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The day of the council's jail vote, the Orange County Employees Assn. sought a temporary restraining order, though an Orange County Superior Court judge denied it.
Demi Lovato got her first tattoo when she was 16, and she really hasn't slowed down. Over the years, Demi seems to debut a new tattoo every time she steps out on a red carpet or posts a photo on Instagram, and her latest tattoo proves just that.
The 25-year-old star shared a photo on Instagram Story of the word "Free" tattooed on her right pinky finger. Demi's team also got "Free" tattooed on their pinkies. "The team that tats together stays together," she captioned another photo on her Instagram Story. This new ink comes just a few days after Demi announced she relapsed with the release of her single "Sober."
In a 2014 interview with iHeart Radio, the 25-year-old revealed she doesn't even know how many tattoos she has. "Well, it's difficult because it's like I lost count [...]," she's said. "Do you count the 'Stay' and 'Strong'? Do you count the individual birds? And, then, I have feathers connected to an old tattoo, so I have no idea. I have a lot. It could be 10. It could be 26!" she said. "I have a very, very high pain tolerance."
While Demi might have lost count, we did our best investigative work and tried to compile all of her ink. Brace yourself, because the list is extensive!
Will Grizzlies, Mike Conley shift away from pick-and-roll?
The Grizzlies offense looked different through J.B. Bickerstaff's first preseason, with fewer shots for Marc Gasol and fewer pick-and-roll opportunities.
By the numbers, the Grizzlies didn't have an especially promising preseason. Not offensively, not defensively, not rebounding, not in any area did they look completely ready for the season ahead.
But how much can you glean from that handful of games in less-competitive environments? How much of the lackluster preseason is really reflective of what the Grizzlies will be?
Here are some of those numbers. The Grizzlies ranked 27th of 30 teams in preseason net rating; that is, points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions. The Grizzlies were 22nd offensively and 26th defensively. They were last in rebounding percentage and 24th in turnover percentage. Rough stuff, to be sure.
Remember, though, that preseason is a time of building, especially for the Grizzlies and J.B. Bickerstaff, who is running his first preseason as a head coach. This is a team with an overhauled roster full of new faces. And even though the team is still led by the longest-serving pair of teammates in the NBA, Marc Gasol and Mike Conley, they're leading a different sort of offense.
Conley's individual numbers were strong, a welcome sign after missing so much of last season. He put up nearly 17 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting, shot well from outside and was more of a scorer than a playmaker. What was surprising, though, was how he did it. Throughout his career Conley has been running pick-and-rolls, especially with Gasol as the screener. In every season as a pro, Conley's largest source of offense, both his own and creating for others, has come from the pick-and-roll.
But not this preseason. Not even close. It was just 14.8 percent compared to 41.5 percent last season.
This preseason, albeit in only four games, has seen an astonishing drop-off in pick-and-roll frequency from Conley. And it's not just Conley (though he is the biggest example), it's the whole team, down to 8.6 percent from 18.7 percent last season.
The Grizzlies are trying to incorporate a new motion offense with a lot of read-and-react principles. It's an offense that, at its best, is virtually impossible to truly scout because it changes on the fly. Bickerstaff described it by saying, "For example, this guy in this spot has these three options. When that guy in that spot does this option, this guy in this other spot reacts by doing that option. It appears to be random, but it's things we're able to teach."
The difficulty in building that offense comes in making sure everyone remains on the same page, something that hasn't happened often enough for the Grizzlies in preseason. Bickerstaff said the offense fans have seen in preseason is the one they'll see in the regular season.
"With only having the five games of preseason and the two weeks surrounding it, we're still at the base of what we're going to do," Bickerstaff said. "As the season goes on, we'll get better at what we do, then we'll start to sprinkle some different things in, and adapt as needed. We'd like to try to put our foundation in and then make adjustments from there."
The biggest victim of the new offense has been Gasol, who took fewer shots per game this preseason than any since 2012 – and missed plenty of the ones he did take. He shot just 27 percent from the field and 8 percent from 3-point range. Those are alarming numbers, but context is important. Teammates, apart from Conley, are struggling to get the ball to Gasol in his usual spots. Gasol has been slipping screens, cutting to the basket, putting himself in good situations only to find that a pass either arrived too late or didn't arrive at all.
With time, that will improve.
Meanwhile, in an effort to facilitate more teammate involvement, Gasol and Conley have run very few actions between themselves. That will change in the regular season. Their two-man chemistry remains unmatched, but trying to extend similar chemistry in reading and reacting across all five players on the floor is much harder.
With time, that, too, will improve.
Unfortunately for the Grizzlies, in a hyper-competitive Western Conference, time and patience are luxuries they're unlikely to be able to afford. How quickly they can find their rotations and develop the needed chemistry to make their offense flow will determine whether they can buck the odds to make the playoffs.
THE environment-advocate group EcoWaste Coalition warned consumers against buying a Taiwan-made medical facial cream as it is found to be contaminated with lead, a potent neurotoxin.
The group through its chemical safety campaigner Thony Dizon issued the warning after finding lead impurities on Top Shirley Medicated Cream, which they bought for P50 at LVD Chinese Drugstore at 999 Shopping Mall in Divisoria, Manila.
Using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence analytical device, the group detected lead reaching 2,088 parts per million (ppm) on Top Shirley. Dizon said this is way above the trace amount limit of not more than 20 ppm for lead as per the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive’s restrictions for heavy metal impurities.
“Lead is a highly toxic poison, which can be ingested or absorbed through the skin, that is why it is banned in cosmetic product formulations. To protect public health and the environment, lead is not only banned in cosmetics, but also in gasoline, paints, toys, school supplies, water pipes, and food contact packaging,” Dizon said.
“We are worried that consumers craving to have lighter and flawless skin are being enticed to buy and use this unsafe product because of its efficacy claims and affordability,” he pointed out.
Microsoft has taken its messaging platform for connected things out of public preview.
Microsoft is taking on the Internet of Things with new Azure offering.
Azure IoT Hub, Microsoft's communications platform for billions of cloud connected devices, has moved to general availability.
The Azure messaging hub for Internet of Things (IoT) is a key component of Microsoft's plan to be the go-to cloud when customers -- whether startups or enterprise -- deploy new business models and processes based on large networks of low-powered connected devices like those from Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and Texas Instruments.
Analyst firm Gartner estimates that there will be 20.8 billion IoT devices deployed by 2020, up from a projected 6.4 billion deployed worldwide in 2016. Most of these will be for connected consumer 'things' like cars, but the analyst firm expects enterprise to be the biggest spender as they connect light bulbs, HVAC, building management systems, and devices to support transport logistics.
Microsoft will be increasing prices of Azure, Office 365, CRM Online, Enterprise Mobility Suite and other enterprise cloud service in much of Europe, Australia and Canada for a number of its customers.
IoT Hub offers the messaging infrastructure for distributed devices to communicate to each other via Azure over widely used IoT protocols such as MQTT, HTTPS, and AMPQPS, as well as device authentication.
The service has been in a public preview since October, a month after Microsoft launched its Azure IoT Suite, which integrates messaging with Microsoft's other Azure services, such as machine learning and analytics, as well as storage so that customers analyze and act on data in real-time.
Microsoft wants businesses to use the service to collect data from devices; analyse data streams; store, query, and visualise large data-sets; and finally integrate that data with back-office systems.
As it notes separately, the preconfigured solutions in its IoT Suite currently include remote monitoring and predictive maintenance. This covers thing like data ingestion, device identity, command and control, rules and predictive analytics.
Currently, the service is free for customers looking to experiment and supports up to 8,000 messages per day. Its 'S1' edition for small deployments currently costs $25 per month but will rise to $50 per month on April 1. S1 supports up to 400,000 4KB messages per day. It's large data edition S2 currently costs $250 per month but rises to $500 per month April 1 and supports up 6 million 4KB messages a day.
The company also boasted that it has added 30 new partners to its Azure Certified for IoT program, for hardware running on real-time OS, ARM's mbed, Linux, and Windows. Some of the new partners include Advantech, Dell, HPE, and Libelium, adding to the existing roster of familiar names in the space like Intel, Samsung, and Freescale.
The general availability follows Amazon's move on the IoT which launched in beta last October. AWS is charging $5 per million messages in its North Virginia, Oregon, and Ireland regions, and $8 per million in Tokyo. The company considers each message to be a 512-byte block of data processed. It offers the additional lure of not charging for messages delivered to services like Amazon S3, and DynamoDB.
SAN ANTONIO - Some travelers saw a large presence of San Antonio Fire Department personnel at the San Antonio International Airport on Saturday as crews inspected a box left behind in a rental car.
The department's hazmat unit was called to the car rental building at the airport around 4:15 p.m. after someone left a container typically used to store medical samples in a rental car, which sparked concern.
Officials said the box initially appeared to be a biohazard, but it turned out that there were no medical samples inside the container.
Three San Antonio fire units were seen parked near the airport terminals.
NEW YORK - July 21, 2015 - PRLog -- In late June Nino Khayyam released his second single “Movie” and it has been very well received. “Movie” is gaining air play on several radio and mix-show outlets including New York’s number one urban FM station Power 105.1 and blowing up social media. On Sunday July 26, 2015 Nino Khayyam will celebrate his success at “Show Me The Money Sundays” at La Oficina Hosted by New York Super Promoter Adante Ace.
Nino Khayyam is no wet behind the ears upstart artist, to the contrary Nino Khayyam is the epitome of what “the successful independent artist” should look like. Born and raised in Brooklyn and the son of immigrant parents, Nino understands the value of hard work and careful planning. Nino has done everything right to make it in this game. First put a great team together; second work with veteran producers who have proven success record and finally add hot lyrics.
Nino Khayyam found success earlier this year with the street hit “F.W.N.” produced by legendary hit-maker Ty Fyffe. “F.W.N.” has been well received on the club scene and began to circulate through various social media outlets setting the stage for Nino to release a follow up.
Just in time for summer Nino Khayyam dropped “Movie”, a radio ready club banger that has an infectious beat, dynamic chorus and stellar lyrics. “Movie” has already made into the lap tops of several of the top club deejays in New York City and began to receive major radio play. The sky is the limited for this artist, in time when the industry has branded New York based artists as irrelevant Nino Khayyam is the champion the streets have been waiting for to finally bring New York Back!
Zynga Bingo dominated this week’s list of fastest-growing Facebook games by monthly active users, taking the No. 1 spot with a 2.8 million MAU gain for a 296 percent increase.
Zynga also secured the No. 2 spot with its recent bubble shooter Bubble Safari, up 1.2 million DAU for a 109 percent bump. PlayQ’s Bubble Blitz landed the No. 3 position, with 900,000 MAU and a 75 percent increase. King.com rounded out the top five spots with two of its “Saga” games. Pyramid Solitaire Saga brought in 900,000 MAU, growing by 35 percent and taking the No. 4 spot. Candy Crush Saga, meanwhile, snagged the No. 5 spot with 700,000 MAU and a 15 percent gain.
Four other games showed gain percentages greater than 20 percent. Peak Games’s Lost Bubble increased by 500,000 MAU, showing a gain of 60 percent. Ubisoft’s House M.D.: Critical Cases acquired 180,000 MAU, an increase of 35 percent. Ludia’s Smarter Than A 5th Grader — based on the popular game show that ended in 2009 — gained 170,000 MAU and grew by 33 percent. Finally, Ubisoft’s Rabbids Invasion bounced up by 120,000 MAU for a 24 percent increase.
All data in this post comes from our traffic tracking service, AppData. Stay tuned for our look at the fastest-growing games by daily active users later today and top emerging apps on Friday.
Kim Kardashian has finally met the former prison inmate who pretty much owes the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star for her freedom. Hollywood Life reports that Kim flew to Johnson’s home in Memphis to meet the 63-year-old grandmother. And in true Kardashian fashion, Kim introduced Johnson to Snapchat, posting a selfie video of both of them with some well-known filters on it.
Alice Marie Johnson was granted clemency by President Donald Trump last week after a year-long campaign by Kardashian which included a highly publicized meeting with Trump himself. Kim learned about Johnson’s story from a tweet and made it her mission to free her, getting her personal attorneys involved. Alice had been given a life sentence for a first time drug offense in 1997. As Hollywood Life reports, prosecutors claimed that Johnson was involved in drug trafficking operation as a key communications operative. She was convicted after her co-accused testified against her.
Kim reportedly worked behind the scenes with Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner for months ahead of the meeting with the president. Prison reform is one of Kushner’s key platforms.
Kim’s push to have Alice Johnson released has not been without controversy. During their first meeting there was a camera crew following Kim, and while we don’t know if the footage will be used for KUWTK yet, the 36-year-old reality TV star has been accused of using Johnson’s story for publicity.
According to CNN, Kim Kardashian was the first person to tell Alice Johnson that she was going to be freed. The conversation was an emotional one, Kim revealed.
But CNN notes that during their interview with her, Kim was adamant about acknowledging the work of others who were involved in making Johnson’s release a reality.
“I did what I knew how to do,” the celebrity said.
CNN reports that Kim and Alice sat down for an interview with the Today show which could explain the camera crew we mentioned earlier. The KKW Beauty mogul previously sat down with Van Jones to discuss her campaign for Johnson’s freedom and the larger issue of prison reform in the United States.
During the conversation, Jones asked Kim if she felt that she would now be used as a political pawn for the Trump administration. Kim replied that she thought her husband, Kanye West, had already given him that “legitimacy,” a clear reference to the rapper’s comments in support of the president.
“At the end of the day, he heard me out. We got the job done. What could he really use me for?” she said.
Plot: An assistant D.A. is assigned to investigate the shooting of a drug dealer by a veteran street cop.
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante. Directed by Sidney Lumet.
Plot: Seeking revenge for the death of his lover, secret agent James Bond sets out to stop an environmentalist from taking control of a country's natural resources.
Cast: Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Gianni. Directed by Marc Foster.
Format: DVD (2 disc) 300 min.
Cast: Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Brian May, Roger Taylor, Spike Edney. Directed by Garvin Taylor.
Plot: A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Cast: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyongo. Directed by Mira Nair.
Plot: A billionaire couple begins construction on a Versailles inspired mansion just prior to their empire faltering due to an economic crisis.
Cast: Participants portray themselves. Directed by Lauren Greenfield.
Plot: Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, struggles with Britain's demand for public mourning after the death of Princess Diana.
Cast: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell. Directed by Stephen Frears.
Plot: Non-romantic true love story between a child in crises and a humble teacher who believes there is no such thing as a bad kid, only a bad situation.
Cast: Lakeith Stanfield, Lou Diamond Phillips, Betsy Brandt. Directed by Santiago Rizzo.
Plot: A British reporter, resentful of American colonialism in southeast Asia in the 1950s, vies against a young American for the affections of a Vietnamese beauty.
Cast: Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser. Directed by Phillip Noyce.
Plot: An American prizefighter returns to Ireland in order to forget the past and live peacefully in his village birthplace.
Cast: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond. Directed by John Ford.
Plot: Story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.
Cast: Emma Bell, Sara Vertongen, Rose Williams. Directed by Terence Davies.
Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world, a family is forced to live in silence while hiding from monsters with ultra-sensitive hearing.
Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Cade Woodward. Directed by John Krasinski.
Plot: Discusses a prison simulation experiment conducted in 1971 with students at Stanford University and considers the causes and effects that make prisons such an emotional issue.
Cast: Narrated by Philip G. Zimbardo. Directed by Ken Musen.
Plot: An idealistic young lawyer working for a Congressional subcommittee in the late 1950s discovers that TV quiz shows are being fixed.
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, David Paymer, Hank Azaria, Christopher McDonald, Johann Carlo, Elizabeth Wilson, Martin Scorsese, Barry Levinson. Directed by Robert Redford.
Plot: During the reign of Emperor Nero, a Roman general falls in love with a Christian woman.
Cast: Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Leo Genn, Peter Ustinov. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy.
There is never a good time to get sick or injured, but doing so while traveling can make the entire experience extremely unpleasant. In some cases, the country you are in might treat you at no cost, while in other cases, you will need to pay for the treatment. If you have regular health insurance, check to see if benefits extend beyond your country's borders. If you have travel health insurance, many of the costs could be covered, based on the policy you choose.
In most cases, travel health insurance is a short-term policy bought for a specific time period, unlike most health insurance policies, which tend to be longer-term products. Travel insurance might even provide better coverage than your regular insurance policy because the window of risk to the company is limited to such a shorter time frame. This might be a good reason to consider a supplemental international travel health insurance policy, even if your normal carrier provides travel-related benefits.
Companies might offer several types of international travel health insurance, designed to meet your specific situation. In addition to normal policies for vacationers and business travelers, policies also are available for students and those spending extended time abroad.
Travel health insurance is not much different from normal health insurance, but you should keep some things in mind. You can choose a policy with or without a deductible in many cases, and with or without co-pays. Some companies might be willing to package trip insurance with health insurance to make your overall costs cheaper.
If you are visiting a country that has limited medical facilities, you might want a travel health insurance policy with a medical evacuation benefit. Most plans have this, but you should double-check. Evacuation for medical reasons can start at $10,000, according to the US State Department.
Although many think of socialized medicine as free health care, it is not. The residents of the country pay for health care, and the same level of care might not be available to visitors without additional expense, the State Department warns. Check with the country or countries you will be visiting.
Health insurance identification is often delivered in one of two ways: either mailed or e-mailed. If you are planning to leave soon and can't wait for regular mail delivery, the e-mailed option might be your only choice, although some companies will deliver your ID in rush manner. Never leave without it and any claim forms you might need.
Temporary travel health insurance often works on a reimbursement basis, so be prepared to pay for services out of pocket at first. Have the claim form filled out by the medical provider, or at least make sure you have a record of expenses.
Black, Kenneth. "About Temporary International Travel Health Insurance." Travel Tips - USA Today, https://traveltips.usatoday.com/temporary-international-travel-health-insurance-11222.html. Accessed 18 April 2019.
The trucks lined the once-barren field near the Speedco in Joplin, MO, for the 30th anniversary of Shell Rotella SuperRigs in mid-May.

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