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Minnesota Circuit Court Allows "Christian Beliefs" Case to Advance
A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit initiated by a couple that challenges a law that they feel forces them to violate their "Christian beliefs."
A federal appeals court in Minnesota recently revived a lawsuit initiated by a Minnesota couple that challenges a Minnesota state law requiring equal protection of the law for LGBT people in regards to services rendered. This law meant the couple might have to film same-sex weddings since they own a video production company. As a result, the couple claims that this law violates their Christian beliefs.
In its decision, the 8th United States Circuit Court of Appeals held that the couple can attempt to show that the law violates both the couple's right to free speech as well as the right to freely exercise their religious beliefs under the First Amendment.
Pivotal to these findings was a conclusion by the Circuit Court judge that the couple's wedding videos are a form of communication of ideas about marriage.
As a result of its ruling, the Circuit Court ordered a United States District Court to determine whether the company deserves a preliminary injunction against the law. The District Court judge had previously dismissed a lawsuit initiated by the couple in September 2017.
Arguments Made by the Couple
Minnesota was one of the first states to legalize same-sex marriages in 2013, but the state still has a number of individuals who believe that allowing LGBTQ individuals to marry violates their Christian beliefs.
The couple in this case claims that they want to use their talents in video making to honor God and to promote marriage as a sacred bond that is entered into by a man and a woman according to their Christian beliefs.
In support of this argument, the couple's attorney asserts that requiring them to provide a video service violates their religious rights and requires the couple to indirectly approve of marriage between same-sex individuals, which they otherwise would not do.
Criticism of the Decision
Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellision has commented that the couple's lawsuit and subsequent arguments are a perversion of the First Amendment. Consequently, the state's Attorney General has promised to combat the couple's lawsuit to the fullest extent possible.
Also speaking out against the Circuit Court's decision was a judge who dissented from the opinion and commented that the majority's opinion would enable companies to treat customers differently on the basis of race, religion, sex, nationality, or disability.
Similar Cases Have Explored the Issue
This case is just one of several lawsuits in recent years that have questioned whether private companies are able to use Christian beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
This blog has previously discussed a decision by the Washington Supreme Court which held that a Christian florist was not permitted to refuse to sell flowers to same-sex couples for weddings.
Another recent example occurred in 2015 when a Kentucky county clerk claimed that issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples violated her Christian beliefs.
Tracking Developments in LGBTQ Rights
Following the legalization of same-sex marriage as a result of the United States Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell decision, there have been a number of cases that have limited the rights of LGBTQ individuals in this country. Each month, the Universal Life Church's blog focuses on describing developments in LGBTQ rights in a way that takes both sides of these cases into consideration.
Tags: freedom of speech, LGBTQ discrimination, non-discrimination policy, religious freedom, Same-Sex Marriage


Construction on the Enbridge 3 replacement oil pipeline should start this year, once state regulators get out of the way and give final approval. The vital project will generate hundreds of well-paying construction jobs and millions of tax dollars for Minnesota communities lucky enough to be located along the pipeline.
But local governments are also bracing for a less welcome influx that may come with the pipeline–professional protesters. Law enforcement officials got a potential preview of what's to come from the Dakota Access Pipeline fiasco a couple years ago, according to the Duluth News Tribune.
The prospect of protests in Minnesota along the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline construction corridor is forcing officials to consider ways to pay for law enforcement responses and other associated costs.
In the Bison state, the AP reports that law enforcement's tab hit tens of millions of dollars.
North Dakota's protest-related costs hit nearly $38 million. The developer of the Dakota Access pipeline, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, gave North Dakota $15 million to help cover those bills, and the state got a $10 million grant from the U.S. Justice Department. But North Dakota still hopes to recoup more of the costs from the federal government.
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission was recently put on notice that security costs could become a state issue by the Executive Director of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Julie Ring.
Ring was referring to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota, where thousands of people gathered with the tribe for several months to protest the pipeline crossing beneath waterways. The protests saw more than 100 arrests and clashes between authorities and protesters.
A small band of protesters has already been active off and on for the last year, mainly on the Wisconsin end of the pipeline project. But authorities warn it could be just a warm-up for what's to come.
In the case of pipeline protests, when, where and with what frequency the events will take place are the primary variables which have people wondering how law enforcement involvement will be funded. Litman agreed that while his office is prepared for anything, the prospect of daily involvement with protesting would be out of the ordinary.
The pipeline's exact route remains in flux but will affect about 15 northern counties, which will benefit greatly from the boost to the local economy, if they can afford the law enforcement costs.


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After Saturdays match I was introduced to 4 men who have travelled from Doncaster to take in our match v Berwick.
They weren't supporters but just wanted to tick a ground 'off the list'. It always great to see people travelling from afar to sample the hospitality on offer from the club and share a drink in the bar afterwards with the regulars and meet some of the players.
The men themselves seemed to have had a great day and vowed to bring at least 10 of them the next time!! It's so important for us to generate interest in our club from all corners of the globe and I was reminded after meeting these gentlemen that this year it's the 25th Anniversary of the Warriors Abroad Club.
Many of those fans frequent the ground when possible and it's an incredible achievement that this has been going for 25 years. Something the club is very proud off.
It's so important to our club that local and far travelled supporters take the time to visit Ochilview and cheer on the Warriors. To those who take the time to organise the trips to see us, and to those who come along. Thank you!
We hope to see you during 2018.


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Nursing program awaits accreditation
The university's nursing program received no citations when getting reviewed from the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education.
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NURSING: The program has the opportunity to receive a ten-year accreditation instead of five. (Photo by Courtney Borton)
The nursing program underwent an accreditation review last week by members from the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and received no citations.
This three-day process is one of two that the program has to undergo in order to renew their accreditation, one on the state level and this one on the national level. The last review was when the program first started up in 2009.
"We went through this process about five years ago and received, again, no citations," Margaret Winter, director of the department of nursing, said.
The members from the CCNE reviewed the program in its entirety, looking at the clinical locations, the classrooms, the university itself, etc. They will take the report back to the national organization, where it will undergo further review. Once they have finished, the report will be sent back to the university.
"We have the opportunity, if we see anything in that report, we have the opportunity to refute it or make any corrections or changes that are needed," Winter said.
The report will be sent back to the CCNE, and will be brought before their board April of next year.
"Usually they will accept the majority of the report that the team members have written while they're here on campus," Winter said. "The fact that we've had no citations is absolutely wonderful."
The university's nursing program will not receive their final accreditation approval until end of April or beginning of May 2016.
The program has the opportunity of receiving a ten-year accreditation instead of a five, which was previously the maximum allowed as a new program. Again, that will be determined by the CCNE board.
The accreditation of the program is what will allow the nursing students to pursue higher education in this field, or even grant them the ability to find a job.
"There's not many programs that I know of in higher, advanced education, like the masters and doctorate, that will accept from a program that is not accredited by somewhat of a national accreditation in the nursing field," Winter said. "Also, there are some institutions that will not hire students unless they are graduated from an accredited program."
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What is This Strange Light in the Wichita Falls Sky?
Johnny Thrash Published: November 16, 2022
What have we here?
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a sucker for UFO sightings. I'll also be the first to admit that many of the sightings can easily be explained.
So, I'm hoping someone can help me out with the latest sighting here in Wichita Falls.
A user on Reddit posted a video two days ago of a strange light moving across the sky and then disappearing into the clouds. Some of those commenting on the video believed that it was the International Space Station.
So, I cruised on over to NASA's Spot the Station website to learn more. According to the site, the station can easily be spotted with the naked eye if you know where to look:
Watch the International Space Station pass overhead from several thousand worldwide locations. It is the third brightest object in the sky and easy to spot if you know when to look up. Visible to the naked eye, it looks like a fast-moving plane only much higher and traveling thousands of miles an hour faster!
It sounds like a viable option to me as the light in the video has all the hallmarks of the Space Station. It certainly wasn't moving erratically and did kind of resemble a fast-moving plane.
One person who commented on the video suggested it was a federal drone. While I'm no aviation expert, it didn't look like a drone to me. That thing is way too bright to be a drone.
What do you think it was? Let us know your thoughts on our Facebook page.
LOOK: The states with the most UFO sightings
For each state, we've also included details of famous UFO sightings in that state. Of note is that almost three-quarters of all UFO sighting reports in the United States occur between 4 p.m. and midnight, and tend to peak between 9 and 10 p.m. Food for thought next time you're out scoping for alien life. Keep reading to see which states have had the most UFO sightings.
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Analysts expect Beigene Ltd (NASDAQ:BGNE) to announce earnings per share (EPS) of ($3.38) for the current quarter, Zacks reports. Three analysts have issued estimates for Beigene's earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at ($3.60) and the highest estimate coming in at ($3.04). Beigene reported earnings of ($2.03) per share during the same quarter last year, which suggests a negative year over year growth rate of 66.5%. The firm is scheduled to announce its next quarterly earnings report on Wednesday, May 8th.
On average, analysts expect that Beigene will report full-year earnings of ($14.21) per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from ($16.01) to ($11.47). For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the business will post earnings of ($14.10) per share, with EPS estimates ranging from ($16.35) to ($10.59). Zacks' earnings per share averages are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that that provide coverage for Beigene.
Beigene (NASDAQ:BGNE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 27th. The company reported ($4.52) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($2.87) by ($1.65). The firm had revenue of $58.67 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.37 million. Beigene had a negative return on equity of 42.63% and a negative net margin of 339.91%. Beigene's revenue for the quarter was up 222.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted ($2.19) EPS.
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BGNE traded down $6.71 during trading on Friday, reaching $121.92. The stock had a trading volume of 17,596 shares, compared to its average volume of 265,327. The company has a current ratio of 7.89, a quick ratio of 7.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. The company has a market cap of $7.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -10.01 and a beta of 1.18. Beigene has a one year low of $105.19 and a one year high of $220.10.


Amazon's store for handmade goods which launched last month is now welcoming Martha Stewart - but it's not what you might think. The items are not made by Martha Stewart or her company. Rather, they are items from local artisans personally selected by Martha Stewart and the editors of Martha Stewart Living.
Two years ago, eBay made a similar announcement, welcoming Martha Stewart American Handmade's eBay shop.
"It is a particularly inopportune time for eBay," the Times wrote, referring to its drawn-out proxy fight with shareholders and its breakup with PayPal. "Investors have long been bullish on the future of PayPal, but are less certain of the fate of an independent eBay, which faces formidable e-commerce competitors like Amazon and, to a lesser extent, Google."
eBay told the newspaper that hundreds of sellers who had sold on American Made continued to operate their storefronts on eBay. "eBay continues to sell more than a half-billion dollars of handmade items and related craft supplies annually."
The Times barely mentioned Etsy, but wrote, "Handmade at Amazon remains dwarfed by Etsy, which lists about 36 million craft items for sale from 1.5 million active sellers." Amazon revealed in today's announcement that Handmade at Amazon now features over 200,000 items from 10,000 approved artisans.
But many Etsy sellers who venture over to Amazon don't necessarily see it as an either-or proposition. In fact, some have already had success selling on Amazon before the launch of the Handmade store.
You can find the Martha Stewart American Handmade shop on this page - let us know what you think!
This may have to do with eBay's forced use of PayPal (and their 6 month return policy).
Not to mention the recently announced zero support by the Bay to thwart fraudulent buying activity.
Ms. Stewart will also find Amazon is not perfect as well. Wait until her artisan sellers get ''Where's My Stuff'' claims from buyers who recieve merchandise, claim it never was delivered, and obtain A to Z refunds.
One would think, with her brand and name recognition, that Martha would just start her own website. And not have to pay high fees to these online selling sites that let fraud run amok.
Isn't she a CONVICTED FELON?
Insider trading, eBay should be glad she left.
There's enough crooks on eBay!
Not impressed...Overrated and over charging.
If ebay wants to grow all it has to do is give sellers back the ability to run our own businesses. We will use our time fight to aggressively grow, which will in turn help ebay to grow. Instead of spending time chasing postal workers for package scans I could be doing something much more productive. I am a platinum powerseller with 100% positive FB and every DSR on 5.0. I know what I am doing and how to run a successful business. The only thing that stunts my growth is ebay.
What the heck? What kind of comment is that? What does that have to do with anything? We all can't be perfect.
I'm a member of the human race. As a member I have certainly made some mistakes in my life. The old saying live and learn comes to mind. It isn't my mistakes that define who I am but what I did in the aftermath that does.
FYI Martha Stewart was NOT convicted of insider trading. They couldn't make a case against her for that. Not enough evidence in other words. She was convicted of lying to Federal Agents and obstruction of justice.
Thank you for that Marie. True fact. What's that saying, "let he is without sin......"?
...and one more thing. While I am not big fan of Martha, this was likely a business decision based on profits. If sales were poor (wouldn't that be a big surprise....no) her company likely pulled the plug on eBay for that reason and that reason alone. I find it hard to believe if sales were brisk they'd have left. If other enterprise businesses follow we will all know that sales are as dismal for the enterprise sellers as they are for the small sellers, except for Tool, that is.
@toolguy - Are you positive that you've never purchased anything from a "convicted felon"? Because most felons don't get the media coverage that Martha, or any other celebrities, received. If she was Martha Stewart, sales clerk at Wal-Mart, you wouldn't know a thing about her life.
You are correct, she did. However she still has lots to do with the brand.
BESIDES - the POINT OF THE ARTICLE isnt what Martha did or didnt do anyway - its about ANOTHER BIG ACCOUNT fleeing eBay.
We all (I know I said it and I believe RIC and MING as well)(Im sure others so if I left anyones name out plz forgive me) .... ALL the big accounts will "use eBay up" then walk out on them.
After doing them favor after favor, after letting the big brands break or bend the rules - in the end .... they will all turn their backs on eBay.
Despite TOOLs best assertions, eBay is run like a candy store. Its run by children who take their anger out on sellers and even sometimes buyers.
Even Icahn had enough (yes he was really only interested in Paypal anyway, but still).
DW's speach about Longtail and "reaching out to smaller sellers" .... he better stop talking and start doing .... or more big names will follow.
When you log onto eBay it asks you about your opinion on the redesign of the longon page. "Geez DUDES ... get a life and concentrate on something IMPORTANT and not that crap".
If I could dump eBay I would too, I just cant - so I split my inventory and starting Jan 2016 will convert it to a feed, use it with Seller Cloud to get into EVERY marketplace they represent and put eBay in the rear view mirror.
ebay's bott must be hurting after they heard that one. They need to thank JD..
Sounds like a felony to me!
Do I want to buy things from someone who "Obstructs Justice"?
I am not a great fan of Amazon or AH but..
This really is a very big deal on many levels. A lot of people love Martha and see her as a very positive American icon. I think she is just fine. I will not condemn her in any way. I think she is pretty nice.
This actually says a lot about Amazon and Amazon Handmade. I assume that this is a nice feather in their cap and indicates to me that Amazon is not closing AH anytime soon.
I also want to note, Etsy the largest handmade site and major chinese imported factory goods Junk site is not where she is moving to. so not good PR for Etsy, great PR for Amazon for adding a celebratory Figure like Martha to Amazon Handmade.
You are on the right track, but how about your OWN site??
I agree that this is the likely cause, amongst many other Ebay/Paypal policies.


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The Youth Academy aims to drive excitement and interest around the race by encouraging more children to experience and enjoy sailing and appreciate the value of winning together. AkzoNobel's involvement will also enable the company to connect and engage with communities along the race route.
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"Building on team AkzoNobel's participation in the next edition, it's a unique chance for us to support young sailors across the globe and broaden our involvement in the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race by making a meaningful and lasting contribution."
The Youth Academy events will take place in the following cities: Alicante, Spain; Lisbon, Portugal; Cape Town, South Africa; Hong Kong, China; Auckland, New Zealand; Itajaí, Brazil; Newport, US; Cardiff, Wales; Gothenburg, Sweden and The Hague, the Netherlands. The Optimist races will feature eight competing teams, with each team in the main Volvo Ocean Race being represented by a team in the Youth Academy.
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Several weeks ago, I had the opportunity to tour a local Portland Papa Murphy's. We got to sample new menu items, go behind the counter, and see how daily operations work. After a close-up look at this company, I can say how proud I am to be a Papa Murphy's Mom.
I wanted to share ten fun things you might not know about my favorite take and bake pizza chain.
1. You can completely customize your pizza.
Want to divide your pizza into quarters? No problem. Want half with no sauce or no cheese? Sure. Want to keep some of the toppings on the side? Just ask. Papa Murphy's is willing to work with any and all requests, and give you exactly the pizza you want.
2. Papa Murphy's now offers gluten-free crust!
Papa Murphy's has teamed up with Udi's to offer their customers a gluten-free option. The crust is available in a medium size, and will cost the customer an additional $2.
3. Papa Murphy's is FRESH!
Recently, I had the opportunity to go behind the counter at a local Papa Murphy's location. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that all of their dough is fresh made in-house daily. The cheese is freshly grated every morning. Fresh vegetables are chopped on site each day. This is FRESH (and tasty!) pizza!
Pink Sauce is what you might call a "secret menu" item. Pink sauce is a combination of Papa Murphy's red and white sauces. It is delicious. I love the flavor. The next time you order pizza, ask for pink!
In addition to the cheesy bread we've come to know and love, Papa Murphy's is now offering a NEW cheesy bread. This cheesy bread comes in a rectangular pan, is baked on the new Fresh Pan crust, and comes loaded with cheese. I got to sample this new cheesy bread and LOVED it!
Did you know Papa Murphy's has dessert? You can choose from three different options. Choose from chocolate chip cookie dough, the cinnamon wheel, or my personal favorite, the s'mores pizza.
In the mood for a more "grown-up" pizza? Have a particularly picky child who will only eat cheese pizza? Want to treat your kiddo to something special? Check out the Mini Murphs! A Mini Murph is a personal pizza kit made just for kids. Your child gets to add their own sauce, cheese, and pepperoni. These are fun treats for kids and something different than the traditional kid's meal.
Papa Murphy's is now offering a "Gourmet Delite" line. Experience "grown-up" toppings like angus steak and spicy fennel sausage. Papa Murphy's is so much more than pepperoni and Canadian bacon.
I was able to try the new Angus Steak & Roasted Garlic pizza and loved it!
Don't forget – you can also get your pizza stuffed!
Not only do I love a great pizza, but I also love a bargain! Papa Murphy's frequently makes coupons available to their customers. Coupons are wonderful and an easy way to save on already affordable meal. But did you know that Papa Murphy's coupons NEVER expire? Not ever. (A Papa Murphy's manager recently joked with me, telling me to hold onto my coupons for ten years, so I can really get a value should prices increase!) Still hanging onto some pizza coupons from the 90's? Bring them in!
What is YOUR favorite Papa Murphy's pizza? Do you have a standard order? Leave me a comment and let me know!
What a fun experience. I love Papa Murphy's!
Me too! It was tons of fun to step behind the counter. Thanks for stopping by!
I have a question , why do the nutritional charts differ so much between the USA and Canadian charts?
Hello my name is kaity conner. I work at a papa murphys for about 2-3 years now. We have had a lot of complaints about that. But for it not to be a disappointment ask for LESS creamy garlic sauce, and don't add the roasted garlic, because the creamy garlic sauce is like a garlic alfredo sauce with a hint of ranch. I say get it in the original crust large which will be $13.98 for the pizza(includes the tax) we have coupons we can give you in the store for 2 dollars off so it should be 11.83 if im not mistaken. you can substitute the garlic with something you like. if you substitute something so take the garlic off get something extra or say you want spinach on it then it wont cost you anything extra as long as you substitute.
The Scratch-made 5-cheese bread at Papa's only has 4 cheeses.


Private 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards William Charles (Bill) Richings was born at Westonbirt in April 1892, the youngest child of four born to William Richings, a cattleman born at Sopworth, Wiltshire (1864-1949) and his wife Catherine (Kate) Hudd, born Horsley (1860-1939). At the time of the 1901 census, the whole family was living in Westonbirt Village, close to the Hare and Hounds Hotel but by 1911 had moved to Avening, with William senior becoming a successful farmer and publican at The Rising Sun on Old Hill. William was a farm labourer and we may never know, but it may have been a meeting between him and Frederick Fletcher, who had left regular service with the Grenadier Guards in June 1910 (see Avening Roll of Honour No. 2), that encouraged him to sign on for service with the same regiment on Monday the 13th of March 1911. Following a medical examination in Stroud that day, he "signed-on" for twelve years, three years service and nine on the reserve. He completed his final military examinations at Reading on the 15th. He was 18 years and 321 days old. His attestation form describes him as being 5ft 9in tall (1.76m), weighing 10 stone 5lbs (65.8 kgs) with a fresh complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. He also carried scars from a double hernia operation. He completed his regular service on the 13th of March 1914 but was recalled to his regiment from the Reserve five months later on the 5th of August. As a recently full time serving man Bill was allocated to the 2nd Battalion. By the 26th of that month he was with the Expeditionary Force in France and survived a number of skirmishes in which the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadiers was involved. For the first nine days of March 1915, the battalion rested, being billeted at Béthune where concerts and boxing competitions were held, but for the next few days was part of a reserve brigade for the Allied move at Neuve-Chapelle. However, on the 12th of March, the battalion relieved the Irish Guards at Givenchy, where the apparently new trenches were shallow with parapets that were not bullet proof. Numerous attacks were made by both sides, all preceded by artillery bombardment and it was during one of these forays that William was killed on Wednesday the 17th of March. His parents, still living at the Rising Sun, Old Hill, Avening (later at Longmans Farm) were informed twelve days later. He is buried at the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, his grave being tended by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He was unmarried but is survived in the village by his brother's descendants.
Private 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards William Charles (Bill) Richings was born at Westonbirt in April 1892, the youngest child of four born to William Richings, a cattleman born at Sopworth, Wiltshire (1864- 1949) and his wife Catherine (Kate) Hudd, born Horsley (1860-1939). At the time of the 1901 census, the whole family was living in Westonbirt Village, close to the Hare and Hounds Hotel but by 1911 had moved to Avening, with William senior becoming a successful farmer and publican at The Rising Sun on Old Hill. William was a farm labourer and we may never know, but it may have been a meeting between him and Frederick Fletcher, who had left regular service with the Grenadier Guards in June 1910 (see Avening Roll of Honour No. 2), that encouraged him to sign on for service with the same regiment on Monday the 13th of March 1911. Following a medical examination in Stroud that day, he "signed-on" for twelve years, three years service and nine on the reserve. He completed his final military examinations at Reading on the 15th. He was 18 years and 321 days old. His attestation form describes him as being 5ft 9in tall (1.76m), weighing 10 stone 5lbs (65.8 kgs) with a fresh complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. He also carried scars from a double hernia operation. He completed his regular service on the 13th of March 1914 but was recalled to his regiment from the Reserve five months later on the 5th of August. As a recently full time serving man Bill was allocated to the 2nd Battalion. By the 26th of that month he was with the Expeditionary Force in France and survived a number of skirmishes in which the 2nd Battalion of the Grenadiers was involved. For the first nine days of March 1915, the battalion rested, being billeted at Béthune where concerts and boxing competitions were held, but for the next few days was part of a reserve brigade for the Allied move at Neuve- Chapelle. However, on the 12th of March, the battalion relieved the Irish Guards at Givenchy, where the apparently new trenches were shallow with parapets that were not bullet proof. Numerous attacks were made by both sides, all preceded by artillery bombardment and it was during one of these forays that William was killed on Wednesday the 17th of March. His parents, still living at the Rising Sun, Old Hill, Avening (later at Longmans Farm) were informed twelve days later. He is buried at the Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, his grave being tended by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. He was unmarried but is survived in the village by his brother's descendants.


R1: dc into 3rd chain from hook ( first 2 chain doesn't count as 1st dc ), skip 2 chain, 2dc-V stitch into next chain, skip 2 chain, *dc into next chain, skip 2 chain, 2dc-V stitch into next chain, skip 2 chain* repeat ** across, end with 1 dc into last chain, turn.
R2: 3 dc into first stitch, *skip 2 sts, dc into next ch1-space, skip 2 sts, 2dc-V stitch into next dc ( the dc of previous row )*, repeat ** across, end with 3 dc into last stitch, turn.
R3: dc into 1st stitch, *skip 2 sts, 2dc-V stitch into next dc ( the dc of previous row ), skip 2 sts, dc into next ch1-space* repeat ** across, end with 1 dc into last stitch, turn.
Repeat R2 and R3 alternately untill you reach your desirable length. Crochet border around with sc ( 3 sc into each corner ).


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Becoming a CNA requires a certification, and which state you're in will dictate the requirements to become a CNA to some extent. The training required to become a CNA is similar from state to state. The training is similar due to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 which set minimum standards for Nursing Assistant training.
One of the main differences in how one gets CNA certified from state to state is the required training hours in an accredited CNA program and the required clinical hours. Minimum training hours are federally mandated at 75 hours, though some states require as many as 180 (Maine).
Additional differences from state to state include the number of questions on the written portion of the CNA exam and the amount of time allotted for the exam. Further, the clinical skills test may require certain skills be demonstrated while other states may not. If you'd like to practice up for the CNA certification exam and the skills test, CNA Free Training provides a number of resources including our free CNA practice test and our guide to acing the CNA skills exam.
The table below highlights the different skills tested by provider, with required skills highlighted.
Another CNA site has a comprehensive list of state by state requirements, approved training programs, and additional information on items like continuing education for CNAs. The links below will take you directly to the individual state pages.
Beyond the technical ins and outs of CNA training and the certification process there are also a number of other concerns people have as they look to successfully complete the CNA certification process. We'll do our best to provide those answers below.
How long does it take to become a CNA? How long are CNA classes?
As the chart above illustrates, the minimum required classroom hours to become a CNA is 75 hours, and a maximum of 180. This is usually accompanied by two weeks in a clinical setting (the hours there may vary slightly as well). Typically, the entire program will take roughly 4-12 weeks to complete.
What is the cost of CNA certification?
The cost of your CNA certification depends on a number of factors, the main one being the cost of your CNA training classes. Estimates for the average cost of training is around $1,300, though that could be high or low depending on your location. Fortunately, there are a number of ways to knock down this figure through scholarships or by finding a free training provider. We have a massive database of training centers in each state that provide free CNA training. Follow that link and select your state to find a location that offers free training near you.
Many medical centers and nursing homes will offer to pay for your training and certification with an agreement that you will work for that organization for a set period of time after you achieve your CNA certification. Beyond that, there is typically a fee paid to take the CNA written exam and skills test. On average, you can expect this cost to be around $100 to $150 for the application fee and the examination fee.
What do I need to know about CNA recertification?
Once you're certified as a CNA, you'll need to be recertified periodically to maintain your licensure. If you don't renew your certificate before it expires you'll have to pay a delinquency fee. Whether you're going after a CNA renewal or recertification the process is basically the same.
Complete the CNA renewal form. You should receive this four months before your certificate expires. If you change addresses or don't receive the form, contact your state's registry to obtain the form. You must complete this form to begin the recertification process.
Completion of continuing education requirements (often this is 48 hours of continuing education for every two years). This will typically cover items like domestic violence, patient rights, medical record documentation, and first aid.
Pass a routine background check. This will usually check for things like felony charges, which could pose problems in the recertification process.
Check your renewal status online to make sure you have been recertified/renewed.
A couple more notes on CNA recertification.
Most states will require that you prove you have worked as a CNA at some point in the previous 24 months leading up to your renewal.
Many employers will pay for continuing education courses, so be sure to ask your employer about this to save yourself those costs.
If you've read this far you've clearly got an interest in becoming a CNA. The following links will provide you a tremendous amount of information on things like preparing for the CNA written examination, how much to expect from a CNA salary, finding places where CNAs can work (like nursing homes), putting together a CNA resume, and what to expect from CNA interview questions.


Islamic Education is the religious education of Chinese Muslims. Its main contents include religious belief, value out1ook, ethics and moral principles, and Islamic culture and knowledge. Education is an important way to raise Muslims' concepts and personalities to a higher level. According to the historical records, a special form of education originated in the middle of the 16th century. Over a long period of development, there appeared two forms of teaching: one form is called Mosque Education, initiated by the pioneer Mr.Hu Dengzhou(1522-1579);the other fom1is called Islamic School Education, which appeared in modem times. The former has a long history, and is a kind of specific religious education, which is taught by imams in mosques-By this means, Islamic knowledge is spread and religious personnel are trained. In order to improve their living standards and the fine traditions of Islam, the pioneer Chinese Muslims always put study and education in the first position. They used the Arabic, Persian and Chinese languages to teach, translate and expound the Islamic scriptures. By doing so, they created the conditions for Islam and Islamic culture to spread in China. Where there is a Muslim community, there is a mosque, so it is very convenient for a Muslim to get Mosque Education. Chinese Mosque Education is the result of Islamic culture adapting to the Chinese traditional cultural environment, and the combination of the traditional education in Arabic countries of the Middle Ages and old-style Chinese private school education. This teaching system suits Chinese social conditions and the Chinese Muslim situation in China. In addition, Mosque Education is open to all Muslim students. A Mosque provides free accommodation and tuition for any student who comes to study. Imams also teach for free-Islamic schools set up in Mosques are the best choice for Chinese Muslims.
Chinese Mosque Education is Islamic education with Chinese characteristics. From the Ming Dynasty to the present, Mosque Education has produced several educational sects and teaching styles. In the early period, there was the Shanxi Sect, which was represented by Feng Yangwu and Zhang Shao Shan, which focussed on "Ilm al-kalam"and "Ilm al-Trafsir". There was the Shandong Sect, which was represented by Chang Zhimei, Li Yanling and She Qiling, focussing on the 13 scriptures in Arabic and Persian, and on the study of Suffism. There was theYunan Sect, which reformed mosque education and taught the scriptures in both Arabic and Chinese. There was the Hezhou Sect, which originated in Linxia Hezhou in the Northwest of China, and which concentrated on teaching "kitab Mishkat al-Masabih"
and "Ihya ulum al-Masabih". Religious education in the Xhujiang area is in the form of small and scattered old-style private schools. Every big mosque in Xinjiang has an independent Madrassa (Islamic School), at which the teaching mode, contents and management pattern have the characteristics of central Asian Muslim education. Chinese Mosque Education has been constantly improving. When this education mode was first established, there were not enough scripture books, and few students. So at the beginning, Imams taught students in their own homes. Later, the mosque became the teaching place. In modern Chinese Islamic history, Mosque Education has made great1mprovemenu. It has a fixed teaching place, as the classroom is in the mosque. Usually, the north and south teaching halls in the mosque are specially used for teaching. Teaching both Islamic and ordinary culture, and a step-by-step teaching pattern were the new contents added to the old-style Mosque Education in the past two or three hundred years. Mosque Education is divided into two sections: One is the primary school section, in which Muslim children get basic Islamic education. Imams teach children Arabic so that they can read the Qu'ran in Arabic pronunciation. The students in the primary school section also get Tauhid education, recite selected readings from the Qu'ran, read popular religious books and learn various salat (prayers) in a period of 3-4 years; the other section is the Islamic University section, also taught by imams. The students receive systematic religious education and Islamic ethical education. They study for 6-7 years. The courses are of two kinds-basic courses and professional courses. The basic courses are Arabic, Persian, rhetoric and logic; the professional courses include "Ilm a1-Tafsir", Hadith, "Ilm al-kalam", Shariah and Suffi philosophy. There are 13 kinds of textbooks. After Enisi1ing all these courses, the students graduate with the approval of the imams who taught them. The graduate students go to mosques in various places to be imams, by invitation. There is another form of Islamic education in China, called School Education, which emerged in the 1920s and 1930s. Influenced by the new cultural concepts springing from the May 4th Movement of 1919, some Muslim intellectuals and social activists tried to find a way by which cultural education could promote the development of the nation. To establish a system of modem Islamic education, they set up Islamic schools successively in Beijing, Shanghai, Sichuan, Jinan, Yunnan Ningxia and other places in China. Of these schools, the Beiping Dacheng Normal School, Shanghai Islamic Normal School, Sichuan Wanxian Islamic Normal School and Ningxia Wuhong Chinese and Arabic Normal School made great contributions by fostering qualified personnel who not only possessed scientific and Islamic knowledge, but were proficient in Arabic. What was more important was that these educators with modem concepts also sent Chinese Muslim students abroad from the 1930s. This pioneering work added new contents to modern Chinese Islamic education. The overseas students played important ro1es in the fields of Islamic education and academic research after they came back to the motherland.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, with the support and care of the People's Goven1ment,a national Islamic high school---the China Islamic Institute-was set up in1955.with the aim of fostering qualified Islamic leaders who love the socialist motherland, uphold socialism, possess higher Islamic knowledge and high levels of both Arabic and Chinese, and on the principle of "maintaining the fine traditions and customs of the religion", the institute practices all modern teaching methods in which the courses are composed of two kinds--Islamic courses and basic university ad courses. The institute recruits students from all over the country by means of a unified examination. To meet the requirements of Muslims at different levels, besides bachelor's degree courses, the institute also runs polytechnic degree courses, research classes, overseas student supplementary classes and imam training classes. Besides history, geography, politics, Chinese, and other social science subjects, the students also study the Islamic scriptures. After finishing their studies, the students are required not only to be proficient in Mosque affairs, foreign affairs and teaching, but have a certain level of theory and culture, so that they can become senior religious personnel who meet the needs of socialist construction.
In recent years, as the reform and opening policy deepens in China, policies concerning religions and minority groups have been fully implemented. In order to train more qualified religious personnel, nine Islamic institutes have been set up in Beijing, Urumqui, Shenyang, Xining, Lanzhou, Zhengzhou, Kunming, Hebei Province and the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, respectively.


Online evolution means the 99-cent song's role will diminish over time, label insiders say.
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--Even as the movie industry is compressing its longstanding system of "windows," the music industry is betting its future on just such a model of staggered, tiered releases.
Digital download services such as Apple Computer's iTunes have gleaned most of the headlines to date. But the digital music market has already moved to a diverse model, particularly when mobile consumers are counted, Thomas Hesse, president of global business for Sony BMG Music Entertainment, said in a speech at the Music 2.0 conference here on Tuesday.
Sony BMG is already seeing 10 percent of its revenue in the United States, and more than 20 percent of its revenue in China and South Korea, come from digital and mobile products, the executive said. In the next year, labels will increasingly find ways to boost those figures by offering a large range of different products at different times, and through different channels.
"We will see tiered pricing in the online world," Hesse said. "It will be coming out in different windows over time, and will be much more sophisticated than just the 99-cent download that we have seen."
These budding music windows--ranging from exclusive tracks posted on iTunes or prerelease ring tones to live CDs released long after an album's street date--are signs of how seriously the music industry is taking the digital business at last.
Indeed, physical CD sales continue to drop, and executives say they don't realistically expect that to turn around or even to stabilize immediately. Peer-to-peer use continues to rise worldwide, and according to research firm NPD Group, 44 percent of music found on consumers' hard drives in 2004 still came from file swapping or copying other CDs.
Digital sales continue to grow by leaps and bounds, however. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, about 180 million songs were sold online in the first half of 2005, up from 57 million in the same period last year.
A few individual titles are driving the surge. According to Jeremy Welt, Warner Music vice president of new media, his label is seeing digital sales account for 10 percent to 20 percent of first- and second-week sales for some of its heavily marketed titles. He cited the recent release of a soundtrack from the TV show "The OC," for which 18 percent of the first week's album sales were online.
Releasing content in tightly controlled windows--first in theaters, later to home video, and finally to TV, for example--has been hugely profitable for movie studios in the past few years. These windows have shrunk substantially as DVD releases have been moved substantially closer, but the studios have kept strictly separate release dates for theaters, home video and on-demand services.
With a quickly expanding number of products and channels, including cell phones, online subscription and download sites, retail stores, streaming and downloadable video and more, the music business is evolving into a natural home for windows, some analysts say.
"The reason the movie industry is moving away from windowing is because they got so excited about DVD sales," said JupiterResearch analyst David Card. "But I think windows is more the natural order of things, with multiple packages and multiple release times."
This new product model is also fast changing the role of record companies, which are increasingly dealing with other giant corporations, from telephone companies to Internet portals, as music distributors.
"With the huge telephone companies, with Sprint, with Cingular, it is a completely different world," Hesse said. "It is a world in which the wind blows a little colder, and one in which the record companies are just tiny little cottage industries compared to the sandbox where we were before."


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Party Politics Heat Up Democratic Primary in Pa.
May 14, 2010 12:00 AM EST
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/party-politics-heat-up-democratic-primary-in-pa
Judy Woodruff reports from Pennsylvania about the Democratic primary, where former Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is in a fight for survival as a long-shot candidate gains ground on the incumbent senator.
JEFFREY BROWN:
Next: an election 2010 story. It comes from Pennsylvania, where, next Tuesday, Democrats will choose a nominee to run for the U.S. Senate seat in November.
Judy Woodruff has our report.
JUDY WOODRUFF:
In the City of Brotherly Love, it's the time of year when loyal Phillies fans head to the park, ready to cheer on or have their hearts broken by their favorite players. But a suddenly competitive political contest in this state has stirred up strong views about more than baseball this spring.
JANET WEINER, Pennsylvania:
Specter, I think, is a liberal Republican, but very far away from anything that I believe in, and I haven't liked him since the Anita Hill hearings.
DAN FITZGERALD, Pennsylvania:
He's done a lot for Pennsylvania. He can do still a lot more.
Those very different opinions are about one man, Arlen Specter. For going on 30 years, he has represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate, all but one of them as a Republican.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER, D-Pa.:
We have our game plan.
Now he's in an unexpected race for his political life in a Democratic primary.
SEN. ARLEN SPECTER:
Nice to see you guys.
Unlike most in the GOP, Specter, as a Republican, cultivated labor unions and other constituencies typically associated with the Democratic camp.
DAVID REICHARD, president, IBEW Local Union 375: We have been with him a long, long time. He's never let us down. He's been true to his word, honest man.
So, Republican leaders weren't entirely surprised when, one year ago, staring at a primary challenge on his right, the five-term senator announced he was switching parties.
I am pleased to run in the primary on the Democratic ticket and am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers in a general election.
Democrats in Washington, from the president on down, were thrilled, as this gave them what was then the crucial 60th vote in the Senate to overcome GOP filibusters.
But, back home in Pennsylvania, the news hasn't gone down well with many rank-and-file Democrats. About 40 percent of the vote in next Tuesday's primary is expected to come from here in Philadelphia and its densely populated suburbs, where Arlen Specter has long attracted Democrats, even when he was a Republican.
But now that he's switched parties, he's become a target of some Democrats who say he's an opportunist and can't be counted on to support Democratic priorities.
I would like to shake the hand of the real Democrat in the race.
WOMAN:
Leading the charge is Specter's primary opponent, Congressman Joe Sestak.
REP. JOE SESTAK, D-Pa.:
I'm in the Democratic Party out of core beliefs, conviction, not, as Arlen Specter said, because he did it for political calculations.
We cannot fix Washington, which everyone has lost faith in, if you are just going to rely on the same career politicians that got us into this mess. We need a new generation to literally help clean up how we approach the future.
This is Joe Sestak, the congressman running against Arlen Specter.
Sestak, a 31-year Navy veteran, starting only his second term in Congress, traveled to all 67 Pennsylvania counties before announcing last August he would challenge Specter in the primary.
REP. JOE SESTAK:
I respect my Democratic establishment, but I don't understand how someone who has advanced the Republican agenda that set this nation aground can ever be told: Come on over. Show us how it's to be done.
In the U.S. Navy, if a Navy captain runs a ship aground, they relieve him for cause. They don't say: It's all right. I have got a deal for you.
The move defied Democratic Party leaders and even the White House, which Sestak said had offered him a job in the Obama administration if he would stand down.
Terry Madonna, the director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College, says Sestak, a former admiral, is an indefatigable campaigner, perhaps only rivaled by the man he's trying to defeat.
TERRY MADONNA, director, Center for Politics and Public Affairs, Franklin and Marshall College: I don't think I have ever met a politician more driven, personally driven, and to the point where he will — he will go anywhere, stay any amount of time, do whatever he has to do in order to win. And he doesn't care if he's speaking to five people, 500 or 5,000.
And many Democrats, like Monica Kline and Gregory Stewart, who campaigned early and tirelessly for President Obama's campaign in the Keystone State, were ready for Sestak's message: that Specter's not someone they can count on.
MONICA KLINE, Sestak supporter: I was born in 1965. Arlen Specter has been a Republican my entire life. I remember coming home and watching the Clarence Thomas hearings on C-SPAN. And may — perhaps it's my Sicilian in me, but I don't forget things. And I just remember being so disheartened and shocked at the treatment of Anita Hill.
And, from that moment, frankly, I would hope for a candidate to run against Arlen who I could support.
Stewart said Obama's endorsement of Specter didn't deter him.
GREGORY STEWART, Sestak supporter: Because I still support a lot of what — what he's doing, but in this particular case, I think the voters of Pennsylvania are going to have to make a decision. And it's not going to come from the top down. And the fact that that grassroots movement started in 2008 is really making it easier for someone like a Joe Sestak to challenge the establishment.
Even so, hardly any at first gave the 58-year-old Sestak a chance against the far more senior, better-known Specter, who insists that, even as a Republican, he voted for Democratic values.
Well, Sestak may challenge my credentials as a supporter of Democratic values, but President Obama is a better authority — support a woman's right to choose, opposed warrantless wiretapping, for the minimum wage, for unemployment compensation.
But the big votes, the big votes, Judy, the stimulus package, I cast the critical vote which saved, as President Obama says, the country from going over the brink, a 1930s-style depression. And I was the 60th vote on comprehensive health care reform.
But Specter also finds himself up against a shifting national political landscape. Voters have grown more and more fed up with Washington gridlock and politicians they view as not addressing the nation's most urgent problems.
Even Specter's biggest cheerleaders, like Pennsylvania's Democratic Governor Ed Rendell, acknowledge, the voters' mood has to be taken seriously.
GOV. ED RENDELL, D-Pa.:
I think there is a strong anti-incumbent feeling in the country. And I would have a very difficult time if I was running for reelection. You know, there isn't an incumbent governor, senator or even congressman who's in good shape in this country.
TERRY MADONNA:
Voters are sour. They are cranky. They're frustrated. And that energy level that we saw with President Obama in this state — he won Pennsylvania by 10 percentage points, turned out a whole bunch of new voters — we don't see that. And they have a week to go, or less than a week to go. And I don't — I don't think we are going to have a big turnout.
Specter himself tells crowds he knows he's operating in a tough political climate.
If you don't cotton up to the Tea Party gang, you're no good. And see where John McCain is today. Can you believe it, that John McCain doesn't appear to be conservative enough to be the Republican nominee for reelection in Arizona?
So, who can stay in a party — it's not far-right. Its far-out.
Many political observers say Specter made a mistake by waiting and letting Sestak go up with the first round of television spots, mocking Specter's party switch.
GEORGE W. BUSH, former president of the United States: I can count on this man. See, that's important. He's a firm ally.
But now:
My change in party will enable me to be reelected.
Arlen Specter switched parties to save one job — his, not yours.
These and a few other Sestak spots have helped propel him from 20 points behind in most polls last month to even with or slightly ahead of Specter today.
Specter has come back with his own tough TV spots.
Joe Sestak, relieved of duty in the Navy for creating a poor command climate.
But one of them has backfired. This one has prompted many Democrats to accuse Specter of below-the-belt tactics, and some undecideds to come out for Sestak.
The congressman rejects Specter's call to release his military records, and says the TV ad is not true.
Arlen Specter, what a shame. It says more about him than it says about anybody else, that he will actually pursue a lie. He will actually say what's false. He will actually do anything in smearing someone to try to keep his job.
I have been in public life for 43 years, and no one has ever called me a liar before.
Some Democrats are telling pollsters they see still another Specter liability: his age, and the fact that he has had two bouts with cancer.
To be candid with you, in the interviews that we have done, age and health come up. I mean, the fact that he is 80 years old is — is an issue for some voters. And, you know, why doesn't he go do something else? Why can't he find another, you know, way to spend, you know, his — his latter years?
Specter, not surprisingly, dismisses that.
Well, I'm fit as a fiddle, play squash almost every day. I have got my strength and full of vim, vigor and vitality, Judy.
Governor Rendell adds that Specter has built up influence the state of Pennsylvania and its voters rely on.
GOV. ED RENDELL:
Arlen Specter, over 30 years, has amassed an incredible amount of clout. He — he knows where all of the — what's in — stuck in every drawer. He knows where the skeletons are buried. He has an incredible way of getting stuff for the state. He's such a bulldog, but he's a bulldog for us. And that would be the big difference. On votes, on ideology, I think there would be practically no difference.
But professor Terry Madonna says, in the current political climate, that clout can work against Specter.
The voters are still in a change mood. And, so, a lot of what normally be a tremendous asset — longevity, experience, delivering for the state — all of that now becomes a negative. All of that becomes a detriment.
With just a few days to go before the vote, President Obama has cut a new TV spot for Specter.
U.S. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:
You know he's going to fight for you, regardless of what the politics are.
I'm Arlen Specter. I approve this message.
BARACK OBAMA:
I love you, and I love Arlen Specter.
But the White House says the president won't be returning to Pennsylvania before the primary. And, in this down-to-the-wire contest, the Sestak camp is counting on the large pool of still undecided voters to break their way.
The one thing all Democrats agree on: Whoever wins will face a formidable Republican contender in November.


Bassist says MCR are always writing new songs but haven't been in the studio for new album.
's Mikey Way knows a thing or two about comics — and not just because his brother, Gerard, is an acclaimed artist and an avowed comic book fanatic with an Eisner Award-winning series, "The Umbrella Academy," under his belt.
"Nah, it's not just my brother — all my buddies are really into comics, including [famed artist] Jim Lee, who I talk to all the time," Way said. "I have, like, this council of comic book geeks — kids I knew growing up, everyone — and we're always having these conversations about books and stuff, these conversations where we go, 'Man, if people could hear what we're saying right now, what would they think?' "
So, it seems only natural that Way would dabble in the industry himself, and though it took him a while — "I had lots of meetings," he said — he's finally penned an eight-page story that will appear in DC Comics' special "Halloween '08" book, which hits stores Wednesday.
Way's story, featuring art by Mateus Santoluoco, is based on the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" but stars none other than Batman and Scarecrow (it is a DC comic, after all) in a bit of role reversal.
"The story follows the Scarecrow as Ichabod Crane and Batman as the Headless Horseman. I took the character of Jonathan Crane and put him in Tarrytown, New York, in the 1700s," Way explained. "They gave me the option to write a story about any character in the DC Universe, and I was like, 'Well, I'm gonna do Batman. I've got to do Batman.' Then I had the idea for my story, and it seemed pretty straightforward, and I was sure someone else had done it already. So I had to go to all my friends — my council — and to Jim Lee, and be like, 'Has anyone done a Batman story like this before?' And we were all amazed that no one has.
"Then I just got down to writing it," he continued, "and it turned out that there wasn't that much pressure, because the whole book is artists and writers doing Halloween-based storylines. I ended up with something like 20 pages of dialogue, so the big problem was that I just had too much, and we had to cut some of it."
Way says that he still hasn't even seen the finished book, but that he plans on picking it up tomorrow. And he's planning on doing even more comic book work in the near future: He mentioned collaborating with his brother and says he's bounced a few ideas off of Lee, too. That's probably a good thing, because it seems like he's going to have a whole lot of free time on the horizon. After all, things are pretty slow right now in his other job, playing bass for My Chem.
"The thing with us is that we're always in the process of writing. You know, everyone is sitting around, working on riffs, and everyone's got their own stuff going on," Way said. "Personally, I've just been diddling around with songs, and if I come up with something good, I'll call Gerard or [guitarist] Frank [Iero]. But what it really boils down to is this band really needed some time off, and that's what we're doing right now. We're getting great time off."
Way said that he and his MCR bandmates have "hung out a bunch," but that the only time they've played together was when they entered a studio to record a version of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower" for director Zack Snyder's much-anticipated film version of "Watchmen." Other than that, the band appears to be miles away from beginning work on the follow-up to Welcome to the Black Parade, and though Way knows that news may disappoint fans, he promises that the wait will be worth it. Eventually.
"We're taking a long break, so we can come back fully recharged. The great thing about this band is that you never know what's going to happen next," he said. "We may write a bunch of stuff, and then a month later switch gears and do it all again. So if, say, we wrote some songs that sound like Rick Springfield, a week later they've all turned into Children of Bodom songs. I know it's going to be great; I just don't know what it's going to sound like. We're going to be just as surprised as everyone else, believe me."


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Q: React Native DeviceEventEmitter keyboardWillShow stopped working After upgrade to 0.26.0-rc version, on iOs this line:
DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('keyboardWillShow', (e)=>this.updateKeyboardSpace(e));

does nothing. When keyboard is open, updateKeyboardSpace method is never called.
I'm importing DeviceEventEmitter with this:
import React from 'react';
import {DeviceEventEmitter}  from 'react-native';

I upgraded from version 0.21 , it was working fine there.

A: On android, you can use instead these 2 events:
DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('keyboardDidShow', this.keyboardWillShow.bind(this))
DeviceEventEmitter.addListener('keyboardDidHide', this.keyboardWillHide.bind(this))

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A: It seems like you can not use this kind of event listener any more.
This seems to be handled by the Keyboard component now, which uses native libraries. For iOS it is defined here, the event names seem to be the same; I couldn't find an Android implementation, though. You would need to test if this works, but for iOS this should do the trick:
import {Keyboard}  from 'react-native';
Keyboard.addListener('keyboardWillShow', (e)=>this.updateKeyboardSpace(e));

EDIT:
The API explained was internal only. For normal usage, one could use the callbacks on the ScrollResponder. You could use either onKeyboardWillShow and onKeyboardWillHide. The ScrollResponder Mixin is used in the ScrollView and ListView, so you may use this props there.
I did a small example on github.

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2017 Maserati Quattroporte review
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Finally, a return to form for the Italian brand with the updated 2017 Maserati Quattroporte.
Head-turner
Beautiful cabin and interior
Super spacious
V6 provides a very enjoyable exhaust note
Enough grunt to keep you happy
Very practical daily
Active safety features
Gearshift lever can drive you mad
New park brake confusing
Leather not as soft as we expected
It's not often an ultra-luxury vehicle gets a mid-life update so extensive as the one found in the 2017 Maserati Quattroporte, but as the Italian brand seeks world domination over its European rivals in what is a hotly-contested segment, the refresh for this super-sedan brings some much-welcome changes.
Love it or hate it, the Maserati Quattroporte turns heads. If anything, that's a huge understatement as our relatively conservative looking $215,000 (plus options and on-road costs) twin-turbo 3.0-litre V6 Silver Quattroporte test car attracted so much attention anywhere it went, we began to question the sanity of onlookers.
It was genuinely a big surprise to see so many people point at the Quattroporte as it drove past, with some even taking photos. Strange indeed, for it's a large sedan and not a supercar from sister-brand Ferrari! Our conclusion was that perhaps the allure of the Maserati brand is much stronger than we give it credit for.
For those of us in the car reviewing business, we have been somewhat hard on the Italian brand lately. After all, for some time, Maserati had lost its way and the essence of what makes a Maserati a Maserati seemed to have been exchanged for commonality of parts with the likes of Jeep and Chrysler.
This hasn't exactly changed completely, and the Levante SUV is a case in point, for it's far too much Grand Cherokee and not enough Maserati, but the updated Quattroporte is almost like a return to form.
It's the first Maserati we've driven in, well, forever, that not only ticked all the boxes in terms of price, performance, comfort and luxury, but also felt grand and worthy of the Trident badge.
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The most notable update to the Quattroporte is the front and rear bumpers, which bring a matte black profile at the front and the matte black extractor at the rear. The MY17 Quattroporte now has more resemblance to the Levante from the front, but also utilises active aero by the adoption of electric air shutters which, the company claims, reduce aerodynamic drag by 10 per cent.
The turbocharged V6 engine has seen its power boosted to 257kW with 500Nm of torque. It will now do the 0-100km/h run in a respectable 5.5 seconds. It feels pretty quick for a car this big and the ZF eight-speed automatic does wonders for extracting the most from the engine in the smoothest way possible.
What really makes you smile, though, is the noise when Sport mode is engaged. It's not the Ferrari-inspired V8 sound you might get in the GTS, but it's still very rewarding and certainly adds to the allure of owning an Italian car.
We did notice in our test car there were occasional moments of surging when the speed was constant and the Quattroporte was powering slightly uphill. The large sedan would surge forward slightly then stop and then repeat over and over. If we released the accelerator and retried, the issue would cease. Odd, but all part of the charm.
Maserati's insistence with hydraulic steering systems is massively noticeable as you get the type of feel and feedback from the Quattroporte's steering wheel that is all but gone in modern cars. It's a tremendous sensation and we applaud the Italians for sticking with what is best, rather than what saves an extra two per cent in fuel economy tests.
Nonetheless, it's still a big car and while it's dynamically very competent for its size, it's not the type of car you'd drive enthusiastically for extended periods of time. That's not its purpose. It sits high enough that it can be driven as a daily without a worry.
However, it needs that level of dynamic ability, for the Maserati Quattroporte competes with everything from the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Audi A8, BMW 7 Series and even the Porsche Panamera and Jaguar XJ.
Unlike the offerings from the three big Germans, the Maserati doesn't blend in to traffic. That has its up- and downsides depending on your personality. Frankly though, we prefer our high-end cars to look a little different to a base model C-Class or 3 Series.
You would expect, then, that beauty is not very skin deep in the Quattroporte, but you would be wrong.
Jump inside and the large sedan oozes class and sophistication. It lacks the technological gadgetry and contemporary design of the S-Class and 7 Series but it makes up for it with every other virtue possible. It's a beautiful cabin with expert use of wood throughout and an overall design and theme which will date much better than the giant screen 'wow' factor of the Germans (which we love for other reasons).
Most importantly, it finally gets an infotainment system that doesn't drive you mad. The 8.4-inch unit has Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with a new rotary control knob system, but even without those, it's super-fast and very easy to use.
Yes, it's almost identical to the one you get in a new Jeep, but at least it works and we'd rather have this than some quirky Italian system that decides to go on siesta every time you try and use it.
There's also a perfectly positioned storage area for modern smartphones that easily accommodated and protected our iPhone7+ like it was designed for it.
The rear seats are enormous and this is undoubtedly the type of car that will swallow up five average adults for long trips.
We had our family of four on board as we took a long drive form Brisbane out towards Warwick and back, and the Maserati's interior quietness and comfort really impressed us. There's very little road noise inside the cabin and despite riding on the optional ($5296) 20-inch wheels, the ride comfort was excellent.
The now standard active safety features, which include adaptive cruise control with stop and go, lane departure and forward collision warning as well as autonomous emergency braking, are a big bonus across the whole range. We found ourselves not touching the brake or the accelerator pedal for a good hour on the highway stretch of our journey out west. We tested this in pitch black conditions, with heavy rain, and it never once misbehaved.
On the downside, we found the leather inside the cabin and on the seats somewhat hard and artificial in feel, despite the additional $13,205 for the full natural leather option on our car (same leather as without the option, just more of it around the cabin). We also found the new parking brake system a tad confusing, for its push to engage and push to disengage, which seems someone counterintuitive.
But what really didn't impress us was the gearstick, which is possibly the most annoying feature of any modern car ever envisioned, the same gearstick that has been the centre of plenty of controversy in Fiat-Chrysler models in North America.
The problem? Instead of having Park as a separate button (like BMW, Mercedes and Audi), it sits at the very top of the gear selection. So, if you push all the way up, it goes into park. That sounds reasonable, right?
Well, no, because when you want to go from Drive to Reverse, you end up in Park, and when you want to go from Park to Reverse, you end up in Drive. It's like a bad comedy of errors that can drive any sane human to the brink of madness.
When you're concentrating, it's not an issue. But when you're trying to do a three-point turn with cars waiting, it becomes very frustrating. We thought we'd get used to it after a week, but it only got worse and drove us further into thoughts of extreme violence for those that engineered it.
Surely it can't be that hard to fix with just a single extra button for Park, leaving Reverse at the top and Drive at the bottom? But heck, undoubtedly hundreds of millions was spent on the R&D of this transmission system with plenty of market group testing, so maybe it's just us. Maybe.
To be fair, if you did actually own the car you would at some point learn to use it without bringing the Lord's name into disrepute, so our rant shouldn't be a deterrent to purchase, but serve as an early warning that it's a 'feature' that needs a bit of patience at first.
Overall, our love of the Maserati Quattroporte was not affected by its little quirks. It's a truly sensational car and one which stands out in a segment dominated by Germans. It's well priced for what you get and it's the type of super luxury sedan you buy if you want to make a subtle statement that says something more than just 'me-too'.
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Keyless entry – $578
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High gloss Ebano wood trim – $3613
Full natural interior leather – $13,205
18-inch collapsible spare wheel – $1446
Total MLRP Price with options – $248,066 (plus on-road costs)
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