As with most things done by NBC, the lighting is always the best in the business. The lighting design is simply brilliant. Nary a hint of washout or shadow spots or anything. Superior lighting design as usual by NBC.
Indeed. They even have their own series of lights called LightBlade.
Oh the Today Show has for the past three years trained a Puppy with a Purpose helping give the dogs the foundation needed for further speciality training. Well this time around Today has their own dog but four other affiliates have their own puppy - Atlanta (WXIA), Baltimore (WBAL), Boston (WBTS) and Los Angeles (KNBC). The puppy made its debut on WBAL and they will be in studio atleast once a week.
Instead of writing a new post I'm copying and pasting one I made over at TVNewsTalk.
The new Telemundo Headquarters which was announced in February 2016 is now opening its doors to its first employees. If you look on social media, #TelemundoCenter, an open house was held for employees.
The Telemundo Center consists of 475,000 sq ft of main building consisting of offices and studios; 100,000 sq ft of warehouse space; house upwards of 1300 employees; and cost upwards of $250 million.
There are 13 studios ranging from 800-8,000 sq feet which will be connected by an almost pure IP network according to TVNewsCheck.
Naturally being in Florida the building is designed to handle hurricanes has a waterproof shell. I'm not sure if the building is any of the main hurricane evacuation zones - something which they had to do last year with Hurricane Irma.
The facility will be used to house all of Telemundo Enterprises and be used to produce news, sports and telenovelas*. The existing NBC/Telemundo Owned local stations WTVJ/WSCV will remain in their current facilities. I need to look at a map but I believe the local stations offices are better suited for newsgathering and are centrally located. Additionally they are relatively "new" at being under 20 years old.
* Some of the telenovelas that were made at the existing headquarters apparently won't be making the move and will now be produced internationally for less money. It resulted in about 100 layoffs of mainly senior technical staff. I believe the ones making the moves internationally are Telemundo coproductions.
Edit 2 : Might as well add Telemundo to the title as well.
NBC ran a Special Report today around 1600 EDT about the DOW plunging 700 points. Everything was okay except next to the main Special Report lower third they played out the Nightly News animated bug for about 50 seconds instead of the static peacock.
I was going through my TiVo and found a NBC News Special Report that was having a real identity crisis (the one above was minor). This one I believe was probably produced by MSNBC as they used one of their anchors. The special report starts out as normal but then it proceeds to have an MSNBC election results ticker and the standard MSNBC chyron on screen. It wasn't until two minutes into the report that the standard chyrons appeared.
The special report was anouncing the death of former First Lady Nancy Reagan on March 6, 2016.
Are they much more regular these days, and are some networks more likely/trigger-happy to put them to air compared to others?
With Sky News and BBC News channels being so widely available over here, it's pretty rare for programmes on other channels to be interrupted by a news report.
Before the Trump administration there would be months at a time where there wouldn't be any. But now it's about once or twice a week with big news. Things like school shootings get special reports and depending on severity follow ups.
Rkolsen wouldnt you say that NBC and most networks have must carry Special Reports and there are special reports the affiliates can opt out? Say for example most NBC O&Os will always carry network Special Reports. Not sure what WBAL-Baltimore would do. Or what Hearst's viewpoint is on carrying network special reports across all their NBC affiliates. Dont know why I remember seeing that or reading that some where there are special reports they can opt of.
Having said all that, the number of Special Reports has certainly increased because of the nuttiness of the current administration. They used to be quite rare. Typically they occur now I believe outside of primetime hours. Unless its a very very very significant story.
For example the Bin Laden story was carried during primetime.
Some stations can opt out of Special Reports during rolling coverage of local breaking news or severe weather coverage.
Wait, Lester Holt said that it was 4PM ET. Nicole Wallace has a show on MSNBC at the same time live from Studio 3A behind Lester, So is that background a screen?
There's actually a movable screen with monitors on both sides that divides the newsroom in half. On the 3A side it plays out video of people working at their desks with 3C empty but the screen lit up (unless you look closely it looks real) and on the 3C side it shows 3A.
On certain shows like the 5AM show First Look you can see straight back and see the real monitor wall in 3C. But when they cut to a camera and show the anchor speaking you can see the wall lit up in the background to the side.
There are special reports that definitely are must run but then there are optional ones. However if it happens outside of network time an operator must switch to the correct satellite feed. Only Fox has the ability to switch to a "must run" Special Report which they call a Level 1 and it's done remotely through their splicer system.
There's probably no group wide affiliate philosophy rather it's done at the local level. It depends on the news at hand. However if a report is carried during network time it is certainly carried through the end.
Also I've heard of NBC O&Os not carrying reports - some because they choose not to or they are in a newscast and will produce coverage locally or already covered it.
Some stations may cut out of special reports like certain press conferences with foreign leaders (not a true one but a predetermined type where each foreign and domestic get two questions - the US have been giving theirs to really friendly outlets that throw softball questions) that start during other programming but end during newscasts. The stations will cut out after both leaders have given their opening remarks and that has happened on WBAL and WJZ (a CBS O&O).


The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are currently in Ghana for a five-day visit.
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, have embarked on a three-country tour through Gambia, Ghana, and Nigeria as part of an effort by the crown to strengthen the bonds between the country and the Commonwealth, including "celebrating some shared values and cultures between the United Kingdom and these countries, as well as throwing the searchlight on a number of important commitments".
As I write this post, the Prince and Duchess have already met the President, Nana Akufo-Addo.
They also interacted with Ghanaian dignitaries and other stakeholders at a star-studded party held in their honor by the British High Commissioner on Friday night. The Prince also spent Saturday at Christiansburg Castle in Osu, which was once a British-owned slave fort, and in a sad twist of fate, served as the seat of Ghana's government for decades.
Today, he and his wife will join the President for a Thanksgiving Service at Ridge Church in Accra, head to Kumasi to visit the Asante King, attend a Public Lecture at the Accra International Conference Centre then a State Banquet held in his honour by President Akufo-Addo, before leaving on Tuesday.
The Prince has yet to address the larger Ghanaian public but whatever he says will be an important indication of British interest in Ghana, especially as it tries to redefine itself post-Brexit.
The Prince aside, what is worth investigating, with some urgency, is this question of the 'Ghanaian response' to the Royal visit.
There have been some well-versed critiques about our over exuberance about this royal visit, a point clearly articulated by Ghanaian artist Fuse ODG, in the video below.
I am more concerned about the effort of some Ghanaians in trying to erase or dismiss an important aspect of Ghana's relationship with Britain, at such an important time.
This 'peachy' message of friendship continues on a billboard spotted around town that reads, "shared history, shared future" and boasts an image of Prince Charles and President Akufo-Addo, and the flags of both countries.
We cannot debate the merits of a shared future because it is yet to be seen. But a shared history? Really? Such a statement is a travesty to our actual history for two main reasons.
FIRST, there is a Ghanaian history that did not know of the British, in any way, that we must consistently acknowledge and teach our children, both directly in school, and in such social "learning moments".
As psychiatrist and revolutionary, Frantz Fanon aptly describes it, claiming a national history that is not tied to colonialism or a colonial master is not frivolous. It is an important psychological exercise.
"The claim to a national culture in the past does not only rehabilitate that nation and serve as a justification for the hope of a future national culture. In the sphere of psycho-affective equilibrium it is responsible for an important change in the native. Perhaps we haven't sufficiently demonstrated that colonialism is not satisfied merely with holding a people in its grip and emptying the native's brain of all form and content. By a kind of perverted logic, it turns to the past of the oppressed people, and distorts, disfigures, and destroys it. This work of devaluing pre-colonial history takes on a dialectical significance today," he says.
Moreover, there is a long part of Ghanaian history that has been especially resistant to "sharing" itself with the British blindly, without caveat. It is a history we all know well – from the Anglo-Asante Wars fought between 1824 and 1901, to the Independence struggle, and long after, even in our present day.
Are we not going to acknowledge the crowns brutal exploit through slavery, colonization, and decolonization? Are we not going to remember the sacrifices made on our behalf during the span of that 'shared' history? Can we tell the full story at all times and not just the part that is convenient or expedient for the moment?
For a government that has consistently propagated an admirable "Ghana Beyond Aid" agenda, why distort or water down that a strong call of self-determination through a false sense of closeness the crown?
We can be warm and open to others without lying and compromising our story.
Earlier this year, I wrote a piece called "When We Traded As Equals" where I explored Godfried Donkor's large mural, titled The First Day of The Yam Custom (2017). The piece takes from one British officer, Bowdich's account of a mission trip where he and other British officers were sent to "assess the gains the Royal African Company can expect from a grand scale intervention into Ghana's hinterland" in 1817.
1817 is a critical time – the slave trade has ended and it is before the colonial period. It is a time of increased European competition to gain the favour of the kings and chiefs of the Gulf's coastal societies. Britain's ambitious vision is therefore masked by an official report to "make a peace and trade treaty with the Asante, while also learning more about their culture and custom".
At the First Day of Yam Custom of 1817, Bowdich describes the Asantehene as being blanketed in gold. It is this evidence of wealth and resources in the region that "triggers British appetite for Ghana" and perhaps a greed that manifests in colonialism right after that period.
Today, we face some variant form of this reality. At a time such as this, with increasing globalization and rapid technological change, we are presented with an opportunity – of open markets, cross-border trade, pro-immigration et cetera, especially as the UK exits the European Union and seeks to strengthen its trade ties with emerging markets. The implications of this relation for our growing economy is tremendous.
Yet, in our excitement for strengthened ties, we should not forget how we once lost our autonomy. No, it was not through immediate or direct force and control but slowly, through convenient allegiances with the British, pacts of understanding that would later fail, false proximity, and value exchanges that often left us at odds with who we are.
Today, our kids are watching us slowly make similar concessions, whose implications we will not know until decades, if not centuries later. But it is not too late. In the next few days, let us correct that billboard, if not on paper, then in all of our minds.
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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: February 28
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Playbill Vault Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: December 3 In 1947, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire opens on Broadway.
By Playbill Staff
Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Jessica Tandy in A Streetcar Named Desire
1888 One of Frances Hodgson Burnett's greatest successes opens: Little Lord Fauntleroy, starring Tommy Russell. The play tells the story of a American boy who discovers he's the heir to a British fortune and is sent to live with a cold-hearted caretaker. It is frequently revived, toured, and filmed over the next century.
1947 A Streetcar Named Desire makes its historic stop at the Barrymore Theatre. Tennessee Williams' play stars Jessica Tandy, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden in an 855-performance ride. It wins the Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize.
1953 Alfred Drake, Richard Kiley, and Doretta Morrow star in "a Musical Arabian Night" called Kismet, beginning a 583 performance run at the Ziegfeld Theatre. The score by Robert Wright and George Forrest, based on the music of Alexander Borodin, includes the songs "Stranger in Paradise" and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads."
1960 Richard Burton's reign as King Arthur of Camelot begins at the Majestic Theatre. The Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe musical was adapted from T. H. White's The Once and Future King. Citizens of the enchanted land include Julie Andrews, Robert Goulet, and Roddy McDowall. It runs for 873 performances.
1964 Arthur Miller's Incident at Vichy opens at the Washington Square Theatre. The story involves a group of prisoners detained by Nazis in Vichy, awaiting deportation to concentration camps. The cast includes Hal Holbrook, David Wayne, and Paul Mann.
1973 Bette Midler opens at the Palace Theatre. Since the show was styled and reviewed as a concert rather than a Broadway show, it is classified as one by the Tony Awards committee. They bestow a special award to Midler for "superior concert entertainment on the Broadway stage."
1997 With the resumption of performances of the 1776 revival at the Gershwin Theatre, Broadway sets a modern record by having 23 musicals playing simultaneously. Such a large number of musicals running at once had not occurred since at least the 1960s and possibly as far back as the 1920s.
2001 New York's landmark Drama Book Shop reopens in a roomier new location at 250 W. 40th Street, after a generation on Seventh Avenue and 48th Street.
2002 The Sound of Music film leads Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer star in a national tour of the holiday-themed A Royal Christmas. Andrews and Plummer serve as the Mistress and Master of Ceremonies for the holiday extravaganza, featuring a cast of 150 dancers, singers, and musicians.
2003 Jefferson Mays plays some 40 characters in Doug Wright's solo drama, I Am My Own Wife, about a real-life German transvestite, Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, who survived both the Nazis and the Communists. The production was first seen Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. It goes on to win the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play.
2003 Mary Tyler Moore withdraws from the Off-Broadway debut production of Neil Simon's latest play, Rose's Dilemma, after Simon writes a note critical of her performance. She leaves the theatre moments before the matinee performance.
2008 Liza Minnelli returns to Broadway for the first time in nearly a decade in her concert show Liza's At The Palace, paying tribute to her godmother, vocal arranger and performer Kay Thompson.
2017 Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's 1990 musical Once on This Island returns to Broadway in a new revival at the Circle in the Square Theatre. Michael Arden directs the immersive staging, set in the aftermath of a devastating hurricane. Hailey Kilgore makes her Broadway debut as Ti Moune, starring opposite Merle Dandrige, Quentin Earl Darrington, Alex Newell, and Lea Salonga. The production wins the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
2018 Stephanie J. Block, Teal Wicks, and Micaela Diamond share the role of entertainer and pop-culture icon Cher in The Cher Show, opening on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre. Written by Rick Elice, the musical uses 35 Cher songs to chart her journey from kid on a tricycle to rock goddess. Block's performance wins her the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
More of Today's Birthdays: Sylvia Syms (b. 1920). Patricia Falkenhain (1926–2004). Alfred Uhry (b. 1936). Mary Alice (b. 1941). Julianne Moore (b. 1960). Brendan Fraser (b. 1968). Kyle Jean-Baptiste (1993–2015).
We Dance: Celebrating the 2017 Revival of Once On This Island on Broadway
Once on This Island Rehearsal
Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Michael Arden
Michael Starobin, Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty, and Michael Arden
Once on this Island at the Circle in the Square Theatre
Hailey Kilgore and cast
Hailey Kilgore
Kenita R. Miller and Mia Williamson
Hailey Kilgore, Isaac Powell, and cast
Mia Williamson, Quentin Earl Darrington, Merle Dandridge, Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, and cast
Alex Newell, Hailey Kilgore, and the cast
Joan Marcus
The cast of Once On This Island
Lea Salonga
Isaac Powell and Merle Dandridge
Alex Newell, Lea Salonga, and Merle Dandridge
Isaac Powell and Quentin Earl Darrington
Emerson Davis, Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, Quentin Earl Darrington, and Merle Dandridge
Phillip Boykin
Quentin Earl Darrington
Kenita R. Miller in the Broadway revival of Once On This Island
Kenita R. Miller and Hailey Kilgore
Kenita R. Miller
Aurelia Williams and Loren Lott
Merle Dandridge
Alex Newell, Merle Dandridge, Hailey Kilgore, Lea Salonga, and Quentin Earl Darrington
Alex Newell
Alysha Deslorieux
Grasan Kingsberry, Rodrick Covington, and Phillip Boykin
Felicia Richardson Boykin and Phillip Boykin
Rodrick Covington
Wesley Taylor and Isaac Powell
Jason Squatriglia, Yael Silver, and Hunter Arnold
Nikki M. James and Andy Mientus
Cassondra James
David Jennings
Tyler Hardwick, Cassondra James, and Phillip Boykin
Emerson Davis and Mia Williamson
Darlesia Cearcy
Tyler Hardwick
Lynn Ahrens
Guest, T. Oliver Reid, and Darlesia Cearcy
Ken Davenport and the cast and crew of Once on This Island accept the award for Best Revival of a Musical
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Alfred Uhry
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Home / International / Chinese Q3 growth hits nine-year low as debt, trade row drag
Chinese Q3 growth hits nine-year low as debt, trade row drag
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Workers direct a crane lifting newly made steel bars at a factory in Dalian, Liaoning, China.
China's economy grew at its slowest pace for nine years in the third quarter, as a campaign to tackle mounting debt, and trade row with the U.S. take their toll.
The reading will likely put pressure on Beijing to provide fresh support as investors grow increasingly concerned about the economic outlook, while the yuan and stock markets wallow at four-year lows.
The world's second largest economy expanded 6.5 percent on-year in July-September, National Bureau of Statistics figures showed, in line with an AFP survey but marking the worst performance since the start of 2009 at the height of the global financial crisis.
It is also well down from the 6.8 percent and 6.7 percent in the previous two quarters but in line with Beijing's target for the year.
"Faced with an extremely complex environment abroad and the daunting task of reform and development at home," China's economic growth remained generally steady, said NBS spokesman Mao Shengyong.
China is in the midst of a increasingly bitter trade row with the United States with both sides exchanging tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods, fanning fears about the impact on the global economy.
The standoff comes at a tough time for Beijing, which is battling to tackle a mountain of debt as credit tightens and infrastructure investment falls.
While exports to the U.S. have held up so far, the row has sapped confidence.
"China-U.S. trade frictions have affected the market, but frankly speaking, the psychological impact is greater than the actual impact and China and the U.S. are currently in contact," said Liu He, China's top economic policy maker in a Friday interview with official news agency Xinhua intended to reassure markets.
Liu trumpeted a raft of new policies intended to boost the stock market and reaffirmed the importance of China's private sector, which has suffered from a push to strengthen state-owned enterprises.
Further cooling
The Shanghai composite stock index has fallen by about 30 percent from its January high, while the yuan has slipped about nine percent against the dollar.
In response, some of China's top financial and economic officials, including the vice-premier and head of the central bank made a concerted effort Friday to reassure investors and stem the market sell-off.
Adding to concerns were data showing fixed-asset investment growth remains bogged down. It inched up to 5.4 percent in January-September from a record-low 5.3 percent in the first eight months of the year as Beijing has reined in spending on bridges, railways, and highways.
"We doubt the latest pick-up in infrastructure spending will be enough to prevent the economy from cooling further in the coming quarters," said Julian Evans-Pritchard of Capital Economics.
Analysts say the slowing growth could prompt an end to Beijing's fiscal prudence, and the dimming export picture has reinforced the need for China to rely on its legion of consumers to grow its economy.
While September retail sales, a key indicator of domestic demand, saw a slight improvement from August, output at China's factories and workshops slowed, according to the NBS.
"We expect further escalation of U.S.-China trade tensions going into 2019, which will likely be partially offset by yuan adjustment and more growth-supportive fiscal and monetary policies," JP Morgan economists led by Zhu Haibin, said in a note.
"We expect fiscal and monetary policies to become more growth-supportive, providing a lift to headline GDP growth."
'Many unknowns'
Relations between the world's two largest economies have soured this year after Donald Trump hiked tariffs in an attempt to force trade concessions from Beijing.
Washington has hit roughly half of Chinese imports and Beijing has retaliated with its own measures.
Exports still drive a significant chunk of China's economy and Washington's targeting of cars, machinery, electronics, consumer appliances and other products have led some firms to shift production out of the country, or begin considering it.
Uncertainties are mounting abroad, said Mao of the NBS, adding: "There are still many unknowns with China-U.S. trade frictions, so the economy will face some downward pressure."
Exports to the U.S. have held up in the first nine months of the year as firms rushed shipments across the Pacific to beat tariffs — but economists expect to see an impact in coming months.
"If the market becomes a bit panicked… that can dampen investment, investment and trade are closely linked so this can be a vicious cycle," said Lian Weicheng, an economist at the International Monetary Fund during a briefing Thursday in Beijing.
Business surveys already show many U.S. and European firms pausing investment plans for China as trade tensions cloud future prospects.
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John started doing graffiti art in his early teens, spray painting New York City trains, as opposed to now: spray painting silk screened canvas.
I first met William Fitzsimmons at a downtown show during the colder days of October. He was working on the release of The Sparrow and the Crow and back then, I was able to relate with the album, it's what helped me gain this interest in William's music, and life.
Anita Blay goes by the stage name of 'CocknBullKid'. She is a singer songwriter from East London 'Hackney' in the UK and has been active within the industry for sometime and now is ready to showcase some new material.
There is a powerful energy that occurs in crowds. I depict it. I use hundreds of photographs and digitally montage them into a unified composition. Once montaged, I render my compositions in airbrushed acrylic.
A self-confessed loner who can only count six true friends in her life, Taylor maintains she isn't bothered by what her critics think. In this exclusive interview Taylor discusses what it's like being in the music industry, and her new life.
Five years into a remarkable solo career, Bobby V has experienced the best the music industry has to offer while working with some of the game's elite. No wonder he's calling his fourth album Fly on the Wall.
According to Austin Carlile, Of Mice & Men derived its name from the classic novel by John Steinbeck, and the moniker was an appropriate one, as he had experienced his best-laid plans going awry.
Mark Drew is a self taught fashion and portrait photographer. Born in Los Angeles, raised in New Jersey, his love for imagery emerged at a young age, dressing his younger brothers and taking pictures of them.
French photographer Cyril Lagel is a self proclaimed emotive artist, driven by power, sensitivity and perfection.
Polish born and Austrian raised, Emil Bilinski graduated from Business School then went on to study Photography and Communication Design. He spent some time as an Assistant, working for various Photographers throughout Europe, including Andreas H. Bitesnich and Bruno Bisang.
If you ever thought a three-piece band couldn't create an arena-filling sound, then White Lies is here to prove you wrong. This British trio of 22-year-olds has the United Kingdom abuzz, and it's not hard to see why; White Lies offers bright, danceable beats paired with insightful lyrics and a sound bigger than the sum of its parts.
French photographer Eric Canto started his career off on stage as a musician, before making his move to a live music photographer. Canto's work spans all sectors of the music industry. Shooting all the big names including U2, Lenny Kravitz and Jay-Z to name but a few.
It's not often you run across a band that makes music characterized as "psych-folk," but Atlantic/Pacific fans know that nothing about this band is ordinary.
Katie Costello has the pipes of your favorite studio-polished pop star, but also boasts an added bonus: an intellectual depth and an eye for insight that translates your world into her poetic, lyrical songs. If you thought you didn't like poetry, you'll be surprised how catchy it sounds when Katie Costello sings.
There is definitely something otherworldly about Zowie. And it's not just because she refers to herself as a Bionic Pixie or that she parades around in outfits as futuristic as her seductive brand of synth-pop. Zowie is from the real dirty south, down under – hailing from New Zealand, she has a unique, cosmopolitan swagger that cuts through the flashing lights and pulsing beats of her live show.
Interview: Brad Elterman and the Notorious Parties of the 70's.
Iconic seventies photographer Brad Elterman has published a new volume featuring fifty-five black & white and color versions of his iconic images. Elterman had the incredible good fortune of arriving on the pop culture scene in 1974 as a teenager with a camera around his neck.
When 12-year-old Greyson Chance posted a clip of himself performing Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" on YouTube in April, he never dreamed that the video would become a viral sensation viewed by more than 28 million people.
O'Spada has a poppy, upbeat sound, but this band is a lot different from your average pop act. Unlike most of the manufactured musical acts dominating the airwaves today, O'Spada packs an intense level of passion into each song, and the difference is obvious.
Reality TV star Audrina Patridge who rose to fame on MTV's The Hills continues to excel in her career. This Bloginity.com exclusive is an insight into Audrina Patridge's projects and lifestyle choices.
Our music editor catch up with Bruno Mars to discuss the origin of some of his songs, talk musical inspiration, creative writing, and his passion for the music industry.
For her second Island Def Jam album, the aptly named Joy, the young, 24-year-old industry veteran Felicia "Fefe" Dobson is finally embracing her roots, with a no-holds-barred collection of full-throttle rock & roll that spotlights her skills as a singer, songwriter and performer.
Serj Tankian has always done it his own way. The activist-musician is known to many for his distinctive vocals with System of A Down, but Serj has also been engaged in solo ventures, including Imperfect Harmonies, which hit stores today.


Where then? Spain or Sardinia. Spain or Sardinia. Sardinia, which is like nowhere. Sardinia, which has no history, no date, no race, no offering. Let it be Sardinia. They say neither Romans nor Phoenicians, Greeks nor Arabs ever subdued Sardinia. It lies outside; outside the circuit of civilisation. Like the Basque lands. Sure enough, it is Italian now, with its railways and its motor-omnibuses. But there is an uncaptured Sardinia still. It lies within the net of this European civilisation, but it isn't landed yet. And the net is getting old and tattered. A good many fish are slipping through the net of the old European civilisation. Like that great whale of Russia. And probably even Sardinia. Sardinia then. Let it be Sardinia.
There is a fortnightly boat sailing from Palermo—next Wednesday, three days ahead. Let us go, then. Away from abhorred Etna, and the Ionian sea, and these great stars in the water, and the almond trees in bud, and the orange trees heavy with red fruit, and these maddening, exasperating, impossible Sicilians, who never knew what truth was and have long lost all notion of what a human being is. A sort of sulphureous demons. Andiamo!
But let me confess, in parenthesis, that I am not at all sure whether I don't really prefer these demons to our sanctified humanity.
Why does one create such discomfort for oneself! To have to get up in the middle of the night—half past one—to go and look at the clock. Of course this fraud of an American watch has stopped, with its impudent phosphorescent face. Half past one! Half past one, and a dark January night. Ah, well! Half past one! And an uneasy sleep till at last it is five o'clock. Then light a candle and get up.


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Daily Archives: 30 October 2019
Andrews Government on notice to complete Murray Basin Rail Project
The Andrews Government still has no timeline to finish the Murray Basin Rail Project. In State Parliament today, Transport Infrastructure Minister Jacinta Allan was asked to detail the Government's plans to complete the once-in-a-generation freight rail upgrades, but refused to say when – or if – the project will be completed. Stakeholders have lost all…
Minister conceals wait times of decaying public dental system
Thousands of patients waiting for access to public dental care across north east Victoria and the Goulburn Valley are being kept in the dark about how long they have to wait for treatment. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Euroa MP and Deputy Leader of The Nationals Steph Ryan called out the Health Minister's tardiness in responding…
Leongatha's St Peter Op Shop recognised in State Parliament
The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Region, Melina Bath has delivered a special address commending Leongatha's St Peter's Anglican Op Shop and its dedicated volunteers in State Parliament. Ms Bath congratulated locals Coral Johnston, Kay Littlejohn and Pat Durling for collectively providing 100 years of service to the shop and the Leongatha community. "The St…
Kealy calls for urgent action to address rural doctor shortage
The Nationals Member for Lowan, Emma Kealy has again demanded the Andrews Labor Government take immediate action to address the critical shortage of rural doctors, which is impacting on state public hospital services in the Lowan electorate. Speaking in Parliament, Ms Kealy called for the Minister for Health, Jenny Mikakos to explain what action…


Tiger Woods is no victim of yellow journalism, as much as he would like everyone to think he is.
That he claimed to be taken aback by the level of scrutiny his infidelities inspired indicates he is either delusional or intellectually dishonest.
Woods did not become this transcendent figure, a billionaire, in fact, solely because of his exquisite golf game. His empire emanates from his golf game, of course.
But there always has been something more at work with Woods: his disarming smile, his seeming smarts and togetherness, his good-guy persona with a touch of cool and, yes, his family.
He peddled an impeccable image that was worth more than his deeds on a golf course. And he duped everyone for the longest time: his corporate sponsors making money off his image and a public that purchased a product based on his say-so.
Not that anyone is naive enough to swallow whole the carefully cultivated images of athletes and entertainers. Yet it is not unfair of the public to expect a modicum of truth in advertising.
Whenever Leonardo DiCaprio feels an urge to preach at the altar of global warming - or climate change, as it has been dubbed down during this inconvenient period of cooling - it is jarring to learn that he lives in a mansion with a massive carbon footprint.
The hypocrisy undermines the message, just as it has with those fiery televangelists caught with their pants down.
Jimmy Swaggart was finished the moment his forays with a prostitute surfaced in the late '80s. He did not practice what he preached to his flock.
Woods was a preacher of sort, a salesman. And what he was selling was this wholesome picture of near perfection, this fantasylike figure who still could connect to the everyman, a guy who would be happy to share a beer and story with you at a neighborhood watering hole.
It was all a whopper of immense proportions, as it turns out, for his was not a singular mistake committed on a lonely night on the road, a momentary indiscretion that merely reflected his humanness.
His dalliances with other women - he had been linked to 13 at last count - was a lifestyle far at odds with what he was pushing. His was a conscious series of brazen choices that collectively boggle the mind.
Now his private life has been exposed as so over the top that, by comparison, it almost makes the human train wreck known as John Daly look like a model of restraint.
That the personal lives of Woods and Daly ever could be compared demonstrates the staggering depth to which Woods has plummeted.
His personal life is in shambles, his future in golf unknown after his decision to take an "indefinite break" from the game.
That decision was made in part to let the insatiable interest in his lurid story subside.
That interest, as Woods must know, is the downside of fame.
No celebrity objects to the endless profiles that deify them. They cry no fair only when their foibles are put under a microscope.
Fame is a currency all its own. It can move the masses if used properly, as Woods and his sponsors know to their financial glee. But fame, if used recklessly, can turn on its holder.
Accenture, a global consulting and outsourcing firm, brings to two the number of companies to back away from Woods.
He "is no longer the right representative," the company said Sunday, a day after Gillette said, in effect, it is taking an "indefinite break" from the golfer.
That could be the least of his financial hits if he is unable to save his marriage.
And all of it is on Woods, not a media that extolled the pristine image until the night he crashed his vehicle.


These recipes for strawberry rhubarb ice cream and strawberry rhubarb sorbet are easy to make and a perfect way to enjoy summer ingredients!
I've always been an indecisive person. As I've grown older and more confident in my ways, my indecisiveness has become less about concern over making the wrong decisions and more about making sure I always make the best decision in any given situation. Does that sound ridiculous? Yes, I thought so.
For example, let's discuss the fact that I'm sharing not one, but two strawberry rhubarb recipes today. Ice cream or sorbet? Rich and creamy or tart and intense? You can't really go wrong with either but how does one possibly choose which to make after a delicious strawberry rhubarb puree has been created out of amazing seasonal fruit?
It's just not possible! I polled readers on Facebook and Twitter and the results were pretty much split evenly down the middle. Half of you wanted ice cream and half of you wanted sorbet. So as you see I had no choice but to make both desserts.
And they're really both equally fantastic. To make one or the other simply cut the recipe for strawberry rhubarb puree in half. But I suggest making both and serving them together. Because life is short.
In a large saucepan, combine the rhubarb, strawberries, water and sugar over low heat. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the rhubarb and strawberries have broken down and the liquid is thick, 10-15 minutes.
Heat the half and half on medium heat in a medium saucepan. While the cream is heating, whisk the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar together. Once the cream is simmering, slowly pour it into the egg yolks and sugar while whisking.
Pour back into the saucepan and turn the heat down to medium low. Stir in a figure 8 motion for several minutes until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a wooden spoon. Stir in 1 3/4 cups of the strawberry rhubarb puree.
Allow to chill completely in the refrigerator. Prepare in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
Add sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil and allow it to simmer until the sugar is completely dissolved, approximately 5 minutes.
Remove from the heat and allow it to cool briefly, then stir in 1 1/4 cups of the strawberry rhubarb puree. Allow to chill completely in the refrigerator. Prepare sorbet in an ice cream machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
To prepare only the ice cream or sorbet (as opposed to both), simply prepare half of the puree recipe.
I say bring them all on! I gotta find me some rhubarb, haven't seen much at all here ;( Great pics as always Jen!
Um, not ridiculous at all. I'm right there with you trying to maximize every darn decision I make and driving myself and everyone around me a little crazy in the process too.
Can't go wrong with strawbs and rhubarb!
Gorgeous photos and recipes, Jen. I love the fact that you made both versions to please everyone. And I wish we had such nice green strawberry punnets in Australia – ours are just clear plastic. Not nearly as photogenic as yours!
mmmm the sorbet is kind of hitting the spot right now. I'm such an indecisive person. Thank god my husband is here to make any major decisions with things because I can't even decided on what to wear in the morning.
At what point do you add the lemon juice when making the sorbet? I'm guessing maybe when you add the puree?
Sorry, I'll make sure to clarify. You can add it when you combine the purée and simple syrup.
Thanks for sharing the recipes. I made both the ice cream and sorbet and they were wonderful The sorbet turned out to be the clear favorite in our house.
You glad you liked them!
This looks perfect…. How can we go wrong with both of these together.. Right!
Lovely colors and flavors! I think sorbet is the perfect light and refreshing end to a summer meal!
Gorgeous photos!!! And I love recipes that use strawberries more than just in strawberry shortcake!


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First-principles predictions of the structure, stability, and photocatalytic potential of Cu2O surfaces
Leah Isseroff Bendavid, Emily A. Carter
Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment
For a photocatalytic reaction to be thermodynamically allowed, a semiconductor's band edges need to be placed appropriately relative to the reaction redox potentials. We apply a recently developed scheme for calculating band edges with density functional theory (DFT)-based methods to Cu 2O, evaluating its available thermodynamic overpotential for redox reactions such as water splitting and conversion of CO2 to methanol. Because these calculations are surface dependent, we first study the low-index surfaces of Cu2O using periodic DFT+U theory to characterize and identify the most stable surface, which will be the most catalytically relevant. We employ various techniques to calculate the surface energy, including the method of "ab initio atomistic thermodynamics". The Cu 2O(111) surface with (1 × 1) periodicity and surface copper vacancies is identified as the most stable at all oxygen partial pressures, although the ideal stoichiometric Cu2O(111) surface is relatively close in energy under oxygen-poor conditions. These surfaces are then used to calculate the band edges. Comparison of the band edges to redox potentials reveals that Cu2O is thermodynamically capable of photocatalytic reduction of CO2 to methanol and the reduction and oxidation of water.
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Thank you – you truly are in the right career to lift spirits when it's all so overwhelming…:) I thought I would have chosen by now, I didn't expect this to be so difficult. Really, any woman who is willing to donate is amazing! Thank you so much for all this effort, you've easily been one of the nicest people I've had in assisting us to find a donor, and until we have our donor I will keep checking your website. Sincerely…thank YOU!
I'm so grateful I was able to work with you as an Egg Donor Agency and to know you are keeping in contact with our donor and looking after her so well. It's so heart warming & reassuring to know we are both in good hands!!
Your agency was so instrumental in connecting us with the right donor and ensuring the smooth transition of our treatment process. We're delighted to let you know our incredible news of being pregnant. No words can begin to express how happy, grateful and excited we are. We are keeping a cautious optimism that our pregnancy will continue to progress to term and "OUR TWINS" (God Willing), will be greeting us several months from now. We will keep you guys abreast of our progress as we move along.
Of course, no one deserves a greater appreciation than our donor, who gave the ultimate gift of love that any human being can bestow upon another and thereby helping us realize our dream of having a family of our own; for that, we can never find enough words to express our thanks.


I've been working with the LAMP server and successfully added Samba so my developer can drop files into the web folder to test.
I needed to change the server to work on port 8080 as there is already a service on port 80. With Jeremy's help, I now have it working (I missed one of the two steps he sent me).
1. the main display on the server doesn't show the :8080 for the Web section. Can this be added so the link displayed is correct?
2. when I open the default web page, the resource reference links work fine and show port 8080 when hovered over but the links for Web Shell, Webmin and Adminer show no links when you hover over them and open an about:blank page when clicked. How can I fix that?
If so, then FWIW, the program that displays that is called "Confconsole". All the info it shows there (other than the IP addresses) is static and can be adjusted by editing the text file found at /etc/confconsole/services.txt.
To edit, it's probably easiest to log in via SSH and do that at the commandline. TurnKey has vim-tiny (you can install vim "proper" via apt if you're a vim user) and nano pre-installed. People unaccustomed to vim may find nano a more intuitive option. Alternatively GUI lovers may prefer Webmin (it has a text editor).
Re your second request/question; I'm almost certain that is because those URLs are generated on the fly (by php snippets on the index page) and it's not expecting there to be explicit port numbers included (so is generating invalid links; or possibly no links at all).
Depending on how you have it set up and how it's accessible, then the quickest/easiest way may be to just hard code those URLs. Although that may be a bit tricky if your server isn't using a static IP and/or a specific domain.
The other option is to edit/extend the existing PHP snippets so that they return something useful in the creation of the links. TBH, I'm not exactly sure how that would go OTTOMH (I'm a PHP novice and would need to do some research and testing before I could offer any suggestions). I suspect that if you have a bit of a google and a bit of trial and error and you could work it out.
The default index file can be found at /var/www/index.php and just in case you mess something up and need to back track, the default contents of the file can be seen here.
Also please note that because of PHP caching, you may need to restart Apache (or temporarily disable PHP caching) for changes to be applied immediately.
Yes, that is the display I meant. It will be easier if someone else is looking at it to know that the port is required as well.
I'll give your instructions a go tomorrow.


An expert hired by prosecutors to evaluate evidence in the case of Robert Angleton, a former bookie and police informant accused of conspiring to kill his wife, is now on retainer for the defense.
But because of scheduling conflicts, Steve Cain, president of Wisconsin-based Applied Forensic Technologies International Inc., will give a videotaped deposition next Friday. Angleton's capital murder trial is scheduled to start July 28.
Michael Ramsey, Angleton's attorney, told prosecutors and state District Judge Brian Rains during a pre-trial hearing Friday that Cain was now working for him and he then asked the judge to allow the videotaped deposition.
Ramsey said Cain, who did a voice analysis report for prosecutors that the defense considers favorable, will be in Houston next week to testify in an unrelated civil case and will be leaving for Hong Kong on July 30.
Ramsey said he wants Cain's testimony ready for jurors in case prosecutors decide not to call him to testify before he leaves Houston.
Robert Angleton, 49, and his brother, 55, were charged in the April 16, 1997, slaying of Robert's wife, Doris McGown Angleton, 46, at the couple's River Oaks home in the 3000 block of Ella Lee.
Roger Angleton killed himself in jail Feb. 7, leaving notes indicating he killed his brother's wife in a frame-up to extort money from him. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty and have said they don't think the notes clear Robert Angleton.
Cain's report to prosecutors was touted by defense attorneys as proof of Angleton's innocence because it said there are "dissimilarities" between Angleton's voice and those on a tape where two men can be heard plotting the murder.
The tape, originally purported to be the brothers' voices, was made by Roger Angleton. It was found in his briefcase when he was arrested.
Ramsey said prosecutors told Cain to stop working on the case after receiving his analysis.
"He's an important witness for us," Ramsey said. "How can (prosecutors) try to impeach an expert they paid $4,000 to for his work?"
Ramsey said Cain, who went on the defense's retainer Thursday, will prepare a presentation for his testimony, something the lawyer says the expert was stopped from doing by prosecutors.
But prosecutor Lyn McClellan said no one stopped Cain from finishing any work and that he was hired for the analysis and to confirm that the tape had not been altered.
Cain did that and wanted to finish his work quickly because he was going on a honeymoon, McClellan said. Besides, the voice evidence is not as dramatic as defense attorneys maintained.
"I don't think the case will turn on an expert's opinion on voice analysis," McClellan said.
But despite that, McClellan said prosecutors plan to call Cain anyway and that Ramsey's concerns that he would not take the stand were unfounded.
· Jury selection was completed and a panel of five women and seven men will hear the case. Two female alternates also were selected.
· The defense asked Rains to carry a request for bail hearing on the docket that was prompted by Cain's report. With trial so close, Ramsey said he would only ask for a bail hearing if testimony is delayed. Angleton has been jailed without bail since his arrest and Rains has already denied him bail once.
· Rains said he would order the Harris County Clerk's office to send the Angleton divorce file to the Sheriff's Department. The defense plans to have it examined for Roger Angleton's fingerprints and Rains also said defense experts should be given access to Roger Angleton's jail fingerprint card.
· Rains is also reviewing Houston Police Department internal records to determine what defense attorneys can use from them during trial about Robert Angleton's role as a police informant.


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CPK Unveils Ten New Menu Items
Los Angeles, Jun 29, 2011 — California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., home of the Original BBQ Chicken Pizza and other innovative hearth-baked pizzas, made-to-order pastas, creative salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts, announced today the nationwide addition of ten new menu items including appetizers, soups, pizzas, salads and desserts that all explore the bold, fresh tastes for which CPK is known. Consistent with CPK's commitment to using the highest quality ingredients, the casual dining restaurant chain now uses only natural chicken and a wide variety of natural meats in its recipes.
New menu items launched today include:
— Mediterranean Focaccia — Added to the Small Cravings menu. Herb cheese focaccia served with Mediterranean Olive Oil and Parmesan.
— Crispy Mac 'N' Cheese — Added to the Small Cravings menu. Our classic mac 'n' cheese lightly fried with panko, served on creamy cheese sauce.
— Bang Bang Shrimp appetizer — Lightly fried shrimp tossed in spicy sweet chili sauce with scallions and toasted sesame seeds.
— Artichoke & Broccoli Soup — A blend of artichoke hearts, broccoli, Romano, Cheddar and Parmesan. Garnished with homemade croutons.
— Caramelized Peach Salad — Field greens, spinach, warm caramelized peaches, dried cranberries, red onion, toasted pecans and gorgonzola tossed in white balsamic vinaigrette.
— Roasted Vegetable Salad — Roasted artichoke hearts, asparagus, Japanese eggplant, red & yellow peppers, corn and sun-dried tomatoes, served warm over Romaine lettuce, tossed in homemade Dijon balsamic vinaigrette and topped with fresh avocado.
— Habanero Carnitas Pizza — Slow-roasted pulled pork, red onions, cilantro pesto, Mozzarella and queso quesadilla cheese with SPICY habanero salsa.
— Carnitas Tacos — Slow-roasted pork, homemade avocado salsa verde, red onions, cilantro, romaine and shredded Napa cabbage served with tortilla chips and roasted tomato salsa.
— Strawberry Shortcake — fresh strawberries on a shortcake biscuit with homemade whipped cream and candied lemon zest.
— Non-Fat Yogurt Smoothies — Strawberry, strawberry banana, mango, mango banana, peach
In addition to the new menu items, CPK is making available to their guests a gluten-free pizza crust option for 29 of their original pizzas. The new gluten-free pizza crust joins a list of gluten-free items the chain identified earlier this year including appetizers, soups, salads, specialties, CPKids items and desserts.
"We were thrilled with the response these new items received while testing in select markets and look forward to sharing them with all of our guests nationwide," said Rick Rosenfield and Larry Flax, co-founders and co-CEOs of California Pizza Kitchen. "The introduction of natural chicken, turkey, pepperoni, salami, Italian sausage and Canadian bacon on our menu is also something we are very proud of and happy to have as a mainstay in our kitchens."
All of CPK's new menu items are available to guests who dine-in, place a take-out order, use CPK's Curbside Service or who order online at CPK.com.
For complete details, please visit www.cpk.com
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (CPK) /quotes/zigman/83677/quotes/nls/cpki CPKI +0.16% , founded in 1985, is a leading casual dining chain featuring an imaginative line of hearth-baked pizzas, including the original BBQ Chicken Pizza, and a broad selection of distinctive pastas, salads, appetizers, soups, sandwiches and desserts. CPK premium pizzas are also available to sports and entertainment fans at three Southern California venues including Dodger Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim and STAPLES Center. Also included in the Company's portfolio of concepts is LA Food Show Grill & Bar, located in Manhattan Beach, California. The Company also has a licensing arrangement with Nestle USA to manufacture and distribute a line of California Pizza Kitchen premium frozen products. For more details, visit www.cpk.com .


This sunburst-patterned American-made Fender Stratocaster guitar has been signed by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, and Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones. Emerging from the British blues rock craze of the early 1960s, the Stones have become one of the most enduring, iconic, and influential bands in the history of rock music. Almost 60 years after the Stones debut they are still touring, selling out shows across the globe as more and more people gravitate to their timeless music.
The signatures of Bill Wyman and Keith Richards are located on the white pick guard of this Fender guitar. Mick Jagger's, Charlie Watt's, and Ronnie Wood's signatures appear surrounding the pick guard, with all five John Hancock's penned in blue marker. This guitar is in great condition, with all six strings attached and no significant damage. The remnants of an adhesive are present on the lower tone dial, however this has no noticeable deleterious effect on the Stratocaster. This guitar comes with a LOA from JSA (Z51156) covering all five signatures.


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Since 1999, the Anchorage Festival of Music has sponsored the annual Young Alaskan Artist Award competition to recognize young, aspiring Alaskan classical performers entering the professional field. Past winners are making waves nationally and internationally as performers and educators. This summer, they're coming home! Find out what these amazing musicians have been doing since winning the YAA and hear eight prior winners perform in a magical evening of music celebrating 20 years of this prestigious award.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the award in 2018 and in recognition of the many connections to the late Senator Stevens, the Anchorage Festival of Music is proud to re-name the award as the Ted Stevens Young Alaskan Artist Award. The award will be formally re-named and the first winner of the newly named award will be announced during the gala concert.
Come early and enjoy a pre-concert reception starting at 6:00 p.m. in the UAA Recital Hall lobby.
Meet the artists at a post-concert reception following the performance.
This event is generously supported by the Ted Stevens Foundation.
Young Alaskan Artist Award Gala Reunion Concert is presented by Anchorage Festival of Music.


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// DO NOT EDIT!

/*
Package serving_proto is a generated protocol buffer package.

It is generated from these files:
	kythe/proto/serving.proto

It has these top-level messages:
	Node
	EdgeSet
	PagedEdgeSet
	PageIndex
	EdgePage
	FileDirectory
	CorpusRoots
	FileDecorations
	PageToken
*/
package serving_proto

import proto "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"

// Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
var _ = proto.Marshal

// A derivative of xref.NodeInfo for serving.
type Node struct {
	Ticket string       `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ticket" json:"ticket,omitempty"`
	Fact   []*Node_Fact `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=fact" json:"fact,omitempty"`
}

func (m *Node) Reset()         { *m = Node{} }
func (m *Node) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*Node) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *Node) GetFact() []*Node_Fact {
	if m != nil {
		return m.Fact
	}
	return nil
}

type Node_Fact struct {
	Name  string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=name" json:"name,omitempty"`
	Value []byte `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=value,proto3" json:"value,omitempty"`
}

func (m *Node_Fact) Reset()         { *m = Node_Fact{} }
func (m *Node_Fact) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*Node_Fact) ProtoMessage()    {}

// An EdgeSet represents a collection of edges from a single node.  The edges
// are organized into groups, each sharing a common edge kind.
//
// The number of edges represented by an EdgeSet es, denoted len(es), is the
// sum of the lengths of the repeated target_ticket fields for all the groups
// in the EdgeSet.  This count is used to determine page size in a request.
//
// Note: this is a derivative of xref.EdgeSet
type EdgeSet struct {
	// The ticket of the source node for all the edges in the edge set.
	SourceTicket string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=source_ticket" json:"source_ticket,omitempty"`
	// Each group is a collection of outbound edges from source node sharing a
	// given kind.  In a given EdgeSet, the server will not send more than one
	// group with the same kind label.
	Group []*EdgeSet_Group `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=group" json:"group,omitempty"`
}

func (m *EdgeSet) Reset()         { *m = EdgeSet{} }
func (m *EdgeSet) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*EdgeSet) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *EdgeSet) GetGroup() []*EdgeSet_Group {
	if m != nil {
		return m.Group
	}
	return nil
}

type EdgeSet_Group struct {
	Kind         string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=kind" json:"kind,omitempty"`
	TargetTicket []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=target_ticket" json:"target_ticket,omitempty"`
}

func (m *EdgeSet_Group) Reset()         { *m = EdgeSet_Group{} }
func (m *EdgeSet_Group) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*EdgeSet_Group) ProtoMessage()    {}

// PagedEdgeSets are used for efficiently storing EdgeSets, all originating from
// the same source ticket, in order to handle pagination requests.
type PagedEdgeSet struct {
	// Collection of edges on the first page.  If the number of edges for a
	// particular source_ticket is small, this may contain all known edges and
	// no page_index will exist.
	EdgeSet *EdgeSet `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=edge_set" json:"edge_set,omitempty"`
	// Total number of edges in all of the EdgePages, including this one.
	TotalEdges int32 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=total_edges" json:"total_edges,omitempty"`
	// Page indices for other EdgePages, sorted by edge kind.
	PageIndex []*PageIndex `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=page_index" json:"page_index,omitempty"`
}

func (m *PagedEdgeSet) Reset()         { *m = PagedEdgeSet{} }
func (m *PagedEdgeSet) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*PagedEdgeSet) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *PagedEdgeSet) GetEdgeSet() *EdgeSet {
	if m != nil {
		return m.EdgeSet
	}
	return nil
}

func (m *PagedEdgeSet) GetPageIndex() []*PageIndex {
	if m != nil {
		return m.PageIndex
	}
	return nil
}

// PageIndex is a pointer to an EdgePage.  In order to keep the PagedEdgeSet
// small, we don't store edges here.  We just store a key for looking up an
// EdgePage and the type of edge.
type PageIndex struct {
	// The kind of all edges on the referred EdgePage.
	EdgeKind string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=edge_kind" json:"edge_kind,omitempty"`
	// Total number of edges on the referred EdgePage.
	EdgeCount int32 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=edge_count" json:"edge_count,omitempty"`
	// Key that can be used to lookup the referred EdgePage.
	PageKey string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=page_key" json:"page_key,omitempty"`
}

func (m *PageIndex) Reset()         { *m = PageIndex{} }
func (m *PageIndex) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*PageIndex) ProtoMessage()    {}

// EdgePages are a group of edges for a particular edge kind and source ticket.
type EdgePage struct {
	// Corresponding PageIndex key that can be used to lookup this page.
	PageKey      string         `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=page_key" json:"page_key,omitempty"`
	SourceTicket string         `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=source_ticket" json:"source_ticket,omitempty"`
	EdgesGroup   *EdgeSet_Group `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=edges_group" json:"edges_group,omitempty"`
}

func (m *EdgePage) Reset()         { *m = EdgePage{} }
func (m *EdgePage) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*EdgePage) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *EdgePage) GetEdgesGroup() *EdgeSet_Group {
	if m != nil {
		return m.EdgesGroup
	}
	return nil
}

// FileDirectory describes a virtual directory of file nodes.
type FileDirectory struct {
	// Set of URIs for each contained sub-directory's corpus, root, and full path.
	Subdirectory []string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=subdirectory" json:"subdirectory,omitempty"`
	// Set of file node tickets contained within this directory.
	FileTicket []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=file_ticket" json:"file_ticket,omitempty"`
}

func (m *FileDirectory) Reset()         { *m = FileDirectory{} }
func (m *FileDirectory) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*FileDirectory) ProtoMessage()    {}

// CorpusRoots describes all of the known corpus/root pairs that contain file
// nodes.
type CorpusRoots struct {
	Corpus []*CorpusRoots_Corpus `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=corpus" json:"corpus,omitempty"`
}

func (m *CorpusRoots) Reset()         { *m = CorpusRoots{} }
func (m *CorpusRoots) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*CorpusRoots) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *CorpusRoots) GetCorpus() []*CorpusRoots_Corpus {
	if m != nil {
		return m.Corpus
	}
	return nil
}

type CorpusRoots_Corpus struct {
	Corpus string   `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=corpus" json:"corpus,omitempty"`
	Root   []string `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=root" json:"root,omitempty"`
}

func (m *CorpusRoots_Corpus) Reset()         { *m = CorpusRoots_Corpus{} }
func (m *CorpusRoots_Corpus) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*CorpusRoots_Corpus) ProtoMessage()    {}

// FileDecorations stores a file's contents and all contained anchor edges.
type FileDecorations struct {
	FileTicket string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=file_ticket" json:"file_ticket,omitempty"`
	SourceText []byte `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=source_text,proto3" json:"source_text,omitempty"`
	Encoding   string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=encoding" json:"encoding,omitempty"`
	// The decorations located in the file, sorted by starting offset.
	Decoration []*FileDecorations_Decoration `protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=decoration" json:"decoration,omitempty"`
}

func (m *FileDecorations) Reset()         { *m = FileDecorations{} }
func (m *FileDecorations) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*FileDecorations) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *FileDecorations) GetDecoration() []*FileDecorations_Decoration {
	if m != nil {
		return m.Decoration
	}
	return nil
}

// Represents an edge from an anchor contained within the file to some target.
type FileDecorations_Decoration struct {
	Anchor       *FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=anchor" json:"anchor,omitempty"`
	TargetTicket string                             `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=target_ticket" json:"target_ticket,omitempty"`
	Kind         string                             `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=kind" json:"kind,omitempty"`
}

func (m *FileDecorations_Decoration) Reset()         { *m = FileDecorations_Decoration{} }
func (m *FileDecorations_Decoration) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*FileDecorations_Decoration) ProtoMessage()    {}

func (m *FileDecorations_Decoration) GetAnchor() *FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor {
	if m != nil {
		return m.Anchor
	}
	return nil
}

type FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor struct {
	Ticket      string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=ticket" json:"ticket,omitempty"`
	StartOffset int32  `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=start_offset" json:"start_offset,omitempty"`
	EndOffset   int32  `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=end_offset" json:"end_offset,omitempty"`
}

func (m *FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor) Reset()         { *m = FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor{} }
func (m *FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*FileDecorations_Decoration_Anchor) ProtoMessage()    {}

// Internal encoding for an EdgesReply page_token
type PageToken struct {
	// Index into sequence of edges to return in EdgesReply.
	Index int32 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=index" json:"index,omitempty"`
}

func (m *PageToken) Reset()         { *m = PageToken{} }
func (m *PageToken) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
func (*PageToken) ProtoMessage()    {}


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Cheers to the Badly Behaved Mormon Women
Despite the growing surge of members who are abandoning the faith, the LDS Church continues to pour millions into advertising to impress nonmembers, while, at the same time, it ignores, insults or marginalizes some of its own. The most recent example came last week when, after ignoring 5 formal meeting requests from the Mormon feminist group Ordain Women, the LDS Church granted a 90 minute audience to the newly formed, obedience-oriented Mormon Women Stand.
As many of my gentle readers no doubt already know, Mormon Women Stand is the brainchild of Kathryn Skaggs, author of the blog, A Well-Behaved Mormon Woman. Her blog title, I assume, condescendingly refers to the Mormon feminist, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, who famously said, "Well-behaved women seldom make history." Whether the reference was intentional or not, Skaggs' blog posts have thus far been forgettable. For example, her recent argument that the film, Frozen, is part of "the gay agenda." (Spoofed here on Ward Gossip.)
I've been a little hard on the Mormon feminists over the years. Too hard probably. But perhaps that's because I used to be one. I remember the indignities--the premature releasings from callings, the warnings to my husband to get me in line, and, of course, the painfully patronizing explanations. But, Sister Banta, you get to have babies. -- Sister Banta, if you had the priesthood, which calling would you want? The mere mention of these memories has me covering my ears and screaming, "Make it STOP!"
In my mind, the most obvious solution was to leave the LDS Church. But then I'm no longer a believer, and the church members who support Ordain Women clearly are. Otherwise, the group would never have issued a public "thank you" today to LDS Public Affairs director, Michael Otterson, for suggesting their organization was "divisive and suggestive of apostasy."
One of the more comic aspects of this drama has been the assumption by the "well-behaved" sisters that those in the Ordain Women crowd are not really believers--for example, the reactions to Joanna Brooks' recent post on Feminist Mormon Housewives. Oh, they're believers all right. Nothing but the deepest belief could motivate an LDS woman to stand up to her priesthood leaders, and then stick around church to suffer the consequences.
In that spirit, tonight I raise my Friday night cocktail and say, "Cheers to the badly behaved Mormon women."
I hope that they will make history. I also hope that as they go forward, some will realize that there are many paths to spiritual fulfillment, even outside of Mormonism.
Because, in the near future, I doubt that the General Authorities will be entertaining any requests from Mormon feminists--unless they want to star in an "And I'm a Mormon" ad.
Posted by Donna Banta at 4:16 PM 12 comments Links to this post
Labels: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Michael Otterson, mormon feminists, Ordain Women, Well-Behaved Mormon Woman
LDS General Authorities Embark on Anti-Gay Marriage World Tour
LDS Church General Authorities Hit the Road
The Salt Lake News - published May 21, 2014
The General Authorities kicked off their Anti-Gay Marriage World Tour at a regional conference in New Zealand last Sunday where Dallin Oaks courageously devoted the majority of his talk to the evils of gay marriage. Encouraged by the moral perfection of Elder Oaks' message, the General Authorities are traveling the world to address what they consider to be a full blown global crisis.
Overall, the tour has received tepid reviews.
"I've been worried about the rising sea level that threatens my farmland," 47-year-old Hans of Denmark said. "But last night the Brethren told us we should be up in arms over gay marriage. I don't understand. Am I being selfish?"
"I have a gay son," 59-year-old Portuguese citizen, Marta, confessed. "I'm more worried about him getting a job--but then I'm not American," she conceded. "America must be a very strange place."
However some international saints have come away inspired by the Brethren's message.
"They gave me hope,"said 9-year-old Juan, a Brazilian who just lost his parents to malaria. "I'm going to try really hard not to be gay."
When asked about the Brethren's recent singularity of focus, LDS Public Relations insisted that the church continues to pursue a diverse humanitarian agenda.
"With the sisters still busy with their crafts, the timing seemed right to go after the gays," church spokesperson, Ramona Wimple explained. "But we continue to be on guard against the feminists and intellectuals."
Nevertheless, sources within the Church Office Building are voicing surprise at the zeal of this new campaign.
"We're now limited to a single talking point," an anonymous LDS Church employee told The News. "Whatever the problem is, the reason for it is gay marriage. For example: Why can't the church hire janitors to clean the ward meetinghouses?--Because of gay marriage. Why don't they sell caffeinated Coke at BYU?--Because of gay marriage. Why are there horses in the Book of Mormon?--Because of gay marriage…"
"It's become the Mormon version of Benghazi," the source concluded.
Labels: gay marriage, gay marriage!, gay marriage!!, gay marriage!!!
"Selling the City of Enoch" by Johnny Townsend
--This review was originally posted on Main Street Plaza.
Johnny Townsend has done it again. He's delivered more deliciously subversive Mormon fiction in his delightful new collection, Selling the City of Enoch.
As in his previous works, Townsend's well-drawn characters are too complex to fit into the Mormon cookie-cutter mold. For example, the overly curious Sister Covino who can't look the other way when her mission president's wife appears to have been murdered. Or Lucy, a recent convert who, lacking the human connections she'd hoped to form in her new ward, resorts to renting a family for the Christmas holiday. Similarly disenfranchised, an ambitious Wiccan politician lamely aspires to be the mayor of Salt Lake City—that is, until he has an alien encounter while hiking Bryce Canyon. And then there is the charming Mrs. Mariposa, the title character of my favorite story in the collection, who marries the love of her life in the Mormon temple and then surprises him with the news that she isn't technically a woman.
Selling the City of Enoch exists at that awkward intersection where the LDS ideal meets the real world, and Townsend navigates his terrain with humor, insight and pathos.
Order this great read here.
Posted by Donna Banta at 2:40 PM 8 comments Links to this post
Labels: book reviews, Johnny Townsend, Selling the City of Enoch
LDS General Authorities Embark on Anti-Gay Marriag...


Postcard from… is my series of Saturday mini-posts. Today's postcard is from a bird hide in Tottenham Marshes, part of the Lee Valley Park which borders the 2012 London Olympics site.
Selfridges food hall, the Designer's Guild Warehouse Sale, St Tropez; there are many places I'd rather be than sat in a bird hide and more still that I'd rather be than Tottenham, North East London. So the two together are hardly my usual form of entertainment.
Nevertheless, I can see the appeal of a wooden shed to sit in. I just wish it was a pink beach hut decorated with cute Cath Kidston accessories in Tankerton instead of a dusty shack with a big letterbox cut out of it.
We came here, in the depths of winter, to entertain my grandparents (not the Grandma Kitty side) a few short months before Ted's arrival. My grandfather and his second wife who has been my new grandmother since I was around six years old are both ardent birdwatchers and they had come to visit. We'd marched them around Walthamstow Village, looked at stuffed animal displays in Epping Forest visitor's centre and admired Blackheath Farmer's Market. Now we needed something else to amuse them on the Sunday afternoon.
My aunt (on the Grandma Kitty side) who lives near by and also likes pointing binoculars at our feathered friends suggested a visit to the nature reserve at Tottenham Marshes down the road. It was just the ticket and we passed a pleasant couple of hours ambling from one wooden hut to another peering into the distance at birds and… more birds.
I'm sure my companions would have been equally unmoved by a tour around the china and glass department of John Lewis so with that in mind, don't judge me too harshly when I say the best bit was the flask of hot chocolate and the jaffa cakes. I got a bit bored once we'd finished those and started daydreaming about these geese above being nicely browned, upside down and on a roasting rack.
I am totally with you on the Selfridges food hall daaaahling, divine!
Love your mini posts, you have a great sense of humour!


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URGENT: Without Action, Same-Sex Marriage Laws Will Impact You
The same-sex marriage bill and accompanying "supportive schools" bill currently in our legislature's hands will silence and punish those who believe marriage is a holy covenant between a man and a woman. Our freedom of religion and speech are at risk, as well as our professional and parental rights. For example, Christian facilities and businesses can be forced to host gay weddings; licensed professionals like doctors, lawyers, and therapists risk losing their professional licenses for refusing services like marriage counseling to gay couples; and employees can be fired for opposing gay marriage on their personal Facebook pages and twitter accounts.
Most alarming, however, is the forced "training" both public and private grade school kids will endure on sexual orientation and gender identity and expression. All schools, including private schools, will be forced by the government to actively "support" students' sexual orientation and gender identity. While proponents of these bills try to make the public believe these bills are only intended to confer "marriage rights" to a small number of Minnesotans, the reality is that they will strip the majority of Minnesotans of their rights in exchange.
A lawyer in our congregation has prepared an important document for our information and immediate action. I strongly urge you to read it here and take time to click on the links. They are shocking! If you think this email is overly dramatic, you need only click on the links in this document and read the articles to show how Christianity is under attack in the places where gay marriage has been legalized.
Call and/or email your MN House and MN Senate representatives today (use your personal phones and email accounts), and every week, to tell them your district did not vote for them to legalize gay marriage or pass the "supportive schools" bill. Remind them that their reelection depends on their representing their constituents, the majority of whom do not want gay marriage or the supportive schools bill. (Click here to find your MN Reps by zip code).
Tags: mac hammond, marriage, Same-sex
One response to "URGENT: Without Action, Same-Sex Marriage Laws Will Impact You"
Real Christian says : March 25, 2013 at 11:13 pm
"For example, Christian facilities and businesses can be forced to host gay weddings"
What self respecting gay couple would want to be married in your "church"??
Lol. Get over yourselves. Gay people are here, we exist, we are not going anywhere.
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Use lavishly all over the body in the shower or bath.


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Judge dismisses lawsuit against CIR, accuses woman of lying to court
By Andrew Becker	/ May 10, 2016
A federal judge in New York has dismissed a breach-of-contract lawsuit brought by a woman who claimed The Center for Investigative Reporting forged her signature in an interview release.
Citing fabricated allegations and the rejected testimony of a handwriting analyst, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff ruled in a published opinion that the plaintiff, Erica Almeciga, "perpetrated a fraud on the Court by pressing critical and serious allegations that she knew to be false."
Rakoff ruled that there was no proof of Almeciga's allegation that producers forged her signature giving them permission to broadcast her on-camera interview in a documentary on Los Zetas, a notoriously violent Mexico-based drug trafficking group. He also found that producer Bruce Livesey and co-producer Josiah Hooper did not promise to protect her identity.
Rakoff wrote in his ruling that the testimony of handwriting analyst Wendy Carlson was "too problematic." He also questioned the overall credibility of handwriting analysis.
"It is hardly surprising that Carlson's expert report reads more like a series of subjective observations than a scientific analysis," Rakoff wrote. "For decades, the forensic document examiner community has essentially said to courts, 'Trust us.' And many courts have. But that does not make what the examiners do science."
Almeciga sued CIR after she appeared in a 2013 documentary, "I was a Hitman for Miguel Treviño." The documentary included an interview with her former romantic partner, Rosalio Reta, and his role as a teenage assassin for the Zetas cartel. Reta is serving a decadeslong prison sentence in Woodville, Texas.
Almeciga claimed that she was humiliated and later faced threats because of her appearance in the documentary, which aired on CIR's YouTube channel and the Spanish-language network Univision. Rakoff wrote that Almeciga "is not a remotely credible witness and her allegations collapse under scrutiny."
Rakoff cited her use of social media to promote her involvement in the documentary around the time of the broadcast. He also highlighted that Almeciga did not raise concerns until nearly a year after the documentary aired. She claimed that she was not responsible for the post on Twitter, asserting that her account had been hacked – a claim Rakoff described as dubious.
Andrew Becker can be reached at abecker@cironline.org. Follow him on Twitter: @ABeckerCIR.
By Andrew Becker Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting May 10, 2016
By Andrew Becker / May 10, 2016


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Heatherfield Hurricanes Swim Team
All the Important Stuff
Pool News
Penn Colonial
Swim Club
The pool is now closed for the season.
THANK YOU to all our patrons for a great season.
One of Lower Paxton Township's little secrets is Penn Colonial Swim Club (PCSC). PCSC is a private, non-profit park, playground and recreational swimming pool with deep community roots. The club opened its doors in the summer of 1960 due to the efforts of Jean Nichols, Glenn Wert, James Keen, Jr., Doris Summerfield and Robert Knupp. After just eight months, funds were acquired, land was obtained and the construction was overseen to completion. The original club officers acquired approximately three acres of land, previously owned by George and Mae Horstick, just off Locust Lane. The main purpose for the club was to provide swimming facilities, recreational activities, and good will to its membership.
The existing lay out and structure of the club is a tribute to the original build. A pool office, snack bar, separate male and female locker rooms and restrooms, volleyball, shuffle board, four-square and tether ball courts all surround the large main pool and baby pool. The main pool has a low diving board.
The members of Penn Colonial Swim Club have a strong commitment and responsibility to providing a safe, clean and friendly atmosphere. Our membership continues to uphold the vision of our founding members to ensure social camaraderie inside and outside Penn Colonial Swim Club.
5011 Berkley Street Harrisburg, PA 17109
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Enjoy these tasty gluten free oat flapjacks! They make a great healthy snack or a quick breakfast! Having discovered recently that I can eat oats if they are gluten-free without having a reaction, I'm thrilled to be able to make this vegan version of these tasty flapjacks that I used to make years ago, replacing the butter with coconut oil.
Soak the almonds and pumpkin seeds overnight.
Chop the dates and add to a pan with the water. Simmer until the dates are soft.
Now add the coconut oil and allow to melt. Add the agave nectar and mix in.
Chop the almonds and add to the pan with the whole pumpkin seed. Mix well.
Finally pour in the oat flakes and mix thoroughly.
Pour the mixture into a square baking tray and press down firmly with a wooden spoon.
Remove and leave to cool. Now cut into 9 pieces.
Store in a cool, dry place and eat within a week.


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Kristen Shaffer to wed Andrew Parys in May
Cliff and Debbie Shaffer of Ellwood City have announced the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Kristen Lee Shaffer to Andrew Jon Parys, a son of Mary Anne Parys of Franklin, Pa., and Pete Parys of Kennerdell, Pa.
The future bride is a 2000 graduate of Lincoln High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from Penn State Behrend in 2004 and a master's degree in clinical psychology from Penn State University in 2009. She is a Ph.D. candidate in school psychology at Duquesne University and is employed as behavior specialist consultant and mobile therapist at the Barber National Institute and as a research assistant with Duquesne's School of Nursing and School of Education.
The future groom is a 2002 graduate of Franklin High School. He attended Allegheny College and Clarion University and is employed with Hershey Entertainment and Resorts at the Hershey Lodge.
They plan to wed on May 31, 2014, at Holy Redeemer Church in Ellwood City, with a reception at Betsy's Barn in Portersville.