The Sixers are winners of five in a row, firmly entrenched as the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference and trending in the right direction heading into the NBA playoffs. It's as good a time as any for Philadelphia to meet up with the Boston Celtics, their arch nemesis to the north that has served them a lot of humble pie over the last few years.
Philadelphia has already lost the season series to Boston after dropping the first three games this year, and the struggle goes back much further than that. The Sixers have won just three games against Boston since Joel Embiid's rookie year, including playoffs, and many of those wins for Boston have been with "undermanned" teams missing Kyrie Irving. Games have been close, but Boston has owned this matchup.
With one last date on the calendar for the regular season, the Sixers and Celtics both have their full assortment of players for Wednesday night's national television showcase. Here are a few trends I'll be watching tonight to see how they've changed from the past and whether they're sustainable heading into a potential playoff matchup.
Embiid has refused to acknowledge how problematic this matchup has been for him publicly. After February's loss to Boston, Embiid pushed back against the idea with force.
"He's not doing anything, it's just on me. I was sleepwalking for three quarters, and that's on me," Embiid told reporters. "It has nothing to do with anybody else."
Public bravado is understandable, but it would serve the Sixers well if he's honest about this privately. Embiid has been miserable with Horford guarding him — over the last eight games since the start of last year's playoffs, Embiid has shot 25-for-70 with Horford guarding him (36 percent). That is not going to get it done for the Sixers, and solving this puzzle is the key to Philadelphia beating Boston.
The simplest solution to this problem is to stop playing into Horford's strengths on defense. While Horford is still an excellent defender in one-on-one situations, his age has led to problems defending in space this season. If you can force him to move more laterally, you have a better chance of beating him compared to just pounding your shoulder into his chest.
This is a matchup where Butler's skill set matters more than ever. The Sixers ran pick-and-roll on about a third of their possessions in the last game against Boston, and I'd expect that trend to continue on Wednesday. Butler did not necessarily skewer the Celtics as a scorer in these looks, but by shifting Horford's attention to the perimeter, the Sixers opened up easy looks by the basket.
The big question for me is whether the Sixers will stick with the lineup combinations from this game or stay with the group they've been going with lately. Philadelphia paired Butler/Embiid and Harris/Simmons in that game, but they've switched to Harris/Butler and Embiid/Simmons partnerships over the last week, with Butler really taking off over that period.
Horford will likely mirror Embiid's minutes, so I think there's an interesting question Brett Brown will need to answer: do you go back to Butler/Embiid to make Embiid's life easier, or do you try to win the minutes Embiid is out by handing the controls over to Butler? My guess is Brown leans the latter to preserve continuity, which puts even more pressure on Embiid to win the Horford matchup.
It is no secret to anyone that JJ Redick is the weak link in Philadelphia's defensive chain. Tobias Harris isn't exactly prime Scottie Pippen, but he's at least big and athletic enough to keep up with guys and can contribute on the defensive glass.
The Celtics absolutely love to pick on Redick. In February, the Celtics kept dumping the ball to Marcus Smart on the low block, where his strength advantage over the veteran shooter is best leveraged. Philadelphia would end up sending help so that Smart didn't demolish Redick, and Boston's ball movement killed them from there, with the Celtics producing a bunch of open threes out of this look.
This gets into a concept Brett Brown talked about recently on a podcast with Zach Lowe. Every team goes into a matchup with an awareness of what they're willing to live and die with, supported by film, metrics prepared by the analytics team, and shorthand scouting notes.
The biggest challenge for players and coaches is reacting when those ideas don't hold up in a game. This is an extreme example, but if you leave a bad shooter open and he makes seven threes in a row, it'd be insane to expect the guys on the floor to be comfortable leaving him open for the eighth attempt. Refusal to adjust can be a death sentence, even if the numbers suggest you went in with the "right" strategy.
How does this relate to Redick's struggles? In talking to Philadelphia staffers after their last loss to Boston, there were some who were convinced the team just overreacted to matchups like Smart vs. Redick. Do they want Redick guarding post-ups? Certainly not. But from their view, they'd prefer to let one of Boston's worst offensive players continue to go one-on-one, rather than have their other guys help off of defenders and give up open threes to good shooters.
Whether that works in practice is a different story.
This is one big piece of information we haven't seen revealed yet. The Tobias Harris trade was significant for many reasons, but it is big in this matchup specifically because of the stress it puts on Irving, who did not play in the last meeting between these two teams.
Against the "old" Sixers, Irving could reliably hide out on Robert Covington, who provided floor spacing but was a relatively stationary target. That equation has changed quite a bit since November. Simmons can post him up, Butler can abuse him off the dribble, Harris can post him or take him off the dribble, and if you stick him on JJ Redick, Irving has to chase him around a maze of screens, which adds a layer of fatigue that can hurt him on the offensive end.
I'm not convinced this is some unsolvable problem for Boston, of course. They're fairly content to let Embiid bomb away from deep, so if they stick Irving on Simmons, they can use Horford or Aron Baynes to leave Embiid alone on the perimeter and help on Simmons near the rim. That leaves more natural matchups for the Celtics at the other spots and baits Embiid into shots the Celtics want him to take.
Still, this is one matchup the Sixers should feel comfortable attacking. That was a lot of the difference in last year's playoff series — the Celtics had fewer weak links in the chain and Philly had fewer options to attack them than they do now — so they need to make this one count.
When Embiid rolls on the initial set, Gordon Hayward is able to tag him coming down the lane without straying too far from Simmons, and it buys enough time for Horford to get back in the play and eventually guard the Embiid post-up.
Simmons' limitations don't just hurt him individually, they impact the other stars around him. No one should expect him to wake up one day and be Ray Allen, but his performance in this matchup will likely make or break their chances.
One more note here — if T.J. McConnell and Simmons share the floor together tonight, even if only for a minute, it is a waste of a minute. Boston will punish it, and Brown has to know that.


Have you seen a pink restaurant in your area recently? Maybe you have not, but they are the latest trend. The color pink is growing in popularity, and it is featured in almost everything. From logos and branding to residential and commercial interior design, pink is quite prevalent. The color pink can be found in the fashion and the packaging of anything from beauty products to bakery goods. It has also made its way into films as a signature color.
Since 2010, rosé became popular, and so did pink. However, it was not until 2014 that 'millennial pink' or 'new pink' took off. So, what is going on regarding pink restaurants? Check out these three cool facts.
It Is NOT Bubblegum Pink, Hot Pink, or Fuchsia!
New pink is anywhere from a dusty, grayish-bluish hue to a salmon hue. Fashion-forward pink restaurants feature a wide spectrum of new pink, which some people believe is a symbol of good health. The new pink color also reflects power, as described by architect and designer India Mahdavi regarding the Gallery at Sketch in London.
The color pink is even in food and drinks. This growth is mostly due to the success of Sketch, which the New Yorker profile of Mahdavi reports is the most 'Instagrammed' restaurant in London. Since pink seems to be getting many likes, restaurateurs are confident that the inclusion of pink elements in establishments will entice customers.
The fact that new pink is still trending suggests that the attraction is deeper than marketing campaigns or reminiscence. The trend has definitely existed for some time. Soft pinks are popular for dining rooms, and people consider them to be flattering colors. No wonder why there is an increase in the number of pink restaurants out there!
The expectation is that the pink-on-pink trend will continue. However, the challenge for restaurant designers is to create rooms that tell stories. The rooms should create pleasant memories, just as Mahdavi's pink hues remind her of the strawberry milkshakes that she enjoyed as a child. In other words, pink restaurants should offer more than just an attractive backdrop for an Instagram photo.


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The vibrant taste and garlicky aroma of this soup transport me thousands of miles away, to sunny Andalusia at the southernmost tip of Spain. A little kick from balsamic vinegar, a few drops of hot sauce, and a nearly fat-free bowl of fresh vegetables provide a refreshing summertime lunch or dinner. And to think that I never made gazpacho until I bought my first food processor, thirty or so years ago. Now it takes just minutes for this soup to come together. My quick-and-easy pared-down version has a base of V-8 juice, which is tomato-vegetable juice with salt and spices added; if you can't find it in your market, substitute tomato juice, and add more salt and pepper. Gazpacho will keep for several days in the refrigerator. Serve it icy cold.
Place bread, garlic and cumin in a food processor, and pulse until finely chopped. Empty into a very large (nonreactive) bowl.
In the food processor, chop to desired consistency the bell peppers, cucumber, and tomato (in batches, as necessary) and add to the bowl with the bread/garlic mixture. Stir in remaining ingredients, and adjust seasoning to taste. This soup should be very chunky, but if you'd like a smoother consistency, return a few cups of soup to the food processor and puree.
Refrigerate for at least two hours to allow flavors to marry. Serve very cold.
Hi Lydia. I love Gazpacho and found a recipe that uses "canned tomatoes" (I know, but it works well) and no bread. It still comes out thick and tasty, beleive it or not! It's a recipe by Barefoot Contessa. I make it when I can't get really good tomatoes in season.
This sounds really good. It's getting very hot here; I think I need to make gazpacho.


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How Juneteenth Is Being Celebrated in Small Towns Across America
By Sheryl Nance-Nash
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, but that didn't mean all enslaved people were set free. In fact, it was nearly three years later before enslaved people in the Confederate state of Texas would be free. That day was June 19, 1865, when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. They announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were free by executive decree. This glorious day became known as Juneteenth, combining "June" and "19." It is also called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day. It was first celebrated in 1866 in Texas.
The last several years, and particularly since the racial reckoning of 2020, Juneteenth has taken on new meaning and significance. There is a push to make it a national holiday–47 states recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and in New York, Texas, Virginia, and Pennsylvania it is an official paid holiday for state employees.
Major celebrations are anticipated in big cities across the country, but small and mid-sized towns are commemorating, too. Here we highlight some of them.
This city of nearly 38,000 has celebrated Juneteenth since 2015. What was the inspiration for starting the first fete?
"The City of Spartanburg's population hovers around 50% African American. Our desire was to have something that celebrated this large population of people of color, and nothing does that more than Juneteenth," says Monier Abusaft, board member of Spartanburg Juneteenth. "In its modern form, Juneteenth celebrates Black excellence and the journey from slavery to where we are now. We wanted something in Spartanburg for the broader community to celebrate that excellence."
Courtesy of Monier Abusaft, Board Member of Spartanburg Juneteenth
This year's festivities include a celebration, art show, a community clean-up, and a race seminar. The celebration, to be held in Conway Park, features local flavor and local talent–barbeque and food vendors as well as musical and dance performances. The race seminar, led by a local Black church, includes breakout discussions about the current and future state of race and features Jesmyn Ward's book, The Fire This Time. There is an essay and poster contest for high school students for a $1,000 scholarship.
Abusaft talks about the importance of Juneteenth, saying, "Black folks are a central part of the fabric of these United States, people that literally built the country with their own hands. Black history is American history. Everybody needs to know that history, not just where we came from but what we've achieved. Over the span of 150 years, we went from property to President–the timeline of the ending of slavery to Barrack Obama. That's the story of America trying to create a more perfect union."
He says public schools don't do a great job of teaching Black history, "so we work hard to ensure that at Spartanburg Juneteenth, we not only have a good time, but we educate, fill in those gaps that people don't know. It's important for the whole community. There is value in celebrating other people's cultures and learning more about your own culture. Southern cities aren't known for progressive ideas, but Spartanburg is the type of place where you can come and find it is more and more inclusive, diverse, creative."
Interest in Juneteenth has intensified over the past few years and Juneteenth organizers are already looking forward to next year when COVID restrictions are no more. "We're preparing for two to three times the number of attendees, partnering with our city and county on a larger investment in a series of events including a revival, barbecue competition, and national acts."
Says Abusaft, "We want to educate the Spartanburg community about African American history, for people to have a good time, and come away with a fuller appreciation for Black excellence."
Franklin, Tennessee is just south of Nashville. The city of around 78,000 has celebrated Juneteenth for the last 16 years. The local African American Heritage Society held celebrations at McLemore House Museum (which was the first home owned by a freed slave, Harvey McLemore). But this year it is taking a considerable step up in scale says Alma McLemore, director of the McLemore House.
New this year is a festival on Franklin's town square and historic Main Street. The downtown festival is being put on by a local justice and equality coalition and will have events and celebrations throughout the day. The capstone of the festival was to be the unveiling of a new statue honoring the freed slaves who signed up for the U.S. Colored Troop Division of the Army following the Battle of Franklin. Those local troops signed up for service at the local courthouse on the town square, and that is where the statue was set to be unveiled. "Sadly, production delays in recent months have prevented the statue from being ready just yet. The celebration will go on though, as the statue is the latest element of the Fuller Story Project that has been happening in Franklin the last few years," says McLemore.
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In the town square sits a confederate monument owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. "Following the incidents in Charlottesville, Virginia local pastors and local leaders, including the director of the local Battle of Franklin Trust which manages the historic Civil War sites, came together and the Fuller Story Project was begun to better tell the stories of the Black community that had also happened in that town square. Shortly after, and with the full support of local leaders and the community five historic markers were placed around the town square, telling of the slave markets, riots, and other events that had also taken place there," says McLemore.
This year, the event will be held at Pinkerton Park and a Juneteenth marker will be unveiled that day to connect to the Juneteenth story. Fort Granger has an entrance through Pinkerton Park and a marker is there presently honoring General Gordon Granger for whom the fort is named. He was the general who declared the news to the enslaved in Galveston that they were free.
Festivities begin on Friday night, June 18 with the inaugural FJEC Juneteenth Gala, a formal affair at Carnton's Fleming House. Saturday will feature food vendors, live music, a kid's zone, games, the unveiling of the historic marker, and a health fair. The themed weekend, "Juneteenth@Pinkerton Park, Celebrating Freedom & Standing United in Mind, Body & Spirit" finishes off with a Juneteenth worship service at a local church.
McLemore is excited that Williamson County, the cities of Brentwood, Nolensville, and Spring Hill voted to honor Juneteenth with proclamations this year. "This is huge and is educating the community on the importance of Juneteenth and hopefully generate more awareness. Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. We are one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all. All should be free; all should appreciate freedom, and all should celebrate freedom."
"Up until now, in terms of recognizing Juneteenth, the Williamsburg community at large, did not officially celebrate Juneteenth much less recognize its significance," says Nat Brown, a member of the Let Freedom Ring Foundation and First Baptist Church of Williamsburg.
He says First Baptist Church of Williamsburg has been instrumental in communicating to "non-color persons in the Williamsburg community, the role African Americans have played, and contributed to in the local community. The majority of which had no idea of the church's establishment by enslaved and free Africans in the eighteenth century, nor its subsequent historical role in the following centuries."
There was a concerted effort by the pastor, who preached about Juneteenth and its significance for African Americans, and the Let Freedom Ring Foundation (independent of and associated with First Baptist Church of Williamsburg), to inform and educate the local Black community about Juneteenth, says Brown. This year marks the first formal official community-wide celebration of Juneteenth.
"The African American experience and historical past had been suppressed for 400 years. As a result, because of systemic conscientious repression and suppression, economically, socially, and racially by the white population there is not enough comprehension of the significance of Juneteenth," says Brown.
The first celebration in this town of just under 15,000 people comes at a pivotal time. "Because of the murder of George Floyd, as well as the murders of other African Americans, the national and international outrage has placed a momentary spotlight on the plight of African Americans in this country," says Brown.
The goal, he adds, "Is to usher in awareness, education of, [and emphasize] the importance of this event to the community, the need to continue this celebration each year, and to acknowledge contributions that African Americans have made and continue to make to this country."
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Festivities on June 19 start at 10 a.m. on Market Square in Colonial Williamsburg's Historic Area with music and a keynote address given by Professor Robert Watson of Hampton University on the meaning of Juneteenth. This hour-long program is free and open to the public, presented in partnership by William & Mary, the Let Freedom Ring Foundation, the city, and Colonial Williamsburg.
Next up is a cookout at Chowning's Tavern on Market Square, featuring a menu curated by award-winning food historian and chef Michael Twitty. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation will donate a portion of the proceeds from the Michael Twitty Juneteenth cookout to the Village Initiative for Equity in Education.
There will be a performance at the Play House Stage on Palace Green by Colonial Williamsburg's Museum Theatre Department of Loquacious Lucy, the story of an enslaved child who learns her friend has been sold. "Remembrance: Honoring the Voices," will feature live presentations of oral history to honor and preserve the voices of the Williamsburg community. Musical performances and more are planned throughout the day.
There is also a virtual commemorative program, which can be streamed live at WM.edu. In addition to these activities, the York-James City-Williamsburg NAACP branch will host an 8:30 a.m. motor parade featuring classic and exotic cars from Hampton Roads Customs. Many locally owned businesses will be promoted as well. The parade begins in Highland Park and will continue along Lafayette Street and down Richmond Road before ending near Merchants Square.
Elsewhere Around the Country
Lake Placid, New York
John Brown moved to the Adirondacks to help free Black New Yorkers start a new life in the fresh mountain air. His farm is open to the public, with hiking trails, a museum, and memorials. To celebrate Juneteenth, walk through a memorial field of markers that bear silent witness to some of the hundreds of Black lives ended in recent years due to police violence and vigilantism. Also planned are a barbeque, activities for the whole family, and entertainment.
Goldsboro, North Carolina
This inaugural event will highlight Black commerce, talent, and creativity in a celebration designed to shed "light on all the beautiful things that brown skin creates." The event includes a car show, food vendors, a cook-off, hip-hop, and R&B performances, and an apparel pop-up. Held at a park with a playground, Juneteenth in the Boro adds family appeal with bouncy houses and free food for kids.
Alexandria has several events planned. Two highlights: "Day of Jubilee!" on June 17 and "Tell Me Your Name" on June 18. "Day of Jubilee!" features performances of "Sounds of Hope & Harmony" in the Secret Garden at the Rectory; Classical Movements will be hosting this uplifting and festive musical celebration of Juneteenth with the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts. It will feature texts by Langston Hughes and Martin Luther King, Jr. and music by composers Margaret Bonds and Adolphus Hailstork.
"Tell Me Your Name" focuses on the experiences of the enslaved community at Carlyle House and the city founder's plantations.
Rohi's Readery, a social-justice driven bookstore dedicated to critical literacy, inclusivity, and diversity, is opening on June 19 in honor of Juneteenth in Rosemary Square. The store will feature a curated selection of books focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racist practice and books with characters in shades of Black and Brown, shedding light on those with disabilities, representing the LGBTQIA+ community, and presenting authentic historical content that has been previously suppressed. The opening event will include an interactive lesson introducing the history and relevance of Juneteenth, Revolutionary Storytime reading, as well as a follow-up activity for families to engage in conversations and extend their thinking beyond the lesson.
The Friends of MLK, Inc. Davenport, IA (FoMLK) will host the Quad Cities Juneteenth Festival at Lincoln Center – TMBC. The festival includes food, retail vendors, history, information booths, games, and entertainment for the whole family.
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Brooklyn Couple Wins $120 Million in J&J Talc-Cancer Lawsuit
December 9, 2020 Daniel Buttafuoco
Johnson & Johnson has been in the legal news a lot lately. Currently, the company is facing over 20,000 lawsuits from people who claim that the company's talc-based products caused their cancer. In recent weeks, a Manhattan judge ordered J&J to pay a Brooklyn couple $120 million after they claimed in court that a talc product caused 67-year-old Donna Olson's mesothelioma. (Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure.)
J&J has been implicated in other cancer cases as well, including claims that their talc products caused women's ovarian and fallopian tube cancer. I'll tell you more about recent cases below, and about how to connect with a New York talc powder lawyer at Buttafuoco & Associates if you have been diagnosed with cancer after using these products.
Talc Linked to Cancer for Decades
Despite Johnson & Johnson's continued claims that their talc products are safe, research has shown for decades that people who use their baby powder and after-shower products are at higher risk for cancer.
The products are dangerous because they contain asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to many forms of cancer. Women who use these products for genital hygiene are especially at risk because asbestos can enter the vagina, resulting in cell mutations that lead to cancerous tumors in the reproductive organs. Additionally, if talc particles are inhaled, they can cause mesothelioma, a lung disease. Both of these diseases take a long time to surface, so even if someone used the products decades ago, the talc may still have caused their cancer.
Despite years of research showing that these products are dangerous, Johnson & Johnson kept them on the shelves, falsely insisting that they were safe. Even after the most recent settlement, the company still continued to make public statements saying their products do not cause cancer. It was not until May of 2020 that the company finally stopped selling their talc products, but by this point tens of thousands of people had been harmed.
While the company could have yanked products from the shelves, they instead chose to let consumers go on using these deadly products. The most serious complaint in the lawsuits against the company is that J&J knew their products were dangerous and lied about it, refusing to warn consumers and putting thousands of lives at risk.
At Buttafuoco & Associates, we have handled a significant number of talc-cancer lawsuits and have seen how using these products can damage lives. If you need help, or want to learn more about your rights in these cases, a New York talc powder injury lawyer at our firm can provide a free consultation and tell you whether or not you have a case.
Talc Lawsuit Compensation
Donna Olson's case is not the only one Johnson & Johnson has lost in recent months. They have also lost many recent high-dollar appeals attempting to overturn cases where they were ruled against. In June 2020, after a failed appeal, J&J was ordered to pay $2.12 billion to 22 women who said the company's talc products caused their ovarian cancer.
Many talc cancer cases have been tried in New York courts, and it is true that New York law is often on the consumer's side in product liability cases like these. If you are suffering from cancer after using a talc product, you may be eligible for the following damages and more:
Medical bills and expenses
Wage loss
Nursing and other home treatment
Reduced ability to earn a wage
Loss of enjoyment of life
Working with a New York personal injury lawyer is among the best ways to ensure that you are fairly compensated in talcum powder injury cases. At Buttafuoco & Associates, we have years of experience working on these cases. From investigating and gathering evidence and records to fighting hard for you in court, our legal team will be there with you every step of the way. We'll take care of the complicated details so you can put your energy toward your health.
To find out more about how Buttafuoco & Associates may be able to help, contact us at 1-800-NOW.HURT.


How do you calculate how much you need for your own retirement? I share with you 3 methods how.
This is probably one of the most common questions in everyone's mind, so I'd like to answer it in this post.
Unfortunately, I'm unable to give you a specific number as everybody's desired retirement age, lifestyle and financial situation is different.
Thus, I figured that it'll be wiser to teach you how to do the calculations yourself for your own situation.
Use this as a guide and make the necessary tweaks for your own situation and your desired retirement lifestyle.
For a simpler calculation, we will leave out your other sources of income such as your CPF and investment income.
Based on a survey conducted by Aviva, 54% of respondents would like to retire before they turn 60 years old.
With housing and children's education just paid up or almost paid up, 55 years old is a golden number for most Singaporeans.
In the Financial Services Industry, there's a rule of thumb that suggests you'll need about 60% to 70% of your current income to sustain your retirement lifestyle.
The median gross monthly income of Singapore is about $4,000 based on Ministry of Manpower's website. This includes Employer's CPF's Contribution.
So if we implement this rule, you'll need about $2,400 a month (60%*$4,000).
Let's assume you are 30 years old now. If you intend to retire at age 55, you'll have 25 years to prepare for retirement.
The average inflation rate of Singapore is between 1 to 3%. Let's take 3% to be conservative.
The average lifespan of a Singaporean is about 80 to 85 years old according to Singstat. Let's take 85 just to be conservative, you don't want to outlive your savings.
Once you've gotten all these variables, there are 3 methods which you can go about calculating how much money you need to save at age 55.
The Time Value of Money Calculator is what most Financial Planners use.
If you're new to the concept of time value of money, this can be quite complex to understand.
I won't explain it here, but I'll teach you how to use the calculator and how you can calculate the amount you require at retirement.
Just plug the information into an online time value of money calculator which you can find here.
First, ensure that your calculator is in Beginning Mode and Compounding Annually.
That means if you are 30 years old with the above assumptions, you'll need about $556,584.36.
Oh wait, so I don't need a million dollars to retire?
Yes, unlike what everybody says that you need a million to retire, truth is you don't if you manage your money well!
Of course, these assumptions exclude the inflation rate of your future expenses. But they also exclude the extra income you will earn from your CPF and other sources of income.
So I would say it's a pretty good guide for someone of that profile.
Note that this is just a simplified way of calculating your own retirement income, please seek advice from a retirement planner if you want a more comprehensive calculation!
If you find it troublesome to meddle with a time value of money calculator, you can use an online retirement calculator instead.
For a more comprehensive calculation, you can use CPF's retirement calculator.
It will give you a more accurate figure unique to your financial situation.
The only drawback is that it isn't clear how they calculate the amount that you need.
This guide estimates how much money you'll need in retirement by multiplying your desired annual income by 25.
For example, if you want to withdraw $28,800 a year from your nest egg, you'll need $720,000 ($28,800 x 25) for retirement.
This rule estimates the amount that you can withdraw from your nest egg and does not factor in other sources of retirement income.
That leaves us with 4% (7%-4%) per year.
That means you can withdraw 4% of your nest egg ($720,000) a year every year for 25 years.
This rule is slightly different from the rule above.
This rule guides how much you should withdraw annually once you are retired and not how much you should have saved before retirement.
It says that you should withdraw 4% only in the first year.
If you have a nest egg of $720,000, you should withdraw $28,800 ($$720,000 x 4% = $28,800) only in the first year of your retirement.
The following year, you withdraw the same amount adjusted for inflation.
Assuming inflation is 3%, so in the second year, you should withdraw $29,664 ($28,800 x 1.03 = $29,664).
Continue withdrawing the amount adjusted for inflation every year after that.
That means on the 3rd year, you should withdraw $30,553 ($29,664 x 1.03).
Thus, your nest egg of $720,000 will last you a lot shorter than the previous rule.
These methods are just some ways you can use to plan for retirement by yourself.
They give you an estimate of how much you need during your retirement and should only be used as a guide.
If you want a more comprehensive retirement planning that is unique to your financial situation, it is advisable to seek help from a professional Financial Advisor/Planner.


MOM - Mercury crosses the placenta. If your mom had dental fillings, she gave you mercury.
SILVER AMALGAM DENTAL FILLINGS - They are NOT inert.
Mercury fillings are dangerous in the mouth, they are dangerous taking them out, and they are dangerous once they are gone. Once those fillings are gone, the body can dump it's mercury load, and that can move a person from being chronically mercury poisoned, to being acutely mercury poisoned.
Mercury is dangerous in the mouth, dangerous taking it out, and dangerous once it is removed. You will have a mercury redistribution after the fillings of mercury are gone, because the body will release the mercury in your cells. You can go from having a chronic case of mercury poisoning, to having an acute case of mercury poisoning very quickly.
If you are doing the exercise CARNIVAL RIDE OF TOXINS, and you are emailing me your list of toxins, be sure to include answers to the following.
Do you have amalgam fillings now?
How many amalgam fillings do you have now?
What year were your amalgams first placed in your mouth? How old were you?
Have you had amalgam fillings removed? When were they removed?
Were your amalgam fillings removed 'safely' from your mouth?
Do you have amalgam fillings, and also have other kinds of metals implanted into your body?
Vaccines contain adjuvants like mercury and aluminum. No one knows the exact effects these two metals have upon fully developed adults, much less upon the neurodevelopment of a growing child. However, the truth is, they will effect us, some of differently, and some more than others.
Any corporation, governmental authority, scientist, or individual claiming they know the 'science' around the study of mercury poisoning, dental fillings, or vaccines is LYING. The definition of Science requires we can test the results, and when there are too many variables, we can not test the results. In a laboratory we can control all of the variables, but in the real world we cannot. Who knows if little Johnny played with cadmium paints, then was in his father's garage where there are two broken lightbulbs, and the family just installed wall to wall carpeting with a coal fly ash backing. What will the effect be upon him, with his own unique genetics and load of toxins be if we inject him wtih 25mcg of mercury? No on knows. We can calculate averages, but this is not science. For example, it is possible that 10% of people receiving a vaccine have adverse reactions, that 3% of boys receiving vaccines develop autism, and 90% of people with more than 12 dental fillings have diabetes. The study of the effects of mercury, or vaccines on people is a mathematical study of statistics, not science. When someone says there was a scientific study done on vaccines, you now know that's impossible, because we can't control all of the variables.
Eating predatory fish - Methylmercury is readily bioaccumulated by top predators. That means you.
Clock Pendulums - Old clocks that have pendulums will most times have mercury contained withing. Do NOT lay the pendulums on their sides, they will leak mercury.
Mold - Mercury laced mold from gypsum products and cement walls. This is my newest theory. Mercury is bacteriostatic, not bacteriodical. That means moldew, mildew, viruses, and bacteria live where mercury resides; they just don't propagate.
Mining - Many communities and not just individuals are being poisoned by elements from mining including sulphur, cobalt, mercury, copper and lead. Many bring these contaminants home in their laundry, as well as contaminating their vehicles. This has lead to the contamination of their communities, homes and family. Imagine how many people have been poisoned from mining; it may be billions of people.
Dentist Offices - and buildings that contain them.
Citric Acid - It's in almost every big company canned food, either this one or sodium benzoate.
Microcrystalline cellulose - Be careful of binders or fillers added to your food or supplements. Mercury tainted caustic soda may have been used to 'digest' wood fibers to make the filler contained in your 'healthy' supplement.
The Castner-Kellner Process also produces chlorine.
Chlorine is used in municipal water systems, and to fumigate big grain silos, all of them, even giant silos filled with Monsanto product. Our wheat allergies may be mercury poisoning.
Chlorine is used to produce bleach.
Old lumber - Mercury used as an insect repellant and killer. I learned this from Dan Olmsted's Age of Autism.
Plastics - That interior new car smell and oily sheen is the off gassing of the coal industry's mercury tainted plastic.
PVC - Plastic piping. Any plastic that has a feeling of breaking down, like it's oiling up your hands. like it's disintegrating back to oil. They aren't going to remove mercury from such a cheap-throwaway product.
Vinyl chloride - linoleum. Vinyl floor tiles.
CFL light bulbs - do not break them and stay away from places where they may have been broken!
Red Colors - Cinnabar has been used through the ages as a red coloring for inks and paints. Tattoo ink and inks or paints colored vermillion may have mercury.


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Si Wol
Falling Day
15 minutes | 2021 | South Korea | Narrative
Korean | sub. English | 17+
LIGHT OF ASIA 2
XXI 1 | FRI 2 DEC | 12:00
Indonesia Premiere
My sister is pregnant. And so did I." Na B, a high school student, has a Taemong (precognitive dream about the birth of a child). Na B thinks it was for her elder sister's baby, but reconfirmed that it was her own by the obstetrics and gynecology. In order to get rid of the baby, Na B and her boyfriend ask around for methods, but for abortion, above all, parental consent is required, as well as abortion cost. Na B came to choose 'Miffgin', which is cheap and does not require parental consent. She heads to a place to do direct deal with a Miffgin seller.
Kyung Seo Park
Soongsil University SSFilm
caseypk@naver.com
Director's Profile
Born in South Korea on June 9, 2000. When going to high school in Chuncheon of South Korea, decided to become a film director after watching The Handmaiden" (2016). Making a movie club with school friends was the first step, and after graduation, went to Soongsil University's Department of Film Arts in 2019, to study wider and deeper about film. "Falling Day" is the director's first short film, and also first film since became an adult. After "Falling Day", director directed short films "Hickey" (2021, 20min) and "Fishy" (2022, 25 menit). Both of which are currently in distribution.


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Chemosphere, 114, 16-25 (2014-08-13)
A survey on contamination profiles of eighteen perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) was performed via high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for surface water and sediments from five typical rivers of the Pearl River Delta region, South China in summer and winter
Mutagenic Effects of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid in gpt Delta Transgenic System Are Mediated by Hydrogen Peroxide.
Yichen Wang et al.
Environmental science & technology, 49(10), 6294-6303 (2015-04-16)
Perfluorooctane sulfate (PFOS), a persistent organic pollutant, has recently been closely linked with an increased risk of tumorigenesis. However, PFOS has yielded negative results in various tests of genotoxicity. The present study aimed to investigate the mutagenic response to PFOS
Perfluoroalkyl substances and lipid concentrations in plasma during pregnancy among women in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study.
Anne P Starling et al.
Environment international, 62, 104-112 (2013-11-06)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are widespread and persistent environmental pollutants. Previous studies, primarily among non-pregnant individuals, suggest positive associations between PFAS levels and certain blood lipids. If there is a causal link between PFAS concentrations and elevated lipids during pregnancy, this
Perfluoroalkyl substance contamination of the Llobregat River ecosystem (Mediterranean area, NE Spain).
Julian Campo et al.
The Science of the total environment, 503-504, 48-57 (2014-06-18)
The occurrence and sources of 21 perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs: C4-C14, C16, C18 carboxylate, C4, C6-C8 and C10 sulfonates and C8 sulfonamide) were determined in water, sediment, and biota of the Llobregat River basin (NE Spain). Analytes were extracted by solid
Can nail, hair and urine be used for biomonitoring of human exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic acid?
Jingguang Li et al.
Environment international, 53, 47-52 (2013-01-17)
Because of the disadvantages of invasive sampling, it is desirable to explore non-invasive matrices for human biomonitoring of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). The aim of this study was to evaluate the application of nail, hair and urine
Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) perturbs male rat Sertoli cell blood-testis barrier function by affecting F-actin organization via p-FAK-Tyr(407): an in vitro study.
Hin-Ting Wan et al.
Endocrinology, 155(1), 249-262 (2013-10-31)
Environmental toxicants such as perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) have been implicated in male reproductive dysfunction, including reduced sperm count and semen quality, in humans. However, the underlying mechanism(s) remains unknown. Herein PFOS at 10-20 μM (∼5-10 μg/mL) was found to be more
Effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals on in vitro global DNA methylation and adipocyte differentiation.
L Bastos Sales et al.
Toxicology in vitro : an international journal published in association with BIBRA, 27(6), 1634-1643 (2013-04-23)
Recent studies suggest that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) may form a risk factor for obesity by altering energy metabolism through epigenetic gene regulation. The goal of this study is to investigate the effects of a range of EDCs with putative
Effects of age, gender and region on serum concentrations of perfluorinated compounds in general population of Henan, China.
Yaning Fu et al.
Chemosphere, 110, 104-110 (2014-03-19)
133 Serum samples collected from Henan donors aged from 0 to 88years were analyzed for 12 perfluorinated compounds (PFCs). Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) accounted for 69.19% of the total PFCs in serum samples, with a median concentration
Effects of developmental perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure on spatial learning and memory ability of rats and mechanism associated with synaptic plasticity.
Yu Wang et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 76, 70-76 (2014-12-20)
The present study aims to explore the effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on cognitive function in developing rats and the underlying mechanism associated with synaptic plasticity. Pregnant Wistar rats were fed with 0, 5, and 15 mg/L of PFOS via drinking
Elevated levels of perfluoroalkyl substances in estuarine sediments of Charleston, SC.
Natasha D White et al.
Urban areas are sources of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in the environment, although little is known about specific point sources and distribution of PFASs. Sentinel species, like bottlenose dolphins, are important indicators of environmental perturbations. The high PFAS levels found in
Neurotoxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonate to hippocampal cells in adult mice.
Yan Long et al.
PloS one, 8(1), e54176-e54176 (2013-02-06)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a ubiquitous pollutant and found in the environment and in biota. The neurotoxicity of PFOS has received much concern among its various toxic effects when given during developing period of brain. However, little is known about
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA): emerging contaminants of increasing concern in fish from Lake Varese, Italy.
S Squadrone et al.
Environmental monitoring and assessment, 187(7), 438-438 (2015-06-19)
Perfluoroalkylated substances (PFASs) are highly fluorinated aliphatic compounds with high thermal and chemical stability, used in a range of industrial applications. Extensive screening analyses in biota samples from all over the world have shown the bioaccumulation of PFAS into higher
Organic anion transporter 4 (OAT 4) modifies placental transfer of perfluorinated alkyl acids PFOS and PFOA in human placental ex vivo perfusion system.
M Kummu et al.
Placenta, 36(10), 1185-1191 (2015-08-26)
Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs) are widely used in industry and consumer products. Pregnant women are exposed to PFAAs and their presence in umbilical cord blood represents fetal exposure. Interestingly, PFAAs are substrates for organic anion transporters (OAT) of which OAT4
Transfer of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from contaminated feed to dairy milk.
E D van Asselt et al.
Food chemistry, 141(2), 1489-1495 (2013-06-26)
Dietary intake is the predominant route for human exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS). Single pollution events may thus affect human exposure if polluted ground and water is used to produce animal feed or food. In this study, a physiologically
Developmental retardation, reduced fecundity, and modulated expression of the defensome in the intertidal copepod Tigriopus japonicus exposed to BDE-47 and PFOS.
Jeonghoon Han et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 165, 136-143 (2015-06-04)
2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are widely dispersed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the marine ecosystem. However, their toxic effects on marine organisms are still poorly understood. In this study, we investigated the effects of BDE-47 and PFOS
Determinants of plasma concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances in pregnant Norwegian women.
A L Brantsæter et al.
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are widespread pollutants that have been associated with adverse health effects although not on a consistent basis. Diet has been considered the main source of exposure. The aim of the present study was to identify determinants of
Characterization of complex lipid mixtures in contaminant exposed JEG-3 cells using liquid chromatography and high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Eva Gorrochategui et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 21(20), 11907-11916 (2014-06-28)
The aim of this study was to develop a method based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS) for lipid profiling in human placental choriocarcinoma (JEG-3) cells. Lipids were solid-liquid extracted from JEG-3 cells using a
The protective role of curcumin on perfluorooctane sulfonate-induced genotoxicity: single cell gel electrophoresis and micronucleus test.
Ayla Çelik et al.
Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association, 53, 249-255 (2012-12-19)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is a man-made fluorosurfactant and global pollutant. PFOS a persistent and bioaccumulative compound, is widely distributed in humans and wildlife. Therefore, it was added to Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in May
Perfluoroalkyl substances in soft tissues and tail feathers of Belgian barn owls (Tyto alba) using statistical methods for left-censored data to handle non-detects.
Veerle L B Jaspers et al.
Environment international, 52, 9-16 (2012-12-26)
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were investigated in tail feathers and soft tissues (liver, muscle, preen gland and adipose tissue) of barn owl (Tyto alba) road-kill victims (n=15) collected in the province of Antwerp (Belgium). A major PFAS producing facility is located
Isomers of perfluorooctanesulfonate and perfluorooctanoate and total perfluoroalkyl acids in human serum from two cities in North China.
Yifeng Zhang et al.
The sources and pathways of human exposure to perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are not well characterized, particularly in China where many perfluorinated substances are now manufactured. Here, isomer-specific PFAA analysis was used for the first time to evaluate exposure sources for
Chronic effects of PFOA and PFOS on sexual reproduction of freshwater rotifer Brachionus calyciflorus.
Lilan Zhang et al.
Rotifers play an important role in the dynamics of freshwater and coastal marine ecosystems, and are also important tools for assessing toxicity in aquatic environments. In this study, the effects of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) on the
PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonate) in serum is negatively associated with testosterone levels, but not with semen quality, in healthy men.
Ulla Nordström Joensen et al.
Human reproduction (Oxford, England), 28(3), 599-608 (2012-12-20)
Is exposure to perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) associated with testicular function (reproductive hormone levels and semen quality) in healthy men? PFOS levels were significantly negatively associated with serum testosterone (total and calculated free), but not with any other reproductive hormones or
Perfluorooctane sulfonate release pattern from soils of fire training areas in Australia and its bioaccumulation potential in the earthworm Eisenia fetida.
Piw Das et al.
Environmental science and pollution research international, 22(12), 8902-8910 (2013-05-23)
Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) are used to extinguish hydrocarbon fuel fires. Certain AFFF products such as 3M Lightwater contain perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) as the active ingredient which is highly persistent in the environment and is thus globally prevalent. With thousands
Adiposity and glycemic control in children exposed to perfluorinated compounds.
Clara Amalie G Timmermann et al.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 99(4), E608-E614 (2014-03-13)
Our objective was to explore whether childhood exposure to perfluorinated and polyfluorinated compounds (PFCs), widely used stain- and grease-repellent chemicals, is associated with adiposity and markers of glycemic control. Body mass index, skinfold thickness, waist circumference, leptin, adiponectin, insulin, glucose
Industrial source identification and emission estimation of perfluorooctane sulfonate in China.
Shuangwei Xie et al.
Environment international, 52, 1-8 (2012-12-26)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and related chemicals (collectively "PFOS equivalents") are currently manufactured and used in a wide variety of industrial processes in China. Since 2003, the national annual production has increased dramatically to accommodate both domestic demands and ongoing overseas
Effect of pregnancy on the levels of selected perfluoroalkyl compounds for females aged 17-39 years: data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2008.
Ram B Jain
Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A, 76(7), 409-421 (2013-04-25)
The presence of perfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFC) in maternal serum may pose a risk to the developing fetus. A large-scale study to evaluate the extent of exposure to PFC in pregnant and nonpregnant females in the United States has not been
Glucose and lipid homeostasis in adult rat is impaired by early-life exposure to perfluorooctane sulfonate.
Ziquan Lv et al.
Environmental toxicology, 28(9), 532-542 (2013-08-29)
Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), which belongs to the degradation product of many perfluorinated compounds, is on the list of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and is currently detected in both wildlife and humans. The consequence of gestational and lactational exposure to PFOS
Proteomic responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) after perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure.
Kathleen Roland et al.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 128-129, 43-52 (2012-12-25)
Since the 1980s, the stocks of European eel have been declining in most of their geographical distribution area. Many factors can be attributed to this decline such as pollution by xenobiotics like perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). This study aimed at evaluating
Occurrence of perfluoroalkyl acids including perfluorooctane sulfonate isomers in Huai River Basin and Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China.
Nanyang Yu et al.
Environmental science & technology, 47(2), 710-717 (2012-12-21)
The spatial distribution of 10 perfluoroalkyl acids including linear and branched (six monotrifluoromethyl isomers) perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in surface water was investigated in Huai River Basin and Taihu Lake in Jiangsu Province, China. In the water samples from Huai River
Perfluoroalkylated compounds induce cell death and formation of reactive oxygen species in cultured cerebellar granule cells.
Trine Reistad et al.
Toxicology letters, 218(1), 56-60 (2013-01-24)
The present communication investigates the effects of different perfluoroalkylated compounds (PFCs) on formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cell death in cultured cerebellar granule cells. This allows direct comparison with similar effects found for other environmental contaminants like polychlorinated


acorncentreblog.com: U.S. duped by computer "con" in war against terrorists?
U.S. duped by computer "con" in war against terrorists?
If this story continues in this direction, the hoodwinking of top government officials by another snake-oil salesman, another magic bullet against the potential ravages of terrorism, will only demonstrate the degree to which the U.S. (and potentially other countries as well) has become consumed, even obsessive and paranoid to the point of losing touch with healthy engagement processes at the spectre of terrorist-generated violence.
Repeatedly missing the warning signs (of this latest con artist) is a theme running through the U.S. government that apparently was (and is?) looking for the most secret and most effective thwarting of the AlQaeda ambitions to destroy the U.S.
And yet, after a few opening shots, there is a history of the mosquito scratching itself to death, from the fears generated by the prospect of losing face to some band of thugs in the mountains of Waziristan. And the terrorists did not even have to develop an insecticide that would lodge in the veins of those mosquito wings, as those who make insecticides for campers had to do.
There is a tragic aspect to this story; there is also a somewhat humorous side...you know, the irony of the David and Goliath story, with the U.S. being Goliath in this case and Osama ben "David" on the other side.
Short-term fixes, while initially appealing to the most frightened usually do not have long-term benefits. And, let's hope this story does not reveal too many manipulative hoaxes having been imposed on the American people, thereby undermining the credibility of the "state" even further.
If this mosquito does scratch itself to death, a lot of people will be undone with it.


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Final 6 perform
There were three moments tonight, so I embedded a couple of extra videos down below. What a terrific night of performances!
The theme tonight is "Songs from Carole King". I figure they'll tend to pick her bigger hits, so for fun these are my picks for each contestant to sing:
Casey- "Smackwater Jack"
Lauren- "Will you Love me Tomorrow?"
Scotty- "Locomotion"
Haley- "I Feel the Earth Move"
Jacob- "Jazzman"
James- "I'm into something good"
Other possibilities: One Fine Day, It's Too Late Baby, You got a Friend (gonna be someone's duet right?).
They are splitting into three duets as well, so there will be nine performances. Babyface is on board to help mentor the contestants.
Jacob, "Oh No, Not my Baby"
Man, if he could just stop sliding out of tune he could be a monster. To go Simon on him, "parts of the song were brilliant; but parts of the song were terrrrrrible". Jacob could have been perfect and he'd be in the bottom three anyway, and he wasn't perfect. With the help of studio tricks, his I-tunes version will probably be really good. With the "help" of horrible mixing, his I-tunes version will probably be hard to listen to. Overall I think that this was his best performance sinceHollywood, but he hit too many wonky notes to ignore.
Judges: Not much; Jen talked about bad notes a little, and they liked his stage presence. I don't care what they wear most of the time, but if you didn't see it Jacob was wearing a purple plaid jacket and a bow tie. I would have thought that it was strange, but that's how some NBA players dress now (including Lebron), so I guess it's a hip look.
Lauren, "Where you lead"
The "bring the guy up on stage and sing to him" thing….. It seemed like she knew him, but I don't know. She brought him up, sat him down (SIT!!!!) and then she walked away and left him sitting there. She did come back, but it was all really weird. She hit most of her notes, but everything seemed stilted and a little awkward; like it was a run-through before the performance, not the actual performance. I think that she tried to do too much, and that the constant mentor pressure to get her to do something new got to her. She overdid it, and she was way out of her comfort zone.
Judges: Jen was encouraging, but she pointed out that Lauren was trying to do new things, things that weren't in her repertoire. Randy called the song safe and boring, but he liked how she came to the table with some new stuff. All of the judges mentioned that she squeaked, but I wouldn't take much away from her for that. Her intonation was good. Rhythm? Well, it was really herky jerky. I never got the sense that she was fully committed to the arrangement, ever comfortable with the song.
Haley and Casey, "I Feel the Earth Move"
Bummer about that last note, but it wasn't all that bad and the rest of the song was terrific. Casey laid down a sweet harmony to Haley's lead, then they reversed roles and Haley laid down the sweet harmony. To me this was a minor moment; similar to Adam and Allie's "Slow Ride" in season 8 but with better harmonies. The vocals were strong, the blends were brilliant, and they both rocked the stage while showing terrific chemistry. Well done, and thanks for a performance that I'll listen to over and over.
Judges: Only Steven talked, and he said what he always says while putting Casey on the spot by asking if he's in love with Haley. Is he? Hell, who knows? Haley might have an opinion too.
Scotty, "You got a Friend"
That wet, splattering noise you just heard was the sound of 12 million teenaged female hearts hitting the floor. Scotty got his moment tonight. He left his usual tricks out, and simply sang from his heart and whispered a small, sincere thought……. That reverberated throughout the country and will have the internet buzzing for days. Was he perfect? No, not quite. He doesn't have a vibrato, so his long held high notes get really nasal. Sue him. He was amazing tonight; absolutely an A performance. Not only is the kid going to win, he's going to deserve it.
Judges: Randy noticed the high note thing but dealt with it differently. Jen nailed him again about last week, and they all talked about his high range. Good constructive criticism and they still got to gush. Well done, judges.
James: "Will you Love me Tomorrow"
Yaknow, there were a couple of places where he went high that I didn't like, and a couple of places where he went back down low that I didn't like, but that only means that it was a terrific performance instead of a moment. JD has never sounded better. His voice soared, and it rode the melody like a weightless jockey riding Seattle Slew. He was almost perfectly in tune, and his main melody voice got me thinking about Jon Bon Jovi. JD ain't JBJ, but he has the skill set to be something very special. I rewound this one and listened again, purely for my own enjoyment.
Oh, and lots of Idol singers have done the accapella thing, but none of them ever pulled out the inflections that he did, and he kept it all in tune. Very impressive.
Judges: Jen was all over it, reminding everyone that JD hasn't had a single bad week. I don't totally agree, but his voice is so amazing that it's hard to have a bad week as long as he doesn't sing all out of tune. Steven talked about "Love in a Bowling Alley". Did he change it to "elevator" later?
Love in a bowling alley, oohh…..
Living it up as the pins go down, woah…
Maybe? Huh? HUH? Ah, never mind….
Scotty and Lauren, "Up on the Roof"
Beautifully done. Everyone is really bringing it tonight, aren't they? I honestly didn't expect this from the King songbook, but again I don't know her songs well. Scotty brought back his signature style, and Lauren reverted to her pleasing, country radio friendly vocal style, and the entire performance was very pleasing. I could see them recording together once they smooth out some of their youthful rough edges. They won't have to travel far, since both of them are going to be living inNashvillefor the next 50 years. Also, kudos to whoever blocked out this arrangement. Fantastic re-arrangement.
Casey, "Hi de Ho"
Umm…. Casey left the melody right about the time that he left the piano, never to return. I can really get into this kind of a performance, but Casey doesn't have the voice to pull it off. This was signature Casey, but not the good Casey. This was the Casey from the period when he went from the front-runner to being voted off. He went off the track, and never got back to anything. Casey trying to pull off a huge arrangement like this is like a poodle trying to drag a Saint Bernard to its knees. It wasn't uncomfortable so much as it was late night at the karaoke bar, everyone ignoring the drunk guy who thinks he's Minnie the Moocher.
Judges: Cool guy treatment? Nobody mentioned that Casey hit his last melodic note about fifteen seconds into the song, and pretty much screamed and growled at us the rest of the way.
Haley, "Beautiful"
Something went wrong with Haley's monitor, which was cut from the show. This happened last week with Jacob, when a track from another song was in his monitor. Jacob kept going, and that was what we all noticed when he stopped singing and tore out his in-ear. Haley stopped, apparently; so they just cut it from the live feed.
I really liked the low parts, and she blew out the big notes. The middle melodies weren't all that great, but that could be partly because she was uncomfortable with her monitor. Haley is getting to be a terrific singer, and finding all the nooks and crannies in her voice. Every week she finds something new. A couple of months ago I wouldn't have given her a shot in hell of ever being anything but an interesting Idol contestant, but she has improved to the point that I can see her having a career somewhere. Her voice isn't huge, but she is developing some uniqueness by finding a signature style. This performance wasn't up to the level of the best of the night, but it was better than Jacob, Lauren and Casey's solo turns.
Judges: Nigel is in the judges' heads. There must have been a memo to the judges to pimp Haley tonight, which got in the way because she really didn't need the pimping. Instead of being genuinely enthusiastic, they sounded forced.
James and Jacob, "I'm into something good"
That was fun (good song arrangement and they sang it well), and a little uncomfortable. Do these guys hate each other? Naw, probably not, but I kind of got the vibe that they both wanted to sing with someone else. The performance was good because they both sang really well individually, but it wasn't organic like the first two duets. Still, it was a nice high energy way to end a good night of Idol performances.
Judges: Steven got in a good shot, the old Simon saw: "What the hell was that?", and everyone just laughed and it was fine.
Jacob: B-
Lauren: C+
Scotty: A
James: A-
Casey: D+
Haley: B+
Duets:
Haley/Casey: A-
Scotty/Lauren: B+
James/Jacob: B-
Too late in the season to feel safe:
Grave Danger:
Scotty and James are very safe, but with only three contestants avoiding the bottom three one of them might land there. I don't expect it. This is going to probably be the first week in awhile that Lauren and/or Casey gets a scare, and I won't automatically assume that they won't get the boot. Jacob is the obvious one on the chopping block, and Haley has been in the hard chairs so many times that she might prefer to just start the Thursday shows there to avoid the uncomfortable walk. Another list, but from bottom to top:
Most likely to get booted:
Jacob (45%)
Casey (25%)
Haley (20%)
Lauren (10%)
James (-1%)
Scotty (-1%)
According to DialIdol, it's very close between James (second) and Casey (sixth). They are all in the range that puts them in danger of getting the boot. Only Scotty is safe.
It was a good night, wasn't it? I really enjoyed it. By my reasoning we had one moment (Scotty's "You Got a Friend") and a couple of near moments (Casey/Haley's "I Feel the Earth Move") and JD's "Will you still love me tomorrow"). Haley was terrific. Jacob was all over the place but some of those places were incredible. Casey and Lauren weren't all that great solo, but they were both terrific in their duets. I'd call that a good use of an hour and a half. I'll listen to at least four of the nine performances again, purely for my own enjoyment. That's a good ratio.
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My Fashionable Designs: I LOVE Pepperoni Pizza!!
I loooooove Pepperoni Pizza!!!! But I hate the calories that usually come with getting one delivered! So, I came up with my own little secret way to cut major calories.
First, order the thinnest pizza you can order (Dominos is cracker thin), since regular or pan crusts are packed with added calories.
Second, order it with CHEESE ONLY.
Sometimes I order the pizza with one or more veggies instead of just cheese, then put my own pep on top.


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class Android extends AbstractOSDetector
{
    protected static $link = 'http://www.android.com/';
    protected static $name = 'Android';
    protected static $regEx = '/Android|ADR/i';
    protected static $regExVersion = '/(Android|Adr)[\ |\/]?([.0-9a-zA-Z]+)/i';
    protected static $isMobile = true;

    public static function detectVersion($userAgentString)
    {
        if (preg_match(static::$regExVersion, $userAgentString, $regmatch)) {
            return $regmatch[2];
        }

        return 'unknown';
    }
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Melbreeze - Single Albums
Vocalist and Visual Artist Melbreeze to release eight Single Albums starting today May 11th through June 29th exclusively in the Blue Canoe Records Store. Each Single Album release will include audio (wav and 320 MP3) and a unique Melbreeze portrait, chosen personally from the Official Melbreeze collection. This is a Blue Canoe Records exclusive and this album/portrait offering is only available in our store. The entire thirteen song album titled "Animazonia" will be released on July 6th, 2018 in both digital and physical forms at all leading digital and physical retail outlets.
Produced by: Jimmy Haslip & Scott Kinsey
6/29/18: "Quiet Nights" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
6/22/18: "Mas Que Nada" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
6/15/18: "The Island" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
6/8/18: "Anima" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
6/1/18: "How Insensitive" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
5/25/18: "One Note Samba" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
5/18/18: "Like A Lover" (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
5/11/18: "So Nice (Single Album) - Exclusively from the Blue Canoe Store
Ethnic Jazz
Jazz Pop
Traditional Jazz


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Q: Why doesn't swagger show scheme's XML-comments if it's one-line record (NET 6.0, Web API) Swagger works a bit strange with comments to properties of a simple-styled record.
I have some DTOs commented like this:
/// <summary>
/// User account (For Sign Up)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Name">Username</param>
/// <param name="Email">User's email</param>
/// <param name="Password">User's password</param>
/// <param name="PhoneNumber">Phone number</param>
/// <param name="OtherCommunication">Other ways to contact (like some social web links)</param>
public record UserRegisterDto([Required] string Name, [Required] string Email, [Required] string Password,
    string? PhoneNumber, string? OtherCommunication);

In my localhost swagger shows me all info:

But when I'm trying to see it in heroku remote server, I can see only description.

But if I write a record like this one:
/// <summary>
/// User account (For Log In)
/// </summary>
/// <param name="Email">User's email</param>
/// <param name="Password">User's password</param>
public record UserLoginDto
{
    /// <summary>
    /// User's email!
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Email { get; set; }

    /// <summary>
    /// User's password!
    /// </summary>
    [Required]
    public string Password { get; set; }
}

It shows me everything (with an exclamation mark, it means, that it uses properties)

And now it also works with [Required] attribute.
I might think that swagger just can't work with simple-styled records, but everything works fine on my localhost. Can you tell me, why does it happens?
Swagger config:
builder.Services.AddSwaggerGen(options =>
{
    options.SwaggerDoc("v1", new OpenApiInfo
    {
        Version = "v1",
        Title = "inHoliday API",
        Description = "An ASP.NET Core Web API for digital invitation app"
    });

    options.SupportNonNullableReferenceTypes();

    options.AddSecurityDefinition("Bearer", new OpenApiSecurityScheme
    {
        Description = "JWT Authorization header using the Bearer scheme. \r\n\r\n Enter 'Bearer' [space] and then your token in the text input below.\r\n\r\nExample: \"Bearer 12345abcdef\"",
        Name = "Authorization",
        In = ParameterLocation.Header,
        Type = SecuritySchemeType.ApiKey,
        Scheme = "Bearer"
    });

    options.AddSecurityRequirement(new OpenApiSecurityRequirement()
    {
        {
            new OpenApiSecurityScheme
            {
                Reference = new OpenApiReference
                {
                    Type = ReferenceType.SecurityScheme,
                    Id = "Bearer"
                },
                Scheme = "oauth2",
                Name = "Bearer",
                In = ParameterLocation.Header
            },
            new List<string>()
        }
    });

    var xmlFilename = $"{Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name}.xml";
    options.IncludeXmlComments(Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, xmlFilename));
});

app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
app.UseSwagger();
app.UseSwaggerUI(c =>
{
    c.SwaggerEndpoint("/swagger/v1/swagger.json", "v1");
    c.DocumentTitle = "inHoliday API";
    c.DocExpansion(DocExpansion.None);
    c.RoutePrefix = string.Empty;
});

There is also .csproj file:
<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
    <RuntimeIdentifiers>win10-x64;linux-x64</RuntimeIdentifiers>
    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <PropertyGroup>
    <GenerateDocumentationFile>true</GenerateDocumentationFile>
    <NoWarn>$(NoWarn);1591</NoWarn>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="6.0.10" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="6.0.9" />
    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools" Version="6.0.9">
      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
    <PackageReference Include="Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL" Version="6.0.7" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.2.3" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Annotations" Version="6.4.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.Swagger" Version="6.4.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore.SwaggerUI" Version="6.4.0" />
  </ItemGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <Folder Include="Services\" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

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A little biscuit, created in ancient Egypt, that has stood the test of time. These fig rolls are delicious homemade and full of flavour.
When choosing herbs for your kitchen garden, plan ahead to make the most of your space. Knowing the optimum growing conditions and what you can use them for, should help you decide.


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Q: FXML Initialize() throws InvocationTargetException Im trying to set the text of a button on the initialize() method but it throws me InvocationTargetException, its the same if I try to get any items on the FXML.
FXML:
<VBox fx:id="vbox" alignment="CENTER" maxHeight="-Infinity" maxWidth="-Infinity" minHeight="-Infinity" minWidth="-Infinity" prefHeight="500.0" prefWidth="450.0" spacing="40.0" xmlns="http://javafx.com/javafx/8.0.111" xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml/1" fx:controller="instaj.LoginController">
   <children>
      <ImageView fitHeight="150.0" fitWidth="200.0" pickOnBounds="true" preserveRatio="true">
         <image>
            <Image url="img/logo.png" />
         </image>
      </ImageView>
      <TextField id="user" maxWidth="200.0" prefHeight="35.0" promptText="Usuario" style="-fx-focus-color: #9a3bab; -fx-faint-focus-color: transparent;" />
      <javafx.scene.control.PasswordField id="pass" maxWidth="200.0" prefHeight="35.0" promptText="Contraseña" style="-fx-focus-color: #9a3bab; -fx-faint-focus-color: transparent;" />
      <Button fx:id="loginBtn" minHeight="30.0" minWidth="150.0" mnemonicParsing="false" onAction="#loginBtnBehavior" style="-fx-background-radius: 30; -fx-background-color: #9a3bab;" text="Iniciar" textFill="WHITE">

         <cursor>
            <Cursor fx:constant="HAND" />
         </cursor>
      </Button>

         <cursor>
            <Cursor fx:constant="HAND" />
         </cursor>

   </children>
</VBox>

LoginController.java:
public class LoginController implements Initializable {

    @FXML
    Button loginBtn;

    @Override
    public void initialize(URL location, ResourceBundle resources) {
        Utils utils = new Utils();
        loginBtn.setText("test");
        //vbox.requestFocus();
        //utils.removeInitialFocus(user, vbox, firstTime);
        throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");
    }
}

A: You ask your program to launch an Exception :
throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Not supported yet.");

So it's normal that it crashes :  remove it !


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AK – Alaska agency turns to crowdfunding for park project
In this May, 2016, photo, provided by Alaska State Parks, shows an old cabin at Big Delta State Historical Park 90 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, that was recently moved back 50 feet because of an eroding riverbank. The Alaska State Parks … (The Associated Press)
This July, 2016, photo, provided by Alaska State Parks, shows an old cabin at Big Delta State Historical Park 90 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, that was recently moved back 50 feet because of an eroding riverbank. The Alaska State Parks agency … (The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With Alaska's fiscal crisis drying up funding for a number of state projects, officials hope a crowdfunding campaign will raise $50,000 toward shoring up a crumbling riverbank creeping toward century-old buildings at a state park.
Alaska is among a growing list of governments and civic organizations across the country going that route as traditional revenue sources shrink.
The riverbank project marks the state's debut in the increasingly popular practice of financing ventures through small payouts from large numbers of people.
In recent years, funding sites such as Citizinvestor and Spacehive have provided cash-generating platforms for those public entities, tweaking the formula of private pioneers such as Kickstarter and GoFundMe.
"On our (state) website, we have a place where you can donate, but it's the first time we've actually gone to crowdfunding," Alaska's northern area park superintendent Brooks Ludwig said. "This is new territory for us."
Alaskans blame the shortage of capital improvement funds on oil prices that plunged two years ago and have stayed low ever since.
But some projects can't wait for the industry to rebound. About 250 feet of the Tanana River needs to be stabilized at Big Delta State Historical Park, where the problem is threatening a roadhouse and an old telegraph station once used as part of a military communications system built in the early 1900s.
The park, 90 miles southeast of Fairbanks, is located near a historic stopping point for travelers, traders and the military. The gem of Alaska's pioneer past remains a draw for tourists.
The improvement plan for Big Delta is relying on the "Fund Your Park" site run by the National Recreation and Park Association for its members, including Alaska.
"This is just another fundraising tool," said Michele White, who manages the "Fund Your Park" site. Since it was launched nearly two years ago, the service has been used for 50 projects across the country. Eleven of those projects — including the Alaska park — launched 30-day campaigns last week.
Some campaigns have fared far better than others.
Among the most successful involved the Texas city of Grand Prairie near Dallas. The goal was to raise $25,000 for all-inclusive swings that can accommodate disabled people at a park currently under development. The city ended up raising nearly $33,000 through the park crowdfunding site — a total that project manager Steve Plumer credited to a massive marketing campaign.
"It was awesome," he said of the experience. "I think it's a great opportunity."
Users of the funding site are encouraged to keep their goals realistic.
To that end, Ludwig said, Alaska parks officials decided to seek just a fraction of the money needed for the riverbank work expected to cost $319,000. Along with the $50,000 sought through crowdfunding, park officials have $100,000 in hand and want to raise the remaining $169,000 by soliciting donations from businesses, foundations and other government agencies.
The Fairbanks-based Helen E. Snedden Foundation is contributing $15,000 through the crowdfunding campaign.
Erosion of the river's banks has long been a concern, but this summer the bank has been gobbled up at a faster pace, prompting volunteers in July to move artifacts from the old cabin built in 1907 that was originally used as a telegraph office, according to Maureen Gardner, a longtime parks manager who recently retired.
"The water was getting so close," she said. "The bank was taken away so quickly. "
The cabin has since been moved about 50 more feet back from the river with the hope of returning it to the original site after the bank is stabilized, Ludwig said.
"Just for history's sake," he said.
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Sweet Libbi...How is it possible that seven months have flown by since your birth, but at the same time it feels like you have been with us forever?!
You weigh around 21 pounds (BIG girl!) You wear mostly 9 month clothes and a few 12 month things, too. Your jeans are definitely 12 months...you have got some junk in your trunk, girl! =) You wear a size three diaper (and considering that we've stocked up on these, I hope you'll stay in them for at least another two months!) You have rolls beyond belief. I could seriously just EAT. YOU. UP!
You have become such a little ham. You will smile and flirt with EVERYONE! You have started to scrunch your nose when you smile and it is the cutest little thing I have ever seen! You have dimples just like your daddy - and I love seeing them!
You loooooove to sit up! You are so much happier being on the floor now that you can sit up. You reach for all kinds of toys and make sure to "taste" each and every one of them!!
You have two bottom teeth and you are about to cut one on the top! Your bottom teeth came in with no problems, but this top one has brought you (and us) lots of sleepless nights.
You are still not much of a "napper"....you will usually nap for about 30 minutes in the morning, and then take a little cat nap (15 min or so) in the afternoon, and one more power nap (about 15 minutes) in the early evening. You go to bed at 7:30 and you wake up for school at 6. On the days we do not have school, you will sleep in until around 7:15!
You are rolling everywhere! Gone are the days of you flipping yourself over to your tummy and then screaming until someone returned you to your back. You roll like a little log all over our den! You are trying very hard to crawl. You can get up on your hands and knees, but you haven't quite figured out what to do from there. I know it won't be much longer before you are all over the place!
You have some of the funniest expressions and you are so entertaining! I could watch you all day long (and you know it, too!) You get so excited when you see me coming and it just makes my heart melt. There is nothing on this earth that I love more than seeing your face light up when I walk in the room.
You are still our little Mariah Carey (only MUCH more tastefully dressed) and you "sing" all the time. It is still in an impossibly high pitch, but it is the most joyful noise I have ever heard!
There are times when you love to be held and cuddle up. Your newest thing is to give us "loves" and "sugars." If I say, "ohhhhhh weeeee" you will lie your head down on my shoulder and give me loves. Then you'll pick your head back up and smile and smile like you know you've just done the sweetest thing.


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WEEKENDER: Six things to do in Ottawa on the weekend of January 24—26
BY Matt Harrison
Little Voices at Karsh-Masson Gallery uses dioramas to tell mysterious stories
In this edition of the Weekender, a puppet horse, life-sized Jenga party, Slim Shady's hometown, and three other things to do in Ottawa this weekend.
The First World War began one hundred years ago, engulfing Europe and the world in a conflict that would affect not just men, women and children, but animals as well. The National Arts Centre presents War Horse, an internationally acclaimed, moving and imaginative drama about a boy who braves the trenches of France to find his beloved horse, and which features astonishing life-sized puppets, stirring music and song. Until Jan. 26. From $38. National Arts Centre, 53 Elgin St., nac-can.ca
Mysterious Voices (FREE!)
A bather dives into a lake, oblivious that a sunken car lies beneath; a Marilyn Monroe-like woman stares into a parked trailer; does she want in or is she curious about what's going on inside? A loaded station wagon rounds the bend towards Silent Falls, only to be greeted by a wandering moose. Patti Normand's little dioramas each tell their own mysterious stories — stories which have been continued or elaborated upon by author, Lesley Buxton, for a collaborative show combining dioramas and text entitled, Little Voices. Vernissage on Jan. 23; show runs until March 9. Karsh-Masson Gallery in City Hall, 110 Laurier Ave. W., ottawa.ca/karsh-masson-gallery
Ring in Chinese New Year at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Nature Nocturne, a monthly party held at the Museum, celebrates the Year of the Horse with some, er, horsing around. Come to the castle and be serenaded by local personality China Doll, who will host Karaoke; try your hand at the life-sized game of Jenga; explore the Museum's exhibitions until midnight; perfect your two-step as DJs spin throughout the Museum; and enjoy Chinese artists and dancers, who round out the evening. Jan. 24. $20. Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St., nature.ca
The Canadian Museum of Nature will transform into a hopping club during Nature Nocturne on Jan. 24 (Photo: Martin Lipman © Canadian Museum of Nature)
Beatlesmania!
Liverpudlian – that's someone from Liverpool, England, and Phil Jenkins is one. The singer/guitarist plays Beatles' classics, sharing stories of growing up in that town during Beatlesmania, and showing off some of his Beatles memorabilia for an intimate gathering of gourmet food, song, and story at Wakefield's La Grange. The event offers a pre-show three-course dinner. Jan. 25. 6:30 to 10 p.m. Dinner package $49.50, show $15. Reservations required. La Grange, 80 chemin Summer, Cantley, grange.ca.
The Ploughman's Poet
Scottish or not, come celebrate Robbie Burns Day at Wakefield's Black Sheep Inn with Bobby Watt and Ecosse. The Scottish-born Canadian is one of the country's finest traditionalist singers (also a master stonemason and ex-police scuba diver) who'll melt any heart with his songs of old. Jan. 26. 4 p.m. $15, students $7.50. Black Sheep Inn, 753 Riverside Drive, Wakefield, theblacksheepinn.com
8-Mile
In a suburb of a mid-sized American city, perhaps Detroit, as suggested by the play's title, a couple — Ben and Mary — fire up the barbecue to welcome new neighbours. But the friendship quickly veers out of control, threatening to destroy the couples' fragile hold on their way of life — with unexpected, but hilarious consequences. Detroit, an award-winning play by Lisa D'amour, and directed by Chris Ralph, makes its debut in Ottawa at The Gladstone theatre. Until Feb. 1. $34. The Gladstone, 910 Gladstone Ave., thegladstone.ca