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Places to Visit »Hollywood Wax Museum
6767 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
No one really goes to the Hollywood Wax Museum. But Jim and I are suckers for this kind of thing and the grimier the better. There are plenty of opportunities to ham it up with all your favorite celebrities like a frightening Jim Carrey, the Crypt Keeper, and a demented Will Farrell. The wax sculptors are not always generous to the famous people they're creating – if I were Gwyneth or Toby Maguire I'd develop some serious issues after one visit (the former with the idea of inhuman all-body cellulite, the later with a completely dimwitted expression). If I remember correctly, it's a bit expensive (as to be expected from a tourist trap) but so worth it to show our child photos of us hanging out with Austin Powers and Samuel L Jackson – he'll think we are sooo cool.
There are lots, maybe too many, photos below/after the jump including an up shell shot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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Places to Visit »Pharmacia Millionaire
301 S Broadway, Downtown Los Angeles
I can't believe it's taken me so long to write up Pharmacia Millionaire with you guys. It was definitely one of the more unusual spots we visited in LA earlier this year. A treasure trove of magic candles, potions, elixirs and voodoo dolls, the crowded pharmacy sits across the street from the more traditional tourist spot, The Bradbury Building. We walked away with a candle for home cleansing, which once burned to the end offered some charms that we were instructed to put under our mattress. We skipped on the vagina candle and anything black magic related but might be back one day for the bat's hearts if I can figure out a way to use them. Even if you have no plans to purchase, the iconography and design for the products are worth a peek in this surprisingly friendly shop.
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Places to Visit »Natural History Museum, LA
900 Exposition Blvd. Los Angeles, CA
It's taken me awhile to get this entry together because I took so many photos at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum, about 50 or so can be seen below/after the jump. Since a photo is worth a thousand words, I'll keep it brief.
The museum, even though it may not rank as a must-see among locals (none have ever mention it to me), boasts the best of the museum world: A. animal dioramas; B. dinosaur bones; and C. a killer gem room (mmmm gem rooms….).
If you find yourself in the city on a rainy day – and every time I go I get at least one of those – this is a prefect distraction.
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Spend a Couple Minutes »The Bradbury Building
Famous for its ornamental iron work and iconic design, The Bradbury Building may not look like much on the outside, but it's worth a stop if you're for its stunning first floor (the only floor visitors are allowed on).
Featured in many films, it's perhaps most famous as the setting for J.F. Sebastien's apartment in Blade Runner.
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Places to Visit »Griffith Park Observatory
Last time I visited the Griffith Observatory (years ago) it was in the middle of major renovation. Now, along the throngs of tourists (the is a very popular spot to catch views of the city), you can venture back inside again. And while we missed a show in the planetarium, we did get to see Foucault's Pendulum and lighting manufactured by Tesla's coil.
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Restaurants »Mozza
6602 Melrose Avenue
At about ten to noon (on weekends) the line starts forming outside the Mario Batali pizzeria, Mozza; this is exactly where you should hope to find yourself if you haven't booked ahead as all the reservable tables will be booked. Ideally it's where you should find yourself with a small party since the limited stool seats offer an amazing up close and personal view of the pizza-making which runs like a well oiled machine from the dough forming, to the topping adding, to the baking and slicing.
The menu was extensive and we decided to split the famous squash blossom with tomatoes and burrata, the classic Margherita and the Stracchino which had artichokes, lemons and olives and was – by a slim margin in a tough contest – my favorite of the bunch.
Of course, I couldn't resist starting off the pizza feast with the brussel sprouts. I just can't get enough of those little greens lately, especially now that restaurants are frequently serving them in so many delicious ways (locally, try Anella's lemony delights). At Mozza they're coated in prosciutto breadcrumbs… yum!
We also managed, due to the surprising lightness of the dough (or just because we're gluttons), to enjoy a dessert of butterscotch pudding with salt and a pinenut cookie. Batali has done good again, this time in sunny California.
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Drinks »LaMill Coffee
1636 Silver Lake Boulevard, Los Angeles
Tasty lattes live inside LaMill, the most beautiful of Silver Lake cafes. Featuring calming French toile murals and golden chandeliers, its a perfect and popular spot to relax with some caffeine and friends. The menu is almost pretentiously long and complex, which is great if you're a coffee snob who prefers to choose your extraction method and from a massive list of beans, but you can also order simply.
Don't pass up the donut holes that come warm and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
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Spend a Couple Minutes »Ivanhoe Books
1618 Silverlake Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
Right next door to the La Mill Coffee shop is Ivanhoe Books, an art and design specialty store filled with tons of great stuff. We had a lovely time browsing the collection of design, fashion, and art books and, while we were hesitant to bring any over-sized books back in our luggage, the shop introduced me to a book called Handmade Woodstock Houses that I couldn't get out of my head and ended up finding on eBay.
While some of the books they offer can be purchased for slightly less online if you're willing to shop around for awhile, others (like the Ossie Clark book that I really want) are priced better than other book sites. You can find some selections from their very select and tasteful collection on their site as well as on their blog which just informed me of a Soho Deborah Tubeville exhibit that I'll try to swing by on my lunch hour next week.
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Restaurants »Loteria
Amazing Mexican food is suppose to be a dime a dozen in the city of angels, but Loteria Grill, so far, is the most memorable I've had. With an appropriate loteria card design motif (Loteria, if your curious as I was is played much like bingo but in a far prettier package), dim flattering lighting, and a menu that makes one drool just to read it, the fairly recently opened restaurant is a pleasant spot in a neighborhood that boasts restaurants of the cheesier kind. Beginning as a beloved counter top at the Farmer's Market, owner Jimmy Shaw's now burgeoning empire includes the Hollywood location we ate at as well as a newer Studio City branch.
The meal began with a crazily addictive salsa which I would have loved to bring home a tub of, and progressed with incredible tacos, Jim and I ordered Papa con Rajas (Potatoes with Roasted Poblano Peppers Served with Finely Chopped Onion and Cilantro, Queso Fresco, and Salsa Verde), Nopalitos (Fresh Cactus Salad. Served with Salsa Verde and Queso Fresco), Pollo en Pipian Rojo (Chicken in a Spicy Pumpkin-Seed and Peanut Sauce Served with Finely Chopped Onion), and Carne deshebrada (Shredded Beef Served with Fresh Guacamole, Salsa Chipotle, and Finely Chopped Onion and Cilantro). All were exceptional, the last one was insane. I've heard they offer great margaritas but with jet lag and an early flight, I opted for a tasty aguas frescas.
We went late on a quite weeknight and had no problems getting a table, but it's normally wise to book a table.
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Books »LA Bizarro!
by Anthony Lovett and Matt Maranian
Shaun let us borrow his copy of LA Bizarro for our recent action-packed trip to LA (of which you'll be hearing about over the next few weeks here) and it certainly made for a more interesting adventure; as you'll discover after a quick flip through the pages, it's no G-rated family vacation guide.
One entire section is devoted to all things porn and another to locations where horrific crimes took place. Laura, who was reading it in the back seat, punctuated our drive with exclamations of horror induced by the unnecessary and constant references to glory holes.
But beyond the beyond the pale, there's a lot in these pages worth checking out from magic spell components to sailor-themed bars, and enough recommendations that I still have many saved up for my next trip.
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Restaurants »Umami Burger
It was a couple days into my LA trip before I had a truly notable meal. After a long and impossible wait among underage drinkers at Alegria, we left in defeat and moseyed on over to Umami Burger, the home of burgers with a unique flavor that's a little hard to describe but wildly yummy and memorable. Not surprisingly, I've learned that flavor is called "umami".
Umami is the fifth basic taste that was discovered by the premiere chef in France of the late 1800's Auguste Escoffier. Here is an NPR story all about it.
But back to the burger joint in Los Feliz: it's delicious. My Socal was perfect with its lettuce, oven dried tomatoes, caramelized onions, "spread" and cheese and my tempura onion rings were crispy and addictive. The meal was filling and the spot boasts an excellent beer menu and a heated outdoor dining area. The only problem? the hostess was a complete eye-rolling witch. Really weird and uncalled for, right? Good thing there was great food to make up for it.
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Drinks »Galco's Soda Pop Stop
5702 York Blvd, Los Angeles
In a town rife with nondescript strip malls, Galco's Soda Pop Stop is amongst the most nondescript and strip mally. Its bare bones appearance would never necessarily compel a visitor or local to stop by unless they had inside knowledge that this place is completely awesome (I owe this insight to my friend Shaun and this week's book pick, LA Bizarro). The soda pop super store has been family owned and operated for over a hundred years: a wild achievement in our world of chain super-stores.
Inside you can find almost every kind of soda pop known to man. Jim guzzled a molasses Root Beer from Rhode Island while Laura and I found bliss in a cucumber soda that the owner told us would change our lives. Not surprisingly, the beer selection is also impressive and they boast quite an array of olde timey candies. Jim dared the Idaho Spud (a coconut and chocolate covered grayish marshmallow that tastes better than I just described it). I was thrilled by a plastic-wrapped tube of just the innards of my beloved Butterfinger as well as the famed (at least in my home) Cup of Gold, a coconut/chocolate cup filled with gooey marshmallow creme: the one thing my mom craved while pregnant with me.
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Spend a Couple Hours »Jon Brion at The Largo
366 N La Cienega Blvd.
Our good friend Matthew made sure that one LA experience we had was a Jon Brion show, so I felt absolutely horrible when Jim, Laura and I began dozing off early in the performance!! In our defense: we were totally jet lagged, it was warm and dark, and Brion was playing soft, Aimee Mannish piano tinkles that could easily be released on a collection of lullabies.
But things got wildly entertaining and even the most tired of us perked up when Brion began a mind-bending and mind-blowing cover of Tomorrow Never Knows complete with a Maria Callas video loop, his own looped drumming and guitar, and video of a great looking George Harrison. The rest of the evening consisted of more audience-requested covers (though none of mine took: Sex in the Kitchen, Pony, Thunder Road…) including a xylophone and audience participation version of Don't Stop Believing, a trippy Wish You Were Here and a straight forward acoustic rendition Gigantic. It was invigorating and amazing to watch: every element of the songs he performs is created right in front of you. He'll start on the piano, then drums, loop them then add guitar, loop that, they play around with video and voice… it's totally amazing.
I had no idea what I was in for: admittedly a dunce when it comes to the modern soundtrack scene of Paul Thomas Anderson, I figured Brion was a comedian or something, but in fact he's the highly respected genius behind not only the (PT) Anderson soundtracks, but the production of Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright, Elliott Smith, Kanye West, and Fiona Apple records!
At the new Largo location, the show seems to be almost monthly and sells out quickly; be sure to arrive on the early side to get pick up your tickets if you desire up close seats.
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Places to Visit »The Museum of Jurassic Technology
9341 Venice Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Museum of Jurassic Technology is by far the strangest museum I've ever been to and was the top thing on my to-do list after missing out on it on my last visit to LA. It's so unusual that I can't really explain it to you but I can tell you that it's got nothing to do with dinosaur machines. Dark and winding, the quiet two floor space contains everything from Hagop Sandaldjian's Goofy sculpture the size of a needle head to a collection of Decaying Dice from Ricky Jay.
My favorite section may have been the one about various old wives tales and superstitions complete with dioramas of mice on toast, children's hand growing hair and a man kissing a goose. I was also pretty taken with Athanasius Kircher's confounding but beautiful creations and where else can you walk into a velvet room and be confronted with large oil portraits of Soviet Space Dogs. There are trailer park models, more art that needs to be viewed through a microscope (the pretty but pretty insane work of Henry Dalton) and a myriad of other things that I could barely even wrap my head around. It was tough to get too many photos with the low light, but there's enough below/after the jump to intrigue you to make your own visit.
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Sangpoi Village is a remote village in the Karnal District, Haryana State in northern India. Farming is how most live and life is very hard for them. There is a small Christian church established in the village and the local Hindu people support the Christians here. They do not persecute them as is so often the case in northern India where persecution of Christians is often violent. This village is extremely poor.
They do not have a clean water source. There is a very large pond, but it is very polluted and not suitable for drinking. It is used for all other household needs such as laundry and bathing. Skin disease and fever are common. For drinking water, the villagers must walk long distances two to four miles and carry the water or buy it which is very expensive for them.
Sitara Village is a similarly sized village (both about 3,000 inhabitants) in same district and state as Sangpoi Village. Sitara Village has a mix of Hindu, Muslim, and Sikhs residents. It is a poor village where people work as laborers in fields. There is only a primary school. If a child is to receive further education they travel long distances and, therefore, many do not receive a higher education. There is neither a hospital or good medical clinic nearby.
At one time, a bore well was drilled by the Sikh community, but it is now dry. There has been no drinking water in this village for three years. The villagers tried to repair the well, but it was not successful. Women and children go for water, walking two to three miles or using carts or bicycles.
Water borne disease is common, including skin diseases, cholera, Dengue fever and viral fever.
Sangpoi Village is a rural village in Karnal region in Haryana state, North India with a population of approximately 3,000 villagers. It is a very poor village with many slum neighborhoods and no proper sewage system. The people work outside of the village as laborers. Fetching drinking water was a 2-4 mile walk carrying water in cans. The water source was a large, filthy pond unsuitable for drinking which also was shared with the animals. Many suffered with skin diseases and fever. Life was hard for them.
They desperately needed a well for safe drinking water. Now, thanks to your generous gift the deep well has been drilled and the water is flowing strong, clean and pure! At the dedication of the well the children were so happy and they were drinking, playing and celebrating by splashing around the well.
Here are some testimonies about the well from Sangpoi Village. Thanks to your gift so many lives have been changed in so many ways!
Musthafa – My name is Musthafa and I am from a Muslim community. I have my wife and four children in home. Because of an accident I lost my hand. I work as a labourer and tried to work my one hand. My wife is not well and she is sick very often. Water is our biggest need and I was suffering to carry water with one hand from another village. My children are small and I do not have any other option. Today I am so thankful to you for making this well here. This is just near my house. Now I do not have any tension. Even my little children can come and carry water from this tap. Thank you so much.
Gajendra – Our village is happy today that we got the water. This water is so good and I tasted it now. The interesting thing is anyone can come and carry water from this tap any time. I lost my animals because we did not have water. Now I will buy one buffalo and I can look after it. Also we can start some cultivation. Thank you.
Renu – I am Renu and so happy day for me. I am daughter in law to this village. Our family here is a joint family. My in laws and other family members are staying together in the house. We cook food together. It was my duty every day to carry drinking water from other village for every members of the family. That was a big job and I am tired of carrying water in the shoulder or in the head. But today is my day. I am relieved and I can carry any amount of water from this pipe. This water is very good. We never have this much good water just because it is coming from very deep.
Sayam – I never carry water in the school as we did not have water. Now I will ask my father to buy me a water bottle. Every day I can carry water to school now.
Gauri – Other villagers were not liking us because we did not have our own water resources. Some other villagers did not like to marry from someone from our village because we did not have water. I had 2 buffalos earlier by which I was living by selling the milk. But I lost them as we did not have water here. Now I am so happy, not only me all the mothers in this village because of this bore well. This is the deep well and water is so good. Thank you so much.
The village church says in deep gratitude, "Our prayers are heard and our big need is met by our Lord through you." Thanks to you, World Changers!
Sitara Village is a rural village in Karnal region in Haryana state, North India. It is a very poor village where people work as laborers in the fields. There is only a primary school in the village and children must walk a long distance to receive a high school education. There is neither a medical clinic nor a hospital in this village. And (before you agreed to fund this well), there was no clean water source in the village.
In this area where Hinduism is the primary religion, our ministry partners have started a Christian church which is attended by about 35 people. It is vibrant church which engages in various ministries such as literacy, education, tailoring vocation, and discipleship. But, some of the members were being persecuted by their unbelieving family members for following Jesus. They were really praying for a bore-well and most of them were suffering because there was no water in this village.
You are World Changers! You have been the answer to their prayers! The deep well is now complete and the water is clean and pure. There is more great news — the well is not only changing the health and the lives of the people of Sitara, it is changing hearts. [Christians are commonly denied water in very strong Hindu areas like this part of India.] The members of this village church are becoming friends with their Hindu neighbors because of this well, where the water is free to all.
Sohail tells us about how the hearts of his family are softening.
Sohail – I and my wife became Christians recently and we attend this village church regularly. Our people opposed us and accused us for changing the family beliefs and rituals. Both of our families opposed us. Interestingly our people started speak with us now because of this bore well is just by our house. We got a good opportunity now to love them and show them God's love. More over my son and wife gets fever and skin diseases very often. Because the water I was carrying from other village was not good. Now this bore well solved many of our issues.
Devika talks about how the well you funded has made an impact on the village leaders. No Hindus or their government helped them. You helped them and have shown them the love of Jesus by this gift.
Devika – My husband is one of the village elders in this village. He is sick today. So he sent me to tell you that how much the village leaders appreciate you all for making this well here in this village. We went to all doors for getting a well here but none of them could help us. Now we have sufficient water and this water is so good.
Here is how the new well has helped Rajani who must work to support her family and her husband who is ill.
Rajani – I am so happy today that we have our own bore well here in this village. I work as a house maid. I needed to carry water not only for my house but the houses I am working. Life was very hard on me for all these years. My husband got kidney diseases and not able to work. We do not have enough money for his treatment. The Doctors told me that we need to give bottled water to him. Now I am so glad that we have sufficient water here in this village and this water is so good. This water is better than the bottled water. Thank you so much for helping us. This meant lot for us.
The new well is changing the lives of young people in the village. Mia will now not be thirsty when she goes to school.
Mia – My name is Mia and I go to the primary school. I am so happy today. I have water now. I can carry this water to my school every day.
Avni can help her grandparents and not have to walk to the next village for water.
Avni – This is the first time I drink this much good water. I am so happy today. I will carry this water every day for my grandpa and grandma. They will be so happy.
Thanks for being World Changers! You have made a huge difference in the lives of so many and have shown the world what the love of Jesus looks like!
The $3,000 project was made possible through the generosity of three World Changers who wish to remain anonymous.


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La Jolla Playhouse to host comedian Hasan Minhaj and four new plays
TV comedian and writer-producer Hasan Minhaj will try out his new one-man stage show in four performances July 30-31 at La Jolla Playhouse.
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By Pam Kragen
July 8, 2021 11 AM PT
Comedian Hasan Minhaj, host and writer-producer of Netflix's "Patriot Act" series, will test scenes for an upcoming stage show in four performances titled "Experiment Time" on July 30 and 31 at La Jolla Playhouse.
Minhaj became known in 2014 with his satirical interviews as a senior correspondent for "The Daily Show" TV series, and he won Peabody Awards for his Netflix comedy special "Homecoming King" and his talk show "Patriot Act." Minhaj is a first-generation American born to Indian Muslim parents who immigrated from Northern India.
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La Jolla Playhouse has long been a proving ground for new shows developed by comedians, including Billy Crystal, John Leguizamo and Darrel Hammond.
"Hasan Minhaj's inimitable brand of comedy has its finger squarely on the pulse of our national zeitgeist," Christopher Ashley, La Jolla Playhouse's artistic director, said in a statement.
The shows will begin at 7 and 9:30 p.m. both days and are priced from $39 to $59. Tickets are on sale at lajollaplayhouse.org/show/hasan-minhaj-experiment-time.
DNA New Work Series to feature four plays in development
The four featured playwrights in La Jolla Playhouse's DNA New Work Series from July 22 to Aug. 1 are Lisa Sanaye Dring, Noah Diaz, Francisca Da Silveira and Andrew Rosendorf.
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La Jolla Playhouse will present its eighth DNA New Work Series festival of play readings July 22 through Aug. 1.
Longtime festival curator and director Gabriel Greene said this year's four plays don't have a unifying theme but all center on how we see ourselves and our place in the world.
"It's how we occupy our bodies and how those bodies occupy the spaces we inhabit, physically, emotionally, socially and politically," said Greene, the playhouse's director of artistic development.
Greene said the series was created in 2013 to give playwrights a place to test new scripts for a live audience. It also creates a way for the playhouse's artistic staff to forge relationships with playwrights they admire. Three of the four featured playwrights this year, and all four play directors, are new to the playhouse.
The series also demystifies the play-creation process for playhouse audiences, who Greene said develop a sense of connection with the material when it returns in full production years later, such as the DNA-born "The Who & The What" and the musical "Miss You Like Hell." Greene said the post-show talkbacks with the audience and playwright are invaluable to the development process.
"As people are exposed to it more and more, they become more savvy to what it means to witness the birth of a play," Greene said. "I think they really feel proud of the fact that they get to be among the first to see it and help shape it."
La Jolla Playhouse's Gabriel Greene (right) leads a past DNA New Work Series audience talkback with playwright Guillermo Calderón.
Here are the four plays featured in the 2021 DNA New Work Series:
"Sumo" by Lisa Sanaye Dring: Six men at a sumo wrestling training facility eat, love, play and ultimately fight in the divine ritual of ancient combat. Greene said Dring's play subverts the notions of bodies and size, where here the bigger you become, the better your chances of honor and success. 7:30 p.m. July 22 and 24.
"All the Men Who've Frightened Me" by Noah Diaz: When his wife can't get pregnant, a transgender man stops taking hormones so he can conceive, but the experience brings back haunting memories of men from his past. Greene said La Jolla Playhouse commissioned this piece because Diaz's unique plays have an untethered theatricality. "He creates these worlds and gleefully breaks them down to captivating effect," Greene said. 7:30 p.m. July 23 and 2 p.m. July 25.
"Not-for-Profit (Or the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Play)" by Francisca Da Silveira: Scandal rocks an education nonprofit that's riddled with well-meaning but overworked junior employees, out-of-touch board members, micro-aggressive co-workers and unqualified consultants. Greene said Da Silveira's plays "occupy a space that's mostly naturalism with the occasional sly detour into a more playful absurdity." He called "Not-for-Profit" a play about sociopolitical racial dynamics with sharp satire. 7:30 p.m. July 29 and 31.
"One-Shot" by Andrew Rosendorf: From the author of the 2014 DNA reading "Tranquil," this play, set in 1999 Virginia, features two gay video rental store workers who dream of film careers at a time of great change for the video industry, LGBTQ rights and more. "It's a really smart, moving piece that's concerned with identity and the power of storytelling in creating ourselves," Greene said. 7:30 p.m. July 30 and 2 p.m. Aug. 1.
All performances will take place at La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance due to limited capacity. (858) 550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org ◆
— Pam Kragen is a reporter for The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Pam Kragen is the arts and entertainment editor, as well as the chief theater, dining and opera critic, for the San Diego Union-Tribune. She joined the Union-Tribune staff in October 2012 after 27 years at the North County Times, where she served as the Arts & Features Editor, as well as the paper's longtime arts writer and theater and opera critic. She is the co-founder of the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. She holds a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from San Diego State University and completed fellowships in theater criticism at the University of Southern California and opera-classical music criticism at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. And in 2022, she was chosen as one of the fellows in the prestigious National Critics Institute, run by the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in New London, Conn.
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The Challenges of Improving Cellular Service
The Challenges of Improving Cellular Service New cellular communication services like the Fifth generation (5G) wireless connectivity is integral to the widespread internet of things (IoT) deployment. Gartner predicts there will be 25 billion connected devices by 2020; Cisco predicts 50 billion. If sufficient bandwidth is going to be available to support these devices and the related IoT applications, cellular companies are going to need to efficiently and cost-effectively deploy 5G infrastructure. The State of Illinois General Assembly recently passed the Small Wireless Facilities Act Enacted into Law. SB 1451 was signed into law on April 12, 2018. This law will affect all municipalities in Illinois (including home rule municipalities with the exception of Chicago). The law took effect on June 1, 2018. The Village has revised the Village Code to bring the code in line with SB 1451. Section 15 of the new Act restricts the regulatory authority of Illinois municipalities and certain other units of local government over small wireless facilities. Small wireless facilities are defined under the new law as wireless facilities that (1) have antenna that are no more than 6 cubic feet in volume and (2) all equipment associated with the antenna does not cumulatively exceed 25 cubic feet in volume. These are usually attached to existing utility poles or other support structures. In order to maintain signal strength for 5G wireless connectivity, cellular companies will utilize small cells and will need more wireless infrastructure and towers within close proximity of one another — a concept known as "densification." Constructing the requisite number of towers to deliver robust 5G connectivity will require a large capital expense by these companies. It would also require significant capital to obtain the rights to deploy this infrastructure on private land, as wireless providers have traditionally had to do for macro sites. It is much cheaper, however, for these companies to obviate the need to pay for private lease rights and instead place the small cell infrastructure in the public rights-of-way. Hence where the conflict arises — cellular companies have lobbied for state legislation that gives them virtually unlimited rights to use public rights-of-way and Villageowned facilities for 5G expansion. By researching cellular service, including tower alternatives, The Village can ensure that we comply with the Telecommunication Act while protecting residents from unsightly installations and potential health risks. Planning also can help preserve property values and, at the same time, create revenue sources for the Village.
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Synopsis (from Amazon): NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From Janet Evanovich, #1 bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels, and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author and television writer for Monk, comes the first adventure in an electrifying series featuring an FBI agent who always gets her man, and a fearless con artist who lives for the chase.
FBI Special Agent Kate O'Hare is known for her fierce dedication and discipline on the job, chasing down the world's most wanted criminals and putting them behind bars. Her boss thinks she is tenacious and ambitious; her friends think she is tough, stubborn, and maybe even a bit obsessed. And while Kate has made quite a name for herself for the past five years the only name she's cared about is Nicolas Fox—an international crook she wants in more ways than one.
Audacious, handsome, and dangerously charming, Nicolas Fox is a natural con man, notorious for running elaborate scams on very high-profile people. At first he did it for the money. Now he does it for the thrill. He knows that the FBI has been hot on his trail—particularly Kate O'Hare, who has been watching his every move. For Nick, there's no greater rush than being pursued by a beautiful woman . . . even one who aims to lock him up. But just when it seems that Nicolas Fox has been captured for good, he pulls off his greatest con of all: He convinces the FBI to offer him a job, working side by side with Special Agent Kate O'Hare.
Problem is, teaming up to stop a corrupt investment banker who's hiding on a private island in Indonesia is going to test O'Hare's patience and Fox's skill. Not to mention the skills of their ragtag team made up of flamboyant actors, wanted wheelmen, and Kate's dad. High-speed chases, pirates, and Toblerone bars are all in a day's work . . . if O'Hare and Fox don't kill each other first.
One (or more) Sentence Summary: Fast pace, crafty con, dream team, and so funny you will catch yourself laughing out loud. Well done!
Would I Read Other Books by the Author: I have to read the others in the series. The Heist is the first one!
Lee Goldberg is an ex-Navy SEAL, freelance Sexual Surrogate and a professional Daniel Craig impersonator.
Okay, that's not true. But he wants this biography to be really exciting, so pay attention. If things bog down, I've been instructed to add a car chase or some explicit sex.
Here's the real story. Lee Goldberg writes books and television shows.
Janet Evanovich is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum series, the Fox and O'Hare series with co-author Lee Goldberg, the Knight and Moon series, and the Lizzy and Diesel series as well as twelve romance novels, the Alexandra Barnaby novels, Troublemaker graphic novel, and How I Write: Secrets of a Bestselling Author.
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Why Nigerians In The Diaspora Are Reluctant To Help Those Back Home, Healthcare Trainer Shares Experience
In a conversation, an Ireland-based entrepreneur, accredited training provider, health and social care professional reveals that many home based Nigerians end up victimising the very people who genuinely come to support them.
Dr Olayinka Dixon, is a professional Vocational Education Trainer and Adult Skills Assessor for more than 35 years since 1985, with a first degree from University of Benin in 1983 who taught in University of Calabar during NYSC before travelling abroad.
She retrained into different industry disciplines, several times, across Europe and the USA, including teaching Computing skills, Programming, Hardware maintainance and Software configuration, and health and social care, and she has used her combined skills in the teaching of adults in different UK and some Ireland colleges since leaving Nigeria in 1985. She is also a Journalist and a John Maxwell trained coach, trainer, and mentor.
Dr Dixon has, over several years now, silently run several youth empowerment programs inside Nigeria to support many businesses of young Nigerians from her personal and business income. Recently she set up an NGO in memory of her late father, where she pays school fees, attends to calls for medical support, and other emergencies from people she met on social media. She does not know and has not met many of these people. She supports young women set up their businesses. She said they remind her of her own life.
While discussing in an interview with our reporter, Dr Dixon revealed that a lot is going on in the Diaspora, to the point where many diasporans offering genuine support, end up being duped, cyber bullied, harrassed or blackmailed by some Nigerians they try to support. "Abroad is hard and we work hard but we miss home. So, the smallest we can do is to support the few that we can."
"I can't really blame anyone in Nigeria though," she said, "it can be hard to know who to trust, especially with all the stories of diasporans that do dupe Nigerians. But you must understand that many genuine Diasporans are serially scammed by some Nigerians, and some of them mistake people who are for scammers, based on dubious stories and allegations by aggrieved persons. You can never know the real motive of anyone who is telling you negative stories about others. The truth is that, no matter where you live, you can't please everyone and no matter how good you choose to be, there will always be those who dislike you forwhatever reason, or wish they could be like you. Those disgruntled ones will therefore, try to bring you down. This is how life is," she said.
Relating some of the experiences of herself and her business partner, Mrs Isioma Ogonuwe, she recalled a very recent incident of severe harassment and bullying while she was on her sick bed with high blood pressure. Nobody can get away with that kind of harassment anywhere in Europe without being arrested, regardless of the issue. But, Nigeria seems to be a place where people get away with lots of criminally abusive behaviour.
"There was this woman who presented her daughter-in-law for training because she claimed she wanted her to travel to the UK via the UK visa program.
"As you know, the UK was running a Healthcare workers Visa Program which they have merged into the Highly Skilled profram now. This was to address severe staff shortages in the industry. However, many Nigerians and other nationals in the Diaspora were charging up to £17,000 per individual and £27,000 per family. You won't believe this. Many of them were demanding a deposit of £7,000 upfront for Sponsorship Certificates and jobs that do not exist. Then the people would get to the UK and for many months they didn't work because, of course, they had no jobs. To make it worse, the remaining £10,000 or £20,000 is demanded from them as monthly repayments over three years. How much is the salary?
"It was Pastor Ossai that alerted us to the danger that people were going through and Isioma and I were really dismayed. "Why are our people like this?" So, between us, we decided to train some people up to Diploma level, in two stages, and help them search for jobs. Once we are able to build their skills capacity, they immediately increase their chances of getting jobs anywhere in the world.
"I remember Isioma said, "If our people are well qualified, they won't be scammed in this way, and can even get jobs, confidently, in any country, because the jobs are there." We then agreed to roll out training that will help those who want to avoid Loan Sharks. We discovered that some of those businesses are travel agents, but the pandemic had affected many businesses. So, one can't also blame those agents. It's their business, and there was no shortage of people ready to pay.
"We work in the healthcare industry, and some have over 25 years of experience (on and off). We decided to train as many as we can, from absolute beginner levels, right up to Diploma levels, supported with hands on practicals. Our complete program is in two stages, and we decided to help them search for jobs after training first stage and diploma next with job search prepare them for job and visa interviews and help them to settle, after helping them get suitable property when they arrive.
"We extended our business services to be able to do business in the UK and I offered to train my own family first. I told my cousin the package fees for the two stages £2,550 and, £3000. He immediately enrolled three of his children and his brother on the training. He said, "it's cheaper than searching for £15k to £18k college fees for each of the twins. I plan for my family to go first on our program, and we agreed.
"After we started, I became a Registered Manager on the program we registered for, as an accredited training provider. We are part of a large community of hard-working and dedicated registered managers who are committed to delivering outstanding care. Training forms a major part of this because untrained and unskilled workers have been known to kill patients in their care. Our duty of care is, first and foremost, to the patients. So it's important that people we recommend are trained. That's what our business is set up to address.
"They count on us to deliver excellence in care. And that is what we are determined to do. There has been pressure on us to purchase employer "Certificates of Sponsorships" and to assume ourselves as employers. We are not employers. The legal work of being and employer is much and we can't combine it. We are trainers, and we already work from a database of more than 50 government approved employers. So all we are to doing, is providing a "Win-Win" situation for both the employers and the new healthcare workers.
"Our trainees would be trained and accredited by CPD, coming to the employer. After their probation, if they don't like to remain in healthcare, they can do a quick retraining, as guided by us, and move into Social Care. That is our setup and that's what we packaged. Anyone who concludes the first training, which includes the FREE Care Certificate, we offer to Assess, set up with Practical sessions, conduct observations, and 15 modular assessments
After this they could decide not to continue with 2nd stage because we realise that £3000 may be much for some, going into Diploma. They could still get jobs. My cousins preferred the Diploma option because they said it is far cheaper than college fees.
"This is how we started. We did not want to advertise. However, one of my friends, Remsy, in her enthusiasm, apparently announced my approval as a registered manager in a WhatsApp group. Before I knew it, people had started calling my personal number, ignoring the business number. We had to quickly set up application forms for them to fill, and I explained our setup to them befire they pay. We are not employers. That's how we got three non family members to join our program. One of the ladies, Mrs Naomi Dike, introduced the first two, and then later also, one Mrs Omonori.
"Unfortunately, I developed a severe high blood pressure just as the practical sessions were going on in Lagos, and had to organise almost everything else from my sick bed.
"The last person to join was the one who didn't believe I was sick. She nearly killed me on that sick bed. She called every minute, sent voice messages, she creamed my pictures from Facebook, and almost harrased the life out of me. I almost died in that harassment.
'I remember suffering severe blackouts, migraines, fever, and being unable to function normally. Naomi knew it. Remsy, Vivian, Ossai, even Philomena, and the others in the team. Many couldn't reach me because I was far away, almost across the Irish border.
"Mrs Omonori kept screaming and cursing that she wants her FULL money back. "How can you say you are sick? You're a scammer, fraudster, 419, ole thief." Eventually, I told Vivian (Isioma), "Please let's refund her the full £6000 so that she won't kill me. Vivian is our business Finance Officer, modular trainer, and internal assessor. She refused because Mrs Omonori's daughter in-law had concluded the first training. When she realised that my health was declining, she yielded to my please, and agreed that I find out how to transfer the money to the woman so that I could concentrate on my health. That mistake cost us almost £7500 because the pound had fallen then, and we had to source naira from different parts of the world.
"Anyway, my team decided we were no longer going to allow me to make unilateral decisions for refunds. All cards and bank books were taken from me, because they all saw me as "soft hearted and vulnerable.
"Someone even suggested that Mrs Omonori must have used juju on me to collect more than she was due, because she was only due £3000 for the Diploma and Job Search program.
"After more than 12 weeks of agreed initial training plus assessment of all prior learning, underpinning knowledge and compilation of questions and answers, bringing them up to Level 5 Diploma levels, Naomi now also wants her full money back. And just like Mrs Omonori, she's raining curses, abuses, and shouts on me. Isioma spoke with her for over about hour (we have the recordings) explained that we had started job search. Initially we were hoping to get student admissions for all of them, to fast track their entry, and proceed from there. Naomi and the others agreed with the plan. Dramatically, Naomi changed her mind and started calling for a full refund, just like her friend, Mrs Omonori. Naomi that was nice before, started calling me all sorts of names.
"Our accountant was informed and we booked appointment. After accounting, he advised that we refund Naomi for services that we had not completed or rendered. This came to £954. A Credit Note was raised. Our association supports us with templates of forms. So we sent her one of the association's standard "Complaints Resolution forms" (with the address of the UK Office of the Financial Ombudsman), which regulates all financial business dealings in UK.
As soon as she received it, she set anonymous callers to harrass me with threats". Dixon said.
In chat messages and voice notes in the possession of our reporter, both Naomi Dike and some others threatened Dr (honorary) Dixon they would blackmail her on social media through blogs, adding that they are "already talking to Sahara Reporters, to expose" alleged "fraudulent ways,"
One of the chats from a person with no name reads: "We are on it. The bloggers are waiting. We listened to ur discussion wt Naomi this morning. It's now obvious to us that you are a fraudulent person. We are compiling the names of poor Nigerians u hv scammed. Even the ones u hv refunded their money like Mrs Omonoli. We HV spoken to all of them in Nigery and Diaspora including one Mr Israel. My advice is that u settled with all these people as soon as possible. What you did is against the law. We HV search all information about u and notice that all through ur life it hs be scamming. The law will be on u this time. Just wait and see. It has started. U do t need to reply this message pls." (sic)
" We are already talking with British and Dublin Embassies in Nigeria. That's our job. ICPC and EFCC know how to deal with financial prostitutes like u. Check our the story next week. We just finished meeting wt Sahara Report now" "How Dr Olayinka Dixon-Oludaiye a fraudster duped Nigerian seeking jobs in UK Million of Dollars." (sic)
Our reporter questioned Ms Dixon extensively about these allegations. We also listened to a recorded audio of meeting between Naomi, Isioma and Ms Dixon where Isioma took time to explain to Naomi that all her assessments have been completed, which is why it was possible to award her with CPD certificates for the appropriate levels.
Ms Dixon explained that "Vocational Education is not like Academic Education. There are no exams. We only use every available means to verify the evidence and underpin knowledge of the participants. They don't always have to be in class because of how we agree to conduct assessments. But assessments are paperwork intensive. In Vocational Education, assessors do most of the work because the aim is to ensure that the participants can demonstrate or explain the subject matter and demonstrate competence at the appropriate level.
"This was explained to all of them, which is why my cousin agreed for his children and brother to participate in the training."
Our reporter also spoke with Ms Dixon's cousin, based here in Nigeria, who confirmed her claims.
Ms Dixon mentioned that Clear Choice Careers and Staffing Services is registered in Ireland with offices in Northern Ireland, UK, and we are duly certified as approved training providers offering CPD courses. We are authorised to issue appropriate level of competence certificates. She lamented that she was shocked that Naomi is suddenly claiming ignorance of this process as she then refused to allow them to continue with job search. When pressure for time was mounted on her, Ms Dixon said she asked if they wanted to try the Student option. Some agreed including Naomi. She even sent her passport but changed her mind two days later.
Instead, she is demanding for a full refund after more than 12 weeks of training and CPD certificates and also resorting to employing the same tactics of bulling and blackmailing, like Mrs Omonori did, also could be heard in audio threatening Ms Dixon's career, and life, while declaring "I am from Delta. I will fight you with everything if you don't pay me my money in full, I swear to God. You don't know anything yet."
"This is why I was reflecting on Why many Nigerians abroad who are in business do not offer to support people back home. It can be quite traumatising. It also deflates your emotions and willingness to support anybody", she said.
In conclusion, Ms Dixon said: "The sure thing is that my conscience and that of every member of my team is very clear. We have nothing to hide and are working perfectly according to laws of UK and Ireland. All of us have lived, worked, and done business for many years. Our bank accounts are not closed for any shady deals. We know people who engage in nefarious activities. We don't even know how they do it, and we are not interested.
"So, we welcome the invitation from the EFCC or ICPC, as Naomi's nameless friend mentioned. My legal team have advised I block him or her because this is the second time I'm getting such spam messages from the person. The EFCC is formed of educated people, not sentimentalists. They too, will use sense to check and to verify. In my opinion, it is also okay for the hired bullies to go to Oriyomi Hamzat, Sahara Reporters and Linda Ikeji as they have threatened.
"However, Yorubas say, "when a wicked person narrates a story, the judges will not always be wicked as well." What is deplorable in Nigeria that we are all trying to change, is this issue of jungle justice, cyberbullying, gangster harrassments and all underhand forms of criminal defamation. There are laws against such here in Europe, and this is one of the reasons many reasonable Nigerians in the Diaspora don't want to do business back home. A dry morsel eaten in peace is usually better than rich food eaten in pain. I am not one to shout about injustice done to me. I usually just take the "Flight option". I am just tired of running away from battles. I told myself that "whoever fights and runs away, will ultimately, return to face that fight or another one like it. But, frankly, I'm tired of running from fights", said Dr Dixon
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……Tricycle driver with one passenger died instantly.
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today rescued another 4 fatal accident victims inside mini commercial buses (tricycles) around Ikotun area of Lagos.
The accident which occurred around 12:30 pm today involved a fully loaded container truck (JJJ 125) and 4 mini commercial buses (tricycles) with registration nos (LSD 83 QM), (AKD 690 QK) & (AKL 87 QF)
The driver of one of the mini commercial bus (tricycle) with one passenger died instantly.
Those four (4) rescued accident victims by Lastma personnel were 2 pregnant women and 2 children.
Lastma personnel immediately handed over those rescued victims to Police men from Ikotun Police Station who took them to General Hospital for treatment.
A preliminary investigation revealed that the fully loaded container truck (JJJ 125) had a brake failure and crushed 3 tricycles by a valley around synagogue when going towards Ikotun.
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) immediately moved the tanker with those crushed tricycles to Ikotun Police Station
Other emergency responders including the Nigerian Police men from Ikotun Police Station were at the scene of the accident.
The General Manager of LASTMA Mr Bolaji Oreagba however warned tanker owners and drivers to always ensure that their trucks are properly checked and in good conditions before embarking on any journey.
Mr Ayodele Subair, Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) has been conferred with the 2022 Public Sector Icon of the year at the 11th edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award held at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Friday, January 27, 2023.
The glamorous ceremony chaired by Mrs Ajoritsedere Awosika, Chairman of Access Bank, is an annual event where eminent personalities who have distinguished themselves in professional excellence and service to humanity in the private and public sectors are honoured.
According to the organizer of the event, Vanguard Newspaper Limited, the LIRS boss, Subair, was conferred with the special award in recognition of his magic wand in the Lagos state tax revolution during the last seven years of being in office.
L-R: Mrs Enonuya Angela- Assistant Director, Personal Income Tax, LIRS, Ms Coker Folashade- Director, Informal Sector and Special Duties, LIRS, Ayodele Subair, Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS and Mrs Bolaji Akintola, Director, Tax Audit, LIRS during the 11th edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award held over the weekend at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Receiving the award, alongside some of the LIRS directors, Subair expressed gratitude to the Vanguard Newspapers' management for finding him worthy to be selected for the honour.
"I must thank the chairman and management of Vanguard Newspapers. They've been there as the vanguard leading the way in developments and new ideas for many years. To be on top is not very easy. They are one of the best newspaper organisations in Nigeria. I say kudos to them."
Speaking further, Subair noted; "I feel very proud about our achievements at LIRS. It's not just about me. It is about LIRS, the management, the directors, and staff, including most importantly, His Excellency, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his immense support and encouragement. Also, the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Judiciary and all stakeholders that have contributed to our success."
Commenting on the impact of the award, the LIRS chairman said it had thrown the agency up for more good work.
He said the agency is happy to be contributing to the development of Lagos State and humanity. According to him, "Without mobilization of funds, there can't be any meaningful development."
Born on May 21, 1960, Subair holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Metropolitan University of Manchester, United Kingdom. He also holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration from the University of Lagos. A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, member of both the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, CITN, and the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria, BRIPAN.
Prior to his appointment in 2016, the internally generated revenue, IGR, by the LIRS, hovered around N240 billion, but with his astute knowledge and experience in accounting and taxation, Subair has increased revenue generation to N427 billion, nearly doubling the initial revenue at the start of his tenure.
Subair has introduced various innovative measures to shove up the tax revolution in Lagos State, which included the introduction of e-Tax, which has resulted in a faster turn-around time for tax processes, improved transparency, and increased taxpayer self-service.
At the prestigious Award night, aside from the LIRS boss, other eminent Nigerians were conferred with different categories of awards, including the President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, who won the Personality of the Year Award.
Governors Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom, Babagana Zulum of Borno, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara and Seyi Makinde of Oyo emerged as Vanguard Newspaper 2022 governors of the year. Also honoured were, Chairman of NDLEA, General Buba Mara (rtd), Founder/CEO Techno Oil, Nkechi Obi, Ray Ekpu and Mohammed Bello Koko, CEO, Nigerian Port Authority among others.
Earlier, speaking at the award ceremony, General Manager/Ediro-in-Chief of Vanguard Newspaper, Mr Gbenga Adefaye, said that for a decade, Vanguard Newspaper has continued to recognize Nigeria's most distinguished individuals for excellence, national pride and service to humanity.
L-R: Mrs Enonuya Angela- Assistant Director, Personal Income Tax, LIRS, Asiwaju Solomon Kayode Onafowokan, former President Lagos Chamber of Commerce & Industry and Chairman, Coleman Wire and Cables presenting the 2022 Public Sector Icon of the Year Award to Ayodele Subair, (middle) Executive Chairman, Lagos State Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, Ms Coker Folashade- Director, Informal Sector and Special Duties, LIRS and Mrs Bolaji Akintola, Director, Tax Audit, LIRS during the 11th edition of the Vanguard Personality of the Year Award held over the weekend at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos
Adefaye noted that these individuals in business, politics and other facets of human endeavours have not only achieved great success but have been responsible corporate citizens, impacting society and the environment. "They have been innovative and forward thinking and have taken bold steps to shape the future of their industries and served with integrity and dedication to improve the nation "There are numerous ways to make a positive influence, whether by volunteering our time, closing market gaps, spearheading innovation, being a model citizen or simply lending a helping hand to people in need'' he said.
Hosted by actress and television presenter, Zainab Balogun and her male colleague, Deyemi Okanlawon, the ceremony had in attendance society's Crème de la crème including captains of industry, members of the diplomatic corps, businessmen, and women businesswomen, media personalities as well as members of the culture and creative industry.


Hello, my name is John Cherwa and welcome back to our horse racing newsletter as we get more Derby wisdom from Jon White.
Top headline is that Santa Anita, facing a another day of rain, cancelled its Thursday card. The track had prepared for the rain by making the card all dirt races, but in the end, even that was a stretch to run on. The Saturday and Sunday cards will be upped to 10 races and Friday is scheduled to go on as planned.
Not much doubt that those missing races will find their way back into some of the cards soon, but, still, it's a lost racing day. Santa Anita can petition the CHRB for a makeup day, but that may just stretch the inventory even more. We'll see.
By the way, Aqueduct, in New York, has already cancelled its Monday card because of expected cold weather and extremely low windchill temperatures.
Everyone's favorite, Jon White, is back with the second installment of his Derby preview. As always, it's great stuff. Take it away, Jon.
"While Game Winner again occupies the top spot on my Top 10 list this week, the next stop on the Road to the Kentucky Derby occurs Saturday when the Lecomte Stakes is contested at New Orleans' venerable Fair Grounds.
"The Lecomte has attracted a bulky field of 15, including one also eligible. West Texas can start only if one of the other 14 entrants scratches.
"At one mile and 70 yards, the Lecomte looks wide open this year. How wide open? Mike Diliberto, who makes the morning line at that track, has installed Plus Que Parfait as the lukewarm 9-2 morning-line favorite. The others under 10-1 are Mr. Money at 5-1, Tacket at 6-1, War of Will at 6-1 and Tight Ten at 8-1.
"Plus Que Parfait, trained by Brendan Walsh, will be making his first start since he finished a close second on a sloppy track in the Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes at Churchill Downs last Nov. 24. Two of the last four Lecomte winners (International Star and Mo Tom) exited the Kentucky Jockey Club.
"Roiland rallied from last in a field of 14 to finish fifth in the 2018 Kentucky Jockey Club. He is 12-1 on the Lecomte morning line. Tom Amoss trains Roiland, who makes his first 2019 start Saturday.
"Mr. Money and Tight Ten have not raced since they finished fourth and ninth, respectively, in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Churchill last Nov. 2. Bret Calhoun conditions Mr. Money. Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen trains Tight Ten.
"Keep in mind the 2018 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, which was taken by the undefeated Game Winner, has produced three next out stakes winners: Signalman, Gunmetal Gray and Mind Control.
"In Signalman's next start after the Breeders' Cup, he won the Kentucky Jockey Club. Gunmetal Gray was victorious in Santa Anita's Sham Stakes on Jan. 5. Mind Control won the Jerome Stakes at Aqueduct on Jan. 1.
"Tacket, trained by Michael Stidham, is two for two at the Fair Grounds. Not only does it appear Tacket is improving, he figures to race forwardly Saturday, enabling him to avoid potential traffic problems in the large field. All in all, Tacket might prove a tough customer while running in a stakes race for the first time.
"As for Game Winner, in Ed Golden's Santa Anita stable notes last Sunday, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert said his plan, 'if all goes well,' is for the Kentucky-bred Candy Ride colt to make his first 2019 start in Santa Anita's San Felipe Stakes on March 9.
Note: Last week's rankings in parentheses.
Even though the votes are already cast for the Eclipse award, we're asking who you think should be Horse of Year. We'll reveal the results on Thursday. It's Accelerate vs. Justify vs. Monomoy Girl. Don't worry, all three will win an Eclipse. So, here you go. And just to make it interesting, you won't get exit polling results. You'll have to wait. Warning to all Russians, you better not be hacking this poll. To vote, just click here.
It's eight races with an 1 p.m. post. It's an OK transition card to, hopefully, a better weekend. There are two turf races, and I keep using the word hopefully. Purses are kind of cheap, including the dreaded $6,250 claimer (sixth race) but that has a decent field size (eight).
There are two races with a $57,000 purse, a Cal-bred allowance for fillies and mares 4 and up and a Cal-bred for open company as the seventh race. Both have six starters. We'll pick the seventh race, a mile for horses 4 and up.
The favorite, at 8-5, is California Journey for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and jockey Mario Gutierrez. He was third last out in an allowance that Ground Attack was second. California Journey is one-for-nine lifetime but has been running mostly allowance/optional claimers.
The 9-5 second favorite is Ground Attack for Bruce Headley and Tiago Pereira. His record is 4-1-1-1 and, again, beat California Journey last out. You folks will decide the favorite.
Here are the field sizes, in order: 7, 6, 7, 8, 6, 8, 6, 9.
Recent $12,500 claim from the Peter Miller gets a confident class boost as she moves up into the Cal-bred allowance ranks. The nine-time winner (from 25 lifetime starts) is fast early but will have to contend with speed drawn on the outside (Toreno), as well as her stablemate (Li'l Grazen). The price seems square in a wide-open six-horse field.
Thursday's result: Racing was cancelled due to rain.
This weekly segment is in the hands of Orlando Gutierrez, marketing and media maven at Los Al. So, the floor is yours, Orlando.
"Johnny Trotter's Bodacious Eagle, the winner of the Champion of Champions on Dec. 15, was named the AQHA World Champion quarter horse for 2018 in Oklahoma City on Thursday night.
"Racing at Los Alamitos during the second half of the year, Bodacious Eagle also won the Z. Wayne Griffin Directors Trials and finished second in the Grade 1 Los Alamitos Invitational Championship. He won the Grade 1 All American Gold Cup at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico and was third in the Grade 1 Remington Park Championship. Bodacious Eagle was also named the overall champion aged horse and champion aged gelding.
"Trotter also ran Grade 1 winner One Sweet Racy, who was named champion aged mare, so it was not surprising when Trotter was also recognized as AQHA champion owner. Cody Jensen, who earned the 100th career graded stakes win when he rode Bodacious Eagle in the Champion of Champions, was named AQHA champion jockey.
Five other horses that raced at Los Alamitos earned divisional champion honors. Flash And Roll, the impressive winner of the Los Alamitos Two Million Futurity and Golden State Million Futurity, was named champion 2-year-old and champion 2-year-old filly. KVN Corona, the El Primero Del Ano Derby winner, was named champion 3-year-old colt, while A Political Lady, a three-time stakes winner at Los Alamitos in 2018, was named champion 3-year-old filly. Tarzanito, winner of the Grade 1 Go Man Go Handicap, was named champion aged stallion, while Corona Jumpim MRL was named South American champion. Corona Jumpim MRL is racing in Sunday's trials to the Grade 1 Brad McKinzie Winter Championship at 400 yards.
"This weekend at Los Alamitos, Tarzanito will be scratched from Friday's Cypress Handicap and instead will run in the Winter Championship trials on Sunday night. His connections made the $7,500 late payment to make him eligible to the 400-yard trials. With the scratch of Tarzanito, the revised morning line has Twisted Sifter as the even-money favorite. Twisted Sifter led the nation in eight wins.
"Major futurity winners Cole Man 47, Powerful Favorite and KR Hi Five are among the 30 sophomores that will compete in the trials to the Grade 1, $198,700 Los Alamitos Winter Derby on Saturday night. The horses with the 10 fastest times will return for the Winter Derby final on Sat., Feb. 9. KR Hi Five will enter the third trial on a four-race winning streak, which includes wins in the Grade 2 John Deere Juvenile Championship on Nov. 17 and Wild West Futurity.
This 2-year-old filly takes a big class drop for second lifetime start and moves from the rail to the outside post. She galloped out with good energy in well-beaten fifth-place debut in a fast race won by horse dropping down from a futurity trial. Filly catches weak field for the maiden $4,000 level here and hails from the high-percentage Valentin Zamudio barn.
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Santa Anita Entries for Friday, January 18.
Santa Anita, Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California. 15th day of a 61-day meet.
5½ Furlongs. Purse: $20,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies. 3 year olds. Claiming Price $20,000.
1 Mile. Purse: $33,000. Starter Allowance. Fillies. 3 year olds.
5½ Furlongs. Purse: $20,000. Maiden Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 4 year olds and up. Claiming Price $20,000.
1 Mile Turf. Purse: $55,000. Maiden Special Weight. 4 year olds and up.
6 Furlongs. Purse: $57,000. Allowance. Fillies and Mares. 4 year olds and up. State bred.
5½ Furlongs. Purse: $16,000. Claiming. Fillies and Mares. 4 year olds and up. Claiming Price $6,250.
1 Mile. Purse: $57,000. Allowance. 4 year olds and up. State bred.
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Classification: Independent
League: Frontier League (West Division)
Record: 57-39, Finished 1st out of 10 teams
Location: Evansville, IN
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Pythagorean W-L: 56-40, 444 Runs, 368 Runs Allowed
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Jacob Adams* 22 4 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .091 .167 .091 .258 1 1 0 0 0
Rob Calabrese 23 65 248 210 30 54 13 0 10 26 5 4 34 57 .257 .363 .462 .825 97 2 0 2 1
Carlos Castro 25 66 268 257 32 71 16 2 11 31 2 3 8 63 .276 .299 .483 .781 124 1 0 2 0
David Cronin* 24 92 426 358 65 102 18 2 3 34 20 7 50 54 .285 .380 .372 .752 133 7 8 3 1
Hunter Cullen* 24 78 295 249 43 65 12 0 8 34 16 7 27 59 .261 .357 .406 .763 101 12 4 3 0
Justin Erby 24 10 31 27 3 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 12 .185 .290 .222 .513 6 0 0 0 0
J.J. Gould 25 70 247 208 32 39 5 0 5 24 3 0 32 65 .188 .303 .284 .587 59 3 3 1 0
Jake Gozzo 22 3 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 1 0 0 0
Keith Grieshaber 24 92 399 351 48 102 20 2 2 42 23 9 27 92 .291 .361 .376 .737 132 14 3 4 0
Mitchell Hansen* 23 17 69 63 9 10 2 0 2 5 3 0 5 22 .159 .217 .286 .503 18 0 0 1 0
Taylor Lane 23 31 124 111 11 28 6 1 0 22 4 1 8 24 .252 .298 .324 .623 36 1 0 4 0
Ryan Long* 25 95 415 347 54 99 26 4 14 78 9 2 51 93 .285 .387 .504 .891 175 10 1 6 3
Elijah MacNamee 22 38 164 139 19 43 7 1 1 17 3 2 21 31 .309 .396 .396 .792 55 1 0 3 1
Anthony Maselli* 23 14 37 33 4 8 0 0 1 2 3 1 2 9 .242 .306 .333 .639 11 1 1 0 0
Jack Meggs* 24 89 333 298 33 66 8 1 2 26 22 10 22 59 .222 .293 .275 .568 82 8 5 0 0
Chris Panzarella 22 2 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .250 .000 .250 0 1 1 0 0
Dakota Phillips* 23 64 249 219 24 51 15 0 7 32 0 0 21 95 .233 .302 .397 .700 87 3 1 5 0
Mike Rizzitello 24 52 208 181 24 45 7 0 1 11 7 3 23 33 .249 .329 .304 .632 55 0 1 3 0
Tanner Wetrich 23 22 80 66 11 15 3 0 0 7 2 1 9 20 .227 .354 .273 .627 18 4 1 0 0
Josh Williams* 24 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
20 Players 23.9 96 3618 3138 444 804 159 13 67 392 124 50 344 797 .256 .339 .379 .719 1190 70 29 37 6
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Alignment Healthcare, an emerging health care services company based in Orange County, Calif., has purchased Citizens Choice Health Plan, a California Medicare Advantage plan that has been in business since 2006.
Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The purchase has been approved by the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC). Citizens Choice currently provides benefits to thousands of Medicare beneficiaries in seven California counties including one of the largest Medicare eligible counties with over 1 million beneficiaries whom will have access to a new generation of care delivery. Based in Orange, Citizens Choice Health Plan is a Medicare Advantage HMO Prescription Drug Plan that contracts with the Federal Government to provide services to all beneficiaries eligible for Medicare Part A and Part B.
Alignment Healthcare is building the nation's leading clinically integrated population health management company, say executives. In April of this year, Alignment Healthcare announced that it had received a capital commitment of $125 million from General Atlantic, a global growth equity firm, to expand its population health model across the country.
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Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) investors should be aware of an increase in support from the world's most elite money managers recently. PLAB was in 18 hedge funds' portfolios at the end of September. There were 17 hedge funds in our database with PLAB holdings at the end of the previous quarter. Our calculations also showed that PLAB isn't among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video below for Q2 rankings).
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As industrywide interest jumped, key money managers were breaking ground themselves. Winton Capital Management, managed by David Harding, initiated the most valuable position in Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB). Winton Capital Management had $1.2 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Minhua Zhang's Weld Capital Management also made a $0.8 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The following funds were also among the new PLAB investors: Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser's Magnetar Capital, Matthew Hulsizer's PEAK6 Capital Management, and Thomas Bailard's Bailard Inc.
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CFB 6 20314 6
RGR 16 88127 3
OCSL 18 74388 1
RGS 13 289738 -1
Average 13.25 118142 2.25
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Q: Force placed Legend into one column I have a complicated plot (originally a ListLogPlot using many options) with now twelve curves and I would like to force the legend to be displayed in one single column.
Here, I tried to formulate a simplified example:
Plot[{Log[x], Log[x + 1], Log[x + 2], Log[x + 3], Log[x + 4],
Log[x + 5], Log[x + 6], Log[x + 7], Log[x + 8], Log[x + 9],
  Log[x + 10], Log[x + 11]}, {x, 0, 30}, PlotTheme -> {"Detailed"},
 PlotRange -> {{0, 30}, {0, 5}}, LabelStyle -> {Small, Black},
 PlotLegends ->
  Placed[{"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10",
    "11"}, {{0.7, 0.1}, {0, 0}}]]

this produces the following picture

To my understanding enough space would be available to avoid the second column. And in my original plot the legend consists of a longer description, hence a second column isn't readable anymore.
I assume something like
LegendStyle->{"Column",1}
would be part of the solution. But I wasn't able to get it working in connection with the usage of Placed.
Any ideas and help are very much appreciated.

A: You are almost there. Use a LineLegend instead.
Plot[
 {Log[x], Log[x + 1], Log[x + 2], Log[x + 3], Log[x + 4], Log[x + 5],
  Log[x + 6], Log[x + 7], Log[x + 8], Log[x + 9], Log[x + 10],
  Log[x + 11]
  }, {x, 0, 30}
 , PlotTheme -> {"Detailed"}
 , PlotRange -> {{0, 30}, {0, 5}}
 , LabelStyle -> {Small, Black}
 , ImageSize -> 600
 , PlotLegends ->
  Placed[LineLegend[
    ColorData[97][#] & /@ Range[12] {"0", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5",
      "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11"}
    , LegendLayout -> {"Column", 1}
    , LegendMarkerSize -> 10
    ], {{0.95, 0.33}}
   ]
 ]

EDIT
Experiment with LegendFunction and adjust other options accordingly.
LegendFunction -> (Framed[#, Background -> White, RoundingRadius -> 4,
     FrameStyle -> LightGray] &)

LegendLayout -> {"ReversedColumn", 1} would make the legend easier to follow.


text:
package dev.gigaherz.enderrift.common;

import net.minecraftforge.energy.IEnergyStorage;
import net.minecraftforge.items.IItemHandler;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.util.Optional;

public interface IPoweredAutomation
{
    @Nullable
    IItemHandler getInventory();

    Optional<IEnergyStorage> getEnergyBuffer();

    boolean isRemote();

    void setDirty();

    void setLowOnPowerTemporary();
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
<!DOCTYPE html>

  <title>template.js</title>
  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="../../../../doc-style.css" />

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template.js

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'use strict';

module.exports = {
  forgot_password_email: function(user, req, token, mailOptions) {
    mailOptions.html = [
      'Hi ' + user.name + ',',
      'We have received a request to reset the password for your account.',
      'If you made this request, please click on the link below or paste this into your browser to complete the process:',
      'http://' + req.headers.host + '/reset/' + token,
      'This link will work for 1 hour or until your password is reset.',
      'If you did not ask to change your password, please ignore this email and your account will remain unchanged.'
    ].join('\n\n');
    mailOptions.subject = 'Resetting the password';
    return mailOptions;
  }
};