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__label__wiki	0.831706	0.831706	Buy Arrow Action / Adventure / Crime / Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi Oliver Queen and his father are lost at sea when their luxury yacht sinks, apparently in a storm. His father dies, but Oliver survives for five years on an uncharted island and eventually returns home. But he wasn't alone on the island where he learned not only how to fight and survive but also of his father's corruption and unscrupulous business dealings. He returns to civilization a changed man, determined to put things right. He disguises himself with the hood of one of his mysterious island mentors, arms himself with a bow and sets about hunting down the men and women who have corrupted his city. Download Arrow Season 1 24 episodes 1 Pilot 2012-10-10 After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive… Description ▼ After a violent shipwreck, billionaire playboy Oliver Queen was missing and presumed dead for five years before being discovered alive on a remote island in the Pacific. When he returns home to Starling City, his devoted mother Moira, much-beloved sister Thea, and best friend Tommy welcome him home, but they sense Oliver has been changed by his ordeal on the island. While Oliver hides the truth about the man he's become, he desperately wants to make amends for the actions he took as the boy he was. Most particularly, he seeks reconciliation with his former girlfriend, Laurel Lance. As Oliver reconnects with those closest to him, he secretly creates the persona of Arrow - a vigilante - to right the wrongs of his family, fight the ills of society, and restore Starling City to its former glory. By day, Oliver plays the role of a wealthy, carefree and careless philanderer he used to be - flanked by his devoted chauffeur/bodyguard, John Diggle - while carefully concealing the secret identity he turns to under cover of darkness. However, Laurel's father, Detective Quentin Lance, is determined to arrest the vigilante operating in his city. Meanwhile, Oliver's own mother, Moira, knows much more about the deadly shipwreck than she has let on - and is more ruthless than he could ever imagine. Hide description ▲ 2 Honor Thy Father 2012-10-17 Open with Oliver Queen/Arrow recapping some of the pilot in voice-over. Cut to Arrow beating up some guards and forcing… Open with Oliver Queen/Arrow recapping some of the pilot in voice-over. Cut to Arrow beating up some guards and forcing a bad guy to make good. Queen is to appear in court as part of legally coming back to life. On his way into the courtroom Queen flashes back to the storm. He explains to the judge what happened, saying that for those five years on the island he felt he had to live for both he and his father. Queen's declaration of death is rescinded. Queen runs into an angry Laurel outside the courtroom. Queen watches the press conference of a man being prosecuted by Laurel. Queen instantly gets free from his bodyguard Diggle. We see Laurel give her opening statement against Martin Somers (Ty Olsson) who was smuggling drugs into the city by way of the Chinese Triads. In order to keep his illegal business going, Somers had a man named Victor killed. Laurel is arguing on behalf of Victor's daughter, Emily. We learn that Somers' name was on his father's list. Cut to Arrow hanging Somers upside down, shooting arrows at him while demanding he confess to the murder. Moira complains to Diggle about him continually losing her son. Queen walks in and she asks him where he runs off to when he escapes. Moira asks him to take Diggle with him on his next "rendezvous." Diggle tells Queen he'll quit if he's ditched one more time. Thea complains to Queen about him showing up after five years and judging her. Somers doesn't want to tell Lance anything about his run-in with Arrow. Lance assures him he'll get his man and Somers makes a threat towards Laurel. Queen gets a tour of the family business. Moira and Walter Steele (Colin Salmon) would like to name a new building after his father and ask him to take a leadership position in the company. Queen seems to have no interest in working for the company and makes a crack about Walter being married to his mother. Diggle talks to Queen about family and this flashes Queen back to first landing on the island. His father's corpse washes up and he carries the body away from the birds. Lance drops by Laurel's office and telling her she and Emily are getting 24/7 protective custody. She initially declines, but he says he's just doing his job. Somers speaks with a female representative of the Triads. She seems to think killing Laurel would be a good idea. Thea asks Queen about his scars. He says he's not ready to talk about what happened to him there. She takes him out back and shows him his tombstone. She says while he was gone she'd ask him for advice. But now that's he's back she feels less connected to him than she did when he was missing. She asks him to let her in. Queen drops by Laurel's place. He says he initially blew her off to protect her, but now realizes that he hurt her. He tells her about not wanting to work for the company and his mother seeming not to accept his answer. She says her father blames himself more than he does Queen. Queen hears something and pulls her out just before somebody starts shooting. It's the Triads and Diggle saves the day just before Queen and Laurel are killed. The woman we saw meeting with Somers is also there, but she manages to escape. Lance arrives and thanks Diggle. He then tells Queen to stay away from his daughter. Diggle noticed that Queen was able to help him by throwing an unbalanced kitchen knife ten feet across the room. Queen tries to brush it off as luck, but Diggle knows better. Queen gets into his Arrow gear and prepared to go after Somers. Arrow arrives just as Somers is preparing to leave town. Lance wants Laurel to recuse herself from the case. She won't do it. Lance gets a call about something happening at the docks. Cut to Arrow fighting his way to Somers. He gets Somers to admit he ordered the Triads to kill Victor. A female member of the Triad, China White (Kelly Hu), shows up and a huge martial arts battle with Arrow ensues. The police show up and Lance has Arrow in his sights. But he shoots an arrow at Lance's arm, knocking the gun away but not harming him. Attached to the arrow is a digital recording of Somers' confession. Queen decides he needs to be the person everybody thinks he is in order to fulfill his promise to his father. Cut to Walter beginning the dedication. Queen shows up, seemingly drunk. He grabs the microphone and creates a scene. He says he's not half the man his father was and to "stop asking me to be." Somers is headed to jail. Lance stops by to see Laurel. He's still not happy with Arrow, calling him an anarchist. Queen crosses Somers' name off his father's list. He then flashes back to bringing his father's body to a rock. Inside his father's pocket his finds a blank journal with a circular logo on the front page. Moira meets with somebody in the rear of a limousine, telling them that her son has no clue about what is actually going on or that the yacht was actually sabotaged. The person is holding something with the same circular logo. Queen goes to his father's gravestone. He talks about how hard its been to reconnect and keep his secrets. He reaffirms his pledge to right his father's wrongs, but tells him that to do so he'll have to dishonor his memory. As he leaves, some workers move in to dismantle his headstone. Back to the island flashback. As he is finishing burying his father under some rocks, Queen is hit in the right shoulder by an arrow. He looks back and sees a person wearing a hood, notching another arrow and preparing to fire at him again as he passed out. 3 Lone Gunmen 2012-10-24 While Queen trains, he explains through voiceover what Arrow is all about. His latest target is James Holder (Tobias Slezak),… While Queen trains, he explains through voiceover what Arrow is all about. His latest target is James Holder (Tobias Slezak), responsible for defective fire detectors in low-income housing. Arrow confronts Holder, but someone else is watching through a rifle scope. Before Arrow can finish his speech, the rifleman kills Holder and grazes Arrow with another shot. Back in his lair Queen crosses Holder off his list, then falls to the ground, the result of a what he identifies as a poison bullet. He retrieves some herbs from his kit and ingests them as he passes out. Flash back to Queen meeting the mysterious hooded man who shot him when he first arrived on the island. He tells him he shot him to protect him and then pulls out the arrow and disappears. Queen gets to his feet. A drunken Thea (Willa Holland) is brought home by police after stealing some things from a clothing store. Queen criticizes his mother for letting her stay home from school. Lance wonders if Arrow might be behind Holder's shooting death. Queen analyzes the poison, figuring out the shooter was a well-known assassin known as "Dead Shot." He doesn't like this guy because he doesn't kill for justice or honor. Dead Shot is now at the top of Queen's list. Queen is planning to open up a new nightclub. Tommy wants them to check out the competition, a club named "Poison" owned by Max Fuller (Marcus Rosner), whose fiancé Queen happened to have slept with. Diggs points out that the new club Queen wants to open is in a rough part of town. Joanna talks to Laurel about still having feelings for Queen. She wants them to go out that night to help Laurel move on. Moira grounds Thea for two weeks. Queen climbs the side of a building to pull something out of a wall. The police gets back the ballistic report on Holder's murder. Lance still isn't sure and goes to get "my own evidence." Queen determines the shooter was probably working on behalf of the Russian mob. He goes to a garage and asks, in Russian, for someone named Alexi Leonov (Barry Nerling). He shows a tattoo and says his name is "Bratva." He asks for information about Dead Shot. A man named Karl Rasmussen is killed. Lance points out to Walter and Moira that Rasmussen was interested in purchasing a company they were also looking at. The auction for the sale is the following day. Queen and Tommy drop by Poison, making sure to leave Diggle (David Ramsey) at the door. Laurel is there, as is a very drunk Thea. She spills the beans about Tommy and Laurel's romantic relationship and things get awkward. Fuller shows up and promptly punches Queen in the face. Tommy and Queen end up fighting his bodyguards, with Laurel coming to their rescue with some snappy moves of her own. Another flashback to Queen on the island. He wakes up next to the man who shot him and runs outside. He quickly runs into a net. At a restaurant the guys meet Diggle's sister-in-law Carly (Christie Laing). Tommy apologizes to Queen about not telling him about Laurel. Queen doesn't seem worried about it. We learn that Diggle's job somehow got his brother (Carly's husband) killed. Queen gets a call from the Russians, who give him an address for where Dead Shot stayed the last time he was in town. We see Dead Shot looking at blueprints online. Arrow arrives at the hotel room, leading to a fight with Dead Shot. Dead Shot jumps out the window and gets away. Queen pays a visit to a woman named Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) in his IT department. He gives her Dead Shot's damaged laptop in the hopes she can salvage some information. Moira tells Thea a story about how good her father had been at getting through to her. This is first time he's come up in years. Felicity finds the blueprints on Dead Shot's laptop. They are of the place where the auction for that company will be taking place. Queen realizes there are too many locations for Dead Shot to fire from. He'll need help. Arrow grabs Lance and forcefully tells him what he knows about Dead Shot and his weapon of choice. Thea joins her mother and Walter (Colin Salmon) at the auction. Lance has a large team protecting the area. But Dead Shot has already killed one of the officers and taken his post. Tommy drops by Laurel's work to talk about the other night. She says she thinks it was obvious Queen already knew about them. Tommy says he wants to be the kind of man she'll want to be with. Queen is at the auction. He mentions the potential for a shooting to Diggle. At the last minute Lance pushes Walter out of the way, preventing him from being killed. Queen rushes up the stairs, grabbing his Arrow gear on the way. Diggle follows. Arrow and Dead Shot battle. Arrow eventually drops him with a shot through his right eye, but sees that Diggle has been hit. We flashback to the island, as the mystery man releases Queen from the net with a warning about others on the island. Arrow gives Diggle some of his organic antidote for the poison. Diggle struggles into consciousness and sees it was Oliver Queen, unmasked but in his Arrow leathers, who has saved him. 4 An Innocent Man 2012-10-31 We open with a little bit of the end of last week, as Arrow makes Diggs an antidote for the… We open with a little bit of the end of last week, as Arrow makes Diggs an antidote for the poison from Dead Shot. For some reason Diggs decides he should take a swing at Queen. Arrow explains he wants him to join his mission, saying his background as a soldier is perfect. Diggs doesn't seem interested and calls him a criminal and a murderer. Queen comes home to Laurel waiting on him. She says his family doesn't deserve the selfishness of him keeping his family in the dark after he was shot at. Queen mentions to Laurel that she's the second friend to rip him a new one that night Queen dreams about the island and trying to communicate with the arrow-wielding gentleman who appears to speak only Chinese. He wakes up and comes downstairs to find Thea watching TV show about a man named Declan who killed his wife a few years back. The two talk about Laurel and he tells her he's not the same guy he used to be. The next morning Moira tells Queen that Diggs has resigned, telling her he didn't approve of "Queen's evenings." The new guy's name is Rob. Moira is also watching a report about Declan, who is set to be executed at midnight the following night. Queen sees that Declan's wife Camille had worked for a man named Brodeur. Queen quickly ditches Rob on his motorcycle. At the Arrow hideout we see that Brodeur's name is on Queen's list. Cut to Brodeur talking to an employee about the fact he had Camille killed because she was going to blow the whistle on his company's chemical dumping. Queen is well aware that Brodeur was probably responsible for Camille's death, meaning an innocent man is about to die. Queen pays Laurel a visit dressed as Arrow. He tells her about Camille wanting to blow the whistle on Brodeur and Declan being innocent. Laurel meets with Declan. She goes through the evidence, which sounds damning. He swears that he's innocent. Walter tells Moira that there is $2 million missing from the company. He thinks it is probably a bookkeeping error. Laurel tells her father what she heard from Declan. Lance says that Camille's supervisor contradicted her story about going to him about the dumping. Queen finds Diggs at the restaurant where his sister Carly works. Queen asks him once again to help him do the same kind of good he did in the military. To convince him, Queen shows him his father's journal. Queen tells him he needs to right the wrongs done by his family. He says he thinks the sniper he took out was his brother-in-law Andy's killer. If he helps him, Diggs will have the chance to help other people's families. Moira tells Walter she thinks the missing money was invested in a friend's start-up a few years back. She'll talk to accounting and have it cleaned up. Walter doesn't look convinced. Laurel tells Joanna who suggested she look into Declan. Laurel meets with Arrow. She tells him about the supervisor, a man named Istook, contradicting Camille's story. Arrow tells her that Istook "hasn't been questioned by me." He says he's hiding his face to protect the people he cares about. Walter asks IT wiz Felicity to discretely look into the disappeared $2.6 million. Arrow pays Istook a visit. After chaining him to some train tracks Istook says he'll give him a file on Brodeur that will help Declan. Another flashback to Queen on the island. He's hungry and the man hints that to eat he'll need to kill a bird. Arrow drops off the file to Laurel. She says the city needs somebody like him. Queen comes home and Thea points out he had a huge grin. He says it's because he's been showing his true self to Laurel. Lance doesn't like the fact Laurel has been working with Arrow. She points out she wouldn't have to be breaking the law if the police had done their job correctly in the first place. He's not happy. Laurel shows a judge the file and asks for a stay of the execution. The judge doesn't agree. Brodeur's lawyer Garrett comes in during the conversation and Laurel promises Brodeur she'll come after him. Brodeur's associates point out to their boss that Laurel will be meeting with Declan at his prison. They have friends in the prison and hint that something bad will happen during the meeting. Laurel tells Arrow about the problems she's having. Arrow says he'll get a confession. Felicity tells Walter the money was used to set up an offshore LLC. It's completely off the books. A few years ago it purchased a warehouse in the city. Diggs tells Carly he misses not making a difference. Arrow tells Brodeur to confess. After Arrow shoots an arrow through Brodeur's hand his phone rings. Arrow learns what is about to happen to Declan. During Laurel's meeting with Declan the lights are turned off and an alarm sounds. A virtual riot breaks out and during the confusion Laurel finds herself in the middle of a bunch of cons. Queen, dressed as a security guard, shows up in the nick of time to get her and Declan to safety. In the process he pounds on a con who tried to choke Laurel and she seems disturbed by his brutality. Outside the prison Lance comes to see his daughter, telling her that Brodeur has confessed. Laurels says she now agrees with him about Arrow, that "he's a killer." She looked in his eyes and saw no remorse. Flash back to a now-starving Queen on the island. He says he's never killed anything before. He grabs the bird and apologizes before breaking its neck. Laurel tells Lance that the vigilante was wearing a guard uniform. This seems to give Lance an idea. Walter pays a visit to the warehouse from Moira's LLC. The password "ROBERT" gets him inside. Inside he finds the wreckage of the Queen's Gambit, the boat Queen and his father were on. Lance has the security footage from the Exchange building shooting examined more closely. He finds video of Queen changing into the Arrow outfit. Queen crosses Brodeur off the list. It turns out the man Queen is with does speak English. He says the only way he'll survive is if he's willing to kill more than the bird and he forgets about the picture of Laurel. Moira meets with a man who shows him a picture of Arrow and says the vigilante it targeting "the list." Diggs pays Queen a visit. He says Queen will need somebody to remind him who he really is. At this point Queen is placed under arrest by Lance. 5 Damaged 2012-11-07 5 YEARS AGO -- We see Oliver being taught how to use an arrow by Yao Fei. Queen goes to… 5 YEARS AGO -- We see Oliver being taught how to use an arrow by Yao Fei. Queen goes to pick up a rabbit Yao has killed and is grabbed by three armed men in masks and stuck in a cell in the ground. In present day we see Queen arrested. Through voiceover, he is confident that he has a way out of this mess. Lance interrogates Queen. Queen assures him he's not a vigilante and has an excuse for being caught on video going into the bag with the hood. Moira and Walter show up and tells Lance the interrogation is over until their attorney arrives. Queen wants Laurel to represent him. Moira tells Laurel that Queen has requested her and won't accept representation if it isn't her. Laurel doesn't think it's a good idea. Queen shows up at his arraignment without counsel. The judge advises against it. But once the subject of bail comes up Laurel enters the courtroom and helps him get home confinement. It's clear Laurel doesn't think Queen could be Arrow. Queen has a tracking bracelet put on his ankle. He also wants to host a party at the house to prove he's okay with what's happening. Laurel argues with her father over going after Queen. He references Sarah and Laurel says Queen isn't to blame. Queen tells Diggle that what happened with the video was intentional. Queen tells Diggle about Leo Mueller, a German arms dealer who has arrived in town with military-grade hardware. He wants Diggle to track Mueller and figure out where the buy is happening. Diggle has access to Queen's Arrow hideout. He picks out some toys for his mission. Walter meets with Josiah Hudson, the head of Queen Consolidated's security, and tells him off the record that he has an assignment for him. He explains that he found the remains of Robert's yacht and wants Josiah to move them to a secure location. When Josiah wonders what's going on, Walter admits that he doesn't know yet.The prosecutor tells Laurel and Queen she'll consider a plea of insanity provided he agrees to spend time in an asylum. Queen wants no part of it and says he'll take a polygraph in front of Lance. Queen tells Laurel if he fails the polygraph he'll consider the deal. Another flashback to the island: the mercenaries take Queen to their commander, a man named Edward Fyers. Queen tells him he'll be well compensated should he be rescued. Fyers shows Queen a picture of Yao wearing a military uniform and asks if he knows him. Queen lies and says no and Fyers picks up on it. Fyers summons his masked enforcer, Slade, and tells Queen that he will suffer for not cooperating. Thea tells Queen she's worried about how he's been acting since he returned from the island. He assures her isn't the Arrow person. Moira meets with the well-dressed man. He's concerned about the investigation into Queen. During the polygraph Oliver flashes back to his interrogation on the island. He passes with flying colors and we see him being tortured by Slade. Lance asks about his scars. Oliver said he wasn't alone on the island and admits to being tortured. Lance then asks if he's killed anyone: "Yes," is the answer, though he's talking about Sarah. Lance still isn't going to drop the charges. During his party Queen tells Diggle he wants him to dress up as Arrow and stop the arms deal. Diggle doesn't like the fact he was lied to but agrees to do it. Walter is told the Hudson was killed in a car accident. Laurel apologizes to Queen for how Lance acted. She tells him that after her sister died Lance threw himself into his work and her mother ended up leaving. She says she used to hate him, but is now starting to think about what happened to Queen on the island. She wants to see the scars. He shows them to her and she is stunned. He says he survived because there was something he wanted more than death. They start to kiss but then Laurel pulls away and runs out. Queen flashes back to the island. Fyers begins to suspect that Queen does not have the information he wants, and orders Slade to kill him, but Yao breaks in and knocks Fyers out. Slade attacks him, resulting in furious martial arts duel. The two seem to be evenly matched, but Yao manages to incapacitate Slade long enough to escape with Queen.. As Mueller cuts a deal with a street gang for his weapons, the lights in the warehouse go out. As Mueller and his men drive away with the weapons, Diggle takes on the gang members and knocks them out. Walter tells Moira about finding the boat and the security chief dying. He's doesn't trust her. She doesn't want him to look into it any further. Diggle calls Queen to warn him that Mueller got away. While he's on the phone, a man posing as a butler tries to kill him, and the tracking bracelet is broken in the ensuing scuffle. Lance comes in and shoots the attacker. Lance tells the family he's not sure who attacked Queen. He then takes off the ankle monitor because the vigilante was spotted across town. Queen thanks Lance. Moira meets with the well-dressed man again. He was the one who went after Queen, thinking he was the vigilante. He also had the security chief killed. Moira warns him that if he touches anybody in her family she'll take him down. Another island flashback. Yao Fei takes Queen back to the cave and admits that he's impressed that Oliver didn't break under torture. He reminds him to breathe, gives him the pouch, and heads out to hold off the mercs, sealing the cave mouth with an explosive before Queen has a chance to follow. Laurel brings Queen the polygraph. It turns out there was a slight flutter on an answer she knows he lied about. Queen says if she knew what happened to him on the island she would look at him differently. He tells her there's no way he could possibly aim a bow and arrow, as he's suffering from what happened to him on the island. She says nothing can ever happen between them and he agrees. Queen and Diggle talk about him lying to Laurel. Diggle doesn't think Queen realizes the impact he's having on his family. Queen says he thinks about it all the time. Walter tells Moira he will be flying to Australia on an extended "business trip," he doesn't know how long he will be gone. Lance drowns his sorrows in a bar, and is picked up by Laurel after he has too much to drink. Queen, back in his Arrow guise, corners Mueller and tells him he has failed his city. 6 Legacies Oliver's next target is Scott Morgan, a power executive who jacks up prices for electricity when people most need it.… Oliver's next target is Scott Morgan, a power executive who jacks up prices for electricity when people most need it. John Dingle suggests they go after the gang of bank robbers that recently wounded a police officer during a daytime heist. Oliver is not so keen and John isn't the kind of guy who gives up very easily. Oliver quickly identifies one of them as a high school acquaintance, Derek Reston - and learns that Reston may have turned to crime because of something Oliver's father did. Tommy Meanwhile isn't having much luck with his hoped for romance with Laurel. He seeks Thea's advice. Flashbacks show Oliver's doubts about his survival on the island. 7 Muse of Fire Just as Oliver arrives at company headquarters, a motorcycle riding gunman shoots and kills a man who is speaking to… Just as Oliver arrives at company headquarters, a motorcycle riding gunman shoots and kills a man who is speaking to his mother. The man was standing directly in front of her and everyone assumes Moira Queen was the intended target. It turns out the man who was killed was mobbed up and worked for Frank Bertinelly who has in the past tried to get into business with the Queens. Oliver pays him a visit but ends up going out on a date with his attractive daughter Helena, who has a few surprises of her own. Meanwhile, the motorcycle vigilante strikes again. 8 Vendetta Helena wakes up in bed with Oliver. Thinking he is still asleep, slips out of bed and changes into her… Helena wakes up in bed with Oliver. Thinking he is still asleep, slips out of bed and changes into her Huntress gear. She drives to an alleyway where China White escorts Zhishan to his car. Helena prepares to shoot him but Arrow drops down and throws off her her aim. The Triads open fire and drive off, and Helena berates Oliver for ruining her plan. She explains that she planned to kill Zhishan and let her father Frank take the blame so that the Triad would wipe out his weakened organization. Oliver denounces the plan as reckless, and offers to show her the difference between justice and revenge.Oliver takes Helena to Big Belly Burgers, Helena reminds Oliver that he has used lethal force on enemies in the past. He insists that he only does so when there is no other option. If they're going to take down Frank, they do it without collateral damage, or they don't do it at all. Helena rebukes him and walks out.When Oliver returns to the Green Arrow Hideout, he tells Diggle that he spent the night with Helena, and she knows he is Arrow. Diggle voices his disapproval, prompting Oliver to remind him Helena was going to turns state's evidence against her father. Diggle acknowledges that she deserves her fair share of sympathy, but insists that her anger has warped her, and that Oliver's attempts to redeem her are a fool's errand.While Walter is getting ready for work, Moira assures him that she lied to him about the boat to protect him, and she is still the woman he fell in love with. He assures her that things are good between them now, but he wants them to be honest with each other going forward. Moira agrees. Walter drives Thea to school before going to work.At the Bertinelli estate, Helena enters the parlor to see Frank offering condolences to Nick Salvati's widow, Dana. Once Dana leaves, Frank promises violent revenge on Nick's killers. Oliver arrives for an impromptu visit, wanting to speak with Helena. Frank leaves so they can talk privately. Helena reiterates her earlier rebuff, but Oliver convinces her to accompany him to Sara Lance's grave.At the gravesite, Oliver tells Helena about sleeping with Sara behind Laurel's back, saying that this was how he reacted when a woman got close to him. Before his time on the island, he was a terrible person who hurt the ones he loved. Helena doesn't think she can open herself up to anyone after Michael. Oliver offers he will never hurt her.Oliver takes Helena to the hideout, attempting to teach her how to use a bow and arrow. Helena does not see the point of using such a "primitive" weapon, but she seems impressed by Oliver's archery skills. He tells her that bow inspires patience and focus. He shows her the list, and Helena recognizes one of the names: Anthony Venza, a drug runner on her father's payroll. Diggle arrives, clearly not happy to see Helena at the hideout. Sensing the tension between the two men, Helena politely exits. Diggle voices his disapproval at sharing his secret with Helena, and again warns against trusting her. He figures that Oliver wants to change her so that by extension he can change himself, but Oliver ignores his warnings.Tommy comes by the legal office to see Laurel and invites her to a swanky restaurant. She reminds him that he no longer has a steady stream of income, and then suggests that he ask Oliver for a job as a general manager at his new club. Tommy agrees to talk to Oliver about it the next time he sees him.At Queen Consolidated, Felicity tells Walter about her investigations into Tempest. She's discovered that someone else was monitoring Moira's transfer of funds and that she managed to trace them back enough to get a symbol belonging to the hacker, it is the same standard that Oliver found on the island with Robert's personal effects. Still guilty about Josiah Hudson's death, Walter threatens to suspend her if she pursues this any further. But after Felicity nervously leaves, Walter takes another look at the symbol.Helena returns to the hideout, Oliver tells her that they're going to take down Venza, but they're doing it his way. He gives her a modified Huntress costume, with light ballistic mesh body armor and a domino mask to conceal her identity. He also gives her a crossbow, seeing it as a "compromise" between a gun and a bow.Venza is telling his dealers that any two bit hood can sell hard drugs such as crack, but that prescription pills are the future. Arrow and Huntress emerge from the shadows and tell Venza that he has failed the city. They subdue Venza and his men without killing them. Helena seems to like not having to kill anybody.Frank is furious when he learns of Venza's arrest, as it has dealt massive damage to his organization. He does seem happy that Helena seems to be happy with Queen.Back at Queen Manor, Moira tells Walter that she is leaving for a board meeting. Walter's curiosity gets the better of him, and he eventually finds a small notebook with blank pages, identical to Robert's journal.Tommy and Laurel are at the restaurant, but it is crowded. Tommy attempts to use what influence he has left to get the seated more quickly, but this fails when the hostess realizes he has no money. Oliver and Helena are having a dinner date at the same restaurant, and they invite Tommy and Laurel to sit with them.During dinner, Helena becomes unconfortable at the way Oliver and Laurel are looking each other. Laurel attempts to break the ice by asking Oliver about the job at his club. Helena realizes that Laurel was the woman that Oliver described earlier at the cemetery, while Tommy angrily goes out to get some air. Tommy and Helena are both convinced that Oliver and Laurel still have feelings with each other. Tommy tells Laurel that he doesn't need her charity, and that she'd be better off with Oliver because he has money. Helena tells Oliver that the manner in which she was introduced to Laurel was "messed up," and she angrily storms off wanting nothing more to do with him.Tommy drops by Laurel's apartment to apoligize. He says that he has never had to be responsible before, and now that he has to be, it scares him. Laurel insists that her feelings for Tommy have nothing to do with his money.At the hideout, Oliver tells Diggle he was right about Helena. He didn't want to believe that she was too dark and beyond help, because he felt that he was entitled to a relationship with a kindred spirit after keeping everyone else at arm's length for so long. But after the double date with Tommy and Laurel, he has burned up any currency he had with her.Zhishan and his bodyguards are playing cards at a warehouse when the Huntress breaks in and guns them down. Zhishan, in his native Mandarin, recounts the old proverb of someone seeking revenge digging two graves, one for their target, and one for themselves. Unmoved, the Huntress replies "I don't speak Chinese," and coldly shoots Zhishan down. She leaves one of the thugs alive, telling him that Frank Bertinelli ordered the hit.At Queen Consolidated, Walter shows Felicity the notebook. He apologizes for threatening her earlier, but warns her that someone else has already died pursuing leads on Tempest. After she accepts the risks, he gives her the notebook.Arrow arrives at the scene of Helena's Triad massacre and calls Diggle to tell him war is coming.China White leads an assault on the Bertinelli estate, taking out all of the guards. Arrow arrives and takes on the Triad death squad, while Frank runs to his safe to recover a pistol and Helena's laptop. China finds him and prepares to kill him, but Arrow arrives in time to take her down. As more Triads move in, Arrow tells Frank to run.As Frank runs out the back, the Huntress shoots him in the leg with a crossbow bolt. When he wonders what she's doing, Helena tells her father that it's payback for Michael. Frank freely admits he had Michael killed but insists that he did it to protect the family. Undeterred, the Huntress prepares to kill Frank, but Arrow disarms her, warning her the killing her own father is not something she can come back from. While they fight, Frank picks up the crossbow and shoots Helena in the shoulder. Arrow knocks Frank out and carries the Huntress to safety.Helena awakens at the Arrow hideout, the ballistic mesh in her jacket saved her life. She insists that they should have killed Frank, as his legal connections will make it impossible to keep him locked up. Oliver assures her that the police found her laptop, he will be spending the rest of his life in prison. Helena tells Oliver that she now realizes that justice and revenge are two different things, but it is revenge that she is after. She warns him to stay out of her way.Diggle finds Oliver at Big Belly Burgers. They discuss love, and Diggle shares that he believes it's about finding the right person, and not molding someone else into who you want them to be. Oliver comments on how he blew his chance with Laurel, and Diggle tells him that he will meet the right person when he is ready.Felicity returns to Walter's office with the notebook. She tells him that the pages are not empty, just written on a special kind of ink that can only be visible through ultraviolet lighting. It appears to be the same list that Robert gave to Oliver.Tommy visits Oliver at Queen Manor. He admits that Malcolm cut him off, but he was too proud to ask for help. Oliver offers to share his trust fund, but Tommy would prefer an actual job, as he is learning to be responsible. Oliver offers him the position of general manager of his new club.As the Huntress appears to leave town on her motorcyle, Oliver muses that she will likely cross paths with Arrow again. 9 Year's End 2012-12-12 Oliver has to deal with the fact that there's a copycat on the street dispensing justice. The first victim is… Oliver has to deal with the fact that there's a copycat on the street dispensing justice. The first victim is Adam Hunt who Oliver put out of business some months ago. Det. Quentin Lance quickly concludes that the killer, who uses black arrows, is not the Hood, as he calls Oliver. Things become deadly serious when the Black Arrow takes a group of innocent people hostage threatening to kill one every hour until the Arrow is apprehended. Meanwhile, Oliver is surprised that the family no longer has their annual Christmas party and offers to re-institute what was once a Queen family tradition. In flashbacks, we learn that the island on which Oliver lived for 5 years was once a Chinese prison. 10 Burned 2013-01-16 Open at a huge fire. A person dressed as a firefighter shoots fire accelerant at another firefighter, causing him to… Open at a huge fire. A person dressed as a firefighter shoots fire accelerant at another firefighter, causing him to go up in flames. It's been six week since Walter's kidnapping and Digs tells Queen there is no update. They both realize he's likely dead. Digs wants them to get back to work on the names in the book, but Queen thinks his family should be his priority. We flash back to the island and Queen fleeing as soon as Yao Fei begins to fight the masked man. He turns back and sees Fei knocked out and carried away. Lance stops by with a representative from the fire department to tell Joanna her brother Danny was killed a fire. Queen tries to cheer up Moira but she seems pretty down. Queen and Thea swap Walter stories. She hopes he's having a midlife crisis and isn't dead. On TV they see a report that since the man in the hood stopped patrolling the streets crime is on the rise. Joanna tells Laurel she thinks Danny might have been murdered. She shows her evidence that the way he died doesn't fit with the circumstances of the blaze. Laurel takes evidence to her father. It seems that at least once other firefighter was killed when his suit burned hotter than the fire being fought. Lance wants to leave it with the fire department. Lance had the phone he got from Arrow analyzed, but it's a dead-end. Laurel snags the phone and places a call to Queen, saying "I need your help." Laurel is visited by Arrow. Using a devise to disguise his voice Arrow tells her he'll "look into" Danny's case. Queen tells Digs about his contact with Laurel and asks him to look into Danny. He wants Digs to alert the police to anything he finds. Digs wants Arrow to get back to work. Tommy wants to throw a fundraiser for the fire department. Queen is impressed with his friend's new attitude. Joanna is still working and Laurel wants her to take some time off. Lance confronts Laurel about taking the Arrow phone. She tells him she spoke with Arrow about Danny. Moira is pressured by the COO to take over as CEO. He's worried about the public perception of Queen Consolidated once again having a CEO disappear under strange circumstances. Moira sends him off and tells Queen she's not ready. Digs has found a pickup truck he can link to the fire deaths. Queen pauses when Digs tells him this is a time for Arrow. Back in a flashback we see Queen hunted by a masked man with a weapon. He seems to be trapped. Arrow arrives at the scene of a fire just after the killer tosses a firefighter into a blaze. Arrow notices a tattoo on his wrist but he manages to escape. Another island flashback. Queen tries to attack the masked man and ends up rolling down a hill into a stream. Queen calls Laurel as Arrow. He tells her what vehicle the killer drives and about a certain tattoo and scar. Digs isn't happy Queen left Laurel by herself to battle the killer. This leads to a brief fight between the two as Digs tries to figure out what is wrong with Queen. He thinks the other archer got into his head. Queen talks to Laurel about her relationship with Tommy and her not wanting him to have a drawer at her place. She isn't sure she's ready for the step-up in commitment. Laurel speaks with Fie Chief Raines. She references the fire house that had the Firefly tattoos. Three of them have been killed in the past six weeks. Another member of the group, Garfield Linze, died two years earlier in a famous building fire at Noddel Towers which claimed the lives of dozens of civilians and six firefighters. The fire happened because of faulty building materials. The chief isn't interested in Laurel's questions. Laurel calls the Arrow phone afterwards and tells him she's at a dead-end. Arrow says "It's my turn." On the island Queen wakes up in the water and sees the attacker he fought with is dead. Thea wants to get her mother out of the house. She's upset that Moira is no longer acting like her mother. Queen talks to Digs about what happened to him during his battle with the other archer. In past years he'd never been worried about death because he had nothing to lose. But his life is different now because of what would happen to his loved ones if they lose him. Digs thinks having something to live for should give him an edge. Queen suggests that perhaps Linze wasn't actually killed in the fire. At the benefit Laurel and Queen talk to Raines about the Noddel fire. He says it was the worst he'd ever seen. Linze begged him to send his unit back in but he wouldn't do it. Raines doesn't think Linze could have survived the fire. At that exact moment Linze shows up behind them and starts setting the place on fire. Linze covers Raines in accelerant and Queen runs off. Linze blames Raines for what happened to him. Just before Linze can set Raines on fire Arrow shows up. Arrow offers to get him help but Linze walks right into the fire. The media is hailing Arrow as a hero. Moira is taking over as CEO and seems to be in slightly better spirits. Joanna is finally taking a leave of absence. She gives Laurel her brother's badge. She wants her to give it to Arrow as a thank-you. Lance apologizes to Laurel and gets the Arrow phone back from her. But after a second he rethinks it and hands it back. We see that a speaker has been placed in phone. The next time Laurel speaks to Arrow the police should be able to listen in. Back on the island Queen has decked himself out in the gear of the masked man. He finds keys and a map. Queen tells Digs it's time to return to the list. 11 Trust But Verify 2013-01-23 Open with a masked man robbing a armored car. At least one guard appears to be killed. Tommy comes over… Open with a masked man robbing a armored car. At least one guard appears to be killed. Tommy comes over for breakfast and Queen tells him about his mother acting erratically. Queen sees a news report about the robbery. Queen tells Diggle the technique used to rob the armored trucks (the third-such robbery this month) reminds him of a military procedure he saw while researching a security firm called Blackhawk. It's run by a man on the list named Ted Gainer. Gainer was Diggle's commanding officer during his first tour in Iraq and he's not happy the man is on the list. Queen flashes back to the island. Wearing the hood of the man he killed he enters the camp. He tells them he supposed to be transporting a prisoner and a man takes him toe the east camp. At the last minute Fyers gets onto the jeep with Queen. Tommy is hard at work on the club. His father calls and says he's proud his tough love appears to be paying off and wants to have dinner. Arrow breaks into Blackhawk headquarters and tells Gainer he wants to have a conversation. Diggle appears behind Gainers and points a gun at Arrow. Arrow disappears and Gainer tells Diggle he's hired. Diggle asks if he knows why the vigilante might be targeting him but Gainer has no answer. Queen is furious with Diggle who still doesn't trust Robert Queen's book. Diggle says Queen owes him the chance to prove Gaines is innocent. Back in an island flashback Fyers asks Queen a question to make sure he's legit. Queen seems to pass. Moira and Thea go shopping. In the car Moira gets a call from Malcolm. Moira tells her daughter she cut short their day together. Tommy tells Laurel about dinner with his father. Malcolm tells Moria she needs to shut down her friend Karl Ballard, who is trying to gentrify a neighborhood. In return she wants proof Walter is still alive. Gaines re-introduces Diggle to Paul Knox, who works at Blackhawk. Diggle doesn't seem to care for the man. Queen is having trouble getting into Blackhawk's system. Thea comes in and thinks that Moira and Malcolm are an item. She tells him that before Queen and his father were shipwrecked she suspected something was going on between the two of them. Queen doesn't buy that Moira would cheat on Walter. Queen asks Moira about her history with Malcolm. She tells him Robert was unfaithful and makes him promise not to tell Thea. She says her relationship with Malcolm is simply about seeking business advice. Back on the island Queen is taken to a place where prisoners are kept. Fyers hits him over the head, clearly having been aware it was Queen the entire time. Queen asks Felicity to help him crack the Blackhawk security fob, lying to her about the reason. At the end of dinner Malcolm asks Tommy to help him shutdown his dead mother's free clinic. Tommy is furious and won't do it. Malcolm tells Laurel that Tommy's mother was killed by gunshot to the head. Diggle asks Gaines about Knox. Gaines gave him a job to help him out. Felicity calls Queen and tells him she's gotten through the security and found evidence that Blackhawk is behind the armored car heists. We see the next armored car robbery. Arrow shows up to intervene and we see that Knox is one of the robbers. One of the Blackhawk guys is hit with an arrow. During Thea's party Diggle and Queen talk about the heist. Diggle thinks if anybody at Blackhawk is involved it is Knox. Thea's friends give her some designer drugs. She goes upstairs to take it to her room. Malcolm shows Moira a picture of Walter. Thea sees this and thinks this is more evidence she's cheating. Thea is furious with her mother, walks away and looks down at the drugs. Knox catches Diggle snooping around. He mentions somebody hacking their system and puts him in cuffs. Diggle sees that Gaines is with him. Gaines calls the robberies his "mission" and asks Diggle to join the mission. Since Arrow stopped what was to be their final mission and took out one of their men, they need Diggle to join the team for one more heist. Diggle says no, but Gaines shows him they have Carly in custody. They'll kill her if Diggle doesn't help. Queen is listening to all of this. Ata the next robbery Diggle turns the tide of Gaines' men. He hits Knox with a grenade and makes his escape. Just before Knox can shoot Carly, Arrow shows up to save the day. Gaines pulls a gun on Diggle and Arrow puts an arrow in his chest. Diggle tells Queen he knew he'd be coming. We see a stoned Thea behind the wheel. She loses control of her car and crashes into a ditch. Queen and Moira rush to Thea's side in the hospital. Laurel and Tommy talk about Malcolm. He tells her his father only cares about himself. Diggle apologizes to Queen for being wrong about Gaines. Queen says he has no doubts about making him his partner. They cross off Gaines' name from the list. The police arrest Thea for driving under the influence of narcotics. Back on the island Fyers tells Queen his trust in Fei was misplaced. One of Fyers' men takes his hood off and we see that it is Fei. 12 Vertigo 2013-01-30 Open with Arrow chasing a drug dealer who sells something called Vertigo. The guy admits he's supplied by someone named… Open with Arrow chasing a drug dealer who sells something called Vertigo. The guy admits he's supplied by someone named The Count. Queen tells Digs how fired-up he is to get this Count. Digs reminds him that Thea's hearing is coming up in a few hours. Outside the courthouse Thea is bombarded by a huge media throng. Thea has worked out a plea arrangement with the prosecutor but the judge denies the deal, saying he wants to make her the poster child for the city's Vertigo problem. The Queen's attorney gets to work on an appeal, but tells the family to be prepared for her to do jail time. Queen flashes back to being behind bars on the island. He tells Fei to let him go, reminding him that he returned for him. Fei says "I can't" and walks away. Queen drops by the police station and meets with a vice detective named Hall he knew from their younger days. She is aware of the Count's name and shows him a file. She gently asks him to let the police handle the situation. Lance notices Queen is snooping around and asks Hall about it. In order to make an example the Count injects pure Vertigo directly into the blood stream of the dealer from the opening scene. This apparently creates agonizing pain for hours or days and eventually causes the person's heart to give out. The Count hands him a gun with one bullet, giving him the option to take revenge or end the misery. The man shoots himself. The Count finds it "interesting" that Arrow is coming for him. Laurel and Tommy discuss their radically opposite schedules. Queen shows up and asks Laurel about Thea's judge. He wants her to see if her father can help. Laurel tells Lance she sees potential in Thea and doesn't think she needs prison. Lance says he'll make a few calls. Queen meets with his Bratva connections to try and get connected with The Count. He says he's interested in the drug business. In exchange for the help they ask him to kill a man. Queen obliges. This leads to a flashback to the island. Fei brings Queen to an organized fighting circle Fyers is using for unite cohesion. Fei shoves him into the circle and it appears they are to fight. Back in present day Queen puts the body of the man he seemingly had just killed into his trunk. He places his finger under the man's chin and he pops back to life. Queen tells Diggs that in order not to blow his Bratva connection his plan is to meet with The Count as himself, then follow him to his hideout. Laurel and Queen talk to Thea about her legal situation. Thea says the judge has agreed to two years of probation and community service, provided Laurel supervises her. Thea says she doesn't want to do it and Queen is furious. After Laurel leaves Thea says essentially that she wants to go to jail to ruin Moira's life. Queen tells her their father admitted he was a liar on the boat. Moira overhears this and is upset with Queen. Queen and Diggs meet with The Count. Queen says he wants to have something to offer his nightclubs customers. The Count tells him that 56 people died to perfect his product. Lance and Hall pull up with several vehicles to bust the meeting. The Count gets away, on his way injecting Queen in the chest with what we assume is the pure form of Vertigo. Queen and Diggs manage to get away. Diggs mixes up some kind of medicine and gives it to Queen. During a flashback Queen recalls his fight with Fei. Fei beats him severely, then does the fake death move on Queen. Queen wakes up from his Vertigo state, with Diggs telling him that The Count only got a half dose into him. Queen's told that The Count got away but they have a sample of what he injected into him. Lance and Hall pay Queen a visit. Hall says she saw him at the scene. Queen tells them he was working on getting The Count. Lance says if they spot him at another deal he'll be put in jail. Moira tells Thea she had been lying to her about Robert because she wanted to preserve her positive memory of him. They appear to make up. Queen is still suffering some effect from his overdose. He collapses on the stairs. During another island flashback we see Fei dump Queen into the river in full view of Fyers. In present day Diggs wants to take Queen to the hospital. He declines. Queen brings the Vertigo to Felicity for analysis, hoping she can tell him what part of the city it was made. She finds it was made near an abandoned juvenile detention center. Against Diggs' wishes Queen goes after The Count. Unable to handle his bow because of the overdose Arrow has to fight his way through The Count's soldiers. As he makes his way up to the area where the drug is being made the police arrive. Arrow fights with The Count and begins injecting him with his own product. At this moment Lance arrives. Arrow shoves The Count away and leaves the scene. Thea comes to her senses and decides to take the deal working for Laurel. Hall gives Queen a call with word The Count has been arrested and put out of business. We see the Count battling for his life in a hospital. Another island flashback: When Queen hits the water he wakes up and is able to swim to shore. In his pocket he finds a map Fei has slipped in there. In present day Felicity asks Queen to meet her. After asking if she can trust him, Felicity shows him a book identical to his father's. She says she got it from Walter, who told her it belongs to Moira. Felicity thinks the list cost Walter his life. 13 Betrayal 2013-02-06 Cyrus Vanch, a gangter incarcerted for drug running, human trafficking, racketeering, and murder, is released from Iron Heights prison on… Cyrus Vanch, a gangter incarcerted for drug running, human trafficking, racketeering, and murder, is released from Iron Heights prison on a technicality and his girlfriend Vivian picks him up. They then go to the mansion of Cyrus' lawyer, George Wolfman. Cyrus accuses George of botching his trial, leading to his incarceration. George cites the Hood vigilante taking down Frank Bertinelli and China White, and the Huntress murdering White's boss, as "contingencies that couldn't be anticipated." Cyrus hugs him in understanding, claiming that all is forgiven... then stabs him with a switchblade and appropriates the mansion as his own. At the Arrowcave, Oliver shows Diggle the notebook he got from Felicity. Diggle finds it suspicious that Moira would have a copy of her late husband's list, but Oliver attempts to write it off as a coincidence. Diggle understands Oliver wanting to believe that his mother is innocent, but the evidence is suggesting otherwise, especially Walter's recent disapperance. Using the map he stole from the mercanary camp, Oliver comes upon the remains of a downed cargo plane. As he attempts to loot the supply cache, an Australian man in commando gear drops down from a hole in the ceiling and holds a sword to Oliver's throat. Oliver tells him that Yao Fei sent him. At the police station, Quentin and his commanding officer, Lt. Pike, are arguing over Quentin's recent change of assignment. Quentin insists he is getting close to catching the Hood, but Pike notes that the vigilante has done a lot of good in recent months, and demand for his capture is beginning to wane. Moira is getting ready to leave Queen Manor when Oliver tactfully confronts her about the notebook. He claimes to have looked up the names online and discovered they are all bad people. Moira tells Oliver that prior to his death, Robert kept a list of people who owed him favors. She reminds him that Robert kept many secrets from the family. She proceeds to destroy the notebook, citing that Walter's disappearance as proof that the only way to keep the family safe is to stop asking questions. Thea begins her CNRI internship with Laurel, and is introduced to Anastasia, who is on pro bono sabbatical from her high-paying law firm. Anastasia tells Laurel about Cyrus's recent release from prison. Laurel protests, but the District Attorney is adamant that there is nothing they can do without new evidence. As she plans her next move, she gets a call from Tommy, inviting her to join in sampling some chefs who are being auditioned for the club, but Laurel says that she has to call someone and says that she'll go out with him the next night. Oliver returns to the Arrowcave and tells Diggle about the destruction of the notebook. Diggle sees it as a confirmation that Moira is hiding something, and says that if it were anyone else, Oliver would be donning the Green Arrow hood and confronting them. Their conversation is interrupted when Laurel calls Oliver's ghost phone. Laurel tells him that she needs evidence that will put Vanch back behind bars. Oliver points out that he doesn't gather evidence but Laurel insists that The Hood is the only one who can help her. As Oliver leaves to help her, Diggle asks if he is just using this as an excuse to run away from the truth about Moira. Oliver refuses to dignify this with a response. CTU tech Kelton informs Quentin that after listening in on the bugged cell phone, he's confirmed that Laurel is meeting with The Hood. Quentin heads to Pike's office, saying that if there is a task force, he wants to be on it. Vanch tells Vivian that with White and Bertinelli out of the picture, there is a power vaccuum in Starling City's underworld, and he plans on filling it. He plans to do "something spectacular" to earn the respect of the other gangs. While they converse, Arrow sneaks into Vanch's mansion, takes out a few of his guards and ends up shooting an arrow into a wall near him. Vanch pulls out the arrow and tells Vivian his plan is to get rid of Arrow. Laurel and Tommy are preparing to go out when Laurel gets a call from The Hood. He tells her that he has evidence on Vanch and to meet him at the Winnick Building. Meanwhile, Quentin listens in and then tells his task force that they're to use rubber bullets to keep Laurel unharmed, but to do whatever it takes to capture The Hood. As he prepares to go, Lucas warns Quentin that Laurel won't be happy when she learns that her father used her as bait. Quentin insists that Laurel is disobeying his orders to stay away from the vigilante. Meanwhile, Laurel tells Tommy that she has some work to take care of and will meet him in a few hours. When Moira's regular chauffer mysteriously calls in sick, Diggle arranges to take his place. She has him drop her off at a restaurant. Once she goes inside, Diggle follows her in only to discover that she's attending a friend's birthday party. When Moira asks why he's there, Diggle says that he looking for the restroom. Laurel meets The Hood on the roof of Winnick Building and he gives her the recording he made of Vanch's plans. Quentin and his men storm the roof and The Hood grabs Laurel and uses her as a shield. After giving her a whispered apology, The Hood leaps off the roof to the patio below and ducks into the building. Quentin recklessly charges after him, but The Hood knocks him out and makes his escape. At the precinct, Laurel expresses her outrage at being manipulated. When Quentin reminds her that she disobeyed his orders, Laurel points out that he bugged the phone after warning her and he wanted her to contact The Hood, and his obsession is leading him down a self-destructive path. Quentin tells her that he will need the ghost phone back. Disgusted, Laurel slams it down on the desk and walks away. Oliver tells Diggle about the ambush, and Diggle suggests that Oliver "cannot see straight" with either Laurel or Moira. He has been surveilling Moira, because someone with an unbiased perspective needs to keep an eye on her. Oliver initially disapproves, but Diggle convinces him that there is nothing wrong with driving her around for a few days. Laurel tells Tommy about how her father used her as bait to entrap The Hood. Tommy disapproves of her meeting the Hood, saying that even if he has helped her, he's still a killer. He says he can sympathize with her over the fact that someone close to her has been lying. The next morning, Cyrus is watching a news report on the failed sting against The Hood when Vivian informs him of a hot tip she received from their mole in the police department: they can use Laurel as bait to bring The Hood to them. Tommy visits Oliver at the manor and tells him what happened with Laurel. Oliver is surprised that Laurel is lying to Tommy, and Tommy points out that Laurel has always been intrigued by bad boys like The Hood. Trying to reassure his friend, Oliver tells Tommy to fix things with Laurel before it's too late. The commando tells Oliver that he has been working with Yao Fei for months, trying to find a way off the island. They found the airfield but Yao Fei was compromised and forced to work with Fyers. The man then gives Oliver a ninjato and admits that he'll need someone to help him take the airfield now that Yao Fei is gone. However, if Oliver is supposed to have his back, he needs to make sure he can cover it. The two spar, with Oliver being easily overpowered. Oliver insists that he's no soldier and that he only killed the mercenary by accident, and he ran when Yao Fei told him to. Disgusted, the man knocks him unconscious with one punch. Laurel is leaving a message of apology for Tommy when someone knocks at her door. When she answers it, two of Cyrus' men break in. Laurel manages to fend them both off and runs for the door, only for Cyrus to step in and taser her unconscious. Diggle drops off Moira at who she claims is her accountant. Once she goes inside, Diggle follows her and sneaks into a supply closet next to the office. Using a listening device, Diggle overhears Moira talking to Malcolm Merlyn, telling him that she's made sure that Carl Ballard won't interfere with "the undertaking." Malcolm then tells Moira to get rid of the wreckage of Robert's yacht, saying that there's no need to look for evidence of sabotage even though Moira is sure that it happened. Malcolm's bodyguard comes into the closet and sees Diggle, and asks what he's doing there. Diggle claims that he was looking for a place to smoke and shows him the cigarette lighter that he substituted for the listening device. When Tommy returns to the apartment, he finds it in disarray and discovers The Hood's transmitter arrow stuck in the wall. He takes it to Quentin and they play back a recording of Cyrus telling them to send The Hood to meet with him. Quentin realizes that only someone in the squad could have overheard his earlier conversation with Laurel about The Hood and her connection to the vigilante. He tells Tommy that he can't trust his own men and says that he has to make a call. Diggle plays Oliver the recording of the conversation between Moira and Malcolm, and Oliver is shocked that the accident with the yacht was no accident. However, he insists that Moira couldn't have been involved. Diggle doesn't believe it and figures that the recording shows that she's involved, but they're interrupted when Quentin calls on the cell phone. He asks The Hood to help him since Vanch kidnapped Laurel. Oliver awakens to find that he has been tied to a chair. The commando reiterates that he needs someone else to help him retake the airfield, but Oliver is too weak to be of any use to him. He now plans to kill Oliver so he can't be captured and reveal his location to Fyers. Oliver finally injures his hands to pull himself free of the ropes and then punches his captor. Surprised and impressed, the man introduces him as Slade Wilson and says that Oliver might have some fight in him after all. The Hood meets Quentin on a roof and the detective admits that he hates everything that the vigilante stands for. However, because there is a security leak in the precinct, he has no one else to turn to. The Hood admits that Vanch's mansion is too heavily fortified to take on alone, and tells Quentin that he'll have to help him. At the home, Vanch tells Laurel that her time is running out and that he has trained men placed around the house. He's unaware that The Hood is already on the grounds, taking out the men in ones and twos. Meanwhile, Vanch tells Laurel that he's confirmed that The Hood always carries 24 arrows and flechettes... and he has 25 men armed with automatic weapons. A guard captures The Hood when he runs out of weapons and brings him to Vanch. Vanch orders his man to kill the vigilante, but Quentin arrives, kills the last man, and prepares to shoot Vanch. Oliver reminds him that he's a cop, not a vigilante, and Quentin gets control of himself and punches Vanch out while the vigilante slips away. Quentin takes Laurel back to the station and makes sure that she's okay, and then offers to drive her home. His daughter refuses, saying that she doesn't want to be around him as long as she can't trust him. As Laurel goes to her car, The Hood steps out and asks if she's okay. She says that she is and that her father has the phone back. Laurel assures the vigilante that she knew the risk, but Oliver refuses to let her take them. As Tommy runs up, Oliver slips into the shadows. Relieved that she's alive and unharmed, Tommy hugs Laurel and assures her that nothing else matters as long as she's okay. Slade warns Oliver that he'll kill him if he ruins his escape attempt, but Oliver points out that if he's dead then Slade will have nobody else to help him. When he asks what they should do next, Slade tells him to pick out a weapon from his supplies. When Oliver goes through them, he finds the black-orange Deathstroke mask and assumes that Slade was the man who tortured him. Slade reveals that he is a member of Team 7, an elite division of the Australian Special Forces, hence the unique mask design. He and a partner were sent to the island to extract Yao Fei, but the partner ended up going rogue. It was this ex-partner, not Slade, that tortured Oliver and captured Yao Fei. Oliver reviews Diggle's recording and is devastated to learn of Moira's complicity in his father's death. Diggle suggests that blind trust can be dangerous and they figure that they need to know what "the undertaking" is and how Moira is involved. Oliver suits up and says that he's going to talk with his mother. Moira is holding a meeting in her office when The Hood swings in through the window and takes out the guards. He then turns to Moira, accuses her of failing the city. 14 The Odyssey 2013-02-13 Picking up where the previous episode left off, Arrow has just crashed into Moira's office. He asks about Walter's disappearance.… Picking up where the previous episode left off, Arrow has just crashed into Moira's office. He asks about Walter's disappearance. She eventually pulls out a gun and gets off several shots. At least one seems to hit Arrow, who leaves behind a blood stain. In the building parking garage, Felicity starts her car and finds Queen waiting for her. He asks her to take him to his hideout. Digs begins to work on Queen with her help. We flashback to Wilson on the island training Queen in hand to hand combat. Queen is struggling. Later Wilson shows him a map of the island. The airstrip is heavily guarded, but the biggest issue is a guard tower with bulletproof glass. It will Queen's job to take out the sniper. The next day Queen ends up stepping on a mine. Just as they're discussing whether Wilson can disarm it, several soldiers head towards them. Wilson leaves him and Queen pretends to be one of the soldiers. Wilson returns and takes out the soldiers, placing one of them on top of the mine so Queen can escape. Elsewhere on the island Fyers asks Fei to help him train some new arrivals. That night Queen tells Wilson about Laurel and his infidelity. Wilson says the man who tortured him used be his partner. His name was Billy and he was the godfather to Wilson's son. Regardless, Billy turned his back on him in favor of Fyers. Queen and Wilson arrive at the airstrip. Back in present day Digs stitches up Queen. He seems to think Queen will be okay. She tells him she suspected all along that Queen was Arrow. Back to the flashback: As Wilson takes out guards Queen makes his way to the tower. The guard gets the jump on Queen and has him at gunpoint. In present day Queen begins to take a turn for the worse. Digs has to shock him back to life. Wilson shows up at the last minute to save Queen before the guard can make a phone call. Queen's job is to stay in the tower and not let anybody inside. After Wilson leaves Queen picks up the phone and places a call to Laurel. He hears her voice a few times but cannot say anything. Just then, Wilson appears and smashes the phone in case it is being monitored. Queen is able to help them with a phone verification code. Wilson tells Queen he'll be ordering an air strike. Queen says he's tired of thinking only of himself and refuses to let Fei die. Wilson gives him three hours to return or he'll leave without him. Digs tells Felicity about having to protect a warlord when he was in the military. In an ensuing firefight he ended up killing a teenager. Back on the island Queen finds Fei in a tent and tells him they have a way off the island. Fei won't leave, saying the reason is a "who." Fyers walks in and Fei knocks Queen out. We see Wilson tell the plane it is clear to land. Fyers tries to figure out why Queen would return. Queen asks whether he'll be fighting Fei again and is told he is to be executed. Billy starts beating Queen, who tells the hooded man he knows who he used to be. At this point arrives and gets into a fight with Billy. Wilson kills his former friend, but moments later is shot by Fyers. Queen helps the two escape just as the plane leaves. Back at Wilson's hideout they talk about the next step. Wilson thinks Queen has progressed and they might have a chance of surviving. Fyers speaks with his boss over a phone and assures him the complications won't be a problem. Fei walks up and is told he has five minutes. We see that his daughter has been captured. She is the reason he's been loyal to Fyers. In present day Queen wakes up. Using some new computers she's brought in Felicity manages to hack the police crime lab and order Queen's blood sample destroyed. She isn't going to join them, per say, but wants to help find Walter. She leaves for the bathroom and Digs says he's worried about being able to protect Felicity. On top of all that, Digs says that he's still not sure what Moira is hiding or how much she's involved with the book with the names. Queen (still in denial that his own mother is involved in the dissapearance of Walter as well as the book with names and the sabotage of his father's yacht) makes it clear that his mother is off limits, at least until they learn more. Queen returns home and is informed by Detective Lance and his family that his mother was attacked by the vigilante. After Lance leaves, Queen embraces Moria and assures her that the vigilante will never come after her again. 15 Dodger 2013-02-20 Open with a museum guard helping a man steal a large jewel because an explosive device was placed around his… Open with a museum guard helping a man steal a large jewel because an explosive device was placed around his neck. Felicity is concerned by Queen's decisions with regard to going after people on the list. We flash to the island and Queen bringing water to Wilson whose bullet wound is getting infected. Queen remembers some herbs Fei had in the cave that "healed everything." He leaves to get them. Moira meets with an old friend named Frank. She tells him wants to get out of the undertaking. The two of them began the undertaking to fix the city and have seen it get away from them. He seems to agree. Digs expresses concern about Felicity to Digs. Felicity walks in and Queen tries to put her at ease about his Arrow process. A news report talks about a criminal named the Dodger who steals using explosive collars. Queen asks Felicity to help them take him down. We see what appears to be the Dodger (James Callis) attempting to move his latest theft. The man attempts to rob Dodger, who promptly takes out his men and shoots him in the head. Queen, Digs and Felicity talk about how to approach the Dodger. Felicity asks about Carly, who is waiting on them. This leads to Digs agreeing to ask Carly on a date if Queen asks out McKenna Hall. Felicity suggests they bug Hall's phone in order to find out what the police know about the Dodger. Digs awkwardly asks Carly out and she seems 100 percent into the idea. They agree to dinner that night. Laurel and Thea get mugged. The guy gets Thea's purse but a piece of his wallet chain gets snagged on a fence. Queen plants a bug on Hall's cell phone when she steps away from her desk. He then asks if she wants to have dinner with him. She is free that night. We flashback to the island. Queen grabs the herbs and then turns around to find a badly beaten man stumble into the cave. He says: "help me." Queen and Digs listen to a conversation where Hall talks about the man we saw the Dodger murder. Felicity finds out online that he was probably a potential fence. Thea is striking out trying to track down information about the wallet. A nervous Queen tells her he has a date. Thea is surprised to get a call back about a possible suspect and calls Laurel with a name, Roy Harper. During Digs and Carly's date he accidentally brings up his brother and she wonders if perhaps the whole thing is too complicated. During their date Hall starts grilling Queen about the island. She points out that those years must have changed him and he agrees. Hall is called away from dinner for work. Queen calls Felicity and has her activate the bug on Hal's phone. Back in our flashback the beaten man tells Queen he's an exchange student who got lost during a fishing trip with his class. He tells a suspicious Queen he was the only one who made it and that he was beaten by soldiers. While Dodger shows the jewel to a new fence the Hall and her team police raid the building. Dodger gets out of the building but runs into Arrow outside. Just as Arrow begins to chase him he sets off an explosive that allows him to escape. Queen has Felicity search for the type of antiquity Dodger prefers. There is a fundraising auction the following night for the Starling City Cancer Society Queen thinks they could use to lure him out. Lance questions Harper with Laurel and Thea watching through the one-way glass. Harper says his mother was hooked on Vertigo and is no longer the same, medically. He's been stealing to try and get on top of her medical bills. Thea thinks they should let him go. Frank tells Moira he's arranged a meeting for her. Felicity has put a GPS device in the Queen family's broach they've donated as bait. Felicity sees the broach is on the move and stops the Dodger who has it in his pocket. He says he's going to take the item. A few moments later Felicity approaches the guy with one of the explosive collars around her neck. She says "I think we have a problem." The Dodger told her if she calls the police it will go off. Digs works on deactivating the device while Queen leaves to track the Dodger. Queen steals a motorcycle and speeds off, with Felicity guiding him via the GPS. Queen catches up to the Dodger's car and fires something into a rear tire which forces the vehicle to flip. The Dodger gets out holding a remote for the device around Felicity's neck. He says if Queen touches him, she'll die. Queen quickly severs his median nerve and takes it from him. Almost simultaneously Digs disarms and removes the explosive. Back in the flashback the beaten man demands Queen untie him. Queen agrees and has him turn around. Queen puts his knife to the ropes, then stops. He says he can't do it because he doesn't know who the man is, then leaves him. Digs tells Carly he's having a tough time with dating and she thinks perhaps he's thinking too much. He agrees and kisses her. Thea pays Harper a visit at his home. He knows all about her bio. He gives her back her purse and before she leaves tells her she shouldn't fall for every sob story somebody like him tells the cops. Queen tells Hall that when she talked to him about the island it reminded him of hard decisions he had to make. He wonders if he's worthy of actually being with anyone. This of course leads to them kissing and her telling him "you are." Lance stops by her desks and says she wants him to help him on the vigilante investigation. Back to our flashback. Queen returns to Wilson, who asks him if he got into any trouble. "No," Queen responds. "Not a bit." Moira meets with the Triads leader and asks her to kill Malcolm. 16 Dead to Rights 2013-02-27 Open with an assassin named Barrera arriving in town via helicopter. Arrow is waiting and the two proceed to fight,… Open with an assassin named Barrera arriving in town via helicopter. Arrow is waiting and the two proceed to fight, with Arrow eventually killing him with an arrow to the chest and taking his cell phone. Digs is helping to train Felicity so she can handle herself in tough spots. Queen returns and asks Felicity to hack Barrera's phone so they can find out who Barrera was in town to kill. During an island flashback Queen and Wilson talk about how they might be able to get off the island. Wilson thinks there's no way, while Queen suggests taking a stab at fixing the airplane radio. Queen and Hall stop by Tommy's for a birthday dinner with Laurel. Malcolm (John Barrowman) stops by unannounced with a present for Tommy in a Tiffany box. Tommy asks for time alone with his father and they walk into the hall. Malcolm is receiving an award and wants Tommy to be there. Tommy says he isn't interested and hands him back the invitation. We see the Triad leader (Kelly Hu) asking Deadshot if he'll come out of retirement and kill Malcolm for her. He references his eye not being "what it used to be" and she hands him a device that will correct his vision. Malcolm tells Queen Consolidated's board that his plan is almost to fruition. Moira says they are with him. Felicity finds out the last number the Barrera dialed is a restaurant in Chinatown. Queen and Tommy go to the restaurant for dinner. They talk about Malcolm and Tommy says Queen's father was more of a dad to him than his father. Queen excuses himself and walks to the back where some mafia business is taking place, shutting down the lights and knocking one of the men out. One of the guys tells Queen (who speaks in perfect Chinese) the hit is supposed to take place the following day. Back on the island Queen seems to have fixed the radio. Wilson calls in a Mayday and asks for rescue. It doesn't seem that they can call out. Queen calls Lance as Arrow with word about the hit going down the following day. Lance tells him to call back with a name. We see the Triad and Deadshot organizing the hit on Malcolm. It is to take place when Malcolm receives his award. Tommy tells Laurel he's decided to go to his father's award presentation. Before the ceremony Malcolm asks Moira if they can talk after the ceremony. Malcolm is introduced as the city's Humanitarian of the Year. We see that Triads are posing as waiters. Queen and Hall talk about fitting a possible relationship into already busy lives. Felicity finally gets into Barrera's phone and Digs tells Queen. Queen bails on his date and calls Lance with the name. During Malcolm's speech he admits to failing his city thus far but promises to be better. The Triads turn off the power and people begin to exit. Malcolm realizes what is happening and heads to the second floor with Tommy. Arrow fights off the Triad gunmen and moves to his panic room. Arrow then gets into a fight with the Triad boss. Malcolm fights off a few would-be attackers and his son his stunned by his father can do. Arrow finally gets the jump on the Triad boss, but as he stands over her with arrow drawn Hall comes up from behind him with a gun. Deadshot manages to hit Malcolm several times in the chest through the window, but he's wearing a vest. Arrow is able to escape Hall by shooting a fire extinguisher. Malcolm has been nicked and Deadshot is using his trademark poison bullets. Arrow tries to explain to Tommy what is happening to his father, but Tommy doesn't trust him. Arrow is forced to reveal his true identity to his friend and then help with a life-saving blood transfusion. Afterwards Lance and Hall asks Tommy why he listened to the Hood. Tommy says he has no idea who the masked man really is. In the flashback Wilson realizes that Queen has the radio tuned to the soldier's channel. They hear Fyers talking to his off-island benefactor and hear a reference to Scylla, a monster from the Odyssey. Wilson wants to meet this monster. Queen tells Digs about Deadshot being the reason Malcolm is in the hospital. Digs is upset that his brother's killer is still alive. Wilson and Queen see that Scylla is an anti-aircraft missile launcher. Queen arrives at the hospital. He runs into Hall, who says she's willing to give their relationship a try. Queen agrees. Malcolm wakes up and Tommy tells him what happened. Malcolm tells Tommy that after his wife died he found a man who helped him make sense of his life. He says his plan now is to help make the city a better place. Moira arrives at the door and Tommy leaves them alone. Malcolm tells her he wants to find "the traitor in our midst." Tommy and Queen talk. Tommy asks if he was every going to tell him the truth about his alter ego. Queen say he wasn't. Laurel's mother (Alex Kingston) arrives at her door saying she needs to talk. Laurel doesn't want to talk to her after all this time. She tells Laurel she has something to tell her... that Sara may still be alive. 17 The Huntress Returns 2013-03-20 Open at a strip club. A patron named propositioned for a private dance. In the back he sees that the… Open at a strip club. A patron named propositioned for a private dance. In the back he sees that the girl is Helena. She is looking for her father Frank and thinks Gus, his attorney, might know something. He swears the feds stopped telling him anything but she kills him anyway. Queen's club will be opening soon. He asks Hall to be his date. Laurel sets Lance up with a surprising meeting with ex-wife Dinah, who thinks Sara is still alive. Dinah explains that based on where Queen was found she thinks it's possible she washed up on one of the other islands. She also shows him a picture taken by a tourist of a woman who looks just like Sara. Lance doesn't want to believe it. Thea runs into Roy on the street and says she might have a job for him working as a valet at Queen's club. Digs shows Queen video of Helena killing Gus. Digs thinks Helena is dangerous and Queen asks him to look into finding her. Queen comes home and finds Helena sitting with Thea on the couch. She tells him Frank just cut a deal to testify and will be getting out in protective custody in 24 hours. She wants help taking him down but Queen thinks it would be murder. Helena makes a veiled threat against Queen's family. Tommy is still having trouble getting past Queen's alter ego. Flashback to the island. Queen and Wilson discuss how what Fyers might be planning with his arsenal of missiles. Wilson thinks he has enough firepower to start a war and they need to step in and do something. There are six soldier guarding the launcher. Laurel asks Lance to at least take a look at the information Dinah put together. The night of the opening Moira tells Queen she's proud of what he's accomplished. Laurel notices that something is up with Tommy, then mentions he skipped breakfast with her parents. Tommy tells Thea that Roy starts work the following day. We see that Helena is in the club. Queen gets a note to meet Dig downstairs. Queen finds Helena with Tommy pinned down to a table. He finally agrees to help her and she lets him go. At this point viewers notice that the CW has submitted a faulty copy of this week's episode. We can hear the background music, but none of the dialogue. This continues for three minute and two full scenes... ... the dialogue returns with Tommy stopping by to see Laurel at work. He tells her Roy never showed for work. She wants to know what happened to his wrist and he gives her an obvious lie. He says he can't tell her the truth. She's particularly upset that he isn't there for her at a crucial time in her life. Thea drops by Roy's place. He says he didn't show up for work because he didn't want to accept her charity. She leaves and runs into a few muggers. Roy arrives out of nowhere in a red hooded sweatshirt and saves the day, sustaining a knife wound in the process. Helena and Queen follow a motorcade of some kind with Frank in it. Queen takes out the back of one of the vans but finds it empty. Helena goes after the other van and runs into a police ambush lead by Lance and Hall. Queen sees this and mutters "damnit" to himself. Lance and Hall question Helena and tell her they knew it was just a matter of time before she came after Frank. They say there were also looking at getting the Vigilante and offer her a deal if she gives up his real name. Helena begins talking about Oliver Queen and the way he uses people. When pushed for a specific name she doesn't budge. An alarm goes off and we see the station is full of smoke. Arrow walks in and helps lead Helena out of the building. Thea accompanies Roy to the hospital. He seems worried about getting a shot and she kisses him to take his mind off the pain. Outside the station Helena wants Queen to admit he has feelings for her. He gives her a plane ticket so she can start a new life in Europe. She takes it angrily. In another island flashback Queen and Wilson place explosives on the launcher. But Queen thinks all they have to do is remove the circuit board. Queen drops by Hall's place unannounced. He says he feels like he's letting down his friends by not having enough time. This leads to them getting in bed. Felicity tries to call Queen with information about a recent sporting goods store robbery of a high-powered crossbow. As leaves him the voicemail we see Helena walk into the room. Queen rushes to his headquarters and finds Felicity tied up. Digs arrives a moment later. Helena forced Felicty to hack he FBI database to find where Frank is being held. We see Helena force her way into Frank's safe house, taking out agent after agent. She gets upstairs and Frank jumps out a window. She follows him outside and runs into Arrow. Hall arrives at the same time and is told to wait for back-up. Helena tells Arrow she knows he won't shoot because he isn't a murderer. He says he has no choice because she plans to kill people and shoot an arrow at her chest. She catches and seems hurt he would have actually killed her. They begin to fight and Arrow gets the upper hand. But as he points his bow at Helena, Hall approaches from behind and orders him to put down the weapon. Helena uses the distraction to shoot Hall. Hall wakes up in the hospital with Queen by her side. She has a broken femur and is looking at a year of rehab. It means she'll be leaving town. Lance meets with Dinah and tells her he's "ready to listen." In an empty club Tommy and Queen talk. Queen says he was wrong to think he could have a normal life given his enormous secret. We get a final flash to the island. Queen radios Fyers that they have the circuit board. Queen suggests a trade: The board for a way off the island. 18 Salvation 2013-03-27 Open with Queen preparing to go after John Nichol, an area slumlord. But before Arrow can get to Nichol he's… Open with Queen preparing to go after John Nichol, an area slumlord. But before Arrow can get to Nichol he's grabbed by someone else. Queen has Felicity look into possible suspects, because he's uncomfortable with another vigilante being loose in the city. Back on the island Queen and Wilson are working out an arrangement for Fyers to get them a boat. Roy and Thea's make out session is interrupted by a guy bringing Roy something and referencing an upcoming meeting with someone named Joe. Thea sees that Roy was brought a gun. He tells her "I owe people" but she storms out. Laurel notices that Lance and Dinah are fully engaged in the hunt for Sara. Laurel clearly doesn't think her sister is still alive. Digs thinks Queen is "scary calm." He doesn't think his friend is leading a real life at this point. Felicity calls Queen with word that a live video is being sent around. It's the new vigilante. He questions Nichols for his crimes against the community, and then shoots him. The voice says more people will answer for their crimes. Felicity is having trouble tracking the new vigilante's website. Digs shows up with word the new vigilante is The Savior, a former resident of the Glades. The next Savior video features a district attorney. The Savior references a dead wife, which points Felicity to a former city worker named Joseph Falk. Moira meets with Frank. They talk about the fact Malcolm doesn't yet know they are responsible for the assassination attempt. Frank thinks Moira should send his family away for their safety. Thea asks Laurel for advice about Roy. She tells her to "run." Laurel speaks with somebody at the Chinese embassy, looking for information about the picture her parents think could be Sara. She's told the women is in the U.S. Felicity finds the Savior's wireless signal. Queen rushes to the scene in an attempt to save the DA but can't get there in time. Felicity was out-smarted by the Savior's tech-savvy. Queen returns to HQ and tries to reassure Felicity that what happened wasn't her fault. Another island flashback: Queen and Wilson meet with Fyers. He changes the game, telling them to give him the circuit board or he'll kill Yao Fei's daughter. Laurel shows her parents that she's found the woman from the picture. It's not their daughter and Dinah is despondent. Thea drops by to see Roy. While she's there a person injects him with something and takes him away. Cut to the Savior's next video. This time it's Roy. Thea tells Queen and Tommy she has a relationship with him. Malcolm calls Moira with word that a member of the Triad has been arrested. He's agreed to reveal who tried to have him killed for a reduced sentence. Dinah isn't ready to give up looking for Sara. Lance tries to convince her to give up. Dinah admits she knew Sara was going to spend time with Queen and blames herself for Sara's death. Felicity has found the sound of a subway car on the video. The Savior has been moving around underground in the city's old subway system. Back on the island Fyers order that Yao Fei's daughter be killed. This leads to a huge fight. Queen, Wilson and Fei's daughter get away, but are forced to leave an injured Yao Fei behind. Arrow breaks into the subway system just as the Savior gives Roy ten minutes to make a case for why he should live. Roy counters that he doesn't care if he lives or dies. Just before the Savior can shoot Roy, Arrow shows up. He thinks the Savior should give Roy a second chance. Roy turns to shoot Roy. Savoir misses his first shot and Arrow put an arrow in his back. Dinah is leaving town. Before she walks out Laurel makes it clear she'd like them to keep in touch. Thea is reunited with Roy. He looks in his pocket and finds an arrowhead. Queen and Laurel talk about Roy and Thea. She tells Queen about Dinah and the search for Sara. Queen asks her if she'd like to grab coffee sometime, saying he doesn't want to be on an island anymore. Wilson and Queen return and find the circuit board is gone. Fyers was playing them all along. Moira tells Frank she had no choice but to turn over what she knew to Malcolm. Frank is killed by the Dark Archer, who thanks Moira for her loyalty. She asks him to spare Frank's family and he agrees. Queen tells Felicity she can lean on him if she ever needs someone. Queen realizes that the map of the decommissioned subway station is in his father's journal. Everything that is going on with the Dark Archer and his mother involved the Glades. 19 Unfinished Business 2013-04-03 Open at Queen's club. We see a woman in the street out front, seemingly high on drugs. She is hit… Open at Queen's club. We see a woman in the street out front, seemingly high on drugs. She is hit by a car. After close Lance tells Queen and Tommy a girl was mugged a few blocks from their club. She had one of their wristbands on and a Vertigo pill on her. Tommy wonders whether or not The Count is still in action. Lance pays the Count a visit in his mental hospital. Just before he get to the room Arrow drops in and asks where the drugs are coming from. We flash back to the island and Fei's daughter working out with Wilson. Queen wants to know what their plan is going forward. Digs is distracted. Queen shows Digs that the city has been inundated with a new, more dangerous version of Vertigo. Since The Count was the only person who knew the formula for the drug, he's not sure what to think. They see a news report that The Count has just escaped. The doctor tells Lance that The Count tricked him, pretending to be out of it for months. Lance is told the girl who died the other night texted Tommy before she died. There's also money suspiciously missing from Tommy bank account. Digs goes undercover to buy some Vertigo, paying with "trackable" money. Lance pays Tommy a visit asking about the dead girl. Tommy looks down and sees he got a text from her that read "Can you hook me up?" Lance asks whether he's involved in drugs and Laurel tells Tommy not to answer. Fei's daughter is training Queen by getting him to hit a bowl of water. Queen and Felicity trace Digs' cash. A mid-level dealer sells to some degenerates with an unseen boss in a car. Arrow breaks up the meeting but the boss gets away. One of the guys who just bought some Vertigo starts losing it at the aquarium. He takes some hostages. Felicity and Queen figure out what's happening at the aquarium. Queen tells her to get in touch with Digs. Digs ignores his phone while meeting with an old army buddy named Lyla. He's asking for Dead Shot's real name and gives her some information on his targets. Lance continues to ask Tommy questions. Tommy isn't cooperating. Arrow stops the druggie at the aquarium. But he dies before he can answer any questions. Fei's daughter tells Queen her father was a general in the army. She thinks Fyers wants to make Fei a scapegoat. The Chinese government screwed him over and she spent years looking for him, eventually being dumped on the island as well. Lance arrives at Tommy's club with a search warrant. His probable cause is the fact Tommy paid off a city employee to speed up the inspection process. Lance wants them to open up a locked door, the Arrow HQ. Lance goes inside and finds nothing more than storage. After Lance leaves Tommy and Queen argue over whether Queen actually thought his friend was involved in drugs. Digs shows up and Queen is furious he didn't answer his call. They argue over whether Digs should be searching for his brother's killer on his own time. It turns out the guy at the aquarium died of an allergic reaction to an anti-psychotic. Ditto the girls from Tommy's club. The Count was using medication he could get at the hospital to make his new batch. Queen wonders if perhaps The Count faked his escape and is actually still at the institution. Arrow arrives at the institution and finds The Count lying in a bed connected to a bunch of wires. A large man sneaks up from behind Arrow and knocks him out. It looks as if The Count's doctor is behind all of this. Queen wakes up to find himself strapped into a bed. The doc says he reversed engineered the drug using The Count's liver. He did it for the money. Queen is forced to drink some of the Vertigo, but manages to detonate an explosive arrow. Digs comes in at this point and helps save the day while Queen injects himself with an antidote. The doctor comes at Queen and he shoots him with an arrow. Arrow decides against killing the completely crazy Count. Queen apologizes to Tommy. Tommy doesn't like being a front for Arrow any longer and quits. Back on the island Fei's daughter shows Queen what the training was building towards. He's now strong enough to draw a bow. Teaching him to shoot will be next. Laurel finds her father at a bar drinking a soda. The drugs the dead girls got did not come from Tommy and he's worried he might have screwed things up with Laurel. She says they're okay and is happy he didn't turn to the bottle. Queen thanks Digs for having his back. He says not killing The Count is a sign he's changing. Queen shows Digs he's found Deadshot. "Were do we start," says Digs. The episode ends with Tommy asking his father for a job. The two embrace. 20 Home Invasion 2013-04-24 The CW being the CW, this week's episode opens without any sound. We can hear the dramatic score is included,… The CW being the CW, this week's episode opens without any sound. We can hear the dramatic score is included, but there is no dialogue. This continues for the first five minutes of the episode. Somebody important is shot, there's a flashback, Digs argues with someone. After five minutes the dialogue kicks back on in the middle of a conversation between Queen and Laurel. She's about to prep married couple Eric and Nancy for a deposition. They are going after dirty financial investor Edward Rasmus, who stole their future. Later that night we see one of Rasmus' henchmen enter the couple's home and shoot Eric and Nancy. Their young son Taylor escapes. Queen sees news of the murder (and Taylor's escape) on TV. Laurel is convinced Rasmus is behind the murder. Instead of letting Taylor be placed with children's services she offers to let the boy stay with her. Tommy learns that Queen and Laurel recently had lunch. We return to an island flashback where Fei's daughter is teaching Queen to shoot arrows. Romance may be budding. Queen, Digs, and Felicity talk about a plot to capture Deadshot. Digs doesn't want him captures. Queen tells them about Rasmus and Taylor. Felicity is tasked with finding a link between Rasmus and the murders. Roy tells Lance he wants to see the vigilante brought to justice. Tommy helps Taylor feel comfortable. There is a knock on the door. It's Rasus' henchman and Laurel recognizes his badge is fake. He shoots his way inside and is eventually chased off by Arrow. Lance arrives to assess the scene at Laurel's place. Tommy suggests staying with the Queen's might be the best move. Tommy and Laurel bring Taylor to Queen's place. Queen leaves and Tommy isn't happy about the fact. Roy and Thea have dinner together. He hears something about the vigilante on a scanner in his pocket and leaves the table. It turns out the scanner was Lance's radio and he planted the call to get it back. Roy is placed under arrest. Felicity learns that Rasmus is trying to leave the country. We see Digs waiting for Queen at the location where they are to take out Deadshot. His friend is late. Arrow stops Rasmus' limo. Deadshot opens fire. He hits the woman Digs was working for. Digs battles with Deadshot in the stairwell, but Deadshot gets the upper hand. He says he'd kill him but nobody is paying him to do it and taunts Digs about having killed his brother. Felicity patches up Digs. Queen returns and tells him about Rasmus. Digs is furious because Deadshot killed several agents. He thinks once again Queen chose Laurel over everybody else. Back to the island and Queen's shooting lessons. The two kiss. Moira and Laurel talk about the latter's history with Queen. Queen walks in and tells Laurel that Rasmus has been arrested and confessed with help from the vigilante. A decision is made that Tommy and Laurel should stay with the Queens. Rasmus meets with his assassin. Despite Rasmus' plea to leave Taylor alone, the man says he cannot. He kills Rasmus and leaves. As a warning not to trust him, Lance shows Roy and Thea one of the bodies attributed to the vigilante. Laurel tells Queen that she's noticed he's definitely changed since he's been home. They hug and Tommy spots this. Rasmus' assassin manages to get into the Queen's home. He uses a remote explosive to cut the power. The assassin kills several of Queen's guards as he looks for Taylor. Queen and the man fight, with Queen eventually killing him via a poker through the chest. Tommy asks Queen whether he still loves Laurel. Queen says it doesn't matter because of his lifestyle. Tommy thinks if Laurel ever found out who Queen really is she would choose him. Tommy tells Laurel he's moving out. He's not ready for the kind of commitment she's looking for. She asks why and he says that the other night made him realize he doesn't really want her. Roy tells Thea he owes "everything" to the vigilante. He thinks their lives are connected. She agrees to help him find the vigilante. Digs tells Queen "we're done" and walks out. This lead to yet another island flashback. Fei shows up at Queen's camp with Fyers' men and tells Queen his time on the island is "at an end." 21 The Undertaking 2013-05-01 Open with Arrow busting a dirty accountant. He brings the man's laptop to Felicity so she can return stolen money… Open with Arrow busting a dirty accountant. He brings the man's laptop to Felicity so she can return stolen money to its rightful owners. She asks Queen about the split with Diggs. Queen isn't interested in taking the first step to repair the relationship. We are six months into Walter's disappearance. While talking to Thea, Moira has a flashback to a meeting at their home before the stock offering. During the meeting Malcolm tells everybody that what they've been doing to fix the Glades hasn't been working. His plan is to destroy the Glades in order to completely rebuild. He tells them of a company called Unidac Industries, which is five years away from a project that could help them create a natural disaster. Queen advises Laurel to talk to Tommy and "be honest." Felicity walks in with news for Queen. Felicity has hacked King Fidelity. It looks like one of his clients was paid $2 million to kidnap Walter. The money points to a Dominic Alonzo, who runs the biggest underground casino in town. He also has a history of kidnapping. Queen thinks the only way is to access Alonzo's computer inside his casino. Felicity demands she be given the chance to pull it off. Another flashback. Robert tells Malcolm he doesn't like his idea. Malcolm remembers the death of his wife Rebecca, who was killed in the Glades. Felicity drops by Diggs' place and asks him to come back and help them with their lead on Walter. She tells him that Queen needs him, but Diggs says he's waiting to hear it from Queen himself. Laurel pays Tommy a visit at his office. She thinks they should face their problems together and wants some honesty. He tells her she "belongs with Oliver." Queen and Felicity go to Alonzo's casino, with the plan being her to get caught counting cards, get a warning from management and gain access to the system. She goes inside alone and has Queen speaking to her in her ear. Moira meets with Malcolm, who has news for her. He says the Markov device passed its beta test and is on its way to the city. He thanks her for her support and mentioned "your and I will always have a connection." He apologizes for taking Robert from her, but she takes credit for his death. Another flashback. Robert tells Moira about Malcolm's plan to destroy the Glades. He says she doesn't know who he really is and tells her a story about accidentally killing a Glades politician when he asked for a bribe. Moira makes him promise he won't let it happen. Felicity is crushing the blackjack table. A security guard brings her to see Alonzo. He kicks her out, but she manages to plant a device on his computer. He spots her ear piece and smashes it on the ground. This leads to Arrow bursting into the casino and fighting his way to Alonzo's office. Alonzo tells Arrow he heard the gunshot that killed Walter. Queen tells Moira and Thea he heard from one of Diggs' army buddies who has a connection with the FBI that Walter is dead. Moira says she needs to leave and walks out. Thea weeps in Queen's arms. Another flashback. Robert tells Frank he thinks there is an option besides killing thousands of people. Using a company called Sagittarius he has purchased about a third of the Glades. If they can purchase the rest Malcolm won't have the leverage needed to make his project work. Also in the flashback Laurel talks to Queen about wanting to move their relationship forward by living together. He likes the idea. In present day a furious Moira yells at him for breaking his word about Walter still being alive. He shows her a closed caption camera shot of Walter. He then talks about their agreement and both being "in this together" and we see that Arrow has been listening to the entire thing. Felicity returns to HQ to find Queen sitting by himself. He tells her that Walter's is actually alive and asks her to look at Malcolm's phone records. The call he made when Moira was in his office was to a housing project guarded by three men. Arrow parachutes onto the roof of the house where Walter is being held. He takes out about ten guards and enters Walter's room. He disguises his voice and tells Walter "you're going home." Walter is reunited with Moira, Thea and Queen at the hospital. We have a flash back of Robert saying good-bye to Moira before leaving on his boat. Queen is a last-minute addition to the trip. Laurel stops by to good-bye to Queen and brings him a picture of him. This is all while Queen is arranging for her sister to join him on the trip. We see that Malcolm and Frank were behind the Queen's Gambit going down. In present day Malcolm stops by the hospital asking about Walter. Queen has to bite his lip as Malcolm asks if Walter has said anything about his kidnappers. Laurel drops by looking a little flustered. She tells him about what Tommy said. She wants him to say he's not still in love with her. He says he can't, "because it wouldn't be true." Laurel gasps. Queen stops by to see Diggs and apologizes. He tells him about Moira working with Malcolm and says he needs Diggs' help to stop whatever it is they're working on. 22 Darkness on the Edge of Town 2013-05-08 Open with a masked man with arrows blowing through Unidac Industries, killing numerous scientists and security guards along the way.… Open with a masked man with arrows blowing through Unidac Industries, killing numerous scientists and security guards along the way. Queen is struggling with the news about his mother and Malcolm. Digs thinks they have to find out what Moira's up to. Queen wants to confront her but Felicity thinks it's a bad idea. Laurel tells Queen she's confused by him telling her he still has feelings for her. She wonders out loud if perhaps she still has feelings for him. He tells her nothing has changed. Walter is back home. Thea notices he doesn't yet seem like himself. Moira sees a news report about the massacre at Unidac, and that one of those killed was a world-renowned seismologist. We see an island flashback. Fei tells everybody that Feyers was about to fire bomb the entire forest. Queen hears them talking about the fact a commercial airliner will be flying overhead in 25 minutes. Fyers' plan is to destroy it. At the massacre scene Lance realizes that another copycat archer is behind what happened. Nobody who has any idea what was being worked on there is still alive. Roy and Thea watch the building from a car parked across the street. Roy is still working on finding the vigilante. Roy has an idea for a way Thea can help him get info from the police. Queen asks Moira who took Walter. He asks her to "let me help you, before you drown." The lights go out and they are both hit in the neck with tranquilizers. Queen and Moira wake up tied to chairs. Back in an island flashback Fyers tells us "my employer's" goal is to destabilize the Chinese economy by shutting down air travel. He's going to need Fei's (a rogue element from the Chinese military) help by taking responsibility for the attacks. Fei says no and Fyers starts shooting people. Thea goes to the station and asks for case files on behalf of Laurel's firm. She has a court order. She overhears Lance talking about the "copycat" and the connection to Merlyn Global. A hooded archer demands to know what is being planned. After knocking Queen around Moira admits the plan to level the Glades with an artificially created earthquake. Moira says there is no way to stop the process at this point. The archer (who looked a lot like Digs) unties their hands and leaves. Queen, Digs and Felicity come together after the mission. Queen has Felicity look into Unidac and he tells her about the plan. They figure out the copycat is connected to Merlyn Global. Back on the island we see that Fei goes along with Fyers' plan. Fyers makes a call that "it's happening," and we see the person is charge is a woman. Moira walks in on Walter speaking with Malcolm. When Walter leaves the room she wonders angrily why Malcolm is there. Tommy comes down to the station to speak with Lance as a representative of Merlyn. Laurel walks in as he is leaving. Lance is going to look into getting a warrant to look into Merlyn's computer records. Laurel tells her father about Queen being back in the picture. Felicity can't get into Merlyn's system remotely. Queen wants to get her access to the company's headquarters. Queen and Digs help Felicity sneak into Merlyn as someone making a delivery. Queen and Felicity use the elevator shaft to get to the mainframe on the 25th floor. Queen leaves for a meeting with Tommy, giving Felicity time to hack. Queen speaks with Tommy about Laurel. Queen reminds Tommy that he can't be with Laurel, "and you know why." Queen says he didn't come between the two of them. Felicity is about to have security burst in on her before she can finish her download. She finishes her download but runs right into a security guard. Before Queen can help her he runs into his sister in the lobby. Digs, who has been posing as a security guard, runs upstairs and helps Felicity at the last moment. Thea tells Queen about Roy and the copycat archer. Queen warns Roy to stay away from the hood. Roy tells Thea he isn't interested in Queen's opinion, calling Queen "a wimp." He wants the hood to teach him so he won't lose anybody else in his life. Walter tells Moira he's fileing for divorce. He's well aware of her role in his captivity. Thea walks in the door and asks why Walter's leaving. Lance's IT guy can't hack Merlyn's system, but found out that Felicity was doing the same thing he was. Lance now wants to know who she is. Felicity thinks she should be able to locate the device, but it's going to take some time. Queen thinks Malcolm's plan is what he returned from the island to stop. Queen pays Laurel a visit and hints that there might be a future for them on the horizon. They kiss and start tearing each other's clothes off. Tommy sees this from the street. Later that night Digs calls Queen with word they've located the device in the Glades. Back in the island flashback Fei records a video taking responsibility for shooting down the plane. Immediately afterwards Fyers shoots Fei in the head. Arrow pays Malcolm a visit, telling him the "undertaking ends now." Digs tells him through an earpiece that the device has been moved. Malcolm tells Arrow he figures out somebody was in his system and took precautions. Malcolm says nothing can be done to stop his plan. The two get into a huge fight. Malcolm knocks Arrow out, then pulls back the hood and sees it's Queen. "Oh no," he says. 23 Sacrifice 2013-05-15 Malcolm has Queen strung up by his hands in his basement. Malcolm apologizes for what happened to Queen's father and… Malcolm has Queen strung up by his hands in his basement. Malcolm apologizes for what happened to Queen's father and him ending up on the island. Malcolm thinks Queen's problem is he doesn't really know what he's fighting for. Flash back to the island: Fyers orders the missile be locked on the plane. Queen, Wilson and Shado manage to break out of custody but are unable to stop the launch. Present day: Queen frees himself from the chain connecting him to the ceiling and takes out several guards just as Digds finally arrives, drawn to him by a tracking device Queen keeps in his boot. Felicity is grabbed by Lance and brought downtown. He knows she is somehow connected to The Hood. Queen calls Lance using his voice modulator. He tells him Malcolm is planning to level the Glades and he should begin evacuating. Lance has no choice but to let her go. Tommy confronts Queen about kissing Laurel. Queen tells him about their fathers' plan to destroy the Glades. Tommy doesn't want to believe what Queen's saying about Malcolm. Flash back to the island: Queen is able to reprogram the missile at the last second. It misses the plan and turns around, leveling Fyers' camp. Present day: Lance tells a superior about the vigilante's intel related to the Glades and Unidac. He is promptly suspended. Queen tells Moira they need to stop what is happening. He says he's spoken to Malcolm. Queen tells Moira that Robert, after killing the other shipwreck survivor, killed himself when they were on the life raft. They need to figure out the location of the quake device, he says. Malcolm calls Moira and says he's accelerated the timetable, the operation will be taking place that night. Laurel shows up at Queen's place and asks where they are and if she should be worried about history repeating itself. He reassures her that things are different and she is all that matters. He asks her to stay out of the Glades. Malcolm tells Tommy that what he's heard about the Glades is true. He plays for Tommy the voicemail from the night his mother died. Malcolm yells that everyone there deserves to die the way she died. Felicity thinks the device must be underground near a fault that runs under the Glades. Queen thinks he knows where it is. Thea calls Queen to tell him Moira is holding a press conference. Queen turns on the TV and sees his mother confess to a five-year plan ("the undertaking") related to destroying the Glades. She says the architect is Malcolm and she has proof he's killed to keep the plan moving forward. She tells everyone in the Glades they need to leave immediately. A tearful Thea tells Moira she can't leave Roy there. Malcolm confirms for Tommy that he killed people. Malcolm opens a safe and reveals his costume. Malcolm takes out several police officers and knocks Tommy unconscious when he tries to stop him. The plan is for Diggs to find the quake device and for Queen to go after Malcolm. Instead Diggs wants to join him in the fight. Felicity is charged with deactivating the device. Arrow tells Lance he knows where the device is located, the subway station where Malcolm's wife was killed. He wants Lance to help Felicity. The Glades is in complete chaos as people attempt to leave. Lance heads into the subway. Queen and Diggs just miss Malcolm at his office. This leads to an island flashback. After the missile dust settles Queen finds a bow and arrow in a box. Fyers walks up with a gun to Shado's head, using her as a shield. Fyers orders Queen to surrender. Instead Queen puts an arrow in Fyers' head. Present day: Queen finds Tommy on the ground. Diggs and Arrow find Malcolm behind a false wall. The three fight and Malcolm ends up throwing a knife into Diggs' chest. Malcolm runs to the roof and Arrow follows. Felicity begins to talk Lance though deactivating the device. Thea helps Roy get out of a tough spot and the two leave the Glades together. Arrow and Malcolm fight. Lance cuts a wire, but all that does is accelerate the timer. It's now at two minutes and Lance thinks they won't be able to stop it. He calls Laurel and tells her to get out. Lance says he won't make it and make her promise to go on with her life. He tells her he loves her and hangs up. Felicity begins to give her more instructions. Roy stops to help people trapped in a bus on their way out of town. They kiss and Thea leaves. Arrow gets caught in a chokehold and it seems he's not going to make it. Arrow is able to grab an arrow and stick it into himself and Malcolm behind him. With only seconds to spare Felicity helps Lance stop the device. She calls and gives Queen the good news. But just as Malcolm dies he tells Queen there is another device. The second device goes off. Queen and Diggs watch as the Glades begin to crumble. Laurel is knocked to the floor as her building crumbles. Felicity is okay, telling Queen the damage is centered on one part of town. Tommy shows up to save Laurel. He struggles to lift a piece of wall off of her and tells her he loves her. Laurel runs to safety but Tommy is trapped as the building falls. Queen rushes inside to find a huge piece of rebar has pierced his chest. Queen tells Tommy he's nothing like his father as he dies. Queen weeps. 24 Special Year One #1.24 1 City of Heroes 2013-10-09 Open with Digs and Felicity arriving at a remote island. They are there to find Queen, who has been hiding… Open with Digs and Felicity arriving at a remote island. They are there to find Queen, who has been hiding out on the island since the earthquake. Tommy is dead, Starling City was decimated and he doesn't wish to return. But they tell him his mother is awaiting trial and his family's company is about to experience a hostile takeover. 5 YEARS AGO We see Queen, Slade and Fei's daughter Shado living and training together on the island while trying to find a way off. Queen and Shado are in a romantic relationship. A sensor goes off and they see several armed men are on the island just outside their perimeter. In present day we see Queen return to a Starling City in ruin. Felicity shows him a file on Isabel Rochev, executive for the company pushing for the hostile takeover of Queen Consolidated. We see Thea is still with Roy. She is upset that he continues to fight crime. Thea now owns Queen's nightclub and he's impressed with how organized his sister has become. Laurel now works for the District Attorney. We see her at a benefit for earthquake relief. During the Mayor's speech four armed men wearing hoods arrive and give a version of Arrow's "you have failed" speech before killing the mayor. Laurel stops one of them from killing the DA. Afterwards Lance arrives. He's been demoted to beat cop Queen and Laurel catch up. She thinks she made a mistake sleeping with him, feeling she like she betrayed Tommy and no longer can make it right. We see the armed vigilantes discuss going after Queen himself. They think that since Queen's Applied Sciences division created the machine that caused the earthquake, he should pay. Roy asks Thea about seeing her mother. Thea says she's trying to hurt Moira, but Roy wonders if she hurting herself instead. Queen meets with Isabel. Both her company and Queen haeve 45 percent of the controlling stock. Ten percent is about to be released and when she buys it Queen will be out. Queen appears not to be in any financial place to buy the stock himself, and his company's reputation is so poor there will likely be no investors. During the meeting the armed men arrive to grab Queen. He helps Felicity and Isabel avoid harm, but does not fight back. Afterwards Digs and Felicity ask Queen why he didn't take on the armed men. Digs realizes that Queen is bothered by Tommy's death, and what is friend though of The Hood. Queen thinks he should have stayed on the island. We flash back to fives years earlier on the island. Shado leaves the men to find a better position to observe the intruders. They hear a noise and find she has been taken. Queen goes to see Moira in prison. They talk about Thea and the family business. She warns Queen not to trust Isabel and he tells her he's not sure what to do. Thea tells Roy she'll go see her mother if he stops his late-night vigilante antics. At that moment the armed vigilantes arrive and say they are looking for Queen. When nobody will tell them where he is, they say they are going to start shooting people until he shows up. Roy steps up and starts to fight them off. He knocks the glove off of one of the men and sees it looks like he was wearing a prosthetic. One of them grabs Thea and tells him to back off. They grab her and leave. Queen arrives and heads to his Arrow lair, which Felicity has dramatically updated. "We need to find these guys," Queen says. They search a veteran database and find an ex-marine named Jeff Deveau who had an amputation on his hand. He lost his hand (and his wife) in the earthquake. Using Deveau's phone records Felicity finds a program called Standing Strong at a church. Back in the island flashback Queen wants to go after Shado, but Slade isn't so sure. A man holds a knife to Shado's neck and asks her "where are the graves?" Queen rushes forwards with Slade backing him up and knocks the man down. Queen then beats the man to death with a rock. At the church the men talk about what to do with Thea. When they start to blame Moira for the earthquake Thea explains Malcolm's role in the disaster. The men aren't convinced and one of them pulls out a gun. At this point Arrow arrives and saves the day. Arrow leaves the men alive for Lance, telling him "I'm trying another way." Laurel runs into Queen at Tommy's grave. He says he understands why they can't be together, but wants her in his life. Thea visits her mother in prison. She tells Moira about her near-death experience and her mother says Thea has helped her get through tough times. They embrace. Queen brings in Walter, now CFO for a bank in town, to tell Isabel he's been loaned financing for the five percent of outstanding stock. That means Queen and Isabel's company are now partners. Walter and Queen exchange kind words. Flash back to the island. Slade grabs a walkie talkie from one of the men and says "the question is, where did they come from?" We see a ship just off the shore. In present day Thea calls Roy about visiting Moira. He lies to her about being at dinner and goes in to break-up a mugging. When things start going poorly a masked blond wearing a superhero-type outfit jumps in and takes out all the bad guys. Queen tells Digs and Felicity that he needs to be the man "Tommy hoped I could be." He no longer wants to be called The Hood, and glances down at the head of one of the his arrows. 2 Identity 2013-10-16 Open with a truck carrying FEMA supplies being hijacked by the Triad via two motorcycles. Roy arrives in a car… Open with a truck carrying FEMA supplies being hijacked by the Triad via two motorcycles. Roy arrives in a car and attempts to stop the crime. He is unsuccessful and his car ends up being flipped. The police arrive and place him in custody. Queen and Digs talk about the future of the Hood and Carly's name is mentioned. Thea gets a call about Roy. We see Laurel question Roy about the fact one of the Hood's arrow tips was on his person. She tells him she no longer thinks the Hood is an agent for good. Queen and Thea arrive at the station. Laurel won't press charges if Roy gives up his vigilante activities. Queen tells Roy he understands his desire to help the community. Roy tells him FEMA medical supplies destined for Glades Memorial Hospital are being stolen. Flashback to the island just after Queen killed the men who attacked Shado. Slade finds a map of the island on the person of one of their bodies. Slade tells Shado to help Queen, who is trying to process having just killed somebody with his bare hands. Queen and Digs go to Glades hospital. They run into the Glades' Alderman and he is no great fan of Queen. He turns the crowd against Queen and forces him to quickly flee the mob in his car. With Queen as CEO, he needs Digs and Felicity close to him in the building. He's having Digs be his driver and wants Felicity to pretend to be his personal assistant/secretary. She absolutely hates the idea. We learn there is something Digs hasn't told Queen about Carly. Shado talks Queen down from the ledge. This leads to sex. Felicity figures out that medial-grade opiates are being stolen by the gang. She learns a shipment is on its way now and Queen prepares to intervene. Arrow runs into a hired-gun of the Triads, a character with blades on his fingers called Bronze Tiger. The two begin to fight but are interrupted by Laurel and the police. Arrow gets away but it shot on the leg in the process. This interaction leads to an argument with Felicity and Digs. Digs asks about Laurel leading the charge against the Hood and Felicity brings up the fact Digs and Carly are breaking up and Queen has no idea. Digs says he can't get past Deadshot and what happened with his brother. Thea gives Roy an ultimatum. She gives him two weeks severance and a rock symbolizing reconnecting that Queen gave her when he returned from the island. She doesn't want him in her life if he's going to continue risking his life. Queen invites the Alderman to his office. He offers money but the Alderman thinks throwing money at the problem won't help those people. Queen suggests holding a benefit and becoming the public face of a movement to help the Glades. The Alderman seems to warm to this idea and apologizes for his past behavior. Slade tells Queen and Shado he has something to show them. On the way he warns him not to fall too hard for Shado, as she'll be a distraction. Arrow goes to see Laurel. She's hostile and calls him a criminal. It seems her opinion of the Hood changes when she saw him leave Tommy on the night of the earthquake. She thinks he's a coward and promises to put him in prison. She warns him never to pay her another visit. The Alderman and Laurel speak at the benefit. Queen is nowhere to be found. As Queen and Digs arrive at the benefit Felicity gives him a call. There is another shipment headed to FEMA at that exact moment. Queen has to skip the benefit and leave right away. When the Alderman realizes Queen isn't going to show he takes to the microphone to tell everybody what kind of man Queen really is. Arrow and Digs team up to take down the Triad motorcycle gang. Felicity helps by diverting the police to a different part of town. Arrow leaves the Triad leader alive for the police to find, but she tells Arrow he'll never be a hero. Queen and Digs watch a media report that confirms the Hood played a role in the gang being taken down. Queen apologizes for Digs and Carly. Back on the island Slade takes Queen and Shado to an area shown in a picture in one of their files. Queen spots a cave and the three of them enter. Inside they find skeletons of Japanese soldiers from World War II. Queen finds the stone he would later give to Thea. Arrow pays Roy a visit. He tells Roy he can help him by being his eyes and ears in the Glades. Roy then comes to Thea and promises her he'll stop the fighting. Arrow goes to see Laurel again. She pushes a button and the room is filled with police. 3 Broken Dolls 2013-10-23 Open with Arrow surrounded by police. When all seems lost a blonde vigilante drops through from the ceiling. She uses… Open with Arrow surrounded by police. When all seems lost a blonde vigilante drops through from the ceiling. She uses an electronic device to disable the cops and help Arrow flee. Felicity wants to know about the mysterious blonde and Digs wants to know why he was at Laurel's office in the first place. On the island Shado is analyzing the corpses. She tells Queen she has a pre-med background. Slade wants to go with Queen to higher ground and access enemy risk, but Queen doesn't like splitting up. Bart Mathis, a bad guy Lance put away, has escaped from prison and committed another murder. Lance is being kept away from the case by Lieutenant Pike and isn't happy. Felicity finds police reports that seem to indicate the blonde has been actively taking out criminals. Queen wants to find her and stop her. Lance calls Felicity and sets up a meeting with Arrow. He tells Arrow about Mathis, who was known as the "Doll Maker" for the way he kills and poses his victims. The earthquake helped him escape and Lance wants him captured. He thinks the police are spread to thin to get the job done. We see Mathis grab a woman on the street. Queen tells Felicity to set up a meeting with Lance and Mathis' legal attorney. Arrow visits Roy and asks him to find the blonde vigilante, but "don't engage." Lance drops by Laurel's office looking for info on Mathis' attorney. She thinks he has a vendetta and he points maybe she does as well in regards to Arrow. Thea visits her mother in prison and brings her some clothes for the pre-trial hearing. Moira seems to think she deserves whatever punishment comes her way. Lance stops by the office of Tony Daniel, Mathis' attorney, and asks for Mathis' whereabouts. Arrow shows up to help and shoots an arrow through the man's shoulder to convince him to talk. Daniel says Mathis was always drawing pictures of the Bisque Museum. Cut to Arrow and Lance arriving at the Bisque Museum. They break into the room where was staying and find a ringing phone. Mathis forces Lance to listen to the sound of him killing his latest victim. Arrow and Lance break into the private lab processing the forensics for Mathis' latest victim. He puts the file online so Felicity can look at it. One of the materials used is from a brand of skin cream called Mermaid. Back on the island Queen and Slade discuss whether Queen is really hurting himself by caring about Shado. Roy is told that the blonde he's looking for occasionally hangs out with a woman named Sin. Felicity offers making herself a potential victim for Mathis so they can try and catch him. Queen and Slade spot a huge ship just off shore. It is firing missiles in the general direction of where they found the bodies. While staking out a Mermaid location Lance and Arrow have a conversation about Sara's death and the fact she is the reason Lance was so obsessed with Mathis. Mathis grabs Felicity in an alley. He pushes her down and rushes off. Lance chases him and Arrow is forced to save him from Mathis at the last moment. The police arrive just as Mathis flees. Lance is placed in cuffs for obstruction of justice. At the pre-trial hearing we learn the DA will be seeking the death penalty. On the island Queen and Slade rush to Shado with explosives detonating all around them. Queen is hit by one and knocked into a daze. Laurel is able to get the charges against her father dropped. He tells her about working with Arrow. She warns him to avoid Pike and Mathis. Roy asks Sin about her friend and she takes off running. Eventually she hits him in the head with a pipe, knocking him out. Mathis kidnaps both Lance in the parking lot underneath the police station. He sees that Laurel is already tied up in the van. Thea and Queen watch a TV report of the abduction of Laurel and Lance. Queen rushes for his Arrow gear. Roy wakes up to find both Sin and the blonde staring down at him. He gets a text and the blonde stares at him, before letting him go. It was a note from Thea telling him that Laurel had been kidnapped. Arrow arrives just seconds before Laurel is killed by Mathis. He saves her and the blonde arrives on the scene. She begins fighting with Mathis, who gets the better of him. Arrow shows up before she can be unmasked and puts two arrows in Mathis. His plan is to keep him alive for the authorities, but the blonde kills him before disappearing. Laurel tells Lance she realizes that she was to blame to for Tommy's death. Queen had warned her to leave the Glades, but she stuck around and Tommy was killed trying to save her. Arrow watches this exchange. Lance thanks Arrow for saving his daughter and himself. Moira tells her attorney she's worried about what a trial could do to her family. She thinks there are "some things which should never be spoken of." The blonde returns to her lair and finds a young Asian man waiting for her. He says Ra's al Ghul has ordered her to return. She says she won't go back and ends up killing him. Back on the island Queen wakes up in a prison facility of some kind. 4 Crucible 2013-10-30 Open with Arrow battling drug dealers with unusually high-powered weapons. At the same time Felicity has to explain to Isabel… Open with Arrow battling drug dealers with unusually high-powered weapons. At the same time Felicity has to explain to Isabel why Queen is late to an important fundraising function. When Queen finally arrives he speaks with the Alderman about a new bad guy named Mayor who is bringing guns into the Glades. Cut to Mayor at his hideout in an abandoned strip club. He tells one of his underlings his philosophy about the biggest gun always winning the fight. He murders one of the men who encountered Arrow when he returns without his guns. Felicity suggests that perhaps the Blonde vigilante has been following Laurel rather than Queen. Arrow stakes out Laurel's place and lays a trap for the blonde vigilante. He removes her masks and discovers that it is Sara Lance, Laurel's sister. Queen tells Digs and Felicity about the interaction with Sara. They are shocked and feel he needs to tell her family. Queen isn't exactly clear about the timeline with respect to the boat going down and his thinking Sara had died. We flash to Queen in the holding cell on that boat. A man asks him for information about his island, including whether or not he found the graves. Queen tells the man to go to hell and is promptly shot in the stomach. Sara tells Sin about running into an old boyfriend. She lets her friend know that she still has family alive, but hasn't revealed herself to them because she isn't the person she used to be. Digs meets with an attractive war buddy named Lyla. She gives him information about where Mayor may have been getting the weapons and the two share the fact they are both single. Queen tells the Alderman he'd like to sponsor an anonymous gun buy-back in the Glades. Isabel doesn't like the idea because she says Queen Consolidated can't afford it right now. Laural goes to dinner with a co-worker named Adam. She has a few glasses of wine and leaves suddenly. On her way home she's pulled over by an officer who asks if she's been drinking. Felicity and Digs tells Queen they've discovered the crates carrying the weapons Mayor stole are equipped with a tracking device. Even though Mayor deactivated it, Felicity finds a way to turn it back on so they can locate Mayor's hideout. Arrow goes to the hideout and secures the guns, but isn't able to stop Mayor from escaping. The officer who pulled Laurel over calls Lance. He arrives and gets into an argument with his daughter over he recent behavior. He's worried but she doesn't want to hear about it from him. Queen and Sara meet in private at the club. She tells Queen she knew the masked vigilante was him, but didn't return until the earthquake. She wanted to check on her family and decided to stay. She is very vague about her whereabouts the past few years. Lance knocks on the door and asks Queen to talk to Laurel as a friend. When Queen comes back inside Sara is gone. Back on the boat Queen wakes up next to some medical pliers and a needle. He is supposed to remove his bullet own in order to demonstrate how tough he is. This has been done to every other prisoner around him. Later the man returns and sees that Queen has survived. He again asks about the grave, specifically about the bones. Queen says nothing, but the man knows his crew has found the island they've been looking for. At the gun buyback Roy introduces Sin to Thea. Queen shows up and observes from afar with the Alderman. The program seems to be going well so far. Suddenly the Mayor arrives on a truck bed alongside two well-armed men. They open fire and hit several bystanders and police officers. The Alderman is nearly hit but Queen manages to tackle him out of the way at the last moment. Sin is hit in the stomach and Roy quickly calls for help. Using facial recognition software Felicity finds out Mayor is a man named Xavier Reed. He has no military experience himself, but one of his foster brothers is stationed at he same base that has been losing the weapons. A huge convoy of weapons is scheduled to come through that night. Roy and Thea wait at the hospital for Sin. The doctor tells them it's touch and go. Arrow teams up with the blonde vigilante to take out Mayor and his team before they can get the weapons. Arrow convinces her to leave Mayor alive for the authorities. The Alderman stops by Queen's place to thank him for saving his life. The buyback went well and Queen suggests the Alderman might make a good mayor. He tells Queen there are other way to help the city. Sin makes it through her surgery okay. In the hallway Queen runs into Sara and seems to convince her she needs to tell Laurel and Lance that she's still alive. Back on the boat we see Queen taken from his cell and brought to the room where the torture is to take place. He looks up and sees Sara walk into the room. 5 League of Assassins 2013-11-06 Open six years earlier on the Gambit. Sara has been lying to Lance about still being at college. The ship… Open six years earlier on the Gambit. Sara has been lying to Lance about still being at college. The ship breaks apart in the storm and she and Queen end up in the water. We see this was Sara having a dream. She was crashing at Queen's place and walks downstairs to thank him for letting her crash. He continues to try and talk her into telling her family she's back. Queen goes to a meeting where Moira is told that Laurel will be sitting second chair for the prosecution. They offer her life without parole and Moira's lawyer turns it down. The prosecutor's seem confident they'll be able to find something that hurts her defense of being under duress. Moira wants to think about the offer for a few days. Outside the prison Queen is furious with Laurel for accepting a spot on the prosecutor's team. He asks if she's okay but she doesn't want to talk about it. We see that after the wreck Sara ended up on a piece of the ship that is able to keep her afloat. She looks up and sees a ship. Sara tells Queen that she's done terrible things and doesn't think she'll be forgiven. A masked man dressed like Malcolm jumps through the window and engages both Sara and Queen in a fight. He loses but is able to escape before answering any questions. Queen brings Sara to his Arrow bunker. He introduces her to Digs and Felicity. Queen tells them about the visitor and gives Felicity some of the dirt the man tracked into his home. Sara tells Queen the man was after her. He's Al-Owal, a member of the League of Assassins, an ancient sect of warriors. It was with them that Sara learned to fight. She swore them her allegiance but left, and that is not allowed. After murdering a diplomat whose children discovered his body, she decided she was done. We flashback again to Sara being taken aboard the freighter and thrown in a cell. Queen arrives at the prison. Against the advice of her counsel and the wishes of Thea, Moira is considering taking the deal. After Thea leaves Moira tells Queen that she's made up her mind. Felicity tracks Al-Owal to an abandoned plant. Queen wants to pay him a visit. Arrow and Sara go to see Al-Owal. He is not concerned with going up against Arrow and tells Sara that his orders are to return her to the Assassins. A fight ensues with Al-Owal and his two fellow Assassins. Arrow and Sara are forced to retreat. Al-Owal warns that if Sara doesn't come with him he'll kill her family. Back at HQ Queen patches up Sara. Queen will protect Laurel while Felicity's job is to convince Lance to leave town for a few days. Back on he freighter Sara is saved by a man who we learn employs the ship's captain. Felicity gives Lance a sense of what is happening with the Assassins and asks him to leave town. He refuses to listen. Queen drops by Laurel's office and offers to take for a meal. He assures her it's not related to Moira's case. Felicity gives Sara and Digs the bad news about Lance. Sara says she needs to tell Lance to save his life and won't let Digs help her. Sara goes to see Lance. They embrace. At a nearby restaurant they talk about the divorce. She tells him he's in trouble and he realizes she knows the Arrow and has been in the Glades for weeks. She admits she'd have never let him know she was alive if not for the assassins. He agrees to come with her. The man who took Sara from the sailors is Dr. Anthony Ivo. Ivo tells her the people in the cells are his "work." He says "I'm going to save the human race, Sara. Maybe you can help me." Laurel asks Queen why everybody always seems to leave her. He promises never to do that, but she isn't convinced. They find the door to Laurel's apartment has been open. Inside Queen finds a knife stuck into the wall. He removes it before Laurel sees it. At Sara's lair she tells Lance she never forgot his voice. Al-Owal shows up with his two sidekicks and says "So this is where you wanted your father to die?" With help from Arrow the good guys end up winning the battle. Sara kills Al-Owal, Lance shoots another assassin and Sara lets the third live so he can tell Ra's al Ghul her family is "off limits." Sara assumes Lance won't accept her now that he's seen her kill, but the opposite is true. Sara is going to leave town. Sara tells Lance he can't tell her mother or Laurel that she's alive. If he did they would keep looking for her and that could get her killed. Arrow emphasizes to Lance that he must keep Sara's secret. Queen and Thea go to see Moira. They tell her that no matter what comes out in the trial they won't love her any less. They want her to fight. It works. A weepy Laurel tells Lance she's worried that things won't get better for her. He promises that it will and says he wishes he could tell her how he knows. Queen tells Digs that Sara left. He opens a bottle he's been saving and the two have a drink. Queen admits that Digs was right about his past always catching up with him. He says he's not sure he wants to try hard to keep his past behind him anymore. He then tells Digs he wasn't always on the island during the years he was gone. Back on the ship we see Queen look up at Sara. He starts to ask how she's alive and she kicks him in the face, adding "prisoners don't speak. 6 Keep Your Enemies Closer 2013-11-13 Open with Isabel upset with Queen about his lack of commitment to the company. While Roy does some recon Arrow… Open with Isabel upset with Queen about his lack of commitment to the company. While Roy does some recon Arrow shows up and advises him to be more careful. Roy's discovered a huge criminal purchase going down, but Arrow tells him he's got it covered. With help from Digs Arrow is able to break up the party, but Roy is arrested in the process for hitting one of the bad guys. At the end someone tases Digs and takes him away. Digs wakes up tied to a chair. A woman named Amanda comes in and tells him that Lyla has gone missing in Russia hunting down info on Deadshot. Amanda knows about Queen's work as Arrow and asks him to find Lyla. Roy tells Lance he's on Arrow's "team" and is aware that Lance is a fellow teammate. An angry Thea arrives at the station but Lance tells her it was all a mistake. Digs tells Queen he needs a few personal days to find Lyla. Queen and Felicity think it's time for a trip to Moscow under the pretenses of visiting one of the company's subsidiaries. Back on the boat Queen gives Ivo a false name and tells him he was the only survivor of a shipwreck. Ivo asks about stem cell therapy practiced by the Japanese during WWII. They had a theorem, called Mirakuru, which gave soldiers super-strength. The technology was lost and he believes it is on the island. Isabel arrives unexpectedly at the airport and says she's going with them. When they land she tell Queen she's arranged a meeting with their subsidiary. She also suspects that Queen is having an affair with Felicity. Moira's lawyer tells Thea she needs to end the relationship with Roy to help her mother's image. Queen and Digs meet with Queen's Russian buddy Anatoli, who was placed in the cell next to his on the boat. He tells Digs he's been told Lyla was caught trying to break in and is now in one of the country's worst labor camps. The only way to get in is as a prison and Anatoli has friends on staff. Digs says it should be him. Digs tells Felicity he was briefly married to Lyla. They split and she joined ARGUS. Digs intentionally gets himself arrested with a bag full of drugs. He's brought to the gulag and processed. The jacket Felicity gave him is logged into evidence. Digs' cellmate tells him people of color aren't popular there. Queen, Felicity and Anatoli meet with some gangsters. They pulls out weapons but Queen is able to talk them out of it. Back on the ship Queen tells Sara his friends aren't dead. We cut to Shado patching up a badly wounded Slade. He tells her to leave, but she stays with him. She lies with him to raise his plummeting body temperature. Thea breaks up with Roy. Digs is attacked by one of the prison gangs and has to fight his way out. He's locked up in a refrigerated room and told he'll be there for six hours. He looks across the room and sees Deadshot in the same predicament. Isabel and Queen have a conversation. She tells him she thinks he's lonely, much like herself. Anatoli's guard buddy gets Digs free, telling him "you don't have much time." Queen and Isabel end up in a hotel room together fooling around. Deadshot sneaks up from behind and kills the guard Digs is with. He tells Digs he'll take him to Lyla if he gets him out of the gulag. Felicity comes up to Queen's room and sees that he and Isabel were together. Later she asks him what he was thinking sleeping with her. Back on the boat Queen is taken away by Sara. He promises Anatoli he'll be back for him. Sara brings Queen to a radio and tells him to call for his friends. As soon as Shado picks up Sara rips the radio away from him and Ivo appears. Sara was working with Ivo to trick Queen and confirm his friends were still alive. Deadshot brings Digs to Lyla. At this point the jacket Digs brought with him to prison explodes., ripping a hole in the prison. With help from a guard on the inside Digs, Deadshot and Lyla are able to get out and jump into Queen's vehicle. After some time Digs orders Deadshot out of the vehicle at gunpoint. But he honors his promise not to kill him and lets Deadshot go. At this point Deadshot tells him that his brother was his contract. He was paid by someone named HIVE. Moira calls Roy to prison and she tells him about her lawyer. Thea says she thought their relationship hurt the case, but Moira disagrees. She tells them to get back together. We see Lyla and Digs in bed together. When she leaves he Googles H.I.V.E. Queen tells Felicity he thinks based on his life he doesn't want to be with anybody he "could really care about." She says she thinks he deserves better. Back on the boat Queen is about to be killed by the captain. Ivo and Sara think he'll be useful in bringing them to the graves. Ivo tells Queen he's going back to the island and makes it clear he's known who he was the whole time. 7 State vs Queen 2013-11-20 We open "six months ago" with Moira speaking to reporters. She admits to being complicit in a plan to destroy… We open "six months ago" with Moira speaking to reporters. She admits to being complicit in a plan to destroy the Glades and warns everybody to leave. We cut to the prison and see the guards leave without releasing any of the prisoners. The building breaks apart and one of the criminals is set free. The man grins and heads out into the chaos. In present day Queen and Thea arrive for Moira's trial. One the steps of the courthouse Adam tells Laurel he has something special on Moira. We flash back to the island. Ivo and Sara bring Queen to his hideout he shared with Slade and Shado, but nobody is there. Ivo sets an explosive, then tells Queen to take them to the graves. They leave and we see Shado disconnect the bomb. The two of them go after Queen. In court Moira's press conference is played for the jury. The prosecution thinks her second thoughts aren't enough to keep out of prison. Her defense makes the case that she showed strength in the face of a terrible situation. Digs is sick and Felicity advises him to go home. While he works on arranging his replacement for the day he collapses. The criminal from the opening makes a transaction with a doctor, afterwards injecting something into his shoulder. Felicity has found traces of Vertigo in Digs' system. They figure out that the Count must have escaped from prison during the quake and brought Vertigo back to the city. Queen gives Felicity something to help Digs and leaves to get the Count. While Thea is on the stand Adam asks her about blaming her mother. Afterwards he collapses and falls to the ground. Back on the island Ivo is upset they can't find the arrowhead where the bodies were found. Just as they threaten to shoot Queen, Slade and Shado arrive to save the day. Queen tells Moira she needs to testify. He thinks it's time to "give the truth its day." The antidote didn't work with Digs, meaning the Count must have altered his recipe. The Count jumps on local TV with a very drug sick Adam by his side. He says the cure for what ails the city is more Vertigo, advising them to seek out their local drug dealer to end the pain. Queen thinks the contamination must have been selective somehow. The DA tells Laurel she's replacing Adam as lead counsel. While going through his notes she finds his "trump card." Roy gives Thea some boxing gloves and tells her to hit him in order to get out of some of her rage. She starts pounding his chest and begins to cry. Felicity finds evidence the Count is operating out of the old city records building. Laurel visits Moira in prison. She's heard Moira will be taking the stand and Laurel advises against it. She shows Moira a folder and tells her she doesn't want to be the one "to take it all away." Arrow arrives at the Count's production facility. He rescues Adam but passes on killing the Count. Moira tells her children that Laurel has the entire truth. She tells them she cheated on their father with Malcolm Merlyn. Cut to Moira being cross-examined by Laurel, who makes the point that since she and Malcolm had an affair her family wasn't really in danger. Outside of the courtroom Queen wants to make sure Laurel's okay. She doesn't understand how he could forgive her. Back on the island Ivo wants to exchange the arrowhead for Queen. Queen is cut loose and a firefight ensures. Felicity figures out that the drugs were administered via a roving flu truck. With Queen busy and Digs sick, Felicity goes to check it out. Felicity goes to one of the truck and finds the Vertigo. Unfortunately the Count is waiting for her. Moira's lawyer tells Queen and Thea to "prepare for the worst." The Count calls Queen and tells him he has Felicity and knows that he is the Hood. Queen leaves. Queen goes to see Count sans hood. The Count tells him someone of means set him up in order to draw Arrow out. The Count places two syringes of Vertigo at Felicity's neck and Queen kills him in order to protect her. Queen returns to the courthouse in time for the jury coming back with a verdict. She's found not guilty of all charges. Laurel, Queen and Thea all look stunned. Queen tells Felicity and Digs that the verdict doesn't make sense. Felicity apologizes for putting him in the position to kill again. Queen and Sara tell Shado what Ivo is looking for. She has it, and they see on the back there are coordinates. Sara says it's too a sunken Japanese submarine, that contains something which could save the human race. Queen wonders if it could also help Shade, who looks near death. A disappointed Ivo kills the captain. We see that the Alderman was the one behind the Count. He puts on his Brother Blood masd and goes to a dark room. He finds a man named Cyrus and asks him how he feels. "Stronger," Cyrus says. "Good," Brother Blood says. "They you're ready." Moira is brought to a parking lot. She meets Malcolm, who is very much alive. He tells her he was behind her acquittal. He says he's learned that Thea is his daughter. 8 The Scientist 2013-12-04 We open at a Queen Consolidated Applied Science warehouse. Someone breaks through an enormous door and takes out two guards.… We open at a Queen Consolidated Applied Science warehouse. Someone breaks through an enormous door and takes out two guards. Moira returns to work. Queen places her at the head of the board room table and Isabel hates the idea. Digs tells Queen there's been a break-in. At the scene of the break-in from the opening Lance tells Digs he thinks at least three or four men committed the crime. The security camera only shows one person. Barry Allen from the Central City PD's CSI shows up and says based on crimes in his town he thinks it was just one guy. Allen thinks an industrial centrifuge was probably the only thing stolen. We flash to the island and the foursome rushing to find the sub in an attempt to save Slade. Queen tells Shado about his connection to Sara and Laurel. It turns out Allen was right about everything. A camera picks up footage of a man carrying the enormous centrifuge by himself. Felicity arranges for Allen to help them with the investigation. It also seems she has a thing for the guy. Queen suggests to Moira they should throw a welcome back party for her. Allen asks Felicity about the Vigilante. Allen has several ideas about the person and most of them are dead-on. Allen admits that his mother was murdered when he was very young and wishes someone had helped. The soil tracked into the warehouse has sugar. Sin calls Roy to tell him her friend Max is missing. Thea is there and wants both of them to help. Malcolm drops by to see Moira. He says Thea is all he has left and demands she tell her the truth, "soon." Felicity and Allen figure out a truck from the sugar refinery was stolen. They track the truck and see that it was used to steal blood from a blood bank. Digs thinks Queens isn't telling him everything. We cut to Arrow following the truck with the stolen blood. He has little success fighting the made behind the wheel, but manages to stick an arrow in his thigh before being tossed from the moving vehicle. Queen tells Felicity and Digs he last saw something like that man on the island. He tells them about Ivo and the serum that produced human weapons. He says Ivo and everybody from the island is dead, so somebody must be at it again. He wants Felicity to analyze the blood from the arrow. Digs has looked into Allen and "he's not who he says he is." On the island Queen and the gang find the submarine. Allen is excited the blood sample means the vigilante is working the same case they are. She asks him to go to Moira's party with her. Sin tells Roy that Max went missing just prior to a recent blood drive organized by the Alderman. We see that a cop is watching Sin, Roy and Thea. Queen confronts Allen in front of Felicity and asks him who he really is. It turns out his father has been serving a life sentence for killing his mother. Allen witnessed another person commit the crime but the police didn't believe his 11-year old version. "What I saw that night? Was real." He now looks into cases like this one in order to clear his father's name. At the party Queen apologizes to Felicity for being so hard on Allen. She tells him he needs to apologize to his mother for the fact hardly anybody is at the gathering. Sin calls Roy and says she's found Max. Roy lies to Thea about the call so she doesn't join him. Queen surprises Felicity with word that he invited Allen. Isabel tells Queen she tried to warn him what would happen re Moira and the public. Back on the island the gang goes inside the submarine. They finds the miracle serum and discuss giving it to Slade. Without any sedative to go with it, Sara thinks he'll die. They hear the sound of others entering the sub. After the party Moira tells Thea "I love you," deciding not to drop the bomb about Malcolm. Allen is getting pressure from his employer to return to work. He leaves Roy arrives to find Sin next to Max's body. The police say he OD's but she doesn't buy it. Based on the sedative in the thief's blood Felicity is able to track him. She warns Queen that his arrows won't stop a person with muscle density that thick. On the sub Slade tells them to give him the shot. He's injected and starts to scream. Roy calls Arrow and shows him the picture of Max with blood in his eyes. When Arrow tells him to stay away Roy says he dosen't need him anymore. Arrow shoots an arrow through Roy's leg. Malcolm visits Moira. She drops the name Ra's al Ghul and says she told the League that Malcolm is still alive. They want to kill Malcolm themselves and she tells him he should "run." Arrow fights the mysterious blood thief, attempting to extract information along the way. During the fight Arrow is thrown in to some boxes and a needle of some kind ends up embedded in his leg. Back on the sub Slade screams in pain. Eventually he dies and blood pours from his eyes, much like what we saw with Max's body. At this point armed men storms into the room. Digs and Felicity find Arrow unconscious. Felicity can't figure out what he was injected with. Digs thinks they should call 911 but Felicity has another idea. Cut to Allen missing the last train out of town. He sits down and something hits him in the neck. He wakes up in Arrow's lair and sees Queen lying on a table. Felicity says to him "please save my friend." 9 Three Ghosts 2013-12-11 We open with Allen working with Digs and Felicity to save Queen. His blood is unnaturally coagulating. Queen isn't doing… We open with Allen working with Digs and Felicity to save Queen. His blood is unnaturally coagulating. Queen isn't doing well and appears to have a near-death experience. Eventually Allen is able to save Queen using rat poison. Despite having his life saved, Queen is upset with Felicity for divulging his secret. Eventually Queen gets down to the bottom line: Queen thinks the guy he fought in the bunker has the ability to mass-produce the serum from the island. Queen home to see his mother and realizes that it's almost Christmas. Queen goes up to Thea's room and finds Sin and Roy, who has one of Arrow's arrows in his leg. Queen pulls out the arrow and calls Digs to bring some first aid. After Queen leaves Thea makes it clear to Sin she isn't going to let this go. In the hallway Queen has a vision of Shado. She says he can't fight "what's coming" and tells him to choose life. We flash back to the island. Ivo's men burst into the room where Queen, Sara and Shado were attempting to help Shade. He grabs the serum and brings them back to land. He tells Queen that in 30 seconds he will shoot one of the women and he needs to pick which one will live. We see that the serum is 48 hours from production. Allen tells Queen that hallucinations are a side effect of the rat poison. Felicity is able to track the "human weapon" (Cyrus Gold) to a specific location. Digs asks to handle the recon mission, with Queen as his back-up. Thea brings Sin to Laurel. Sin tells her about her friend Max and the blood drive. Digs is surprised by Cyrus while looking through his apartment. He's able to escape but is injured in the process. The Arrow brings info on Cyrus to Lance. During the conversation Queen sees Slade in the distance. Arrow warns him that Cyrus is dangerous. Back on the island Queen is unable to choose between the women. When Ivo points his gun at Sara, Queen jumps in front of him. Ivo promptly shoots Shado in the head. Laurel stops by the Queen mansion to see Thea. It turns out that the Alderman's blood drive was legit, but there was a psych evaluation as part of the process. Allen tells Felicity he'd understand it if she had feelings for Queen. Lance tells Detective Hilton about Cyrus, suggesting a small squad. A cop named Daley who works with the Alderman volunteers for the operation. Lance and his team burst into warehouse where Arrow found the serum. Cyrus takes them apart single-handedly. Queen has a visit from a vision of Slade. Slade tells him he's "nothing," and Queen turns away from him. Slade says it's time Queen joins him and the two fight. Slade thinks he'll be as unsuccessful saving the city as he was saving his friends back on the island. While out shopping Laurel asks the Alderman about this blood drive. She gets a call that Lance is in the ICU. Allen tells Queen his blood is clean. His problem is psychological. Lance wakes up in the hospital with Laurel by his side. She tells him detective Hilton was killed. Alderman comforts Laurel in the hallway. Arrow pays Lance a visit in his hospital room. Lance gives him a key that he got from Cyrus. Lance wants to help Arrow kill Cyrus. Queen tells Digs what he's been seeing. Digs had a similar issue after returning from Afghanistan and says the key is to figure out what the voices are trying to tell him. Felicity and Allen get a hit on Cyrus. Queen says he has no choice but to go after him. Roy breaks into the psychiatric institute that held the reord from the blood drive. He finds Max's file has been labeled "Mirakuru." While he's there someone walks in with gasoline to burn the place. Roy tries to run out, but is grabbed by Cyrus in the hallway. Roy is taken to Brother Blood's lair where Blood starts injecting him with the serum. Arrow bursts into the room and demands to know where Blood got the formula. Blood says it was a "gift." Arrow and Cyrus fight, during which time Roy dies. When things seem lost for Arrow he has a vision of Tommy who tells him to keep fighting. Arrow leaps to his fight and uses an arrow to blow up part of the room, in the process sending hot formula onto Cyrus' face. He then manages to resuscitate Roy. Roy wakes up in the Queen mansion. Laurel and Sin rush to his side, worried sick. He tells her only that he was chasing a lead. We see that Blood is running for mayor. He is working for Slade, who is still alive and using his blood to replicate the serum. Slade's plan is to destroy Queen's life, then "drive an arrow through his eye." Back on the island we see Slade wake up on the sub. He rushes to the land and begins destroying Ivo's men with incredible force. He finds Shado's body and asks Queen what happened. Sara says they don't know why Ivo did it and Slade vows to punish whoever killed her. Queen tells Digs and Felicity what happened with Roy and Blood, and that Blood is preparing for war. Allen has gone back home. Allen calls Felicity from his lab and says he left something for Queen. On the news he sees that a storm is causing havoc with the particle accelerator that has just been turned on. Allen looks out his window and sees an explosion. Some of the chemicals in the room seem to come to life and he's hit by a bolt of lightning that knocks him into some cabinets. 10 Blast Radius 2014-01-15 We open with Arrow demanding a drug dealer tell him who the man in the skull mask is. He says… We open with Arrow demanding a drug dealer tell him who the man in the skull mask is. He says he doesn't know anything. Queen tells Digs about his frustration not being able to get info about the man in the skull mask. He's worried what could happen if he's able to build an army of the super-strong. On the island they bury Shado. Sara tells Queen that the people who died from ingesting Mirakuru were the lucky ones, as it deforms those who take it. Laurel tells ? she's been looking into Blood and his connection to the psychiatric institution that was destroyed, as well as Cyrus. Cut to a Blood with Queen at a fundraiser. Thea and Queen talk about Roy. Blood thanks Oliver for his intro. We see a man behind the wheel talking to himself about declaring war on the city that has become slave to corrupt politicians. He pushes a button on his phone an huge explosion detonates. After monitoring police and fire channels Arrow rushes to the scene of the explosion. He pulls a man to safety before disappearing. Back on the island Slade tells Queen he wants to find Ivo and take him out. Sara tells him it's too dangerous when Ivo having a plan full of armed soldiers. Slade picks up Queen by his neck when he tries to get in his way. Digs tells Queen a 300-page anti-government screed has been posted online, perhaps by the bomber. Laurel drops by Blood's office for lunch. She mentions Cyrus to him and Blood says that Cyrus had once been a friend to him. Blood tells her about his mother shooting his abusive father, then leaving before the police arrived. Blood leaves for an interview and she spots a letter addressed to Maya Resik on his desk. Roy tells Thea their relationship is the only thing keeping him together. While they fool around a box filled with glass falls on Roy. He pulls a huge shard out of his arm and she rushes to get the first aid kit. Lance brings Arrow a sample from the blast. He thinks the person who set off the explosive had some training. He tells Arrow he thinks there might be a leak in his department. While they talk another explosion goes off downtown. Felicity quickly finds a cell signal that could be from the bomber and directs Arrow to his truck. The guy manages to give Arrow the slip. At HQ an angry Queen yells at Felicity for not being focused. He thinks her focus is too much with Barry, who is still in the hospital. Back on the island Sara hits Slade with a stick to get him to let Queen go. Slade seems shocked by what he's capable of and slumps against a tree. They tells him the Mirakuru is screwing up his brain. Laurel stops by the station to talk to her father. She tells him she's trying to find this Maya person because it seems Blood is paying her bills. Blood announces a rally downtown to show the bomber they aren't afraid. Moira and Queen think it's a terrible idea. Queen isn't sure he'd listen to him. Queen shows up as Arrow to tell Blood the rally is suicide. Blood won't change his mind, but Arrow reminds him that what happens isn't up to him, it's up to the bomber. Queen, Digs and Felicity monitor the rally. She's discovered that the bomber's IP address is based at a souvenir shop and belongs to a person who calls himself Shrapnel online. Queen heads there and tells Digs to watch the rally. Lance tells Laurel that Maya is his mentally ill aunt. He's convinced Blood is a good guy, but Laurel doesn't buy it. Arrow arrives at the souvenir store and finds himself surrounded by a maze of laser trip sensors. A voice tells him that he's surrounded by explosives, much like the ones at the rally. If Arrow takes one step he's dead. Arrow calls Felicity and tells them what he's been told. He has Felicity pull up schematics of the store and look for a power supply. He then shoots the fuse box, which turns off the trip sensors. Moira and Thea arrive at the rally as Blood gives an impassioned speech. Digs finds the explosives are in the sound equipment and locates the trigger. As he and Felicity work to disable it Shrapnel arrives with gun drawn. Digs rushes at him and Shrapnel shoot him. Arrow arrives in time to disable a hand-held bomb. A tower of lights nearly falls onto Moira, but Roy covers her, stopping the huge metal beam with his body. Both Roy and Thea look surprised. Arrow tracks down Shrapnel and manages to take him out before he can detonate the rest of his explosives. Thea tells Roy what she saw was impossible. He chaulks it up to adrenaline, but she notices that the wound on his arm is completely gone. Digs suffered a through-and-through to his shoulder but seems fine. Queen apologizes to Felicity and tells her to go be with Barry. Back on the island Ivo talks to Sara though the radio and threatens to destroy the island. Queen tells he to get Slade but they find he's missing, along with the Mirakuru. Laurel goes to see Maya in the mental facility. She's warned by the nurse that Myra won't be able to communicate with her. She mentions Blood and Maya smiles. Arrow visits Blood again. Blood says the two of them can help the city. Back in the hospital Maya tells Laurel that Blood killed his father. She is actually his mother and he put her there because she knows too much. 11 Blind Spot 2014-01-22 Open with Blood speaking with his mother in the psychiatric facility. He learns what she told Laurel and leaves. Moments… Open with Blood speaking with his mother in the psychiatric facility. He learns what she told Laurel and leaves. Moments later she's attacked by a man in a mask. Arrow is searching the Glades for info on the skull mask. He's not finding much. Back on the island Queen and Sara talk about their options. She's considering Ivo's offer of returning the syrum. Queen thinks trusting him would be a huge mistake. A nurse calls Laurel with word that Blood's mother died of a heart attack. Laurel tells Adam her theory about Blood's involvement but he's not interested. He thinks it would be too dangerous for his career to take a run at the Alderman. Queen thanks Roy for saving Moira's life. He seems confused by Roy's explanation for not being injured. Lance sets up a meeting between Arrow and Laurel. She tells Arrow he's her only chance to investigate Blood' and/or Cyrus' connection to Stanton's death. Felicity confirms that Blood and Cyrus are connected. Digs thinks they should be careful when confusing a public figure of something so serious. Queen wants to try and confirm that Blood killed his father. Roy tells Sin about his new powers. His plan is to try and get more involved in cleaning up the city, perhaps handing a few beat-downs himself. He wants them to find a bad guy. Felicity has found the case file of Blood's father's murder. It is in hard copy only, buried in well-guarded file room. Arrow asks Laurel for help. Back on the island Sara and Queen talk about the likelihood of getting off the island. Queen seems more confident. He apologizes for them being in the predicament in the first place. Arrow falls asleep and Sara walks off. Arrow brings Laurel to the city archives. With help from Felicity they are able to temporarily deactivate the security system. The police finally arrive and Laurel is able to find the file at the last possible second. But when he and Arrow get outside she finds the file is missing. Felicity tells Arrow past surveillance footage was erased and it's possible the file was taken by Blood. Sin tells Roy about a guy called the Starling Slasher who targets prostitutes. The plan is to use Sin as bait. Arrow goes to Blood and talks to him about Laurel. He wonders if anything happened between the two and frames it as a friend looking after another friend. Sin gets picked up by the Slasher and taken to an underground parking garage. He pulls out a knife and Roy shows up. Roy beats him nearly to death and accidently knocks over Sin in the process. The call for an ambulance. Blood reports to Slade. Slade is very angry with Blood for being sloppy with Laurel and tells him to fix his mess. Blood grabs the phone and calls a police officer on the payroll named Daley. Laurel returns home and finds it full of cops. Daley shows her prescription medications they found and says she's under arrest. Lance visits his daughter in a holding cell. She blames Blood for the arrest. But Lance is more concerned with the drugs, which she stole from him. He thinks she has an addiction problem. Back on the island Sara communicates with Ivo. He swears he would never have hurt her and expresses remorse for killing Shado. He says he wants to save the human race and asks her to save him. It looks like the Slasher will be okay. The doctor say the immediate medical attention was what saved him. Thea arrives, having been called by Sin. Sin tells her what Roy did to the man. Thea tells Roy she wants to help him. Queen helps Laurel clean up her apartment. He returns from getting her a glass of water and is knocked out by a man in a mask. She taken away. Queen wakes up and sees a message for Arrow written on the wall. He arrives to help Laurel and fights with the masked man. In the end Laurel finishes him off with several gunshots. They take off the mask and we see that it was Daley. Laurel is not going to be charged with anything. The sense is that Daley was behind the entire operation, including the Stanton murder. Adam arrives and tells Laurel that she's fired for her drug issues. Arrow tells Felicity and Digs that he nearly believed Laurel's theory about Blood and thinks he has a blind spot for her. Thea tells Queen about what's going on with Roy. Queen seems to know what's going on. Back on the island Sara and Ivo continue to talk. She tells him she can't stand what he did, torturing so many people. She says she can no longer part of what he's doing and would rather die that help him. He threatens to hunt them down. She wants Queen to help her find Slade. Slade is furious with Blood for his negligence. He kills several of his men and threatens that he'll be next if he screws up again. Arrow visits Roy. He says he knows what's happened to him and thinks he can help. Roy agrees. 12 Tremors 2014-01-29 We open with a man being placed in a cell with Ben Turner. He tells Turner of a meeting place,… We open with a man being placed in a cell with Ben Turner. He tells Turner of a meeting place, saying he's doing this for his son and then starts pulling sharp metal pieces out of his body. A guard finds the man lying on the ground. When he turns his back Turner kills him with a knife-style brass knuckle. Arrow is training Roy. He tells him of the dangers of what is inside his body, referencing Slade. Back on the island Sara and Queen are looking for Slade. She thinks he shouldn't tell Slade he feels responsible for Shado's death. Thea talks to Moira about her issues with Roy. Moira will be meeting with Walter. Lance drops by Laurel's place. He says he's there because he misses her. He asks her to dinner the following night. Queen tells Digs and Felicity about working with Roy. Felicity tells them that Turner/Bronze Tiger has escaped. Bronze Tiger keeps his meeting. He's told he is being hired to retrieve "an item" which will kill thousands of people. Arrow talks to Roy about channeling his anger in a positive way. Roy wants to go out and help him for a night. Moira has dinner with Walter and a businessman named Mark who is heavily involved in politics. They both thinks Blood will be bad for the city and are looking for someone to beat him. They are considering her. Lance and Laurel go to dinner. They walk in and she sees he's brought her to an AA meeting. She storms out and tells him she doesn't think those people know what she's been through. Felicity tells Arrow that Turner has stolen the plans for Merlin's home. Arrow asks Roy to join him. At Merlin's place Turner and some men enter through the garage. In a safe they find a prototype for Merlin's earthquake device. Arrow and Roy come down and order Turner away from the device. Arrow and Turner fight while Roy breaks into the getaway truck holding the device. Turner manages to escape while Roy pounds on one of Turner's men. Queen tells Digs and Felicity what happened with Turner. They need to figure out who Turner was working for. Queen is seeing similarities between Slade and Roy. Back on the island Queen figures out Slade is trying to blow up the freighter. Roy tells Thea she needs to leave town for a few days but he can't tell her why. When she needs a reason he starts getting angry. Laurel has an interview with her friend Joann, who works at a firm. She's been told not to hire Laurel and tells her that the bar is about to open disciplinary hearings. Walter has done some polling and says quite a few residents think Moira's actions were justified. He also thinks voters like redemption stories. Thea walks in and learns what's going on. She doesn't think the idea is crazy. Roy asks Arrow for help keeping secrets from loved ones. Arrow tells him to get control, "for Thea." This makes Roy angry and he goes after Arrow. He says if Arrow stops him from trying to stop the machine he'll be sorry. Digs wonders if perhaps Roy is just "broken." Queen is adamant he won't let what happen to Slade happen to Roy. Thea calls Queen to tell him Laurel showed up at the club and is embarrassingly drunk. Queen goes up to the club and tries to cut Laurel off. She tells him about her law career perhaps being in jeopardy. Felicity comes up and tells Queen that a man named Armitage is the one behind the device being stolen. Back on the island Queen tries to stop Slade from blowing up the boat, since it's their only way off the island. Slade pulls a gun on him. Moira drops by the club. She suggests she try and save the city instead of beating herself up. Turner is paid $10 million for his services. Arrow shows up and begins firing arrows. Turner jumps on him from behind and sticks one of his "claws" into Arrow's shoulder. Armitage starts the device. Arrow stops Roy from pounding on Turner, in the process revealing his true identity. He tells him to help destroy the device, for Thea. Roy punches a hole in the container and they blow up the device. Roy thanks Queen for saving his life and they shake hands. He says "we're just getting started." Felicity is worried that Queen has told a loose cannon like Roy his secret. He responds that as the Arrow he couldn't get Roy to think about Thea. Back on the island Queen tells Slade he needs to tell him something about Shado. He says Shado would have wanted him to make it home to the island. He says he won't let Slade go through this alone. Queen's plan is for them to take the freighter. Moira tells Walter she'll run. They talk about Robert not being Thea's biological father and that possibly being an issue. Her obstetrician knows the truth. A woman named Amanda Wahler visits Turner in prison. She says she's putting together a "squad" and wants him to be a part as a way to work off his sentence. Arrow brings Roy to HQ. He tells her that Thea can never know his secret. He introduces them to Digs and Felicity. Laurel stumbles home drunk. She rolls over and finds herself staring up at Sara. 13 Heir to the Demon 2014-02-05 We open with a woman trying to get through security at the airport. She triggers an alert, then proceeds to… We open with a woman trying to get through security at the airport. She triggers an alert, then proceeds to kill several guards when they attempt to subdue her. Moira meet with her campaign team and family. They're about to announce. Tempest Felicity tells Walter she got a hit on the Tempest LLC. A wire transfer was made from Tempest to an account in Starling City. Moira's campaign adviser Mark tells Queen he needs to end his support for Blood. Queen is called to Laurel's hospital room. She is adamant with her father that she didn't overdose. She tells him she saw Sara before passing out. Queen comes back to HQ to find Sara there working out. She says she only came back because Laurel was in trouble but has to leave because the League of Assassins is still after her. Queen says he needs her but it doesn't seem to matter. Lance calls Arrow looking for Sara. We flash back to six years earlier: The Lance family is at home getting ready for dinner when Sara shows up for a surprise visit from college. We see her get a text from Queen. In present day Sara meets Lance at a diner. He tells her that Laurel saw her and thinks it was a hallucination. He wants her to stay and thinks they need to "face things together." She kisses him and leaves. Outside Arrow watches the woman from the opening scene approach Sara with a knife. He has an arrow ready to fire but stops when the two kiss. The woman's name is Nyssa and she's the daughter of Ra's al Ghul. Nyssa wants to bring Sara "home" to the League, but Arrow won't hear of it. Sara takes him aside and tells him to trust her. Felicity pays Moira a visit to talk about Tempest. She has figured out that Malcolm is Thea's father. Moira tells her not to tell Queen this information because he will hate her for it. She says they "all have to keep secrets." Sara tells Nyssa she had to make sure her family was safe and says she doesn't think she can go back to the killing. Nyssa reminds her she swore an oath and mentions that she saved Sara's life. They discuss their romantic feelings. Sara wants Nyssa to ask her father for her release. Sara says "do what you have to," but Nyssa leaves peacefully. Digs shows up and tells everybody that Laurel had snake venom in her blood, but no drugs. Queen thinks Nyssa did it to bring Sara back to town. In our flashback Sara and Laurel talk about Queen. Laurel tells her sister she and Queen are looking for apartments and thinks a marriage is around the corner. Sara warns her about the possibility Queen isn't ready to settle down, then texts Queen about their meeting down at the docks. At the hospital somebody grabs Mrs. Lance from behind and throws her into a van driven by Nyssa. Sara and Arrow follow closely behind on his motorcycle. Sara jumps on top of the van but is knocked off by Nyssa, who gets away. Sara and Arrow tell Lance what happened with her mother and Nyssa. Sara thinks Nyssa wants her back romantically. Nyssa calls Sara and gives her one day to return. Back in the flashback Laurel mentions moving in with Queen after his "boat trip." Lance is skeptical of her boyfriend. They see a news report that Queen's boat is missing. Felicity finds out the venom had to be acquired locally from the zoo. They are able to track down a license plate which may be connected to Nyssa. Blood calls Queen and tells him he understands why he's pulling his support. Moira and Blood meet and he warns her to get out of the race. He says he doesn't like the idea of destroying his friend's mother. Lance asks Sara where she met Arrow. She doesn't give him a straight answer. An assassin shows up. Arrow, Sara and Lance take him out, but he quickly kills himself with a poison. Before Moira's announcement event Queen asks Felicity what is going on with her. She tells him she doesn't have much family and she's worried about losing him. She says she knows something about his family. Nyssa calls Sara. Sara tells Nyssa if she lets her mother go she'll return with her. Sara is standing at her grave, looking at a vile of poison. Lance tells Laurel he needs to tell her something about her sister. Just then Sara calls and says she's found her mother and needs his help. She tells him not to tell the Arrow. Lance leaves without telling Laurel anything. Walter brings Queen to the stage. It appears Felicity has just told him. Queen seems shaken and his intro starts out slowly and emotional. He whispers "I know" to his mother as he hands her the stage. Queen, Felicity and Felicity return to HQ and finds the poison missing. Queen thinks if Sara kills Ra's al Ghul's daughter they'll all be in trouble. Lance rushes in to rescue his wife. Sara walks in behind him and her mother is beside herself. Sara tells her she has to go and tells her father and mother to leave. Sara stumbles to the ground. She has poisoned herself and collapses in Nyssa's arms. She tells Nyssa she can't take the killing anymore. Lance rushes in and asks for paramedics. He pulls a gun on Nyssa but is quickly dispatched. Arrow shows up and goes arrow-for-arrow with Nyssa. They go back and forth but eventually Arrow gets her in a headlock. Sara stumbles over and tells him not to kill Nyssa. Arrow rushes to her as gives her a treatment. She pops up, seemingly saved. Sara begs Nyssa for "no more killing." Nyssa responds with "In the name of Ra's al Ghul, I release you. Laurel arrives at the scene and begins shaking her head. Queen confronts his mother. She says she lied about Thea to protect her from Malcolm. He responds that lies are what she is and now she's made him a liar. He says Thea can never find out and tells her that they no longer have a relationship. "Privately, you and I are done." Laurel is furious with her family for keeping Sara from her. She's chugging booze and blames Sara for everything that's gone wrong with their family. "You stole my whole life away from me." She demands that Sara leave. We flash back to Moira coming to the Lance home and telling Laurel and Lance that Sara was on the boat as well. Slade tells Blood he'll take care of the Moira Queen situation. Sara goes to see Queen. He tells her to give Laurel some time. She says "I'm home" and they kiss. 14 Time of Death 2014-02-26 Open with two men being guided through a theft. The man on the outside (guest star Robert Knepper) is a… Open with two men being guided through a theft. The man on the outside (guest star Robert Knepper) is a computer genius, able to tell them exactly which move to make to avoid detection. The men get what they were looking for, but at one point don't listen to their boss and the result is a dead security guard. Queen, Digs and Sara bond over scars during a workout. Felicity looks left out. Queen tells Sara he's hosting a Welcome Back party for her at his place. Back on the island Slade, Queen and Sara spot a small plane flying overheard. It is shot down and crashes near them. The men from the opening heist bring a device to their boss. An argument over their not following directions ensues and the boss stabs one of them with a large clock hand. The Lance family arrives at Queens' for the party, but Laurel is not there. Lance and Queen talk about Laurel needing more time to come around with her sister's return. Sara pretends not to know Sin and Roy in order to protect her Black Canary identity. Queen and Moira are still cold with each other and Thea seems to have noticed. Lance and his wife seem to share a moment. Both Lance and Queen get notification that something has happened. It's the body of the man the villain killed with the clock hand. Lance tells Arrow and the Canary he knows the guy, and that he was involved in the theft of a skeleton key which can be used to open any bank vault. Arrow realizes there much be a brain behind the operation. Sara comes to HQ and finds Felicity in workout clothes practicing some punches. Queen shows up and tells Felicity the key can be used as a weapon in the wrong hands and they need to find who has it. Back on the island the three examine the plane. The radio is ruined and the pilot is gravely injured. Queen leaves to get some medical supplies. Lance drops by to see Laurel. They talk about Sara and he wants her to try and move past her anger. He invites her to a family dinner, the real reason for which is an attempt to get back together with her mother. Laurel agrees to host the dinner. Lance is called away to a bank robbery. Arrow and the Canary show up during the robbery. Felicity locates a nearby signal, but this allows the villain to hack into her network. To distract Arrow he hacks into the nearby train system and creates a potential collision with a bus. Arrow goes to stop the accident while the Canary follows the men who robbed the bank. The villain gets away but she is able to wound him. Thea talks to Queen about his relationship with their mother. He says nothing and she says she doesn't like secrets. Felicity has beefed up their security to avoid future intrusions. Using blood found at the scene Sara is able to determine the villain has a rare and fatal disease. Felicty founds out the back guy is Tockman, a former encryption engineer. It seems that he is stealing money for his sister, who also has a rare illness and needs a lung transplant. Arrow and the Canary go the address of Tockman's sister. They find his getaway vehicle from the last break-in. But inside is only a device that is putting out a signal. When Felicity accesses the signal remotely, it allows Tockman to once again get into her system. This time he is able to blow up all the computers at Arrow HQ. While cleaning up the mess Felicity talks to Digs about feeling inadequate around Sara. He tries to assure her that her skills are invaluable. Sara invites Queen to the Lance family dinner. The Lance dinner at Laurel's place is a disaster. When Lance talks to Dinah about coming back to Starling City, and to him, Dinah admits to being in a relationship. Laurel sees Queen and Sara exchange glances and figures out they are together. A screaming match ensures and Laurel leaves. The dying pilot tells Sara that his wife died of cancer years ago. He has a 12-year old daughter and is worried she'll be alone. He asks Sara to make sure his daughter is okay. Queen follows Laurel into the hall. She yells at him for his behavior and he responds that everybody is having trouble. Queen thinks that while Laurel certainly has problems, she's not doing a good enough job of taking responsibility for what she's done wrong. Queen basically says he's done caring about her. Queen placed a large amount of money at a bank to lure Tockman. Felicity calls him and says she's waiting with it at the bank's computer. Arrow, Canary and Digs rush to help her. Two men come in the front and Arrow goes to stop them. Tockman then shows up on the system. He's messing with the gas mains in an attempt to cause an explosion. Digs goes down to turn off the valve. Arrow takes care of the bad guys, while Felicity is able to outsmart Tockman and find a way to track him inside the bank. Ultimately she takes him down by blowing up his cell phone in his pocket, in the process saving the Canary's life. After Felicity is stitched up she tells Queen she missed being his girl on the team. He reassures her. Sara takes a job working as a bartender for Thea. Laurel shows up and the sisters have something of a breakthrough. We learn the pilot's daughter was Sin. As Lance attends an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting, Laurel enters and sits opposite him. He smiles at her. Queen comes home and finds that his mother is meeting with Slade. 15 The Promise 2014-03-05 We open with Moira telling Queen that Slade has just made a "generous" donation to her campaign. Slade has brought… We open with Moira telling Queen that Slade has just made a "generous" donation to her campaign. Slade has brought some rum and Moira asks Queen to join them for a toast. We flash to the island and see some of Queen's archery training under Slade. They then discuss the plan for attacking the freighter. It is heavily-guarded. Queen takes Sara aside and asks her about the drug. He thinks Ivo should never be allowed to control it. Slade agrees, saying they should burn it. While burning the drugs Sara mentions that Slade is going to kill Ivo for what happened to Shado. She wants him to kill Ivo. Slade, Queen and Sara share a drink and toast to Shado. Queen wants Sara to tell his family he's changed. She wants him to tell her family she died in wreck. Queen has a nightmare featuring Shado. On the freighter Ivo asks to see one of the prisoners. He's just gotten a poor update on his wife. He puts the man in a chair and goes to work removing one of his eyes. From the island Queen uses and arrow to ignite an explosion on the beach. Ivo sees this and orders them taken. Queen trips while running, and is taken by two of Ivo's men and put in a cell on the freighter. He chats with a prisoner named Thomas, who is a missionary. Ivo puts Queen in his chair and demands to know the location of his friends. Queen won't talk and Ivo injects him with truth serum. Back in present day Moira asks Slade about his love life. They talk about moving on after loss. At one point Queen announces he'd like to talk with his mother. Moira leaves the room and he tries to stab Slade. Slade is too quick and knocks the knife out of his hand as Thea arrives. She walks in and Slade introduces himself. Moira returns to guide a tour of the home's art. We return to the freighter. Queen says that Slade and Sara are on the freighter, but we see that earlier Sara gave him something that counteracts the effects of truth serum. We see Slade and Sara paraglide on to the freighter. Slade goes after Ivo's men, sending Sara to free the prisoners and Queen to grab Ivo. In present day Thea shows Slade one of their favorite paintings. Queen quietly calls Felicity and she puts the phone on speaker. Sara hears Slade's voice and realizes Queen and his family are in immanent danger. She gathers Digs and Roy and they head out. Back on the freighter Slade cuts through Ivo's men. Thomas saves Sara from another prisoner who doesn't like her. During the fracas Ivo calls his wife and tells her he's found a cure. She seems confused. Arrow bursts in and knocks him to the ground. He doesn't kill Ivo and Slade walks in behind Queen. Ivo tells Slade that Queen was asked to choose and Slade goes after Queen. Explosions on the ship save Queen. The prisoners and guards are in a furious fire fight. Sara tell Queen she thinks they need to get off the ship and get back to the island. They jump overboard, but Slade grabs Queen's ankle before he can get off. Slade throws Queen into a cell and takes command of the ship. In present day Roy goes into Queen's mansion, pretending to be looking for Thea. Slade seems to realize right away that Roy is also on the drug. Sara comes downstairs and Queen asks him politely for his plans. Slade tells Moira he needs to leave and says good-bye. Queen walks Slade to his car. Digs has a shot, but somebody knocks him out before he can pull the trigger. Queen asks Slade what he wants. Slade tells him he's there to fulfill the promise he made five years earlier. We flashback to the island. Sara and some of the prisoners have reached the shore, but she realizes Queen's not there. On the freighter Slade gives Ivo a gun and tells him to show how he killed Shado, but shooting Queen. Queen tells Slade he didn't want Shado to die. Slade then cuts off one of Ivo's hands. Slade promises Queen he will not die until he has known complete despair. In present day we see that Slade spent his visit planting camera throughout the mansion. 16 Suicide Squad 2014-03-19 Lyla asks Diggle to go on a mission alongside the Suicide Squad, a team assembled by Amanda Waller to undertake… Lyla asks Diggle to go on a mission alongside the Suicide Squad, a team assembled by Amanda Waller to undertake high-risk missions, even though the team includes Diggle's nemesis, Deadshot, and Oliver's enemy, Bronze Tiger. \| 17 Birds of Prey 2014-03-26 When Frank Bertinelli is arrested, Oliver knows it's only a matter of time before his daughter, Helena, AKA The Huntress,… When Frank Bertinelli is arrested, Oliver knows it's only a matter of time before his daughter, Helena, AKA The Huntress, returns to town. To make matters worse, Laurel is picked to try Frank's case, putting her right in the path of Helena. Oliver tells Sara he will handle his ex-girlfriend, but when Helena takes hostages at the courthouse, including Laurel, the Canary will stop at nothing to save her sister. When The Huntress and Canary meet, an epic battle begins. Meanwhile, Roy realizes he needs to keep Thea safe, but doesn't like the way he is forced to go about it. 18 Deathstroke 2014-04-02 After taking a ride home from Slade, Thea becomes his prisoner. Can Oliver and his friends save her? Also, someone… After taking a ride home from Slade, Thea becomes his prisoner. Can Oliver and his friends save her? Also, someone close to Oliver is working for Slade, since his return from the Island after Tommy's death. \| 19 The Man Under the Hood 2014-04-16 Oliver, Canary, Diggle, and Felicity return to the lair and find Slade waiting for them. An epic battle breaks out… Oliver, Canary, Diggle, and Felicity return to the lair and find Slade waiting for them. An epic battle breaks out and one member of Team Arrow is sent to the hospital. Thea hits her breaking point, but just as Oliver is about to reach her, Slade intervenes and Oliver is faced with a choice - his battle with Slade or his family. Meanwhile, Laurel struggles with a new secret. 20 Seeing Red 2014-04-23 The mirakuru sends Roy into an uncontrollable rage and he unleashes on the city. Oliver realizes the mirakuru has taken… The mirakuru sends Roy into an uncontrollable rage and he unleashes on the city. Oliver realizes the mirakuru has taken over Roy completely and must figure out a way to stop him. Things get more complicated after Sara declares that Roy is too far gone and the only way to stop him is to kill him. 21 City of Blood 2014-04-30 After Slade threatens to take everything Oliver loves away, Oliver decides the fastest way to stop further bloodshed is to… After Slade threatens to take everything Oliver loves away, Oliver decides the fastest way to stop further bloodshed is to surrender to his enemy. Knowing that surrender will surely lead to Oliver's death, Diggle and Felicity go to extreme measures to keep Oliver from confronting Slade. Meanwhile, Thea considers leaving town, and Laurel resumes her crusade against Sebastian Blood. Finally, Slade unleashes his assault on Starling City. 22 Streets of Fire 2014-05-07 Oliver rallies his team as Slade's soldiers attack the city. Felicity gets a call from S.T.A.R. Labs with game-changing news… Oliver rallies his team as Slade's soldiers attack the city. Felicity gets a call from S.T.A.R. Labs with game-changing news and Thea comes face-to-face with her father. \| 23 Unthinkable 2014-05-14 Slade moves forward with his plan to kill one more person in Oliver's life. While Oliver has fought all year… Slade moves forward with his plan to kill one more person in Oliver's life. While Oliver has fought all year to be more than the killer he once was, when Slade kidnaps someone close to Oliver's heart, Oliver is pushed to the edge and realizes sometimes it takes doing the unthinkable to stop the monster. Meanwhile, Diggle takes on Amanda Waller with a little help from some friends, and Thea turns to Roy in her time of need. 1 The Calm 2014-10-08 With crime in Starling City at an all-time low thanks to the Arrow and his team, Oliver thinks he can… With crime in Starling City at an all-time low thanks to the Arrow and his team, Oliver thinks he can finally balance being both the Arrow and Oliver Queen and asks Felicity out on a date. However, when a new villain emerges, who has claimed the name Vertigo from the recently deceased Count, Oliver is caught off-guard and someone close to him is hurt. Oliver and a newly suited up Roy take on the Count. Laurel joins Arrow's inner circle and Felicity gets a part-time job at a tech store to make ends meet. Also, Oliver fights to regain his company, Queen Consolidated, but comes up against a very worthy 2 Sara 2014-10-15 Lance calls the Arrow when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the… Lance calls the Arrow when another archer appears in town and starts skewering businessmen. Diggle uses A.R.G.U.S. to find the archer's identity; he is a man named Simon Lacroix, who goes by the codename Komodo. However, the team hits a rough patch with the mission and gets help from a surprising source - Laurel. Meanwhile, Oliver begins to worry that he hasn't heard from Thea, which forces Roy to tell him the truth about why she left town. Ray Palmer pursues Felicity. In the flashback, Maseo tells Oliver that Amanda Waller has ordered his first kill. As Oliver looks down the scope of the rifle, he sees the target is his best friend, Tommy. Despite her promise to her sister, Laurel debates sharing a secret about Sara with Lance. 3 Corto Maltese 2014-10-22 Oliver decides it's time for Thea to come back to Starling City, so he packs for Corto Maltese, where Felicity… Oliver decides it's time for Thea to come back to Starling City, so he packs for Corto Maltese, where Felicity has traced Thea's whereabouts. Lyla asks Diggle to go with Oliver because one of her field operatives, Mark Shaw, has gone dark in Corto Maltese and she'd like him to look into it. Feeling responsible for Thea's departure, Roy joins Oliver and Diggle on their journey. Shaw double-crosses Diggle, putting numerous A.R.G.U.S. agents, including Lyla, at risk. Meanwhile, Laurel meets Ted Grant, and Felicity adjusts to her new job. 4 The Magician 2014-10-29 A furious Nyssa confronts Oliver about Sara. When Oliver learns Malcolm Merlyn is alive, he suspects Merlyn killed Sara. Oliver… A furious Nyssa confronts Oliver about Sara. When Oliver learns Malcolm Merlyn is alive, he suspects Merlyn killed Sara. Oliver and Nyssa join forces and go after the Dark Archer, intent on bringing Sara's killer to justice. Laurel keeps her distance from Nyssa, as she blames her sister's death on her involvement with the League of Assassins. Meanwhile, Oliver and Roy work on repairing their respective relationships. 5 The Secret Origin of Felicity Smoak 2014-11-05 When a cyber attack brings Starling City to its knees, Oliver and Felicity are pushed to their limits to contain… When a cyber attack brings Starling City to its knees, Oliver and Felicity are pushed to their limits to contain the destruction. Life gets even more complicated for Felicity when her mother, Donna, stops by for a surprise visit. Meanwhile, Ted Grant questions Laurel's motives, and Thea buys an apartment with Malcolm's "estate" money, which infuriates Oliver. 6 Guilty 2014-11-12 After a body is found strung up in the Wildcat gym, Ted Grant becomes the main suspect. Oliver and Laurel… After a body is found strung up in the Wildcat gym, Ted Grant becomes the main suspect. Oliver and Laurel argue over Ted's innocence. Meanwhile, in flashbacks, when Maseo needs Oliver to remember where an informant for China White stashed key information, he asks Tatsu to help jog Oliver's memory. Roy shares a secret with Felicity. 7 Draw Back Your Bow 2014-11-19 Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love… Oliver must stop an Arrow-obsessed serial killer, Carrie Cutter, who is convinced that The Arrow is her one true love and will stop at nothing to get his attention. Unfortunately, her way of getting his attention is to kill people. Meanwhile, Ray asks Felicity to be his date for a work dinner with important clients. Thea auditions new DJs for Verdant and meets Chase, a brash DJ with whom she immediately clashes. 8 The Brave and the Bold 2014-12-03 As Oliver, Arsenal, and Diggle pursue a killer named Digger Harkness, they encounter an ARGUS team; Oliver and the Flash… As Oliver, Arsenal, and Diggle pursue a killer named Digger Harkness, they encounter an ARGUS team; Oliver and the Flash team up to try and stop Harkness. \| 9 The Climb 2014-12-10 The League of Assassins give Oliver 48 hours to find Sara's killer, or Starling City citizens will die. Oliver then… The League of Assassins give Oliver 48 hours to find Sara's killer, or Starling City citizens will die. Oliver then has an epic confrontation with Ra's al Ghul. \| 10 Left Behind 2015-01-21 The Team's worst fears are realized when Meryln informs them of Oliver's death. Meanwhile Ray Palmer tests part of his… The Team's worst fears are realized when Meryln informs them of Oliver's death. Meanwhile Ray Palmer tests part of his ATOM suit out and Laurel Lance decides to pursue justice outside of the law by taking up the mantle of the Black Canary. \| 11 Midnight City 2015-01-28 Arsenal and Diggle confront Laurel about trying to step into her sister's shoes and warn her to stop before she… Arsenal and Diggle confront Laurel about trying to step into her sister's shoes and warn her to stop before she gets herself killed. However, the villan Brick kidnaps the city's Aldermen and threatens to kill them all unless the police evacuate The Glades, it's all suits on deck. Meanwhile, Ray steps in to help Lance and the police force fight Brick, showing Felicity a new side of her boss. Malcom tells them that Ra's al Ghul is after his family and they must leave town immediately. 12 Uprising 2015-02-04 Still operating without Oliver and desperate to stop Brick, Team Arrow is forced to consider Malcolm's... 13 Canaries 2015-02-11 Oliver struggles to adjust to the changes that have taken place within Team Arrow; Laurel ignores Oliver and pursues Vertigo… Oliver struggles to adjust to the changes that have taken place within Team Arrow; Laurel ignores Oliver and pursues Vertigo - who injects her with the drug; Thea receives a surprise visitor. \| 14 The Return 2015-02-18 Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy, Deathstroke.… Malcolm puts Oliver and Thea in a dangerous situation that lands them on Lian Yu with Oliver's former enemy, Deathstroke. A flashback reveals when Oliver and Maseo returned to Starling City to retrieve the Omega bio weapon, and despite being under strict orders from Amanda Waller not to reveal himself to anyone, Oliver looks in on his family, Laurel and Tommy. 15 Nanda Parbat 2015-02-25 Malcolm is captured by Ra's al Ghul and taken to Nanda Parbat. Because of his love for Thea, Oliver considers… Malcolm is captured by Ra's al Ghul and taken to Nanda Parbat. Because of his love for Thea, Oliver considers saving Merlyn. Ray is obsessed with finishing his Atom suit so he can save the city but Felicity fears he is heading down the same path as Oliver and tries to pull him out of the lab. 16 The Offer 2015-03-18 Still weighed down by his last meeting with Ra's al Ghul, Oliver returns home to find a new villain and… Still weighed down by his last meeting with Ra's al Ghul, Oliver returns home to find a new villain and his crew have started terrorizing Starling City. Michael Amar AKA Murmur, a man whose mouth has been sewn shut. Meanwhile, Laurel and Nyssa bond over their issues with their fathers and Nyssa makes Laurel an offer. Thea is forced to come to terms with her father after Oliver brings Malcolm to the loft to recover, and Lance shuts out both Laurel and the Arrow. 17 Suicidal Tendencies 2015-03-25 It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad… It's celebration time as Diggle and Lyla get married. However, Deadshot interrupts their honeymoon and tells them the Suicide Squad has been given a new mission - rescue United States Senator Joseph Cray from a hostage situation in the Republic of Kasnia. Amanda Waller breaks down the mission and introduced them to the newest member of the Suicide Squad, Cupid. Meanwhile, Oliver learns about Ray's new Atom costume and the two have a heated stand-off. Felicity and Ray hit a rough patch. 18 Public Enemy 2015-04-01 During an attack on the mayor's office, Ray is critically injured. Felicity is pleasantly surprised when her mother... 19 Broken Arrow 2015-04-15 Jake Simmons, a metahuman from Central City, terrorizes the Starling City. Quentin Lance's mission bounds Oliver Queen to ask Ray… Jake Simmons, a metahuman from Central City, terrorizes the Starling City. Quentin Lance's mission bounds Oliver Queen to ask Ray (Atom) for help. 20 The Fallen 2015-04-22 Ra's al Ghul finally makes Oliver an offer he can't refuse. The team joins Oliver on his journey to Nanda… Ra's al Ghul finally makes Oliver an offer he can't refuse. The team joins Oliver on his journey to Nanda Parbat where a heartbroken Felicity decides to take matters into her own hands. \| 21 Al Sah-Him 2015-04-29 Oliver goes through a transformation; Laurel asks Felicity and Diggle to help Nyssa face the League of Assassins. \| 22 This Is Your Sword 2015-05-06 Oliver must complete two final tasks before becoming the next Ra's al Ghul; Nyssa is threatened; Malcolm makes an offer… Oliver must complete two final tasks before becoming the next Ra's al Ghul; Nyssa is threatened; Malcolm makes an offer to the team; Thea visits Roy. \| 23 My Name Is Oliver Queen 2015-05-13 Ra's al Ghul sets his plan in motion, putting everyone in danger; Oliver must decide if he is strong enough… Ra's al Ghul sets his plan in motion, putting everyone in danger; Oliver must decide if he is strong enough to handle his new role - and what it will mean for his team and his soul. \| 1 Green Arrow 2015-10-07 A new enemy lures Oliver Queen back to Starling City and forces him to put on the hood once more.… A new enemy lures Oliver Queen back to Starling City and forces him to put on the hood once more. \| 2 The Candidate 2015-10-14 Oliver and Thea are concerned when a family friend plans to run for mayor; Thea starts to exhibit side effects… Oliver and Thea are concerned when a family friend plans to run for mayor; Thea starts to exhibit side effects from the Lazarus Pit; Felicity asks an employee for help with a business decision. \| 3 Restoration 2015-10-21 The growing tension between Oliver and Diggle puts both their lives at risk when they go after Damien Darhk and… The growing tension between Oliver and Diggle puts both their lives at risk when they go after Damien Darhk and a H.I.V.E... 4 Beyond Redemption 2015-10-28 Laurel must deal with the repercussions of taking Sara to Nanda Parbat. Meanwhile, Oliver asks Captain Lance for a favor… Laurel must deal with the repercussions of taking Sara to Nanda Parbat. Meanwhile, Oliver asks Captain Lance for a favor and while he's not surprised at the response, he is surprised at what he finds out next. \| 5 Haunted 2015-11-04 Oliver calls in a favor from old friend John Constantine when things with Sara take a turn for the worse.… Oliver calls in a favor from old friend John Constantine when things with Sara take a turn for the worse. \| 6 Lost Souls 2015-11-11 Felicity is frantic when she learns that Ray is alive and being held by Damien Darhk. Felicity's guilt over not… Felicity is frantic when she learns that Ray is alive and being held by Damien Darhk. Felicity's guilt over not finding Ray sooner causes tension between her and Oliver. \| 7 Brotherhood 2015-11-18 A shocking revelation complicates the battle between Team Arrow and Damien Darhk; Thea loses control in front of Alex. \| 8 Legends of Yesterday 2015-12-02 Oliver and Barry hide Kendra and Carter in a remote location while they try to figure out how to defeat… Oliver and Barry hide Kendra and Carter in a remote location while they try to figure out how to defeat Vandal Savage; Felicity, Thea, Diggle and Laurel work to come up with a weapon to destroy Vandal. \| 9 Dark Waters 2015-12-09 Oliver moves against HIVE; Malcolm goes to see Thea, leaving her with a warning; Damien Darhk retaliates at Oliver's holiday… Oliver moves against HIVE; Malcolm goes to see Thea, leaving her with a warning; Damien Darhk retaliates at Oliver's holiday party. 10 Blood Debts 2016-01-20 Oliver must deal with the devastating consequences of Darhk's last attack. Seeking revenge, Oliver goes on a brutal manhunt looking… Oliver must deal with the devastating consequences of Darhk's last attack. Seeking revenge, Oliver goes on a brutal manhunt looking for Dahrk. \| 11 A.W.O.L. 2016-01-27 An agent of Shadowspire who was an enemy from Diggle and Andy's wartime past shows up to Star City. Diggle… An agent of Shadowspire who was an enemy from Diggle and Andy's wartime past shows up to Star City. Diggle must learn to trust Andy but he got more than he wanted about their shared time from war. Oliver however must learn a new way of life when Felicity is now in a wheelchair and receives her codename. 12 Unchained 2016-02-03 The team faces off against a formidable villain nicknamed The Calculator (guest star Tom Amandes). Meanwhile, Nyssa (guest star Katrina… The team faces off against a formidable villain nicknamed The Calculator (guest star Tom Amandes). Meanwhile, Nyssa (guest star Katrina Law) makes her move and Roy Harper (guest star Colton Haynes) returns to Star City. \| 13 Sins of the Father 2016-02-10 Oliver receives an offer from Nyssa that is hard to refuse, Meanwhile Thea continues to battle the bloodlust Malcolm steps… Oliver receives an offer from Nyssa that is hard to refuse, Meanwhile Thea continues to battle the bloodlust Malcolm steps in to help his daughter, and Laurel has a Heart to Heart talk with Nyssa. \| 14 Code of Silence 2016-02-17 Team Arrow uncovers HIVE's plan to take them out for good, leading Lance to wonder if Donna is better off… Team Arrow uncovers HIVE's plan to take them out for good, leading Lance to wonder if Donna is better off without him and Oliver to consider telling Felicity about his son. \| 15 Taken 2016-02-24 Oliver calls in his old friend Vixen for help in fighting Darhk, while Thea has a heart-to-heart talk with Malcolm.… Oliver calls in his old friend Vixen for help in fighting Darhk, while Thea has a heart-to-heart talk with Malcolm. \| 16 Broken Hearts 2016-03-23 Following the events of William's kidnapping, Darhk has become less powerful, but Carrie Cutter, a.k.a. Cupid, has emerged into Star… Following the events of William's kidnapping, Darhk has become less powerful, but Carrie Cutter, a.k.a. Cupid, has emerged into Star City to cause chaos on the city and the Green Arrow. \| 17 Beacon of Hope 2016-03-30 Oliver reeling from his break-up with Felicity is trying to take his mind off it by putting his team through… Oliver reeling from his break-up with Felicity is trying to take his mind off it by putting his team through a grueling work-out. Brie Larvan aka Bug-Eyed Bandit escapes from prison and heads to Palmer Tech and covers the building with robotic bees. She wants the microchip that allows Felicity to walk problem is that there is only one chip, the one in Felicity. Felicity learns of this and her mother and Thea are in the building with her. Oliver upon learning of this wants to go in but how. Curtis upon learning of this tries to find the Green Arrow and finds the lair and learns Oliver's him and the others. He tries to help them get in but Oliver is stung by one of the bees and it's killing him and they have to find a way to help him. Darkh leans that his people are not going to help him so he tries navigate the prison on his own. 18 Eleven-Fifty-Nine 2016-04-06 Oliver and Diggle find out Merlyn wants to break Darhk out of prison; Laurel gets a surprise offer. \| 19 Canary Cry 2016-04-27 Oliver and the team struggle to come to terms with Laurel's death, especially Diggle who is overwhelmed... 20 Genesis 2016-05-04 As Oliver and Felicity look for a magical solution to defeat Darhk, a vengeance-driven Diggle gets a... 21 Monument Point 2016-05-11 When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk's next move is, Felicity realizes she needs to ask her father, Noah Kuttler,… When Team Arrow learns what Damien Darhk's next move is, Felicity realizes she needs to ask her father, Noah Kuttler, for help. Noah and Oliver have a heart to heart talk that leaves Oliver rattled. \| 22 Lost in the Flood 2016-05-18 Following the shocking events in the previous episode, Oliver and Diggle race to rescue Thea, while Felicity, Curtis and Noah… Following the shocking events in the previous episode, Oliver and Diggle race to rescue Thea, while Felicity, Curtis and Noah join together to stop Darhk. \| 23 Schism 2016-05-25 Oliver teams up with a surprising force in an attempt to stop Damien Darhk and his magic once and for… Oliver teams up with a surprising force in an attempt to stop Damien Darhk and his magic once and for all. \| 1 Legacy 2016-10-05 After Laurel's death and the departures of both Diggle and Thea from Team Arrow, Oliver takes to the streets solo… After Laurel's death and the departures of both Diggle and Thea from Team Arrow, Oliver takes to the streets solo to protect Star City's citizens as the Green Arrow. \| 2 The Recruits 2016-10-12 Oliver recruits Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp for his team, but his training methods prove to be too much… Oliver recruits Curtis, Wild Dog and Evelyn Sharp for his team, but his training methods prove to be too much for some to handle. In flashbacks, Oliver continues his initiation into the Bratva. 3 A Matter of Trust 2016-10-19 The Green Arrow is forced to face a powerful new drug dealer when Wild Dog goes off on his own. 4 Penance 2016-10-26 Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and… Oliver and Lyla team up on a secret mission for Diggle. Felicity finds out and disapproves of the plan and opts to stay behind... 5 Human Target 2016-11-02 When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance… When Tobias Church captures and tortures one of Oliver's new recruits, Oliver must turn to an old friend, Christopher Chance AKA the Human Target, for help. Meanwhile, Felicity's worlds collide when Detective Malone joins the ACU. \| 6 So It Begins 2016-11-09 Felicity and Curtis learn that Prometheus' victims have a mysterious link to Oliver's past that could upend his new team. 7 Vigilante 2016-11-16 Oliver discovers there's a new vigilante in Star City when the bodies of two criminals are dropped at the SCPD.… Oliver discovers there's a new vigilante in Star City when the bodies of two criminals are dropped at the SCPD. In flashbacks, Oliver faces Konstantin Kovar. 8 Invasion! 2016-11-30 Oliver wakes up to a life in which his parents are alive and he is about to marry Laurel; Felicity… Oliver wakes up to a life in which his parents are alive and he is about to marry Laurel; Felicity faces a new threat with the help of The Flash and Supergirl. 9 What We Leave Behind 2016-12-07 After the attack on Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus is planning to make a deadly move on all of Team Arrow;… After the attack on Curtis, Oliver realizes Prometheus is planning to make a deadly move on all of Team Arrow; Felicity and Malone find a clue that ties Prometheus to Oliver's past. \| 10 Who Are You? 2017-01-25 Worried that Prometheus may be right about him being a killer, Oliver finds a ray of hope in the apparent… Worried that Prometheus may be right about him being a killer, Oliver finds a ray of hope in the apparent return of Laurel. Felicity swears revenge against Prometheus for causing Malone's death. 11 Second Chances 2017-02-01 In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver gets help from a surprising source - Talia al Ghul. However, when… In his quest to take down Kovar, Oliver gets help from a surprising source - Talia al Ghul. However, when she reveals what she wants from him in exchange, Oliver isn't sure he can accept her help. Felicity attempts to hack the NSA to help free Diggle but when her online efforts are flagged, she faces off against an unknown adversary. Meanwhile, Curtis tells the team about a female vigilante, Tina Boland, he uncovered online who has been wreaking havoc all over the country. 12 Bratva 2017-02-08 A mission sends Team Arrow to Russia where Oliver encounters an old friend. 13 Spectre of the Gun 2017-02-15 Following a traumatic attack on City Hall, flashbacks show how Rene became Wild Dog. 14 The Sin-Eater 2017-02-22 Three of Oliver's old foes break out of prison and form an alliance; Meanwhile, Lance is confronted about an old… Three of Oliver's old foes break out of prison and form an alliance; Meanwhile, Lance is confronted about an old partnership. 15 Fighting Fire with Fire 2017-03-01 When Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as mayor, Diggle leads the team on a mission to stop Vigilante for… When Vigilante attacks Oliver while he's acting as mayor, Diggle leads the team on a mission to stop Vigilante for good. 16 Checkmate 2017-03-15 Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus; Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for… Oliver gets closer to the truth about Prometheus; Helix refuses to continue helping Felicity until she does a favor for them. \| 17 Kapiushon 2017-03-22 Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation… Prometheus goes to extreme lengths to destroy Oliver. In flashbacks, Oliver's violent tendencies come to a head in a confrontation with Anatoly. \| 18 Disbanded 2017-03-29 Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Olivers decision to call onthe Bratva to help take down Prometheus .Things get escalated… Diggle and Felicity are shocked by Olivers decision to call onthe Bratva to help take down Prometheus .Things get escalated a bit. Concerned the Bratva may overstep, Diggle has a hard conversation with Oliver about what happens if things go south. Meanwhile, Felicity learns something shocking at Helix. 19 Dangerous Liaisons 2017-04-26 Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have… Oliver, Team Arrow, ARGUS and the SCPD kick off a citywide manhunt for Adrian Chase. Helix tells Felicity they have a way to find Chase but they will need something big, and illegal, from her in return. \| 20 Underneath 2017-05-03 Oliver and Felicity get trapped in the bunker together, while Diggle and Lyla deal with marital issues. \| 21 Honor Thy Fathers 2017-05-10 Oliver returns to the mayor's office and faces one of his most pressing issues yet - the forced release of… Oliver returns to the mayor's office and faces one of his most pressing issues yet - the forced release of dozens of violent criminals prosecuted by Adrian Chase. Meanwhile, a crate is delivered to Oliver's office containing a mysterious corpse encased in concrete. 22 Missing 2017-05-17 Black Siren returns to give Chase help; Felicity plans a birthday party for Oliver; Lance is angry with Rene for… Black Siren returns to give Chase help; Felicity plans a birthday party for Oliver; Lance is angry with Rene for missing the custody hearing about his daughter. \| 23 Lian Yu 2017-05-24 The battle between Oliver and Adrian Chase culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu. After recent events, Oliver… The battle between Oliver and Adrian Chase culminates in a final epic battle on Lian Yu. After recent events, Oliver decides to recruit a group of unlikely allies - Slade, Nyssa, Merlyn and Digger Harkness - to defeat Chase. However, Chase has his own army - Black Siren, Evelyn Sharp and Talia al Ghul - and the forces collide. 1 Fallout 2017-10-12 The future of the team is left hanging in the balance after the emotional showdown between Oliver Queen and Adrian… The future of the team is left hanging in the balance after the emotional showdown between Oliver Queen and Adrian Chase. Now, the focus shifts to uncovering the fate of each and every member of Team Arrow. Could anyone have possibly survived an island-wide explosion, or has the book closed on them, as it has on Oliver's five-year flashback story? 2 Tribute 2017-10-19 Anatoly returns to Star City with a sinister agenda as Oliver tries to balance being the mayor, the Green Arrow… Anatoly returns to Star City with a sinister agenda as Oliver tries to balance being the mayor, the Green Arrow and William's father. \| 3 Next of Kin 2017-10-26 A rogue black ops team led by Onyx breaks into Kord Industries and steals something lethal. Oliver struggles to connect… A rogue black ops team led by Onyx breaks into Kord Industries and steals something lethal. Oliver struggles to connect with William so he reaches out to a surprising source for help. \| 4 Reversal 2017-11-02 Black Siren launches another attack on Star City just when Oliver has gotten things in order. \| 5 Deathstroke Returns 2017-11-09 Slade Wilson returns and asks Oliver for help in tracking down his son. When they learn Joe has been taken… Slade Wilson returns and asks Oliver for help in tracking down his son. When they learn Joe has been taken hostage by mercenaries, their mission to save him gets complicated by a terrible revelation that could shatter Slade's hopes of reunion forever. Meanwhile, Vigilante reappears in Star City. 6 Promises Kept 2017-11-16 As Slade continues to uncover clues about his son's last few years, Oliver makes a big decision. Meanwhile, the Green… As Slade continues to uncover clues about his son's last few years, Oliver makes a big decision. Meanwhile, the Green Arrow leads the team into battle against "The Dragon," a villain who is stealing valuable tech in Star City. \| 7 Thanksgiving 2017-11-23 Oliver celebrates Thanksgiving with his family but the happy moment is interrupted. Meanwhile, Black Siren returns to wreak havoc on… Oliver celebrates Thanksgiving with his family but the happy moment is interrupted. Meanwhile, Black Siren returns to wreak havoc on the holiday. \| 8 Crisis on Earth-X, Part 2 2017-11-27 The gang comes together for Barry and Iris's wedding, but the ceremony is crashed by villains from Earth-X. 9 Irreconcilable Differences 2017-12-07 Black Siren and Cayden James kidnap Quentin to get their hands on a weapon of mass destruction. \| 10 Divided 2018-01-18 Despite losing half his team, Oliver remains confident that he, Felicity and Diggle can stop Cayden James and Black Siren.… Despite losing half his team, Oliver remains confident that he, Felicity and Diggle can stop Cayden James and Black Siren. However, when he discovers one of Cayden's secrets, he decides to team up with an unlikely ally. Meanwhile, Dinah spends time with Vince. 11 We Fall 2018-01-25 Cayden James ups the ante by launching his plan to take control of every aspect of the city. Despite the… Cayden James ups the ante by launching his plan to take control of every aspect of the city. Despite the scope of Cayden's plan, Oliver is determined to foil it with just the Original Team Arrow - and without the aid of Rene, Dinah, or Curtis. But things get complicated when William is endangered as a result of Cayden's handiwork. 12 All for Nothing 2018-02-01 Oliver continues to battle Cayden James; when Dinah and Oliver have a major disagreement, one of their own is put… Oliver continues to battle Cayden James; when Dinah and Oliver have a major disagreement, one of their own is put in danger. 13 The Devil's Greatest Trick 2018-02-08 Cayden James discovers a secret about the Green Arrow that pushes him over the edge. Knowing everyone and everything he… Cayden James discovers a secret about the Green Arrow that pushes him over the edge. Knowing everyone and everything he loves is in danger, Oliver must decide if he can do this alone or if he needs to turn to his old teammates for help. William starts to demand more of Oliver's time. 14 Collision Course 2018-03-01 Oliver, Diggle and Felicity disagree with Dinah, Curtis and Rene on how to handle Black Siren. The two teams face… Oliver, Diggle and Felicity disagree with Dinah, Curtis and Rene on how to handle Black Siren. The two teams face off and a fight ensues. 15 Doppelgänger 2018-03-08 Oliver and Thea are shocked to hear that Roy Harper is back in Star City. However, when they discover the… Oliver and Thea are shocked to hear that Roy Harper is back in Star City. However, when they discover the circumstances of Roy's return, Oliver and Thea realize that Roy is in trouble and jump in to save him. Black Siren makes a shocking decision. 16 The Thanatos Guild 2018-03-29 Nyssa Al Ghul returns to Star City to warn Thea that a group of renegade League of Assassins members are… Nyssa Al Ghul returns to Star City to warn Thea that a group of renegade League of Assassins members are planning to attack her. This group, led by Athena, is intent on finding a mysterious box that Malcolm left behind and will stop at nothing to get it. Nyssa helps oliver come to a life-changing realization. 17 Brothers in Arms 2018-04-05 Oliver and Diggle face their biggest challenge yet; Curtis is disappointed to find out his new boyfriend has a firm… Oliver and Diggle face their biggest challenge yet; Curtis is disappointed to find out his new boyfriend has a firm anti-vigilante stance. 18 Fundamentals 2018-04-12 In his darkest place yet, Oliver wonders if he has failed at everything - being a father, a mayor and… In his darkest place yet, Oliver wonders if he has failed at everything - being a father, a mayor and a hero. His frustration rising, Oliver lashes out at Felicity and William. A surprising visit from an old friend has Oliver questioning his next move. 19 The Dragon 2018-04-19 Looking to expand his empire, Diaz and Laurel meet with The Quadrant, a coalition of mafia families who run national… Looking to expand his empire, Diaz and Laurel meet with The Quadrant, a coalition of mafia families who run national organized crime. Meanwhile, after Oliver's recent decision, Felicity and Curtis double their efforts on building Helix Dynamics. 20 Shifting Allegiances 2018-04-26 Oliver turns to an old friend to help battle Diaz. Meanwhile, Rene is out of the hospital but has a… Oliver turns to an old friend to help battle Diaz. Meanwhile, Rene is out of the hospital but has a hard time re-adjusting to life as Wild Dog. Also, Lance discovers something shocking about Black Siren. 21 Docket No. 11-19-41-73 2018-05-03 The pressure mounts for Oliver who begins to wonder if he will lose everything in his battle to save Star… The pressure mounts for Oliver who begins to wonder if he will lose everything in his battle to save Star City. A familiar face returns. 22 The Ties That Bind 2018-05-10 Diaz targets Team Arrow and their loved ones. Oliver struggles with Felicity putting herself in danger when she gets the… Diaz targets Team Arrow and their loved ones. Oliver struggles with Felicity putting herself in danger when she gets the chance to stop Diaz for good. 23 Life Sentence 2018-05-17 With a new ally on his team, Oliver engages Diaz in an epic final battle. 1 Inmate 4587 2018-10-15 After surrendering to the police for being the Green Arrow, Oliver tries to survive in the prison while a new… After surrendering to the police for being the Green Arrow, Oliver tries to survive in the prison while a new unknown vigilante emerges in the Star City. 2 The Longbow Hunters 2018-10-22 Felicity is determined to find Diaz by any means necessary when Diggle tries to keep her on the outs and… Felicity is determined to find Diaz by any means necessary when Diggle tries to keep her on the outs and Oliver is forced to ally with an old enemy. 3 Crossing Lines 2018-10-29 Still in prison, Oliver faces his biggest challenge yet. Meanwhile, Felicity gets an intriguing offer, and Diggle asks Curtis to… 4 Level Two 2018-11-05 Oliver and Felicity each make drastic moves to find Diaz; the new Green Arrow swoops in when arsonists target Rene's… Oliver and Felicity each make drastic moves to find Diaz; the new Green Arrow swoops in when arsonists target Rene's community center; Dinah faces pressure from the mayor to capture the vigilante. 5 The Demon 2018-11-12 Felicity learns something new about Oliver that shocks her. Meanwhile, Diggle asks Curtis to go undercover for ARGUS. Dinah works… 6 Due Process 2018-11-19 Slabside becomes even more dangerous after a guard is murdered and everyone is a suspect. Felicity enlists help from a… 7 The Slabside Redemption 2018-11-26 8 Unmasked 2018-12-03 Felicity stands by her recent decisions regarding her family. Meanwhile, Diggle and Lyla continue to look into the Dante painting… 9 Elseworlds, Part 2 2018-12-10 Still trapped in each other's bodies, Oliver and Barry head to Gotham City with Supergirl to find out why their… Still trapped in each other's bodies, Oliver and Barry head to Gotham City with Supergirl to find out why their reality changed and cross paths with the mysterious Kate Kane. 10 My Name Is Emiko Queen 2019-01-21 Oliver wants to get back to work and focus on his marriage but gets sidetracked by offering to track down… Oliver wants to get back to work and focus on his marriage but gets sidetracked by offering to track down the new Arrow; Diggle and Lyla must answer to ARGUS about Diaz. 11 Past Sins 2019-01-28 The past comes back to haunt both Oliver and Laurel. Curtis is upset when he discovers that Diggle and Lyla… 12 Emerald Archer 2019-02-04 As a camera crew follows Oliver and team around to talk about their past as vigilantes and what the Green… As a camera crew follows Oliver and team around to talk about their past as vigilantes and what the Green Arrow means to Star City, Oliver must also deal with William's return from boarding school as well as a new threat to the city. 13 Star City Slayer 2019-02-11 Oliver and Felicity are disappointed after they learn that William is hiding something from them. Wanting to focus on his… Oliver and Felicity are disappointed after they learn that William is hiding something from them. Wanting to focus on his family, Oliver steps back from his Green Arrow duties and let's the team take over tracking down a serial killer. However, when the team becomes targets for the killer, things take a bloody turn. 14 Brothers & Sisters 2019-03-04 After months of covertly pursuing Dante, Diggle and Lyla finally have a solid lead on the elusive terrorist, so they… 15 Training Day 2019-03-11 Team Arrow attempts to work with the Star City Police Department but much to Oliver's frustration, things don't go as… Team Arrow attempts to work with the Star City Police Department but much to Oliver's frustration, things don't go as planned. Meanwhile, Dinah gets some life-changing news. 16 Star City 2040 2019-03-18 Mia and William go on a dangerous mission; Dinah, Roy and Zoe deliver some devastating news; flash forwards share highlights… Mia and William go on a dangerous mission; Dinah, Roy and Zoe deliver some devastating news; flash forwards share highlights from Mia's childhood with Felicity. 17 Inheritance 2019-03-25 Laurel learns about some damaging information that affects Emiko. Always looking to protect his sister, Oliver invites Laurel to help… Laurel learns about some damaging information that affects Emiko. Always looking to protect his sister, Oliver invites Laurel to help investigate, which makes Felicity happy as her friend is now working with the team. However, when things go awry, Felicity is forced to make a choice between the team and Laurel. 18 Lost Canary 2019-04-15 After being accused of murder and having her criminal past exposed, Laurel goes full Black Siren and teams up with… After being accused of murder and having her criminal past exposed, Laurel goes full Black Siren and teams up with an old criminal acquaintance, Shadow Thief, to go on a crime spree around Star City. While Dinah aims to bring Laurel in, Felicity refuses to give up on her friend and tries everything to get through to her, even summoning Sara Lance for help. However, Laurel rebuffs all her efforts, forcing the former friends to face off against each other. 19 Spartan 2019-04-22 After the Ninth Circle delivers a major setback for Team Arrow, Diggle reluctantly reaches out to a Four-Star General of… After the Ninth Circle delivers a major setback for Team Arrow, Diggle reluctantly reaches out to a Four-Star General of the Defense Intelligence Agency for help, despite unresolved tension from their past. Meanwhile, Oliver discovers a piece of information that he believes will turn Emiko against the Ninth Circle. 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__label__cc	0.703342	0.296658	Skeptics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for scientific skepticism. Join them; it only takes a minute: Does Lumosity increase your intelligence? Lumosity is a popular website that claims to help you become a more intellectually capable individual. Harness your brain's neuroplasticity and train your way to a brighter life" Is it truly possible to improve your IQ? Is IQ a good measure of Intelligence? Are they actually onto something, like PositScience? Here are some studies I have found that Lumosity use to support their claims: New Approaches to Learning Using Neuroscience and Gaming: A large scale, multi-site implementation of a web-based cognitive training program in academic settings Enhancing visual attention and working memory with a Web-based cognitive training program Changes in frontal-parietal activation and math skills performance following adaptive number sense training: preliminary results from a pilot study. Lumosity has a user-community of over 35 million. There are likely to be duplicates and bots though but that is quite surprising. They seem to be amassing great profits and there are testimonies but those are only anecdotal evidence and not part of a well researched statistical study, and may even be fabricated. neurology intelligence cognitive-fitness cognitive-science SIMEL The RougeThe Rouge Be careful: The question has a few false dichotomies in it. e.g. IQ may be well-defined AND impossible to improve. They could not be a scam AND not be onto something. There could be worthless testimonials that AREN'T fabricated. – Oddthinking♦ Apr 22 '13 at 15:14 +1, I have already asked this question meta.skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2135/… but due to some criticisms I then deleted it. – Carlo Alterego Apr 22 '13 at 20:47 @TheRouge relax I don't think Carlo intended to say you somehow copied the question, it looks to me like he is just reinforcing that this is a complete acceptable question. – isJustMe Apr 23 '13 at 13:55 The website does not appear to claim it improves one's intelligence. It claims to improve certain cognitive processes. From my understanding of the definitions, these are not the same things, though closely related. Perhaps the question should be re-worded slightly? FWIW, I just started a trail of their training, I'm not convinced so far what is gained on the site translates to real world situations. – bcworkz Apr 23 '13 at 20:59 Anecdotally, I get better at taking IQ tests when I practice taking IQ tests. So I'm pretty sure it's possible to "improve your IQ" as measured by an IQ test. – Rex Kerr May 3 '13 at 17:51 The Scientific Consensus: No evidence they reduce cognitive decline In October 2014, a consensus statement was produced that rejected the key claims about brain games. The list of signatories include Susanne Jaeggi, Michael Kane, Randy Engle, Hal Pashler and a number of other people who can be considered eminent in this field (and who you'll find cited below). We object to the claim that brain games offer consumers a scientifically grounded avenue to reduce or reverse cognitive decline when there is no compelling scientific evidence to date that they do. The promise of a magic bullet detracts from the best evidence to date, which is that cognitive health in old age reflects the long-term effects of healthy, engaged lifestyles. In the judgment of the signatories below, exaggerated and misleading claims exploit the anxieties of older adults about impending cognitive decline. We encourage continued careful research and validation in this field. No, all brain and IQ training games we know are bogus. Here's what's been discussed on this platform so far: Sudoku, video games, It's reflected in the fact that the Jaeggi et al. study, purportedly showing a transfer effect from dual N-back working memory training to fluid IQ, (http://www.psychfiledrawer.org/top-20/) is the number one of studies that researchers on Psychfiledrawer.com want to see replicated. Here is a takedown by Engle et al.. Here's a great blog post by Ed Yong on some of the trouble with these studies (it's not the only big problem though, don't believe Schubert for one minute). Transfer effects have been found not to replicate several times. Here's the most recent failure to replicate and a critical review. It's an old topic, obviously many people tried to raise IQ and failed. There have been numerous clones of the same idea, the ones with the most profile are Lumosity, Cogmed and Jaeggi's program (I think this is marketed the least but best-known to academics, Lumosity may be the opposite, I think they don't have ambitions for peer review). Here is a takedown of Lumosity's "research. 23 people are in that sample. Thirty-five million users, you say? Don't know what happened there... He also links to reports of Lumosity using scammy invoicing. For good measure, a funny secondhand blogpost on the topic, an article in the New Yorker and another takedown titled "The new Snakeoil". Yes, pretty good, but many people outside intelligence research don't think so. They're wrong, but this is such a bone of contention that you can find debates about the debate. I don't want to stray too much. Here's the question asked on this site. No, they're not onto something, like PositScience. PositScience is most likely the same, but geared towards the elderly from what I can tell from a cursory glance. They're a bit better at scientific street cred. ie. actually publishing peer-reviewed studies and responding to criticism. But their studies don't support the strength of their marketing claims and, of course, they selectively leave out studies showing no benefit (by other researchers, but probably they also their own shock-full file drawer) and they have a huge conflict of interest. Here's Hal Pashler calling them out and here's Seth Roberts calling them out. The company's responses to those two callouts have been weak, but here's an affiliated author (got only a little money on the side) dealing well with criticism of a fairly weak study. RubenRuben Thank you very much. I appreciate your intelligible and well-supported response. – The Rouge May 7 '13 at 1:08 Would you like to tackle this question too? skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/16161/… – Oddthinking♦ May 7 '13 at 16:54 while IQ is a decent measure, it's a spot measurement and can change radically over a person's life. Also IQ isn't the same as IQ test scores, which is highly dependent on circumstances during the test as well as test preparation and training (some people are just better at test taking than others, that doesn't mean they're less intelligent). – jwenting Jul 10 '13 at 11:37 @jwenting Please. I won't challenge your anecdotes with my anecdotes. I gave you a good reference. Or Wikipedia. g means that it is not testing-style-specific. But yes, you can learn the results for a specific test by heart (if you're good at memorising, which is g-loaded, but I digress), you can practice some stuff. I didn't deny this in the first comment. If you read some of the links I posted, you'll find that one big problem with purported "training transfer effects" is that the training task is too similar to the outcome task. Chat, if you've got further questions, won't debate in c. – Ruben Jul 11 '13 at 9:17 @ChrisS I link just two things (the reason: this part-question has been aptly answered here already): A Wikipedia article and a question on this site. The answer on this site refers to an article from an APA task force which came to a consensus. That consensus supports my assertions. I gave another ref, Deary 2004, in the comments. Since you're such a helpful spirit, you might want to add these articles as references to the Wikipedia article. I refuse to debate this with you further, because you seem unwilling to assume good faith. – Ruben Jan 25 '14 at 10:48 Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged neurology intelligence cognitive-fitness cognitive-science . Are IQ tests reliable? 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__label__cc	0.711535	0.288465	The Curious Case of Bipolar Disorder and Marijuana By tibipartiJanuary 19, 2017Bipolar Home » Blog » Bipolar » The Curious Case of Bipolar Disorder and Marijuana Amongst the plethora of psychological diseases out there, Bipolar Disorder is undoubtedly one of the cryptic and often misunderstood one. This is the very seem disease which forced famous and iconic characters into their demises such as Robin Williams and Amy Winehouse. Not to mention the sad event in history where Vincent Van Gogh cut off his own ear! What exactly is Bipolar Disorder? In the most general terms, bipolar disease is a form maniac depression. In fact, up until the 1990s, Bipolar Disorder was known as “Manic Depressive Illness” and it falls alongside the likes of other clinical depressions. A victim who is affected by Bipolar Disorder is reported to cause significant mood swings that jump between multiple states of depression and even mania. One of the main difference of Bipolar Disorder in contrast to Unipolar is that in this case the patient experiences prolonged “Episodes” of depressions that are closely intermixed with episodes of mania. In some cases, however, where, people have been reported to go through a much milder form of Bipolar Disorder where the patient suffers from more controllable mood swings which are known as hypomania. If we were to differentiate the symptoms of a Bipolar Mania and depression. We would be looking at the following In terms of Mania, we would see symptoms such as Intense irritation of mood A general increase in energy that comes out of nowhere A barrage of thoughts constantly hitting the mind Inability to get a proper sleep A general sense of Grandiosity Enhanced level of promiscuous sexual behavior Enhance sensation of delusion while feeling that you are losing touch with reality In terms of depression, the symptoms include A lack of energy and extreme fatigue Symptoms of flu such as joints, headache, aching muscles A feeling of insecurity Inability to come up with concrete thoughts and everything feels foggy Increase suicidal tendencies Suddenly losing the need of maintaining the hygiene Insomnia or oversleeping Cannabinoids Effects on Those With Bipolar Disoerder The answer to this question isn’t really as straightforward as one might think. Since the disease itself is such a complex amalgam of various moods, pinpointing the positive effects of Cannabis is really difficult. One group of people claims that exposure to Cannabis helped to mitigate their stress, on the other hand, another group side by side claimed that Cannabis actually caused even more depression. Due to such results, the effectiveness of Cannabis largely depends on the person who is taking them. One very strong anecdotal evidence of its effectiveness comes from 35 years old patients who claimed “I smoked marihuana for the first time in high school and couldn’t believe how good it made me feel. My normally chaotic emotions subsided and I had a sudden sense of calm, peace, and well-being. My perceptions of other and life changed dramatically” So…yes, Cannabis does indeed have the potential to treat patients with Bipolar Disorder. And this is primarily due to the presence of two significant mood stabilizing compounds, namely Cannabidiol and THC. Researchers indicate that under specific conditions, THC is shown to have very strong anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects on the patient which greatly helps to improve mood and enhance overall well-being. On the other hand, CBD seems to perfectly counter the psychoactive effects of an accidental high dose of TCH and also has anti-anxiety, hypnotic and anticonvulsant properties of its own! But that actually covers up the “Mania” part, but how about depression? The Effect Of Cannabis In Depression When considering the hyper-energetic mania episodes, you are bound to go into a serious depressive phase once the mania wears off. And again, in this case, the effectiveness of Cannabis is in questions. One thing is certain though, Cannabis has been scientifically proven as a strong and natural antidepressant. So, how does it pile up here? While going for the low dosage of THC, it has been seen that the patient is able to feel happy thanks to the psychoactive ingredients that boost serotonin. For those of you who are unaware, Serotonin is a very crucial neurotransmitter that is considered to be a key ingredient when it comes to enhancing the mood. But then again, THC’s are psychoactive so people often opt for the more effect Non-Psychoactive brethren, Cannabinoid. Similar to THC, Cannabinoid also helps to boost up the level of serotonin, but unlike THC. CBD doesn’t contain the psychoactive properties and helps to stabilize the mood further without making you feel “High”. Aside from increasing your Serotonin level, CBD also helps to increase the level of “GABA” which is essentially another neurotransmitter that helps to damp the excitability of the brain. Both of these together makes CBD so effective in tackling depression that some researchers have even gone as far as to compare CBD to Depakote. And the fact that CBD starts to show off its effects much faster when compared to other pharmaceutical solutions doesn’t hurt either! Who wouldn’t want a quick recovery right? What’s the final verdict then? As you may have already guessed, the effectiveness of Cannabis largely varies, depending on your personal physical Chemistry and the stage of Bipolar disorder at which you currently are in. The key here is to find the right strain of the herb that will be the most suitable one for you which will require you to do some researches as well or talk to a professional. However, below are some tips which you might keep in mind in order to help you find the perfect strain Try to go for strains that are high in CBD contents instead of THC Try to avoid strains which are known to cause paranoia. Please share your thoughts what is the best CBD oil for bipolar disorder? bipolarcanabisCBDCBD vapeclinical trialsstudiesstudy Erich Bauchman says: Wow! That was a fantastic read. I never thought that Marijuana could be so much effective when it comes to tackling Bipolar Disorder. I am definitely going to share this article and let my friends know about it, the information in this article might just be extremely valuable to any individual who is suffering from Bipolar. The Curious Case of Bipolar Disorder and Marijuana says: In the most general terms, bipolar disease is a form maniac depression. In fact, up until the 1990s, Bipolar Disorder was known as “Maniac Depressive Illness” and it falls alongside the likes of other clinical depressions. A victim who is affected by Bipolar Disorder is reported to cause significant mood swings that jumps between multiple states of depression and even mania.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1688
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__label__wiki	0.613448	0.613448	WR Devin Funchess - Indianapolis Colts 6-4, 232 Born: 5-21-1994 College: Michigan Drafted: Round 2, pick 41 (2015) 2018 Week 1 vs DAL (5 / 3 / 41 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess played like the Panthers' 'number one' receiver in the season opener, overcoming what was a forgettable performance from the passing game. Funchess had to bide his time initially. Cam Newton was under near-constant pressure on his dropbacks, exacerbating the usually erratic Newton's accuracy issues. Two early targets - one a deep pass, the other a corner route - were too high for Funchess. It wasn't long before Funchess made another grab for a chunk play, but it was called back by an offensive holding penalty. Funchess came to life in the second half despite some less-than-ideal Newton passes, the ball often arriving off target. Nevertheless, Funchess made the most of the opportunities and kickstarted the passing game with some tremendous catches in heavy traffic. 2018 Week 2 vs ATL (9 / 7 / 77 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess continued to make the plays expected of him as he transitions to the de facto number one receiver in this developing passing attack. Funchess bailed out his quarterback on an early third down, staying alive over the middle as Cam Newton scrambled right � and threw back left to the big receiver. Funchess was mainly limited to short receptions as the Falcons mixed their coverages well and forced Newton to take quick-hitting underneath throws. Funchess was peppered with targets; however, none could be considered high-impact. 2018 Week 3 vs CIN (7 / 4 / 67 / 1 rec) If the passing attack for Carolina had an engine against the Bengals, it was Devin Funchess, who made the best of some errant Cam Newton passes at times. The very first target of the game from Newton saw Funchess get wide open on a standard dig route, but the pass was too high even for the lanky receiver to haul in. Funchess remained focused and had to slide to save a Newton pass from hitting the ground a few plays after that. Funchess cashed in on his red zone opportunity, a beautiful quick slant off play action that Newton fired between the 1 and the 7 on Funchess' jersey. Funchess showed terrific leaping ability in the final stages, vaulting into the air to catch a high Newton pass on a key third down. 2018 Week 5 vs NYG (7 / 4 / 53 / 0 rec) There was a clear emphasis in this game to feed the football to both the returning Curtis Samuel and rookie D.J. Moore, but Devin Funchess still appears to be the apple of Cam Newton's eye. When Newton needs an outlet, it is Funchess he targets - and so it proved in this game. An early target was broken up by a Giants defensive back, but Funchess quickly got his feet under him with a toe-tapping effort on a comeback route, before a 21-yard hook-up with Newton on a deep dig. Funchess worked hard for his quarterback and bailed him out on a couple of occasions; on one play, Funchess was short of the sticks, but managed to use his big frame to push his way over the line to gain. 2018 Week 6 vs WAS (8 / 5 / 74 / 1 rec) Devin Funchess bossed whoever he was up against throughout this game, connecting well with Cam Newton and leaving Washington defensive backs frustrated. Funchess ran some excellent routes, displaying good timing with his quarterback on comebacks and outside-breaking timing patterns. A deep target thrown his way in the first half resulted in an interception, but the blame fell on a careless Newton, who tossed it up for grabs as the pocket was collapsing. Funchess caught his lone touchdown of the game not long after, executing a beautiful slant-and-go move to get position on the cornerback. The ball was floated up high for the taller Funchess to grab, which he did over the cornerback's head despite his facemask being tugged. Funchess showed off his vicegrip-like hands, extending the ball away from his body with one hand to show the referees he had caught it. Funchess was targeted again in the end zone as time was running out, but Newton's pass was well over his head and uncatchable. 2018 Week 7 vs PHI (11 / 6 / 62 / 1 rec) Devin Funchess had his way with Eagles cornerback Ronald Darby, who was unable to deal with the level of physicality the Carolina receiver brought to the game. Funchess and Cam Newton were unable to connect early, a pass clanging off the receiver's hands, but Funchess quickly got into a rhythm. He continued to work on Darby with inside slants, which Newton was able to find time and again versus an Eagles defense that was playing a lot of single-high coverage. Funchess will have been disappointed with a couple of targets that walloped his hands and fell to the turf, but he made up for those mistakes with a beautiful touchdown catch. Having set up Darby all game with the slant, Funchess ran a perfect slant-and-go, selling it well and hauling in a perfect pass from Newton for the score. 2018 Week 8 vs BAL (3 / 3 / 27 / 0 rec) With D.J. Moore grabbing all the headlines and racking up chunk plays, Cam Newton's usual number one target Devin Funchess was kept quiet. Funchess made a nice connection with his quarterback on a deep crossing pattern off play action, and later went low for a pass that he had no business catching. Otherwise, the game script called for less passing in the second half, which robbed Funchess of more opportunities. 2018 Week 9 vs TB (5 / 4 / 44 / 0 rec) It proved to be a quiet day for Devin Funchess as the Panthers' passing pie was mostly feasted upon by Christian McCaffrey and Greg Olsen. Funchess came just yards short of a touchdown after a high pass near the goal line on a back-shoulder fade. Later, he showed off his excellent hands and catch radius on a quick slant and a low grab on a deep crossing pattern. Cam Newton missed a wide-open Funchess on a deep dig pattern in the second half after the receiver had gotten wide open. 2018 Week 10 vs PIT (5 / 3 / 32 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess remained mostly anonymous in the passing game even as the Panthers were forced into comeback mode in the early stages. The soon-to-be free agent helped Christian McCaffrey get open on his first touchdown catch, running a slant route to 'pick' off the defender in coverage as the running back ran a wheel pattern. Funchess was used as an outlet receiver on short routes when Cam Newton was under pressure but offered little downfield threat in a game pockmarked by pressure for the Panthers offense. 2018 Week 11 vs DET (8 / 2 / 39 / 0 rec) The return to his home state of Michigan couldn't have panned out any worse for Devin Funchess, whose positive moments were overshadowed by a slew of negative ones. Drops were the main issue for the tall receiver, who looked as if he had scored an easy touchdown early on as Cam Newton hit him between the numbers. Instead, the ball fell harmlessly to the turf after coming off Funchess' chest. The problems persisted, a deep target hitting his hands before falling to the floor and another routine catch on a sliding play that should have been completed. The late stages saw the Lions defensive backs smell the figurative blood in the water, and they began to increase their aggressiveness in coverage against a shaken Funchess. To his credit, Funchess came up with a key 16-yard reception on the Panthers' final drive to keep the possession alive, but it was a rare up in a game of downs. 2018 Week 13 vs TB (3 / 1 / 10 / 1 rec) Returning from injury, Devin Funchess played fewer than half the snaps and contributed very little. A penalty for offensive holding called back a would-be touchdown for Funchess after he came back to his scrambling quarterback and boxed out a defender nicely in the end zone. Funchess got another opportunity in the second half and cashed in, adjusting nicely for a rocket pass on a slant route in the red zone. A late target on fourth down that could have been crucial to a potential game-tying score soared well over Funchess' head, a poor miss from his quarterback. 2018 Week 14 vs CLE (3 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess endured another ignominious afternoon against the Browns, continuing his run as the odd man out in the Carolina passing attack. His first target didn't come until the second half, and the play illustrated a discord in the relationship between he and Cam Newton. Funchess ran a seam pattern on third down and Newton, expecting his receiver to expect a quick pass against pressure, released the ball quickly. Funchess didn't adjust, however, and never looked back for the ball. A deep target late in the game sailed over Funchess' head, while a final target � what proved to be the last pass of the game for Carolina - was intercepted after it appeared he and Newton were on different wavelengths once again. 2018 Week 15 vs NO (1 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec) The entire passing game suffered due to Cam Newton's injury, but no player was affected more than Devin Funchess. His lone target came on a critical play at the end of the first half, an end zone shot with Funchess lined up wide to the right. The defensive back established excellent position on Funchess, walling him off and pushing him towards the sideline, but Cam Newton released the pass anyway. The interception was a fait accompli as the ball appeared to lose velocity in the air. 2018 Week 16 vs ATL (4 / 2 / 23 / 0 rec) The forgotten man of the passing offense, Devin Funchess was not targeted until the second half, with his only catch coming on a deep out pattern to the left sideline. A subsequent target over the middle was too low for him to gather, with pressure affecting Taylor Heinicke's throw. 2017 Week 1 vs SF (2 / 2 / 20 / 0 rec) The forgotten man on a day the Panthers passing attack wasn't required to do much, Devin Funchess did his job when called upon. An excellent route to set up the defensive back to open his hips up allowed Funchess to get inside leverage on a skinny post pattern in the second half. Featured often, Funchess simply wasn't targeted as Cam Newton sprayed shorter, higher percentage passes to the likes of Christian McCaffrey and Kelvin Benjamin. 2017 Week 2 vs BUF (7 / 4 / 68 / 0 rec) The Bills' defensive backs struggled mightily with the Panthers' big-bodied duo of receivers, Devin Funchess and Kelvin Benjamin. There was an emphasis early on by Carolina to spread the field with three- and four-wide sets, putting pressure on the defensive backs to cover in space on in-breaking routes. Funchess feasted and made a solid catch in traffic early to get into a rhythm. A target on the very next play nearly resulted in an interception as a Buffalo defensive back sunk underneath the pass and nearly tipped it into his teammate's arms. Funchess was a consistent target of Cam Newton's and the receiver rewarded his trust with a leaping catch on a long yardage situation to give the Panthers a much-needed boost. 2017 Week 3 vs NO (10 / 4 / 58 / 0 rec) After Kelvin Benjamin left the game with a knee injury, Devin Funchess assumed the role of Cam Newton's top target. The results, however, left a lot to be desired. It wasn't all Funchess' fault, as the receiver was often thrown passes by his quarterback that gave him no chance to even contemplate attacking the ball. His first target was intercepted; a slant-flat combination on the right side was perfectly read by the Saints defensive back, who jumped in front of Funchess. Newton's read was poor, but Funchess could have done better to box out the defensive back. This error would crop up again later in the game, only this time resulting in an incomplete pass. Funchess managed to gain separation deep down the left sideline, only for Newton to leave the pass too far in front of his receiver. The comfort level nurtured between Newton and Benjamin simply didn't translate to Newton and Funchess in this contest. 2017 Week 4 vs NE (9 / 7 / 70 / 2 rec) In what many may consider in time as the breakout game of Devin Funchess' young career, the former Michigan standout excelled in all areas to give the Patriots defense fits. It could have been an inauspicious start, however, as Funchess was fortunate not to be flagged on his first catch after a clear push off on the defensive back at the top of his route. The big man showed good strength and run after the catch ability at times, breaking tackles with quick spin moves � including a crucial catch on the Panthers' final drive on third down. His first touchdown reception saw him lined up on the left side trips formation after motioning from right to left. The Patriots defensive backs blew a coverage and allowed Funchess to waltz into the end zone and provide an easy target for Cam Newton. His second touchdown catch was not so straightforward. Funchess' route made the defensive back open his hips to the outside for a split second, allowing the receiver to stab a foot inside and establish position. The pass from Newton was left a little behind Funchess, but he reached back with strong hands, reeled it in and absorbed a hit as he reached the football across the plane of the goal line. Funchess, in truth, could have had a bigger day. A free play after a Patriots offside penalty saw him drop a deep pass from Newton that could hardly have been placed any better. Funchess appeared to hurt himself in the fourth quarter, but returned to the game. 2017 Week 5 vs DET (8 / 7 / 53 / 1 rec) Michigan native Devin Funchess had a point to prove in front of his home crowd, and he met expectations with another polished display. Turning a defender around on the second play of the game, Funchess nabbed a zipped pass from Cam Newton on a deep out from the far hash, tapping both feet casually in bounds. Funchess made some nice plays on simple, underneath patterns, getting open quickly and absorbing contact to keep the chains moving. One shallow crossing route saw him snag a pass with his vicegrip-like hands despite a defender being draped all over him. Funchess capped his solid day with a beautiful touchdown catch along the back line of the end zone. With Newton buying time after his first couple of reads were covered, Funchess adjusted his route on the fly and called for the ball. Newton was on the same page and zipped a pass �above the rim' to the six-four receiver, who seized it with two hands and somehow got both feet down despite instant contact from a defender. After the game, Funchess called it one of the toughest catches of his career. 2017 Week 6 vs PHI (9 / 3 / 36 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess was unable to build on last week's display of route-running nous and toughness in this matchup. A tough Philadelphia defense made it difficult for the Carolina passing attack to get into a rhythm, with consistent pressure forcing quick releases from Cam Newton. Funchess eventually got into a rhythm and took advantage of the cushion he was being afforded by the cornerback. Funchess demonstrated excellent spatial awareness to tap both feet in bounds on a couple of impressive sideline grabs. He was unfortunate not to get on the end of a Newton bomb down the left sideline in the second half; there was, however, a defensive holding penalty called on the play. 2017 Week 7 vs CHI (8 / 4 / 41 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess was a victim of the offensive ineptitude displayed by the Panthers. Poor pass protection forced Cam Newton to release the ball early, with the trickle-down effect being that Funchess couldn't get into longer developing routes. The lanky receiver proved to be a reliable option for his quarterback on quick-hitting passes, but was generally well marshalled by the Bears secondary. With the Panthers firmly in control of the game thanks to their defense, the passing game options like Devin Funchess saw very little action. Even when Carolina was forced to pass, Cam Newton would normally toss a hopeful deep ball skyward, often giving his receivers no chance to haul it in. Funchess had a spectacular play as a stand-in defensive back on a Newton deep target. The cornerback had excellent position and had stacked Funchess on the route. If not for a diving pass breakup by Funchess, it would have been an interception. The shorter hook-ups with Newton worked well, but Funchess was twice more targeted deep - neither gave him a chance to make a play. The de facto number one target in the Panthers offense until Greg Olsen returns, Devin Funchess played like a man with a point to prove. It took time to get into gear for the offense, but Funchess helped to kick start things with a first down grab on a low throw from Cam Newton, contorting his body in almost a seated position. Funchess was directing blockers downfield on a big catch and run after catching the football running a shallow cross. Newton seemed to grow in confidence throwing to his big target, and he fired another inside-breaking ball to Funchess in the second half. The big receiver caught it in stride and showed some nice wheels to break a tackle and turn it up the field. While the passing attack wasn't exactly humming against Atlanta, the signs were good for Funchess' chances of replacing Kelvin Benjamin's production. 2017 Week 10 vs MIA (6 / 5 / 92 / 2 rec) A two-touchdown performance from Carolina's new full-time split end Devin Funchess will have quieted the lingering doubts about trade of Kelvin Benjamin. Funchess was slow to get into the game initially, but as the Panthers began to establish the run he came to life. Funchess found a soft spot in the zone coverage of Miami to secure a first down catch to kick things off before converting a key third down in the red zone on a slant pattern. Funchess' first touchdown came on a brilliantly executed audible from Cam Newton. Seeing an all-out Miami blitz look, Newton changed the play to a bubble screen. A quick toss out to Funchess - and a pair of great blocks to spring him - left him an easy jaunt to the end zone. The big receiver wasn't done yet and he added his second touchdown on a beautiful back shoulder hook-up with Newton. The pass was perfectly placed, allowing Funchess to pivot and waltz into the end zone. 2017 Week 12 vs NYJ (12 / 7 / 108 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess was fed early and often by his quarterback and reaffirmed his status as the Panthers' number one target. The passing attack stuttered at times, but when it was hitting on all cylinders Funchess was at the centre of it. A disappointing drop on a deep pass will have disappointed the big receiver, who otherwise hauled in all of his catchable targets. He victimised cornerback Darryl Roberts, who was bamboozled by Funchess' blend of size, speed and quickness. Funchess took advantage on a beautifully executed double move down the left sideline in the second half to give the offense life. Cam Newton looked to Funchess in the red zone on two occasions. The first target saw the pass hang in the air, allowing the defensive back to break it up just as Funchess was trying to snag it. The second came off play action, but Newton's bullet pass was tipped at the line and did not travel along the path he intended. 2017 Week 13 vs NO (7 / 4 / 60 / 1 rec) Funchess was well on his way to a dud performance without a catch until late in the third quarter. Before getting into the box score, Funchess had a contested deep sideline drop and Cam Newton missed Funchess with a high throw. Funchess came on late in the game, however, including a strong 20-yard in-cut reception, a long defensive pass interference penalty, and a contested high-point play after which Funchess walked into the end zone to keep Carolina's comeback hopes alive. Funchess also dropped a red zone slant amidst his up-and-down performance. Despite the non-existent impact for more than half the game, Funchess led the team in targets and hit 60 or more yards for the fourth straight game. 2017 Week 14 vs MIN (7 / 3 / 59 / 1 rec) Devin Funchess continues to be the apple of Cam Newton's eye and the de facto number one receiving option in an uninspiring passing attack. The Vikings kept Funchess well marshalled for the majority of the game, although an early back shoulder pass left vaunted cornerback Xavier Rhodes grasping at air. The timing and precision of the pass gave Funchess every chance to make the play, and he did just that. Rhodes battled back and broke up consecutive targets to Funchess in the second quarter. Funchess found some joy in the second half on a dig route out of the slot, showing good technique and strong hands at the catch point. He did an excellent job to adjust on a Newton scramble drill, finding an open space to give his quarterback an easy, if ill-advised, pass for a touchdown. Newton continued firing passes in Funchess' direction, but often they were over his head and simply desperate attempts on third and long. 2017 Week 15 vs GB (4 / 1 / 19 / 0 rec) It was a quiet outing for Devin Funchess, who battled through after not practicing during the week due to an injury. An early target on a post route was too high - one of Cam Newton's rare misfires on this day - but Funchess made a beautiful grab over the middle on the first play of the second half. A subsequent end zone target looked for all the world to be a touchdown, but a vicious hit from a Packers defensive back jarred the ball loose at the last second. Funchess briefly left the game after the hit, favouring his shoulder as he crept towards the bench. By the time he returned, the Panthers were well in control and went into their shells. It was another quiet outing for Devin Funchess as the passing game stuttered for the most part. Funchess had trouble separating downfield, and it appeared the Bucs had a well-drilled defensive plan to keep the big receiver in check. Funchess made a nice low grab at the sticks for a first down early, and a subsequent screen pass in the red zone saw him wrapped up quickly. Otherwise, it proved to be a drab game for the Panthers' main option at wide receiver. The Falcons defensive backs did an excellent job blanketing the Panthers receivers, with Devin Funchess garnering special attention from Desmond Trufant. Cam Newton didn't see the field clearly and was often high, wide and not-so-handsome on his throws. Funchess was targeted several times, but the Falcons keyed on inside-breaking routes and make some nice breakups. Funchess got into the end zone on the only Carolina drive of consequence. Set up a few yards short of the Atlanta goal line, Newton faked an inside handoff before the pulling the ball and firing to Funchess on a slant. The receiver did an excellent job to establish inside technique and made a strong catch with his hands despite competition from the defensive back. Funchess would later haul in a beautiful over-the-shoulder teardrop pass from Newton in a rare glimmer of competence from the offense. Despite having to fight through injury, Devin Funchess did his utmost to be a factor against vaunted rookie cornerback Marshon Lattimore. The young man struggled to contain Funchess' physical route running at times, and looked visibly frustrated as the rangy Carolina receiver continued to win on in-breaking routes. Funchess and Cam Newton had a decent connection on this patterns, but otherwise were unable to connect on downfield targets. Funchess was the target of two end zone passes late in the game, one of which could have been the game winner. It appeared as though he misjudged the ball's flight, as he seemed to stop when all he needed to do was reach out his hands. 2016 Week 1 vs DEN (4 / 1 / 9 / 0 rec) After an offseason of buzz that featured glowing reports of how far he has come, Devin Funchess failed to put his stamp on this game. The Broncos secondary made it difficult for the Panthers receivers to flourish, so Funchess was often overlooked in Cam Newton's progression with a quick release paramount against such a salty pass rush. Funchess missed two assignments as a run blocker when he was lined up as the X receiver in short yardage situations, failing to secure the edge. It was a tough block for a receiver to make, but the second such incident proved costly as it resulted in a Panthers punt and provided Denver with a glimmer of hope. Funchess was lined up in the slot for the Kelvin Benjamin touchdown, running a similar route to Benjamin. In fact, Funchess' route attracted the single-high safety's attention and made the task easier for Benjamin. Funchess showed excellent awareness on a sideline grab, tapping both feet in bounds as he backpedalled. Like the rest of the Carolina passing offense, Funchess found little joy in the second half. He was targeted on two occasions, but in both cases the coverage was good - and the pressure tremendous � thus forcing incomplete passes. Funchess continues to be eschewed in the Panthers' passing attack pecking order, with Kelvin Benjamin and Greg Olsen the firm favorites for Cam Newton. Funchess did not have to deal with much press coverage against a 49ers defense that tended to back off and give up the short completions. A timing route early was ruled incomplete as Funchess failed to get both feet in bounds. His touchdown catch showed the type of talent he has, however. Running a fade route after being set up in the red zone, Funchess ate up the defensive back's cushion and turned at the right moment to attack the intentionally underthrown pass. He snagged it above the defender's head and tapped both feet in for the score, an impressive display of coordination of hands and feet. 2016 Week 3 vs MIN (2 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec) In one of the quieter games of Devin Funchess' career, the lack of any rhythm or flare in the Carolina offense seemed to stifle him. Funchess was moved in and out of the line-up, but Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said after the game that they were not that concerned with him. A performance like this, featuring a pair of dropped passes in crucial situations, lends credence to Munnerlyn's assertion. Funchess was targeted on a deep route early on, but Cam Newton's pass was too far ahead of the receiver to haul in. Funchess let a third down target hit his chest, killing a drive just when Carolina needed one. The ball was low and it would have been a difficult grab, but Funchess fluffed it. A late target on a deep route down the left sideline looked as if it would land in Funchess' hands, but the pass hit off his outstretched arm and fell incomplete. The entire offense struggled to gain traction against a surprisingly feisty Atlanta defense that continued to stifle Carolina. Devin Funchess was a victim of those struggles as Cam Newton dealt with inaccuracy issues. Funchess was targeted on a streak pattern down the right sideline in the first half and looked to have drawn a flag for pass interference, only to have an illegal shift penalty nullify it. That summed up the day for Funchess, who didn't get going until Derek Anderson came in at quarterback. On back to back plays the tall receiver showed what he is capable of, catching a skinny post pass for a big gain � escaping the tackle attempts of two defenders in the process � and drawing a pass interference penalty. The penalty set the offense up at the 1-yard line, and Funchess was unfortunate to cash in with a touchdown. 2016 Week 5 vs TB (0 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess came into this divisional game nursing a foot injury, but he did not seem to be hobbled too much after full practices on consecutive days. Funchess failed to register a catch, and he rarely featured in two-wide receiver sets. Ted Ginn stepped into that role. Even when Funchess was on the field, he showed a lack of suddenness in getting open - and Derek Anderson's preference was clearly to throw to Kelvin Benjamin and the ever-open Greg Olsen. Circumstances conspired against Funchess getting involved, but his performance did not lend itself to taking a bigger piece of the Panthers' passing game pie. 2016 Week 6 vs NO (6 / 2 / 28 / 1 rec) Devin Funchess will have drawn the ire of his quarterback on an end zone target that on most occasions would have been a touchdown. The big receiver failed to get good position on a fade route, allowing the defensive back to stack on top of him and shield his route. The defensive back made an acrobatic interception, but Funchess' lack of effort in trying to break up - or even compete for - the pass led to the turnover. Funchess struggled to gain separation for most of the game. When Cam Newton fired the ball to him on a crossing pattern, it was quickly broken up. Funchess managed to get into the end zone later in the game on a straightforward skinny post route, splitting the cornerback and safety, who clearly had communication issues judging on their post-play bickering. Funchess had a clear path to the end zone � and he hauled in the zipped pass. Seeming to grow into the game, Funchess drew a pass interference penalty in the second half to set the Panthers up at the Saints 1-yard line, and converted the key two-point play with a terrific toe-tapping catch in the front corner of the end zone. 2016 Week 8 vs ARI (4 / 3 / 38 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess, without doing anything special, played his role in the passing game as the Panthers nursed a lead for the entire game. The tall receiver presented a big target for his quarterback on a quick pass off play action, finding a soft spot in the Arizona zone defense and diving for a first down after the catch. On the next play, Cam Newton went right back to Funchess on the sideline. Funchess snagged a quick-hitting sideline pass, showing excellent strength at the catch point. The defender took a bad angle, and Funchess scooted upfield for a 10-yard gain. Later he made a sprawling catch on a low pass to keep a drive alive, but dropped a subsequent low pass from Newton. 2016 Week 9 vs LA (5 / 1 / 28 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess did a lot of good work in this game to get open - but errant passes and a defensive pass interference call nullified it. Cam Newton's scattershot accuracy hurt Funchess on his first target, with the football landing behind him. Newton was pressured on a subsequent end zone target for Funchess, forcing a quick release and an inaccurate pass. Funchess drew a 29-yard pass interference penalty on a deep route, with the defensive back draped all over him. Funchess showed savvy route-running when he adjusted his pattern against the blitz; Newton spotted it and found his receiver quickly. A deep target down the left sideline was thrown too far in front of Funchess, but it should have been a touchdown. It was a game of 'almost' for the second year receiver. 2016 Week 10 vs KC (4 / 3 / 56 / 1 rec) Perhaps taking to heart some of the criticism about the Panthers passing attack's woes, Devin Funchess put his hand up against the Chiefs. Haring down the field, he got on the end of a beautifully lofted Cam Newton pass, leaping above the defensive back to attack the ball in flight. He landed gratefully in the end zone after the acrobatic grab that put Carolina up 17-0. The play saw Funchess run a deep post pattern out of a stacked alignment, but the defensive backs appeared to be confused and it made his job easier. Later, he did an excellent job of boxing out his defensive back on third down, backing in to him to ensure he got the first down on the play. Devin Funchess endured an up-and-down affair as he mixed impressive catches with inconsistency. An early target to the sideline flew out of bounds as Cam Newton was under pressure at the release of the ball. Funchess hauled in back to back beautiful catches, looking the ball into his hands on a hook route and then snagging a high pass from Newton over the middle. A goal line target was undercut by the defensive back in coverage on Funchess, but the pass was far enough outside that it could not have been intercepted. Funchess saw more snaps when Kelvin Benjamin left the field to have his injury assessed, but made little impact in this situation. 2016 Week 12 vs OAK (2 / 2 / 19 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess did his job well when called upon, but added little as the offense was in a funk in the first half. A red zone target resulted in defensive pass interference after Funchess juked a defensive back out of his shoes at the line of scrimmage. He hauled in a low, inaccurate pass from Cam Newton on the sideline as the Panthers were in comeback mode. Overall he was kept on the fringes as the offense only came alive in the second half. 2016 Week 13 vs SEA (4 / 2 / 44 / 0 rec) Kept quiet and often rotated out of the line-up early in the game, Devin Funchess gave the offense a spark in the second half. He made a wonderful hands catch on a zipped Cam Newton pass over the middle, hanging on and delivering a blow to a defender to finish the play. A few plays later Funchess made a spectacular grab, having to juggle a pass that was almost intercepted. Undeterred by its unusual flight, Funchess kept his concentration. 2016 Week 14 vs SD (5 / 2 / 33 / 1 rec) After absorbing a crunching hit on a target over the middle to start the game, Devin Funchess shook off the cobwebs and rebounded strongly. With Kelvin Benjamin struggling with consistency, Funchess became Cam Newton's favourite target. On a two-man route combination in the red zone, a target to Funchess was nearly picked off after Newton fired in a questionable pass. Funchess would capitalise on his next red zone opportunity with a beautiful grab on a skinny post route. He established inside leverage on the defensive back almost instantly off the snap, giving Newton a perfect window to throw the ball into before the safety could converge. Funchess delivered with a solid catch. Newton went back to Funchess on a red zone target later in the game - this time on a nine route - but the receiver was well covered. 2016 Week 15 vs WAS (3 / 0 / 0 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess was unable to get on the end of many Cam Newton passes despite a solid day for the offense overall. The lanky receiver had an early red zone target but was beaten at the catch point by good coverage. Later, a high Newton pass was just too tall for even the six-five Funchess to haul in. 2016 Week 16 vs ATL (5 / 1 / 9 / 0 rec) Devin Funchess had a forgettable game as the offense seemed to trip over itself constantly in a listless effort. An early target off play action on a slant route wasn't exactly where it needed to be for Funchess to secure the catch. A similar pass pattern in the red zone was broken up by the Falcons DB; Funchess almost managed to tip toe the back line of the end zone and secure the football, but he ran out of room. He was forced to leave the game in the second half with an injury and did not return. 2015 Week 1 vs JAX (2 / 1 / 9 / 0 rec) The big-bodied rookie receiver was rotated in and out of the line-up throughout the contest, but still has a ways to go before he can be trusted as a regular contributor. Having missed a large portion of preseason through injury, the coaching staff seems reluctant to thrust him into the fire just yet. Funchess used his large frame to good effect on his one catch, boxing out the defensive back for a short gain. 2015 Week 2 vs HOU (4 / 1 / 15 / 0 rec) The rookie receiver saw plenty of action as the lone backside X receiver as this game wore on, as the Panthers went to more heavy personnel sets to try to kill the clock. Funchess showed excellent hands on a dig route, boxing out the defensive back and attacking the football with his large hands. However, he could have done a better job on a slant route against fellow rookie Kevin Johnson. The cornerback undercut the route cleverly, but Funchess needed to use his body better to get between man and ball. Funchess' uptick in snaps is a good sign that the rookie is slowly adjusting to the pro game after missing valuable reps in preseason. Rookie Devin Funchess saw a lot of snaps in the absence of Jerricho Cotchery, but hasn't yet developed the nuances in his game � especially from a route-running perspective � to get more targets from his quarterback. Funchess struggled to get off press coverage at times and lacks the "my ball" mentality at times, as he showed on an end zone target. Instead of turning around to find the football in mid-flight, he continued running towards the back pylon and showed little understanding of where he should be. He did produce one outstanding catch, reeling in a pass despite taking a vicious helmet to helmet hit from fellow rookie Stephone Anthony. Funchess, to his credit, popped right back up and signalled for a first down. The rookie continues to endure a baptism by fire in his maiden NFL voyage. Seeing the field sparingly in a game that was well under control early, Funchess' lone target came on a slant route in the red zone. The cornerback seemed to read the rookie's intentions, as Funchess never threatened an outside break and failed to secure the football when it was tossed his way. 2015 Week 6 vs SEA (6 / 2 / 24 / 0 rec) After a strong two weeks of practice entering this game, the word was the coaching staff wanted to give the rookie more opportunities. The Seahawks provided a stern test for the developing Funchess, who made three poor drops, including one that popped into the air and could easily have been intercepted. Funchess shows decent understanding of leverage and subtly using his body and hands to gain a yard of separation, but has issues at the catch point when it is contested. Funchess sprang into the air for a nice leaping grab on the sideline in the fourth quarter to partially redeem himself, but the drops will be a deterrent for the coaching staff to rely on him if they continue. The rookie is seeing a steady increase in snap counts, and with it his confidence and skill as a route runner seem to be growing - but there is still a lot to work on. From a consistency standpoint, Funchess isn't there yet; he still lacks the ability to box out defenders with his size. His lone catch of the game showed off his strong hands as he snagged a Cam Newton dart for a 20-yard gain on a comeback route. A target for Funchess led directly to one of Newton's three interceptions. The rookie ran a 10-yard dig route, but Newton's pass was too high and caromed off Funchess' hands into the clutches of an Eagles defender. The rookie couldn't have been blamed for the pick. 2015 Week 8 vs IND (1 / 1 / 8 / 0 rec) The rookie continued to see snaps in the Panthers' wide receiver rotation, but was only the target of one pass from his quarterback. He managed to haul it in safely for a gain of eight yards, but in a game that was frequently affected by the adverse weather, it was no surprise to see Funchess see so few looks in the passing attack. 2015 Week 9 vs GB (4 / 3 / 71 / 1 rec) Steady does it for the rookie, who notched his first career touchdown as a Carolina Panther against a sieve-like Green Bay defense. Rotated in and out of the line-up as usual, Funchess seemed to take his positive progress from practice into the game, showing good determination at the catch point and using his frame to his advantage. On no play was this more obvious than his 54-yard catch on a skinny post. Cam Newton came to him late, but gave the football sufficient air to allow a streaking Funchess to run under it and time his catch perfectly � despite the defensive back being draped all over him. He gained separation at the top of his stem with a subtle push-off with his elbow, but it wasn't enough for the referees to call. Funchess' touchdown came on a quick slant in the red zone. Releasing off the line quickly, he stabbed a foot outside before darting back underneath and presenting a big target for his quarterback. Newton obliged, but Funchess showed excellent strength and determination to drag the tackler into the end zone with him. A subsequent target was broken up, but it was clear that Funchess was interfered with on the play. 2015 Week 10 vs TEN (2 / 2 / 41 / 0 rec) Looking more polished every week as part of the Panthers' rotation of wideouts, Devin Funchess made two nice catches against the Titans. The first was a natural hands catch on a quick slant, as Newton fired it between his numbers and he obliged with a great snag. The second also came on an inside-breaking route - a fixture of the Panthers offense off the play action game - that Funchess caught, quickly diving to the ground to protect himself from the impending hit of the free safety. 2015 Week 11 vs WAS (8 / 4 / 64 / 1 rec) In what may have been the most complete game of the rookie's career to date, Devin Funchess continued to use his physical tools to win all over the field. His quarterback peppered him with a pair of targets early in an ill-fated drive, both of which were too high, but that didn't stop Cam Newton looking his way again. On the very next possession, Funchess posted up a defender on a dig route, adjusting well to a wild Newton pass. The two displayed excellent timing � and Funchess showed good sideline awareness � on a zipped comeback pass. The rookie showed his "my ball mentality" on a leaping catch down the left sideline. Newton heaved the ball up after Funchess had outrun his defender and the rookie adjusted perfectly to the pass, attacking it at its highest point and giving the defensive back no chance to break it up. Funchess capped his impressive performance with a touchdown catch in the red zone. Lined up as the split end at the numbers on the left side of the formation, Funchess ran a quick out pattern, boxing out the defender. Newton intentionally fired the pass high to an area only Funchess could reach, and the rookie didn't disappoint, spinning and securing the pass simultaneously. 2015 Week 12 vs DAL (4 / 2 / 19 / 0 rec) Without producing any spectacular plays, Devin Funchess quietly went about his business and put in a decent performance. A well-run comeback pattern saw him get good separation and haul in a Cam Newton pass, but he will have been disappointed with his effort on a back shoulder pass at the goal line. Instead of using his bigger frame to box out the defensive back, Funchess let the ball come to him and never quite established a position to attack the ball. The defensive back has to be given credit for making a play to break the pass up, but it is a play a player of Funchess' size should make. A subsequent downfield target was a hair too far in front of Funchess for him to make a play on it. The rookie had little impact overall on the game as the passing attack was generally focused elsewhere against a porous Saints defense. As has become his custom, Devin Funchess dropped a simple pass after running a hitch route, the ball caroming off his breastplate. Funchess redeemed himself with a terrific seal block on a toss, wiping out a defender. Later, he and Cam Newton connected on a beautiful touchdown pass, ripped into a tiny window in the red zone on a quick slant. Funchess' excellent release set up the bullet throw as he bamboozled Saints cornerback Brandon Browner. Playing a rotational role in the passing attack as he has most of the season, Devin Funchess made a rookie mistake on a bubble screen. Cam Newton threw the ball Funchess' way, when it seemed he was not running the correct route and was instead blocking downfield on a screen. The rookie was fortunate that the Falcons cornerback could not haul in the pass. Funchess made up for the error by hauling in a quick slant against tight coverage near the goal line, beating his man off the line with a nice stab step before boxing him out with his frame. Defensive pass interference was called on the play, but Funchess still made a strong catch with his hands. 2015 Week 15 vs NYG (7 / 2 / 30 / 1 rec) Although the rookie still exhibits several flaws in his game, his overall progress continues to be encouraging and he made another nice touchdown catch to salvage what otherwise would have been a mediocre performance. Funchess was the target of a Cam Newton pass on a deep post pattern early, but he was well covered downfield by both cornerback and safety. A fastball to the sidelines intended for the rookie fell incomplete after he failed to attack it with his hands. However, he made up for it by hauling in a zipped pass from his quarterback for his touchdown. Set up in the red zone against an off-man coverage cornerback, Funchess attacked the space between them and darted inside; the ball did not take long to get there, finding him in stride. In a game with limited opportunities for the stagnant Carolina offense, Devin Funchess did not register a catch. His sole target came on a well covered quick slant that was too far in front of him to make a play on. Funchess fell victim to the offense's general lack of cohesion. 2015 Week 17 vs TB (8 / 7 / 120 / 1 rec) While still not the finished article, this performance by Devin Funchess showed why many in Carolina are high on his potential. Funchess showed good speed to beat a defender to the corner on an 18-yard shallow crossing pattern, making himself available to receive the pass after the Buccaneers sent a blitz. Funchess' next catch saw him fumble the ball after it was punched out by a Tampa Bay defender. However, the rookie rebounded nicely, catching everything thrown his way with incisive route-running and smooth hands. His most bizarre play came on a 41-yard catch and run; Newton somehow escaped a sack in the backfield and rolled right, finding Funchess down the right-hand side of the field after the pass was initially tipped by an underneath Tampa Bay defender. Funchess excelled on inside-breaking routes all game and cashed in with a late touchdown to put the game to bed. Afforded space to burst off the line of scrimmage, he quickly broke inside and Newton did not delay in getting the ball between his numbers. Funchess did the rest, shaking off a tackler and diving for the goal line.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1690
__label__wiki	0.687729	0.687729	Deutsch English (GB) Anmelden Anfrage einreichen Meine Aktivitäten Dynamics Tutorial As any pro engineer or producer will tell you, dynamics are one of the most important considerations with any mix. Proper use of dynamics processing is crucial to finishing off a mix and making it sound more professional, and without it you'll have a hard time getting that high quality finish to your music. How often have you been watching TV and noticed that the adverts seem to be much louder than the program you're watching, even though you haven't touched the volume control? It's all down to the clever use of dynamics by advertising companies, because they know that the louder something is, the more likely it is to grab your attention. It's the same with music: if one track appears louder than another, it'll grab the listener's attention more. Dynamics processors play a huge part in this, making music appear louder, more 'in ya face', and generally much more appealing to an audience. Dynamics processors take in a range of machines, including compressors, noise gates, Finalizers and de-essers, so letÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s have a look at what each can do for your music. Dynamic go-getters The most important processor to have around for increasing the loudness of a mix is a good compressor. This is designed to limit the dynamic range of a track, allowing you to turn the overall volume of a mix up louder before finally mastering it to CD. The best way of explaining how compression works is to give an example, so let's say you've just mixed a track involving drums, bass, lead guitar, vocals and a synth playing a chord over the top. Obviously you'll need to record it at the highest possible volume, but when you turn the volume of your mix up, in certain places throughout the track the vocals, guitar or chord parts can push the signal indicators into the red, which results in the sound distorting, so you have to turn the volume of the mix down to prevent it. Of course, you could always drop the volume of the offending instrument or vocal, but if you do, it could sound too quiet in the parts of the track where it wasn't clipping. In the old days before all this newfangled technology was available, the only way to counteract this was by employing an engineer with lightning reflexes and a good ear who listened for the peaks in a track and dropped the fader at the offending part before pushing it up again for the rest of the mix - essentially a forerunner to mix automation. Things were certainly made easier by the introduction of compressors, simply because they allow you to set a volume threshold to control when the compression kicks in. In our example this would be set just below the offending part's peak. If the offending signal tries to go into the red during playback, the compressor immediately reduces the signal, preventing the sound from distorting and allowing you to push the overall volume of the track up more, making your mix louder and more impressive. However, as tempting as it may be to keep compressing and pushing the volume up louder and louder, there are limits. Too much compression can force your mix to lose its dynamic edge, resulting in a rather flat sound. So it's a case of compressing as hard as you can while also listening out for the dynamic range of your mix, and getting the right balance between these two considerations. Taking Control Looking at the controls on a compressor, you'll notice that there are probably several others in addition to a threshold dial. They also include ratio, attack, release, gain and sometimes a setting for hard or soft knee. The ratio is the amount of compression applied to a signal when it exceeds the threshold you've set. This is listed, not surprisingly, in values such as 2:1, 4:1, 6:1 and so on. So, for example, a ratio of 2:1 would compress the output signal to half that of the incoming signal, and the higher the ratio, the more the level is reduced once it exceeds the threshold. The attack and release (the latter sometimes known as 'decay' on compressors) are exactly the same as they are with a synth envelope, controlling how the compressor will behave when a signal exceeds the threshold. Attack defines how quickly the compression starts, and release controls at what stage compression stops after the signal level is lower than the threshold again; a long or slow attack will not activate the compression until the signalÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s level has been over the threshold for that length of time, whilst a slow release will mean that the compressor returns to its resting position fairly quickly. Obviously, this also has limitations and should be set carefully depending on what signal you're compressing. Using a long attack on a kick drum will have no effect at all, as the signal only exceeds the threshold for a short amount of time and normally decays fairly rapidly. Also, if you set a fast attack time but a slow release on a kick drum accompanying some other lower level tracks, the compression (triggered by the kick) would be held for too long and so would audibly punch holes in the signal. While using the envelopes, you may also need to take the knee setting (if offered) into account. This can be considered as the shape of the compression curve between the compressed and uncompressed signal (either side of the threshold). A hard knee results in more aggressive and sudden compression, whereas a soft knee creates a smoother or more transparent transition from uncompressed to compressed. So, if you've set the threshold, ratio, attack and decay correctly, the compressor should compress effectively and reduce the dynamics in a sound, but you also need to compensate for the overall reduction in volume of the signal. This is where the gain control comes in: you can use this to bring the signal back up to its original level (minus the peaks that have been compressed, of course). When finalising a track prior to burning it to CD, it's usual to compress the whole mix, helping you to increase the volume even further, and this is when the most common mistakes are made. The threshold has to be set very carefully; if it's set to react to the kick drum, for example, it will compress/uncompress on every hit, resulting in a mix that pumps and 'breathes', rising and falling in loudness. There are no rules as to what settings to use on a compressor, so it's only possible to offer guidelines (see p51). In the end it will depend on your ears and the mix you're working with. Apart from reducing the dynamic range of an instrument, compressors can also be used in a creative context, as any dance musician will tell you. Drums in dance music, particularly the kick and snare, are very heavily compressed; so much so that you can actually hear the loss of dynamics in the sound. The main reason many dance tracks have such a huge beat is that massive compression has been applied. As we mentioned at the beginning, however, there's more to dynamics than just compressors... Close the gate Noise gates can be just as important as compressors in creating a powerful mix. When recording a guitar or vocals - in fact, anything using a microphone - unless you're in a professionally sound-treated room, you're guaranteed to capture some background noise. While the vocalist is singing or the guitarist is playing his piece it isn't as obvious, as the sound being recorded is louder than the background noise; but when they come to rest, the noise will become more prominent. Noise gates work much like compressors, except in reverse: any sounds that exceed a threshold setting are let through unprocessed, while sounds below are simply cut off altogether, resulting in total silence. As with compressors, they also feature attack and decay settings that react as you would expect. Using a fast attack will result in the sound being cut immediately, while a slower setting would slowly gate the signal. A typical noise gate will also feature a couple of extra controls: hold and range. Hold controls how long the gate will be open or how long the level below the threshold is cut/reduced, while range adjusts the amount of signal that can be heard while the gate is closed or how much the signal below the threshold is reduced by. To better explain the range control on a noise gate, let's introduce the extra input that some gates (and compressors) feature: the sidechain. A signal, usually from a microphone, is connected to the sidechain, and instead of the threshold functioning as normal, the sidechain takes control of it. As you speak, the noise gate drops anything else playing through it thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s below the threshold to the volume or "range", set by the range control. It's the same with a compressor; as you speak (or sing), the 'background' music going through the main inputs and outputs of the unit will be compressed to the level determined by the ratio control. There are plenty of uses for a sidechain with both compressors and noise gates. With compressors, the most common use is to 'duck' instruments to make room for vocals. For example, a guitar can swamp the bandwidth that it shares with the vocals in a mix, so by sidechaining the vocals into a compressor that has a guitar signal as the input, when the vocalist sings, the guitars get compressed, allowing the vocals to sit in the mix better. Noise gates are popular with DJs, as by sidechaining their voice and setting a low range, when they speak, the music drops in level, allowing you to hear them more clearly. As with every other processor and effect in today's studios, compressors and noise gates have been used and abused way beyond what they were originally designed to do. The most memorable use of a noise gate in recent years was on Olive's You're Not Alone, but it's a trick that's been employed again and again - even Blondie found a use for it (the pad in Heart of Glass). This sort of sound is achieved by feeding a simple hi-hat pattern into the sidechain input of a noise gate, then playing a chorded pad or string sound through the same gate, so that every hi-hat hit closes and opens the gate, causing a stuttering effect on the pad. Another trick is to put plenty of reverb on a kick drum and then set the noise gate to cut off the reverb's tail, giving a louder and more prominent kick. There's more to dynamic processors than just noise gates and compressors though; there are also de-essers and finalizers. De-essers can be employed on vocals to reduce sibilance. This is an effect caused by a singer over-stressing the 't' and 'sÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ sounds, resulting in the recorded vocals sounding like a dripping tap, a steam engine or, in the worst cases, both. Now, while most vocalists shouldn't need any specific treatment - and it's always best to avoid applying any if possible - using a bright capacitor mic, adding compression or processing with a bright reverb will bring up the levels of sibilance, which is where the de-esser comes in. They work by literally targeting a narrow frequency band, just the Ã¢â‚¬ËœsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ or Ã¢â‚¬ËœtÃ¢â‚¬â„¢, and compressing it. These devices are designed to reduce the effect of the over-stressed 's' and 't', although if at all possible it's best to try and capture the performance right in the first place, as de-essing can have a detrimental effect on vocals, robbing them of their live feel. Finalizers are used to sprinkle a little of that oft-mentioned 'fairy dust' over a track. When you've finished mixing a piece of music, sometimes it can still sound a bit plain, so feeding it into a finalizer can add an extra sparkle gained from boosting the lower and upper harmonics, along with adding small amounts of reverb to brighten up the image. Appealing as this may sound, many engineers and producers avoid finalizers like the plague, as they can add too much polish at the expense of the energy and Ã¢â‚¬ËœgrittinessÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ that you might have originally wanted, resulting in an over-produced sound. There's also the problem of users attempting to use them to make a bad mix sound better, which simply doesn't work. Instead, it merely emphasises the worst parts. So, now we have reached a good point from which you can begin using dynamics processors to liven up your mix and make it louder, but it's important to remember that there are no hard and fast rules. It's down to your own ears and, as with any effects processors, compressors, gates and their ilk, definitely worth experimenting with as wildly as possible to come up with new sounds of your own. Setting up a compressor Table of typical compression settings: Threshold (dBu) Full track Fastest possible Fastest possible or Auto -5 to -9 2:1 to 3:1 Soft Drums 5ms 10ms or Auto -15 5:1 to 8:1 Hard Synth Bass 4ms to 10ms 10ms -4 to -8 Ã‚Â 4:1 Hard Real Bass 4ms to 10ms 10ms -2 to -10 Ã‚Â 8:1 Hard Vocals Fastest Possible Slowest possible or Auto -3 to -8 4:1 to 12:1 Soft BrassÃ‚Â Fastest possible Fastest possible or Auto -10 to -14 2:1 to 8:1 Hard or soft Guitars Fastest Possible Fastest possible or Auto -10 to -14 8:1 to 14:1 Hard or soft All these values are meant as a rough guide, the exact levels of threshold and ratio are very much dependant on the signal being compressed, not to mention the character of the sound you want to create. This threshold guide could also be misleading in certain situations where a different scale is provided; on the VoiceMaster Pro for example, a dBFS scale is provided so a conversion will be necessary (assume 0dBFS to be around 20dBu, so Ã¢â‚¬â€œ5dBu to be around Ã¢â‚¬â€œ25dBFS). Perhaps you could begin with these settings and play around with one parameter at a time to decide what gets the best audible results. On the other hand, if you want to set up the compressor without the use of the table, then once you've got your sound fed into a compressor, the first control you need to adjust is the threshold, as this sets when the compressor will start to Ã¢â‚¬ËœsquashÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ the signal. In most cases you adjust the threshold so the compressor works on the loudest parts of your signal. Next, you need to set the ratio. This setting will depend entirely on how you want your music to sound, so if you're writing dance music, you should set a fairly high compression ratio. Set the attack and release according to the nature of the waveform, if there are lots of transients (fast peaks) or not and whether they want to be compressed or left alone (read the earlier passages in this dynamics tutorial for more on attack and release times). Compressing a signal will lower its output volume, so once you have compressed the signal sufficiently, you'll need to raise the volume from the compressor and not from the desk, as this can unbalance a mix. Latenzprobleme mit Audio-Interfaces Guide to Setting up your Studio Part 2 Windows 7 für die Arbeit mit Audio optimieren Wie kann ich alle 18 Eingänge des Scarlett 18i20 verwenden?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1692
__label__cc	0.573771	0.426229	intim konsert Poets & Composers Salon - Chinatown Location:San Franciscogå till karta Duration:2.5 timmar totalt Includes:Drinkar I began playing piano at age 8 and started composing music when I was 16. Together with renowned poet/spoken word artist Royal Kent, we created spoken word/jazz-funk ensemble COPUS in the late 1990s - performing at theaters, private events and festivals, throughout the U.S. COPUS recently was nominated for 'best jazz' by the Hollywood Music & Media Awards and won 'best spoken word' by the… "Poets & Composers Salons" are designed to create positive interaction between the performers and audience members. Guests will arrive and have between 8-8:15pm to enjoy a beverage, meet and greet fellow travelers, chat with the performers, and then take a seat for the show. The concert will consist of a guest poet, singer/songwriter and/or comedian, after which the jazz/funk ensemble COPUS… Poetry & music have been presented together in San Francisco since the 1960s 'beats' and continue strongly today. Come celebrate the union of past and present with us! Te, Vatten och Vin 󲀃 We will provide complimentary Chinese special teas, locally-produced wine, and spring water. Optionally, guests can bring a poem or song to share during our 'Lightning Round'. "Poets & Composers Salons" will be held one Saturday per month at unique spaces in San Francisco. Premiering at Clarion Performing Arts Center on July 27th at 8pm. Nestled in bustling Chinatown, famed for its great restaurants, Clarion is a fantastic venue that has historical significance and wonderful ambience, with proximity to downtown San Francisco and North Beach. Clarion is the home of music, theater, poetry and art established in 1982. Upp till 49 gäster som är 12 eller äldre kan delta. Denna upplevelse inkluderar alkohol. Endast gäster som uppnått laglig ålder kommer att serveras alkoholhaltiga drycker.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1697
__label__cc	0.668461	0.331539	TV-ON-AIR General-Contacts President al-Assad the real Syrian Free Press ~ War Press Info ~ Archive of Most Important Reliable Global War News Egyptian pilot arrested for refusing to bombard Yemen Posted by Cem Ertür in Egypt, Syrian Free Press, War by Proxy, War Strategy, Yemen Egypt, Egyptian pilot arrested, Syrian Free Press, War by Proxy, War Strategy, Yemen The Egyptian air force has arrested one of its pilots after he disobeyed orders for taking part in airstrikes against Yemen. “I joined the army and studied to become a pilot to strike Israel and not Yemen,” Arab news website Omran Press quoted the arrested Egyptian pilot as saying. Saudi Arabia has been striking Yemen for five days now, killing, at least, 73 civilians and injuring hundreds more. Five Persian Gulf States — Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait — and Egypt that are also assisted by Israel and backed by the US have declared war on Yemen in a joint statement issued on Thursday (hyperlinks added). US President Barack Obama authorized the provision of logistical and intelligence support to the military operations, National Security Council Spokesperson Bernadette Meehan said late Wednesday night. She added that while US forces were not taking direct military action in Yemen, Washington was establishing a Joint Planning Cell with Saudi Arabia to coordinate US military and intelligence support. Riyadh claimed that it has bombed the positions of the Ansarullah fighters and launched attacks against the Sana’a airport and the Dulaimi airbase. Despite Riyadh’s claims that it is attacking Ansarullah positions, Saudi warplanes have flattened a number of homes near Sana’a international airport. R E L A T E D : Saudi Citizens Condemn Al Saud’s Aggression on Yemen Fars News Agency, 30 March 2015 Fars News 30/3/2015 Submitted by Cem Ertür The real SyrianFreePress.NETwork at https://syrianfreepress.wordpress.com/?p=44214 NOTE: The contents of the articles, speeches or comments on this page are of sole responsibility of their authors. The team and the editorial staff of SyrianFreePress do not necessarily subscribe every point of view expressed and are not responsible for any inaccurate, incorrect or offensive statement in this article. Complaints and corrections (verifiable) will be welcomed and accepted. Copyright owners can notify their claims to us, and the verified contents will be removed. SCROLL DOWN TO READ OR LEAVE COMMENTS About Cem Ertür cem.ertur@gmail.com View all posts by Cem Ertür » 3 thoughts on “Egyptian pilot arrested for refusing to bombard Yemen” asma said: My hats off to this gallant egyption pilot – May Allah give him more courage to stand against oppressive people The Old Sniper said: Be that man! Silver Palomino (@SilverPalomino4) said: Well at least there’s one pilot with a sense of honor in this newest”international coalition” – a phrase that has long since worn out it’s use in the middle east especially. Nice to see someone stand up for his belifs!!!! These infos are not intended to be shocking or to glorify violence in any way. These articles/images/videos are for educational purposes only, for documenting and try to explain the backdrop of a historical ruthless and bloody war, whose characteristics and details are routinely distorted and smothered by the dominant media. 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__label__cc	0.623704	0.376296	Anthony Briscoe's World! The Spoken Word Hip Hop Lover Endurer ~ Blogs EndurerMusic Motivational The Arts Spoken Word Legend Blaq Ice Once a year I chop it up with the CEO of People of Extraordinary Talent, Blaq Ice. He’s an icon and legend on the Chicago Poetry and Entertainment scene. My person opinion ranks him as one of the great entertainers in Chicago. A complete package of spoken word, hip hop, event hoster/coordinator, promoter, and DJ. You have been in the game for a long time now. What’s different in the poetry community now vs. 10-15 years ago? When I entered the poetry community 18 years ago, it was an electric scene, at least, on the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs. There were several open mic sets and the level of talented emcees was amazing. As I came in, an influx of poets came in with me, causing a shift in the poetry community. There were those veterans who had already been on the scene for 3-5 years before me and a handful who had been around a little longer. As I began to grow in popularity, there came some resistance from the more established poets at that time. The community was very political. If you were not in the in-crowd there was little to no opportunities on the table for you. Most of the content at that time was conscious poetry about black struggle in America. I brought a unique style of entertainment, show business, and stage production to the poetry community. At that time there were no poetry groups organized for community outreach purposes that I could remember, there were no Kings and Queens of Poetry, no Heirs To The Throne, nor the many honoring shows you see today. There was beef, even with my brands and I, which caused fear in many poets to distance themselves from me, thinking that if they associated with me, that they would lose favor with other popular and influential poets. Some of that beef still exist to this day. However, the success of my organization P.O.E.T and my solo career began to remove some of the fear of association with my brands. Despite attempts to boycott my shows, by some in the poetry community, they continued to be sold out. I have one philosophy, counter hate with love. Today, because of the model of P.O.E.T, more groups are popping up and are beginning to do community outreach work with their art. There were no National Spoken Word Awards NSWA, no International Spoken Word Month-ISWM, no P.O.E.T UNITY FEST, no P.O.E.T RADIO or stations solely dedicated to Spoken Word. I see a lot of change today. I thank God that I have been a part of that change. Our hard work is finally paying off. The Grammys have recognized us, the Chicago Music Awards have recognized us and the Spoken Word community is filled with new faces, new open mics and is continuing to grow. You mentioned International Spoken Word Month, tell us more about that. I founded ISWM in 2017, but it didn’t start off as a month. It started out as a Spoken Word Day, then week, and now month. It made sense to have it in the month of September since the National Spoken Word Awards (NSWA), which I also founded, is in September. There is a national poetry month and it is only right to have an ISWM that honors performing poets. It hasn’t caught on everywhere yet, but it is moving quickly. You released several videos with POET at the Impact Center and East-West University; why is community work of so much to you and your organization? If this gift that we have been given is just all about open mics, occasional features, hand claps, standing ovations, releasing CDs and books, then it’s all vanity. This gift that we have is powerful. Our most challenging work with poets is changing their mindset from I to WE. You can achieve nothing alone. When we get to the point where we forget that there are others less fortunate than us that need our help we are failing as a community. The leaders of the community should know better. God entrusted you in leadership to lead. When the leaders can’t come together, the community will never be united and if we refuse to unite, not for ourselves, but for the community, no good will come from us. This is why P.O.E.T has set an example of how several individuals, could come together as one, to uplift, build, inspire and encourage others with our personal testimonies. At the end of the day, no one will remember how many shows you did, how many open mics you performed at, how many books or CDs you released, but the individuals who saw you come to their school, to their shelter, to their community or visit them in prison to encourage them, the memory of that will last a lifetime. Your life will be purposeful and your existence will not be in vain. How can people get a hold of POET for community work? P.O.E.T has a website, which includes all of our upcoming community work and events. It also includes videos of the work we have done in the community. If nothing else, we would hope that we would inspire those who watch these videos to get involved in the best they can. If you can’t physically get involved, then donate to help us do more for those in need. Also, if nothing else, share the work to inspire others and to give them hope that despite what you see on social media every day, that there are still good people doing good work. Check out our website at www.iampoet.org and contact us at 312.719.7310 If there is a Chicago artist you would like me to engage in a conversation please email me at Endurer@gmail.com with a subject line of BLOG THIS! #blaq#blaq ice#chi-town#chiarts#Chicago#community#dj#endurer#endurer1#entertainer#haters#hatred#hope#international#jealously#love#organization#P.O.E.T#performers#POET#poetry#promoter#spoken#spoken word#word ← Domestic Violence Awareness Month The Thoughts of Louis Kishkunas…”My Vote” → About The Endurer Tony Briscoe is a spoken word artist and coach, a youth minister and mentor. He also does life poetic expression production for people that don't have a voice and desire to be heard. He was born and raised in Chicago and lives to serve young people, adults suffering from childhood pain, and a serious passion for God's daughters. He is....The Endurer. View all posts by The Endurer →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1709
__label__wiki	0.842917	0.842917	Longview, WA (98632) Plenty of sunshine. High 76F. Winds N at 5 to 10 mph.. A clear sky. Low 51F. Winds NNW at 5 to 10 mph. Security forces stand guard as suspects charged in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains, arrive to a trial session in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. Mosa'ab Elshamy Security forces stand guard as suspects charged in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains arrive to a trial session in Sale, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. A lawyer reads documents inside a court room before the start of a trial session for suspects charged in connection with killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains, in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. People stand outside a court during a trial for suspects charged with killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. Security forces stand guard as suspects charged in connection with the killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains arrive to a trial session in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. People arrive to court during a trial session for suspects charged with killing of two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco's Atlas Mountains in Sale, near Rabat, Morocco, Thursday, July 11, 2019. Nearly two dozen people, suspected killers and accomplices, appeared in court on terrorism charges for the brutal slayings last December of two Scandinavian women hikers. Danish mother seeks death for daughter's killers in Morocco By AMIRA EL-MASAITI Associated Press SALE, Morocco (AP) — Nearly two dozen suspects returned to court on terrorism charges Thursday for the brutal slayings of two Scandinavian women hiking in the Atlas Mountains. The three main suspects in the December killings of Maren Ueland, 28, of Norway, and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, of Denmark, claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group. They recorded the slayings and posted the video online. The two women were knifed to death in their tent in a remote area of the scenic Atlas range not far from the village of Imlil, often the starting point for treks to Mount Toubkal, North Africa's highest peak. Neither of their families was present in the courtroom in Sale. A lawyer seeking compensation from the Moroccan state for the Danish victim's family read a letter from the mother asking the court to issue death sentences, which the prosecutor is seeking. Lawyer Khalid Fataoui, on the verge of tears, also read passages in which the young woman's mother described how her life has been ruined by her daughter's death. "I cry all the time when I think of her. My daughter and her (friend) Maren had dreams and were taken in the most terrible way," the letter said. The trial is expected to wrap up with final defense statements and produce a verdict on July 18. The men charged as the main suspects, ages 25 to 30, have pleaded guilty and said they regret their actions. Their state-appointed defense attorney, Havida Maksaoui, said ahead of Thursday's proceedings that she would plead for mitigating circumstances and ask the court to order psychological tests. "My clients are victims of poverty and ignorance. They fell prey to evil," Maksaoui said in an interview. "Something is wrong with them mentally." The prosecutor said in his closing arguments in June that he would seek death sentences for the three, calling them "human beasts" while noting the numerous stab wounds to their bodies. Among the suspected accomplices, most arrested in the Marrakech region, are several imams as well as ex-convicts. Only one suspected accomplice has pleaded innocent, a Swiss-Spanish convert to Islam, Kevin Zoller. Investigators allege he has links to men who orchestrated the women's killings and had direct contact with members of the Islamic State group in Syria via the encrypted messaging service Telegram. His lawyer, Saad Sahli, maintained Zoller "does not have any relations with IS, either abroad or in Morocco." Another Swiss man who had been among suspected accomplices was sentenced in April to 10 years in prison, convicted on charges including "deliberately helping perpetrators of terrorist acts" and training terrorists, the state-run news agency MAP said at the time. More than 1,000 Moroccans had joined IS before its "caliphate" crumbled in Syria and Iraq. Between 2017 and 2018, Moroccan authorities dismantled 20 cells with terrorist affiliations. Be the first to know - Sign up for Breaking News Receive email alerts as soon as breaking news posts. War And Unrest !!!CHANGES TO ONLINE COMMENTS — PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING!!! 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__label__wiki	0.552739	0.552739	Uber now lets premium riders opt out of conversations with drivers Paul Sawers@psawers May 14, 2019 5:00 PM Above: New rider preferences for Uber Black users: No conversations? Uber has evolved beyond recognition since its debut in San Francisco back in 2011, with the company now offering everything from food delivery services to an AI-infused platform for truckers. Its core urban mobility offering for consumers has also expanded into all manner of services, covering car-sharing, scooters, bikes, and more. It’s easy to forget the genesis for the super-cheap Uber we know today was in fact a luxury car-hailing service that could cost up to double that of a regular cab. But the recently public ride-hail giant today announced a handful of updates to its premium services. Uber Black and Uber SUV, as they’re known, will now allow riders to outline specific preferences before they get into the car. Inside the app, they can stipulate that they do not want to chat with the driver — next to “conversation,” the user can choose “quiet preferred” or “happy to chat.” This feature was actually suggested by a Reddit user last year, with much discussion ensuing, and a few months later a Lyft executive indicated that it was something they had toyed with internally, but had yet to seriously consider. Judging by some of the reactions those two episodes garnered, we can be sure of a few things. Firstly, “quiet mode,” as Uber is calling it, will be a popular feature among riders looking to travel in silence without being rude. But we also know that those who believe technology is already interfering too much with human-to-human interactions will probably oppose it. That said, you can also be certain that Uber riders will demand that this feature be included in all other Uber services. Elsewhere with this update, a new temperature control setting will enable riders to let drivers know whether they’re keen on a bit of cool or warmth in the back, and if they have a ton of luggage they can also request assistance. While an Uber Black driver already probably offers to help with a rider’s bags, having this information in advance means they can be ready to leap out on arrival. Above: New preferences for Uber Black riders “Uber Black and Uber Black SUV riders told us they wanted high-quality service and premium comfort,” Uber wrote in a blog post. “That’s why we’ve improved features and requirements to meet or exceed their expectations on every ride.” Other additions to the new Uber Black include extended pickup periods, affording riders more time to get their things together, and premium telephone support with humans on the other end of the line. All these new features are rolling out from May 15 in the U.S., though the company hasn’t given any indication as to when — or if — they may be made available globally.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1723
__label__wiki	0.741091	0.741091	Home > Things to Do > Fishing > What You'll Catch You’ve never seen freshwater sport fish like the ones in Saskatchewan’s 100,000 lakes and rivers. Below are some of the more common species. Record size: 8.33 kg/18.40 lbs, Tobin Lake, 2005 (ice fishing) Average weight: usually 0.5-1.5 kg (1-3 lbs) Also known as a pickerel, walleye is the provincial fish of Saskatchewan. It prefers deeper waters but can be found throughout Saskatchewan in all but the shallowest lakes. It’s renowned for its flavor and can be caught with light tackle – jigs, live bait or spoons. Record size: 19.4 kg (42 lb. 12 oz.), Lake Athabasca, 1954 Live release record: 141 cm (55 in.), Mirond Lake, 2008 Average weight: 1-2.5 kg (2-5 lb.) Northern pike, the most widely distributed sport fish in Saskatchewan, is considered one of the fiercest and most thrilling of all freshwater game fish. The northern pike generally prefers shallow weed areas in lakes. Use in-line spinners, crank baits or spoons to catch one of these monsters. Record size: 24.6 kg (54 lb. 4 oz.), Wollaston Lake, 1995 Live release record: 132 cm (52 in.), Lake Athabasca, 2000 Saskatchewan’s only native trout is common to the cool, clear and deep waters in the northern half of the province. In summer, the lake trout prefer cold, deep holes in all but the far northern lakes; therefore steel line or jigging is usually advised. In early spring and fall, it is closer to the surface. Casting or trolling crankbaits, spoons, or even flies work best. World record: 21.77 kg (48 lb.), Lake Diefenbaker, 2009 Average weight: 0.5-1.8 kg (1-4 lb.) Rainbow trout is known for its flashy and exciting fighting style when hooked, often treating anglers to spectacular jumps and long runs. Use light spinning or fly tackle, lures with worms or miniature marshmallows, or a variety of small spoons or spinners to catch it. Arctic grayling Record size: 1.96 kg (4.3 lb.), Fond du Lac River, 1966 Live release record: 96.5 cm (22 in.), Grease River, Lake Athabasca, 2002 Average weight: usually under 1 kg (2 lb.) Favouring the cold, clear lakes and fast-moving streams of northern Saskatchewan, the Arctic grayling is a spectacular fighter, known to leap clear out of the water when hooked. Try dry fly-fishin with dark flies such as black gnats, dark cahill or brown hackle. Casting very small spinners or jigs also works well. Record size: 3.5 kg (7 lb.), Loch Leven, 2004 Average weight: 0.5-1 kg (1-2 lb.) Yellow perch Record size: 1.26 kg (2 lb. 12.4 oz.), St. Brieux Lake, 2012 Average weight: around 250 g (0.55 lb.) Other species commonly caught in Saskatchewan include: Whitefish, commonly distributed across the province; Sauger, found in the Saskatchewan and Churchill River systems; Goldeye, found in the Saskatchewan River system and Cumberland Lake area; Brown trout, stocked in several waters of southern Saskatchewan; Splake, a brook and lake trout cross, stocked in several waters; Largemouth bass, stocked around the Rafferty reservoir in southeast Saskatchewan.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1725
__label__wiki	0.513308	0.513308	Sweden Keeps Key Rate At -0.5%, Extends Bond Buying The central bank of Sweden left the benchmark repo rate at -0.5 percent on April 27th, 2017 as widely expected and extended the purchases of government bonds by SEK 15 billion during the second half of 2017. Policymakers said economic activity in Sweden is increasingly strong, but assess that it will take longer before inflation stabilizes around 2 percent. The repo rate is now not expected to be raised until mid-2018, which is slightly later than in the previous forecast. Excerpts from the Statement by the Executive Board of the Riksbank: Growth around the world is increasing in line with the Riksbank's earlier forecasts. The global economy is in a phase with increasingly strong industrial activity and rising global trade. However, considerable political uncertainty is prevailing in several parts of the world, creating risks for economic developments. Swedish economic activity is good and is expected to strengthen further over the next few years. Inflation has shown a rising trend for some years, but it is now expected to take longer before it stabilises around 2 per cent. The collective agreements signed so far on the labour market indicate that cost pressures in the economy will rise more slowly than expected. The inflation forecast is somewhat lower for 2018 and 2019. The Executive Board has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at −0.50 per cent and to extend the purchases of nominal government bonds by SEK 7.5 billion and the purchases of real government bonds by SEK 7.5 billion. At the end of 2017, the purchases will thus amount to a total of SEK 290 billion, excluding reinvestments. Until further notice, maturities and coupon payments will also be reinvested in the government bond portfolio. The Executive Board moreover assesses that the repo rate needs to be held at the current low level for a quarter longer than was assumed in February. The first repo-rate increase is now expected to be made in the middle of 2018. The repo rate path also reflects the fact that there is still a greater probability of the rate being cut than of it being raised in the near term. The Executive Board is still prepared to make monetary policy more expansionary if the upward trend in inflation were to be threatened and confidence in the inflation target weakened. All of the tools that the Riksbank has described earlier can as always be used if necessary. Riksbank \| Joana Taborda \| joana.taborda@tradingeconomics.com Sweden Leaves Interest Rate Unchanged at -0.25% The central bank of Sweden held its key repo rate steady at -0.25 percent on July 3rd 2019, in line with market expectations, as economic activity remains strong and inflation is close to the target of 2 per cent. Meantime, policymakers added that the forecast for the repo rate was unchanged and reiterated the intention to raise it towards the end of the year or at the beginning of next year. However, the bank underscored that uncertainty abroad poses some risks to global outlook which requires proceeding cautiously with monetary policy. Sweden Holds Key Rate at -0.25% The central bank of Sweden left its key repo rate steady at -0.25 percent on April 25th 2019, in line with market expectations. Policymakers said the strong economic activity in Sweden indicates that inflation will remain close to 2 percent in the coming years but inflationary pressures are slightly weaker than expected. Also, the central bank delayed the next rate hike to the end of the year or to the beginning of next year and added rate rises thereafter are expected at a slower pace. In February, policymakers projected to raise rates in the second half of 2019. Sweden Leaves Rates Unchanged The central bank of Sweden left its key repo rate steady at -0.25 percent on February 13th 2019, in line with market expectations and following a surprise 25bps hike in the previous meeting. Policymakers said economic developments in Sweden and abroad have entered a phase of lower growth and the conditions for inflation to remain close to 2 percent in the coming years have not changed to any great extent. Also, the central bank reiterated the next hike in the repo rate is seen during the second half of 2019, provided that the economic outlook and inflation prospects are as expected. Sweden Hikes Repo Rate for 1st Time since 2011 The Sveriges Riksbank raised its repo rate by 25 bps to -0.25 percent on December 20th in a surprise move, saying that the need for a highly expansionary monetary policy has decreased slightly as inflation and inflation expectations have become established at around 2 percent amid strong economic activity. The central bank lifted its policy rate for the first time since July 2011 from the historic low where it has sat since February 2016. Policymakers also said next rate rise will probably occur during the second half of 2019. Sweden Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged The central bank of Sweden left its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on October 24th 2018, in line with market expectations, saying the economic activity in Sweden is strong and inflation remains close to the target of 2 percent. However, monetary policy needs to continue to be expansionary for inflation to remain within the target. The central bank added that the repo rate will be raised by 25bps either in December or February. Sweden Holds Interest Rate Steady at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden left its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on September 6th 2018, as expected, saying the economic activity in Sweden is strong and inflation is close to the 2 percent target. However, monetary policy needs to continue to be expansionary for inflation to remain close to target. Policymakers added that the repo rate will be raised by 25bps either in December or February. Sweden Holds Key Interest Rate at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden held its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on July 3rd, as widely expected, saying monetary policy needs to continue to be expansionary for inflation to remain close to target despite strong economic activity. Still, the central bank reiterated that slow repo rate rises will be initiated towards the end of the year. The central bank of Sweden held its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on April 26th, as widely expected, saying underlying inflation has been somewhat lower than expected recently, which raises questions regarding the strength of the development in inflation. Also, the central bank added that the repo rate will begin to increase towards the end of the year, which is somewhat later than previously forecast. Sweden Leaves Rates Steady, Cuts Inflation Forecasts The central bank of Sweden held its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on February 14th 2018, in line with market expectations, saying the economic activity in Sweden is strong and inflation is close to the 2 percent target. However, inflation forecasts for 2018 were revised down to 1.7 percent from 2 percent. Policymakers also reinforced that slow repo rate rises are set to be initiated during the second half of 2018. The central bank of Sweden held its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on December 20th, 2017, as widely expected, saying monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to the 2 percent target. Also, the central bank added that it expects to begin slowly raising the repo rate in the middle of 2018. The central bank of Sweden held its key repo rate steady at -0.5 percent on October 26th, 2017, in line with market expectations. Policymakers said economic activity is strong and inflation is close to the target although monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to 2 percent. The central bank added that it does not expect to raise the repo rate until the middle of 2018 and that purchases of government bonds will continue during the second half of 2017, as decided in April. Sweden Holds Repo Rate at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden held its benchmark interest rate at -0.5 percent on September 7th, 2017, as widely expected, saying monetary policy needs to remain expansionary for inflation to continue to be close to 2 per cent. The central bank added that it does not expect to raise the repo rate until the middle of 2018 and that purchases of government bonds will continue during the second half of 2017, as decided in April. The central bank of Sweden left its benchmark repo rate steady at -0.5 percent on July 4th, 2017 as widely expected, saying economic activity is strong and inflation is approaching the 2 percent target. The bond-buying programme was also left unchanged. Policymakers added that the first rate increase is not expected to be made until the middle of 2018. Sweden's central bank held its benchmark repo rate at -0.5 percent on February 15th, 2017, as widely expected, saying a continued strong level of economic activity and a krona that does not appreciate too rapidly are required for inflation to stabilise around the 2 percent target. Policymakers added that there is still a greater probability that the rate will be cut than that it will be raised in the near term and that purchases of government bonds will continue for the first six months of 2017, as was decided in December. Sweden Holds Repo Rate At -0.5%, Extends QE Sweden's central bank held its benchmark repo rate at -0.5 percent on December 21st, 2016, as widely expected, and expanded its programme of asset purchases by SEK 30 billion during the first six months of 2017, saying monetary policy needs to remain very expansionary for inflation to rise towards the 2 percent target. Policymakers added that there is a greater probability that the rate will be cut than that it will be raised in the near term and that increases in the repo rate are not expected to start until the beginning of 2018. Sweden Holds Key Rate at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at -0.5 percent on October 27th 2016 as widely expected, saying the upturn in the Swedish economy is continuing, but it will take longer for the inflation to reach the 2 percent target. The SEK 245 billion quantitative easing programme was left steady but the central bank added that it is prepared to extend the purchases of government bonds and that the probability of a rate cut increased. Sweden Leaves Key Rate Steady at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at -0.5 percent on September 7th 2016 as widely expected, saying the inflation is rising and the economy is developing strongly but there's still considerable uncertainty abroad. Policymakers added that will likely not start raising rates until the second half of next year. Sweden Holds Repo Rate at -0.5%, Lowers Rate Path Sweden's central bank left its benchmark repo rate unchanged at -0.50 percent on July 6th and said there will be a longer delay until the repo rate begins to be raised. Although economic activity is strengthening, policymakers noted that uncertainty over economic developments abroad has increased as a consequence of the result of the British referendum on the EU. The bank also said it was ready to make monetary policy more expansionary if the inflation prospects deteriorate. Sweden Leaves Key Rate at -0.5% The central bank of Sweden kept its benchmark repo rate at -0.5 percent on April 21st, 2016 and expanded its programme of asset purchases for a further SEK 45 Billion during the second half of the year. Although inflation is rising, the upturn is fitful and policymakers showed concerns about uncertainty over global developments. The bank also said that its monetary policy needs to continue to be expansionary, in order to reduce the risk of the krona appreciating faster than forecasted and a break in the upturn in inflation. Sweden Cuts Repo Rate to -0.5% The central bank of Sweden cut its benchmark repo rate by 15 bps to -0.5 percent on February 11th 2016, as inflation is expected to be lower this year than previously anticipated while saying there is still scope to cut the repo rate further to safeguard the inflation target. The move compares with market expectations of a 10 bps cut. The Riksbank kept its repo rate unchanged at -0.35 percent as expected on December 15th. The board is highly prepared to make monetary policy even more expansionary, in order to safeguard the resilience of the upturn in inflation. Sweden Leaves Key Rate at -0.35% The Riksbank kept its repo rate unchanged at -0.35 percent on October 28th and expanded its programme of asset purchases for a further SEK 65 Billion. Although economic activity is strengthening and inflation is showing an upward trend, policymakers showed concerns about uncertainty regarding the strength of the global economy. The bank also said it is ready to make monetary policy even more expansionary if the inflation prospects deteriorate. The central bank of Sweden left the repo rate on hold at -0.35 percent on September 2nd, 2015, following a 10bps cut in July, saying the economy is strengthening and inflation is rising. The central bank’s asset purchase program was also left unchanged. Swedish Central Bank Unexpectedly Cuts Rate The Central Bank of Sweden lowered its repo rate by 0.1 p.p. to -0.35 percent on July 2nd and expanded its programme of asset purchases by SEK 45 Billion, as measures to support the upturn in inflation. Swedish Central Bank Leaves Rate on Hold The Central Bank of Sweden kept its repo rate unchanged at -0.25 percent on April 29th and expanded its programme of asset purchases to SEK 40-50 Billion. Sweden Cuts Repo Rate to -0.25% Central Bank of Sweden cut its key repo rate by 0.15 percentage point to -0.25 percent and expanded its programme of asset purchases to SEK30 Billion during an unscheduled meeting held on March 18th . Sweden Cuts Key Rate to -0.1%, Shifts to Asset Buying Swedish central bank lowered its key repo rate by 10 bps to -0.1 percent on February 12th, aiming to tackle low inflation. Policymakers will also buy SEK 10 billion government bonds and said they are prepared to do more at short notice. The Riksbank decided to leave the benchmark repo rate on hold at 0 percent in December, saying inflation is too low. Policymakers also said further expansionary measures were being prepared. Sweden Cuts Interest Rate to 0% At its October 28th meeting, the Riksbank decided to cut the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to zero percent, aiming to fight low inflation. It is the lowest rate on record and it is not expected to rise until the middle of 2016. Swedish Central Bank Maintains Rate At its September, 4th meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to maintain the repo rate at 0.25 percent, as inflation has been a bit higher than expected in recent months. The central bank also said that rate increases are not expected to begin until the end of 2015. Swedish Central Bank Cuts Rates to 0.25% At its July 3rd meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank reduced the repo rate by 50 bps to 0.25 percent, as inflation remains lower than expected. The central bank also said that rate increases are not expected to begin until the end of 2015. Swedish Central Bank Holds Rates At its April 9th, 2014 meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank decided to leave the repo rate unchanged at 0.75 percent. Although the repo rate is expected to remain at this low level for around a year, the central bank said it now saw a greater possibility that it may need to cut rates in the near-term as inflation remains weak. Swedish Monetary Policy Unchanged in February At its February 13th, 2014 meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to leave the repo rate on hold at 0.75 percent, after last meeting’s cut. The Bank said that the prospects for 2014 are good, economic activity is strengthening and the labour market is improving, but inflation is expected to be low over the coming yea, thus no rate hikes are expected until the beginning of 2015. Swedish Central Bank Lowers Repo Rate to 0.75% In its December 17th meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to cut the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.75 percent. The Board cited low inflation to cut the rate to its lowest level since September of 2010. Swedish Central Bank Leaves Rates on Hold in October In its October meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 1.0 percent. The Board cited low inflation and slow economic recovery against high household debt. Swedish Central Bank Keeps Rates Unchanged in September In its September meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at 1.0 percent. The Board underlined that Sweden's economy is beginning to improve and that inflation is expected to remain at just over 1 percent in the near term. Riksbank Keeps Swedish Interest Rate Unchanged at 1.0% In its July meeting, the Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at 1.0 percent. The Board underlined that Swedish economy is on the way to recovery and that inflation is expected to remain low for a while longer. Sweden Benchmark Interest Rate Unchanged at 1.0% The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to hold the repo rate unchanged at 1.0 percent and to make a downward adjustment to the repo-rate path. Increases in the repo rate are not expected to begin until the second half of 2014. Sweden Interest Rate Cut to 1% The Executive Board of the Riksbank has decided to cut the repo rate by 0.25 percentage points to 1.0 per cent, to support the Swedish economy so that inflation rises towards the target of 2 per cent. 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__label__wiki	0.583362	0.583362	Zocalo Public Square event Monday: are trains the future of L.A.? Our friends at Zocalo Public Square have been all over transportation issues this year. That trend continues Monday night at Grand Central Market in downtown Los Angeles (317 S. Broadway). Here’s the description from Zocalo: For a century, the hearts of Angelenos have belonged to cars and to flying machines, not trains–even though we never would have become a city without the railroad, and couldn’t survive as a global trade center without the rail links to our seaports. But today, in a potentially historic shift, Southern California governments are betting billions that trains can win us over. Five rail lines are under construction right now in L.A., part of a 30-year wave of projects that could give Southern California the most highly developed rail system in the country, save New York. But will we go along for the ride? Only a small percentage of us use the Metro rail regularly, and California’s high-speed rail project is unpopular in L.A. Will we change our ways and depend on trains daily–and embrace development around rail networks? What is it about rail that captures people’s hearts–and why has L.A. remained immune to this almost universally beloved mode of transport? Journalist and Chapman University English scholar Tom Zoellner, author of Train, and UCLA and UC Berkeley legal, business, and environmental scholar Ethan Elkind, author of Railtown, visit Zócalo to discuss the past and future of trains here, and whether Los Angeles will finally fall for rail. Sounds intriguing. BTW, I’ll be recording a podcast with Ethan Elkind that we’ll have on the Source soon talking about transit past, present and future in our region. More info on registering to attend the event at the Zocalo website. Grand Central Market is a short walk from the Red/Purple Line’s Pershing Square Station and numerous Metro Bus lines, as shown on the map below. All Metro maps and timetables are here. Click above to see larger. Categories: Metro Lifestyle, Policy & Funding Tagged as: Ethan Elkind, Forum, Go Metro, Grand Central Market, Red/Purple Line, Tom Zoellner, Zocalo Public Square City of La Cañada Flintridge held sound wall dedication ceremony Reminder: free Day of the Dead Metro Art Tour this Sunday HarryKerryJr says: Mmm, our hearts did not belong to cars until after WWII. Before then we were a rail city and a rail region. You can thank the car manufacturers for buying them out and shutting the down. Today’s Headlines \| Streetsblog Los Angeles says: […] Monday: Zocalo Asks, Are Trains the Future of L.A. (The Source) […] Alan Cook says: Mr Kerry is correct. And there are DVDs on our Pacific Electric System which document what once was one of the best transport systems anywhere! DOWNTOWN Los Angeles was where almost everybody shopped, and getting there by streetcars was easy. We had great department stores and a host of movie theatres in Downtown. Our L A had a CENTER then! Rentals for houses and apartments always mentioned if they were near a car line. We got from South Pasadena to Balboa by Red Car rail service. You could get places without a car! LAX Frequent Flyer says: And they were run for profit as a private enterprise without any government assistance or tax dollars spent. keaswaran says: They were run by real estate money. I believe they very rarely turned an operating profit, but only existed as ways to increase the value of Henry Huntington’s land until he sold it. When he no longer had real estate profits, the rail became unprofitable and got taken out piece by piece. boyleheightsman says: Not that I want to inject myself into the topic of the demise of PE and LARY, and whether this was at the hand of National City Lines fronting for General Motors, Standard Oil and other pro-auto interests…but there are some very scholarly and well researched books on the topic that have been published over the years. The subject is controversial with more than one opinion on the subject. There is hardly unanimity. Some good and well researched material on the subject is “The Fragmented Metropolis” by Robert M. Fogelson, “Los Angeles and the Automobile” by Scott L. Bottles, and “Henry Huntington and the creation of Southern California” by William B. Friedricks, i’m sure there are others. Henry Huntington did make a fortune running a business triad of real estate, trolleycars and (less well known) electric power generation and distribution. Proof of this is the Henry Huntington Library and Art Museum in San Marino. Where do you think he got the money to buy a huge and expensive collection of rare books and art and build the facilities to house them in? West LAer says: Of course, those were the times before LA was this densely populated with renters everywhere, highly restrictive land-use laws, and way before technology existed to the point where they can do a more profitable distance based fare structure easily too. If Henry Huntington were alive today, he’d be making huge profits just on rental income on the property he owns as well as making profits on running transit on cheaply rated distance based fares. Just like Asian cities are doing. Arnold Darrow says: Los Angeles embraces rail transportation once again. Many are sorry we once abandoned it in the mad rush to have an automobile for every person in the household. Our infrastructure is now bursting at the seams. Freeways and surface streets at a snail’s pace. Underground water mains bursting everywhere because our over-taxed citizens can’t and won’t pay any more. Mini-malls everywhere, many barely breaking even. A set of 4 tires costing nearly a thousand bucks out the door. Gasoline that once cost 50 cents a gallon now over $3.00. Air pollution nearly every day. What have we done to ourselves and our great city?? One thing for sure, don’t blame the Millennials who were thurst upon the LA of today. We didn’t shape LA as it exist today. We were born in the 1980s and 1990s, LA was already like this the moment we came out of our mother’s womb. Steven I says: Millennials may not have shaped the LA as it is today but they are just as guilty of allowing the status quo to continue. You can’t cop your way out of this mess when you benefit from the hard work from the pervious generation who developed the transportation network that you use right now and when nothing has been done by this generation to bring about real change. It sounds like to me you’re just passing the buck to the pervious generation and saying it’s not my fault. It’s easy to sit back and blame somebody else then to find solutions or actively work for change. You can have the LA as it is today and keep blaming somebody else.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1733
__label__wiki	0.955112	0.955112	NewsChevron Right IconAustralia Defining beauty in 2019: WHO Magazine’s Most Beautiful People Rhianna MitchellThe West Australian Friday, 19 April 2019 11:14AM Email Rhianna Mitchell Camera IconMiranda TapsallPicture: Jason Ierace for WHO’s Most Beautiful People What is beautiful in 2019? According to WHO Magazine’s Most Beautiful People, it’s not just the ability to look glamorous on a glossy magazine spread, although that helps. Many of those featured in the edition, out today, have also demonstrated endurance — whether it be in their careers or personal or health battles. Camera IconKate Ritchie.Picture: Jason Ierace for WHO’s Most Beautiful People Among them is one of Australia’s best known identities, actress turned radio host and author, Kate Ritchie. The 40-year-old mother of one stars on the cover of this week’s edition, and said her definition of beauty had changed in recent years. “The older I get, I think defining beauty is more about a feeling rather than something you can set your eyes on,” she told the magazine. “These days I see so much beauty when I’m in my garden and it’s a whole combination of what I can see and the ease I feel when I’m there.” WHO acting editor Stacey Hicks said this year’s issue highlighted people who had not only endured, but thrived. “They are obviously all beautiful to look at, but they’re so much more than that. They’re strong, powerful, confident mums or they’re dominating whatever field they’re working in,” she said. Camera IconTuria PittPicture: Jason Ierace for WHO’s Most Beautiful People Others to feature in the special edition include burns survivor, author and mother Turia Pitt, new mother and Home and Away actress Penny McNamee, Yellow Wiggle Emma Watkins, reality TV stars Sam Wood and wife Snezana, Australia’s Eurovision representative Kate Miller-Heidke and soccer star Caitlin Foord. “They’re names that pop up again and again as fascinating people and interesting characters — those Australian sweethearts,” Hicks said. “It was a common thread that shone through, they are genuinely beautiful people but not just in looks, but in personality.” International names on the list include Helen Mirren, Lady Gaga, Jane Fonda and David Beckham. Another Home and Away alumnus Isla Fisher has had a long and successful career, most recently in Hollywood. She told the magazine that professionally, she felt most beautiful when she was on the red carpet in a tailored dress. “But personally, I feel really beautiful when I’m just at home with my family, no make-up on and just playing with my kids,” Fisher, 43, said. Camera IconKate RitchiePicture: Jason Ierace for WHO’s Most Beautiful People Pitt, who is mother to Hakavai, said she found beauty in nature, such as a sunset or surf. She hoped her new book, Good Selfie, would inspire young people to persevere through whatever challenges came their way. “I want Hakavai to know that everyone has hard times — he will too, and I want him to know that he will be able to get through them,” she said. Rising star Miranda Tapsell, who is receiving rave reviews for Top End Wedding — a film she starred in, directed and produced — was photographed on a Darwin beach for the magazine. Tapsell’s starring turn in ABC series Get Krack!n has also contributed to the buzz surrounding the 31-year-old. She said American actress Viola Davis defined beauty, because of her passion, grace and her motto “dream big and dream fierce”. She said she felt most beautiful when she made people laugh. “Internally, it’s how much I care for people around me,” she said. “Even though I might not know people very well, I’ll still treat them like they’re my friend. A lot of people have said how much they appreciate my warmth and generosity, so when people say that it means a lot.” Camera IconIsla FisherPicture: Jason Ierace for WHO’s Most Beautiful People Where your childcare subsidy wentPremium Ardern’s warning to PM during tense talksPremium How Ed Sheeran became pop’s most connected manPremium AustraliaCelebrityBeauty	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1740
__label__wiki	0.723068	0.723068	Evita at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Book Your Tickets For Evita When do you want to see this show? How many tickets would you like? Please Select1 ticket2 tickets3 tickets4 tickets5 tickets6 tickets7 tickets8 tickets9 tickets10 tickets11+ tickets Request a group booking ▼ About show Lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber From a life of poverty to the First Lady of Argentina, Eva Peron was hailed as the spiritual leader of the nation. Seen as the champion of the poor, her ambition, glamour, and power made her the world’s first major political celebrity, winning the adoration of the people. With a chart-topping score including Don’t Cry For Me Argentina, Oh What A Circus, You Must Love Me, and Another Suitcase in Another Hall - and having “redefined Jesus Christ Superstar for a whole new generation of theatregoers” (WhatsOnStage) - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre presents Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical, Evita. Chicago-based Samantha Pauly makes her UK debut in the role of Eva Peron, alongside Ektor Rivera also making his UK debut as Juan Peron. Trent Saunders returns to the UK in the role of Che following his appearance as St. Jimmy in Green Day's American Idiot (Hammersmith Apollo). Nominated for an Olivier Award for her role as Kylah in Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, Frances Mayli McCann plays the role of The Mistress. Tickets are non-refundable in the event of cancellation because of the weather but may be exchanged in accordance with the Weather Policy. As a sung-through musical with a playing time of approximately 2hr 25mins, Evita is likely to be most suitable for secondary school age and over. Further information and synopsis can be found by searching online for ‘Evita’. It remains the responsibility of the parent/guardian in advance of purchase to make their own judgment as to the suitability of the show for their own child. Evita Tickets From£32.00 Buy Regent's Park Open Air Theatre View Seating Plan Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Seat Plan Roll-over to zoom Regent's Park, London, NW1 4NU +Venue Travel Information Nearest Tube: Baker Street Tube Lines: Metropolitan, Bakerloo, Jubilee, Circle, Hammersmith & City Directions from nearest tube: (10 mins) Exit onto Marylebone Road and turn left. Past Madame Tussauds turn left into York Gate and follow York Bridge to the end. Pass through the large gates into the park and walk straight until you reach the theatre on your left. Railway Station: Euston Bus Numbers: (Marylebone Road) 18, 27, 30, 74, 205, 453; (Baker Street) 2, 13, 82, 113, 139, 189, 274 Night Bus Numbers: (Marylebone Road) 18, 27, 205, 453 N13, N18, N74; (Baker Street) 139, 189 Car Park: Marylebone Road underground parking (10mins) Within Congestion Zone: Yes Venue Facilities: Infrared hearing loop -7.45pm 2.15pm7.45pm Running Time: 2 hours 25 minutes Age Restrictions: It remains the responsibility of the parent/guardian in advance of purchase to make their own judgement as to the suitability of the show for their own child. Booking From: 2nd Aug 2019 Booking Until: 21st Sep 2019	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1743
__label__wiki	0.967524	0.967524	Severe weather damages Missouri speedway A strong storm system damaged the grandstands and buildings at a Missouri speedway and caused the postponement of an upcoming event. More Videos by Associated Press Sweden wants extension of rapper A$AP Rocky's detention after fight; First trailers for "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Cats" drop; "Handmaid's Tale" co-stars Bradley Whitford and Amy Landecker marry. Entertainment, Entertainment From hand signals to Post-it notes, Hong Kong's protesters have honed multiple strategies and tools to maximize effectiveness and contend with police. Star George Takei, who was held in a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II, discusses the current political climate in America and family separations at the border. Donna Mills, Michele Lee and Joan Van Ark - the leads of hit soap "Knots Landing" - discuss their friendship and whether they'd be open to an on-screen reunion. Video from the WPVI-TV helicopter in Philadelphia shows a man scaling down the side of a high rise building during a fire on Thursday night. "Captain America: The First Avenger" premiered in Los Angeles. George Takei discusses how he re-lived his childhood experience of internment on the set of new supernatural show, "The Terror: Infamy." AP Top Stories July 19 Here's the latest for Friday July 19th: Supporters welcome Omar home to Minnesota; Trump says he disagreed with 'send her back' chant; US painkiller probe charges announced in Ohio; Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic space flight months away. Protesters in Hawaii blocked a road as they try to stop construction of a $1.4 billion telescope. Gov. David Ige signed an emergency proclamation to broaden the state's power to keep activists off Hawaii's tallest peak. Some consider it sacred. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says she isn't backing down in her criticism of President Donald Trump. The congresswoman was welcomed to her home district in Minneapolis one day after the crowd at a Trump rally chanted "send her back." America’s fast-growing web of doorbell cameras is being fueled in part by the support of cities and police departments. Some privacy advocates worry the program is driven by overblown fears of crime and contributes to a surveillance society. The 2020 Chevrolet Corvette, the eighth-generation ‘Vette, is radically different from its predecessors, which for six decades had the engine in the front Highlights of this day in history: Women's rights activists meet at Seneca Falls; The 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on gays in the U.S. military; Apollo 11 enters lunar orbit; Baseball's Pete Rose gets jail time; Moscow Olympics begins. Some people fear FaceApp can see and upload all your photos. That’s not actually true but the scuttle serves as a reminder to think twice before downloading new apps. Authorities in Minnesota used squad cars to slow down a runaway school bus before a local firefighter jumped into the bus and stopped it. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson tells the AP his space company’s first flight to space with paying customers is only a few months away. Here's the latest for Thursday, July 18th: The U.S. claims it shot down an Iranian drone; Epstein denied bail; Food aid to resume in Yemen; Possible remains of WWII service men returned. Attorney Benjamin Glassman in Cincinnati said Thursday that an Ohio-based wholesale drug distributor, two of its former executives and two pharmacists have been charged in a painkiller pill conspiracy case. Jamie Bell questioned his morality on latest film Actor Jamie Bell discusses the difficulty of tackling a story about white supremacy in new movie "Skin" and how working on the project has opened his eyes. Ohio county shows the impact of the opioids crisis Newly released prescription opioid statistics underscore how widespread pill use has been in towns and small cities of America's Appalachian region. Jackson County, Ohio, for example, has been a ground-zero of sorts for the past seven years. Ocasio-Cortez: Trump put millions 'in danger' Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says President Donald Trump's attacks on her and three other Democratic congresswomen are putting millions of Americans at risk of physical harm. Trump: US warship destroys Iranian drone President Donald Trump says a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Trump says it's the latest "hostile" action by Iran. Analyst: demonizing congresswomen part of strategy President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting "send her back" after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave the US. Records: Trump discussed quashing affairs stories Court records released Thursday show Donald Trump was aware of efforts to keep a porn star and a Playboy centerfold silent in the days leading up to the 2016 election.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1746
__label__cc	0.607236	0.392764	Log In / My VIRL {{user_name}} User {{user_name}}. For {{user_name}}. Double-tap to expand. {{else}} Log In / My VIRL User Log In / My VIRL. {{/if}} One Brother Shy Fallis, Terry From the two-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour: a story about a man tormented by an event from his youth, and the journey he finds himself on to heal and to learn who he is. Few people know the real Alex MacAskill. Most of the world sees a painfully and chronically shy software engineer in his mid-20s, soft-spoken, a bit of a loner, and someone easy to escape notice wherever possible--and that's just the way Alex wants it. Because no matter how many years have passed, the incident known only as "Gabriel" in the MacAskill family is something that still haunts him. But when his mother, one of the only people in the world who Alex felt comfortable as himself around, dies after a long illness, he suddenly has no choice but to face the very thing that he's been avoiding since that night in high school. In an instant, Alex finds himself trying to piece together the mystery of his identity, and on a search for parts of his family he never knew existed--a search that takes him from Ottawa to London to Moscow, encountering along the way echoes of the Cold War, painful memories from his past, and even the 1972 Russian hockey team--a search that ultimately helps Alex discover himself. With his trademark wit and captivating storytelling, Terry Fallis has written a novel unlike any of his others. One Brother Shy is at once poignant and humorous, heartbreaking and heartwarming, and readers will not soon forget Alex MacAskill. Publisher: Toronto :, McClelland & Stewart,, [2017] Branch Call Number: FIC FAL Read more reviews of One Brother Shy at iDreamBooks.com re_discover Jul 12, 2018 One Brother Shy is the SDG Reads title selection for 2018. It is a quirky book. The storylines did not come together for me. I did love all of the references to Ottawa; however, Fallis made one mistake referring to Alex's apartment in the Glebe rather than in Sandy Hill. sloanelCPL Jun 09, 2018 I’d say I read this book in one sitting, but several times I had to put it down because I could no longer see the text through my tears (and there’s also that pesky need to sleep.) I enjoy Fallis' writing, especially the various Canadianisms throughout. (An outrage! one of the Goodreads reviewers gave the book a low score and said it was too Canadian, “not that there’s anything wrong with being Canadian.”) For me, it is always a relief to read a novel with a therapist character that does not make me wince or feel ill. Globe and Mail: “Terry Fallis writes just about the tidiest romantic comedic novels you can find on Earth, let alone in Canada.” GLNovak Apr 20, 2018 This is a light read for anyone who doesn't want to think too much but just go with the flow of the story. Alex has issues with socializing, the cause of which we are told is something to do with Gabriel. He is a programmer living with his dying mother, and then the inevitable happens. His mother has left him a photograph that starts him on a quest to discover his roots. He is successful, and during the search he manages to deal with his psychological troubles and come out the other side as a healthier person. There is a spot in the book where Fallis does a bit of soapboxing on social licence and the need for stakeholder input. It was not really necessary to the story but I read it and forgave him. The direction of the whole plot is pretty predictable from about halfway through, but still I wanted to finish reading to get to the feel-good ending. It is always nice when things turn out the way you expect them to. mckeett Feb 03, 2018 Nice to hear all the references to Ottawa and historical events of Canadian interest. But it is a very one dimensional story at about the grade 6 level. ehbooklover Nov 02, 2017 3.5 stars. An engaging, light-hearted read with a very likeable protagonist that touches on some pretty serious subjects. This title was a nice change from some of the ultra-dark books that I've been reading lately. caravan Oct 19, 2017 This is a likable quick read. The “Gabriel” incident caused the main character to cocoon himself from life for years. Now with strong family support, he was finally ready broke through and be his true self again. The story has humour, mystery and heart warming. WPLBookClub Oct 04, 2017 The Whistler Public Library and Armchair Books book club read "One Brother Shy" in September 2017. Terry Fallis will be in Whistler next weekend for the Whistler Writers Festival, so we were all keen to read his latest novel. No one had trouble finishing this book, although it didn't have much of an impact on most of our readers. We agreed that it was an easy, light read, but it wasn't wall-to-wall laughs like some of Fallis' early work. We particularly enjoyed discussing: - The subjectivity of humour. We don't often read funny books in this club, partially because humour is SO subjective, and some of our members avoid reading humour altogether, because it is so often at someone's expense. (We shared our favourite funny books as well, many of which were memoirs.) - Terry Fallis' body of work. Those of us who have read more than one of his books agreed that One Brother Shy isn't his best work, but it's still highly readable, light, and easy. The Best Laid Plans (his first novel) was the unanimous favourite. - Bullying in the digital age. One of the major plot points in this novel revolves around a highly traumatic case of cyber-bullying. We discussed how bullying has changed over the years, and how damaging it can be now that it's so easy to disseminate humiliating photos and videos. 1_Great_Book Sep 29, 2017 We recognize Fallis' style again, though the theme has changed from politics to long lost twin brothers and hockey, so Canadian thread is conserved though the novel largely takes place outside of Canada. We can detect that this is a new area of exploration for Fallis and the story is not as tight and punchy as in Well Laid Plans. The plot goes a bit beyond the believable, but I forgive him that because after all, this is fiction, and what Canadian doesn't enjoy a bit of hockey! DanglingConversations Aug 29, 2017 Some clever lines but the writing is slap-dash and plot is shallow. There were no surprises and everything was so predictable. Over 400 pages for what could be reduced to a short story. Herne Jul 24, 2017 I loved this book. I found the story very poignant, it pulled at my heartstrings without going overboard into sentimentality. I loved the characters, the situation, and the resolution. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good read. Alex: “I could have sworn I’d felt satisfied, happy, content, many times before in my life, but never at this level, never on this scale. And it actually felt rooted deep inside me, anchored there, secure, rather than just draped over me, perhaps to be pulled away at any second” (168). Introverts — Fiction Family Relationships — Fiction Find it at VIRL Rules of conduct New catalogue VIRL home	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1749
__label__wiki	0.804937	0.804937	Fire starters, builders: meet the neanderthals Mysterious find: Most of the 400 broken stalagmites had been arranged into two rings. © PA A cave in the south of France has revealed secrets from a neanderthal society. Our close relations could do things we thought only humans were capable of. Is our species really unique? Until the early 1990s, most residents of France’s Aveyron valley were unaware of the Bruniquel cave. It needed a teenage boy to spend three years clearing rubble to open it. When the members of the local caving club who were thin enough explored it, they came to a large chamber. They found several stalagmites — mineral deposits — which had been deliberately broken and arranged into rings and mounds. At the time, an archaeologist estimated they were 47,600 years old — older than any known cave painting. But now, a team of experts has revealed their true age: around 176,500 years. The team’s leader Sophie Verheyden said that when she told her colleague this, ‘he asked me to repeat it because it was so incredible.’ The arrangements are tens of thousands of years older than any known structure built by humans, and were built by neanderthals. Neanderthals are often referred to as ‘cave men’: they are modern humans’ closest extinct relatives, and often took shelter from ice age weather in caves. Their name commonly conjures up images of primitive, unintelligent brutes. But in recent years, their reputation has been revised. Scientists have refuted the notion that they died out because they lacked intelligence. We now know they used fire, made tools, created art and buried their dead. And the Bruniquel cave find suggests they were builders who worked cooperatively and perhaps even observed social rituals. Humans have long thought their cognitive powers make them unique. For centuries, Judaism and Christianity have taught that God made man — exclusively — in his own image. Psychologist Dr Helene Guldberg says: ‘the difference between humans and other animals is fundamental, rather than one of degree.’ Those views have been challenged. Darwin’s discovery of evolution made clear that man was related to other animals. And some evidence suggests that dogs have picked up human traits and rats cooperate in sophisticated ways. Now it seems our closest cousins were more intelligent than we realised. So is our species special? Only human after all Yes, say anthropocentrists. Other creatures live to survive and breed whereas we are moral, emotional beings, capable of calculated acts of good and evil. Our superior social skills have enabled us to communicate in sophisticated ways. And our natural urges to cooperate and learn from each other become clear from a young age. All these things are true of other species too, reply opponents. Chimps use tools, laugh and adopt facial expressions, like we do; they understand fairness, empathy and altruism and have the ability to create hierarchies. The more we investigate, the more we find similarities between animals and humans. Do you consider yourself an animal or a human? Are humans unique? What could researchers of the future learn about the human race from your classroom? As a class, stand to the side of the room — leaving it exactly as it is. Then look around without touching anything, as the team in the neanderthals’ cave would have done. Create a poster explaining five reasons why anthropocentrism could be right and five reasons why it could be wrong. Some People Say... “After humans, there will be another, more intelligent creature.” This cave is so old. How does it make any difference today? If our cousins were able to do a lot more than we realised, we may not be as unique as we think. Some of our skills and instincts may also have much deeper roots than we realised: so, for example, you may be more innately driven to cooperate or use tools. But when have discoveries like this changed anything important? Discoveries which help us to understand how humans, or species similar to humans, used to behave can have a major impact. For example, studying a time when our ancestors’ existence was simply a struggle to survive can help us understand people’s most basic needs, or how they react when their survival is threatened. Our world today and the neanderthals’ cave may look very different but our instincts could be similar. Word Watch Bruno Kowalsczewski was 15 when he finished clearing the entrance. Stalagmites These grow upwards when water drips onto cave floors. Stalactites, by contrast, grow downwards when water drips through cave ceilings. The earliest known human constructions outside the cave are just 20,000 years old. They were the only members of the human family in the area at that time. Their ancestry began in Africa, like ours, but neanderthals migrated to Europe and Asia long before humans. They looked like us but were shorter and stockier with angled cheekbones, prominent brows and wide noses. Neanderthals lived in Eurasia from 200,000 to 30,000 years ago, in the Pleistocene epoch. There were several ice ages in the period from 2.6m years ago to 11,500 years ago. In the cave were traces of fires, including burnt bones; and more than 120 rock fragments have red and black streaks on them which are evidence that heat was deliberately applied. Guldberg Author of the book Just Another Ape. Anthropocentrists People who believe humans are the most important life form. Ed Yong’s feature in The Atlantic tells the story of the discovery — and looks at some of the remarkable implications it could have. (1,300 words) Maya Wei-Haas explains interesting research which suggests dogs are more like humans than we thought. National Geographic. (700 words) This Guardian report tells the story of the cave structures — and includes a handy video explaining the techniques used to date the structures. (7:24; 750 words) Melissa Hogenboom lays out the case that humans are unique in a piece for the BBC. (1,850 words) But here, she puts the other side of the argument in a companion piece for the BBC. (2,250 words) Dr Helene Guldberg makes the case that only humans have morality in a well-informed piece for Psychology Today. (1,100 words) DNews analyses thought-provoking claims that neanderthals may have been able to talk like humans. YouTube. (3:25) Religious Studies & Ethics	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1762
__label__wiki	0.922505	0.922505	Playing it safe: Smith's Week 3 workload light in comparison to other veteran QBs Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports Alex Smith's preseason production has been underwhelming, to say the least. After playing in just one drive Week 2 against the Jets, Smith was pulled after four in Friday night's loss to the Denver Broncos, departing with over eight minutes left in the second quarter. And in comparison to other veteran quarterbacks who were in action Friday, Smith's workload looks light as a feather. Some passing attempt totals from veteran starting QBs around the league tonight. Last chance to tune-up. Kirk Cousins 28 EIi Manning 23 Russell Wilson 21 Tom Brady 18 Cam Newton 17 Alex Smith 8 — Grant Paulsen (@granthpaulsen) August 25, 2018 All five quarterbacks Paulsen listed in his tweet played the entire first half at least, Wilson staying in for two drives in the third quarter. In addition, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford also got significant playing time, remaining in the game for the first drive of the third quarter in Detroit's matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. These numbers certainly raise some questions regarding Jay Gruden's handling of Smith, especially considering this is Smith's first season in Washington and Gruden's 0-4 record in regular season openers. However, when asked about taking Smith and other starters out earlier than some would have expected Friday, Gruden said his primary concern is keeping them healthy heading into Week 1 of the regular season. "My goal was to get the one offense some looks and get them off the field after about three or four drives really, no matter what," Gruden said. "I want to get some key backups some good work against some of their ones, and that's what happened." "But my whole intent is to get our starting group to Arizona healthy, and looks like that's what we're on pace to do right now." Smith echoed those sentiments after the game, telling reporters he's content with his limited preseason playing time. "As good as it would feel to sit up here and '(we) played amazing and won a game,' the goal is to find out about our 53 guys that are going to make the team, and then obviously be ready to roll come September 9th," Smith said. "That’s the goal, and keeping that in mind, I do feel like we’re headed down that path." "Only time's gonna tell. The proof will be in the pudding for us. We gotta be ready to roll come September 9th." Considering how prematurely Derrius Guice's season ended after the rookie running back tore his ACL in the Redskins' first preseason game, it's understandable that Gruden is taking a cautious approach with his starters. And it's important to remember how much the Redskins were feeding the ball to Adrian Peterson Friday night, the veteran running back rushing 11 times against Denver. Nonetheless, if Smith and the Redskins don't look "ready to roll" on Sept. 9 against the Cardinals, Gruden's preseason approach will once again face stern criticism. Russell Wilson has attempted 47 passes this August. Tom Brady 44. Cam Newton 38. Those guys are MVP's who have only ever been with one team. Alex Smith will end the preseason with 14 attempts in a new offense. #Redskins Follow Josh Luckenbaugh and 106.7 The Fan on Twitter. 3-and-out: Redskins-Broncos post game quick hits Disappointing preseason totals for Alex Smith Adrian Peterson still looks like a feature RB Alex Smith Redskins Redskins Broncos Jay Gruden Redskins Redskins preseason	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1765
__label__wiki	0.846092	0.846092	Benue Governor Ortom betrayed us — APC The All Progressives Congress on Thursday decried the defection of Governor Samuel Ortom, saying the Benue State governor gave the impression that everything was alright until his defection today. Mr Ortom defected from the APC to the Peoples Democratic Party this afternoon, saying the party was no longer properly positioned to address the yearnings of Benue people. Bolaji Abdullahi, national spokesperson for the APC, said the party found the defection “somewhat surprising” because concerted efforts were made to keep Mr Ortom in its fold, and regretted that the governor had to leave. “The party recalls efforts made by the National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole to address some of the grievances raised by the Benue State Governor pertaining to the local politics in Benue State. “The governor had left the meeting saying he was satisfied with the assurances given by party leaders. We are still working on giving effect to the resolutions from the meeting. Therefore, we are somewhat surprised by Governor Ortom’s decision,” Mr Abdullahi said. Nonetheless, the party said it would continue to respect the rights of citizens to chose which party they found accommodating enough for their political endeavours, even as he indicated that negotiations would continue to prevent others from decamping. “The party reiterates its earlier position that it respects the rights of every citizen to chose their political affiliation but expresses hope that those who have left the Party will rescind their decisions. “Even with this development, we don’t think it is too late for reconciliation. We have to continue to talk. As long as people keep their minds open and have the courage to put the real issues on the table, reconciliation is still possible,” he added. The APC has been experiencing a wave of defection lately. At least 15 of its senators and 37 of its House of Representatives members decamped yesterday. A substantial majority of them swiftly joined the PDP. Also in Benue yesterday, the APC speaker was impeached following mass defection of members that elevated the PDP to the majority in recent weeks. The development had been predicted to hurt the ruling party’s chances of retaining power in 2019 general elections. Mr Abdullahi urged all APC members to remain calm and be absolutely confident of the party’s ability to ensure that more high-profile politicians remained on its platform. “We once again call on members across the country to remain calm as the party leadership continues to work hard to position the party strongly for the next general elections,” Mr Abdullahi said. Previous articleBenue Governor, Ortom Defects From APC To PDP Next articleWhy I am still in APC — Shehu Sani Abubakar heads to court over INEC’s decision to resume collation of results in Bauchi The finder news - March 18, 2019 Sowore Faults Nigeria’s Anti-Graft War, Vows To End Corruption Using Technology The finder news - December 24, 2018 Buhari seeks public help to nab corrupt officials The finder news - January 17, 2019 Adamawa Governor’s Chief of Staff, Abdulrahman Jimeta, is dead	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1766
__label__cc	0.565304	0.434696	Imo Assembly Impeaches Deputy Governor The Imo State House of Assembly has impeached the Deputy Governor, Mr Eze Madumere. He was impeached on Monday by 19 out of the 27 member-assembly. The Speaker of the House, Acho Ihim, said the impeachment followed the outcome of a report of a 7-man panel, constituted by the Chief Judge of the state to investigate allegations of gross misconduct. The allegations were premised on four reasons which included his absence without reasons for a period of three months and a failure to perform constitutional duties like attending state executive and state security council meetings. Others included his alleged failure to attend meetings with the governor and other government functionaries as well as an alleged concealment of felonious acts in the United States. Meanwhile, Mr Callistus Ekenze, who was until this morning the Head of Service in the state has been nominated by the governor as the new deputy. The Speaker read out the nomination letter on the floor of the house immediately after the impeachment. This comes hours after some lawmakers in the Benue Assembly served an impeachment notice on the Governor, Samuel Ortom. The development came after the governor defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week. Days after, the speaker of the house, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, was impeached and eventually suspended for allegedly mobilising police personnel to the assembly complex to deny members access to the chamber. Previous articleEight APC lawmakers take over Benue Assembly, serve Governor Ortom impeachment notice Next articleCourt Stops Swearing-In Of New Imo Deputy Governor Obasanjo putting pressure on U.S. to lift visa ban on Atiku – APC The finder news - October 12, 2018 2019: Buhari, other APC leaders to hold crucial meetings The finder news - August 26, 2018 Don’t give impression of running a vindictive government, it is a sign of failure;... The finder news - May 13, 2019 Senate backpedals on Omo-Agege	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1767
__label__cc	0.523886	0.476114	Top 5 Marvel Vs DC Arguments DISPROVED – Why We Should End The Feud The Insightful Panda / July 9, 2015 Go anywhere on the Internet and you will probably find someone arguing about something. Whereas Marvel and DC are certainly not the first franchises to have warring Fan-Factions, they’ve certainly caused the most feuds lately. While Star Trek and Star Wars are finding Star Unity with J.J. Abrams, Marvel and DC seem to be drifting further and further apart, which makes no sense! Liking DC and Marvel is not mutually exclusive. You can enjoy both. In fact, you should! The days when people felt shy about discussing Superheroes and Comics out in the open are over. In many ways, this is the Golden Age of the “Nerd” where more and more people are discovering they joy of comics and heroes. 2016 alone will give us Batman vs Superman, Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, and X-Men Age Of Apocalypse – not to mention the plethora of other great films and video games. So why do some people choose to argue rather than just embrace all the incredible stuff that is coming out? Maybe this goes back to childhood when you could only pick one type of comic to read, and as you grew you remained loyal to that one brand. But times have changed, and now you have access to all these great stories that are being brought to the big screen! Though rather than give the other side a chance, many would rather throw the same old used-up accusations. That is why I’m setting out to disprove all of the usual ‘Marvel vs DC’ arguments and show why each property deserves a chance – at least to “coexist” peacefully. I know this won’t convince everyone, but if this article helps just one person I’ll consider it a success. And as for those of you who already enjoy both Marvel and DC, I applaud you and hope that I am able to put into writing what you have been feeling all this time. Inaccurate Argument #1 – “Marvel Is Not Realistic Enough & Needs To Be Darker”: How many times have you heard someone say “Marvel movies are for kids”, “They’re not realistic enough”, “DC is better because their films are darker and thus more realistic.” or something along these lines. They think that just because DC films are more dark and brooding that immediately makes them more realistic and better. Hell, even Ben Affleck (who plays Batman in the upcoming Batman v Superman film) expressed these beliefs in an interview recently. Now anyone is allowed to favor one film or the other, but relying on this as your argument honestly paints a very sad and – ironically – unrealistic view of the world. They might say DC is more realistic because it’s darker, but that’s not the case at all. Life ISN’T all darkness and brooding. There are humorous moments and some people have a gift for finding humor when all is lost. Life isn’t black and white, and there needs to be a balance in all things. So when DC’ers claim that “DC is more realistic because it’s dark and not light-hearted”, the only thing they are doing is proving that Marvel is in fact more realistic than DC. Sure some Marvel films might have been more over the top/light-hearted than others, but look at Captain America: The Winter Solider. That film was less a ‘superhero film’ and more of a political thriller that had VERY serious moments and problems, and yet still found time to find the light in things. Even Guardians Of the Galaxy – a film with a talking raccoon and tree – found numerous times to be VERY serious. Heck, the film even started with one of the most emotionally moving moments ever; but it still was able to take time to be humorous. Life can be tough and it can beat you down, but you can’t forget that life also gives you a lot of moments to be serious. It is this balance of humor and serious that makes Marvel more realistic than DC. And if you want grit, look at Marvel’s Daredevil – a show that is by far the darkest thing Marvel has ever done – and yet even there we had some laughs. You are free to ‘prefer’ DC or Marvel, but don’t make up half-minded excuses about how light-heartedness makes a show any less real or “good”. And if you still don’t believe me DC’ers, just look at The Flash, which arguably the best superhero show on TV right now! And yet surprisingly – or unsurprisingly – , this is where some die-hard Marvel fans throw the exact same ‘excuse’ at DC’… Inaccurate Argument #2 – “DC’s Shows (The Arrow-verse) Are Too Campy”: Much like how die-hard DC fans claim that Marvel films are too light-hearted and over the top, die-hard Marvel fans claim the exact same thing about DC’s TV Universe (aka the Arrow-verse). Now Arrow started with a good balance of humor and grit, but this past season seemed to go full dark – and as I just discussed above, never go full dark. Though it is The Flash that this argument is usually thrown at; and whereas the first few episodes of The Flash seemed a little formulaic and campy, the midseason finale changed all of that. What started as a silly and happy go lucky show suddenly got a ton of gravity to it as The Flash finds the man who killed his mother. Similarly, the characters in the show even acknowledged how they took the ‘superheroing gig’ too much like a cartoon. It’s because of these self-referential moments, light-hearted – and yet serious – tone that The Flash had the greatest Season Finale of 2014-15 Season, leaving us completely satisfied while also waiting eagerly for the next season. And with news of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow – which looks amazing! – arriving next year, these half-witted accusations of ‘campyness’ will continue. Though no matter how over-the-top and full of one-liners Legends of Tomorrow might be, remember one thing: “Cast a stone at DC TV, and you’ll also have to cast one at Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the entire Marvel Universe.” The films certainly have their campy and over-the-top moments – I’m looking at you in particular Thor – but any Marvel fans who take issue with the Arrow-verse’s way of doing things need only look to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. At first glance, AOS might seem like one of the campiest shows on TV; and sometimes it is. But all of its moments are leading to a bigger reveal and lesson. The exact same thing is true of the Arrow-verse. Similarly, AOS started off very formulaic too, but when the Captain America: The Winter Soldier tie-in episode “Turn, Turn, Turn” happened, everything became epic – sounds like The Flash right! So remember, anything can have its campy and over-the-top moments, but that’s not a bad thing. Over-the-top villains and story ideas are kind of the foundation of comics. Further more – when applied to live action adaptations – it’s what the shows/films do with those moments that make them truly great. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Flash both started off a little exaggerated, but it all led to them becoming the incredible shows that they are today. We might not see it in the moment, but there is a larger glorious plan at work. All you need to do is give them a fair chance! You’ve done it for one, so why not the other? Inaccurate Argument #3 – “Marvel Is Too Simplistic & Has No Depth”: Another half-minded accusation is that Marvel films have no depth and rely too much on destruction and fighting. For starters, this belief is ludicrous considering the only DC film thus far – Man of Steel – had an entire city needlessly destroyed. Now sure Snyder and the Batman v Superman team claim that they are doing something unique by having this new film deal with the repercussions of this battle while The Avengers didn’t; but again they are overlooking some tremendous facts. For starters, the battle in The Avengers was a lot less destructive than the one in Man of Steel as many Avengers focused on ‘containment’. Though despite these containment attempts there was still destruction, which was explored extensively in Marvel’s Phase 2. We saw how Tony developed PTSD, how S.H.I.E.L.D. got more power in light of the catastrophe and allowed for Hydra to make a move, and how all of these losses culminated in the fears and steps that led to Ultron’s creation. Though as far as the “physical” destruction of New York, that was the set up for Marvel’s Daredevil where we saw how the Battle of New York actually turned the thriving Hell’s Kitchen back into the shady crime-ridden neighborhood it was decades ago. The realism Daredevil kept to recreate NYC/Hells Kitchen was astounding! At the end of the day, you have to realize that all of these superhero films have put a lot into their writing. So whether you like it or not, there is depth to each film. Do some have more than others? Sure, but they all have depth, whether it be themes, character developments, emotional tones or powerful metaphors. Again, take Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which had tons of depth with Steve and Bucky’s relationship, Falcon’s role as the new Bucky and the notion that Steve originally ‘died’ for nothing. This film hit hard and had so much depth and repercussions that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the entire path of the MCU changed because of it. Whether or not a viewer took the time to see these complexities was totally up to them – to which I say they should have read my article 😉 . And Marvel fans, before you throw the same accusation at Man of Steel, hold up a second. Yes, I did just point out that Man of Steel did rely a lot on fighting, BUT I never said it didn’t have depth. It might not be the best Superman film, but there was still some very well executed thematic veins – such as the conflicting views of humanity accepting or detesting Clark. Further more, Clark snapping Zodd’s neck might have seemed very out of character; BUT remember what happened directly before and after this moment. Zodd left him literally no choice, and after he had killed him, Superman broke down. This was still the same ‘good boy Superman’ and the fact that he just had to kill someone – no matter how evil he was – tears him apart. So again, Marvel and DC both have tons of depth in their films as long as you don’t turn a blind eye to them. Inaccurate Argument #4 – “Besides The Dark Knight, DC Has Nothing That’s ‘Good’”: As you’ve probably noticed by now, there’s a lot of ridiculous arguments thrown around the Marvel/DC rivalry; but few are as preposterous as the notion that DC has done /does nothing of quality. If you’re lucky, they’ll sometimes acknowledge Nolan’s The Dark Knight, but they’re still turning a blind eye to one of DC’s greatest legacies – The Animated Series of Bruce Timm. Before there were Cinematic Universes, DC brought us the Animated Universe and it all started with the iconic Batman: The Animated Series. With multiple seasons, films and Spin-offs, Bruce Timm’s animated universe manages to tie together Batman, Superman and multiple Justice Leagues while also traveling far into the future for the groundbreaking Batman Beyond. To ignore accomplishments such as these is borderline blasphemous. Even if you can’t enjoy Batman v Superman, you still have to love World’s Finest – the quintessential Batman & Superman film. This interconnect animated universe spanned well over 10 years and represents a longevity that even the Marvel Cinematic Universe has yet to achieve! Though if Bruce Timm’s animated universe is too old an example for you, then look at the Arkham game series. Superhero video games have never been an easy endeavor and there have certainly been a lot of atrocious failures – an article for another time – but the Arkham series by Rocksteady Studios has truly been a role model. With various entries, stunning gameplay and an overall shared universe, this series has excelled where other superhero games have failed – for both DC and Marvel! DC might have a slow start to the Cinematic Universe game, but that’s no reason to think they have nothing to offer. I for one LOVE Marvel’s Avengers Assemble and Ultimate Spider-Man, but it still can’t take away from DC’s animated legacy. Seriously, we all need more Bruce Timm in our lives! And that is why when it comes to animated series and video games, DC owns the competition in terms of quality, longevity and overall critical reception. Competition or not, you must respect your opponents strengths – which brings us to our final half-witted argument/ claim. Inaccurate Argument #5 – “You’re Move Marvel!/ DC Has The Best Cinematic Universe Around!”: There has been an odd trend lately where certain media sites will post a random thing about the DC Cinematic Universe – ie: Suicide Squad line-up, The Rock being cast as Shazam, etc – and then caption it simply with “Your Move Marvel”, as if DC is issuing a challenge to Marvel. There are so many things wrong with this statement that I don’t even know where to start – so let’s go to the facts. Marvel has been working on a Cinematic Universe for over 7 years and considering they currently hold the honor of Highest Grossing Film Franchise ever, I don’t think they’re too worried about anything DC is planning just yet. Is DC’s potential there? Hell yes, but it still has no bearing on this issue. In fact, let me illustrate this problem a little differently. “We can’t hear you through all this Box Office Money!” Saying “Your Move Marvel” is basically the cinematic equivalent of Chris Pratt putting on a fedora and saying, “Your move Harrison Ford!” Now I know what you’re thinking: WHY did I say Chris Pratt? Do I have something against him? Why not Shia LaBeouf? Simple, because – and I never thought I’d say these words but – DC is NOT Shia LaBeouf in this scenario! Harrison Ford is a legend – understatement. Whether you liked the films or not, there is no denying that Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade are two of the most iconic action, adventure films of all time. Regardless of any Crystal-themed modern-day follow-ups, you still have to give the man credit. As of the moment, Chris Pratt is not playing Indiana Jones. Could he one day? Hopefully! Would he be great? Absolutely, but as of this moment he hasn’t done any Indiana Jones films. He’s played characters similar to the charming treasure hunter, but that doesn’t make it an Indiana Jones film. Though even if Pratt does one day become Indiana Jones, we would still give Harrison Ford the respect he deserves as the man who started the craze and made the franchise what it is. Now let’s apply the above metaphor to Marvel and DC. Again, regardless of what you think of the films, Marvel has brought the Superhero genre into a new age. The idea of branching out an interconnected universe through film was something they started way back in 2008 when Nick Fury first told Ironman that he became part of a bigger universe. Marvel is clearly Harrison Ford in the scenario; and as I said before, DC is Chris Pratt. Seriously people, this NEEDS to happen Does DC CURRENTLY have a realized Cinematic Universe? No. They have Man of Steel, which initially was just a singular work. Nothing was in that film that directly screamed ‘this is the start of a larger universe’. Will DC one day have a Cinematic Universe? Yes, and 2016 is that year! The Cinematic Universe might take a drastically different approach and sometimes seem a little unorthodox, but they have every possibility to get it right and form a brilliant Cinematic Universe of their own. Some of the stuff coming out for Suicide Squad looks really interesting and in years to come we might find that DC did just as much for the hero movie genre as Marvel originally did. Though at the end of the day, it’s still The Veteran vs The Newcomer – and whatever success the DCCU might have, it still doesn’t take away from what the MCU has already achieved. BONUS – Inaccurate Argument #6 – “The Feud Is Good And Makes Them Work For Us”: A couple of people have expressed the idea that “ending the feud” would result in a monopoly. They say that the Feud is good because it makes Marvel and DC fight over us and strive to make better content so we don’t “go turncoat” on them. facepalm Allow me to redirect you to the first section of this article: “Liking Marvel and DC ISN’T Mutually Exclusive”! Marvel and DC aren’t two competing types of cable providers, phone services, etc. You can have both and this idea that ‘you can only like one’ is the problem. Liking Marvel and DC isn’t akin to you having an iPod in one pocket and a Zune in the other – yah, I went there. Liking Marvel and DC simply means you’re a ‘superhero fan; and thus anyone who makes ‘superhero’ content – ie: Marvel or DC – would have to keep their quality levels in check because you (the reader) are aware of everything on the market. Competition and Feud are NOT the same thing, and I think a lot of people forget that. Thus an end to ‘the Feud’ doesn’t mean an end to ‘competition’. Closing Remarks: I don’t expect this article to stop the Marvel/ DC Fighting all together, but if this can help even a few put aside their pitchforks and come to respect the other side, then that is as good a start as any! The truth is that there are so many incredible stories told within each property, that the only way to loose is by not acknowledging the other. Everyone is allowed to ‘prefer’ whichever property they want, BUT please skip all the needless flame wars and irrational bashing of the other side. There are much more pressing matters in the world to deal with. Superheroes and comic books are meant to bring us together and think about a better tomorrow. So if we – fans, filmmakers, stars and media outlets alike – could all stop perpetuating these fights and instead start working together, then that would be TRULY heroic! #MarvelDCUnited July 9, 2015 in DC, Marvel, Television. Tags: Arrow-verse, Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, Bruce Timm, Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier, Daredevil, DC, DC Cinematic Universe, Deadpool, Legends Of Tomorrow, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel DC United, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Suicide Squad, X-Men: Apocalypse DC Rushes To Develop Cinematic Universe? What Is The Suicide Squad & Why You Should Be Excited – Cast, Plot Ideas & More Super Hero Showdown: Captain America 3 vs Batman/Superman ← Poké-Theory: The Kanto/ Johto War Of Annexation San Diego Comic Con 2015: Highlights From Day 1 (Thursday) → 7 thoughts on “Top 5 Marvel Vs DC Arguments DISPROVED – Why We Should End The Feud” p3nn says: Well written acticle. From now whenever I see a stupid Marvel vs DC argument (which every article or video regarding either of them) I’m just gonna link this article. Says just about everything you need to say and would save me alot of time and headache. The Insightful Panda says: Thank you very much p3nn! I always try to put the utmost quality of work in my articles. I’m glad I could help/spare you some headaches. PS: Nice Crash gravatar! Just had an awesome trip down memory lane 😀 Love the option the same prob happen in music as well..love starting fights with zeppelin and sabbath fans there so stubborn.. And so thickhead I always say live both and in joy the ride Indeed! If you listen to both you enjoy it so much more – for what they do similar and how they’re different! 😀 Callum says: If there was a global war between DC and Marvel I’d be loading my gun in the name of DC. People think that the feud is bad but it is actually good. You see..you’ve got two huge franchises, (each apparently with its own fan base). Now..the marvel fans want heaps of cool marvel movies..and they are getting them -( although the ‘cool’ part is debatable). Why? Because they are earning a shot tonne of money and..because they are looking back over their shoulder at DC. Now..the DC fans… We want the movie masterpieces we deserve after watching marvel dance on our dormant movie universe- after the dark knight trilogy ended- to watch, to enjoy, and to knock marvel out of the park. By now you can probably see there is a pattern here. The FUED? Change the last letter to an L (FUEL) because the fued, the rivalry, marvels glance over its shoulder at the DC universe that is about to pounce ( batman vs superman, suicide squad) and the careful and complex construction of dc movies which we have been patiently waiting for for years now..to reclaim the cinematic universe……that is what both sides want isn’t it. To be happy with increased productivity and better movies? So marvel and DC..argue on… I refer you to Point #6. ‘Competition’ is fine but not a ‘feud’. As ‘superhero fans’ we can all expect better hero films. But the only thing the feud ‘fuels’ is hatred. And the world doesn’t need more of that – especially in something that is supposed to make us forget the problems of the world. Pingback: The English Hub \| The Love Hate Relationship of Fanbases	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1771
__label__wiki	0.613392	0.613392	The Liberal Aspie Home of Cristina Alexander–Aspie. Writer. Gamer. Tag: Kimye Birth of a Saint (West) Kim Kardashian gave birth to a son on Saturday, Dec. 5. Since Kardashian and Kanye West’s firstborn daughter, born June 15, 2013, is named North West, fans were hoping that they would christen their new child with yet another directional moniker as a running gag to Kanye’s surname. I was hoping that Kimye would name the boy Elton after Elton John, but when Easton West started trending on Twitter I joined the party and tweeted this: At least the name had the suffix “-ton” in it, so Easton was as close to Elton as it was ever gonna get. Today, as I was grabbing some cold cuts at Publix, I logged into Twitter to discover that Kimye never actually named their son Easton as the Internet speculated. They decided to go with a religious theme and christen their new baby boy… Saint. I’ve been told it’s bad to assume things. Then again, everyone and their sister was assuming the kid’s name would be Easton. Still, I went with a religious theme in the following tweet (I’m Catholic, though not an exactly orthodox one): I have heard of boys bearing the name Jesus (with the Spanish pronunciation Hey-ZOOS), but Saint? That’s a very rare name new parents would even dare to think of for their child, especially now that more than 20 percent of people in the United States are considered atheists or agnostics. Let’s see how the name Saint plays out for the next 18 years, shall we? By Cristina Alexanderin World News December 8, 2015 December 8, 2015 243 WordsLeave a comment	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1774
__label__cc	0.554767	0.445233	Home/News/An Ex-FBI Agent in Illinois is Running for Congress and Smoking Joints An Ex-FBI Agent in Illinois is Running for Congress and Smoking Joints Dubbing Himself the 'Cannabis Congressman,' Benjamin Thomas Wolf Wants the 5th District Seat Want proof that marijuana is a major topic for 2018, just take a look at the character campaigning for the 5th congressional district seat in Illinois. Benjamin Thomas Wolf is a supporter of Bernie Sanders’s policies, gun control and is going for that Buddy Holly with the black rimmed glasses. Most importantly he is a marijuana legalization advocate and brazenly proved it in an ad campaign where he is smoking a joint and surrounded by marijuana smoke. Benjamin Thomas Wolf Wolf worked as an FBI agent from 1999 till 2003 and then with the U.S. State Depart in counterintelligence and national security. Now, he lives in Wicker Park, Chicago, is a partial owner of a restaurant and is an adjuct professor at Chicago’s Roosevelt University. After almost 20 years as a federal agent and abstaining from any sort of marijuana consumption, this brazen fellow may be exactly what the legalization movement is looking for. Wolf, 42, who moved to Chicago five years ago, is hoping his progressive political stances on marijuana and gun reform will connect with the predominantly young and liberal area of Chicago’s North and Northwest 5th District neighborhoods, including O’Hare Airport and suburbs like Oak Brook. “Not only is Illinois perfect right now but this district is one of the youngest and most progressive in the country…[the district] really went for Bernie and the average age is 33 years old,” Wolf told Newsweek. “If young people vote they can have anything they want, they just need to believe.” “The government trained me to be strong and mean and suspicious and cannabis makes me break down those barriers and become more empathetic,” Wolf told Newsweek. “Eighty-five percent of the people want marijuana, it’s medicine for God’s sakes that could bring billions of dollars of tax money to the state that we obviously need.” This year, the United States has already seen Vermont legalize recreational marijuana without a push from the ballot box. New Jersey, New Hampshire and Delaware are all working on legalization measures as well. There is a lot of support for cannabis legalization in Illinois, it seems to simply be a matter of people actually going to vote. If you were am Illinois 5th district resident, would Wolf get your vote? read more at newsweek.com Benjamin Thomas Wolf Cannabis Congressman Ex-FBI Agent Illinois 5th District politicians who support legalization 420 Marijuana Reviews: 420 Marijuana Reviews: Godfather OG Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe On Marijuana! TNMNews Top 5 Marijuana News Stories of the Week: June 21st, 2019 Hemp Meds Interview at CWCBExpo in New York, Eric Knight \|TNMNews.com \| Cannabis News Cannabiz	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1778
__label__cc	0.510028	0.489972	Category: The Hereafter Fathers whose Children will Intercede for Them on the Day of Judgement Questioner: What kind of intercession is it that a child will do for his father when his father was someone who had given an aqiqah on behalf of that child? [The Aqiqah being the Sunnah of sacrificing two sheep for the new-born boy and one for the girl] Al-Albaani: It is known in many hadiths that on the Day of Resurrection there will be young children standing at the gate of Paradise, crying and asking for their fathers. So Allaah the Blessed and Most High will send Jibreel عليه السلام to ask them why they are crying–even though He the Blessed and Most High knows better about them–so Jibreel عليه السلام will ask them and they will reply, saying, ‘We will not enter Paradise except that our fathers are with us.’ So the Lord of the Worlds will give permission to them and their fathers to enter Paradise. So this type of intercession, i.e., hastening entry into Paradise, is what those fathers who offered aqiqah’s on behalf of their children, i.e., sacrificed on their behalf when they were born, deserve. Al-Huda wan-Noor, no. 16. The video: The Signs of the Hour … 2 Translated by Ahmed Abu Turaab Trials only increased after The False Prophet Shaikh al-Albaani continued, “As for the prophet of Qadiyan, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, then he came and the trials and tribulations continued to increase after him, and the humiliation of the Muslims increased day after day. So where is the peace and security of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, and the rule of Islaam such that all people become rich, no poverty-stricken person found among them? Especially [among] the people of India among whom this false claimant to prophethood resided, they are from the poorest of the people on the earth. So the reality of the call of Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani gives the lie to his claim of prophethood and [to the delivery of a] message, putting aside the fact that he contradicted that which is fundamentally and necessarily known about the religion: that there is no Prophet after Muhammad, عليه الصلاة والسلام. He, عليه الصلاة والسلام, said, “Prophethood and the [delivery of any new] message have ceased. There is no prophet and no messenger after me.” So everyone who claims prophethood … even if he philosophises about it as the Qadiani did [saying] that prophethood is of two types: prophethood of revelation and prophethood of legislation. So the Qadiani claimed that the prophethood which had ceased was that which legislates and that only that of revelation, which does not necessitate the prophethood of legislation, is the one that will remain until the end of time. And this is a lie. Rather it is disbelief due to its opposing the texts of the Book and the Sunnah and opposing the consensus of the Ummah, since it is united [upon the fact] that there is no prophet after the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, so there is no difficulty for anyone [to accept] the descent of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, because Jesus will not come with a new prophethood nor a new Legislation [Sharee’ah] nor new revelation. He will instead come and judge with the Book and the Sunnah. This is Jesus for whose [descent] at the end of time [i.e., at end of this worldly life] Allaah would have prepared the way through a man from the family of the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم. And indeed [that man] is Muhammad the son of Abdullaah the Mahdi. This is the Mahdi which you hear much about, some of what you hear is correct and some things are not so. And maybe you have heard from many people that there are those who reject the coming of the Mahdi. There is a book written by the famous author Ahmad Ameen called The Mahdi and The Mahdaawees, in it he denies the coming of the Mahdi, and this equates to being a rejection of the authentic sayings of the Prophet reported in the books of the Sunnah: that Muhammad the son of Abdullaah the Mahdi will come before the descent of Jesus as the one who paves the way for Jesus. From the sayings of the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, which speak about the Mahdi who will come before Jesus and meet him, is his saying, عليه الصلاة والسلام, “The world will not end until Allaah sends a man whose name is the same as my name and whose father’s name is the same as my father’s name. He will fill the world with justice and fairness just as it had been filled with injustice and oppression.”[1] And from these hadiths is the hadith, “The Mahdi is from us, the people of the house [i.e., of the Prophet, from the family of the Prophet]. Allaah will prepare him in one night.”[2] Where will Jesus, peace be upon him, descend? And they think that Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, will come down at that minaret and they interpret that previous hadith, “He will descend by the white minaret, [in the] east[ern part] of Damascus …” they explain this hadith [by saying that it is referring to] the minaret which is present today east of the Amawi mosque–and this is an incorrect explanation. That is because the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, said, “He will descend by the white minaret …” and not from the [actual] minaret, and there is a big difference [between the two]. They say, “He will descend in the minaret, then he will come down to the mosque from the minaret,” and the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, says, “He will descend by the white minaret …” Neither did he say, “East of the mosque …” but rather, “… [in the] east[ern part] of Damascus …” it is obligatory upon us not to add to the sayings of the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, that which is not from it. So the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, spoke the truth: “Jesus will descend by the white minaret, [in the] east[ern part] of Damascus …” And this differs with the passage of time: east Damascus at the time Damascus was conquered was close to the Amawi mosque, and you know that part of Damascus was taken peacefully and the other part through force. So the eastern gate which was east of the Amawi mosque was the end of [the city limit of] Damascus in those days. As for today, then as you can see in all cities that which was east is now west due to the spread of buildings and [only] Allaah knows where east Damascus will have spread to. The point of proof here is that Jesus will descend and the prayer will have been established, the morning [fajr] prayer for Muhammad ibn Abdullaah [Imaam] Mahdi [to lead], so when he sees Jesus, Imaam Mahdi will recognise him and ask him to go forward [to lead the prayer] but he will reply that no, I will not go forward.” Al-Fataawaa al-Muhimmah lil-Allaamah Muhammad Naasirud-Deen al-Albaani, of Salaahud-Deen Mahmood as-Sa’eed, pp. 290-291. [1] An authentic hadith. Reported by Abu Dawud (4282) and at-Tirmidhee (2230) who said, “Hasan Saheeh.” [2] An authentic hadith. Reported by Ahmad (1/84), and Ahmad Shaakir (645) said, “Its chain of narration is authentic.” Also reported by Ibn Maajah (4075) and al-Albaani declared it to be hasan in As-Saheehah (2371). The Signs of the Hour and the False Prophet Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani Question: As regards the establishment of the Hour, there are lesser signs and major signs and especially Gog and Magog? Shaikh al-Albaani: Dividing the signs [of the Day of Judgement] into minor and major is a technical division [used] amongst the scholars and it is not something which has been reported from the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم–but when such terminology does not go against the Book nor the Sunnah then there is no problem [in using it]. No doubt the brother’s question that what is said should be about the major signs of the Hour is by way of starting with the most important thing first and then the most important after that in knowledge. There are many major signs but from the most important of them which the respected questioner made special reference to is the descent of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, at the end of time, his killing of the major Dajjaal, and then Gog and Magog after that. These are three of the major signs of the Hour: the descent of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, the appearance of Dajjaal, Jesus’, عليه الصلاة والسلام, killing him, and the appearance of Gog and Magog. As for Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, then his descent near the end of time is an Islamic belief which it is incumbent upon every Muslim to take as religion before Allaah, and to worship Him through it, having faith and attesting to [the truth of] the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, by way of the numerous hadiths which have been reported from him in the two Sahihs and other than them [regarding him]. From these is the Prophet’s, صلى الله عليه وسلم, saying, “Verily, Jesus the son of Mary will descend among you as a just judge. And so [he] will break the cross and kill the pigs, and wealth will become so abundant that no one will accept it. And a [single] prostration that day will be more beloved to a believer than the world and everything in it.” [Bukhaari and Muslim]. This is one of the many hadiths in which the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, openly declared the descent of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, at the end of time, so it is obligatory that we know that the descent of Jesus at the end of time does not negate the end of prophethood or the end of the message. For there is a group of people known as Qaadiyanis and they call themselves Ahmadis trying to [falsely] portray that they are followers of Muhammad ibn Abdullaah, صلى الله عليه وسلم, the Prophet of Islaam. But in reality they associate themselves with their false prophet called Mirza Ghulam Ahmad. For this reason they misinterpret the descent of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, by saying that it means the coming of someone who resembles Jesus and by that they are referring to Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani. So it is obligatory upon us to know the characteristics which have been reported about Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, who will descend at the end of time and which were not fulfilled by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad al-Qadiyani and neither were they fulfilled by those other than him who claimed to be prophets or Imaam Mahdi. Because one of the principal signs of Jesus is that he is Jesus the son of Mary not [just someone called] Jesus in general, rather he is the son of Mary, the Prophet of Allaah, صلى الله عليه وسلم, the Prophet of the Children of Israel–this is the one who will descend and when he does he will not do so with a new prophethood, nor with a new message. But he will descend and judge by the Sharee’ah of our Prophet Muhammad, صلى الله عليه وسلم, especially when Jesus descended after Moses, to complete some of the laws which [Allaah’s] Wisdom of legislating determined that he should come with, or which Allaah sent down to Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, after Moses, عليهما الصلاة والسلام. And you all know that when the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, saw a page in the hand of Umar and asked him about it he replied that it was from the Torah so the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, questioned him about it and he replied, “A man from the Jews wrote it for me.” So he, عليه الصلاة والسلام, became angry and said, “Are you confused as the Jews and the Christians were confused?! By the One in Whose Hand is my soul! If Moses were alive he would not have any choice but to follow me.”[1] Likewise Jesus, عليه السلام, if he were alive on the face of the earth the day the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, was sent he would have had no choice but to follow the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم. And it is known that Allaah, the Blessed and Most High, took the Covenant from all of the Messengers and Prophets that if He sent Muhammad, صلى الله عليه وسلم, amongst them they would follow and support him. For this reason the descent of Jesus at the end of time does not negate the fact that the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, was the Seal of the Prophets and Messengers as the Lord of all Creation said, “Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allaah and Seal [i.e.,the last] of the Prophets …” [Al-Ahzaab 33:40] He is the Seal of the Prophets before the descent of Jesus and after the descent of Jesus. For Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, will descend and judge with the Book and the Sunnah, for this reason the Prophet, صلى الله عليه وسلم, said in a hadith, “Verily, Jesus the son of Mary will descend among you as a just judge …” so he will judge with the Book and the Sunnah justly between the people not oppressing anyone. The proof for this is that he will break the cross which his followers have taken as [a means of] disbelief and tyranny, [something] Jesus did not order them with –far be it for him ever to do so–but after about one hundred years his followers deviated from the Law [Sharee’ah] of the Gospel [Injeel] and it, naturally, was Islaam, and there is no difference in Islaam as regards creed [aqidah]. For all of the Messengers, from the first to the last, from Adam, the first Prophet, to Muhammad, the last Prophet, عليهم الصلاة والسلام–all of them came with Islaam. The difference is only in some [specific] rulings. So when Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, descends as a just judge he will break the cross to confirm and establish for his followers that they are [standing] upon nothing and that they are upon manifest misguidance, likewise he will kill the pigs, i.e., he will judge [with the ruling that] it is forbidden to eat their meat and he will judge that they be annihilated and eradicated, confirming to those who claim to follow him or who make the pig lawful [to eat] that it is not from him but rather from the monks who innovated laws for the people of their own accord. So these [are the] matters [that] are from the characteristics of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام, and from the most important of them is that peace and tranquillity will dominate and prevail over the people in those days such that all of the people will become affluent, satisfied with the rule of Islaam which Allaah will bring about of at the hands of Jesus, عليه الصلاة والسلام. For every single one of them would have acquired sustenance which pleases and satisfies him and by which his life in this world would be established–and not only to a moderate level, but rather to such an extent that a man, and all men will give zakaah, but he will not find a single person who will accept it from him. Because the people in his time will have become–by his judging with the Islaam of our Prophet Muhammad, صلى الله عليه وسلم–all of them will have become rich, no poverty-stricken person will be found among them. [1] Hasan. Reported by Ahmad (3/387) and Ibn Abee Aasim in As-Sunnah (1/27).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1788
__label__wiki	0.531858	0.531858	Adequate and consistent water for all by 2021 11/07/2018 News 0 The access to improved drinking water has increased to 98.6 percent in 2017 as compared to 84.5 percent in 2005. The access, however, does not mean assurance to safe drinking water as some 2,231 households still depend on unreliable and unimproved drinking water sources, such as unprotected well, spring, rivers, … CCTV camera helps police to arrest a mugger involved in two mugging cases Thimphu police, with a help of CCTV camera in the town, arrested a person for two mugging cases. The incidents both took place on 18 October. Police arrested a 28-year-old ex-convict who is from Wangdue on 19 October. On 18 October at around 9:15 PM, a man lodged a complaint … 18 cases of gambling and 88 arrests so far in 2018 Thimphu police have received 18 cases of gambling leading to the arrest of 69 men and 19 women, totaling to 88 adult suspects, so far this year. Police are cautioning and urging the public to refrain from gambling that involves money or property. “The seized amount, be it Nu 1 … PM Modi invites PM elect to India The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with Dr Lotay Tshering, where Modi congratulated Dr. Lotay on his party’s victory in the third general election in Bhutan and his own election to the National Assembly. Prime Minister Modi welcomed the successful conduct of general elections, which … DNT to elect new President after current one becomes PM Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) held a press conference after an official declaration of a result yesterday. DNT President and Prime Minister Elect, Dr Lotay Tshering, said that it is not solely the responsibility of politicians but it is also the responsibility of every citizen to make democracy strong. Meanwhile, he … 4 important seats on offer in Samtse Samtse has the highest number of registered voters, at 47,360 voters, after Trashigang, and it is a crucial dzongkhag in deciding the fate of political parties. It is no wonder then that the presidents of the two political parties in the general round are leaving no stones unturned in Samtse. … 5 youths arrested for string of car robberies Thimphu police apprehended 5 youths aged between 13 to 18 years from Langtasa, Khasadrapchu, Thimphu on the night of 21 September. All the suspects reside in Khariphu and are students. An initial complaint was made to the police by a 42- year-old man at around 7:30 PM on 21 September. … PDP wins Haa The former Lyonchhen, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, received the highest votes from the Sombaykha constituency in Haa with 1,690 total votes (1,132 EVM + 558 PB) followed by DPT with 315 votes (212 EVM+ 103 PB), DNT with 312 votes (208 EVM + 104PB) and BKP with 103 votes (77 EVM … Healthy manifestos on health A component of Gross National Happiness is the affordable and accessible health care to the public. The health sector receives the highest priority in terms of budget so far. Therefore, the most common pledge of the four parties is to enhance traditional medicine system, strengthen human resources and increase the … Chief Advisor attends BIMSTEC summit Chief Justice Tshering Wangchuk, Chief Advisor of the Interim Government arrived at Kathmandu, Nepal on 29th August for the 4th BIMSTEC Summit. The Chief Advisor was received by H.E. Ishwor Pokhrel, Duputy Prime Minister of Nepal. The Chief Advisor was also presented with the Guard of Honor. After landing in … Page 5 of 43« First...«34567 » 102030...Last »	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1796
__label__wiki	0.679192	0.679192	Photo Courtesy: Mountain Hazelnuts Farmers unhappy with poor production and price of Mountain Hazelnut Sonam Yangdon 04/20/2019 Headline Stories 1 Comment 602 Views Farmers and local leaders across Bhutan have expressed their disappointment that their much anticipated hazelnut plantations are not bearing fruit even seven to eight years after plantation. Currently, there are more than 10,000 households and community groups engaged in hazelnut cultivation in more than 14,000 acres of hazelnut orchards across 18 dzongkhags, with the exception of Sarpang and Samtse. This is a USD 30 mn project that started in 2009 with Mountain Hazelnuts Venture Private Limited signing an agreement with the first elected government and the Agriculture Ministry. Mountain Hazelnuts has guaranteed to buy back the nuts upon harvest and then processes and exports the hazelnuts to international markets to optimize pricing and generate foreign exchange. However, farmers who have invested their time, labour and dry lands on the project have strongly expressed their resentment on the poor outcome of the plantation even after 7 to 8 years —despite being told that the trees will bear nuts after 4 or 5 years. So, given this, some farmers in the rural communities have even totally given up hope on any outcome from hazelnut plantation. “We didn’t engage in extensive plantations but for the few we planted some 6 years ago, we haven’t seen any progress on the plant and it isn’t bearing any fruits. Now, the trees lay neglected and abandoned,” said Kezangmo from Jaray Gewog under Lhuentse. “We were told the trees will bear nuts after 4 or 5 years and we will earn a better economic rate of return if we engage in hazelnuts plantation. Now, it has been more than 6 years and nothing has come of the project. So far, none of the households in my village came out with any positive outcome. We worked really hard to plant the hazelnut saplings and incurred 30 percent of the expenditure on electric fences— even if the plantation was done on fallow land,” said Jamyang the Samkhar gup in Trashigang. The Radhi Gup Kulung, said that there are almost 160 households engaged in growing hazelnuts in the gewog but the trees bore no fruit even after 6-7 years. “We worked hard on the plantation of the hazelnuts in collaboration with the company. However, we are disappointed with the outcome so far. But the company’s recent grafting program of male plants has given us fresh hope.” The gup said that although they don’t want to make a fuss about it at the moment, he feels that issues might arise in the future if the trees do not bear fruit even after the grafting program. Expressing similar disappointments, Chume Gup Jambay in Bumthang said that the trees did not bear any fruit even after 5 to 6 years of plantation. He said that the public has lost trust in the project, although a little was rekindled after the recent grafting program carried out by the company. “We were assured that the trees will bear fruit after 4 or 5 years but that didn’t happen even after 6 or 7 years. However, we heard of cases where two households reported that a few trees started bearing nuts last year, not extensively, but just on a tree or two,” said the gup. All the local leaders the paper contacted said that although people are disappointed with the outcome of the plantation, they have some hope after a nationwide grafting program carried out by the company. Jambay Wangchuk, Dzongda of Lhuentse said that people are losing faith in the hazelnuts project and feel that it was a complete waste of time, labour and space. He questioned the delay in the intervention from the company. “If grafting of male plants with female was an option, it should have been carried out early. Why did they have waited for more than 7 or 8 years,” he asked. Similarly, farmers and local leaders also questioned the delay of the intervention program. One complicating factor is that not all Hazelnut trees have been planted on non-fertile soil but some farmers have planted it on land that could have also been used for food crops. Fair Price? Another issue is if farmers are getting a fair price for their hazelnuts. Mountain Hazelnuts has committed to purchase all harvested nuts from growers with a guaranteed floor price established with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF). Lhaki Woezer, Communications Officer with the Mountain Hazelnuts Venture Private Limited said on behalf of farmers and the government, MoAF performed extensive analysis to establish a hazelnut floor price that would provide attractive income compared to other cash crops, such as potatoes and apples when considering inputs and labor invested. The current floor price is Nu 30.34 per kg which Lhaki said is expected by the MoAF to make hazelnut a relatively attractive cash crop. She said the floor price and long term partnership with Mountain Hazelnuts ensure hazelnut growers have no uncertainty about demand and pricing for their harvest. While the company claims the price to be fair there is already discussion among farmers on how the regional and international prices are much higher then what the company is offering. However, given that a legal agreement has been signed between farmers and the company there are not a lot of options for farmers. Jigme Namgyel, the former gup of Radhi said that the Gewog withdrew its involvement with the company after friction over the price of the nuts. “Initially, we were called for a meeting with the company representatives and we clearly remember saying that the nuts will fetch us US$ 14 per kg. However, they changed their stance during the second meeting and said they promised Nu 14 per kg which discouraged many villagers and the gewog office wasn’t involved with the project thereafter.” He said that after that the agreement was signed between the Company and the interested households without the involvement of Gewog at all. The agreement he said, also mandated the farmers involved to sell the produce to the company at the set floor price. The price differs internationally but there are much higher prices available for processed Hazelnuts and higher quality hazelnuts which Bhutan is expected to produce. In neighboring India processed hazelnuts are being sold for around INR 1200 to INR 1,300 per kilo online and prices go up even higher. Addressing the pollen challenge Lhaki said that Mountain Hazelnuts has been consistently focused on addressing the pollen challenge and they have invited several leading international hazelnut experts to Bhutan to undertake trials to ensure that the large-scale grafting program would succeed. “After extensive research, including achieving success rates over 80 percent on grafts at the Ngatshang nursery, Mountain Hazelnuts sourced material for the program, trained staff, and developed the capacity needed to support logistics,” said Lhaki Woezer. With people losing faith in the project after being assured of outcomes by 4 or 5 years and with no convincing results so far, the company clarified that most of the millions of hazelnut trees in Bhutan are 4 years old or less. She said that Mountain Hazelnuts only planted a total of 1,000 trees 8 years ago in demonstration orchards, which according to the company are doing well. “Only a few numbers of trees are 7 years old. When those trees were distributed, farmers were told that the pollinizer trees (for male pollen) would not be ready for at least 2 years. The farmers agreed to go ahead with planting the production varieties, even though the nuts would be delayed. While this was unfortunate, it has been addressed by both distributing pollinizer trees and the grafting program,” said Lhaki Woezer. The company has so far collected and paid for more than 30,000 kg of hazelnuts and they have set a target where the production of hazelnuts is to be over 30,000 metric tonnes—within five years especially after the recent grafting program that the company carried out. Mongar and Trashigang have the largest production of hazelnuts so far. The company says it invested more than Nu 20 mn to carry out a large-scale grafting program in more than 4,000 acres of hazelnut orchards to boost the nut production earlier this year. The grafting program is expected to increase production by 2021. The response to the program, according to the company’s Communication Officer, has been very positive overall. The company said it employs more than 800 Bhutanese nationals. Previous Cabinet to narrow the gap in the Pay Commission report Next With regional tourists taking over TCB lowers its 500,000 tourists by 2023 target Ross Elliott Read between the lines. A 100% foreign-owned company headed by two Stanford business graduates (married to each other) coerces the Bhutanese government to provide millions of dollars in funding so they can give free hazelnut seedlings to farmers on the pretense of “social enterprise”, becomes the largest private-sector employer in the country, and forces farmers to accept the lowest price on the planet with a locked-in monopoly for their produce (they can’t sell their nuts in the local market, or anywhere on the open market for that matter), so they can then make millions of dollars more by delivering these same hazelnuts to mega-corp Ferrero (owner of Nestle) to mix with palm oil and sugar from similarly exploited farmers. To top it off, this guy likes to brag he was once a Buddhist monk!	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1797
__label__cc	0.639247	0.360753	← Trey Gowdy Requests IG Horowitz Appearance Before House Oversight Committee May 8th, 2018… Joe diGenova Discusses James Comey, Scooter Libby and Trey Gowdy… → George Soros Judge Demands All Cohen Records Placed In Federal, Searchable, Database… The Federal Judge, Kimba Wood, who is making decisions in the case against President Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen, is the same person who officiated George Soros wedding. Go figure. Today Judge Kimba Wood demanded, in open court, that attorney Michael Cohen state -on the record- the names of his clients….. Then, moments later, in a decision about the seized records taken by the FBI during their raid last week, Judge Wood demanded all of the Cohen records be transferred into a federal database so they could be searched, reviewed, categorized and then leaked more efficiently to the media. Explain to me again how the Mueller investigation is NOT political opposition research? New York – […] U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood said in hearings Friday and Monday that if Cohen wanted the court to declare that some of his files were protected because of attorney confidentiality rules, he would have to divulge the names of the clients he’s worked with since the 2016 election. With Cohen by their side on Monday, lawyers initially resisted revealing the name of the third client for privacy reasons, saying it would be embarrassing for the client. But Wood pressed on. “I understand he doesn’t want his name out there, but that’s not enough under the law,” she said. When the name was announced, there were gasps and some laughter in a courtroom packed with journalists. A few of them raced from the courtroom. […] Wood adjourned the hearing Monday, rejecting Hendon’s request for a temporary restraining order on the grounds that it was too early for such an objection. As a first step, the judge said the government should put the documents in a searchable database to determine which should come under review. Prosecutors said they expected they could determine by midweek how fast they can accomplish that. (read more) Businessman Donald Trump had the audacity to think an ordinary citizen would be allowed to run for the office of the Presidency… and for that offense, all efforts of the professional political class will be deployed to ensure his incorrect thinking is eliminated. This entry was posted in 1st Amendment, 3rd Amendment, 4th Amendment, 6th Amendment, Abusive Cops, AG Jeff Sessions, Big Government, Big Stupid Government, Conspiracy ?, Decepticons, Deep State, Dem Hypocrisy, Dept Of Justice, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Transition, Election 2018, Jeff Sessions, media bias, Notorious Liars, President Trump, THE BIG UGLY, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 874 Responses to George Soros Judge Demands All Cohen Records Placed In Federal, Searchable, Database… uptothere says: What’s truly disconcerting is that there’s no mechanism in place to at least halt a process such as the continued Constitutional abuse and harm to U.S. citizens we’ve seen over thr past of weeks! I keep waiting for somebody to jump up and call a halt to this madness. At times it seems like the deepState keeps pushing and normies keep backing up. Patience is running thin but remember, “Take it easy William, don’t be hasty.” Still, the time may come to move ahead onto Breeds Hill? M A G A …or their pink or red transgendered underwear. Mark L. says: No legal motions that can be applied? 6th amendment?? Sounds like a Tory judge supporting a General Writ (warrant) of assistance. Put the Tory beeotch on a boat to Canada like we did 200+ years ago. They seem to moving toward the liberty tree if this sh** keeps going unchecked. A Glob list Judge from NYC. What comes around goes around. Let’s raid Barry’s attorney law office and Home. Add to that Holder, Loretta, Hillary, Bill, and the Podesta boys. Oh the insanity. It is surprising to all citizens, I bet, to learn that a bit of money, a corrupt judge, and the media can do ANYTHING…ANY DAMN THING…they want to do to anyone, any time, based on anything they can contrive, and there is not ONE protection available. Be afraid America. Be VERY afraid. chieftain says: Judicial Council of the Second Circuit Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 40 Foley Square, Room 2904 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge José A. Cabranes, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Reena Raggi, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Dennis Jacobs, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chief Judge Janet C. Hall, District of Connecticut Chief Judge Colleen McMahon, Southern District of New York Judge Peter W. Hall, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chief Judge Dora L. Irizarry, Eastern District of New York Judge Debra Ann Livingston, Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Chief Judge Glenn T. Suddaby, Northern District of New York Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford, District of Vermont Chief Judge Frank Geraci, Western District of New York The Judicial Council of the Second Circuit is the regional governing body of the judiciary within this circuit, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 332. The business of the Council includes such matters as proceedings on allegations of judicial misconduct. “Judicial Conduct And Judicial Disability Procedures Congress has created a procedure that permits any person to file a complaint in the courts about the behavior of federal judges — but not about the decisions federal judges make in deciding cases. Below is a link to the rules that explain what may be complained about, who may be complained about, where to file a complaint, and how the complaint will be processed. There is also a link to the form you must use. Almost all complaints in recent years have been dismissed because they do not follow the law about such complaints. The law says that complaints about judges’ decisions and complaints with no evidence to support them must be dismissed. If you are a litigant in a case and believe the judge made a wrong decision — even a very wrong decision — you may not use this procedure to complain about the decision. An attorney can explain the rights you have as a litigant to seek review of a judicial decision.”http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/judges/judicial_conduct.html Xj Digger says: Donald Trump doesn’t know the constitution. The presidents prime duty is the preservation of the constitution and that includes the IV Amendment. It is Trumps duty to arrest any violators of the constitution. America is completely lost if the president cannot recognize his primary duty to defend the constitutional law and make immediate arrest of any violations. If any judge signs such a warrant he/she/transvestite gets immediately arrested for the violation of bad behavior also. Where as no warrant shall be issued but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation. And this is where the people in America are so dumbfounded and stupid as the authority over the constitution not to recognize this and stand up to defend the crimes done against the people of America. deplorablerightwing says: If it were reversed and this was happening to Obama and the judge was the official at the Trump wedding, what would the Dems do? Something tells me there is a remedy for bias like this. Coldnorth says: Uptothere I wonder. after Googling her, if we can have her make her History a searchable entity. Might rival Stormy as her lover did say the best 8 hours of his life! Former Playboy Bunny and an unrepentant Adultress…Wow, you can’t make this stuff up! Letty Bromenschenkel says: I would say :::: rush to a higher court even SCOTUS before the documents hit the fan Why can’t we stop this mess ?? They are so crooked and will do anything to stop the president. Can the judges be taken off the bench if they don’t follow the law?? If not then we are in BIG TROUBLE!!! There has to be a way!!!! a new lawsuit every single day : against Mueller, THE NY criminal legal network, Rosenstein, etc. bearlodgeblog says: Make a new RAID every day: Comey, Lynch, Mueller, Clapper, Brennan, O’s lawyer… littleanniesfannie says: How about ValJar in her suite at O’s Washington house?? Louis Genevie says: Problem is, we need a real AG to take such action..and it is Trump’s own fault that we still have Rosenstein and Sessions. yakmaster2 says: The fight from the Left is not warfare (yet) it’s LAWFARE. They have been and will continue to use unethical activist lawyers, judges, and the DOJ/FBI. This way, the criminalization and humiliation of Conservatives and Christians looks legit because one of their judges validates it. Just look at how liberal media meticulously reports on court proceedings in front of one of their activist judges! Their reporters always swarm the court. They can hardly wait to “report” it, along with their opinions. It’s happening more and more these days. Yes, it’s a setup. Using all their crooked associates, they have been working on this for a while. Watch the hooker’s interview with Anderson Cooper where she got threatened supposedly, then yesterday when she and her lawyer gave a news conference outside the courtroom. See how the attitude changes. They’re lying. Why?. Sorry can’t post clips. Then notice how the story is unfolding….entirely scripted. They will plant something i those records. eagledriver50 says: I have been wanting to say this for awhile until I knew more…I believe that when PDJT and AG Sessions got together they needed a mechanism to turn out ALL the bad apples, including the judicial system. (Has been going on quite awhile)…Also I DO NOT PLAY ATTORNEY ON TV OR ANYWHERE ELSE…Since this judge DID NOT recuse herself that is a mark against the fairness doctrine…Now my question is: The Supreme Court is the Court of the land…What if the President pursues this until the Supreme Court…What happens? NebraskaFilly says: The exact same thing that the Muslim Brotherhood does in their “civilization jihad.” sterling1776 says: I am depressed at this news. I actually had a nightmare last night that PDJT lost in a contested primary. The forces against the Lion are strong and time is running short. SD has said multiple times that trillions are on the line. Will they really be defeated? Flova says: They were in 2016. JMP says: I just googled “George Soros Net Worth”, it came up with $8 Billion, down from well over $20 Billion since he gave $18B to his Open Society Fund last year. How does he have so much influence and so little accountability? Could that $18B, injected into Antifa, BLM, D.A. races etc. be the difference? On the other hand, Donald Trump is not an ordinary citizen. He says he’s worth $10B. His good friend Carl Icahn is worth $17.5B, Peter Thiel $2.5B, etc. Why is our side so helpless? The bottom line seems to be that leftists and globalists are willing to spend huge parts of their fortunes on achieving their evil ends. The international Left is highly organized and has been attacking Americanism through the press, academia, entertainment, politics and the legal system since the end of WW2. http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/ Well over $100 billion involved in the movement described at the above link. MGBSE says: …well, yes, they have endless money…but their real strength – they have NEVER obeyed any rules or laws because rules and laws are irrelevant to them…immoral, criminal, illegal, unethical and evil is their norm…they do whatever it takes – ANYTHING – to destroy all opposition interfering with their agenda…our ONLY defense…pray to God, everyday, all day, asking Him to protect, bless and inspire President Donald Trump. jfmjr442 says: they can only get away with this crap so long as the MSM is complicit. That is where we need to attack. I’m not sure how, but that is their cover and it needs to be taken down. I’d start with arresting Comey for admitting to leaking in the interview on Monday and raid Snoufelopolos’ office and ABC for evidence . At this point Offense is the best Defense PoCoNoMo says: Only incidentally, I thought PJDT said he was worth 2 bn. I heard it reported the other day, that he’s lost 500 million since becoming pres. Don’t know the details, I was out shopping somewhere & heard it on the radio. Real reason for posting: You might find this Glen Beck/Peter Schweitzer piece interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypr11PvaCpI The whole thing is sort of like one of Sundances’ tutorials, but if you don’t have infinite time, lol, the Soros bit starts @ 19:37 out of 27 minutes. First published 17 Dec, 2011 Bamalaker says: I just got a big grin on my face! Remember several months ago the dinner that Hannity had with POTUS (I thinks there’s been two or three over the last year)? Hmmmm. Could this be a set up by POTUS? Using Hannity because they knew that the media wouldn’t be able to resist?? Now I’m really interested to see just what info will now be put onto the record thanks to this Soros judge! Hey, I can hope! 🤗 Now there an entertaining thought…..on days like this, I’ll take anything I can get! Alison Swain says: POTUS may be that smart but Sean Hannity is not. He’s a fighter and is useful, but he’s really not that bright. josco scott says: If it happened that way, it wouldn’t have been his idea I don’t think anyone would have thought that the FBI/DOJ would raid Cohen’s offices. that wasn’t to be anticipated IMHO I can’t be the only one wondering this, but is this the sort of thing that has been going on for a long time or it this just special treatment for Trump and anyone associated with him? We all generally know what the standards are supposed to be. The term “attorney-client” has been a household term for my entire life. Our expectations of the justice system have been accurately set by experiences and in the news and even entertainment media; the practice of law enforcement is based on “just the facts and only the facts” and it not anything political or ideological. And yet here we are, first in a campaign and now into his first term and everything has gone absolutely insane. The courts rule on statements in a campaign rather that on executive orders as they are written? That’s an insane standard. (I get that intent and purpose behind the law makes a difference — this is 100% used in clarifying things like the second and fourteenth amendments but still) And now a judge is actively destroying the very foundation of attorney-client privilege while offering NO justification for that decision or exception?? We live in incredibly disgusting times. Have we all just woken up one day and realized we’ve been living in an incredibly politicized world all this time? Or is this the entire system suddenly changing what it does in order to attack this man who is not “of, by and for the system?” I get the feeling that it’s both but I honestly can’t tell which has always been there and which has not. Anecdotally, I had a friend long ago who was accused of improper relations with an underage teen girl. The girl asserted nothing of which he was accused ever happened at all and that, of course, should have ended this case because there was absolutely zero evidence or testimony which provided any proof. But the standard the judge used was apparently “not innocent beyond a reasonable doubt” and the basis of conviction was that he reasonably could have and likely did. I kid you not. It was 100% unbelievable and his life was destroyed by a judge who absolutely exceeded the standards of the law. That was long ago and I’m only now making that connection — that this may not be a “one-off” situation — that we may have a whole bunch of horrifying judges out there and that the justice system isn’t at all what we’ve been told it is. This is a horror show to me. It’s been going like this for a long time, but remember, we’ve had a left wing complicit MSM for a long time. What can one expect when 6 corporations own 90% of American media? You’re right, it is a horror show. PJDT is trying like hell to do something about all this shit. We need to do what we can for the mid terms, and anything else we can, no matter how small we feel against it all. It’s what people mean when you read all over to “wake up!” God bless us all. You’re right that the Left has been dominating the media for a long time. That’s why it doesn’t matter how many corporations own what. It is the who and what they believe that matter. 6000 or 6 isn’t as important as it may seem by the numbers. In my own lifetime, there were 3 TV networks plus PBS. The affiliates may not have been owned by TLA corporations, but the networks controlled what the affiliates did overtly and covertly. Remember the Fairness Doctrine? For the Left, there was no such thing as fairness when the ‘Right’ spoke. The ‘Right’ was ‘controversial’, not the Left; so never mind that the Left’s viewpoint dominated. A station that aired ‘controversy’ could have its license pulled and the threat was enough to keep ‘right-wing’ views off the air. Now let us talk about newspapers. How old is the Associated Press? Over 100 years old it is, nearing 150 years, if I am remembering correctly. Its start? Telegraphy. Control that, you controlled the ‘news’ presented by local papers, of events outside of that local area. Again, how many corporations that was is not as important as the who and what they believe behind the scenes. Nothing is as it seems. Yes, God Bless us all and protect PDJT from his enemies, foreign and domestic. Sorry for the late post cd…found your comment in the spam bin. 😦 Seneca the Elder says: Great post, but here’s the most basic problem: it is our Legal system that has been corrupted. That is, what was once the Rule of Law is no more. And probably the most corrupt of all are the Judges- from the Supreme Court on down to the lowest Village court justice, they are nothing more than average, incompetent and mostly corrupt Politicians who managed to get themselves elected or appointed. Think about it- there is no merit test for a person to become a judge. They are either elected by voters (most of whom have no idea who or what they’re voting for) or else they’re appointed by their corrupt peers. Anyone who works in the legal system can tell you that it is one big Horror Show. These days the process is the punishment. Kimba Wood is about as qualified to be a judge as say Stormy Daniels. And that’s being kind. Don’t forget that Obamacare was designed to destroy doctor-patient rights also. All medical info would be housed in national database for anyone dragged into Ocare. No accident as control of medical needs would become their bargaining chip! Upon their deaths, they will approach the elevator and the only button available will say “Go to Hell, Go directly to Hell. Do not pass Go. Do not collect $200.” Left=Immoral “I can’t be the only one wondering this, but is this the sort of thing that has been going on for a long time or it this just special treatment for Trump and anyone associated with him?….” It has been going on for a LOOoooong time. I can tell you from experience, it does not matter WHAT the evidence, if you are NOT a Democrat they will just run you around the courthouse for months on end, wasting YOUR time (but not the criminal who is told not to bother to come) until the case is so stall and they toss it out. Happened to me three times. MAGAbear says: I’m not legally sophisticated, but these seem like reasonable questions: What did Cohen do that even puts him before this leftist “judge”? (Answer, of course, is he’s one of Trump’s lawyers and the left wants to put DJT’s entire legal team in a state of fear). Why does it matter that Hannity might have been a client of Cohn’s? (Answer is, because he defends Trump and therefore must be smeared and discredited by the left). How does someone who officiated George Soros’ wedding become the judge over this issue in the first place? (Answer, it was set up so she would be the judge). Welcome to the Soviet Union. truthseeker39525 says: Soviet Union? How about North Korea? I think it has to do with the porn hooker. That fits the Democrat scheme. They tried to set him up with the Russia story now this. She’s the victim instead of the blackmailer. Hookers have limited productive years and no retirement. bookman says: No. No one cares about porn stars. The media, who have no morals, fail to understand that the rest of the country has other things to worry about. The Media is stuck in a time warp, in which the people actually cared about this. Artist says: I demand the seizure of all the sealed records from the lawyers at Perkins Coie pertaining to one barack hussein obama. Why on earth wouldn’t this be possible in light of the above. I have very little knowledge of the law but I would imagine that the President, could have those pesky little fraudulent documents unsealed, no? scslayer says: Pres needs to hold press conference and demand all past lawyer/client communications from all current living presidents. The precedent has been set apparently. Beverly says: Welcome to the Law of the Jungle, my friends. The LEFTISTS ARE DEMONIC, yes LITERALLY. They are the spawn of the Father of Lies, Satan. They hate Truth, they hate Beauty, they hate Honor, they hate Freedom; above all, they hate God. Because they want to BE gods themselves, and He is in their way. America is being gang-raped by these fiends. Look at what they do, day after day. Laws are shat upon, the Constitution is trashed; they lie ALL DAY LONG with no shame, they threaten our lives and our livelihoods, and they rejoice when our enemies butcher us and even burn us alive! See their behavior after the 9-11 massacres? it wasn’t five hours before they were slobbering all over islam and the moslems. Because the moslems had done what the Leftoids lusted to do: murder Americans. Yep, they’re evil. Which means they’re waaaay beyond being embarrassed about any of this. That I can tell you. Gird your loins and say your prayers, and call upon the Unseen Host. We’re going to need them. Carnivore says: I’m a Christian. Since most people stopped believing in the God of the Bible all that is left for them is this life. They will lie, steal, kill and destroy to get their way in life. They hate people like me. They have left themselves wide open to be used like tools by the spiritual forces of evil. They have lost their moral compass and are actually out of their minds (Ephesians 6:12 & 2 Timothy 2:22-26). Judiciary says: Amen, Carnivore. Fortunately, our God is more powerful than there’s. Excellent explanation, Beverly! I couldn’t have put it better! blind no longer says: Amen and Amen Beverly. We all need to remember we are dealing with pure demonic evil. Great post. mr.piddles says: I’m no lawyer, but this would be my strategy: LEAK EVERYTHING. Every damn thing. Encourage the FBI and Mueller’s team to leak as much and as quickly as they can. Dress up like an FBI agent with a fake badge and hunt down Jeffrey Toobin and just start unloading detail. Every bit of evidence leaked will be thrown out. If you leak enough, there will be nothing left. If you leak loudly and long enough, there will be nobody left to hear your case. Pretty soon you end up with some flaccid prosecution somewhere in Trump Country, U.S.A. I have no opinion of Michael Cohen either way. But what I do know is that everyone involved in this whole farce of politically-driven abuse of power needs a heavy dose of Double Freedom Rockets. neal s says: While I understand why you might suggest that everything be leaked, with the lawyers and judges we have now, such goings on would not in any way stop any sort of legal shenanigans, but would be looked at as confirmation. Beware of unintended consequences of your suggested actions. Ultimately we need an effective way to combat activist judges. Someone smarter than I might be able to figure out how to use existing mechanisms such as impeachment and color of law to accomplish this. It’s not easy. We let universities go a long, long time ago. From there, the media went. Conservative parents need to stop sending kids to college (AKA Satan’s Seminary). I was purged last year after 25 years of teaching. I’m not bitter! lol But really. We have to fight back on every front, and a very important one is NOT to subject your precious children to outrageous lies and propaganda. And they’re not just liberal arts and social science anymore. I’m no legal expert, but this whole thing STINKS! StuckIntheMiddle says: Why am I surprised at this turn of events? Better question, why am I surprised that I’m surprised? Guy-Blanc Déploré says: This so called judge is an enemy of the people, as is Soros. At some point they must face the people’s justice. It wasn’t that long ago when our “friends” in the US Senate looked the other way and permitted a judge from Blatimore who is no friend of police or white people in general, to be seated in a life long judgeship. No questions and no response to the request from several law enforcement groups to no allow her to become a judge. There is you answer to why and how. Name names, please! I get that Wolf likes the puzzler thing, but seriously, most of us have jobs and families–we come here to get info in a limited time frame. If you’ve info on someone worth sharing, well, it ain’t worth squat without their ID. Guyski says: NYC – NYC/FBI – NYC/PD Fireworks? RAC says: One doesn’t have to be a legal expert to know the difference between right and wrong, to know what’s morel and what is not. Ergo the globalist leftists take down of religion, education, family values and replace them with politically correct claptrap and a million and one petty rules to govern our every waking moment. That way a handful of shysters juggling big words can rule the earth. shadowcole says: There is something more to this and bigger at play here than all of us think. I don’t know if this is all a setup to get someone bigger in the cross hairs and make their dirty laundry come out but it’s possible. I just don’t believe that we are seeing the true story here. I mean come on folks, President Trump is the most powerful person in the world and we are to believe this whole story. I am not buying it one bit. What an interesting theory! Wow. Maybe setting a precident and getting all those secretly closed records of former Presidents out in the open for investigation by the media? Boy would that be worth this whole mess!!!!! Ned Zeppelin II says: Fire Mueller. What is DJT waiting for? It is so obvious this is not about Russia. Better yet, our AG should state that since the Mueller investigation has gone off the rails he is no longer recused and call Mueller in to wrap this up – and fire him on the spot if he refuses. Outrageous. Jeff Session is an embarrassment to us all. Alablama has shown its colors with Jones. Sessions is not to be trusted. Sweet talking southern gentleman has maturated into a devil is desguise. Go Trump! I disagree. And if you’re right, I’ll openly repent of my Sessions defense. I hope y’all do the same if Sessions turns out to be the man we’ve thought he was. Falcon Koch says: The Commie George connection to the judge. Political bigs expected at George Soros wedding https://pagesix.com/2013/09/20/political-bigs-expected-at-george-soros-wedding/ Kimba Wood, a federal judge, will perform the non-denominational ceremony, which will be attended by members of the couple’s families, including his five children, a source familiar with the arrangements told Reuters. George Soros is a NAZI not a Commie. George Soros: (Helping Nazis) “Was The Happiest Time of my Life” – YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=c1Qr7TnWG74 Bob Thoms says: I can’t believe this is happening in America; under the administration of President Trump. GD your soul Jeff Sessions. Apologies to the community for my language, but I am mad and upset. I would suggest to make sure you can live with your expressed sentiments if it turns out later that you are quite wrong. I hope the Sessions haters are wrong. I hope they will repent openly if/when Sessions emerges as a hero. I really hope the Sessions defenders are right on this, for so many reasons. rhinOC says: Tell me when it’s OK to get mad. Of course you should be mad. But aim wisely. Judge rules to unseal 11 cases of Investigations of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky Torrid Affair https://truepundit.com/judge-rules-to-unseal-11-cases-of-investigations-of-bill-clinton-and-monica-lewinsky-torrid-affair/ Fire Mueller. Let the chips fall where they may. If they want to impeach our president when even Joe Schmo knows there is nothing there let them make their case in the court of public opinion. We win. Why would you suggest such foolishness when we can not be certain that enough members of the house and senate will do the right thing. With all that is at stake, many will be intimidated one way or another and if PDJT goes down, we can then abandon all hope. I guess we will see. 12-D chess only works if you have allies. Tell me, other than “we the people”, who are Trump’s allies? I’ll wait for your response to name all two of them… If the libs and swamp want you to do go with choice “A”…. Trump cannot/should not/will not fire Mueller! You do the direct opposite. Choice “B”…fire Mueller! Bongino has been explaining why fire Mueller for past few days. Pretty good arguments although I’d prefer that he not have to. But yeah … this is an outrage. Right now I wish 2 things: 1)PDJT would declassify the heck out of everything and 2)using the same principals as Mueller, they raid Perkins Coie with a no-knock search and seizure warrant and the judge puts it all on a searchable federal database. DanO64 says: I like the way you think. And……they assign Judge Sullivan. And…..all of the clients exposed. Obama. Why did he just spend over a million bucks with good old Perkins& Coie? Asking for sixty five millions friends. cyrusvance says: In most states, the fact of representation is not privileged, communications between attorney and client are, but not the fact that the relationship exists. Sure, however and comma they are pushing guilt by association. Since Hannity is a client of Cohen, and since Cohen fixes stuff like with WhoreMe Daniels, therefore Hannity has a WhoreMe too. See how that works. XBONESNY says: An interesting thought here: Who did Cohen represent before Trump? HRC!!! This is all part of the PLAN…..whatever they find in Cohens files, surely there is some HRC data. If it is squashed before it hits the wire, I’m sure Cohen has backups/dead mans switch…just like Assange. Big things a gonna happen this month!!! is there anyone the Clinton’s haven’t soiled? So, Cohen could be the “bait” to force HRC evidence to light? The only reason I can think of not to fire Mueller is that he himself is a prime target amd well within the crosshairs (a deeply satisfying thought), and there seems to be plenty of evidence pointing to not only his complicity but his leadership in crafting the architecture of the Big Conspiracy of which the small group is only the publicly visible portion. David B says: I would think any one could now claim their trial Is unfair as they no longer can count on what they say to thier lawyer not being used against them. Everything is stacked against people in our judicial system under liberal judges now.. Remember the scene in the film the Untouchables when Elliot Ness sent the note to the Judge during the trial? The note said the Judge’s name was in the “Bookie’s” records for pay offs from Al Capone. Mueller name is in a similar LEDGER. The judge swapped juries in the movie. When our VSG President Trump first met and “interviewed” Mueller for the supposedly FBI Director’s position, he was told his name also appeared in the LEDGER. That’s the name I’ll call the List of Conspirators. The Ledger. Fits so well. Jeremiah2 says: None of this worries me. It amuses me. What worries me is YOU, the voters. It is incumbent that you do three things this year: 1. Vote. 2. Vote Republican. The best Democrat will vote in lockstep with his Party. 3. Vote Trump Republican in the primaries. With a majority of Republicans in both Houses (60 in the Senate) and a majority of these Trump Republicans, MAGA is unstoppable. Then all these ‘legal’ illegalities will come back to bite them. Meanwhile, they provide a useful smokescreen while our POTUS is busy making America and the world so much better. You forgot, drag another ten people to the polls to vote Republican! Aleks says: Bill Clinton nominated Kimba to be the first female attorney General until she had to withdraw a day later when it was discovered she employed an illegal alien in her house. Of course she should recuse herself but the Clinton’s have so many “friends” out there it might be tough to find a neutral judge, especially in New York. Sad. If I was a Playboy Bunny, I’m not, and I needed a Judge, my wildest dream would be to find myself with a Judge that was a Playboy Bunny. How Nice! Jack Dobson (@JackSpanishliam) says: Absolutely no one should assume their communications with an attorney are privileged at this point. Quite frankly, people should get on federal juries and vote to acquit regardless of the evidence given what we have seen. scorpion99man says: Conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest means nothing to these people. Justice with a blindfold is a joke in this country. It Maybe time to give the wrong doer reason to rethink their position I’m still blown away by the fact that someone would marry Bag-o-ButtBones Soros. ESPECIALLY now that he gave most of his money to his Open Society Foundation. — BOY that must suck! Here you thought you would be rich beyond your wildest dreams in a few years and now you find you are stuck with the devil, his spawn and a pittance. Last laugh and all that. He’s still getting paid by the U.S. taxpayers. I’m not laughing about that. More on the Soros connection AND on Weiner’s laptop. One piece of the puzzle: the judge involved in the demand for public unmasking of Cohen clients recently performed Soros’ latest marriage: Trump has the power to pardon anyone he pleases including himself. He can appoint Rudy as AG and Rudy will call for a special councel to look into all the bad players. He can do this. Justin Green on July 19th – 2019 Preside…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1800
__label__cc	0.736034	0.263966	← Paranoia May Destroy Ya’ – The Collective Response From the Co-Conspirators… Louie Gohmert Discussing Lisa Page Testimony: “The guilty dogs are barking pretty loud”… → UPDATE President Trump Meets With Congressional Delegation To Discuss Helsinki Meeting – 2:00pm Livestream… Posted on July 17, 2018 by sundance President Trump is scheduled to meet with members of congress to discuss his Helsinki, Finland meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The president is scheduled to deliver public remarks sometime around 2:00pm in relation to this meeting. Update: The remarks by President Trump were not carried live as initially anticipated. Instead a pool report and video was provided after the remarks. Here’s the video: RSBN Livestream Link – NBC Livestream Link – Alternate Livestream Link This entry was posted in Big Stupid Government, Decepticons, Deep State, Dem Hypocrisy, media bias, President Trump, Russia, Uncategorized, USA. Bookmark the permalink. 768 Responses to UPDATE President Trump Meets With Congressional Delegation To Discuss Helsinki Meeting – 2:00pm Livestream… todayistheday99 says: This reminds me of the Charlottesville ambush. I guess if anything it caused his enemies to expose themselves (in particular I am thinking Newt). When he gets a good night’s sleep I have no doubt there is going to be hell to pay. rsmith1776 says: I liked Naughty Newt. I (somewhat) admired Newt the smart. I tolerated Newt the Naught. I forgave a plethora of Newtisms. I understood his need to seem smart and to “do nuance”, like W might have said. This is farewell. THIS was betrayal. Sorry, Newt, I know you used to show the promise of a decent mind, but enough is enough. Go to Hell. We’re done with you and with the rat you rode on (which, in Newt’s case, amounts to slave-ownership). Just go to Hell. Please. With friends like you, the President doesn’t need enemies. Koot Katmando says: I lost all respect for Newt when he was trashing Clinton for Monica while cheating on his wife who was dying of cancer. CountryclassVulgarian says: You maight want to check the facts on that one. He and said wife had already started divorce proceedings before she got sick and it wasn’t because he cheated. Kevlar Kid says: That’s his private life and none of yer business. Is that you, Bill Clinton? Clinton was canoodling with his employee in the Oval Office. That made it our business. We were his boss after all. ezpz2 says: Never liked Newt. Now I can’t stand him! thedoc00 says: Newt lost me also when he conducted zippergate to impeach a president, which at the time I knew would come back to haunt the Republican Party. Newt essentially helped write the playbook being used today against the president. He betrayed contract with America, which was working for his stupid zippergate play. yes Great Point Coming to think of it I thought I heard POTUS say “why would’t they .” I remember thinking how gutsy he was. It is kind of sad how this was so spun in their evil hell hole of journalism. Fools Gold says: Don’t be sad. The economy is rip snorting, we have Trump and he ain’t going no where until 2024, there is no blue wave and we’re most likely to gain quite a few seats, our military is commanded by the right folks, those taxes for middle class are gonna be permanent soon, Trumpers hate MSM and democrats, and journalism ain’t dead. Just take a look here and other sites that are and have MAGA supporters. Things could be and could have been a hell of lot worse than muh Russia. Echo says: All this drivel about PDJT’s enemies being “forced to expose themselves” as a reason for the President not acting to ensure prosecutions by DoJ, ie. sack Rosie, is getting very tiresome. The President refuses to act. He’s been told he will be nailed for obstruction of justice/interference with THE case, if he does. dennis Leonard says: Ever get any replies in that echo chamber of your’s Please don’t forget this is the smartest man in recent history. Book smarts has nothing to do with it either. This cat can literally can see around corners. Never count the Trumpster out. Want an example, I give you beating the two premier political parties in 2016. I give you remaining President to this present day with so many ready to pounce. I just laugh now and don’t pay much attention. Haven’t commented in a while. He’s got this 😉 mollyp1776 says: Yep. I am officially done w/Nancy Loving Newt. He can sit on a couch w/her from now on, AFAIAC. I think I saw Diane Black of Tennessee sitting to the President’s left. Please get behind Diane in her run for Governor of Tennessee. She is being blasted by some super pac that is calling her D.C. Diane and is painting her as a traitor to all any normal person is against. I don’t know exactly how much time they have bought up in the Memphis Market but it is becoming unbearable. I am not a TN resident but I am from TN. I hope she can win but if not, I hope she can continue her good work. Amen Treeper, coordinated hit job pre planned. Pisses me off, thank goodness we have the Road Runner on our side and not Wil E Coyote. Russia wants to question Christopher Steele, Michael McFaul, top politicians for aiding Bill Browder https://www.rt.com/news/433524-browder-steele-mcfaul-investigation/ While I seldom “take the Russians’ side”, given the impertinence of the US establishment which inherently and without any proof ASSUMES that everything allegedly done by a Russian is Putin’s fault . . . and uses lies, hyperbole, imprecise language and speculation in order to cast a cloud over a patriotic, innocent President. . . I agree with you here, Gaspadin Durhamovich. ( : GrantsLounge says: Russian for confefe ? Spacibo, or, thank you. MaineCoon says: Fantastic!!! Best read of the day! (Best negotiator evah!)HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Touche Mueller, DS, scheme team et al! Gotcha! Russia can convict them all by association via C Steele in an international court! Who woulda thunk? Only, the one and only VSG. WeThePeople2016 says: Patrick Buchanan: Putin’s Bad Acts Were Reaction to U.S. Policyhttps://t.co/29oOhybS56 — Newsmax (@newsmax) July 17, 2018 What was in the ball!? jptfst66 says: Hillarys emails!!! Elizabeth Carter says: Putin: I held the World Cup, I am passing it to you, Trump: Thank you, I will do my best to win or die trying. Here Melania, we are doing this for Barron. love this!!!! Rex says: 1 800 GO PAT GO Don’t ask me how I can still remember stuff like this… Nigella says: Have to say I am extremely disappointed in the reaction of the so called “conservative.” Pretty much with the exception of Rand Paul. they all attacked the President They are not THAT stupid. The grip of the Uniparty on blackmailable morons is, I fear, even more merciless than we suspected. Jederman says: See, what I don’t get is that if the DS has blackmail material on the grifters in congress then PTrump has it too, if he wants it. He would know how they are compromised. What I suspect (have no way of knowing) is that the blackmail files are NOT in official files. There are master puppeteers behind the scenes. Used to think this kind of talk is conspiracy s%&t, not anymore. Benjamin F. Beideman says: Utah has it. And I don’t mean USA Huber, though it would be nice if some of the criminality underlying that blackmail would face some sort of accountability. NSA’s Utah Data Center (with a fancy official name of the Intelligence Community Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative Data Center) has it all. AH_C says: And how does anything there get introduced into evidence? There’s a strict process to avoid the fruit of the poisoned tree liability. Believe me, Trump is working to bring them to light. The UniParty republicans who attacked the President are ot and have never been conservative. They don’t like him because he connects with his voters like they never can. They do not supported him. They are weak and spineless. Even worse, they are jealous. They don’t call it the green-eyed monster for nothing. Anyone who has been the victim of a bitter, vindictive jealous person knows just how crazed these people can be. It’s more common for women to be irrationally jealous than men, as men tend to be more naturally cut out for competition. Whenever I see grown men hysterically jealous like teenage mean girls, I automatically assume they have excess estrogen. Girly-men. Betas. old45model says: Peoria, you are amazingly honest – and observant. Well done! Thank you, I am relieved. I was expecting a hate reply or two, but should have been reassured that people drawn to this site are predisposed to the truth and natural order of things. crossthread42 says: You gave a complete Honest assessment.. High Five.. And a Slice of Raisin Pie & TWO scoops too boot! 😉 Wow, I am humbled, thank you. ❤ Snow White says: With all the soy in the food we eat, I’m not surprised to see these pompous jokers politicians behave like stupid teenage girls. Estrogen overload I’m sure. testpointwp says: “Do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, why, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soup, sugar, milk, ice cream? Ice cream, Mandrake? Children’s ice cream!…You know when fluoridation began?…1946. 1946, Mandrake. How does that coincide with your post-war Commie conspiracy, huh? It’s incredibly obvious, isn’t it? A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual, and certainly without any choice. That’s the way your hard-core Commie works.” Jack D. Ripper, Dr. Strangelove Truth! I preferred the part about breeding prodigiously, though. LKA in LA says: Don’t you love how Vice President Pence came out fighting for President Trump! Oh wait….. This vice president is like all others before him, a place holder to be seen but not heard. Don’t expect him to speak out anytime soon unless the president asks him to. I do not remember any other VP to be SO absent in moments of crisis, to be so callous, reserved, and self-righteous when it comes to defending his Commander in Chief. Mike Pence may think he is protecting his political capital for a 2024-or-earlier run but he doesn’t get it that his cowardly caution (only Silent Virgin Sessions is more cowardly then him) will not be forgotten by voters (well, this one at least) when he thinks his time has come. nimrodman says: I don’t want to see Pence on the 2020 ticket. I want a dyed-in-the wool America-First VP. Pence was supposed to be the “bridge to Congress”. As was Reince. We don’t need that anymore. And it’s questionable how effective Pence was at that. Where are the results? Much has been revealed under PresTrump. Individual Congress critters will either get on the train or not. Pull in Ryan Zinke or someone like that. Someone who can be staged to take over in 2024. Whoever is most on the train and committed to continuing what PresTrump has begun. No more squishes. We don’t need our version of Tim Kaine. Rand Paul is my new favorite Senator. His dad, Ron Paul, is a national treasure. Actually I don’t have an old favorite Senator, but Rand would make a good VP and good next President. Well, each to his own, and you’re welcome to your own preferences certainly … … but you may want to have a look at my comment about Rand over on the Louie Gohmert thread. He just said something incredibly ill-informed, wrong, and boneheaded on national TV. And it doesn’t help our cause. https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2018/07/17/louie-gohmert-discussing-lisa-page-testimony-the-guilty-dogs-are-barking-pretty-loud/comment-page-2/#comment-5664724 Convert says: This. Yes. Pence is a good man, and I would prefer him over any Dem, but nothing I have seen from him shows me the kind of self-confidence and bravery and passion the job requires. Pence just keeps hoping President Trump will be assassinated. He has pretty much given up on impeachment. He just wants things to be like they were before. Things will never be like they were before. They can’t go forward and we can’t go back. One of the things they always did was play politics like a game, laugh about it and mock us.. They would tell us what they knew we wanted to hear and as soon as they won, they spit in our faces and went right back to their Uniparty corrupt ways. NOW, we see them. We hear them. They can’t run. They can’t hide. We can’t ever forget seeing them without their masks on. I can barely stand to look at most of them at all anymore. Now, they make me cringe like looking at Obama, Hillary and their minions still does. When they talk to us, I just shake my head and laugh. They are such obvious liars, I can’t take them seriously. I will put up with them for a while, but it is apparent they need to go down the drain with the rest of the swamp corruption. He’s a pathetic waste. Turranos says: Never forget the Club that Pence belongs too. He must go! Is this the club you mean? https://www.metro.us/news/politics/mike-pence-vp-club-joe-biden-dick-cheney This is bad. Is there worse? lokiscout says: Two words…..Mike Pompeo! I pray Pence is replaced by Flynn in 2020 to KAG. Yeah, I was actually surprised to hear Monica Crowley saying she was ‘disappointed’ last night. I used to like her, but it seems all the masks are coming off….which she s actually a good thing. Sayit2016 says: She has a right to her opinion she has been solidly in Trump’s corner and to be honest always bellyaching on the site is getting obnoxious. Yes, she’s entitled to her opinion and I’m entitled to mine. Monica expresses ‘opinions’ but when we express ours, it’s ‘bellyaching’ Don’t put words in my my mouth. Everyone is entitled to their opinion– I have been reading this site for yeas and of late the chronic negativity is off putting.. It did not used to be this way. I understand what you’re saying, but let’s keep it honest. I didn’t put words in your mouth. You replied to me directly and defended Monica Crowley’s (negative) opinion about our President, and you basically scolded me for my (negative) opinion about Monica’s disappointment. I quoted your word: “bellyaching” when I replied to you. That’s hardly what I call putting words in your mouth. As I said, I understand that you don’t like what you perceive to be negativity, but in all fairness, I don’t see sunshine and rainbows emanating from your comments either, so maybe it would behoove you to look within, and perhaps to heed that saying: ‘be the change you want to see’ (paraphrased) “but in all fairness, I don’t see sunshine and rainbows emanating from your comments either, so maybe it would behoove you to look within, and perhaps to heed that saying: ‘be the change you want to see’ ” Then is clear you do not know my postings at all.. I am a positive person. That is OK others do. My point was when a public person has a legitimate difference of opinion people are saying ” I am done with that person” It is just a stupid position to take. in MY opinion. LCSmom says: The Fox pundits all got their talking points. Which is Kind of sad when just make one little mistake between “would” instead of “would’t” make people insane that they loose all reasoning. I am by no stretch of immagination a friend of Russia or Putin for obvious reasons but the insanity by media and politicians is way over the top. What hate filled people we put into congress and why do people sill have TV..? The media takes money every day out of good peoples wallet because they are addicted to TV just like the druggy on their pills. Correction : Imagination It shows that they are just waiting for any excuse to stab President Trump in the back. I believe that we are seeing will be replace “Et tu, Brute” in history books as the most traitorous and corrupt behavior in modern history. donna kovacevic says: I would trust Putin way before trusting the Intel and the deep state. God Bless PDJT and God Bless Putin a smart, intelligent man looking out for his country and not doing any thing different that the USA and other countries don’t do. Did you try re-reading that section with the substitution? Nothing changed. One of those rare occasions where positive or negative is irrelevant to context. 😂 It’s just Trump trolling the press, which is why they haven’t belabored the walkback. paper doll says: It is disappointing, but it’s also par for the course. I can’t think of any time they spoke up for him when he could use some support and loyalty. So infuriating. They all pounce on Trump right on que. You folks on the CTH are all that keeps me sane some days. No other President could come close to standing up to all the nonsense attacks. May God and Trump prevail. and my poor brother who only watches MSM has bought into Trump committing a terrible crime. It will take a few weeks, but I will get him re-educated. Carrie2 says: Nigella, it has been obvious even before his election that many of the RINOS and eGOP don’t like him because he is upsetting their applecarts – that is taking big money from outside and ignoring our President and those they were hired to represent. This is why we MUST insist on 2 terms max and no re-election after those 2 terms, and remove those beloved lifetime benefits that we cannot afford and they do not need as they are well paid for 133 days of doing very little but spending our money and blocking our President. Ryan and McConnell are two of those that must go and the sooner the better. It often makes me wonder how McConnell’s wife can be with him and truly serve our President at the same time. Which is her best choice bothers me. It is up to us to Drain the Congress Swamp and not just Trump alone. We want to MAGA great with everyone working for that goal! It is bitterly ironic that we are to go to great lengths to defend the IC in light of the last 20 years. The IC has too often been horribly wrong: Iraq, Libya, Syria, Boston, Garland, Parkland and we could go on and on. Have the CIA, FBI and DOJ been doing some good work as well, why yes. But in the face of these significant failures I don’t fault Trump one bit. This healthy skepticism does even require a position on the Trump/Russi SC investigation. Putin was right to remind the American people of JFK, RFK, and MLK. Lord knows any outside observer could come to the conclusion that the criticisms of Cold War USSR for their internal corruption and systematic injustice are applicable in the US. Rosen, Risen and Hastings to name threee. nontroll says: I was hoping he’d name drop a few of those who have fallen prey to Arkancide. Golfbro11 says: And once again, the President has the media chasing their tails, while he is discussing tax cuts 2.0 with the Republicans. Red Wave coming in November. Darrell W says: If You Were President Trump Who Would You Believe? Concerning Russia’s alleged interference in our 2016 elections: 1. President Putin of Russia 2. America’s intelligence agencies, whose leaders were Obama appointed, and who did everything in their power to help Hillary Clinton win the presidency, and are the very agencies who “gathered” evidence accusing Russia of interfering in the election. When Resident Obama still occupied the Oval Office he was informed of this, yet he elected to take no action against the Russians because he believed that Hillary would win the election. And after President Trump won leaders and employees of some of these agencies have done everything they can to get him kicked out of office. Brennan, Clapper, Strzok, McCabe, and Page are a few examples. #1? I think we have plenty of states that need to get their “election process” under control too. It ain’t all Russian!!! Darrell W, surely after all this time many do not understand Trump when he says “good things about anyone or anything” to be aware that this actually means that in some way they are going down! REUTERS: Trump's defense chief Mattis open to first talks with Russian counterpart — Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) July 17, 2018 I knew it… Mattis is a Russian spy! General “бешеная собака” Mattis. Sergey Shoigu is MOD for RF. They’ll get along very well. Rhoda R says: They probably have very much the same approach to military affairs/tactics/strategies. Shoigu probably does have a plan to kill everyone as well. The missile and nuclear reduction treaty with Russia is coming due, so this is natural. It would be interesting if the Russians ask about swapping out ICBMs for their new IRBM. The Russians and Chinese are not as close as many believe and the Russians do worry about their mineral rich territories that are on the Chinese border. Up through the parts of the Cold War, the Chinese regularly tested Russian border defenses in minor border skirmishes. Russia/China are NOT natural allies. Tom Clancy’s Bear and Dragon is a good primer. thedoc00, you are right that there has always been tension between Russia and China because both are powers that want more ground and more power and yet they seem to more or less get along. China still angry at the Japanese for invading China and killing so many Chinese and American military. This tickles me in that most modern appliances from Japan are in China. I do appreciate how China controls the muslims there in Kashgar and if any thing starts up there, it gets handled yesterday! They have been allowed to live in this portion of China for centuries and quietly but then other muslims from other countries started invading and causing problems, so China just steps in and they behave or die. Sounds like a great plan everywhere against the muslims. 3 big countries trying to get along and maybe they will and maybe they won’t, but all are afraid of nuclear problems as it could literally kill our planet. Sparty says: If anything this entire affair allowed many to witness the true colors of many faux Trump supporters when they joined the chorus and criticized the President. With the same tired rhetoric and cliches. Pathetic. Dobbs was awesome in his grounded and aggressive defense of POTUS. Paul was pretty good too. I saw an interview with a NYU prof who is a widely acknowledged Russia expert and he truly nailed it. Excellent. Lil’Meade? Joke. Newt? Swamp Creature opportunist. Good riddance. The genius media and poloitical elite criticized Reagan, at times viciously, in his dealings with Gordy. Look how that turned out. Putin knows he is dealing with a real leader. For once. Good bless PDJT. Guess it’s helpful to be reminded of the back-stabbers in the GOP every once in a while. Watching them all go into a feeding frenzy is most amusing, especially during SHARK WEEK 2018. Not so sure its how many faux supporters exist. More troublesome is that he still has supporters but they are still naïve as to the danger posed by the Uni-Party and their media allies and some are too easily stampeded if there if the heat gets too hot. They are not all 100% pig committed is the problem. Pig committed is an old expression. Consider a breakfast of eggs and bacon. The chicken has contributed but the pig is fully committed. Walt says: In the version I heard: “Ham and eggs: The chicken is involved, the pig is committed.” My thinking, which is that PDJT spoke it as he meant to to his real audience which was Putin/Russia (who will play it over and over in Russia), Xi and Kimmy. Then, depending on the explosion back home, he comes forth with the clarification/correction for the home folk IC traitors. I think he is doing the long term peace play and this was a necessary BIG play on his part — allowing Putin to save face (just like with Xi/Kim) and by doing so probably forever corrected any further cyber issues as long as Putin is in office (and he has announced that will only be through 2024…which, coincidently is same as POTUS). I know I’m in the minority on this, but I actually believe this was on purpose. POTUS choise peace before politics as he own personal presidency expense. POTUS just made Putin-face-saving-peace with Putin/Russia. The first and most major step forward between the 90% holders of nuclear arms. I admire him greatly for doing this and I truly believe he meant to do so. His extremely high IQ would not have made such a mistake because his brain works faster than his mouth. He just has to come back, throw a bone to the dogs, and take one for the USA. Thank you Mr. President. God bless you and protect you, always. bessie2003 says: This makes a lot of sense. President Trump NEVER does anything without a reason. This was not a mistake. Give it a couple of weeks and his reasoning will be crystal clear. I went back read the text of his press conference and he basically said it was under control, that the voting machines were not online so couldnttrust. Promises made, promises kept. In all his interactions. bluesky says: MainCoon, your remarks fit with how Trump has been dealing with NK and Middle East. Russia has lost a lot of ‘face’ since the Cold War, and just as Trump is allowing NK to come out strong in negotiations, Trump appears to be doing the same with Putin. Trump definitely met Putin as an equal rather than dictating terms. Critical Mass says: Wise words, MaineCoon. From my perspective, your reading is very accurate. This perspective cones from hours of studying the press conference itself, and researching the background and context to the statements by President Trump and President Putin. So many people were caught up in the brouhaha generated by the jerry built outrage about President Trump’s remarks that they failed to observe most of what was going on beneath the surface. It would take two or three pages to detail these observations and their significance. This meeting was momentous in that it signified a shift in the tectonic plates of world politics – and all for the better. This is after at least 30 years of mistrust and suspicion between Russia and the USA caused by the devious actions of the Bushes, the Clintons, Obama, and members of the intelligence agencies who aided and abetted them in their corrupt and criminal schemes. No doubt there would have been many bad Russian players in all of this as well, but it is unfair and unbalanced that Russia copped all the blame and was shoehorned into the role of bogeyman. Putin and many Russians would have resented this, and rightly so. It has to be acknowledged that Putin showed a great deal of courage in calling this out in such a public and unequivocal way by drawing attention to the dangerous and destructive perfidy of Soros, Browder and Hillary Clinton. It is rare for a world leader to be so specific in condemnation of individuals on a public stage. Hillary is toast. Perhaps one of the most striking things was the mention of Netanyahu and his meetings with Putin. Most of the fools putting in their two bits/ worth of opinions don’t have a clue what this means. The Axis of Good – USA, Israel, Russia. Nicely stated and astute perceptions that most are totally caught up in the worldwind while POTUS is the calm into the middle of the hurricane. It reminds me of the picture Sundance posts reflecting that atmosphere. Yes. Due to the screaming people who are only reacting based on their own issues, they have missed (probably on purpose) this entire paradigm shift between Russia-USA and basically the world. Even in the dim dark fog of their reptilian brains and the amoral labyrinthine habitat of the Deep State, the reality that their days are numbered is beginning to sink in. The noxious vapors arising come from the hissing and spitting of a dying beast. How is your Maine Coon cat? As serene, magnificent and confident as President Trump, I hope? With a touch of the formidable honesty and assertiveness of President Putin when needed? Jay j says: I thank God everyday for Trump’s mother. She raised one great president, who will go down in history as THE GREATEST America ever had. Hunter says: Abso-effing-lutely!!!!! ..DJT is w/o doubt, a gift from our Creator…(during our hour of crucial need, as a nation)! ImHopeful says: Sent an e-mail to the WH to PDJT just now. I don’t know who actually reads these, but on the off chance e-mails actually get shared, I thought it was important to remind our President how many of us support him, pray for him and thank him (and Mrs. Trump as well) for their tireless work on behalf of all of us and our country. We rejoice in our VSG’s winning days, I think it’s important to also let him know we are here for him on the tough days, too. I think there is a different group handling his emails since General Kelly took over. I wonder if we should call instead? The responses are just form letters like all the other politicians….not saying that the President isn’t being represented, just saying it is impersonal and looks like a buffer instead of a form of communication. But I wrote him too anyway. But I’m going to call too. I feel like they are ganging up on POTUS and I’m sick of it. I think that’s what we should do. Call and leave messages of support. That way the staff will complain about the extra work and our President will hear about it. Call the President Comments: 202-456-1111 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 TTY/TTD Comments: 202-456-6213 Visitor’s Office: 202-456-2322 https://www.whitehouse.gov/get-involved/ Never give up 🙂 Thanks, Donna! They’ll get two calls from Oregon today 🙂 Oh, pdx. Got it, Webgirl, I feel your pain. The Peoples Republic of Portland, home of Antifa and other assorted violent loons. Maybe Oregonian POTUS supporters have a story to tell. It’s the story of what happens to Americans when the Swamp takes over your town. When you’re living under oppression the fear is real, the consequences are every where. It must be terrible living with that fear, and all the more terrible because for so many years that fear had to remain unspoken and unacknowledged. There is nothing more damaging to the human spirit than covert oppression and abuse. In a way, it is good that the violence is out in the open now by way of the actions of AntiFa. At least people can see it for what it is. Tiocfaidh ár lá. I'mHopeful says: Thanks from me also, Donna. Will call tomorrow just to spread it out a little 🙂 Lion2017 says: God Bless President Trump! Once again the sunlight has exposed the fair weather supporters. Deep State operatives President Trump rightly critiques the Intelligence Community and then the American people have to listen to the Swamp strain and poop outrage for hours. A revolution would cost us far less in blood and treasure than this slow death of our Republic. POTUS is right, they suck. The Intelligence Community and the other alphabet agencies have had us (the American people) under their thumbs since 9/11. How many years ago did the IRS, Obama and John McCain go after the Tea Party? Tea Party….gone, destroyed. These are not our agencies or elected leaders, we just pay for them, they work for the Globalists and the Corporatists. These are the same people that screw us no matter what the topic is. I say F ’em all. Especially the media. Mueller is a sinkhole that’s costing us a fortune, but then so are the rest of them. How much money have we had to pay for these Congressional hearings? A fortune. A fortune paid for a load of crap that isn’t worth a dime. They are the criminals. Criminals allowed to pass judgement on us. Every single day, they do whatever they want. ,, it’s so weird I thought debate was patriotic. I for one am getting so sick of the micromanaging of every single blessing word that comes out of Trumps mouth it’s exhausting. As long as he keeps doing what he is supposed to be doing and putting America first I don’t give a damn what he says. Great point about the micromanaging. The death by a thousand cuts has been ongoing for decades. But we have a leader now who can deliver us from much of the damage done. Don’t let the bastids getcha down – tomorrow’s another day. 🙂 So true PJ, I posted above how to reach out to POTUS. He must be supported by us. I am not faint of heart, unfortunately I get heated whenever the Swamp attacks POTUS. Strategy? As a movement of Deplorables I feel like POTUS is fighting alone and it just gets my Irish up….and I want to do the horse scene in I’m right there with you, ready to unleash when the battlehorn calls. Yep, I’ve got my blue facial mask at the ready….snicker. I love that movie. Too bad the leftist ruined Hollywood. I used to watch it with my Mother, but we would skip the ending. She didn’t like movies with bad endings, and rightly so. Giant Ground Sloth says: The United States tried to influence the 2012 Russian elections, so the Russians responded by trying to influence the 2106 electron. It was tit for tat. You have to be insane or evil to think that this is something to start a war over. I meant the “2016 election” But but but Russia is evil! Sometimes the people we want, need, admire and love the most disappoint us. It doesn’t mean we have to stop the caring, it’s a momentary lapse. It happens to all of us. Melissa 🐝 (@jackieblue1967) says: Obviously Trump knows this whole Russian interference thing is a farce – but I understand that he needs to put it to rest in order to move on. But he has faith in his people in the intel community – NOT the ones who are involved in the witch hunt. So he said what he has to say and it changes nothing as far as his plans are concerned. We by that al that complained against POTUS are hypocrites. Those who are subversive like Brennan and others scream the loudest specially the one not to be named. He has had something up in his head since his PW days and they did a number on him that took reasoning away a long time ago. One would think standing before God would change things but maybe he has not had an God encounter yet. Actually, since Brennan is a follower of Mohamed…he won’t experience a “GOD encounter”..because islam is NOT compatible w/ the true GOD cherished by Christians. OH yes, he WILL experience a GOD encounter. For it is given once to die, and then comes the judgement. Moreover, “every knee shall bow”, so Brennan will have to bow before Jesus, who sits at the right hand of GOD and will judge the living and the dead. Learn, turn, or burn, John Brennan. Your choice. You only have once, so choose wisely. Eternity is a very, VERY long time… Yes, you are correct…his GOD encounter will occur in the next-life judgement… ..(giggle / snort / chuckle)..I am anticipating his utter surprise, wherein he discovers that he’s NOT destined for Mohammad’s best whorehouse in heaven scenario (what the Quran promises, w/ said 72 virgins etc…etc). …but instead encounters…hellfire & brimstone..for eternity!!!!!!!!!!!!! svenwg says: I think they mistranslated the word for raisin and wrote Virgin, just imagine their surprise, 😝 Islam is only compatible with Islam. Elected leaders of the two most powerful nations upon the Earth. This is not good. There will be war. Do you really think this Howie? Rubbish. Absolute ding dong rubbish. Howie forgot the /sarcasm tag. He does that enough that it almost seems he wants to agitate and waste people’s time. joeknuckles says: I will say it one last time. It didn’t matter what he said. The whole thing was planned from the Friday indictments to the AP question to the outrage. All of it. Planned and executed. The reporter demanded that he condemn Putin to his face. He couldn’t condemn him because we do THE SAME EXACT THING. Putin would have called us out in a heartbeat and all Trump would have been humiliated. yes just like Chalottesville The media would have accused him of not condemning forcefully enough. Great comment! Since when does a news organization, let alone the &$## AP, get to set the agenda for the President of the United States in a press conference with another world leader? Infuriating! And he came through like a champ and I believe has advanced the ball quite a ways. More people will look into the election influence and hilliarys $400k, and the congressional hearings should get a lot more attention from the public now that such a ruckus was made over PDJT not trusting our intel. I think the big ugly will come after the next set of congressional hearings since they are specific to this issue. Hmmm, it’s almost like it was planned or something. I guess that PDJT is looking more serious these days because he has been planting dynamite around the swamp and is ready to blow the whole thing up. He may be coping with the knowledge that he will either save the republic or it will be destroyed by the cleansing process. Not $400K but $400 Million. Regarding that $400 million illegal Clinton Campaign contribution from the Russians solicited by the Podestas, when will someone be indicted? Remember that Dinesh D’Sousa was put into jail by Obama for a measly amount of money, though we all know why Dinesh was really imprisoned. TarsTarkas says: I think there has been a correction to the amount due to a mistranslation of Putin’s words. I think the amount is $400,000.00. Still illegal coming from a naturalized Brit. It is not too bad out here in the rural areas in Floriduh. Ahhh dunno bout the cities. We are just going along in everyday mode. Seems regular. President Trump dropped 45 Tons of TNT on Deep State…Senate convened and was about to come out with one of their non-binding resolutions…To make peace, President Trump reviewed transcript and agreed to amend his statement…to ensure MAGA! POS can’t come up with funding for the wall or a fix for our immigration system, for anything else for that matter, but boy they can sure come up with some really useless non-binding resolutions can’t they? I despise them with every fiber of my being. Well spotted. Sometimes you have to lose a battle to win the war. The Deep State may think they have won, but they are fools. The cat’s out of the bag now with Putin’s specific and unequivocal statement about Soros, Browder and Hillary, the $400M, and the fact that it was the iill gotten gains of criminal dealings in Russia. That statement was made for all to hear and is now indelibly printed on the minds of governments and millions of people from all over the world. How long will it be before other countries come forward with similar, if not more scandalous revelations? Hillary is toast. I was disappointed when the media reported on what President Trump said in his statement today, then I watched the video. When will I learn? Precisely, when I watch not just excerpts but the whole 15 minutes, I saw the same, calm, collected, rational convincing, consistent, very stable genius. fedback says: I haven’t watched the media since the Trump Putin presser. It was an excellent press conference and I didn’t want Fake News to ruin it SEABEE4TRUMP says: President Trump plays the MSM like a fiddle. (1) He already stated that no matter what happens in Helsinki, the MSM is going to be negative. (2) He therefore exposes his distrust of the IC due to past experience (3) He then lets this conversation percolate for 24 hrs… (4) The MSM and never -Trumpers expose their hatred and insanity (5) Then President Trump say that all the trouble is over one word…”would” vs “wouldn’t”. The MSM and anti-Trump crowd is exposed for the lunatics that they are. And now a Bloolmberg article claims that, “Trump Decided Russia Indictments Should Come Pre-Summit, Sources Say.” Sources say are usually code words for “yeah, sure,” but anyway, here is the article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-17/trump-said-to-decide-russia-indictments-should-come-pre-summit What a crazy couple of days. Call me skeptical about the timing part. This is Bloomberg who are shills for the dictators of China and who report on them as if they are a free Market economy who play by all rules of business norms most follow. In his interview with Jonathon (I forget his last name) the other day, Brennan did say that Trump was briefed on the indictments and had them released (or ok’d their release?) pre summit. Ugh – Bolton not Brennan!! TheWanderingStar says: Michelle – please show up in front of the media-ites for your flogging! ;>)) Hmm, so was it the case of PDJT simply hoping to gain leverage in negotiations with Putin, or was it a clever plan by PDJT to embarrass Mueller by expecting that Putin would speak up after these indictments were made public? Or maybe PDJT just felt it was best not to have these announcements take place after the summit so as not to mar whatever agreements he and Putin would come to on real issues. Or PDJT offered to manage it by telling Putin about it before hand in their 90 minute 1×1 and probably handed him the law enforcement treaty doc at the same time. PDJT is a solutions oriented very stable genius. Who knows? It doesn’t matter, because the festering sore of the Deep State is now exposed to very public sunlight. President Trump and President Putin burst the boil of mistrust and suspicion that comes from underhand and devious scheming on both sides. No going back to the bad old days now. Think back to media coverage from last week until now. There were set ups everywhere, as if the US media whores desperately wanted to be oh so continental and cool, just like the eurotrash media whores. This overblown nonsense about would vs wouldn’t was the BEST these assholes could dream up. The despicable Brennan is correct in one area. Every word PDJT said to Putin in their “private” conversation will have been recorded by the Russians. maxwell102 says: unless the translators have been killed, both sides know exactly what was said You miss my point. A recording is public evidence if they choose to use it. Translators are not. Brennan is terrified by what Putin said to PDJT in their private conversation. Then you understand why both Trump and KJU/Putin openly recorded each other during their one on one. They all now have an original recording to use any way they please at any time. Yet, if all goes well, it won’t be used for anything more than as a historical conversation between 2 serious men trying to make their respective countries great without stepping on each other. A healthy fair trade economy is not a zerosum game. CNN_sucks says: When these liberals become neocon? PDJT should sign an EO that all these scumbags go first on the frontline. .@burghseyeview "Fox News is going to hell. Their coverage of this intelligence was terrible."https://t.co/YnPeI6jZnm — 🎙Wayne Dupree (@WayneDupreeShow) July 17, 2018 Fox News took a knee on their fan base. Going to be empty seats in their stadium. icthematrix says: Unfortunately the original statement was too big an opening and they pounded him mercilessly for it. They were poised to do it regardless of what he said. If he had said in front of Putin that his Russians interfered they would have screamed for him to come clean on collusion, and used that as confirmation. As mentioned previously, it was all orchestrated. Once they started the chants after RR’s charade of “you must cancel this summit”, I knew the game plan was in everyone’s hands, just waiting for the whistle. President Trump’s correction of his “misspoken” comment helps to frame without appearing weak. I am still eager to see the slaughter begin with real indictments and exposure. Evil must be defeated. Why would PDJT trust the IC? Same IC that gave us Saddam Hussein WMD, 9/11, U1, ISIS and give us war..war..and more war. Complicated Business! Greg1 says: From Fox News: “But Trump sought to make clear Tuesday that he stands behind the intelligence community. “I accept our intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election took place,” he said, adding: “It could be other people also.” ” The single biggest takeaway from that has been deliberately overlooked or intentionally ignored by a media that either has no journalistic curiosity………….or that knows full well of whom Trump was speaking. This: “It could be other people also”. The “other people” contacted their friends in the media to spread their lies and attempt to affect Trump negatively. The media has a prrrrrrrrrretty good idea who the “other people” are. The “other people” definitely know who they are, and there is no way they failed to notice his mention of them. NOOOooooooo way. Trump just used the media. He talked over and through them to send the message to the “other people” that he knows who they are. They sure have been mentioned enough in Sundance’s excellent work. The comical part is that the media are yet to realize that President Trump used them for his purpose with that statement. Trump is fascinating to watch in action when you start figuring him out. I would think that the “other people” are finding him terrifying to watch in action…………..they have to know he has countermeasures in place, and that accountability is coming. Go President Trump! Jim in TN says: I would love to see the President say that he stands behind the intelligence community, because if he stood in front of them they would stab him in the back. It is way past time that we start demanding that the intelligence community start serving our President and earn his trust. Conduct a coup, then expect to be coddled, how dare they. Enki's Advocate says: Great post. President Trump’s got this. Excellent interview of Trump part 2 on Tucker. Here is a free fox link: http://watchnewslive.net/fox-news-live-stream-usa/ Frbrd says: According to RSW our VSGDJT has caved to all the critics and is backtracking on the comments he made in the press conference with Putin. It was stated he does believe Russia interfered in the 2016 election and that he (President Trump ) stands behind our intelligence community and believes they are telling the truth. I also heard this as reported by Fox news,( my husband was watching as I prepared dinner). I don’t understand this, these are not the words I heard from President Trump yesterday. I truly believed President Trump was braver and stronger, a Lion ready to stand his ground against all the swamp rats. I watched the movie Chappaquidick yesterday, unbelievable what the people in our government, our most treasured offices will go to, to protect money, power and name. At this point I do not know who to believe, where to stand with my trust, who deserves my vote as a Constitution , freedom loving American. I’m tired, I’m frustrated, I’m angry . I feel betrayed and uncertain. You can call me a troll, you can bash me as a liberal thinker, whatever you wish to call me. I voted for President Trump, I probably will again, but at this point I have to admit, with all honesty, it will be because there is no one better…this makes me very sad because I want to believe there is someone who will be honest and stand strong in the face of adversity, someone who truly believes our government is of the people, for the people, by the people, not a game to be played for power, for popularity, for profit, ..but for the GOOD OF THE PEOPLE. God bless America, God bless our people. May our precious Lord shine his grace upon us and show us mercy and forgiveness. LM says: Did you listen to the President for yourself? There is no one more honest, no one braver, no one better to receive your vote and your confidence than our President. Please listen to what he said..not what “they” said he said. Dear Frbrd: I’m going to speak for the President on this one: “Go away! You’re fake news!” Texian says: What we have going on here is analagous to Sundance’s dual economic train model of Wall Street vs. Main Street. There is a dual political/ideological train model occurring within the United States as well.. Both sides are entrenched and the tracks have now diverged enough to see the others for who they really are.. All the agencies and the Fake News Media are infiltrated; The democratic party has decoupled from The Constitution; And the uniparty congress has sold out to the globalists.. The only representation The People of the United States and their Constitution have is in Sir Donald J. Trump.. We the People – and our Lion.. Fourth Turning.. “I’m not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep.. I’m afraid of an army of sheep led by a Lion..” Alexander the Great.. Harleyd says: I voted for PDJT and contributed what I could, and I will do so again. But it’s time for him to go on offense. Maybe not all the MOABs, but at least one or two to change the news cycle to focus on the real criminals. Until that happens, the Swamp will continue to control the narrative. He’s back on his heels after this latest trip, despite all his good work. Why would he let that happen? All his good work is being overshadowed. One carefully released document, or one significant indictment, will put us back on offense where we should be. Defense is defeat. We should all just lay down and die now. Do you Tzu? Full Spectrum Domino says: I don’t like to see President Trump in apology mode. People have to realize how extended Trump is personally. The empire in 1963 was much more self-assured and essentially uncontested despite the Cold War histrionics. JFK was a minnow by comparison. I was in DC today and yes we had a brief thunderstorm. Call it silly but I didn’t like the lights going out at the WH. Presidents are incredibly insular and monitored. Trump on his own with Putin is a rarity especially for a guy who detests scripts and does not tow the CFR line. The immensity of the power he is antagonizing is hard to overstate. Somebody read the riot act to him. That’s only my opinion. A lot of propaganda has gone into creating the notion of Presidents as being lonely decision-makers. Instead their decision-making latitude is extremely curtailed. They hand-picked to be duteous and beholden. I don’t believe for a second Trump is under the thumb of Putin. That’s Uniparty fear-mongering. I pray for Trump every day. I did not see him in apology mode. Forgive me. I was reacting to his morning statement without having watched the Carlson interview. Much better form. Trump does everything for a reason. Here’s a couple quick ones. And feel free to go back to the video and transcript. Setup: pick a word that gives you an out… Hmmm. “would” vs “wouldn’t”. The tell? Watch his body language just as he is about to say it. Trap set: everyone is now discussing the pros and cons of would vs wouldn’t. Putin has him on video saying “would” and can use it to strengthen his base, just as Trump used it to rally us. Just wait till his next rally. Counterpunch: if only the dems and msm howled, Trump would have stood fast. But the temptation was too great for stupid cucks (Grassley, I’m looking at you. Joni, as usual, didn’t have a hog squealing statement…. Bland. Actually like a fence sitter) to hit Trump while he’s looking down, so Trump showed his Ace, wouldn’t. Go back and read the transcript and compare. The overall sentiment doesn’t change either way. Once again, Trump is talking over, through and under any resistance to the people that matter, the silent majority that continues to grow everyday as more and more just #walkaway. Funny thing about #walkaway. After percolating and trending for weeks in spite of filters, active censoring, the mass media threw in the towel by blaming it all on? You guessed it, Russian bots. How lame is that? Even lamer are those that continue to use that overdrawn and expired card today. There’s more to be revealed from this specific presser. Stay tuned and stock up on 🍿 bflyjesusgrl says: Lol, Tucker called it “the hostage tape”. dogueluv says: Scott Adams- “Wouldn’t is the new Rosie O’Donnell play. Or is it?” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsTYgrwtUa8 Scott’s been good this week. President Trump shows the left up for the traitorous fools that they are. He has had remarkable success with North Korea, the EU, even our “allies” France and Great Britain, China, all battlefronts against the terrorists, Saudi Arabia, and now Russia. All these are things they could not do and which ridiculed him for until he showed them they were wrong. I could go on. These people have only lies and hatred to take the attention from their failures, their treason, and the truth of who they are which is being revealed through the testimonies of their heroes—like Comey and Strzok. They have to lie to distract from their failures and the triumphs and success of the President. We don’t have to let them. Believe nothing you here from the MSM, even Fox. Look things up for youself and listen to what the President, himself, has to say. Then, as you can, speak what is true. I believe that God will do the rest. Funny things about Russian Citizens.. I think they have their own version of “deplorables” over there also.. From the 12th.. Most Russians want Moscow to treat West as partners – opinion poll The majority of respondents in a recent Russian opinion poll believe their country should treat Western nations as partners – yet the public is split over Russia seeking re-entry to the G7 club of developed countries. According to the survey, conducted by the independent Russian public opinion research center Levada in late June and released on Thursday, 61 percent of Russian citizens feel Moscow must treat the collective West as a partner, while 16 percent see Western nations as competitors and five percent as enemies. Link.. https://www.rt.com/politics/432855-russians-partnership-west-poll/ What REALLY caught My eye was this Article… Two-thirds of Russians believe global government exists From the Article… About two-thirds of Russians believe in the existence of a shadowy world government, and most of them also believe it is hostile to their country, according to a recent survey. On Wednesday state-run Russian public opinion research agency VTSIOM released the results of a poll in which 67 percent of Russian citizens said they believe there is a secret world government. Twenty-one percent said they reject the possibility that it exists, and the rest were undecided. Now read this! Asked who the members of the world government are, 23 percent said the heads and owners of major banking groups and other “oligarchs.” Eight percent said the group consists of senior US politicians, and six percent mentioned political leaders of other major nations. Only two percent told the pollsters they believe Vladimir Putin is a member, —>and even less (one percent) think that US President Donald Trump holds a seat in the global government.<—– Maybe We, The "Deplorable" Citizens' between OUR 2 Countries are NOT that much "different" After all… The Whole Article is here.. https://www.rt.com/politics/432643-russians-world-government-conspiracy/ Deplorable=common sense Lost in translation: CNN claims Putin admitted to election-meddling. He did not. (VIDEO) https://www.rt.com/usa/433542-cnn-translation-putin-trump/ - (@outforbeer) says: if you’re a trump supporter and you honestly think he made a mistake DON’T PILE ON. This is the mistake newt made. This wasn’t the first time. Newt does have a habit being too smart by half, giving his unwelcome advise in public Rand Paul was the only one who played it right Pyrthroes says: People forget that Trump appointed Atlanta attorney and Yalie Christopher Wray born 1966, a Randolph Award-winning Assistant Attorney General (AAG) in 2005, as an “outsider” FBI Director in June 2007 to succeed the ineffable swamp-rat James Comey. Think Bush I selecting David Souter born 1939 for the Supreme Court in 1990… rarely has so little been owed by so many to such a treacherous poseur. POTUS TRUMP: There, I changed a word. Happy now? Media/UNIParty: NO, you lie. We still hate you. You are a bad man. POTUS TRUMP: Never mind, I didn’t make a mistake anyway. I take it back. And Jim Acosta is not a nice guy, the media is still the Enemy of the People, and the rest of you are never TRUMPers anyway so no one cares what you think. Always remember, elections have consequences. Check this out: https://bigleaguepolitics.com/john-brennan-under-fire-after-peter-strzok-outed-as-cia-agent-from-iran/ Phillie_fan62 on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma… Donzo on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma… i'm just sayin'.. on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Bubba Cow on July 19th – 2019 Preside… bessie2003 on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Devil in the Blue Dr… on July 19th – 2019 Preside… lfdale on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma… JC1974 on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma… bentley1blog on July 19th – 2019 Preside…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1801
__label__cc	0.593644	0.406356	← Democrats Led By Nadler and Schiff Outraged at AG Barr Decision to Hold Press Conference… Thursday April 18th – Open Thread → Mueller Team Leaks: It’s All About “Obstruction”… This is Going to be Epic This will not come as a surprise to anyone who has followed closely; however, according to the FBI’s primary narrative engineer, Devlin Barrett at the Washington Post, the Mueller team has invested most heavily in “obstruction, obstruction, obstruction”…. For two years 19 lawyers were piecing the script together; while 40 FBI agents used 2,800 subpoenas, 230 orders for communication records, national security letters, FISA authorization, wiretaps, 50 pen register authorizations, and over 500 Title III search warrants to scour the background of every private communication, phone call, text message and email of everyone in the Trump orbit. Eventually interviewing over 500 witnesses for words to paste into the text of the Mueller/Weissmann obstruction report. As Barrett outlines on behalf of his benefactors, the team has painted a detailed narrative using every word, tweet, media interview, comment, and private/confidential White House utterance by President Trump -about his unhappiness with the Mueller probe- as clear and convincing evidence of President Trump’s intent to obstruct the investigation. It’s all about the “obstruction”…. And that is Pelosi’s launch platform. (WaPo Via Devlin Barrett) The Justice Department plans to release a lightly redacted version of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s 400-page report Thursday, offering a granular look at the ways in which President Trump was suspected of having obstructed justice, people familiar with the matter said. The report — the general outlines of which the Justice Department has briefed the White House on — will reveal that Mueller decided he could not come to a conclusion on the question of obstruction because it was difficult to determine Trump’s intent and because some of his actions could be interpreted innocently, these people said. But it will offer a detailed blow-by-blow of the president’s alleged conduct — analyzing tweets, private threats and other episodes at the center of Mueller’s inquiry, they added. (read more) The White House approach to this is visible on the perimeter. Classic Trump and it will catch the Moonbats completely off-guard. Put it all out there…. All of it. As much as possible…. let the world see just how much effort was expended on this stupid investigation into nothing. This is classic Trump. You know what the media and the Democrats have forgotten?… Trump owns the downside better than anyone. No-one, EVER, has yet to catch on to how brilliantly Trump owns the downside. The report will outline how many times terrible Trump lashed out over the past two years to his closest advisers about the damn “witchhunt”. It will outline every time he asked someone if he could do something to stop it… It will outline everything about how Trump wanted that damned ridiculous investigation to be done with… etc. etc. etc. However, in releasing so much granular activity the one thing the Mueller team and the media will forget is…. that’s exactly the behavior of a transparently innocent man. Wrongfully accused…. that’s what you do. And you know what, Trump will own it. Trump will own it in the very Trumpiest of ways. Yes, I said that… I was, and am still, furious that we have had to put up with this nonsense; with this garbage… it’s infuriating. etc. etc. etc. in buckets. In the way only POTUS Trump can deliver. In the words of a common man. In the words of every man. In the words that almost every American will relate to. That’s how Trump will do it. Authentically and naturally…. he will completely own his willingness to shut down that stupid Russia collusion nonsense. “I’m the most powerful man in the world, right?.. that’s what people say, the office, the power of the president right?.. not me specifically.. and yet, excuse me, I’m, excuse me, …I’m creating jobs and this stuff is complex, it’s easy for me, but complex; important stuff, talking deals, and make things better, and negotiating for our country, and, excuse me… and I’ve got this nonsense – remember, no collusion- tying up my people… and, excuse me, wasting so much time… interrupting everything we are doing to make America great. It doesn’t stop us, but it’s ridiculous… make me angry?.. Sure. and for what? Sure, wouldn’t you? .. For what?.. excuse me, … A report? That’s it? $35 million or something right? For what?… because a ridiculous witchhunt, no collusion”… Classic Donald Trump. Two years of fire-breathing dragon-energy Trump.. unleashed. Can you hear it? The Democrats/Media have no comprehension about owning the downside… REMEMBER 2016?: Regardless of who you supported in the 2016 Presidential primary race, most will admit there’s one strategic advantage held by Donald Trump over all other candidates – Trump’s willingness to “own the downside“. All policies and proposals have a “downside“, there’s no such thing as a policy proposal with benefit to all and harm to none. This empirical truth is toxic to professional politicians – therefore they spend an inordinate amount of time using pretzel logic to avoid it. As a direct consequence of avoidance, the media love to use the downside as a weapon. For the first time in recent political memory Donald Trump represents a candidacy who is unafraid of their spear; and as a consequence, immune to the damage. A case in point – NBC’s Chuck Todd thought he could deploy the downside weapon during a Trump campaign stop in Iowa (State Fair). During the exclusive interview aboard the Trumpo Jet Todd deployed his arsenal – “but you can’t actually remove illegal immigrants, I mean you can’t actually deport them“. Trump owned the downside. “Chuck, yes, yes we will. Either we have borders or we don’t; either we have a country or we don’t“. Like all other media punditry, Chuck was left aghast. The dangling participle remained naught but a withering “but… but…” Every other candidate who has ever existed in the history of modern political candidacy, would have given some form of “acceptable” alternative response. (ie. a PC version.) (ie. a lie.) Not Trump, he owns the downside. This approach is what makes ‘Splodey Heads! A Second Case In Point – Trump does it again with CNN’s Jake Tapper, only this time Trump frames the controversial position ownership with an explanation. Donald Trump is backing up his previous position that removing Iraq’s Sadam Hussein and Libya’s Kaddaffi was not a good idea. Jake Tapper is aghast: “what about the human rights abuses”? Trump owns the opposite: Human rights abuses? …”you don’t think they’re happening now? They’re worse now than they ever were. People are getting their heads chopped off, they’re being drowned in cages. Right now they’re far worse off than they ever were under Saddam Hussein or Kadaffi”… Another ‘Splodey ! It doesn’t matter what the issue is. When confronted by his tax proposal to eliminate taxes on wage earners below $50k Trump is challenged with the “skin in the game” argument. The response is simple: “look, it costs more for the processing of those income tax filers than the revenue which comes from them“… Media: Jeb Bush want’s a no-fly zone in Syria? Trump: When did ISIS get airplanes? Media: You can’t build a wall? Trump: I build things, that’s what I do – watch me! Media: You’re going to deport 11 million people. You’ll need a “deportation force“. Trump: What does I.C.E do? And on and on it goes. Simple cut-to-the-chase responses with total fearless ownership of any downside from a policy proposal. Media: But you used to be a Democrat, you have donated to Democrats? Trump: Yes, I live and work in New York. NYC is all Democrats, if I need to leverage assistance for my company goals I need to work with Democrats. It’s a business necessity; I look out for my employees and their best interests. Media: But you had Hillary Clinton at your wedding? Trump: Yes, it was an amazing event, the best, the biggest, the most elegant, and I asked her and Bill to attend. They did. Wouldn’t you, I mean if I invited you? Media: You spend all this time talking about polls. You seem obsessed by polls? Trump: Yeah, that’s because I’m winning them. If the polls were not good, I wouldn’t even mention them. Duh. The march of the Trumpisms’ continues: Megyn Kelly: “You’ve called women you don’t like ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ ‘slobs,’ and ‘disgusting animals’…” Trump: “Only Rosie O’Donnell.” Media: You can’t build a wall! Trump: “Sure I can, AND Mexico is going to pay for it!!” Media: But you support Eminent Domain? Trump: Yeah, and “Try building the Keystone Pipeline without it”.. Media: But you called Sanders a maniac! Trump: “And a Communist”, don’t forget! Media: But you declared bankruptcy! Trump: “Yup, sure did. And I Chaptered 4 out of 400 companies. Took over bad deals and made money on those too !”… Media: But you held a rally and someone said Obama was Muslim, and you didn’t defend him from it! Trump: Yeah, “Would he defend me? I don’t think so!” Media: But you attacked Ben Carson! “… Trump: Well, I never hit my mother on the head with a hammer! Did you, Bill?” When you compare how Trump owns the so-called “negatives”, you immediately recognize they are only negatives if he allows them to be. Thus, he doesn’t let them be issues – he owns them, and says “yeah, so?” Trump has spent decades with Park Row media types. He has never avoided them, he totally understands how they operate – and more importantly “why”? Pelosi and Mueller’s team think they’ve got him surrounded with Mueller’s team. Except they’ve forgotten… He’s seemingly one man, yet he consistently has his opposition surrounded. Watch President Trump own the downside to this Mueller report… it’s going to be a thing of absolute beauty…. yet again. This entry was posted in AG Bill Barr, Conspiracy ?, Decepticons, Deep State, Dem Hypocrisy, Dept Of Justice, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Transition, FBI, IG Report FISA Abuse, Legislation, media bias, Notorious Liars, President Trump, Professional Idiots, propaganda, Spygate, Spying, THE BIG UGLY, Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 349 Responses to Mueller Team Leaks: It’s All About “Obstruction”… This is Going to be Epic farrier105 says: Complaining about an investigation is NOT obstructing an investigation. This is the flip side of using intent to get a Democrat off the hot seat. They are trying to ASSIGN intent to Trump as in, “You INTENDED to obstruct because you complained about it, called the prosecutors ‘angry Democrats’ and called it the ‘witch hunt.'” Trump’s reply, “Wouldn’t you?” Trump’s performance rating went up after Mueller folded his tent. Don B says: There was no collusion. Therefore, if there was obstruction Trump obstructed his exoneration. Grounds for impeachment as far as the Dems are concerned. ILOT says: And I don’t think it has peaked. Any one person that has been a victim, a victim of any kind will relate to what PDJT endured. That is ONE reason for the vile nature of the attacks from nadler, pelosi, schiff et al. They have a dreadful realization that people will see themselves in this scenario…it’s called empathy and God help them should voters start to feel empathy toward PDJT. Well, I’ve got news for them that it’s happening and some of these GOP Rinos better start to see it that way as well, lest we lose our Republic to these vile communists. The other reason is to stamp out the “nest” round of investigations as we get to “why”, the more importantly “how” this all came about. Bottom line: PDJT will parlay the $35,000,000 Meuller probe into 10 times that in equivalent campaign advertising for 2020. chipin8511 says: in preparation of tomorrow's Weisman report……Here is a reminder of how the left will act…… pic.twitter.com/GOcRgrhTla — Sol 🎬 (@Solmemes1) April 17, 2019 deborah foster says: I totally loved this meme. So funny! The only obstructionists in this deadly game are the media, and the deep state Democrats and RINO’s….we all know it and now the President has all he needs to start the gathering the herd and bring them in to be fit up for their orange suits. lftpm says: The predicate for obstruction of justice requires active efforts to impede a legally valid investigation. Here, miscreants at the FBI and CIA CONSPIRED TO FABRICATE A BALD-FACED ILLUSION that a crime occurred. FBI, CIA and DOJ senior officials KNEW that Trump did NOT CONSPIRE with Russia in election tampering in 2016. They aided and abetted in the composition and dissemination of a fictional “dossier”, whose allegations they knew were fairytale fantasies. How can a President be prosecuted for obstructing an illegal frame-up attempt? Trump obstructed and defeated treason. End of story. Issy says: To the best of my knowledge, there was never a crime alleged that met the legal requirement for the appointment of a special counsel. I guess we will have to Ask rosenstein to explain that or better yet release his memo to mueller.. AliciaC says: What people fail to recognize is you cannot be guilty of obstructing a coup attempt. They act like this was some legitimate investigation. Barr was sent in the clean the Mueller protection of the deep state mess up before Mueller got himself in much deeper trouble.Mueller and Barr best friends that is why he was sent in to protect Mueller and his team on Satanist.Mueller was in a no win situation. If Mueller thought he had one scrap of real obstruction, he would have charged President Trump by now. Instead, the Mueller Report overwhelming proves THEIR spying for all to see. Its going to be another day of…… pic.twitter.com/vrC1tKi2fp littleanniefannie says: Absolutely love the Splodey heads—just made for TCTH!! Firefly says: PTrump is a great President!. The Dems and media want PTrymp to not own it and hide information and continue the charade. By owning it and explaining his side he knows this is the best way to end the charade. Weissmann overplayed his hand to get PTrump. The Dems aren’t celebrating that the report will be lightly redacted- that’s what they are afraid of. rayvandune says: There’s a word for when a prosecutor spends months and hundreds of thousands of dollars looking for a crime, and when he doesn’t find one, he then spends years and millions of dollars trying to antagonize his target into doing something that can be made out to be obstructing his not finding it. It’s called a “witch-hunt”, and it has been the sole objective of the Mueller investigation, and of the Democrats, and of the media, from the moment Trump was elected. And after leveraging that witch-hunt into winning back the House in 2018, the Democrats and the media now proudly announce their intention to redouble their efforts, while they attempt to thwart Trump from addressing illegal immigration, just as they attempted to thwart him from lowing taxes, and unemployment. During the first three months of their reign in the House, the Democrats have accomplished exactly zero business for the people, concentrating instead on developing a “plan” to finally destroy Trump that is worthy of Wile E. Coyote. In 2020, I and millions of others are personally going to demonstrate to Mr. Coyote’s fans in the House the function of the “ACME Voting Booth”. Boom! Bang! Kazow! Armchair Quarterback says: We think alike! TeaForAll says: Now it is President Trump’s turn, release every memo. The Truth will set us free DC will be in Meltdown. ALLAN CRAIN says: The “grab women scandal’, followed by bringing Broderick, Wiley, and Jones to the debate and sitting in the front row so Bill could get a good look. Priceless owning of the downside. wightmanfarm says: Truly an amazing moment of the 2016 campaign. Talk about “owning”… B. Wyse says: The operative word was “allow” Trump was speaking about a certain class of women. Back in the bad old days of Rock-n-Roll these types were know as groupies. In the present context who would fit this description? Some female who would sleep with an older powerful man for bragging rights with her BFFs and maybe a lot more such as plum board positions that could launch her political career.. Hmmm perhaps Kamala “Sutra” Harris. Her name is Kamel-Toe Harris aka as Wille Browns hoe dog.! And another thing…. I flew to Italy via Delta 14 days ago and returned yesterday. On the way I noticed “VICE” was one of the movie selections. Upon returning I viewed it yesterday and couldn’t believe the blatant propaganda against Cheney, Rumsfield and of course President G.W. Bush. And a few shots at the arch-villain Nixon by association and the Cambodian bombing of poor innocent women and children playing in their villages (No concern about Khmer Rouge killing 2-3 million). And of course there was the left’s patron saint Colin Powell (reminds me of Comey in his slithering to always appease the left) who was of course appalled how he was tricked by the evil Cheney. I read glowing reviews about bring truth to light. There were even a few who mentioned liberal propaganda but still liked the movie. Roger Duroid says: You hit it, colen powel is the black comey. Knows everything, just ask him. “Yes, I said that… I was, and am still, furious that we have had to put up with this nonsense; with this garbage … ” If anyone knows how to contact Jeff Sessions, please do so and let us know how here. We should all make sure to thank him – often – for putting the nation through this needless pain. Oh, and also be sure to thank him for all the “hard work” he did on the immigration issue. bertdilbert says: Jeff Sessions is an innocent man. Iron Wombat (@Iron_Wombat) says: Sessions was asleep and when he wasn’t taking a nap he was trying to ramp up the war on drugs because 30 years of failure wasn’t enough. Coco Mama says: Yes he is. He played his part well. snellvillebob says: Jeff Sessions needs to be forced to watch AG Barr at 9:30 today to see that his greatest achievement, the special investigation of a sitting president, is a total failure. Jeff Sessions used to be my favorite Senator and he was from a different state. He taught me that I am a terrible judge of character. I’m with you snellvillebob — I admired Jeff Sessions so much. I considered him my senator since I don’t have a senator (we have two Dems who vote the way Schumer tells them IN EVERY INSTANCE). I felt sorry for him when a low level intellect like Al Franken sandbagged him. But when he was appointed AG and then showed w/o any doubt that he was part of the Swamp Establishment, fondness and pity turned to annoyance. He’s so sweet I still can’t dislike him, but I’m glad he’s gone. I wish Trump had appointed Chris Christie, Rudolph Guiliani or Jay Sekelow AG to begin with. Then we wouldn’t have had to endure the mess we’ve had to endure these past two years (three really because the Obama Administration started spying on the Trump campaign in 2016). kathyca says: “He taught me that I am a terrible judge of character.” I kind of already suspected I was, but he confirmed it lol philip sargent says: You weren’t a terrible judge of character. I actually think Sessions was a thoroughly decent and good guy. He just wasn’t cut out to be an executive. Much better cast as a Senator where you don’t have to make hard decisions. Just make a lot of speeches about issues, important ones and not so important ones. He was good at that. Sessions was owned by Mueller he wa also part of Uranium One totally compromised. Great reminder! Start the day with a smile : ) Cheesehead54016 says: Looking forward to this epic day and a 60% approval rating soon. Merkin Muffy says: Devlin Barrett? Oh, please! If this were true, there would have been indictments! No words needed! AG Barr shows surveillance footage of SETH RICH sending Wikileaks the DNC docs and of the VAN that dumped SETH in the heart of DC for all the world to see! Charles James says: President Trump, Sayer of Kings, emissary of truth and good, leader of men. A masculine man, unafraid, accessible to the masses. God has gifted him to the people. He is one of us! Watching Fox News this morning on obstruction. It occurred to me a reason PTrump kept saying and tweeting no collusion/witch hunt. By constantly claiming no crime ever existed in the first place that shows there was no corrupt motive. For example if it were shown that PTrump believed there were a possible crime the obstruction charges could stick even though there wasn’t any crime in the first place. PTrump made it clear he had no corrupt motive- no originating crime and no belief their was a even a crime. Refusing to be deposed in a crooked investigation was the best thing PTrump and his lawyers decided too. David Farrar says: Comey lies to the President three times; you’re FIRED! 335blues says: The Mueller Method. Allege obstruction of an investigation that found NO CRIME. The Mueller Method is to INVENT A CRIME. Robert Mueller is the real criminal. In fact, he is a monster. Sundance, thanks for the memories of Trump’s comments to the media. I laughed all the way through the “splody heads” comments. Mrs. E says: In all the hype and leftist angst, many have forgotten that this was an illegal special counsel! The law says that there must be evidence of a crime to call for one, and there was no evidence of any crime. Collusion is not a crime. So how can there be any obstruction of justice from the president when there was no crime? Answer is: there cannot be any obstruction. AS MUELLER WELL KNOWS! Would smashing evidential cell phones and wiping an evidential, illegal server with bleach bit (like, with a cloth) be examples of REAL obstruction ? Asking for a friend. I vote YES! It would be an interesting social experiment if Barr could actually substitute all the “alleged” crimes that were committed by the DNC, HRC, Comey, Strzok, Page, Rice, Halper, et al and present THOSE actions today as if PDJT and campaign committed them. It’s not hard to imagine how the media would react to the texts, 11 payments to Fusion, planting of agents, destroyed evidence, leaks to media etc etc etc if those actions were presented as Trump actions. Let’s get the why and how going on this charade. The mother of all Trumpisms: QUESTION: “John McCain, a war hero, five and a half years as a prisoner of war and you called him a ‘dummy’. Is that appropriate in running for president?” TRUMP: “Let’s take John McCain. I’m in Phoenix, we have a meeting that is going to have 500 people at the Biltmore Hotel. We get a call from the hotel, it is turmoil, thousands and thousands of people are showing up, four days before they’re pitching tents. The hotel says we can’t handle this it is going to destroy the hotel, we move it to the convention center, we have 15,000 people. The biggest one ever. Bigger than anybody Bernie Sanders, bigger than anybody and everyone knows it… Wonderful, great Americans… John McCain goes, ‘Oh boy, Trump makes my life difficult, he had fifteen thousand crazies show up,’ he called them all crazy. I said, they weren’t crazy, they were great Americans… I know what a crazy is. I know all about crazy. These weren’t crazy. So he insulted me, and he insulted everyone in that room. So I said, somebody should run against John McCain—and I supported him for president, I raised a million dollars for the guy, that’s a lot of money. I supported him, he lost, he let us down. He lost, so I never liked him as much after that. I don’t like losers.” QUESTION: But he is a war hero, five and a half years as a prisoner of war. TRUMP: “He is a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured, let me tell you. He’s a war hero. Because he was captured, and I believe perhaps he is a war hero, but right now he’s said a lot of very bad things about a lot of people. So what I said, is, John McCain, I disagree with him, these people aren’t crazy, and, very importantly, I speak the truth, he graduated last in his class at Annapolis, nobody knows that. I said he graduated last or second to last, he graduated last at Annapolis. And he was upset, for what? For telling the truth. You’re not supposed to say that somebody graduated last or second to last, because you’re supposed to be very nice. I want to make America great again… We don’t want to listen to his stuff with being politically correct. We have a lot of work to do.” I think Trump knew he would get his revenge it kept him going I truly think this will get him re elected. What a difference an Attorney General makes. Oh, and Trump should get 2 “free years” for all the illegal, obstruction and harassment he’s endured in his 1st 2 years. If presidents were able to be given 2 “free” years for this crap, this crap would stop. Barr is a fixer Mueller was in deep and was going to keep going Barr told him shut it down he knew about how it started and the set ups and the spying he told Mueller they will come for you .He gave Muleface a way out. Muller family history Grandaddy and Father were uranium criminals.Hoax I will be pissed he Trump doesn’t fight back and people are not hung or serving long prison times but they must get this over fast by end of 2019 Nagothm says: Chomping at the bit here to see the last labored swing of the DC swamp “Muh Russia” attack miss and the epic Trump riposte afterwards. No other man in the public eye could have not only survived this storm but be set to take the offensive. Truly Trump is an American treasure. lettruthspeak says: Gee, I wonder why we are no longer hearing about what a honorable and wonderful guy Mueller is. This country is not going to survive the buffoonery and cowardice that has been ensconced into our government. Thirty years of having to look at and listen to these filthy lying gutless weasels is unconstitutional because it is cruel and unusual punishment. TPTB that continually put forth their braindead, immoral, and just plain stupid nincompoops to rule over us have to be exposed and dealt with or we are finished as a country. Mz Molly Anna says: Here it is, President Trump owning the down side just like Sundance said! No Collusion – No Obstruction! pic.twitter.com/diggF8V3hl Now the idiot woman on MSLSD is bragging on the “fact” that one of Fox News “chief political anchor” Chrissy Wallace said “the attorney general seemed almost to be acting as the Counsel for the defense, the counsel to the President, rather than the attorney general talking about his motives, his emotion. Really as I say, making a case for the President.” And you expected MSNBC or Chrissy to say what? Never Trumpers are and will always be totally anti-Trump. CNN says “you can’t compare Barack Obama to Donald Trump in any number of ways”. They’re right—manufacturing jobs are now coming back to the US, taxes are lower for a majority of Americans, unemployment is at ALL-TIME lows, stock markets at all-time highs. These guys were up all night last night rehearsing their righteous indignation. They’re still miffed that they and their Congressional leakers are having to wait for the report at virtually the same time it will be released to the public. I love how they are SPLODING over the fact that they can’t spin the report to the collusion/obstruction side. They have been so accustomed to slanting everything their way before release that the very thought that it isn’t happening now is mind-boggling. CNN is obsessing over the 10 episodes Of potential obstruction. Weissmann has already leaked them. What, they weren’t paying attention? Can you just imagine how the Fake News would have screamed had Barr talked to Mueller? Obstruction! Pressuring! Impeach Barr! Splodey heads! Empty heads. One-track minds. “My way or the highway” mentality. Mark McQueen says: Meh..who cares what the Dem/Media/Anti-Trump narrative is? It sounds the same only now it is greatly weakened by lack of any possible criminal activity. Any actual “threat” to PDT ended when Mueller offered no recommendation for prosecution. Politically? Although the Democrats will talk about it, they are NOT going to impeach PDT. They aren’t going to gain support with this strategy. In fact they are desperately trying to keep from losing everybody but their radical core. There is a very real chance they will get slaughtered in 2020. If ya’ll think PDT’s 2016 campaign was a Monster, what do you think he has in store for 2020? Joseph K says: Can you just see these guys, the SP team, sitting around table…Collusion? Anyone? Sorry boss we got nothin. When do you suppose this happened? It wasn’t last week. I’m betting about 60 days into this thing oldfatredneckcracker says: LMAO!!! ~What say you FUHRER Rep. Nancy (the DEMENTED) Pelosi (D-CA) ?~ Even (Rigor-Mortis-Roddy) Rosenstein…[who was an Integral Cog in the “Insurance Policy” Wheel]…didn’t MOVE when A.G. William Barr QUASHED the Obstruction-Democrat-MSM-Narrative. kevinspassword says: Shame, shame, shame! Every Trump rally from now on, the President should call out the Press Corps, and the crowd respond respond, “shame, shame, shame.” Every time we see a press set up in public, our response should be “shame, shame, shame!” Not only is it wholly appropriate, it will also be the only response that adequately describes our disgust with them, how they have squandered the public’s trust, and their constitutionally privileged powers entrusted to them. Early on they, by their voluntary actions, became part of the story—so much so that they became invested in the story so much so that they couldn’t extract themselves from the story. That embarrassment, nay…humiliation, is why publicly shaming narcissists like them, is one of the few measures that will precipitate the soul-searching so desparately necessary for restoration. The same is true of many in the Democrat party. Shame, shame, shame. botchedcasuality says: Shun, shun, shun and then turn your back. thedoc00 on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Bill on July 19th – 2019 Preside… BlackKnightRides on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Baby El on July 19th – 2019 Preside… MTeresa on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma… DJ on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Kay Emig on July 19th – 2019 Preside… Dr.Jay on The Media Protecting Ilhan Oma…	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1802
__label__cc	0.708591	0.291409	Unique Courses Science teachers sacrifice to provide lab materials for students May 11, 2018 6.51am EDT Emily Cayton, M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State University Emily Cayton Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University M. Gail Jones Professor, STEM Education, North Carolina State University The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. North Carolina State University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Most science teachers spend $450 on lab materials their students wouldn’t otherwise have. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock Whatever salary the science teacher at your local public school makes per year, subtract US$450. That’s how much money the typical middle and high school science teacher spends out of pocket each year on science lab materials. The $450 figure is based on a study we recently conducted to determine if science teachers have adequate funding to teach laboratories and science investigations. In this study, 94.6 percent of science teachers reported they spend money out of pocket for instructional materials. We are both science education researchers with a keen interest in matters of equity in education. Our study involved 696 middle and high school science teachers nationwide, and 70 percent of teachers reported not having adequate funding to provide high-quality science instruction for their students. Although 30 percent of science teachers reported they have enough funding for lab materials, many of them still spend money out of pocket for materials. The lack of funding was worse in rural and urban areas, where the percentage of secondary science teachers who reported inadequate funding – 73 percent and 78 percent, respectively – was higher than the 63 percent of suburban teachers who said they had inadequate funding. Also, teachers in suburban areas reported on average receiving 2.5 times more funds – $604.90, to be exact – than teachers in urban areas, who reported having $242.47 on average. And suburban teachers had 1.3 times more funds than teachers in rural areas, who reported having $462.93 on average for science instructional materials. Urban and rural schools are also more likely than suburban ones to face staffing challenges, putting rural and urban students on unequal footing when it comes to majoring in science-related fields and pursuing science careers. More need, higher cost Science teachers aren’t the only teachers who spend out of pocket to purchase supplies for students. However, science teachers face challenges that other teachers don’t. For instance, science courses often require more money than other subjects due to their hands-on nature. The supplies used in these classes need to be replaced frequently. There are also many laboratory experiments, such as dissections or chemical reactions, in which materials are only able to be used once. In our study, science teachers indicated they sometimes conduct less intricate labs with grocery store materials. So why does any of this matter? Teachers are being asked to prepare the next generation of scientifically literate citizens to enter a highly technical workforce. Providing teachers with limited funds for science instruction could hinder students’ ability to compete globally for jobs. If this downward trend in funding continues, we believe the quality of science education found in public schools will suffer drastically. As the nation wrestles with the issue of making sure teachers are paid adequately, efforts should also be made to secure adequate funds to educate and prepare the next generation of scientists and engineers. rural schools In 2013, pro-science supporters rallied before a Texas Board of Education public hearing on proposed new science textbooks. AP Photo/Eric Gay 30 years after Edwards v. Aguillard: Why creationism lingers in public schools A team of scholars are working to connect disciplines. gosheshe Want more innovation? Try connecting the dots between engineering and humanities What’s left when Obama walks off into the sunset? Jason Reed/Reuters Obama’s legacy in science, technology and innovation Design thinking workshop. HPI at UCT Design thinking can make kids see science - and themselves - differently	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1803
__label__wiki	0.77611	0.77611	Master of Military Content Since 2013 Intel Drop US Weapon Systems Database Foreign Country Military Capability Military Quizzes Avenger-Class Mine Countermeasures Ship +Sponsored Links +Intel Drop +Follow us! Get Briefed! Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships are a class of 14 ships constructed for the United States Navy from 1987 to 1994. The ships are designed to clear mines from vital waterways. The ships have the hull designator MCM. Builders: Peterson Shipbuilders Marinette Marine Preceded by: Ability-class minesweeper Succeeded by: Littoral combat ship In commission: 1987 Completed: 14 Active: 13 Lost: 1 Type: Mine countermeasures ship Displacement: 1,312 tons Length: 224 ft (68 m) Beam: 39 ft (12 m) Draft: 15 ft (4.6 m) Propulsion: 4 × Waukesha Diesel engines (first two ships) or 4 × Isotta-FraschiniDiesel engines (600 hp (450 kW) ea.) 2 × 200 hp (150 kW) electric propulsion motors 2 × shafts with controllable pitch propellers 1 × 350 hp (260 kW) Omnithruster waterjet bow thruster Speed: 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) Complement: 8 officers, 76 enlisted Armament: Mine neutralization system, 2 × .50 caliber machine guns Shock trial of USS Avenger The hulls of the Avenger-class ships are constructed of wood with an external coat of glass-reinforced plastic. The wood used is oak,Douglas fir and Nootka Cypress because of their flexibility, strength and low weight. This construction allows the hull to withstand a nearby blast from a mine and also gives the ship a low magnetic signature. Mine countermeasures systems The ships use AN/SLQ-48 remotely operated mine disposal system supplied by Alliant Techsystems (ATK) and the EX116 Mod 0 remotely operated vehicle (ROV) mine neutralization system supplied by ATK and Raytheon. The AN/SLQ-48 detects, locates, classifies, and neutralizes moored mines and mines resting on the seabed. The vehicle uses high-frequency, high-resolution sonar, low light level television (LLLTV), cable cutters, and explosive charges to detect and dispose of mines, while remaining tethered to the vessel by a 1,070 metres (3,510 ft) cable and under control of the vessel. The ATK/Raytheon ROV is a similar system, but has a 1,500 metres (4,900 ft) tether cable, and also carries cable cutters for dealing with tethered or moored mines, and explosive charges to detonate the mines. The ships employ the AN/SQQ-32 advanced mine hunting and classification sonar from Raytheon and Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson Marconi Sonar). The system has two sonars fitted in a small submersible pod towed under the ship. When not deployed the submersible is housed in a trunk below the deck of the ship. The sonars are a Raytheon search and detection sonar and a Thales high-resolution, high-frequency, target-classification sonar. The deployment and retrieval system for the submersible was designed by the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Massachusetts. The Avenger class employ the AN/SPS-55 surface-search and navigation radar supplied by Cardion, Inc. of New York. The ships have been equipped with CMC Electronics LN66 or Raytheon AN/SPS-66 navigation radars, but are slated to be upgraded with the AN/SPS-73. The Avenger-class ships are equipped with four Waukesha Motors Co. Diesel engines (MCM 1 and 2) or Isotta-Fraschini ID 36SS6V Diesel engines (remainder), which are designed to have very low magnetic and acoustic signatures. Each engine develops 600 horsepower (447.4 kW) (combined 1.79 MW) sustained power, providing a cruising speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) with controllable pitch propellers. For station keeping the ship uses two Hansome electric motors rated at 294 kW. Precision maneuvering capability is provided by a 257 kW Omnithruster hydrojet. Hull No. Decommissioned NVR Page Avenger MCM-1 12 September 1987 Peterson Shipbuilders Sasebo, Japan MCM01 Defender MCM-2 30 September 1989 Marinette Marine Sasebo, Japan MCM02 Sentry MCM-3 2 September 1989 Peterson Shipbuilders San Diego, California MCM03 Champion MCM-4 8 February 1991 Marinette Marine San Diego, California MCM04 Guardian MCM-5 16 December 1989 15 February 2013 Peterson Shipbuilders Sasebo, Japan MCM05 Devastator MCM-6 6 October 1990 Peterson Shipbuilders San Diego, California MCM06 Patriot MCM-7 18 October 1991 Marinette Marine Sasebo, Japan MCM07 Scout MCM-8 15 December 1990 Peterson Shipbuilders Manama, Bahrain MCM08 Pioneer MCM-9 7 December 1992 Peterson Shipbuilders San Diego, California MCM09 Warrior MCM-10 7 April 1993 Peterson Shipbuilders San Diego, California MCM10 Gladiator MCM-11 18 September 1993 Peterson Shipbuilders Manama, Bahrain MCM11 Ardent MCM-12 18 February 1994 Peterson Shipbuilders Manama, Bahrain MCM12 Dextrous MCM-13 9 July 1994 Peterson Shipbuilders Manama, Bahrain MCM13 Chief MCM-14 5 November 1994 Peterson Shipbuilders San Diego, California MCM14 The information contained on this page is unclassified, approved for public dissemination and is released under CC-BY-SA Licensing Agreement. 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__label__wiki	0.773963	0.773963	WBriefing : Major Hi-Tech Cities Major HI-TECH CITIES around the world \|\| The Stigmabase initiative is part of a universal approach. Stigmabase believes in equality between the sexes, races, cultures, and equal opportunities for all. London has become a public transportation dream over the last year with the introduction of its Crossrail project. By 2018, 10 new train lines will connect 30 existing stations with brand-new tunnels. At $20 billion, it's the largest construction project in Europe. 2thinknow finds London has more startups and programmers than almost any other city in the world. By some estimates, there may be more IT jobs in London than all of California. Some estimates say there will be 11,000 new tech jobs added within the next decade. Source: World Economic Forum, Business Insider, 2thinknow \|\| PlanetWeb 서울시 \| Seoul Seoul has been called the city of the future, and rightfully so. Innovation is practically baked into its design, as its metro system may even have New York's subway beat. According to 2thinknow, Seoul files more patents than just about any city in the world. It has developed technology that is already ubiquitous — such as the LTE beamed to our smartphones — as well as tech still in its infancy, like virtual stores where you scan pictures of items to be delivered later. 臺北市 \| Taipei According to 2thinknow's analysis, Taipei is the far-and-away leader when it comes to industrial design. This has been the case for years — the city much prefers to delve into hardware rather than software. Some of the largest PC companies call the city home, including Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Acer. According to 2thinknow, the city also scores highly in its number of venture capitalists. 新加坡共和国 \| Singapore Aside from being a giant, rain-absorbing sponge, Singapore boasts an extremely high number of programmers and venture capitalists. The city-state is constantly introducing new infrastructure and high-tech high-rises, including one with an entire forest in the atrium. It has partnered with MIT to build smarter transportation that relies less on private carsand more on public trains and light rail. Rife with startups and innovative infrastructure, stemming from places like the Cisco Innovation Center, Toronto is home to 30% of Canada's IT firms, the majority of which have fewer than 50 employees. That means there's a crop of young companies poised to make an impact in the next decade. Overall, the city's firms account for approximately $52 billion in yearly revenue. 東京都 \| Tokyo The largest city in the world doesn't achieve that feat without impressive levels of infrastructure — transportation in particular. Tokyo's subway system, for example, is used by 2.3 billion people every year. Tokyo excels in venture capital investments, and is home to a dizzying number of tech giants, many of which are already preparing for the 2020 Olympic Games. Stocklolm With missions to go cash-free and oil-freewithin the next five years, Stockholm is fully embracing the digital and environmental revolutions. The city also has the most billion-dollar startups in Europe and the world's second-fastest-growing market for venture capital investments. It's no wonder that programmers are flocking to the Swedish capital. In 2014, the CBC called Vancouver "Silicon Valley North" in recognition of its strong start-up culture. There are more than 600 digital media companies that generate more than $2 billion in revenue. Tech-focused universities and low corporate tax rates, meanwhile, make the city attractive for both up-and-coming engineers as well as established executives. Amsterdam's combination of financial technology, energy efficiency, and startup culture make it a powerhouse in Europe, despite being much smaller than its neighbors. (It has only a third of Berlin's population, for example.) In April, lawmakers announced they wanted to ban gas and diesel cars by 2025 in favor of electric vehicles — perhaps the city's most visible sign of its look toward the future. 北京市 \| Beijing Though it may lack the startup culture of other high-tech cities, Beijing is renowned for its city-wide use of smartphones and the number of patents filed per capita. It venture capital scene has also grown rapidly over the past several years. The city climbed 15 spots since the 2016 rankings. 上海市 \| Shanghai The closest Shanghai has to Silicon Valley is the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. It houses more than 100,000 workers split between thousands of tech companies. Like most of China's high-tech cities, Shanghai excels in patents and venture capital. That may be because manufacturing has become a top priority in China, and companies are eager to protect (and invest in) their intellectual property. Le Quartier de l’innovation (QI) est un écosystème d’innovation en plein cœur de Montréal qui vise à accroître le potentiel de créativité de la métropole. Il a été lancé en mai 2013 par l’École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) et l’Université McGill, auxquelles se sont jointes l’Université Concordia et l’Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Depuis, plus de vingt-cinq partenaires corporatifs y ont également ajouté leur force. Le QI mise sur les ressources complémentaires de ses nombreux partenaires en recherche, en formation, en innovation et en entrepreneuriat pour la création de projets concrets qui changent le visage de la métropole. Il est délimité par le boulevard René- Lévesque et le canal de Lachine, du nord au sud, et de la rue McGill à l’avenue Atwater, de l’est à l’ouest. Ses activités sont réparties en quatre volets : formation et recherche, social et culturel, industriel, et urbain. The Quartier de l’Innovation (QI) is an innovation ecosystem in the heart of Montréal that aims to boost the city’s potential for creativity. QI was launched in May 2013 by the École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) and McGill University, which were subsequently joined by Concordia University and the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Some 25 corporate partners have since come on board. QI draws on the complementary resources of its numerous partners in research, training, innovation and entrepreneurship to create concrete projects that are changing the face of the city. The QI zone is bounded by René Lévesque Boulevard on the north, the Lachine Canal on the south, McGill Street on the east and Atwater Avenue on the west. QI’s activities focus on four areas: education and research, social and cultural, industrial, and urban. Autonom est une compagnie spécialisée dans le développement de solutions de stockage énergétique intelligentes pour pallier aux pannes d'électricité dans les marchés émergeants. Leurs solutions combinent fiabilité et accès à distance. Autonom is a corporation specialized in the development of intelligent energy storage solutions to power life through power outages in emerging markets. Their solutions combine reliability and remote monitoring. Fleexer connecte gratuitement des gens passionnés pour créer des équipes performantes! Elle permet à un individu ou à une organisation de créer des projets et trouver des collaborateurs pour y participer. Cette collaboration crée de l’innovation par l’inclusion et la diversité sociale. Elle n’a pas de frontières géographiques. Fleexer Fleexer connects passionate people for free to create successful teams! It allows an individual or organization to create projects and find collaborators to participate. This collaboration creates innovation through inclusion and social diversity and has no geographic boundaries. OnRoule.org est un répertoire de lieux et commerces accessibles, ainsi que de logements accessibles et adaptés. Il permet aux personnes à mobilité réduite de plus facilement se divertir, consommer, accéder à des services et trouver un logement adapté à leurs besoins. OnRoule.org is a directory of accessible locations and services, as well as accessible and adapted housing. It aims to help people with mobility issues to better access services, entertainment and businesses, as well as finding housing that is adapted to their needs. Autonom \| Fleexer \| Onroule \| Quartier de l’innovation No other city in 2thinknow's ranking climbed as far compared to 2016's ranking as Bangalore, which moved from 49th place to 19th. The change is due to an influx of IT companies and the city's enormous population of programmers. Half of India is under 25, and many are entering the growing tech space, creating a virtuous circle of growth. 深圳市 \| Shenzhen Patents are flying out of Shenzhen, a city in southern China that boasts a population of 11 million. As part of the country's push toward manufacturing, Shenzhen has grown significantly over the last several years as a hub for factories and robotics. Multiple telecom and electronics giants have found a home base in the city. Not to be outdone, Germany's capital city boasts a strong start-up culture and has some of the highest rates of venture capital investment in Europe. Berlin is also the locus for much of Europe's automobile industry. It is the only city in the world where all of the major automative brands are represented. 中華人民共和國香港特別行政區 \| Hong Kong Rather than excel in one particular category, Hong Kong hits just about every box in terms of its advancement. The city devotes enormous amount of moneytoward research and development and city-wide innovation, boasting some of the fastest Internet speeds in China. Its high-tech exports total $243 billion, or 51% of the total exported goods. København \| Copenhagen What Copenhagen lacks in startup culture and venture capital, it makes up for with innovative urban planning and a strong contingent of industrial designers — factors that 2thinknow praises as signs the city prioritizes smart manufacturing. By 2025, the city plans to sever its dependence on fossil fuel, due in large part to harnessed wind energy. Its robust bike culture and fleet of architecture firms allow Copenhagen to be a city that's not just green, but beautiful. Epilepsi hastalığı sara ile karıştırılıyor' - Epilepsi hastalığı sara ile karıştırılıyor'. Servergazi Devlet Hastanesi Nöroloji Uzmanı Dr. Hayri Okumuş, dünyada 60 milyondan fazla epilepsi ... 2010 - 2019 ― STIGMABASE initiative \|\| Keeping up-to-date on social exclusion worldwide \| WBriefing \| History for Researchers Major Hi-Tech Cities Tags of the week 新加坡共和国 Twitter \| Accounts & Hastags	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1812
__label__cc	0.718199	0.281801	EPISODE #67 \|\| Rachel Mercer, Executive Strategy Director at R/GA November 06, 2018 / Natalie Kim Rachel Mercer, Executive Strategy Director at R/GA, helps us see the bigger picture in our jobs and careers in this week's episode. Hear about how she handled rejection while getting her start, the importance of understanding what's going on in business (and the email newsletters she uses to do so), how to reach out to someone in the industry most effectively, the result of having the most diverse team at Deutsch, creating a structure for training strategists, and how to be your own best advocate. November 06, 2018 / Natalie Kim/ Full Episode, VCU Brandcenter, diversity, strategy, R/GA, cold email, job application, business, clients, training, international EPISODE #26 \|\| Jocelyn S. Lai, Principal & Founder at jsl talent consulting January 23, 2018 / Natalie Kim Jocelyn recruited talent at some of the industry's biggest agencies (like Droga5 and R/GA) before founding her own business, jsl talent consulting. Hear about how she lost everything she worked for at the start of her career, how to build a personal brand, and the biggest mistakes she sees when people apply to jobs. In the thick of internship application season, you don't want to miss this episode! January 23, 2018 / Natalie Kim/ Full Episode, getting a job, R/GA, authentic self, recruiter, resume, interview, Droga5, personal brand, social media EPISODE #25 \|\| Anthony Roberts, Freelance Associate Creative Director and Full-Time Writer Anthony drops some of the best advice as only he can—from the perspective of an Associate Creative Director (formerly at R/GA on Nike), journalist (he's written for Esquire and Billboard), and published writer. Hear about getting the most out of your conversations with others, using and reframing the time you're not working full-time (like when you're trying to find a job) to make you more valuable, and building resilience as a creative. Full Episode, copywriter, writing, freelance, creative director, research, getting a job, journalism, speaker, Nike, R/GA, authentic self, Portland	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1813
__label__wiki	0.569619	0.569619	The adidas Dame 3 is Officially Unveiled WearTesters captain Nightwing2303 is in Portland at adidas HQ for the unveiling of Damian Lillard’s third signature shoe, the Dame 3, but we’ve got all the information you need. The Dame 3 is inspired by Lillard’s family and his journey to the NBA. According to adidas, he started shooting on milk crates in Oakland, California; his grandmother would collect leftover plastic boxes from Brookfield Elementary School, cut out the bottoms, and nail them up on a telephone pole in their front yard so Dame could play. “Oakland taught him the good and the bad, toughness and determination,” explained his mother, Gina. “Raising Damian…our family did it as a team. He understands how to help others because that’s what he’s been nurtured in to. He’s going to make sure everybody knows there’s an opportunity out there for them to make it.” “Damian inspires all of us with his path in life and his approach to the game, giving the design team plenty to work with. We set out to create a shoe that embraces who Dame is, from his debut album ‘The Letter O’ to his community efforts and all the unique ways he connects with fans,” said Jesse Rademacher, adidas Basketball Design Director. “Above all else, his commitment to kids and those around him show his true character.” This third signature model, and the upcoming colorways, will do lots of storytelling. “Working with adidas, every step of the way is about telling my story,” said Dame. It’s allowing kids and people to relate to what I’ve been through. Everything has a story behind it. Similar to how I express myself through my own music, adidas embraces who I am to the fullest. You see it in the colorways and stories being told. That means more to me than anything else.” The first colorway of the Dame 3 to drop is ‘Roots’. It harkens back to Lillard’s time at AAU with the Oakland Rebels and a tough head coach, Raymond Young, who challenged players to hold bricks in each hand while practicing their defensive stances. The triple red design is a tribute to every brick Lillard had to carry, and immortalizes the moments that built his career early on. “He [Raymond Young] was teaching us that you got to be on time, you got to be a hard worker,” Dame recalled. “If not, this is what you’re going to do until you figure it out. For me, those lessons carried on past the basketball court.” The Dame 3 features many storytelling details like Lillard’s hometown coordinates and the initials of his family members: The initials of his mother and two grandmothers (Gina:Cecilia:Ruth) are molded onto the right toe while the initials of his father and grandfather (Houston:Albert) are showcased on the left The longitude (37.737 degrees north) and latitude (-122.188 degrees west) of Oakland’s Brookfield neighborhood are featured on the outrigger of the left and right foot, respectively 56316, the code displayed on the telephone pole in front his grandparents’ house where Dame learned to shoot on a milk crate, is featured on the center of the outsole “WEARING THE LETTER O” is printed on the left sockliner as tribute to both Dame’s pre-game introduction in Portland and his debut album titled “The Letter O,” signifying the three locations most important to his career – Oakland, Ogden and Oregon – printed on the right sockliner Now for technology: the sharp-looking panels everyone was so worried about is a customizable lacing system that should provide unique lockdown. It is designed to compliment the TechFit bootie and hug the foot for a truly personalized fit. The Dame 3 utilizes a fused mesh upper that, according to adidas, will ensure season-long durability without compromising comfort and breathability. Of course, the traction pattern on the Dame 3 ties back to Lillard’s milk crate origins and is constructed with geometric simplicity. An internal torsional plate and wrapped TPU at the center of the foot will offer stability while representing his family support system. As for cushioning, dual-density BOUNCE is here! In this shoe BOUNCE is engineered for natural court feel that retains step-in comfort. It is implemented to suit Lillard’s style of play — sit low, play fast” — and should be quite balanced. The Dame 3 ‘Roots’ will see a limited launch on December 14 for $115 on adidas.com. Additional colorways will be dropping throughout the season (and we’ll have images and details on those shortly). So, now that the adidas Dame 3 is official, what do you think? Are you happy with the tech specs? I’m glad the model is staying in the sub-$120 price range, and with all the performance beasts adidas has dropped in 2016, we have high hopes for Lillard’s third signature — especially after the D Lillard 2 greatly improved upon the Lillard 1. As always, sound off in the comments below — we’d love to hear from you. Source: adidas Date: December 13, 2016 December 13, 2016 Tag: adidas, dame 3, damian lillard, Kicks On Court ← Reebok JJ I Performance Review \| Duke4005 Two Upcoming Dame 3 Colorways: Rip City and Chinese New Year → dp20 says so the red ones are the ones releasing on the 14th? which ones are releasing on the 23rd? Noah Goldowitz says Yes, ‘roots’ drops in limited numbers on Dec 14. I have no idea what’s happening on the 23, where does that date come from? From a Lillard release date article you guys had about a week ago. ElijahVaZ says “Roots” drop on adidas.com tomorrow, I think the 23rd is when they’re available Footlocker, FootAction, etc. Could be a colorway dropping, but adidas hasn’t said anything. As we’ve always warned with leaked info — it is tentative and subject to change Timothy Ivory says Are they being released in UT where he played at Weber State? The red ones look hot though ????? Adidas….enough with the all red colorways for the first release. That all red phase is kind’ve over at this point, isn’t it? I’m definitely interested in how these people form though, and they’ll be on my radar once some better colorways come out. Wasn’t feeling most of the Dame 2 colorways, but the OG Rip City’s and the Primeknit Rip City’s were FIRE. Gotta give us something like that again for the Dame 3’s. I never liked total red shoes and i never will. All in all the shoes looks very interesting and much different from what we have seen the last years by the brand. Victor says How much this shoe weighs? That information has not been made available — it isn’t even listed on adidas.com Jo Von E says So these aren’t the rose city red? Nope, Rip City cw is different	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1814
__label__wiki	0.653142	0.653142	Write a new comment Read online the first chapters of this book! I want to read the book! David Hingley Publisher: Allison & Busby May 1665. With winter passed, Mercia Blakewood is at last headed back to England from America, hoping to leave behind the shadow cast by death and heartache. She expects a welcome from the King considering her earlier mission on his behalf, but the reception she receives after her long voyage home could hardly be called warm. With the country now at war with the Dutch, the Crown has decided that Mercia is an asset to be used once again. More manipulation lies ahead as Mercia must accept a clandestine role at the heart of the glittering and debauched royal court to unmask a spy and traitor. PRAISE FOR DAVID HINGLEY: ‘A vividly rendered historical novel. Set between the shifting political landscape of Restoration England and the rapidly expanding New World, Hingley offers an unflinching exploration of love and betrayal’ Dr Amanda Foreman, author of The Duchess ‘A welcome addition to the ranks of historical crime: exciting, evocative and original’ Tom Harper, author of The Book of Secrets ‘Impressive debut, which captures the period with colour and intrigue’ Sunday Express ‘Thrilling . . . A must for fans of historical crime fiction’ Historical Novels Review Help other users to discover new readings DAVID HINGLEY worked in the Civil Service for eleven years before leaving to fulfill his long-term ambition to write. He spent three years living in New York, close to the action in his Mercia... Other books that might interest you Lemmer’s first rule is: Don’t get involved.” A highly skilled bodyguard with a violent, criminal past, he has settled into a quiet life in Loxton, South Africa, where the rural tranquility has helped to calm his explosive temper. But when a wealthy farmer asks for his help in smuggling a pair of rare black rhinos out of Zimbabwe (where they are murdered for their horns), he has a hard time saying no. Before he knows it, Lemmer is on a small airplane, zipping across the border, an airsickness bag in his hand and a military-grade shotgun at his feet. Soon, he will regret the trip very much.In Trackers, internationally-acclaimed thriller writer Deon Meyer expertly weaves together Lemmer’s story with a missing person investigation and the machinations of a top intelligence agency. Wielding a phenomenal cast of characters, Meyer delves deep into the people, the breathtaking landscapes, and the politics and problems of this fascinating country. A #1 best-seller in South Africa, Trackers is an insightful novel that will take your breath away. Show book Thirteen Hours South African detective Benny Griessel has one day to solve two murders in the award winning, #1 bestselling thriller—“This book is great!” (Michael Connelly). Winner of the Barry Award for Best Thriller As morning dawns in Cape Town, Det. Capt. Benny Griessel finds himself facing a difficult day. A South African music executive has been shot dead. An American teenager’s body has been found on the street, her throat cut. And her friend Rachel Anderson is somewhere in the city, terrified and alone, but hopefully still alive. For both cases, time is short and media attention is high. And while the homicide detective has been sober for 156 days, day 157 is going to be a tough one . . . A #1 bestseller in South Africa, winner of the 2011 Boeke Prize Fanatics Choice Award, and a finalist for the CWA International Dagger, Thirteen Hours is an atmospheric, intensely gripping novel from “a serious writer who richly deserves the international reputation he has built” (The Washington Post). “Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters. Thirteen Hours proves he should be on everyone’s reading list.” —Michael Connelly, New York Times–bestselling author of the Harry Bosch novels “A deft storyteller.” —Publishers Weekly The Girl in the Glass - A McCabe... James Hayman New York Times Bestseller! Two identical women. Two identical murders. Two lives brutally cut short 108 years apart June 1904. Aimée Garnier Whitby, a beautiful French artist and wife of one of Maine's richest and most powerful men, is found near death on the Whitby family's private summer island, the letter "A" mysteriously carved into her chest. Veronica Aimée Whitby, the eighteen-year-old descendant and virtual double of the first Aimée, becomes the victim of a near perfect copycat murder. With another beautiful, promising young Whitby woman slain, the media begin to swarm and pressure builds for Mike McCabe and Maggie Savage to bring the killer quickly to justice. But the key to solving Aimée's death just might have been buried with her beautiful ancestor. The latest McCabe and Savage thriller from USA Today bestselling author James Hayman is a crackling, twisty novel of suspense, perfect for fans of J.A. Jance and John Sandford. A Date With Death All they wanted was to find their happy-ever-after... Instead, they met their deaths. Three women have been killed in Liverpool. The MO points to a stranger, and now DCI Eve Clay is on the trail of a vicious man who preys on lonely women on dating sites. He signs off the same way with each message: "Kiss kiss, night night." His crimes are escalating – and Eve has to stop him before another girl dies. But first she needs to find him. And that means going undercover online, and posing as his perfect victim... REVIEWS FOR MARK ROBERTS: 'A fast-paced, chilling novel ... Short chapters, crackling dialogue and action that never lets up for a single moment ... Mark Roberts is what British crime fiction has been looking for' CRIMESQUAD. 'Intricate, fast-paced, with a sense of the macabre ... A genuinely innovative crime writer' DAILY MAIL. 'Dark, gripping and believable. Roberts' intimate knowledge of Liverpool makes the city into a sinister character of itself' GRAHAM MASTERTON. 'This is one of the most thought-provoking, powerful serial killing murders I've ever read. It's brutal, but I found that the plot was so deep, so twisted, intense and clever that there was no way I could put the book down until the final page' BESTSELLING CRIME THRILLERS. Emily’s List Sean Platt, David W. 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Or is she being lured into a darkness that will consume the sanity she’s desperately clinging to?Emily’s List is a character-driven suspense thriller full of dark secrets and twisted revelations perfect for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and The Haunting of Hill House. The Old Blue Line - A Joanna... J. A. Jance Butch Dixon has been taken for a ride … Not a jump in the car, see the sights kind of ride. He's been taken for everything he has. He's lost his house, his restaurant business, his savings, his car, his best friend, his faith—all to his conniving ex-wife. But that was seven years ago. He picked himself up, left Chicago, and started over in Peoria, Arizona, running the Roundhouse Bar and Grill. He doesn't look back on those bad years; there's no point. Not until two curious cops show up at the Roundhouse. Faith, Butch's ex-wife, has been murdered, and the evidence points to him. Stunned, Butch quickly realizes that the black-hearted woman is going to ruin him again, from her grave. Lucky for Butch, the Old Blue Line, a group of retired—but still sharp and tenacious—former legal and law enforcement coots, have taken it upon themselves, as a favor, to make sure he doesn't cross that thin line. After the dust settles, Butch's life is again upended—when a little red-haired ball of fire, Sheriff Joanna Brady, takes a seat at his bar. If you need help or more information, contact us at [email protected]symbols.com	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1820
__label__wiki	0.958092	0.958092	California governor denies parole for Manson follower Nick Ut <p>FILE - In this April 14, 2016 file photo, former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten confers with her attorney Rich Pfeiffer, not shown, during a break from her hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings at the California Institution for Women in Chino, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)</p> SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Jerry Brown denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who is serving a life sentence for killing a wealthy grocer and his wife more than 40 years ago. Brown overturned a parole board's recommendation in April that she be freed, saying Van Houten failed to explain how she transformed from an upstanding teen to a killer. "Both her role in these extraordinarily brutal crimes and her inability to explain her willing participation in such horrific violence cannot be overlooked and lead me to believe she remains an unacceptable risk to society of released," Brown wrote. Van Houten, 66, participated in the killings of Leno La Bianca and his wife, Rosemary, a day after other so-called "Manson family" members murdered pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in 1969. Van Houten did not participate in the Tate killings. Family member Bruce Davis, who was not involved in those killings, also was recommended for parole, but it was blocked by the governor. At 19, Van Houten was the youngest Manson follower to take part in the killings after she joined the cult in the 1960s. The murders were the start of what Manson believed was a coming race war that he dubbed "Helter Skelter" after a Beatles song. Manson had his followers prepare to fight and learn to can food so they could go underground and live in a hole in the desert, Van Houten told the panel. At her parole hearing, Van Houten described how she helped secure a pillow over the head of Rosemary La Bianca with a lamp cord and held her down while another member of the Manson family began stabbing the woman in her home. Van Houten said she had looked off into the distance until another Manson follower told her to do something and she joined in the stabbing. "I don't let myself off the hook. I don't find parts in any of this that makes me feel the slightest bit good about myself," she told the panel. The La Biancas were stabbed numerous times and the word "WAR" was carved on the stomach of Leno La Bianca. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey and relatives of the victims last month turned in signatures of 140,000 people opposing Van Houten's release. Manson, 81, and other followers involved in the killings are still jailed. Patricia Krenwinkel and Charles "Tex" Watson have each been denied parole multiple times, while fellow defendant Susan Atkins died in prison in 2009.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1828
__label__wiki	0.815412	0.815412	Civic Intelligence Difference between revisions of "Denialism" From civicintelligence Dschuler (Talk \| contribs) m (→‎Linked Patterns) Wagjus20 (Talk \| contribs) [[File:White_washing_war_crimes_by_Latuff2.jpg\|frame\|Political cartoon by Carlos Latuff]] [[File:War_Crimes_whiteband.jpg\|frame\|Political cartoon by Carlos Latuff]] ====Description==== Political cartoon by Carlos Latuff 2 How It Works 3 Evidence 4 Linked Patterns The adherence to certain beliefs proven to be untrue, sometimes supported by certain media outlets and pseudo-sciences. Refusing to accept as truth something that has been proven to be true. Often motivated by religious beliefs, self-interest, or as a defense mechanism out of fear or discomfort. Relieves guilt by taking away responsibility. Can be used to postpone or eradicate fixing problems that the state doesn't want fixed. Though proof is presented, individuals continue to deny the proof and adhere to their false beliefs. Problems can be reframed in a way that they are represented as not being problems at all. Popular beliefs can be played upon to invoke denial of the problem. "Nazi policy did a great deal to facilitate denial of the Holocaust even as the killing operation unfolded across German-occupied Europe during World War II. The Holocaust was a state secret in Nazi Germany. The Germans wrote down as little as possible. Most of the killing orders were verbal, particularly at the highest levels. Hitler's order to kill Jews was issued only on a need-to-know basis. The Nazi leaders generally avoided detailed planning of killing operations, preferring to proceed in a systematic but often improvised manner. The Germans destroyed most documentation that did exist before the end of the war. The documents that survived and related directly to the killing program were virtually all classified and stamped “Geheime Reichssache” (Top Secret), requiring special handling and destruction to prevent capture by the enemy. Heinrich Himmler, Reich Leader of the SS and Chief of the German Police, said in a secret speech to SS generals in Posen in 1943 that the mass murder of the European Jews was a secret, never to be recorded. In order to hide the killing operation as much as possible from the uninitiated, Hitler ordered that the killings not be spoken of directly in German documentation or in public statements. Instead, the Germans used codenames and neutral-sounding terms for the killing process. In Nazi parlance, for example, “action” (Aktion) referred to a violent operation against Jewish (or other) civilians by German security forces; “resettlement to the East” (Umsiedlung nach dem Osten) referred to the forced deportation of Jewish civilians to killing centers in German-occupied Poland; and “special treatment” (Sonderbehandlung) meant killing. Both at the time and later, such euphemisms impeded a clear understanding of what the Nazis were doing. This was partly to facilitate the killing process by keeping the victims in the dark about their fate as long as possible. Widespread Jewish resistance was only possible once Jews understood that Nazi policy was to kill all of them. Furthermore, Hitler could not just assume that almost no one would protest the killing of Jews. Even within his own party there were those who agreed with the campaign of persecution against Jews but who occasionally balked at systematic murder. For example, Wilhelm Kube, the German civilian administrator of occupied Belarus, fully supported the murder of the Belarusian Jews, but protested when the SS deported German Jews to Minsk and shot them there." Climate Change Denial "Conservative billionaires used a secretive funding route to channel nearly $120m (£77m) to more than 100 groups casting doubt about the science behind climate change, the Guardian has learned. The funds, doled out between 2002 and 2010, helped build a vast network of thinktanks and activist groups working to a single purpose: to redefine climate change from neutral scientific fact to a highly polarising "wedge issue" for hardcore conservatives. The millions were routed through two trusts, Donors Trust and the Donors Capital Fund, operating out of a generic town house in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington DC. Donors Capital caters to those making donations of $1m or more. Whitney Ball, chief executive of the Donors Trust told the Guardian that her organisation assured wealthy donors that their funds would never by diverted to liberal causes." http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/14/funding-climate-change-denial-thinktanks-network http://www.pacinst.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/climate_statement3.pdf Linked Patterns Weapons of Mass Distraction, Dumbing Down, Compartmentalization of Knowledge, Distorting History, Social Apathy, Media Monopolies, Professional Obfuscation. Retrieved from "http://wikis.evergreen.edu/civicintelligence/index.php?title=Denialism&oldid=4890"	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1831
__label__cc	0.688507	0.311493	Beginnings of My Daydream World Posted by Richard Quest on March 29, 2015 at 3:58pm (Scene of the Great Green Plague released in 2015 by a far right terrorist group) As promised, I went through all of my old drawings when I cleaned my room and definitely found sound old stories I left out when first posting on here. This is the story of how my day dream world came to be. Ten years in the making, my world has been through massive overhauls and characters changed, added, deleted and such. Some drawings on here will be, er, um, well, I drew some as far back as the second grade so the artistic value of my work can be seen improving up until now. An organization that was founded by teenagers to help teenagers in the real world was formed in 2010, it was known as the Preparers. It had four components: ShadowForce, a pseudo-military arm; ScienceForce, a science arm; CookingForce, the home arm; and BusinessForce, the corporate arm. It gained popularity to a point where it opened a new chapter every week. ShadowForce quickly became the organization's most popular arm, and in retaliation, the other three cut off most of the funding to ShadowForce. It wasn't a good idea. After a huge feud caught on national television, ShadowForce split from the Preparers. This caught the eye of congress, who were growing ever so more weary of ShadowForce's growing power. Congress started writing a bill to outlaw ShadowForce, so Colonel Willows, the head of ShadowForce tried to prove its use to the nation. He started campaigns for survival awareness, helped out in natural disasters, donated all lot of dues to charity, and started spying on suspected terrorists. One group that ShadowForce spied on was the Hoffman Terror Group, headed by religious extremist Walter Hoffman and his whole family. Walter wanted to start the Apocalypse so he and the righteous could be raptured ( be the last ones left on Earth) his daughter, Heather wasn't convinced about the religious stuff, but she wanted to be powerful. She and her friends helped her parents with starting the Apocalypse by finding the best scientists in virology and kidnapping them. (Heather Hoffman, founder of the Hoffman Empire) They then forced the scientists to construct a virus to kill off most of humanity, spies from ShadowForce found out about it, and ran quickly to the Federal government, but they dismissed the plot and continued to pursue ending ShadowForce. Walter Hoffman forced the scientists to try harder and faster to make the perfect disease, but as ShadowForce was closing in with harder and harder evidence, he grew weary. Finally a ShadowForce spy infiltrated the Hoffman compound in New York to get evidence, but was captured. (This was the spy, identity and fate unknown) It was too late for anything now, Walter rushed production before final tests and killed the scientists. Millions of gallons of the stuff were shipped across the world and released at the same time. (picture at the top of the article) people inhaled the gas and got terminally ill. People died usually a day or two after being infected; except for the world's youth. All of the children and most of the teenagers were unharmed while all of the adults died off. This is the start of my world. (Images of after many people died, ShadowForce provided help. I drew this in 6th grade) Chaos of the epidemic ensued, mass suicides, looting, break down of all government happened in weeks. ShadowForce tried to consolidate in the Chicago area. There was a massive warehouse of supplies by the banks of the Kankakee river to the South of Chicago, Colonel Willows led a march to it, away from the danger of the city. Queensland was founded. TL;DR, this is the beginning of my daydreams. How do your day dreams start? Comment by Richard Quest on April 25, 2015 at 3:16pm @the1andonlyabber, I think that's how everyone's daydream starts out as. We all fantasize about something extremely common and then it goes off on a massive tangent until it is something completely new and beautiful. Comment by The1andonlyAbber on April 24, 2015 at 9:23am It's difficult for me to pinpoint exactly how or when my MD started. My current daydream started 2 years ago. It was originally going to be a somewhat realistic story about a girl and her younger siblings, but then it evolved into a science fiction story about my main character being put in charge of an empire in another galaxy. Comment by Fitri Kamelia on April 18, 2015 at 6:56pm For now, yes I haven't had the same dream. and I almost threw up some childhood DD and drawings since I find that useless. But after knew that my childhood also affect my recent DD, I decided to keep them up. Because if I lose my history of my DD, then I will lose my motivation to make it useful. Comment by Richard Quest on April 18, 2015 at 9:43am I like how your daydreaming started, Fitri! So you haven't had the same dream since forever? I find that interesting! my dd started in 5 yo about a snowman who had wonderful adventure. He helped everyone in his city until his sudden death (struck by lightning) when he take a break. Later at 7 yo I made 2 character named Sani and Yatsu. I could made them as brother-sister, but I also make them as lovers. Their story same like Snowman (adventure to help/kill others), although I made more universe like Fire World, Candy World etc. Behind Sani was a random ghost. I remember her ability to control ghost, while Yatsu has ability to summon light, either lightning or just a light. I draw this in Microsoft Paint at 7yo. Too bad I look them suicide when I reach 7th grade, which few years later I knew because my trauma of best friends betrayal. From that, I absent from dd for next 2 years. And I start to dd again when I learned Russian, make new characters that befriend each other include me with peace. Sure there are some conflict with them, but it solved in that day, not become a big conflict and betrayal comes. most of my DD are my dream that almost (and already) shattered when I was little.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1834
__label__wiki	0.526677	0.526677	Shooting at shadows Posted on January 22, 2015 by Rev. Stuart Campbell We’re a bit surprised The Sun managed to get an issue out at all today, to be honest. The editorial team must have been struggling to see through their tears of laughter after they managed to get two days of free publicity in every rival newspaper in the country and a ton of coverage from national broadcasters over a completely imaginary decision to stop featuring topless models on Page 3. And they must have almost wept with the hilarity of getting The Guardian to line up a whole collection of its most pompous feminists to prematurely proclaim victory and parade some gloating triumphalism across several pages, before putting a winking Nicole, 22, from Bournemouth front and centre this morning and innocently pointing out that they’d never actually said anything so why was everyone acting so surprised? Now, of course, every rival paper in the land will spend ANOTHER day or two talking about the sting, and The Sun will continue to roll on the floor and clutch its sides and get away with printing stuff like this: And the thing is, nobody who looks like an idiot today will learn the lesson. The deepest irony about the entire incident is that the modern incarnation of Page 3 in The Sun is probably the paper’s LEAST offensive depiction of women. Its models are smiley and happy-looking, of a variety of body shapes (not exclusively the big-haired, big-boobed skinny footballers’-wives types of the 70s, 80s and 90s), not portrayed in sexual positions or with either leering “Phwoar, eh lads?” captions or nasty sarcastic text about their views on the balance-of-trade deficit. They’re shown as nice normal people, with (clothed) selfies of them at home with their dogs or on holiday. If you took the exact same pictures and the exact same text and put them in a women’s magazine, nobody would bat an eyelid. (Indeed, elsewhere modern young women DEMAND the right to go around topless in public.) And while everyone screams blue murder about them, The Sun gets away with things that are truly vile. The front covers above all come from the last couple of weeks. They show part of an extraordinary hate campaign The Sun conducted against two women who are overweight and claim benefits. Neither are particularly sympathetic characters, but the paper uses that as an excuse for an appalling monstering campaign based on a series of disingenuous distortions, and nobody in the left-wing press said a word. (For example, the first story claimed that the benefits claimed by the women were “the equivalent of a £46,000 salary”, an outrageously crass distortion of the reality aimed at making other poor people angry, even though it was a combination of BOTH their benefits and inflated the true figure by over 33% by factoring in imaginary tax.) The paper kept up the assault for days. The two women had claimed they couldn’t work because they were too fat, so The Sun deployed some classic divide-and-rule tactic by finding another fat woman who DID hold down a full-time job and encouraging her to lay into the pair in print. It used that story to hang attacks against other overweight benefit claimants on, identifying several “grasping layabouts of the year” – all of them women too – feeding a constant narrative in the right-wing press of recent years cementing the idea that the unemployed are all lazy scroungers, and dividing the poor against each other. And next up came the masterstroke – it ran another spread on the sister of the original family, another plus-size lass who earned a living in porn. The Sun got to, if you’ll pardon the phrase, have its cake and eat it: not only did it get to continue the attack on the “scroungers”, not only did it get to keep fat-shaming, but it also got an excuse to print pictures of the sister in sexy lingerie and showing off her “natural 36G boobs” underneath a classic tabloid pun headline. Jackpot. But even after it ran a comically hypocritical editorial talking about the sister living on “sleazy money” by “flashing [her] boobs on the internet” (the paper’s Page3.com subsite, consisting of nothing BUT people flashing their boobs on the internet, is behind a paywall), none of this attracted comment in the Guardian or the Independent. No feminist went on BBC Breakfast to defend any of the women who’d been vilified and abused without ever committing any crime. Instead they continued to focus their ire instead on pages where other women had chosen of their own free will to appear with their tops off and get paid for it. What does any of this have to do with Scottish politics? Fundamentally nothing. But the whole furore is an illustration of something about the media we’ve been pointing out for the last three years. There wasn’t a single shred of actual evidence that The Sun had changed its policy on Page 3, but based on no more than a couple of vague unattributed nudges and winks the entire UK press decided that the story was fact and reported it with one voice. Judging by the massive pious huff dominating social media this morning, it seems that none of them have had the epiphany that perhaps a good journalist checks the facts before running the story and pontificating on the ramifications. It bodes ill for the coming election, and for the reporting we’ll get on the new draft devolution bill. But more than that, it shows that if the British left doesn’t soon get its finger out of its collective hole and try to start sorting its priorities out, our society will continue to be dragged towards a hellish, compassionless future in which topless models will be the least of anyone’s worries. Category comment, idiots, media 1 Trackbacks/Pingbacks 22 01 15 11:43 Shooting at shadows - Speymouth 105 to “Shooting at shadows” I predict you’re going to get some very angry tweets today from people who don’t read any further than halfway down the second paragraph… gillie says: The media have made rights tits of themselves. Salt Ire says: Muscleguy says: Feminists in New Zealand some years ago got an amendment to the crimes act making it legal for women to go about topless, it was previously an obscene act. This was not because they particularly wanted to but for equality reasons. Males can go about topless, and in NZ not infrequently do so. There have however been unforeseen consequences relevant to this article. The owner of some topless bars and lapdancing establishments in Auckland does an annual parade down Queen St, the main drag in Central Auckland called Boobs On Bikes. Various well endowed women are driven, generally pillion so they can wave to the crowds on motorbikes, motortrikes and quadbikes. The council has tried any manner of bylaw to stop this but all have failed because the national law says it is fine. They all ware helmets so they comply with traffic regs. Be careful what you wish for, it might come true. Jim Thomson says: …. and breathe. Jiminy Cricket says: It’s perhaps a little disingenuous to say there wasn’t a ‘single shred of evidence’, when the Times reported that it ‘understands that Friday’s edition of the paper was the last that will carry an image of a glamour model with bare breasts on that page.’ Clootie says: I prefer your point on the quality of journalism to the drivel generated by page 3 “storoes” at present in the MSM That would be the somewhat key distinction between “evidence” and “unattributed second-hand hearsay”. Or “gossip”. emz says: Well played by The Sun, even though it’s a crap paper, brilliant marketing ploy! As much as I dislike the rag I’ve got to give them that one. On a side note, the fat mum & daughter story, the daughter’s apparently 17st, how does that stop you working? I’m heavier than that now and I manage to work fine. You’ve got people who are genuinely unable to work being told they have to work because of IDS welfare reforms, and you’ve that lazy fat feck not working just because she’s fat. From one fatty to another, GET OFF YOUR FAT ARSE AND GET A JOB! Murray McCallum says: Good points well made. You, the messenger, will no doubt get the usual flak too for pointing this out. Macart says: Neatly done. 🙂 Dr Ew says: Righteous anger targeted where it belongs. Excellent article. BrianW says: @ gillie 10:49am I’ll see your “The media have made rights tits of themselves.” and raise you a.. yes it’s all gone tits up.. (I can see more of these lines being made today in order to make us all titter..lol – thank god we’re not making “there’s been a ball’s up” jokes.. that would be an entirely different page 3 – cringe) Robert Louis says: Excellent piece of writing. Excellent. bookie from hell says: Whats page 3 smithcommission? ‘The country’s top spongers’ I had a good giggle. Fishtank says: They failed to stay abreast of the situation. A.N.Surgent says: The sun a paper written by half-wits for half-wits. Here is the full draft that makes us the most powerful colony in the history of all universes. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/397079/Scotland_EnduringSettlement_acc.pdf That was a bit of a grassroots blogging journalist tour de force there Rev. Excellent stuff. heedtracker says: UKOK establishment made an enemy of Murdoch though, but he needs them as much they need him so he shits on all of us. Its an industry that attracts characters of Alan Cochrane’s calibre, or the THE VOW editor of Daily Record or Jacky Bird, or Sweaty Brewer or Nick Robinson or any BBC Scotland ligger etc. The UK press, an endless list of extremely dodgy characters to whom lies and fear mongering are an integral part of life. donald anderson says: I’m merr offended by photies o’ Saint Jimmy and othe Lab Brit Nats and the way the Brits go on about their “Freedom” of the Press Barons. Since journalism is populated with privately educated graduates I doubt there is a hack out there that would dare get their hands dirty by actually fact finding. The messenger has become the message. Tamson says: Good piece of writing. Your opening section will almost certainly raise the temperature of any feminist, but when they read on, will any have the guts to admit the Sun’s pages 1,2, and 4-onwards are more damaging to society as a whole? Devorgilla says: I never believed this story, because the Sun is an utterly vile rag. R-type Grunt says: This is journalism. Thank you. Big Jock says: Storm in a D Cup! CyberNiall says: Jim Murphy nipple tassels. Now there’s something we can all take offence at. crisiscult says: “It bodes ill for the coming election, and for the reporting we’ll get on the new draft devolution bill.” Euphemism? Nobody reading this site will believe we’ll get anything other than a concerted attempt to hoodwink the electorate into thinking a) that there’s a range of views on this and we, the MSM are openly covering those views, and b) the views are as follows: i) home rule will be terrible ii) this is a fulfillment of the vow. We’ll again be relying on websites like this one to get the real information out to people (i.e. why the devo proposals are not enough and why we need to make sure Unionists are ousted to give us the best chance of getting the devo max that we need). I hope we’re going to be ready. Talking to ourselves on social media, we found out to our cost, is not enough.I’ll repeat again – please, WBB 2, pulling no punches. BTW, is anyone else fed up hearing the line that we are being offered a form of devolution that is 3rd, 2nd, 1st most devolution in the world, without any response such as ‘how do those powers compare to a state in the US, Germany, or Canada?’, for example? Alan McHarg says: Nail…head…hit! well done Rev. Yet another “boob” by the media. The MSM should consider their “nipples well and truly tweaked”! And is BBC24 a bra size? so many questions… velofello says: MSM must hate you Rev. They’ve made right pricks of themselves, and there you go by analysis – journalism(?) – explaining just how shallow,squalid, and unfit for their prized Freedom of the Press, is MSM. Today’s National has a couple of excellent letters on the disservice afforded to us by the BBC. Another unfit for purpose outfit. forgot to ask, does the National get covered in the GMS review of the headlines slot? geeo says: Paedophile MP’s, murders in the name of religion, corrupt media with its own sex abuse storm, poverty requiring foodbanks and people killing themselves due to millionaires docking money from them for little or no reason, yet the biggest news today if you get your info from the uk MSM is about the evil of fat “wasters” and page 3 pictures. Makes me wonder what was pushed through parliament over the last few days they didn’t want publicity about ? Oh wait, they are virtually on holiday mode now anyway ! Macandroid says: ‘Scotland in the United Kingdom: An enduring settlement’ Would that not give you the dry boak? Other variations please: Scotland in the United Kingdom: An endearing settlement? Scotland in the United Kingdom: An entrapping settlement? Scotland in the United Kingdom: A not very enduring settlement? You’re right. The liberal feminists that write for the Guardian and other liberal newsmedia completely lack any sense of intersectional politics. They believe that so long as they (middle class, straight, white women) benefit from the current societal structure and aren’t objectified, there isn’t any problem. That the choices they make are feminist by default, just because they’re women. The media likes to focus on what we like to call ‘libfems’, or ‘femlite’, rather than those that are considered in the digital feminist sphere real icons (mainly because our icons tend to be dark-skinned, LGBT+, and/or dirt-poor). However you’re not really in a position to decide what women should be campaigning for. People have wanted page three gone for years, and your protests that its ‘less demeaning’ doesn’t change the fact that it’s still demeaning, and more than that, it perpetuates an attitude towards women that shows us as commodities, things to be bought. Even then, the only reason the page has become less demeaning is because feminists have been fighting for decades to get rid of it, and the editors, under that pressure, make concessions in the hope they’ll go away. They sure as hell aren’t doing it out of the kindness of their hearts. And these women aren’t just campaigning on that single issue: they will be campaigning against the sexism in our society in general, but you have to target specific instances of sexism in order to show people what the problem is, like Page Three, or FGM, or the lack of voting rights (historical example). And I’m sure some of those women will probably be in Women for Independence. Until you’ve had someone tell you you’re too pretty to be working, and you should be doing something like page three, as I actually have had someone say to me, you don’t get to decide what we should be fighting for. Swami Backverandah says: The Russians have reached the Scottish Borders. House prices here have quadrupled overnight. Some respondents on the Rev’s Twitter are nearly as reactionary on this as UKIPers would be in reading some Daily Mail rag article about immigrants. No idea of nuance, letting X mean Y, a refusal to see that there are many worthy causes out there that the Sun editors want them to ignore. Very single-minded. Ellie Robot says: I did ca’ canny with the ‘goodbye to Page 3’ chutzpah, because there wasn’t any official announcement from The Sn, Uncle Rupert or any other connected mouthpiece. Even if it had been true, it would have been only a small brick in a very big wall. Not unwelcome, granted, but a tiny gesture that would allow us a foot in the door. I’m glad Gillie made the point about journos in the main being educated, often middle and upper class types: I was beginning to think I was alone in using that, when shooting down the ‘classist’ pro-P3 argument! Well done Rev, love this piece. MajorBloodnok says: Some people may regard this as all quite funny, but in the words of someone or other “Titter ye not”. That’s Slim Jim just declared he’ll be standing in East Ren 2015GE.He won’t be getting my vote anyway and if the recent stv poll is to be believed he won’t be getting many, especially as the good folks of Giffnock realise he’ll be bailing-out after a year mogabee says: Journalism, not “churnalism” The faces of critics when the SUN was reviewed! Absolutely priceless.. Macca73 says: If you’ll pardon the pun IF they are to get rid of page three then the only TITS will be the ones left reading it! Wings: a whole collection of its [Guardian] most pompous feminists … I can’t tell if they were Guardian mouthpieces, but the ‘feminists’ I heard discuss the matter on radio programmes were pretty sensible, level-headed woman. In fact, one was extremely sceptical about the absence of Page 3 women remaining more than an editor’s weekend break. How long would Page 3 exist if it showed men’s tackle as a selling technique? McV says: Your analysis is spot on. I’ve noticed you getting flak from some who see parts of this article as an outright defence of Page 3, but I can see that you are just providing the other end of the argument. When I told my better half about the story going around that Page 3 would no longer be in The Scum, I showed her what appeared on page 3 that day. It was a long lens shot of some Hollyoaks actresses running around the beach in skimpy bikinis. She was of the opinion that The Sun has just got worse. They’ve gone from paying willing models to pose topless, to invasive paparazzi shots of minor celebs for free. (costs for the photographers have probably gone down as well) And I’ve got to agree with her. I’m not sure this is quite the victory some had hoped for. The other thing is that, at no point does the article say that the No More Page 3 campaigners should not do what they are doing (and, given it’s supposed to be a democracy, I would insist personally on their right to do so) but this and similar accusations seem to be being levelled anyway. kailyard rules says: “Mammaries are made of this” as Dino sang. Martin McDonald says: I have no strong views either on Page 3. Is it within cBut, for the first time ever, I must commend the Sun for one of the funniest pieces of mass-media trolling I’ve ever seen. Their rivals and, remarkably, the BBC spent a massive amount of time on this. On Tuesday they were talking about it on my way to work in the morning on radio Scotland and they were still going on and on and on about it on my way home. It was as if there wasn’t actually a Trident debate going on at all. The smugness and the triumphalism of these news outlets, on a story which clearly wasn’t verified in any way shape of form, has now been force-fed back to them in a very amusing way. That’s what they get. Good. ErinT says: If I really had to classify myself I’d say I was a “feminist”. Personally, more egalitarian. I have no problem with other women choosing to model for Page 3. I don’t have a problem with Page 3 despite thinking it is unsuitable for print media that isn’t top shel and there isn’t a Page 4 of scantily clad men. Bodies are bodies and we should be past the stage of judging and discriminating over them. I do have a problem with The Sun which is nasty, vile and utter trash. Much like the Mail’s sidebar of shame. Seeing as I don’t read The Sun, thanks for bringing to attention the degree that it indulges in fat-shaming, poor-baiting, anti-equality and sex-negative garbage. Yeah, agreed! Places like the Guardian (it is my daily newspaper and I love it but it still deserves criticism) really do focus on the white, middle class areas of feminism and privilege. Even in discussing LGBT issues, the B and the T are quickly sidelined in favour of tackling the far more palatable L and G problems. Ugh. No more page 3? I’d prefer no more tabloids. Morag says: I have vague memories of Page 3 pictures that were a bit on the offensive side, but not for many years. I just can’t see why so many people get so aerated about it. They’re pictures of pretty girls, in non-sexual poses, and they happen to have their tops off. So Freaking What? In comparison to the rest of the dross in that paper, page 3 is arguably the nicest part of the publication. Socrates MacSporran says: This post set me thinking, so, I went to Wikipedia and found: The Year of the Sex Olympics is a 1968 television play made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 as part of Theatre 625. It stars Leonard Rossiter, Tony Vogel, Suzanne Neve and Brian Cox. It was directed by Michael Elliott. The writer was Nigel Kneale, best known as the creator of Quatermass. Influenced by concerns about overpopulation, the counterculture of the 1960s and the societal effects of television, the play depicts a world of the future where a small elite control the media, keeping the lower classes docile by serving them an endless diet of lowest common denominator programmes and pornography. The play concentrates on an idea the programme controllers have for a new programme which will follow the trials and tribulations of a group of people left to fend for themselves on a remote island. In this respect, the play is often cited as having anticipated the craze for reality television. Kneale had fourteen years earlier adapted George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four as a classic and controversial BBC broadcast and the play reflects much of Kneale’s assimilation of Orwell’s concern about the power of the media and Kneale’s experience of the evolving media industry. When I read this post, I, who remembers watching The Year of the Sex Olympics when it was broadcast, immediately thought – we have now reached the situation which that single play forecast, and it is just one of the ways in which THEY keep us down. Chris Baxter says: One of your best yet. Brilliant. Robert Peffers says: O/T, (kind of). So while we are all, (Err!), tittering at the Sun’s masterstroke at the expense of what passes as the UK media I note there is a wee story slipping through the net almost unnoticed. “MPs call for Manorial Rights Review”. An MPs Committee report says, “The Law Commission”, should consider axing the ancient laws of “Manorial Rights”, as legally claimed by Lords of the Manor. Whereby holders have rights to hunt, shoot & fish or dig for minerals on other people’s land, a throwback to the Feudal System. The sting it the tail is they also recommend compensation should be paid to the holders if the Manorial Rights were scrapped. Hang-on though, this needs a wee bit of further thought about the history behind this whole system. We are back again at the ignored fundamental human rights of the people of the United Kingdom. Just what gave these, “Manorial Rights”, in the first place. The historic, “Devine Right Of Kings”, that was the law of the Kingdom of England’s three countries until the 1688, “Glorious Revolution”, in which the Royal veto was removed from the imported joint Royals of King Billy & Queen Mary of Orange. This supposedly transferred the royal powers to the people but in fact retained the Royals and made the English Parliament sovereign in a, “Constitutional Monarchy”. It effect it simply began the, “Establishment”, and made them the new elite ruling class and left the people still as the, Establishment’s serfs. Yet these MPs, (Members of The Establishment), also recommend that we, the people, should compensate the Lords of the Manor for stealing our rights since the Middle ages? It is long past time we, the people, jolted these elected members back into the modern real World. Perhaps even taking compensation from the Lords of the Manor for what they have thieved from the people since God alone knows when. Johnny: a refusal to see that there are many worthy causes out there that the Sun editors want them to ignore The depiction of women as sexual objects, chattel to be used, abused, and discarded for the new, depicted as ideal whores, is about the best analogy one can find for today’s the free market and rampant capitalism. think again says: A photie of Jim Murphy without a halo, oh you are awful Stu. Let us spare a kind thought however for poor Nicole who never dreamt she would be a Murphy supporter and is now, like my eyeballs, scarred for life. This is a point I think is worth developing because we probably all have those personal experiences that may be shared by a wider group, though we often don’t know until we get or create a medium to share those experiences. For example, I was working in an English speaking location, dominated by people of a certain type of English accent, where comments were made several times about my likely problem with alcohol, and how I should probably be working in the building trade, not law. Unless you’ve shared an experience like that, you might think that the person with an axe to grind should move on and worry about some other issue. RandomSwitch says: I signed the “no more page three” petition at change.org – I have no issue with portrayal of nudity where apposite – Rather for the nakedly cynical titillation by Murdoch of his papers readers to appeal to the ‘male gaze’ of his readers as a sweetener to its true display of vile political pornography on its other pages at the Rev rightly contends. But as to the petition, I realised that I had taken up company with strange bedfellows when I noted there was not one male name amongst its signatories. And the Rev’s analysis of the spume of “feminist” self congratulatory outpourings in the grunaird and such reminds me strongly of the many strands, waves of feminism of which this particular chest beating display of righteousness is a hangover of the discredited 2nd wave, reactionary, 1970s men blamers which found a home in liberal organisations, including labour’s hierarchy. I await the next petition update keenly. My 2 pence. Oscar Taime says: @A.N.Surgent @crisiscul the Radio 4 Today program this morning once again saw Naughtie fawning over an establishment guest – this time Wee Danny Alexander – by agreeing with him the statement today’s publication would make Holyrood “one of the most powerful devolved institutions in the world” and restricting himself to asking questions that amounted to “and the SNP are bad aren’t they Mr Alexander”? So let’s have a wee look shall we. On 5 December 2014 we have this: http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2014/dec/05/how-do-scotlands-tax-and-spending-powers-compare-with-catalonia “… the increasing calls for an independence vote in Catalonia is a message that even in a region that has been devolved far more powers than Scotland has received, the call for separatism remains just as strong – if not stronger.” Hmmm. Is Mr Naughtie expecting some ermin perhaps? Kim nicoll says: Sorry guys-I am a bit disappointed by the tone of the Rev’s article and yes I did read it all. I agree that the Sun must’ve been cock a hoop at the wall to wall coverage it got and the way the MSM lapped it up. However, the word feminist is tagged alongside pompous. Why? The day to day experience of women in Scotland is not one of equality and those of us who support independence know that we’re a million miles from living in the kind of open, fair and respectful country that we want and despair when men albeit well intended just don’t get it. Women experience everyday sexism and it’s not just boring and tiresome. So come on guys, let’s walk the walk -we can all be feminists-starting with supporting the end of page 3 and not just in rags like Sun Wp says: O/t but did Murphy really say Labour would build 100,000 houses ? In all the years in power in Holyrood they built the grand total of 6. Luigi says: The British Boobcasting Corporation certainly dedicated a fair bit of airtime to this matter this week. They swallowed it hook line and sinker. Mind you, I remember The Sun pretended to support Scottish Independence for a few weeks, way back in 1992 (probably part of a ploy to ensure that Neil Kinnock never became PM), and quite a few of us were fooled at the time. They’re pictures of pretty girls, in non-sexual poses I’ll dine out on that remark. 🙂 Blackhack says: The Sun is full of tits and always has been….When I say tits, I mean the ones laughingly called journalists…. Oscar Taime – thanks for that. That’s the type of thing a wide audience will NOT get, but they need (in summarised format). The standard of journalism in the UK. Research, checking and confirmation of fact/source material. The talent of the editorial team, management, administration, corporate/political bias/influence involved, objectivity of the author of any given piece and the agenda/s set by all of the above. Honest mistakes, deliberate mistakes, lies (both overt and by omission), misinformation, obfuscation, propaganda? All things to think about when the meeja release anything for our consumption. Chic McGregor says: Now, an inverse strategy for Wings,… hmmmm. Hey everybody, I heard a rumour Wings is stating a page 3 on Monday. 😉 @crisiscult on your second experience sharing post. One can not help but remember with a certain fondness the sudden realization on starting advanced studies at a reasonably well known “secular” University in London, that one was, in fact, a mean, boorish, drunk “sweaty” whose only redeeming feature was that one might be watchable if a fight broke out. Hurrah Roughian says: The Year of the Sex Olympics Big Brother, I’m a Celeb get me out of here, Question Time and All Creatures Great and Small in the one show!!!! “However you’re not really in a position to decide what women should be campaigning for.” Lucky I did no such thing, then. I referred to “the left”, not “women”. KillieBoab says: Just heard from Dim Jim himself on ‘Daily Politics’ that ‘The vow has been delivered’. NAW IT HUSNAE! The widespread coverage of The Sun non-event detracted from the Russian invasion of Scotland. I can’t believe COBRA never met to discuss how Russian subs could cruise up and down the River Clyde, totally unimpeded, in proximity to UK WMDs. @crisiscult back to the first thread Yup & I’m rather hoping the good Rev will put together some comparison summary of how our powers current & proposed, actually stack up against others including Catalonia, Quebec & possibly even the German Lander & state governments in the US. maybe we can help? Could be useful for a possible WBB2 or a Wee Red Tory Book cos whatever we’re doing in here & elsewhere online it’s what we do out in the streets & on the doorsteps that will ensure the polls stay on our side. Helena Brown says: Well I always say if you do not like the Sun stop buying it. This has been in the paper (can you call it a paper, thought comic was more correct), since it was first Published. Women have earned money and a reputation on those pages. Those who would prefer that they earned it other ways can make that point, but unfortunately as long as there is a sex trade there will be glamour pictures and porn and people making money out of it. A bit O/T I was asked if I wanted to buy the Daily Retard this morning so I could use the £5 voucher for my shopping in Aldi. I declined, said I would happily give someone the £5 before I would allow that rag an reason for an increase in their sales. Chic, is Stuart posing naked or maybe one of the stalwarts on these pages, nae women mind, time for us to have a laugh. Oscar Taime The “SNP are bad” seems to be the stock answer to everything and anything these days. Even the slump in oil prices is put at the SNP`s door, no mention of the fact that every oil producing nation, across the world is in the same boat. Apart from Saudi Arabia. Morag We certainly agree with the fact that there is any amount of Porn in the Sun than on page three. Then of course we could also refer to the front page of the Daily Mail. bjsalba says: Earning their title as gutter press. And what does that tell you about the man that owns this paper and the people who work for him? You are what you publish. Grizzle McPuss says: As we used to chant as schoolboys… “Some girls wear bras Some girls wear string Page three girls just let them swing” Then, for titilation in adulthood, and to keep abreast of current affairs, I learned to tune into WM every Wednesday at 12 noon to see a left and a right tit swaying at one another. The whole point is sex sells. There is no other reason for Murdoch doing it. Loads of marketing wraps sex round garbage products and it works. The difference comes from reprobates like Murdoch and say the neo fascists that own the Daily Mail, all deciding they that are teamGB moral arbiters and stinks to high hell. How did you make so much money uncle Rupert? Paid nothing in taxes, flogged shite on the backs of young girls but do as I say, vote how I tell you etc But on the other hand these news businesses are what they are, conservative, far right, exploitative, creepy w_nk mags for sure but not hypocrites. Look at the Guardian, trading on being progressive liberal, democratic, open minded for change yet they shat on Scottish democracy and never even had the decency or courage to say why, not once. That’s far worse than some rich old wrinkly sitting with his suit trousers round his ankles in his Wapping executive loo. staring at naked girls that wouldn’t touch him with a barge pole, unless he paid them. So he does:D The “SNP are bad” seems to be the stock answer to everything and anything these days.The demand for ermine is going to sky-rocket with the amount the state needs to reward the naesayers Mattyboy says: I’m really at a loss at why anyone would buy this tory rag in the first place. After it’s disgraceful treatment of the Hillsborough victims and families and it’s continued attacks on left of Centre working class people you would think we would know better. I wouldn’t take it to the cludgie if I ran out of toilet paper Murray: Still chuckling. 🙂 Perhaps we should ditch nuclear powered subs and instead use the cheap, safe power we had in the subs gifted in Cornflake packets powered by bicarbonate of soda! Also: a good day laughing at Danny Alexander’s risible claim devolved powers – not yet devolved and maybe not at all – are the greatest, most splendiforous powers given to any small, chippy, insignificant shire in the galaxy! Chitterinlicht says: Well said. ( I read all of the article) There really are some fannies and willies out there. cynicalHighlander says: Skype chat with Robert Black QC/Lockerbie on at c7.00pm Charles mc says: Just how many page 3 models will ba claiming being it’s now? It’s good that everyone’s attention is focused on benifit cheats when the 1% rake in millions in austerity benifits Dr Jim says: But then again, the Sun’s not a newspaper is it, it’s a magazine printed on paper for people who don’t buy magazines mumsyhugs says: Must admit I had a wee snigger to myself the other day when Jeremy Vine talked on the radio about Sun ‘readers’ because mostly they only buy it to look at the pictures! 🙂 O/T Talk about “product placement”. I can hardly watch the TV now without Saint Murphy popping up – offloading foodbank trucks / Jogging in Glasgow /saving the NHS etc Is this the plan? Have him constantly on the TV taking over from Gordon Brown the role of saving the world. For the next few months we will have photo opportunities and sound bites. I prefer action and competency addressing social fairness so will be sticking with the SNP. Brian Fleming says: Some thoughts stimulated by some of the comments above… The use of sexual organs (primary or secondary, male or female) as terms of abuse seems to me to indicate a profound sickness in our culture. It occurs to me that this brouhaha is another upside of no longer watching television. I caught a couple of tweets about the issue yesterday which I pretty much skimmed over. My entire broadcast diet is Radio 3, which damn well isn’t going to demean itself to mention the Sun and page 3 anyway, and besides it only has about three very short news bulletins a day which I usually manage to avoid. I really had no idea what was going on until I saw some stuff this morning on Stu’s twitter feed, and then this thread. What a fantastic time saving it is, not even to have been aware of the stooshie. Erm, the reverse strategy is to rumour there will be a page 3 but then not have one. PC and PR Elaine Gunn says: The problem isn’t women choosing to make money for taking their tops off – I am a feminist, and I support their right to do so. The problem is that there is a place for ogling nude or semi-nude people, and that’s in pornographic media, not mainstream newspapers. Just because the Sun gets up to even nastier things than perpetuating the objectification of women, doesn’t mean that its perpetuation of the objectification of women isn’t a bad thing. When I was a little girl Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister. I was too young to fully understand the reasons behind the hatred of her in Scotland; all I knew was that by her very presence in 10 Downing Street, it was possible for a woman to be Prime Minister. I spent a bit of time wanting to become Prime Minister myself, then started reading James Herriott books and decided on being a vet instead. My point is, that young girls are influenced by media. The message that Page 3 sends out, is that girls and women are good for standing about passively in their pants being pretty. Do we need more women aspiring to passive pants-clad prettiness in our society? Or do we need more people getting themselves educated and challenging thee cultural norms that allow this awful, toxic media machine to operate unchecked? I didn’t vote until I was 30 years old – a symptom of the inherent political apathy and disenfranchisement that I developed from growing up in Scotland as part of the UK. When the referendum came, I decided I had to educate myself, as this vote would matter in a way no other vote in my life could ever matter – and such was my political awakening. The two may seem unrelated, but it was around the same time that I stopped worrying quite so much about what I looked like in my pants… john king says: BrianW says Come on cut them some slack man, I think they were trying to make a clean breast of it. AH’ll eh , get ma overtheshoulderboulderholder. 🙁 Grouse Beater says What/ Like this you mean http://tinyurl.com/oavyyhz I DARE YOU! kailyard rules says “Thanks for the mammaries”. :)Bob Hope To indicate that not all feminists are pompous. Agreed. And portraying page 3 as the girl next door encourages Neanderthals to think the girl next door is a sex object. Arguably a lot more dangerous than remote porn – after all its usually the girl next door who Gets raped by somebody She knows There’s maybe a place for titillation but not on a familys breakfast table. otherwise some good points made in article. Murdoch is an exploitive monster. He will play games with breasts to make him as much money as possible – as he plays games with whatever he chooses to. Vile. Paula Rose says: @ Elaine Gunn 2:43 I couldn’t have put it better. What place is there for such things in a newspaper. Rev’s analysis – Same thing, such vilification is not news. The Sun – The Scum. Wee Jonny says: I ran over a feminist in my new convertible and killed her today. Oh dear, I can just see the headlines, ‘Topless model kills feminist’. True Story. “…based on no more than a couple of vague unattributed nudges and winks the entire UK press decided that the story was fact and reported it with one voice.” Yup, that nicely sums up the quality of the entire press corps in this disfunctional yookay. None of them want to be seen to be the odd man out, so they’ll all jump in the same shit just to prove they’re with it. HandandShrimp says: As someone said, all too often page 3 is the least offensive thing in the Sun. FairiefromEarth says: Keep them dumb us the useless eaters and keep them fighting with one another, thats why 0.001% of the World population ownes 50% of everything. The papers are doing exactly what they are designed for 1984. punklin says: Very good points Stu about the gullibility/mediocrity of the uncritical press and media but otherwise not too sure about your over-simplification of very complex issues re body/weight/work – and feminists/the left who I am uneasy at easy vilification of (“pompous… etc.”). It’s a difficult world and those struggling, like us independistas, to make sense of it and change it for the better should not be condemned by those on the side of progress, such as your valued site… Gizmo says: This is exactly why you irritate politicians and “journalists” alike – by showing them up for not applying even a moment of critical thought and inquiry to any “stories” that pass them by. The best commentary on the papers head-long rush for the gutter is the fact that they aren’t even seen fit to wrap fish and chips in, anymore. Whilst they die a slow, lingering death – websites and blogs, like this one and others – continue to show them how it’s meant to be done. Eman says: Why can’t you condemn both? The objectification of women on page 3 and the attack on the women on other pages? Would you publish an article saying ‘Why the fuss about this unimportant racism when there’s other/worse racism going on elsewhere”? You make the connections and do the research in your other articles, so why so hard to do that when it’s all about demeaning women? If women that stand up against this are feminists, great. It’s up to them/us to campaign when and where we can. Many are involved in the campaign for independence. Standing shoulder to shoulder… Bit confused – is it news that the fairer sex have mammary glands? ← Getting what you wish for Always crashing the same car →	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1838
__label__wiki	0.54315	0.54315	World Scholarship Forum » University Reviews » STUDY IN NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: ADMISSION, TUITION FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS, COURSES AND RANKING STUDY IN NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY: ADMISSION, TUITION FEES, SCHOLARSHIPS, COURSES AND RANKING May 24, 2019 By Noble Akujobi 2 Comments Do you want to Study in Nanyang Technological University? You may have heard many things about Admission, Ranking, Scholarships, Courses & Tuition Fees. Here this post has a detailed information about procedures to Study in Nanyang Technological University. We promise that this post will end every doubt about Studying in Nanyang Technological University. Nanyang Technological University was formerly known as Nanyang Technological Institute is located in Nanyang Singapore. This University which is an autonomous research university was originally founded in the year 1981 but officially became a University in 1991. This makes Nanyang University one of the youngest Universities in Singapore. The University was established prior to Singapore’s independence on the southern part of Singapore as an institute that trains precisely engineers and scientists. Up until today, the University’s College of Engineering and Business School are revered all over the World as one of the best Universities in Singapore. Its over 24,000 undergraduates are trained and taught through the assistance of their over 7,000 staff. Nanyang University is led by its provost Professor Ling San. The University sits on 200 hectares of land which gives it the status of the largest university campus in the whole of Singapore. Nanyang Technological University Ranking Nanyang University although young, has embraced the challenge to sit up to other institutions. This is why the University is globally ranked at the 11th position in the QS Global World Ranking. The College Of Engineering and has been ranked 2nd in the Academic ranking of Universities and 4th in QS Global World Ranking. The Nanyang Business School is the best business school in Singapore. It is globally recognized as the 24th best business school in the world and the 1st according to the Economist rankings. Nanyang Technological University Admission and Acceptance Rate Nanyang University admits over 8,000 students yearly to study in its diverse departments under its faculties. This gives the University an admission rate between 20-30%. To gain admission into the University, you must be enlisted as an undergraduate, graduate or a non-graduating student. Getting admission as an undergraduate To get admitted into Nanyang University as an undergraduate you need to meet the qualification requirements. These requirements for admission demand; A Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level Diploma awarded by a polytechnic in Singapore NUS High School Diploma International Qualifications from any school for an International student Students from the five polytechnics in Singapore can apply for a three year part time programme in Bachelor of Engineering. Getting admission as a Graduate Student To gain admission for Masters To gain admission as a graduate student to do your Master’s programme you would have a good Bachelor’s degree. It also demands proficiency in speaking and writing English and if you come from a non-English speaking nation, you would present evidence from TOEFL or IELTS that validates your linguistic ability. For an existing final year student, you can apply for the Master’s programme using your provisional degree certificate or a document that clearly states your yearly results. Your original degree certificate and transcript will be demanded by the university on the day of your admission and failure to provide them can mean taking away your admission. If you can’t produce the documents on that date, get a letter from your University that validates you as their student. The timeline for a full time Masters programme is 1 year. To gain admission for your Ph.D. To gain admission for a Ph.D. research programme in the University, the candidate must have second class upper honours. A valid GRE/GMAT for applicants who are not graduates of Singapore University and for non-English speaking applicants, a valid document that proves your proficiency of which your test date is not more than 2 years aback. Only photocopies of the above materials are needed as candidates that are admitted will pass a qualification exam within a specific period. The timeline for a full time Ph.D. programme is 1.5 years while that of part time is 2 years. Getting admission as a non-graduating student Local exchange students To get admission into the local exchange programme, as a student of an affiliate university, you will write some NTU courses while at your university. Your admission can’t be guaranteed as there are always an influx of students who wish to be part of the programme. The GEM Trailblazer enables study overseas for some months. The semester long exchange summer programme and January programme. TFI LEaRN Asian undergraduate students are the only ones selected to participate in the TFI LEaRN Programme @ NTU will develop a strong sense of cross-cultural intelligence, possess a global mindset with sustained network of friends and colleagues for regional networking among the development of Asia. Nanyang campus is one of the most organized and beautiful campuses among all other universities in the world. Accommodation is provided in units for undergraduates, graduates and off-campus housing. They have their banks, food stores, sports and recreation centers. Undergraduate Housing There are 24 halls of residence for NTU with an average of 600 students per hall. They have double rooms which are well furnished. There are communal lounges, reading rooms, laundry rooms and pantries with washing machine and dryers. The halls are; Crescent Hall Pioneer Hall Binjai Hall Tanjong Hall Nanyang Crescent Hall There are two halls for graduate students on the campus. These halls house international students too. There are rental fees that are paid for this houses. Faculty Housing Faculty housing in Nanyang University comprises of six clusters of residential buildings which are very close to each other and is located on the residential zone in campus. These houses consist of apartment blocks, semi-detached and the units have 2 or 3 bedrooms. Some close by infrastructures include the Chinese garden and the Science center. These faculty houses include; Nanyang Heights Nanyang Terrace Nanyang Grove Nanyang Valley Nanyang View Nanyang Meadows Nanyang University Off Campus Housing The university doesn’t administer off campus housing, but it generated a portal where students who want to stay off-camp can access vacant accommodation that is up for rent. Nanyang Executive Center This is a center that was built to host seminar, retreats and trainings. The center has 170 guest rooms that are comfortable and well suited for work. It boasts of a complimentary wi-fi service to help you stay on the internet while you thrive. Sports and Recreation Centers The Sports & Recreation Centre attends to the sporting and recreation needs of the university and community. They seek to provide a complete learning experience for you the student as they strongly believe that participation in competitive sports and recreation activities are an integral part of university education. They strongly engage in handball, football, basketball, chess, martial arts, snooker, archery, swimming, rugby, water polo just to name a few. The sport teams of the Nanayang University has an acrostic for the word S.P.I.R.I.T. S- Sportsmanship: They believe that you either loose or win and this shouldn’t bring enmity. P- Perseverance: Determination is the core strength. Keep pushing when it gets tough. I- Integrity: To always depict uprightness, honesty and sincerity in their participation. R- Respect: To have mutual for each other and honour their officials too. I- Inspiration: A total belief in their abilities and how what they do it inspires others. T- Teamwork: That teamwork is essential and no team member is bigger than the whole team. The sport facilities in Nanyang University include: sport halls, squash courts, multipurpose court, main football field, swimming complex, street soccer court, archery range, multipurpose field, athletic gym etc. There is a high level of discipline in Nanyang University and especially in their sporting team as anyone caught defaulting will pay a fine. If you are caught a second time, it could lead to your banishment from using any sport facility thereby hindering you from participating in any sport activity. The University competed in sporting programmes that are held all over Asia and in the world. They are well known and respected because of their sporting teams. Some of the local competitions that the university participates in are Singapore University Games, Institute-Varsity-Polytechnic Games and national leagues. Sports grants are given to athletes that have made tremendous contribution and lifted the University in a sporting activity. The award grant is worth $2,000. Nanyang Technological University Campus Clubhouse The campus clubhouse of the Nanyang University offers facilities for a reading room, to a multi-purpose studio, a pavilion dining, a toddler’s room, as well as an outdoor courtyard. It can be used as an 80 seater hall to host programs or seminars and a meeting room that can host up to six people is also available. The upgraded gym is your best choice for an effective workout section as it has standard equipment. The campus clubhouse also offers you recreation space. You can’t be hungry when you are in nanyang University Campus as there are cafes, eateries and restaurants that are available. These eateries include the North spine plaza, Hall F&B and South spine. The other places that serve this purpose of refreshment include Cosmo bar and coffee works, Coffee bean and tea leaf, Liho, Subway @ scc, O’ Briens Irish Sandwich [email protected] LKC Medicine, Co-op @ NTU Café, café4You @ SPMS and Sukho Thai @ WKWSCI. From supermarkets to book stores to convenience stores, the Nanyang University has it all. So whether you are seeking to get groceries, buying a book or even borrowing one, having a need to make use of a computer system and seeking opportunities to lease a place, you don’t seek to struggle so much. What type of service do you need? There are banks and atm centers to help you withdraw and keep your money safe, there are health clinics that can assist you with your health challenges in cognizance with the dental clinic for tooth problems. Whether you need to print/photocopy any material or you need to take care of your hair which includes barbing, weaving, plaiting, washing etc. There is also a childcare center for students that are parents and who will need to keep their children somewhere safe where they can learn and be taken care of while they study. There are different transportation services that are run in Singapore which are allowed to run too in Nanyang University. So for you the student, you have a myriad of options available as a means of transportation from outside the school and even within the school. There are bus services, train services, shuttle bus services which move basically inside the University, taxi services and finally car services for those who want to ride their own vehicles. There are also spaces which are provided for car parks for the vehicle owners. The campus security is readily available to deal with any case amounting to theft, robbery and even campus violations. They have a hotline with which students can contact them every day and every time. Nanyang Technological University Programmes From a selection of programmes that are boisterous, you can expect Nanyang University tom offer excellence in their trainings. You can take up a course of your choice from their diverse courses and be able to grow and integrate your business or enterprise through the Global program run by the university. There is a provision of a course list and the duration that these programmes run and there is also another list that portrays minor programmes in the school and how you can participate in them. NUT runs both graduate, undergraduate, special and global programmes for its range of courses. Nanyang Technological University Undergraduate programmes These programmes are for those who seek to be awarded a bachelor’s degree. The program usually spans for nothing less than three years. In NUT, you can get access to programmes under the undergraduate programme by area of interest or by type. For those who would like an area of interest, the following options are available to you; Accountancy and Business Art, Design & Media Education Engineering Humanities Medicine Science Social Science Sport Science Then if you are interested in a type of programme under the bachelor programme; Double Degree Programme Double Major Programme Premier Scholars Programmes Special Programmes Undergraduate Research Programme Part Time Programmes Nanyang Technological University Graduate Programmes The graduate programmes are classifies into coursework and research. Coursework deals with those interested in a master’s degree while research has to do with those interested in a doctorate degree. Nanyang University is identified and marked by its potent and rigid international relationships and collaboration with leading international institutions which are hallmarks in the world. All global partners are making crucial and tremendous effort so as to make the university become a global university of excellence. These international collaborative efforts which occurred between NTU and overseas educational institutions have led to dual/joint degree programmes. This has made it possible for students to study under the same faculty from both universities and thereby attend classes at both campuses. A colossal/massive chunk of these joint programmes which are offered include Singapore-University of Washington Alliance in Bioengineering and Financial Engineering with Carnegie Mellon University. The degree programmes offered by coursework which can be part time or full time are; Nanyang Business School School of Art, Design and Media School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Centre for Public Administration Nanyang Technopreneurship Center Rajaratnam School of International Studies Wealth Management Institute National Institute of Education The programmes which are offered by research also include; Asian School of Environment Interdisciplinary Graduate School Nanyang Technological University Global programmes These include programmes that have to do with students of other universities and non-students too. These programmes seek to enhance the potentials and abilities of young people so that they can be involved and influence the system. The student exchange programme which is one of such avails the student the opportunity to study for a semester or two on a short term basis. These global programmes are; The Student exchange and short-term mobility programmes The NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity College of Professional and Continuing Education In response and with total undisputed coherence to the government’s emphasis on advancing adult education and professional development for Singapore’s workforce to tackle future challenges. NTU established the College of Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE College) so as to consolidate the continuance in education, core training capabilities and expertise within the university. The founding Dean of PaCE College is Professor Ting Seng Kiong. PaCE College deeply aids in the development of programmes that help continuance of professional education and development, so as to equip Singapore managers, professionals and executives (PMEs) with updated knowledge and skills to help them keep in touch with the rapid advancement and technological changes in today’s very competitive economy and industrial landscape. PaCE College will do take a gigantic step towards their goal by leveraging on NTU’s world-renowned faculty and potent industrial connections to aid working adults to upgrade, update and upskill in their journey to attain their goals and educational aspirations. All credit bearing courses are attracted or birthed through undergraduate and graduate academic programmes across a wide spectrum of disciplines and PaCE College also offers executive, personal development and enrichment non-credit courses. The College thus gives a viable and cogent offer of multiple educational pathways to intellectual, professional, and creative development through its continuing education programmes. Due to their deep love for education, there are many institutes and centers in this University which have been built to prod the dream of the University to build a standard of education that will improve the society. There are autonomous institutes and centers in Nanyang University in tandem with others. These autonomous institutes include; Chinese Heritage Centre Earth Observatory of Singapore Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering The other institutes and centers include; Air Traffic Management Research Institute (ATMRI) Centre for Research and Development in Learning ([email protected]) Centre for Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Energy Research Institute @ NTU Institute of Advanced Studies Institute on Asian Consumer Insight Institute for Media Innovation Institute for Sports Research Language and Communication Centre Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute NTU Institute for Health Technologies (HealthTech NTU) NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity NTU Centre for Contemporary Art NTU Institute of Structural Biology NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies [email protected] Corporate Lab Rehabilitation Research Institute of Singapore SAF-NTU Academy Singapore Centre for Chinese Language Nanyang Technological University Colleges and Schools with their Departments Nanyang Technological University boasts of nine colleges/schools which subsequently have departments under them. These nine colleges/schools are; College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Lee Kong Chain School of Medicine(LKCSOM) Rayaratnam School of International Studies The Nanyang Business School is a three year direct Honours degree programme in Accountancy and Business. It is the only school among three other business schools in Asia and the only business school in Singapore to be awarded by the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIPS) as an accredited center. It is one of the core 100 MBA programmes. Nanyang Technological University College of Engineering This is one of the largest engineering colleges which is focused on engineering and technology. It offers specialization on multi-disciplinary programmes and also on double degrees, double majors and integrated programmes. Under this college are the following schools; The college of humanities, arts and social sciences is a fast paced and growing journalism and media school due to its humanities and social sciences schools which has a mix and make a perfect blend of distinctive niches. This university plays host to the first art school in Singapore. They are; Nanyang Technological University College of Science The college of Science runs a direct honour degree programme in physical mathematics and life sciences. There is also an Asian school of environment which offers a bachelor’s degree in Environmental earth systems. This new disciplinary is focused on Asian environmental challenges. A double degree programme is run by the school of biological sciences in biomedical sciences and Traditional Chinese medicine with Beijing University China. The schools in this college include; The Asian School of the Environment Nanyang Technological University College of Professional and Continuing Education College of Professional and Continuing Education (PaCE College) deeply aids in the development of programmes that help continuance of professional education and development, so as to equip Singapore managers, professionals and executives (PMEs) with updated knowledge and skills to help them keep in touch with the rapid advancement and technological changes in today’s very competitive economy and industrial landscape. The Lee Kong Chain School of Medicine (LKCSOM) has formed a partnership between NTU and Imperial College London with which they plan on training a generation of doctors. All graduates of the undergraduate medical degree programme will possess understanding of scientific basis. The school aims to be a future model for innovative medical education. The Interdisciplinary Graduate School has a core focus on research areas within the secure community, health society and global Asia. Every research cuts across disciplines which are beyond school-based programmes. National Institute of Education can tentatively be defined or addressed as an autonomous institute and also ranks as Singapore’s only teacher-training institute. This institute is internationally recognized and it provides counsel to countries on educational affairs. The S. Rayaratnam School of International Studies is an autonomous graduate institution. It comprises of the Institute Of Defence and Strategic Studies and it is highly recognized as an authority in Strategic Studies and Terrorism in the world. Nanyang Technological University Tuition Fees The tuition fee paid in Nanyang University will depend highly on the programme and the course of study. Here is a table that shows the distribution of tuition fees. Programme of Study Subsidised Students Non-Subsidised (not receiving tuition grant) (inclusive of GST) Singapore Citizens1 Singapore Permanent Residents1 International Students2 · All Programmes (except for those listed below) S$8,050 S$11,250 S$17,100 S$31,460 · Accountancy · Business · Accountancy & Business (Double Degree) · Business & Computing (Double Degree) · Business & Computer Engineering (Double Degree) S$9,250 S$12,950 S$19,700 S$36,280 · Medicine S$33,200 S$46,500 S$70,500 Not Applicable · Renaissance Engineering Programme S$17,500 S$24,500 S$37,350 Not Applicable Note: Amounts which are exclusively quoted do not contain GST. This is because the fee is subsidized by the Ministry. However, international students from all nationalities, both on subsidized and non-subsidized tuition should note that the fee which is quoted is inclusive of GST. GST is 7% and the cost of paying it is borne by the student. Nanyang Technological University Scholarships Nanyang University has a lot of scholarship opportunities to offer to students on different programmes. The scholarships are classified into Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarships. Nanyang Technological University Undergraduate Scholarship Nanyang University offers a range of scholarships to students of the university. This incorporates freshmen and student who are already studying (undergraduates). These scholarship opportunities for freshmen range from those for Singapore citizen to those who have permanent residence. Current undergraduates or freshmen on subsidized fee meet the criteria and are deemed eligible. Freshmen can submit their application online. The scholarship value is quoted at $16,000 maximum and it is palatable for the academic year. These first set of scholarship are offered by the institution; Nanyang Scholarship W. Barker Scholarship Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Scholarship LKC Medicine Scholarship LKY-STEP Award NTU-University Scholars Programme (NTU-USP) Scholarship Renaissance Engineering Programme Scholarship Toh Kian Chui Scholarship University Engineering Scholarship Wee Cho Yaw Future Leaders Award Wee Kim Wee Legacy Fund Undergraduate Scholarship The next set of scholarships for freshmen are administered by external organizations AGD Accountancy Scholarship AGO Auditing Service Scholarship APB Foundation Scholarship for Students with Physical Disabilities BCA-Industry Built Environment Scholarship BCA Undergraduate Scholarship Co-Operative Scholarship Dr Goh Keng Swee Scholarship Energy-Industry Scholarship Howe Yoon Chong PSA Scholarships JTC Scholarship Lim Kim San Memorial Scholarship Maritime ONE Scholarship Microsoft Youth Spark Scholarship MOE Teaching Scholarship MPA Scholarship National Environment & Water (NEW) Scholarship National Infocomm Scholarship NIS Singapore-Industry Scholarship (SgIS) SLA Undergraduate Scholarship (Full-Term) Smart Nation Scholarship Spring Executive Development Scholarship Yayasan Mendaki Scholarship Nanyang Technological University Graduate Scholarship There is a list of scholarship which are given to graduate students both by the institution and external organizations. For residents of Singapore Nanyang President’s Graduate Scholarship NTU Research Scholarship Singapore International Graduate Award (SINGA) Commonwealth Scholarship Scholarships which are sponsored by private organizations now include; APEC Scholarship A*STAR Graduate Scholarship (Open to Singaporeans, Singapore PRs and non-Singaporeans who are eligible and intending to take up Singapore citizenship) Economic Development Board Industrial Postgraduate Programme (EDB-IPP) EDB Scholarship Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship MSc (TIP) Financial Grants Muhammad Ariff Ahmad (MAS) Postgraduate Scholarship Nanyang Fellows Scholarship Ngee Ann Kongsi Postgraduate Scholarships (Social Sciences) NGS (Water) Scholarship NTU-MBA Scholarship Pradap Kow Scholarship PSC Masters Scholarship SCELSE PhD Scholarship SCOR PhD Scholarship SMART PhD Scholarship Tan Poey Quee NIE Doctor Education (NIE-EdD) Scholarship Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory All scholarships are for students on full time study. Nanyang Technological University Notable Alumni Nanyang University has produced outstanding individuals who have made grave effects on their society and organizations. Some of these individuals are; Ang Mong Seng – Former MP Intan Azura Mokhtar – MP, Assistant Professor at National Institute of Education Lee Bee Wah – MP Low Yen Ling – MP, Parliamentary Secretary Masagos Zulkifli – MP, Minister for Environment & Water Resources Sim Ann – MP, Minister of State Inderjit Singh – Former MP Annette Lee – actress, writer, singer-songwriter Vincy Chan – Cantopop singer Lee Teng – television host Ng Hui – actress Rui En – actress Joanne Peh – actress Michelle Saram – actress Diana Ser – journalist, former Channel News Asianews presenter, actress, host Stefanie Sun – singer Alan Tern – actor Jerry Yeo – actor Zhu Zhiqiang – g Dipna Lim Prasad – National Hurdler C Kunalan – Former National Sportsman, and Educator at the National Institute of Education Calvin Kang Li Loong – National Sprinter The official website of Nanyang University is www.ntu.edu.sg. Filed Under: Low tuition Fee universities, Singapore Scholarships, Study In Asia, University Reviews Tagged With: ASEAN Scholarships, Singapore, Study Abroad Thoj Riak says hello,my Name is Thoj Amol am a south Sudanese I am interest to apply for this scholarship how can I get it ,I have diploma in Account and finance ,I would like to upgraded my diploma Joeetta Norman says I will be honest and behave myself, thanks to the administrator of this institution. 25 Best Canadian Medical Schools 2019 \| UPDATED July 18, 2019	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1846
__label__wiki	0.928637	0.928637	Law Enforcement Agencies Collect Unsused Pills By Quincy Walters • Oct 24, 2016 Quincy Walters / WUSF News WUSF's Quincy Walters paid a visit to a collection site in Tampa for Saturday's DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative. Saturday was the Drug Enforcement Administration's National "Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative." Local law enforcement agencies likes the Hillsborough Sheriff's Office and the Tampa Police Department collected unused prescription pills at various locations. The goal was to keep those medicines from getting into the wrong hands. At a Winn-Dixie along North Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Eleanor Skillman dropped off pills that belonged to her husband. She said she's wanted to get rid of them for a while and this offered her an opportunity to do so. "I just didn't want them around my house anymore," Skillman said. "I think if anyone knew about them, I could be robbed, possibly or something. I don't know." Kacie Washburn with the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance said Skillman brought in four boxes of Fentanyl - a dangerous opiod. "[People who make drugs] mix Fentanyl with heroin," she said. "That's one of the things they cut it with." The public "Drug Take Back" happens once a year, but organizers say you can help year round. Just check with your local law enforcement agency. opioid abuse CDC Guidelines Aim To Curb Painkiller Prescribing By Associated Press • Mar 16, 2016 Prescription painkillers should not be a first choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin. Feds, Pharmacies Grapple With Pain Pill Dilemma By Dara Kam of the News Service of Florida • Oct 2, 2015 Susan Langston wiped away tears as she spoke of a 40-year-old woman who had struggled with cancer for a decade before a Fort Myers pharmacy refused to fill a prescription for pain medication. Florida Legislature Proactive In Dealing With Opioid Abuse By Julio Ochoa • Jul 1, 2016 Opioid abuse was among the most pressing issues that state legislatures around the country dealt with during 2016, according to a report by Pew. As many states struggle to deal with the epidemic, Florida is ahead of the curve. Pregnant And Addicted: The Tough Road To Family Health Amanda Hensley started abusing prescription painkillers when she was just a teenager. For years, she managed to function and hold down jobs. She even quit opioids for a while when she was pregnant with her now 4-year-old son. But she relapsed. Hensley says she preferred drugs like Percocet and morphine, but opted for heroin when she was short on cash. By the time she discovered she was pregnant last year, she couldn't quit.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1851
__label__wiki	0.89536	0.89536	» Post-War 1,400 items in this album on 70 pages. Jump to Page12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970 Louis Mountbatten inspecting British Royal Navy Guard of Honour outside the Minicipal Building, Singapore prior to the surrender ceremony, 12 Sep 1945 Louis Mountbatten inspecting men of British Royal Air Force Regiment outside the Municipal Building, Singapore prior to the surrender ceremony, 12 Sep 1945 Louis Mountbatten reading surrender terms to Japanese representatives at the surrender ceremony at Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945 Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten delivering an address at the Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2; note William Slim, Raymond Wheeler, and Keith Park Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten delivering an address at the Municipal Building, Singapore, 12 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2; note William Slim, Raymond Wheeler, and Keith Park An Australian soldier driving Japanese Lieutenant General Hatazo Adachi to the Wom Airstrip, New Guinea for the formal New Guinea surrender ceremony, 13 Sep 1945 Enterprise making 20 knots during post-overhaul trials, Puget Sound, 13 Sep 1945 Japanese General Hatazo Adachi, circa 13 Sep 1945 Lieutenant General Hatazo Adachi symbolically surrendered his sword to Australian Major General H. C. H. Robertson at Wom Airstrip, New Guinea, 13 Sep 1945 US Army CCKW 2 1/2-ton 6x6 cargo truck carrying airfield support supplies exiting USS LST-475 beached at Yokohama, Japan, 13 Sep 1945; the ship was the first LST landing in Japan after surrender German He-162 Volksjäger on public display after the war in Hyde Park, London, England, United Kingdom, 14 Sep 1945 Soldiers of Australian 37/52 Infantry Battalion posing with captured Japanese Type 2 Ka-Mi amphibious tanks, near Lakunai airstrip and Rabaul, New Britain, Solomon Islands, 14 Sep 1945 Wainwright decorated with Medal of Honor by US President Truman 14 Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2 Wainwright decorated with Medal of Honor by US President Truman 14 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2 Carriers Saratoga, Enterprise, Hornet, and San Jacinto, Alameda, California, Sep 1945 Emaciated Japanese naval personnel at Marshall Islands after Japan's surrender, probably Wotje or Maloelap, 15 Sep 1945 Former American prisoners of war aboard USS Block Island en route from Taiwan to Philippine Islands, Sep 1945 Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team at an awards ceremony at 'Yankee Stadium', Livorno, Italy, Sep 1945 Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team marching at a review, Livorno, Italy, Sep 1945, photo 1 of 2 Japanese-American troops of US 442nd Regimental Combat Team marching at a review, Livorno, Italy, Sep 1945, photo 2 of 2 PT-628, a 78-foot Higgins boat, during testing on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, United States, Jan 1945. "We no longer demand anything, we want war." Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister, Aug 1939	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1852
__label__wiki	0.689048	0.689048	Girl Power At Bond In Motion New Cars, Costumes And Props Added This year, Bond In Motion at London Film Museum have installed a new display of original film cars driven by some of the female characters. Complemented by previously unseen costumes, props and storyboards, it is a celebration of the series’ memorable women and the cars they drove. Tania Mallet playing Tilly Masterson in GOLDFINGER in 1964 became the first actress to drive a car in a Bond film. The Mustang she drove was a pre-production car acquired from Ford especially for the production. The exhibition contains an original production memo from January 1964 requesting driving lessons for Tania Mallet. Cars new to Bond In Motion include the Land Rover Double Defender Cab used by Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) to pursue the mercenary Patrice (Ola Rapace) through the streets of Istanbul in SKYFALL (2012). Accompanying the car, other items from SKYFALL are Moneypenny’s costume, a storyboard by Jim Cornish depicting the sequence where Moneypenny chases the train whilst driving the Land Rover and a clapperboard signed by Daniel Craig, Sam Mendes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe and Javier Bardem. Also new to the exhibition is the Ford Thunderbird driven by Jinx (Halle Berry) in DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002). Jinx, posing as Miss Swift from Space & Technology magazine, arrives in style at Gustav Graves’ spectacular ice palace in Iceland in a coral Thunderbird — it is the 2003 model secured early by the 2002 production. The Thunderbird is joined by Jinx’s costume — Versace leather jacket and skirt, Gina leather stiletto boots — and additional props from the film. The Ford KA, driven by Camille (Olga Kurylenko) in QUANTUM OF SOLACE, is also featured with one of her costumes created by Jasper Conran. The exhibition has over 100 individual items on display including the Aston Martin DB5 from GOLDENEYE (1995), the ‘Wet Nellie’ Lotus Esprit S1 from THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977), the Rolls-Royce Phantom III from GOLDFINGER (1964), and the ‘Little Nellie’ Wallis WA-116 Autogyro from YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967). To celebrate the new exhibits, Bond In Motion is offering 2-for-1 tickets until the end of 2017 using the code GP001. London Film Museum is located at 45 Wellington Street, Covent Garden and is open seven days a week. Tickets are available at the box office daily or in advance from www.londonfilmmuseum.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1853
__label__wiki	0.787853	0.787853	December 15, 2017 Andover Townsman: School of the Future draws ‘packed’ crowd Dec 15, 2017 \| News On Wednesday, Dec. 7, Andover Coalition for Education, Andover Public Schools and Andover Youth Services hosted a movie screening at the Cormier Youth Center. The screening was part one of the PBS production School of the Future, which shows how to “prepare children to compete in a new age of information, rapid innovation and globalization,” according to a press release. “It also explored how the science of learning—including new insights from neuroscientists, psychologists, and educators— can reveal how children’s brains work and tell us which techniques are most likely to engage and inspire growing minds,” the press release stated. A packed audience, including parents, teachers, and district leaders, attended the screening, “an active dialogue among attendees, presentations by APS faculty, and fun activities that garnered audience participation,” according to the release. “We were delighted with the level of enthusiasm our community had for this event, as evidenced by the great turnout,” said ACE President Lenore Price. “We are excited about the next part of this learning series that will feature more opportunities for the community to interact with some of Andover’s best and brightest educational leaders.”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1856
__label__cc	0.746406	0.253594	MONSTA X to become first Korean artists to appear on England's 'Good Morning Britain' MONSTA X will be the first Korean artists to appear on England's popular morning news program 'Good Morning Britain'! According to the program's network ITV, the boys will be appearing on the July 11 episode (local time), where they will talk about their new music and current tour. Meanwhile, other popular celebrities to have appeared on the program include Shakira, Elton John, Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett, Jude Law, and Khalid. Stay tuned for more news about MONSTA X's appearance! 22 11,746 Share 73% Upvoted natilly410 pts 10 days ago 0 😭👀 hearing all the achievements they're making is really touching my heart... they’re getting bigger and bigger and i am super happy for them and their success Carnimops5 pts 10 days ago 0 I don't think I've ever been more happy to be an "early bird" Brit 😀😀😀	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1873
__label__cc	0.661049	0.338951	Another Uplifting Check For Herzlich CHESTNUT HILL -- The case of Mark Herzlich has been well documented . The Atlantic Coast Conference and other college football teams have been banding together to raise funds for the Boston College chapter of Uplifting Athletes which helps with cancer research and treatment. During a short on field... Alex Albright Seen On Crutches During Half CHESTNUT HILL -- Injury update: Boston College defensive end Alex Albright was seen on crutches favoring his right leg exiting the athletics center on his way to the trainers room during the halftime break. When asked what the injury was Albright turned with a grimace and said "don't know quite yet... Eagles Attack -- Stop And Bomb CHESTNUT HILL -- Boston College is becoming quite proficient at these goal line stops. Last week it was Isaac Johnson and Wes Davis teaming up to stop Wake Forest and Riley Skinner on a forced fumble and recovery to end the game. In the second quarter against Florida State is was Luke Kuechly and... The Horse Puts BC On The Board CHESTNUT HILL -- We at The BC Blog have finally come up with a nickname for the Eagles sophomore running back duo of Montel Harris and Josh Haden -- Double H: The Horse And Hound. Harris is the horse. He gets the majority of the carries for the Boston College offense while the Haden Hound provides... Evolution of Dave Shinskie CHESTNUT HILL -- It is supposed to be a "Gold Out" day at Alumni Stadium. Fans have been encouraged to show their unity in the fight against cancer by purchasing gold "beat cancer" t-shirts in support of Mark Herzlich and his fight against Ewings Sarcoma ( which he may have finally won ). The "Gold... Herzlich: A sunny break on a rainy day CHESTNUT HILL - As the Eagles take the field today against the Florida State Seminoles, they do so after getting an big-time boost earlier in the week from their emotional leader. Mark Herzlich announced that he was '99-percent' cancer free. The linebacker was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma earlier... October 01, 2009 - 8:26 am Florida State Preview: Speed And Big-Time Football CHESTNUT HILL 'ÂÂ Big-time football is coming to Alumni Stadium this Saturday. It is not just because ESPN's College GameDay crew is heading to Boston College this weekend. That just adds to the level of intensity. It's also the football team paying a visit. Florida State is the kind of college... Five Things We Learned On A Resilient Day In The Heights CHESTNUT HILL -- The best prize fighters are the ones who can take a hit, have their backs against the ropes, bounce back and deliver a knockout blow. As far as the Eagles were down last week, they came back this week to set the record straight. Rather than acting defeated in the wake of their loss... BC by the skin of its teeth CHESTNUT HILL 'ÂÂ The last thing quarterback Riley Skinner wanted to hear was a word of consolation after fumbling away a near-certain victory Saturday afternoon at Boston College . But BC senior Mike McLaughlin, in his first game back from an Achilles injury, came over and offered them to the... Orange Bowl Presents Uplifting Check CHESTNUT HILL -- Between the third and fourth quarters Mario Trueba of the Orange Bowl presented a $5,000 check to Mark Herzlich and Uplifting Athletes. The check is a benefit for the Sarcoma Foundation of America for cancer research and treatment. Herzlich, a Butkus Award finalist for the nation's...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1874
__label__wiki	0.648731	0.648731	Moving Image and Sound Collection A scanning electron microscope image of the sensory hair bundle of an inner hair cell from a guinea pig. Credit Dr David Furness, Wellcome Images Archives and manuscripts guides Browse digitised content History of Medicine Collection Asian Collection The Library’s film, video and audio collection is one of the largest of its kind. It covers all aspects of medicine, health and welfare throughout the 20th century and beyond. Collection highlight Cruel kindness An educational film that depicts late 1960s home life and attitudes to food and meal times, while addressing the issue of childhood obesity. The strength of the Moving Image and Sound Collection lies in its variety of public health information films, surgical training films, and broadcast radio and television programmes. Material in the collection originates from notable organisations and individuals such as: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland British Medical Association Central Office of Information Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton Scope, formerly the Spastics Society Sir Edward and Lady May Mellanby Thalidomide Society University of London Audio-Visual Unit Wellcome Foundation. We have been digitising selected material from the Moving Image and Sound Collection since 2009. In most cases they are online and freely available to use under a non-commercial Creative Commons licence. These films can be downloaded in .mp4 format. Many films can be viewed on our YouTube channel. UK universities and colleges may also access the digital videos via JISC MediaHub, where they are available to download as Quicktime (.mov) or Windows Media Video (.wmv) files. Audio collections The sound archive includes ‘born-digital’ and older formats such as audio-cassettes and CDs of radio programmes on medical, biomedical and medical-historical topics. Non-broadcasted material includes recordings documenting exhibitions, interviews, lectures, conferences, seminars and symposia, many of which were organised by the Wellcome Trust. Highlights of the collection include: Florence Nightingale's appeal on behalf of the veterans of Balaclava (1890) A recording of the 'Tarantella' - a musical therapy, in Italian, for people bitten by a tarantula (1954) A short audio interview with Alexander Fleming by the BBC, where he speaks prophetically about the dangers of over-exposure to antibiotics (1945) A series of programmes containing heart sounds and murmurs intended to aid the medical practitioner in the diagnosis of disease (1949) An interview with artist Antony Gormley on the conception and manifestation of the One & Other project that took place in London in 2009. The Library has over 2400 recorded interviews with participants of the so-called 'Fourth Plinth Project'. Accessing the Moving Image and Sound Collection To limit your research to material from the Moving Image and Sound Collection, select 'Moving Image & Sound' from the drop-down menu in the Library catalogue. This search will show you information about digital and physical materials from the collection. Physical materials in the collection are held in closed stores, and can be requested through the catalogue to view or listen to in the Library. To save time, we recommend you order audio-visual material from closed stores online, before you visit the Library. Learn more about request and delivery services in the Library Some of the moving image collection may only be viewed by appointment. These items are identified as ‘by appointment only’ in the catalogue. To view 'by appointment only' material, email the Collections team: collections@wellcome.ac.uk. Watch our films on YouTube Limits on availability Some materials from the Moving Image and Sound Collection are restricted or unavailable, including material containing sensitive personal data. For information on how we assess the sensitivity of personal data in the Moving Image and Sound Collection, download Access to personal and sensitive information within our collections [PDF 1.49MB]. Moving Image and Sound on YouTube Search the Moving Image and Sound Collection New in the Moving Image and Sound Collection Subscribe to the RSS feed for new additions to the collection. 'Enough to Eat?' Subscribe with RSS to blog	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1875
__label__wiki	0.52594	0.52594	Home Tags Godwin Obaseki Tag: Godwin Obaseki News State By State Olajide Toriola - July 17, 2019 Members of the House of Representatives have given a one-week ultimatum to the the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, to issue a fresh proclamation... You Can’t Take Over Edo Assembly – Obaseki Tells Abuja Politicians Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, has challenged those he called ‘Abuja politicians’ to come and take over activities of the Edo State House... Reps Wade Into Edo Assembly Crisis Olajide Toriola - July 9, 2019 The House of Representatives has set up a 13-member ad-hoc committee to investigate the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly. The state assembly... My Town & I FG/World Bank to Empower 54,000 Women in Edo Flourish Alonge - March 7, 2019 Godwin Obaseki, Governor of Edo State has said that at least 54,000 Edo women are to benefit from the Federal Government World Bank-supported Nigeria... Emir Sanusi, Edo Governor, Others Discuss Irregular Migration at Book Launch Flourish Alonge - November 23, 2018 The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, and the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, were some of the dignitaries present at a book launch... Police Deny Declaring BUA Group MD Wanted Olajide Toriola - January 5, 2018 The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) have denied declaring the Managing Director of Obu Cement Company, a subsidiary of BUA Group, Yusuf Binji, wanted. A statement... Oba of Benin Inaugurates Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Olajide Toriola - October 13, 2017 The Benin Monarch, Oba Ewuare II, on Thursday inaugurated the Benin Customary Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (BCADRC), to arbitrate in disputes between individuals and... Obaseki Orders Investigation Into Padded Exams Budget Olajide Toriola - August 11, 2017 Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has ordered the immediate investigation into the N283 million padded budget for the conduct of the First School Leaving... Edo to Generate GIS Data For Proper Planning – Gov. Obaseki Olajide Toriola - August 8, 2017 Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Monday said his administration had commenced the generation of Geographic Information System (GIS) data for proper urban planning... Obaseki Assigns Portfolios to Commissioners Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki of has assigned portfolios to commissioners recently cleared by the State House of Assembly. While some of the commissioners were...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1876
__label__wiki	0.878987	0.878987	Philips, Benq form optical storage company Joris Evers (IDG News Service) Koninklijke Philips Electronics and Benq have established an optical storage joint venture. The company, Philips Benq Digital Storage, will work mainly on product roadmaps, product development, manufacturing and customer support of optical storage devices, such as DVD+RW (DVD+rewritable) drives, but also research new optical standards. The joint venture marks the solidification of an optical storage alliance that Philips and Benq formed in April last year. That first alliance was followed by Philips moving all of its optical storage activities to Taiwan when it shut down its Components division. Philips Benq Digital Storage aims to achieve a market share of 15 per cent in the medium term in a market of 200 million units shipped annually. The joint venture will be based in Taipei and start operations in March. Philips will own 51 per cent of the company and Benq 49 per cent. Philips moved most of its optical storage business to Taiwan in a move to restore profitability at the ailing unit. Philips Optical Storage accounted for over half of the losses in the Philips Components division in last year's third quarter. In October 2002, Philips said it would dissolve Philips Components. As part of the move, Philips said it would eliminate unprofitable product lines and focus on DVD+RW, which provided healthy margins for the company and was already the focus of the original partnership with Benq.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1888
__label__wiki	0.791357	0.791357	Study on police abuse finds racial disparities, link to depression and distress By Kevin Rector Residents who have suffered physical or psychological abuse by police — a more common experience in minority communities — are statistically more likely to suffer from depression or psychological distress, according to a new study out of the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Such abuse — including being beaten, sexually assaulted or verbally threatened by police officers — was reported by a significant percentage of surveyed residents in Baltimore and three other East Coast cities, according to the study in the journal Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences. The associated distress was linked in part to a heightened belief among those who reported it that they would be victimized by police again, the study found. Jordan DeVylder, an assistant professor at the university's School of Social Work and the study's lead author, said he and his colleagues were driven to conduct the survey because of a dearth of existing research on the fiercely-debated topic. "There's this major public discourse currently about this topic, and a lot of opoposing viewpoints, and there's been very little research data to really back up any of those viewpoints," DeVylder said. "This is really one of the first studies on this topic." DeVylder and his colleagues surveyed 1,615 residents between March and April in Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and the District of Columbia. [More news] Critics fault Maryland Gov. Hogan’s plan for cutting greenhouse gases as late, lax » They found that 47 percent of respondents had experienced positive interactions with police officers, but that such experiences were more common among respondents with higher incomes and education levels. Physical violence by officers was reported by 6.1 percent of respondents, while 3.3 percent reported physical violence by an officer using a weapon, 2.8 percent reported sexual violence by an officer, 18.6 percent reported being psychologically victimized by an officer, and 18.8 percent reported police neglect. Experiences of abuse were more common among racial and ethnic minorities, and among males, LGBT people and young people, the study found. For example, physical abuse by police officers was reported by 3.7 percent of white respondents, compared to 8 percent of black respondents and 12 percent of Latino respondents, the study found. Psychological abuse by police officers was reported by 15.2 percent of white respondents, 22.6 percent of black respondents and 28.8 percent of Latino respondents, the study found. Sexual abuse by police officers was reported by 2.1 percent of white respondents, 2.8 percent of black respondents and 6.6 percent of Latino respondents. [More news] Here are 5 main takeaways from Baltimore Police commissioner Harrison’s new crime plan » Transgender respondents reported far greater levels of abuse than those who identified as male or female. For example, 18.2 percent of transgender respondents reported sexual abuse by officers, compared to 3.7 percent of male respondents and 2 percent of female respondents. Gay and lesbian respondents also reported higher levels of abuse than straight respondents. Statistically-significant correlations were found between all kinds of abuse by police and depression and phsychological distress, the study found. There was not a negative or positive correlation between positive police encounters and depression or distress. The study does not break out specific demographic responses per city, as it did for the entire pool of respondents, but DeVylder said there was little variance in the demographic responses among the cities. In Baltimore, 41.2 percent of respondents reported having had a positive encounter with a police officer. Physical violence by an officer was reported by 3.1 percent of respondents, while 1.3 percent reported physical violence by an officer using a weapon, 2.2 percent reported sexual violence by an officer, 17.4 percent reported being psychologically victimized by an officer, and 17.3 percent reported police neglect. krector@baltsun.com Three men die overnight in Baltimore; homicide count passes 180 Baltimore man charged with murdering transgender woman in Prince George’s County Housing discrimination lawsuit involving two Baltimore women to continue after judge denies motion to dismiss Baltimore police officer testifies to shooting Keith Davis Jr. Baltimore County police arrest man suspected of Towson hotel homicide; formal charges pending twitter.com/rectorsun University of Maryland, Baltimore Most Read • Crime Here are 5 main takeaways from Baltimore Police commissioner Harrison’s new crime plan	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1892
__label__wiki	0.987548	0.987548	Maryland Gov. Hogan wants investigation into how University of Maryland handled fatal adenovirus outbreak By Pamela Wood Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is calling for an investigation into how University of Maryland, College Park, officials handled an outbreak of the adenovirus on campus last fall that led to one student’s death. (Kim Hairston / The Baltimore Sun) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is calling for an investigation into how University of Maryland, College Park officials handled an outbreak of the adenovirus on campus last fall that led to one student’s death. Hogan, a Republican, has asked the University System of Maryland Board of Regents to investigate campus officials’ response to the outbreak. See also: 40 adenovirus cases confirmed at University of Maryland » Hogan’s call for an investigation comes after The Washington Post published a report on the outbreak showing it took university officials 18 days to notify students about the virus. “It appears that, at just about every turn, leaders withheld information instead of being open and honest with the student body,” Hogan wrote to the regents. “There must be a full review of these decisions, and of the officials who made them.” Olivia Paregol, an 18-year-old freshman who lived in mold-infested Elkton Hall, died from adenovirus last November. Paregol’s father, Ian M. Paregol, said in a statement that the family welcomes Hogan’s call for an investigation. Ian Paregol said he hopes “a truly independent body” will investigate not only university officials, but the county and state health departments and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He also wants answers about Elkton Hall, a crowded dorm where Olivia lived. Between the lack of notification about adenovirus and the conditions at the dorm, the university showed “a reckless pattern of disregard for the health and safety of staff and students,” Ian Paregol said. Mike Lurie, a spokesman for the University System of Maryland, said members of the Board of Regents are reviewing Hogan’s request. “The board shares both in the Governor’s grief for the family and, given the many questions that continue to be raised, the need for a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding the death of Ms. Paregol,” Lurie said in a statement. 'This should never have happened': University of Maryland freshman dies from adenovirus University officials defended their response to the disease. In a statement to The Baltimore Sun, the university said the campus community was notified within 24 hours of officials learning Nov. 19 that Paregol was diagnosed with adenovirus 7, a particularly strong strain of the virus. The Washington Post reported campus health officials were notified of the first student diagnosed with adenovirus on Nov. 1. University officials were in touch with the state Department of Health as more students were diagnosed. On Nov. 14, a state health official advised in an email that an earlier message to the campus community about preventing illness was sufficient and “we don’t think additional, more specific messaging about adenovirus is necessary at this point in time.” All told, 40 students were sickened, including 15 treated at hospitals. In the statement, the university said it “remains committed to transparency” and will work with the regents and the governor’s office on any investigation. Paregol’s family has filed a notice of a claim against the university, a preliminary step before filing a lawsuit. The family also has set up a Twitter account, @justice4oliviap, to advocate for university administrators to be held accountable for her death. Letter: Hogan calls for investigations following student deaths at University of Maryland In his letter to the regents, Hogan invoked another student death from 2018 — that of Terrapins football player Jordan McNair — who suffered a heatstroke during a spring practice and died 15 days later. Medical experts said McNair should have been treated quickly with a cold-water immersion to counteract the heatstroke. The regents were criticized for initially deciding to retain football coach D.J. Durkin, even after an investigation found widespread dysfunction in the school’s athletic department and allegations of player abuse. (Durkin was later fired by the university president.) The fallout from McNair’s death included a state law passed this year revamping the Board of Regents and requiring it to operate in a more transparent manner. Hogan, in his letter, wrote that McNair’s death “brought to light numerous inadequacies in how the university dealt with a medical emergency.” “Unfortunately,” the governor continued, “I am deeply concerned that the university learned nothing from that troubling and tragic episode.” The next regents meeting is scheduled for June 21. Critics fault Maryland Gov. Hogan’s plan for cutting greenhouse gases as late, lax ‘Come on, man. What’s that about?’ U.S. Rep. Cummings blasts acting DHS chief over child detainment conditions Rain Pryor, daughter of comedian Richard Pryor, files to run for Baltimore City Council Former Maryland Congressman Tom McMillen shown in old video with Epstein, Trump This article was updated May 31 to include a statement from Olivia Paregol’s father, Ian M. Paregol. 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__label__wiki	0.728924	0.728924	The Official Home of Agnes Scott College Athletics Community Swim Recruiting Q & A Why D III Student-Athlete Questionnaire Drug Testing Program HTML Stats Maryville Edges Scotties in Conference Twinbill Maryville (TN) (13-6, 5-0) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 7 0 Agnes Scott (2-19, 0-5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 Maryville (TN) (14-6, 6-0) 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 1 2B: Sarah Gordon 2B: Taylor Campbell; Essence Strambler; Morgan Brewer HR: Essence Strambler DECATUR, Ga.—Agnes Scott Softball hung tough to the very end with defending USA South champ Maryville before ultimately dropping a pair of conference contests on Sunday afternoon. The Scotties nearly gutted out a rally in a 2-1 game one loss before losing to the Scots 6-0 in the finale at Oakhurst Park. The Scotties looked ready to play from the outset despite the fresh sting from a pair of disappointing losses to Brevard on Saturday. Agnes Scott (2-20, 0-6 USA South) will look to continue its strong defensive play when they welcome Covenant to town on Wednesday. Both starting pitchers skated through the early innings without as much of a whisper from either offense. Maryville finally broke the silence in the top of the fourth when Reid Ballard (Seymour, Tenn.) singled to lead off the inning before heading to second on a Scottie throwing error. Ballard was ushered home just two batters later when Sarah Gordon (Knoxville, Tenn.) hit a line drive to the gap in left that rolled all the way to the wall. The Scots added another one inning later with a two-out base hit off the bat of conference average leader Taylor Campbell (Afton, Tenn.) to score the speedy Ashton Hayden (Hendersonville, Tenn.). Agnes Scott found an answer in the bottom of the sixth inning down two runs. With two outs and a runner on second, KayLeigh Fitzgerald (Dalton, Ga.) laced a ball into the left-field corner to easily score Val Rivas (Nashville, Tenn.). However, Fitzgerald was called out on a close play at second to end the inning without the Scotties adding the equalizer. The Scotties were able to get the tying run on base in the last half of the seventh, but Katlyn Smith (Loganville, Ga.) ground out the win for the Scots. The Maryville starter sent down eight batters on strikes while only giving up four hits and Fitzgerald's RBI. Agnes' Kayla Spinks (Social Circle, Ga.) surrendered only one earned run on seven hits. Game Two Maryville found its offensive groove in the second scheduled game. After being held quiet in the opener, Maryville tacked on five runs over the first two innings. Four different Scots drove in runs, while another big 50-50 call went Maryville's way with a double steal causing a close play at the plate. The Scotties were limited to just two hits in the second game and never put pressure on starter Casey Jolliff (St. Johns, Fla.) in seven innings. Essence Strambler (Freeport, Texas) hit a solo shot over the left field fence in the top of the fifth for Maryville's sixth run. Senior Kayla Quesenberry (Inverness, Fla.) pitched two and a third of shutout relief innings for the Scotties. Agnes Scott College Athletics 141E College Ave \| Decatur, GA 30030	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1895
__label__wiki	0.613428	0.613428	Thaicom-8 launch delayed SpaceX has delayed the lift-off of an important satellite for Thaicom-8. The launch was scheduled for late Thursday evening (May 26th) from the Cape Canaveral site. Space X said it needed to investigate a “tiny glitch” in an upper stage engine actuator on its Falcon-9 rocket. SpaceX boss Elon Musk said it was probably nothing to worry about and unlikely to be a flight risk but still worth investigating. The component is part of a sophisticated engine management system, and for this particular flight needs to fire the upper stage Merlin 1D engine twice in order to lift the satellite to its geosynchronous transfer orbit and its eventual Equatorial position over the Asia-Pacific region. A launch could take place on May 27th but weather conditions are not likely to be perfect. Bad weather could see the launch delayed a few days. SpaceX’s floating barge is already position some 420 miles (680 kms) down range from Cape Canaveral ready to accept the returning 1st Stage of the Falcon-9 rocket for its landing attempt. By Expat • SATELLITES • • Tags: SpaceX, Thaicom-8 Telecom Italia to launch 4K Android set-top in June Keep It Country coming to Freeview	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1900
__label__cc	0.543545	0.456455	Jewel Changi Airport \| Security Case Study Securing the Jewel Changi Airport The HSBC Rain Vortex is a 40ft waterfall inside the Jewel complex. For anyone who has seen the Jewel Changi Airport, they will instantly recognise it as a miracle of modern design, from its luscious indoor gardens to the incredible 40ft indoor waterfall. Plans for the Jewel were first announced in 2013 as part of Changi Airport’s plans to double its capacity over the next 10+ years. Originally born from a need to expand Terminal 1 at Changi Airport, the Jewel instead took on a life of its own, becoming the man-made paradise it is today. In 2016, we were brought on to the project to provide and install the hostile vehicle mitigation solutions for Jewel complex. We had previously supplied HVM products for the other terminal projects at Changi Airport. The Jewel saw its grand opening in April 2019, unveiling the nature-themed entertainment and shopping complex to the world. The Jewel Project Background Having won awards for its architecture, the Jewel spans 1.46 million square feet and ten storeys, with the cost of building the complex coming in at S$1.7Billion. For such a high-profile project only the highest quality perimeter protection solutions would be suitable. One of the reasons that ATG Access was brought on onboard is its long history of providing physical security for some of the biggest airports around the world. Over the years we have helped protect such prestigious sites as Los Angeles Airport (LAX) and Hamad International Airport, as well as countless more throughout the UK. We had also previously worked with Changi Airport in providing HVM solutions for the three terminals that connect to the Jewel. This combined with our experience working on large scale security schemes meant we were well positioned to meet Jewel’s unique security requirements. Protecting Critical Infrastructure in Singapore In Singapore security is taken very seriously, which is understandable for a country that has a high terror threat level. In 2017, the Singapore government brought in the Infrastructure Protection Act, requiring sites deemed ‘critical national infrastructure’ to be made more secure with measures to protect the perimeter, access points and technology infrastructure. Even prior to this the country’s commitment to security was obvious, with Changi Airport being a prime example where passenger safety has been at the forefront of the terminal projects over the last eight years. Over the last ten years, ATG has built its reputation as a trusted security supplier in the region. Our history in Singapore and our ability to manufacture in-country has made us the ideal partner for prestigious projects like the Jewel. The Jewel Changi Airport Project Challenges With any large airport project, the main challenge is ensuring minimal disruption to a site that is open 24/7 and sees footfall from thousands of passengers each day. In order to reduce any potential interruption to services, it is integral that the work is done as quickly and discreetly as possible. The Jewel project was no different and that is why we proposed our innovative shallow mount technology, in order to provide a robust security solution that could be installed with as little disturbance as possible. Shallow mount bollards are an ideal solution for sites where installing full depth fixed bollards is just not feasible. In addition, shallow mounts have a number of other benefits over fixed variants. Choosing Shallow Mounts A row of ATG shallow mount bollards. Due to their unique design, our shallow mount bollards do not require reinforcing bars, as they are instead fixed to steel plates. As well as requiring fewer groundworks, this substantially saves on time and disruption to the site, with it taking only 1-2 hours to install each bollard. This means that a row of around 36 shallow foundation bollards (roughly 50 meters of perimeter protection) can be installed in a single night, further minimising any disruption to the site. In fact, this is the approach we took when installing shallow mount bollards at the Anne Frank Museum. Shallow mounts are also a more environmentally friendly or ‘greener’ solution requiring a much smaller amount of concrete, less than 25% of the concrete used for traditional depth bollards. This single building material can have a significant impact on the environment, with concrete responsible for 2% of the carbon dioxide emissions in the UK. For the Jewel project, we installed over 1,000 crash test rated SP400 Shallow Mount Bollards and SP400 Removable Bollards. Chosen from our wide range of shallow foundation products, the SP400 bollards in question required a foundation depth of just 172mm. Most removable bollards are usually offered as an engineered solution with their performance based off of the shallow mount or traditional depth bollard variants. This means that the bollards have not been crash tested as a standalone HVM solution. Most projects will only require a few removable bollards at key locations to allow for occasional access for vehicles. In the case of the Jewel project however far more removable bollards were required, meaning that it was important that the bollards were crash test certified in order to guarantee that the site is protected against potential vehicle attacks. In order to meet our client’s needs, we worked closely with our partner in Singapore to test and certify the removable bollard proposed for the Jewel Changi Airport project. The SP400 Removable Bollard was impact tested in the UK to the PAS 68 standard at an independent testing facility. The SP400 was tested using a 7,500kg vehicle travelling at 48kph (30mph), with the bollard stopping the truck with 0m penetration. With this, the SP400 became one of the first impact tested removable bollards in perimeter protection. We have since also tested an SP400 Removable Bollard within a suspended slab, making it the only bollard of its kind. Security Aesthetics With a site as iconic and architecturally distinct as the Jewel, aesthetics is of the utmost importance. This extends to the appearance of physical security products. In order to ensure that our security solutions meet our client’s needs, we can tailor the design of the sleeves to any specification in order to blend into the environment. We are firm believers that security doesn’t need to be ugly and have developed several creative bespoke sleeves for various sites over the years. In the case of the Jewel Changi Airport, the bollards we supplied for the project were given sleek stainless-steel sleeves to match the modern design of the building. With extensive perimeter security measures in place, the millions passing through Changi Airport can feel safe attending Singapore’s newest and perhaps most remarkable attraction. ATG shallow mounts protecting the entrance to the Jewel.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1903
__label__wiki	0.686086	0.686086	hurricanes and tropical storms Billion-Dollar Storms: Is This the New Normal? In 2017 the U.S. saw some of the strongest and most expensive storms in history. As global temperatures continue to rise, things will get worse and more costly. A Powerful Storm Leaves Tonga’s Parliament Homeless Storm damage in Nuku’alofa, Tonga’s capital, on Tuesday. Tropical Cyclone Gita was the strongest storm to hit the Pacific island nation in decades. How to Prepare Your Community for a Disaster What Land Will Be Underwater in 20 Years? Figuring It Out Could Be Lucrative The Battery area of Charleston, S.C., after Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. Companies are seeking better climate forecasts to assess the risks of operating in the area. Forests Protect the Climate. A Future With More Storms Would Mean Trouble. Hurricane Maria devastated much of El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico in the fall, though new fronds have begun to sprout from the palm trees. The New York Times: Science 03.07Tech & Science Op-Ed Contributor: Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One House at a Time Built to Flood: Houston Speculators Make a Fast Buck From Storm’s Misery Nick Pelletiere at his home in Canyon Gate, which is undergoing repairs after it was damaged by flooding during Hurricane Harvey. Mr. Pelletiere is one of the many speculators driving a new economy in Tech We’re Using: Covering Disasters With 2 Phones, in Case One Falls in the Mud Julie Turkewitz, a national correspondent, listening to an interview on her iPhone in the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City after covering a rally Saturday. Built to Flood: Brutal Choice in Houston: Sell Home at a Loss or Face New Floods Miguel Lameda removed flood damaged debris from a relative’s home in the Canyon Gate at Cinco Ranch neighborhood of Houston. Yacht Race Helps St. Barts Heal from Irma Many of the larger seafront hotels on St. Barts were hit hard by Hurricane Irma’s storm surge and high winds and have yet to reopen, although villa rental agencies and some smaller hotels are The New York Times: Sports04.07Sports Names That ‘Don’t Bear Repeating’: Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate Hurricane Maria, which swept through Puerto Rico in September, will be the last storm with that name. It was one of four names retired because it was so deadly or costly that the future use of its Hurricane Names That ‘Don’t Bear Repeating’: Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1905
__label__wiki	0.688649	0.688649	GKIDS Hosts Screenings of Oscar Contenders in L.A. ‘Genius Party’ & ‘ Genius Party Beyond’ Shorts Anthologies Head Home News Bytes: Million Moms Boycott ‘Toy Story 4’, Become a ‘Rick and Morty’ Character, ‘Kiki’ Soars to Theaters & More GKIDS Catches Masaaki Yuasa’s ‘Ride Your Wave’ News Bytes: New Trailers for ‘Bunuel,’ ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’, ‘Toy Story’ Easter Eggs & More If you’ve been dying to check out some of the hard-to-see, indie international features vying for the Oscar race this year, you’d better find some time to go to Burbank this week. New York-based indie distributor GKIDS will bring nine of its acclaimed animated features to Los Angeles for special screenings, Nov. 14-18. In conjunction with Burbank Animation Week and the CTN Animation Expo, the features will play at the Laemmle NoHo 7 and AMC Burbank 16 theaters. Among the films scheduled for the week are Goro Miyazaki’s From Up on Poppy Hill, Jean-Francois Laguionie’s The Painting (Le Tableau), Joann Sfar and Antoine Delesvaux’s The Rabbi’s Cat (in 3D) and Remi Benzancon and Jean-Christophe Lie’s Zarafa—all of which are competing for the Best Animated Feature and Annie Award consideration. The showcase will also feature a sneak preview of A Letter to Momo and a surprise feature, which GKIDS plans to qualify for the 2013 awards season. Rounding out the lineup are previous GKIDS Oscar nominees The Secret of Kells, A Cat in Paris and Chico & Rita. GKIDS principals Eric Beckman and David Jesteadt will also be on hand to introduce the Films. GKIDS recently received Animation Magazine’s 2012 Distributor of the Year Award at the World Animation Feature and VFX Summit in Marina del Rey. Here is the full schedule: The Rabbi’s Cat Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. (AMC Burbank 16) The Painting Thursday, Nov. 15 at 7:30 p.m. (Laemmle NoHo 7) Friday, Nov. 16 at 7:30 p.m. (Laemmle NoHo 7) A Cat in Paris Surprise Film Saturday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. (Laemmle NoHo 7) A Letter to Momo Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. (Laemmle NoHo 7) Sunday, Nov 18 at 9:45 p.m. (Laemmle NoHo 7) Advance tickets are available at www.gkids.tv/showcase. Related Topics:A Cat in Paris, A Letter to Momo, Antoine Delesvaux, Chico & Rita, CTN Animation Expo, David Jesteadt, Eric Beckman, From Up on Poppy Hill, Gkids, Goro Miyazaki, Jean-Christophe Lie, Jean-Francois Laguionie, Joann Sfar, Remi Benzancon, The Painting (Le Tableau), The Rabbi's Cat, The Secret of Kells, Zarafa More in Festivals and Events The exclusive screening of the newly released GKIDS animated film Okko’s Inn will highlight the Library... Guru Pre-K Toon ‘Pikwik’ Gets MIPJunior World Premiere Guru Studio’s new animated preschool series Pikwik will enjoy a World Premiere TV Screening at the... The Toon Lover’s Guide to Comic-Con ’19 Yes, we know, some of the big players are sitting this year’s edition of Comic-Con International... Nominations Announced for 45th Saturn Awards Nominations for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, honoring motion picture, television, home entertainment and live stage... Fredrikstad Animation Fest Reveals 2019 Selections Norway’s 2019 Fredrikstad Animation Festival (Oct. 24-27) has completed the program for its premier Nordic-Baltic animated... Tackling the Big Questions Pioneering Voice Actress Lucille Bliss Passes	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1906
__label__cc	0.592306	0.407694	Queer Witch Merch The Queer Witch Podcast About Anna Joy Anna Sullivan Stolen, Retrieved and Returned Spiritual Practices: On Colonialism, Christianity and Power With Joshua Berkowitz Season 1 guest Joshua Berkowitz returns with a deepened and even more nuanced understanding of the connection between various faiths. In this episode we focus on the connection between Christianity, witchcraft, colonialism and power. If you’ve ever wanted to talk about the particulars of returning stolen culture, this is the episode for you. Or if you've ever wanted to run a coven. Or if you're a Jewish Witch! Announcement: Queer Witch t-shirts (and hoodies and beanies) are here! www.annajoyhealing.com/merch Please note: there was a glitch in the online store earlier and you couldn’t check out. Now you can! Free shipping on all US orders + international shipping (email annajoy@annajoyhealing.com for international orders) Joshua’s links: https://www.jwmberkowitz.com/ Tehomot: Exploring the Depths of Jewish Witchcraft (Joshua’s podcast) https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tehomot-exploring-the-depths-of-jewish-witchcraft/id1446491074 cover art for Tehomot: Exploring the Depths of Jewish Witchcraft Joshua's first episode on The Queer Witch Podcast: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/podcast/episode8 Show links: Merch:https://www.annajoyhealing.com/merch Podcast: https://www.annajoyhealing.com/thequeerwitch Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thequeerwitch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thequeerwitch/ Older PostThe Queer Witch Collective Queer Magick in Your Inbox Sign up below for the Queer Witch Podcast newsletter so that you can stay up to date and receive an email whenever a new episode is released. Haven't heard of the Queer Witch Podcast? Click here to check it out Building a magickal, queer community one witch at a time	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1908
__label__wiki	0.801047	0.801047	Stars Astronomy Planetary Science Rigel Constellations School Subjects All Topics Does the star Betelgeuse really tell direction? The star you're looking for to tell direction is Polaris, the North Star. If you know what time it is, and have an accurate star map, you could use Betelgeuse to tell direction, but it's difficult. How can you tell if Rigel or Betelgeuse is hotter? By it's spectrum. If it appears blue or white then it is hotter than a red or orange star. Rigel is a blue-white star whereas Betelgeuse is a red star. What is betelgeuse at 4 am altitude? The position of Betelgeuse in the sky is a function of the date and your location. I recommend the open-source planetarium program "Stellarium", which will tell you, for any location and date you specify, the location of any star or planet in the sky. What does a star as being in the constellation Cygnus tell a modern astronomer? It tells the astronomer the general direction in which the star is located. What tool did sailors use to help them navigate? Sailors used a compass or an astrolabe. a compass points North so you know your direction. an astrolabe can tell your location by using the sun as a reference point but you might need a star chart to use it. If you were traveling at night you would use the star char5t and the North Star to tell direction. How can tell how bright a star really is? look at it through a telescope How do astronomers tell if a star is binary or has planets? a way to tell if a star has planets is to observe a wobble in its position. i.e when a planet orbits a star it pulls at it making the star move slightly in its direction. when seen from far away it looks like the star is moving back and forth. This is a very rough explanation and can no doubt be improved upon. What does the star mean on a map? The star is called a compass rose, which is used to tell direction on maps. the top of the star points towards the north, the left to the left to the west, the bottom to the south, and the right to the east. What can emission spectra tell us about a star? Emission spectra tell us about the elements in the surface layers of the star. They can also tell us the star's relative motion (each element has a characteristic spectrum, so how much, and in which direction, the lines are shifted tells us how quickly the star is moving towards or away from us). What is a star that has no fuel left and its outer escape into space? It's really hard to tell from that description, but it could possibly be a neutron star. Can you ever tell the age of a star? A star is a bright shiny thing in the sky.But well I dont really know if you can but you most likely could if you were smart enough,and if you had a really good telescope and you knew how to. How can you tell that Rigel is brighter than Betelgeuse? The simple answer is by looking at them. The technical answer is by analysing their bolometric luminosity with a bolometer. Is one direction coming to phoenix in 2013? I really do not know but I am sure the have a fan blog that will probably tell you their rout When is the next one direction live stream? You can't really tell they don't have set days. Just be on the look out! What can surge a rock or water or star? mattybraps is hot and awesome if someone really knows where he lives tell me What is the temperatures of stars from hottest to coldest? you cant really tell the temperature of a star but you tell about hot it is by color. blue being the hottest and red being the coldest. What is a bright star and then another just directly underneath? That's two stars. - If you tell us where you saw them, at least in what direction, and when, it might be easier to identify the specific stars. Star ranks on mysims kingdom ds? "Star Ranks", Arent really ranks they just kinda tell you what level your on. IF YOU WANT ME TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION EMAIL ME AT DANAGIRL444@GMAIL.COM ~SiMqUeSt~ What can the light from a star tell us? Many, many things. A stars distance, age, speed, direction, type, size, location, composition, temperature to name just a few. Which is more reliable method for a sailor to determine noth by using the star Polaris or reading afoad map? A map doesn't tell you which way is north, it tells you which direction to go to get somewhere assuming you already KNOW which way is north... so it's not really an option except in special cases (for example, if a map shows two landmarks that are visible from the sailor's current position, he can use that to determine both where he is on the map and which direction is north). What are the names of the robots in Star Wars? Nobody can possibly tell you the names of all the droids but if you really want to know I recommend the book "Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Droids." How can you tell in which direction the animals are walking? You can tell in which direction the animals are walking by studying their footprints. Determine which directions their feet are pointed to see which direction they are traveling in. Does speed tell us what direction an object is moving? Speed is a scalar quantity and has only magnitude and not direction. Hence, speed cannot tell us what direction an object is moving. However, velocity which is the vector equivalent of speed, can tell us the direction. What does the song what makes you beautiful by one direction mean? It's really simple. It's talking about how this girl doesn't realize she's beautiful, and that she's insecure. One direction or the boy singing it, thinks she is beautiful and he is trying to tell her that. What videos of the pussycat dolls have one direction seen? That is a really odd question and why don't you ask them yourself,they would probaly be happy to tell you espicially Harry. What is the predominent wind direction for St. Louis Missouri? Being from St. Louis myself and studyin the weather the past 10 years or so I can tell you that there isn't really a predominent wind direction for us. We get mostly south winds during the summer we get north winds during the winter and it blows from the west and sometimes from the east so there is no really predominent wind direction for us. Are objects in the universe all travelling outwards towards the edge of the universe? All object are traveling in different direction and speed. If you believe that the universe has edge, then all direction will point to that edge. Unfortunately, no one can really tell if the universe has edge. What is the instrument for telling direction? A compass will tell you which direction you are traveling in. How do you tell your star sign? You tell by your month and day. For example, December 29 is Capricorn, and November 29 is Sagittarius. I'm not really bothered telling you which month and day is which! Sorry. You can ask though that is what Answers.com is for! Does Zayn Malik like Justin Bieber? I love all of pop star from one direction they are soo cute and i'm going to call there manger and asked him or her if they can come sing to my birthday party i had a justin bieber party last time and this year it is on direction the whole thing i hope they come i really want them to come if not i'm going to be sad and unhappy and all my cousin… Read More Does velocity have to be represented by north east etc? If you call it "velocity" then you have to tell what direction it points. If you only tell how fast it is but you don't tell the direction, then it's "speed", not velocity. How does a compass tell direction? It does so by indicating the direction to the magnetic pole. How can you tell how hot a star is? Your can tell the general temperate of a star, visibly, by noting its color. What is the name of the constellation with the closest star to your galaxy? All of the constellations that we can see are actually in our own galaxy, so we can't really answer your question as it was asked. The closet star to earth other than our own sun is the star Proxima Centauri, we can tell by the name that it is in the constellation Centaurus. Which WWE star got released in 2008? im not really sure but if anyone has svr2009 plz tell me how to get rvd's fivestar frog splash. ty How do you use pattern of big dipper's movement to tell time? At night, you can tell time by using the Big Dipper's pointer stars to the North Star. Imagine an hour hand on a clock - the direction it's pointing indicates the approximate time. More on http://oliodigest.com/science/astronomy/tell-time-by-the-big-dipper-constellation.html What does a wind vane tell you? It tells you which direction the wind is blowing from by pointing that direction. Instrument that tell you wind derection? A 'vane' will tell you wind direction. How do i tell if i woman is attacted to me? You can tell by if she does things to make sure that you can see. She might always look at you and when you look at her direction she will turn to another direction fast. Which famous American Idol contestant wrote the song Tell you A Lie for One Direction? Kelly Clarkson wrote Tell Me A Lie for One Direction. I have been dating a man for 3 months and as this is the longest I have been with someone i want to know how can you tell when it's heading in the right direction? you can know when because if you really love him and he loves you you can feel it When are one direction coming to Toronto for a book signing? Only one direction can tell you that. What are the all the Star Wars movies about? I don't really know. But i think it is about giving people a fantasy of space and sci-fi. To give you this weird but awesome world of day dreaming. However has watched Star Wars Please tell us! Why do farmers use wind vanes? Wind vanes are used to tell the direction in which the wind is blowing. Farmers would use it to tell the direction of the wind when out in the field. What ethnicity is Spike Spiegel? im not sure, hard to tell In the manga Cowboy Bebop:Shooting Star, they say he's Oriental. They don't really say anything else on it. What is polaris and why is it important? Polaris is the north star, being possitioned directly above the north pole it doesn't move from it's spot in the nigth sky, this can be used to both tell direction and time at nigth without a compass or a watch. What are the stars that tells direction? All stars can be used to tell which direction you are travelling in as the movement of the earth is in a consistant direction, allowing you to compare your movement with the direction that the stars are travelling in. How long does a person with thymic cancer live? It really depends on the stage of cancer, and the will and strength of the person, unless the cancer becomes overpowering, as well as the actions taken to fight against it. Treatment and what not. With cancer really there is no way to tell. It takes miracles either direction. When you know speed and direction what does that tell? Speed and direction combined produce velocity, which is a vectory notation. What does the color of a star tell astronomers? how hot the star is and how big it is. How can you tell a star from planet in the night sky? when its glowing its a star	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1910
__label__wiki	0.513156	0.513156	Football - American Super Bowl American Football History Cheerleading All Topics How can you get a date with any dallas cowboy cheerleader? Why is Loni Lindsey not a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader any more? She didn't try out a second year. Is any dallas cowboy player born in Texas? Yes an example is Dez Bryant. Is there any upcoming Cowboy players public appearances and autograph sessions in Dallas? several. go to www.texasautoclub.com or www.psndallas.com Has any dallas cowboy player wore the number 19? Miles Austin wears number 19 currently. Was their a Dallas cowboy with the last name of etter? According to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one named "Etter" was ever on the team's active roster. Call this guy's bluff and ask him for proof. Don't be surprised if he can't produce any. And claiming he "tried out" for the team does not make him a former-Cowboy. Do you have any Fancy dress ideas beinning with C? Fancy dress that begin with C include: Cheerleader Cowgirl or Cowboy Cruella De Vil Cinderella Chun-Li (Street Fighter) What year was dianna de la garza born in? Well her myspace page says she is 39, so that would mean shewas born in 1970. I doubt very much that her mother is 39. She commenced as a Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader in 1982. If she were 39 she would have been 12 years old at that time and the minimum age requirement is 18. So I guess she has to be any where from 48 to 54 years old. Are there any professional teams for cheerleading? There are professional cheerleading teams in the NFL (like the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders). However, many of these teams are actually dance teams that take the "cheerleader" title. When did Basil Mullins play for Dallas Cowboys? According to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no, claiming that he "tried out" for the team does not make him an ex-Cowboy!). Was there ever a Reggie Hines on the Dallas Cowboys? Does any current Dallas Cowboy on the 2008 roster have a Super Bowl ring? 1 - backup quarterback Brad Johnson. (2002 Tampa bay bucks) Where to find a crochet pattern for dallas cowboys afghan? I think that the afghan/blanket overall pattern isn't the most important to you--it is the Cowboy "star" that is the most important, correct? I have found a graphed cowboy star, that you could incorporate into any afghan or blanket pattern. Was Gary McLendon ever a Dallas Cowboys player? No. === Correct; in fact, according to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no, claiming that he "tried out" for the team does not make him an ex-Cowboy!). What position did Brian Polowski play for the Dallas Cowboys in the mid-1980s? He is not on any of the rosters for all of the 80's. === Correct; in fact, according to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no, claiming that he "tried out" for… Read More Was Robert Christopher Young ever a back up quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1980s? What position did Ira Bradford play for the Dallas Cowboys? fullback === I don't believe that is correct. In fact, according to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no, claiming that he "tried out" for the team does not make him an… Read More Jimmy Charles Huff played with the Dallas Cowboys in the 60s Why is he not listed as a player? According to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. In fact, there is no record of anyone by that name ever playing for ANY team in the NFL, let alone the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no… Read More What is the best way to hook up with a cheerleader? A cheerleader is a person and the way your would go about dating them is the same way you would go about dating any other girl. There is a stereotype with cheerleaders unfortunately that they do like to date popular jocks/people but don't let that discourage you if you are not that person as not all cheerleaders fall into the world of trends. What years did Russell Fuley play for Dallas Cowboys and what position? His name is actually Russell Swilley ---- No Russell Fuley nor Russell Swilley shows up on any Cowboys roster I have seen. === Correct; in fact, according to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name (Fuley or Swilley) has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if… Read More Can you be a cheerleader if you are slim? You can do cheerleading if your any size Highest paid cheerleader? With the highest paid cheerleading, the highest paid team is any of them that work in the NFL. All teams have different salary, but each team pays the same to each players. The Dallas Cowboys make around 1 million a year. Is 150 pounds to big to be a cheerleader? no it not you can be any size to be cheerleader ok so dont let your size get in your way when you are trying out k How do you get a cheerleader to be your girlfriend? don't make a bug deal out of the fact she is a cheerleader, just treat her like you would any other girl Did kesha play any sports? yes.surprisingly she was a cheerleader. What is a colt cowboy ranger revolver? There is no such thing. The Cowboy Ranger revolver is not made by Colt. The reason it has Colt stamped on the barrel is because you can use Colt ammunition. The Cowboy Ranger revolver is a pre WW1 revolver that was distributed in the US but also brought over from the soldiers as they returned from the war. If you can find any information on the manufacturing date and how to identify it please let… Read More Do you have to be a certain height to become a professional cheerleader? You can be any height and be a cheerleader, but most are a little bit shorter because it is easier to do lifts and flips if someone in shorter. How many years of study are needed to be a pro cheerleader? You don't need any specific education to be a cheerleader. You just have to have the appropriate skills and be successful in your try outs. Are there any alien races in Cowboy Bebop? There are no alien races in Cowboy Bebop (But in the Cowboy Bebop universe, and fan-fiction also; there are trillions of them (with hundreds of thousands of them in each galaxy)). Are there any biomedical technician jobs available in Dallas Texas? Currently there are vacancies for biomedical technicians jobs at Compass Group in Dallas, Texas. However, for an up to date list of all biomedical technician vacancies in the area it is best to check job sites such as Indeed or Total Jobs. Where can you find cowboy boots? You can usually find cowboy boots at any western apparel store, including on-line stores. Do any WWE wrestlers live in Dallas? Undertaker is from Dallas,Texas. Is cowboy a proper noun? No, cowboy is a common noun, a word for any cowboy anywhere. A proper noun is the name of a person, a place, a thing, or a title; for example: "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" 1912 hit song by Eddie Howard Cowboy Trail, Las Vegas NV or Cowboy Trail, Little Elm TX Cowboy Cafe, Lee Highway, Arlington VA Cowboy Outfitters, Highlands TX "Midnight Cowboy" 1969 movie starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight When are tryouts for Dallas cowboy team? There are no tryouts for any NFL team. College football players that are eligible for the NFL Draft must participate in the NFL Combine during Spring. Then, the team officials decide on who they want, and the players are selected during the Official NFL Draft before the preseason begins. What apartments in Dallas accept felons? any apts in dallas take felons Are there any yoyo stores in Dallas Texas? Dallas TX called yoyoplay.com What presidents were athletes? George W. Bush was a cheerleader no joke. Im not sure of any others How do you get a cheerleader nude? i dont think it would be diffferent from trying to get any other girl nude. Was there a Dallas Cowboys player with the last name Casnits who stopped playing because of a knee injury? There was a Tony Casillas (the closest to the spelling) that retired in 1997. He left to pursue a career as an actor and I think he's the co-host of "FLW Outdoors Presented by Wal-Mart." (an outdoors fishing show). === According to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name (Casnits) has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy… Read More Did Orlandus Branch ever play for the Dallas Cowboys? no he did not === Correct; in fact, according to the official Dallas Cowboys Media Guide, no one by that name has EVER been on an active roster for the Cowboys. If you know someone who claims to be a former Cowboy, call his bluff and ask him for proof! Don't be surprised if he can't produce any (and no, claiming that he "tried out" for the team does not make him an ex-Cowboy!). ===… Read More Do any cheerleaders like emo guys? im a cheerleader. i find emo guys quite attractive What size you have to be to become a cheerleader? Any size, it really doesn't matter, as long as you enjoy it, there is nothing to worry about What do you call a cheerleader who can't do any stunts? Squads that aren't allowed to do stunts are called ground bound What to pack for cheerleader tryouts? Make sure to have shorts, a sports bra, a tee shirt, any braces or tape that you need, and always have your hair up. Be sure to make yourself LOOK like a cheerleader because the judges will notice you. Where is the best place to find cheer leading shoes? Are you a choach or cheerleader? If you are a coach, you can find a LOT of good ones online. If you are a cheerleader, any sports store really, like best sports, foot locker, acadamy, ect. Are there any famous people with the name of Dallas? Dallas Clark, tight end for the Indianapolis Colts Did George M Dallas have any kids? Yes, George M. Dallas did have children with his wife. He was married to Sophia Dallas and the couple had eight children. What kind of man would want to be a cheerleader? Any guy that's into gymnastics! I had a best guy friend that was very straight. And, no, he didn't become a cheerleader to look up the girls skirts. He really enjoyed it. He was the only male cheerleader in my school and got made fun of a little bit, but he enjoyed the exercise and social activity. Anybody can do it, it doesn't make you gay. Did Ronald Reagan play any sports? Yes he did Swimming, Football, and was head cheerleader for Eureka College in Illinois. Are there open nfl tryouts for the saints in 2011? Are there any openings for becoming a cheerleader fot the new orleans, saints Were any of the US presidents cheerleaders? Not trying to be funny. This is true. Look it up. George W. Bush was a cheerleader	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1911
__label__wiki	0.930016	0.930016	Road Distance Flight Times Driving Times Air Miles California London All Topics Distances and Travel Times \| Palestinian Territories How far is it from Palestine to Rome? There are about 1427.401 miles between Palestine and Role, Italy. Is Palestine in Rome? No Palestine is in the Middle East (modern day Israel / Gaza) Rome is in Europe (modern day Italy) Palestine is/was an area, sometimes a country, in the Middle East. Rome has always been a city. Was Jesus from Rome? Technically, no. He was from an area in Palestine, which was under Roman control. But he was not from the city of Rome itself. Did Christianity start in palestine? It first arose in Israel but it is originated in Palestine. Also during romes decline, Christianity was introduced to Rome <--- Italy What is Rome's most famous fountain? The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous in Rome. The Trevi fountain is by far the most famous… Read More How many miles by sea from Rome to Palestine? I would say about 250miles How far from Corinth to Rome? How far in Rome to Corinth How far from FLorence Italy to Rome Italy? How far is it from rome, Italy to Florence, italy How far is Israel from Yemen? The far between Palestine and Yemen is the tall area of Saudi Arabia and Jordan How did Rome show respect for Hebrew religious beliefs? Rome showed respect for Hebrew religious beliefs by for example Rome didn't imprint the face of the emperor of Rome on coins issued in Palestine because Hebrew law forbade Jews to worship images. How many years did Israel and Palestine have peace? None so far. What happened to the apostle Peter in Rome? A: As far as we know for certain, Peter probably never went to Rome. If Paul's epistles are correctly dated to the fifties and early sixties of the first century, then Peter was already relatively old when Paul wrote of him in Palestine and Syria. Clement of Rome, writing around 95 CE (1 Clement), spoke in general terms about the life and death of Peter but appears to have been unaware that Peter had even… Read More What was it like in first century Jerusalem? Busy and still part of the Roman Empire. Rome had appointed Pontius Pilot as governor of the area called Palestine, of which Jerusalem was the center of activity. As was normal in Roman conquered lands, many non Romans were free to practice their own religions and conduct other internal affairs. As long as taxes were collected & paid to Rome & the peoples did not disrupt the power structure that Rome created, Rome did not… Read More Which was the most successful missionary spreading the teachings of Jesus to people in palestine Asia minor Greece and rome? Paul of tarsus :) Was Palestine in Rome? Yeas, Palestine was in the Roman Empire. In fact it was the Romans who invented the name Palestine. After suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt (132--135 CE) of the Jews, the emperor Hadrian persecuted Judaism and renamed the Roman province of Judea. He called it Syria Palaestina. The name Palaestina was derived from Philistine. How far is rome from constantinople? Rome is 854 miles away from Constantinople How far is Rome from the ocean? Rome is 23 miles away from the ocean. How far is colossea to rome? Have no idea what Colossea is, but Colosseum lies in Rome. Is Rome hot because of the equator? Rome is far away from the equator. its hot becasue its in the meditereanen, and quite far south in europe. Where and how was early Christianity mainly practised? Palestine, Rome, Greece, & Armenia. It was mainly practiced with the celebration of the Eucharist(the Body & Blood Of Christ). What are some roads of Ancient Rome? There are far, far too many to list, but here are a few of the major ones. Via Ostiensis, from Rome to Ostia Via Appia, from Rome to Apulia Via Aurelia, from Rome to Gaul Via Flaminia, fro, Rome to Ariminum Via from Roma to the Adriatic Via Amerina, from Rome to Perusia How far is Paris France from Rome Italy? The distance from Paris to Rome is 691.7 Miles. How far is the Vatican from Rome City? Take one step out of the Vatican and you are in the city of Rome. How far is it from Houston Texas to Palestine Texas? It is 151 miles according t Google Maps. How far is Rome from Jerusalem? Rome is approximately 4,822.1 km from Jerusalem. On a flight, it would take about 63 hours to get from Rome to Jerusalem. How far is Rome from Vatican City? The Vatican is totally surrounded by the city of Rome. Take one step outside the Vatican and you are in Rome. How far is the Appian Way from Rome? The Appian Way began in Rome. It was the road that connected Rome to Brindisi, Apulia in southeastern Italy. Where did Saint Justin live? There are a number of saints named Justin. However, Justin the martyr was originally from Palestine but later moved to Rome where he died as a martyr. How far is Brindisi from Rome? The distance between Rome and Brindisi is 266 miles (477km). -www.mapcrow.info How far is Rome from Israel? It depends on which city in Israel you are talking about. Jerusalem is about 1500 miles from Rome. How far is Rome Italy from prime meridian in degrees? The longitude of Rome is about 12.5 degrees East. How far is Florence Italy from Rome? Florence is about 1 1/2 hours from Rome by train. Rome is three hours by train to Milan. How far is it from rome and Berlin? Who was the governor of Palestine in Jesus' time? At the time Jesus is said to have been born, Herod was king of Judea and all Palestine. After his death in 4 BCE, Rome split the kingdom among his 3 sons, with Archelaus getting Judea, Samaria, Idumaea. Rome deposed Archelaus in 6 CE and made Judea a direct Roman province. At the time attributed to the crucifixion, Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea. When did Rome take over Palestine? Roman involvement in Judea started in 63 BC, after the Third Mithridatic War. Pompey entered Jerusalem, sacked the temple, and turned Judea into a client state. In 6 AD the whole of Palestine was annexed into the empire and turned into a province of Judea. How far is it from Rome to Pescara? Rome to Pescara is about a 2.5 hour drive. The distance is 96 miles or about 154km. How far is Udine from rome? Udine is about six or seven hours from Rome by car and somewhat longer by train. Where did Saint Paul live before he died? Before he was beheaded, Paul spent the last few years of his life in prison, either in Palestine or, finally, in Rome. Can Palestine defeat Israel? It is highly unlikely that Palestine will prevail against Israel through strength of arms. Arab armies far larger and better equipped have not been able to achieve this. Palestine can certainly fight a guerrilla war or an intifada that will have an affect on Israeli resolve, but the best bet for a free and independent Palestine is to choose to accept that Israel is a necessary partner for peace. Israel is not going anywhere. How far is Rome Italy to Venice Italy? Driving from Rome to Venice would take about 5.5 hours by car. How far is Rome to Capua? The driving distance from Rome, Italy to Capua, Italy is: 119 miles / 192 km How far is Rome from the UK? 1,775 miles on the road How far is it from London to rome? This answer is Roughly 1,265,980,987 metres How far is from Rome to Sparta? 1 billion miles How far is Milan from rome? About 363 miles on the A1 How far is Massachusetts to Rome in miles? 4,102 miles. How far is Bethlehem to palistine? This is sort of like asking how far it is from New York City to Nieuw Amsterdam, or from Istanbul to Constantinople. Bethlehem is in the region that has, occasionally, been known as "Palestine". Does India have settlements in Kashmir like Israel has in Palestine? Well as far as I know, NO. The only people who are settled there are the Indian Army. What Roman Emperor's palace ruin's still stand in Rome? In Rome itself, they've uncovered parts of Augustus palace and some of the additions other emperors made. But by far the most beautiful and complex is Hadrian's Villa at Tivoil. This is not in Rome itself, but not too far away. Is nicaea near rome? No, the two cities are far apart. Rome is in Italy while Nicaea is/was in present day Turkey. Rome to Naples taxi rate? Rome to Naples in Italy is a journey of about 140 miles or 230 kilometres. That is far too long to take a taxi. It would be far cheaper to travel by bus or train.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1912
__label__wiki	0.84031	0.84031	Area Florida Geography Travel & Places Demographics Scattergories and Words Starting with Certain Letters All Topics Countries, States, and Cities \| Sweden \| Socialism Is Sweden a Socialist country? No. Since about 1935 Sweden has had a capitalist economy governed by social democratic policies, including with high, redistributive income tax rates and general welfare benefits (even when under conservative governments). After 1935, a collective bargaining scheme was set up which gave both unions and businesses representation and a forum to mediate disputes. This form of class collaboration was intended to stave off socialist ideas of abolishing capitalism for a socialist economic system. The majority of industries in Sweden are privately-owned, with very few collectively-owned and publicly-owned firms. The Swedish economic model, which has been similar to other Scandinavian countries and therefore are called the "Scandinavian model" or "Nordic model", has the goal of creating a welfare state, not a state based on collective ownership. Large private-owned companies from Sweden is i.e. IKEA, H&M and Ericsson. The existence of large privately-owned companies is not compatible with the definition of socialism. How is Sweden a Socialist country? It's actually a mistake for people to call Sweden a socialist country. People who call Sweden a socialist country are usually from the far right. A true socialist country would not have industries such as Ikea, Volvo, Ericson, and so on. However, Sweden is the most left wing country in Europe. http://www.politicalcompass.org/euchart What type of government does a Socialist Country have? Most countries that are declared as Socialist Countries such as Chile, Brazil, Sweden, and Finland are democracies. There are some socialist dictatorships such as Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Does Sweden have a socialist economy? No Sweden does not have a socialist economy. Sweden has a market economy. Even though Sweden is not a socialist economy it does have things such as universal healthcare and free education. When was Socialist Workers' Party of Sweden created? Socialist Workers' Party of Sweden was created in 1985. When was National Socialist People's Party of Sweden created? National Socialist People's Party of Sweden was created in 1926. When was Revolutionary Socialist Party - Sweden - created? Revolutionary Socialist Party - Sweden - was created in 1945. When was Left Socialist Party - Sweden - created? Left Socialist Party - Sweden - was created in 1940. When did National Socialist Workers' Party - Sweden - end? National Socialist Workers' Party - Sweden - ended in 1945. When was National Socialist Workers' Party - Sweden - created? National Socialist Workers' Party - Sweden - was created in 1933. Is Sweden a socialist? While the Swedes themselves would say that they are not a Socialist Country, 'a Rose by any other name is still a Rose'. Sweden has very high tax rates that effectively redistribute wealth to those who have no wealth. The Government programs provide a 'cradle to grave' care taker society. They fit the mold of what Americans would call a Socialist Society, but the Swedes refute that description. Is the U.S. is capitalist or a socialist country? it is a socialist country Is Philippines a socialist country? Yes! they are capitalist country though, but socialist in hiding! What form of government does Sweden have and how do the citizens of Sweden participate in their government? Socialist/Welfare State Pay taxes Is there a Socialist country in Caribbean? Cuba is the perfect example of a Communist/ Socialist country in the Caribbean. Who is the mayor of Malmo Sweden? Ilmar Reepalu (Socialist Party) When was Socialist Party of the Valencian Country created? Socialist Party of the Valencian Country was created in 1978. What is an example of national socialist country? No National Socialist countries exist today. Germany was the only country to have a successful National Socialist revolution in 1933. Is Vietnam socialist? Yes, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a socialist country and a one party state. Is Ethiopia socialist? No. they are no longer a socialist country were socialist from September 10, 1987 - May 27, 1991 Is Iran a socialist country? No. Iran is a theocratic country but there's some socialist practices. That's because Islamic laws have socialist characters throughout history. Also Iran is anti-imperialist country and opposes globalisation. What countries have socialism? Sweden, Belarus, Denmark, and Vietnam are considered Socialist countries. What countries are using socialism? Denmark and Sweden are examples of Western socialist nations. What country is Sweden in? Sweden is a country! Is Italy a socialist country? Italy is actually a democratic republic but they do have socialist programs. Is Iran a capitalist country? Iran is a socialist country Is Brazil a socialist country? No, Brazil is a capitalist country. Is Latvia a socialist country? What type of government does Vietnam have? Socialist republic. It's not a Socialist Republic, but it's a communist country under the name of "Socialist Republic". What is a French Socialist? France is a socialist country, so I would imagine a ordinary citizen. What is a socialist country in which the government owns health care and communications? The Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Examples of socialist economy? An example of a socialist economy is one in which the government has control over products being produced. China is one example of a socialist economy. Some other examples are Finland, Canada, Sweden, Norway, and the Netherlands. What is the country whose capital is Sweden? Sweden is a country not a capital. The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. Is Sweden a developing country? No, Sweden is a developed country. How are Swedens econamics? Sweden is a lagom socialist democracy, which means that wealth is distributed equally to the people. Is the us a socialist country? No, it is a Republic. Is Cuba a socialist country? No, they are Communist. Is montenegro socialist country? no its a democratic What country is ruled by pure democracy? No country is ruled by pure democracy, because it can only be practiced in a Socialist nation. Some nations claim to be socialist, but none are. Who was the leader of the Socialist party in 1936? Many countries have a socialist party, it would depend on which country you mean Is India a socialist country? Indian is a socialist country. Socialism was established in India in the twentieth century because of the Indian independence movement against the colonial British Raj. Which country is south of Sweden? Denmark is the country directly south of Sweden. List of socialist countries? The grammar is awful in the answer provided. Also, I know there are more socialist or "socialistic" countries than Sweden. Surely some government professor or historian could provide a better answer. Is Denmark the capital of Sweden? No. Denmark is a country, not a city. It is a separate country to Sweden. They are neighbours. The capital of Sweden is Stockholm. Is America a socialist country? yes. yes it is What is a socialist republic? China is a socialist country. you can find what it is on wikipedia. Maddie Maddi Madd Mad Ma M !!!!!! Is the US a capitalist or socialist country? The United States is primarily capitalist, but there are some socialist aspects to the US economy. Is Yugoslavia a communist or a socialist country? Yugoslavia is no longer a country. Before its breakup it was a Communist country. Is the Philippines a capitalist or socialist or communist country? Based on their existing laws and government policies Philippines is a true socialist country but pretending to be a capitalist nation when dealing with the outside world. Are Sweden and Sudan same country? no its not. sudan is african country, and sweden is europian. sudan a islamic country. Is Sweden a dog? No. Sweden is a country.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1913
__label__wiki	0.828143	0.828143	Actors & Actresses Jazz Music Music Genres All Topics Swing Music What is another name for swing music? Swing music is a fairly specific term, and doesn't really have many other names. You could call it Swing Jazz. How did Swing dancing get its name? It's performed to swing music, a subgenre of jazz usually played by big bands. What was the name that Duke Ellington made? His music was billed as orchestral jazz and swing. How did JLS get the name JLS? JLS stands or Jack The Lad Swing Jack The Lad Swing came across by combining the phrase "Jack the lad" and the urban music of New Jack Swing How did jls get ther name jls? Well the name JLS means "Jack the Lad Swing"-They decided to go with the name JLS (Jack the Lad Swing), a style created with Tracklacers some months back, combining the phrase "Jack the lad" and the urban music of New Jack Swing. Is swing a noun? DEPENDS what your talking about. The swing music - swing is an adjective. Swing, as in swing on a chair is a verb. if your talking about a swing, as in at the park, is a noun. a noun is the name of a person place or thing, (e.g table, chair) a verb is an action word, (e.g run, swing) an adjective is a describing word, (e.g beautiful, ugly, fun) a proper noun is a… Read More Who created swing music? African americans created wing and swing music is basically jazz. What is Another name for music? i was looking for info and saw this quistion and wonderd what is another name for music? What is the name of the music in the new Chrysler town and country car tv commercial? "Swing It". An optigon creation. Where was swing music played? Swing music was a dance music so it was played primarily in dance halls and theatres like the Apollo Theatre in Harlem. What is the name of the music used in the trailer of the magicians on BBC tv? Kenneth Bager, Fragment 8 (Sound of Swing) Is Swing music the base of hip-hop? No, but it swing music is sampled a lot of hip hop djs and producers. What are facts about swing music? swing was popular during the 1920s and 1930s. Swing music facts? Swing music is also called Swing Jazz. Swing first became known in the US in the 1920s. It wasn't until the mid 1930s that it became established in the uk. Swing music has a strong rhythm. It is usually performed by the double bass and drums. It is played at a fairly quick tempo. Swing music started to become less popular during WWII. It this was because of the recording ban. also many of the… Read More What is another name for a composer? another name for a composer is a music producer What is A lively dance to swing music? Lindy hop or East Coast Swing. If the music is a little slower, you can do the West Coast Swing. ANSWER: also "crazy little thing called love" What is down another name for writing music? Composing is another word for writing music. What is another name for Rock music? killer music What makes swing music swing? The triplet feel and the emphasis on the 2 and 4 beats When was rock'n'roll named rockn'n'roll? Rock and roll is a popular music genre that originated from blues and jazz together with swing and Western music. The genre was given the name during the 1950's. Name 4 types of dance music? That depends what you mean by "type". There are general types, such as chamber music, folk, swing and country or there are specific dances such as the waltz, the gavotte, the minuet or the volte. Another name for homophonic music? Chordal is another name for homophonic mu sci When did the popularity of swing music end? Swing music was most popular during the mid 1930's to the mid 1940's. Starting in 1942, a recording ban by the union that most jazz musicians belonged to caused swing music to be played less frequently on the radio and other types of music took over. What was true about swing music? it was the most popular form of music in America Why was swing music banned in Germany? considered savage, black music What music do you dance swing dance? typically 40s music or 20s What music was popular in 1940? Swing music was popular in the 1940's Which was true about swing music? it was the most popular form of music in america. Why did swing evolve into bebop? Swing evolved into bebop because they were influenced by it and composed music similiar to it. When was swing music popular? Early forms of swing were popular in the late 1920s but the "swing era" is generally considered to have run from around 1934 to 1945. When do you use the word swing in a sentence? Swing can mean several things, and you didn't really say which you want. You can swing on the trapeze if you're very careful. Swing music is fun to dance to. Swing down from there and come home. What is another name for a bar of music? A nightclub. What is another name for music drama? Gesamtkunstwerk . What was the order from oldest to newest did Ragtime blues swing and cool come in? Blues came first, which led to Ragtime music, which led to Swing music, which led to Cool Jazz. What music was popular music of the 40'S? Big Band, Swing Music, Boogie Woogie & Jazz What is the name of the music video with two black Men in Black suits dancing and doing some sort of swing moves? slow club - two cousins What Did Glenn Miller Play? he palted swing music Why is the group jls called jls? JLS stands for Jack the Lad Swing The name JLS was thought of by one of Marvin Humes' old girl friends. There is a saying in England Jack the lad and there is also a music genre called New Jack Swing. JLS, Jack the Lad Swing is a combination of the two :D x What kind of music was there in the 1930's? they had jazz dancers and swing music was already popualor What music went before rock and roll? the music listened to was jazz and pop and swing mostly What genre of music did Bobby Darin sing? From the early 1950's to the end of 1973, ALL! Swing, pop, country, R&B, Rock...you name it, he did it, and did it well. Name 3 popular forms of jazz music? Three popular forms of jazz are: big band swing, latin, and bebop. Hope that helps! Best wishes. How did jls come up with the name? JLS were originally called UFO - Unique Famous Outrageous however when they went on the X factor they had to change their name due to copyright reasons because there was already a famous rock band called UFO. They changed their name to JLS - Jack the Lad Swing. One of the band members (Marvin Humes) ex-girlfriend came up with the name. This was because the type of music that they sang was called "New Jack… Read More Why did the Nazis' hate swing music? Because hitler was against it, so they had to be too, a group of kids (aged 14-17) made a group called the swing kids, and were known because the more they were told they couldn't listen to jazz and swing music the more they did Hope this helps :-) Does JLS stand for Jack the Lad Swing? Yeah it does stand for Jack The Lad Swing. They created it with Tracklacers, combing the phrase 'Jack the lad' and the urban music of New Jack Swing Do people still listen to 1940s swing music today? Definitely, although not nearly to the extent they did back in the 1930s and 1940s. There are many radio stations and internet sites that broadcast swing and big band music, high schools sponsor "stage bands" that play swing, and many local and national orchestras play swing for dances and live audiences. Several of the major orchestras of that time continue to perform today, of course with new leaders and musicians but playing the music of… Read More What is the birth name of Raymond Gram Swing? Raymond Gram Swing's birth name is Raymond Swing. Why did Glenn miller call the jitterbug the jitterbug? He didn't create that name. It was a generic name given to the jumping style of dancing that was often performed to swing music. It resembled a bug jittering around, hence the term. What kind of music did thomas dorsey play? Tommy Dorsey's music was from the Big Band era. Played mostly swing music. What was the music like in 1930? Jazz was quite popular. Swing music became popular later in the decade. What is the point of swing music? Dancing, listening, enjoyment - all the things that are important for many forms of music.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1916
__label__wiki	0.529483	0.529483	» The 5 Best Business Tips About Instagram I Learned at #SMWLA Today The 5 Best Business Tips About Instagram I Learned at #SMWLA Today by Anvil on June 7, 2016InstagramSocial MediaSocial Media Marketing by Anvil on June 7, 2016Instagram Greetings from sunny LA! I am attending one of 3 Social Media Week Conferences (SMW) around the world right now with the others being hosted in Milan and Mexico City. SMW is a leading news platform and worldwide conference that curates and shares the best ideas, innovations, and insights into how social media and technology are changing business, society, and culture around the world. I’m very excited to be here to absorb all I can and meet with industry leaders and peers. To launch the week here in LA, Jim Squires, Director of Marketing Operations at Instagram, kicked off the day with a great keynote about the platform that is taking the world by storm and turning their 400 million users into content creators as the world’s moments are being captured and shared. As Tody Daniels, Co-Founder and CEO of Crowdcentric & Founder of SMW commented during his introduction of Squires, “Instagram offered a new way to connect we hadn’t seen before.” Here are the 5 things I learned about Instagram at SMW today and why you should be paying attention to this platform: 60% of Instagram users say they discover products and/or businesses on Instagram and 75% of them take action. That means approximately 180 million users are making purchases or engaging with new businesses through this platform. @jessronagrooming, @salesforce, and @jellyskateboards are great examples of small and large companies that have benefited from how they engaged with consumers. Instagram is unveiling new business tools in July with business profiles, which will help consumers find your profile and who you are with greater ease than currently. Brands can choose how customers can get in touch whether it’s by calling, texting, or emailing through the tap of a contact button that features directions as well. Instagram will also launch Business Insights and Promote which will run ads natively on the platform, and according to Squires, “with a few taps, anyone can harness the ad platform.” Insights will provide more actionable information about who their followers are and which posts resonate better than others. Promote allows users to turn-well-performing, organic posts into ads right from the app which will help them to connect with even more customers. All you need to do is take a well-performing post and add a button to create a CTA right from your phone. Learn more from this SMW article. These new additions were built after talking with and seeking recommendations from 100’s of businesses too. Harnessing the power of Instagram’s paid advertising can be very rewarding. It took 3 years to come to fruition that started with a handful of founders experimenting with it, and now there are over 200k advertisers on the platform. If you are considering a multi-channel strategy, Look first at business objectives (likes and follows aren’t an objective itself). Think about mindset, reach, mix ,and match. Facebook’s niche is personal discovery, while Instagram is all about visual inspiration. Focus on content and production as people seek inspiration. You have a 3-second audition to establish a connection and communicate a message. Don’t be afraid to experiment and take risks! Content runs the gamut from curated to original and this includes existing content, content partnership, in-house production, original/commissioned content. Instagram in the future: They will continue to develop ways to provide more support for businesses on the platform. There will be more ways to inspire creativity through tools like hyperlapse and grassroots. Overall discovery of content will continue to evolve through search/explore, trending places/hashtags, and that discovery area will be a big investment for us. Stay tuned for more updates about my SMW experience, and always reach out to Anvil if you want us to take your social media presence and strategy to the next level! Is the Influencer Effect Wearing Off? The New Brand: 3 Key Takeaways from Day 1 of DigitalSummit Portland 2019 Reddit Marketing Guide	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1919
__label__wiki	0.722533	0.722533	Boob(s On Your) Tube: Scream Queens, Empire and Rosewood Add Even More Queer Women to the Fall TV Lineup By Heather Hogan 2:51pm PDT We are only five days into the first official week of the 2015-2016 TV season, and already: + Barbara Gordon got agency and swagger on Gotham. + Grey’s Anatomy kicked off season 12 with a Very Special Episode about a teenage lesbian couple who got hit by a train and both of them lived. + AND VIOLA DAVIS MADE OUT WITH FAMKE JANSEN BECAUSE ANNALISE KEATING IS BISEXUAL. But wait, there’s more! (There’s a reason we decided to split this column into a twice-weekly situation.) Tuesdays on Fox at 9:00 p.m. I’m part of an elite group of patriarchy smashers knows as the Lesbian Blogger Community. To exactly no one’s surprise, Scream Queens plays like if Rachel Berry had a drug-induced camp-horror fever dream a la Spencer Hastings on Pretty Little Liars, which actually sounds kind of cool when I type it, but only as a standalone episode of a show I was already forcing myself to watch for work. What I’m saying is you’ve seen these Scream Queens characters before, even if you’ve only seen the pilot episode of Glee because Ryan Murphy has one idea and he bends every new show he creates inside that idea. The fact that he’s joined here by Ian Brennan and Brad Falchuck — alone again, with no writers room — just makes the Glee juxtaposition even more inevitable. Emma Roberts plays Quinn Fabray, Lea Michele plays Artie, Skyler Samuels plays Rachel Berry, Abigail Breslin plays Brittany, Nick Jonas plays Blaine Warbler, and a presumably fifty-year-old man plays Finn Hudson. Jeanna Han plays a lesbian character named Sam (“or Butch or Mac or something”). She does not play Santana Lopez because there is truly only one Santana Lopez and — as Murphy & Co. proved when they tried to create a New Santana along with a New Rachel and a New Quinn and a New Finn and a New Puck because THEY CAN SERIOUSLY ONLY WRITE ONE SET OF CHARACTERS — Naya Rivera is what makes Santana Lopez the fully realized unicorn-monster that she is. On Scream Queens, New Directions is a sorority, but instead of being outsiders, they’re the ultimate insiders … until Jamie Lee “Sue Sylvester” Curtis launches a vendetta against them and makes them take in outsiders. One of those outsiders is “Predatory Lez,” Sam, who is only on-screen for a hot second, and who I think gets murdered in the first three episodes. Wide-eyed Grace wants to return her mother’s former sorority to its glory days, full of girl power and lasting friendships and come on y’all Don’t Stop Believin’. Gigi “Schuester” is Kappa’s national president and a resident do-gooder who wants to help Grace see her dreams come true. What’s standing in Grace’s way is more than just mean girls! There’s a real live murderer on the loose! Everything else is the same, though: Minority-on-minority crime, everybody is dressed like a house full of dolls after an apocalypse, no one has a filter and everyone says the most horrific and ~subversive~ shit to each other, and a couple of jokes you actually can’t help but laugh out loud about no matter how bitter of a former Glee recapper you are. For me it was: a sorority white party “where everyone is encouraged to wear white-slash-be white.” If Lea Michele is your fave and you want to see her act, I mean, just FULLY unhinged, stick around until the next episode, at least. Wednesdays on Fox at 9:00 p.m. Written by Carolyn Wysinger Empire is back! The Lyons family picks up where we left them: Lucious has been in jail for 3 months and Cookie has put together a #FreeLucious concert where the artists talk about Black Lives Matter and the mass incarceration of black men. Everyone asks why they are doing an event to free Lucious when it is clear that he killed Bunky. Even Al Sharpton tells Cookie that he can‘t back her on this one because Lucious is guilty. Hakeem is still mad that Lucious chose Jamal to run the company, so he and Cookie have a plan for a hostile takeover. Andre is still waking up in cold sweats and his wife is pressing him about that little matter of them murdering Vernon. On the real, your Brokeback Bette Porter thing is working for me. CHANGE THE CHANNEL, BURN THE TV! Meanwhile Lucious is in jail along with Cookie’s friend that murdered the guy she thought was leaving her mysterious roses. He informs Lucious that the gangster Cookie ratted on, Frank Gathers, is being sent to their prison. Lucious doesn’t seem concerned and I wasn’t either when Frankie arrived and turned out to be Chris Rock. What is this, CB4? We meet new lezzy character, Mimi Whiteman, who is a possible investor that Cookie is trying to impress to finance her Empire takeover. To help her cause, Cookie throws a huge all girl party to give Mimi her choice of the woman that she wants to sleep with. Ultimately, she tasks Anika with the job of sleeping with Mimi to get on her good side. There are still some things I am trying to figure out about the Cookie/Mimi dynamic. This is more than simply Cookie catering to Mimi’s preference for women, and I have questions. Cookie seemed a bit too cozy with Mimi at times, almost as if there was something between the two of them. Could we see a story there in the future? Is anybody ready for the heat that would be generated between Taraji P Henson and Marisa Tomei? I’m still feeling out the Mimi character. It’s obvious that she is going to be the wild card this season, but I’m excited to see a power lezzy on network TV. Drip-drop, drip-drippity-drop. Back in jail, Lucious crosses paths with Frank and his daughter, who my gaydar pegged as queer even before I knew she was rapper Bre-Z. Cookie’s sister Carole figures out that Frank Gathers really is behind the roses that Cookie has been receiving. In a flashback we learn that their friend ratted Cookie out to Frank in jail after Frank had him beaten and tortured. Cookie finds a large gift with a bow on it at her door. When she gets in the house Carole is waiting for her. They open the box together to find their friend’s severed head inside, Godfather-style. Cookie visits Lucious in jail and asks him to “take care of it.” He responds by having a sit down meeting with Frank and then having him killed by other inmates, thus ending the short CB4 era on Empire. Later that day, Cookie, Anika, Andre and Hakeem (on a hella cool hoverboard) do a slow motion stroll into the Empire board room to inform Jamal and the board about their hostile takeover financed by Mimi. They assure Jamal the point is not to take control from him but protect the company from Lucious. They arrive to find out that Mimi has double-crossed them and joined forces with Jamal and Lucious to maintain control going forward. Cookie charges the fiasco to Anika, who did actually sleep with Mimi and sums the whole mess up in one fabulous quote: “You can’t even dyke right!” THIS IS THE WAY IT’S THE WAY THAT WE LIVE This week’s episode was a good start and left so many questions for the writers to answer throughout the season. I admired their attempt to loop in the Black Lives Matter, even though I didn’t think the Lucious storyline was a good way to do it. I felt it played into the view that black men who brutalized or incarcerated deserve it. They had lots of celebs, which was fun and we cannot forget the super gay meeting Jamal had with Lawrence from Fashion Queens. Lawrence SLAYED the song “You Make Me Feel Mighty Real” by legendary disco queen Sylvester. I’m looking forward to a fun roller coaster this season! Follow Hashtag #autoempire to tweet your thoughts on this week’s episode of Empire. Wednesdays on Fox at 10:00 p.m. I think your mom would love us more if we got some babies like Stef and Lena. It seems like Bones would be an easy show to replicate, but Fox has never been able to do it, no matter how many backdoor pilots they try to spin out of a series that is now entering its eleventh season. That show has survived its will-they/won’t-they romance by answering the question with a resounding “I do!,” a dozen time slot shifts, killing off more than one beloved character, and a complete inability to gain traction on social media. Bones should have plummeted in ratings and been cancelled years ago, but it LIIIVVVVES. Rosewood is Fox’s latest attempt to recapture the Bones magic and while it doesn’t succeed right off the bat, there’s promise. Beau Rosewood is the Brennan of the show, only he’s a freelance pathologist. Detective Annalise Villa is the Booth of the show, a hard-working police detective shouldering some shame about her past. It’s gender-flipped Bones with two lead characters of color, and also it’s set in Miami, so it’s very bright and everyone is dressed like lawn flamingos the whole time. But the main thing about Rosewood is Beau’s two lab partners are his sister Pippy and also a woman named Kathy. They’re lesbian ladies engaged to be married! The show doesn’t dance around it or mask it; their sexuality is a huge part of their characterization from the moment they appear on-screen. Another solid bonus for this show is that Lorraine “Vee” Toussaint plays Beau and Pippy’s mom, like she plays Lena’s mom on The Fosters! Hello, yes, I would like to order one hundred foster children and one jackass entitled son, please. You’ve seen this pilot episode a hundred times in your life, I don’t need to describe it to you. It’s going to be a case-of-the-week series where Villa wants to play by the rules and Beau arrogantly assumes he knows better and convinces her to go off-book. Sometimes he’ll be right. Sometimes she’ll be right. They’ll kiss in the season one finale (if the show makes it that long), and Villa will shut it down because they’re partners, you know? They respect each other too much to have a fling. (But it will be more than a fling to him, can’t she see??) But in between that age-old structure, there’s a chance we’re going to get some lesbian adorableness with Pippy and Kathy. Pole dancing classes for their honeymoon was a thing that came up this week. “Sugar bear” is a thing one of them called the other one. It’s actually a pretty huge deal that Fox greenlit this show with those two queer women front-and-center like that. I’m cautiously optimistic about where it will go. Grey’s Anatomy + How to Get Away With Murder Thursdays on ABC at 8:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. These two shows will be folded into Boob(s On Your) Tube going forward, but for today they made an appearance in their own article, celebrating the return of TGIT with such queer style. I’ll see you Tuesday! Related:boobs on your tubeempirerosewoodscream queens Heather Hogan Heather Hogan is an Autostraddle managing editor who lives in New York City with her partner, Stacy, and their cackle of rescued pets. She's a member of the Television Critics Association, the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer critic. You can also find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Heather has written 854 articles for us. Shondaland Is The New Narnia: Annalise Keating Is Bisexual, Grey’s Anatomy Returns With a Very Special Lesbian Episode Saturday Morning Cartoons: Roommate I’m not really down with celebrating the Mimi character just because she’s a lesbian. She’s a predator and a user who plays with people like toys. She’s somewhat more tolerable it’s true because she’s an attractive woman instead of the disgusting old men most billionaires are, but she’s still scum and she doesn’t get a pass because she’s gay. can we find her character compelling, though? she’s definitely a terrible person, but stories need villains and people with shitty ethics to be interesting and have conflicts, and Empire has quite a few characters who are only looking out for themselves or using people. All I’m saying is, if the story in the show was exactly the same, but she looked like Donald Trump or the Koch brothers then everyone would be grossed out. right butttt, she isn’t Donald Trump, so it’s a different dynamic. tbh i was working while i was watching it so i probably shouldn’t say anything else in case i may have missed something? — like i need to be the commenter i want to see in the world and stop talking. i guess in general though i just meant that you can’t actually separate the character from her gender / race / sexuality, the same actions have very different meanings based on the inherent power the person does or does not possess in society. She’s a billionaire. She possesses all the power in this situation and she uses it to play with people like they’re her dolls. It’s fine by me if people find the acting compelling. I just m seeing way too much celebration of her because she’s a lesbian and not enough condemnation of her lying and manipulating. I would hate this person regardless of gender. Although, admittedly a good bit more if they were the (far more common in real life) lecherous old white guy. Mimi being a lesbian makes a difference in that that kind of character isn’t one we’ve necessarily seen in media before, and she isn’t the only lesbian on this show, so it’s representation with regards to character quality and diversity. Some people like watching villains that are vivid personalities. (James Bond films ride on the strength of their villain. So do horror franchises.) It’s like saying if all of the characters on Glee were straight white dudes, their actions would be inexcusable. Well, yeah. For that matter, that most of the Glee characters’ actions were written by white dudes makes a difference. A lot of their actions were inexcusable anyways, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still have fun watching them. Enjoying their existence (some delicious aspect of their personality, or just the eyecandy factor) doesn’t equate supporting their actions. Plus, Mimi’s actions don’t exist in a vacuum. How did she come by her money? Was she born with that manipulative personality, or did she learn it? If the latter, from whom, and why? Her identity and backstory doesn’t justify or excuse her actions, but they do inform them in ways that another character’s (straight, black, male, bisexual, middle class, non-american) would not. To start with, what separates Mimi’s dealings from Cookie’s? You are missing my point. I’m disagreeing on any individual thing you wrote here. I’m saying the tone of this article and others I’ve seen on tumblr are far too celebratory that she manipulated a woman into sex. She is not cool. She is not badass. She is a scumfuck. Get me? I totally get what you’re saying here, and I definitely do think we could stand to hold our applause on certain characters whose only redeeming quality is that they’re gay. But I do think Empire is a show in which nearly everyone has done fairly despicable things, including screwing over their own family to succeed and using sex as a weapon. That isn’t uncommon (and you could say is kinda overdone) in the post-breaking-bad tv world but I DO appreciate shows like Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder and, yes, Empire, where the anti-heroes and people doing highly questionable things for selfish reasons are NOT the same boring white dudes and get to be women, pocs and queer people. You don’t have to like that type of story-telling where everyone is double-crossing their own mother every other episode but I think there’s certainly value in allowing a diverse range of characters to be morally grey (to say the least, maybe murder etc goes beyond morally grey). You know? Agree. 🙂 Every year we find out that there will be a lesbian or bisexual person in a show and then the show starts and I am like um, where are they? or is there sexuality ever going to be mentioned? (e.g., weird loners) and i was so surprised that within five minutes of rosewood kicking off that both lesbians were right there, front and center, being lesbians, and then were lesbianing throughout the entire show! what a world. Lol about Ryan Murphy’s shows. I can’t speak for AHS (YET!), but I started watching that show Popular from the 90’s, which is basically Quinn and Rachel as stepsisters and who hasn’t read that fanfic? (Actually, is that a fanfic and can someone point me in the direction of it?) Arvan12 10 Character Types You’ll Come Across on Every Ryan Murphy Show: http://www.vulture.com/2015/09/ryan-murphy-character-types-scream-queens.html See I would’ve said Nicole is like Santana. The Santana to Brooks Quinn I bingewatched the entire first season of Empire in the last three days, and now I need to talk about it. So. While I understand the creative reasons for making Jamal the new Luscious, I REALLY don’t like it. He and Cookie were what hooked me to this show, and I don’t like what he’s becoming since taking over Empire. Also. Is it just me, or was that #FreeLuscious concert the WORST? While these characters are not perfect by any means, it still really squicked me out to have them hypocritically using an important movement like #blacklivesmatter for their own selfish, greedy purposes. Finally. Were we all scammed into thinking Cookie is bisexual because of the promos with Marissa Tomei’s character? Do any of us think that’s actually going to happen now? Not that it’s completely off the table, but I’m feeling a little manipulated, essentially because I started watching this series three days ago in part because of the promise that Taraji would be kissing ladies. Don’t get me wrong, Cookie is still a fantastic character, and totally worth the time I spent catching up on the show, but I’m definitely feeling a bit cheated. So. Many. Queer. TV. Feelings. I watched Rosewood and didn’t hate it. I’ll probably watch it again. I really disliked Empire, the whole predatory lesbian character thing doesn’t sit well with me at all. So I won’t be watching that again. And I can’t force myself to watch Scream Queens so I’ll be passing on that as well. Need better shows… I had higher hopes for Scream Queens. I know, I know, Ryan Murphy, I should have known. But the cast is solid and I thought the premise and genre was pretty fun. However I actually just found myself bored a lot during the 2 hour premiere. Giving the show one more episode to make any sort of positive impression on me, otherwise I’m out. Although her character is a total caricature, I didn’t mind Chanel (Emma Roberts) and some of her slayer burns, were pretty much the only laughs the show gave me. Oh Empire, how I love you so. I don’t really love what they’ve done to Jamal, it’s so far from what he was at the start of season one. I’m all for character development, but this transition from outcast to mini-Lucious feels a bit rushed… I like Marissa Tomei as an actor, but I wasn’t really feeling her character. Hopefully they’ll flesh her out a bit to be more than just the predatory lesbian, because she’s definitely got the chops to portray an interesting and nuanced character. I’m all for villains, and I think we’re at a point where most viewers can discern that “evil-ness” in a gay or lesbian character is separate to their sexuality. I had VERY mixed feelings about scream queens, I wanted to like it, i mean, it has some actors (and pop singers) i like, and i love camp and slasher movies, but it just didn’t hit the mark for me. A lot of it felt like a not as clever, not as funny and not as scary Scream 4, and it was hard for me to not compare the two since both are called Scream (something), both are about murderers killing youngish people, and both star Emma Roberts. Also, ugh, thanks for reminding me that there will never be another santana lopez. I spend at least five hours a week ranting in my head about how great of a character she was and how much ryan murphy screwed her over. i just really miss santana lopez. I was thinking about this the other day, but isn’t Cookie kind of like an older version of Santana? Think about it 🙂 Blackmar Ryan Murphy has a knack for creating concepts that really intrigue me and then ruining them with his Ryan Murphyness. Oh, ain’t that the real truth. Tuesday evening, 6:30pm central time: Sitting at my computer a reminder pops up that Scream Queens premieres in 30 minutes. I begrudgingly make my way to the couch and mentally prepare for what I’m worried will be two hours locked in a dollhouse of poorly executed generic tropes. Why watch? Well I’m a masochistic Looney Tune with an unhealthy addiction to any sort of mystery. The mystery aspect was about as disappointing as MTV’s Scream. Think of the classic and SUPER obvious horror movie tropes and boom you have your killer. Emma Roberts as a mean girl will never get old but Chanel is missing something I can’t place my finger on. It’s not the acting, it’s something missing in the writing of the character (sidenote: I’d love to see her and Sasha Pieterse in a mean girl face off). Lea Michele has officially been typecast in Ryan Murphy’s book and it’s a damn shame. Although, watching her fetishize a corpse while wearing an ice cream cone boob sweater was entertaining PURELY because Lea Michele is a beyond talented actress. Ariana Grande… you will not be missed (re: dance w/ devil & Twitter debacle). Ignoring the lack of originality in general story-line and beyond generic execution of the classic character archetypes, I couldn’t help but cheer and award style points for each of the Red Devil’s kills. The murders and immediate character reactions to said murders were and, I’m guessing, will continue to be the only saving grace for Scream Queens. I’m going to give it a few episodes to redeem itself but I’m holding my hand precariously close to the big read eject button. Ryan Murphy & co. please don’t force me to hit the button. I wanted, but shouldn’t have expected, more from Scream Queens. I love Halloween, and was looking forward to having some campy Halloween stuff to watch for the next month, but when Emma Robert’s character said “white mammy” my eyes glazed over, and it was painful to watch any more for me. Everything felt so loud and forced and harsh, even the “funny” scenes. It was just too much. – I’ll really miss Jenn’s Greys recaps. – “You can’t even dyke right!” Is already the best quote of the year. Jamal being an homophobic towards the femmy singer rubbed me the wrong way. – WTF was that with that gorilla suit? – I’ll pass on the Ryan Murphy show, thanks I agree with all of this. I got so caught up in reading this column that I almost missed my bus so I rushed out the door and left my coffee on the counter. And that’s why I can’t have agency. omg i was already excited for rosewood because MORRIS CHESTNUT and because the title reminds me of PLL, but now i know there are lesbians! i’m doubly excited!! Do Not Consume Psilocybin Mushrooms While Trans* Let’s Queer The NYT ‘Debate’ About Women And Makeup Playlist and Roundtable: We’re Here and We’re Queering Bruce Springsteen “Hey, there! So glad you're doing this! Is there a way to keep us updated on how close you are...”	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1923
__label__wiki	0.778062	0.778062	Kia's First Dedicated Hybrid The Niro combines the in-demand styling of a compact crossover vehicle with the low emissions and high fuel economy of a hybrid car. With CO2 emissions as low as 88g/km and a fuel economy of up to 74.3mpg, combined with a generous level of specification, the Niro is set to appeal to all drivers. Kia Niro Exterior Appealingly chunky yet aerodynamic, the Niro sports the company’s distinctive tiger nose front grille, which is trimmed with chrome. The vehicle adopts a sporty, assertive stance and its dynamic profile is enhanced by a smart rear spoiler with a shark fin antenna positioned just above. Wheels come in two size options: 16-inch or 18-inch. The Niro uses a new modular platform that has been designed specifically to incorporate hybrid technology. Lightweight materials have been utilised for the bonnet and boot, as well as parts of the suspension. The cabin features room for four adults to travel in comfort. Kia has worked hard to ensure that the car is as quiet as possible, using special glass and foams, as well as a damper in the steering system to reduce vibrations. The vehicle features a 421-litre boot and there is room for a full-size spare wheel beneath its floor. With its crossover design it is anything but a run-of-the-mill hybrid. The Niro includes the active safety technologies and driver aids including autonomous emergency braking, smart cruise control and lane departure warning, blind spot and rear cross traffic warning systems. Also featured is cruise control which uses radar technology to automatically slow down upon detection of objects ahead. Among the vehicle’s passive safety features and if the worst ever happened, the Kia Niro is equiped with seven airbags. The Niro’s infotainment system features a seven-inch touchscreen display which offers Android Auto – a first for Kia - that links Android smartphones to Google Maps navigation, Google Play music and audio entertainment is provided by the crystal-clear strains of DAB digital radio. The Niro also has Kia Connected Services featuring TomTom®, hands-free calls and texts, voice recognition via pre-downloaded apps and wireless smartphone charging. The Niro is a dedicated hybrid model on a platform which will only ever be used for electrified vehicles. It's powertrain, like its design, marks it out as something different from the norm in dedicated hybrid vehicles. While it pairs a petrol engine with an electric motor like the majority of hybrids, the Niro uses an all-new powertrain featuring a 1.6-litre, 104bhp internal combustion engine and a 43.5bhp electric motor driving through a six-speed double-clutch automatic gearbox (6DCT) rather than the more commonly favoured continuously variable transmission (CVT). This gives a more direct and immediate response with greater refinement and incorporates a Manual Sports mode to allow keener drivers to select gears manually. The petrol engine is a new 1.6-litre direct-injection (GDI) unit, specifically engineered for use in hybrid cars. It develops 1034hp and 147Nm of torque, and conforms with Kia's policy of adopting high-efficiency downsized power units for all new models. The engine marks the first combination of an Atkinson combustion cycle, cooled exhaust gas recirculation, direct petrol injection and a long-stroke specification for maximum efficiency. The Atkinson cycle holds the intake valve open longer than in a normal Otto cycle engine and also reduces the compression ratio to extract a greater proportion of energy from the combustion process. Efficiency is further aided by an exhaust heat recovery system which speeds the engine warm-up process. The combustion engine is paired with a 32kW (43.5bhp) electric motor developing 170Nm of torque and powered by a 1.56kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. Together, the two power units produce 139bhp, with 265Nm of torque available in first gear for rapid acceleration from standstill. The Kia Niro is now available in branch. Register your interest today at Birchwood Kia. If you have any questions about the Niro please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via enquiry form, by phone or visit us in our Eastbourne and Washington branches. Kia Techology Available across the Kia Range Find Out More Niro 360° View	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1925
__label__cc	0.584587	0.415413	A Blue Ridge Parkway Art & Craft Excursion Written by Blue Ridge Parkway Association Theme: Arts & Culture, Education & Classes, History & Heritage, Native American Culture The Blue Ridge Parkway and surrounding mountain communities in both Virginia and North Carolina have a long and storied history as an arts and culture destination. Traditional artisans practice their crafts to this day, while up and coming artists forge ahead in new techniques and cutting edge creativity. Planning a Parkway trip around all the art there is to see (or purchase yourself from art galleries and artist co-ops) could fill many days with adventure. Read on for just a few of the art and craft stops to see on your Blue Ridge Parkway trip – including classes and shops with supplies for crafters. You can also see a full list of arts and crafts experiences available along the way here or view them all on our Interactive Map. Arts & Crafts on the Parkway The Southern Highland Craft Guild began in 1928 and continues to serve and educate new generations in the importance of handwork to the mountain communities today. The Southern Highland Craft Guild manages the official Parkway craft centers in Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Centers. The Folk Art Center at MP 382 is the Guild’s oldest craft shop, and its Parkway Craft Center is located in the historic Moses Cone Manor at MP 294. Both are curated and managed by Southern Highland Craft Guild and offer regular demonstrations of traditional artisans and their crafts. The Guild also hosts craft fairs annually. The Folk Art Center, Blue Ridge Parkway MP 382 Self-Guided Art Trails The Appalachian Mural Trail features over 60 murals in North Carolina and an ever-growing collection of murals in Virginia. The vision of its founders is to follow the Blue Ridge highlighting existing historic murals – and also to help communities create new outdoor Appalachian murals to beautify and honor their areas’ unique histories. Some murals along the Appalachian Mural Trail The Bedford Artisan Trail includes information on all things art-related in the shadow of the Peaks of Otter. Artisan studios, art venues, agri-artists and farms, community theatre, art festivals and more are all compiled into one place for visitors to the Bedford, Virginia area. Art Galleries and Artist Cooperatives Crossnore Weavers and Gallery is a working museum. Crossnore Weavers was created to “preserve the Appalachian art of hand-weaving, to give an economic opportunity to women, and to promote Crossnore School & Children’s Home through the sale of beautiful hand-woven goods all over the world.” Sales from the gallery support foster students transitioning into independent living. Grovewood Village Grovewood Village is on the National Register of Historic Places and once housed Biltmore Industries weaving and woodworking. Today it includes Biltmore Industries Homespun Museum, the Grovewood Gallery, working artist studios, a sculpture garden and an antique car museum. Grovewood Village is located in Asheville, NC adjacent to the Omni Grove Park Inn. One of a Kind (OOAK) Art Gallery One of a Kind Art Gallery (OOAK) features the works of over 150 local artists and craftspeople and is located in the nostalgic Old Micaville Country Store. Among the artist wares available are pottery, jewelry, paintings, photography and more. OOAK also hosts the Micaville Music Thursday Concert Series. Dogwood Crafters is a craft coop that’s been in operation since 1976. They’re rated the #1 Thing to Do in Dillsboro, NC by visitors on TripAdvisor. Qualla Arts & Crafts is the oldest Native American Cooperative. Founded in 1946, Qualla Arts and Crafts showcases the traditional arts and crafts of the Eastern Cherokee with works of over 250 members. Among the works available to purchase are baskets, pottery, wood and stone carving, and beadwork. Art Classes, Demonstrations & Craft Supplies Penland School of Crafts is world-renowned in arts and crafts quality and education. The school offers events, workshops, artist residencies and traditional crafts across multiple media. Penland School of Crafts Gallery The mission of the Floyd Center for the Arts is to “facilitate and showcase artistic endeavors and creativity; to provide education in the arts throughout our rural community and region.” The Center offers workshops, working studios, events, galleries and a gift shop. Foam & Fabrics Outlet carries fabrics and supplies for quilters, upholstering, leather work, sewing and fiber artists. There are two locations in Western North Carolina. Story Sponsored By	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1932
__label__wiki	0.545189	0.545189	You are here: Basketball > Herb Magee: Teaching the Art of Shooting > Herb Magee: Teaching the Art of Shooting Herb Magee: Teaching the Art of Shooting (See more by Herb Magee) The "Shot Doctor" shares the key elements of the shot, how to teach them to your players and how to make them better shooters. Learn proven techniques for teaching the art of shooting to your players Teach players how to analyze each missed shot to understand why they missed and how to correct the error Learn drills for rehearsing essential shooting mechanics and two plays for getting your best shooters open featuring Herb Magee, Thomas Jefferson University (formerly Philadelphia University) Head Coach; distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2011); 1,087 career wins (most wins in NCAA Division II men's basketball history); 2016 Joe Lapchick Character Award; Known as the Shot Doctor across America, Coach Magee has worked with several current NBA players to help better their shooting performance; 1970 National Championship (D-II) Herb Magee, one of the most successful coaches of all time, is known for more than winning. Having instructed and improved thousands of players' shots over his 40-plus years in coaching - including NBA players - Coach Magee has earned the name "Shot Doctor." In this presentation, Coach Magee breaks down the art of shooting into four points of emphasis to teach and become a great shooter. You will learn the key elements of the shot, how to teach them to your players and how to make them better shooters. Coach Magee begins with an introduction of shooting mechanics, shows how to identify errors in technique and how to teach a proper shot. It's important for both the coach and player to understand "why" a shot missed so that corrections can be made. In this presentation, the shot is broken down into four elements: Shooting Hand - Learn proper hand placement and span for great control of the ball. Discover effective methods for self-evaluation, the four noises in shooting, three key points about the position of the ball and holding your release. Guide Hand - An often neglected component of the shot is the guide hand. A bad shooter most likely is not using the guide hand properly. You will learn the critical elements of hand placement, the point of release and how to "fix" a player's misuse of the guide hand. Legs - Footwork is just as important as the shot itself. While Coach Magee acknowledges differing philosophies of shooting footwork, he explains his proven technique and why it's the most effective. Target - No matter how good the shooting form and technique, if a player doesn't aim for the right spot the ball will not "swish" through the net. Coach Magee's technique is simple to teach, simple to assess and provides simple fixes after a missed shot. Once you've developed great shooters, it's time to give them opportunities to succeed. With over 1,000 wins, Coach Magee knows how to get his players open shots. He closes out the session with a couple of plays designed to get shooters open - including a play the Golden State Warriors use to get Steph Curry a great look at the basket. Coach Magee will tell you he's in the Basketball Hall of Fame not because his teams relied on a "system" to win over 1000 games - it's because his teams could shoot better than their opponents. Making shots leads to wins. In this shooting clinic, you will see why NBA players and teams that need shooting guidance have called on Coach Magee for more than 30 years. Produced at the Fall 2014 Philadelphia (PA) clinic. See more products by: Herb Magee See related products: Shooting Fundamentals Videos for $30! How to Run the Michigan Two Guard Front Offense Jay Wright: Attacking Footwork Drills for Perimeter Players Todd Lorensen: Pack Line Defense for Undersized Teams	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1944
__label__cc	0.536529	0.463471	You are here: Basketball > Tara VanDerveer: Individual & Team Skill Development Drills > Tara VanDerveer: Individual & Team Skill Development Drills Tara VanDerveer: Individual & Team Skill Development Drills (See more by Tara VanDerveer) Discover the drills Tara VanDerveer uses to build well-rounded players! Learn numerous drills that will develop your players' ability to handle, pass, and shoot the ball Get a variety of individual and partner skill drills that get athletes plenty of reps during practice See how to add fundamental skills into a variety of team drills to maximize player development with Tara VanDerveer, Stanford University Head Women's Coach; 1035+ wins (currently the #1 active women's coach in wins, currently #2 All-time in wins); 2x NCAA Championship Coach; 7 National Coach of the Year awards; 10x Pac-12 Coach of the Year; 2010 NCAA National Runners-up; 1996 US Women's Olympic Team Head Coach (Gold Medal); distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2011); John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award (2014); Women's Basketball Hall of Fame (2002); Women's Sports Foundation International Women's Sports Hall of Fame (1998); WBCA's Carol Eckman Award (2018) Tara VanDerveer is an exceptional coach who has learned the most efficient ways to develop players over the course of a forty-year career. She has worked extensively with USA Basketball to help mold and shape today's players into hard working athletes. In this video, you will learn how Coach VanDerveer has developed championship athletes by working on fundamental skills in fun and competitive practice drills. First, you'll get a few tips that have helped VanDerveer during her own coaching journey. She states that focusing on ball handling is a must for every player and the ability to use either hand is crucial. Additionally, passing is an underrated art in today's game, and players must able to pass and catch without missing a beat. Shooting, according to Coach VanDerveer, starts with layups. She teaches her own players using the acronym BEEF - Balance, Eyes, Elbows, Feet. Finally, teaching defense is done from the stance up. When you put all of these elements together, it creates fundamentally sound players that serve as the backbone for your program. Ball Handling and Dribbling Any good player must be able to handle the ball to some degree. Ball slaps, taps, circles, and figure-8s will help your players develop a feel for the ball and work well as warm-up drills. As players progress to moving with the ball, they can develop solid go-to moves. One of VanDerveer's favorite drills comes from skill development coach Ganon Baker, in which athletes make one-hand passes, make a move, and pass back with one hand. This helps players develop balance using both hands. Passing Series Coach VanDerveer shows her USA Passing Drill, which combines her motion offense within a passing drill to help players catch on the move and finish around the rim. In 3 Ball Passing, players learn to communicate by passing, catching and calling out names as they move around the paint. Once athletes have built their foundation of passing and catching in the half court, VanDerveer expands and demonstrates her drills to develop full court passing. In 3 Lane Passing, players work on passing, catching, and dribbling in the open court. Beginning with layups, VanDerveer shows how to shoot different types of layups - underhand, overhand, hook shot, and reverse. Players will develop their finishing skills and improve footwork, especially when you add a defender to create a game-like situation. Moving away from the rim, VanDerveer explains how to teach players to make more bank shots and create angles on the floor to get open jump shots. In her Partner Transition Drill, athletes incorporate full court passing and finish with either a layup around the rim or a jumper in the paint. Defensive Drills A player isn't complete without a solid foundation on defense. Beginning with a solid stance, players use the Mirror Drill to work on guarding 1v1. Offensive players can also continue to build their finishing moves as they play 1v1 live. In Ricochet Rebounding, your post players will learn to develop their "hit and get" technique as well as finishing with an outlet pass. Every big on your roster must be able to go pursue a rebound and execute a put-back. Coach VanDerveer has been deve See more products by: Tara VanDerveer See related products: Individual Skills & Drills Passing Shooting Drills Toughness Drills to Improve Your Team Physically and Mentally	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1945
__label__wiki	0.717881	0.717881	African Football Home Veteran keeper left out of Ghana's Nations Cup squad http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/16202690 Veteran Richard Kingson has been without a club since the end of last season Veteran goalkeeper Richard Kingson has been left out of Ghana's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations next month. The move confirms that youngster Adam Kwarasey is the Black Stars' first-choice keeper. Another notable inclusion is Jordan Ayew, who will become the third son of Ghana great Abedi Pele to play at a Nations Cup. And the top scorer in the Ghana Premier League, Emmanuel Baffour, has also been included by coach Goran Stevanovic. Kingson was first-choice stopper for Ghana throughout the 2010 Nations Cup and World Cup but has been without a club since being released by Blackpool following their relegation from the English Premier League in May. Kwarasey opted to play for Ghana having represented Norway at youth level and has recently replaced Kingson as number one. Also making the trip to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon 2012 is midfielder Charles Takyi, who only recently got clearance to switch allegiance from Germany to Ghana. Ghana are the joint favourites to win the tournament, which kicks off on 21 January. They are in Group D of the competition along with Botswana, Mali and Guinea and will be based in Franceville in the south-east of Gabon. Also missing from the line-up is striker Dominic Adiyiah, who was part of Ghana's squad at the 2010 World Cup but who has since moved to a Turkish second division club, Karsiyaka, and fallen off the radar. Striker Baffour is one of the locally-based players to make the line-up, having impressed with a scoring streak of 11 goals in 11 games for his Ghanaian club New Edubiase. Bristol City winger Albert Adomah, who has won two caps, has also missed out on making the squad, as has long-term injury absentee Michael Essien. Stevanovic has named a 25-man squad, which will have to be whittled down to 23 before the tournament starts. Adam Kwarasey (Stromsgodset, Norway), Daniel Adjei (Liberty Professionals, Ghana), Ernest Sowah (Berekum Chelsea, Ghana) Defenders: Samuel Inkoom (Dnipro, Ukraine), John Paintsil (Leicester City, England), Daniel Opare (Standard Liege, Belgium), Masawudu Alhassan (Genoa, Italy), Lee Addy (Red Star Belgrade, Serbia), John Boye (Rennes, France), John Mensah (Lyon, France), Jonathan Mensah (Evian, France), Isaac Vorsah (Hoffenheim, Germany) Charles Takyi (St Pauli, Germany), Emmanuel Agyemang Badu (Udinese ,Italy), Derek Boateng (Dnipro, Ukraine), Anthony Annan (Vitesse Arnhem, Netherlands), Mohammed Abu (Stromsgodset, Norway), Kwadwo Asamoah (Udinese, Italy), Sulley Muntari (Inter Milan, Italy), Andre Ayew (Marseille, France) Strikers: Emmanuel Baffour (New Edubiase, Ghana), Prince Tagoe (Bursaspor, Turkey), Derek Asamoah (Pohang Steelers, South Korea), Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain, UAE), Jordan Ayew (Marseille, France). Ghana FA Read more on Ghana FA Read more on Caf South Africa line up friendlies Read more on South Africa will play three friendly games in January Ghana, Nigeria win friendlies Read more on Ghana, Nigeria win friendlies Schlupp handed Ghana call-up Read more on Schlupp handed Ghana call-up Boateng exit shocks Ghana FA boss Read more on Kevin Prince-Boateng retirement shocks Ghana FA boss Black Stars seek government cash Read more on Black Stars seek government cash Takyi cleared to play for Ghana Read more on Takyi cleared to play for Ghana	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1947
__label__wiki	0.51224	0.51224	Jeremy Corbyn: Theresa May has lost confidence of her own MPs Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that it was right for Theresa May to stand down as she "cannot command a majority in Parliament". "She clearly has lost the confidence of her own MPs," said Mr Corbyn. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-politics-48400345/jeremy-corbyn-theresa-may-has-lost-confidence-of-her-own-mps Video Top Stories More from BBC Reel	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1948
__label__cc	0.697511	0.302489	Speaking up for dissent in Canada As part of its commitment to freedom of expression and the importance of dissent, the BC Humanist Association has signed onto the new Voices-Voix Declaration. The 2016 Declaration succeeds the previous declaration which decried the muzzling of government scientists, political audits of charities and general advocacy chill. With the election of a new government, the new Declaration calls for an overhaul of laws and regulations to foster a strong and independent civil society. These changes are vital to ensuring that the BC Humanist Association and other freethought groups are able to continue to challenge religious privilege and push for greater equality for all. Read the 2016 Declaration. Image credit: Sean Kilpatrick, The Canadian Press free speech science	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1949
__label__cc	0.696348	0.303652	BRANTA — Joshua M. Beuth Body Composition, Movement Phenology and Habitat Use of Common Eider Along the Southern New England Coast Institution: University of Rhode Island, US Supervisors: Scott McWilliams, Peter Paton Subject Keywords: Body Composition, Common Eider, Habitat Use, New England, Offshore Wind Energy Development, Resource Selection, Satellite Telemetry, Somateria mollissima Species Keywords: Common Eider, Somateria mollissima The nearshore and offshore waters of southern New England provide important winter habitat for many sea duck species including common eiders (Somateria mollissima). Sea ducks that inhabit these waters must contend with global climate change, disease, and anthropogenic disturbance including proposed offshore wind energy development; however, evaluating these potential impacts on sea ducks, in general, and eiders in particular is difficult because knowledge of their ecology during winter is limited. I conducted the first validation of a non-lethal method for estimating body composition (deuterium dilution) of eiders and then applied this method to assess changes in body composition throughout the winter of 2011-12. I constructed models using deuterium-estimated body water, structural measurements, body mass and sex that estimated wet lean mass with 2.0 % relative error, and fat mass with 20.2 % relative error. Both male and female eiders were heavier and had more fat in late winter compared to early winter, whereas wet lean mass remained constant for males and declined over time for females from early to late winter. Based on model accuracy, the deuterium dilution method provided a viable, non-lethal approach for estimating body composition of eider. Biologists interested in assessing the potential impacts of offshore wind energy development and exposure to diseases such as Wellfleet Bay Virus on body composition of eider could use the method to assess changes in body composition and condition. In a complimentary second study, I used satellite telemetry to track the movements of 26 adult female common eiders from November 2011 to July 2013 to delineate the migratory phenology, home ranges, habitat use and site fidelity of eiders that were initially captured during early-winter in southern New England. Eiders exhibited high fidelity to the southern New England wintering area (19 of 23 birds returned to the same area between years), where birds spent approximately 38% of their annual cycle. Birds were relatively sedentary during winter with home ranges that tended to be smaller than other species of seaducks ( mean 50% kernel core use areas = 38.5 km2 and mean 95% kernel utilization distributions = 199.3 km2). Satellite-tagged eiders wintering in southern New England migrated to four summer areas in Maine, USA, Nova Scotia, the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. During winter, eiders preferred shallow waters that were closer to shore, and that had relatively fine-sediment substrate and a higher probability of hard bottom. I used this information to develop a spatially-explicit model that predicted that approximately 13.1% of this 6,212 km2 study area had a medium-high to high relative probability of use by eiders, and identified relatively high-use areas. Managers and policy makers could use this information to evaluate certain siting scenarios for offshore wind energy development so that areas with a high probability of use by eiders are avoided, thus minimizing the chance of negative impacts on the species.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1955
__label__wiki	0.699576	0.699576	Daily Box Office (Wed.) \| Weekend Box Office (Jul. 12–14) \| #1 Movie: 'Spider-Man: Far from Home' \| Showtimes Updated 7/18/2019 1:39 P.M. Pacific Time Release Sched. Showdowns Theater Counts Adjuster: Actuals Est. Tckts 1929 1924 1910 Daily Box Office S M T W Th F Sa << Prev. >> Next Screens & Shows Weekly/weekend Full Week JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019 Rank* 1 DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES 3,167 $7,284,274 -- / $2,300 $7,284,274 / 1 $10,122,462 +39% / $3,196 $17,406,736 / 2 $6,344,766 -37.3% / $2,003 $23,751,502 / 3 2 SUCKER PUNCH $8,031,460 / 1 $6,681,221 -35% / $1,433 3 LIMITLESS +187.7% / $1,651 +40.1% / $2,313 $41,111,231 / 10 4 RANGO +132.2% / $666 $98,991,312 / 22 $4,393,865 $103,385,177 / 23 $2,950,810 -32.8% / $810 $106,335,987 / 24 5 THE LINCOLN LAWYER 6 PAUL 7 BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Sony / Columbia 8 RED RIDING HOOD +41.8% / $709 9 THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU 10 MARS NEEDS MOMS 2,170 $524,574 $18,506,701 / 16 $717,940 11 BEASTLY 12 GNOMEO AND JULIET -30% / $352 13 HALL PASS Warner Bros. (New Line) +49% / $636 14 THE KING'S SPEECH Weinstein Company $133,713,511 / 120 $737,511 $134,851,229 / 122 15 JUST GO WITH IT 16 JANE EYRE 90 $261,870 $1,177,403 / 15 $420,429 $1,885,526 / 17 688 $191,454 - WIN WIN +654% / $4,883 $320,221 / 8 $212,499 $672,336 / 10 - I AM NUMBER FOUR - CEDAR RAPIDS - BIG MOMMAS: LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON - YOGI BEAR 326 $76,509 $99,769,934 / 100 $100,591 $99,870,525 / 101 - THE GREEN HORNET -- / $248 $98,121,303 / 71 $97,132 - JUSTIN BIEBER: NEVER SAY NEVER - BLACK SWAN $106,445,753 / 113 $82,221 - HUBBLE 3D 42 $47,315 +9.9% / $1,127 $23,021,251 / 372 $55,842 - TRUE GRIT $169,930,979 / 94 $83,289 - KILL THE IRISHMAN $422,043 / 15 $72,529 - NO STRINGS ATTACHED - THE FIGHTER - THE RITE - BIUTIFUL $4,769,771 / 57 $32,452 - MIRAL $19,679 / 1 $25,898 $66,244 / 3 - HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 - THE MECHANIC - THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER - THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED $113,752 / 8 $22,955 - FROM PRADA TO NADA +1292.5% / $119 - THE EAGLE - TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT - THE COMPANY MEN - BLUE VALENTINE 44 $7,472 $9,619,632 / 88 $9,623 - DRIVE ANGRY $10,550,802 / 30 $7,423 - GULLIVER'S TRAVELS -9.2% / $183 - MIA AND THE MIGOO $2,669 / 1 $8,160 $10,829 / 2 $6,146 - HAPPYTHANKYOUMOREPLEASE $153,338 / 22 $9,870 - NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT Icarus Films $38,802 / 72 $2,300 $44,302 / 74 - I LOVE YOU, PHILLIP MORRIS $2,005,855 / 113 $4,842 $2,013,870 / 115 - RABBIT HOLE +83.7% / $81 - VIDAL SASSOON: THE MOVIE $84,353 / 43 $503 - BEREAVEMENT Crimson Films/PMKBNC -33.3% / $78 $43,634 / 23 $78 -50% / $39 - WINTER'S BONE 1 $14 -- / $14 $6,530,520 / 288 $144 $6,530,664 / 289 $44 Ranked by selected day. Click on the day at the top of the chart to sort by that day. NOTE: If daily grosses stop for a movie, it means that the respective studio is no longer tracking it on a daily basis. The exceptions are New Line, Miramax/Dimension and Sony Pictures Classics. They don't do official daily box office, and estimates are made for their movies based on partial data in order to fill out the top 12. Because of this, movies from these studios are more apt to disappear from the daily chart. Theater Count Daily Gross % Change / Average Total Gross / Day # Daily Chart Weekend Chart All Time Charts An company © IMDb.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Box Office Mojo and IMDb are trademarks or registered trademarks of IMDb.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1956
__label__wiki	0.521904	0.521904	Authors Guild Foundation – 2019 Author's Guild Foundation Benefit Auction Auction Ends: Jun 3, 2019 10:00 PM EDT Be Immortalized as a Character in a Novel by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke $1,000 USD to as0464c8f 1 - Bid History Ask a question about this item. Be immortalized as a character in a novel by Queen of Suspense Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke! The winner of this unique item will get to name a character in the next novel in the New York Times bestselling Under Suspicion series. The series, co-authored by Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke, features Laurie Moran, the intrepid producer of a reality-based television show that reinvestigates unsolved mysteries. The sixth book in the series is expected to be published in November 2020. We can’t say whether the character will be a saint or a sinner, but—spoiler alert—the character will be alive! This experience is not available to previous purchasers of character names in novels by Mary Higgins Clark and/or Alafair Burke. The authors must agree that the name selected is usable in their book or the auction will be canceled. Exact character to be named is subject to the discretion of the authors. Authors Guild Foundation stores data... Your support matters, so Authors Guild Foundation would like to use your information to keep in touch about things that may matter to you. If you choose to hear from Authors Guild Foundation, we may contact you in the future about our ongoing efforts. Your privacy is important to us, so Authors Guild Foundation will keep your personal data secure and Authors Guild Foundation will not use it for marketing communications which you have not agreed to receive. At any time, you may withdraw consent by emailing Privacy@frontstream.com or by contacting our Privacy Officer. Please see our Privacy Policy found here PrivacyPolicy. I give Authors Guild Foundation permission to contact me by phone I give Authors Guild Foundation permission to contact me by email I give Authors Guild Foundation permission to contact me by mail Copyright © 2003-2019 Authors Guild Foundation and BiddingForGood, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Designated trademarks and brands are the property of their respective owners.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1965
__label__wiki	0.599789	0.599789	Theatre Royal, Newcastle There was a time when watching a British production of Chekhov was an exercise in masochism: gloom piled upon gloom, doom upon doom, and one left the theatre feeling ready to give up the ghost. We've got past that now and have recognised what the Russians have known all along, that there is much humour in Chekhov's plays. But of course it is humour which emphasises rather than diminishes the melancholy which pervades his work. I don't remember seeing a production of The Seagull which made the audience laugh as much as Trevor Nunn's does, and this is without playing for comedy but simply allowing the text to control the performances. The great tragedy inherent in Chekov's work is not the Aristotelian hubris and nemesis, nor is it the disturbance of the natural order that we find in Shakespeare (as in The Seagull's sister production in this season, King Lear), but it lies in the fact that human life is, at bottom, ridiculous: our great passions, whether love or ambition, achieve nothing. In The Seagull no one's love is reciprocated, and even those who achieve what they dream of - Medvedenko's marriage to Masha, for example, or Nina's having her affair with Trigorin and becoming an actress - find that it turns to dust. Even the "great" actress, Arkadina, has to constantly reaffirm her status, even to the extent of rubbishing her son's work, and desperately hangs on to Trigorin. Her son Konstantin cannot even commit suicide successfully. Mountains of passion labour and produce nothing but a laughable little mouse. This emphasis on getting the most out of the text is something the RSC does well, and so it is here. All Chekhov's clues about character and relationships are picked up and a play which is essentially a series of conversations with little in the way of actions becomes very gripping, without resorting to continual exhibitions of angst! Frances Barber brings Arkadina to vivid life in a compelling performance, whilst Richard Goulding, recently gradulated from the Guildhall, captures Konstantin's anguished passions with all the vehemence and hyperbole of the young. The complexities of their relationship are well delineated, especially when she dresses his head wound, a scene which encapsulates the whole gamut of the emotions they feel for each other. Romola Garia's Nina, too, is full of passion, youthful innocence and exuberance to begin with and, in the last act, she captures the disillusionment, despair and recognition of what her life will consist of beautifully. Monica Dolan plays the heavy drinking and snuff-taking Masha with a controlled desperation which makes the humour which arises from her words and actions almost painful. As Trigorin Gerald Kyd is truly a hollow man: although attractive to women (witness his conquest of Arkadina and Nina) and a success as a writer, there is nothing inside but self-regard. Which is also true of Doctor Dorn - another superb performance by Jonathan Hyde - who, in spite of his professed passion for Polina (Melanie Jessop), deliberately stands outside, playing the part of the commentator, the detached observer. His final line was chilling in the extreme. But of course most of the audience had come for Ian McKellen (who alternates the part with William Gaunt) and, yet again, they were not disappointed. His Sorin is truly delightful, a loveable, funny old man who has reached the stage of being able to look back on his life with a detached amusement - a life of failure to achieve his ambitions, his only achievement being something that he didn't want in the first place. This is a superb production with not a weak link anywhere. Not to be missed! Philip Fisher reviewed this production, with William Gaunt in the title role, at the New London Theatre. Reviewer: Peter Lathan	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1968
__label__wiki	0.859277	0.859277	Comcast to build on Sky’s Now TV platform January 28, 2019 10.41 Europe/London By Julian Clover Comcast is to work with technology developed for Sky’s Now TV platform as part of a direct-to-consumer offering. Stephen Burke, senior EVP & CEO, NBCUniversal, told an investor call the new service would include 80% of the broadcaster’s most popular shows. It would be distributed free to Comcast customers in North America and Sky subscribers in Europe. Outside of the Comcast/Sky footprint the new service would also be made available for a small subscription, described as comparable to other SVOD services in the market. “We think this approach has a much better chance to get scale quickly,” said Burke. “There’s nothing better than free for consumers, and we have enough product that consumers are currently viewing on other platforms online for free and charged that we think putting it all together in one place, very, very good technology, and then leveraging our relationship with Comcast Cable and Sky. NOW TV launched in 2012 using boxes developed by Roku in which Sky is a minority shareholder. But it is also two-way traffic with Comcast technology being deployed in the UK. “We really like the Comcast voice platform, and we’re going to be incorporating that for Sky Q, and we’ll consolidate that and use the technology there,” revealed Sky Group CEO Jeremy Darroch. Comcast’s advanced voice control platform was built to power the X1 Voice Remote, though there are clear overlaps with the technology already in place for voice control on Sky Q. Filed Under: Editor's Choice, Newsline Tagged With: Comcast, NOW TV, Sky Edited: January 29, 2019 19:34 About Julian Clover Julian Clover is a Media and Technology journalist based in Cambridge, UK. He works in online and printed media. Julian is also a voice on local radio. You can talk to Julian on Twitter @julianclover, on Facebook or by email at jclover@broadbandtvnews.com. Following a series of service provider roll-outs, including Melita in Italy, Cablenet in Cyprus and a UK expansion with Virgin Media, Julian Clover caught up with Plume’s co-founder and CEO, Fahri Diner, to learn more about how the company is helping ISPs to resolve common Wi-Fi problems. Related Sky 4K programming added to Virgin Media EU clears Vodafone/Liberty Global cable deal under conditions DAZN sublicenses Bundesliga rights from Eurosport / Subscription price rises Britbox launch confirmed for Q4	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1969
__label__cc	0.59873	0.40127	The defense budget, overseas contingency operations, the Budget Control Act, and beyond Listen To Audio Download the Audio Download PDF File Uncorrected Transcript Monday, Aug 29, 2016 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT Falk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. How much should the United States spend on defense, and how should it spend that money? On August 29, a panel hosted by the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence at Brookings addressed that question, with an eye toward the next U.S. president and Congress. Two papers, one on the future of the overseas contingency operations budget by former Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale and one on the overall defense budget by Brookings Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon, informed the discussion. Further, no major decisions on U.S. defense spending can be made without a broader consideration of American fiscal policy, budget deficits, and national economic needs. That is true at all times as a general principle. It is also specifically true today, as long as the Budget Control Act remains in effect. That act places clear constraints on all discretionary spending through 2021, and includes the infamous sequestration mechanism to enforce compliance if Congress and the president cannot ensure fiscal discipline through other means. To discuss these matters, Alice Rivlin of Brookings and Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget joined the discussion with Hale and O’Hanlon to provide broader fiscal and economic perspective. Michael E. O’Hanlon Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy Director of Research - Foreign Policy The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair Twitter MichaelEOHanlon Former Comptroller, U.S. Department of Defense Maya MacGuineas President - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Alice M. Rivlin Former Brookings Expert Brookings Office Of Communications events@brookings.edu To subscribe or manage your subscriptions to our top event topic lists, please visit our event topics page. U.S. Defense Get foreign policy updates from Brookings Get a weekly events calendar from Brookings	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1970
__label__cc	0.682723	0.317277	Marc Chandler, Marc to Market Feb. 26, 2013, 6:28 AM The foreign exchange market has calmed after initial follow through to the dramatic price action in the North American afternoon yesterday as it became clear that the Italian election was not going to produce a majority in the Senate. While several large countries, like the US, Germany and Japan, have divided houses as it were. The problem in Italy is no party has a majority. And with the poor showing for Monti and the exceptionally strong showing of Grillo's 5-Star Movement means that the much heralded center and center-left coalition is insufficient to secure a majority. The situation needless to say is very fluid and although the euro has stabilized, the threat to euro area stability is clearly evident in the debt markets where Italy's 10-year yields has soared 32 bp and the spread over Germany has widened by more than 40 bp. Other peripheral bond markets are also under pressure as are the credit defaults. Equity markets are also taking it on the chin. Italy's bourse has been crushed, losing more than 4.5% and dragging down the other markets as well. As one would expect, the financials sector in Europe is the hardest hit, underscoring that the link between sovereigns and the banks remains tight. There are broad and narrow implications of the election. Some will see the majority vote for the parties that want to leave EMU as the beginning of the end, sparking a new phase of the financial crisis. Austerity has so weakened the social fabric that it has eroded the political center. A political crisis is more immune to ECB action and the OMT than a private capital strike. However, it may be jumping hastily to a conclusion that all who voted for the center-right and Grillo did so to express a desire to leave EMU. There were many reasons why the voters would want to express disapproval of the technocrat government that promised better days but failed to deliver growth or jobs. The narrower interpretation would suggest that while there will likely be much posturing in the coming days, a center-right and center-left coalition on a fixed and limited program that would include the naming of a new president (current terms expires mid-April), perhaps some limited stimulus, and electoral reform that sets up for new elections in a few months. Perhaps this is too much to envision immediately and the Italian politicians may have to try the other alternatives before choosing the most sensible. The 5-Star Movement, is the largest single political party in Italy and yet the anti-political stance makes governing impossible. Grillo is quoted in the media saying "No deals. Its a War. To those who are susceptible for confusing metaphors for reality (see currency war), Grillo is declaring a political war against the political elite, but that same strident stance may make him irrelevant to forming a coalition. Italian developments are overshadowing other important developments. In Japan, it is looking increasingly likely that Asian Development Bank head and former MOF Kuroda will be the next BOJ Governor. The naming of the BOJ team is the last piece to fall in place, we suspect, before investors give Abenomics its real test. The violent recovery of the yen over the past 24 hours is not driven by Japanese developments of course but the unwinding of the risk-one trade due to European developments. The yen's recovery took the shine of Japanese shares and the Nikkei tumbled 2.25%. If the purpose of QE is to drive down interest rates and more aggressive asset purchases will be seen under the new BOJ regime, how much lower can yields be driven in Japan? What is ultimately desired are structural reforms the increase capacity of the economy--not through fiscal spending, but, for example, broadening the labor force participation and opening up more parts of the economy to competition. In the US, the first leg of Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's semi-annual testimony is the main feature. We think many observers read the recent FOMC minutes in a way that gave too much emphasis to non-voting regional presidents and not enough to the Board of Governors, and especially, the Fed's leadership. Bernanke is likely to reaffirm the accommodative stance and, with European tensions flaring, can point to external risks as well as domestic. The sequester, which includes $85 bln in new spending cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, also part of the domestic headwinds that the economy faces. Read more posts on Marc to Market » Read the original article on Marc to Market. Copyright 2019.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1975
__label__wiki	0.891716	0.891716	Home News Samsung is re... Samsung is reportedly finished redesigning its wildly ambitious $2,000 folding phone that was breaking on people within days of use Ben Gilbert, Business Insider US Samsung’s Galaxy Fold smartphone being folded. Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Samsung is the first major smartphone maker to launch a foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Fold. The ambitious $2,000 device was first shown off as a prototype in late 2018, and detailed in early 2019. But when reviewers got the Galaxy Fold in April, several broke. Samsung pushed back the release date of the device just days before launch, and pre-orders are being automatically cancelled. Months later, and it still doesn’t have a release date. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. In a single week, Samsung’s ambitious $2,000 foldable smartphone went from being a fascinating, awe-inspiring gadget of the future to a disaster. The Galaxy Fold, which was meant to be the first phone ever with a foldable touchscreen, had been teased, unveiled, and distributed to select tech reviewers in a carefully orchestrated rollout over the past six months. But once in the hands of reviewers, the phone’s foldable screen – and all its mystique – cracked and crumbled. Soon after, Samsung acknowledged the inevitable and announced that the Galaxy Fold would be delayed for at least several weeks as the company tries to fix the phone’s problems. Though it still doesn’t have an official release date, the latest report says that Samsung could ready to roll with a redesigned Fold ahead of the holiday season. So, what happened to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold? Here’s the whole story: 1. In November 2018, Samsung teased its foldable smartphone concept. YouTube/Samsung Samsung’s long-rumored foldable smartphone was first unveiled as a concept during Samsung’s annual developer conference, SDC, in San Francisco on November 7, 2018. Rather than showcasing the phone itself, Samsung showed off a prototype of the device intended to demonstrate a new display type: “Infinity Flex.” No name was given for the forthcoming foldable smartphone, but Samsung promised it was going into production and we’d hear more soon. In hindsight, the demonstration should’ve been the first red flag – Samsung showed the prototype shrouded in darkness from a stage, intentionally hiding the jagged edges. 2. Months passed with no news on Samsung’s smartphone concept. The Korean smartphone giant focused on its other device categories during the Consumer Electronics Show in January. During the annual Consumer Electronics Show in January, Samsung focused on televisions and home appliances over smartphones. Like it did during the prior year’s CES, Samsung demonstrated an absurdly large television dubbed “The Wall.” Rather than being one very large panel, “The Wall” is made up of a gaggle of smaller panels that are combined to create the effect of a single large screen. It wasn’t until the following month that we got a closer look at Samsung’s new foldable smartphone. 3. Samsung debuted the Galaxy Fold, and gave it a name, during its “Unpacked” event in February. Samsung’s Galaxy Fold was officially debuted and detailed during the company’s Unpacked event on February 20. Instead of being shrouded in darkness, this time the device was shown under the bright studio lights. There was even a demonstration of the phone in action over a relatively lengthy period of time. It was Samsung’s first chance to prove to the world that, yes, the foldable phone is a real product that will be sold to consumers. To that end, Samsung succeeded – the demonstration proved that the Galaxy Fold was a functioning smartphone, albeit one with an absurdly small outer screen. The device did what Samsung promised it would: It folded, and operated more or less as you would expect a modern smartphone to operate. Here’s a look at the folding in action: During the demonstration, the device appeared to function relatively smoothly, and the transition from standard smartphone to folded open was relatively seamless. In a strange twist, Samsung didn’t allow attendees of its Unpacked event to actually use the Galaxy Fold. Attendees had access to the other Samsung smartphones announced that day (the Galaxy S10 and S10e), but not the Galaxy Fold. Again, in hindsight, this looks like a red flag. 4. The device was priced at $1,980 and given an April 26 launch date. This is what the Galaxy Fold looks like when it’s folded closed. It was a pretty big surprise when Samsung announced the price and release date for the Galaxy Fold. For one thing, April 26 was pretty close to the February announcement – could Samsung turn this prototype into a consumer product that quickly? Moreover, Samsung gave the device an absurdly high price: $1,980. Could a device that costs double or more than most flagship smartphones possibly live up to the price? In fairness to Samsung, the Galaxy Fold is the first entry from a major smartphone maker in the foldable smartphone category. And being able to fold your smartphone in half is a pretty novel concept – novel concepts in consumer technology tend to cost a lot of money for the first adopters. 5. In mid-April, just ahead of the planned April 26 launch of the Galaxy Fold, Samsung offered an opportunity for the media to use it. The early impressions were largely positive. When Business Insider’s Lisa Eadicicco tried out the Galaxy Fold in mid-April, she had largely positive things to say about the device. “Many of the features Samsung touted onstage when unveiling the Galaxy Fold worked easily and fluidly in use,” Eadicicco wrote. “When Google Maps was used in phone mode, for example, a more full version of the map appeared in tablet mode as soon as I opened it, with no stutter or lag. Running three apps at once on the screen is as simple as swiping in from the right side of the screen and choosing the app you’d like to launch.” And how about the key function of the phone, folding? Samsung promised up to 200,000 folds before the device starts breaking down. 6. But just days later, review units started failing for a variety of different reasons. MKBHD/YouTube Samsung provided review units of the Galaxy Fold to a variety of different publications and YouTube channels, from Business Insider to Marques “MKBHD” Brownlee to the Wall Street Journal. By our estimate, at least a dozen outlets were given review units to test. Of those, at least four units outright failed. The reasons varied: Some broke from normal use, and some broke because the reviewer removed a thin sheet of plastic – a screen protector – which was supposed to stay on the device (more on that in a moment). To be clear: This is far from normal. When a smartphone maker sends out review devices of its products, those units are intended to represent the consumer experience. If those units break, especially in such a large quantity, it represents a potentially major problem with the units that buyers will receive. 7. The Galaxy Fold screen protector became a major sticking point. If you look closely, you can see the edges of the screen protector here. If you’ve ever purchased a new piece of consumer electronics – from a smartphone to a cable modem – you’ve probably peeled a thin layer of plastic protection from the device. It’s a pretty standard procedure: Take the product out of its box, remove any plastic, and get down to business. Even the Galaxy Fold, when first taken out of its box, has a large sheet of plastic surrounding it. Check out unboxing below and see for yourself: But, in addition to that plastic wrapper, Samsung placed a thin layer of plastic protection over the inner screen. And that second plastic layer also appears to be removable. But removing that second layer is no-no that can have tragic consequences. Removing the screen protector from the Galaxy Fold’s larger, inner screen results in the screen no longer working. Worse: If you start peeling the protector and realize it shouldn’t be removed, it’s hard to un-do the process. As the Wall Street Journal’s Joanna Stern quickly learned with her review unit, even a little bit of peeling can doom the whole device. 8. A few days later, Samsung officially delayed the Galaxy Fold. A new release date was expected in the following weeks, but it never came. YouTube/MKBHD The next week, after days of being pilloried in the press, Samsung issued a statement officially delaying the Galaxy Fold’s planned April 26 launch. Here’s Samsung’s full statement: “We recently unveiled a completely new mobile category: a smartphone using multiple new technologies and materials to create a display that is flexible enough to fold. We are encouraged by the excitement around the Galaxy Fold. “While many reviewers shared with us the vast potential they see, some also showed us how the device needs further improvements that could ensure the best possible user experience. “To fully evaluate this feedback and run further internal tests, we have decided to delay the release of the Galaxy Fold. We plan to announce the release date in the coming weeks. “Initial findings from the inspection of reported issues on the display showed that they could be associated with impact on the top and bottom exposed areas of the hinge. There was also an instance where substances found inside the device affected the display performance. “We will take measures to strengthen the display protection. We will also enhance the guidance on care and use of the display including the protective layer so that our customers get the most out of their Galaxy Fold. “We value the trust our customers place in us and they are always our top priority. Samsung is committed to working closely with customers and partners to move the industry forward. We want to thank them for their patience and understanding.” The following month, Samsung began sending emails to customers who pre-ordered the device with a warning: Your pre-order will be cancelled automatically if the Fold doesn’t ship by the end of May. You can actively opt-in to the pre-order, but anyone who doesn’t will have their pre-order cancelled. May came and went without a new release date. The latest update, from early July, comes via Bloomberg: The Galaxy Fold is apparently redesigned and ready for release ahead of the upcoming holiday season. For now, that’s where the situation stands. The Galaxy Fold currently has no new release date, though Samsung is expected to offer more details in the near future. Folding Smartphone	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1976
__label__wiki	0.848567	0.848567	Why Chait and Yglesias are arguing about the Sanders left Friday morning, Jonathan Chait wrote that Sanders attracts the intense support of a small left-wing intellectual vanguard who see American politics in fundamentally terms than most Democrats do. The primary struggle in American politics as they see it is not between liberalism and conservatism, but between socialism and capitalism. Within hours, Matt Yglesias rolled out a response: I think [Chait]...ends up wildly overstating the policy content of pro-Bernie punditry...it's not fundamentally "about" policy - it's about specific human beings' control over the levers of power...it's fundamentally about who gets to be in charge rather than about what the policy is going to be. What's going on here? In the tradition of speculating about pundit motives instead of just asking them what they think, here's my theory: Chait is simply rehearsing the core argument that centrist groups like Third Way will make against Sanders in the coming year: that democratic socialism is extremist and unpopular. He concedes that Sanders pundits have a distinct ideology - but he only does this because he wants to vilify it, and to insist that the broader mass of Sanders supporters don't actually buy into it. Yglesias is positioning himself on the left wing of respectable punditry. Here, this means defending himself against Sanders pundits who threaten to outflank him by insisting that they're engaged in an empty power-play rather than in a substantive fight for policy. This kind of disagreement will probably define Sanders-skeptical Democrats for the foreseeable future. And for what it's worth, I think that Chait's camp has the clearer view of the fight at hand. Yglesias belongs to a camp of Democrats that forged its identity in reaction to third way centrism: skeptical of cooperation with Republicans, and even open, in theory, to politics once vilified as "leftist". Today, however, that position has become much less coherent as it encounters a left politics - democratic socialism - that it hesitates to take seriously. Yglesias is struggling to maintain a political identity that is somehow distinct from Chait's left-skeptical centrism, and that's why he keeps getting mired in speculation about the motives of his critics, or in definitional arguments about what "democratic socialism" really means. Chait, meanwhile, knows exactly what it means - and that's why he wants to see it fail. Racial polarization in the 2020 primary draft Why Chait and Yglesias are arguing about the Sande... Why Sanders supporters are attacking Beto How has the intensity of support for Sanders chang... Nate Silver, the Democratic primaries, and the tro... Third parties and the shadow primary The Green New Deal is a good plan. It's not a soci...	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1980
__label__cc	0.566086	0.433914	Petition to North Lanarkshire Leisure Save the Time Capsule …There is widespread speculation that the Time Capsule Waterpark will only reopen at weekends after … Capsule is a major tourist attraction for Coatbridge, often the first thing people from outside the … pool during school hours. NLL response: https://fultonmacgregor.scot/2018/12/14/response-from-nll-regarding-time-capsule-waterpark-opening-hours/… Fulton MacGregor MSP Petition to Steven Miles STOP THE “DOOMED” DINGO PROGRAM: using a deadly capsule containing 1080 poison …, project, inserting dingoes with a deadly capsule containing 1080 poison, is unethical. It will doom the… Marie-Louise Sarjeant Tewantin, Australia Marie-Louise Sarjeant Tewantin, Australia Created Jul 30, 2016 Petition to Animal and Planet Health Agency Remove 'Dog/Cat Space capsule Carrier' from the market … Capsule dog and cat backpack carrier. These seem to be fairly new products to hit the UK market… Danielle Morgan London, ENG, United Kingdom Danielle Morgan London, ENG, United Kingdom Created Apr 14, 2017 Petition to Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi Stop advertisements of Japani Tel, Rocket capsule etc in Daily news papers and Television channels. News papers and Television are very important powerful social media. But there is no censorship of publishing advertisements. So many ad campaigns come regularly which are unscientific, provocative, indecent, obscene, vulgar and harmful for very young people and children. Some health products( as per their demand, those are AYURVEDIC),like the said JAPANI TEL, ROCKET CAPSULES ETC, related with sex/copulation should be banned to advertise in social media. Satarupa Sanyal Satarupa Sanyal Kolkata, India Petition to Rep. Ken Calvert Save The Largest Patriotic Mural In America At nearly 100,000 sq feet, the Prado Dam Bicentennial Mural can be seen by some 300,000 cars that pass by it daily along the 91 freeway in Corona California. The mural is actually six times the size of Mt. Rushmore! How the mural got there is as impressive as It's message, in 1976 it was designed and painted by Corona High School students to be part of the U.S. Bicentennial Celebration, which became the most massive volunteer movement in peacetime history. Over the years the Mural has been damaged, but even though groups like the Boy Scouts have volunteered to repair the 40 year old Icon, the Army Corps of Engineers has turned down all requests solely on the premise of lead paint in the mural. It's on that claim alone, the Corps has now resolved to strip off the mural in the next few months. With the Corps failure to put a vintage restoration plan in place, the Mural could be lost forever or even replaced by a different design. The 10,000 Inspirational comments left here by petitioners along with the resolutions that were passed in support by the five cities that surround the mural, leave no doubt that the public wants the mural preserved as a living part of our communities life, development and to benefit that of present and future generations. This is why, original Mural Artist and creator Ron Kammeyer has teamedup with the Mural Conservancy of L.A. to stop the destruction. Since 2012, the Mural Conservancy has been restoring the famed 1984 Olympic Freeway Murals in downtown Los Angeles. Those Murals were covered in heavy graffiti, but are now almost fully restored. The group believes that compared to other projects, the Bicentennial Mural is child's play . Both Kammeyer and the Mural Conservancy are being represented by Eric Bjorgum of Karish & Bjorgum PC in Pasadena, California. Please sign the petition below to show your support for the restoration of the current Bicentennial mural. Prado Dam Corona, CA, United States Prado Dam Corona, CA, United States Petition to The Class of 2018, The administrators of Olathe east Let the Class of 2018 Open the Time Capsule …On the time capsule outside of the school it has always said that the class of 2018 will open it … will be opening and filling up the time capsule. I need everyone from the class of 2018 to sign this petition and end this tyranny. … William DeBolt William DeBolt United States Petition to Greg Abbott, John Cornyn, Michael C. Burgess, Lynn Stucky, Jane Nelson, Jared Patterson, Jesse Davis, Chris Watts, Gerard Hudspeth, Keely G. Briggs, John Ryan, Deb Armintor, Paul Meltzer, Dan Crens... Eminent domain is theft, save New York Sub Hub and others ….” That’s how far our legacy stretches back. We are a time capsule of the good times former UNT students… Denton, TX, United States Hunter Christiansen Denton, TX, United States Created Jun 29, 2019 Petition to President of the United States, Change.org, the, Dr. Scott Gottlieb - commissioner of the FDA Prescription drug prices causes more pain than actual sickness. fighting for a change …% increase from wholesale price of 45 cents per capsule to $5.10 per capsule, Epinephrine has also mounted… Amoy McCarthy Amoy McCarthy United States Created Dec 7, 2017 Petition to Lloyd, Charley Knight & LCFC Time capsule to go under the bosses statue with the all the shirts and scarves in … thrown away , so all that have been written on and signed should go in a time capsule and be buried under… Lloyd Knight Lloyd Knight Leicester, United Kingdom Created Nov 4, 2018 Petition to CPSC Remove the ban on the Ferrero Kinder Surprise Egg …. Its delicious chocolate shell surrounds a sealed plastic capsule which holds a small toy or puzzle … toy inside. The toys are secured in a plastic capsule that is not easy to open and too large to… Free The Egg Created Oct 4, 2014 Can't find what you're looking for? Build support for an issue you care about.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1988
__label__wiki	0.88155	0.88155	Girl 'blindsided' by teacher's actions, historic sexual assa… Girl 'blindsided' by teacher's actions, historic sexual assault trial hears By Ellwood Shreve More from By Ellwood Shreve Published on: February 12, 2018 \| Last Updated: February 13, 2018 6:37 AM EST The second week of a historic sexual assault trial, against retired music teacher Claude Eric Trachy, began in a Chatham court on Monday with four women taking the stand. The women who have testified so far have all shared similar experiences of Trachy allegedly measuring their breast area from their shoulder to their nipple. Women have also allegedly been touched by Trachy’s hand on the side and underneath their breast, over a bra, with either a blouse unbuttoned or their top off. The women who have testified so far were all told by Trachy the purpose of being measured was to ensure a shoulder rest for a violin or viola would be properly fitted so they could better play the instrument. Some of the women also have similar experiences when Trachy wanted to take a mould to create a shoulder rest. Trachy has pleaded not guilty to several charges including indecent assault, sexual assault, sexual interference and sexual exploitation involving 25 complainants for alleged incidents dating back to the 1970s. There is a publication ban on the names of the complainants or any information that could identify a complainant. A 43-year woman returned to the stand after first giving testimony last Friday. Trachy’s lawyer Ken Marley began by returning to an issue raised on Friday involving voicemails allegedly made by the woman, that were played for the court that day, where the person speaking asked for money and made reference to legal action. Asked by Marley if having the weekend to think about it jogged her memory, the woman said she has little to no memory of leaving the voicemails or having conversations with the Trachy family about the issue. When pressed by Marley, the woman said, “I already said, no.” When talking about her being measured around the age of 14 and the door being locked to the room where Trachy conducted his lessons, Marley asked would it have not made sense for Trachy to protect her privacy. “No,” responded the woman. She added of course he would lock the door if he was going to have a girl topless. Although the woman told police she was measured five to 10 times, she said on Monday she doesn’t remember the actual number. Marley reminded her she told police in an interview being measured “didn’t seem anything but clinical . . . it was always done in the same way.” When Marley asked if she agreed, the woman said: “That’s what it felt like at the time.” A 46-year-old woman testified she “froze” when Trachy unexpectedly undid her blouse and began touching her breast area while measuring her shortly after she began taking viola lessons. “I was blindsided.” She also recalled focusing her eyes on an upright piano in the room until the measuring was done. She remembered questions running through her mind about whether this was normal and just trying to figure out what was going on. “I jut didn’t understand why the unblousing had to happen,” the woman said. “I didn’t accept that as part of me being a better viola player.” A 42-year-old woman testified she began taking viola lessons at age 9 and by age 10 she was measured by Trachy at a time when she began wearing a training bra. Although it made her feel uncomfortable, she trusted him as her teacher that what he was doing would make her a better viola player. She remained as a student until she achieved her Grade 8 standing, noting during this time Trachy measured her “routinely about a once a month.” The woman expressed relief at attaining her Grade 8 level. “As soon as that was done, I knew that Mr. Trachy couldn’t touch me anymore.” Marley asked her why she didn’t talk to a family member about this. “I didn’t know how to ask for help,” she said. The woman agreed with Marley that her body changed over the years she took lessons from Trachy, regarding the measurements being taken about once a month. However, she noted the shoulder rest was never adjusted “because it fit me perfectly.” A 50-year-old woman spoke about how she felt obligated to have the measuring done, because Trachy had discussed it with her parents and they were paying extra for her to receive the shoulder rest. When Marley asked her if she would look at an exhibit of a shoulder rest, she began to weep. She testified that Trachy had told her parents fitting her for the rest would be a “tough process.” Marley asked if she took the term rough “to mean an infringement on your privacy?” She said no, adding she thought it would be similar to learning to walk with a cast on, which can be done with a little difficulty. The woman said Trachy “did not indicate to my parents what was involved,” adding if her mother knew she would never have approved. Marley asked if she has ever talked about this with her parents. “No and I never will,” she said. eshreve@postmedia.com Follow @DailyNewsES	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1989
__label__wiki	0.94423	0.94423	Local Roundup: No. 14 Chico State volleyball… Local Roundup: No. 14 Chico State volleyball topples No. 15 Cal State L.A. PUBLISHED: September 24, 2006 at 12:00 am \| UPDATED: April 21, 2018 at 5:15 am The Chico State volleyball team continues to knock off nationally ranked teams, the latest victim being No. 15 Cal State L.A., which the Wildcats swept, 30-28, 30-18, 30-25 in a California Collegiate Athletic Association match on Saturday night. “Cal State L.A. was more physical and more talented, but we were more of a team,” Chico State coach Cody Hein said. “We played with such emotion and such energy. It was just phenomenal.” The Golden Eagles were the fifth top 25 team that Chico State has defeated so far this season. Jamie Houle had 16 kills and had a .519 hitting percentage and Erica Brick dished out 43 assists for No. 14 Chico State (12-1, 7-1 CCAA), which now has sole possession of second place in arguably the toughest conference in the nation. Lindsay Macias and Gillian Heydorff had 11 kills apiece for the Wildcats, who beat Cal State L.A. in team hitting percentage, .269 to .112. Butte splits in tournament The Roadrunners lost to Reedley before beating San Jose City College in the Butte Classic Tournament. Butte’s Corynn Jorgensen had 16 kills, 12 digs and hit .333 for the match, but Reedley still won 20-30, 30-26, 30-23, 30-25. Natalie Kennedy had 12 kills and hit .310 for the match, and Emily Knox added 11 kills and hit .409 in the loss Delores Christensen had 38 assists, and Whitney Swaim added seven blocks for the Roadrunners, who beat San Jose City College 30-20, 23-30, 30-28, 30-27 in their second game of the day. Holly Lohse had 14 kills with a .323 hitting percentage for Butte (7-4), and libero Kaitlyn Price had 21 digs. Kennedy finished with 12 kills, and Knox had 11 to go along with a .434 hitting percentage. Swaim had six kills and five blocks and hit .454, and Christensen dished out 51 assists. PREP GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Vikings win Red Bluff tourney Pleasant Valley defeated tournament host Red Bluff 25-20, 25-21 to capture the title. PV has won 18 consecutive matches and improved to 22-2. The Vikings won three straight in pool play, beating Fall River, 25-18, 25-14, defeating Shasta, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11, and sweeping Forest Lake, 25-12, 25-15 In the championship division semifinals, PV beat Enterprise, 25-22, 25-15 to reach the finals. Champion drops bronze semis The Mustangs (17-8) swept went undefeated in pool play only to lost 2-1 to Lassen in the bronze division semifinals at the Red Bluff Tournament. Champion beat Liberty Christian 2-0, Mercy 2-0 and Division II Florin 2-1 in order to reach the semifinals. Brook Bekendam led the way for the Mustangs with 63 kills, eight aces, 83 digs and eight blocks for the tournament. Allison Romero collected 67 assists for Champion, which coach Dan Swagerty said has done a good job of adjusting to the absence of key starter Tessa Bekendam, who is out with an injury. PREP GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY Hodgkinson captures title Pleasant Valley’s Hannah Hodgkinson placed first over the 5-kilometer course at the Oak Ridge High Trojan Classic held at Folsom High. Hodgkinson’s charge helped the Vikings place seventh as a team out of over 15 teams. Other PV finishers include Kim Fawns (29th place), Emily Ogden (33rd). Tahra Soofi (38th) and Sam Courtain (42nd). PREP BOYS CROSS COUNTRY Vikings place eighth in Folsom Tanner Hickman placed 17th overall and Pleasant Valley finished eighth out of over 15 teams at the 5-kilometer course at the Oak Ridge High Trojan Classic held at Folsom High. Following Hickman for the Vikings were Brian Santich (42nd place), Roy Helms (47th), Vince Walker (62nd) and Casey Glick (65th). Princeton 32, Herlong 16 Guillermo Rodriguez had 129 yards on 26 carries with a pair of touchdowns and another one through the air for the Eagles. Daniel Cooper had three receptions for 58 yards and quarterback Logan Valencia was 6-for-12 for 111 yards with three touchdown passes and an interception for Princeton (2-1).	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1995
__label__wiki	0.695678	0.695678	Death notices for Sept. 14 PUBLISHED: September 14, 2010 at 12:00 am \| UPDATED: May 31, 2018 at 7:10 pm ARREGUIN — Mike Arreguin, 71, of Paradise, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. BARRETT — Jerome Barrett, 86, of Chico, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 342-9003. CARROLL — Donald Ray Carroll, 56, of Magalia, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Magalia. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Cremation and Funeral Service of Paradise, 873-7602. GRAY — Richard Alden Gray, 69, of Oroville, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2010, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Ramsey Funeral Home, 534-3877. HUNTER — Stanley E. Hunter, 67, of Oroville, died Monday, Sept. 13, 2010, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Oroville Funeral Home, 533-0323. JACOBS — Shirley O. Jacobs, 90, of Paradise, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. LANAM — John D. Lanam, 75, of Paradise, died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Rose Chapel Mortuary, 877-4923. LONEY — George A. Loney, 84, of Chico, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Chico. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Chico Funeral Home, 342-9003. LUDWIG — Darlene Ludwig, 77, of Oroville, died Friday, Sept. 10, 2010, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of Scheer Memorial Chapel, 533-5255. MOONEY — Bruce R. Mooney, 64, of Oroville, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Oroville. Arrangements are under the direction of the Neptune Society of Northern California, Chico Branch, 345-7200. PLANK — Joseph Mark Plank, 64, of Paradise, died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010, in Paradise. Arrangements are under the direction of Paradise Chapel of the Pines, 877-4991. RASH — Former Magalia resident Jimmy Rash IV, 27, of Lake Park, Ga., died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010, in Lake Park, Ga. Arrangements are under the direction of Newton-Bracewell Cremation and Funeral Services of Paradise, 873-7602.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1996
__label__wiki	0.569304	0.569304	Saturday Sacramento River float draws about 2,200 By News Group and Risa Johnson \| rjohnson@chicoer.com \| PUBLISHED: June 27, 2016 at 8:05 pm \| UPDATED: April 20, 2018 at 7:02 am Hamilton City >> Nearly triple digits, nearly triple floaters. Approximately 2,200 tubers looked for relief from the 99 degree high on Saturday, navigating the Sacramento River in celebration of the year’s first “official” float. The event was sponsored by ABK Events, Fire Pharmaceuticals and Ray’s Liquor, which offered a discount on tubes for the day. As of Monday morning, an official from California State Parks reported: • About 10 rescues • 3 arrests (one DUI, two resisted arrest) • 4 people transported to Enloe via ambulance due to alcohol-related issues • 22 public assists between CalFire and Hamilton City • 7 assists and 5 rescues by the Butte County Sheriff’s Office • 1 medical assistance • No reported assaults or reported thefts Kirk Coon, supervising ranger for California State Parks said that it was a “relatively smooth event.” “A significant amount of people came up to me and thanked (all of us) for being there and keeping everyone safe,” he wrote in an e-mail. Last year, the once-notorious Labor Day Float to Beer Can Beach drew less than 750 with no citations or arrests made, as previously reported in the Enterprise-Record. An alcohol ban on Labor Day weekend has been in place since 2013, after a visiting college student died at the event. Risa Johnson Risa Johnson covers the city of Chico, local politics and general news for the Chico Enterprise-Record and Oroville Mercury-Register newspapers. She has written extensively about the Oroville Dam crisis. She is a proud alumna of Chico State University. Reach her at 530-896-7763. Follow Risa Johnson @risamjohnson	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1997
__label__wiki	0.735213	0.735213	"God bless your company. I am so glad you make good Christian movies available to us." - MIKE & ROBIN BENITES The Last Adam Out of Print: This has been discontinued or is no longer available for purchase. To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you. Twenty years after leaving Lake City, AL, behind, Bobby Jackson returns to his hometown to bury the baseball coach who turned his life around and reconnect with the childhood friends who have since drifted apart. Growing up in a largely white, military town, Bobby and his friends were always acutely aware that they were different. With Coach Billy Adams' help, they found a place to call their own - the baseball diamond. They called themselves the 'Bama Rascals, and they could run the bases like nobody's business. Later in life, however, some members of the gang fared better than others. Now the Rascals have returned to Lake City to be the pallbearers at Coach Billy's funeral. Will the reunion help heal the wounds that festered all these years, or will the sight of those familiar faces simply take the 'Bama Rascals back to a place they need to leave behind in order to truly grow? The Last Adam Details: Format: DVD - Region 1 What's a Region Code? Closed Captions: No Product Release Date: Tuesday 10 August, 2010 Public Performance Rights: Faithwerks The Last Sin Eater Soundtrack - CD Enjoy the sounds of Appalachia on the soundtrack for The Last Sin Eater. Superbook: The Last Supper - DVD The King of Kings Becomes the Servant of All The Last Leaf - DVD An educational classic and a great discussion starter movie on Sacrifice and the laying down of one's life for another. The Last Straw - DVD Finding the Christmas spirit one piece at a time. Greatest Heroes And Legends: The Last Supper Crucifixion & Resurrection - DVD An Easter release in the Greatest Heroes And Legends Of The Bible series. The Last Supper - DVD The most elaborate and extensive film ever made on the Last Supper. The Last Pope? - DVD According to the Prophecy of the Popes, a time of vast biblical significance is now at hand. From Ireland to Italy, "The Last Pope?" tells a riveting story of eschatological intrigue. The Genetics of Adam and Eve - DVD One of the biggest debates in evangelical Christianity today is whether Adam and Eve were real people. Join Dr. Georgia Purdom as she delves into the genetics behind humanity. Latest Reviews for The Last Adam The Last Adam - DVD – Mary M, 10/10/2015 (no written review given) The Last Adam - DVD – Kay C, 07/05/2015 The Last Adam - DVD – Pd W, 06/28/2015 The Last Adam - DVD – Richard and Linda D, 04/25/2015 The Last Adam if one of the last movies you should ever consider renting (let along buying). If you enjoy low production values, plastic characters, unresolved issues, and teenage drama (coming from seemingly adult-age individuals) you'll love this film. Enjoy! The Last Adam - DVD – Chele W, 01/09/2014 The Last Adam - DVD – John W, 09/19/2012 The Last Adam - DVD – Daniel E, 09/07/2012 The Last Adam - DVD – Millicent H, 06/22/2012 The Last Adam - DVD – Richard H, 05/25/2012 The Last Adam - DVD – Gregory W, 03/01/2011 Good morals, decent film. But with the quality of the film making, it seems a little hard to get into for people used to a certain quality of film making. And I thought it was odd that the characters would kiss each other, when greeted, even though they were friends. It was nothing serious, but it caught me off guard and had me thinking the rest of the movie. Displaying 1 to 10 (of 10 reviews) "I have ordered once prior and I recieved my package promptly and enjoyed the movies I ordered. I work with youth at my church so I am constantly searching for resources and your company is filled with excellent quality resources. God Bless you!" - Lisa Van Nelson	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line1999
__label__cc	0.54884	0.45116	Thomas S. Monson The Answer Was Peace Marilyn J. Whipple A Vision of What We Can Be Belonging to a Ward Family Robert D. Hales Grounded, Settled, and Full of Hope Elaine L. Jack Let Us Be One Jeanie McAllister A Single Parent, but Not Alone Sue Blunt Our Moral Agency L. Lionel Kendrick Ghana—A Household of Faith Don L. Searle My Daughter, My Sister, My Friend Jane McBride Choate “I Have Hope in the Future for Me” LaRene Porter Gaunt “Even As I Am” Our Secret for a Happy Life Erica Farr Diving Off Waikiki Debbie M. Hooge Stephen C. Young Random Sampler Making Mother’s Day Matter Stacey C. Weeks Replenishing My Spiritual Reserves Deborah S. Kent Teaching Moments: Helping the Hearing-Impaired Aletha Gilbert Fitness, Family Style Kristy Sawtelle Mormon Journal “I Think Shafer’s a Mormon” Vinny DiGirolamo I Tried to Quit Dozens of Times Shirley R. Warren A Blessing for My Sister Rhett G. Wintch The Bishop and the Deacon Sherí Moore Marquez Holding onto the Savior Claudia Reeder Walters Healed the Lord’s Way Irani Alves De Genaro Making a Joyful Sound Roselyn Sant She Gives and Gives An Eternal Family Exhibit Paul and Shirlee Conners A Good Samaritan Terry Warner News of the Church New Presiding Bishop, Counselors Called Temple Announced for Monterrey, Mexico President Hinckley Encourages Texas Saints June Brann More Members Now outside U.S. Than in U.S. Jay M. Todd Utah Centennial Celebration Humanitarian Service Projects Update, 1985–1995 Conversation on The Philippines/Micronesia Area Ben B. Banks, Augusto A. Lim, and Kenneth Johnson BYU Hawaii Seasiders Win U.S. Women’s Volleyball Title “Our Moral Agency,” Ensign, Mar. 1996, 28 By Elder L. Lionel Kendrick Modern revelation makes it clear that agency is a gift from our Heavenly Father to allow us to choose obedience, which leads us to eternal life. One of the marvelous blessings of the Book of Mormon is that it contains, in clarity, revelations reserved to come forth in this dispensation of time. Much of the knowledge that we have relating to the principle of moral agency is found in these modern revelations. The Lord gave a brief but detailed definition of this divine doctrine when He said, “Every man may act in doctrine and principle pertaining to futurity, according to the moral agency which I have given unto him, that every man may be accountable for his own sins in the day of judgment.”1 We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed. Wise choices can put us in control of situations where we might otherwise be tempted to compromise our principles. We cannot control all that happens to us; however, we can choose to be in control of our responses. While I was serving as a mission president, my two assistants were tracting one day and introduced themselves to a man who responded in a rage. He repeatedly took the Lord’s name in vain and called them profane names. Then he ordered them to leave his property. When they shared this incident, I asked how they had responded. They indicated that they told him they had an important message that would bless his life. I asked what they felt as they were being cursed and rejected. One told me that he had an overwhelming feeling of compassion for the man. The impression came to him to ask Heavenly Father to forgive the man, for they realized that he did not know what he was doing. These elders were not in control of the situation, but they exercised their moral agency to control how they responded. We may be born into less-than-desirable circumstances. We can choose to let those circumstances keep us from becoming successful, or we can respond with a divine determination to achieve in spite of adverse conditions. At times our circumstances call for us to make critical choices to keep our covenants or to compromise them. Covenants should never be compromised, even when at the moment some circumstances might seem to justify it. The Book of Mormon teaches us of a group of converted Lamanites, known as Ammonites, who had repented and felt the Lord had forgiven them. They entered into a covenant that “they never would use weapons again for the shedding of man’s blood; … covenanting with God, that rather than shed the blood of their brethren they would give up their own lives.”2 Later, in a time of war when others were bearing the brunt of their defense, these Ammonites “were about to break the covenant which they had made and take up their weapons of war.”3 Helaman, who realized the importance of keeping covenants, later wrote: “I would not suffer them that they should break this covenant which they had made, supposing that God would strengthen us.”4 The two thousand sons of the Ammonites went to war in their place and, under Helaman’s direction, were successful in the defense of the city of Judea. The Lord always stands ready to strengthen us when we use our moral agency to hold true to our covenants, even under extremely adverse circumstances. I once coached a high school basketball player named Jim who chose not to compromise his principles for the sake of success. During a state quarterfinal game, we played a team with an all-state center whom Jim was assigned to guard. We knew that if Jim was successful, we could win the game and advance to the semifinal. The lead changed thirteen times. With two minutes left in the game, I called our last time-out. As Jim came to the bench, he said, “Coach, I know how we can win this game. The center bruised his big toe on his right foot during practice this week. The next time down court, I can accidentally step on his toe and this game will be ours.” Then, without hesitation, he said: “It wouldn’t be right, would it? It would take all the fun from the victory.” This young man could have taken action without seeking consent. His desire to obey a principle of correct conduct was greater than his desire to win by compromising his principles. Those principles sustained him later when a work-related accident left him using a wheelchair for the remainder of his life. We lost that basketball game during an overtime, but I still consider this the greatest victory I had as a coach—to see a young man make a righteous choice under pressured conditions. It is important that we understand this powerful principle of moral agency and its application in our lives, since we are making decisions each day that determine our divine destinies. To more fully understand moral agency, it is needful to review its role in premortality and in mortality. Premortality Moral agency is an inherent part of our existence. The Lord revealed to Joseph Smith: “Intelligence, or the light of truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be. “All truth is independent in that sphere in which God has placed it, to act for itself, as all intelligence also; otherwise there is no existence.”5 Heavenly Father is indeed the Father of our spirits6, and we are created in His image.7 We continued to have our moral agency following our spiritual birth. Our spirits were born innocent,8 but some became more intelligent, noble, and great than others9 because they exercised more faith and performed greater works in premortal life.10 During this period, Satan exercised his agency in attempting to destroy ours,11 and many chose to follow him.12 In the Grand Council during premortal life, we each exercised our agency; there were not then, nor will there ever be, any neutrals.13 A number of significant events took place during our premortal life that give light to the role of moral agency. Among these were the Council in Heaven, the Creation, the War in Heaven, and the Fall. The Council in Heaven. References in the revelations give evidence that a Grand Council was convened during our premortal life. All of Heavenly Father’s spiritual children were there. The purpose of the council was to prepare us for our earthly experiences. We were taught all that we would need to know to return to Heavenly Father’s presence one day. We did indeed receive “[our] first lessons in the world of spirits and were prepared to come forth in the due time of the Lord.”14 After the plan of salvation was presented for a sustaining vote, Heavenly Father inquired as to whom He should send to put the plan into effect in mortality. Satan responded with an alteration of the plan, a version conceived with an evil intent. He said: “I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost … ; wherefore give me thine honor.”15 Satan’s plan would indeed “destroy the agency of man.”16 Selfish and senseless, his plan defied eternal law. It was an impossible plan, for without moral agency no one could become exalted. Today he continues to activate parts of his evil plan, appealing to the carnal tendencies of man through temptations. If we are not aware, we may find ourselves being lured by Satan’s temptations, and if we follow his plan we will become like him.17 After Satan presented his evil version of the Father’s plan, the Savior responded to Heavenly Father: “Here am I, send me.”18 He added: “Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.”19 In those few humble words, the Savior, exercising His moral agency, accepted the sacred assignment as the atoning sacrifice; in this role He would suffer sorely for our sins. We, too, exercised our moral agency in the premortal council. We sustained Heavenly Father’s plan with its laws, ordinances, and covenants. We also sustained Jesus Christ as our Savior, who was, indeed, foreordained.20 Creation. Abraham records that the premortal Jesus Christ directed, “We will go down, for there is space there, and we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth whereon these may dwell.21 It was determined that this earth would be a place of probation.22 One of the purposes of the probation was stated by the Savior: “We will prove them … to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.”23 This means that in mortality our “natural man” tendencies must be brought into subjection by the “spiritual man” through our moral agency. With our mortal bodies, we have the power of procreation in this life. We have the choice and capacity to control our physical desire, or to have it control us. This is one of the most important challenges we face in using our moral agency. Unrighteous use of the procreative power carries with it the most condemning consequences, but if we use it righteously, we have potential to “receive a fulness of joy.”24 The War in Heaven. Angrily, Lucifer used his divine gift of agency to make a decision that would lead to his eternal damnation. In bold opposition, he rebelled against God25 and “kept not his first estate.”26 “A third part of the hosts of heaven turned he away from me [the Lord God] because of their agency.”27 Even with the possibility of their eternal damnation, Heavenly Father would not take their agency from them. To do so would be counter to eternal law. As a result of their rebelliousness, Lucifer and his followers were cast out of heaven28 and forfeited the blessings of eternal life. The Fall. The plan of salvation was activated when Adam and Eve were placed in the Garden of Eden and given the opportunity to exercise their agency. Their Father commanded them to “be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth,”29 but Adam and Eve were unable to have children, for their bodies had not yet become mortal. However, the Creator also provided the means by which they could choose to obey His commandment. He planted two special trees in the Garden of Eden, the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. These two trees in the garden offered completely different choices, with different consequences. Adam and Eve were commanded, “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it, nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto thee; but, remember that I forbid it, for in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”30 By partaking, Adam and Eve experienced a spiritual death, being separated from Deity as they were cast out of the garden. Their bodies became mortal, subject to temptations of the flesh and, eventually, to death.31 Had they not partaken of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, they “would have remained in the garden of Eden. … “And they would have had no children; … they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.”32 We, too, would have remained in our premortal condition without the possibility of mortal bodies or earthly experiences. We would have had no possibility of godhood. We are blessed as a result of our first parents’ partaking of the fruit of this tree. Our eternity depended on their act of agency. We now have the power of procreation, providing bodies for the spirit children of Heavenly Father. Indeed, “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”33 Adam and Eve made a conscious decision based upon the two choices that were placed before them. They chose mortality, which gave them the opportunity for eternal life, and, as a result, they were cast out of the Garden of Eden, “cut off both temporally and spiritually from the presence of the Lord; and thus … they became subjects to follow after their own will.”34 Moral agency was now in full force in mortality. Although Adam and Eve did not forget there was a God, they had no memory of their premortal instructions.35 A loving Lord gave them counsel concerning the plan of salvation, and their transgression in the Garden of Eden was forgiven.36 As they called upon him, He gave them commandments to keep.37 From these early instructions given to Adam and Eve, as well as from additional revelations down to the most recent, we have abundant direction about the use of our moral agency. For agency to be part of our lives four principles are essential: (1) eternal laws ordained by God; (2) opposition; (3) knowledge of good and evil; (4) freedom to choose. Laws. Laws are given as a standard by which we exercise our moral agency and by which we will be judged. God is the author of the eternal laws that govern all existence.38 All blessings come from obedience to a law.39 Where there is no law given, there is no punishment,40 for the Atonement covers all who are not under the law.41 We are commanded to keep the laws of God,42 and a way is provided for us to be obedient to each of them.43 While we may use our agency to obey or to disobey, we are not free to choose the consequences of our disobedience.44 At death, our first judgment will be based upon our obedience to laws given in mortality;45 and in our final judgment, we will inherit the kingdom whose laws we prepared ourselves to receive.46 We cannot enter the celestial kingdom unless we have lived the celestial law.47 Opposition. Agency could not exist without the opportunity to face opposition. Lehi explained: “Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other,” righteousness or wickedness.48 The Lord counseled: “And it must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves; for if they never should have bitter they could not know the sweet.”49 Thus by partaking of the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve gained for themselves and all their posterity the opportunity to experience opposition and to exercise moral agency. Knowledge of good and evil. Knowledge is essential for agency to exist. When Adam and Eve partook of the fruit, they made it possible for all to gain knowledge. Lehi said, “Men are instructed sufficiently that they know good from evil,”50 so that they may “act for themselves and not … be acted upon”51 Alma taught: “He that knoweth not good from evil is blameless; but he that knoweth good and evil, to him it is given according to his desires, whether he desireth good or evil, life or death, joy or remorse of conscience.”52 With knowledge comes accountability. Mormon explained the unhappy consequences in unwise exercise of moral agency. Once people have been enlightened by the Spirit, gaining knowledge of the laws that govern righteousness, and then disobey the commandments, “their state becomes worse than though they had never known these things.”53 Freedom to choose. Laws, opposition, and knowledge were given to the children of God. We are free to choose between contrasting paths with their clear consequences.54 In thus exercising our moral agency, we are given the power to be our own judges.55 Satan will attempt to gain control of our agency through temptations, but there are principles that will assist us in resisting his enticements. While our physical bodies might be basically “carnal, sensual and devilish, by nature,”56 our eternal spirit has the power to rule over the body.57 We can be in control of our thoughts, feelings, and actions if we properly exercise our moral agency. In early September 1994, Marc Bennett faced a difficult decision. The eighteen-year-old football star from Salisbury High School in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada, had just won a starting position on the University of Alberta Golden Bear football team. He was the youngest player on the team and the first Latter-day Saint to play for Alberta in over a decade. Coming up was “Rookie Night,” a time for the team veterans to initiate the first-year players. Alcohol consumption would be expected. As practice broke that Friday afternoon, John Price, a veteran fullback, took Marc aside and asked if he were planning to attend the initiation. Before Marc could reply, John explained the importance of being together as a team. Then he added that he knew what Marc’s standards were. If anyone asked Marc to do something contrary to his beliefs, John said, they would have to go through him first. As Marc entered the hall that night, John greeted him with a soft drink and made sure that he was able to maintain his standards throughout the event. At the year-end banquet, Marc received the Hector Creighton Award as the most outstanding rookie player. It was then announced that he would not be returning for the 1995 season because he would be serving a two-year mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As the evening progressed, many team members stopped at Marc’s table to wish him well on his mission. Marc is now serving in the France Marseilles Mission. When we are obedient and set the proper example, the Lord, even by inspiring the actions of others, can strengthen our power to resist. John Price was an answer to Marc’s prayers. When we let our lights shine before men, we need not fear. Satan has no power over us except that which we allow him to take. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught the principle that those with bodies have power over those without bodies.58 It is only through the misuse of our agency that we give Satan influence in our lives. We will not be tempted beyond our capacity to resist.59 This principle comes as a promise to those who are striving to resist and are not reckless in their response to temptations.60 Moral agency is an eternal principle of power and potential. A loving Heavenly Father has given us this great gift, and through it the opportunity to determine our divine destiny. May we always be grateful for the trust that He has given us, and may we be true to Him day by day as we exercise our priceless agency. D&C 101:78; emphasis added. Alma 24:18. Alma 56:7. D&C 93:29–30; emphasis added. See Rom. 8:16; Heb. 12:9. See Mosiah 7:27; Ether 3:15–16; Moses 6:8–9. See D&C 93:38; Moro. 8:8, 12. See Abr. 3:18–19, 22–23; D&C 138:55–56. See Alma 13:3–4. See Moses 4:3. See Abr. 3:28; D&C 29:36. See 2 Ne. 10:16. D&C 138:56. Moses 4:1. See Mosiah 16:3. Abr. 3:27. See Ether 3:14; 1 Pet. 1:19–20. See Alma 12:24; D&C 29:43. D&C 93:33–34; D&C 138:17. See Rev. 12:7–8. D&C 29:36; emphasis added. See Rev. 12:9; D&C 29:36–37. Moses 2:28. Moses 3:17; emphasis added. See D&C 29:40–43. 2 Ne. 2:22–23. 2 Ne. 2:25. See Joseph Smith, comp., Lectures on Faith (1985), 14. See Alma 12:30–37; Moses 6:50–53. See D&C 88:13, 36–38, 41–42. See D&C 130:20–21; D&C 132:5. See 2 Ne. 9:25; Alma 42:17. See Moro. 8:22. See Mosiah 2:22. See Alma 41:8; 1 Ne. 3:7. See 2 Ne. 2:26–29; Alma 5:41–42. See Alma 40:11–14. See D&C 88:21–24; D&C 76:111; D&C 98:18. See D&C 132:21. 2 Ne. 2:16; see also 2 Ne. 2:11. 2 Ne. 2:5. See 2 Ne. 2:27; 2 Ne. 10:23. See 1 Cor. 9:27. See Scriptural Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, comp. Joseph Fielding Smith, annotated by Richard C. Galbraith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1993, p. 206. See 1 Cor. 10:13. Border photography © Tony Stone Images/ Richard Kaylin Photography by Steve Bunderson Insets, left to right: The Council in Heaven, by Robert T. Barrett; photo courtesy of Armagh Planetarium; painting by Dan Baxter; The Fall, by Robert T. Barrett Above: painting by Dan Baxter Photo courtesy of Armagh Planetarium Photo © FPG International/John Terence Turner Illustrated by Robert T. Barrett	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2000
__label__cc	0.64908	0.35092	By Design Contracting \| Concrete Tulsa Podcast \| Episode 3 By Design Contracting Podcast \| Concrete Tulsa \| Episode 3 Good afternoon, this is Tom from by Design Contracting and I’m here with Mike with by Design contract, and today we’re going to talk about concrete, stamping. Thank you, Robert and Tulsa, and concrete Tulsa. Thank you Robert. Thank you, Robert and concrete Tulsa right here. We are in concrete Tulsa land where in the land of concrete and Tulsa, and we are in concrete Tulsa land as well, because when I first came here to Tulsa from free 20 something years ago, I noticed everybody is concrete here in Tulsa was really terrible. Not only was it terrible in the way that it looked and waited a war out very fast, but it wasn’t installed very well and how could you tell that the concrete and Tulsa was not installed very well? What physical imagery did you encounter? What Concrete in Tulsa hair is cracked and broken up? It’S not installed well, and it’s got a really bad surface on it. Most of the time it looks like somebody decided to just drag a broom across that, because Concrete in Tulsa doesn’t look good, so he said to ourselves. You know we could do better this. We did because we were in Tulsa, where concrete seems to have a huge problem being installed properly in decorative concrete in Tulsa is where we decided to go with what we wanted to do for our work, and that is because we were too old and Too Proud To compete with the younger guys who work for a lot less money so Mike, can you tell me what is decorative concrete, decorative concrete in Tulsa largely is comprised of concrete that has either texture and pressed into it color either a part of the mix itself or Topically applied, and it is meant to add more style and character to just more than an ordinary, concrete, sidewalk, driveway or patio in Tulsa. That is decorative, maybe stamped it has a nice texture on it, and it has an amazing color, not just plain gray concrete. That’S going to fall apart in a road will. How do you protect that concrete once you put color in it? Well, that’s jumping a bit ahead, but to answer the question briefly in Tulsa with concrete the need to seal, it is very, very important and of course I’ll brings up the issue of or topic of sealers. There are many, and so a customer has to be advised as to the qualities and characteristics of the Steelers available, and then they themselves decide in Tulsa about the sealer that they want for their concrete to do Concrete in Owosso or concrete in Bixby or concrete in Glenpool, or do you like to concrete in Jenks I like to do concrete wherever the money is available to pay for it and yeah? I like doing Concrete in Bixby, and I love doing Concrete in Tulsa. Of course, I love doing Concrete in Jenks. I love doing concrete and kefir. I actually love doing Concrete in Collinsville Owasso I love doing Concrete in Sky, took even Grand Lake. I love doing concrete love to concrete in bags. I love to do Concrete in Tulsa. I love to do concrete out South in Muskogee water, Concrete in Claremore to our subject here today we are going to talk about decorative concrete and I you know we’re going to spend time talking about a lot of different aspects of concrete. But today, if we’re going to talk about decorative concrete, and why do we like to do decorative concrete? What would you have to say about that? I ask myself every day in Tulsa: why? Why why it’s because the market opened up a place for us to make a home in Tulsa, with our concrete work and we’ve been doing our work now for nearly 20 years in Tulsa, just like a hole, opened up and needed to be filled with Concrete Oklahoma? Well, I think Tulsa concrete. Actually, I really think that to get back on okay, we’re getting it back to his serious note about concrete here in Tulsa. I think that decorative concrete, stamped, concrete and all aspects we when we came and do started to do concrete. You know it seems like anybody can go and do concrete on the road or freeway if you’ve ever seen the bridges in South Tulsa. You know how flat and smooth that is. That’S an example of bad Concrete in Tulsa. So that’s the kind of concrete that we didn’t want to do so we decided that we would do a quality of concrete that people would want to have around their homes, whether it be our front porch with decorative or stamped concrete, whether it be a driveway or Around a pool deck with stamped concrete or an ice rock salt finish, we decided that it would be nice to give people Pleasant living areas with their concrete here in Tulsa, when I first moved to Tulsa back in the early 80s, I was amazed at the care And the attention that was paid two houses, regardless of what status in a neighborhood in Tulsa, whether it was more humble status or whether it was a typical, medium income to a higher level and come everybody had taken pride in their parents. Are there home just the other day? I was listening to something that’s become very famous saying, which is for most people even right here in Tulsa, with their own concrete needs. Most people, their largest investment of their lifetime, is their home and most people take pride in their home and the way it appeals to those who drive by that’s called curb appeal in Tulsa with concrete. There is a great opportunity to add to curb appeal, and that is what you and I decided, was down our alley, and so we explored a variety of different ways to improve on what already existed. Well, that’s right. I mean one of the first things you see when you pull up in front of somebody’s house is their driveway, their walkway their front porch and to have a beautiful home. You haven’t have a beautiful place to enter and if you don’t have that, you do not have good, curb appeal, true and, as I said when I first moved to Tulsa, which was late 1983. I was amazed at the care and the appearance in the pride that people took and their homes, but the concrete work, as you pointed out, was not a good quality. Generally speaking, concrete was broken up, I didn’t have nice finishes on it, just a lower caliber than what we were used to in our previous State’s residents. So what would you say are the factors that contribute to the concrete in Tulsa being so beat up? Well, certainly, we can’t just blame human installation. We got to give credit to Mother Nature, and here in Tulsa, concrete, does suffer a gigantic attack from Mother Nature. When it comes to the Extremes in temperatures, we have freezes in the winter time that result. In the same day, we can we can go 60 degrees. Apart from a low of 22, a high of 80 concrete doesn’t do well under those conditions that expands and contracts takes on, moisture gives up moisture, very tough on concrete under these conditions. Well, now that we’ve explored a little bit, we understand that concrete here in Tulsa gets beat up from the weather as well. So let’s explore that a little bit in our next session. Thank you for spending time with us. Thank you from Tulsa and concrete okay here we’re going to go ahead and start another episode. Today we started talking out about stamped concrete and we got just a little bit sidetracked on what causes concrete to get so beat up here in Tulsa, and we explored the fact that it’s a lot having to do with the weather. The weather here is Harsh. We have so many fries and thought if you’re down in South in Texas, you might get a few freezes a year if you’re up in Kansas, the further north, it might get Frozen and stay frozen for a period of time. But here we get a lot of freeze-thaw cycles and those freeze-thaw Cycles are what creates a lot of problems in concrete, sometimes they’re small voids in the surface, and they get water that way, freezer thaws and Pops the top off a lot of times. That’S what you’ll see in concrete here in Tulsa there’s many things that can be done to protect that and will explore that in another session talking about sealers and protectant, but right now, let’s talk a little bit back about stamped concrete. We started talking about stamped concrete a little bit in the last session and Mike tell us what kind of stamps are available, what what causes concrete to look really good when it’s stamped concrete as one of those elements that man has invented, I think divine inspiration invented Concrete – and we just got our young man here in Tulsa – about concrete – you just stepped in – to monitor about stamp concrete stamp concrete here in Tulsa, and we would see how that would look actually with Robert here. We were talking about stamp concrete here in Tulsa. Not only that we talked about it, stamped concrete in Bixby and concrete in Owasso and concrete all around Tulsa and the surrounding areas. But since Robert came here to be in the audience, maybe me and Mikey have some advice for him about stamped concrete. I do, as I was saying before we were so rudely interrupted by this young man who did make it a quiet entry. However, it’s distracting to other guys trying to sneak in to the studio, but we saw him in our a large audience when we we saw him coming and he came in actually in episode 2, which we’re not quite sure, we’ve established as episode 2. But I guess, as long as we’re recording it doesn’t really matter, but what Robert needs to know about stamped concrete in Tulsa Oklahoma is: oh, okay, okay, so what so? What? And so am I being a city? We can call it concrete Tulsa, because it’s a very prized material use, concrete Tulsa podcast, that’s exactly what it is: okay, sir concrete Tulsa it is, and it will forever be as long as by Design remains. A local, highly professional, concrete, Tulsa establishment, concrete Tulsa establishment, concrete Tulsa question we over the years, because people have been so curious here in concrete Tulsa about beautifying, adding adding Dimension and Beauty to there, either existing concrete Tulsa or their new opportunities to redesign their entire back Yard here in concrete Tulsa, so our desire here is to improve concrete Tulsa in every way possible and XIV, and the way to do that is with stamping and texturing and coloring and staining and dying, concrete Tulsa. So many things that can be done these days. So many Rock textures that can be pressed into concrete stamped into concrete. They can be hand-tooled informed here in concrete Tulsa. There is a variety of spectrum of color that can be added here in concrete Tulsa. The ideas are only getting greater and more Diversified. Not only here concrete Tulsa, but all over Oklahoma itself, that’s right in here in concrete Tulsa, one of the most popular stamps or several of the most popular stamps that our customers have enjoyed. Rs seamless map patterns, so there’s no defined lines. We just put the stamp in in a seamless Manner and we’ve got stamps that look here in concrete Tulsa like Granite, like stamped slate nice chiseled slate patterns. We also have other patterns that look like rocks or stones in the surface. We’Ve got other patterns that look like tile. We have here in concrete Tulsa patterns that roll down and look just like brick or even like tile. There’S an unending amount of styles and patterns that you can do here in concrete, also even techniques in concrete Tulsa. Sometimes we we enjoy going to different seminars, observing other people’s work in concrete Tulsa or Beyond, and we enjoy improving our own skills, because here in concrete Tulsa, we want to be known as the guys in concrete Tulsa who are experts who most people turn to to Get the straight accurate information, installation and performance right here in concrete Tulsa, so again with the stamping of concrete here in concrete tool. So we would just like to encourage you to go ahead and give us a call. We would love to stamp some concrete for you, because concrete Tulsa is the way to go. So at any point, you should give us a call 918-951-3159. If you want to call me personally, that’s Tom or you can call the business line 918-369-7131. Concrete Tulsa. Thank you very much. Thank you and concrete Tulsa welcome back to concrete Tulsa we’re here in Tulsa Oklahoma, we’re talking about laying concrete Tulsa and make him concrete, Tulsa better. Yes, we are, and in concrete Tulsa there are a myriad of choices of the contractors who work and even live in concrete Tulsa are good people who, I think mean, will in their work, but perhaps aren’t seasoned in their work and so often times they might make Some critical errors in concrete Tulsa when it comes to properly installing Concrete in concrete Tulsa. We would take you through the process of what it would be to put down some concrete and not many people know or understand the process of putting concrete Tulsa down on the ground. But here we do fully understand them so way before a truck will arrive here. At concrete Tulsa we will go out to a job and prepare the ground Mike. How do we do that? First of all, let’s say that in concrete Tulsa the vast majority of our work is performed on properties with established conditions. People already have a patio they’ve already got a driveway in the sidewalk they’ve got decorations, they’ve got plantings in concrete Tulsa, and so it’s important to know in our case, when planning and working in concrete Tulsa we’re working on established properties. One of our concerns is we like to be as gentle on existing property as we can be, given the circumstances of what we’re doing and so in concrete Tulsa often times will lay down 4 by 8 sheets of plywood, so that, when we are running, are heavier Equipment back and forth, safe from front to back we’re trying to protect the ground, The Sod any other tree roots, maybe even chords and lighting. Things are things that are buried in a shallow manner. We don’t want to do damage to our properties that we work on and we we are concerned in concrete Tulsa that when we leave a place that we don’t leave it in a mess, so we’re very careful when we are in people’s homes and we’re in their Yards because we want to do a really nice job for them and we won we leave. We want their job to look clean and very nice. When we go into a job often times we have to pull people’s fences down, so we’ll pull a fence down, will lay down the plywood and just do what we can to get things ready on a job site. Yes, we do, and we, as Tom had said in concrete, also one of the first things that we do is. We will set up our instrumentation address, whether it’s a transom or a laser level, and we will immediately examine. Where is water going to go when we put concrete in the ground? Many many people do not consider the importance of concrete Tulsa and the amount of water rain. Water is plentiful here, just the other day, some of us are received nine inches of rain. In a matter of a couple of hours, it is intense and very few properties who that are built with a 9 inch of rain in 2 hours would not have some kind of negative impact from all that rain. Most properties that are even well-planned may have temporary issues with water and sew in concrete Tulsa. Water Management is our is our term. We we use for drainage, so we also watch out for not only where is the water in your yard? Where does it come from? Does it come from the neighbor’s yard? Does it come from the Block above you and we find out from you and from other sources? What is the best way to manage your water, and where do we want that to go, and all of that comes with a price? The price for us has has been as contractors a very long time of successful Water Management installing successfully installing Drainage Systems in concrete Tulsa, because it is such an important consideration in the work of placing Concrete in concrete Tulsa once we’ve determined what the elevations are. How they’re going to be affected and impacted by the customer’s wishes of placing concrete? Once we have those questions answered, then we actually begin with what we call the grade work. Would you like to talk about that sure? What time is people have grass in their backyard? So we’ll come in and cut that grass with a sod cutter. A sod cutter removes a layer of grass in a layer of dirt, because that grass has a material in it that you never ever want to lay concrete. On top of, if you lay concrete on top of it – and nobody knows until 5 years later, when that thin layer of organic material is broken down and your concrete drops down a quarter to a half an inch, and you wonder why is my concrete lower often Times it’s because there was not proper care given prior to laying the concrete. So we make sure that that grass is gone, and we also make sure that you have a good layer of Base material. Underneath your concrete Austin times that base material should be a crushed. Gravel, if you have soil that has a lot of clay, wouldn’t have to have special attention given to it, because clay gets dry and it shrinks up or it gets wet and it expands causing your concrete to move. So we want to have a layer of material as a buffer between the clay and the concrete that were laying down so often times will put down a base material. Now, I’d like to expand for a moment on Clay, you mentioned clay in concrete Tulsa. We have an abundance of clay in our ground here. Sometimes. Clay is very shallow. It’S exposed right beneath the grass other times you might and more fruit for tile conditions. You might hit play at 2:30 or maybe even 4 feet below the surface, but we went through a. Hear of drought in concrete Tulsa. I think it lasted around for years, and we observed in concrete Tulsa that as the years passed and the clay deep, deep down continue drying up here in concrete Tulsa, that there were areas of town all over concrete Tulsa. That normally had never been affected negatively by these drought conditions are all the sudden there footings were cracking and houses were removing an experience and things that had not happened even in in the early a hundred years of construction. All the sudden now here comes the big rains, and so the drought considered over the ground is so thirsty, even deep, deep down that it begins, swelling and swelling and swelling, and then things that were not problems. All the sudden in concrete. We’re having huge problems because the clay swelled and got so full of water. It couldn’t even take in water anymore. So with the water problems in Tulsa, we’ve learned to pay a lot of attention to that. We can pay attention to the play this on the surface, but we can do very little about the concrete is down deep. So the Water Management becomes even more of a problem of a good thing or is concerning a sure that there’s a place for the water to go yes and we’re off press input. So today will be done talking about concrete and water management and will come back to you with an X session. Thank you coming Mike and Tom again, while talking about concrete Tulsa enjoying talking about concrete Tulsa, because concrete Tulsa is our life or part of it anyway. So we talk in our last session about concrete Tulsa and how to prepare the ground properly. We talked about clay soil here in concrete Tulsa, which is seems to be ever-present. We talked about putting down gravel here in concrete Tulsa, which is a necessity. We talked about scraping off the grass in Tulsa concrete Tulsa, so we don’t have issues with this concrete dropping from dead organic materials. Today, now we’re going to go ahead and talk about how to form the job properly yes and in concrete Tulsa forming needs to be understood that concrete left to its own devices will just come out of the truck or out of a wheelbarrow or out of the Pump hose or any other thing and it’ll just sort of laser, and it cannot form itself, it will not form itself by its nature, in concrete, Tulsa and everywhere in concrete Tulsa, even around the world in concrete Tulsa concrete has the same behavioral qualities. It comes out of a mixing truck or a mixing bucket or a mixing machine, and it is placed onto the ground. It needs parameters as long as we’ve done concrete Tulsa here, we’ve noticed one thing concrete pours out when it dries hard. That is an amazing observation. It’S still stymies and boggles the mind when you think about it. It’S amazing here in concrete Tulsa, the forms you know people are are as unique. No two people are alike. No to people’s tastes are like whether it be food, whether the art work, whether it be colors, Weatherby, designs or anything, and so it’s important when you do the type of quality in the level of quality of work that we by Design Contracting, do concrete. Tulsa that the customer is God a huge responsibility and communicating their wishes to us if they don’t tell us what they like, we don’t have an idea about how their mind is made up, how what what they like. It’S it’s like trying to tell us the the man who built the Statue, the thinker with King David. No one could tell him what to build out of that rock. He started with. He had to reveal the statue out of that rock that’s right. So when we go out to your home and we want to do concrete work for you – will go out and lay out a job with the customer so that we can give them a nice looking patio or a nice-looking driveway or a nice-looking, sidewalk or porch, because When we leave we’re gone but you’re going to stay there and live it with it for a long time, so our goal is to serve you. Our goal is to please you and what we want to do is give you concrete that you’ll enjoy with your family. For many years to come Tom and concrete Tulsa, what are some of the tricks that a customer can use even before a concrete guy shows up in concrete Tulsa? What what can you do to play with shapes and dimensions? One of the best things you can do is go out and get your garden hose. Can you can get a good idea of the shape and the size that you want? Your patio? You can get an idea of what’s comfortable for you to sit on or put a table on. Sometimes you can even use a pool vacuum hose cuz they’re, generally 50 ft long and they give you a good perimeter, a good Edge to to lay down, and you can see and and visualize oftentimes customers are very visual. You can tell him any Dimension you want, but until they see it on the ground, it’s hard to tell so what we do once you give us the idea of what you want, we prepare the ground will set up the and we’ll kind of set him up Loose Ali and will have you come out and look at him and that’s when you can really see the shape and what you would be pleased with. Hearing concrete also – and I might also add one of our favorite methods of Designing the finer points and and really the final form product is a can of paint marking, paint yep, that’s what we usually will bring on site with us, and that really does make a Quite a nice difference now what happened? We were just on the job or I should say I was just on a job the other day with one of our long-time contractors in concrete Tulsa and by the time he was done. Drawing down some of the options are painting down some of the options for the customer on concrete Tulsa, there were lines painted lines going every which way and all the sudden there was like a massive confusion. What are you do about that? That would seem like it’s a almost an anti help at that point. One of the nice things that we have is our boots on. So we can just take our boots and we can just smear the lines right out. So all the lines that the customer made, we just rub them out and start from scratch, and so I can look again all over and so I’ve actually heard heard you refer over the years. Cuz you’re, an old man and you say the same things over and over and over and over again in concrete Tulsa. You referred to your boot as an eraser, that’s right and so well, that’s well here in Tulsa! That’S nice podcast! Welcome back here to by Design Contracting, and today we are talking about setting up concrete and laying concrete. So we’ve talked about putting concrete on the ground here in concrete Tulsa we’ve talked about preparation here in concrete Tulsa, we’ve talked about putting down gravel here in concrete Tulsa. We’Ve talked about play materials here in Tulsa, concrete Tulsa, and now we want to go ahead and reiterate that we’ve set forms here in concrete Tulsa and now it’s time for the truck to show up. But if we just start pouring concrete on the ground here in concrete Tulsa, it is not a good thing. No customer wants us to show up and just start pouring concrete until we do a couple of very important things Mike. What would that be? Oh sorry, I’m concrete Tulsa I’ve been playing with my phone, one of my guys just sent a beautiful picture of concrete Tulsa that they poured and sorry I was slightly distracted. But what was your question again? What we do to protect the home of our homeowners when we do concrete, so we don’t splatter stuff all over their home. You – and I are absolutely zealots about this topic here in concrete and concrete Tulsa, because we are home owners ourselves. We care when somebody works on our house if they respect our property, if they respect our living conditions and if they clean up after themselves. Well, I’m so in concrete Tulsa. This has been a fight forever and we desire and enforce that are guys cover the house. The walls at Red doors and windows, we stayed for the long, the edge of brick lines finished yes, without getting concrete on your property, yes, and concrete by its nature is a mess. The work is a mess. I often times the process in concrete Tulsa to get to a finished product, looks like a bomb has gone off on your property and unfortunately, there are contractors who leave your property. Looking like a bomb has gone off pounds of concrete Tulsa material without causing disruption to your property or your home. Yes and again, it all goes back to working with people in concrete Tulsa who have integrity. I n t e g r. I t y. That is good because it would be a d i s Grace. To spell it incorrectly green, concrete salsa, and I would also like to add that protecting the property does more than just help the customer. It helps us we’re in business to serve people, give them a high-quality product and concrete Tulsa and to make money. We don’t make money when we have to go back and fix problems. Do we know we do not? I am Jewish, yes, you are, and I don’t like going back and fixing things that should have been done, the first time correctly in concrete, also that’s right, and so thankfully we have the kind of man working for us in concrete Tulsa that understand our requirements that Adhere to our requirements, not a sound of a rebellious Spirit, but because they to want to be known as some of the finest Craftsmen and workers in concrete. So that’s right and I’ve got to say that the men that we employ are the best Artisans and Craftsman. In Oklahoma. Quality men who know how to do a job right, they take that extra care. They do that extra 10 to 15 % of the end of the job, to make sure that the job is clean and nice and to make sure that the concrete is done well and beautiful. And we have hundreds and hundreds of Happy Well referred customers and who love people to come by and look at the work that we’ve done for them here in concrete also, you know, I’m reminded of an experience that you and I had in concrete Tulsa. That’S probably about several years ago, and you and I were in a grocery store, buying food for our guys for lunch, and we were ran into another contractor. Who was in the concrete business here in concrete Tulsa, and the amazing thing is. We were just casually enjoying our conversation with this person and all the sudden he looked up and saw a recent customer if he is – and he said God cuz I got to go. I can’t let that person see me. No, that’s bad and – and we said the same thing, thank God we don’t have to worry about who we run into in concrete tools and that’s right and I’m glad that we live in a community where we can look straight in the eyes of our customer and They enjoy and come back to us and tell us how much did they and their family are enjoying the work that we did from poor them here in concrete Tulsa, and I know you as well as myself have had many many experiences over the years. Were people have recognized us whether we’re out to dinner out to lunch with our families or wives or an event somewhere, and they recognize us since I didn’t you do my concrete all these years ago and because I’m still quite good-looking, It’s Not Unusual that they would Remember how I look – and I said yeah, I remember you guys you had we we did. This is so much work over in this part of your yard and that part of yard we pour out your drive play and how is everything and their reply to you know it’s still great it’s as good as it’s ever been, or they might say you know, We’Ve moved and now I’m glad I ran into you because in concrete Tulsa we need you to do work at our new house at the end of this time. Thank you very much. Well, here we are back in concrete Tulsa Hair By Design Contracting, and we what we got to start talking about pouring concrete and we got so excited about how neat and clean we pour concrete near in concrete, Tulsa or concrete Tulsa is concrete. Tulsa is to be said, but anyhow here in concrete Tulsa we do enjoy pouring concrete. We’Ve talked about forming. We talked about proper ground placement. We talked about how to get a customer to show you exactly what and how they would like their concrete to be placed and where they like it to be placed. We’Ve talked about clay soil here in concrete Tulsa. We talked about putting down a proper base here. In concrete Tulsa, we talked about delivering concrete here in concrete salsa and protecting your home here in concrete in Tulsa, but now we’re actually to the point where you pour concrete. You actually have the truck show up now. We don’t generally just want to take a concrete truck and pour that concrete across your yard to get it to the space or put drive a concrete truck across your beautiful lawn to get it to pour concrete so Mike. What are we do to get concrete here? In concrete Tulsa to a job site, the vast majority of time in concrete Tulsa with our company, we use a device, a piece of equipment and concrete Tulsa call the Georgia buggy. It’S basically a very elaborate motorized wheelbarrow with a nice large quantity. But it’s not just any concrete buggy. This is a very highly specialized and very expensive, concrete buggy that we use. Was it expensive? Yes, in concrete Tulsa being right in the middle of the country boy, they shipping that buggy to concrete Tulsa was expensive and housing that buggy in concrete Tulsa is also very expensive and keeping that buggy immaculately clean here in concrete Tulsa is very expensive. It is, and it all amounts to taking control of the way we deliver Concrete in concrete Tulsa to our customers. Job sites with the Georgia, buggy, there’s less Damage Done To The Sod environment that we encounter most of the time and the buggy actually has even climbed steps on our behalf. That’S right! It’S an amazing device, extremely handy, and it holds about one-third to one-half of a yard of concrete, and so when we employ the use of the buggy, we are number one keeping the truck on the street. A full truck 10 yards weighs approximately 85000 lb in concrete Tulsa. That’S a lot of pounds. That is why we rarely pull a concrete truck up onto a driveway. We keep it on the streets number 2 by being able to deliver that concrete, a buggy. At a time by or are guys who would have to in past years, push that concrete with a wheelbarrow that is truly Satan’s curse. It is Satan’s curtain concrete and it’s again why we are so handsome because we haven’t destroyed our backs, pushing wheel, barrels, we’re not bent over like old fools wait. We still stand straight up as right and we’re not that tired at the end of every day, in concrete Tulsa until we get in our Lazy Boy chairs and put them in that reclined position. And then I don’t know about you, but in concrete Tulsa. When I go to that position, all bets are off. It’S gone, I’m it’s over for the kids time for sleeping yes, no matter what time we get the concrete into your backyard, that’s very, very efficient temperature affect the concrete when it’s wet greatly affects the concrete. When it’s wet will do a whole podcast on chest, wet concrete, concrete dries, but when it’s hot it drives really fast when it’s slow. It dries really slow like to help control that, and we got many many methods that we use to control that here in concrete Tulsa. Yes, we do to get poured inside the Forum, skilled artisans will come out and they will start to scream that concrete down. They’Ll, pull that concrete across with great skill for actually just screamed across the concrete. If they will pull it with great skill, we don’t pull our employees across the concrete with great skill, because that would hurt. That would hurt bad when were frustrated would like to. Sometimes people do yeah, but not often me out, so we pull the screen across the concrete flat surface and then we go across tit with what they call here in Oklahoma, a mop, no I’m not from Oklahoma. We never called her mom is in Oklahoma. They like to call them up, which flattens out the concrete, gives you a nice flat, not level surface, because we don’t want to level surface. So what level names mop? If you call it anybody anything else, people get confused. So when I order a mop, yes from a mop Vendor online, what am I going to show up in the mail? You’Ll get a little bit of stringy stuff made out of cotton, and it’s not really what you want so you’re going to have a mop on Google here in concrete Tulsa. That’S not what you’re going to find! No I’ve looked up. Bull Float Before the Flood, but nobody in Oklahoma will know what you’re talking about. But what, if I’m on Google and searching for both float – and I end up in a can of concrete Tulsa and by Design – is the first person that you fine. But I don’t like phone calls for people asking me where they can buy concrete tools, because we don’t sell them if we sold them. I would welcome those phone calls, so I kind of want to buy. I want to buy a Bull Float and white Adeline as long as Mom, and I don’t know what it is and are those mops so-called mops in concrete Tulsa like would they be used in the kitchen? Now you wouldn’t use them in the kitchen outdoor kitchen. You would tell me that, well, you know, sometimes on a hot day that concrete can just go really fast and when you go to use the mop or The Bull Float on there, we have a specialty item that we spent again a very large sum of money For that vibrates, the top of that concrete and sometimes on certain circumstances, we want to vibrate the top of that concrete to cause the rocks to go down just a little bit further. So we can get a beautiful decorative finish now in concrete Tulsa. When I hear the word vibrate, of course you think I got concrete. Yes, I do think about concrete. So anyhow, when we’re talking about vibrating the concrete we’re knocking The Rocks down and when we knock the Rocks down, it causes us to be able to put in a really nice stick without the Rocks causing us any problems. And I understand, actually that’s also called consolidating. Consolidating that is right is consolidating the concrete and so on. Our next broadcast will have to talk a little bit more about consolidating the concrete. In now that we’ve talked about laying concrete here in concrete Tulsa. We’Ve talked about proud operation of the ground. We’Ve talked about getting rid of your sod, we talked about clay in the soil and we have talked about water manage Water Management, even it doesn’t setting forms. We talked about protecting your yard, your beautiful yard. We talked about her home and your beautiful home and your beautiful driveway and on the next session will talk about properly, consolidating the concrete. Thank you again from concrete Tulsa by Design Contracting	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2003
__label__wiki	0.544058	0.544058	A view from the land down under Global Footprint News Fortescue Metals Group has been busy. Then again, busy may not fully describe this customer, a mining company based in Western Australia. In less than a decade, they’ve grown into the world’s fourth-largest producer of iron ore. Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman recently visited Fortescue’s Solomon mine site and was, in his words, "blown away" by what he saw. The mine features the largest fleet of Caterpillar autonomous trucks operating in the world -- a fleet of 20 Cat® 793Fs. It is a showcase for how Caterpillar’s innovative technology solutions can increase operational efficiencies while also improving safety at mine sites. “This was an incredible opportunity to witness first hand a fleet of these driverless trucks running on the haul roads of this mine,” Oberhelman said. “I always love seeing our machines in the field. But at Solomon, I also saw how quickly we’ve put this technology to work, and heard directly from our customer that the autonomous trucks are improving their efficiency. That’s a great testament to the dedicated Caterpillar and dealer employees who have been working so hard to make this happen.” Fortescue’s nearby Cloudbreak mine is also home to the world’s largest Cat MineStar operation, which gives Fortescue a comprehensive fleet management system that does everything from monitoring machine health and operational safety to autonomous capabilities. In total, the Solomon mine has more than 100 large mining trucks, dozens of other pieces of Cat equipment and uses EMD locomotives to haul the iron ore to ports. The mine site has the ability to produce and export 60 million tonnes of iron ore per year. The work never stops, and it’s Caterpillar’s technology that helps keep it going. Doug Oberhelman Biography Oberhelman joined the Caterpillar treasury department in 1975 and has worked in or led a wide variety of businesses across the company. Oberhelman’s Latin America visit takes him back to early days at Caterpillar Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman’s recent visit to Ecuador and Panama brought back fond memories of his early career.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2007
__label__wiki	0.511122	0.511122	Why we should make do and mend Jul 7, 2014 \| by Becky Oeltjenbruns If you’re like me, you don’t like to spend money needlessly. As the old adage goes, a penny saved is a penny earned. Despite the extensive history of the saying, it could not be more timely in my mind. Even though the 24-hour news cycle tells us the economy is forging ahead, I still feel like it’s unstable. Perhaps that’s the weight of student loans and past under-employment talking, but anymore it feels like the only thing to count on is change. Gone are the days of lengthy careers, with the stability of one employer that spans decades. We are surrounded by people who have pursued multiple careers and degrees before they’ve even celebrated their 30th birthday. Maybe that’s the new normal: the younger generations follow their passions more than the generations that came before. Or maybe the economic instability forced twenty-somethings to find new opportunities for themselves. How many people do you know who went back to school after losing their job? Make Do Dolls for Christmas All this change takes a toll on your spirit. I know it did for me. For as much excitement and personal fulfillment it brings, it does bring challenges. You can feel like you’ve lost direction (after all it’s hard to find a new purpose in life). But when that couples with financial strain it can magnify these obstacles. How can you manage when it seems like the outside world is unmanageable? Whenever I face this kind of stress I look to the past so I can figure out how to forge ahead. What I mean by that is I draw strength from the people who came before me, who often faced even larger life challenges. What did they do? How did they cope? What made them successful? I draw a lot of my inspiration from The Greatest Generation. And while the “can do” philosophy certainly helped, many other programs were created to support meaningful progress. The “Make Do and Mend” program is one example. Started by the British Ministry of Information during WWII, its purpose was to help women make the most of their limited, rationed resources. Instead of begrudging the fact that your pants had a tear, people were encouraged to see it as an opportunity to decorate with pretty patches. That simple philosophy is pretty powerful: transform your stumbling blocks into opportunities. You’re probably thinking that sounds easier said than done. And trust me, it is. But the benefits are extraordinary. Since I’ve adopted this attitude we’ve saved money and actually had some pretty good bonding experiences as we learned how to repair things. There’s something really satisfying about the act of taking something broken and fixing it. Clearly the British authorities felt so too as they made an updated version of the WWII pamphlet for our more recent, 21st century economic downturn. Make Do and Mend Dolls I challenge you to consider your footprint. Look at your expenses and think about your possessions in a new way. Are you surrounded by things you care about, that can accompany you through different stages of your journey? Before you decide to buy something think for the long-term and before you throw something away ask if it can have new life breathed into it? It requires more work and thought, but can result in some special creations. Consider the make do dolls that children received for Christmas during the War. Beautiful play mates were made out of old bits of fabric, wool, or torn toys. Thinking of the moms working diligently on these holiday surprises makes me smile. And even though I can’t begin to imagine their circumstances, every time I save something from the trash/recycle pile I feel like I’m paying tribute to their fortitude. For our readers: tell me, do you find yourself making do and mending? How do you feel about it – does it bother you to reuse older things?	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2008
__label__cc	0.591821	0.408179	Home » Bitcoin Crime » Latest Bitcoin Scam: Demanding Crypto to Return Lost Dog Latest Bitcoin Scam: Demanding Crypto to Return Lost Dog by Matt Jackson in Bitcoin Crime, News A woman in Youngsville, North Carolina, whose pet dog had gone missing, was told to pay a bitcoin ransom by criminals claiming to have taken the family pet. Patricia Howell was told to pay $600 in bitcoin or Happy the basset hound would be sold or killed. The pet owner said that she knew it must be a scam because she already had her dog back. When Happy went missing, Howell posted details of the lost pet on Facebook and a service called Pawboost. It is believed that the criminal found her details on social media, and tried to take advantage of the pseudonymity that bitcoin affords consumers. The caller said that they were using a burner phone that could not be traced by the police. The matter has been reported to Granville County Sheriff’s Office, who said that this was the first time they had dealt with such a case, but that they had heard of similar instances in other areas of the country. Howell said that the criminals “need to find a better way to make money”. Bitcoin has developed a reputation for being used in scams and blackmail attempts, both because transactions are not reversible and many people mistakenly believe that they are always untraceable. They are also used in ransomware attacks on computers, with some attacks netting millions of dollars for the perpetrators. Victims are told that if they do not pay a ransom fee, usually equivalent to around $200, their personal files will either be deleted or shared online. Although the method of contact and finding the victims was different, the rest of the details of this attempted ransom sound the same. On Wednesday, 13 year-old South African schoolboy, Katlego Marite, was snatched by a gang in Mpumalanga on Sunday. Katlego was taken by three men while he played with two friends. As the kidnappers left with Katlego, they dropped a ransom note. The note demanded a payment of $120,000 worth of BTC be paid in order for the boy to be returned to his parents. The ransom has not yet been paid. In December 2017, kidnappers made $1 million in bitcoin in exchange for the life of Pavel Lerner, a blockchain expert and an executive at a UK-based cryptocurrency exchange. Once the ransom was paid, Lerner was released by the Ukranian kidnappers. Tags: Bitcoinbitcoin scam $1.5 Million: Cryptocurrency Trading Platform Taylor Suffers 2,500 ETH Hack TE-FOOD Partners with HALAL TRAIL Bringing Halal Food Companies to the Blockchain Skywire by Skycoin: Democratizing the Internet, Launches Testnet Service CRYSTALS Token Event to Bring a Game-Changing Solution to the Modeling Industry	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2011
__label__wiki	0.928191	0.928191	A day into the trial, Apple and Samsung already annoying each other That didn't take long. The jury has only been sitting a day in the latest Apple v. Samsung patent battle and lawyers are already fighting about what's being said in court. Martyn Williams April 3, 2014 On Thursday, Apple complained to the court that Samsung's opening statement contained "irrelevant, misleading, and even untrue statements that have undoubtedly caused the jury to form impressions that are highly prejudicial to Apple." The spark for Apple's anger was Samsung's repeated assertion that Apple doesn't use all five of the patents in question in its iPhone or iPad products. "Apple itself doesnt even use four of the five," Samsung said in its opening statement Tuesday. "You cant get those features by buying an Apple product. Theyre not in a product. They dont use them." Whether Apple uses the patents shouldn't change the question of whether Samsung infringed them in the 10 products under accusation. But it could affect a potential sales ban or damages award because Apple might have a harder time arguing it lost sales due to Samsung's use of technology it doesn't use itself. The issue of three of the patents and Apple's use of them had already come up in a pretrial motion in early March, when Apple agreed that it would not contend that it uses three of the patents in question. The patents are U.S. Patent 8,074,172, which covers the precise method by which word corrections are suggested while typing, U.S. Patent 6,847,959, which covers a search system that queries data both locally and on the Internet, and U.S. Patent 7,761,414, which covers background data sync. But in agreeing not to contend it uses them, Apple wasn't conceding that it doesn't use them, its lawyers said on Thursday. "Apple has sold and continues to sell products that use each of Apples asserted patents," it said in the filing. "The Courts order limiting Apples ability to contend that it practices the 414, 172, and 959 patents at trial does not (and cannot) permit Samsung to affirmatively present false factual statements to the jury," Apple said. Now that has happened, the court must allow Apple to respond with testimony that it does indeed use the patents in question. Presiding Judge Lucy Koh has given Samsung until the end of the business day Thursday to respond. The issue could be resolved overnight or Friday morning, when the parties are due to meet for the second day of the trial. It began Tuesday and will continue every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout most of April. The question cuts to the heart of what lawyers for each side will be arguing about over much of the next month. Patents are highly technical documents and describe in precise terms just how an invention works. Just because a Samsung phone shows suggestions for words while typing doesn't necessarily mean it has infringed the Apple patent in question, and just because the iPhone has a similar feature doesn't necessarily mean it's covered by the Apple patent. Whether infringement has taken place is one of the major questions in front of the jury. The other, should infringement be found, is how much Samsung should pay Apple both for lost sales and royalties. The case is 12-00630, Apple vs. Samsung Electronics et al, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose. Martyn Williams covers mobile telecoms, Silicon Valley and general technology breaking news for The IDG News Service. Follow Martyn on Twitter at @martyn_williams. Martyn's e-mail address is [email protected] ITC to investigate Nvidia complaint over Samsung phones, tablets Apple, Samsung bicker over jury verdict form	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2018
__label__wiki	0.752204	0.752204	‘Last resort’: Mondelēz ups prices on select UK products Weaker British pound leads to 'last resort' UK price hikes, says Mondelēz. Pic: ©iStock/vale_t Related tags: Cost, United kingdom, Uk Cadbury maker Mondelēz International has increased wholesale prices on some UK products, reporting increased cocoa costs and a weaker British pound. “…We are having to make some selective price increases across our range,” said the company in a statement. It refused to share details on affected brands and would not confirm if its chocolate brand Freddo was among the products, as reported by The Guardian. Food products becoming more expensive to make: Mondelēz The company said the move was a “last resort” to support its 4,500 UK employees and to keep consumer brands on shelf. “We have, and continue to, carry these increased costs within our business as much as possible, because our priority is to keep our brands as affordable as we can,” its spokesperson said. “It is well reported that food and drink manufacturers have been experiencing increasing commodity costs for some time which, coupled with recent foreign exchange pressures, are making food products more expensive to make. “For example, the price of cocoa, which we import into the UK, is up by over 50% since 2013,” they continued. The company said retailers will ultimately set the final consumer price. Analyst’s view Jack Skelly, food analyst at Euromonitor, told this site: “There may be some increase in cost of doing business in the UK, which would likely mean most manufacturers could increase their prices. “However, I think Mondelēz is probably the most rigorous when it comes to bolstering its margins and, given how iconic their brands are to UK shoppers, it may be noticed more than other brands." Downsizing and exchange rates Mondelēz downsized the sizes of its UK Toblerone bar late last year by adding more space between the triangles. At the time, it said rising ingredients costs prompted the move. “This is not about Brexit or foreign exchange," it said. The British pound is currently trading at around 1.21 against the dollar, down 19% from the day of the UK Brexit referendum on June 23, 2016 (1.49). Average daily cocoa prices on the three future markets were 32% lower in December 2016 compared to the same month last year ($2,288 per metric ton versus $3,346 per MT), according to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO). December prices were at their lowest since 2011. Skelly also noted a recent decease in cocoa prices, but said costs for other commodities may have risen. FDF members predict input costs will rise A spokesperson for UK trade body. the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) – of which Mondelēz is a member – told ConfectioneryNews: “Confectionery manufacturers of every size have already seen a sharp rise in the price of key ingredients, raw materials and packaging as a result of the devaluation of the pound.” A recent business confidence survey from the FDF found more than 80% of UK manufacturers expect input costs will continue to rise over the next 12 months. “Confectionery companies have taken steps to absorb these additional costs as far as they can through efficiencies and by taking a hit in margins,” said FDF’s spokesperson . “Increasing the price of products is a last resort. “In light of today’s difficult market conditions, consumers can expect to see a modest increase in the price they pay in the shops,” they continued. Related topics: Manufacturers, Chocolate, Candy, Gum, Mondeléz International Mondelez’s Toblerone may have grounds for candy shape-based lawsuit against Poundland Mondelēz to exit retailers that rejected price hikes Retailer opposition to Mondelēz chocolate price hikes Mondelez plans lower price points and China focus for gum and candy category	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2020
__label__wiki	0.852424	0.852424	PodcastsAdvertisePatreonSubscribe Coastwide Ellicott City, Md., is in the process of implementing a flood mitigation plan. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOWARD (MD.) COUNTY GOVERNMENT Communities Seek Answers, Money for Climate Adaptation Nationwide, communities are becoming cognizant of the need to plan for the impacts of climate change, but too often, they aren’t sure how to implement climate adaptation plans, particularly in smaller, rural areas with fewer resources, according to officials at a climate leadership conference. Pam Hunter McFarland, Engineering News Record “We have many people who are very passionate about the environment, but they don’t know what to do in terms of adaptation,” said Sushma Masemore, deputy assistant secretary for environment and state energy director for the North Carolina Dept. of Environmental Quality, at the Climate Leadership Conference, held March 20-22 in Baltimore. Engineering and construction professionals have a special role in educating these communities about ways to include resilient designs into plans, said Doug Huxley, climate-change practice leader for CH2M, now Jacobs. “If we have the expertise … to know how to reduce greenhouse gas impacts, [though] we can’t mandate that on our client … it is at least an obligation to be providing those alternatives and options,” he said. Communities are in different stages of developing climate adaptation plans. “We are in the beginning stages of asking the difficult questions,” Masemore said. In November, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) signed an executive order calling for the development of a master plan to protect the state’s coastline from sea-level rise and extreme weather. Josh Saks, deputy secretary of natural resources for Virginia, noted that the Hampton Roads region of Virginia is second only to New Orleans in needing to plan for a lethal brew of subsidence and sea-level rise. He said state officials plan to release a first version of a coastal master plan next year. Other communities have developed plans, but those plans languish on shelves because of a lack of financing or political will to carry them out. “There are a ton of plans; now we have to move toward the implementation phase,” said Geoffrey Danker, policy and environmental strategy manager, SoCalGas/SDG&E. Rhode Island has developed some novel approaches for financing projects. “We are seeing climate change from all sides”—both inland and along the coast, said Shaun O’Rourke, director of stormwater and resilience, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank, and chief resilience officer for Rhode Island. In November, state voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to fund a $47.3-million green bond to pay for coastal resiliency projects and climate-related wastewater treatment plant improvements. Additionally, the state is tapping into the Environmental Protection Agency’s state revolving fund program. “The state revolving funds aren’t always utilized to their full potential” for resiliency related projects, O’Rourke said. Saks called on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to step up their efforts to provide support that surpasses state boundaries. “It is hard for a state government to figure out what to do within its own borders,” Saks said. To that end, what is most needed is federal leadership, he said. “Without federal leadership, we’ll always be behind the eight ball.” Read full article . . . Hancock County supervisors recently adopted new rules for beach signs and flags to warn residents and visitors which areas of the beach are off limits to swimming and fishing. (Source: WLOX) State says toxic algae makes water on coast beaches unsafe to touch, but seafood OK to consume Magnolia State Live This photo illustrates how blue-carbon habitats, such as this mangrove forest, can accumulate oil hydrocarbons. Credit: Vincent Sarderne Sediment libraries show marine ecosystems are accumulating oil pollution faster than ever King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Source: DOI U.S. to offer all available areas in next Gulf of Mexico lease sale Get our latest news and updates, no spam whatsoever. Coastal New Today is an active news source for coastal professionals. Stay up to date with stories that matter to you. HomeASPNAll NewsAboutAdvertiseContact Copyright © 2019 CNT/ASPN	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2032
__label__cc	0.520196	0.479804	New report suggests three main groups of caffeine sensitivity Genetic differences help explain why everyone experiences coffee’s effects differently 07 June 2018 – Coffee drinkers fall into one of three major groups based on their caffeine sensitivity, according to physician and author Dr J.W. Langer, in a new report authored for the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee. The report, Genetics, Metabolism and Individual Responses to Caffeine draws on existing research to explain how the body metabolises caffeine, why some people are more affected by caffeine than others, and how healthcare professionals can take this into account when advising patients. An individual’s response to caffeine is likely determined by two main genetic factors: whether their liver can metabolise caffeine quickly or slowly1-3.; and whether they carry a genetic variation that makes their central nervous system more sensitive to caffeine’s stimulating effects1,4-8 Based on these genetic factors, Dr Langer has proposed three descriptive levels of overall caffeine sensitivity: High sensitivity to caffeine Slow-metabolism in the liver and high binding in the central nervous system. Even small amounts of caffeine will cause a stimulating effect and higher doses may cause sleep problems, as seen in a minority of people. Regular sensitivity to caffeine The balance between caffeine inactivation in the liver and binding in the central nervous system means that the individual can typically drink 2-5 cups of coffee during the day without adverse reactions or sleep disturbances. Caffeine is normally not recommended in the evening, but individual differences prevail, as seen in most people. Low sensitivity to caffeine Fast-metabolisers of caffeine. Higher intakes can be consumed, (although healthcare professionals should advise that they still stay within the EFSA guidelines of no more than five cups of coffee per day9). Coffee drinking before bedtime does not typically disturb sleep. Dr Langer, author of the report, explains: “It’s common for people to ask their doctor questions such as why they are kept awake by one cup of coffee, while their partner easily falls asleep after five cups. The answer is that we are all unique coffee drinkers. Our genetic make-up programmes our reaction to caffeine, just as it programmes our hair colour and eye colour.” An individual with low sensitivity to caffeine probably will not experience the typically desired effects of caffeine, such as wakefulness, alertness, and increased concentration. It is important for healthcare professionals to stress that fast metabolisers should not exceed the recommended daily caffeine intake trying to achieve the desired effects. Dr Langer continued: “Most people will self-moderate their caffeine intake based on their personal experience of what they can tolerate. However it’s important that those with a low sensitivity to caffeine stay within the recommended daily caffeine intake of up to 400mg caffeine, which is equivalent to around five cups of coffee.” This report explains the genetic variations that affect individuals’ responses to caffeine in more detail, as well as outlining some of the non-genetic factors such as smoking status, pregnancy, and age. The report also stresses the importance of taking individual responses into consideration when healthcare professionals are advising patients and consumers on their caffeine intake. Readers interested in finding out more about coffee & health can visit: www.coffeeandhealth.org More information on caffeine and metabolism can be found here An infographic on caffeine and metabolism is available here Nehlig A. (2018) Inter-individual differences in caffeine metabolism and factors driving caffeine consumption Pharmacol Rev. 70(2):384-41. Sachse C. et al. (1999) Functional significance of a C–>A polymorphism in intron 1 of the cytochrome P450 CYP1A2 gene tested with caffeine. Br J Clin Pharmacol, 47(4): 445-9. Denden S. et al (2016) Gender and ethnicity modify the association between the CYP1A2 rs 762551 polymorphism and habitual coffee intake: evidence from a meta-analysis. Genet Mol Res, 15(2). Yang A. et al. (2010) Genetics of caffeine consumption and responses to caffeine. Psychopharmacol, 211(3):245-257. Retey J.V. et al. (2007) A genetic variation in the adenosine A2A receptor gene (ADORA2A) contributes to individual sensitivity to caffeine effects on sleep. Clin Pharmacol Ther, 81:692–8. Childs E. et al. (2008) Association between ADORA2A and DRD2 Polymorphisms and Caffeine-Induced Anxiety, Neuropsychopharmacol, 33(12): 2791–2800. Rogers P.J. et al. (2010) Association of the anxiogenic and alerting effects of caffeine with ADORA2A and ADORA1 polymorphisms and habitual level of caffeine consumption. Neuropsychopharmacol, 35(9): 1973-83. Cornelis M. et al. (2007) Genetic polymorphism of the adenosine A2A receptor is associated with habitual caffeine consumption. Am J Clin Nutr, 86: 240-244. EFSA (2015) Scientific Opinion on the Safety of Caffeine, EFSA Journal, 13(5):4102 About Dr J.W. Langer Dr Langer is a physician, author, and media commentator. He is a clinical pharmacology lecturer at Copenhagen University’s Medical School and the author of several books on nutrition, blood pressure, exercise, healthy lifestyle, and self-care. He has over 25 years’ experience in translating hard science into everyday language and is frequently invited to provide his expert commentary on television, radio and in newspapers, discussing issues such as nutrition, exercise, health and wellness.	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2034
__label__wiki	0.705896	0.705896	CropsReview.Com Towards a sculpted contour in agriculture Coconut Selection Concrete Rice Paddy Bareroot Transplanting Coffee Wildlings Giant Staghorn Integrated Farming Jasminum Propagation Mango Technique Mushrooms with Vermi Top-grafting Vertical Gardening Factors in Farming Planting Methods Marcotting Contour Farming No-Till Corn Farming Peanut Farming Plant Fruit Trees Pot Gardening Vermicomposting What is Agriculture What is Agronomy What is Horticulture Crop vs. Weed Agricultural Stats Top Agri Commodities Top Producers (1) Top Export Top Import Population Stats Agronomic Crops Grain Legumes Fiber Crops Rootcrops Sugar Crops Sugar Palms Horticultural Crops Tropical Fruits (A-L) Tropical Fruits (M-T) Plant Naming What is a Plant Plant Structure Growth/Devt Basic PGD Terms Plant Growth Factors Totipotency Plant Movements What is Photosynthesis History of Photosynthesis Types of Photosynthesis What is Sugar G&PB Terms in Genetics Chromosome Numbers Mendelian Laws Mendel's Experiments Dominance Relations Plant Propagation Sexual Propagation Asexual Propagation Plant Cuttings Coffee Wildling CRC Updates Notes on Fertilizer Application and Its Development, Julius Von Liebeg’s Contribution Fertilization or fertilizer application is the supplemental application of plant nutrients to crop plants to augment the supply from natural sources. This consists of applying nutrient-containing materials, called fertilizers, generally into the soil in proximity to receptor plants. However, some are added to water, or to air, or applied as foliar spray. The first artificially produced fertilizer may be the "philosophic dung" or "fattening salt," a substitute to manure (dung) which Johann Glauber (1604-1668) invented. It was prepared from wood ash, lime from burned stone, and well-decomposed organic matter. He wouldn’t know then, but aside from lime, it also added NPK to the soil (Brown 1943, cited by Korcak 1991). In 1659, ammonium nitrate was discovered in Germany and, in 1773, the urea. In 1809, the Chile saltpetre deposit (sodium nitrate) was discovered. However, it seems that the first time that an intellectual property was acquired was in 1842 by John Lawes of England for the production of single superphosphate. Still, despite the availability of fertilizers, the rate of growth on fertilizer application was slow (Soh 2006). Sidedress application of granular, nitrogenous fertilizer Research Boosted the Practice of Fertilizer Application Going further back before the advent of manufactured or chemical fertilizers, the importance of fertilizer application was already known. Korcak (1991) cited that the Chinese were already aware of the beneficial use of green manure during the Chou dynasty in about 100 BC. Research did it. According to Went and the Editors of Life (1963), it is research that is mainly responsible for the Agriculture Revolution. The finding that nutrient removal from the soil is a natural consequence of intensive cropping is considered as the most important milestone of research that contributed dramatically to agricultural development. Julius von Liebeg (1803-1873), a German chemist, made enlightening revelations about plant nutrition and practically boosted the practice of fertilizer application or fertilization. He would become one of the most influential personalities in revolutionizing agriculture throughout the world which means increased productivity manyfold. The following extract from his work (Dedication; Liebeg 1840) is reflective of his precise foresight toward this goal: “Perfect Agriculture is the true foundation of all trade and industry, — it is the foundation of the riches of states. But a rational system of Agriculture cannot be formed without the application of scientific principles; for such a system must be based on an exact acquaintance with the means of nutrition of vegetables, and with the influence of soils and action of manure upon them.” Then a Professor of Chemistry in the University of Giessen of Germany (now also called Julius Liebeg University) and a respected authority in Europe, he was commissioned and, on September 1, 1840, presented his report on the state of organic chemistry to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Soon thereafter on November 30, 1840, he was awarded one of the Copley Medals by the Royal Society (Liebeg 1840). In the First Part of said report entitled Chemistry in its Application to Agriculture and Physiology, he clearly elucidated the subject of crop removal and its consequence on agriculture. Here’s a portion of the report from the Third American Edition by John W. Webster, 1842: “... there cannot be the smallest doubt that a soil must gradually lose those of its constituents which are removed in the seeds, roots, and leaves of the plants raised upon it. The fertility of a soil cannot remain unimpaired, unless we replace in it all those substances of which it has been thus deprived." Now this is effected by manure.” Apparently the term manuring was meant to refer to fertilizer application. “Manure” from natural sources were used then and in the long past such as animal excrements, ashes, and bones. Liebeg predicted the future use of synthetic materials in fertilizer application. According to Liebeg: “It must be admitted as a principle of agriculture, that those substances which have been removed from a soil must be completely restored to it, and whether this restoration be effected by means of excrements, ashes, or bones, is in a great measure a matter of indifference. A time will come when fields will be manured with a solution of glass (silicate of potash), with the ashes of burnt straw, and with salts of phosphoric acid, prepared in chemical manufactories, exactly as at present medicines are given for fever and goitre.” Further, Liebeg popularized the Law of the Minimum. It explains that crop yield is limited by the essential element having the shortest supply in the soil. Therefore, supplying that limiting element will lead to improved crop productivity and the law of the minimum will shift to another element. It seems, however, that it was Carl Sprengel (1787-1859) who first discovered the law of the minimum (soils.wisc.edu 2000). The Law of the Minimum, or principle of limiting factors, along with the finding that crop plants remove some mineral nutrients from the soil, became the basis of the modern practice of fertilizer application. Large amounts of chemical or synthetic fertilizers are now used worldwide and NPK (for nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium) has become a byword in crop agriculture. According to Soh (2006), in 1998 the volume of fertilizers used around the world reached about 360 million tons. These were applied over an area of about 1.4 billion hectares or at an average of about 257.1 kg per hectare. FAO (2011) likewise presents data showing annual growth rate of 1.7%, 1.9%, and 3.1% in the world demand for nitrogen, phosphate and potash, respectively, from 2011 to 2015. Based on research studies, it has long been established that fertilization requires knowing the nutrient needs of crops and the amounts of nutrients that the soil can supply. Consequently, the so called Fertilizer Bill of Rights has become the guiding rule in fertilizer application: Right Kind, Right Amount, Right Time, Right Place (Thorup 1984). [FAO] FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. 2011. Current world fertilizer trends and outlook to 2015. Retrieved Jan. 5, 2013 from ftp://ftp.fao.org/ag/agp/docs/cwfto15.pdf. KORCAK RF. 1991. Reading 31-2: Early roots of the organic movement: a plant nutrition perspective. In: History of the organic movement. Retrieved December 3, 2012 from https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Hort_306/reading/Reading%2031-2.pdf. LIEBEG L. 1840. Chemistry in its application to agriculture and physiology. Third American Edition (1842). Retrieved Jan 17, 2013 from http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/justus-liebig/chemistry-in-its-application-to-agriculture-and-physiology-hci/1-chemistry-in-its-application-to-agriculture-and-physiology-hci.shtml. SOH KG. 2006. A review of the global fertilizer use by product. Retrieved Jan. 5, 2013 from http://espere.mpch-mainz.mpg.de/documents/ACCENT/Edition08/texts%20material/english/fertilizer_usage_2001.pdf. SOILS.WISC.EDU. 2000. Essential elements for plant growth: law of the minimum. Retrieved Nov. 15, 2012 from http://www.soils.wisc.edu/~barak/soilscience326/lawofmin.htm. THORUP RM (ed.). 1984. Ortho Agronomy Handbook: A Practical Guide to Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use. San Francisco, CA: Chevron Chemical Company. 454 p. WENT FW, THE EDITORS OF LIFE. 1963. The Plants. New York: Time Incorporated. 194 p. (Ben G. Bareja, Jan. 2013) List of Essential Elements <<< >>> Ammonic Fertilizers <<< Plant Nutrition Mainpage You might like these. Click/tap to read. Synthetic Urea: Discovery and Industrial Processing Reviews what is synthetic urea, historical transformation from natural to manufactured product and the men involved, and commercial production. What is Urea: Characteristics, Functions and Uses Reviews what is urea or 46-0-0, enlightens as to its composition and applications as a natural organic compound and as industrial or synthetic product. Fertilizer Sources of Ammonic Nitrogen Provides list of fertilizers containing nitrogen in ammonic form (NH4+), including common fertilizer grades and other description. The Ammonium Sulfate Fertilizer or 21-0-0 or 21-0-0-24S Reviews what is ammonium sulfate fertilizer, its nutrient content, production, mixing property and advantages over other fertilizers. The Essential Elements for Plant Growth and Development Reviews what are essential elements, the criteria of essentiality, how many are there in plants, and distinguishes from beneficial elements. Want to say something? 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__label__cc	0.613911	0.386089	Posts tagged Town Line Survey Bakersfield/Fairfield Town Line Survey Office of the Secretary of State State of Vermont Town of Bakersfield, Town of Fairfield Cross Consulting Engineers was retained by the State of Vermont Office of Secretary of State to perform a boundary survey of the town line between the towns of Bakersfield and Fairfield. This line exceeded five miles in length and required extensive research to determine its location. Both towns were unsure of the location of a perpendicular jog in the boundary, which could affect taxes, attendance at school systems and other important town matters. Cross Consulting Engineers performed the necessary deed research, compiled a photo map of lands adjacent to the town line and performed the field survey. Ancient fence lines were discovered and the Town boundary was determined, including the location of the jog that was described in the charters for each town. Upon completion of the research and survey work, monumentation was set along the town line and survey plats were prepared. Upon completion of the plats, all property owners abutting the town line, as well as the Selectboards of each town, were notified and a public hearing was held. Both towns accepted the survey and the Vermont Legislature formally adopted the survey as the official town line in the following legislative session. SurveyingDereck Woolridge August 1, 2011 Boundary Survey, Town Line Survey, Public	cc/2019-30/en_middle_0092.json.gz/line2038

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