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Discover Los Angeles Land Marks
Los Angeles is a bustling city in California that is famous for being the capital of the film and television industry. With a population of approximately 39 million people, Los Angeles is the largest city in California by population and geographic size. If you are in need of getting a car title loan in Los Angeles Here are some fun facts and things to do while you're in the area:
When the city of Los Angeles was first named, the original name came out to be"El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora Reina de los Angeles sobre el Rio Porciuncula," which means "The town of our lady queens of the angels on the Porciuncula River".
The earliest stages of Beverly hills started out as a Lima bean ranch.
Santa Monica Pier was actually made to protect a sewage pipe to cover the treated sewage that gets released into the ocean.
The ever so famous Hollywood sign started out as "Hollywood land" from 1923-1949, originally for the sake of real estate development—opposed to the picturesque Hollywood itself.
During the spring season, the Getty museum uses goats to clean up and maintain the extra scrub and brush that accumulates around their grounds.
It is against the law to take more than 2,000 sheep down Hollywood Blvd.
Mel Blanc, the voice actor for Looney Tunes has a tombstone that reads, "That's all folks".
There are more cars than there are people in the city of Los Angeles
There are at least 11 miles worth of underground tunnels in Los Angeles that are hidden. Back in the hey day they would move around prisoners, money liquor from the Prohibition era and much more. Since 9/11 most have been made inaccessible but there are rumors that a few entrances are still open.
Some Sites to see if you're visiting the area:
Starting at the West End of the Hollywood Hills West District, Hollywood Boulevard hits the major tourist attractions between La Brea and Gower Street where the Hollywood Walk of Fame resides (about 15 blocks). Hollywood Blvd ends on the east side of town into the Los Feliz district.
Griffith Observatory
Sitting on the side of Mount Hollywood, the Griffith Observatory overlooks the greater Los Angeles area. It was made free to the public by the donator Griffith J Griffith, who also donated Griffith Park to Los Angelenos. He believed that astronomy should be made open to the public instead of most observatories that remain secluded, remote and out of the public eye. With a great view of the Hollywood sign, the Griffith Observatory attracts thousands of tourists each year.
Contact info: Griffith Observatory: 2800 East Observatory Rd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027; (213) 473-0800
Contact info: 111 S Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012; (323) 850-2000
Designed by Frank Gehry, the original shiny building reflected so much light that neighborhoods filed complaints about increases in temperature. Sidewalks increased in heat up to 140 degrees. Now tourists and happy Los Angelenos can tour the concert hall and see a show or two without being too hot.
Address and contact info: 189 The Grove Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036; (323) 900-8080
A 14 upscale outdoor mall near Third and Fairfax, another Los Angeles landmark
Address and contact info: 200 Santa Monica Pier A, Santa Monica, CA 90401; (310) 458-8900
Address and contact info : 5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036; (323) 857-6000
a two-mile long strip nestled in Beverly Hills known for its luxury items and shops.


Complete any of the Champions League Challenges.
Win an online ranked match.
Buy a Gold Card Pack.
Buy a Silver Card Pack.
Complete 1 squad in the Collectors Album.
Accept a posted trade offer for your Ultimate Team.
Trade a card away and have it accepted by another player.
Complete Group Stage Round Challenges.
Have a 10 game winning streak.
Score more than 5 goals in a Professional Match.
Complete Quarter Finals Round Challenges.
Complete Semi Final Round Challenges.
Score more than 10 Goals in a match on Semi-Professional difficulty.
Remain undefeated for 50 games in Semi-Professional difficulty.
Have a 30 game winning streak.
Win by 2 goals in Extra Time in Professional.
20 Games without a card being shown in Semi-Professional difficulty.
Win 300 games in ALL competitions on any level difficulty.
Complete the Ball Collection in the Collectors Album.
Fill ALL of the pages of one country in the Collectors Album.
Win Man of Match for a Defender more than 50 times in Semi-Professional difficulty.
Get an average of 4 goals per game over 50 game on Semi-Professional difficulty.
Win Man of Match for a Midfielder more than 50 times in Semi-Professional difficulty.
Win Man of Match for a Striker more than 50 times in Semi-Professional difficulty.
Have a 60 game Winning Streak on Semi-Professional difficulty.
Win a Golden Ticket by creating an Ultimate Team and progressing through ALL 5 levels.
Fill ALL the pages of the Collectors Album.
Win the Champions League Badge of Honour by winning the Champions League 3 consecutive times.
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Blocked attacks push enemies backwards. Effect doubled on a succesful parry.
Knockback Shield is a shield-type weapon which knocks enemies back, away from the player.
Melee attackers are pushed back a significant distance when they take block damage from this shield. If they take parry damage instead, they are pushed back twice as far.
If an enemy pushed back by this shield collides with a wall or solid barrier before they stop moving, they take an additional 25 base damage (?).
"Hits cause arrows to fall out of enemies"


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Computer Games – Good and Bad
December 16, 2010 | Admin | Computer Games |
A video game is an electronic game with the purpose of involving interaction with a user interface to generate visual reaction on a video device. The word video in video game traditionally referred to a raster show device. However, with the widespread use of the name "video game," it currently implies several type of show off device. The electronic systems are recognized as platforms; examples of these are personal computers and video game consoles. These platforms range from huge mainframe computers to little hand held devices. Specialized games such as arcade games, while previously familiar, have steadily declined in usage.
The enter device used to maneuver video games is called a game controller, and varies across platforms. For instance, a devoted console controller may consist of merely a button and a joystick. A different one could contain a dozen buttons and one or more joysticks. First personal computer games regularly required a keyboard for game play, or further normally, required the consumer to purchase a separate stick with at least one button. Computer games permit, or even call for, the player to work a keyboard and mouse at the same time.
It has been discovered that action players include better hand-eye coordination and visual-motor skills, such as their resistance to interruption, their compassion to information in the peripheral vision and their means to count rapidly obtainable objects, than non players. Researchers found that such improved abilities can be acquired by training with action games, concerning challenges that change attention between various locations, but not with games requiring concentration on single objects. It has been suggested by a few studies that online/offline video gaming can be used as a beneficial tool in the therapy of various mental health concerns.
Learning principles found in video games have been identified as possible techniques with which to reform the U.S. Education system. It has been noticed that gamers adopt an opinion while playing that is of such extreme concentration, they do not realize they are learning, and that if the same opinion could be adopted at school, education would have substantial benefits. Students are found to be "learning by doing" while playing games while development creative thinking.
Whilst many studies have detected higher mental aptitudes amongst habitual gamers, research by Walter Boot at the University of Illinois found that non-gamers showed no progress in memory or multitasking abilities after 20 hours of playing three various games. The researchers suggested that "individuals with superior abilities are more likely to select video gaming as an activity in the first place".
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ISDA SwapsInfo provides a wealth of information on the OTC derivatives markets, ranging from daily volume-weighted average prices for certain swaps, to weekly market risk activity for CDS and outstanding notionals and trade count for the different types of interest rate contracts.
In this space, we will take a periodic look at the data to discern key trends. How, for example, has the average daily trade size of certain interest rate derivatives contracts changed? What are the current trends in single-name CDS versus index market risk transaction activity?
Total cleared notional amounts have risen steadily since January 2013, driving total rates notional amounts (cleared and uncleared) higher.
Total uncleared notional amounts have risen more modestly from January 2013 through January 2014.
SEF notional amounts have grown steadily, rising 28% since October 2013; SEF trading now represents roughly 40% of total rates notional amounts.
Total reported notional amounts grew across FRAs, fixed-floating IRS and OIS categories; the sharpest increases were observed in OIS which increased 196% from January 2013 through January 2014.
To date, the data do not indicate any meaningful changes to rates average daily trade size for any rates category.
We begin this analysis by comparing aggregate rates taxonomy statistics below in Chart 1. Cleared monthly notionals have shown an increasing trend from January 2013 to January 2014, driving total rates notional amounts (cleared and uncleared) higher. Reported volumes have increased 188% since the beginning of 2013. Uncleared notionals have also shown increases throughout the year albeit to a lesser extent of 36%.
SEF traded notional amounts, which are a subset of cleared rates notional amounts, have grown steadily, increasing 28% from October 2013 through January 2014. SEF trades represented roughly 40% of total rates notional amounts in January 2014.
Cleared, uncleared and SEF traded trade counts increased throughout the period under study. Average daily trade size (not shown below) remained relatively stable, indicating that both trade counts and notionals continued to grow in tandem. This is an interesting statistic, as one might anticipate an increase in trade count accompanied by a decrease in notional amount given the introduction of SEFs.
Forward Rate Agreement (FRA) total reported notional amounts climbed throughout the period, increasing 22% from January 2013 through January 2014. As highlighted in Chart 2 below, average daily cleared notionals increased 154% during the entire period under study. Uncleared daily average notional amounts were relatively steady.
SEF traded average daily notional amounts grew steadily, increasing 367% from October 2013 through January 2014. Roughly 85% of cleared FRA transactions have been traded on SEF in the month of January. Additionally, SEF trading represented 76% of total FRA volume measured in terms of notional amounts.
Cleared, uncleared and SEF average daily trade counts also increased throughout the period under study. The largest increases were observed in the cleared and SEF traded series where trade counts increased roughly twice as much as the uncleared series. To date, the data do not indicate any meaningful changes to FRA average daily trade size.
Fixed-floating IRS total reported notional amounts doubled throughout the period from January 2013 through January 2014. As highlighted in Chart 3 below, average daily cleared notionals increased 176% during the entire period under study. Uncleared daily average notional amounts were relatively steady.
SEF traded average daily notional amounts grew, increasing 40% from October 2013 through January 2014. Roughly 47% of cleared fixed-floating IRS transactions have been traded on SEF in the month of January. Additionally, SEF trading represented 38% of total fixed-floating IRS volume measured in terms of notional amounts.
Cleared, uncleared and SEF average daily trade counts also increased throughout the period under study. Cleared average daily trade counts doubled while uncleared trade counts remained steady. SEF traded average daily trade counts grew by 52% from October 2013 through January 2014. To date, the data do not indicate any meaningful changes to fixed-floating IRS average daily trade size.
Overnight Index Swap (OIS) total reported notional amounts increased 196% from January 2013 through January 2014. As highlighted in Chart 4 below, this change was driven by both cleared and uncleared OIS. Average daily cleared notionals increased 56% during the entire period under study. Uncleared daily average notional amounts increased 16%.
SEF traded average daily notional amounts grew, increasing 53% from October 2013 through January 2014. Roughly 33% of cleared OIS transactions have been traded on SEF in the month of January. Additionally, SEF trading represented 27% of total OIS volume measured in terms of notional amounts.


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In A Cave Somewhere
February 23, 2017 ~ simplyputstories
There could be a bug. An ugly, creepy critter.
She could get bitten by a vampire.
A monster could lunge out at her and maul her.
Or maybe.
Jazmine's mind wandered frantically this way and that, exploring all the endless possibilities.
She was scared, that much was obvious.
"Calm down, Jaz. There's nothing to be afraid of," said Merle, her fearless and intrepid boyfriend and guide.
"Easy for you to say, you've been in how many caves?"
"Don't you trust me then?"
"It's not a matter of trust, it's a matter of –AAH"
Jazmine jumped with fright, hitting her head on the ceiling of the cave. Merle laughed, his sentiment resounding off the walls.
"That's my favorite part about caves; the ECHO!"
"Shh! Stop that, Merle!"
Jazmine gripped the back of her boyfriend's shirt.
Merle laughed again. "You really need to ease up."
They continued their spelunking journey in silence, well, if you consider Jazmine's terrified thoughts escaping her brain and pounding off the walls as silence.
Was that a spider?
Where did that gust of wind come from? Was it the breath of a creepy cave bear?
What if the bats are just waiting for us around that corner?
"Merle, let's go back. I can't handle this."
"Oh come on, don't be a wuss. Why don't you talk or sing or something to get your mind off it?"
"And practically beg all the monsters to come attack me? No thank you!"
Merle laughed.
"I find it funny that you're not claustrophobic or scared of the dark, you're scared of the bugs."
"Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night and found a cockroach crawling around on your hand?"
Merle laughed again as Jazmine shuddered at the memory. If only she had known that it was a toy roach.
They squeezed through a tight tunnel which opened up into a massive cavern.
"Wow, this is cool!"
"See? Caves are cool!"
"I feel safer in a bigger space I guess," said Jazmine, releasing her grip on Merle's shirt and timidly exploring around the cave.
"Hey look at this map engraved on the wall," Jazmine said from across the chamber. Merle walked over to check it out.
"Hm. That looks like this cave system," he pointed to a segment of the map, "that's where we just were, and this is the cavern where we are now. It looks like it goes a ways farther and leads out the other side."
"Hey look, there's a poem here also."
She began reading slowly, squinting to make out the crudely carved words in the rock:
Where bones are buried,
And something else too.
Ignorance is bliss!
"What does that mean?" Jazmine wondered aloud.
"And there's an arrow pointing to this spot on the map," said Merle, furling his brow.
"Dude. It's a treasure map!"
Merle's eyes brightened and he looked at his girlfriend and they shared a hearty laugh.
"There's no way this is a treasure map, right?"
"Let's go check it out anyway!" Merle never was able to quench his curiosity. "Modern day Indiana Jones!"
They were off, hunting treasure a hundred feet beneath the earth's surface. When they reached the portion of the cave where the arrow had pointed on the map, they began exploring, looking for some ancient chest. Merle was giddy with excitement, Jazmine was meh at best.
"C'mon, why aren't you getting into this?"
"Merle… we're following a crude cave map in a creepy dungeon where bugs and bats and monsters live to try to find some golden crown worn by the king of Atlantis!"
"Hey, nice imagination!"
Merle was about to give up searching for the hidden treasure when something shiny reflected his headlamp. With a shout, he rushed over to it.
"Just a rock," Jazmine said unenthusiastically, "let's get out of here, I'm hungry."
"Look Jaz, this spot in the ground is soft, like dirt or something. I bet the treasure is here, help me dig!"
"You're nuts."
Merle rummaged through his small backpack and grabbed the chisel and hammer that he always kept in case he found some rare gem. Chiseling away at the soft ground, he uncovered the earth. A mere foot below, his chisel struck something hard. Merle's heart skipped a beat.
"Jaz," he said, eyes wide as the sky.
He frantically dug and dug until the object was uncovered. It was a small wooden box.
"JAZ!"
Merle held the box up into the light of his lamp, and he looked ecstatically with his girlfriend.
"The map was real!" he said much too loudly.
"What– is this for real?"
Jazmine took the box from Merle and peered at it. Merle grabbed his water bottle and poured a little water over it, cleaning off the dirt.
"Open it?" Jazmine suggested.
"Yeah," Merle's voice cracked.
Slowly, with breath suppressed, Jazmine lifted the tab that held the lid of the box shut.
What's inside? Is it gold? Some rare artifact?
What if nothing's inside?
What if it's a joke?
What if there's a spider!
"A watch!" Merle's echoes lingered in the cave.
They examined the watch in the light. It was made of brass, a large face with hands that had stopped working ages ago. It had a rusty chain extending from it.
"Just a watch," Jazmine sounded disappointed.
"Well, who knows? Maybe this was Captain Blackbeard's old pocket watch or something." Merle's sense of humor was relentless; what a guy. "Well this was a rush. Let's take it with us and we'll see how much it's worth when we get home. Maybe we'll be rich!"
Little did the two spelunking love bugs know that this was only the beginning of a lifetime of treasure-hunting adventures.
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6 thoughts on "In A Cave Somewhere"
truthfullyintroverted says:
I can't wait to hear more about them!!
simplyputstories says:
Me too! 🙂
Thebrotherwholooksyoungereveryyear says:
This is your sweet spot, bro! This is what you should focus on. It's really good! I'm with truthfullyintroverted – I wanna read their next adventure!
Yay! 🙂
Use of the word 'spelunking' worth the entrance fee alone 🙂
It's a great word, isn't it?
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We know metals corrode. If you leave a steel rod outside your home, after a period of time exposed to the environment, rust forms. This is one form of corrosion.
This led to innovations of ?passive layers? to protect metals – such as stainless steel which contains a passive film that prevents further surface corrosion.
Dental restorations have also evolved down this line. For example, to protect titanium implants from corroding, it usually contains a passive layer made out of titanium dioxide. This gives exceptional corrosion resistance, but even so, it is not completely inert to corrosion attack.
As we know, the mouth is a complex system and under constant bombardment of the ?elements?.
As a result, different types of corrosion can happen in the mouth – all affecting the metals or passive layer on the metal.
Galvanic corrosion – when a restoration is made out of two or more dissimilar metals (called an alloy), such as in the case of porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns and amalgam fillings, and it comes in contact with oral fluids, there is a difference in the corrosion potential and a flow of electric current results. At a micro-level, a ?micro-battery? is formed – leading to corrosion, albeit at a very slow rate, counted in years. This leads to degradation of the restoration over a long period of time.
Stress and pit corrosion – to the best abilities of the lab technicians, crowns may have small pits and crevices which cannot be polished. More should be stressed of amalgam fillings where it is seldom polished and contains pits and holes after constant use. This pits and crevices concentrate stresses on the restoration and teeth, leading to leakage and fractures.
Microbial corrosion – the passive layer of implants may be disturbed by attachment of microbes on it. The complex interaction between oxygen-needing and oxygen-independent bacteria causes this microbial corrosion. Microbes are capable of forming organic acids that reduces the pH surrounding the implant, which will allow dissolution of the passive layer.
Fluoride corrosion – fluoride ions are very aggressive on the passive layer of implants and this has been widely reported in multiple studies. This is due to the fact that fluoride ions create an acidic environment that is detrimental to this passive layer.


North German and Dutch: occupational name for a maker or user of a buckle shield, from Dutch and German dialect beukel 'shield'.
Where is the Beukelman family from?
You can see how Beukelman families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beukelman family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Beukelman families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1880 there was 1 Beukelman family living in Iowa. This was 100% of all the recorded Beukelman's in the USA. Iowa had the highest population of Beukelman families in 1880.
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The health and wellbeing of the biosphere is integral to, and deeply interwoven with, human health and wellbeing.
We have less than 30% of the peatlands we hand in 1900 and less than 1% of the active raised bogs. 31% of habitats are considered to be declining since 2007. The EPA estimates that 1,300 deaths occur annually in Ireland because of the poor quality of the air that we breathe. We lose hedgerows every year and are failing to meet our legal obligations to protect and improve the status of our species and habitats on even the most basic level.
The Green Party aims to reverse this trend. We envisage a natural environment that is protected and enhanced for the common good of our and future generations.
The health and wellbeing of the biosphere is integral to, and deeply interwoven with, human health and wellbeing. We wish to see Ireland blossom as a country with healthy soils, water and air, supporting a much richer bird, animal, plant and insect life.
We can prosper but only in harmony with nature, including the natural environment in all our decision-making.
Key policy points
Currently, responsibility for nature is scattered across several government departments. We will assign responsibility to the Department of Environment.
We will integrate the work of the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), enhancing funding for this organisation and expanding the number of national parks. The NPWS would have far greater staffing with a Chief Executive Officer appointed to lead the organisation.
Engage in consultation with a view to establishing and office of an Ombudsman for the Rights of Nature and Future Generations.
Publish a new National Action Plan for the Environment which will devise actions to eliminate activities that harm the natural environment and to restore habitats and species.
We will develop a proposal to protect the rights of nature and the environment within the Irish Constitution.
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# describe ReportsHelper do
#   describe "string concat" do
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← What are you thinking? What are you dreaming?
I always say let go of the storyline, connect the breath to the body sensation and be aware of you, your body mechanisms and functions.
I really like this Karen, although a better title might be, 'All is Meaningful' as when we choose to let go the true reality of everything appears…keep up the good work.
I'd tell you this was a good post, except I know I'm only overlaying my personal feelings onto it. Ah what the hell,..I'll tell you I like it anyway!
Good advice. Not easy to practice though.
Perfect, I wish we could teach this to every child and adult in the world. Maybe we would have more peace. Thanks for sharing.
Perception is key to whether or not we live in fear or love. When you see a dandelion ready to seed, do you perceive a weed or a wish? We all need these reminders to see the beauty in everything around us. Thank you for the reminder and for visiting Tovarysh. Namaste.
Reblogged this on shido's blog.
We can sometimes change the situation by changing our action.
Choose a meaning that serves you AND balance with nature!
Discard the foulness and promote the truth and live healthy!
Interesting blog by Karen Wilson.
Hi, Yes I`ve watched a few of Bashar videos, I love it, he`s got a simple and easy way of explaining the truth.
Basically I agree with this, though if I had terminal cancer (to take just one example) I wouldn' take comfort from it.
I believe that; life's meaning is subjective to every person, and that we can gain from all our experiences, if viewed the right way.
Thanks for stopping by and say Hi via my blog a day or so ago.
You write with beautiful clarity, even better than many mystics of centuries gone by.
The words 'Choose a meaning that serves you. Discard everything else,' seem individualistic in nature. Was that an intent behind them?
From a different perspective, we could say that meaning can also be socially constructed when two or more people talk (in addition to being constructed in our own 'individual' minds). People (usually and not always) talk about what they value (what is important to them). Therefore, as a person, if I observe an event and choose a meaning about it that serves me, I choose it because it is associated with what is important about that event to me.
If I fail to communicate the meaning that I have constructed (in my individual mind) to another person, then perhaps I am setting myself up for reacting when that person does something that – unknowingly to them at the time – traverses my values.
However, if I had communicated my values and (individual) meaning to that person in a discussion, and – if appropriate – allowed my values to be gently molded as a result of our interaction together, then my values and meaning become shared meaning and shared valued. The other person may – and not necessarily always – take on a meaning that was originally mine, and perhaps also co-create a meaning that serves us (and not just me).
Yes I learned about this in one of my psychology classes for my Masters in Marriage and Family and in outpatient group therapy for depression. What you are talking about is the basis for cognitive behavioral therapy. Dr. Aaron Beck of Beck's Depression Inventory is the father of this school of thought and he is still going strong at 90.
Thanks for this information, very interesting!


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Here's Previews for Tonight's New 'Community' and 'Parks and Rec'
We're glad to see Community is back and we're liking it so far now that Dan Harmon is back at the helm. Tonight is an all-new episode, featuring awesome guest star Walton Goggins, so we've got previews for it for you.
In addition, there's a new episode of Parks and Recreation tonight too and yes, we've got previews for that one too. Both shows are really funny and hopefully both will survive the often fickle TV audience who loves a show at first and then vilifies it later on for no real reason other than, we suspect, boredom. These shows deserve better.
Anyway, check out the previews after the break. Look for things to kick off first with Community tonight at 8/7C on NBC.
Posted in: NBC · News · TV
Tagged: Alison Brie, Amy Poehler, Comedy, Community, Dan Harmon, Gillian Jacobs, Joel McHale, NBC, Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation, Previews, TV, Walton Goggins
NBC Announces Fall 2013 Premiere Dates
by Joe Gillis, Jun 21 2013 // 4:30 PM
As we did previously with CBS, we now bring you a list of the Fall 2013 premiere dates for NBC. The networks new schedule will kick off on September 23 with the new season of The Voice and new series The Blacklist.
Also dropping that week is The Michael J. Fox Show and season premiere of Parks And Recreation. For the rest of the list of shows and their respective premiere dates, take a look at this handy list below.
8-10 PM – The VOICE (5th season Premiere)
10-11 PM – THE BLACKLIST (Series debut)
8-10 PM – The VOICE (Tuesday Premiere)
10-11 PM – CHICAGO FIRE (2nd season premiere)
8-9 PM – REVOLUTION (2nd season premiere)
9-10 PM – LAW & ORDER: SVU (15th season premiere)
Tagged: Dateline NBC, Dracula, Fall 2013, Fall Series, Grimm, Ironside, James Spader, NBC, Parks and Recreation, The Blacklist, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Voice, TV
And Now Previews for the New Season of 'Parks and Recreation' and the Final Season of 'The Office'
by Heather Toshiko, Sep 18 2012 // 12:00 PM
With the final season of The Office kicking off this week and the new season of Parks and Recreation also making its debut, it seems like a great time for some previews. Fortunately, our friends at NBC seem happy to accomodate us and have sent some on over.
Of course, as we always do, we are more than happy to share them with you. In fact, that's kinda our job around here.
So, to get things started off right, we've got a packed preview for Season Five of Parks and Recreation as well as a couple clips from The Office, one that gives you an idea of what to expect from the final season and another that introduces some newcomers to Dunder Mifflin.
Check out all the vids after the break. Look for brand new episodes of The Office and Parks and Rec to arrive this Thursday.
Tagged: Amy Poehler, ed helms, John Krasinski, NBC, Parks and Recreation, Steve Carell, The Office, The Office Final Season, TV
Check It Out: Previews for Tonight's 'Parks and Rec', 'The Office' and More
by Joe Gillis, Feb 2 2012 // 12:00 PM
Somehow it's Thursday again and that means new episodes of some of our favirite shows on NBC. We won't bore you with more angry rants about the lack of Community on the schedule, we can leave that alone for the moment. Instead, let's focus on the fun shows that are still around.
Well, to be honest, there's pretty much only one show we know of that's still going strong. That show? Parks and Recreation. It's a great time and helps us forget, at least a little while, the sting of not having any Community to watch. Sorry, couldn't help ourselves.
We've got previews for tonight's Park and Rec for you today and in this episode Valentine's Day comes early to Pawnee. Yes, it's a V-Day episode. Don't worry, it will be funny. We promise.
We've also got preview for The Office in which Jim plays hooky and things don't go over well with his coworkers. Last, but not least, we've also got a preview for Up all Night, a show we haven't really watched but it does have Will Arnett in it, so how bad can it be?
Check out all the videos after the break.
Posted in: Comedy · NBC · News · TV
Tagged: Amy Poehler, John Krasinski, NBC, Parks and Recreation, The Office, TV, Up all Night, Will Arnett
Check Out Previews for Tonight's '30 Rock', 'Parks and Rec' and More!
by Joe Gillis, Jan 26 2012 // 1:30 PM
It's Thursday again so that means more new episodes of some of our favorite shows on NBC tonight. Sure, we still miss Community and hope it's really coming back.
Until then, at least we've still got brand new episodes of 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation and more to help us pass the time. Not only that, we've got previews for all the new episodes for you right here too.
First up on 30 Rock, Liz invokes a pact she and Jenna made to each other years before. Then on Parks and Recreation, Knope 2012 goes on a bowling adventure.
Next up, it's a second episode of 30 Rock called "The Ballad of Kenneth Parcell." Finally, The Firm is back with a new episode. Havent had a chance to watch that one yet but I would bet the budget for a one hour drama show would have been more than enough to cover the cost of new episodes of Community.
Come on NBC, get with the program and give the viewers what they really want. We don't mind that you made a mistake, we all do. Just correct it. . . soon.
Check out all the previews after the break.
Posted in: NBC · News · TV · TV Previews
Tagged: 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Alison Brie, Amy Poehler, Community, Jane Krakowski, Joel McHale, Parks and Rec, Parks and Recreation, The Office, Tina Fey, TV, TV Previews
Check Out Previews for Tonight's 'Community', 'Parks and Rec', 'Prime Suspect' and More!
by Joe Gillis, Oct 13 2011 // 12:00 PM
It's Thursday so that means NBC has pretty much all the shows we watch tonight. Of course, that means we've also got previews for all those shows for you to enjoy.
First up is one of our favorites, Community. In the episode the study group leaves the library and heads to Troy and Abed's new pad. Of course, it won't be that simple.
Next up on Parks and Recreation, it's "Treat Yo Self "day for Tom and Donna while Ron and Leslie march their respective troops to the great outdoors. The Office also heads outside, but the Scranton crew is going to a very fancy garden party — at Schrute Farms. That won't go well.
Next is Whitney where she and Alex want to bring back the romance. To to it, they really step it up. Finally, Prime Suspect rounds out the night as Jane searches for a murderer. But this week, she's extra edgy as she tries a new technique to quit smoking.
Check out all the previews after the break. Everything starts tonight at 8/7C with Community.
Posted in: NBC · News · TV · Video
Tagged: Alson Brie, Chevy Chase, Community, Donald Glover, Joel McHale, Maria Bello, NBC, Parks and Recreation, Prime Suspect, The Office, TV, Whitney
TV RECAP: 'Parks and Recreation: Ron & Tammys'
by Nat Almirall, Oct 3 2011 // 4:30 PM
Sorry for missing last week. My sister was getting married, and it put the kibosh on reviewing the Parks and Rec opener, which I wasn't even aware had premiered until it came up during the reception, between one of my friends and cousin Jane, both of whom raved about it while I bit my tongue, cheek, lip, and anything with gnawing range for having missed it.
They also mentioned that next week's episode would feature a drinking contest between Tammy I, Ron's mom, and Leslie. Add to that the fact that the episode is titled "Ron & Tammys," the Ron-and-Tammy episodes being among the series' best, I was very excited for tonight.
But to back up a bit, we're finally introduced to what we can only believe is the demon whose evil outdoes even Satan (Tammy II): Tammy I (Patricia Clarkson, looking sexy in an appropriately red dress). The cliffhanger that Season 3 ended on, where Leslie told Ron that Tammy I was waiting in his office (and scaring away Tammy II with a mere shot of I's shoes) certainly lived up to the hype, and, just to reinforce it, there was a great scene last week when Tammy I put April in her place (and further magnified the threat by having her work for the IRS and auditing Ron).
Posted in: Comedy · NBC · TV · TV Recaps
Tagged: Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Chris Pratt, Megan Mullaly, NBC, Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation, Patricia Carkson, Paula Pell, Ron & Tammys
'30 Minutes or Less' Favors Fiction over Fact
by Bob Starr, Jul 27 2011 // 10:15 AM
I'm by no means a fan of reality television. That being said, I have stuck with some of the traditional shows that gave birth (in a Rosemary's Baby kind of way) to the current reality programming genre. Those shows are COPS and America's Most Wanted. I even remember when both shows premiered on Fox, a newbie network at the time…and I probably just dated myself with that comment given they've been on for over twenty years respectively.
It was because of my loyalty to America's Most Wanted that had me shiver a little when I saw the trailer for the upcoming Jesse Eisenberg film, 30 Minutes or Less. Here's the premise care of IMDB:
Two fledgling criminals kidnap a pizza delivery guy, strap a bomb to his chest, and inform him that he has mere hours to rob a bank or else…
Sounds pretty funny, right? Pizza delivery guy gets a bomb strapped to him and he's forced to rob a bank. I'd be laughing had this not unfolded in real life with far less comedic repercussions.
On August 28, 2003 Brian Wells arrived for work at 11:00 am. His occupation: pizza delivery driver. At 1:30 pm Brian was asked to deliver two cheese and pepperoni pizzas to a remote location near the woods. About an hour after that Brian entered a bank with a bomb strapped to him (around his neck in this case) and handed the teller a note demanding money.
It's an eerie tale to be sure and when I first saw the segment on America's Most Wanted I thought, who's going to be the first to make a movie about that. At the time I imagined some type of Michael Mann crime drama in the same vein as Collateral. Apparently I couldn't have been more wrong.
Instead, this real life, horrifying event has been wrapped in what I'm sure critics will call a "laugh-out-loud" buddy comedy. I have no way to confirm if writers Matthew Sullivan and Michael Diliberti knew anything about what has been dubbed "the collar bomb" case, but according to Wikipedia (take it with a grain of salt) that was the basis for 30 Minutes or Less.
Posted in: Comedy · Editorial and Opinion · Exploitation · Movies
Tagged: 30 minutes or less, Aziz Ansari, Brian Wells, Danny McBride, Editorial, jesse eisenberg, Matthew Sullivan, Michael Diliberti, Parks and Recreation, Ruben Fleis, Zombieland
NBC Announces Fall Schedule for 2011 – 2012
by Joe Gillis, Jul 6 2011 // 2:56 PM
We've already heard from some of the other networks and now it's NBC's turn to reveal its new Fall schedule. The official fall primetime schedule, which begins Tuesday, Sept. 13 with the season premiere of Parenthood, contains several new series as well as returning favorites.
It's nice to know this info, but for us the most important thing is that both Chuck and Community are back this season. We would have missed them if they were gone.
Here's the schedule. New shows are in CAPS and all times are Eastern:
8-8:30 PM: "NFL Kickoff Special 2011" (regular season)
8:30-11 PM: "Sunday Night Football" (regular season)
7-8 PM: "Football Night in America" (regular season)
8-11:30 PM: "Sunday Night Football"
10-11 PM: "Parenthood"
8-10 PM: "America's Got Talent" (season finale)
10-10:30 PM: "UP ALL NIGHT"
10:30-11 PM: "FREE AGENTS"
Tagged: Chuck, Community, Fall Season, Harry's Law, NBC, New Fall Season, Parenthood, Parks and Recreation, The Office, The Playboy Club, TV
TV Recap: 'Parks & Recreation: The Bubble & Li'l Sebastian'
by Nat Almirall, May 24 2011 // 8:00 AM
You didn't think I'd let the season finale of Parks & Rec go by without a writeup (however late), did you? Well, given my inability to balance it among The Office recaps and the usual movie reviews and whatever else is kicking around in my head and just oozing to be ignored, I can't blame you.
I did, in fact, have a recap of the season's best episode "Ron and Tammy II," but it ran to over a 1,000+ words, and I still hadn't scratched the surface of its brilliance ("Real piece of work…"), so sometimes quality overtakes quantity regarding something or other that probably likely also begins with "q."
But that's not to say that recapping the final two episodes is a mild attempt to do them justice, it's just a shorter, briefer form of justice. A McJustice. Plus both of them were awesome enders to an equally awesome season.
Posted in: Comedy · NBC · Reviews · TV · TV Recaps
Tagged: Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Aubrey Plaza, Aziz Ansari, Chris Pratt, Jim O'Heir, Li'l Sebastian, NBC, Nick Offerman, Pamela Reed, Parks and Recreation, Renna, The Bubble
Check Out A Preview for Tonight's Season Finale of 'The Office'
by Heather Toshiko, May 19 2011 // 2:55 PM
Tonight's the night we find out (probably) who will be the new boss on The Office to replace Michael Scott (aka Steve Carell). A litany of guest starts are along for the ride and should make this an interesting show, to say the least.
Here's the breakdown from NBC:
If you were going into a job interview, wouldn't it be nice to meet Jim Halpert? That's what the candidates will face tonight on The Office! Everyone knows Dwight's vying for the new manager job, but he's facing stiff competition from guest stars Jim Carey, Will Arnett, Ricky Gervais, Ray Romano, and Catherine Tate among others.
There's also the Parks and Rec season finale tonight as well as a bonus episode right before it. In the bonus episode, Chris wants to make departmental changes and Tom doubts his career path. Then, the season finale features an old friend that may surprise you (it did us).
Click through to check out a preview for tonight's episode of The Office after the break. Find out who the boss is tonight at 9/8C on NBC. No, it probably won't be Tony Danza.
Tagged: Catherine Tate, Jim Carey, John Krasinski, NBC, Parks and Recreation, Rainn Wilson, Ray Romano, Ricky Gervais, Steve Carrell, The Office, Will Arnett
TV RECAP: 'Parks & Recreation: The Fight & Road Trip'
by Nat Almirall, May 13 2011 // 12:00 PM
I'm glad there were two episodes—disregarding the fact that it meant double the recaps—because it was nice to see the Leslie/Ben (is there a name for this yet? If not, I'm submitting "LesBien" for mass consideration) sexual tension get some mutual recognition—and some face-munching.
But that comes later. The first episode, "The Fight," honors the timeless sitcom staple of everyone getting really, really drunk. The setup is that Pawnee's head of public relations for the health department has, as Chris says, "Gone bananas," freeing his position up for Leslie to swoop in and recommend Ann Perkins for the job, a job Ann's none too willing to take since it entails memorizing every Pawnee health reform since the 1950s (which actually might make interesting, if not terrifying reading)…in one night.
Meanwhile, Tom's developed a new drink to promote at the Snake Hole: Snake Juice, a 140-proof, Kahlua-inspired liquor (basically a lot of alcohol mixed with sugar and coffee), which likely tastes as good as it sounds, but oh how it does the job. Tom invites the gang out to partake (but more to help peddle the hooch), and oh how they do, particularly Ann Perkins, who ditches the massive amount of homework Leslie prepares and is now dating The Douche, Pawnee's own radio-shock-idiot, last seen in "Media Blitz."
Leslie gets incensed at Ann's promiscuity and Ann retaliates by chiding Leslie for hiding her feelings toward Ben, leading to a booze-fueled confrontation between the two that results in a falling out/massive hangover.
Tagged: Adam Scott, Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari, NBC, Nick Offerman, Parks and Recreation, Road Trip, The Fight


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use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
use Symfony\Cmf\Bundle\ContentBundle\Controller\ContentController as BaseContentController;

/**
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     *
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        $params = array(
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            'example' => 'Additional value injected by the controller for this type (this could work without content if we want)',
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Rose, born in 1943, is a retired microbiologist, who ones was married to a Croatian, with whom she adopted a daughter (who was given birth by her girlfriend after being raped). For six years Rose is enjoying the role as a grandmother. Rose is very special. She is a true nature lover, being outside working the earth from sunrise to sunset. Rose relationship to plants and animals is very deep. She likes to do her work "on the go", but still organises all the work that has to be done on Earth Rose Farm, a 45 acre land. Her dream is to one day live in a big self-sustaining community on Earth Rose Farm.
Maji, born in 1949, is a true free spirit, not dedicating his life to anything else than to enjoy it. He never really worked in a sense of 9/5. Maji worked to finance his lifestyle, which consisted of participating in Rainbow gatherings, travelling, hitch-hiking, partying, talking, spiritual practices, poetry... Maji "is not made for physical work", he loves to communicate, to draw the attention of every single human in the world. He is blooming like a spring flower when surrounded by people, giving speeches and inventing poems right there. Maji dreams of a self-sustained community, too, aiming to bring lots of motivation to the participants of Earth Rose Farm project, and giving work shops for deepening the real understanding of being.
Rose and Maji met in March 2003 over a dating site on the Internet. During Thanksgiving 2003 they married and live since then together in the US. They have three dogs to care about, which are Rose' puppies. Since April 2006 they both try to realize Rose's vision and their dream of an organic, permacultural farm in Costa Rica.
Sharing symbolizes the bond between people when a gift is passed from one person to another. The necklace was made by a Costa Rican of seeds, wood and bone from Costa Rica. We would like to give this necklace for sharing our love for this with nature blessed country in Central America.
The seeds where brought to Costa Rica from our home in Florida. They are Delicati Winter Squash. They have a hard outer shell that becomes soft when boiled or baked. The flesh is orange, not stringy and very sweet. This squash is an heirloom, a pure strain (not a hybrid) and the seeds will produce the same fruits. The preservation and sharing of pure strains supports nature and assures that these varieties will be available for future generations. I hope you will plant them in your garden, save the seeds for future plantings and share the seeds with your family and friends.
Being subscribed to the CostaRicaCaravan mailing list, we received information about Rose and Maji's new bought farm in Las Esperanzas, near San Isidro in Costa Rica in April 2006. Since Rose and Maji could not stay in Costa Rica during the rainy season (Mai - November) they were searching a couple of helpers to stay at the farm while they were gone. We offered to work on Earth Rose Farm during the rainy season in 2006, but due to our lack of farming knowledge, we agreed it would be better to visit the farm when Rose and Maji are back. Since this year we arrived by boat to Panama, we decided to head up North to finally visit Earth Rose Farm. We stayed with Rose and Maji for 10 days in March 2007.
I am a 63 year old NYer living in Cabuya. A few of us are getting together to create a community garden for many reasons, none of them selfish. Somebody told me about your farm. I'd like to do an internship for three months maybe longer to learn about permaculture. For 37 years I was building in NYC and upstate NY near Woodstock in the Catskills. My home base was Rosendale which you may or may not have heard of. My cell # is 8507-6878.
So sorry to hear you have fallen victim to his lies and deceit. We were married and had a son, 34 years ago. He has not paid 1 cent in child support and has left his son since infancy. When a true man brings a child into the world, he handles his responsibility to care for the child. Maji can fool you once. But always know he is waiting to scam you……next.
Sour grapes lost love for now after 35 years of not seeing each other yous till hld on to half the story. It takes two to make love work and two to screw up . You had a wonderful life with John and had two more children . You & Ua had a;lways home & acess to a good lifestyle. Nothing you can say or do can stop the lvoe and the light we have shared on our farm which has nothing to do with you. Our soin Ua will be on the Trustr for the farm if he ever wnat s to come and live here. I hope you can make peace with me before either of us passes from this world. i will always in all ways love you but of course you conter with what you will. Blessing on you & yours lady Maji. I talked to denny and he told me your secrets you kept from me…its nice to blame but really take a look within yourself also.


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Global Cuisine
Short Stop: Restaurant-Hopping at YumCha, LeRoux and ChoLon
Molly Martin January 7, 2022 2:53PM
Start your night with Peking duck scallion flatbread at YumCha. Molly Martin
Denver's dining scene is making a big comeback — and we're hungering to go out. With so many new ventures and old favorites to visit after more than a year of restaurant shutdowns and restrictions, the choices can be overwhelming. So we're serving up Short Stop, with recommendations for things that should definitely be on your culinary short list. This week, hit up three spots in one night: YumCha, LeRoux and ChoLon.
What: A three-in-one ChoLon Concepts restaurant hop
Where: 16th Street Mall and Blake Street
For more info: Visit cholonconcepts.com
LeRoux is one of Denver's sexiest restaurants.
ChoLon Restaurant Concepts
The places: After years of working in New York City restaurants and traveling in Asia, restaurateur Lon Symensma moved to Denver and debuted ChoLon Modern Asian at 1555 Blake Street in 2010. It's been considered one of Denver's top restaurants ever since — don't miss the French onion soup dumplings — while the chef's ChoLon Restaurants Concept Group has continued to evolve.
Along with a second ChoLon in the Central Park neighborhood, Symensma currently operates LeRoux and new addition YumCha, which are located next door to each other on 16th Street, directly around the corner from the original ChoLon, making this trio a prime restaurant-hopping target.
With a sleek, elegant design and dinner served by candlelight, LeRoux opened in 2018 at 1510 16th Street as a traditional French eatery, but recently got a refresh. After being closed for over five months, it reopened December 17, 2021, with a new lounge area and some menu updates that include a selection of bar snacks and dishes that reflect European influences beyond France.
Over at 1520 16th Street, the dumpling-and-noodle-focused YumCha opened on November 17, 2021, replacing Symensma's previous concept there, Cho77. The lively space is smaller and more packed with tables than its sister restaurants, and it has a more casual vibe — one that's spot-on for happy hour, which is offered from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, and 2 to 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
ChoLon's French onion soup dumplings are the ideal finale to a night out.
Courtesy ChoLon
What you're eating and drinking: Kick off your night of restaurant-hopping with that YumCha happy hour, which not only includes a lineup of snacks and dumplings, but also deals on drinks: Specialty cocktails (normally $13) are $9, select wines by the glass and well cocktails are $6, select sakes are $7 and draft beers are $5.
While there are ten food items to choose from, the one can't-miss selection on the list is the scallion flatbread ($9, normally $11), a take on the traditional scallion pancake topped with tender, savory Peking duck and crispy slices of cucumber. It's sliced to share, but so good that you may not want to. While the barbecue bacon cheeseburger shumai (four pieces for $10, normally $12) sound like a tempting good time, the barbecue sauce on top can overpower. If you're not into that, opt for the crab rangoon purses (four pieces for $11, normally $13) or the pom pom shrimp (two pieces for $6, normally $8), a shrimp ball tucked inside a tangle of fried pho noodles that's served with a creamy nuoc cham dip.
Next up: LeRoux, for an upscale pit stop on this dining adventure. Grab a seat at the bar for an ideal vantage point from which to admire the design details in this sexy spot, like the the eye-catching chandeliers. Opt for a glass of wine — the bartenders can talk you through the options to find your perfect sipper — or one of the specialty cocktails ($15), including the Roses Are Red, a blend of brut rosé, blood orange and Lo-Fi amaro.
With both shareable small plates and larger entrees on the menu, LeRoux is an ideal destination for a special date night, but if you're going for the trifecta, stick to the snacks, like pomme frites with oak-aged vinegar aioli ($6) and a light, refreshing medley of radish crudité ($8).
Final stop: ChoLon. Snag a table in the bar area if you can, and settle in for the main event: the French onion soup dumplings ($14) that have become one of Denver's essential dishes. ChoLon also recently added a second soup dumpling, inspired by Chinese- American favorite General Tso's chicken (also $14). Round out your order with the kaya toast, brioche bread topped with a sweet kaya jam (basically a coconut custard), served with a savory "egg cloud" for dunking ($11).
After all of that, a shot of Fernet is in order to cap off your evening as you head back out into the night: full, happy and primed for your next Mile High dining adventure.
A Big Loss for Denver's Barbecue Scene: Owlbear Closing January 23


How PTSD can be Treated with Rewind Technique - Anglia Counselling Ltd.
PTSD, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, is defined as a condition where individuals suffer mental health issues after having experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. The event could be anything from being in a war zone, witnessing a natural disaster or being assaulted. PTSD can manifest itself in many different ways, with patients usually displaying behaviours that are not typically associated with their personality.
Interestingly, unlike what some people believe, PTSD can have an impact on anyone, regardless of whether they are regarded as a "strong" or "weak" person.
…the kindest method, I have discovered, for quickly removing (or alleviating) the symptoms of trauma or phobia without continuously exposing the client to the triggers that give rise to panic and heightened emotional states.
What is the Rewind Technique?
The Rewind Technique involves Quantum Healing Hypnosis Technique, where the brain is accessed in a way that you only experience a couple of times in a day – when you wake up and when you fall asleep. The idea is to guide a client through visualisation in an attempt to find out information about their past; important events, milestones etc. It may sound as though this method is without merit, but unlocking these memories can help both physical and mental conditions, that the person is suffering from, right now.
One of the most bizarre, and unexplained, aspects of the QHHT, is how some not only get to glimpse events from a past, but also get a vision of their future. It is hard to explain the science behind how these visions are possible but there are a number of cases where individuals have reported going through such an experience during their sessions.
Treating PTSD is never easy, but the Rewind Technique is something that has displayed proven results. Clients understand how they are in a fleeting moment of their life – nothing is set in stone, and even if it may feel as if it is, their life is not over despite the trauma they experienced. If traditional medicine has not helped with your PTSD symptoms, giving this method a try may be the right solution for you.


For three years Mercy Corps worked with farmers in Colombia to improve their land management and water resources, as well as their nutrition and food security. So far more than 1,152 coffee farming families have learned about the benefits of joining cooperatives and associations, improved coffee production processes, as well as good agricultural and environmental practices.
At Mercy Corps we believe in the power of possibility. We work in over 40 countries around the world where we partner to put bold solutions into action and build stronger communities from within. Our work is underpinned by sustainable change so that people have the opportunity to thrive, not just survive.
Nohemy Bonilla is a mother and a coffee farmer who attended Mercy Corps training. She told us that prior to the training her children Andrea, Angie and Sebastián were not interested working on the coffee farm. However, after attending workshops on growing vegetable gardens and the establishment of small basins with their mother, they now plan to study agronomy and environmental sciences. This not only enables them to support their family business, but also provides them with the opportunity to stay in their community should they choose to.
Alexander Álvarez's and his family also worked with Mercy Corps to improve their natural resource management—and most importantly, water quality and conservation—to benefit the future productivity and well-being of coffee-farming families in Colombia. With the knowledge gained in Mercy Corps-led trainings, Alexander set up a plant nursery with Bucare tree seedlings to reforest small water sources, which are critical for water quality and distribution. Bucare tree leaves provide excellent compost for coffee plants, Alexander said: "the Bucare trees help a lot during the drought periods, because thanks to this tree we can still grow good quality coffee for which we receive a good price." Managing and conserving water resources helps to not only improve the quality of drinking water, but also improves coffee crop quality and can result in higher family income.
To hear more about the work Mercy Corps is doing to help build resilient and sustainable coffee farming communities, come along to the Edinburgh Coffee Festival on Saturday 14th October. We will be talking about a recently funded project that is aiming to strengthen the economic empowerment of 1,800 women coffee farmers in Southern Cauca, Colombia.
The Edinburgh Coffee Festival is proud that Mercy Corps will be our partner charity and will receive a share of profits raised by the event.


PersistenceService::saveGame and PersistenceService::loadGame contain code to (de)compress the save data using zlib. But we already compress savegames using zlib, so now we end up compressing them twice. Unless we need to do the compression to be compatible with saves from the original, we should get rid of this in-engine compression. If we can't get rid of it, we should add code comments that explain the reasons.
There may still be locale-related bugs. There have been at least two relating to the decimal mark being a comma instead of a point in my locale. However, there are currently no known ones.
The following commented out code used to be in kernel/scummvmwindow.cpp; I am keeping it here in case there is still something in there that needs to be handled (which I can't tell right now).
// Tastendrücke, die für das Inputmodul interessant sind, werden diesem gemeldet.
// reagieren kann und damit unerwartete Seiteneffekte auslöst.
// Zum Beispiel würden ALT und F10 Tastendrücke das "Menü" aktivieren und somit den Message-Loop zum Stillstand bringen.
// Alle Zeichen, die keine Steuerzeichen sind, werden als Buchstaben dem Input-Service mitgeteilt.
// schließen und verschieben kann.
// Koordinaten des Cursors in der Client-Area berechnen.
// Feststellen, ob sich der Cursor in der Client-Area befindet.
// In der Client-Area keinen Cursor anzeigen.
// Ausserhalb der Client-Area den Cursor anzeigen.
Lua exceptions require use of setjmp (not portable) or throw/catch (but we normally disable exceptions in ScummVM builds to reduce memory usage). This needs to be dealt with. E.g. we should add a configure check for setjmp, and only enable the engines on ports that support this.
fopen, fread, fwrite, fclose, fseek, setvbuf, ... -> use our file API instead?
this contains stuff for dealing with loadable modules (which we don't really need, do we?). So we might be able to just stub it out completely.


As of December, 2015, 61 MILLION! Immigrants and their young children were living in the USA, and THREE-FOURTHS CAME LEGALLY!
And the Inflow is ACCELERATING with over half a million Visa Holders overstaying their Visas in 2015 alone…truly a Demographic Tsunami, but, given that the World's population is increasing by 80 Million/yr. the pressure to come to the USA will only INCREASE.
Fortunately, BALANCE and its ASAP! Coalition Allies have a REAL SOLUTION—our 2016-2017 Initiative described below—which will work to diminish or eliminate key Threats if we all join to support it NOW.
• In December 2015 there were 61 million immigrants (legal and illegal) and U.S.-born children under age 18 with at least one immigrant parent living in the United States.
• Immigrants allowed into the country legally and their children account for three-fourths (45.3 million) of all immigrants and their children.
• Almost one in five U.S. residents is now an immigrant or minor child of an immigrant parent.
• The numbers represent a complete break with the recent history of the United States. As recently as 1970, there were only 13.5 million immigrants and their young children in the country, accounting for one in 15 U.S. residents.
• Just since 2000, the number of immigrants and their children has increased by 18.4 million.
• The number of immigrants and their young children grew six times faster than the nation's total population from 1970 to 2015 — 353 percent vs. 59 percent.
In Georgia, this population grew 3,058 percent (from 55,000 to 1.75 million), 25 times faster than the overall state population.
In Nevada, this population grew 3,002 percent (from 26,000 to 821,000), six times faster than the overall state population.
In North Carolina, this population grew 2,937 percent (from 47,000 to 1.43 million), 30 times faster than the overall state population.
In Arkansas, this population grew 1,831 percent (from 12,000 to 228,000), 34 times faster than the overall state population.
In Tennessee, this population grew 1,823 percent (from 28,000 to 537,000), 27 times faster than the overall state population.
In Virginia, this population grew 1,150 percent (from 114,000 to 1.42 million), 15 times faster than the overall state population.
In Oklahoma, this population grew 1,139 percent (from 37,000 to 458,000), 22 times faster than the overall state population.
In Texas, this population grew 1,084 percent (from 582,000 to 6.89 million), 7 times faster than the overall state population.
In Arizona, this population grew 1,019 percent (from 131,000 to 1.46 million), four times faster than the overall state population.
The idea that immigration creates new income for the majority of native-born Americans is a myth.
— In 2015 the Obama Administration released some 90,000 Illegals deemed Criminal Threats into American Communities, according to DHS. And there is evidence that many of these went to Sanctuary cities where they are protected from deportation.
— And DHS expanded its Refugee Admission program to help Central American Illegals qualify as Refugees.
Outrageously, Local Communities can be FORCED to accept refugees being resettled, under current law.
Related to this encouragement of mass immigration, housing "Shortage" and Crowding Crises intensify across the USA, from New York (where there is a battle over building on vacant lots) to California where the Working poor in Silicon Valley cannot find affordable housing within commuting distance of where they work. And poor, short- sighted Sanctuary City, San Francisco, is attempting to remove the homeless who live under Freeway overpasses. Don't we have a moral obligation to provide opportunities to our own poor, homeless and unemployed people first?
Yes, legal and illegal immigration add about 2 million people annually to the U.S. population! Their US-born children add more.
California alone receives some 400,000 legal immigrants per year (Census Bureau) yet its reservoirs are only 39% full and drought stricken California's Rainy Season is nearly over. One Scientist predicted California will run out of water for farming this year (see BALANCE Alert May, 2015).
And each 400,000 cohort requires an ADDITIONAL one million Acre-feet of water per year.
And thus another battle is brewing over demands that much of what little water there is be sent from Northern to Southern California, which of course would devastate the Salmon Fishery and other wildlife.
— And it is not just loss of farmland from immigration-generated population growth (one acre used up as the result of each person added to the U.S. Population — Pimentel, Cornell University) but also lost biodiversity and whole ecosystems.
And of course there are the Threats to Budgetary Solvency from Mass Immigration. Over 90% of Refugees are receiving taxpayer-funded public Assistance. And over 50% of legal and Illegal Immigrant-headed households are on some taxpayer-funded welfare program (www.cis.org ) And all are eligible for essentially "free" (taxpayer funded) health care and education.
1) THE ONLY SOLUTION: A Zero-Net All-Inclusive, i.e., including "Refugees" and "Aslyees", Moratorium on Legal Immigration — this would still allow 100,000 to 150,000 thousand Immigrants to obtain legal residence annually. That number — still large — compares with an estimated 1.5 million aliens now admitted to the USA annually. A Zero-Net Moratorium is Essential not only because of the extraordinary costs to Taxpayers saddled with providing Billions of Dollars' worth of "Free" benefits to most of the Legal immigrants and illegal aliens, but also to protect our Natural Environment from Degradation and unsustainable resource use. Drastically Reduce or eliminate H1b and related programs that bring workers and their families into the U.S., taking more American jobs and further depressing wages.
Thus the Reps. Brat (R-VA) and Hice (R-GA) Bill, H.R. 604, which would end Chain Migration and enhance Enforcement, is definitely a step in the Right Direction, as is the Refugee Program Restoration Act (HR4731-Goodlatt R-VA) which would reduce the refugee cap to 60,000 annually, but we really do need a Moratorium!
S2266 Grassley (R-Iowa) Durbin (D-Ill) would prohibit replacement of American Workers by H1B or L-1 Visa Holders and prohibit more H1(B) if more than 50% of their workers are already on these Visas. And the "Protection of Children" Act (S2561 — Sessions R-Ala and Johnson R-Wisc) would return children to their families in their Home Countries but pushing a Moratorium is priority #1.
2) No More Amnesties or Sanctuary Cities — Amnesties reward Illegal Behavior with increasingly Tragic Consequences. "Sanctuary City" laws are de facto Amnesties and should be defunded and outlawed. Support "Mobilizing Against Sanctuary Cities Act", HR 3002 – Rep. Barletta (R-PA) and "Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act", HR 3309 – Rep. Hunter (R-CA) and HR 1148 – Gowdy (R-SC) which would empower local law enforcement to enforce Federal Immigration laws, as well as companion bills in the Senate. Were it not for Sanctuary City laws and Open Borders policies, those many victims murdered or injured by Illegal Aliens in San Francisco, San Antonio, Las Vegas, New Jersey, Arizona, and Laredo, Texas and elsewhere might be alive and well today.
For those who say it is already "too late" to save America, we respond that, unless we act NOW, the Situation will become Worse, MUCH WORSE. UNLESS WE ACT NOW! IF we do not succeed, a "Third World Hell Hole" is surely in our Future and the Paris Massacres are a Warning!
3) Enforce Immigration Laws — Secure the Borders: Existing laws relating to Legal Immigration and Border Security are not being enforced, primarily because of the Obama Administration's Unconstitutional Executive Orders including tying the hands of our Border Patrol, as Arizona Sheriff Babeu has documented.
4) No Citizenship for the US-born Offspring of Illegal Aliens' or Visitors' : "Birth Tourism" has become a flourishing Industry in the USA, and, understandably so, since babies born in the USA are deemed (based on a judicial misinterpretation of the 14th Amendment) to be Citizens. As Citizens, they can bring their parents and other relatives into the USA as permanent legal residents — on average, seventeen relatives per Anchor Baby — eligible for Citizenship, as well as Billions in "free" Medical Care, Education, Welfare payments, Food Stamps and other taxpayer funded benefits.
5) STOP the TPP TRADE DEAL! The TPP would not only require "free movement of persons" among member nations (of which Mexico is one), but also establish an International Commission which could Negate/Override the power of the USA to set its own immigration policy. As well Service Providing Companies in ANY of the Member Nations could send into the USA unlimited numbers of their service providing personnel to compete with American workers, thus depressing American workers wages and eliminating many of their Jobs. The Job-Killing TPP must be stopped!
The ONLY Solution to keeping the Mass Immigration-generated Crises from getting much, much worse is to push the Administration and Congress to enact a zero-net MORATORIUM on Legal Immigration and seal the Borders to stop Illegal Immigration. Eisenhower Administration policies showed that many illegal aliens self-deport when authorities get tougher, as President Eisenhower did when he deported nearly 2 Million Illegals in the 1950s. Thus the claim that Mass Deportation or Mass Legalization are the only options is a FALSE CHOICE. And we must push NOW so that we can generate increasing support for Bills to be enacted ASAP, but realistically no later than when a New President is in office in the Spring, 2017.
From a Political-Strategic Perspective, pushing a zero-net Moratorium is the ONLY WAY to delegitimize the whole Policy of Mass Immigration . Also, pushing a Moratorium is Essential to maximize Political Pressure to get some Reductions at least. BALANCE's Moratorium Push MAXIMIZES Political Pressure NOW and thus is the most efficient use of our Activists' time and money.
Such a Refusal is, indeed, Counterproductive —merely pushing for "immigration reform," legitimizes the continuation of Mass Immigration because it sends the message that Mass Immigration is OK if we just tweak it a little bit. And it is even worse to push for "Controlled Immigration for the National Interest" or for the two-decades old Jordan Commission Recommendation that Immigration be cut by a third, because that sends the message that Mass Immigration IS in the National Interest. We are far beyond the Point where pushing to merely cut Mass Immigration by a third or a half is an effective Political or Demographic or Security Strategy.
Environment, Nation, Budgets and Personal Safety.


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Call for Maori Language Award entries
Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori calls for entries to the Maori Language Awards
Categories include; Private sector; Community; Local government; Government; Broadcasting � Mainstream; Broadcasting � Maori Media; Print; IT and Telecommunications; Education � Mainstream; Education � Maori Medium; Tertiary; Maori Language Week.
Over the years the awards platform has been enhanced to more effectively acknowledge an array of efforts for the language. So whether your organisation is a relatively new inductee to the world of te reo Maori, or a seasoned battler, provision has been made within the awards format to ensure an extensive range of contributions recognised.
�We know that with a theme like Manaakitanga, organisations and schools are undertaking many innovative initiatives to celebrate Maori language this year. The Maori Language Awards is the forum to have those projects acknowledged� says Chief Executive, Glenis Philip-Barbara.
�While the awards evening provides an opportunity to celebrate Maori language success across the motu � it also serves as a forum where Maori language advocates and enthusiasts can meet, exchange ideas, discuss issues and establish support networks for one another. This is especially important when you consider coordination and cross promotion of success is an area of development across the Maori language sector� says Glenis Philip Barbara.
The awards event will be held at the Rotorua Energy Events Centre on the evening of 18 November. The closing date for applications is 12 August, absolutely no extensions this year. Finalists will be announced no later than 23 September.
Entry forms and criteria are available from the Korero Maori website at http://www.korero.maori.nz/news/mlw/awards
Please feel free to contact Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Maori for assistance and advice in filling out the application form. You can call toll free on 0800 6283736 (please ask for a Communications team member), or email [email protected]
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Mo Brooks & Brian Higgins
Compare the voting records of Mo Brooks and Brian Higgins in 2017-18.
Mo Brooks
Represented Alabama's 5th Congressional District. This is his 4th term in the House.
Brian Higgins
Represented New York's 26th Congressional District. This is his 6th term in the House.
Mo Brooks and Brian Higgins are from different parties and disagreed on 70 percent of votes in the 115th Congress (2017-18).
July 19, 2018 — Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes
June 27, 2018 — Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018
June 14, 2018 — THRIVE Act
Jan. 17, 2018 — World Bank Accountability Act of 2017
Dec. 7, 2017 — Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes
Sept. 26, 2017 — Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents through Evidence-Based Home Visiting Act
Sept. 14, 2017 — Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes
March 28, 2017 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services"
On Motion to Fix the Convening Time
Dec. 21, 2018 — Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act
Dec. 21, 2018 — Space Frontier Act of 2019
July 18, 2018 — Pearce of New Mexico Amendment No. 62
July 18, 2018 — Goodlatte of Virginia Amendment No. 50
May 17, 2018 — Young of Alaska Part C Amendment No. 14
Agreed to by a margin of 1 vote.
May 15, 2018 — Expressing the sense of the United States House of Representatives that Congress and the President should empower the creation of police and community alliances designed to enhance and improve communication and collaboration between members of the law enforcment community and the public they serve
May 15, 2018 — To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes
May 15, 2018 — Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-Protection Act
April 16, 2018 — To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas
April 16, 2018 — Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
March 22, 2018 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act and the TARGET Act; and providing for proceedings during the period from March 23, 2018, through April 9, 2018
Jan. 11, 2018 — Counter Terrorist Network Act
Jan. 10, 2018 — DHS Overseas Personnel Enhancement Act of 2017
Jan. 9, 2018 — Screening and Vetting Passenger Exchange Act
Jan. 9, 2018 — Post-Caliphate Threat Assessment Act of 2017
Jan. 9, 2018 — Supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, and for other purposes
Sept. 14, 2017 — Joint Counterterrorism Awareness Workshop Series Act
Sept. 13, 2017 — Meadows of North Carolina Amendment No. 172
Sept. 13, 2017 — Grothman of Wisconsin Amendment No. 105
Sept. 13, 2017 — Norman of South Carolina Amendment No. 77
Sept. 12, 2017 — Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act
Sept. 7, 2017 — Ben Ray Lujan of New Mexico Amendment No. 31
Sept. 7, 2017 — Roybal-Allard of California Part B Amendment No. 74
July 13, 2017 — Rogers of Alabama Part B Amendment No. 88
July 13, 2017 — Blumenauer of Oregon Part B Amendment No. 8
March 24, 2017 — Providing for consideration of H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017


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Swiping your MetroCard can feel like throwing down a $2.75 bet on a craps table in Vegas. Will your train arrive on time? Will it arrive at all? If there's room for you to squeeze in, will the train get stuck in so-called "traffic" for 20 minutes? Frustrations with the MTA are many, and it's easy to forget about the actual humans running the system and keeping New York moving 24/7 (even if it's sometimes at a painfully glacial pace).
On the rare occasions you do interact with MTA workers, it's probably to complain. But these New Yorkers -- who spend their days underground with the showtime performers and belligerent commuters -- are some of the most essential in the city. Without a conductor and train operator (that's the driver) on 36 train lines, 24 hours a day, New York would pretty much cease to function.
But perhaps New Yorkers can be excused for their patience running thin. After all, they've just emerged, sweating and infuriated, from the "Summer of Hell." Train delays have nearly doubled in the past generation, while performance has been in steady decline for years -- strangely in tandem with cuts to maintenance funding. And there's seemingly no light at the end of the (rat-ridden) tunnel. Reports suggest that the subway may cease its round-the-clock service, and that upcoming repairs will shut down the L train between Williamsburg and the East Village for a solid 15 months.
An MTA policy pretty much forbids transit workers from talking to the press, and the MTA declined to participate with this story. But we were able to track down recently retired MTA employees and some anonymous current workers to get a glimpse into what it's like to work on the transit system with the most stations of any in the world.
"I loved being a subway conductor and moving 5 million people a day," Tom Scarda, a retired MTA worker, says. "It's being in the belly of the beast of New York." Scarda worked as a subway conductor on the B, D, and N trains to and from Coney Island from 1987 to 2000. Unlike the dozens of MTA employees who politely said "no, thanks," when I asked if they wanted to talk about their jobs, Scarda wasn't afraid to chat about the facts. And they're dirty.
Commuting on the daily, New Yorkers fail to realize (or just block out) exactly how filthy the subway is. "When you get home at night, you blow out steel dust from your nose, it's really weird and unhealthy," Scarda said. This fine soot, created by train wheels running against the railing, is likely on all commuters, but accumulates once you spend hours underground.
One major perk of working in the subway system: It's against New York State Law to not allow state workers into their workplace, meaning MTA employees are granted free commutes on the LIRR and Metro-North, as well as trains or buses.
Lloyd, a soon-to-retire subway worker, chose the job because it was solid, had benefits and was a government position that didn't require running into a burning building or getting shot at. Or so he thought -- he was once shot with a BB gun. But in any altercation, Lloyd would choose a "kill 'em with kindness" response to prevent fights. "You have to keep a smile on your face, even when people are being rude," he said.
While some MTA workers grew up riding the rails, watching older relatives run the trains or just envisioning themselves in the conductor's car, most chose the job for the same reason most of us are employed: cash.
For bagging the most overtime, Lloyd recommends the 2 line, which is a longer route than most. Plus, "the switches are poorly laid out, which backs everything up," he said. The F and the A are also known for being high-rollers.
Every MTA worker has their own favorite line, and they're not always motivated by money. Scarda felt depressed not seeing sunlight on the R train, though Lloyd prefers a mostly underground train in case of bad weather. Operating trains used to be a promotion from working as a conductor or bus driver, but now you can be hired directly as a train operator.
And to be a train operator, you need to be in good health. There's a mandatory medical exam before MTA workers are put in control of a vehicle. If someone gets injured on transit, MTA workers are drug-tested, even if they are faultless in the incident. And sending an email when you're not feeling work doesn't cut it. MTA workers pretty much always need an approved doctor's note when calling in sick, a current employee told me.
Much smaller than a WeWork cubicle, the conductor car is a unique "office" for the New Yorkers working in the subway system.
It's common for workers to head into each subway run with a backpack full of personal items, like candy, fruit, gum or a thermos with hot coffee... plus all the mandatory safety equipment, keys, and a flashlight.
Sleeping in the car is obviously not allowed, and napping in any part of MTA property is also forbidden. "The MTA may be lax during a snowstorm, so you can sleep in the locker room if you're stuck -- it's all up to the supervision, though," Lloyd said. In bad weather, many employees will work a double shift to avoid commuting home, and then call in sick the next day.
There's no residency law for working on the subway, and the salaries can make it tough for some to afford New York City living. Groups carpool from the Poconos and far out on Long Island for shifts that start before sunrise. Off-hour schedules allow MTA workers to commute further distances and avoid traffic.
Just as everyone rides the subway, the workforce is also weird and varied. This machine runs on humans, after all.
Melissa is a writer and MTA passenger based in NYC. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.


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Оберн-Хилс () — город в округе Окленд штата Мичиган в США. Население 19837 человек, по данным переписи на 2000 год. Перепись населения в 2009 году показала количество населения в 20973 человек.

В Оберн-Хилс находятся: штаб-квартира Chrysler Group LLC, музей Уолтера П. Крайслера (), BorgWarner, центр торговли Great Lakes Crossing, «Пэлас оф Оберн-Хиллс» (), в котором играет команда Национальной баскетбольной ассоциации «Детройт Пистонс», а до 2009 года также играл профессиональный женский баскетбольный клуб «Детройт Шок», который затем переехал в Талсу.

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 Auburn Hills Public Library
 The Oakland County
 Randall, Natalie Kilmer. Pontiac Township 1827—1983: The End of an Era. Pontiac, MI: 1983
 Oakland University history page
 Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce
 Auburn Hills Welcome Video Program Source International, 2007.

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