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Fax items for Calendar of Events to (304) 624-4188, e-mail to news@exponent-telegram.com, or mail them to Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram, P.O. Box 2000, Clarksburg, WV, 26302. Items will not be taken over the phone. Items should be brief and must include a contact person and phone number. Deadline for submission is noon Monday through Friday, no exceptions.
Today and Feb. 25
ANNUAL CHILDREN'S show, "Wiley and the Hairy Man" 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Robert C. Byrd High School Theatre Department. Tickets: $2.
Today, March 3, 10 and 17
TECHNOLOGY and Communication for Educators course 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Dunbar Middle School, Fairmont. Instructor: Charles Pitrola. Call: West Virginia University Division of Extended Learning, 627-2190. Class limit: 20.
ANNUAL SPRING sports and leisure show, Meadowbrook Mall.
Sunday, Feb. 25
SIMPSON CREEK Baptist Church hosts "The West Virginians" in concert 5:15 p.m., Bridgeport. Call: 842-3589.
POETRY READING, "Give Me Your Hand" by Elaine Blue 3 p.m., Waldomore, Clarksburg. Reception follows in Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library, second floor. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. Call: 627-2236.
BASKET BINGO event featuring Longaberger products to benefit Poppy's Walkers Relay for Life Team 3 p.m. YWCA, Clarksburg. Proceeds benefit Harrison County Chapter of American Cancer Society. Call: Crystal Matthey, 782-3373.
"THE WEST VIRGINIANS," show choir from Alderson-Broaddus College, to perform 10:45 a.m., Salem Baptist Church and 5:15 p.m., Simpson Creek Baptist Church.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS state council second and third degree exemplifications for first degree members noon, Fairmont Marion Assembly No. 942. Candidates present at 11:30 a.m., council hall. Call: 622-0248.
GOSPEL CONCERT 2 p.m. at City of Refuge Church, North View, featuring the Connors. Call: Pastor Tom Patton, 624-1410.
Feb. 25 through March 2
$1 BAG SALE 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Humane Society Thrift Shop, Stealey.
Monday, Feb. 26
SPECIAL MEETING of Women of Moose, Clarksburg Chapter No. 409 nominating committee 6 p.m., at Loyal Order of Moose Lodge.
SPECIAL MEETING of Harrison County Board of Education 10 a.m., board office auditorium, Clarksburg.
CLARKSBURG Columbian Club meeting 6:30 p.m., Philip's Restaurant.
WOMEN OF MOOSE, Clarksburg Chapter 408, bi-monthly meeting 7:30 p.m., Loyal Order of Moose 52 Lodge.
BLOOD DRIVE noon-6 p.m. at National Guard. Call: American Red Cross, 1-800-732-0383.
FORMER Iowa teacher Jane Elliott speaks 7 p.m., Fairmont State College, Turley Center Ballroom. Program: "The Anatomy of Prejudice". Call: 367-4705.
BINGO at Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie No. 2353, Clarksburg, 7 p.m., post home. Proceeds benefit aerie, local charities. Call: 622-7231.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN Wars, Meuse-Argonne Post No. 573 meets 8 p.m., post home. Call: 622-3591.
MILLENNIUM QUILTERS GUILD meeting 6:30 p.m., Maplewood. Call: 745-5878.
LIONS CLUB of Clarksburg Board of Directors meeting noon, Minard's Spaghetti Inn. Call: 842-4132.
WEST MILFORD Lions Club bi-monthly meeting 6:30 p.m., community center. Call: 745-3150.
CLARKSBURG COUNCIL No. 872, Knights of Columbus meeting 7:30 p.m., Robert Petitto Knights of Columbus Hall. Call: 622-0248.
ALLEGRO DANCE Co., 120 Linden Ave., Clarksburg, accepting new members 8 years old and up. Some experience required. Call: 624-5765 or e-mail Expressions01@aol.com.
NATIONAL SATELLITE videoconference workshop on parenting 1:30-4:30 p.m. Call: Suzanne Gribble, 293-2694, ext. 3442.
CLARKSBURG HOUSING Authority's Board of Commissioners meeting 4 p.m., central office complex, Glen Elk.
ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE work with South Harrison High School students.
NUTTER FORT Council meeting 7:30 p.m., council chambers.
MARION COUNTY P.A.T.C.H. Coalition meeting 2:30 p.m., West Virginia High Technology Consortium, Fairmont. Call: Sharon Hines-Stringer, 367-7547.
ARTHRITIS educational program 10 a.m., Barbour County Senior Center, Inc., first floor.
PANCAKES and sausage dinner 5:30-7 p.m., United Methodist Temple Church. Donations welcome.
HARD TIMES Benefit for Kids meeting 7 p.m., Lost Creek Fire Department.
CLARKSBURG COURT No. 334, Catholic Daughters of the Americas card party 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars post home.
WILSONBURG LIONS Club regular meeting and covered dish dinner 6:30 p.m., Wilsonburg Baptist Church. Call: 783-5381.
PRAYER GATHERING 9 a.m., Abundant Life Church, Arlington Addition, Clarksburg. Call: 624-7371.
SPAY DAY USA, sponsored by Humane Society of Harrison County. For voucher application, call: 592-1600
Wednesday, Feb. 28
BI-MONTHLY meeting of Women of Moose, Clarksburg Chapter No. 409 7:30 p.m., Loyal Order of Moose Lodge.
NORTH VIEW Neighborhood 2000 meeting 6:30 p.m., North View Elementary School cafeteria. Call: Don Schmidt, 622-2850.
ASH WEDNESDAY service, United Methodist Temple Church. Soup and sandwiches 6:30 p.m., fellowship hall. Donations welcome.
ROYAL PALACE Circus 5:30 and 7:45 p.m., Nathan Goff Armory, Clarksburg. Free children's tickets at Kroger, Wendy's, Ames, Burger King, Food Lion, Save-a-Lot.
MEETING -- West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority board of directors meet 10:30 a.m., C. Bosworth Johnson Boardroom, Charleston.
WEST VIRGINIA TRAVEL Club, Inc. meets 10:30 a.m., Middletown Mall. Call: 363-7177.
MARINE CORPS League D.H.L. Detachment No. 981 meets 7 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 573, Clarksburg. Call: 623-3439.
BINGO 6 p.m., Veterans of Foreign Wars, Meuse-Argonne Post No. 573, Clarksburg. Proceeds benefit youth programs, community activities. Call: 622-3591.
GOOD HOPE Community Educational Outreach Service Club meets 7 p.m., New Bethel Methodist Church. Call: 745-3328.
Feb. 28 and March 7
TWO-DAY workshop on Consumer's Guide to Wills and Powers of Attorney 6-9 p.m., Robert C. Byrd High School. Facilitator: John A. Farmer. Call: West Virginia University Division of Extended Learning, 627-2190.
Feb. 28, March 1, 2 and 3
FAIRMONT STATE College School of Fine Arts and Masquers present "Getting Out" 7:30 p.m., Wallman Hall. Call: 367-4240.
Through March 1
SHINNSTON MASONIC Cemetery requests all flowers and grave blankets be picked up on or before March 1.
NUTTER FORT LIONS CLUB will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Nutter Fort Community Center. Guest speaker: Rusty Mall, chairman, Diabetes Association, Lions District I-29.
REGISTRATION and down payment accepted for Montreal and Quebec, Canada weekend travel study. Pre-tour meeting May 23. Trip departs June 13, returns June 17. Limit: 44. Call: West Virginia University Division of Extended Learning, 627-2190.
TOPS WV No. 322 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), a weight loss support group, meets at 5:30 p.m. at the Lost Creek Community Building. Call: 745-3744.
BLOOD DRIVE 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Tucker County High School, foyer, Hambleton. Call: American Red Cross, 1-800-732-0383.
March 1, 8 and 29
TAYLOR COUNTY Photography Club beginners photography class 6:30-8 p.m., Taylor County Library, Grafton. Call: Ken Bolyard, 265-4102, 265-1407, Harry White, 265-5405.
MEDICAL BUFFET to raise funds for India earthquake relief 5:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Fairmont. Cost: $15 for adult, $10 for 5 to 10 year olds, free under 5. Reservation needed. Call: Dr. Tulasi Joshi, 367-4145 or 363-4122, Shobha Patel, 366-8385, Cafe of India, 292-0770, Reshma Shaha, 623-2541.
CHURCH WOMEN United Methodist celebrate World Day of Prayer 1 p.m., Salvation Army Center, Clarksburg.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER observance 7 p.m., Barnes Memorial Baptist Church. Program: "Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action." Soloist Rachelle McIntyre Nicholson; sermonette the Rev. Ron Bomar. Offerings benefit Church Women United. For more information call: 623-2209.
March 2 and 3
LIL' LAMBS CLOSET spring summer consignment sale 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Faith Christian Fellowship, Clarksburg. Children's clothing, baby items, maternity clothes.
PLANS for Barbour County 2001 Winter Fair under way, Barbour County Fairgrounds. Activities: Heritage and other crafts, ceramics, demonstrations, food, music, Little Miss Icicle and Jack Frost pageant, fresh ground cornmeal, and other items.
FIFTH ANNUAL "For Such a Time as This" women's conference 7 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Trinity Assembly of God Church, Fairmont. Special speakers: Rev. Rita Robinson, Rev. Kay Zello. Cost: $15 in advance, $25 at door. Call: Rev. Patricia "Sissy" Hebb, 622-2771.
LIL' LAMBS Closet children's clothing consignment sale, Faith Christian Fellowship. Call: 624-6221, 624-4979.
March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
PRAYER MEETINGS 6 p.m., Pentecostal Church of the Living God, Stonewood. Call: 624-0502.
BAKED STEAK dinner 4-7 p.m., Quiet Dell United Methodist Church. Sponsor: Quiet Dell United Methodist Women and Boy Scout Troop 16. Cost: $6 adults, $3 6-12, 5 and under free.
BAG A BARGAIN sale 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Duff Street United Methodist Church Multiministries Building, Stealey. Household goods, toys, children clothing, baked goods, hot dogs. Sponsor: United Methodist Women. Proceeds benefit mission projects. Call 622-2965.
AMERICAN Association of University Women meet 12:30 p.m., Eat 'N Park Restaurant. Guest speaker: Elizabeth Meyer, AAUW state president. Reservations, information: Mary Dana, 623-5010.
STONEWALL JACKSON Memorial Hospital offers one-day childbirth class 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Call: 269-8119.
WEST VIRGINIA University's Student Dance Marathon noon, WVU Mountainlair. Proceeds benefit Children's Miracle Network.
CRAFT BAZAAR 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Reynoldsville Fire Department. Six-foot tables for rent. Cost for first, $15, second, $5. Call: Billie Jo Claypool, 623-2360.
BREAKFAST get-together for Victory High class of 1964 9:30 a.m., Johnny B's Restaurant. Call: Barbara Winans McCracken, 622-7703.
March 3 through April 7
SPRING QUILTING classes, West Virginia Mountain Products, Quiet Dell. Instructor: Dot Lemon. Cost: $35. Advanced classes, 10 a.m.-noon. Beginners classes, 1-3 p.m. Call: W.Va. Mountain Products, 622-3304, Dot Lemon, 884-7920.
BAKED STEAK dinner 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Jane Lew Fire Department. Cost: $6 adults, $3, children under 12. Sponsor: First United Mehtodist Church.
SPEAKER -- The Rev. Paul Ai from Vietnam speaks 10:30 a.m., Stealey Assembly of God, Clarksburg.
WASHINGTON Irving High School class of 1954 meets 9 a.m., Raymon's Restaurant. Call: Lucy Hornor, 622-7770.
ANNIVERSARY Sunday 10 a.m., United Methodist Temple Church. Covered dish dinner follows.
JESSICA KING concert 6 p.m., Beulah Baptist Church activity building, Grafton. Free will offering.
SPAGHETTI dinner 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Summit Park Volunteer Fire Department. Cost: 13 and up, $5; 7-12, $3; 6 and under free. Delivery: 622-3363.
BRING A FRIEND service at Nutter Fort Union Mission Church, with the Rev. Greg Lanham speaking. Sunday school 10 a.m., worship service 11 a.m. Call: 624-4900.
CRAFTERS interested West Virginia Mountain Products Co-Op take products samples to Quiet Dell Schoolhouse. Call: 622-3304.
BLOOD DRIVE 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Grafton High School, old cafeteria. Call: American Red Cross, 1-800-732-0383.
GARDEN COUNCIL of Harrison County board meets 10 a.m., Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library conference room.
VICTORY High School Class of 1954 will meet at Western Steer Steak House at 6:30 p.m. Spouses welcome. Call: 842-4384 or 622-8559.
WILSONBURG Lions Club board meeting 7 p.m., Wilsonburg Baptist Church.
PRAYER GATHERING 9 a.m., Bible Church of God, Reynoldsville. Call: 592-1095.
March 6 through 9
PRE-REGISTRATION for Dodridge County kindergarten. Appointments: 873-2300, 782-1167.
March 7, 14, 21 and 28
VEGETARIAN COOKING: A New Taste for Healthy Living four-session hands-on class, West Virginia University Division of Extended Learning, Robert C. Byrd High School. Instructors: Husband wife team, Ian Rudick and Beth Weegar. Call: 627-2190.
19TH ANNUAL Lincoln Jazz Band Festival 7 p.m., Lincoln High School, Shinnston. County junior high and high school jazz bands featured. Admission: $4 adults, $3 students. Call: Jill Stalnaker, 622-2206.
March 8 through 10
NUTTER FORT Union Church "Winter Conference" services 7 p.m. Special speakers, singers. Call: 624-4900.
March 9 and 10
FREE CONCERT and youth rally 6:30 p.m., Calvary United Methodist Church. Call: Tina Matthey, 622-7621, http://trinitekweb.com/youthrally.
AMERICAN RED Cross of Upshur County sponsors eighth annual open house 8;30 a.m.-5 p.m., Episcopal church, Buckhannon. Cost: $5. Call: Red Cross, 472-8060.
ROOSEVELT-WILSON High School class of 1965 get together 9 a. m., Dave's Restaurant. Call: Connie Poling, 622-5551 or Ilene Corathers, 745-5444, e-mail: lesterc@westco.net.
CAMPUS Visitation Day at Fairmont State College, 7:45 a.m. Academic fair, other sessions until 1:30 p.m.
COMMUNITY picnic by Wilsonburg Lions Club 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Wilsonburg Elementary School.
ROAST BEEF dinner 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Haymond Community Center, Taylor County. Carryouts. Proceeds benefit upkeep of center. Call: 265-1996 or 265-4139.
LARRY PARSONS Chorale Pops Concert, WV Choral Arts Foundation, Clarksburg. Price: $8 adults, $6 students. Call: 624-7282. Wine, cheese reception at intermission.
CLARKSBURG COUNCIL No. 872, Knights of Columbus meeting 7:30 p.m., Robert Petitto Knights of Columbus Hall, Clarksburg. Call: Joseph Tiano, 622-0248.
WEST MILFORD Lions meeting 6:30 p.m., West Milford Community Center. Speaker: Dr. J. Bradley Allamony, WVU Department of Ophthalmology, Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center. Call: 745-5354.
March 12-19, 26
HOMEMADE Easter Egg sale 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Harrison County Courthouse. Sponsor: North View United Methodist Women.
PRAYER GATHERING 9 a.m., Clarksburg Church of God, Liberty Addition.
SUNSHINE SUPPORT group meetings 10 a.m., Eat 'N Park Restaurant, Bridgeport. Call: Ruby Fratt, 622-5674.
NUTTER FORT Lions Club meeting 6:30 p.m., Nutter Fort Community Center. Guest speaker: Scott Gannon talks about investments.
DEADLINE for West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival poster contest. Sponsor: Shoney's Restaurant. Call: 622-7314.
CRABB FAMILY in concert, 7 p.m., Jewel City Church, Shinnston. Advance tickets: $10 adults, $8 children under 12. Call: 592-5755 or 592-5678.
WEST VIRGINIA Dance Co. performs Spring Art Series 2001 7 p.m., at Salem International University, TED gymnasium. Cost: $3 adults, $1 students. Call: 782-5330.
Through March 17
DAFFODIL DAYS 23rd annual campaign to benefit American Cancer Society. Daffodils delivered March 11-17. Call: American Cancer Society, 1-800- 237-2317.
MAPLE SYRUP Festival at Pickens begins at 9 a.m. and runs through Sunday. Ham and bean buffet at 5 p.m. Call: (304) 924-6288.
VICTORY HIGH School class of 1965 luncheon and planning meeting 1-4 p.m., Eat 'N Park Restaurant, Bridgeport. Call: Ellen, 457-3097, Flora, 622-2129, e-mail, ballfamile@webtv.net.
March 17 through 23, 24-31, April 6 and 7
COMMUNITY BOOTH with homemade Easter Eggs made by North View United Methodist Women for sale 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Meadowbrook Mall.
SPAGHETTI DINNER 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., American Legion Unit No. 31, Shinnston. Call: Auxiliary members, 592-3608, 287-7581.
MEETING of Our Lady of Peace Assembly 1184, 4th Degree, Clarksburg. Dinner: 6 p.m., Raymon's Restaurant. Meeting 7 p.m., Robert Petitto Knights of Columbus Hall. Call: Joseph Tiano, 622-0248.
PRAYER GATHERING 9 a.m., Elk Lick Church of God, Route 23, Salem. Call: 782-1818.
March 21 and 22
ANNUAL KINDERGARTEN registration for 2001-2002 year 8:30-11:30 a.m., North View Elementary School. Call: 624-3241.
TWO-DAY PUBLIC workshop, Consumer's Guide to Trusts, 6-9 p.m., Robert C. Byrd High School, West Virginia University Division of Extended Learning. Facilitator: John A. Farmer. Call: 627-2190.
APPLICATIONS accepted for West Virginia Strawberry Festival pageant. Call: Melodie Stemple, 472-2416, Randy Sanders, 1-800-824-9107.
HUBCAPS Oldies Dance and Show, 8:30 p.m.-midnight, Nathan Goff Armory, Clarksburg. Tickets: $20. Call: Becky Lear, 842-5867. Proceeds benefit Humane Society of Harrison County.
OUR LADY OF PEACE Assembly 1184, Clarksburg Knights of Columbus exemplification of 4th Degree, Fairmont Marion Assembly. Call: Joseph Tiano, 622-0248.
MEETING of Sunshine Support group 6 p.m., Holiday Inn, Fairmont. Call: Linda Noble, 366-1938.
CLARKSBURG COUNCIL 872, Knights of Columbus meeting 7:30 p.m., Robert Petitto Knights of Columbus Hall. Call: Joseph Tiano, 622-0248.
WEST MILFORD Lions Club meeting 6:30 p.m., West Milford Community Center. Call: 745-3150.
MEETING and covered dish dinner of Wilsonburg Lions Club 6:30 p.m., Wilsonburg Church. Call: 623-0305.
PRAYER GATHERING 9 a.m., Faith Fellowship Church. Call: 622-1038.
WEST MILFORD Elementary School kindergarten registration. Call: 745-3341.
ELIMINATION dinner 6 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Clarksburg, benefits Salem resident/West Virginia Industrial Home for Youth correctional officer Sam Gaskins, diagnosed with throat cancer. Grand prize: $1,000. Raymon's catering. Tickets: $25. Call: Mike Anderson, 782-2371, 623-1295.
April 6 and 7
VICTORY HIGH School class of 1961 plans class reunion April 6 and 7. Call: LaBene Schmidt, 363-2735, Peggy Goldsmith Allman, 842-3918.
April 17 through 22
BACKYARD Theatre Co. presents Sister Amnesia's Country Western Nunsense Jamboree and Dinner Theatre at Westchester Village. Each day: Dinner at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. April 22: Brunch at 1 p.m., show at 2:30 p.m. For reservations: 366-3711.
WINE AND CHEESE tasting prior to Backyard Theatre Co.'s production of "Nunsense the Jamboree" at 5:30 p.m. at Westchester Village, Fairmont. Dinner at 6:30 p.m., performance at 8 p.m. For reservations or more information: Westchester at 366-3711.
FREE P.A.L.S. (Preschool Assessment of Local Students) screening birth to 5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Nutter Fort Elementary School. children birth
May 1 and 2
JOHNSON ELEMENTARY School holds kindergarten registration from 8-11:45 a.m. For more information: 842-3731.
TONY GORE and Majesty gospel concert 7 p.m., Fairmont Armory. Call: 287-2623.
MARION COUNTY 3-Rivers Festival Senior Queen event 4 p.m., Marion County Senior Center. Call: Jerry Vilar, 363-4980.
STATE FAIR scholarships available. Call (304) 645-1090, e-mail, wvstatefair@wvstatefair.com.
67TH ANNUAL spring concert by Madrigal Singers of Clarksburg 4 p.m., grand ballroom of Waldomore.
June 2 and 3
WESTON CARP Tournament and Festival in Weston. Call: Judy Lewis, 269-4800.
TOWN OF LUMBERPORT Municipal Election. Call: 584-4370.


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Dallas County's marijuana policy now as lenient as any other in Texas
First-time offenders won't be prosecuted for misdemeanor possession, DA John Creuzot said Thursday.
Author: Ryan Osborne
Published: 6:09 PM CDT April 11, 2019
Updated: 6:27 AM CDT April 12, 2019
DALLAS — Dallas County now has as lenient of a marijuana policy in Texas, at least for first-time offenders.
District Attorney John Creuzot on Thursday announced that his office is no longer prosecuting first-time offenders for misdemeanor marijuana possession.
After a first offense, people will be offered a diversionary course to keep their record clean, Creuzot said.
Harris and Travis counties also do not prosecute first-time offenders for misdemeanor marijuana possession and offer similar diversionary courses.
Creuzot, a Democrat who took office in January after defeating Republican incumbent Faith Johnson, announced several other changes to how his office is now handling cases of drug possession, criminal trespassing, theft, and driving with a suspended license.
"My own moral compass does not allow me to sit and wait for others to decide to act when I also have the power to do so," Creuzot wrote in a memo detailing his first 90 days in office.
On the drug cases, Creuzot said prosecutors aren't pursuing misdemeanor marijuana possession charges for first-time offenders, with three caveats: The offenses can't take place in a drug-free zone, involve the use of a deadly weapon or involve selling drugs.
Creuzot also said his office will not prosecute state jail felony and third-degree felony cases of THC possession for first-time offenders.
In addition to marijuana cases, Dallas County prosecutors are not pursuing any cases involving possession of less than .01 grams of trace drug evidence, Creuzot said.
District Attorney John Cruezot
Link: Read Creuzot's full memo
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Creuzot said African Americans in Dallas County are three times more likely to be prosecuted for misdemeanor marijuana possession, and that "the district attorney must take action to end that disparity."
Texas police chiefs have come out against legalization of marijuana, saying it would only make things worse.
"What happens when you legalize marijuana is the criminal element is alive and well. It actually becomes more violent because they're fighting for that market share," Grand Prairie police Chief Steve Dye told WFAA last month. "If people are naive enough to think the criminality goes away with legalization, again, looking at the legalized states, it's just not true."
Creuzot has pushed back against those claims.
"They don't have any proof that small amounts of marijuana will lead to crime," Creuzot told WFAA last month.
Dallas DA, police at odds over marijuana possession charges:
Here were several other key points from Creuzot's memo:
Lab tests for drug possession charges: Prosecutors will not take a possession case until laboratory testing is done. Historically, Creuzot said, suspects in felony drug cases are taken to jail before testing is completed.
Criminal trespassing: All misdemeanor criminal trespassing cases will be dismissed, as long as they don't involve a residence or "physical intrusion into property." Creuzot said this is targeted at helping the homeless, who are often charged with criminal trespass for "not having a place to go." Creuzot called the prosecution of these misdemeanors "an ineffective and inhumane approach to dealing with homelessness or mental illness."
Theft of necessary items: Prosecutors will not take theft cases involving personal items of less than $750, unless there is evidence the stolen items are being used for "economic gain." Creuzot said these are "non-violent crimes committed out of necessity" and prosecuting the cases would be "criminalizing poverty."
Driving with a suspended license: Creuzot said he developed a diversion program that will dismiss charges for a suspended license. These cases, Creuzot said, are "often just prosecuting a person for being too poor to pay off their fines and fees."
Misdemeanor pre-trial diversion expunctions: Cases will now be "proactively" expunged after this misdemeanor diversion program, instead of a previous policy of waiting two years for statute of limitations to run out, Creuzot said.

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SUPERVILLAIN OUTCAST
Dødheimsgard
Tech/Extreme Prog Metal
siLLy puPPy
Four full albums in from beginning as a rather ordinary second wave black metal outfit and DØDHEIMSGARD perfected their blackened industrial avant-garde metal sound on SUPERVILLAIN OUTCAST which was introduced on their EP "Satanic Art" and further developed on "666 International." Many changes took place since the last album with the most obvious being that the band shortened their name to DHG and a huge lineup change left almost a completely new band with the only founding member Vicotnik left on his guitar, samples and programming duties. Vocalist Aldrahn left the band and was replaced by Kvohst. The bass baton was passed from Apollyon to Clandestine and Mr Magic Logic's keyboards were dismissed while the other members picked up different secondary instrumental duties. Czral went from official percussionist to the unofficial "additional personnel." With all this dystopia rocking the band's world i would expect the music to sound completely different but despite it all, the music sounds exactly like the next logical step of development in the avant-garde musical world that DØDHEIMSGARD had been leading up to. Only this one is done right. Perfectly so.
SUPERVILLAIN OUTCAST begins with a short intro that makes me think of Chinese music from the 30s or something with the instrumental "Dushman" but violently bursts into black metal fury on "Vendatta Assassin" for a few measures with progressive touches of time signature freak outs and then jumps into the heavily caffeinated industrial metal sound with heavy bass and drums leading the fury and the guitars adding jittery licks at hyper speed all the while Kvohst delivers shouted vocals that are somewhat blackened but he also mixes up his vox box with death growls and whispered industrial sounding utterings. Generally speaking many of the tracks are garnished with heavy black metal riffing that alternate with industrial metal types of power chord riffing while ambient keyboards create eerie howling in the background with heavy percussive blastbeats dominating the rhythmic section and a hyperactive bass interaction to match. There is much attention paid to sound effects and electronic noises and textures to add a whole other dimension behind the metal sounds. Vocals vary quite a bit when not in extreme metal mode. There are several passages with chanting and clean vocals that steer the music into progressive metal territory.
In addition to the majority of hyper-extreme tracks there are a few that stand out from the general feel of the album. "Secret Identity" is a short a cappella track that sounds like monks chanting in some far away monastery and like many of the metal tracks has a slight trace of dissonance. The following "The Vile Delinquents" is full-on industrial metal with choppy industrial riffs and heavy electronica sound effects before erupting into more heavy guitar riffing. "Apocalypticism" sound more alternative metal and reminds me a lot of the track "Caffeine" from Faith No More's "Angel Dust" especially in the vocal phrasing department but also has a cool guitar tone and techno like percussion. "Chrome Balaclava" is another a cappella track with several voices harmonizing wordless utterings while an intermittent shaky thing adds a little percussion. "All Is Not Self" is probably the most out-of-place sounding track on SUPERVILLAIN OUTCAST. This one sounds like a big beat techno track with vocals that reminds me of Richard Butler from The Psychedelic Furs! The electro-beat is heavy with background vocals providing ghostly haunting sounds. The fury returns on the next track and then another a cappella type shorty with "Cellar Door."
SUPERVILLAIN OUTCAST is an outstanding album for many reasons. Firstly it is the pinnacle of the avant-garde industrial black metal sound that DØDHEIMSGARD had been perfecting and all the new musicians pull if off beautifully. Secondly the production is also perfect as every little sound is allowed space to be heard and the instruments have their own role within a larger context that create a complete band sound. Another successful strategy is the focus on the extreme avant-garde metal with little serene fillers that punctuate the frenetic nature of the album and to top it off the compositions are just perfectly catchy with super aggressive hooks and electronic embellishments to add layers of counterpoint creating a mesmerizing contrast with the dominant guitar riff focus. The black metal is perfectly balanced with the industrial and the avant-garde is used as a supplement instead of getting into territory too strange for the uninitiated listener. Personally this is one of those albums that made a huge impact the first time i ever heard it and still holds up after many listens. What could you call this? I'm not sure but think Ulver's first album mixed with some Ministry and maybe even some Prodigy and you're getting close.
siLLy puPPy | 5/5 | 2017-3-29
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What we know so far about Microsoft's rumoured Windows Lite
Mayank Parmar
In 2018, multiple rumours claimed that Microsoft is working on a lightweight version of Windows optimized for low-end and affordable 2-in-1s. Some outlets reported that Windows Lite could be a stripped-down version of Windows 10 that would target Google's Chrome OS in the education sector.
If reports hold any truth, Windows Lite is going to be Microsoft's answer to Chrome OS. A wild report even suggests that Microsoft won't promote this new operating system under the Windows brand and it might feature a slightly different appearance.
It's important to note that the development of Windows Lite hasn't been confirmed by Microsoft and it is nothing more than a rumour at this point. This article discusses a future form of the operating system from Microsoft, based on rumours and findings.
What is Windows Lite?
Reportedly, Windows Lite is simplified and locked down version of Windows for budget devices. The name "Windows Lite" was first spotted in a Windows 10 SDK and a wild rumour revealed that Windows Lite could be dropping live tiles for a radically redesigned Start Menu.
Like Windows 10 S, this version of Microsoft's desktop OS will reportedly run apps from Microsoft Store and as well as the web apps (also known as PWAs). The rumoured Lite desktop OS won't replace any version of Windows.
Windows Lite could feature a more minimalist look to run smoothly on low-end devices. This will allow the operating system to compete with Google's Chrome OS in the education niche.
Windows Lite, a truly lightweight OS
The overall design language of Windows Lite will be simpler which certainly makes sense as it would reduce system requirement, allowing it to run smoothly on low-end PCs. Like Google's Chrome OS, Windows Lite will be designed for systems which may have around 4GB of RAM.
PCs powered by Windows Lite could be a perfect choice for customers who don't need full Windows. It will also appeal to customers interested in Chrome OS-powered 2-in-1s or iPad with iOS. This version of Microsoft's desktop platform will cater to the very basic needs and performance will be decent even on devices with low-end hardware.
In other words, Windows Lite is for people who need budget friendly 2-in-1 devices to meet basic day-to-day activities like editing documents, watching movies and browsing the web.
Windows Lite release date
Microsoft hasn't officially confirmed any such reports. At this point, it's not known if or when Windows Lite will be available. The recent findings also suggest that the OS may be quite far along in development and it could be unveiled later this year, with possible hints showing up at the future events.
A rumour also claimed that OS will not be purchasable individually and it will be offered with new affordable devices.
Microsoft's long-rumoured lightweight Windows Lite operating system may run Universal Windows Platform apps and Progressive Web Apps, which are the modern web pages that operate like an offline app.
A wild rumour also claimed that this desktop OS might feature a redesigned Start Menu that drops the Live Tiles features for a simple look.
The OS is reportedly aimed at the likes of 2-in-1s and laptops that use the lightweight Chrome OS from Google.
The truly lightweight OS from Microsoft might also have instant-on and always connected functionality. It will be able to run on any CPU, including the Snapdragon processors.
Truly lightweight desktop OS sounds like a good idea and if rumours are accurate, we could well be seeing Lite launch later this year.
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»News»Chairmen warn supporters ahead of Spurs clash
Chairmen warn supporters ahead of Spurs clash
Posted by Sean Whetstone on March 1, 2016 in News, Whispers
Co-owners David Sullivan and David Gold have released a statement ahead of tomorrow's London derby with Spurs pleading for good behaviour and reminding fans there is a zero tolerance policy with regards to racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour.
"It is vitally important that every West Ham United supporter attending the fixture remembers that they are acting as ambassadors for our Club and their behaviour should reflect the values and standards that we set." the chairman say on whufc.com.
"At West Ham, we are rightly proud of our support for causes that promote tolerance and inclusion and tackle discrimination in whatever form it takes. Therefore, any inappropriate behaviour is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated by the Club, whether it be in the stadium, the journey to or from the game or any other public place."
"Working with the Metropolitan Police, the Club will continue to adopt a simple zero tolerance policy towards any form of anti-social or discriminatory behaviour and any fan found to be acting inappropriately – including racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic behaviour – will be punished to the full extent of the law and banned from attending future matches."
"We look forward to a special night under the lights. Let's make sure it's one to remember."Come on you Irons!David Sullivan and David Gold
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5 comments on "Chairmen warn supporters ahead of Spurs clash"
mattefumi27 March 1, 2016 at 1:31 pm
3 good reasons why we must win tomorrow
– I hate Spuds
– We're better than them (and honestly I'd never change our players for theirs)
– Spuds must not win the PL and Leicester deserve the title much more than them
Now, said that, let's go beat the **** out of Spuds. lol
The Boleyn Badger March 1, 2016 at 3:00 pm
Yes lets smash them,derail their Champs hopes
Btw who the hell let that mug Monkeys Bellend back on to West Ham **** In Diapers.Motor Mouth!
GW March 1, 2016 at 4:35 pm
And I'm betting the ones that slagged him off are now kissing the Bellends ass?
bubs March 1, 2016 at 4:50 pm
Banned for being a twot repaid by giving him a stage to play on
Honour amongst **** Heads,
This is now so important we need to go to the Cloggers unbeaten and still with a chance of 4th place,
Then we can move on to the cup on the front foot
whambam March 2, 2016 at 8:43 am
I'll say this because no one else is, in the last game a spurs fan stabbed a West Ham fan, the statue is being covered up because of the threat of destruction of Spurs fans, Spurs fans are more than guilty of rascist chants particularly to the travelling community, only West Ham fans are being warned of their behaviour
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Home New Tech Driverless cars: What's the point?
Driverless cars: What's the point?
By Toyota Blog 21 October 2013
The motor industry has been fixated with driverless cars since experiments going back to wire-guided vehicles in the Twenties. Fully autonomous cars made their appearance in Japan in the Seventies, and every decade since has seen the technologies improve, writes motoring correspondent Andrew English.
This year's Frankfurt Motor Show was notable for its autonomous driving concepts, and now Toyota has released a raft of technologies that bring the reality that bit closer. These include a 360-degree view parking assistance system, a pedestrian braking system, an advanced form of cruise control using wireless communication between vehicles, and a more accurate form of automatic lane-keeping.
However, the car industry remains cautious about the idea of vehicles taking to the roads by themselves.
"The key element is safety," says Didier Leroy, chief executive of Toyota Europe. "We need to keep the driving pleasure for the driver, but we also want to keep the driver safe. We have the technologies [to make a driverless car], but the problem is making it affordable and legal responsibility is a big issue. This is not a game. You aren't playing on a PlayStation with a second or third life."
Toyota's innovations are primarily aimed at improving safety for pedestrians and old folk. Recent traffic accident data from Japan shows that pedestrian fatalities have now overtaken those in passenger cars. They also reveal that a disproportionate number of older people are involved in accidents, whether as pedestrians or drivers, and that this trend is increasing. A study by the Japanese Society of Automotive Engineers also shows that 60-year-old drivers have significantly worse sight, particularly in low light, slightly less memory recall and powers of reasoning, and much slower reactions than their 30-year-old equivalents.
To protect vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists, Toyota already has an existing pre-collision avoidance system (PCS), introduced as an option on the new Land Cruiser V8 and current Lexus LS.
It gives visual and audible warnings of a potential collision and automatically applies the brakes if they are ignored. The sequence starts four seconds before potential impact and at speeds up to 43mph.
The latest improvement to this technology adds a steering function that automatically directs the car away from the pedestrian while staying in the marked traffic lane.
It uses advanced Light Detection and Ranging technology, although engineers admit that the price and acceptance of such systems is highly dependent on the cost of the sensors. Subsequent systems might therefore use simpler cameras instead. Toyota plans to introduce PCS across the entire Toyota range in the imminent future, supplemented by the automatic steering component as a similarly priced option from 2015 onwards.
A Prius fitted with steering enhanced PCS performed well on a test track, though in the interests of demonstration, conditions were artificial. If it's impossible to avoid a straying pedestrian on an empty track with four seconds notice, then perhaps you should be hanging up your licence…
Another step towards full autonomous driving can be seen in Toyota's development of vehicle-to-vehicle short-range wireless communications to improve cruise control systems. This works by sending information about acceleration and braking between vehicles to smooth progress and prevent the shunting that is so often a feature of motorway travel. It also increases safety by forewarning of braking ahead and reduces fuel consumption. In more advances versions it could also increase average speed and permit the electronic linking of platoons of vehicles.
In a demonstration of Toyota's research prototype, it appeared to work well. Shota Fujii, a development engineer revealed to me that widespread adoption will depend on other vehicles having the same technology and using the same 700-MHz radio frequency.
At the same time, however, Toyota is one of eight car-makers working in the research consortium, looking into similar technology using the Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) 5.9GHz bandwidth set aside by the US congress in 1999. This all sounds a bit like Betamax versus VHS, although Japanese authorities are far more likely to allow autonomous driving cars before litigation-happy America.
Lane Trace Control is a new form of lane-keeping assistance that uses high-performance cameras, millimetre-wave radar and control systems to adjust steering, engine torque and braking to maintain station within a marked lane.
In a demonstration on public roads, our driver took his hands off the wheel for several seconds at a time as the car steered itself round some acute curves on Tokyo's elevated motorways. It works, although Toyota's car preparation workshop will need to remove my fingernail indentations from the arm rest.
Both systems are currently on test in Japan and Michigan, North America. There is no on sale date but Yoshida dropped a heavy hint that by 2020, when Japan hosts the Olympics, he would like autonomous driving cars to be in use.
"We will have a new age transportation system for then," he said.
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I can't claim that I'm starting a new series like Chris Shiflett, but Marcus did honor me by asking if I'd give an interview for Pro-PHP. Of course I accepted. 🙂 We had attempted it two previous times (once by Skype and once in-person) over the past few weeks, but due to technical difficulties they both fell through. Third time's the charm, though, and the interview itself went off without a hitch yesterday (by Skype on a much-improved connection).
We talked about everything from Savant (including comparisons to Smarty, and the failed PEAR proposal) to YaWiki, Yawp, and Solar, as well as some of my ideas about how to write code. I felt like I was rambling on at least half the time, and although I had the presence of mind to mention names where I could, I'm certain to have left out important folks. When I listen to the interview in its edited state (which I guess will be when everyone else does 😉 I'll make a list of everyone I failed to recall and post them here, or perhaps as a comment to the Pro-PHP blog entry.
Update: I just posted a followup to the interview here to proved errata and links.
It's out finally! Great to hear your voice for the first time =). It was a really nice interview covering all your fantastic work. Great stuff! Thanks Marcus and Paul! And no, you didn't rambl'.
Hi Antti — thanks. 🙂 I just posted a followup to the interview here to proved errata and links.


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Q: Clarifying the constraints used in deriving the Principal Components of PCA In studying principal components analysis, I am confused by one point.
For a set of $N$ (zero-centered) data points of dimension $m$, projected to a dimension $k < m$, we want a set of vectors of dimension $m$, say $w_{i}$, that maximises the variance along each projection.
What I don't understand is, do we start with this idea, and then conclude that the vectors $w_i$ must be orthogonal after some derivations? Maybe the $w_i$ initially must be linearly independent?
Or rather, is it an original constraint of principal components analysis that the $w_i$ must be mutually orthogonal?

A: It is the original constraint that the $w_i$ must be orthogonal.
The first principal component is required to have the largest possible variance. The second component is computed under
the constraint of being orthogonal to the first component and to have the largest
possible variance.
It is quite intuitive, in the sense that if $w_2$ is linearly independent of $w_1$ but not orthogonal, then it carries redundant information that we already have via $w_1$.
Reference: Principal Component Analysis

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Sitting comfortably on the knife edge of innovation, Euro's mission is to keep New Zealand in step with global food directions. The restaurant can claim many firsts in the local hospitality scene, including first to bring Alaskan King Crab and Atlantic scallops to Auckland. Most notably, Euro became the first-ever New Zealand restaurant to make the world's top 50 in Conde Nast Traveler magazine.
Oscar who looked after our table was fantastic as always!! Food and service was outstanding!
Very disappointing. We were regular customers in the early years of Euro and have attended Euro 4 times in the past 3 months. Our most recent visit was the worst. The lamb main was abysmal, tough to eat and a sub par cut of meat. The prawns were overcooked not deveined and also poor quality produce, we could extrapolate but all in all it was not value for money and did not deliver. We expect more of Euro, you can do better than this. We hope you improve and bring your standard up to what it was in your heyday. Service was excellent, the food was not. And finally, by definition it is impossible to have banana marmalade, do not insult your diners' intelligence with catch phrases.
This was our second time here and whilst everything was fantastic as before the service lacked a little warmth. On our first visit the service, the recommendations and the unbelievable warmth and kindness were outstanding. We will visit again but will be a little guarded with recommending to others.
Had an international party of 11, from USA, Switzerland, South Africa, Auzzie & NZ (including Ex-pats). Jason brilliantly attentive and entertaining, food outstanding as always, especially the Pork Belly main and Feijoa Cheese cake desert, the latter which was sampled as a fruit half the table had never heard of, but were blown-away by the combo of flavours and exotic taste.
Still our go-to venue for overseas visitors in a superb and vibrant location, thanks Euro.
we bought first table from app.
the size of dish was very small and very average taste compare with fish restaurant by using the same first table voucher.
the staff who serviced us was very impatient .
The menu designed for first table , so i guess the size of  food was small to matching the half price, rather than real value offer.
i am very regret to bought this restaurant voucher and feel sorry to my friends who were invited to join me after i had a such wonderful dining experience at fish restaurant .
The food was delicious and the presentation was amazing! The service was by far the best Ive ever had, the reservation man was very accomodating when I was late for my graduation dinner. And the team was warm especially towards my children and I was thankful for that. Ive lost both my parents so you made this graduation dinner special.
Fantastic service, the food and wine match recommendations were superb including an item off menu.
Food was amazing, and the service was great.
However, I did feel that the food is slightly overpriced given there are similar quality offerings out there which are better priced.
Great service & we love the back corner booth as you can talk there.
Great food but didnt like the way we were 'fastracked' through the evening. If we hadnt resisted we would have been out in less than an hour for a three course meal. It is OK for great food to be slow food and to enjoy the experience with longer gaps to savour the food and wine. Perhaps would be understandable if there were queues waiting but there werent any.
Forgive me if rapid service is a NZ thing but it spoiled the evening for us as international visitors.
Also please be careful with the charring and smoking applied to many dishes. Its a fine line especially when applied to seafood. One final comment please please get some more wine lists. We ordered our wine by the glass and getting hold of let alone keeping a wine list was a drama.
Like I say great food but let people enjoy it with a little less time stress. I dont believe you want to be a cafe!!!
Let me be honest and say Euro is not a cheap dining experience. You pay for what you get and what you get is the very best in service, atmosphere (especially on a sunny day at lunchtime) and simply inspired food. We went mad and drank champagne because it was that kind of day. As for the aforementioned expense, we got great value for our money in every way.
Booked online, selected the 'bluff oysters' option. Arrived on time only to hear that all bluff were sold out. then we waited 10-15 minutes to be served water and given drink menus after someone sat us down and asked whether we wanted still or sparkling water. Then our entree was served and we had to ask our server whether our drinks are still coming to receive two glasses of the same drinks after nearly 15 minutes of ordering them.
nice food, good atmosphere, service below expectation.
Best dinner ever on Nee Zealand!


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Tivoli to upgrade Algarve icon
by Nicholls Clare | 07 Dec 2022 | Hotel Projects, Projects, Refurbishments
Minor Hotels' Tivoli Hotels & Resorts brand is to refresh a flagship site in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Located in Vilamoura, directly on the beach next to the marina and overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Tivoli Marina Vilamoura is having a major renovation of its interior and exterior spaces.
Full refresh
The resort will completely update all its 383 rooms, which will be decorated in soft tones and natural materials, inspired by the sand and the light on hot days, with striped fabrics giving a nod to the sails of the boats in the marina.
The lobby, the Argo Cocktail Bar, the breakfast restaurant and the entire outdoor pool and garden area will also be redesigned.
The new design will take its inspiration from the beaches and sea of the Algarve to offer a more contemporary and sophisticated feel.
Director of the resort, Hugo Gonçalves, said: "We are looking forward to offering our guests a refreshed experience with many new features when the resort reopens on 1 February next year. This is one of the most iconic hotels in Vilamoura and the Algarve, with 35 years of history, which is characterised by its unique location and the versatility of its different spaces."
Spanish counterpart
Meanwhile, the group is simultaneously overhauling Tivoli La Caleta Resort in Spain's Canary Islands. The luxury property, located in Tenerife's Costa Adeje, previously operated under the Sheraton brand, and is now scheduled to relaunch under the Tivoli brand in Q2 2023.
The resort will reopen with 284 guestrooms, including suites, four restaurants, two bars and 10 meeting rooms, as well as three swimming pools, a fitness centre, plus tennis and paddle tennis courts. The property will also be home to an Anantara Spa.
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In the last month, shares of Lorillard (LO) have jumped nearly 10% on speculation that the cigarette manufacturer is a possible takeover target of larger tobacco company, Reynolds American Inc. (RAI).  Analysts say Lorillard has a strong growth outlook due to the strength of its Newport cigarette brand, which Barron's notes, "is popular with black and Hispanic smokers, particularly in the Northeast."
Some 93% of Lorillard's revenues come from Newports. The company has the highest profit margins in the U.S. cigarette industry. I asked around, and friends who are smokers and ex-smokers say Newports are so popular among African Americans that the word "Newport" is sometimes used among black smokers as a substitute for the word "cigarette"–the way some people say, "Hand me a Kleenex," when they mean "tissue". In any case, Newport is the second-best-selling brand in the U.S. behind Phillip Morris's Marlboro.
Even if Lorillard doesn't get acquired, Barron's claims Lorillard looks like a good investment. "Its shares trade at 11 times projected 2009 profit of $5.50 a share and provide a yield of 6%," according to the financial weekly. "Lorillard pays out 70% to 75% of its profit in dividends. The company, which was spun off by Loews last year, has a great balance sheet, with more than $1 billion of cash at year end and no debt." Barron's concludes that Lorillard should be trading about 30% higher than it's recent price of around $62.
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Mangrobang wins another gold medal for the Philippines at the 31st SEA Games!
The Philippines got a much-needed boost in the medal tally of the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games (AKA the 31st SEA Games, SEA Games 31 and Hanoi 2021) in Vietnam as the region's reigning triathlon queen Marion Kim Mangrobang pulled off another gold medal victory in the women's duathlon event today. To put things in perspective, this is the second straight gold medal Mangrobang won for the nation and the duathlon event for women happened just a day after the women's triathlon took place. That being said, what she achieved for the nation – double gold medals in back-to-back multisport events – is nothing short of amazing!
The official race results of the SEA Games women's duathlon showed that Mangrobang finished the grueling 10 kilometer run – 40Km bike – 5Km run event in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 12 seconds, securing the gold medal for the Philippines. The silver medal went to Tahira Najmunisaa Muhammad Zaid of Malaysia who finished 2:14:22 while Indonesia's Zahra Putri Bulan Aprillia grabbed the bronze clocking 2:14:49. Mangrobang's teammate Alexandra Ganzon finished 8th with a time of 2:23:09.
Kim Mangrobang's SEA Games women's duathlon gold medal victory acknowledged. (photo source – Philippine Olympic Committee Facebook page)
Looking at the individual times, Mangrobang had the 2nd fastest time in the 10Km run leg and went on to complete the 40Km bike leg in 1:09:51. Mangrobang excelled in the 5Km run leg clocking 19:51 which was enough to secure the first-place victory. None of her competitors finished the 5Km run in less than 20 minutes.
Kim Mangrobang's double-gold accomplishments this weekend helped the Philippines a lot in the ongoing SEA Games. As such, she has established herself as the reigning queen of triathlon and duathlon in the entire Southeast Asian region. On social media, the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) acknowledged the newly won women's duathlon gold medal as the 14th gold the country won as of this writing. What Mangrobang achieved here will be remembered for a very long time and it is worth recording in the history of Philippine sports, Philippine triathlon and the SEA Games itself.
As I mentioned in my previous article, the next edition of the Southeast Asian Games will be held in Cambodia next year already. The 32nd SEA Games (marketed as Cambodia 2023) already has triathlon, duathlon and aquathlon among its official events. That being said, Kim Mangrobang's reign as Southeast Asia's best female triathlete and duathlete will last until the next SEA Games happen. If you want to learn more about Mangrobang, read my feature article of her by clicking here.
Going back to the ongoing SEA Games' duathlon, the Philippines almost won a medal in the men's duathlon event according to the race results published. John Chicano finished 4th timing 1:57:50. He was just 14 seconds behind the bronze medalist Jauhari Johan of Indonesia. The gold and silver medals were won by the respective duathletes of Vietnam (1:55:58) and Indonesia (1:56:12). Chicano's teammate Raymond Torio Molano finished 6th with a time of 1:59:49. Those who want to learn more about Chicano – who won the 2019 SEA Games men's triathlon gold medal and was the top Philippine finisher in the recent Subic Bay International Triathlon – read my feature of him by clicking here.
To view the SEA Games women's duathlon official race results, click https://triathlon.org/results/result/2022_hanoi_south_east_asian_games._duathlon/559070
To view the SEA Games men's duathlon official race results, click https://triathlon.org/results/result/2022_hanoi_south_east_asian_games._duathlon/559069
Now that the triathlon and duathlon events of the 31st SEA Games are officially over, the Philippines won a total of 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 1 bronze. Fer Casares and Kim Mangrobang's gold-medal accomplishments (plus the respective medal victories of Andrew Kim Remolino and Raven Faith Alcoseba) in Vietnam made that clear the Philippines is the best in Southeast Asia in the sport of triathlon until the next SEA Games happen in Cambodia. On duathlon, the Philippines is the best in Southeast Asia among the women while Vietnam is the best in the region among the men.
Considering what the Philippines achieved in the multisport events in Vietnam, we should all be thankful to the Lord for the victories. I encourage you all to congratulate our nation's best multisport athletes as well as their coaches, the local triathlon officials, the supporters and other stakeholders who helped made the SEA Games events and participation push through.
In closing this post, posted below are two translations of Philippian 4:13 from the Holy Bible which should enlighten you about victory, achievements and accomplishments. Once again, praise and thank the Lord for the triathlon, duathlon and other sports victories the Philippines achieved in the 31st SEA Games.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ's sufficiency].
Philippians 4:13 (AMPC)
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Japanese rule SUBIT
Ren Sato and Yuka Sato shone as champions with ease, catapulting Japan to regain her thrones in the 2022 NTT ASTC Subic Bay International Triathlon–29th edition of the country's longest-running triathlon event with international cast–at Subic Bay Freeport Zone Sunday.
Asia's No. 3 and 56th in the world rankings Ren Sato and inaugural Youth Olympic Games triathlon gold medalist and Rio Olympics 2016 15th placer Yuka Sato (10th– Continental Ranking; 90th– World Ranking) clocked one hour 43 minutes and 11 seconds and 1:58:49 in living up to their billings as top seeds in the elite men and elite women divisions, respectively.
Japan's Ren Sato the Elite Men's champion. (photo credit: Henry Vargas)
The Elite Women's champion Yuka Sato of Japan at the finish line. (photo credit: Henry Vargas)
The other medalists in both divisions of the 1.5-kilometer swim, 40km bike and 10km grind organized by Triathlon Association of the Philippines in cooperation with Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, Philippine Sports Commission and Philippine Olympic Committee pulled the rug from under the favorites.
Ryoya Tamazaki, ranked 14th in Asia and 201th in the world, made it 1-2 Japanese finish in the elite men, checking in 26 seconds adrift of Sato at 1:43:37; it was Tamazaki's first podium finish in 13 starts. Another 11 seconds behind at 1:43:48 was Australia's Oscar Dart (27th-CR; 189th– WR).
On the women's side of the race sanctioned by World Triathlon and Asian Triathlon Confederation with Standard Insurance, Asian Center for Insulation Phil (ACIP), Pocari Sweat, Aurora Suites & Pavilion and FINIS as sponsors, Hong Kong's Yan Yin Hilda Choi grabbed the silver in 2:00:37 and Slovakia's Margarita Bicanova (2:01:02) the bronze.
The last time the Japan dominated SUBIT was in 2013 when it was staged in conjunction with the Asian Triathlon Championships (second time TRAP hosted it). Yuka Sato then finished runner-up to Mariko Adachi who had retired and Yoichi Hosada, who topped the 2021 JPN Triathlon National Championships was the men's gold medalist.
Top 10 finishers included: men– 4th Tsz To Wong HKG (1:44:00); 5th Genta Uchida JPN (1:44:16); 6th Jason Tai Long Ng HKG (1:44:33); 7th Makoto Odakura JPN (1:44:56); 8th Kanta Ando JPN (1:45:21); 9th Koki Yamamoto JPN (1:45:46) and 10th James Tan HKG (1:45:52); women– 4th Brown Bailee HKG (2:02:14); 5th Yoshiko Eda JPN (2:02:35); 6th Charlotte Hall HKG (2:02:47); 7th Chia-chia Chang TPE (2:03:03); 8th Chi Wen Chang TPE (2:03:35); 9th Kotomi Anzai JPN (2:04:21) and 10th Cade Wright HKG (2:05:12).
The Top 5 Elite Men with SBMA chairman Rolen Paulino, Sr. during the awarding ceremony. (photo credit: Rey Nillama)
The Top 5 Elite Women during the awarding ceremony. (photo credit: Rey Nillama)
Emerging as top performers among the locals were 32nd seed John Chicano (1:51:02) and 26th Andrew Remolino (1:52:11) who placed 22nd and 23rd, respectively, and 18th seed Raven Alcoseba who landed in 13th position as the country's top woman triathlete Kim Mangrobang who recently returned from her training base in Portugal retired in the run phase.
Chicano's and Remolino's times were faster than the clocking of 1:53:26 of the former when he clinched the first gold medal for the PHI in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
The above information was sourced from an official press release issued by the Triathlon Association of the Philippines. Some parts were modified for this website.
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The Ruby® Receptionists team fields lots of questions from callers each day. Many of them our virtual receptionist team can answer (with the help of client-provided FAQs), but some could leave even an in-house receptionist stumped. Although a Ruby phone answering pro may not always have an answer on the tip of her tongue, she's always ready with a helpful reply.
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Caller: What's Jim's email address?
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Leo Meyer (geboren am 28. September 1891 im Deutschen Reich; gestorben am 1. Juli 1942 in Amsterdam, Niederlande) war ein deutscher Filmverleiher, Filmproduzent und Produktionsleiter.

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Über Meyers frühe Jahre ist derzeit de facto nichts bekannt. Im Juni 1923 gründete er zusammen mit Albert Samek die "Domo Filmverleih GmbH". Beide waren auch 1926 Mitgründer der "Strauß-Film-Verleih GmbH". Aus der Zusammenführung der beiden Firmen entstand die "Domo-Strauß Film-Fabrikation und Verleih GmbH", als deren Geschäftsführer Meyer und Samek im Januar 1928 ausschieden. Meyer setzte seine Karriere als Geschäftsführer der "Essem-Film-Produktions-GmbH" fort und war bei der Gründung der "Star-Film GmbH" (1928–1930) einer von vier Geschäftsführern. Noch zur Stummfilmzeit wirkte der Mann aus Pommern auch als Produktionsleiter für größere Gesellschaften wie die Felsom, das Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat und Seymour Nebenzahls Nero-Film AG, an deren bedeutendem Antikriegsfilm, G. W. Pabsts Westfront 1918, er zu Beginn der Tonfilm-Ära ebenfalls beteiligt gewesen war.

1933 musste der Jude Meyer Deutschland augenblicklich verlassen und floh in die Niederlande, wo er nach seinem Einstand mit dem frühen niederländischen Tonfilm Die drei Matrosen in den kommenden Jahren erneut als Produzent und Produktionsleitung beschäftigt wurde und überwiegend mit anderen Emigranten kooperierte. Bei Max Nossecks Inszenierung "Oranje Hein" wirkte Meyer gemeinsam mit dem Mitflüchtling Friedrich Raff am Drehbuch mit. Meyers letzte Kinoarbeit war Detlef Siercks Inszenierung "Boefje" kurz vor Kriegsausbruch 1939. Während der deutschen Besatzung der Niederlande geriet der Jude Leo Meyer immer mehr in Bedrängnis und Isolation und verübte am 1. Juli 1942 Selbstmord.

Filme
als Filmproduzent oder Produktionsleiter, wenn nicht anders angegeben
 1925: Der Ritt in die Sonne
 1926: Rinaldo Rinaldini
 1927: Liebesreigen
 1928: Geschlecht in Fesseln
 1928: Das Schicksal derer von Habsburg
 1928: Somnambul
 1929: Fräulein Fähnrich
 1929: Meineid
 1929: Ehe in Not
 1929: Der Witwenball
 1930: Westfront 1918
 1930: Die Lindenwirtin
 1930: Der keusche Joseph
 1930: Bockbierfest
 1930: 1000 Worte Deutsch
 1931: Panik in Chicago
 1931: Weekend im Paradies
 1931: Der Stolz der 3. Kompanie
 1932: Es geht um Alles
 1932: Das erste Recht des Kindes
 1934: Die drei Matrosen (De jantjes)
 1934: Malle gefallen
 1934: De familie van mijn vrouw
 1934: Die bleiche Bet (Bleeke Bet)
 1936: Oranje Hein (auch Co-Drehbuch)
 1936: Op een avond en mein
 1939: Boefje

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Weblinks

Filmproduzent
Drehbuchautor
Emigrant aus dem Deutschen Reich zur Zeit des Nationalsozialismus
Opfer des Holocaust
Deutscher
Geboren 1891
Gestorben 1942
Mann

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Whilst the majority of football fans in North London were getting their fix watching the Arsenal v Tottenham game on Sunday afternoon there was another game taking place at The Donkey Dome where Enfield Town Ladies (of the South East Women's Combination – Step 4) welcomed Manchester City Ladies (of the FA Women's Premier League North – Step 3) who had made the long trip down South for the FA Women's Cup Fourth Round tie.
The visitors were much the better side and controlled the game from the off against a determined and hard working Town side who done their very best to match their higher division opponents. City passed the ball around impressively and everyone of their players looked comfortable on the ball.
City scored a goal in either half via Becky Grocott and Sarah Buffel. They could have made it three or four if it wasn't for Town keeper Kelly Cooper making some good saves during the second 45 minutes – One being of real high quality.
So for the Town Ladies side its back to league and league cup action for the rest of the season but they can take alot of heart from their successful FA Cup run to the Fourth Round.
Town's next game comes in the Ryman League Women's Cup against League rival's Lewes on Wednesday 7th March at the famous Dripping Pan ground. After that they travel to play Crystal Palace in the league on Sunday 11th March and then make another trip to Lewes on Sunday 18th March - this time hoping to put a dent in the home side's current 100% league record.
The Cold End wishes Manchester City LFC all the best in the next round were they have been drawn against Everton LFC who play in the FA Women's Super League which is the top division in the Ladies' game.


The long-standing tax dispute between India and the Vodafone, also previously discussed in here, recently entered new territory when India secured an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining the continuation of one of two bilateral investment treaty ("BIT") arbitration proceedings initiated against it by the Vodafone group.
A judge of the Delhi High Court granted this injunction on 22 August 2017 (I.A.9460/2017 in CS(OS) 383/2017) at the very first hearing of a civil suit filed by India against Vodafone Group PLC and Vodafone Consolidated Holdings Ltd. (the "Vodafone Entities").
In April 2014, Vodafone International Holdings B.V. (the "Dutch BV") initiated arbitration proceedings (the "First Arbitration") under the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (the "India-Netherlands BIPA"). The dispute arose as a result of India's efforts to impose tax liability on the Dutch BV for its alleged failure to deduct tax in relation to the indirect acquisition of an Indian company by the Dutch BV. Subsequently, in January 2017, the Vodafone Entities, as parent companies of the Dutch BV, initiated separate arbitration proceedings (the "Second Arbitration") in relation to (broadly) the same dispute under the India-United Kingdom Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement ("India-UK BIPA").
In response, India filed a civil suit against the Vodafone Entities seeking declaratory and injunctive reliefs in relation to the Second Arbitration. India asserted that: (i) both arbitrations were based on the same cause of action and sought identical reliefs; (ii) the Second Arbitration constituted an abuse of law relying on the recent award in Orascom TMTI v. Algeria (ICSID Case No. ARB/12/35, 31 May 2017), where an ICSID arbitral tribunal had applied the doctrine of abuse of rights to decline jurisdiction over one of multiple parallel BIT arbitration proceedings; (iii) disputes in relation to tax demands were beyond the scope of BIT arbitration proceedings as taxation was a sovereign function and tax disputes could only be raised before domestic courts; and (iv) laws passed by the Indian Parliament could not be the subject of adjudication in BIT arbitration proceedings.
The court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction restraining the Vodafone Entities from pursuing the Second Arbitration. It relied on the following conclusions: (i) the principles of Indian law applicable to anti-suit injunctions (see Modi Entertainment Network v. WSG Cricket Pte. Ltd., (2003) 4 SCC 341) were also applicable to anti-arbitration injunctions, and accordingly, an arbitration could be restrained by an injunction if such arbitration was "oppressive or vexatious"; (ii) prima facie there was a duplication of parties and reliefs in the two BIT arbitration proceedings; (iii) prima facie India was the "natural forum" to resolve the disputes raised by the Vodafone Entities; (iv) prima facie the Vodafone Entities and the Dutch BV constituted one economic entity/corporate group with common management and shareholders; (v) prima facie the filing of two BIT arbitration proceedings in such circumstances was an abuse of the process of law and created a risk of parallel proceedings and conflicting decisions; and (vi) prima facie it would be inequitable, unfair and unjust to permit the Vodafone Entities to prosecute the Second Arbitration.
The court noted the overlap between the two BIT arbitration proceedings and recognised the abuse of the process of law which would result as a direct consequence. The grant of an interim injunction in such circumstances was clearly justified. However, the decision suffered from certain procedural and analytical lacunae, which provide cause for concern. These lacunae are briefly noted below.
The ex-parte ad-interim injunction was granted under Order XXXIX of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (the "CPC"). While Order XXXIX of the CPC permits a court hearing a civil suit to grant an ex-parte injunction, recourse to an ex-parte injunction is permissible only "where it appears that the object of granting the injunction would be defeated by delay". In addition, a court granting an ex-parte injunction must "record the reasons for its opinion that the object of granting the injunction would be defeated by delay". However, from a reading of the decision, it appears that no circumstances were cited by India to satisfy the above condition and the court did not record any reasons for its opinion to such effect. In fact, as the Second Arbitration appears to have not progressed beyond the appointment of arbitrators, there was no apparent urgency justifying an ex-parte order. This procedural lacuna may be relevant in any appeal against the ex-parte ad-interim injunction.
Although the court considered the award in Orascom TMTI v. Algeria, it did not acknowledge the implicit point that the more appropriate forum for relief in relation to parallel BIT arbitration proceedings would be the arbitral tribunal in the Second Arbitration. The arbitral tribunal would likely be better placed to assess the scope of the two BIT arbitration proceedings and the likelihood of parallel proceedings and conflicting decisions. In addition, by permitting the arbitral tribunal to decide this issue, the court would give due regard to the kompetenz-kompetenz principle. Accordingly, before granting an ex-parte ad-interim injunction, the court should have considered whether India should be directed to move an application before the arbitral tribunal in the Second Arbitration to seek an appropriate order declining jurisdiction. However, from a reading of the decision, it appears that this issue was not considered by the court. This analytical lacuna is another cause for concern. While the jurisdiction of the court to grant an injunction is not in doubt, the court appeared to disregard the more appropriate forum for relief and the kompetenz-kompetenz principle.
India argued that disputes in relation to tax demands were beyond the scope of BIT arbitration proceedings as taxation was a sovereign function, and also that laws passed by the Indian Parliament could not be adjudicated in BIT arbitration proceedings. These arguments challenged the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunals in the two BIT arbitration proceedings, and did not have any relevance to whether these BIT arbitration proceedings were "vexatious or oppressive".
While the court did not specifically address these arguments, it seemed to see some merit in them as it prima facie held that India was "the natural forum for the litigation of the [Vodafone Entities'] claim against [India]". This conclusion (although prima facie in nature) indicated a lack of clarity as to the scope of BIT arbitration proceedings. While Indian courts have certainly had limited experience in deciding issues relating to BIT arbitration proceedings, to not recognise that state action (including legislation) can potentially be challenged in BIT arbitration proceedings with reference to independent standards of protection guaranteed under BITs is a serious analytical lacuna. However, it is quite likely that the court will ultimately recognise this aspect as it deals with the civil suit further.
The court granted an ex-parte ad-interim injunction by applying principles of Indian law applicable to anti-suit injunctions – specifically the principles laid down by the Supreme Court in Modi Entertainment Network v. WSG Cricket Pte. Ltd., (2003) 4 SCC 341. However, the application of these principles in the context of anti-arbitration injunctions was specifically rejected by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in McDonald's India Private Limited v. Vikram Bakshi, (2016) SCC OnLine Del 3949, which is binding precedent for the court. Thus, the court appears to have applied incorrect principles to decide on the grant of the ex-parte ad-interim injunction. However, because BIT arbitration proceedings are substantially different from commercial arbitration proceedings (which were also the subject of the decision of the Delhi High Court in McDonald's), it is arguable that principles applicable to anti-arbitration injunctions should not apply to BIT arbitration proceedings.
The ex-parte ad-interim injunction is likely to provide some respite to India. However, the procedural and analytical lacunae in the decision of the court leave it vulnerable to challenge. Therefore, this victory may only be short-lived. In any event, this civil suit is likely to test and redefine the contours of the law governing anti-arbitration injunctions in India – particularly in respect of BIT arbitration proceedings.


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PATONG UNEARTHED is an essential survival and travel guide for holiday makers to Patong, and future travellers to Thailand. Unlike other books that gloss over many topics, this book tells it as it is, warts and all. Some people may not like some of the topics covered in the book but it's the truth, and that's what people want to hear. My book was written using my former expertise as an Australian Police Officer of 16 years, and a keen overseas traveller, having travelled to some 15 countries world wide.
I write it from a police perspective, thus looking to avoid a potential problem before it arises. I have lived a number of years in Phuket and speak candidly in this book about mine, and other peoples experiences whilst on holidaying in lovely Phuket. I will update the book in April each year, so as to give the readers accurate information. I have used my combined experience to help others before, and I wish to continue to help others through this book.
The 40 odd chapters cover such things as Thai culture, Thai food, recommended places to see, travel discounts etc. also contained within the book are names of people who perform a variety of businesses that are personally known to the writer and can be recommended. They can be contacted from overseas prior to arrival in Phuket as their personal phone numbers or email addresses are listed. As the need arises the writer will include further chapters that will continue to enhance its quality in future years.


Facials are not merely soothing remedies, but give lots of advantages like assisting the skin to look softer and clearer. They can also help in better circulation and enhances your immune system. Stone facials have lately developed popularity, since it was found out that the utilization of stone can calm the facial muscles while also alleviating stress and uneasiness. Let us get to know more about doing stone facials.
Japanese Hot Stone Facial Massage is considered as one of the most calming as well as efficient remedies all over the world. These exceptional methods are simple to study and can be elegantly incorporated into further facial therapies. It also quickly accelerates the nervous system to intensify blood and lymph circulation, which renovates injured cells and make the face look better. There are lots of spas all over the world that have accepted these methods. However, the price of this therapy starts from $75-195.
Lots of conventional Asian therapeutic arts were born and put into practice just about these healing springs like acupuncture, moxabustion, massage and hydrotherapy. Every spring is full with assortment of precious minerals, which are conventionally identified to cure lots of diseases.
The restorative water that boils in these springs is fairly hot, frequently merely beneath the boiling point. Miniature streams ooze into and blend with the springs depleting the water temperature. On the other hand, it is still extremely hot according to western standards. People who immerse inside the springs frequently put cold towels above their foreheads to avoid heat-induced dizziness.
The springs have basalt and volcanic stones, which promptly soak up the heat from the water. Conventionally, tinier stones have been utilized to rubdown the neck, shoulders, and other stress parts of the body. The art of Japanese Hot Stone Massage developed from these early hot spring customs and was worked out to present similar remedial significance into up to date treatment settings.
Get ready with a place where you can do a calming massage on the face. Utilize a massage table covered with dirt free linens, a bed or cozy lounging chair.
Collect basalt stones which are commonly utilized for massaging purposes. You can buy these stones online or in massage magazines. Choose miniature stones that are intended for facial utilization.
Do this by putting them in a sluggish cooker full of water on low down heat. Stones must warm for approximately 30 minutes. Try them on the rear of your hand prior to utilization. If stones are extremely scorching, put them in an ice bath to chill.
Massage the face gently using oil. For normal skin and crease deterrence, utilize lavender or rose oil. Basil and eucalyptus oil toil suitably for oily skin, while dry skin reacts properly to rosemary and sandalwood.
Massage the face along with lukewarm stones doing a spherical movement. Massage your forehead, cheeks and chin. Tenderly stroke the stones transversely on the brow bone and bridge of your nose. Put one stone on the forehead, one on the chin then one on both cheek. Let them stay for five to ten minutes as you massage your neck and shoulders.
Who will then say that doing stone facials for beauty purposes is impossible? With just a few tips to bear in mind, you may attend to the process on your own.


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Profile: Barack Obama
First African-American president of the US swept to power in 2008 promising "change", and won a second term in 2012.
Obama's signature achievement in office has been his reform of health care [Reuters]
Barack Obama made history when he was elected the United States' first African-American president in November 2008, and he swept to re-election with a victory over Republican Mitt Romney in 2012.
In a speech to supporters in Chicago after winning the election, Obama pledged to work with Democratic and Republican leaders to reduce the nation's federal deficit, fix the tax code, reform immigration and reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil.
Obama's first term in office had been dominated by the passage of his Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as "Obamacare", which he signed into law despite fierce Republican opposition.
Obama also ordered the bailout of the country's struggling car industry in 2009 and signed into law a repeal of the military's controversial "don't ask, don't tell" policy preventing gay people from serving.
He also signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which tightened regulation of the financial system.
On the international stage, Obama has withdrawn US troops from Iraq, a conflict he opposed from the beginning, although thousands of US troops remain in Afghanistan.
The president has failed to close the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, as he had promised in 2008.
In 2011, the president ordered a team of Navy SEALs to kill Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, at his compound in Pakistan.
The son of a Kenyan father and US mother, Obama was born in Hawaii in 1961.
Obama's 2008 candidacy captured the US
public's imagination [Reuters]
After his parents' divorce, his mother remarried and he lived in Indonesia for several years.
Obama later obtained his degree in New York and spent several years working for church groups assisting the poor in Chicago in the midwestern state of Illinois.
Eventually, like several other presidential candidates, he entered the legal profession, becoming the first African-American president of the prestigious Harvard Law Review while obtaining his law degree.
He then returned to Chicago, teaching and working as a civil rights lawyer before entering the Illinois state senate in 1997.
Path to power
In 2004, Obama was elected to the US senate, only the third African-American to achieve such a post since the US' Reconstruction era of the late 19th century.
Not long afterwards, Obama delivered the keynote speech at the Democratic Party's annual convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in which he criticised George Bush, the US president at the time, and called for an end to the Iraq war.
The speech sparked national interest in the young senator, and soon led to a wave of queries from the media over whether he would announce his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
When he finally did so, there was a media frenzy. The young, photogenic senator was feted by many as the new face of the Democrats.
But he only secured the nomination after a long and at times bitter presidential primary campaign against rival Hillary Clinton, the New York senator and former first lady.
After he won the presidency, she accepted his offer to become secretary of state.
Four years on
The 44th US president took office with an approval rating of more than 80 per cent. As his first term draws to a close, however, his approval ratings have hovered slightly below 50 per cent.
Although the unemployment rate fell below eight per cent in September, for the first time since Obama took office, it is still high by historical standards.
National polls show the president running roughly even with his Republican opponent, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, although Obama has small leads in some critical swing states such as Ohio.
Some speculate that Obama's response to Hurricane Sandy, a 'super storm' that hit the East Coast a week before election day, may have given him a boost in the polls.
One exit poll found two-thirds of voters cited Obama's response to the storm as a factor in their vote.
SOURCE: Agencies


The April 2015 Loot Crate theme and Mega Crate contents have been announced. We also have our first Loot Crate April 2015 box spoiler hints!
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Osoby o tym nazwisku:
 Izabella Wisłocka – polska architektka
 Michalina Wisłocka – polska lekarka


He was the "Duke of Flatbush", the great center fielder for the beloved Brooklyn Dodgers. This film is a warm, nostalgic and thoroughly entertaining look at the life and career of one of the greatest members of the "Boys of Summer", the legendary Duke Snider.
It features historical footage and photos, interviews with Duke's teammates as well as on camera stories from Duke himself. A must for every Brooklyn Dodgers fan.
Select scenes from MyMar Entertainment's critically-acclaimed film DUKE SNIDER: In His Own Words. This is the special edition director's cut of the film and contains scenes that were not in the films original television broadcast.


A perfect opportunity for cross-promotion.
> "Perfection is achieved when nothing else can be removed"
"gravity is not a force, it is a boundary layer"
"Love: the state of suspended anticipation"
a sensible amount of time, you must lie."
"Easy, is not how you make a living."


Good afternoon all! I know I promised you a book and restaurant review today and I wanted to get them up earlier, but then I decided to just lump them together with a movie review and make a GIANT post. My apologies in advance for the length. So let's begin.
I was admittedly very excited when I learned that Hubby's co-workers were planning a dinner at Nobu that would include significant others. Score! Besides being excited to see some of his co-workers and their signficant others I'd met before, as well as meeting some new team members, more importantly, I was thrilled to hear we would be gathering at Nobu!!
And so it was that I left work last Thursday and headed to Nobu on 57th. The restaurant is actually a bit hidden and set inside a little covered area.
Once our party arrived, we were escorted upstairs and Bill's boss promptly spotted Ace from American Idol. For those who know me, I'm awful at spotting celebs, so I truly appreciate when people spot them and point them out to me. Apparently, I am oblivious.
Pretty sure this was the sashimi salad.
Some sort of mushroom salad that was soo tasty.
Rock Shrimp – Hubby's favorite and might be mine as well. This was amazing. A must-order if you ever go.
Holy sushi and sashimi selection! All the ones I tried were amazing.
All of the food was soo delicious. I'm sorry I can't go into more detail – I wish I had paid more attention during the ordering. There were also some other dishes that I didn't post because literally had no clue what they were. There wasn't a single thing that we ordered that I did not like. However, it was not a cheap meal by any means. That is my word of warning to everyone. Be prepared to spend some dough. And also be prepared to see some of the most pretentious and well-dressed people you've ever seen. There were some people there like our table – low-key, fun and laid back. But you could also spot a ton of uptight business folk or freshly bo-toxed glamazons . And I swear to you that just as we were about to leave the Jonas Brothers came in, but they were seated behind a wall and I knew it would be inappropriate to try to scale it. Not that I'm a fan of the JBs – just desperate to actually recognize some celebs from time to time.
We watched this movie last night and I have to be honest and say that it did not live up to my expectations. Perhaps it was because before we popped in the Netflix DVD, we had been watching "The Hangover" on HBO. It's hard to think anything is as hysterical as that movie. So maybe not such a good pre-movie choice.
Regardless, this movie has its funny moments. Hubby doesn't really like Russell Brand, but I found him to be amusing and a pretty decent actor. He's got potential. His character reminded me of the washed up rock star from "Love Actually." Now that was a great movie.
Anyway – this is a short movie and it's probably better off that way. You'll enjoy it if you go in with some realistic expectations and a willingness to forgive some predictability. I did really like that they tied it to "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" – now that was another great movie! Somehow, I doubt that I'll ever say that about this movie though.
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I really loved the second book! Russell Brand is hilarious. Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of my fave movies- he is too funny in it!
I hear you on being bad at noticing celebrities. There was a Nobu in San Diego, but we ended up at some other great restaurants though. Definitely saw our fair share of botox glamazons. We also went to a lounge/club place that was way too hip for us…. but at least we were with a crew of lawyers that probably were more out of place than us!
I haven't read The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo yet…. probably should I have been hearing how great it is.
I am reading this now! SO good. It's destroying my life. The other night I woke up at midnight and stayed up until 4 reading. And then overslept and didn't work out. I told you, destroying me!