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25 Future Stars Who Appeared on Seinfeld
BY Daniel Bettridge
Columbia Pictures Television
Originally titled The Seinfeld Chronicles, the sitcom went from inauspicious origins to become one of the most iconic shows of all time, turning its stars into household names. But Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards weren't the only actors to get their break on the show about nothing. These now-familiar faces appeared in bit parts on the series before making it big.
1. Peter Krause - Tim in "The Limo" (February 26, 1992)
On Seinfeld: Before he was spotted driving a hearse on Six Feet Under, Peter Krause played a white supremacist who winds up riding in a limo with Jerry and the gang.
Since Seinfeld: He's gone on to become a bonafide leading man, most recently on Parenthood.
2. Jeremy Piven - Michael Barth in "The Pilot" (May 20, 1993)
On Seinfeld: In one of the series' more meta moments, Piven plays an actor who auditions for the part of George in "The Pilot."
Since Seinfeld: Piven has had a long career in TV and film since Seinfeld, but his name is now synonymous with irate super agent Ari Gold from HBO's Entourage.
3. Lauren Graham - Valerie in "The Millennium" (May 1, 1997)
On Seinfeld: She plays Jerry's speed-dial ranking girlfriend.
Since Seinfeld: A few years after getting dumped by Jerry, Graham landed her most famous role as Lorelai Gilmore on the much-loved Gilmore Girls. She's currently on Parenthood, where she plays Peter Krause's sister.
4. Patton Oswalt - Video store clerk in "The Couch" (October 27, 1994)
On Seinfeld: A fellow stalwart of the mid-nineties stand-up circuit, Patton Oswalt made his first-ever TV appearance as a video store clerk on this episode of Seinfeld.
Since Seinfeld: Oswalt's career now spans TV, movies, stand-up specials, books, and even video games.
5. Brad Garrett - Tony in "The Bottle Deposit" (May 2, 1996)
On Seinfeld: Garrett had a successful stand-up career and had even performed on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson before his Seinfeld debut, where he played Tony, the mechanic who was deeply dedicated to his craft.
Since Seinfeld: Garrett has lent his dulcet tones to animated hits like Tangled and Finding Nemo, but he's perhaps most recognized for his role on Everybody Loves Raymond.
6. Michael Chiklis - Steve in "The Stranded" (November 27, 1991)
On Seinfeld: In the early '90s Chiklis was a serial guest-star of shows including Miami Vice, L.A. Law and of course Seinfeld, where he played a friend who lives way out on Long Island.
Since Seinfeld: The same year as his Seinfeld appearance, Chiklis landed his first big role in The Commish, which ran until 1996 on NBC. Since then he's found fame and critical acclaim on The Shield and starred in blockbusters like Fantastic Four.
7. Jane Leeves - Marla in "The Virgin" (November 11, 1992)
On Seinfeld: Pre-Frasier Jane Leeves played the titular virgin in "The Virgin" who eventually leaves Jerry for John F. Kennedy, Jr.
Since Seinfeld: Leeves clearly impressed the NBC brass — she was cast as Daphne on Fraiser just months after "The Virgin" first aired.
8. Jon Favreau - Eric the Clown in "The Fire" (May 5, 1994)
On Seinfeld: Favreau played Eric the Clown, the entertainer at a kids' party that was interrupted by a fire — and George's subsequent cowardly escape.
Since Seinfeld: Favreau turned his own struggles into the surprise hit Swingers, a breakout moment that led to a successful career as an actor, writer, and director.
9. Debra Messing - Beth in "The Yada Yada" (April 24, 1997)
On Seinfeld: Messing played Jerry's date in two episodes of Seinfeld, including classic "The Yada Yada," where she's revealed to be a closet racist.
Since Seinfeld: Just a few months after her final outing on Seinfeld, messing would go on to become one of the stars of her own groundbreaking sitcom, Will & Grace.
10. Christine Taylor - Ellen in "The Van Buren Boys" (February 6, 1997)
On Seinfeld: Taylor made an early appearance on Seinfeld as one of Jerry's many flames.
Since Seinfeld: She's starred in hits including Zoolander and Dodgeball. In 2000, she married Ben Stiller, whose dad Jerry starred on Seinfeld as George's father, Frank Costanza.
11. Courteney Cox - Meryl in "The Wife" (March 17, 1994)
On Seinfeld: Courteney Cox played Meryl, a girlfriend who masquerades as Jerry's wife in order to share his dry cleaning discount.
Since Seinfeld: Cox will always be known for playing Monica during Friends' decade-long stint next to Seinfeld on Thursday nights.
12. Teri Hatcher - Sidra in "The Implant" (February 25, 1993)
On Seinfeld: The same year that she got her big break opposite Dean Cain in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, Teri Hatcher appeared as Jerry's girlfriend Sidra, who Elaine thought had fake breasts. Her oft-quoted retort, "They're real and they're spectacular," told Jerry all he needed to know after it was too late.
Since Seinfeld: Alongside her aforementioned turn as Lois Lane, Hatcher starred as a Bond girl in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies before returning to the small screen on ABC's Desperate Housewives.
13. Marcia Cross - Dr. Sara Sitarides in "The Slicer" (November 13, 1997)
On Seinfeld: Marcia played a life-saving dermatologist who Jerry dismissed as "Pimple Popper M.D."
Since Seinfeld: Cross appeared on shows like Boy Meets World, Ally McBeal, and Spin City before getting her big break on Desperate Housewives.
14. Drake Bell - Kid in "The Frogger" (August 23, 1998)
On Seinfeld: Bell featured in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from this season nine episode.
Since Seinfeld: A Nickelodeon star turned musician, Bell has come a long way since his Frogger skills (or lack thereof) landed him in George Costanza's bad books.
15. Jennifer Coolidge - Jodi in "The Masseuse" (November 18, 1993)
On Seinfeld: Another notch on Seinfeld's bedpost, Coolidge made one of her first TV appearances as the masseuse from this 1993 episode.
Since Seinfeld: Coolidge went on to forge a successful career on the silver screen where she's perhaps best remembered as Stifler's mom from the American Pie movies. She's also still a regular on the sitcom circuit where she has a recurring role on CBS's 2 Broke Girls.
16. Sarah Silverman - Emily in "The Money" (January 16, 1997)
On Seinfeld: Sarah Silverman popped up as Kramer's girlfriend Emily whose "Jimmy legs" keep the K-Man up at night, eventually forcing the couple into separate beds.
Since Seinfeld: The sharp-tongued stand-up star has appeared in her own show, released an autobiography, and recently completed the circle by joining Jerry Seinfeld as a guest on his online series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
17. Denise Richards - Molly Dalrymple in "The Shoes" (February 4, 1993)
On Seinfeld: Playing the daughter of NBC's head of programming, Richards' low-cut top almost costs George and Jerry their sitcom in Seinfeld's meta show-within-a-show fourth season.
Since Seinfeld: She continued to distract the Costanzas of the world in films like Starship Troopers, The World is Not Enough, and Wild Things.
18. Kristin Davis - Jenna in "The Pothole" (February 20, 1997)
On Seinfeld: After unknowingly using a toothbrush that had fallen into the toilet, Davis' character becomes another in an increasingly long line of Jerry's ex-girlfriends.
Since Seinfeld: By the time she'd appeared on Seinfeld, Davis was already a familiar face to many armchair dwellers after a starring turn on teen drama Melrose Place. But it wasn't until a year later that she'd truly hit the big time with her critically acclaimed performance as Sex and the City's resident prude, Charlotte.
19. Rob Schneider - Bob Grossberg in "The Friar's Club" (March 7, 1996)
On Seinfeld: Rob Schneider had actually opened for Jerry Seinfeld on the stand-up circuit before he appeared on the sitcom as Elaine's partially deaf colleague in this season 7 episode.
Since Seinfeld: The former SNL cast member has gone on to star in comedies like Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and Grown-Ups.
20. Amanda Peet - Lanette in "The Summer of George" (May 15, 1997)
On Seinfeld: Peet played Lanette, Jerry's date to the Tonys whose male roommate catches Jerry totally off-guard.
Since Seinfeld: Peet's resumé since Seinfeld includes starring roles in Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Whole Nine Yards.
21. Chris Parnell - NBC Executive in "The Butter Shave" (September 25, 1997)
On Seinfeld: After purposely sabotaging his own set, Seinfeld is dismayed to find out that two NBC executives (one played by Parnell) were in attendance and offer Jerry's hack nemesis Kenny Bania a pilot.
Since Seinfeld: Parnell later joined the cast of Saturday Night Live and played the hapless Dr. Spaceman on 30 Rock (pictured).
22. James Spader - Jason 'Stanky' Hanky in "The Apology" (December 11, 1997)
On Seinfeld: This one's definitely pushing it—Spader had already been in several notable films before he appeared on Seinfeld—but it was a great performance. He played a recovering alcoholic who, during Step Nine of Alcoholics Anonymous' Twelve Steps, apologizes to everyone he has ever wronged—except George.
Since Seinfeld: Spader has been a mainstay in indie films and has won three Emmys for his TV work. His most recent gig has him starring as Raymond "Red" Reddington in NBC's The Blacklist.
23. Anna Gunn - Amy in "The Glasses" (September 30, 1993)
On Seinfeld: George's poor squinting ability leads to him mistakenly identifying Gunn's Amy as a cheating girlfriend of Jerry's.
Since Seinfeld: Anna Gunn made her name as an Emmy award-winning star of AMC's Breaking Bad.
24. Bob Odenkirk - Ben in "The Abstinence" (November 21, 1996)
On Seinfeld: Elaine's almost-doctor boyfriend, Ben, who went to medical school but had not yet passed the licensing exam.
Since Seinfeld: Odenkirk would eventually join Gunn on Breaking Bad, and is currently filming the spinoff Better Call Saul. Before Seinfeld, he was a writer for SNL, and he was starring in Mr. Show when this episode first aired.
25. Bryan Cranston - Tim Whatley in "The Mom and Pop Store" (November 17, 1994)
On Seinfeld: Cranston famously had a recurring role as Jerry's dentist, the original re-gifter who converted to Judaism for the jokes. It seems that even then he was destined for great things. Seinfeld has said that he knew the actor would become a star the second he walked on set.
Since Seinfeld: He's had a successful and varied career in both film and TV, but Cranston will always be remembered for his Emmy-winning turn as Walter White in Breaking Bad.

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HOLIDAYS > Chanuka > Where Should a Traveler or Student Light Chanuka Candles?
Where Should a Traveler or Student Light Chanuka Candles?
"R. Sheshet said: A lodger is obligated in ner Chanuka. R. Zeira said: At first, when I would visit the house of Rav, I would share the costs with the host. After I was married, I concluded that now I certainly don't need [to light], as [she] is lighting for me at my home…"
Regarding the first halakha, the Ran (10a in the Rif) explains that R. Sheshet initially equated the obligation of hadlakat neirot with mezuza, a pure chovat bayit (obligation of the house, as opposed to a personal obligation), and therefore thought that a guest would not be obligated to light neirot Chanuka at all. He ultimately concluded that a guest is, in fact, obligated. It remains unclear, however, which aspect of his initial assumption he rejected. He perhaps concluded that hadlakat neirot is in fact a chovat gavra (personal obligation), and therefore remains binding even if one resides in another person's home, or, he may have accepted the classification of ner Chanuka as a chovat bayit, but nevertheless held that it applies even to a traveler, who must participate in the host's expenses in order to fulfill this mitzva.
In any event, the Shulchan Arukh (677:1) rules in accordance with this Gemara, teaching that a guest who has nobody lighting for him back home, and who does not have a separate entrance where he lodges, should fulfill his obligation by sharing in the host's expenses for the oil. The Acharonim discuss the question of whether or not the host must actually add some oil as the guest's share (see Magen Avraham 677:1). The Magen Avraham also comments that the guest may pay for the additional oil, or the host may give him an extra portion as a gift.
Nowadays, it is customary among Ashkenazim to kindle their own Chanuka lights rather than rely upon the lighting of the ba'al ha-bayit (host). One possible explanation for this practice is that it stems from the mehadrin min ha-mehadrin standard, which requires each member of the household to light. Even if a guest fulfills the basic obligation through the host's lighting, the higher standard of mehadrin min ha-mehadrin might require him to light his own candles.
R. Yaakov b. Moshe Moellin (the Maharil), in his responsa (145), records the custom among guests in his day (14th century) not to share the costs of the host's lights, and to instead light personally. He attributes this to the concern that people might suspect that he did not light (and not to the mehadrin min ha-mehadrin practice). Others (Darkhei Moshe 677) imply that despite this custom, one may still share the costs with the host, and need not be concerned with the possibility of suspicion.
Although this is indeed the common practice, R. Eliyahu Schlesinger, in his compendium Ner Ish U-Veito (p. 368), suggests that that a lodger's lighting might be halakhically meaningless if he does not formally join his host's household. The obligation of ner Chanuka requires lighting in one's bayit (a home), and a guest does not have a "home" where to light unless he becomes part of his host's household. R. Schlesinger therefore suggests, in contrast to the Mishna Berura's position, that a lodger must share the costs of the lights in order to fulfill the mitzva!
If a man is traveling and his wife lights for him at home, may he still light his own candles where he sleeps?
As we saw in the Gemara, if a person has a wife or other family member back home who lights the Chanuka candles, he need not participate in the costs of his host's lights. The Terumat Ha-deshen (101) cites two opinions as to whether this lodger may kindle his own lights with the berakhot. The Maharil (Teshuvot 145) observed that most guests in his time lit on their own even in such situations. He held that a guest in this case may even recite the berakhot, as he presumably has in mind not to fulfill his obligation through his wife's lighting. The Beit Yosef (677) disagree, and renders his blessing a "berakha le-vatala" (a blessing in vain).
Indeed, the Eliya Raba (677:4) cites the Sha'ar Efraim, who suggested this interpretation. The Eliya Raba, as well as the Peri Megadim, rejects this reasoning, and suggests other reasons why even according to Ashkenazic tradition a traveler whose wife lights for him at home might not be encouraged to light his own candles.
The Mishna Berura (15), while not censuring those who light with the berakhot in such a case, suggests that one should listen to somebody else's berakhot rather than recite them personally, given the difference of opinion among the authorities in this regard.
The Rema, in his Darkhei Moshe commentary to the Tur, notes that the Rashba (Teshuvot 1:542) disagrees, and rules that one who eats in somebody else's house must share in the host's lighting expenses, even if he sleeps elsewhere. In other words, he understands that the place where one eats determines his status regarding the obligation of hadlakat neirot.
R. Yosef Karo, in his Shulchan Arukh (677:1), rules that one who has a private entrance to his residence should light there, even if he regularly eats elsewhere. The Rema disagrees, citing the Rashba, and writes, "Some say that nowadays, when we light inside the house, one should light in the place where he eats, and such is the custom…"
A similar question arises when one travels for just one night. When one goes away for Shabbat, for example, and returns home on Saturday night, where should he light Chanuka candles that night? Is his status determined by the place where he slept the night before, or the place where he intends to sleep that night? Some suggest that if one can return home in time to light while there are still people outside, then he should quickly return home after Shabbat and light there (see Chovat Ha-dar, chapter 1, note 65). Others, however, maintain that one may light in his host's house, before returning home, particularly if he will be returning home late (Yemei Hallel Ve-hoda'ah, p. 274, in the name of R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach).
Much has been written regarding the question of where yeshiva students should light Chanuka candles. In another shiur, we briefly discussed whether Sephardic students should light, or whether their obligation is fulfilled through their families' lighting at home (see http://etzion.org.il/en/ner-chanuka-who-lights-and-how-many-candles). Students of Ashkenazic descent, however, should certainly light, either to fulfill the mehadrin min ha-mehadrin standard, or quite possibly even to fulfill the basic mitzva of ner ish u-veito, which they likely no longer fulfill through their parents' lighting back home, as they fundamentally live independently from their parents.
R. Moshe Harari, in his Mikra'ei Kodesh (Chanuka, p. 100, note 101), cites R. Shlomo Zalman Auerbach as commenting (in personal conversation with R. Harari) that students may light neirot Chanuka either in the entrance to their dormitory building or the cafeteria, but not in their rooms, due to safety concerns. This is, indeed, the custom in R. Auerbach's yeshiva, Kol Torah, in Jerusalem. Students at Yeshiva University also light at the entrance to their dormitory buildings.
In another shiur (http://etzion.org.il/en/proper-place-light-chanuka-candles), we questioned whether we should define the mitzva of ner Chanuka as a chovat bayit – an obligation upon the house, similar to mezuza – or a chovat gavra – a personal mitzva performed in the home. Clearly, one who views the obligation as a chovat bayit would not require lighting in the situations mentioned (just as one is obviously not obligated in mezuza if he has no home). If, however, we view the obligation as a chovat gavra, then the question arises as to whether the obligation remains applicable even in the absence of a home.
Although the Rishonim do not explicitly address this question, later authorities inferred from a number of sources that the obligation of ner Chanuka requires a house. Tosafot (Sukka 46b s.v. ha-ro'eh) explain that the berakha of "she-asa nissim" was instituted to enable "those who do not have houses and who are unable to fulfill the mitzva" to participate in the mitzva of Chanuka. This comment assumes that people without homes do not light Chanuka candles. Similarly, Rashi (Shabbat 23a s.v. ha-ro'eh) explains that this berakha is intended for one who has not yet lit in his house, and for one traveling by boat, who does not light. Rashi does not explain, however, why a boat is not considered a house. Furthermore, the Rambam (4:1) writes that "the mitzva [of Chanuka] entails that each and every house light," implying that the mitzva must be performed in (or by) a house.
Some Acharonim maintain that although one must light in a "house," even a temporary residence may be considered a "house" in this respect. For example, R. Shalom Mordechai ben Moshe Shvadron (the Maharsham, 1835–1911), in his responsa (4:146), writes that one may light while traveling on a train, because he in effect "rents" his cabin. The Arukh Ha-shulchan (677:5) concurs.
Interestingly, R. Aharon Lichtenstein (http://etzion.org.il/en/lighting-chanuka-candles-soldiers-and-travellers) accepts the assumption that one may light only in a "bayit," yet questions whether a "bayit" must, by definition, be a roofed enclosure, or whether any fixed dwelling place, even without a roof, would suffice. Furthermore, he insists that one must have dwelled in this place for a minimum amount of time, either a week or thirty days, and therefore campers who sleep in a certain place for less than a week should not light neirot Chanuka, and should instead rely on the lighting performed in their homes. R. Auerbach apparently also shared this doubt, as he ruled that while soldiers who sleep in the open fields should not light, those sleeping in trenches should light without reciting the berakhot.
Others maintain that the requirement of "bayit" is optimal, but not mandatory, and therefore, one may even light without a house. R. Eliezer Waldenberg, for example, in his Tzitz Eliezer (15:29), defines the mitzva as one which is incumbent "a-karkafta de-gavra," upon each and every head, and thus does not depend upon a house. R. Binyamin Zilber (Az Nidberu 6:75) concurs.
Regarding soldiers, R. Waldenberg (above) maintains that they should light, next to their beds, with the berakhot. R. Tzvi Pesach Frank (Mikra'ei Kodesh – Chanuka, 18, note 3) ruled in 1974 that while soldiers who sleep in tents which protect them from the rain may light neirot Chanuka, those who sleep in open fields should not. R. Ovadya Yosef (Chazon Ovadya, p. 156) rules that soldiers sleeping outside should light without reciting the berakhot.
R. Yosef Zvi Rimon analyzes this question at length in his article "Ner Chanuka Le-Chayal Ve-la'mateyel" (Be-orekha Nireh Or, 2004).
The Rishonim suggest numerous reasons for this practice. R. Avraham b. R. Natan (Provence, 12th century) explains that we light in the "mini-Mikdash" (see Megilla 29a) to publicize the miracle that occurred in the Beit Ha-mikdash. The Ritva (Shabbat 23a) explains that we light in a synagogue "to publicize the miracle in a public place." Some Rishonim (Mikhtam, Pesachim 101b; Abudraham – Seder Ma'ariv shel Shabbat) suggest that the synagogue lighting enables those who have no house to at least recite the berakhot upon seeing the lights, just as kiddush is recited in the synagogue for the sake of those who will not recite kiddush on their own.
Some Acharonim (R. Moshe Feinstein, Iggerot Moshe O.C. 1:190) write that the one who lights in the synagogue repeats all the berakhot – including she-asa nissim and she-hechiyanu – upon kindling his own lights at home. Others (R. Ovadya Yosef, Yechave Da'at 2:77) rule that he omits these two berakhot, unless he recites them for his family.
The Minchat Yitzchak (6 65:3) and Tzitz Eliezer (15 30; 22 37:1) object to this practice, while R. Binyamin Zilber (Az Nidberu 5:37) supports the custom. R. Ovadya Yosef (Yabia Omer 7, 57:6; Chazon Ovadya, p. 47) defends the practice, though he recommends praying at the site of the lighting to lend it the status of a "synagogue" in this respect.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902–1994), encouraged his followers to light in public places in order to publicize the miracles of Chanuka, in line with the reasoning of the Ritva (cited above).


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Noncontact infrared sensor for measuring pavement temperature, that also measures air temperature. The sensor is mounted outside your vehicle and continuously monitors road surface temperatures, providing instant feedback on road surface conditions. The data retrieved from the Surface Patrol is accurate and real-time, making it a reliable method for collecting pavement information.
The Vaisala Surface Patrol Pavement Temperature Sensor with Display DSP100 Series is a mobile temperature sensor used to detect possible freezing temperatures on the pavement. It features a noncontact infrared sensor for measuring pavement temperature, and also measures air temperature. The easy to use DSP100 is valuable for large agencies, such as Departments of Transportation, all the way down to smaller companies with only a few trucks.
The DSP100 is mounted outside your vehicle and continuously monitors road surface temperatures, providing instant feedback on road surface conditions. The DSP100 has a separate air temperature sensor and cabling so that it can be placed away from direct sunlight for accurate readings. The data retrieved from the DSP100 is accurate and real time, making it a reliable method for collecting pavement information.
The DSP100 can be calibrated in the field, ensuring you are always getting the most accurate readings. In addition, the pavement probe features a cone design to protect the sensor from spray and winter elements that can decrease the accuracy of the readings.


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LIFE OF AGONY Performs New Song, 'Empty Hole', In New York City (Video)
LIFE OF AGONY played a new song, "Empty Hole", during its concert last night (Friday, May 10) at the PlayStation Theater in New York City. Fan-filmed video footage of the performance can be seen below.
LIFE OF AGONY recently entered the studio with esteemed producer Sylvia Massy (TOOL, SYSTEM OF A DOWN) to begin recording its sixth album, "The Sound Of Scars", due this fall via Napalm Records. The recording sessions took place at Sylvia's Studio Divine in Ashland, Oregon. Additional recording took place at various studios in New York. Massy also handle mixing duties for the album. The disc will be the band's first since the addition of drummer Veronica Bellino, who replaced Sal Abruscato last year.
LIFE OF AGONY's sixth studio album will be a conceptual follow-up to the band's debut. Released in 1993, "Rivers Runs Red" told the story of a confused and disillusioned young man with low self-worth and a poor support network, who ultimately decides to commit suicide.
"We're very excited about this next record," LIFE OF AGONY guitarist Joseph Zampella (a.k.a. Joey Z) told Michael Nagy from KJAG radio and Jiggy Jag TV. "This next record is really gonna define LIFE OF AGONY in the next decade — what it means to be LIFE OF AGONY. It's really gonna set a new standard even for the band."
Asked about the musical direction of the new LIFE OF AGONY material, Zampella said: "We really never discuss a direction. We always just write what's coming out at the moment, and what's coming out right now is the best LIFE OF AGONY music that's been around for a long time."
Bassist Alan Robert added: "And also the way that we're going about writing is kind of really getting back to the fun of writing. The last record, basically, there was a 12-year gap between albums, and we kind of got jaded from the music industry for everything that we went through. And now we're inspired again and having fun writing. It's kind of like the old days."
Continued Joseph: "[We're] sharing ideas again and listening to each other and checking out something someone has or an idea for a song that someone else has. And it's just really open and fun, and exactly what Alan said — it's fun again. Making music should be fun. 'Cause if it's not, there's an issue, there's a problem. And so far, it's been super. And you'll hear that in the music. And that's what I think a lot of people are missing in their music — that organic, fun aspect. You can hear that in people's music; you hear that in writing."
LIFE OF AGONY's latest album, "A Place Where There's No More Pain", was issued in April 2017 via Napalm. LIFE OF AGONY's fifth studio LP marked the band's first release since singer Mina Caputo (formerly known as Keith Caputo) came out as transgender in 2011.
Abruscato announced in December 2017 that he had "amicably" left LIFE OF AGONY. He has since been replaced by Bellino, a New York native who has previously worked with DMC, LL Cool J, Carmine Appice and Jeff Beck.
Had s blast tonight st Plsystation theatre seeing @OffiLIFEOFAGONY perform there new song. Let me tell you its fckn ????? cant wait for #SOUNDOFSCARS TO DROP. GREAT SHOW @MinaCaputo @arobert @JoeyZampella @VERONICABELLINO you killed it!!! pic.twitter.com/uI93cWfqLA
— Ian Higgins (@IanAHiggins) May 11, 2019


The west versus the rest: Regional trends in the booming hemp-derived CBD market.
Based on its nationwide survey of 3,600 hemp-derived CBD consumers conducted in mid-2018, Brightfield Group expects the hemp-derived CBD market to explode in the coming months and years, once a clear legal status and regulatory system are in place—paving the way for major investments, marketing campaigns and retail channel expansion. In 2018, hemp CBD is expected to make up a $591 million market—and by 2020, it is forecasted to be a more than $11-billion industry.
As hemp-derived CBD continues to leave the cannabis industry's shadow, it is expected to reach a much broader audience than simply cannabis consumers as it orients itself toward a vast nutraceutical consumer base. As such, those looking to cultivate, manufacture and sell hemp CBD products effectively in the coming years must be conscientious of existing and evolving regional trends and differences that influence awareness, acceptance and availability of product around the country.
Following are three regional characteristics distinguishing between consumer groups in today's hemp-derived CBD market, with an eye to the prominent differences between the West and the rest of the country.
Though the Western region contains (by far) the most states with legalized cannabis and infrastructure to support its sales, easy access to cannabis of all stripes has made hemp consumers in the region less inclined to purchase as much hemp as those in other regions. In fact, less than one in six consumers from this area of the country regularly spend greater than $50 on hemp products, as opposed to nearly one in three in the Midwest and Southeast. The West also contains the highest percentage of occasional, casual consumers, who use hemp CBD products at most a few times monthly.
Crucial to any industry, especially in the early stages of the product life cycle, are new consumers. Analysis shows the Western region excelling on this front, with 16.4 percent of Western consumers surveyed being new users who have used hemp CBD products for less than three months, versus approximately 2 percent fewer in the country's other regions. The casual usage patterns and abundance of new consumers seem to indicate that the lack of red tape involved in purchasing any cannabis products (hemp-derived or otherwise) has led many Westerners to approach cannabis products as more of a casual or impulse buy rather than a regular purchase or a medical necessity, as is the approach in the remainder of the country.
Consumers in the West are less likely to learn about CBD from a doctor—and more likely to learn about it from a friend or family member—than those in the rest of the U.S. This again confirms that Westerners are generally more interested in casual, social use rather than strictly medical use. It also indicates that those in cannabis-legal states may be speaking about CBD products more openly than in more conservative regions where state-level cannabis legalization has not yet taken place.
To access more information about the hemp-derived CBD market, consumers, trends, innovations and growth drivers, visit www.brightfieldgroup.com.
Jamie Schau attained a B.A. in international studies and an M.A. in international development from the University of California, San Diego. Since early 2015, she has been a market analyst with Brightfield. Group, where she performs quantitative and qualitative analyses of various aspects of the U.S. marijuana markets.


The domestic cleaning industry is a booming one with every growing demand. With life getting busier, there's often less time to clean, yet you still want your home to be sparkling with cleanliness. As a result, professional domestic cleaning has become an expanding industry and there are more domestic cleaners to hire than ever before!
With domestic cleaning being quite competitive there are a few tips and tricks that the professionals want to keep secret! In this article, we provide insight into five tips domestic cleaners don't want you to know! Then use these top cleaning hacks to transform your cleaning routine.
It's easy to get discouraged when the cleaning materials or supplies you need to complete your to-dos are missing because you have run out. This can lead you to procrastinate or delay the task at hand for quite some time. Meanwhile, the dirt and the duties keep on piling up.
To prevent this, it is highly recommended that whenever you're out shopping for the essentials, always buy in bulk! This can have several benefits. For starters, you won't own to worry about you running out of equipment routinely. Secondly, with all the material laying around and ready for use, you'll feel more motivated! Not to mention that buying supplies in bulk can help you save money on your cleaning budget.
2. Stay Organised and Start Labelling!
Once you've purchased your bulk cleaning supplies then you'll need to keep everything neat, tidy, and orderly so you can easily find it when you need to. It is highly important to keep your cleaning equipment organised.
Our lives are constantly cluttered with the material and accessories we surround ourselves with. In this ruckus, it's only natural if we end up losing or misplacing our cleaning equipment! To tackle this problem, it's always best to keep your cleaning supplies organised and grouped together so that they are readily available nearby when needed.
To stay even tidier, label them with a stick-on and write their designated spot on it so that if anyone else picks it up, they put it back in the right space!
Let's face it. Cleaning your house can be a boring activity. It's easy to avoid cleaning when you'd rather be doing anything else. To prevent procrastination, make your cleaning work more interesting with an incentive. Treat yourself afterwards with a refreshing walk or another favourite activity.
Another way to make the job interesting is by listening to or catching up on things and topics that interest you, via the use of podcasts. Listening to podcasts of your choice can make time fly by really quickly. If you're not into audiobooks, you can listen to your favourite type of music and get the work done with a beat!
4. Work When The Sun's Up!
The sun dictates our circadian rhythm. Naturally, we're mostly energised during the day and liable to be lazy or unproductive once the sun's down. Use your biological clock to ensure that you get the bulk of your cleaning done during the day. This will ensure that you don't pin the reason for not cleaning up on procrastination or tiredness.
Furthermore, natural lighting is also highly advisable for cleaning. Cleaning in the dark can make it difficult to spot dust bunnies. This can be downright tiring and torturous, which is why you will rarely see domestic cleaners offering their services at night hours. Open up your windows and light up the place. The natural lighting will energise you while providing optimal lighting. So open up the blinds, and the chances are that you won't miss any spots!
The importance of a routine in virtually any field of work cannot ever be undervalued. A routine helps us stay organised and helps us make the best use of our time. Furthermore, a routine can also hold us accountable for our progress and goals and serves as a benchmark for further motivation. Hence, when considering cleaning your house, try to make a routine and then stick to it.
This routine may be shaped however you want to, but ensure that it's one you're comfortable with. It can follow any format you want. For example, you can clean the bathrooms first thing in the morning and then clean the kitchen in the afternoon. Or you can clean the whole house in one go, but start with a particular place first! Furthermore, you can also reward yourself if you successively stick to the routine you set for yourself. The idea here is the create a habit, and an active reward habit in the initial stages will help with that!
Another way to stick to a routine, especially if you are short on time is by working with house cleaners near me. You can arrange with an expert, local house cleaner to come by on a regular basis. This will help to ensure that even when you're too busy to clean yourself that your place stays in top shape.


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Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital partners with Mother's Milk Bank Austin as a designated breast milk collection site
Willowbrook - May 9, 2021
Media Contact: Stefanie Peeler, 281.757.1879
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is now a collection site for Mothers' Milk Bank Austin. The demand for donated breast milk in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) continues to rise, and a new milk collection site in Northwest Houston will give lactating mothers a convenient drop-off location for their donations of much-needed breast milk.
One of the largest suppliers of donor milk to hospitals across Texas and in 22 states, the Mothers' Milk Bank Austin (MMBA) fills prescriptions written by physicians for the most fragile babies who need the life-giving and sustaining nutrition of donated breast milk to thrive.
Although any woman can donate her breast milk regardless of where she lives, the new milk collection site at Houston Methodist Willowbrook will make it easier for all Northwest Houston donors to provide this scarce resource that has a life-saving impact. Women who are currently breastfeeding infants under one year of age are eligible to be screened at no charge to become breast milk donors.
"Our reputation for providing safe, nutritionally analyzed, and labeled donor breast milk to hospitals and outpatients has led to tremendous growth in demand — a challenge and also a success," said Kim Updegrove, executive director of the Mothers' Milk Bank Austin. "By partnering with Houston Methodist Willowbrook, we will raise awareness with a vital audience: breastfeeding women who are uniquely qualified to help save the lives of premature and critically ill babies."
Nonprofit milk banks like MMBA ensure donor breast milk is safe and available to the infants who need it most. The pasteurized breast milk dispensed is specially processed to meet the specific needs of fragile and sick babies.
Houston Methodist Willowbrook has nearly 4,000 infant deliveries a year, with an average of 400 babies being treated in the NICU annually. As a level III NICU, the hospital is equipped to take on high-risk pregnancies and create successful outcomes.
"We always hope for smooth deliveries and healthy babies, but Houston Methodist Willowbrook is prepared for when things don't go as planned," said the hospital's NICU manager, Tammy Sullivan, MSN, RN, RNC-NIC. "We have a top-notch medical care team, from physicians to lactation specialists to nurses, who consistently go above and beyond to provide the best care for mother and baby."
Lactating women in Houston who are interested in donating their breast milk for the benefit of premature, ill and medically fragile infants may call toll-free 1-877-813-6455 to begin the screening process.
About Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a Magnet-recognized, not-for-profit, faith-based hospital that serves the growing Northwest Houston community. With 358 licensed beds, Houston Methodist Willowbrook is committed to providing quality, cost-effective health care in a compassionate environment for a full range of services, including emergency care, cardiology, orthopedics and sports medicine, comprehensive women's services, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology, and primary and general medicine.


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Everything to Everyone
As many of you might have noticed, last week was Convergence, the annual sci-fi and fantasy convention at which the Skepchicks run their own science/skepticism track. As per usual it was oodles of fun, and also as per usual it left many of us with lots to think about. One panel in particular struck me with how clearly it illustrated…
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Another SkepchickCON has come to a close and this year was one of the best ever. As usual, our merry band of Skepchick Network contributors walked the halls of CONvergence in some top notch cosplay. Mad Art Lab's Beth realized two nights before SkepchickCON that she had not put together a cosplay yet. She made a Target run and ended up…
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My First SkepchickCon
Before last weekend, I had never cosplayed (I'm on the far right in the amazing pic by Jamie Bernstein, above). I had never spoken on a panel. I had never made a large group of people laugh at me––on purpose. I had never talked about my mental health issues face-to-face with a roomful of strangers. I had never prepared myself…
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I wrote in an earlier post about finish-shaping a few mini-simmons shapes for my buddy Ray. Here's one of those boards in action, under the feet of expert surfer Shawn Tracht captured by Photographer Brent Lieberman. This board and others are now on demo at Esteem Surf Shop in Pismo Beach.


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Q: How do I have the cursor placed in a dropdown field on page load using jsf? when I load a page , the cursor must point to drop-down field , using jsf.I am new to JSF.

A: When the page is finished loading in webbrowser, JSF has already done its job of generating a bunch of HTML on the webserver and sending it to the webbrowser. It can't do any much more for you after that point. You need to use JavaScript for this job. It is able to execute code when the page is finished loading and it has access to all elements in the HTML DOM tree.
So, if you specify a fixed ID for the dropdown element in JSF,
<h:form id="myform">
    <h:selectOneMenu id="mydropdown">
    ...
</h:form>

then you must be able to grab it by JavaScript:
var mydropdown = document.getElementById('myform:mydropdown');

In JavaScript, you can use element.focus() to set the focus on the element:
mydropdown.focus();

To get it to execute then the page is finished loading, you need to hook a function to window.onload:
window.onload = function() {
    var mydropdown = document.getElementById('myform:mydropdown');
    mydropdown.focus();
}

That's it. Put it in a <script> somewhere near the bottom of the <head> or a .js file which you include by <script src>.

A: JSF is a server side technology and this type of behavior requires Javascript.  Try to write a Javascript to do this in a regular HTML page first.  Once you have figured out how to do this you can try to use this script in your JSF page.


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Blaze and the Monster Machines Light Riders rev up and get glowing in 4 charged-up Monster Machine missions!
Blaze and the Monster Machines is an interactive educational animated TV series with some learning about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), and facts about Animals.
The show focuses on Blaze, a red monster truck, and his young human driver, AJ. They adventure with their monster truck friends, and sometimes their human friends. Animals in this monster machine world also have blended windows and wheels. Blaze and his protagonist Crusher are usually in a race of some kind where Crusher inevitably cheats! Sometimes Blaze and AJ are needing to save a truck friend from certain disaster, even Crusher. Through the escapades, along with problem solving segments that get your kids participating, Blaze and AJ always manage to get the job done!
In this DVD we see Light Riders, when all the lights in Axle City go dark, Blaze needs your help using energy and lasers to light up the streets, the racetrack & more! Plus, meet knight trucks and join a medieval race!
What we think & who can watch?
Another firm favourite in our household, particularly being a household of boys, is Blaze and the Monster Machines! The boys watch keenly as Blaze and AJ race Crusher and his unfortunate side kick Pickle – who knows not what he does – on many speed, and cheat, defying capers. Often they're requested to help solve a mathematical problem, like is the level long enough for Blaze to land safely upon on his way to save a truck friend in a precarious position? "Yes" they yell out, or "noooo", at this stage my boys are incorrect more often than not, so it's certainly a positive that the show has a focus on STEM learning helping the kids gradually get an idea about such subjects. Along with the racing, noisy trucks, songs, firm friendships, lessons learned from problem solving to helping friend and kind-of-foe alike, it's a great DVD to watch to keep energised minds with a need for speed entertained!
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This is an extract of teachings given by Shamar Rimpoche. This section of the teaching was preceded by Rinpoche's explanation of the reasons for practice (why we meditate) and the required conditions that we need to get together in order to practice various types of meditation.
The following teachings define the two stages of meditation practice : samatha and vipassana. Rinpoche then goes on to elucidate some of the obstacles that we may encounter on the path of meditation.
The fruit of Dharma practice is known as "cessation", a state in which all the emotions are completely overcome. This state of cessation is not only something coming to an end, but also something which takes place. On the one hand one experiences a state of wellbeing, joy, and happiness and on the other peace and a calm clarity.
In order to realise the nature of mind and to stabilise meditative absorption there are two stages that we must go through. The first is the ability to stabilise the mind in a state of calm which is known as the samadhi of shi'nay, in Tibetan, or samatha in Sanskrit. This is sometimes translated as mental pacification. The second stage is to increase this meditative concentration, to expand and develop it. This second aspect, lhakthong or vipassana is often translated as penetrating insight or profound insight.
Samadhi, a Sanskrit word, is translated in Tibetan as tignédzin. In English, we can translate it as meditative absorption or contemplation. When we are accustomed to and have mastered this type of meditation, we will be able to achieve all kinds of miracles and we will have the faculty of clairvoyance. In the Buddha's time, his disciples practised these meditations a great deal and the resulting accomplishments were widespread amongst them.
Since all phenomena is the projection and play of mind, this means that if we control our minds, we gain mastery over phenomena. By mastering the mind we are able to work with outer phenomena. This is why there are types of meditative absorption relating to water, fire, air and earth – the basic elements which constitute phenomena. The accomplishment and mastery of these samadhis render us capable of controlling the elements. For example, we can transform water into fire. In the Vajrayana, the practice of the Tantras, we meditate on syllables or on mandalas while reciting mantras. We meditate on ourselves as deities and on the world as being the deity's mandala. Using these meditations we can derive the same capacity to transform and control phenomena. This has nothing to do with magic, because magic is artificial and fabricated. These special abilities are the natural results of meditation when samadhi is stabilised. Since everything is the mind, if we can gain mastery over it, we can then have control over external phenomena.
We can take an example of this from the life stories of Milarepa. Once Milarepa entered into a yak's horn to illustrate a point to his disciple Rechungpa. Milarepa was able to do this without shrinking his body and without the horn growing any bigger. This was possible because Milarepa had dissolved all dualistic grasping. Smallness and largeness, or any size for that matter, are all produced by duality, i.e. the result of grasping to phenomena as if they were really existing. Once this dualistic grasping is dissolved, "large" and "small" no longer have the same meaning and are no longer so fixed. As long as there is duality, large remains large and small remains small : everything is solidified, and we cannot change anything. But once we have dissolved this grasping or fixation, there are no longer any limits. The relative reality is no longer solidified and anything becomes possible. That is how Rechungpa was able to see Milarepa entering into the horn of the yak. Milarepa did this in order to help Rechungpa understand the mastery of phenomena. This example is used by numerous masters to illustrate this aspect of teaching and notably by Gendun Chöpel. It demonstrates that when the grasping of reality as truly existing ceases, phenomena can then easily be manipulated.


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Booklife Contest: Princess of Asylum, Update
So here goes… I've entered my unpublished novel, Princess of Asylum into the Booklife Contest. It's a legit contest. All the entries get a professional review, which you can use, or bury forever in a lead lined vault, depending on how the review turns out. Some of them are pretty scathing, I gather, looking at previous comments (complaints). After the initial round there's the quarterly finals, the semi-finals and then a First prize of $5000.00.
Anyway, I got my review back….
Blurb: A fast-talking actress makes her scrappy way across the wasteland, surviving by her wits — and shaping empires with her lies. Imagine a vivid high fantasy, full of beasts and sieges and cults, narrated with the wit of Anita Loos.
Plot: D.G. Valdron's bold, funny, fast-moving fantasy The Princess of Asylum follows quick-witted actress Dae Zea Lors after the destruction of her city. Dae survives in the wasteland by improvising a series of increasingly outlandish lies and personae, convincing bandits and orgus and more that she's, variably, a princess, or an expert in jewel magic, and eventually a priestess. The story's scope is epic, with airships and military sieges galore, but its tone is light and its perspective intimate, always tied to Dae. Inevitably, the hero's lies make her a leader, and she's surprised to discover herself caring about people beyond herself. The novel opens as a picaresque, with Dae bumbling from encounter to encounter, but by the end, as the plot takes shape, readers will actually care for Dae's world and companions. The sense of urgency that powers the novel's final third, though, is sometimes missing in the book's middle, especially in the occasional cases when the balance between comedy and fantasy storytelling proves uncertain.
Prose/Style: Valdron excels at both the narrative perspective of his protagonist, a savvy actress who finds being on a fantasy adventure something of a comic imposition, and at the demands of epic fantasy storytelling. His worldbuilding is memorable and unique but communicated to readers in Dae's offhand observations; his descriptions of the fantastic or terrifying are quick and powerful. Much of the novel is driven by dialogue, as Dae improvises new selves and lies to stay alive; at times, the characters she's hoodwinking, such are written as if they're willing participants in a comedy routine, such as the tyrant who apologizes for scheduling conflicts with her upcoming execution. The novel's pleasures and occasional problems rise from the same source: the tricky balance between the comedy of Dae's improvisations and the threatening reality around her. For the most part, though, Valdron aces that balance.
Originality: It is rare for a fantasy novel to center on such an exciting new character and idea. Besides the strength of the premise and Dae's general delightfulness, the world of The Princess of Asylum is itself original, wrought with care, and revealed in tantalizing glimpses.
Character Development: There's no doubt about it: Dae is a character readers will love, and her wit and sensibility drive the book. She faces hard choices, makes surprising sacrifices, and movingly comes to care about more than her own life. At times, especially in the novel's middle, the complaints and patter of Dae's inner monologue cut against the narrative urgency, especially when she's joking or crabbing about the book's cast as if they're all in a play together rather than continually facing their own deaths. At such moments, she seems not to have grown during her adventures, reverting to being a comic type rather than a fully-shaped protagonist. That makes the novel feel long, even as it's entertaining: If she's not taking the situations seriously, readers will be tempted to join her. The saps, villains, monsters, and occasional upstanding folks she encounter also prove memorable, driven by their own coherent but interesting motivations.
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Local Heroes: Casia and the Rose Princesses
I hate people like Casia Shreyer. I started noticing her at conventions, this petite whirlwind of activity, organizing group tables for multiple authors, helping out people, keeping journals, going camping, raising children with her husband, running a household, yarn crafts, studying tae kwan do, and writing up a storm, blasting out twenty books so far (twenty!), all with inexhaustible energy, irrepressible good cheer. She's one of these good people who can't help trying to make the world better, and inadvertently making the rest of us look like lazy cynical gits in the process.
I'll tell ya, lazy old monster that I am, my response to such cheerful brilliant souls is usually just to do something horrible, usually with a wood chipper, and bury the remains where it won't annoy people. But Casia, she's probably reorganize the underworld, chug out another book series and bring pilates classes to hell. We don't really want pilates classes in hell, do we?. So there's no point, really. What can you do?
Casia's Rose Garden is a five book series, a young adult adventure series for teen girls. With allusions and similarities to everything from the Fisher King and Tibetan Buddhism, to Sailor Moon, they're about young women growing as they struggle with a difficult and complex world and challenges of life that are not always cut and dried. It's an impressive body of work and I think it deserves to find a wider audience.
Take it away, Casia….
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Covers are a Pain in the Ass
Covers are a giant pain in the ass. Seriously.
I love writing. It's my sane place, it's my compulsion. I'll just happily write away, stories, novels, briefs, what have you. There's nothing like a good piece of writing to soothe the soul.
But then I do this self publishing gig, and it's not enough to write. You have to edit, revise, arrange, assemble, format. Most of this I can do myself, with varying degrees of skill, or lack thereof?
But covers? Oh geez. What do you do for that?
I've been told, and I have reason to believe that the best selling covers are images of shirtless young men with six packs.
Yeah, okay, sure. That's pretty much every romance novel cover ever! So I guess it appeals to women, and gay men. And come to think of it, that's every Tarzan, every Doc Savage, every superhero, and a hell of a lot of adventure stories. So women, gay men, teenage boys, etc. It's got universal appeal.
Maybe that's what I should be doing for covers?
Local Heroes: R. J. Hore
I first noticed Ron (R.J.) Hore at a small local comic convention held at the Lord Gort Hotel. This wasn't one of those conventions which goes on forever, with thousands of people, hundreds of dealers, galleries of artists and cosplayers and celebrity guests. This was just one of those piddly comic conventions, where it's nostly actually comics – local stores, local toys, collectors looking to thin out their collections.
There in the middle of it all was Ron, a friendly, grandfatherly man holding court, at a table with a crystal ball, a saber tooth tiger skull, and a load of books, the Mousetrap Chronicles as I recall. A local writer. I chatted politely, bought a book, made him sign it and went along with my day. Hey, local guy, trying to sell his book. You want to support that. If we don't support our local writers, who will?
Damn though, if I didn't run across Ron at craft shows, and at Keycon, and the big ComicCon, at gaming cons, anime cons, local shows. If there was an event selling tables, and sci fi and fantasy had half a chance, there'd be Ron, charming and gentlemanly, taking his ease and selling his books. And he always seemed to have a new book out. Ron was practically a fixture at these cons and shows, a welcome presence. I've pretty much got all his books by now, but he just keeps writing them.
Whether he sold one book or dozens, he's always retained his sunny disposition. He's a man who enjoys every part of the craft of writing. "I'm retired, so I have to do something," he told me once. "I told my wife that writing is cheaper than golf."
So here's R.J. Hore, in his own words…
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Taylor left on another 4-day trip today. I feel like I've hardly seen him the past month. 4-day trip, then Cali for 3 days, then 4-day trip, then to SLC (together) for 3 days for the funeral, then 4-day trip, and three days off (which I worked 2). Once he gets back from this trip, he's taking Rosie to Cali for 5 days (She hasn't been back since December), flying her to SLC to wait a day till I go to SLC for my high school reunion. Taylor will be on another 4-day trip, so he's missing the reunion. He actually has been getting 14-16 days off per month the last 3 months, but he's gone almost every weekend. At church today, I was realizing it's been over a month since we've gone together, and he won't be home for at least the next two Sundays.
It's a blessing to have the flight bennies. Especially when you get on your first-choice flight. While Taylor and Rosie are in California, I've been contemplating taking a quick overnight trip somewhere. I don't think its a good idea to fly all the way out to Cali just for one day (when I did so in May it took a week to recover) when I'll be back in SLC the next weekend. Car rentals are disgustingly expensive right now, so I probably shouldn't plan on a city that I'd be on my own. I'm not too excited to spend a weekend at home, since our air conditioning is broken at our apartment, and who knows how long it will take maintenance to fix it.
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Inspiration Hornblower Increases Coast Guard Capacity to 1200 Passengers Making It the Largest Charter and Dining Yacht in Southern California
Hornblower Cruises & Events San Diego yacht fleet poised for local and national market growth.
San Diego, Calif., Oct 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Eleven years after the arrival of the massive yacht to San Diego, Hornblower Cruises & Events is pleased to announce that Inspiration Hornblower has been granted a 1,200 person capacity by the United States Coast Guard making it the second largest yacht available for charter in California. Inspiration is second in size only to the San Francisco Belle, another yacht in the Hornblower fleet, docked in San Francisco. At 222 feet in length and three decks high, Inspiration's goal is to create the perfect space for corporate and convention dining and entertainment in one magnificent space that features the inspiring views of San Diego Bay!
Inspiration is an extravagant catamaran-style yacht with two enclosed ballroom-sized decks that each have comfortable seating for up to 600 guests. Unlike any other in the region, this yacht is designed specifically for the corporate, incentive and association business and events. Inspiration underwent a $5 million renovation at San Diego's renowned Knight & Carver Shipyard in 2006 where many of the finest private yachts contract premium upgrades. Inspiration has quickly become a San Diego landmark, located across from the San Diego County Administration Building and Waterfront Park and near the final approach to the Lindberg Field airport runway. It is hard to miss!
Inspiration was redesigned in 2006 with 50 six-foot tall and six-foot wide panoramic windows to feature the sweeping vistas of San Diego. A large stage area and dance floors were added for groups who want to entertain. Granite surfaces cover the two new 30 ft. long beverage bars and the specialty food and beverage presentation areas found on both interior decks. The spacious interior is designed for versatility using warm contemporary earth tones and water-influenced colors and textures for a relaxed ambiance. The high ceilings, large windows allowing maximum natural light, and generous deck spaces are surprisingly comparable to dining aboard a cruise ship.
Also unique to Inspiration is the electrical capacity to produce full-scale theatrical, musical or corporate productions. The sky deck, which is approximately 30 feet off of the water, can accommodate over 700 people in theatre style seats for anything from a "concert under the stars" to a daytime skateboard exhibition. The open spaces have sparked the imagination of many special event designers and meeting planners during site. Inspiration has been chartered for a wide range of event types, from private corporate functions to local fundraisers, national TV productions and trade shows.
Since 2006, over 500 private charter and special events have been created aboard Inspiration along with famous concerts featuring artists such as Sara Bareilles, Collective Soul, Donavon Frankenreiter, and Kaleo as well as clients such as Red Bull, 20th Century Fox Television, San Diego Chargers, and the San Diego Symphony. An episode of the TV show Scorpion was taped on the yacht at the Port of Los Angeles.
Hornblower Cruises are popular for dining and entertainment. A very special champagne brunch is open to the public aboard Inspiration weekly along with many other public dining cruise options. All Hornblower charters include white linens, fine china and cuisine prepared fresh on board by a talented culinary team of chefs, along with the skilled and attentive service of an award-winning, experienced crew.
To learn more about the Hornblower Cruises & Events fleet of charter yachts and popular dining and sightseeing cruise products such as daily harbor cruises, nightly sunset dinner cruises, weekend champagne brunches, cocktail cruises and whale watching, visit the web site www.hornblower.com. The boarding location for Inspiration Hornblower is 1800 North Harbor Drive, in downtown San Diego. Sales offices are located at The Abbey near Balboa Park at 2825 Fifth Ave.
Hornblower Cruises & Events has been the leading charter yacht and public dining cruise company in California for 36 years. The company operates 49 vessels, including the three largest dining yachts on the West Coast, in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Marina del Rey, San Diego, and New York City. Two Hornblower subsidiary businesses, Alcatraz Cruises and Statue Cruises, are National Park Service ferry concessioners to Alcatraz Island and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, respectively. This year, Hornblower began operating the third subsidiary, Hornblower Niagara Cruises, out of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. For more information visit: www.hornblower.com.
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I have uploaded a new dataset to figshare. This is a dataset titled A Summer of #digitalhumanities – A Twitter Archive.
Priego, Ernesto (2014): A Summer of #digitalhumanities. A Twitter Archive. Figshare.
The file contains a collection of 6549 Tweets tagged with #digitalhumanities (case not sensitive) posted publicly during the period between 1 June 2014 and 15 September 2014.
I have shared the file openly under a Creative Commons – Attribution License to encourage open, timely research and study of academic uses of social media.
The first sheet contains a text with this information and the second sheet contains the complete archive. Sheets 4, 5, 6 (fourth, fifth and sixth tabs) contain each the Tweets corresponding to June, July, August and 1-15 September 2014.
The Tweets contained in the file were collected using Martin Hawksey's TAGS 5.1. I subsequently refined the data manually into various sheets, which have been included in the file.
The usual I always note when I share a dataset: please note that both research and experience show that the Twitter search API isn't 100% reliable. Large tweet volumes affect the search collection process. The API might "over-represent the more central users", not offering "an accurate picture of peripheral activity" (González-Bailón, Sandra, et al. 2012). Therefore, it cannot be guaranteed the file contains each and every tweet tagged with #digitalhumanities during the indicated period.
The archive does not represent nor claims to represent the totality of the #digitalhumanities activity on Twitter or elsewhere.
The data shared here was originally shared willingly by their authors through public accounts via Twitter postings publicly available through the Twitter API. Please note the data in the file is likely to require further refining. The data is shared as is.
I am hoping to find some time this term to work on offering here some findings from this dataset. In the meanwhile, if you use or refer to this data in any way please cite and link back using the citation information above.


Qi 氣 is life. The more Qi we have better the condition of our health. Ordinary people have a normal good quality of Qi, so they can live healthily. But if they use their energy a lot, like working too hard and not resting enough, then they will feel tired. If they continue with this lifestyle they can become ill, and if they do not change the way they live they will continue to lose their Qi and can become very ill. If they continue to lose Qi when they are ill, then they will die.
If somebody is ill, but they are careful with their Qi and do not let themselves become exhausted and tired they can live longer. If they gather even more Qi, for instance through practising Qigong 氣功, or having a healthier diet, then they can even recover. If they continue practising of Qigong to cultivate even more Qi, they can be very healthy.
So we need to take care of our Qi and cultivate more. Practising Qigong, having a good healthy diet, plenty of fresh air and relaxation and enough rest will develop our Qi. This is how important Qi is to our lives.
One more reason to look forward to Friday!


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Novgorod is not only an ancient Russian city, but also the cradle of Russian democracy, a medieval trade and craft center, a major partner of the Hanseatic League of the 12th-17th centuries, and a connecting link between Rus and Europe. The word "Novgorodians" was first recorded in the chronicle in 859. Unfortunately, the date of the formation of Novgorod, as well as the location of the Old Town, is still not known. Some tourists suppose that the ancient town was located at the site of Gorodische, on the right bank of the Volkhov River, not far from the modern city. The residence of Duke Rurik was probably located here. He was on reigning in Novgorod in the 11th century. Exactly he founded the dynasty of the Rurikids.
In the 10th century, the city was transferred to another place and was named Novgorod. When Kiev was conquered by Duke Oleg with his Novgorod retinue and Kievan Rus' was formed, Novgorod became the second important center of the new country. Once, legendary Vladimir the Great and then his son Yaroslav the Wise reigned here. Since 1136, Novgorod had gained a right to choose which duke to invite to reign.
At the end of the 13th century, the citizens did not decide whom to invite, so all the issues on the political management and economic governance were addressed by the citizens themselves. It was then that Veliky Novgorod declared war and peace, passed laws and entered into contracts with many Russian lands. The locals chose the Master, an archbishop who was supposed to be a head of the Novgorod Veche Republic since the 15th century. Copyright www.orangesmile.com
In 1478, the Novgorod Republic disappeared from the face of the Earth. That happened because the Moscow troop beat the Novgorod one on the Shelon River. At that time, all its lands, including Novgorod, came to Muscovite Rus' and the territory of the country increased five-fold. Novgorod became an important trade and craft center before the 18th century primarily due to its advantageous location, as Novgorod was located at the crossroads of trade routes from the Baltic states to the Mediterranean Region. The trade relations of the city spread from Hanseatic cities and Flanders to the Yugorsky Peninsula and from Scandinavia to Constantinople and Astrakhan. Today, travelers associate the modern city with a rich cultural heritage, picturesque streets and wonderful nature.
Among main historical symbols of Veliky Novgorod, the magnificent old fortress called the Detinets (or Citadel) is worth being mentioned. The exact date of its constructions is unknown. The first written references to it date back to the beginning of the 11th century. The complex was extensively reconstructed in the 15th century when Veliky Novgorod became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Today, the visitors of the historical attraction can see beautiful old towers, the preserved fragments of the medieval stone wall, and ancient temples.
The most visited religious monument of the city is the Cathedral of St. Sophia. It was built at the beginning of the 11th century too. Today, it is one of the oldest churches in Russia. The religious construction is distinguished by unique architecture. Its bell tower has remained unchangeable since the 15th century.
The indoor museum called "Vitoslavlitsy" is very popular with tourists and children. It presents interesting samples of "wooden" architecture transferred here only from the Novgorod Region. Some wooden constructions you can see today in the territory of the museum were built in the 12th century. The museum was opened in 1964. Today, interesting themed holidays and folk festivals are regularly held here.
Granovitaya Palata is a unique architectural monument of the 15th century. According to the chronicles, its construction involved German architects, so the brick building has quite an unusual exterior. Now, its visitors will have an opportunity to walk along its spacious halls with vaulted ceiling and admire unique exhibits presented here.
The most extraordinary culture venues in the city is the Center of Musical Antiquities. It was founded by V. I. Povetkin, a famous artist and restorer, whose name the museum has born since its opening. The center doesn't resemble ordinary museums. Here, you can not only admire interesting exhibits, but also master Russian crafts. The museum houses collections of Old-Russian tools of different periods. Here, specialists restore them. Music performances are also often held in the museum.
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Each church and every monastery has its own amazing history and its treasures, which every year thousands of believers come to worship. Visiting the ancient church of Peter and Paul will be interesting for those who like walking along picturesque places. There is an amazing 12th century monument on the top of Sinichya Gora, surrounded by an ancient park with century-old trees. The central historical object of the city is the Novgorod Kremlin, on the territory of which many outstanding buildings have also been preserved. … Read further
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The most important tourist attractions include the Admiralty - the famous shipyard, the spire of which is visible from all parts of no less spectacular Nevsky Prospekt. The length of this street estimates 4.5 km. The State Hermitage Museum is a very important place in the cultural capital of the country. This is also the second largest museum around the world in terms of the ... Open »
When Petrodvorets started to be built up, the first marble workshops appeared here. Later, one of the workshops became a Lapidary Plant and then the Petrodvorets Watch Factory. The plant has long stopped working but its squares have been preserved and rented out to the Raketa Supermarket called after the famous watch brand manufactured here in the Soviet Period. The palaces ... Open »
Kievan duke Igor met his future wife, Olga, exactly in the surroundings of Pskov. She made a significant contribution to the history of Rus. The Duchess loved Pskov and it turned into a well-fortified city. One of the first Christian cathedrals, the Trinity one, was built on the territory of the city. The historical development of Pskov is unique because its lands had long ... Open »
The City Museum is one of the major cultural facilities of the city. Here each visitor can not only see the priceless exhibits, but also try hand craft instruments that were used in the 17th century on their own. With the help of these instruments each visitor of the museum creates a memorable souvenir that will remind of this unusual excursion. Among the architectural places ... Open »
The local university has become the symbol of the city. It was established in 132 by the order of Gustavus Adolphus. Among the old buildings that are worth attention we should also highlight Cathedral of Peter and Paul. Its construction started in the 12th century and lasted for more than 200 years. One should also visit the local Town Hall, the Observatory, St John's Church ... Open »
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ANCILLARY RELIEF: McFarlane v McFarlane [2009] EWHC 891 (Fam)
Date:18 JUN 2009
(Family Division; Charles J; 18 June 2009)
The husband and wife, married effectively for 16 years, with three children, were both qualified professionals, and until shortly before the birth of their second child had earned similar sums of money. Thereafter, the wife remained at home to care for the children, while the husband continued his professional career, with a salary increasing considerably year on year and at £750,000 by the time of the hearing. The family had insufficient capital to achieve a clean break, but the husband's salary was far in excess of the family's financial needs after separation. The district judge made a periodical payment order of £250,000 a year to the wife, against an estimated income requirement of £128,000, on the basis that fairness required that the wife should have a share of future earnings which had been made possible by her past contribution to the husband's career. The periodical payment was reduced on appeal to the Family Division to £180,000, but the Court of Appeal allowed the wife's appeal in part, restoring the award to £250,000 a year but limiting the term to 5 years. The House of Lords removed the 5-year term, holding that this was paradigm case for an award of compensation in respect of the significant future economic disparity sustained by the wife, arising from the way in which the parties had conducted their marriage. As equal division of the capital was not enough to provide for the wife's needs or to compensate her for the disadvantage she had suffered, the wife, having given up her own highly-paid career for the family, was not only entitled to generous income provision, including sums which would enable her to provide for her own old age and insure the husband's life, she was also entitled to a share in the very large income surplus. Some years on, the husband's net earnings had now risen to over £1 million pa. The wife had obtained employment, but was still in training, and was unlikely ever to be a high earner. The wife sought a substantial increase in the periodical payments both for herself and the three children.
The wife was entitled to apply for a substantial increase and/or clean break, even though such applications had not been foreshadowed by the House of Lords' judgment. The test or approach described and applied in Fleming had not survived; the reasoning behind the original order that a party was seeking to vary was a relevant circumstance, and therefore on an application to vary the court could assess whether the purpose of the earlier order had been fulfilled and, if it had, this would be a relevant (and perhaps a decisive) factor in favour of refusing an extension or variation. The reasoning underlying the earlier order was also likely to inform the resolution of the tension between (a) the limitations on the jurisdiction to vary a lump sum order, and (b) the ability to include within a varied periodical payments order some provision based on the sharing and compensation principles and the jurisdiction (expressed in quite general terms after the trigger in s. 31(1) was satisfied) to make a lump sum order under s. 31(7B)(a). It was not appropriate to treat a compensation claim as though it were a damages claim, in isolation from the rest of the case; the court was assessing the loss of a chance, and there was no need for quantification or valuation of the 'lost earnings'. It was not appropriate to consider each principle separately, and then adopt as the final result the highest of the three results. In cases in which there was a good reason for a departure from equality within the application of the sharing principle an application of the need principle (generously interpreted) and/or an overview would inform the application of both principles and thus, for example, the amount and fairness of any departure from equality. In this case the amount and structure of the award was guided by: an application primarily of the need principle, to identify the surplus income over and above need by reference to the standard of living during the marriage and the expectations of the parties concerning it, and an application of all three principles (having regard to the potential for overlap between them) to determine how that surplus should be applied as between the parties. The court arrived at an award expressed in percentages of the husband's annual salary, varying depending on the amount earned.
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