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Die Australidelphia, für die bisher kein deutscher Name existiert, bilden neben den Ameridelphia eine der beiden Überordnungen innerhalb der Unterklasse der Beutelsäuger (Metatheria). Sie umfassen alle Vertreter dieser Gruppe, die in  Australien, Neuguinea und auf nahe gelegenen Inseln heimisch sind, daneben auch noch eine einzige in Südamerika lebende Art, die Chiloé-Beutelratte (Dromiciops gliroides), die in ihrer eigenen Ordnung Microbiotheria steht. Paläontologisch sind sie auch aus Antarktika überliefert.

Die Gruppe basiert neben der biogeographischen Faktenlage hauptsächlich auf molekularbiologischen Daten. Als gemeinsames morphologisches Merkmal wird eine Spezialisierung der Fußwurzelknochen in Betracht gezogen.

Stammesgeschichte
Je nach Autor variieren die Angaben darüber, wann sich die Australidelphia von ihrer Schwestergruppe, den Ameridelphia, abgespalten haben, zwischen 128 Millionen und 61,7 Millionen Jahren. Jüngste Schätzungen gehen von einer Trennung vor etwa 75 Millionen Jahren aus. Der Großteil der Australidelphia ist dann vermutlich über Antarktika nach Australien eingewandert. Erst nach dem Aussterben der Dinosaurier vor etwa 65 Millionen Jahren konnten sie sich dort jedoch zur dominierenden Gruppe von Landtieren entwickeln. Die ersten fossilen Hinweise auf Beutelsäuger in Australien stammen allerdings erst aus der Epoche des Eozän vor etwa 54 Millionen Jahren, eine eindeutige Zuordnung des in Südost-Queensland gemachten Fundes zu den Australidelphia ist noch nicht sichergestellt.

Die Australidelphia waren danach mit Ausnahme der südamerikanischen Microbiotheria durch die Trennung Australiens von allen anderen Kontinenten für etwa 30 Millionen Jahre vom Rest der Säugetierwelt isoliert, erst vor etwa 8 Millionen Jahren findet man mit eingewanderten Nagetieren (Rodentia) Vertreter der höheren Säugetiere. Die Einwanderung des modernen Menschen (Homo sapiens) führte dann vor etwa 45.000 Jahren zu einem Massenaussterben, das die gesamte australische Megafauna und damit auch deren wichtigste Gruppe, die Australidelphia, erfasste.

Fälle konvergenter Evolution
Im Vergleich der Australidelphia mit anderen Säugetiergruppen zeigen sich einige sehr interessante Fälle konvergenter Evolution. So ist es zum Beispiel sowohl bei den Ameisenbeutlern (Myrmecobius fasciatus) als auch bei den zu den Laurasiatheria gezählten Erdwölfen (Proteles cristatus) und den Erdferkeln (Orycteropus afer), die den Afrotheria angehören, zu einer starken Rückbildung der Zähne gekommen. Durch das ihnen gemeinsame Leben im Untergrund haben sich die Beutelmulle (Notoryctemorphia), die den Laurasiatheria zugehörigen echten Maulwürfe (Talpidae) und die Goldmulle (Chrysochloridae) ausgesprochen konvergent entwickelt. Ökologische Äquivalente sind dagegen Kängurus (Macropodidae) und Huftiere wie Unpaarhufer (Perissodactyla) und Paarhufer (Artiodactyla).

Interessant sind die Australidelphia außerdem, da einige Arten als passive Flieger den Luftraum erobert haben. Dies ist sogar anscheinend dreimal unabhängig voneinander geschehen: Bei den Gleitbeutlern (Petauridae), den Riesengleitbeutlern (Petauroides) und den Zwerggleitbeutlern (Acrobatidae).

Systematik
Die Australidelphia werden hier mit fünf Ordnungen geführt:
 Die Microbiotheria umfassen mit Dromiciops lediglich eine rezente Gattung mit drei Arten, die in Chile heimisch sind.
 Die Beutelmulle (Notoryctemorphia) sind die Beuteltier-Äquivalente der Maulwürfe und umfassen zwei Arten in einer Gattung Notoryctes.
 Die Raubbeutlerartigen (Dasyuromorphia) werden in zwei lebende Familien eingeteilt, die Raubbeutler (Dasyuridae) und die Ameisenbeutler (Myrmecobiidae). Bis ins 20. Jahrhundert gab es noch eine dritte Familie Thylacinidae, die den Beutelwolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus) umfasste. Das letzte Tier starb aber 1936 in Gefangenschaft.
 Die Nasenbeutler (Peramelemorphia) umfassen rund 20 Arten, eingeteilt in drei Familien.
 Die Diprotodontia sind die artenreichste Ordnung und umfassen auch eine große Typenvielfalt: So gehören unter anderem die bekannten Kängurus (Macropodidae) und Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus), die Wombats (Vombatidae), aber auch die drei Familien gleitender Beuteltiere hierher.

Über die Abstimmungslinien innerhalb dieser Gruppe herrscht Unklarheit. Heather Amrine-Madsen präsentierte 2003 anhand molekulargenetischer Vergleiche folgendes Kladogramm (zitiert nach Kemp, 2005):

Andere Ansätze fassen hingegen die Nasenbeutler und Diprotodontia zu einem Taxon Syndactyli zusammen, was morphologisch durch die zusammengewachsene zweite und dritte Zehe der hinteren Gliedmaßen unterstützt wird, aber möglicherweise nur eine Analogie darstellt. Wieder andere Untersuchungen stellen die Chiloé-Beutelratte und die Diprotodontia in eine gemeinsame Abstammungslinie und sehen die Nasenbeutler als Schwestertaxon der übrigen Australidelphia. Eine allgemein anerkannte phylogenetische Systematik der Beutelsäuger gibt es also nicht. Erschwert wird der Versuch einer Systematisierung durch große Lücken im Fossilienbestand, so gibt es beispielsweise von den australischen Arten zwischen der Zeit vor 55 Millionen Jahren und der Zeit vor 25 Millionen Jahren, als die heutigen Ordnungen bereits weitgehend herausgebildet waren, bislang keinerlei Funde.

Literatur
 Tom S. Kemp: The Origin & Evolution of Mammals. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2005, ISBN 0-19-850761-5.

Beutelsäuger
Marsupialia


A completed EYFS profile consists of 20 items of information; the attainment of each child is assessed in relation to the 17 Early Learning Goals (ELG), together with a short narrative describing the child's three learning characteristics. Assessments will be based primarily on observation of daily activities and events. For each ELG, staff must judge whether a child is meeting the level of development expected at the end of the Reception Year (expected), exceeding this level (exceeding), or not yet reaching this level (emerging).
At the end of Foundation Stage (i.e. towards the end of the summer term in Class 2) parents will be invited into school to discuss the outcomes of assessments, based on observations made by your child's teacher. The completed assessment is known as the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile. Outcomes of these assessments are also used to inform the next teacher who will use the information to assist their Year 1 planning (Class 3 in our case). Further information about the EYFS is available on the government website www.gov.uk/early-years-foundation-stage.
Mrs. Winchester (Nursery Manager Class 1) Mrs. Golder (Class 2 teacher and Head of Foundation Stage) are the staff who can help you further if you require any additional guidance.


Photo of the cover, whose photo is also taken by G.
The book is a collection of lyric fragments (couplets, choruses and verses), song lyrics that have never been recorded in any way as well as songs that have been recorded primarily by the uber talented singers Jim Emmons and Jeremy Gloff.
I pose the challenge to you, my dear readers, that when you read the words, if they make you feel like singing, DO IT! Let's make a million bucks! Everyone else is doing it, so why not you and me?!
More details and samples to be released soon, so please watch this space.
The band The Kills made quite a splash in New York on August 18, 2012. Before performing a free end of summer concert on the pier, The Kills signed copies of their new coffee table book "Dream and Drive" at Book Marc in the West Village, which features photographs of the band and was shot by Kenneth Cappello.
In addition to signing autographs, The Kills were more than gracious enough to take photos with fans. That type of behaviour is more than welcomed and always encouraged, according2g. Thanks The Kills!
The Kills – Dream and Drive. Available Now!
Henry Rollins has a new book! It's called "Occupants" and it's a book of photos that Henry Rollins took on his travels all over the world. Accompanying the amazing pictures are Rollins' reflections on the situation. If you anything about Henry Rollins, you know this book is great because the man has seen and done a ton of incredible things and is not afraid to discuss them with total honesty – no matter who he pisses off. And all I can say to that is, AMEN HENRY! Henry Rollins discussed "Occupants" with Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore at McNally Jackson book store in New York on October 14, 2011. Thurston and Henry talked for an hour and it went by so quickly because both men are absolutely fascinating. It's also interesting to note that I came home and heard the news that Thurston Moore has called it quits with his wife Kim Gordon (also of Sonic Youth) and there was not one word mentioned about it.
Henry Rollins talked a little bit about some of the places he visited over the course the last 7 years and some of his experiences in Africa, the United States and various war zones across the world. Rollins pointed out that some of the most dangerous places he's seen are in the United States, where people are much less open minded than in places we've been led to believe are out to hurt this country. He also talked about his controversial decision to be a part of the USO, entertaining the troops. Rollins points out that he's anti-war and the soldiers are not the ones who started it. He's merely doing his part to put some smiles on the faces of the people who are doing what they think is defending their country. It was a really interesting way of looking at it. Rollins put it more eloquently and if he ever does a spoken word performance or public discussion, it's highly recommended to listen to Henry Rollins speak – he really knows what he's talking about, according2g.
After the discussion was over, Rollins and Moore hung out, signed books and spoke with fans. Both Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore were so nice! It was really impressive (especially since Henry Rollins and Thurston Moore who have each accomplished so many amazing things in their own right). You can see my photos with the legendary Thurston Moore and Henry Rollins after the jump. Thanks guys!


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This week's Computex 2016 in Taipei became the major launching event for Dell's latest Inspiron 2-in-1 laptops, a budget-friendly product from the company. Among these, Dell also introduced the world's first 17-inch 2-in-1. The massive Inspiron laptop belongs to Dell's 7000 series lineup, along with other updated notebook products, which include the Inspiron 11 3000 notebook ,and the Inspiron 5000 series.
Awesome Design
According to Digital Trends, the Inspiron 7000 2-in-1 series will be marketed in three different model sizes, in 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch, each incorporating a 1,920 x 1,080 screen resolution with wide-ranging angles. The three news models are powered with Intel's 6th generation Core processor.
Meanwhile, the laptops' framework was built with aluminum. All three also have 360-degree hinges, which can fold into four forms: laptop, tent, stand and tablet style. Dell also designed the product lineup series so that it can be used in dark places, thanks to the keyboards' back-light.
The laptops are also compatible with Windows Hello, allowing users to log-in using the face recognition feature. Other features include wireless AC connectivity, a USB Type-C port, as well as Waves MaxxAudio Pro audio software. The 2-in1 products are all supported with USB Type-C adapter, which gives additional HDMI and VGA videos output.
It also comes with an Ethernet port and another USB 3.0 port for data transfer. For additional battery power, the series lineup are all supported with Dell's Power Companions.
Dell's Inspiron 7000 series 2-in-1s is worth $749, while Inspiron 2-in-1s, with prices starting at just $249. It is now being sold at Dell's official store website, Bestbuy.com and its retail store. Overall, Dell's Inspiron series are budget-friendly.
Along with Dell's new 2-in-1 laptops, the company is also unveiling regular notebooks, which include the new 15- and 17-inch Inspiron 5000 Series laptops. However, the Dell has not yet disclosed the prices for the Inspiron 15 and 17 5000 Series.
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Political TV Fever!
I seem to be gaining a growing interest in politics…well at least TV politics. What started as a mild curiosity last summer, has quickly turned into a full fledged political TV addition. I've increasingly found myself drawn to political dramas and dramadies (dramatic comedies), and keep my radar on high alert at the sign of a potential new series.
The West Wing: I've just finished the second season; I know, I know I'm about 7 years too late. But in my defence I was about to turn 8 when the series originally aired so I'm going to say I wasn't exactly in their target demographic! This show has been really refreshing to watch. Its definitely more of an adult drama through its tone and writing and I appreciate the lack of love triangles, the use of older actors (not old!) and the focus on politics as the source of drama. I know the series has been highly praised by political science professors and critics alike and its really not hard to see why, the show comes off as a smart drama with intellectual ideals. I will admit there are times when the show comes off as a bit preachy however I commend Sorkin for using a devout religious democrat (President Bartlet) and a smart, eloquent republican (Ainsley Hayes) rather than resorting to common stereotypes. I also commend Sorkin for not resorting to stereotypes against the Middle East, the original run was during 9/11, or cheap republican comebacks against George Bush, the entire series took place during his presidency. I'll likely do a more in depth post on the series (just started season 4!), so expect that in the near future.
Scandal: If you've read my most recent entries, you'll notice that many of them seem to be Scandal related. The protagonist of the series is Olivia Pope, a crisis manager, and her complicated love triangle with the first family. Because Olivia works in crisis management, the show deals with more salacious events rather than the seemingly everyday events portrayed in The West Wing. While I appreciate that Shonda has chosen a republican as her presidential protagonist, he seems to have some very democratic views. Fitz was a governor from California, a state which is recent years has been more on the democratic side, his chief of staff is an openly gay male, and he hasn't appeared to have a deep sense of faith by any means. Really the only republican sense we've had from him is his connection to 'Big Oil' (Hollis Doyle). I seem to have a love/hate annoyed relationship with this show. In my opinion the writing has vastly improved from the long winded repititious soliloquy filled pilot episode. The show has a stronger focus on the personal rather than the workplace (which is completely fine!) however there is a growing amount of drama for dramas sake rather than to extend the storyline. For instance take the revelation of Olivia's father; while part of my weekly must-see television the series is quickly venturing into soap opera territory.
Political Animals: A 6 episode mini-series that originally aired last summer on USA. I did a previous post on my thoughts on the pilot episode. The series follows Elaine Barrisch (Sigourney Weaver), a once presidential candidate, who is now Secretary of State, trying to make a name for herself in politics away from her promiscuous husband Bud Hammond(Ciarán Hinds). Bud just so happens to be a former president himself (Hilary and Bill Clinton anyone?). Sigourney Weaver and Ciarán Hinds are just a drop in the bucket in naming the well known actors involved with the series. While I do wish the series had been renewed for a second season, with the heavy hitting cast I wouldn't be surprised if funding or scheduling were the issue. The main focus of the show is the turmoil surrounding the Hammond family, however we do get to see a fair bit of politics when Elaine Barrisch is in her element.
Veep: An HBO comedy series I started watching a couple weeks ago. Veep follows Selena Myer (Julia Louis- Dryfus) a fictions vice president and her senior staff. I find the series to be a refreshing take on politics, most likely due to the lighter nature of a comedy vs an hour long drama. While the entire cast is well portrayed, in my opinion the scene stealer is Gary Walsh, the vice president's personal aide, portrayed by Tony Hale. Gary is extremely loyal, Selena's confidante and carries a briefcase which he nicknames Leviathan! The series currently airs Sunday at 10 and its in its second season.
The Newsroom: Another series I began watching last summer (the new season begins airing on July 14th!). The series revolves around the fictional news network Atlanta Cable News (ACN) and their attempt to change the way the news is presented. After a very public tirade, Will McAvoy (a news anchor played by Jeff Daniels) returns to work to find a new executive producer, his ex-girlfriend MacKenzie McHale (Emily Mortimer) who criticizes the way he had previously been anchoring the news. She tells Will (who is currently leading in the ratings), that instead of reporting the actual facts he is just trying not to step on anyone's toes. The changes they have made to the fictional station are brilliant. Will acts as both an educator and as judicator, both educating the public on real news issues while holding politicians and big-wigs to the words that they've promised. While this isn't a show about politicians per say, given the setting at a cable news station its almost impossible NOT to mix politics and the news. The show is quite different from the West Wing, while the tone is very much the same, we don't see any representation of the White House. Similarly to Political Animals, I did a post last summer on my thoughts for the complete first season; you can read it here.
Posted in Ramblings, This Week in TV, Uncategorized and tagged Aaron Sorkin, ABC scandal, allison janney, bisforbeau, bradley whitford, HBO, jeff daniels, julia louis dryfus, kerry washington, martin sheen, olivia pope, political animals, political comedy, political drama, political tv, president bartlet, rob lowe, scandal, sigourney weaver, the newsroom, the west wing, this week in tv, tony goldwyn, tv politics, veep on May 24, 2013 by B. 2 Comments
Scandal Season 2: Who is the mole?
As we inch ever closer to the season 2 finale of ABC's Scandal (airs May 16th 2013), the question on every fan's mind is: Who is the white house mole!? With the second to last episode of the season airing in just under 5 hours, I thought I may as well put pen to paper fingers to keyboard (?) and write out my possible subject combinations. With rumblings over the interweb (particularly over at tvline.com) that the identity of the mole is truly shocking, so much so that the actors themselves have said they were shocked during the table read. It only makes sense that the identity of the mole and their associate must be both someone who has a relatively active role on the show and has been portrayed as innocent. My head has been spinning over possible combinations, and my yearing for information hasn't exactly been helped by the fact that I've just re-watched all of season 1. Side note I would have much rather had Olivia date Billy as opposed to the bore that is Senator Edison Davis…of course before he turned out to be the enemy. Billy's dialogue has been full of one-liners that add some comedic flair to an otherwise heavily dramatic show. Anyways I digress….back to the potential mole candidates!
Mellie and Hal: It would be incredibly shocking if the first lady turned out to be the mole. However Mellie has her own political aspirations and what better way to give them a kick start than to derail the Grant administration. I think it has become clear that Hal has, albeit secretly, shown his allegiance to the first lady rather than the president with subtle looks and gestures. As one of Fitz's primary secret service officers he is exposed to many secrets within the administration and, along with the first lady, the two have a high degree of security clearance. We can't forget that Mellie didn't want Fitz to leave the limo the day of his shooting (was she having second thoughts?). Unless I'm mistaken we still don't know who hired Becky as the shooter (…or robot-controlled shooter?)
Sally Langston and Hollis Doyle: Though we haven't seen VP Langston in a while, I don't doubt that she is still plotting to become president. Again we haven't seen Hollis Doyle stomping through the hallways of the White House in quite some time but sometimes an absence says enough. Since this is a Shonda Rhimes show, I can't help but bring up Grey's Anatomy's fifth season where George O'Malley (portrayed by T.R. Knight) was noticeably absent throughout the season so when it was revealed that he in fact was the John Doe they were operating on during the season finale, it came as a shock since viewers were accustomed to his lack of screen time. Although Sally has been the pinnacle of moral conduct, Hollis isn't afraid to get down and dirty. Election rigging, the Cytron explosions, he has gone through a lot for the Grant administration and if he feels that he isn't getting his end of the bargain, his record illustrates that he wouldn't be opposed to implementing a change. With Hollis's resources (how many people really have the means to rig a national election) and Sally's position, I can see how they would have access to such top secret information. If Billy Chambers was still alive I would definitely add him as a suspect but that requires many assumptions (assuming Charlie didn't kill him for one) and many IF's.
Fitz and Jake: A truly shocking combination. However I could somehow see this duo come into fruition. Fitz wanting to prove to everyone involved in Defiance that he could overcome an adverse situation (on his own) and Jake of course has the the know-how to fill in the blanks. Yes orchestrating your own shooting, is a bit of a stretch but hey this is TV! Fitz came to Jake at a time when he didn't trust anyone else, so it would only make sense for Jake to be his ally if he were to pull off this huge debacle! With Fitz coming out as the mole and Jake coming out as his accomplice (he did say he only took orders directly from Fitz), I have not doubt that Jake's relationship with Olivia would in turn be revealed; causing another rift in the duo that is POPUS or Olitz whatever you want to call them.
David Rosen and James: The people you would least expect! The duo grew closer during the Defiance investigations and although James had the opportunity to condemn Cyrus, bringing down the administration may be closer to what he's after? David who has been growing closer and closer to Olivia Pope and Associates has been in the office long enough to gather some dirty secrets of his own to use as blackmail. Losing his job, reputation and career are not feelings to be taken lightly. Although they both aren't powerful enough to have the means or security clearance on their own, they are well connected to powerful people. Blackmail can be a powerful thing. I do think that its a bit convenient that James suddenly got his journalist job back in time to interview Mellie (could a James and Mellie duo be a possibility?) for arguably the biggest interview of the year. Although he has forgiven Cyrus, and it seems that David has forgiven Olivia, they are both men of integrity and may excuse their behaviour in the name of justice.
Other Possible Suspects
Cyrus Beene: Cyrus is a power hungry pitbull who would likely jump at the chance of having ultimate,unquestioned control of the White House. Although they basically told us last week that is wasn't him, given that he now seems like the obvious choice. Again this is a Shonda Rhimes show and sometimes the obvious choice turns out to be the correct one (another Grey's reference but Izzie having a brain tumour anyone? Shonda specifically said Izzie didn't have cancer and yet look what was revealed). Cyrus was almost willing to kill his husband and who knows what he would have done to Olivia, this pitbull is close to jumping the fence.
Edison Davis: It seems that he has deduced Olivia's relationship with the president and jealously can be a fickle friend. Although he certainly doesn't have the security clearance and at the time Fitz's shooting wouldn't make much sense, never underestimate how far a jealous individual will go.
Posted in Ramblings, This Week in TV, Uncategorized and tagged ABC scandal, bisforbeau, cyrus beene, edison davis, fitzgerald grant, kerry washington, Olitz, olivia pope, political drama, POPUS, scandal, scandal mole, scandal who is the mole, shonda rhimes, this week in tv, tony goldwyn, who is the mole on May 9, 2013 by B. 2 Comments
This week in TV: Political Animals Pilot Episode
If you're still on the lookout for some great summer TV, you may just be in luck. Political Animals is a 6 part mini- series that just aired its pilot episode on Sunday over on USA, and here on Bravo in Canada. Now just as the title of the series obviously states, this is a political drama. In all honestly I'm trying to think of other political dramas that I have been a fan of but am coming up blank, this isn't typically a genre a gravitate towards. Mostly, I guess, due to my lack of interest in American politics (which should be understandable considering I'm not an American 😉 ).
Political Animals has a stellar cast, I kind of watched this on a whim and was immediately stunned by all the heavy hitters on the screen. Sigourney Weaver, Ciarán Hinds, Adrian Pasdar, Carla Gugino heck even Dylan Baker made a cameo! Now mind you there has only been 1 aired episode but nonetheless I don't want to give too much of the plot away.
In the pilot episode we meet Elaine Barrisch (Sigourney Weaver), a once presidential candidate who is trying to make a name for herself in politics away from her promiscuous husband Bud Hammond (Ciarán Hinds). Bud just so happens to be a former president himself (Hilary and Bill Clinton anyone?). After losing the election Elaine accepts the position of Secretary of State which is where we meet her now. We also meet their two sons Doug (James Wolk), a seemingly political golden boy and Elaine's chief of staff. He has an impending wedding and it is referenced multiple times in the episode that Elaine must be too busy planning the event than to uphold her political duties (a false assumption mind you). Then there is Doug's twin brother TJ (Sebastian Stan) an outwardly gay man who can't seem to keep up with the pressures of being a member of the Hammond family. Rounding out the main cast is Susan Berg (Carla Gugino), a news reporter who has spent much of her career trying to undermine Elaine's political attempts and whose biggest news story to date has been her coverage on Bud's numerous affairs.
Although I feel that the writing could have been sharper, the pilot delivered some great zingers such as:
Never call a bitch a bitch, us bitches hate that.
He's not your floor manager at Chili's; he's the President of the United States!
I feel that this miniseries has some great potential, I like that all of the characters are likable but seem to have that hidden bag of bones buried in their closet. I'm hoping this gets turned into a full fledged series but for now I'll have to settle for 5 more episodes. However with a cast of such established actors I know that this project must NOT have come cheap.
For those of you unable to find the pilot episode in your local listings, the official Political Animals youtube page has uploaded the pilot episode (in its entirely) here. I've noticed quite a few shows using this practice and all I can say is 2 thumbs up! It's a great way to give people a taste for your show while gaining some extra publicity. Below is a promo (shot mock-interview style!) where you meet many of the main cast. Overall I would say to give this series a shot, while not the most original concept I'm very intrigued how far the writers will be able to develop the story in such a limited amount of time.
Posted in This Week in TV, Uncategorized and tagged bisforbeau, bud hammond, carla gugino, ciaran hinds, doug hammond, elaine barrisch, james wolk, miniseries, pilot episode, political animals, political drama, sebastian stan, sigourney weaver, summer tv, susan berg, this week in tv, TJ hammond, tv review, USA network on July 18, 2012 by B. 2 Comments


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Nokia Investors Give Devices Unit Sale to Microsoft the Go-Ahead
Written by Daniel
Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system which powers Nokia's line of Lumia devices has started to gain some traction, but it's still a distant speck in Apple's and Google's (Android) rear-view mirrors.
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Nokia investors have approved the sale of its mobile-devices unit to Microsoft. The $7.4 billion deal is expected to help the Finland-based company focus more on its networks business and leave its legacy of phone manufacturing in the past.
More than 99 percent of Nokia's shareholders approved the deal at a meeting in Helsinki.
"Continuing our existing strategy would have resulted in great difficulties," said chairman Risto Siilasmaa, according to Bloomberg. "We have no doubt that this is the right decision."
Nokia has struggled to keep up with Apple and a bevy of Android manufacturers in the smartphone race, which it was slow to embrace. The company has just a 3 percent smartphone market share; it once had more than half of the mobile-phone market overall.
Microsoft's Windows Phone operating system which powers Nokia's line of Lumia devices has started to gain some traction, but it's still a distant speck in Apple's and Google's (Android) rear-view mirrors.
Tags: Agents Mergers and Acquisitions Mobility & Wireless
Nvidia Buys Bright Computing for HPC Cluster Management
The addition of Bright Cluster Manager fills gap in Nvidia's DGX cloud data center infrastructure platform.
5G: Revolution or Evolution?
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Watch the above video for an overview of the Podium Analyse tool.
The Analyse Tool can be a very useful tool to trouble shoot issues that may occur in the rendering process. This feature will Analyse the SketchUp model and display information about the number of point lights, spot lights, LEM lights and all the materials that have Podium properties.
Analyse links each material to both the Podium Materials Properties UI and the SketchUp InModel Materials UI. This linking will allow you to easily identify and edit material property problems. For example, if a LEM material has reflection properties, this could crash Podium when rendered. Analyse will identify the problem and allow you to open the material in the Podium Materials property UI so you can correct it.
When you first invoke Analyse, it parses the model and then display a Analyse Result dialog box which you can scroll through. The top of the Analyse Result dialog box is a summary. This lists all the Light Sources and summarizes the materials that have Podium properties.
The Detail section lists every material that has a Podium property attribute and shows how many faces each material is on. One property that is not displayed is bump map properties. The blue color of the material names mean there is a link to both the InModel SketchUp Materials UI and importantly, to the Podium Materials property UI. This will allow you to edit each material easily.
The link from Analyse Results to both SketchUp Materials UI and Podium Material properties will help you quickly edit problem materials. As you can see in the image above, when you open either SketchUp Materials or Podium's Material Properties UI and then select one of the Analyse Result materials, the material will be displayed in either or SketchUp Materials UI or Podium's Material Properties. This will allow you to edit or correct the material properties.
Wrong formatted textures are texture formats that are not supported by Podium. These are .psd, .pdf and other vector based textures. Although TIF files are now supported in V2.5.x, earlier versions of Podium on the Mac, did not support .tif files and could cause Podium to crash. PSD and PDF file types will render black.
Both LEM and reflections can crash - If an LEM material has reflections or refraction or in some cases, bump map properties, the material can crash Podium during the rendering. The best advise with LEM materials is not to make textures into LEMs but to use SketchUp colors. In fact, the Podium Browser Materials category has good LEM colors to use.
DTR problems - DTR refers Diffuse, Transparency, Reflection properties in the Materials Properties UI. If you are not sure what these three important properties are, please read here. It's usually good to have the sum of DTR percents to equal or be close to 100%. If the sum of these are far less than 100% the particular material will render with speckles or in an odd way.
Unknown symbol: Although Unknown symbol message happens infrequently with V2.5, some unsupported material formats can cause this message to be displayed during the rendering process in OOPR.
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NC Pastors & former DR Inmate Discuss Crime Lab Problems
Ed Chapman at an earlier press conference
Note link to Edward Chapman's larger story below this post and see several other posts on the NC Crime Lab topic for September 14 and 15th here on The Journey of Hope blogsite below:
Asheville pastors: SBI crime lab woes show need to eliminate death penalty
North Carolina's criminal justice system is so fraught with cheating that lawmakers should eliminate the death penalty to keep innocent people from being executed, local pastors and an exonerated death row inmate said Tuesday.
Speaking at a news conference in front of the Buncombe County Courthouse, participants said recent revelations about fraud in the State Bureau of Investigation crime lab only underscore an enduring problem.
"Our faith in the criminal justice system is shaken, but our resolve to make it better (is) not," said the Rev. Jim Abbott of St. Matthias' Episcopal Church. "We are deeply concerned innocent people may have been wrongly convicted."
Abbott and others cited a report issued last month concluding that the SBI crime lab omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including 3 that ended in executions.
The government-ordered inquest by 2 former FBI officials found that agents repeatedly aided prosecutors in obtaining convictions over a 16-year period, mostly by misrepresenting blood evidence and keeping critical notes from defense attorneys.
Edward Chapman, who was exonerated in 2008 after 14 years on death row and now lives in Asheville, said law enforcement mishandling of his case led to a wrongful murder conviction.
"I can tell you how innocent people get convicted," Chapman said. "Police lied and hid evidence. I am one of many men in North Carolina that has wrongly been convicted and sentenced to death."
The Rev. Joe Hoffman, pastor of First Congregational United Church of Christ, called on Gov. Bev Perdue to commute the sentence of death row inmates to life in prison.
"This system has exposed itself for what it is," Hoffman said. "Unfairness and racial injustice have been present in our system for a very long time. We do not end violence by being violent."
Jean Parks of the group Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation said her sister was murdered, but she has doubt about the guilt of the man who was convicted.
"It doesn't help us if the wrong person is put in prison," he said. "How can we be so arrogant in maintaining the ultimate punishment?"
McDowell man faces death penalty in triple murder trial----Nebo slayings took place in '08
Jury selection began this week in the trial of a McDowell County man charged with a shooting rampage that took the lives of his own daughter, his girlfriend and the woman's daughter.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Stephen Monroe Buckner, 52, a former youth prison guard.
The killings took place at his home on U.S. 70 in the Nebo community the morning of Jan. 18, 2008. Authorities said the shootings apparently stemmed from a decision by his girlfriend, Vicky Lowery, to move out of the house.
Buckner is charged with 1st-degree murder in the deaths of Lowery, 42, her daughter, Chelsea Gregory, 14, and his daughter, Rebecca Rose Buckner, 25. Authorities said all 3 suffered multiple gunshot wounds.
If convicted of the charges, the McDowell County Superior Court jury will be asked to decide between the death penalty and life in prison without parole.
The defendant also is charged with attempted first-degree murder in the shooting of Gina Marie Edwards, a relative of Lowery. Edwards, 21, was shot in the arm but managed to escape and call for help from a neighbor's house.
"Everybody in my house has been shot, and he is trying to shoot me," the neighbor recalled Edwards as saying.
Deputies called to the scene were met with gunfire, resulting in charges against Buckner of 6 counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.
The officers returned fire and struck Buckner, who a neighbor said staggered about 20 feet into his yard and collapsed. He spent several days at Mission Hospital being treated for his wounds.
According to a search warrant, Buckner told a deputy outside his house that "everyone inside was dead." Investigators seized about 60 items from the home, including a 12-gauge shotgun and a .357-caliber Magnum handgun. They also collected bullets, bullet fragments and blood samples.
The month before the slayings, Buckner left his job with the state Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center in Black Mountain. It was the end of a career in public service that started in 1988 and included 9 years as a corrections officer at the Western Youth Institute in Morganton.
(source for both: Asheville Citizen-Times & also posted at Dr. Rick Halperin's Death Penalty News & Updates)
Edward Chapman, Exonerated from NC Death Row
Speaking to Library audience in Brevard, NC
(along with Alex Chapman who is an attorney and death row activist)
Photo by Connie Nash
See Meet Exonerated from North Carolina's Death Row GO here with link to fuller Edward Chapman Story GO also here
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Honor homicide victims - oppose death penalty
Confessing to Crime, but Innocent
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NORTH CAROLINA: Press Conference on SBI Lab Findi...
John Grisham Asks: Why is Teresa Lewis on Death R...
Robi Damelin and Ali Abu Awwad: Sharing Sorrow and...
North Carolina State Crime Lab Under Scrutiny
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Congratulations again Sally and Graham! It was a pleasure working with you both and photographing your big day.


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Insider Claims Wendy Williams' TV Return is 'Logistically Impossible'
Posted by Caribbean Fever on February 8, 2022 at 3:00pm
Wendy Williams Says She'll be Back on the Air in September | WATCH
Despite Wendy Williams' claims that she's planning a return to televisions, insiders claim it's "logistically impossible".
Over the weekend, Wendy told rapper Fat Joe that she intends to return to TV on her own show. Her beloved daytime talk show was canceled earlier this year by production company Debmar-Mercury and replaced with Sherri Shepherd's new show, set to debut this fall.
"Where's she gonna go? It's done. Logistically, it won't work. Sherri has her time slots," the insider tells Page Six.
Fat Joe has regularly guest-hosted on the "Wendy Show" and the source says Debmar-Mercury "is not happy" that the hip-hop star interviewed Williams. In case you missed it, check out their conversation via the Instagram video below.
"He didn't give them a heads-up about it and she did not appear well. She didn't seem like she was all there. At times, she couldn't even complete a sentence".
The source also adds, "Wendy is uninsurable. She has not been able to consistently work… She did not have the mental and physical capacity to host her show. [Debmar] wanted her back more than anybody. They would've loved for her to finish out this chapter."
As we reported previously, Fat Joe asked her if she missed coming on the show. "I wish I was there. I wish I were there right now to talk about it," said Williams before hinting that she's coming back to The Wendy Williams show. "I'm coming to The Wendy Williams Show."
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Wendy Williams Blasts Mgnt & Demands Her Millions From Wells Fargo In EXPLOSIVE VIDEO - "This is not right"
Wendy Williams has teased her return to daytime TV several times this year, but now she's letting fans know the exact month of when she will possibly be back on our television screens.
@tmz_tv reporter @seleahsimone caught the talk show host and our very own Hollywood Unlocked CEO Jason Lee on Monday as they hit the Standard Hotel for a Met Gala after-party hosted by Cardi B. Strutting down the street in a stunning red gown, Wendy was asked "when can we see you back? You look so healthy!" The 57-year-old replied with a smile, "The Wendy Williams show lives forever." When Wendy was asked if she will be back in September, she replied, "yes!"
Despite conflicting reports, Wendy has been in great spirits even as she's still dealing with a lot including her medical care and financial battle.
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WENDY WILLIAMS HEADS TO MIAMI After Declaring She's Ready to Work
Wendy Williams posted a video to her fans on Wednesday explaining her messy money drama with Wells Fargo / Instagram
As we've previously learned, Wendy Williams has been in a battle with members of her team and Wells Fargo, who has withheld her funds from her, claiming she's struggling with her mental health. Wendy has consistently denied any truth to their claims and is again blasting the banking company and now-ex-members of her team.
Taking to her Instagram, Wendy said "When I started to ask questions about my money, suddenly Lori Schiller has got no response regarding my money. I want my money This is not fair. And Wells Fargo has no questions and answers regarding my money. This is not fair. Lori Schiller and Wells Fargo have this guardianship petition about keeping me away from my money. This is not right."Wendy added,
"This guy named Bernie Young… I know for a fact that Bernie Young used my American Express card to hire an attorney to file a petition against me. That was done with my American Express card. Bernie Young, you're no good and this is not fair at all. And then there's this person — a former doctor had medical information about me, that I never even got. It was sent over to Lori Schiller.
So, I haven't gotten this stuff. I fried the doctor and again, all I want to know is where is my money. This is not right. And certainly, this is not fair." Wendy continued, "Wells Fargo has used all this stuff to create the guardianship over me. This is not right and certainly this is not fair. The New York Court system … without evidence they're being weird to me. They took all this information and continued, with what's going on with me, based on what Wells Fargo is doing .. this is not fair. The New York Court is treating me like they did … in the King F* Judge Case. That's not right and that is not fair. Lori Schiller, Bernie Young and Wells Fargo, please let me have access to my money. This is not right and again this is not fair."
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Wendy Williams says she is well enough to make TV return AND manage her own money after her show was canceled and Wells Fargo locked her out of her accounts
Wendy Williams is back in South Florida, hopping on a commercial flight in the NYC area hours after insisting she'll be ready to do her show again ... once she deals with some "private things."
We got these pics of the beloved talk show host in Newark Airport, where she was catching a flight to Miami. Witnesses tell us Wendy was traveling with her son, Kevin Hunter Jr.
As you know, Wendy's been battling multiple health issues for several months. We're told she was holding Kevin Jr.'s arm at times last Thursday night, and it appeared he was guiding her as they made their way to their flight.
One good sign, though ... Wendy wasn't using a wheelchair, which is major progress over the last few times she'd been out in public. She had been at a wellness center in Miami last year, so it's possible that's where she was heading.
Once arriving in Miami around 12:30 AM, Wendy was overheard talking to a fan who'd asked about her making a return to TV ... and she said she's in the process of getting her show back, and working things out with her money.
That jibes with what she'd said last week on 'GMA' -- that she'll be ready, willing and able to do her show again once she takes care of some personal matters.
As for the money, Wendy claimed Wells Fargo denied her access to her accounts and filed documents saying she has "several million dollars" that have been frozen due to alleged financial exploitation.
As we've reported, "The Wendy Williams Show" found a permanent replacement in actress and comedian Sherri Shepherd at the beginning of February.
By the end of the month, show producers announced the end of Wendy's show and the launch of Sherri's. We talked to Sherri the day before the cancelation when she still referred to herself as a "temp" host.
Wendy Williams Reacts to Reports About Her Ailing Mental Health
Wendy Williams says she's healthy and 'ready' to get back on TV less than a month after her iconic talk show was reassigned - with the time slot given to Sherri Shepherd - due to the host's prolonged health battles.
The former shock jock also addressed Wells Fargo's claims that she's an 'incapacitated person' who is suffering from 'undue influence and financial exploitation' during a brief interview on Good Morning America Thursday morning.
She declined to appear on camera, instead speaking to correspondent TJ Holmes by phone.
Asked if she's of sound mind, the outspoken entertainer replied, 'Absolutely! Are you?
'When people want control of their accounts, they say anything, including something crazy like that about me,' she shot back.
'They say that I need somebody to handle my account and I don't want that. I want all my money. I want to see all my money that I've worked hard for my entire life. I don't lie, I don't cheat and I don't steal. I am an honest, hard working person,' she said, adding that the bank froze her accounts for two months and prevented her from paying her bills.
Williams's fans haven't seen the host in her famous purple chair since July 2021.
'This is what I would love to say to my Wendy watchers. Keep watching because I'm going to be back on the Wendy show bigger and brighter than ever,' she said.
Wendy Williams spoke to Good Morning America reporter T.J. Holmes on Thursday but declined to appear on camera. She said she's 'ready' to get back to work
The talk show host has been off the air since July 16, 2021, when she signed off and promised to return in 'two months and two weeks'
The Wendy Williams Show, which is syndicated and airs on Fox-owned stations, was scheduled to return in September for Season 13. Williams' return was delayed, and eventually cancelled for the rest of the season, after her team said she was 'experiencing serious complications as a direct result of Graves' disease and her thyroid condition.'
Graves' disease is an immune system disorder that results in hyperthyroidism. The disease often results in irritability, fatigue, weight loss, rapid heartbeat and bulging eyes, according to the Mayo Clinic.
Since taking a break, Williams has been spotted being led by hand into her New York City apartment while wearing hospital socks and in a wheelchair.
On Thursday, she made it clear there is nothing to worry about.
'Health is very well. And I've actually had a few appointments. You know, I'm 57 now and I have the mind and body of a 25-year-old,' she said.
Last month, production company Debmar-Mercury announced that The Wendy Williams Show would be officially cancelled after a string of guest hosts, including Whitney Cummings and Michael Rapaport, filled in for the legendary gossiper.
Since taking a break, Williams has been spotted in New York City in a wheelchair. Her team says she's suffering from complications due to Graves' disease
Exclusive DailyMail.com photos show Wendy Williams stepping out of a black SUV in New York City on September 10, 2021. Her show was supposed to premiere its season 13 that month, but the host's return was delayed and eventually cancelled
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Kevin Hunter Jr. – Wendy Williams
Wendy Williams has shared a 5-minute video in which she gives an update on her health, but fans are convinced the clip is old.
The video was uploaded to Wendy's new Instagram page Wednesday. In the clip, Wendy is walking along the beach in Miami. Her son, Kevin Hunter Jr., appears to be the one recording the video, as the two are reportedly living together in Miami.
In the video, Wendy makes clear that she intends to return to her show. "I want to be all I can be and then get back to New York and get on down with 'The Wendy Williams Show,'" she says.
"I'm doing okay, ya know?" she adds.
Page Six writes: "Online fans have questioned the timing of the video, noting that Williams mentions she goes to Florida because she has "real family … mother, father, sister, brother," though her mother died in December 2020."
A publicist clarified that Williams' mother is buried in Florida and claims the video was filmed Wednesday morning
"She thanks everyone who has been patiently awaiting her return and believes that, thanks in large part to the love and support of her son, her family, her new team of doctors and a change of scenery, she is on the mend," the publicist told Page Six in a statement.
Williams' 21-year-old son interviews her in the video, and asks "What do you have to say to those people who think you're up to whatever it is?"
"Excuse me, I am going back stronger. At 56 years old, there are things that happen to people," Williams said in response. Google notes her current age is 57. Williams' rep told Page Six that she misspoke about her age.
"I would say things usually start about 40 and they go up from there, you know, so you've got to eat the right food," says Wendy in the clip.
Williams has not hosted her daytime talk show since July 2021 due to ongoing health issues related to her Graves' disease and thyroid condition. The "Wendy Williams Show" has tapped a slew of celebrity guest hosts for its current season including Sherri Shephard who has been named a "permanent guest host."
Meanwhile, Williams' case against Wells Fago is still ongoing.
We reported earlier that Wells Fargo has frozen accounts belonging to Williams because the bank suspects she is being financially exploited amid reports about her ailing health.
Williams is an "incapacitated person" who needs guardianship, her bank claims, Page Six reported.
Williams recently filed a restraining order against Wells Fargo in an attempt to regain access to her accounts. According to court documents, she accuses the bank of denying her access "to her financial assets for weeks without providing her or her counsel with adequate explanation or evidence to support its decision."
A judge has yet to grant or deny Williams' restraining order request.
SHERRI SHEPHERD TO BECOME PERMANENT GUEST HOST of the WENDY WILLIAMS show
Wendy Williams has shut down reports about her ailing health being so severe that her bank had to intervene in the handling of her accounts.
Williams is an "incapacitated person" who needs guardianship, her bank claimed Thursday, Page Six reported.
"On behalf of Wendy Hunter, professionally known as Wendy Williams, as counsel to her and her affairs, Wendy wants the world to know that she strenuously denies all allegations about her mental health and well-being," said Williams' attorney LaShawn Thomas in a statement shared with Variety. "During this hiatus from the show, Wendy has employed holistic health professionals to help her reach optimal health during her treatment of Graves' disease and thyroid concerns."
Wendy's former financial advisor Lori Schiller reportedly advised the bank that Wendy "was of unsound mind." Her legal team denies the accusations.
"Wells Fargo's alleged suspicions were never raised until Wendy made it known that she no longer wanted to bank at Wells Fargo due to the bank's mishandling of her complaints against her advisor," the statement continues. "Wendy wants you to know she is fine; she is of sound mind and disappointed about falsely circulated statements from an industry she has devoted her life to. Wendy is grateful for the love and the outpouring of support she has received from her fans and she can't want to get back."
Williams has not hosted her daytime talk show since July 2021 due to ongoing health issues related to her Graves' disease and thyroid condition. The "Wendy Williams Show" has tapped a slew of celebrity guest hosts for its current season.
As reported by SandraRose, Wendy denies in court papers that she is incapacitated: "I have submitted multiple written requests to Wells Fargo and I have visited various Wells Fargo branches in the South Florida area in an effort to resolve this matter outside of the courtroom," she wrote in court docs.
A spokesperson for Wells Fargo said in a statement to Page Six, "We deny any allegations of improper actions with respect to Ms. Williams' accounts and are fully participating in a court process to reach a resolution that is in her best interest. The financial well-being of our clients is at the heart of everything we do."
"The Wendy Williams Show" has been a revolving door this season as the host struggles with various ailments, and now TMZ has learned a "'permanent guest host" is about to be named.
Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Sherri Shepherd will take the reigns of the show beginning in September. Our sources say the deal is almost locked, and everyone involved expects it will be inked in the very near future.
Now, here's the way it will work. The folks who produce the show will be monitoring Wendy's progress between now and September. If Wendy gets better, there's an open door for her to return. If, however, it appears she is unable to return, then they would change the name of the show as early as September ... which will mark the 15th season of the show.
Our sources say the Fox Station Group -- which carries the show on its owned and operated stations ... is on board with the move.
Wendy stepped away from her show back in October after suffering "serious complications" from Graves Disease as well as a thyroid condition ... this all coming after she battled COVID-19.
Wendy's last appearance on the show came in July 2021, when she signed off at the end of season 13, telling fans she'd see them for season 14.
That never happened, but the show has since continued to air with a multitude of guest hosts including Bill Bellamy, Whitney Cummings and Leah Remini.
Now, Sherri will be in front of the camera soon as the permanent guest host ... and maybe the permanent host.
Comment by Jessy on May 17, 2022 at 3:44am
Stroke, are you saying that Wendy is not surrendering to the vaccine? Thar's why she's not back on her show yet?
Comment by mr1stroke on May 16, 2022 at 10:26pm
By the way for those who are crying about the gas prices, just wait for.meorial day weekend and after that your pain is about to begin, someone got to pay for those billions of dollars they are sending to ukraine since you are so much in pain for Ukraine, those same companies that Biden were telling you doing so well are laying off people, just wait for it for all those buying those over pricing houses that are about to depreciate, well lets wait and see, that vaccine is a government scam and a business to all involve.
They will learn, unless you join them, they will torture you until you surrender if you are weak enough, just take a look at the democratic method, they change laws to benefit ever they feel, if you don't do as they say or join them, they will go after every one you know. Many claim the bible is made up, so far is it a lie, its ironic how every thing is happening the same way it was written, look your president Biden, look at the wars, well lets just wait for it.
Comment by Jessy on May 16, 2022 at 9:39pm
Wendy should not to go against the grain? Wow Tyrone, that is a very great point! You just brought it to my attention that she's not on her show after she denounced the vaccine while everyone else in mainstream media or people on The Left was promoting it!! Look at the backlash Nicki Minaj got when she denounced the vaccine. Wow.
If Wendy felt that strong against the vaccine, she probably should have kept it to herself or leave it as kitchen table talk in her personal life.
Comment by Tyrone on May 12, 2022 at 2:58pm
In my opinion, Wendy was on an interview with Dr. Oz, where she publicly denounced the Covid-19 vaccine. At that moment, she was marked for cancellation. As a prime time host, Wendy should have known better not to go against the grain. Every one on the news, television or any other media outlet that was influential promoted the jab. It seems if you disagree with the narrative, you get cancelled. After that, everything started going downhill for her. I don't see here coming back anytime soon. She's done, well done!!!
Comment by vaughn mitchell on March 25, 2022 at 6:59pm
Damn, Wendy, no one is going to feel sorry for her , karma, is coming back on you.
Comment by mr1stroke on March 25, 2022 at 1:06am
After you make a living on destroying so many lives, life will pay you back, how come no one is coming to your rescue, you are on social media begging those white folks for your own money like a groupie, karma is a reality.
Comment by stephen myers on March 22, 2022 at 10:32pm
She should host the Ru Paul show.
Comment by mr1stroke on March 17, 2022 at 3:05pm
It can happen to any body especially those relies on government and can't see the digital future, when you don't do what they say they can just suspend your whole life, some of you don't even have $20 in cash in the hoise in case of emergency, believe in those plastic cards you will get your feelings hurt, its a matter of time but it's coming
Comment by John Smith on February 19, 2022 at 1:29am
Feel happy for her..
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WKB Legal Alert | Central Register of Beneficial Owners – new obligations for companies
The Central Register of Beneficial Owners (CRBO) will launch on 13 October. This means that companies, including: general and limited partnerships, limited joint-stock partnerships, limited liability companies and joint-stock companies, will be required to provide the details of their beneficial owners to the CRBO and to update them on an ongoing basis. Companies which fail to provide the details of their beneficial owners within the applicable deadline will be liable to a fine of up to PLN 1 million.
The Act of 1 March 2018 on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing (the "AML Act") entered into force on 13 July 2018. The AML Act implements Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and the amended recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering. The AML Act aims to boost the effectiveness of the national anti-money laundering and terrorism financing system, in particular through the establishment of a Central Register of Beneficial Owners (CRBO), which will launch on 13 October 2019. It will be supervised by the Minister of Finance.
Who is covered by the new regulations and what are the deadlines?
General and limited partnerships, limited joint-stock partnerships, limited liability companies and joint-stock companies will be required to provide the CRBO with the details of their beneficial owners and update them on an ongoing basis.
New companies, registered in the National Court Register (KRS) on, or after, 13 October 2019, will have 7 working days from the date of their registration in the KRS to report their beneficial owners' data.
Companies registered in the KRS before the launch of the CRBO will be required to provide the details of their beneficial owners by no later than 13 April 2020 (i.e., 6 months from the date of the CRBO's launch).
The sole exception are publicly traded joint-stock companies, as they are already obligated to disclose the details of any of their shareholders holding more than 5% of votes on account of the shares they hold.
A beneficial owner is any natural person(s), exercising direct or indirect control over a company through their legal rights arising from legal or factual circumstances, which allows them to exert a decisive influence on the activities of, or actions undertaken by, the company. For companies which are legal persons, other than public companies, beneficial owners are understood to include:
any natural person who holds ownership rights to more than 25% of the total number of the company's stock or shares;
any natural person holding more than 25% of the total number of votes in the company's governing body (which also applies to individuals entitled to vote on the basis of a pledge or usufruct right, or under agreements concluded with other persons entitled to vote);
any natural person exercising control over any legal person(s) which jointly own more than 25% of the total number of stock or shares in the company, or which jointly hold more than 25% of the total number of votes in the company's governing body (which also applies to individuals entitled to vote under a pledge or usufruct right, or under agreements concluded with other persons entitled to vote);
any natural person who has the rights of a dominant entity with respect to a particular legal person;
any natural persons who hold senior managerial positions in the company's structure, in cases where it is impossible to identify the natural persons who meet the criteria to be classified as a beneficial owner as stated above, or there exist doubts with respect to such identification.
Data and reporting process
The following details of the beneficial owner will be disclosed in the Register:
citizenship;
country of residence;
personal ID (PESEL) number or date of birth (for persons who do not have a PESEL number), and
information regarding the size and nature of their shareholding, or the rights enjoyed by the beneficial owner;
Data will be reported electronically (using a qualified electronic signature or an ePUAP trusted profile), and free of charge, by a person authorized to represent the company; it will also be necessary to submit a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the data submitted to the register is accurate.
The data in the CRBO concerning the beneficial owners will be publicly available and accessible free of charge.
Deadlines and penalties
The company must report any change in the information concerning the company's beneficial owners to the CRBO within 7 days of it occurring.
Companies which fail to provide the details of their beneficial owners within the applicable deadline will be liable to a fine of up to PLN 1 million.
Should you have any questions concerning the register, please contact the lawyers from our company law and corporate governance department:
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The end of the 'summer' has definitely been in the air recently, colder mornings and the wind is starting to have a coolness about it. This morning it was dark when I got up, another sign that autumn is approaching. However, from a photographic point of view, you don't have to get up really early to catch the 'golden hour', the colours in the trees is very photogenic and the wildlife seems more active as they get ready for the coming winter, and the weather can still be mild.
Today there was a mist hanging in the Tyne Valley and a heavy due covering the ground bringing out the numerous cobwebs. I just wanted to enjoy, what was probably the last of the summer warmth so wandered around and hoped there may be some photographic opportunities. For this I dusted off my Canon 30D which I had to pump up the ISO to initially 3200 (first image) then 1600 (bird images). If you believe what is said in online camera forums, then 'old' cameras such as the 30D are not capable of producing decent images over 800 ISO, yet is its at this number and over that I shoot at most of the time in all but landscapes on this camera and the 1Dmk IIn.
Not much on this day to see. Walking around, the woodland areas were still very overgrown though while photographing the birds I could see the smaller plants around me moving and rustling, presumably small rodents of some sort foraging. Out in the open was little better, I had hoped to sight a Kestrel hunting over the fields or a Kite soaring overhead but no joy. Still, it was a lovely warm day so I just made the most of enjoying it.


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The natives are revolting at Chateau Giscard
John Follain, Paris
Sunday January 16 2005, 12.00am, The Sunday Times
The 70-room castle dominates Estaing, near Toulouse. Sacked during the French revolution, the building was virtually abandoned until the mid 19th century when a group of nuns settled there. The local council bought it from them five years ago.
Giscard, 78, a driving force behind the new European Union constitution, wants to buy Chateau d'Estaing with his brother, Olivier, a former mayor of the village. "I want to set down my roots," Giscard told Leon Romieu, the current mayor.
The former president has apparently said he wants the castle as "a pied-à-terre" — a curious choice of words for a national monument that sprawls over 21,000 sq ft.
Some locals oppose the sale, fearing it could mean the end of public events such as medieval


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Q: How to use ElementRef to close dropdown on outside click angular 4 I've referred to this other walk through and am not able to understand exactly how it works.  I've added this into my ts file:
@Component({
  host: {
   '(document:click)': 'onOutsideClick($event)',
  },
})

class SomeComponent() {
  constructor(private _eref: ElementRef) { }

  onOutsideClick(event) {
    console.log('click')
    if(!this._eref.nativeElement.contains(event.target)){
      this.companyResults = null;
  }
}

And want to apply it to this dropdown in HTML where someone will have the ul data set to null when clicked outside.
<input id="positionCompanyName" name="companyName_{{i}}" class="search-input"
     [(ngModel)]="candidate.positions[i].company_name"
     (keyup)="$event.target.value && searchCompany$.next($event.target.value)">

            {{ companyResult.name }

A: ElementRef (in the constructor) gives you a reference to the native element (DOM element) of the component itself.
  if(!this._eref.nativeElement.contains(event.target)){
  }

This part checks if you clicked on any part of the component, and this isn't something you want. You can check if you clicked on search-dropdown-ul by using a @ViewChild
So, in the HTML, you declare that something is a ViewChild

Note the #list.
Now in the component, you reference it by saying
 @ViewChild('list') list: ElementRef;

And finally, you see if it's clicked:
if(!this.list.nativeElement.contains(event.target)){
  //do your thing here
}

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La SuperLiga 2007 était la  de cette compétition.

Elle a été remportée par le CF Pachuca face au Los Angeles Galaxy sur le score cumulé de un but à un, quatre tirs au but à trois.

Participants

Pour cette première édition les équipes ont été invitées par les organisateurs.

Le tableau des clubs qualifiés était le suivant :

Stades

Phase de groupes

Groupe A

Groupe B

Phase finale

Tableau final

Demi-finales

Finale

Meilleurs buteurs

Notes et références

Lien externe
   Site officiel de la SuperLiga

SuperLiga
Football en 2007

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A woodworker carves elegant ornamentations, metal disks are lifted glowing out of the furnace, rows of seamstresses work at their machines and a man carefully brushes a horse in a stable. With its exquisite lighting and camerawork, The Same would appear to be showing the beauty of craftsmanship, repetition and uniformity—in reality, we're seeing the monotonous lives of prisoners in four Serbian prisons. The only spoken words we hear are short announcements by guards, who in turn are uniform and also part of the system. Yet there are countless unique variations underlying all this uniformity, while there's much sameness in supposedly free choices. The rhythmically edited images portray the prison as a metaphor for society, which is also made up of countless rules and rhythms. How much individual freedom do we have outside the prison walls, and do we really make our own choices?


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Your Last Words
Short Story by: kajoel
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Status: In Progress | Genre: Memoir | House: Booksie Classic
"Yes, I'd wait for you."
I don't know why I wasn't disappointed you couldn't wait for me, when I should.
Should I?
I kept saying I wasn't disappointed. Was I not? Or was it just because I couldn't feel that disappointment.
Even now I can't feel it.
"There's nothing more I want to achieve."
We were on the dining table, contemplating the chance of liver-transplant with offspring as the eligible donor, that went with saying I was one of the donors. You told me you didn't prefer that option because you'd seen enough, you'd done enough. You were confident you would have lived for five more years. Instead of five years, it was five months.
"You're the only one who can do it. I want you to end this."
I got speechless and so does my sister-in-law who was holding the phone as we were video calling two months ago. Right then and there I knew too well why you did what you did, why you said what you said. You were giving up. How I wanted to tell you that you didn't have to worry about us. We'll be just fine. I'll be just fine. Well, I lied, because just yesterday I cried over you again, in a place I made sure no one would see, no one would notice.
I put myself together and told you that I couldn't apply for any more on leave, which I lied to you because I still wanted you to keep going. I still wanted to see you keep going, regardless the result. I knew I was being selfish, but my cowardice of telling how you had really felt then and there was way too burdensome than just telling what people had wanted to hear.
You didn't answer. You looked away as a sign you finished our conversation, and for the next couple of weeks, there was nothing and no one who could set the light in your eyes. How I wanted to scream at you that I truly understood your point in wanting to end all of this. But again, I couldn't bring myself to.
I had been sure I had let you go when you'd said you wanted to end what you wanted to end, but in the end when I blanketed you with a white sheet before they closed the coffin, that was when I knew I truly let you go and it hurt so much, so much that I prefer fake-smiling at others rather than crying with them because it was so much easier.
"I don't want it. I want to rest."
That day, when everyone seemed to be pushing you to open your mouth to have a sip of milk, to open your mouth for endless pills of medicine over a video-call, I just stared at you. How I wanted to scream on behalf of you that you'd had it all fed up. But I was a coward, wasn't I? I didn't say anything. Only after you left the call, I told them you were tired. I told them you wanted to end it all, you wanted to die. But I think no one had seemed to be ready to hear what I said.
It was the last words I heard from you over video-call when I told you I was coming, and I had already had my ticket flight for tomorrow. Three hours after that call I watched you inhaled three times before Mom said you had seemed to have stopped breathing. The phone was still on and I watched Mom wore you suit and tie that we already prepared for you months ago.
I was looking at my negative swab-antigen test, a test needed in order to be eligible for flight travelling the next day when the tears suddenly rolled over my cheek, the first tears after learning of your absence in this world. The second was in the quiet airport waiting room where almost no people around. The third was in the night-ride travel bus, on the way to your home. It was dark in the car, so no one saw me crying, I least I thought so.
I was one hour late when I finally arrived at your childhood home that you had renovated beautifully. I smiled when I touched your cold cheeks. You look neat with your suit and tie. Your smiling photo was there. I didn't know why I kept inserting my hand below your socks to touch your ankle, probably in my unconscious mind, I was trying to find some warmth there, the warmth I had when I hold your hand in prayers before I went back to where I live to continue my life and duty as a mother of two.
Right then and there I didn't know why I didn't get disappointed knowing you couldn't have waited for me, when I should have been.
Until now I don't know why I wasn't disappointed you couldn't wait for me, when I should.
Submitted: December 12, 2021
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Bathroom Cabinet Door Handles - You've got a great deal to think about, in regards time for one to select bathroom cabinets; you have to select cabinetry that is planning to make your toilet operational, although you not only have to pick bathroom cabinets using a design that you prefer. In addition, you need to think about how big the cabinets, the stuff the cabinets are manufactured of, and also the subject of your bathroom layout. Below are some strategies for making the action of selecting cabinets to your toilet a little easier.
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        android:orderInCategory="100"
        android:title="monday start"
        app:showAsAction="never" />
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