The Evergreen State College: Is Speaking With Tucker Carlson A Punishable Offense?
Many of Professor Bret Weinstein's faculty colleagues issued heated demands for him to resign.
Three and a half days after a horde of angry students descended on his classroom berating him and calling for him to be fired, Professor Bret Weinstein found himself in a Seattle television studio being interviewed by Tucker Carlson.
Those three and a half days were traumatic for Professor Weinstein, his students and the rest of the campus. Weinstein was warned by the College's police chief to stay away from campus because the orders given to her by the College's president made it impossible for the police to protect him. She feared for his safety so he opted to teach in a city park. Protesting students held the campus's senior administrative team hostage, even refusing to permit the president to go to the restroom unescorted. Protesting students hurled vile epithets at anyone who disagreed with them and one faculty member foully berated her colleagues in public for not supporting the protestors to the degree she thought they should.
The student protestors made Weinstein the center of much of the attention because they were upset that two months earlier he sent out an email offering a divergent opinion on the proposed structure of a campus event dealing with race relations. The extreme nature of the protests, virtually all of which were captured on video and posted to YouTube, coupled with the opprobrium Weinstein received for speaking his mind, led to people all across the political spectrum and all across the country to support Weinstein and condemn both the protestors and the campus administration.
While images of the protest went viral on social media, the mainstream press was slow to react. Weinstein, concerned for his safety and that of his students, troubled by the way campus culture had devolved into something akin to a scene from Lord of the Flies, and distressed by the constant call for his firing, looked to bring the story to a larger audience.
And then the call came from Tucker Carlson asking if he would appear on his show as part of a story that was going to be run on the Evergreen situation. Weinstein agreed and the campus rhetoric against him increased exponentially.
Now, instead of students calling for him to be fired, many of his faculty colleagues issued heated demands for him to resign.
Bret, both directly and through some of his associates, has chosen to take steps that can now be materially demonstrated to have invited threats of violence, wielded for political ends, against our students, our colleagues, and ourselves. As a result, many of us are terrified, which is clearly the intent of these threats. And in my own academic area of expertise, there is a very specific term for political violence, and for threats thereof, deployed to terrorize. This is serious. I call on Bret to apologize and to rectify the damage he has done, or to resign.
I concur with the alarm expressed below that one of our faculty has turned to the most right-wing, inflammatory propaganda sources on TV today, Tucker Carlson's national segment on FOX News, to virtually invite right-wing forces to attack and defund Evergreen, and denigrate the Day of Absence/Day of Presence as "Campus Craziness." As a scholar who has studied the far-right for three decades, and as a community organizer who has seen them in action, I can confirm how dangerous such a white backlash can become…. This has gone too far…. Until Friday, I merely disagreed with Bret. Today, I no longer consider him to be a colleague interested in the well-being of our community….
Our community has been put at risk, and the inevitable threats are already being made. I call on Bret to apologize or resign, and invite other faculty members to also ask him to do so.
Ignore for a moment the fact that, regardless of what some Evergreen faculty members might say and whatever you might think about it, Fox News is not the alt-right and disingenuously conflating the two detracts from the very real damage the actual alt-right perpetuates. Are faculty members actually saying that there are some news outlets that should be off limits, that merely speaking to them merits punishment? I suspect that, when pushed, most faculty members, even at Evergreen, would bristle at the thought of an approved list of media organizations.
So, if that's not the case, the problem must lie with what Professor Weinstein actually said in his interview with Tucker Carlson. An examination of his actual interview might be surprising to some.
The full segment took only 5 minutes and 50 seconds. During that time, Carlson introduced the topic, showed a segment of the video in which students surrounded Professor Weinstein at his classroom, and asked Professor Weinstein a grand total of five questions. Are any of Weinstein's answers to those five questions problematic, dishonest, or in any other way worthy of punishment?
Question 1: Carlson asked what happened and why. Weinstein responded by saying that 50 or so students disrupted his class because they claimed he was a racist based on the email he had sent.
Question 2: Carlson asked what happened after the video ended. Weinstein responded by saying that the police were concerned for his safety and tried to find a way into the building that wasn't blocked, that upon leaving the protestors went to the president's office and extracted some concessions from him, and that later that day there was another meeting that was "far crazier" than what was on the video.
Question 3: Carlson asked why the president was allowing a student mob to threaten one of his professors. Weinstein noted that that's exactly what the president was doing; that a student mob had effectively taken control of the campus and that the president had ordered the police to "stand down" and not interact with protestors. He added that, at this very moment, students were meeting with the president who was responding to their demands and that they had indicated that if he did not meet those demands there would be violence. Finally, he repeated his charge that the police were told to "stand down" by the president and thus they were not able to regain control of the campus.
Question 5: This was actually a statement more than a question. Carlson asserted, "You said people shouldn't be allowed to speak or not on the basis of their skin color, which seems like a foundational belief of the left, and one that I agree with strongly, and for that they physically threatened you and are trying to get you fired." Weinstein agreed and reiterated that there was nothing racist in what he had written.
Professor Weinstein was calm, articulate and factual. The only thing he said that could possibly be seen as controversial was his statement that students had promised violence if their demands were not met. But that promise was well sourced and, it turns out, prophetic given that students formed a vigilante group and roamed the campus with baseball bats and tasers a week later.
Why, then, did faculty attack Professor Weinstein for speaking with Tucker Carlson? I believe that there were two reasons. First, as they had done all year, they were attempting to silence a divergent voice, one that repeatedly called for discussion. That Professor Weinstein was offered a platform on Fox News, an outlet whose politics is not aligned with that of most of the faculty's, simply made it easier to attack him for speaking out.
More importantly, however, although news of the chaos on campus was increasing dramatically via social media and some conservative outlets even before his appearance on Fox, visibility really took off afterwards. Many videos of the protest received upwards of 100,000 hits and, more strikingly, virtually every comment reflected negatively on the student protestors, their faculty supporters, and the College. Faculty were looking for a scapegoat for all of this negative publicity and Professor Weinstein's appearance on Tucker Carlson's show seemed like an obvious choice – regardless of the details.
The problem is that their choice of scapegoat can't explain the fact that students, faculty and the College came in for scathing attacks from media outlets, bloggers, and organizations representing the far right, the far left, and the middle of the political spectrum.
If scapegoats are needed, students should look in the mirror and see how their violent and inchoate behavior alienated virtually everyone. Faculty should look in the mirror and see how their attacks on the free speech rights of a colleague and their mindless support for a small group of protestors, regardless of the extreme nature of their actions, alienated virtually everyone. The campus administration should look in the mirror and see how their inability to provide leadership in the face of what should have been a minor crisis, alienated virtually everyone.
What Professor Weinstein did, purely and simply, was help the rest of the world see for themselves what was happening on the Evergreen campus. The unedited videos of students screaming at the president, of a faculty member cursing at her colleagues, provide a clear picture of the reality of the situation. Yes, more people became aware of what was happening on campus because Professor Weinstein dared to speak with Tucker Carlson. But if everyone was as proud of the students and their colleagues as they originally claimed they were, greater awareness wouldn't be a problem – it would be a virtue.
There was a somewhat surprising upside to the conversation between Professor Weinstein and Tucker Carlson. Numerous people wrote to Weinstein saying that although they doubt that they share many of his political perspectives, they very much respect the position he's taken and how he's presented his opinions. Real connections with people were forged and those connections improved understanding.
Reaching across the political divide, communicating across significant differences, may actually be possible – but it has to begin with conversation. If, as faculty at Evergreen seem to want, we limit those conversations to those with whom we agree at the outset, we'll make no progress and we'll learn nothing. Looking beyond oneself, listening to what others have to say, understanding a perspective other than your own, even if you don't agree with that perspective, after all, is what a liberal arts education is all about. If the faculty at a liberal arts college can't grasp that simple point, our educational system is truly in deep trouble.


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Is there a good alterantive to Connectify Pro to turn Windows 7 into a WiFi hotspot?
I have a USB dongle with me. I want to turn my Windows 7 to a WiFi hotspot so that I can use internet on my mobile, too.
I have tried Mary-Fi and Virtual Router Manager. Both pop up with network error. Connectify needs a Pro account if I have to use my USB's internet and setup a hotspot. Do you know any decent alternative to these?
You can actually create a wifi hotspot from the Command prompt.
Just follow these simple steps, and you should have it ready to run.
I hada a similar wish and I've tried many of the alternatives too, unfortunately I still can't do this properly. I hope something new comes out among these answers so I can share my PC's internet with my phone too. My only solution was buying a Reverse USB Tether app on my Android. It partially solved mine.
why do u nt try connectify???
I think its ur Antivirus program which is blocking. Uninstall antivirus and try if you can succeed. If you, then the problem is with antivirus. Which one do u use ?
Dear Vikram sir, that doesn't help, especially if u are using Net Protector. It does not allow as I've tried that and later uninstalled it. Now I'm able to connect to Wifi on my mobile. Many answers say that antivirus is the main reason for blocking Wifi hotspot in google search too. Anyway thanks.
Why go for something like this when you do not really need it.
You can do it without any software all from itself.
1. Go to network and sharing centre.
2. click on setup a new connection.
3. give the name and password and click on next.
4. After its done setting up its self, just click on turn on internet sharing and thats it! Enoy!
But you need to make sure that your laptop's or pc's WIFI is turned on!
two apps showing network error? are you sure your wireless adapter is working fine? and is it's driver correctly installed?
Most of these applications use the Virtual Hosted Network feature that is built into Windows.
If you are seeing a network errors in two of these applications I would assume the problem comes from within Windows e.g. a damaged Virtual WiFi Miniport adapter.
enter "netsh wlan stop hostednetwork"
Then retry those applications. If you are still seeing the same error I would suggest to get to the bottom of it (trying to solve it) as it will most likely cause other "SoftAP" solutions to fail too.
SeventhGate enables Windows 7 and Server 2008R2 computers with wireless network card to turn into simple wireless routers. SeventhGate waits in system tray for You to start the network. If no longer needed, just turn it off and let Your machine free up all the resources.
I use this also on my new Windows 8 PC.


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Texas Longhorns hang tough with UCLA Bruins, but fall 20-17 on late touchdown pass
At least the Horns were ready to play this week.
By Wescott Eberts@SBN_Wescott Sep 13, 2014, 11:28pm CDT
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UCLA Bruins back-up quarterback Jerry Neuheisel hadn't had many opportunities to stretch the field after replacing star starter Brett Hundley early in the game after Hundley suffered a left elbow injury on a scramble.
But when Neuheisel pump-faked on 1st and 10 from the Texas 33-yard line, Texas Longhorns junior cornerback Duke Thomas bit on the fake and UCLA wide receiver Jordan Payton was sprung for an easy touchdown catch down the sidelines to provide the final margin in a narrow 20-17 UCLA win over Texas on Saturday night at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.
With a final chance to win the game, Texas senior wide receiver John Harris dropped a short pass on first down, putting the Horns behind the chain and ultimately resulting in a bounced pass by Tyrone Swoopes on 4th and 7 to decide the game.
Moments earlier, Harris had been the hero, catching an eight-yard touchdown pass from Swoopes on a 10-play, 80-yard drive that consumed four minutes and gave the Horns the lead. Harris had kept the drive alive with a six-yard catch on 3rd and 5 before junior running back Johnathan Gray showed some explosiveness bouncing a run outside and breaking off a 31-yard gain, exactly the type of play the Horns had trouble producing against BYU last week.
Down the field, Harris celebrated after pancaking a UCLA defender to help Gray pick up some extra yardage.
The offense showed improvement from last week, as the offensive line generally played better in paving the way for 4.2 yards per carry and Swoopes had a good outing, going 24-of-34 for 196 yards and two touchdowns, including a lofted touchdown pass to junior tight end MJ McFarland in the second quarter.
Several plays before, Swoopes had kept the drive alive after vacating the pocket on 4th and 8 from the UCLA 38-yard line and delivering a pass to Harris, who extended for an impressive 33-yard catch.
After a holding penalty by junior offensive guard Sedrick Flowers, Swoopes set up the touchdown pass by scrambling down the sideline for 10 big yards on his longest run of the evening.
Pop passes using slant routes to junior wide receiver Marcus Johnson on plays blocked for the Power play that the line had trouble blocking last week against the Cougars represented a welcome addition to the offense. And senior wide receiver Jaxon Shipley, who played despite a head injury sustained last week, was used on push passes to provide some threat in the perimeter game in another adjustment by play caller Shawn Watson
While the offense improved as a whole, the defense still struggled at times, giving up 215 yards on the ground to the Bruins, even without Hundley's impressive scrambling ability that burned the Horns several times before his injury. UCLA running back Paul Perkins didn't score a touchdown, but gained a career-high 126 yards on 26 carries, including a 58-yard burst early in the second half made possible when he broke the attempted tackles of Texas linebacker Jordan Hicks and safety Jason Hall.
Part of the problem for the defense, especially in the second half, may have been a leg injury to senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson in the second half. Jackson was carted off the field, but it's not known how much time he could possibly miss or even the exact nature of his injury.
Texas also suffered from special teams and coaching mistakes. The game began with head coach Charlie Strong visibly frustrated on the sideline after UCLA won the toss, deferred, and then had Texas decide to kick the ball off, which ultimately resulted in the Bruins receiving the ball to start both halves. And in the fourth quarter on the final UCLA drive, Texas could only stop the clock once after using two timeouts early in the game.
Special teams were also an area of struggle for Texas once again. Junior Nick Rose kicked the ball out of bounds for the second time this season when he appeared to attempt to angle a kick towards the sideline after the go-ahead touchdown.
Then, after the Horns forced the only turnover of the game when senior linebacker Steve Edmond knocked a ball loose from UCLA running back Jordon James that sophomore defensive tackle Paul Boyette recovered, the offense went three-and-out and gave up a 45-yard punt return to UCLA defensive back Ishmael Adams.
Unsurprisingly, UCLA immediately tried to produce a big play with the double move to Payton and were able to do so as Thomas suffered the type of mental mistake that characterized his worst moments in 2013.
There were also time-management issues for Texas after the UCLA turnover that gave the offense a chance to run their four-minute drill and kill the clock. But instead of running time off, the Horns ran plays with significant time remaining on the play clock, poor decisions that were ultimately made irrelevant by the big punt return and subsequent touchdown pass.
So while the game represented a significant improvement from the no-show in the third quarter against the Cougars last week, there is still plenty of room for this team to get better.
The offensive line appeared to do so with some more variation in the running game, though sophomore Kent Perkins was a major disappointment at right tackle with two critical holding penalties in pass protection and several other miscues that allowed easy shots on Swoopes.
And the running ability of the Texas starting quarterback still appears lacking. He seemed too willing to give up the ball up on the zone read even when the read players were crashing and struggled to make opponent miss in the open field when he was scrambling -- his long run on the game went for only 10 yards.
On the positive side, Swoopes was throwing bullets all game, continuing to show improved accuracy on short throws and working more towards the middle of the field with the pop passes to Johnson.
Ultimately, however, the long passing play on the day was still 33 yards to John Harris, with no other receiver producing a catch of more than 20 yards -- the margin for error simply isn't high enough for this group to drive the ball down the field in short chunks. Competing with Baylor and Oklahoma in upcoming weeks will require some big plays.
The injury to Hundley was probably worth a touchdown or so in keeping the game close, as UCLA went to a more conservative game plan with Neuheisel at quarterback. In that regard, the ability of the Bruins to impose their will in the running game presents a major concern moving forward for a Texas front seven that may be without Jackson for several weeks and still suffers from the linebackers disappearing. Everyone in the stadium knew that the Bruins wanted to run the football and the Horns weren't able to get stops.
In that context, hanging tough with a Bruins team that may still be somewhat overrated at No. 12 nationally isn't suggestive of a program that is close to breaking through.
Facing a tough schedule, the game against UCLA represented a chance to pull off the type of upset that would earn some rare positive national attention for a program that desperately needs something to create a sense of resurgence.
With one pump fake and a lofted pass, the back-up quarterback for the Bruins ripped that opportunity away from a team that may still be in the market for moral victories.

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Sergey Valentinovich Smirnov (; born 17 September 1960 – 18 September 2003) was a Russian track and field athlete who competed in the shot put. He was a medallist at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in 1987 and at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986 and 1987. Smirnov represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics.

Among his other honours were a gold medal at the 1986 Goodwill Games, a gold medal at the 1985 European Cup (in an unbeaten championship record), and a silver at the 1985 IAAF World Cup. He was a six-time Soviet champion. His personal bests of  outdoors and  are the current Russian records in the shot put. He ranks in the top fifteen all-time athletes for the shot put.

Career

Early life and Russian record
Born in Saint Petersburg (then Leningrad) in the Russian SSR, he began training in athletics at the Leningrad sports club. He won his first major international medal at the 1983 Summer Universiade, taking the bronze behind America's Mike Carter and Zlatan Saračević of Yugoslavia. At age twenty-two, he made his global senior debut for the Soviet Union at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, though he failed to get past the qualifying round.

Smirnov made quick improvements in the 1985 season, establishing himself among the world's best shot putters. His throw of  for the gold medal at the 1985 European Cup (held on home soil in Moscow) was a championship record – one that would go unbeaten right up until the European Cup became defunct in 2009. He beat Alessandro Andrei and Udo Beyer (both Olympic champions) to win the event. His throw was the second best ever by a Soviet athlete at that point, behind only the mark of  set by Sergey Kasnauskas the previous year. His first national title win came at the Soviet Athletics Championships, where he topped the podium with a throw of . He remained in good form at the 1985 IAAF World Cup, taking the silver medal after Ulf Timmermann. Smirnov ranked second globally on performance that year behind Timmerman's world record throw.

Peak and indoor medals
He reached his athletic peak in the 1986 season. He threw a Soviet and Russian record distance of  in Tallinn, although again he was beaten by Timmermann. He was victorious at the Soviet Championships for a second time and his winning mark of  was the best ever at the meet. He set a meeting record of  at the Brothers Znamensky Memorial, which as of 2015 remain unbettered. Internationally he won two medals that year. He was the silver medallist at the 1986 European Athletics Indoor Championships behind Swiss champion Werner Günthör. The Goodwill Games in Moscow brought him the second gold medal of his career, beating national rival Sergey Gavryushin and American John Brenner. Becoming the inaugural champion with a throw of , his mark was never bettered at the games. He comfortably qualified at the 1986 European Athletics Championships, but picked up an injury and was unable to start the final, which was won by Günthör. He placed third in the world on distance that season after East Germany's Beyer (the new world record holder) and Timmermann. This was Smirnov's last top three outdoor ranking of his career.

He won a third straight national title in 1987 and also claimed his first win at the Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships. The indoor circuit was his focus that year and he claimed two bronze medals, first at the 1987 European Athletics Indoor Championships and then at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships, placing behind Timmermann and Günthör at both events. He achieved a lifetime indoor best performance of  to win his indoor national title in Penza and, as of 2015, this remains the Russian indoor record. It was six centimetres short of the Soviet record held by Sergey Kasnauskas (who took Belarusian citizenship after the dissolution of the Soviet Union).

Olympic debut and later career
He was defeated at the national championships by Gavryushin in 1988, but still gained selection for the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the 1988 Seoul Olympics he ranked fifth in qualifying but throw a little shorter in the final, resulting in an eighth-place finish for his only Olympic appearance. His best throws that year were  in Vilnius and  in Moscow. He did not compete internationally in 1989 and his season's best of  was his worst since 1983. He returned in 1990 and ranked sixth in the world through his season's best of  and narrowly missed out on a medal at the 1990 European Athletics Championships, taking fourth place after Norway's Georg Andersen (banned for doping a year later). Smirnov won his last two Soviet national titles in 1990 and 1991 at the national indoor meet. He ranked second on distance indoors globally in both those years. He was ninth at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships and also won a silver medal at the 1991 European Cup (his last major international medal).

Smirnov acquired Russian citizenship in 1992 and began competing intentionally for the newly independent nation. His only major appearance for Russia was the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships, where he placed seventh. He was the inaugural winner of the shot put at the Russian Indoor Athletics Championships that year. He ranked first in the world indoor rankings in 1992 through his mark of  (this was the shortest to top the rankings since 1980, as competitive performances in men's shot put declined in the 1990s).

Personal bests
Shot put outdoors –  (1986)
Shot put indoors –  (1987)

National titles
Soviet Athletics Championships
Shot put: 1985, 1986, 1987
Soviet Indoor Athletics Championships
Shot put: 1987, 1990, 1991
Russian Indoor Athletics Championships
Shot put: 1993

International competitions

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1960 births
2003 deaths
Athletes from Saint Petersburg
Russian male shot putters
Soviet male shot putters
Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union
Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
Goodwill Games medalists in athletics
Universiade bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games

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The number of students studying computer science at GCSE has increased fourfold in 2014, as students celebrate the opening of their exam results today.
Figures released by the Joint Council for Qualifications show 16,773 students sat the computer science GCSE exam in 2014, compared with 4,253 in 2013.
Both genders saw an increase in students, with the number of males rising from 3,640 in 2013 to 14,205 in 2014, and the number of females taking the subject rising from just 613 in 2013 to 2,568 in 2014.
The computer science GCSE has been endorsed by industry experts – including BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT) – and counts towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc).
Schools reform minister Nick Gibb congratulated all pupils and teachers on the GCSE results, and said pupils and parents can feel increasingly confident the exam system is working in their favour.
"The GCSE subjects they are taking are those most valued by colleges, employers and universities, and will help young people to succeed in modern Britain," he said.
The A*-C overall pass rate has risen from 68.1% in 2013 to 68.8% in 2014. The proportion of girls achieving A*-C grades was 73.1%, while 64.3% were boys.
"An exams system had developed that worked against the best efforts of teachers and the best interests of pupils. These results show our plan for education is correcting that," Gibb said.
Melissa Di Donato, vice-president of ISV and OEM programs for Europe and Asia-Pacific at Salesforce.com, said empowering future generations to pursue careers in IT has never been more important, as the industry experiences a shortage of software developers.
"Learning to code and motivating students to focus on Stem [science, technology, engineering and maths] disciplines at university is an important step to a career in IT," she said.
However, she warned that this should not just apply to men, and drawing more women into careers in technology is an important part of addressing the skills gap.
"Successful, well-rounded companies need to draw from the entire workforce – and training and education is the necessary first step to creating that skilled workforce. This broad focus will help to enhance the industry in its current state and create a wave of new role models for generations to come," she said.
From September 2014, the UK national curriculum will require computing to be taught in schools from the ages of five to 16, instead of ICT.


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Rory McIlroy says he and Caroline Wozniacki have not broken up
Rory McIlroy and Caroline Wozniacki are in the news again because of rumors that they have broken up, but the two are in denial mode.
Irish outlets The Sun and The Independent reported over the weekend that the golfer and tennis player have split. The Independent says McIlroy ended the relationship, leaving Woz "utterly distraught." They reported that the break up has been "very difficult" for the two.
Speculation of problems between the two arose after they each changed their Twitter profile pictures from ones of them together to ones of them alone. Wozniacki made light of that detail in a tweet:
Since my profile pic made big headlines I better change it again lol.. #dontbelieveallyoureadinpapers
— Caroline Wozniacki (@CaroWozniacki) August 25, 2013
Likewise, McIlroy denied there was anything wrong between him and Wozniacki.
"Just because we changed our Twitter profile picture doesn't mean we're not together. But yeah, it's all good," McIlroy told the media.
The Northern Irishman then mocked the reporter who wrote about their breakup, and Woz joined in over Twitter:
.@McIlroyRory haha that's not a very good percentage lol!
McIlroy has been criticized recently for his relationship with Caroline, but that doesn't mean he has succumbed to public pressure to break up with her. Keep in mind that the reporting regarding the two has been very shoddy. Some reports last year said they were engaged, which they weren't. They also had to fend off breakup rumors in March and again in July.
We're usually subscribers to the "where there's smoke, there's fire" mantra, but, in this case, we won't believe it's over til we hear it from them.
McIlroy finished tied for 19th at The Barclays over the weekend. He is scheduled to be in attendance for Wozniacki's first-round match at the US Open this week.


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'Five fire engines' dealing with first floor fire at George Abbot School in Guildford - recap
Surrey Police and Surrey Fire & Rescue Service are in attendance
Fire at George Abbot School in Guildford (Image: Darren Pepe)
Five fire engines are currently dealing with a fire at George Abbot School in Guildford.
Surrey Fire and Rescue were called to the secondary school in Woodruff Avenue at around 12.40pm on Monday (November 19).
A spokesman for Surrey Fire and Rescue Service, said: "We were called at around 12.40pm to a fire at George Abbot School in Guildford. Five fire engines and an aerial ladder are currently on the scene dealing with a first floor fire."
Surrey Police and South East Coast Ambulance Service has been contacted for comment.
Investigation into the cause remains ongoing.
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Read a full round-up of the dramatic events after George Abbot School staff and students were evacuated after a fire in a first floor teaching block.
Surrey Fire and Rescue has left the scene
A spokesman for Surrey Fire and Rescue said:
We were called at around 12.40pm to a fire at George Abbot School in Guildford. Five fire engines and an aerial ladder were sent to deal with a fire on the first floor of a teaching block, and we left shortly before 3.50pm. As with all fires the cause will be investigated."
Fire investigation in progress
Crew Commander Dominic Spooner from Guildford Blue Watch has confirmed an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Mr Spooner said:
There's a fire investigation in progress. We're not sure how it started but we've got police and ambulance on the scene.
No one was hurt and the school was fully evacuated. The school managed the full evacuation immediately, they were here to meet us, their plans went very well which was good.
It's hard to tell the extent of the damage because I haven't personally been in there, but the fire was quite well developed when we arrived. The hydrant was a long way away from where we needed, so we had to roll out a fair bit of hose."
All students and staff safety evacuated
George Abbot School confirm all students and staff were 'safety evacuated.'
Kate Carriett, head teacher, said:
All students and staff were safety evacuated and accounted for. Emergency services are currently at the scene, assessing the situation. School has resumed normal service and children will be dismissed at the end of the day.
Fire 'contained to one building'
Kate Carriett, the head teacher at George Abbot School has released a statement.
Ms Carriett, said:
Early afternoon today, a small localised fire, which was contained to one building occurred at George Abbot School.
Ambulance crew 'attended as a precaution'
A spokesman for South East Coast Ambulance Service, said:
I can confirm one ambulance crew has attended the scene as a precaution in support of the fire service but there are no injuries reported."
'No one is believed to have been injured'
Surrey Police confirm emergency services remain on the scene.
No one is believed to have been injured. The school will remain closed as the emergency services deal with the incident."
Surrey Police assisting with evacuation of the school
Surrey Police is currently assisting with the evacuation of students and staff at the school.
A spokesman for Surrey Police said:
We are assisting our colleagues at Surrey Fire and Rescue with the evacuation of students and staff from the George Abbot School in Burpham after a fire broke out around 12.50pm today (November 19).
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Surrey Fire and Rescue are currently at George Abbot School in Guildford dealing with a first floor fire.
We were called at around 12.40pm to a fire at George Abbot School in Guildford. Five fire engines and an aerial ladder are currently on the scene dealing with a first floor fire."
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So, when Bob and I recently headed down to Bethlehem to do some photos of Kristin and Ben at the Steel Stacks, I was almost embarrassed to say I had never been there. Like it always happens, it's an amazing place right outside our back door. The place has a remarkable history and the revitalization that is going on around it is fantastic. There are little shops popping up, a place for concerts. It's incredible! Despite all that, I was most excited about the photos. All that old steel and cool angles. We couldn't wait to get there.
It did not disappoint. Sometimes when we go to a new place to shoot we have to focus on finding the right shots and staying calm. It sounds funny but you can get so excited about a place you don't know where to start. But then Kristin and Ben happened. We could have been shooting in a landfill and I would have been happy. Kristin and Ben are so at ease, so full of energy that where we were would never make a difference. They were up for anything, funny and just a great time to be around. We had so many laughs I swear I had to remind myself to keep shooting. It just made for a great day. Thank you Kristin and Ben for inviting us to be a part of your wedding. We love you guys and can't wait to spend more time with you.


It's been a busy time, with one chick having to be rushed to Invercargill's Elles Road Vets for emergency surgery after being attacked in its nest on Codfish Island/Whenua Hou last weekend.
The male kakapo's (Arab) aggressive attack left a 20-day-old kakapo chick (nicknamed Bluster) with a 7cm tear down its side, a 2cm gash to its head and both ends of its big toe missing.
"The gash down its side was almost as big as the chick," Professor Paul-Murphy said. Elles Road vet nurse Tracey Jennings and clinic owner Sandy Cooper assisted the surgery.
It was the first time Miss Jennings had anaesthetised such a rare bird. "It was pretty nerve-racking but it was amazing too, to be working so closely with a kakapo chick," she said.
Dr Cooper said her clinic had been helping the recovery team during breeding seasons for the past 30 years.
This year had been particularly busy because it was the highest number of chicks ever to hatch (36 hatched and 33 have survived).
26 kakapo chicks (last update: april 20, 2009) have been taken to a special hand-rearing facility in Invercargill to secure their chances of survival.
The chicks are among the 34 which hatched on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island this breeding season, bringing the critically endangered kakapo population to 125.
Kakapo recovery team leader Deidre Vercoe said unfortunately not enough rimu fruit had ripened on the island for all 27 mothers to feed their chicks on.


Haefner singled up the middle.
Sobieraski singled through the left side; Sheppard advanced to second; Haefner advanced to third.
Vey flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; Sheppard advanced to third; Haefner scored.
HOEKSTRA, Kurt singled through the right side.
MILLER, Grant singled through the left side; HOEKSTRA, Kurt advanced to second.
KUJAWA, Jared singled down the lf line, RBI; MILLER, Grant advanced to second; HOEKSTRA, Kurt scored.
VOGELMEIER, Nick singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; KUJAWA, Jared advanced to third; MILLER, Grant scored.
HO, Mitchell hit by pitch.
PRINCE, Hunter hit by pitch, RBI; HO, Mitchell advanced to second; VOGELMEIER, Nick advanced to third; KUJAWA, Jared scored.
SUNDE, Brett singled through the left side, RBI; MILLER, Grant scored.
Tuohy to p for Magovney.
KUJAWA, Jared advanced to third on a passed ball; SUNDE, Brett scored on a passed ball, unearned.
Haefner reached first on an error by 3b.
FARMER, Drew singled to right field.
Machi singled to left field.
SUNDE, Brett singled to left field.
ALLISON, Tanner singled to right field.
VOGELMEIER, Nick singled to center field; ALLISON, Tanner advanced to second.
HO, Mitchell reached on a fielder's choice; VOGELMEIER, Nick advanced to second; ALLISON, Tanner advanced to third.
PRINCE, Hunter grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; HO, Mitchell out on the play; VOGELMEIER, Nick advanced to third; ALLISON, Tanner scored.
HOEKSTRA, Kurt doubled down the lf line.
MILLER, Grant singled to left field, RBI; HOEKSTRA, Kurt scored.
Harasta to p for Tuohy.
PRINCE, Hunter struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch.
Utz to c for Gonzalez.
Utz struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
Haefner walked; Sinay advanced to second.
Sheppard walked; Haefner advanced to second; Sinay advanced to third.
HAYNES, Pat to p for MAYLE, Chad.


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Sandy: A Spiritual, Scriptural Response
11/05/2012 12:51 pm ET Updated Jan 23, 2014
This sermon was delivered at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, an Orthodox Synagogue in New York City, days after Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast.
This is a powerful moment. It's our first time together in large numbers as a community after witnessing and experiencing the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.
We are thinking of those in this synagogue and those beyond our walls who lost power, thinking of those among us who lost possessions, those who lost homes, those who lost life. We are hurting, and the pain will continue for some time. But we are also healing. We may have less fuel and less electricity, but make no mistake, we are not powerless.
This week I had the great privilege of joining New Yorkers of every stripe to come together and address the profound, human needs left by Hurricane Sandy's aftermath.
We did a lot of carrying. Carrying water and food, flashlights and coats, into the synagogue, out into cars, into shelters, carrying hot meals by flashlight up countless flights of pitch black stairs. As we carried these supplies which were lifelines for residents who were otherwise alone and cut off, I carried with me images from this week's Torah portion.
Vayaar, vayaratz -- he saw, he ran
At the beginning this week's portion, Avraham is visited by God at his tent. And seemingly in the middle of that visit, he sees something else, gets up and runs away! Why? What did he see? Avraham saw people in need. Vulnerable strangers on the way. He said wait a minute God, and he ran to meet the needs of others. He rushed to bring people he had never met food and water.
Let me tell you, that is exactly what I saw happening all across New York as people rushed, literally running, to help others.
Right here, in our synagogue, we opened our collective doors to hurricane victims, called vulnerable seniors, coordinated meals and places to stay, even housed a school. We put out a call for donations and within hours the coatroom was full. We collected and hundreds and hundreds of pounds of food, water, clothes, batteries, toiletries. We asked for drivers to bring the supplies to people in need and cars showed up, people even rented a U-Haul. And within just hours we had delivered them to hard hit areas -- Brighton Beach, the Lower East Side, to shelters across Manhattan. All this while simultaneously having our lives disrupted in so many ways.
This didn't just happen in our synagogue. As we put out the call for volunteers, literally hundreds of people called, texted, tweeted and just showed up to help. I worked with women and men, CEOs to children, from all faiths and no faith. We connected through e-mail, texting, Facebook, Twitter and the desire to help, to give, to serve. One Facebook post at 6 p.m. Tuesday night about meal deliveries to homebound seniors resulted in more than 30 people showing up at the address the next morning. Someone in Georgia tweeted that a woman in Teaneck who was on her social network was running out of gas for a generator that was powering her daughter's breathing machine. Within five minutes we got a hold of a doctor in Teaneck, an Orthodox Jew, and within 10 minutes he drove over to check on the family, who are, by the way, devout Muslims. They were safe and grateful.
Vayichlu hamayim -- and the water ran out. Vatisa et kola vayivech -- and she raised her voice and wept.
In the portion, Hagar is in the desert, running out of water and unable to bear the screams of her starving child. She has nowhere to turn. I thought of this story when one of Uri L'Tzedek's volunteers, while visiting apartment buildings, was greeted by a woman, crying, with with a screaming baby on her shoulder. She didn't speak English but wrote down a note for the volunteer, who promised to return. The volunteer went to the street, found a person who spoke Chinese and English, and translated the note to learn the woman needed baby formula. The volunteer walked the streets until she found an open bodega, purchased the formula and returned, formula in hand.
V'yashev b'maareah, V'ish ein ba'retz -- And they sat in a cave, and there was no person in the land.
In the portion, Lot and his family are stuck in a dark cave, without a clue as to what is happening in the world. Today, thousands of elderly seniors are stuck in high rises, with no phone, radio, electricity or water.
I visited a 94-year-old woman and her aide, trapped on the 11th floor of a public housing building. The elderly woman was confused, and they had almost run out of fresh water. The aide had been there for two days and needed to return to the Bronx because she had run out of medicine, but she feared for the life of her client if she left. She had no cell phone reception and little battery, and the landline wasn't working. We were able to reach her son, but he couldn't help because he was bedridden with cancer in Brooklyn. With no other option, used our phones to call 911 to transport the elderly woman to the hospital where she would be safe and the aide could go home and take her medicine.
Another to the top floor of a different building on the Lower East Side where I met Lorraine. Ninety-four-years-old, Lorraine had no running water or power for days it didn't seem to bother her much. Volunteers had brought her food and water for three days straight and she was OK. To pass the time she'd been writing poems about the stars and the oceans. She read a few to me. I still remember one line: "Jewels from a sunken ship, drifting through the ocean."
This Shabbat is hopefully a time when many of us are taking our first deep breaths since Sunday. Take it. But tomorrow, we will continue to respond. We'll send out more information tonight and tomorrow morning about ongoing efforts to support, as we come together and strive to reach God's vision for the children of Abrhama, as made explicit in this week's portion, to be guardians of God's way, doing righteousness and justice.
But let's focus one more minute on now. Now we are in Shabbat. Now we are praying as a community, another important way we can heal and help in Sandy's wake. As we move together into final prayer of the day, one final thought from the portion on responding spiritually to Sandy.
For the rabbis of the Talmud, this very portion is the beginning of prayer. The Talmud (Brachot 26b) says, Tefillot avot tiknum, "Prayer was established by the Avot (patriarchs)," and then uses the following verse (Genesis 19:27) from this week's parasha to prove how Abraham established prayer: Vayashkem Avraham ba'boker el hamakom asher amad sham et pnei Hashem -- "and Abraham arose early in the morning to the place where he stood to the face of God."
The connection is in the word "amad," to stand, and its connection to the "Amidah." Strangely though, the Torah relates just one chapter later (Genesis 20:17) that Abraham prayed (hitpallel) to God! " The word hitpallel is directly related to tefilah. When proving that Abraham established prayer, why didn't the Talmud use this verse? Further, in the case of Abraham's tefilah, God answered his prayer and miraculously healed Avimelech! Why isn't this clear, successful prayer our foundational model?
The Talmud's counterintuitive proof-text offers a powerful lesson. Let's take a deeper look our original proof-text: "Abraham arose early in the morning to the place where he stood to the face of God." This place was of deep significance to Abraham. It was the place where he stood and confronted God on the destruction of S'dom and Amorah (Radak), the place where Abraham, alone, face-to-face with HaKadosh Baruch Hu, mustered all his courage to demand "will the Judge of all the earth not do justice!?"
By using this verse as a foundation for Jewish prayer, the Talmud teaches us that the place of Jewish prayer is not centered in miracles or good fortunes. Rather, prayer is the place where we confront what is broken. Prayer is the place where we struggle with a God who loves righteousness and justice but allows suffering. Prayer's place is where we, like Abraham, stand and see the distance between the world as it is and the world as it could be. This is where our prayer begins. Where hope begins. Where redemption begins. We have a lot of work to do. Let's get started.
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Many people who are not sporty at all benefit from a Sports massage treatment, especially people who work long hours at their workstation, people who drive a lot, gardeners, walkers, in fact anyone who exercises, or seeks improvement in their general fitness and health can benefit from a sports massage treatment.
This type of massage is good for me?
Then this type of massage can help you, even if you are not a sporty person.
In my treatments, I'm using a combination of Sports massage, Deep tissue, and Swedish massage, in this way gradually I can build less painful treatment with better results.
Techniques applied will begin with gentle effleurage (smoothing) to warm up the muscle before deeper techniques are applied.
Sports massage therapy is a deeper tissue massage than a Swedish Body Massage. During the session, you will be asked about applied pressure.
Sports massage is a great therapy that can be used to help prevent minor muscular injuries, it is also excellent therapy to help the sports person prepare their body for the rigors of training, or for a sporting activity too.
What are the effects of sports/deep tissue massage?
First treatment sessions usually last for 60 min, includes a full confidential consultation, posture analyze, joints mobility and a proper session.
Next sessions will be adjusted upon reassessing your condition, any improvements made, and any problems that have come to light.
All treatment sessions are personalized.
This type of massage is painful?
In addiction of your muscles tense applied pressure can be felt painful, anyway I will adjust the pressure to your bearable limits.
In practice, Ii noticed that advancing in sessions the pain will be gone or it will be less.
Local contra-indications are things like bruises, recent scar tissue, sprained ankle etc. And wouldn't prevent treatment – caution will be taken to avoid the area. General contra-indications are more severe and treatment can only take place with Medical consent from your GP or other Health Practitioner. Examples of this are fever, pregnancy in the first 16 weeks or colds/flu virus.
Relaxation massage is all about relaxing. It focuses on giving time to recover from the stresses of daily life.
Also, I take the environment into account, soothing music, warm soft towels, and the use of essential oils to enhance both the environment and the effects of the massage.
Back, neck, shoulders and head – 45 min.
First treatment sessions will be 15 min longer, includes a full confidential consultation.
How maintenance massage can help me?
During day activities, your body accumulates stress and physical tension which will be captured in your muscles.
The biggest part of our health is based on good blood and lymph circulation and good quality nourishment.
Frequently massage sessions can help you to release that tension and to improve blood and lymph circulation.
The maintenance massage is for people who want to be healthy for a long period of time thru frequent massage sessions.
How often Can I do massage?
If you are fit, do you swim, do exercises regularly than you can have one session in 3-4 weeks, if you don't have enough time for sports activities than a session in 2 weeks is recommended.
For deeper tension releasing you can opt for sports/deep tissue massage.
"Viscera" relates to the internal organs of the body, such as the liver, kidneys and intestines. Visceral Manipulation is a gentle manual therapy that aids your body's ability to release restrictions and unhealthy compensations that cause pain and dysfunction.
Most of our internal organs are muscular tubes or muscular sacs. Internal organs have involuntary muscle, smooth muscle. We can't voluntarily control them, but muscular organs can hold tension, just like skeletal muscle.
Muscular organs include small intestine, large intestine, stomach, bladder, gallbladder, heart, spleen, uterus. The tension in the viscera (internal organs) can cause abdominal pain, back pain, hip/leg pain, migraines, or pain anywhere.
Trigger points can form in the tense muscle fibers, creating tension and/or referred pain in any other part of the body.
Non-muscular organs can become hardened. Internal organs can form adhesions: small fibers that abnormally attach structures that should be separate.
The liver is often hardened and adhered to the respiratory diaphragm. Releasing the adhesions allows the diaphragm to move more easily, so breathing deepens. Liver function may improve as well.
The liver and gallbladder can have trigger points that refer pain to the neck and shoulders.
Non-muscular organs (kidneys, liver, lungs, and pancreas) can become hardened. This probably inhibits blood flow. Organs can form trigger points, referring pain and/or tension elsewhere. Viscera can become stuck together (adhesions), inhibiting their movements. They can become stuck to the diaphragm, ribs, pelvis, and spine.
Organs are supposed to slide up/down with each breath, getting a little massage each time you breathe. Tense, hardened, glued- together viscera cement you into postural distortion: upper body stooped forward, low back deeply curved, one shoulder pulled down, etc.
VM therapy re-establishes the body's ability to adapt and restore itself to health.
How Visceral Massage is done?
Abdominal muscles are massaged first until they're relaxed enough to permit massage of the organs. Viscera is then massaged to relieve tension, and to gradually separate adhesions. No sudden movements are used. Lying with your knees and hips bent creates slack in the abdominal muscles, allowing deeper treatment.
Cellulite is a word that is used to describe the dimpled effect which is most often found on the upper thighs and buttocks. This dimpling is generally irregular and patchy and has an 'orange peel' appearance. Cellulite can also be found on the calves, ankles, stomach and upper arms. Cellulite is made up of fat, fluid such as lymph and a buildup of toxins found in the pockets of connective tissue (known as collagen) under the skin. If the collagen weakens, the cellulite can push up through the fibres and become visible.
Anti Cellulite Massage Treatment is a specialised advanced massage designed to assist in cellulite reduction.
Massage consists in lymphodrainage and fast superficial strokes to increase blood circulation, loosen the fatty tissue under the skin and smooth out the surface of the skin which will promote the detoxification of waste from the lymphatic system.
Applying a combination of aroma oils (juniper, eucalypt, rosemary) and creams will help to burn fat cells, to increase circulation and to eliminate deposited toxins.
After the first session you will have burning sensation on your skin that means your circulation start to increase. After next few sessions, your Skin is smoother, firmer, drained and detoxed.
It has refreshing, decongestant and moisturising action offering the skin a rejuvenated, nice and soft aspect, restoring and natural glow, same in this way you obtain reshape of your body.
Anti cellulite massage will not melt your fat away, but it will assist in cellulite reduction if combined with healthy nutrition and exercise.
How long the massage effect will stay?
Is very important your contribution to the result. If you will not be involved, your habits will be the same, the results after the massage can stay just a few weeks.
The long effect you can obtain if you will follow given advice about exercises, nutrition and hydration.
The first session lasts for 60 min and includes consultation and proper session.
Next sessions will last 45-55 min, in addiction of procedure type.
Improve the texture and appearance of the skin by removing dead skin cells.
Large areas of broken capillaries; recent injury to this area; kidney problems; diabetes; circulatory problems or if you have a low pain threshold.
As we age, our skin loses the ability to replenish lost cells, which results in sagging skin and wrinkles. While a set of anti-ageing moisturisers is a good place to start when you notice the first signs of fine lines, a facial massage will really get your skin back to it's beautiful best.
By relaxing muscles and connective tissue, massaging the face softens expression-induced lines around your eyes, lips and brows, helps expel acne-causing toxins and de-puffs and brightens the eye area.
It also increases circulation, oxygenating the blood and encouraging the presence of fresh, healing red blood cells.
Help in reducing impurities and toxins and increase radiance.
Combining Japanese and with lymphatic drainage and acupressure and reflexology, this massage improves the complexion, assisting with toxin removal and increasing the flow of oxygen, blood and nutrients to the skin.
The First session lasts for 45 min and includes consultation and treatment.
Next sessions last around 30 min.
Skin infection, fever, couperosis, recent injuries or surgeries on face.
Prenatal massage shares many of the goals of regular massage – to relax tense muscles, ease sore spots, improve circulation and mobility, and just make you feel good. But it's also tailored specifically to the needs of pregnant women and their changing bodies, and the techniques will be adjusted accordingly.
Modern investigation and research are proving that prenatal massage therapy can be a very instrumental ingredient in women's prenatal care and should be given careful consideration.
The First session lasts for 60 min and includes consultation and treatment.
How the massage is made?
Massage is made on special massage cheer where I can have good access to massaged parts of your body, sometimes a massage table can be used for legs working.
The used medium (oil) is gentle and antiallergic.
This soothing treatment will begin with a short consultation to discuss your medical history, ensuring the massage is suitable for you and allowing me to tailor it to your specific needs.
Special massage movements will be used during the massage to help relieve any problems we may have discussed during the consultation, assisting with symptoms such as morning sickness, leg cramps, lower back pain or shortness of breath.
Some doctors hesitate to advise massage during pregnancy because there is a huge variation in training.
Also, like many forms of complementary medicine, massage therapy during pregnancy hasn't been rigorously studied with high-quality clinical research methods. One area of controversy is whether it's safe to have a massage during the first trimester.
I will note give pregnancy massages during the first trimester. The reason is the potential for miscarriage. Some pregnancy massage experts argue that pregnancy massage doesn't, in itself, cause miscarriage, but no research has been done to show a link between a massage and a miscarriage.
Because many miscarriages happen in the first trimester, some massage therapists and doctors counsel against first-trimester massage simply to avoid any potential liability issues should a miscarriage occur.
Is good for all pregnant women to consult with their doctor before trying massage.
When to avoid Pregnancy Massage?
Is possible to be required written consent from your doctor and a liability waiver from you before performing pregnancy massage.
The aim of Foot massage is to relax the client and relieve pressure by rubbing the muscles, tendons, ligaments, skin, and joints of the feet, it is similar to the Swedish massage.
The aim of reflexology is to balance the flow of energy around the body by stimulating reflex points on the feet / hands. It's based on the theory that certain points on the feet correspond to certain organs and body parts and that applying pressure to the areas can promote health in the corresponding parts.
This type of massage is very useful for relieve back pain when the problem consists in legs weakness or incorrect balance.
Next sessions last around 45 min.
Skin inflammation or infections, muscle acute inflammation, fever, recent surgery.
The effects on the health of honey have long been noted by humans. The nutritional and medicinal qualities of honey have been documented in Vedic, Greek, Roman, Christian, Islamic and other texts.
Honey as a product is full of goodness. Scientists have revealed that honey has powerful antibacterial and antiseptic properties on at least sixty species of bacteria; honey is non-toxic and has strong effects. So it can be used for very sensitive skin. The composition of honey includes minerals such as magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron, phosphate and vitamins B1, B2, C, B6, B5 and B3.
When applied externally, honey acts as a humectant. That is, it attracts and promotes the retention of water. When added to a lotion or oil, it softens and hydrates the skin. Massage can be very relaxing or slightly painful, depending on the watched results.
Eliminate acne, help dry and itchy skin.
The essence of this honey massage is the use of honey as a substance that has gluing qualities. Honey is poured over the area that is being massaged, and then the massage therapist puts hands onto this area and unglues the palms. Easy at first, "ungluing" the hands becomes more difficult with every move because the tension force increases. The massage lasts until the palms no longer stick to the massaged area, and the honey disappears from it. The actual duration depends on the type and quality of honey.
After treatment honey is removed with a wet warm towel, is not necessary to take a shower.
Honey allergy, skin inflammation or infections, muscle acute inflammation, fever, recent surgery.
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a local suction is created on the skin; this mobilizes blood flow in order to promote healing. Suction is created using heat (fire) or mechanical devices (hand or electrical pumps).
There is a reason to believe the practice dates from as early as 3000 BC. The Ebers Papyrus, written c. 1550 BC and one of the oldest medical textbooks in the world describes the Egyptians' use of cupping. Archeologists have found evidence in China of cupping dating back to 1000 BC. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates (c. 400 BC) used cupping for internal disease and structural problems. This method in multiple forms spread into medicine throughout Asian and European civilizations.
Supporters also believe that cupping therapy can reduce pain and inflammation throughout the body. And they say it can promote mental and physical relaxation and well-being.
Through either heat or suction, the skin is gently drawn upwards by creating a vacuum in a cup over the target area of the skin. The cup stays in place for five to fifteen minutes. It helps treat pain, deep scar tissues in the muscles and connective tissue, muscle knots, and swelling.
Vouchers are available at the clinic.


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The largest online community for Jesus Christ Superstar
The Fan Zone
New Zealand Cast (1994)
Classification: New Zealand Cast
Type: Official recording, Stage cast
Alternate Album Covers
Limited edition to celebrate platinum sales
Frankie Stevens as Caiaphas and the priests.
Jesus of Nazareth…………Darryl Lovegrove
Judas Iscariot…………Jay Laga'aia
Mary Magdalene…………Margaret Urlich
Pontius Pilate…………George Henare
King Herod…………Mark Hadlow
Simon Zealotes…………Jonathan Brooke
Caiaphas…………Frankie Stevens
Peter…………Tim Beveridge
David Hirschfelder and the band.
Guitars: Stuart Fraser, Willy Zygier
Bass, Keyboards, Programming: David Hirschfelder
Additional Programming ("Simon Zealotes," "King Herod's Song"): Gus Till
Drums: Virgil Donati
Trumpet, Valve Trombone: Russell Smith
French Horns: Russell Davis, Graeme Evans
Saxophones, Woodwinds: Tony Hicks
Harmonica, Tenor Saxophone: Steve Williams
Percussion: Geoffrey Hales
Jay Laga'aia starring as Judas Iscariot.
Heaven On Their Minds
What's The Buzz / Strange Thing, Mystifying
Everything's Alright
Hosannna
Simon Zealotes / Poor Jerusalem
Pilate's Dream
Everything's Alright (Reprise) / I Don't Know How To Love Him
Could We Start Again Please?
King Herod's Song
Trial Before Pilate (Including The Thirty-Nine Lashes)
Produced by David Hirschfelder
Recorded and Mixed by Michael Letho at York Street Studio, NZ / Platinum Studios, Australia
Arranged by David Hirschfelder
Musical Direction and Vocal Arrangements by Patrick Flynn
Conductor: Will Conyers
Darryl Lovegrove starring as Jesus Christ.
Historical Notes From a Fan
There is a presence in popular culture, a looming phantom […] I have seen it in the dusty beams of movie projector lights; I have spied its dusty fingerprints all over television screens and radios. It is particularly fond of advertisements, but will turn up just about anywhere. I am talking about Nostalgia, which coats popular culture with a light […] film of dust. You know that Coca-Cola's sales are lagging when they are turning out these curvaceous old glass bottles. Rice Krispies come in old-fashioned packages now with Norman Rockwell-esque children spooning it up on the box. Hershey's has jumped the bandwagon and adopted an antiquated face too, with Ye-Olde-looking paper wrapped around some of their chocolate bars. Does this new wave of oldness really grab the public eye? It is endearing, I suppose, this cozy retrospection…
— Wendy Kagan, "Nostalgia craze sends art back in time," Left of Center (Vol. 4, No. 1), September 1, 1990
At one point or another, everybody is nostalgic for the decade in which they came of age. Every surviving member of each nostalgic decade has something to miss: music, TV shows, Saturday morning cartoons, hanging out with your friends at the skating rink or the mall or over an egg cream at the drugstore (choose your nostalgic junket). And, on average, the big waves of nostalgia take about 15-25 years to get going.
The New Zealand cast on stage.
In the Nineties, a lot of Seventies nostalgia got big. From 1988 (when it premiered after the Super Bowl) to 1993, The Wonder Years, an Emmy-winning "coming of age" family show created specifically to appeal to the baby-boomer generation with its late Sixties setting, created much the same buzz that Happy Days (on TV) and American Graffiti (on film) had created for the Fifties during their Seventies heyday. So, as you might imagine, the time was ripe for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ Superstar, and like the manifold artistic depictions of the figure at the center of its story over the past few centuries, it would return in many guises.
After Harry M. Miller's massive success with his concert revival of JCS in Australia, boasting a cast that was a veritable who's who of Australian entertainment and the kind of ticket and album sales one can only dream of, it was small wonder that he'd repackage the lot for audiences in New Zealand as well. Joined once again by fellow entrepreneurs Garry Van Egmond and International Management Group in the producing chair, the production in New Zealand, though based on the concert event, was scaled down for conventional theaters, and the cast was less star-studded (Darryl Lovegrove would go on to create the world's most booked corporate entertainment act The Three Waiters, and Jon Stevens' older brother Frankie would later be most known as a judge on New Zealand Idol; only Jay Laga'aia had any real success in film or TV before the show or went on to bigger success later), but it played to similar business, and sales kicked into really high gear when Jon Stevens returned to the role of Judas opposite his brother (and Deni Hines — daughter of Marcia, who was the first black Mary Magdalene in JCS history and became a star thanks to the original Australian production — as Mary) when the production went back to the Australian mainland.
Margaret Urlich starring as Mary Magdalene.
The resulting album is essentially a copy of the Australian version's arrangements with different voices. The only noteworthy differences are a more conventional arrangement of "King Herod's Song" (owing, no doubt, to the appropriateness of material to the different performer essaying the role) and a studio recording of "Could We Start Again Please?" (Evidently Miller or the record label were not going to make the same mistake that had gotten the full live CD of the Australian cast shelved not long before.)
Incidentally, if the song's placement on the CD before "King Herod's Song" seems a little unusual, it's not just you — as the pro-shot video of the Australian concert tour bears out, "Could We Start Again Please?" was moved from its traditional position after Herod's scene to immediately follow "Peter's Denial" in this production instead. While this reviewer has never been a fan of seemingly needless change when it comes to JCS, he will make an exception in this instance: the song's intended purpose when added on Broadway in 1971 is easy to understand (Mary sort of disappears after the first half of Act II, so it would be nice for her to get another moment in the show, and it can be argued the song eases the mood whiplash from Herod's big comic relief number to Judas' dramatic suicide), but some feel the song falls flat where it is placed in the score. Musicians I've conversed with who've been in the orchestra for JCS often complain that "Herod's spot has just finished on an uptempo note, greeted by laughs and applause from the audience, and then it's followed by a slump into this comparatively boring ballad," and in viewing the show live many
Deni Hines starring as Mary Magdalene.
times, I concur that in its usual spot the song has often come and gone before the crowd have reoriented themselves enough to process it. If one has made up their mind to move the song, the spot the Australian / New Zealand production picked at least helps it register better, and the new placement is organic to the moment it comes out of (i.e., Mary and Peter are already present, hesitant, scared, confused, wishing they could turn back the clock, instead of cutting back to them out of nowhere).
Barring those cosmetic differences, the updated arrangements by David Hirschfelder are still in place, and this reviewer still feels much the same about them as he did the first time he reviewed them. (For fuller thoughts, go read it.) With that in mind, let's skip ahead to performances.
On the Australian recording, it was Judas who, although captivating, erred too much on the side of caution, with Jon Stevens often sounding like an Aussie Carl Anderson. On this album, it's Jesus who can't handle delivering a new approach in the spotlight; Darryl Lovegrove's vocals might as well have been replaced by Ted Neeley's from the film, considering how closely he hews to them, especially in terms of phrasing. On the brighter side of things, Jay Laga'aia is a real stand-out as Judas, with some excellent vocal ad-libs even if some of his acting choices were questionable (check out the end of "Superstar" where his voice sounds like he doesn't see himself as a sinner, but his ad-libs suggest repentance), and it is this reviewer's opinion that George Henare was better at Pilate than the fine-but-not-particularly-amazing John Waters.
Since the creators of this recording saw fit to recycle the arrangements (albeit with good reasons and intentions, commercially speaking), I see no problem with recycling the end of my Australian review here, which still applies in full force to the New Zealand recording:
All in all: the music of the score holds up today. Most of what you hear on this album (the overly processed vocals and some of the more dated re-arrangements, for example) does not. But this album still ranks as a worthy, indeed necessary, addition to any JCS fan's collection.
Listen To This Recording!
Though long out of print, this recording can be found by pressing "Play" below. Special thanks to YouTube channel Brilliband for providing this to the masses!
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Gerard J. "Jerry" DeMuro is president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc., a global, U.S.-based defense, aerospace, and security company with more than 32,000 employees and generating approximately $10 billion in annual revenue. In addition, DeMuro is an executive director on the BAE Systems plc board of directors, a member of the company's executive committee, and an executive director on the BAE Systems, Inc. board of directors.
Throughout his 36-year career, DeMuro has directed the transformation of complex global organizations responsible for fulfilling critical and challenging missions worldwide in the national security, technology, and aerospace industry.
Before joining BAE Systems in early 2014, DeMuro served as executive vice president and corporate vice president of the more than $10 billion, 44,000-employee Information Systems and Technology group at General Dynamics, leading a diverse portfolio focused on secure mobile communication systems, information technology solutions, cyber security, health care and mission support services, as well as intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems.
DeMuro joined General Dynamics when GTE Government Systems was acquired in 1999. Prior to the acquisition, DeMuro spent 13 years with GTE in a number of senior leadership roles. Earlier in his career, he spent nearly a decade as an acquisition official at the U.S. Department of Defense.
DeMuro has been actively involved with a number of associations and nonprofit organizations, including the Association of the United States Army, the MILCOM Conference Board, and AFCEA International, where he served on the board of directors as an Executive Committee member and as chair of the Audit Committee. He has also served on the boards of the National Science Center and the Boys and Girls Club of Taunton, Massachusetts.
A native of Philadelphia, DeMuro earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1977 and an MBA from Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1986.


An information and tourist Internet portal (Welcome2018.com) launched by Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup will help spectators to be up to date to all developing events of the global football tournament and will show them all tourist attractions of Russia, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday.
The 2018 FIFA World Cup information and tourist news portal welcome2018.com was prepared with the support of Russian news agency TASS and launched on Thursday at a news conference at the agency.
"The name Welcome2018.com stresses our willingness to invite everyone to Russia for the holiday of football, to the World Cup," Mutko said. "The portal will become the window to Russia both for foreign tourists and Russians."
"We hope that the portal will become the key communications channel for football fans regarding the presentation of Russia," the sports minister added.
TASS Director General Sergey Mikhailov said the portal would show the hospitability of Russia and would help to attract a record number of football fans to the country.
"Our task is to show the real Russia, which is glad to welcome its guests, to show the highest level of the [event's] organization, which would be definitely displayed at the championship, and to open resources, which would attract the highest number of sports fans in the history of all sports events," Mikhailov said addressing a news conference with Mutko.
The launched information and tourist portal for the 2018 World Cup in Russia contains over 15,000 exclusive pictures of Russian cities as well as over 4,000 new verified interesting facts about the cities, selected to be the venues for the football championship's matches in less than three years.


Lebanon: Zoheir, 6, "All I want to do is learn"
Zoheir, 6, has spina bifida, a congenital malformation that prevents him from walking. He took refuge with his family in Lebanon three years ago and has benefited from Handicap International's assistance in the past few months.
Mohammad's tinted glasses can't hide his emotion as he recalls the first hours of his son's life. Shortly after his birth, Zoheir's parents applied for their son to receive physical therapy care, a service that was free in Syria at the time.
The little boy's brothers, sisters, and parents watch Cynthia's movements closely as they continue to chat. "I try to find organizations who can help Mohammed, who has suffered from blindness for several years. It's part of my job to determine the family's needs," says Elias.
Handicap International's work with Syrian refugees in Lebanon is supported by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Service (ECHO).


ACR Appropriateness Criteria on low back pain.
Acute low back pain with or without radiculopathy is one of the most common health problems in the United States, with high annual costs of evaluation and treatment, not including lost productivity. Multiple reports show that uncomplicated acute low back pain or radiculopathy is a benign, self-limited condition that does not warrant any imaging studies. Guidelines for recognition of patients with more complicated status can be used to identify those who require further evaluation for suspicion of more serious problems and contribute to appropriate imaging utilization.


Man approached woman and made advances towards her before threatening to hit her.
Incident happened at around 8.20pm on Saturday, 4 June.
Officers are releasing an image of man they want to speak to about the incident.
Please call 0800 405040 or text 61016 quoting ref 224 of 16/6.
British Transport Police are appealing for information after a woman was approached by a stranger who attempted to hug her before threatening to hit her.
The victim was approached by the man in the upstairs satellite lounge outside the toilets at Manchester Piccadilly station on Saturday, 4 June at 8.20pm.
Investigating officer PC Rebecca Swift said: "The victim was approached by a stranger who tried to engage her in conversation. As she tried to move away he attempted to hug her. When she told him to leave her alone he became aggressive and raised his clenched fists at her, threatening to punch her.
After reviewing CCTV, officers are today issuing images of a man they want to speak to about the incident.
"The man in the images is someone who I think has information about this incident. Who is he?" added PC Swift.
Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40, or text 61016, quoting reference 224 of 16/6 . Information can also be passed anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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JP Morgan Asset Management included this information in their "Guide to the Markets, 1Q 2012" about the relative contribution of dividends and capital appreciation to total return for U.S. equities.
Over the full span from 1926 through 2009, dividends contributed 4.1% and capital appreciation contributed 5.5% — 42.7% of the 9.6% total return.
We don't know what dividend reinvestment or tax assumptions were made. The data is for the S&P 500, which was not created as the "500" until the 1950's, but there is a broadly accepted set of precursor index data (including the Dow Jones index) which was undoubtedly used for the period from 1926 to the actual launch of the 500.
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It's finally that sweet time of year when we step out of the house in the morning to sparkly, frost-covered grass. When the leaves start to fall in vibrant, autumn-colored hues. And when every store you enter has bags upon GLORIOUS bags of your favorite candy bars, miniature-sized for Halloween.
I usually make a beeline for the Snickers bars myself, but I know that isn't everyone's jam. In fact, according to a recent survey by Candystore.com, it only ranks No. 3 on the list of America's Top 10 Favorite Candies — beat out by Skittles and M&Ms, which nabbed the No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. Other noteworthy faves are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (yum), which came in at No. 4 and the highly controversial candy corn, which ranked No. 6.
Candystore.com also faithfully dug through 11 years worth of candy sales data to determine the most popular Halloween candies by state (because they're clearly doing the good work over there), and let me tell you, it is riveting stuff.
Apparently, my home state of New York's favorite candy is Sour Patch Kids. (Honestly, I will eat those things until my taste buds can't take it anymore, but I was still surprised they nabbed the top spot.) We're not alone, though — Maine and Massachusetts are also big fans of the sour sweets, since they came in at No. 1 there, too.
Hmmm … I guess it's a regional thing? Northeast, baby! SPKs, REPRESENT!
Meanwhile, the sunshine state of California loves tasting the rainbow, consuming some 1.6 million pounds of Skittles last year. Also not entirely surprising. Washington state appears to be rolling deep in … SALT WATER TAFFY? (What goes on, Washington state?) Even New Jersey, the actual home of salt water taffy, went with Skittles as its No. 1 fave. To each their own, I guess.
Floridians, on the other hand, seem to be most in-tune with my own taste buds, and reportedly went through over 660,000 pounds of Snickers bars last Halloween. Yum.
Regardless of your state's personal fave, there's no doubt that Americans are big fans of all things sweet. Candystore.com reported that over 170 million Americans celebrate each October 31st with a night of tricks and treats, with TREATS being the operative word.
The survey also found that 50% of parents who buy Halloween candy stash a little bit away in secret place for later in the year. They did not, however, mention anything about people who start buying Halloween candy in August and proceed to go through about four bags before October even rolls around. But I mean, hey … they put it in the stores. Are we not supposed to buy it?
Whatever your Halloween treat of choice is, have fun stocking up on it now — you know, while it's still socially acceptable to buy giant bags of candy for other people, and then eat most of it yourself.


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US declares South Sudan "threat" to its national security
April 2, 2019 News, South Sudan, World17 commentssouthsudannews
Juba, April 2, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has again declared South Sudan as a threat to its national and foreign policies, an updated version of the Executive Order 13664 seen by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) shows. In the new order, the US President Donald J. Trump, says the national emergency declared…
Japan donates $25 million for South Sudan's peace and development
March 20, 2019 News, South Sudan, World1 commentsouthsudannews
Juba, March 20, 2019 (SSNA) — Japan has donated $25 million dollars for peace and development in South Sudan, the Japanese government has announced. Japan says it donates the money with a partnership with international aid agencies, saying the September 2018 revitalized peace agreement is a milestone for the young nation. Japan sees the agreement…
US honors Irish nun for education work in South Sudan
March 8, 2019 News, South Sudan, WorldNo Commentssouthsudannews
Juba, March 8, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States Department of State has awarded the annual International Women of Courage Awards to an Irish nun who has been educating South Sudanese girls since 2006, the State Department said in a statement. Orla Treacy along with nine other women was honored on Thursday at the State…
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Eritrean President visit South Sudan
Juba, March 4, 2019 (SSNA) — The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki visited South Sudan on Monday. PM Abiy's office says on a social media post that the trip is centered on bolstering peace and economic ties in the region. "PM Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki have arrived…
World Bank approves $105.4 million to improve South Sudan health system
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Juba, February 28, 2019 (SSNA) — The Republic of South Sudan will receive $105.4 million US dollars to help strengthen its national healthcare system, the World Bank announced on Wednesday. The bank says its Board of Executive Directors approved the money because it wants to improve access to mental health treatments for the people of…
China donates anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan
February 26, 2019 News, South Sudan, WorldNo Commentssouthsudannews
Juba, February 26, 2019 (SSNA) — The Chinese government has donated anti-malaria drugs to South Sudan, enabling the war-wracked young nation to respond to tropical-related disease, China's state-run Xinhua newspaper reports. The paper explains in its report that Chinese Ambassador to South Sudan He Xiangdong delivered the donation worth $744,000 U.S. dollars to South Sudanese…
Troika 'alarmed' by renewed clashes in Yei River State
Juba, February 20, 2019 (SSNA) — The Troika countries (the United States, Norway, and the United Kingdom) issued a statement on Wednesday, expressing concern about the ongoing fighting between government and the National Salvation Front (NAS) in South Sudan's Yei River State. In the statement, the 3-nation bloc seen as the main backer of the…
UK ambassador to South Sudan to be replaced in May
Juba, February 19, 2019 (SSNA) — The United Kingdom has picked a new ambassador to replace its current Ambassador who will be transferred to a different diplomatic post, UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has announced. In a statement, the foreign office explains that Christopher John Trott will be the new ambassador, replacing ambassador Ms. Alison…
UK helps Uganda seized 750 pieces of ivory smuggled from South Sudan in January: report
February 12, 2019 News, South Sudan, Worldsouthsudannews
Juba, February 12, 2019 (SSNA) — A United Kingdom-funded program helped Uganda captured two Vietnamese nationals suspected of illegally transporting 750 pieces of ivory and thousands of pangolin scales, a statement obtained by the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) has confirmed. It is the first time the UK admitted that it has helped catch the…
US bans citizens from traveling to South Sudan
February 5, 2019 News, South Sudan, World2 commentssouthsudannews
Juba, February 5, 2019 (SSNA) — The United States has banned its citizens from visiting the war-ravaged South Sudan, saying the young nation is a threat to its national security, the USA Today reported. The report indicates that there are other 27 countries blacklisted by the US and South Sudan is listed on number 23….
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