Well abit about myself. I am a small business owner. Basically we deal with wall papers, furniture, paints etc etc etc. I got into this line after working for 10 years in the corporate world. I was getting sick and tired of working long hours while getting an average wage. Thus with the encouragement and support of my wife, i decided to try and do something i love.
And that is how i started going about into doing home improvement projects. See the thing about life is that we spend so much hours in our home. We work there, we have fun there, we rest there etc etc etc. So basically our memories are mostly formed in our home.
Which is why it is that important that you get a home you LOVE! Budget is always an issue but hey…all it takes is some time to do up the home of your dream. Look what money does is buy you your home….what is seldom told is that you can build your home. Building takes time. Money saves you the time that's all. But by building and getting involved in your home. Trust me, you will cherish it more.


This morning, as I was finishing my morning walk, I met an old acquaintance. I remembered that we had worked for a company together for couple of years, though we were in different departments. We used to meet only in canteen for lunch or in the bus while travelling to the company in the morning or returning in the evening and were not exactly very pally with each other.
Yet this morning, I found surprisingly, that we had talked as if we were great friends and had a fabulous time together. We spoke about our erstwhile work place and wondered where all the guys have gone now? Both of us realised that we know whereabouts of only a few colleagues, whose number we could count with fingers of our hand. I was also kind of amazed that frankly I was not really interested in knowing about them or where are they now? After I returned home, I told my wife about this chance meeting and how we managed to talk the walk. But when my wife asked me about this ex-colleague of mine, I became aware that in reality that I hardly know anything about this guy , with whom I was talking for last half an hour except his surname, and even more surprising was the fact that I had shown no inclination whatsoever even to find out more about him.
I have had a similar experience, during a get-together arranged with my old school friends. It was kind of nice to see the old faces once again and say hello to them. But to be frank, I had no real interest in their lives or wanted to get closer to them. They were part of my past and I was not inclined or willing to open it again.
I have never been to a submarine at sea, though I have seen and entered a second world war, German U Boat, that was displayed in a museum. It was really a longish tubular structure with a central passage and various rooms built around as one travels from one end to other. What was significant is that the entire hull was split into sections, which had watertight doors. Closing of any door would cut that section completely off from the balance length of submarine. It seems to me that our life perhaps flows in the same fashion. As we move from school to college and then to professional world, the watertight doors close upon us, cutting us completely off from the past, except for some memories.
For several years, my father ran a business in partnership with two of his former colleagues, with whom he had worked in a company for a very long time. I remember my father and mother being very close with these other two couples and all three of them used to be part of each and every function or celebration even in their own family lives. Yet when the partnership broke over some differences and my father walked away, some kind of watertight door closed and these other two guys no longer were part of our family life any longer.
One of my friends is a divorcee. I used to know his former wife well, as she used to visit us occasionally. I also know his present wife, though perhaps not that well. I often wonder, whether he would be remembering his ex-wife, particularly during sad incidents, which are connected with his former life with his ex. I do not know what his real feelings are, but on the face of it, he seems to have completely forgotten about past with a watertight door already closed on his past.
I think that this ability, gifted to us by nature, of closing doors on past, makes life so interesting to live. If we didn't have this natural ability, we would have kept remembering the past, which most of the times may not have been exactly pleasant or might have been even turbulent. It would have certainly put a heavy weight on our minds, while living the present.
Let me elucidate this with an example. Even though, I was a very good student, my school going years were not exactly very happy. I had problems with almost everyone. My teachers, school authorities, with a few of my classmates and even with myself. Today I realise, what exactly went wrong, but is of no use now. Yet, any increased fellowship with old friends appears to make my old wounds reopen again, though my friends had no part in my unpleasant experiences and I have nothing against them. I always feel that opening up the past, brings back the old unpleasantness and I would rather let the watertight door remain closed forever.
Let the past remain behind the watertight doors. The present is with us. It is better to enjoy it than let the shadows of the past cloud our minds unnecessarily.


The Sultanate of Oman is an Arab State situated in the Middle East and is considered as one of the safest countries with no external or internal strife. It is one of the founder members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The main source of income is the extraction of Hydro-carbon reserves. It gives high priority to growth of agriculture and industries so as to diversify its sources of revenue. It is an ideal place for doing business.
However, there are a number of areas, which need consideration when setting up a business in Oman. This document lists out some of the common questions we come across and gives practical information.


13/07/2012 · I have tried looking this up online and I just can't find the answer. I know it's based on a scale and that you multiply what you see by a certain number but it just doesn't seem to make sense with my analog multimeter.
Since you can add external Analog Panel Meters to MB-1, and since you can program custom ranges when calibrating add-on analog meters, you can design your own meter face and overlay it over an existing meter face if desired.


Ocean Business 2019, the world's biggest ocean technology event this year, will be taking place in Southampton next week from 9-11 April. The show is a global stage for the latest sea technology innovations and we are delighted to announce that two of the most exciting product demonstrations will be coming from local Hampshire companies.
With over 5000 visitors expected at the show, from more than 65 countries, Portchester based L3 Technologies and Yately based Sonardyne have worked together to present one of the most advanced combinations of ASV and ROV technologies in the world. Their futuristic products offer a solution for underwater inspection in the most dangerous coastal or offshore environments environmentally challenging scientific missions.
The companies will be offering dockside demonstrations to show how missions can be conducted entirely by remote control. L3's unmanned surface boat, a C-Worker 7 ASV, will demonstrate how it can deploy and operate an ROV to carry out underwater inspections and measurements. In this case, the demo will show a vertical and horizontal subsea inspection of the Empress Dock in Southampton. Sonardyne will be showcasing their sophisticated tracking and telemetry control software, as well as solutions for navigation and data recovery in unmanned over-the-horizon operations.
With its pioneering subsea communications technology, BlueComm, Sonardyne recently streamed the world's first live broadcast direct to global audiences from underwater submersibles in the Seychelles. This was broadcast by Associated Press, Sky News and Sky Atlantic, in effect enabling the general public to join the scientists in a mission to explore the least known areas of the Indian Ocean as part of the Nekton Deep Ocean Research Institute's First Descent expedition.
With over 360 exhibitors at Ocean Business this year, there are a multitude of other exciting demos of unmanned surface and underwater vehicles from international companies including: Kongsberg Maritime who will be showcasing their GeoPulse Sub-Bottom Profiler Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), designed to map the geology of oceans; and dotOcean with their Cloud linked Autonomous Surface Vehicle technology to control multiple ASVs (forming ASV 'swarms').
Ocean Business promises to be an incredible global show offering the very latest technologies, water-based demonstrations and learning opportunities, as well as Offshore Survey conference, Ocean Careers, and high profile international associated industry events.


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Orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces
The orders, decorations, and medals of the Canadian provinces, in which each province of Canada has devised a system of orders and awards to honour residents for actions or deeds that benefit their local community or province, are in turn subsumed within the Canadian honours system. Each province sets their own rules and criteria on eligibility and also how each medal is awarded and presented. Most of the orders allow for the recipient to wear their orders in public, and most grant the recipients the use of post-nominal letters in their names.
2 Provincial orders
3 Provincial medals
3.1 Saskatchewan
3.2 Ontario
3.3 British Columbia
3.4 Alberta
3.5 Newfoundland and Labrador
British Columbia was the first to establish an honour that was distinct to the province: the Dogwood Medallion, created for the province's centennial in 1957, and reformed into the Order of the Dogwood in 1966.[1] After the establishment of the Canadian honours system in 1967, the rest of the provinces, recognizing the Crown's distinct operation within each provincial jurisdiction, moved to establish their own honours after Ottawa declined to do so on their behalf. Ontario was the first, creating the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship in 1973, and the Police and Firefighter's Bravery Medals in 1975 and 1976, respectively. Alberta followed with the Alberta Order of Excellence in 1979. Quebec was the first province to establish a true order: l'Ordre national du Quebec in 1984. The Order of Ontario came in 1986, the Order of British Columbia in 1989 (which replaced the Order of the Dogwood), the Order of Prince Edward Island in 1997, the Order of Manitoba in 1999, and the Order of Nova Scotia, of New Brunswick, and of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001. However, the federal government did not recognize these honours and decorations, fearing duplications and citing the fact that, aside from the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador,[2] the Queen had not authorized them. The provinces responded by stating that since provincial ministers did not constitutionally have the right to advise the sovereign directly, they would do so via legislation under the prerogative of the provincial Crown. The federal government finally came to recognize provincial orders after a compromise was reached between Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn and Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan Sylvia Fedoruk, wherein provincial honours established by legislation or order in council would be ranked below all national honours, but above national decorations.[3]
Provincial orders
Ribbon bar
Post-nominal letters
Number of inductees
Alberta Order of Excellence A.O.E. 59[4]
Order of British Columbia O.B.C. 218[5]
Order of Manitoba O.M. 85[6][7]
Order of New Brunswick O.N.B. 37[8]
Order of Newfoundland and Labrador O.N.L. 35[9]
Order of Nova Scotia O.N.S. 20[10]
Order of Ontario O.Ont. 209
Order of Prince Edward Island O.P.E.I. 32
National Order of Quebec (French: Ordre national du Québec)
Presented in three grades:
Grand Officer (grand officier - shown right)
Officer (officier)
Knight (chevalier)
G.O.Q.
O.Q.
C.Q. 69 (G.O.Q.)[11]
195 (O.Q.)[12]
324 (C.Q.)[13]
Saskatchewan Order of Merit S.O.M. 122[14]
In all provinces except Quebec the provincial honours are presented by the relevant Lieutenant Governor.[3]
Most provincial orders only have one grade, or level, which is membership. The only province that has a multi-level order system is Quebec: the National Order of Quebec has three grades (in descending order of grade): Grand Officer (GOQ), Officer (OQ), and Knight (CQ).
The Canadian Forces has listed the following orders to be worn in the following manner: National Order of Quebec, Saskatchewan Order of Merit, Order of Ontario, Order of British Columbia, Alberta Order of Excellence, Order of Prince Edward Island, Order of Manitoba, Order of New Brunswick, Order of Nova Scotia and the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. However, the CF has stated that while this is the order of sequence on a ribbon bar, it is unlikely or even impossible that a member will receive a medal or an order from all Canadian provinces.[15]
Various people who have been awarded provincial orders have been presented with national decorations and orders, such as the Order of Canada. An example of this would be Gordon Lightfoot being awarded the Order of Ontario. Lightfoot is also a Companion of the Order of Canada.[16] Each province has a limit on how many can be awarded with their order per year. Ontario places no limit on the number that can be distributed (although it is usually around 25). Alberta is limited to 10 inductees each year.
An order for the Yukon Territory, the Yukon Territory Order of Polaris, has been rumored to be created.[17] Other than a ribbon bar present on a few medal related websites, no announcement has been made concerning this order. It is not listed on the medals and orders chart for members of the Canadian Forces.[15]
Provincial medals
Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Volunteer Medal (SVM)
Saskatchewan Protective Services Medal
Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship (OMC)
Ontario Medal for Police Bravery
Ontario Medal for Firefighters Bravery
Ontario Provincial Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal
Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers
British Columbia Fire Services Long Service and Bravery Medals
Alberta Law Enforcement Long Service Medal
Alberta Emergency Services Medal
Alberta Centennial Medal
Newfoundland and Labrador Bravery Award
Newfoundland and Labrador Volunteer Service Medal
Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada
List of Canadian awards
Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
McCreery, Christopher (2008). "The Beginner's Guide to Canadian Honours" Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 978-1-55002-748-8
McCreery, Christopher (2005). "The Canadian Honours System" Toronto: Dundurn Press. ISBN 078-1-55002-554-5
^ Royal British Columbia Museum: Media Images
^ Roberts, Edward (2004). "Message from the Lieutenant Governor". In Executive Council of Newfoundland and Labrador. Order of Newfoundland and Labrador. St. John's: Queen's Printer for Newfoundland and Labrador. http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/onl/lg_message.html. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
^ a b Jackson, Michael; Canadian Monarchist News: Golden Jubilee and Provincial Crown; Winter/Spring, 2003
^ Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. "Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence". http://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/aoe/chrono.cfm. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat of British Columbia. "Recipients of the Order of British Columbia" (PDF). http://www.protocol.gov.bc.ca/protocol/news/NewsReleaseOBCwinners2005.pdf. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. "Official Register of the Order of Manitoba". http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/awards/order/register.html. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba. "Twelve People to Receive Order of Manitoba". Archived from the original on November 24, 2005. http://web.archive.org/web/20051124041940/http://www.lg.gov.mb.ca/activities/news/2005/order_manitoba.html. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Government of New Brunswick. "What is the Order of New Brunswick?". Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060206205149/http://www.gnb.ca/lg/ONB/index-e.asp. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. "Order of Newfoundland and Labrador recipients". http://www.exec.gov.nl.ca/onl/recipients/default.html. Retrieved March 3, 2008.
^ Government of Nova Scotia. "Order of Nova Scotia". Archived from the original on May 13, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060513224917/http://www.gov.ns.ca/prot/order.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ Government of Quebec. "Ordre national du Québec". http://www.ordre-national.gouv.qc.ca/recherche.asp?nom=&annee=&grades=1&regions=&sexe=&deces=&Submit=Rechercher. Retrieved 5 March 2007.
^ Saskatchewan Government Relations. "Saskatchewan Order of Merit - Members". http://www.gr.gov.sk.ca/Protocol/Honours/SOM_members.htm. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
^ a b National Defence: Canadian Forces Honours and Awards Chart
^ Governor General of Canada: Gordon Lightfoot receives the Order of Canada; December 13, 2003
^ Medals of the World: Orders, Decorations and Medals of Canada: Ribbon Chart
Governor General of Canada. "Honours". http://www.gg.ca/honours/index_e.asp. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
Canadian Forces. "Honours and Awards Chart". http://www.forces.gc.ca/hr/dhh/honours_awards/engraph/med1_e.asp?cat=3. Retrieved May 15, 2006.
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Kevin West will be doing a book signing of his new book Saving The Season tomorrow afternoon at the Poketo Store from 4-6pm. It is FREE and open to the public. Our friends at HeirloomLA will be serving up some goodness along with jams to taste from Kevin. Come down and meet Kevin, get a personalized copy of this incredible book!


The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is most likely to make any changes in key policy rates unchanged in the remaining 2018-19 fiscal in the wake of the inflation.
As stated in a report by Kotak Economic Research, the focus of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to be remaining entirely on inflation print, which is anticipated to remain benign ( 3-4.4 percent) in the second half of 2018-19.
In the policy review meeting held this month, majority of RBI's six-member MPC, including Governor Urjit R Patel had pitched for no change in key repo rate as part of "calibrated tightening" to keep retail inflation at 4 percent.
The report further stated that upside risks to inflation still exist due to pass-through of MSPs, inflated crude oil prices, instability in global financial markets, coagulating of input prices amid rupee weakness and staggering impact of HRA increases by states and its second-round impact. "However, the seemingly structurally benign food inflation along with softening growth should help in capping the upside pressures, thereby providing RBI the comfort of staying on pause mode in the foreseeable future," it said.
RBI kept its key repo rate unchanged at 6.50 percent during its October monetary policy review.


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'''Mike Laudermith''' is a coach, moderator, and tournament host. [[File:Laudermith.jpg|250px|thumb|right|]] Mike graduated from West Leyden High School in 1997. While in high school, Mike was a top player in Illinois, winning the Ultimate Scholar solo competition and being on the first [[Team Illinois]], which competed at the [[Panasonic Academic Challenge]]. Shortly after finishing college, Mike became a teacher and coach at [[Fenton]]. Under Mike's leadership, the team became much more active. The team has competed at three [[HSNCT]]s, making the playoffs in 2014. Mike has hosted many tournaments at Fenton, including [[IHSSBCA Turnabout]]s, [[IHSSBCA Novice]]s, and [[NAQT Illinois State Championship]]s. If there is a Saturday when he is not hosting or coaching, he probably is moderating. Mike is a highly sought moderator who staffs many tournaments in Illinois and many national championships. Mike has also been a leader in the [[IHSSBCA]], serving for many years as the organization's Treasurer.
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Diseases in marine animals are emerging at an increasing rate. Disease forecasting enabled by virus surveillance presents a proactive solution for managing emerging diseases. Broad viral surveys aid in disease forecasting by providing baseline data on viral diversity associated with various hosts, including many that are not associated with disease. However, these viruses can become pathogens due to expansion in host or geographic range, as well as when changing conditions shift the balance between commensal viruses and the host immune system. Therefore, it is extremely valuable to identify and characterize viruses present in many different hosts in a variety of environments, regardless of whether the hosts are symptomatic or not.
The lack of a universal gene shared by all viruses makes virus surveillance difficult, because no single assay exists that can detect the enormous diversity of viruses. Viral metagenomics circumvents this issue by purifying viral particles directly from host tissues and sequencing the nucleic acids, allowing for virus identification. However, virus identification is only the first step, which should ideally be followed by complete sequencing of the viral genome to identify genes of interest and develop assays to reveal viral prevalence, tropism, ecology, and pathogenicity. This dissertation focuses on the discovery of novel viruses in marine animals, characterization of complete viral genomes, and the development of subsequent diagnostic assays for further analysis of virus ecology.
First, viral metagenomics was used to explore the viruses present in the healthy Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) population in Antarctica, which led to the discovery of highly prevalent small, circular single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) viruses. The lack of knowledge regarding the viruses of Antarctic wildlife warrants this study to determine baseline viral communities in healthy animals that can be used to survey changes over time. From the healthy Weddell seals, viral metagenomics led to the discovery of 152 novel anellovirus genomes, encompassing two anellovirus species. Characterizing these viruses is important for understanding the prevalence and diversity of ssDNA viruses, which have only recently been described in marine animals. Furthermore, since emerging diseases can be caused by changing conditions affecting host susceptibility to a virus that was previously not related to disease (opportunistic pathogen), having baseline data allows for quick identification of the pathogen.
In addition to determining baseline data, viral metagenomics can explore the role of viruses in disease. A novel virus, Asterias forbesi-associated circular virus (AfaCV), was discovered in the Atlantic sea star Asterias forbesi displaying symptoms of sea star wasting disease (SSWD). AfaCV was the first circular replicase-encoding ssDNA (CRESS-DNA) virus discovered in echinoderms, but it was only present in 10% of SSWD sea stars indicating it is not involved in the development of the disease.
This dissertation also focuses on elucidating the role of two previously characterized viruses, chelonid fibropapillomatosis-associated herpesvirus (CHHV5; Chelonid herpesvirus 5, ChHV5) and Zalophus californianus anellovirus (ZcAV), in animal health. PCR amplicon sequencing was used to obtain large portions of the 132 kb genome of ChHV5, the putative etiological agent of the neoplastic sea turtle disease, fibropapillomatosis. Obtaining the genome of ChHV5 from Florida green, Kemp's ridley, and loggerhead sea turtles provides data for phylogenetic analysis across geographic locations and sea turtle species, as well as a reference for designing downstream molecular assays to examine viral latency.
ZcAV was first described from the lungs of captive sea lions involved in a mortality event. PCR could not detect ZcAV in the blood of infected animals, and since sea lions are a protected species, it is not possible to obtain lung biopsies from live sea lions to determine ZcAV prevalence or its role in sea lion health. To answer these important questions, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to detect antibodies to ZcAV in serum from wild sea lion populations. This newly developed ELISA showed that sea lions mount an immune response to ZcAV, and was used to determine the prevalence of ZcAV among wild sea lion populations.
This dissertation makes an important contribution to marine science through discovery and characterization of viruses present in healthy and diseased marine animals. Several different methods were used for virus whole-genome sequencing including viral metagenomics, PCR amplicon sequencing, and target enrichment. These findings were expanded upon by developing and using PCR assays and a serological assay to screen for virus prevalence. These methods have implications for viral surveillance and understanding the role of novel viruses in animal health.
Fahsbender, Elizabeth, "Viruses in marine animals: Discovery, detection, and characterizarion" (2017). Graduate Theses and Dissertations.


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We offer dental benefits to cover most adults' dental needs.
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You can find more information about benefits in your Member Handbook.
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Adam Levine's Supermodel Wife Gives Him a Haircut -- See the Results!
What's a marriage without trust?
Although Adam Levine's hair is a national treasure to some women, the handsome Voice coach recently entrusted his precious locks to his wife, Victoria's Secret Angel Behati Prinsloo. Scaring plenty of his fans, Behati Instagrammed this pic of her cutting off a sizeable chunk of the 36-year-old Maroon 5 frontman's combover on Wednesday, writing, "Give me them scissors!"
To his credit, Adam looks pretty ecstatic about the big chop.
Adam debuted his new look on The Voice this week, which as you can see by comparing the pics below, is much shorter.
Even The Voice's official Twitter called out Adam's new look, tweeting on Wednesday, "Adam's haircut tho. #VoiceResults."
But most fans agreed, Adam looks great no matter what hair style.
@NBCTheVoice seriously? Adam can wear his hair short or long and still look Amazing!
Check out the video below to see what makes Adam one of the most endearing celebs.


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Anika Noni Rose Celebrates Ten Years of THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG
BroadwayWorld.com Sep. 6, 2019
As the ten year anniversary of the hit animated film, The Princess and the Frog approaches, Tony Award-winner Anika Noni Rose is reflecting on her role as the first black Disney princess.
She tells Variety, "Being the first black Disney princess, that was such a first and it really has changed the way young brown children are looked at in school and fantasy when they are playing. It's no longer 'You can't be the princess.' It's expected and normal."
She continued, "And I see children of all different ethnicities wearing their Tiana gear so what it says is that she speaks to people on so many different levels. Babies aren't looking at her for her skin color. When they see her and they look like them, they aren't old enough to know what that means. They just know that they feel something good. When they see her and she doesn't look like them, it's still them because they are babies and they recognize her spirit and her heart and her gumption and I think that is a great thing."
With the casting of Halley Bailey as Ariel in the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid, Rose is looking forward to the evolution of casting, at Disney and everywhere else.
"In the landscape of our country, we are seeing more people of color, so it would make sense to have that reflected on screen," she said. "It would make sense for them to be living in lands where they are talking to princesses who don't look like them, where they have a multicultural landscape."
A musical set in the legendary birthplace of jazz -- New Orleans -- "The Princess and the Frog" tells the story of Tiana, a young African-American girl living amid the charming elegance and grandeur of the fabled French Quarter. From the heart of Louisiana's mystical bayous and the banks of the mighty Mississippi the film weaves an unforgettable tale of love, enchantment and discovery with a soulful singing crocodile, voodoo spells and Cajun charm at every turn.
The voice cast of the film also included Oprah Winfrey, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley, Peter Bartlett, and Jen Cody.
The Public Theater Cancels THE TRUTH HAS CHANGED Due To 'Violations of Code of Conduct'
Interview: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL Series' Tim Federle Talks the Power of Theatre Teachers, the "Best Little Secret in the South," and More
VIDEO: Go Inside The Rehearsal Room of MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
VIDEO: Josh Gad Says Working With Hugh Laurie Was a 'Pain in the Ass'


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FBI agents raid offices of President Trump's personal lawyer
Federal agents raided the home, office, and hotel of President Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen. The agents reportedly sought documents involved with an October 2016 payment to an pornographic actress. The raid was done at the request of special counsel Robert Mueller. President Trump called the FBI raid "disgraceful."
Trump — long frustrated by Mueller's probe, which began looking for evidence of collusion between his campaign and Russia — was watching coverage of the events on TV, a White House official told multiple outlets Monday afternoon.
Lawyer Stephen Ryan, who is representing Cohen, called the raid "completely inappropriate and unnecessary" in a statement.
"Today the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York executed a series of search warrants and seized the privileged communications between my client, Michael Cohen, and his clients," Ryan said. "I have been advised by federal prosecutors that the New York action is, in part, a referral by the Office of Special Counsel, Robert Mueller."


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Fighting with My Family (2019)
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Fighting with My Family follows Saraya Knight's ascension as Paige into the WWE. Florence Pugh has had a busy year adding her portrayal of Saraya to a growing list of feature films. You can also catch her in Midsommar and Little Women. Jack Lowden plays Zak, Saraya's brother, coach, mentor and biggest fan. The cast is rounded out by Lena Headey and Nick Frost as the wrestling Phanatic and gym owning parents, Julia and Ricky. Dwayne, The Rock, Johnson and Vince Vaugh add a bit of American flair as the spiritual guide and the corporate face of the WWE respectively.
This movie was created out of WWE studios to try and expand an ever-growing footprint for the brand. This was a perfect debut for the studio and accomplished everything it set out to achieve. I am not a wrestling fan, but this movie has got me thinking about watching a match.
Saraya is an outcast but finds confidence through wrestling. It is the focus of her family's livelihood as they run a gym and a local league. Zak has a borderline irrational devotion to the sport and defaults into being the best coach Saraya could ask for. His attention to detail and insistence on getting everything right lead to Saraya's success.
The story wouldn't be compelling if there wasn't conflict and drama. Zak feels slighted as his sister is selected to enter the WWE training program and stops supporting his sister. He turns away from his duties at the gym and starts a downward spiral destined to land him in prison. Meanwhile, Saraya struggles to fit in and get the support she needs in Florida and can't get Zak to answer a single phone call.
Anyone with siblings can relate to the dynamics between Saraya and Zak. It doesn't matter how tough you are on the outside, a brother or sister knows how to support you better than anyone else. That same source of support has also probably left you feeling alone on a few occasions. Only children may have felt the burden of their parent's hopes and dreams on their own shoulders. Saraya and Zak both face interpersonal struggles on their own that everyone can relate to. Everyone has been an outsider or freak at one point in time, and that is what Paige, Saraya's in-ring persona represents.
The movie is based on a true story that the WWE selected for this debut movie. I don't think they could have selected a better story or cast. Nick Frost, Lena Headey, and Vince Vaughn take on minor roles to let Florence Pugh's talents show. The chemistry between Pugh and Lowden was as good as any in Little Women.
Much like Ford v. Ferrari was not just for dads, Fighting with My Family is not just for wrestling fans. It may not be able to convert you into a paying subscriber of the WWE, but it will give you a new appreciation for the work that the athletes go through. Wrestling is full of drama and big personalities. Everyone is acting even when they are jumping from a 30-foot cage onto concrete to make another wrestler look good.
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Greyhound (2020)
©2019 by Sean Whitehurst


I've always been interested in astronomy and the natural world.
As a kid I remember bugging my parents to take me to the museum and planetarium on Sundays. I even remember lying on my grandmother's living floor watching the Apollo moon landing on a hot July afternoon.
I think one of the reasons why I developed a passion for astronomy was due to a course, I took back in high school. It's amazing how a seemingly small influence from the past can create a passion and shape someone's future.
In high school, I took an outdoor education program called Mountsburg. It was probably the best course I ever took. It motivated and inspired me to think about the natural world.
We spent everyday in the woods, and I learned a lot about the natural world. Every morning we would meet at the school and a bus would carry us to a cabin in the woods. There, we would stay for the entire day until the bus picked us up and took us home. This went on for a whole semester and we would get four credits.
It was an experimental program at the time, which blossomed with success. Now most schools in Halton region offer similar programs. Students learn about the outdoors and the environment.
Part of the curriculum was astronomy. I remember being out one freezing night in February looking at Orion and the teacher explaining about the stars and nebulae. It was an experience I'll never forget and I wish everyone had the same opportunity.
That experience confirmed my interest in the sciences and so I went on to university to study physics with the hopes of becoming a professional astronomer. That reality unfortunately never materialized.
My job is the furthest from astronomy than you can imagine. However, the seeds for an interest in astronomy were planted and it's now part of my being. It's something that nobody can take away from me just because of a class I took back in high school.
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Let's Talk About Your Bum, Really?
You may be aware that Cottonelle is now marketing baby wipes for adults. This has become quite controversial in the media and for environmentalist and mostly because Cities are saying wet wipes are clogging the sewer systems and costing them lots of your tax paying dollars. Here is a link to three articles about this issue for you to read ABCnews, News8000 and Seattletimes.
So what do you think about this, I would really like to hear your comments about this issue. Do you agree with the Cities and the problems they are having? Do they have a big impact on the environment? Is a bidet a better solution? I obviously think that having a Bidet Toilet Seat is not only a more environmentally green solution, but way better at getting you cleaner and healthier without clogging the sewer systems. For people with septic tanks, I think a bidet seat will be a huge money saver when it comes to maintenance on your select tanks.
Before I started using a Bidet, I used to use baby wipes, because I just did not feel that I was getting myself clean with toilet paper. It was somewhat of an improvement over using toilet paper as far as getting you cleaner, but I just did not like the idea that stuff was soaking through the wipes and getting on my fingers, yuck. It also never did help my hemorrhoids ether and sometimes made them worse. It wasn't until I started using a bidet that my hemorrhoids cleared up right a way and have not bothered me since (over 7 years now).
So lets talk about your Bum! If you really want a clean Bum and I mean really clean, you should install a Bidet Seat, and then and only then will you have a really clean Bum. So stop bumming around and take some action and order a bidet from my site right now, the Bidet Toilet Seat Store.


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The New Jersey-based brokerage, a Realogy subsidiary, has led the REAL Trends 500 list for 20 years. But NYC rival Compass is gaining quickly.
The annual list ranks brokerages and residential real estate companies by transactions. To make the cut for this year's list, a firm had to close at least 1,899 transactions in 2017.


Halifax singer-songwriter T. Thomason became this week's chosen artist on The Launch on Wednesday night.
His song called "Hope" is now available on any music platform and, just like that, Thomason is an overnight success story.
Different things like bonding with singer Sarah McLachlan, who was born in Halifax.
Thomason is no stranger to the music scene or to CTV viewers. He had three albums under his belt by the time he was 19, along with multiple East Coast Music Award nominations, but something was missing.
"Being an artist and a musician who's writing my own songs and trying to put out an image and sell it, people can tell when things are fake," Thomason said in an interview with CTV in February 2018.
At 20 years old, he took some time off of music, christened himself T., changed his pronouns to he/him, and started testosterone hormone therapy -- a process that changed his voice.
Thomason wants his music to speak for itself.
With files from CTV Atlantic's Maria Panopalis.
T. Thomason's song "Hope" is now available on any music platform.


Faced with a gaping icy plateau and a taunting mob of unforgiving mountain peaks, I've no idea where I'm going. Rattling in the restless, scornful wind, a sign depicting a polar bear is the only indication of what lies ahead. Not even the sun, an explorer's sure-fire navigational tool, is yet to rear its cheery head.
Only 30km of tarmac connects the far-flung Arctic community of Longyearbyen, living year-round at 78-degrees north in the Svalbard archipelago, and as I embark on a winter adventure across main island Spitsbergen, I've quite literally come to the end of the road.
During winter, the only way to explore this glacial wilderness is by snowmobile, so it's no surprise the motor-powered vehicles outnumber people at least two-to-one. Any tourist with a driving licence can rev up an engine for a few hours, but to truly get a sense of life on the frozen frontier, I've chosen to travel for several days.
A night spent cocooned in the log cabin loveliness of Longyearbyen's Basecamp Hotel was essential preparation for my 72-hour, 300km snowmobile safari, and as snow crystals form on the tips of my eyelashes, I fondly recall the toe-tingling warmth of log fires like an all-too-distant memory.
Led by Norwegian guide Marthe, an elfin creature who's hardier than she looks, our caravan of thundering snow camels sets off across Arctic desert, spewing clouds of diamond dust in our wake.
For four months, the sun disappears completely at this latitude, plunging Svalbard into a never-ending dawn and dusk. But in February, the first spidery rays creep above a jagged horizon, flooding valley floors and frozen rivers with a bitter lemon glow.
Crossing Adventdalen (the main valley closest to Longyearbyen), we slalom through twists and turns carved out by meandering summer channels, and I grip my driver in a wrestling hold as I nervously ride pillion.
Pumped-up, muscular mountains grow thinner and sharper as we head west, explaining why 16th century Dutch navigator Willem Barentsz named this island Spitsbergen - which translates as "pointed mountains".
Although there are no trees growing this far north, the landscape is anything but barren; curves, colours, shapes and shadows give inanimate geological formations their own life force. Once the short-lived sun has faded, skies simmer in a fushia haze, eventually cooling to a bone-chilling blue, allowing sparkling constellations to light our way.
Having burned almost 100km of fuel, I'm relieved to see the inky outline of Isfjord Radio, a former radio and weather station originally built on the coast at Kapp Linne in 1933, and now transformed into a comfortable hotel.
Steaming mugs of hot apple juice spiced with chilli and Calvados greet us, as do equally exhilarating streaks of aurora, rippling above a defunct transmission tower like an electromagnetic welcome telegram in space.
During a gourmet tasting menu, featuring bearded seal and smoked reindeer, conversation turns to hunting.
"We get our supplies from Tommy Sandal," explains our host. "He's one of the few trappers living in Svalbard."
I discover enigmatic Tommy leads an elusive existence in a simple wooden hut at Austfjordneset. It's a reminder that although we're lucky enough to be wrapped up in a warm, cosy hotel, outside its cosseting walls, this is a difficult place to survive.
Hours later, the Northern Lights are still raging, although the threat of polar bears (coupled with a sleepy rifle-bearer) keeps us safely locked indoors.
A blinding sunrise allows us to fully appreciate hazy views from Kapp Linne's shoreline, with waves of wind-sculpted snow rolling indistinguishably into the sea.
Climbing up towards Gronfjordbreane glacier, we ride into a glitter storm and I imagine myself inside an enormous snow globe.
Marthe seizes the opportunity to run through the nuances of snowflake varietals. "This is overflate or surface snow," she announces, scattering handfuls of crystalline confetti with wide-eyed wonder.
"Then you have 'fokk' snow, the stuff carried and compacted by wind. Get caught in that, and you're really fokked," she says with a wink, a mischievous glow bouncing from the ice to her eyes.
Across the Gronfjorden, black smoke forms an incongruous cloud above Barentsburg, a Russian mining town with 350 inhabitants, mainly from the Ukraine. Austere architecture and a bust of Lenin set a Soviet-era picture, and soulless hotels echo with emptiness.
Artem, an optimistic 20-something from the motherland, is three weeks into his job at the Hotel Barentsburg. He offers us the bar's signature 78 Degrees North cocktail, which claims to have an alcoholic strength equal to the town's latitude, and when we decline, he seems genuinely perturbed to wave his only customers goodbye.
Short days bring the onset of darkness far sooner than desired, meaning we're left travelling in a black-out with only GPS to direct us to Tempelfjorden. Now conditioned to the cold, and lip-cracking minus 20-degree C temperatures, we plan to fully embrace the Arctic by camping on ice.
Heated with a warm air circulation system, the canvas tents at North Pole Camp provide a surprisingly alluring retreat.
Our chef, Marcus, prepares a meal inspired by great polar expeditions, including 'Beef a la Lindstrom', made with long-life ingredients favoured by Roald Amundsen's chef.
After dinner entertainment consists of a flame-spinning show by multi-talented Marcus - eclipsed only by someone accidentally stumbling over the camp's firework-strapped tripwire, announcing his midnight wee in a blaze of pyrotechnics.
Burning torches and two doe-eyed huskies are enough to keep bears at bay, leaving us with one final day in the deep freeze. Aside from a shy, retreating Arctic fox swept up in a snowdrift with his pearly-white coat, animals have eluded us on this adventure.
But pulses beat in the swirling brash ice of Sassenfjorden, where several walruses are hauled out on floes.
At the water's edge stands Fredheim, a hut once inhabited by 1920s trapper Hilmar Nois, whose tragic wife gave birth here alone in the dark season. "She eventually went crazy," sighs Marthe, reflecting on the crushing isolation often suffered in this part of the world.
Today, there are no signs of her sorrow, as frosty robes slip slowly from the emaciated ribs of mountains and returning snow buntings announce the beginnings of spring.
Flying above our heads, they have a sense of purpose and direction, reading peaks and plateaus like routes on a map. It's proof even wilderness is navigable - as long as you're prepared to let go and allow nature to guide the way.
Basecamp Explorer (basecampexplorer.com/spitsbergen) offer several multi-day snowmobile safari, including a 3-day At The Rim of the West Coast trip from 17,990 NOK (£1,609) per person.
Rooms at the Basecamp Hotel in Longyearbyen start from 1150 NOK (£103) per night.