In a sickening act of cruelty, two cable-TV workers allegedly tied a cat to the rear bumper of a company truck and dragged the helpless feline to its death.
The horrifying incident was witnessed by Atlantic City, N.J., police Sgt. Ken Brown, who was on his way to work and noticed the animal flailing helplessly behind the vehicle.
Brown quickly called for backup and the truck was pulled over, with the mutilated corpse still attached.
Robert Hewitt Jr., 28, of Egg Harbor Township, and Joseph Newton Jr., 25, of Galloway Township, were charged with animal cruelty.
"It's disgusting isn't it? It's horrific. I can't imagine what drove anybody to do this," Nancy Beall, president of the Atlantic County SPCA told The Post last night.
She estimated the cat was dragged for up to 10 miles. Police said it had been tied by its neck with four feet of cable wire to an Ocean Cable Group truck driven by Hewitt.
Newton was driving another cable truck behind Hewitt's, and would have had a prime view of the torture, authorities said.
"I've seen some really bad things in my 27 years here, but this is up there. To do something like this to an animal, it's despicable," Brown told the Atlantic City Press.
Bob Mills, who owns the Somers Point-based cable company, said both men had worked there as installers for a few years.
Neither Hewitt or Newton could be reached for comment.
But Mills said the men insisted they didn't know the cat was being dragged.
The animal was apparently attached to the truck near Galloway Township, where the two had stopped for lunch Dec. 22.
Both men have been suspended from their jobs and will be fired if convicted, Mills said.


We were V excited after learning that our girl Taylor Swift had found herself a new man and even more excited when we found out that he's an actor.
While the blonde Brit had a few flicks and productions under his belt, he hadn't quite cracked Hollywood which is why none of us had heard of him.
But it looks like Tay's man is about to become a household name (for more than just dating T-Swizzle, that is).
The 26-year-old has been cast in upcoming movie Boy Erased alongside legendary Aussie actors Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman which is set to be released next year.
He has also been cast in World War II flick Operation Finale, starring alongside Oscar Isaac and Ben Kingsley.
And let's not forget he just finished filming a movie with Emma Stone, The Favourite and he's currently working on Mary Queen of Scots where Margot Robbie stars as the red-headed queen (check out her epic transformation here).
With all these high-profile flicks coming out over the next year, Joe is sure to get his big break V soon!
Ya know what that means, don't you?
Loads of red carpet PDAs with Tay at the premieres.


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Spring semester at the Lab School in Hyde Park finds Petra and Calder drawn into another mystery when unexplainable accidents and ghostly happenings throw a spotlight on Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, and it's up to the two junior sleuths to piece together the clues. Stir in the return of Calder's friend Tommy (which creates a tense triangle), H.G. Wells's The Invisible Man, 3-D pentominoes, and the hunt for a coded message left behind by Wright, and the kids become tangled in a dangerous web in which life and art intermingle with death, deception, and surprise.
In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder, Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished.


This is my entry for Open Jam. This was first time in my solo career when I'm creating 2D game with only assets I've made. I must also notice that I consider myself more as environment and mechanics designer than 2d artist, so it was my first time doing pixel art in photoshop. To be honest from the very first minutes after theme was annouced i knew that it will be game without any sense, just for fun porposes. So let me tell you something about "The most important he pees" or "Leave the mark", whatever.
So in game you spawn as a dog. As every dog you sometimes need to pee. You are in procedurally generated park. Your goal is to pee as many trees as possible, but watchout ! There are a lot of old men trying to kill you. You must walk around the park avoiding them or you will lose. Also pigeons live in the park. They sell some beer for coins you get when you pee on the tree. I forgot to say that when you tak control over tree you get passive income every second. Urine is basically your health points. You can also drink water randomly generated in the park. Have fun !
If you want executable or if you think this game is genius just let me know.


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Fool Me Once Shame On You, Fool Me Twice You Must Be A Double Glazing Salesman
February 25, 2015 johnk One comment
A few years ago I wrote a post on another blog about Celebrity Endorsement. I asked the question, is it better to believe that a particular product is superior to another because someone you admire promotes them, or would you do better to place your trust in an internationally-recognised certification like ISO 9001 to give a better indication of a consistently well-manufactured product?
There's no doubt that word-of-mouth is a great way of building a reputation. The personal experience of someone you trust, or perceive to be an expert, can be a great recommendation.
Of course, it is important to pick a celebrity we can all trust.
But it works both ways, how much can the celebrity trust the product or service they have been asked to endorse?
I found an example of poor judgement in an article on the website of At Home Magazine the self-styled "Premier UK celebrity and lifestyle magazine" (not my regular read) http://www.athomemagazine.co.uk/weve-survived-the-recession/
It appears under Sarah Beeny's name, and is entitled "We've survived the recession." On reading it, and following through with some research, I was pretty disappointed that one of my favourite TV presenters had been taken-in so easily.
Sarah Beeny
The article was an interview with the chairman of a family-run firm in the window industry, the introduction reads, "It's been a tough time for small businesses of late – we find out how one family-run firm has got through it. Clement Windows has been going for 150 years. Here, Chairman Peter Clement, tells At Home magazine how he has weathered the recent economic downturn and about his plans to crack the American market."
At the bottom of the article, underneath some adverts, there is a solitary comment from Mr Jeff Pope – "They are con artists. Check the ASA website and you can see that they have been prevented from claiming that they have a history going back 100 years."
Well, what was I to do but immediately go to the Advertising Standards Authority website to have a look… http://asa.org.uk/Rulings/Adjudications/2013/11/Clement-Holdings-Ltd/SHP_ADJ_241241.aspx#.VOxWuWisXHo refers to an adjudication on Clement Holdings Ltd.
The ASA had received a complaint that the Clements website homepage refers to "a history of steel window making dating back over 100 years" and that there was a web page headed "Clements 100 Year Heritage"
The complainant, who believed the company had only been recently established, challenged whether the claim "100 year heritage" and other references to their heritage were misleading.
The company's response said "their website promoted the four companies within the group, Clement Holdings Ltd (est. 1991), Clement Polska (est. 1999), Clement Windows Ltd (est. 2010) and Clement Windows Projects Ltd (est. 2010). They said that a previous company within the group, Clement Steel Windows Ltd had gone into administration in 2009. They said that a restructured Clement Group had established the two new companies in 2010 and that the group acquired from the administrators of Clement Steel Windows, the general trade of the company and some of the assets."
The ASA stated "We understood that Clement did not have a continuous trading history over the past 100 years. We also understood that one of the Clement group companies had gone into liquidation in 2009 and that the new companies established in 2010 had not taken on all of Clement Steel Window's debts and liabilities, and therefore considered it was misleading to trade on Clement Steel Window's reputation and trading history.
So, what does that all mean?
In short, Clement Steel Windows Ltd did not "survive the recession."
New companies formed in 2010 acquired the general trade and some assets of the former business. Interesting then, that in April 2010 the demise of Clement Steel Windows seems to have slipped Peter Clement's mind when he says the company has been "going for 150 years." Actually, Clement Windows Ltd hadn't been going for 150 days!!
If his memory is that bad, it's little wonder that his company went into administration.
Sarah Beeny has allowed her name to be associated with this article, and her endorsement of one of the Clement companies is quoted in the interview.
The warranty-less customers, unpaid suppliers and ex-employees of Clement Steel Windows probably don't share Sarah's enthusiasm. What a pity she, or her representatives, didn't do a simple check.
Perhaps Sarah needs a gentle reminder from Casablanca
I don't know the details of the Clement Steel Windows case, so can't make a specific comment, but it jogged my memory that I have always intended to write an article on Phoenix Companies: the scourge of the window industry – watch this space.
Disclosure: I work for Crittall Windows Ltd manufacturers of steel windows and doors, but the opinions expressed here are my own, and do not necessarily reflect those of Crittall Windows Ltd..
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"Our Reactions are our Teachers, reminding us constantly of who we really are"
An action is defined as the outwardly expressing ourselves.
i.e. We can use actions to express who we are through the use of words and body language.
We use actions to Create things such as a piece of artwork or to construct a building.
Actions thus is something that can be "seen."
In contrast, Reaction is something that we cannot "see" but rather "experienced."
Thus it is something which can be a bit harder to understand.
Simply speaking, our Reactions can be said to be composed of our Thoughts/Emotions - Our Inner State.
Although most people think reaction is the experience of intense emotions, here we will just keep it simple and define it as an experience of thoughts and emotions whether they are intense or not.
Reaction thus can be as subtle as the mellow reactions we have towards the soft breeze gently blowing against our skin.
Because in every moment deep within we are creating some form of Thoughts or Emotions.
Behind every action there will always be a Reaction. This is because in every moment we are experiencing some sort of emotion or thought (however subtle or gross).
I.e. as we yell at someone for doing something wrong, we will be able to find some sort of emotions/thoughts within that experience.
I.e. as we sit there doing nothing, we will also be able to find some sort of emotions/thoughts within that experience.
However a Reaction won't necessarily be accompanied by an Action because whether or not there will be an Action will depend on one's own choice.
Action comes from the verb "to act". And throughout life we have picked up ideas from around us on how to "Act" and often we would choose to act in the way we think is most Ideal on the "stage" that is life.
Thus going through life, we have learnt different ways of eliciting the applause and avoiding the boos from the audience.
One can say that most of us have truly become great actors and actresses.
It thus has become a habit for us to not act exactly as how we feel inside out of the desire of meeting expectations, convenience, greed, fears, our ideas of what is loving and what is not and so forth.
The point here is not to say that there is any right and wrong in doing so but rather to bring to the attention to those who are wishing to develop a Deeper Knowing of The Self this can be detrimental. Because that continuous "acting" can block the Knowing - i.e. we can end up fooling ourselves and come to believe that we are the person that we "portray" ourselves to be.
I.e. we can come to believe that we are not an angry person just because we have become an expert in hiding it from view.
I.e.we can come to believe that we like our jobs because we have convinced ourselves that the money is worth it.
To Know the Deeper and Truer Selves will involve us to see beyond our Actions and begin understand our Deeper Selves at the level of our Reactions.
It is through looking beyond the cosmetic layers that we have put up for ourselves for other people that we can develop The Knowing of The Self even deeper.
And in life it can be quite difficult to develop The Knowing of The Self.
This is because in society much of the focus and emphasis is placed on our Actions rather than our Reactions. For instance no matter how much Love and Compassion you have inside as long as you do not portray it through actions or in an "ideal" manner then it's valueless in the face of society. People will only applaude you if they "see" what they want to see. Thus even if you are always angry to the brink of explosion on the inside as long as you smile all the time people will see you as a calm person.
Self-Transformation however takes a different path in which the importance/emphasis is placed on the level of the Reaction rather than the Action. This is because to be truly Happy it has to come from our State Of Being.
"You can be great at being an actor or you can be great at being yourself."
The Path Of Creator is about Creating Everlasting Happiness through Transforming and Releasing our Sufferings (And this includes all forms of Negativities i.e. our Anger, our Fears, our Worries and so forth).
And to address our Sufferings we need to begin looking at things from the level of the Reaction rather than the level of Action.
In life, much emphasis is placed on the importance of Actions rather than Reactions when we deal with Suffering situations.
I.e. if someone makes us angry, then to address the Suffering our solutions would commonly be either make them say sorry to us or get them to stop doing what makes us angry. Thus instead of addressing our Anger within we can end up looking for external resolutions/alleviations.
The common tendency for us thus is to always look for outward solutions rather than to address our deeper problems. And this type of mentality can be seen from the ways we deal with our health problems too. i.e. to just treat the symptoms with medicine rather than looking for the cause.
Here, the point is not to say that we should abandon all forms of outward resolution to our Sufferings, i.e. to stop going to the doctors, to stop apologising to each other, to stop running away from our fears.
The point here is to say that when we only address the problem by trimming at its grass, the Roots/Seed will be left untouched and as a result it will surface again and again no matter how carefully we trim it every time.
Thus without addressing the deeper Cause of our Sufferings, the Sufferings will always be there.
But this won't address the Hurt inside.
But this won't address the Fear inside.
We can develop our intellects to always win all arguments.
But this won't address the Anger inside.
And likewise, we can find "quick solutions" to our health problems.
But this won't address the Disease inside.
One of the ways to develop the Knowing of The Self is by becoming constantly aware of the Reactions behind our Actions.
"What are my Thoughts/Emotions/Intuitions behind my Actions?"
When you sit quietly in Meditation you are in fact putting your Actions aside. What then will happen is that your outward attention will be turned inward, turning away from seeing The Self as the Actions and towards seeing The Self as the Reactions. In that state of Meditation then it is when you begin developing the Knowing of how you really Feel, how you really Think, how you really are Reacting. That experience can be intense and confusing at first as witnessing the reactions come and go can feel like being thrown into a stormy sea. But with time as you develop Stillness and the ability to observe that Sea with a calm mind, all will become clear.


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Judge Recommends $83 Million 'Piracy' Damages Award Against YouTube Rippers
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Tempe celebrates equality and diversity
Alicia Griffith October 20, 2017
All cities have a sign welcoming their visitors and residents to the town. Tempe's sign on Mill Avenue takes it one step further as it states, "Welcome! Our city is an inclusive community."
Tempe has always been an open, inviting and welcoming community. Our city has a rich history of diversity of people and cultures. We celebrate that diversity in our events and festivals, such as the Arizona Dragon Boat Races and Tempe Tardeada. Tempe's own Arizona State University, one of America's largest universities, has more than 60 different nations represented in the student body, faculty and staff and has some of the most progressive inclusion policies in the country.
Tempe's appreciation of diversity is reflected in City policies and the Tempe Tourism Office has endeavored to reach out to our visitors from across the country and across the globe, including the LGBTQ community and travelers with disabilities.
As part of its progressive vision, the City of Tempe has offered benefits for Domestic Partners of City employees since 1999. In 2014, Tempe further strengthened its stand on non-discrimination with four major milestones:
The Tempe City Council unanimously approved an anti-discrimination ordinance that makes in unlawful to discriminate against residents and visitors on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, U.S. Military veteran status, race, color, national origin, age, religion, and disability. The city ordinance bans discrimination in housing, employment and accommodations at restaurants and hotels.
Tempe voters unanimously approved (with more than 68 percent approval) an amendment to the City Charter that prohibits discrimination or favor for city positions on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, familial status, age, disability, political affiliation and United States military veteran status, except as such favor may be authorized by law. Protections apply to employment at the city and at businesses in Tempe, as well as to contracts, housing, public places and appointments to city Boards and Commissions.
The City of Tempe earned a perfect score of 100 in the 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 Human Rights Campaign Foundation's annual Municipal Equality Index (MEI). The HRC evaluates cities based on factors such as anti-discrimination laws, policies and ordinances, domestic partner benefits, and outreach to the LGBTQ community on a municipal level. Read more about Tempe's 2017 Municipal Equality Index perfect score on the City of Tempe website.
On January 1, 2017 the City of Tempe augmented its health plan to cover specific benefits for employees and their dependents who are transgender. The change covers medical and psychological services as well as gender reassignment surgery.
The Tempe Tourism Office recognizes the value of promoting Tempe as a welcoming and inclusive destination. Our efforts include partnering with Pride Guides, developing a LGBTQ page on our website, hosting travel writers from LGBTQ publications and signing the Unity Pledge through One Community. Tempe's commitment to diversity is inspiring and provides our visitors a clear message that they are welcome in our community.
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Results for Phlebotomus papatasi
Courtship behaviour of Phlebotomus papatasi the sand fly vector of cutaneous leishmaniasis
Chelbi, I., Bray, D. P. & Hamilton, J. G. C., 3/09/2012, In : Parasites and Vectors. 5, 1, 9 p., 179.
Behavioral evidence for the presence of a sex pheromone in male Phlebotomus papatasi Scopoli (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Chelbi, I., Zhioua, E. & Hamilton, J. G. C., 1/05/2011, In : Journal of Medical Entomology. 48, 3, p. 518-525 8 p.
Detection of Leishmania lipophosphoglycan binding proteins in the gut of the sandfly vector
Dillon, R. J. & Lane, R. P., 01/1999, In : Parasitology. 118, 1, p. 27-32 6 p.
Bloodmeal digestion in the midgut of Phlebotomus papatasi and Phlebotomus langeroni
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Where Did The Target Prescription Bottles Everyone Loves So Much Come From, Anyway?
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The White Castle Story: The Birth Of Fast Food & The Burger Revolution
Back in 1921, when Edgar Waldo "Billy" Ingram and Walter Anderson imagined what their legacy would ultimately be, they probably didn't believe that the country's first fast food burger chain would become the subject of a movie about two pot-smoking pals caught up in a raunchy quest for a sack of small, square White Castle burgers. [More]
How Carl's Jr. & Hardee's Became One Giant Burger Chain With Two Names
Does a fast food chain by any other name smell as… burger-like? Even though Carl's Jr. and Hardee's now share (almost) the same menu, the same graphic design elements in their branding, and the same parent company, they still retain their original names and there is virtually no geographic overlap of the two brands. While the only significant difference between Carl's Jr. and Hardee's might be their names, for more than 30 years the two companies were worlds apart. [More]
Kentucky Fried Chicken Started With An Iron Pan, Dining Room Table & A Gas Station
When we imagine Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken fame, we see an older man with a white beard and neatly pressed suit. But that's not really how the foray into feeding the masses started for Harland Sanders. Instead, things began on a much smaller scale for the entrepreneur, who was in his 60s by the time he started letting others sell his chicken recipe. [More]
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How long does it take to get good? What if I can't read music? How young can a student begin? How often do I have to practice? Questions Tom has been asked about private lessons at his studio.
97. How long does it take to get good?
Guitar students can play well enough to accompany a song in two months with regular practice. They could also expect to play basic rock and blues guitar in that amount of time. To play intermediate classical guitar music it takes about two years of study for a diligent student, but one could spend a lifetime studying the guitar and never know it all.
98. How often do I have to practice?
Generally one should practice at least half an hour a day. If you practice forty-five minutes to an hour you will progress more quickly. By practicing I mean that the student identifies what needs work and repeats an exercise or piece of music until it becomes easy to play. It's really rather fun. Though if you want to be a virtuoso it's going to take a lot of hard work.
99. How young can a student begin?
Four and half years of age is the youngest one should be to begin guitar. Before that age they can do rhythm games, singing and listening to music, but the motor control necessary to begin an instrument generally doesn't mature enough until children are four and a half. Eight is a very good age to start an instrument. The trick with young children is to make it fun so they'll have a positive experience.
100. What if I can't read music?
You don't have to read music to play the instruments I teach. However for classical guitar and classical mandolin it's necessary. The folk and popular styles don't require reading music, but it helps. Learning to read music really isn't all that difficult if you take a step-by-step approach. I have taught thousands of people to read music. Generally students find it quite liberating.
101. Is it ever too late to start?
It is never too late. Some of the best beginning students I have had started in their fifties. Many people begin in middle age and do very well for themselves. Perhaps they appreciate it more than younger students. One of my best students was seventy-six years old when he began. He played very well.


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