Richard II Music And Speeches CD Released Today

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlseUqfNByhUM16IWt3OkX64euwG27dsItatRGTtf6C9kGsk43IYopbbjvSG85ViFHgw-4Z77qKYTXmUmOL6ss1w_8X2MqhnjVfxOeOYpt09tgQ_ecXUTl6pS15-cvIPo0gs_Vs_2ENU/s1600/richardonstage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlseUqfNByhUM16IWt3OkX64euwG27dsItatRGTtf6C9kGsk43IYopbbjvSG85ViFHgw-4Z77qKYTXmUmOL6ss1w_8X2MqhnjVfxOeOYpt09tgQ_ecXUTl6pS15-cvIPo0gs_Vs_2ENU/s640/richardonstage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A new RSC CD featuring music and speeches from David Tennant's Richard II is released today.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This CD features music from the new production composed by Paul Englishby, along with speeches performed by cast members David Tennant, Jane Lapotaire and Michael Pennington It also includes music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams from the 1913 RSC production of <i>Richard II</i>. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Track listing</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Lacrimosa (Paul Englishby)<br />2. Richard (Paul Englishby)<br />3. Finds brotherhood in thee no sharper spur? (speech Act I Sc ii Duchess of Gloucester - Jane Lapotaire)<br />4. In Paradisum (Paul Englishby)<br />5. Methinks I am a prophet new inspired (speech Act II Sc i John of Gaunt - Michael Pennington)<br />6. True Born Englishman (Paul Englishby)<br />7. Sicut Cervus (Paul Englishby)<br />8. Of comfort no man speak (speech Act III Sc ii Richard II - David Tennant)<br />9. Bolingbroke (Paul Englishby)<br />10. Requiem Aeternam (Paul Englishby)<br />11. Eased with being nothing (Ralph Vaughan Williams)<br />12. Greensleeves (arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams)<br />13. In weeping after this untimely bier (Ralph Vaughan Williams)<br />14. Agnus dei (Ralph Vaughan Williams)<br />15. Pie Jesu, Amen (Paul Englishby)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The CD is out now and costs £5 or £4.50 for RSC members</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.rsc.org.uk/shop/item/62328-richard-ii-music--speeches-cd-2013/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Order your copy here</span></b></a></div>

David Tennant Merchandise Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre Richard II Music And Speeches CD Released Today

A new RSC CD featuring music and speeches from David Tennant's Richard II is released today.This CD features music from the new production composed by Paul Englishby, along with speeches performed by cast members David Tennant, Jane Lapotaire and Mic…

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Jesus Christ People, Leave Me Alone!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Hola to all the true believers, nonbelievers and everyone in between! Jesus People have really stepped up their game here in Redneckville over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been getting lots of church flyers on my door and even a few on my car which really annoys me. It’s supposed to be against the rules here at the Palatial Estates for people to go door-to-door or put fliers on cars but if anyone tries to run them off they’ll be accused of supporting El Diablo, Al Qaeda and/or Barack Obama. Of course most people here think Obama IS an Al Qaeda supporting Anti-Christ anyway. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Lately though, the Jesus People have gotten much more aggressive than just leaving flyers.  A couple of weeks ago a man and woman showed up at my door on a Saturday at 11 am hoping to talk to me about Jesus. They were from the Baptist Church which is the Big Dog of churches here in town. They pretty much dominate everything. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyhoodle, these two banged on my door and when I answered immediately handed me this little Jesus booklet talking about not just the history of Jesus, but the entire 6,000 year history of Earth. The highlight was the Eternal Life Birth Certificate… <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfLqWEgNUvBFmsqD2mgkkWrZG1ASorCcutRnKPhbRVXxvn-HSoMiRoAbSzJx2GF0cFjjtjjzdh0VGS-vXRfyChrqAJgJdClSvZikYOX1GxMoPohB-wJDGVmWozPGOhQtpHYJV6HsJtZ1l/s1600/Eternal+Life+Birth+Certificate.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHfLqWEgNUvBFmsqD2mgkkWrZG1ASorCcutRnKPhbRVXxvn-HSoMiRoAbSzJx2GF0cFjjtjjzdh0VGS-vXRfyChrqAJgJdClSvZikYOX1GxMoPohB-wJDGVmWozPGOhQtpHYJV6HsJtZ1l/s1600/Eternal+Life+Birth+Certificate.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Just fill it out and keep it with you at all times because that’s your ticket to Heaven! Just show St. Peter that and he will step aside and let you right in. Hell … er … Heck, you won’t even have to stand in line OR watch the orientation and safety video if you have one of those with ya. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">After they handed me the booklet they attempted to invite themselves in so they could sit down, have a glass of lemon iced tea and talk Jesus with me. I politely yet firmly stood my ground and told them to have a nice day. The nerve of those people! Trying to come into my home and talk Jesus shit when there was college football on! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">There was another Jesus related incident today. I had just finished my weekly shopping trip to Aldi and was returning my cart like a good member of society would when a woman walked right up to me and handed me yet another Jesus booklet while saying “Hello! You should read this.” Then she turns and walks off. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIsx-50WHKrDa6GtVhlLSeTlOBekVJxqRrR-FuFA6_xjyhJszoaq3UDlx31gSQWKvnoWHS-ZvCAwz57xyqLPdw62xCPi7ycgzP0POnVhA_lAIkoWiZDjuniK1QkBFD6CS9etzkfQaBEHT/s1600/The+Blood.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIsx-50WHKrDa6GtVhlLSeTlOBekVJxqRrR-FuFA6_xjyhJszoaq3UDlx31gSQWKvnoWHS-ZvCAwz57xyqLPdw62xCPi7ycgzP0POnVhA_lAIkoWiZDjuniK1QkBFD6CS9etzkfQaBEHT/s1600/The+Blood.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">So this is how people are spreading the good word now? Harassing people in their own homes and accosting them in grocery store parking lots? Really? REALLY?! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’m all for freedom of religion and I consider myself a Christian, but I’m also for freedom FROM religion. I shouldn’t be harassed both in public and at home by people who seem to believe that not only am I in need of saving but arrogantly believe that THEY have been chosen by God to do so. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I’ve never been a big fan of organized religion and don’t believe that you have to go to church every week or even ever to be a good Christian. In fact, I’ve found lots of churches that are full of really bad, fake Christians. So many people feel that just showing up for an hour or so every Sunday plus on Christmas Eve and hating gays is all it takes to get into Heaven. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">I do know lots of people who have found great churches to attend and become involved in. They find lots of comfort in going to church and their church is like a family. That’s awesome! I’m very happy for them and honestly sometimes would like to find that too. Unfortunately that just doesn’t exist here in Redneckville. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Seriously though Jesus people, let me watch college football and do my grocery shopping in peace. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Jesus Christ People, Leave Me Alone!

Hola to all the true believers, nonbelievers and everyone in between! Jesus People have really stepped up their game here in Redneckville over the last couple of weeks. I’ve been getting lots of church flyers on my door and even a few on my car which…

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The Human Scale

Last night I attended the opening of the <a href="http://adfilmfest.com/portal/ny2013">Architecture and Design Film Festival</a>, seeing <a href="http://adfilmfest.com/portal/1444"><i>The Human Scale</i></a>, a documentary that "questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the center of our equations." The heart of the film is Jan Gehl and <a href="http://www.gehlarchitects.com/">his eponymous architecture office</a> that is responsible for urban designs in Copenhagen, New York, and other cities around the globe. The film focuses on these two cities as well as Dhaka, Bangladesh; Chongqing, China; and Christchurch, New Zealand.<br /><br /><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1zKCngloeZgyTuIw7iA8kc_aCGtKQnqFCMKIOwfG5mQer4IBr9n9UII1lV5Wg0AfnZRlexF59rayWPFkSTdIg-7HeYuwPuHm3iL7kpr4T03JydV1FnXPl1M0fJ8cd0hzx6E7FbmSM_Np5/s1600/1016131801-00a.jpg" /><br /><br />The film's title indicates much of what Gehl and his compatriots promote: walkable and bikeable cities, and low-scale buildings (no more than, say, five stories) that enable often spontaneous interaction. Gehl's presence is fairly small and low-key (unlike the <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/2010/09/jan-gehl-soundbites.html">quippy talk</a> he gave at the Center for Architecture three years ago), but architects from his office also chime in, providing much of the film's direction. While Le Corbusier makes an early adversarial role, fortunately the film does not denigrate into other urban clichés, instead focusing on fairly logical and no-nonsense means of making cities more lively.<br /><br />For people who follow urbanism and urban design, the film doesn't really provide anything new, but its argument and heart are strong. The ideal audience, though, are the people who have a stake in shaping Dhaka, Chingqing, Christchurch, and other cities. By seeing the positive contributions that Gehl's office has made to Copenhagen and New York, ultimately the film is about good urbanism, not just a good architectural practice.<br /><br />A preview of the film:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="361" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/75411301?color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe><br /><br />If you missed the film at ADFF last night, have no fear; <i>The Human Scale</i> is <a href="http://www.ifccenter.com/films/the-human-scale/">opening tomorrow at IFC Center</a>, running for five days. As part of the film's run at IFC, certain screenings have in-person appearances:<br /><blockquote><b>Fri Oct 18</b><br />6:30pm: Director Andreas Dalsgaard, Jeff Risom (Head of the Gehl Institute), and Andy Wiley-Schwartz (New York City Department of Transportation)<br />8:25pm: Dalsgaard, Risom, and David Byrne (Talking Heads founder, writer, musician and avid urban cyclist)<br /><br /><b>Sat Oct 19</b><br />8:25pm: Dalsgaard, Fred Kent (Founder and president of the Project for Public Spaces), and David Sim (Partner Gehl Architects)<br /><br /><b>Sun Oct 20</b><br />6:30pm: Dalsgaard, Alex Marshall (Author -<i>The Surprising Design of Market Economies</i>), and Caroline Samponaro (Transportation Alternatives)</blockquote>Director Andreas Dalsgaard previously made a documentary on Bogotá, Colombia, which led him to learn about Gehl and eventually make <i>The Human Scale</i>. <i>Bogotá Change</i> (2009) can be seen below in its entirety:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="427" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/32562204?color=ffffff" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="640"></iframe>

The Human Scale

Last night I attended the opening of the Architecture and Design Film Festival, seeing The Human Scale, a documentary that "questions our assumptions about modernity, exploring what happens when we put people into the center of our equations." The he…

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Stock Market vs. Personal Consumption Expenditures

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Stock Market vs. Personal Consumption Expenditures

Click to enlarge.Q: What could possibly go wrong long-term?A: This or that?Source Data:St. Louis Fed: Custom Chart…

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McDonnells receive avalanche of pumpkins at Virginia Executive Mansion

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyeJoHGPeBHD4q0NbhbF2lAsmOAyRlOEcZL7QKNPMRwvykiHQpBT-TYdPZFG9kT9qoOEp5GDjCR-61bxdUV9ikFwDOiulVs2j3cmY9uqy04NJ80lSE8e9OseqpU1sj2bmJeHD1GEsbqY/s1600/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_YyeJoHGPeBHD4q0NbhbF2lAsmOAyRlOEcZL7QKNPMRwvykiHQpBT-TYdPZFG9kT9qoOEp5GDjCR-61bxdUV9ikFwDOiulVs2j3cmY9uqy04NJ80lSE8e9OseqpU1sj2bmJeHD1GEsbqY/s400/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYfdDZjmxiXiD4ISXwwkGZaINu4_QBHk0S0-niOr1ysvdnUkD-LxbpfgchqHpba53d86Ede5lQWCfn0SzL37o5n99IyEAcwn7r4nBg8TseNAKVZA6Uaho6aV2fCJVONhClq7fYafx3xdV/s1600/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkYfdDZjmxiXiD4ISXwwkGZaINu4_QBHk0S0-niOr1ysvdnUkD-LxbpfgchqHpba53d86Ede5lQWCfn0SzL37o5n99IyEAcwn7r4nBg8TseNAKVZA6Uaho6aV2fCJVONhClq7fYafx3xdV/s400/Bob+McDonnell+fall+pumpkins+2.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Photos courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s Photographer</i></div><br />Governor Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell received a delivery of several hundred Virginia pumpkins Thursday from the Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association and its members.  Growers from the <a href="http://http//www.vdacs.virginia.gov/shippers/pumpkins.shtml"><b>Brann/King Farm</b></a> in Riner, <a href="http://www.ashlandberryfarm.com/"><b>Ashland Berry Farm</b></a> in Beaverdam, and <a href="http://pumpkinva.org/association-members/"><b>Cassell Farm</b></a> in Laurel Fork donated pumpkins, gourds, and other decorative items to the governor and his staff to show how locally-grown pumpkins are fresh, nutritious, and how they support the local economy.

Ashland Berry Farm Bob McDonnell Brann/King Farm Cassell Farm Executive Mansion Maureen McDonnell Virginia Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association McDonnells receive avalanche of pumpkins at Virginia Executive Mansion

Photos courtesy of Michaele White, Governor’s PhotographerGovernor Bob McDonnell and First Lady Maureen McDonnell received a delivery of several hundred Virginia pumpkins Thursday from the Virginia Pumpkin Growers Association and its members.  Grow…

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Principal Algorithm Engineer (C++/ OOD / Algorithm / Image processing / Computer vision) (#110247)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Position</b>: Principal Algorithm Engineer</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Duration</b>: Full time</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Job Description</b>:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs. The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>Responsibilities:</b></span></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <div>1) Develop and maintain software architecture for algorithms/computational engines/data acquisition/signal processing and offline data analysis software.</div><div>2) Demonstrated ability in scientific programming; strong background in applied mathematics, computational electromagnetics (field theory), and knowledge of optical modeling especially as applied to scatterometry and thin film metrology. Knowledge of reflectometry and spectroscopic ellipsometry a plus.</div><div>3) Works on complex problems that impact the design success of current products or addresses broad design issues of future products or technologies. Tasks include: define future product development strategy, develop a problem statement, research into particular solutions, develop code, and test prototypes; design, code, and test/integrate into tool product software.</div><div>4) The candidate will be responsible for developing and improving measurement capabilities, system optical models, calibrations development, and analysis tools for optical metrology applications.<br /><br /><b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div><div>PhD in Computational Physics highly desired with 10 yrs industrial experience.</div><div>Proficiency in computational methods, C++, and object oriented design.<br /><br /><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div><div>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 7 years of experience.</div><div>OR</div><div>Master's Level Degree with at least 8 years of experience.</div><div>OR</div><div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 10 years of experience.<br /><br />Kindly send your resumes to <a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></a></div><div></div></span> </div>

Principal Algorithm Engineer (C++/ OOD / Algorithm / Image processing / Computer vision) (#110247)

Position: Principal Algorithm EngineerLocation: Milpitas, CA Duration: Full timeJob Description:The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The Fa…

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When Will Construction Pay Fully Recover? (Musical Tribute)

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When Will Construction Pay Fully Recover? (Musical Tribute)

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Don't blame obese patients for being overweight, doctors told | Society | theguardian.com

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Doctors must treat obese patients with respect and be careful not to blame them for becoming overweight, new draft official NHS guidance says.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; "><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/the-national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-nice" title="More from guardian.co.uk on The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)</a> says <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/obesity" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Obesity" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; color: rgb(0, 86, 137); text-decoration: none; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">obesity</a>is a serious problem not only for individuals who risk type 2 diabetes, heart disease and some cancers, but also for the NHS, which is having to spend an estimated £5.1bn a year dealing with the consequences.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">In draft guidance on services to help people manage their weight, which is now out to consultation, Nice says that quick fixes do not work. Programmes such as those run by WeightWatchers and Slimming World are not a magic bullet, it says.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">People should be referred to programmes that not only offer to help people cut down on the calories, but also change their eating and exercise behaviour for the long term.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">"This draft guidance isn't about quick fixes, it is about ensuring lifestyle weight management services support people in the long term," said Professor Mike Kelly, director of the centre for public health at Nice.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">"Programmes that address diet, activity and behaviour change can help people who are obese lose weight but they are only cost-effective if the weight is kept off."</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Kelly stressed the severity and scale of the problem.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">"Being overweight or obese can have serious consequences for an individual's health, not only physically, with increased risk of high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, but it can also affect their mental health as a result of stigma and bullying or discrimination.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">"Levels of obesity in England are rising, with a little over a quarter of adults classified as obese and a further 41% of men and 33% of women overweight. This is a huge proportion of our population."</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">People should not be blamed for being fat but nor should they be misled about what they can expect from a weight management programme, Nice says.</p><p style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 13px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">GPs and those who run programmes should explain that none of them is a magic bullet – motivation and commitment are needed to lose weight and maintain the weight loss. People should be told how much – or how little – they can actually expect to lose, but also of the health benefits of losing even a small amount.</p><p data-inview-name="12th para" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 18px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">Nice recommends that GPs should focus mainly on adults with a BMI (body mass index) of more than 30 – but among black African, African-Caribbean and Asian groups, a lower threshold can be used.</p></div><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/16/dont-blame-patients-overweight-doctors-told">http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/oct/16/dont-blame-patients-overweight-doctors-told</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

Don't blame obese patients for being overweight, doctors told | Society | theguardian.com

Doctors must treat obese patients with respect and be careful not to blame them for becoming overweight, new draft official NHS guidance says.The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) says obesityis a serious problem not only for i…

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Score A Win For The Bloggers

Heh, I was reminded of a famous quote from Mahatma Gandhi when I saw <a href="http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2013/10/obama-stop-focusing-on-bloggers.html">this post over at Free North Carolina</a>,<br /><br /><blockquote>“<i>First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win</i>.” </blockquote><br />It's gotta make you feel good to know that those fuckers in government actually feel the unrelenting pressure we put on them.<br /><br />I know they don't openly acknowledge it very damn often so when they do it is as sweet as a ripe melon on a hot day.<br /><br />Head on over to <a href="http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/">Brock's place</a> and watch the video he embedded to truly savor the moment but in the mean time, here is the money quote from Obama himself;<br /><br /><blockquote>"Now that the government has reopened and this threat to our economy is removed, all of us need to stop focusing on the lobbyists, and the bloggers, and the talking heads on radio and the professional activists who profit from conflict, and focus on what the majority of Americans sent us here to do, and that’s grow this economy, create good jobs, strengthen the middle class, educate our kids, lay the foundation for broad-based prosperity and get our fiscal house in order for the long haul." </blockquote><br />Never give up.<br /><br />Keep fighting these bastards at every opportunity because<i> it does make a difference!</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI8KsJSH01z8gY1vlGgJAfeeDanmVsx6TDoNsP2uTHB5XbeWuMvbyo3UUjy8XqHIhc6Uv6_hcQr4og6RPMeCEFZrd5cyftiIsO3zZDIoBetUIxXCk8wN6cKgVhXL0M8SnVKxi5cpz_QPn/s1600/crybaby-obama2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSI8KsJSH01z8gY1vlGgJAfeeDanmVsx6TDoNsP2uTHB5XbeWuMvbyo3UUjy8XqHIhc6Uv6_hcQr4og6RPMeCEFZrd5cyftiIsO3zZDIoBetUIxXCk8wN6cKgVhXL0M8SnVKxi5cpz_QPn/s640/crybaby-obama2.jpg" /></a></div>

Score A Win For The Bloggers

Heh, I was reminded of a famous quote from Mahatma Gandhi when I saw this post over at Free North Carolina,“First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win.” It's gotta make you feel good to know that those fucker…

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Listen Now: Richard II Review From BBC Radio Three

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGwgONv5lvFoJbjUGR-aWZLpdbDAD08xWEG8uH0ansEB_SGqjNbGEbV3wmzXDELuyflKvUCAknTCo8CM-3xmd9EUhSspytKdHsEI1PlSj_Kz6a1ZfBP-VMm9kgOCLkxmbjkZML5lfjZDg/s1600/RII-08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGwgONv5lvFoJbjUGR-aWZLpdbDAD08xWEG8uH0ansEB_SGqjNbGEbV3wmzXDELuyflKvUCAknTCo8CM-3xmd9EUhSspytKdHsEI1PlSj_Kz6a1ZfBP-VMm9kgOCLkxmbjkZML5lfjZDg/s640/RII-08.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following the opening night of <i>Richard II </i>at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon tonight, Susannah Clapp and Anne McElvoy have reviewed the performance on BBC Radio 3's <i>Night Waves</i>. The production, directed by Gregory Doran, stars David Tennant in the lead role.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anne McElvoy praises David for his physicality and mercurial clarity and refers to a production that is at once traditional and contemporary. They also speak highly of the performances by Oliver Ford Davies and Michael Pennington.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The review also includes a clip of David Tennant and Michael Pennington as King Richard and John Of Gaunt</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01jxdsq"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Listen to the review here</span></b></a><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For more information about Richard II visit our website</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br />

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Following the opening night of Richard II at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon tonight, Susannah Clapp and Anne McElvoy have reviewed the performance on BBC Radio 3's Night Waves. The production, directed by Gregory Doran, stars Davi…

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KTribe Lamp

<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">We got a new floor lamp from Patrick in <a href="http://shadowlight.ie/">ShadowLight</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the KTribe designed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Starck">Phillipe Starck</a> and it is gorgeous!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">It has a stainless steel frame with a bronze lampshade.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3qEs273GlFF_A65n5hZ_W98W1sxu1XydIehbbTjQ2D005RsTxYNtRg-TDJowgc4ysLD7uiPNieRA6KnIrzt8yv_HcKY7wnB-OoPBVUGlMDcRZFHZSyaItr-0aMhe8tBWbPH10SCJbrDg/s640/blogger-image--2038597199.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ3qEs273GlFF_A65n5hZ_W98W1sxu1XydIehbbTjQ2D005RsTxYNtRg-TDJowgc4ysLD7uiPNieRA6KnIrzt8yv_HcKY7wnB-OoPBVUGlMDcRZFHZSyaItr-0aMhe8tBWbPH10SCJbrDg/s640/blogger-image--2038597199.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Patrick had given us a loan of a show lamp for the House Beautiful shoot nearly a year ago - Ciaran thought it was so nice that he decided to order it.  Delivery time was not too bad, he ordered it about 4 weeks ago.  It looks great in situ by our brown leather armchair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ei2PtRq8rTXc1mNrQY3JZdpoMDlfwF3RDj75JRx9VC8SAv5SOMZlSxTdFCn5GsWgXMaR_CG3oOn5KGFfLCMQZ9eZayNhatdoATqgX5gXJbXLms29QAMB-P1ud0sxQWlTyKJ-cFkDYpgD/s640/blogger-image--1563439557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Ei2PtRq8rTXc1mNrQY3JZdpoMDlfwF3RDj75JRx9VC8SAv5SOMZlSxTdFCn5GsWgXMaR_CG3oOn5KGFfLCMQZ9eZayNhatdoATqgX5gXJbXLms29QAMB-P1ud0sxQWlTyKJ-cFkDYpgD/s640/blogger-image--1563439557.jpg" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">For more great pics of lights in our house <a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.406512522718423.78990.122333021136376&type=3">click here</a></span>

KTribe Lamp

We got a new floor lamp from Patrick in ShadowLightIt's the KTribe designed by Phillipe Starck and it is gorgeous!It has a stainless steel frame with a bronze lampshade.  Patrick had given us a loan of a show lamp for the House Beautiful shoot nearly…

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Klout Wavy Lays Chips Perk !

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ogqSTYCWKIw/UmBKRGfVuuI/AAAAAAAAKSg/2yn2ak_tFCk/s1600/13+-+1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><i><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ogqSTYCWKIw/UmBKRGfVuuI/AAAAAAAAKSg/2yn2ak_tFCk/s320/13+-+1" width="320" /></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I'm an influencer on this website called Klout and have tried out all kinds do awesome products from food to movies and love being a member!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was recently perked with Lays potato chips the new wavy style!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I was sent these three flavors:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Roasted Garlic and sea salt:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>So yummy and tastes like garlic bread!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Ranch:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I absolutely love ranch flavored foods especially chips!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Original:</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Great for dipping with salsa, cream cheese, dip or even hummus!</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Klout Wavy Lays Chips Perk !

I'm an influencer on this website called Klout and have tried out all kinds do awesome products from food to movies and love being a member!I was recently perked with Lays potato chips the new wavy style!I was sent these three flavors:Roasted Garlic …

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Eat Pomegranate to Lose Weight

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Eat Pomegranate to Lose Weight" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgex7PvuL7UkDiUMHEC_qfe5ex8zvKYAV-euDCGJoSkqL2roUlbydKjkZhJ0_mtez5SHZdw3ZW3RnF5rydnxgH5c7RudpXbBCpt8c8Q1jHTRHwsl1aLGHG_z88Hi0lq0YJzHcAMyv321m4/s1600/Eat+Pomegranate+to+Lose+Weight.jpg" title="Eat Pomegranate to Lose Weight" /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Pomegranate</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> is one of the best fruits in the planet, it's full of benefits. Along with many health benefits pomegranate also useful in helping people to lose weight, because it cleanses and gives energy to the body. It can help to lower blood pressure and help to prevent cancer. Eat pomegranate it can helping to prevent hardening arteries during attempts to lose weight.<br /><br />In addition to several other benefits of Pomegranate, among them: Promotes healthier and younger looking skin, Removes harmful waste and toxins, fights and fatigue and increase energy levels...<br /><br />Pomegranate juice has more antioxidants than grape juice,  green tea and blueberry... Pomegranate juice can deflate muffin tops and belly fat, helps promote skin repair, appreciably lowers levels of the stress hormone cortisol in saliva, boost sexual desire, can also calm nerves and boost memory.<br /><br />As well pomegranate supplements help you to clean your body and losing weight.</span></div></div><br/ ><center><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script><!-- inPost_waysforweightloss_336-280 --><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:336px;height:280px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-5028478688240504" data-ad-slot="6975892477"></ins><script>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></center><br/ >

lose weight Weight Loss Eat Pomegranate to Lose Weight

Pomegranate is one of the best fruits in the planet, it's full of benefits. Along with many health benefits pomegranate also useful in helping people to lose weight, because it cleanses and gives energy to the body. It can help to lower blood pressur…

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NSA chief and top deputy expected to depart soon

I bet he just hates having to walk away after all those billions of dollars he spent building the biggest domestic spying agency in the history of the world.<br />I'm sure it will look good on his resume though.<br /><br /><br />Dick.<br /><blockquote><a href="http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/10/17/u-s-eavesdroppingagencychieftopdeputyexpectedtodepartsoon.html"><br />The director of the National Security Agency and his deputy are expected to depart in the coming months</a>, U.S. officials said Wednesday, in a development that could give President Barack Obama a chance to reshape the eavesdropping agency.<br /><br />Army General Keith Alexander's eight-year tenure was rocked this year by revelations contained in documents leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden about the agency's widespread scooping up of telephone, email and social-media data.<br /><br />Alexander has formalized plans to leave by next March or April, while his civilian deputy, John "Chris" Inglis, is due to retire by year's end, according to U.S. officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.<br /><br />One leading candidate to replace Alexander is Vice Admiral Michael Rogers, currently commander of the U.S. Navy's 10th Fleet and U.S. Fleet Cyber Command, officials told Reuters. Like the NSA, both have their headquarters at Fort Meade, Maryland, between Washington and Baltimore. <br /><br />There has been no final decision on selecting Rogers to succeed Alexander, and other candidates may be considered, the officials said.<br /><br />NSA spokeswoman Vanee Vines said Alexander planned to leave office in the spring after three extensions to his tenure, and the process for picking his successor was still under way.<br /><br />"This has nothing to do with media leaks, the decision for his retirement was made prior; an agreement was made with the (Secretary of Defense) and the Chairman for one more year -- to March 2014," Vines told Reuters in an email.</blockquote>

NSA chief and top deputy expected to depart soon

I bet he just hates having to walk away after all those billions of dollars he spent building the biggest domestic spying agency in the history of the world.I'm sure it will look good on his resume though.Dick.The director of the National Security Ag…

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Sum Ding Wong

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Austerity: The real winner of the government shutdown

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu5-cGsVel-NMCEXXRtxlPbyQriTWDMEjk_uXkXM6XSxV8fHDcUo2EJ5oWRcqaAXqH3tG520wdrl3zVfMsBe6tq9NZcgO6Gc2bj0mrnds_ddqRnBEn5haGfFYrLCcNb6UPW39e_8_TKAx/s1600/austerity_anti_worker_cuts.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCu5-cGsVel-NMCEXXRtxlPbyQriTWDMEjk_uXkXM6XSxV8fHDcUo2EJ5oWRcqaAXqH3tG520wdrl3zVfMsBe6tq9NZcgO6Gc2bj0mrnds_ddqRnBEn5haGfFYrLCcNb6UPW39e_8_TKAx/s200/austerity_anti_worker_cuts.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">A popular thing to say on Capitol Hill is that there were <a href="http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/10/watch-live-obama-outlines-what-comes-next/70644/" rel="nofollow">no winners in the government shutdown</a> and debt ceiling crisis that ended last night. </span><br /></span><br />But once again, savage cuts to social spending have won the day. Sure, the conflict may have been a terrible embarrassment for the GOP, but the Wall Street-backed tea party agenda of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austerity" rel="nofollow">austerity</a> came out unscathed.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-austerity-20131016,0,1067125.story" rel="nofollow"><em>Los Angeles Times</em> observed</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As the shadow of the shutdown passes, it's proper to be reminded again that this fight involved spending levels that are materially suppressing economic growth and hampering the recovery.</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Specifically, the deal soon to be voted on leaves the sequester in place, at least until Jan. 15….The sequester is merely one manifestation of Congress's love for austerity in the post-recession era. From the inception, recovery programs have never been as large or robust as they needed to be, despite evidence that even harsher austerity regimes kept much of Europe mired in slumps.</span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;">But the deal that was negotiated yesterday to reopen the government and suspend the debt ceiling didn’t just leave the austerity assault in place. It may end up escalating the assault on workers even more. Richard Eskow at the <a href="http://ourfuture.org/20131016/winning-the-peace-the-post-shutdown-challenge" rel="nofollow">Campaign for America’s Future writes</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This deal will bend the next few months’ deliberations along the same misguided lines that have guided our political discourse for years now. House and Senate members will be encouraged to come up with a “deficit reduction plan” -- in other words, to impose another round of cuts just like those which have already wounded the economy and shredded millions of jobs.</span></blockquote>Specifically, Congress’s latest deal opens the door to further cuts that will target working Americans by <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304384104579139881517789174.html" rel="nofollow">establishing a bipartisan committee to deal with budget issues</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yeah, another one of those! And you can be sure that this committee will try to hash out a “<a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/10/truth-behind-grand-bargain.html">Grand Bargain</a>,” which is basically Washington-speak for harsher cuts and “entitlement reform” -- “entitlement reform,” by the way, is Washington-speak for gutting Social Security and Medicare.<br /><br />But austerity was the winner even before that part of the deal was conceived. That’s because the goalposts in Congress’s spending debates have already been moved to austerity’s side of the field.<br /><em>Think Progress</em> <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/10/15/2782911/republican-victory-sequestration/" rel="nofollow">reports</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">It may seem like ancient history, but <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget_sequestration_in_2013" rel="nofollow">sequestration</a> was originally designed to be so unpalatable to both parties that the threat of its automatic budget cuts to both defense and non-defense programs alike would be enough to force lawmakers to come to a grand bargain budget agreement. As it first went into effect in March, Republicans tried to pin the blame for any negative consequences on President Obama. But they gradually came out in favor of sequestration’s devastating cuts and have now made it the baseline in the fight over funding the government.</blockquote>According to the <a href="http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/budget/news/2013/09/30/76026/the-senate-continuing-resolution-is-already-a-compromise/" rel="nofollow">Center for American Progress</a>, Obama’s original budget for 2014 was $1.203 trillion. In 2010, Republicans took control of the House and deficit hawk <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2012/08/paul-ryan-premium-wine-for-me-catfood.html">Paul Ryan</a> proposed a 2014 budget of $1.095 trillion -- that's 10 percent <em>more</em> than what Congress just passed to end the shutdown.<br /><br />Outrageously, the justification for all these spending reductions is baseless. 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As we wrote at <a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/joy-over-proposed-budget-deal-should-be-short-lived">Teamster.org</a>:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">...our government will be funded at a significantly reduced level than it should be... because of sequester cuts that went into effect last year.</blockquote>For now, we’ve avoided default, reopened the government and hundreds of thousands of locked-out government workers are back to work. That’s definitely a good thing. But now anti-worker zealots in Washington are hoping that sharper austerity measures won't seem so bad compared to the pain caused by the shutdown.<br /><br />Don’t be fooled.<br /><br />

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Natural Thyroid Supplements That Help With Your Fat Burning Initiative

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Steve Zones</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Your thyroid adjusts producing the body's hormones within your body. The body's hormones created from your thyroid affect almost every organ system that is available in your body. In youngsters, thyroid hormones should promote optimal development and growth. In grown ups, thyroid hormones play a huge role to support stable metabolic and levels.<br /> <br /> Once your thyroid is under productive, you can get a variety of health problems, including wearing weight, fatigue, and hair loss. This issue is called an under active thyroid, which is usually given a synthetic hormone created from animal glands. Natural remedies are available, however. Natural thyroid supplements, such as, are a fun way to boost your thyroid production without needing prescription drugs.<br /> <br /> Thyroid supplements are natural. Instead of synthetic hormones or people created from animal glands, natural thyroid supplements are produced only using products contained in character. Synthetic thyroid medications, for instance Levothyroxine or Synthroid, may have negative health effects. For instance, certain prescription medications, dietary supplements and foods may lower your body's capacity to soak up synthetic thyroid, rendering the medication ineffectual in working with an under active thyroid. People taking medication created from animal glandular extracts may go through adverse defense systems reactions. Our physiques may reject the foreign animal tissue, therefore creating an autoimmune reaction that could have adverse health effects. Supplements don't pose these risks.<br /> <br /> If you select supplements for low thyroid function any unwanted effects triggered are welcomed effects. You will notice your time return, weight sheds, clearer thinking, with no more restless nights. You will start to see all the signs and symptoms of low thyroid begin to diminish. They are positive unwanted effects as you can tell. The supplements aren't leading to problems in other areas of the body while helping an area. The elements in supplements interact to aid healthy thyroid function, without adding the body's hormones for your body from an abnormal outdoors source. Also, supplements for low thyroid function tend to be cheaper to make use.<br /> <br /> To end, a thyroid problem is an extremely important gland within our body. It really supplies our system using the needed hormones. When the thyroid isn't functioning correctly, it'll either supply less hormones or hand out more hormones than needed. Natural Thyroid Supplements already are available for sale for anybody who would like to slim down. They stimulate and interact with this thyroid to create the precise volume of the body's hormones. Research has proven these natural thyroid supplements are generally effective and safe in helping together with your metabolic process so there's absolutely nothing to fear in providing them with a go.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Find out more information on underactive thyroid supplements, please visit <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQ7rCtyhSM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQ7rCtyhSM</a></div><br /> </div><br />

Natural Thyroid Supplements That Help With Your Fat Burning Initiative

By Steve Zones Your thyroid adjusts producing the body's hormones within your body. The body's hormones created from your thyroid affect almost every organ system that is available in your body. In youngsters, thyroid hormones should promote optim…

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Part-Time Library Assistant - Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia

<strong>Part-Time Library Assistant - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Saxton B. Little Free Library</span></strong></strong>, Columbia. Candidate will be responsible, have strong public service orientation, will be responsible for monitoring library and circulation desk, circulation and shelving and projects, 6-7 hours a week during academic year, additional hours possible in summer. Tues & Thurs, 4:30/5-8 pm. To apply contact Su Epstein, at Saxton B. Little Free Library, 319 Rt 87, Columbia, CT, 860.228.0350 or <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:sepstein@columbiactlibrary.org" href="mailto:sepstein@columbiactlibrary.org">sepstein@columbiactlibrary.org</a>. Salary 10.00/ hr. Open until filled. EOE.

Part-Time Library Assistant - Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia

Part-Time Library Assistant - Saxton B. Little Free Library, Columbia. Candidate will be responsible, have strong public service orientation, will be responsible for monitoring library and circulation desk, circulation and shelving and projects, …

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Library Services Consultant (New England Territory) - OCLC, Boston (MA)

<strong>Library Services Consultant (New England Territory) -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">OCLC</span></strong>, Boston (MA). The Library Services Consultant is responsible for marketing and sales of specific OCLC products and services to medium to large individual institution accounts, including strategic academic and public libraries within an assigned geographic territory. The Library Services Consultant will participate in team selling to groups and consortia usually of single type (all academic libraries group, all public libraries group, etc.). The primary focus of the Library Services Consultant is achieving and surpassing sales goals established for each fiscal year by account and/or product. Activities include direct field sales to libraries and work with OCLC-affiliated regional network staff to insure appropriate sales efforts are developed and executed. The Library Services Consultant is responsible for the relationship with the account from initial contact through the development of the account for long-term mutual benefit to the account, OCLC, and the network. Due to the nature of this position extensive travel is required (i.e., 60 - 80% of the time). The Library Service Consultant –Research Libraries is responsible for field sales and will work closely with the Executive Director, US Library Services, library services consultants, product management staff, order processing staff, and OCLC-affiliated Partners representatives to: Develop sales plans, regional and within a territory. Execute sales and promotional plans through direct field sales efforts (usually 250-300 accounts within an assigned geographical region (one state or more). Responsible for in-depth knowledge of library automation, library workflow, OCLC product and services, applications of the products and services, product line potential, and customers of the library or group (end-users). Develops territory plans/presentations by account type and by product line for use in sales to both the "decision-makers" and “operational” staff in prospect organizations. Works with team members in Library Services U.S. Division, other OCLC divisions, and OCLC Partners to facilitate communication and implementation of sales/marketing activities. This includes participation in marketing communications activities for assigned products and services, such as advertising, brochures, direct mail, news releases and newsletter articles. Communicates results and findings from sales calls, conferences, and meetings through established reporting mechanisms in order to contribute to market research and product development. Close sales - typical sales goals are in the range of $15 million per year for the full array of OCLC services (excluding Dewey and Preservation Resources). Establish and maintain relationships with regional networks, libraries and groups. Position requires a minimum of three years' experience as outside sales representative in the information industry or with library automation. Ability to manage complex sales cycles. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills. Prior team selling experience. Demonstrated experience at making presentations to large groups. Self-motivated; self-starter; able to work from home. Library sales experience strongly preferred. MLS or MBA with experience in the information industry or with library automation is a plus. Apply Here: <a _fcksavedurl="http://www.Click2Apply.net/yfvzv4j" href="http://www.click2apply.net/yfvzv4j" target="_blank">http://www.Click2Apply.net/yfvzv4j</a>.

Library Services Consultant (New England Territory) - OCLC, Boston (MA)

Library Services Consultant (New England Territory) - OCLC, Boston (MA). The Library Services Consultant is responsible for marketing and sales of specific OCLC products and services to medium to large individual institution accounts, including st…

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Gregory Doran On David Tennant's Magnificently Regal New Look

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cWNMwqV1B_2CLubFaMfcfCpaMnl7EwfRhpbRHToZ7gEYZ2tXdPMkUHnGEG5gLsGD-O2Sn3eDN5m6pfloOH4DLJ75Ac0bzzj-97m4JGJ0VeKdeQvQaymZAcSRZPIptL6dmffaJ80DR_g/s1600/r9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1cWNMwqV1B_2CLubFaMfcfCpaMnl7EwfRhpbRHToZ7gEYZ2tXdPMkUHnGEG5gLsGD-O2Sn3eDN5m6pfloOH4DLJ75Ac0bzzj-97m4JGJ0VeKdeQvQaymZAcSRZPIptL6dmffaJ80DR_g/s640/r9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With his long golden toned locks and opulent robes, David Tennant's image for his role as Richard II in the new Royal Shakespeare Company production, is nothing short of religiously regal. Lit by the glow of the spotlight David looks positively ethereal as he saunters his way across the stage.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Director Gregory Doran says:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"The long hair is partly to respond to the notion of Richard as an aesthete, whose rarified court stood in opposition to the belligerent Dukes. It also reflects his conscious positioning of himself as Christ betrayed by Judas. In the deposition scene he refers to himself several times directly as Christ."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">The show opened for previews on 10th October and will play in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon until 16th November 2013 when it will then transfer to The Barbican in London.</span><br style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;" /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;">The run is completely sold out, but there may be returns. You can ask for returns by phoning the RSC Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 1110.</span></span><br /><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://news.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about David Tennant's Richard II on our website here.</span></a></span>

David Tennant Gregory Doran Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre Gregory Doran On David Tennant's Magnificently Regal New Look

With his long golden toned locks and opulent robes, David Tennant's image for his role as Richard II in the new Royal Shakespeare Company production, is nothing short of religiously regal. Lit by the glow of the spotlight David looks positively ether…

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PHOTOS: More Richard II Production Photos From WhatsOnStage

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJti7mCDMG8siieFtoniCLs82fPznGjipzTh570nRBWZXRek5cltHYd-Fa5E8wZrncCvM39wPqIsJ8dpXhxvB-6kGG_LO5yg7OxP-fUqcQkXukdvek6e-oGXQISbSvEzQvuf6wxvkdQ7Rd/s1600/WoS07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJti7mCDMG8siieFtoniCLs82fPznGjipzTh570nRBWZXRek5cltHYd-Fa5E8wZrncCvM39wPqIsJ8dpXhxvB-6kGG_LO5yg7OxP-fUqcQkXukdvek6e-oGXQISbSvEzQvuf6wxvkdQ7Rd/s1600/WoS07.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WhatsOnStage have posted a second batch of promotional shots from Richard II starring David Tennant. The production, directed by Gregory Doran, opens tonight at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon after a week of previews. David Tennant stars as King Richard with Nigel Lindsay, Oliver Ford Davies, Michael Pennington, Emma Hamilton, Oliver Rix and Jane Lapotaire. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://news.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about Richard II starring David Tennant here</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">View more photos here:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCvRndmbIOf9VDS1JI1j6IJDapyBuZ1A-m2MS3m4GwB9x5EW8m0GMKD8hJ4XRbpnCrDHCnTbGQa_Ajju0LWCygHx7QZfPH6d9Y0jMaK4zRN9wFcU-omQjUq-SgFIg1gYZooH5UIYlBXdn/s1600/WoS08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkCvRndmbIOf9VDS1JI1j6IJDapyBuZ1A-m2MS3m4GwB9x5EW8m0GMKD8hJ4XRbpnCrDHCnTbGQa_Ajju0LWCygHx7QZfPH6d9Y0jMaK4zRN9wFcU-omQjUq-SgFIg1gYZooH5UIYlBXdn/s1600/WoS08.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-BUsd4hqoQ9zTDDO_2sJ1pGF4dqMceY5Zg4d0onz5yxjQVYaUR0Bwwcu5cuEfm0OmDLQIeme6eMAgMwxpjm1ttP7c9uFy_FRWG-Lg8QagxyqylVn8o3EewpS44t3lPhDVSuv3Oui3qD-/s1600/WoS09.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW-BUsd4hqoQ9zTDDO_2sJ1pGF4dqMceY5Zg4d0onz5yxjQVYaUR0Bwwcu5cuEfm0OmDLQIeme6eMAgMwxpjm1ttP7c9uFy_FRWG-Lg8QagxyqylVn8o3EewpS44t3lPhDVSuv3Oui3qD-/s1600/WoS09.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIir29Gw0apuFR9S5hoQ-QSn-eQCFrMPzRrADXlP6LVAfJb74-tuyHaYdd_TCKwTycXQa_5ueAz3jCIOtlq3HMGPGFuLqrSMGnKbrlVB34HDpzD1mRD74BywlN4QUOEC6ou5t2T_wwZbA/s1600/WoS10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmIir29Gw0apuFR9S5hoQ-QSn-eQCFrMPzRrADXlP6LVAfJb74-tuyHaYdd_TCKwTycXQa_5ueAz3jCIOtlq3HMGPGFuLqrSMGnKbrlVB34HDpzD1mRD74BywlN4QUOEC6ou5t2T_wwZbA/s1600/WoS10.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaRDBFtKxPkccRlFq86NbqPOa5NqMGstj7ZYC-v_3LlQ58aOjaal4iqgS_6J4x7JsA9O01CcN8UxnUfk3Wh_iMQGcmlhncyhdepedeRGM7uIRaQBCqj60SPT61M5wjyWJGapXiinHpmEP/s1600/WoS11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaRDBFtKxPkccRlFq86NbqPOa5NqMGstj7ZYC-v_3LlQ58aOjaal4iqgS_6J4x7JsA9O01CcN8UxnUfk3Wh_iMQGcmlhncyhdepedeRGM7uIRaQBCqj60SPT61M5wjyWJGapXiinHpmEP/s1600/WoS11.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQRdgR4RuNpZUu80HbT3mjgGmjfNeaTMtv-O9nPVDHp6F-hYs78EhgcWk_J54P6DdkzoSluzcmjHRdF0fRcbkzGpzzvVHvZVEX4p_SI0jLKD3dQH2HUE26QapcpoaRtxntI6mAg4IZbhQ/s1600/WoS13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyQRdgR4RuNpZUu80HbT3mjgGmjfNeaTMtv-O9nPVDHp6F-hYs78EhgcWk_J54P6DdkzoSluzcmjHRdF0fRcbkzGpzzvVHvZVEX4p_SI0jLKD3dQH2HUE26QapcpoaRtxntI6mAg4IZbhQ/s1600/WoS13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/10-2013/show-pics-david-tennant-gives-hair-raising-perform_32331.html">Source</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

David Tennant Gregory Doran Richard II Royal Shakespeare Company Theatre PHOTOS: More Richard II Production Photos From WhatsOnStage

WhatsOnStage have posted a second batch of promotional shots from Richard II starring David Tennant. The production, directed by Gregory Doran, opens tonight at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon after a week of previews. David Tennan…

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Teamster organizing victory in Illinois!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSRA73viHAt9YFFQft77YntHHIokZyEVURpyv74TY2uMeBcRq0T-I4QWYLyiUYTyr4eO1AdPqNX17VABlEQJmGXfjaiCNz5Qjhb2mhW3lIPKjB6t3wKjE75KqhWBbrFsY6ahm0ocY92ZX/s1600/victory.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuSRA73viHAt9YFFQft77YntHHIokZyEVURpyv74TY2uMeBcRq0T-I4QWYLyiUYTyr4eO1AdPqNX17VABlEQJmGXfjaiCNz5Qjhb2mhW3lIPKjB6t3wKjE75KqhWBbrFsY6ahm0ocY92ZX/s200/victory.jpeg" width="133" /></a></div>Please give a warm welcome to our 28 new Teamster brothers and sisters who operate web press and full service print production at Repro Graphics in Elk Grove Village. They voted overwhelmingly to join <a href="http://teamster.org/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters</a>  in suburban Chicago last month.<br /><br />Already they have a strong three-year contract approved. It includes significant wage increases and increased employer contributions to health and welfare and retirement plans.<br /><a href="http://www.districtcouncil4.com/"><br />Repro Graphics is the web press and mail-house division of the</a><a href="http://www.schielegroup.com/" rel="nofollow"> Schiele Group</a>, a longtime employer with Local 458 and District Council #4. The Schiele Group operates multiple union print facilities in the Chicago area, producing nearly a billion pieces of printed materials annually since 1948.<br /><br />Bob Miller, president of Teamsters Local 458, said: he's proud to welcome the local's newest members into the Teamster family. <br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The talented workers at Repro Graphics have made our organization even stronger by voting for Teamster Power.</blockquote>Local 458 is part of the Teamsters’ <a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/graphics-communications" rel="nofollow">Graphic Communications Conference</a>, home to the world’s leading pressman and production employees. It's also an affiliate of <a href="http://teamstersjc25.com/" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Joint Council 25</a>, which represents more than 125,000 hardworking men and women throughout Illinois and northwest Indiana.<br /><br />They made the right choice!<br /><br />

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Please give a warm welcome to our 28 new Teamster brothers and sisters who operate web press and full service print production at Repro Graphics in Elk Grove Village. They voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters  in suburban Chicago last month.Already…

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PHOTOS: First Look At David Tennant As Richard II

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOjftGCp0AlS-zIcdpjdukv58ZzTD703UmO1Y1N_TXoE_iEr-1NmXAbwAhAZgCOh1C6ZjrLY4_qUsuUsxWshOY4utPcAr8Gky94u97YEeWYDxMO3IhFr11MQULWh8Qnw7pDv1lFVNk8Tx/s1600/RII-04.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOjftGCp0AlS-zIcdpjdukv58ZzTD703UmO1Y1N_TXoE_iEr-1NmXAbwAhAZgCOh1C6ZjrLY4_qUsuUsxWshOY4utPcAr8Gky94u97YEeWYDxMO3IhFr11MQULWh8Qnw7pDv1lFVNk8Tx/s640/RII-04.jpg" width="543" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first photos have now been released of David Tennant in full costume as King Richard in the new Royal Shakespeare Company production of <i>Richard II </i>by William Shakespeare. The play, directed by Gregory Doran, enjoys its opening night tonight at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon following a week of previews. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The play remains in Stratford until the 16th November and will then transfer to the Barbican in London from the 9th December till the 25th January 2014.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David Tennant appears with Nigel Lindsay, Oliver Ford Davies, Michael Pennington, Emma Hamilton, Oliver Rix and Jane Lapotaire</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">View more photos here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8JlsfijXvXcB_nDtIkYKqzfrf6SkahhIYar5njjd0IZmukALl0pEEmaeTeq7x0solXYjf5vS30efgTky5M1Ry1CjF-US2HRuReCW6P4apDir2f1J_764FeCZmW-5DCJtjFMvP6oschw4/s1600/RII-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Find out more about Richard II starring David Tennant here</span></a><br /><br /><br />

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The first photos have now been released of David Tennant in full costume as King Richard in the new Royal Shakespeare Company production of Richard II by William Shakespeare. The play, directed by Gregory Doran, enjoys its opening night tonight at th…

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October - The Month of Tithing Madness, Pastors Breaking Bad, Becoming "Tithesenberg"

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7L3L_Pen4gbbnNiDKRJeL2uOl239PwaYyIWpIThyphenhyphen-h3E0JHq0fPRMvMuKHYws4fn5jozrt57wBQt296EOxRA8Yn6TBv8KAtY95fbMctv7DtwDbot_bAtn3F4KwQB9EB5rFMvTo-205QJ/s1600/Tithesenberg.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7L3L_Pen4gbbnNiDKRJeL2uOl239PwaYyIWpIThyphenhyphen-h3E0JHq0fPRMvMuKHYws4fn5jozrt57wBQt296EOxRA8Yn6TBv8KAtY95fbMctv7DtwDbot_bAtn3F4KwQB9EB5rFMvTo-205QJ/s320/Tithesenberg.png" width="266" /></a></div>I'm not sure what it is about the month of October, but this is the month that so many pastors "break bad" - they may be wonderful preachers preaching helpful sermons and preaching from the bible honestly and truthfully all year. Like the transformation of  "Breaking Bad's" Walter White from mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher into the infamous "Heisenberg", in October some pastors will turn: they now will tell you grand stories about Malachi 3, about your obligation to "tithe", even scare you and your loved ones to get you to give more money than you can afford to your church.<br /><br />All from a man who is supposed to help you and give you solid spiritual advice - and should know better - and perhaps DOES know better, but still does it. These pastors may be truthful all year - but come October they feel the need to lie to their congregations about their duty to fork over 10% of one's income - the first 10% - to the church. They won't tell you that the OT tithe was 23 1/3%. They will tell you Jesus endorsed the tithe. They will even tell you that Hebrews says Jesus personally receives your tithe. Usually they will roll out Malachi Chapter 3, and somehow connect an Old Testament practice for the nation of Israel to modern day financial support of 501(c)3 religious organizations.<br /><br />October 2010 was when I first noticed this October phenomenon - that was the month when some of the absolutely most ridiculous teachings about giving 10% to the church were rolled out:<br /><br />- <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/10/brunson-we-should-expect-judgment-of.html" target="_blank">America is going to be judged by God</a> for all the lousy non-tithing Americans.<br /><br />- <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/11/ed-youngs-tithing-sermon-show-me-money.html" target="_blank">People who don't tithe are "wasting their time"</a> coming to church.<br /><br />- <a href="http://fbcjaxwatchdog.blogspot.com/2010/10/is-god-our-father-or-is-god-godfather.html" target="_blank">God will "poof", blow your money away</a> in the wind if you don't tithe, e.g. "God collects on what he is owed". Like a loan shark.<br /><br />And this October is no different.<br /><br />I've got more clips this month from Robert Morris, Craig Groeshell, and Steve Gaines yet to come. And we are only half way through October.<br /><br />So peeps, if your pastor tries to lay a guilt trip on you this month - if he tries to make you feel less of a Christian for not being "faithful" enough to tithe - if he tries to scare you into thinking you're at financial risk from God and the "devourer" for your poor giving: just remember, he doesn't quite know what he is doing. He might actually think he is trying to help you. Or he might know what he is saying is not true but trying to raise revenue for his church and he knows that teaching tithing "works".<br /><br />Either way, just smile, nod, and ignore his teaching on Malachi 3. Pray for him. Don't engage him in a conversation about it. And for heaven's sake don't send an anonymous email.<br /><br />And continue to practice New Testament giving: cheerfully, as YOU have decided in your heart what to give. And always put your family and children FIRST in your finances, not the church.<br /><br />And wait for November.

October - The Month of Tithing Madness, Pastors Breaking Bad, Becoming "Tithesenberg"

I'm not sure what it is about the month of October, but this is the month that so many pastors "break bad" - they may be wonderful preachers preaching helpful sermons and preaching from the bible honestly and truthfully all year. Like the transformat…

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