The Wow Factor, something they learned from their dad, describes the work of the Erwin Brothers, who are wonderful writers, directors and producers of redemptive movies. Their work is especially marked by excellence, authenticity, hard work, and emotion. Sonoma Christian Home caught up with Christian movie director Jon Erwin to talk about their rise to the top.
Andrew and Jon Erwin began their careers when they were teenagers, working as camera operators for ESPN in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. They soon embarked on full-time careers as sports cameramen covering University of Alabama games all over the country. The brothers had the opportunity to work with ESPN College Football Primetime, FOX NFL, and the NBA covering events like the XGames and the Superbowl.
Set in Birmingham, Alabama and based on their father's own true story as a high school football chaplain, the Erwin Brothers released their third feature film, Woodlawn, in 2015. This true story is also based on the life of NFL great, Tony Nathan, and the highest attended game ever played in Alabama High School Football. The film features Jon Voight, Sean Astin, Caleb Castille, and many other fine actors.
Sonoma Christian Home spoke with Jon Erwin about two of the latest Erwin Brothers projects.
The first is Steve McQueen: American Icon, an amazing documentary on the life of superstar Steve McQueen. The actor remains an intriguing movie star, as "the King of Cool" and was also a believer in Jesus Christ. As an avid fan of the actor (and owner of a replica of McQueen's car in the classic film Bullitt), Senior Pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, Greg Laurie, takes to the road in his mint Mustang, traveling the country in search of the true, untold story of McQueen's redemption-filled final chapters.
The second, I Can Only Imagine, is due in theaters March 16. In this gripping movie, Dennis Quaid displays a powerful range as an actor portraying Bart Millard's father who undergoes a startling transformation. The inspiring and unknown true story behind MercyMe's beloved, chart-topping song that brings ultimate hope to many is a gripping reminder of the power of true forgiveness.
Sonoma Christian Home had a profound discussion and interview with Jon Erwin that spans reflections on the spiritual revivals (including the Jesus Movement of his father's era), the art of storytelling, the power of role models, and insights about how God works. SCH Editor at Large Dr. Diane Howard reports.
SCH: What new insights have you learned since the making of Woodlawn to the present?
JE: I have learned the unique power of the true story that no one can refute. True stories of lives changed have power and are emotionally relatable. Stories of changed lives, redemption, and reconciliation provide hope. I have also learned that it is okay to be original as a filmmaker. There are different kinds of ministries and film-making projects. Our films are outreach projects as we partner with churches.
SCH: What have you learned recently about the importance of relevant themes?
JE: We need relevant and relatable themes. Our work should be personal. We must be moved personally by what we are working on. We must personally relate to it. We all live under the lie, as Steve McQueen did, that we must have more of this or that. Steve had it all but had nothing. He had a God-shaped vacuum in his heart and life that nothing but God could fill. I have also learned as Bart Millard did that out of our pain can come our greatest inspiration.
SCH: How do these two projects show how Christ meets the needs of the abandoned and those from troubled homes?
JE: Steve McQueen did not know his dad. He was a street kid. Bart Millard had no mother and had an abusive father. Christ met their needs and gave purpose to their pain. I have also discovered purpose in pain.
SCH: What revelations did you learn about God through these projects?
JE: God is a storyteller. He writes our stories. What He creates is for Good. We need to let Him write our stories and to give us a voice.
SCH: What has surprised you recently about how God works?
JE: God is Good. He gives value to our pain. He gives us voices. We learn more in failures.
SCH: How is God working through faith-based films today?
JE: We are the first generation to be able to fulfill the Great Commission to take the Gospel to the whole world. We recently had a screening of our movie I Can Only Imagine for Vice President Mike Pence and congressmen and congresswomen in Washington D.C. The second best export next to agriculture for the U.S., is movies. In history, revivals have followed technological shifts. We now have a new digital highway to reach the world. Movies can get into closed societies with the Gospel.
SCH: How do your two new films offer the message of hope?
JE: I Can Only Imagine as a top song has provided a rush of hope. We learn that we can't mess up life beyond redemption. Beauty can come out of ashes.
SCH: How do these projects demonstrate redemption?
JE: Redemption means to buy something back. No matter what you have done or experienced it can be bought back. Steve McQueen was redeemed in the end and died clutching Billy Graham's personal Bible with Graham's own notes that Dr. Graham had given him.
SCH: What have you learned about the art of filmmaking?
JE: It is a powerful form of communication. It wins hearts first and provides then a logical catch bucket. Stories must be emotionally relatable and then they can be explained, just as Jesus role modeled. They can make us crave on emotional level then prepare us to learn. Stories need to appeal emotionally first then can be logical. The appeal needs to be to the heart first then the head. Movies are a new way to do an old form of storytelling and teaching.
Both Steve McQueen: American Icon and I Can Only Imagine are not-to-be-missed, amazing, redemptive movies. Gary Sinise narrates the film documentary of Steve McQueen's amazing, true faith. Steve McQueen: American Icon features in-depth interviews with McQueen's wife, model Barbara Minty McQueen, and debuts her candid photographs from McQueen's last years. Additional interviews include those of Academy Award-winning actor Mel Gibson, renowned stuntman Stan Barrett, celebrated McQueen biographer Marshall Terrill, actors Barbara Leigh and Mel Novak, and the pilots who taught McQueen to fly. In addition to the 110-minute documentary, the Steve McQueen: American Icon DVD provides digital bonus features that includes a special message from Pastor Greg Laurie and an exclusive look at Steve McQueen's famous 1968 Mustang GT from the movie Bullitt.
I Can Only Imagine is the song that has brought ultimate hope to many, often in life's most challenging moments. Amazingly, the song was written in mere minutes by MercyMe lead singer Bart Millard, after the lyrics took a lifetime to experience. I Can Only Imagine is directed by the Erwin Brothers and features J. Michael Finley, Madeline Carroll, Trace Adkins, Priscilla Shirer, with Cloris Leachman and Dennis Quaid.
Although Bart Millard found faith at a young age, life wasn't easy for him. He experienced an active imagination and love of music as escapes from a troubled home life. As he grew older, Bart turned to football in hope of connecting with his abusive father. But a career-ending injury and the vision of a teacher who saw unlimited potential set Bart on a musical pathway.
Today we are increasingly seeing better and better redemptive movies produced. A film is "redemptive" when it makes something or someone positive and worthy, despite their former negative states. Redemptive movies present realistic, naturalistic, and honest stories in which the characters go on ultimately edifying journeys that lead them towards positive results from that which was originally negative, toward reconciliation, and toward Truth.
Redemptive films have edifying stories that reveal universal ideas and lift viewers from negativism, cynicism, and/or pessimism to what is positive, renewing, and hopeful. Although, they present honest, difficult struggles, they turn what is paralyzing, degrading, and debilitating into what is freeing, beautiful, and eternal.
Redemptive movies are authentic, honest, and believable. They entertain with stories that are also uplifting, enlightening, and/or educational that reinforce universal ideas of unconditional love and absolute moral values. Best practice redemptive movies also include the best of artistry cinematography, directing, acting, and more.
The ultimate Redemption is that which our Lord Jesus Christ has provided for us and redemptive movies are those that line up with this Truth.
The film is available on Digital and DVD.
I have a book I would like you to read.. It is about growing up and finding GOD through my grandmother…It has sold out on Amazon 4 times..and has been sold all around the world..It is going to be out in second edition..April 1rst..LESSONS IN LOVE MY MAW TAUGHT ME..I think you will like it..


For the sixth year running, one man's dream for helping the children of St. Judes Children's Research Hospital continues to grow. Glenn Daigle has always had a love for children and his heart always had the desire to help the ones in need. Throughout his life he continuously donated to the famous research hospital on a personal level, but six years ago he decided to change thing up and help the children of the Memphis hospital in a bigger way.
Daigle started a two day event, "Daigle Farms Saddle Up for St. Jude", which features a trail ride to raise funds to send to St. Jude. The event has grown tremendously in the past six years and so has the donation amount. In 2011 the very first event raised and donated an estimated $13,000 to the hospital. Last year, the fifth annual Saddle Up for St. Jude raised nearly six times the amount raised the first year. An estimated $80,000 was raised and donated to the hospital from the 2017 event. Over the 5 year, an estimated $225,000 has been sent to the children of St. Jude directly from the profits raised at the "Saddle Up" event.
This years annual Saddle Up for St. Jude will be held April 6-7 at Daigle Farms, 379 Hwy 165 in Iowa. On Friday, April 6, gates open at 9 a.m. That evening, Jamie Bergeron will entertain the crowd from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Gumbo will be served on Friday evening. On Saturday, April 7, gates once again open at 9 a.m. and the day starts with the annual trail ride. Lunch and drinks will be served along the ride and it will end back at Daigle farms that evening for a dance with entertainment by Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie from 7:30 p.m. unitl midnight.
Events to be held throughout the weekend include, split the pot drawing, action, good food, and cold wine and beer. Horse trailers, motor homes and campers are all welcome. The cost to enter is $10 per person for the trail ride and $10 per person for the dance each night. For more information, contact Glenn Daigle at 337-802-8168. All profits made during all of the Saddle Up events will be directly donated to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.


If you've been waiting for an extensively modified, but tasteful 510, you have 8 days left to make your bid on what has to be one of the better one's in the country. The list of mods on this car is impressive and thorough.
Personally, I wouldn't think eBay would be the right place to sell a car like this, but the car is likely known nationally. The 510 market isn't as hot as that enjoyed by the BMW 2002, but still an icon. I'm guessing this will end up between $10k-$13k. But it's a stab in the dark, I'll update when the auction ends.
UPDATE: Auction ended at ~10k, reserve not met.


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Banana Peel Burst with John Lloyd Cruz
Banana Peel 1/31/2014 09:01:00 PM
This days, Flip Flops has been "Everybody's Favorite". Anywhere you go you'll see everyone wearing Flip Flops, especially teens. It is very comfy and "it is in" in this era.
Personally, I love Flip Flops, I am a kind of Person that wears that fits my personality and as a mom I need things that is easy to wear, since I am always on the go with my kids.
John Lloyd Cruz Collection
Gladly, that I was invited in one of the events that features one of the most well known brand here in the Philippines. The Banana Peel Burst event introduced their latest endorser John Lloyd Cruz and of course the JLC Collection.
John Lloyd Cruz is one of this eras well known personally and so as Banana Peel, they jived as "Everybody's Favorite". Most of their patronage are teenagers. Teenagers love John Lloyd because of his talent and looks, just like the way they love Banana Peel's trendy designs.
According to Charmaine "We Choose John Lloyd as our endorser, he is charming, talented, the Boy Next Door and Reachable, and of course he is everybody's favorite, his personality really fits as our endorser".
While John Lloyd commented "As an Endorser, I always try the products, then when I tried it all the standard as a consumer was met, very durable. I always use Banana Peel in my seatcom "Home Sweetie Home" and in my usual "Pambahay Outfit" when I am going to my Parents' house or buying groceries, I always wear my Banana Peel Flip Flops".
Banana Peel has been immensely blessed, now being available in 28 branches and major department stores nationwide. For about 4 years now, 9 distributing countries have also welcomed Filipino-designed, staple flip flops. The international shores of the Maldives, Taiwan, Saipan, the US and Australia are only some of the places where the Banana Peel crave is being satiated.
This is why this 2014, to officially concretize these ideas, they have taken foreign models to artistically associate the foreign patronization of their products, the product itself, and even the expansion of their product lines; shot in a Philippine setting. All these ingredients combined are the perfect embodiment of what Banana Peel is about in being 'Everybody's Favorite Flip Flops!'
So if you want to be "in" or trendy, you can choose different collection from Banana Peel Flip Flops. Well, I will definitely let my husband try the John Lloyd Collection. Oh by the way, my kids also wears Banana Peel as well, we really love Banana Peel very much.
Here are some of Banana Peel Flip Flop Collection:
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BP WM Makati 0922-8327496 3rd Floor, Walter Mart Makati City
BP Ylaya 242-9825 768 Ylaya St. San Nicolas, Manila
BP ATC 0922-8327494 189 Ground Floor, Alabang Town Center, Alabang Muntinlupa
BP Ermita 0925-588-8260 Level 2 Adriatico Wing, Robinsons Place, Ermita
BP Lipa 886-7488 Ground Level, Market Market Global City Taguig
BP Metro East 0932-8606245 Level 3 Robinsons Metro East, Marcos Hiway, Pasig
BP Munoz 400-8936 LGF, WM North Edsa, Quezon City
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Sponge Cola releases new album Ultrablessed
Album 1/30/2014 07:53:00 PM
Diamond-recording band Sponge Cola's newest album Ultrablessed reflects the band's fun journey as musicians. Composed of 10 new songs, the album gives people a glimpse of the more than a decade of friendship between the members of the band.
Ultrablessed will be launched this January 31, 8 p.m., at the Eastwood Central Plaza. A bonus DVD of their last concert Maximum Capacity is also included in the album.
Composed of Yael on vocals, Armo on lead guitar, Gosh on bass and TedMark on drums, Sponge Cola considers this album as a celebration of years of blessings.
"We have been chillin', doing the things we love to do all these years," says Yael. "So, looking back, we are not just really blessed, but we are Ultrablessed."
According to Yael, the album contains 10 new fun songs, but quickly clarified that, "basically, all the tracks in the album are 'fun' songs, but not necessarily happy. Some songs are sad, but they are fun."
Yael further explains that the album has that fun vibe, which is a product of the band members' current state of mind.
"When you are happy, of course, you come up with 'fun' songs," he adds. "This album has that vibe in it, so I hope we can share this to everyone."
The album's first single Anting-Anting, which also features Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena, talks about empowerment among victims of bullying. Its music video is set to premiere on MYX in a few days.
Ultrablessed also features the band's collaboration with Yeng Constantino. Aptly called +63, the area code of the phillipines, the song talks about long distance love, a familiar theme in everyday Filipino life.
"Communication softens the blow of distance," explains Yael. "Nothing beats the real thing, but distance forces us to make do with what little interaction we can have."
For Yael, Ultrablessed is also special because, like the band's earlier hits, his brother Yannyi Yuzon worked on the project as producer.
He adds, "Yanny, alongside Eric Perlas of tower of doom. It's a very similar setup to what we had with the first album with Jorel Corpus formerly of kjwan co-producing the band's first album Palabas."
Coincidentally, the band went on a quick workation in the United States with first album co-producer Jorel Corpus, now a Berkeley School of Music Graduate, to film a road tripping musical show called "This is How We Travel," which will air on the band's youtube channel youtube.com/spongecolamusic on February 15.
"We've been touring nonstop," states Yael. "So we wanted to unwind, but we had a camera with us so we filmed our quirky west coast roadtrip along with some performances as well."
Ultrablessed CD Track List
1. Hawla
2. Kailangan Kita
3. Anting-anting (feat. Gloc-9 and Denise Barbacena)
4. Iyong-Iyong-Iyo
5. 9 To Sawa
6. +63 (feat. yeng constantino)
7. Walk Away
8. R.I.C.E
9. Singapore Sling (Dahil Kilala Na Kita)
10. The Answer
Maximum Capacity Concert DVD Track List:
2. KLSP
3. Tuliro
4. Tambay - Ako Na Lang with Zia Quizon
5. Una
6. Jillian
7. Gemini
8. Ayt with Gary Valenciano
9. Puso
10. Neon
11. Jeepney
12. Dragonfly
13. XGF
14. Bitiw Encore
15. Kay Tagal Kitang Hinintay
Follow Sponge Cola: www.spongecolaonline.com
Facebook: spongecola
Twitter: sponge_cola
Instagram: spongecolamusic
YouTube: spongecolamusic
Live Healthy at Eastwood Mall
Aubrey miles 1/30/2014 08:01:00 AM
Megaworld Lifestyle Malls and Eastwood City invite everyone to start the year right by living a healthy lifestyle with the launch of Live Healthy at Eastwood City Wellness Campaign.
Fitness buffs, health enthusiasts and those looking to get fit and fab this 2014 will definitely find a healthy variety of dining choices they can enjoy and fitness activities they can participate in at Eastwood City from January 18 to March 15.
Those who want to kick off their 2014 on a healthier note can start by eating the right way with the help of A Healthy Menu for A Healthier You, developed by US Certified Nutritionist Nadine Tengco.
This menu-like brochure contains healthy choices for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner—all certified as healthy by Nadine Tengco—from participating Eastwood City restaurants such as Agave Mexican Cantina, Cyma Greek Taverna, Mr. Kurosawa, Komrad, Mesclun Bistro, Faburrito, Café Via Mare, Cibo, Uncle Cheffy, Pho Hoa, Seafood Island, Mr. Bean and Detoxify Bar.
Also included in the menu are recommended brands for vitamins and supplements that guests can avail at participating Eastwood City stores including Health Express, GNC and Healthy Options. A Healthy Menu for A Healthier You is available for free at the Eastwood Mall Concierge beginning January 25. Guests can also look for the logo of Nadine Tengco at different Eastwood City establishments and get their brochure.
Fitness buffs and those looking to lose the Holiday weight and prepare for the summer, meanwhile, can join a fun fitness activity at the Weekend Workouts. This free weekend workout sessions by Fitness First and Curves is open to all every Saturday at the Eastwood Mall Open Park until March 8. Registration starts at 8:00AM and is free to interested parties.
Fitness enthusiasts will surely love the different fitness classes from Fitness First like Zumba, Retro, Body Jam, Hip-hop, Yoga and Body Combat. Meanwhile, starting February 15, guests can enjoy Zumba fitness classes and learn more about the highly recommended circuit workout of Curve.
Those who will register for the Weekend Workouts will get a passport containing all the workout sessions from the two fitness establishments. Exciting prizes and giveaways also await those who will finish all the sessions at the end of the program. More fitness and diet tips are available for health-conscious individuals at Eastwood City's Facebook Page and at the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls website. Guests can like Eastwood City's Facebook Page or visit www.megaworldlifestylemalls.com to get daily helpful tips on proper exercising and healthy eating.
The launching of #LiveHealthyatEastwoodMall was hosted by Ms. Regine Tolentino who loves to dance and a Zumba Instructor as well, while on the other hand the ambassadors of this activity are Mr. Troy Montero and Ms. Aubrey Miles both are fit and healthy and they shared their insights on how to be happy and fit all the time.
Start the year right by living a healthy lifestyle at Eastwood City! For more information, please call the Megaworld Lifestyle Malls Concierge at 709-9888, 709-0888 or 0917-8380111
Sa Ngalan Ng Ama, Ina, At Mga Anak Blog Conference with Robin and Mariel
At Mga Anak Blog Conference with Robin and Mariel 1/29/2014 08:04:00 AM
"SA NGALAN NG AMA, INA, AT MGA ANAK", an interesting movie that shows family ties and bond, not only that but it also depicts patriotism.
During the blog conference I get to know more of the couple, Robin Padilla and Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla. They were able to give us a glimpse about the story and how it runs through for three years. Yes, according to Robin the film was three years in the making. It took them time to get the Padilla clan's schedule jive with each other.
Robin Padilla shares that the making the movie was really hard. He even shares that the movie was put into life with the intention of seeking some folklore stories in the south and what he gets was a story of a guy named "Ongkoy" and his family who is up to now very well known in Ozamis. Just like most of Robin's past movies who plays a Robinhood character, the said personality in the movie is said to be the Robinhood of that local place.
Honestly, I didn't know the exact meaning of the name "Kuratong Baleleng" except that it was the name of the group this past few years. "Kuratong Baleleng" or Darling Bell is a bell used in the past to signal town's people that there's a danger coming forth. According Robin, which he explained it much clearer, kuratong is a male term whike the baleleng is a female term and both are needed to make a sound that's why it is called Darling Bell.
Family ties were the main thrust of the movie. The bond of the family. And as evident of that is how they were able to put the Padilla clan together in this action-packed family drama of the year. Also the love for the country were also present.
The movie "SA NGALAN NG AMA, INA, AT MGA ANAK is about Ongkoy, played by Robin Padilla, who was once the leader of the very first incarnation of the anti-vigilante group 'Kuratong Baleleng' thatgained much notoriety in the City of Ozamis amidst the political turmoil that the city was going through in the 70's. With his radical views on politics and governance helped redefine patriotism in the Philippines and to that heis regarded as the "Robinhood" of Mindanao.
Lead by by the action superstar, Robin padilla, who just won the Best Actor award for his stirring performance in 10,000 Hours in the recently concluded Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) ABS CBN's Primetime Teen King Daniel Padilla (whose successful MMFF entry Pagpag was named as the highest-grossing horror flick of the history of the annual festival) on the other hand gives a fine dispkay of his versatility as one of the country's most promising young actors as he embarks on the genre of action for the very time. It should be noted that this is the very first big screen collaboration between Robin and Daniel.
This groundbreaking film also boasts of powerful and unforgettable performances by the beautiful TV host and actress Mariel Rodriguez-Padilla, two of GMA 7's top teleserye stars Kylie and Bella Padilla, and young actors RJ Padilla and Matt Padilla.
Also included in this movie are Christopher De Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Rommel Padilla, Karla Estrada, Pen Medina, Lito Pimentel, Dennis Padilla, Aljur Abrenica, and Bugoy Carino. SA NGALAN NG AMA, INA, AT MGA ANAK is showing in cinemas starting January 29. This is film is still part of Star Cinema's on-going 20th aniversary celebration.
Rush For Veggies, Rush for Prizes
Contest 1/25/2014 07:45:00 AM
If you've enjoyed playing Candy Crush or other online games then you'll definitely enjoy playing Lactum's new game, Lactum 3+/6+'s Veggie Rush. Play and enjoy!
Veggie Rush is a very easy, enjoyable, and rewarding Facebook game for moms and kids alike!
Earn a high score by eliminating all the required veggies and Lactum 3+/6+ milk in all 3 levels! Swap a vegetable or a Lactum milk can with an adjacent one to form a chain of 3 or more items of the same kind for the items to disappear.
To qualify in the weekly leaderboard, aside from achieving the highest score possible in the game, you must get a screenshot of the end of level 3 by using the SHARE SCORE button at least once during the whole promo duration. The screenshot will automatically be posted on your FB timeline.
If playing can let you win these prizes....
I'll definitely get on and start playing the game for a chance to win one of the prizes
Promo duration: January 6 – February 3, 2014
Go to http://apps.facebook.com/veggierush.
Per DOH-FDA-CFRR Permit No. 0437 Series of 2013.
Family Day @ The Mall
Bonding Moment 1/24/2014 09:23:00 PM
Friday night, it's gimmick time again! Well, my kids really love to go out but unfortunately not all the the time. Though, we see to it that every time we have a date we make sure that they always enjoy the day with us.
It's Friday and this is the day that Daddy will come from his out of town office. I set this date to have a family day and to have just a little break for my eldest Maki, because this weekend we need to review for his monthly exam that will start this coming Monday.
So, it is very unusual for me to bring my kids and rode on a jeepney alone. Well, its funny because my Father-in-Law accompany us to the terminal to ride a jeep and then when we reached the Mall, Daddy is already there, waiting.
So we have our tickets processed first before getting what to eat. By the way, just want to thank Nikole Parungao-Maturan of www.chubbychitchat.com for the tickets. Thank you very much "Sa Uulitin!". And special thanks also to Star Cinema for the tickets. As promised Nikole that I'll bring the whole barangay, hahaha. We did have it on separate dates.
Before we watched movie, we bought first popcorn, the Kettle Corn and then we spent our dinner first at Maxs. We have little time to eat, so we have on our table the all time favorite Max's chicken and now our favorite Adobo rice plus their promo from the Max's Calendar, the sweet and sour Fish.
We had a full tummy and we truly enjoyed the dinner. My kids are familiar with Vice Ganda, so they expected laugh trip from this movie and gladly that they enjoyed it very much. Though the movie was aired last December but still it's not too late to watch it, hahaha.
So we finished the movie, and wait for my movie review about it. As we are going home, we just stroll at SM North Sky Garden and had a few pictorial. They really enjoyed the day, and look at their attire, it's really cold and it feels like the Kids are in Baguio.
Well, bonding with my kids and my hubby is really a nice one, specially when you look at the smiling face of them, oh such a feeling that you give joy and happiness. 'Til our next bonding moment....
"The Legal Wife" with Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador, JC De Vera and Jericho Rosales
ABS CBN Primetime Bida 1/22/2014 02:07:00 AM
"The Legal Wife" will not just heat up worldwide television with fierce confrontations but with real-life issues as well, according to top caliber directors Rory Quintos and Dado Lumibao.
"We want to make sure that our audience will follow our show not only because of the slapping scenes, but also because, through it, they learn how to deal with the problems of their own families which they have been afraid to face," said Quintos about the series top-billed by Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador, JC de Vera, and Jericho Rosales.
"Many viewers will be able to connect with the characters of Monica (Locsin), Nicole (Salvador), Max (de Vera), and Adrian (Rosales), because their personal battles are true-to-life. "The Legal Wife" is about the love and sacrifices that a person is willing to do for the sake of his family," Lumibao explained.
Meanwhile, Locsin, Salvador, de Vera and Rosales revealed that the story of "The Legal Wife" also made them discover a lot about themselves.
"Everyone has already experienced how to love and make mistakes. Because of my character Monica, I realized that I need to be strong in order to face all the trials in my life, especially if my family is affected," said Locsin.
For Rosales, the plot of "The Legal Wife" will serve as a huge eye-opener for Filipino families. "Infidelity is such a sensitive topic, but I believe that this is the right time to make everyone understand why this happens, and why people end up in this situation," he said.
Salvador added that while her character in the series is controversial, she believes that many people will be able to relate with Nicole. "There are many kinds of love, but there is this kind where somebody accepts your whole personality despite of the things that you did in the past," she shared.
"I appreciate love for my family and for others now, more than I used to because of my character Max' ability to give everything he has got without asking for anything in return," de Vera said.
"The Legal Wife" features the story of Monica and Adrian, a married couple whose lives are about to turn around because of a huge mistake. How will Monica and Adrian be able to fulfill the promise of forever when the foundation of their relationship is already shattered?
Also part of "The Legal Wife" cast are some of the country's best drama actors including Joem Bascon, Ahron Villena, Rio Locsin, Mark Gil, Maria Isabel Lopez, Bernard Palanca, and Christopher de Leon.
Don't miss the premiere of "The Legal Wife" on Monday (January 27). Angel Locsin, Maja Salvador, JC de Vera and Jericho Rosales tackle the real value of family in "The Legal Wife".
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The holiday season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than by sharing a special meal with family, friends, and loved ones?
Make each celebration extra special with Bounty Fresh Chicken, a brand recognized and trusted by Filipino families as "Asia's best chicken." As one of the most versatile and healthiest meats available, with distinct native taste and juicy, tender goodness, Bounty Fresh Chicken is the centerpiece of innumerable great recipes fit for all seasons and reasons. Bursting with natural flavors and juices, and always vacuum-sealed to prolong refrigerated shelf life, the Bounty Fresh Chicken brand stands for healthy, nutritious poultry products (fresh chicken, Chooks-to-Go, and processed meats) that respond to various styles of preparation and reward Filipinos' creativity.
Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, birthdays, fiestas: it doesn't matter what the occasion is: Bounty Fresh Chicken is the brand consumers have come to look for as they prepare the food that makes every moment with loved ones memorable.
In collaboration with popular food blog Pepper.ph, Bounty Fresh Chicken is serving up the Chicken Dish Collection, perfect for families looking to celebrate any special occasion with the freshest, healthiest, and most delicious chicken meals.
Chicken Alfredo Pot Pies
Looking for a quick and delicious chicken casserole recipe to satisfy loved ones' cravings? Try chicken Alfredo pot pies, made more delightful than ever with Bounty Fresh Chicken.
½ 15 oz. package (1 crust) rolled refrigerated unbaked piecrust
3 cups frozen vegetable blend
3 cups cubed cooked Bounty Fresh Chicken
10 oz. container refrigerated Alfedo pasta sauce
1 tsp. dried thyme, marjoram, or sage, crushed
Let piecrust stand according to package directions. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large skillet, cook frozen vegetables in a small amount of boiling water for 5 minutes; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in chicken, Alfredo sauce, and the dried thyme.
On a lightly floured surface, roll pie crust into a 13-inch circle. Cut four 5-inch circles and place on top of casseroles. Press edges of pastry firmly against sides of casseroles. Cut slits in tops for steam to escape.
Place casseroles in a foil-lined shallow baking pan. Bake, uncovered, for 12 to 15 minutes or until mixture is heated through and pastry is golden. Makes 4 servings.
BonChon Soy Garlic Chicken Wings
Go for a Korean-inspired treat with this fresh take on a classic: chicken wings. With Bounty Fresh Chicken, these tasty BonChon soy garlic chicken wings are bound to make every gathering of family and friends more special and memorable.
½ kilo Bounty Fresh chicken wings
Salt and pepper, to season
2 cups corn starch
¼ small onion, shredded
½ cup light soy sauce
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. corn starch
1-inch ginger, peeled and shredded
White sesame seeds for, garnish
Pat dry chicken wings. Season then dredge chicken in corn starch. Deep fry until cooked all the way through. Place on paper towel to drain excess oil and allow to dry.
To make soy-garlic glaze, combine onion, garlic, soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, garlic powder, and ginger in saucepan. Place over low-medium heat and stir until sugar is fully dissolved. In a small bowl, place corn starch and a tablespoon of the soy-garlic mixture. Mix to dissolve. Add to the saucepan and stir until slightly thickened.
Flash fry chicken in hot oil. Place on paper towel to drain excess oil. Toss chicken wings in glaze. Sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.
Jamaican "Jerk" Chicken Waffle Sandwiches
Bring out the juiciest, most flavorful part of the chicken (the thighs) and sandwich it in between waffles. The result: Jamaican chicken waffle sandwiches, a zingy, Caribbean-inspired dish that will fill the heart and soul of everyone who takes a bite.
½ kilo Bounty Fresh boneless chicken thighs, chopped to bite-size pieces
5 red bird's eye chilis, de-seeded
2 leeks, chopped
1 teaspoon ground allspice
Juice of 6 calamansis
6 tablespoons barbecue sauce
2 medium waffles, sliced to wedges chopped
kesong puti, to garnish
chopped green onion, to garnish
In a mini-food processor or spice grinder, place chili, leeks, garlic, allspice, and calamansi juice. Pulse to make a paste.
Transfer to a bowl and add chicken thighs.
Rub chicken all over. Cover and place in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Grill the chicken pieces until cooked all the way through. Toss in barbecue sauce.
Place on top of waffle and sprinkle with kesong puti and green onions. Cover with another waffle wedge.
For more recipes, visit www.facebook.com/bountyfreshchicken and www.pepper.ph.
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Reading the item about Heathersett's 50th, reminded me that tomorrow (Saturday 23rd), is 50 years to the day since the first recorded Tyneside Test Match took place by the seafront in South Shields. The second leg took place two weeks later at the Newcastle track next to Brough Park Stadium.
Three of the members of that Newcastle side are still very active in the Northumbria club's activities at Cramlington – Keith Dyer, Jim Smith and Norman Carson – although more off-track these days, visited occasionally by Keith Thompson who was the top scorer for South Shields in those matches (and overall top scorer as well).
While yours truly does his best to get round to tracks reachable from London, but writes more than rides these days.


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The clever and talented actor George Clooney and I are out at a local coffee house getting a couple of cappuccinos. Correction, I am getting a cappuccino.
"How can you drink one of those in the afternoon?" George asks as he gets an espresso.
"You've gone native." I reply. I have been in Italy enough to know that cappuccino is only for breakfast. I also know that I will never be anything other than a tourist in Italy, so I might as well drink what I like. If I'm a really good tourist I am mistaken for a French tourist. George spends a third of the year at his Villa on Lake Como and is in a whole other realm of Italianess.
"Eh." He says. "I'm too famous to become Italian. I think the chef we have at the house has brainwashed me. This isn't bad." He adds, sipping his espresso.
I'm glad he likes it. I took him to the best cafe we have in the twin cities for coffee, instead of to the second best one, the one with better seating, because I had a feeling this might be important.
"How's the blog going?" He asked.
"I'm writing it right now." I reply.
"It should have more readers." He says.
"Eh." I say. Everyone's so concerned. "I'm happy with my seventeen readers." I add. "Quality over quantity."
"I'm touched." He says. He's a regular reader. It's how I know him. Though he wasn't necessarily who I was thinking of when I said that.
"You know." He starts to say reluctantly. "Vanity Fair wants to do a cover/interview piece on me and I can pick the writer. It can be you, and I can talk a lot about clerkmanifesto in it."
"It'll give them more to edit out then. I think you've been famous so long you live in a fantasy world George."
This upsets him. "I live in a fantasy world? I live in a fantasy world! I live in a fantasy world!!" He gestures so much he knocks over his espresso. Fortunately it's empty.
I regard him calmly for a moment. And I'm thinking: I'm sick of working at the library. I'm sick of my ridiculous and suffocating managers, the endlessly repeating work, even my co-workers are wearing me out. How can it hurt to see where the Vanity Fair thing leads.
"Fine." I say to George. "Set it up. Let's see what happens."
But George Clooney is gone. There's just a young man standing before me with a slightly concerned look on his face.
"Can I get a library card?" He asks.
I look at him confusedly for a moment, then I collect my wits. "Sure." I say. "Sure."


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Q: Download binary file over HTTP I need to download a binary file , uploaded via http post. I can not able to download  file.
I can see the content of data but I'm not able to save into my local disk.
this is what i see in string
--fUYxo2BFe6N Content-Disposition: form-data; name="data"; filename="EVLD_1.4.36_16_0993_0_000AAE0E0109_2D8A145A040000CC_0E0B1B0F3B29_0008.akt" Content-Type: application/x-gzip
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1 --fUYxo2BFe6N Content-Disposition: form-data; name="md5"
1FAFE4C67252889C75C526EA4313BE27 --fUYxo2BFe6N Content-Disposition: form-data; name="mac"
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This is my source code for listenint requests. I can handle de requests but I'm not able to save content into a file..
public class HttpProcessor
    {
        public TcpClient socket;
        public HttpServer srv;
    private Stream inputStream;
    public StreamWriter outputStream;

    public String http_method;
    public String http_url;
    public String http_protocol_versionstring;
    public Hashtable httpHeaders = new Hashtable();

    private static int MAX_POST_SIZE = 10 * 1024 * 1024; // 10MB

    public HttpProcessor(TcpClient s, HttpServer srv)
    {
        this.socket = s;
        this.srv = srv;

    }

    private string streamReadLine(Stream inputStream)
    {
        int next_char;
        string data = "";
        while (true)
        {
            next_char = inputStream.ReadByte();
            if (next_char == '\n') { break; }
            if (next_char == '\r') { continue; }
            if (next_char == -1) { Thread.Sleep(1); continue; };
            data += Convert.ToChar(next_char);
        }
        return data;
    }
    public void process()
    {
        // we can't use a StreamReader for input, because it buffers up extra data on us inside it's
        // "processed" view of the world, and we want the data raw after the headers
        inputStream = new BufferedStream(socket.GetStream());

        // we probably shouldn't be using a streamwriter for all output from handlers either
        outputStream = new StreamWriter(new BufferedStream(socket.GetStream()));
        try
        {
            parseRequest();
            readHeaders();
            if (http_method.Equals("GET"))
            {
                handleGETRequest();
            }
            else if (http_method.Equals("POST"))
            {
                handlePOSTRequest();
            }
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("Exception: " + e.ToString());
            writeFailure();
        }
        outputStream.Flush();
        // bs.Flush(); // flush any remaining output
        inputStream = null; outputStream = null; // bs = null;
        socket.Close();
    }

    public void parseRequest()
    {
        String request = streamReadLine(inputStream);
        string[] tokens = request.Split(' ');
        if (tokens.Length != 3)
        {
            throw new Exception("invalid http request line");
        }

        http_method = tokens[0].ToUpper();
        http_url = tokens[1];
        http_protocol_versionstring = tokens[2];

        Console.WriteLine("starting: " + request);
    }

    public void readHeaders()
    {
        Console.WriteLine("readHeaders()");
        String line;
        while ((line = streamReadLine(inputStream)) != null)
        {
            if (line.Equals(""))
            {
                Console.WriteLine("got headers");
                return;
            }

            int separator = line.IndexOf(':');
            if (separator == -1)
            {
                throw new Exception("invalid http header line: " + line);
            }
            String name = line.Substring(0, separator);
            int pos = separator + 1;
            while ((pos < line.Length) && (line[pos] == ' '))
            {
                pos++; // strip any spaces
            }

            string value = line.Substring(pos, line.Length - pos);
            Console.WriteLine("header: {0}:{1}", name, value);
            httpHeaders[name] = value;
        }
    }

    public void handleGETRequest()
    {
        srv.handleGETRequest(this);
    }

    private const int BUF_SIZE = 4096;
    public void handlePOSTRequest()
    {
        // this post data processing just reads everything into a memory stream.
        // this is fine for smallish things, but for large stuff we should really
        // hand an input stream to the request processor. However, the input stream
        // we hand him needs to let him see the "end of the stream" at this content
        // length, because otherwise he won't know when he's seen it all!

        Console.WriteLine("get post data start");
        int content_len = 0;
        MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
        if (this.httpHeaders.ContainsKey("Content-Length"))
        {
            content_len = Convert.ToInt32(this.httpHeaders["Content-Length"]);
            if (content_len > MAX_POST_SIZE)
            {
                throw new Exception(
                    String.Format("POST Content-Length({0}) too big for this simple server",
                      content_len));
            }
            byte[] buf = new byte[BUF_SIZE];
            int to_read = content_len;
            while (to_read > 0)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("starting Read, to_read={0}", to_read);

                int numread = this.inputStream.Read(buf, 0, Math.Min(BUF_SIZE, to_read));
                Console.WriteLine("read finished, numread={0}", numread);
                if (numread == 0)
                {
                    if (to_read == 0)
                    {
                        break;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        throw new Exception("client disconnected during post");
                    }
                }
                to_read -= numread;
                ms.Write(buf, 0, numread);
            }
            ms.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);

            //  String s1 = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(ms.ToArray());

        }
        Console.WriteLine("get post data end");

        srv.handlePOSTRequest(this, new StreamReader(ms));

    }
    private static Stream GetPostStream(string filePath, string boundary)
    {
        Stream postDataStream = new System.IO.MemoryStream();

        //adding form data
        string formDataHeaderTemplate = Environment.NewLine + "--" + boundary + Environment.NewLine +
        "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"{0}\";" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine + "{1}";

        //foreach (string key in formData.Keys)
        //{
        //    byte[] formItemBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(formDataHeaderTemplate,
        //    key, formData[key]));
        //    postDataStream.Write(formItemBytes, 0, formItemBytes.Length);
        //}

        //adding file data
        FileInfo fileInfo = new FileInfo(filePath);

        string fileHeaderTemplate = Environment.NewLine + "--" + boundary + Environment.NewLine +
        "Content-Disposition: form-data; name=\"{0}\"; filename=\"{1}\"" +
        Environment.NewLine + "Content-Type: application/vnd.ms-excel" + Environment.NewLine + Environment.NewLine;

        byte[] fileHeaderBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(string.Format(fileHeaderTemplate,
        "UploadCSVFile", fileInfo.FullName));

        postDataStream.Write(fileHeaderBytes, 0, fileHeaderBytes.Length);

        FileStream fileStream = fileInfo.OpenRead();

        byte[] buffer = new byte[1024];

        int bytesRead = 0;

        while ((bytesRead = fileStream.Read(buffer, 0, buffer.Length)) != 0)
        {
            postDataStream.Write(buffer, 0, bytesRead);
        }

        fileStream.Close();

        byte[] endBoundaryBytes = System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("--" + boundary + "--");
        postDataStream.Write(endBoundaryBytes, 0, endBoundaryBytes.Length);

        return postDataStream;
    }

    public void writeSuccess(string content_type = "text/html")
    {
        outputStream.WriteLine("HTTP/1.0 200 OK");
        outputStream.WriteLine("Content-Type: " + content_type);
        outputStream.WriteLine("Connection: close");
        outputStream.WriteLine("");
    }

    public void writeFailure()
    {
        outputStream.WriteLine("HTTP/1.0 404 File not found");
        outputStream.WriteLine("Connection: close");
        outputStream.WriteLine("");
    }
}

public abstract class HttpServer
{

    protected int port;
    TcpListener listener;
    bool is_active = true;

    public HttpServer(int port)
    {
        this.port = port;
    }

    public void listen()
    {
        listener = new TcpListener(port);
        listener.Start();
        while (is_active)
        {
            TcpClient s = listener.AcceptTcpClient();
            HttpProcessor processor = new HttpProcessor(s, this);
            Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(processor.process));
            thread.Start();
            Thread.Sleep(1);
        }
    }

    public abstract void handleGETRequest(HttpProcessor p);
    public abstract void handlePOSTRequest(HttpProcessor p, StreamReader inputData);
}

public class MyHttpServer : HttpServer
{
    public MyHttpServer(int port)
        : base(port)
    {
    }
    public override void handleGETRequest(HttpProcessor p)
    {

        if (p.http_url.Equals("/Test.png"))
        {
            Stream fs = File.Open("../../Test.png", FileMode.Open);

            p.writeSuccess("image/png");
            fs.CopyTo(p.outputStream.BaseStream);
            p.outputStream.BaseStream.Flush();
        }

        Console.WriteLine("request: {0}", p.http_url);
        p.writeSuccess();
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("
test server
");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("Current Time: " + DateTime.Now.ToString());
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("url : {0}", p.http_url);

        p.outputStream.WriteLine("<form method=post action=/form>");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("<input type=text name=foo value=foovalue>");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("<input type=submit name=bar value=barvalue>");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("</form>");
    }

    public override void handlePOSTRequest(HttpProcessor p, StreamReader inputData)
    {

        Console.WriteLine("POST request: {0}", p.http_url);
        string data = inputData.ReadToEnd();

        //SaveStreamToFile(inputData);
        p.writeSuccess();
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("
test server
");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("return
");
        p.outputStream.WriteLine("postbody:
{0}
", data);

    }

    public void SaveStreamToFile(Stream stream)
    {
        if (stream.Length == 0) return;

        // Create a FileStream object to write a stream to a file
        using (FileStream fileStream = System.IO.File.Create(@"C:/EmreDenemeHttp.txt", (int)stream.Length))
        {
            // Fill the bytes[] array with the stream data
            byte[] bytesInStream = new byte[stream.Length];
            stream.Read(bytesInStream, 0, (int)bytesInStream.Length);

            // Use FileStream object to write to the specified file
            fileStream.Write(bytesInStream, 0, bytesInStream.Length);
        }
    }
}

public class TestMain
{
    public static int Main(String[] args)
    {
        HttpServer httpServer;
        if (args.GetLength(0) > 0)
        {
            httpServer = new MyHttpServer(Convert.ToInt16(args[0]));
        }
        else
        {
            httpServer = new MyHttpServer(80);
        }
        Thread thread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(httpServer.listen));
        thread.Start();
        return 0;
    }

}

A: If you mean you see this as string in your browser, the mime type sent by your server to your client may be wrong.
By default it is set to text/html.
It should be something like    application/x-binary
or perhaps    application/x-gzip
Check what mime type is fetched by your client when you display the page and act accordingly on your server.

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What is the future of Polish property market?
The third edition of the "INVESTOR Project" conference devoted to the native property market will be held on 13th October this year in the IBB Andersia hotel in Poznań.
This event is an annual meeting of investors, representatives of cities and professionals related to the property industry. Issues directly connected with i.a. crucial investment barriers present on the market, sustainable construction, new construction law and spatial order will be discussed during the conference. The main objective of the event is to present the newest trends and directions for expansion of the native property industry.
Among panelists there will be representatives of various environments related to the sector such as Łukasz Kaleciński, Regional Director in Skanska Property, Łukasz Maciak MRICS REV, Director Capital Markets in Cushman&Wakefield, Dariusz Ostrowski, Chairman of the Board in Development Agency of Wrocław Agglomeration.
The participation in the conference is envisaged for i.a. investors, representatives of developer companies, financial institutions, construction companies, brokers, architects, assessors and other experts related to the investment process in regions.
More information and program of the conference is available on the website: projektinwestor.pl.


In Puerto Vallarta, restaurants and stores taped or boarded-up windows and residents raced to stores for last-minute purchases.
Holidaymakers are being warned devastating weather is on the way to a top tourist destination.
Forecasters say the monster Category 5 storm Hurricane Patricia, heading for Mexico's Central Pacific Coast, is the strongest ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere.
The area includes Puerto Vallarta, which is served by travel firm Thomson.
With maximum sustained winds near 200 mph, Patricia is the strongest storm ever recorded in the eastern Pacific or in the Atlantic, said Dave Roberts, a hurricane specialist at the US National Hurricane Centre.
Patricia's power is comparable to that of Typhoon Haiyan, which left more than 7,300 dead or missing in the Philippines two years ago, according to the UN's World Meteorological Organisation.
Officials in Mexico declared a state of emergency in dozens of municipalities in Colima, Nayarit and Jalisco states that contain the port of Manzanillo and the resort of Puerto Vallarta. The governor of Colima ordered schools to close on Friday, when the storm was forecast to make what the Hurricane Centre called a "potentially catastrophic landfall".
Pacific Coast residents boarded up homes and bought supplies ahead of the storm's arrival.
Rain pounded Manzanillo late on Thursday while people took last-minute measures ahead of Patricia, which quickly grew from a tropical storm into a Category 5 hurricane, leaving authorities scrambling to make people safe.
At a Wal-Mart store in Manzanillo, shoppers filled trolleys with non-perishable goods as a steady rain fell outside.
Alejandra Rodriguez, shopping with her brother and mother, was buying 10 litres of milk, a large jug of water and items like tuna and canned ham that do not require refrigeration or cooking. The family has already blocked the bottoms of the doors at their home to prevent water from entering.
The Hurricane Centre in Miami warned that preparations should be rushed to completion, saying the storm could cause coastal flooding, destructive waves and flash floods.
"This is an extremely dangerous, potentially catastrophic hurricane," centre meteorologist Dennis Feltgen said.
Mr Feltgen said Patricia also poses problems for Texas. Forecast models indicate that after the storm breaks up over land, remnants of its tropical moisture will likely combine with and contribute to heavy rainfall that is already soaking Texas independently of the hurricane, he said.
By early on Friday, Patricia's maximum sustained winds had increased to 200 mph - a Category 5 storm, the highest designation on the Saffir-Simpson scale used to quantify a hurricane's wind strength.
Patricia was centred about 160 miles south-west of Manzanillo early on Friday and was moving north-west at 10 mph on a projected track to come ashore between Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta some time on Friday afternoon or evening.
Some fluctuations in intensity were forecast before then, but the Hurricane Centre said it is expected to be an "extremely dangerous" Category 5 storm.
A hurricane warning was in effect for the Mexican coast from San Blas to Punta San Telmo, a stretch that includes Manzanillo and Puerto Vallarta. A broader area is under hurricane watch, tropical storm warning or tropical storm watch.
The Hurricane Centre said Patricia is expected to bring rainfall of six to 12 inches, with isolated amounts of up to 20 inches in some locations.
Roberto Ramirez, the director of Mexico's National Water Commission, which includes the nation's meteorological service, said Patricia will be powerful enough to lift up cars, destroy homes that are not sturdily built with cement and steel and will be able to drag along people caught outside when the storm strikes.
Mr Ramirez said that the people in the most danger from the hurricane will be those on the coast, especially in the state of Jalisco.


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Trust in data remains a key concern for executives, but two-thirds still don't put data first when making decisions according to a new report.
The biggest companies may say they're increasingly using data to drive their decisions and that they're investing heavily in prioritizing data within their organizations, but in fact, two-thirds of CEOs still rely on gut feel when making decisions.
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That's just one of the insights in Alation's new "State of Data Culture" report. Conducted by Wakefield Research surveying 300 data and analytics leaders at enterprises with more than 2,500 employees in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, the report assessed enterprise progress in "establishing a data culture within their organizations, the challenges they face in embracing data-driven decision making, and the progress they have made in leveraging data to drive business value for their organizations." Alation, a data catalog pioneer and data intelligence solutions provider, says it plans to update the report quarterly.
The report introduces what it calls a Data Culture Index (DCI), "a quantitative assessment of how well an organization is positioned to enable data-driven decision-making." The index has three component scores (rated from 0 to 4), one for each of the "pillar disciplines of data culture":
The ability to find data (data search and discovery)
The ability to properly analyze, interpret, and draw conclusions from data (data literacy)
The ability to ensure trustworthiness and accountability of data assets, including compliance with policies and regulations (data governance)
How are companies doing? Not great. Only 12 percent of companies scored an A. Not only did two-thirds of subjects rate a grade of C, D, or F, the report cites an important "data culture disconnect" -- data leaders think they're doing better than the researchers do. Over half (58 percent) of data leaders gave themselves a higher score than did Wakefield.
When asked what causes this disconnect, Alation cofounder and CDAO Aaron Kalb told Upside he hypothesizes that the largest factor is "just human psychology. We struggle with estimation in general and particularly with self-appraisal (especially when facing an uncomfortable truth about ourselves or our organizations). Think about trying to estimate the number of seats in a stadium (remember those?) all at once versus if you can roughly count the seats in one section and then the sections in the venue.
"The DCI calculation methodology is a simple ruler -- it even goes to 12 -- to get a more accurate measure of the actual state of data culture in an organization. By looking at each of the three critical aspects separately, and thinking about penetration across departments, you get a more granular (and therefore more accurate) picture than just ballparking."
The report uncovered a few success factors. Of companies scoring an A or B, 59 percent foster a data culture that values collaboration between business and the data and analytics teams. Only 44 percent of companies with lower DCI scores do so. Higher-rated companies are also more likely to manage data governance at the point of use. Ninety-two percent of companies with ratings in the top third have a corporate initiative to become more data driven; overall 78 percent do. When it comes to challenges, 40 percent of those rated in the bottom third cite lack of buy-in from leadership as their top challenge.
The Search for Trustworthy Data
Nine out of ten people polled for the report said that their C-level executives "at least sometimes question the data that they use, with more than half (56%) saying this happens often or all of the time." The higher up in the organization, the more respondents question the data. A third (32 percent) of C-level respondents say questioning data happens "all the time" or "often," but that rises to 53 percent for executives and 72 percent for directors.
That could explain why two out of three data leaders say those same executives "ignore data when making business decisions, relying instead on gut instinct." With some bravado, perhaps, C-level executives are likely to ignore data because they believe their gut instinct is what sets their decisions apart (42 percent). Another third (35 percent) cite insufficient collaboration, the same percentage that said they use gut instinct "because they're used to doing things their own way."
Moving from Gut Feel to Data
That "gut feel" seems entrenched in the report's subjects. We asked CDAO Kalb what best practices can end the belief that instincts are better than data?
"Our 'gut instincts' are actually powerful recommendation engines informed by our evolutionary history and trained on experiential data collected over our whole lives. Gut should trump quantitative data sometimes -- when we need to make a decision in less than a second, when that experiential training data is relevant to the decision at hand, or when the numerical data before us is limited or stale or suspect.
"However, often our instincts point us in the wrong direction for deliberative decisions because the present isn't like the past, and the world has changed in ways that our built-in cognitive biases make it hard to see.
"By investing in data search and discovery, we can make data readily available, so data-driven decisions can be made at the speed of business.
"By investing in data quality and data governance programs, we can reduce the amount of (appropriate) skepticism folks have about data so they take it seriously and have fewer 'excuses' for overriding the story the data tells.
"Finally, by investing in data literacy, we can help folks interpret data well and avoid potentially misleading interpretations -- choosing to believe statistically rigorous results and ignore spurious conclusions rather than just leaning on confirmation basis (embracing data they expect and rejecting data which is surprising)."
Other report findings examine the impact of COVID-19 on relying on data, how data is used, and changes to use in BI tools, data visualization, and data catalogs since the pandemic began.
Kalb noted that "the research unsurprisingly shows 70 percent of C-level executives are using data more since COVID-19, with organizations using more BI and visualization tools than ever. I think it's interesting that there's also a large uptick in use of data catalogs due to spikes in personnel changes, remote work, and questions regarding our new normal. This may reflect the fact that not only are the answers to old data questions more relevant than ever (because the answers are different and ever-changing), but the crisis is also raising totally new questions which require people in organizations to find, understand, and trust new data sets with which they have no prior familiarity."
Expectations and Surprises
Upside asked Kalb what results were in line with his expectations and what surprised him.
"Ninety percent of organizations reported their decision makers routinely question the data with which they're presented. That was unsurprising and actually reassuring. Healthy scientific skepticism is part of a strong data culture; people should ask about the size of data sets, sampling, methodology, etc. However, I was surprised and a bit disappointed and concerned to read that two-thirds of organizations find their C-suite ignores data sometimes, often, or 'all the time.' Why collect data if you're more likely to disregard it than to leverage it?
"Just a few years ago, many large organizations didn't have a CDO. I was surprised and delighted to see that over 85 percent of respondents' organizations had a C-level data leader and that more than twice as many had the title of CDAO versus CDO. This reflects the speed with which organizations are realizing how important it is to not just manage data but mine it for insights and business value."
Best Practices for Improving a DCI Score
What key steps does Kalb recommend for companies rated C or below to increase their scores?
"First, the companies need to staff for success. They need to appoint a strong, centralized CDAO reporting to the CEO or board so data is seen as powering the whole business. Ensure this person has ambassadors in each function and unit.
"The report shows organizations with such structures have significantly more developed data cultures. Furthermore, the highest-scoring organizations were using data to improve customer experiences and develop new products -- with initiatives led by operations and customer service -- whereas the lower tranches associated data more with risk and compliance.
"Next, these enterprises should invest in software and programs for data search and discovery, data governance, data literacy, and data quality so people can find relevant trustworthy data and interpret it correctly.
"Third, they should foster collaboration between 'data people' and business people, bringing data and metadata to the point of use and impact.
"Finally, set goals and regularly measure progress."
That's solid advice for all companies, no matter what their CDI score.
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Sagittarius CEO Paul Stephen will also be speaking in the Innovate Theatre on Thursday 26th February at 10:30am discussing how developments in technology have transformed the travel industry and where the travel technology sector is going.
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The diversity of walk in closet systems DIY provided by quite many specialized websites, make it clear how popular these systems are nowadays. These systems are designed to bring quite large spaces to accommodate all your clothes while taking up the minimum room. Having a small room attached to your bedroom, is a great advantage as it can be easily turned into a practical and lovely walk in closet. Constructing the necessary quantity of drawers, shelves and bars, all your clothes (even those you are not currently wearing) as well as shoes and accessories can be safely and neatly organized.
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'Qigong & Baduanjin' - this book outlines and details the relaxing, health improving and life transposing Chinese Art of Qigong. Qigong means "Energy training" and covers a wide vista of Traditional Chinese Medicine for health and balance. This book details the facts, history and unknown Forms of Baduanjin, a health skill dating back almost 900 years.
'Tai Chi Diet: food for life'. The book explains what food is, what is does and why you need it. It also tells you which foods are good or bad for you and allows you to make informed decisions on changing your diet, one item at a time. Other aspects, like the times you eat, are also discussed. A Special Needs section deals with common diseases like IBS, Cancer and Hyperglycaemia. This book has helped many people make life changing diet changes easily.
'T'ai Chi Ch'uan - The Wellspring Source Book'. The latest addition is all about the ancient Art of Taijiquan. It covers the history, development and mainstream styles of this much loved gentle exercise form. Background philosophy and essential techniques or methods are explained along detailed and illustrated Forms.
Kung Fu The Way of Heaven & Earth - Here is a book for students that helps them to understand the style, the values and concepts of Chinese fighting and exercise systems. For new students, this gives the information about stances, punches kicks and movements, plus the first two grades. It is a companion to what is learned in classes, not a D.I.Y. Manual.
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BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Leonard Downie Jr., Walter Cronkite School journalism professor and former Washington Post executive editor
By DANIEL LIPPMAN
How/where are you celebrating your birthday and with whom? "I'll be celebrating my birthday at a quiet dinner with my wife in Phoenix, where I've been teaching my annual semester of in-residence investigative reporting seminars at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism. Soon after, we will return to Washington, D.C. for the rest of the year."
How did you get your start in journalism? "I started as a reporter in the fifth grade for a mimeographed elementary school 'newspaper', and I was its editor in the sixth grade. Professionally, I started as a summer intern at The Washington Post in 1964 and stayed for 44 years."
What's an interesting book/article you're reading now or finished? And why?
"I read everything I can find about the ongoing transformation of American journalism, about which I also write frequently, most recently with two co-authors in the new book, 'The News Media: What Everyone Needs to Know.' For entertainment, I'm a Penelope Fitzgerald fan."
What is a trend going on in the U.S. or abroad that doesn't get enough attention?
"The growing trend to distrust facts and factual news media in favor of polarized opinion and fictional 'news' – and why that matters."
How do you think the Trump presidency is going? "I still don't express political opinions, even though I now vote after refusing to do so during the 25 years I was managing editor and executive editor of The Washington Post. But I can say that I am very concerned about an administration that characterizes the news media as 'the enemy of the American people,' just as I was very concerned and wrote critically about the complete failure of the Obama administration to be 'the most transparent in American history,' as President Obama had promised."
What's a goal of yours for the next year? "Planning and beginning active research for a memoir. Watching the Washington Nationals win the World Series."
What's your morning routine? "Waking to NPR, reading news and sports online, and vowing to work out on another morning."
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My thesis examines and defines 'conditions of production' and 'conditions of consumption' as they apply to both Marxist economic theory and to the more culturally-oriented production and consumption of literary texts according to Pierre Bourdieu. I will establish the relationship between these conditions as cause and effect, complementary, and, finally, mutually necessary depending upon their context and manifestation. Alterations in the conditions of production and consumption affect our treatment of their corresponding, associative dichotomies in the literary tradition - the transcendent and the material, the spiritual and the corporal, the well-wrought art object and the commodity fetish, and, finally, male and female. I will finally demonstrate how the utopian text in particular, with its paradoxical goals of social change and mass marketability, both alludes to and eludes these categorizations as it projects and capitalizes on new, other worlds.
Spangler, Pauline, "Living in (Im) Material Worlds: Modes of Production and Consumption in Utopian Literature" (2009). All Theses. 591.


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I am willing to meet with students before class or directly after class as well. Students may also email me at [email protected] for assistance with class.
Course dates are August 27th through December 13th. Hempstead course starts on August 29th.
The student is responsible for keeping up with assigned readings and assignments. The student will have some assignments that are to be accessed and completed through eCampus. Please note my dividing of the course does not necessarily match that of the book. I will discuss this further in the syllabus as well as in class.
Evaluation of a student's accomplishments in Government 2305 will consist of 10 chapter quizzes, 5 section exams, and a comprehensive final exam. Participation and discussion by the student will also factor into the final grade.
All assignments will be administered online giving the student several days in which to decide when to take each quiz. Failure to complete the quizzes within the allotted time will count as a zero. There are no makeups for missed quizzes or exams.
There will be 8 participation/discussion grades which will influence the student's overall grade. The participation/discussion grades will count towards over 20% of the total grade. These grades cover the reading materials or current events in the news. No make-ups will be given for missed Discussion/participation grades.
Attendance during exams is mandatory. Not taking the section exams or final exam will result in an exam grade of "0" for the student. Please review the absence policy below for further explanation of "excused" absences. These are the only excused absences I will accept in regards to offering a makeup exam. Any makeup exam granted will result in different content of the original exam you missed. Attendance and grades go hand in hand; missing class for any reason puts you, the student, at a distinct disadvantage.
All quizzes and exams will consist of multiple choice. true or false and short answer questions. Readings, quiz and test dates are explained below in the Course Calendar/Schedule.
Since this is a college level course, I expect mature behavior while in class. This means no cell phones are to be out and visible nor should students being wearing headphones, ear buds or any other electronic device that takes away from pay attention. Any student caught with a cell phone will be dismissed from the class and counted as absent. Note taking in class is required. The student must have something to write with as well as a notebook to write in. Students are not permitted to sit in class without taking notes and they will be asked to leave and counted as absent. If assistance is required for note taking, the student should see Disability Services for further assistance. Remember, 4 absences will result in being administratively dropped from the class.
Also, if you are not in your seat once I shut the door to the classroom you are considered absent for that class. I will be calling roll. No exceptions.
Classroom behavior I find disruptive will result in the individual being dismissed from class and being counted as absent. You will not be able to reenter the classroom until you formally request a conference with me to discuss the offending behavior. Things I consider to be offending and disruptive include but are not limited to: sleeping in class, headphones on during the class or even wearing them into the classroom, not paying attention, no note taking, etc. Basically, come to class pay attention for either the 50 or 75 minutes, participate in the class discussion and all will be good.
I do not make these rules to be difficult or mean-spirited. I make them because students need to understand that they are ultimately responsible for their own success in the class and in life. I am more than willing to assist and strive to make this course enjoyable but student's behavior is critical to the success of this course. Those who choose to play by the rules will be successful, those who do not will not be successful.
If you have any questions about my classroom policies, please feel free to schedule a conference with me to discuss your concerns.
3. Answer the eight discussions and respond to at least two students per discussion with one response being to a student with whom you disagree.
4. Complete the Final exam at the end of course term.
ALL assignments are completed online, including the exams, and can be accessed through the CONTENT tab on Ecampus. There are time periods for all assignments and once the time is up, you cannot complete the assignment and will receive a zero. All assignments are due by 10pm on the due date.
Original post: Up to 15 points.
Each response: Up to 5 points each.
Remember if you only do the original post, you will receive ZERO points. If you only do the original post and and one response, you will receive ZERO points.
• Your responses should be YOURS…not just reciting information you found on a website, the book, or from another student. If you are using material from other sources like the book or a website to support your argument, you need to provide proper citations within the text of your response.
• Each original posting must be at least 500 words in length – while quality of content is the primary factor considered in grading, I am also VERY picky on the length. If your posting does not meet the minimum of 500 words, it will not be graded and you will receive a zero for that assignment. Also, if you fail to respond to the minimum number of students (2), you will receive a zero. Each response should be no less than 150 words each. One of the responses to other students must be to someone with whom you disagree. You don't have to be mean about it. The point of these exercises are to create dialogue and discussion. Remember just because you do the minimum does not mean you will receive full credit. No partial credit is given.
• Please check grammar and spelling before posting. I reserve the right to refuse to grade your written work if it is not grammatically correct so please review your written work before posting. Lack of punctuation or capitalization is important considering this is a college essay so I would suggest writing like you are in college!
with each other but please be respectful and realize that you will encounter different opinions and you need to respect everyone's opinion even if you disagree. I encourage debate but please be respectful.
Last Day to drop course and receive a Q.
Final Exam is at the regular class time.
* Note; the instructor reserves the right to make changes to the following schedule as necessary. This calendar is only an approximation since events can dictate class discussion topics. Any changes will be announced in class/eCampus in a timely manner. The due dates for all assignments will be announced in eCampus in a timely manner. The last day to drop this course and receive a "Q" is Friday, November 30, 2018. It is your responsibility to pay attention to due dates and times. Also you are responsible for dropping the course prior to this date if you so choose. Dropping after this date will result in a grade of F.


In a recent blog post, we explained Florida's law against "doctor shopping." A recent doctor shopping case, Kari-Lynn Norton v. State of Florida, has established an important precedent in the state of Florida – not only for doctor shopping, but for criminal law in general.
In the case, the District Court of Appeal for Florida's Second District ruled in favor of a woman (Kari-Lynn Norton) accused of doctor-shopping. The court held that the state failed to prosecute her within the three-year statute of limitations for a third degree felony such as doctor shopping.
Florida Statute 775.15(4)(b) states that when a defendant has not been arrested or served with a summons on a particular charge, a prosecution on that charge will begin when an indictment or information is filed – but only if the capias, summons or other process issued on the indictment or information is executed without unreasonable delay. It also states that in order to determine whether a delay is reasonable, considerations shall include the defendant's absence from the state, and the inability to locate the defendant after a diligent search.
In Ms. Norton's case, a warrant was served for her arrest in 2010. The authorities were unable to locate her until 2014, when she was arrested. There were four efforts to contact Ms. Norton prior to her arrest.
In 2010, a law enforcement official attempted to serve Ms. Norton at her mother's home, but Ms. Norton was not present.
Later in 2010, the warrant for her arrest was posted on the websites for the Pasco County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
In October 2011, there was another attempt to serve Ms. Norton at her mother's home, but again she was not present.
Later in October 2011, an attempt was made to serve her at a different address, but the property was vacant.
After her arrest in July 2014, Ms. Norton filed a petition to prevent the state from proceeding with a criminal prosecution against her. She argued that the statute of limitations had expired, because she was prosecuted more than three years since the last diligent search for her had taken place.
A trial court ruled that the state's fourth attempt in 2011 constituted a diligent search, and thus the statute of limitations had not expired. However, the appeals court disagreed, holding that the search was not diligent.
A case like this demonstrates the importance of being represented by an attorney when facing criminal charges. Without the help of qualified legal advice, Kari-Lynn Norton may have entered a guilty plea without ever realizing that there was an issue with the statute of limitations.
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A season spanning four months and two quarters came to a close Saturday at the NCAA DIII Regional Diving Championships. While most divers went home after the UAA Championships on February 17 and 19, two Chicago competitors got the chance to move on to the national level after solid performances at UAAs in Rochester.
Second-year Natalie DeMuro finished seventh in the one-meter dive, while first-year Anna Girlich won the one-meter and placed fourth in the three-meter dive. Girlich also previously earned the accolade of UAA Women's Diver of the Year. Both women were extremely excited to represent the Maroons at regionals.
Friday saw the Maroons head to Denison in Granville, OH for the three-meter dive. This board height seemed to be a favorite of both South Siders, as they both finished in the top 11. DeMuro slid into 10th place while Girlich was right behind her at 11th, falling by only 3.4 points.
On the second day, the duo would take on 28 competitors, and finished quite well despite being underclassmen. DeMuro finished 10th while Girlich took 13th in the one-meter dive. This is especially notable because, of the top 10 finishers, only four were underclassmen. Girlich was one of only two first-years to crack the top 15.
Even though the two will not head on to the NCAA DIII Championships, as only seven of the women were selected, the regional competition provided a learning experience and put a solid cap on a stellar season for both divers.
As early as November, there were signs of a promising season for both divers. Girlich placed first in both dives against Wash U, and later that month she also took first in the three-meter dive at the Phoenix Fall Classic. She also turned out a B-cut performance for both dives in that meet, and DeMuro qualified for the B-cut in the one-meter dive.
Both DeMuro and Gilrich came into their own in the month of January. At the tri-meet against Lewis and Olivet Nazarene, DeMuro took first in the one-meter while Girlich won the three-meter. The ladies repeated this performance against DePauw and Calvin later that month. Finally, they switched against Lake Forest and Olivet Nazarene: DeMuro placed first in the three-meter dive while Girlich snatched the one-meter.
Girlich also added a runner-up finish in the three-meter dive and a third-place finish in the one-meter dive at the UIC Diving Invite in February. This meet brought both DI and DIII athletes together for competition.
"One goal we both have for next year is to learn some of the harder dives that the nationals qualifiers completed," said DeMuro.
Based on their results this season and the fact that both have a minimum of two more years, the future looks bright for the women's diving program at Chicago.


English football star Wayne Rooney was arrested in December at the Dulles Airport outside Washington, D.C. for public intoxication, according to local police.
Rooney, who joined the U.S. soccer team DC United in mid-2018, was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on December 16, on a charge of public intoxication stemming from an arrest by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Police (MWAA), a police spokesman said.
Rooney was later released on a personal recognizance bond.