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The Best Man's Speech at Pippa's Wedding Sounds Like It Was Pretty Terrible
Pippa Middleton
Best Man's Speech at Pippa Middleton's Wedding
May 23, 2017 by Caitlin Gallagher First Published: May 22, 2017
Pippa Middleton and James Matthews tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in the English countryside on Saturday, but not every moment of their big day was perfect. After Kate Middleton's younger sister walked down the aisle in a gorgeous Giles Deacon dress, the couple headed to the Middleton family's estate for the reception. Just as the night's festivities were really kicking into gear, James's best man, Justin Johannsen, delivered a 10-minute speech to the 300 guests. According to E! News, Justin began his speech at around 11:30 p.m., which started off with innocently thanking everyone for coming. Things took an unfortunate turn, however, when he compared Pippa to James's dog (not kidding). Justin brought up "the love of James' life," whom he called "beautiful, energetic, loyal, and soft-mouthed," adding that she "comes on command" and has a "great behind." "But that's enough about James's spaniel," he said. "I'm here to talk about James's love, Pippa."
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He went on to poke fun at Pippa's prewedding workouts, saying, "First, some messages from those who couldn't be here today: 'Wish Pippa the best with the hair. We have really enjoyed seeing you and how you have mastered interpretive dance. Don't forget to buttock clench on the star jumps.' That's from Steve and the gang at the Crazy Feet dance studio in Soho." He also touched on his fear of losing the rings, saying, "James doesn't know this but I have a habit of losing things. Not often, but they are usually quite expensive. I resolved to keep them on my person the entire time that they were in my custody. We both got up for a run early this morning and James jokingly asked if the rings were on my person. I had them in a shower cap tucked in my shorts. He said, 'Really? In a shower cap? I don't want that in my head when I am putting the ring on Pippa's finger in the church.' I'm sure it wasn't on your mind in the church, but it's on your mind now. Sorry, Pippa.'"
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Despite the cringeworthy jokes, Justin also made sure to talk about Pippa and James's love story. "I think I can say for everyone, that you look stunning," he said while addressing Pippa directly. "The image of perfection. I know that James first fell in love with your gutsiness and your spirit and then succumbed to your beauty. You make James extremely happy. You have a voir la joie that warms the hearts of everyone who knows you, and you have won the heart of the best man that I know."
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Summary: A trigonometric equation is one that involves one or more of the six functions sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, secant, and cosecant. Some trigonometric equations, like x = cos x, can be solved only numerically. But a great many can be solved in closed form, and this page shows you how to do it in five steps.
Step 1. Get one function of one angle.
Step 2. Solve for the value(s) of a trig function.
Step 3. Solve for the angle.
Step 4. Solve for the variable.
Step 5. Apply any restrictions.
Put the equation in terms of one function of one angle.
Write the equation as one trig function of an angle equals a constant.
Write down the possible value(s) for the angle.
If necessary, solve for the variable.
Apply any restrictions on the solution.
On this page I'll walk you through solving several trig equations using these steps, showing you every detail. Once you know and understand the steps, you'll be able to work some more examples more quickly.
Trig equations, like any equations, are really about numbers, not angles. You are looking for all possible numbers that could be substituted for the variable in the equation to make it true. But it simplifies things to think about the angles first and worry about the variables later.
Here the "angles", the arguments to the trig functions, are 4A and 2A. True, you want to solve for A ultimately. But if you can solve for the angle 4A or 2A, it is then quite easy to solve for the variable.
As you see, that equation involves two functions (sine and cosine) of two angles (4A and 2A). You need to get it in terms of one function of one angle. Note well: a function of one angle, not necessarily a function of just the variable A.
This is where it is essential to have a nodding acquaintance with all the trig identities. If you do, you'll remember that cos(2u) can be expressed in terms of sin(u). Specifically, cos(2u) = 1 − 2sin²(u).
How does that help? Well, 4A is 2×2A, isn't it?
Now you have the equation in terms of only one function (sine) and only one angle (2A).
Now that the equation involves only a single function of a single angle, your next task is to solve for that function value.
It's important to remember to use the plus-or-minus sign ± when taking the square root of both sides; otherwise you could overlook some solutions.
After solving for a function value, now you solve for the angle. If it's a multiple of π/6 (30°) or π/4 (45°), you can easily solve it exactly. Otherwise you must write the solution as an arcfunction.
Trig equations have one important difference from other types of equations. Trig functions are periodic, meaning that they repeat their values over and over. Therefore a trig equation has an infinite number of solutions if it has any.
sin(2A) = −1 ⇒ 2A = 3π/2 + 2πn.
Remember that the tangent and cotangent have period π and not 2π.
Note that the base angle is always nonnegative and less than 2π: 2π−arccos(0.4) + 2πn, not simply −arccos(0.4) + 2πn. This is necessary to make step 5 come out right.
Now it's time to abandon angular thinking and go for the variable. As you will see, it is very important to do this step after step 3. 2πn or πn must be added to the angle, not the variable, to reflect the period of the trig function.
Be sure to divide the entire equation, so that the 2πn becomes πn.
Why is the order of steps so important? The 2πn came in because the sine function has a period of 2π: if you take an angle and add 2π to it, it looks like the same angle and all six of its function values are unchanged. But now we're no longer dealing with the angle 2A, we're dealing with the variable A. In this equation, we say that adding π to any solution for A will give another solution for A.
For instance, set n=1 and obtain solutions A = 7π/4, 13π/12, or 17π/12. True, sin(7π/4) doesn't equal −1. But the equation was sin(2A) = −1, not sin(A) = −1. If you substitute A = 7π/4 in sin(2A), you get sin(2*7π/4) = sin(7π/2) which does equal −1. Always pay attention to whether you're dealing with the angle or the variable.
Once again, the angle was B/2 and had a period of π; the variable is B and has a period of 2π.
Does the problem specify a solution interval for the variable? Sometimes this is done in interval notation, like [0,2π); other times it's done as an inequality, 0 <= x < 2π. If no restriction is given, you should give all real solutions as shown in step 4.
But if solutions are restricted to a particular interval, you have a bit more work to do after solving for the variable.
Now suppose that only solutions on the interval [0,2π) were wanted.
The solutions for n = 2 are all larger than the 2π boundary of the interval. There are six solutions to the equation for A within the interval [0,2π). In order, they are π/12, 5π/12, 3π/4, 13π/12, 17π/12, and 7π/4.
Suppose that the problem specified solutions between 0 and π/2. As you can see, even with n = 0 there is just one solution within the limits [0,π/2). Answer: π/3 only.
Since 2π is about 6.28, there are six solutions within the stated limits. C = about 0.3864, 0.6608, 2.4808, 2.7552, 4.5752, and 4.8496.
Solve ½sin(2D) − ½ = 0 for D in [0,2π).
Solution: There is only one function (sin) of one angle (2D), so step 1 is complete. Do not "simplify" ½sin(2D) to sin(D): that is not a valid operation. Do not convert sin(2D) to 2 sin(D) cos(D); while that is mathematically valid, it makes the equation more complicated mot simpler.
Step 2: solve for the function.
Step 3: find the angle.
Step 4: solve for the variable.
Step 5: apply any restrictions. The period of the variable is π, which means there will be two cycles in the interval [0,2π).
Answer: D = π/4, 5π/4.
Find all solutions for sin²(E/2) − cos²(E/2) = 1.
Step 2 is already done.
Step 4 is already done, since the angle is the variable.
Step 5 is easily done: the problem specifically asks for all values of E.
Answer: E =(2n+1)π for any integer n.
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I hope someone out there can help me. I was recently given a copy of an old book titled "Catechism of the Locomotive" or "Catechism of Locomotives". The author listed on the spine is M. Forney.
All of the copyright information is apparently missing. Therefore I cannot find copyright date, publisher, or any other information regarding its origins. The preface of the book is intact and has the following address listed at the end of the preface; #73 Broadway NY,NY.
I would appreciate any information that I can get re this book.
... there were many editions. Our copy is "Catechism of the Locomotive by Forney, Matthias N. The Railroad Gazette New York. 1883 Three folding plates before title page. 609 pgs. 20 pgs. of ads."
Matthias N. Forney's "Catechism of the Locomotive" was the premier text of the period, and went through several editions and numerous printings (with minor revisions) starting in 1874 and running through the 1890s. The earlier edition (copyright 1874) is slightly smaller - mine (published in 1875, 5th thousand) measures about 5 inches wide by 7 1/2 inches high. My revised and enlarged Second Edition (copyright 1887, forward dated 1889, spine labeled as the Revised 1890 Edition, mine published in 1891, 46th thousand) measures 6 inches wide by 8 1/2 inches high.
The preface for the earlier edition was from #73 Broadway, NY. The preface for the later edition was from #145 Broadway, NY. Sounds like you have a copy of the earlier edition, published sometime between 1874 and the late 1880s, reprinted with small modifications almost annually. It was published by the Railroad Gazette, of which Forney was editor. The Railroad Gazette's address (in both my editions) is #73 Broadway, NY.


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Pensacola store owner shot at by ECSO deputy. Sheriff says he pointed a gun at them
Colin Warren-Hicks
The owner of a Pensacola grocery says that an anxiety-fueled case of mistaken identity Saturday led to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office deputy repeatedly firing upon him.
The owner of Blue Angel Groceries, Hassan Alissa, told the News Journal that an ECSO deputy entered his store Saturday afternoon while looking for a suspect — Hassan Moorer — who shared his first name.
"I am the victim," said Hassan Alissa on Monday during an interview with the News Journal. "You are talking to the victim right now. I didn't shoot. I didn't shoot at the police officer. I am the victim."
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons contends that Alissa drew his weapon on the deputy, which is what led to the deputy firing a weapon.
"We are investigating this event in its entirety to include why he would point a weapon at a uniformed deputy," Simmons said.
The shooting occurred about 2:30 p.m. Saturday, but the events that led to the shooting began earlier that day, in the wee hours of the morning.
About 3:50 a.m. on Saturday, ECSO deputies were dispatched to investigate a suspicious vehicle parked behind Blue Angel Groceries located at 1550 E. Olive Road.
When they arrived, deputies found a suspect — John Lee Johnson Jr. — sleeping in the vehicle and observed "numerous narcotics" in plain sight between his feet and a handgun inside the car, according to an ECSO social media post. Deputies attempted to apprehend Johnson, who exited the vehicle and fought the deputies before reaching toward the gun, "forcing the deputy to fire at him."
Original story:ECSO SWAT team arrests armed suspect near Blue Angel Groceries
Four-car crash:Four-car crash on Avalon Boulevard leaves one in critical condition
Neither Johnson nor the deputies were injured, but Johnson escaped on foot.
During a follow-up investigation, deputies spoke with multiple witnesses including Hassan Alissa.
"They were asking me questions backward and forward," Alissa said. "Then they asked me if they could get access to the camera and would I work with them, and I helped them actually with everything that I could provide them, such as the videos, what happened, what I heard and what I did not hear. All those things, I was working with them on it."
Before deputies concluded their investigation outside of Blue Angel Groceries, they also spoke with a witness who provided them with a false identity. The deputies realized later in the day that the witness had lied to them, and that his name was actually Hassan Moorer, who was wanted on multiple active warrants.
The deputies went back to the grocery store about 2:30 p.m. to look for Moorer.
When the deputies arrived back at the store, they were in uniform and in a marked car, Simmons said, adding that the deputies asked a grocery store cashier if they knew where they could "find Hassan Moorer."
Hassan Alissa lives in a backroom at the grocery store. At the time the deputies arrived, he was asleep in his room. The cashier told the deputies that they "could find Hassan" in the back.
Simmons said, "I think it's important to note that the cashier directed us inside when we asked for Hassan Moorer."
Hassan Alissa said he was awakened by ECSO deputies who were shouting outside of his room.
"I heard a noise. I heard a woman. I heard her shouting, and she was shouting, calling my name, 'Hassan, Hassan, Hassan,'" Hassan Alissa told the News Journal.
Alissa said he was already on edge, because of the incident from earlier that morning, and he picked up his gun that he said he keeps near his bed and is licensed to carry.
"I asked her clearly, 'Who is this?' And, she called me a m-----f-----," Alissa said. "All I heard was her calling my name — Hassan, Hassan, Hassan," he continued. "She might have said something else, but all I could hear was her saying my name and m-----f-----, m-----f------, m-----f------.
"After I opened the door, she starts shooting at me," he continued. "I close the door back and throw the gun on the bed and stay on the floor. I lie down on the floor, and put my hands above my head and say, 'I am on the floor, I have no gun in my hand. I am on the floor, don't shoot. Please don't shoot!' She don't listen to me. She kept firing and firing and firing, and I felt like I was already gone."
An ECSO SWAT team was called to the scene.
"What they were yelling was that they are with the sheriff's office, and they are in full uniform," Simmons said. "Again, I think it is important to note that his cashier directed our uniformed deputies inside when we asked for Hassan Moorer and that is when we are confronted with a handgun."
While lying on the floor, Alissa called 911, and a 911 operator connected Alissa's cellphone to the ECSO SWAT's commander's phone.
Alissa told the commander that he was unarmed, and the situation was diffused.
"We take this very serious," Simmons said. "I think that the citizens of Escambia County understand that we will evaluate all the uses of force, even the ones that involve the use of deadly forces, even when no one is struck."
Because no one was struck by a bullet, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement will not be investigating the shooting. Instead, ECSO personnel will conduct the follow-up investigation.
The deputies involved in the shootings Saturday have been placed on administrative leave while the investigation is conducted.
Alissa was briefly taken into custody, questioned and released without being charged. After a Monday morning doctor visit, Alissa said he has been prescribed medication for anxiety.
"I really don't feel safe anymore," he said. "I really don't feel safe."
Colin Warren-Hicks can be reached at colinwarrenhicks@pnj.com or 850-435-8680.

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Q: Using Javascript array or JSON for storing returned values from AJAX request for later use I have an AJAX request to bring me the values of coordinates from the server.
Heres my code:
locationsObj = []; //Somewhere above the AJAX request

//Below is from the success callback of the request

                        for (var i = 0; i < rowCount; i++) {

                        var storelatlng = new google.maps.LatLng(
                            parseFloat(result.storeLat[i]),
                            parseFloat(result.storeLon[i])
                        );

                        locationsObj.push(??);

                    }

What I want is to be able to store the returned values in an array OR JSON object, but Ive been fiddling around for ages and I cant seem to get it to work. I believe I may be storing them right, but can not get them out of the array/object as I am getting confused with the [i]'s and [0]'s.
Here is my attempt:
locationsObj.push({storelatlng: storelatlng});

As this is in the for loop, I assume it will loop through and add each var storelatlng to the object??? But how do I get the values back out?

A: this will give you an array of objects like this:
locationsObj = [
  { storelatlng: 'some value' },
  { storelatlng: 'some value' },
  { storelatlng: 'some value' }
];

so you would access it by:
locationsObj[i].storelatlng;

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Tli Cho land agreement, swilly sets sights.
Discussion in 'Politics (deprecated)' started by ~atp~, Aug 26, 2003.
RAE-EDZO, N.W.T. - Prime Minister Jean Chrétien has signed a historic land-claim agreement with the Dogrib First Nation in the Northwest Territories.
The ceremony took place in the same school gymnasium in the community of Rae-Edzo that Chrétien opened during a trip there in 1968.
The prime minister told local residents and aboriginal leaders that such agreements show that a people can join the federation and be part of Canada without having to give up their culture and language.
• Area 39,000 square kilometres north of Yellowknife, between Great Slave and Great Bear lakes that includes both of Canada's diamond mines.
• $152 million over 15 years, plus annual payments likely to amount to about $3.5 million.
• Legislative bodies to be created with the power to collect taxes, levy resource royalties and regulate everything from fishing to family law to licensing native healers.
• Ottawa will retain control of criminal law, and the N.W.T. government will keep many powers over such services as health and education.
"It will serve as a model for other indigenous communities in Canada and in other countries, a model for implementing self-government. The agreement defines the rights and shows the world how diversity creates strength and how partnership builds success," said Chrétien.
Under the terms of the deal the Dogrib can also collect royalties from resource companies.
The 39,000-square-kilometre area in the land claim includes Canada's two diamond mines.
The agreement - called the Tli Cho agreement - gives the Dogrib control over language and culture. It is also the first agreement in the N.W.T. that contains both a land claim and self-government.
The new Tli Cho government will also receive more than $150 million. The government will have authority over taxation, education, social services, liquor laws and land management.


[By MC Editor, JC Lupis] Let's do this again. A quarter-year has passed since our last look at traditional TV viewing, so it's time to explore findings from the latest quarterly Total Audience report [download page] from Nielsen, this time covering data from Q3 2018.
A quick note before we start: because Nielsen did not publicly issue the Q3 or Q4 2017 reports, we recently moved to this new article format. You can visit this article to get that earlier, comprehensive, 6-and-a-half year analysis spanning from Q1 2011 through Q2 2017. You can also purchase our even deeper analysis here in the form of a presentation that goes into more detail on TV trends (Q1 2012-Q1 2017) and derives a host of insights from the data.
The bigger note is that Nielsen changed its methodology beginning with the Q1 2018 report after that 6-month absence, and is cautioning that comparisons should not be made with reports earlier than Q1 2018. As such, we will not be able to provide the running 5-year comparison charts that we have for several quarters now. (We will provide some past figures but in the context of these not necessarily being apples-to-apples.) Luckily, Nielsen's latest report does have some year-over-year data in it, so we can take a look at that.
In any case this ensuing analysis will be more succinct than usual… For now, let's dive in to what we can.
What Are the Latest Viewing Trends Among Youth?
Nielsen's most recent report indicates that Americans aged 18-34 watched a daily average of 1 hour and 51 minutes of traditional TV during Q3 2018. What does that mean?
This is the first quarter on record in which youths' traditional TV viewing (live + time-shifted TV) has dropped below 2 hours per day.
In terms of a year-over-year change, Q3's figure represents a decline of 23 minutes per day, according to a review of the figures provided by Nielsen.
In percentage terms, the amount of time 18-34-year-olds as a whole spent watching traditional TV (live and time-shifted) in Q3 2018 dropped by about 17.2% from the previous year. Needless to say, that's a huge chunk – a drop of about 1 in every 6 minutes in just a single year.
To give some context to the extent to which digital has supplanted traditional TV for youth, this latest report indicates that 18-34-year-olds spent one hour more per day in Q3 2018 using apps and the web on smartphones alone than watching traditional TV.
A quick note: the above data is averaged among the 18-34 population as a whole, meaning that it includes those (many) youth who don't watch traditional TV. How many? Traditional TV reached just 73% of 18-34-year-olds during the third quarter (compared to 86% of the adult population).
In Q3 2018 traditional TV users ages 18-34 (those 73%) spent about 2 hours and 11 minutes per day watching traditional TV. Unfortunately, year-over-year comparisons aren't available for media users, so we can't determine the extent to which that figure has declined. We'll begin those comparisons again with the Q1 2019 report's release.
So the behaviors of Gen Xers (who could be expected to watch more at this life stage) and Boomers (now a core audience) are also very much worth analyzing. Teens are also worth a look as potential leading indicators of future viewing patterns.
The latest study indicates that as a whole, teens watched about 9 hours and 55 minutes of traditional TV per week, or less than 1-and-a-half hours per day.
If you're keeping count, that means that teens (12-17) are watching even less traditional TV than 18-34-year-olds, although we don't know how they compare to the narrower 18-24 bracket.
Although it's not an apples-to-apples comparison given the change in methodology, it's worth noting that the Q3 2013 Nielsen report has teens watching 21 hours and 44 minutes per week, or more than 3 hours of traditional TV per day. In other words, while this may be not a completely accurate conclusion, it seems as though teens' traditional TV viewing has been cut in half (or more) in just 5 years.
In Q3 2018 35-49-year-olds watched 3 hours and 34 minutes of traditional TV per day, which is a good 1 hour and 40 minutes more per day than the younger 18-34 demographic.
Compared to the year-earlier period, traditional TV viewing among 35-49-year-olds declined by 14 minutes per day.
In percentage terms, traditional TV viewing among 35-49-year-olds fell by 6.1% year-over-year. That's certainly not as extensive a decline as seen among the 18-34 demographic, but still a rather healthy one.
Looking further back, the Q3 2013 Nielsen report has the 35-49 bracket watching 4 hours and 24 minutes per day… That would imply a drop of close to 1 hour per day, but in percentage terms nothing approaching the drastic change among youth.
There is a big milestone to make note of with this group, though. In Q3 2018 35-49-year-olds spent more time with the internet on mobile devices (smartphones and tablets combined – 3 hours and 44 minutes per day) than they did watching traditional TV.
Overall, 50-64-year-olds watched a hefty 5 hours and 29 minutes per day during Q3 2018.
In percentage terms, traditional TV viewing among 50-64-year-olds declined by a relatively small 2.4% year-over-year.
During Q3 2018, the 65+ demographic watched an impressive (if you'd like to call it that) 6 hours and 51 minutes of traditional TV per day.
Compared to the year-earlier period, traditional TV viewing in the 65+ group was down by just 1 minute per day. Once again, the industry is holding onto this demographic a lot more successfully than younger Americans, another measure of how traditional TV's audience is trending older over time.
Still, this is the first time in a long time that we have reported a drop (even if of just 1 minute per day) in traditional TV viewing among the 65+ group.
Nonetheless, looking further back and were the Q3 2013 report to be an accurate comparison, the amount of time spent watching traditional TV by the 65+ age group would actually have increased a little (from 6 hours and 40 minutes per day).
The latest report from Nielsen provides a look at how much time people are spending daily with TV-connected devices, defined as DVD/Blu-Ray Devices, Game Consoles, and Internet-Connected Devices (including streaming media players and smart TVs).
As the data indicates, there are huge differences by age group in terms of viewing behavior, with traditional TV time far greater among older audiences and connected TV time (while still trailing traditional TV) much higher among younger groups.
1:51 per day of live TV among Asian-American adults, with an additional 14 minutes of time-shifted TV.
As such, African-American adults watch about 3 times more traditional TV per day than Asian-American adults, and twice as much as Hispanic adults.
In case you're wondering how much of that is attributable to reach (with these figures being averaged among the entire population), traditional TV's reach averaged 89% among Black adults, 86% among Hispanic adults and 70% among Asian-American adults in Q3.
So some part of the discrepancy is due to Asian-Americans being less likely to watch traditional TV, but even Asian-American viewers are watching much less than African-Americans.
How Much Time Does Everyone Spend With Video?
The grand total? A sizable 5 hours and 24 minutes per day spent consuming video content by the average adult.
That's plenty of video time, on par with the Q2 figure, but down 3 minutes from the previous year.
More to come with the next report's release.


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Jonathan leaves for ECOWAS summit in Accra
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday left Abuja for Accra to participate in the Summit of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of State and Government, scheduled to open in the Ghanaian capital today.
A release signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, stated that Jonathan and other Heads of State and Government will be attending the two-day summit where they would be expected to consider and adopt the 2014 Interim Report of the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo.
According to the release, "They will also deliberate on the report of the 72nd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers as well as the report of the 32nd Session of the regional body's Mediation and Security Council."
President Jonathan will be accompanied to the Summit by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga.
He is expected back in the country at the conclusion of the summit tomorrow.


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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez Are Getting Antsy About Their Wedding
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Quarantine may look easy for Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, but they have felt the effects of the pandemic on at least one major life event of theirs: their wedding.
The former professional baseball player opened up about his time in quarantine with Lopez and their children on an episode of The Tonight Show, and revealed that his highly anticipated wedding to Lopez is indeed postponed indefinitely, even though it was rumored they had planned to get married this summer.
"Everything is fluid. Everything has been put on pause," Rodriguez he told Jimmy Fallon, before adding he wants to "see where the world takes us."
Lopez and Rodriguez certainly are not the only celebrities dealing with a delay in their wedding plans. The royal family canceled Princess Beatrice's wedding to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, which was supposed to take place on May 29 in England, and even Emma Stone and Dave McCary postponed their nuptials as well.
"These are obviously unprecedented times," he went on, "And for us, we just want to make sure 'safety first,' and that all the little ones are in a good place."
But just because everyone must practice safe social distancing measures amid the coronavirus pandemic doesn't mean all events are totally canceled. After Rodriguez's daughter Ella celebrated her 12th birthday the other day with a drive through parade at their Miami home, he tossed around the idea that maybe he and Lopez could adopt a similar method for their upcoming nuptials. "Some people said, 'Maybe we have a drive-through wedding? It'll be cheaper," Rodriguez laughed.
Or, instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on a wedding ceremony, they could just use that money on other things, like a baseball team.
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Some say blues music was born on the plantations of Mississippi. If that's the case, there's no one closer to his musical roots than Mississippi native Big Jack Johnson, who's playing the Burnaby Blues Festival this July.
The 63-year-old crooner from Clarksdale, Miss., has had music streaming through his blood since the day he was born.
Johnson says he spent his childhood jamming with his musician father, who played country, blues and blues breakdown, which combines elements of rap, soul and blues.
He became a skilled guitarist at a very young age, first playing in his dad's band at the age of 13. But, he adds, it was listening to his heroes B.B. King and Muddy Waters – who hail from his home state – that truly inspired him.
"I got interested and I tried to do like those guys – tried to imitate (them)," he says from his Mississippi home. "I was playing, but I wasn't putting my music into it."
Johnson's big chance came at 18 years old when he played with fellow blues gurus Frank Frost and Sam Carr at the Savoy Theatre in Clarksdale, remaining with them for 15 years after that. He also contributed bass, guitar and vocals to the band The Jelly Roll Kings starting in 1979.
Still, Johnson says, it took many years before he honed his talent and learned to put his own heart and soul into the songs.
"I have a better understanding of music. … You have to learn that over the years," he says in his strong Southern drawl. "You don't just start out like that. You play, but you ain't (truly) playin'."
Since he branched out solo in the late '80s and '90s, Johnson's reputation as a class blues act has earned him many accolades.
He has won three Living Blues awards and has received nine W.C. Handy Award nominations since 1996, four of which were for his 2000 album, Roots Stew. Johnson's also appeared on CNN's World Beat, in National Geographic magazine and in several blues magazines.
Spectators who've seen Johnson play live say he's a powerful force that captures his audience with not only his extraordinary musical talent but also the pure emotion and soul he filters into his songs – a true blues man.
Johnson says that when he performs, he goes inside himself and forgets everything else.
"I take over myself. I take all the other stuff and I throws it away. … I know I got a job to do."
But, he says, though blues is therapeutic for him, he's not just on stage for his own benefit. He wants the crowd to feel his music as much as he does.
"I try to sing to the people, that's what I like to sing about. It's what the people like. When I'm out there, I try to catch you," he says. "I play a lot of different styles of music, and I sing a lot of different songs."
Johnson says his influences come from a variety of genres, including country. He's also learned to play several instruments, but one of his favourites is about as simple as it gets: the "Mississippi diddle bow," which is essentially a broomstick connected to a cigar box and attached to an amplifier.
But it's not all about music and performing for him.
Johnson – who has been known as "Big Jack" since he was 19, when people had to distinguish between him and his scrawnier cousin of the same name – has a large family. He and his wife have 10 children, 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and he says the house is always brimming with a little one – or three.
The proud grandpa says he often packs his truck full of snacks and takes his family for adventures in Mississippi's wilderness areas, which he says few people get to enjoy.
As for carrying on the Johnson tradition of music, well, Big Jack insists that's not a problem. All 10 of his children have been bitten by the music bug, he says proudly. He admits that perhaps one day he will retire from music, but he will never forget it and hasn't grown tired of it yet.
"This music could be called anything. It could be called the most holy music in the world," he says. "Why does it make you feel so good if it doesn't have that spirit in it? Why do they call it the blues if it makes you feel so good?"
Johnson will hit the stage with his band the Oilers in July. Tickets can be purchased by calling TicketMaster at 604-280-4444 or visiting the Web site at http://www.ticketmaster.ca.
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Thiru Thanjaimamani Koil is one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu located on the river banks of Vennar in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The three Temples of Lord Sriman Narayana positioned here are Sri Neelamega Perumal Temple, Thiru Manikundram and Thiru Thanjayali temple considered as one Divya Desam. Brahmanda Puranam describes the grandeur of this sacred land. The three Vaishnavaite saints Thirumangai Alwar, Boothathalwar and Nammalvar sung praising the glories of Lord Sriman Narayana in this temple.
The legend has that in Kritha Yuga there were three demons Thanjakan, Thandakan and Gajamukhan underwent severe penance praying to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva was pleased at the devotion of the three demons and appeared before them. The demons requested for a boon of immortality to Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva advised them that Lord Vishnu as a Preserver could provide such a boon. However Lord Shiva provided them with a boon that he will do no harm to them.
The three demons were turned out haughty with the extra-ordinary boon provided by Lord Shiva and they started harassing entire deities and Rishis. In the meantime, the entire universe had undergone severe drought and famine. Surprisingly, there was only one sacred land remained undisturbed where Sage Parasara was following severe austerities and propitiating Lord Hari. The three demons arrived on this land; they started assaulting Sage Parasara and tried all their arrogant means to vanquish him from this lush green land. Sage Parasara called out for Lord Hari loudly for help.
Instantaneously, Lord Sriman Narayana sent Garuda to kill the army of demons. At last, Lord himself appeared before the demons and beheaded all of them. Thanjakan regretted about his deeds and begged to pardon him. Thus, the sacred land has got its name Thanjakanur and later years came to known as 'Thanjavur'.
The demon Gajamukhan appeared as an elephant (Yali) and entered in a battle with Lord. Lord Sriman Narayana took the form of a half-man and half-lion form (Lord Narasimha) and killed him. Gajamukhan also regretted at his misdeeds and begged to pardon him. Thus, this place came to known as 'Thanjayali'.
The demon Thandakan found shelter in Patal Loka, Lord took the form of a wild boar (Varaha) plunged into Patal Loka and killed him. He also realized his stupidity and begged for pardon. The place where Thandakan was got killed came to known as Dhandakaranyam. Lord appeared as 'Bhuvaraha Murthy' on the Earth after beheading Thandakan, this sacred place is known as Thirumuttam – Srimushnam. Finally, the most compassionate Lord provided all three demons with salvation.
Mother Mahalakshmi on the left of Lord of Narasimha is on His right in the shrine at Neelamega Perumal temple prakara in sitting form. This Narasimha is also called Valavandhai (right side) Narasimha. Lord Narasimha was in high fury after killing Hiranya. As Mahalaskhmi would be absent in places dominated by anger, She has chosen the right side, it is said. It is advised that those of short tempered nature should correct themselves if they wish to have the grace of Mother Mahalakshmi.
Lord Vishnu who destroyed the demons graces in three separate temples as Neelamegar, Manikundra Perumal and Veera Narasimha in three forms. Saints Boodhathazhwar and Tirumangai Azhwar had sung the glory of the three Perumals together in their hymns. The three temples form a single Divya Desa. Saint Tirumangai Azhwar had sung the Mangalasasanam twice for the temple. Lord Veera Narasimhar blesses the devotees from the sanctum sanctorum along with Mothers Sridevi and Bhoodevi. Instead of abishek only Thailakappu is done for the three presiding deities.
As procession deity, Neelamega Perumal is holding the Sengol-the royal stick of authority. Procession Mother is wearing a crown of Fire but soft and smiling in look. Sage Parasara is in the sanctum in worshipping posture.
Lord Hayagriva the authority of Wisdom is facing north with Mother Mahalakshmi the Goddess of Wealth. Devotees worship Lord and Mother offering cardamom garlands, light ghee lamps with sugar candy as niedhana to gain academic excellence.
Presiding Lord appears in a sitting posture. The Lord is Veera Narasimhar in Singaperumal Koil. Sri Yoga Narasimha is in the front Mandap. Also Sri Lakshmi Narasimha is in the prakara of Neelmega Perumal temple, Abhayavaradha Narasimhar on the Garudazhwar Vimana and Kambathadi Yoga Narasimha on the pillar of Thayar shrine. Thus there are Five Narasimha Lords in the temple.
Perumal temple is open from 8.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m and from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. To visit the other two temples, the devotee has to take the priest with him/her.
Singaperumal koil is 3 km from Thanjavur old bus stand on the Kumbakonam route. The three temples are nearby to one another.
S/o Sri Srinivasa Battachariar (Sri Rangam).