Who am I to say what a bad tattoo idea is or not.. to each their own, right? Not all the time. A beautiful, artistic, meaningful tattoo may also be a horrible idea if you do not consider whether or not you have a bad tattoo placement idea. If you are shooting to get a good career in something or even just a regular job you will want to consider (or reconsider) the content of your tattoo, and especially the placement of the tattoo on your body. A lot of places do not accept individuals with visible tattoos, and if they do it has to be of a professional nature. Not of some naked person, or bloody thing, no animals doing nasty things together and so on.. You get what I mean. Now if you work at a tattoo shop or a store that is accepting of tattoos then you are definitely set. Just hope that you keep that job for the rest of the time you plan to work. Don't get me wrong I love art work just as much as the next person and do have plenty on me. I just try to keep mine where they can be hidden. I do have a half sleeve on my left fore arm and that some times creates a problem with places I go not only for the spot I have it but what I have only arm. I am either asked to wear long sleeves or to have a band aid on a certain spot of my tattoo and that just looks silly so I am forced to wear long sleeves a lot of the time and that is no fun in the summer believe me!
I am going to list a few spots on the body I would try to steer away from getting tattooed.
The front and side of the neck. At least if you have longer hair the back of the neck can be covered.
I have listed the most important spots that would be very bad spots for you to get a tattoo placed. I will show you some images to go along with it as well just so that you can see the end result and maybe understand a little better why places do not want to hire people with visible ink. Like I said a lot of places are just way too close minded now a days just about every one has got a tattoo some place.
Not a very good idea unless you plan to grow hair to cover that up. Also, remember the 'this is your brain on drugs' commercial? This kind of reminds me of that. Yes, I could see many high powered executives with this kind of tattoo.
Very beautiful work and creative but this man will never be able to find a good job. At the very least, he has certainly limited his employment possibilities, thanks to this tattoo.
Game over? Mario and Luigi are great characters and I love the tribute to them. But are the Super Mario Brothers going to be able support your family? Because you will have a tough time finding a job to do it with this kind of throat tattoo! More than just the game may be over for you with this kind of work.
This is a cute face tattoo, but again not the smartest of choices.
This is definitely a bad tattoo idea in terms of seeking gainful employment.
This tattoo may be just a bit too close to the wrist to cover.
We don't take issue with these tattoos, we don't think they are bad tattoos, we just think these people are potentially creating future problems for themselves if they ever need to get a new job. That is what we mean when we say they are Bad Ideas for Tattoos.
I've been thinking about getting a tattoo across my wrist in small script i figure it would be a bad idea considering if i need to cover it up i can just put make-up on it. still a bad idea ?
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A new Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games international standard hockey pitch at the Sports Super Centre, Runaway Bay has been named in honour of gold medal winning Hockeyroos captain Nikki Hudson.
The new pitch, built as part of a $5 million Palaszczuk Government upgrade of the Sports Super Centre, will be a GC2018 training venue for the Commonwealth's hockey elite.
It was today named the Nikki Hudson Hockey Centre by Minister for Transport and the Commonwealth Games, Stirling Hinchliffe.
"This is a fitting tribute to a Queensland sporting great; a prolific striker, goal scorer and national captain who helped the Australian Hockey team to an Olympic and two Commonwealth gold medals," Minister Hinchliffe said.
"Nikki tallied more than 300 international games for Australia during an inspiring career which included 99 goals and in 2006 received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).
"I hope by naming this training facility in honour of Nikki Hudson it will inspire a new generation of Queenslanders to international hockey success.
The GC2018 $5 million upgrade to the Queensland Department of Education and Training facility includes a new world-class athletics track and field, in addition to an international-standard, synthetic hockey pitch.
Education Minister Kate Jones said the Sports Super Centre and the Nikki Hudson Hockey Centre were already providing sporting opportunities for young people across Queensland.
"Well beyond the 2018 Commonwealth Games, school students from across the Queensland will be able to benefit from these world-class facilities," Ms Jones said.
"We're proud Nikki has agreed to lend her name to the pitch and I know a generation of future hockey stars will be excited to play on a field named for one of Australia's great players".
Nikki Hudson said some of her fondest hockey memories were from training at the Sports Super Centre.
"Being here today to accept this dedication is a very humbling experience and an absolute honour, so thank you very much," Ms Hudson said.
"Standing on this fantastic new, elite hockey pitch, it is easy to see the Sports Super Centre has coming into its own as an official training venue for GC2018.
"I know this hockey pitch is and will continue to be a well-used Commonwealth Games legacy asset for local, state, national and international athletes and teams, as well as school students, for many years to come.
Minister Hinchliffe said in addition to becoming a long-term Commonwealth Games legacy asset, the Runaway Bay facility had delivered job opportunities for the Gold Coast.
"Design and construction of the new hockey pitch and track involved seven local companies with more than 80 workers playing a part in construction," Minister Hinchliffe said.
The upgrade of the Nikki Hudson Hockey Centre and the new track and field are part of a $320 million GC2018 Commonwealth Games venue construction program.
Sports Super Centre Director Brendan Flynn said the facility would welcome elite athletes from across the Commonwealth in 2018 and use the Games to leverage future opportunities.
"Beyond 2018, the upgrades will enable the Nikki Hudson Hockey Centre to attract further international training opportunities and competitions, sports groups, schools and others to train, play and stay on the Gold Coast," he said.
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INDIGENOUS POETICS IN CANADA
Indigenous Poetics in Canada. Ed. Neal McLeod. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier UP, 2014. 404 PP. $42.99.
Cree poet Neal McLeod has gathered together essays by, and interviews with, various Indigenous poets and trusted non-Indigenous readers on the subject of Indigenous poetics. Many of the contributors express discomfort with the latter word, however. When asked to "define Indigenous poetics," Chippewa poet and publisher Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm replies "I'm sort of hung up on that whole concept of poetics and what does it mean in an Indigenous context" (266). Métis poet and Canada Research Chair Warren Cariou notes the word's origin in Aristotle, "a drawer of boundaries," and adds "Sometimes that makes me wish Indigenous artists had a different word for the thing he defined as poetics" (31). Onondaga scholar David Newhouse begins with the disclaimer "Poetics – and particularly Indigenous poetics – has not been a part of my formal education, which has been primarily in the sciences and social sciences. I am more comfortable with the knowledge paradigms and truth traditions embedded in them than I am with the interpretative and hermeneutic underpinnings of the humanities" (73). The sciences, of course, and European notions of objective truth, have their origin in the categorizings of Aristotle.
Many other contributors avoid using the word altogether. Those who use it most often employ it as a synonym for philosophy or world view – "the voices of our ancestors" (Tasha Beeds 65), "ways of knowing" (Christine Sy 187 – who also writes of a "poetics of personal decolonization" 185), a "praxis" that resides "not only in our cultural and spiritual inheritances and legacies but also our intellectual and narrative traditions (James Sinclair 208). "When we sing, the bones of our ancestors hear our songs and they work their way to the surface of the land, singing themselves up" writes Lee Maracle (305).
In his 1997 study of Maurice Blanchot, Gerald Bruns contemplates the origins of Aristotle's terms poesis and poetics, and suggests that they were part of an unsuccessful strategy of containment, a way of domesticating an unruly

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SUPER joins forces with THE ANDY WARHOL FOUNDATION FOR THE VISUAL ARTS for an exclusive frame, we present "The Iconic" limited edition.
Perfectly named for the creative visionary that inspired the frame, and for its universal appeal, The Iconic comes in two timeless styles, a sunglass and an optical frame. The sunglasses feature Warhol's signature silver hue with matching ultra-flat glass silver mirrored lenses by Barberini. The flat lenses further enhance the strong mirrored effect, best appreciated in person.
The optical frame is very much in the original mood of the quintessential specs Warhol has worn, with its slightly tinted crystal acetate.
Both models bare unique inscriptions on the arms and come complete with a special edition leather case and packaging to commemorate the collaboration.
The two limited edition models were only given to a select few retailers, so supply is low.
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This season, Super juxtaposes darker acetates with splashes of color, edging classic designs toward contemporary. The new assortment of shades is both lively and technical as it utilizes various materials, unique acetates, and vibrant colorways.
Standouts include the hypnotic "M3″ series, featuring wild double gradient triple mirror Zeiss lenses, even better in person. As well as the tone-on-tone all stainless steel "Synthesis" series, crafted from a single sheet of metal.


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"Youtube is Changing" is Conan Gray's take on shifts in YouTube culture, which he believes are moving the website away from unique personalities to celebrity and "tiny molds" for popular users. While he hopes to attain this level of success, he doesn't want to sacrifice his individuality in the process.


Helping clients move from dis-connection to re-connection with the help of animals and nature thereby remembering and listening to their own inner voice – their truth.
This workshop will demonstrate how clients can reconnect to nature by accessing their own inner animal resource as a way to help heal trauma. One of Nature's greatest gifts is her willingness to teach us about our possibilities and ourselves. Since we are a part of the natural world, everything that happens to us effects nature and everything that happens to the natural world has repercussions for us. By understanding the language of animals, Nature offers a new perspective when working with trauma. Every living creature mirrors the magnificence of the soul. When we connect to Animals, we REMEMBER our connection to our own soul energy thus creating an opportunity for healing. Animals serve a great purpose in our spiritual development and our healing. We will explore the notion that everyone has an animal story and a unique experience with animals: domestic or wild, painful or wonderful.
Identify techniques to help dissociated clients 'Remember' how to reconnect to their Soul's energy through the language of animals.
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Hida-Maki Sketch: Nico/Nico/Ni Sotsugyo-Hen – Love Live series 2, episode 11 Posted by DiGiKerot in Love Live! at June 22, 2014 on 11:38 am This week on Love Live… the show takes idol graduation literally, and one is the loneliest number – though one can't help but notice that BiBi is the unit that's left with all the actual musical talent.
honjitsu ha, nico nico douga ni go akusesu itadaki, arigatou gozaimasu. taihen moushiwake arimasen ga, kono douga ha appuroodo shano akaunto ga teishisareta tame, sakujo saremashita. mata no go akusesu wo omachi shite orimasu.
We're all the same We just want to belong So let me explain in the form of a song! What you're 'bout to find out Got news to share So sit yourself down, get yourself prepared!


My first try at canning blueberry jam.. I think it set up nicely..only time will tell.
And summer finally begins with basil for pesto making, squash starting to come on, and the tomatoes not too far behind, I hope.
We still have a huge lettuce and salad mix bed feeding us and friends going strong, and sugar snap peas too. I love eating from the garden.


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Q: how to use multiple mimetypes of image for uiwebview image and attach with email objective c I am downloading image from UIWebView with this method
NSURL *imgUrl=[[NSURL alloc] initWithString:[[DataPassing sharedManager] pageIMGurl]];
    NSData *imgData = [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:imgUrl];
UIImage *img = [UIImage imageWithData:imgData];

now I want to send this downloaded or saved or data Image with email using MFMailComposeViewController
NSData *imageData = UIImagePNGRepresentation(image);
        [mailer addAttachmentData:img mimeType:@"image/png" fileName:@"mobiletutsImage"];

Now issue comes that I don't know the type of downloaded image in 'img', so i can put rite mimeType:@"image/png". What if the downloaded image is jpeg?
how to store multiple mimetypes and check with "img" and then send.

A: There is no need to worry about the image type. UIImagePNGRepresentation returns the png representation of the UIImage object.
If you use UIImageJPEGRepresentation method to convert your UIImage into NSData, you should pass @"image/jpg" as mime type.
One more way is in the url, the last component will be image name. Fetch the extension of it and you will come to know the mime type.

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What do the broken pieces of Unleavened Bread at Passover represent?
The wandering Levite who had come to the home of Micah, an Ephraimite, was warmly welcomed. Micah immediately learned from which tribe the stranger had come and that his name was Jonathan. (Judges 17:5-8.) He had heard that Levites were especially suited to be priests, though he didn't know exactly why. Had he known God's laws, he would have realized that God had chosen them for a special purpose. In the days of Moses, God chose out of the tribe of Levi the family of Aaron to be His priests. (Exodus 28:1, 40-43.) The other Levites were to do the physical work of caring for the tabernacle. (Numbers 1:47-54.) They were all to be teachers. A Grandson of Moses "My son is now my priest here at our humble little shrine," Micah enthusiastically told the stranger. "If you, a Levite, would consent to replace him, I shall provide all your clothes, priestly vestments and objects, food and lodging! Besides, I shall give you ten shekels of silver a year!"


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For the past couple years, the question Is Saturday Night Live good has been kind of a hit or miss one to answer. The best answer has more often than not been a relatively uninspired kind of. Because yes, SNL has been kind of good, especially these past two seasons since the mass defections of Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg and Will Forte. But also because yes, SNL has also been kind of bad these past two seasons.
Long & short of it- Saturday Night Live has been pretty much super uneven lately.
The show feels very host-dependent, which doesn't seem like the best role for them. I've always felt the host should fit in, rather than stick out, let alone shoulder the load. But that seems to be the case these days. SNL is best when it's a bus driven by committee, not by one person. Yet if that bus were to be driven by one person, having a cast member do the driving should be preferred.
This season, the show's 40th, has been slightly better than last season. New additions like Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney and Michael Che have helped. But there still seems work to do. Because I like you Saturday Night Live, I'd like to offer up five suggestions to help you possibly be less inconsistent and ideally, funnier.
Suggestion Number 1: Let Michael Che fly solo on Weekend Update
I realized two things this past weekend. The first was that I should probably stop doubting the Patriots so much, especially on third down. Because dude, they're probably going to get it. So just chillax, Ryno! And the second thing I realized was that I don't particularly care for this Colin Jost fella. And furthermore, I'm sick of pretending like I do care for that Colin Jost fella. He might be a funny writer (although…eh) but as a host of Weekend Update he's just not that…what's the word I'm looking for…good. That's the word- good. He's stiff, bland. He's kind of creepy actually. I feel like he's picturing me naked. And while I'm flattered, I'm also made slightly uncomfortable by it.
Michael Che is still a rookie, but he's already proven himself better and more comfortable hosting Weekend Update. I'd let him run with it for a bit, see how it goes. He has a better delivery than Jost and has a smoother relationship with the guests they bring on.
Suggestion Number 2: #freeKateMcKinnon
What the hell Lorne Michaels? Did Kate McKinnon use your private bathroom? Did she take your parking place? Did she use your private bathroom as a parking place? Kate McKinnon went from last season's MVP to this season's Oh, She's Still on the Cast cast member. And that is flippin' ridiculous. McKinnon is hilarious- whether she's Ellen, Bieber, Ann Romney or anyone else she ends up playing. Like Olya Povlatsky…
Gold! Straight gold!
I would have thought that during a time of transition, Saturday Night Live would have leaned on someone like McKinnon to help weather the storm of uneasiness. Instead, she's been pushed so far down the bench that her only appearance this week (besides a flash of an appearance in the first sketch after the monologue) was the last skit of the night– also known as The Weird One. Talk about a waste of talent.
And speaking of her character Olya, how has she not shown up yet this season? Vladimir Putin is doing something bat shit insane every week. How can they not have her pop up on Update to comment on it. Like here, earlier this week a NATO General revealed that Russian tanks and soldiers have been spotted in Ukraine. Olya could come on to talk about this, how she had been wondering where all the men in her village have gone too and why her Ukrainian cousin suddenly has so many Russian suitors. Or Olya could talk about FIFA's report on their investigation into shadiness involving Russia's bid to host the 2018 World Cup. Michael Che asking Olya about soccer alone would be worth the price of admission.
Suggestion Number 3: Name the characters!
Drunk Uncle, The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party, Last Call Lady. These are all great characters with lots of potential, but I think SNL is doing themselves a disservice by not giving them actual names. Maybe this is just nit-picking, but even though I love Drunk Uncle, I think calling him Drunk Uncle Jerry or Drunk Uncle Larry would make him even better. And The Girl…at a Party? Come on. Just call her Treschelle or something like that. Anything besides That Girl…at a Party.
Suggestion Number 4: Put Obama Out in Some Real World Situations
It seems like every sketch with Jay Pharoah as President Obama is an address to the nation, a press conference or something at the White House with one or two characters. One of the best president sketches ever was when Phil Hartman's Bill Clinton took a detour on his morning jog and went to McDonald's. They don't have to replicate that sketch exactly, but doing something with Obama in a crowd could liven up that impression, which is good, although always seems a little stiff.
Suggestion Number 5: Let's Ease Up on the New Additions
Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones are funny enough, but they're also rookies. I kind of feel like they should have to earn their stripes…or in this case, air time, more than they have. It seems like both are almost being forced on us, much to the detriment of cast members like…everyone else. Bobby Moynihan only shows up sporadically- same with Vanessa Bayer and Aidy Bryant. I've already addressed how McKinnon has damn near disappeared. If Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney didn't write their own things, they'd be even fringier of fringe players than they already are. There's obviously a whole behind the scenes process we're not privy too and Lorne Michaels doesn't need to prove jack to anyone. He obviously knows what buttons to push when. I just feel like, Lorne, let's ease up on Pete and Leslie. Let's not forget the older kids.
And really, more Kate McKinnon!
No one should have to be telling you that Saturday Night Live.
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I prefer bird guides that have actual photos to determine the ID. This guide has wonderful photos and very easy to use.


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Q: SQL How to use column that has been used in a pivot? I have two tables:
Region:

Region
RegionID

Americas
1

Europe
2

Orders:

OrderID
RegionID
Sales
Customer Type

1
1
200
Corporate

2
2
100
Small Business

3
2
200
Small Business

I currently have:
SELECT
    [Region Name],
    [Corporate] AS [Corporate Total],
    [Small Business] AS [Small Business Total]
FROM
(
    SELECT reg.Region AS [Region Name],
    ord.Sales,
    [Customer Type]
    FROM Orders ord
    JOIN Region reg ON ord.RegionID = reg.RegionID
) AS src
PIVOT
(
    SUM(Sales)
    FOR [Customer Type] IN ([Corporate], [Small Business])
) AS pvt1

Which outputs this:

Region Name
Corporate
Small Business

Americas
200
Null

Europe
Null
300

What I need to do is have an output that displays a total sales for each region, as well as a percentage of total sales per customer type, such as this desired result:

Region Name
Corporate
Corporate % of Total Sales
Small Business
Small Business % of Total Sales
Total Region Sales

Americas
200
100
Null
Null
200

Europe
Null
Null
300
100
300

I've tried to do a sum of sales for the Total Sales column but nothing I've tried and looked up has worked. I'm not sure how to use the columns again to calculate the percent, and then the total sale amount for each region.

A: You can use the window function SUM() OVER () to get the total value to calculate the percentage.
SELECT
    [Region Name],
    [Corporate] AS [Corporate Total],
    [Corporate] * 100.0 / SUM([Corporate]) OVER() AS [Corporate % of Total Sales],
    [Small Business] AS [Small Business Total],
    [Small Business] * 100.0 / SUM([Small Business]) OVER() AS [Small Business % of Total Sales],
    [Corporate] + [Small Business] AS [Total Region Sales]

OR maybe this
SELECT
    [Region Name],
    [Corporate] AS [Corporate Total],
    [Corporate] * 100.0 / (ISNULL([Corporate], 0) + ISNULL([Small Business],0)) AS [Corporate % of Total Sales],
    [Small Business] AS [Small Business Total],
    [Small Business] * 100.0 / (ISNULL([Corporate], 0) + ISNULL([Small Business],0)) AS [Small Business % of Total Sales],
    [Corporate] + [Small Business] AS [Total Region Sales]


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Instead of your carbon footprint, this is how you can really help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Jackie Dunham CTVNews.ca Writer
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Published Saturday, November 28, 2020 7:00AM EST Last Updated Monday, November 30, 2020 9:32AM EST
People take part in a climate change protest in Montreal, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Canada and around the world. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
TORONTO -- When many Canadians think of how they can help lower greenhouse gas emissions, they often look for ways to reduce their own carbon footprint by flying less frequently or driving an electric vehicle, for example.
However, as laudable as those actions may be, climate activists say there are more effective ways for people to become involved and make a difference.
Alex Speers-Roesch, a climate campaigner with Greenpeace Canada, explained that the phrase "carbon footprint," which is the measure of the total greenhouse gas emissions directly or indirectly caused by an individual, organization, event, or product, was actually popularized by the multinational oil and gas company BP in the early 2000s in an attempt to put the burden of change on to the individual.
"It's good for people to think about the emissions associated with the things that they consume, but there's a tendency sometimes in the way that carbon footprints are talked about and promoted that tries to put the onus on individuals and consumers for those emissions in a way that can be unfair," he told CTVNews.ca during a telephone interview in late November.
Lauren Latour, a climate ambition co-ordinator for Climate Action Network Canada, cited a study from a few years ago that showed that just 100 companies were responsible for 70 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions since 1988.
She also referenced another recent study that claimed frequent-flying "super emitters," consisting of just 1 per cent of the population, were responsible for half of the world's aviation carbon emissions in 2018.
"The average Canadian is very much not responsible for the lion's share of harmful climate change effects," Latour said during an interview with CTVNews.ca in late November.
So while both Latour and Speers-Roesch said Canadians should be mindful of the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the goods and services they consume and how their individual choices affect the environment, they said there are other, more impactful, ways for them to address the climate emergency.
"It's not going to be the individual actions of consumers that are going to address the climate crisis, what we really need is collective action from all of us working together to produce systemic change," Speers-Roesch said.
SEEK INFORMATION
Canadians interested in doing their part to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions can start by seeking out more information about the topic from environmental organizations dedicated to the cause, Speers-Roesch suggested.
He said there are many climate change groups operating in Canada, such as Greenpeace Canada, 350 Canada, Environmental Defence, and Climate Action Network Canada.
"Find a group like that, sign up for the email list, see if you can get involved," he said. "Once you start looking, though, you start to see, 'Oh there are opportunities everywhere.'"
Speers-Roesch said Canadians can also seek out climate change events happening in their area. For example, if there is a protest nearby, he suggested going to see what it's about and to meet other attendees.
"As you connect with others and get more involved and get more engaged, you'll probably have more ideas," he said. "Before you know it, you'll have lots of stuff to keep you busy on climate change."
BECOME POLITICALLY ENGAGED
Latour acknowledged that getting involved in politics can be a "scary" thing for a lot of people, but that it doesn't have to be and there are many opportunities to become engaged by joining community-led initiatives.
She said Canadians can join local organizations that work to influence government policy on the municipal level.
"For instance, a city is able to switch its bus fleet over from fuel combustion buses to low emissions, or hybrid or electric buses, or an electric light rail system," she said.
Latour said Canadians can also volunteer for a mutual aid effort that is dedicated to building resiliency in their town or region. For example, she cited the groups that stepped up to help mitigate the effects of flooding in the Ottawa area over the past few years.
"In a lot of places, we see municipalities and we see smaller communities really leading the way on climate change and on climate policy," she said.
"Individual change does matter and that individual change is getting involved in community organizing and getting involved in influencing your politics and local legislation."
Speers-Roesch, too, said political activism is one of the most important things Canadians can do to become involved in the fight against climate change.
"The majority of the emissions are due to industry and are a result of government policy decisions so that's really the most important and impactful place that people can focus their energies," he said.
The Greenpeace campaigner said that Canadians should learn about their local politicians' environmental platforms and encourage them to act.
"Call your MP, call your MPP, or city councillor," he said. "Let them know you want them to do more on climate change."
PUSH THE CONVERSATION FORWARD
Finally, Speers-Roesch said Canadians can still do their part by incorporating climate change issues and pushing the conversation forward in their daily lives.
"Think about how you can bring climate activism into your existing life," he said. "It doesn't always necessarily have to be finding another group and joining them."
As an example, Speers-Roesch said someone who is already part of a book club that meets on a weekly basis could suggest a book for them to read on climate change.
He said they could also organize an event within an organization they're already involved in, such as their workplace, school, sports team, church, or temple, to raise more awareness.
"Look for a little thing that you can do each week to sort of make your voice heard and get activated and engaged on climate change," Speers-Roesch advised. "Climate change is something that we really need to sort of infuse into every aspect of our lives and our work and everything that we do."
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Q: Facebook SDK classes not found Slim Framework I am developing an Facebook application with Slim framework, I installed the Facebook SDK with composer
  "require" : {
     "facebook/php-sdk-v4" : "4.0.*"
   }

My model looks like this
require_once '/vendor/facebook/php-sdk-v4/src/Facebook/FacebookRedirectLoginHelper.php';

use Facebook\FacebookRedirectLoginHelper;

class FBModel{

 private $app_id;
 private $app_secret;
 private $helper;
 private $loginUrl;
 private $session;

  public function __construct() {
     $this->app_id = 'myappid';
     $this->app_secret = 'myappsecret';
     //require_once '../vendor/facebook/php-sdk-v4/src/Facebook/FacebookRedirectLoginHelper.php';
     $this->helper = new FacebookRedirectLoginHelper('/login');
     $this->loginUrl = $this->helper->getLoginUrl();
    \Facebook\FacebookSession::setDefaultApplication($this->appId, $this->appSecret);
 }

and the model is instantiated inside the index.php file of my application
but it doesn't work properly classes can not be found unless I explicitly both require them and use namespace, even Facebook classes can't find each others, for example I get the following error :
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Abdollah Zadegan, Shayan, Sina Trauma and Surgery Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Abdollahi, Mohsen, Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Abediankenari, Saeid, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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710 Phil. 1
[ A.C. No. 7944, June 03, 2013 ]
REX POLINAR DAGOHOY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ARTEMIO V. SAN JUAN, RESPONDENTS.
For consideration are: (1) the letter[1] dated August 28, 2012 of respondent Atty. Artemio V. San Juan informing the Court of his compliance with the Court's Resolution[2] dated April 16, 2012; and (2) the Report and Recommendation[3] dated January 14, 2013 of the Office of the Bar Confidant.
Atty. San Juan was administratively charged for gross negligence, in connection with the dismissal of his client's appeal filed before the Court of Appeals (CA). Tomas Dagohoy (Tomas), his client and the father of complainant Rex Polinar Dagohoy, was charged with and convicted of theft by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 34, of Panabo City, Davao del Norte.[4] According to the complainant, the CA dismissed the appeal for Atty. San Juan's failure to file the appellant's brief.[5] He further alleged that Atty. San Juan did not file a motion for reconsideration against the CA's order of dismissal.[6]
The complainant also accused Atty. San Juan of being untruthful in dealing with him and Tomas. The complainant, in this regard, alleged that Atty. San Juan failed to inform him and Tomas of the real status of Tomas' appeal and did not disclose to them the real reason for its dismissal.[7]
In his comment,[8] Atty. San Juan denied the charge. He imputed fault on Tomas for failing to furnish him a copy of the case records to enable him to prepare and file the appellant's brief. He claimed that he tried to save the situation but a rich niece of Tomas dismissed him and prevented him from further acting on the case.
The IBP's Report and Recommendation
After receipt of Atty. San Juan's comment, the Court referred the case to the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) for investigation, report and recommendation.[9]
On September 15, 2009, Investigating Commissioner Salvador B. Hababag found Atty. San Juan negligent and recommended the penalty of three (3) months suspension from the practice of law.[10] The Investigating Commissioner opined:
Under Section 7, Rule 44 of the same Rules, the period within which Appellant should file his Brief is limited only to forty five (45) days, unless an extension of time to file briefs has been granted by the Court upon good and sufficient cause, and only if the motion for extension is filed before the expiration of the time sought to be extended. However, up to the present or for a period of almost one (1) year, Accused Appellant neither moved for extension of time to file nor filed his brief.[11]
In Resolution No. XIX-2011-305 dated May 15, 2011, the IBP Board of Governors unanimously approved the findings of the Investigating Commissioner.[12]
The IBP refers its findings to the Court
The complainant and Atty. San Juan did not file a motion for reconsideration against Resolution No. XIX-2011-305 dated May 15, 2011. The IBP thereafter submitted its findings to the Court.
In our Resolution dated April 16, 2012, we resolved:
A.C. No. 7944 (Rex Polinar Dagohoy vs. Artemio V. San Juan). – The Court NOTES the Notice of Resolution No. XIX-2011-305 dated 15 May 2011 of the IBP Board of Governors which adopted and approved the report and recommendation of the Investigating Commissioner finding the same to be fully supported by the evidence on record and applicable laws and rules, and finding respondent guilty of gross negligence, ordered the suspension of Atty. Artemio V. San Juan from the practice of law for three (3) months; transmitted by letter dated 16 January 2012 of Acting Director Dennis A.B. Funa, IBP Commission on Bar Discipline, together with the records of the case and the notation that no motion for reconsideration was filed by either party.[13] (emphases and italics supplied)
Atty. San Juan's letter dated August 28, 2012
and motion to lift suspension from the practice of law
In a letter dated August 28, 2012, Atty. San Juan manifested his compliance with the April 16, 2002 Resolution and prayed for the lifting of his suspension. He stated that:
This will please confirm receipt on May 31, 2012 of a Resolution dated 16 April 2012, by the Hon. Supreme Court, Second Division, Baguio City, ordering my suspension from the practice of law for three (3) months. Upon receipt of the notice on May 31, 2012, I personally informed the Presiding Judge of the [c]ourts where I have been handling cases by showing to them the above-mentioned notice from the High Court.[14]
In its Report and Recommendation dated January 14, 2013, the Office of the Bar Confidant recommended:
A resolution, whether to adopt or modify the penalty imposed on the respondent as recommended by the IBP, be now issued;
For purposes of determining the effectivity of the order of suspension, respondent be REQUIRED to notify the Court of the date of x x x the said resolution;
After the lapse of the entire duration of the order of suspension, the respondent be REQUIRED to file a sworn manifestation, with attachment of certifications from the IBP Local Chapter where he belongs and the Office of the Executive Judge of the court where he practices his profession, all stating that he has ceased and desisted from the practice of law (stating the date of the start of suspension up to the end of the period of suspension).[15]
The Court's Ruling
Except for the recommended penalty, we adopt the findings of the IBP.
In Dalisay Capili v. Atty. Alfredo L. Bentulan,[16] we held that the failure to file a brief resulting in the dismissal of an appeal constitutes inexcusable negligence. In this case, Atty. San Juan's negligence in handling his client's appeal was duly established by the records and by his own admission. We cannot accept as an excuse the alleged lapse committed by his client in failing to provide him a copy of the case records.
In the first place, securing a copy of the case records was within Atty. San Juan's control and is a task that the lawyer undertakes. We note that Atty. San Juan received a notice dated April 19, 2005[17] from CA Clerk of Court Beverly S. Beja informing him that the case records were already complete and at his disposal for the preparation of the brief.
Second, Atty. San Juan, unlike his client, knows or should have known, that filing an appellant's brief within the reglementary period is critical in the perfection of an appeal. In this case, Atty. San Juan was directed to file an appellant's brief within thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice dated April 19, 2005 sent by CA Clerk of Court Beja.
The preparation and the filing of the appellant's brief are matters of procedure that fully fell within the exclusive control and responsibility of Atty. San Juan. It was incumbent upon him to execute all acts and procedures necessary and incidental to the perfection of his client's appeal.
Third, the records also disclose Atty. San Juan's lack of candor in dealing with his client. He omitted to inform Tomas of the progress of his appeal with the CA.[18] Worse, he did not disclose to Tomas the real reason for the CA's dismissal of the appeal.[19] Neither did Atty. San Juan file a motion for reconsideration to address the CA's order of dismissal, or otherwise resort to available legal remedies that might have protected his client's interest.
Atty. San Juan's negligence undoubtedly violates the Lawyer's Oath that requires him to "conduct [himself] as a lawyer according to the best of (his) knowledge and discretion, with all good fidelity as well to the courts as to (his) clients[.]" He also violated Rule 18.03 and Rule 18.04, Canon 18 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, which provide:
CANON 18 — A LAWYER SHALL SERVE HIS CLIENT WITH COMPETENCE AND DILIGENCE.
Rule 18.03 — A lawyer shall not neglect a legal matter entrusted to him, and his negligence in connection therewith shall render him liable.
Rule 18.04 - A lawyer shall keep the client informed of the status of his case and shall respond within a reasonable time to the client's request for information.
"It is a fundamental rule of ethics that 'an attorney who undertakes to conduct an action impliedly stipulates to carry it to its conclusion.'"[20] It was Atty. San Juan's bounden duty to see his cases through until proper completion; he could not abandon or neglect them in midstream,[21] in the way he did with the complainant's case.
In light of these considerations, we find the IBP's recommended penalty of three (3) months suspension from the practice of law not commensurate to the gravity of the infractions committed; as described above, these infractions warrant the imposition of a stiffer sanction. We take into account the following acts, omissions, and consequence attendant to Atty. San Juan's inadequacies: first, the negligence in handling his client's appeal; second, his failure to act candidly and effectively in communicating information to his client; and more importantly, third, the serious and irreparable consequence of his admitted negligence which deprived his client of legal remedies in addressing his conviction.
In Pineda v. Atty. Macapagal,[22] we imposed a one (1) year suspension from the practice of law on a lawyer who, like Atty. San Juan, had been found guilty of gross negligence in handling his client's case. With this case as the norm, we hold that Atty. San Juan should be meted a suspension of one (1) year from the practice of law for his negligence and inadequacies in handling his client's case.
Finally, we deny Atty. San Juan's motion to lift the order of suspension. Atty. San Juan's self-imposed compliance with the IBP's recommended penalty of three (3) months suspension was premature. The wordings of the Resolution dated April 16, 2012 show that the Court merely noted: (1) the IBP's findings and the recommended penalty against Atty. San Juan; and (2) the IBP referral of the case back to the Court for its proper disposition. The IBP findings and the stated penalty thereon are merely recommendatory; only the Supreme Court has the power to discipline erring lawyers and to impose against them penalties for unethical conduct.[23] Until finally acted upon by the Supreme Court, the IBP findings and the recommended penalty imposed cannot attain finality until adopted by the Court as its own. Thus, the IBP findings, by themselves, cannot be a proper subject of implementation or compliance.[24]
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Court resolves to:
NOTE the Report and Recommendation dated January 14, 2013 of the Office of the Bar Confidant;
SUSPEND from the practice of law for a period of one (1) year Atty. Artemio V. San Juan for violating his Lawyer's Oath and Rules 18.03 and Rule 18.04, Canon 18 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, with a WARNING that the commission of the same or similar act or acts shall be dealt with more severely; and
DENY the motion filed by Atty. Artemio V. San Juan in the letter dated August 28, 2012 that he be allowed to return to the practice of law.
Let copies of this Decision be furnished to all courts. The Office of the Bar Confidant is instructed to include a copy of this Decision in Atty. San Juan's file.
Del Castillo, Perez, Perlas-Bernabe, and Leonen,** JJ., concur.
Brion,* J., (Acting Chairperson).
* In lieu of Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio per Special Order No. 1460 dated May 29, 2013.
** Designated as Acting Member in lieu of Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio, per Special Order No. 1461 dated May 29, 2013.
[1] Rollo, p. 112.
[3] Id., pages unnumbered.
[4] Docketed as Crim. Case No. 99-12; id. at 9-14.
[6] Id. at 2-3.
[15] Id., pages unnumbered.
[16] A.C. No. 5862; through an extended resolution dated October 12, 2011.
[18] Affidavit of Merit dated January 24, 2008 of Tomas and Affidavit–Complaint dated November 14, 2007 of the complainant; id. at 15-16 and 27-28, respectively.
[20] Zarate-Bustamante v. Atty. Libatique, 418 Phil. 249, 255 (2001).
[22] 512 Phil. 668, 672 (2005).
[23] 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 15.
[24] Lourdes Corres v. Atty. Juan A. Abaya, Jr., A.C. No. 2983; through an extended Resolution dated February 29, 2012.


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Balfe Dublinban született, és az északír határ közelében fekvő Tydavnet faluban, Monaghan megyében nőtt föl. A középiskola elvégzése után a Dublin Institute of Technology nevű egyetem zenei és drámaintézetében (Conservatory of Music and Drama) tanult színművészetet, amikor egy modellügynökség megkeresésére egy évre Párizsba költözött, ahol gyors sikert futott be manökenként és fotómodellként.

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De LKG Tower, voorheen bekend als de ICEC Tower, is een wolkenkrabber in Makati, Filipijnen. De kantoortoren, die staat aan 6801 Ayala Avenue, werd in 1998 opgeleverd. Het is ontworpen door Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates en Recio+Casas Architects.

Ontwerp
De LKG Tower is 180 meter hoog en telt 14 liften. Het bevat 6 ondergrondse en 43 bovengrondse verdiepingen en heeft een totale oppervlakte van 66.810 vierkante meter. Het gebouw bevat een parkeergarage voor 500 auto's en een helipad op het dak. Het is door de architecten in modernistische stijl ontworpen en wordt gekenmerkt door een lijnvormige structuur die diagonaal over de façade loopt.

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Wolkenkrabber in de Filipijnen
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5. Be sure to know clearly the minute that your payday loan or cash advance is due and be aware of the mandatory measures to repay that loan on schedule.
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7. In the event that you don't know how to budget and save your income, at that point you may well wish to get credit counselling in order to reduce the necessity for payday advances down the road.
8. Remember to consider alternative payday loan companies before you select a payday loan or cash advance. Think about family, good friends, your lending institution, a local bank , even a line of credit.
9. In advance of acquiring a cash advance, get in touch with the BBB to see exactly how established the organization is and if it has any grievances.
10. Ensure that you have access to your more recent work paycheck stubs in addition to your bank account information.


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Arizona Democrats tout Obamacare despite rollout issues
Nov 5, 2013, 6:37 AM | Updated: 6:37 am
BY CHAD GARLAND/CRONKITE NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON — Despite the troubled rollout of the Affordable Care Act, Arizona Democrats touted the law's "many, many positive aspects" and showcased one woman Monday who successfully got health insurance through healthcare.gov.
Tucson retiree Sandy McNabb said on a conference call hosted by state Democrats that the longest part of the process was choosing her plan from among 100 options.
"If I was willing to stay with my current premium level and the reduced deductible it would have been quite easy, I would have just pressed the enroll button," she said. "But I was excited to have all these choices."
But a spokesman for the Arizona Republican Party scoffed at the claims, saying the law has been a "total disaster" that denies many in the state their plans of choice.
"There aren't a lot of happy people out there because of Obamacare," said Tim Sifert, state GOP spokesman. "Apparently the (Democrats) can find one."
The back-and-forth came as a survey showed that Americans remain divided on President Barack Obama's signature health care law, and that their opinions have changed little since the law passed in 2010.
The Kaiser Family Foundation tracking poll, published Friday, showed 38 percent of Americans liked the law, compared to 44 percent who viewed it unfavorably.
Though 64 percent of those polled by Kaiser reported having no experience with Obamacare, and 23 percent reported negative experiences, Sifert still called it a "monster" and said Americans are "very unhappy" with it.
But state Sen. Steve Farley, D-Tucson, who joined McNabb and state Sen. Anna Tovar, D-Tolleson, on the conference call, accused Republicans of attacking the health care law "simply because they don't like the president."
Tovar said she had to "struggle and fight" for coverage after she was treated for cancer 11 years ago, but said the new law offers "peace of mind" for people with pre-existing conditions.
"Thankfully, today with the affordable healthcare act, many patients will not have to go through" what she went through, Tovar said.
McNabb was one of those people. Limited to costly insurance because she had been prescribed blood pressure medications, McNabb said she was able to find coverage under the new law that she likes better. It will cost her $500 in monthly premiums, compared to the $357 a month she pays now, but she will have better coverage and a deductible of $1,500 — down from $7,500 now.
"My total out-of-pocket expenses are limited to $4,000 as opposed to $10,500 with my current policy," she said. "If I compare my new policy to my old policy, I'm actually saving potentially about 30 percent … so I am just beaming."
McNabb admitted the online marketplace was still "kludgy" when she signed on, but that she watched television while waiting for each page to load.
How many Arizonans have been able to register or enroll through the online marketplace is unclear. Some insurers said they are seeing enrollments online in "painfully small numbers," and others said it's too early to release enrollment numbers.
One of those offering coverage on the federal exchange, Meritus Health Partners, has had 12 people enroll, said CEO Kathleen Oestreich. Many others are interested, she said, but because they are eligible for federal subsidies they cannot enroll until the website begins working properly.
"The good news is we're getting files with accurate data," Oestreich said. "It tells us the system works from end to end, it's just slow."
Oestreich said she worries that if it takes too long to fix the site, people will lose patience and won't sign up. Interest has already fallen off a little since early October, she said.
But Oestreich also said she did not expect an "avalanche" of enrollments in October because customers would still be mulling their options.
"There's a tremendous amount of competition, so for the consumer it's even a lot more work because they have a lot more choices and a lot more comparing to do," Oestreich said.
But Sifert said the health care law limits choice.
"The options have been taken away by the Obama administration," he said. "All those people that liked their plan and now they can't have it, that's been taken away from them."
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Norma A. Pérez, M.D., Dr.P.H.
HOUSTON – Norma A. Pérez, M.D., Dr.P.H., an alumna of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health, has been elected president of Hispanic-Serving Health Professions Schools (HSHPS).
A Houston native, Pérez earned an M.D. from the Universidad de Monterrey in 1992 and completed residency training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México in 1997. Pérez practiced as a licensed physiatrist in Mexico before returning to Houston to earn a Dr.P.H. degree in international and family health from UTHealth School of Public Health in 2006.
In addition to her position as president of HSHPS, she is director of the Hispanic Center of Excellence and School of Medicine Special Programs at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine, where she is an assistant professor in internal medicine, geriatrics and preventive medicine and community health. Pérez is a member of The University of Texas System Women's Senior Leaders Network. One of her academic areas of interest is clinical Spanish for physicians in training.
HSHPS is a nonprofit, member-based organization which was established in 1996 in response to the U.S. President William J. Clinton's Executive Order 12900, "Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans" and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' "Hispanic Agenda for Action: Improving Services to Hispanic Americans" initiative. HSHPS works to addresses the public health issues of providing quality and culturally competent healthcare to Hispanics living in the United States. HSHPS members include schools of medicine, public health, nursing, pharmacy, and dentistry.


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Dead whale washes ashore in Westhampton, conservation group says
By Deon J. Hampton deon.hampton@newsday.com @deonjhampton Updated May 5, 2019 6:39 PM
A humpback whale washed ashore and was found dead at the oceanside beach of Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton early Sunday. A team from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society arrived around 12:15 p.m. for an assessment, society officials said. A biologist is expected to perform a necropsy on Monday. This is the first large whale to strand in New York this year. (Credit: Newsday / Mark Harrington)
A female humpback whale was found dead and washed up ashore at the oceanside beach of Cupsogue Beach County Park in Westhampton early Sunday.
A team from the Atlantic Marine Conservation Society arrived around 12:15 p.m. for an assessment, society officials said. A biologist is expected to perform a necropsy on the 37-foot humpback on Monday.
This is the first large whale to strand in New York this year, the society said.
Source: www.newsday.com


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Last Sunday I was deeply aggrieved that only one hundred Israelis could attend the historic meeting organized by the Geneva Initiative at the Muqata in Ramallah. If it were up to me, all the citizens of Israel would come and see firsthand the dramatic change that has occurred in Palestinian society.
The site identified more than anything else as Arafat's command headquarters at the end of the second intifada turned for a few hours into an excellent and welcoming Mediterranean restaurant that extended warm hospitality to the dozens of Israeli guests invited to the meeting, including military reserve officers and some members of the Likud and Shas.
The leadership of the Palestinian Authority showed up in full force and spoke openly and frankly about its desire to achieve peace through negotiations, a peace based on the principle of two states, Israel and Palestine. Beyond the speeches and the political messages, between the stuffed grape leaves and the sweet knafeh, it was hard not to notice the tremendous change in the Palestinian community and its leadership in Ramallah.
The Muqata is the center of a responsible and strong government with a secular and moderate world view, that believes in reaching an agreement and living together in a Palestinian state alongside Israel. Abu Mazen is not a weak leader and has full command of all the PA areas in the West Bank. Saeb Erakat described it well by saying that the West Bank has never been so quiet and safe for Israelis, more than when the IDF was stationed on every corner and in every kasbah from Nablus to Hebron.
Outside of the Muqata I met a Palestinian journalist who speaks fluent Hebrew and is among other things a fan of the Maccabee Tel Aviv basketball team and a devout follower of its games on Thursdays. He too expressed to me the Palestinians' desire for peace and normalcy and described how renouncing terror and violence is not only the choice of the leadership but a central plank in the current Palestinian narrative.
The Israeli government gave up the diplomatic process for the settlers
It was impossible not to sense the frustration and sorrow of all the speakers at the conference over the lack of progress in the peace process and the refusal of the Israeli government to enter serious negotiations over a final agreement. Just when we have a real partner for peace, Israeli society radicalized to the right and elected a Knesset and government that don't really believe in or want a final agreement with the Palestinians.
Despite his declarations at Bar Ilan University and in Washington, Netanyahu is not willing to talk about borders and is inventing excuses to gain time. Judging by the outcome, the government of Israel gave up the peace process only to continue to give in to the settlers' obsession to build a few more thousands of housing units in the territories. The Israeli public is indifferent and cynical and does not sense the gravity of the opportunity to realize the peace process and the gravity of the danger a failure of the process can mean for the entire region.
The Palestinians I met in Ramallah are realistic, moderate, tired of the conflict and thirsty for a solution. They are not afraid to present maps, to speak openly about land swaps and to de facto renounce the right of return. As opposed to the Israeli leadership, the Palestinian side already understands that the era of poker games and foot dragging is over, the solution is known and now it has to be put into action.
Just when there is calm and quiet in the territories, it would be a crime to turn our backs on the majority of the Palestinian people, who have chosen dialogue and peace, and send Abu Mazen and his people to compete with Hamas over Palestinian public opinion empty handed.
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Try These Road Trip Games for Weekend Getaways!
One of the best parts about fall is taking weekend road trips on scenic highways and byways. It gives our residents at the Southern Oaks Apartments in Stone Mountain, GA a chance to get away from work and really just take a break. Going with family and friends is essential to any road trip and not just for safety reasons. Here are some favorite games to play when we have finished catching up, the radio and all of our CDs are repetitive, and we need some entertainment.
I Spy is a great one to play with smaller children, but is fun to make a bit harder for your older family and friends. One person picks an object in the car or on the road and the other passengers attempt to guess what the object is.
Hey Cow is a great addition to any road trip, especially when other passengers are not paying attention. Simply roll your window down when passing a herd of cows and try to get their attention. Points are awarded for every cow that turns. looks up, or in some way acknowledges you.
Try these games during your next road trip and share your own games with us on Facebook!


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Your Name. (2016)
Watch Your Name. Full Movie Online
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki's body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Director: Duncan Jones, Jessica Clothier, Kenji Imura, Makoto Shinkai, Yoshitoshi Shinomiya
Actors: Aoi Yuki, Ben Foster, Ben Schnetzer, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Dominic Cooper, Etsuko Ichihara, Kaito Ishikawa, Masaki Terasoma, Masami Nagasawa, Mone Kamishiraishi, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Paula Patton, Robert Kazinsky, Ruth Negga, Ryou Narita, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tani Kanon, Toby Kebbell, Travis Fimmel
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Cheese-loving eccentric Wallace and his cunning canine pal, Gromit, investigate a mystery in Nick Park's animated adventure, in which the lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding…
Arctic Dogs
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal.
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Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired craft stays airborne just long enough to…
The further adventures of Max the dog and his furry animal friends.
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When the kingdom's most wanted-and most charming-bandit Flynn Rider hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel, a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of…
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The Gray Family Doubles Overnight. Welcome Matthew and Sarah!
I'll hope you can excuse my not posting anything here yesterday. You see, yesterday we were somewhat busy. Shortly after 9 p.m. yesterday night, my wife, Kristine, and I welcomed two new arrivals into our home - Matthew David Gray and Sarah Elizabeth Gray. After about 35 1/2 weeks of gestation, the pair emerged somewhat early, and definitely on the small side, but all signs point to them both being healthy and strong, even if we start slow.
In what I believe was a Web first, I tried to chronicle the proceedings, as best as I was able, using FriendFeed and Twitter in combination. Robert Scoble famously covered son Milan's arrival via Twitter and others have followed suit. But with FriendFeed offering me the best community and conversational platform, combined with great WiFi here at Lucille Packard Childrens' Hospital, I wanted to take advantage.
Thursday at 10:40 p.m.
Thursday night, the process kicked off when my wife's water broke. Having passed the 32 week mark earlier, when we knew it was "safe" to have our kids, we knew the time was imminent. We had hoped for a July 1 arrival, around 37 weeks, but we were as ready as possible, if any parents are ever ready.
Dog-sitting in Palo Alto, I had to turn around to Sunnyvale, finish packing her hospital bag, grab some things and turn back around. Somehow I did this without breaking any speed limits or running red lights.
Meanwhile, Kristine had started contractions, and was measuring around 10 minutes apart.
Friday at 12:30 a.m.
After coming back to Palo Alto, Kristine and I headed to Lucille Packard Children's Hospital and checked in. She was monitored, and contractions were definitely present. June 20th was going to be the day the twins were coming.
I wrote a quick note, using TwitAbit, to Twitter, saying, "For those who are curious... today is going to be the day. The "Schwag Magnet" twins are coming. Don't expect minute by minute updates."
The twins had often been referred to as "Schwag Magnets" by Cyndy of Profy and others, thanks to my call for them to wear Web-branded apparel at the end of March. There's even a FriendFeed room dedicated to "Schwag Magnets" and parents of all types.
My quick Tweet set FriendFeed abuzz, as you can see here. I tried to post updates every once in a while, saying contractions were 4-5 mintues apart, and that we would be there for a while.
Robert Scoble bet the twins would be "here by noon", and reminded us to "Breathe! Breathe! Breathe!"
I later checked in and said contractions were down to 2-3 minutes apart. But as time went forward, and there wasn't too much progression, FriendFeed got antsy, and of course, so did we.
Friday at 1:30 p.m.
After 12+ hours of early labor, things were not progressing as quickly as we had hoped. I updated people on Twitter again, only jokingly saying, "Twins still not here well after @scobleizer's 12 noon expected deadline. www.blamescoble.com"
Fellow FriendFeeders also noticed I'd managed to work in my usual Web activity between contractions.
While Kristine kept pushing, and contractions kept getting measured, the labor wasn't progressing all that much. Every few hours, the nurses and doctor would come in, only to find dilation was extremely slow. What was expected to go at a pace of 1 cm per hour was more like 1 cm per 3 hours, and eventually, no progression at all.
Friday at 3 p.m.
Superstitiously, I got out of my A's shirt, which I'd been wearing all day, and put on a Disqus T-shirt I got from Daniel Ha in our last visit. Given their success, I was hoping something would rub off. (Again, I updated Twitter.)
Kristine and I soon came to the same conclusion the doctors had - trying to continue with a vaginal delivery wasn't going to work. 20 hours after the water had broken, and 19 hours into the labor, we had stalled. The kids were in great shape, showing healthy heartbeats, but it was time to consider having a C-Section. It was something we wanted to avoid, but to avoid infection, and be sure to see our kids well, we agreed to move forward.
This time, I updated FriendFeed only, and not Twitter, saying only: "C-Section Imminent. Won't be Long Now. (Wish us Luck!)"
Matthew David Gray arrived, weighing in at 5 pounds even, measuring 47 centimeters.
Sarah Elizabeth Gray arrived, weighing in at 4 pounds, 3 ounces, measuring 47 centimeters.
Friday at 11:00 p.m.
After checking Sarah into the NICU, and Matthew into the nursery, I returned to find Kristine in recovery. Getting her approval, I updated Twitter and FriendFeed, saying: "Baby Grays are here! The boy clocked in at 9:01 at 5 pounds, and the girl weighed in at 4 pounds, 3 oz at 9:02. Both healthy." (Note I was off on the second time by a minute)
After a long day of waiting, FriendFeed erupted with congratulations, and so did Twitter. See the Summize stream!
It's amazing to imagine how much people care, given our interactions are often so virtual, but I have to impress upon you how appreciative we are.
The twins' small size was expected, but not to such a degree. In fact, our latest ultrasound, 10 days prior, had expected Matthew to already be 5 pounds, 1 ounce, and Sarah at 4 pounds, 8 ounces. But we were near the margin of error. While the kids had all their fingers and toes, and responded to stimulation, Sarah's tiny size has guaranteed her a stay in the NICU. Matthew is in the nursery, and spent the night with Kristine and me, as we alternated holding him and catching some sleep.
I promise we will deliver pictures soon. We have only a few already. The twins' arrival was very visible, and we hope to keep you updated, between feedings, diapers and everything else. It's not like we're the first parents ever to have kids, but it's the first time we've ever done it. I'm glad to have been able to share the experience with you. More very soon.
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