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Journalist Maggie Rahr: Maybe I'm just foolish, but I think that there's always going to be a need for investigative journalism
By RobertDevet - August 26, 2019
Maggie Rahr. Contributed.
KJIPUKTUK (Halifax) – Maggie Rahr is one of Halifax's very best journalists. She's been writing important and often heart wrenching stories ever since she completed the NSCC's Radio and Television Journalism program in 2004.
For instance, there's Raped Twice by the Same Cop, the story Rahr wrote for the Halifax Examiner, about a sexual assault case, an incident seriously bungled by the Serious Incident Response Team. Or check out A Prison Pregnancy, the deeply moving story of a young woman, held in segregation while pregnant in the Central Nova Correctional Facility, a story she wrote for The Deep.
Rahr also wrote and hosted the What Happened to Holly Bartlett podcast, about the death in 2010 of a blind Halifax woman, deemed accidental by the police, but leaving many questions unanswered.
She's really good. She's also a freelance journalist working in a small city, doing this work at a time when media organizations have less money and less interest in publishing the kind of high quality and labour intensive (read expensive) journalism at which Rahr excels.
We talked to Maggie about being a freelancer, the cost of investigative journalism, and why that kind of journalism is so very important.
This interview is the fifth in a series. I hope to offer more interviews on the state of journalism in Nova Scotia all through the summer.
You've written for The Coast, the Halifax Examiner, The Chronicle Herald, the Deep, the Globe and Mail, the Star, and many more. Tell me about being a freelance journalist
I'm a mother and I have two children. They're seven and four. Just with the additional layer of having kids, it's a lot to balance. I end up working at night a lot after they've gone to bed.
The real gift of being a freelancer is that I get to choose what I do. And when someone comes to you with a horrifying story and they're ready to talk, it's really difficult to say no. You can see that they've arrived at this point where they're ready, and it's almost like they're driven by this need to release what they've been through. And so I feel I kind of have a duty to respond to that.
There are also stories that I would love to report on, but I feel that I'm only just now really becoming aware of my own capacity in terms of taking on other people's trauma. I'm trying to learn how to say no, which is really difficult.
Can you make a living as a freelance investigative journalist in Halifax?
In order to successfully do those stories, I have to take on other work, mostly as a researcher. So it's a privilege. I'm lucky to do this work, but it's a lot, you know. Without my other side hustles it wouldn't be able to do this at all. It feels like I'm supporting a print habit.
Most of the work that I do is in print, and it's only really been lately that I'm trying to figure out how to actually be paid for my time. I'm trying to find my feet. It does feel like a bit of an uphill battle, I'm trying to find ways to have my time valued.
One of the problems of news reporting is the (quick) turnover, especially now in this era where you can condense a story into a tweet. A lot of the longer investigative pieces that I'm trying to do are more complex and layered than that. It takes a long time to earn somebody's trust, and to really understand what they've been through. And then the other aspect is the rigour of journalism that involves research and documentation and fact checking, and all that kind of thing.
If I land something, and I find myself thinking, I just can't believe this, this needs to be reported on, then I won't stop until it runs. I'm going into the red for the story to run. I still feel that it's worth it to do this. Because that story just needs to be out there.
We all know about this crunch that even established papers and journalistic outlets are going through. Take someone like Brett Bundale, who is an extraordinary reporter who was let go from Canadian Press. Or Stephanie Nolan, who was the Latin America correspondent for the Globe and Mail, who's better than her?
I'm just kind of riding this out and hoping that content at a certain point becomes valuable again to editors and publishers, and that they find a way to pay for good, well researched and meaningful work. Because I really think we're lost without it.
Papers can't afford to pay for the investigative journalism that they want, which is heartbreaking. But that doesn't mean I'm going to stop doing it. The story needs to be told and somebody has to do it. Maybe I'm just foolish, but I think that there's always going to be a need for investigative journalism.
See also: APTN's Angel Moore: Being an Indigenous journalist is the same as being an Indigenous person, you just see the world differently
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Schools and childcare centres within Moonee Valley wishing to conduct environmental and sustainability themed classes may borrow a box of over environmental themed picture books through the Environmental Sustainability team.
Books range from early childhood to junior secondary age groups and are listed below in alphabetical order by title. The service involves hiring the entire box of books which will need to be picked up from Council's Civic Centre.
Care for Our World. Robins, K.
K, JP. Rhyming, ecology, biodiversity.
A Child's Introduction to The Environment. Driscoll, D. & Driscoll, M.
SP, JS. Ecology, geography, urban life, rural life, agriculture, sustainable living, environmental resources, air, water, climate, weather.
SP, JS. Storybook, community gardens, urban environment.
Compost Stew: An A–Z Recipe for the Earth. Siddals, M.
K, JP, SP. Alphabet, Rhyming, Compost, Gardening.
The Dumpster Diver. Wong, JS.
SP, JS. Storybook, Trash-to-Treasure, Recycling.
The Earth Book. Parr, T.
K, JP, SP. Urban sustainable living.
Eco Warriors to the Rescue. McCarthy, T.
SP, JS. Australian native flora and fauna.
Heroes of the Environment: True stories of people who are helping to protect the planet. Rohmer, H.
SP, JS. Factual stories, community gardens, water pollution, solar, waste, eco-innovation, wetlands, alpine environments, river environments, coastal environments.
SP, JS. Calculating environmental footprint, waste.
SP, JS. Australian native environment, ecosystem.
The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge. Cole, J. & Degan, B.
SP, JS. Climate change, renewable energy, energy efficiency.
JP, SP. Rhyming, waste and recycling.
Miss Fox's Class Goes Green. Spinelli, E.
One Less Fish. Toft, KM. & Sheather, A.
K, JP, SP. Counting, marine environments, marine life.
Our House is Round. Kondonassis, Y.
JP. Cleaning up the planet, climate change, waste and recycling, saving energy.
Outdoor Environmental Games: Survival Special. Gould League of Victoria, Inc.
JP, SP, JS. Games for ages 6+ years, to play in urban and natural outdoor environments.
SP. Factual, waste and recycling.
Rubbish. Graham, A. & James, L.
K, JP. Waste and recycling.
JP. Storybook, Trash-to-Treasure, community, urban environment.
Tree: A Little Story About Big Things. Parker, D.
K, JP. Circle of life, natural and urban environments.
Trees. Croser, N. & McDougall, J.
K, JP. Factual, life and products of trees.
Wasted World (Horrible Science). Arnold, N.
SP, JS. Factual, waste, energy, extreme climate.
What Does It Mean To Be Green? DiOrio, R.
K, JP, SP. Sustainable living.
What If There Were No Bees? Slade, S.
JP, SP, JS. Bees' role in agriculture and ecology.
Why are the Ice Caps Melting?: The Dangers of Global Warming. Rockwell, A.
SP, JS. Factual, explanation of global warming and effects.
Why Should I Protect Nature? Gordon, M.
JP, SP. Looking after natural environment, in parks, at home.
Why Should I Recycle? Green, J.
JP, SP. Waste and recycling.
Why Should I Save Energy? Green, J.
JP, SP. Energy efficiency, resource management.
Why Should I Save Water? Green, J.
The World That We Want. Toft, KM.
K, JP, SP, JS. Poem, Artwork, Australian natural environment, marine environments.
Yum Yum… Where Does It Come From? Colless, C. & Colless, E.
K, JP. Farming, agriculture, food systems.
47 Things You Can Do For The Environment. Petronis, L.


Disney Infinity Fans • View topic - Hatbox Ghost is back!
"Hattie" is back in the Haunted mansion at Disneyland! For those who dont know The Hatbox Ghost is an animatronic that was in the mansion at its Grand Opening.
Its "thing" was its head would disappear then reappear in its hatbox but, they took it out a few months later because the lighting effect didnt really give people what they wanted to give them. He is now back in the mansion with projection effects and looks amazing!
Re: Hatbox Ghost is back!
Awesome! Have always wanted to see him in person. Hopefully I will get that opportunity in the coming couple of years.
I hope they add him to WDW because I would rather see him there haha.
Whats awesome about it that I get to see him next week!
How am I JUST finding out about this now?
SO EXCITED for this. The lore and mystery surrounding Hattie was always one of my favorite things about the Mansion.


Al-Jazeera has done what all the US spy agencies have so far failed to do: produced conclusive proof of a foreign state trying to undermine the democratic processes of another country.
The Americans have responded to suggestions that the Russians tried to say the presidential elections in favour of Donald Trump by expelling 35 diplomats and complaining long and hard. What has the UK Government done when Shai Masot was found with his hand far down in the cookie jar? Very, very little except say, 'Move along, move along. Not much to see here'. It's not as though it was only Israel's attempts to destabilise the Labour Party that have been brought to light, which you cannot expect a Conservative government to lose much sleep over. The Israelis were targeting senior Tories and it seems the Tories do not even want to look after their own.
Mark Regev only had to say, 'Nothing to do with me, guv' and the Foreign Office rushed to applaud his prompt action in doing nothing. This is the same Mark Regev who, before he was accredited to the Court of St James's, toured the British media lying on behalf of Benjamin Netanyahu as his personal spokesman. His reception, even by some usually credulous journalists, was one of disbelief and fascination that anyone could be so brazen.
In the 17th Century Sir Henry Wotton famously said, an ambassador was "an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country" little has changed in 400 years except that in the case of Regev we seem to have a dishonest man sent to do the job.. Regev would have to have been singularly incompetent not to have known what Masot was doing and, whatever his other faults, Regev is not incompetent.
Are we expected to believe that when Regev sat beside Shai Masot and Chair of the Jewish Labour Movement, Jeremy Newmark, at the Labour Party Conference he did not know what was going on?
"For years the Conservative Friends of Israel (CFI) and Labour Friends of Israel (LFI) have worked with – even for – the Israeli embassy to promote Israeli policy and thwart UK government policy and the actions of ministers who try to defend Palestinian rights.
The eruption of allegations of antisemitism in the Labour Party has long been suspected of having been orchestrated from Tel Aviv. The extensive trawling of historic twitter and Facebook accounts required the resources of state actors – it was far beyond the ability of amateurs. We now have the proof that Israel's London embassy was actively engaged in discrediting, on the basis of flimsy or totally false evidence, anyone who questioned their right to occupy Palestinian land and oppress the Palestinian people.
The Jewish Labour Movement has been vigorously stirring the pot and pressing the Labour Party to take ever more extreme action against those they disagree with. They must be forced to disclose details of all their links with the Israeli Embassy and publish all the briefings and information they have received. It is well known they act as agents of their affiliates, the Israel Labor Party, inside the British Labour Party. Now it is apparent they are also agents of the Israeli state.
What the Israelis have been doing is far worse than anything the Russians and Trump have been accused of. The Russians worked on their own account and fed information to a compliant media. Their hacks were not conducted with the active assistance of the Trump team. In the UK the Israelis had the active connivance of British politicians, it was a joint effort and the subversion was deeper and longer.
The British spend billions on the security services. Were they asleep on the job, did they not notice this avalanche of subversion? Or were they co-operating with their friends in Mossad with whom they have close working relationships in setting up this treachery?
There are many questions to be answered and Emily Thornberry and Alex Salmond are to be congratulated in speedily calling for a full investigation. But more is needed.
Labour and Conservative Friends of Israel groups have been active agents in this underhand programme and must be disowned by their parent parties.
The Jewish Labour Movement has been acting in the interests of the right-wing Israeli Government, not in the interests of the Labour Party and must be disaffiliated. A new independent organisation must be set up to represent the interests of all Jewish members of the Party.
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On to the Great Wall
Pintsize breathed a sigh of relief as he scrunched himself farther down into Finn's fur in the backpack. "What will this day bring?" he thought. After the trouble he had gotten himself into already, the poor little guy wasn't sure what else might happen.
Alex and Abby hurried out the door anxious to get going on this new adventure. They were in a mad rush to be first to the bus to get the window seat and have the best view.
"This is one crazy bumpy ride," Pintsize said to himself, from his hiding place.
The bus careened along the highway. The driver swung recklessly in and out of traffic, all the time honking his horn for other drivers to get out of his way. After a couple of stops along the bus route to see a few other sights, they were soon approaching the main event of the day. Alex was watching all the cars and scooters weaving in and out of traffic. No one seemed to be following the rules. He was beginning to wonder how anybody ever got to their destinations.
"Mom, is that the Great Wall way up on top of that mountain?" Alex asked excitedly. He could see a massive stone structure from the window of the bus.
Mom looked past Grammy and out the window to see where Alex was pointing. "It sure is. I can't wait to take some pictures of all of you up there." Mom said.
"But how do we get up to the wall," Alex asked. "The bus is stopping down at the bottom of the mountain. I don't see a road going up."
"We'll be taking a chairlift up over the trees," Dad said. "We'll have a fantastic view of the Great Wall and the valley from the chairlift."
"Do we come back down on the chairlift too?" Abby asked, a little nervous about being that high up in the air.
"No, we'll be taking a toboggan down the mountain," Mom said, with some excitement and a little hesitation in her voice. "Are you okay, Abby?" she asked. "You look a little nervous."
"I'm just fine with it," Abby said defensively. "But I'm going to be sitting with Dad on the way back down."
"We'll see honey," Mom added, smiling at the authoritative tone in her daughter's voice. "I think the toboggans only hold one person. We'll check when we get there. Let's just enjoy our walk on the Wall." Mom smiled at her kids. "It's going to be an adventure you'll remember forever. You can take the pictures back to school for 'Show and Tell'."
"Did I hear someone say a toboggan?" Pintsize shivered with fear. Pintsize could almost hear his dad talking to him.
"Half-pint…" (that was his dad's nickname for him) remember what I told you to do when you are frightened?" Dad's voice boomed in his head. "Take a big breath and remember how strong you are. You showed me how tough you can be by practicing everyday for the race at Bedbug Park. That toughness won you the race against Dyno Mite. He was your strongest opponent. If you stay tough, you will know you can survive."
His dad's voice was soothing to his shattered nerves.
"I can survive. I will survive…I can survive. I will survive," Pintsize repeated to himself. Then he knew he would be okay. "I want Dad to be proud of me."
The view from the chairlift was amazing. Pintsize had crawled up to the top of Finn's head so he could see better. "The people look like little bugs," Pintsize thought.
As the excited travellers came closer to the Great Wall, Alex asked in amazement, "How long is that wall? It looks like it goes on forever?"
"The Great Wall twists and turns through China for about 8,800 kilometres," mom said looking at a pamphlet in her hand.
"Yikes! That's like hiking over mountains and rivers from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and back again." Alex grinned
"Don't worry. We aren't going to walk that far," mom said smiling. "The bus will be back in a couple of hours. We need to be back down the mountain by then.
"Alex asked, "Why would they build such a gigantic wall?"
"A long time ago the Chinese people had enemies called the Huns. They built the wall to keep their families safe from attacks by these wanderers," Mom said
"Cool," exclaimed Alex, racing up the cobblestone steps worn smooth by centuries of horses' hooves and soldiers' boots. He could image bravely battling the enemy with swords and bows and arrow.
"Look! Is that a fortress up those stairs?" Alex yelled, taking two steps at a time and trying to be the first to the top. "This is fantastic! Dad, there's a ladder inside this fort. Can we climb up? We can search the skyline and pretend we're looking for enemies!" Alex loved to play detective. He often liked to watch people in the neighbourhood. He'd write clues in a notebook while trying to guess what crime they had committed.
to be continued......................
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Zagai Island är en ö i Australien. Den ligger i delstaten Queensland, omkring  kilometer nordväst om delstatshuvudstaden Brisbane. Arean är  kvadratkilometer. Den sträcker sig 2,7 kilometer i nord-sydlig riktning, och 5,7 kilometer i öst-västlig riktning.

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Properties: Yellowish, transparent, flammable liquid; penetrating fragrant, somewhat fruity odor. Unstable and dec on exposure to air and light. The pure nitrite has d2525 0.875. bp 97-99°, but volatilizes readily at much lower temps. nD21 1.3871. Very slightly sol in water; miscible with alc, chloroform, ether. Forms an explosive mixture with air or oxygen. Keep in tightly closed containers protected from light and in cool place. Incompat. Alcohol, antipyrine, caustic alkalies, alkaline carbonates, potassium iodide, bromides, ferrous salts.


Home is under-construction and the expected completion date is May 14, 2019. The Brand New Estero floor plan is located in the beautiful Cape Coral. This spacious one-story home features 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and is 1, 857 square feet with a 2 car garage. Included in this beautiful new home, are new appliances, custom cabinets, covered patio, sprinkler system in front and back yard, and a Homeowner Warranty.


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What Are Nonprofit and For-Profit Adoption Agencies?
The difference between a nonprofit adoption agency and a profit adoption agency is determined by their company mission, where the ownership lies, whom they benefit, and where their support goes.
According to Thebalancesmb.com, a charitable nonprofit will have "A mission that focuses on activities that benefit society and whose goal is not primarily for profit; public ownership where no person owns shares of the corporation or interests in its property; and an income that must never be distributed to any owners but is recycled back into the nonprofit corporation's public benefit mission and activities…. Some nonprofits depend on membership fees and sales of specific services or products. They all have IRS numbers starting with 501(c). Charitable nonprofits are designated as 501(c)(3) organizations, and there are about one million of them in the US…. The typical charitable nonprofit depends primarily on donations, grants, and mission-related earned income to fund its socially oriented activities. They are always public organizations and can be incorporated or exist as unincorporated nonprofit associations." In the event that a nonprofit closes, any money left must be given to another nonprofit with the same mission.
In contrast, the goal of any profitable business is to benefit its owners and shareholders, who, in turn, can use the profits however they want. The rendered profit made from sales and services measures the success of the company. In the event of the for-profit business closing, its assets are sold and, if any remains, the money is distributed between the owners and shareholders.
Which brings us back to the original question, "What is the difference between nonprofit and for-profit adoption agencies?" Basically, there is not a huge difference in the operations of a nonprofit adoption and a for-profit adoption agency. Most assuredly, both nonprofit and for-profit agencies can and do make money. The difference is in how the money is obtained, the intended use of the money, and distribution of "profit."
The Creatingafamily.org organization gives an excellent list of five questions to ask when considering the difference between for-profit and nonprofit adoption agencies:
1.) Evaluate each agency on its merits.
2.) Does it treat expectant parents with respect and not pressure them into placement?
3.) Do they actively want to educate adoptive parents or do they treat it as a box that must be checked? 4.) Are they set up to facilitate and support open adoption, if that is an option you are considering?
5.) What is the cost, and how many families are they actively trying to match?
Virginia Spence and her husband Eric are parents to two awesome little boys who joined their family via domestic infant adoption. When she is not playing referee or engaged in tickle wars, Virginia can be found cleaning, reading, or drinking giant mugs of coffee. Virginia is passionate about advocating for life at all ages/stages and educating about adoption.


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Charlotte Cooper (tennis player)
Tennis player Charlotte Reinagle Cooper (September 22, 1871 - October 10, 1967) was born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young lady, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. She won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, wearing an ankle-length dress in accordance with proper Victorian attire. She won again the following year and for the third time in 1898.
Nicknamed "Chattie," she was a tall, slender, and elegant woman in appearance but a deceptively powerful athlete who became the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal. She won the tennis singles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France where women were allowed to participate for the first time. She followed this up with a second gold medal, winning the mixed doubles with partner, Reginald Doherty.
Still unmarried at age 30 she was what in her day was referred to as a "spinster" but on January 12, 1901 she married a tennis compatriot, Alfred Sterry. That year she captured the Wimbledon championship for the fourth time. After time off for family, she returned to active tennis, winning her fifth Wimbledon singles title in 1908 at the age of 37 years 282 days, an age record that still stands. In 1912, at age 41 she was still one of the best players in the game and that year made it to the Wimbledon finals.
Mrs. Cooper Sterry remained active in competitive tennis and continued to play in championship events well into her 50s. Her husband became President of the Lawn Tennis Association and their daughter, Gwen, played on Britain's Wightman Cup tennis team.
In 1967, Charlotte Cooper Sterry died at the age of 96.
See also the Charlotte Cooper disambiguation page.de:Charlotte Cooper it:Charlotte Cooper nl:Charlotte Cooper
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If you look at the label on a carton of Cairncrest Farm eggs you'll read that they are 'truly pastured.' It's not my favorite phrasing, but the word 'pastured' alone, being unregulated, is cropping up on all sorts of products that don't deserve it. My hope is that using 'truly' as a modifier makes you more confident that the image this evokes - of happy hens pecking their way through green grass - comports with reality on the farm. I know, I am almost certainly overthinking the whole thing.
But what do pastured (truly pastured!) hens do on a day like this, when there's a foot of snow on the ground? I can throw them an armload of good hay, and they'll scratch at it a bit, but not enough to make up for the vegetative matter that they normally consume spring through fall. So for the past month their feed has included a bunch of alfalfa. This isn't a standard ingredient in many layer rations, because it doesn't produce the most eggs possible for the lowest cost. But I think the benefits more than make up for this slight inefficiency. The quality of the eggs has remained remarkably high, with cohesive whites, and thick, golden yokes. It may not be quite as perfect as one laid in June, but the egg pictured above is still fantastic.
This is one of the unexpected joys of producing eggs. When raising an animal for meat I am confident that feed, genetics, stress, and a host of other variables contribute to the quality of the final product. But the nature of the thing means that all of these have undertaken their largely opaque interactions with each other before I have a chance to assess the results. Data about what worked and what didn't is harder to collect and can only be used prospectively. With eggs, on the other hand, what the hens are eating one day shows up in the frying pan the next.


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CASE 2012-0008: LYNVIL FISHING ENTERPRISES, INC. AND/OR ROSENDO S. DE BORJA VS. ANDRES G. ARIOLA, JESSIE D. ALCOVENDAS, JIMMY B. CALINAO AND LEOPOLDO G. SEBULLEN (G.R. NO. 181974, 01 FEBRUARY 2012, PEREZ, J.) SUBJECT/S: TERMINATION FOR BREACH OF TRUST; CONDITIONS FOR THE VALIDITY OF A FIXED-CONTRACT AGREEMENT; RULING OF PROSECUTOR NOT DETERMINATIVE; PENALTY IN CASE THE TWO NOTICE RULE IS NOT FOLLOWED; (BRIEF TITLE: LYNVIL FISHING VS. ARIOLA)
DISPOSITIVE:
WHEREFORE, the petition is partially GRANTED. The 10 September 2007 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 95094 reversing the Resolution dated 31 March 2004 of the National Labor Relations Commission is hereby MODIFIED. The Court hereby rules that the employees were dismissed for just cause by Lynvil Fishing Enterprises, Inc. and Rosendo S. De Borja, hence, the reversal of the award for backwages and separation pay. However, we affirm the award for 13th month pay, salary differential and grant an additional P50,000.00 in favor of the employees representing nominal damages for petitioners' non-compliance with statutory due process. No cost.
LYNVIL FISHING ENTERPRISES, INC. and/or ROSENDO S. DE BORJA,
Petitioners,
ANDRES G. ARIOLA, JESSIE D. ALCOVENDAS, JIMMY B. CALINAO AND LEOPOLDO G. SEBULLEN,
Respondents.
G.R. No. 181974
CARPIO, J.,
Chairperson,
BRION,
PEREZ,
SERENO, and
REYES, JJ.
Promulgated:
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PEREZ, J.:
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1][1] of the Decision[2][2] of the Fourteenth Division of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 95094 dated 10 September 2007, granting the Writ of Certiorari prayed for under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure by herein respondents Andres G. Ariola, Jessie D. Alcovendas, Jimmy B. Calinao and Leopoldo Sebullen thereby reversing the Resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC). The dispositive portion of the assailed decision reads:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Decision dated March 31, 2004 rendered by the National Labor Relations Commission is hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. In lieu thereof, the Decision of the Labor Arbiter is hereby REINSTATED, except as to the award of attorney's fees, which is ordered DELETED.[3][3]
The version of the petitioners follows:
1. Lynvil Fishing Enterprises, Inc. (Lynvil) is a company engaged in deep-sea fishing, operating along the shores of Palawan and other outlying islands of the Philippines.[4][4] It is operated and managed by Rosendo S. de Borja.
2. On 1 August 1998, Lynvil received a report from Romanito Clarido, one of its employees, that on 31 July 1998, he witnessed that while on board the company vessel Analyn VIII, Lynvil employees, namely: Andres G. Ariola (Ariola), the captain; Jessie D. Alcovendas (Alcovendas), Chief Mate; Jimmy B. Calinao (Calinao), Chief Engineer; Ismael G. Nubla (Nubla), cook; Elorde Bañez (Bañez), oiler; and Leopoldo D. Sebullen (Sebullen), bodegero, conspired with one another and stole eight (8) tubs of "pampano" and "tangigue" fish and delivered them to another vessel, to the prejudice of Lynvil.[5][5]
3. The said employees were engaged on a per trip basis or "por viaje" which terminates at the end of each trip. Ariola, Alcovendas and Calinao were managerial field personnel while the rest of the crew were field personnel.[6][6]
4. By reason of the report and after initial investigation, Lynvil's General Manager Rosendo S. De Borja (De Borja) summoned respondents to explain within five (5) days why they should not be dismissed from service. However, except for Alcovendas and Bañez,[7][7] the respondents refused to sign the receipt of the notice.
5. Failing to explain as required, respondents' employment was terminated.
6. Lynvil, through De Borja, filed a criminal complaint against the dismissed employees for violation of P.D. 532, or the Anti-Piracy and Anti-Highway Robbery Law of 1974 before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Malabon City.[8][8]
7. On 12 November 1998, First Assistant City Prosecutor Rosauro Silverio found probable cause for the indictment of the dismissed employees for the crime of qualified theft[9][9] under the Revised Penal Code.
On the other hand, the story of the defense is:
1. The private respondents were crew members of Lynvil's vessel named Analyn VIII.[10][10]
2. On 31 July 1998, they arrived at the Navotas Fishport on board Analyn VIII loaded with 1,241 bañeras of different kinds of fishes. These bañeras were delivered to a consignee named SAS and Royale.[11][11]
The following day, the private respondents reported back to Lynvil office to inquire about their new job assignment but were told to wait for further advice. They were not allowed to board any vessel.[12][12]
3. On 5 August 1998, only Alcovendas and Bañez received a memorandum from De Borja ordering them to explain the incident that happened on 31 July 1998. Upon being informed about this, Ariola, Calinao, Nubla and Sebullen went to the Lynvil office. However, they were told that their employments were already terminated.[13][13]
Aggrieved, the employees filed with the Arbitration Branch of the National Labor Relations Commission-National Capital Region on 25 August 1998 a complaint for illegal dismissal with claims for backwages, salary differential reinstatement, service incentive leave, holiday pay and its premium and 13th month pay from 1996 to1998. They also claimed for moral, exemplary damages and attorney's fees for their dismissal with bad faith.[14][14]
They added that the unwarranted accusation of theft stemmed from their oral demand of increase of salaries three months earlier and their request that they should not be required to sign a blank payroll and vouchers.[15][15]
On 5 June 2002, Labor Arbiter Ramon Valentin C. Reyes found merit in complainants' charge of illegal dismissal.[16][16] The dispositive portion reads:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered finding that complainants were illegally dismissed, ordering respondents to jointly and severally pay complainants (a) separation pay at one half month pay for every year of service; (b) backwages; (c) salary differential; (d) 13th month pay; and (e) attorney's fees, as follows:
"1) Andres Ariola
Backwages P234,000.00
(P6,500.00 x 36 = P234,000.00)
Separation Pay – P74,650.00
13th Month Pay – P6,500.00
P325,250.00
"2) Jessie Alcovendas
13th Month Pay – 5,538.00
Salary Differential – 1,547.52
"3) Jimmy Calinao
Separation Pay – 55,250.00
13th Month Pay – P6,500.00 P295,700.00
"4) Leopoldo Sebullen
(P4, 290.00 x 36 = P154,440.00)
"5) Ismael Nubla
Salary Differential – P5,538.00
P265, 28.12
TOTAL P 1, 341, 650.76
All other claims are dismissed for lack of merit."[17][17]
The Labor Arbiter found that there was no evidence showing that the private respondents received the 41 bañeras of "pampano" as alleged by De Borja in his reply-affidavit; and that no proof was presented that the 8 bañeras of pampano [and tangigue] were missing at the place of destination.[18][18]
The Labor Arbiter disregarded the Resolution of Assistant City Prosecutor Rosauro Silverio on the theft case. He reasoned out that the Labor Office is governed by different rules for the determination of the validity of the dismissal of employees.[19][19]
The Labor Arbiter also ruled that the contractual provision that the employment terminates upon the end of each trip does not make the respondents' dismissal legal. He pointed out that respondents and Lynvil did not negotiate on equal terms because of the moral dominance of the employer.[20][20]
The Labor Arbiter found that the procedural due process was not complied with and that the mere notice given to the private respondents fell short of the requirement of "ample opportunity" to present the employees' side.[21][21]
On appeal before the National Labor Relations Commission, petitioners asserted that private respondents were only contractual employees; that they were not illegally dismissed but were accorded procedural due process and that De Borja did not commit bad faith in dismissing the employees so as to warrant his joint liability with Lynvil.[22][22]
On 31 March 2004, the NLRC reversed and set aside the Decision of the Labor Arbiter. The dispositive portion reads:
WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered REVERSING AND SETTING ASIDE the Decision of the Labor Arbiter a quo and a new one entered DISMISSING the present complaints for utter lack of merit;
However as above discussed, an administrative fine of PhP5,000.00 for each complainant, Andres Ariola, Jessie Alcovendas, Jimmy Canilao, Leopoldo Sebullen and Ismael Nobla or a total of PhP25,000.00 is hereby awarded.[23][23]
The private respondents except Elorde Bañez filed a Petition for Certiorari[24][24] before the Court of Appeals alleging grave abuse of discretion on the part of NLRC.
The Court of Appeals found merit in the petition and reinstated the Decision of the Labor Arbiter except as to the award of attorney's fees. The appellate court held that the allegation of theft did not warrant the dismissal of the employees since there was no evidence to prove the actual quantities of the missing kinds of fish loaded to Analyn VIII.[25][25] It also reversed the finding of the NLRC that the dismissed employees were merely contractual employees and added that they were regular ones performing activities which are usually necessary or desirable in the business and trade of Lynvil. Finally, it ruled that the two-notice rule provided by law and jurisprudence is mandatory and non-compliance therewith rendered the dismissal of the employees illegal.
The following are the assignment of errors presented before this Court by Lynvil:
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN FAILING TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHED DOCTRINE LAID DOWN IN NASIPIT LUMBER COMPANY V. NLRC HOLDING THAT THE FILING OF A CRIMINAL CASE BEFORE THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONSTITUTES SUFFICIENT BASIS FOR A VALID TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT ON THE GROUNDS OF SERIOUS MISCONDUCT AND/OR LOSS OF TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN RULING THAT THE TERMINATION OF RESPONDENTS' EMPLOYMENT WAS NOT SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN FAILING TO CONSIDER THAT THE RESPONDENTS' EMPLOYMENT, IN ANY EVENT, WERE CONTRACTUAL IN NATURE BEING ON A PER VOYAGE BASIS. THUS, THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT TERMINATED AFTER THE END OF EACH VOYAGE
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN RULING THAT THE RESPONDENTS WERE NOT ACCORDED PROCEDURAL DUE PROCESS.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN RULING THAT THE RESPONDENTS ARE ENTITLED TO THE PAYMENT OF THEIR MONEY CLAIMS.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN FAILING TO CONSIDER THAT PETITIONER ROSENDO S. DE BORJA IS NOT JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY LIABLE FOR THE JUDGMENT WHEN THERE WAS NO FINDING OF BAD FAITH.[26][26]
The Court's Ruling
The Supreme Court is not a trier of facts. Under Rule 45,[27][27] parties may raise only questions of law. We are not duty-bound to analyze again and weigh the evidence introduced in and considered by the tribunals below. Generally when supported by substantial evidence, the findings of fact of the CA are conclusive and binding on the parties and are not reviewable by this Court, unless the case falls under any of the following recognized exceptions:
(1) When the conclusion is a finding grounded entirely on speculation, surmises and conjectures;
(2) When the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd or impossible;
(3) Where there is a grave abuse of discretion;
(4) When the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts;
(5) When the findings of fact are conflicting;
(6) When the Court of Appeals, in making its findings, went beyond the issues of the case and the same is contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee;
(7) When the findings are contrary to those of the trial court;
(8) When the findings of fact are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based;
(9) When the facts set forth in the petition as well as in the petitioners' main and reply briefs are not disputed by the respondents; and
(10) When the findings of fact of the Court of Appeals are premised on the supposed absence of evidence and contradicted by the evidence on record. (Emphasis supplied)[28][28]
The contrariety of the findings of the Labor Arbiter and the NLRC prevents reliance on the principle of special administrative expertise and provides the reason for judicial review, at first instance by the appellate court, and on final study through the present petition.
In the first assignment of error, Lynvil contends that the filing of a criminal case before the Office of the Prosecutor is sufficient basis for a valid termination of employment based on serious misconduct and/or loss of trust and confidence relying on Nasipit Lumber Company v. NLRC.[29][29]
Nasipit is about a security guard who was charged with qualified theft which charge was dismissed by the Office of the Prosecutor. However, despite the dismissal of the complaint, he was still terminated from his employment on the ground of loss of confidence. We ruled that proof beyond reasonable doubt of an employee's misconduct is not required when loss of confidence is the ground for dismissal. It is sufficient if the employer has "some basis" to lose confidence or that the employer has reasonable ground to believe or to entertain the moral conviction that the employee concerned is responsible for the misconduct and that the nature of his participation therein rendered him absolutely unworthy of the trust and confidence demanded by his position.[30][30] It added that the dropping of the qualified theft charges against the respondent is not binding upon a labor tribunal.[31][31]
In Nicolas v. National Labor Relations Commission,[32][32] we held that a criminal conviction is not necessary to find just cause for employment termination. Otherwise stated, an employee's acquittal in a criminal case, especially one that is grounded on the existence of reasonable doubt, will not preclude a determination in a labor case that he is guilty of acts inimical to the employer's interests.[33][33] In the reverse, the finding of probable cause is not followed by automatic adoption of such finding by the labor tribunals.
In other words, whichever way the public prosecutor disposes of a complaint, the finding does not bind the labor tribunal.
Thus, Lynvil cannot argue that since the Office of the Prosecutor found probable cause for theft the Labor Arbiter must follow the finding as a valid reason for the termination of respondents' employment. The proof required for purposes that differ from one and the other are likewise different.
Nonetheless, even without reliance on the prosecutor's finding, we find that there was valid cause for respondents' dismissal.
In illegal dismissal cases, the employer bears the burden of proving that the termination was for a valid or authorized cause.[34][34]
Just cause is required for a valid dismissal. The Labor Code[35][35] provides that an employer may terminate an employment based on fraud or willful breach of the trust reposed on the employee. Such breach is considered willful if it is done intentionally, knowingly, and purposely, without justifiable excuse, as distinguished from an act done carelessly, thoughtlessly, heedlessly or inadvertently. It must also be based on substantial evidence and not on the employer's whims or caprices or suspicions otherwise, the employee would eternally remain at the mercy of the employer. Loss of confidence must not be indiscriminately used as a shield by the employer against a claim that the dismissal of an employee was arbitrary. And, in order to constitute a just cause for dismissal, the act complained of must be work-related and shows that the employee concerned is unfit to continue working for the employer. In addition, loss of confidence as a just cause for termination of employment is premised on the fact that the employee concerned holds a position of responsibility, trust and confidence or that the employee concerned is entrusted with confidence with respect to delicate matters, such as the handling or care and protection of the property and assets of the employer. The betrayal of this trust is the essence of the offense for which an employee is penalized.[36][36]
Breach of trust is present in this case.
We agree with the ruling of the Labor Arbiter and Court of Appeals that the quantity of tubs expected to be received was the same as that which was loaded. However, what is material is the kind of fish loaded and then unloaded. Sameness is likewise needed.
We cannot close our eyes to the positive and clear narration of facts of the three witnesses to the commission of qualified theft. Jonathan Distajo, a crew member of the Analyn VIII, stated in his letter addressed to De Borja[37][37] dated 8 August 1998, that while the vessel was traversing San Nicolas, Cavite, he saw a small boat approach them. When the boat was next to their vessel, Alcovendas went inside the stockroom while Sebullen pushed an estimated four tubs of fish away from it. Ariola, on the other hand, served as the lookout and negotiator of the transaction. Finally, Bañez and Calinao helped in putting the tubs in the small boat. He further added that he received P800.00 as his share for the transaction. Romanito Clarido, who was also on board the vessel, corroborated the narration of Distajo on all accounts in his 25 August 1998 affidavit.[38][38] He added that Alcovendas told him to keep silent about what happened on that day. Sealing tight the credibility of the narration of theft is the affidavit[39][39] executed by Elorde Bañez dated 3 May 1999. Bañez was one of the dismissed employees who actively participated in the taking of the tubs. He clarified in the affidavit that the four tubs taken out of the stockroom in fact contained fish taken from the eight tubs. He further stated that Ariola told everyone in the vessel not to say anything and instead file a labor case against the management. Clearly, we cannot fault Lynvil and De Borja when it dismissed the employees.
The second to the fifth assignment of errors interconnect.
The nature of employment is defined in the Labor Code, thus:
Art. 280. Regular and casual employment. The provisions of written agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and regardless of the oral agreement of the parties, an employment shall be deemed to be regular where the employee has been engaged to perform activities which are usually necessary or desirable in the usual business or trade of the employer, except where the employment has been fixed for a specific project or undertaking the completion or termination of which has been determined at the time of the engagement of the employee or where the work or service to be performed is seasonal in nature and the employment is for the duration of the season.
An employment shall be deemed to be casual if it is not covered by the preceding paragraph: Provided, That any employee who has rendered at least one year of service, whether such service is continuous or broken, shall be considered a regular employee with respect to the activity in which he is employed and his employment shall continue while such activity exists.
Lynvil contends that it cannot be guilty of illegal dismissal because the private respondents were employed under a fixed-term contract which expired at the end of the voyage. The pertinent provisions of the contract are:
1. NA ako ay sumasang-ayon na maglingkod at gumawa ng mga gawain sang-ayon sa patakarang "por viaje" na magmumula sa pagalis sa Navotas papunta sa pangisdaan at pagbabalik sa pondohan ng lantsa sa Navotas, Metro Manila;
1. NA ako ay nakipagkasundo na babayaran ang aking paglilingkod sa paraang "por viaje" sa halagang P__________ isang biyahe ng kabuuang araw xxxx.[40][40]
Lynvil insists on the applicability of the case of Brent School,[41][41] to wit:
Accordingly, and since the entire purpose behind the development of legislation culminating in the present Article 280 of the Labor Code clearly appears to have been, as already observed, to prevent circumvention of the employee's right to be secure in his tenure, the clause in said article indiscriminately and completely ruling out all written or oral agreements conflicting with the concept of regular employment as defined therein should be construed to refer to the substantive evil that the Code itself has singled out: agreements entered into precisely to circumvent security of tenure. It should have no application to instances where a fixed period of employment was agreed upon knowingly and voluntarily by the parties, without any force, duress or improper pressure being brought to bear upon the employee and absent any other circumstances vitiating his consent, or where it satisfactorily appears that the employer and employee dealt with each other on more or less equal terms with no moral dominance whatever being exercised by the former over the latter. Unless thus limited in its purview, the law would be made to apply to purposes other than those explicitly stated by its framers; it thus becomes pointless and arbitrary, unjust in its effects and apt to lead to absurd and unintended consequences.
Contrarily, the private respondents contend that they became regular employees by reason of their continuous hiring and performance of tasks necessary and desirable in the usual trade and business of Lynvil.
Jurisprudence,[42][42] laid two conditions for the validity of a fixed-contract agreement between the employer and employee:
First, the fixed period of employment was knowingly and voluntarily agreed upon by the parties without any force, duress, or improper pressure being brought to bear upon the employee and absent any other circumstances vitiating his consent; or
Second, it satisfactorily appears that the employer and the employee dealt with each other on more or less equal terms with no moral dominance exercised by the former or the latter.[43][43]
Textually, the provision that: "NA ako ay sumasang-ayon na maglingkod at gumawa ng mga gawain sang-ayon sa patakarang "por viaje" na magmumula sa pagalis sa Navotas papunta sa pangisdaan at pagbabalik sa pondohan ng lantsa sa Navotas, Metro Manila" is for a fixed period of employment. In the context, however, of the facts that: (1) the respondents were doing tasks necessarily to Lynvil's fishing business with positions ranging from captain of the vessel to bodegero; (2) after the end of a trip, they will again be hired for another trip with new contracts; and (3) this arrangement continued for more than ten years, the clear intention is to go around the security of tenure of the respondents as regular employees. And respondents are so by the express provisions of the second paragraph of Article 280, thus:
xxx Provided, That any employee who has rendered at least one year of service, whether such service is continuous or broken, shall be considered a regular employee with respect to the activity in which he is employed and his employment shall continue while such activity exists.
The same set of circumstances indicate clearly enough that it was the need for a continued source of income that forced the employees' acceptance of the "por viaje" provision.
Having found that respondents are regular employees who may be, however, dismissed for cause as we have so found in this case, there is a need to look into the procedural requirement of due process in Section 2, Rule XXIII, Book V of the Rules Implementing the Labor Code. It is required that the employer furnish the employee with two written notices: (1) a written notice served on the employee specifying the ground or grounds for termination, and giving to said employee reasonable opportunity within which to explain his side; and (2) a written notice of termination served on the employee indicating that upon due consideration of all the circumstances, grounds have been established to justify his termination.
From the records, there was only one written notice which required respondents to explain within five (5) days why they should not be dismissed from the service. Alcovendas was the only one who signed the receipt of the notice. The others, as claimed by Lynvil, refused to sign. The other employees argue that no notice was given to them. Despite the inconsistencies, what is clear is that no final written notice or notices of termination were sent to the employees.
The twin requirements of notice and hearing constitute the elements of [due] process in cases of employee's dismissal. The requirement of notice is intended to inform the employee concerned of the employer's intent to dismiss and the reason for the proposed dismissal. Upon the other hand, the requirement of hearing affords the employee an opportunity to answer his employer's charges against him and accordingly, to defend himself therefrom before dismissal is effected.[44][44] Obviously, the second written notice, as indispensable as the first, is intended to ensure the observance of due process.
Applying the rule to the facts at hand, we grant a monetary award of P50,000.00 as nominal damages, this, pursuant to the fresh ruling of this Court in Culili v. Eastern Communication Philippines, Inc.[45][45] Due to the failure of Lynvil to follow the procedural requirement of two-notice rule, nominal damages are due to respondents despite their dismissal for just cause.
Given the fact that their dismissal was for just cause, we cannot grant backwages and separation pay to respondents. However, following the findings of the Labor Arbiter who with the expertise presided over the proceedings below, which findings were affirmed by the Court of Appeals, we grant the 13th month pay and salary differential of the dismissed employees.
Whether De Borja is jointly and severally liable with Lynvil
As to the last issue, this Court has ruled that in labor cases, the corporate directors and officers are solidarily liable with the corporation for the termination of employment of employees done with malice or in bad faith.[46][46] Indeed, moral damages are recoverable when the dismissal of an employee is attended by bad faith or fraud or constitutes an act oppressive to labor, or is done in a manner contrary to good morals, good customs or public policy.
It has also been discussed in MAM Realty Development Corporation v. NLRC[47][47] that:
x x x A corporation being a juridical entity, may act only through its directors, officers and employees. Obligations incurred by them, acting as such corporate agents, are not theirs but the direct accountabilities of the corporation they represent. True, solidary liabilities may at times be incurred but only when exceptional circumstances warrant such as, generally, in the following cases:
1. When directors and trustees or, in appropriate cases, the officers of a corporation:
(b) act in bad faith or with gross negligence in directing the corporate affairs;
x x x [48][48]
The term "bad faith" contemplates a "state of mind affirmatively operating with furtive design or with some motive of self-interest or will or for ulterior purpose."[49][49]
We agree with the ruling of both the NLRC and the Court of Appeals when they pronounced that there was no evidence on record that indicates commission of bad faith on the part of De Borja. He is the general manager of Lynvil, the one tasked with the supervision by the employees and the operation of the business. However, there is no proof that he imposed on the respondents the "por viaje" provision for purpose of effecting their summary dismissal.
JOSE PORTUGAL PEREZ
ANTONIO T. CARPIO
ARTURO D. BRION
MARIA LOURDES P. A. SERENO
BIENVENIDO L. REYES
A T T E S T A T I O N
I attest that the conclusions in the above Decision had been reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court's Division.
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
Pursuant to Section 13, Article VIII of the Constitution and the Division Chairperson's Attestation, I certify that the conclusions in the above Decision had been reached in consultation before the case was assigned to the writer of the opinion of the Court's Division.
[1][1] Rollo, pp. 3-51.
[2][2] Penned by Associate Justice Arcangelita M. Romilla-Lontok with Associate Justices Mariano C. Del Castillo (now a member of this Court) and Romeo F. Barza concurring.Id. at 60-70.
[4][4] Position Paper of Lynvil, id. at 144.
[5][5] Id. at 144-145.
[6][6] Id. at 145.
[7][7] Id.
[9][9] Art. 310, Revised Penal Code. Art. 310. Qualified theft. — The crime of theft shall be punished by the penalties next higher by two degrees than those respectively specified in the next preceding article, if committed by a domestic servant, or with grave abuse of confidence, or if the property stolen is motor vehicle, mail matter or large cattle or consists of coconuts taken from the premises of the plantation or fish taken from a fishpond or fishery, or if property is taken on the occasion of fire, earthquake, typhoon, volcanic eruption, or any other calamity, vehicular accident or civil disturbance.
[10][10] Position Paper of the Private Respondents, rollo, p. 124.
[11][11] Id. at 126.
[12][12] Id.
[14][14] Complaint Forms, id. at 119-122.
[17][17] Decision of the Labor Arbiter, id. at 202-203.
[22][22] Decision of the NLRC, id. at 251.
[25][25] Decision of the Court of Appeals, id. at 66.
[26][26] Id. at 9-10.
[27][27] Revised Rules on Civil Procedure.
[28][28] Cirtek Employees Labor Union-Federation of Free Workers v. Cirtek Electronics, Inc., G.R. No. 190515, 6 June 2011.
[32][32] 327 Phil. 883, 886-887 (1996); Reno Foods, Inc. v. Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Manggagawa (NLM) – Katipunan, G.R. No. 164016, 15 March 2010, 615 SCRA 240.
[33][33] Reno Foods, Inc. and/or Vicente Khu v. Nagkakaisang Lakas ng Manggagawa (NLM) – Katipunan, G.R. No. 164016, 15 March 2010, 615 SCRA 240, 248.
[34][34] Well-entrenched is the principle that in order to establish a case before judicial and quasi-administrative bodies, it is necessary that allegations must be supported by substantial evidence. Substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla. Ledesma, Jr. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 174585, 19 October 2007, 537 SCRA 358, 368; Philippine Air Lines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 159556, 26 May 2005, 459 SCRA 236, 251.
It means such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.
[35][35] Art. 282. ARTICLE 282. Termination by employer. – An employer may terminate an employment for any of the following causes:
(a) Serious misconduct or willful disobedience by the employee of the lawful orders of his employer or representative in connection with his work;
(b) Gross and habitual neglect by the employee of his duties;
(c) Fraud or willful breach by the employee of the trust reposed in him by his employer or duly authorized representative;
(d) Commission of a crime or offense by the employee against the person of his employer or any immediate member of his family or his duly authorized representatives; and
(e) Other causes analogous to the foregoing.
[36][36] Lopez v. Alturas Group of Companies, G.R. No. 191008, 11 April 2011. 647 SCRA 568, 573-574.
[40][40] Rollo, p. 344-347.
[41][41] Brent School, Inc. v. Zamora, supra note 19.
[42][42] Caparoso and Quindipan v. Court of Appeals et. al., G.R. No. 155505, 15 February 2007, 516 SCRA 30; Pure Foods Corp. v. NLRC, 347 Phil 434, 443 (1997).
[43][43] Id. at 35.
[44][44] Rubia v. NLRC, Fourth Division, et. al, G.R. No. 178621, 26 July 2010, 625 SCRA 494, 509.
[45][45] G.R. No. 165381, 9 February 2011, 642 SCRA 338.
[46][46] Alba v. Yupangco, G.R. No. 188233, 29 June 2010, 622 SCRA 503, 508.
[47][47] G.R. No. 114787, 2 June 1995, 244 SCRA 797.
[49][49] Air France v. Carrascoso, G.R. No. L-21438, 28 September 1966, 18 SCRA 155, 166-167.
« CASE 2012-0007: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION VS. MINERVA M.P. PACHEO (G.R. NO. 178021, 25 JANUARY 2012, MENDOZA, J.) SUBJECT/S: WHEN TRANSFER OR REASSIGNMENT CONSTITUTES CONSTRUCTIVE DISMISSAL; DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DETAIL AND REASSIGNMENT. (BRIEF TITLE: REPUBLIC VS. PACHEO)
CASE 2012-0009: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), IMELDA R. MARCOS, JOSE CONRADO BENITEZ AND GILBERT C. DULAY (G.R. NOS. 153304-05, 08 FEBRUARY 2011, BRION, J.) SUBJECT/S: WHEN DOUBLE JEOPARDY DOES NOT APPLY; MISTAKE OF COUNSEL BINDS CLIENT; SANDIGAN NEED NOT REQUIRE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE WHEN DEMURRER TO EVIDENCE IS FILED EVEN IF EVIDENCE APPEARS WEAK. (BRIEF TITLE: PEOPLE VS. SANDIGAN AND IMELDA MARCOS). »


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Writing Prompts (#1 - #15)
Writing Prompt #13 - Flower Amid the Ashes
霊界 Reikai (Flower amid ashes)
Author Kuro-Hebi
Publish date Jun 11, 2017
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2017.06.10 - 霊界 Reikai (Flower amid ashes)
The secret worl is often one of unimaginable horror, but it can also be one of great beauty. What is the most beautiful thing that your character has encountered so far?
The night was filled with the song of the summer crickets as the rays of the full moon touched the engawa just outside the bedroom. Only one figure occupied the bed, his deep and steady breathing of one still fast asleep. There was the soft rustling of someone getting dressed, the sliding of doors, and the second figure quietly left the room.
He was barefoot and wearing a dark gray yukata and, though there was a pair of geta waiting near the glass door leading outside, he didn't cast them a glance and just stepped into the garden. Every time he came here it seemed like his connection to the land was stronger. He could feel it climb from the sole of his naked feet to the rest of his body; the life force of his birth land - Japan. It was a strange sensation and should anyone ask how it felt, he'd have a hard time doing so. It was far more spiritual than physical, his senses heightened and his very soul reaching out to the world 'in between'. And, if he allowed himself to step in there, he knew he'd feel so much more. But it was a dangerous thing to do, as one didn't want to leave such a place where the Kami resides. But once in a while he had to, for he had to pay tribute to one spirit in particular, who'd renewed his immortality in exchange of his servitude; another master to serve beside the Dragon.
Thus Katsuro walked through the Japanese garden, among the fireflies, and around the pond - home of many bright red koi fish - until he reached the border of the forest. He actually had no real destination in mind, but walking in his family's garden always cleared his mind, enough so that he could step into the spirit world with more ease. As if on cue, he felt those ethereal antlers sprout from his forehead and a quick glance from whence he came showed he'd left his physical form behind. His body was lying on the mossy ground, as if sleeping. Katsuro paid it no mind and turned around, only to find the familiar silhouette of a black stag on the path before him.
At first the stag didn't move, his eyes full of intelligence as he gazed upon the Japanese man. Then, without warning, it bounced out of view further along the path. Katsuro simply followed, soaking in the raw energy of this place. The warm wind was singing, making the leaves rustle gently, and the night was illuminated by the silver moon and the countless lights of the fireflies. The scene had this odd sense of surreal, where everything is too perfect, too beautiful to be true. The bit of sky he could see between the branches had too many stars and the sky itself was shifting in hues of dark blues and purples. Really, it was breathtaking and Katsuro lost track of time for a moment. Only when his steps took him in front of the black stag again did he remember where he was.
Without a word, Katsuro kneeled in front of the animal and bowed until his forehead touched the ground. He repeated the gesture three times before simply sitting seiza, his head lowered in respect. The stag took a few silent steps towards him and bowed his head in turn, his majestic antlers touching Katsuro's ethereal ones. An overwhelming sense of peace and calm flooded his mind and again, he lost all sense of time. He could stay here forever, among the spirits and the Kami he served... But then an image formed in his mind, someone he cherished, and-
****
Katsuro woke up with a gasp, only to find himself back in the bedroom within Theodore's embrace. The black man was looking at him fondly as he stroked his lover's cheek gently.
"Welcome back. How was your trip to the spirit world?" He asked almost in a whisper. Apparently this wasn't the first time he'd witness this.
Katsuro simply smiled at him. "Too brief, as usual. But I won't complain, as I always get to come back to you. And you're worth far more than anything the spirit world could ever offer me."
"Even immortality?" Theodore replied in the low rumble of his voice.
"What's immortality if you're not by my side? My only regret is that I can't show this place to you..."
Katsuro pulled himself closer to his lover and Theodore was but too happy to cradle the smaller man into his arms.
"It's okay, as long as you come back to me." He whispered into Katsuro's ear. "I'll always be right by your side, even when you go walk in the dark of night. I'll always carry your body back to the bedroom and keep you warm. And I'll wait, for how long it takes, for your soul to come back to it, to me."
"I promise I will, koibito. You're the most beautiful thing that ever happened in my life." Katsuro whispered before drifting to sleep, safely held into his lover's arms.
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Should a Halt be Put on Sports?
As the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues, Athletes are Still at Risk of Being Infected While on the Road
By: Emmanuel Mendez
The NFL began on September 10th with Super Bowl Champions the Kansas City Chiefs taking on the Houston Texans. Credit: sportsnaut.com
The COVID-19 pandemic affected many businesses including sport organizations like the NBA, MLB, NFL, and other sports around the world. This resulted in cancellations of leagues and delays in current seasons.
The MLB is currently finishing up their 2020 season with more games to go. The NBA is close to finishing its 2019-2020 season with playoffs going on at the moment. The NFL is about to start the new season as well as other sports like soccer, where they expect to start the season mid-September.
Many of these athletes and organizations have been following health guidelines to proceed with the games they have or will have in their current or upcoming seasons. This is to keep every person involved safe from the COVID-19 virus but, there have been some athletes that contracted the virus as the result of traveling and playing.
The MLB had many cases of COVID that disrupted this season, causing 41 games to be postponed according to CBS Sports.com. An Oakland A`s game was postponed due to a member testing positive according to the New York Post. This led to players opting out in games around August and there are questions as to how MLB is handling the pandemic situation.
On the other hand, the NBA has been doing a great job in keeping its players and teams safe by using their "bubble" method. As of now, there haven't been any reports of positive tests and the NBA season will soon finish. The upcoming NBA season is set to start December 1st and the NBA plan to run a regular full-season that includes the full 82 games. They also plan to have the Finals played around June as it would normally be scheduled.
The NFL will be on time for their new season and they were able to finish last season since the Super Bowl was around February, before the pandemic outbreak. The 2020-21 season will start September 10th and as of now, there have been 10 confirmed positive tests found "among players and other personnel" according to sportingnews.com. The NFL won't use the "bubble" method which means the players will have to travel across the country to play against other teams.
In Europe, football (soccer) leagues are ready to start the new season. The Premier League is set to start September 12th and the Champions League is going to start next month. For the Premier League, they have had a few players infected with the virus and these players have had to self-isolate, but they will not cancel the games since these Premier League clubs have a lot of players in their club to choose from, even from the academies.
The Premier League have also said they would like fans to return around mid-October with a low capacity. The most concerning problem with this is the Champions League and the other European competition. Unlike the U.S., these European competitions force these teams and players to travel countries instead of cities. Players that have participated in these games like Kylian Mbappe have now been tested positive for COVID-19.
The Summer Olympics, which were canceled this year and are now taking place next summer, have been aware of the COVID-19 cases among athletes and other members of the staff. The International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates stated that the Olympics "will take place with or without COVID." The Olympics will require many athletes from around the world to travel to Tokyo and it will be no surprise if some athletes would want to opt-out of it if COVID is still around next summer.
While some organizations like the NBA look to have a good plan to keep players and staff safe, most of the other organizations seem to be risking many people's lives. Sure, they are athletes and have a great immune system, but they also have families, could risk their loved ones and could infect the rest of the team and the staff. The upcoming season for all sports is going to be interesting for these organizations and we will see if they can keep these players safe and reduce the number of positive tests.
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Pastor Greg Laurie's mom loved to party, and being a Marilyn Monroe look-alike, men beat a path to her door. And with a total of five stepfathers, it was really no surprise that Pastor Laurie grew up in front of the TV. He used drugs during high school and publicly mocked the crazy Jesus Freaks on campus. So how did he end up as one of America's most prominent evangelists?
Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA, began his pastoral ministry at age 19. Since then, God has transformed that small group into a church of some 15,000 people. In 1990, Laurie began holding public evangelistic events called Harvest Crusades. More than 4 million people have attended Harvest Crusades across the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Laurie has authored a number of books, including the Gold Medallion Award winner, The Upside-Down Church. His autobiography, Lost Boy, was released in May of 2008.
Greg and his wife, Cathe, reside in Southern California. They have two sons; Christopher, who went home to heaven in 2008, and Jonathan; two daughters-in-law, Brittany and Brittni; and three granddaughters, Stella, Lucy, and Rylie.


String speed kit or rubber silencers?
I put new strings and cables on my Carbon Defiant and realized my new string didn't have the "speed beads" on it like the factor Hoyt strings come with. I don't care as much about speed as I do noise. Do those beads with the heat shrink on them provide much noise dampening or would I get the same results from some rubber string dampeners?
You sre not going to get the same dampening results as cat whiskers with anythibg. They have no comparison in quietening the shot. Both might work. But, from what ive geard of the carbon hoyts, they need all the help they can get to be quiet enough.
Nitro Button XL by Pine Ridge Archey (I'm pretty sure that's what's pictured above). Two on bottom, two on top is close to the stock Hoyt setup. You'll need a press. Once on the string you can shoot through a chronograph and adjust distance from cams for optimum speed. Position won't make a dramatic difference but you can sometimes pick up 1 - 3 FPS; at least that's been my experience.
Thanks a ton for the info. There's definitely a difference with how loud my bow is between my old string with the beads and my new one without the beads.
Why would retuning be required?
Removing a string from the bow I would want to check that all is as it was.
If I recall 60X recommends a couple of the rubber string attachments rather than the speed buttons, I used the Pine Ridge on the Invasion. Basically just installed them where the stock speed buttons were. Don't honestly know if it helped as I didn't shoot it when it was a bare string, but it's within a foot or two of the stock string. Not really much more work if you do it at the same time as string replacement.
WV Mountaineer speaks the truth!
People can get all kinds of cool points for technology but sometimes the simple old stuff works the best .
Just can't hold a candle to a couple hundred jiggly little rubber legs for sucking up vibration/noise.
I think I'm just going to install some of the rubber string dampeners. I don't need anymore FPS out of my bow but I sure do need something to absorb some vibration. Just the bare string makes my bow pretty loud.
It's a carbon bow. They resonate sound quite differently. Cat whiskers are your best bet. However, it still is going to have a louder noise then other materials without dampeners in the riser.
Are you sure your string suppressor is adjusted properly? A properly adjusted suppressor will do more good than a dozen string leeches or cat whiskers.
The factory speed buttons do not dampen sound, so if the only thing you changed was the string, my guess is the string suppressor is not adjusted properly.


The original Pet Sematary has a few moments that worked, which is more than one could say about a lot of Stephen King's 80's movie output. It is gross, when oftentimes scary would do.
It's story is about Louis and Rachel Creed (Midkiff and Crosby) and their family moving from the city to rural Ludlow, Maine. They meet a friendly neighbor, Jud, who gives the family the best kind of consideration he can. Things feel real neighborly until the family cat falls victim to the endless procession of insanely fast semi trucks that fly by with no regard to the number of pet's they add to the local Pet Sematary.
Denise Crosby and Dale Midkiff are not exactly top line talent. They are more than enough to spoon feed the audience the scraps of information needed to push us through until the terror begins.
The addition of Fred Gwynne as neighbor Jud Crandall is the film's best feature. His fateful guidance of Luis is quizzical, given the rest of his character's arc. His accent and natural friendliness gives Ludlow, Maine a lived in feel. What happens to him has been the stuff of nightmares.
The kids, especially Berdahl , are nothing short of awful. It's the kind of acting we get to see when someone just dumps the kids in front of a camera and feeds them one line at a time. The younger sibling (Hughes) has some haunting moments in the last act. Overall, though, the film deserves its spot in the graveyard for being at least as close to the story as Stephen King could want. He writes the screenplay and have final choice of director Mary Lambert.
Word has it the original cut of the film is more ambiguous, but the studio wanted more gore. This is back in the days before Redbox and Netflix provided options for people to see real gore. Movie theaters had not moved to PG-13 for horror yet.
Fortunately, the new story is presented with more style than the original. There are a couple of differences from the source material, but they work story wise. One of the changes is making Louis an atheist. His concerted lack of hope in the beginning makes him a prime candidate for what is to come.
There is more of a divergence in his and his wife's backgrounds that provides a little more realistic emotional grist. Clarke is a top line actor who is able to play of many types of complex figures. This is right up his alley.
A second important decision is in the choice of what happens to which kid. Ellie is played in an incredible dual performance by the deceptively talented Laurence. Her transformation is a key catalyst for the rest of the events of the film. The story makes better sense with the conversation she is allowed to carry on with her father.
Lithgow is a straight across trade for Gwynne when it comes to Jud. His folksiness may be a little less forthcoming of the history of the area. This makes him feel more intelligent and just a bit more sinister.
Still, there's the story and King's unrelenting journey towards the heart of despair. Buhler adding Louis' feeling of hopelessness at the center of everything that is make or break for the viewer. There are no brakes in this free-fall and the last act of the film feels like a drop of of acid in one's last glass of drinking water.
It's a rough haul either way, but the newer story has a bit more acting in it overall, even if it's not quite enough to recommend.


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Monday Morning's Market Insights: Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (VRX), Advaxis, Inc. (ADXS), Seadrill Ltd (SDRL), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (HOT)
Shira Gonen- March 21, 2016, 9:25 AM EDT
Valeant Pharmaceuticals Intl Inc (NYSE:VRX) was halted at 8:15 Eastern Time and is now down 5% in pre-market trading after news that CEO Micheal Pearson is stepping down. The company is actively looking for a replacement and Pearson will serve as CEO until then. The company also announced that hedge fund manager Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management LP will join its board of directors, as his fund has a major stake in the company. The stock is plunged over 700% YTD, with the past few months marked by fraud allegations, government investigations, partnership fall outs, and debt struggles.
CEO Pearson stated, "While I regret the controversies that have adversely impacted our business over the past several months, I know that Valeant is a strong and resilient company, and I am committed to doing everything I can to ensure a smooth transition to new leadership."
According to TipRanks' statistics, out of the 21 analysts who have rated the company in the past 3 months, 7 gave a Buy rating, 4 gave a Sell rating, and 10 remain on the sidelines. The average 12-month price target for the stock is $55.73, marking a 106% upside from where shares last closed.
Advaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADXS) is up over 8% in pre-market trading after the company released data from its dose escalation study of ADXS-HER2 in canine osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer in dogs. The data reduced the occurrence of metastatic disease as well as prolonged survival when compared to the historical control group. Specifically, the median survival time for the treated dogs was 956 days vs the 423 day survival time of the historical control group. Following the study, Nicola Mason, PhD, BVetMed, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine stated, "This is promising and important research both for dogs and humans… I am very excited about these results and the potential this technology holds for treatment of cancer patients of either species."
According to TipRanks, both analysts who have rated the company in the past 3 months gave a Buy rating. The average 12-month price target for the stock is $23, marking a 179% upside from where shares last closed.
Seadrill Ltd (NYSE:SDRL) is down close to 5% in pre-market trading due to an extended decline in crude oil prices. This news comes after Friday's report of an increase in the number of U.S. oil drilling rigs, the first rise in 13 weeks. Oil prices have been slowly rising in the past few weeks due to hopes that major oil producers would come to an agreement on output levels in an attempt to stabilize supply.
Last week, the Federal Reserve indicated that U.S. interest rates may weaken the dollar, which would up demand for dollar-priced commodities. David Hufton of PMV Oil Associates stated, "A March 20 meeting in Moscow has changed into an April 17 meeting in Doha, which is only six weeks ahead of the next full OPEC meeting on June 2. Dollar strength that might reverse and a production freeze that might turn out to be an empty vessel are not the strongest foundations on which to be long oil at $40 a barrel."
According to TipRanks' statistics, out of the 4 analysts who have rated the company in the past 3 months, 2 gave a Sell rating while 2 remain on the sidelines. The average 12-month price target for the stock is $4.17, marking an 11% upside from where shares last closed.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE:HOT) is up over 4% in pre-market trading following news of a merger agreement with Marriot International Inc worth $14.6 billion. The agreement states that each Starwood shareholder will receive $21 in cash and .80 shares of Marriot International Inc class a common stock for each share of Starwood. This is the second and higher bid from Marriot following another potential deal offered by Anbang, a Chinese insurance company. The merged hotel company will represent the world's largest and combine Starwood's higher end hotels with more budget friendly Marriot hotels such as the Courtyard by Marriot.
According to TipRanks, out of the 11 analysts who have rated the company in the past 3 months, 1 gave a Buy rating, 2 gave a Sell rating, and 8 remain on the sidelines. The average 12-month price target for the stock is $71.90, marking an 11% downside from where shares last closed.
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The Water Corporation recently teamed up with the Leschenault Men's Shed in Australind to help provide shelter to native animals around Brunswick's Beela Dam. The men's shed answered the call for help from Water Corporation and built 30 habitat boxes suitable for possums, birds and micro bats. Water Corporation South West regional manager John Janssen said the members of the men's shed should be commended on their fantastic volunteer work. "Thanks to the Leschenault Men's Shed members, these habitat boxes will provide homes for animals seeking refuge around the Beela Dam catchment," he said. "The habitat boxes will support the conservation work the Leschenault Catchment Council, in partnership with Water Corporation, has been doing at the dam. "The Leschenault Catchment Council has been monitoring feral animals, controlling weeds and revegetating the area." The boxes were constructed from marine ply, which will ensure they can withstand the weather conditions, and will be fixed to trees with wire and hose to make sure they don't damage the trees. The Beela Dam catchment is home to both brush and ring tail possums and the brush tail phascogale which are dependent on hollow trees for nesting. The conservation and restoration work at Beela Dam forms part of the Water Corporation's Liveability and Partnership Program in the South West which aims to protect and restore the environments around water catchments.
Water Corporation Sotuh West manager John Janssen, Leschenault Men's Shed Glenn Mackenzie and John Wilson.
The Water Corporation recently teamed up with the Leschenault Men's Shed in Australind to help provide shelter to native animals around Brunswick's Beela Dam.
The men's shed answered the call for help from Water Corporation and built 30 habitat boxes suitable for possums, birds and micro bats.
Water Corporation South West regional manager John Janssen said the members of the men's shed should be commended on their fantastic volunteer work.
"Thanks to the Leschenault Men's Shed members, these habitat boxes will provide homes for animals seeking refuge around the Beela Dam catchment," he said.
"The habitat boxes will support the conservation work the Leschenault Catchment Council, in partnership with Water Corporation, has been doing at the dam.
The boxes were constructed from marine ply, which will ensure they can withstand the weather conditions, and will be fixed to trees with wire and hose to make sure they don't damage the trees.


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A specific Amazon channel must be selected in order to access the repricer settings.
Repricer Settings can be managed at the channel level after the Repricer has been enabled. Channel level repricer settings affect every repricer enabled product in the associated channel.
There will be 5 tabs visible. Commission Rate, Minimum Margin, and Maximum Discount Rate can be controlled from the Margins tab. Each is recorded as a percentage.
Minimum Margin represents the minimum percentage the repricer is allowed to take the profit margins of the items sold through the selected channel.
The second tab is labeled Target Price. Target Price represents the price difference as compared to competitor prices.


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Q: How can I show array and button by click? I have a simple table with buttons: <button class='btn btn-info' href='#'>More</button>, and I need that when user click by "More" button then array ($records, for example) and "Less" button will be shown under "More" button. For example, $records[0]="1", $records[1]="2". Please, I don't know JavaScript and JQuery very well, but I need to do it using Ajax. So, I very need your help. Thank you.
UPDATE:
$("button.btn-info").click(function() {
    alert('click');
});

It's code for clicking by "More button", but I don't know how to write $records array under this button with "Less" button (which will hide the array by click) at the end.

A: PHP (sample only):
<?php
   $records = array(1,2,3,4,5,6,7);
?>

HTML:

    <button>More</button>

        <?php
           for($i=0; $i<count($records); $i++) {
              printf("$records[%d] = %d
",$i,$records[$i]);
           }
        ?>

JS:

P.S. Do not forget to include the jQuery plugin or this won't work.
EDIT: There it is jquery.min.js
Demo fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/fe9wv/

A: You can use Jquery for this, below is a rough example
Assumptions:
ALL the buttons have an ID(required for fetching data through ajax)
The table cell in which you have the button ,also has a  with display style as hidden and class as 'dataspan'
      $('.btn-info').live('click',function(){
           var id = $(this).attr('id');
           $.ajax({
                    type : "POST",
        url: "YOUR TARGET URL",
                    dataType : "HTML",//you can also use JSON
                    data     : 'id=' + id,
            success: function(data)
           {

                       $(this).siblings('.dataspan').html(data);
                       $(this).siblings('.dataspan').append('<button class="hidedata"  value="HIDE"/>');
                       $(this).siblings('.dataspan').show();
           }
    });
      });

//FOR hiding the data
$('.hidedata').live('click' , function(){
      $(this).siblings('.dataspan').hide();
});

Please note that as per the latest JQuery release the .live function has been deprecated, if you are using the latest version I will strongly recommend you to switch to delegate function

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It's been a week of eating more, of making sure I leave the table with a sense of fullness and of course, it makes me feel a sense of greed and lack of self-control. And yet, the last couple of days, I've found myself getting hungry about 2 hours post-lunch, even after making sure I have eaten more than enough to keep me filled until the next meal/snack. I wondered whether this emptiness within me was purely psychological or merely because of 'Gluttony' being unlocked. So I paid Google a visit and I came across this blog that hit me in the face with every feeling I've been going through the last few weeks.
As I read about this idea of 'extreme hunger' and how to ride the wave, it reminded me of how in previous attempts at recovery, I had to go through exactly that before my body told me that it was happy and didn't need to hanker after all the added fats and carbs and sugars anymore. Still, as much as I know about this through past experiences, ED has been doing a good job convincing me that this time is different, this recovery journey will see me losing control and never being able to find that balance within my body, and that I will never stop gaining weight.
I agree with Sarah that recovery shouldn't be about 'good' or 'bad' foods, 'healthy' or 'unhealthy' foods. My body has been put through a lot of trauma with all the rules and restrictions that I placed upon it, and more than I realise, I have probably also created a lot of destruction internally that requires repair and restoration. The fact that I may crave for sweets and breads and peanut butter only serves to highlight that my body needs and wants these things to fuel my recovery. And as much as ED would like to deceive me into thinking that this will be forever, it will not, just as the many survivors of ED who shared about their extreme hunger experiences in Sarah's blog has held testament to.
While I haven't gone through intense periods of extreme hunger, just one-off days mainly, I have to admit that it isn't easy to sit with. Yesterday, after adding an extra slice of Peanut Butter slathered Banana Walnut Toast topped with Honey to my afternoon snack, and digging into my favourite tub of Haagen-Dazs Macadamia Nut Ice-Cream, and having a Red Bean Pau after with a side of Chocolate Milk, I went off to meet Flo for a special dinner that he wanted to treat me to because he could see how much effort I have been putting into recovery lately.
My stomach felt incredibly bloated and distended and my abdomen screamed with discomfort and a sharp ache as if punishing me for the additional food. Still, I wanted to enjoy dinner with my favourite man. And enjoy it we did at Bincho at Hua Bee.
I even had my first cocktail in 10 years(!!) and finished it although the Asian in me obviously meant that my blood rushed to my head and ears and before I knew it, I felt all dozy. It was Longan Sakura Tequila that I had and I have to admit, I enjoyed it although I think it was the last gulp at the end that got the alcohol pulsing through my veins.
Flo and I ordered off the ala-carte menu some beautiful sashimi – Tuna, Salmon, Mackerel, Sea Bream and Yellowtail. We sat right in front of the open kitchen which gave us a wonderful view of the chefs at work, not only cooking our food before our very eyes, but also plating them with such elegance and beauty. It was definitely a visual feast for us as well!
The platter of Grilled Vegetables encompassed a mix of interesting greens. To eat with Mushroom Salt were the sweet Japanese Baby Corn and the Large Broad Beans. The earthy bitterness of the Brussel Sprouts were offset by the citrus acidity of the Yuzu Miso it was paired with. My personal favourite were the Bamboo Shoots that went amazingly well with the sweet, salty umaminess of the Kinome Miso.
We also had a portion of tender, perfectly seasoned Kurobota Pork with melty, sweet Black Garlic. I wasn't quite so keen on the layers of fat within the pork but I have to admit that I've never had pork yield so easily to the bite before. And while I think you can never go wrong with garlic, Black Garlic is like a whole other level that brings you another step closer to heaven!
Our last dish was also my favourite of the night. It was the most amazing Grilled Octopus I have ever had. It was so soft and almost creamy without that chewy, rubbery texture that octopus is so known for. The one served here at Bincho was simply excellence personified in my humble opinion with a subtle crustacean sweetness that was beautiful without the need for much embellishment.
Of course, as dinner rounded up, I could feel the discomfort around my abdominal area intensify. My heart was racing and I felt short of breath. Flo and I went for a walk around the quaint neighbourhood of Tiong Bahru before we hailed a cab home.
I'm not sure if it was the alcohol in my system but I have been getting heart palpitations more often this recovery period and feeling a lot warmer especially after heavier meals. I've been waking up more in the middle of the night to pull the blankets off of me because I get uncomfortably hot whereas only over a month ago, I was burying myself under them to gather some warmth.
I mentioned earlier that I believe that food shouldn't be categorised into 'good' or 'bad', and similarly, I am beginning to think too that where recovery is concerned, there needn't be a set time for snacks if my body feels hungry before or after those times. There needs to be some flexibility as well. Kind of like how we feed babies when they're hungry, we should feed ourselves when the body screams for food too.
Also, I think that closing myself off to certain foods or saying that I can only eat at this time and only this amount of snack is in effect a form of control and fear towards calories. Right now, breaking the rules as wrong as it feels, as guilty as it feels, as disgusting as it feels, is exactly what's right. And I guess the more ED tries to convince me otherwise – and we all know how convincing it can be, the more I need to go against it. Funny how I used to rebel so much against my parents in my teenage years when all they wanted was the best for me. Yet, with ED, which wants to destroy me, rebelling against it is hard work. But as my psychiatrist Dr. Lee used to always say, "If it feels like work, you're doing it right".
On that note, I have also decided to start seeing a psychologist whom one of my good friends, an incredible ED survivor now ED psychologist, recommended to me. I figured that as well as I believe I'm currently doing on the eating front, I still need some support psychologically and seeing someone professional with experience in this field may be beneficial in helping me stay strong and move further along in my recovery. I want a full recovery (or indefinite remission as some might call it) this time – not a partial one as with every other time I have tried.
I thank God every day for Flo always reminding me the reasons I want to recover and be well, for the hugs and reassurances that he provides me with every morning and every night, for the love he shows me even when I feel awful.
I thank God every day for Mum and Dad who check in on me through text or visits to my place to make sure I am ok; providing encouragement and support when I'm feeling distressed after eating 'too much'.
I thank God every day for strength to carry me through the day even when I wake up feeling weak and not wanting to go through my meals valiantly. It is because of Him that I find myself able to press on with every meal.
I am blessed and I have so much more to live for. With every night that falls, with every day that turns into darkness, the light within me shines brighter and the life within me grows. Hope. Faith. Love. I have all three.
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