"Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?'… But strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well" (Matthew 6:31, 33).
In our culture, we place high value on success. Success is often measured by appearance, material wealth, occupation, or career advancement. All these are external areas of our lives.
At Brethren Volunteer Service orientations, we invite Dana Cassell, pastor of Peace Covenant Church of the Brethren, to lead us for a day focused on vocation—particularly on what and how God calls us. During that time she shares a story from Henri Nouwen, who was at the top of his profession teaching psychology at Harvard, Notre Dame, and Yale, but left it all to work in a L'Arche community. It was a significant change to go from the halls of academia to closely serving persons with intellectual disabilities each day. During this experience, Nouwen learned three things: 1) Being is more important than doing, 2) The heart is more important than the mind, and 3) Doing things together is more important than doing things alone.
1) Being is more important than doing.
But she was right. Listening is one of the most challenging things to do. We can be so preoccupied with doing something for someone that we miss the opportunity to listen, to be present. This doesn't mean we stop the doing—we still need to get things done—but, like Nouwen, we must realize that in the push to achieve the pinnacle of success, we often lose an essential component of life—being with people. The L'Arche community taught Nouwen this, and that was my supervisor's lesson too. Being is more important than doing. Listening is the most important thing you will do.
2) The heart is more important than the mind.
Academic achievement certainly fits with our cultural value of success, and Nouwen certainly succeeded in this area as a professor at prestigious schools. However, he didn't feel like he was supposed to be in those places. It was then that he asked God for a clear message about what to do next. After many years and an interesting call, he moved to a L'Arche community to serve alongside persons with intellectual disabilities. While this can be challenging work to say the least, it doesn't require quite the brain power of an academic setting. Nonetheless, Nouwen felt fulfilled in that community and it was where he served the rest of his days. While the mind can be impressive, "love is where the heart is," as the song goes, or maybe, the heart is where love is.
3) Doing things together is more important than doing things alone.
As members of the Church of the Brethren, we understand this, and many Christians do too. We understand following Jesus means working together in community. Together.
It does, however, run against cultural values of independence and success—being a self-made person, "pulling yourself up by your bootstraps," and going it alone. One might think of things like Frank Sinatra's famous line, "I did it my way." We hear all the time about the success of someone doing something on their own, and it can be difficult to evaluate success when something is done together.
Even though our cultural lens limits success to individual achievement, Nouwen still affirmed that doing things together is more important, and I completely agree. I can't lead Brethren Volunteer Service by myself; we need our whole team. And we can't be the church by ourselves or do the work of Jesus alone; we need each other, the whole community, to discern and move forward together.
What Nouwen learned at L'Arche is still essential for us today. Instead of living for our own success, these principles guide us to be present, remain focused on matters of the heart, and value community. By embodying these lessons, may we more fully live into the kingdom of God.
Brethren Volunteer Service partners with L'Arche communities in Northern Ireland, Germany, and the US. Learn more about this ministry of the Church of the Brethren or support it today at www.brethren.org/bvs.
Hopeless. This was the word a man from the village of Kebalpur used to describe how he felt more than two years after the devastating earthquake in Nepal.
This summer, 16 of us traveled to the Dhading District of Nepal for the Young Adult Workcamp. We partnered with Heifer International to help rebuild two schools. Our time with the people of Nepal and their overwhelming resilience inspired me each day as we huffed and puffed up the mountain to our work sites.
On our last day of work in Kebalpur, our translator offered to give us a tour of homes that were affected by the earthquake in April 2015. It was the house of the man who felt hopeless that we visited first. I distinctly remember approaching the house with a corrugated tin roof held down by giant rocks. There were no signs that any rebuilding had happened since the earthquake. A baby lay on a blanket in the middle of the floor and the man solemnly sat by the door as we had a conversation through our translator.
Every interaction we had with people before this moment had been positive, happy, hopeful, and full of unspoken love. Over the last few days, we had laughed with the people of the village while we gave our best (unimpressive) effort to mix cement by hand, enjoyed playing kickball with their children and grandchildren, and even taught an elder of the village how to take a "selfie." However, when this man shared with us, my entire perspective shifted. The reality of how this village was affected by the earthquake hit me like a ton of bricks. I was speechless. All I could do was sit in his doorway, listen, and be present.
The workcamp theme for the summer was "Say Hello" and was supported by 3 John 13-14, which shares about having heart-to-heart conversations and greeting people by name. The theme focused on communication with God and each other, and even ourselves. While we were in Nepal, however, we were not able to communicate with people in their native language. But in our language of service, smiles, and holding space for people's hopelessness, we formed relationships with people. We experienced what it means to be the church together and to work for the good of one another.
Wherever we are, we are called to be the church not just in positive, happy, and hopeful times, but in difficult times of sitting in a doorway together and holding space for the despair that we see and feel all around us. When everything seems hopeless, we can share the burden and allow God to be present with us.
The people we encountered in Nepal may not have been impressed with our cement mixing skills. But as we worked side by side, the way they welcomed us, showed us radical hospitality, and allowed us to be present in their hopeLESSness and hopeFULness was remarkable. It was one of the most significant images of church I've seen.
Workcamps provide opportunities for people of all ages to serve, worship, and learn together in community. Registration for the 2018 workcamp season opens January 11, 2018. For more information on workcamps visit www.brethren.org/workcamps or support it today at www.brethren.org/give.


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Civil Procedure Keyed to Cound
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Civil Procedure Keyed to Yeazell
An Overview Of Procedure
Subject Matter Jurisdiction Of The Federal Courts
The Erie Problem
Incentives To Litigate
Resolution Without Trial
Identifying The Trier
Respect For Judgments
Abdouch v. Lopez
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Cunningham
Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court
Cerrato v. Nutribullet, LLC
Cordero v. Voltaire, LLC
Daimler AG v. Bauman
Epic Systems v. Lewis
Favale v. Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport
Ferguson v. Countrywide Credit Industries, Inc.
Fisher v. Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corp.
Gordon v. T.G.R. Logistics, Inc.
Haddle v. Garrison (11th Cir. 1997)
Haddle v. Garrison (S.D. Ga. 1996)
In re Ameriquest Mortgage Co. Mortgage Lending Practices Litigation
Ison v. Thomas
Lind v. Schenley Industries
Lucy Webb Hayes Natl. Training School v. Geoghegan
Monfore v. Phillips
Mueller v. Swift
Pennoyer v. Neff
Pennsylvania Railroad v. Chamberlain
Peterson v. Wilson
Reise v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin
Rengifo v. Erevos Enterprises, Inc.
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Tolan v. Cotton
Citation. 134 S. Ct. 1861 (2014)
Citation134 S. Ct. 1861 (2014)
Brief Fact Summary.
During the early morning hours, Defendant – a police officer – fired three bullets at Plaintiff who was mistakenly accused of exiting a stolen car. One of the bullets punctured Plaintiff's right lung. Plaintiff was unarmed on his parents' front porch about 15 to 20 feet away from the officer. Plaintiff appeared to be shot after he reacted to the way Defendant treated his mother. There were differing versions as to how the plaintiff reacted. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the lower court's decision, reasoning that Defendant was entitled to qualified immunity because he did not violate any clearly established right.
Synopsis of Rule of Law.
A court may grant a motion for summary judgment only when the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the non-movant, establishes that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law.
On the merits of the case, while I do not necessarily agree in all respects with the Court's characterization of the evidence, I agree that there are genuine issues of material fact and that this is a case in which summary judgment should not have been granted.
Facts.
At approximately 2:00 in the morning, Officer Edwards noticed a vehicle turning onto a residential street and parking in front of a house. Edwards mistakenly believed the vehicle was stolen. Plaintiffs exited the car. Edwards accused them of stealing the car, and Plaintiff Tolan stated that it was his car. Plaintiff Tolan's parents came outside and reiterated that the vehicle belonged to Plaintiff Tolan, who lived with them. Defendant arrived on the scene and ordered Plaintiff Tolan's mother to stand against the garage door. Defendant escorted Plaintiff Tolan's mother and may have pushed her up against the garage door. Plaintiff Tolan testified that he reacted to this and rose to his knees. Edwards and Defendant testified that Tolan rose to his feet. All parties agreed that Tolan exclaimed, "Get your fucking hands off my mom." Defendant then shot Plaintiff Tolan, piercing his liver and collapsing his right lung. Plaintiff Tolan survived but suffered a life-altering injury. Plaintiffs sued Defendant under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the use of excessive force violated the Fourth Amendment. After discovery, Defendant moved for summary judgment. The trial court granted summary judgment. Plaintiff Tolan appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, which affirmed. Plaintiff Tolan then petitioned the United States Supreme Court for review.
Issue.
May a court grant a motion for summary judgment when the evidence was not viewed in the light most favorable to the non-movant?
No. The Supreme Court vacated the judgment of the Fifth Circuit, holding that the Fifth Circuit failed to view the evidence at summary judgment in the light most favorable to plaintiff with respect to the central facts of the case.
A court may grant a motion for summary judgment only when the evidence, viewed in the light most favorable to the non-movant, establishes that the movant is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. For the purposes of a motion for summary judgment, the evidence of the non-movant is to be believed, and all justifiable inferences are to be drawn in his favor. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc., 477 U.S. 242 255 (1986). If there are genuine factual disputes, they should generally be resolved by juries. Here, the trial court and the court of appeals failed to view the evidence in the light most favorable to Plaintiffs, the non-movant. The factual conclusions drawn by the courts below are contradicted by evidence presented by Plaintiffs. The parties had genuine factual disputes about: (1) the lighting, (2) the demeanor of Plaintiff Tolan's mother, (3) whether Plaintiff Tolan shouted threats at the officers, and (4) Plaintiff Tolan's positioning during the shooting. In each case, Plaintiffs presented evidence that could be interpreted to support his claim. The courts below improperly credited Defendant's proof over Plaintiffs' proof, resolving the disputed issues in favor of the movant. These factual disputes were not properly decided in a motion for summary judgment. Therefore, the judgment of the trial court was reversed.
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Our sincere thanks to Pam Jokerst for an outstanding field trip! The weather was picture perfect for the thirty-eight people touring the Ozark Fisheries facility Saturday. After a sneak preview at the fish in the viewing tanks, we gathered to hear Jana Cleveland tell the history of the farm and the processes involved in raising, sorting and shipping all the various things they sell. Then everyone went out to choose their own special fish from the thousands available, enjoy a Heavenly Ham lunch, and watch as each purchase was packaged, oxygenated, boxed and loaded onto the bus. After a final stop to see the water gushing from one of the artesian springs, we headed back to St. Louis and loaded our treasures into our cars.


The boys got RSV over Christmas, giving it to one of my brothers, who developed pneumonia from it (oops. Sorry bro). My dear friend Cindy legit rescued me and answered my text on CHRISTMAS DAY so I didn't have to go to the ER (thank God) while the nurse line and all walk in clinics were closed, since it was, of course, Christmas. We finally got home and I'm just now feeling like I'm getting my head a little bit above water.
I know a good majority of my mom friends who keep their pregnancies secret for a good while, until around 13 weeks or so. For some, it's totally just because it's fun to have a sweet little secret between you, your hubby, and a few close friends and family. Other friends like to just tell people in person, so it takes a little bit longer. And others, it's because it's what they think they're "supposed" to do. To not share until they're in the "safe zone." I'm not here to say what anyone should or should not do. That is anybody but my business. You get to decide when and who you tell. Full stop.
For Brennen and I, we chose to announce right out of the gates, because for us, if something did happen, I wanted to be surrounded by support. I wanted my baby's life to be known, seen. That they existed. That they were real. I wanted to let other people form an attachment with the child, whether or not they survived.
So all that to say, suddenly I found myself in an entirely different, yet similar scenario this past week.
Some of you know that I'm going back to school this semester to start the process of achieving my RN, then will go onto nurse-midwifery after that. This has been a pretty hefty decision for me and for our family (obvi going back to school and doing a 180 career change is no small feat with 2 toddlers + working full time), and to be real, I've been pretty petrified and insecure through this whole process.
I had been superrrr selective over who I chose to tell, and I never really had a great reason. In fact, in my mind, it almost looked wise- because what if something happened? How embarrassing would it be to say, "oh, never mind, actually that's not happening." Who would I be letting down? How many questions would I have to answer? How much more compounded would be my disappointment be?
Welp. All that was fine and dandy shoved way deep down where I couldn't see or hear it up until I was sitting with a student advisor the first night of classes telling me someone messed up and I was put in the wrong class on the wrong campus. All while I was supposed to be going to my first class ever. Well while my heart went all sorts of somersaults, and tears started to prick my eyes, my mind raced because I had already jumped through about 13 hoops to make that class work into my schedule. Now, I was going to have change everything. And lawwddd if that didn't put all my sensors into distress.
So there I am, trying not to sob uncontrollably in the bookstore, and I see the chick next to me losing it. Her classes got dropped and she had to change her schedule, but she was spiraling pretty quick. That was my finger snap back to reality.
I realized- hey, I have something here. I have peace. I remembered I can access peace at any time, anywhere, and it's not dictated by my circumstances, no matter how big the disappointment or potential embarrassment. So I took a deep breath, made a hard choice, and left to have tacos and a margarita with Brennen. And you know what, I cried later. And had to rearrange my schedule, again. And that's ok, because it's not over for me.
So back to this thing of being afraid. While I've been processing the disappointment, I realized I'd been holding this whole process of going back to school at a super safe distance. It didn't necessarily harm me, but what did happen was that I realized if I HAD given up, my circle of support could have been so much bigger than it was. I realized there was a conflicting value for me- that if my education was a baby I was hiding it. I was afraid to show it because I was afraid it would die, and it would be my fault.
I have a group of women in my life who don't back down from supporting me. They're a tribe of people who will keep me accountable to my goals and dreams, but if things (seemingly) crash and burn, they'll hold me while I grieve. These relationships were not easy to cultivate, but they have been so worth it. Those relationships were fed by revealing the scary dreams. The things of stepping out and uncovering something we weren't sure was going to make it or not, and sometimes, they didn't. By pressing in when we wanted to put walls up because things freaking hurt.
So here I am, announcing my non-human school baby to ya'll.
And I'd like to ask a question of you mamas - what are you afraid of sharing with the world because you're afraid it will die, and it will be all your fault? What places could you have a much larger circle of support, but because you're afraid, that circle looks much smaller?
I'll keep asking myself that question, and let's keep asking each other.
Onward to thriving together mamas.


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Martin Verni, Staff Reporter
Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:08 AM
James M. Phillips sitting in court with his Attorney Chris Woodworth, signs his guilty plea in court last Thursday, Jan. 9. (Putnam Sentinel/Martin Verni)
PUTNAM COUNTY — Last Thursday, Jan. 9, at a pre-trial hearing in Common Pleas Court, James M. Phillips, 39, of Toledo, changed his plea to guilty on aggravated robbery and kidnapping charges. A pre-sentencing report was also ordered, and a sentencing should be scheduled in the near future.
On Nov. 2, 2019, Mr. Phillips abducted Addie Kiene of Columbus Grove outside the village's Dollar General store. He then forced her to drive north on St. Rte. 65 in an effort, he said last Thursday, to reach Toledo. Between Columbus Grove and Ottawa, Ms. Kiene, invoking her Christian faith, convinced Mr. Phillips to release her on a side road. He then took her vehicle and sped off.
A few days later, On Nov. 5, 2019, Mr. Phillips turned himself into the Lucas County Sheriff's Office, and was then transported back to Putnam to face the consequences of his actions.
"I'm relieved that it's going to be over soon," Ms. Kiene said following the guilty plea. She attended the hearing along with supporters. When asked about that support during this ordeal, Ms. Kiene responded, "It feels good to be from a small town, and know that people come together when needed."
Assistant Prosecutor Todd Schroeder also shared his thoughts following the guilty plea, saying, "For Putnam County residents, this sort of offense is, thankfully, something that does not occur often. But, what this guilty plea and subsequent sentencing means is that when it does happen in Putnam County, we take it seriously."
"Anyone who attempts to commit these sort of offenses in Putnam County will face the consequences for doing so. In this case, Mr. Phillips will face the possibility of 27.5 years in prison. The plea deal offered by the state in this case, if accepted by the court, will expose him 11-15 years. And so, my expectation is he will likely get between 11 and 15 years in prison."
"I think that's a good result for the victim. It's a good result for the county. It guarantees that he is being held accountable, as opposed to being put in the hands of a jury. And, it saves the taxpayer money and resources from Putnam County for resolving it by way of plea."


Over Spring break I was rummaging through some old drawers in my room where I found an old pocket watch my grandfather gave me a few years ago. I wound it up and it began ticking. Curious, I opened the back to see what I could find. I recorded the video above in slow motion to see how it worked. Well I couldn't get a good grasp on it and I didn't have the tools to take it apart so I searched YouTube for answers. The video below provides a great explanation that's pretty easy to comprehend, even if it is from 1949. As a fun exercise, watch the video below and then watch the video I made above and see if you can spot all of the major components that make the watch function. Since I watched these videos I've gained a huge appreciation for these tiny mechanical marvels.


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Diablo III makes history, sets PC Game Launch Record
Posted by SchollA on May 23, 2012 in NEWS, PC
Add another one to the record books folks.
It seems that the guys over at Blizzard Entertainment have some celebrating to do, as they just announced that their game Diablo III has just beat the all-time record in fasting selling PC game.
Diablo III, selling 3.5 million copies in a 24hr period, represents the biggest launch in PC game history. Blizzard also wanted you to know this does not include the 1.2 million players who received Diablo III as part of signing up for the World of Warcraft "Annual Pass" promotion. If you did the math that's 4.7 million gamers already!
It seemed that having such a staggering number at launch even threw Blizzard off , as they mentioned that they were not prepared to handle the outstanding output, but assures they are on it.
Here's a quote from Mike Morhaime , CEO and Co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment:
"We're definitely thrilled that so many people around the world were excited to pick up their copy of Diablo III and jump in the moment it went live".
"We also regret that our preparations were not enough to ensure everyone had a seamless experience when they did so. I want to reaffirm our commitment to make sure the millions of Diablo III players out there have a great experience with the game moving forward, and I also want to thank them for their ongoing support."
"Regarding today's announcement, we recognize that setting a new launch record is a big achievement," Morhaime continued. "However, we're especially proud of the gameplay feedback we've received from players worldwide. We're pleased that Diablo III has lived up to players' high expectations, and we're looking forward to welcoming more players into Sanctuary in the days ahead."
Congrats to Blizzard Entertainment, I know all the PC advocates would be proud. Keep up the good work.
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Dhriti – India
This story was shared as part of the launch of Sexual Violence in South Asia: Legal and Other Barriers to Justice for Survivors, co-authored by Equality Now and Dignity Alliance International. This story is anonymous and the name Dhriti is a pseudonym.
I used to work alongside my husband as a wage laborer and our employer asked us to steal from someone else's farm but we weren't willing to do this. We were told we'd have to pay a high price for saying no and when my husband went to collect our wages, they refused to pay him.
When my husband was out, our employer came to our place when my little daughter and I were sleeping. He had a knife and stick and threatened to kill us. He also threatened me not to tell anyone including my husband and said he would kidnap or kill everyone in our family if I did. He did things to me against my consent and he hurt me with the knife.
My husband was also hurt by some goons who pushed him in the gutter. When he returned home, I mustered the courage to tell him everything. He was very annoyed and blamed me. He said, "You have shamed us in front of the village. How will we face people? What will we do now? You must go to your parent's house."
My parents are far away so I went to my in-laws. My father-in-law fought with me, saying, "We have a very bad daughter-in-law who has shamed us in front of the whole village". But he also said we should file a police complaint.
The accused told me that if I tried to report to the police, he would not let us reach the station and would kill all of us. We had no vehicle so my father-in-law and I managed to reach there by bus. But the perpetrator and his supporters were at the station already. People had gathered in large numbers and tried to prevent us from going inside.
A police officer said a report could not be taken as the person I had to file it with was out. They made me wait a long time and I sat there until 5 pm. Finally, I told them to write down my report or else I would take the matter further. He asked me, "Where would you go?", and I replied, "Wherever we would be heard and wherever we get justice". He said, "How would you go? You were raped before and you will be raped further."
I still urged him, saying, "If I have been raped once, and if it is to happen again, then I will anyway have to die. But what has happened to me should not happen to any other women." After that, he wrote the report. He asked how and where I was held and how I was raped. He also told me to swear on god. I was not educated so I couldn't even read the report to see whether it was correctly written.
I was taken to hospital for a medical check-up and had the two-finger test conducted on me. The nurse was not cooperative. She rudely said I was talking too much and that I had conned the accused for money.
When we were leaving the hospital, there were many people there from the side of the accused. My husband asked the police to arrange a vehicle to take us home but the police said, "If they try to kill you, then you will have to die," so we had to get the bus.
We went to another police station where my statement was recorded in a proper manner. The accused had reached there too and I was so angry when I saw him.
When I went to court, there were two lawyers there but I don't know who they were representing. They told me to say I had taken 40,000 rupees (approx. $550 USD) from the accused, but I refused because I hadn't taken the money. The police dragged me in front of the judge and I begged him to give me justice. But the verdict given was that rape had not been proven in the report and the perpetrators were released.
Now my case is being appealed in the High Court. The judge is there to give justice. If we get justice, then such incidents will not have to be repeated with other women.
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Bogota native Pat Sullivan part of David Fizdale's New York Knicks coaching staff
Chris Iseman
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — David Fizdale has named his coaching staff, and it includes a North Jersey native.
The Knicks announced Tuesday that Keith Smart, Royal Ivey, Jud Buechler and Pat Sullivan, who starred at Bogota, will be Fizdale's assistant coaches.
"We're thrilled to have this diverse group of high character coaches join the Knicks," Fizdale said in a statement. "They are highly motivated and bring a wealth of basketball experience that will be a great fit in developing and building this team. All four coaches are tireless workers, reliable teammates and share the same intense passion to win."
Howard Eisley, the only holdover from Jeff Hornacek's staff, remains with the Knicks but his role is still to be determined.
Sullivan was an assistant coach on Doc Rivers' staff with the Los Angeles Clippers for the last two seasons. He also worked for the Wizards, Pistons and Nets.
The former Bogota star played college basketball at UNC, where he was a part of three Final Four teams.
Smart worked on Fizdale's staff with the Memphis Grizzlies. He has head coaching experience, having led the Cavaliers, Warriors and Kings. A former second-round draft pick, Smart played college basketball at Indiana, where he hit the the game-winning shot against Syracuse in the 1987 championship game.
Buechler was a player development coach for the Lakers the last two seasons. He played for 12 NBA seasons with the Nets, Spurs, Warriors, Bulls, Pistons, Suns and Magic. Buechler was part of three NBA championship teams in Chicago.
Ivey was an assistant coach with the Thunder for the last two seasons. He previously was a player development coach with the Thunder's G-League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. A second-round draft pick out of Texas in 1994, Ivey played with the Hawks, Bucks, Sixers and Thunder.
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The Ponce de Leon Hotel, also known as The Ponce, was an exclusive luxury hotel in St. Augustine, Florida, built by millionaire developer and Standard Oil co-founder Henry M. Flagler and completed in 1888. The hotel was designed in the Spanish Renaissance style as the first major project of the New York architecture firm Carrère & Hastings, which would go on to gain world renown.
The hotel was the first of its kind constructed entirely of poured concrete, using the local coquina stone as aggregate. The hotel was also one of the first buildings in the country wired for electricity from the onset, with the power being supplied by DC generators installed by Flagler's friend, Thomas Edison.
The original building and grounds of the hotel are today a part of Flagler College.
There's 6 pedestrians and 4 buggies-must be a busy morning.
hell even the US congress building has one!
I love how they have electric light wires running through the water in the fountain cuz THAT shows how smart we are as a civilization.
It looks so out of place lol.
I just watched a good youtube video about this place, they only had 1 bathroom in the entire hotel. E-gads!
Hahaha, I watched that when it was first released. Id' think the toilets are buried under the basement or something.
Yeah I don't know about that, but I sure liked the free energy part.
That I did not know. Sure does not make sense to have only one.
What could be possible explanations? Can only come up with two.
It was not a hotel but rather some tech related building serviced by a few individuals.
Occupants did not need more than one. In which case guests did not use bathrooms at all due to physiological differences. The only bathroom was for the service personnel.
How else can you explain one bathroom and n this huge building?
Yeah it gets weirder still about lack of bathrooms. especially when you see the elaborate fountains they were able to make. The Palace of Versailles, a mind boggling feat of engineering and no bathrooms.
I think both of your explanations are pretty spot on. Here is another video that will give you pause for thought.
It seems that the electrical wires in the pool were added after a management change. The light bulbs are part of the up-grade? The front doors are decorative and heavy, wish they were mine.
What are the three metal protrusions from the left balcony? Maybe fish suppers?
There is a tent on top of what looks similar to merchant shops, from the tent on the roof drop down to the sidewalk moving toward the hotel thirty feet. What is the object sunk in the concrete, a fire hydrant?
The flag in front of the hotel is clearly a Griffin, there are others but not as clear.
The column at the center of the pool is awesome I have no clue how it could work.
The many domed roofs are impressive, but the two that look similar to ice cream cones , may be made from Copper or possible Cast Iron. The grooves and the nubs could be there for efficiency, because energy that runs in a straight line, will develop little energy. Swirls, curves and vortex provide more natural energy.
Again, lack of citizens. This is not natural, we have two black groundskeepers, two guards, one behind the glass sidelight at the main door, seems to wear a uniform. The four wagons seem to be freight haulers. There is always one stoic guard at each empty city.
The chimneys all have an antenna on them.
In my post #10 up there, you need to watch the free energy video about the hotel. The fireplaces weren't to burn wood or anything in. It all has to do with the andirons in front, the metal plate on the back of the "fireplaces" and some pipes you can't see in this photo. The fireplaces drew energy from antenna I suppose, the pipes are attached to the andirons and the metal plate in the back would heat up and radiate heat out to keep you nice and warm. And they, all the "fireplaces' have a round dial over them, could be clocks, could be something else. I'll look for more old interior photos..
Er nobody was burning anything in here, this is from 1890 and not converted to gas or anything.
Found a website with lots of historic pictures.
Maybe there was an extensive use of public bathrooms in the past (I read that Chicago tenants shared bathrooms through the 1930's) because of some danger of water mixing with the heavy use of atmospheric electricity?
I simply cannot imagine someone waking up at 3 am on the 5th floor of this hotel and marching his/her happy self all the way down and outside to take a leak. It would be easier to imagine that they had some of these, but the technology mismatch would rule them out.
If we are ready to accept that they had public bathrooms outside, or chamber pots in this hotel, we might as well stop looking into all the inconsistencies we are faced with. This way anything can be semi-plausibly explained.
I'd say those people did not need to defecate... You know being able to energize using "atmospheric energy" or whatever you want to call it. Versailles is another example. If indeed we were conquered by some malevolent forces, then it would seem we were castrated of this ability and made more like animals. Perhaps that's why we see examples of these hybrids in legends, old maps, etc.
We were still using an outdoor toilet at our ski house till 1995, and we had an indoor chamber pot for us children overnight. The cottage was built in the early 1900's.
Then you get toilets like these below- possibly toilets- always made me wonder if our newfound modesty was pushed upon us. Maybe it was a thing to do socially.. hahahaha... gross man... no seriously. Like collecting water at the well, outdoor toilets.
I remember seeing something that looked olde Romanesque outdoor toilet-styles once. Will try to find..


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NY Court of Appeals Rejects Hospital's Bid To Cloak Allegedly Defamatory FDA Investigation Statements With Absolute Immunity
By Kevin P. Mulry on July 31, 2018
Posted in Hospitals and Health Care Facilities, Litigation, Physicians and Other Licensed Professionals
The recent New York Court of Appeals decision in Stega v. New York Downtown Hospital provides strong support for defamation claims arising out of witness testimony in investigations and quasi-judicial hearings. In Stega, the Court held that statements made in administrative proceedings that allegedly defame a person are not absolutely immune where the person has no recourse to challenge the accusations.
The plaintiff, Dr. Jeanetta Stega, a medical scientist and employee of New York Downtown Hospital, was chair of the hospital's Institutional Review Board (IRB). She assisted Dr. Leonard Farber in arranging a clinical trial of a compound Luminant Bio-Sciences had developed to treat patients with metastatic cancer, which included human subjects. Dr. Stega recused herself from the Downtown Hospital IRB decision approving the trial.
The clinical study went awry as conflicts developed between Dr. Farber and Luminant. Dr. Farber made several allegations against Dr. Stega, including that she had stolen Luminent study money from him, that she had taken funds that did not belong to her, and that the drug compound was toxic and unsafe for patients. Downtown Hospital accused plaintiff of taking funds that did not belong to her and engaging in a conflict of interest by seeking IRB approval when she was a member of the IRB board. Downtown Hospital terminated Dr. Stega after concluding that she had violated the hospital's conflict of interest policy and improperly taken Luminent money.
Dr. Stega submitted a complaint to the FDA. FDA inspectors interviewed Dr. Stega as well as officials from Downtown Hospital. The FDA inspection report included statements from the Downtown Hospital Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Stephen Friedman, that Dr. Stega was terminated because she channeled Luminent funds to a research group using her home address and added patients to the study that the IRB would not approve, and because the IRB and their approvals were tainted.
After becoming aware of the FDA inspection report, Dr. Stega commenced a defamation action against Downtown Hospital, Dr. Friedman, and others. Defendants contended that Dr. Friedman's statements were protected by an absolute privilege because the FDA inspection was a quasi-judicial proceeding.
The Court of Appeals, in a decision by Judge Fahey, held that the statements were not protected by absolute privilege. The Court held that, for absolute immunity to apply in a quasi-judicial context, the process must make available a remedy for the allegedly defamed party to challenge the defamatory statements. The Court focused on the fact that Dr. Stega was not entitled to participate in the FDA's review and therefore could not challenge Dr. Friedman's accusations against her. As the FDA investigation process did not provide Dr. Stega with procedural safeguards to contest what was said against her, absolute privilege did not apply. In the Court's words, "The absolute privilege against defamation applied to communications in certain administrative proceedings is not a license to destroy a person's character by means of false, defamatory statements."
Judges Rivera and Garcia dissented, arguing that whether an absolute privilege applies in a quasi-judicial proceeding depends on the nature of the proceedings rather than the status of the subject of the communication. Judge Rivera opined that the majority decision undermined the public policy of encouraging greater openness in communications with government officials. The dissenters would have applied absolute immunity, on the ground that the statements were made in a quasi-judicial proceeding, a federal investigation regarding clinical trials involving human subjects and treatment of life-threatening conditions. The interesting oral argument before the Court of Appeals can be found here.
For the question of whether absolute immunity applies, the Stega decision places the focus on the allegedly defamed person rather than the nature of the proceedings. Witnesses who are giving statements or testimony in administrative proceedings and investigations should be counseled to take care in what they say and how they say it, as absolute immunity may not protect them if their comments lead to a defamation claim.
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Q: How to best transfer a document to a SAPUI5 framwork? I'd like to achieve the following and I'm looking for ideas. I have a document and I want to represent/transform this content in/to a nice SAPUI5 framework. My idea is the following: a split app with having the paragraph titles in the master view (plus a search function on top) and the respective content in the detail view.
I'd like to know from you if
a) you might want to share your ideas and hints on alternatives.
b) this can be achieved within one single file (i.e. all the code for the split app and document content in one html) and maybe using pure html code (xml also feasible) - against the background of easily handing a large amount of text available in html.
c) if you happen to have/know a reusable template.
Thanks in advance!

A: An interesting question. I went through a similar exercise once, re-presenting my site with UI5.
To your questions:
(a) I would think that the approach you suggest is a good one
(b) You can indeed include all the app in a single file, I do that often by using script templates, even with XML Views. You can see some examples in my sapui5bin repository, in particular in the SinglePageExamples folder. Have a look at this html file for example: https://github.com/qmacro/sapui5bin/blob/master/SinglePageExamples/SAP-Inside-Track-Sheffield-2014/end.html
What I would suggest is, rather than intermingle the document content and the app & view definitions, maintain the content of your document separately, for example, in XML or JSON, and use a client side model to load it in and bind the parts to the right places.


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CBS Morning News : WRAL : January 25, 2016 4:00am-4:30am EST
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police are asking for the public's help and offering $50,000 in rewards. mireya villarreal has the elaborate escape. >> reporter: authorities say tieu and duong and nayeri. sheriff jefferson. the planning was meticulous says sheriff lieutenant jeff halak. >> it seems the inmates cut through the steel bars and cut their way through the plumbing tunnels and ultimately gained access to an unsecure area of the roof. . from the roof the inmates repelled down to the ground. >> reporter: authorities say it's likely they used bed sheets and other clothing to fashion a make-shift rope. after what tools they used to escape, how they got them or if they had help, all those >> we are still looking into that. >> reporter: they are also looking at whether a disturbance inside the jail just prior to the nightly head count may have been aroused by other inmates to authorities don't believe they have left the country. they say tips have poured in, sightings. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >>> new video from isis purports to showhe a before their deadlyup o m killed 130 people in paris in
police are asking for the public's help and offering $50,000 in rewards. mireya villarreal has the elaborate escape. >> reporter: authorities say tieu and duong and nayeri. sheriff jefferson. the planning was meticulous says sheriff lieutenant jeff halak. >> it seems the inmates cut through the steel bars and cut their way through the plumbing tunnels and ultimately gained access to an unsecure area of the roof. . from the roof the inmates repelled down to the ground. >>...
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CBS Evening News : WCBS : January 23, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
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. mireya villarreal, cbs news, porter ranch. >> axelrod: up next, another name bland new york billionaire may entertain race for president. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. get complete protection with t party, and he wants to jump in if it looks like the election is going to come down to donald trump or ted cruz versus bernie sanders. he's not ruling out running against hillary clinton if she emerges from iowa and new hampshire seriously wounded but it's an even less-likely scenario. bloomberg will do a round of polling after the new hampshire to qualify as an independent and get on the ballot inkay is on the he and still ahead, a basic stock prices, earnings, pain and protect my joints from further damage. this is humira helping me reach for more. doctors have been prescribing cough liquid gels rush relief to put you back in control. [doorbell] woman: coming! alka-seltzer plus sinus. when you're living with diabetes, steady is exciting. only glucerna has carbsteady, clinically proven to help >> axelrod: in advance of
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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : WLTX : January 18, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
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oscars today. because none of the 20 nominated actors is african american. mireya villarreal has that. >>ly not be at the academy awards, and i won't be watching. >> reporter: actress and director jada pinkett says she intentionally chose to announce her boycott of the oscars on martin luther king's birthday. >> begging for acknowledgment or even asking diminishes dignity a dignified people. >> reporter: pinkett-smith is part of a growing outcry in hollywood against the academy's decision not to nominate any actors of colorhis year despite a number of critically acclaimed performances by african american actors. today director spike lee said he would join the boycott posting on instagram saying, "i would like the media to ask all the white nominees and studio heads how they feel about another all-white ballot." academy president cheryl boone isaacs. >> i hope this isn't discouraging for anybody and for filmmakers in particular. >> reporter: oscar nominees are chosen by a 6200 voting body, 92% who are white males of median age. the oscar nominations are the symptom of a bigger problem.
oscars today. because none of the 20 nominated actors is african american. mireya villarreal has that. >>ly not be at the academy awards, and i won't be watching. >> reporter: actress and director jada pinkett says she intentionally chose to announce her boycott of the oscars on martin luther king's birthday. >> begging for acknowledgment or even asking diminishes dignity a dignified people. >> reporter: pinkett-smith is part of a growing outcry in hollywood against the...
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since october. mireya villarreal is there. >> shut it all down! >> reporter: the pool of people affected by the porter ranch gas leak is swelling. officials have now doubled the impact zone, adding are eligible to relocate. >> it needs to stop, and it needs to be shut down, and it needs to be shut down forever. >> reporter: to stop the leak, the utility company, southern california gas, is drilling down 8,000 feet and using a relief well to intersect leaking pipe and plug it up. crews are being very careful, drilling just 20 feet a day. still, soical gas announced they expect to have the leak plugged by the end of february. congressman ben sherman toured the site. >> you've got to keep trying to seal this until either the field is empty or want leak is plugged. if it just keeps leaking, it goes for a year. >> welcome to our home. >> reporter: the eng family of eight is living out of suitcases in a hotel. >> the kids were experiencing nose bleeds and stomachaches. it was because of them that we actually decided to make the decision to move out and relocate out of porter ranch. >>
since october. mireya villarreal is there. >> shut it all down! >> reporter: the pool of people affected by the porter ranch gas leak is swelling. officials have now doubled the impact zone, adding are eligible to relocate. >> it needs to stop, and it needs to be shut down, and it needs to be shut down forever. >> reporter: to stop the leak, the utility company, southern california gas, is drilling down 8,000 feet and using a relief well to intersect leaking pipe and...
CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : KPIX : January 7, 2016 5:30pm-6:01pm PST
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california gas companies struggles to stop the flow. mireya villarreal is following this. >> reporter: this infrared video shows you what you can't see with the naked eye, a geyser spewing at least 70,000 pounds of gas every hour into southern california neighborhoods less than two miles away. >> we call this the b.p. oil spill on land. >> reporter: environmental activist erin brockovich was blunt about the latest gas leak findings. a new study commissioned by a law firm suing the utility says gas is now reaching porter ranch neighborhoods 18 hours of the day. >> this isn't a one-time assault. this is an ongoing assault every single day. >> reporter: the source of the leak is a hole in a 62-year-old pipe. southern california gas chief operating officer brett lane. >> i personally apologize to the residents. this is something that, you know, the nuisance that they face, the different issues that they have faced, we do apologize for that. again, our focus right now is to try to eliminate that nuisance or the issues that they face by stopping the leak as fast as we can. >> reporter: to s
california gas companies struggles to stop the flow. mireya villarreal is following this. >> reporter: this infrared video shows you what you can't see with the naked eye, a geyser spewing at least 70,000 pounds of gas every hour into southern california neighborhoods less than two miles away. >> we call this the b.p. oil spill on land. >> reporter: environmental activist erin brockovich was blunt about the latest gas leak findings. a new study commissioned by a law firm...
dream. saturday's powerball jackpot is a mere $40 million. mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org3 i'm rob braun. live at elevena mission trip abroad ends in tragedy...tonight... friends remember a young woman who dedicated her life to helping others. 3 mild weather sticks around but you'll need the umbrella soon. i'm tracking the wet weather and another cold blast on the way, in your weather authority forecast. 3 thenelderly... blind... and losing hope... until this 15 year old stepped in and did what no one else would do.how she saved a special needs dog.
dream. saturday's powerball jackpot is a mere $40 million. mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org3 i'm rob braun. live at elevena mission trip abroad ends in tragedy...tonight... friends remember a young woman who dedicated her life to helping others. 3 mild weather sticks around but you'll...
CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : WOIO : January 14, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
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tickets was sold in chino hills, california, and mireya villarreal is there. >> crowd: chino hills, chino hills, chino hills! >> reporter: you would think someone here actually won the lottery, but most of these people like mike gradilla didn't win anything. they just showed up to celebrate the winning ticket being sold here. do you think the winner could be here tonight? >> it's hard to say. if i won i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: immigrant balbir atwal came here without knowing a word of english. the outpouring of support you're getting, how great is that? >> do you want to ask these people? >> reporter: you can ask them. >> how do you guys feel? [cheering]. >> reporter: because atwal's store sold the winning ticket, he plans to share it with his employees. >> we were the number one lottery in the nation as far as sales go. >> reporter: california sold 386 million dollars worth of powerball tickets, at one point selling 37,000 per minute. winning tickets were also sold in munford, tennessee, and at a publix store in melbourne beach, florida. >> i just screamed out loud, oh, my
tickets was sold in chino hills, california, and mireya villarreal is there. >> crowd: chino hills, chino hills, chino hills! >> reporter: you would think someone here actually won the lottery, but most of these people like mike gradilla didn't win anything. they just showed up to celebrate the winning ticket being sold here. do you think the winner could be here tonight? >> it's hard to say. if i won i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: immigrant balbir atwal came here...
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mireya villarreal. >> reporter: how far are we from the well right now? >> we're probably less than a mile. >> reporter: southern california gas company c.e.o. dennis arriola asked to do this interview as close to the leak as possible. so we're closer than the homeowners. are you uncomfortable? >> no, absolutely not. i've been out here almost every day since october 23. i feel totally safe. >> reporter: arriola says the gas company is close to finishing a relief well to cap the leak. it's more than 8,000 feet down. >> when we intercept the leaking well, we basically have to hit the size of about a watermelon. we have to be very exact. >> reporter: once the leak is fixed, the bigger question-- what to do with the gas? >> shut it down! >> reporter: people, clearly, a whole shut down. >> there's a lot of emotion and passion out there. gas storage is an integral pampt our state's energy environment, electricity. >> reporter: so then that's a no, you can't shut it down. >> what i'm saying is it's necessary to serve the residents that live here, as well as the 21 million consumers that we
mireya villarreal. >> reporter: how far are we from the well right now? >> we're probably less than a mile. >> reporter: southern california gas company c.e.o. dennis arriola asked to do this interview as close to the leak as possible. so we're closer than the homeowners. are you uncomfortable? >> no, absolutely not. i've been out here almost every day since october 23. i feel totally safe. >> reporter: arriola says the gas company is close to finishing a relief...
CBS Overnight News : WCBS : January 25, 2016 3:00am-3:30am EST
ana on friday. as mireya villarreal reports they are considered armed and dangerous. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tieu, bac duong, and hossein nayeri may have spent months plotting their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very sophisticated operation. >> reporter: the planning was lieutenant jeff halleck. >> it seems that the inmates cut their way through half-inch steel bars, cut their way through the plumbing tunnels and ultimately gained access to an unsecured area of the roof. from the roof the inmates rappelled down to the ground. >> reporter: authorities say it's likely they used bed sheets and other clothing to fashion a makeshift rope. as to what tools they used to escape, how they got them or if they had help, all those questions got the same response. >> we are still looking into that. >> reporter: they're also look at whether a disturbance inside the jail just prior to the nightly head count may have been a ruse by other inmates to help the
ana on friday. as mireya villarreal reports they are considered armed and dangerous. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tieu, bac duong, and hossein nayeri may have spent months plotting their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very sophisticated operation. >> reporter: the planning was lieutenant jeff halleck. >> it seems that the inmates...
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CBS Morning News : WKMG : January 25, 2016 4:30am-5:00am EST
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the public's help and offering $50,000 in rewards. mireya villarreal shows us the elaborate escape. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tieu and bac duong and hossein nayeri. they may have spent months planning their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very planned operation. >> reporter: the planning was meticulous says sheriff lieutenant jeff halak. >> it seems the inmates cut through the steel bars and cut tunnels and ultimately gained access to an unsecured area of from the roof the inmates repelled down to the ground. >> reporter: authorities say it's likely they used bed sheets and other clothing to fashion a make-shift rope. after what tools they used to escape, how they got them or if they had help, all those questions got the same response. >> we are still looking into that. >> reporter: they are also looking at whether a disturbance inside the jail just prior to the nightly head count may have been aroused by other inmates to help the three men esca
the public's help and offering $50,000 in rewards. mireya villarreal shows us the elaborate escape. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tieu and bac duong and hossein nayeri. they may have spent months planning their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very planned operation. >> reporter: the planning was meticulous says sheriff lieutenant jeff...
CBS Evening News : KLAS : January 24, 2016 6:00pm-6:30pm PST
mireya villarreal reports they are considered armed and dangerous. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tuu, ba the three may have spent months planning their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very sophisticated operation. metics will says the sheriff. >> it seems that the inmates cut through half inch steel bars, cut their way through the pluming tunnels and ultimately gained access to an unsecure area of the roof. from the roof the inmates rapels down to the ground. >> reporter: authorities say it's likely they used bed sheets and other clothing to fashion a make shift rope. as to what tools they used to escape, how they got them or if they had help, all those questions got the same response. >> we are still looking into that. >> reporter: they're also looking at whether a disturbance inside the jail just prior to the nightly head count may have been a ruse by other inmates to help the three men escape. and now says sheriff hutchins, there's a more immedia
mireya villarreal reports they are considered armed and dangerous. >> we will not stop until these individuals are back in our custody. >> reporter: authorities say jonathan tuu, ba the three may have spent months planning their daring escape from the orange county jail. sheriff sandra hutchins. >> it appears to be a very sophisticated operation. metics will says the sheriff. >> it seems that the inmates cut through half inch steel bars, cut their way through the...
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News 7 at Noon : WDBJ : January 28, 2016 12:00pm-12:30pm EST
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more ethnically- diverse barbies. mireya villarreal headquarters in california. commercial, 0:00- 0:04) "barbie, you're beautiful..." (narr) since 1959, millicent better known as barbie...has been a household name. at 11 and inches tall(grx of career has had more than 180 careers. (16;22;34;09) "i'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world." (narr) she's a pop culture icon (narr) but after decades of dominating the doll world...and just weeks short of her 57th birthdaybar bie's getting a makeover. (sot - evelyn brand gm of (14;34;52) "em: "we many thought of touch." (narr) unrealistic proportions, some parents wrong message (sot- jim silver, editor-in-chief of toys, tots, pets (12;18;30;25) there are people that are away from barbie resemble terms of their body type and more in tones. mattel recently new dolls with tones and hair now, they're adding 3 new types...curvy, the toy maker introduced the dolls to a group of 4 and 5 year olds. (17:06:06) they don't look like barbie. mv: they don't look like barbie? them have brown skin. (narr) the girls immediately noticed some changes, but her ne
more ethnically- diverse barbies. mireya villarreal headquarters in california. commercial, 0:00- 0:04) "barbie, you're beautiful..." (narr) since 1959, millicent better known as barbie...has been a household name. at 11 and inches tall(grx of career has had more than 180 careers. (16;22;34;09) "i'm a barbie girl, in a barbie world." (narr) she's a pop culture icon (narr) but after decades of dominating the doll world...and just weeks short of her 57th birthdaybar bie's...
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CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : WFOR : January 20, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
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customers. >> pelley: mireya villarreal for us tonight. mirria, thank you. it turns out there may be a ninth plan net our solar system after all. not pluto. that's considered a dwarf. this one is big, maybe 10 times more massive than earth, and at least 20 billion miles from the sun. astronomers at caltech today said they haven't actually seen it but they have located six objects orbiting something out there, most likely planet nine. and a star had a shining moment. that story's next....
CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : WCBS : January 14, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
. saturday's powerball jackpot is a mere $40 million. mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> barry manilow, the truth behind the near death he >>> plus, courtney love on losing friend meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways to enjoy more. so we called time warner cable and got even more than we expected. more speed, like 300 meg. more tv shows and movies on demand. more places to make more unlimited calls. they even made it easy to switch with a one hour arrival window. for $89.99 a month, you'll get 100 meg internet, tv, phone and more. plus free installation with
. saturday's powerball jackpot is a mere $40 million. mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh >>> barry manilow, the truth behind the near death he >>> plus, courtney love on losing friend meet the moore's! we're the moore family, and we're always looking for ways...
CBS Morning News : KMEG : January 25, 2016 4:30am-5:00am CST
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country. they say tips have poured in, but, so far, no confirmed sightings. this mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. be >>> new video from isis purports to show the paris attackers before their deadly siege of the french capitol. the video captures the group of nine men who killed 130 people in paris in november. they can be seen carrying out the extremists also make threats on camera, including to bring carnage, quote, under the eiffel tower. >>> malaysian investigators will travel today to thailand to inspect debris that may have come from missing flight 370. the curved piece of metal measuring 6 by 10 feet washed ashore in southern thailand. the malaysia airlines flight disappeared in march of 2014. the fate of all of those on the plane, 239 passengers and crew, remains a mystery. >>> in sports now. denver will play carolina in super bowl 50. the nfc championship game was a rout! carolina quarterback cam newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others as the panthers steamrolled arizona 49-15. >> we have been doubted and we have been slated. all of the above but, yet, yo
country. they say tips have poured in, but, so far, no confirmed sightings. this mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. be >>> new video from isis purports to show the paris attackers before their deadly siege of the french capitol. the video captures the group of nine men who killed 130 people in paris in november. they can be seen carrying out the extremists also make threats on camera, including to bring carnage, quote, under the eiffel tower. >>> malaysian...
CBS Evening News : KPIX : January 3, 2016 6:00pm-6:31pm PST
neighborhood on the northern edge of los angeles. mireya villarreal reports neighbors are being told it may be months before they can go home. >> do you miss your house? >> reporter: eight year old nate soderlund is among hundreds of children forced out of their porter ranch homes by an odor they can't see but with effects so many have felt. his mother christine. >> i have been gnaw shus. i've felt lethargic. my kids have had nose bleeds, they've had headaches. >> reporter: two schools have closed because of abnormally high level of methane but residents feel they're not getting enough answers about exposure. >> it's surreal. we are a living science experiment, i believe. >> reporter: it was the same nightmare for brian and kristen katz and their pfeiffer children. >> i almost had my own parking place at the pedestrian ya trition's office, we were there so much. and you know, i did everything i could. and i felt helpless. >> then the boys started asking me questions, is it safe? you know, there is only so much as a parent that you can keep telling them without lying. >> you have an eight an
neighborhood on the northern edge of los angeles. mireya villarreal reports neighbors are being told it may be months before they can go home. >> do you miss your house? >> reporter: eight year old nate soderlund is among hundreds of children forced out of their porter ranch homes by an odor they can't see but with effects so many have felt. his mother christine. >> i have been gnaw shus. i've felt lethargic. my kids have had nose bleeds, they've had headaches. >>...
CBS Evening News With Scott Pelley : WKMG : January 18, 2016 6:30pm-7:00pm EST
fraction of the voting body they already have. >> pelley: mireya villarreal, thanks. we'll be right back. atment. once-daily breo prevents asthma symptoms. breo is for adults with asthma not well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. breo won't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden breathing problems. breo opens up airways to help improve breathing for a full 24 hours. breo contains a type of medicine that increases the risk of death from asthma problems and may increase the risk of hospitalization in children and adolescents. breo is not for people whose asthma is well controlled on a long-term asthma control medicine, controlled, your doctor will decide if you can stop breo and prescribe a different asthma control medicine, like an inhaled corticosteroid. do not take breo more than prescribed. see your doctor if your asthma does not improve or gets worse. ask your doctor if 24-hour breo could be a missing piece for you. see if you're eligible for 12 months free at mybreo.com. today people are coming out to the nation's capital to support an im
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for about 16 hours. mireya villarreal reports, police now say they believe two of them are hiding within the vietnamese community nearby. (sot lt. jeff hallock / orange county sheriffs pio) you can be assured investigators are continuing to work tirelessly around the clock. (track 1) as law enforcement work day and night to locate the three escaped wonder how mandatory day and night checks at the orange county men's central jail failed to reveal they were missing. (sot lt. jeff hallock / orange county sheriffs pio) (:19-:26) the sheriff is extremely troubled by the length of time it took to determine that the three inmates, housed in a maximum security jail, were unaccounted for. (track 2) (gfx in) officials now know the inmates escaped just after a 5 am head-count... but despite additional checks that were supposed to happen again at 11am, 4pm, and 8pm the three men weren't reported missing until roughly 16 hours after they rappeled to freedom from the jailhouse roof. (sot lt. jeff hallock / orange county sheriffs pio) the preliminary investigation into the escape and how it occu
for about 16 hours. mireya villarreal reports, police now say they believe two of them are hiding within the vietnamese community nearby. (sot lt. jeff hallock / orange county sheriffs pio) you can be assured investigators are continuing to work tirelessly around the clock. (track 1) as law enforcement work day and night to locate the three escaped wonder how mandatory day and night checks at the orange county men's central jail failed to reveal they were missing. (sot lt. jeff hallock /...
losers can still dream. saturday's powerball jackpot is a mere $40 million. mireya villarreal, cbs news, chino hills, california. >> pelley: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh
CBS Evening News : KPIX : January 24, 2016 6:00pm-6:31pm PST
far no confirmed sightings. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> nair: up next, airlines are making more money than ever. are they about to give passengers a break? just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond. i have a massive heart attack oright in my driveway.d the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore. >> nair: lower fuel prices have airline profits soaring to record highs, united airlines reported profits 64.5 billion for 2015. southwest reported nearly 2.5 billion in profits. both airlines at least doubled what they made in 2014. so does this mean ticket prices will come down? here is cbs news business analyst jill schlesinger. we all hopefully think they will come down. is there a chance? >> think about this, the major airlines saved 46 billion dollars on jet fuel costs last year. unfortunately, jus
far no confirmed sightings. mireya villarreal, cbs news, los angeles. >> nair: up next, airlines are making more money than ever. are they about to give passengers a break? just switch from denture paste to sea-bond denture adhesive seals. holds stronger than the leading paste all day... without the ooze. feel secure. be yourself. with stronger, clean sea-bond. i have a massive heart attack oright in my driveway.d the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. be sure to talk to your...


Meron na new season. But please, let's not talk about it. Ayoko matuksong panoorin hahahha!!!
malot1182 wrote: Meron na new season. But please, let's not talk about it. Ayoko matuksong panoorin hahahha!!!
Tapos na ko kay Bran, papunta na ng wall si Jon.
malot1182 wrote: Tapos na ko kay Bran, papunta na ng wall si Jon.
ano nangyari?? natuloy ba si Jon??
Are you all in book 1 AGoT? i still have to start on book 2 ~ A Clash of Kings. My poor copy has been sadly neglected. Hindi pa yata ako nakaka get over sa mga happenings sa first book. I end up loving and hating at the same time yung mga characters. lol! Natakot tuloy ako of what else I won't expect in the next book.
Yes laila. Im re-reading Book 1. Maganda ang Clash of Kings particularly Dany's story.
malot1182 wrote: Yes laila. Im re-reading Book 1. Maganda ang Clash of Kings particularly Dany's story.
I will put it back sa June TBR ko nalang. Because it is a heavy read for me. All those details and characters are hard to keep track.
Ah yes, that was a problem for me too. I kept a list of who's who and then finally everything flowed out naturally.
malot1182 wrote: Ah yes, that was a problem for me too. I kept a list of who's who and then finally everything flowed out naturally.
seriously you kept a list? ang dami kaya nila O_o gawa kana lang family tree hehehe!
Just some small notes on who's Jon, Dany, Viserys, eddard... et al. When I came to Bran's part, I was able to grasp the flow of the story. I got used to reading a book divided by chapters and not as per character.


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Samaritans launches 'Samarathon' to raise vital funds
July 1, 2020 June 22, 2020 Stuart Mitchell
Samaritans wants to motivate more people to get active to improve their mental wellbeing, rather than focus on a physical endurance challenge that requires participants to run 26.2 miles in one stretch. That's why 'Samarathon' invites the nation to go at their own pace, take part this summer and raise money to help us be there for those struggling to cope.
Cathy Shipton, who is well known for playing Duffy in the BBC's medical drama series Casualty is taking part in the challenge, said: "I'm supporting Samaritans' Samarathon 2020 because since the #stayhomesavelives advice was issued, l realise they'll be under extra pressure during the lockdown from people who are struggling to cope. They're also doing an amazing job providing another channel of support for all NHS frontline workers too. Funds are vital and Samarathon is a healthy way to help."
Broadcaster and journalist Charlie Webster is also supporting Samarathon, she said: "I'm supporting Samarathon because Samaritans is needed right now more than ever. Running isn't about banishing mental health illness (like depression or PTSD – I have both) but it can help to cope with overwhelming feelings. Running is something I've always used since I was younger to help me with my mental wellbeing, it's far from just a physical activity. Samarathon is helping to fund the helpline so it can help those in crisis feel less alone."
Samaritans CEO Ruth Sutherland said: "While we don't know how long we'll be observing social distancing and Government guidance on daily exercise, this is a challenge you can do on your own, with members of your household, or join with friends, family and work mates virtually, supporting each other's progress wherever you are.
"Now more than ever we know getting active works wonders for your mental health. Samarathon is a great goal to motivate people to go at that their own pace. Whatever your age or ability, it's a challenge, to do in your time, at your pace, wherever you live or work. This fitness-fundraising initiative is focused on feeling good. We hope supporters will encourage their friends and family of all ages to take part as an achievable challenge they can share and enjoy."
"In this current climate we really need the public's continued support. Due to the cancellation of many of our fundraising events, we're facing a significant loss of funding, so we're urging the public to help us ensure that we continue to be here for anyone who needs support."
Registration is now open, via the dedicated website https://samarathon.samaritans.org/, and is launching just days before the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. With this year's theme 'kindness', Samaritans is calling on people to be kind to themselves in getting fit and healthy, as well as being kind enough to raise valuable funds to ensure Samaritans can help those who are struggling.
Alex Dodd is from Blackpool branch of Samaritans and is taking part in Samarathon
Blackpool Samaritans listening volunteer Alex Dodd, who has a love of running, is signed up to Samarathon. She said: "I love running as it helps me relax and clear my head and lets me eat guilt free pizza!
"Samarathon is going to be a fun challenge for me. It's flexible and you can wrap the challenge around your life. In this lockdown I'm working in my studio as an artist plus I've stepped up to do more shifts at my local Samaritans branch. While I've been furloughed in my paid job things are pretty busy for me. Samarathon will be a challenge for me but a welcome break from my routine. Hopefully my dog Arnie will even get involved too. I'll feel proud when I've achieved it."
Hayley Rivens is taking part in Samarathon 2020
Trainee Samaritan Hayley Rivens is taking on her second Samarathon, she said her first one was life-changing in many ways: "I decided to take on Samarathon last year in memory of my beautiful mum who lost her life by suicide. After completing the challenge, I decided to sign up to be a listener on the phones. I am in the middle of my training and my fellow trainees decided to form a team so we can raise money and show our support for this worthwhile charity. I'm pushing myself further this year and decided I'm going to do two marathons in the month of July."
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Lawsuit Accuses Bank Of America Of Prioritizing Existing Customers When Doling Out Federal Coronavirus Relief Funds
By Paul Gessler April 10, 2020 at 6:15 pm
Filed Under:Baltimore, Baltimore News, Bank Of America, CARES Act, Coronavirus Outbreak In Maryland: WJZ Complete Coverage, COVID-19, Local TV, Small Businesses, stimulus, Talkers
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A federal court in Maryland heard a class-action lawsuit Friday on how banks administer federal small business loans.
Judge Stephanie Gallagher says she will issue a ruling on the temporary restraining order argued in court "as soon as possible."
The lawsuit brought against Bank of America accuses the company of prioritizing its existing customers when doling out federal funds as part of the Paycheck Protection Program, essentially a forgivable loan program created by the $2 trillion CARES Act, also known as the coronavirus stimulus law.
The program makes nearly $350 billion available in the form of government-backed loans meant for small businesses to cover eight weeks' worth of payroll and other expenses.
In its 16-page lawsuit filed earlier this month in Maryland, Baltimore-based marketing firm Profiles PR said Bank of America's implementation of the law was discriminatory:
"Defendants implemented a loan process that unlawfully prioritized their existing borrowing clients and barred their depository clients and other small businesses from even applying for funds from the governmental loan programs. Nothing in the CARES Act authorizes or permits Defendants to pick and choose who would gain access to or benefit from the federally backed lending program. And, the priority of access to these limited funds is material – the demand is overwhelming as America responds to the economic tsunami of COVID-19 upon small businesses. There is no justification for requiring depository clients and other small businesses to go to the end of the line.
"Unfortunately, the banks were the ones who were supposed to administer it, but it wasn't their money. It's Treasury money. It's your money. It's taxpayer money," said Alan Rifkin with Rifkin Weiner Livingston, LLC, an attorney representing the plaintiffs.
Yasmine Young, the owner of Diaspora Salon in Baltimore's Charles Village neighborhood, is also participating in the class-action suit.
"I was hurt. I was upset, and then I was mad," she said.
Young has been in business with the bank since before she opened the salon, but since she didn't have a loan, she wasn't able to get the PPP money.
"(Bank of America has) the ability to be a beacon of hope for people like me and you are choosing to not do that," she said.
Bank of America said many other lenders chose not to participate in the program at all. In a brief filed Thursday, the company argues, "…beyond setting minimum eligibility criteria, the Act nowhere prohibits participating lenders from determining how best to prioritize to whom they will lend under the Program."
The company also said prioritizing its existing customers will speed up the process and get money to businesses quicker.
Bank of America says many lenders have chosen not to participate in the PPP loan program and attorneys just cited its 3,000 employees working to process applications.
They argue the bank is prioritizing clients who have borrowing relationships to speed the process up.
— Paul Gessler (@PaulGessler) April 10, 2020
In response, Young said, "it feels gross."
"I'm almost disgusted by it because Bank of America says they care about small businesses."
Several senators, including Sens. Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida) have criticized Bank of America and asked Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to lift the restrictions.
The requirement that a #SmallBusiness not just have a business account but also a loan or credit card is NOT in the law we wrote & passed or in the regulations.
This is a @BankofAmerica requirement not a govt one.
They should drop it. This money is 100% guaranteed by fed govt. pic.twitter.com/cG2i9eqi7k
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) April 3, 2020
Cardin called the bank's priority "an artificial barrier" and "redlining by another name."
"We're going to support their applications being received, processed and fully funded, and we will put as much money as needed to make sure that every small business can participate that's eligible," he said.
The demand for #PaycheckProtectionProgram loans is a welcome sign that small businesses are beginning to receive the economic relief that they desperately need. I remain committed to ensuring that no small business is left behind as our cities and states address #COVID19.
— Senator Ben Cardin (@SenatorCardin) April 8, 2020
Since the lawsuit was filed last week, attorneys said they've received 61,000 requests to join the suit.
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