The thriving Bollywood film industry is unequivocal in its popularity with the people. The film industry is important both as a financial money making machine and an art form and has developed into a sort of "Temple of Desire" (Mishra, 2002, p. 1) for the peoples of India. According to Steve Derne and Tejaswini Ganti, there is an underlining gentrification of the Indian films in order to appeal to the masses and focus on the financial gains. The film Dil Chahta Hai is a perfect example of that supposed gentrification as the relatively modern film revolves around the lives of three middle-class men and their approach to love. Through a purely economic stance the film can be argued to be intended for the appeal to the masses in an attempt to further the financial gain of the filmmakers, Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. If reversed, from a nationalistic and almost socio-political perspective, the argument would underline the use of film as an art form that was developed into an entertainment for the masses that portrayed a sense of Indian pride through the stylistic devices like the importance of song and dance in Bollywood. Both arguments are clearly supported by a multitude of writers and are viable options when reading into the intentions of Akhtar and Ritesh.
The intentions and philosophy of the filmmakers could be purely economic. The film's focus on the lives of the three middle-class heroes shows the ideas of Ganti coming out in the real world. Ganti understood that there were "Dramatic changes in the structure of the Hindi film industry… when the Indian state recognized filmmaking as a legitimate industrial activity" (Ganti, 2012, p. 6). By this, Ganti was understanding that the aims and intentions of the filmmakers in India were changing into a more financially driven industry. He enforced the idea that the film industry in India was "progressing" and "gaining respectability" (Ganti, 2012, p. 2) and the representation of the characters in the film changed. In the case of Dil Chahta Hai the film puts the urban middle-classes at the center of attention. The landscape changes came in the form of Gentrification, which Ganti defined as "to renovate or convert an area to conform to middle-class taste" (Ganti, 2012, p. 4). By understanding Ganti, you can understand the intentions of Dil Chahta Hai and how they are not concurrent with a traditional art form as it is in essence providing an escape and entertainment in order to appeal to the taste of their target audience.
Ganti also examines the locations of filming and the greater introduction of western settings and characters in order to gain respectability for the Indian film industry to further gentrify and increase the popularity of its work. Ganti claims that "Additionally, more and more films are being shot in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Europe rather than in India; thus India itself is increasingly erased from the films. In the film Dil Chahta Hai the film has an urban setting mixed with the beach and the countryside as the three protagonists travel in order to find themselves and love. One of the characters falls in love with a Swiss girl. The importance of the Swiss girl is the films moving towards more western ideals and India is pushed to the sideline after the nationalist movements in the forties and fifties. It adds to the marginalization of what it means to be Indian.
The changing landscape of the film industry for economic gain pushed the target audience from the upper-classes to the urban middle-classes in order to obtain a larger viewing mass. The concept of gentrification begins to blossom again in this aspect as the heroes are made to be characters that the masses and those in India are capable of feeling a connection to as if they could be the ones in the films. Mishra discussed the importance of the heroes in the films as and their connection with the audience as being important to the idea of the films as being a "Temple of Desire" (Mishra, 2002). The 'Temple of Desire' refers to the films as an escape for the masses and an unmatched sensation that allows the audience to feel good about the characters and feel as if they are the ones in the film itself. The film Dil Chahta Hai hence becomes an almost "escapist commercial cinema" (Ganti, 2012, p. 3) rather than an art intended to convey a specific message or idea. In Dil Chahta Hai its 'Temple of Desire' is the concept of love in the film and how regardless of your stance on love you will always be able to find it. This reassurance for the people allows them to feel a connection to the three main characters and the target audience is made clear by the heroes of the film.
To counter the concept of gentrification, the socio-political understanding of the film could be to see it as an art form that revolves around the nationalistic ideals and thoughts demonstrated by Jyotika Virdi in her work 'The Cinematic ImagiNation' where she discusses the importance of nationalism in Indian film and the origins of the Bollywood style. Within the text she looks to form the understanding that the film acts as a medium by which the nation's creators can project an image that they want for their nation. In the case of Dil Chahta Hai the film focuses on the traditional aspects of Bollywood films and combines them with a modern perspective. The filmmakers used the key binary of traditional Bollywood by using song and dance, however needing to justify its use to the audience by giving a situation by which song and dance is acceptable in a modern setting. The importance of Song and Dance is underlined by Virdi in her comments: "Hindi film's visual aesthetic, narrative form, and audio style have been influenced by nineteenth-century Parsi and Urdu theatrical traditions, with an emphasis on song and dance, disregard for unity of time and space, and an emphasis on frontality" (Virdi, 2003, p. 31). The key binary of tradition and modernity in the song development is exemplified by the song 'Wo Ladki Hai Kahan' where the song is justified as a hallucination by the main character in the movie theatre.
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Selecting locations often depend on the wishes of our client in consultation with our director.
Universities provide a great number of interesting locations and we offer the insight and experience to set up the best possible shots.
We work toward choosing the right location and securing the right permits, according to the needs of the director, including those required to shoot at different times of day or night.
As both filmmakers and educators, we inherently understand key aspects of the various locations required, including filming in the classroom and classroom dynamics.
Our location manager is responsible for security, providing the care and resourcefulness to manage locations appropriately, such as informing local residents or hiring police and firemen, etc.


Warning: these jokes may be Mesozoic era old. But that's kind of the point.
Pretty words won't save you now.
You should have thought twice about this.
I hope it's human, though.
Never seek comfort from a dinosaur.
How long can we milk this T-rex joke for?
Have you done a raptor safety check today?
You know those charts that show dinosaur sizes?


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Tag: Harry Redknapp
Sky Sports pundit heaps praise on Luka Modric after bagging The Best award
October 24, 2018 index Uncategorized
Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson believes Luka Modric truly deserves The Best Player of the Year award from FIFA after being influential for club and country last term. The Croatia international bagged his third successive Champions League crown with Real Madrid last season and he thereafter went on to star for Croatia at the World Cup where they were eventually runners up to France.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Merson feels there are no question marks regarding the Croatian's showing at the World Cup and highlighted the semi-final against England as one of his standouts, he said: "Definitely. For the World Player of the Year, the pinnacle is the World Cup and the way he performed at the tournament was just unreal. In the England game, he just constantly kept on running. I don't think I've ever seen anyone as fit as that on a football pitch. He just kept on going and going and not just running, his quality. I just think he's top, top drawer."
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GARDEN CITY, GA (WTOC) -Stopped trains at railroad crossings in Garden City are continuing to cause traffic backups, and after Wednesday morning, those backups turned into potentially life-threatening delays.
An Effingham County ambulance was attempting to transport a patient with a medical emergency from Garden City to a local Savannah hospital for treatment. Unfortunately, they were stopped by a train on Highway 21 near Brampton Road.
Garden City's mayor says that a signal malfunction down the tracks led to the stoppage.
A person that sent video to the WTOC newsroom says that the ambulance driver was able to find another route around the train.
According to Effingham County's Emergency Medical Services Office, the ambulance driver did find another route and was able to get the patient to the hospital.
You can report a blocked crossing issue directly to the Federal Railroad Administration by clicking here.


A carriage clock is a small spring driven clock, designed for travelling and introduced in the early 19th century by Abraham Louis Breguet for Emperor Napoleon. The case is usually plain or gilded. The movement is regulated by the platform which sits on top of the movement which is visible through the glass on the top of the case. They run for eight days with a single wind and have a beautiful tickling sound. They are basically in traditional designs and their design has changed very little from the original design.
Investing in an antique carriage clock is a worthwhile investment as you will enjoy it for a long time. They will often have the makers name to show quality. Case finishes vary from gold to brass and chrome, they are all easy to maintain and keep clean. Carriage clocks also have different sizes from the largest, standard and petite carriage clocks.
Antiques talk about your authenticity and your desire to be surrounded with quality items. They are made to last and can be passed down from generation to generation. An antique carriage clock with a case design and a traveling case to store the winding key is quite pricey. The original key should be matching numbered.
•	Victorian gilt carriage clock – This has a gold plated casing made by the French maker EGL.
•	Brass repeater carriage clock – This has an eight-day timepiece mechanism and has a brass case. It has the makers mark and when the hand reaches the hour mark on the dial the repeater button makes a sound.
•	French carriage clock – Has a floral center and a concave base molding, includes eight-day timepiece mechanism and with a repeater feature on top of the clock.
•	French striking carriage clock – produced in the 19th century, it has eight-day timepiece mechanism that strikes every hour and half hour and with a solid carrying handle.
•	Quartz Carriage Clocks – produced in the 20th century. They were considered a great leap forward in technology. It is powered by a battery and a quartz crystal which oscillates at a fixed frequency so you never have to wind them.
We have an ongoing variety of antique carriage clocks for sale from different makers and from different countries. We are more than happy to give you exactly the type you want but if we don't have it in our store, we will source it for you. We are located in Perth, Australia. We supply both nationally and internationally, to places like New Zealand, Italy, Spain, UK, and the USA.


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Launch Concert 6th October 2017
Annabelle Lawson – Piano
Peter Lawson – Piano
Artistic Director Annabelle Lawson is joined by her father, Peter Lawson, to launch the in:spire series with a piano recital of solos and duets, exploring the theme of 'childhood'. The concert will also celebrate the 80th birthday of composer Gordon Crosse and include the world premiere of his first piano sonata.
Gordon Crosse Ron's Toyes
Faure Dolly Suite, op.56
Gordon Crosse Piano Sonata no.1 (world premiere)
Pieces by Chick Corea, Debussy, Satie, Schumann and Ornstein) A Kaleidoscopic Ode to Childhood
Concert Details
Doors open: 6.30pm
Concert: 7.00-8.00pm. Followed by refreshments.
Tickets: Suggested donation of £7 on the door (cash only)
Venue: St Andrew's URC, Upper Hanover Street, Sheffield S3 7RQ
Annabelle Lawson Biography
Annabelle Lawson has established herself as a pianist who exudes subtlety and vivacity in equal measure. She has performed in venues including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Royal Festival Hall, Bridgewater Hall and Kings Place, as well as broadcasting live for BBC Radio 3 and national Australian radio. She is a passionate advocate of both new and obscure repertoire, having commissioned a large number of works with the Lawson Trio and recently performing Stanford's little-known 2nd piano concerto, as well as chamber music by Rebecca Clarke and Louis Vierne.
Having performed recently as concerto soloist with the Göttingen Symphony Orchestra in Germany, played trios in a French château, worked as a cabaret artist in the Far East, played 'Carnival of the Animals' with kangaroo impersonating dancers from Ballet Rambert and, last but not least, worn a Squid Hat on stage for Wigmore Learning – her career is notable for its variety and versatility.
She enjoys a distinguished career as a music educator, teaching at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and examining for the ABRSM. She is also Artistic Director of Chamber Music 2000, for whom she has organised and hosted numerous workshops and inter-school showcase concerts. Annabelle also ran a busy 2015/16 concert series for the West Essex branch of the hugely successful Bach to Baby enterprise.
Annabelle studied piano at Chetham's School of Music, before reading music at King's College, Cambridge. After completing her BA she undertook a one-year BMus, for which she gained a Distinction, during which time she researched the social role of the Argentine tango in Paris in the years preceding World War One. She then pursued postgraduate tuition in chamber music at the Royal Academy of Music, who went on to award her piano trio a Junior Leverhulme Chamber Music Fellowship. Annabelle's teachers have included her father, Peter Lawson, Ronan O'Hora and Philip Fowke.
Peter Lawson Biography
Peter Lawson was born in Manchester and studied there with Derrick Wyndham and Sulamita Aronovsky. He has appeared as soloist with most British orchestras, frequently broadcasting for radio 3 as well as giving recitals throughout the UK and playing in Holland, France, Belgium, Italy, Denmark, Luxembourg, Japan and Russia.
With a repertoire stretching from the baroque to contemporary jazz, Peter's many commercial recordings reflect a particular interest in more recent music and include Satie (EMI) which was awarded a Silver Disc, American Sonatas (Virgin Classics) and Michael Nyman's concerto (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra). He also works with the Equivox Trio, Tango5 (recreating the tango quintets of Piazzolla), the recorder player John Turner with whom he has collaborated on many recordings of British music and saxophonist Rob Buckland.
Peter recently retired from his role as senior tutor in piano and careers advisor at Chetham's School of Music but continues as tutor in piano and tutor in contemporary piano at the RNCM and examiner for the ABRSM. In his spare time Peter enjoys hill-walking, photography and, as a beginner, the challenges of learning to play classical guitar!
Previous Concert
More from in:spire with...
Louise Thomson 3rd November 2017
Ruth Gibson 19th January 2018
Postgraduate Student Showcase 23rd March 2018
Jessica Burroughs 18th May 2018
Sheffield Music Academy 22nd June 2018
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Articles tagged as France
France Is the First Country to Ban Plastic Cups, Plates, and Cutlery
Every year, 4.73 billion plastic cups are thrown away in France. Only 1% of these are recycled. The bold ban aims to drastically cut levels of plastic waste, and drive innovation in biodegradable products.
Vedic Federation Strengthens ISKCON's Position in France
The Vedic Federation of France, a coalition of Indian-origin religious denominations and spiritual movements including ISKCON, is presenting one united voice to the French government and thus strengthening ISKCON's position in France, where it has long been treated as a cult.
Notre Dame Is Damaged; The Holy Name Shines On
Some thoughts on the recent burning of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Wounded Hearts
A poem written by Gaurangi Dasi in New Mayapur, France in 2005.
ISKCON France Participates in the 100th Commemorative Ceremonies of the Armistice After World War I
November 11th 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the 1918 armistice of World War I. On this occasion, France was very busy receiving 72 heads of state and hundreds of diplomatic missions who had come for a collective rememberance of the terrible war during a grand celebration inmemory of the millions of soldiers who gave their life.
Radhe Gendron: "I Just Want to Keep Painting Krishna"
Srila Prabhupada called Krishna conscious art "Windows to the Spiritual World." Every once in a while, an artist comes along who is truly blessed with the ability to open those windows for us.
Pro BMX Rider Pursues Adventure, Finds Krishna
Professional BMX freestyle rider Joris Coulomb always chased adventure. He didn't realize that one day it would take him to a place of deep meaning where all his questions about life would be answered.
Transcendental Art Seminar in New Mayapur, France
In August 2018, the New Mayapur community in the Loire Valley, France will have their first Transcendental Art Seminar. The courses will be given by Dhriti dasi and Ram Das Abhiram Das, senior disciples of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Radha Krishna Kirtan - Vijay Krsna (Kirtaniyas) & Vraj Mohan
Dialogue With The Devil—ISKCON and The Anti-Cultists
Cultic symptoms include isolation of members, lack of accountability of leaders, denial of appropriate care for members, unquestioned submission to leaders, excessive demands upon followers, and physical, emotional, psychological, or sexual abuse by leaders. Not particularly inspiring topics. So why go to a conference discussing them?
Hare Krishna Temple, Paris, France
The Paris temple is situated in Sarcelles, the northern suburb. Sri Sri Radha Paris-Isvara were installed by Srila Prabhupada in 1973 during one of his visits to the city. The yearly Paris Ratha-Yatra is a very popular festival. A video by Vrishabhanu Das.
ISKCON Nouvelle Mayapur, France
A video by Vrishabhanu das.
France Church Attack: Muslims Attend Mass
Muslims across France have attended Catholic Mass in a gesture of solidarity after the murder of a priest on Tuesday. Fr Jacques Hamel was killed in his church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray by two men who had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.
France Declares All New Rooftops Must Be Topped With Plants Or Solar Panels
Green roofs also offer birds a place to call home in the urban jungle.
Muslim Leaders in Europe Condemn Terrorist Attacks
"They claim to have done it in the name of God - far from it. Their work is the work of satan."
Devotees Safe But Atmosphere Tense at ISKCON Paris
No ISKCON devotees or congregation members were hurt during the terrorist attacks on Paris on Friday November 13th, in which 129 people were killed at six locations throughout the French capital. Yet some congregation members living close to the Bataclan concert hall, where 80 people died, were shaken when they overheard the violence.
France mandates that all new buildings that are built in commercial zones in France must be partially covered in either plants or solar panels.
How Muslim Scholars View Paris Attack
Muslim scholars respond to the attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo, expressing anger towards the perpetrators who "betrayed and tainted" Islam rather than defended it.
France's Policy Against "Sects" Disavowed by the Council of Europe
The Resolution expresses concern about abuses against minors, but also recommends respecting the families' rights to freedom of religion.
France Plans on Doubling Organic Farmland Area by 2017
France is the European Union's biggest agricultural producer and has lately seen rapid growth of organic framing.
French Kulis Band Together For Sri Balaram Jayanti Festival
Twenty French gurukulis—devotees who were born and grew up in ISKCON—are banding together this August for the second year in a row to put on a grand celebration of Sri Balaram Jayanti, the appearance day of Lord Krishna's brother, at France's New Mayapur farm.
Temple Profile: New Mayapur, France
In July 1974, after visiting several properties in France, Srila Prabhupada personally chose the field of Oublaisse. Upon it sat a beautiful chateau that had been built in 1905.
ISKCON's 2nd Generation Go Green at French Mela
This August, 350 "Kulis," or members of ISKCON's second generation, from France, England, Italy, Spain, Germany and Belgium will converge on the rural community of New Mayapur two hours south of Paris, France.
Hindus Laud French Actress Fanny Ardant For Defending Roma Rights
Hindus have applauded French actress Fanny Ardant (Ridicule) for defending Roma rights. Addressing the Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe in Strasbourg (France) on June 22, Lumiere Award winner Ardant, 61, declared: "We say Dosta! (which means enough) To injustice, humiliation, ignorance and violation of human rights." She further said that society had proved to be barbarian to Roma people.
Sarkozy U-turn on French Burka Ban Over Fears of 'Terrorist Reprisals'
Members of the French Parliament recommend less comprehensive legislation.
French Devotees Emerge From Years of Struggle with New Paris Temple
"France is considered to have the most cultured people in Europe," said Srila Prabhupada, ISKCON's founder, in a December 1968 talk. "And if we can have some footing in France in the matter of Krishna Consciousness certainly this will be a great success…"
Blow to Sikhs: European Court Upholds French Turban Ban
JALANDHAR: In a major blow to Sikhs in Europe, the European Court of Human Rights has upheld a French ban on turbans by dismissing the first petition filed against it. France had passed a law in 2004, prohibiting religious symbols in schools.
Sri Sri Radha-Parisishvara to Move to New Home
Within the next few months, ISKCON will move to its new temple in Sarcelles, a multi-ethnic and multi-religious suburb on the northern outskirts of Paris near the famous Charles de Gaulle International airport. For the first time in over twenty years, ISKCON will own temple property in the Paris area. The presiding Deities, Sri Sri Radha Parisishvara, were installed in 1973 by the Founder-Acarya of ISKCON, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada.
Paris City Officials Support 2008 Ratha Yatra Festival
Lord Jagannath blessed the city of Paris with His Ratha Yatra festival for the eighteenth year on July 6th, 2008. A dense maze of government beauraucracy in previous years encouraged devotees to personally approach police officers and city officials six months in advance for permission this year.


Breed called that something TRAIL ARM ARC but many players and teachers refer to it differently. Annika Sorenstam, for example, has talked about how she tried to feel as if she was pushing her trailing hand away from her shoulder when she reached the top of her backswing. Breed's 'trail arm arc' is the same thing.
The reason I decided to write about it is because this 'move' helps you create more clubhead speed, although the logic behind it may not be readily apparent to you. But the concept itself is really simple to understand.
Let's focus on the top two figures first.
The thick dark lines represent your shoulders and the thin black vertical line represents your spine. The letter 'b' represents the angle your shoulders turn.
The straight blue line represents your lead arm, which is straight of course, and the small black circle represents your hands.
The bent black line represents your trailing arm, which is bent at the elbow. The angle of that bend is labeled 'a'.
And the thin green line extending across the drawing represents where your hands are at the top of your backswing. The club shaft would be pointing down this line, over your shoulders and toward your target.
The drawing labeled '1' is the SHORT trailing arm arc, and the drawing labeled '2' is the LONG trailing arm arc. And remember, the term 'trailing arm arc' is just a fancy term to describe pushing your trailing hand a bit farther away from your trailing shoulder at the top of your backswing.
Now, you may have heard that the 'textbook' amount of bend in your trailing elbow (that's 'a' in the drawings) is around 90 degrees. And if you look at my drawings, you'll see that the LONG arc is just a little over 90 degrees. That's because it's really hard to push your hands very far away from your trailing shoulder at the top of your swing.
You should be asking yourself, "Why?" The answer to this question is why pushing your trailing hand away from your trailing shoulder creates more clubhead speed.
When you push your trailing hand away from your trailing shoulder, you force yourself to make a bigger shoulder turn -- or 'coil' if you prefer that word.
Look at the difference in 'b' between those two drawings. The SHORT arc gets the hands to the top of your backswing without out creating very much shoulder coil at all! However, the LONG arc creates a much bigger shoulder coil, which lengthens your swing and gives you more time to build speed during your downswing.
And if you look at the bottom drawing in the the gray box, you'll see a drawing with the SHORT arc's shoulder turn but the LONG arc's hand position. See how the hands are nowhere near the top of the backswing? That's because the swing is so much shorter, and that's why it doesn't create as much swing speed.
So let me sum this up: The reason you want a LONG Trailing Arm Arc is because it forces you to make a bigger shoulder turn, and a bigger shoulder turn helps you create more swing speed.
I hope that helps you understand why Breed made such a big deal out of this, and why so many players and teachers talk about pushing your hands away from your trailing shoulder at the top of your backswing. It's all about creating a big shoulder coil.


They were standing on what looked like a vast platform of metal. The roof was so low it felt like they were in an endless crawlspace, in an attic. Kevin saw Geoff staring into the distance and up at the canopy of packed dirt.
"It's a little claustrophobic, isn't it?" Kevin said. "You get used to it."
"We had a house that felt like this. Before we died. The ceiling was about this low," Geoff said, "It wasn't really a house, more like a shack."
"Well ain't that funny. My house is more of a shack than a house as well," Kevin said.
They walked through the infinite crawlspace. The direction they were walking in seemed arbitrary. Geoff wondered how it could be anything but random, seeing as how they were looking at a plain horizon in every direction. There didn't seem to be any landmarks except for the occasional hatchway of light where another ladder reached the scaffolding. These were only tiny pinpricks in the distance though. The light around them was dim. It felt like twilight, or the first rays of dawn.
Kevin Sargent seemed to know where he was going. Occasionally he would stop and look above him at the earth ceiling.
"What are you looking for?" asked Geoff.
"Roots, rocks, different coloured dirt."
"Is that how you find your way around here?" Asked Naomi.
"That and my gut instinct," said Kevin, "If you do what I do for long enough you get to know a place. If anyone walks the same paths for long enough they get to know them. Even when there's almost nothing to tell them apart. This has been my life for a number of years now. I know this place. I don't know how I know it, I just do."
"What is it that you do?" asked Naomi.
They walked on in silence through the twilight dusk of the scaffolding. Occasionally stopping for Kevin to consult the galaxies of dirt and constellations of buried objects above them. Eventually they could see the shadowy cube outline of the old man's shack on the horizon. It grew clearer but not much bigger as they approached. The cube became a box with rectangles of light. When they got closer still, only a few metres away, the rectangles of light were cut by the dark shapes of shadows from inside the home and sitting inside the biggest window, was a shadow that Naomi remembered. It was bonier, sharper, but unmistakably cat like in its pose. Sitting with its back straight its head turned to gaze through the glass into the twilight was the outline of a skeleton cat.
Naomi broke into a run towards the house.
"The door's unlocked," Kevin called after her.
Geoff was suddenly very tired. Even more tired than when they'd first finished the ladder climb and fallen onto the cool metal of the scaffolding. He didn't think he could keep up with Naomi if he had wanted to. But he also wanted to make sure the old man was okay. Naomi was about to break into his house uninvited after all. He didn't want the old man to think that he wasn't being considered at all. But mostly Geoff didn't run with Naomi because he was tired, because he had no more running left in him.
As Geoff and Kevin walked towards the shack the silhouette in the window changed. It was like a puppet show. Suddenly where there had just been a cat there was now the shape of a skeleton, a human running and then lifting the cat and then the cat and the woman became one and the silhouette was of a cat and woman hugging.
His voice was lower than moments earlier and sounded resigned.
Kevin and Geoff walked into the house. It was a shack not much bigger than the shacks Geoff and Naomi had lived in. But it was much neater. There were no posters on the wall. Just a couple of oil paintings and a framed photograph of a young couple standing on a balcony in Greece. Geoff knew it was Greece because his grandmother had had a similar photo on her wall. The blue ocean and sky and pure white buildings were unmistakable. The man and the woman were grinning. They looked happy. The man had his arm around the shoulders of the woman and she was nuzzling her body into his. The photo made you feel like you had just stumbled into the middle of a private moment between two lovers. The man and woman both had flushed faces. The woman was holding an empty wine glass.
Naomi was standing in the room and she was crying.
There were no tears. But just like Kevin knew how to find his shack in the infinite plains of the undercarriage by an almost magic knowing, Geoff had lived with Naomi long enough to know when she was crying, even if he couldn't see the tears running down her face. Looking at her now, his memories, the ghost vision of her overlaid it onto the woman standing in front of him. Her big brown eyes were red rimmed and her lips were trembling. Her cheeks were wet and her face was as rosy as the woman in the photograph"
"It's her," Naomi said, "It's Bernie".


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ABA Provides Guidance for Warning Clients About the Risks of Electronic Attorney-Client Communications
Lawyers for the Profession® Alert
American Bar Association Formal Opinion 11-459: Duty to Protect the Confidentiality of E-mail Communications with One's Client (Aug. 4, 2011)
The American Bar Association (ABA) issued a formal opinion that provides guidance as to a lawyer's obligation to warn clients about the risks inherent in using e-mail, text messaging and other forms of electronic attorney-client communications, particularly with computers or electronic devices that may be provided by an employer.
Complete Summary
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 11-459, addressing a lawyer's ethical duties pertaining to maintaining the confidentiality of electronic attorney-client communications under the ABA's Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The formal opinion concludes that the duties to provide competent representation (ABA Model Rule 1.1) and to protect information related to the representation (ABA Model Rule 1.6(a)) oblige the lawyer to warn the client at the earliest reasonable opportunity about the risks of third-party access to electronic attorney-client communications.
Formal Opinion 11-459 posits a hypothetical involving an employee who may use a workplace device (employer-provided computer, smartphone, tablet etc.) for electronic communications with the employee's lawyer (e-mail, text messaging etc.). Under these circumstances, the attorney has a duty to advise the client at the earliest opportunity about the risks of employer or other third-party access to those communications, including the risks of review and potential admissibility of the communication in an evidentiary proceeding. The opinion suggests preventive measures including limiting communications to personal e-mail accounts not accessible to the employer on the workplace computer or other device. The opinion further recognizes that the same underlying considerations regarding advice to the client and preventive measures would apply to clients outside the employment context.
Formal Opinion 11-459 counsels the attorney to assume that the employer has a policy permitting access unless the lawyer has reason to believe otherwise. The opinion recognizes that the substantive law regarding employer and third-party access is evolving and varies among the jurisdictions and thus does not purport to provide guidance with respect to the circumstances under which these communications may or may not be protected by the attorney-client privilege or other substantive law.
Significance of Opinion
Formal Opinion 11-459 is part of a growing series of ABA formal opinions that confront issues related to protection of client information in the electronic age. These include Formal Opinion 99-413 (1999) (protecting confidentiality of unencrypted e-mail); Formal Opinion 08-451 (2008) (outsourcing support services); and most recently Formal Opinion 11-460 (2011) (lawyer's duty when receiving third party's attorney-client communications). In each instance, the general duty of competent representation under ABA Model Rule 1.1 and the duty to protect client information under Model Rule 1.6(a) provide an evolving standard against which to judge the lawyer's conduct, especially as both technology and the substantive law of privilege and privacy continue to develop. Although not mentioned specifically in this formal opinion, attorneys also should be alert to the potential for statutory public records requests in the context of government generally and public employment specifically, which may raise additional legal issues with respect to public access to an individual's attorney-client communications.
For further information on ABA Formal Opinion 11-460, please see the September 7, 2011, issue of the Lawyers for the Profession Alert.
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A late night meeting, a zone, rap music and Northwestern's stunning turnaround
How Chris Collins and his staff altered the course of Northwestern's season.
By Henry Bushnell Feb 28, 2015, 9:00am CST
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It was 1:30 a.m., and Welsh-Ryan Arena was silent. Maybe a few still lingered—an arena employee here, a security guard there—but the storm had subsided. Six hours earlier, a basketball game was being played. Six hours earlier, students bounced, fans chatted, players competed, coaches shouted. But now… silence. The court? Empty. The bleachers? Empty. The basketball offices?
Not empty.
Chris Collins sat there. So did Brian James. So did Armon Gates and the rest of the staff. Their heads, just as their players' heads had been a few hours earlier, were down. They were in search of answers.
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"It was a long night," James says. "I remember that we were a little bit beside ourselves, a little bit perplexed, a little taken aback."
Gates doesn't even know what time they left the building. "It's all a blur," he says.
Earlier that night, Northwestern had lost to Michigan State. It was the team's 10th defeat in a row, and it was the worst of the 10. Chris Collins had shaken his head and spoken of disappointment at his press conference. "For the first time tonight," Collins said, "I felt like I saw some guys that looked a little defeated."
And Collins took that personally. It was his responsibility, he said, to get his team to fight, to get them to play with energy. "I will be better," he asserted.
But what would change?
"I don't know," he said matter-of-factly. "I don't have the answer. I've got to get with my staff, I've got to listen to my instincts. We've got to figure out something."
So as the stragglers called it a night, as the players' and coaches' families trickled out into the frigid Evanston air, a new part of the night for Collins and his staff was just beginning.
This was nothing out of the ordinary. The coaches convene as a staff after every game to rehash and critique that night's performance. But this meeting was different. Heads were down, and attitudes bordered on bewilderment.
James recalls the mood in the room. "It was not good," he says. "It was not good. First of all, we had to pick each other up. We had to keep it where we ourselves were positive."
Then they got down to business. They set out to devise a plan. They were determined to find something—anything—to revive the season. To revive this team that looked, for all intents and purposes, done.
And, well… they made changes.
"We changed everything that we had done for three months," James says. "We changed the way we do practice. We changed the things that we did during practice. We changed our preparation as a coaching staff. We changed some of the things that we do before a game. Whatever we were doing, it wasn't working for 10 games. It might be those things that will work next year. But for this time, we wanted to change everything."
On the court, of course, there was one big change. That wasn't necessarily the night that the zone was born. Northwestern's coaches had been discussing the idea of making the switch for a while. But it was the night the decision was made. It was the tipping point.
"That was when we said, you know what, we're going to do it," James says.
The 2-3 zone has been crucial. But it was about more than just one big concrete change. It was about a mentality. Collins knew his players "were tinkering on being done," as he would later say. "I knew we were on the edge of losing them."
So Collins and his staff adopted a new approach. They wanted the players to just relax. Of course, they still wanted and needed them to work, and perhaps work more and harder than they had been before. But they also wanted to lighten the mood and get them to play loosely.
"I've never been a coach where we've played music during the beginning part of practice. And I've coached 38 years. If some of the coaches that I've worked with knew that I was doing that, they would probably tar and feather me." -Northwestern Assistant Coach Brian James
The first step? Hip-hop music. During practice.
It perhaps wasn't the first thing that came to the mind of Collins, who says he prefers "old-school R&B." It certainly wasn't James' idea.
"I've never been a coach where we've played music during the beginning part of practice," James says. "And I've coached 38 years. If some of the coaches that I've worked with knew that I was doing that, they would probably tar and feather me."
But it's working. And that's all that matters.
The music itself might not actually have much of an effect. It might seem relatively insignificant. But when you ask the coaches about the changes, it's the first thing to be brought up. It's representative of a new aura, of a new attitude. It's the symbol of that reenergizing that Collins knew his team needed.
And even if they don't understand it, Collins and James recognize the music's importance. "In today's age, it's a good thing, it makes our guys relax," James says. "They're still working as hard, but they've got smiles on their faces."
Gates loves it. "It gets you going," he says animatedly, lifting his chest.
Gates says the in-practice music is also representative of one of Collins' greatest assets as a coach. While he trusts his own instincts, he also values the wisdom of crowds. In that meeting, Collins consulted his assistants, and together, they all worked hard to come up with a solution.
They also needed the players to buy in though. And that wasn't easy after putting in so much effort without anything to show for it. That's why Collins deflects a decent amount of the praise.
"We talked about a fresh approach, starting clean," Collins says. "And to their credit, they bought in. We can say all this stuff, but unless those guys believe and buy in to what you're saying, it's not going to happen. So it's a testament to what those kids did. They said, 'you know what, you're right, let's have a great month.' To see them come out and win four straight games has been really fun for me to watch and makes me really proud."
Eventually, the goal for Collins and the program is to make this type of turnaround unnecessary. Eventually, if future seasons follow a similar path, we'll be focusing more on the 10 straight losses than on the late night meetings, rap music and four straight wins.
But this is the second season in a row in which Collins has shown the ability to take a team flirting with collapse and rejuvenate it. Last year, he did it on the bus ride home from Iowa, and the Wildcats subsequently won five of seven. This year, he did it in the office in the wee hours of the morning and over the next few days after Michigan State, and his team has won four straight.
That's pretty darn impressive.
News: After Big Ten schedule shifts, Northwestern football adds road trip to Penn State, loses contest at Indiana The 'Cats are headed to Happy Valley.


Chris Shelton is trying to get back to the Tigers but is still not finding the stroke that we saw in the summer of 2005 and in April, 2006. He leads the International League in walks with 21 but has struck out 31 times in 100 at bats and is hitting a modest .260. and slugging just .390.
Brent Clevlen is really having a tought time getting untracked. He is leading the league in strikouts with 41 and is batting .212 in 104 at bats.
The leading Mudhen hitter is 32 year old outfielder Timo Perez who is batting .333/.350/.542.
With Chad Durbin struggling to hold the 5th starter job in Detroit, and Andrew Miller not dominating A ball, Virgil Vasquez is likely on the Tigers radar. Vazquez pitched 7 shutout innings on Wednesday to lower his ERA to 2.57. Even more impressive is his 41 strikeouts which is second in the league. He has also walked just 8 batters in 35 innings.
Zack Miner, who pitched well for the Tigers when Mike Maroth went down last year, has a 8.07 ERA in 5 starts and 1 relief appearance.
Jordan Tata is currently on the disabled list with a sore shoulder. After resting for two weeks, he is now throwing lightly but is still a few weeks away from returning.
Jeff Larish is showing power and patience but not making consistent contact. He is batting .250/.340/.545 and is second in the Eastern League with 6 home runs.
Slick fielding shortstop Brent Dlugach is off to a good start with the bat: .304/.360/.493 in 69 at bats.
Michael Hollimon spent the first two years of his professional career as one of the older players in his league. This year, he is getting tested as he has jumped two levels from low A ball (West Michigan) to AA. He is batting .237/.398/.434 in 76 at bats.
The 21 year old Jair Jurrjens is on a strict pitch count and has only pitched 25 2/3 innings in 5 starts. He has a 3.65 ERA and a 19/6 k/BB ratio.
Dallas Trahern has reached the level where finesse pitchers tend to run into trouble but he is off to a very good start with a 1.79 ERA in 30 1/3 innings.
Hard throwing Eulogio De La Cruz pitched a complete game 2 hit shutout and struck out 10 last night. He now has a 3.94 ERA and 30/8 K/BB ratio in 32 IP.
Cameron Maybin was out for a couple games with back spasms but is back and still going strong. He is batting .315, leads the Florida State League in OBP (.455), is slugging .562 and is 2nd in the league with 10 stolen bases.
24 year old infielder/outfielder Ovandy Suero is batting .304 with a .385 OBP and leads the league with 19 stolen bases.
Unheralded 23 year old outfielder Michael Hernandez is is off to a good start batting .301/.355/.591. His slugging average is 3rd in the league.
There has been a lot of talk about Andrew Miller starting for the Tigers this year at some point. After struggling in a couple of starts, he pitched 6 shutout innings on Wednesday. He now has a 3.93 ERA and a 23/11 K/BB ratio in 34 1/3 innings.
Raw toolsy outfielder Gorkys Hernandez is getting his first shot at full season ball this year and is off to a solid start - .315/.398/.388. He also has an improved 9/16 BB/K ratio and 10 stolen bases.
First baseman Ryan Strieby is batting a strong .313/.376/.479 in 96 at bats.
Scott Sizemore is off to a slow start at .205/.365/.277 but his 16/13 BB/K ratio suggests that better numbers will come soon.
Chris Cody allowed 4 runs in 6 innings pitched on Wednesday but still has a miniscule 1.13 ERA to go along with a 40/7 K/BB ratio. He leads the Midwest League in ERA and strikeouts.
The interesting thing about Gorkys is I think he walked one time before he started leading off. Since he's picked up quite a few and has a BB:K ratio very near 1.
That's an interesting observation. Hopefully, he keeps it up. If he can draw walks consistently, it makes him an even more intriguing prospect.


The Cleveland winter is being transformed into a pretend but sensual spring at Cleveland's I-X Center, where the Great Big Home + Garden Show gets under way Saturday through Feb. 10.
Landscapers from throughout the area are busy designing replicas of 17 U.S. landmarks, many of them framed around gardens. They include such icons as the Biltmore Estate, Central Park, Napa Valley, Longwood Gardens and Fallingwater to give visitors ideas about where they might go this summer as well as how they might design their own home landscapes.
When showgoers enter this year's Garden Showcase, they'll be engulfed in the fragrance of daffodils, tulips, hyacinth, azaleas and other spring flowers forced into early bloom for the show.
"We're forcing our own plants into bloom instead of relying on someone else to do it," said Dave Richards, horticulture instructor for 25 juniors and seniors from Auburn Career Center who are putting together a garden patterned after the Ida Cason Callaway Memorial Chapel at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Ga. Gardens there are known for their spectacular springtime displays of azaleas, dogwood, red bud and other native American plants.
Richards first became acquainted with Callaway Gardens about 15 years ago, when his sister lived in Georgia and they visited the 13,000-acre garden, resort and preserve southwest of Atlanta. The English Gothic-style Memorial Chapel is perched next to a small pond in which its fieldstone surface and stained glass is reflected.
The horticulture students are working with 20 juniors in the school's Construction Tech program to build a replica of the chapel. Auburn Career Center serves juniors and seniors in the Riverside, Painesville, Fairport, Madison, Perry, Kenston, West Geauga, Kirtland, Berkshire, Cardinal, Chardon and Newbury school districts.
Forcing plants into bloom months before they are due calls for a careful balance of light, humidity, heat and nutrition, the horticulture students have learned.
Richards said students all get tickets to the show and enjoy observing the amazement of showgoers when they learn the Auburn Career Center garden was created by high school students, not professional landscapers.
Although the school has contributed a purpose-built garden to past shows, every year is different.
"This year they're learning how to install natural stone," Richards said.
Building a water feature such as the pond they'll install also has its challenges.
"It's a lot of work, but such a great benefit to the students," he said. "It's a highlight of their year."
Class members work side by side with landscapers in the Pattie Group, so the experience is far beyond a classroom exercise, he said. Most graduate as Ohio certified nursery technicians, so jobs are possible right out of high school, though most go on to specialized programs and college degrees.
Bob Hill, instructor in the Construction Tech program, said graduates of his program are actively pursued by unions who want to place them in apprenticeships.
"When they begin the program they all think they want to be carpenters," he said. "But after they've been exposed to the various trades they discover there are hundreds of job possibilities, from plumbers to electricians and stone work."
Beyond the candy for the senses in the Garden Showcase, local exhibitors bring to ticket holders ideas and opportunities to shop for home improvement contractors, lawn and garden equipment, and home decor, along with products and services bringing inspiration for practical transformations at home.
Wander the spaces in the fully constructed 4,000-square-foot Idea Home. It's Tuscan in style, with a dining room overlooking a wine cellar, and a kitchen island seating eight. A separate Dream Basement has theater seats, a wet bar, exercise room, game room and even a steam shower.
Daughter Stefanie and mother Loretta Paganini will tag-team with other chefs from the International Culinary Arts & Sciences Institute in Chester Township for daily 30-minute cooking demonstrations. Matt Fish, owner/chef for Melt Bar and Grilled, also will share his takes on comfort foods several times during the nine-day show. The Loretta Paganini Cooking Stage is shared this year with the Main Stage, so showgoers won't have to go far to switch between gardening and cooking demonstrations.
Want to learn about making pierogi or bread? Catch chef Tim McCoy's demos at noon and 6 p.m, Feb. 7. Interested in knowing more about how to incorporate healthy quinoa in meals? Catch Stefanie's presentation at 2 p.m. Sunday. Loretta, just back from Florida, will share some of her food finds from Sanibel Island at 11 a.m. Feb. 10.
Find the complete schedule for all the cooking shows at www.greatbighomeandgarden.com.
Back this year are the Celebrity Designers Rooms, custom designed by exhibitors with help from local radio and television personalities. Seminars on a variety of gardening topics will be offered at The Petitti Garden Stage, where outdoor furniture and plants will be available to purchase. A KidsZone will showcase the world's safest trampoline along with swings, slides and basketball hoops for youngsters.
Best of all for many who arrive in pickups with shovels and wearing boots at the 6:30 p.m. closing Feb. 10. That's when products and plants used for displays in the gardens go on sale to those willing to haul them away.


I am facing this kind of disaster for the first time in my life. I never thought of it. We lost two houses, one in the village Tashinam-Gauri Shankar where I was born, one in Jagat, where my parents were running a small guesthouse for trekkers. Secondly I lost my business, my friends and clients in Everest Base Camp. I lost all the gear and equipment for which we had worked for five years.
What does that mean for your future and for the future of your operator "Dreamers Destination"?
I am a little worried trekkers and travelers might be scared that Nepal is not safe to go. But I am sure that everything will get better. We still have many things that tourists can enjoy. Now our small country is more famous, and people know more about Nepal after this disaster. So I am sure that more people are interested to come. But I am not working with "Dreamers Destination" any more, for personal reasons.
You are living in Kathmandu but you come from Rolwaling Valley and you have contacts to people all over the country. What is the situation like, a month after the devastating earthquake?
People are still scared, they are living outside in tents. Every day we feel tremors, buildings are still collapsing, people are dying. Roads are blocked. There is no proper aid to my family members who are in village. They will be running out of food soon. They are really worried because monsoon is very near.
Does the aid get to the places where it is needed most? If not, why?
Frankly speaking, I didn't spend much time with the aid theme because I was too busy with the Everest issue. I had to take care of injured persons, I had to handle this matter, I am still working on it. But I heard many things about the aid, that people are not getting proper aid where it is needed. I know there are many INGOs (International Non-Governmental Organizations) and NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) who want to help. But they are only able to help where they can take vehicles to reach the places and to transport the aid supplies. Some people are taking advantages: They collect money and aid, then they distribute it to their families.
Last year the season on Everest ended after an avalanche that killed 16 Nepalese climbers. This year it was finished prematurely due to the quake and the following avalanche that hit the Base Camp and killed 19 people. No climbing, that means no income for so many families. How is the mood in the Sherpa community?
In this situation they are more worried about the earthquake, because they are homeless now.
Two disasters in two consecutive years, what's about the future of climbing Everest from the Nepalese side?
I think there will be no negative effect for climbing. People still like to climb and will continue doing it because everybody knows that climbing is risky and might cost lives. Every year people are dying, maybe last year and this year more compared to other times. But every year people are dying in avalanches.
The new Nepalese Tourism Minister (Kripa Sur Sherpa was appointed last Friday) is – like you – a Sherpa. What do you expect him to do?
I hope that he will fight for Sherpa climbers. Sherpa people have been climbing for ages. They are risking their lives and others take the profit,while we are only known as porters, which is wrong. They lost their lives, and nobody takes care of their families and kids. I want the government to provide them proper homes and education for the kids.


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Russia Says It Will Find Other Oil Buyers After EU Ban
By Tsvetana Paraskova - May 31, 2022, 10:00 AM CDT
The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia will immediately impact 75% of Russian oil imports.
Russia claims it will find other buyers for its crude.
Russia is boosting exports to India and China, but analysts doubt the Asian market can absorb all the crude Russia was sending to Europe.
Russia dismissed on Tuesday the partial EU embargo on its oil, saying it is confident it would find other buyers for its crude after the European Union reached a compromise deal to ban most Russian imports into the bloc.
Late on Monday, the EU reached an agreement in principle to ban seaborne oil imports by the end of the year with an exemption for pipeline crude.
The sixth package of EU sanctions against Russia will immediately impact 75% of Russian oil imports, and by the end of the year, 90% of the Russian oil imported by Europe will be banned, Charles Michel, President of the European Council, said.
"We will soon return to the issue of the remaining 10% of pipeline oil," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
Retweeting von der Leyen's tweet announcing the sanctions on Russian oil, Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of Russia to International Organizations in Vienna, said, "As she rightly said yesterday, #Russia will find other importers," referring to the Commission's president.
"Noteworthy that now she contradicts her own yesterday's statement. Very quick change of the mindset indicates that the #EU is not in a good shape," the Russian official said.
Russia's crude oil production has been falling since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and analysts believe it may have to shut in as much as 3 million bpd as Russian oil is now not only unwanted but also banned in the West.
Earlier this month, Russia said it had increased oil production in May by 200,000-300,000 bpd after a large decline in output and refining in April and dismissed any suggestions that there was a crisis in its oil industry.
"We are in constant contact with our oil and gas companies and we do not see any serious problems that would indicate that our industry is in some kind of crisis," Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said via news agency TASS.
"Yes, we received a certain shock that allowed us to find new balance points and enter new export opportunities, including redirecting energy resources to new markets, creating new supply chains," Novak added.
Russia is boosting exports to India and China, but analysts doubt the Asian market would be able to absorb all the 4 million bpd of oil Russia was sending to Europe before the war.
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Mamdouh Salameh on May 31 2022 said:
Russia will indeed find buyers to its banned seaborne crude exports to the EU amounting to 1.95 million barrels a day (mbd).
Russia is already boosting its exports to both China and India the world's largest and third largest crude oil importers. So what are 1.95 mbd to these two titans accounting for 26% of the world's traded oil?
By coincidence, China reported today a rise of its purchasing managers' index to 49.6 in May from 47.4 in April meaning rising factory activity and this translates into more oil demand.
The proof is that Russian seaborne oil exports to China have risen from 750,000 barrels a day (b/d) to 1.0 mbd in the first quarter of the year. In addition Russia exported during the same period an estimated 500,000-600,000 b/d to China via its pipelines.
Meanwhile, the EU will be replacing Russian oil at a price of $130 a barrel in coming months thus adding an annualized $14.24 bn to its oil-import bill.
Dr Mamdouh G Salameh
International Oil Economist
Visiting Professor of Energy Economics at ESCP Europe Business School, London
Douglas Santet on May 31 2022 said:
As of this comment Russia is already sending more oil to Asia than Europe Russia is not planning to shift it's already in motion as for Europe they would have seek alternative supplies from somewhere whose customers would now need to look for other suppliers


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I'm not sure. I know they shipped out around that much to retailers...As for actual copies sold, I guess we'll just have to wait for Eidos or some website to say.


Guest columnist Dr. Benjamin Kopp is a pediatric pulmonologist in Columbus.
Asthma is complicated. The disease poses many challenges in the diagnosis, treatment and management of the condition. Children who live with asthma are particularly vulnerable; as their bodies develop and grow, their treatment regimen will need to adjust. In addition, there is an increased prevalence of asthma in children living below the poverty line, and disparity in their asthma outcomes. In Ohio, asthma is a leading cause of hospitalization and emergency department visits for children.
As a pulmonary physician, I treat children from all walks of life who live with asthma. My training and experience allows me to help these kids live the best and healthiest they can with their asthma. Asthma can be controlled with a combination of therapies that include critical medications such as inhaled steroids.
Imagine my frustration when I am able to get a child with asthma stabilized on a medication that works well for that child, only to be overruled by a health insurance plan. This happens, and it's call step therapy.
Step therapy is a practice health insurers use to manage the cost of medications. Step therapy requirements can be imposed if a doctor prescribes a certain medication, and the health plan determines a lesser cost medicine in the same class should be used first. This is not an unreasonable concept; most doctors already prescribe the most effective medicines at the least cost to their patients.
However, there are times when a patient's unique medical needs require a certain medication. This is when the one-size-fits-all approach with step therapy is a problem. Asthma medications are especially prone to step therapy because health plans frequently change the list of preferred medicines they will cover. Switching medications for a child who is stabilized on an existing regimen poses health risks and higher costs in the system when a child needs to be hospitalized for an adverse situation from switching medications.
Health plans' step therapy requirements can be hard to understand at times. In my practice, I have prescribed certain pulmonary medications for a toddler, only to have the health insurer insist on a lower cost medication that is designed for a teenager. This shows me the decisions about step therapy requirements do not involved pediatricians, asthma specialists, and pharmacists who know the most about the medications.
Unfortunately, when I need to ask a health plan to suspend step therapy because of my patient's personal medical situation, I am usually met with resistance and hassle. My office spends a lot of time in back-and-forth with health plans to fight for the best medication we know our patients need.
The time has come to put some guardrails on step therapy in Ohio. Right now, the Ohio General Assembly is considering Ohio Senate Bill 56 and Ohio House Bill 72 - companion bills designed to bring reasonable reforms to the practice of step therapy. Twelve other states have passed these reforms to protect patients and ensure doctors can prescribe what they think is best.
I, and many other patient advocates representing various disease groups, are hopeful these bills pass and become law in Ohio. The legislation does not seek to ban step therapy, but to reform the practice. One provision in the bills allows for a more streamlined process for doctors to follow, when they need exemptions to step therapy requirements. Another provision requires that health plans' guidelines for step therapy be directed by medical personnel.
I have seen first-hand the impact step therapy has on children suffering from asthma and other pulmonary diseases. Other health advocates and medical providers see how step therapy impacts patients with cancer, mental illness, diabetes, arthritis, multiple sclerosis and more.
I urge readers to call their state senator and state representative and encourage them to support Ohio Senate Bill 56 and Ohio House Bill 72.


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Tara looked at herself in the mirror. "This has got to be one of my shittier ideas," she said. Willow had barely reacted when she had asked her about the whole rubber dress thing. It made Tara nervous, but she couldn't back out now.
She also had absolutely nothing to wear.
She'd decided on dark make-up; something she rarely wore in the first place. The tanker boots, black leather pants and fitted burgundy silk shirt would just have to do. She rolled her eyes at her reflection and grabbed her keys. Time to pick up the good detective.
Willow frowned darkly at the outfit laid out on her bed. She had hoped never to have to see any of this again. She dropped her silk robe to the floor and started powdering every reachable inch of her body.
The doorbell rang.
Willow groaned. "Why is she early?" she demanded of the heavens. She pulled her robe back on and went down the hallway to the front door. Throwing it open, she mumbled, "I'm not ready," and took off back up the hall without giving Tara so much as a backwards glance.
Tara watched Willow scamper up the hall and out of sight. She couldn't keep the lecherous grin off her face. Those legs are even better looking bare than in jeans. She closed the door behind her, wondering why she smelled baby powder so strong.
Tara meandered up the hallway and then down two steps into the biggest apartment she'd ever seen in her life. She knew her mouth was hanging open, but no matter how hard she tried, Tara just couldn't shut it. Hardwood floors ran as far as she could see. A professional looking kitchen sat to her right. There was a large open area with exercise equipment to her left and a sunken living room sprawled out directly in front of her. Two eight foot sienna leather couches lined each side of the living room and a large plasma screen TV sat at one end. The far wall was floor to ceiling windows that showcased a cement balcony with a spectacular view of the city. Past the kitchen there was another hallway and Tara spotted one door directly off the living room. If the sounds coming from behind that door were any indication, that was the master bedroom.
Tara snapped her mouth shut and put her hands on her hips. Her temper began to boil. I knew it! I just knew it! she railed internally. She began to pace. God dammit! Nobody's honest anymore! Tara continued to pace for several long minutes, her temper growing exponentially.
Finally, Willow walked out of the bedroom. "What are you wearing?" she demanded.
"Who the fuck do you think you are?" Tara snarled.
Willow jerked back as if slapped. "Excuse me?" she said.
"Who the fuck do you think you are?" Tara raged. "This place? Your $90,000 car? Who's paying you and for what?"
Willow felt what little patience she had left go up in flames. It was bad enough she had to squeeze herself into this ridiculous outfit, but the DA had also screwed up and lost a case on one of her busts this morning. Now this woman she barely knew had the audacity to accuse her of accepting bribes in her own damned living room. Willow descended on Tara, towering over her thanks to black platform thigh-high boots.
"How dare you!" she thundered. "How dare you think I'm anything but an honest cop! If I didn't want to bust this ring so bad, I'd throw you out on your ass right now!"
"Then explain it to me!" Tara challenged.
"Rosenberg Realty?" Willow snapped. "Or how about Rosenberg, Heft and Jones?"
Tara felt her jaw drop again. "You're one of those Rosenbergs?" she gasped.
Willow sighed heavily. As fast as it had hit her, she felt her anger ebb away, leaving her shaky and fatigued. "I'm the only Rosenberg left," she said. She took a deep breath. "My parents found religion ten years ago and went traipsing off to Africa as missionaries. They promptly got themselves killed in a civil war. A friend runs the real estate. There isn't a Rosenberg at the law firm anymore, but Paul and Cathy left the name up in deference to my mother."
Tara looked into sad green eyes and felt like a total ass. "I'm sorry Willow," she whispered, not knowing what else to say.
Willow studied Tara for a moment and saw real remorse. Maybe Lt. Giles has her pegged after all, she thought. "Yeah, well" she said, "I guess it's an easy jump to make." Desperate to change the subject and get this night over with, Willow stepped back and looked at Tara again. "Now, what are you wearing?" she asked.
Tara looked down at herself and grinned. "I said I knew it was an S&M club, I didn't say I'd ever been there," she said. Her eyes bulged as Willow's appearance finally registered. The platform boots met fishnets at mid-thigh. The fishnets disappeared into black pvc short shorts that led to a matching bustier which laced up the front. Willow's hair was pulled back in a severe bun and her face was heavily made up with dark make-up.
Tara slapped a hand over her mouth. "Holy shit," she squeaked. Willow only frowned, thumping her booted toe on the floor.
"That outfit will not do," she said evenly. She turned and stalked off toward the bedroom. "Take your shirt off," she called over her shoulder.
"Yes, Mistress," Tara said before bursting out laughing.
Willow walked back out carrying a red rubber tank top. She stood in front of the hysterically laughing Tara for a moment before losing patience again. "Helloooo," she said, snapping her fingers in front of Tara's face. "This is not comfortable and I'd like to get this over with."
Tara couldn't seem to make herself stop laughing though. Willow sighed and grabbed Tara by the front of her pants. "C'mon, you goof. We need to make some changes," she said, dragging her toward her bedroom.
Tara stopped laughing abruptly when she stepped into the cavern of Willow's bedroom. She was fairly certain she could fit the entire ground floor of her house in here. She felt a mischievous grin move across her face as she took in the mammoth four-poster bed.
"Get your mind out of the gutter, Maclay," Willow said with a smirk.
Tara cocked an eyebrow and chuckled. "Just wondering how many detectives fit into a bed that size."
"Just one," Willow said, refusing to take the bait. She waved the tank top in front of Tara's face. "Put this on. Let me see what else I've got."
Tara shrugged out of her shirt as she watched Willow move over to three boxes sitting next to a walk-in closet. The cop turned mistress muttered to herself as she rummaged through one of the boxes and Tara struggled to swallow another fit of giggles when she heard chains rattle. She had managed to get her shirt off but not the other one on by the time Willow turned around again.
"Here, put these on your wrists," Willow said, but stopped short at the sight of Tara in leather pants and her bra. Tara had a hand over her mouth, trying not to laugh. The burgundy bra highlighted her porcelain skin and full breasts. Willow bit her lip at the sight of Tara's small round belly.
She snapped herself back to business. "Would you put that on please?" she said, pointing to the tank top. "This outfit really isn't comfortable. And take your bra off first," Willow said. "Trust me," she said with a knowing frown.
Tara sobered, knowing she'd have probably killed herself already if she had to wear those boots. She reached back to unclasp her bra. Tara snorted when Willow's eyes bulged and she spun around. "I can't believe you're dressed like that and worried about my modesty," she said. Willow only sighed. Tara struggled to get the top on. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, OW!" she grumbled. "Jesus, I'd like for my nipples to stay attached."
Willow started laughing at Tara's predicament. "I'm sorry. I should have powdered you up first," she said.
"Okay," Tara sighed, "what else you got?"
Willow turned and took a good look. "Much better," she said. "Put these on your wrists," she said, handing Tara fur lined leather cuffs. "And put this one around your neck," she said, handing her the matching collar.
"Why do I have to be the bottom?" Tara whined.
Willow looked down at herself and then cocked an eyebrow at Tara. "Oh, right," Tara said.
"Come over here and sit at the vanity when you're done," Willow said.
Tara managed to shackle herself up and sat down in the chair Willow had gestured to. Willow began brushing Tara's hair back away from her face, pulling the blonde tresses back into a bun similar to hers. "If we're going in there together, we should look complementary to each other," she explained.
Tara watched Willow work in the mirror, trying to reconcile the uptight detective with the woman she was seeing now. It just didn't add up.
"Fuck!" Tara exclaimed.
"I don't know you that well," Willow said absently.
Tara's eyebrows shot to her hairline. "I meant I just figured it out," she said wryly.
"Ah," Willow said, still intent on Tara's hair.
"You were the undercover Vice cop that busted up the prostitution ring running out of The Kink, weren't you," she said. Willow paused long enough to make eye contact in the mirror and smile. "You had me scared there for a little bit," Tara said with a chuckle.
Willow arched an eyebrow, suddenly looking every bit the dominatrix. "I'm well aware of what my reputation is," she said. "Uptight, by-the-book, anal. You never know, Maclay. I might be more than you can handle. Now turn around."
Tara idly wondered if her face was going to end up in a permanent expression of surprise. The good detective was turning out to be a handful in all the right ways. So, she wants to play 'Mommy Make Me Mind', huh? This should be fun, she thought devilishly. Let the games begin.
"So what can I handle?" she whispered.
Willow did a double take before frowning at Tara. "Are you always this charming?" she drawled, going back to rummaging through her make-up.
Tara made a show of taking a long slow tour of Willow's pvc and fishnet encased body before saying, "Only when I'm this close to rubber and redhead."
Willow squirmed under the scrutiny, but fought to hide it. She's screwing with you, she told herself. Just be the professional in this.
"You are a real redhead, aren't you?"
Willow felt the heat flood her face and she warred with herself over whether or not to slap that crooked grin off Tara's face or kiss it off. "Like you'll ever know," she ground out, taking Tara's chin in her hand. "Close your eyes."
Tara did as she was told, but not without a parting shot. "You never know, Rosenberg. I might be more charming than you can handle."
Willow rolled her eyes at basically having her own words used against her, but decided to keep any further comments to herself. She set about further darkening and expanding Tara's eye make-up, thankful to be temporarily out from under the scrutiny of those sparkling, wicked blue eyes. She did her damndest to focus on the task at hand and not on the classically beautiful face tilted up toward her or the soft skin under her hands.
How in the world can you be this gorgeous and this much of a pain in the ass all at the same time? she wondered. It's just not fair.
After a few moments, she said, "I want to put a different color on your lips." Willow was horrified by the husky tone in her voice and dropped her eyes as Tara opened hers. She handed Tara a tissue and tried to calm her nerves as Tara wiped away her lipstick.
So much for playing closeted sex kitten, Willow thought caustically. You spend fifteen minutes with her and get within arms reach of the woman and all your confidence goes to hell.
She thinned her own lips into a grim line, determined not to let herself get any further rattled. As Willow began to brush the red color onto Tara's lips, however, the thought came to her unbidden.
God, I bet those are soft.
She sighed. Some professional, she growled internally.
A few more brush strokes and Willow stepped back to eye her work critically. "That'll do," she whispered. Tara gave her a sultry smile; the dark make-up giving her bedroom eyes an even sleepier appearance. Willow swallowed hard. "Let's get this over with," she mumbled.
Tara watched, bemused, as Willow threw a few more items into a black gym bag and then pulled on a leather duster. The woman was obviously agitated. "Everything okay, Willow?" Tara asked with unnatural cheeriness.
"C'mon," Willow grumbled, stalking from the room. Tara chuckled.
"Yes, Mistress."
Continue to The Price of Vengeance Chapter Five


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Naipaul's Legacy - Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF)
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Day 1 | Sat | 27 Oct
Naipaul's Legacy
Aatish Taseer with Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri
https://bangaloreliteraturefestival.org/participant/aatish-taseer/
Aatish Taseer, is a British-born writer-journalist, and the son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and late Pakistani politician and businessman Salmaan Taseer. Taseer has written a highly acclaimed translation of Saadat Hasan Manto's short stories from the original Urdu, Manto: Selected Stories. His first book Stranger to History : A Son's Journey Through Islamic Lands (2009), part memoir-part travelogue, has been translated into more than 14 languages and hailed as a 'must-read' for anyone attempting to understand the Muslim world. The book caught the attention of Nobel Laureate Sir V. S. Naipaul, who labelled Taseer 'a young writer to watch'. His first novel, The Temple-Goers (2010) was also very well received; it was shortlisted for the 2010 Costa First Novel Award. His most recent novel is "The Way Things Were". He is a contributing opinion writer for The International New York Times.
https://bangaloreliteraturefestival.org/participant/shantanu-ray-chaudhuri/
Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri is a books editor, publisher, writer and critic. In 2017, he was named Editor of the Year by the apex publishing body, Publishing Next. He contributes regularly to a number of publications. He is also a published author, with two books to his credit: Whims – A Book of Poems (published by Writers Workshop) and Icons from Bollywood (published by Penguin/Puffin).


NIOD, part of the Deciem family, stands for Non-Invasive Options in Dermal science, and is another brand that is taking the back-to-basics scientific approach to their products. The intriguingly titled 'Photography Fluid' caught my eye on the new in section of Cult Beauty and I was immediately curious to learn more.
The NIOD Photography Fluid, Opacity 12%, claims to give you flawless skin in photos and an airbrushed finish in real life. NIOD describes the product as 'serum textured', though it is actually a primer, which also works brilliantly on its own.
The Photography Fluid contains light refracting prisms and blurring nano spheres to reduce the look of imperfections and minimise pores. There's also radiance boosting ingredients and a Nano-Prismatic Yellow-Red Hue corrector, to even out the skin tone. It all sounds very scientific if you ask me!
The formula is not incredibly emollient, so be cautious with the amount you apply. I was a bit heavy handed on my first go and almost ended up resembling the tin man, if he had been made from gold.
Worn underneath your make-up, as a primer, the NIOD Photography Fluid gives a beautiful 'lit from within' glow to the skin. I find myself applying much less foundation when I am wearing this, as the product really aids in evening out my skin tone, minimising pores and creating a smooth base.
Worn alone, it provides a delicate glow, making you look much more awake and refreshed. I like to pop some on before I go to the gym, to give my skin a little boost. While NIOD claims that this primer can reduce the look of imperfections, I must say I haven't noticed any visible reduction in the appearance of a blemish while wearing it. Although I don't mind too much as that was never a key factor for me.
The Dragon Fruit Chromatic Refractor is the element of the product that claims to give flawless looking skin in photographs, due to it's super blurring abilities. When photographed wearing this, there is no doubt a visible background glow to the skin, creating a flawless finish.
The NIOD Photography Fluid is packaged in a simple glass bottle with a pipette for application. It looks like something straight out of a chemistry lab, which I really love. The pipette for application is a nice addition to the design of the product, however I have not myself using it yet. As the product is quite thick, its tendency is to cling to the stem and so I just take it from there. Though perhaps once the bottle is emptier the pipette will be useful.
Overall this is a really lovely primer. If you are after something that can provide a flawless base, while minimising pores and adding a subtle glow, then I would really recommend picking it up.


It is now well established that there are two key mechanisms to reduce alcohol-related harm: increasing the price of alcohol, and restricting its physical availability. Availability refers to the ease or convenience of obtaining alcohol. The more widely available and easily obtainable alcohol is, the greater amounts of it can be consumed, and consequently the more normal and acceptable frequent and excessive consumption tends to become within society. This then exacerbates alcohol-related problems.
High outlet density – the clustering of a large number of premises selling alcohol within a small geographical area – is increasingly common in town and city centres across the UK, meaning alcohol is more easily and widely available to consumers within these areas than elsewhere. For this reason, discussions about outlet density generally focus on the impact of concentrations of premises selling alcohol in central urban areas.
This paper examines this issue of outlet density in more detail and asks whether reducing density will lessen alcohol-related harms.


Posted: Monday 19th October 2015 in News.
the 2015 UK Search Awards, taking place next month in London. The UK Search Awards aim to celebrate the expertise, talent and achievements of the search industry, and are now in their fifth year. In 2014 Summit was thrilled to take home the award for PPC Campaign of the year, and this year we have been shortlisted along with our client, Argos, for Best Use of Search in Retail and Best In-house Team.


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Q: Blender how to round edges of face I'm trying to make a round eye in my object by selecting a face, pressing e, dragging it into the face a little bit and I'm trying to make that eye round instead of square. How can I do this?

A: There is "To Sphere" AltShiftS available under Mesh->Transform. As the name suggests it adds a spherical influence, if the selected verts lay flat on a plane the result is circular.
Another option is an addon called LoopTools. Enable it and you have some extra options in the specials menu (W) which includes Circle, which will give a circular influence to the selected vertices.

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I've just gotten back to raining regularly and I'm also old now. Haha. Can anyone give me any thoughts on ordering gear online. I know there are risks. Obviously I don't want to get ripped off or get fake stuff. If this isn't ok to ask that's alright too.
Resist the urge to see this as a google event and go somewhere google points you.
You may wind up ordering "online," but it will be somewhat more selective, private, typically via email rather than shopping on a website.
There are many boards similar to bodybuilding-dot-com that discuss but do not go any further than discuss. (Some) others will go further, but accept sponsorship fees from those "sponsors" to make sure their gear only gets good reviews, with bad reviews (and sometimes their authors) deleted.
The trick is to just find the right board you can shop at, but that is not dishonest-for-profit, and that search IS tricky. The time invested looking around will be frustrating but worthwhile, as to saving you possible waste of money, possible medical, and, worst case scenario, legal concerns.
This board, TID, is not a shopping place, but it is one of the best for learning about PED's and all their downsides, might even point you toward/away some of the things I mentioned above.
eroids is completely hit and miss.
Lots of selective scammers and international sellers who have nothing to lose if your package gets confiscated.
Basically, buyers take all the risk.


Have you ever tried to create a CON folder or any folder with names such as "con", "prn", "nul" "com1" "com2" "lpt1" etc. but failed? Is it impossible to create folders with such names in windows?
Well, the answer is NO and YES!
NO because, when create a new folder and try to rename it to any one of the above specified names, you know what happens! In Windows XP the folder name automatically changes back to "New Folder" no matter you try to renaming it any number of times. Where as in case of Windows Vista and Windows 7, when you try to rename the file you get an error message saying "The specified device name is invalid".
What is the reason behind this? Simple, these names represent the internal devices of the operating system and hence we cannot create folders with the above names.
NOTE: "con" can be replaced by any other names such as "prn", "nul" "com1" "com2" "lpt1" etc.
NOTE: This folder can only be deleted from the command prompt. You cannot remove it by right-click delete.
Once the new folder is created, right-click on it and select the option "Rename".
Hold down the ALT key and type 0160 from the numeric keypad (ALT+0160) and release the ALT key.
Now, the folder name should go blank so that you can type any name of your choice such as "con", "prn" "nul" etc. and press Enter. That's it, you're done!
after this you can give any name or u can leave the folder with blank name.
dadecoders is wrong too, because we can create empty folder not only with `ALT+0160`. We can create empty folder with every symbol which is`nt appear when we enter this codes/ And it means that there are have a name which we cannt see.
why would you want to create a folder called con?
i think windows is seeing these as device names & rather than causing confusion to itself it will not allow these names to be used as a folder name in case some poorly written application see's it as a device!
it would be intersting to see if windows has this behavior with other supported filesystems!
Thanks for tell us, I was searching for it Thanks alot.
It is really pretty cool…nobody can make this folder on desktop.
The best blog have ever come across! Must have a look at this guys!
All tricks are great …… keep it up guys …..
Bt…can we remove this folder 'con'?
what is the job of con folder, and why v make it? And what is advantage.


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