feed or videos up to 24 hours any time with the basic included plan on your cell phone or computer.
It will take video through a window as it can detect movement. Image for me was still pretty good. But at night the infrared light will glare badly on the windows blurring your view almost completely. You can turn off the infrared light via the app though, and using just a porch light I captured cool videos of many animals at night.
In my opinion this camera has poor night vision. It does have the ability to see live view from a computer even though many reviews say you cannot do this. Just go to cloudcam.amazon.com to set it up.
I set this camera up to watch my car in my driveway as a test, but at night even at low sensitivity it goes constantly, recoding everything. OK, no problem yet. But when I go to Amazon Drive, I see a lot of recorded videos that I just want to delete. But as of now, I have to look at each one individually, and then hit the delete button each time. I would think this could be MUCH easier. I might take a star off for this in the future (maybe it is just something I do not see or have figured out?).
Edit: Thx to "Regolith" who gave me an option to quickly delete the videos, see his/her two comments under the "comments" section, they worked well for me. It can work for the phone or the computer.
• You can download videos to a PC on the free plan in the last 24 hours
• You can view live stream on a PC via cloudcam.amazon.com
• It has no local SD storage
• Sound plays very clearly and loud
• You can turn off audio playback
• It only records if it detects movement
• This is an indoor camera only, it is not waterproof
• You can turn the camera on/off through the app
• When the camera detects motion, you receive a text and sound alert via a cell phone
• You can turn off the IR (infrared night light)
• It does not pan or zoom
• Night vision is dark and grainy, not easy to make out photos
• While camera viewing is wireless, it requires a wire to power it (it is not battery operated)
• You can have the camera image rotate 180 degrees for ceiling mounting
• Does not require a base station (some do, I have no idea what a base station is for)
I have not owned another camera to influence me one way or another.
I have continuously updated this review as I have used and tested this camera out. Sorry to write so much, I know most people do not like detailed long reviews but I always write what I would want to know about an item before I make a purchase. Any misinformation please let me know or if you have any questions please ask via comments, I will answer what I can.


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2018 Holiday Survivor Raffle Rules
1. Each entrant will form their own team of 4 players. Individuals may be part of more than one team.
2. Each individual entrant on the team will pay a fee of $15 cash plus contribute one alcoholic beverage which can be wine, beer, coolers or spirits, or a fine box of chocolates with an approximate value of $10-15. Each team should ensure there is a variety of items entered. We will accept a maximum of 200 individual entries into the raffle. Maximum proceeds would be $3,000.00
3. The alcohol must be bottled and sealed commercially (not homemade).
4. Each team must have one person designated as team captain. The team captain is responsible for notifying other team members when their team has been eliminated, and distributing prizes if the team is a winner.
5. Entries will be accepted until 11:59 MST November 30, 2018.
6. As in the TV Show Survivor, participants are expelled until only the winner remains. Expulsion draws will start on Monday, December 2, 2018 and will be held daily until December 6, 2018 until only 8 entries remain. The final 8 will be drawn at on December 7, 2018. As names are drawn, that person is expelled, but may still be on a winning team. A team is eliminated when all team members have been expelled. Approximately 1/5 of the teams will be eliminated each day. Draws will continue until all teams have been eliminated except 1. The final team remaining is the First Place Winner; the second-last team to be eliminated is the Second Place Winner, and so on. Prizes are awarded for the final 4 teams.
7. Team captains will be notified daily via Facebook post and/or email of the draw results on each of the 5 draw days. The final draws and announcement of winning teams will be made at the Wild Rose Humane Society on December 8, 2018. Team captains will be notified by phone or email if not in attendance. Prizes will be available for pick up by the team captains on that date, or at a mutually agreed alternate date and location. It is the responsibility of the team captain to arrange delivery to team members.
8. Prize amounts are awarded to teams based on number of entries received. a. 1st place – 50 % of total prize, to be distributed equally to each team member b. 2nd place - 25 % of total prize, to be distributed equally to each team member c. 3rd place –15 % of total prize, to be distributed equally to each team member d. 4th place – 10 % of total prize, to be distributed equally to each team member.
9. Draws will be made at the Wild Rose Humane Society, 13 CoOp Road, Didsbury AB. Draws will be conducted by a minimum of 3 members of the Wild Rose Humane Society.
10. No person under the age of 18 years of age may enter the raffle. The ticket will indicate that a purchaser must not write down the name of a person under age 18.
11. All alcoholic beverages and fine boxed chocolates received as entry fees will be distributed as prizes. No cash prizes will be awarded. All cash received as entry fees will be retained by the Wild Rose Humane Society as proceeds of the raffle.
12. Payment for the $15 entry fee may be made by cash or cheque. Cheques must be received by November 23, 2018 noon, to allow time to clear the bank before the first draw on December 1, 2018. One bottle of wine, beer, cooler, spirits or fine boxed chocolates worth $10-15 per entry must be submitted at the time the entry fee is paid. All items will be stored off site until the final draw date.
13. There are no restrictions on the participation of members, families, volunteers, etc., of the Wild Rose Humane Society.
14. Any prizes unclaimed after 90 days from the final draw date will become the property of the Wild Rose Humane Society.
15. The Wild Rose Humane Society and the Alberta Gaming Commission are not responsible for any disputes which may arise between the different individuals who have chosen to enter the raffle.
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Beyonce Discusses Body Acceptance and Her Journey in 'Vogue'
The queen opens up in her September 'Vogue' cover story
A fresh-faced Beyoncé delivered a stripped down and honest cover story for Vogue's September issue.
Related: Beyonce & JAY-Z Share Adorable Picture Of Twins
Her natural makeup coupled with soft lighting and flower-filled headpieces perfectly matched the tone of her interview. In the vulnerable story presented in her own words, queen Bey opened up about her struggle with body image after having kids and putting on weight.
"I think it's important for women and men to see and appreciate the beauty in their natural bodies" she explained when delving into the shoot's stylistic choices.
She also touched on the issue of race in the entertainment industry and fears of never being able to do covers like this because of her skin color. This shoot not only continued to prove that notion wrong but also opened up doors for others by being the first Vogue cover shot by an African American photographer.
Despite her current booming success and unmatched career, Beyoncé has worked through more than her fair share of heartbreak and mistrust. "I've been through hell and back, and I'm grateful for every scar" she confessed when touching on her journey.
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Survive the Storm (event)
|Survive the Storm
|Gather resources and build defenses during the day and fight to survive the night. The longer you go, the bigger your rewards. Can you make it to the end?
|Save the World Event
|August 28, 2017
Survive the Storm was an event in Save the World that was released in Patch 1.5. It featured the debut of the Survive the Storm mission type, the Shielder monster type, two new Defenders, and the Storm Zone Heroes and Hydraulic Weapons sets.
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Players earned Storm Tickets while playing during the Survive the Storm event. They were used to purchase Storm Llamas at the price of 1000 tickets per Llama.
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|"Guarantees at least one Epic or better limited time Storm Zone Hero or Hydraulic Weapon."
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Survive the Storm introduced the Shielder, a small monster that floats above Husks and shields them, adding another layer of difficulty to those who wish to dispose of them quickly.
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The Survive the Storm event debuted the Survive the Storm mission type. In addition to Storm Tickets, players were rewarded with exclusive banner icons for completing each of the three levels of Survive the Storm difficulty.
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Storm Zone Heroes were available from Storm Llamas during the Survive the Storm event.
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Survive the Storm added two new defenders, the Male Rifleman and Female Gunslinger to the regular llama reward pool. They became available during the event and continued to be obtainable after the event ended, dropping from any regular llama that can contain defenders.
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Sasha Campbell -
Suspicions -
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Suspicions by Sasha Campbell is the story of three women: Noelle, Tiffany and Candace. All three women share one thing...the man in their life has been keeping a secret.
Noelle is a beautiful full-figured woman who owns an upscale hair salon called "Situations." With a son away at college, this is the time where she should be relaxing and enjoying her time with her husband. But with an unexpected package left on her doorstep, that's all about to change. Noelle automatically assumes she knows the owner of this "package," but she will soon find out that she is totally wrong. With this unexpected gift, it causes a huge rift within her marriage. Will her marriage be able to survive when it's all said and done?
Tiffany is one of Noelle's stylists at "Situations." She is a 27-year-old woman that is engaged to be married to a sexy and rich man. Her gift to her husband-to-be is something sacred and precious. With the time looming nearer to the wedding date, Tiffany is eager to share it with him, but she's conflicted at the same time.
Candace is Tiffany's friend who is a single mom that works at the local health clinic around the way. Her baby daddy is still in love with her, yet she is tired of his deadbeat ways. When she lays eyes on the sexy new pedicurist Chauncey, she is instantly attracted to him. She thinks he may be a player and is determined to protect her heart at all costs. But could Chauncey be one of the good guys?
Suspicions by Sasha Campbell is a story of secrets and lies within relationships that go through ups and downs with the hopes of holding on. Suspicions is a drama filled story of anger, resentment, hurt and tears. Where the story falls short is that it's filled with too much drama. The fact that these were all grown women and not young girls, and how they acted towards the situations like they were totally in the dark was a hard pill to swallow. No way could an adult be that blinded by these situations. The story had twists, but they were predictable from the very beginning. All in all, Suspicions was an okay read.
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so chaps until our next sing along…..until then you can practice my song! maybe GH3 will have this? lol
It's all the same, only the names will change
Everyday it seems we're wasting away
Another place where the faces are so cold
I'd drive all night just to get back home
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy
Wanted dead or alive
Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's not for days
And the people I meet always go their separate ways
Sometimes you tell the day
By the bottle that you drink
And times when you're alone all you do is think
I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back
I play for keeps, 'cause I might not make it back
I been everywhere, and I'm standing tall
I've seen a million faces an I've rocked them all
I'm a cowboy, on a steel horse I ride
I'm wanted dead or alive
I'm a cowboy, I got the night on my side
I'm wanted dead or alive
And I ride, dead or alive
I still drive, dead or alive
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@gg30340 wrote:
There seems to be a lot going on just now with the BTYahoo mail.
Yet another updating farce. Classic Mail users were not affected, but have now been told the option is going to be withdrawn from 25 March as a punishment.
Yah boo! to Yahoo!
Hi gg & jac
I visited my BT Yahoo for the first time in a few days and I see that has been updated now, although to a rather dull green as opposed to the purple used on @yahoo.co.uk for the last few weeks/months.
If you're using the web interface, there's an option in there to change the "theme" and hence the colour. It seems to choose one at random when you are first updated - mine came up as dark orange !
P.S. MODS - the smiley options in this forum are farquharing abysmal !!
Hi biffo,
Thanks for that. I've never looked at themes.
Hi dfenceman,
Haha yep the BT Yahoo webmail seems to have been updated to the Yahoo mail's new webmail interface.
All seems fine using Safari 6
Though also tried the new webmail interface with developer mode switched on in Safari which allowed me to try different User agents such as Chrome, IE7 to IE9, Firefox, ect..
I tried IE8 and the compose mail button, settings button and logout button didn't work.
So I tried IE9, Chrome19, Safari6 and IE10 and it did work, suggesting to me that there is a problem opening the new Yahoo webmail interface with IE 8.
Hope that helps,
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The Vancouver Public Library is the largest library in British Columbia and it is poised to do something very innovative. In 2015, the library will gain control over the top two floors and convert them into a huge urban green space. There will be food vendors and people will able to quietly read 9 stories above the city in a tranquil environment. No library has done this before and it will set a great precedent in urban planning.
The Urban Green Space is going to be built in 2015, when the current BC Provincial Government lease expires on the top two floors. This will give the library the entire building and will allow for two floors to be devoted towards gardens and boutique bistros. The intention is to give people a quiet place to relax and enjoy reading an e-reader or book in the sun. There will be almost 40,000 square feet of room, all designed by Cornelia Oberlander. It will be open to the public, giving anyone who's interested a chance to see a spectacular city view, and Vancouver sure is pretty in the summer.
We sat down with the Sandra Singh, Chief Librarian and Christina Castell, Director of Technology today. We bantered about the new green space and the rise of digital ebooks and how a large Canadian library copes with lending to a large population.
The Vancouver Public Library has a yearly budget of around $200,000 for ebooks to be loaned out. Most of the content comes from Overdrive, which handles the distribution and most titles. TAdditional funds are used for ejournals and other digital music/videos. Overall, digital accounts for 20% of the entire annual budget and should be growing in the next five years. One of the more interesting aspects of the library is how it deals with buying new ebooks. Christina said "With titles from Hachette and other publishers, we look at the digital hold list and see how many people are wanting to get a hold of the ebook. For every six holds, we generally buy another version of the title, its most cost effective and we are able to meet the demand."
With the rise of digital, in a major library, you would figure that there would be a decrease in the number of people visiting. This is not the case, the library is actually seeing a fairly stable population of kids, students, and older folk. One of the most popular programs is geared towards digital literacy. Sandra said "We make big decisions everyday when we read newspapers, blogs, and television. Most of the content is geared towards corporate interests or has obvious bias. It is critically important that people learn how to dissect media and understand what to share online and what not to share." I think it's excellent that the library does its best to help people understand online digital media and teach people how to look critically at the media they consume. It also runs a ton of young student and early childhood educational sessions, to give them a chance to discover real books.
How exactly are libraries changing with the growth of digital? Sandra mentioned that we are seeing some profound movements in the last few years. "Libraries in the past had people doing research for their homework or hold lectures. Today, we are noticing an increase in people working in groups and collaborate in a tech rich environment. We also are seeing lots of bedroom businesses get more social by working in the library."
We have all heard about how American Libraries work, from attending events like ALA, but Canadian libraries work in a very different way. In British Columbia, there is a program called "Shared Collections." It allowed all of the libraries to buy titles from a shared list and those ebooks are available to be delivered to ANY library in BC. This method used to be the preferred way libraries could buy digital content, until Overdrive changed their terms. Overdrive licensing and terms mandate for large libraries, that books can only be loaned out in the libraries specific district, so the shared version is now limited to BC's smaller libraries.
Christina provided some insight on her library and most others in Canada are handling big six content. We all hear about Simon & Schuster and Penguin running pilot programs in the US, but we rarely see those titles actually come to Canada. A task force was established in 2011 that talks to publishers and the government about getting more content into Canada. They are hoping to attain more front-list titles becoming available and abide by a new checkout limit of 40 loans, before they need to buy the book again. They seem to have all of this sorted out and the library system is taking bids to augment an existing ILS system, so publishers will have an easier time offering titles for sale. This eventually will provide libraries all over Canada with the ability to tap into the same online bookstore to buy titles for their locations. Publishers are setting the terms of the sale, so its a win/win for almost everybody involved. The system is set to launch within the next twelve months, but likely will take longer for the logistics to be all planned out. Still, not having to forge an alliance with Overdrive, 3M, or other companies is a pleasant alternative.
In the end, Canadian libraries play an important role in the future, despite the growth of digital. Sandra sagely said, "Things will really change in the next decade, some of what we'll do is still buy books on behalf of the community. Libraries will move towards information facilitation faster and give people a place of understanding. We want to build on establishing a reader culture, allow people to be more tolerant, understanding, and empathetic. Reading instills these sorts of values in people, we're not a school, or a University, but here is where learning happens."
Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He has been writing about audiobooks and e-readers for the past ten years. His articles have been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the CBC, CNET, Engadget, Huffington Post and the New York Times.


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German opposition politicians have called on the former chancellor to sever links with Gazprom, claiming his involvement is a conflict of interest.
Before Mr Schroeder left office, his government agreed to underwrite a 1bn euros ($1.2bn; £698m) loan to Gazprom.
Mr Schroeder said he was unaware of the decision, or any discussions about it.
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In an interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, Mr Schroeder said he had "no knowledge" of the proposed loan guarantee for a consortium building a huge gas pipeline between Siberia and Germany.
Mr Schroeder joined the supervisory board of the pipeline project - in which Gazprom is the main investor - as chairman late last month.
His decision to join the Gazprom-led scheme so soon after leaving office in November has been heavily criticised by some German politicians.
While Chancellor, Mr Schroeder was a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On Saturday, it emerged that a ministerial committee approved the loan guarantee to the state-controlled Russian firm on 24 October, weeks before Mr Schroeder stepped down from office.
The guarantee would have required Berlin to repay the loan to a group of German banks if Gazprom had not been able to do so itself.
The Russian firm decided against accepting the loan guarantee, originally intended to help finance a section of the pipeline between the Yuzhnoye Russkoye gas field and St Petersburg.
'Credibility issue'
In a robust defence of his position, Mr Schroeder said he had not been involved in any discussions about the pipeline's financing while in government.
"I did not know about these proceedings," he said.
"But the key point is that Gazprom has already said that it has not and will not accept the financing option put forward by the banks."
Mr Schroeder added that he had only decided to take a job with the consortium in December, after leaving office.
The German Green Party and the Free Democrats have called on Mr Schroeder to resign his position with the consortium.
Free Democrat leader Guido Westerwelle said Mr Schroeder had to sever his links with Gazprom in order to "keep some credibility".
According to the Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the German Parliament was only told of the ministerial decision to approve the guarantee at the end of March.
Germany and Russian signed the 4bn euros gas pipeline agreement in September, just before last year's German elections.
Besides Gazprom, German firms E.ON and BASF are also investing in the huge project.


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Social Plugin enables social login, social sharing, social comments using social login apps like Google, Facebook, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Windows Live, Instagram, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo, WordPress, apple, Paypal, disqus, pinterest, spotify, reddit, tumblr, twitch, vimeo, kakao, discord, dribbble, flickr, line, meetup, stackexchange, livejournal, snapchat, foursquare, teamsnap, naver, odnoklassniki.
Free Social Login Features
- Social Login with Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, Salesforce & Yahoo
- NO SETUP required for default social login apps.
- Setup your own social login application with APP ID and APP Secret for Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live & Yahoo
- Preview is available for Social Login icons
- Icon Customizations – customize shape, theme, space & size of social login icons.
- Profile completion (username, email) – Prompt user for email & username if social login app doesn't return it. Email is verified with verification code.
- Assign Roles to users – Assign WordPress roles to users logging in with social login application.
- Add the Social Login Icons on: login page, registration page, comment form or anywhere on your site using our Social Login widget/ shortcode.
- Sync Social Profile Picture with WordPress.
- Enable Email Notification to admin when user registers with social login application.
- Enable/disable user registration.
- Customize Login Redirect URL.
- Customize Logout Redirect URL.
- Customizable Text For Social Login Icons.
- SHORTCODE available for social login.
- Support using email and in-plugin support form.
= WooCommerce Social Login Features [Premium]=
* WooCommerce Integration Auto-fill first name, last name and email are pre-filled in billing details of a user and on the Woocommerce checkout page.
* Woocommerce Display Options
* Before/After WooCommerce Login form
* Before/After WooCommerce Registration form
* Before/After WooCommerce Checkout form
= BuddyPress Social Login Features [Premium]=
* BuddyPress Integration Sync profile picture from social application to BuddyPress avatar. Sync user social profile to BuddyPress custom fields.
* BuddyPress Display Options
* Before BuddyPress Registration Form
* Before BuddyPress Account Details
* After BuddyPress Registration Form Login form
= BuddyBoss Social Login Features [Premium]=
* BuddyBoss Integration Sync profile picture from social application to BuddyBoss avatar. Sync user social profile to BuddyBoss custom fields.
* BuddyBoss Display Options
* Before BuddyBoss Registration Form
* After BuddyBoss Registration Form Login form
= Ultimate Membership Pro – Social Login Features [Premium]=
* Ultimate Membership Pro Display Options
* Before Ultimate Member Login Form Fields
* After Ultimate Member Login Form Fields
* Before Ultimate Member Registration Form Fields
* After Ultimate Member Registration Form Fields
* After Ultimate Member Register button
= MemberPress – Social Login Features [Premium]=
* MemberPress Display Options
* After MemberPress Login Form
* After MemberPress Account Form
* After MemberPress Checkout Form
Free Social Sharing & Social Comments Features
- Share with social applications – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Reddit, Vkontakte, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Pocket, Digg, Email, Print, Whatsapp
- Icon Customizations – customize shape, theme, space & size of social sharing icons.
- Preview is available for Social Sharing icons
- Add Social Comments using Facebook.
- Add Social Comments using Disqus.
- Add social sharing icons on homepage, posts, feeds, content pages, WooCommerce product page etc.
- Add a horizontal social sharing widget.
- Add a floating vertical social sharing widget.
- Support using email and in-plugin support form.
Premium Social Login Features
- Social Login with Google, Facebook, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Windows Live, Instagram, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo, WordPress, apple, Paypal, disqus, pinterest, spotify, reddit, tumblr, twitch, vimeo, kakao, discord, dribbble, flickr, line, meetup, stackexchange, livejournal, snapchat, foursquare, teamsnap, naver, odnoklassniki.
- GDPR compliant Social Login.
- Account Linking – Link social account to WordPress account
- Woocommerce display options – Enable social login icons on the Woocommerce Checkout, Woocommerce Login, Woocommerce Registration pages.
- BuddyPress display options – Enable Social login icons on BuddyPress Registration & BuddyPress Account pages.
- All social login free version features
- Enable your own social login application with APP ID and APP Secret for Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, WordPress, Yahoo, Disqus & Salesforce **[Premium]
- Woocommerce Integration [Premium] – Auto-fill first name, last name and email in billing details of a user logging in with social login application.
- BuddyPress Integration [Premium] – Sync profile picture from social application to BuddyPress avatar. Sync user social profile to BuddyPress custom fields.
- Test Configuration [Premium] – Test configuration of your social login app in admin panel before making your app live.
- Social Login Opens in a New Window [Premium] – Social Login opens in a new window instead of the same window.
- Domain restriction [Premium] – Option to restrict social login for users with a domain specified in the admin dashboard.
- MailChimp Integration [Premium] – A social login user is added as a subscriber to a mailing list in MailChimp when that user registers using Social Login. First name, last name and email are also captured for that user in the Mailing List. Option is available to download csv file that has list of emails of all users in WordPress.
- Email Notification to multiple admins [Premium] – Option to send email notification to multiple admins when user registers.
- Welcome email to end users [Premium] – Option to send email notification to user when he registers using social login application.
- Customizable Email Notification template [Premium] – customize content of email sent to admin when user registers using social login.
- Customizable welcome email template [Premium] – customize content of welcome email sent to registering users.
- Extended Profile Data [Premium] – Extended profile data feature requires additional configuration. You need to have your own social media app and permissions from social media providers to collect extended user data.
- Social Analytics Dashboard Access [Premium]
- Customizable Logout Text
- Custom Integration [Premium] – If you have a specific custom requirement in the Social Login Plugin, we can implement and integrate it in the Social Login Plugin for you. This includes all those custom features that come under the scope of Social Login/ Sharing/ Comments. These features are chargeable. Please send us a query through the support forum to get in touch with us about your custom requirements.
How is this plugin better than other plugins available
- Support for 10 apps in free plan – Social Login with Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Vkontakte, Windows Live, Amazon, Salesforce, Yahoo all available in the free plan.
- **No need to set up custom app just register with us and use our pre-configured application.
- Setup in seconds – miniOrange Social Login removes the hassle of creating your own application in all the social media. In any other social login plugin, if you are providing login with a social login application, google for example, you will need an App ID for which you will need to create an entire application in google. So if you want to provide login with 10 different social applications then you need to go and create 10 applications in those social platforms. Using our plugin, Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange, you do not need to do that. Just by creating one registration with us, you get Social login plus other features.
- Icon Customizations – Beautiful icon customisations for Social Login and Social Sharing are available in our free plan where you can use a range of UI options like shape, size and theme. You get to choose from the following shapes – square, circle, rounded and long. You get to choose from the following themes – default, filled background, without background. Additionally you can customize the curve of the long buttons.
- Free Support – Social Login, Social Sharing plugin has in-plugin support available. Sending us a query is just a button-click away.
Social Login allows your visitors to comment, share, login and register with many Social Media applications.
Social Login provides different display options with beautiful login button customizations which other plugins do not provide(CSS knowledge is also not needed!).
Social Login
Social Login includes Facebook, Twitter, Google, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live, Yahoo & Salesforce. Social Login allows your visitors to choose from their favourite social login apps to login, comment, share and optionally auto-register with your website or blog.
One-click social login to your WordPress site using social login applications like Google, Twitter, Facebook. This means, if your user is logged in to Google, user can comment on any blog or site by simply clicking the
google icon – no username or password is explicitly required! Simply enable Social Login, no setup of social media application is required and you are done.
Sdílení na sociálních sítích
Allow anyone to easily share your website content using their favorite social sharing applications. Social Sharing applications include Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Reddit, Vkontakte, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, LinkedIn, Pocket, Digg, Email, Print, Whatsapp and more. Customize your social sharing buttons to suit to your website's theme. Social sharing on homepage includes sharing with content or excerpt.
See the Screenshots section for visuals on social sharing.
Social Comments
Allow users to social comment on your website using supported social media commenting apps such as Facebook and Google. Social Comments does not require the users to be registered or logged in on your site for adding comments.
Easy Integration
Social Login is the easiest to configure and conveniently allows you to setup and start using the plugin in seconds. Easy integration with your website with options to add Social login on login page, registration page and comments section. Add
miniOrange - Social Login widget to add social login in widget area. Add shortcode [miniorange_social_login] to add social login in other places. Add social sharing applications to home page, posts, content pages, WooCommerce product page, bbPress forums, bbPress topics, bbPress replies and anywhere on your site using widgets. For Social Sharing, use
miniOrange Sharing - Vertical for floating vertical widget and
miniOrange Sharing - Horizontal for horizontal widget to add social sharing in widget area. Add shortcode [miniorange_social_sharing] for horizontal sharing icons and [miniorange_social_sharing_vertical] for vertical sharing icons.
Single sign-on
Single Sign-On using Social Login creates a single authentication system for multiple web properties allowing users to navigate websites with a single account.
All other Social Login and Social Sharing applications are supported through a simple email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Website –
These additional features are available upon request. Send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com if you need any of these features.
User Profile Data, integration with external softwares like salesforce, box, office 365 etc, and Social Analytics.
This can also captures users' profile data, with their permission, and automatically creates a profile in miniOrange database and you can download it using a CSV file or a PDF file.
Check out our website for other plugins https://www.miniorange.com/plugins or click here to see all our listed WordPress plugins.
For more support or info email us at firstname.lastname@example.com or Contact us. You can also submit your query from the plugin's configuration page.
Snímky obrazovky
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit
Plugins > Add New.
- Search for
Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange. Find and Install
Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange.
- Activate the plugin from your Plugins page.
From WordPress.org
- Download Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange.
- Unzip and upload the
miniorange-login-openiddirectory to your
- Activate Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange from your Plugins page.
Once Activated
- Go to
Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrangefrom side menu and select your Social Login and Social Sharing apps.
- Customize Social login and Social sharing buttons/icons.
- Add miniOrange Social Login and Social plugin through Display Options.
- For adding widgets, go to
Appearance->Widgets. From available widgets you will find
miniOrange - Social Login,
miniOrange Sharing - Horizontaland
miniOrange Sharing - Verticalwidgets. Drag it to chosen widget area where you want it to appear.
- For adding icons to page, use Shortcodes [miniorange_social_login], [miniorange_social_sharing], [miniorange_social_sharing_vertical]. Further go to Shortcode tab to customize them.
- Now visit your site and you will see login and sharing icons.
Časté dotazy
What are the steps to download and activate the social login premium plugin?
Please follow the steps given below to download and activate the social login premium plugin:
1. Login to miniOrange dashboard here.
2. Click on License option on the left-hand menu.
3. You will see the download the social login premium plugin link Click on Download Plugin and extract the zip.
4. Do not delete the older files just replace the old plugin files with the new plugin.
5. To activate the newly installed plugin you need a license key. Click on View License Key button in the License option on the left-hand menu of the miniOrange dashboard.
6. Copy the Licence key.
7. Go to miniOrange Social Login Plugin on the WordPress dashboard and after login in the plugin, it will ask for the license key paste the license key which you copied from the miniOrange dashboard.
I need login with other Social Login apps like Pinterest, Yahoo, Paypal etc. ?
Please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also submit your app request from plugin's configuration page.
I can't see any Social Login to enable. I only see Register with miniOrange?
Our very simple and easy registration lets you register with Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange works if you are connected to miniOrange.
Once you have registered with a valid email-address, you will be able to enable Social Login, Social Sharing by miniOrange.
Some of the social sharing apps are not working. Why is that?
This issue arises if your website is not publicly hosted. Facebook for example looks for the URL to generate the webpage's preview for sharing.
I want to add Social Login/ Social Sharing to a custom location in my page. How can I achieve that?
To add Social Login or Social Sharing icons to a custom location, use a Shortcode. For further details refer to Shortcode tab in the plugin.
I have added miniOrange social Sharing – Vertical widget to my page. How can I change its position in the page?
The vertical sharing widget for Social Sharing gives a couple of options to change its position in the page and also the space between icons. You can align the social sharing widget on the left or right side of the page. You can view these options from Appearance->Widgets or editing the widget options in Customizer.
I want to upgrade to the social login standard/premium plan. How can I upgrade?
Please contact us through the support form for the social login standard and premium plugin.
I want user to select their role on registration
This feature is available in Custom registration add-on which allows the users to select their role during Registration and based on that the user will be given the privileges inside.
For any other query/problem/request
Please email us at email@example.com. You can also submit your query from the Social plugin's configuration page.
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Přehled změn
- Resolved JS and CSS issue with Buddyboss and LearnPress plugins.
- Resolved plugin load time issue.
- Resolved Facebook redirection issue.
- Resolved Sharing vertical/horizontal view.
- Minor UI changes.
- Updated jQuery deprecated function.
- Minor UI changes.
- Added MemberPress display options in premium version.
- Added Social Login Applications like GitHub, HubSpot, mail.ru in premium version.
- Added Documentation and videos for WooCommerce, BuddyPress, MailChimp and Paid membership Pro integrations.
- Resolved CSS conflicts with other themes.
- Image optimization for all application images.
- Minor UI changes.
- Compatible with LMS Tutor, Flatsome and BuddyBoss themes.
- Introduces new plan for Apple, Discord and Twitch Application.
- Compatible with WordPress version 5.5
- Compatible with BuddyBoss Platform.
- Added Meetup attributes in premium plugin.
- Added BuddyBoss display options.
- Minor UI changes.
- Updated Facebook Api for Profile picture updated.
- Instructions updated for Facebook, Google, Linkedin, Twitter, Windows Live.
- Conflict with Woocommerce quick edit resolved.
- Minor UI Changes.
- Facebook API updated.
- Minor UI Changes.
- Added the two display options for WooCommerce.
- Added bulk instances for Social Login plans.
- Added 25+ sharing applications in social sharing paid plan.
- Added Buffer for share counts social sharing paid plan.
- Added social share service button like, recommended, pin it in social share paid plan.
- Added Twitter follow button, Email subscription, new customization of icons, different WooCommerce display options in social sharing paid plan.
- Resolved class name conflict for Social Login apps.
- Minor UI changes.
- Updated Odnoklassniki custom app fix in premium versions.
- Updated BuddyPress mapping bug fix in premium version.
- Updated depricated array and string fix.
- Added Yandex app in premium applications.
- Updated insrtuctions for Social login applicaton : facebook .
- Minor UI changes.
- New Licensing plan.
- Added feature to select role by the user in the Add-on.
- Added Paypal app in premium applications.
- Advertised Ultimate membership display options.
- Minor UI changes.
- Compatable with WordPress version 5.4
- Minor UI changes.
- Minor UI changes.
- Minor UI changes.
- Fixed add-on update value issue.
- Updated Social login application Yahoo API.
- Updated feedback on deactivation.
- Minor UI changes.
- Added a new social login plugin for woocommerce integration.
- Added auto as a paramater for width in shortcode of social login icons.
- Added Reddit, Foursquare, Snapchat, Teamsnap, Live Journal, Odnoklassniki, Naver.
- Instagram instructions updated with new API'S.
- Updated save and test configuration button.
- Added Clear button to reset app id and secret.
- Linkedin username return issue solved.
- On load class creation issue resolved.
- Facebook share API update
- Major UI changes.
- Added translation.
- Added setup plugin video button
- Added Social login applications like Wechat, Baidu, Renren & QQ app in premium section.
- Added top-up plans
- Major UI changes.
- Drag and change positions of icons.
- Added Custom app for Social login applications like google, vkontakte, instagram, linkedin, amazon, salesforce, windowslive, and yahoo.
- Added copy to clipboard option.
- Added Copy to clipboard for instructions to setup custom apps and shortcodes.
- Added Social Share count Feature.
- Added Horizontal long buttons option in shortcode.
- Added more customizable options in Social Login shortcode.
- Fixed GDPR issue.
- Added Social Share count Feature.
- Added Horizontal long buttons option in shortcode.
- Added more customizable options in Social Login shortcode.
- Minor UI fixes.
- Fixed Profile completion form issue.
- Minor UI fixes.
- Added Add-on UI in the Social login plugin.
- Made contact us changes.
- Storing firstname and lastname issue solved.
- Changed datatype of column user_id in the mo_openid_linked_user table.
- Added end tour button.
- Fixed Google button UI issue.
- Added compatibility with WordPress 5.2
- Updated Facebook button UI as per Facebook branding guidelines.
- Updated Google button UI as per Google branding guidelines.
- Fixed update custom app credentials issue.
- Fixed Logout text issue.
- Fixed OTP email template issue.
* Fixed sanitization issues
* Added nonce check for all forms
* Added sanitization and escape
* Changed cURL calls to WordPress HTTP API calls
* Fixed issue on Social login custom app delete
- Fixed Non-English Character issue in the username.
- Fixed the role mapping error message while login.
- Fixed Whatsapp Sharing image issue.
- Fixed issue of getting '#=' string appended to URL after login with Facebook.
- Google+ APIs will shut down soon, so updated Google OAuth 2 APIs.
- UI changes (Social login plugin).
- Add Yahoo as social login option in dafault apps.
- Fixed Permalink issue.
- Added Customizable text for OTP email notification.
- Fixed session issue for account linking.
- Minor bug fixes.
- Added compatibility with Firefox latest version 63.0.3
- Added compatibility with WordPress 5.0
- Fixed "the plugin generated 2 characters of unexpected output during activation"
- Fixed issue of tour restart every time for Firefox
- Added plugin tour buttons to give an overview of features
- Updated registration flow for better visibility
- Updated custom apps to prefill scopes with default values to reduce confusion
- Fixed auto user creation issue for Social login Facebook application
- Social Login plugin Description Update.
- Social login redirect issue fixed.
- "Malformed URL" issue fixed for Social login custom apps
- Added Customizable text for account linking, profile completion and OTP verification form.
- Allow non-English characters for page and post title.(Removed sanitize_title in the filter)
- minor UI changes.
- Slider Issue fixed.
- CSS Issue Fixed (Social login plugin)
- Minor bug fixes.
- Fixed GDPR related bug in Social login plugin.
- Minor bug fixes (Social login plugin).
- Increased resolution of profile picture Social login application : Facebook .
- Fixed GDPR related bug.
- Update guide for facebook custom app.
- Fixed facebook related issue.
- Fixed some warnings.
- Fix for issue during update profile.
- Fixed minor database warnings
- Fixed security warning in Chrome related to GDPR.
- Updated Readme
- Updated Readme
- Css fix in login button related to GDPR Compliance
- GDPR Compliance
- Fix for issue in login (International Characters)
- Updated Readme (Social login plugin)
- Removed the message 'No user is returned'
- Fix for conflict of Social login plugin with other plugins that call wp_login hook
- Fix for issue in editing/uploading BuddyPress profile picture
- Added check to prohibit insertion of rows in account linking table that have empty field values
- Removed rows in account linking table that have empty field values
- Added resend otp in Profile Completion when user resgisters through Social login.
- Added column timestamp in account linking table
- Added option to disable particual Social login custom app
- Added include_email parameter in for twitter custom app
- Added prompt to ask user for confirmation on custom app deletion
- Code cleanup
- Fix for issue during WP default login (unset session variables on logout)
- Fix for issue during Facebook login (used correct variable names)
- Fix for empty email insertion in account linking table (added empty email check before insertion)
- Fixed 'Add Application' button UI
- Code cleanup
- Fix for issue in sending OTP during registration
- Fix for Facebook registration issue
- Updated subject of verification mail
- Preview of features in standard and premium is available
- Added upgrade link to Premium Plugin
- Added relative login redirect URL feature
- Added payment link to Standard Plan
- Minor bug fix in login script (Social login plugin)
- Fix for bug in auto scroll script
- Handled non-english characters in post url
- Fix in flow of Registration in plugin (OTP not validated)
- Fix in sending email to admin
- Fix in flow of Registration in plugin (OTP not received)
- Fixed minor warnings
- Fix for issue in redirect to same page
- Fixed warning during activation
- Added Woocommerce display options
- Added BuddyPress display options
- Support for 9 apps now (Facebook, Google, Twitter, Vkontakte, LinkedIn, Instagram, Amazon, Windows Live & Salesforce )
- Fixed OTP issue in Profile Completion
- Bug fix
- Fix for Unresolved Error in Insert Query
- Fix for Error in Insert Query
- Minor Changes in Readme & Licensing Plans tab (Social login plugin)
- Minor Changes in Readme
- Added Account Linking feature (Links social account to existing WordPress account)
- Revised Payment Plans
- Compatibility with PHP 7.2.1
- Compatibility with International characters.
- Major Security Fix in login flow. Mandatory Update is required.
- Bug Fix in login flow
- Added Compatibility with miniOrange 2 Factor Authentication Plugin
- Removed mcrypt dependency
- Added WhatsApp share for Desktop site
- Fixed Issue related to Custom User Role with Admin capabilities
- Minor Change
- Compatibility with 4.9
- Bug Fix in Profile Completion Feature
- Minor Bug Fix (Social login plugin)
- Added Profile Completion Feature (Social login plugin)
- Minor Bug Fix (Social login plugin)
- Another Bug fix in Facebook share
- Bug fix in Facebook share
- Bug fix in sending OTP
- Fix for URL indexing
- Improved Social Login for non-English characters
- Changed Payment Plans
- Compatibility with 4.8
- Updating Readme
- Security fix for Social Login
- Minor fix – clean up data during Social Login
- UI changes (Social login plugin)
- Added option to change heading color through UI (Social Login & Sharing)
- Added shortcode options for heading and heading color (Social Login & Sharing)
- Updated Help & Troubleshooting and Shortcode section
- Compatibility with 4.7
- UI fixes for theme Twenty Seventeen
- Fix for Social Login URL redirect
- Fix for Whatsapp Share URL issue
- Added additional validation for OTP
- UI Changes (Social login plugin)
- Update to support WordPress version 4.6
- Fixed Facebook comments script issue
- UI changes (Social login plugin)
- Added Share with Email, Print, Whatsapp
- Added option to modify email subject and body (Social login)
- Fixed spacing issue in horizontal sharing icons
- Added support for s2Members plugin in Social Login (Support Query)
- Added logout text customization in Social Login
- Added url attribute to Social Sharing shortcode to share custom URL
- Fix for check license
- Enhancement in UI
- Fix for warning when adding Social Sharing shortcode through PHP
- Fix for fetching title when Social Sharing shortcode is added through PHP
- Added Troubleshooting Questions
- Minor UI Fixes
- Added support for syncing social login avatar with BuddyPress profile
- Changes and fixes related to WordPress 4.5
- Fix to save username without spaces (support query)
- Added language support during Social Login
- Added questions in Help & Troubleshooting
- Security fix for saving plugin settings
- Added Social Sharing support for bbPress forms, topics, replies
- Fix for role mapping
- Fix for json_last_error error in previous PHP versions
- Enhancement in forgot password
- Fix in setting role for new user registration
- Added option to set universal role for users registering through Social Login
- Major fix for login of users already previously registered in WordPress – old PHP versions
- Minor UI changes
- Added Login in registration page and Register in login page for in-plugin authentication
- Improved licensing page
- Fix for error in 4.8.3 version for old PHP Versions
- Added option to hide Vertical Floating icons on mobile
- Added option to customize edge of long button – Social Login
- Added extra options for licensing
- Fix – Redirecting from Social Login gives "restricted due to security rule" error
- Fix – Show orignal avatar if Social Login Avatar is not available
- Fix – Social Comments fix for IE
- Added extra options for licensing
- Fix – Disabling custom avatar now removes previously set picture from Social Login
- Fix – Avatar from Social Login was not getting fetched in all cases
- Added Social Comments
- Added more position options for Homepage and Static page for Social Sharing
- Fix – Changed Google+ icons
- Fix – Background color of Social Login long buttons
- Fix – Added alt for Social Login images
- Fix – Improved validation for Social Login
- Fix – Social Sharing Vertical widget sharing URL
- Added Troubleshooting questions
- Added extra options for licensing
- Session fix on logout
- Redirect back to previous scroll position in page after Social Login
- Compatibility with WordPress 4.4
- Added support for WooCommerce Login Form (Social Login)
- Fix – Login redirect for posts
- Bug Fix
- Get user information such as name, username after Social Login (Social Login)
- Provision of associating social media profile picture with user profile(Social Login)
- Security fix – added encryption for incoming user data (Social Login)
- Additional option of validating account using phone number
- Added Social media appliction Vkontakte on social login
- Added support for adding Social Share icons on WooCommerce Product Page
- Fix – logout redirect in Current Page option
- Fix – Sharing URL in horizontal Social Sharing widget
- Added Social media applications – Vkontakte, Tumblr, StumbleUpon, Pocket, Digg, Delicious, Odnoklassniki for Social sharing
- Added title to Social Login and Social Sharing icons, visible on hover
- Redirect after logout is now optional when user login with Social login plugin
- Improved Help & Troubleshooting
- Fix – minimum width of Social Login long button reduced
- Minor bug fix
- Added feature of disabling User Auto registration in Social Login
- Change in troubleshooting instructions
- Change in Social login->shortcode instructions
- Change in troubleshooting instructions
- Added social media application Twitter on Social Login
- Added shortcode support for Social Login and Social Sharing(horizontal and vertical)
- Added Redirect URL for logout
- Added Troubleshooting section in plugin
- Social Sharing icons can be added before and after content
- Updated API for Facebook sharing
- Updated reset password API to send email
- Bug fixes for Social login and Social Sharing icons
- Improved theme compatibility with Social Login plugin
- Added support for excerpt in Social Sharing
- Improved Social Login functionality and optimization
- Improved theme compatibility
- Set Redirect URL for Social Login
- Vertical floating sharing widget and horizontal sharing widget for Social Sharing
- Preview & Customize buttons and icons – new themes and option to change size for Social Login and Social Sharing
- Twitter username for Social Sharing
- Bug fix for Social Login for older php versions.
- Bug fix for Social login and Social Sharing.
- Added social media applications Instagram, Windows Live, Amazon to social login widgets
- Added social media applications like Twitter, Pinterest and Reddit on social sharing.
- Added more theme options to select Social Login and Social Sharing icons.
- Added Social login for social media applications Facebook, Linkedin.
- Added new social sharing buttons for social media applications – Facebook, Google, LinkedIn.
- Bug fixes for Social Login.
- added Social login with social media application Salesforce
- Bug fixes
- bug fixes and changes for Social Login in user email verification.
- Social login with social media application Google OpenID Connect added to the plugin.
- First version of Social Login, Social Sharing plugin.


text: Running from her tumultuous past, Elektra attempts to lose herself in a vibrant sea of neon, noise and anonymity: Las Vegas. But how long can a former ninja assassin really hope to escape the vortex of violence that encompasses her life…especially when there's a new player in Sin City that has her in his sights for his newest game? Enter: Arcade. 1st Print.


text: Just released is a video I created showcasing the artwork of my good friend William Mackinnon. I have followed Will's career since his first shows 20 years ago, and had a great admiration for his work. Both growing up with a love of the coast and surfing, we share a similar history, creative philosophy and affinity with our surroundings.


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Not without reason.
The concept of a circular economy is gaining growing support throughout the world. The main reasons for this are concerns about the Earth as a life-support system, about the huge impact of climate change on this system, and about the state of the environment more generally. This support, among others from large businesses in the form of commitments to so-called Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) standards, is a source of hope. For the water sector the challenges remain unchanged when it comes to water safety and water security, while due account needs to be taken of a changing and increasingly unpredictable climate and more extreme weather events. But this is not all. The water sector also faces new risks emerging from other corners, such as growing antibiotic resistance or decreasing cyber security. Altogether, this seems to mark the beginning of an entirely new era. An era in which we will have to agree to realistic courses of action in response to a number of global phenomena, the main lines of which meet with general scientific consensus.
That said, there is a lurking danger worldwide that the trust in reason and science, gradually built up since the days of the Enlightenment, will stagnate. With the introduction of 'alternative facts', science could represent little more than one opinion among others. This strikes at the very roots of a global society, within which the scientific method has delivered great prosperity to us. That these developments also preoccupy the scientific community is evidenced by the recent March for Science, during which scientists in different countries have manifested their concern about the rising anti-scientific sentiment among parts of the population. And yet science – certainly in times of great uncertainty – is pre-eminently equipped to distinguish between fact and fiction, and to help the political sphere and society as a whole solve complex problems. Given the scale of a number of the special complex problems that have arisen, the world cannot do without the commitment and brainpower of the international scientific community.
The Netherlands, and particularly the Republic of the United Netherlands in the mid-17th century, was moreover a radical precursor to the Enlightenment. For me the establishment of many of our waterboards at that time – based on rational considerations, well-understood self-interest, and the willingness to deliberate and work together – can even be seen as one of the earliest products of the Enlightenment. That experience taught us a great deal as a society, and it is a history we are proud of. Similarly, we too must tackle today's national and international water agenda with passion and energy, while always maintaining reason at the helm. In this effort, solid scientific foundations are vital as is mutual solidarity between science and society. This demands involvement, commitment and a willingness to cooperate from both sides.
Over the past year we have, as KWR, further embedded ourselves in society. We did this by conducting innovative projects, both at home and abroad, in collaboration with a large number of both public and private sector partners. In the public domain, our international Watershare network grew through the addition of new members. With Allied Waters we shaped a close public-private partnership with a number of large internationally operating companies. We are currently pursuing these initiatives with vigour.
I hope you will read this annual review with as much enthusiasm as we feel when applying our science to the projects we carry out with our shareholders, clients and partners. You are warmly invited to work with us whenever you identify an opportunity to do so!
Wim van Vierssen
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England, Ireland and France Tipped for Winning Starts to 2013 Six NationsJanuary 31, 2013
Grand Slam champions Wales will kick off the 2013 Six Nations campaign on home soil as they welcome Ireland to the Millennium Stadium on Saturday, but a disappointing few months in the Welsh camp has seen them hit a major rut and they will be hoping that over the next couple of weeks they can recapture the form that saw them romp to victory in Europe's most prestigious International Rugby competition and very nearly make the World Cup Final in 2011.
Wales interim boss, Rob Howley, will be looking to galvanise his squad after they suffered four defeats in the Fall Internationals, with losses to Argentina and Samoa highlighting their sudden dip in form. A few new faces may reignite the Welsh team in Saturday's lunchtime game and with a vociferous home crowd roaring them on, all concerned will be hoping that Wales will prove a tough nut to crack for an Irish side that were last seen beating Argentina 46-24 in November.
Declan Kidney's men may go into the clash as outsiders but they ooze experience with the talismanic Brian O'Driscoll likely to spearhead a superb back line. If they can get on the scoresheet in the early exchanges then they could cause some nervousness around Millennium Stadium and with the razor-sharp boot of Jonathan Sexton likely to be kicking penalties with aplomb, Ireland will be sure to put pressure on a wilting Wales outfit.
Later on Saturday, all eyes will be on Twickenham in South West London where England will meet old adversaries Scotland in one of the highlights of every Six Nations tournament. England boss, Stuart Lancaster, will be hoping his side can build on their phenomenal win over World Champions New Zealand at the back end of last year.
Stubbornness in defense twinned with flare in attack saw England tame a flourishing All Blacks outfit in December and if they can show the same skill level on Saturday then they should steamroll a Scotland side who have struggled in recent seasons to land any sort of blow in this competition.
With "battering ram" Manu Tuliagi on the sidelines for the Calcutta Cup match, Lancaster has opted to hand Billy Twelvetrees a centre berth, where he will be hoping to replicate the form he has been showing for his club side, Gloucester, this season. Joe Marler is the only other change from the side that beat New Zealand, as he replaces Alex Corbisiero, who is out of the tournament with injury.
Scotland have made six changes to their starting XV, which lost to Tonga last time out, but their new personnel will face a stiff task at the home of English Rugby and that is why they are huge underdogs to record victory in a game that should be relatively straightforward for Lancaster's men.
France, who are currently vying for favorites with England for the Six Nations crown, will kick off their 2013 campaign with a trip to Italy on Sunday and are 12 point favorites to get the better of their rivals in Rome, whilst Italy will be looking to build on last year's fifth place finish in the final standings.
The mercurial side of the French always makes them an intriguing team to watch and they showed, when making the World Cup final 15 months ago, that they have the ability to punish the best in the world, but they will be hoping for greater fortunes this term, as their fourth position in the 2012 table was far from impressive.
A comfortable 30-12 win over Italy last year suggests that this won't be a "banana skin" for Philippe Saint-Andre's outfit and they should be able to overpower the Italians all over the pitch and look to use the victory as a stepping stone to tougher assignments later in the competition.
Six Nations Week One Predictions
England to win by more than 16 points
Ireland to beat Wales
France to beat Italy by more than 13 points


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Wondering what's with all those stickers on police cruisers and fire trucks? Why the casual pants on cops and firefighters and other city workers lately?
Unionized municipal workers across the province are protesting Bill 3, the government's proposed solution to ballooning municipal pension plan costs.
The bill would override existing contracts, and force a restructuring of some 216 different defined benefit pension plans in 1,100 municipalities across Quebec. The government says the move is crucial to the financial health of Quebec municipalities, many of which have racked up huge pension plan deficits.
Union leaders agree that some pension plans have been mismanaged, but they say the problem can and should be resolved at the negotiating table, not through a "one-size-fits-all" law that robs unions of the right to negotiate for their members.
Here is what Bill 3 would do:
— Ensure that as of Jan. 1, 2014, all municipal employees would, retroactively, begin to contribute half the cost of their pensions, while municipalities pay the other half. (Some unions have negotiated better pension deals, where the employer pays 70 per cent and the employee pays 30 per cent, for example);
— Ensure that employees and municipalities share the cost evenly of any pension plan deficits accumulated before Jan. 1, 2014;
— Forbid pension plan costs from exceeding 18 per cent of payroll costs;
— Allow cities to freeze cost-of-living increases in pension payouts to municipal retirees;
— Allow the province to appoint an arbitrator who could impose a settlement if negotiations fail to result in an agreement within 18 months. The arbitrator would then have an additional six months to impose a settlement.
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Since I have been pretty busy with VOR navigation, airspace and communications practice, I thought I was getting a little rusty with my landings, so I went in today to brush up. Yigal wasn't available today, but Dan, another instructor was. I wanted to go up solo, but the wind was too much at gusts of up to 20KTS. Based on my first landing, I am glad Dan was available. It was a little iffy.
Basically, it was a very straightforward day. I did 7 touch and goes and got 1.2 hours of time in. Besides that first landing, all the others were pretty good. I did make an effort to keep on the centerline during my final approach and also used more of a side slip, as opposed to my usual crabbing. I like the side slip better and think that will be my crosswind landing technique of choice.
I think I need to double my income, double up on my lessons and work half as much. That would get me done faster. How's that?
Till next time…


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Dance Classes
Ballerina Body Workout (ages 14 to adult)
These exercise classes are specifically designed to lengthen and tone your muscles by performing movements similar to those done in a ballet class. Dancers and non-dancers alike will see a difference in muscle tone, flexibility, and energy within just a few weeks! Some other benefits include:
* Lower stress levels
* Weight loss
* Increase in cardiovascular health
* Better posture
* Increased coordination
* and a chance to meet friends!
45 minutes each class
Pre-Natal Ballet Workout (1st-3rd trimesters)
Staying fit during pregnancy is important for the overall health of mommy and baby. Similar to the Ballerina Body Workout, the exercises are modified for expectant mothers. This workout is great for maintaining flexibility, strength, and posture throughout the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trimesters.
45 minutes each class
Women's Cultural Dance (ages 14-adult)
This class will focus on creating movements that will build stamina, concentration, and grace. We will be learning various routines from different areas around the world focusing mainly on Indian (Bollywood) and Israeli praise dance. At the end of the year, the women will have the opportunity to perform in the end of the year recital (optional). For the recital they will learn a piece of choreography from both India and Israel and will perform it on stage wearing traditional costumes.
45 minutes each class
Creative Dance (ages 5+)
Creative dance combines the basics of various styles of dance to increase coordination, body awareness, and rhythm while using props and patterns to build routines. Each month will have a theme and will include theatrical entertainment. The students taking this class will have the opportunity to learn basic choreography to build their own routines as a group and will showcase what they have learned at the recital.
45 minutes each class
Tippy-Toe Two's (children ages 2-3)
This class is a fantastic way to introduce the little ones to our pre-ballet class. They are invited to join in on dancing, skipping, tumbling, and of course making new friends!
45 minutes each class
Pre-Ballet and Pre-Tap (ages 4-5)
In pre-ballet and tap we are going to focus on learning basic ballet moves and positions as well as basic technique. We will have fun stretching, twirling, tapping our toes, and meeting new ballet friends!
1 hour each class
Intro to Ballet and Intro to Tap (ages 6-7)
A step up from our pre-ballet class, this class gets just a bit harder. We will be focusing on more technique, barre work, center floor combinations, and across the floor work.
1 hour 30 minutes each class
Beginning Ballet (ages 8-11)
To get ready for the "big kid" class, we start working with our Finis Jhung videos working on harder combinations, technique, and barre. These kids will be required to learn more intricate routines for the recital as well.
1 hour each class
Ballet 1 (ages 12-14)
Now that you are in the "big kid" class, you are expected to know all of the basic ballet terms and should be able to perform them correctly. We will be focusing on more difficult technique and center work as well as floor barre. For this class we recommend that you also take the Health and Fitness class but do not require it.
1 hour each class (mostly based on ability rather than age)
Pre-Pointe (invitation only)
We will start inviting girls ages 10 and up to this class to make sure they are prepared for pointe when they turn 12. They will not be working in pointe shoes but will have the opportunity to strengthen their ankles, toes, and legs to make pointe a little easier. Toward the end of the year the girls will be attending the Pointe class with the pointe dancers but will not be on pointe themselves. This is a great way to allow the girls to see what to expect when en pointe and to help them decide whether they like it or not.
45 minutes each class
Ballet 2 (ages 15-17)
Floor barre and center barre will be used more often in this class to build the strength and balance the dancers need to move on to Ballet 3. The students will continue to work with the Finis Jhung techniques but at a higher level. Our Health and Fitness class is also recommended for this class unless taken during Ballet 1.
1 hour each class (mostly based on ability rather than age)
Ballet 3 (ages 18+)
By the time the students reach this class they have learned almost all of the ballet terms, built up the strength and balance for more center work, and have increased their flexibility to do more stretches. Health and Fitness class is recommended for this class but not required.
1 hour each class (mostly based on ability rather than age)
Pointe (invitation only)
Once the girls have finished the pre-pointe class they are invited (if ready) to join our pointe class. They must be 12 years old before they are allowed to be en pointe. If the girls would like to take this class they are required to take either Ballet 1, 2, or 3.
45 minutes each class
Private Classes (ages 10-adult)
These classes are offered to students who are interested in raising their level of dance. They will be learning at a more professional level of ballet, tap, or contemporary and build up their ability, flexibility, endurance, and more. Please call for openings and times.


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DataCore Software has introduced a cut-down version of its SANmelody iSCSI server software, priced at just $US199. This is $US1000 less than the full version. The Lite release supports up to four disk drives but only on single-processor PCs.
The company's product marketing director, Calvin Hsu, said that the aim was for SANmelodyLite to reach smaller businesses and departments who would not otherwise take a SAN route.
"It opens up more places for us to sell and gives more people a taste of managing storage," he said.
It also gave VARs and system integrators very flexible solution that they could take and package.
The company said that SANmelody Lite could deliver many of the benefits of storage consolidation, such as better disk use and shared network storage, while needing little extra hardware.
Early users seem to agree: "All you really need is an existing PC, even an older machine, an existing network, a few high capacity disks and SANmelody Lite to build a real working SAN," one IT director, Morris Campbell, said.
Hsu said that DataCore wanted to make money by selling the software in volume, plus it was something of a loss leader.
"I anticipate offering enticing deals for customers to move up to the full version," he said.
It is worth noting that several open source projects are underway to create iSCSI targets (servers), but these can be a challenge to get working whereas SANmelody is designed to easy to set up and use.
There is also an alternative commercial product, in FalconStor's iSCSI Storage Server. However, FalconStor Software's European marketing vice-president, Danielle Gauthier, claims the market opportunity is so big that she rarely sees competition.
"We sell more as a volume thing, to hardware companies that work as Microsoft OEMs," Gauthier said.
She pointed to a recent deal with Acer, which would use the software to build midrange storage servers.
According to Gauthier, an iSCSI price war is unlikely just yet - FalconStor's software is around $US2000, and it was fuller featured than SANmelody, she said.
"We've been in IP storage since we opened, first with iSCSI for Linux and now seeing good potential for it under Windows," Gauthier said.


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The card is 300gsm (thick!) with a matte finish, so you can use alcohol markers like Sharpies without any bleed through at all. On the reverse is the standard postcard format with room for a message, stamp and the address you're sending it to. The pack of 10 is just £4.99, making each postcard under 50p- fantastic value! UK postage is just £1.50 and USA shipping is a little over $4.
Here's a postcard I just coloured with Faber Castell Pitt Pens and some glitter because why not :)


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Quite often I will drive to downtown San Diego early in the morning, park the car, and just wander around. Although I might look lost, I'm not. I'm just searching for those little things that are not in a tour guide and can't be found in a Google search unless one knows what to search for.
On one such wandering last December, I found Bum and Greyfriars Bobby.
Greyfriars Bobby
According to a plaque, Bum was San Diego's official town dog. He arrived as a stowaway (although we don't know whether on a stagecoach or a train), loved everyone, and "bummed" food from the local eateries. Bum lost a foreleg and part of his tail in a scuffle with another dog on the Santa Fe train tracks. Nonetheless, he looked after children, led parades, accompanied the fire brigade, and even greeted President Benjamin Harrison on his official visit to San Diego in 1891. Eventually the City Council awarded Bum a lifetime dog license. When Bum died on November 10, 1898, at the age of 12, children throughout the city collected pennies to provide for him a proper funeral.
Greyfriars Bobby is a Skye terrier from Scotland. The little guy faithfully accompanied John Gray, an Edinburgh policeman, on his daily rounds. When Gray died suddenly, Bobby is said to have slept loyally by his grave for more than 14 years. Bobby died at the age of 16 on January 11, 1872.
You might ask what Greyfriars Bobby is doing in San Diego. Well, I have the answer. Edinburgh, Scotland, is a sister city to San Diego, and in August 1997, on the twentieth anniversary of that sisterhood, the citizens of Edinburgh present San Diego with a replica of the Greyfriars Bobby statue from their city. Shortly thereafter, San Diego gave a replica of Bum to the citizens of Edinburgh. Bum is proudly bumming around at the foot of Edinburgh Castle.
A special bonus if you have a smart phone: hold your smart phone up to each statue's bar code and the dogs will tell their stories via an actor's voice.
Bum and Bobby rest in Pocket Park at Fourth Avenue and Island Avenue.
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Conn. lawmakers considering assisted suicide bill
HARTFORD (AP) — The issue of physician-assisted suicide is returning to Connecticut.
Edward Meyer, a Democratic senator from Guilford, has proposed legislation that would allow a mentally competent person suffering from a terminal illness to take his or her own life with the help prescribed medication. A similar bill was proposed in 2009.
The national President of Compassion and Choices, an end-of-life advocacy group, is expected to be on hand Tuesday for a news conference in Hartford to discuss the bill.
Two years ago, two doctors and end-of-rights advocates sued the state seeking clarification of a decades-old ban against physician-assisted suicide. The case was dismissed.
Family Institute Executive Director Peter Wolfgang has said the reality of physician-assisted suicides is far from peaceful. He is urging lawmakers to instead fund cutting-edge pain management techniques.


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While Anton Yelchin does a fair enough job carrying the film as aforementioned teenager number uno, the success of our 2011 remix ofFright Night can be attributed to a handful of key factors with a couple standouts. Colin Farrell and David Tennant own their roles here. Farrell appears to be living it up as Jerry, the killer vampire in construction worker's clothing. It's a brilliantly camp performance that nervily sidles up to overacting, incorporating a full arsenal of Ken doll smiles, facial tics, and wary glances. The result is a monster a far cry from the glamoured seduction and velvet boudoirs of Twilight, True Blood, and Anne Rice. Jerry's not a cool customer or an over-sexed goth, he's the unhinged dude next door with a pick-up truck. There's real menace at play in his confident, macho swagger; Jerry's the type who will hit on your mom, drain a six pack, and then have no qualms about bleeding you dry. In manic contrast to Farrell, Doctor Who's David Tennant turns on a different smarmy charm as a Criss Angel type of illusionist enlisted to assist in the slaying. He is the anemic, dorky, goth kid. He is chaffing in his skintight leather pants. He is constantly taking swigs of Midori straight from the bottle. He's also hilarious, shamelessly upstaging his co-stars in every scene he's in.
Monday, August 22, 2011
Love: Fright Night (2011)
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