The Hatchetfish derives its name from the shape of its body that is distinct and resembles that of a hatchet. It is a member of the family Sternoptychidae which consists of deep sea fishes. According to research findings, there are about 45 species of Hatchetfish out there varying in size from one inch to about 6 inches in length. Their bodies are conspicuously thin resembling the blade of a hatchet. The fresh water varieties of Hatchetfish are usually favorites of fish keepers. The Hatchetfishes are mostly found in temperate waters at depths of between 600 and 4,500 feet.
DescriptionThe Argyropelecus gigas is the largest species of the Hatchetfish and it frequents ocean depths. It grows to a length of about 12 centimeters. This may not seem like a big size when compared to other types of fish but in its family, this qualifies it to be the largest.
The smaller varieties of Hatchetfish are usually covered with scales that are silvery in color. The eyes of some of the members of the Sternoptychidae family are tubular and point upwards. This enables them to be positioned strategically as they search for food that falls from above. Their eyes have a high sensitivity to light. This is because of the fact that they live in depths that have low light intensities.
One of the outstanding ability that characterizes the Hatchetfish is that they are capable of producing their own light. They do this through organs that are called photophores. These organs run along the entire length of their bodies. The mechanism through which the light is produced is similar to that of fire flies. These lights are believed to play a very significant role in the mating process.
The Hatchetfish are believed to have a short lifespan that lasts less than one year although research is yet to prove this proposition.
They usually move from the deep waters to the shallow ends so as to feed. Their main foods include fish and plankton.


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Towards a digital-first world
Towards a digital-first world? The reset of the economy in Europe
By Michael Schweidler, EMEA Content Marketing Manager
After over a year living with Covid-19, this milestone sees us looking for signs of a return of normality. And while the trauma of the past year is still raw, some economists are optimistic that the coming years will see a Roaring 20's -style jubilant resurgence of consumer spend following a year of pent-up demand, which will hopefully kick-start a reset of the economy across Europe. Many are curious to what that might look like after a year spent in hibernation when many consumer behaviours change dramatically.
The phrase the "new normal" keeps being discussed as a warning that life won't resume to what it was pre-2020, because so many habits were set during lockdown, with digital at the heart of most consumer behaviours. The question is what will the "next normal" look like as we emerge into a world that has fundamentally changed forever?
The pandemic has led to an unprecedented consumption shock across Europe and the world..While some might like to think we'll just go back to our old behaviours and ways of working pre-COVID, .there will be deep-emotive changes, powered by consumers whose lives and habits shifted over the course of the pandemic. Many customers who have tried out online grocery services during lockdown are unlikely to go back to shopping in store, while the humble handshake… well, let's revisit that in a year's time and see if we're still elbow bumping each other in business meetings.
The return of consumer confidence
Consumers will expect a slick experience online and an engaging, exciting experience on their high streets, and when they finally get to travel again
Retail, hospitality and travel are industries that have been hit hard by the pandemic and their reopening will most likely set the tone to what extent consumer confidence returns in the coming months. Going forward, consumers will expect a slick experience online and an engaging, exciting experience on their high streets, and when they finally get to travel again.
The aftermath of the pandemic is still open. The EU Commission has been predicting in February 2021 that the EU economy will grow by 3.7% in 2021 and 3.9% in 2022, with countries like Spain and Greece needing a little longer to see economic growth once again. It remains to be seen if the vaccine roll-out accelerates across the continent and if renewed waves and new variants of the virus will potentially interfere with recovery, but overall the easing of lockdowns towards summer and the vaccination campaigns will only have a positive knock-on effect on business.
Digital boom
When we look across Europe, digital adoption is now almost universal at 95%, compared to 81% at the start of the pandemic. Under normal circumstances this growth would have taken two or three years.
Interestingly, the biggest adoption of technology is from countries that have previously been cautious about digital, including countries such as Germany and Switzerland, which had some of the lowest online-penetration rates prior to the Covid-19 crisis, but have since respectively increased 28 and 18 percentage points – more than in any other EU states.
You only have to look at the financial services industry and the innovation coming out of unbanked countries which leapfrogged decades of technology development straight into mobile banking to understand that sometimes having a blank canvas and starting from scratch provides the opportunity to truly innovate as you are not constantly being tangled up in legacy systems that prevent you from trying something new. The same goes for digital government. Take a look at Estonia, the country was left with no government infrastructure in the early 1990s when the Soviet Union withdrew its occupation, but now the nation is seen as an emerging global technology power with Estonia citizens able to access all government services online, long before any other countries. Will larger countries in the EU now follow suit?
Times of crises have frequently driven structural change and allowed growth to come from new and exciting areas – take the last recession and the boom of digital start-ups and new business models that followed shortly afterwards which were the small businesses that drove technological change we are all benefitting from today. It's exciting to think about what might grow from the ashes of Covid-19, with edtech, fintech, wellness, HR and, of course delivery and eCommerce, pinpointed as the likely areas for innovation.
But with hopes of economic growth, it is critical that businesses keep an open mind as these digital trends may have a negative impact on some companies
But with hopes for economic growth, it is critical that businesses keep an open mind as these digital trends may have a negative impact on some companies. Look at city centres as an example, if more consumers are going to continue working from home for 2-3 days a week going forward, what will happen to those town-centre businesses which relied on their footfall? How will they pivot towards new revenue streams?
Digital transformation is more than just getting used to jumping on a Zoom call rather than attending an in-person meeting, it's about ensuring your entire business model is thinking digitally. Now is the time to act, as 2021 will be the year of transition, so make sure you don't fall behind in the race for recovery.
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Q: Create mail fails on Office365 Unified API I have been trying to create an email as illustrated here:
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However, that seems to fail with a 500 Internal Server Error.
My request is exactly the same to that provided in the example by Microsoft.
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This Powerlifter Fixed His Diet and Went From Fat to Fit
When Aldon Tibbs set out to gain weight in 2013, his goal was to pack on muscle. But as Tibbs soon found out, sometimes it's difficult to separate strength and size. Tibbs, 38, who works as a personal trainer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, recalls that he'd become passionate about powerlifting at the time. While he was staying consistent in the gym, he was also overdoing it while he refueled, undermining his gains.
Like many people, it took a candid photograph for the reality to settle in: "My boss took the staff out to a Timberwolves game for Christmas. There were a lot of photos taken that night and when I saw myself in them, I realized that I wasn't just strong, I was fat," Tibbs says. "It was the first time that I saw myself as anything other than just a big muscular dude, and I realized that while I was strong, I was definitely not healthy." Here's how Tibbs took control of his diet and got back in shape.
Many people would find it surprising that you gained weight despite being a regular in the gym. What was the main contributor?
Diet, absolutely. My workouts have always been very consistent and I never miss time in the gym. But I began eating more—probably double or triple the calories I'd been eating before. A normal day of meals was a box of hamburger helper, Chipotle, and Byerly's hot bar and salad bar. The salads alone were probably around 3,000 calories.
When did you hit your peak? What was the turning point?
I was 36 or 37 at my heaviest, which was 270 pounds. I felt incredibly strong, but that was the extent of any positive feelings. Simple tasks like bending over to tie my shoes and walking up the stairs became difficult. Even just finding clothes that fit became an unpleasant chore.
How did your workout evolve? Did you introduce more cardio to help burn fat?
The amount of time that I spent in the gym didn't really change. I did switch over to a little bit more of a bodybuilding style workout instead of a powerlifting workout. I started doing three 10-minute walks per day and changed my diet. I'd been eating anything and everything I wanted. When I realized that I needed to lose weight, I started with the keto diet, followed by the "if it fits your macros" diet, and then finally the vertical diet, which I still follow today.
I never counted calories, but I'm very intuitive about portions. I decreased the amount of food that I was eating in addition to changing the foods that I ate. I still ate pizza and burritos while losing the weight, but I went from eating the whole pizza to eating just a couple of slices. My goal was to get down to 242 pounds, and when I reached that goal, I felt better and stayed on course. Now I'm 190 pounds.
So, the big changes were to your diet. Not necessarily running more or working out differently.
In the process of losing 80 pounds, I never did one day of cardio. My workouts were always consistent. Eating fewer calories was the biggest contributor to losing the weight. Because I am a personal trainer, working out is part of my life, and I never lost motivation for that. Five days a week I lift, three times a day I walk. This isn't something that I think about doing—it'a just habit and ingrained in my routine.
How long did it take you to get back in shape?
I lost a total of 80 pounds over the course of about a year. It feels great, obviously. I did lose a lot of strength in the process, but losing weight and seeing the pounds come off feels really good. I can climb four flights of stairs up to my apartment without hesitation, and cutting my toenails isn't difficult anymore. The foods that I'm eating make me feel better throughout the day, too. I have more energy and feel less bloated. Losing the weight has definitely given me confidence in the way that I look. My family takes a trip to Florida every year and now I can sit on the beach without a shirt on and feel confident.
Aldon Tibbs
How soon did people begin to notice?
It took about 40 pounds for people to really start noticing that I was leaning out. Everybody wanted to know what the "secret" was, because everyone is trying to change their body in some manner. The first question was, "How much cardio are you doing?" I was really honest about it—that it was all diet. I don't think people love hearing that answer, but it's the truth. The weight has been off for a while now, but people still comment on it all the time.
So are you in maintenance mode now? Or are you focused on the next goal?
I'll never be finished. I have put powerlifting in the rearview mirror. I'm about to turn 40 and still strive to be as strong as my body will allow me to be. Body building workouts are fun to me, and I would like to do a bodybuilding show in the future.
What's the best beginner-friendly advice that you give to your clients?
Find a fitness routine that you enjoy, and that you can continue to do consistently, whether it's powerlifting, CrossFit, bodybuilding or functional training. Lift weights in some aspect. I also encourage everyone to do three 10-minute walks per day. I truly believe this builds motivation to keep moving. Take a real honest look at what you are eating, too. Most people live fairly sedentary lives and don't need anywhere near the amount of calories that they're consuming.
Your son recently got into lifting, too. How often do the two of you lift together?
My son Landon was about ten years old when we first started lifting together. We lift two days a week. In addition to that he lifts at home on his own 4 or 5 days a week. He has about six years of lifting experience, so he's able to keep the momentum up and lift on his own now.
Why did you feel it was important for him to start lifting and exercising at such a young age?
For as long as I've been a dad, I've known that I wanted to share my passion for fitness with my son. I'm lucky that he shares it after spending time with me in the gym. He's now 16 and has already competed in three weightlifting competitions. Developing your strength and being physically active is incredibly important for a long and healthy life. Introducing Landon to exercise early, not just for the physical benefits but the mental and health benefits, helped him develop a passion for exercising that will stick with him for the rest of his life.
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I was alarmed to learn a friend had recently decided to experiment with ``time management''. I'm still disturbed by the news. ``Time management'' is one of those faintly positive-sounding phrases used to make the horrible sound almost not horrible, like ``budget restructuring'' or ``web site redesign'' or ``service adjustment''. Even the words chosen for it mislead. ``Time management'' sounds like you've got control over what time is doing and could therefore decree the weekend will have an extra three days and on Wednesday it will jump from 9:30 am directly to 4 pm without any of the tedious middle section. It isn't. However you manage your time you're going to see 2:27 pm on a Wednesday no matter what your arguments against Wednesday are. They are excellent.
What they call time management is just doing more stuff than you'd do if you were making any conscious choice about it, and doing it at hours you'd never imagine devoting to that task. For example consider the case of pants. If you're managing your time, then you might look at a pair of pants, put them on after a brief struggle, notice you were wearing a pair already, and return one or both pairs to the person you swiped the pair you looked at. All this would be expected to take under fifteen minutes, longer if you count restoring wallets and forming a proper urban myth about this.
Now imagine the same glance at a pair of pants when you aren't managing time: it is bound to occur to you that if you stand up while wearing pants they don't usually fall down, but what force holds the pants against your legs or waist? To hold something still while it's vertical would take an infinitely large coefficient of friction, and infinite friction isn't achieved by any material, not even uncomfortable corduroy pants from the 1970s. Therefore there's no way pants can possibly stay on people, and consequently all those people you think you see wearing pants must be conducting some kind of elaborate fraud, one possibly involving body paints and implanted fake pockets. Worse, if you wear pants you must be part of the fraud, and if you have memories of putting them on and taking them off and not making do with any of the faking then some force is manipulating your memories to participate in this whole ``pants'' hoax.
This is just one of many thoughts you would never have if you were to use your time efficiently. Also if you used your time effectively. If you had your time fricasseed you might see something a little different, but it wouldn't be healthy with your activity level. Another thought you would never have is to realize socks can't possibly work either. And you haven't done anything about the person wearing the other pants you'd noticed, and don't think he's not appreciative. Already by not managing your time you've avoided at least one scuffle and possibly criminal charges. Where is the benefit to managing time?
There's none, of course, just the smug confidence that one is somehow accomplishing many more things one doesn't want to do more swiftly than one doesn't want to do them. Worse, time management fanatics are inexplicably fond of getting up early in the morning to do all these things one doesn't want to do. There's something about rising at dawn which some people mistake for accomplishment, when all they really have to show for it is glibly remembering that quote from Benjamin Franklin, who usually stayed up two hours past midnight and then went to work drinking with 18th century French nobility. They never mention that side, of course, and they probably don't even know any 18th century French nobles.
The good news which dropped my emotional state from alarmed to just disturbed is that as far as I can tell the ``time management'' fad lasted just one day, and the next day all was well, by which I mean that unworkable times like 7:42 am weren't being put to any non-sleeping application and he didn't get into any brawls regarding pants. This is much more nearly as it should be.
Trivia: Between 1960 and 1971 cotton's share of the apparel market in the United States dropped from 66 percent to 34 percent, and it would drop lower before the Cotton Inc campaign to ``come home to cotton''. Source: Big Cotton: How A Humble Fiber Created Fortunes, Wrecked Civilizations, And Put America On The Map, Stephen Yafa.
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I can tell somebody, "Look, I used to fight Al-Qaeda, and also sometimes I can't get my hand to stop shaking." Those two things can be true. You can be a man and still be weak, and still love your family, and still say that I got help and I got through this with help. To me, watching my father's generation run away from that help and embrace ponytails and fast cars when they hit that moment, I feel like we can go a different way, especially in this time of anxiety. We can lean on each other and find a way to fight back all this stuff.
Superman went through this. Batman went through this. Wonder Woman went through this, and I started thinking about the lives they lived. I started thinking about Batman watching his second son die and holding him in his arms. I started thinking about Superman. When he's 21, he has to give up his identity. I think about Wonder Woman, raised to be a warrior trying to bring peace and her finding compassion in having to always be the strong one. Batman and Superman are always whining. You never see her whining. I wanted to write about that, and how they got there. They didn't get there by being the silent, tough types. They got there by going through something, by leaning on people, and after getting that help, helping people.
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Fraser-Woodward Ltd v BBC & Brighter Pictures Ltd
Reference: [2005] EWHC 472 (Ch); [2005] EMLR 487; [2005] FSR 36; [2005] 28(6) IPD 11; The Times, 15 April 2005
Court: Chancery Division
Judge: Mann J
Date of judgment: 23 Mar 2005
Summary: Copyright - Photographs - Fair dealing - Criticism and Review - Sufficient Acknowledgement - Incidental Inclusion
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Appearances: Christina Michalos QC (Claimant)
Instructing Solicitors: Charles Russell for the Claimant; BBC Litigation/Bristows for the Defendants
The Claimant company brought copyright infringement proceedings against the Defendants for the use of 14 photographs of Victoria Beckham and her family in a television programme. The programme was produced by the Second Defendant and broadcast by the First Defendant. The Defendants relied on the defences of (1) fair dealing for the purposes of criticism and review within s.30(1) of the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, and (2) in respect of two uses of the photographs, incidental inclusion pursuant to s.31(1).
The issues were:
(1) whether the use was for the purposes of criticism and review;
(2)whether the dealing was fair;
(3) whether there was sufficient acknowledgement of the author within the meaning of s.178; and
in relation to 2 of the photographs whether the use amounted to incidental inclusion.
The Court held, dismissing the claim, that in respect of all but one of the photographs the use was for the purposes of criticism and review of other works, namely the tabloid press and magazines, applying Pro Sieben AG v Carlton UK TV Ltd [1999] and that the use was fair. Whilst Ashdown v Telegraph Group Ltd was authority for the proposition that the criticism must be of a work or another work and it was not sufficient to criticise anything to invoke the section, there was no requirement that the criticism and review contain specific reference to the work in question. The use of the remaining photograph amounted to incidental inclusion. Sufficient acknowledgment did not need to be express and it did not need to be a contemporaneous act of identification.
This decision gives guidance as to the meaning of sufficient acknowledgement, in respect of which there is very little case law: "The borderline between what is express and what is implied can get blurred anyway and it is not a satisfactory distinction to introduce in this area of the law. What is important in principle is that there is something which can properly be seen as an identification of the author . . . [Sillitoe v McGraw Hill Book Co] is not authority for the proposition that any identification must be express. All that is required is that it is an identification, though I think I can accept that it probably has to be one that can be readily seen and not require some form of hunting around or detective work in order to ascertain it. It is probably not enough to say that the author can be identified if you look hard enough; the authorship must be more apparent than that. However at the end of the day it is a question of fact whether there has been an identification."
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Dallas Cowboys' C.J. Goodwin (29) and linebacker Justin Phillips (44) are unable to stop Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bruce Anderson III (30) from running the ball for a touchdown in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
CORRECTS PLAYER NEXT TO ANDERSON TO VINCENT TESTAVERDE, INSTEAD OF CAIRO SANTOS - Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bruce Anderson III, left, is congratulated by quarterback Vincent Testaverde (6) and others after carrying the ball for a touchdown during the second half of the team's preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Dallas Cowboys defensive back Donovan Wilson (37) is assisted by team staff after suffering an unknown injury in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, left, talks with tight end O.J. Howard, right, on the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) smiles as he gives a broadcast interview from the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Taryn Christion (5) prepares to throw a pass in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) talks with teammates on the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vincent Testaverde drops back to pass in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vincent Testaverde (6) throws a pass under pressure from Dallas Cowboys' Chris Covington, center, and Ricky Walker, right, in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vincent Testaverde (6) is sacked by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Justin March-Lillard (53) in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Vincent Testaverde, left, lands the ball off to running back Bruce Anderson III, right, in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Mazzi Wilkins (37) stops Dallas Cowboys quarterback Taryn Christion (5) from gaining yardage in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bruce Anderson III runs the ball as Dallas Cowboys linebacker Justin March-Lillard (53) attempts to make the stop in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Ced Wilson (16) and wide receiver Jalen Guyton (83) celebrate after Guyton caught a touchdown pass in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Guyton (83) runs past Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Emmanuel Smith (43) into the end zone for a touchdown after catching a pass in the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Taryn Christion (5) celebrates throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Jalen Guyton in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston (3) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) greet each other after their preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians, left, and Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, right, greet each other after their preseason NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
Referee Brad Rogers (126) looks on as Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett throws a challenge flag in the first half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) smiles as he gives a broadcast interview from the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Arlington, Texas. Witten was reminded that his first 100-yard game came in the 16th-year tight end's first meeting with Green Bay in his second season with the Dallas Cowboys in 2004. That's when Witten seemed to remember the video that circulated last year of Rams coach Sean McVay showing an uncanny ability to recall specific plays, even going back three years. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)
FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2019, file photo, Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten (82) smiles as he gives a broadcast interview from the sideline in the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in Arlington, Texas. Witten is returning to Monday Night Football in his more accustomed role as the Dallas Cowboys' tight end and not a television analyst for the ESPN production. Witten didn't know if ESPN asked to have him miked for the game, but wanted no part of it. He said he has done it before and he didn't like. His focus this week is to help the Cowboys build for their big win over the Eagles two weeks ago (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins, File)


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Classic '50s diner near Calgary struggling to stay open
Marv's Classic Soda Shop in Black Diamond is a popular vintage destination, but business slows to a near halt once the snow falls and the owner is worried the diner won't be able to survive the winter.
"From a historic point of view it's really important to have this here. Our visitors come from Hawaii, they come from California, New Zealand, Australia," said Marv Garriott, owner of Marv's Classic Soda Shop.
The vintage diner has been a fixture in southern Alberta since the turn of the century but throughout recent years, business has slowed down putting the diner at risk of closing.
"It seems like it's a fine line. Right there in September, our business drops in half and then in October, it drops in half again and then from there it just keeps dropping for the winter," Garriott said.
Marv just celebrated his 74th birthday and says he spends seven days a week at the diner and there's nowhere else he'd rather be.
"The shop is basically home for me — my home away from home I guess," said Garriott.
Ron Chase makes a point of stopping by every time he's in the area and said he'd be very disappointed to see the vintage diner close down.
"That would be a terrible tragedy for this community because Marv's is sort of the centrepiece for Black Diamond"
But Garriott says after exhausting all of his savings, he's not sure the shop will be able to survive this winter.
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Written by Pujya Acharya Sri Ekkirala Bharadwaja
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As is natural with every saint, the people that flocked to Baba were of various kinds. Some came for alleviation of misery. Some wanted better standard of living. Others wanted to know about him through first hand experience and not from what others said of him. Lastly, there were the ardent seekers after spiritual illumination. Naturally the first two categories were the largest in number and the fourth were the fewest. We shall see how all these people were received and blessed by Baba.
Gopal Rao Gund was a Circle Inspector at Kopergaon. He married thrice but had no issues. He heard of Sri Sai Baba, sought his blessings and later had a son. It was in gratitude for this blessing that Gopal Rao Gund thought of celebrating the annual urs in honor of Sai Baba and had actually started the custom in 1897. The District Collector's permission was obtained for the celebration but the devotees were confronted with the problem of providing drinking water for the large number of people that flocked there. One of the wells at Shirdi had very brackish water. The water was miraculously turned into sweet drinking water when Sri Sai Baba threw flowers into it. Then there was Damu Anna Kasar of Ahmednagar who too had no issue even though he married twice. It was only with Sri Sai Baba's blessing that he had sons. He used to share the expenses of the urs with Gopal Rao Gund.
Baba often helped his devotee out of tight corners in his own mysterious ways. Uddhavesh of Dehnu left for Dwaraka along with a group of pilgrims from Bombay. He had all the tickets of his party in his purse when they boarded the ship. As the steamer was over-crowded, Uddhavesh had to stand on the gallery. When he put his hand in his pocket, his purse with all the money and tickets slipped and fell in the sea. He was embarrassed. So he at once wrote to Baba of his plight.Even before his letter reached Shirdi, Baba appeared in the dream of his son, Girdhar Gopal of Dehnu, as a well-dressed priest, and told him. "Your father is at Dwaraka and he has no money with him; so send it to him." Girdhar awoke and finding it a mere dream slept again. Again the priest appeared and commanded him to send the money at once. Next day, money was sent by telegraphic money order and Uddhavesh was surprised to receive it. Long after, when Uddhavesh went to Shirdi, Baba told him, "I got the money sent for you."
Mrs. Malanbai, daughter of D.R. Joshi Devgaonkar suffered from tuberculosis. All medicines having failed, she was taken to Baba at Shirdi. Baba asked her to lie down on a blanket and take nothing but water. She carefully followed these instructions but after a week or so she died one early morning. Baba was then in the chavadi. For the first time in Shirdi history Baba did not leave the chavadi though it was past 8 a.m. The girl's parents were making ready for the funeral when Malanbai appeared to breathe, opened her eyes and looked around as if frightened. Later she narrated her experience: "A dark person was carrying me away; very much frightened, I cried for Baba's help. Baba took his staff and beet him, snatched me from his hands and carried me to chavadi." Even though she did not see the chavadi she gave an accurate description of the place. Just at the moment of her revival Baba left his chavadi, crying loudly in wild abuse, striking his staff against the ground and he proceed straight to Dixit's wada where the girl was staying.
Rajaballi Mohammad says, "I wanted only increase of faith. I wanted that at my death, I may die possessed of full iman or faith so that I may have a good end. I prayed to him (mentally) for that and asked for his blessings. He placed his hand on my head and blessed me. From that moment his blessings have borne fruit. My faith had steadily increased. Besides that, I have a great benefit from my faith in him and in his udi."
"Saints exist to give devotees temporal and spiritual benefits", Baba said, "I have come to give such good things to the devotee." Once, one of his devotees objected to people going to Baba for temporal benefit. Baba said to him. "Do not do that. My men first come to me for that only. They get their desires fulfilled; and comfortably placed in life, they follow me and progress further. I bring my men to me from long distances under many pleas. I seek them and bring them to me. They do not come (of their own accord). I draw them to me". These words are law even to-day.
One Bhimaji Patil of Narayanagaon developed a severe form of Tuberculosis, and was often spitting blood. Doctors failed to cure him and finally he was directed to see Sri Sai Baba by Nanasaheb Chandorkar. When Bhimaji arrived at Shirdi, Baba said that the disease was caused by the evil karma of a past life and he was unwilling to interfere with it. But the patient wept piteously and implored Baba for his blessing. Baba was moved and he said, "Do not fear, your sufferings have come to an end. Whoever steps into this musjid will be relieved of his sufferings, however bad they might be. The Fakir here is very kind". Soon the spitting of blood stopped and his condition took a turn for the better. Baba kept the patient in the house of one Bhimabai which look quiet unhygienic. Shortly after, the patient had two dreams. In the first dream he saw himself as a boy, being flogged by the teacher at school for not reciting his poetry lessons. In the second dream he saw a heavy road-roller moving up and down on his chest causing him infinite pain and agony. By the time he woke up, his disease was completely cured and with Baba's blessing and leave, he soon left Shirdi! In gratitude for Baba's grace Bhimaji started a new form of Baba– worship called Sri Sai Satya Vrata Puja, (modelled on Sri Satya Narayana Vrata Puja) at his home. Similarly, one Dattopant was relieved of his fourteen year old stomach-ache simply by Baba's touch.
Baba did not always cure a man's ailment simply by his word. He often advocated a course of treatment which actually contradicted all known medical opinion and which in common experience, was sure to aggravate the ailment. Once Shriman Booty had an attack of cholera. Dr. Pillai's efforts to cure it had failed and he had recourse to the master-physician, Sai Baba. Baba then prescribed him an infusion of almonds, walnuts and pista (a dry fruit) boiled in sugar and milk as his diet! This would, in common parlance, be considered fatal to such a patient. But the disease was cured by it. So too, Kaka Mahajani once suffered from violent diarrhoea. But he had to attend on Baba. So he kept a pot of water by his side and was often hurrying out to answer nature's call. He did not ask Baba for the cure because he had implicit faith that Baba knew all his needs. At that time the construction of the pavement of the musjid was going on. Suddenly, Baba, in his characteristic unaccountable manner, burst into a wild fury. Every one ran away and Kaka Mahajani was about to do the same. But Baba held him back by the hand, forced him to sit there, picked up a handful of groundnuts (or peanuts as some would call them) from a bag (left behind by one of those who ran away from there), blew off the chaff and gave the clean nuts to Kaka. He told Kaka to eat them and then continued his furious outburst of abuse. Baba too ate some of the nuts, drank a little water from a pitcher and gave the rest to Kaka and told him to drink it. When he did, fearing the worst aggravation of the ailment, Baba said to him, "Now your diarrhoea has stopped!" Indeed, it did. Something that should have aggravated the disease has actually cured it.
Once Nana had a painful boil on his buttock. Though he had immense faith in the power of Sai Baba to cure it, he knew too well that very often Baba took the suffering on himself. So he preferred to suffer. The doctors finally decided that it must be surgically opened. This prospect frightened Nana very much. For, "It is a difficult one to operate", said the surgeon, "and is even dangerous; however, don't get panicky. I'll come tomorrow". That night Nana slept with Baba's picture under his pillow! The next day, fifteen minutes before the operation was to commence, Nana was lying on his face on the bed. Suddenly a tile fell from the roof and, of all places, it hit the boil on Nana's buttock. It made Nana groan, but it burst the boil and expelled all the bad blood. The doctor examined it and told Nana that there was no need to operate it. Nana could have jumped with joy. After a few days Nana visited Sai Baba, and the first words that Baba spoke were, "I removed Nana's boil with my finger"!
Sometimes Baba's methods of effecting cures were less direct. Perhaps he sometimes felt it necessary for his kiddies to toughen through a process of suffering which he could well gauge to be neither too serious nor too painful. Especially, he seems to have taken care to see that the suffering raised the mental grit or courage of the patient. To this end he often ordered the patient to go away from him so that psychologically, he might get used to depend on Baba's grace and not on Baba's proximity.
Kakasaheb was laid up at Shirdi with high fever and sent a word to Baba through Shama. Baba curtly replied, "I am not a doctor; let him go to his house in Vile Parle". Shama was annoyed at his unexpected response. So he said, "He stayed here with great trust in you; how can he go now when he is laid up with fever?" Baba is not the one to yield. He just reiterated his order and did not even give udi for him. "What a mad fakir he is!" he thought, yet he had the sense to start on his homeward journey and went to the mosque to take leave of Baba. On seeing him Baba said, in a voice not too soft, "Go home! The fever will go even as it came, in four day's time. Don't lie down on the bed but move about, eat badam (almonds), pista and sira." Then he gave udi and sent Shama to accompany him on his journey. Kaka's mind gained composure at the assurance of Baba. It was 11 o' clock at a night when they walked home in Vile Parle. Everyone at Kaka's home was surprised at Kaka's quick return this time, for he usually stayed on at Shirdi for several days. His wife was anxious about his health.
As for Baba's order Kaka took sira for his diet. Next day the fever increased. His wife, in her anxiety, called in a doctor who emphatically told Kaka not to move about but to rest himself, and gave him medicine. But Kaka adhered to Baba's order, kept moving about and refused to take the medicine. Everyone feared that Kaka would die and started reviling him for pawning away his sense to the absurdities of a mad fakir. The doctor grew impatient with Kaka's obstinacy and roared "What am I here for?" But Kaka kept his course. And on the ninth day the temperature fell and it showed 'normal'. Later when Kaka visited Shirdi again, the first question Baba asked was, "What did your people in Bombay say?" He knows it all.
Booty was once laid up with typhoid. He stayed in Dixit's wada at Shirdi. He was too weak even to go to Dwarakamai for Baba's darshan. Every day Shama used to carry him to Sri Baba and back. Baba just gave him udi and made him eat sira. In course of time Booty recovered without any need of medicines.
A wealthy merchant came to Shirdi in 1911, along with his palsied daughter. She could neither stand nor walk. She was carried into Baba's presence. Baba blessed her and asked them to stay at Shirdi. On the third day she began to use her legs a little. On the eighth day she was able to walk, to the wonder of all the devotees. So too the wife of one Ghiasis, an employee of the Railway Department, was cured of her paralysis by Sai Baba.
Nandaram Marvadi visited Shirdi at the time of the second great plague in 1911. Many were leaving the village in haste. One day when he passed by the Maruthi Temple some people seated there told him that his eyes were red with fever and that he might be struck down by plague. In great fear he rode on horeseback to the temple where, on the advice of someone he offered a coconut and oil to the deity. Then he wanted to quit that place and sought Baba's leave. Baba , however, dissuaded him. "As long as I am alive I will not let you die", he said and gave him udi. He stayed on and his fever vanished.
One day Shama was wiping Baba's wet hands with a towel. Baba gazed at him playfully and pinched his cheek. Shama pretended anger and said, "Sai, why do you pinch me? We don't want a mischievous god who pinches us thus." Baba replied, "Oh Shama, during the seventy two births that you were with me, I never pinched you till now and you resent my touching you?" Shama said, "We want a god that will ever give us kisses and sweets to eat; we do not want any dignity, wealth or heaven from you. Let our faith in you be ever awake and alive." Baba lovingly replied, "Yes, I have indeed come for that. I have been feeding and nursing you all these lives and I have love and affection for you". Such was the intimacy between the Master and devotee.
Once this Shama was bitten by a venomous serpent on his little finger. The poison began to spread in his body and caused unbearable suffering and pain. Shama thought that his end was drawing near. His friends wanted to take him to the shrine of God Vithoba where many were cured of snake bites. But such was Shama's faith in Baba that he ran to the mosque, to his beloved savior. Strangely enough, no sooner he stepped into the mosque than Baba flared up and shouted, "Oh vile priest, do not climb up. Beware if you do! Go get out! Go down" Poor Shama was mortified and stood there dumb-founded. Then Baba's expression and voice changed suddenly and, with his characteristic love and tenderness, he said "Don't fear. The Fakir is merciful and he will save you. Go and sit at home. Don't stair out. Have faith in me and be fearless". To his great surprise Shama found that the pain had already vanished and he felt that the poison was withdrawing to the finger. He returned home. Later Baba sent word to him through Tatya Patil and Kakasaheb Dixit that he could eat whatever he likes and should move about in the house but should not lie down and sleep. Shama did accordingly and was free from all trouble. It is interesting to reflect on this incident. Baba was shouting and fretting at the poison in Shama's blood and not at Shama himself. Often Baba appeared to do the same at the unuttered evil propensities of many other devotees and his words did have such power as to drive them out.
When Kakasaheb Dixit was at Shirdi he was once suffering from severe pain in the leg. He found it hard even to walk a furlong. That evening Baba started for Nimgaon. Dixit accompanied him. Though they walked together for three miles Dixit suffered no pain!
A lady of Pune was childless. She believed that if she receives a coconut from Baba her wish would be fulfilled. But whenever she started for Shirdi some obstacle or the other cropped up and she had to give up. One night Baba appeared in her dream and gave her a coconut. Next Morning when she woke up, she actually found one in her bed! She was amazed at Baba's leela and vowed that if she were blessed with a child, she would offer it at Shirdi. Next year she was blessed with a son and she fulfilled her vow.
One Gadge Patil was transferred to a far off place. He could not visit Baba and was sorry for not taking his blessing before going there. Atlast, he started by train. When the train stopped at Kopergaon, the thought that he could not receive Baba's udi and blessing was too painful to him. The next moment he was surprised to find a small packet of udi in the window of the compartment. Long after, when he visited Shirdi, Baba told the other devotees that though Gadge Patil could not visit him earlier, he had sent him udi. Patil put the udi in a talisman and wore it.
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Introduction | 1. The Master Calls Me | 2. Sri Sai Baba – A Sketch of His Life (I) | 3. A Sketch of His Life (II)
4. The Call of The Guru | 5. The Refuge of His Devotees | 6. I am ever with you | 7. The Guru Is All Gods
8. Sai Baba is in all Saints and Sadhus | 9. Baba is all creatures and things | 10. Baba's Omniscience | 11. Sai Baba's Daily Life
12. Sai Baba The Man and The Master | 13. The Master and His ways of Teaching | 14. The God-man and Tradition | 15. Sayings of Sai Baba
16. At the Threshold of Eternity | 17. The Off-shoots of Sai Baba | 18. The Tomb that Speaks and Moves | 19. The Power of Satsang
20. The Harbinger of Grace | 21. Sai Baba the Eternal Symbol | 22. Appendix I to Appendix VI
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Is only $100, but still is the principal, Restricted if you are reading this, be responsible and respond to message you POS, trash.
I have a claim on paypal right now against him for the DME with dinan chip.
Finally dirtbag refunded the money after the Paypal dispute.
Members be aware, this person is not trustworthy, he is a scammer.


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Ба́бакс рудий (Pterorhinus koslowi) — вид горобцеподібних птахів родини Leiothrichidae. Ендемік Китаю. Вид названий на честь російського географа Петра Козлова

Опис
Довжина птаха становить 27,5-30 см. Забарвлення тьмяно-рудувато-коричневе, горло сірувате.

Підвиди
Виділяють два підвиди:
 P. k. koslowi (Bianchi, 1905) — схід Тибету і південний схід Цинхаю;
 P. k. yuquensis (Li, D & Wang, Z, 1979) — південно-східний Тибет.

Поширення і екологія
Руді бабакси живуть в ялівцевих лісах і чагарникових заростях. Зустрічаються на висоті від 3650 до 4500 м над рівнем моря. Гніздяться з травня по липень, в кладці 3-4 яйця.

Збереження
МСОП класифікує стан збереженя цього виду як близький до загрозливого. Руді бабакси є рідкісним і малодосліженим видом, яким загрожує знищення природного середовища.

Примітки

Leiothrichidae
Птахи, описані 1906
Ендемічні птахи Китаю

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We know a LOT of you are excited about this one: the new Guinness Baileys Shake!
It will make its debut at the Ireland Booth this year! And — trust me — you WILL want to get it. It's pretty awesome.
While we're on the topic… Taste Track will serve up a non-alcoholic, very kid-friendly Pancake Milkshake!
It mixes a little pancake with a little milkshake in a vanilla ice cream base with butter extract, maple syrup, whipped cream, sprinkles, and bit of strawberry puree! This one really is tailor-made for the kiddos — not sure how many adults will care for it. But it's fun to try, for sure!
The Butternut Squash Ravioli will be new at The Wine & Dine Studio this year.
The Shimmering Sips Mimosa Bar is NEW at the Festival this year!
Start your Festival day in the Festival Center by raising a glass of Key Lime Mimosa, Tropical Mimosa, Blood Orange Mimosa, OR the Madras Mimosa, which we got to try!
The Hops & Barley Booth never disappoints, and it's back with the New Brunswick Slider making its debut!
Overall, this is really tasty, but I did find the horseradish to be SUPER strong, so heads up on that!
Flavors from Fire will celebrate its second year in a row at the Festival, and it will bring with it the new Charred Chimichurri Skirt Steak on a Smoked Corn Cake.
We also got to try the Chocolate Picante: dark chocolate mousse with cayenne pepper, chili powder, and mango.
Let's take a few more sips with the RGB Beer Flight coming to the Light Lab!
Playalinda Brewing Co.'s Red Cherry Tart, GrassLands Brewing Company's Green Kiwi Blonde, and M.I.A. Beer Company's Blue-berry Golden Ale make up this colorful trio.
Time again for something sweet with the Maple Bourbon Boursin Cheesecake coming to The Cheese Studio!
This is an absolute WINNER in my book, and I'm already looking forward to trying it again!
Fuel your Food and Wine Festival adventures with the Active Eats Energy Bar Bites at — where else? — Active Eats!
Chocolate, nuts, dried fruits, and dates make up these tasty bars.
Look for The Steakhouse Blended Burger at Earth Eats this year!
It's a blended beef with wild mushroom slider topped with brie cheese fondue (!!!), arugula, truffle, and a blue cheese potato chip… all on a brioche bun!
What's a Jerk-spiced Chicken Lollipop, you ask? Well, here you go!
You'll find this savory meat with roasted sweet plantain salad and a mango chutney yogurt at the Island of the Caribbean Booth.
Click here to see the FULL BOOTH MENUS for the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival!
New this year, a Disney Chef will teach guests how to create their very own sweet Candy Sushi! Skittles is partnering with Adventures by Disney to present this session daily at 3:30 and 5:30 pm in Sunshine Seasons in The Land Pavilion.
Space will be limited, so be sure to sign up in advance at TasteEpcot.com once registration is open! The event is free, but your signup will require a credit card guarantee (similar to an Advance Dining Reservation).
The Eat to the Beat Dining Packages are, of course, returning this year. But a brand new option is coming to the American Adventure Pavilion's Liberty Inn! This Counter Service spot will offer a limited amount of day-of, first-come first serve Eat to the Beat Dining Packages.
Your Festival experience can be greatly enhanced by attending a Special Event. New this year is the Sunday Brunch with the Chef series!
Returning options include the Party for the Senses.
And we found out that the Femmes of Rock have been confirmed as performers for all five Parties!
Cheese Seminars will also return. And don't forget unique opportunities such as luncheons and pairings in various World Showcase Pavilions.
Choose from the Mexican Tequila Lunch, Italian Food Wine Vs. Beer Pairing, French Family Meal Traditions, The "Hibachi" Experience: Iron Chef, and more!
At home chefs (and those aspiring) might want to check out the low-cost Culinary Demonstrations, Beverage Seminars, and Mix It, Make It, Celebrate it! Seminars which are all returning this year.
New to the scene for 2018 are Food and Beverage Pairing Events.
Check out all the Low-Cost Seminars and Demonstrations here!
Families have a LOT of opportunities to take in the the Festival fun together!
And the Disney Du Jour Dance Party will make its debut this year, too! On Friday and Saturday evenings from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, kids can look forward to dancin' with a "rotating menu" of Disney Characters!
Here's a hint: Remy and Emile may make appearances from time to time!
The Fun Zone playground will give the kiddos a spot created with them in mind. Look for it right next to Taste Track in Future World, which will be a Food Booth this year!
And don't forget that Remy's Ratatouille Hide 'n' Squeak Scavenger Hunt returns this year, too… with cool new prizes!!
I am LOVING these cups as the prizes for this year!
Here's (more than!) a peek the 2018 Epcot Food and Wine Festival Merchandise! There will be several ways to commemorate your time of Tasting Your Way Around the World.
Foodie Figment will return on several items, of course!
Chef Mickey returns on a new ornament.
And there are NEW MINNIE EARS from his best gal!
And Pin Collectors will have — as always — lots to keep an eye out for.
And check out the super fun, ever-popular wristlet gift cards this year, featuring Remy!
The Eat to the Beat Concert Series is a highlight for many guests throughout the Festival. Popular bands across all genres from the 80s, 90s, and even the 00s will take the stage once again at the American Gardens Theater in the American Adventure Pavilion in Epcot to share some of their greatest hits!
See the full lineup for 2018 to find out who is performing during your visit!
Among the nine new acts for 2018 are Vertical Horizon, 98 Degrees, Shelia E., and more. And remember… if the act during your dates is a can't-miss for you, you might want to consider an Eat to the Beat Dining Package which pairs a meal at a participating restaurant with reserved seating for an evening show!
Okay, it's high time to start mapping out your strategy, as you get ready to grab your Food and Wine Passport for 2018!
And watch our Epcot Food and Wine Festival 101 Video from our DFB YouTube Channel for more information for the Food and Wine Festival!
What are YOU most excited about for this year's Food and Wine Festival? Please let us know with a comment!
No sampler lanyard this year??
has anyone had the change to try the maple bacon funnel cake?
Do we know when booking for the Sweet Sushi thing opens?
The seafood stew with cheese and Bailey's milkshake look good to me. I'd love to have a photo op with Remy, but would rather get a pin for Hide and Squeak!
Any word on a Dooney and Bourke f&w bag?
When will we be able to book the Candy Sushi? Ty!
BUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI!!!! Oh, boy! It's my all-time favorite! And that Mimosa looks like a natural to have with it and finish it all off with that maple bourbon cheesecake. WOW!
Looks like some great food and entertainment. Looking forward to a great time.
Aaah waiting to see more merchandise. Specifically mugs!!
Hello AJ & the DFB team!
Great pics! Going to be in WDW for 52 whole hours during the festival. Love all the info.
Will there be any pass holder or DVC commemorative freebies? If I missed it in the article, apologies.
I would absolutely love to meet Remy and Emile!! Will they show up for the dance party? thank you so much!
I think they've had the butternut squash ravioli before, it sounds familiar?
Is the T-shirt graphic on the front or the back? And will there be a festival magic band? Any exclusively passholder stuff?
Did the passport give any details about the upcoming festivals next year? I was hoping that the art festival would return.
When/Where will it be announced when registration will be open for the Candy Sushi?
I too wish that the Remy's Hide and Squeek prize would be a pin. I wouldn't mind a price increase if a pin was awarded. I was a little taken aback that Figment was not featured in a pin this year. I did like the addition of Simba and Snow White, but I love my figment dearly and look forward to getting my yearly pin with him.
Jessica, check out our post on this!
Jess, we would expect the Festival of the Arts to return! We may hear dates soon!
Cindy, we haven't seen any exclusive Passholder items yet, but we would expect to see some available during the Festival. Same with the Magic Band. The spirit-style shirt has the text on the back.
Andy, no word yet, but we hope so!
Renessa, ADRs open the 16th of August!
Martha, not yet! But we will when the Festival opens!
Giselle, you could check, but officially the food booths open at 11.
Cindy, no word yet, but we're still watching for it.
Any news on Dooney and Bourke for Food and Wine?
Judy, no word yet, but we expect to see some availability.
Judy — There WILL be a Dooney and Bourke for food and wine but we don't have pics yet! Stay tuned!
Will Disney offer the prepaid tickets for the festival booths this year?


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"Finest of the Finest" awards
The New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (PBA) today (Thursday, Jan. 13) honored 37 New York City police officers and two sergeants for acts of heroism and humanitarianism. They were cited at the "Finest of the Finest" luncheon at Manhattan's Water Club on the banks of the East River.
The honorees ranged from the police officer who donated a kidney to save the life of a perfect stranger to the rookie who risked her life to save innocent civilians from a crazed man on a mid-day stabbing spree in Greeley Park. The incidents commemorated feats of valor, compassion and resourcefulness, including dangerous shootouts and daredevil rescues. There were life-saving actions of a more delicate nature – like the incident involving cops who saved the life of a boy with a piece of a Lego toy stuck in his throat.
PBA President Patrick J. Lynch and other members of the union's executive board hosted the bi-annual event. The officers – accompanied by their friends and family – were treated to a cocktail party and lunch and presented with plaques commemorating their deeds.
"New York City police officers perform extraordinary acts every day. We call the officers honored here today the 'Finest of the Finest,'" said Lynch. "And that's because, of all the awards our officers get, we value these the most because the recipients are selected by other police officers – by their peers – which makes it all that much more special."
Incidents for Which the Officers Were Honored
Police Officers William Kivlehen, John Baumeister and Sean O'Connell of PBS/ACU are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant and Resourceful Action Taken to Defend Their Lives and the Lives of Fellow Police Officers in a Confrontation With an Armed and Dangerous Suspect.
A routine traffic stop turned into a high-speed auto chase into Yonkers for these anti-crime cops, and that turned into an armed confrontation in a dangerous location – a parking garage. Once the suspect pointed his gun at the officers, however, it was all over. The perp took two bullets and a well-deserved trip to the prison hospital.
Police Officers Stephen Zupic, Joseph Picciotta and Joel Rios of the 41 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend Their Lives and the Lives of Fellow Police Officers in an Exchange of Gunfire with a Desperate Criminal.
Responding to a male-shot radio run, these officers encountered the shooter, who was still armed. The officers gave the man several warnings to drop his weapon but instead he fired two shots at them. The cops answered with a volley of their own, hitting the suspect three times, ending the confrontation.
Police Officers Joseph A. Dennis and Charles L. Hollis and of the 23 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant and Resourceful Action Taken to Apprehend an Armed and Dangerous Homicide Suspect.
Responding to a report of two males shot, these officers not only found the victims – one of them fatally wounded – but also were able to subdue the murderer as he tried to flee the location.
Police Officers Brandon Pedrosa and Hector Natal of the 33 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend His Life and the Life of a Fellow Police Officer in an Exchange of Gunfire With a Dangerous Criminal.
These officers, responding to a report of a man with a gun, found just that at a car stop. Not only did the man have a gun but he fired it at the officers, who returned fire, wounding the suspect and disarming and apprehending him.
Police Officer Maribeth Diaz of the Midtown South Pct. is named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant and Quick-Thinking Action Taken to Defend Her Life and the Lives of Innocent Bystanders and to Apprehend a Knife-Wielding Emotionally Disturbed Person Who Had Stabbed Three People in a Busy Public Square.
This incident made headlines. An emotionally disturbed person started stabbing people with a carving knife in the middle of the afternoon in a crowded Greeley Square Park on West 33rd Street in the middle of the afternoon. Luckily, Officer Diaz, a rookie at the time, was on the scene. The assailant came right at her. She repeatedly warned him to drop the blade. He didn't. She shot him and saw to it that no one else was stabbed in Greeley Park that day.
Police Officer Marie Frawley of the Legal Bureau is named the Finest of the Finest for and Extremely Brave and Humanitarian Deed Performed at Great Self-Sacrifice in Donating Her Kidney to a Woman She Did Not Know, Thereby Saving the Woman's Life.
The act of heroism Police Officer Frawley is responsible for is literally a blood-and-guts story. Officer Frawley had the guts to donate one of her kidneys to a perfect stranger – a 37-year-old nurse and diabetic who needed the organ to survive. Officer Frawley learned about the transplant need in her church newsletter and had a sixth sense that she would be a match. She was, so she gave the nurse, Janemarie Edmonson, the gift of life.
Police Officers Daniel F. Ulsaner and Ashley Ashton of the 120 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant and Resourceful Action Taken to Disarm a Dangerous and Trigger-Happy Suspect Without Firing Their Own Weapons.
These officers were on routine patrol when they saw a man firing several rounds from a firearm. They got out of their car in an attempt to stop the shooter, and when he fled they chased him on foot, tackled and subdued him. The perp's weapon went off in the struggle but no one was hurt.
Police Officers Joselito Chaparro and Russell L. John of the 81 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken at Great Risk to Their Own Lives to Rescue Four Children From a Burning Building.
After being flagged down by a man who told them of a nearby fire, these officers got to the burning building only to find four children screaming and crying with smoke behind them in a first-floor apartment, trapped behind window gates. The officers went quickly to work. They kicked in the front door and, braving smoke and flames, rescued all four children and one adult.
Police Officers David S. Pralgo and Kevin P. Phelan of the 75 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend Their Lives and the Life of a Fellow Police Officer in and Exchange of Gunfire With Armed Robbers.
These officers ran into the robbery-in-progress at a car wash. One of the perps started shooting at them and they returned fire, hitting the shooter many times. Quick-thinking action by these officers prevented innocent lives from being lost, ended up with the shooter being DOA at the hospital, and led to the arrests of three other suspects.
Police Officers Brian D. Brown and Richard Banks of the 70 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant, Quick-Thinking and Resourceful Action Taken to Safeguard the Lives of Victims and Bystanders in the Aftermath of a Helicopter Crash on the Roof of a Two-Story Residential Building.
This incident began when an out-of-control Channel-2-News helicopter crashed onto the roof of a two-story brick building in Brooklyn. When these officers got to the scene, the aircraft was lying on its side on the roof with its motor still running. They worked quickly, evacuating building residents and getting the pilot and passengers safely out of the helicopter.
Police Officers William Schub, William Klein, Brendan Galligan, Francis Vitale and Michael Egan of the Aviation Unit are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave, Valiant, Resourceful and Expert Action Taken Under Dangerous Conditions to Rescue Victims Stranded at Sea After Their Boat Sank.
In this air-sea rescue, these officers responded by chopper to a Coast Guard report of a boat sinking in the Atlantic Ocean, 23 miles southeast of Rockaway. After an expert search, they located three victims floating in the water, their sport fisherman having already sunk. Deploying a raft, a hoist and a scuba team, these officers got all victims out of the waves and into the helicopter to safety.
Police Officer Margaret Zaffarese of the 115 Pct. is named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend Her Life in a Struggle and an Exchange of Gunfire With a Trio of Burglars.
Officer Zaffarese got to her home in Nassau County late one night only to find three men burglarizing her place. They wore ski masks and were armed. She struggled with the burglars, getting off a couple of shots from her off-duty weapon, wounding one of the burglars in the abdomen. They fled the scene but were soon apprehended by Nassau County cops.
Police Officers Gilbert Altreche, Mark J. Cooper and Gregory S. Damato of the 115 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Quick-Thinking Action Taken While Off Duty to Apprehend Two Suspects for Robbery and Impersonation of a Police Officer.
Officer Altreche was off duty and on foot when he saw two men get out of a car and approach a third man. One of the men from the car pulled out a phony police shield, threw the victim against a wall and relieved him of his wallet. After phoning the 115 Precinct for backup, Officer Altreche was joined by Officers Cooper and D'Amato were quickly able to apprehend the robbers without anyone getting hurt.
Police Officers Michael Hance and Michael Ward of the 105 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Quick-Thinking, Heroic and Professional Action Taken to Save the Life of a 13-Month-Old Boy Who Had Been Choking to Death Because of an Obstruction in His Windpipe.
"Please help us. The baby is dying." That's what these officers heard when they got to the location after responding to a report of a child choking. Sure enough, the 13-month-old boy had swallowed a large block from a Lego toy and showed no signs of life. He was motionless, lying face down, turning blue and bleeding from the mouth. The officers quickly gave the child two controlled blows to the back, partially dislodging the obstruction. One of them then stuck his hand inside the child's mouth and broke off part of the block, allowing the boy to breathe more freely. Then they got him to the hospital where the obstruction was completely removed, saving the boy's life.
Police Officer Sean Abrams, Highway #3 is named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken in an Exchange of Gunfire With Two Suspects, Leading to Their Apprehension.
Officer Abrams, working solo in a vehicle that looked a yellow cab, tried to stop a car for speeding but the car sped off and there was a high-speed chase. The perps' car broke down and then they fled on foot, with Officer Abrams behind them every step of the way, hopping fences and running through back yards. At one point, one of the perps fired a shot at him. The officer called in his location, a perimeter was set up and, thanks to this cop's fine work, both suspects were soon apprehended.
Police Officer Heriberto Crespo and Sgt. Daniel Munzo of the Transit Bronx Task Force are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend Their Lives and the Life of a Fellow Police Officer in an Exchange of Gunfire With a Dangerous Suspect.
This police officer and his sergeant were responding to a report of a man with a gun when they located two suspects. They got into a struggle with the armed suspect, who fired at them, missing. They returned fire. The suspect eluded capture but the cops and innocent bystanders escaped without injury.
Police Officer Marko Mibailovich of Transit District #2 is named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend His Life, the Life of a Fellow Police Officer and the Lives of Innocent Bystanders in a Confrontation With an Armed Fugitive.
This officer was able to capture a suspect who had pistol-whipped and robbed a man, then tried to escape by running into the subway and onto the tracks. After a foot chase, the armed suspect turned on the officer and charged at him, screaming, "Shoot me. Shoot me." The cop had no choice. Shot him dead. End of story.
Police Officers John McSweeney and Sgt. Patrick Devlin of PSA #9 and Police Officers Wayne Kendall and William Scheffler of the 114 Pct. are named the Finest of the Finest for Extremely Brave and Valiant Action Taken to Defend Their Lives and the Lives of Fellow Police Officers in an Exchange of Gunfire With a Dangerous Felon.
Responding to a report of a man with a gun, these officers chased the suspect, in cars and on foot. When he began firing shots at them, they returned fire. One of their bullets found its mark, wounding the gunman in the leg, causing him to drop his weapon and be taken into custody.


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Many Young Adults Leaving Churches Because of Same-Sex Stance
By Family Law Group
Religion has always been a strong force in the struggle for same-sex rights in Virginia and the rest of the country. As outlined in headlines over the past few months, religious opposition to gay marriage has led to such acts as businesses denying service to same-sex couples, a county clerk unlawfully denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and certain religions reasserting their stances against gay marriage.
It is this alleged intolerance by religions, states the Huffington Post, which has caused many people to leave organized religious establishments. According to a survey by the Public Religion Research Institute, almost a third of those between the ages of 18 and 33 said they left their churches because of negative teachings or treatment regarding those with same-sex attraction. Seventy percent of these Millennials said young adults are being alienated by churches because they are too judgmental on same-sex issues.
Proponents of religious freedom say that the new gay marriage act could endanger the free exercise of religion, according to the New York Times. Some fear that pastors will be forced to perform gay weddings against their religious beliefs, or that churches will lose their tax-exempt status if they discriminate against same-sex couples. However, states the director of the American Civil Liberty Union's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender Project, ministers continue to have the right to refuse to perform same-sex weddings. Additionally, the ACLU would defend clerics who are under government threat in regards to gay marriage.
Gay rights laws will likely continue to evolve, and perhaps one-day religious institutions and same-sex advocates will be able to come to an agreement that does not infringe on each other's rights.
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