A beagle gets off his leash. It's an everyday moment that will change whole lives. Abigail Thomas has made a career—two collections of stories, a novel, the acclaimed memoir Safekeeping—out of writing such moments, but this one is different.
The group migrates into the living room, full of quilt-draped couches and comfortable chairs, a round coffee table piled high with books and a bright ball of wool. Thomas sits sideways on an overstuffed tan armchair, legs dangling over one arm. Her blonde hair spills onto her shoulders, and one of her garden-tanned forearms bears a Southwestern-looking tattoo of a salamander, which she got on her 60th birthday. She is not wearing shoes and her socks don't match. Or maybe they do: Thomas's world embraces the different. A closer look at the colorful paintings on every wall reveals primitive brushstrokes, obsessively lettered dense texts, and repeated motifs. Art critics call such works "outsider art." For Thomas, they are something else: paintings by friends, by people who speak the same language as her husband Rich.
Six years ago, Rich took the beagle for a walk and didn't come back. Thomas got a call from the doorman of their Upper West Side apartment, telling her that her dog was in the elevator. Rich had been hit by a car.
"His skull is fractured like a spiderweb. Everywhere," Thomas writes in her mesmerizing new memoir, A Three Dog Life. The police report listed Rich as "dead, or likely to die." But he beat the odds, surviving multiple brain surgeries. For a few eerie days, he seemed almost himself. Then he fell into a spiral of unpredictable rages, paranoid outbursts, and fragmented perceptions, losing all sense of time and even the shortest-term memory.
Both Safekeeping and A Three Dog Life are composed of short, discrete essays, which, taken together, form a complex pattern. This format may have a genetic antecedent: Lewis's father was National Book Award-winning scientist Lewis Thomas, whose bestsellers Lives of a Cell and The Snail and the Medusa are structured the same way.
Those moments gleam. Thomas's writings are often compared to stained glass, collage, quilts—art objects assembled from fragments. Like Grace Paley, Tillie Olsen, or Alice Munro, she speaks in an unvarnished language of quirky plain truth, quintessentially female, collecting the glittering tidbits of everyday life like a magpie. Thomas didn't start writing until her late 40s. Pregnant at 18, she was expelled from Bryn Mawr in her freshman year (her boyfriend was not asked to leave). They got married and "spent a miserable eight years together." She spent the next years raising children, remarrying, and battling depression.
Then she met Rich, "the nicest man in the world," who proposed to her 13 days after they met. Thomas began writing full-time. She founded a Manhattan workshop called Tuesday Night Babes; its members included mystery writer Alison Gaylin (Hide Your Eyes), who would later urge Thomas to move upstate, closer to the Northeast Trauma Center.
The Wednesday night workshop started soon after that move, when Gaylin introduced Thomas to authors and Woodstock Wool Company owners James Conrad and Paul Leone. "I wanted to feel rooted up here," Thomas says. "Nothing builds intimacy and trust faster than getting together to share what you write. We love each other. It's my favorite night of the week." A world-class appreciator, she marvels at the workshop's give and take: Ann Patty edited A Three Dog Life for Harcourt; Jennifer May photographed its book jacket and designed an author website, www.abigailthomas.net, about which Thomas gushes, "Isn't it wonderful? You want to spend the summer there." May also suggested a publisher for Jo Treggiari's upcoming young adult fantasy, The Curious Misadventures of Feltus Ovalton. The room fairly hums with support.
The weeks before publication are often a weird sort of limbo for authors, but living in limbo is no longer foreign to Thomas. She visits Rich often, and brings him home, to a place he sometimes doesn't recognize, every week. "I am doing what I can do. I wouldn't do more, I couldn't do less," she asserts.
Abigail Thomas will read on September 9 at 5pm, at Joshua's in Woodstock. Sponsored by The Golden Notebook. (845) 679-8000; www.goldennotebook.com.


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Washington, D.C., circa 1921. "Geo. C. Rice Auto Co., front." These deals won't last long, folks. Come in TO-DAY! National Photo glass negative. View full size.
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You've got personality
Submitted by Anonymouse on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 11:33am.
Cars back then were more anthropomorphic. With those big round headlights, this place has more of a feel of a pet store. The autos are waiting to be adopted and set free on the open road.
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Bullwinklemobiles
Submitted by MichaelRbn on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 8:28am.
Fans of the old Rocky and Bullwinkle shows will recall that two automobiles involved in various episodes were the Apperson Jackrabbit and the Stearns-Knight Runabout.
Jackrabbit shifts
Submitted by Old Radio Man on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 4:02pm.
The Apperson was the only car of its time that afforded its driver the ability to select a gear ahead of time.
If you saw a steep hill ahead you would slip the transmission into a lower gear, and when the motor started to labor a quick press on the clutch would shift gears. Or you could start with the transmission in low, the shift lever in second, and "She's off like a jackrabbit!"
Making it ideal for "ladies" and the uncoordinated.
Disappearing Brands
Submitted by Mr Mel on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 2:56pm.
Last year I would have made some wisecrack about the brands that this dealer sold. None of them were around. Now we can list Pontiac, Plymouth and Oldsmobile among the missing.
Looking Forward to the Future
Submitted by stanton_square on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 11:27am.
Washington Post, Mar 23, 1919
To Handle Stearns-Knight
Geo. C. Rice Auto Co. Will Represent
Builders of Knight Type Motor
Stearns-Knight cars will henceforth be represented in this city by the George C. Rice Auto Company, who has handled the Davis line for the past two years in addition to operating a large garage and accessory store. To better display the new line this company is enlarging its salesroom, which when completed will give a window frontage of 40 feet on H street and a depth of 50 feet.
The Stearns line, built in both open and closed models, was the first to adopt the sleeve valve motor [video] in this country. This type motor had already won recognition abroad, though an American invention. Daimler in England, Panhard in France and Minerva in Belgium use it in their chassis.
During the war the Stearns factory was selected by the British government to build a number of Rolls Royce aviation motors. So large did this business become that by the time the armistice was signed practically the entire factory was given over to this work.
Washington Post, Apr 5, 1978
Pioneer Washington Auto Dealer
Celebrates 100th Birthday
George C. Rice, a resident of Washington, D.C. since the age of four, began his career as owner and operator of a feed, grain and hay business here, adjacent to the Old Center Market on what is now Constitution Avenue. In 1914, foreseeing the demise of horse-drawn transportation, he opened the first Stearns-Knight Agency on H and 13th Streets N.W., selling and servicing such early cars as the Marmon, Davis, Columbia, Dagmar, Fiat and Chevrolet.
Mr. Rice was honored last Saturday at a reception given by his three sons, six grandchildren, and eleven great-grandchildren, most of whom were able to attend. His comments were that surely there is a difference between driving to work in a horse and buggy or a horse car and driving through heavy traffic in the fast cars of today. However, all the new things invented during his lifetime have made life much easier and he is looking forward to seeing what happens in the future.
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I want one
Submitted by Raccoon Princess on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 10:34am.
Putting those prices through an inflation calculator, the range is from the low $4,000's to $27,000 for the Willys. Today's cars are certainly far more complicated and safer, but how much of that price is due to factors that have nothing to do with the actual car?
Submitted by Title on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 9:27am.
I visite evereday! Greetings from Brazil!

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The moment for the DC fans to shine came and went in a flash. Despite enormous hype created by the studio and fans that JL will finally redeem DCEU and bring glory to the otherwise amazing comic-book universe, the movie was fairly disappointing. Although, there were critics and websites who displayed their biased opinion and trashed the movie which was not the case at all.
It was yet another DCEU box-office dud in a long line of financial failures such as Man of Steel, Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad. Warner Bros. Studios were sure that the League will succeed where the rest of its productions failed miserably. Justice League was supposed to be DC Extended Universe's redemption and its most prized possession after Wonder Woman.
But where the latter was actually universally accepted, Justice League was again damned to the fan-critic divide curse. The people loved it, the critics didn't. The critical denouncement was the reason the movie fared so poorly at the Box Office. Both the DCEU and the studio suffered. The damage to Justice League's collections in theaters was catastrophic.
Batman vs. Superman was the very definition of a fan-critic divide. It was a defining moment for the DCEU's dark take on things. Taking no leaf from Marvel's kid-friendly spoon-fed approach to movie making, Snyder made a movie that was so dark and realistic that most men were uncomfortable watching it by the time the credits rolled.
The movie was thrashed by the viewers for 'being too real'. The same goes for Man of Steel. Superman had never been portrayed as a killer. Snyder broke the mold and thus the movie was panned by all.
Wonder Woman is the only movie of DCEU till date that has been a favorite among all audiences, critics and fans included. Justice League was supposed to carry the torch that Wonder Woman so wonderfully lit. But alas, given the gigantic expectations from the movie, it fell way short of it.
Most people were of the opinion that the movie would easily cross the 1 billion mark. It took its entire theatrical run for it to cover even half of that. And that is taking into account both Domestic and Overseas figures.
Part of the reason Justice League suffered economically was that of the incessant meddling of the Studio in the director's activities. The original cut of the movie was over 3 hours which had detailed explanations of origin stories of characters like Aquaman, Cyborg, and Flash. But due to studio's obsession with short 2 hour movies, there were massive edits and cuts that were done before the release.
The greatest tragedy of the movie was that some of the top-notch visual effects or work done by VFX team behind the scenes was systematically edited from the final print. For instance, Batman's computers inside the Batcave and other cool tech used for his tactical automobile; Barry Allen's gadgets or stunning pieces of tech for Cyborg. Moreover, the movie never offered a better look at Star Labs where Victor Stone was saved and Cyborg was created.
Blind Ltd., a corporation that worked on the UI for Rogue One, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and Justice League. Their work is just incredible and it's a shame that it as ignored and not used to the full potential by WB. They were never given the creative freedom and autonomy they deserved.
Snyder's vision was clear cut and crystal, but the studio never paid any heed to his words. They dictated his terms to him and forced him to work along those lines. Replacing Snyder with 'The Avengers' director Whedon did not help at all. He forced complete reshoots of entire scenes and deleted several to make an abomination of a final cut.
And one of those scenes deleted from the theatrical version was enough to shiver your whiskers. We are not at all joking. It is so freaking awesome that we are still not sure why a seasoned director like Whedon ordered it to be thrown out of the final version. What was he thinking?!?!? Did he not want the movie to succeed??
Do you know what scene we are talking about?? If no then we shall help you know.
Reddit user Stanley the has shared an image from one of the deleted scenes that feature in the BluRay version that was deleted from the theatrical cut. The scene shows Bruce Wayne and Arthur Curry sharing screen space – the scene from the village bar where Batman first meets Aquaman.
It shows Bruce Wayne playing the rich spoilt billionaire brat he is and trying to bribe the Aquaman, King of the seven seas to join the Justice League.
Fans have been begging the WB Studios for a Snyder Cut in the Bluray release. But the hopes of that happening look bleaker as each day passes by. But that does not mean the digital release won't feature deleted scenes. A lot of Snyder scenes will be included in the Bluray cut.
Even some of the scenes directed by James Wan will be featured in the digital release. The James Wan scenes will explore more of Aquaman and his history with the underwater Kingdom of Atlantis.
Will this scene find its way to the DVD release? Don't look at us. We are just as hopeful as you are. But there were a lot of scenes that were excluded. It would be a real joy to see them for once, the way our main man Snyder envisioned it. A director's cut is the hope of every diehard DCEU fan. Make it happen WB Studios!!!
Justice League stars Ben Affleck (Batman), Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman), Henry Cavill (Superman), Ray Fisher (Cyborg), Ezra Miller (The Flash) and Jason Momoa (Aquaman) as the titular superheroes. Watch out for the DVD/ Bluray releases. Coz it will be AWESOME!!! Hopefully, someday WB will release Snyder's original cut.
WB released two synopsis for the movie, the old one focused on the Batman as he took the initiative of putting together an elite team of superheroes to protect mankind from Steppenwolf.


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Often, the first and only contact that an individual will have with the legal system, in the state of Florida or elsewhere is as a witness. Whether one is a fact witness or a party to a lawsuit who is called upon to testify, answering a lawyer's questions at a deposition (pre-trial sworn statement) or in court can be an intimidating experience- especially when one does not know what to expect. This article will familiarize a witness with the process of testifying and tell you what you can expect.
Most often, people learn that they may be called upon to give oral testimony through contact from a party to a lawsuit, an investigator or an attorney. The individual who calls you may want to get a statement in advance of the deposition to find out what your testimony will be- did you witness an accident; what did you observe, etc. A witness is generally a person who has direct knowledge about an event through direct observation. Whether you respond to this request for an out of court statement is entirely up to you; the law does not require you to cooperate, but most often, it will help determine whether you will in fact be called upon to testify in a more formal setting. Any telephone conversation with an investigator may be recorded, but only with your permission. You may be asked to meet with an attorney or investigator to give a written statement. Again, whether you do so is entirely up to you- many people consider cooperation to be a civic duty.
After giving a statement, or even if you decline to give one, you may be subpoenaed to testify as a witness. A subpoena is a legal document issuing from a court that orders a witness to appear at a specified place and time to give testimony. Subpoenas are effective only when served on the witness by a sheriff or process server; it may be served directly on the witness or through substituted service, as by leaving it with an adult at your residence. Ordinarily, the subpoena must be accompanied by a check in the amount specified by statute as a witness fee. The witness fee is a relatively small amount- unless you are an expert witness (e.g., a physician, engineer, etc) who has been hired to give forensic testimony, you will not be paid for your time or the time you miss from work.
In addition to requiring a witness's physical presence for a deposition or trial, a subpoena may also require the production of documents or other physical evidence through a subpoena duces tecum. For example, the bookkeeper of a company may be required to appear to give testimony and to produce wage records for a party to the lawsuit.
If a witness feels that he/she was improperly subpoenaed, or there is an objection to the deposition being given, a witness can file a motion for a protective order- a request to the court to release the subpoenaed party from the obligation to appear. As a practical matter, if a witness will be out of town or greatly inconvenienced by giving a deposition at a particular time and place, the party issuing the subpoena can be contacted and will usually agree to reset the deposition at a time more convenient for the witness. If the subpoena is for testimony at trial, it may be impossible to reschedule it.
If a witness who is properly subpoenaed fails to appear, the court may impose sanctions or penalties. The witness may be held in contempt by the judge presiding over the case and an arrest order may be issued. The party issuing the subpoena can request an order awarding attorney's fees and costs that were incurred in the aborted deposition. One way or another, the subpoena must be complied with or objected to.
Attorneys will routinely take the deposition of the adverse party in a lawsuit. In addition to learning the facts from the other side and evaluating the character of the witness, the main purpose of a party deposition is to obtain admissions that can be used to impeach (discredit) the witness or the testimony. So, for example, if the witness is asked, "When did you first see the other car?' and the response is, "At the very moment she hit me", it becomes clear that any testimony from the same witness as to the speed of the other vehicle is false, because the witness swore that the first time they saw the car was at the moment of impact.
Other than the witness, the attorneys in the case and often the parties to the lawsuit will attend the deposition. A deposition is a statement under oath given by a witness or party; it gives the parties an opportunity to learn what information a witness to an event or to background information may offer at trial. A written record (transcript) of the testimony is created- it can be used to impeach or discredit a witness who testifies differently in the future or to refresh a witness's recollection.
Testimony offered at a deposition is transcribed (taken down in written form) by a court reporter. The court reporter is a specially trained and licensed person, unrelated to any of the parties or attorneys, who stenographically records the questions and answers. The testimony may be recorded on a special machine called a transcriber that allows the reporter to input sounds, as opposed to words. Usually, no matter how quickly you speak, the court reporter can keep up with you. Before testimony is given, the witness will be required to swear or affirm that the testimony they will give is true and correct.
If a witness does not speak English, or is more comfortable in a foreign language, the party issuing the subpoena should be contacted so that arrangements can be made to have a translator present.
After the witness is sworn, the attorney who caused the subpoena to be issued begins questioning the witness. The attorney may not be hostile or overly aggressive; attorneys are required to behave in a manner consistent with professional ethics. Ordinarily, the deposition will begin with standard preliminary questions such as asking the witness's to state their name for the record, his/her address, place of employment and whether the witness has been deposed (given testimony by way of deposition) in the past. Usually, the attorney will outline the procedure that will be followed at the deposition and advise the witness of the purpose of the deposition. After the preliminary questions are concluded, the attorney will begin to ask questions that go to the heart of the issue in the case. When the attorney has concluded his/her questioning, the attorney for the other side of the dispute has an opportunity to cross-examine and ask the witness to clarify elements of testimony and possibly develop conflicts in the statement. Finally, the attorney who scheduled the deposition will have an opportunity to ask follow-up questions.
Legal proceedings are governed by procedural and evidentiary rules. If an attorney at a deposition feels that a question or procedure violates a rule, an objection may be made. These objections are made to preserve the record for a later ruling by the judge. After the objection is made, the witness proceeds to answer the question. Ordinarily, unless a question invades a privilege of the witness, such as inquiring into confidential communications with one's lawyer (attorney/client privilege), all questions must be answered. Testimony at trial is dealt with differently (see below).
Occasionally, but rarely, a witness may chose to have his/her own attorney at a deposition. The only time this may be necessary is when the witness feels that the testimony may lead to exposure to potential civil or criminal liability in the case. If the witness intends to refuse to answer a question on 5th amendment grounds, that is, that the testimony may subject the deponent (party giving testimony) to criminal prosecution, it is advisable to retain private counsel to protect the witness's rights and make appropriate objections. If the witness's attorney advises his client not to answer a question, the witness should refuse to answer it.
If you don't understand the question, don't answer it – ask the questioner to rephrase it.
Answer with words, not gestures or grunts. The court reporter can only take down verbal answers; an affirmative 'uh huh' may be transcribed as the negative 'unh, unh'.
If you don't know the answer or can't remember, advise that you don't know or can't remember.
Never guess at an answer. Questions are followed up with additional questions – if you guessed wrong, there will be a whole series of incorrect answers based on a faulty assumption.
Allow the questioner to complete the question before answering – the court reporter cannot transcribe the statements of two people speaking at once.
Answer the question, but no more than the question. Do not volunteer information – let the questioner lead you to wherever he/she wants to go.
Do not lose your temper – often the demeanor of the witness and discovering how the witness will appear to a jury or judge is as important as the testimony.
If you need a comfort break or to stand up and stretch, advise the questioner – you are not there to undergo pain or discomfort.
If you are a party to the lawsuit, be aware that you will not be able to convince the other side's lawyer of the merits of your case – the lawyer is an advocate who merely seeks to obtain admissions and testimony that is damaging to your case.
After the attorneys have concluded their questioning, the witness will be offered the option of reviewing his/her testimony after it has been transcribed and typed to make corrections in case the reporter took down testimony incorrectly. Witnesses are not permitted to change their answers; only corrections can be noted. Witnesses can waive the right to read the deposition, if they so chose.
Testimony at trial is treated differently than at a deposition. The judge presides over the trial and makes rulings on objections immediately. If an objection is made, the witness should not answer until the court has ruled; if the court sustains the objection (finds the question improper) no answer is permitted; if the court overrules the objection (finds the objection to be without merit), the witness is permitted to answer.
When a witness is called to testify in court, he/she will take a seat in the witness box-usually located between the judge and the jury. The clerk of the court or judge will ask the witness to stand, raise their right hand and swear or affirm to tell the truth. Thereafter, the witness will take a seat and begin answering questions posed by one of the attorneys in the case.
During the course of a trial, objections will inevitably be made. It is helpful if the witness understands the basis for the objection. Some of the most frequent objections are set forth below.
Unless the witness is hostile or a child, leading questions may not be asked. A leading question is one that suggests the answer and is most often answered 'yes' or 'no'.
Hearsay is an out-of-court statement that is being offered improperly to prove an element of the case.
Q: "What did John (another witness) say to you?"- Objection, hearsay! (John must be brought to court to testify as to what he said).
A non-expert witness may not testify to matters outside the scope of his/her knowledge.
An attorney may not argue with a witness.
Questions asked during trial should be relevant and tend to prove some necessary aspect of the case.
Q: "How often do you beat your wife?"- Objection, irrelevant and immaterial!
The witness should neither overdress nor be too casual. He/she can look at the jury when offering testimony. Never lose your temper – the jury will punish an overly aggressive attorney in its verdict if they think he is a bully. Tell the truth as best as you can recall it.
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A report on Ashta Pradhan
System of ministerial delegation in Maratha empire.
- Ashta Pradhan
Peshwa
The appointed (later becoming 'hereditary') prime minister of the Maratha Empire of the Indian subcontinent.
The first Peshwa was Moropant Pingle, who was appointed as the head of the Ashta Pradhan (council of eight ministers) by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the founder of the Maratha Empire.
Moropant Trimbak Pingle
Moropant Trimbak Pingle (1620–1683), was the peshwa of the Maratha Empire, serving on Shivaji's Ashta Pradhan (Council of Eight Ministers).
Ramchandra Pant Amatya
Ramchandra Neelkanth Bawadekar (1650–1716), also known as Ramchandra Pant Amatya, served on the Council of 8 (Ashta Pradhan) as the Finance Minister (Amatya) to Emperor (Chhatrapati) Shivaji, dating from 1674 to 1680.
Annaji Datto Sachiv
Annaji Datto Sachiv was the Sachiv (Chief Secretary) in the Ashta Pradhan (Council of 8) mandal of the Maratha Empire during the rule of Shivaji.
Individual who holds the office of ruler-priest, or to one who is the head of a religious caste.
Panditrao was a title of the appointed high priest that sat on the Council of 8 (Ashta Pradhan) in the early Maratha Empire.
Pralhad Niraji
The Pant Pratinidhi of the Maratha Empire during the reign of Chatrapathi Rajaram I.
After the death of the Chatrapathi Sambhaji the Ashta Pradhan mandal fell to pieces.
Navaratnas
Term applied to a group of nine extraordinary people in an emperor's court in India.
Ashtapradhan mandal was the title given to the council of Shivaji.


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The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists in the United States Congress—who were waging an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War—and signed into law by President John Adams. Proponents claimed the acts were designed to protect the United States from alien citizens of enemy powers and to stop seditious attacks from weakening the government. The Democratic-Republicans, like later historians, attacked them as being both unconstitutional and designed to stifle criticism of the administration, and as infringing on the right of the states to act in these areas. They became a major political issue in the elections of 1798 and 1800. One act — the Alien Enemies Act — is still in force in 2008, and has frequently been enforced in wartime. The others expired or were repealed by 1802. Thomas Jefferson held them all to be unconstitutional and void, then pardoned and ordered the release of all who had been convicted of violating them.
There were actually four separate laws making up what is commonly referred to as the "Alien and Sedition Acts"
#The Naturalization Act (officially An Act to Establish a Uniform Rule of Naturalization) extended the duration of residence required for aliens to become citizens to 14 years. Enacted June 18, 1798, with no expiration date, it was repealed in 1802.
#The Alien Friends Act (officially An Act Concerning Aliens) authorized the president to deport any resident alien considered "dangerous to the peace and safety of the United States." "The Naturalization and Alien acts of 1798 were aimed largely at Irish immigrants and French refugees critical of the Adams administration". Enacted June 25, 1798, with a two year expiration date.
#The Alien Enemies Act (officially An Act Respecting Alien Enemies) authorized the president to apprehend and deport resident aliens if their home countries were at war with the United States of America. Enacted July 6, 1798, with no expiration date,it remains in effect today as usc|50|21-24. At the time, war was considered likely between the U.S. and France.
#The Sedition Act (officially An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes against the United States) made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. Enacted July 14, 1798, with an expiration date of March 3, 1801.
The judicial redress for unconstitutional legislation under the doctrine of judicial review was not established until "Marbury v. Madison" in 1803. The Supreme Court in 1798 was composed entirely of Federalists, all appointed by Washington. Many of them, particularly Associate Justice Samuel Chase, were openly hostile to the Federalists' opponents. The Alien and Sedition Acts were not appealed to the Supreme Court for review, although individual Supreme Court Justices, sitting in circuit, heard many of the cases prosecuting opponents of the Federalists.
In order to address the constitutionality of the measures, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison sought to unseat the Federalists, appealing to the people to remedy the constitutional violation, and drafted the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which called on the states to nullify the federal legislation. The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions reflect the Compact Theory, which states that the United States is made up of a voluntary union of States that agree to cede some of their authority in order to join the union, but that the states do not, ultimately, surrender their sovereign rights. Therefore, under the Compact Theory, states can determine if the federal government has violated its agreements, including the Constitution, and nullify such violations or even withdraw from the Union. Variations of this theory were also argued at the Hartford Convention at the time of the War of 1812, and by the Southern states just before the American Civil War.
The Sedition Act was set to expire in 1801, coinciding with the end of the Adams administration. While this prevented its constitutionality from being directly decided by the Supreme Court, subsequent mentions of the Sedition Act in Supreme Court opinions have assumed that it would be ruled unconstitutional if ever tested in court. For example, in the seminal free speech case of "New York Times Co. v. Sullivan", the Court declared, "Although the Sedition Act was never tested in this Court, the attack upon its validity has carried the day in the court of history." 376 U.S. 254, 276 (1964).
Although the Federalists hoped the Act would muffle the opposition, many Democratic-Republicans still "wrote, printed, uttered and published" their criticisms of the Federalists. Indeed, they strongly criticized the act itself, and used it as one of the largest election issues. It also had enormous implications on the Federalist party after that point, and ended up being a major contributing factor of its demise. The act expired when the term of President Adams ended in 1801.
Ultimately the Acts backfired against the Federalists; while they prepared lists of aliens for deportation, many aliens fled the country during the debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts, and Adams never signed a deportation order. Twenty-five people, primarily prominent newspaper editors such as Benjamin Franklin's grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache but also Congressman Matthew Lyon, were arrested. Of them, eleven were tried, Bache died awaiting trial, and ten were convicted of sedition, often in trials before openly partisan Federalist judges. Federalists at all levels, however, were turned out of power, and, over the following years, Congress repeatedly apologized for, or voted recompense to victims of, the enforcement of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Thomas Jefferson, who won the 1800 election, pardoned all of those that were convicted for crimes under the Alien Enemies Act and the Sedition Act.
* Elkins, Stanley M. and Eric McKitrick, "The Age of Federalism" (1995), the standard scholarly history of the 1790s.
* Rehnquist, William H. "Grand Inquests: The historic Impeachments of Justice Samuel Chase and President Andrew Johnson" (1994); Chase was impeached and acquitted for his conduct of a trial under the Sedition act.
* Smith, James Morton. "Freedom's Fetters: The Alien and Sedition Laws and American Civil Liberties" (1967).
* Stone, Geoffrey R."Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from The Sedition Act of 1798 to The War on Terrorism" (2004).
* Randolph, J.W. " [http://books.google.com/books?id=zuc9AAAAIAAJ The Virginia Report of 1799–1800, Touching the Alien and Sedition Laws] ; together with the Virginia Resolutions of December 21, 1798, the Debate and Proceedings thereon in the House of Delegates of Virginia, and several other documents illustrative of the report and resolutions,".


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Denna ökenråtta blir 86 till 174 mm lång (huvud och bål) och har en 130 till 195 mm lång svans. En tydlig gräns skiljer den bruna till rödbruna pälsen på ovansidan från den vita undersidan. Taterillus congicus har vita kinder och vita fläckar vid ögonen och öronen. Djuret har långa öron och långa smala bakfötter med sulor som vanligen är nakna. Hos några exemplar finns en strimma med vita hår bakom tårna på fötternas undersida. Gnagaren har en tofs av mörka långa hår vid svansens spets. Andra delar av svansen bär korta ljusa hår.

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The 1915 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team represented Presbyterian College as an independent during the 1915 college football season. Led by the first-year head coach Walter A. Johnson, Presbyterian compiled a record of 4–4. The team captain was J. W. C. Bell.

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ESPN is reporting that "the State Employees Association of North Carolina's governing board voted Friday to open the group's membership to athletes at the state's 17 public campuses, which would include Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina and North Carolina State." It was unclear whether this move would open the doors to SEANC actually bargaining on behalf of any public university athletes who decided to join. A union spokesperson said, "What the group has definitively decided is to change our own membership rules to allow them to join," but added, that "everything beyond that is really in a planning and development stage." This comes on the heels of the NLRB holding an election at Northwestern University to determine whether scholarship football players desired to be represented by a union. The ballots have been impounded pending ongoing appeals over the decision to conduct an election. While the Northwestern case made clear its analysis applied only to private universities, other groups and unions could take this issue to the State level where laws vary greatly on whether public university employees can unionize. The full ESPN story can be found here.


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August 21, 2011, GRIMSBY, ON – Jeff Lapcevich charged from a 10th place starting spot to finish fourth in his #23 Tim Hortons-sponsored Dodge in Montreal Saturday. The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series event was contested prior to the NASCAR Nationwide race on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
July 9, 2011, GRIMSBY, ON – Jeff Lapcevich appeared on his way to a great finish in Toronto when contact on a late restart relegated the Grimsby NASCAR racer to a 13th place finish. The Tim Hortons-sponsored Lapcevich was furious about the situation.
"That was a great example of how not to race somebody," said the incensed Lapcevich after the race. "I got right up beside Robin Buck, and he drove me straight into the wall. We restart double file in NASCAR, but you can't run two wide with him. We did it all day with several others.
After spending part of Friday's practice session atop the leader board Lapcevich qualified only 10th in the stellar 33-car field. Things got worse when the team was penalized for failing to follow NASCAR procedure when making post-qualifying repairs.
Lapcevich started on the outside lane in each of the race's starts and restarts after caution periods. Each time he gained positions by making challenging passes on the outside.


A suspended license can be quite troublesome, especially if you are used to driving around in your car all the time. Whether it comes as a consequence of a misdemeanor or as a result of too many speeding tickets, a license suspension is a common driving penalty. Getting it reinstated, paying all the fees or knowing the difference between a revoked and a suspended license, we have it all covered for you.
Who Can Suspend My Driver's License?
The Motor Vehicle Division (MVD).
Why Can My Driver's License Be Suspended?
Accumulated points: When you accumulate driving record points, you put yourself at risk of having your license suspended. Make sure you keep those driving record points in check. In Connecticut, for example, you can verify your driver's license status by checking the CT driving record.
Accumulated unpaid traffic tickets: If you are one of those drivers that like to put the pedal to the metal, then you should consider paying your speeding tickets. Otherwise, you might be faced with a driver's license suspension.
DUI or DWI: Driving while under the influence of alcohol or other substances might also lead to a suspended license. Also, if you refuse to have your alcohol blood level measured or checked for intoxication from other substances, you are at risk of license suspension.
Reckless driving: Driving your vehicle recklessly may also increase your chances of getting your license suspended. If your reckless driving has more serious consequences, such as harming another driver or other people, you could also be guilty of a felony and might even get arrested.
Failure to pay fees or child support.
For How Long Can My License Be Suspended?
Depending on the reasons for which your license was suspended, you might be faced with anything between a 30 days or a 1 year suspension. Obviously this can differ from state to state so you will have to see how much this costs in your state. Your license could also be suspended for an indefinite period. In this case, the status of your driver's license will change only after you have followed all the instructions that came with your suspension order.
What Is a Suspension Fee and Where Can I Pay For It?
If your license was suspended for a definite period of time, you are required by law to pay a suspension termination fee before your license is reinstated. The price of this fee can vary from state to state. In NY you can expect to pay no less than $50. However, depending on the seriousness of the offense that got your license suspended, you can expect to take more money out of your pocket. You can pay this fee at your local DMV office or online.
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After your license has been suspended, you might also be required by law to get registered in a special program such as a traffic school, which is not free of charge.
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Getting your suspended license back will probably be your priority, so here are a few things you need to know about the process of reinstating it. The exact procedure for the reinstatement of your license depends from state to state, so you will have to find out what steps to follow by checking the online legislation of your state.
California and Florida may require you visit the CA or FL DMV office and hand in the required documents in case of a DMV suspension, while Texas, Michigan and Ohio offer the possibility of submitting your documents online or via regular mail. Illinois, on the other hand, has a different reinstatement procedure that requires attending a formal or an informal hearing after which the status of your suspended license will be decided. In Oklahoma, you might also have to provide a vehicle liability insurance document from your insurance company. The same goes for Washington, where you also have the option of providing the proof of insurance via a WA State Treasurer deposit.
Other DMV offices, such as the one in PA, offer you restoration requirement letters that contain all the information you might need. As long as you have all the required documents for your reinstatement, all should be fine.
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Having no driving license can be quite frustrating. However, if you get behind the wheel without the required documents you might have to pay a fine or even do time in jail. While in GA you might get away with a $500 fine, in NJ you could do up to 5 years in jail if you are caught driving without a license.
If you are wondering 'What does it mean to have your license revoked?' and 'Is it the same thing as a suspension?', you should know that the two are quite different. In case of a revocation, your license has been cancelled, which means you cannot have your license reinstated. You need to renew it following the steps of the licensing process required by your state. This means that you will probably have to pass a writing and a road test before you can receive a driver's license.
Even if you are not in a position to drive, you should still consider paying for your car insurance. This can be a little bit more complicated since you cannot register as a driver anymore. However, if there is someone else you are living with that drives your car, you can buy the insurance policy yourself and have the registration made for another driver. Many states, Tennessee included, even recommend pages you should check regarding your insurance, such as TN Car Insurance.
These are all the important things you need to consider in case of a suspended driver's license. You might start considering emigrating to Canada, but before you do that, you should know that Ontario is not that different when it comes to a suspended driver's license.
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Michelle Obama Reflects on White House Garden in New Book | Civil Eats
Michelle Obama Reflects on White House Garden in New Book
By Andrea King Collier
When I buy a cookbook, I am always drawn to the pictures. When I read a non-fiction book, I want a good story. American Grown, by First Lady Michelle Obama, is both–it's an interesting hybrid of a gardening, cooking and history book, chronicling the story of the White House Garden, the importance of growing and eating fresh food.
The book trails the development of the White House kitchen garden through its inception and planting in April of 2009 to the seasonal bounty produced on the grounds.
This is not the first time there has been a garden on the White House. There have been some famous presidential gardeners, including Thomas Jefferson. The last time food was grown on the White House grounds was during the Franklin Roosevelt administration. This iteration not only produces food for the First Family and guests, but has also captured the imagination of community gardeners and school children across the country.
Then there are the bees. So much emphasis has been placed on the growing of the herbs and vegetables in the garden, yet the unsung stars of the show may just be the story of the bees, the hives and the honey. According to Mrs. Obama, they harvested 140 pounds of honey in the first year, and in 2011, 225 pounds.
The book hit home for me, as my first visit to the White House was to visit the gardens with the Food and Community (then Food and Society Policy) Fellows. A member of our class of fellows, Roger Doiron, founder of Kitchen Gardeners International, had developed a campaign during the last presidential election to encourage the winner to plant a garden on the White House lawn. Seeing his dream realized was a tremendous experience, and seeing it all documented in a book was pure magic for me. While I can't claim to be a proficient gardener, reading this book made me feel that anything is possible. A real feast for the gardener's eye is in the sections that lay out how the White House Garden team plants food according to the season, complete with detailed, hand drawn diagrams.
The thing that makes American Grown so engaging is its accessibility. The book skillfully reaches you wherever you are in the good food movement. If you are a history buff like me, there is lots of narrative and photos that document not only the First Lady's journey from growing up in Chicago to stories. The book is peppered with stories of community gardens that are using the tradition of growing to bring their communities together. And as America debates the importance of healthy school food, this book gives a brief history of U.S. School Gardens that go all the way back to 1891 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, according to the First Lady.
And it goes beyond what's growing on Pennsylvania Avenue to the ways that community gardeners are approaching growing and cooking fresh. My favorite part of the book is definitely the recipes that clearly send a message that fresh food can also be great tasting. There are recipes from each season, from a spring pea salad to a summer corn soup to a hearty linguine with a bacon mushroom sauce. It is a snapshot of gardening creativity and self-determination that reaches across cultures. Because of the vibrant photos it could have a place of honor on the coffee table, or as a reference for cooks and gardeners.
The book not only speaks to what's possible, but it also does real time work. All proceeds go to support the National Parks Foundation.
Andrea King Collier is a freelance writer, a Knight Digital Media Fellow, and former W.K. Kellogg/IATP Food and Society Policy Fellow. Read more >
Sounds like a great book. It's so wonderful to think about food being grown at the White House, and interesting to hear it hasn't been done since FDR.
Why did she stop calling it organic? Hmm...
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Year-Round Farming in Massachusetts? How the State Is Investing in Solutions.
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Josh Walfish Free betting predictions and analysis for the Eastern Conference Finals between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders in Edmonton.
Tampa Bay Lightning vs New York Islanders Eastern Conference Finals Predictions
18 Sep 20 00:00 event ended
By: Josh Walfish
Tampa Bay vs. New York, Eastern Conference Finals
Anthony Cirelli scored a little more than 13 minutes into overtime to send the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Stanley Cup Final with a win over the New York Islanders. Once again, Tampa Bay had a substantial advantage in shots on goal but the two teams scored just once each in the first period for all the scoring in regulation. The Lightning squandered all five of their power plays as they only had five shots over the course of those 10 minutes on the man advantage. The Islanders held their own despite being outshot 48-27, but they could only withstand the Lightning's pressure for so long.
Tampa Bay Lightning win 4-2
The Tampa Bay Lightning dominated this series, but it still took six games for them to outlast the Islanders. As the series went along, the Lightning continued to dominate the shot totals but did not capitalize on their many opportunities. In the final five games, Tampa Bay scored 12 goals on 179 shots, which was a worse shooting percentage than the Islanders' 10 goals on 141 shots. This was especially true in the last two games when the Lightning and Islanders both scored three goals, but Tampa Bay had an 85-51 advantage in shots on goal. Dallas won the last round by surviving an inefficient shooting team and capitalizing on its chances, so Tampa Bay needs to be wary about the Stars.
September 7th, 8:00 p.m., Rogers Place
The Tampa Bay Lightning are on a vengeance tour after being knocked out in the first round last season, and the next foe in their path is the New York Islanders, the surprise story of the bubble. The Islanders were in a tailspin when the season went on pause, but they found their stride in the bubble with wins in 10 of their first 13 games in the postseason. Everything has been working for New York so far, but it has yet to face an opponent of Tampa Bay's quality. The Lightning have dispatched two defense-oriented teams already this postseason and now face a third with a trip to the NHL Stanley Cup Final on the line.
Tampa Bay has proven itself as the class of the Eastern Conference in this postseason with easy romps over Columbus and Boston. The Lightning have surprisingly struggled on special teams with just four power-play goals on 30 attempts, but three of those goals came in the blowout Game 3 win over Boston. The Lightning have also allowed a power-play goal in seven of its 10 playoff games, which provides an opportunity for the Islanders. However, since arriving for the restart, Tampa Bay has scored 40 goals in 13 games with a scoring percentage of 8.66 percent, 1.5 percentage points better than the opposition.
New York is the last team standing from the opening qualifying round after the Islanders held off a furious rally from Philadelphia with a near-flawless Game 7. The Islanders shut down the high-scoring Capitals in the first round, but that Washington team never really clicked inside the bubble, whereas Tampa Bay has certainly found its stride. The Islanders hadn't allowed 30 shots on goal in the playoffs until the Philadelphia series, and the Flyers accomplished that feat four times. New York might struggle if it allows Tampa Bay to hit that threshold too often, but it will also need to do better than the 22.2 shots per game the Lightning have allowed in the playoffs. New York will need more volume of shots to continue its eight-game streak with at least three goals scored.
This series is a classic battle of offense against defense with the Islanders' compact defensive system facing off with the speed, skill and grit of the Lightning's offense. What will be important to watch is making sure Tampa Bay doesn't get frustrated by the Islanders and continues to plow ahead with its attack and pressure. New York's offense has shown some sparks, but it's been highly-concentrated scoring across the top-two lines. The Islanders will need more secondary scoring and excellent special teams to survive this series with Tampa Bay, and I don't know if that will happen. This series might go the distance, but I think Tampa Bay stops the Islanders one game short and the Lightning win the series in six, which you can bet at +360 odds.
Although I think the Lightning will win the series, it will be a week since Tampa Bay last played, so there will be some rust as they face an in-form Islanders team. What we saw from New York in the last round was an ability to take over important games with its defense and using it to fuel offense. We saw in Game 1 against Boston in the last series how a long layoff could affect Tampa Bay, and I expect we'll see similar issues Monday. It won't be pretty, but I'd bet on the Islanders at +125 odds to win Game 1.
BET ON NEW YORK ISLANDERS TO WIN
Game 2 (Tampa Bay Lightning lead 1-0)
The first game between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Islanders got out of hand early, and there wasn't much the Islanders could do about it. The Lightning dominated in all three zones and skated past New York with ease to open up the conference finals with a resounding victory. Brayden Point and Yanni Gourde both scored twice for the Lightning, and Nikita Kucherov scored once and added four assists in his return after being knocked out of Game 5 in the previous series. New York started Thomas Greiss after his Game 7 shutout, but he was yanked less than 11 minutes into the game after allowing three goals on nine shots.
Well, Tampa Bay was certainly ready to play after a week off with a goal just a minute and 14 seconds into the game and three within the first 11 minutes. The eight goals the Lightning put up in a dominant effort is a message to the other three teams in the postseason that Tampa Bay is on a mission to win the Stanley Cup this year and no one will stand in its way. The Lightning were clinical with their 34 shots on goal and they suffocated the Islanders in allowing just 24 shots on goal. All of Tampa Bay's big players scored in the victory to help gain some confidence early in this series and it was just another routine night for the Lightning. The challenge now is to handle the energy the Islanders will bring to start Game 2, but that shouldn't be an issue for Tampa Bay.
It might be easy for New York to just forget this game and move onto the next one, but that Game 1 performance brought a lot of omens with it as well. The Islanders might have limited the Lightning to just 34 shots, but they were premium chances as Tampa Bay didn't miss the net until about a minute left in the game. New York blocked 12 shots, but it did nothing to prevent the Lightning from doing what they wanted in the offensive zone. Barry Trotz will clearly make adjustments, but the speed with which Tampa Bay played clearly bothered the Islanders and there might not be enough changes in the world to fix it. The Islanders also need to create more than 24 shots on goal if they want to survive this series.
Tampa Bay's speed is winning this series so far, and I don't expect that to change in Game 2 no matter who starts in goal for the Islanders. New York is struggling to handle how quickly Tampa Bay can move the puck and it doesn't have a good enough offense to keep up with the Lightning either. Tampa Bay's gameplan hasn't changed much since the first series with Columbus and so far no one has been able to slow them down too much. We are fortunate that the NHL betting sites in New Jersey haven't made Tampa Bay more decisive of a favorite, so I'm going to bet on the Lightning to win in regulation at +100 odds.
BET ON TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TO WIN
September 11th, 8:00 p.m., Rogers Place
The Tampa Bay Lightning scored a late goal to take a 2-0 lead over the New York Islanders in their NHL playoffs series. Nikita Kucherov one-timed a cross-ice feed with 7.8 seconds left to score the winning goal as the Lightning escaped a game in which it never was able to sustain much offense. New York outshot Tampa Bay 28-21 and scored a goal less than two minutes into the game, but that was the Islanders' only tally of the game. The Lightning equalized by the end of the first period then held on across four New York power plays to win the game late.
This was not a great game for Tampa Bay, which was outshot, outhit and lost the faceoff battle to the Islanders. However, the Lightning did an excellent job at limiting the Islanders at even strength and making it just as difficult for them to create offense as New York was making it on them. Almost half of Tampa Bay's shots came from defensemen, which was the strategy that worked so well for them against Boston in the previous round. If the Lightning can continue to fire those blasts from the blue line and create some havoc around the net, good things will come of it, as we saw on the winning goal in Game 2.
New York squandered a fantastic opportunity to even the series and are now in a dangerous hole of having to win four of the next five games. The Islanders limited the Lightning to just 21 shots over 60 minutes and blocked 15 other attempts while getting 28 pucks to Andrei Vasilevskiy and having 24 other shots blocked by the Tampa Bay defense. Yet New York scored just once in the game and couldn't convert on 13 shots across its four power plays. There is an issue with just 15 shots at even strength, but the Islanders held Tampa Bay to just 16 at even strength, which means there was not great discrepancy in that side of the game.
If the Islanders couldn't win Game 2 with how well they played, then I have a hard time believing they can win Game 3. I'm skeptical that New York can handcuff Tampa Bay to just 21 shots in a game again in this series, which means the Islanders will need far better goaltending than what they've received through two games. New York also needs to take better advantage of its power plays because the penalty kill is clearly a weakness in Tampa Bay. Ultimately, the Lightning seem to be just a tad bit too skilled for the Islanders, so I'm picking Tampa Bay at +108 odds to win in regulation on the NHL betting sites in New Jersey.
The New York Islanders had three players score a goal and an assist as they defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning to inch closer in their NHL playoffs series. New York had a strong start to the game then scored two goals in two minutes in the second period to take a 3-1 lead. However, the Islanders let the Lightning tie the game midway through the third period before Brock Nelson scored the eventual winner with less than four minutes left in the game. It was a series-saving goal for the Islanders, who likely needed to win in regulation given their struggles in overtime and Tampa Bay's success in extra time.
New York got much better goaltending from Semyon Varlamov and were able to sustain more even strength pressure on the Lightning. However, the biggest confidence booster has to be winning this game in regulation after wasting a 3-1 lead in the third period. It would have been easy for the Islanders to pack up after squandering that lead and just try to play for overtime, but they were able to stay resilient and regain their composure well. New York's best scorers were very active now that the Islanders controlled the last change as the home team, which is something that will need to continue if the Islanders are to win this series.
Tampa Bay's bottom-six forwards struggled to deal with the Islanders' top lines in this game and it certainly cost the Lightning. We saw the quality of the Lightning in tying the game in the third period, but then surrendering a goal with momentum on their side is a tough pill to swallow. Tampa Bay is still the better team in this series, but we've seen the last two games where the Islanders have been able to frustrate the Lightning and make it difficult for them around the goal. It'll be much harder for the Lightning to overcome multiple-goal deficits in the future, so they will need to stay disciplined in the defensive zone.
It will be interesting to see if any of the emotions from the confrontation at the end of Game 3 will carry over into Sunday's Game 4. There is clearly some animosity brewing between these two teams, which is always healthy in a playoff series like the conference finals. New York did an excellent job at using the last change to its advantage in Game 3 and I expect the Islanders will try to exploit those matchups again in Game 4. However, I am concerned about the Islanders' ability to keep a lead against a dangerous Lightning squad, so I'm picking Tampa Bay to win on the NHL betting sites in the New Jersey at -139 odds on the moneyline.
The Tampa Bay Lightning responded to the New York Islanders' opening tally with two goals in 27 seconds to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the NHL playoffs series. Tampa Bay is now just one win away from advancing back to the Stanley Cup Final and avenging its horrendous playoffs performance from last year. The Islanders meanwhile are struggling for answers to the Tampa Bay attack, which again forced many problems in taking 36 shots while limiting the Islanders to just 27. Tampa Bay won more than 60 percent of faceoffs and the teams were equal on hits, blocks and power plays, a stat line that will not lead to many New York victories as it faces elimination.
What makes Tampa Bay so dangerous is the fact that it can move on from previous games so quickly. The Lightning's bottom-six forwards struggled in Game 3, but they were at the forefront of the offensive attack in Game 4 for Tampa Bay. It was the third line that tied the game 15 seconds after New York took the lead that again turned the momentum of the game. The Lightning just are an unrelenting force that can overwhelm teams, and they certainly did that to the Islanders in Game 4. After New York took the lead midway through the second period, Tampa Bay's quick response lined up that seemed to knock the wind out of the Islanders' sails.
New York reverted back to old habits in Game 4 and let Tampa Bay dictate the pace and control the game. The Islanders truly lost control after they allowed two goals within 27 seconds of taking the lead in the second period, and that seemed to send them on a spiral down. New York didn't win any of the key stat groups, which is not a strategy for it to win when it is the inferior team talent-wise. Tampa Bay's 36 shots were too many for the Islanders to allow, and now they lose the advantage of last change heading into Game 5. It'll take a special effort for the Islanders to advance this to a Game 6 after their performance in Game 4.
Tampa Bay is the heavy favorite to win Game 5 at the NHL betting sites in New Jersey and it's hard to see a path to victory for New York. The Islanders will need some luck in terms of line matchups to keep the Lightning at bay, and they will need to also create more scoring chances for themselves in order to keep up with Tampa Bay. It'll be a tough ask for the Islanders, who have struggled at times to keep the Lightning's attack under control, and they'll need to play like they did in the first 40 minutes of Game 3 if they want a chance to survive. Therefore, I'll take Tampa Bay at +100 odds to win in regulation.
Jordan Eberle scored 12 minutes and 30 seconds into the second overtime to keep the New York Islanders alive against the Tampa Bay Lightning. New York took the lead in the first period on a power-play goal, but Tampa Bay answered early in the second period. The two teams then found themselves in a defensive struggle for the next hour of game time before Eberle's tally forced a Game 6. Tampa Bay led New York 37-24 in shots, but couldn't capitalize on a four-minute power play late in regulation that bled into the first overtime and finished 0 for 3 on the man advantage.
New York's desire to play a physical game likely helped its effort in Game 5 as its defense really limited the Tampa Bay offense. The Islanders are clearly going to need to rely on its defense to climb back into this series, and what we saw in Game 5 was a positive in that direction. What needs to happen in Game 6 is the Islanders must take advantage of the last change to help spark their offensive stars. When your best scorers are only taking two shots per game, it's going to be hard for them to score enough to keep pace with the Lightning. The other issue is New York needs to take its first-period energy and translate it to the second and third periods. The Islanders have scored in the first period of four of the five games in this series, and they have scored the first goal in the last four games. They have scored in just three other regulation periods.
Tampa Bay lost out on a great chance to close out this series, and now the Lightning are forced to play another game, which is a lot in this bubble situation. The condensed schedule had put an onus on teams and Tampa Bay is certainly not immune from that. The Lightning are doing an excellent job defensively at keeping the Islanders' offense silent, but that energy needs to come out in the first period as well. That is a dangerous precedent to set for the Lightning and something they must address especially if the Islanders can lock down the Lightning's offense. However, Game 5 can easily just be seen as a blip in the radar compared to how Tampa Bay has played in the other four games of this series.
Although the Islanders won Game 5, the fact they had just 24 shots over more than 90 minutes of hockey is not a longterm successful strategy. New York did well to hold the Lightning to only 37 shots in the game, but if it cannot generate offense, it's going to be hard to win the game. Tampa Bay had the right players shooting the puck at least in the game, so if the Islanders cannot slow down the Lightning's best players, that also bodes well for Tampa Bay in Game 6. The NHL betting sites in New Jersey have Tampa Bay listed at -159 odds on the moneyline, but I'll take a little risk and pick Tampa Bay at +105 odds to win in regulation.
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Lanes of O Connell Street, Clonmel
MyClonmel >>> Old Lanes of Clonmel >>> Lanes of O Connell Street
Lanes of O Connell Street
There is a map of the street at the foot of this article.
Many of the lanes are now incorporated into adjacent premises. The map shows their positions, where known.
Blue Anchor Lane
Situated between Nos. 8 & 9, beside Mahers Chemist.
Named after a tavern there, it was also the Shambles lane, where animals were butchered. It later became an unsavory area, and the shambles was moved to East Lane, in Gladstone St.
Renovations uncovered a Sheila-na-Gig in the wall of the laneway. It is now in the National Museum.
Shelman's Lane
Situated between Nos. 15 & 16, to the left of Penneys Dept. Store.
This lane was previously known as Shelmaden's Lane, c. 1841.
Flag Lane
Situated between Nos. 11 & 12, to the left of the New Look Boutique.
A long straight lane continuing down to Old Quay. It is one of the lanes not accorded a nameplate.
Dunphy's Lane
This lane is concealed behind a doorway to the right of O'Gormans Menswear, Nos. 20-21. It once extended down to the Old Quay.
Collets Lane
Situated between Nos. 30 & 31, Bob FitzGerald Menswear and Emerald Garden.
John Collett was one of the earliest Quaker settlers in Clonmel, c. 1700. He lived in this lane, and so lent his name to it. He also provided the premises used as a Meeting House for the Society of Friends.
Quins Lane
Situated between Nos. 38-39 O'Connell St., at Joy's, Solicitors premises, the lane is gated.
Grubbs Court
Situated at the Westgate, on the left side, this was originally known as Grubbs Lane, c.1841.
Meeting House Lane
Situated between 53/54 O' Connell St., at Lifestyle Sports
Sherlock's Lane
Situated between Nos. 62 & 63, to the right of O'Gormans Coffee Shop.
White's Lane
Situated between Nos. 69 & 70, the gateway is incorporated into the old Ulster Bank premises.
This lane may have been previously named Brahan's Lane or Mahony's Lane, as both these lanes existed in 1832, somewhere between Sherlock's and Hopkins' Lanes. See also Dumphys Lane, Cooneys Lane & Slatterys Lane down the page.
Hopkins Lane
Situated at No. 73, between Major, Opticians & Fitzgeralds Menswear.
At the end of Hopkins Lane, a 'dog leg' laneway led to Miser's Mall (c. 1841), situated roughly in the Mary St. Car Park, close to the present Marystone Mall laneway towards Gladstone St.
Bradys Lane
Situated between Nos. 80 & 81, and incorporated into Dunnes Stores facade. It was colloquially known as Bradys Lane, as JP Brady had his premises there, with his bicycle repair shop at the end of the lane.
This lane was previously known as Whelans Lane, c. 1841.
Other Lanes, now gone.
Dumphy's Lane
This was located between Sherlock's Lane (O'Gormans Cafe) and Whites Lane (Ulster Bank). It is the archway to the left side of the AIB premises, Nos. 64-65, and incorporated into the present facade of the bank.
Cooney's Lane
This lane was also located somewhere between Dumphy's Lane, above, and Hopkins Lane (FitzGeralds Menswear). My belief is that it is also incorporated into the AIB facade, at the right hand side. No trace of it is visible, at least from the front.
Slattery's Lane
This lane was located somewhere between Whites Lane (Ulster Bank) and Hopkins Lane (FitzGeralds Menswear), probably immediately to the left of Major Opticians. There is no visible sign of its former entrance.
This was located somewhere between Hopkins Lane (FitzGeralds Menswear) and Bradys Lane (Dunnes Stores), closer to the former lane.
Looby's Alley
Situated roughly between 85 and 86 O'Connell St, running parallel to Gladstone St.
Cassins Lane
Situated near the Westgate on the south side of the street, and extending towards the river. Around Nos. 41- 42 O'Connell St. (PC Fas).
1 Tonie Walsh November 19, 2015 at 9:41 pm
Wonderful trawl through old Clonmel spaces. Sad to see old lanes swallowed up by private development.


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Utilising Social Media Effectively
By Cait McLaughlin / 10 Nov 2022
Communications manager Cait McLaughlin shares advice for staying abreast of the ever-changing social media landscape and using video to promote your clinic.
We're busy people. We have clinics to run, patients to see and business critical tasks to take care of. As the pandemic proved, social media is an integral tool in our marketing arsenal and one that demands our attention. It acts as the shop window to our businesses, and it's often the first place prospective patients will find us. With Instagram desperately trying to compete with the likes of TikTok, and video content being more heavily prioritised in our customers' feeds, what can we do as busy business people to make adapting to social media changes as manageable as possible?
Ultimately, our social media platforms give us an incredible opportunity to build trust with prospective patients, allowing them to get to know us before they even pick up the phone to book an appointment. The old marketing mantra of 'The Seven Times Rule', developed by marketing guru Dr Jeffrey Lant, states that a consumer has to see a particular advertisement, service or product seven times before the message will really resonate.1 When a social media user sees an advert or a piece of content, it often takes creative repetition for the message to truly sink in and encourage the user to take action by seeking more information, booking an appointment or buying a product. That's why it's so important that as business owners, we utilise social platforms confidently, using them to their maximum potential to yield the best results.
How video is transforming social media
Following the rise in popularity of short-form video app TikTok, Instagram – which had previously been an image-focused platform – has been in a perpetual state of diversification in order to compete. In 2019, Instagram introduced Reels – full-screen, vertical videos that can be several minutes long. In 2021, head of Instagram Adam Mosseri declared that the platform is 'no longer a photo-sharing app', and that it will 'embrace video' going forward.2 Creators are therefore encouraged to up their video game in order to stay at the top of followers' feeds.
It comes as no surprise that video content resonates more effectively with audiences. On a basic human level, our brain enjoys video content because it's easier to retain visual information, and users on social platforms fundamentally find videos more engaging than static imagery. According to a report by software company DataBox, 60% of marketers said that video content drives more clicks on Facebook, compared to just 30% who said that static imagery is the most engaging.3
So, with these changes in mind, it's important to consider how we rely on social media to remain a valuable marketing tool for our businesses, while not allowing it to completely overwhelm our already hectic workload.
Outlining short-term goals
Firstly, when it comes to managing a successful social media account, it's important to set out some goals for the month ahead. Do you want to increase brand awareness? Do you have a specific campaign you'd like to promote? Would you like to better understand your audience? Increase traffic to your website? Publicise your successes? Share news? Thinking about the 'why' in advance will allow you to shape the type of content you'll be creating, and it'll feel less like you're posting for the sake of posting.
Bulk scheduling content ahead of time will prove an excellent way to make the most of the time you spend on social media. Using tools like Meta Business Manager, Hootsuite or Later, you can develop content well in advance and post to your social platforms at a date and time that suit you, and your followers. By dedicating a few hours to writing content, preparing video/imagery and loading them into the scheduling tool, you'll free up valuable time in the month ahead.
Bulk filming is also an excellent time-saving technique. If you have time to film a video, why not try filming a few and bank them to use later? Many practitioners will block out time in their calendars each month – even for a couple of hours – to film several videos back-to-back for use on social media. Consider video content such as showcasing new products and treatments or introducing your audience to members of your team. If editing a video for social media makes you feel a little out of your depth, not to fear – free tools such as Canva, Splice or Adobe Premier Rush provide easy-to-use templates where you can slot in your own video clips to create quick, easy and professional-looking Reels and Stories.
If standing in front of a camera sends shivers down your spine, just remember, we're not aiming for perfection. Users like to see the real, authentic side of the individuals, clinics and companies they follow, not necessarily the polished version reading from a script. You might even have some talented videographers ready for the spotlight in your team! Mix things up and take turns to get in front of the camera, sharing stories and voices from across the business.
Instagram stories are another quick and easy way to bring both current and prospective patients on a journey with you each day, letting them see behind the curtain and, importantly, building trust and rapport. Filming short videos to give followers a window into your journey to clinic, chatting about your day, providing clinic updates or receiving your copy of the Aesthetics journal can prove really effective and engaging ways to keep your audience interested in what you're up to.
Engaging with your audience
Networking and engaging with your community, whether they may be prospective patients, existing customers or colleagues within the industry, is critical to your success. It's easy to maintain your profiles on social media and develop a good routine for updating them, but engaging with the community on the platform is also important for growth and engagement.
There are several easy ways to keep on top of community engagement. Firstly, it's important to be seen as a participating member of the community, so make sure you're prompt in responding to enquires and direct messages. Many social platforms facilitate the option to send automated messages when you might not have time to respond straight away, letting people know you've received their message and will reply as soon as you can. Use the tools within the Instagram stories feature to pose questions and create polls. Ask people what they'd like to see from you, why they're following you and what kind of information they're there to see.
Like any business strategy, social media marketing is most effective when goals and plans are underpinned by real data. Social media data analytics provide information that helps you understand what's working and what isn't. When using social media for your business accounts, you'll automatically gain access to 'Insights' via your Professional Dashboard (on Instagram) and 'Analytics' via the Meta Business Suite (on Facebook). By analysing the data at the end of each month, you can make the right business decisions and refine your strategy as you move forward.
Important statistics to be aware of are your 'reach' – the number of people who see content from your page whether they follow you or not, and 'impressions' – the number of times any content from or about your page is visible on a person's screen. By analysing these detailed insights, it allows you to find out what content resonates most effectively with your audience and what has the greatest reach to new users, as well as providing information about your follower demographics, meaning you can get to know your audience better.
Embracing the platforms
Lastly, lean in. Changes to platforms and algorithms can be frustrating, especially when it feels as though it's only been a week since you got your head around the last update. It's very easy to put off learning how new features work or ignoring them altogether in the hope that they'll eventually go away. More often than not, when a new update goes live, social networks will let you know when elements of their platform have changed and offer the opportunity to read more, learn the basics and get top tips on utilising new features effectively. The reality is that we must move with the times, embrace the updates and get into the swing of things to avoid being left behind.
Many of us now also face an interesting dilemma: is Instagram enough, or do I need to consider TikTok too? While many of us would assume that TikTok is a young person's game, full of memes and viral dance routines, you may be surprised to learn that as of April 2022, over 30% of TikTok's users were females aged 25 and up.4 It's also the fastest growing social media platform, and has a 57% female user base.5 So, if the question remains, 'are my patients likely to be on TikTok?', the answer is, they very well could be!
The best way to find out if your patients are using the platform is to simply ask them when they come into clinic so you can find out if engaging with TikTok is going to be worthwhile. If managing all platforms at once seems overwhelming, focus on your bread and butter platforms – usually Facebook and Instagram – but ensure you've got accounts set up with your bespoke username and profiles before they are snapped up on any additional platforms. This way, you can maintain a low-key, hands-off approach, maybe only updating the likes of TikTok once every fortnight initially until you build confidence and get into a good routine of publishing content on there.
Maximising success
To maximise your success on these ever-changing, ever more video-centric platforms, it really does come down to getting into a robust routine. Plan ahead by thinking about what your goals are for the month, schedule content and bulk record video content when you can, network and respond to any incoming enquires as promptly as you can, analyse the data at the end of each month and, critically, be brave. Throw yourself in to embracing new features, put your face out there and let current and prospective patients see the authentic you. Remember, social media should be one of several digital strategies to promote your business, and you should complement this with other factors such as a website and email marketing.
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