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Abigail, whose previous credits include Mr Selfridge and Doctor Who, got the part after impressing producers during the audition process. |
Shortly afterwards, Abigail and her mother Genienne flew out to Mumbai, where she studied Hindi in preparation for her role. |
But when she arrived on set in Mussoorie, she soon realised it was not as necessary. |
Abigail said she feels ‘so lucky’ for doing the film, which has allowed her ‘to see the world’ and said it is hard to explain the experience to her friends at school. |
The commonwealth’s Republicans gathered today to endorse candidates for this year’s critical judicial elections. |
Before the balloting began, Congressmen Tom Marino and G.T. Thompson spoke to the committee. |
Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, however, was the star attraction, pledging to increase the GOP membership in the State Senate. |
“We’re not satisfied with 30 seats, we believe we can get to 34 seats, a veto-proof majority,” Sen. Corman asserted. |
After a roll call vote on whether to endorse any candidates at all, the committee voted 238 to 90 to chose their favorites. |
The party nominated candidates for the three State Supreme Court seats, one Superior Court seat and one Commonwealth Court seat. |
Among the candidates for State Supreme Court were: Anne Covey (Bucks); Mike George (Adams); Rebecca Warren (Montour); Cheryl Allen (Allegheny) and Judy Olson (Allegheny). |
Justice Correale Stevens (Luzerne), who is seeking re-election, decided not to ask for the party’s endorsement. |
The three candidates to receive the party’s endorsements were George, Olson and Covey. |
The full roll call vote was as follows: George 291; Olson 274; Covey 258; Allen 71; Warren 39. |
The candidates for Superior Court were: Emil Giordano (Northampton) and Paul Panepinto (Philadelphia). |
Judge Giordano prevailed in that contest by a standing vote of 242 to 86. |
There was only one candidate for the Commonwealth Court, Paul Lalley of Allegheny County. Lalley won the endorsement by voice vote. |
If what John says about Covey is accurate, it reflects very badly on Covey herself and even more so on those who were determined to manipulate the RSC membership to secure the endorsement of a not very impressive judge. |
Reprehensible is your core-charge [“Corbett (worst Governor in history), Perry (a criminal), and of course Bob Asher (another criminal)!! The democrats must be laughing their you know what off!!”]. |
Corbett was a poor candidate, as has been argued privately and publicly [on this site and elsewhere] for 2+ years; in particular an AP exit-poll found 40% of opposition based on how he had [mis-]handled JoePA. Indeed, within 48-hours of his loss, he admitted as much … alas, belatedly. Indeed, direct and indirect [oral]... |
Similarly, the claims against Perry [who didn’t want a drunken-driver to head an ethics commission] and Asher [who served his time] are hyperbolic, reflecting poorly upon their author’s credibility; such claims are customarily posted primarily by DD, and it is advised that this would be poor-company with which to assoc... |
I meant John, you are spot on. I have some more info on this that I will soon reveal. Stay tuned….. |
Gary – you are spot on. This is going to blow up big time. I have called my buddy to verify what you have said and he told me the same thing. He also said Jubelirer dropped because the Central Caucus cut a deal with the Southeast so they would vote for George! Talk about corruption at it’s finest. Then to top it off, t... |
The information about Anne Covey was never mentioned at the meeting today. It’s pretty obvious that it was purposeful. The PA Republican State Committee has an abysmal win record when it comes to the judicial candidates they’ve endorsed over the years. Let the process play out and let the voters choose their candidates... |
What about the story that Anne Covey received a NOT RECOMMENDED by the PBA and lied to them that she was withdrawing so they would not publish it? Then she has the audacity to preach about integrity!! I’ll tell you what — the Republucan Party knew about this too. I am calling the PBA on Monday and the press. This is ab... |
Wily Mo Pena brings something for now and he brings a lot of potential for the future. Now, he has the ability to hit left-handed pitching and brings raw power. At his age, 24, he can get whole lot better. |
In the future, Pena has the potential to be a legitimate middle-of-the-order power hitter. He strikes out a lot, and has not had a traditional development curve. The track record for players this young with this power is pretty good. If he hits his potential, he’s got a chance to be an impact guy but there is risk invo... |
He’s under our control this year, 2007, 2008 … he was so good at 16 years old, such a physical freak, that was signed to major league contract out of the Dominican Republic. |
Because he was signed so young, he eventually ran out of options and had to play at the major league level before he was ready. He’s been in big leagues for four years, with 850 at bats. We understand he’s a little behind. He has incredible raw tools. He is 6-foot-4, 245 pounds, is an above average runner, has a lot of... |
Strikeouts. There is no way around them. He’s No. 1 in strikeout ratio, that’s something that will decline with age but will always be a part of his game. The strikeouts are going to come. The pitch that gives him trouble: sliders from right-handed pitchers, chases them away … hits left-handed pitching so much better. ... |
Even if improvement doesn’t come right away, the way he hits left-handed pitching is an asset for us. His defense is like his offense. He can play center field, too. It’s up to Terry Francona to implement him into the lineup. We want him to get at-bats, to continue development. |
I talked to him. We’re going to get him as much playing time as we can. He’s a hard worker who wants to get better. We think he’s coming into a nurturing environment. |
I’ve seen it repeated about a ‘gentlemen’s agreement,’ … I talked to Jed Hoyer about the contract. The topic came up, but we said we cannot guarantee you’ll not be traded. There was nothing hot. No imminent trade talks. But certainly things change over months. There was no gentleman’s agreement. No handshake. Obviously... |
We like Lenny DiNardo, Jonathan Papelbon, and Jon Lester, who may be ready to help us at the end of the season. I still think we have enough pitching depth but don’t hold me to it if we’re scrambling for bodies in June. |
The National Youth and Student Peace Coalition (NYSPC) has made a call for a massive march and demonstration in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 20. |
The march is likely to be the largest and broadest anti-war demonstration in the country since the beginning of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. Co-sponsoring the march with NYSPC is the National Coalition for Peace and Justice (NCPJ), the 911 Emergency National Network and New York City Labor Against War. |
The march demands include an end to the degrading and secret imprisonment of immigrants, government funding for programs to benefit the economic victims of the Sept. 11 attacks and the recession, an end to the war and a U.S. foreign policy based upon social and economic justice, not military and corporate oppression. |
Because the march has been called by the youth and student movement there are a number of demands related to the specific impact of the war on education and youth. The march will demand an end to racial profiling and military recruitment targeting youth of color and working-class youth, increased funding for non-milita... |
If you’re losing your sense of humor, if you’re not able to laugh at things, then what are you doing? |
It’s an indicator that maybe information that you’re consuming has more power over you than you have over it. If you can’t laugh at something, if you can’t make something funny then you might be running into problems. |
A lot of scientific research has been done about how laughter and a sense of humor is actually a positive cognitive clean-you-up mechanism for your brain. It’s a way for us to sort of make sense of the stuff that doesn’t really make sense at a neurophysiological level. |
So really thinking about and appreciating and developing a good sense of humor actually can combat a poor information diet pretty well. |
Free Money: How Many Homeowners Took The $8,000 Tax Credit? |
Free money falling - better act fast to scoop it up. |
In a speech last week, Vice President Joe Biden announced that some 320,000 first time home buyers took up the government on its offer of an $8,000 tax credit. If the national median home price in second quarter of 2009 is $174,100, that's around $40 to $50 billion in home sales driven by the tax credit. |
The true dollar volume of sales to first-time home buyers is probably somewhat lower than that, since first-time home buyers typically buy less expensive homes. |
But the point works even if the dollar volume of sales to first-time home buyers is only $30 billion. In addition, every home sale sends roughly $60,000 downstream in the form of economic benefit. So, $320,000 homes sales is a $19 billion kick to the economy. |
That's a lot more impressive than Cash for Clunkers. |
But how much longer can the government afford to spread around such a thick carpet of free money? |
Sen. Johnny Isakson is said to be preparing a push for his $15,000 tax credit, which would represent a dramatic extension (the tax credit would be good for a year after the President signs it into law) and expansion of the current tax credit (from $8,000 to $15,000, and all home buyers would be eligible). Isakson, a fo... |
I'm all for getting people to jump off the fence and buy something, but at some point, aren't you just borrowing from future demand? Cash for Clunkers is widely thought to have simply pushed next years car sales into 2009. If the economy doesn't improve and people don't get new jobs, they're not going to buy new cars -... |
With the Federal government backing around 90 percent of all homes (through its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac), plus FHA, Ginnie Mae, and USDA), and with FHA teetering on the brink of insolvency thanks to a rising number of loans going into default, should we be pushing so many people to buy a new home? |
Does the $8,000 Tax Credit Discriminate? |
Can Sen. Johnny Isakson Save The $8,000 Tax Credit? |
Tha sgeulachdan agus beul-aithris a-riamh air a bhith prìseil ann an eachdraidh nan Gàidheal. Tha sgeulachdan fhathast cudromach do ghinealach òg an latha an-diugh, ach ’s ann tro chleachdaidhean ùra, leithid YouTube, Snapchat, Instagram agus na meadhanan didseatach eile, a thèid an cuid sgeulachdan innse. Ge-tà, an i ... |
Tha rannsachadh Ofcom (2015) a’ sealltainn gu bheil òigridh eadar aois 12-15 a’ cur seachad 19 uairean a thìde air-loidhne gach seachdain. Ma tha iad a’ cur seachad am beatha air-loidhne – feumaidh àite nas treasa a bhith aig a’ Ghàidhlig anns a’ choimhearsnachd sin. |
’S e co-fharpais nàiseanta nam filmichean goirid aig MG ALBA a th’ ann am FilmG. Chaidh a stèidheachadh ann an 2008 nuair nach do lorg Àrd-Oifigear MG ALBA ach aon fhilm Ghàidhlig air-loidhne. An-diugh, tha còrr is 550 film goirid Gàidhlig air làrach-lìn FilmG (www.filmg.co.uk). |
Aig cridhe iomairt FilmG, tha sgoiltean agus coimhearsnachdan a’ faighinn chothroman an cuid sgilean agus an cuid Ghàidhlig a chur gu feum agus a leasachadh. An-uiridh, bha còrr is 40 bùth-obrach air an ruith le proifeiseantaich air feadh na dùthcha. Mar thoradh air an obair chruaidh sin, fhuair na ceudan de dh’fhilmea... |
A-raoir aig an Old Fruit-market ann an Glaschu, thàinig luchd-gnìomhachais agus rionnagan film is telebhisein còmhla gus an soirbheas seo a chomharrachadh aig an ochdamh Cuirm de Dhuaisean FilmG, no Oscars na Gàidhlig mar a th’ aig cuid orra! |
’S iad na sàr-chraoladairean Fiona NicChoinnich agus Niall Iain Dòmhnallach a stiùir sinn tron oidhche. Chaidh fàilte a chuir air deagh mheasgachadh de chleasaichean River City agus Bannan, agus gaisgich eile na Gàidhlig, leithid Cathy Bhàn NicDhòmhnaill, Donnie Dòtaman agus Fergie Dòmhnallach, nam measg. Bha an oidhch... |
Ann a bhith a’ sìor leasachadh FilmG, tha MG ALBA airson sgrìobhadairean a bhrosnachadh agus le barrachd comadaidh is dealbhan-beò Gàidhlig a dhìth, chaidh ceithir roinnean ùra a chuir ris a’ cho-fharpais: Sgriobt as Fheàrr, Dealbh-beò as Fheàrr, Comadaidh as Fheàrr agus Film Fòn-làimhe as Fheàrr. Agus, gus daoine a ph... |
Airson a’ chiad uair a-riamh am-bliadhna, chaidh an Duais Ghàidhlig a bhuileachadh air sgoil bho thìr mòr. Rinn sgoilearan bho Àrd-sgoil Sheumais Ghilleasbuig ann an Dùn Èideann an gnothach air càch leis an fhilm aca ‘An Tè Uaine’. Am measg an fheadhainn eile a thug dhachaigh leotha duais, bha Àrd-sgoil Greenfaulds, Ac... |
Thug Sanjeev Kholi agus Dawn Steele bho River City duais Dràma As Fheàrr seachad don tidsear, Kirsty Scott, a rinn film le clas a seachd aig Bun-sgoil Ghàidhlig Inbhir Nis. Ghlèidh an sgoilear, Kirsty O’ Reilly, duais Cluich As Fheàrr airson a cleasachd san aon fhilm – ‘Cuideigin Ciallach’. |
* Thai domestic car sales in October jumped 26.8 percent from a year earlier to 86,931 units, after a 14.3 percent increase in September, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Tuesday. |
* Sales were lifted by stronger economic growth, launches of new car models and higher state and private investment. |
* Auto exports in October rose 2.75 percent from a year earlier, after September’s 13.67 percent contraction. |
In the face of tyrannical temperatures, it is essential to stay hydrated. Failing to drink enough water can result in a number of dangerous defeats, including, but not limited to, heat cramps, heat stroke and death. |
Two to four glasses (16-32 ounces) of cool fluids every hour. |
WHERE IS THE CLOSEST COOLING CENTER? |
In L.A., Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, call 3-1-1 or call for a list cooling centers. In the city of Los Angeles, you can also find a list of recreation centers, senior centers and libraries — all good choices for cooling off — online. |
Tip: Call the center in advance to make sure seating is available. |
Tip: If the center you want is at capacity, or non-operational, head to a local, air conditioned library and cool off with a book about ice fishing in Antarctica. |
Below is a map of cooling centers and splash pads/pools provided by L.A. County in 2015. Make sure to search the updated online directory to find the closest location before heading out. |
For residents of Riverside County, the public health department has created this list to help you locate a cooling center near you. |
Wet paper towels. Fold into ankle and wrist cuffs. Freeze. Wear. Repeat. |
Build an "evaporative cooler for immediate heat relief" |
This story has been updated and originally ran in 2013. |
Over 50 public pools are open in LA. Get swimming! |
Science of Now: Why does LA always heat up in the fall? |
Sivori Catering has served donut burgers at the Kentucky State Fair for nearly a decade. But none have been like the one they'll introduce in 2018. |
Sivori Catering will unveil two new items at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair. |
One dish is a bourbon donut burger with country ham. |
The Kentucky State Fair runs Aug. 16-26. |
Brace your arteries, if you can. Because starting next week, Sivori Catering will be back at the 2018 Kentucky State Fair with its latest calorific creations. |
This year's star attraction: The Big Clifty Bourbon Donut Burger — a beefy behemoth that's topped with a slice of country ham, a maple bourbon glaze and two doughnut buns. |
Owner Larry Sivori said his company has been serving doughnut burgers at the fair for nearly 10 years. Originally, he thought people would eventually grow out of them. But the dish has persisted. |
"It's probably one of the most popular items on the fairground," Sivori said. "I figured it would be a fad, but it actually grows every year. People come back every year for it." |
The new burger incorporates regional products such as Clifty Farm ham and Rabbit Hole bourbon. |
"I just wanted a product that was Kentucky," Sivori said of creating it. "I figured country ham was pretty Kentucky, and the bourbon is definitely Kentucky. It's all pretty much Kentucky Proud products, too." |
The Big Clifty will be available at the Sivori Donut Burgers stand near the Harold Workman North Wing Lobby, along with the company's Philly Cheesesteak doughnut burger and a bourbon doughnut burger minus the ham for the duration of the Kentucky State Fair. |
The burger stand is one of nine Sivori locations that will be set up at the fair this year, Sivori said, including a tater tot stand near Freedom Hall that will carry the company's second new item — poutine. |
Poutine is a Canadian dish that typically consists of french fries topped with gravy and cheese curds. It's recently appeared on menus at restaurants like Crescent Hill Craft House, Red Herring and Whiskey Dry, and Sivori said it's become popular enough that he'd give it a shot. |
Sivori's poutine replaces fries with tater tots, but keeps with tradition by smothering the creation with brown gravy, and topping it with Wisconsin cheese curds, diced green onions, and tomatoes. Fair-goers can also choose their own toppings to craft the ultimate poutine basket with items such as Ranch dressing, salsa... |
The poutine and Big Clifty burger will be available starting Thursday, Aug. 16. The Kentucky State Fair runs through Sunday, Aug. 26. |
Advance admission is $7 per person now through Aug. 15 online and at the Kentucky Exposition Center box office. Admission tickets will also be sold at participating Kroger locations now through Aug. 15. |
Admission tickets at the gate are $10 per person. Children 5 and under get in free. |
Advance parking is $5 per vehicle now through Aug. 15 online and at the Exposition Center box office. Parking tickets will also be sold at participating Kroger locations now through Aug. 15. |
Justin Timberlake has announced a new date for the Talking Stick Resort Arena concert the singer postponed due to bruised vocal cords. |
Justin Timberlake has announced a new date for the Talking Stick Resort Arena concert the singer was forced to postpone in November due to bruised vocal cords. |
The new date is Tuesday, March 5. |
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