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Ruling allows Ocean Twp. yeshiva, dorm
Court finds zoning denial violated a federal religious land use law.
Shannon Mullen
@MullenAPP
TRENTON - In a ruling that could have implications for other zoning disputes tied to Lakewood's expanding Orthodox Jewish community, a federal judge Friday cleared the way for a Talmudic academy that was bitterly opposed by residents in Ocean Township.
U.S. District Court Judge Rita Freda L. Wolfson said the township's Zoning Board of Adjustment violated federal law when it voted April 26 to deny a use variance to Yeshiva Gedola Na'os Yaakov, a post-secondary religious school for Orthodox men ages 18 to 22 that's currently renting space in Lakewood. The school sought to relocate to a larger, existing school building at 1515 Logan Road with enough room to provide housing for up to 96 students.
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In her order, Wolfson limited the academy to no more than 80 students, all of whom will live on-site. None will be allowed to bring motor vehicles on the property, except on a temporary basis.
Township officials were not immediately available for comment on the ruling.
A broader impact?
The federal law in question is the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Person Act of 2000, which protects houses of worship and other religious institutions from unduly burdensome or discriminatory land use restrictions.
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Better known as RLUIPA, the act also is being invoked in similar, pending appeals involving Orthodox applicants in Toms River and Howell, and it may come into play in a developing zoning dispute involving a proposed Talmudic boarding school in the Cliffwood Beach section of Aberdeen. A public hearing on that application is set to resume Sept. 7.
"Each case is unique, but the current case will help resolve the other two," predicted the yeshiva's co-counsel, Donna M. Jennings of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, referring to the Toms River and Howell appeals.
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Those two cases are being handled by the yeshiva's lead attorney, Roman P. Storzer, of Storzer & Associates in Washington, D.C., who welcomed Wolfson's order Friday.
"Zoning regulation should never be used as a tool to accommodate the unreasonable fears and prejudice of small-minded individuals desperate to keep a certain population out of their neighborhoods," Storzer said in a prepared statement.
"Unfortunately, this has become all too common in New Jersey. In a rare bipartisan effort, Congress had enacted legal protections against this type of bigotry and we will seek to have these rights enforced where they are threatened."
In Ocean Township, the zoning ordinance explicitly prohibits religious schools beyond grade 12 from operating anywhere in town, while it allows for secular post-secondary schools, including art schools, dance schools and business schools, according to the yeshiva's lawsuit.
Anti-Semitism alleged
As has happened in Toms River, Jackson and other communities in the Shore area in recent years, Yeshiva Gedola's application to the zoning board, originally submitted on June 11, 2014, met with fierce and well-organized community opposition.
The crowd was so large at some of the nine scheduled public hearings that the meetings had to be postponed for fire safety reasons. At one point, a banner plane flew along the beachfront bearing the rally cry, "NO DORM ON LOGAN ROAD," according to the yeshiva's federal lawsuit.
Meanwhile, some posts on social media took on an ugly, anti-Semitic tone.
In its lawsuit, the yeshiva contended that the zoning board's denial stemmed from "animus" toward Orthodox Jews and "unsubstantiated, undefined and biased fears about the men attending the yeshiva." As detailed in the lawsuit, Orthodox Jews were referred to in some online comments as "locusts," "dirty," "religious zealots" and "long coat gangsters" who belonged to a "cult."
MORE: Howell mayor scolds residents over anti-Semitism
At the same time, other opponents of the project, who raised concerns about safety and the tax-exempt status of the property, chafed at the implication that they were motivated by religious hatred or bias.
"Ocean Township has a fairly high percentage of Jewish families living in it, probably a higher percentage than in the general population. Yet until this group came along there were never any issues between the Jewish community and the other religious groups in Ocean," Logan Road resident Robert R. Drummond wrote in an email to the Asbury Park Press earlier this year.
"I am sure I will now be called bigoted because I disagree with them," he added.
A subtext of the opposition to the project was the fear that Ocean Township could become, as some have said, "another Lakewood." Under RLUIPA, however, such fears can't be the basis for zoning decisions, said Perry Dane, a Rutgers constitutional law expert who specializes in religious issues.
The law requires local communities to have a "compelling interest" to justifying barring a particular religious group from coming into a town, and all groups are to be treated equally, he said.
"Yes, there are powerful protections (in the law), but they are necessary ones," Dane said.
Dane called a community's desire for "things to remain more or less the same" a "temptation" that "runs smack up against what are the religious rights of those groups."
In the end, such disputes "are ideally going to have to be resolved by people getting to know each other," Dane believes.
"One of the sad pieces of this is the process of litigation, I think, makes that more difficult," he said, "because you wind up with these folks seeing each other as adversaries."
Contributing: Staff Writer Dan Radel
Shannon Mullen: 732-643-4278; smullen4@gannettnj.com
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HomeStudy of double-decker proposal concludes Hammersmith Bridge could re-open to pedestrians ...
Study of double-decker proposal concludes Hammersmith Bridge could re-open to pedestrians next summer
Categoriesnews Transport and roadsnews
Image captionImage 1: Artist's impression of the temporary crossing installed and the existing deck removed. PICTURE: FOSTER + PARTNERS/COWI
Foster + Partners/COWI truss design can use existing foundations.
£40m could be cut from cost of full repair and restoration programme.
H&F proposes toll of motorists to fund bridge repairs.
Report on pedestals due next month.
Hammersmith Bridge could potentially reopen for pedestrians and cyclists next summer, and motor vehicles two months later, under radical plans presented to Hammersmith & Fulham Council.
A six-week long technical study conducted jointly by world-leading architects and engineers Foster + Partners, and bridge engineers COWI, has concluded that a temporary double-decker crossing is feasible using the existing bridge foundations. This is an exciting option which Hammersmith & Fulham Council is exploring further alongside other options.
As well as delivering vehicle access earlier than the current restoration plan, the proposal has been initially costed at around £100m - offering a potential saving of approximately £40m.
The double-decker scheme would involve launching a truss structure above the existing road deck with a lower level for pedestrians and cyclists and an upper level for cars and buses.
H&F Leader Cllr Stephen Cowan and Foster + Partners/COWI will discuss the findings of the feasibility study at next week's meeting of the Government's Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce.
The council has also submitted an Outline Financial Plan to the Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps MP, for the bridge restoration work to be funded through a toll or road charging scheme and is currently awaiting the Government's response.
Early assessments indicate that motorists might pay an average of £3 to drive across the 134-year-old bridge, the ownership of which could be transferred to a charitable trust.
Cllr Cowan said: "Hammersmith Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the world and the most expensive in Britain to repair.
"So, while we're working to fully restore the bridge as quickly as possible, we're also determined to put in place the necessary governance and long-term funding arrangements that will make sure it is properly maintained well into the next century."
The bridge has had four separate owners during its lifetime. Until 1985, when its ownership was handed to H&F, maintenance funding had always been directly linked to the receipt of the London transport fare revenues. The current administration will spend a record £8.6m maintaining Hammersmith Bridge.
Cllr Cowan added: "We are proposing a twin-track solution which reunites maintenance funding with transport use and puts the bridge into a charitable trust, similar to the Bridge House Trust that cares for five of London's most historic bridges."
The temporary double-decker bridge
The Grade II* listed bridge was closed to pedestrians and cyclists on public safety grounds on 13 August 2020 after cracks in the cast iron pedestals widened during a heatwave.
After the closure, Cllr Cowan met with Sir John Ritblat who approached Foster + Partners and specialist bridge engineers COWI to develop a plan. In November they unveiled a radical and encouraging new plan to build a temporary double-decker crossing within the existing structure of Hammersmith Bridge. Subsequently H&F commissioned a feasibility study into that proposal at a cost to the borough of £200,000.
That study has now confirmed that the existing foundations could support the extra load of the temporary truss and that significant savings could be made on both the support and strengthening work required to the existing bridge and the cost of the full restoration. The council is now looking into this approach further alongside other options.
Elements of the bridge that need repair, including the decking, would be lifted away using the temporary bridge as a works platform and transported by barges to an off-site facility for safe repair and restoration.
Historic England, which has been already been involved in discussions about the plan, will need to approve the works which enable the bridge to be restored to its original Victorian splendour with fewer constraints.
According to the feasibility report, provided planning and procurement is in place by the end of this year, the bridge could reopen for pedestrians and cyclists by the summer of 2022 and motor vehicles two months later, four years sooner than the current plan. The full restoration could be completed in 2023.
Roger Ridsdill Smith, Head of Structural Engineering at Foster + Partners, said:
"The feasibility study supports the technical viability of the proposed temporary crossing, showing it that it has the potential to be significantly cheaper than a scheme that repairs the bridge in situ. It also offers the possibility of the bridge reopening earlier than previously envisaged. The feasibility study was expedited by the extensive investigations and analysis already carried out on the existing structure and we are grateful for the cooperation of all of the parties involved."
David MacKenzie, Executive Director at COWI, said:
"Offsite refurbishment of the existing structure is considered to be safer, less disruptive and more sustainable. Carrying out the work in internal protected conditions rather than onsite - outside and over the river - will enable us to achieve a higher quality of workmanship and reduce the need for extensive maintenance in the future."
Funding the repairs through a toll
In November 2020, the council was asked by the Secretary of State to pay at least £64m or 50 per cent of the cost of the stabilisation and strengthening works required to safely reopen the bridge.
Cllr Cowan explained: "It was unprecedented for a small borough council to pay such a large sum especially when Hammersmith Bridge largely benefits Londoners who live outside the borough mostly south of the river."
H&F submitted its Outline Financial Plan to the Secretary of State on 19 February. This outlined the options available to procure and fund the repair of the bridge, including a toll or road charge.
On the basis of the work completed to date, H&F's emerging preference is to establish a Charitable Trust similar to the Bridge House Estates (a charitable trust established by royal charter in 1282) which owns and maintains five of London's most important bridges: Blackfriars Bridge, Southwark Bridge, London Bridge, Tower Bridge and the Millennium Bridge.
The road charge could be raised using the same automatic number plate recognition technology as the London congestion charge. The Government has been asked to fund the costs of the borrowing, stabilisation and any other upfront costs in the period prior to the road charging taking effect.
The level of Government support would also dictate the toll or charge, with significant funding potentially reducing the toll.
Progress on engineering work
Mott McDonald, the specialist engineers currently engaged by H&F to work on the bridge, are completing the assessment work on the western side of the bridge following the removal of the outer casings and the blast cleaning of the two remaining pedestals.
The previous report by Motts received in January detailed how the innovative temperature control system commissioned by H&F last summer at the annual cost of £420,000 has been a success and "provides some mitigation" by moderating the load on the pedestals. That report is now the subject of an independent "Category 3" check, carried out by specialist engineers from a different company.
Motts are expected to submit a new report in April to H&F detailing the conclusions of its latest pedestal investigations. The report will then be reviewed by the Board for the Continued Case for the Safe Operation of Hammersmith Bridge.
If at that stage a decision is taken to prepare for any safe re-opening of the bridge, this could be achieved alongside the repair and restoration bridge programme, including that put forward by Foster + Partners/ COWI.
The original £141m repair bill is significantly more expensive to fix in comparison to other London bridges, in large part, because it is held in place using unusual materials such as cast iron (which can shatter), wrought iron, and wood. Its suspension mechanisms are unique. For example, in 2013/14 the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea paid £2.6m towards the repair of Albert Bridge but TfL contributed the bulk, paying £7.1m. Chiswick Bridge recently cost £9m to refurbish but those works were fully paid for by TfL. Wandsworth Council is paying for the refurbishment of Wandsworth Bridge but those works are only costing around £6m.
Data from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government details how, since 2010, only £100m in total has been spent by London boroughs on maintenance and repair of all London road and river bridges – equivalent to less than £400,000 per year for each borough. Even then, most of that money was eventually paid by TfL or Government.
Since 2010 the government has cut H&F's total annual net budget from £184.345m to £124.458m this year. Even taking a loan would cost millions of pounds in annual repayments and cause significant cuts to local services or huge rises in council tax – things the council says it cannot allow to happen.
H&F and TfL applied to Government for funding for the works on Hammersmith Bridge on three separate occasions: December 2019, February 2020, and June 2020. All three bids were rejected.
Hammersmith Bridge
All you need to know and the latest updates about Hammersmith Bridge.

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Q: Permanent Night Mode Toggle

function swapstylesheet(sheet){
document.getElementById('pagestyle').setAttribute('href', sheet)
}

body{
 background-color:#ffffff;
}

li{
  color:#000000;
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<link id="pagestyle" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style.css">

Night Mode

Day Mode

I am trying to implement a button on my HTML website that toggles the CSS for the current website and all of the other pages on my site using JavaScript. The problem is that when I change to the other CSS file and then switch the page, it goes back to the original CSS file (keep in mind that I am new to JavaScript). If it's any help, this will be toggling day/night mode.

body{
 background-color:#000000;
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li{
  color:#ffffff;
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A: You will have to set cookies in the browser when the user clicks the Day/Night Mode Button.
and read the cookie value to set the Mode when user comes back to your original page.
You can read more about setting and reading cookies in javascript here:
https://www.w3schools.com/Js/js_cookies.asp
You are looking are something like this on clicking the button:
document.cookie = "mode=Day;";
Also you will need a function to read the cookies when the page loads:
(From How do I call a JavaScript function on page load?)
window.onload = function() {
   readCookieAndSetMode();
};

And on readCookieAndSetMode() you should read the cookie using
var x = document.cookie;
and depending on x swap the CSS (I leave that part to you).

A: All the above answers is not right, i will write here some code for bloggers to apply dark mode on own blogs..and remains until button pressed... check this on my blog Hindi Tutor working well.. 100% working, and dark mode is not going to off when you refresh the page..

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Osamu Suzuki said the company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation.
They intend to conduct a comprehensive study of activities for widespread acceptance and popular use of electric vehicles in India.
At the moment, Toyota is already working together with Mazda to develop a toolbox of components that the vehicle manufacturers can take advantage of when developing their own electric vehicles.
Toyota Motor Corp is recalling 185,000 vehicles globally, mostly in Japan and Europe, for a glitch in the power steering. No accidents have been reported related to the problem.


What's the best thing for a winless team to have after some time off for the international break? If you said a derby game against an unbeaten side, then you'll be happy for what lies in store for Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday evening. You're also nuts.
Joe, Nick, and Peter are back with AFTN's latest preview podcast as they look ahead to the match? Has the time off invigorated the 'Caps? Does MDS go back to a 4-3-3 and who will play in it? Do Vancouver have enough to stop a rampant Jordan Morris and Seattle's deadly attack? All that and a lot more are discussed this week, and find out who gives Joe the clap.


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'Talentadong Pinoy' grand showdown
Host Ryan Agoncillo disenchanted at show's end but will give his all
B. Allie Tah
Published 2:36 PM, August 16, 2013
Updated 2:36 PM, August 16, 2013
'IMPORTANT SHOW.' Sunday's finale marks 'end of an era,' says Ryan. Photos from the show's Facebook
MANILA, Philippines - The hit talent search "Talentadong Pinoy" will hold its fourth and final grand showdown on August 18 at the Cuneta Astrodome, in search for the "Ultimate Talentado."
The finalists includes Sor Apao from Davao, Laserman JB dela Cruz, contortionist Larvae, jazz singer Rina Forbes, Talentadong Pinoy Middle East winner Haina Udin, fusion dance group Nocturnal Dance Company, and Chinese yo-yo trick master Spyro Marco.
"Talentadong Pinoy" host Ryan Agoncillo has confirmed that the show will not be renewed for another season.
Ryan has expressed his disenchantment over the show's termination in an interview with entertainment journalists.
"To tell you honestly, the decision of the management to cancel our show sucks. That's what I feel, you know.
"But it's beyond my pay grade to decide what happens to the program.
"I'm being paid to give you a hell of a show on Sunday and that's what I'm concentrating on.
"But, really, I don't agree with the decision. But after that, siguro wala na akong masasabi pa [I have nothing more to say]."
Closing with a bang
Ryan said he hasn't considered any offers yet because he wants to focus his energy on the show's grand finals night.
He also disclosed that his contract with TV5 had expired since January, which makes him a freelance talent.
"I've been refusing to talk with anyone, even my current bosses, because I really want to concentrate on the show on August 18.
"Because for me and the staff, I think iisa lang naman yung pakiramdam namin [we all feel the same way].
"And we're really concentrating on this one because for us, this is an end of an era...wherein we believe that little people can slay giants."
SLAYING GIANTS. A contestant presents a dance number
"Talentadong Pinoy" began airing in 2008 and soon enough went up the ratings.
The show led to other reality-talent shows or segments such as in ABS-CBN's "It's Showtime."
"The 5 years of Talentadong Pinoy represented, for us, not just a show," said Ryan.
"For 8 months, walang pumansin sa [nobody paid attention to the] show when it first aired. Struggle talaga to get everyone's attention.
"And then, we hit it and when we did, it was good while it lasted.
"And now, it's still an important show. We're not bowing down to anyone and it's our decision to end the show on our terms.
"So whatever happens, kung sino man ang maging amo namin [whoever will be our boss] after this, abangan n'yo na lang [just wait and see]."
CELEBRITY JUDGES. Jose Javier Reyes, Alice Dixson, and Jon Lapus
Just like Ryan, many celebrities who became part of "Talentadong Pinoy's" panel of judges were just as sad that the show comes to a close this Sunday.
Among the past celebrity-judges are Eula Valdes, Tuesday Vargas, Audie Gemora, Dawn Zulueta, Amy Perez, Mr. Fu, Alessandra de Rossi, Ruffa Gutierrez, Lucy Torres-Gomez, Shalala, Gladys Guevarra, and renowned director-screenwriter Jose Javier Reyes.
Superstar Nora Aunor and Ryan's wife, Judy Ann Santos, also sat as guest judges in the show's special-edition episode. - Rappler.com
Here's child contestant Angelico Claridad with a Bee Gees number:
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Est 4:1 - When Mordecai learned of all that had been done, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the city, wailing loudly and bitterly.
Est 4:2 - But he went only as far as the king's gate, because no one clothed in sackcloth was allowed to enter it.
Est 4:3 - In every province to which the edict and order of the king came, there was great mourning among the Jews, with fasting, weeping and wailing. Many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Est 4:4 - When Esther's eunuchs and female attendants came and told her about Mordecai, she was in great distress. She sent clothes for him to put on instead of his sackcloth, but he would not accept them.
Est 4:5 - Then Esther summoned Hathak, one of the king's eunuchs assigned to attend her, and ordered him to find out what was troubling Mordecai and why.
Est 4:6 - So Hathak went out to Mordecai in the open square of the city in front of the king's gate.
Est 4:7 - Mordecai told him everything that had happened to him, including the exact amount of money Haman had promised to pay into the royal treasury for the destruction of the Jews.
Est 4:8 - He also gave him a copy of the text of the edict for their annihilation, which had been published in Susa, to show to Esther and explain it to her, and he told him to instruct her to go into the king's presence to beg for mercy and plead with him for her people.
Est 4:9 - Hathak went back and reported to Esther what Mordecai had said.
Est 4:13 - he sent back this answer: "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape.
Est 4:17 - So Mordecai went away and carried out all of Esther's instructions.


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By Chad Ruter
Terrible. Agonizing. Excruciating.
Merriam-Webster is loaded with synonyms that could readily describe the first half performance of the Chicago Cubs. Though the team is sending a pair of players to the All-Star Game in Bryan LaHair and Starlin Castro, neither guy was an automatic selection and benefited from the National League lacking elite offensive talent.
But despite being tied for the second worst record in baseball, there is plenty of reason to watch the Cubs when the season resumes Friday.
Continued Development of Castro & Rizzo
Castro didn't make the All Star team because of his bat, the tool he's most known for. Instead, his selection was largely based on his drastic uptick defensively. He's currently fourth among shortstops who qualify in UZR 150 (a defensive metric created by Baseball Info Solutions), and though it's recommended to look at those numbers over a three-year span, it's been clear to anyone watching closely that Castro has really improved his consistency throwing and turning double plays. Plus, he may be the best middle infielder in the league at chasing down fly balls.
Offensively, he's struggled of late getting used to the style new hitting coach James Rowson is preaching to the team, which is a far more patient approach than the let-it-fly game plan employed by Rudy Jaramillo. Castro has just five extra base hits since the coaching change was made nearly a month ago, but he's also drawn five walks, which is nearly as many as he had (six) in the first ten weeks of the season. To become the superstar many believe he can be, the adjustments he's making are necessary and encouraging.
Anthony Rizzo's explosion onto the scene at the Friendly Confines is another reason to watch. The organization should be applauded for keeping him in the minors to save future cash and to ensure he was fully prepared for his second attempt in the majors. He hasn't disappointed, and looks like a totally different player then he did in San Diego last year. He already has more multi-hit games and homers this season... in one-third of the at-bats.
The Tradeable Assets
If you pay attention to daily gossip, you'd believe every game plays a significant role in a player's trade value. In reality, the only games that make a significant difference are ones following an injury. See: Dempster, Ryan.
Alfonso Soriano is still the same, unwanted player he was at the start of the season. Sure, he's blasted 15 homers and hasn't been the worst defender that plays in the outfield every day, but it doesn't erase the fact that he's old, has bad knees, and is owed a ton of cash. Nobody will make a play for him. Garza has an outside chance at being dealt, but I doubt anyone will pony up the haul of prospects the Cubs are looking for in return.
Dempster is, without question, being traded somewhere. He's been incredible so far this season, racking up a 1.99 ERA, and is currently riding a 27 inning scoreless streak dating back to before his trip to the DL because of tightness in his back. The Braves, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Red Sox, and Yankees all may have some interest in his services.
The other players with a chance to have a new home are Reed Johnson, Jeff Baker, and Darwin Barney - mainly because of their abilities to play multiple positions and fill out roster needs for teams making a run. David DeJesus is a wildcard possibility because of his ability to get on-base and play good defense in right field, but the Cubs would ask for a good prospect in return for a player of his caliber.
The Future Cubs
There are a number of players to keep an eye on in the Cubs' minor league system as well. Many of the high profile youngsters are years away from making an impact (Javier Baez, Jeimer Candelario, Dan Vogelbach, Matt Szczur, and the newly signed Albert Almora), but a few old names are still on the minds of Cubs fans (Jay Jackson, Brett Jackson, Josh Vitters).
Jay Jackson was widely considered to be a future starter for the Cubs a couple years ago, but continued poor performance against experienced hitters forced the organization to move him to the bullpen in an attempt to save his career. The results show the move may just pay off. As a reliever, Jackson has thrown 27 innings, and racked up 33 strikeouts versus just nine walks and a 1.67 ERA. There's a good chance he'll end up in Chicago before year's end to see if he can stabilize a flailing bullpen.
On the other hand, Brett Jackson and Vitters won't get a call to Wrigley until they fix major flaws in their games. For Vitters, it's been the same since he turned pro at 18: plate discipline and defense. He rarely draws walks, and is barely serviceable at third base defensively, neither of which spells an immediate move to the next level. For Jackson, it's strikeouts. He can draw walks, steal a few bases, and play solid defense in center, but 122 K's in 352 plate appearances won't cut it against major league pitching.
So stay tuned. Losing 90-plus games could be more interesting than you think.
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2009 Kentucky Wildcats Ryan Tydlacka #9 Yards From Scrimmage Split Stats through 01/07/2010
Recv Yards
Yards/Play
Yards/G
All Games 13 9 0 0 1 9 9.0 0.7
at Home 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0
on Road/Neutral Site 6 9 0 0 1 9 9.0 1.5
in Wins 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 0.0
in Losses 6 9 0 0 1 9 9.0 1.5
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Newstalk presenter Ciara Kelly blasts protesters who threw bag of 'sh*t' at politicians
Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte revealed that "sh*t" had been flung at her and Galway East TD Ciaran Cannon at a meeting this week.
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Newstalk presenter Ciara Kelly has hit out at protesters who threw "a bag of sh*t" at politicians on Wednesday night.
Minister of State for Disability Anne Rabbitte revealed on Twitter that excrement had been flung at her and Galway East TD Ciaran Cannon at a meeting.
The act was blasted as "disgusting" by Newstalk breakfast host Ciara Kelly, who compared the incident to "smoothies being thrown at Leo Varadkar."
The presenter called for the perpetrators to be prosecuted as the move was "sickening."
She said: "Not just because it's an assault on an elected representative, but it's disgusting in its essence what somebody has done.
"I also think it's worse than that: I think it's a subversion of democracy.
Minister Anne Rabbitte has 'bag of s**t' thrown at her while attending meeting
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"It undermines and intimidates elective representatives who have a mandate from people.
"That's how this country functions: whether you like it or not, we are a democracy."
Ciara dubbed the act "a Brownshirt move."
"It disgusts me in the same way - by the way - as smoothies being thrown at Leo Varadkar, as water balloons being thrown at Joan Burton and at any elected representative being assaulted by somebody who doesn't seem to give a crap what happens in terms of elections.
"These people are people who represent other people."
Outrage erupted online following Minister Rabbitte's disclosure of the incident.
Fellow Minister of State, Pippa Hackett, said she hoped the perpetrators are caught and prosecuted.
"Solidarity with my government colleague Anne Rabbitte, who was doing her job, as she does every day with compassion and commitment.
"What a disgusting thing to do. We can't allow anybody be treated like this - I hope the perpetrator is identified and prosecuted," she said.
Minister Rabbitte had tweeted yesterday: "Attended a meeting tonight and a bag of sh*t thrown at me and my government colleague !!!"
Ciaran Cannon added: "So an idiot goes to the bother of putting excrement (human or animal, yet unknown) into two bags and throws one at me and one at Anne.
"All part of the job you might say, but I understand why fewer people want this job."


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San Francisco, Toronto, Sydney, Berlin… Now you can add another destination to celebrate Pride Month: at Sea.
Celebrity Cruises held its first Pride party fleet-wide in 2017, wherever its ships were around the world. Now it looks like the cruise line's new tradition of celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity and inclusion during international Pride Month and festivities is here to stay.
2018's Pride Month celebrations on Celebrity cruise ships kicked off on the Celebrity Constellation in Sicily, and on the Celebrity Reflection in Cartagena, Spain. Each ship took turns handing off the 'party baton' to the next ship to keep the parties running across hemispheres and time zones, following the clock to finally encompass all the ships in the fleet. In the end, Celebrity's Pride Party at Sea spanned 10,000 miles and 9 ships in different continents and time zones around the world.
Olympic Bronze Medalist Adam Rippon (pictured, below, sailing on the Celebrity Summit) and two-time men's figure skating Olympian Johnny Weir served as ambassadors for 2018's festivities that welcomed all guests on board and made for one of Celebrity's biggest fleet-wide events.
The ship-board Pride parties commemorating Pride Month are just part of the cruise line's support of the community throughout the calendar year.
The first night of nearly every Celebrity cruise year round is earmarked for a popular LGBTQ+ Welcome Party, open to and enjoyed by all guests fleet-wide. And throughout each cruise, events and social hours foster the community.
On shore, Celebrity Cruises is a Presenting Sponsor of the Miami Beach Gay Pride celebrations in the cruise line's HQ hometown. Celebrity hosts festival events and provides entertainment from the acclaimed Celebrity Productions team. Its float took home a prize for first place, with over 400 Celebrity employees marching in the Miami Beach Gay Pride parade in 2018.
Couples who are guests on Celebrity ships with more to celebrate than Pride Month can also now be legally (not just symbolically) married on board following ground-breaking legislative changes in Malta, where Celebrity ships are flagged. The line held the first legal gay wedding on a major line on the Celebrity Equinox in January, 2018. The ship's captain presided over the historic ceremony, and now, fleet-wide, wedding ceremonies performed by the Captain on board are legal marriages.
No surprise that Celebrity's modern luxury cruise line has been recognized as the LGBTQ+ Friendly Travel Company of the year, as well as 4-years' running as Best Large Ship Cruise Line for LGBTQ+ Passengers, making the cruise line a great option for guests looking for a great new place to celebrate Pride or a memorable LGBTQ+ wedding, or simply to feel welcome and at home on their next cruise to a dream destination.
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Lawmakers on Monday unveiled legislation aimed at forcing broadcasters, satellite radio companies and Internet streaming services to pay the same royalties to musicians.
Reps. Jerrold Nadler Jerrold (Jerry) Lewis NadlerNadler wants 'the boss of everybody' Stephen Miller to testify before Congress Giuliani slams Nadler for 'diarrhea of the mouth,' 'lack of judiciousness' Grand jury material becomes key battle-line in Mueller report fight MORE (D-N.Y.) and Marsha Blackburn Marsha BlackburnConservative groups defend tech from GOP crackdown Lawmakers weigh challenges in fighting robocalls Senators show deep skepticism on Space Force proposal MORE (R-Tenn.) announced the legislation flanked by Elvis Costello, Cyndi Lauper and dozens of other musicians in New York.
The Fair Play Fair Pay Act would create a new performance rights for AM and FM stations, which can currently play music without having to pay royalties to musicians and labels.
It would also require satellite radio companies to pay royalties at market rates, rather than what Nadler calls an "illogical, grandfathered royalty standard" created decades ago.
"The current system is antiquated and broken. It pits technologies against each other and allows certain services to get away with paying little or even nothing to artists," Nadler said.
The current system "shortchanges artists and hamstrings Internet radio companies like Pandora who must compete against a rival paying subsidized rates," Nadler said.
The bill has a carve-out for college radio stations and other stations making revenues of less than $1 million a year. Those stations would pay a flat $500 in royalties a year, while college radio stations would pay $100.
He said the provision was meant to prevent "large radio conglomerates" from hiding behind the potential threat to smaller stations.
The legislation would also close a loophole that allows Internet radio companies avoid paying royalties to musicians on songs that were created before 1972, an issue that is currently before the courts.
"Now as more people realize this, they're beginning to appreciate that it is first a principle that what you create you are paid for," Blackburn said.
Musicians and groups like Sound Exchange, a nonprofit that collects and distributes royalties to artists, have applauded the legislation. Nadler will be given the Grammy on the Hill award this week, along with Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.).
But broadcasters have come out strongly against the legislation, and have highlighted the exposure that radio gives musicians.
"It is disappointing that this bill retreads years-old policy positions rather than advancing the copyright dialogue through policies that help grow the entire music ecosystem," the National Association of Broadcasters said last week, adding that it is willing to work on a "balanced" proposal.
The group pointed to a broadly supported resolution in the House and Senate that declares that Congress should not add any new performance fees, taxes or royalties on local broadcast stations.


The Trosset family has been closely involved with Gorman Heritage Farm and for over 40 years they been preserving / cataloguing wildflowers native to our area. Their existing wildflower preserve was at an offsite location close to Gorman, but not easily accessible to the general public. The wildflowers' new home will educate visitors about the importance of wildflowers, their unique ephemeral beauty, and their role in our region's ecological health.


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Spc. Jacklyn McCutchen with the 229th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, Missouri National Guard, conducts a COVID-19 test May 29, 2020, in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. There are approximately 130 MONG servicemembers supporting testing sites around the state providing free COVID-19 tests to the public as part of the state's response to the Coronavirus pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier)
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Missourians wait for a COVID-19 test during community testing May 29, 2020, in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. There are approximately 130 MONG servicemembers supporting testing sites around the state providing free COVID-19 tests to the public as part of the state's response to the Coronavirus pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier)
Pvt. Austin Rogers (left) and Pfc. Kristen Arroyo with the 229th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, Missouri National Guard, conduct a COVID-19 test May 29, 2020, in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. There are approximately 130 MONG servicemembers supporting testing sites around the state providing free COVID-19 tests to the public as part of the state's response to the Coronavirus pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier)
Sgt. Zachary Weeks with the 229th Multifunctional Medical Battalion, Missouri National Guard, conducts a COVID-19 test May 29, 2020, in Dardenne Prairie, Mo. There are approximately 130 MONG servicemembers supporting testing sites around the state providing free COVID-19 tests to the public as part of the state's response to the Coronavirus pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier) (Photo by Tech. Sgt. John E. Hillier)
DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. – The Missouri National Guard is helping expand COVID-19 testing across the state.
The Missouri National Guard's 229th Multifunctional Medical Battalion and Medical Company Area Support are testing Missouri residents in several locations around the state as part of Governor Mike Parson's Show-Me Strong Recovery Plan.
The public response has been very positive, said 1st Lt. Marissa Ritter, community-based sampling officer in charge.
"On our busiest day, some people had to wait up to an hour," Ritter said. "We saw almost 600 people per day and most people are just happy to have the opportunity to be tested."
Community sampling gives the state a better sense of COVID-19 prevalence in a given area, which will help guide its response and ease uncertainty for Missourians. Tests are available for any Missouri resident who would like to be tested. Individuals do not have to live in the county in which they are tested, and do not have to be experiencing symptoms.
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So here I am again staring at another blank piece of paper. Struggling to drive my grey matter to execute some intellectual gymnastics. I examine my scrawled notes balancing a reference book on my knee. As I begin to type and the juices start to flow, a bloody email pings up in the corner of my screen. I am immediately distracted, not least because it has been sent from a highly entertaining old mate with a wicked sense of fun. Phil spends too much time contemplating the modern and confusing public relations hemisphere.
It's a breathless email:
"Shit Borkie take a look at Uclemmoxs PR's new site; what an ugly bunch of fcukwits. They all need to visit Dr Victor and get a dose of botox. After seeing the pictures on the site I've decided I am in favour of abortion in cases of incest. Phil has spent too much time annotating each photo. One not so flattering has been captioned "She's like Taco Bell. When people see her, they run for the border". Another has been anointed by Phil's juvenile wit "She's so ugly they used to put a roast beef joint in her lap so the dog would play with her". His email rambles on "You know the game you play in boring meetings where you think about who around the board table you might shag if you were shipwrecked on a desert island. Well click on this link and tell me, who from this bunch of uglies would you touch with a barge pole!"
I click on the link and ponder. After looking at the various smiling geeks accepting awards dressed in hired dinner jackets, I had to agree. The "clip-on" bow tie Tweenies were certainly last in line when the Omnipotent One handed out looks. Well you don't have to look like an Adonis to practice PR, but some how the energy of so many corporate PR websites reflects those people that transmit the ordinary, using borrowed language that reeks of unoriginal copy.
You see that's the problem; the history of PR underlines its contemporary failings. The industry has been peerless in selling half-eaten salami on rye sandwiches. Potential new business has always been skilfully wooed by absolutely fabulous promises, but after the aspirin has taken effect, the size of the hangover is measured in squandered cash that has been invested in charlatans, happier to slap each other's backs at industry awards than meeting the promises made at pitches. A sort of diarrhoea of the mouth; constipation of the idea.
Ruthless tactics to neuter the opposition have always been prevalent and it seems that there is a new age dawning of dirty tricks to crack the masque. After all, so many companies are being judged by the bold promises made on their sites. The venerable and the lazy procurement person that holds sway, actually believes the guff that gushes out of these sewers.
In truth, there is nothing wrong with rivalry and it's a dog-eat-dog world out there. I love the Tallulah Bankhead tale that illustrates her desire to stay on top. A fellow actress once said of Miss Bankhead: "She's not so great. I can upstage her any time". "Darling," retorted Tallulah, "I can upstage you without even being onstage".
At the next performance, she set out to prove her point. In one scene, while the other actress was engaged in a long telephone conversation, Tallulah had to put down the champagne glass from which she had been drinking and make her exit upstage. That evening, she carefully placed the half full glass in a precarious position at the edge of the table, half on and half off. The audience gasped, their attention riveted to the glass, and the other actress was totally ignored. She later discovered that Miss Bankhead had surreptitiously stuck a piece of adhesive tape on the bottom of the glass to ensure the success of her moment of triumph
It's all a game of smoke and mirrors, but remember the cult of Tallulah Bankhead was developed by the mighty Harry Reichenbach. I think that her legend lives on today because of Harry's guile and her willingness to take his advice. Perhaps a few more adventurous brands should listen to appropriate council in the twenty first century.


Any plans for grilling during the 4th of July? How about adding some Firecracker Grilled Salmon to your holiday menu? This recipe is adapted from my days as an education specialist for a natural food store. It's the perfect way to showcase the new fresh salmon run and support sustainable fisheries. The jalapeno peppers, garlic, red chili flakes, and fresh ginger add additional anti-inflammatory bonus to the hearth healthy omega-3 fatty acids coming from the salmon. Delicious, seasonal, and health promoting – what more could you ask for from your backyard grill!
In a small bowl, whisk together grape seed oil, vinegar, green onions, Fire Fly kimchi brine, ginger, honey, camelina oil, chili flakes and garlic. Arrange salmon fillets in a wide, shallow dish and pour marinade over them to coast evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 4-6 hours.
Prepare a grill for medium heat cooking. Using a grill brush, brush grill grates with sunflower oil. Remove salmon from marinade, shake off excess marinade. Arrange salmon and peppers on the grill grates. Grill salmon, flipping once and drizzle with remaining marinade, grill until fish is just cooked through and flakes easily with a fork, about 8-10 minutes. Add peppers to the grill, flipping frequently until soft and evenly charred, about 8 minutes. Slice and scatter over the top of the grilled salmon and serve.
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"SENCA's Weatherization Program is awesome and definitely worth the wait!" exclaims Natisha, a single family, disabled parent who resides with her youngest daughter in the small historic village of Brownville, Nebraska.
In 2018 Natisha's home received weatherization services from Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership's (SENCA's) Weatherization Program. As a result the home is more comfortable as well as energy efficient which is significant for this budget conscious homeowner.
Wanting a forever home for herself and her two daughters, Natisha purchased the family home from her grandparents in 2011. The forty-plus year old home, originally built by her great-grandfather in the 1970's, needed some work yet seemed like the perfect choice at the time. Unfortunately, within two years of purchasing the home Natisha became very ill leaving her disabled and with limited income.
Natisha's new lifestyle found her reading anything she could get her hands on. A local newspaper featured an article on SENCA's Weatherization Program. She read the goals of the program were to save energy, reduce heating and cooling costs, and to ensure the health and safety of the households served. Natisha's home was drafty from inadequate insulation and several of the doors and windows were in need of repair. However, it was when she began experiencing problems with her home's heat pump that she decided to contact SENCA and apply for assistance. Natisha's application met the housing program's household income requirement of 200% of poverty or below and was put on the agency's waiting list.
SENCA receives funding from the Nebraska Energy Office (NEO) to operate the Weatherization Program throughout the agency's seven county service area of: Cass, Johnson, Nemaha, Otoe, Pawnee, Richardson, and Sarpy. Because there is a higher demand for services than there are dollars available, qualifying households are placed on a waiting list until funding is available. Priority is given to elderly persons over 60 years of age, persons with disabilities, families with children under six years old, high residential energy users, and households with a high energy burden.
In February 2018, four years after applying, SENCA notified Natisha that a Health and Safety Inspection would be performed on her home. Once completed and approved the home was scheduled for work to begin within the following months. Funding afforded through SENCA's Weatherization Program replaced two doors, two windows, provided insulation to the attic, silbox, foundation, and walls, in addition to installing LED lighting, pipe insulation, and an insulation blanket to the home's hot water heater.
Prior to receiving Weatherization assistance, Natisha's November 2017 electric bill was $212. After receiving assistance, her November 2018 electric bill was $130, a savings of almost 40%! Natisha's home is heated by a heat pump. Once the outside temperature falls below 32 degrees propane is used to heat the home. Natisha was very impressed that even with the colder than average temperatures during November 2018 that she realized a significant reduction in propane use.
"I would definitely recommend SENCA Weatherization to anyone who has a need." shares a grateful Natisha.


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Can you write poetry like Rupi Kaur? Do you want to? JC's April 10 Poetry Workshop for the Canadian Authors Association (Ottawa Branch)
By JC | Published: April 6, 2018
JC was delighted by the lively discussion that included a romp through selections of poems from Rupi Kaur's two, best-seller collections of poems.
JC read from her first, full poetry collection, South Shore Suite…POEMS, which came out in November (www.pointpetrepublishing.ca) and touched on aspects of her writing life from works for children to self-publishing, from writing collaboratively to assuming a pseudonym.
When asked about writing collaboratively, JC revealed "it's 85% pleasure, 15% pain."
She has been working together with Carleton Place poet Carol A. Stephen for about 5 years. They have published two chapbooks, Breathing Mutable Air and Slant of Light, the latter all poems inspired by works of art.
"Carol and I are finalizing the manuscript of a full collection of ekphrastic poems to send out to publishers." The works from which these poems depart include sculpture, multimedia, textile and visual art.
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