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__label__wiki	0.752697	0.752697	Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL\| Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL& 0.17% decline 1.66% growth About Economy Health & Safety Diversity Education Housing & Living Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a population of 158,032 people with a median age of 41.7 and a median household income of $50,729. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL declined from 158,308 to 158,032, a 0.17% decrease and its median household income grew from $49,901 to $50,729, a 1.66% increase. The population of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is 90.5% White, 5.18% Black, and 2.07% Hispanic. 2.91% of the people in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL speak a non-English language, and 99% are U.S. citizens. The largest universities in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are Rend Lake College, with 1,390 graduates, Career Center of Southern Illinois, with 69 graduates, and Creative Touch Cosmetology School, with 6 graduates. The median property value in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is $108,300, and the homeownership rate is 76.9%. Most people in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 22.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is 2 cars per household. Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is the 29th most populated public use microdata area in Illinois and borders Montgomery, Bond, Clinton, Fayette & Effingham Counties PUMA, IL; Clark, Jasper, Crawford, Lawrence, Richland, Clay & Wayne Counties PUMA, IL; South & Southeast Illinois PUMA, IL; Jackson, Williamson, Franklin & Perry Counties PUMA, IL; St. Clair County (Northwest, Southwest & Southeast) PUMA, IL; St. Louis County (Inner Ring South) PUMA, MO; St. Louis County (South) PUMA, MO; Jefferson County (North) PUMA, MO; Jefferson County (South) PUMA, MO; St. Francois, Washington, Perry & Ste. Genevieve Counties PUMA, MO& 5 more. Photo by Jason Mrachina United States Illinois Hospital Care for Medicare Patients Housing & Living The economy of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL employs 71,268 people. The economy of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is specialized in Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Utilities, which employ respectively 5.58; 2.77; and 1.92 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are Healthcare & Social Assistance (11,914), Manufacturing (11,249), and Retail trade (8,161), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($64,148), Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction ($51,625), and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($48,878). Median household income in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is $50,729. Males in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have an average income that is 1.54 times higher than the average income of females, which is $40,968. The income inequality of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL (measured using the Gini index) is 0.451 which is lower than the national average. 2016 value Households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have a median annual income of $50,729, which is less than the median annual income in the United States. Look at the chart to see how the median household income in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compares to that in it's parent locations. Wage by Gender in Common Jobs Average Male Salary ± $6,606 Average Female Salary In 2016, full-time male employees in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL made 1.54 times more than female employees. This chart shows the gender-based wage disparity in the 5 most common occupations in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL by number of full-time employees. Wage by Race & Ethnicity in Common Jobs Highest Average Salaries by Race & Ethnicity 1. Asian $109,918 ± $52,486 2. White $45,263 ± $3,580 3. Unknown $31,324 ± $4,175 In 2016 the highest paid race/ethnicity of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL workers was Asian. These workers were paid 2.43 times more than White workers, who made the second highest salary of any race/ethnicity. This chart shows the race- and ethnicity-based wage disparities in the 5 most common occupations in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL. Wage Distribution 2016 Wage GINI In 2016, the income inequality in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.8% growth from 2015 to 2016, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The 2016 GINI for Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is lower than the national average of 0.485. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL in comaprison to the national average. This chart shows the number of workers in various wage buckets compared to the national average. Poverty by Age and Gender Female 25-34 Largest demographic living in poverty ± 199 13% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL (19,538 out of 150,021 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 14%. The largest demographic living in poverty is Female 25-34, followed by Female 18-24 and then Female 35-44. The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty. Poverty by Race & Ethnicity Largest race or ethnicity living in poverty 1. White 16,354 ± 1,179 2. Black or African American 1,758 ± 328 3. Two or more races 903 ± 190 The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is White, followed by Black or African American and Two or more races. Employment by Occupations For anonymity, the ACS 1-year estimate groups occupations by broad parent groupings. From 2015 to 2016, employment in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL declined at a rate of 0.47%, from 71,606 employees to 71,268 employees. The most common job groups, by number of people living in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, are Management, Business, Science, & Arts, Sales & Office, and Production & Transportation. This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL. The most common jobs held by residents of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, by number of employees, are Administrative; Production; and Sales. Compared to other public use microdata areas, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has an unusually high number of residents working in Fire Fighting Supervisors; Farming, Fishing, & Forestry; and Production. The highest paid jobs held by residents of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, by median earnings, are Computer & Mathematical; Legal; and Architecture & Engineering. Employment by Industries For anonymity, the ACS 1-year estimate groups industries by broad parent groupings. The most common employment sectors for those who live in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, are Healthcare & Social Assistance, Manufacturing, and Retail trade. This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, though some of these residents may live in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address. The most common industries in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL by number of employees are Healthcare & Social Assistance; Manufacturing; and Retail trade. Compared to other public use microdata areas, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has an unusually high number of Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting; and Utilities. Highest Paying Please note that the ACS 3-year estimates have been discontinued. The highest paying industries in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, by median earnings, are Utilities; Mining, Quarrying, Oil, Gas Extraction; and Professional, Scientific, Tech Services. Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL. In Illinois the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to N/A primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of N/A. St. Clair County, IL has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Illinois. Clinician to Patient Rates for every 100,000 people Insurance Coverage by Age and Gender healthcare coverage public health insurance private health insurance No healthcare coverage employer-based health insurance VA Health Care coverage Medicare coverage Medicaid/Means-tested public coverage Tricare/Military Health coverage direct-purchase health insurance Male Majority Female Majority Illinois residents 6-17 years of age are the largest age group with Healthcare Coverage in Illinois. The age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, for men and women respectively. Nationally, 6-17 (for men) and 6-17 (for women) are the age groups most likely to have coverage. Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements by Location Showing data across all counties in Illinois. Medicare Enrollees Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Hospital Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Physician Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Outpatient Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Home Health Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Hospice Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Medical Equipment Reimbursements per Medicare Enrollee Counties with the most Medicare Enrollees 1. Hardin County, IL $12,768 2. Washington County, IL $11,081 3. Piatt County, IL $11,065 At $12,768 Hardin County, IL has the largest amount of Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in Illinois. The next two highest amounts were in Washington County, IL with $11,081 and in Piatt County, IL with $11,065. Trends in Medicare Enrollment and Reimbursements Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A were N/A in N/A, but N/A in N/A. These numbers represent a N/A growth during that year. Medicare Reimbursements per Enrollee in N/A are $N/A N/A the national average. Medicare is a Federal program which provides health benefits to older Americans. This chart shows how per enrollee amounts have changed in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compared to national reimburesments. Heart Disease and Pneumonia Total Patients Readmittance within 30 Days PCP Visits within 14 Days Ambulatory Visits within 14 Days ER Visits within 30 Days In Illinois in N/A, N/A Medicare enrollees were treated for N/A, N/A for N/A, and N/A for N/A. Medicare enrollees between the ages of 65 and 75 that have had treatment related to their diabetes and been categorized with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. In N/A, the Medicare enrollees in N/A between the ages of 65 and 75 had N/A eye exams, N/A hemoglobin tests, and N/A lipid tests as part of their diabetes care. Here is a breakdown of each test by race as a percentage of enrollees with diabetes. Preventative Women’s Health Services Female Medicare enrollees between the ages of 67 and 69 that have been classified with the racial labels, either Black or non-Black, from the Dartmouth Atlas. In N/A, out of the N/A women in N/A between the ages of 67 and 69 enrolled in medicare, N/A had mammograms. This chart looks at the change in percentage of Black and non-Black Medicare enrollees who had mammograms from N/A to N/A. Opioid Use Data only available at the state level. Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) Drug Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) State with the highest prevalence 1. West Virginia 43.4 2. New Hampshire 35.8 3. Ohio 32.9 West Virginia has a Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted) value of 43.4, followed by New Hampshire with 35.8 and Ohio with 32.9. The following map shows all of the states colored according to their Opioid Overdose Death Rate (Age-Adjusted). HIV Diagnoses Chlamydia Diagnoses Obesity Prevalence Diabetes Prevalence County with the highest prevalence 1. Hardin County, IL 13% 2. Jo Daviess County, IL 13% 3. St. Clair County, IL 12.7% According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Hardin County, IL has a Diabetes Prevalence value of 13%, the highest value of any county in Illinois. This represents a 4% growth from the previous year, which had a value of 12.5%. The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to their Diabetes Prevalence. Risky/Harmful Behaviors Adult Smoking Prevalence Excessive Drinking Prevalence Driving Deaths Involving Alcohol Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths 1. Alexander County, IL 22.2% 2. Jackson County, IL 20.1% 3. Pulaski County, IL 19.6% According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, Alexander County, IL has a Adult Smoking Prevalence of 22.2%, the highest value of any county in Illinois. This represents a 6.72% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 23.8%. The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to their Adult Smoking Prevalence. Homicide & Crime Homicide Deaths Violent Crimes 1. St. Clair County, IL 14.5 2. Cook County, IL 10.7 3. Peoria County, IL 9.3 According to the 2017 County Health Rankings, St. Clair County, IL has a Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People of 14.5, the highest rate of any county in Illinois. This represents a 9.9% decline from the previous year, which had a value of 16.1. The following map shows all of the counties in Illinois colored according to the number of Homicide Deaths per 100,000 People. Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is home to a population of 158,032 people, from which 99% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is composed of 142,966 White residents (90.5%), 8,188 Black residents (5.18%), 3,272 Hispanic residents (2.07%), 2,184 Two+ residents (1.38%), and 1,167 Asian residents (0.74%). The most common foreign languages in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are Spanish (1,701 speakers), German (912 speakers), and Other West Germanic (253 speakers), but compared to other places, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a relative high number of German (912 speakers), Other West Germanic (253 speakers), and Gujarati (103 speakers). Age by Nativity Median Native-Born Age ± 0.2 Median Foreign-Born Age In 2016, the median age of all people in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was 41.7. Native-born citizens, with a median age of 41.6, were generally younger than foreign-born citizens, with a median age of 44.8. But people in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are getting staying the same age. In 2015, the average age of all Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL residents was 41.7. Most common origin relatively high origin 2. Zambia In 2016, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was Mexico, the natal country of 485 Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL residents, followed by Germany with 316 and Philippines with 272. When compared to other public use microdata areas, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a relatively high number of residents that were born in Singapore. In 2016, there were 90 people from Singapore living in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, approximately 4.87 times more than would be expected based on national averages. 2016 citizenship As of 2016, 99% of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93%. In 2015, the percentage of US citizens in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining in that location. The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compared to it's parent geographies. 1. White 142,966 ± 68 2. Black 8,188 ± 222 3. Hispanic 3,272 ± N/A In 2016, there were 17.5 times more White residents (142,966 people) in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 8,188 Black and 3,272 Hispanic residents, the second and third most common racial or ethnic groups. The following bar chart shows the 8 races and ethnicities represented in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL as a share of the total population. most common languages 1. Spanish 2. German 3. Other West Germanic relatively high languages 3. Gujarati 4,115 of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL citizens are speakers of a non-English language, which is lower than the national average of 21.1%. In 2015, the most common non-English language spoken in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was Spanish. 1.08% of the overall population of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are native Spanish speakers. 0.58% speak German and 0.16% speak Other West Germanic, the next two most common languages. When compared to other public use microdata areas, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a relatively high number of residents that are native German speakers. In 2015, there were 912 native German speakers living in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, approximately 1.83 times more than would be expected based on the language's frequency in the US more broadly. Most Common Service Period 1. Vietnam 4,784 ± 322 2. Gulf (2001-) 1,433 ± 201 3. Gulf (1990s) 1,408 ± 177 Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.34 times greater than any other conflict. In 2015 universities in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL awarded 1,465 degrees. The student population of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is skewed towards females, with 697 male students and 768 female students. Most students in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are White (1,375 and 93.9%), followed by Black or African American (49 and 3.34%), Hispanic or Latino (18 and 1.23%), and American Indian (7 and 0.48%). The largest universities in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL by number of graduates are Rend Lake College (1,390 and 94.9%), Career Center of Southern Illinois (69 and 4.71%), and Creative Touch Cosmetology School (6 and 0.41%). The most popular majors in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (223 and 15.2%), Biological & Physical Sciences (181 and 12.4%), and Registered Nursing (51 and 3.48%). The median tuition costs in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are N/A for private four year colleges, and N/A and N/A respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students. < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate Associate's Degree 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate 1. Liberal Arts & Sciences 223 graduates 2. Biological & Physical Sciences 181 graduates 3. Registered Nursing 51 graduates relatively high 1. General Agriculture Management 18 graduates 2. Agricultural Mechanics & Equipment 14 graduates In 2015, the most common concentation for Associate's Degree recipients in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 223 graduates. When compared to other public use microdata areas, Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL has a relatively high number of students obtaining a Associate's Degree in General Agriculture Management. In 2015, there were 18 graduates, which is approximately 4.93 times more than would be expected based on the national percentage of students who graduate with a General Agriculture Management degree. This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associate's Degree from schools in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL according to their major. Largest Universities by Graduates 1. Rend Lake College 1,390 graduates 2. Career Center of Southern Illinois 69 graduates 3. Creative Touch Cosmetology School 6 graduates In 2015, the Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rend Lake College with 1,390 graduates. Most students in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL are graduating from Public, 2-year institutions. Here is the breakdown of tuitition costs by sector for both in-state and out-of-state tuition: Student Gender for Common Institutions Male Graduates Female Graduates In 2015, 697 men graduated from institutions in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL, which is 0.91 times less than than the 768 female graduates. This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 institutions in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL by degrees awarded. Student Race & Ethnicity Most common student race or ethnicity 1. White 1,375 2. Black or African American 49 3. Hispanic or Latino 18 In 2015 the majority of students graduating from institutions in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL were White. These 1,375 graduates mean that there were 28.1 times more White graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 49 graduates. The median property value in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is $108,300, which is 0.53 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $104,600 to $108,300, a 3.54% increase. The homeownership rate of Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is 76.9%, which is higher than the national average of 63.6%. People in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have an average commute time of 22.8 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household. Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data. Number of Households In 2016, the median household income of the 61,776 households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL grew to $50,729 from the previous year's value of $49,901. The following chart displays the households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75-$100k range. $108,300 ± $1,913 2016 Median In 2016, the median property value in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL grew to $108,300 from the previous year's value of $104,600. The following charts display, first, the property values in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compared to other geographies and, second, owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property value buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL the largest share of households have a property value in the $100k-$125k range. $3k+ Average Range This chart shows the households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range. 2016 Homeownership In 2016, 76.9% of the housing units in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.7%. This percentage of owner-occupation is higher than the national average of 63.6%. This chart shows the ownership percentage in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compared to its parent geographies. Average Number The following chart displays the households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have 2 cars, followed by 3 cars. Average Travel Time Using averages, employees in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have a shorter commute time (22.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (25 minutes). Additionally, 2.22% of the workforce in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes. The chart below shows the average travel time in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL compared to its parent geographies. Commuter Transportation Most common method of travel 1. Drove Alone 84.2% 2. Carpooled 8.49% 3. Work at Home 3.58% In 2016, the most common method of travel for workers in Monroe, Randolph, Washington, Jefferson & Marion Counties PUMA, IL was Drove Alone, followed by those who Carpooled and those who Work at Home.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9324
__label__wiki	0.701711	0.701711	For other uses, see Music box (disambiguation). Music box by Polyphon-Musikwerke in Leipzig, Germany A music box Music box by Diego Evans, London, now at the Museu de la Música de Barcelona in Catalonia Interior of the music box by Diego Evans The Blue Danube (0:58) Polyphon metal disk (1890) Problems playing this file? See media help. A music box or musical box is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique (French for "chimes of music"). Some of the more complex boxes also contain a tiny drum and/or bells in addition to the metal comb. 1.1 Timeline 2 Coin-operated models 3 Parts 8.1 Audio of historical music boxes Typical table music box, with six interchangeable cylinders The original snuff boxes were tiny containers which could fit into a gentleman's waistcoat pocket. The music boxes could have any size from that of a hat box to a large piece of furniture, but most were tabletop specimens. They were usually powered by clockwork and originally produced by artisan watchmakers. For most of the 19th century, the bulk of music box production was concentrated in Switzerland, building upon a strong watchmaking tradition. The first music box factory was opened there in 1815 by Jérémie Recordon and Samuel Junod. There were also a few manufacturers in Bohemia and Germany. By the end of the 19th century, some of the European makers had opened factories in the United States. The cylinders were normally made of metal and powered by a spring. In some of the costlier models, the cylinders could be removed to change melodies, thanks to an invention by Paillard in 1862, which was perfected by Metert of Geneva in 1879.[citation needed] In some exceptional models, there were four springs, to provide continuous play for up to three hours. Music box using the metal disk system The very first boxes at the end of the 18th century made use of metal disks. The switchover to cylinders seems to have been completed after the Napoleonic wars. In the last decades of the 19th century, however, mass-produced models such as the Polyphon and others all made use of interchangeable metal disks instead of cylinders. The cylinder-based machines rapidly became a minority. Mechanical piano combined with strings. There are three violins each with only one string. Thus, only tunes that do not require the missing fourth string can be played. Orchestrion The term "music box" is also applied to clockwork devices where a removable metal disk or cylinder was used only in a "programming" function without producing the sounds directly by means of pins and a comb. Instead, the cylinder (or disk) worked by actuating bellows and levers which fed and opened pneumatic valves which activated a modified wind instrument or plucked the chords on a modified string instrument. Some devices could do both at the same time and were often combinations of player pianos and music boxes, such as the Orchestrion. There were many variations of large music machines, usually built for the affluent of the pre-phonograph 19th century. Some were called the Symphonium, others were called the Concert Regina Music Box machine. Both variations were as tall as a grandfather clock and both used interchangeable large disks to play different sets of tunes. Both were spring-wound and driven and both had a bell-like sound. The machines were often made in England, Italy, and the US, with additional disks made in Switzerland, Austria, and Prussia. Early "juke-box" pay versions of them existed in public places also. Marsh's free Museum and curio shop in Long Beach, Washington (US) has several still-working versions of them on public display. The Musical Museum, Brentford, London has a number of machines.[1] The Morris Museum in Morristown, NJ, USA has a notable collection, including interactive exhibits. In addition to video and audio footage of each piece, the actual instruments are demonstrated for the public daily on a rotational basis.[2] At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th, most music boxes were gradually replaced by player pianos, which were louder and more versatile and melodious, when kept tuned, and by the smaller gramophones which had the advantage of playing back voices. Escalating labour costs increased the price and further reduced volume. Now modern automation is helping bring music box prices back down. Collectors prize surviving music boxes from the 19th century and the early 20th century as well as new music boxes being made today in several countries (see "Evolving Box Production", below). The cheap, small windup music box movements (including the cylinder and comb and the spring) to add a bit of music to mass-produced jewellery boxes and novelty items are now produced in countries with low labour costs. Many kinds of music box movements are available to the home craft person, locally or through online retailers. This article is in list format, but may read better as prose. You can help by converting this article, if appropriate. Editing help is available. (August 2012) 9th century: In Baghdad, Iraq, the Banū Mūsā brothers, a trio of Persian inventors, produced "the earliest known mechanical musical instrument", in this case a hydropowered organ which played interchangeable cylinders automatically, which they described in their Book of Ingenious Devices. According to Charles B. Fowler, this "cylinder with raised pins on the surface remained the basic device to produce and reproduce music mechanically until the second half of the nineteenth century."[3] Early 13th century: In Flanders, an ingenious bell ringer invents a cylinder with pins which operates cams, which then hit the bells.[3] 1598: Flemish clockmaker Nicholas Vallin produces a wall mounted clock which has a pinned barrel playing on multiple tuned bells mounted in the superstructure. The barrel can be programmed, as the pins can be separately placed in the holes provided on the surface of the barrel.[4] 1665: Ahasuerus Fromanteel in London makes a table clock which has quarter striking and musical work on multiple bells operated by a pinned barrel. These barrels can be changed for those playing different tunes.[5] 1760s: Watches are made in London by makers such as James Cox which have a pinned drum playing popular tunes on several small bells arranged in a stack. 1772: A watch is made by one Ransonet at Nancy, France which has a pinned drum playing music not on bells but on tuned steel prongs arranged vertically.[6] 1780: The mechanical singing bird is invented by the Jaquet-Droz brothers, clockmakers from La Chaux-de-Fonds. In 1848, the manufacturing of the singing birds is improved by Blaise Bontems in his Parisian workshop, to the point where it has remained unchanged to this day. Barrel organs become more popular. 1796: Antoine Favre-Salomon, a clockmaker from Geneva replaces the stack of bells by a comb with multiple pre-tuned metallic notes in order to reduce space. Together with a horizontally placed pinned barrel, this produces more varied and complex sounds. One of these first music boxes is now displayed at the Shanghai Gallery of Antique Music Boxes and Automata in Pudong's Oriental Art Center.[7] Numerous musical objects are produced in greater quantities in Geneva by several makers. 1800: Isaac Daniel Piguet in Geneva produces repeating musical watches with a pinned horizontal disc operating radially arranged tuned steel teeth. 1811: The first music boxes are produced in Sainte-Croix; an industry which surpasses the watchmaking and lace industries, and rapidly brings renown to the town. At this time, the musical-box industry represents 10% of Switzerland's export. Pocket watch with musical movements 1865: Charles Reuge, a watchmaker from the Val-de-Travers, settles in Sainte-Croix. He is one of many artisans making pocket watches with musical movements of the traditional calibre. 1870: A German inventor creates a music box with discs, therefore allowing an easier and more frequent change of tunes. It is also the golden years of automata. Already known in Egypt, they will be improved to become real works of art. 1877: Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, which has important consequences for the musical-box industry, especially around the end of the century. 1892: Gustave Brachhausen, who had been involved with the manufacturer of Polyphon disk music boxes in Germany, sails for America to establish the Regina Music Box Company in New Jersey. Regina, whose boxes are renowned among collectors for their tone, becomes a success and some 100,000 are sold before sales cease in 1921. Early 20th century: The invention of the phonograph, the First World War and the economic crisis in the '20s bring down Sainte-Croix's main industry and make the luxury music box completely disappear. Music box with dancing ballerina Between the two world wars most of the Swiss companies converted to the manufacture of other products requiring precise mechanical parts. Some went back to making watches, others were eventually responsible for the famous Bolex movie cameras and the Hermes typewriters. Some simply sold out to Reuge. Located near Lake Neuchâtel, Reuge is one of the last of the Swiss survivors making music boxes of all sizes and shapes, with or without automatons in a modern style with clear acrylic sides to see the mechanical operation. They have in a sense branched out widely from their original cylinder offerings since they also offered traditional looking music boxes with removable metal disks for around a 1,000 euros, with each disk costing in the neighborhood of 14 euros. The higher range boxes with removable cylinders and small assorted tables made of fine woods can cost up to 34,000 euros and about an equivalent number of US dollars. They also sell several models of clear acrylic paperweights with a music box movement inside, for a minimum of about 250 euros. They have, however, discontinued the smaller movements. Old Reuge music boxes are worth thousands of dollars but even so, cannot be compared to the fabulously large and highly complex music boxes which were produced in nineteenth century Switzerland by legendary makers such as Nicole Frères or Paillard. Since approximatively 2007 Reuge developed a strong business in the world of "bespoke" customized pieces for leaders in business and politics. Nidec Sankyo in Japan started up in the aftermath of World War II, using the latest in automation. Modern production methods resulted in reasonable prices, producing company growth. Sankyo started with small movements, introduced 50-note movements by the late 1970s, and in 2006 is producing disc boxes playing discs as large as 16" (with two 80-note combs and reminiscent of the "Mira") and are also working on a dual-cylinder 100-note movement. Sankyo now offers a wide variety of music boxes in Japan, and supplies movements to many other manufacturers and distributors. Some of these sell them retail (even online) to hobbyists for as low as 3 euros each. Sankyo Seiki bills itself as the biggest manufacturer of music boxes in the world, and advertises that it controls 50% of the market. Recently, it has started selling licences for its musical-box tunes to cellular phone companies, for use as ring tones. The company is an industrial concern which also makes magnetic and hologram card readers, appliance components, industrial robots and miniature motors of all kinds. The Porter Music Box company of Vermont produces steel disc music boxes in several formats. They offer clockwork, spring wound models as well as electric ones. They stand out by their continuing production of discs, with a selection of about a thousand tunes. The discs can also be played on many antique music boxes bearing the Polyphon and Regina brand names. The small 18-note musical movements are now being made almost exclusively in countries with low labour costs such as China and Taiwan. Many of these productions are used in mobiles, children's musical toys, and jewelry boxes. In March 2016, the band Wintergatan released a video of their homemade music box that took 14 months to make and played in any key using a 3,000-piece wooden construction fueled by 2,000 marbles. Band member Martin Molin used a hand crank to mobilize the marbles, which then created various noises on a vibraphone and other installed musical elements. [8] In 2019, Tevofy Technology Ltd., based in Taiwan, released the first app-controlled mechanical music box called Muro Box, which stands for Music Robot in a Box. Unlike traditional music box, people do not need to punch holes to compose songs on a paper-strip music box. Also, there is no minimum order for making customized music box movement to play selected song. Muro Box gives more freedom in composing songs and choosing songs to play on a music box. [9] Muro Box, the first app-controlled music box. Coin-operated models[edit] In Switzerland, coin-operated music boxes, usually capable of playing several tunes, were installed in places such as train stations and amusement parks. Some of the models had a mechanism for automatically changing the metal disks. These were, in a sense, the precursors to jukebox. However, they soon disappeared from their intended venues and were displaced by the jukebox, which could produce a greater variety of sounds and full songs rather than warped fragments. Because most of the coin-operated music boxes were built for rough treatment (such as slapping and kicking by a customer), many of these large models have survived into the 21st century, despite their relatively low production quantities. They are sought by collectors who have the space for their large or very large cabinets. The ratchet lever [1] rotates the cylinder [2], the pins pluck the comb teeth [3] which produces the music. The whole thing rests on the bedplate [4]. Small fifty-tone musical box with detachable handle, possibly circa 1900 The bedplate is the relatively heavy metal foundation on which all the other pieces are fastened, usually by screws. The ratchet lever or the windup key is used to put the spring motor under tension, that is to wind it up. The spring motor or motors (two or more can be used to make playing times longer) give anywhere from a few minutes to an hour or more of playing time. The comb is a flat piece of metal with dozens or even hundreds of tuned teeth, or 'reeds', of different lengths. The cylinder is the programming object, a metallic version of a punched card which instead of having holes to express a program, is studded with tiny pins at the correct spacing to produce music by displacing the teeth of the comb at the correct time. The tines of the comb 'ring', or sound, as they slip off the pins. The disc in a disc music box plays this function, with pins perpendicular to the plane surface. Multiple-tune cylinders have more than one set of pins intertwined on the same cylinder, with, for example, the B pins for a second song lying halfway between the B and C pins of the first song, etc. Offsetting the cylinder slightly relative to the comb brings the different set of pins into contact with the teeth, thereby playing an alternate piece of music. Many modern music boxes will have as many as four sets of pins intertwined, with a mechanism automatically shifting the cylinder from one song or movement to the next. Repertoire[edit] In 1974–75, German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen composed Tierkreis, a set of twelve pieces on the signs of the zodiac, for twelve music boxes.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Barrel organ Cuckoo clock Graphophone Musical clock Singing bird box Shanghai Gallery of Antique Music Boxes and Automata ^ "musicalmuseum.co.uk". Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-05-02. ^ morrismuseum.org ^ a b Fowler, Charles B. (October 1967), "The Museum of Music: A History of Mechanical Instruments", Music Educators Journal, MENC_ The National Association for Music Education, 54 (2): 45–49, doi:10.2307/3391092, JSTOR 3391092 . Citation on p. 45. ^ In the Collections of the British Museum (M.L. Antiquities Dept. Ilbert collection) ^ Horological Masterworks Exhibition AHS 2003 Catalogue No.14 ^ Sotheby's Auction Masterpieces from the Time Museum June 19th 2002 Lot 73 ^ en.shoac.com.cn, "Antique Music Box Gallery", accessed 18 Dec 2014. ^ "Wintergatan Marble Machine – A Feat of Both Music and Engineering", indiebandguru.com, Retrieved March 3, 2016 ^ “Muro Box Story.” Muro Box, 26 June 2019, murobox.com/en/story/index.html. ^ Peter Andraschke, "Kompositorische Tendenzen bei Karlheinz Stockhausen seit 1965", in Zur Neuen Einfachheit in der Musik, Studien zur Wertungsforschung 14, edited by Otto Kolleritsch, 126–43 (Vienna and Graz: Universal Edition [for the Institut für Wertungsforschung an der Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz], 1981). ISBN 3-7024-0153-9. ^ Giuliano d'Angiolini, "Tierkreis, oeuvre pour instrument mélodique et/ou harmonique: un tournant dans le parcours musical de Stockhausen", Analyse Musicale (1989, 1er trimestre): 68–73. ^ Hermann Conen, Formel-Komposition: Zu Karlheinz Stockhausens Musik der siebziger Jahre, Kölner Schriften zur Neuen Musik 1, edited by Johannes Fritsch and Dietrich Kämper. (Mainz: Schott's Söhne, 1991). ISBN 3-7957-1890-2. ^ Wilfried Gruhn, "'Neue Einfachheit'? Zu Karlheinz Stockhausens Melodien des Tierkreis", in Reflexionen uber Musik heute: Texte und Analysen, edited by Wilfried Gruhn, 185–202 (Mainz, London, New York, and Tokyo: B. Schott's Söhne, 1981. ISBN 3-7957-2648-4. ^ Jerome Kohl, "The Evolution of Macro- and Micro-Time Relations in Stockhausen’s Recent Music", Perspectives of New Music 22 (1983–84): 147–85, citation on 148. ^ Michael Kurtz, Stockhausen: A Biography, translated by Richard Toop (London and Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992). ISBN 0-571-14323-7 (cloth) ISBN 0-571-17146-X (pbk). ^ Gallus Oberholzer, "Karlheinz Stockhausen komponierte 12 Melodien speziell für Spieldosen", Das mechanische Musikinstrument: Journal der Gesellschaft für selbstspielende Musikinstrumente 12, no. 46 (December 1988): 49. ^ Christel Stockhausen, "Stockhausens Tierkreis: Einführung und Hinweise zur praktischen Aufführung" Melos 45 / Neue Zeitschrift für Musik 139 (July–August 1978): 283–87. Bahl, Gilbert. Music Boxes: The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Restoring and Enjoying New and Vintage Music Boxes. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1993. Bowers, Q. David. Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments. ISBN 0-911572-08-2. Lanham, Maryland: Vestal Press, Inc., 1972. Diagram Group. Musical Instruments of the World. New York: Facts on File, 1976. Ganske, Sharon. Making Marvelous Music Boxes. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 1997. Greenhow, Jean. Making Musical Miniatures. London: B T Batsford, 1979. 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Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Musical-box" . Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. Performance of Listen Thing and Pandora's Secret on a punched paper-tape controlled music box (video) Musical Box Society International Glossary of Terms Music Box Maniacs – a website dedicated to paper strip punch card music boxes Muro box - the first app-controlled music box Audio of historical music boxes[edit] Polyphon Music Box, made app. 1850 Mira Music Box – Sammy 1903 Mechanical Music Box – Auld Lang Syne Mechanical Music from Phonogrammarchiv of the Austrian Academy of Sciences LP vinyl record: "The Concert Regina Music Box and the Symphonium" (1977, Nostalgia Repertoire Records – Sonic Arts Corporation, 665 Harrison Street, San Francisco Ca. 94107, Curator: Leo de Gar Kulka, Record No. RR 4771 Stereo.) 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__label__cc	0.587768	0.412232	Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre TRECC Greg Norman Drive, Tamworth, New South Wales 2340 31°7′50″S 150°55′9″E / 31.13056°S 150.91917°E / -31.13056; 150.91917Coordinates: 31°7′50″S 150°55′9″E / 31.13056°S 150.91917°E / -31.13056; 150.91917 Tamworth Regional Council Tamworth Regional Entertainment Centre is an Australian arena, located approximately 5 km south of the Tamworth Central Business District, in the suburb of Hillvue. It is a multi-purpose centre, with a capacity of 5,100 and is the biggest of its kind, outside the NSW and south-east Queensland metropolitan areas. 1 Centre uses 2 Centre history 3 Concerts and events 3.1 Other events Centre uses[edit] Its biggest event, each year, is the CMAAs, The Country Music Awards of Australia, held in January, during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Other uses for the centre include: Trade Shows, Exhibitions and Product Launches Educational exhibitions Markets/Fairs Major event Dinners/Functions Indoor sporting events Centre history[edit] The construction of a large event centre capable of housing a variety of functions on a year-round basis and providing a facility capable of hosting Award ceremonies and concerts associated with the Annual Tamworth Country Music Festival has been on the “drawing boards” in Tamworth for at least 20 years. Tamworth City Council has decided to construct the Tamworth Regional Exhibition Centre as community owned asset. The Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Conference Centre has been designed to provide a venue suitable for the staging of multiplicity of large major events, including indoor sports events of an international standard.[citation needed] Concerts and events[edit] Artists that have performed at TREC include Bob Dylan, Cold Chisel, The Seekers, Leo Sayer, Silverchair, Powderfinger & Missy Higgins, among others. Australian bands Silverchair & Powderfinger played at the Centre, on 4 September 2007, during their Across the Great Divide Tour, in front of a crowd of 4,500 people.[1] Other events[edit] 2008 Young Drivers Expo Arrive alive Eastern University Games Australian Idol Capers School Specatucular Catholic Schools Celebrate… Case IH Product Launch Cold Chisel Concert of the Century Country Energy – Conference Doobie Bros Drums Tao – Unrivalled Drumming Sepctacular Energy Safety Solutions Exhibition & Competition Food Services Industry & Exhibition Jayco Australia/CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Jehovah Witness Annual Convention Local Government Stores Suppliers Exhibition Longway to the Top Livestock & Bulk Carriers Association – Conference & Exhibition Hats Off to Slim Dusty Harlem Gospel Choir Home & Leisure Shows Annual Jehovah's Witness District Convention Namoi Landcare Forum National MG Car Club Rally National View Club Conference North West Dance Festival NSW Country Gymnastics Championships Pink Floyd Tribute Rotary District Conference & Dinner Rural Critical Care Conference School Presentations & Formals Shell Rimula Rig of the Year Silverchair & Powerfinger Tour 75th Anniversary Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concert Toyota Country Theatre featuring Troy Cassar-Daley, Sara Storer, John Williamson, Melinda Schnieder, Colin Buchanan, Adam Brand, Gina Jeffreys and more! Tamworth & District Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Awards Thirty Merc Uniting Church Synod Conference & Dinner Westpac Helicopter Annual Ball & Auction Willie Nelson In Concert ^ "Bands raise the roof: Declare concert Tamworthy". Rural Press. Retrieved 10 September 2007. [permanent dead link] Fails Tube Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tamworth_Regional_Entertainment_Centre&oldid=845606701" Indoor arenas in Australia Buildings and structures in Tamworth, New South Wales New England (New South Wales) Music venues in Australia	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9333
__label__cc	0.508326	0.491674	Name Currency Lambertia echinata subsp. septentrionale Keighery ms This taxon name is not current. The available references for this name are: Lambertia echinata subsp. septentrionale Keighery ms is more recently known as Lambertia echinata subsp. occidentalis Keighery Reason: Keighery changed his mind on name before publication. What do the terms mean? Backward Reference References that link from new to old (e.g. “back to the previous name”), or from child to parent (e.g. “back up the taxonomic hierarchy”) The name is accepted for use in the Western Australian Flora Excluded name A name has been referred to in literature but is not present in Western Australia. This is a special case of a misapplied name. One reference will be present for each exclusion. Formally Described A name previously referred to informally with a manuscript or phrase name has subsequently been formally described. Forward Reference References that link from old to new (e.g. “forward to the new name”), or from parent to child (e.g. “down the taxonomic hierarchy”) Misapplied name A name has been used in literature that refers to one or more different taxa. One reference will be present for each taxon this name is misapplied against. Nomenclatural synonym A taxon has changed its relationship to other taxa but the circumscription is the same. This is the case in a generic revision, where only the generic epithet (and perhaps the suffix used on the specific epithet) changed. One reference will be present for each taxon this name is nomenclaturally synonymous with. Not Current (or Non-current) The name is not an accepted name for use in the Western Australian Flora Taxonomic synonym A name is recognised to be referring to the same taxon as an earlier published name. One reference will be present for each taxon this name is taxonomically synonymous with. See also: A longer explanation of these and other terms in our Plant Names Primer. A taxon name which is no longer current will retain its ‘Threatened’ status until publication of the next Threatened Flora - Rare Flora Notice.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9340
__label__cc	0.584555	0.415445	GATSD Extras November 27, 2018 by Rui, posted in GATSD Chapters, Gaze at the Scenes of Debauchery T/N Rui: Sorry for such a late update. I was busy with uni entrance exams (I live in the southern hemisphere, so we’ve got finals before Christmas :\). Hope you guys understand, and enjoy this chapter ! 🙂 [Extra 1] Yan Han – After You Left Yan Han has a lover who’s stayed together with him for more than ten years. He is called Wen Qing. When Wen Qing first left, Yan Han drowned his sorrows in alcohol everyday. When he became intoxicated from drinking too much and said these very words to other people, they would always correct him every time and emphasise that it was all in the past. Oh, that’s right, it was in the past. Later, there was another time when he got drunk, and forgot who spoke to him and said, “When you want to drink, at least you have our gang of friends as company whilst you drown yourself in alcohol. What about him? He stayed with you for half his lifetime, and didn’t even end up with a single friend.” Towards the end, that person also began to lament, “If you think about it, what’s the point in immersing yourself in love time and time again? So what was the point in him being like this? After that, Yan Han didn’t really drink anymore, nor did he frequently mention Wen Qing again. It was as if he locked up all his memories about the other person in a box, and would only dare to gently brush the dust on the lid when the emptiness in his heart drove him to the brink of madness in the middle of the night. Sometimes he would never mention a single word about him, but it wasn’t because he wanted to forget. Rather, it was because he couldn’t open his mouth, for as soon as he spoke he would be drowned in gushing waves of regret. Plus, he didn’t have the right to mention anything. Yan Han never thought of quitting smoking again. The only brand he smoked was Marlboro. But Wen Qing was no longer here. These days, there were people who had once again, started to continuously tell Yan Han that it was time for him to find a new partner. Yan Han narrowed his eyes. Yeah, it was time to find someone new. Hasn’t it already been another three years? That lady, Han Wei, was even married now. It seemed like she didn’t know about what happened to Wen Qing. A while back, he met her during a business trip to a tourist city. Han Wei was clearly very excited, and asked him if he knew how the other person was doing. She called him Wen Qing instead of Wen Ge. Her words were laced with hints of caution, as if she was afraid she had got the wrong person, and also as if she was afraid that she was being too abrupt. It had been too long since he last heard someone else speak of the name Wen Qing. For a moment, he felt taken back, and at the same time a slight sense of unfamiliarity. He then smiled as he nodded his head, “Wen Qing’s doing well, very well.” It was like he was comforting her, yet at the same time it felt as though he was merely deceiving himself. He found a cafe and sat down inside. He listened to Han Wei recount stories about Wen Qing. There were stories about the time when Wen Qing was still in County S, as well as tales of Wen Qing’s life in Australia of which she had heard from someone else. That person was probably Wen Bai. He was probably the only person in this world who would so conscientiously fabricate a world that Wen Qing was no longer a part of. His own memories and imaginations of Wen Qing would all end with an image of Wen Qing being covered up with a piece of white cloth. A desolate wash of a polychromatic palette of red. Perhaps the only reason why he was still living was because he was too afraid to go and see him. But then again, how could he possibly meet him? The other person had ascended to heaven, whilst he himself would fall into the depths of hell. Some people say, that once your memories have become blurry due to the influence of time, you would initially try to polish and discern them before eventually giving up in the end. Then when you rely on your imagination to recount your memories, it means you’ve become old. And together with the organ inside your chest that is struggling to continue beating, you would’ve inevitably… aged. When Yan Han looked at himself in the mirror in the morning, he discovered that another tuft of white hair had grown. The wrinkles between his brows could no longer be smoothed out. Yan Han suddenly remembered the dream he had last night. In the dream, Wen Qing had become an old man, and was watering the flowers on the balcony. He himself was wrapped in a thick padded jacket. He held a walking stick in his hands as he stood to the side and urged Wen Qing to quickly return inside. Wen Qing laughed and suddenly transformed back into his youthful appearance. His hair was ink-blank, and his eyes carried sparks of a youthful spirit. He was smiling. Wen Qing said that he was an old man now, and couldn’t continue living an unbridled life with him anymore. He tapped the other person with his walking stick out of anger, and asked why they couldn’t stay together anymore. Wen Qing raised a brow before he turned around and jumped off the tall building. He then woke up. His heart felt empty. It wasn’t until a long time after Wen Qing had left, did he remember what sounded off about Wen Qing’s words when he had told Wen Qing they would live a good life together in the future. Wen Qing didn’t include himself as the subject of the sentence. Wen Qing said, “You must remember to live a good life in the future.” He suddenly remembered back to the day when Wen Qing asked to break up a few years ago. Wen Qing dragged his suitcase and stood at the entrance. He left a few words behind before he exited. You should hurry and head back up. Don’t catch a cold. The other person had only been cruelly ruthless to himself. He squeezed out some time to visit Wuhan. There was now a lot more graffiti by the edge of the Yangtze River. There was a group of young people taking photos by the reed beds of the Hankow marshland. The place had grown a lot in prosperity. At night, he went and lounged in a pub. A lady wearing heavy makeup was playing the guitar as she sang on the stage as though she was murmuring to herself. Before we must discover that we shall end up with nothing, At least you can say, I understand, the ones who live are the loneliest. Everything I have is but a mere fluke, Whilst everything I have lost is life. When you no longer forget, nor think of the past, Yan Han suddenly had a thought. Loneliness wasn’t so bad. Wasn’t it just living through cycles and cycles of twelve years? Twelve years. [Extra 2 (1)] Wen Bai – Chest and Hand (1) Wen Bai was the typical tall, rich and handsome man. Coupled with his high EQ, he had always been the centre of attention ever since he was young. He had many past relationships with both men and woman. Yet, upon closer recollection, he couldn’t really remember any of them. He thought that there was nothing more to love than this. The more times you loved, the more boring it would get. Wen Bai was in the school’s Literature and Arts department back in university. He had participated in the production of a microfilm that was scripted by a philosophy professor. The film was called “Chest and Hand”. It sounded a bit strange, and so he borrowed the script to have a read. It was the voluptuous tale of licentious love making painted in scenes of debauchery. Later down the track, both the male and female protagonists ended up with their own respective partners. In the denouement of the story, their eyes teared up as their shoulders brushed against each other on the streets. Wen Bai didn’t really understand. Did they recognise each other in the end on the street? If they did, then why didn’t they greet each other? Their love for each other should be unforgettable as if it was engraved into their bones. Wen Bai laughed at such thoughts. Did eternal love even exist in this world? Did he himself even understand this concept of eternity? He then met Wen Qing. The other person was attractive, gentle, and always treated him like a child. When he completed his work well, Wen Qing would also reach out with his hand and caress his head. He would feel a sense of numb pleasure when the other’s fingertips brushed through his hair. He didn’t like how Wen Qing treated him like a child, but he enjoyed his interaction with Wen Qing. He didn’t originally have any other feelings towards Wen Qing. It wasn’t until he saw the love bite on Wen Qing’s neck, did a senseless anger suddenly swell inside his heart. When he asked Wen Qing whether he had a boyfriend or not, the other didn’t reply, opting to merely gaze back at him with a raised brow and a forced smile. It was like the other person was saying that he was asking too many questions. He felt irritated. Irritated at the fact that he had no right to meddle with Wen Qing’s personal life. For a moment, he even wanted to just pin Wen Qing down on the office desk and ruthlessly screw him, so that the other’s body would be filled with his own marks and scent. Just as he was about to do so, he suddenly felt confused. Why was he so angry? Did he like the other? Perhaps he did. He didn’t dwell on this question any further. After all, wouldn’t the answer become clear after they attempted a relationship together? He had never been rejected in his entire life. Perhaps Wen Qing really did have a boyfriend, but why would that be a problem anyways? It was merely a matter of time. He didn’t even plan on taking too much initiative. An appropriate amount of flirting and advances would be enough to make the other person cling onto him. He lifted the corners of his mouth, full of confidence that he had victory in the bag. On the night he knew of Wen Qing and Yan Han’s relationship… His resolve began to waver. If he didn’t take initiative, perhaps he would never be a part of Wen Qing’s life. But was it worth it? Yan Han wasn’t an easy opponent to take on. His sense of reason told him that it was time to let go. However, in the end, he still couldn’t restrain himself from asking the other person. He merely wanted to hear the other say that he was special to him. The only thing that was missing for him was an excuse. One that would make him completely break out of his cage of reason. One that would make him discard everything for Wen Qing, including his father and Wen Corporation. However, he didn’t hear the words he wished to hear. He silently agreed to Wen Qing’s resignation. He thought that he could let it go. After all, the probability of him liking the other wasn’t a hundred percent. That’s right, perhaps he liked him. He tried to forget Wen Qing. However, everytime he thought about the word ‘forget’, he would feel even more anxious and irritated. That day, when he went drinking at a bar with some other people, they began talking about Wen Qing and Yan Han. They mocked Wen Qing’s cowardice, and made a bet that Yan Han would never return to the path of virtue. They then recounted each and every one of Yan Han’s past misdeeds. Wen Bai’s uncontrollably clenched his hand, and his knuckles turned white causing him to almost crush the cup in his grasp. There was no way by which he could act like his past self and join the others in laughing at Wen Qing, whilst using his life as a topic for an after-dinner conversation. He understood Wen Qing. Wen Qing wasn’t the good-for-nothing type of person they described him to be. He was merely willing to lower himself for Yan Han’s sake. Twelve years. He kept a low profile for an entire twelve years. Perhaps Wen Qing understood the definition of an eternity engraved into one’s bones. It was just that the person whom he felt an eternal love for was not him. Wen Bai was actually quite cold-blooded, and lacked in emotion. He was skilled at creating a facade of himself, yet he wasn’t good at loving someone sincerely. However, every time he thought of Wen Qing, his heart would ache as if it was being wrenched. There was also a raging flame of desire amidst the pain. A desire for Wen Qing. He was going around in circles. He always had been. Advance. Give up. Move closer. Trial. All the way until Wen Qing jumped off a building. Perhaps he understood Wen Qing’s intentions for seeking death. However, in one’s lifetime, joy is only ever delivered by one’s own hands. Regardless of the promises and protection that other people gave him, as long as it was something he didn’t want, then it was all merely compulsion. Let him go. For the sake of his happiness. He was no longer here, yet time still continued to run. Tick after tick, minutes and seconds would pass by. It seemed as if another few years passed by. Company Yan had already shifted its core business to City W. Enterprise Wen held the larger end of the market in the city that Wen Qing had once existed in. His career grew in success, yet he never dated anyone again. His parents had now grown old, and no longer had the ability to govern over his life. The outside world was suspicious of his sexuality. There were even tabloids who exposed him for having physiological diseases. He just laughed when he read these articles. People merely lived for the sake of being happy themselves. He could allow himself to have unprincipled indulges in certain things, but not when it came to relationships. He didn’t plan on staying single. He was simply waiting. Waiting for the right one. That day, he returned to his university for the school’s anniversary as an honored alumnus. There was a recitation performance of a section from Whitman’s ‘Leaves of Grass’. The youth on the stage was wearing a white shirt. He stood in the center of the stage as the strong rays of light from the lighting shone on him, making his complexion seem slightly pale. “One wither’d rose put years ago for thee, dear friend; But I do not forget thee… No, While memories subtly play—the past vivid as ever…”[1] Wen Bai narrowed his eyes as he examined the youth’s face with his eyes. He felt as though he saw Wen Qing, and at the same time, as if he saw himself. The teenage boy’s name was Mo QiuNuo. He moved in with Wen Bai in less than two months’ time. When they made love, Wen Bai really liked it when Mo QiuNuo’s fingertips brushed through his hair. The slightly cold yet warm sensation seemed to have the power of an aphrodisiac. When Mo QiuNuo smiled, his eyes strongly resembled that of another person. However, Wen Bai wouldn’t let him know that. Wen Bai liked hearing Mo QiuNuo say ‘I love you’. He liked gazing into the tenderness that bloomed from within the youth’s eyes. He thought that perhaps there would come a day when he would fail to recollect Wen Qing’s gentleness. He thought that maybe there would be a day when the person he carried inside his heart would become the person that he currently held in his hands. An eternity engraved in one’s bones. Perfect Harmony. Chest and hand. [1] This section of the poem was originally in English. The author opted to omit out certain parts of the poem, and so as a translator, the verse was kept with these original intentions of the author. GATSD END Tagged Chinese-English, Novel, Trigger warning 24 thoughts on “GATSD Extras” FistFullofDollars says: Thank you! I’m so glad for these extras. They give more of a sense of resolution even if there’s still despair. Oh my heart – and now I have to go to work! Dancing Dolphin Yo! says: I am crying . It was beautiful. Not ever romances are sweet. And I’m glad that Wen Bai tried to move on from Wen Qing (Though I’m glad he didn’t end up with WQ as they never seem compatible in my opinion. Even if he tried , he could only be a side character in story for me. ) Although I resent WQ for taking the cowardly route , sometimes depression tends to do such things. I have no sympathy towards YH , he got what he deserved ( Again I’m glad that he didn’t move on from WQ, he is the type who wouldn’t be able to love other person fairly as far as I can interpret ) But if WQ was alive, I would’ve wanted them to both be single and live apart from each other. WQ to heal his wounds and YH to reflect upon his mistakes. Thankyou for translating this beautiful novel ! I could really experience the feels and the poetic writing that the author wanted to convey , so Kudos to the translator. ( Although , this novel has resolved me to avoid tragedies in future lol ) (Let me curl up on my bed and cry for a few nights T-T) Lippy says: You know, it’s like you took the words right out of my mouth, I was going to write exactly the same text 🙂 the only part of your comment with which I disagree is that I do not judge WQ for what he did, I don’t consider him being a coward, he simply didn’t have another choice, he loved YH, he was the love of his life and WQ was the type of person to have a single, profound love through all his lifetime, he was not happy living single after he left YH, but he couldn’t live with him also: he was hurt too much and the dissapointment was too great. What could he choose? To live with YH but not being able to forgive him, or to live alone, but to not be able to forget about him? So from my POV it was the only possible choice for him in the end. I also don’t judge him. I agree its the perfect ending for WQ. He was in a tight spot. Depression tends to bring out the worst. The feeling of helplessness and hopelessness , the feeling of not having anything when you do have it with you , all of it leads to certain decisions. It was his choice and I respect that. Its just that I have an aversion towards “suicide ” in general Also, thank you a lot for translating this beautiful extras, it was really worth waiting! Blood says: Thanks for the extras! 💕💕 hiraya says: So damn good. From start to end!!! Thank you for the extras. I think this is one of those love stories that makes you reflect on your own life. I just wish WQ was stronger and loved himself more than YH. If he did, maybe he would have been able to live a good life. Milly says: if only yan didnt follow him to city S. he was recuperating VERY WELL until he came to him. HE WOULDVE BEEN STILL ALIVE QAQ also i feel that wq was heckin strong enduring for 12 years bruh… bruh he was freakishly strong. LunaMochi says: Thank you for the update T-T I really hate Yan Han he was so mean and disrespectful towards Wen Qing. T-T Tsukisuki says: What an ending! This paragraph is so perfect that it made me fell into sadness once again. WB is deluding himself and YH could not move on from the past. Thank you Rui for translating this extra for us. Wishing you good grades for your exams. leprofessionalhobo says: Thank you for the update! Ahhh how I wish Wen Qing could’ve stayed alive… 😭😭😭 But I guess this was the ending that should’ve been expected… Priyandra says: This story still make me difficult to breathe kurs303insanity013 says: Same. I just finished not long ago. Still can’t breathe air is being blocked. Tanzmoon says: This novel was heart wrenchingly painful. I finally moved on but after reading these extras my heart hurts again. Though I know it’s only a novel but some parts of it is so damn true and I can actually relate, not personally but to other people in real life. I really feel resentful to YH, he destroyed someone with full awareness of what he was doing, and WQ deserved a happier and better life. He seemed like truly a beautiful person but why was he so selfless in the beginning of the relationship. I wish he was strong enough to leave YH the first or even the second time YH cheated on him. He’d have a much better future. I really hope no one in life goes through such experiences. All 3 of their experiences. MikaKyo says: Thank you so much for the update and for giving me another closure T.Tb I read all of this under 2 hours. I’m crting and choking on the emotions right now. Being drowned in the feels this book gave off. Now another story to add so I can cry myself during the night, when I can’t sleep. oh…dear…….i…run of out words to said…..whatever it was….i kinda happy..also sad….hmmm no idea what to said now…anyway thank for~~ beamsprout says: hello it is me. Thank you for the extra! This has really been one of the more somber stories that I have. Here’s what I think: Wen Qing did not take the “cowardly route” by committing suicide. After years and years of emotional abuse, there were only two things he could do. First, he could leave Yan Han and live by himself. However, Wen Qing knew that if he left, Yan Han would never truly leave him in peace. He would always try to reconnect with Wen Qing in any way possible. Even then, if Yan Han Left him alone, there’s still his imprint in Wen Qing’s life. A sort of unconscious anxiety would overtake his life and leave him no better than if he was still with Yan Han. Second, he could take his own life. In his eyes, he has wasted his youth with Yan Han and he should only accept the inevitable; Yan Han was killing him. Although it may seem as if he has chosen to “avoid” his problems, to me, it seems that that was the only way he could accept what his life has been. A toy to Yan Han. A trial for Wen Bai. Nearing the end of the story, we are aware that Wen Qing does not have any family, friends, or faith that would help him continue living. After years of emotional abuse, he can no longer form trust and emotional connections with other people. He has become desensitized to emotions such as joy, pain, love, and is merely a shell of his former self. With nothing to really live for, why would he, essentially, sell himself to Yan Han. Although I do not commend suicide, in the context of this story and of what Wen Qing was subject to, I understand why Wen Qing did it. Yan Han, on the other hand, is a whole different story. I would say that he an unredeemable person to say the least. Within their relationship, he failed to communicate his feelings with Wen Qing and tell him what he wanted from their relationship. Although we don’t really know why he started having affairs, we know that he does it purposefully. He knew that the affairs he was having was wrong, yet he still followed his lust. He so blatantly lied to Wen Qing, that they were really two people living with each other. The intimate connection they once had has clearly been extinguished. At some point in the story, the two are having intercourse. Yan Han is there treating Wen Qing as any other lover, but Wen Qing feels nothing. This pretty much summarizes what their relationship has become. For Yan Han, a fake passion that has simply become a routine. For Wen Qing, a soul-stealing act. The two are clearly not good for each other. You know, I love a possessive main as much as the next person, but Yan Han Treats Wen Qing as a commodity and not his partner. What I fail to see in him is why he continuously decides to hurt Wen Qing. Why does he subject him the emotional torture he knowingly causes. I hated his belief that Wen Qing would always be “clean” for him. Wen Qing is his own person and is in his own right to have done what he did. Yan Han does not deserve to move on from Wen Qing and should fear facing him again. I do wish we could hear from Wen Qing again, though. Yeah, that’s just what I think. Thanks for the reading and keep up the good work! beamsprout ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ Natural Sapphire says: Thay was sad but very heart-touching. I felt like this was the sequel of some of the happily ever after stories we read. I just wish there will be sequel reborn story. violunaisme says: I’ve been having the urge to say that, there are hings that are too late to ever be made, like YH he would’ve never lost WQ if he told those words to him a years before or he should’ve treasured him more or he never did those things in the first place but no he didn’t so he have to feel more remorse he have to pay for making WQ suffer by his hands for 10 years 10 folds! just random rambling… Chalisa Rakarcheep says: I shouldn’t have read this before going to bed. Now I’m feeling very depressed. This story is very relatable to real life story. There are lots of people who bear to stay in such toxic relationship because of love and attachment, the feeling that although we hurt each other but it’s suffocating to separate. I’m the one who is particularly fear of meeting such a relationship in my life. It damn hurts. Why dont wen qing go to south korea, do some plastic surgery, and then go neither to africa or alaska and never be found ever after, living in the jungle doesnt sounds bad. And jungle or north pole have a very area to seach, you can hide until yh death come upon? Even if its only imagination lol i just wish he didnt take that path. janee canete says: this story has stabbed , cut, wrecked and ruined my heart. it was such a good read and a change of common stories. thank you dear author and translator you really did a great job ….	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9352
__label__cc	0.691494	0.308506	J. Stephen Downie Professor, School of Information Sciences Associate Dean for Research, School of Information Sciences Professor, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) Emailjdownie@illinois.edu Press/Media (1) PhD, Library and Information Science, Western Ontario, 1993 – 1999 MLIS, Library and Information Science, Western Ontario, 1992 – 1993 BA, Music Theory and Compostion, Western Ontario, 1984 – 1988 BMus, Music, Queen's University, 1983 – 1984 J. Stephen Downie is Associate Dean for Research and a Professor at GSLIS, and the Illinois Co-Director of the HathiTrust Research Center. He has been an active participant in the digital libraries and digital humanities research domains. He is best known for helping to establish an vibrant music information retrieval research community. Since 2005, he has directed the annual Music Information Retrieval Evaluation eXchange (MIREX). He also was a founder of the International Society Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR) and its first president. LIS560LE Digital Libraries (FA 2015) Design and evaluation of IR systems, including multimedia music information retrieval; the political economy of internetworked communication systems; database design; Web-based technologies. Workset Creation for Scholarly Analysis: Prototyping Project Researchers rely on collections of books and other materials to support their scholarship. From these collections, scholars select, organize, and refine the worksets that will answer to their particular research objectives. The requirements for those worksets are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, both as humanities scholarship has become more interdisciplinary and as it has become more digital. HathiTrust + Bookworm Project The HathiTrust Research Center (HTRC) is partnering with the Cultural Observatory team that developed the Google Books Ngram Viewer together with Google. The goal of this collaboration is to implement a greatly enhanced open-source version of the Cultural Observatory’s open-source “Bookworm” text analysis and visualization tool designed to assist scholars to meet the challenges posed by the massive scale of the HT corpus. We are calling our multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional... MIREX Next Generation The “Music Information Retrieval Evaluation eXchange” (MIREX) is the annual cycle of events wherein music information retrieval (MIR) researchers come together to investigate how well their innovative MIR algorithms perform. MIREX has played a pivotal role in the growth and success of the MIR research community, evaluating over 1,068 algorithms across 23 unique MIR task categories. Notwithstanding its growth and success, the research landscape in which MIREX resides has evolved considerably... Software Environment for the Advancement of Scholarly Research (SEASR) Z665 Library Science. Information Science proof-of-concept omeka ZA Information resources Digital libraries Engineering & Materials Science Information retrieval Engineering & Materials Science Computer music Engineering & Materials Science Information retrieval systems Engineering & Materials Science Metadata Engineering & Materials Science music Social Sciences information retrieval Social Sciences Semantics Engineering & Materials Science 75 Conference contribution Guest editors’ introduction to the special issue on digital libraries for musicology Page, K. R. & Downie, J. S., Mar 5 2019, In : International Journal on Digital Libraries. 20, 1 Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial At the Nexus of Data and Collections: New Affordances in the Age of Mass-Scale Digital Libraries Downie, J. S., Lorang, E., Soh, L. K., Bainbridge, D., McIntyre, S. & Page, K., May 23 2018, JCDL 2018 - Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 313-314 2 p. (Proceedings of the ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries). Image analysis Capisco: low-cost concept-based access to digital libraries Hinze, A., Bainbridge, D., Cunningham, S. J., Taube-Schock, C., Matamua, R., Downie, J. S. & Rasmussen, E., Mar 14 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal on Digital Libraries. p. 1-28 28 p. Exploratory Investigation of Word Embedding in Song Lyric Topic Classification: Promising Preliminary Results Choi, K. & Downie, J. S., May 23 2018, JCDL 2018 - Proceedings of the 18th ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., p. 327-328 2 p. JazzCats: Navigating an RDF triplestore of integrated performance metadata Bangert, D., Downie, J. S., Nurmikko-Fuller, T. & Hao, Y., Sep 28 2018, Proceedings of DLfM 2018: 5th International Conference on Digital Libraries for Musicology. Association for Computing Machinery, p. 74-77 4 p. View all 108 research output Word Frequencies in English-Language Literature, 1700-1922 (0.2) Underwood, T. (Creator), Capitanu, B. (Creator), Organisciak, P. (Creator), Bhattacharyya, S. (Creator), Auvil, L. (Creator), Fallaw, C. (Creator), Downie, J. S. (Creator), HathiTrust, 2015 DOI: 10.13012/J8JW8BSJ Project will help researchers explore big data in HathiTrust digitized library Ted Underwood & J. Stephen Downie Press/Media: Research	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9353
__label__cc	0.625849	0.374151	Return to Photo Gallery Home. Return to FFSFBA Home. Canada Photos: Ontario, Manitoba, Maritimes Journal of the San Francisco Ambassadors on the Canada Exchange (including a pre-exchange trip to the Maritimes) August 29 to September 20, 2008 Photos by Exchange Director Barry Rader Canada Journal: Ontario, Manitoba, Maritimes Exchange with Greater Hamilton/Burlington, Ontario A Travel Day to Greater Hamilton-Burlington, Ontario Friendship Force club By Gail This morning Deborah Stover, our fantastic tour guide from Caravan Tours, has us up and out of the village of Dundee to travel to the Halifax Airport, where our next adventure will begin for our two exchanges. (I realize my home stay will be in the town of Dundas, Ontario, wonder what the relationship might be?) To keep us from �NAPPING,� Deborah supplied us with more history via a movie title, �Royale Tattoo� which is a tale of the celebration of July 7th in Canada. Then of course a few more musical tunes performed by local Canadians. At last 11:00am, starting to bid our �Adieu� to all fellow traveler�s, hugs for the Deborah, tips for the driver! The Halifax Airport knew that the FFSFBA Club had a 4 hour layover. They provided us with a sneak preview of their annual air show routines over the skyways of the airport. Those members that were Flying Machine Buffs, enjoyed viewing the 9 Red & White Snowbirds (modern counter insurgency�Tudor, Canadian), 3 Yellow� �Yellow Jackets� (Harward of WW II vintage, from the 40�s, as seen in �Tora Tora�), US�Globe Master, and 2 B2 Bombers Play & Track. Now, if Hurricane Hanna came through that coming Sunday, the Canadian Coast Guard would be busy, and the show would be on hold. Now for others to pass the time away, you could find a few of the happy travelers lunching at the local Canadian Eateries such as Tim Horton�s, Maritime Ale House, Lower Level Deli, followed by an ice cream delight at Nestle Creamery. Since we were unable to check our luggage, we posted our own SFFSBA Security Sentries on a rotation schedule. Of course we had our shoppers, finding wonderful Canadian made items, such as Pot Holders of Bearded Collies, literature on The Halifax Explosion, Pewter Butterfly Pins, and local artist�s paintings and stationary. My treasure are cards with the beautiful �Pink Lady Slippers� the flower of Prince Edwards Island (an endangered species), the artist, Marilyn Hatfield personally signed them for me. Finally, the announcement, Flight 833 to Hamilton ready to board! At the Hamilton Airport we are greeted by our hosts from the Hamilton/Burlington Club, and then rushed off to enjoy a Formal Sit Down, four (4) courses Pot Luck Dinner in the home of Andrew and Janis Muller, Exchange Director. In attendance were no less than 55 hosts and ambassadors. What a festive feast after a very long day�s travel. Kitchener/Waterloo, St. Jacobs Market, Mennonite Museum, Webers' Mennonite Farm By Martha and Bill Crowe This was the day that we headed to Kitchener/Waterloo. Our first stop was St Jacobs Market where we were greeted with visual treats on every front. We found a huge assortment of food vendors, from those who brought local home-grown produce to those who sold strawberries/raspberries from California, cheaper than we can buy them in CA. The produce was lush and beautiful and made us want to buy and buy. The market also housed specialty shops in a building�crafts, clothing, cheeses, meats (including peameal bacon), quilts�you name it, they had it. After this, we ventured into St. Jacobs and visited the Mennonite Museum where we learned about the Old Order Mennonites whom we saw at the market. Their beliefs center on very plain, simple living as exemplified by their clothing and use of horse and buggies. Their early beginnings were in Europe and during the reformation were persecuted. They now are in 75 countries with a variety of living styles but all based on compassion and peace. We then proceeded to the Webers� farm for a visit and dinner. The Webers are Mennonites and we were served a bountiful dinner in their charming/warm kitchen. This included a variety of homemade treats: pickles, cole slaw, sausage, creamed potatoes, bread, and sugar and raspberry pies. All the dishes were washed by hand by Mr. and Mrs. Weber between dinner sittings. We then drove over the last covered bridge in Canada. On our way home, we passed miles of corn, soy beans, alfalfa, and farms. Brandy on our hosts� patio with their view of Toronto across Lake Ontario! A lovely, lovely day. We all gathered at the GO Station�Government of Ontario�and were met by Neil and the school bus. Neil is a retired policeman who drives a school bus for special occasions, so F.F. paid for the school bus, and Neil donated his driving time. This was a very rainy day, so we modified the touring. We were off to downtown Toronto where we were let off in an area of high density condos close to the trains. We went into a building designed by Santiago Calatrava�huge domed ceiling surrounded by white ribs rising that accentuated the height. After this we went into the underground area that makes Toronto habitable in the winter�many, many stores and restaurants wandering all over with compass directions on the ceilings and signs to guide you to the stores. There is even the fa�ade of an old bank building inside this complex. The arts are alive and well�the Government gave 40% and the rest was private money for the ballet/opera house, The Four Seasons Center. The first Four Seasons hotel is in Toronto and the founder still lives there. There is a very large China Town plus many special areas. Canada receives 250,000 immigrates a year, but approximately 125,000 end up in Toronto. The Toronto Film Festival was in full swing and is a huge gathering. New facilities are being built and people in Toronto are dedicated movie goers. One square mile in the heart of the city holds the 6 Jesuit colleges�the largest university in Canada. Unlike the U.S. colleges, sports do not take center stage. We drove through many neighborhoods including: Hazleton Ave with Victorian row houses that are walking distance to the university; Forest hill which is a very affluent, older area with a 15 minute drive to downtown; Roxborough has huge, brick, single family homes and backs up onto a park; Rosedale is one square mile of large brick homes; and Church Street which is part of the gay community. (The Canadian Government has legalized gay marriages.) Jane Jacobs, a professor from the states, came to Toronto and has had a huge, positive impact on the design of the city. We walked through the Queen Street Mal�20 years old, seven stories high, and glass ceiling. We then attended a wonderful organ concert at the Anglican Cathedral followed by a walk to the waterfront. Here the walk is close to the shore with less grass and more walking space. We headed back to the GO station and dinner with our hosts. Monday, September 8 Haliburton Highlands with hosts, The Sculpture Forest, Fenelon Falls, Minden Wild Water Reserve By Lori English We stayed at Ted & Gail Morris's cottage at Haliburton Highlands with our host Jill Regoeczi, Gail Boyd, Pat and Dave Fortmeier. We awoken late Monday morning to the smell of cinnamon rolls and hot coffee. After our delicious breakfast I walked down to the Lake and took pictures. We then left to meet the Haliburton Friendship Force Club and their ambassadors from the Romania Club, at The Sculpture Forest. All the sculptures were done by local artists. Next we headed to Skyline Park for a picnic lunch overlooking a speculator view of the city. Our hosts took us to the home of Barbara Joy Peel. A local artist who does pottery. She showed us around her studio. Pat had previously bought one of the bracelets that she had made. Next we went to the local dairy in Kawartha to have ice cream before heading home. They had unusual names for their flavors. I had "Unloaded and Locked" named after the 100 year celebration of the Locks. Gail had "Sugar Shack" and Pat "Bear Claw." Next we headed to Fenelon Falls and Minden Wild Water Reserve, white water rapids, which they had put a bid in for the Olympics. Arrived back at the cottage at 5:00 p.m. Ted had made Lamb shank in the crock-pot. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner and after Ted told a Ghost Story about the 1812 war that he had written. Tired from our long and satisfying day, we all went to bed early. Tuesday, September 9 Haliburton Highlands cottage hosting, Esson Lake By Pat Fortmeier Dave and I were guests of our hosts Gail and Ted Morris at their cottage in the Haliburton Highlands. Gail Boyd and Lori English and their host Jill Regoeczi were also guests of the Morrises. This morning Ted fixed us all a �farm� breakfast of pancakes made on the griddle at the table. Our hosts had arranged for their lake neighbor, Joey, to give us all a pontoon boat ride around their lake. Esson or Otter Lake is about 5 km long with many bays to explore. Some of the trees were just beginning to change color so it was a lovely and chilly ride on the beautiful lake. The high light was seeing 3 or 4 loons. Loons are about the size of a large duck or small goose. Their plumage is largely black-and-white with a white belly. They have a spear-shaped bill and sit low on the water. On Monday, I had purchased a pewter pin of a loon with babies. We had a lunch of sandwiches and some leftovers. After preparing the �cabin,� we left for Toronto about 3:00 p.m. Esson Lake is about 3 hours from Toronto. On the way home we again went through the township of Uxbridge where Lucy Maude Montgomery, the author of ANNE OF GREEN GABLES, had lived with her minister husband, Rev. Ewen Macdonald. We also stopped for ice cream at an antiques store near Eldon. Jill did a great job of following our car until near the airport and then decided it was better to proceed on to her own home. Gail, Ted, Dave and I ate dinner at an Italian Restaurant with pretty stained glass. The owner is a friend of Ted�s from Masons. Niagara Falls Day By David Fortmeier We left about 8:00 a.m. after breakfast. Ted drove us to the Power Centre in Burlington to meet the school bus. The QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) is the first four lane highway in North America. It goes from Toronto to Niagara and then on to Buffalo. The Niagara Peninsula has a lot of German names. Many Mennonites and United Mennonite Brethren came up from PA. They raised fruit and nut trees. For a long time one had to be German to get elected in Niagara on the Falls. Hamilton is still considered the peach belt. We passed the Hamilton steel mills. 40% of the population of Canada is in Ontario. We received a little economic comparison of Canada and the United States. The two countries have had trade wars especially over lumber. We now have a free trade agreement concerning automobiles. All basic health care is taken care of and paid for by taxes. Neil Stephenson was the driver of the bus and Ellen Ackerman was our leader today. We drove by the Welland Canal (it goes from Montreal to Lake Ontario and opened in 1959). It is closed from December to April. There are 15 locks and 4 different canals have been built over the years. The canal allows ships to avoid Niagara Falls by traversing the Niagara Escarpment. We had a 45 minute presentation at the IMAX Theatre with examples of the �containers� used to go over the falls. Rossi Glass is located next door to the IMAX Theatre where we took a tour and saw them blowing glass. They are noted for their cranberry glass which is shipped throughout Canada and the United States. Lunch was at the Royal Canadian Legion #51. We had a buffet lunch of sandwiches, chips, and fruit. We were all given many pins. Gail Boyd met her friends from the Niagara Falls FF. They then proceeded to the Casino which had beautiful flowers outside. The rest of us proceeded onto Skylon Tower which is the most famous landmark next to the Falls. From the Tower we had great views of both falls. Niagara Falls is divided into the Horseshoe Falls and the American Falls. The Horseshoe Falls drops about 173 feet; the height of the American Falls varies between 70-100 feet because of the presence of giant boulders at its base. The Horseshoe Falls is also much wider. Our next �tourist� stop was the trip on the Maid of the Mist. We were all issued bright blue ponchos to help keep us dry while getting up close to the falls in the mist. The Niagara Falls are renowned both for their beauty and as a valuable source of hydroelectric power. After the boat ride we walked along the boardwalk for beautiful shots of the falls with the rainbow. It was almost raining next to the buildings. After boarding the bus we went to see the cable cars which cross the river. Our final photo stop was at the floral clock. On the way back to Hamilton/Burlington we heard about the Battle of Stoney Creek during the War of 1812. The battle is commemorated in the song �Billy Green.� Annually the battle is re-enacted. Ted and Gail were waiting when the bus arrived. We drove on Lakeshore in Burlington to get to our dinner host. Ted said it was faster than the freeway and much prettier. They get a moderating affect from the Lake so they have less snow. The area has always been very treed. Gail grew up on Rossmoor Blvd. Our dinner host was Marion Kiddell who refers to Ted and Gail as the friendlies. She is a widow whose husband had been an Anglican priest. Marion is now 90 years old and prepared the whole dinner herself. She also sang for us. What a delightful day! By David B. Gustavson We got up at 6:30, left home at 7:30, caught a transit bus at 9:00 at Aldershot. There were people standing. We rushed from the bus to our commuter train, scheduled for 9:07 departure from Burlington's Fairview GO station, worried that our group might be split up, but the train waited long enough for us to catch it if we really hurried, so we all made it. The train left at 9:18. We bought day passes, which cost $8.60 for seniors. Once in Toronto, our leader, Ted Morris, took us on the subway to the Exposition stop. Ted explained that Toronto really didn't exist until the American Revolution. During the Irish Potato Famine the population doubled in one year! Toronto is built on landfill from Union Station to Lake Ontario. The Americans burned the government building in York (now Toronto), so the British burned the American mansion incompletely in retaliation. The damage was concealed by whitewash, making it our White House! The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse in Toronto was not moved when the old harbor was filled in, so it's quite misplaced today, right in the city. We next visited Lil' Norway, where we ate our picnic lunches in the park. There we saw some interesting memorial stones and sculptures honoring the Irish. At Queens Quay we took the 1:45 Island Ferry, the "William Inglis," which went to Center Island and then we got off at Wards Island. We walked around and looked at the old houses there. The islands were built by a "reciprocal current" from Niagara. At 3:45 we returned by ferry to Toronto, and used a transfer to catch a tram. It was very slow due to problems with the tracks. We (Lorne Hill, Dave and Dee, and Louise and Wil) ate dinner at the Mill Street Brewpub, in an area where old industrial buildings have been transformed into an interesting upscale shopping area. Dave and Dee split a Cottage Pie with salad and Dave tried a local Cobblestone stout. We then caught bus 72a back to Union Station, where we caught the train to Burlington, where we expected to get off and catch a transit bus to Aldershot, the reverse of our morning's procedure. We were scattered across several train cars. OOPS! The system unexpectedly changed, running that train all the way to Aldershot instead. Some of us got off at Burlington as we'd been instructed, but noticed most of us had stayed on board, and fortunately all of us managed to re-board in time! A careful head count at Aldershot verified that we'd all arrived OK. Whew! How many ways can things go wrong??. Wings of Paradise butterfly farm, Farewell Party By Dee Gustavson This was an exciting day for our hosts, Lorne and Angela Hill, because they got a high-speed internet connection installed that morning. Of course Dave was pleased, because now he could pick up emails easily and connect to the internet. While Angela went to work, Lorne grilled cheese sandwiches for our lunch, then took Dave and me sightseeing to Wings of Paradise, a butterfly farm in Cambridge. What a lovely place, with many varieties of butterflies flitting about in the tropical setting. Some were eating, and some just crawling out of their chrysalis, drying their wings off before getting ready to fly. The butterflies were beautiful, including the blue, iridescent Morpho from Central America. They're the most difficult to photograph, because they don't seem to land very often and when they do land, they raise their wings and hide the bright blue. Enroute back to our hosts' home, we stopped at a Salvation Army store to check out bargains. More chances to fill up our luggage! (We discovered that Angela and I both love garage sales and bargains, and we went to at least 20 sales the morning we left! I found some neat toys and children's books for our granddaughter, plus a jacket and sewing patterns for me.) We hurried home in order to change clothes for the Farewell Party. On the way to Hamilton, we picked up Angela at her job at the University of Guelph. The Farewell Party was a lovely, memorable event held at Tucker's Market Place. The bountiful buffet offered many kinds of meat, vegetables, breads and desserts. After we were all stuffed with delicious food, the program began. Janis Muller expressed appreciation to us for coming, and thanked everyone who worked on the exchange. She declared the exchange a success, and indeed it was! Barry Rader and Reno-Tahoe's ED Elinor Berger thanked Janis and all the hosts for making the exchange possible. Each club then entertained the other with songs. Our club sang "Red River Valley," "Consider Yourself One of Us," and our own Canada-specific words (thanks, Gail!) to the tune of "42nd Street." The Burlington-Hamilton Club sang Friendship Force words to the tune of "The Happy Wanderer." Our club joined them in singing their national anthem, "O Canada," and the evening concluded with "Let There Be Peace." After we got home, Angela and I had fun playing a game of Scrabble, (she won!) and then we packed our suitcases and headed to bed at 1 a.m! The week had flown by and we had seen and done a lot, including my favorites: having dinner with the Mennonites, and seeing the Canadian side of Niagara Falls! Best of all, we learned a lot about Canada and made many new friends. McMaster's University; Farewell Brunch; Leaving for Winnipeg, Manitoba By Louise Heiduk The morning started a little later than usual. We slept until 7:30. Breakfast took a long time as we spent a long time talking together. After breakfast we took a walk along the escarpment to enjoy the view of the city. When the computer Dr arrived we drove to McMaster's University with Colleen. We walked around campus and visited the art museum. We then went to the home of Janis and Andy for a farewell brunch where we enjoyed visiting with all the hosts one last time. When the sing-along started we had to leave as we had left our luggage at Peter and Colleen's home. After we picked up our luggage we continued to the airport to catch the plane to Winnipeg. At Winnipeg our hosts were waiting and our second adventure began. Ontario \| Manitoba \| Maritimes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9356
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__label__wiki	0.561298	0.561298	August 17, 2017 July 28, 2017 Ian G. Wilson (Book Review) The Clairvoyants by Karen Brown By Ian G. Wilson I’ve read many fine mysteries in my time, among them those that feature eccentric amateur sleuths, tough private eyes, sensitive police officers and quirky pathologists. But I’ve never encountered a murder mystery quite as intriguing as Karen Brown’s The Clairvoyants. For one thing, it’s not clear that it is a murder mystery, or even that there are suspects in a crime, until about midway through the book. Also, it concerns two separate murders, one committed in the past and one in the present by different people. Despite this lack of “whodunit” feel, I found myself willingly snared into reading about the strange lives of the characters and fascinated by Brown’s excellent storytelling technique. We first meet Martha (our narrator) and her sister Del as children growing up on a Connecticut estate where their great-grandfather has leased a large tract of land to “The Spiritualists by the Sea,” a semi-religious paranormal group who have built cottages and a church on the site. One of the tricks the girls like to play is to hold mock séances for the spiritualists in which they pretend to contact the dead, hoping to pick up enough cash to buy lipstick or chewing gum. But Martha soon realizes that she is actually sensing images of the dead, and her messages from the beyond are more accurate than sham mediums could produce. The girls grow up in an unusual environment, and their family and friends are peculiar. There is the grandfather who made his living by selling lightning rods, an odd but I suppose necessary occupation. There is a great-aunt who is a nun who sits in the barn reading her missal while the grandfather works. The children’s mother seems distant and dysfunctional, though two other sisters grow up to have kids and live relatively “normal” lives. Then there is the estate itself, which is remarkably posh, with its gingerbread cottages built by the spiritualists, a beach, a swimming pool, and an adjacent golf course. Fast forward several years. We learn that Del has had a breakdown and been sent to an inpatient psychiatric facility. Martha moves away to Ithaca to study photography at the university. She rents a room in an old house with a peculiar pot smoking landlord named Geoff who has a habit of lending his beat up old car to his friends and tenants. Through Geoff, Martha meets Anne, a terminal cancer patient living in the small town of Milton. She serves as a kind of surrogate mother to a group of attractive young women whom Martha refers to disparagingly as the “Milton girls.” Alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana are dispensed freely at their get-togethers. Then Del returns. She has checked herself out of the facility and has come to find her sister, but she rapidly, and with more enthusiasm, takes up with the Milton crowd, though she sublets an apartment in the same Ithaca building as her sister. Their relationship is interesting. Martha’s mother wants her to look after Del, but Del seems to be the one pulling the strings and brings Martha along to the Milton gatherings. When Del heads off on her own after one of these, we get a sense of Martha’s love/hate relationship with her sister as she drives home alone in Geoff’s car: Del didn’t have a cell phone, and I didn’t know the town well enough to find her, although I could guess where she’d gone with the owner of the Firebird—some unmarked road leading to a lakeside, or up a rutted, abandoned cart path to some dark field to have sex. I could only hope that Randy was, as Geoff suggested ‘a good sort,’ and I gave up, finally, and found the main road out of the village, following Geoff’s directions back through the empty stretch of open land, past the garden store with its sheds for sale, its lawn statuary, its jewel colored globes shimmering. Del wasn’t an innocent. She always went after what she wanted, while I waited behind, the cautious bystander, embarrassed by the virginity I kept a secret. ‘Sister,’ Del would call me, after our great-aunt, and it annoyed me just to think about her saying it. From the start, it is clear that Martha has the gift (or curse) of seeing dead people. This, to a great extent, isolates her from the others, and we sense her self-imposed distancing of herself from those around her. Strangely and impulsively, she marries William, a photography teacher at the university and one of Anne’s friends. This comes as an out-of-the-blue surprise, given her lack of previous close relationships and her ambivalence toward William himself, with whom her affair is almost strictly sexual. William is photographing a series of “sleep studies,” the nature of which is only gradually revealed, as he is highly secretive about them, not even showing the prints to his wife. We sense the tension in their marriage almost immediately, as in the following quote: Upstairs, I found William loading film into his camera. He whistled at me as I walked in. ‘Look at you,’ he said. ‘You like it?’ I crossed the room, pivoted like a model on a runway, and walked back to the door. ‘It will be perfect for the hunt.’ He laughed. ‘I forgot about that. Do you want me to bag you a hare?’ ‘Is that how it works? The men kill a harmless creature as a token of their love?’ He held up the camera, advancing the film with his thumb. ‘Marriage isn’t suiting you,’ he said. Where once I would have felt guilty, at fault for failing to be the wife he’d expected, I felt only anger. I unzipped the dress and let it fall to the floor. ‘I want a white one.’ ‘That’s a snowshoe,’ he said, curious, unsure. ‘Given the foxes haven’t eaten them all, I’ll see what I can do.’ The book continues with Martha trying to extricate herself from her new social and marital entanglements, but not before she has uncovered the bizarre secret of the Milton crowd and landed herself in serious danger. Her relationship with Del becomes strained, and we see yet another role reversal between the sisters. Flashbacks reveal that there is a sinister aspect to Del and Martha’s childhood. All this developing tension leads to a climax which is chilling, to say the least. At certain points in the novel, Martha reminds me vaguely of Meursault in Camus’ L’etranger, observing things happening around her without ever really having an emotional stake in them. Brown’s choice of uncomplicated sentence structures and vocabulary emphasize this detachment, and the almost Spartan language works well to develop the sense of isolation and desolation that Martha experiences as part of her gift. This applies to the atmosphere of the book as well, where the descriptions of fall and winter settings become all the more eerie through almost scientifically precise details. Because of Brown’s adroitness in using a detached perspective, and because the killings work mostly as devices to develop character, I am inclined to classify The Clairvoyants as a literary novel with murders in it rather than a murder mystery in which detection of the crimes plays the central role. It is a haunting novel, unlike anything I have reviewed for Fourth & Sycamore, though perhaps somewhat akin to Rebecca in terms of the unfolding of the plot. I recommend it highly not just to fans of sophisticated mysteries, but to readers who like sophisticated novels in general. Karen Brown is a relative newcomer to the fiction market, and has published a couple of short story collections and one previous novel. Her collection, Little Sinners and Other Stories, was a Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2012. The Clairvoyants was published by Henry Holt in 2017 and is available now at Greenville Public Library. Reviews - All Reviews - From the Stacks 2017 book review fiction review Ian G. Wilson The Clairvoyants Published by Ian G. Wilson Some of my most enjoyable moments have been spent in libraries, while growing up, in college, and in adult life. That is why I love reviewing for Fourth & Sycamore; the chance to highlight the treasures of the library's collection is irresistible. When reading, my favorites are mysteries and ghost stories, when writing, I combine the two! Feel free to visit me at www.madamegriselda.com. View all posts by Ian G. 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__label__cc	0.734775	0.265225	Ukulele Underground Forums > Music Related Boards > Singing > Singing while playing View Full Version : Singing while playing Andino4 Singing while playing, seems simple enough right? Well is it just me or anyone else out there that can't seem to hold two separate rhythms with two separate "instruments". I'll sing and i'll get the words, then I try to add in the Uke, and , and... I just can't do both at the same time. Do I have to live with this curse or anyone got tips on how to improve? MisoHappy ....and you always want to match the beat of the words to the beat of the music, right? But that's not how it goes? I get it all the time. You can try to mix up the strumming pattern a bit, to match the words better, but it doesn't always work out. (Red and Silky was a tough one) As in many questions, the big answer, and most effective answer, is...............practice practice practice! It may take 6 billion years, but it's always worth it Stackabones Start with simple rhythms. Four strums to the bar (assuming we're in 4/4 time). If that still trips you up, two strums to the bar. Still having problems, one strum! Pick songs without many chord changes. When I was first learning, I chose blues, country, rock ... anything that had two or three chords. Some songs even have one chord! Another thing you can do is slow down. Practice the tune slowly, not up to performance tempo. Often, in performance, we tend to play just a bit faster than we do while practicing. So practice with that in mind. Keep your tempo steady and slow. FiPfft Yup, practice, practice, practice. Or with an s. I think it looks better with a c. That's beside the point. Starting simple can certainly be helpful. Straightforward strumming patterns, simple melodies and gentle chord changes are a great place to start and then you can build on the basics as you master them. Hopefully the following might help when it comes to tackling a particular song: Make sure you've gone over the uke part and the vocal part separately until you know them both so well you hardly have to think about what you're doing when either playing or singing. If you're unsure of either part, when you put them together, a problem area is likely to trip you up pretty quickly. So get to know each part well. When going through the song singing and playing at the same time, stop any time you find yourself stuffing it up. Take that line, or bar (cut it down into chunks as small as you need). Go over it, very slowly. Uke. Voice. Then together. Speed it up gradually as you get the hang of coordinating the two parts. Once each section is up to speed, resume going through the song. Finally, you might need to practice any transitions between particularly tricky bits and the lines that follow, so that you don't end up stuck on those after all your hard work. im also trying to sing aswell. my voice is terrible. =[ oRRin rB ya man. its rough especially cus im a new uke player too. but im tryin lol. i wanna try to get a cover up but im no where near ready for that haha. and great advice! Yopparai Works best for me if I 1) know the lyrics - usually I think I know them, but when I divert a few brain cells to strum the uke, I discover gaping holes. 2) play and sing from the very start of working on the song. I can work up a lovely accompaniment for a song, but if I work it up without singing along at the same time its usually pretty hard for me to then add words. I have a couple of songs that I sang with from the start of learning to play them that, amusingly enough, now fall completely to pieces if I DON'T sing. Kanaka916 Kudos for the excellent advice given by FiPfft and Stack. Far too many players try to emulate the original and that really is not gonna happen. cpatch Apart from all the excellent advice already posted, if you just want to get something up on YouTube there's no reason that you have to sing and play at the same time...just zoom in on the uke and record the song then record the vocals separately and overdub them. If you're handy with video editing software you can do a PIP with your vocals and the end result (big ukulele, little head) will look like you're just trying to help other players learn the song. very nice for online cpatch, but when you finally get the guts to bring the uke into the living room, haha not so much. Baby steps, learn both parts well and together practice :oThanks mucho!:o That's when you pull out the loop pedal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO8O7Qe4iz0 Technically he's still singing while playing but he could have laid down an entire backing track into the looper first. Still doesn't make up for practice, but something fun to do in the meantime! Ooo yeah! I didn't even think of it like that. Like K.T Tunstall does. Awesome possum! geoffsuke for me it was kinda easy. Sorry to sound big headed. I think it was because when I decide to learn a song, I listen to it a decent amount of time, and then it all seems to come quite naturally after that. I think its just getting it into your head how it should sound and practicing with both parts. This instead of getting both parts perfect individually and then putting them together. Sorry to sound so embliazon about it all but i think its all down to practice and actually learning. Its like maths, you dont expect to be super quick at a problem straight of but after a little practice at the method, it starts to come out of the unconscious side of your brain. So like song learning you need to get it into that side of your brain by making connections between the parts that your brain knows what's coming :wallbash: As people have said, just comes with practice Harold O. Also, try starting out with a song you are already familiar with. That way you can always rescue the uke melody with lyrics or vice versa. Singing while playing is harder for some folks than others, but it's not something impossible or it wouldn't happen at all. "Amateurs practice to get it right. Professionals practice so they won't get it wrong." And yes, don't bother with singing like someone else. I sing in the key of U(ke). These guys aren't exactly ready for the stage, but they sure are having a good time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2ENLg5_d_g Another trick is to sing along to a recording with the volume low. Then you can hear the melody and your own voice. KyKo I used to strum the same pattern over and over while watching tv. I would strum with a tennis racket so as to not make noise. Then eventually the pattern would be second nature. Not sure if you still need help, since a lot of good advice was covered, but sometimes it helps me -- while i'm still learning the song -- to take one part i'm messing up, and just play (and sing) that small part over and over really slowly. Then I just speed it up gradually until i'm up to par. If you do that make sure you keep practising the part you're messing up until you can do it flawlessly, while having the tempo FASTER than your preformance tempo. If you can play it evenly and rhythmically while you're singing all while you're playing at a faster than 100% of the performance speed, no doubt you'll be able to play the song which greater ease. it really gives you much more time to think about adding dynamics and contrast, rather than worrying about getting a chord or riff right. another piece of advice that is really commonsense is to really concentrate while you're learning. Often what happens is people think they're practising when they're really just goofing around (lol) doing a [mind the language] half-assed job. Don't allow any TV shows to distract you, or people to talk to you while you are practising a piece. If you do, what happens is you won't remember a lot of the things you are practising. You'll be using muscle memory the next time you play it (your fingers will know where to go even if you're not thinking), and that is NOT GOOD!! Sure its great for showing off to your friends when you can multitask because you can think about something else while your fingers do all the work, but when you make a mistake its quite possible you'll find yourself with a mental blank!!! SO in order to avoid that you'll need to commit the entire song to your real memory. That means you'll be able to start from anywhere in the song and finish anywhere in the song because you'll know EVERYTHING about where your fingers need to be, what the lyrics are, how to strum etc. In short(er), Take away distractions and try finding a silent room or something, making sure . start sloow (and I mean mind numbingly slow! don't do it half tempo, do it quarter tempo and work your way up. Even though you'll be bored out of your mind for something like 10 minutes, you'll thank yourself for it.) When you can do that, speed it up and repeat. Don't do erratic speed jumps - do small increments. Work up to 100% of the song's original speed and EXCEED that by a mile, making sure the only difference is that its faster. You want it to be just as evenly played and sung. Then you can perform with ease. Lastly, if you do find yourself with mental blanks, Go back to doing the piece slowly. Doing it really slowly makes your brain think about what needs to be played next. In doing this, you'll be able to figure out what needs to be improved, what areas you haven't truly commited to memory, and so you'll be able to patch them up. Always make sure you practise enough to be sure you won'tEVER get it wrong (or close to)! Holy cow that was a long post. Hope it helps :) diranu Fortunately for my family I usually only sing when I have the house to myself. When I first started playing & singing together I experience the same lack of syncronization. I keep a songbook of songs that I've collected from chordie.com that I go thru a few times a week so basically doing the same songs over and over. It seems to work well to practice the same songs & same or different strums. New songs are even getting easier. I have come to the realization that my singing sucks & have gotten into more picking. My family thanks me.:o I don't know if this makes sense to some people, but think of the ukulele almost as if it were a percussion instrument and strum like you are just clapping your hands to the beat of the music. Once you work out the cadence, then try strumming more like the original artist if you want. There are some very tough songs to do, like the Beatles, "We Can Work It Out", but there are some very simple tunes out there, too, even Beatles, like "Hey Jude". The rhythm should have a steady meter... just like tapping your foot to keep time. Once you have a solid foundation, you can build on it. uke puke I have the same problem with synchronizing. I am new to the uke and singing. I have been trying to put together "under the bridge" , "island in the sun" , and "banana pancakes" all three of these songs seem fairly simple, but im still not quite there yet. Im getting a bit bored of these songs, even though i dont have them down yet. could you guys recomend some other songs to learn that are "easy" to sing and play together?:shaka: khiavdim Hi. I'm new to this site and to ukulele playing (got started a week ago). I've been playing guitar for about 4 months now and can barely sing and play the guitar. Transitioning from guitar to ukulele was pretty easy. So now I can barely sing and play the ukulele at the same time too. But anyways, for me, I started humming the song while I played and slowly transitioned from humming to actually singing the lyrics. The first song I actually did the entire thing was a song called Hazy by Rosi Golan. It's a SUPER easy song and the rhythm is SUPER good for a beginner like me. So just thought I'd share that :) Varsagod I'm having the same problem too. But just practicing is the only road. Now I just have grind it out in an pleasurable way. But the next challenge I have is the singing quality itself! oh boy~~ I'm actually putting a menu together to put up on craigslist for barter "Will teach you how to cook Korean and some Afgah dishes...teach me out to sing v_V" smgold101 Well some advice i was once told by my guitar teacher a long time ago when trying to play that old giant thing was to not worry about the chords at first. What happens is if your new and trying to put the strum pattern singing and changing of the chords all together at once your head explodes into a million pieces from being in overload. If you cant nail it at first, leave out the chords. Do like Aldrine does when teaching strum patterns and just mute all the strings and pratice just strumming and singing the song. Wont sound cool at first but hey you want something work for it. Then once u can easily strum the whole song and sing it then add the chords in. It should make it a lot easier. Some easy songs to sing and play with i found were Hallelujah-jeff buckley Stand by me- temptations i believe (aldrine has a lesson for this) uh those are two quick ones i just thought of off the top of my head Jroby step 1:find a room that no one will hear you step 2:wail and strum, don't worry about the right chords at first Denno Why care what everyone thinks? Is it not most important that you have fun yourself? I dont sing that good and I dont care. I sing because I like to sing and thats that. :) About singing and playing its just a matter or practice, practice and more practice. I been playing for about 2 weeks and just took up singing for real again. And even after just 2 weeks I feel better then ever. Because you usally dont sing that focused. One thing I have found out is that it helps to try and get a feeling about what the song is about. Not just sing it right up and down. And ones you get a hang of it the uke will help the singing and the singing will help you keep in rythm with the song. :) I put up my first tests on youtube just so people and I can follow the progress that I hope will be for the better as I learn more. :D casetone2514 You can sing and clap along, right? Clap out a simple rhythm 1.2.3.4/1.2.3.4 and sing along with a song in common time. Now pick up your uke and sing, but strum the chords in a 1.2.3.4/1.2.3.4 pattern. Once you have this down, try it with cut-common or waltz time. It'll come. Guy pulls up in a car and asks a pedestrian, "How do you get to The Hollywood Bowl?" Pedestrian replies, "Practice" Master each step before moving on When you get better, keep going back to practice the simple stuff. When you have practiced enough, practice some more. I found this site and its awesome, especially for beginners (like myself) http://doctoruke.com/beginners.html It has the song "Hes got the whole world in his hands", which is all of two chords. I think it would be easy to start for you. Other songs are easy too. here is the World in his hands tab, he also sings along to so its easier. http://doctoruke.com/hesgotthewholeworldcomb.pdf misterdub I'm very new too and have only got a couple of songs under my belt but I do something similar to what Stackabones was describing. I've found that if I start learning a song by singing it and doing a single strum at the chord changes, then working up to two strums, three strums... then start using a simple strumming pattern... it's like taking it in phases. It's slow and sounds really bad at times because of the completely simple strumming pattern in the beginning phases but it's the only way I've found to train my brain to hold two patterns. I'll probably be experimenting with some of the other things people have mentioned in this thread though. There are lot of good suggestions here. :D buddhuu Singing and playing together is one of the hardest things for me. Partly the coordination thing, and partly because I sing pretty badly anyway! What the heck... I'm gonna go for it! :rock: carpekd I've just started singing and playing at the same time and I had the problem of strumming to my singing, which was really screwing everything up. I finally just picked a song that had a strum pattern that wasn't consistent with the singing pattern, and practiced over and over until I got it. It got to the point where I could strum the song from muscle memory without even thinking about it, and then I could sing all over it and even do some improv. After I got that song down, others came easier. Don't try to play down practice with shortcuts! ... I had the problem of strumming to my singing... Therein lies the problem with most beginners and novice players. Don't strum to your singing. Sing to your strumming. The lyrics are the focal point of the music, it's true, but the vocals should sit on a foundation of great rhythm. In the professional world, good rhythm starts with a solid drum and bass combination. Everything else is built on that "meter". lazybees I can't sing worth a D__m so I do it when no one is around. It took me years to be able to sing and play at the same time and I still don't do it well. You need to be able to do one or the other or both w/o having to think about it. I also think you can't play a tune w/o being able to whistle it. Wayne909 Ive been playing guitar and singing for 5 years, but it was rough at first. I finally just learned the strumming part while thinking the words, then I would hum the words very gently, stopping the humming when it distracted me too much and humming louder when I felt I was on a roll. With practice it doesnt take too long before it starts to click and I can start singing along. Now it is second nature and I dont have much trouble. Then I started adding harmonica to the mix, and that really threw me back for a bit. Its still a bit rough but thats why I'm an amateur. But I can do it well enough to have fun and annoy the dog. I also started fingerpicking and singing and later, playing harmonica. I can do some of the former, but fingerpicking with harmonica is still very challenging! IOW I suck. Sar22 so i go to you tobe right then i look up what? pice out :shaka::shaka: Jeff™ hey guys :D uhhh im new to the UU so yeahh XD anyways, i just recorded myself and i want some honest feedback >_> my friends think i sing real good, but the sound i hear from my voice is really cheesey if you know what i mean..... http://www.imeem.com/jefferoni/music/FJz8dgjN/jeff-villarico-showstopper/ CoLmes you can sing dude. you can tell its kinda natural, i bet you would sound good with songs like i'm yours. ever take any lessons? i'm thinking of taking them but I really cant sing at all lols thnx for the feedback :D i never took lessons though.....i never really liked my voice because it sounds so plain you know??? :confused: and i dont come from a family of singers either (they really can't sing XD just mediocre karaoke) i guess i just have that feeling of detecting good pitch ya know?? Anyways.....i think anyone can sing :) i mean nowadays even the worst singers are the most popular XD haha it is not easy for me to do . FrankBungle i've got this problem too. i'm now learning to do it by playing song with few and easy chords. i'm also triyng to learn songs in my native language, because when i sing in english i have to concentrate also on the right pronunciation (this is another big problem!) and i find it harder. if i'm learning, everyone else in the world can.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9379
__label__cc	0.658379	0.341621	Forums > Unity Community Discussion > Platforms > Android > AndroidManifest: why no android.hardware.microphone = true? Discussion in 'Android' started by Jelmersb, Dec 3, 2018. Jelmersb According to Unity docs: "Unity automatically adds the necessary permissions to the Manifest based on the Player Settings and Unity APIs that your app calls from the script. " I use The Microphone class, which adds: RECORD_AUDIO However, this doesn't set android.hardware.microphone to true, so in the end, I still can't record audio. Jelmersb, Dec 3, 2018 JuliusM Jelmersb said: ↑ First of all, you have confirmed yourself that Unity docs are correct. We state that necessary permissions are added to the manifest and you've confirmed that RECORD_AUDIO permission is added. Now android.hardware.microphone is used for filtering the devices in the Play Store, so your app could be hidden in the Play Store on devices that don't have microphone. I don't think that would change if you can record audio or not on the device that has a microphone though. If what you are saying is really true and without specifying android.hardware.microphone in the manifest you are not able to record audio, please report a bug. JuliusM, Dec 4, 2018 Ok, I was in the assumption that my problems with recording audio were related to "android.hardware.microphone = true" being missing from AndroidManifest, but this is not the case. I don't have the app in the app store, but from what I experience from the closed and open beta on the Play Store: the app doesn't ask my beta users for permission to record through the microphone and crashes instead. So even though RECORD_AUDIO is present, this seems to not be enough? + In the google play app permissions (not shown upon installation of the beta), it says that the app MAY ask for microphone access. (but it doesn't and crashes). It does however ask for camera permission when the camera is accessed (AR Foundation), so I think there's still something wrong with the microphone implementation? To be able to use a feature that requires a permission, that permission has to be added to the manifest and the user must grant that permission to the application. Currently released Unity versions support only one way to ask for permissions and that is to ask for all permissions declared in the manifest at the start of the app. This behavior can be disabled by adding <meta-data android:name="unityplayer.SkipPermissionsDialog" android:value="true" /> to the manifest. Based on your description I think that AR plugin adds this attribute to the manifest, which means Unity does not ask for any permissions and you are responsible for asking them yourself. We are going to add API for asking runtime permissions in Unity 2018.3, however for now you will have to use a plugin for that. Take a look at this https://github.com/Over17/UnityAndroidPermissions it should allow you to solve this issue. Yury-Habets likes this. JuliusM said: ↑ To be able to use a feature that requires a permission, that permission has to be added to the manifest and the user must grant that permission to the application. Currently released Unity versions support only one way to ask for permissions and that is to ask for all permissions declared in the manifest at the start of the app. This behavior can be disabled by adding to the manifest. Based on your description I think that AR plugin adds this attribute to the manifest, which means Unity does not ask for any permissions and you are responsible for asking them yourself. We are going to add API for asking runtime permissions in Unity 2018.3, however for now you will have to use a plugin for that. Take a look at this https://github.com/Over17/UnityAndroidPermissions it should allow you to solve this issue. Ah I see, thanks for the explanation!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9380
__label__cc	0.700748	0.299252	RESCUE - Information, stories, contacts and links Could You Help Rescue Our Little Budgie? By Dresie, March 30, 2014 in RESCUE - Information, stories, contacts and links Dresie 0 City/Town:Sydney We weren't sure which section to post this message in. We're hoping this community of passionate budgie lovers (as we are) might be able to help us in what is a really sad time for us. Until last week, we were a happy family unit complete with two beautiful, fun budgies, Billy and Titch. We've had Billy since 2006, when we rescued him from a not-so-great pet shop situation, and he rescued us by lifting our spirits when life had dealt some blows. We nurtured him closely so that he became a really happy, secure, loving, cheeky little life in our home. He has always flown free, going back to his cage just to sleep and for basic food and drink (treats, baths, play all happened all over the house!). After a couple of years, we felt Billy was long overdue more avian company - we were so close that whenever we left for the day, we'd feel guilty for leaving him lonely (and he let us know he was upset), and we didn't think it was fair he didn't have any other budgie family. So we brought Titch into our family in 2009. The two have been firm friends since. Being the newer bird, Titch always took his lead from Billy, following him everywhere and copying his every move. He was never as tame or inclined to soppiness as Billy was with us, but he is still very comfortable with human contact. Last Friday (9 days ago), we lost Billy. It was - is - absolutely heartbreaking. We believe he took himself away to die, and even now writing this my eyes are filling with tears and we're so devastated we couldn't say goodbye. We've searched and searched, but to no avail. In his seven years of life, Billy had only ever wanted to stay close by us. We never saw his life ending like this. We're slowly coming to terms with this loss, but feel an urgency about ensuring Titch's happiness. He has been visibly upset and disorientated by Billy's disappearance. He has never been on his own before, and he is keeping to himself in his cage and has gone very quiet after being frantic for a few days. We aren't in a position to get another budgie, as we have a toddler with medical issues and now an 8 week old newborn baby. We have discussed this in length and feel the best outcome for Titch would be for him to be rehomed with someone who adores budgies as much as we do, and will be able to offer him a home a little bit familiar to what he's used to. Titch is gorgeous and very adaptable. He is much more unflappable (!) than Billy was, and always seemed unphased by things that Billy would kick up a fuss about. He would be happy in the company of one or many budgies. Ideally he would live in similar conditions to now - able to fly free as a must (rather than permanently in a small cage) - but whether this is in an aviary or inside a home isn't as critical, because he's so adaptable. He has really receded in recent days and we think it's because he's lost his mentor, his older brother and only budgie mate. We didn't want to post too early, holding out hope Billy might by some miracle appear, but we have now accepted this won't be the case. Could anyone guide us as to how we might be able to find a suitable happy budgie loving home for Titch? We live in Newtown, Sydney (2042), and would happily deliver him to his new home if not too far... and could even potentially deliver him to Canberra in about 10 days' time (via my mum, who's driving down there). We would also be happy to give their big cage, remaining food and so on. What matters to us is that Titch's unhappiness and loneliness from losing Billy are turned around by having a full and happy rest of life in the company of other budgies in a loving home. Titch is 4.5 years old, a beautiful grey and soft yellow colour, and is in perfect - excellent - health. Any advice or leads would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all xx Edited March 30, 2014 by Dresie Finnie 0 Golden Wings Post Award Breeder:Yes Budgies Kept:32 City/Town:Indiana Hi Dresie, Being in the U.S., I can't help you out with finding a home for Titch. But I wanted to extend my sympathy over your loss of Billy. I hope you are able to find a place for Titch where he will be happy. Good luck, Finnie. Thank you so much, Finnie. maz7 0 Mature Budgie City/Town:Cape Town Sorry for your loss! How on earth did he vanish? I would have taken your Titch in a heartbeat but am in South Africa- ask the Co-ordinators +breeders- ask Nadine+Kaz or Budgie_mad or Phoebes or Amum4children Hope you get sorted. Phone breeders clubs	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9381
__label__wiki	0.658147	0.658147	Overclockers UK Forums Forums > Life > Speaker's Corner > The Brexit Party Discussion in 'Speaker's Corner' started by Mr Badger, May 8, 2019. Show only OP \| Colonel_Klinck DarkHorizon472 said: ↑ Paradoxically it is exactly the language used in the past by Stalin, Hitler, Rober Mugabe and others like them. Yeah exactly my thoughts as well. thenewoc Location: West Sussex, England The_Abyss said: ↑ When you repeatedly refused to answer the questions being asked of you, I looked for the evidence from your other statements. And found it. Then quote my responses rather than your revisionist version of my words, thank you. DarkHorizon472 thenewoc said: ↑ As you continually refuse to answer questions so you don’t have any responses to quote, that is why I suggested to give more detailed answers to the questions people ask you. That way they understand what you mean. For example can you explain the economic benefits of the no deal wto brexit you strongly support ? I don’t understand what they are and was hoping as a strong , vocal supporter of a no deal wto brexit you could help. But The_Abyss claims to have found my previous answers! So how could I be lying about having already providing them? In that case the answer is you are a strong , vocal supporter of a no deal wto brexit but cannot explain what the economic benefits are. The_Abyss Capodecina Location: Ipswich / Bodham Of course. I'll just sample some of the more recent posts. That's a courtesy you don't appear to have afforded the remainder of the forum - providing direct responses to direct questions. The majority of parliament was elected on pro Brexit manifestos too. But the majority of parliament voted to trigger Art.50 is that undemocratic? It's a good starting point if you're going to stand as a party on a manifesto to honour the 2016 referendum result and actually leave the EU. It's about honouring the 2016 referendum and 2017 GE and parliament triggering Art.50. No it's a set of pledges or guiding principles, firstly to deliver democracy, the 2016 referendum, the 2017 GE manifestos and now the WTO pledge from The Brexit Party. It starts with the public delivering a strong mandate that can be provided by the support shown in this EU election. So, do you agree that if fewer than 50% of the electorate support the Brexit Party and UKIP then there's no majority mandate to leave the EU without a deal? Your previous posts above suggest that as a majority voted for parties supporting Brexit in the past general election then that's a mandate to leave on any terms. You're surely dodging the question if The_Abyss is so sure he knows what I've said because he's found my posts them you should be able to as well. They're posted above. They're not the answers to the questions you've been asked - you haven't provided those. They're evidence that you are applying one understanding to a situation, a majority of the electorate supporting an outcome, and therefore evidence that if you consistently apply that same understanding we have your response to what happens if only a minority of the electorate support a no deal Brexit, i.e. there's no mandate for this. McstylisT said: ↑ Is this not England ? Is this not where you were born ? Where our relatives shed blood for this rock. So we could have this democracy. Not every single person who wants better for themselves. At our expense. It’s worse to be fascist to your own because it’s betrayal. Why defend people and align with people who don’t give a flying **** about you. Crazy liberal ideology. O Brien has got in that brain. Whenever I hear "betraying their own", "Judas" etc, I instinctively wonder how often the same speaker, who uses those sorts of words, uses terms like "race traitor". What's your view of Enoch Powell, and his "Rivers of Blood" speech? See above for your answer. The question is then why given you can’t explain the economic benefits of a wto no deal brexit, or the political, democratic or social benefits either, what makes you such a strong supporter of a wto no deal brexit ? I think even if The Brexit Party get less than 50% it will still be greater than Lib Dems + Change UK. But you've avoided the question again, which was about no deal Brexit. Only two parties are pushing for this, and if fewer than 50% of the electorate vote for them, as per your previous statements do you accept that there is no mandate for a no deal Brexit? Or are you just using this position when it suits your own particular point? It is likely that the BP will get more seats than the parties who have declared strongly for Remain: Lib Dems + CUK + Greens + SNP. Probably will be close though. But then add in the Labour seats, who are not in favour of No Deal and this will be clearly more than the BP+UKIP. So the mandate for No Deal just isn't there, even if you add the Tories into the No Deal side of the equation. It's not relevant since I don't believe the parties campaigning for remain are greater than those campaigning for leave. It's also not relevant because we've had a democratic GE in 2017 where not only the majority stood on leave manifestos but the majority of UK parliament voted to trigger Art.50. Every MP knew what was in Art.50 because it was their job to know what they were voting on. Leaving without a deal was always in Art.50 and has been there since the Treaty of Lisbon came in to effect from 2009. The reason we haven't left already is because parliament have stalled for time rather than adhering to what they already agreed to in Art.50 It is entirely relevant, because the public are voting. As you've repeatedly said, this is an opportunity to send a message. So if that message is that a majority do not support a no deal Brexit then that's an important one, and the majority of people don't believe that we should leave without a deal. If they did, they've had a clear opportunity to express their view. Especially in the case of the Brexit Party, as it is literally their only stated objective. So, whether or not you consider it relevant, what's your view? Do you have the same view (that you've helpfully restated above, thank you) that it is valid that a majority of people voted for parties with manifestos to leave, in that if a majority refuse to vote for parties who have manifestos / sole objectives to leave without a deal, then there's no mandate to leave without a deal. GordyR Why won’t you answer the question? It’s a very simple one. I can almost hear your mental gymnastics working in overdrive as you’re trying to somehow massage your answer into something that doesn’t contradict your predetermined views. That discomfort you’re feeling is known as cognitive dissonance. Cern said: ↑ You can't add Tory or Labour into that equation because neither are pro one way or the other. It's disingenuous to only count whether BP + UKIP get over 50%. If it were indicative votes it would be whether that option had the highest support. It's not relevant for the reasons I've given, there's no rule or compulsion for you to like the answer! BP and UKIP are the only two parties campaigning for a “No Deal” Brexit. If between them they fail to reach 50% of the vote, then they are in the minority. Those who voted against “No Deal” parties would make up the majority, and must have their vote respected right? And this is why I posted your other posts, so that your reasoning on one matter can be applied to an identical situation when you refuse to answer a simple question. And that reasoning is that if the Brexit Party and UKIP - the only parties campaigning for a no deal Brexit - fail to win more than 50% of the vote then there is no public mandate for a no deal Brexit. The public will have sent a message.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9382
__label__cc	0.535963	0.464037	Community › Wedding Club Archive › May 2011 Weddings May 2011 Weddings Wedding Club Archive All Boards May 2011 Weddings Men say the darndest things... 8daysaweek member November 2010 in May 2011 Weddings Ladies, I need you to do some posting. I'm bored here! Last night, FI and I were watching Rock of Love Season One. For those of you who have not seen this majestic piece of reality television, when Bret Michaels eliminates one of the fair maidens from his courtship, he tells them "Your tour ends here." Pure Klass people. So we're watching last night and FI turns to me and says "I would never end your tour baby." Swoon. Such a romantic this one. DD Lea, born 04/21/10 BFP #4 It's a BOY! CP: July 2011 BFP #3: 11/3/2011 M/C 12/12/11 We miss you and love you always, little firecrackers! Re: Men say the darndest things... gmc22 member LOL this made me laugh! It's sweet in a weird way Men... Miss \| Mrs \| Blog LidleD Hmm, the comment that instantly popped into my head was neither recent, nor romantic. I don't know about you ladies, but I struggle to get jeans to fit properly as my hips are about a size wider than my waist. Anyway, he calls me one day to announce that he's figured out why I have such trouble with jeans, it's because "you have a bubble butt." WHAT?! When I got upset he said, "what? What's wrong with that? I love your butt." I don't think he'll be making that mistake again. shan87 haha MEN. FI and I were driving home for Thanksgiving break, traffic was slow Thurs morning and while putzing along we passed a 20 something women that was out trying to fix a tire. She was dressed nice and there was some guy that stopped to help her aka changing the tire while she watched-- and FI immediately says Oh I'd...... and my jaw dropped and I gave him a good smack on the arm. He immediate response "What? I didn't finish." I told him he didn't have to I knew what it was going to say and he was like no you don't... so I said you were going to say "Oh I'd help her change more than her tire (dirty tone)" His reponse "Damn you are too good at reading my mind" Granted my FI is a total sweetheart and normally shy but he has his groin charged moments haah. Needless to say I didn't know he liked Red Heads LoL. msteph82 member I accidentally put on a pair of FI's jeans and they fit perfectly. He looked at me and said "Damn, you're skinny!". ~ Missie Welcome Baby Grace to the world! (via emergency c-section @ 38w2d) 2/24/12 12:03pm 5lbs, 9oz Birth Story Linky--> EP FB Group - March '12 FB Group <---Linky </b>	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9385
__label__wiki	0.852203	0.852203	Donald Cline Catholicism, Douglas LeBlanc, Ethics, Health, Marriage & Family, Scriptures, Evangelicals The lifelong ripple effects of a fertility doctor who poured his Strangelovian essence into his work “The Fertility Doctor’s Secret,” a longform report for The Atlantic about doctor Donald Cline of Indianapolis, reports dozens of facts — but is bound to disappoint readers who are reasonably informed about Christian teaching on infertility. There are mere traces of religion in Sarah Zhang’s coverage, and too little digging deeper on remarks that beg for attention. In other word, this story has religion-shaped holes in it. But first the basic narrative: Cline, who opened his clinic in 1979, is believed to be the father of at least eight children by virtue of using his sperm to impregnant unknowing patients. That this story has come to light is one of the perverse miracles of connecting through Facebook and discovering the secrets of one’s DNA through consumer-focused DNA testing offered by 23andMe and Ancestry.com. We’re told twice that Cline cited Bible verses to these now-grown humans, which raises some interesting factual questions. Zhang presents a sole example: For months, nothing much happened. Then one of [Jacoba] Ballard’s half sisters went for it. She found Cline’s children — those he raised with his wife — and his adult grandchildren on Facebook and sent them a group message. A granddaughter replied, saying she didn’t know anything and couldn’t help. But then, Ballard says, she got a message from Cline’s son. He had been looking through her Facebook photos and recognized her priest — he said he was Catholic too. He helped broker a meeting between his father and six of the siblings at a restaurant. Cline, who was then in his late 70s, walked in with a cane. Ballard remembers this first family reunion of sorts as oddly matter-of-fact. Cline admitted to using his own sperm but said the records had been destroyed years ago. He asked each of the siblings what they did and where they lived. He read them Bible verses from a notepad. Ballard saw this as a misguided attempt to comfort her, and she snapped at him: “Don’t try to use my religion.” Late in the story — in the 101st paragraph, to be specific — Zhang reveals only one example of Bible-thumping: Tagged: fertility clinics, The Atlantic Monthly, Donald Cline	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9387
__label__wiki	0.680062	0.680062	Watch The Bold Type 3×02 Sneak Peek # 3 "Plus It Up" (HD) Season 3 Episode 2 Sneak Peek # 3 Watch – The Bold Type 3×02 "Plus It Up" Season 3 Episode 2 Sneak Peek # 3 – Jane begins her fertility treatments in preparation to freeze her eggs and is assigned an article to write about her experience, but with a very personal touch. Kat learns that a prominent lesbian bar is being closed and replaced with condominiums and decides to throw a prom to raise funds for her rescue. Sutton moves in with Richard, but struggles to accept her help when Oliver's mysterious absences force her to devote more hours to work. Subscribe to tvpromosdb on Youtube to get more promotions of The Bold Type season 3 in HD! The official Bold Type website: https://freeform.go.com/shows/the-bold-type Watch more videos of The Bold Type Season 3: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfrisy2KXzkcXZBd_suO7lf3Bnrm534Z1 I like The Bold Type on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBoldTypeTV Follow The Bold Type on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBoldTypeTV Follow The Bold Type on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheBoldTypeTV The Bold Type 3×02 Sneak Peek # 3 / Preview "Plus It Up" The Bold Type Season 3 Episode 2 Sneak Peek # 3 The Bold Type 3×02 Sneak Peek # 3 "Plus It Up" (HD) #TheBoldType »Watch The Bold Type on Tuesdays at 8:00 pm on Freeform »Starring: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Nikohl Boosheri Contribute subtitle translations for this video: https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=xoyPdKEprPI Related Topics:featured, Promos, Trailers, Videos	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9390
__label__wiki	0.896404	0.896404	Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Update Version 1.7.1 Patch Notes For Nintendo Switch Nintendo has released a brand new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update version 1.7.1. You can read the full patch notes for this update below. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe launched alongside the Nintendo Switch and it is a port from the Wii U version. Despite this, Nintendo has continued to support the game with free updates including adding a new vehicle to the game’s playable character with Zelda’s bike from Breath of the Wild making it into the game as a free update. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update version 1.7.1 patch notes can be viewed below. Fixed an issue that caused the game to become unresponsive to any input except for the HOME Button. You will need to download this update to play with others online. After you download the latest update data, you will no longer be able to play over local wireless or LAN with others until they download the update as well. So this is more of a hotfix that addresses an issue with the HOME button. It is a mandatory update which is needed in order to continue playing the game online, which will require a Nintendo Switch subscription. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is available now for the Nintendo Switch. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Patch Notes Update	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9395
__label__cc	0.511564	0.488436	Spain \| About Us \| Jobs \| Contact Us \| Help You are here: Home Page > Arts & Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western Philosophy > East Asian Philosophy > The Analects of Dasan, Volume II Bookseller Code (AJ) The Analects of Dasan, Volume II A Korean Syncretic Reading Hongkyung Kim Brings to Anglophone audiences a text that is the crystallization of the Confucian classical studies in Korea, and one of the ground-breaking works in all Confucian legacies in East Asia Provides commentary, extensive and detailed notes, and the original Chinese characters for the key terms in Confucian philosophy to which Dasan refers Includes select passages in English of the Confucian works to which Dasan refers With extensive research and creative interpretations, Dasan's Noneo gogeum ju (Old and New Commentaries of the Analects) has been evaluated in the academia of Korean Studies as a crystallization of his studies on the Confucian classics. Dasan (Jeong Yak-yong: 1762-1836) attempted through this book to synthesize and overcome the lengthy scholarly tradition of the classical studies of the Analects, leading it not only to represent one of the greatest achievements of Korean Confucianism but also demonstrate an innovative prospect for the progress of Confucian philosophy, positioning it as one of the ground-breaking works in all Confucian legacies in East Asia. Originally consisting of forty volumes in traditional book binding, his Noneo gogeum ju contains one hundred and seventy-five new interpretations on the Analects, hundreds of arguments about the original meanings of the Analects commentaries, hundreds of references to the scholarly works of the Analects, thousands of supportive quotations from various East Asian classics for the author's arguments, and hundreds of philological discussions. This book is the second volume of an English translation of Noneo gogeum ju with the translator's comments on the innovative ideas and interpretations of Dasan on the Analects. Overview of the Original Meanings in Volume II Book 4 For One's Dwelling, Humanity Is Book 5 Gongye Chang Book 6 Yong Book 7 I Transmit Chinese Glossary Hongkyung Kim, Associate Professor, Department of Asian and Asian American Studies Hongkyung Kim is Associate Professor of East Asian Thought and Religions, with a focus on Confucianism and Daoism, at Stony Brook University of New York. In addition to numerous articles and book chapters, he has published three single-authored monographs regarding Korean neo-Confucianism, Daoism, and Laozi. The Analects of Dasan, Volume III The Confucian Four Books for Women Ann A. Pang-White American Gurus Arthur Versluis The Analects of Dasan, Volume I Confucianism: A Very Short Introduction Daniel K. Gardner Willard G. Oxtoby (deceased), Roy C. Amore, Amir Hussain Gandhi's Dharma Koneru Ramakrishna Rao Willard G. Oxtoby (deceased), Amir Hussain, Roy C. Amore Ethics for Our Times M V Nadkarni You Can't Put God in a Box Kelly Besecke Teaching the I Ching (Book of Changes) Geoffrey Redmond, Tze-Ki Hon Natural Saints Mallory McDuff Aham:I Anindita Niyogi Balslev Young Catholic America Christian Smith, Kyle Longest, Jonathan Hill, Kari Christoffersen Arts & Humanities > Philosophy > Non-Western Philosophy > East Asian Philosophy Arts & Humanities > Religion	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9397
__label__wiki	0.743994	0.743994	Auto giants battle used car dealers for Africa’s huge market JOHANNESBURG/NAIROBI (Reuters) – At the edge of Nairobi’s Ngong Forest, thousands of used cars glitter in the hot sun on a dusty field, waiting for buyers. Imported from Japan or the Middle East, they offer an affordable route to vehicle ownership in Kenya and have dominated the market for decades. That is an obstacle big carmakers must overcome if they are to crack Africa, a market promising rapid growth as trade tensions threaten sales elsewhere. African consumers also still need conventional engines just as demand in more traditional markets is curbed by restrictions on carbon emissions. Volkswagen, BMW, Toyota, Nissan and others have joined forces to lobby governments for steps that would reduce the imports that have made sub-Saharan Africa notoriously difficult terrain and allow local production to flourish. “The question on Africa isn’t, ‘Is it a market of the future?’” Mike Whitfield, Nissan’s top executive for Africa, told Reuters. “It’s a case of when.” Four years after forming the Association of African Automotive Manufacturers (AAAM) their efforts are starting to bear fruit. Carmakers that set up local assembly plants could get tax holidays of up to 10 years and duty exemptions in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, according to government plans seen by Reuters. Thomas Schaefer, who heads Volkswagen’s Africa business, said there is a potential market in sub-Saharan Africa for 3 to 4 million new cars, up from just 420,000 in 2017. But that will require addressing the well-entrenched interests of second-hand car dealers, smugglers and lowering the price of new cars. “It will largely depend on how successful the African governments are in limiting the amounts of second-hand imports and how price-competitive new vehicles can be with their tariffs,” said Craig Parker, Africa research director at Frost & Sullivan, a U.S.-based market research firm. MULTIPLYING EFFECTS Africa’s population and household incomes are rising rapidly. But its 1 billion inhabitants account for only 1 percent of the world’s new passenger car sales, industry data shows. South Africans bought over 85 percent of those vehicles. The AAAM identified Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana as potential manufacturing hubs and helped draft legislation setting up standards and incentives. Details of governments’ plans provided to Reuters demonstrate that African nations are keen to secure a spot as a beachhead for the industry. Nigeria and Ghana are preparing to offer automakers tax holidays of up to 10 years and duty-free imports of parts and components used in local assembly. Nigeria also plans to double the levy on new, fully-built imported vehicles to 70 percent to boost demand for locally produced cars, though the policy’s approval has been delayed. In Kenya, automakers will pay no import or excise duties and get a 50-percent corporate tax break. For African nations facing massive demographic pressures, such concessions make sense if they create jobs, said Jelani Aliyu, of Nigeria’s National Automotive Design and Development Council. “The multiplying effects are exponential,” said Aliyu, who foresees supporting industries developing around the plants. Legislative and fiscal frameworks are being finalised, but companies are already investing millions of dollars in new plants. VW and Nissan have set up operations in Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana or have pledged to do so. Honda and Peugeot have launched assembly plants in Nigeria, and Peugeot has done the same in Kenya. Carmakers sorely need the business. Their South African divisions, which typically direct operations elsewhere on the continent, face stagnating domestic sales and scant growth prospects in their main export market, Europe. A chaotic Brexit or U.S. tariff hikes could further dampen sales. Toyota South Africa’s chief executive Andrew Kirby said the strategy is: “Focus on Africa because Africa is going to grow significantly.” A pivot to Africa could also help insulate automakers from the immediate effects of the electric vehicle revolution. The continent is ill-placed to join it at the moment due to the higher prices of EVs and unreliable power grids. Just 66 electric cars were sold last year in South Africa – the continent’s most developed economy. “Africa will most likely remain as the last bastion of internal combustion engines,” Parker said. The Mobius II first generation SUV by Kenyan car maker Mobius Motors is seen in the company’s show room in Nairobi, Kenya March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner DISTORTED MARKET Nevertheless, industry officials say the biggest hurdle to developing the market for new cars is dumping from countries such as Japan, where strict vehicle inspections force cars out of circulation after just a few years. They say this distorts the market by allowing dealers to buy the cars at scrap prices and export them to Africa. They blame the cheap imports for killing off assembly sectors in a number of African countries including Nigeria, which built around 150,000 cars per year until the 1980s. Political will is needed to change that, and without it there is little point in considering a country for local production, according to VW’s Schaefer. “The markets … are literally not functioning right now due to importation of used vehicles,” he said. In Kenya, the government plans to wind down imports of cars more than three years old by 2021. Exceptions will be made for passenger vehicles with 1.5 litre or smaller engines. The policy could see mid-range imported models double in price, according to the 300-member Kenya Auto Bazaar Association (KABA). The lobby group has taken out ads in local newspapers denouncing the policy and is demanding a meeting with Kenya’s president. Mark Oburu, KABA’s vice-chairman, said the move would hit an industry that delivers 85 percent of Kenyan car purchases. “The middle class will not be able to own a vehicle of their choice,” he said. In the Nairobi bazaar, Grace was shopping for her eldest son’s first car. She said she could not afford to buy a new one. “If they don’t rescind that decision, we will be on boda bodas (motor-bikes).” Both Ghana and Nigeria have also pledged to tackle the issue. Nigeria hiked taxes on imported used cars in 2014, but smuggling has undermined that effort to boost demand for local production, according to manufacturers and government officials. Used cars are also among the leading imports in many African countries, and governments will have to wean themselves off the associated tax revenues. There are other stumbling blocks: access to financing is limited, and countries that don’t host assembly plants must also be persuaded to limit used imports and reduce tariffs on African-made vehicles. That will be hard to do if the only outcome they see is higher sticker prices. “The purpose is not to take the most lucrative slice of the industry,” said Ghana’s minister of trade and industry, Alan Kyerematen, suggesting that neighbours could produce components for his country’s assembly plants. Auto executives acknowledge the challenges but point to a famous precedent. When VW and GM entered China in the 1980s and 90s, vehicle ownership rates were lower than in many African markets. Today, those two companies alone sell over 3.5 million vehicles annually in China. “Everybody was laughing, saying China doesn’t need cars, they only need bicycles,” Schaefer said. Joe Bavier and Emma Rumney reported in Johannesburg and Duncan Miriri in Nairobi; Additional reporting by Clement Uwiringiyimana in Kigali and Chijioke Ohuocha in Lagos; Editing by Alexandra Zavis and Anna Willard	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9398
__label__wiki	0.534041	0.534041	GO/ OUT Clubs with Live Music Lincoln/West Lincoln In The Vineyards BE/ Informed Visit our BE INFORMED section weekly for feature articles, news and reviews as we showcase the artists, events, productions and related stories happening across Niagara. Music News/Reviews Spotlight on Niagara Win With GoBe niagara entertainment event listings Spotlight on Art Alessia Cara: Pains of Growing Tour Alessia Cara May 12 7:30 FirstOntario Concert Hall 2018’s “Best New Artist” Grammy Award Winning Canadian singer/songwriter and Def Jam Recordings artist Alessia Cara emerged onto the music scene in 2015 with her global anthem “Here.” Cara’s first release “Here” grabbed the world’s attention when it garnered over 500,000 streams on Soundcloud in its first week, going on to become Spotify’s Most Viral Song of 2015 selling over 3 million copies. A five-track EP, Four Pink Walls, soon followed before the release of the full-length certified platinum KNOW –IT-ALL. Alessia lent her voice to “How Far I’ll Go,” the official song for Disney’s animated film Moana, penned by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Her multi-platinum #1 hit single, “Scars to Your Beautiful,” is Cara’s gut-wrenching take on female identity, on body image and on deleterious behaviors in the name of beauty. “Stay” her #1 hit with Zedd has sold over 2 million copies and has been called the “Song of the Summer.” “1-800-273-8255,” her most recent #1 smash with Logic went platinum 5x,contributing to her 6 global smash hits and 8.5 billion streams worldwide. She was one of the most streamed new female artist of 2017. Most recently she won the MTV EMA for Best World Stage Performance and released her highly anticipated second album THE PAINS OF GROWING. Upcoming All Of Niagara Sunset Concert Series - Mel Monaco Band 16 Jul, 2019 07:00:00 AM Cruising the Q Twilight Tuesdays 16 Jul-27 Aug 2019 07:00 PM Foster Festival presents Hilda's Yard Summer Concerts In The Park - Funk R n B Night Fort Erie Friendship Festival Legal and Privacy/ © GoBe Weekly - Niagara Entertainment 2015.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9399
__label__cc	0.55517	0.44483	Sunset Park North Historic District STYLE: Renaissance Revival Designated: June 18, 2019 The Sunset Park North Historic District consists of two well-preserved blocks of more than 50 buildings overlooking Sunset Park and recalling its neighborhood’s transformation into a working- and middle-class community at the turn of the 20th century. It is remarkably cohesive, consisting of two expansive, uniform rows of two-story, two-family houses built in 1903 and 1908 in the Renaissance Revival style, as well as a small group of four-story flats buildings constructed between 1910 and 1914 on the corners of Sixth Avenue and 44th Street. excerpt from the Landmarks Preservation Commission Add the next LPC meeting to your calendar. Let your local representative know you care. nyc.gov Share your photos of this neighborhood Sunset Park’s standout building type is the masonry rowhouse. In fact, Sunset Park contains one of the earliest and most extensive concentrations of two-family masonry rowhouses in the city. Mostly built between 1885 and 1912, these stunning blocks are accented by commercial thoroughfares and institutional... Aaron Dexter, Academic Classic, Adamesque, Addisleigh Park, Admiral's Row, African American, Al Smith, Alhambraic, American Aesthetic, American Art Deco, American ... VIEW ALL Explore the Neighborhood > “I don’t know what the City would be without HDC. [They] testified before LPC time after time and helped us focus on the right issues. We would not be an historic district without HDC! ” Doreen Gallo: DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance “Use HDC as a resource because they know what they are doing and can offer advice on how to go about creating a district from every front: architectural, political, LPC, and the media. I had floundered prior to my involvement with this invaluable organization.” Fern Luskin: Lamartine Place Historic District; Friends of Lamartine Place & Gibbons Underground Railroad Site “HDC provided guidance and shared information during that process—we knew which Council members were going one way or another and we changed a few minds. I don’t think NoHo would have had as cohesive a district had it not been for HDC’s aid.” Zella Jones: NoHo Historic District; NoHo East; and NoHo Extension “I remember Richard saying at a meeting, we have someone here from HDC, Nadezhda Williams, Director of Preservation and Research, to help us. She said to us, ‘You are not the only ones going through this.’ HDC included us in an enormous community” Erika Petersen: West End Preservation Society Nearby + Similar Buildings Designated Historic District Central Sunset Park Designated Individual Landmark Sunset Park South Sunset Park 50th Street	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9418
__label__wiki	0.641064	0.641064	Health Library Home>Conditions InDepth>Article Diagnosis of Chickenpox by Rick Alan Reducing Your Risk Talking to Your Doctor You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Chickenpox is usually diagnosed based on the rash. Blood and laboratory tests to identify the varicella zoster virus (VZV) are available for use in questionable cases, but they are rarely necessary. Blood and laboratory tests —several tests are available that may help confirm the diagnosis of chickenpox, including: Skin smear to infer the presence of chickenpox virus by staining Skin smear to detect chickenpox viral proteins using immunofluorescence Blood test to detect the presence and measure the amounts of antibodies to chickenpox virus Viral culture Chickenpox. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at:http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116084/Chickenpox. Updated June 19, 2017. Accessed March 14, 2018. Chickenpox. Family Doctor—American Academy of Family Physicians website. Available at: http://familydoctor.org/familydoctor/en/diseases-conditions/chickenpox.html. Updated January 2017. Accessed March 14, 2018. Chickenpox (varicella). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/chickenpox. Updated June 28, 2016. Accessed March 14, 2018. Last reviewed March 2018 by EBSCO Medical Review Board James P. Cornell, MD Last Updated: 3/15/2015	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9421
__label__cc	0.656105	0.343895	Why aren't AAM visitors qualifying for rule-based traits in real time? Audience Manager Navodila za uporabo If you have a trait that you think should have a population but does not, it can be due to various issues: The signal to the data collection server (DCS) contains a signal's key-value pair that isn't matching to the trait rule expression The trait rule contains an 'AND' rule containing two or more signals that cannot both be true Key-value pairs in the signal don't match the expression Some signals require a variable prefix with the key, like HTTP header values. HTTP headers do not get sent to our DCSs in the body or URL of the request, but are in the header of the request. When using HTTP headers as signals, use the variable prefix to start your key, so that our system knows to evaluate an HTTP header's information (e.g. the referring URL of the page from which you were at when requesting a page with AAM code in it would have a key named 'h_referrer'). Trait rule contains an 'AND' rule with multiple signals that cannot all be true On occasion, a trait rule might combine signals requiring multiple signals to qualify for the trait, but the signals could cancel each other out (e.g. a trait expression of ("trait_A" < "3" AND "trait_A" > "3") is mathematically impossible to be true, as is the rule ("trait_A" < "3" AND NOT "trait_A" < "3")). In any case, you should check your trait expression to ensure that the proper key prefixes are used with certain signals and that multiple trait signals wouldn't cancel each other out in a trait expression that is impossible to be true. For more information about these topics, see: Variable prefix requirements - https://marketing.adobe.com/resources/help/en_US/aam/c_pass_in_vars.html	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9427
__label__wiki	0.832309	0.832309	Herb Alpert Foundation CalArts 2019 Panelists Residency Prizes What is the Herb Alpert Award? The Herb Alpert Award in the Arts The prize was initiated and funded by the Herb Alpert Foundation and has been administered by California Institute of the Arts since 1994. The Herb Alpert Award honors and supports artists respected for their creativity, ingenuity, and bodies of work, at a moment in their lives when they are poised to propel their art in new and unpredictable directions. The Herb Alpert Award recognizes experimenters who are making something that matters within and beyond their field. Irene Borger, Director, Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Who receives the Herb Alpert Award? Herb Alpert Award in the Arts Celebration Each year the one hundred nominated artists are invited to apply. See below for more information. online personal loan application bad credit In Dance, the prize is given to choreographers, choreographer/performers, and performance artists creating movement-based work. The Film/Video Award honors independent media artists working in film, video, multimedia, new technologies, and installation. Composers and musician/composers are eligible for the prize in Music. The Award in Theatre is given to playwrights, auteur directors, and performance artists creating text-based work. Recipients in Visual Arts work in all media, performance and conceptual forms. How would you describe the ethos of the Herb Alpert Award? 2013 Herb Alpert Award Winner Sharon Hayes, Visual Arts Herb Alpert Award artists are curious, they wrestle with the given. From the beginning, the prize was viewed as a way to encourage artists to take risks. Here is how some of the artists have expressed this: “The Herb Alpert Award allowed me to not have to know where I was going, to stumble blindly until I found my way,” choreographer Victoria Marks wrote. Filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh saw the prize as an “opportunity to shake myself up.” Musician Vijay Iyer said, “I took it as an urgent, timely directive to push myself further.” “I want to make work that makes people brave,” noted collaborative theatre artist Lisa D'Amour. “The greatest danger is believing that there is a right way to make a film,” said filmmaker Ellen Bruno. From artist Byron Kim: “I am interested in making abstraction and abstract painting relevant today, and doing so in a way that might subvert our usual ways of perceiving.” Rinde Eckert, interdisciplinary artist, told us “I need to feel I'm learning with each new project, and that each work is a piece of a much larger puzzle.” Artist Paul Chan summed it up: “I make work that works to remake me.” How are the 5 artists identified? In three stages: 50 artists and arts professionals each nominate 2 artists. 100 nominated artists are invited to submit work samples. 5 three-person panels - Dance, Film/Video, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts – each select one artist for the Award. Nominators and panelists change yearly and are chosen for their knowledge of contemporary art practices, their integrity and aesthetic, ethnic, geographic and gender diversity. loan approved Who are some of the people who’ve served as Herb Alpert Award panelists? Herb Alpert panelists are knowledgeable and adventurous. They’ve included Tony Kushner, Trisha Brown, Don Byron, Luis Alfaro, Yvonne Rainer, Julie Taymor, Miya Masaoka, Bruce Jenkins, Maria Irene Fornes, Ann Hamilton, George Lewis, Alma Guillermoprieto, Garth Fagan, David Levi Strauss, Mel Chin, Deborah Hay, Guillermo Gomez-Peña, Sara Rudner, Donald Byrd, and Anthony Davis. Easy Loans Sa What do nominators do? In each of the five disciplines, ten nominators each recommend two outstanding artists whom they feel meet the spirit of the Award; they describe the work, and why they think it is important to support, both this moment in the artist's development and cultural life. Nominators are asked to use as their measure the quality, engagement, and independence of the work. To insure that recommendations and decisions remain focused on the work, nominators remain anonymous. (Panelists' names are made public at the time the Awards are announced.) Similarly, nominees names remain confidential; artists may choose to publicize their own candidacy. What goes on in a panel meeting? One full day of looking and listening to submitted work samples, reading musical scores, and re-reading applications, followed by a second day of talking, grappling, agonizing, celebrating, and looking further. (Music panelists receive recordings ahead of time; Theatre panelists read scripts in advance. All panelists receive the written material – artists’ applications and nominators’ comments – six weeks before meeting.) What are some of the questions we ask panelists? “Which work makes you curious?” “Why give the prize at this moment in this artists’ career and that of the culture?” “Whose work has the capacity to impact the field…and beyond?” “What exactly is risk?” What Is The Best Unsecured Loan For Bad Credit Panelists have described wanting to be “taken off their guard,” seeking a “new vocabulary being added to our language.” They are looking for something risky, courageous, for artists whose work is not ‘finished.’ How will the work of the artist influence the next generation and the discourse? Does the work have the potential for impact outside of the art world? What are some of the results of being given the Herb Alpert Award? The Award is an unrestricted prize. Artists have used the funds to realize un-produced or nascent visions, provide time for investigation, experimentation, focusing and dreaming. What have Alpert winners actually done with the prize? What would have been harder - or impossible - without it? Writing three orchestral compositions payday loan racine wi Making a trip to Japan Turning an old church into a studio in which to make work Going back to school for an MFA to be able to teach Finishing a film on hold for 12 years Releasing a new CD Starting a retirement account Buying new glasses, an engagement ring, health insurance and bookshelves, an electric Chinese-lacquer red harp, a house, equipment for a tour Re-granting a portion of the award to other artists Paying artistic collaborators Becoming better known and going on to receive other major awards What have Herb Alpert artists said about other effects of receiving the prize? “It eased the $$worry-center$$ in my brain.” “Built my confidence.” “Alleviated panic - how would I survive? The Herb Alpert Award allows me to keep on keeping on.” “Saw me through a fallow period, laying the ground for a more fruitful period, and helping me, these many years later, to make possible the work I am doing now.” “Gave me a year of freedom to think in peace.” “Time to study and to think, to planning, realizing and completing a longer, more time-intensive project.” “Able to say ‘no’ to bad gigs!” “Spent 3 months without teaching to write, write, write.” What are the Residency programs? Herb Alpert Award Residencies In conjunction with a member of the CalArts faculty, each Herb Alpert Award winner is asked to design and take part in a week-long residency at CalArts, in Valencia, California, during the year of their Award. Residencies may include workshops, productions or concerts, seminars, lectures as well as individual critiques of student work. Herb Alpert Award Colony Prizes wire transfer of money Herb Alpert nominees who do not receive the Alpert Award may be eligible for month-long stays at a number of distinguished artists colonies that include, and have included, Hedgebrook, the MacDowell Colony, Ragdale, Sacatar, the Ucross Foundation Residency Program, and Yaddo. Artists chosen for Herb Alpert residency prizes receive a stipend from the Herb Alpert Award program. Please see Residency Prizes for more information. Terms of the Award An individual may receive the Award once, and in one category. Nominators, panelists and employees, officers, directors, trustees or relations of the aforementioned categories of The Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts are ineligible for the Award while acting in these capacities. Recipient artists maintain their prime residency in the United States; they need not be U.S. citizens. Lenders With Illegal Irene Borger, Director	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9428
__label__wiki	0.536531	0.536531	A note to a few special snowflakes on the pro gay marriage side: Grow the fuck up! May 3, 2015 By RGK in Uncategorized Tags: Bob Egelko, gay marriage case and Scalia quip, grow the fuck up, Scalia’s quip about gay-marriage protester stirs bias debate, special snowflakes 14 Comments I used to have a note on my bench. I wrote it in my childish handwriting, It said something like: “Rich, shut the fuck up!” I removed the note when I realized I would never follow the injunction. That brings me to the oral argument in the gay marriage case. Some guy, who probably speaks to himself in tongues most of the time, disrupted the arguments and got his ass hauled out of the courtroom. Before his exit, the guy screamed, “If you support gay marriage, you will burn in hell!* It’s an abomination!” Chief Justice John Roberts took a brief timeout before calling on the next attorney. In turn, Justice Scalia quipped, “’It was rather refreshing, actually,’ he said. His tone sounded jovial, and laughter could be heard in the courtroom.'” Bob Egelko, Scalia’s quip about gay-marriage protester stirs bias debate, San Francisco Chronicle (May 2, 2015). Now a few special snowflakes supporting gay marriage have asserted that Scalia’s remark was biased and improper. Id. For example, a law professor on legal ethics was upset and solemnly proclaimed: It was “a gratuitous comment that could be heard to legitimize an offensive outburst,” said Deborah Rhode, a Stanford law professor who teaches legal ethics. While judges often reveal their viewpoints when questioning lawyers, she said, a remark like Scalia’s tends to “diminish popular perceptions of the justices as disinterested neutral observers.” On the other hand, a non-snowflake supporter of gay marriage gave this adult response to Scalia’s critics: One gay-rights advocate in a forgiving mode is Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry and an early organizer for equal-marriage rights. Wolfson, who was in the courtroom Tuesday, said he’s willing to give Scalia “the benefit of the doubt, that it was a joke, in the moment, about the tension in the room.” More important, he said, was the message that the protest itself should send to the court. “I think this was a real vivid piece of evidence about why gay people should not have to put their rights up to a vote,” Wolfson said. “Not that everyone’s a hater, but that there is hatred out there.” For those few special snowflakes in the gay marriage movement who believe they are unique, that we should watch our words around them to avoid triggering unpleasant feelings, who love being victims and who see the bogey man at every turn, please, please “grow the fuck up!” At least to me, you have become tiresome. *I came to grips long ago with the certainty that I would burn in hell. I plan on taking an air conditioner, a straw hat and a Hawaiian shirt, a plush recliner and a boatload of margaritas. H/T How Appealing. « The best of the Baltimore criminal defense bar: Time to put up or shut up Speaking of special snowflakes: Don’t breastfeed your bundle of joy on the steps of the Supreme Court! » Jon Margolis says: You are surely right. We all see the world revolving around U.S., and we over-think matters that are important to us. So, we all need to tell ourselves to lighten up. We should tell ourselves that daily. Maybe more often. As for the afterlife, I decided to go to Hell some years ago, when I realized that spending eternity with all those people wno are sure they’re going to Heaven would be, well, hellish. So I guess we’ll get to see each other there. I’ll keep an eye out for you. Jeff Gamso says: “So I guess we’ll get to see each other there.” As Shakespeare has Henry V say, “We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.” jsneff says: “diminish popular perceptions of the justices as disinterested neutral observers.” Someone has a very feeble grip on reality. TMM says: I can think of a lot of better things for legal ethics scholars to spend their time pontificating about than Justice Scalia’s sense of humor — say for example the widespread practice of attorneys trying to paper a case to death (i.e. filing frivolous motions, discovery requests designed to make the other side spend money responding rather than to actually gain information, etc.) RGK says: John or Jeff, Be sure to bring a deck of cards. I forgot. repentinglawyer says: I think Rhode has a point, Scalia goes out of his way to provoke those who disagree with him in a way that makes what may have been a clever wise crack seem offensive, on the other hand I do not think that anyone really did not know which side Scalia was on. Trouble is that Scalia like other graduates of a Jesuit high school was never told nobody loves a smart ass because the Jebbies do. Mea culpa. Heaven? Hell? Listen up: if theres’ no “Hercules and the Umpire” in the afterlife then I’M NOT GOING. I will continue to write from down there, but the blog will be renamed “Hercules and the Umpire plus the Devil.” Thanks for your kind remarks. Anon. says: Shouldn’t the guy who disrupted the argument be charged with a crime or with contempt? If he hasn’t been already, he almost certainly will be. Title 40, Section 6134 of the US Code makes it a crime to “discharge a firearm, firework or explosive, set fire to a combustible, make a harangue or oration, or utter loud, threatening, or abusive language in the Supreme Court Building or grounds.” It’s a crime to make a harangue or oration in the courtroom? How many lawyers have been charged? And how many Supreme Court Justices? one might also fairly ask. Of course, I just quoted the statute. I didn’t said it was fairly or honestly applied. And when I was in the Supreme Court recently I just sat at counsel table trying not to do anything to draw the Justices’ attention – I wasn’t the one haranguing. chocolatetort says: A couple days ago, I saw an interesting headline on one of the big legal news/gossip sites that declaimed a “tasteless joke” Justice Scalia made during the same sex marriage arguments. “Ooooh,” I said to myself, “this should be good for some righteous liberal indignation.” I mean, on my part. I’m a liberal and a feminist, and I’m always up for some righteous indignation. It’s better than coffee in the mornings. Imagine my disappointment when I read what actually happened. It read like a joke either about breaking the tension or about the contrast of the protestor’s, um, plain language with the high-falutin’ legal arguments the Court had been hearing. It didn’t come across like an endorsement of the fellow’s message. But then, I wasn’t there, so it’s hard to judge. I think Mr. Wolfson makes a good point, and I think the speaker did much more harm than good to his cause. “Great,” Justice Scalia may have thought, “now anyone who votes against same sex marriage will be lumped in with this lunatic.” Anyway, what a letdown that joke was! I expected something a lot juicier, especially from Scalia. chocolatetort, Precisely. All the best.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9429
__label__wiki	0.777316	0.777316	Katherine Webb gets noticed Sportscaster Brent Musberger, 71, unwittingly touched off a cultural phenomenon at a college football game on Monday night, by allowing his eyes to wander into the stadium while they were still attached to his mouth. As recounted by CNN: When you get bored, your eyes wander. So when a blossoming blowout between the University of Alabama and some other team in Monday night’s college football championship floated into yawnfest territory, the electronic eyes of ESPN naturally went wandering — settling on a brunette bombshell who just happens to be the girlfriend of Crimson Tide quarterback AJ McCarron. “Now when you are a quarterback at Alabama, you see that lovely lady there, she does go to Auburn, I want to admit that, but she’s also Miss Alabama and that’s AJ McCarron’s girlfriend, OK,” ESPN broadcaster Brent Musburger said Monday night as the camera focused on Katherine Webb in the stands. “Wow, I’m telling you, quarterbacks — you get all the good-looking women. What a beautiful woman,” he gushed. “Wow!” As the chasm grew between Alabama and the other team — the name will surely come back to us soon — ESPN kept going back to the well, repeatedly showing Webb cheering in the crowd, wearing her boyfriend’s No. 10 jersey. Finally, Yahoo! Sports columnist Jess Passan jokingly tweeted, “Sources: A.J. McCarron’s girlfriend to seek restraining order from Brent Musburger at halftime.” The story really caught fire overnight, leading to much ribbing of Musberger and an astonishing surge in popularity for the reigning Miss Alabama, who CNN tells us “went from a scant 526 followers December 26 to more than 148,000 Tuesday” on Twitter. That puts her well ahead of McCarron, who has 91,000 Twitter fans. This, by the way, is Katherine Webb: Further hilarity ensued when Arizona Cardinals defensive end Darrell Dockett tried hitting on Webb with a Twitter invitation to grab some chicken wings, which included his phone number. He forgot to make it a private message, so the whole world saw it. “Dang it, that should have been a Direct Message!” has been the Twitter epitaph of many a reputation. What makes this story interesting from a cultural perspective is that our culture-shapers couldn’t quite figure out how to process it. There was a vague sense of outrage that couldn’t quite justify itself. The confusion was made deeper because everyone involved had a great sense of humor about the incident. McCarron responded to Darrell Dockett’s efforts to swipe his girl by making fun of him, saying “you don’t win enough” and “you’d better keep dreaming like the rest of these dudes.” Making fun of Musberger swiftly became a national pastime, with a parody “Creepy Musberger” account appearing on Twitter, while Alabama center Barrett Jones sighed on CNN, “Where’s the love for the actual players? She is certainly very pretty, but I just think Brent needs to share the love a little bit, that’s all I’m saying.” Webb herself was extremely gracious, saying of Musberger’s unsolicited attention, “It was kind of nice. I didn’t look at it as creepy at all. For a woman to be called beautiful, I don’t see how that’s an issue.” She actively came to Musberger’s defense, speaking out against the “backlash” he had suffered. Webb probably doesn’t see how this is an “issue” because she doesn’t spend a lot of time hanging around with modern feminists. The New York Times quotes journalism professor Sue Carter of the University of Michigan explaining why everyone should stop laughing and purse their lips: “It�??s extraordinarily inappropriate to focus on an individual�??s looks. In this instance, the appearance of the quarterback�??s girlfriend had no bearing on the outcome of the game. It�??s a major personal violation, and it�??s so retrograde that it�??s embarrassing. I think there�??s a generational issue, but it�??s incumbent on people practicing in these eras to keep up and this is not a norm.” “I think there’s a generational issue?” Is that a whiff of… ageism I detect rising from these comments? And when did it become “extraordinarily inappropriate to focus on an individual’s looks?” People earn vast fortunes because the public focuses upon their looks, and that didn’t start happening yesterday. Webb is the reigning queen of a beauty pageant, after all. And since she became an overnight sensation for unwittingly becoming a topic of on-air conversation while she was watching a football game, what else was anyone supposed to focus on at the time? So there you have it, Miss Webb. Wipe that gracious smile off your face pronto, and start howling for blood! ESPN was swiftly pressed into throwing a flag on this “major personal violation,” issuing a statement of apology on Tuesday: “We always try to capture interesting storylines, and the relationship between an Auburn grad who is Miss Alabama and the current Alabama quarterback certainly met that test. However, we apologize that the commentary in this instance went too far and Brent understands that.” Thus we reach the humorless denoument of a story that only captured the public imagination because it was funny, and everyone was having a good time poking fun at Musberger. I suppose sports cameramen will soon receive directives to avoid pointing their lenses at good-looking women in the crowds – a practice that has a far older pedigree than last Monday. Update: Courtesy of Fox News, it’s easy to see where Katherine Webb inherited her good nature from: Webb’s dad says critics should cut Musburger some slack. “On one hand, you can look at it as being kind of like the dirty old man, but I’m used to this and I think if you really look into what that he was trying to say, he was trying to be complimentary, and I think they need to give Brent a break,” Alan Webb told FOX 5 Atlanta. Webb’s mother Leslie also told FOX 5 her daughter has been shocked by the attention she has received following the telecast. “She didn’t even know that they had the camera on her,” said Katherine’s mom, Leslie. “She didn’t see it.” Webb’s parents said their daughter was once an ugly duckling, bullied both for the skin condition Vitiglio and her height. “That’s actually what the Miss USA pageant did for Katherine is to help develop a better self-esteem to finally love herself. Her self confidence grew dramatically because of that,” her mom said. Her parents said Katherine is very involved in her church, and only met McCarron in November at the Miss USA pageant. “I have been very impressed with him. He’s a very good man and I know that she’s impressed with him,” her dad said. “I think she really likes him.” Now I almost feel bad for poking fun at Musberger yesterday. Except that he’s probably well-accustomed to the experience of locker-room ribbing, just as beauty queens are accustomed to people taking note of their physical appearance. Eagle Eye Opener: English Financials Increasingly Tap Internet; YUM Brands Warns of Slowing; Lumber is Making Comeback Gingrich: Picking fights Republicans can win	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9432
__label__wiki	0.618602	0.618602	Weapons clearance drones (Current page) View from the drone on an Ipad \| © HI Understanding the terrain The drone is flown over an area suspected as contaminated with explosive remnants of war to provide weapons clearance experts with aerial images and detailed information on the topography of the area, including slopes, sand dunes and rocks. Although these land features are not always visible from a distance at ground level, they can pose major problems for weapons clearance experts: the weapons clearance platform used by HI in Chad[1], for example, must avoid outcropping rocks; if the slope is too steep, it may not be possible to remotely control the machine. For the person operating the remote control, this is valuable information. Suspicious devices The drone can also locate the shell of a tank or car, and munitions or craters in the ground that may suggest an impact or explosion. The weapons clearance experts use these images and geolocation data and their experience to decide what happened: "At a certain location, a team of deminers recognized what appeared to be an abandoned mine clearance site that no one in Faya could remember," explains Kheira Djouhri, HI's Innovation Project Manager in Chad. The drone also maps entire areas by flying over the land in question and taking photos every two metres. The photos are then assembled and give a precise map of the future field of operations. This type of document helps weapons clearance experts to understand where they are going and to organize their work, especially in regions such as northern Chad, for which very few maps exist. Non-technical survey The drone makes a decisive contribution to what deminers call the "non-technical survey": the pre-clearance phase when teams collect as much information as possible on an area identified as contaminated and its nature. This information can be compiled in official documents and maps or collected during interviews with the authorities or older people who may know what happened 20 or 30 years ago. The non-technical survey is sometimes an actual police investigation. During this phase, before weapons clearance experts start work, the aerial views and maps produced by the drone make it possible to specify the areas where they need to work, which should get priority or be ruled out because there is no sign of a risk of contamination. "Recently, in an area that we surveyed for a partner, the drone spotted fresh tyre tracks that suggested the road is regularly used by locals, whereas we strongly suspect it is contaminated, so we have made it a priority for the weapons clearance teams," explains Kheira. Integrating drones into weapons clearance From next July, the drone will be officially integrated into HI's weapons clearance operations in Chad. Some ten people will be trained to use it. HI and its partner Mobility Robotics will also experiment with the use of a thermal camera mounted on a drone to detect differences in temperature, such as between a mine protruding from the ground and its environment. Weapons clearance for local inhabitants These mine clearance operations restore the use of tracks and land to local people, who can grow crops and rear livestock again. This will open up the Faya-Largeau region, which has been slow to develop due largely to explosive remnants of war. [1]The weapons clearance platform, GCS 200, is a kind of one-tonne combine harvester. Remotely controlled, its front rotating arms detonate all explosive devices in its path. Weapons clearance under extreme conditions HI has been conducting weapons clearance operations near Faya-Largeau, the capital of Borku province in northern Chad, since November 2018. Some fifty weapons clearance experts work in the area. HI Communications Officer Gilles Lordet joined the teams for a typical morning of demining.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9433
__label__wiki	0.620343	0.620343	by i-D Staff May 24 2018, 2:17pm young londoners on what makes them hopeful for the future Photographer Ellius Grace takes to the streets of the capital. Photography Ellius Grace Jordan Charles, 24, London and Cornwall Describe your generation... We’re definitely the internet generation. Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation? I don’t feel like the voice of a generation is one individual. Social media is the platform gives everyone a voice. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? I’d love to see more diverse representation in the mainstream media for 2018. Genuine representation, not just to hit diversity quotas. What makes you hopeful for the future? Seeing so many people standing up to stereotypes and challenging perceptions really makes me happy, we’re not taking shit any more and I feel like we’ll see a lot of change off the back of this. Tosia Leniarska, 20, Warsaw Describe your generation... Pushing it. When do you feel most confident? Dressed up silly in a club. What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? The push for intersectionality. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? They better fucking start paying us! What makes you hopeful for the future? Kids smarter than me. Julia Campbell-Gillies, 21, South Africa Describe your generation... Impatient, uncompromising, sick of your shit. When do you feel most confident? When I'm informed. Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation? I think my generation's identity is founded on a distinctly critical view of "figureheads" and leaders. The "voice" has been democratized, and no longer has a face, only potential. The voice of my generation is a chorus. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? Less plastic, more justice. This is your chance to speak out. What have you got to say? Trust yourself, don't make excuses, don't let perfectionism distract you from being better. Louis Chen, 21, Beijing Describe yourself... Soft. Describe your generation... Anxious. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? Less air pollution. What makes you hopeful for the future? Love, love and more love from my friends and family. This is your chance to speak out. What have you got to say? Try hard, try harder. Lloyd Clipston, 21, Harrogate Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation? Blinky -- if you know, you know. What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? The continuation of DIY ethics and publishing within art and music. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? A new Su Tissue record. What makes you hopeful for the future? Doing more art, making more books -- I might not work in a coffee shop forever. Izzy Moriarty Thompson, 21, south-east London Describe your generation... A diverse spectrum of young individuals, that are frightened and excited for the future of society. Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation – and why? I don’t believe a whole generation can be fully represented by just one voice, my generation is made up of a collection of voices and that’s really important to me. What makes you hopeful for the future? People speaking out about their sexuality and gender. Daphne Papa, Athens, Hellenic Republic Describe your generation... Poor, hopeless, individualistic, accepting, adaptive. Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation? Stefani Nurding, the embodiment of the power of female seduction, plus very gnarly. What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? I have to confine my answer to what appeals to a mass audience so I’ll say the Kardashians. An almost totalitarian matriarchal family living in abundance. Their family rooted in a war torn country that has suffered a very recent and still widely unrecognized genocide; their fame rooted in crime and pornography. A simulacrum of a future society. Lily Jean Bridger, 21, south London Who do you consider to be the voice of your generation? There are many people who I consider to be the voice of our generation, the most influential people are those who are able to use their public profiles to speak out against issues which other people can relate to. Such as, Jennifer Lawrence and Stormzy. What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? Young people transcending boundaries. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? This seems unrealistic but I’d like to see people being more tolerant and understanding of others. Joy Miessi, 24, London Describe your generation... DIY. So many talented and driven creatives putting themselves out there, throwing their own events, creating magazines and music, and using whatever we have. What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? I like that our generation uses social media as a voice to inform and to create positive social change. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? Conflict free mobile phones. This is your chance to speak out. What have you got to say? Keep a diary, write, create... your story is valid. Omar O'Reilly, 23, Dublin When do you feel most confident? Walking out of the barbers with that fade on fleek! What is the most important thing happening in culture right now? Repeal the 8th. What change would you like to see in the world in 2018? It would be nice if none of the decent clubs and venues got replaced by a hotel. What makes you hopeful for the future? Psytrance. This is your chance to speak out. What have you got to say? If you find yourself in a closed loop, not knowing what direction to go next in life, try something different, put yourself out of your comfort zone and the unexpected will enlighten you. This article originally appeared on i-D UK. ellius grace Watch this next	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9436
__label__cc	0.658422	0.341578	Home Lifestyle I Blame the 90’s Rom-Coms I Blame the 90’s Rom-Coms By Alia Kassim I do really blame the great remarkable Romantic Comedies of the nineties; I believe they have ruined our perception of love. They made the idea of falling in love seem so simple and dreamy. We – the eighties generation- who grew up watching and admiring these great pictures have developed a certain view regarding romance. We believe in the spark between a man and a woman when they look at each other for the very first time; the “meet cute” that the late Eli Wallach illustrated in “The Holiday”. We really believed that we one day we would get the look on Tom Hanks’ face when he first glanced at Meg Ryan at the airport in “Sleepless in Seattle”. Even worse, that we would get a Tom Hanks in “You’ve Got Mail’’ wiping the tears off our cheeks and saying softly “don’t cry shop girl”. Or that in the middle of our hectic busy days we would abruptly run into a chaotic yet extremely charming guy who would turn this stressful day into a “One fine Day”, but No! Why did these films have to be so damn good that we irresistibly and irretrievably reference them whenever there might be a chance of romance? Why did they have to be starred by men like Tom Hanks, Hugh Grant, Tom Cruise, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Richard Gere, Ben Affleck, George Clooney and the list goes on and on? We have been dreaming to be saved by a knight in shining armor with the slightest resemblance to one of the previously mentioned actors, or more accurately, the characters they played in our beloved rom-coms. I can’t recall a scene explaining it better than the one in the “Intern” starring Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro, when Anne was drunk and comparing men or rather The GENTLEMEN of De Niro’s generation to today’s guys! Needn’t say much about them; the film says it all in only three words ‘VIDEO GAMES’ GUYS’’. Unfortunate us, the ones who were cursed by watching the 90’s rom-coms at a young age. They stuck with us much more than the recent Turkish soap operas. If films reflect what goes on in real life, then of course romance won’t have much of a place in cinema productions. Hollywood better stick to superheroes films then. Besides that the so-called rom-coms of today suck, we can hardly name one or two films in the past five years that could compete with any of the 90’s ones. No wonder that world-famous critics say that Rom- Coms is a genre in danger of extinction. Thanks to Netflix it made some successful attempts to revive this genre and hoping it would do more in the future. Previous articleMinister of Antiquities on the Hunt, Does Egypt Stand a Chance? Next articleWhy We Should Embrace Guilty Pleasures The 2019 Summer Makeup Trends Salads…and the Summer! Your Guide to Summer 2019’s Best Reads! Here’s Why Mohamed Fadl is Such an Inspiration! Vegetarianism: Is it just a problematic way to look ‘trendy’? Stuck in Cairo this Summer? The Nile Ritz-Carlton Will Make you Glad you are Is There Hope for Cutting down Smoking in Egypt? Top 5 Sports to Do in Egypt Before You Die (or die doing them!) Should Veiled Ladies Worry about Having Fun this Summer? Where to Watch the African Cup if You Are Not Watching in the Stadium? Beyond The Planning: An Interview With Wedding Consultant Nada Khedr Relationship Trouble? Make Fun of Each Other, It’s a Guaranteed Fix!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9442
__label__cc	0.654142	0.345858	← Hong Kong seeks to become a sukuk hub Sukuk sales jump 70% from last year → Qatar Islamic Bank extending its network to Pakistan Posted on January 1, 2008 \| 11 Comments Qatar Islamic Bank is set to kick-off its operations in Pakistan in 2008. A consortium of Qatar International Islamic Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Qatar National Bank, Amwal Group, etc., is behind the establishment of Qatar Islamic Bank in Pakistan. Choudhry Mohammed Wasi, Asst General Manager, Projects Department of Qatar Islamic Bank, disclosed this upcoming venture of his group in Pakistan, to Money Plus in an interview in Karachi. Mr Choudhry had been nominated by the QIB as the President of the bank in Pakistan. He arrived from Qatar to attend the board meeting of Pak-Qatar Takaful Insurance in Karachi and to discuss his group’s plan with State Bank of Pakistan to get licence to start operations in this country. Q: What would be the amount of paid-up capital of the QIB in Pakistan? A: Initially, we would start the operations of Qatar Islamic Bank with paid up capital of 100 million dollars and increase it at a later stage. Q: When the bank is being launched? A: In principle the State Bank of Pakistan has given its consent for the establishment of the QIB. In 2008 we are planning to start operations of the bank in Pakistan. At present we are fulfilling the legal requirements of the State Bank of Pakistan which are mandatory for the issuance of a licence. The consortium has proposed my name as President, Qatar Islamic Bank, Pakistan. Q: What fascinated your group to set up QIB in Pakistan? A: It is part of global expansion plan of our group. We are increasing the presence of our group. We are also extending the network of our group to Malaysia, Lebanon, Bahrain and the United Kingdom. Our consortium wants to extend its business operations to 16 countries in the world, including the Middle East, Europe and Pakistan. In fact, the financial sector here is growing rapidly. The analysts believe that the share of Islamic banks in the overall banking sector would grow to 10-14 per cent by the year 2012-2013, from existing share of 3 per cent, because of immense potential of growth in this sector in the years to come. Q: How do you see the scope of Islamic banking here? A: With a population of over 160 million, Pakistan offers plenty of opportunities for investment and growth in the financial sector. The economy of the country was also showing impressive improvement during the past few years that was luring the foreign investors to develop their stake in Pakistan. At present five full-fledged Islamic banks are operating in Pakistan while the existing commercial banks have also established special windows/operations to capture the Islamic banking business that shows that this segment of banking offers more potential of growth in future. Q: What is the background of the consortium? A: The consortium of Qatar International Islamic Bank, Qatar Islamic Bank, Qatar National Bank, Amwal Group, Qatar Insurance Company are listed at Doha Securities Market. The assets of the consortium stand around 55 billion dollars and its equity amounts to 20 billion dollars. Qatar International Bank is one of the fifth largest Islamic financial entity in the world. The QIB is the first Islamic Bank in Qatar. It has 10 per cent share in the Qatari banking market and 57 per cent share in the Qatari Islamic banking market. It also has international investment operations in Asia, Middle East, Europe and North Africa. Qatar Islamic Bank will be the sixth full-fledged in Pakistan. Q: What would be the strategy of QIB to capture business? A: During the first two to three years of operations of the QIB we will target corporate sector financing and also invest in Sukuk. Later on we will enhance the scope of operations of the bank to meet maximum local requirements. Q: What would be the next venture of the consortium in Pakistan? A: After launching the Qatar Islamic Bank we will also set up Real Estate and other Funds to promote investment in Pakistan. Like financial sector, the real estate and some other sectors have immense potential of growth in future. Q: Any existing venture of the consortium in Pakistan? A: The said consortium had already established Pak-Qatar Takaful Insurance in Pakistan to offer Shariah-oriented family and general insurance services. The paid up capital of Pak-Qatar Family Insurance amounts to Rs 500 million while Pak-Qatar General Takaful had been set up with Rs 300 million capital. It is the first private sector investment from Qatar in financial sector in this country. The general insurance has started its operations recently, while family takaful would begin its soft opening by end-February 2008. This entry was posted in Interviews, Pakistan, Takaful. 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__label__cc	0.73345	0.26655	Enterprise Support & Services MICROSOFT BUSINESS & SOLUTIONS KUWAIT’S INC TECHNOLOGIES ACHIEVE MICROSOFT’S GOLD STANDARD KUWAIT: Microsoft yesterday called for businesses in Kuwait to use cloud services to innovate and compete in the Gulf nation’s still-growing economy, as the company awards Kuwaiti based INC Technologies with Gold competency in Microsoft Dynamics and Cloud Productivity. “While it is certainly true that the oil crisis cannot be ignored, strong SME sectors across the GCC have a huge role to play in growing non-oil GDP,” said Charles Nahas, General Manager, Microsoft Kuwait. “A National Bank of Kuwait report from last year predicts non-oil GDP growth will reach 4 percent to 5 percent in 2016 and 2017, so the time has never been better for Kuwaiti start-ups to get creative. This starts with technology, with the cloud at its centre. Cloud services can allow small businesses to operate at scale, behaving like large-scale enterprises and pulling the economy forward.” Nahas believes the Kuwaiti cloud services market is growing progressively stronger and moving closer to maturity, as national cloud providers adopt international best practice standards. Earlier this year, Microsoft certified Kuwait-based INC Technologies, with Gold competency in Microsoft Dynamics and Cloud Productivity. As a Microsoft Dynamics and Cloud Solution Provider, INC Technologies stands as an example of global best practice among Kuwaiti cloud services companies. The firm has built its success on offering solutions that allow national organisations to redesign their business processes more quickly, leading to strong growth spurred by enhanced workforce productivity. “The Microsoft certification is an important milestone for us, but not the end of the journey,” said Mohammed Zaim, Deputy Chairman & CEO, INC Technologies. “We will keep moving forward, building creative solutions for our customers, so they, in turn, can bring value to their customers. Our rich experience in Microsoft Dynamics implementations allows us to play a pivotal role in shaping the competitiveness of Kuwaiti businesses across all sectors, and sustain the country’s success story. And, to achieve all of that, cloud is key.” “INC Technologies stands as perfect evidence that Kuwaiti companies do not have to wait until next year or the year after that – they can innovate right now, today, using the power and flexibility of the cloud,” said Nahas. Moving to cloud Investment in cloud computing has been proceeding at a blistering pace across the Gulf region. Kuwait, according to BMI, will see compound annual growth of 1.4 percent to reach a total national outlay of $1.11 billion by 2020 and $ 407 million of this will be sales from the service segment.IT spend has seen a sharp decline in Kuwait since 2013, but software and services are now expected to see modest growth, suggesting a move to cloud. Additionally In 2013 IT service sales grew by 4.3 percent to reach KD88m ($309.42m), according to market researcher Business Monitor International. Cloud computing, e-government and machine-to-machine services are expected to be key growth areas for the sector through 2017, with new infrastructure investments creating a wide variety of opportunities for cloud service providers. Gartner is forecasting cloud services industry in MENA to grow by 105 percent and reach $1.1bn in annual spending by 2017, from $534m in 2013. “At Microsoft, we define success through our partners. We succeed together. We are partner-centric, partner-led and pro-partner at our very foundation. INC Technologies is a great example who have proven themselves capable of building value-added solutions for our mutual customers.” Added Nahas “In Kuwait, we see a vast opportunity for partners that are investing in the cloud and we are constantly innovating to enable them to acquire new customers and achieve more.” Copyright © INC Technologies 2019. \| Designed & Developed by RoQay	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9451
__label__cc	0.55721	0.44279	Pamela Henning Associate Professor of Management Adelphi University, New York Pamela Buckle Henning is an Associate Professor of Management at the Robert B. Willumstad School of Business at Adelphi University in New York. As a management educator in the United States, she teaches organizational behavior, leadership, teamwork and group dynamics, and supervises student thesis and independent study work. Pamela’s scholarly and clinical work is oriented around the perspective that human psychology is a complex system embedded in densely-interconnected biological, interpersonal, institutional, and environmental systems. She collaborates with international researchers investigating the cognitive and emotional processes involved in systems thinking, and the worldviews and values systems of systems thinkers. Her interests include the processes involved in scientists’ systems thinking, as well as “lay epistemics” (perceptual processes used by non-scientists). Pamela publishes in systems, management, psychology, education, and project management journals. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Bristol’s Systems Centre in the UK, and a member of the editorial board of the Bertalanffy Center for the Systems Science journal: Systems. Connecting Matter, Life, Culture and Technology. She serves on the ISSS Board of Directors as Secretary and VP Protocol, and has worked in the not-for-profit, private, and public sectors in Canada. My Chairs Sessions Special Evening Colloquium: Edge of Science: thresholds and new paradigms. Benson 180Dominique Surel • Pamela Henning • Pamela Buckle • Gary Machlis Gary Machlis: The distinctive Characteristics of Science During Crisis Benson 180Dominique Surel • Pamela Henning Dominique Surel: Human Capacity for Systems Thinking Benson 180Dominique Surel • Pamela Henning Pamela Henning: Psychology of empowering and Supporting Student Research Benson 180Dominique Surel • Pamela Henning	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9456
__label__wiki	0.693885	0.693885	On the Taxonomy of Charrs of the Genus Salvelinus from the Northern Kuril Islandsстатья Дата последнего поиска статьи во внешних источниках: 9 июня 2016 г. Авторы: Gritsenko O.F., Savvaitova K.A., Gruzdeva M.A., Kuzishchin K.V. Журнал: Journal of Ichthyology Издательство: Maik Nauka/Interperiodica Publishing Местоположение издательства: Russian Federation Первая страница: 228 Последняя страница: 237 Аннотация: The meristic characters of malma, Salvelinus malma, within its range from the Chukotski Peninsula to the Southern Kuril Islands were examined. A clinal variation of the numbers of scales in the lateral line and vertebrae number was observed. With consideration of these characters, the most distinct differences were revealed between the populations of the Kamchatka Peninsula and those of the northern Kuril Islands. A break in the clinal variation of the merictic characters was observed in the region between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the nothern Kuril Islands. This region coincides with the northern limit of distribution of the southern subspecies of malma S. malma krascheninnikovi. The charrs of the northern Kuril Islands were related to this subspicies. Добавил в систему: Груздева Марина Александровна [1] On the taxonomy of charrs of the genus salvelinus from the northern kuril islands / O. F. Gritsenko, K. A. Savvaitova, M. A. Gruzdeva, K. V. Kuzishchin // Journal of Ichthyology. — 1998. — Vol. 38, no. 3. — P. 228–237. The meristic characters of malma, Salvelinus malma, within its range from the Chukotski Peninsula to the Southern Kuril Islands were examined. A clinal variation of the numbers of scales in the lateral line and vertebrae number was observed. With consideration of these characters, the most distinct differences were revealed between the populations of the Kamchatka Peninsula and those of the northern Kuril Islands. A break in the clinal variation of the merictic characters was observed in the region between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the nothern Kuril Islands. This region coincides with the northern limit of distribution of the southern subspecies of malma S. malma krascheninnikovi. The charrs of the northern Kuril Islands were related to this subspicies.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9458
__label__wiki	0.825375	0.825375	The mansion used in the show “Billions” is ground zero for an all-day trade show held by SummitSync about the business and tech industries. Independent/Courtesy SummitSync Photo bySummitSync Sand In My Shoes The Future Holds Billion$ September 4, 2018 By \| Denis Hamill Business leaders to talk technology at Southampton trade show I’m a tech dummy. And I’m not much of businessman. But I’m just smart enough to know that a combination of business and technology will define the future of the country and the world. If you want to know, stand like a traffic cop at the intersection of business and technology to see where the traffic will be heading for the next five years. There’s no better place to find out than at a different kind of all-day trade show held by SummitSync Inc. on September 28 in the 12-bedroom, 17,000-square-foot, $100 million estate on Meadow Lane in Southampton used as a regular set for the Showtime TV series “Billions.” “That morning a fleet of luxury buses will leave Manhattan carrying 150 chief marketing officers of major companies to our by-invitation-only symposium on the intersection of marketing and technology,” said Al Torres, president of SummitSync. The guests, whose companies have paid $399 a head, will then sit for a luncheon in the great Southampton mansion, listening to keynote speaker Terry Kawaja, CEO of LUMA Partners, a strategic advisory firm focusing on digital media and marketing. He will bring everyone up to speed on “The State of Digital Media — The Market, The Industry, Trends, and The Future Ecosystem.” “Terry is a brilliant guy who will help frame the theme of our event, which is where business and technology will be going in the next five years,” said Torres. “Technology changes so rapidly that you can’t really predict past five years.” Al Torres After lunch, Torres says the guests will divide into rotating breakout groups of 30 in various plush rooms throughout the “Billions” mansion. The groups will be curated by a team of heavyweight experts like Jeffrey Rohrs, CMO of Yext, the global digital presence management firm. Like Jack Meyers, founder of Media Village, the nation’s leading media ecologist, an Academy and Emmy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature, author of four books, and executive producer of GE Focus Forward Films. Like Michael Loeb, CEO of Loeb Enterprises, founded in 2006 after the sale of Synapse Group to Time Warner was completed. (He and wife Margie own the “Billions” mansion.) Like Gayle Meyers, the chief marketing officer at LUMA, and in charge of overall marketing, branding, and communications strategy for the company. Others include Bonin Bough, one of the foremost-awarded marketing executives in his field, host of “Cleveland Hustles,” and the author of Txt Me; Patrick Givens, VP, head of VaynerSmart at VaynerMedia, spearheading leadership into voice AI and the internet. Also Meagan Eisenberg, CMO at MongoDB. With two decades of experience in the high-tech industry, she has been recognized as one of the Top 50 most retweeted by mid-sized marketers according to Ad Week. “These business leaders will lead informal and inclusive discussions with invited CMOs and marketing leaders,” said Torres. “The networking at these breakout groups will allow people to get more than keynote speeches or sales pitches for new products or companies. People can engage in dialogue, exchange contacts, and rub elbows in an informal forum in an astonishing $100 million home the likes of which few of us have ever been in. This goes hand in hand with SummitSync’s motto that events drive handshakes. We make sure the right hands meet.” So how does one get to go to this event? “We’re already booked solid,” Torres said. “But we do have a wait list. Some people might have to drop out because of personal or business reasons. You can go to our website and apply for the waitlist. It might be good to get yourself or your business on our invite list for future events anyway.” What happens after the luncheon and afternoon of rotating breakout meetings? “Then we have a cocktail hour and dinner,” said Torres. “With a second keynote speaker. So instead of a long day of speeches, we offer a luncheon keynote. And our dinner keynote speaker, Gina Bianchini, will put the entire day in perspective.” Bianchini was CEO of Ning, which she co-founded with Marc Andreessen. Since leaving Ning in March 2010, she has been an entrepreneur in residence at the Andreessen Horowitz venture firm. “By the end of the day these invited CMOs will have cutting-edge knowledge of where we are in terms of marketing and technology,” said Torres. “They will know how mobile technology and social media and texts are competing with email and online and retail marketing. They will know about technology and marketing security, the law, the demographics, and where we will be at the intersection of marketing and technology in the next five years.” They won’t be listening to someone pitching a product like at a normal trade show, he said. “No, they will be included in lively and informative discussions with business and industry leaders throughout the day,” said Torres. “The topics will range from voice, mobile messaging, and what the future of social media means to brands.” Since I didn’t make my first billion yet, I might drop into the $100 million venue to start working on my second billion on the set of “Billions.” denishamill@gmail.com More in Columnists / Opinion A Conversation With Gay Talese ‘Lions Of The Sea’ Pop The Balloon A Nice Sandwich	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9460
__label__wiki	0.685882	0.685882	In Print Reviews Devil’s Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt It’s difficult to maintain the correct sense of time when reading this account of the “West Memphis Three” — Jessie Misskelly Jr., Jason Baldwin and Damien Echols — because things such as this aren’t supposed to happen in this enlightened day and age. People aren’t sent to prison based largely on the fact that their physical appearance (black concert shirts) and musical tastes (Metallica) is different than some in the community. People are not branded as Satanists because they don’t go to your church, or if they maintain an interest in Wicca. But this is exactly what occurred in West Memphis, Arkansas in the early ’90s. Three young boys — Stevie Branch, Christopher Byers and Michael Moore — were found horribly murdered after being reported missing after school. They were found submerged in a drainage ditch, and from almost the moment they were pulled out of the water, the local police began a handling of the case that was marked by incompetence and inflexible thinking. Pressured by the community to find the killers, the police almost immediately focused on Echols and his friends as the suspects. Why? Because they were different. No physical evidence ever tied any of the three to the crime. In fact, the only evidence that tied anyone to the crimes concerned a knife owned by one of slain children’s father — a local loser with ties (as an informant) to the local police. The police extracted a “confession” from Jessie Misskelly Jr., a young man whose IQ fell almost in the range of being considered mentally retarded, and despite the fact that the times he gave, as well as his description of the scene, didn’t match what the police knew to have occurred, he, along with Echols and Baldwin were arrested for the crime. Lacking funds for a lawyer, the young men were, not surprisingly, convicted of murder, despite the efforts of their court-appointed attorneys. Various appeals have continued to find the young men guilty, with Damien, considered the ringleader, remaining on Death Row. Mara Leveritt, author of The Boys on the Tracks, is no stranger to the bizarre workings of the Arkansas judicial system, and she sets forth, without much feeling of bias, just how this case has unfolded, and raises a number of compelling questions, focusing on the lack of evidence in the crime, the refusal of the Arkansas police to treat John Mark Byers, stepfather to victim Christopher, as a suspect, and in general, shows compellingly how a town gripped by fear will latch onto the first sign of hope in troubled times. When the “WM3” were arrested, people came out of the woodwork proclaiming their confidence in the guilt of the three, because “they were weird.” And for a largely Christian, rural town teetering on the edge of insolvency, they were weird. But “weird” shouldn’t get you arrested. “Weird” shouldn’t get you convicted. “Weird” shouldn’t get you killed. Someone certainly murdered three little boys in 1993. It might possibly (although highly unlikely) be that the three local outcasts known to the world as the “West Memphis Three” did it. But more likely, someone who knew the children killed them, and is walking around free today — tormented, to be sure, by their actions, but free nevertheless. The police and people of West Memphis don’t care, or don’t want to think about that possibility. If they won’t do it, someone needs to. Mara Leveritt did, and this book should be required reading for anyone interested in the case at all, and anyone who thinks such things can’t happen today. It can, and it did. Free the West Memphis Three. Find the killer. Free the West Memphis 3: http://www.wm3.org • Simon & Schuster: http://www.simonsays.com James Mann Devil's Knot Devil's Knot: The True Story of the West Memphis Three Mara Leveritt Hadacol Better Than This (Checkered Past). Review by Jason Feifer Altaira pop-punk,rock,indie,Altaira,Weigh Your Conscience,Attention Deficit Disorder,Daniel Mitchell The Melvins The Maggot (Ipecac). Review by Nirav Soni Deadly Hi-Fi (Skunk). Review by Phillip Haire Before the Dawn. Review by Bob Pomeroy. Music is Sex Feature by Marcel Feldmar Jack Dangers Variaciones Espectrales (Bella Union / Instinct). Review by Bill Campbell. Punk List Various ArtistsReview by Brian Kruger Judgement (Metropolis Records). Review by Jorge C. Galban. Hot Hot Heat Knock Knock Knock EP (Sub Pop). Review by Ian Koss. A backpacking adventure in a small Slovakian town turns deadly. Brittany Sturges gets the chills. Spacehog The Chinese Album (Sire). Review by Rich Pawelczyk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9462
__label__wiki	0.886801	0.886801	Our Big Fat Greek Food Story By Inside Columbia Last updated Nov 27, 2017 The Mediterranean is half a world away and Greek mythology emerged centuries ago, but the savory cuisine of ancient Olympia is right around the corner. Homer’s Odyssey is not all that embodies the Greek spirit around the world; so does the country’s traditional fare. According to G&D Steak House owner Angelo Aslanidis, Greek food has been influenced by both the East and the West during its long history, part of a great cultural exchange among the Mediterranean countries. The first cookbook to appear in Greece was written by a man named Nicolas Tselementes in the 1920s. He was a Greek chef who, after working at prominent restaurants in Europe and the United States, put together a cookbook with recipes from different countries. Among the contents were recipes from Greece that Tselementes considered valuable. Greek cuisine, as Tselementes’ book testifies, features an emphasis on oranges, fish and olives. Olives and herbs are used to intensify the taste of every traditional Greek dish, Aslanidis says. The best-known olive is Kalamata, a large, black olive from the Peloponnesus region with a smooth and meatlike taste, usually preserved in wine, vinegar or olive oil. Apart from their use in the kitchen, olives also have a significant place in Greek mythology, which holds that it was the goddess Athena’s spear that was transformed into the first olive tree. Like most traditional Mediterranean fare, Greek food is ingredient-based. It often focuses on seafood, although lamb and pork are served on special occasions, and surprisingly, “Greeks eat pasta as much as Italians do,” Aslanidis says. Among the flavorings used most in Greek cooking are onion, garlic, dill, mint, celery, cloves and cinnamon. Today, the most well-known Greek dishes outside of Greece include Greek salad, gyros, moussaka and baklava. Such dishes in the United States taste different from the traditional versions served in Greece, says International Café owner Mohamed Gumati. This is mostly because ingredients need to be adjusted “to the taste of the people.” For example, a Greek salad called horiatiki contains lettuce when served in American restaurants; in Greece it would consist of cucumbers and feta cheese. Strictly authentic or not, Greek food is popular and accessible in the United States. “Different is good,” says G&D Pizzaria owner Pano Terzopoulos. The menu at his restaurant features a section called “A Taste of Greece” where diners can find gyros, horiatiki, souvlaki, a pork tenderloin pita sandwich, and Elias Style Spaghetti with red sauce and feta cheese. “People enjoy Greek food,” Terzopoulos says. “If you are looking for an alternative to hamburgers, you can have gyros. You will try it and be happy with it.” Consisting of beef and lamb served on pita bread with tomatoes and onions, gyros are without a doubt among the most popular Greek foods in the United States. International Café serves its gyros with hummus or tzanziki sauce, a traditional Greek dip used in a variety of dishes. Owner Gumati is well-known for his excellent tzanziki sauce and says that well-traveled people often confirm that his sauce is “number one.” Holly Smith-Berry, a regular customer at International Café, has fond memories from her first visit there. She was so hungry, she says, that she ordered several things from the menu. The friendly owner stopped her at once. “That’s too much,” he told her. “He did me a favor,” Smith-Berry says with a chuckle at the thought of a mountain of food arriving at her table. “I do like the family, a husband and a wife team. They are very friendly and open.” Among the popular Greek items offered at the café are the cheese dishes, tyropita, saganaki, and for those who like spinach, spanikopita. In Greece, good food is almost always accompanied by good wine. The most prominent Greek wine is Mavrodafne, a sweet, dark purple grape wine with flavors of plum, chocolate, coffee, caramel and raisins. Greece also brought into the world its own kind of drink, a national emblem of sorts: ouzo, an alcoholic drink made from pressed grapes, herbs and berries. Sometimes ouzo goes down smooth and sometimes it scratches the throat, Aslanidis says. “Some put water or ice cubes in it, but real men drink it plain,” he says. Ouzo is produced exclusively in Greece and symbolizes the Greeks’ optimistic approach to life. “The most famous ouzo brands are #12 and Tsantalis,” Aslanidis says. He also offers other suggestions. “If you go to a Greek restaurant and you want a ‘meze,’ they will bring you several different things on your plate,” Aslanidis says. Meze, he explains, is a request for an appetizer sampler of different dishes. When it comes to desserts, homemade baklava is a must. After the great Greek salad and gyros, this honey-flavored dessert is the last and tastiest stop on the G&D Steak House menu. It’s so tasty, in fact, that it makes it difficult to follow the particular custom of always leaving something on the plate. (“It’s a Greek thing,” Aslanidis says.) Well-traveled diners have probably heard of “Greek Maybe Time,” an affectionate name for the way Greeks manage their time. Aslanidis jokes that if a Greek is invited to a dinner that begins at 5 p.m., he will most likely arrive around 6 p.m. “Greeks are never on time,” he says. Keep this idiosyncrasy in mind when planning to dine with a Greek. Columbia’s Greek restaurants, however, are always right on time when serving fine Mediterranean dishes. a taste of greeceG&D PizzeriaG&D Steak HouseGreek FoodgyroshummusInternational cafejuly 2010 Rolling on the River Kickin’ It In CoMo	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9464
__label__cc	0.613377	0.386623	The Nuclear Age Digital Footprint Chaturanga ~ statecraft, strategy, society, and Σοφíα The United Kingdom Still Lives… 19 Fri Sep 2014 Posted by Jaideep A. Prabhu in Europe, United Kingdom ≈ Comments Off on The United Kingdom Still Lives… Alex Salmond, Britain, David Cameron, England, Scotland, Scottish independence referendum, Scottish National Party, SNP, United Kingdom To the bitter disappointment of Scottish nationalists and England haters everywhere, the referendum on Scotland’s independence held yesterday appears poised to return a negative vote. Call it a national Stockholm syndrome or call it common sense, the Scots have decided that they are indeed better off together with England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. With 26 of 32 voting districts reporting at the time of writing, there were 1,397,077 votes (54.2%) against independence, and 1,176,952 (45.7%) in favour. With a clear but not thumping victory, the question of how to go forward with nearly half the territory wishing to leave must be on everyone’s minds. There will be debate in the coming days, weeks, and months as to why the Yes Scotland campaign lost its momentum. As Thucydides is supposed to have said, in a democracy, the vanquished can always console themselves with the thought that there was something not quite fair about it. No doubt, the BBC has accusations of bias in store for it, not to mention the discrepancy in the resources available to the two sides. Despite the passionate appeals by either side, the voters seem to have been plagued by uncertainty. The No campaign’s strategy of fear-mongering was not effectively countered by the other side, most claims being dismissed out of hand or flippantly brushed aside. Though some of the dire predictions about the the price of Scotland’s independence were preposterous, many voters were not sufficiently reassured to vote Yes on September 18. For the moment, England can rest easy that its nuclear arsenal still has a home in Scotland’s naval bases and NATO need not worry about losing square footage. Financial markets can also calm down and get back to business after their overreaction over the past couple of weeks. Europe was spared having to frame the terms and conditions for Scottish membership of its union, at once a nightmare and an ideal case. Lastly, Scotland’s continued observance of the 1707 Act of Union has saved the diplomatic corps of several northern European countries months of negotiations on maritime boundaries and economic rights with a new country. However, David Cameron may have secured the Union under his watch but he has also promised the Scots a pound of flesh – a substantial devolution of powers to the Scottish parliament. It is a safe bet that Alex Salmond and the Scottish National Party will come collecting. Scotland will have a greater say in its taxation, healthcare, education, legal affairs, housing, sports, tourism, and the environment; it may even get some say in reserved matters (Westminster) such as nuclear power and benefits and social security. The British prime minister’s promises, however, have provoked calls from Members of Parliament south of Hadrian’s Wall demanding an English parliament with similar powers; one can be certain that Wales and Northern Ireland will not be far behind. Alex Salmond has promised that this will be his last referendum for Scottish independence, but anyone who thinks that 2014 has seen the end of Scottish nationalism is going to be very disappointed. The hold of the Conservatives over England has always been of concern to the more Left-oriented Scots; this referendum strengthens the Labour party. The United Kingdom’s last involvement in a war in the Middle East did not receive much favour in Scotland and the current geopolitics of the region makes it likely that the issue will cause friction yet again between Westminster and Holyrood. For tonight, all is well in the United Kingdom. Tomorrow, they will have to wake up and begin nation-building again. Perhaps what Karl Marx said about permanent revolutions also applies to nations – be it Scotland, Catalunya, Kurdistan, Quebec, or even the European Union, nation-building seems to be a more permanent activity than political theorists and leaders thought at the turn of the 20th century. This post first appeared on Swarajya on September 19, 2014. 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__label__wiki	0.771164	0.771164	Rounder The Best of April 2009!!! April 28, 2009 February 7, 2010 Jam-Texadam levine, alejandro escovedo, B Real, Bitty McLean, Bob Dylan, bob marley, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Buju Banton, chali 2na fish, Chubb Rock, Columbia Records, Cunninlynguists, damian "jr. gong" marley, damian "junior gong" marley, damian marley, Dubmatix, Easy Star Records, El Shaddai, Evolution Dub Volume 1, Evolution Dub Volume 2, Gargamel Records, Ghetto Youthology, Graham Wilkinson & the Underground Township, Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township, Greensleeves, hayes carll, J.J. Cale, Jah Cure, Jahmali, joe gibbs, john brown's body, jr. gong, junior gong, K'naan, King Tubby, LLoyd Maines, Mos Def, Movin On, Octone Records, Rasta Got Soul, Re-Amplify, Roll One, Rounder, Simmer Down, Sizzla, Smoke and Mirrors, Snoop Dogg, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Souls of Mischief, The Great Leap Forward, The Origin of the Species, The Universal Cure, The Wailers, Third World, Together Through Life, township records, Troubador, underground township, Wayne Dalchau, YearbookLeave a comment 1. Graham Wilkinson & the Underground Township – Yearbook [Township Records 2009] 2. K’Naan – Troubadour [Octone Records 2009] 3. Buju Banton – Rasta Got Soul [Gargamel 2009] 4. Bob Dylan – Together Through Life [Columbia 2009] 5. Cunninlynguists – Strange Journey Volume One [QNS 2009] 6. J.J. Cale – Roll On [Rounder 2009] 7. B Real – Smoke and Mirrors [Duck Down 2009] 8. Jah Cure – The Universal Cure [SoBe 2009] 9. Souls of Mischief – Tour Stories [Hieroglyphics Imporium 2009] 10. Jahmali – El Shaddai [Penthouse 2009] 11. Various Artists – Evolution Dub Volume 1: The Origin of the Species [Greensleeves 2009] 12. Various Artists – Evolution Dub Volume 2: The Great Leap Forward [Greensleeves 2009] 13. Sizzla – Ghetto Youthology [Greensleeves 2009] 14. Bitty McLean – Movin On [Taxi 2009] 15. John Brown’s Body – Re-Amplify [Easy Star Records 2009] Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township released a new album on Township Records, Yearbook, this month that brings the best of Texas roots music to the fore. Graham Wilkinson has proven himself not only as a songwriter but also as an arranger. Some of the songs on this album come from earlier albums but here they are arranged in new and lovely ways. On the track “Ragamuffin,” Hayes Carll lends his voice and Lloyd Maines plays his pedal-steel guitar. “Let It Go” stands out as an americana roots jam and “La Briza” casts an easy groovy spell. “Boys and Girls” is a reggafied track that has a ska sound. On the strings laden “Ghosts,” a previously unreleased track, Alejandro Esovedo adds his voice to this rock n’ roll piece of art. Graham Wilkinson and the Underground Township and the boys at Township Records, including producer and bassist Wayne Dalchau, have done it again. And this time the album artwork and concept of the Yearbook make it worth getting the hard copy of this album. Get the digital album if need be but the artwork and music make this album a tangible item one needs to hold, see, listen, and appreciate. Like the old days before the digital single this album harkens back to the good old days of the concept album. This album, Yearbook, captures a year of creativity, music, and Austin vibes. K’Naan the Somalian rapper dropped sweltering rhymes over fat beats on his new album Troubadour. The track “I Come Prepared” with Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley stands out as a powerful song and the track “ABC’s” with Chubb Rock is slamming. Chali 2Na Fish, Mos Def, and Adam Levine also co-star on this album. But K’Naan shines on solo tracks too. The track “T.I.A.,” which stand for “This Is Africa,” samples Bob Marley & the Wailers’ “Simmer Down” with heavy bass drops chopping the old rhythm into a new dancehall beat. The Somalian rapper shows his softer side on ballads like “Wavin’ Flag” and “Take A Minute.” I am looking forward to seeing the live show.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9475
__label__cc	0.511801	0.488199	Inner Demon: Soul Trader By Ally \| July 26, 2014 \| Add to Favorites Categories: browser, flash, free, game, linux, mac, olip, puzzle, rating-y, simpleidea, slidingblock, sokoban, windows What's a demon to do when the end of the shift is nearing and they haven't yet met their daily quota of stolen human souls? Fruit just isn't the temptation it used to be, and going down to Georgia is way too risky. Oh, and there happens to be a dangerous human wizard on the loose who wants to make your life He... erm... Heaven. But one small demon, specifically the one starring in Olip's Inner Demon: Soul Trader, is ready to become the villain Pandemonium deserves by possessing as many people as people as possible. In puzzle game fashion, no less. Mwahahaha. In fact, he's not merely content to tackle one type of puzzle; his delightfully dark adventure will see him both skidding around the room in a sliding block fashion when he's his demony self, and pushing objects in a more controlled, Sokoban-like manner when he's possessing some poor slob. Just use the [arrow] keys to make him zip along the floor until he hits something; preferably a tasty human. Once you've captured a terrified victim, you can walk them back to your portal to Hell in a more controlled fashion... if you don't need them to gather gems, push buttons, and break floors for you first. You'll have to combine you speedy sliding skills and your human-manipulating prowess to reach that wizard king and make things safe for demonkind! It's a simple idea, and it's the kind that works so nicely (or evilly) you have to wonder what took the world so long. The combination of gameplay types is really what makes Inner Demon stick out among the sliding-block crowd. Figuring out how to get the demon where you want him is rarely tricky, and the puzzles you do in human bodies are usually not much more complicated than shoving the right kind of block a few spaces over. But going from one style to another is fast and seamless, and the game gives both forms enough distinct gimmicks that only they can interact with, and things only they can do, that you really do need to utilize both well to get from level to level. Not only are the levels well-designed, the difficulty is also just about perfect. You can't just push keys randomly and attempt to stumble into the solutions... there are enough deadly obstacles to see to that. But none of the stages are truly brutal, and even the most challenging are generally a matter of figuring out the right order to perform certain actions in. The stages do have timers associated with them, but letting time runs out only makes the green, collectible gems vanish from the stage. While gems are needed to unlock new levels, you don't need many to actually progress, and it's quite simple to walk over to them and grab them in human form. This gives the game a leisurely, forgiving feeling, and encourages you not to stress out over it. And it's all topped off with a cute, blocky, psuedo-3D visual style. The twists Inner Demon puts on its classic formula make it accessible even to those who don't normally like pure sliding-block or Sokoban-style puzzles, and c'mon... it's a game about stealing souls! How can you go wrong with such a ghoulish sense of humor? Play Inner Demon: Soul Trader jcfclark • July 27, 2014 5:58 PM Engaging, fun game. It would have been more enjoyable for me were there no clocks to beat, but I always choose 'casual' if it's an option. olipcouk • July 28, 2014 8:45 AM Thanks a lot for the review Ally! I released a second version that's a little more strict in terms of time given to collect gems, hopefully its more challenging but still retains the casual stress-free feel. Olip :-)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9479
__label__wiki	0.541887	0.541887	Posted 12:06 pm, June 24, 2019, by Tribune Media Wire Stefani Carroll-Kirchoff always checks the washer and dryer to make sure none of her three cats have climbed inside. Well, almost always. Last week, after fetching more clothes for a load of laundry, she shut the door without thinking. She set the machine to express wash - warm water, cold rinse - and walked away. Thirty-five minutes later, when the cycle was done, she noticed the clothes were still dripping wet. She was just about to shut the door again when she saw a single white paw sticking out from the wet laundry. Somehow, her 1-year-old cat Felix had found his way into the machine. She quickly took him out and called her father, who raced them to the Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota. Although Felix had lost his vision and had pneumonia from the amount of water in his lungs, he survived and is doing better now - he can see and has started eating. He's still on oxygen. Though the vets told her it's just a matter of time until Felix fully recovers, Carroll-Kirchoff said she'll never forgive herself. "I've been in shock the last few days," she said. "I mean, this is going to haunt me for the rest of my life." The costs are going up, too. Carroll-Kirchoff's daughter began a GoFundMe appeal for Felix to help offset the rising medical bills, which she said are already up to $7,000. She said it's the least they could do after Felix fought to stay alive. "After this has happened, I'm going to find a way to give back," she said. Carroll-Kirchoff works at a pet grooming salon and has been a cat owner for 11 years. She also volunteers at a wildlife rehabilitation center in her free time. "It's given me a reason to fight harder for animals and their well-being," she said. Filed in: Trending Utah man says woman broke in to pet his dogs, got a drink and made herself at home Westminster man warns other pet owners after dog is mauled to death by coyote Early autopsy results released after 3 Americans die at Dominican Republic resort Denver woman warns of man posing at Lyft driver Delaware mother savagely attacked at Dominican Republic resort Tennessee woman tracks down stolen iPhone, is met with gun Coors employees jump in Clear Creek to save tuber caught in swift water 7-year-old boy saves sister who was having a seizure from drowning in pool ‘I just wanted to bring him home’: Bride-to-be mourns fiancé killed in motorcycle crash Florida woman dies of flesh-eating bacteria after stumble during walk on beach	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9489
__label__cc	0.72244	0.27756	Working: Dan Heydon By Patrisha McLean \| Mar 22, 2009 Enlarge... For Dan Heydon, saying goodbye to his wife for four months a year is the worst part of his job. The best? “I don’t have to put up with anybody else’s crap.” Mushrooms are his job, and have been for 20 years. For that long, he and his wife, Candice, have run the Oyster Creek Farm and Mushroom Company, purveyors of fresh and dried gourmet mushrooms, from their home in Damariscotta. The couple part in the winter so that Candice can travel the California mushroom circuit at a time when Maine’s mushroom territory is covered by snow. That’s one way they are able to survive in Maine on mushroom proceeds. Here are some other ways: Manning a booth at farmers markets in Damariscotta, Bath, Boothbay and Camden; supplying 23 Whole Foods stores in New England through a distributor and many upscale restaurants in Maine through personal delivery; exporting to Japan 10,000 pounds a year of the matsutake variety; and creating and marketing growing kits (sterilized, wooden furniture dowels inoculated with the mushroom spawn), tasty dips, vinaigrette and flavored oils as well as black trumpet, Maine wild mix and porcini powder. “A little over six tons of mushrooms,” are what Dan figures they go through every year. What they don’t sell in the summer, they dry. Collection comes courtesy of 100 foragers fanned out across the state. Dan said that because “pickers will show up and want to sell their mushrooms and expect someone to be here, we don’t go out in the woods as much as we used to.” Oyster Creek sells about a dozen varieties of mushrooms. Ones he avoids include “anything that has a lookalike that’s poisonous,” aborted entaloma (“even people who know what to do with mushrooms wouldn't know what to do with that one”) and shaggy mane (“its shelf life is so poor you'd have to sell them the same day you pick them"). Best sellers are chanterelles and morels. “Hens are good too.” Not surprisingly, Dan doesn’t sell, or eat, the button mushrooms found in the supermarket. “They don’t have much taste, and I know how they grow. They use a lot of chemicals.” It all started when Candice read a newspaper article about growing mushrooms on oak, at the exact time the couple were cutting down oak trees on their land to make room for a house. Dan wasn’t as partial to mushrooms as he is now, but being a lifelong gardener the growing aspect appealed to him. “Dan, Dan, the mushroom man,” he said, repeating the rhyme he’s heard ever since then. His first career -– for 14 years -- was installing and repairing cable TV. “Used to be Dan, Dan the cable man,” he said with a smile. “It's the name Dan. You can be any kind of man." You can find Dan during the winter on alternate Saturdays at farmers markets in Bath and the Knox Mill in Camden. You can also order his products online through his Web site, oystercreekmushrooms.com. Patrisha McLean Patrisha McLean is a nationally-exhibited photographer specializing in black and white portraits of children, and the author of "Maine Street," published by Down East Books in 2009. Her website is www.patrishamclean.com and she can be reached at patrishamclean@aol.com Working: Cindy Nelson Working: John Blodgett Working: Michele Cox Working: Brigitte Robinson Working: Ted Benner, Jr. NABF weekend is here! 50+ Living Join Our Culture of Excellence Auction - 2599 Route 3, Palermo, ME Green Light Program Welcome Dr. Michael Noparstak Pine Grove Apartments Gil Schafer Summer Clearance Event - Shepard ... 75 Middle Mountain Road 1172 Shore Road 22 Sea Street Lot # 7 Deer Meadows Road 9 Clayton Lane 5 Harding Lane 19 Rockbrook Drive 0 Caven Lane 216 Zekes Point Road	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9496
__label__cc	0.590372	0.409628	Home Analogue lifestyle Pixl-latr film scanning template launched on Kickstarter Pixl-latr film scanning template launched on Kickstarter The Pixl-latr costs £30 (Pics: Hamish Gill) Hamish Gill – the man behind the film photography blog 35mmc – has launched a new product designed to help digitise film. The Pixl-latr is a film holder that keeps negatives and slides flat so they can be easily scanned with a digital camera. The Pixl-latr was launched on Kickstarter on Monday. It costs £30. The device reached its funding target of £9,000 in a few hours, and as of Tuesday morning had raised more than £21,000. “The idea came from me realising there was a hole in the market for a product that allowed simple, low cost, digitisation of 4×5 film,” Gill told Kosmo Foto. “I’d bought a mod54 and Harman Titan pinhole camera and after developing my first few sheets, I found I didn’t have an easy way to digitise the negs to show them off online. I fudged a solution with a sheet of translucent acrylic – I stuck the neg to it, then took a photo of it leant up against a window. “The result came out pretty well, but the technique felt a little slapdash. Searching online, I tried to find a product that would allow we a similar workflow, but couldn’t find one. So I thought I’d make one…” Gill built the prototype with the help of Steve Lloyd, who launched the successful Chroma large-format camera on Kickstarter earlier this year. “Many iterations later, the prototype you can see on Pixl-latr is a fully working product that not only allows for use with 4×5, but also accommodates 120 up to 6×12 and 35mm. “I’m now at a stage where there is only one little tweak left to make before it’s ready for market. That’s where KS comes in – I need some cash for tooling the final parts.” The Pixl-latr is a flexible design – it can be used with a smartphone as a backlight, or with more advanced set-ups like a copy-stand and light box, said Gill. The device can also be used with a tablet computer, or window light. “Its simple function is to backlight the film and hold it flat – beyond that, I don’t want to prescribe its use. Once in the wild, I’m hoping I can form a bit of a community of users who will share tips and tricks with each other. I’m hoping this will mean that both the product itself and the community around it help and encourage people to shoot more film.” The Pixl-latr should be available in September. 35mmc Previous articleJoin ‘The Film Camera Gas Factory’ Next articleLomography launches new Diana Instax camera	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9498
__label__cc	0.565698	0.434302	» Jobs » Banking Jobs In Nigeria » African Development Bank Group (AfDB): Division Manager, Finance Recruitment Please login/register to apply for this job. Full-time African Development Bank Group (AfDB): Division Manager, Finance Recruitment Nigeriabucket Staff – Abidjan, Abidjan Department, Côte d'Ivoire African Development Bank Group (AfDB) – Established in 1964, the African Development Bank is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. The Job : Division Manager, Finance Job Status: Full Time Job,Graduate/Exp N50,000-N100,000 Jobs in Nigeria N100,000 – N200,000 Jobs in Nigeria N300,000 – N400, 000 Jobs in Nigeria N600,000 – above Jobs in Nigeria Remuneration: Attractive, Location: Abidjan, Cote D’ivoire First Bank Massive Cv Submission Coca-Cola Ongoing Recruitment British Council Nigeria Ongoing Recruitment UNICEF Ongoing Recruitment Julius Berger Nigeria Plc Ongoing Cv Submission Cv Submission at UNILEVER Nigeria Google Nigeria Cv Submission Shell Petroleum Cv Submission ExxonMobil Ongoing Cv Submission West African Examinations Council (WAEC) CV Submission Reference: ADB/19/137 The President plans, supervises and manages the business of the Bank Group. Under the direction of the Boards of Directors, the President conducts the business of the Bank and the African Development Fund and manages operations and activities in accordance with the Agreements establishing the African Development Bank and the African Development Fund The President supervises several Departments and Units including Office of the President (PRST0); Independent Development Evaluation Department (BDEV); Integrity and Anti-Corruption Department (PIAC); Compliance Review and Mediation Unit (BCRM); Secretariat to the Sanctions Appeals Board; Administrative Tribunal (BATR); Office of the Auditor General (PAGL); Group Risk Management Directorate; General Counsel and Legal Services Department (PGCL); Communication and External Relations Department (PCER); Staff Integrity and Ethics Office (PETH) and Office of the Secretary General & General Secretariat (PSEG). The Hiring Department/Division The role of the General Counsel and Legal Services Department (PGCL) is to provide legal support, legal advice and services to the Boards of the Bank Group, to the President, Vice Presidents, as well as the operational, financial and administrative Departments of the Bank The role of the PGCL is also to protect the interest of the Bank from legal liability and, as necessary, to provide legal defence in cases filed against or brought by the Bank. The Finance Division’s main activities are to provide legal and advisory services in the mobilization, investment and management of the financial resources of the Bank. The position of Division Manager – Finance Division is established to achieve the following: Lead all legal aspects of financial transactions/institutional issues and ensure the supervision and mentoring of staff under its supervision; Ensure the correct interpretation of, and compliance with the various policies, guidelines and regulations applicable to financial transactions/instruments of the Bank, Carry out the day to day administrative management of the Division; Interact with all institutional entities of the Bank including senior management, management and Board of Directors as the case may be; and Attend meetings of the Boards of Directors (formal and committees) and ensure that all legal issues related to financial transactions are adressed. Under the supervision and guidance of the General Counsel and Director-PGCL, the Division Manager PGCL 3 will: Provide the technical leadership to Counsel delivering legal support for the mobilization, investment and management of the financial resources of the Bank Group. Assign work in the Division among Counsel. Coordinate the work products of each Counsel with other complexes of the Bank. Review and supervise Counsel supporting and advising the Bank’s Treasury in the negotiation and drafting of documentation to effect Bank borrowings in the international capital and money markets, and drafting or reviewing all legal documents required for the implementation of the Bank‘s borrowing strategy and capital markets transactions. Review and oversee legal documentation for the Bank’s derivatives and other risk management transactions, negotiating relevant master agreements and drafting and reviewing individual transaction documents. Supervise the legal aspects of cash management, bank account agreements, anti-money laundering (know your customer) initiatives, and contracts for the custody or investment of the Bank’s financial resources. Take the lead in reviewing legal documents concerning membership and subscription to the Bank’s capital, contributions to, and replenishments of, the African Development Fund and the creation of trust funds and special funds. Interpret the Bank Agreement, the General Authority on Asset and Liability Management, financial regulations, policies and rules and participating in the work of the Bank’s Asset and Issue legal opinions on regulatory institutional and financial issues arising from the interpretation and application of the Charter of the Bank; drafting legal documents relating to accession and participation in the Bank and the Fund; interpret and apply the Financial Regulations of the Bank. Supervise the preparation of all necessary documentation for the Bank’s borrowings in the international capital and money markets. Review, update and recommend for approval standard documentation, in accordance with market and industry practice, for use in derivative transactions. Advise on contracts for the investment of liquid assets of the Bank and the African Development Fund. Review, revise and recommend for approval global clearing, custody, execution and repurchase agreements to facilitate the Bank’s investment and risk management transactions. Propose and design appropriate amendments to the Bank Agreement and other pertinent legal instruments, such as the Financial Regulations. Support and advise the Bank Group Chief Risk Officer and the Asset-Liability Management Committee on the legal aspects of balance sheet optimization activities. Provide legal advice on matters relating to investments and financial transactions of the Staff Retirement Plan. Participate in meetings of the Asset-Liability Management Committee. In consultation with the General Counsel, conceive and prepare the budget of the division and control the general administrative, strategic policy direction of the Division. Handle certain legal issues of a complex and confidential nature in accordance with the instructions from the General Counsel and other Senior Management Staff of the Bank. Carry out such other duties as may be assigned by the General Counsel. Hold at least a Master’s Degree or its equivalent in Law, and admission to the Bar of one of the African Development Bank member countries; or a Juris Doctor (JD) and admission to the Bar of one of the African Development Bank member countries. A minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience in similar jobs, preferably with a reputable international law firm, a legal department of a private or public entity, or an international financial institution with proven technical competence and experiences in international finance and banking practice. Solid experience in applying legal knowledge to deliver full scope of strategic legal services in line with the Bank’s requirements. Extensive experience of finance with the setting up of complex legal structures to set up investments with multi-stakeholders. In-depth knowledge of Bank policies and procedures Effective consulting and advisory skills that enable clients and help resolve their legal questions. Ability to drive and manage change in line with in line with the Bank’s requirements. Ability to be flexible, open minded and display a high level of integrity. High level skills in communication and negotiation as well as the ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs of the Legal Service Department’s work program. Having private sector experience will be an added advantage. Client orientation Team building and relations Ability to manage multiple, simultaneous and shifting demands, priorities and tight deadlines High level skills in communication and negotiation as well as the ability to build partnerships with a broad range of clients and deliver results that meet the needs of the General Counsel and Legal service Department’s work program. Ability to work and deal with sensitive issues in a multi-cultural environment and to build effective working relations with colleagues. Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English and/or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other. 8th August, 2019. To apply for this position, you need to be national of one of AfDB member countries. Applicants who fully meet the Bank’s requirements and are considered for interview will be contacted. Only online applications submitted with a comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) and copies of the required degrees will be considered. The President, AfDB, reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a lower level The African Development Bank is an equal opportunities employer. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) does not ask for payments of any kind from applicants throughout the recruitment process (job application, CV review, interview meeting, and final processing of applications). In addition, the Bank does not request information on applicants’ bank accounts The African Development Bank Group declines all responsibility for the fraudulent publications of job offers in its name or, in general, for the fraudulent use of its name in any way whatsoever. Register&upload resume via apply online Already registered,Login, click apply online, submit resume to apply for this position {social-facebook-like} Do not enter non existing/ inactive email -- thanks. Use the close button Job Categories: Banking Jobs In Nigeria. Job Types: Full-time. Job Tags: African Development Bank Group (AfDB) jobs, Division Manager, and Finance jobs. Salaries: N400,000 - N600,000. 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__label__cc	0.513941	0.486059	Teens claim they were used as fake rehab clients Victoria Byers said that as a teenager, her group home took her to So Cal Health Services in Riverside, California, for rehab even though she didn't drink or do drugs. (CNN) — Victoria Byers did not drink alcohol. She did not abuse drugs. But when she was a teenager in foster care, several times a month, she would board a van at her group home and go to rehab. Byers couldn’t figure out why she had to take drug tests and sit in group therapy sessions on addiction at So Cal Health Services, a clinic tucked in an office park in Riverside, California. “And I told them, you know, ‘Why should I be here? I have no drug issue,’ ” said Byers, now a slow-to-smile 22-year-old. The director of Byers’ group home confirmed Byers was clean but said she sent all six girls under her care to the clinic because she didn’t have enough staff to separate those with substance abuse problems. The arrangement was strange. It was also a scam. (more...) Labels: accountability, crime, drugs, youth Educator Sexual Misconduct: A Synthesis of Existing Literature Preface to the Report Any adult misconduct or sexual abuse in schools is of grave concern to students, parents, educators, and the Department of Education. This literature review of sexual abuse and sexual misconduct responds to the mandate in Section 5414 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, to conduct a study of sexual abuse in U.S. schools. To satisfy this mandate, the Department of Education contracted with Dr. Charol Shakeshaft of Hofstra University. Using the limited research that is available in this area, her literature review describes, among other topics: prevalence of educator sexual misconduct, offender characteristics, targets of educator sexual misconduct, and recommendations for prevention of educator sexual misconduct. We note that the author offers several new recommendations that may be worth considering, although some may be at odds with current law. (more...) Labels: abuse, education, misconduct, pedophilia Prosecutors detail fifth-grade teacher’s alleged molestation of 10-year-old boy A fifth-grade teacher in a tiny town in Washington State pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that she sexually molested a 10-year-old male student. The previous Friday, local prosecutors filed documents detailing the single count of first-degree child molestation against teacher Lisa Davis, reports Spokane CBS affiliate KREM-TV. Davis, 48, resigned from her job at Scootney Springs Elementary School soon after a criminal investigation began. In late May, another local teacher informed school officials that something fishy might be going on between Davis and the unidentified fifth-grader, who was in the teacher’s reading class. (more...) Labels: abuse, boys, crime, education, justice, misconduct, pedophilia Officer being investigated in fatal streetcar shooting identified Sammy Yatim's shooting sparks ombudsman review FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SAMMY YATIM WHO WAS KILLED BY TORONTO POLICE ON JULY 27 GATHERED FOR A DEMO AT DUNDAS SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ON AND AT THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. TORONTO - Ontario's ombudsman will take a closer look at the Toronto Police shooting of Sammy Yatim to determine if a wider investigation is needed. Andre Marin said he has directed his staff to "conduct a case assessment" to determine whether such a probe into the 18-year-old's death is "warranted." "The ministry has the power to set standards for Ontario police services," Marin said in a statement released Wednesday. "The latest shooting by a Toronto Police officer raises the question of whether it is time for the ministry to direct Ontario police services on how to de-escalate situations of conflict before they lead to the use of fatal force." A knife-wielding Yatim was on a Toronto streetcar early Saturday when he was shot nine times during brief confrontation with police, allegedly by Const. James Forcillo. The dramatic confrontation, captured on video by bystanders, has prompted outrage across the country. (more...) Labels: accountability, crime, justice, misconduct From Rio de Janeiro to Rome, from Poetry to Prose ROME, July 31, 2013 – Wisely, Pope Francis put off until the end of the voyage, on the return flight from Rio de Janeiro to Rome, the question-and-answer session with the journalists traveling with him. If he had done this on the flight of departure, topics like the lobbies, gays, the divorced, the curia, the IOR would have inevitably monopolized the attention of the media. Who instead, as soon as they landed in Rio, were able to dedicate themselves first of all to the pope's vehicle, which ended up by mistake in a traffic jam and assailed by admirers, who were even able to lean inside the cabin of the vehicle, with the window fearlessly rolled down. From that first day on, the accounts of the voyage in Brazil of pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio were an uninterrupted crescendo of successes, culminating in the record-setting event of the vigil and Mass on the beach of Copacabana. (more...) Labels: Catholic, gay clergy, homosexuality, marriage Cultural Marxists Take Over Civil Rights Movement Bill O'Reilly's monologue last week about the race problem in America sparked huge reaction. In it, he slammed “race hustlers and the grievance industry” as well as the “civil rights industry” – in other words, cultural Marxists and proponents of critical race theory. Unlike the civil rights movement in the past which sought to end slavery and give women the right to vote, the civil rights industry that exists in North America today consists largely of groups of leftists who benefit politically and financially by inciting racial division. Critical race theory is peddled by liberal pundits like MSNBC's Chris Matthews and Al Sharpton, President Obama, and radical leftists in academia. While most people believe Canada to be a more diverse society that lives in cultural harmony, Canada has also been plagued by the so-called “civil rights industry”. In Canada's “human rights” courts, authors and publishers such as Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant have been prosecuted and were forced to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees for the “crime” of insulting Islam in Canadian publications. Christians have been prosecuted, censored and fined for opposing homosexuality. (more...) Labels: education, Marxism, politics Mike McQueary takes witness stand HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of a cover-up. Star witness Mike McQueary appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky's November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower. But the former Penn State assistant coach and quarterback also delivered some unexpected testimony: that the late Hall of Fame coach had told him over the years that "Old Main screwed up" -- referring to university administrators -- in how it responded to McQueary's allegation against Sandusky. Pressed by defense lawyers on his discussions of the subject, McQueary brought up a specific exchange at football practice in the hours before Paterno's firing on Nov. 9, 2011 -- four days after Sandusky's arrest. He recalled the head coach saying the school would come down hard on McQueary and try to make him a scapegoat. Paterno also advised McQueary not to trust the administration or then-university counsel Cynthia Baldwin, the former assistant testified. (more...) Labels: abuse, accountability, crime, education, homosexuality, justice, pedophilia, sports Family of teen shot on Toronto streetcar moved to Canada for safety, security SAMMY YATIM TORONTO -- Just moments before he was shot and killed by police, did Sammy Yatim beg to borrow a cellphone to call his father who was away on a business trip? It is among the key mystery moments on that streetcar that SIU investigators are looking into. "I would like to know myself," his uncle, Mejad "Jim" Yatim, said. He wonders if such a call could have helped. "He liked and respected his dad," Jim said Tuesday. (more...) Labels: accountability, crime, family, misconduct, youth The College Degree Scam For years we've heard the propaganda line that everyone needs to go to college -- that a degree will improve your status and standard of living. It has become politically incorrect to even suggest that a higher education degree might not be right for every young American. So it's not surprising that those without a college degree often feel inferior and marginalized. Has a college degree become the litmus test for whether a person is well educated and successful? These highly successfully individuals would likely disagree with that premise. Michael Dell, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs, Richard Branson, Simon Cowell, Barry Diller, Ted Turner, Ralph Lauren, Governor Jan Brewer, Governor Scott Walker, Governor Gary Herbert, Peter Jennings, Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor, William Safire, Larry King, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Woody Allen, Karl Rove, and 33 members of the U.S. House of Representatives. What do they all have in common? Not one received a college degree! (more...) Labels: business, education Toronto School Board refuses to say why it reinstated teacher who posted graphic gay sex brochures TORONTO, July 30, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Toronto District School Board (TDSB) officials have refused a request to make public the reason for reinstating Wade Vroom, a grades 7/8 teacher at Delta Alternative Sr. School who posted graphic sex pamphlets in his classroom and was subsequently removed from his class. A Freedom of Information request was made by QMI Agency for records surrounding Vroom's reinstatement, according to a Sun News Network report. The request turned up a few documents relating to the situation, but nothing that explained why the board decided to reinstate a teacher who, after Sun News broke the story in May, became the subject of investigation by the police. (more...) Labels: accountability, education, gay agenda, misconduct, sex education TORONTO SCHOOL BOARD QUIET ON SEX-ED TEACHER Toronto's school board is refusing to release the reasons they reinstated the teacher who posted inappropriate sex-ed posters in his classroom. Why Exactly is Betty Crocker Weighing in on Marriage Anyway? General Mills is pushing its marriage redefinition agenda even further, this time using a fictional character to assist. General Mills' culinary "spokeswoman" Betty Crocker decided to take time away from her baking to weigh in on the marriage debate in Minnesota: If you haven't made the Dump General Mills pledge, please take two minutes to join the 26,000 others who have already done so! Labels: business, family, gay agenda, marriage, politics, same sex marriage FAMILY OF TORONTO POLICE SHOOTING VICTIM ISSUES STATEMENT Alexandra Gunn provides new details of the police shooting aboard a Toronto streetcar, including a statement from the victim's family. Protest over police shooting of Toronto teen FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF SAMMY YATIM WHO WAS KILLED BY TORONTO POLICE ON JULY 27 GATHERED FOR A DEMO AT DUNDAS SQUARE IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO, ON AND MARCH TO THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING ON DUNDAS ST W. TORONTO -- Sammy Yatim's mother just wants to hold her son again. The grieving woman broke down and wept during a downtown rally Monday evening attended by hundreds protesting his weekend shooting death by Toronto Police. "Anything I say will not give my son back," Dr. Sahar Bahadi said, while her nephew hugged her. "I want to hold him. "I'm sorry for his last moments." Yatim's devastated sister, Sarah, also expressed the family's anger. "Are we going to let this stand?" she shouted during the protest, which began at 5 p.m. at Yonge-Dundas Square and concluded outside Toronto Police's 14 Division headquarters. "Justice for Sammy" and "accountability" were the rallying cries as hundreds marched against Saturday's shooting death of the 18-year-old native of Syria. (more...) Labels: accountability, crime, justice, misconduct, youth Human trafficking investigators play catchup as criminals go hi-tech Human trafficking investigators have been forced to adapt quickly in an increasingly digital age. In June, law enforcement authorities in Chişinău, the Moldovan capital, received an email from a parent reporting that their child had been kidnapped. Police and prosecutors traced the message to the kidnapper, a skill that is becoming essential in an increasingly digital age. Thankfully, it was only a training exercise. The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) visited Moldova, the poorest country in Europe, at the request of authorities there, who were ill-equipped to deal with an increase in cybercrime and internet-based human trafficking. UNODC provided three days of training in basic forensic techniques, such as tracing a criminal across the internet and finding images and other information on a locked computer. "[It's] old-fashioned detective work in a digital age," Adam Palmer, a senior expert in cybercrime and emerging crimes at UNODC, told IPS. (more...) Labels: crime, internet, prostitution, sex trafficking, technology SUPPLY-SIDE CAMPUS SEX: STATS SHOW WOMEN SELL THEMSELVES SHORT When viewed through the lens of economics and statistics, today’s prevalent campus hook-up culture favors men – by a wide margin – according to one professor’s analysis of data and surveys on the subject. Despite being the “suppliers” of sex, women allow men to dictate the terms of its purchase, notes Dr. Mark Regnerus, associate professor of sociology at the University of Texas, Austin. But if women affirmed their own value and refused to be seen as cheap goods, they would no longer be the chief victims of the hook-up culture, rather its chief antagonists, Regnerus’ analysis suggests. (more...) Labels: education, marriage, promiscuity, sociology 3 ex-Penn State officials set to go before judge HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Longtime Penn State head coach Joe Paterno said that the university mishandled its response to the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, a former assistant coach testified Monday during a hearing for three top school officials accused of a cover-up. Star witness Mike McQueary appeared in a courtroom for the third time since Sandusky’s November 2011 arrest and told the court that top school officials knew that he had seen Sandusky molesting a boy in a locker room shower. But the former Penn State assistant coach and quarterback also delivered some unexpected testimony: that the late Hall of Fame coach had told him over the years that “Old Main screwed up” — referring to university administrators — in how it responded to McQueary’s allegation against Sandusky. (more...) Labels: abuse, education, homosexuality, misconduct, sports 87-YEAR-OLD ONTARIO MAN BEATEN UP BY POLICE An 87-year-old Ontario man was allegedly beaten up by police in his London, Ontario home after his wife who suffers from Alzheimer's disease told a passerby that "a bad man" was in the home. T.O. board won't make public reason for reinstating teacher behind explicit sex-ed brochures TORONTO -- A paper trail documenting the controversial decision to reinstate a teacher who put up sexually explicit brochures in a public school will not be made public, Toronto District School Board (TDSB) officials say. A Freedom of Information request made by QMI Agency for records surrounding Wade Vroom's reinstatement returned a dozen pages -- some of which are e-mails a sentence long that shed little light on the quiet move. "Further access to other responsive records is denied," wrote Maria Mavroyannis, TDSB's freedom of information co-ordinator, citing a section from the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Wade put up the brochures -- including ones with that said "If You Like to F---" and "Use Your Head When Giving It: Blow Job Tips" -- in October at Delta Alternative School in his Grade 7 and 8 classroom. The school made headlines in May after the brochures, distributed by the AIDS Committee of Toronto, were discovered. (more...) Labels: education, gay agenda, pornography, sex education 105 children lured into prostitution are rescued by FBI in biggest ever bust of its type in U.S. history FBI agents went undercover and met girls in hotel rooms to identify victims of child sex trafficking The FBI rescued 105 teenagers over the weekend who were forced into prostitution in the largest child sex trafficking sting in U.S. history, which encompassed 76 cities, the agency said Monday. The youngest child rescued was 13 years old, the FBI said. The raids resulted in the arrests of 150 'pimps' involved in the sexual exploitation of both adults and children, said Ronald Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s criminal investigative division. The FBI said 60 percent of the children rescued were in foster care or group homes when they ran away. 'With no way to survive on their own they are lured into a life of being trafficked for sex,' Hosko said. (more...) Labels: child prostitution, crime, justice, pedophilia, prostitution, sex trafficking Where Religion Went Wrong in America In his latest book, Ross Douthat, a public intellectual and a Catholic, argues that “bad religion” poses a greater danger to our nation than does secularism. His book is divided into two parts: in the first he chronicles the decline of traditional Christianity since 1965; in the second he examines four heresies that have flourished since then. Douthat begins by looking back at the Indian summer after World War II, when the Christian faith seemed to be a “moral bulwark against totalitarianism,” and our public intellectuals, such as W.H. Auden, C.S. Lewis, and Christopher Dawson, were notably Christian. He examines in detail four key figures of that era: Reinhold Niebuhr, who restored Christian thinking at Union Theological Seminary; Billy Graham, who won the cooperation of mainline Protestants and Catholic leaders with his revivals and made the evangelical faith “not only relevant but modern”; Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who addressed an audience of thirty million on television and showed that Christian thought was our “natural common ground”; and Martin Luther King Jr., who led the civil rights movement as a virtual Christian revival. Yet Douthat wonders if these men succeeded “only insofar as they met the American Way of Life halfway.” (more...) Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics Labels: books, Catholic TORONTO POLICE SHOOTING Crime specialist Ross McLean speaks with Michael Coren about the deadly police shooting aboard a Toronto streetcar. Catholic charities compromising with the devil Catholic Social Justice programs are playing a dangerous game of compromise. American Life League explains how the leadership of programs like the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and Catholic Charities USA are opening the gates of the Catholic Church to the enemies of Christ. Labels: Catholic, planned parenthood, prolife America’s Foster Care System: Test Lab For Big Pharma, Cash Cow For Caretakers? “Tristen,” a former foster child, tells of his experience being overprescribed psychiatric drugs as a child, during a Foster Care Alumni of American meeting. Hours after Texas Child Protective Services removed 5-year-old Tristen from the care of his mother and placed him in a foster home, Tristen’s foster parents took him to see a psychiatrist, citing concerns the young boy was depressed. That day, a psychiatrist prescribed Tristen three medications: one for anger, one for depression and one to help the 5-year-old relax. Now an adult and out of the foster care system, Tristen says he recognizes he was depressed that day, but he says he never needed any medication — his feelings were only natural given the circumstances. “They just took the thing that meant the most to me,” he said. “My family.” Passed from foster home to foster home all over the state of Texas, Tristen says no one ever asked him how the pills made him feel, despite the fact that he would often spend time in his room crying because he felt his medicines were slowly tearing his chest apart. Doctors also never tested Tristen to see whether the drugs were working or whether the combination of medications he was on was safe. And whenever he asked his case worker or foster parents if he could stop using the drugs, they threatened to call the police, take him to a psychiatric hospital or kick him out of the foster care system. Unfortunately, stories like Tristen’s are all too common in the U.S. (more...) Labels: adoption, CPS, drugs Faustina Actress Found - A Personal Message From Leonardo Defilippis Thanks to you, to your prayers and to your generous support, I have wonderful news! Miraculously God has cleared from our path the roadblock we faced, and I can now introduce you to the actress whom He has chosen for the role of Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy. This is so exciting! You know, by doing something like this, producing a live drama on a beautiful saint, I will continue to face overwhelming obstacles. But I have courage, thanks to you! With you beside me on this adventure, praying and sacrificing, God will overcome every difficulty placed in our way, and we will share His Divine Mercy to your family and friends, bringing hope and new life. So now, without further ado, I introduce to you the talented actress whom God has sent to play Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy. Labels: Catholic Playboy recruitment prompts controversy An effort to recruit Stanford community members for a Playboy photo shoot met with controversy and backlash yesterday, amidst concerns over the inappropriate use of University resources and the apparent focus of solicitation on communities of color. According to an email sent late Tuesday evening to mailing lists predominantly used by black, Hispanic and Caribbean students, Playboy planned to table outside the CoHo on Wednesday afternoon, seeking three Stanford affiliates to model for a Pac-12 issue. Those selected would be paid $500 to pose, or $1000 for posing Playboy representatives failed to appear outside the CoHo at the scheduled time on Wednesday afternoon. (more...) Labels: education, pornography The vigilante paedophile hunters Holding up his smartphone, the founder of an organisation called Letzgo Hunting scrolls through a long series of tiny internet profile pictures of men. Some are in their 20s and grinning inanely, others are middle-aged with blank expressions. A few are pensioners. All of these men, says Jamie — or ‘Scumm Buster’ as he likes to be known — are paedophiles grooming under-age girls in chatrooms and on social networking and dating sites such as ‘badoo’ and ‘tagged.com’, each of which have more than 100 million members worldwide. ‘We are currently in online contact with about 30 such men who are talking to us in a sexually explicit way as we pose as teenage girls on the web,’ Jamie says. ‘They are cunning and expert at targeting children.’ (more...) Labels: justice, pedophilia The Reason for Veteran Suicides People think their soldiers return home to parades. I know better. And it's time you all learn. This is the reason for veteran suicides. Broken families. Broken homes. Children legally kidnapped from their capable fathers due to bitterness and hatred from a failed marriage. When you rip children away from their parents, you commit the soul murder of two human beings: The child who will never know the true fullness of life, and the parent who loses their deepest connection with their kid. Suicide statistics gathered and verified by CBS. All end statistics were verified and collected by a 20-year combat veteran sergeant in the US Army. Non-public records were used in the gathering of these statistics. The federal government does not acknowledge the true numbers and its own statistics do not include Coast Guard, Reserve or National Guard. The public figure of 4.3% veteran divorce rate released is a cover up by the Pentagon. After all, if the standard rate for the population is 50%, how could there be such a drastic difference? Labels: family, feminism, marriage, military Feminists target lecture on boys’ education Men’s Rights Edmonton has arranged a lecture event to be held on July 29th at 7pm at the Edmonton Public Library (Stanley A. Milner branch) with Dr. James Brown, author of Rescuing our Underachieving Sons. The Stanley A. Milner Library is located downtown at 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square. Dr. Brown, a career educator with a doctorate in education and post doctoral diplomas in Educational Administration and in Curriculum and Instructional Leadership, will be discussing the challenge of improving boys’ education. Due to opposition by local feminists, promoting the event has been a challenge. According to Eric Duckman, posters advertising the event have been vandalized with paint or torn down almost instantly after being put up. This leads to the question, why would feminists be so opposed to a lecture by a highly respected and credentialed educator on improving boys’ performance in school? (more...) Labels: boys, education, feminism, politics Why are men going their own way when it comes to relationships? In 1970, more than 94 percent of women in the UK were either married or had been married by the time they were 40 years old. Since then, marriage rates have plummeted, and over all age groups, married couples are now in the minority. The decline of marriage is a popular topic of discussion in the media with many commentators putting it down to changing lifestyles and freedoms for women. Indeed, there is a general consensus that young women are putting careers ahead of relationships, and as a result, the number of marriages taking place per year has almost halved over recent decades. For much of the last 40 years or so, it is undeniably true that women have been postponing both marriage and childbirth. I would argue, however, that there is now a new phenomenon taking place, one that is a harbinger of radical change for the relationship between men and women. In the years to come, it will be men, not women, who will be the ones driving down marriage and birth rates. Men are beginning to recognize their appalling vulnerability when it comes to dealing with the opposite sex, and they are individually waking up to the ridiculous risks they face. Almost 70 per cent of divorces are now initiated by women, and typically it is the man who stands to lose everything — his children, his home, his future income and his reputation. With suicide being the biggest killer of young men in the UK, and with those experiencing relationship breakdown being at the highest risk, he also stands to lose his life. In response, many men are now avoiding long-term commitment, or are simply turning their backs on relationships with women altogether. (more...) Labels: feminism, marriage, men 'I'm guilty but I didn't do it': Mia Farrow's brother facing ten years in jail for sexually abusing two boys, aged 8 and 9 Plea deal: John Villers-Farrow entered an Alford plea after facing child sex abuse charges, his sister is actress Mia Farrow Mia Farrow's brother has pleaded guilty to two counts of sexually abusing two young boys, but also claimed his innocence as he entered an Alford plea in court on Friday. Businessman John Villers-Farrow made the plea at his hearing in Maryland's Annapolis court as a way to reduce his sentence while asserting that he was innocent. The father was accused of 39 counts of abusing two boys, who lived near his home, over a five-year period. Villers-Farrow, told the court he entered the plea because it was the quickest way he could serve time and get home to his wife, Sandra Hall, according to the Capital Gazette. He now faces up to ten years in prison when sentenced later this year. If found guilty on all 39 counts he could have been sentenced to 50 years, according to NBC Washington. (more...) Labels: abuse, justice, pedophilia UConn Considering Ban On Student-Faculty Sexual Relationships The University of Connecticut is considering banning certain faculty-student relationships The University of Connecticut is looking to implement a new policy in the fall semester banning professors and students from having sex with each other, after longtime music professor Robert Miller was placed on leave for a sexual misconduct probe. Miller, 66, is accused of sexual contact with children, sex with UConn students, visiting freshmen dorms and providing drugs to students, according to the state attorney general's office. The university first received word of the allegations in February, and Miller was placed on leave in June, the Associated Press reported. Miller, however, has not been arrested or charged with any crime. Currently, UConn just "strongly discourages" romantic and sexual relationships between faculty and student or between supervisor and employee. University spokeswoman Stephanie Reitz confirmed they are looking to change that policy language for the upcoming academic year (more...) 12 Signs That The Decay of Society is Accelerating What in the world is happening to America? All around us there are disturbing signs that the slow-motion collapse of society is accelerating. With each passing year, criminals seem to be getting more desperate and more twisted. Some of the sick things that some people are willing to do to their fellow human beings are simply beyond description. What kind of psychotic individual would hold elderly men captive for a decade in order to get their Social Security and veteran benefit checks? How depraved do you have to be before you are able to convince yourself to rape a 16-year-old girl and then throw her body off of a roof? What kind of heartless teens would pour gasoline on an innocent boy walking home from school and then set him on fire? The social decay that is eating away at our nation like cancer is starting to get a lot worse, and yet there are still lots of people out there that will flat out deny that society is collapsing. (more...) For years I fought against secret courts breaking up families. At last there's hope For a long time now, thousands of British families of every class and background have been secretly torn apart by this country’s child protection system in one of the biggest scandals of our age. Children have been dragged off by the State into the care system and, despite the pleas of their parents, often given to adoptive families. This has been happening increasingly frequently in a process overseen by a network of Family Courts, which operate in secrecy in every town and city in the land, violating the principle of openness which has underpinned British justice for centuries. As a result of the decisions of these courts, as many as 12,000 children and babies are forcibly taken into care in England each year, the equivalent of 230 or so every single week. (more...) Labels: CPS, family, politics The Story Behind Russian’s Gay Adoption Ban Mark Newton (right) and Peter Truong with their adopted son outside their home in Cairns, Australia During the same month that U. S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy was issuing his opinion that the Defense of Marriage Act “humiliated tens of thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples,” Russia’s House of Parliament voted unanimously to ban the adoption of Russian children by same-sex couples from abroad. The House also voted to forbid single people who are citizens or permanent residents of countries that allow same sex marriage to become adoptive parents or legal guardians of Russian children. Children’s rights ombudsman Pavel Astakhov vowed to do everything possible to “ensure that Russian orphans are only adopted by traditional, heterosexual families.” Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, who has already expressed support for the adoption ban, has promised to sign the bill once it is submitted for its final reading during the Russian parliament’s autumn session. Putin has strong support from the Head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, who sees the recognition of same sex unions as a “portent of doom” and has called upon Russians to ensure that sin is never formalized by the rule of law. In a Sunday service in Red Square’s Kazan Cathedral on July 20th, the Patriarch said “we face enormous temptations when countries start approving sin and codifying it into law in order to justify it.” (more...) Labels: adoption, politics, same sex marriage Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn charged with 'aggravated pimping' over hotel sex parties Former International Monetary Fund head Strauss-Kahn has been charged with pimping in Lille Dominique Strauss-Kahn could face up to 10 years in prison after judges said he will stand trial for pimping. The former International Monetary Fund chief thought he had been cleared of a string of vice charges centred on the Carlton Hotel in Lille, northern France. Strauss-Kahn, 64, was told in June that prosecutors had dropped a charge of ‘aggravated pimping as part of an organised gang’ because of ‘insufficient evidence’. But investigating magistrates have now decided he should face trial along with 12 other men. The principal allegation is that Strauss-Kahn was knowingly using prostitutes paid for by two businessmen who were illegally using company funds to organise orgies in Europe and America. (more...) Labels: justice, politics, prostitution Scouts Canada volunteer faces 18 sexual assault charges OTTAWA — A 30-year-old Scouts Canada volunteer faces 18 charges after three boys claimed to have been sexually assaulted. The alleged assaults happened between 2012 and 2013 when he was working as a Scouts Canada volunteer, police said. The three victims were under the age of 16, police said. Scott Graham Stanley, 30, was arrested on Thursday and charged with six counts of sexual assault, six counts of sexual interference with a person under 16, three counts of invitation to sexual touching, one count of telecommunication with a person under the age of 14 for specific criminal offences and two counts of telecommunication with a person under the age of 16 for specific criminal offences. (more...) Labels: abuse, Boy Scouts, homosexuality, justice, pedophilia On October 27, 2014, make Catholic Trustees accountable to the faith Vote for Catholic Education on October 27, 2014 In Toronto's next municipal elections scheduled for October 27, 2014, parents, especially those with children in the school system, should pay particular attention to the person they elect as their trustee. Voters will choose a mayor, a councillor and a school board trustee. If Ontarians want trustees to protect the role of parents in education, they must make sure the candidate they select will represent their views. Parental rights have been weakened since the last election and in some cases their input has been completely removed from the governance and the implementation of educational policies. The government attitude has been dictatorial: we know what's best in educating your children. When it comes to Catholic trustees this is particularly true. In Ontario, we have elected trustees who as a group have failed miserably to defend Catholic education and parental rights. (more...) Labels: accountability, Catholic, education, politics, sex education Disgraced school board head Chris Spence breaks his silence The former leader of Canada’s largest school board says he takes full responsibility for the plagiarism that led to his abrupt departure this year – but also says his research assistants are partly to blame. In his first interview with The Globe and Mail since he stepped down as director of education of the Toronto District School Board, Chris Spence addressed the explosive allegations of plagiarism that date back 17 years to his time as a graduate student at the University of Toronto. “I never ever sat down to take someone else’s ideas. It was unintentional. I also had some support … research assistants and things like that. But I approved everything, I signed off on everything. I put my name on it, so I own it. I take full responsibility for that,” Dr. Spence said in an interview Thursday. “But it is complicated and there are some layers to it, some mitigating circumstances, if you will, not to point the finger at anybody else.” (more...) Labels: education, misconduct The Deception Unveiled, Francis "Will Know What To Do" Statement of the nuncio in Montevideo. Confirmations and new background on the case of the prelate of the IOR. But another storm is already approaching. On a strange appointment (photo) at the newly created commission for the reorganization of the Vatican administrations ROME, July 25, 2013 – It is enough these days to enter the offices of the Institute for Works of Religion to understand how flimsy the argument is that has been advanced in defense of Monsignor Battista Ricca, the prelate of the IOR whose scandalous past has been revealed by L'Espresso: Three floors below the window of the pope's Angelus, in two rooms facing the colonnade of Saint Peter's Square, across large monitors scroll movements of money, past and present, of the clients of the IOR, before the eyes of auditors hunting for suspicious operations. The team is led by Antonio Montaresi, with solid experience in the United States, the new Chief Risk Officer of the controversial Vatican "bank." (more...) Labels: accountability, Catholic, gay clergy Ontario Ed. Minister says she would sign controversial sex-ed curriculum without reading it Education Minister Liz Sandals TORONTO, July 25, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ontario’s Education Minister has provoked criticism after admitting that she would sign off on the formerly shelved sex-ed curriculum — the development of which was overseen by the former deputy minister of education who stands accused of making child pornography — without even reading it. “I couldn't even tell you right now what's currently under review,” Liz Sandals said at a press conference Monday, in video footage released by the Sun News Network. “Eventually somebody will come to me … saying, ‘It's ready to be released Minister. Here are the primary things that we have changed.' And I will say ‘fine’, and I'll sign off and it will go out to the system.” (more...) Labels: education, politics, sex education Deputy Ed. minister accused of child porn opposed criminal checks for adults working with children Dr. Benjamin Levin TORONTO, July 23, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – As evidence mounts regarding the influence former Ontario Deputy Minister of Education Dr. Benjamin Levin exerted in developing the province’s temporarily shelved “sexual diversity” sex-ed curriculum, it has been revealed that the alleged child pornographer also criticized criminal background checks for adults working with school children. In the cover story of the June 2013 Literary Review of Canada, Levin argued that “all adults working with students” should not have to “undergo criminal record checks.” The essay, titled Getting to Better Schools, appeared only days before his July 8 arrest. Levin mentioned in the essay how schools could provide a better education experience for students if they partnered with community groups. He said, however, that such partnerships “can be made more difficult by various rules with good intentions but sometimes bad consequences, such as the requirement that all adults working with students must undergo criminal record checks.” (more...) Labels: abuse, education, internet, pedophilia, politics, pornography, sex education ‘Hook Up Culture’ Greatest Threat to Education, Kreeft Tells Christian Classical Educators Boston College philosophy professor Peter Kreeft was honored last week at a conference of Christian classical educators with the annual Russell Kirk Paideia Prize, recognizing him as a “great man of faith and letters.” The award was presented in Baltimore by the CiRCE Institute (Consulting and Integrated Resources in Classical Education), which strives to “support teachers and parents who want to cultivate wisdom and virtue in their students through the truths of Christian classical education.” CiRCE founder and president Andrew Kern presented the award together with the 2012 winner, Laura Berquist. But Kreeft also identified challenges facing Christian educators, of which he said the greatest is the “hook up culture” of loose sexuality and reluctance to engage in meaningful personal relationships, which are at the heart of classical learning and human development. (more...) Labels: Catholic, education, promiscuity As Wise as Pigeons: Lessons Never Learne Why must the children of light always be ten revolutions and a hundred years behind the children of darkness? If we cannot always defeat our enemies on the battlefield, can’t we at least learn to recognize their tactics so that we won’t be fooled the next time? Never mind that. Can’t we learn to recognize, from the bullets whistling past our ears and our comrades lying beside us shot through the heart, that they are our enemies? Several days ago I was at a tent meeting with some of the oddest of the children of light. These Christians preach Christ, and Him crucified. Indeed, they preach so doggedly about Christ’s atonement for our sins and our complete helplessness to save ourselves, that they never get around to talking our new life in Christ. Every day is Good Friday, and what happened on Easter merely confirms the power of Christ’s blood and so redirects our attention to the Cross. None of this is wrong, as far as it goes. But it doesn’t go far. (more...) As Wise as Pigeons: Lessons Never Learned Labels: Catholic, education Gestational Serfdom of India’s Destitute Women India allows its most destitute women to be exploited as if they were brood mares. A surrogacy industry recruits illiterate women, and pays them a pittance to gestate babies on behalf of well off (mostly) Westerners who can’t (or don’t want to) bear their own children. A new Indian study on the industry illustrates some of the serious problems associated with this form of biological colonialism–including forced abortion, sex selection, and baby abandonment. (more...) Labels: fertility, reproduction Who Knew What And When Certain To Emerge In UConn Scandal UConn's Storrs campus has been roiled by allegations of sexual misconduct leveled against music Professor Robert Miller, who has been placed on administrative leave. University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst doesn't wear a miter, a chasuble and a pair of red shoes, but she may be starting to know what the last few popes have felt like. The first public stirrings of an appalling sex scandal at the state's largest public university are raising uncomfortable comparisons with the Roman Catholic Church and its troubles with dirty doings between the powerful and their prey. The story begins with allegations of sexual misconduct against Robert Miller, a 66-year-old, $135,741-a-year music professor at UConn. He's been at the university since 1982 and was placed on administrative leave last month and denied access to the campus. A variety of law enforcement agencies are investigating accusations of years of inappropriate behavior with minor children by Miller, according to Attorney General George Jepsen's office. Enough is known at this early stage to conclude this is one nasty web that will catch some people who preferred to look the other way when confronted with allegations that should have been investigated, not ignored. (more...) Labels: abuse, education, justice, pedophilia ABSENTEE MINISTER SANDALS? Brian Lilley and Jerry Agar can't believe how Liz Sandals bragged about not bothering to read her curriculum documents. Female Sexual Abuse of Children This courageous and powerful book is a first step in addressing the secrecy, distress, anger, and fear surrounding female sexual abuse of children. Refuting the rationales for our lack of attention to the problem and contradicting some commonly held beliefs about sexual abuse, it combines accounts from survivors with input from professionals working with both survivors and abusers. Part I presents contributions from professionals who discuss aspects of female sexual abuse ranging from impact and treatment issues for victims of childhood sexual abuse by female perpetrators to the paradox of women who sexually abuse children. The second part is devoted to survivors--it presents stories from both men and women, then provides self-help guidelines for both. The book concludes with a valuable section on resources which includes a review of the existing literature on female child molestation as well as a listing of pertinent books and help organizations. 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__label__cc	0.586942	0.413058	Kiev on #Jan25 I spent this past week in Kiev. You may have heard something about the protests, and possibly even about some of the policy changes and new laws that sparked them. I was working with colleagues, journalists and human rights activists, supporting and training them as quickly as possible on digital security basics, and making sure they had contacts to reach out to for timely support. It was a trip that was scheduled many months ago, when Ukraine was on the cusp of joining the EU. Things, to put it mildly, changed. Obviously, the violent protests have been featured widely in the news, but those capture only the most visible challenges the country is facing. Legislation pushed through with no regard for legal proceedings last Thursday promise to have a chilling effect on free speech, tight limits on media, even citizen journalists, and will devastate the civil society organizations, labeling them as "foreign agents" and taxing them as for-profit corporations if they take any international aid funding. In the few days I was there, we experienced a "test" of new censorship capabilities as twitter and facebook -- critical messaging and coordination channels for activists -- went dark in Kiev for almost half an hour. People near the protest areas received ominous SMS messages on their phones telling them that they had been registered as present at the (illegal, under the new law) protest. One note of import - there are two main areas of the protest - EuroMaidan is the months-long, Occupy-on-steroids encampment in Maidan Square. Though well barricaded off, it is a peaceful protest, with daily concerts and speeches on a well-equipped stage, a huge jumbotron, laser-light projections and more. Businesses - from a Nike storefront to a local brewpub to a carousel - are going on with business as normal within the barricaded-off area. The scenes of burning tires, tear gas and molotov cocktails is from the nearby Grushevsky St, where protesters gathered to confront Parliament after their "passage" of this Black Thursday law. It is inspiring to see the passion and focus of people working to protect and expand their rights, and it is humbling to be able to lend support in any form. However, the challenges aren't getting any easier. The digital tools which provide the most security are also difficult to use, and more difficult to use correctly. They still "stick out" as unusual, and face an uphill battle against popular systems with little if any security. This has to change. Privacy is not some abstract concept in these situations, it is the economic well-being, and too often, the pure survival of activists, journalists, and their contacts. When we allow policies and practices that undermine security and privacy, we're not just revealing embarrassing factoids about our call history, or even the three felonies a day you're probably committing as a US citizen - we are undermining our global dream of a world of nations with democratic rule, where their citizens can enjoy basic human rights without fear. The world is ready for this, but when the current Ukrainian government points at American domestic policies as models of their newly crafted censorship and surveillance laws, it's a sign that we as Americans are not drinking our own koolaid (with a hat-tip to the many dedicated civil servants who are working hard to further human rights). digisec #euromaidan Read more about Kiev on #Jan25 Subscribe to Kyiv	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9506
__label__cc	0.697125	0.302875	Mount Rushmore of Cookout Sides Published on July 3, 2019 July 3, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Pistons Get High (Value), Start Euro-Tripping Published on June 21, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Published on June 13, 2019 June 13, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Ranking Wonka Brand Candy Published on May 18, 2019 May 18, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Recapping Each Lions Draft Pick Published on April 30, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Published on April 18, 2019 April 18, 2019 by joshbobdotcom Game of Thrones Season 8 Thoughts Pistons/NBA First Round Preview Couch Life Blog Happy Birthday to Josh Bob Published on January 12, 2019 April 30, 2019 by joshbobdotcom BY:DALTON Happy Birthday JBob Categories dalton A B1G Disservice Published on January 9, 2019 April 30, 2019 by joshbobdotcom BY: DALTON As anyone who follows college basketball knows, Michigan and Michigan State are a couple of the top teams in the country. As of now (Jan. 9th) the Wolverines are ranked 2nd in the… More Categories dalton•Tags basketball, NCAA, sports I’m Ready for Charlie Weis Published on January 2, 2019 by joshbobdotcom BY: DALTON I’m sure that by now, you know that Jim Bob Cooter was not brought back as the offensive coordinator for the Lions. What a weird tenure as OC he had, right? When Lombardi… More Categories dalton•Tags football, Lions, NFL, sports Lions Free Agency Day 1 Grades Published on March 12, 2019 March 12, 2019 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment What an amazing first day for the Lions in free agency! It seemed like it was one after another after another after another. Schefty and Rappaport were BIZZY with the Lions news in the early afternoon. While free agent signings don’t win games in January, it sure is a lot of fun in March. This effects their draft strategy immensely, but lets worry about that later. Lets talk about the Lions winning the first day of free agency. Contract: 1 year/ $4.25 million base + $1.5 million in incentives This was the first deal of the day for both the Lions and the NFL. While Amendola isn’t the same player he was in New England, the Lions are still getting a solid slot receiver and veteran. Did they pay a little more than they should have for a year of 33-year old Danny Amendola? Yea, probably. But if he hits all his marks and earns that extra $1.5 million, he will be worth it. This is obviously just a stop gap solution for a looming problem, but the Lions could certainly have done worse. He will fill the Golden Tate role of being a chain-mover and Stafford’s safety blanket. Justin Coleman Contract: 4 years/ $36 million When this move came across the twitter feed, I think I heard a collective “Huh?” from the Lions faithful. After doing a little research, like the hardcore journalist I am, this move is a strong one. I was puzzled to learn that the Lions cut Nevin Lawson. I thought he was an average corner for most of the year. But, Bob Quinn went out and got the best nickle corner on the market while also paying him like it. Coleman is the highest ever paid nickle corner, but in today’s NFL the nickle scheme is being used more and more often. To be able to have the best one is a huge plus for this defense. Did they over pay? Yes. But I feel like Detroit has to overpay for these types of things. The best part of this deal? The fact that he is only 24 years old. We will have him locked up through the prime of his career. Trey Flowers Contract: 5 years/ $85(?) million The crown jewel of this years free agency. As I was doing my research on the Coleman deal, my phone started to get flooded with updates from twitter, group chats, and individual texts. I was pretty taken aback. I knew the Lions were in the running but last I heard was that Flowers wanted to go play down in Miami with Brian Flores. I was very surprised and very excited. While the exact numbers of the deal haven’t been announced yet, it is strongly rumored to be in the $17 million/year range. It is a hefty price, but when you consider the Lions were paying Ansah that same price last season, it isn’t that hard of a deal to stomach. My favorite part of the deal, much like the Coleman deal, is that we will have one of the best players at their position locked up through their prime. The price tag may look high, but I think Flowers will be worth every penny. Contract: ???/??? Since we don’t know any of the contract details yet, it is kinda tough to give this deal a true grade. But, just based off player skill and need, this isn’t a home run but it is a bases-clearing triple (hell yea, cross sport reference). The Lions had a glaring deficiency at tight end last season and Jesse James was the best TE on the market this year. He can block well and is someone a defense has to pay attention to in the passing game. I’m assuming they over-payed for him because that is the way the free agency has been going thus far, hopefully they didn’t over-pay too badly for him though. This also should take Hockenson off the board for the 8th pick in the upcoming draft. Grade: B, for now UPDATE: Jesse James deal is being reported at 4 years/ $25 million. Above average pay for an above average player. Changing my grade to a B+. Categories dalton•Tags featured, Free Agency, Lions, NFL, sports Can I Exploit the Hostile Political Climate for Financial Gain? Published on February 21, 2019 February 20, 2019 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment For those who don’t want to read how I will become wealthier than someone who works for 40 years, the answer is yes. I can exploit the current political climate for financial gain. How did this plan come about? I saw a news post about a snow plow driver spraying slush on to some protesters. Naturally I checked out the comments. I would say that every 4th comment was about how someone would contribute to a Go Fund Me if the person was hurting for cash. This is when the light bulb in my big galaxy brain went off. Now, for anyone who wants to look into my plan, here is the step by step outline of how I will become richer than in my wildest dreams. STEP 1: FIND AN EVENT This is the first and most important step. I have to find out where a liberal or conservative public event is happening. Without a politically charged event, this plan is kaput. STEP 2: CREATE A FAKE CONTROVERSY Here is where I separate myself from the idiots who actually create controversies. I just lie and say I did something to “expose a racist” or “own a lib”. I don’t have to actually do it. People on the internet are so stupid. The people commenting on the plow driver post aren’t even from the same STATE as where the incident happened and they are willing to give this person money like they saved their child from leprosy. Just to be clear, I will be lying to people about this actually happening. In no way, shape, or form will I get my fat ass out of bed to make a counter-political statement. STEP 3: CREATE GO FUND ME Business 101: Have a way to monetize. STEP 4: LOSE MY JOB AKA: LIE AGAIN Obviously, just doing something wont bring in any money. But, you can generate sympathy by saying you lost your job because of your controversy (which is also a lie). People on the internet love giving money to people who act like assholes then have to deal with real world consequences. For example, the Vans employee who told a 14-year old kid wearing a MAGA hat to fuck off and was fired. Whether you agree politically or not doesn’t matter, if you tell a customer that and you aren’t the boss, you will be fired. But guess what? There was a Go Fund Me set up for him. The main formula here is Act Like an Ass+ (Job Acquisitions -1)= Money from a Go Fund Me. Much like the controversy, this is not real. It is all a lie. STEP 5: GET A GRASS ROOTS POLITICAL ACCOUNT TO SHARE STORY Again, I cant stress this enough, people on the internet are stupid. People who aren’t famous but have large follower accounts just because they write sassy political tweets may be the dumbest of the bunch. All I would need is for them to retweet the link to my Go Fund Me and then I watch the dollars roll in. Again, this would be a Go Fund Me set up for a FAKE person, doing a FAKE political stunt, and losing their FAKE job, but the money would go into MY bank account. Here in lies the beauty of the plan. People who run and follow these accounts will do ANYTHING to feel righteous and justified in their beliefs. That includes encouraging or positively reinforcing behavior that they agree with. The political climate is so radically charged that people wont even research anything. “Oh, some asshole was acting like an asshole and lost their job? But, they also agree with me politically? I will stick it to the other side of the aisle by giving a stranger money!”. I’m not saying everyone is stupid in a vacuum (I am), but today’s politics have people so blinded that they throw all rationality out the window. STEP 6: REPEAT UNTIL I CAN RETIRE No one is going to fact check this shit. I figure I can do about 12 of these a year and if I get about $10,000/controversy, I should be able to bank about $600,000 by the end of the Trump era (assuming he gets re-elected). But, I think the political radicalism will extend to one more president after Trump. So, I should be able to retire by 2034 with around $1.5 million in my nice little nest egg. If a few things break my way in both the market and in how much people are willing to give to stupid causes, I could possibly retire before 2030. Its a lofty goal, but I believe in the stupidity of the internet. It hasn’t failed me yet. Categories dalton•Tags featured, Finance Power Ranking Little Debbie Snacks So, the discussion of Little Debbie snacks broke out at work the other day. Obviously, everyone had their opinions on which snacks were better than others. Even more obviously, most of their opinions were wrong. I couldn’t include EVERY single thing Little Debbie makes in that magical kitchen of hers, but I decided to rank the 10 snacks you will find at almost every gas station. Here is the definitive Little Debbie snack rankings: 10. Fudge Round What the fuck are these things? They are like Oatmeal Creme Pie’s drug addicted cousin that lives in a trailer park and only comes around when it needs money and always has random scabs and bruises. It is supposed to be fudge-y and creamy. Not only is it not tasty, but there are other LD snacks that satisfy those tastes so much better. This is the only bad snack on the list. 9. Apple Pie Pretty straight forward. LD doesn’t do fruit pies extraordinarily well. Any fast food chain has a pie that is better than this, but in a pinch, it works. 8. Powdered Sugar Donuts Much like the apple pie, there isn’t a whole lot to dive in to here. They are pretty good donuts for a really good price. Powdered sugar are the best kind of mini donuts, don’t come at me with that chocolate dipped shit. 7. Brownie w/ Nuts The first snack on the list where Little Debbie starts to put its products ahead of the pack. The brownie is the base and the highlight of this snack. Dense and fudge-y, the brownie is contrasted nicely with the crunch and saltiness of the walnuts. 6. Zebra Cakes Zebra Cakes are an overload of sugar. From the frosting on the outside to the cream on the inside, everything is super sweet. Not to say that’s a bad thing. I love a single Zebra Cake. The fact the you can only eat one, without making your stomach feel likes its getting punched by prime Tyson, knocks it down a few spots in the rankings. 5. Nutty Buddy Chocolate, peanut butter, wafers. No extra bells and whistles here. It has three simple things, but it does those things REALLY REALLY well. 4. Cosmic Brownie Now we enter the Mt.Rushmore of Little Debbie snacks. These next four are the best of the brand and in a different tier of elite. Laughing down upon all the other lowly snacks. The first to laugh is the Cosmic Brownie. A staple in both soccer snack and American culture. This brownie improves upon its lame cousin, the Fudge Brownie with Walnuts. It took the best parts (the brownie) and improved upon the weak parts (replacing nuts with candied chocolates). Rock solid from top to bottom, you can never go wrong with the Cosmic Brownie. 3. Swiss Roll The Swiss Roll is great right off the shelves, that’s why it is in the top 4 of the rankings. The real value comes when they come out of the freezer. When frozen, a Swiss Roll is like a mini ice cream cake. The cream and cake is obviously a time tested classic. But, the hard chocolate outside is what puts this snack ahead of the rest. 2. Star Crunch Underappreciated and under-consumed, the Star Crunch brings nothing but delight with every bite. The chocolate, caramel, and crisp rice combination is really only utilized in a 100 Grand bar. Star Crunch is exactly like a 100 Grand Bar only bigger and tastier. The fact you have the wrapper as a mini glove to protect your hand from chocolate is a HUGE bonus for this. But, wrapper or not, the Star Crunch is strong enough to be in the top 2. 1. Oatmeal Creme Pie The cream of the crop. The tip of the top on the tower of power. “YOU DOWN WITH OCP? YEA YOU KNOW ME!”. There are endless ways to say how great the Oatmeal Creme Pie is, but the best way to do so is to shame people who don’t think its #1 in the rankings. The soft oatmeal cookie with the rich creme is basically heaven in a plastic wrap. If you took an OCP back to the Greeks and Romans, they would denounce all the Gods they had previously worshiped and build shrines to both you and the 50 cent pastry you time traveled with. Not only is the original so good, Little Debbie went and made the Big Pack OCPs. More cookie and more creme. WOWZA! I can fall in love with almost any of the snacks on this list, but only one has my heart. Here’s to you, Oatmeal Creme Pie. May you live a long and prosperous life. May you continue to bring delight and joy to future generations. May you never be expelled from gas stations and convenience stores around the nation. Amen. Categories dalton•Tags featured, snacks Teams in the East, Would You Rather? I have a question for the teams in the East that are vying for a playoff spot. Would you rather get kicked in the nuts by a bull or play the Pistons? I don’t want to say the Pistons are the best team in the East right now, buttttttttttttt only two teams have longer win streaks than them (4 in a row). The Griffin and Drummond combo is clicking ever since Andre came out of concussion protocol. Thon Maker may be a god in human form (possibly a premature exclamation). Wayne Ellington is certainly a basketball player. Reggie Jackson doesn’t stink anymore. Luke Kennard is officially NOT a bust. I could go on and on about how the Pistons should strike fear into every living basketball franchise on the planet, but if I waxed any more poetic, the rest of the East may just fold and give the Conference Crown to Detroit right now. What sort of fun would that be? In all honesty, the Pistons making a run at the playoffs is the right move over tanking. Outside of Zion, I am not sure if there is a player more likely to change a franchise than to bust. The Pistons are so far out of the number one pick (and have too much talent to be the worst team) that tanking for the number 9 pick is so much worse than trying for a playoff spot. The Knicks have lost 17 in a row! There is no way Detroit could suck that bad. As for the draft? You just have to hope the new Pistons front office can find value in wherever they are picking. They havent had a chance yet to draft int he first round so you cant trust or distrust them, but their second round picks (Brown and Thomas) have proved worthy picks, especially Bruce Brown. If the Pistons make playoffs, I don’t expect them to win a playoff series but I would be pretty disappointed if they didnt win a game. Especially considering that a LeBron led team is out of the question for a first round match-up. Obviously, these expectations are hinged on the fact that they make the playoffs. If the Pistons dont make the playoffs this will be the most disappoint season in a while. So, lets not think about that until later in the season, ok? Categories dalton•Tags basketball, featured, Pistons 2018 JBob Media Awards Published on December 31, 2018 January 30, 2019 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment Back when I was writing for WCBN, I did an end of year media awards blog. Well, it popped up in my Facebook memories today and inspired me to write another. But Dalton, aren’t you at work? Yes, but its that weird week in between Christmas and New Years where nothing really gets done. This one will be a little more in depth than my previous one, probably because I care a little more and have consumed more media. BEST MOVIE Obviously there are some HUGE names I am leaving off of this list (Avengers, Star is Born, Black Panther, etc.) but I never a. got around to seeing them or b. Not a huge fan of comic book movies/am so far behind on them that it would be a disservice for me to watch them now. Nominees: Isle of Dogs– A classic Wes Anderson film through and through. From the stop animation, similar to that of Fantastic Mr.Fox, to the constantly dry humor. A cute and touching story about a boy going and finding his dog. What is not to love about that? All the big names in the movie certainly delivered on their voice acting. When the biggest gripe with Hollywood is that its all remakes, this was an invigorating breath of fresh air. Into the Spider Verse-While I said I am not a huge fan of comic book movies, this one completely blew me away. It was a refreshing take on the played out Spider-Man story. It was cute, funny, and 100% self-aware. For example, they introduce many Spider-People into this movie and each time they show the origin story, they make some comment about how “we’ve all heard this story before”. This movie took a story line that looked to be dead and pumped new life into it. I’m not saying I would like a second movie in this series, but I am saying this is my favorite comic book movie of all time. Death of Stalin– Death of Stalin was a phenomenal film with a lot of nuanced, dark comedy that a lot of people didn’t expect. It wasn’t advertised that much or shown in many theaters nationwide. I was luck enough to see it in its last week of running. If you get the chance to buy/stream it, you have to do so. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs– Netflix release movies typically scare me away, but this Cohen Brothers film bought Netflix a little more credibility. The fact that this movie was so unconventional is what made it so great. Instead of a normal movie where there is a main story line surrounded with B and C plots through out the entire film, this movie was a collection of five individual stories that had no connection to each other. Setting it in the Wild West was a great way to touch on the different types characters you would come across that the Silver Screen doesn’t really pay homage to. Because of the ‘five individual story’ structure, it is one of the easiest movies of the year to watch. Bad Times at the El Royale– The big cast (Bridges, Hamm, Hemsworth) certainly delivered in this murder-mystery thriller. But it was the lesser known names that stole the show. Lewis Pullman’s performance as Miles Miller, the bell boy/concierge at the El Royale was phenomenal. Portraying the innocent boy who knows too much, his character was the whipped cream and cherry on an already delicious movie. The movie is a little long and can drag at times, but the “You don’t really know who anybody is” aspect of the film keeps you engaged for its entirety. WINNER: ISLE OF DOGS BEST SONG I know that most of these songs are rap and a lot of my followers will ask where the Greta Van Fleet is. GVF is good. I like them, but they didnt put out anything in 2018 that was “Song of the Year” good. So get off my back. Mo Bamba by Shek Wes: The anthem of college kids across the nation. It is simple, the words are easy to figure out, and anytime drunk people can scream three consecutive obscenities in public, the song will pick up a lot of steam. Also Mo Bamba being a good basketball player has helped. Underrated part about this song is that Shek Wes filmed it while in a walking boot and on an Amigo scooter. High by Young Thug ft Elton John: The first 500 times I listened to this song, I wept uncontrollably. Its like Thug, Sir Elton, and Jesus sat down in a studio and decided to give this world the most important piece of media since the Ten Commandments. If you haven’t listened to this song yet, I’m jealous that you get to experience it for a first time. Rats by Ghost: This radio friendly rocker from the Satan-worshiping metal band is catch as all get out. Ghost would probably be my band of the year if I had that category. Their new album “Prequelle” was strong from front to back and “Rats” is the crowned juul (trying to get my SEO up). My Dad always told me that a metal song is all about the riff and “Rats” certainly delivers. From ground and pound melodies to mind melting solos, this heavy rocker takes back seat to nobody. Nice for What by Drake: Undeniably the King of Main Stream Rap right now, Drake’s newest album “Scorpion” delivered hits on hits on hits. “God’s Plan” got all of the social media hype with the tear-inducing music video and meme culture. “In My Feelings” got massive numbers because of the Shiggy Challenge that was inescapable on Instagram. But “Nice for What” is the most fun, dance-able, singable, and listenable song off of the 2018 project from Aubrey. The Middle by Maren Morris, Zedd, and Grey: So, so catchy. This dance hit combines all the features of a modern pop song. Strong vocals, fun bass/beat drops, and high energy. It was played at least 2x at every house party or bar I went to in the summer. Not the greatest song of all time, but I would be doing it a huge disservice to leave it off of this list. WINNER: HIGH BY YOUNG THUG FT. ELTON JOHN BEST TV SHOW I don’t watch Game of Thrones. I’ve been planning to since last April. Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 13: The ASIP cast delivered again. While there were a couple of duds in this season, there were just as many all-time classic moments. It was great that Dennis (my favorite character) is back to his maniacal ways, Frank is as crazy and depraved as ever, Mac fully embraced his gay character, Charlie is Charlie, and Dee still doesn’t get an ounce of respect. A very self-aware season where they poked fun at the TV industry, society, and themselves. Big Mouth, Season 2: From the weird mind of Nick Kroll, Big Mouth was the most outrageous show I’ve seen in a very long time. Continuing to follow a group of kids through puberty, it is every bit as awkward and hilarious as it is raunchy and adoring. The best addition to this season was Nick’s personal Hormone Monster. Weird, decrepit, and a total failure. “You’re the man Steve!” American Vandal, Season 2: Crushed the entire season in one sitting while out in San Francisco with some friends. Not as funny as the first season, but the main story and the plot twists were just as captivating. Again, they perfected the mock-umentary and I will be sure to watch Season 3 (if there is one) South Park, Season 22: One of South Park’s better seasons in a while. I’m not sure what the critical reception is, but anytime they can put in an entire episode about Catholic priests, count me in. They also brought back Al Gore and ManBearPig (MBP) in a couple of episodes. The biggest thing I got out of this season is that Al Gore’s life mentor was Al Gore. Better Call Saul, Season 4: For those of us who has stuck with Saul through the first three seasons, we were rewarded BIG TIME. This season really dives into the character of Jimmy McGill and you see more and more cross over with Breaking Bad. I don’t want to spoil too much of it in case there is someone who has been meaning to watch the series. The first few seasons were slow, but this last season was just as good, if not better, than the best seasons of Breaking Bad. WINNER: BETTER CALL SAUL, SEASON 4 BEST VIDEO GAME * I don’t have a PlayStation or a Switch but I’ve heard really really good things about God of War and Smash Bros. Red Dead Redemption 2– In the much anticipated release to the sequel to Red Dead Redemption, RDR2 doesn’t disappoint in the slightest. In fact, it may be the only game that had exceeded already sky-high expectations. The graphics were absolutely phenomenal. It was the first game that was built for consoles with enhanced graphic capabilities. Ever minor detail was accounted for. The game play was even more in-depth than the visuals. From the horse relationship mechanics to the way you could interact with local towns folk. RDR2 didn’t just give us a rehash of its predecessor, it took what made it great (story line, endearing characters, rarely touched upon genre) and built upon. Not too often does a video game sequel deliver on this level. Fortnite- I know that this game technically came out in 2017, but it didn’t become what it is today until early 2018. I’m sure most people understand the gist of what Fortnite is and how its played. But some many people don’t understand what makes it so fun. Simply put, it is the multiplayer aspect. Squading up with your friends and taking on 96 other people is both challenging and exhilarating. Pair that in with the fact that no two games are exactly the same and it is 100% free to play, and you have yourself a smash hit. Obviously, people buy different character skins and dances to help personalize the experience, but they offer no competitive advantage. All you need is a console, an online membership, and some friends for a good time. Far Cry V- Before this game, I was never really into the Far Cry series. But, when my brother told me it was about a cult in Montana, I was hooked. It was a very open world game with a lot of side missions and mindless activities that helped enhance the game play. The story line was engaging and the weaponry was very fun. From guns like a shovel launcher (exactly what it sounds like) to a variety of assault rifles, the guns in this game added another level of enjoyment. Not as in depth as RDR2 but for this game, that is a good thing. They kept it complexly simple and delivered an absolutely outstanding game. WINNER: FORTNITE Categories dalton•Tags featured Let’s Talk About Michigan Football Published on December 3, 2018 by joshbobdotcom2 Comments BY:DALTON I’m ready to talk about Michigan football after giving it almost 10 days to marinate about what happened in Columbus. It was ugly, it was disappointing, it was embarrassing, and it wasn’t fun. It officially killed everything that Michigan football wants to be. They are no longer my father’s Michigan. National Title aspirations can never be the hope again. This loss officially confirmed that we are now the Wisconsin or Iowa of the B1G Ten East. We should aim for a B1G Championship appearance and the Rose Bowl. From here on out it would be foolish to have a “CFP or Bust” mentality as long as the last game of the year is against Ohio State. Some of my fellow Michigan fans will disagree with me. I want to be with them. I want to think there is a chance every season to make some national noise simply because “We are Michigan Football, 11 time National Champions”. Well, the last title came in the 90’s and since the turn of the century Michigan has only beaten Ohio State three (3) times. If they couldn’t beat them this year, I honestly don’t know what it would take to beat them. Ohio State has our number. Harbaugh isn’t great against rivals. Those are just facts. Cant argue with them. As for what happened a couple Saturdays ago, there is plenty of blame to go around. Obviously the defense was the most shocking part of the failed venture into The Horseshoe. I saw plenty of scenarios where Michigan could lose the game, but the defense having the worst performance in Michigan Football history was not one of them. Giving up 62 points seemed impossible the way the Michigan defense had played under Brown the last 2 seasons. To me, it all started with the defensive line. That has been the strong point and calling card of the Michigan defense. When Gary, Winovich, and the rest of the crew were neutralized at the line of scrimmage, the rest of the team was exposed. Especially corner back Brandon Watson. If he played horribly, that would have been an upgrade over the performance that was turned in. The linebackers were constantly being burnt on running back wheel routes and, as mentioned in the preview by me, the secondary just simply wasn’t fast enough to keep up with the OSU wide outs. I thought that the secondary would be able to hold their own because I thought that Michigan had a superior advantage in the trenches. I was wrong, the defense was torched, and my hope for the future was lost. The offense was not blameless. Despite putting up 39 points, the offense failed every time they were needed. Deep into the 3rd quarter it was an 8-point game and the defense had come up with multiple stops. An offensive score there potentially changes the story of the game. Gentry is the first player that comes to mind when thinking of the offensive ineptitude. He dropped a sure fire touchdown and a few big first down opportunities. Higdon was exposed for not being fast, Evans was exposed as not being strong (even though he would have given the running game the best chance that day, in my opinion), the offensive line was porous, and Shea proved to many that he is not ready for the NFL. The players under performed, but that wasn’t my biggest issue with the offense. Now we are on to the coaching staff. Don Brown failed to adjust his game plan for what seemed like the first time in his tenure as DC. But, despite having a historically horrific day, I give him a pass. Not a pass for the game, but a pass for the future. I truly believe he will make the right adjustments going forward and wont be caught like he was that fateful Saturday ever again. Jim Harbaugh and the offensive coaching staff is a completely different story. Let me get this out there now, I do NOT want Michigan and Jim Harbaugh to separate paths. I think Jim is the best possible guy for the situation. That being said, RUN AN OFFENSE THAT IS NEWER THAN 1984. The game plan for this years’ game was absolutely pathetic. We continued to try and pound the rock, run play action, and huddle up despite being down two scores in the 4th quarter. The correct game plan against Ohio State’s defense was to go down field, something we never attempted to do, and to use speed, another thing we never attempted to do. Why were there no plays designed to get the ball into the hands of Tarik Black? Maryland scored 52 points basically running jet sweeps and Hail Marys and we didn’t attempt one of those. The ground and pound offense works against the Purdues and Marylands of the B1G Ten. Not against Ohio. Why was the game plan for the biggest game in the last 12 years of Michigan football the exact same as when Michigan won the National Title in 1948? No creativity and inside the box thinking lead to another ass-whooping at the hands of Ohio State. I don’t know why, but I honestly thought that Harbaugh and Pep Hamilton (Maryland, please hire him) would look at what had worked against OSU all year and done something remotely similar to that. Don’t try to tell me that Michigan doesn’t have the athletes to do it. Don’t lie to yourself and think that Michigan doesn’t have the players to do it but Purdue and Maryland do. I understand the game plan of clock control, wearing them down, and having that pay dividends in the 4th quarter. But, when you find yourself in the middle of a shoot out, set down your hammer, pick up a gun, and give it hell. The one exciting drive Michigan had in the second half led to their only score that really mattered. The worst part about it is that the two games against OSU previous, I thought the coaching staff did an excellent job at game planning and that they just didn’t have the players to execute on offense. This year though, I’m not even sure if the coaching staff put together a game plan. Its just sickening to see such an amazing season thrown away. 10-2 with a New Years 6 bowl is a great season any other year. But when you go in to the last game of the season against your bitter rival, with not only a B1G Ten Championship on the line, but also a College Football Playoff berth on the line, a NY6 bowl is a pretty shitty consolation prize. Now, I do want Michigan to beat Florida in the Peach Bowl. I would never want them to lose a game. It is just going to be tough to feel excited for it. Categories dalton•Tags football, hate, Michigan What is a Rivalry? Published on November 24, 2018 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment As we all know, the University of Michigan Wolverines will take on the Buckeyes of Ohio State University on Saturday at high noon. According to my close personal friends Merriam and Webster, a rivalry is “: the act of rivaling: the state of being a rival: COMPETITION”. But is Michigan still a rival? Let’s break it down: The Wolverines are certainly rivals in “the act of rivaling”. Any time the Buckeyes win anything of meaning (games, recruiting, internal investigations) it is like a small knife stabbing all Wolverines in the heart. Michigan wants to beat OSU in every single thing that involves 100 yards and a leather ball. So, rivaling is an act that Michigan not only does, they excel in it. Part two of the definition, “the state of being a rival”. Everything that was said in the paragraph above can be said for Ohio State. They hate us, we hate them. Hell, the entire state of Ohio tries to get rid of the letter “M” for an entire week. I’m willing to put ownership of this lowly frequented blog down that if you ask 100 Ohio State fans who their biggest rival is, 99 of them will say the University of Michigan. To question if Michigan is in the state of being Ohio State’s rival would almost be as dumb as shortening your alphabet to 25 letters for almost 2% of the year. Competition. If you’ve read to this point and expected me to argue that Michigan had won games that they haven’t, you can probably close out the window. I know the statistics. Michigan has won two of the last seventeen contests against Ohio State. Even Ohio State fans are smart enough to tell you that isn’t very good. An unacceptable amount of wins that Michigan fans have no choice but to accept. It is our reality. We have been flat out dominated by Ohio State and the likes of Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer. Sometimes the good guy doesn’t always win. When push comes to shove, Michigan hasn’t been a rival in terms of competition. It doesn’t matter how close the games have been, who the quarterbacks have been, or where the spots on the field were; Michigan lost. While meeting two out of the three prongs for being a rival, Michigan misses out on the most important one. But, a rivalry isn’t decided by what’s written in the history books. It’s not what arbitrary electronic numbers are shown on a scoreboard one Saturday a year. It is in the hearts and minds of a fan base. When a stunningly gorgeous baby boy is born at 3:13 am in Saginaw, Mi and raised in Standish to despise anything related to Columbus, Ohio, that is a rivalry. When an Ohio State graduate delivers his last pizza of the night, backs his ’91 Civic into a parked car, and then decides not to leave his information because that Lamborghini has a Michigan license plate, that is a rivalry. Now, we come to the year 2018 of our Lord. The B1G East title, a spot in the B1G Championship game, and a shot at the College Football Playoffs lay in the balance on Saturday afternoon. While the competition aspect of the rivalry has been dead for 10 years or so, it doesn’t matter on November 24th. This is the biggest game in Michigan’s history since the same teams met in 2006. Not only is all the aforementioned on the line, but this is also a legacy game for Jim Harbaugh. There is absolutely no reason Michigan should lose this year when looking at this game on paper. Michigan has a clear advantage at every position except wide receiver and, maybe, quarterback. But, as I said before, this game isn’t played on paper. At the end of the day, this is THE Game. Both teams will be fired up and should need no extra motivation outside of the game and what’s at stake. This game is everything for Michigan fans. Well, it is everything for me at least. If Michigan ends up losing this game, I may never be able to care about anything ever again. I will be broken mentally and, quite possibly, physically. I have already seen my passion for sports wane down over the past couple of years. Whether it be getting a job, having more important things to worry about, or simply just getting older, I just don’t get as excited as I do for sports anymore. Yes, I still get juiced up while watching the games. Wins are still sweet and defeat is still bitter, but not like it used to be. Until this season, this season of Michigan football has restoked a competitive fire inside me for events that I’m not even competing in. If Michigan loses, I may never be able to recover. I’m sure there are some sick bastards out there who would love nothing more than to see me and millions of other Maize & Blue fans have their collective hearts ripped out. While I understand the hatred of Harbaugh because he is bombastic, unabashed, and honest, I just can’t simply wrap my head around not wanting Michigan to win unless you’re an OSU fan. Some people would rather see a coach who enables and silently endorses repeated domestic abuse to come out on top again. They would rather see someone who actively harbors murderers on their team win this game. They would rather see someone who fakes health scares in order to draw sympathy when his teams are playing poorly win the B1G East again. Pause a second for me to get off my high horse… BUT, I have a message for the Ohio State University and all who cheer for them or Michigan’s downfall. This year is a new year. For Michigan to start a dynasty over the B1G East, if not now, when? The time is high for Michigan and Jim Harbaugh to do what he was brought in do. Dominate. A victory Saturday may not only usher in a new era of Michigan reign, but it may also end the coaching career of the conveniently-forgetting Urban Meyer. His time is up. The bell tolls for thee, Urban. To quote the great Buhdist monk Bodhidharma, “Still others commit all sorts of evil deeds, claiming karma doesn’t exist. They erroneously maintain that since everything is empty, committing evil isn’t wrong. Such persons fall into a hell of endless darkness with no hope of release. Those who are wise hold no such conception.”. When karma catches up to Urban, he must address it by name. Karma has a name on November 24th, its name is Michigan. PREDICTION: Michigan 28- Ohio State 17 (These 1000+ words would be pointless if I didnt predict Michigan to win) Categories dalton•Tags football, hate, Michigan, sports The Lions Have Quit & So Have I This year’s Lions team is absolutely pathetic. I have never seen such a lack of effort in a game. I don’t know if it’s just me getting older or if the Lions have finally done it, but a wave of calmness and disgust washed over me today. Now, now I can clearly see. I can see that the Lions will never win. I really shouldn’t waste my Sundays anymore watching these perennial losers. If they don’t want to play on Sunday, I shouldn’t watch. Am I saying that I’ll never watch again? Of course not, I’m hooked for life. But as for this season, I will no longer plan my Sundays around watching the Lions. If someone comes to me with plans for Sunday afternoon, I’ll take them. Literally, anything is better than watching this team right now. Stafford has played like shit this season, the playcalling has been awful, the defense can’t stop anyone, and the special teams might as well be playing no arms or legs. I feel like the end of the Jim Bob Cooter era is coming to a close. This offense stinks to high heaven. I just don’t understand how there can be such little creativity despite having playmakers littered across the offense. I would probably say that Jim Bob gets fired after this season. It’s inexcusable how bad this side of the ball has been. I really don’t know what to say that hasn’t already been said on this blog or any respectable news outlet. I’m just done. Fed up. Sick of it. Whatever phrase you can think of, apply it. The Lions, of course, made a little push back in the second half. But, it is not going to fool me. This is a bad team that has seemingly quit on the season. I usually try to write around 500 words for a game recap but you can only write “This team fucking sucks” so many different ways/times. So, until the Lions decide they want to play for 60 minutes, I will not be writing 500 words. If you want more content from me, don’t yell at me, yell at the Lions. This is their fault. Categories dalton•Tags football, NFL, sports Friday Football Preview Published on November 9, 2018 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment Ohio State @ Michigan State, Noon, FOX: This is my biggest upset alert for any team ranked in the top 25. Michigan State is getting healthier and at home. Now, the Buckeyes are still going to be the favorite but this is clearly Urban’s worst team at Ohio State. They struggled with a trash Nebraska team. If Dantionio actually wants to put together an offensive game plan, then the Spartans should be in it right to the end. When an underdog hangs around in a game, they usually can find a way to pull off the upset, especially at home. OSU’s season is over at about 3:30 pm. PREDICTION: OSU 21- MSU 24 Michigan @ Rutgers, 3:30 PM, BTN: The fact that the line on this game is only Michigan -39 is all the motivation this years Wolverines should need. The only thinking on this game I have to do is will Rutgers have more yards than Michigan has points? PREDICTION: UM 62- RU 0 Lions @ Bears, 1:00 PM, FOX: With the Lions looking like absolute garbage against a good pass rush last week in Minnesota, they dont inspire much hope going into Chicago going against an even better pass rush. Now T.J. Lang is officially out so I dislike their chances of stopping Khalil Mack even more. Slay was also announced as OUT for Sunday so the defense is going to be down one of their top play makers. The good news for the Lions? The Bears offense can be stopped. The bad news? They have to stop the running game. The Lions can win this game if they can contain and force Trubisky to throw. That and a little bit of protection for Stafford should make for an interesting Sunday. But, dont get your hopes up folks. The Bears defense will be the best one the Lions face this year outside the Rams. Lions fans should just hope that Stafford makes it out of Chicago with the ability to walk. PREDICTION: DET 13- CHI 24 Categories dalton•Tags football, Lions, Michigan, NFL, sports, State The Season is Over Just 10 days after I wrote that I was going all-in with the Lions this year, they swiftly kicked me in the balls and punted away the season. I am thankful that they did it quickly instead of dragging it out until Week 15. This team, we can now comfortably say, has taken a step back this year and this means Bob Quinn has some questions to answer. You cant fire Caldwell after claiming a 9-7 wasn’t good enough and then hire your buddy from New England and look the way that the Lions have looked. Am I saying that Quinn and Patricia are on the hot seat? Certainly not. BQ still has a pretty solid draft record and this class is looking like his best yet. The Snacks trade is right up there with one of the best in recent Lions’ history. So, Quinn has bought a little bit of cushion on his seat. But, that doesn’t mean he gets a free pass for this season. Make no mistake, he hitched his GM tenure in Detroit on Matt Patricia and so far, the wagon has yet to leave the barn. Now, you could point at Philadelphia and see that Doug Peterson struggled his first year then figured it out his second year once his system was in place. Ya know what? I’ll buy that argument a little bit. But I don’t remember the Eagles EVER looking as bad as the Lions have this season. While Patricia has a few more years before his seat gets super hot, Jim Bob Cooter might as well be sitting on magma. What the hell is this offense right now? Unimaginative, predictable, mistake prone, and boring. The offense has scored 23 points in the last two games and only one touchdown. While the Vikings and Seahawks have formidable defenses, that is simply inexcusable. Stafford has returned to his mistake prone ways. The running game is as fickle as Michigan weather. What happened to the extended hand-offs, short passes, and quick routes? The Lions offensive line was absolute garbage on Sunday. When you give up 10 sacks, there is plenty of blame to go around. Most goes on the line, some goes on Stafford, and the rest go on Jim Bob Cooter. While they couldn’t block if their life depended on it, JBC did nothing to help them. Throw some slants or curls or screens. Do SOMETHING to get the ball out of Stafford’s hand quickly. Stafford doesn’t have time and in turn tries to do too much and in turn makes dumb mistakes. Help your team, help yourself Jim Bob. The defense I actually didn’t think was that poor. Outside of their “once-a-game” huge run they gave up, I thought they did a nice job stopping the run. They got multiple stops in the second half that left a window open for the offense to come in and snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Alas, the offense never came. Teez Tabor is, in fact, awful still. Still the 144/144 rated corner in the NFL per PFF and is also the only corner back in the league that is allowing a perfect passer rating when he is targeted. In layman’s terms, the Lions would be better off sticking me out there. The only way I can end this article without seeming like and angst-y teen who hates his parents is this, I’m happy Michigan football is back in my life. I’m happy that I have a dominant team in my life. I might even just start blogging about them only because the Lions suck beyond belief and Michigan, especially their defense, is amazing beyond belief. So, here’s to the Lions getting a little bit better to still lose but show improvement and to Michigan kicking the ever living shit out of Ohio State. Friday Football Preview 11/2 Published on November 2, 2018 November 2, 2018 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment Michigan State @ Maryland, Noon, ESPN2: The Spartans proved me and many others wrong by hanging on and defeating a hot Purdue team. Lombardi started his first game as a Spartan and didn’t look half bad. Its always hard to come in and replace a Heisman dark horse candidate like Brian Lewerke(56% passing, 8 TDs/7INT). Big time shoes to fill. So Sparty goes on the road this week after a big win and a quarterback change, what does it all mean? It means MSU will become bowl eligible this week. Maryland is an absolute dumpster fire right now. After bringing back, then firing former head coach DJ Durkin for having a toxic culture in their program. They don’t know what they’re doing in terms of coaching and this isn’t the same Terps team that beat Texas in their first game of the season. I expect the Spartans to handle Maryland with little problems. If MSU’s defense doesn’t have the breakdowns in the secondary that plagued them early in the year, expect a stress-free watch. PREDICTION: MSU 24- UM 10 Penn State @ Michigan, 3:45 pm, ESPN: #14 Penn State comes into the Big House with its B1G Championship hopes on life support. If they don’t win in Ann Arbor, their dream is over for the season. For the Wolverines, this is stop number three of the Winovich coined “Revenge Tour”. Michigan is looking to avenge its loss last year in Happy Valley. While both teams are ranked, I fell as if Michigan is going to make this a statement game before Ohio State. As it sits, Michigan is number five in the College Football Playoff rankings. A dominant win here and they will move into the coveted top four, especially considering Alabama and LSU play each other this week. Not going to over think this one, Michigan is better in ever facet of the game. PREDICTION: PENN 14- UM 28 Lions @ Vikings, 1 pm, FOX: The Lions are playing their first game without Golden Tate in years. Does losing Tate really hurt the offense? Yes. Especially for the first game since losing him. I’m not sure if Golladay is ready to draw the type of coverage that Tate drew, this will be a huge game for the 2nd year receiver. The Vikings aren’t the same team that won the Division last year. At least, not yet this year but they still have a stellar defense on paper. That means the defense can show up at any time because they still have high caliber players. The Lions defense still willfully employs Teez Tabor, who is the worst corner back in the league per PFF. I’m out on the Lions right now, but if they some how win, I’m all the way back in. PREDICTION: DET 17- MIN 24 The Lions Suck and it’s Halloween Published on October 31, 2018 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment Two part blog today. Was trying to think of a way to weave Halloween and the Lions together, but I cant. I’m too brain dead from playing Xbox in every single free minute I have. So, here are two sort-of-separate blogs about things going on in my bubble of life. Lions: Well, they suck again, at least until next week. The only consistency we’ve seen out of this team through 8 weeks is that they are inconsistent. They came out and looked absolutely awful against the Seahawks, outside of the first offensive drive. Defense couldn’t stop anything, both run and pass. The most disappointing part of that is the pass defense. Multiple times a Lions corner back, not named Darius Slay, was in a position to make a play and they simply couldn’t. The offensive line was awful for the first time this year and in turn, the running game couldn’t get going early on. Stafford played alright until the end of the game with two costly turn overs that can mostly be put on him. That’s enough of the game recap, you all know they sucked. But, even worse than sucking, Golden Tate was traded for a 3rd round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles. While I dislike the trade, I understand the other side of the argument of acquiring draft capitol in exchange for a guy who would only be here for 8 more games. Especially when you consider that we didn’t have a third round pick this year and 3rd round picks become starters around 30% of the time. The argument is that you’re getting something in the future for nothing in the future. I am, though, in the other camp. I dislike this trade for a couple of reasons. 1) It sends the locker room the wrong message. How can Patricia and Quinn go into that locker room and tell the players that they are still trying to win games after they trade away one of their most productive players? 2) The division is still wide open. The Lions, while in last place, are only a game out of first with half the season left and there isn’t a dominant NFC North team. We are going to devour each other in divisional play. I know the trade was a move for the future, but I’m fucking sick of everything being for the “future”. I’m 24 years old now, a young adult by all measures. I’ve NEVER seen the Lions win the NFC North. In every year of my life, the Lions have never been better than 3 other teams in a single season. And now, in a fluky year of all the competition being down, we are essentially punting the season away with 8 games left and only a game behind. Pathetic. I don’t even want to get into the compensatory pick argument because that is kind of a crap shoot. Also, it wouldn’t be until the 2020 draft. I realize that the Lions wouldn’t win anything this year in terms of “big picture” goals, but given the fact that the Lions have been horrible to the fans for 60 years, a divisional title would seem like a conference title. Now, does trading Tate make this offense significantly worse? Short answer, no. They still have Kerryon Johnson, Marvin Jones Jr., and Kenny Golladay. This will be an opportunity for KG to get more targets, but it is hard to justify trading your most electric play-maker. Halloween: If you don’t like Halloween, you have a big ole dump in your pants. Is it the greatest holiday in the world? Certainly not, but its still a lot of fun for all ages. Kids? Trick or Treating. Young adults? A more legitimate reason to get drunk than just, “its a Wednesday”. Adults? You get to dress up in costumes and forget about paying bills and lame stuff. Also, if you have infants, you can dress them in what ever outfit YOU want! Its not like they are going to fight back. They’re babies, they’re dumb as shit and can barely even walk. Also, Halloween offers the greatest holiday themed song in history. Its the Monster Mash. But Dalton, how can you say the Monster Mash is the greatest holiday song ever recorded? 1) Its a grave yard smash 2) The Christmas song market is over saturated and overplayed now that every station starts November 1st. The MM is only played on Halloween and that makes it that much more special. 3) The monster references are off the chart. I mean, every single scary character is there. I don’t hear Christmas songs with Santa, Jesus, Baby Jesus, Mary, and those 3 Wise (?) Men all in one song. 4) Outside of Christmas, there are no other holidays with songs. Easter sucks as a whole, 4th of July doesn’t have 4th of July songs, it just has patriotic songs that get jammed into the holiday. No Thanksgiving songs, no Valentines day songs, no Arbor Day songs. In concl Published on October 26, 2018 October 26, 2018 by joshbobdotcomLeave a comment Michigan, BYE: Glad there is a bye to give a week cushion between coming down from MSU and getting focused for Penn State next week. Purdue @ Michigan State, Noon, ESPN: Michigan State is hurting. Both in terms of personnel and coaching innovation. After getting dominated by Big Brother last week, this week doesn’t get any easier for Dantonio and Company. Purdue may be the hottest team in the entire B1G Ten right now. The offense is firing on every cylinder they have. BUT, they are in a prime “let down” spot. On the road, after a huge upset of Ohio State, against a beat up Spartans team, and possibly looking ahead to next week against Iowa that will have major implications in the B1G Ten West race. Now, if the Michigan State coaching staff decides to put together an actual game plan, they stand a chance. But, from what I’ve seen this season, it looks as though they keep trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. I think this game is going to be much closer than it should be, but Purdue pulls it out in the 4th quarter. PREDICTION: PUR 27- MSU 20 Seattle @ Detroit, 1 p.m., FOX: The big story into this game will be if Damon “Snacks” Harrison will be able to play for the Lions. The recently added run stopper will help bolster the 30th ranked run defense going forward. Today, Matt Patricia said they were trying to get him up to speed with the system. As of now, he will be a game time decision but I would be mildly surprised if he plays. Luckily, the Lions probably wont need him this week. The key to stopping the Seahawks is to stop Russel Wilson’s ability to scramble/improvise. The Lions defense should be able to do so if they remain disciplined up front and the defensive backfield continues to play the way they have been. There are not many offensive threats on this Seattle team outside of Wilson. As for the Lions offense, they should have no problem moving the ball if they remain as balanced as they were last week. These aren’t your Seahawks of 2011-2016. The Legion of Boom is no more and, while they rank 2nd in the NFL in total defense, the only potent offense they have played this year is the Rams. It wont be a cake walk for Stafford and the rest of the offense, but if the running game can stay on track and the offensive line continues to be a top 5 unit, there should be no real issues. PREDICTION: SEA 17- DET 28 I’m Going All In on Football Folks,,, I’m pushing all of my chips into the middle of the table. All of my maize and blue ones? Middle of the table. All of my Honolulu blue and silver chips? Middle of the god damn table. This past weekend, one of the best football weekends of my life, has me drowning in Kool-Aid. Please, someone, send help. I’m going to be devastated if Michigan doesn’t either win the B1G Ten or the Lions don’t make the playoffs. If for some reason, both don’t happen, it might be lights out for your boy’s football life. But, with what I’ve seen from both teams, I am almost positive one of those things will happen. If I had to guess, I would say Michigan winning the B1G Ten is more likely. MICHIGAN: The Wolverines have been fortunate. Don’t get me wrong, they have played well enough to be where they are now. They have dominated everyone they’ve played since losing week one against Notre Dame. But, they have been relatively healthy. The major opponents they have beaten have been banged up (Wisconsin, Michigan State). Now, some people will take that as a reason to be cautious. That’s fair. But, Michigan hasn’t been getting these types of breaks in a long time. Add in the fact that Ohio State’s best defender is quitting the team to focus on the draft, they haven’t been able to run the ball, and that Urban Meyer has seemingly warmed his own seat. Michigan is the favorite to win the B1G Ten, as they should be this year. With the way this team has been playing, the way Shae has been minimizing mistakes and making plays when needed, the way Higdon has run like an out of control train, and the way Don Brown is doing Don Brown things; There is no reason for me not to believe in this team to MINIMALLY win the B1G Ten outright. CFP is a different beast because we still need a game or two to break our way (Alabama to beat LSU and Georgia, ND/Clemson win out), but it will be tough for the committee to keep a one-loss B1G Ten champ out. I am All In. The start to the season was rough, I’m not telling anyone anything new here. But, the Lions have won 3 of their last 4 and were a play away from beating Dallas. Not only have they won, but they’ve also been dominant. The offensive line is clicking, the run game is gashing, the secondary has been solid, and NOW the defensive line should be much tougher to run against. The Snacks Harrison trade is absolutely massive. It took so little to get him (5th round pick) and we fixed our biggest issue (run defense) with one of the best run stoppers in the league. Now the Lions have an explosive offense, both passing and rushing, and a formidable defense. They are the most complete team I’ve seen since the 0-16 team (completely awful). It is time to buy into the Lions winning the NFC North. They are only, essentially, a game back of the division lead and there isn’t a dominant team in the North like there has been in the past. It’s the Lions’ time. Its Matt Stafford’s time. It’s MY time. I am All In. Categories dalton•Tags football, sports MY Recap of Michigan/Michigan State It was an ass-kicking.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9507
__label__wiki	0.705685	0.705685	Singapore’s International Neuroscience summit Theme: “Advanced strategies to strike out Neurological and Psychiatry disorders” Singapore \| JULY 25-26, 2019 larix grant For Visa Archives for Uncategorized EPILEPSY- Neurostimulation Neurostimulator devices have gained traction in 2017, evidenced by regulatory developments and compelling new data highlighting their utility in the management of epilepsy. In June, the FDA approved LivaNova’s Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy Programming System, a minimally invasive treatment designed to prevent seizures before they start, in patients as young as four years of age with partial-onset refractory seizures. Several months later, the company received approval for its next-generation VNS device for drug-resistant epilepsy and its SenTiva implantable device, allowing for guided and scheduled programming. Brain-responsive neurostimulation has also earned wider recognition for the reduction of seizures. Studies presented at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting in April offered long-term perspective on the efficacy and safety of brain-responsive neuromodulation in patients with medically intractable mesial temporal lobe epilepsy1 and in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas.2 In the October edition of Practical Neurology® magazine, Barbara C. Jobst, MD, Professor of Neurology at Darmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, noted that these recent advances are making surgery less daunting from the standpoint of invasiveness. She emphasized that the onus is on physicians to ensure that patients receive optimal treatment. “Given the high proportion of patients with refractory epilepsy for whom adequate care is too often delayed, it is our duty to direct patients to the appropriate providers if we cannot offer the level of care required,” Dr. Jobst wrote. Expanded Indications for Numerous Anti-Epileptic Drugs The therapeutic armamentarium for epilepsy was given a boost with new approvals and indications for several drugs. Briviact (briveracetam, UCB) was approved as a monotherapy in patient’s ages 16 years and older. It is the newest antiepileptic drug in the racetam class of medicines and demonstrates a high and selective affinity for synaptic vesicle protein 2A in the brain. Qudexy XR (topiramate, Upsher-Smith) Extended-Release Capsules received two new supplemental indications, for use as prophylaxis of migraine headache in adults and adolescents 12 years of age and older. Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate, Sunovion) was approved in patients between the ages of four and 17 based on FDA guidance that permits the extrapolation of adult data to support pediatric use. SUDEP in Focus The AAN and the American Epilepsy Society have released a new joint guideline for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), recommending that health professionals tell people with epilepsy that controlling epileptic seizures and seizures in general may reduce the risk of SUDEP.3 Also endorsed by the International Child Neurology Association, the guidelines were the result of a review of all available evidence showing that general tonic-clonic seizures represent a major risk factor for SUDEP. According to Michelle Dougherty, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Director of the neurology residency program at the Drexel Neuroscience Institute in Philadelphia, significant knowledge gaps remain when it comes to SUDEP and physicians should take the opportunity to educate patients and families. “Ideally, a discussion of SUDEP risk and factors that influence risk could help patients and families take appropriate steps to lower that risk wherever possible, such as adherence to prescribed anti-epileptic drugs, continuing to pursue further treatments, and avoiding known seizure triggers,” she wrote in the July/August edition of Practical Neurology® magazine. Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion for advanced Parkinson disease Continuous subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine, a dopamine agonist, is an effective treatment option for motor fluctuations in Parkinson disease (PD). In a trial of 106 patients with PD and refractory motor fluctuations, apomorphine infusion both reduced “off” time and improved “on” time without dyskinesias by approximately two hours compared with placebo (saline) infusion [8]. The most common side effects were skin site reactions and nausea. Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion is under review by the US Food and Drug Administration and is already available in Europe. (See “Device-assisted and surgical treatments for Parkinson disease”, section on ‘Efficacy of CSAI’. Continuous subcutaneous infusion of apomorphine, a dopamine agonist, is an effective treatment option for motor fluctuations in Parkinson disease (PD). In a trial of 106 patients with PD and refractory motor fluctuations, apomorphine infusion both reduced “off” time and improved “on” time without dyskinesias by approximately two hours compared with placebo (saline) infusion. The most common side effects were skin site reactions and nausea. Continuous subcutaneous apomorphine infusion is under review by the US Food and Drug Administration and is already available in Europe. Drug repositioning strategy identifies potential new treatments for epilepsy Drug repositioning– taking known drugs and identifying new applications for them–is an attractive concept for speeding up the process of bringing drugs to human testing for unmet medical needs. In a new study, published online Dec. 11 in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, University of Iowa researchers led by Alexander Bassuk, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics and neurology with UI Health Care, use a multidisciplinary strategy that combines gene expression profiling and bioinformatics to identify a list of around 90 drugs, all of which already are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in people or animals, that may also have potential as anti-seizure treatments. “Taking a new look at medicines that are already approved for clinical use may help identify treatments that could reduce seizures and improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy who have been unable to find effective therapies,” said Vicky Whittemore, PhD, program director at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), which funded the study. The UI team tested candidate drugs from the list in a zebrafish model of seizures and found that three–a diabetes drug, a hypertension medication, and an antiparasitic therapy– significantly reduced seizure-like movement in the fish. “The long timeline and high cost of drug development is a particularly acute issue for a life-altering disease like epilepsy where up to one-third of patients are not completely helped by the medications we currently have,” says Bassuk, who also is division director of pediatric neurology and a member of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute (INI). “The question here was could we use novel techniques to identify potential new treatments more quickly than via traditional drug discovery and development routes.” A unique starting point A unique feature of the UI study, according to Bassuk, was the ability to use live human brain tissue from patients with epilepsy as a starting point. The tissue was collected by UI neurosurgeons (led by Matthew Howard, MD, UI professor and DEO of neurosurgery) from six patients undergoing specialized surgery to remove brain areas causing seizures. This type of surgery is a treatment option for people with epilepsy whose seizures can’t be controlled by medications. The patients agreed to allow use of the tissue in the study. During the surgery, the neurosurgeons placed electrodes on the patient’s brain to determine which areas to remove. These electrodes also allowed the surgeons to distinguish which parts of the removed tissue were seizing and which areas, also contained within the removed tissue, were behaving normally. Computational psychiatry researchers Jacob Michaelson, PhD, and Leo Brueggeman analyzed gene expression for more than 25,000 genes the brain tissue, and discovered strikingly different expression patterns in the diseased (seizing) tissue compared to non-seizing tissue. They then compared these expression signatures to a large database known as a connectivity map, which contains gene expression patterns produced by the action of drugs on cells. The comparison identified 184 compounds that were deemed potentially therapeutic because they produced patterns that were essentially the reverse of the seizure expression pattern. posted by pasha The “Big Bang” of Alzheimer’s: Breakthrough study uncovers genesis of the disease Until now it was not known how, or when, these tau proteins began to accumulate into tangles in the brain. It was previously believed that isolated tau proteins didn’t have a distinctly harmful shape until they began to aggregate with other tau proteins. But the new research has revealed that a toxic tau protein actually presents itself as misfolded, exposing parts that are usually folded inside, before it begins to aggregate. It is these exposed parts of the protein that enable aggregation, forming the larger toxic tangles. “We think of this as the ‘Big Bang’ of tau pathology,” says Diamond. “This is a way of peering to the very beginning of the disease process. It moves us backward to a very discreet point where we see the appearance of the first molecular change that leads to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s.” From here the research is set to take two different prospective pathways. One will first look at developing a simple diagnostic test to detect signs of this abnormal tau protein, either through a blood test, or less ideally a spinal fluid test. If these toxic tau proteins can be easily detected then clinicians may be able to diagnose Alzheimer’s before major degenerative cognitive symptoms take hold. Tafamidis was designed to delay impairment to nerve function caused by the toxic aggregation of a normally harmless protein called transthyretin and is currently approved for use in both Europe and Japan. However, the FDA has called for further clinical proof before approving the drug for use in the United States. Now that this early alteration in the shape of tau molecules has been identified, researchers can more effectively focus on potential drug targets to inhibit the toxic aggregations at this stage. “The hunt is on to build on this finding and make a treatment that blocks the neurodegeneration process where it begins,” says Diamond. “If it works, the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease could be substantially reduced. 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__label__wiki	0.894493	0.894493	Latitude \| War of the Words By Jonathan Blitzer December 18, 2012 11:31 am December 18, 2012 11:31 am MADRID — A tart pun appeared on a protester’s sign along a Barcelona street last week: “Franco ha Werto.” The idea was that the former dictator General Francisco Franco, who died (“ha muerto”) in 1975, is being recast as Spain’s current education minister, José Ignacio Wert. Earlier this month, Wert proposed a draft law to reform Spain’s education system; its overall thrust is to give the central government greater control over education at the regional level. One provision would allow families that are disgruntled with Spanish-language instruction in public schools in regions that have their own official language to send their children to private institutions and claim a stipend to pay for that from the regional government. The measure sparked protests nationwide, especially in Catalonia. People there were still smarting from a recent snub: In October Wert said that the government should españolizar, or “Hispanize,” Catalan schoolchildren. The remark had an ominous historical ring because of a long line of authoritarian crackdowns on Catalonia, from Philip V in the 18th century to Franco in the 20th. Now locals, citizens and politicians alike, are describing Wert’s new education proposal as another act of persecution. One former parliamentarian tweeted: “Wert wants to do what Franco tried but failed to: destroy the Catalan identity.” The result of all the outcry is a lot of heat but very little light. And yet the implications of Wert’s proposal are grave. At more than 26 percent, according to El País, the dropout rate among young Spaniards is among the highest in Europe. Massive budget cuts to public education have exacerbated concerns about the quality of teaching and sinking student aptitude in math and science. Some technical measures in Wert’s proposal — to restructure the school day and reconfigure pre-professional programs — were meant to wring more out of the current system. Whatever their putative merits, though, Wert has drowned them in polemic. And he is needlessly picking a fight in regions like Catalonia, where the schools are performing at, or above, the Spanish average. His proposal is studded with revanchist barbs. There’s the controversial provision giving parents recourse to private language instruction. But this hardly was a priority; things were working fine, José Torreblanca Prieto, a former education minister, told me. And Wert’s embrace of private schools as the solution rankles at a time when public schools are buckling under austerity. Other components of the proposal would reinforce the role of religion in schools, both by reinstating religion as an elective and by extending state funding to private religious schools. “The transfer of public money to private schools,” Joan Costa-I-Font, a senior lecturer in political economy at the London School of Economics, explained to me by email, “means shifting money to mostly Catholic schools that educate middle-class and affluent pupils, hence halting the main redistributive mechanisms designed to cut down social inequalities.” In other words, Wert’s proposal is ideology cloaked as technocratic reform. Leaders of Wert’s Partido Popular (P.P.) in Galicia — another region, like Catalonia and Basque Country, with its own official language — defend the freedom of parents to choose their children’s language of instruction largely in capitulation to the P.P.’s right-wing base, which prefers Spanish over Galician instruction. In the spring, a regional court in Catalonia ruled in favor of local families looking for alternatives when they find their children’s Spanish-language teaching to be wanting. But only a handful lodge such complaints, and Wert then took this limited court ruling as a pretext for passing a sweeping national reform. The P.P. — which consolidated its majority in the national Parliament last year when voters disenchanted with the economy tossed out incumbent Socialists — paints itself as centrist and pragmatic on the economy. But its allegiances extend to the far right, including to old hard-liners with Francoist predilections for a strong centralized state and institutionalized religion. The language issue has long been a P.P. bugaboo, as have efforts to increase the role of religion in schools. Now, against the backdrop of the economic crisis and the resultant spate of reforms in Madrid, age-old hang-ups have new cover: Wert ascribes his policies to hard times. 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__label__cc	0.719676	0.280324	Community, From the News, Religion, Uncategorized Overwhelmed by the Goodness of Others November 11, 2012 November 12, 2012 lauriesturner Last Friday, President Scott Wheatley, our church’s leader over the area from Vienna to Herndon, Virginia and everything in between, wondered what we could do as a community to help the Hurricane Sandy victims in New York and New Jersey. President Scott Wheatley with Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors He contacted Kevin Calderwood, a church member from Reston who is now serving as a mission president in the New York South Mission of the church, overseeing 200 LDS missionaries. President Calderwood quickly responded and said the people there needed warm clothing, blankets and coats. We sent out the word last Saturday that these good people needed our help. I sent an email out to my neighbors, and other members of our congregations in this Northern Virginia area did the same. We also invited some of our church members in surrounding areas to join us by bringing clothing items and gift cards in $25 increments to help our missionaries buy food because they have depleted their own funds eating out. They can’t get back to their own homes for meals and they are spending all their waking hours hauling furniture out of homes and helping people one house at a time. Local bishops announced an “Emergency Gifts of the Heart” donation event to be held at one of our buildings the next day. One couple in Frederick, Maryland immediately left the church, rallied their neighbors and joined other church members, packing up vans, trucks and a long trailer they towed to Oakton, Virginia because they felt the urgency of the call to help. On Monday afternoon, the day before the election, when I showed up at the donation site, Stuart and Trina Neel, who organize a similar non-emergency “Gifts of the Heart” event like this twice a year, were busy putting up signs to direct cars through an efficient drive-thru where donors could drive up, drop off their donations and exit the parking lot. Our church members know this drill extremely well after participating in it for at least the last 10 years. In fact, Kevin Calderwood, the NY South mission president, is the church leader who really built up this event in the area all those years ago. Hunter Daines drops off another bag of donations Little did he know then that the giving model he perfected would be the same one that would benefit him and those he serves so many years later when faced with perhaps the most challenging assignment in his life as the leader in an area hit by the “storm of the century.” Slowly the volunteers came. They picked up yellow “Helping Hands” vests, went to their posts and the work began. Volunteers then started coming in hoards and didn’t stop all night. The cars lined up from the drive-up and drop-off area, out the parking lot and down Hunter Mill Road. And the line never let up all night long. Vehicles stuffed from floor to ceiling continued to be unloaded by teenagers who used their day off from school to gladly help. They rushed the items into the gymnasium where a woman from Rockville had positioned her wheelchair for the evening to direct the teenagers where to put their bags of donations. Then, hundreds of volunteers hurriedly grabbed bags, tore them open and began the massive sorting. When stacks of clothing became too high, they piled them neatly below the tables — infants, boys, girls, young women, young men, men and women. We saw boxes full of brand new towels, brand new coats. Families came together and every child had a job to do. The biggest challenge of the night was tracking down enough boxes for all the donations. Becky Probst from Reston walked into the church and asked Trina what she could do to help. “Do you have a van?” she asked. “I have a van,” Becky said. “Then go find boxes — as many and as fast as you can.” Becky left and wondered where she could go that hadn’t all ready been cleaned out of boxes by other volunteers. Finally, she pulled her car over to the side of the road and said a prayer. “Help me find boxes,” she pled. The name of a man she’d worked with on a different project years before popped into her head, and that led her to another man who owned a moving company. She emailed him and he responded promptly asking,”How many do you need and when?” Without hesitation, he offered all the boxes we needed AND trucks, and drivers. In one night, we filled five 26-foot trucks with not an inch to spare and still had boxes we would send up later with another church’s load later in the week. We collected over $45,000 in $25 gift cards, had 400 or more volunteers receiving, sorting, boxing, loading, about 2,500 boxes, 10,000 diapers and over 100 bags of summer clothing we donated to the MS Foundation locally. Channel 9 and Channel 7 news reporters joined us along with Sharon Bulova, Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. Everyone was astounded at what we were able to do in 48 hours. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151186707268192 I put a collection bin on my porch and every time I returned home from an errand, I found more clothing. The bin overflowed, filled up my porch and the sidewalk leading up to the porch. The charitable goodness of my neighbors overwhelmed me. And, by far, the most frequent comment I heard was, “Thank you for giving me an opportunity to help!” This is just one of my carloads We had no idea what our community could do in a weekend but when motivated purely by love and a desire to help others, we learned they could do miracles. When the five-truck caravan arrived in New York and the back doors were opened, I hope the people there felt the love behind every jacket, pair of pants and warm quilt. And you know what the second most often asked question was? I got emails from people wanting to take time off work to drive up and help. One was from a church leader in Mount Vernon that said, “I have people chomping at the bit to get up there and help! Just send me the word when it’s time and they’ll be off.” For now, it’s hard for the rescue workers to accommodate extra people. They can’t feed and house more bodies with an infrastructure so badly ruined, but soon they will have need for manpower, and I have no doubt those calls for help will be answered swiftly and generously. One of our church leaders was once asked how we get members of the church to do so much service. He wanted to know how we get young men to postpone college for two years while they serve missions and why older couples leave their grandchildren and aging parents to serve humanitarian missions. How do you get people to do so much? The simple answer was this: We ask. I’ve seen the same thing in good people everywhere over the last week. To everyone who helped with this emergency service event, thank you. It’s amazing how much good we can do in the world when we just respond to a simple call for help even if it’s as small as a $25 gift card, a coat, or a warm pair of mittens for a cold set of hands. I’m overwhelmed by the goodness around me. About 150K in NY, NJ Without Power From Storms (abcnews.go.com) http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/new-round-of-cleanup-projects-scheduled-by-mormon-helping-hands Tagged Chairman Sharon Bulova, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gifts of the Heart, Hurricane Sandy, Kevin Calderwood, LDS missionaires, Scott Wheatley Previous postHurricane Sandy and Losing Control Next postBulletproof 5 thoughts on “Overwhelmed by the Goodness of Others” suzy andersen says: Laurie, what an excellent synopsis and details that help capture the process. It was great to work side by side with you in this truely inspiring gift of many hearts for many hearts. Thank you. lauriesturner says: Don’t we have the best callings in the church? Thanks for all your help Suzy. You are always “at the ready!” Marcus G. Faust says: It makes my heart swell. Julia Sharp says: Loved reading the numbers..it made me wish I could be a part of it!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9519
__label__wiki	0.563323	0.563323	high profileIn Keeping with Trump Directive, Kellyanne Conway Will Defy Congressional Subpoena high profileWith Alex Acosta Out, State AGs May Get Another Chance to Totally Circumvent Obamacare high profile'Avowed Neo-Nazi' Formally Sentenced to Life Plus 419 Years for Murdering Heather Heyer high profileRoyal Embarrassment? Prince Andrew’s Ties to Jeffrey Epstein Under the Microscope high profileThe Strange Connection Between Victoria’s Secret Billionaire and Jeffrey Epstein Video Allegedly Shows Conor McGregor Stomping on Man’s Phone (WATCH) by Alberto Luperon \| 10:41 am, March 14th, 2019 Mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor was recently arrested in Miami for allegedly slapping a phone out of a man’s hand and stomping on it. Now there’s video that allegedly shows the incident. The actual stomp seems to happen just off screen, but it’s apparently audible. The UFC fighter is wearing a blue shirt and white pants. “Let me get my phone, man,” says alleged victim Ahmed Abdirzak. He told TMZ, which had obtained the footage, that he was just trying to take a picture of the fighter. McGregor reportedly pretended to want a handshake, but that was a trick: he instead grabbed the phone, said Abdirzak. If that’s really McGregor, it won’t do any favors for the former UFC champion in court. Police arrested him Monday following the incident, which allegedly took place as he was leaving the Fontainebleau Hotel. The alleged victim said he tried to take a picture of McGregor with a phone, but the UFC star allegedly slapped it out of his hand and stomped the phone several times. Cops said McGregor then picked up the damaged item and walked away with it. The victim said this phone cost $1,000. Conor McGregor has been released from a Miami-Dade County jail, per a police spokesperson. He posted his bond of $12,500 at approximately 10 pm et, they said. Next for him will be a court appearance but the spokesperson said they didn’t know when that will be yet. — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) March 12, 2019 The arraignment was later scheduled for April 10, according to MMA Fighting. McGregor’s attorney told the outlet this was a “minor altercation over a cell phone,” and said his client will cooperate with law enforcement. This isn’t McGregor’s first run-in with the law. He recently completed community service as part of a plea deal for an altercation at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center in April. [Mugshot via Miami-Dade County] Follow Law & Crime	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9522
__label__wiki	0.821617	0.821617	Science in China Series D: Earth Sciences December 2001 , Volume 44, Supplement 1, pp 227–232 \| Cite as Pleistocene magnetic susceptibility and paleomagnetism of the Tibetan loess and its implications on large climatic change events Yan Maodu Fang Xiaomin Chen Shiyue Yang Shengli Lü Lianqing Li Jijun An Zhisheng Ganzi loess represents the oldest Tibetan loess, its formation is the key to determining the readjustment of Tibetan atmospheric circulation and the relationship between Tibetan uplift and global climatic change. Detailed magnetostratigraphic study shows that the Ganzi loess was formed at about 1.13 MaBP. It also reveals that there are two notable climatic events occurring in 0.95–0.92 Ma and 0.65–0.5 Ma respectively. The both demonstrate that the Tibetan atmospheric circulation was readjusted and the Tibetan Plateau entered the cryosphere at 21.13 Ma, and the Tibetan glaciation might reach its maximum at ∼0.65–0.5 Ma. Tibetan Plateau Ioess uplift atmospheric circulation climatic change Li Jijun, Fang Xiaomin, Tibetan uplift and environmental change study. Sci. in China. Ser. B (in Chinese), 1998, 43: 1568–1574.Google Scholar Fang, X. M., Li, J. J., Van der Voo, R., Rock magnetic and grain size evidence for intensified Asian atmospheric circulation since 800,000 years BP related to Tibetan uplift, Earth Planet Sci. Lett., 1998, 149: 121–127.Google Scholar Berger, W. H., The central mystery of the Quaternary ice age, Oceanus, 1993, 36: 53–56.Google Scholar Ruddiman, W. F., Raymo, M. E., Martinson, D. G. et al., Pleistocene evolution: northern hemisphere ice sheets and north Atlantic Ocean, Paleocenaogr., 1989, 4: 353–412.CrossRefGoogle Scholar Liu, D. S., Zhen, B. X., Li, S. J. et al., The maximum glacial age, height and climatic environment research East-center Tibetan Plateau, J. Glaciology and Geocryology, 1995, 17(2): 97–112.Google Scholar Liu Dongshen, Loess and Environment (in Chinese), Beijing Science Press, 1985.Google Scholar Fang, X. M., The origin and Provenance of Malan loess along eastern margin of Qinghai-Xizang (Tibetan) Plateau and its adjacent area, Sci. in China, Ser. B, 1995, 38: 876–887.Google Scholar Chen, F. B., Gao, S. W., Chen, J. L. et al., The extensive magnetic stratigraphy study in Ganzi loess section, Chinese Science Bulletin (in Chinese), 1990, 35(20): 1600.Google Scholar Fang, X. M., Chen, F. B., Liu, D. S. et al., The evolution of Ganzi loess and Tibetan Frozen zone, Sci. in China, Ser. B (in Chinese), 1996, 41(20): 1865.Google Scholar Jiang, F. C., Wu, X. H., Xiao, H. G. et al., Ganzi loess stratigraphy study in Chuanxi Plateau, Geography Lett. (in Chinese), 1997, 18(4): 413–420.Google Scholar Cabde, S. C., Kent, D. V., Revised calibration of geomagnetic polarity timescale for the late Cretaceous and Cenozoic, J. Geographys. Res., 1995, 100: 6093–6095.Google Scholar Li Jijun, Glacial in Hengduan Mountain (in Chinese), Beijing: Science Press, 1996, 157–190.Google Scholar Trenberth, K. E., Chen, S.-C., Planetary waves kinematically forced by Himalayan Origraphy, J. Atmos. Sci., 1988, 45: 2943–2948.Google Scholar Shackleton, N. J., Berger, A., Peltler, W. R., An alternative astronomical calibration of the lower Pleistocene time scale based on ODP site 677, Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinb., 1990, 81: 251–261.Google Scholar © Science in China Press 2001 1.MOE National Laboratory of Western China’s Environmental Systems & Department GeographyLanzhou UniversityLanzhouChina 2.State Key Laboratory of Loess and Quaternary GeologyInstitute of Earth Environment of Chinese Academy of SciencesXi’anChina Yan, M., Fang, X., Chen, S. et al. Sci. China Ser. D-Earth Sci. (2001) 44(Suppl 1): 227. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02911991 Received 17 July 2001 Publisher Name Science in China Press	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9538
__label__cc	0.527388	0.472612	40% of Drivers Claim They Never Do This in the Car? IMPOSSIBLE TRIVIA SIphotography/ThinkStock Discover something new at The Franklin Institute, where kids and parents will laugh and learn together through innovative, explosive, interactive science exhibitions that spark curiosity and creativity. Let your imagination soar when you climb into a fighter jet; get your blood pumping in an exhibition about the science of sports; and take a journey through a giant two-story human heart. From tectonic plates to the starry skies, your family will be inspired to explore the world around you. It all begins at The Franklin Institute — where science comes to life. Your tickets will include admission to the Terracotta Warriors Exhibit, regarded as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century, and is famous around the world. The Terracotta Warriors and Horses are life size terracotta sculptures created more than 2000 years ago to be buried with China's first emperor. They were discovered in March, 1974. Win a 4-pack of tickets to Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute this week on the Lite Rock Morning Show with Eddie Davis. To win, play Impossible Trivia weekdays @ 7:20am on Lite Rock. See previous Lite Rock Impossible Trivia questions and answers Today’s Impossible Trivia question: 40% of drivers claim they never do THIS in the car. What is it? The answer? We didn't get it today! Watch this short video for a game-changing hint about today's answer. Filed Under: Lite Rock Impossible Trivia Categories: Exclusive Videos, Lite Rock Morning Show	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9541
__label__wiki	0.675374	0.675374	Mood: busy Reaping the Whirlwind (Boom Boom Ba Remix) (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Dead Like Me); Pt. 4/14 Title: Reaping the Whirlwind (The Boom Boom Boom Ba Remix), Part 4/14 Author: liz_marcs Summary: What does the addition of supernatural-related reaps to the reaping workload, Roxy’s promotion, the addition of a new grim reaper with supernatural experience, a new sort-of boyfriend who may or may not be a pirate, and an approaching apocalypse all have in common? New grim reaper boss George doesn’t know, but she’s willing to bet that in the middle of it all the universe will kick her ass. Again. Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Dead Like Me crossover Characters: Dead Like Me (order of appearance) — George, Mason, Daisy, Roxy, Kiffany, Delores, Penny, OCs. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (order of appearance) — Dawn, Buffy, Willow (appearance only), Giles (appearance only), Xander, OCs. Pairing: George/Xander (nothing explicit) Rating: R for language, cartoon violence and death, sexual situations Warning: Spoilers for all of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show only), Dead Like Me, and Dead Like Me: Life After Death. Original drabbles: Six Drabbles About Dawn and Death by nothorse “I hate doing these reaps,” Penny said in her Lisa Simpson voice. “I can’t believe they’re making you guys do these, too,” George said as she watched two vampires bicker about where they should go get a bite to eat. “Since when does this count as ‘natural death’?” “The people upstairs found a way to make us do it,” Penny said. “I’m still trying to figure out how they managed to change the definition of ‘natural death’ to include death by supernatural means. You’d think the word ‘supernatural’ would be a clue that it’s not ‘natural’, right?” “Mason says we need a union to fight this thing,” George glumly said. “And to push for better staffing in the supernatural death division so we don’t have to deal with this crap anymore.” The vampires got into a tussling match. Out came the fangs, the fucked-up face, and the yellow eyes. “I miss the days when we didn’t even know that shit like this existed,” George remarked as the taller vampire got the shorter one in a headlock. “Hey, at least having reapers who deal with death by external influences take on some supernatural deaths makes sense,” Penny said. George shot her a glare. “Murder’s an external influence, even if it is supernatural creatures doing it,” Penny said as she waved at the vampires, who were now hissing and snarling at each other as they rolled around on the ground between the between two large dumpsters. “Thanks for throwing me under a bus,” George grumbled. “You’re welcome,” Penny said. They watched as the vampires separated and resumed their argument about where they could find the tastiest blood. “So, how are you holding up?” Penny asked. “Hmmm?” George absently acknowledged as she checked her post-it. “With the new girl,” Penny clarified. “Heard about that, did you?” George asked. “You need to get plugged into the grapevine,” Penny giggled. “So, spill.” “Her name’s Dawn, and she has experience with the supernatural.” Penny made a face. “Ouch.” “It gets better,” George said. “She has experience dealing with assholes like these two.” “Guess you’re not going to stop doing supernatural deaths any time soon,” Penny sympathetically said. George nodded as she watched the vampires resort to playing rock-paper-scissors to choose where they were going to eat. They both came up with ‘rock’. “Like you said, murder’s still murder. Doesn’t really matter how or who does it. Or in the case of these bozos, what does it.” “Do you know what really creeps me out about this?” Penny asked as she waved at the vampires. Once again, both vampires came up with ‘rock’. Clearly neither one of them could list imagination as one of their strong suits. “Unh, I’d guess ‘they’re vampires’ would pretty much cover it,” George sarcastically answered. “Besides that,” Penny huffed. “It’s how we’re standing right in front of them and they can’t even see us.” “It gets creepier,” George said. “The new girl, Dawn, went with Daisy on Daisy’s vampire-related reap the other night. Minute she saw the vampire she went nuts and attacked it with a piece of wood,” George said. “I guess she was trying to stop it from killing Daisy’s reap.” Penny’s hand flew to her mouth. “No!” George nodded. “Yep.” “What happened?” Penny demanded. “Hard to describe,” George said with a shrug. “So I gotta show you instead.” “Show me what?” George suddenly whooped and ran right at the two knucklehead vampires, who were now digging through their pockets and looking for a coin they could flip. “George! What are you doing?” Penny shouted after her. George ran right through one of the vampires like she was a ghost. “Are you kidding me?” Penny shouted. George bowed. Then she kicked out at the vampire she didn’t run through. Her foot passed harmlessly through his shin. “They’re not even reacting,” Penny noted. George walked back, again passing through one of the vampires. “Seriously. They not only can’t see us, they can’t feel us either. We can’t even touch them, and that’s even if we hold a piece of wood and try to stab them with it.” “Can you feel them when you walk through them like that?” Penny asked as she stared at the vampires in horror. “Nope. It’s like there’s nothing actually there, even though my eyes tell me they’re there,” George said as she rejoined Penny. “Is it like that with all these supernatural things we’re dealing with?” Penny asked. “Haven’t done a lot of these, hunh?” George asked. “My second vampire-related reap, my third supernatural one,” Penny answered. George nodded. “We’re pretty much invisible to all of them. Although I think there was a monster with spikes and pleather skin that could see me, but I’m not sure. It might’ve been aiming for the kid standing next to me.” Penny shivered and hugged herself. “In other words, so far yes we’re invisible to these things, but no idea if it’s true across the board.” “That about sums it up,” George glumly agreed. A graveling appeared in a puff of smoke and made a beeline for one of dumpsters. “The vampires will be so thrilled that dinner is coming to them instead of the other way around,” Penny sourly remarked. The graveling jumped into the dumpster and began rooting around. Several pieces of wet-looking garbage were tossed out and landed on the ground with a disgusting plop. “Oh, ew. Yuck.” George waved a hand in front of her nose to get the smell away. “I don’t want to know.” “Two post-its. Two vampires. What more needs to be added to this,” Penny complained as she grimaced. George considered the wet garbage on the ground. “Bet you $20 that only one of the reaps dies by vampire.” Penny professionally eyed the graveling as it hopped out of the dumpster and lumbered toward the vampires. “Not a bet. I’ll pay if you can accurately guess how the non-vampire reap dies.” “Easy. Slips on the garbage and cracks open their head on one of the dumpsters,” George said. Penny stuck out her hand so she and George could shake on it. “You’re on.” The gaveling reached up and tapped one of the vampires on chest before scurrying off. In response, the vampire froze and turned. He then elbowed his companion and mimed that he heard something. Right at that moment, George heard a male and a female voice talking. “This is it,” Penny said as they turned to face the approaching couple. George linked arms with Penny and whispered, “Pretend to be drunk.” Penny sagged against her as George began weaving her way toward the couple. The couple stopped and eyed George and Penny warily. “Scuze me,” George slurred. “But you look familiar.” The couple exchanged confused glances. “You. Hey, I’m talking to you,” George waved at the guy. “You’re Dusselberg, right?” “Unh, no,” the guy shook his head. “She wa’n’t talkin’ ta you,” Penny slurred. “Thass right,” George nodded. “Talkin’ to her.” The girl looked like she wanted to hide behind her date. “Do I know you?” “N. Dusselberg, right?” George carefully annunciated. “Knew you in college.” “I…don’t remember you,” the girl said. “S’okay. I remember you,” George slurred as she and Penny continued their slow, but relentless walk by the couple. “Unh, do you need us to call a cab or something?” the guy asked. “Nah,” Penny said as she forced herself to trip so she could strategically land into the guy. She ran a hand down his chest to reap his soul. “We gotta ride.” George flung an arm around N. Dusselberg and informed the girl, “We jus’ gotta find it.” As she pulled her arm away, she felt the tingling sensation in her hand indicating a completed reap. “Night-night,” Penny waved as she once more began leaning on George. “Smooth,” George complimented Penny as they continued their fake drunk walking. “This ain’t amateur reaping hour you know,” Penny said. They stopped when they heard the vampires roar behind them. George straightened up. “Guess that’s our cue.” “Remember, you owe me $20 if you’re wrong,” Penny reminded her as they turned to go back to the dumpsters and the vampires. Both vampires had one victim each. “No way,” George protested. “I think I’m going to buy something nice with my $20,” Penny cheerfully said. The vampire holding N. Dusselberg bit into her neck, which caused her date to go nuts. He managed to twist out of his vampire’s hold and began running to save the girl. “That’s so sweet,” Penny sighed. George nodded. “You wouldn’t believe how many guys I’ve seen turn tail and run instead of trying to save whoever they’re with.” “Only goes to show that there are a few good men out there,” Penny said. “Too bad he’s not going to survive it,” George said. Right on cue, the guy stepped on the wet garbage, which caused him to slip. He fought to keep his balance, but before he could recover he smacked his head against the corner of the dumpster with a sickening crack and went down. “Damn,” Penny swore under her breath. “I think someone owes me $20,” George brightly replied. “Excuse me, but what just happened?” George and Penny turned in unison to see the reaped couple standing behind them. N. Dusselberg stepped forward as she stared at the scene in front of her. “Is that us?” “I’m afraid so,” George said as she grabbed the girl’s arm and gently led her away. “But don’t worry,” Penny said as she gently took the guy’s hand, “we’re going to take you someplace safe.” “There’ll be lots of pretty lights,” George promised the girl as they got further away from the feeding vampires. “And you won’t have to worry about the mess behind us at all,” Penny promised. “It’s all taken care of.” “But what about—” N. Dusselberg began. The end of her question was swallowed by screeching noise. George froze. “Oh, no. Get down. Get down!” “What? What is it?” Penny demanded. “Just do it!” George ordered as she grabbed her reap and pulled her to the ground. “What’s going on?” Penny’s reap demanded. “Shhhhh!” George ordered as she wildly looked around. There was another screech as a giant squid-like creature strode into view. It was using its two-dozen tentacles like they were legs. It moved in an odd, lurching gait down the street. N. Dusselberg whimpered and hid her face in George’s chest. George automatically hugged her reap and whispered something about how it couldn’t see them. As I huddled with my reap telling her that there was nothing to worry about, I was having a hard time making myself believe it. For a start, that thing was easily 10 times bigger than the last time I saw it in action, namely ripping the face off a guy and leaving him with only the back half of his head. Sure, it couldn’t see us. We weren’t in any danger, because it sure as hell wasn’t going to come after what it couldn’t see. That really wasn’t the point. The point was that it could see the living just fine. If that thing’s appetite grew as much as its body did, there was definitely a tag-team of grim reapers running ahead of it and working like hell to make sure all of the relevant souls had been reaped before the face-ripping began. If this kept up, there wasn’t a single grim reaper in Seattle who wasn’t going to need some heavy therapy. “George, what are those things hanging from its, unh, I hate to say waist but I don’t know what to call it,” Penny asked. George forced herself to study the squid-like thing as it strode by. “Oh, my God,” she groaned. “What?” Penny sounded terrified. George swallowed to prevent herself from throwing up. “Faces. Those are the skins from people’s faces.” N. Dusselberg tried to burrow into George’s chest. “Are we in hell?” Penny’s reap asked. “No, honey. You’re not in hell, and you’re not going their either,” Penny soothed. “I promise there are lights. I promise there are lights. I promise there are lights,” George whispered into the top of her reap’s head. The squid-like thing turned a corner and its screeching noise began to fade. “Is it safe?” Geroge’s reap whispered. “I think so,” George answered as she began to stand. As Penny got to her feet, she said, “Change of plans.” George paused in helping N. Dusselberg get upright. “I say that after we get these two crazy kids to their destination, instead of me paying you that $20 I owe you, I buy you $20 worth of drinks,” Penny said. “I’ll double it if you tell me everything you know about that thing we just saw.” George didn’t have to think about it. “You’re on.” The good thing about being a reaper, and the bad thing about being a reaper, is reaper metabolism. Good, because if you do something stupid like eat something that’s been poisoned with enough crap to kill an elephant, you’ll get sick but you’ll also recover pretty fast. Bad, because if you have the overwhelming need to get drunk, it’s like waging a war to get there. While it’s very hard for reapers to even get buzzed, let alone drunk, it’s not impossible. Thanks to years of living with Mason I knew that with enough money, or at least with enough determination, it was possible to get falling down, rip-roaring, dancing-on-tables-with-a-lampshade-on-your-head blotto. The key was to keep guzzling the booze until you go blind. The first time, and before now the only time, I ever got drunk was right after what turned out to be a one-night stand with Trip, he of I’ll-call-you-but-never-did fame. After I left the bar that night, I walked by a bridal shop and saw a bride-and-groom display. Naturally, I did what any sane, drunk, heartbroken, dead girl would do in that situation. I smashed the plate glass window and attacked the mannequins. By attacked, I mean that I pushed the bridal mannequin to safety before kneeing the groom mannequin in his non-existent nuts. By the time the police arrived, I was beating the crap out of that tux-wearing moron. I ended the night by calling Delores from jail. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen your boss arrive at your jail cell in full renfaire costume with a certified cashier’s check made out in the amount of your bail. I should’ve known that it would lead to trouble if I tried it again. George cracked open an eye with sleepy moan. Damn it. Her alarm didn’t go off. She reached out with a heavy arm to smack her radio alarm clock to the floor. Her hand hit a lamp instead. Thankfully, the lamp remained cemented in place, like it had been bolted to her nightstand. “Ow,” George grumbled. Wait. A lamp? I don’t have a lamp on my nightstand. George’s eyes flew open as she sat up in bed. “What the hell?” she demanded. A warm lump underneath the sheets next to her gave a complaining moan and stirred. “Holy shit!” George hopped out of bed dragging the sheet with her. A very naked man groaned in protest and rolled over. He smacked his lips with a wince and looked up at her. Remember how I said the first time I got drunk I got arrested and needed Delores to bail me out of jail? This time I was apparently kidnapped by pirates. Naked pirates. The man’s one visible eye flew open and he let out something between a shout and a scream. He reached for the sheet as he also hopped out of bed, which resulted in a tug of war over the sheet. “Let. Go,” George yelled as she tugged on the sheet. “Sorry! Sorry!” he shouted as he did exactly what she asked him to do. George went hurling backwards and landed with a smack against the wall. “Sorry!” he shouted again as he rushed over to her. “Stay back!” George yelled as she pulled the sheet up to her chin. The naked man with brunet hair and the eye patch stopped short and held up his hands. “Staying back.” “Ummm, you’re still—” George nodded at him. The one-eyed man blearily blinked at her and then looked down. He made an “eeep!” sound as he turned around. “View’s not an improvement,” George complained. “Best I can do because you’ve got the sheet,” the man said. Obviously he wasn’t thinking too clearly because he could’ve just yanked the bottom sheet off the bed. Could be he didn’t think of it because he was hung over. Or maybe he didn’t think of it because he woke up next to a complete stranger and was panicking. I’d just have to live with staring at his bare ass. It wasn’t a bad ass to look at, to be honest. It just wasn’t an ass I actually knew. Unless I did actually get to know it at some point last night. “Okay, who are you and where are we?” George demanded. “I think we’re in my motel room,” the man answered. Or maybe he didn’t grab that bottom sheet because he was confused and had no idea where we were. “You think we’re in your motel room?” “Not sure. I got a lot drunk last night,” he said apologetically. “This is what I get for trying to keep up with the serious drinkers. I’m more of a one-beer kind of guy.” “Don’t need to hear your life story,” George snapped. “Shhhhhhh. My head’s trying to fall off,” the man said as he slowly swiveled his head. “Well?” George demanded. “Yes. Yes we’re in my motel room. The Avalon Motor Inn.” He began to nod, but stopped and grabbed his head with a hiss. “I’m never drinking again.” “Good for you. Now where are my clothes?” George asked. “Ummm, no idea.” George firmly wrapped the sheet around her. “Great. Then we need to do a search.” The man waved toward the bathroom. “Why don’t I get a towel first? For the sake of being a little less naked than I am now.” “You do that,” George said as she got to her feet. The man scuttled sidewise like a crab into the bathroom. George managed to unearth her shirt, her jeans, and one sock by the time the man returned. “I found this,” he said as he held up her panties between a thumb and forefinger. George snatched them out of his hand. “Thank you.” He nervously shifted from foot-to-foot as he kept the towel wrapped tightly around him. “I think I saw something clothing-like behind the television. George stomped over to take a look. Success. The other sock and her bra had been found. “I need to get dressed.” “Bathroom’s all yours,” the man said. With a nod, George went in and closed the door. The only good thing about this situation was that I didn’t have a raging hangover, unlike the half-naked pirate in the next room. Score one for reaper metabolism. I’ve experienced so many firsts since my death. My first apartment. My first bills. My first kiss. My first time with a guy. And now my first walk of shame. Yup. Life after death is just full of surprises. Let the good times roll. George emerged from the bathroom fully dressed in a matter of a few minutes, just in time to catch her hung-over host pulling a battered t-shirt over his head. “Igottago,” George said in a rush of breath. “I, unh, found a wallet, a belt, a watch, and a jacket on the floor in the corner,” the pirate said with an uncomfortable nod to the pile on the bed. “Since they’re not mine…” “Thanks,” George mumbled as she proceeded to gather everything up. The man ran a hand through his hair as he shifted uneasily from one foot to the other. “I, unh…” “What?” George snapped as she slid her watch into place on her wrist. “This was,” he swallowed hard, “consensual right? I didn’t, ummm, force any issues or anything?” George snorted. Right, pal. I'd love to see you try forcing me to do anything. “Pretty sure I went willingly,” George said shortly. “Soooo, you remember what happened last night? Because I have to tell you, I’m drawing a blank,” the pirate sounded so hopeful that it gave George pause. “The last thing I remember I was trying to convince— Actually, forget that. I was talking to some people I…knew. Sort of. I vaguely remember someone telling a joke and me getting up to get another round of drinks, but I honestly don’t remember a thing after that, so I have no idea what I said or…or…did that might’ve resulted in you maybe doing something…something…ummm…that maybe you didn’t want to do.” I actually started to feel bad for the guy. He was so worried about whether or not I consented to this mess that he tying himself into knots. On the one hand, I wanted to slap him for not taking me at my word, on the other it was actually kind of sweet in a fucked-up way. “I, unh, was there with a friend myself and, ummm, I don’t actually remember even seeing you at the bar,” George said as she watched the man’s shoulders sag. “But, really, if I’m here I came willingly because I’m pretty sure my friend would’ve stopped it if I wasn’t. Willing, I mean. And, sure, I was drunk off my ass, but the way I figure it, you were too. So, y’know, the whole fucked-in-the-head thing goes both ways in this case.” Pirate man didn’t seem entirely convinced, but he nodded his head. The head nodding turned out to be a big mistake. His skin took on a slight shade of green as he slapped a hand over his mouth and ran into the bathroom. George followed him a few steps, but the sound of him throwing up killed the impulse to go any further. “I, unh, I think I just better go.” Pirate man gagged his response. “Oooooohkay. Bye,” George said as she turned and fled out of the motel room. As soon as the door slammed behind her, she checked her watch and swore. She had to swing home, pick up the reap reports, get everyone’s post-it written out, run the mess over to the Pancake Stack, and then run to work. If everything went perfectly, and if she skipped breakfast, she’d be only 45 minutes late. She’d have to think of a good excuse to feed Delores. George purposely set off for the motel’s parking lot and stopped. “Shit!” George exclaimed with a stamp of her foot. “Where the fuck did I leave my car?” Don’t ask me how, but I managed to keep Dawn reap-free for the extra full week that Mason asked for. As it turned out, the extra week was all Dawn had. In short, she got her first assigned reap. Luckily it wasn’t a supernatural reap, just a dumb car accident. I don’t know why, but the fact that her first reap would be normal came as a relief, because fuck knows what she’d do if it was some kind of monster, like the giant squid-thing that kept giving me nightmares. Even though Dawn had way more time finding her place in the reaper universe than I did, I figured she’d need someone to watch out for her on her first reap. Maybe Mason’s worries were getting to me. Near as I could tell, Dawn hadn’t yet broken down or begun mourning her own death. There was something unsettling about the way she just accepted everything. What if Mason was right? What if Dawn didn’t think her death was real? What if Dawn thought she’d wake up tomorrow alive and well? And if she did believe either or both, how would she act with those ideas in her head? Worse, what if I was right and Dawn was looking for a loophole to get out of this? What would happen if she thought she had found one? The potential for her fucking up and screwing herself over in that case could lead her to doom herself in ways I didn’t even want to imagine. All I knew for sure was that we were out of time. Someone had decided that it was time for Dawn to be thrown into the mix, and had decided to force the issue. And there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it. The Pancake Stack was quiet, not surprising since it was after the supper rush. George took a sip from her coffee and hoped neither Dawn nor Daisy noticed that her hand was shaking. “Stop being so dramatic, Georgia,” Daisy complained. “The pregnant pause doesn’t suit you at all. Only a trained actress like myself can do it properly with the right amount of style to make it truly compelling.” “Sometimes a sip of coffee is just a sip of coffee, Daisy,” Georgia said as she put her cup down and flipped open her Day Planner. “Do I have to do this?” Dawn asked. “You’re a reaper.” George held up Dawn’s post-it. “And you’ve been assigned your first reap, so yes you have to do it.” Dawn gingerly took the post-it from George’s fingers and studied it. “Not a lot of information here,” she complained. “You get the same information that we all get,” George stated. “Now, Dawn, just remember everything Mason and I showed you,” Daisy soothed. “It’s no more complicated than that.” Dawn slit her eyes at Daisy before returning her attention to the post-it. “I wonder what’ll kill this person.” A car accident, but I wasn’t allowed to tell Dawn that. “As I explained, our reaps are death by external influences, usually by normal means,” George said. Dawn raised her eyebrows. “So I only imagined those few vampire-related reaps I saw Daisy and Mason do.” “We actually don’t get a lot of those,” George said. Daisy, who’d been silently watching George through the whole exchange, said, “Dawn, honey, if Georgia says that this reap is normal, then it’s a pretty good bet that there’s nothing supernatural about it.” Dawn caught the subtext of that quick enough. “So you get more information than what’s on this post-it.” Dealing with Dawn is a lot like walking through a minefield. You never know what she’s going to notice. “I tell you exactly what I know,” George carefully said. Notice that I didn’t say that I told her everything I knew. “So how do you know this is a ‘normal’ reap?” Dawn asked as she waved the post-it like a flag. “Because I’ve got no indication that isn’t. If I knew, I’d tell you.” George hoped that her tone was enough to stop Dawn from asking more questions she didn’t want to answer. Dawn leaned back and suspiciously eyed George. “So definitely not a vampire.” George resisted the urge to grind her teeth. “I swear to God, you want my ulcers to get ulcers. No, this reap will not feature vampires, zombies, freaky monsters, and definitely no giant squids with tentacles that suck off your face.” Dawn sat bolt upright as her jaw dropped. Oh-oh. Something tells me I just swallowed my foot. “You’ll have to excuse Georgia,” Daisy said. “She’s a little obsessed with the squid.” “Drop it, Daisy,” George said. “Excuse me, but this squid.” Dawn cleared her throat. “What color was it?” “How the fuck should I know? I’ve only seen it at night, which is not the best way to judge color,” George said. “Now, about your reap—” Dawn leaned forward. “Did it have about two-dozen tentacles? Have an icky habit of wearing faces around its middle?” “According to our fearless leader, it more has a habit of ripping faces off of people,” Daisy said. “Sounds rather fantastic if you ask me.” George shot Daisy a glare. “It screeches, too, right?” Dawn pushed. “A loud screech that makes you want to run and hide.” George switched her glare to Dawn. “Why are you asking?” “I’m right.” Dawn sat back as she studied George. “I can see that I’m right.” Daisy’s gaze pinged between Dawn and George. “Are you trying to tell me that our Georgia is actually understating how bad this squid-like creature is?” George ignored Daisy, and instead kept her focus on Dawn. “Impossible.” Dawn seemed lost in thought. “Can’t exist in this dimension at all. It’d collapse inward in 10 minutes. Unless…” As her voice trailed off, Dawn’s head snapped up. “You know what? We need to go do this reap. Like right now.” “You have 2 hours to get there, and it’s barely a 30-minute walk,” Daisy said. Her southern accent was bleeding through around the edges. “Might as well get there early and get the lay of the land,” Dawn said as she hopped to her feet. “I’m heading out. Later, George.” George and Daisy stared after Dawn as she scurried for the exit. “Oh, my. What on earth was that about?” Daisy asked, this time with her southern accent in full force. “I don’t know, but it worries me,” George said. Daisy twisted back around to face George. “I think we have a problem.” “Maybe,” George cautiously agreed. “Daisy—” “I know.” Daisy held up a hand. “I’ll keep a close eye on her during her reap tonight.” “May need you to do it for longer than that.” Daisy’s eyebrows lowered, a sign that the idea didn’t thrill her at all. George quickly waved her hands. “I’m not asking you to turn narc. I’m just saying that someone needs to watch her for trouble.” “And trouble is coming, that’s for sure,” Daisy glumly agreed. “Look, use your judgment,” George said. Daisy blinked with surprise. “If you see trouble, the kind of trouble I need to know, give me a head’s up,” George explained. “But make sure you only tell me if it’s important and the kind of thing that’ll blowback on her.” “Or us,” Daisy added. “That, too,” George agreed. “Anything you tell me, I’ll have to act on it. So only tell me if you think I really need to know.” George began to slowly nod her head. “Understand?” Daisy actually smiled and sat up a little straighter. “I’ll do what I can.” “Daisy, are you coming?” Dawn’s voice rang out across the restaurant. George and Daisy peered over the divider and saw that Dawn was poking her head into the restaurant. “Be right there,” Daisy waved back. “God! Let’s get a move on,” Dawn ordered as she stepped back outside and let the door close behind her. “That change in attitude isn’t weird at all. Nope. Not one bit,” George remarked. “I’ll keep an eye on her,” Daisy said as she got up. “And Georgia?” Daisy half-smiled. “Thank you.” “For what?” George asked. “Dumping a mess in your lap?” Daisy half-shrugged and turned to follow Dawn out of the restaurant. “I just don’t get anyone today,” George grumbled as she sat back in her seat. I half-expected to hear a horror story about a reap gone wrong from Daisy, but nope. I half-expected Dawn to come storming back to the Pancake Stack to inform me that she absolutely would not do another reap, but nope. If anything, the next four days were almost approaching normal, except for the fact that Dawn and not Roxy was the fourth member of our club. The number of post-its also increased. It was still a two-reap minimum with bonus third reap for some lucky chump in our club. That’s nine reaps a day, which was a far cry from the four or five souls a day our merry band had to collect when Rube was The Boss, and more than the six or seven we were doing while Dawn was still shadowing Mason and Daisy. Also, Someone upstairs was clearly annoyed with me. All of our reaps were now assigned, and I was all out of wiggle room in picking and choosing reaps that best matched my schedule, let alone anyone else’s. Worse, the reaps were all over the map, time-wise that is. The only good news was that at least half occurred at night, so I wasn’t stuck trying to explain to Delores why I was sneaking out of the office twice a day. As for Dawn, she seemed downright cheerful. While Mason and Daisy groaned about the workload, Dawn just swooped up her post-its with a smirk and a quip. It was fucking irritating. I should’ve realized that Dawn’s positive, can-do attitude was sign that trouble was boiling on the horizon. What really blows my mind is that when it exploded, I didn’t hear about it first from Mason or Daisy. Oh, no. When it exploded, it happened on the fifth day after Dawn’s first reap right in the middle of the Pancake Stack. 3<< ( 4 ) >>5 Tags: character: daisy adair, character: dawn summers, character: delores herbig, character: george lass, character: kiffany, character: mason, character: penny, character: roxy harvey, character: rupert giles, character: willow rosenberg, character: xander harris, crossover: buffy/dead like me, fandom: buffy the vampire slayer, fandom: dead like me, fanfiction: 2009; character: buffy summe, fanfiction: reaping the whirlwind	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9543
__label__wiki	0.894059	0.894059	The Brooklyn What Runs for Brooklyn Borough President With election day 2009 approaching, and no viable option on the ballot for those who are dissatisfied with Marty Markowitz, The Brooklyn What wishes to make formal its write-in campaign for the office of Borough President of Brooklyn, NY. The local, Brooklyn raised punk rock band has been running informally since summer 2007, when lead singer Jamie Frey and guitarist Evan O’Donnell encountered current Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz at a concert in Coney Island, and informed him that they were not interested in the planned Nets arena in Prospect Heights. “Marty took one look at our shirtless, sweaty, hairy bodies and told us to ‘move out’.” Recalls O’Donnell. “From then on, it was war.” The group titled its first album, released November 28th, 2008 on Pozar Records “The Brooklyn What for Borough President” and Frey and O’Donnell have been heckling Markowitz at public events ever since. The Brooklyn What’s Top Five Reasons not to vote for Marty: The Proposed Atlantic Yards Project, which illegally uses eminent domain to give land to a private developer for a fraction of its valu, in order to build a basketball arena and several high rise condo buildings in the middle of prospect heights. Marty is Corrupt. The New York Post reported that Markowitz has steered nearly $700,000 in no bid contracts to his personal non-profit, which has also been recipient of $1 million in contributions from who else? Bruce Ratner, the Atlantic Yards developer Marty knocked his only democratic challenger off the ballot.Thanks for the democracy, Marty! Marty Endorses Bloomberg. Bloomberg has made living in this city without a million dollar salary nearly impossible. Marty is Manhattan-izing Brooklyn. Skyscrapers, exorbitant rents, local treasures (Coney Island) turned into tourist traps, sound familiar? Bring the real Brooklyn back! The Brooklyn What are a local band, formed in the basement of lead singer Jamie Frey’s parents house. The group has been playing raw, loud, authentic NYC rock & roll to packed, sweaty rooms of New York’s youth since 2006, at venues such as Freddy’s Bar, Don Pedro’s, Trash Bar, Mehanata, and many others across the city. The group’s first album has been hailed as a cult classic. The Brooklyn What are running for office because they envision a Brooklyn that belongs to everyone, regardless of paycheck size, with room for the diversity of culture that makes Brooklyn truly great. The group does not feel that the places and people that we all love so much need to be replaced with shinier, more expensive versions of themselves, stripped of all history and feeling. Brooklyn the place is good enough as it is. What the borough really needs is affordable housing, decent jobs at decent wages that last, real options for the kids growing up in this rapidly gentrifying city. The Brooklyn What endorses the UNITY plan for the Atlantic Yards, If elected, the Brooklyn What promises to rezone all newly built condos and buildable lots not used as community spaces for affordable housing, ban the opening of any more fancy coffee shops or clothing boutiques in working class neighborhoods, create community health and cultural centers throughout the borough, push for a full audit of the MTA, and place the lead perpetrators of the glass condo plague behind bars. The Brooklyn What can be found at Bar Matchless on November 14th, and Trash Bar on November 20th for further discussion. For more information visit the Brooklyn What home page, the band’s myspace, their Pozar Records page or email thebrooklynwhat [at] gmail.com. November 2, 2009 Posted by delarue \| New York City, Politics \| anti-gentrification, atlantic yards, atlantic yards development, Brooklyn Borough President, brooklyn politics, brooklyn what, bruce ratner, eminent domain, eminent domain abuse, evan o'donnell, gentrification brooklyn, jamie frey, marty markowitz, marty markowitz corrupt, Music, new york bands, new york politics, punk rock, rock music \| 1 Comment	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9553
__label__cc	0.749833	0.250167	Apple discontinues MacBook Wednesday, July 20, 2011 10:06 am Wednesday, July 20, 2011 32 Comments With Apple’s release today of the new MacBook Air with Intel Core i5 and i7 processors, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, a backlit keyboard and Mac OS X Lion, the world’s most advanced operating system, Apple’s MacBook has, unsurprisingly, gone missing from Apple’s Mac lineup. Advertisement: OS X Lion. The world’s most advanced desktop OS advances even further. Just $29.99 at Mac App Store. Apple’s MacBook was introduced in May 2006, replacing the iBook and 12-inch PowerBook models as a part of the Apple–Intel transition. Apple’s MacBook is now in polycarbonate heaven. Find out more about Apple’s new MacBook Air here. MacDailyNews Take: R.I.P. MacBook. May 16, 2006 – July 20, 2011. Apple’s Mac OS X Lion now available via Mac App Store; thumb drive version coming in August – July 20, 2011 Apple debuts new MacBook Air with Intel Core i5 & i7, Thunderbolt I/O & backlit keyboard – July 20, 2011 Apple updates Mac mini with Intel Core i5 & i7 processors, Thunderbolt I/O, discrete graphics, and more – July 20, 2011 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display unveiled; world’s first Thunderbolt display – July 20, 2011 silverhawk1 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 10:11 am I bought my daughter a MacBook from the Apple refurb store in March 2006. It’s still going strong, only had to put a new hard drive in it. btaylor That’s always the case with laptops. People don’t realize how sensitive the inner parts are. I’m always careful not to transport my macbook while it’s doing something. My daughter tried to burn audio cds in her car while she was driving ?!?! and now here optical drive is screwy. Mac Daddy Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 2:12 pm Kids! Yeesh! Malvado Except for Education. islandgirl45 I think that fact has been missed in many articles I’ve read about this. Per, ahem…another site: “Update: Apple has announced to resellers that its white MacBook, model No. MC516, is available for education institutions only. (Readers looking for one of these models can still purchase one from Mac Mall, which still reflects stock. The MacBook will remain available to partners via Apple’s online reseller stores only for education institutions. The company did not offer a timeframe for which the entry-level notebook will remain available.” iApple (sniff) I’ll miss you most of all Scarecrow. +1! 🙂 Grigori RevDrX Still love my BlackBook, downloading Lion on to it now. G Silva Wednesday, July 20, 2011 at 10:14 pm I’m with you. I wish this was the last day for a black MacBook. Looks a lot better then white MB. Because the white apple stands out more. So is the 3GS the last plastic apple product? (I suppose Airport, Mighty Mouse and AppleTV are as well). derss 3Gs has (thin) metal frame in it, and Apple had to use plastic only after finding out that aluminium is no go as case material for cell networking devices (Wi-Fi deals much better with it, so they can make iPads aluminium). I am a former MacBook user – I got it as a successor to my PowerBook G4, and it was fairly basic and low cost. But ever since they introduced the MacBook Air, I could see Apple wanting to steer the low-end consumer in that direction, and what better way to do that than to make the MBA the low-end option. Personally, I’m going to stick with the MacBook Pro from now on (the computer I just got) for sake of storage space. I love my MacBook, still using one from early 2008. It works still work geat, needs a new battery, but other then that never ever had a problem with. It keep delaying from purchase a new computer, off course with some help from the iPad. With Lion coming and death of the MacBook it time for a up grade. MacAir, MacBook Pro, or IMac which one should replace my late MacBook? Tobias Tate the MacBook heir? It’s the MacBook Air. this raises the price of the low end laptop with HD, or if you count the air, it loses the storage. NOT a good idea. I’ll bet they just dropped a best seller. @Hiram That, my friend, is the genius of apple. They are not afraid to kill a best-seller if doing so fits their strategy. MrEdofCourse I’d take that bet. The MBP and MBA outsold the MacBook pretty significantly. This could be the sales dropping transition that Oppy mentioned. maybe, but I’m thinking they’ve got something else in the pipe… Leave a Reply to derss Cancel reply Tags: MacBook The Apple Watch just keeps saving lives… Apple Watch just spotted a life-threatening heart condition and saved a lost man from drowning in the deep blue sea… Snag a $50 iTunes gift card for just $40 [Prime Day Deals & Steals] Get nostalgic with a huge trove of classic Apple video and images	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9556
__label__cc	0.73571	0.26429	How much to tip for 17 situations (according to IWT readers) November 3, 2018 makingmoney Every article on tipping always follows the same formula. Step 1: Someone writes about tipping. Step 2: A commenter says, “Omg, that’s so ridiculous! We shouldn’t have to tip. WE should pay them a livable wage!!11!” Step 3: Another commenter replies, saying, “If you can’t afford to tip, you shouldn’t be eating out!” Step 4: Comment section dissolves into a socioeconomic pseudo-intellectual argument on the politics of tipping. Step 5: My eyes roll so far into my head I go temporarily blind. That’s because the subject of “how much to tip” is loaded with strong opinions, cultural values, and passionate debate. Heated debates It’s the perfect IWT topic! That’s why we decided to poll our readers on the subject of tipping. We’re going to take a look at what we learned, the psychology of tipping, and give you the truth about how much to tip — and why. But first, let’s talk hard numbers. How much to tip for 17 scenarios Delivery people Hair stylists / barbers Hotel housekeepers Nail salon technicians Takeout servers Tattoo artists / piercing technicians Taxi drivers Uber / Lyft drivers The 3 tipping golden rules We polled our readers on how much they tip for specific practices. Some were common (wait staff), some not so much (tattoo artists). For these services, we gave them five choices on how much to tip: I don’t tip for this service 10% or less If they didn’t use the service or didn’t tip for it, they chose “I don’t tip for this service.” If they used another payment method besides percentage, they chose “Other” and commented how they tipped. Note: We’re going to be taking a look at this from the perspective of North America, where tipping is the norm. The vast majority of our survey results (98%) came from this region. Let’s take a look at how much our readers tip now — as well as our suggestion for how much you should tip. How much to tip: 10% and / or one week’s pay at the holiday season. Respondents’ answers: I don’t tip for this service: 49.37% 10% or less: 3.80% 15%: 4.43% 20% or more: 3.16% Other: 39.24% While it’s not absolutely necessary to tip your babysitter, 10% should be more than enough if you decide to tip them. Also, a week’s pay at the holiday season would make a very nice gift for, you know, ensuring the health and well-being of your child. Most of our respondents didn’t have babysitters — but the ones who did tended to pay a higher premium to make sure their kids were taken care of. “With our babysitter, I consider their fee to be what we agreed upon, but if they did something extraordinary, I would tip them a few extra dollars,” one reader wrote. How much to tip: $1 per drink is good but anything is appreciated. 10% or less: 23.98% 20% or more: 11.70% Unlike other food service people like bartenders and wait staff, there’s no clear cut answer for this one — but it’s generally agreed that you should tip something. I remember I went to a coffee shop with a friend of mine a while back. He saw that I tipped a dollar when I paid for my drink. So when he went up to pay, he said to me, “Nah, dude. The trick is to leave a huge tip your first time. That way, they remember you and you don’t have to leave a tip for a while after that.” It was MIND-BLOWING. I had never heard of a tipping strategy like that before — and it’s definitely a great way to get your barista to remember your drink order next time. How much to tip: $1 – $2 per drink. 15% – 20% if the drink is complicated to make. 15%: 17.24% Now there are two schools of thought to tipping bartenders: 1. Tip a dollar or two per drink no matter what. 2. Tip based on percentages. So which do we go with? Answer: Both. Or at least that’s what one anonymous bartender working out of a popular bar in Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood said: “If it’s just a beer or easy cocktail like rum and Coke, tipping a dollar per drink is fine,” she says. “However, if I’m putting time to craft a nicer — and more expensive — drink, like a Manhattan or Cosmopolitan, tip as you would for a meal.” How much to tip: 10% – 15% or more than $2 Other: 9.71% You should always tip your delivery person. There’s just no question about it. After all, they’re risking life and limb so you can sit on your butt while your extra large cheese pizza makes its way to you. But how much to tip? Anywhere between 15% to 20% is good — or a couple of bucks at the very least. “Anything more than $2 and I’m happy with my tip,” says Thanh Tran, a Chinese restaurant owner and delivery driver of more than 20 years. “If the house is farther away from the restaurant, more money is always appreciated though.” If you’re ordering online, be sure to throw on an additional 15% to 20% on top of the bill. If you have cash on hand, at minimum you should give them $2. Gas isn’t cheap, you know. How much to tip: 15% – 20% Getting a fresh cut from your stylist or barber? Be sure to put a 15% to 20% tip on top of the bill. If your service was especially detailed (e.g., neck massage, warm foam shave), feel free to add a few dollars more. Our readers are very generous with their hair stylists, with the majority of them paying out 20% or more for their tip. A lot of respondents have gone the extra mile on a tip to show their appreciation for a job well done. “A couple times, I have tipped my hair stylist 100% when they go above and beyond to make the experience relaxing and enjoyable,” wrote one reader. How much to tip: $2 – $5 per night Respondents’ answers: N/A The survey options weren’t applicable here. After all, you’re not going to tip the housekeeping 20% on your hotel bill. You should tip them something though — and in this case, $2 – $5 a night would go a long way in showing your appreciation for keeping your hotel room tidy. “[I tip] hotel housekeeping usually $5 a night,” said one survey respondent. “More if I’m at a nice hotel.” How much to tip: $10 – $20 per cleaning and / or one week’s pay at the holiday season They’ll pick up your laundry, polish your furniture, and scrub the places you wouldn’t touch with a 10-foot pole. The least you can do is tip them too. For housekeepers, most of our respondents choose to tip anywhere between $10 to $20 per house cleaning session. Around the holidays, you can get even more generous with a week’s pay as a gift — which many of our respondents who had house cleaners opt to do instead of a tip. “I give our housekeeper $200 at Christmas,” one respondent wrote. “We normally pay $80 every two weeks [for their service].” Nothing beats a massage to get rid of the stress on your body — and nothing beats a tip for a job well done. Be sure to add 15% to 20% (or more) on top of the bill for your masseuse or masseur. And massage therapists must leave our readers in a giving mood because the majority said they tipped more than 20% for their services. “I typically over-tip my massage therapist,” one reader wrote. “My appointment is supposed to be for 60 minutes but it always turns out to be 70 – 75 minutes.” If you’re reading this and want to give me your massage therapist’s contact info, that’d be awesome. How much to tip: $20+ per mover (plus food and drinks) While pizza and beer were all you needed to convince your friends to help you move into your first apartment, it’s cash that professional movers are going to really want. Many of our respondents are generous when it comes to tipping movers, with the majority of them telling us that they’re willing to pay anywhere from $20 to $100 per mover. “Each mover gets $50,” told us one respondent. “Plus lunch and cold beverages.” So be sure to keep the pizza and beer around still. Like your hair stylist, be sure to give your manicurist a 15% to 20% tip. Feel free to add on more if they go above and beyond with those awesome calf and hand massages. “Sometimes I’ll ask for last minute appointments when I’m in a rush,” said one respondent. “So I try to tip 30% for nails when that happens.” A lot of our respondents said they tend to over-tip if they use these services. How much to tip: One week’s pay at the holiday season Respondents’ answers: Tipping a nanny isn’t based on a percentage, so respondents’ answers are not applicable. Since your nanny plays a full-time role in your family, it’s not necessary to tip them every day. On average, they get paid around $42,000 / year — tipping 10% to 20% on top of that would be pretty pricey! Instead, give them a nice bonus around the holiday season in the way of a week’s worth of pay. “My nanny gets cash at Christmas, plus gifts for exceptional service like her work after my baby was born,” told us one respondent. How much to tip: 10% It’s not actually necessary to tip takeout servers. But if you’re going to, 10% is a solid amount — especially if you ordered a lot of food, it was complicated, or if they carried it out to your car for you. https://unsplash.com/photos/vKIc4k6dm10 Sweet ink, bro. After spending hours having someone permanently place a work of art onto your skin, the least you could do is tip them. In this case, 15% to 20% is a great gesture. “[I over-tipped a tattoo artist] because the artist was meticulous even though it was just a simple tattoo,” a respondent said. While these are going out of vogue for the ease of Ubers / Lyfts, you might find yourself in the backseat of a taxi one of these days. If that’s the case, 10% to 20% should suffice on top of your fare. However, many of our respondents also opt to go with a dollar or two if it’s a smaller fare — which is just as fine. Now this is interesting. According to our results, people are less willing to tip on Uber / Lyft rides than they are for taxi rides. Ironic considering the ease of tipping via the app. In spite of this, you should still tip 10% to 20% on top of the fare. Rideshare apps are still making their way to the mainstream and users are adjusting to tipping here as they do in taxis. “We were out with a group of ladies and the Uber driver anticipated every need, told us about the city we were in and was hilarious!” one respondent told us. “We tipped him $25 for a 15-minute ride.” How much to tip: $2 – $5 Respondents’ answers: Tipping valets isn’t based on a percentage, so respondents’ answers are not applicable. Unless you got the joyriding guy from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, you should absolutely throw a few dollars your valet’s way when you go to pick up your car. “The average tip is $2.50,” a valet from Red Top Valet Services in Chicago told us. “My ideal tip though is around $5, which is always really nice.” I don’t tip for this service: 4.37% Tipping service people at restaurants is pretty much a no-brainer. The vast majority of our respondents said they tip 20% or more for waiters and waitresses, followed by 15%. That range represents the gold standard for tipping wait staff. “The range for a tip is still 15% to 20%,” said Steve Dublanica, a former waiter and author of Waiter Rant — a NYT best-selling book on his experiences in restaurant service. When you’re out and aren’t sure about your tipping situation, here are three rules that’ll help you navigate the situation: Start at 15%. This is a good percentage to start with most services that come with a bill at the end. Anything lower than this and you might end up being branded as a crappy tipper by the wait staff. When in doubt, just ask. If you’re ever unsure about whether or not the country you’re in tips or if you should slip a repairman a few bucks after fixing your sink, just ask the person you’re dealing with. A simple, “Hey, do people usually tip you?” works just fine. Cash is king. While a lot of people typically deal with credit cards when they tip, cash is nearly always a preferred method when it comes to tipping. It’s a good habit to keep at least $20 in small bills on your person just for these situations. Follow those three rules, and you should be able to get through most any tipping situation. I get it though: Sometimes even the extra $2 seems like a lot. To help with that, I want to offer you something that can help free up some of the cash: The Ultimate Guide to Personal Finance This is my no-BS guide to building a personal finance system that works for you. Just enter your name and email below and I’ll send it straight to your inbox. How much to tip for 17 situations (according to IWT readers) is a post from: I Will Teach You To Be Rich. How to Start A Law Firm Without Going Completely Broke And Crazy The Secret Behind Effective Human Resources Marketing	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9558
__label__wiki	0.678813	0.678813	Tag: atmospheric black metal Thecodontion-Thecodontia (Album Review) Coming straight from the demons belly of Italy, “Thecodontion” is releasing “Thecodontia” out on February 16th on “Gravplass Propaganda Records” via Bandcamp, SoundCloud and cassette. Now the first thing I found really cool about these guys is that their lyrical content is about Fossils, Dinosaurs and Geologic Periods, and they even have coined a sub-genre called “Prehistoric Metal of War” and I thought that was very cool and different for their genre, because usually when you listen to Death/Black Metal, it’s usual lyrical theme is Satan, death and destruction. Now I must warn you these guys are just a two-piece band consisting of drums, bass and vocals, but I must say they have a very big sound and it’s very full. Their music to me is just normal Death/Black Metal but they do it in such a original way it almost distracts you from the fact that it’s fast drums and growls, so that’s very cool, Make sure you guys preorder their new album coming out February 16th! And make sure you support the monstrosity that is….Thecodontion! http://thecodontion.bandcamp.com/album/thecodontia I’m giving this album a 6.66/10 here on Mammoth Tongue Reviews. Author Mammoth Tongue BlogPosted on February 5, 2018 Categories Album ReviewTags 2018, album, Album Review, albums, atmospheric black metal, black metal, doom, heavy, Italy, mammoth tongue, metal, music, progressive, review, sludge, stoner, Thecodontia, ThecodontionLeave a comment on Thecodontion-Thecodontia (Album Review) Portal – Ion (Album Review) Where do I begin…I have mix feelings about this band, not because I dislike them or I am not a fan but how much fear and anxiety they give me when I listen to them. Today I’m reviewing the new “Portal” album titled “Ion”. Let us begin shall we, so we when you first throw on this album you get this very atmospheric beginning, it’s almost in the same vein as Sunn o))) or something that Eagle Twin would do, so it sets a real good tone throughout the whole record. Now when the instruments start it almost feels like an intruder has entered your home and you feel so helpless and you have so much fear running through your veins, plus the guitars sound like there’s a million little bugs crawling all over you with demonic vocals piercing your eardrums. Trust me I’ve listened to many bands but I’ve never ran Into a band that’s given me such anxiety, but I think overall that’s a great thing because, music should make you feel emotions (good, bad or indifferent). There’s not much on this album I didn’t really like, even though the songs become repetitive and kinda sound the same, they put very creepy and atmospheric fillers in between songs so you don’t feel like your being mutilated the WHOLE time. These mats hail from the wonderful land of Australia and have been striking fear into people since 1994. You can go listen for yourselves over on Spotify or Bandcamp. http://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/album/ion Author Mammoth Tongue BlogPosted on January 30, 2018 January 30, 2018 Categories Album ReviewTags album, Album Review, albums, atmospheric, atmospheric black metal, Australia, black metal, doom, heavy, mammoth tongue, metal, music, portal, review, sludgeLeave a comment on Portal – Ion (Album Review) Mare Cognitum-The Sea which has become known (Album Review) Let me just start off by saying this album will take other worlds by their monolithic riff and blistering drum beats. The album starts off with “Internal Deliquescence” by this very slow and atmospheric vibe they create, it will absolutely give you chills and they definitely achieve this feeling throughout the whole record. Some more notable parts on the whole album is their thrash-tastic song “Vehement Coalescence”, the riffs and technical playing is truly incredible. I think the only downside is the vocalist, not that he isn’t a bad vocalist I just think the music itself is so majestic and beautiful he almost ruins the songs by putting vocals over it. But other than that this album absolutely slays, it’s everything you want in a typical atmospheric black metal record and then some, plus weird creepy noises in there just to mix it up a bit. You can purchase the album on January 19th, so make sure you go out and support this great black metal band. I’m giving this album a 9/10 here on Mammoth Tongue Reviews. http://i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-sea-which-has-become-known Author Mammoth Tongue BlogPosted on January 5, 2018 Categories Album ReviewTags 2018, album, atmospheric black metal, black metal, doom, Italy, mammoth tongue, metal, progressiveLeave a comment on Mare Cognitum-The Sea which has become known (Album Review)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9560
__label__cc	0.730929	0.269071	Jeff Bezos’s New AUD$114 Million New York Apartment It must be nice to have spare change lying around so that you can buy an apartment in New York City. Before you go digging for change in your sofa, we’re not talking the average guy’s idea of spare change. No, we’re talking Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. Bezos just slapped down AUD$114 million for three condos on Manhattan’s 212 Fifth Avenue. The three apartments consist of the penthouse suite and the two apartments below it. In total, the combined apartment will have 12 bedrooms with more than 17,000 square feet of living space. The apartments are part of a 24 storey tower near Madison Square Park. Originally built in 1912 as a manufacturing building, the tower was later redeveloped as condos. It’s an interesting move for Bezos. Last year, Amazon had pursued a headquarters campus for the Queens neighbourhood in Long Island City. Backlash from local politicians and community leaders led to Amazon backing out of the deal. Many had supposed that that spelled the end of Amazon’s presence in New York, but this purchase may suggest that Bezos intends to move operations toward Manhattan instead. It might be a move to keep up with Google, which has been buying up property and hiring a lot of the top talent in the New York area. Whatever the reasoning, for Bezos, whose net worth is somewhere in the USD$155 billion range, the purchase didn’t burn too much of a hole in his pocket. Amazon, apartment, Jeff Bezos TRENDING IN Architecture Chris Hemsworth's Huge Byron-Bay Mega-Mansion Revealed The Orchid Tiny House Buys the Farm The World’s Most Remote Buildings Will Surprise You Are You Ready For Amazon's Longest Ever Prime Day? Make Your Getaway in a 6-Person Inflatable Speed Boat Amazon Finds June 2019 – The Gamer Amazon Echo Show 5 Makes a Strong Case for Smart Speakers Backyard House on Amazon Can Be Built in a Day Amazon Finds May 2019 – Home Improvement Amazon Echo Input Now Makes Australian Speakers Smart A Little Design Makes Micro Apartments in Indonesia Feel Like Home Amazon Announces the All-New (and Budget-Friendly) Kindle	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9564
__label__wiki	0.983168	0.983168	Mariangela Demurtas’ new band Ardours signs with Frontiers Records On Thursday, April 11th Tristania frontwoman Mariangela Demurtas announced that her new band, Ardours, has signed with Italian label Frontiers Music Srl. The post is accompanied by a teaser for Ardours’ debut album, “The Last Place on Earth.” The announcement came from Ardours’ official Facebook page, with Mariangela Demurtas also sharing the post to her own page. “We feel enthusiastic about being part of the Frontiers family, and we want to show our gratitude towards them and everybody that believed in our music, wishing us success and happiness!” she wrote. Read her full announcement on Facebook. Frontiers Records (dba Frontiers Music Srl) is an Italian record label, in business since 1996. Working mainly with classic rock artists, they have signed groups such as Whitesnake, Journey, Boston and Styx. Stay tuned to Metal Goddesses and the Ardours page for the latest from Mariangela Demurtas! Ardours Facebook Ardours Instagram Mariangela Demurtas Facebook Mariangela Demurtas Twitter Eluveitie – The Slumber (Lyric Video)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9568
__label__wiki	0.569403	0.569403	Metal Law METAL LAW "Hellrider" album details. November 22, 2016 By Jowita in 2016 releases, Heavy Metal, Metal Law We had planned 3 releases for Hammer of Doom festival: METAL LAW "Hellrider", SACRED GATE "Countdown to Armageddon" and ATTACKER "Sins of the World"... Unfortunately, we found out that these plans have to change in a rather... Teutonic Metal merch. September 29, 2014 By Jowita in Black/Thrash, Heavy Metal, Metal Law, Outrage, shop We have added to our shop 2 items: T-shirts of classic heavy metal band from Berlin, METAL LAW and LPs of blackened thrash act from Pforzheim, OUTRAGE. METAL LAW T-shirts with the iconic "Lawbreaker" artwork are available in all... New releases and ARKHAM WITCH T-shirts. May 1, 2013 By Jowita in 2013 releases, Arkham Witch, Attacker, Compendium Of Metal, Heavy Metal, Metal Law, Sacred Gate, shop SACRED GATE "Tides of War", METAL LAW "Lawbreaker" (Second Edition), as well as VV.AA. "Compendium of Metal Vol. 6" were released last Friday at the Keep It True festival (while the official release date for distributors is May... METAL LAW "Lawbreaker" Second Edition CD and new EP. April 11, 2013 By Jowita Due to continuous demand, we have decided to re-release the sold-out METAL LAW album from 2008, now entitled "Lawbreaker" Second Edition. This new edition, apart from remastered sound, offers three bonus tracks dug up from the...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9570
__label__cc	0.713288	0.286712	Non-Acting Stuff: Permenaker No. 2/2015 on Domestic Workers (A Review) Bahasa Indonesia: HTML dan PDF (version 1.0). Download the full regulation here. The honeymoon phase is over, people! Ovar! Flips table Had a pretty sweet MLK Day (I know the domestic workers cause is more about labour rights and class, but it’s still a human rights issue). Guess I ‘celebrated’ a bit and let myself be pleased for a while (I don’t remember being so smug since the newly elected president appointed a woman as Minister of Foreign Affairs just a month after some sexist old fart told me and two other ladies that women shouldn’t be diplomats on September 28). I’ve never had any of my causes work out, this is a first for me. So it’s kind of a big deal. I don’t take it for granted either, because I know some people work their whole lives for causes and never see much change happen in their lifetime. And it’s been ages (this is the cause I picked up on my first job ever since graduating from university-level education). Even then, I was still late to the party, and there are people who have been advocating for domestic workers’ rights since forever, I can’t imagine how elated they must have been. I found out about the Labour Ministry’s Regulation over dinner, with one of my parents—who informed me about it, since I’ve abstained from the reading/watching any form of news since the World Cup 2014 to avoid the stupid: So, @MeNakerTrans passed Permen No. 2/2015 on Domestic Workers' Rights on January 16! My definition of a victory. #HumanRights @HRW @Amnesty — Maria Djojowasito (@MiaDjojowasito) January 19, 2015 Seriously, I can’t even trust the BBC and Al-Jazeera anymore. And those two used to be the better ones. SMH. But, I’m done being happy and now I can finally whine about it (it’s like I was born to whine). Because I’m not too impressed with what I see. And, no, it’s not as pwetty as I made it out to be. There’s a lot to complain about! 1. “The Help” Work Couldn’t find the actual regulation initially. Thankfully an old friend at Jala PRT had a copy and kindly emailed it to me (thank you). My other friend from Gema Perempuan only had a hardcopy and offered to share (thank you too). The copy I was given from Jala PRT was dated January 17 (as indicated in the file name of this original MS Word copy) and emailed to me on January 22. It seems the Ministry’s only released the actual regulation (or a brief about it) to the press, and let journalists interpret the thing. Which is perfect for the Ministry because journalists aren’t don’t seem overly excited about critical-thinking (doubt they’re even aware of the flaws at all) and some of them even still use the term “pembantu” (helper) instead of “pekerja” (worker). Ugh. Which is problematic because it fosters the mindset that people born into wealth and privilege are entitled to “the help” (house staff) while those from underprivileged backgrounds are destined to serve the former. And we really can’t afford to have people still swimming in this mindset that it’s a birthright/entitlement to have “help” while some people are just ‘born into’ a lower ‘caste’ and should accept that it’s where they should remain. Really, it’s sort of in line with the line of thinking that “well, if you were born as a human being of African-descent, then you were just destined to be a slave”. It’s not trivial because we’re trying to shift people’s mindsets from the fatalist notions they had about class and begin to acknowledge, at a very fundamental level, the status of domestic workers as “workers” (i.e. people who offer services in exchange for remuneration) not a god-given right to people who were born into the middle and upper classes whom you can treat as you please. A job can be a choice, or something you do out of lack of options and opportunities, and that should be respected. They’re no different from any other labourers and they certainly do not deserve all that unfair portrayal in Indonesian film and television. Nor do they deserve negative stereotypes or have their profession be used to describe a certain ‘look’. If I ran my own non-profit, I swear I would allocate like a ginormous chunk of the budget into media training. I’d even have my own in-house “media watch” officer to patrol the media and nitpick these things. I don’t think people appreciate the level of damage ignorant journalism can cause and the level of positive impact and change the simple tweaking of the use of the word “pekerja” as opposed to “pembantu”. I just don’t get it with journalism these days, like when journalists seem to enjoy talking more about journalists than actually practicing journalism, you know you’ve got it all wrong. Journalists are so quick to diss and discount bloggers—because we all apparently live in our mothers’ basements, but they themselves behave like bloggers instead of professionals. It’s almost like they want to be us (either that, or they’re Daniel Pearl wannabes). I say: If you want to talk about yourself and make it all about you, start a blog, but stick to the news when you’re on the news job. So inept. If I were still an actress and I accidentally became famous, I would only do syndicated interviews in written form—pool all submitted questions and answer in a master document, in uneditable PDF format (and, after embargos and copies sold out, I’d still always publish the original unedited, uncut version on my own website because I would never let them get away with misquotes—I would shoot them down for it). I have nearly no respect left for journalists, but if you promise to start referring to domestic workers as ‘pekerja’ instead of ‘pembantu’, you’ll at least have some dignity left in my books. Oh, and: RIP William Miller. Innocence was his essence, and when he lost it, he died. Oh, I ramble! Okay, enough about terminology. The regulation wasn’t been made available online, but even just judging from what news I found online—and one news piece that a parent sent me, you could tell the thing is flawed. Like, at a fundamental level. So here’s my review of the bits that I like and the ones I have issues with: 2. The Good Let’s start with the purdy stuff: Article 4 (b): They’re making it illegal for under 18’s to work as domestic workers (win). With the minimum age set, there should be no more child domestic workers working full-time when they should be at school—though I would recommend they build upon ILO guidelines on workers aged 13–15 dan 15–17 in the garment industry, which I’ve elaborated in the Bahasa Indonesia version. Although I’m not sure of my own recommendation with this one, I’ll try to discuss with people who know better than me and I might have to edit what I’ve drafted in version 1.0 later on if I learn something new. Domestic work isn’t exactly an afterschool flipping burgers or working in retail as working in an adult’s private residence can get pretty dangerous. Article 7 (a–i, with the exception of letter c): Rights to information on employer, humane treatment, proper food and shelter, rest, days off based on contract/agreement, holiday bonus, right to communicate with family (although they missed the right to socialise). Article 11 (a–i): A bunch of employer obligations. Letter (g) concerns social security—I recommended an Annex or bylaw to explain the technicalities. Who’s mainly responsible for it? Are we talking about something government sponsored, along the lines of Jamsostek or is it the employer’s responsibility, something like private insurance that could potentially put employers off? Elaborate. Article 22: Agencies are prohibited from charging “fees” from the workers. Obviously. Article 26 (sections 1–2): Increased government and community (RT, rukun tetangga) monitoring of agencies, with explicit mention of doing so for the prevention of violence/abuse against domestic workers. But let’s not dwell not that and focus on what needs to be fixed. If you’re so inclined to see the positive points, details here. 3. The Semi-Bad (Meh) Article 4 (c): This letter is kind of lame (I don’t get why you need to have your spouse’s permission to take on a job). Now, normally, I’d complain about how backward this is, but I classified this under ‘neutral’ because it lists “husband” slash “wife” (as in it goes both ways). I’ll at least show some appreciation to the fact that they incorporated/mainstreamed gender equality here (because normally with Indonesians, it’s women getting permission from men but not the other way around. Ick). Sushi millinery off. The standard spelling (EYD) for the word “istri” isn’t “isteri”, by the way. Millinery back on. Article 9 (a): Employers are required have a steady income. I’m not sure most business people and freelancers/contractors do? I know this article is for the protection of domestic workers (to ensure they get paid for their work). But maybe employers with less stable/high-risk jobs can be allowed shorter contracts with the domestic workers (three months-ish). Or add a clause that would enable domestic workers to leave post in case of wanprestasi (wanprestatie) on the employer’s side? Article 12: Agencies require a renewable permit from the local government (I smell opportunities for corruption, sounds super prone to bribery). Article 15: No fees should be charged for the registration/issuance of permits for agencies. My only recommendation would be to add the word “apapun” (any) at the end. Because you know how these sleazy public service types are with all their ‘biaya lain’ and ‘pungutan liar’. Phew. Article 27 (sections 1–2): Governor or other appointed authority may impose ‘administrative sanctions’ (three types were listed, no mentions of fines—but I’d still say this would be prone to bribery, I’m thinking of ways to eliminate the possibility any of the three types can be twisted into corruption schemes). Also, it drives me nuts how these Ministries fail to use the Oxford comma and use proper standardised Indonesian spelling, though (if I were a lawyer, I assure you, I would nitpick on that stuff… I’m not above invalidating stuff over that stuff! Would I destroy a man’s entire life over an Oxford comma? Absof*ckinglutely). 4. The Bad Article 5: Obligation to enter in a written or verbal contract. Seriously, WTF? Indonesia has had a literacy rate of 93% (possibly even higher this year). If a potential worker cannot read/write, maybe some government-sponsored legal aid would be helpful? Legal representation and witness? Seriously, verbal contracts make them as vulnerable as workers without a contract and that puts the workers back to square one. Not cool. Article 7 (c): Wage based on agreement. No explicit mention of “minimum wage”. Article 9 (c): A precondition for employing domestic workers is “sehat jasmani dan rohani” (physically and mentally fit—I hate when Indonesians use this. Why? WTH). I’m not one to defend employers in a regulation meant for the protection of workers, but this is just ableist. Aren’t the disabled and chronically ill the most needy sub-group of employers? And without that market, a chunk of the workforce would be left unemployed. In the end, it’s a disadvantage to the workers. 5. And… The Truly Fugly Article 1 (sections 1 and 3): I cannot believe this: They define domestic workers as workers who work in a household and receive remuneration in the form of “wages and/or remuneration in other forms”. I can’t even with these people. Article 3: Basically this regulation “respects tradition, [local] culture, and convention/customs which apply”. This clause basically cancels out the entire regulation, okay? The. Entire. Thing. It makes the entire regulation pointless. It’s like saying, “actually we weren’t mocking your embarrassing first role… Oh! Just kidding, we totally were.” It’s cruel. So essentially every little thing I just listed above can be revoked in the name of “respecting local cultures and customs”. Those are like the most easily exploited loopholes known to mankind. Great. The problem with the definition of domestic workers in Article 1 is that employers can always use the excuse that they paid their domestic worker in ‘another form’, whatever form they chose. I may have suggested a temporary government scheme where school-aged domestic workers can work part-time (maximum amount of hours permitted strictly limited) in exchange for paid-for tuition until the government can get around providing 100% free basic education (but this would have to be monitored like crazy because it’s also prone to abuse/exploitation like crazy) in my Indonesian notes. But that would have to be managed in a manner that would prevent those not in the education scheme from using that as an excuse to not pay monetary wages. My recommendation? Omit the entire “atau imbalan dalam bentuk lain” line (or just the word ‘atau’ if you’re feeling brave). Am I overreacting about Article 3? Nope. And I’m not just saying this because Indonesia is so classist that the first time I imagined what an upstairs-downstairs drama would look like in Javanese, I choked on lemon beer and ended up with lemon running out my nostrils because I LMAO-ed so hard. And, yes, I do understand what ‘cultural relativism’ means, but I’m also sensitive enough to recognise when a fellow Indonesian uses ‘Indonesian culture’ to excuse and justify a human rights violation. And I am Indonesian myself and I’ve lived a great chunk of my life in this country and I’ve experienced it firsthand, so I am in a position to judge. If you want a concrete example of just how ‘custom’ can be used to justify exploitation, read page 36 of this Human Rights Watch report on Child Domestic Workers. My recommendation? Get rid of the entire article. It’s a joke. You’ve wasted time, energy, not to mention taxpayers’ money to draft a regulation only to add a clause that cancels out the whole thing and makes it useless in its entirety? Are you people out of your mind? What is wrong with you?! Another thing I would suggest IRT definitions is to distinguish types of domestic workers, in an annex preferably, for better wage classification: maid, nanny (not to be confused with ‘babysitter’), governess (yes, that’s still a thing. LOL), gardeners, pool boys, runners, and so on. This would help set proper wages for each type of worker based on their job descriptions and responsibilities, as well as mechanisms for on-off jobs (for instance, how to pay a freelance gardener that comes in only once a week to trim your bush poodles). The lack of even an implicit mention of “minimum wage” bothers me to not end. Huh. That’s funny. Because I swear some of the news reports actually mentioned a couple of figures. The fact is, in no part of the regulation are these figures mentioned (do your homework, journalists). And yet these news sites made it out like it these standards were stipulated by the regulation, like it was legally binding. Is the ministry misleading journalists in their press brief, or is this simply a case of journalists doing that thing that made me quit reading the news? Is there some sort of implementative bylaw or an annex that I should be aware of? The minimum wages reported were IDR1.2 million for housemaids and IDR2 million for nannies. Both are not even appropriately above the minimum wage, as they should be. And even if they were, they’d only be appropriate… For now. I also think that this rate, whatever it was set by, could go outdated rather quickly—explicit standards like that can never keep up with inflation, especially with increasing living costs in major cities. A possible solution would be by using percentages (to a fixed central or regional minimum wages/fines rate to set wages/fines standards) in legal instruments. The percentage would be set at a central level by the Ministry (not a Dinas Ketenagakerjaan—although the Dinas level should be more knowledgeable when it comes to setting a regional minimum wage) and especially not organisations prone to conflict-of-interest and vested interests like Asosiasi Pelatihan Pekerja Seluruh Indonesia (APPSI). For instance, instead of explicitly stating a figure like IDR X million, it should say “162% of the current applicable regional minimum wage” for nannies, “100% for housemaids”, and 250% for another type, and so on (and in no case should it ever be set below 100%). So if the current minimum wage in a given region is X, then nannies within that jurisdiction would get paid 162% that amount. Ranges can also be used within the same category, for instance (200–300% for nannies, so new nannies would be paid twice the minimum wage, while experienced nannies or the ones specialising in special needs children can be paid thrice the minimum wage, although of course the higher-end of the range should not be confused with a ‘maximum limit’ and employers should be allowed to pay more if they wish). It keeps legal instruments relevant to the times and up-to-date without having to update. Amendments are costly and require time and energy for socialisation efforts and such, this is more efficient. There should be a “master fine” as well, say the Master Fine is IDR1,200,000. Minor traffic violations are 10% of the current rate, human trafficking can be >10,000 % that current rate, not paying your domestic worker the minimum wage would cost 500% of that fine plus 110% of the wages you owe her/him. It would all just sync and adjust beautifully… But IDK, that’s just me. Maybe because I grew-up watching stuff like “Fantasia”? Lawmakers just lack sense of art, don’t they? According to a friend of mine, litigators tend to commit the gravest of fashion crimes—and I tend to agree, they are rather ‘flairy’, you know: garish and flamboyant—and now she’s compelled to write an entire fashion guidebook targeted specifically at litigation lawyers. Thank goodness they make barristers wear gowns and wigs, their natural fashion sense is atrocious (I’m more of a solicitor type myself). My Lord, I digress. How lawmakers draft law and regulations without taking inflation into account is beyond me. I mean seriously, we still have laws that fine people like IDR1,000 per violation? The f-word? I could make being a career criminal a legitimate business with fines like that! I’d just account it as “administration costs” on my ledger and my accountant would be LOL-ing the entire fiscal year. 6. How We Can Make It Stop Being Ugly There’s hope: This is after all a Ministry Regulation. It’s not an Act, and the domestic workers advocates who actually do this advocating full-time are still trying to have an Act drafted and passed. Petition here. This is the light at the end of the tunnel because, as we’ve seen above, there are some pretty awful things and require improvement. That said, epically flawed as it is, I do applaud the Minister for having the guts to even pass the regulation. No doubt, there must be people in his own Ministry who are against it because they themselves employ domestic workers. This one Parliamentarian is even against the regulation, focusing on random technicalities to question its legitimacy, and ends her media statement with complaints about maids “in practice” stealing and kidnapping employers’ children for ransom, and is overwhelmingly obsessed in the protection of employers (doesn’t even appear to be paying attention to the actual contents of the regulation about the workers). And she’s from the ruling coalition which, frankly, makes her (but not necessarily the ruling coalition) look sad. What the—? I can’t tell if it’s coalition in-fighting or just upper-class people being annoying—and I don’t want to comment on that, but it’s a bloody disgrace! I also like that the new government’s considering ratifying ILO C189 Domestic Worker’s Convention. The best thing about it is that you know how the government’s always making their lame “but we’re a developing country” excuse? Well the Philippines signed that in 2012, I rest my case. 7. Obsessions So, ja. Domestic workers are an obsession (LOL. Literally I woke-up from a dream about the telenovela “Devious Maids” this morning—in which Carmen and a narcissist played around with a water balloon and a bunch of needles, my nannies when I was little used to watch telenovelas). But it started when I worked for an NGO that did a report on domestic workers. My first job post-graduation was a job that started as an interpreter/translator job, but then expanded into for an independent New York-based human rights organisation. It started off as an interpreter gig (that’s what it officially says in the credits), but by the end of the job, I was allowed to say that I worked as a “Research Assistant, Translator, Interpreter, Workshop Coordinator, and Treasurer” on my CV. I love when that happens (and it’s not CV ‘padding’, but de facto expansion). Plus, I got a letter of recommendation that made me bawl (because I didn’t know what ‘reference letters’ were and had no idea that they were supposed to sound like that! LOL). Such a crybaby. Another labour-related interest I have is sexual minorities (especially the less invisible ones like trans people, just something I noticed when I volunteered for an LGBTIQ film festival). It’s always piqued my interests, the question: Are trans individuals generally just drawn to certain lines of work, or do they just ‘fall into place’ because they have no other options (due to discrimination and persecution in what would have been their honest choice of work). Because I know this one trans person from my alma mater, I learned this circa 2002, had to seek asylum and settle in the Bay Area to be able to work as an architect (meanwhile, my hetero cisgender cousin easily established himself in Indonesia despite zero connections—to be fair, he works in Singapore and Dubai too now, but it wasn’t hard for him to start in Indonesia). That said, and I have to mention this, “Western civilization” isn’t as ‘progressive’ as Westerners make their own culture out to be: Never forget the fact that colonialism introduced anti-gay laws to otherwise LGBTIQ-friendly societies in The Empire’s colonies. Because that’s a truth and that totally happened and there’s nothing you can do to deny it. So don’t go around mocking people from developing countries and acting like “Western civilization” is all so progressive, because that’s not the truth. Never forget. And there’s nothing you can do to deny it because that is a factual happening, and those laws, in many cases of the former-colonies, have not been revoked. And yet, you have English people signing petitions because Afghani women are supposedly ‘backward’ or whatever? No. Just no. Sit down, learn your own country’s history and then read-up about cultural relativism. You’re not better than us, we’re all equal here. If anything, your pathetic delusions of being “the superior, more civilized civilization” makes you all the more backward. I get attached to stuff. Which is why I think it’s a good idea that I quit acting because, like, I get attached. Like, it was my biggest fear ever (of becoming another person and being unable to reverse it). I realised this when I began reading the second acting book—because that’s when I truly realised what kind of mind games I’d be playing on myself (I’ve always had personas, when you’re unconventional, you have to have them as an automatic built-in defence mechanism—but acting isn’t just playing a persona). First my heart would pound like crazy, because the idea of turning into another person and having that be irreversible was just terrifying (for the same reason, despite being really self-conscious about my looks, I’m not interested in plastic surgery—imagine looking into the mirror and seeing a stranger… Scariest thing ever! I could never handle it, I’d rather be considered unattractive). I literally found myself sobbing at the thought. And I asked a teacher about it and he’s all like, “DDL [who text messaged as Lincoln] can shake his characters off afterwards.” And I’m like, “but I’m not him! Just because he can detach doesn’t mean I can!” Ugh, what am I saying? That’s when it really hit me what I was getting myself into. I just have this really unfortunate propensity to get overly attached (and tunnel-vision and fixate) to things in life. I was just built that way. Every job I take left a scar, I get marked in every single one of them because I get overly attached to stuff. And every job I have leaves a mark on me. Even a brief internship can have me attached to causes like Papua and they sort of stick. That’s a very unhealthy trait t have, but it’s cool when it comes to causes. Because i don’t just ‘ditch’ causes (which is how it’s supposed to be). I guess I was really destined to be an aid worker and not an actress. I don’t even need to be an important part of a team to get attached to things, even an unpaid internship that lasted five months left a mark on me. Likewise, it never really took a real role for things to stick—under the condition that I’m given enough time to prep (I’m starting to think all those cold-readings were a blessing in disguise). Once I auditioned for the role of Sheila Birling and, a few months later, I found myself tweeting anonymously as Sheila Birling to… Oprah about that shop assistant who allegedly treated her badly in Zurich. It’s really sick. Now I’m so glad I had to quit acting (God, I can’t believe I just set this site up in October 2014 and already I’m blogging about acting in the past tense). So while that would have counted as a weakness, and liability, if I were to become an actress, it’s a huge a strength (or at least positive strait) IMO if you’re an aid worker. Because isn’t it just sad when people ditch causes? Pursuing acting was getting really unhealthy for me in many other ways anyway. For a while in 2014, I was fixated on my anger about people using slavery as an awards-bait (to make matters worse, I found the campaign during awards season distasteful, the campaign’s approach and tone demeaning toward people of colour). I was so angry with the filmmakers for exploiting people’s suffering like that, that I actually developed racist/prejudiced feelings that I didn’t have before. I’ve barely started and already I’m a disaster. Then I became obsessed with the use of the n-word—which I have never uttered in my life, mind you—and the insides of my brain became so, so bizarre… I’ve been absolutely terrified that I might blurt out the n-word—especially since posting my “Bridge-Burning Blog: 5&1” post in December 2014—that it became my main source of paranoia for the last fortnight of January 2015. My main fear was that one day, it might slip and everyone would me mad at me for it (rightly so). It’s like, now whenever I see a person of African-descent my mind automatically races into, “don’t say the n-word, don’t say the n-word” (not because I’d actually say it as a slur, but just this irrational fear of being offensive) but the more I tell myself not to, the more I feel it closer to the tip of my tongue that I’d literally have to bite it sometimes. Because the n-word would just float in my head, and it just wouldn’t stop (trust me when I say you wouldn’t want to mind-meld me). I can’t imagine what it must be like for people with Tourette’s… I truly feel for them now. If I believed in reincarnation, I’d be convinced I was a major racist in my past life. Totally. And all of this happened as a result of me just being an observer, trying to learn how the industry works—not something I actually had to act out on the job. I just can’t be an actress anymore. Acting isn’t right for me. I’m far more constructive and productive as an aid worker. And then I whine and whine about the unfortunate SAG-wannabes (who appear to be the exact ‘sok iyeh’ type of human beings that would treat their own domestic workers like dirt) but then I look at these domestic workers and they have it much worse than I’ve ever had in my life ever, and I feel like “following dreams” or my silly obsession with five roles off a bucket list just feels really petty in comparison. I mean everyone needs a hobby, but hobbies aren’t supposed to fry your brain and mess you up psychologically. I gets emotional about my causes. Sorry. Not sorry. ∞. “Watch this space.” I also have some other work-related news to share, but I can’t share it now. I might tell later, when I’m allowed to (and I will post it here, below, as an update). But all I can say for now is: Thank you for making fun of my first role. Thank you for giving me the life perspective that enabled me to take better opportunities and wiser career choices… Instead of risking more of my precious life’s time on endeavors like acting which can only lead to even more humiliation. Which you will only laugh at all over again. I’m glad I only wasted 18 months of my life on that BS. Mock my acting work all you want, but in the end of the day: My real-life prestige roles will be better than your pretend prestige roles. Thank you for mocking me and knocking some sense into me, Lemon. 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__label__cc	0.58589	0.41411	CTK and Armed Forces Sunday Christ the King Lutheran Church, Memphis, observed Armed Forces Sunday on November 8, 2015, with guest preacher Chaplain Craig Muehler, Director, LCMS Office of Ministry to the Armed Forces. Highlights of the day included the choral medley saluting each branch of the military, a special children’s message honoring our veterans, and the presentation of five Quilts of Valor to veterans touched by war, including a surprise presentation to Chaplain Muehler. Pastor Charles Neugebauer and Chaplain Craig Muehler acknowledge CTK’s veterans at a reception in their honor. In addition, each veteran was greeted with the pinning of a red ribbon, and children were given a “quilt square” to sign and give to a ribbon-wearing veteran thanking him or her for serving our country. A reception was held after the second service during which the beautiful quilts, handmade by CTK’s “Sewn to Honor” quilting group, were awarded to Mr. Ken Faba (Army), Mr. Clay Lewis (Air Force), Mr. Rick Adams (Navy) — all VietNam veterans — and Ms. Charlotte Larson, who served as a U.S. Navy corpsman in World War II. Both active and retired military personnel were honored with a listing in the bulletin, and our deceased veterans were included in the roll as well, as they remain dear to our hearts. In addition to delivering an inspiring message based on 1 Peter 3:13-18, urging us to “be prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you,” Chaplain Muehler also led the Adult Bible Class, focusing on the Operation Barnabas initiative, and the role of chaplains in today’s military. CTK is proud of those who serve and who have served our country, and is most appreciative of their sacrifice and that of their families. Contributed by – Genie Swan \|\| Photo credit — Caroline Johnson Chaplain Muehler, of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod’s Office of Ministry to the Armed Forces, is proudly wrapped in his Quilt of Valor, presented by CTK’s Sewn to Honor quilting group. Mr. Ken Faba, U. S. Army, Helicopter Pilot, Vietnam, 1965-66, stands before some of the beautiful Quilts of Valor. Mrs. Ginger Lewis looks proudly on as her husband Clay, U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilot in Vietnam, 1968, 1972-73, accepts his Quilt of Valor. Filed Under: District News Tagged With: Armed Forces, Christ the King Lutheran Church, Sewn to Honor	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9573
__label__cc	0.598929	0.401071	Back From The Brink One of the reasons Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize from a grateful prize committee is because those who awarded it to him realized America has barely escaped falling into the abyss of becoming a dictatorial and insane government worse than Josef Stalin et.co could ever imagine. It wasn’t without a big price that we as a Nation and the world community had to pay; two invasions, the almost complete evisceration of the US Constitution and the de facto persecution and or ethnic cleansing of a religious group that would make even Israel green with envy. In the clear light of day, absent the Bush Administration and its evil cohorts cooperation spin of fantasy from reality, the blinders are falling from our eyes and there is some sense of truth that has made its way in the media, that was once the stenographer for what could be the most corrupt US administration in the history of this country. One such revelation came in the form of a lecture by a CIA employee, a 30 year veteran by the way, who it can be said has been around in the intelligence field a lot longer than Dick Cheney has, that intelligence gathering by his agency HAS NOT suffered as a result of not waterboarding terrorist suspects. This flies in the face of assertions made by Dick Cheney, most notably, and others in the former Administration who claimed the US was at risk of an imminent attack if it did not waterboard information from people. We’ve written about waterboarding alot here on the pages of Miscellany101 because it is an illegal activity that was sanctioned and made legal by the illegal Administration of Bush/Cheney. Every other month or so another crack appears in the wall they set up to separate America from the rule of law and slowly but surely voices are speaking out to say we can survive as a Nation without resorting to criminal behavior. This latest voice, that of career intelligence agent, Michael Sulick is a welcomed addition to the others who stand up to say what makes America great and exceptional is ‘after 200 years, two centuries, she still stands strong and true to the granite ridge, and her glow has held no matter what storm. And she’s still a beacon, still a magnet for all who must have freedom, for all the pilgrims from all the lost places who are hurtling through the darkness, toward home.’ Filed under domestic terrorism, domestic threat, enhanced interrogation, fascism, George Bush, Government, Guantanamo Bay, Media, press, terror, terrorism, War on terror, war on terrorism Tagged with actionable intelligence, CIA, Dick Cheney, George Bush, Government, intelligence, Ronald Reagan, Torture, War on terror, waterboarding	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9579
__label__cc	0.656595	0.343405	Tag Archives: Donald Trump Normally, I would be parsing the Rachel Maddow Show for my Tweeps on Twitter tonight, as I do every weeknight. Sadly, my Twitter account has been temporarily suspended. That is a story for another time. Am going to do the parsing here: THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW — Pictured: (l-r) — (Photo by: Ilya Savenok/MSNBC) Rachel is on fire, following up the ground-breaking post by Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos. His bombshell revelations about Mueller – cooperator, Trumpanzee David Pecker, and his media company AMI, threatening to expose sexually explicit photos and news about Bezos’ private life, have far-reaching repercussions. Rachel gives context to the fact Robert Mueller had entered into a Plea Agreement with National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, that would mean no prosecution in return for his truthful testimony and cooperation, related to Donald Trump. That Agreement was entered into, based on the rule that Pecker & AMI must NOT commit any criminal acts in the interim before the cases he is assisting with, are fully prosecuted and discharged. Pecker predictably picked the wrong folks to try and outsmart. What Jeff Bezos did, was to not only reveal the threats against him, but the fact that his own reputable private investigators had discovered Pecker and AMI’s connection to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This is the same Mohammed bin Salman who arranged the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The same financial resource for Donald Trump, Jared Kushner and the rest of the Trump Crime Family. Buying good PR meant that AMI published The New Kingdom, a glossy ad mag for bin Salman. Pecker sought out that business, through Trump. Time Person of the Year 2018 Jamal Khashoggi The sheer hubris of thinking that their blackmail business model would work on The Richest Man in the World, and other investigative journalists, dovetails perfectly with that of the Traitor-in-Chief, fake president Donald Trump. They are mobsters. Just like Vladimir Putin. Trying to silence the Washington Post, and its ongoing investigations into Trump-Russia Collusion, the Trump-Russia Conspiracy, the Trump Corporation, the Trump Foundation, the murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the oppression of dissidents and activists within Saudi Arabia, might work elsewhere. Not in America. Not even in the America that is under relentless attacks by Enemies Foreign and Domestic. Democracy Truly Dies In Darkness… Today’s contentious appearance before the House Intelligence Committee, by “Acting” Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, is part of the same attempt to subvert Democracy, and allow an installed puppet-government to continue it’s “Domestic” destruction of American institutions, including The Constitution. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Matthew Whitaker What gives me hope, is that Robert Mueller and His Team, working with other judicial and law enforcement agencies across America, is building the most critical far-reaching and prosecutable case possible together. They are being aided by the best investigative journalists, allies around the Word and concerned citizens like you and me. The very reason that their efforts will eventually succeed, is that this is NOT Russia, China, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela or other entrenched autocracies. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Amazon, AMI, Attorney General, autocracies, China, Crown Prince, David Pecker, Democracy, Democracy Dies in Darkness, Donald Trump, Enemies Foreign and Domestic, House Intelligence Committee, Jamal Khashoggi, Jared Kushner, Jeff Bezos, Jeff Sessions, Matthew Whitaker, Mohammed bin Salman, National Enquirer, Rachel Maddow, Robert Mueller, Russia, Saudi Arabia, The Constitution, The New Kingdom, Traitor-in-Chief, Trump Corporation, Trump Crime Family, Trump Foundation, Trump Russia Collusion, Trump Russia Conspiracy, Twitter, Venezuela, Vladimir Putin, Washington Post, Xi Jinping on February 8, 2019 by missmyrtle2. Illegitimi non carborundum – Don’t Let the Bastards Grind You Down Here for your edification and enjoyment are yet more Inductees into the Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame. These are the folks who leave us dumbfounded, dumbstruck and dumbfucked, in no particular order: DISCLAIMERS: Any picture/Inductee duplication is purely intentional. You may also notice that the majority of Inductees are men. Dearies, that should require no further explanation. This blog post includes text and photos…because a picture is worth a thousand words. SPECIAL THANKS to Colonel Morris Davis, former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor for creating the phrase Rectal Cranial Impaction FK TWITTER! Part 2 Since taking out my frustrations about constantly being suspended after strong anti- Vladimir Putin tweets in a blog-post on October 5, 2016, much has happened. https://missmyrtle2.wordpress.com/2016/10/05/miss-myrtles-rectal-cranial-impaction-hall-of-fame-part-9/. Just before Halloween of that year, posted the following tweet with this pic of Putin and the comment “Sometimes It Just Sucks Being #vladimirputin #EverydayVampireProblems” Immediately my Twitter account was suspended again – this time for over 72 hours. On October 19, 2016 – two weeks prior to this account lock, had concluded that Twitter (Canada) had a serious security issue: Russia. Never received any replies to my frantic requests that a real person contact me, not just a Twitter bot. I reached out to a business acquaintance high up at Google. He immediately connected me directly with the new Managing Director of Twitter Canada. Rory Capern has since mysteriously left the company. We talked via phone and emailed the week of October 19. Capern connected me to his Director of Content, Christopher Doyle and his tech team. All of them had me answer many questions and ignored my responses and my clearly listed concerns. They inferred I was wearing a tin-foil hat. On October 21, the big East Coast Denial of Service (DDoS) Bot-Net hack occurred, affecting access to websites, social media, hundreds of corporations, infrastructure service providers, government agencies and others. After the Halloween 2016 account lock-out, had multiple suspensions, well into the Spring of 2017. Had been tweeting relentlessly about the Syrian Genocide and the roles that monsters Putin and Assad were playing in it. Tweeted about Putin planning to invade Ukraine after annexing Crimea, and co-opting Netanyahu in Israel and Erdogan in Turkey. Included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in some of those tweets. Also Putin Puppet General Mike Flynn. Used hashtags like #BackToTheGulag and #MakeRussiaGreatAgain Always got the same automated response from Twitter: Your account is now unlocked, and we’re sorry for the inconvenience. Twitter has automated systems that find and remove automated spam accounts and it looks like your account got caught up in one of these spam groups by mistake. This sometimes happens when an account exhibits automated behavior in violation of the Twitter Rules (https://twitter.com/rules). Again, we apologize for the inconvenience. Please do not respond to this email as replies will not be monitored. Twitter Support My account was NEVER unlocked after receiving those messages. I had to bombard Rory Capern and Christopher Doyle with emails (to which they never responded), until 4 -7 days later, my account would finally be unlocked. I lost over 5,000 REAL Followers as a result of the constant account suspensions (part of the hack attack) and have never been able to regain them, or rebuild that momentum. After Spring 2017 the account locks stopped. Maybe Twitter FINALLY improved its cyber security efforts. In February and April of 2017, I posted Mike Luckovich cartoons re Putin, Trump, the GOP and James Comey: My account was locked soon after both times: Kept a running riff going on the Boris and Natasha TV cartoon characters in the much-beloved Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. Made Putin Fearless Leader, Melania Natasha Fatale, and Trump Boris Badenov. Was often shut down after tweeting them: Boris&Natasha Screw Amerika: Putin: My Evil Plan is Working Bwahaha Melania: #FlynnLies #PenceLied Trump: And #Snowdon’s tied up with a bow My biggest concern is that Putin, in addition to weaponizing social media to spread dezinformatsiya – Fake News and cause global chaos, is also shutting down critics NOT just in Russia, but around the World. Miss Myrtle is just a tiny fish, caught up in a gigantic Russian Bot algorithmic cyber net. Twitter Canada, Facebook Canada and other social media platforms in this country, have NEVER been held to account for their failure to protect users from Russian bots not just spreading Fake News, but also stealing their private and financial information. Our CRTC (The Canadian Radio Television and Telecommunications Commission is a regulatory agency for broadcasting and telecommunications) per usual, it has its head in the sand. Wake Up Canada! At least the House and Senate committees are looking into this situation. No matter how hard the Republicans try to obstruct the work being done, am hopeful the truth will prevail here. This situation is also related to the recent Kremlinesque Trump Administration attack on Net Neutrality. Trump appointee Ajit Pai has gutted the FCC ( Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the US government created by statute to regulate interstate communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable). He reversed consumer internet protections. It has been confirmed that during the Public Commentary period on the FCC’s website, over 1 MILLION Russian-based bots swarmed the comments page. Shutting down Freedom of Speech and the freedom to choose the news and other content that you consume, is what Putin and other dictators do. It allows him to spread his propaganda 24/7/365 and consolidate his power. He has run basically unopposed in the current Russian “election” and will be elected Czar For Life. If that isn’t Back To The Gulag, what is… This discussion is far from over. Putin’s megalomaniacal plan to destroy America from within, affects us all. It affects Canada even more so, given our geography and our history. We live in perilous times, and the young entrepreneurs, the Jack Dorseys and Mark Zuckerbergs of Silicon Valley, never dreamed in a million years that their innovative platforms for social communication would ever be weaponized to perpetrate evil on a global scale. We cannot and must not let Putin’s Useful Idiot, Donald Trump succeed. The battlefield has changed, but we must acknowledge that We Are At War. * Please share your Twitter – Russian Bot experiences @missmyrtle2* This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Ajit Pai, Assad, Back to The Gulag, Boris and Natasha, Boris Badenov, Canada, chaos, Christopher Doyle, Colonel Morris Davis, Crimea, CRTC, Czar For Life, Dezinformatsiya, Dmitry Medvedev, Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down, Donald Trump, Erdogan, Everyday Vampire Problems, FK Twitter Part 2, Facebook, Facebook Canada, Fake News, FCC, Fearless Leader, Flynn Lies, Freedom of Speech, General Mike Flynn, Google, Illegitimi non carborundum, Israel, Jack Dorsey, James Comey, Kremlin, Make Russia Great Again, Mark Zuckerberg, Melania, Mike Luckovich, Miss Myrtles Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame, Natasha Fatale, Net Neutrality, Netanyahu, Parliamentary Committee, Pence Lied, Rory Capern, Sergey Lavrov, Silicon Valley, Snowden, Social Media, Syrian Genocide, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show, Trump Administration, Turkey, Twitter, Twitter Canada, Ukraine, Useful Idiot, Vladimir Putin, Wake Up Canada, weaponizing social media on March 11, 2018 by missmyrtle2. Have been feeling a bit depressed, irritable and overwhelmed lately, truth be told. Haven’t You? The World is going to Hell in a Basket of Deplorables. The 2016 Armageddon Election that installed a Traitor, Brexit, terrorist attacks, the Parkland School and New Zealand Mosque Shootings, Putin, Xi, MBS, North Korea, Syria, Palestine, Yemen, South Sudan, Ukraine, Crimea invasions, bombings, floods, earthquakes, forest fires, teachers strikes, drone strikes, melting glaciers, doomed species, political gridlock and enmity, cancer, suicide, death and destruction: The list goes on and on and on…It’s in our faces 24/7/365. While listlessly draped on the sofa watching TV, quite by accident, flipped onto an old episode of Batman. Holy Bat Cave!!! Laughed so hard for the next half hour, at the beautiful uncomplicated silliness of it all, and also cried for the sheer joy of remembering a kinder, gentler time. As a kid, never ever missed a single original show, and the absurdly wonderful humor is even funnier today, than it was then. So many thoughts and memories: The Villains. Who can forget The Joker, Catwoman, The Penguin and The Riddler? Their dastardly evil plots were quite benign by today’s standards. The sheer joy with which Cesar Romero, Eartha Kitt, Julie Newmar, Burgess Meredith, Frank Gorshin and others played their roles, was not lost on us kids. No scenery was left unchewed, no cliché held sacred…KAPOW!!! The sets were absurdly simple and whimsical. Yes, they had a sense of whimsy without cutting-edge technology getting in the way. The props were hysterical. From the looks of the old TV episodes, it must have cost $50 to make a show, excluding actors salaries (which by today’s standards would be absurdly low). That includes costumes and make-up. The wonderful cheesieness of it all, enhanced the shared experience. WE HAD TO USE OUR IMAGINATIONS. Reminds me of the early Dr. Who and the TARDIS/Phone box from Britain’s BBC. The austere rough-hewn simplicity and boundless fun of its earlier incarnation was equally and wonderfully cheesy. These were after all, the same folks who brought us Bill and Ben the Flowerpot Men. The sheer darkness and introspection of what followed, the Big Screen versions of Batman and Robin, have to a large degree mirrored the ever darkening lens of world events. Early magical Super Heroes like Adam West and Burt Ward, have been supplanted by the likes of Michael Keaton, Christian Bale and Robert Downey Jr., worthy actors in their own right, commanding a larger, brooding stage. The gazillion dollar budgets for each new Batman movie and its Super Hero cousins, become more obscene with every film. These budgets could lift several Third World countries out of poverty permanently. But I digress… The witty repartee flew fast and furious with each Batman TV episode. Even as kids, we knew it was funny and as an adult, it is even funnier. Thelonious Armstrong compiled a list of some of “Adam West’s Funniest Quotes as Batman”. Here are a few of them. You probably have a favorite. It’s amazing how they relate to today’s global Gotham… 1. “It’s obvious. Only a criminal would disguise himself as a licensed, bonded guard yet callously park in front of a fire hydrant.” Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin need to be tied to fire hydrants and forced to watch old Batman TV episodes. 2. We’ve come a long way from the Prime Minister’s exploding cake. Or have we?” Actually Dear Hearts, we are not even close. Political character assassinations have become a way of life. In some ways, Mitch McConnell has become the Martha Stewart of exploding cake… 3. “A reporter’s lot is not easy, making exciting stories out of plain, average, ordinary people like Robin and me.” As Comrade Trump and Fox News never tire of telling us, media needs grist for its never-ending 24/7 mill. As Vladimir Putin’s minions at RT would tell you, hacking makes it a hell of a lot easier. 4. Robin: “You can’t get away from Batman that easy!” Batman: “Easily.” Robin: “Easily.” Batman: “Good grammar is essential, Robin.” Robin: “Thank you.” Batman: “You’re welcome.” Never has there been a greater need for both civility, and good grammar. Bigly! Canadian, American and European politicians are constantly breaking new ground in nastiness. In the Ukraine, they have all-out brawls. But No One has destroyed civility and good grammar with greater zeal and success, than the Traitor-In-Chief, Fake President Trump. Because he is a Very Stable Genius… 5. “Yes, he moves very quickly for an overstuffed and unlikely Egyptian Pharaoh” THIS is my new go-to description for Don the Con… with apologies to the late Victor Buono. 6. Robin: “Let’s go!” Batman: “Not you, Robin. They have strict licensing laws in this country. A boy of your age is not allowed in a drinking tavern.” Haven’t been in a ‘drinking tavern’ in years. Have left all that to Brett Kavanaugh. Funny how in the US you can do your grocery shopping and buy all the alcohol you need at the same time. Here in Cantada, well British Columbia to be exact, we have to go to the government liquor store to buy champers and single malt whisky. But I digress… 7. Batman “Catwoman, I find you to be odious, abhorrent, and insegrievious.” Don’t know about you, but I just adore that word insegrievious. Am going to make it my word of the month. And how anyone could find the delectable Julie Newmar odious, is beyond me. 8. “Robin: Where’d you get a live fish, Batman?” Batman: “The true crime fighter always carries everything he needs in his utility belt, Robin.” Am firmly convinced that this is the perfect metaphor for Hero Robert Swan Mueller… 9. “It is the duty of every good citizen of Gotham City to report meeting a man from Mars in a public park”. Will keep this in mind while watching jailbird George Papadopoulos lie his way through more TV interviews, or during the next wave of Border Patrol and ICE putting more Children In Cages in Trump Concentration Camps, as “illegal immigrants”. 10. “No, Robin. With my head sticking out of this neosaurus costume, I might not appear like an ordinary, run of the mill crime fighter.” Said Trumpanzee Alex Jones, to no one in particular – EVER. 11. .“Bartender, a bit of advice. Always inspect a jukebox carefully. These machines can be deadly.” This ad hominem always worked well for Brett Kavanaugh, and in various pubs in Northern Ireland. 12. “Let that be a lesson. In future, be more careful from who you accept free lemonade.” Dear Trumpanzees and Trump Base, Batman was speaking to you! 13. (after coming through Barbara’s window): “We would have entered the building by more conventional means, but we didn’t want to startle the tenants.” Am certain this was meant as a cautionary tale re Vladimir Putin and his army of Russian hackers. All thanks to the Original Guys in Tights, those fearless and pithy crime fighters, The Caped Crusader and Robin. They weren’t slick or technologically advanced. They just got the job done, and always saved the day. They brought us joy and laughter. Raising a dram to Adam West who will forever be my Batman, Burt Ward who played Robin, Alan Napier, who played Alfred Pennyworth, and the rest of the glorious cast of unforgettable characters, May the Road Always Rise Up to Meet You! Here for your edification and enjoyment are yet more Inductees into the Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame. These are the folks who leave us dumbstruck, dumbfounded and dumbfucked. DISCLAIMERS: Any picture/Inductee duplication is purely intentional. You may also notice that the majority of Inductees are men. That should require no further explanation. This blog post includes text and photos…because a picture is worth a thousand words. SPECIAL THANKS to Colonel Morris Davis, former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor, for creating the phrase Rectal Cranial Impaction Breaking with tradition, am inducting only Canadians in this blog post. It’s a bit of an education for our American, Aussie, British, European and other cousins. Bear with me, there is more than enough stupidity to go around. Well Dear Hearts, the American Election had shifted the focus off many Tea Party North nefarious shenanigans. And nothing says Tea Party North like the Conservative Party of Canada Leadership race and upcoming British Columbia election in 2017… with the Conservatives-In-Liberal-Clothing. It is impossible to choose which of the flyweights and nincompoops running for the Leadership since Stephen Harper had his hateful arse kicked to the curb, is more deplorable. But the Conservatives are gathered around the campfire and they’re roasting their weenies… My personal favorite is Dr. Kellie Leitch. She reminds me of Michele Bachmann, she of the Tea Party Tin Foil Hat Brigade. While Minister for Women under Herr Harper, Leitch’s accomplishments on behalf of her Canadian sisters were stunning. The high point was undoubtedly the removal of the 12% tampon tax. Kellie, a grateful nation will never forget your sacrifice! But wait – there’s more! Dr. Leitch stepped up to the podium with colleague Chris Alexander, then- Immigration Minister, to propose that Canadians rat-out each other and report on Barbaric Cultural Practices. I kid you not. Inform on your Muslim and other “foreign” neighbors.This was part of the fear-mongering hysteria the Conservatives whipped up as Election 2015 neared. It turns out Dr. Leitch was just getting warmed up. Oblivious to the quote “physician heal thyself” she is running for the Leadership of the Canadian Conservative Party, in part on a platform she likes to call screening immigrants for anti-Canadian values. Does that sound vaguely familiar? It should. In a tip of the hat to Donald Trump, bombastic, bloviating, bullying business buffoon Kevin So Bleary of Shark Tank fame, has thrown his hat in the ring, as have many others incompetents. There is a special place in Hell reserved for British Columbia’s Minister of Social Development Michelle Stilwell and her colleague Peter Fassbender, Minister of Everything Else including Translink, our regional transportation network. Fassbender ground teachers into the dust as Education Minister. Just when you thought Donald Trump had set the bar as low as it could go by refusing to rent to African-Americans in the 70’s and 80’s and then courting their votes in the recent election … along comes Tea Party North, British Columbia branch. Taking yet another page from the Stephen Harper – Joe Oliver balance-the-budget playbook, Premier Christy Clark’s minions clawed back Disability Bus Passes from over 3,500 needy people. This forced people to choose between having enough food to eat or do without public transit. At the same time, the Ministry pretended they were increasing Income Assistance (Canadian welfare/The Dole) rates that had been frozen for over the past 8 years, even as the cost of living rose dramatically during that time. But wait – there’s more! Then the BC Liberals launched relentless TV ads crowing about how fiscally responsible they are – with a huge budget surplus, nearly a year out from the election. It doesn’t get more cynically opportunistic than this, balancing the budget on the backs of the most vulnerable. But wait – it does! They launched their new election slogan “British Columbia – The Future Is Here“. Well, I say NO. It is fucking NOT, if you happen to be poor and disabled! Don’t get me started on Site C Dam or the Kinder Morgan TransMountain Pipeline and Petronas LNG tanker terminals. British Columbia has some of the most breathtaking natural habitat in the world and it is under siege by Big Oil and Gas and other corporate entities. Will do another blog post about that shortly. Gawd, I need a drink. Fittingly, the BC Conservatives-In-Liberal-Clothing make me want to cry in my beer, then deny me the beer to cry in. Would someone please explain to Betty Battenberg that Christy Clark did NOT deserve to receive an award at Buckingham Palace for saving The Great Bear Rainforest! The Great Bear Rainforest has been saved in spite of – not because of her. And it is not out of the woods so to speak, as she and the BC Liberal Caucus continue to allow annual bear hunts of endangered grizzlies in an elaborate bait-and-switch license scam. Am stopping here before my brain explodes – the smoke is actually coming out my ears. And you thought it was easy being Canadian, eh. This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged anti Canadian values, Barbaric Cultural Practices, BC Liberal Caucus, BC Liberals, Chris Alexander, Christy Clark, cost of living, Disability, Disability Bus Pass, Donald Trump, Herr Harper, Income Assistance, Jason Kenney, Joe Oliver, Kellie Leitch, Kevin O'Leary, Kinder Morgan, LNG, Michele Bachmann, michelle stilwell, Peter Fassbender, Petronas, pipelines, Site C Dam, Stephen Harper, Tea Party North, The Dole, The Future Is Here, The Great Bear Rainforest, TransMountain, welfare on November 30, 2016 by missmyrtle2. Dear Hearts, have spent much of the last two weeks curled up in a fetal ball, unable to come to grips with the fact that America has a new President-Elect – and it is Donald Trump. Am inducting Don The Con as our RCIHOF Lifetime Achievement winner. Election 2016 has sucked the life out of me, and am sure many of you too. The corrosive divisiveness of Trump’s campaign rhetoric, combined with the avalanche of dezinformatsiya that culminated in the unprecedented interference of FBI Director James Comey at the 11th hour, was too much to bear. Oh yes, there is also the matter of the Hillary Clinton winning the Popular Vote by the largest margin in history… and the Electoral College. American mainstream and cable media disgraced themselves over the past 18 months by responding to all the dog-whistles,conspiracy theories and fake news stories. They overlooked the BIGGEST story of the century. I have my own conspiracy theory, please indulge me here. I believe that Vladimir Putin compromised Donald Trump, Julian Assange ergo Wikileaks, and others in and outside of the US government, to subvert the results of the American Election. How convenient that NSA whistleblower/traitor Edward Snowden is now living in the Moscow area. It hit me when I was lying on the sofa, listlessly channel surfing to numb the pain. I started watching old reruns of the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.Who knew Rocky and Bullwinkle were prescient when they introduced us to Fearless Leader, Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale from 1959-1964. What we fell in love with as children is now an eerie but delicious metaphor: Putin is Fearless Leader, bent on nothing short of total World Domination; Trump is his inept pawn and buffoon Boris Badenov and Melania Trump is the Putin honey-pot Natasha Fatale. Putin: I put my evil genius mind to work At last I have the answer Melania: You are so bad you’re good! Trump: It is good to be bad! Speaking of being compromised by Putin, Green Party Leader Jill Stein and Trump National Security Advisor pick Lt. General Mike Flynn joined Fearless Leader in Moscow for a propaganda soiree,earlier this year. What could possibly go wrong with that? Governor Gary Johnson didn’t need any help from the Kremlin to sabotage his own pathetic campaign. Who can forget his “What’s Aleppo?” moment. Both he and Stein managed to syphon off a small percentage of the vote from Hillary Clinton. Many of those angry Bernie Sanders protest voters helped Putin hand Trump the victory on a platter. And how about those voting machine hacks… So now, we have the new dog and pony show with Jill Stein soliciting millions of dollars to force a recount in at least three swing-states and a panic about the Electoral College confirmation on December 19 . Frankly, I don’t have enough cases of single malt on hand to make it through until then. What if the election results are overturned? What if Trump is disqualified for any of a thousand reasons before Inauguration Day in January??? The thought of a potential Mike Pence presidency is equally terrifying – perhaps that was the plan all along. All I see when I look at that man is a white sheet with pointy hood… And so we lurch from day to day and crisis to crisis as Cirque Du Toupee rolls on… a whirlwind of chaos, leaving total destruction wherever it goes. The GOP has been hijacked by its most racist, homophobic, evangelical, misogynist elements – or maybe it has reverted to its true form. A narcissistic, bombastic, bloviating, bullying buffoon who cannot stop looking in the mirror at his own reflection may indeed become the 45th President of the United States. Would somebody please wake us from this horrific nightmare! Many Thanks to David Horsey @davidhorsey for his Trump/Putin cartoon and @PresidntTicTac for his Mike Pence meme This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Aleppo, Bernie Sanders, Boris Badenov, Col Morris Davis, David Horsey, Dezinformatsiya, Donald Trump, Edward Snowden, Election 2016, Electoral College, FBI, FBI Director James Comey, Fearless Leader, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Hillary Clinton, honey-pot, Jill Stein, Julian Assange, KGB, Kremlin, Lt General Mike Flynn, Melania, Melania Trump, Mike Pence, Moscow, Natasha Fatale, National Security Advisor, Putin, RCIHOF, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Vladimir Putin, Wikileaks on November 25, 2016 by missmyrtle2. Miss Myrtle’s Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame Part 9 F**K TWITTER! There, I’ve said it. In the strongest terms possible. Miss Myrtle does not use foul language unless there is no other choice. Have officially inducted Twitter into The Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame, and am devoting the entire blogpost to them. For the second time in 6 weeks Twitter has seen fit to lock my account. Was unable to tweet the Vice Presidential Debate last night, or anything today. The last time this happened, the account was down for 72 hours. Just received the following email from Twitter Support illuminati. They state my account has been unlocked. IT HAS NOT. @MissMyrtle2 I stand accused of exhibiting “automated behavior” – a crime obviously punishable by a slow and excruciating death in earlier times. Twitter is a legend in its own mind, and as such has insulated itself from dealing with its pesky users on a true Customer Service basis. You cannot speak with a Twitter human you must use their on-line forms to plead your case and they will get back to you whenever they feel like it. Dear Twitter, One Algorithm Does NOT Fit All. Had just sent a very strong tweet to Donald Trump surrogate General Flynn and not long thereafter the account was blocked. Had also sent multiple tweets to the GOP, Senate GOP, House GOP, Speaker Ryan, Reince Priebus (whose name reminds me of a stray pubic hair), Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway, Trump surrogates Newt Gingrich (never trust a grown man willingly going through life with the name Newt) Governor Chris Christie and others. Have also been tweeting about Vladimir Putin and Sergey Lavrov regarding the bombing of Syria and its children, into oblivion. And Russia’s aggression in Ukraine/Crimea. So here is the thing. ANYONE who believes that the Russian hacking and monitoring of the US election and beyond, is not a reality and a SERIOUS one, needs to rethink that position. There is an insane madman out to control the World, and for once, I am not talking about Donald Trump. Vladimir Putin has crawled forth from a primordial swamp and is determined to Make Russia Great Again. Which in his case means Back To The Gulag. In World Wars One and Two, the enemies were clear, The Kaiser, Adolf Hitler. During the Cold War it was Stalin. Now, the Enemy is hidden. Cyber warfare has turned the battlefield upside down and no one has used this more astutely for greater self-interest than Vladimir Putin. He and China have turned cyber warfare into an art-form. Throw into this toxic brew the recent explosion of social media and its global impact, and you have set the stage for an ongoing drama. Social Media has driven the 24/7 news cycle – not the other way around. It disseminates information and dis-information at the speed of light. Dezinformatsiya is an old KGB term for spreading false information of all kinds, to undermine your enemy. One of my favorite authors, John Le Carre, created one of the greatest unglamorous, brilliant and world-weary spies of all time, George Smiley. Smiley oversaw the British effort to shut down The Soviet Union’s Cold War spy apparatus.He was a metaphor for the decline of the British Empire, amongst other things. The Cold War never really ended, despite what Reaganites would have you believe. It has just entered a new and equally dangerous phase. Former KGB agent Vladimir Putin has assassinated or disappeared all serious Russian opposition at home and abroad, to make himself Emperor For Life. He is using cyber warfare to manipulate the US Presidential Election, in addition to supporting his candidate for President, Donald Trump. That is a whole other discussion for another time. My questions for Twitter are this: Have you been compromised by Russian hackers in the following ways: They create spam characteristics for Twitter Accounts that are critical of Russia and Vladimir Putin. You lock these accounts. They ficticiously report abuse by Twitter Accounts that are critical of Russia and Vladimir Putin. You lock these accounts. What are you doing to prevent AND deal with this. Can you assure users that they can trust Twitter to deal with this. Why do you give Twitter users no recourse to deal with their accounts being locked other than online forms that are rarely responded to efficiently or effectively. Dear Jack Dorsey – One Algorithm Does NOT Fit All This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Adolf Hitler, Back to The Gulag, China, Chris Christie, Crimea, cyber warfare, Dezinformatsiya, Donald Trump, Emperor For Life, General Flynn, George Smiley, GOP, Governor Chris Christie, House GOP, John Le Carre, Kellyanne Conway, KGB, Newt Gingrich, One Algorithm Does NOT Fit All, Reaganites, Reince Priebus, Russia, Senate GOP, Sergey Lavrov, Social Media, Soviet Union, Speaker Ryan, Stalin, Syria, The Cold War, The Kaiser, Twitter, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin on October 5, 2016 by missmyrtle2. OMG, Iowa Caucuses are really over and the “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain” folks have spoken. Firstly, let me say that as a Canadian, this is one of the things I love about American politics. It is messy, it is exasperating, entertaining and for the most part, it is all out there. We Canucks are more politically anally retentive as demonstrated by the former fascist Stephen Harper government, which shut down all national debate and discussion…but I digress. Cirque Du Toupee was handed a humiliating defeat at the hands of Ted Cruz. Showing fake humility when conceding, Donald Trump reverted to form in a relentless and hysterical twitter rant the next morning calling Cruz a liar and cheat, and demanding a do-over. Revealed for the sniveling whiner that he is, Cirque Du Toupee is heading for implosion. and its going to be UGE! Ted Cruz, that picture-perfect Tea Party evangelical prays to a GOP Jesus who is so hateful it is embarrassing. Perhaps he comes by that genetically. Cruz’s father Rafael is a Cuban emigre and RWNJ evangelical preacher who encourages congregants to “tithe mightily”. Speaking of tithing mightily, Ted is married to Heidi Cruz, a Goldman Sachs investment manager. Needless to say. Goldman Sachs has been a big Cruz Campaign supporter. Add the fact that Ted is mucho unpopular in Congress and out, and he fits in perfectly into the GOP Clown Car. Uncle Ben Carson DID NOT QUIT THE RACE but has yet to show up in New Hampshire. Apparently he flew to Florida because he needs a change of clothes, a nap and Plan B. Oh, and he’s furious with Ted Cruz…whose campaign apparently spread rumors that he had quit. Honestly Dearies, I can’t make this stuff up and it truly isn’t brain surgery. The GOP and GOP Clown Car are indeed The Gift That Keeps On Giving. Here in Beautiful British Columbia, Conservative-In-Liberal-Clothing Christy Clark posed for yet another cheesy photo op after FINALLY being dragged kicking and screaming to sign legislation to preserve our Great Bear Rain Forest and the iconic Spirit Bear. First Nations, for whom the Rain Forest has been home for thousands of years, are also its guardians. As part of the Rainforest Solutions Project, they have relentlessly pursued The Great Bear Rainforest Order on our behalf. See the link to Elizabeth McSheffrey‘s excellent article in the National Observer, below. You know an election is on the horizon next year, because taking a page from the Fourth Reich & Stephen Harper playbook, warm fuzzy TV ads are playing relentlessly, telling us how wonderfully Christy has NOT been doing for BC children and families…The Bigger The Lie WTF is up with the NFL? They are still partnered with that paragon of slave labor Papa John’s Pizza for the Super Bowl. Papa John’s Owner John Schnatter was successfully sued by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, for amongst other things, wage theft. Shame on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell & Co. Methinks we probably won’t be seeing any public service announcements about concussions, during the game… There is a Special Place In Hell reserved for Shepherdsville Kentucky’s classy Mayor Scott Ellis who admitted to soliciting & receiving sex in return for helping parolees, but defiantly refused to resign. “I needed a blowjob” said Hiz Honor. His partners in crime, Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office fired Detective Lynn Hunt after she uncovered enough evidence to arrest Ellis. Special Prosecutor Mark Shouse “went where the evidence took me” – NOT. The Good Ole’ Boys Club is alive and well in Shepherdsville Kentucky Y’All! Joining Ellis in hell is anti-abortion rights activist and sweet little old lady, Pat Lohman who secretly bought abortion clinics and lured in poor and vulnerable clients who thought they were Pro-Choice. Once there, potential clients were struck by the wrath of god and persuaded not to have an abortion. See the link to Petula Dvorak‘s article in the Washington Post, below. Am willing to bet my life that Pat Lohman would be horrified if you suggested that she take financial care of all of the poor babies she forces into this world. Hallelujah and pass the poverty! Hell-bound too is Martin Shkreli, the Wall Street PharmaScum appeared before a congressional committee this week and smirked his way through the hearing about pharmaceutical price gouging and his companies Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. and Turing Pharmaceuticals AG. Of course Shkreli invoked the Fifth. He later tweeted that committee-members were imbeciles. It is comforting to know that this scumbag will probably be convicted on unrelated federal fraud charges. Dare I suggest that Shkreli is a text-book narcissistic sociopath-which describes so many on Wall Street. Am sure his bravado will quickly fade in the general prison population with his new boyfriends… Am nursing a migraine after discussing all of this buffoonery. There is never a shortage of Inductees, on the contrary too many and too little space. PLEASE tweet me your suggestions for future Inductees into the Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame… Your input is invaluable! And Keep The Flag Flying @MissMyrtle2 Many Thanks to The Looney Tunes Show, Political Cartoonist Varvel, @NYDailyNews Elizabeth McSheffrey @NatObserver bit.ly/natobsgbr5 @emcsheff http://www.savethegreatbear.org/region/first_nations, Petula Devorak @petulad @washingtonpost http://wpo.st/HAS91 @RawStory This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, British Columbia, Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office, Christy Clark, Cirque Du Toupee, Colonel Morris Davis, Detective Lynn Hunt, Donald Trump, Elizabeth McSheffrey, First Nations, Fourth Reich, Goldman Sachs, Good Ole Boys Club, GOP, GOP Clown Car, GOP Jesus, Heidi Cruz, Illegitimi non carborundum, Iowa Caucuses, John Schnatter, Keep The Flag Flying, Martin Shkreli, Mayor Scott Ellis, National Observer, New Hampshire, NFL, Papa John's, Pat Lohman, Petula Dvorak, PharmaScum, Rafael Cruz, Rectal Cranial Impaction Hall of Fame, Roger Goodell, Shepherdsville Kentucky, Special Prosecutor Mark Shouse, Spirit Bear, Stephen Harper, Super Bowl, Tea Party, Ted Cruz, The Bigger The Lie, The Gift That Keeps On Giving, The Great Bear Rainforest Agreement, The Great Bear Rainforest Order, Turing Pharmaceuticals AG, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, Wall Street on February 5, 2016 by missmyrtle2.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9581
__label__cc	0.500338	0.499662	Portrait by Marcel Wanders for the citizens of Amsterdam Meet Dutch designer Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam The Moco garden just got enriched by a new art piece by Marcel Wanders. The Dutch designer gained world-wide recognition through his award-winning style. Portrait was revealed on the 23rd of April; Moco’s second birthday and we feel honoured to have it along side with ‘Tempter’, another lovely piece by Wanders in our Garden. About the statue – Portrait by Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam A gift to the city, this egg sculpture symbolises new beginnings for the people of Amsterdam. Inspired and made by the people, this offering represents the faces of the residents of the city and all the things they want for themselves in life. Each of the faces is a beautiful portrait of all of us, capturing our collective expression of hope. This poetic and majestic gift to the people includes several of these large, organic cork icons that stand tall to project a lasting spirit of imagination. Placed in and around the city, each egg reminds all those who pass by that they are unified with people who share the same vision for themselves and their community. These eggs connect us as they reflect us. Gazing afar, the faces summon a wide landscape of the people’s enduring desire for their dreams to become a reality. Set atop a marble base, its wish pin is engraved to remind us of our eternal ambitions and of our belief that anything is possible. Portrait is a sculpture for the city of Amsterdam by Marcel Wanders. Rocking egg transforms in a wall of wishes The utmost devotion and ambition of adulthood is revisited as a rocking egg transforms into a wall of wishes. Poetical in every way, it summons a landscape of dreams, beckoning desire and yearning to make it reality. An organic cork object that looms large, it warmly represents unconditional dreaming, the ultimate unbridled wishes inescapably anchored in place and time by cooper pins, in which the M of Moco Museum or, when seen in reverse, the W of wish pin is engraved for eternity. Add a wish pin to the sculpture of Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam By adding a wish pin to the ‘Portrait’ sculpture of Marcel Wanders in Amsterdam you can make a wish to make the world a bit more magical than it already is. You can buy the wish-pins in our giftshop. The first ones we give for free when you purchase something. With the proceeds of the wish pins Moco supports good causes through Moco Magic, a foundation which has a special bond with organizations such as Movement on the Ground and Aids Fonds.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9584
__label__wiki	0.713505	0.713505	RELIABLE TRAILER 16.07.2018 12.05.2018 Categories Small-scale mechanization For industrial use trucks doing various capacities. As a General rule, plant as light-duty use, for transshipment of cargo between objects — medium-duty, and long distance (“long-range”) transport— powerful semitrailer tractors. All of this is presented in the home farm, but, so to speak, in miniature. For example, for transportation within the economy will fit even car. For the delivery of goods from afar, you can hire the truck. But when transporting heavy loads over medium distances a car is unproductive, and the truck is unprofitable. And because their household, I decided to make a trailer and such that as the tractor it can be to use a walk-behind tractor, and if necessary — and a car. Trailer single-axle (two-wheeled), classic layout and very simple design. In addition, the materials used in the construction of the trailer, that the workman always has in stock. The frame of the trailer combined with the frame bars of the body (think of it as an integral body: to allocate one to another is rather arbitrary). Frame formed by two side members and a pair of traverse (front and rear crossbars). Five cross members located between the traverses can be constructively attributed to the grid platform. Traverse and cross spars have relatively small console releases. To the ends of these releases on both sides welded to the longitudinal elements, serving both the bottom trim frames of sides: on the elements installed and welded on four racks (one crossbar), and it is the upper trim. Fig. 1. Single axle trailer: 1 — the wheel (from the car “Moskvich-412”, 2); 2 — spring (from the car “Moskvich-412”, 2); 3 — signal lamp (purchased product, 2); 4 — spar frame (2); 5 — side Board (2 PCs); 6 — wing (sheet s1,5, 2); 7 — hook (sheet s1,5, 14 ). 8 — locking device (4x); 9 — pole; 10 — towing device; 11 — axle beam (channel № 5, 2); 12 loop drop side (4 PCs); 13 — wheel axle (steel 45, range 30, 2); 14— step ladder with lock washers and M12 nuts, 4 sets.); 15 — spacer (steel sheet s5, 2 PCs.) Fig. 2. The frame and the body frame of the trailer (frame and headboard not shown): 1 — the towing device; 2 — beam beam (tube 60×30, 2); 3 — yoke (tube 25×25, 2); 4 — spar (tube 60×30, 2); 5 — eyelet leaf springs (steel sheet s5, 4x); 6 — front side (tube 25×25, 8 PCs); 7 – upper rail side wall (tube 25×25, 2); 8 – bottom rail side wall (tube 25×25, 2); 9 — top rail rear (front) side (tube 25×25, 2); 10 — bottom rail rear (front) side (tube 25×25, 2); 11 —a hinge (4 PCs); 12 — cross member (tube 25×25, 5 PCs.) The side members are made of tubes of rectangular cross section 60×30 mm. still other of the above parts of the frame and the body frame (yoke, crossmember, rack, strapping) from a steel pipe square section 25×25 mm. The front and rear of the bulkhead are the same. They are made by folding (this allows you to carry on the trailer long goods), but because of their framework, although all made from the same square tube 25×25 mm, but is made separate from the frame body. Grid platforms on top of closed 2-mm dural sheet forming the floor of the truck, and boards outside is covered with a thick sheet — steel of 0.8 mm sheet. Paul dragged to the bars with M5 bolts with countersunk heads and trim the sides carefully (points) are welded to the studs and uprights. Beam axle also has a tubular rectangular cross-section: it is welded from two identical segments of channels No. 5, inserted one into the other. Previously at the ends of one of them welded the two wheel axles. The gaps between them and the channels of the beam ends were closed by plates of sheet steel. The beam connected with the side members of the frame by means of two leaf springs, used from the old car “Moskvich-412”, from the same machine taken and 13-inch wheels. Mid-spring secured to the beam with step-ladders and to the side members attached to their ends: one put on the axle bracket and the other on the axis of earrings. The shock absorbers in the design of simplified truck trailer deem unnecessary. Simple roomy trailer with folding front and rear sides When such a suspension the distance from the ground to the platform was about 600 mm, which, as shown by operation, is quite acceptable. The trailer hitch dual beam. Made of the same rectangular tube section 60×30 mm and spars. The rear ends of the beams of the drawbar docked and welded to the front ends of the spars with a 200-mm overlap. The front ends of the beams converge on the body of the towing device and is also welded thereto. It is my homemade, but with my trailer I never go on public roads (Yes this is necessary). Technical requirements simply prohibit the use of a homemade trailer hitch. No trailer brakes — used to stop or slow speed the brakes of the tractor. But signal devices — lights taillamps with turn signals and brake lights set — that my actions were always clear to the partners on the road. V. KURAKIN, Saransk SILENT ROAR In the construction of cottages, garages in the farm economy often have to sift through loose building materials, soil or garden soil. It uses a special device — the so-called roar. His... FARM HORSE Log "modelist-Konstruktor" reading since 1982. Since I am an active supporter of technical creativity. Farmersto now, but before when I worked in the local newspaper, tried to the extent... MYSHKIN TRAP SHOT ACS. The YEAR 1938	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9585
__label__cc	0.694257	0.305743	New to apps? Create a winner right out of the gate! A few funny things about creating a winner > Winning or a winner is very relative It’s usually not the app you think it will be It’s important to understand if you don’t know what a “win” is for you and you’re convinced that you’ll know it when you see it, I’m warning you that can be a slippery slope. Let’s dig into it…but before we do….Want to watch a video of this blog post instead of reading it? For you could be just getting your first profitable app that brings in enough to pay for the costs and then generates $200-300 a month. For me, it might be much more. However, when I first started out (and even to this day), it was easy to focus on the wrong metrics. I will go into this more deeply below. Over time I’ve gotten better picking ideas that will do better, but I might be in love with and that’s ok. Starting out, it’s easy to pick all your most exciting ideas (to you) and then you get into a situation where you are explaining why people should be excited about your “thing” and why they should tell everyone they know, etc. At that point, it’s hard to save a project like that without throwing a ton of cash into ads and marketing. We aren’t putting together a cheap book shelf you ordered off the internet. You shouldn’t need to explain 53 steps to someone on how to use your app or why it’s awesome. The average person in your demo should pick it up, start using it and “get it” relatively quick. Sure you can have little tutorials or instructions, but it should be easy and fun. The way I try to sift through my ideas these days is immediately think of the user. Questions to ask? Is the prospective user Male or Female? Age? Location? What do they like? Where do they hang out (online and off)? How will I reach them? Do I have other apps I can cross promote? Email lists of other app users that are in my demo? Facebook Pages? Friends / Family with social media or reaches in this area? Can I pull a decent audience from Facebook ads using layered targeting? Competition. Is there any and is that good or bad? I used to love getting an idea and then searching to find out that no one has done it yet. Now, I don’t really like because I’m going to be the first one through the door. It can be time consuming, expensive, and has a high rate of failure. If we are trying to change something too big or invent a new “thing”, it takes awhile. People are resistant. I’d rather see my “thing” exists, but was executed poorly. Maybe it’s a high-quality product, but they screwed up the positioning, or ads, or something we can fix. Maybe they nailed all of the positioning, ads and marketing, but the product is lousy and users are complaining about it. You could improve the product and follow their plans that already worked for them. Take aways 1.) Know who your user is and how you will reach them once the app is done. Building an app is full of highs and lows, but nothing drops your excitement faster than a newly released app that is getting almost no downloads despite your effort to share it’s live. Know ahead of time who these poeple are and how you’re going to get it in front of them. Regardless if it’s a paid or free app, they all have conversion numbers. How many people visited the app page and how many downloaded it? You have a ton of variables here like your screenshots, icon, message, call to action, price, app preview video, etc, but you will still have a number. The percentage of people that said “Yes” to your offer. Sometimes it’ really low like 3% and sometimes it’s 15%+. What is my point? My point is, most of the time, if you built a solid app, but can’t get downloads, it’s because you need more traffic, not because your app is awful. So if you don’t have a plan before you are LIVE to reach more people, then it will be a let down when you don’t have a ton of downloads out of the gate. The best way I’ve found do make sure you have people waiting for your app is to build up suspense on social media and have them follow your new app page / account + signup for an email list. That way when it’s live, you can blast an email out and post on social media. You can even message them directly on Instagram, FB, etc. 2.) Know what a WIN is for you. Is it making $1,000 in the first 10 days or $100 or $10,000+. Set a goal and then work backwards to make the math work. 3.) Example of $1,000 in app revenue from a paid app in the first 2-4 weeks. Maybe your paid app converts at 15% and it cost $2.99 You want to make $1000 from it so after Apple fees (or google), you need to generate about $1450 in sales which is 485 downloads To get 485 downloads you need about 3200 people to see your app page So how can you get 3200 people to your app page? How about 100 die hard fans that signed up with 32 friends on their channels that would want to check it out. You email 100 die hard fans that have been chumping at the bit for your app, tell them it’s LIVE and to share on their social media and tag anyone is into the “thing” your app does. Because you built this list of die hard fans that are psyched just to see your app exist, you’d be surprised how much they will do for you. I’ve actually had these users chime in on facebook with supported related questions because they become so familiar with the app. It’s crazy and it’s much much better than tried to find the people your app is for after the fact. Sure, you want to scale up and turn your 100 die hard fans into 200, 500,1000+, but you need to start somewhere and most people can scrounge up 30-50-100 people to signup for the release. If not, then maybe that’s a sign people don’t care. Now you just saved your self thousands of dollars + headache of building something no one will ever want. An example of a $1000 launch to a Niche Check out a recent blog post where I go over how to, “Generate $1000+ with your app on Instagram with $0 Costs!” Want to make more money from your apps? Click here or the screenshot below to get started for free! $0 Marketing / Advertising Budget Still Yields $1587.25 App Launch!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9587
__label__cc	0.558282	0.441718	Terry Scott A Christmas Night with the Stars – 1970 1964 Intro source, two Arnold Ridley, Arthur Lowe, Beverley Simons, Bill Pertwee, Bob Hope, Briony McRoberts, Cilla Black, Clive Dunn, Clodagh Rodgers, Dick Emery, Frank Sinatra, Graham Kerr, Ian Carmichael, Ian Johnson, Ian Lavender, Jack Warner, James Beck, Jerry Lewis, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier, June Whitfield, Mary Hopkin, Nana Mouskouri, Pauline Yates, Roland Pickering, Stanley Baxter, Terry Scott, The Breakaways Tagged Arnold Ridley, Arthur Lowe, Beverley Simons, Bill Pertwee, Bob Hope, Briony McRoberts, Cilla Black, Clive Dunn, Clodagh Rodgers, Dick Emery, Frank Sinatra, Graham Kerr, Ian Carmichael, Ian Johnson, Ian Lavender, Jack Warner, James Beck, Jerry Lewis, John Laurie, John Le Mesurier, June Whitfield, Mary Hopkin, Nana Mouskouri, Pauline Yates, Roland Pickering, Stanley Baxter, Terry Scott, The Breakaways source, two Alan Breeze, Alex MacIntosh, Andy Stewart, Benny Garcia, Benny Hill, Billy Cotton, Charles Dyer, Dai Francis, Darryl Read, Denzil Ellis, Dick Emery, Freddie Frinton, Glen Mason, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Haig, Jack Warner, James Bolam, Jill Curzon, John Boulter, Kathie Kay, Kathy Kirby, Margaret Savage, Maurice Podbrey, Mollie Sugden, Molly Sugden, Patricia Hayes, Prunella Scales, Ralph Reader, Richard Briers, Rodney Bewes, Roy Castle, Sheila Fearn, Terry Scott, The Barron Knights, The Black and White Minstrels, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, Thora Hird, Tony Mercer, Vi Stevens Tagged Alan Breeze, Alex MacIntosh, Andy Stewart, Benny Garcia, Benny Hill, Billy Cotton, Charles Dyer, Dai Francis, Darryl Read, Denzil Ellis, Dick Emery, Freddie Frinton, Glen Mason, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Haig, Jack Warner, James Bolam, Jill Curzon, John Boulter, Kathie Kay, Kathy Kirby, Margaret Savage, Maurice Podbrey, Mollie Sugden, Molly Sugden, Patricia Hayes, Prunella Scales, Ralph Reader, Richard Briers, Rodney Bewes, Roy Castle, Sheila Fearn, Terry Scott, The Barron Knights, The Black and White Minstrels, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, Thora Hird, Tony Mercer, Vi Stevens source, two Andy Stewart, Arthur Rigby, Benny Garcia, Billy Cotton, Children from The Corona Stage School, Dai Francis, David Jacobs, Dick Emery, Eamonn Andrews, Frederik van Pallandt, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Haig, Jack Warner, Jean Marlow, Jeanette Hutchinson, Joan Sims, John Boulter, Kenneth McKellar, Larry Martyn, Laura Graham, Margaret Savage, Michael Balfour, Michael Bentine, Nina and Frederick, Nina van Pallandt, Patricia Hayes, Peter Byrne, Prunella Scales, Richard Briers, Russ Conway, Stanley Baxter, Terry Scott, The Black and White Minstrels, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, Tony Mercer, Vi Stevens Tagged Andy Stewart, Arthur Rigby, Benny Garcia, Billy Cotton, Children from The Corona Stage School, Dai Francis, David Jacobs, Dick Emery, Eamonn Andrews, Frederik van Pallandt, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Haig, Jack Warner, Jean Marlow, Jeanette Hutchinson, Joan Sims, John Boulter, Kenneth McKellar, Larry Martyn, Laura Graham, Margaret Savage, Michael Balfour, Michael Bentine, Nina and Frederick, Nina van Pallandt, Patricia Hayes, Peter Byrne, Prunella Scales, Richard Briers, Russ Conway, Stanley Baxter, Terry Scott, The Black and White Minstrels, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, Tony Mercer, Vi Stevens source Adam Faith, Alan Breeze, Alan Melville, Alec Bregonzi, Andy Stewart, Anne Ridler, Arthur Askey, Arthur Rigby, Barbara Windsor, Billy Cotton, Christopher Gilmore, Claire Davenport, David Jacobs, Eamonn Andrews, Eric Sykes, Esma Cannon, Eunice Black, Geoffrey Adams, Harry H. Corbett, Hattie Jacques, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Warner, Jeanette Hutchinson, Jill Curzon, Jimmy Edwards, Jocelyn Rhodes, Jocelyne Rhodes, John Hughes, June Whitfield, Kathie Kay, Kenneth McKellar, Mary Hignett, Michael Bentine, Michael Brennan, Miriam Karlin, Patricia Denys, Peter Byrne, Peter Jones, Reg Varney, Ronnie Barker, Russ Conway, Sheena Marshe, Sidney James, Susan George, Sydney Tafler, Terry Scott, The Black and White Minstrels, The High-Lights, The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, The White Heather Dancers, Wilfrid Brambell Tagged Adam Faith, Alan Breeze, Alan Melville, Alec Bregonzi, Andy Stewart, Anne Ridler, Arthur Askey, Arthur Rigby, Barbara Windsor, Billy Cotton, Christopher Gilmore, Claire Davenport, David Jacobs, Eamonn Andrews, Eric Sykes, Esma Cannon, Eunice Black, Geoffrey Adams, Harry H. Corbett, Hattie Jacques, Hugh Lloyd, Ian Powrie, Jack Warner, Jeanette Hutchinson, Jill Curzon, Jimmy Edwards, Jocelyn Rhodes, Jocelyne Rhodes, John Hughes, June Whitfield, Kathie Kay, Kenneth McKellar, Mary Hignett, Michael Bentine, Michael Brennan, Miriam Karlin, Patricia Denys, Peter Byrne, Peter Jones, Reg Varney, Ronnie Barker, Russ Conway, Sheena Marshe, Sidney James, Susan George, Sydney Tafler, Terry Scott, The Black and White Minstrels, The High-Lights, The Leslie Roberts Silhouettes, The Mitchell Minstrels, The Television Toppers, The White Heather Dancers, Wilfrid Brambell Christmas with the Double Acts – 2015 source, two Andi Peters, Anthony McPartlin, Barry Cryer, Bobby Ball, Brian Murphy, Cannon & Ball, Christopher Biggins, Ciaran Morrison, Clive Anderson, David Baddiel, David Quantick, Dawn French, Declan Donnelly, Denise Welch, Dom Joly, Eddie Large, Emma Forbes, Eric Morecambe, Eric Potts, Ernie Wise, Fergus Flanagan, Harry Enfield, Helen Lederer, James Mullinger, Jennifer Saunders, Jimmy Tarbuck, Jo Joyner, Joel Dommett, June Whitfield, Laurie Mansfield, Les Dawson, Little & Large, Mick O’Hara, Mike Ward, Nicholas Bond-Owen, Paul Whitehouse, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Rowland Rivron, Roy Barraclough, Sally Lindsay, Simon Hickson, Steve Nallon, Steve Punt, Suzanne Shaw, Syd Little, Terry Scott, Tina Baker, Tommy Cannon, Tracy Ann Oberman, Tracy Dawson, Trevor & Simon, Trevor Neal, Vikki Stone, Yootha Joyce, Zag, Zig Tagged Andi Peters, Anthony McPartlin, Barry Cryer, Bobby Ball, Brian Murphy, Cannon & Ball, Christopher Biggins, Ciaran Morrison, Clive Anderson, David Baddiel, David Quantick, Dawn French, Declan Donnelly, Denise Welch, Dom Joly, Eddie Large, Emma Forbes, Eric Morecambe, Eric Potts, Ernie Wise, Fergus Flanagan, Harry Enfield, Helen Lederer, James Mullinger, Jennifer Saunders, Jimmy Tarbuck, Jo Joyner, Joel Dommett, June Whitfield, Laurie Mansfield, Les Dawson, Little & Large, Mick O'Hara, Mike Ward, Nicholas Bond-Owen, Paul Whitehouse, Ronnie Barker, Ronnie Corbett, Rowland Rivron, Roy Barraclough, Sally Lindsay, Simon Hickson, Steve Nallon, Steve Punt, Suzanne Shaw, Syd Little, Terry Scott, Tina Baker, Tommy Cannon, Tracy Ann Oberman, Tracy Dawson, Trevor & Simon, Trevor Neal, Vikki Stone, Yootha Joyce, Zag, Zig Terry and June : Pantomania – 1985 source, two Gracie Cole, Jean Challis, Joanna Henderson, John Quayle, John Warner, June Kidd, June Whitfield, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Patricia Varley, Paul Kidd, Reginald Marsh, Rosemary Frankau, Roy Heather, Stan Young, Terry Scott, Tony McHale Tagged Gracie Cole, Jean Challis, Joanna Henderson, John Quayle, John Warner, June Kidd, June Whitfield, Michael Sharvell-Martin, Patricia Varley, Paul Kidd, Reginald Marsh, Rosemary Frankau, Roy Heather, Stan Young, Terry Scott, Tony McHale Terry and June : Christmas with Terry and June – 1982 source, two Joanna Henderson, June Whitfield, Reginald Marsh, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett Tagged Joanna Henderson, June Whitfield, Reginald Marsh, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett Terry and June : Festive Doldrums – 1981 source, two Jessica Turner, June Whitfield, Kit Thacker, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett Tagged Jessica Turner, June Whitfield, Kit Thacker, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett Terry and June : The Christmas Show – 1980 source, two Christopher Poole, Daphne Oxenford, Gerry Dolan, June Whitfield, Patsy Smart, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett, Tommy Barnett, Vincent Pakosz Tagged Christopher Poole, Daphne Oxenford, Gerry Dolan, June Whitfield, Patsy Smart, Rosemary Frankau, Terry Scott, Tim Barrett, Tommy Barnett, Vincent Pakosz Carry on Again Christmas – 1970 source Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Bob Todd, Carol Hawkins, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Linda Regan, Sid James, Terry Scott, Wendy Richard Tagged Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Bob Todd, Carol Hawkins, Charles Hawtrey, Kenneth Connor, Linda Regan, Sid James, Sidney James, Terry Scott, Wendy Richard Carry on Christmas – 1969 source Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Charles Hawtrey, Frankie Howerd, Hattie Jacques, Peter Butterworth, Sid James, Sidney James, Terry Scott Tagged Barbara Windsor, Bernard Bresslaw, Charles Hawtrey, Frankie Howerd, Hattie Jacques, Peter Butterworth, Sid James, Sidney James, Terry Scott	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9597
__label__wiki	0.571912	0.571912	msf.org About the Access Campaign 1999-2019: 20 Years of Advocacy in Action. JOIN US! Sign up to stay updated and find out how you can get involved. Data protection consent I want to receive emails from MSF and I have read and agree with the privacy policy. Drug-resistant infections The Patent Oppositions Database Spotlight on: Access to medicines in Europe Spotlight on: RCEP trade agreement Tropical and neglected diseases Spotlight on: Snakebite A Fair Shot campaign Public support helps expand access to life-saving care and treatment. Active campaigns 20 years of Advocacy in Action Campaign success stories Novartis 'Drop the case' Trans-pacific Partnership (TPP) Technical briefs Topic overview pages Spotlight pages Medicines shouldn’t be a luxury 1999-2019: 20 Years of Advocacy in Action MSF’s Access Campaign marks 20 years of work to secure access to affordable medicines, diagnostics and vaccines, and to stimulate medical innovation that answers public health needs Technical brief \| Blank cheque for abuse: ACTA & its impact on access to medicines Intellectual property and trade Access_Briefing_ACTABlankCheque_ENG_2012.pdf Eight countries - Australia, Canada, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the United States – signed ACTA on 1st October 2011. The European Union and 22 of its Member States signed on 26th January 2012. Five EU Member States- Cyprus, Estonia, Germany, Netherlands and Slovakia - have not yet signed the agreement. For the agreement to become legally binding on a party it must first be signed and then ratified by that party. Within the EU, the agreement must be separately ratified by the European Parliament, individual Member States and the EU Council- this has not yet happened. As a treatment provider, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is deeply concerned about the impact of the enforcement agenda on the production and supply of affordable, legitimate medicines. We urge contracting States not to sign or ratify ACTA unless all concerns related to access to medicines are fully addressed. This updates a previous document from November 2010 entitled, "The Secret Treaty: Anti-counterfeiting trade agreement (ACTA) and its impact on access to medicines". Privacy & data protection information MSF Access Campaign CH-1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland Phone:+41 22 849 8484 Fax:+41 22 849 8404 E-mail: access(at)msf.org	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9600
__label__cc	0.538262	0.461738	You are here: Home » Artist » Florida Georgia Line To Open Nashville Creative Complex Florida Georgia Line To Open Nashville Creative Complex Jessica Nicholson • December 11, 2017 Florida Georgia Line will combine several of their business ventures in a soon-to-be opened creative complex at 21st Ave. S. in Nashville’s Hillsboro Village. FGL’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard first detailed plans for the space in 2015, when the duo purchased two buildings located at 1910 and 1912 21st Ave. S. The complex will include the headquarters for FGL’s music publishing company Tree Vibez Music, as well as Tribe Kelley Trading Post, the home base for FGL member Kelley’s wife Brittney’s clothing brand, which she launched in 2014. Additionally, the complex will include a new private meeting/event space called Meet+Greet. “We’re so excited to build and create a space for professionals to feel inspired and creative,” shares Tyler Hubbard. “We hope to bring something new and innovative to Nashville.” Kelley agrees, “Passionate people inspire other passionate people. We thrive on letting our imaginations run wild and can’t wait to see what this city dreams up together.” 1910 and 1912 21st Ave. S., Nashville from 2015. Photo: Google Maps Tree Vibez, which launched in 2015, is home to writers including Corey Crowder, James McNair, Cameron Montgomery, RaeLynn, Daniel Ross and Jordan Schmidt. The complex is the latest entrepreneurial venture for the duo, who opened the downtown Nashville restaurant/entertainment venue FGL House in 2017, and launched their own easy-drinking spirit Old Camp Peach Pecan Whiskey, in 2016. Category: Artist, Featured ACM Promotes Four » « Weekly Register: Chris Stapleton Launches ‘Vol. 2’ At No. 1 © 2019. All rights reserved. 615-349-2171. WordPress Magazine Themes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9603
__label__wiki	0.590209	0.590209	2019 National Concrete Canoe Field Set; Cal Poly SLO Looks to Three-Peat 2019 National Concrete Canoe Competitionconcrete canoeNCCCstudent chapters Cal Poly SLO is back at the National Concrete Canoe Competition looking for a three-peat. Pictured: Cal Poly’s championship 2018 canoe. Get the vans packed and the trailers ready. It’s time for the National Concrete Canoe Competition, and schools from around the country, continent – and world – will be headed for Florida’s Atlantic coast next month to battle for the championship. The Florida Institute of Technology hosts nationals, June 6-8, in Melbourne, FL, and ASCE rounded out the field of 24 competing schools this week with the announcement of this year’s wildcard teams. Back-to-back champion Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo returns looking to three-peat, having finished first in the Pacific Southwest Student Conference. “We have a smaller team this year, so we knew it was going to be a lot of work,” said Cal Poly SLO’s project manager Mason Breipohl, S.M.ASCE, noting the team’s roster of seven students, down from last year’s 10. “Everyone’s been up to the challenge. “We’re excited with the way regionals went. We’re happy, but we still have our eyes on the prize.” The Bannari Amman Institute of Technology team will be the first school from India to compete in the NCCC., University of Florida, runner-up each of the past two years, also qualified, winning the Southeast Student Conference. Other familiar faces include Tongji University, hailing from Shanghai, China, and claiming back-to-back Top 5 national finishes; Virginias Conference champ Fairmont State, extending its record of consecutive national berths to 16 years; and the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which broke a tie with Clemson for the most all-time NCCC trips (23). This year also marks the first time that a school from the India Student Conference will compete. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, from southern India, qualified. The national field is a mix of teams that won their student conferences this spring and a group of randomly drawn wildcard schools. To be eligible for the wildcard draw, schools must earn a requisite score on their ASCE Student Chapter annual reports and finish in the upper half of the concrete canoe competitions at their student conferences. Universite Laval is back in the concrete canoe nationals after finishing third in 2018. Brigham Young University earned a wildcard berth for the second straight year. Faculty adviser, Brett Borup, P.E., M.ASCE, said the team’s experience last summer made this year’s group “improved in almost every way.” BYU co-captain Melissa Adams, S.M.ASCE, agreed: “Attending Nationals in 2018 as a wildcard allowed us to experience what it takes to reach the national level. We got a better idea of how much time is required to produce a quality product, obtained an understanding of how important it is to develop new methods for success, and it ultimately gave us an overall drive to perform at a national level and ensure BYU is able to attend in future years.” The 2019 National Concrete Canoe Competition field Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Brigham Young University (wildcard) Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo University of California, Los Angeles (wildcard) University of Cincinnati (wildcard) Universite Laval University of Minnesota–Duluth (wildcard) University of Minnesota–Twin Cities Polytechnique Montreal New York University, Tandon University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez (wildcard) Tongji University The University of Minnesota–Duluth concrete canoe team earned one of five wildcard berths to the 2019 NCCC. They enter the competition with an impressively unified fashion sense. Keep up with your favorite team on social media at #concretecanoe. Concrete Canoe Kicks Off With Innovative, Creative Displays Cal Poly SLO Paints a Masterpiece at Concrete Canoe Nationals Florida Channels Tom Petty for Concrete Canoe Championship Teamwork Transcends ‘Team’ as 2018 Concrete Canoe Nationals Begin	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9606
__label__wiki	0.945654	0.945654	Lyceum Capital Slashes Investment Team After Its Latest Fundraise Fails Photo via TechRepublic The private equity backer of a cafe chain called Eat, Lyceum Capital, is letting go of its investment team after its failure to raise a new fund. The 19-year-old company is one of the oldest buyout houses in the United Kingdom. It was targeting between £375m to £400m for the company’s fourth fund. However, after its failure to receive enough commitments from various investors, Lyceum called time and announced that it would opt for a deal-by-deal investing model. Sources who are close to the company said that the flop was down to a “significant number” of earlier investors who are deciding not to return for the company’s next fund, for reasons that are “unrelated to Lyceum.” However, one industry source informed reported that even though there are significant sums of capital seeking places in private equity funds, investors are still watching out for stand-out performance. The seven exits that were made by Lyceum from the company’s second fund have produced a decent return of 2.6 times money invested. Added to that, various investors have stated that the United Kingdom has become a less attractive venue for private equity since the vote for Brexit. The newly restructured company will be led by Jeremy Hand, its former managing partner, and Simon Hitchcock, a deal origination expert. A source who is close to Lyceum stated that the company was involved in legal consultation as it aimed to slim its team through redundancies. However, it aims to keep investing and concentrating on technology and tech-enabled services firms. The company may now look at bigger opportunities than it could when investing via a traditional closed-end fund, including deals that are outside the United Kingdom, those which are bigger or smaller than its usual ticket size, deals which involve the company taking a minority stake and longer term “patient capital” investments. The previous fund of Lyceum invested in 11 companies, which together, employ about 2,200 staff and generate revenues of over £300m. None of these businesses have been sold yet. However, Lyceum plans to start realising the investments towards the end of 2018. eat cafe chain lyceum lycuem investment Previous articleRoyal Mail Set to Announce “Massive” Christmas Trading as Threat for Strikes Dissipates Next articlePre-Christmas Sales Boost Bagged by Food Giant Premier Foods Uber Drivers In UK Cities Set To Hold Strikes This Week Wilko puts 3,900 staff at risk of redundancy Kim Jong-un Invites President of South Korea to Historic Summit BT Investors Revolt Against Pay Package of Gavin Patterson ‘Cryptocurrency’ Makes Its Debut in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary Barclays Boss: PPI Scandal Turning ‘Portions Of Britain Into Fraudsters’ Cloud with Me Introduces ICO, Setting New Market Requirement Drones Set to Be Tested with Passengers on Board in 2018 Twitter Tells Users to Change Their Passwords After Computer Glitch	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9607
__label__wiki	0.755598	0.755598	Belk in the News Belk Rewards Card Belk Celebrates Southern Fashion with Debut of Southern Designer Showcase Winning Collections Women’s Apparel and Accessories Now in Select Belk Stores and on Belk.com Charlotte, N.C., – March 28, 2018 – Last week, collections created by the winners of the fifth annual Belk Southern Designer Showcase launched in select Belk stores and on Belk.com. The winning brands, Symbology, Agape Gems, Natalie Wood Designs, Gigi Carreras and Veronica Ramirez, bring a fresh mix of style from emerging fashion designers who have a deep connection to the South. Since the winning announcement in June 2017, the group has refined their individual designs for the Belk shopper, learned about production at scale and experienced in-store and online merchandising firsthand. “This year’s Southern Designer Showcase collections are vibrant, fun and designed specifically for the modern, southern woman,” said Nadine Rauer, executive vice president and general merchandise manager of women’s apparel. “We are thrilled to be a part of their journey and help grow their brands because these collections are not only beautiful, but share a common mission – to empower women.” The fifth annual, 2017 Southern Designer Showcase winners and their brands include: Symbology; Grapevine, Texas Marissa Heyl Symbology uses handcrafted fabrics designed by women artisans from developing countries to bring a fresh, whimsical perspective to the tried and true hallmarks of Belk. Agape Gems; Atlanta, Ga. Courtney Johnson Agape Gems are inspired by love and feature classic, southern staples with hammered metals and splashes of color. The company is driven by a social purpose and donates a portion of proceeds to local and international organizations working to end human trafficking. Natalie Wood Designs; Irving, Texas Natalie & Ken Wood Natalie Wood Designs is a lifestyle jewelry brand specializing in affordable luxury jewelry for modern women who are risk takers, rule breakers and trend makers. GiGi Carreras; Snellville, Ga. Mia Carreras GiGi Carreras is a line of interchangeable pieces with Parisian elegance and sophistication with Southern flair, perfect for the modern woman to mix and match across all seasons. Veronica Ramirez; Sharpsburg, Ga. Veronica Ramirez This collection is for the modern woman, featuring oversized silhouettes with graphic mixtures of stripes and solids. The Southern Designer Showcase began in 2012 to celebrate regional Southern designers who embody Belk's Modern. Southern. Style. Each year, Belk searches for Southern designers whose collections fall within the following categories: women's apparel, men's apparel, kids’ apparel, shoes and women's accessories to add to its existing collection of private brands. The new collections are available on Belk.com and in nine Belk locations: Crabtree Valley Mall, Raleigh, N.C.; SouthPark Mall, Charlotte, N.C.; Summit Plaza: Birmingham, Ala.; Mt. Pleasant Town Center, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.; Cool Springs Galleria, Franklin, Tenn.; Town Center at Cobb, Kennesaw, Ga.; Dallas Galleria, Dallas, Texas; Columbiana Center, Columbia, S.C.; West Town, Knoxville, Tenn. To preview the collections of the Southern Designer Showcase winners and get an in-depth look at the Southern Designer Showcase journey and design process, or to apply for the sixth annual competition, please visit Belk.com/southerndesigner. Applications are due April 30, 2018. About Belk, Inc. Belk, Inc., a private department store company based in Charlotte, N.C., is where Southern customers shop for their perfect Sunday dress, the Saturday night outfit, and where family and community matter most. But Belk is more than shopping – it’s where you find your own unique way to express who you are. It’s where Southern style lives. Shop Belk in 16 Southern states and on https://www.belk.com/ to find an assortment of national brands and private-label fashion, shoes and accessories for the entire family, along with top-name cosmetics, a wedding registry and Southern style for the home. For further information: Tyler Hampton 502-494-1896 Tyler_Hampton@belk.com Tags: Event Women Tyler Hampton Senior Manager, Public Relations Belk, Inc. tyler_hampton@belk.com Mon-Fri 7:00am - 10:00pm (EST) . Sat-Sun 9:00am - 10:00pm (EST) Terms of Use Privacy Policy Accessibility Guidelines Site Map Page Feedback Title: Home Type: home Template: pt_storefront	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9611
__label__cc	0.683655	0.316345	Facebook Game Has Your Friends Posting Crazy and Disgusting Status Updates Last week, while scrolling through my Facebook news feed, I saw a friend's status update that said "Just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket." At first I thought, "For real? I wouldn't think SHE would do that." Today I saw that exact same status update from a different person, plus another friend that had updated their FB with "I pooped my pants." Ok, so what's up with these weird status updates? Turns out it's just a game and type of 'prank' to play on your online amigos. If you like/comment on any of these crazy or ridiculous status updates, you will probably receive a message along these lines: You're in trouble!! A friend did this to me, sorry it's a game! You shouldn't of liked or commented. Choose one of the following: "Damn diarrhea" "Anyone got any tampons? I'm desperate" "Just used my boobs to get out of a speeding ticket." "How do you get rid of foot fungus?" "Why is no one around when I'm horny?" "No toilet paper - Goodbye socks!!!" "I pooped my pants." Note: No explanations. Your turn! It's a similar trend to the "I like it on..." status updates. Since most of us men let our minds hang out in the gutter on a regular basis, those sexually suggestive updates would garner tons of likes. The innuendo was actually talking about where women would leave their purses or handbags at night. It was linked to a similar campaign aimed at raising breast cancer awareness. In the end, your friend's account hasn't been "hacked" (Can we stop using that term when you are just silly enough to leave your FB open and available to others. That is not a hack!) and they aren't really doing the weird things they put as their status updates. Well...I'm going to at least give most of them the benefit of the doubt and assume they don't really have bowel movement issues or are willing to whore themselves out to avoid a traffic violation and post about it on social media. Then again, I have some weirdo friends... Filed Under: facebook, games, social media Categories: Technology	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9612
__label__cc	0.546345	0.453655	Commas, Characters and Crime Scenes Marcus Trower Editorial Free Sample Copyedit Copyediting for Authors Tag: verbs Speech Tag Specifics On October 6, 2013 October 24, 2013 By Marcus TrowerIn Be Your Own Copy Editor5 Comments Have you decided whether to give the verb first or the name first in speech tags? And what about their position? Should they always go after a line of dialogue, or is there something to gain by placing them elsewhere? Here, I discuss these subjects, getting some input from thriller-writing royalty in the shape of the great Tess Gerritsen Be Your Own Copy Editor #9 When you write speech tags in your novel, do you put a character’s name first, then give the verb, or do you give the verb first, then a name? Here’s an example of the name-first style to make it clear what I’m talking about: ‘What we’re gonna do is break into Paris Hilton’s mansion and kidnap Tinkerbell, her chihuahua,’ Jez said. Here, the verb comes first: ‘No, man,’ said Reginald. ‘Bad plan. We should wait till the maid be walking that bling-encrusted rat out on the street, then go scoop it up.’ Maybe you haven’t actually considered the order in which you give the name and verb in your speech tags. I say that because a fair number of authors whose work I copy-edit haven’t thought the issue through and mix the two styles without realising they’re doing it. Sometimes they write ‘Character X said’, and sometimes ‘said Character X’. Yet the issue deserves attention, because each of the two approaches produces a different effect. In their classic book Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself into Print, Renni Browne and Dave King describe the verb-first style as having ‘a slightly old-fashioned, first-grade-reader flavour . . . After all, “said he” fell out of favour sometime during the Taft administration.’ They do have something of a point. (Note to fellow Brits: Taft was president of the United States from 1909 to 1913.) Writers of contemporary genre fiction usually opt to give the name first – ‘Jez said’ and so on – and advocates of this style include the late, great Elmore Leonard, Michael Connelly and Lee Child. This way of ordering speech tags has a tougher edge to it than the verb-first option, and it’s particularly suited to streetwise crime fiction. I would say it’s pretty much the convention in genre fiction in general, in fact. However, Browne and King are stretching their point when they talk about ‘said he’ and President Taft, since no writer I’ve ever come across who puts the verb first when using a name also puts the verb first when using a pronoun. Instead, when a pronoun is used it always goes first, as in the following passage. Jez looked out the window of the diner and scanned fifty yards of sidewalk Paris Hilton’s chihuahua passed along each day. ‘There’s one big problem with your plan,’ he said. ‘And that big problem weighs two hundred forty pounds and got a concealed-carry permit.’ Which brings me to another way of ordering speech tags – one I’m calling the Tess Gerritsen approach. What the thriller writer Tess Gerritsen does is mix the noun-first and verb-first styles in a consistent and logical way. If she’s using a character’s name, 99 per cent of the time she gives the verb first, but if she’s using a pronoun, she puts the pronoun first. Let’s look at that approach in action. Reginald stopped eating his chicken burger for a moment and frowned. ‘The chihuahua got a bodyguard?’ he said. ‘A Muay Thai instructor they call Stone Foot,’ said Jez, nodding. I don’t detect a first-grade-reader flavour there. When I noticed Tess Gerritsen does something different from most authors with her speech tags, I sent her an email asking her about her approach. Now, Tess Gerritsen writes at more or less the pace of a novel a year, she has sold over 25 million books, and her crime-fiction series has been adapted into a highly popular TV series called Rizzoli & Isles, which is going to run for a fifth season in 2014. What I’m building up to saying here is that though I sent Tess Gerritsen an email, I didn’t expect her to actually reply. Yet she very kindly did, saying she wasn’t aware she has a system for speech tags. She also talked about her approach to them in general. ‘My general philosophy is to use as few of them as possible, only for clarity, and make the dialogue itself do most of the work,’ she said. ‘But sometimes you just need to identify who is talking, and my favourite word is, simply, said at the end of the sentence. It’s unobtrusive and gets the job done. However, that gets really repetitive after a while (“he said”, “she said”, “he said”, “she said”). So, just to inject a change in rhythm, I’ll sometimes move the tag to the beginning of the sentence.’ Avoiding repetition and getting the rhythm right are clearly important considerations for Tess Gerritsen (I’ll talk about how she therefore varies the position of the tag in a moment). Since she restricts herself to using said as her speech-tag verb most of the time, by placing said before characters’ names but after pronouns, she has found a way to avoid hitting the reader with said after names and pronouns again and again. Instead of, say, writing a sequence like ‘Jez said,’ ‘Reginald said,’ ‘he said’ and ‘she said’, she would write ‘said Jez, ‘said Reginald,’ ‘he said’ and ‘she said’. If you’re a writer who hasn’t thought through how to order verbs and nouns in speech tags at all, it’s a good idea to give the subject some consideration when you self-edit your manuscript and adopt a well-thought-out and consistent approach that suits your style and the kind of novel you’re writing. You might want to check on what approach authors who influence you take, too. Whatever style you decide to use, remember to align your thought tags – the tags you use with inner monologue, if you use them – so they follow the same pattern as the speech-tag one. For example, if you opt to give the name or pronoun first in all cases, you should write thought tags like the one in the passage that follows: Jez took out his smartphone and looked at photos of Tinkerbell’s crib on Paris Hilton’s Twitter feed. That mutt got a better home than I got, he thought. Let’s now look at the topic of the positioning of speech tags, which Tess Gerritsen talks about, saying she sometimes likes to put the tag before a line of dialogue to change the rhythm. Here are the three options, starting with tag first: Reginald said, ‘And if Paris Hilton don’t pay no ransom-demand money, we gonna mail her a paw?’ ‘And if Paris Hilton don’t pay no ransom-demand money,’ Reginald said, ‘we gonna mail her a paw?’ ‘And if Paris Hilton don’t pay no ransom-demand money, we gonna mail her a paw?’ Reginald said. An advantage of the first style is it tells the reader who’s speaking straightaway. A disadvantage is that, since the speech tag comes before the line of dialogue, the tag isn’t as discreet as it could be, and it takes some of the limelight away from what the character says. The second style is interesting in that the speech tag acts as a brief interruption, creating a beat and thereby spotlighting what comes after it. The line of dialogue I’ve used in my examples has a punchy second clause, and by positioning the speech tag just before that clause, creating a pause, it’s given just a little bit more of a kick than it would otherwise have. The advantage of the third style is that the line of dialogue is given in a fluid flourish and takes centre stage. The disadvantage is that the speech tag is there to tell the reader who’s speaking, and placing the tag after the line of dialogue delays the delivery of that important information. On the other hand, the reader usually has a good idea who’s speaking, often because what’s being said and the way it’s being said make that obvious, or because characters are conversing in a clear pattern – for example, Jez says something, then Reginald says something, and then Jez speaks, and so on. But that’s not always the case, and sometimes, when using the third style, there’s a risk the reader won’t be absolutely sure who’s speaking till after he or she has read the actual dialogue, which is not good. Also, if you use a particular verb because you want to indicate how a line is said (shouted, whispered, etc.), the third style isn’t particularly satisfactory, because the reader will read the line and only afterwards discover that he or she was supposed to imagine it shouted or whispered or whatever. By far the most common style, of course, is the third, and I don’t think I’ve ever read a novel in which either of the first two styles is used exclusively. Some writers opt to use the third style most of the time and mix in a few examples of either the first (Tess Gerritsen, for example) or the second, or both (Elmore Leonard liked to do this) to change the rhythm. If you’re a writer who always uses style number three, you might want to consider using the other two styles as well for the same reason. Self-Editing Checklist Look through your manuscript to see if you’ve adopted a consistent and logical approach to the order in which you use verbs and nouns in speech tags and thought tags. If you find you haven’t, think the matter through and decide on a style. You might want to read novels by your favourite authors for inspiration. The usual style in genre fiction is to give the name or pronoun first in all cases. The Tess Gerritsen approach is well worth considering, too. If you always place your speech tags after lines of dialogue, think about using the other two positions illustrated in the examples above to vary the rhythm. So, this blog has been a long time coming – was my last one really six months ago? Oh dear. I promise to try to up my blog rate from a pitiful twice a year to once a month. I’m a fiction copy editor, author and former national newspaper and magazine journalist with over 25 years’ experience in publishing. During that time I’ve developed an intimate understanding of writing and editing from the author’s and editor’s perspectives. The knowledge and experience I’ve acquired give me a great platform from which to help fiction writers with their manuscripts. I specialize in editing genre fiction, particularly crime, thrillers, horror, fantasy and science fiction. I live in Brighton, on the south coast of England. When I’m not editing, you can find me on the mats, practising and teaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. (Note that this site is written in British English.) Free Sample Edit Find out how I can help you improve your novel by getting a free sample edit, without obligation. Send me between 10 and 15 pages from your manuscript, and I’ll copyedit them and get them back to you as soon as I can. Email me at mbtrower at yahoo dot co dot uk. 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__label__cc	0.669348	0.330652	Home / Africa / Global Alkylation Catalysts Market New opportunities for growth and profitable business development 2023 – The Fenton Post Global Alkylation Catalysts Market New opportunities for growth and profitable business development 2023 – The Fenton Post Africa, Business The report Alkylation catalysts Market Research highlights the main dynamics of Global Alkylation Catalysts Industry sector. The potential for the industry has been examined together with the most important challenges. The current scenario for the catalysts of Alkylation Catalysts and the future prospects for the sector have also been studied. Short details about Alkylation catalysts Market report : Alkylation is the transfer of an alkyl group from one molecule to another. Alkylation of isobutane with olefins in the petroleum is an important industrial process to improve the octane number. As the most common liquid acid catalysts, concentrated sulfuric acid (H2SO4) and hydrofluoric acid (HF) may have an environmental problem, especially for the HF alkylation process. Download sample PDF from Alkylation catalysts Market Report @ https://www.360Marketupdates.com/enquiry/request-sample/11300460 Key manufacturers Market Segment in this report: Albemarle, BASF SE (Germany), CRI, Sinopec In this introductory paragraph, the research report includes the analysis of definitions, classifications, applications and structure of the industry. Types of this market Segment in these reports : Initiation steps, isomerization, olefin addition and isomerization, hydride transfer, oligomerization and cracking, self-alcoholation or hydrogen transfer, reactions occurring during alkylation Applications of this market Segment in these reports : Production of alkylate, ethylbenzene and production of cumene, others Pre Order request for Market Report @ https://www.360Marketupdates.com/enquiry/pre-order-enquiry/11300460 Main regions & # 39; s are addressed in these market research reports: North America (USA, Canada and Mexico), Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India and Southeast Asia), South America (Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, etc.), Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa) The Alkylation Catalysts Market analysis Report speaks about the growth rate of Alkylation catalysts Market in the production process of 2023, key factors driving the world market, sales, turnover and price analysis from top manufacturers of the market, distributors, dealers and dealers from Alkylation Catalysts Market. Scope of the this one Market Report: This report focuses on the alkylation catalysts on the global market, particularly in North America, including in Europe and Asia Pacific, South America, Central Africa. This report categorizes the market based on manufacturers, regions & # 39; s, type and application. Price of report: $ 2980 (Single User License) Purchase Market Report @ https://www.360Marketupdates.com/purchase/11300460 The next section also highlights the gap between supply and consumption. Apart from the information mentioned, growth percentage from Alkylation Catalysts Market in 2023 is also explained. In addition, use-typical and application-oriented consumption tables and figures from the market are also given. The 3 most requested skills at Vodacom & # 39; You trusted hope, not reality & # 39; – Judge tells Nkoana-Mashabane, referring to District Six Report: Manchester United takes over provisional contract offer to Ajax winger David Neres Watch the "higher" video of DJ Khaled with Nipsey Hussle BMW M8 Cabriolet spied into its natural habitat Brian Molefe chose & # 39; unsuitable & # 39; China South Rail locomotives for contract	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9626
__label__wiki	0.520108	0.520108	MoviesBooks Just How Cosmic Is BIRD BOX’s Cosmic Horror? by Kyle Anderson Jan 7 2019 • 1:30 PM Netflix’s Bird Box is, by all reports, one of their most successful original films ever, and has become a bit of a sensation, sparking people to take on dumb challenges that involve blindfolding themselves in the real world. But what’s stuck with me the most, beyond the great performances and intriguing set-up, are the cosmic implications. Susanne Bier’s film, adapted by Eric Heisserer from Josh Malerman’s novel, presents the mysterious creatures in several possible forms (which we talked about here). They may look like your greatest fear, or a long, fat baby, but what they do to people points to the kind of cosmic horror H.P. Lovecraft wrote about a hundred years ago.What causes the pandemic and where it comes from is the subject of a lot of debate in the film, and honestly a lot of the explanations sound a bit too much like The Happening for my tastes. However, the film shows us very definitively what the creatures do. While most people immediately kill themselves when they see the beings, othersâ€”perhaps those who were already suffering mental illnessâ€”retain relative sentience and seek to show everyone the greatness of entities. So sane people go mad, and mad people become servants. In Lovecraft’s 1922 masterwork, “The Call of Cthulhu,” Lovecraft illustrates the very ethos of “Cosmic Horror,” or the horror of realizing we (humans) aren’t the center of the universe. â€œThe most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.â€ Learning too much about the Eldritch Truth of cosmic entities can lead to madness. That’s why in any Lovecraft game, your knowledge and madness meters are intrinsically linked. You cannot understand without losing your sanity.The creatures in Bird Box are visible, but incomprehensible. Upon seeing them, people immediately go mad and kill themselves, for the knowledge of these beings’ true form is not worth living through. This is cosmic horror at its most primal. There are deities in Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos that require followers to worship them, and Cthulhu specifically has a cult of fanatics that worship him and do his bidding, even if he physically lies dead and dreaming at the bottom of the sea. But we more or less know what Cthulhu looks likeâ€”there’s an uncharacteristic amount of detail in the story about that the massive god with the a head of a cephalopod, massive wings, and a body not unlike a human’s. The great majority of Lovecraft’s greatest deities and scariest monsters are “indescribable,” usually amorphous masses of tentacles and eyes, but perhaps not.This idea is explored in Bird Box via the character of Gary (Tom Hollander), who is able to “pass” for sane, but who is really a worshiper. He unveils a dozen or more hand-drawn images of the Great Ones, and none of them look the same. Some are orbs or floating eyeballs, some are monstrous beasts, and some look like demonic human faces. They are truly indescribable and unknowable. This is reminiscent of Lovecraft’s most prolific deity, Nyarlathotep, an Outer God and an acolyte of Azathoth. Nyarlathotep can take a seemingly infinite number of forms and has been nicknamed, among other things, “God of a Thousand Forms” and “Faceless God.” Part of the terror of Lovecraft, and Bird Box, comes from the unknown; in fact, Lovecraft’s most famous quote says in part, “the oldest and most powerful type of fear is fear of the unknown.” The fact that Malorie and the children know the creatures are out there, wanting merely to be seen, is enough to take her into tactical survival mode 24 hours a day. It/they are everywhere, and just looking at them is too much.Unlike many of the great Lovecraft entities, however, the creatures in Bird Box only have power in physical sight. The school for the blind, which becomes Malorie and the children’s refuge, is an idyllic and untouched Garden of Eden, free of fear from the creatures. They cannot, like Nyarlathotep and others, infiltrate the dreams of their victims. And that might truly be where Bird Box fails to be truly cosmic. While the creatures have many attributes of such a threat, it’s their unknowable physical visage that causes the irreparable insanity; merely knowing about it, or even seeing the artist renditions, has no ill effects. Even them “speaking” and enticing people to look is not enough. So in that way, luckily, there is some safety.If you’re further interested in cosmic horror, check out all the Lovecraftian references and allusions in Annihilation, a truly “cosmic” cosmic horror movie. Images: Netflix Kyle Anderson is the Associate Editor for Nerdist. You can find his film and TV reviews here. Follow him on Twitter! 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__label__wiki	0.899029	0.899029	The CW’s ‘Black Lightning’ offers an electrifying superhero facing tough issues It’s no coincidence that the CW’s latest offering in a successful string of superhero series premieres the day after Martin Luther King Day. The hero at the center of “Black Lightning” is an African-American educator who prefers to counter systemic racism, inner-city violence and corrupt law enforcement through peaceful means. But when the lives of his family and community are threatened by a ruthless criminal operation that encompasses all the above, the retired superhero must make a tough decision: continue to fight the good fight as a local high school principal or dust off the old mask and use the lethal high voltage coursing through his veins to level the playing field. That tension powers the first couple of episodes of “Black Lightning,” a thrilling, smart and pop culture-savvy series that bounces between present-day politics and escapist fantasy that debuts Tuesday. Based on the ’70s DC comics of the same name, the hour-long series joins a small but powerful group of black superheroes arriving on the big and small screens this year. Disney’s highly anticipated film about Marvel’s “Black Panther” is due next month, and Marvel’s bullet-proof “Luke Cage” returns to Netflix for a second season this year. Starz is also developing a “Black Samurai” series. The potential for “Black Lightning” to be heavy-handed yet shallow was high because it tackles complex issues of race and power on the same platform that gave us “Riverdale.” Though “Black Lightning” employs a similar formula as the latter — tucking topical allegories inside larger, action-packed narratives about family dynamics and high school life — the stakes are higher here in wake of #BlackLivesMatter and the rise of white nationalism. “Black Lightning” successfully walks the line between advocacy and entertainment thanks to deft storytelling and a sense of when to be obvious and when to pull back. The series, created by Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil (“Being Mary Jane”) and executive produced by Greg Berlanti (“Arrow,” “The Flash”), follows Black Lightning, who retired from fighting crime years ago in his fictional city of Freeland after it wreaked havoc on his personal life and marriage. He traded the mask for a suit and tie and is now simply respected high school principal Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams). He channels his pent-up need to help the community into enriching the lives of the predominantly black student body. That is until a powerful gang known as the 100 forces the conflicted father of two to tap back into all that dormant ampage. Making matters more urgent, the gang’s thugs have targeted Pierce’s daughters, Anissa (Nafessa Williams) and Jennifer (China Anne McClain), who themselves are no shrinking violets. When Pierce’s negotiations go nowhere, it’s Black Lightning who shows up to save them. But violence begets violence, and his actions open a Pandora’s box of wrongs that need to be righted. Some of the more charming scenes arrive when older folks in the neighborhood recognize Black Lightning and welcome him back but not before admonishing him: Where have you been?! After all, if he doesn’t defend the community, who will? Apparently, no one, because crime skyrocketed in his absence. Music is strategically deployed throughout the show. Heady soul numbers by artists like Maxwell for thoughtful moments, the booming bass of hip-hop — courtesy of acts like Kendrick Lamar and ASAP Rocky — when the young folk meet in clubs and a smattering of disparate styles from elsewhere, including the dance rock of DNCE and trip-hop favorites Portishead. The teens also pepper their conversations with a rap-music shorthand that baffles their parents. “Black Lightning” also plays with dueling perspectives about race. On a fictional TV news show in the series, a commentator — played by TV One host and former CNN personality Roland Martin — wrestles with the distinction between vigilante and hero when the subject in question is African American. The CW, which already has “Arrow,” “The Flash,” “Supergirl” and “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” under its utility belt, adds a new dimension to its superhero universe with “Black Lightning.” This electrifying avenger couldn’t have picked a better time to return to the fold and shock some sense into a world gone mad. Tags: Black Lightning, Norfolk, Norfolk Nebraska, Northeast Community College, Television, The CW	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9629
__label__wiki	0.523996	0.523996	Wes Anderson Braces For Oscar’s Appraisal Of ‘Grand Budapest Hotel’ By Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — If you watched the Golden Globes last month, you might remember co-host Amy Poehler joking that Wes Anderson, a filmmaker known for his meticulous, fanciful style, had arrived at the ceremony on “a bike made of antique tuba parts.” The camera ... 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Tags: College, college sports, Collegiate Sports, Hawks, Lady Hawks, NECC, NJCAA, Norfolk, Northeast Community College, The Viewpoint, ViewPoint Hawks Defeat #22 Southeastern WEST BURLINGTON, IA - The Northeast Community College men's basketball team picked up a big road win over the weekend - a 62-53 victory over #22 Southeastern Community College here Saturday. "Southeastern kept making runs, but we eventually had defensive stops and used our transition game to get us... Tags: College, college sports, Collegiate Sports, Hawks, MCT, Nebraska, NECC, Norfolk, Northeast Community College, Southeastern Community College, The Viewpoint, ViewPoint #23 Northeast Now 22-4 Following Win Over Midland University JV FREMONT - Jayla Mayes Jackson scored 19 points and had eight assists while Brooke Bauer had 18 points in leading the #23 Northeast Community College women's basketball team to an 84-67 win over the Midland University JV here Friday. The Hawks are now 22-4. Matt Svehla, Northeast coach was very pleased... Tags: College, college sports, Hawks, Lady Hawks, Midland University, NECC, Northeast Community College, The Viewpoint, ViewPoint Figure it Out, Mr. President Joe Lose The savages of ISIS continue to bring their brand of radical Muslim terror across the middle east. These pathetic excuses for humans are beheading, shooting, burning, and burying people alive, all in the name of Islam. You won't hear our President admit that, though. His entire administration refuses... Tags: campus, College, college paper, Hawks, isis, King Abdullah II, Lady Hawks, MCT, NE, Nebraska, NECC, neviewpoint, neviewpoint.com, Newspaper, Norfolk, Norfolk Nebraska, Northeast Community College, obama, radical islam, Student Life, Terrorism, The Viewpoint, ViewPoint	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9632
__label__cc	0.72068	0.27932	American University/CAS/AmericanEconomicAssocation You are here: American University College of Arts & Sciences News CAS Students Complete American Economic Association Program collegedeansoffice@american.edu Battelle-Tompkins, Room 200 CAS Dean's Office 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20016-8012 United States CAS Students Complete American Economic Association Program Yamillet Payano and Britni Wilcher discuss prestigious AEA program. By Benjamin Dempe \| October 23, 2017 Yamillet Payano and Britni Wilcher discuss American Economic Association summer program. Last summer, Yamillet Payano, an American University senior graduating with a BS in Mathematics and Economics and a minor in Mandarin Chinese, and Britni Wilcher, a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Economics, attended the American Economic Association (AEA) Summer Training Program at Michigan State University. The program works to increase diversity within economics by providing mentorship and an intensive two-month training program to talented undergraduate students looking to pursue a PhD. As a student in the program, Payano took first-year PhD core economics courses and wrote an empirical paper studying the effects of gender and race on police citations. Payano says she appreciated being surrounded by talented women, who tend to be underrepresented in the field, and hopes to one day pay it forward. She is looking not only to get into a PhD program, but to one day become a professor and research international trade with a focus on China. Wilcher, who is an alumna of the summer program, attended as a teaching fellow for an econometrics course. She described the experience as "paradigm shifting" by giving her a new perspective on the teaching aspects of academia. Not only did the program provide her with valuable teaching experience, but it also allowed her to serve as a mentor to passionate undergraduate students. Wilcher believes that the program's networking opportunities will assist her as she pursues her research in health policy. Economics Professor Mary Hansen is serving as Wilcher's dissertation advisor and advised both Payano and Wilcher to apply to the prestigious AEA summer program. Payano and Wilcher were extremely thankful for Hansen's mentorship and guidance. We congratulate Payano and Wilcher on their fantastic accomplishments and look forward to seeing what is next for them! SIS Student Presents Her Findings on French Identity Politics at NCUR Dean Peter Starr’s Annual Address Filled with Awards and Accomplishments	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9633
__label__wiki	0.881781	0.881781	#84 Richard Lewellen, music therapist and Barbershop Harmony singer and judge By Planetary Gigs Society Richard Lewellen fell in love with music as a toddler, watching movies such as Aladdin, Fantasia, and the Jungle Book, and the amazing music in those films. His mother was a classically trained pianist and his father loved jazz. Richard was a Beatles fan in middle school and played guitar, but was introduced to Barbershop harmony singing at age 14 and it has been a huge part of his life since then. He met his wife, Christina Lewellen, through Barbershop singing (she was interviewed in Planetary Gig Talk #73). Richard says Barbershop harmony singing was his way of being like a Beatle; he says it is very accessible and allows one to be in a community of various voices. It is not well known, but Barbershop harmony really was started about the same time as jazz by African American singers and was not accepted more broadly until whites began to sing Barbershop. Barbershop singing combines interesting rhythms, creative search for harmonies, improvisation, and percussion. Barbershop singers must be fully present in the music in a way that overcomes technical flaws; Richard says you can hear the heartbeat of music in the moment of singing. Richard also has become a professional music therapist. He says music therapists undergo a rigorous regimen of study and must be Board Certified to practice. Music therapists serve the entire population, cradle to grave, including helping to soothe children in neonatal units, assisting children in schools, those with autism, at-risk teens, veterans with PTSD, rehabilitation from medical events like stroke and gunshot victims (including Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was aided in regaining her speech by music therapists), pain management, dementia/Alzheimer’s patients, and in many other situations. He says music and rhythm can help balance out many issues in the body or psychologically. Richard says, “Entrainment through music is really powerful; it’s a human superpower we don’t tap into enough.” He also says we don’t apply the intention of using music as broadly as we should. Music is a big part of many societies and it is how they connect with something larger than themselves. Featured on Planetary Gig Talk Listen to #84 Richard Lewellen, music therapist and Barbershop Harmony singer and judge now. Listen to #84 Richard Lewellen, music therapist and Barbershop Harmony singer and judge in full in the Spotify app	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9652
__label__wiki	0.637245	0.637245	Open Letters Review Contact & Submissions Contact & Submissions/ An Arts & Literature Review The Best Books of 2018: Works in Translation! December 03, 2018 / Steve Donoghue The American book market has been characterized as fairly timid when it comes to translated works, and whether or not that's actually true, there always seems to be a great thumping crowd of candidates when it comes time to make this list. Once again my methodology has been as straightforward as I can make it. The yardstick here is not solely accuracy of translation, since the list includes translations of books whose originals are in languages I can't read. Rather, the main metric I use to determine the books on this list is the worth of the English-language results. These were the ten best: 10 The Piranhas by Roberto Saviano, translated from the Italian by Anthony Shugaar (FSG) – Roberto Saviano shot to fame with his book Gomorrah, a searing nonfiction account of organized crime in the city of Naples. In The Piranhas, Saviano tells a fictionalized version of the same story, only seen through the passionate and sometimes pathetic prism of a teenage boy determined to rise to the top of that same world of organized crime, and where Gomorrah succeeded in eliciting sadness and outrage, The Piranhas evokes a far more complicated and gripping set of sympathies. 9 The Novel of Ferrara by Giorgio Bassani, translated from the Italian by Jamie McKendrick (WW Norton) – Readers familiar only with Bassani's wonderful novel The Garden of the Finzi-Continis might be surprised to learn that it's only one fraction of a six-book fictional cycle that absorbed the author's creative passions for most of his life. Thanks to W. W. Norton and the skill of translator Jamie McKendrick, that entire cycle is now available in English for the first time – a landmark of translation, and an engrossing reading experience. 8 Muck by Dror Burstein, translated from the Hebrew by Gabriel Levin (Farrar Straus & Giroux) – Even an English-language translation as smooth and confident as Gabriel Levin's can't hide what a monstrously daunting task it must have been to bring this enormous, complicated, daring novel into English. It's the story of the Book of Jeremiah by way of Atlantic City; it's a tale of cosmic conflict and very small-scale, very human thwarted ambitions – and it's often bitingly funny. 7 The Collected Stories of Machado de Assis translated from the Spanish by Margaret Jull Costa & Robert Patterson (Liveright) – This gorgeously-produced landmark English-language edition of the complete stories of the great Brazilian miniaturist brings together all of the author's short fiction, including some never before translated into English. The translating duo here wonderfully convey the author's dry, deadpan wit and dogged low-key happiness – it's the English version this author has always deserved. 6 Lives of the Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius, translated from the Greek by Pamela Mensch (Oxford University Press) – Even the presence of so stellar a translator as Pamela Mensch wouldn't necessarily have sold me on this least-likely of doorstop classics to appear in a lavish new English-language edition, but once I was lured in, I was delighted to realize how downright enjoyable Diogenes Laertius could be in the right hands. This was one of the year's most pleasant surprises. 5 The Order of the Day by Eric Vuillard, translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti (Other Press) – Mark Polizzotti captures perfectly the hurtling brilliance of this slim, strange book, which freezes in sudden flashes both the corporate collusion with the rise of Nazism in 1933 and the Nazi annexation of Austria in 1938. Characters, moments, and weird anachronistic quips combine to make this one of the strangest and most memorable meditations on history in many, many years. 4 Confessions by Saint Augustine, translated from the Latin by Peter Constantine (Liveright) – The Confessions hasn't exactly lacked for top-shelf translations of late – Sarah Ruden's knowing and subversive rendition made this same list last year – but Constantine makes Augustine his own in the way of great translators. 3 The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas, translated from the French by Lawrence Ellsworth (Pegasus Books) – In another repeat performance from last year's list, Lawrence Ellsworth continues his epic streak of creating boisterously living and breathing English-language versions of Dumas' work. This new translation of The Three Musketeers perfectly captures the raw vivacity of the original. 2 The Oresteia of Aeschylus, translated from the Greek by Oliver Taplin (Liveright) – I hadn't quite realized how long was the shadow of Robert Fagles' 1975 translation of the Oresteia until I read this new version by Oliver Taplin, which reads like a totally different (though no less impressive) work. In ways I hadn't realized, the Fagles version feels almost like a novelization in its texture and breadth, whereas this brilliant Taplin version reads like a working stage-script, making a foundational work of Western drama feel completely urgent and unpredictable. 1 The Hebrew Bible, translated by Robert Alter (WW Norton) – Speaking of foundational works! The top spot this year, the best work in translation of 2018, is this magnificent culmination of twenty years' work: Robert Alter's complete translation of the Hebrew Bible, with lively and learned commentary throughout. All the joy and exploration of Alter's previously-published sections of this epic undertaking glow even brighter now that the work is complete. December 03, 2018 / Steve Donoghue/ Stevereads Best of 2018, translations, Steve Donoghue, Stevereads, Best of Lists Steve Donoghue The Best Books of 2018: Debut ... The Best Books of 2018: Kids and ... An arts and literature review. Britta Böhler Eric Karl Anderson Jack Hanson Jennifer Helinek Justin Hickey Steve Partridge Zach Rabiroff Jessica Tvordi Anthologies/Short Stories Art, Society, & Culture Fiction-Action/Adventure Fiction-Crime & Thrillers Fiction-Debut Fiction-General Fiction-Humor Fiction-LGBTQ Fiction-Legal Fiction-Mystery/Suspense Fiction-Paranormal Fiction-Romance Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction-Translated Fiction-Young Adult It's a Mystery Nonfiction Translations Open Letters Review Site Policies \| Web Designer/Webmaster: SceneScape Media \| Powered by Squarespace.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9653
__label__wiki	0.833466	0.833466	Bella Thorne Responds to Whoopi Goldberg: "Shame on You" \| E! News The actress tearfully responds to The View cohost after Whoopi scolds her for posting her own nudes after a hacker threatened to release them. Live F By: E! News The actress tearfully responds to "The View" cohost after Whoopi scolds her for posting her own nudes after a hacker threatened to release them. "Live From E!" ...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9658
__label__cc	0.534197	0.465803	Dogs get especially jealous of other dogs, study finds Dogs show jealousy when their owners spend time with what appears to be another dog, suggesting that the emotion may have survivalist roots, US researchers said Wednesday. Scientists tested 36 dogs and their owners with an experiment in which the owners were told to play with three separate objects in front of their dog. One of the objects was a toy dog that barked and wagged its tail when a button on it was pushed. The owners were told to play with it as if it were a real dog for one minute. They were told to do the same in the next phase of the experiment with a toy jack-o-lantern pail, acting as if it were a dog and playing with it. Finally, they were asked to read aloud a pop-up children's book that played a song, as if they were telling the story to a small child. Certain dog behaviors were much more common when owners played with the toy dog versus the other objects, the researchers found. For instance, dogs more often snapped, pushed their owners, pushed against the object and tried to get in between the owner and the toy dog than they did with the other toys. The dogs were about twice as likely to push their owner (78 percent of dogs did this) when he or she was playing with the toy dog than when the interaction involved the jack-o-lantern (42 percent). Just 22 percent did so with the book. About 30 percent of the dogs tried to get between their owner and the toy dog, and 25 percent snapped at the stuffed canine. The dogs came from a range of breeds, including dachshund, Pomeranian, Boston terrier, Maltese and pug. Almost half of those in the study were mixed breeds. The research, led by Christine Harris and Caroline Prouvost from the University of California, San Diego, is published in the journal PLOS ONE. "Our study suggests not only that dogs do engage in what appear to be jealous behaviors but also that they were seeking to break up the connection between the owner and a seeming rival," Harris said. "We can't really speak to the dogs' subjective experiences, of course, but it looks as though they were motivated to protect an important social relationship." Veterinarian cautions pet owners of disease affecting both pets and humans Citation: Dogs get especially jealous of other dogs, study finds (2014, July 23) retrieved 16 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2014-07-dogs-jealous.html Simple steps can shield children from dog bites Spain town hires poo 'detective' to spy on dog owners Does your dog love you? How common is aggression in UK dogs? Study shows oxytocin spray promotes social bonding behavior in dogs Female mammals kill the offspring of their competitors when resources are scarce Insects feel chronic pain after injury Ancient defense strategy continues to protect plants from pathogens Did this as a kid--stroked and spoke nicely to a cushion. Came back and the cushion was in shreds.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9659
__label__wiki	0.585726	0.585726	Flexible insulator offers high strength and superior thermal conduction by Mike Williams, Rice University Rice University research scientist M.M. Rahman holds a flexible dielectric made of a polymer nanofiber layer and boron nitride. The new material stands up to high temperatures and could be ideal for flexible electronics, energy storage and electric devices where heat is a factor. Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University A nanocomposite invented at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering promises to be a superior high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics, energy storage and electric devices. The nanocomposite combines one-dimensional polymer nanofibers and two-dimensional boron nitride nanosheets. The nanofibers reinforce the self-assembling material while the "white graphene" nanosheets provide a thermally conductive network that allows it to withstand the heat that breaks down common dielectrics, the polarized insulators in batteries and other devices that separate positive and negative electrodes. The discovery by the lab of Rice materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan is detailed in Advanced Functional Materials. Research scientist M.M. Rahman and postdoctoral researcher Anand Puthirath of the Ajayan lab led the study to meet the challenge posed by next-generation electronics: Dielectrics must be thin, tough, flexible and able to withstand harsh environments. "Ceramic is a very good dielectric, but it is mechanically brittle," Rahman said of the common material. "On the other hand, polymer is a good dielectric with good mechanical properties, but its thermal tolerance is very low." Boron nitride is an electrical insulator, but happily disperses heat, he said. "When we combined the polymer nanofiber with boron nitride, we got a material that's mechanically exceptional, and thermally and chemically very stable," Rahman said. A lab video shows how quickly heat disperses from a composite of a polymer nanoscale fiber layer and boron nitride nanosheets. When exposed to light, both materials heat up, but the plain polymer nanofiber layer on the left retains the heat far longer than the composite at right. Credit: Ajayan Research Group/Rice University The 12-to-15-micron-thick material acts as an effective heat sink up to 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit), according to the researchers. Tests showed the polymer nanofibers-boron nitride combination dispersed heat four times better than the polymer alone. In its simplest form, a single layer of polyaramid nanofibers binds via van der Waals forces to a sprinkling of boron nitride flakes, 10% by weight of the final product. The flakes are just dense enough to form a heat-dissipating network that still allows the composite to retain its flexibility, and even foldability, while maintaining its robustness. Layering polyaramid and boron nitride can make the material thicker while still retaining flexibility, according to the researchers. "The 1D polyaramid nanofiber has many interesting properties except thermal conductivity," Rahman said. "And boron nitride is a very interesting 2-D material right now. They both have different independent properties, but when they are together, they make something very unique." Rahman said the material is scalable and should be easy to incorporate into manufacturing. New material to pave the way for more efficient electronic devices More information: Muhammad M. Rahman et al. Fiber Reinforced Layered Dielectric Nanocomposite, Advanced Functional Materials (2019). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201900056 Journal information: Advanced Functional Materials Provided by Rice University Citation: Flexible insulator offers high strength and superior thermal conduction (2019, May 16) retrieved 16 July 2019 from https://phys.org/news/2019-05-flexible-insulator-high-strength-superior.html I need an advice to prepare an alternate renewable fuel Understanding the physics behind an elastic sphere Which grade of Stainless Steel is more soft or ductile in Sheet form? Mass transfer coefficient from a numerical model Why weld joints are stronger than the base material itself? A porous material More from Materials and Chemical Engineering Modified 'white graphene' for eco-friendly energy Flexible dielectric polymer can stand the heat Chemical engineers first to functionalize boron nitride with other nanosystems Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after many breaks Super superlattices: The moiré patterns of three layers change the electronic properties of graphene 2-D perovskite materials found to have unique, conductive edge states Carbon nanotube device channels heat into light Red wine may hold the key to next-gen wearable technology Will your future computer be made using bacteria? Study contributes to the production of flexible electronic devices Engineers develop chip that converts wasted heat to usable energy	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9660
__label__wiki	0.567149	0.567149	Man with ‘Trump 2020’ sign banned by Disney … again Posted 9:37 PM, November 13, 2018, by Tribune Media Wire LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Disney has banned Dion Cini from company properties for, once again, displaying pro-President Trump messages, according to WFTV. Back in September, Cini lost his annual pass for unfurling a giant Donald Trump flag at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. The 49-year-old New Yorker told the local news station that he’d had it for 24 years. Disney recently contacted Cini and took him off the blacklist, he said. He, in turn, agreed that he would not hang any more flags — and he didn’t. Instead, he held a “Trump 2020” sign for a photo on Splash Mountain, as well as a “Keep America Great!” sign on the Expedition Everest ride. Now, he’s been re-banned from all Walt Disney World properties, which includes the theme parks and resorts. “I wanted to actually abide by their rules, and not hold up a flag to incite a crowd, but I kind of wanted to test them,” Cini told WFTV. “I just really wanted to find out whether or not it had to do with unfurling a flag, or what was written on the flag.” Disney rules prohibit “unauthorized events, demonstrations or speeches, or the usage of any flag, banner or sign for commercial purposes, or to incite a crowd.” While it’s unclear if Disney will ever allow Cini back, he seems interested in going for a three-peat. He posted to Facebook on Tuesday, “Banned twice. Thrice?” “I do things differently,” he told the The Washington Post. “I do things that will go viral to support the president. I’m trying to let other Trump supporters know that you don’t have to go to rallies. You can do this on your own.” Newsweek reports that Cini has pulled similar stunts at the Broadway musical “Frozen” and at Yankee Stadium. Pilot dead after helicopter crash lands onto roof of Manhattan office tower Galaxy’s Edge is a Star Wars fantasy — and what Disney does best ‘Many people agree with me’: Trump digs in on racist tweets Trump to make 2020 bid official – again – at Florida rally Trump rehashes gripes, rips ‘radical’ Dems in 2020 launch President Trump says he’ll host another 4th of July celebration in 2020 Trump gives base-pleasing NRA speech, teasing 2020 pitch Missed the second Democratic debate? Here’s what you should know Trump wants to ‘delay the Census’ over SCOTUS citizenship ruling	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9661
__label__cc	0.516482	0.483518	Dr Mohsen Talei Senior Lecturer \| ARC DECRA Fellow The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia E: mohsen.talei@unimelb.edu.au Mohsen's research is in the broad area of energy and includes numerical and theoretical investigations of turbulent flows, related to gas turbines and reciprocating engines. See below for some examples. Sound generation by premixed flames Combustion is a significant source of noise pollution. Combustion-generated sound also plays a central role in the stability of many engineering devices, such as industrial burners, gas turbines and rockets. The ongoing pursuit of quieter and cleaner combustion in these devices provides a continued need for further refinements in our understanding of combustion generated sound. The rate of change of heat release is commonly considered as a major source of noise in combustion. One mechanism affecting this rate of change, and hence sound generation, is so-called flame annihilation. Animation of the dilatation field (∇.u where u is the velocity) of an acoustically forced laminar premixed flame over one forcing cycle, is shown below. This animation demonstrates that flame annihilation events (detachment of the flame tip from an elongated filament and burning out of the resulting island) are significant sound sources. Note that the white colour represents both the flame and sound waves. Natural gas direct injection Compressed Natural gas (CNG) is commonly used as an alternative fuel for different applications due to low carbon emissions, attractive cost, availability, high antiknock resistance and extended lean flammability. Port fuel injection (PFI) and direct injection (DI) are two typical injection methods in natural gas engines. However, DI CNG engines tend to have improved volumetric efficiency and torque capability over PFI equivalents. DI injection strategy creates highly turbulent, underexpanded CNG jets. Recently, the advancement in computing power has made Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) of such flows feasible. This has the advantage of capturing details of supersonic flows with numerous expansion shocks more accurately than Reynolds-Average Naiver Stokes (RANS) calculations. Although simulation tools like LES are able to characterize salient features in DI CNG flows, existing literature does not adequately explain the effects of the internal flow and geometry of an injector on the downstream flow of a CNG jet. In our group, LES is employed to study the effects of changing the ratio of the nozzle total pressure (P0) to the ambient static pressure (P∞), defined as nozzle pressure ratio (NPR) on the transient development of the highly underexpanded natural gas jets. CO emissions due to flame-wall interaction Flame-wall interaction (FWI) is observed in various combustion systems such as gas turbines and reciprocating engines. In this process, the flame quenches at a distance away from the wall thereby leading to incomplete combustion. This can be a significant source of emissions such carbon monoxide (CO). Moreover, the current trend towards downsizing, i.e. increasing the power generated per unit volume of the power system, increases the significance of FWI. The contribution of flame-wall interaction towards overall emissions (CO in particular) is not well understood. The figure below shows the animated plots of a one-dimensional head-on quenching (where the flame propagates normal to the wall). The heat release rate (HRR), rate of production of CO (ROPCO), temperature (T) and the mass fraction of CO (YCO) are plotted against the distance from the wall on the left. The right-side plot shows the relation between CO mass fraction and temperature. The increase in HRR, and YCO near the wall (X+=0) is evident in both plots.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9664
__label__wiki	0.764882	0.764882	By Perry Hewitt\| June 7, 2013\| General Every Friday, find five quick links about compelling technologies, emerging trends, and interesting ideas. Source: the internet. Despite the oft-declared demise of RSS, many recoiled at the announcement of a Google Reader shutdown in July. Feedly, Pulse, and others have picked up migrating users, but Digg has an upcoming launch of a social news site / RSS reader said to be uncluttered and functional. Here’s an interesting interview with the team. In case Mary Meeker hasn’t convinced you, mobile behaviors continue to indicate that there’s a lot more upside ready to be monetized. YouTube announced that its mobile ad revenue has tripled, and revealed that 40% of U.S. video views are on mobile. HBR offers an elegant envisioning of the state of email — which is not dead, but evolving. Each year workers spend the equivalent of 111 workdays dealing with the frustrations of email, and its clunky utility is not going away anytime soon. Similarly, calendar functionality feels like it could get a lot better. Sunrise launched back in early 2013 to reimagine calendar via lush design and smarter data sources — here’s hoping its new 2.2M round will continue to advance the product. Personal security is a headache. The system of requiring human brains to come up and remember ever more human-unreadable passwords is unsustainable. Looking for a better way? David Pogue offers a comprehensive review of Dashlane as one solution. calendar email Friday5 mobile security video Friday 5 — 4.28.2017 The politics of spelling Try it: 3 ways to tell a story online	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9667
__label__cc	0.709563	0.290437	Learning Update Six Foundation Collaborative Accelerating Adoption of Care Models Brown University Initiative Three-Stage Grant Initiative Home \| What We Are Doing \| Improving Healthcare for High-Need Patients \| Accelerating Adoption of Care Models Replication Could Improve Care for Millions of People While Also Saving Billions for Medicare NEW YORK (August 20, 2018) — The Peterson Center on Healthcare announced today a new partnership with the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (Camden Coalition) and Health Quality Partners (HQP) to improve care and lower costs for high-need patients. The new project, made possible through a $605,000 grant from the Center, will work to accelerate adoption of the Advanced Preventive Care (APC) model, which has been shown to decrease mortality (by 22 percent), reduce hospitalizations (by 25 percent), and lower healthcare costs among chronically ill, older adults (by 10 percent). With a growing population of high-need patients—including millions of older Americans on Medicare and vulnerable patients on Medicaid—healthcare experts and policymakers agree that America’s healthcare system must be made more effective and efficient. New approaches to accelerate adoption of proven care delivery models like APC have the potential to significantly improve quality outcomes and lower costs of care. “Improving care and lowering costs for high-need patients should be among our highest priorities in healthcare,” said Jay Want, MD, Executive Director of the Peterson Center on Healthcare. “By spreading the proven Advanced Preventive Care model, this exciting partnership has great potential to help the growing population of high-need patients nationwide who require well-coordinated care, but too often are not getting it.” The APC model prevents avoidable complications among chronically ill, older adults by filling the gap between office-based primary care and later stage interventions. Skilled nurses closely assess, monitor, and engage participants and their families to proactively mitigate health risks and preventable complications. While several health systems have implemented the model, more work is needed to help other health systems adopt complex models such as APC. Through this project, the Camden Coalition's National Center for Complex Health and Social Needs and HQP will engage a multidisciplinary group of experts (from disciplines including healthcare, implementation science, user-centered design, and evaluation) to design more efficient implementation methodologies and infrastructures for health systems to incorporate APC into their patient care. The Camden Coalition and HQP will also develop an evaluation framework to test the newly designed systems for replication and share key learnings with the field that may help to further scale similar efforts. Improving care and lowering costs for high-need patients is a priority area for the Peterson Center on Healthcare. Data show that high-need patients, who typically have multiple conditions often exacerbated by challenging social needs, comprise approximately five percent of the U.S. population but accrue 50 percent of total healthcare spending. The Center has invested more than $6 million since 2015 to better understand the characteristics that make high-need individuals particularly vulnerable to low-quality care; replicate care delivery that improves quality and lowers costs; and create an environment that accelerates the adoption of promising approaches. The Center currently collaborates with five healthcare foundations and its grantees to gain greater insight into this patient population and determine which evidence-based care models best match their needs.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9668
__label__wiki	0.679997	0.679997	Worth a Look: SYSteam Nordic InfoTech Wizards For over a decade, and continuing into the future, this is the one information technology firm that has never, ever, let www.oss.net or any of its peripheral networks go out of service. The culture of reliability and ingenuity and responsivness of this organization cannot be over-stated. They are not just world-class — they set the standard. Robert David Steele, founder, OSS, EIN Visit them. DefDog: DoD Information Operations Compromised Corruption, Government, IO Deeds of War, IO Impotency, Military DefDog What a surprise! U.S. ‘info ops’ programs dubious, costly Tom Vanden Brook and Ray Locker USA TODAY, 29 February 2012 WASHINGTON – As the Pentagon has sought to sell wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to often-hostile populations there, it has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on poorly tracked marketing and propaganda campaigns that military leaders like to call “information operations,” the modern equivalent of psychological warfare. From 2005 to 2009, such spending rose from $9 million to $580 million a year mostly in Iraq and Afghanistan, Pentagon and congressional records show. Last year, spending dropped to $202 million as the Iraq War wrapped up. A USA TODAY investigation, based on dozens of interviews and a series of internal military reports, shows that Pentagon officials have little proof the programs work and they won’t make public where the money goes. In Iraq alone, more than $173 million was paid to what were identified only as “miscellaneous foreign contractors.” “What we do as I.O. is almost gimmicky,” says Army Col. Paul Yingling, who served three tours in Iraq between 2003 and 2009, including as an information operations specialist. “Doing posters, fliers or radio ads. These things are unserious.” Phi Beta Iota: The real issue here is the lack of “management” across the entire US Government. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not manage anything. There are no standards for return on investment, inter-agency collaboration, even justification in the public interest. Budgeting is a corrupt political “game” in which the Cabinet Secretaries represent the recipients of taxpayer funds, not the taxpayers. Were OMB serious, intelligence, information operations, and public diplomacy would be managed as one account, an Open Source Agency under diplomatic auspices would establish the gold standard for truth, and no money would be invested in contractors whose primary qualifications consist of contributing to Congressional political action campaigns and playing golf. The truth at any cost lowers all others costs. We are nowhere near getting a grip on the truth. David Swanson: Virginia Says No to NDAA Lawless Imprisonment of US Citizens – States Separating from Federal – Plan for Collapse? Government, Law Enforcement Virginia Says No to Lawless Imprisonment Good things do come out of the Virginia state legislature. That normally reprehensible body has just stood up to the federal outrage that has come to be known as the NDAA. The letters stand for the National Defense Authorization Act, but at issue here is not the bulk of that bill. Virginia’s state government has no objection to dumping our grandchildren’s unearned pay into the pockets of war profiteers while our schools lack funding. At issue is the presidential power to lock people up without a trial, which was slipped into the latest military funding bill late last year and signed into law by President Barack Obama on New Year’s Eve. In fact, Virginia’s legislature does not object to that abuse except in one particular circumstance, namely when the victim of it is a U.S. citizen. But in that circumstance, Virginia says Hell No. Locally in Charlottesville, we rallied at Republican Congressman Robert Hurt’s office. http://charlottesvillepeace.org/node/2629 We urged him to vote No, and he did so, saying: “After studying the controversial provisions and after hearing from many in the Fifth District, I concluded that the detainee provisions in the bill did not provide clear and unambiguous protection of the constitutional rights of American citizens. For this reason, I opposed the bill on final passage.” Groups from across the political spectrum, including the Bill of Rights Defense Committee, urged passage of a bill in Virginia’s state legislature to nullify the new provisions. Both houses have now passed the bill by veto-proof margins. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?121+sum+HB1160 Phi Beta Iota: Nullification is the softer gentler preamble to secession. The states, many of them over-invested in Federal bonds and many of them facing their own financial crises, are now starting to plan for the collapse of the US Goverment or economy, and becoming more alert to opportunities of state nullification of federal mandates. During this transition period resilience and sustainability will be “bottom-up” in nature, and those states that “assume” a loss of all federal funding after 2013, and plan for it, will do better than those states that assume federal (borrowed) largesse will continue. This will impact heavily on universities that rely on federal funding for most of their research. Theophillis Goodyear: Internet, Undersea Cables, Africa, and Digital Remittances 03 Economy, Autonomous Internet Theophillis Goodyear Internet access has become a vital public interest. Cutting it off is almost like cutting off our air. I can’t imagine mankind transcending all of the challenges we’re facing without the internet. It’s gone beyond being a luxury to being an absolute necessity for positive social transformation. Epic net outage in Africa as FOUR undersea cables chopped Brid-Aine Parnell The Register (UK), 28 February 2012 Underwater data cables linking East Africa to the Middle East and Europe have been severed, bringing transfer rates to their knees in nine countries. In a bizarre coincidence, a ship allegedly dropped anchor off the coast of Kenya on Saturday in a restricted area, cutting The East African Marine Systems (TEAMS) cable – shortly after three other cables were chopped in the Red Sea between Djibouti and the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reported. TEAMS was already stuffed with the traffic from the other three cables, the Europe India Gateway (EIG), the South East Asia Middle East Western Europe-3 (SMW-3) and the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSY), which were severed ten days before. “It’s a very unusual situation,” Chris Wood, chief executive of West Indian Ocean Cable, the largest shareholder of the EASSY, and a major owner of data-capacity rights on the two other Red Sea cables. “I believe these were accidental incidents, although more will be known when we bring the cables up from the sea bed.” Naturally, the number of cables ruined in a short timeframe has sparked suspicions of sabotage. A source from African carrier Airtel told Ugandan independent newspaper the Daily Monitor that the cables had been sliced on purpose. “The EASSY and TEAMS cables were cut by malicious people at the weekend and this is causing connection problems. All internet providers, particularly Orange and Airtel have been affected because they all depend on these cables for service provision,” he said. Wood told the WSJ that the cables in the Red Sea had all been severed at the same time, around 650 feet below the Red Sea, but he said that a passing ship could have done the damage because the sea is so shallow. Phi Beta Iota: The vulnerability of secessionist movements, and the vulnerability of the rising poor using the Internet to by-pass government corruption and corporate predation, are illuminated here. The Autonomous Internet and Open Source Everything are the imperative if humanity is to create a prosperous world at peace that works for all. Search: map ocean cables Undersea Cables: The Achilles Heel of our Economies Undersea Cable Ships, Cables, & the People that Help Facilitate the Global Internet NIGHTWATCH: Syria Ground Truth vs. US Media 08 Wild Cards, Corruption, IO Impotency, Media Syria: Special comment: Over the weekend, news video footage from Homs, the so-called center of the opposition uprising, raised questions about the actual effectiveness of the opposition. The videos showed Syrian police, firefighters and militia using fire hoses to disperse a major opposition rally in Homs. So who controls Homs? Apparently the government does, with the exception of a few photogenic neighborhoods. A European news outlet published a city map that shows the neighborhoods of Homs based on sectarian residence patterns. The map shows that most of the videos of violent confrontations have been taken in two or three mostly Sunni neighborhoods in the south of the city. Homs is a large city and most of it appears to experience little to no violence, based on the video footage and the map of neighborhoods. The vast majority of Sunni neighborhoods and the Christian and Alawite neighborhoods report no violence. Life goes on in most of Homs. If the Homs firefighters and police retain the capability to use fire hoses against demonstrators, then the government remains in control in that city. That is a basic precept of internal instability analysis. Homs still has a functioning government that responds to orders from Damascus. The point of this comment is that most US news reporting on the struggle in Syria appears aimed at grabbing headlines rather than at providing a balanced view of both sides of the struggle. Non-US news sources present a different view of the unrest. For example, it is difficult to maintain that the opposition dominates Homs, when the fire brigade is secure enough to turn hoses on an opposition rally there. US news analysts completely missed the significance of the fire brigade operations shown in their own videos.. The bottom line is that the opposition holds no ground that it does not physically occupy and then only when government forces are not present or chasing it. Homs does not appear to be under siege or under opposition control, based on German news reporting. Some neighborhoods are and that is worth further research. It also helps explain why the al Asad government exhibits no signs of panic or severe stress commensurate with the urgent statements by the UN, Arab League and US officials. More on this topic later. Phi Beta Iota: The truth at any cost lowers all other costs. The US media is 65-95% owned by Wall Street, with the bulk of their revenues coming from advertising by corporations that profit from war and instability. NIGHTWATCH KGS Home NIGHTWATCH on Syria at Phi Beta Iota Search: map of sunni and shiite muslim groups Venessa Miemis: Reinventing Finance – Digital Reformation Advanced Cyber/IO, Civil Society, Commerce, Commercial Intelligence, Ethics Venessa Miemis Re-Inventing Finance: An Emerging (Digital) Reformation Several months ago, I was invited by Sean Park to be a Venture Partner with Anthemis Group, a new financial services group with an aim to totally reinvent finance from the ground up. (Sean was a generous backer for the Future of Money Project I co-created for a SIBOS conference, and we’ve met up several times in the past few years for animated conversations about the changing nature of money, value and wealth.) I was delighted to accept the offer, and be a part of this exciting initiative by bringing attention to financial startups that just might help change the world for the better. If this is you, let me know! Check out the video above to hear more about the goals of Anthemis and an overview of our emerging global financial landscape – presented last week at the Lift12 conference. Below is a brief post Sean wrote up about his presentation, and a great prezi as well! Last Thursday I had the great privilege of having been invited by the remarkable Laurent Haug to present a snapshot of our vision of the new emerging universe of “digitally native finance” at the wonderful Lift12 conference in Geneva. Twenty minutes is not a long time (and thank goodness Laurent indulged me with a couple minutes more) to convey both the context and the substance of what we believe to be a fundamental shift in the paradigm of the financial services industry, but I hope I was able to give at least a good high-level overview. Most importantly, I hope I was able to convey the excitement we feel at the vastness of the opportunity and the win/win/win (for the customers/companies/economies) available to those who embrace the opportunity for technology-enabled disruption in financial services by introducing them – however superficially I’ll admit – to just a handful of companies who are at the vanguard of this wave of change. For those that are interested, my presentation is below: Read original post with inserted videos and briefing. Berto Jongman: Manipulating the Truth – 3 Views Corruption, IO Impotency Berto Jongman Three interesting pieces — you decide how much disinformation and manipulation you see from piece to piece. Al Qaeda Financial Troubles Financial Derivatives as the Tulip Moment In Depth Look at Wall Street Ownership of US Media Reference: IO Newsletter Vol 12 No 4 IO Newsletter ARSTRAT IO Newsletter ARSTRAT IO Newsletter v12 no 04 Table of Contents & Link to Other IO Newsletters Below the Line Continue reading “Reference: IO Newsletter Vol 12 No 4” DefDog: Allah’s Divisions – Culturally Stupid Americans Corruption, Cultural Intelligence, IO Impotency, Military We few, we happy few, who actually get it. The opposite of the SOF motto that you cannot mass produce special forces, is that you WILL mass produce culturally-stupid conventional forces. This is on the leadership — straight-leg Army flags have no clue and don’t want to have a clue. Cultural Cluelessness Threatens U.S. Commando Strategy David Axe WIRED, 27 February 2012 In one sense, the U.S.-led coalition has itself to blame for the riots and killings that have raged across Afghanistan in the wake of last week’s accidental burning of the Koran by American forces. Too many U.S. troops habitually disrespect their Afghan trainees, according to some of the elite forces who head up those training sessions. And those small, tactical acts of cultural stupidity can lead to a strategic moment, like the one we’re having now. The ongoing disrespect can fuel smoldering resentment among Afghans that is compounded by the Afghans’ underlying discomfort with the decade-long foreign occupation of their country. The mishandling of the Koran was like a match on that explosive tinder. According to members of a U.S. Special Forces “A Team” based in Laghman province, American trainers there inadvertently mistreat the Afghans with rough touching, mock insults and and a dearth of positive reinforcement. During my recent visit to Langhman, one Special Forces officer hurried to intervene when some Army National Guard soldiers wandered into an Afghan cemetery — another big no-no. “I’ve seen too many guys disrespecting their Afghans,” one Special Forces weapons sergeant says. The accidental burning of the Koran represents was even more thoughtless … and reflects an almost willful ignorance of Afghan sensitivities. “How after 11 years here is there no system in place for properly disposing of religious [documents]?” asks one sergeant attached to a Special Forces unit based in Kabul. “It’s just fucking stupid.” NIGHTWATCH: Syria is About Sunni-Shi’ite Divide Cultural Intelligence, IO Impotency Syria-Qatar: Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani said he thinks Qatar should do whatever is necessary to support the opposition in Syria, even if it means giving them weapons. Al-Thani made the remarks while visiting Norway to meet with Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Comment: Al Thani’s remarks match those of the Saudi Foreign Minister. They reinforce that the hypothesis that the fight in Syria is between Sunnis and Shiites more than anything else. It has nothing to do with western notions of democracy. Reference: Buried No Longer – Confronting America’s Water Infrastructure Challenge 12 Water, Government Water Infrastructure Cost Report Phi Beta Iota: The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has never really “managed” anything. They blew off the “M” forever in the 1970’s and became a budget chop shop unable to render intelligence with integrity to the Executive. At the same time, the Cabinet departments are focused on protecting budget share for their stakeholders (the recipients of the taxpayer’s revenue, not the taxpayer’s themselves), and neither they, nor the US Intelligence Community now costing us $80 billion a year, are capable of doing responsible analytics in the national interest. The lack of intelligence (decision-support) with (holistic) integrity across all organizations is the central challenge of our time. 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__label__wiki	0.509667	0.509667	This is Tom TB's Typepad Profile. Join Typepad and start following Tom TB's activity Tom TB I wasn't raised to hate anyone. I used to think we had just different ways of viewing our common existence. Then I went to work at the World Trade Center for the Port Authority of NY&NJ, and thought it was the safest place in NYC, as anyone commiting a mass murder would kill their own people. The rental van bombing 2/26/93 by a Muslim group change all that. When I heard my former work place was hit on 9/11, I didn't know how, didn't know what they called themselves, but I knew they were Muslims. The difference between Islam and any other faith as I see it is no one can go to a Pastor, Priest, or Rabbi and get their encouragement to carry out a murderous act. Commented Oct 11, 2011 on Major Swiss Companies Submit to Islam: Remove Cross-Shaped Swiss Flag from Their Products at Atlas Shrugs Major Swiss Companies Submit to Islam: Remove Cross-Shaped Swiss Flag from Their Products Switzerland's leading companies have removed Switzerland's cross-shaped flag from their products for the Islamic market. Swatch, Tissot and Victorinox logos, as iconic of their brand as NIKE"s check or McDonald's golden arches, are voluntarily censored, removed, in a breathtaking act of submissi... Investigative reporter Aaron Klein said yesterday on his WABC radio show that Mayor Bloomberg's long time partner is indeed on the board of Brookfield Properties. Commented Oct 10, 2011 on "Eat the Rich" at Atlas Shrugs "Eat the Rich" The insane, the moochers, the looters, and the parasites have found their movement. And Obama supports it, a marked difference from the millions of tea partiers who peacefully and hygenically protested high taxes and big government. Pamela Hall snapped the scene. Wikileaks Astroturf... Steve Jobs dropped out of college after six months, and went to work creating. Contrast what he did with the young people in lower Manhattan, many with college degrees, protesting Wall Street, and their failure to find employment. Commented Oct 6, 2011 on Steve Jobs, Dead, at 56 at Atlas Shrugs Steve Jobs, Dead, at 56 Apple is reporting that company co-founder Steve Jobs, widely regarded as one of the great innovators of the computer era, has died at the age of 56. May his soul rest in peace. It's the end of a great American era in more ways than one. How can the Government of Mexico complain to the U.S. Government about U.S. guns crossing the border and arming drug cartels, when it is the U.S. Government ordering,arranging and facilitating the sales and transfers? Commented Oct 5, 2011 on Finally! GOP calls for special counsel to investigate Holder Lies on Obama's Gun Running Scandal at Atlas Shrugs Finally! GOP calls for special counsel to investigate Holder Lies on Obama's Gun Running Scandal Holder lied to Congress about Fast and Furious Documents just unearthed show that the attorney general of the United States lied to Congress about when he first knew of the scandalous Operation Fast and Furious. Misstatements of fact by senior government officials under oath can be treated ver... I think Barry O'Bamma has awakened to death threats from a certain religion, and it ain't the Mormans. By now he must be perceived as an apostate. Commented Oct 1, 2011 on Hamas-linked CAIR "concerned" over killing of jihad mastermind al-Awlaki "without due process of law" at Atlas Shrugs Hamas-linked CAIR "concerned" over killing of jihad mastermind al-Awlaki "without due process of law" buh bye Hamas US affiliate, CAIR, has once again showed its true face, unmosqued. The killing of Anwar al-Awlaki is one of the great victories in jihad's war in America. Show them some love today! The enemy within is agitating against this victory in defense of freedom. Hamas-linked CAIR is a... "Tolerant Muslim" would be an Oxymoron. Commented Sep 24, 2011 on Huge Infidel Victory: UC Muslim Students Found Guilty On All Counts of Disrupting Meeting and Shutting Down Free Speech at Atlas Shrugs Huge Infidel Victory: UC Muslim Students Found Guilty On All Counts of Disrupting Meeting and Shutting Down Free Speech Justice was served today in a California courtroom. A six-man, six-woman jury found members of the Muslim Brotherhood group, the Muslim Student Union, guilty on all counts of misdemeanor disturbing a public meeting and conspiracy in connection with the Feb. 8, 2010. They deliberately broke th... As I recall every single one of the 19 high-jackers was from a country THAT WE HAVE NEVER BOMBED; most of them from Saudi Arabia. Shut up and sing, Tony. Commented Sep 21, 2011 on "I Left My Brains in San Francisco" at Atlas Shrugs "I Left My Brains in San Francisco" "They flew the plane in, but we caused it" ... "Because we were bombing them and they told us to stop." So sayeth Tony Bennett. Tony Bennett Tells Howard Stern U.S. 'Caused' 9/11 Attacks FOX News NEW YORK – Legendary singer Tony Bennett has waded into a new controversy by saying America "caus... Pamela, I'm 30 miles NE of you in CT. This old house was built in 1940 and survived major hurricaines (two in 1954, ten days apart). We will get some flooding, but then the downstairs carpets needed cleaning anyway... Commented Aug 27, 2011 on Rain on an Open Thread at Atlas Shrugs Rain on an Open Thread Billie Holiday, Come Rain or Come Shine. Composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. If you, like me, are in Hurricane Irene's sights, batten down the hatches, stock up on water and be safe ....... The 0bamabus! No president ever needed one before, and I doubt his successor will use it, as it will always be identified with him. On a historical note; my mother worked at LaGuardia during WWII for American Airlines, and Eleanor Roosevelt would book an extra seat for the dog Falla on DC-3s. How about that; the First Lady using commercial airlines during wartime! This just shows how our government has grown. Commented Aug 16, 2011 on Not an American flag in sight at Atlas Shrugs Not an American flag in sight One would think that the bus the President of the United States would campaign from would have ....one American flag. Not one. Obama's campaign bus looks like a monster hearse. Considering where his approval ratings are, thats not altogether inappropriate. And what's with the bus tour, anyway? A... Thanks Pamela! An added benefit is that I can see what NYC looked like when my parents lived there before I was born. Commented Aug 14, 2011 on Saturday Night Cinema: Force of Evil at Atlas Shrugs Saturday Night Cinema: Force of Evil Tonight's Saturday Night Cinema feature stars longtime Geller favorite, John Garfield, in his breakout performance, the best of his career, as an unscrupulous lawyer in this gripping, film noir classic, Force of Evil. Another Saturday night jewel at Atlas. There is nothing to dislike in thes... Subscribe to Tom TB’s Recent Activity	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9672
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__label__cc	0.746475	0.253525	Ricardo eventos 0 23Out “GHOST” ARTIST TALK OCTOBER 23, 2015 @ 19:00 – 23:00 ALIA SYED + CHILA KUMARI BURMAN + ANJALIKA SAGAR Chair : Bruno Leitão organized by Mónica de Miranda HANGAR Centro de Investigação Artística Rua Damasceno Monteiro, 12 Lisboa, 1170-112 www.hangar.com.pt http://www.luxonline.org.uk/artists/alia_syed/ http://www.chila-kumari-burman.co.uk/ http://otolithgroup.org/ This Artist Talk, organised by Mónica de Miranda, is part of the Hangar research program. Working in partnership with CEC (Centre of Comparitive Research, Lisbon) and Train (Research Center of Transnational, London) it will relay and broaden ideas encouraged by the “GHOSTS” exhibition. The talk will examine the role of the artist as researcher, analysing issues raised by the work of the artists concerning identity politics, the relationship between art, globalisation and subjectivity, in an age of increasing migration and global diaspora communities. In her work, Chila Burman challenges stereotypical assumptions that cloud cultural identity. Her art is informed by popular culture, gender and identity politics, exploring the relationship between popular culture and high art. Alia Syed work focuses on issues of identity, representation, and language, to explore and question structures of personal and collective post-colonial narratives. Anjalika Sagar is a filmmaker and member of The Otolith Group. She is interested in film essays, and the relationship between image, text and sound. Sagar works as a curator, moderator, essayist, film director, video-maker and photographer. http://www.comparatistas.edu.pt/ http://www.hangar.com.pt/critica-e-pensamento/?lang=en http://www.transnational.org.uk/ https://postarchive.org/ all rights reserved image by Alia Syed RESEARCH PROGRAM AT HANGAR Contemporary art practice is now so entangled with theoretical knowledge, it is becoming a research practice in itself. Encouraged by the conceptual nature of contemporary art, artists often integrate research methods and scientific knowledge into their artistic process, thus blurring the lines between art and theory. The research program at Hangar encourages practiced based learning, and runs with the intention of presenting seminars, conferences, public events, cinema sessions and artist talks, which are organised by artists, curators and researchers. Hangar is a platform for artists to meet and interact, not only with their fellow artists, but with the general public. About the Author: Ricardo Projecto apoiado pela Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia \| Project supported by FCT Projecto apoiado pela Fundação Ciência e Tecnologia \| Project supported by FCT \| Copyright 2013 - 2018 Mónica de Miranda - Web design by WEBORBI Hangaround ‘LIVE SALON’ – FAISAL ABDUL ALLAH – PERFORMANCE L WORKSHOP L MASTERCLASS	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9676
__label__cc	0.736237	0.263763	Health belief model theory is one of the framework that is frequently used in conducting research in educations and promotion of health’s related matters as it also explains changes in term of health behaviour(). The health belief model can be used as a guide within services to helps consumers understand health issues and for disease prevention programs. Furthermore, this model has range of key elements that focuses on individual belief around health conditions as well as predict individual health related behaviours which can be design as a long-term and short-term programs(). According to () the health belief model has five main action-related components that identify key areas in terms of decision making points that influence health behaviour. These five action-related components involves gathering personal information that determine individual risk factor, conveying the consequences that is associated with beliefs or behaviour, communicating to the target population where recommended action is highlighted, providing assistance around the identification of barriers to action and demonstrating of action where skill development activities and support is combined to enhance self-efficacy for successful behaviour changes. This theory is known as one of the earliest theories, it came into existence in the 1950s as a method to describe reason behind medical screening programs and others disease related issues(). However, health belief model focuses on individuals health behaviour where people have their own set of beliefs when it comes to their own health and ways they can maintain personal lifestyles. For example, people from different ethnicity have their own perception of the seriousness of illness and how it impacts on their day to day lifestyles as people have different ways of treating or seeking medical support , when it comes to being ill. Moreover, People who have experiences illness such as the flu often sees the flu as a relatively minor aliment, which makes them to stay home for few day instead of seeking immediate medical attention such as going to the GP for prescriptions. animal behaviour: dogs Heath and homeless FEATURE EXTRACTION FOR DISEASE PREDICTION USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES Power of Positive Thinking Difference between being depressed and being sad	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9678
__label__wiki	0.901322	0.901322	Frontiers Music Srl signs BLUE ÖYSTER CULT 11th July 2019 Power of Metal News 0 Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to announce the signing of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT! For over four decades, Blue Oyster Cult has been thrilling fans of intelligent hard rock worldwide with powerful albums loaded with classic songs. Indeed, the Long Island, NY-‐based band is revered within the hard rock and heavy metal scene for its pioneering work. BLUE ÖYSTER CULT occupies a unique place in rock history because it’s one of very few hard rock/heavy metal bands to earn both genuine mainstream critical acclaim as well as commercial success. Now they have partnered up with Frontiers Music Srl to continue their amazing journey! “We are delighted to be able to bring back the iconic BLUE ÖYSTER CULT with the release of a wealth of musical material that will certainly please all the fans. Hard Rock music would not be what is now without BÖC and Frontiers is their natural “home”. We look forward to a long and fruitful cooperation!” – Serafino Perugino, Frontiers Records President. “It’s been a long time since BÖC’s last studio album. Our biggest question from fans is ‘when are we going to do some new music?’ So we are ready to take this journey again. Recording with Danny, Richie and Jules should be a great experience as we’ve been touring together for years and Buck and I are looking forward to including them in the creative and recording process, say Eric Bloom. “The current band is GREAT and has never been recorded other than the live concerts, so we feel now is the time for new songs to be written and recorded. About half of the songs for the new record exist and the rest will be finished during the process,” adds Buck Dharma. A new studio album is expected to be released from the band in 2020. Fans can also expect to see remastered reissues (some with updated artwork) of four classic BÖC releases including: 1. Cult Classic (originally released in 1994) 2. Heaven Forbid (originally released in 1998) [Not available for North / South America] 3. Curse of the Hidden Mirror originally released in 2001) [Not available for North / South America] 4. A Long Day’s Night (Live CD/DVD and Blu Ray) originally released in 2002 – Blu Ray version to be released for the first time) Additionally, in 2020 the band will present five new live releases which include: 1. Live show from the iHeart Radio Theater 2012 (40th Anniversary). 2. Live show from Hard Rock Casino Cleveland 2014 3. Live show from Rock of Ages Festival in Germany 2016 4. 40th Anniversary of “Agents of Fortune” shot in L.A. in April 2017 [ “Agents of Fortune” album played front to back] 5. BӦC 45th Anniversary show Live in London June 17th 2017) [includes BÖC first album played in its entirety back to back] BÖC is often cited as a major influence by other acts such as Metallica, and BÖC was listed in VH1’s countdown of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. Upon the release of BÖC’s self-‐titled debut album in 1972, the band was praised for its catchy-‐yet-‐heavy music and lyrics that could be provocative, terrifying, funny or ambiguous, often all in the same song. BÖC’s canon includes three stone-‐cold classic songs that will waft through the cosmos long after the sun has burned out: The truly haunting “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” from 1976’s Agents of Fortune, the pummeling “Godzilla” from 1977’s Spectres and the hypnotically melodic “Burnin’ for You” from1981’s Fire of Unknown Origin. Other notable BÖC songs include “Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll,” “Then Came the Last Days of May,” “I Love the Night,” “In Thee,””Veteran of the Psychic Wars,” “Dominance and Submission,” “Astronomy,” “Black Blade” and “Shooting Shark.” The intense creative vision of BÖC’s original core duo of vocalist/lead guitarist Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser, and vocalist/rhythm guitarist Eric Bloom are complemented by Richie Castellano on guitar and keyboards, and the longtime rhythm section of bass guitarist Danny Miranda, and drummer Jules Radino. Don’t Miss BÖC Live: 7/10: Rochester, NY @ Hilton Firemen’s Field 7/12: Angola, IN @ T. Furth Center for Performing Arts 7/13: Grand Junction, CO @ Las Colonias Park Amphitheater 7/20: New Lennox, IL @ New Lennox Commons 7/27: St. Clair, MI @ Palmer Park 8/2: Lowell, MA @ Boarding House Park 8/10: Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater 8/17: Saskatoon, SK @ Delta Bessborough Gardens 8/18: West Vancouver, BC @ Ambleside Park 8/22: Fall River, MA @ Narrows Center for the Arts 8/23: Truro, MA @ Payomet Performing Arts Center 8/24: Plymouth, NH @ Flying Monkey Performance Center 8/31: Portsmouth, OH @ Portsmouth River Days Festival 9/7: Montpelier, OH @ Williams County Fair 9/14: Rochester, NH @ Rochester Opera House 9/15: West Springfield, MA @ Eastern States Exposition 9/20: Newark, OH @ Midland Theatre 9/21: Mt. Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 9/27: Tracy, CA @ Grand Theatre Center for the Arts 9/28: Huntington Beach, CA @ Huntington State Beach 9/29: Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren 10/4: Newberry, SC @ Newberry Opera House 10/5: Hopewell, VA @ Beacon Theatre 10/6: Annapolis, MD @ Maryland Hall 10/11: Warren, MI @ Andiamo Celebrity Showroom 10/12: St Charles, IL @ Arcardia Theatre 10/18: Stafford, TX @ Redneck Country Club* 10/19: Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Live* 10/31: Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theatre* 11/1: Jim Thorpe, PA @ Penn’s Peak* 11/8: Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre 11/9: Versailles, OH @ BMI Indoor Speedway 11/29: Akron, OH @ Tangiers 11/30: King of Prussia, PA @ Valley Forge Casino 12/5: Reno, NV @ Virginia Street Brewhouse 12/6: Montclair, CA @ The Canyon (Montclair) 12/7: San Luis Capistrano @ Coach House 12/8: Jackson, CA @ Jackson Rancheria Casino 12/27: Ft. Wayne, IN @ Clyde Theatre 12/28: Schenectady, NY @ Rivers Casino and Resort 1/15: San Luis Obispo, CA @ Fremont Theater 1/16: El Cajon, CA @ Sycuan Casino 2/7: Riverhead, NY @Suffolk Theater 2/8: Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre 3/6: Kansas City, MO @ Ameristar Casino 3/7: Florence, IN @ Belterra Casino 3/8: Warren, OH @ Robins Theatre *With UFO More Info On BLUE ÖYSTER CULT Visit: www.blueoystercult.com www.facebook.com/blueoystercult/ Blue Öyster Cult Long Branch Records welcomes FORGETTING THE MEMORIES to the family KINGBÉAST releases new video for “Leave Them To Die” Stryper – Fallen 7th October 2015 Wade Reitz Back in the day, I do not think there was a band I took more crap for liking more than Stryper. It was never necessarily about the religious connotations of their music that drew me [Read »] Pain - Coming Home Ihsahn - Arktis Dead Head - Swine Plague Ancestral - Master Of Fate	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9679
__label__cc	0.747461	0.252539	IndyCar Driver Ranking IndyCar Team Ranking F1 Driver Standings F1 Constructor Standings It Would Be Great To See Montoya Return To The Indy 500 However It Is Unlikely by Ben \| May 6, 2019 \| IndyCar, News Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya took his first IMSA win on Sunday in Mid-Ohio for the Acura Team Penske squad reminding everyone that he still has the speed to win races. The two time Indianapolis 500 winner who hasn’t raced in the NTT IndyCar Series... Could McLaren Look To Montoya As A Team Mate For Alonso? by Ben \| Jan 26, 2019 \| IndyCar, News Former NTT IndyCar Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya should be given the opportunity to compete in this year’s Indianapolis 500. The Colombian who remains part of Team Penske’s racing programme competing in the IMSA WhetherTech championship hasn’t... Kubica Is A Great Talent by Ben \| Nov 23, 2018 \| F1, News Former Formula One driver and Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya says that Robert Kubica is a great talent and it is great for the Polish driver to be back in Formula One. Kubica was announced as a Williams driver for the 2019 Formula One season alongside... Montoya Confirms He Will Skip The Indy 500 by Ben \| Apr 4, 2018 \| IndyCar, News Team Penske’s Juan Pablo Montoya has confirmed that he will not compete in the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil next month. Penske announced last year that he would just four cars in the most famous motor race in the world... Triple Crown In Sight For Montoya As He Joins United Autosports For The LeMans 24 Hour by Ben \| Mar 28, 2018 \| News Former Formula One and Verizon IndyCar Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya will make his LeMans 24 Hour debut with United Autosports in June the team confirmed on Wednesday. The Colombian, who drives for Team Penske in the IMSA Championship is aiming to score the motor... Ride Onboard With Robert Wickens And Carli Wood As They Take A Lap Around Toronto We Took Some Positives Away From The Weekend A Solid Day For Herta And Harding Wickens Receives A Wonderful Reception On His Return To Toronto Rossi Closes To Within Four Points Of Newgarden Following Toronto Podium A Fantastic Home Race For Hinch Dixon Recovers From Heavy Contact To Finish Second In Toronto Pagenaud Delighted With His Toronto Win Dixon’s Second Place A Great Result Considering His Injury Pagenaud Dominates In Toronto Rosenqvist Ends Race Day Warm Up Fastest In Toronto Hinch Hoping To Fight At The Front Archive Select Month July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 his website is designed by Web Designer Wicklow. Designer Sheena Gogarty	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9685
__label__cc	0.552689	0.447311	Diseconomies of School District Size The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 20, No. 2, Summer 1995 5 Pages Posted: 4 Aug 2011 See all articles by Gary M. Galles Gary M. Galles Robert L. Sexton Pepperdine University - Economics Department Date Written: 1995 Massive school district consolidation is driven by the presumption among education professionals that there are economies of scale in education (lower costs or greater value provided per student for larger numbers of students). But while educators have argued for economies of school district size, often resulting in the creation of massive school districts in search of promised efficiencies, they have not demonstrated those efficiencies in practice. In fact, the accumulated evidence points to the clear conclusion that, except for consolidations of very small districts, there are no economies of scale to local education. Galles, Gary and Sexton, Robert L., Diseconomies of School District Size (1995). The Journal of Social, Political and Economic Studies, Vol. 20, No. 2, Summer 1995. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1904993 Gary Galles (Contact Author) Pepperdine University ( email ) Pepperdine University - Economics Department ( email )	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9686
__label__cc	0.749308	0.250692	Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Friday 5th July 2019 This Post details the daily power consumption data for the AEMO coverage area in Australia. For the background information, refer to the Introductory Post at this link. Each image is shown here at a smaller size to fit on the page alongside the data for that day. If you click on each image, it will open on a new page and at a larger size so you can better see the detail. Note also the scale change for all of the images, and that even though they look similar in size of generation, that scale (the total power shown on the left hand vertical axis) has been changed to show the graph at a larger size to better fit the image for that graph. Total Power Generation All Sources Here, the total power generation from every power plant source is the top of the load curve, with each colour indicating a source of power generation. This is also similar to the total power consumption, which is slightly lower after minor grid losses are taken into account. The dark grey colour is for the black coal fired power generation. The yellowish colour is for the brown coal fired power generation. The purple colour is for natural gas fired power generation. The blue colour is for Hydro (water) power generation. The green colour is for wind power generation. The red colour in the dip between the two peaks is for solar power plant generation. The other colours mixed in with the rest of them are from those smaller Other sources. Rooftop solar power is not included on this graph, as this shows just the power generation from all power plants only. In the data below, both of those (exact) figures for total power consumption for the daily minimum and the daily Peak are taken directly from the AEMO site, adding up the totals for each of the five States in this coverage area. Also, note the slight difference between Total Consumed Power and Total Generated Power. That indicates some of the losses in the grid system Daily Minimum Power Consumption – 19040MW (3.55AM) Daily Peak Power Consumption – 27100MW (6.25PM) Daily Minimum Generated Power – 19400MW (3.55AM) Daily Maximum Generated Power – 27800MW (6.25PM) Average Total Power Generation – 23400MW Total Power Generation In GWH – 561.6GWH All Fossil Fuels Total – Coal Fired and Natural Gas Fired Power Generation Here, the upper black line is the total from all fossil fuels, and this is the same as for all three colours, the grey, dark yellow and purple colours combined in the image directly above. The black line just under that top black line is the Sub Total just for coal fired power, and that is the same as the combined colours of the grey and ark yellow on the image above. Note here how closely that coal fired line follows the shape of the upper Load Curve, and this indicates that coal fired power can be ramped up and down to follow actual power consumption. Daily Minimum Coal Fired – 13590MW Daily Peak Coal Fired – 18340MW Average Coal Fired Generation – 16360MW Total Generated Power – 392.64GWH Average Percentage Of Total – 69.91% Natural Gas Fired Power Generation This image for Natural Gas Fired Power Generation shows the gap between the total for all Fossil Fuelled Sources of power generation and Coal Fired Power Generation in the image directly above. Note here how closely the shape follows the total power generation Load Curve in the top image, indicating how these natural gas fired plants are used to smooth out the load curve to match actual power consumption. Note also that while coal fired power provides the bulk of the power, these natural gas fired plants are used to add more power to the system during those time periods during the day when consumption rises for the morning peak, and the main evening Peak Daily Minimum – 1270MW Daily Peak – 3950MW Average Natural Gas Fired Generation – 1920MW Total Generated Power – 46.08GWH Average Percentage Of Total – 8.21% All Renewable Power Generation Versus Total Power Generation This Image shows just the gap between total power generation from every source and the total power from the three renewable sources only. It is the same image as the first image at the top here, only with the fossil fuelled total (the grey, yellow and purple colours) and those smaller Other sources removed from the graph, As in that top image, it shows Hydro Power, (blue colour) wind power, (green colour) and solar power. (red colour) This image is used here to highlight the gap between the total power generation (that black line, which also includes RTS as well) and the total from renewable sources alone. All Renewable Power Generation (Does not include rooftop solar generation) This image is the same as for the one directly above for all renewable power, only with the total from all sources removed from the graph. As the scale of the left hand vertical axis has now changed, you can better see the detail of all renewable power. Again, the blue colour is for hydro, the green colour is for wind, and the red colour is for solar. The other colours you can just make out indicates smaller plants, mostly using biofuels as their fuel source, tiny plants adding up to a very small total and for a short time duration. For this data, I have added the times for the daily minimum, and the daily maximum, to show how they do not correlate with the actual times of minimum power consumption (4AM) and maximum power consumption. (around 6/6.30PM) Average Renewable Generation – 4730MW Generation From Other Sources This image shows the power being generated from the smaller sources other than the major sources of power generation. These include Natural Gas/Diesel, Natural gas/Fuel Oil, Coal Seam Methane, Diesel, Kerosene, Waste Coal Mine Gas and Bagasse. All of these are fossil Fuels, excepting Bagasse which is sugar cane waste mostly used to provide main and auxilliary power at sugar mills. Note the scale change here, as these are smaller producers of power, and the scale is changed so they can be more easily shown on the graph. For the data here, I have just added the average generation across the day, the total generated power from all these sources, and the percentage of the total. Average Generation – 390MW Total Generated Power – 9.36GWH Hydro Power Generation This image shows all Hydro power generation. It is the same as the blue colour in the top image for power generation from all sources. Again, note here that the shape of this load curve follows the shape of the main load curve for all power generation, in that it has similar peaks in the morning and for the main evening Peak. The coloured lines at the bottom of this graph indicate the power generation from each of the hydro plants in this coverage area. Average Hydro Generation – 1840MW This image shows the total power generated by every wind plant in this vast coverage area. It is the same as for the green coloured line in the image at the top showing generation from all sources. The total Nameplate for all these wind plants is 6702MW, from a total of 55 wind plants. Note that the shape of this load curve does not follow the shape of the main load curve for total power generation. Wind power generates its power only when the wind is blowing, hence it does not follow actual power consumption levels. For this data, I have added the times for the daily minimum, and the daily maximum, to show how they do not correlate with the actual times of minimum power consumption (4AM) and maximum power consumption. (around 6/6.30PM in Winter and earlier during the Summer Months.) Daily Minimum – 1470MW (4.55PM) Daily Peak – 3900MW (11.55PM) Average Wind Generation – 2560MW Solar Power Plant Generation This image shows the total power generated from all the solar power plants in this coverage area. This is the same as for the red coloured area you can just see in that top image. The total Nameplate for all these 41 solar plants is 3075MW. Daily Minimum – Zero Average Solar Plant Generation for hours of generation – 740MW (7.00AM till 5.30PM) Average Solar Plant Generation across the whole 24 hour day – 330MW Average Percentage Of Total across the whole 24 hour day – 1.41% Rooftop Solar Power Generation As this source of power generation is classed as ‘behind the meter’, it is not included in the total power generation. Note here that the State of Queensland (QLD on the legend under the graph) is broken down into four separate areas as this is the largest State with the largest number of installations. While the total Nameplate changes often, the latest information is that the total is now 8000MW and higher, and that is a large total. However, that total equates to almost 2 Million homes with panels on their roof. That equates to an average sized installation of 4.3KW. Most of the power is consumed by the homes with the panels, and what is fed back to the grid is only consumed in the local residential areas. While seemingly still high this total is spread across that huge number of installations across the whole of this coverage area. Average For Hours of Generation – 1260MW (7.00AM till 5.30PM) Average Rooftop Solar Generation across the whole 24 hour day – 550MW Total Generated Power – 13.2GWH Wind And Solar Power Generation Versus Total Power Generation This image shows the total power generated from all the wind plants, and all the solar power plants in this coverage area, combined in the one image, and compares it to the overall total generated power, the black line at the top of the graph, which also includes RTS as well. Wind power is the green coloured area, and solar plant power is the red coloured area, and these are the same as shown in those other coloured images at the top of the Post. I have also added the data below for the total generated power for both wind and solar plant power combined, and the percentage of the overall total below for the maximum power from both sources with respect to the overall total, both at the maximum for both, and then for the total for both at the daily peak Power time. Daily Peak for Wind and Solar Plant Power – 3900MW Average Across the whole day – 2890MW Average Percentage of Total across the whole 24 hour day – 12.35% Total Generated power at the daily maximum for both wind and solar plant power, the time of that maximum, and percentage of the total at that daily maximum – 3900MW – 1.55PM – 17.03% Total Generated power for wind and solar plant power at Peak Power Consumption time for the day, and percentage of total at that daily Peak Power time – 1900MW – 6.25PM – 6.83% Overall Total With Rooftop Solar Power Added This image shows the overall total generated power with Rooftop Solar Power (RTS) added to the total from all of the power plants. RTS is shown here as that orange colour added near the top of the graph in the middle, during daylight hours, and is indicated on the legend below the graph as Rooftop PV (PhotoVoltaics). The new overall total is that black line along the top of the Load Curve. Note here that with this RTS total added, the shape of the full load curve, the black line now looks almost exactly as Summer load curves used to look prior to the advent of RTS, and all those panels on roofs of private dwellings. Finding Averages – On each (non solar) graph, there are 25 hourly time points, starting with midnight and finishing with midnight. I have added the total at each time point together, and divided by 25. For both solar power averages, I have used the same addition of hourly time points and then divided by the same number of those time points of actual generation. Every so often, as the days get longer (or shorter after Summer) I change the hours of generation as those hours change. For total power in GWH, multiply the average daily power by 24, and then divide by 1000. The total percentages for coal fired power, natural gas fired power, all renewables, and those other smaller sources add up to 100%. The total percentages for Hydro, Wind, and Solar adds up to the total percentage for all Renewables. Total Generated Power is expressed here as GWH (GigaWattHours) and a GWH is a MWH (MegaWattHour) multiplied by 1000 Comments For This Day Overall power consumption feel by a large amount on this day, and the total power generation from every source was 561.6GWH, at an hourly average of 23400MW, a drop on the day before of 1050MW, and that was a fall of 3.4%. The daily indicators showed that the early AM Base Load was 200MW higher at 19400MW, and the evening peak at 6.25PM was 900MW lower at 27800MW. Across the five States with their individual peaks at differing times, the peak in New South Wales (NSW) was 500MW lower. In Queensland, it was 20MW higher. In Victoria, it was 320MW lower, In the two States with the lowest power consumption, the peak in South Australia was 380MW lower, a big fall for such a low power consuming State, and in Tasmania, it was 50MW lower. As that overall fell by so much, it was no surprise to see that coal fired power was well down with an average of 16360MW, a fall of 950MW, almost all of the overall fall. The range between the low for the day and the high was well up, with coal fired power generating less power at the low point, so that range was a lot higher, at 4750MW, and coal fired power generated a maximum for this day of 18340MW. In Queensland, Unit 5 at the old Gladstone plant went off line between 9PM and 10.30PM, and there are now eight of those coal fired Units off line, five in Queensland, two in NSW and one in Victoria. The average for natural gas fired power was down by 130MW. The average for those smaller Other sources was lower by 230MW, and the average for hydro power was lower by 80MW. The average for solar plant power was lower by 30MW. Wind power had a reasonable day early on, and then late in the evening and into the night, it started to rise significantly. The average for wind power was up by 370MW to an average of 2560MW, and that gave wind power a daily operational Capacity Factor of 38.20%, up on that year round average. With coal fired power taking up nearly all of that overall fall, coal fired power delivered 69.91% of all power across the whole day. OzPowerGenerationTFO Tagged: Australian Electrical Power Consumption, Australian Electrical Power Generation, Australian Electrical Power Statistics, Australian Renewable Power, Coal Fired Power Generation, Electrical Power Load Curves, Solar Power Generation, Wind Power Generation Posted in: Australia, Climate Change, Coal Fired Power, Electrical Power Generation, Hydro Electric Power, Natural Gas Fired Power, Politics, Public Opinion, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Power ← Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Thursday 4th July 2019 EU Governance Chaos → One Response “Australian Daily Electrical Power Generation Data – Friday 5th July 2019” → Wind typo: Daily Minimum – 3900MW (11.55PM) Daily Peak – 1470MW (4.55PM)	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0056.json.gz/line9687

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