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Meryl Streep Reacts to Her 20th Academy Award Nomination!
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As always, Ms. Streep had a unique reaction to the news – which you can find following the break.
Florence Foster Jenkins Sings – Even If She Can't!
Florence Foster Jenkins is a film that is based on the last few months of the title character's life. Jenkins was a fierce music lover – she supported the music scene in New York and eventually decided that she had to sing.
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Meryl Streep has long advocated the hiring of more women in all aspects of filmmaking and noted that so-called 'women's movies' -when done well – makes a ton of money.
She has also put her money where it counts, funding a script development retreat for The Writers Lab that will give a dozen women screenwriters an intensive three-day opportunity to work up their next scripts.
New York Women in Film & and Television and IRIS, a collective of women filmmakers, today announced the selected screenwriters and named the eight mentors who will work with them (it's a very impressive list). Follow the jump for more.
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Rockin' Trailer: Ricki and the Flash!
Meryl Streep plays a rockin' mom who was pretty much never there for her daughter – played by her daughter Mamie Gummer – and returns home when she learns of her daughter's being dumped by her husband.
Rick Springfield and Kevin Kline co-star. Check out the trailer for Ricki and the Flash after the jump. Ricki and the Flash opens on August 7th.
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Suffragette will be in theaters on October 23rd. Check out the teaser following the jump.


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Elementary Physics - Higgs Boson Experiments
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Announcement on German TV (above).
At the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) site in Geneva, the existence of a new elementary particle, resembling the predicted Higgs boson, has been confirmed. The news have been unveiled today in a conference on latest results of elementary particle research in Geneva. Peter Higgs who once predicted the existence of a similar boson and gave it his name received international congratulations, even though it is not quite clear if the new particle found in experiments is really identical with the Higgs boson. As to the theory of that mysterious Higgs particle, here is what CERN Institute in Geneva, who are operating the LHC facility there, recently published:
" A major breakthrough in particle physics came in the 1970s when physicists realized that there are very close ties between two of the four fundamental forces – namely, the weak force and the electromagnetic force. The two forces can be described within the same theory, which forms the basis of the Standard Model. This 'unification' implies that electricity, magnetism, light and some types of radioactivity are all manifestations of a single underlying force called, unsurprisingly, the electroweak force. But in order for this unification to work mathematically, it requires that the force-carrying particles have no mass. We know from experiments that this is not true, so physicists Peter Higgs, Robert Brout and François Englert came up with a solution to solve this conundrum.
They suggested that all particles had no mass just after the Big Bang. As the Universe cooled and the temperature fell below a critical value, an invisible force field called the 'Higgs field' was formed together with the associated 'Higgs boson'. The field prevails throughout the cosmos: any particles that interact with it are given a mass via the Higgs boson. The more they interact, the heavier they become, whereas particles that never interact are left with no mass at all.
This idea provided a satisfactory solution and fitted well with established theories and phenomena. The problem is that no one has ever observed the Higgs boson in an experiment to confirm the theory. Finding this particle would give an insight into why particles have certain mass, and help to develop subsequent physics. The technical problem is that we do not know the mass of the Higgs boson itself, which makes it more difficult to identify. Physicists have to look for it by systematically searching a range of mass within which it is predicted to exist. The yet unexplored range is accessible using the Large Hadron Collider, which will determine the existence of the Higgs boson. If it turns out that we cannot find it, this will leave the field wide open for physicists to develop a completely new theory to explain the origin of particle mass. "
On the contrary, if the Higgs particle is found as it seems to be by now, this will imply the confirmation of an already found theory and light the way to further experiments and discoveries on the functioning of our universe.
By the way, I heard about today's press conference in Geneva some days before when I visited Max-Planck-Institute of Physics (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut) in Munich. On a visitor's day dedicated to quantum mechanics and astrophysics they already gave some cryptic hints about new discoveries to be awaited in the immediate future. It was then for me to wait only some days for the announcement.
The German Werner-Heisenberg-Institute is engaged in scientific research done for the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva as one of the main detectors for this project, named the ATLAS detector, has been constructed with the aid of German physicists. ATLAS is an enormous and most sophisticated detector consisting of four main elements:
- An inner detector that measures the momentum of charged particles.
- A calorimeter unit for the measurement of energies carried by particles.
- A Muon spectrometer that identifies and measures the momenta of Muons.
- A magnet system bends charged particles for momentum measurement. The solenoid magnet surrounds the inner detector. Arrows point to toroid magnets.
The ATLAS detector can be used not only to detect the Higgs boson but as well to enlighten the relation between matter and antimatter and to find possible constituents of dark matter.
ATLAS detector under construction (above).
Large Hadron Collider LHC (above):
Accelerating circle for charged elementary particles and detector positions.
Because of the Higgs boson being a very massive particle and which decays almost immediately when created, only a very high energy particle accelerator can observe and record it. That's why the LHC is being used. Its special feature is the ability to collide protons being accelerated to a speed not too far away from the speed of light. Under such circumstances, a "zoo" of elementary particles can be created and rarely observed events might be detected. It was the idea that, with some luck, even the predicted Higgs particle could be observed. As to that, latest measuring results are giving rise to great hopes.
According to detailed information, measuring data have been compared from two separate main detectors of the LHC facility: The ATLAS detector and the CMS device which is an electromagnetic crystal calorimeter (=> refer to the above illustration). Both experiments are proving the existence of a very massive particle regarded as the Higgs boson or something very near to it.
Above: A typical candidate event for the possible formation of Higgs bosons including two high-energy photons whose energy (depicted by red towers) is measured in the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter. The yellow lines are the measured tracks of other particles produced in the collision of protons. The pale blue volume shows the CMS crystal calorimeter barrel.
Above pictures: One mechanism of formation for the Higgs particle in the Large Hadron Collider. A gluon-gluon fusion, triggered off by a proton-proton collision, is leading to a so-called top quark loop where pairs of top and anti-top quarks are being generated. From there the formation of a Higgs boson. The upper picture is showing a possible way how the Higgs particle can decay by emitting two high energy photons that can be measured in the CMS calorimeter. ( A short description of above mentioned elementary particles is given further down. )
Here is what Scientific American wrote after the announcements from CERN:
" Unlike some past announcements centered on the Higgs in the past few years, which have produced as much ambiguity and confusion as anything else, this one did not disappoint. ATLAS physicists said that their most recent data reveal the presence of an unknown particle with a mass of about 126.5 GeV, or 126.5 billion electron-volts. An electron-volt is a physicist's unit of mass or energy; for comparison, the proton has a mass of about 1 GeV. The CMS collaboration found evidence for a new particle with a mass of 125.3 GeV.
[The traditional characterization of a particle's mass "m" in terms of energy "E" is referring to Einstein's equation E = m c² where "c" is the speed of light. As to the Higgs particle detected, its average mass is corresponding to that of 132 protons.]
Crucially, both teams' findings appear exceptionally robust. In physics terms, evidence for a new particle requires a "3-sigma" measurement, corresponding to a 1-in-740 chance that a random fluke could explain the observations, and a claim of discovery requires a 5-sigma effect, or a 1-in–3.5 million shot that the observations are due to chance. In December representatives of the two experiments had announced what one called "intriguing, tantalizing hints" of something brewing in the collider data. But those hints fell short of the 3-sigma level. The new ATLAS finding met not just that level of significance but cleared the gold standard 5-sigma threshold, and CMS very nearly did as well, with a 4.9-sigma finding. "
Above: One possible signature of a Higgs boson from a simulated proton–proton collision. It decays almost immediately into two jets of hadrons and two electrons, visible as lines. Hadrons are massive particles bearing the mass of, at least, two or more protons (or neutrons).
Above: Formation and decay of a Higgs boson. This time it's a decay into hadrons and leptons. If leptons are being represented by electrons, we have a situation like that predicted for the simulated process further above where two jets of hadrons and two electrons are being produced.
Above: Another mechanism of formation for the Higgs particle in the Large Hadron Collider. From there it could be imagined that different patterns of decay might exist as well as can be studied in the simulation further above.
Above: Summary of interactions between particles described by the Standard Model. Leptons are particles with negligible mass like electrons. Quarks are considered to be the basic constituents of all elementary particles while gluons are either keeping protons and neutrons together in the nucleus of an atom or "glue" together those quarks that constitute more complicated structures like protons. The W and Z particles are massive bosons like the predicted Higgs boson itself while photons are massless "parcels of energy".
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According to a mainstream theory in particle physics, the Higgs boson is essential for the transference of mass to any other particle known in the formation of "real" matter as we know it from daily experience in the world we live in. The transference of mass by means of a Higgs field and which is, in most theories, represented by a Higgs particle could then be imagined using the following model of thought, the Cocktail Party Simile:
A group of people is gathering on a cocktail party, no one knowing each other. At first, those persons are rather regularly distributed until a well-known celebrity appears that attracts the interest of everybody. People are now approaching that celebrity who finds it more and more difficult to move because of a growing cluster of persons in his/her reach. A similar effect would have been reached if the celebrity's inert mass was growing without other people surrounding him or her. An increase or transference of mass would therefore take place whenever a certain particle or person with a special ability to attract or transfer mass appears in a defined environment of other particles or persons. Same thing would happen if only a "massless rumour" enters into a cocktail party environment. People would cluster in order to hear what it's all about and thereby create a ball of mass. Such could be the mechanism predicted for the interaction of elementary particles with the Higgs boson.
While speaking about the importance of Higgs particles in the formation of "real" matter that everybody is attached to in daily life, it needs to be mentioned that only 5% of all matter present in the universe really belong to that kind of matter. Further 20% of all matter are being represented by so-called dark matter we don't know much about. Moreover, the remaining 75% of all matter in the universe can be considered as the mass equivalent of a so-called dark energy which makes up for another field of future research.
As mass media are usually inclined to overestimate the importance of a single discovery on the way to greater understanding of our universe, the word of a "God Particle" has been associated with the Higgs boson. It should be made clear that "God" doesn't appear in the vocabulary of modern physics. Peter Higgs is an atheist, and is displeased that the Higgs particle is nicknamed the "God particle", because that term "might offend people who are religious" [Higgs in an interview with New Scientists, 2008].
Above: Headline of People's Network, Beijing, on July 7, the first day they reacted on a recent announcement from CERN. The headline is reading:
"上帝粒子"原是"上帝诅咒粒子"
The "God Particle" originally is a "Goddamned Particle" which is a quotation from Peter Higgins referring to the long time it took to approach the particle's existence.
In different articles, the Chinese network is praising the new particle detection as a "big step for mankind" and marking its importance:
发现新粒子印证数学预言能力
The discovery of that new particle confirms
the capacity of mathematical prediction.
On July 10, 2012, China Daily, Beijing, published an article titled "Chinese link in missing-link breakthrough". In that article they are telling us that Chinese physicists have been contributing to one of the most ambitious scientific experiments ever attempted - a search for the missing link [i.e. the Higgs boson] at the beginning of the universe. There are quotations from Chen Guoming, one of 30 Chinese scientists who represented the Institute of High Energy Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences during the experiments at the Large Hadron Collider facility in Geneva. Chen was one of 3,000 scientists from 175 universities or research institutions in 38 countries and regions who have spent several years at the Large Hadron Collider site of CERN.
The above article on Higgs boson experiments has
been compiled by Dr. rer.nat. Wolfgang Wiesner.
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Postscript on September 6, 2013:
For more than one year, the above blogspot on elementary physics has been visited by lots of professionals who came from different parts of the world. This blogspot even became one of the most popular items of my news blog. Among many remarkable visitors or institutions the following example should serve as a proof for that.
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    ) {
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        Stopwatch = function () {
            this.$$running = false;
            this.$$timeStart = undefined;
            this.$$timeEnd = undefined;
        };

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        Stopwatch.STOPWATCH_ALREADY_STOPPED_EXCEPTION = 'Stopwatch already stopped';
        Stopwatch.RESET_BEFORE_CALLING_START_EXCEPTION = 'Reset stopwatch before calling start() again';
        Stopwatch.STOPWATCH_WAS_NOT_STARTED_EXCEPTION = 'stopwatch was not started';

        Stopwatch.$$_MILLISECOND_IN_SECOND = 1000;

        Stopwatch.prototype.reset = function () {
            this.$$running = false;
            this.$$timeStart = undefined;
            this.$$timeEnd = undefined;

            return this;
        };

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                throw Stopwatch.RESET_BEFORE_CALLING_START_EXCEPTION;
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            this.$$timeStart = new Date();
            this.$$running = true;

            return this;
        };

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                throw Stopwatch.STOPWATCH_WAS_NOT_STARTED_EXCEPTION;
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            if (!this.$$running) {
                throw Stopwatch.STOPWATCH_ALREADY_STOPPED_EXCEPTION;
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            return this;
        };

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            if (!this.$$timeStart) {
                throw Stopwatch.STOPWATCH_WAS_NOT_STARTED_EXCEPTION;
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        };

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    }

})();

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The Grifter Twins appeared on stage together in Montreal for the second stop of their 'We Are Still Relevant Tour' Wednesday night. The power couple most Americans wish would just go away, stirred controversy in Toronto the night before as they launched their speaking tour by boldly accusing Donald Trump of a Saudi 'cover-up' in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Bill and Hillary spoke to the crowd for an hour at the Bell Centre and indicated the U.S. should be following our more sophisticated betters above the border, they being much more economic and culturally evolved, and a superior model of diversity.
"Canada has done such a good job of both managing its contemporary diversity and it has a very interesting immigration system, and yet it's still Canada. And I just think that you can model the idea that you can become more diverse and still keep your culture and your values. It's really very good for a modern economy. The United States will have to return to that if it expects to play a positive role in the future. It's going to be very bleak indeed if we all become more authoritarian and more homogenized and hunkered down on ourselves. It would be a big mistake. We shouldn't do it."
They also got a warm reception from the crowd as the Grifters joined in the leftist fad of criticizing America's leadership while on foreign soil as they jabbed at the Trump administration from north of the border. 'What makes this so troubling is how much commercial interest both the president's family and business and his son in law's family and business have with the kingdom,' Hillary said in just one of the many jabs at Trump, although neither Grifter Twin referred to DJT by name throughout the evening.
Meanwhile: FBI agents raided the home of a recognized Department of Justice whistleblower who privately delivered documents pertaining to the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One to a government watchdog, according to the whistleblower's attorney. The Justice Department's inspector general was informed that the documents show that federal officials failed to investigate potential criminal activity regarding former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Clinton Foundation and Rosatom, the Russian company that purchased Uranium.


Learn about the FMLA Guide, Compliance, and key facts about FMLA Leave. You will learn about important factors such as what forms to provide, eligibility, requirements and other such things, about the Family and Medical Leave Act.
It is importance that your organization knows and complies with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), as issued by the United States Department of Labor. Not being in compliance may result in adverse effects, so this webinar is useful for HR professionals, managers and business owners who do not know fully, about the FMLA.
Our speaker will review the in-depth guide on FMLA and walk you through it, explaining everything in simple detail. A few important points which the webinar covers are: eligibility requirements for taking FMLA leave, what qualifies as a serious health condition, what forms to provide to an employee who wants FMLA leave, and what relatives or family members an employee can take FMLA leave for. Some other points covered in the webinar are intermittent and reduced scheduled leave, taking FMLA leave concurrently with other paid leave, provision of a designation form (so the leave is counted as part of the employee's 12-week leave entitlement), and provision of a medical certificate from the employee's healthcare provider. The webinar will also tell you what you should do in case an employee fails to provide a medical certificate.
Understand the FMLA's requirements and stay in compliance to ensure good results and smooth operation, by participating in this webinar. All attendees will be provided handouts at the end, which will help them remember what's been discussed, and thus make the most of the webinar.


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Apple (AAPL) jumped more than 3% in after hours trading after its stellar fourth-quarter earnings report and outlook topped analysts' expectations.
Cook stressed the importance of augmented reality on the new devices saying, "We believe AR is going to change the way we use technology forever."
This demand for AR features is a boon for companies making those components — specifically, lens makers. Bernstein expects camera lens shipments to double, from 3.4bn units in 2016 to 6.7bn units by 2021 as Apple and other smartphone makers adopt 3D technology.
Analyst David Dai says the market will be dominated by three players: Hong Kong- listed AAC Technologies (2018.HK)and Sunny Optical (2382.HK) and Taiwan-listed Largan Precision (3008.TW).
Dai says that Largan is the major beneficiary of camera lenses for iPhone 3D sensors, followed by AAC, while Sunny Optical gains from 3D sensor adoption in Android.
Largan: We upgrade Largan to Outperform with TP raised to NT$7100. Largan is the leader in imaging lens, and is capturing new opportunities with lenses for 3D sensors. Largan benefits from the dual camera and 3D sensor penetration in iPhones and other smartphones.
Sunny Optical: We raise Sunny Optical TP to HK$150 and reiterate Outperform rating. Sunny Optical is the most balanced in lens technology roadmap. It is the best positioned to capture the growth of camera lens and camera modules in smartphones, vehicles, etc. It is also becoming a key 3D camera solution provider for Android.
AAC: We rate AAC Market-Perform (TP HKD140). AAC is betting heavily on hybrid lens, but its technology is not proven and it lacks IP for future technology upgrades. Acoustic and haptic upgrade in iPhone will continue to be a major growth driver for AAC that will extend into next year. Lens provides potential upside, but it's still at early stage and is already reflected in the current valuation.
Shares in Largan are up 2% in Friday trading at NT$5,890 a share. Its shares have gained 55% so far this year. Sunny Optical is up 0.76% and has gained a whopping 250% this year, while AAC dipped 0.35% in Hong Kong trading but is still up more than 100% for the year.


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Ways for Churches to Approach Same-Sex Marriage
On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court handed down two landmark decisions involving same-sex marriage. Because of these decisions, the federal definition of "marriage" can no longer exclude same-sex couples who were legally married under state law. Similarly, this summer the Supreme Court is expected to review four same-sex marriage cases which may definitively decide the legality and enforceability of same sex-marriages across all states. Is your church prepared for these changes?
The June 2013 Supreme Court decisions[1] drastically altered the landscape of traditional marriage. Most significantly, the Windsor decision struck down the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act ("DOMA") which had federally defined marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Under these decisions, the definition of "marriage" under federal laws and regulations can no longer exclude same-sex couples who are lawfully married under state law. States that have already redefined marriage to include same-sex marriage (e.g., MD and DC) cannot discriminate against same-sex couples for federal benefits.[2]
On January 16, 2015, the Supreme Court announced that it would grant review in the four same sex marriage law cases out of the Sixth Circuit: Obergefell v. Hodges (Ohio), Tanco v. Haslam (Tennessee), DeBoer v. Snyder (Michigan), and Bourke v. Beshear (Kentucky). The four cases were consolidated and their petitions for writs of certiorari were granted but limited to the following two questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? and 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state? The briefs will be filed by April 17, 2015, and oral argumentation will occur thereafter, with an expected Supreme Court opinion by end of June 2015. The opinion of the Supreme Court should give a definitive answer about the legality and enforceability of same sex marriages by states and how they apply across state lines.
If your church is concerned about how the results of these decisions may impact its religious liberties, it should consider taking some of the following steps:
1. Draft a clear and concise clause defining marriage that addresses both the definition of marriage and the scope of sexual corruption/deviation.
Your church's marriage clause must not single out homosexuals or homosexual activity in a way that could potentially result in claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation. Although sexual orientation is not currently a "protected class" under federal law, if your church singles out homosexuals as the target of your policies, you may trigger a lawsuit or a threatened lawsuit that can be an expensive predicament, even if your church is ultimately successful.
Moreover, Scripture does not single out homosexuality as the only aspect of a non-Christian lifestyle, or even the most egregious non-Christian behavior. In fact, Scripture's teaching on sexuality is far broader than homosexuality. To be true to Scripture, your definition of marriage should recognize and describe Scripture's broad teaching against sexual sin and sexual perversion. Including this scope will help to confirm that your opposition to homosexuality stems strictly from your religious belief in what Scripture teaches, not in any prejudice against homosexuals. If sexual orientation were to ever become a federally protected class, having this broad language will help to protect your church against the threat of litigation for its position on homosexuality.
While we can propose many different doctrinal statements to be tailored a church's or religious nonprofit's beliefs and culture, they should always contain key Biblical provisions that define marriage and denounce sexual behavior outside of marriage. For example:
We believe that Marriage unites one man and one woman in a lifetime commitment to each other (Genesis 2:23-24; Matthew 19:4-6). Marriage provides for intimate companionship, pure sexual expression (Genesis 2:25; Ephesians 5:31-33), procreation, and reflects the relationship of Christ and the church (Genesis 1:28; Proverbs 5:15-19; 1 Corinthians 7:1-5).
We believe that God has commanded that no intimate sexual activity be engaged in outside of a marriage between one man and one woman. We believe that any form of homosexuality, lesbianism, bisexuality, bestiality, incest, fornication, adultery, and pornography are sinful perversions of God's gift of sex. We believe that God disapproves of and forbids any attempt to alter one's gender by surgery or appearance (Genesis 2:24; Genesis 19:5, 13;Genesis 26:8-9; Lev. 18:1-30; Romans 1:26-29; 1 Cor. 5:1; 6:9; 1 Thess. 4:1-8;Hebrews 13:4). Such sinful patterns, if not repented, will be a barrier to membership, employment and leadership in a body of believers.
2. Look at your policies to see where you need to include this definition of marriage and tie your religious beliefs to sexual conduct and lifestyle.
There are four broad areas that need to be reviewed: your church's Statement of Faith, church bylaws and governing documents, employment handbook and code of conduct; and facilities use and marriage policies.
a. Statement of Faith
This statement defines the core of the church's religious belief and should have a clear statement on marriage. The Statement of Faith influences almost all the other parts of church life, including membership, employment, and church use. These policies will likely refer back to your Statement of Faith, so it is essential that you address marriage here.
As a Statement of Faith, it is imperative that you have Scripture verses littered throughout the Statement. Many churches put little to no Scripture references in their Statement of Faith, but this is one situation where less is not more. Do not be concise. While there is no need for a book-length theological treatise, a substantial list of applicable Scriptures following a religious doctrinal statement in your Statement of Faith will go a long way towards showing the court that your issue involves matters far outside the realm of the law.
b. Church Bylaws and Governing Documents
When faced with potential litigation, the church constitution and/or bylaws help the church proactively frame the argument, not as a matter of discrimination against individuals, but rather as a church abiding by and adhering to core religious beliefs.[3] This is key to make sure that the legal protections given to a church—all of which center on sincerely held core religious beliefs—remain in place. The governing documents can contain your Statement of Faith or reference it as a requirement for membership in the church, employment in the church, and conduct within the church.
c. Employment Handbook and Employee Code of Conduct
This is a particularly important area for a church to define what it believes about homosexuality. If employees are not required to adhere to the Statement of Faith, it is difficult to defend against allegations that the church's employment decisions were in reaction to an employee's beliefs on homosexuality. The employee handbook can require all employees to abide by the church's Code of Conduct, which should reference the Statement of Faith and the church's position on homosexuality and sexuality, in general. This can be the determining factor when determining the true motivation behind employment decisions.
For example, if an employee who leads the youth ministry comes out as a homosexual, the church's decision to terminate this employee could be seen either as discrimination based on sexual orientation or as discrimination against someone who does not share the same religious beliefs as the church. If the church has a code of conduct for all employees that prohibits them from living lifestyles disagreeing with the Statement of Faith, it is much easier to base the employment decision on religious beliefs and protect the church's right to discriminate based on its religious beliefs.
d. Facilities Use and Church Marriage Policies
Lastly, it is important to clarify in church policies that marriages, or other uses of the church facilities, need to be done in a way that honors the church's Statement of Faith and religious beliefs. In light of recent and future Supreme Court decisions, each church needs to consider how its facilities will be offered for community use in a God-honoring manner.
Prepare your church for the uncertain marriage climate by contacting an experienced attorney at the Northern Virginia office of Simms Showers.
Disclaimer: This memorandum is provided for general information purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice particular to your situation. No recipients of this memo should act or refrain from acting solely on the basis of this memorandum without seeking professional legal counsel. Simms Showers LLP expressly disclaims all liability relating to actions taken or not taken based solely on the content of this memorandum. Please contact Robert Showers at hrs@simmsshowerslaw.com, Daniel Hebda at djh@simmsshowerslaw.com or Justin Coleman at jrc@simmsshowerslaw.com for legal advice that will meet your specific needs.
[1] United States v. Windsor, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4921 (June 26, 2013); Hollingsworth v. Perry, 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4919 (June 26, 2013).
[2] States that have redefined marriage to include same-sex marriages include: CA, CT, DE, IA, MA, MD, ME, MN, NH, NY, RI, VT, WA & District of Columbia. Id.
[3] Michael Foust, Attorney: Church bylaws should define marriage, Baptist Press (February 12, 2013), available at, .
By Simms Showers LLP | Posted on August 3, 2016


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Smruthi
The Us FDA issued a warning letter to Smruthi Organics Limited for deviations from current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) for its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) facility in Solapur, Maharashtra. Smruthi Organics Limited is a manufacturer of pharmaceutical ingredients, veterinary drugs, drug intermediates and photography developing chemicals etc.
FDA inspected the site in Solapur and claimed that the company failed to maintain complete and accurate laboratory test data generated in the course of establishing compliance of APIs to established specifications and standards. FDA noticed that there was no written explanation for deletion events observed on audit trials for standalone high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) units, with standard operating procedures (SOPs) not including instructions for the retention of electronic raw data.
The raw data to support the test method validation activities was incomplete and even the calibration and media preparation records were not authenticated. The company also fails to maintain and make available production and control records for currently marketed APIs during inspectional review. Inadequate deviation or failure of the batch to meet its specifications or quality standards was also observed.


Allan Soifer's December 2002 "Contractor's Toolbox: A World of Hurt" was a most interesting and enlightening article emphasizing the cautious attitude needed when handling fiber-optic cables, in which it is so easy to get the glass pieces in the skin, in the eye, and so on. So what am I missing with the photograph, which shows a pair of hands splicing a fiber-optic cable? Because it seems that the person is not wearing any protective gloves, whose need is stressed in your article.
Thanks for the keen eye, and you certainly make a good point. The article did stress that wearing gloves when splicing fiber-optic cable is important, and the image does not reflect that point. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, and we apologize for presenting a conflicting message.
I would like to add something to Bill Whitlock's answer to Y. Bravda's question regarding grounding ("The Buzz: Feedback," November 2002).
When dealing with unbalanced audio wiring, consumer audio products with RCA connectors, or mono ¼-inch phone-type plugs, it is good practice to not use the RCA connector terminated cables that come with the CD players and the like. Make a new cable using 2-conductor, shielded cable. Solder one conductor to the tip of the RCA, the TS, or whatever connector you're using and solder the other conductor and the shield to the ground side of the connector at one end of the cable only. In other words, the tips connect together through the cable, and the other conductor also connects at both ends, but the shield is connected at only one end, not both. The signal circulates through the conductors while the shield protects and carries no audio current. The longer that the unbalanced line has to be, the more important the grounding technique described becomes. The end of the cable that is grounded should be plugged in to the source output and not the input side of your circuit. Noise in the line is measurably lower with this method. Balanced is best, but when you cannot balance a circuit, the technique I described will almost always help. I used scraps of high-quality 2-conductor shielded cable to connect up my home sound system.
Your notion about the superiority of shielded twisted-pair (balanced cable) with the shield grounded at one end only is widespread and promoted by many high-end cable manufacturers. Although grounding a shield at one end only is preferred practice in balanced interconnections, the situation is quite different for unbalanced connections. Virtually all noise "picked up" by unbalanced cables is because of tiny currents (actually power line leakage) that flows in the grounded conductor. Because of the resistance of the grounded conductor, a noise (hum or buzz) voltage is created over the length of the cable. This voltage is directly added to the signal at the receive end. This is called common-impedance coupling and has nothing whatsoever to do with shielding. Shielding (a conductor that completely surrounds the signal conductor) can only prevent capacitive coupling from nearby electric fields, and that is rarely a real problem. In fact, many high-end interconnects are simply twisted pairs with no overall shielding at all. What is important to reduce common-impedance coupling in unbalanced interconnections is to reduce the resistance of the grounded conductor as much as possible. Therefore, when shielded twisted-pair cable is used for an unbalanced interconnection, ground one inner conductor and the shield at both ends. That parallel connection reduces the resistance of the grounded conductor. Note that many standard coaxial cables intended for video use have heavy braided copper shielding whose resistance may be even lower than the parallel-connected shielded twisted pair.
Nathaniel Hecht's column ("Line Out: A Dirty Little Secret," December 2002) on heavy metals pollution has me concerned. The specter of millions of pounds of lead and thousands of pounds of mercury, selenium, cadmium, and other toxic heavy metals entering the environment unmediated by recycling laws or precautionary common sense presents a grim picture of the future, but what concerns me even more is Hecht's use of the term bleeding-heart environmentalist to characterize his concern. When pieces of the polar ice caps the size of Connecticut are breaking off, when global fisheries are collapsing, and when 85 percent of biologists confirm that we are moving into the sixth major planetary biota extinction, portraying environmentalists as dewey-eyed idealists is reckless, at best.
So what can people in the industry do to stave off what may seem inevitable? Look at our actions to evaluate how we affect the environment. The disposal of old-style CRTs is a good starting place. Hecht's suggestions of consolidating devices and specifying less hazardous and less wasteful products are all good, but people can become much more proactive. We can insist that existing industry-supported legislation that puts remanufacturing surcharges on recycled materials be abandoned, and we can insist that the providers of all new products take responsibility for reusing the materials that are in their obsolete products. We can insist that all packaging materials be part of the reuse stream, and we can promote gleaning industries that reclaim copper, gold, lead, glass, and plastics from all of the detritus of our work. We can also hold our legislators to a higher environmental standard and insist that they stop pandering to self-serving, short-term profiteers.
There may be some cost associated with this, and we will all just have to take part in this cost, from the manufacturers on through to the clients. In the short term, this may mean a few points above current product costs, but in the intermediate term, we will find that recycling and sustainable industrial practices are cheap and profitable, and in the long term, we will find the survival of our species on this planet is far less expensive than the reckless alternatives we have pursued to this point.
Send your comments and questions toS&VC,6400 Hollis St., Suite 12, Emeryville, CA 94608, or e-mails&vc@primediabusiness.com.


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Cam Newton Will Be A Great Patriot
Posted on August 7, 2020 August 7, 2020 by Mike Sullivan
Cam Newton spoke to the local media for the first time since his rather shocking addition to the New England Patriots today. And boy oh boy was there a lot to like if you're a Pats fan.
First and foremost, we gotta start with the outfit. We didn't even get a full glimpse of what Newton is capable of in the clothing department, but if this sneak preview is a sign of things to come, then sign me up!
Grandma lookin' ass pic.twitter.com/4E26sO3JK0
— Mike Sullivan (@msully5433) August 7, 2020
I'm not even sure what's going on here. The hipster-type glasses will always be a staple for Cam moving forward to that part is to be expected. But is that a blue, textured sweatshirt under a checkered jacket with flowers on it? My goodness that type of fashion hasn't even been invented yet. I'm sort of surprised he didn't have a customized mask or face cover though. I think I like it though. My quarterback doesn't need to make a statement when it comes to just being safe. Good on ya Cam!
But other than introducing his Newtonesque fashion to New England, Cam had some pretty good soundbites as well that is sure to make Pats fans happy for once this offseason.
If you thought there was going to be some sort of friction between Newton and Belichick or if Cam was going to feel disrespected by his low contract number, you can stop that train before it get's started.
Patriots QB Cam Newton discusses his relationship with HC Bill Belichick as well as what he expects in competing for the starting QB job in training camp. #CamNewton | #BillBelichick | #Patriots | https://t.co/PsDIkSSy3F pic.twitter.com/1h6wpM0Tmz
— NESN (@NESN) August 7, 2020
Cam Newton says he was blown away by the level of professionalism shown by Bill Belichick, the Kraft family and "coach Josh (McDaniels)" during the courtship. #Patriots @nflnetwork @AroundTheNFL
— Michael Giardi (@MikeGiardi) August 7, 2020
As probably the most important relationship on the team, Newton and Belichick starting off on the right foot is great to hear. Of course everyone started to question (privately or publicly) if such a vibrant character like Newton would mesh with someone like Belichick, but that thought doesn't even make sense. This notion of Belichick not liking individualism, celebrating or fun in general is asinine.
Ask any player that has ever played or is currently employed by the Patriots and they will all tell you the same thing: The Bill Belichick you see in front of the camera is very different than the Coach they see day in and day out on the practice field or in the locker room. So rest easy Patriot Nation, it looks like the coach/QB relationship is starting off on the right the side of the bed.
And if you were one of the people surprised that the Patriots actually went through with signing the former MVP, you're not alone..
Newton says signing with the Patriots kind of "caught me by surprise."
— Phil Perry (@PhilAPerry) August 7, 2020
Newton said it's still "surreal" to be a member of the Patriots: "I wake up pinching myself."
— Zack Cox (@ZackCoxNESN) August 7, 2020
Cam Newton on joining Patriots: "Listen, you're constantly, I don't want to say disbelief, but it's a surreal moment. … No one really knows how excited I am to join this organization.
— Ryan Hannable (@RyanHannable) August 7, 2020
Patriots fans are different. We like our players to love playing for our teams just as much as we love watching them play for our teams. And Newton seems to be saying all the right things right now about being a part of this team. Will he keep that excitement when the going gets a little tough this season? Who knows. But just like his comments about the coaching staff, we're starting out on the right foot here.
Something that stuck out to me for this entire interview is that Newton is focused, ready and he knows what he's stepping into coming to New England.
Asked if he has motivation for how it ended in Carolina
Newton: I wake up mad. The fact that I can't see my kids on a regular basis, that's what makes me mad… I'm a self motivator.
— Mark Daniels (@MarkDanielsPJ) August 7, 2020
On potentially replacing Tom Brady
Newton: It's a breath of fresh air. A challenge i have to accept each and every day
Newton isn't blind to the fact that he is replacing arguably the greatest sports icon in New England sports history. Like he said, it's a challenge he accepts everyday. And he'll have to accept it every game because the second his play starts to slip, if it does, there will be a small but vocal minority of Pats fans who will start pining for their old QB. When the "We Want Brady" chants start, hopefully Newton can block out the noise.
And as for him waking up mad everyday, holy shit that made it move. I like my quarterback playing angry with a chip on his shoulder. The best way to motivate is to self-motivate and that doesn't look like it's going to be a problem for Superman.
I think the NFL media and fans in general need to adjust their outlook on Newton. There's this stigma that he's all in it for himself or that he'll be too big of a character for Belichick to handle (HA!), but everything I've seen and read so far has been quite the opposite. He seems to have his head on straight and ready to show every team that passed on him what a mistake they made. He's ready to be a Patriot. And this organization seems to feel the same way.
On Cam Newton's ability to learn a foreign playbook, one he referred to as "calculus," Josh McDaniels said "He's a smart football player. He's played a lot of football…guys in our league rarely have the type of success that he's had in the past w/o understanding the game."
Josh McDaniels: Cam (Newton) has put his head down and worked hard. pic.twitter.com/a7roaMYdfQ
There we plenty other notable quotes and soundbites from Newton during his time with the media, but all that really matters is that it seems like he's ready to prove to himself that he's still the same QB that won the MVP 5 years ago. And if that's the Cam Newton the Patriots are getting, then it looks like the 20 years of dominating the NFL is going to continue…at least for one more year.
So while the on the field aspect is still up in the air, I think it's safe to say that Newton has firmly bought into the Patriot Way and is ready to wear the flying Elvis with pride as he takes the Patriots to yet another Super Bowl. Yeah, I said it.
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Logan Powersports announces temporary closure of four stores
By: Dave McMahon March 21, 2020
Owner Mike Ratz of Logan Powersports in Logan, West Virginia, informed Powersports Business Saturday morning that all dealership locations will be closed to help prevent further spread of the coronavirus.
"Our hearts are with the people around the world who have been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. We have made the decision to do our part to help prevent the further spread of this virus by temporarily closing all of Logan Powersports locations as of 3/21/2020 at 3pm for one week. We hope to return on April 1, 2020. We will update if anything changes.
"This pandemic has affected everyone's lives, including those of our staff and customers. We are concerned for the health and well-being of everyone.
"We would like to thank our customers for shopping our stores and websites, and look forward to serving you again in the near future. We are honored to be part of your lives and wish you good health, now and in the future."
A Powersports Business Power 50 Hall of Fame dealership, Logan Motorcycle Sales store is joined by Hatfield McCoy Powersports (Belfry, Kentucky), Mountain State Harley-Davidson (Delbarton, West Virginia) and Keefer's of Logan, located two minutes up Jerry West Highway from the flagship store in Logan.
Along with the announcement from GO AZ Motorcycles in Scottsdale, Arizona, of its temporary closure, the two Powersports Business Power 50 Hall of Fame dealerships have enacted temporary closures of their shops due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In the United States, "high school" is the term used to denote the three or four years of education that precede college or university study. High school is equivalent to secondary school in many countries.
Exchange programs for high school students range in length from a few weeks to a semester or an academic year. Many include a "home stay" in which the student lives with a host family for the duration of the program. Students who participate in these exchanges are generally self-funded, and scholarships are rare. However, there are a few well-established international organizations, such as Rotary International, the American Field Service (AFS), and the Lions Club, that offer exchange programs that are partially or fully funded. If these organizations have a presence in your home country, contact them directly to see what programs are available.
Another option is to arrange for your own attendance at a U.S. high school. If you would like to do this, a good starting point is to contact the department of education for the state where you wish to study and request information on schools within that state or in a particular section of the state. EducationUSA information and advising centers are likely to have contact information for all the state departments of education. Information on private schools in the United States can also be found at EducationUSA centers or by doing Internet searches.
Note that unless you plan to live with relatives or to be part of an organized program, you will be responsible for arranging your own accommodations in the United States. In addition, while public high schools are free to U.S. taxpayers, you will be required to pay tuition. Under current visa regulations, if you make your own arrangements to attend a U.S. high school, you must enter the United States on an F-1 visa, not a tourist visa. If you are attending a U.S. public high school, you must show proof of having paid the unsubsidized cost of your educational expenses before an F-1 visa will be issued. The maximum length of time that you can attend a U.S. public high school is one year. If you attend a private high school in the United States, however, there is no time limitation and no prepayment requirement.
English language proficiency is usually a requirement for any U.S. high school exchange program. You may be asked to present a letter of support or evaluation of your English language ability from a teacher or other qualified individual, or to go through an interview in English with a local representative of the exchange program.
It is also a good idea to explore the World Wide Web, using various search engines, for the latest information on these and other high school exchange programs.


After 17 years, JABA, the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, transferred ownership of Mountainside in February 2019 to English Meadows Senior Living Communities, an 11-year-old Christiansburg-based firm that now owns eight facilities across Virginia.
You can also read about the change of ownership as reported by the Daily Progress here.
Mountainside Senior Living is the Charlottesville area's most affordable assisted living. Located in the quaint, historic town of Crozet, Virginia, just 15 miles west of Charlottesville, we provide a warm and inviting environment for our residents to age with grace.
Have you noticed your family member having difficulties keeping up with housework or having the energy to go to the grocery store? Have you noticed bills that have been building up, double or missed payments? Have they been having more falls recently or more trouble remembering their medications?
It may be time to look into an assisted living community. Our unique location in downtown Crozet, allows residents to maintain their independence and mobility while receiving the care that they need to live their healthiest life.
In addition to our Assisted Living Neighborhoods, we also have a newly renovated Memory Care Neighborhood. Do you think that your family member would benefit from more personalized care in a quieter setting? Have they been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another dementia related disease? Then our state of the art Blue Ridge Memory Care Neighborhood may be the perfect fit.
Crozet is conveniently located between Charlottesville and Waynesboro.Easy access to Interstate 64 and Route 250, make sight-seeing a breeze. Crozet has grown into a large family focused community. Families love the small town feel of Crozet and close knit community.
Our kitchen staff is always striving to make our resident's dining experiences delicious, healthy, and memorable!. As it becomes warmer, we are working to establish relationships with local produce providers to source our fruits and veggies.
Mountainside has an array of complimentary services, plus amenities for your health, for your peace of mind, and for your convenience. Laundry services, pharmacy services, therapies, a full-service beauty shop, and more!
Our activity program encompasses the elements of mind, body, spirit and community, in order to maintain a healthy and vibrant lifestyle. Our goal at Mountainside is to make every resident feel at home, enjoying the highest quality of life.
Our staff is committed to providing the highest level of care and services to our residents. Commitment and compassion are what drives our team to work every day to exceed the expectations of our residents. At Mountainside, we strive to create an environment of respect, compassion and belonging for everyone.
Surrounded by spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, our unusual building is hard to miss, and one of the first one's built on the historic downtown square in Crozet. Since then, our building has a longstanding tradition of serving the local community. From jobs for local construction workers, to storage for the local farmer's apple harvest and providing the local community with ice, clean water, fuel and electric.
Now the building continues its tradition to serve the local community by providing a warm, inviting environment for the members of the community to age with dignity in the town they grew up in. Below you'll find a gallery of images. You can also take our video tour!


The National Member Organization (NMO) for Germany is the German Association for the Advancement of IIASA.
Research collaborations between IIASA and Germany have been highly productive throughout IIASA's history. Since 2008, this cooperation has involved over 70 German organizations and led to almost 900 joint scientific publications and wide-ranging policy advice delivered via organizations such as the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU).
Joint studies focus on the complex global systems that affect Germany, its economy, and its people. Research topics include transformation paths to a sustainable energy system, the impact of demographic change in Germany and optimizing strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Underpinning the joint work is systems analysis—one of the few research tools with the breadth and depth to explore these complex problems across multiple sectors, countries, and timeframes. IIASA's collaborations are both applying these systems approaches and advancing the mathematical methods and models of systems analysis.