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__label__wiki	0.731345	0.731345	Documents filtered by: Correspondent="Quincy, Josiah, III" AND Correspondent="Adams, John Quincy" From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 September 1819 Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Edward H. Robbins, Esquire, Judge of the Probate of Wills, and for granting Letters of Administration on the Estates of Persons deceased, having goods, chattels, rights, or credits in the County of Norfolk, within the Commonwealth aforesaid. To all unto whom these Presents shall come, [August 1, 1826] Know ye, That upon the Day of the Date hereof, before Me, at a Court of Probate, held at Dedham, in the County aforesaid, the Will of John Adams, late of Quincy in the said County, Doctor of Laws deceased, a Copy of which to these Presents annexed, was proved, approved, and allowed: Who having, while he lived, and at the Time of his Death, Goods, Chattels, Rights or Credits in the County aforesaid: And the Probate of the said Will, and Power of committing Administration of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, by Virtue thereof, appertaining unto Me; the Administration of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased, and of his said Will, in any Manner concerning, is hereby committed unto John Quincy Adams, Doctor of Laws, and Josiah Quincy, Doctor of Laws, both of Boston, in the County of Suffolk, and Commonwealth aforesaid, the Executors in the same Will named, well and faithfully to execute the said Will, and to administer the Estate of the said Deceased according thereunto; and to make a true and perfect inventory of all and singular the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Deceased; and to exhibit the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for County aforesaid, at or before the first Day of November next ensuing: And also to render a plain and true Account of their said Administration upon Oath, within one year from the date hereof. In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of the said Court of Probate. Dated at Dedham, the first Day of August, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty Six. Edwd. H Robbins J Probate Samuel Haven Regt. [September 27, 1819] Know all men by these presents that I John Adams of Quincy in the County of Norfolk Esquire, being of sound mind and disposing memory, though in the eighty fourth year of my age, do hereby make my last Will and Testament. My debts, which I hope will not be large and my funeral charges, which I hope will be very small, must be paid by my Executors. I give and devise to my son John Quincy Adams and to his heirs, all that part of my real estate, which lies on both sides of the Ancient County road from Boston to Plymouth, containing by estimation one hundred and three acres be the same more, or less, together with my mansion house, gardens and buildings thereon situated: I also give to him Babel pasture, so called, which I purchased of the Executor of Norton Quincy; also the two rockey pastures, which we have called the Lanes pasture and the red ceder pasture, upon the following condition Vizt.—that he pay, or secure to be paid, with interest, within three years after my decease, to my Executors herein after named, for the said real estate first above named ten thousand dollars; for the said Babel pasture one thousand dollars; and for both the said Lanes pasture and the said Red ceder pasture one thousand dollars. But in case, my said son John Quincy shall refuse to accept the said estate and pastures upon the said condition then I order my said Executors to make sale of the same, and to apply the proceeds in portions as herein after directed. I give and devise to my said son John Quincy Adams, the whole of my library, upon condition that he pays to my son Thomas Boylston Adams, the value of one half the said library, to be estimated, in case my said sons cannot agree concerning the value by appraisers, to be chosen by my Executors and to be approved by the Judge of Probate of the County of Norfolk for the time being. And my will is that a discharge or offset, made by my said son John Quincy, for the amount of such valuation, of any debt due from my said son Thomas, to my said son John Quincy shall be deemed a full compliance with this condition. All the rest and residue of my estate, real, personal and mixed, I order to be sold by my Executors. <[. . .]> After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses, I order that the proceeds of the said sale together with the sums to be paid or secured to be paid by the said John Quincy to my Executors as above provided, be applied and appropriated in the following manner Vizt.—in equal portions to my said son John Quincy Adams—to my said son Thomas Boylston Adams—to my grand children William Stuben Smith, John Adams Smith, Caroline Amelia De Wint, children of my deceased daughter Abigail Smith;—to my grand children Susanna Boylston Clark, Abigail, Louisa, Smith Johnson children of my deceased son Charles Adams;—to my grand children Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Coombs Adams, Thomas Boylston Adams, Isaac Hull Adams, John Quincy Adams, Joseph Harrod Adams children of my said son Thomas Boylston Adams;—and to Katharine Louisa Smith neice of my late consort, who has been brought up in my family. And my Will is that my Executors herein after named shall retain in their hands, all the portions of my estate, herein above devised to my son Thomas Boylston Adams and to his six children above named, that they put the same out to interest and hold the same in trust;—paying the said interest to my said son Thomas Boylston Adams, or to the support of his family, or forming an accumulating fund for the benifit of his children, at their discretion, until his said children attain the age of twenty one years and as each attain the said age, my Will is that my Executors should pay over such child’s portion to him or her successively; and after the decease of my said son Thomas my will is that his portion be equally divided among such of his children as shall then survive. All my family pictures, all my books, papers, manuscripts and letters of every kind, I devise to my son John Quincy Adams. I hereby constitute and appoint my son John Quincy Adams and my friend Josiah Quincy of Boston Executors of this my last Will and Testament. I hereby revoke all my former Wills and declare this to be my last Will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen. Signed sealed published and declared by the said John Adams the Testator to be his last Will and Testament in presence of us, who in his presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our names as Witnesses. Jno. Davis Thomas Greenleaf Geo. W. Beale. Norfolk ss. (L.S.) At a Court of Probate, held at Dedham, in and for the County of Norfolk, on the first Tuesday of August, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and twenty six, being the first day of said month. The foregoing Instrument, purporting to be the last Will and Testament of John Adams, late of Quincy, in said County, Doctor of Laws, deceased, being presented for Probate, by John Quincy Adams and Josiah Quincy, the Executors therein named, Thomas Greenleaf, a Witness thereto subscribed, appears and makes oath, that he saw the said John Adams, sign, seal, and heard him publish the said Instrument to be his last Will and Testament; and that he, with John Davis and George W. Beale (whose presence here is dispensed with) subscribed their names thereto, as Witnesses, in the presence of the said Testator—and that he was then, to the best of their discernment, of sound and disposing mind:—I do therefore, by virtue of the power and authority given me hereby approve and allow the said Instrument as the last Will and Testament of the before named deceased, and do decree that it have full force and effect, as such according to the law in that case provided. Given under my hand and seal of office, the day and year above written. Edwd: H. Robbins Judge of Probate. Copy. Attest Samuel Haven Regt Quincy, Josiah, III “From John Adams to John Quincy Adams, 27 September 1819,” Founders Online, National Archives, accessed September 29, 2019, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-03-02-3713. [This is an Early Access document from The Adams Papers. It is not an authoritative final version.]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1224
__label__wiki	0.816166	0.816166	Jodi Rudoren Jodi Rudoren became Editor-in-Chief of The Forward, the nation’s oldest independent Jewish news organization, in September 2019 after more than two decades as a reporter and editor at The New York Times. She is helping lead a transformation of the storied 123-year-old institution, a nonprofit that went digital-only earlier this year, At The Times, Jodi served as Jerusalem bureau chief from 2012 through 2015, covering two Israeli elections, two wars in Gaza, the failed Kerry peace talks, the fallout from the Iran nuclear deal, and numerous terror attacks. She previous covered the 2004 American presidential campaign, and served as Chicago bureau chief, education correspondent and education editor, and deputy on both the Metropolitan and International desks, before joining the masthead as Associate Managing Editor for Audience Strategy. A longtime digital innovator, Jodi was executive producer of the multimedia series “One in 8 Million,” which won NYTimes.com’s first Emmy Award, in 2009, and served on the 2020 committee about the newsroom of the future. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Fuller Project, a nonprofit newsroom doing groundbreaking investigative work on issues that affect women. Jodi grew up in Newton, Mass., and graduated cum laude in 1992 from Yale University, where she was Managing Editor of The Yale Daily News. She and he husband, Gary, combined their surnames in 2006 and live in Montclair, NJ, with their twins, who just turned 12. rudoren@forward.com Editorial \| Leaders who care about democracy must demand NYPD release records about anti-Semitic attacks Jodi RudorenJanuary 15, 2020 We made our records requests public more than a week ago, and we have yet to hear a word from New York’s mayor, governor or borough presidents. Meet The Forward’s New Columnists Batya Ungar-Sargon and Jodi RudorenDecember 23, 2019 We are rededicating ourselves to one of the Forward’s core missions: being a platform for civil discourse. Forward 50: Meet The Machers And Shakers Who Influenced, Intrigued And Inspired Us This Year Jodi RudorenDecember 20, 2019 These were the Jewish movers, shakers, leaders, performers, activists, mavens and politicians who inspired us in 2019. Editorial \| To Fight Campus Anti-Semitism, More Tools Are Welcome Universities have to at once be the ultimate bastions of free speech even of the ugliest variety and be a space devoid of discrimination Far-Right Pastor Calls Impeachment A ‘Jew Coup,’ Begs Trump To ‘Wake Up’ Jodi RudorenNovember 27, 2019 “This isn’t news. It’s a direct attack on our communities. And it’s a complete lie,” Jewish social-justice group Bend the Arc wrote @TwitterSafety. 3 Qs With Jodi \| What Does Israel’s Political Stalemate Really Mean? With the peace process stalemated so long it’s just gone stale, Israeli voters are increasingly focused on socio-economic questions You Pick: Who Were the Most Intriguing and Influential American Jews of 2019? What’s in a list? The actual list items, of course. But any list also reflects the values, the proclivities, the quirks of its compiler. Bennet at J Street: My Mother Is Jewish But Didn’t Raise Me That Way Jodi RudorenOctober 28, 2019 “It’s very hard for anybody to call me — whose family was wiped out by Hitler, who spent time in Israel — an anti-Semite,” said Bernie Sanders. At J Street Conference, Democratic Candidates Pressed On Cutting Israel Aid He likened the U.S.-Israel alliance to “a friendship where your friend is acting in a way that you think might hurt your relationship.” ‘Then We Hear A Boom’ — Inside The German Synagogue During The Attack Rabbi Jeremy Borovitz had brought a visiting contingent of young Jews from Berlin to Halle to liven up the community’s commemoration.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1236
__label__cc	0.532667	0.467333	About Gamechuck Interactive Comics Trip the Ark Fantastic Gamechuck Home Gamechuck Arcades Welcome to The Heist, where the odds are definitely not in your favor, and even the smallest mistake could prove to be fatal. The Heist follows four protagonists in their attempt to steal a technological prototype from a high-security research facility on Ganymede. In this interactive comic with puzzle elements, the player will have to make difficult decisions and each of them will have a ripple effect on the outcome of the story. Based on the decisions made, there are multiple possible endings, which gives the game substantial and varied replay value. Upon finishing the game, the player has an option to print it out in the form of a comic book. Or Check-Out our Other Titles Let's stay in touch! Subscribe to Gamechuck Newsletter! This website is built using the open-source Wordpress platform which keeps cookies for some of its features. If you use this site we will assume that you are okay with it. Accept Reject Cookie settings Read More	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1239
__label__wiki	0.786424	0.786424	Archive for Tag: playable characters What the Crap? You Columns by Mark Freedman on June 3, 2015 4 Seriously, what is up with you? I mean, not YOU...but, you know. You. Mega Man 10’s Downloadable (Dis)content Blog Posts by Nathaniel Hoover on April 29, 2010 3 I made it a point to play the game into the ground--at this point, I hope it stays buried there a while. Mega Man 10 (Wii-WW) Reviews by Nathaniel Hoover on April 16, 2010 27 Ask your mad doctor if Roboenza is right for you. Street Fighter II (SNES) Reviews by Bradley Keene on February 1, 2006 HADOKEN! That one word holds a special place in any fighting game fan's heart. Samurai Warriors (PS2) Reviews by Matt Gardner on January 1, 2005 If you, like me, are interested in the history of the samurai and Japan and all that, this is a good game to pick up. Star Ocean: The Second Story (PS1) Reviews by Matt Gardner on October 1, 2004 What this game may lack in other categories, it makes up for in pure fun. [NSFW] Mega Man X7 (PS2) Reviews by Ted Gleason on May 1, 2004 1 Mega Man X7 is the type of game that most greatly appeals to fans of the series. Sonic Heroes (PS2) Reviews by Stuart Gipp on April 1, 2004 This game has its moments, but ultimately it's a disappointing and frustrating romp. Jeopardy! (NES) Reviews by Paul Franzen on April 1, 2004 Its only fault is that some of the questions now are so dated that they're almost unanswerable. Sunset Riders (SNES) Reviews by Brian Vanek on March 1, 2004 If you can only play one western game, make it Sunset Riders. Hector: Badge of Carnage, Episode 1: We Negotiate With Terrorists (PC) It would be gracious of me to bring to the fore my obvious bias in reviewing Hector: Badge of Carnage, Episode 1: We Negotiate With Terrorists (vomits). In several ways, the game conspired against me.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1240
__label__wiki	0.541472	0.541472	Giant Patent-Holder Intellectual Ventures’ Investors Revealed In Court Joe Mullin May 20, 2011 - 10:30 AM CDT Intellectual Ventures (IV) is one of the largest patent-holders in the country, and claims to hold more than 30,000 patents to its name. It also continues to be an organization with a somewhat shadowy business plan; it claims to “invest in invention,” but its real business is dealing in patents, and now, patent lawsuits. In December, IV started suing tech companies. But the beginning of IV’s litigation campaign has also compelled the company to reveal its biggest investors in court-and the list holds a few surprises. The list was revealed as part of a lawsuit with Xilinx, a San Jose semiconductor company. Xilinx wasn’t in the batch of nine tech companies sued by IV back in December, but tired of having the threat of an IV infringement lawsuit hanging over it and went ahead and filed its own lawsuit in February, asking for a judgment of non-infringement. (It’s a “declaratory judgment” suit, which describes a lawsuit where a company being threatened with a legal claim goes ahead and takes the issue to court itself; it turns the party that would have been the defendant in a lawsuit into the plaintiff.) The list of IV investors includes: » More than a dozen big tech companies, including Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), Google (NSDQ: GOOG), Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO), Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE), Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT), Verizon, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and others. Those companies are believed to be “licensees” as well as investors. That is, they paid money for patent licenses so that IV would never sue them; and they’re also being promised something on the back-end, so that if IV makes money licensing from others, these companies profit. However, the tech companies on the list should be considered in a different light than the other investors. They invested under duress, and knew that litigation with IV might be the end result if they didn’t pay up to become an “investment.” Also, some of these companies, including Google and Cisco, have been investors for many years, and in the early years IV had a very different tone. Back then, the giant patent-holding company, which was founded by ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, billed itself as a “patent defense fund.” (Clearly, it hasn’t turned out that way. ) One strange twist is that Xilinx itself is also an investor, even though it’s engaged in litigation with IV. Perhaps Xilinx only licensed a portion of IV patents, and could still be sued under others; either way, it suggests a major falling-out between two entities that at one point were able to strike a deal. » Eight major research universities are on the list, as is the Mayo Clinic and Grinnell College in Iowa. These research institutions appear to have simply invested cash hoping for a return. While many (if not all) of these institutions own patents, they don’t appear to have transferred any to Intellectual Ventures. The universities are unlikely to have been threatened with infringement lawsuits like the tech companies might have been, so they were likely simply pulled in by IV’s sales pitch. » Many top-tier technology investors are also involved with IV, including VC firms like Charles River Ventures and charitable foundations like the Hewlett Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. Overall, the presence of the universities and foundations on this list is a somewhat unsettling revelation. It isn’t clear that IV’s patent-licensing behavior-and now, litigation-is good for innovation in any way. IV claims it “invests in invention,” but there aren’t any successful spinoffs that have spawned from IV funding or technology, and the social benefits of simply amassing patents are highly questionable, at best. The full list of investors follows. The list was first reported on the blog of IAM, a UK magazine covering intellectual property issues. The list below is one categorized by Patently-O, the most popular patent law blog. Contacted by The American Lawyer, Intellectual Ventures declined to comment on the list “out of respect for our investors.” As TAL notes, court records indicate that Intellectual Ventures tried to keep this list secret, but ultimately did not succeed. » Technology Companies Detelle Relay KG eBay (NSDQ: EBAY), Inc. OC Applications Research (merged with IV) Sony (NYSE: SNE) Corp. TR Technologies Xilinx (yes, the plaintiff is also an investor) » Universities » Individuals Peter Detkin (IV Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman) Eric Dobkin (Goldman Sachs; IV Board of Advisors) Richard Fields Gregory Gorder (IV Co-Founder and Vice-Chairman) Paul Gould Adam Holiber (IV Licensing Executive) Edward Jung (IV Co-Founder and CTO) Nathan Myhrvold (IV Co-Founder and CEO) Nancy Peretsman (leading Investment Banker) » Investors Allen SBH Commonfund Capital Venture Partners Dore Capital Flag Capital Flora Family Foundation Hewlett Foundation Howard Hughes Medical Institute Legacy Ventures McKinsey and Co. Next Generation Partners Noregin Assets Rockefeller Foundation Roldan Block NY Seqouia Holdings Skillman Foundation Sohn Partners Taichi Holdings TIFF Private Equity White Plaza Group — This story when originally published, citing the Patently-O blog, suggested that Allen SBH was connected to Paul Allen. An Allen spokesman has confirmed to me that this is not the case. Intellectual Ventures 2 Responses to “Giant Patent-Holder Intellectual Ventures’ Investors Revealed In Court” laszlokovari May 23, 2011 interesting list: cowardice and being opportunistic is a common denominator that binds. Jim May 20, 2011 Makes you want to puke!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1245
__label__cc	0.554126	0.445874	Published: Jun 1st, 2010 Category: NBA Basketball, NHL Hockey, Other Comments on the NBA and NHL finals. Tags: Artest, Black Hawks, Boston Celtics, Bynam, Fisher, Flyers, Garnett, Lakers, NBA, NBA All Star Game, NBA Finals, NHL, NHL Finals, Rondo Game 1 will tip off Thursday. That gives the “old” Celtics time to recover from injuries to PG Rajon Rondo and C Kendrick Perkins. The schedule of the Finals will allow more rest than the Celtics to play at a very high level of energy. One thing that came out of the last game against game against the Magic was the outstanding performance by the diminutive PG Nate Robinson. Robinson had not played much in the post season but came off the bench to replace Rondo and scored 13 point, got 2 rebounds and a steal. The Lakers have some injury issues of their own. C Andrew Bynum had fluid removed from his right knee which has given him trouble for most of his career. The format of the finals gives the team with home court advantage an additional benefit. With the 2-3-2 format, the team without HC advantage usually struggles to win all 3 games on their court. Keys to the series: 1. The biggest key is who is going to stop Rondo from controlling the Celtic O. When he has been distributing the ball and driving to the hoop, the team has been unbeatable. He has averaged nearly 17 points and 10 assists per game in the playoffs. The Magic didn’t have an answer for Rondo and neither did the Cavs. The biggest question who gets the assignment to stop Rondo? Laker PG Fisher is not nearly quick enough to slow Rondo. Bryant would be another prospect but by spending his energy on the D end of the floor could hurt his scoring. The backup Gs on the team are not known for their D. One possibility would be Ron Artest. When he feels like doing the job he is an effective defender but is not as quick as Rondo. 2. Which Kevin Garnett will show up? When he is on, the Celtics are really active on the O side of the floor. But at 34 he takes some quarters off. He can not do that against the Lakers and expect the Celtics to win. In the first 2 games, the Flyers have outplayed the Black Hawks but come up short twice on the scoreboard. Now the series goes back to Philly and we will see if the Hawks can shake off the cobwebs to play at the level they have in previous series. If the Flyers win the games at home convincingly, expect them to steal one in Chicago and win the series. The Hawks need to win one in Philly to prove to themselves as well as the opponents. If not, the Flyers could well win the championship. The first two games were as different as they could be. Game 1 looked like an NBA All star game where nobody even tried to play D in a 6-5 win for Chicago. Game 2 was much better hockey and ended up 2-1. Expect the games in Philly to look a lot more like the 2-1 game than the 6-5 game. Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football and basketball and has scouted talent. He is a senior writer for and edits https://fryingpansports.com. He has also published several novels on Technorati Tags: NHL,NBA,NHL Finals,NBA Finals,Boston Celtics,Lakers,Rondo,Bynam,Garnett,Fisher,Artest,Black Hawks,Flyers,NBA All Star Game	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1251
__label__wiki	0.881253	0.881253	May is said to withdraw parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal By snoop1130, December 10, 2018 in World News dick dasterdly 11,838 9 minutes ago, bristolboy said: Sure, it was worded that way with no intent to deceive. They just happened to juxtapose the factoid with the promise of more funds for NHS. And it also wasn't trying to fool the UK public into believing that the cost to the UK of EU membership was a net 350 million per week. The brexit bus is always the main 'lie' argument of remainers. Funny how they forget to mention Osborne's promised punishment budget - and he was a member of the govt.! And sacked immediately after the referendum result as his lie was immediately proven to be a lie..... A bit unfair, as the biggest lie has been proven to be Cameron's. 'We will enact your decision'.... On 12/12/2018 at 1:25 PM, vogie said: You don't like JRM I understand. I don't like or trust JRM either. He's v. intelligent and runs rings around the rubbish spouted by remainers - but I've no doubt he's looking after his own personal interests.... And that's the problem. There's not one, single politician that I trust to actually respect the intention behind the referendum result . Naam 14,098 2 hours ago, dick dasterdly said: 2 hours ago, bristolboy said: bus or no bus the £350mm per week (£18.2bb) was a blatant lie. here's the beef from Uk's "Office for National Statistics": https://www.ons.gov.uk/.../theukcontributiontotheeubudget/2017-10-31 Using EC data that includes credits from the EU to UK public and private sectors, the UK’s average annual net contribution on this wider basis for the years 2012 to 2016 was £8.1 billion. no more palaver please. bristolboy 16,060 Before you were saying that the Brexiters didn't practice to deceive, and now you're claiming that the Remainers deceived, too. Do you see a discrepancy there? tebee 4,306 Hyper-intelligent pan-dimensional galaxy protrusion Location:twixt brittany and rangsit rixalex 5,560 A Live Member Actually this line of discussion started with a challenge by 7by7 for a single lie told by the remain side to be quoted, since he seems to think the deceit is one-sided. I think most people agree liberties were taken with the truth on both sides, although I'd argue that it's a more serious matter when those liberties taken were being spoken by the government of the day. Sent from my SM-G610F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 7by7 9,503 On ‎12‎/‎17‎/‎2018 at 7:14 AM, rixalex said: So it seems like the remain promises/threats that haven't come to pass are conveniently written off as honest mistakes. You obviously have difficulty in understanding the difference between a statement which those making it say is a fact and a projection of something which might happen in a worst case scenario. Or maybe you do know the difference, but are hoping that others don't! Of course, projections, good and bad, of what might happen post Brexit cannot be fully judged until some time after Brexit has actually happened, and are dependent upon what sort of deal, if any, we make with the EU for the future. My Thai Life 2,219 On 12/17/2018 at 10:46 PM, Naam said: better swallow your beef £350 million per week is roughly what the UK pays the EU excluding the rebate. Factoring in the rebate the UK pays around £250 million per week, but it doesn't have control of the 100m difference. https://fullfact.org/europe/our-eu-membership-fee-55-million/ 1 hour ago, My Thai Life said: From your own link The UK doesn’t pay or "send to Brussels" this higher figure of £18.6 billion, or anything equivalent per week or per day. The rebate is applied straight away (its size is calculated based on the previous year's contributions), so the UK never contributes this much. So we never send the rebate to Brussels - we have complete control of it! The money we don't have control over is the extra money we get back from Europe The government then gets some of that money back, mainly through payments to farmers and for poorer areas of the country such as Wales and Cornwall. In 2017, the UK's ‘public sector receipts’ are estimated to be £4 billion. The Treasury figures note payments the EU makes directly to the private sector, such as research grants. In 2015, these were worth an estimated £1.5 billion, so including them could reduce our net contribution further still. tomacht8 5,384 In 2016, the UK government spent £814.6 billion. The uk net contribution to the EU was around 8-9 billion. That's around one percent. Meanwhile, the British pound has lost a purchasing power of 150 billion ( only money base M2) on the world stage in 2018. A country that can afford such an economic stupidity, This country is doing too well. I think YOU are the one with the understanding issue. "Worst case scenario"? You speak as if there were multiple outcomes possible on the eve of the vote. Of course there were just two. A vote to remain or a vote to leave. The chancellor stated that, "there will have to be an emergency budget if the UK votes to leave the EU". Not "there may be". Not "we'll have to wait and see and assess things". But, "THERE WILL HAVE TO BE". That isn't a projection. That is a promise. Honest mistake my elbow. How naive to do you have to be to believe that? The whole government was in full "get the nation to vote remain" mode, and this promise was clearly designed to instil fear in what would happen to the economy in the event of a leave vote. It was a lie. A lie that of course would have forever been unknown had the country voted the way it was supposed to. That was what the chancellor was banking on. He gambled and lost. While there are folks who talk how important their people are. Who thinks England or lesser Britain is important anymore? 30 minutes ago, oilinki said: I think it's the 6th biggest economy in the world. What makes you think that doesn't qualify the UK to count as important? This kind of scorn is childish and baseless. The UK may not have the same status in the world as it did before WW1, but that doesn't mean it isn't important. Just less important. billd766 22,344 An aged but well preserved member Who cares what you think or believe? It is more important what the world thinks. https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/ https://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/profile/country/gbr/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) 22 minutes ago, bristolboy said: I thought UK was 5th biggest economy in the world. I guess I have to update my books!! Is there a reason why I still think that UK is the 5th biggest economy in the world and you think it's the 6th biggest economy in the world? Germany's other migration wave: the pensioner exodus New Rules in Phuket for insurance!!!! Must read By PeterPiperPussyyyEater Widow acces to funds By RubbaJohnny	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1258
__label__wiki	0.727321	0.727321	When Twitter Q&As Backfire Disastrously Kaila Hale-Stern Filed to:memeland This was not a good week on social media for writer E.L. James of Fifty Shades of Grey and would-be Presidential candidate Gov. Bobby Jindal. Both took to Twitter to answer fans’ questions. But they are controversial figures online, and the majority of Tweets were delightful take-downs that burned so good. First up: E.L. James. The author is loathed by vocal segments of The Internet; James haters are legion. You can hate her for her painfully bad writing, which wouldn’t fly in a freshman comp class. You can hate her for the fact that Fifty Shades began as fanfiction of Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight. Or you can hate James for inaccurately depicting BDSM and for framing the abusive relationship between the two protagonists as the height of romance. Take your pick! Twitter users on #AskELJames certainly did. You should check out the hashtag, which has provided days of endless entertainment and is still going long after James’ PR team cherry-picked some softball questions to answer. Some James fans were upset about the ridicule sent in the author’s direction. I think she’s more than a fair target—the majority of Tweets criticized James’ writing style and characterizations, which are valid subjects for a writer who has earned upwards of $90 million from her work. Debates over the way Fifty Shades portrays the relationship between clueless, virginal Ana Steele and the brooding, stalker-y billionaire Christian Grey have swirled in online communities for ages, gaining strength again this year when the Fifty Shades film came out. Since James’ latest book Grey retells the story through Christian’s eyes, long-simmering concerns found a new outlet in the Q&A. You can read more about “50 shades of abuse” here (I’ve also written about the disturbing themes in Twilight, upon which Fifty Shades was originally based). This is an instance where Twitter mobs are raising awareness through irony rather than getting out their pitchforks for no reason. A similar movement of derision to expose hypocrisy was in action for Bobby Jindal’s Q&A disaster. It appears that Jindal’s PR people missed the James kerfluffle, because on Tuesday they asked Twitter to leave town hall questions for the Governor of Louisiana under the hashtag #AskBobby. Peruse Gawker’s amazing tag for all the Jindal coverage you can shake a Bible at. Jindal is widely known for his anti-science views and mixing a hardline Christian rhetoric into politics; both have earned him a history of internet scorn. He is fiercely opposed to reproductive rights, marriage equality, and immigration reform, but he believes in demonic possession and exorcisms. Unsurprisingly, #AskBobby did not go as planned. We hope the answer to that is never. This material is gold, and exactly what Twitter was made for. While it is unlikely that either James or Jindal had to sift through the negative Tweets themselves, many a headline has since been generated about the real questions people wish they would answer. In these cases, the sub-narrative created by Twitter users became the dominant reported story—with attempts at self-promotion washed away in a wave of truth-telling and 140 character-shots fired.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1268
__label__cc	0.709663	0.290337	Ring of Fire: the future of ecological climate change research? The road to the field site in Kamchatka, with the Mutnovskiy volcano in the background ‘Ring of Fire’ is a four-year research project that investigates how rising temperatures of global warming could affect freshwater ecosystems. A team of scientists are visiting five high-latitude sites where geothermal activity generates a temperature gradient across freshwater streams. The streams are used as ‘natural laboratories’ to investigate how global warming could impact everything from gene expression to whole ecosystem processes, in systems that are experiencing warming at an unprecedented rate. Dr Kate Randall, who has recently returned from fieldwork in Russia, explains why this project could revolutionise future research into global warming. Kamchatka, a remote volcanic peninsula in the far east of Russia, was the fifth and final site to be sampled by the ‘Ring of Fire’ team. Our field site was located in the Verkhne-Paratunskie Hot Springs Nature Reserve, an hour drive along a hazardous road that caused three punctures in two days and led to one unintentional diversion into a ditch. Reaching the streams themselves, by clambering through dense vegetation, was another challenge – but it was worth it. In total we sampled ten streams spanning a gradient of 6.5 to 31 degrees Celsius. To collect samples, we had to battle through thick vegetation engulfing the streams. My involvement in the ‘Ring of Fire’ fieldwork focuses on the microbial communities living in the sedimentary layer of these streams. Sampling consists of collecting sediment and freezing it to preserve a snap-shot of the microbial community. The samples are then processed back in the lab at the University of Essex. Despite being invisible to the naked eye, microorganisms are arguably the most ecologically significant group of organisms on the planet. They drive the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen, support ecosystem processes and ultimately influence the services ecosystems provide. However, data concerning freshwater microbial responses to global warming, and their inclusion within ecological freshwater food web research, is lacking. This is partly due to the microscopic size and high abundance of microorganisms in the environment, which means traditional ecological methods used to study larger organisms are not applicable to microbial ecology. But, thanks to technological and computational developments, I can bypass these problems. In the lab, I can extract and purify genetic information, which allows me to identify and quantify what microbes are present and what specific functions are being performed – and compare the results across the temperature gradients at each of the sites. Gathering this data at such a scale is unprecedented, and will bridge major knowledge gaps in global warming research for freshwater ecosystems. Working with Dr Sarah Harpenslager, who is measuring key biogeochemical processes associated with carbon and nitrogen cycling, our combined data will enable us to track changes in microbial communities, and link these to the ecosystem processes they drive. Over two years, the ‘Ring of Fire’ project has achieved multidisciplinary ecological research at a huge scale, from genes right up to ecosystem level, and established a standard sampling strategy. Few studies investigate the effects of temperature on multiple ecosystem processes; even fewer incorporate increased levels of biological complexity; and fewer still attempt to combine the two. I have no doubt our work will act as a showcase for a new approach to global warming research, at a time when it is more important than ever. Bears spotted on the journey home Find out more about the Ring of Fire research project. Read our briefing papers: Adaptation of freshwater species to climate change Multiple stressors in freshwater ecosystems: biocides and climate change For the latest news, views and events from the Grantham Institute, sign up to our weekly update newsletter. Grantham Institute November 2, 2017 December 11, 2018 Adaptation, climate change, Earth and Life Sciences, Ecosystems, Fieldwork, freshwater, Kamchatka, Microorganisms, Research, Ring of Fire Previous Previous post: Can tackling antimicrobial resistance help end poverty, protect the planet and ensure peace and prosperity? Next Next post: COP23: The Fijian approach, the ‘Paris Rulebook’, and a potential showdown…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1274
__label__cc	0.743238	0.256762	Time Lapse of Harvard's Largest Solar Project Being Installed at Harvard Athletics In May 2012 Harvard Athletics completed a six week renewable project as it installed a layer of 2,275 solar panels on the roof of Gordon Track. Green Building Services at Harvard University Harvard Green Building Services (GBS) is a interdisciplinary group of professionals within Harvard Campus Services dedicated to supporting the sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings across the university. Phillips Brooks House Weatherization Project On May 2, 2010 more than 50 Harvard students took a break from studying for finals and picked up caulk guns to help improve the energy efficiency of the Phillips Brooks House in Harvard Yard. FMO/OFS Auditing Finds Library Utility Savings In the early spring of 2009, Facilities Maintenance Operations (FMO) and the Office for Sustainability (OFS) joined forces to create a new Building Energy Auditing Service. This new service is expected to generate tremendous financial savings and... Heating and Cooling Changes Save Thousands at HCL Regular session, intersession, summer session – for years, the heating and cooling systems in several HCL libraries ran virtually all day, whether the buildings were open or not. As part of HCL’s commitment to sustainability, the library... HBS Visits Blackstone's Super Duper Green Building! On a bright and sunny Monday afternoon (April 10, 2010) about 15 HBS students made their way across the Western Avenue bridge to visit one of Harvard's shining jewels as far as green buildings go -- the University Operations Services building at 46... Lab (26)Apply Lab filter (-) Remove Design (GSD) filterDesign (GSD)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1279
__label__cc	0.593736	0.406264	Tag Archives: Movies No, Virginia, The Patriots Are Not Cheaters September 5, 2019 Handsome Timmy DBill Belichick, Boston, celebrity, Creativity, Do Your Job, Entertainment, filmmaking, Football, Fun, media, Movies, networking, New England Patriots, NFL, Patriots, pop culture, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, Sports, television, Tom Brady, TV, TV Production, writing, XFL Leave a comment “It was hard to swallow because I always felt something happened but I didn’t know what it was and I couldn’t prove it anyway. Even to this day, I think something happened.” – former St Louis Rams head coach, Mike Martz “There isn’t a day that goes by since 2003 that I haven’t questioned … that there were some things done that might have been beyond the rules that may have given them a three-point advantage,” – former Carolina Panthers GM Marty Hurney. “Do your job. Maybe the one word that isn’t in that’s implied is ‘Do your job … well. It could be enough to make the difference.” – Bill Belichick, New England Patriots head coach Not sure when you’ll be reading this but I’m typing this a few hours before the kickoff of the 2019 NFL Season. There’s a lot to object to about the NFL. As an organization, they still not remotely take domestic violence seriously. They have a commissioner, Roger Goodell, who does not understand the basic difference between right and wrong. The participating athletes sometimes suffer debilitating injuries that even the millions they make doesn’t always make up for. If you’re a consumer who chooses not to watch football, quite frankly – I don’t have a counterargument for you. I still like football. For all of its flaws, many of the participating athletes will tell you it’s an amazing game with incredible rewards not often found elsewhere. I’ve also found the game of football to be an incredibly accurate metaphor for the game of life. Whatever one does for a living, or even in personal relationships, we’re all engaged in game of inches. We’re all fighting and clawing through bombarding obstacles just to move forward be it one yard, fifty yards or one inch. I see so many parallels between football and life when it comes to missed catches, punching it through to the end zone, even embracing our rivals. So I remain a fan. And as one who learned to love football in the fair city of Boston, I remain a fan of the New England Patriots. In February of 2019, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady lead the Patriots to their sixth Super Bowl win. I actually had to stop and count for a second (wait is it five or six?) Their Super Bowl record as a coach and quarterback combo is 6 wins, 3 losses. There are some combos wishing for that playoff record or a similar ratio for their regular season. That particular Super Bowl stat is kind of unheard of. And there’s a good chance they’re not done. Entering this season, Belichick and Brady are both widely recognized as the greatest coach and greatest quarterback of all time. Sure, that’s some that disagree and those are some hella fun barstool debates that will happen every Sunday between now and next February. But there still remains a large portion of the population that think the Patriots are cheaters. That their success can be summed up with stealing some defensive signals on video tape or even more ridiculous – deflating footballs. Not only is this a false narrative, it’s an unhealthy one that actually does more hope to the people crying “CHEATER” than it does the Patriots. Even as a Patriots fan, I’m going to be as objective as possible here. And I ask you, dear reader, to do the same. I ask you set that piping hot hatred aside for these pages because as you’ll my point here is not to get you to love or even forgive the Patriots. Because many people hate the Patriots, not for any kind of cheating, but for their success. I don’t want to go down to deep a rabbit hole – this is actually still a post about screenwriting – but it’s easy to point out how flawed the accusations are. In 2007, Eric Mangini famously reported the Patriots for videotaping defensive signals on the sideline. No getting around it – Patriots broke the rules. When confronted, Bill Belichick offered an explanation that he misinterpreted the rules as to mean videotaping signals was fine as long as the video was not used during said game. Commissioner Goodell didn’t buy it so fines were levied. But the stigma was created by many fans everywhere because it offered a great comfort. It offered the sigh of relief, “SEE! The Patriots aren’t really that good” They had something they could use as an excuse should their team lose – are having already been defeated by – the Patriots. Now, here’s the thing in the NFL. It’s not really great defense to say “everyone does it.” But everyone does it. There are probably about 32 teams that videotape signals in the NFL. They will be videotaping signals this weekend. You know who else videotapes signals – NBC, CBS, FOX and ESPN. Hell in 2006, when the Miami Dolphins tried to buy a bootleg videotape of Tom Brady in practice, ESPN’s John Clayton dismissed it because videotaping your opponent is just part of the game. He was much harsher when the Patriots were busted, of course, because the Dolphins are established NFL winners while the Patriots were decades-long losers. They just can’t be that good, right? Rulebreaking is not an anomaly in the NFL. It is a woven part of the game. Teams use violations every game to their advantage. Some of those false starts and off sides calls that get a flag thrown? Strategy to throw off the other team or move the chess pieces around. The Patriots broke the rules and they got punished for it. But if one is to be honest – people aren’t mad the Patriots cheated. They’re mad the Patriots won. The St Louis Rams Greatest Show On Turf was supposed to cement their place in NFL history as perhaps the greatest offense to ever play the game. They were supposed to roll over the Patriots like the Bears did way back in the Rock-N-Wrestling days. This is something numerous longer fans of football told me. Instead, the Patriots pulled off an upset over the Rams shifting the paradigm and changing the balance of power in the NFL. What happen next is actually heartbreaking. The St Louis Rams were back on the field the next season. Did they compete in the Super Bowl? Not until this year would they return. That’s a 17 year gap. 17 chances they had to return. 17 chances to get that second ring. 17 years later, they were back in LA. In the meantime, the Rams suffered a collapse that was hard to watch. They were consumed by the bitterness of the loss. They never got over it and as result, that team never even came close to touching that greatness again. Kurt Warner has said on NFL’s “A Football Life” that the loss changed their culture and an atmosphere of negativity poisoned the team. Running Back Marshall Faulk continues to preach that the Patriots cheated and videotaped their practice. But that has long been debunked with no shred of truth. Marshall Faulk is one of the greatest running backs to ever play the game. He defines elite athlete but he clings to this accusation in a way that’s maybe more validating than the wins he accumulated. Most sad of all – it’s not easy to recite this but – former Rams head coach Mike Martz gave damning testimony that the NFL pressured him into not accusing the Patriots of cheating. Where was Mike Martz? In a cabin in Idaho. Why? Because ever since that Super Bowl ever single coaching gig he got ended in miserable failure. In one of Martz’s final stints as offensive coordinator, NFL cameras caught his quarterback Jay Cutler scream “Tell Martz I said ‘fuck him.’” Bill Belichick is competing for his seventh Super Bowl win as a Head Coach this year. Mike Martz, unemployable in the game, told ESPN this “It was hard to swallow because I always felt something happened but I didn’t know what it was and I couldn’t prove it anyway. Even to this day, I think something happened.” One can’t blame Mr Martz really. It’s comforting to say, “they cheated” or the even more pathetic “I don’t know what they did but they did something.” That’s a lot easier to say then “I lost. I failed. I wasn’t good enough, not that day.” But quite frankly, everyone has to say that on those terrible days. That’s not limited to football and failure is something no one is immune to. But let’s just say for the sake of argument, the Patriots are dirty low-life cheaters. They stole that game from the Rams. Here’s the rub. What happened to the Rams after that game – that’s still not the Patriots fault. 32 teams are going to face heartbreaking losses this year. How they respond is not the responsibility of their opponents. Martz’s Rams had several more seasons to compete for a title. They became a shell of themselves. Kurt Warner returned to the Super Bowl in a valiant but losing effort to the Steelers. He’s admitted it took years from him to get over the first Rams loss but now has embraced a much healthier attitude about looking at life. In other words, instead of sour grapes, drink the fine wine. The best answer – and quite frankly, best defense – for the spygate allegations came from one of their fiercest opponents, then-Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Bill Cowher. Mr Cowher knows more about football than you & I combined. The idea that his team, his dominant, kick-ass steel curtain Pittsburgh Steelers would lose a game because of stolen signals on videotape was an idea he found insulting to himself and his players. He’s gone on the record several times dismissing the idea: https://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/4294/cowher-dismisses-impact-of-spygate It’s a great summation of this problem. If one thinks their team is being beat by deflated footballs and stolen signals – one’s team has much bigger problems than the Patriots. “But, Tim, you’re rationalizing their cheating.” Nope. I’m arguing that speeding tickets should not be treated like committing murder. I don’t have to turn to the Patriots or any Boston propaganda. I actually can turn to one of their most hated opponents for this defense because they understand what competition is all about – adapt and overcome. This is a phrase I’ve heard from several professional athletes I’ve worked with. Adapt and overcome. Adapt and overcome. Adapt and overcome. Great advice that works on and off the field. Here’s the reality of football people don’t want to talk about – it’s not a fair game. “But it’s supposed to be!!!” Sure, but it’s not. Without even pointing to the numerous 60 – 10 scores that liter college football let me ask this question – let’s pit the Kansas City Chiefs against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Know what’s fair about that game? Nothing. Not one Goddamn thing. Oh wait, both teams wear red. “But it’s supposed to be an even playing field!” That’s the ideal sure and the NFL introduces a lot of parity into the league. But barring major injury – anyone really think the Patriots, Steelers, Seahawks, Chiefs and Rams are missing the playoffs this year? Also, the NFL does not care about an even playing field. Google NFL Winnipeg for more. “Saying other teams cheat is no defense for the Patriots!!” It sure isn’t. Just because other teams steal signals doesn’t mean the Patriots should be forgiven or overlooked for videotaping signals from the sidelines. However, in the context of the NFL where the Jets were caught deflating footballs, where the Vikings were caught heating footballs, where Bill Parcells would open stadium doors to effect the wind during field goals, where players are fined every single week for dirty hits and suspended for banned substances – please don’t insult my intelligence by telling me the NFL is some pure wonderland of innocence. It is good & evil, right & wrong, man’s strength & flaws, angels & demons, all vying for every inch between the 20s. Also, want to call the Patriots out for Spygate. Fine. But there’s a looooooong list of teams who committed similar crimes that received no such outrage. That’s the very definition of double standard. 10 teams break a certain – “it’s all part of the game.” The Patriots break the same rule – “THEY’VE ALWAYS BEEN CHEATERS AND THEIR SUPER BOWLS DON’T COUNT!!!!” No. That’s not how it goes. There was a Super Bowl between the Ravens and the Niners a few years back. The refs let the players play hard to the part where certain rules were neglected all game. So the Niners were constantly holding illegally – but no calls from the refs. In the end, when one of the Ravens was seen holding one of the Niners illegally there was mass outrage from the Bay Area. But that’s not how it works – you can’t accept an overlooking of the rules that benefits your team, then cry foul when it doesn’t. That’s truly not fair. “But the Patriots look for any competitive advantage and bend the rules as much as they can!!!” Read that last sentence again. People have said that like it’s bad. Quite frankly, if your team is not doing that, the Patriots aren’t the ones you should be mad at. There are self help seminars all over the country teaching people these lessons. There are corporate meetings all over the world right now employing this strategy. This is something I see in the entertainment business all the freaking time. Look for every competitive advantage and use the rules – even bend them – to your favor. Yes. All the time do that. That’s great. That’s how many great things have been achieved across all walks of life. And this is probably one of my biggest grips with the bitching about the Patriots. Want to be mad at them for Spy Gate? Fine. I get that. I mean, again, if you’re going to mad teams for that kind of infraction, there’s another 31 other suspects but OK. But to mad at the Patriots for doing what they need to do to be successful – that’s the very height of bitterness. That’s completely irrational. It makes no sense and it sums up on the unhealthiest philosophies out there – “In order to lift myself up, I’m going to pull you down.” Only it just doesn’t work that way. Playoffs. January 2015. The Ravens accuse the Patriots of using an illegal formation to get certain players open as receivers. One problem – it was not remotely illegal. Just wasn’t used that often but perfectly legal. The Ravens lost the game. They would not return to the playoffs until 2019.The less said about those 4 years for the Ravens the better. Well, it is worth mentioning they’re a team which publicly said Ray Rice only backhand slapped not punched his fiancé. None of that is the Patriots’ fault. The very next game, the Indianapolis Colts GM Ryan Grigson -tipped by the Ravens who were mad they lost the previous week – complained to the NFL about a deflated football. Everyone heard about this one. Deflategate. I won’t spend a lot of time debunking this because I really don’t have to. A simple google search does it since the New York Times, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and even high school science fairs have alllllll debunked deflategate. Wired magazine even debunked the Tom Brady cell phone smashing because without destroying the server, destroying a cell phone is pretty meaningless. Even the Indianapolis beat reporters demanding Belichick & Brady’s heads have printed mea culpas regretting they even touched this story. “But Brady was suspended” Sure was and an NFL even said it was because they wanted the Patriots punished more for Spygate so this was a make good. The Colts went on to win 3 or the next 4 Super Bowls. Correction – they collapsed in historic fashion. Instead of trying to improve, they clung to the false notion “if only the Patriots didn’t cheat, we’d be Super Bowl Champions.” No, they didn’t and no you wouldn’t be, Colts. GM Ryan Grigson & Head Coach Chuck Pagano (who would never back the deflategage allegations) were embroiled in a bitter power struggle which saw both lose their jobs. They work on other teams and both in a lower capacity. The Colts mismanaged their talent so bad, they placed the incredibly talented Andrew Luck behind a porous offensive line which saw Luck accumulate years of injuries. He just retired from the sport. So while everyone else was crying cheater, while the NFL actually changed certain rules like the eligible receiver play they used against the Ravens or revisiting the catch rule because it cost the Steelers a win over the Patriots, while everyone else was screaming, yelling & moaning – the Patriots just went to work. The Patriots won in 2015 after Belichick stared down Pete Carroll and spooked him into throwing. (I’m not convinced Lynch punches it through anyway, was 0-5 from the goal line that season but still) The Patriots won in 2017 wearing down an explosive Atlanta Falcons team to mount the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. The Patriots won in 2019 in a defensive slugfest that saw them make just a few better plays than the resurgent Rams. Since 2015, they appeared in 4 Super Bowls. They lost 1 of them. From 2002 to 2012, they appeared in 5 Super Bowls. They lost 2 of them. To think that is because of stolen signals (something that is super common even without videotape) or deflated footballs is at best, completely misinformed and at worst, total madness. The Patriots lost some of those Super Bowls. You will hear no accusations of cheating from them about Tom Coughlin’s Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles, who won with a quarterback considered a backup. After losing an upset to the Eagles, the Patriots took the offseason, got some rest and got to work. They won the next Super Bowl. The Los Angeles Rams averaged 30+ points a game in the regular season. The Patriots held them to 3 points. I listen a lot sports radio. I hear it all the time. “How do they do it?” “This has to be the year they collapse.” “They can’t be this good year after year.” “How are they still around?” There’s no secret. There’s no mystery. It’s on the walls of their locker-room. Hell, it’s on T-Shirts they market to the general public. It’s the mantra and motto of the entire organization: “Do Your Job.” And as Coach Belichick’s quote at the top clarifies – do your job well. As well as you can. Every day. Strive to improve. Do Better. Whether you win or lose. Do Your Job. Do it well. This another reason why I’m a damn proud Patriots fan. This philosophy has done so much for me and my accomplishments. Do your job. In the screenwriting world, there’s a lot of snake-oil out there for sale. Writing is a difficult task to not only engage it but to even wrap one’s head around. I have an aptitude for it. I enjoy it. I love sitting at my desk. I’ve had a ball writing this! One thing I’ve learned being a writer of numerous projects that have gotten off the ground and enjoyed by millions of people – is there is no magic bullet to make it easier. There is no “do this on this page” cheat map. There is no trick. There is one magic formula – sit down and get to work. Put one word after the other in the best voice you possibly can. Then put one page after another. One scene after another. One script after another. Keep putting the words down. In other words: Do Your Job. But what if the words aren’t good enough. There’s answer for that too – adapt and overcome. That’s the secret. That’s the magic formula. Do Your Job. The Entertainment business is probably even more unfair than pro sports. I see and hear it too much – “they’re not THAT good a writer, they just happen to know the right people.” “Oh the only reason so-and-so got that gig is because they slept together.” “if I was a different color and different orientation, I would have gotten that job,” And it is all BULLSHIT. Time spent complaining about that should be time spent doing one’s job, honing one’s craft, arming oneself against the unfair obstacles that will be thrown your way. I’ve been in entertainment since 2003. I’ve been screwed over and given rotten deals many times. It’s part of the game. These pages aren’t filled with complaint about that. Instead, my laptop is filled with screenplays. Doing My Job. “But, Tim, there IS cheating that happens out there. It must be called out and punished.” That’s right. There is. And it should be. As I said about the Patriots have been punished (falsely in the case of deflategate) so it’s long past time to move on. And that cheating in life is not going to go away. Vent to your partner. Bitch to your friends. Go ahead, get it out of your system. But then – adapt and overcome. Do the one thing you can do in the face of life’s unfairness – Your Job. Because if you don’t, if you let it eat you, if you let it color your lens, if you continue to scream at phantoms and bitter false narratives, it will poison your progress. There will be failures. Defeats. Hearbreak. Hell, rejection is practically the currency of a screenwriter. Get up. Shake it off. Move on to second down. Bill Cowher stuck up for the Patriots. He didn’t get caught up in the cheating accusations. He’s a proud Super Bowl winner & one of the most respected coaches in Super Bowl history. He did his job. Tom Coughlin stuck up for the Patriots when they were accused by Mike Tomlin of messing with in stadium communications. Tom Coughlin beat the Patriots to win the Super Bowl. Twice. He did his job. Bill Belichick’s Patriots have been called cheaters, frauds, fakes, every name in the book. Hell, I’ve been harassed publicly for wearing Patriots T-Shirts. They heard it all. And they did their job. They’re 6 and 3 in the Super Bowl. So as we begin this Season, the Stairway to Seven. I present the 2019 New England Patriots. Tom “Tom Brady” Brady “Double J Jeff” Jarrett Stidham Brandon “Fortune Favors The” Bolden Rex Burkhead-ing “To The End Zone” Damien “The Omen” Harris “My First” Sony Michel “King” James White James Develin “Eggs” “Lucky” Philip Dorsett Julian “Ladies And” Edelman Josh “Flash” Gordon “Better Call” Jakobi “And” Myers Gunner “Run All Over Youski” Olszewski Matthew “Saved By The Bell” Slater “Nefarious” Demariyus Thomas “The Carney” Ryan Izzo Matt “Belichick’s Other Favorite Sport” LaCrosse Jermaine “Eliminator” Eluemunor “Bill And” Ted Karras “Love” Shaq Mason Joe “Me So” Thuney Marcus “Laser” Cannon Korey “Ritchie” Cunningham Isiah “Doesn’t Lose He” Wynn Michael “First And” Bennett John Simon “And Simon” Chase “Better Get The Catch” Winovich Deatrich “Word To The” Wise Adam “Don’t Call Me Malcolm” Butler Byron “Colin” Cowart Lawrence “What A” Guy Danny “Give “Em Hell-ton” Shelton “Money In The Bank Champion” Jamie Collins Dont’a “Inferno” Hightower Elandon “On Ya” Roberts Kyle “He’s Van Nuys” Van Noy Ja’Whaun “Yes, I Do Drive A” Bentley “The Clique” Shilique Calhoun Stephon “Not Gil Less” Gilmore Jason “No, I’m Devin” McCourty Devin “No, I’m Jason” McCourty “Mighty” Joejuan Williams Terrence Brooks “No Quarter” Nate “Siskel And” Ebner JC “Just Catchin’” Jackson Jonathan “Break Your Bones” Jones Obi “Wan Kenobi” Melifonwu Patrick “Everybody Wang” Chung “Tonight” “Big Ben’s Favorite Target” Duron Harmon Stephen “Gotstokicksi” Gostkowski Jake “Beetle” Bailey Joe “Find Your Beach” Cardona Murder Made Easy – NOW AVAILABLE!! August 26, 2019 Handsome Timmy DActing, Actresses, celebrity, Cinema, Creativity, Digital Media, directing, Entertainment, film festivals, filmmaking, Fun, Independent Film, Internet, media, Movies, murder made easy, networking, pop culture, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, the arts, TV, writing Leave a comment Hello dear reader & dear listener – it is with great excitement I can announce that Murder Made Easy, the independent feature film written by yours truly is now available for purchase on blu-ray from major online retailers everywhere. It’s never been easier to pick up your copy of what Horror Society calls “American Psycho meets Clue.” Murder Made Easy is a love letter to old fashioned murder mysteries made famous by Agatha Christie and a slew of other great writers. Film buffs will see homages to crime classics “Rope” & “Sleuth” among others – I don’t want to give too much away. It is a whodunnit after all. The logline is very simple – friends come over for dinner, one by one they get killed – by whom and why? Since our world premiere at the Women In Horror Film Festival in the fall of 2017, we’ve been so fortunate to receive an outpouring of support from the independent horror community. It’s funny because Murder Made Easy technically isn’t a horror film – but those fans missed this kind of mystery and have embraced us in a way we are most grateful for. Bringing any film to life is a back-breaking challenge which brings new challenges and obstacles each day. This appreciation of the process is why you won’t hear too much criticism of other films on these pages. Murder Made Easy was a true labor of love. Director David Palamaro had a clear vision and his passion for the material was infectious, driving us all through long, hard days until we reached this shore – a critically acclaimed film now available for people to enjoy. Big thanks to our distributors ScreamTeam Releasing and MVD Entertainment Group for this widespread Blu-Ray Release. “But, Tim, I don’t buy Blu-Rays. I only watching stuff through streaming.” That’s OK! Watch this space – more news on that coming soon. And just in case you missed it on my front page, here’s the trailer. Thanks so much and please help spread the word! Independent film can’t survive without your help. Fight the good fight! Mean Gene Okerlund 1942 – 2019 January 2, 2019 Handsome Timmy DActing, celebrity, Comedy, Creativity, Entertainment, Legends' House, mean gene okerlund, Movies, pop culture, pro wrestling, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, self-esteem, television, the arts, TV, TV Production, wrestling, writing, WWE Leave a comment “Bobby Heenan taught me, be the first one up and the last one to go to bed.” “If you were to hang the chef for making a great taco, you will have hung an innocent man.” “Hillbilly, I don’t want to spend the weekend shoveling horseshit.” In 2012, I had the great privilege to work on the (so far) only season of WWE Legends’ House. I pride myself on being cool around celebrities but when I had to interview Mean Gene Okerlund for soundbites, I was genuinely star struck. I stumbled over my words, couldn’t ask questions clearly, ugh, it was awful. But Mean Gene being a 40 year pro thought nothing of and easily carried me through the interview. I was beating myself up and I learned in that moment to never again be star struck – he was a colleague, a coworker, not a celebrity. It’s no exaggeration to say that Mean Gene became one of my closest friends on the entire cast & crew of the show. I asked a few questions about Wally Karbo & Verne Gagne and he knew I was legit. I got so good at interviewing Mean Gene he would request me daily – “you’re interviewing me today, right, Timmy?” We got our interviews down to where I got the bites I need to with one or two word questions. Mean Gene did indeed become my colleague, my coworker – and my friend. It’s a wild thing to work closely with someone who was such an ingrained part of your childhood. But Gene Okerlund could not have been nicer, more cordial and above all – more professional. He was an industry pro who was game to do anything to make the show everything it could be. Gene was also always complimentary to folks, making sure people were smiling and laughing. One time in an elevator at a casino, it was just me & Gene. A grandmother and her young grandson came on. Gene could be have been quiet, kept to himself but instead lit up and told jokes to the young boy. He then says to the grandmother “Anything goes wrong at this place, you send them to me.” No cameras looking. No one looking. Just Gene wanting to make people – everyday people – feel good. My girlfriend at the time visited us on set. Gene was very taken with her and would ask the other wrestlers if they met her. “Hey, Hacksaw, did you get a look at the armpiece on this kid? Stunning!” he would bellow across the dinner table. Yes, that’s an antiquated saying but Gene was from another era and the intention was of the highest calibre. Gene paid me two enormous compliments. It’s legend in the business that Gene like an after dinner cocktail. He didn’t say no to a before dinner cocktail either or one during. Several days he’d say to me “Timmy, when are we drinking?” I pride myself as one who never drinks on set or during. But after hours, the second to last day of shooting, myself, another crew member got to enjoy a nightcap with Mean Gene Okerlund & Pat Patterson who shared with us some of the best stories of their time in the business. The second one came a few weeks into the shoot. I kept my experience on the small indie scene in the early 2000s to myself. I wanted to the wrestlers to know me as a TV Producer with a wrestling knowledge. When I opened up to Gene that I did in fact go to pro wrestling school in Rhode Island and reffed some indie matches, he beamed. “You should have gotten in the business! You’d have done great!” I don’t regret my decision to concentrate more on TV & movies than wrestling especially as I’ve been involved with producing wrestling from 2011 – 2018. So in a roundabout way, I did get in the business. To have the endorsement of someone with the success of Mean Gene Okerlund give me his own personal stamp of approval, well – that’s one award no one will ever be able to steal off of my shelf. I never asked Gene for an autograph or to record a voicemail message as some other folks had. He had become a friend and that seemed wrong. When I got home from the shoot, I was delighted and flattered to see an email from Gene thanking me for all my hard work and the hope that we would work together one day. And it wasn’t lip service. A LinkedIn request soon followed. Unfortunately, we didn’t work together again but during the time with Lucha Underground, I got the chance to reconnect with Gene at a convention in Chicago. He lit up seeing me and was ever bit the gentleman his sterling reputation suggests. Safe travels to my dear, long-time close personal friend, Mean Gene Okerlund who leaves us at 76 years young… Sing Your Songs June 23, 2018 Handsome Timmy Dcelebrity, Cinema, civil rights, Comedy, Creativity, Depression, directing, election, Entertainment, filmmaking, Fun, Independent Film, Internet, media, Movies, Music, politics, pop culture, Producing, Screenwriting, self-esteem, television, the arts, TV, TV Production, Women Directors, Women Producers, Women Writers, writing 1 Comment The last time I wrote a long form blog was to articulate why I was a supporter of Hillary Clinton and ally for women’s equality. Shockingly, the case for was defeated in favor of a rich, white con-man whose false promises appeal to the rage and fear generated by an ever changing world. Election night of 2016 was a stunning moment. Looking back, I’m ashamed at my own response. I saw people openly weeping. I heard too many stories from those close to me about the hopelessness and hurt they were feeling. The glass ceiling was firmly back in place. Voter apathy was never more damaging. White nationalism was made mainstream. The thousand lies from a man who were not equal to the sin of one lie from a woman. The idol of the rich, white man (on both sides) was revealed as the real symbol of America – not the shining city of the hill that Ronald Reagan once so nobly described. As someone firmly rooted in the Left, I have no problem saluting Ronald Reagan. Or George W Bush. Or George HW Bush. Or Mitt Romney. We’re not in a Left vs Right struggle now in America. We’re in the midst of a moral crisis in which we as a nation are deciding who we are. Now, I want to be clear about something – it is now more than apparent that a hostile foreign power interfered in this election. We do not have a legitimate President at the moment. The office is filled but it is vacant. He should not be recognized and how that story plays out is a long way from over. But the Russian interference does not take away from the rampant “fear of the other” on the side of the right. Nor does it take away from the exceptional privilege on the left. To put the needs of a progressive ideology over the needs of the many pretty much cancels out said ideology. So who are we? What are we doing? Election night when they called Florida for Trump, it felt like the death blow. The path to victory was pretty murky after that. Like a lot of folks when dealing a befuddling question, I took to social media. I went on to facebook and wrote something along the lines of: “OK, if he wins, what do we do?” Despite being a scatter-brained creative who likes to color outside the lines and fill his blog with typos, I’m blessed with a healthy sense of pragmatism. Yes, I know how oxymoronic that sounds but that’s where I like to live. I would have no success in the arts if I didn’t have a strong sense of practicality. It’s late June, 2018. The election has only become more stunning. The unthinkable nightmare is the new normal. I cannot believe he’s lasted this long. I’m a lot more upset about him now then I was when he was declared victor. And with 2020 around the corner (for you younger readers – time really flies by as you older) it appears that he maybe there even longer. In the almost 2 year timeframe, I and many others have marched in protest at the injustice and rampant corruption. I know people who’ve not only volunteered but have become involved. As in running – and winning! – in local elections. There is a blue wave. It is real. It is not future tense. It’s happening. But is it enough? And does it quell the feeling of helplessness when children are screaming in cages for the simple fact that they were born a different color? It’s been an odd feeling for me. Recently, Murder Made Easy played at the Dances With Films Festival here in Hollywood. (We played the Chinese Theatre – I mean, HOLY SHIT) I had the great fortune of meeting a slew of great filmmakers. They had noble stories of how to fix the world, confronting today’s problems, tackling inequality and breaking the injustice at its core. And then they’d turn to me and say “What’s your movie about?” Sheepishly, I responded “well, it’s an old fashioned murder mystery.” At times it felt like one going to a civil rights protest but their main contribution was bringing the snacks for everyone. However, everyone lit up. Smiles widened. When asked by the festival what I felt people should walk away from Murder Made Easy with I said simply, “Fun. Indie movies can be fun.” Several of my fellow filmmakers concurred, telling me, “we need fun movies – especially today.” Love letter to Agatha Christie aside, I do actually write stories which tackle the human condition, how we hurt each other as we help ourselves, despair, isolation, self-destruction. Those are things I like to write about. And again – it’s fun. So for a few hours though, a movie can help us deal, can keep us sane, can help us catch our breath as we continue to say “no more” “enough” and “resist.” We need to keep marching. We need to keep calling. We need to keep protesting. And the artists out there – we need to sing our songs. I believe it was Johnny Cash who said after 9/11, an artist had to put pen to paper. Just to try to understand. Our attention spans have become hyper-focused on the moment. Yes, we are in a national moral crisis. But it’s easy to forget we are in just the latest national moral crisis. The DNC called me a few days after the election and told me that we are doomed without fundraising help. I told them, if we doomed, I’m not going to waste my money on a futile gesture. The poor fellow on the other side didn’t have much of response. His talking points were to point such an awful picture that people would scared into giving over money. My experience has taught me that fear can be a terrible motivator. There is a strong argument agains that sentence but in this situation, I refuse to believe in doom. I’m not blind to the threat we’re under. I’m not turning away from the blatant racism that the US government is perpetrating at the border. And I’m not going to rationalize a single thing this administration has done. But the path out, I believe, is through one of hope. The more we believe we’re doomed, the more Putin has won. But the fact is we have a track record with some of this stuff. We as a nation did not accept slavery. We fought our way out of that. Yes, massive prison reform is needed. John Legend sang his songs and is bringing attention to that. The unrest we’re facing today kind of pales when compared to the 1960s. Sure, the hippies grew up to be the 80s Reagan’s and yes, red hats remind us that the desire to segregate remains strong. The marches must go on. And as we march we must remember – it was not a sense of “we’re doomed” that drove people across the bridge in Selma. I didn’t defriend or block any Trump voters on facebook. I actually talked someone out of voting from Trump when I should them a speech from Trump where we said he would proudly eliminate her job. I get why many are turning their backs but I’m not sure that’s the answer. Nelson Mandela shook hands with his captors upon release from prison. Sing your songs. Many who voted for him rationalized injustice, ignored racism and embraced their fears. Sing your songs. Let them know. You’ll be surprised how many will hear you. It’s easy to feel like being creative is a waste of time. But look at many of your favorite artists and movies. I don’t need to see your collection but I know some if not many were inspired by times such as the one we’re in. Sting sang about fields of gold but he also sang about the exploitation of the working class. “Brass watch, a check, maybe three weeks to live…” Every look up the “Sunday Bloody Sunday” U2 sang about? The heavy metal I grew up on featured some of the harshest criticism of war out there. And speaking of, the final episode of Blackadder Goes Fourth – a sitcom – is possibly the most powerful piece on World War I that I’ve ever seen. Children are being ripped from their families. I’m seeing the new tax laws just brutalize people’s finances. Around the world, we are no longer being recognized by the allies with whom we defeated genuine evil. Future generations are going to look back on these very days and ask “How?” Just as we do looking back on the insanity of slavery and the absurdity of segregation. So sing your songs. We need them. Nope. It won’t fix everything. It won’t replace practical action like protest, volunteering and getting involved. But they will help. We need to laugh. We need to hope. We need to be inspired. We need to counteract our worst ugliness with our purest beauty. In pain? Sing your song – someone else in pain needs it. Badly. Helpless? Sing your song – it will help someone else. Hopeless? Sing your song – it will bring hope to others. Sing your songs. They will drown out the vile hatred that comes screaming from under a red hat. My signature for all my writing correspondences for a while has been “Keeping fighting the good fight.” It’s a phrase that can be traced back to the Bible. And I used it as an anthem of encouragement to my fellow writers as we all face times of rejection and self-doubt. It takes on a much more literal meaning nowadays. So dear reader, we will talk more soon. Until then, keep fighting the good fight and sing your songs. Below is one of oldest and dearest friends who’s been an inspiration to me, Genevieve, singing her song on one of the Sing for Hope pianos in New York City. Go on and give her page a like, then go sing your songs. https://www.facebook.com/genevievemusicpage/videos/634820003545975/ Penumbra from Beleeve Entertainment June 25, 2017 Handsome Timmy DActing, Actresses, Addiction, Cinema, Creativity, Crowdfunding, Depression, Digital Media, directing, Drug Abuse, Entertainment, film festivals, filmmaking, Independent Film, media, Movies, networking, pop culture, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, self-esteem, the arts, Women Directors, Women Producers, Women Writers, writing Leave a comment In this era of Wonder Woman, I figured this is a great time to throw out a quick plug to two of my favorite Wonder Women out here in Hollywood – Chelese Belmont & Shannan Leigh Reeve from Beleeve Entertainment. When I started this blog/podcast venture, I was hopeful that it would help my efforts to network with other industry pros. I’m delighted to say Chelese & Shannan were my first two connections and we remain great friends to this today. When I first interviewed them way back in 2014, they were about to film the last scenes of their movie Penumbra. Those shoots and post-production later, Penumbra is a completed feature decorated with some laurels and it’s now available for sale. Penumbra takes a look at the impact drug addiction can have on all aspects of a family and I highly recommend it. In this era of vibrant independent film, brave stories are being told by all manner of artists. They may not have millions of dollars in PR behind them but these stories are out there. I hope this little plug continues to help shine a light on Beleeve Entertainment as they keep exploring brave stories that need to be told. My original interview with Chelese & Shannan is here: https://handsometimmyd.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/htd-express-105-beleeve-entertainment.mp3 You can purchase Penumbra here: www.BeleeveEntertainment.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01NBQSEDF/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_UcXAybZ17KNVN (or search Penumbra in Instant Video) Vimeo On Demand: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/penumbrafilm A Note About Ron Greenfield March 28, 2017 Handsome Timmy DActing, celebrity, Cinema, Creativity, Digital Media, directing, Entertainment, filmmaking, Fun, Independent Film, Internet, media, Movies, networking, pop culture, PR, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, self-esteem, television, the arts, TV, TV Production, writing Leave a comment Hello, dear reader and hello, dear listener. A lot has happened since I had the chance to sit down and write in these pages. The election we all wanted over and done with is finally over and done with. And like with so many things we rush through, many of us wish we had a second chance at it to get it right. 2016 turned into 2017. Many celebrities have left us. Many new babies have joined us. The New England Patriots pulled off the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. A movie I wrote is currently wrapping up in post. More on that in the coming weeks and months. And on top of other constant changes in the dance of life, I’ve accepted a position at a cable network which has taken up much of the time I dedicated to this venture. But I don’t want these pages to go idle completely. I’m delighted to report that traffic for the blog and currently paused podcast has held steady since November, 2016. I have several more topics and announcements to explore the next few weeks but as I’ve been thinking about my first post for 2017, one name kept coming to mind… Ron Greenfield. I hope many of you heard my interview with Ron in 2014. If not, it’s embedded below. I first met Ron over twitter (where I’ve done a ton of my networking) as he was expanding his “Aspects Of Entertainment” brand. Our conversations were easy, enjoyable explorations of this funny thing called Show Business. Ron had been there, done that on his extensive career. I, on the other hand, had only been in the biz for 10 years or so at the time so I was just getting warmed up. Ron and I had several great conversations over Skype and email. He always knew how to offer advice without telling you what to do. When talking about my search for representation, I’ll never forget his simple pearl of wisdom – “Just remember, Tim, there’s representation and then there’s representation.” A great reminder. Ron had been in the trenches with many Hollywood luminaries bringing promotions, designs and shows to life. He didn’t like to bash anyone and he was never snobby about what he achieved. In fact, he struck me as just as fascinated and full of wonder for Hollywood after his career as he was before it all started. And even in his “retirement” he worked tirelessly on his website and putting together his collection of interviews. Ron was fully committed to yet another new venture when ill health forced him to put the pen down for a bit. The fight was as valiant as any I had seen but on November 9th, 2016, Ron Greenfield left us at 66 years young. Ron was a tremendous supporter of myself and these pages. It is only fitting that I return here in 2017 with a tip of the cap to top gent, talented artist and good friend to so many creators – Ron Greenfield. https://handsometimmyd.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/htd-express-15-ron-greenfield.mp3 Ron’s fantastic website Aspects of Entertainment is filled lots of wisdom and knowledge about entertainment: http://www.aspectsofentertainment.com Ron’s Book Perspectives Of Entertainment is available here: http://www.amazon.com/Perspectives-Entertainment-Ron-Greenfield-ebook/dp/B00B2Q5H36/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413309395&sr=8-1&keywords=Ron+Greenfield I’m With Her…And Not Just Hillary. October 27, 2016 Handsome Timmy D#ImWithHer, Acting, celebrity, Cinema, Creativity, Democracy, directing, Entertainment, Equal Rights, equality, filmmaking, Hillary Clinton, Independent Film, media, Movies, politics, pop culture, Producing, Production, Screenwriting, self-esteem, television, the arts, TV, TV Production, Women Directors, Women Producers, Women Writers, writing 3 Comments “When everyone looks good, everyone looks good.” – pro wrestling axiom. It’s always been my intention to keep politics out of the blog but with the Presidential election less than two weeks away, I find it hard not comment on the implications of what we’re the edge of. A quick disclaimer: This post is not meant to be Anti-Republican or Anti-Conservative. How one votes is their business and as a storyteller, my first question for my audience is not “who’d you vote for?” Maybe one day over some cold refreshment, I’ll share which Republican principles I passionately agree with. (Stay the hell out of my script, government.) This post isn’t even meant to be Anti-Donald Trump. Though let me add for the record. I, Tim Davis, Screenwriter, TV Producer and former pro-wrestling referee hereby reject Donald Trump because of his rampant bigotry, racism, homophobia, sexism, White nationalism, penchant for sexual assault, his disrespect of our Democracy, his possible sociopathic tendencies, fraudulent business practices and pathological lying. In whatever order you’d like. So actually, I guess yeah, I’m very Anti-Donald Trump. Sorry, Donald. Next time don’t be such an asshole. Oh, go ahead and sue me Donald. I could use the publicity. Hey, maybe I’ll get to meet Jessica Drake in court! I mean, I don’t know who that is. So suffice to say, I’m voting for Hillary Clinton. And the idea of putting Hillary Clinton on the same scale as Donald Trump is at best, intellectual dishonest and at worst, completely delusional. Saying Hillary Clinton is just as bad as Donald Trump is like saying “this Big Mac I just ate for lunch was almost as bad as the day my entire family was killed in a house fire.” And that’s not an exaggeration. Churchill was a sexist alcoholic. Anyone calling him as bad as Hitler would be deemed nuts. I was for Hillary before I was for Obama. And with respect to the honorable Senator from Vermont, he was unable to dissuade me away from supporting her. I’m not voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s not Donald Trump. (I can think of no living or recently retired politician I would not pick over Trump.) I’m voting for Hillary Clinton because she’s the most qualified candidate to run for the Presidency in my no longer short lifetime. She’s the single toughest politician I’ve ever seen in said lifespan. She’s overcome more smear, more attacks, more lies, more so-called scandals, more debasement, more sheer persecution than I’ve ever seen. They started on her long before Obama. I remember so many grown-ups in the 1990’s: “Who the hell does she think she is? She’s the first lady! She needs to learn her place.” Oh, she learned her place alright. Her place is first one across the finish line of every political battle she’s had. Dick Morris and Trey Gowdy are in a “where are they now?” file while Hillary’s on the cusp of her biggest win yet. There’s a name for people like that in sports – Champion. After all that the overt and covert sexism our society has thrown at her, Hillary stands poised to become the first female President of the United States. And in an election cycle that can only be described as surreal, she’s become the overwhelming rational choice for sanity everywhere accumulating the most votes of any candidate so far. So yes, I’m voting Hillary. I’m one of the quiet majority that is actually VERY EXCITED AND ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT VOTING HILLARY!!!! Sorry news narrative, all the Hillary voters I know are crazy psyched about it. Yes, we actually do indeed like her. And not only am I voting for Hillary, I’m voting for equality. No, not because we need a “token female President” to catch up with the rest of the world. But because the prejudices of America still need to be overcome. Voting for Hillary is my way of not listening to the inherent sexism of our society. If Hillary Clinton were a man, her popularity would be through the roof. If Hillary Clinton were a man with the last name Kennedy, she’d have a statue by now. “BUT THE EMAILS!!!!” George W Bush (hell of a painter) and Karl Rove (yikes) deleted 5 million White House emails. No one cared. A woman does an infinitesimal percentage of a similar infraction and society at large is scandalized? That right there is sexism 101. If you’re mad at Hillary’s emails and not mad at W’s, I highly suggest you have some gender-equality figuring out to do. And you know something? I might have deleted the same emails. It’s politics. It’s a tough business. Show me your favorite politician and I’ll show you similar corruption. It’s more ridiculous than deflate-gate at this point. (How’s that ratings drop, Goodell? Good job.) It’s quite remarkable that when I ask people often very specific reasons why they dislike Hillary I get two kinds of answers either a) long debunked conspiracy theories (she has in fact murdered zero people) or b) these vague, amorphous blanket judgements. “I can’t explain why I just don’t like her.” Who’d have thought ambiguity could spark such passion? “She’s shady…she’s suspicious…she’s mean…I just don’t like her.” She’s arguably the most vetted politician to get this close to the oval office. As far as the mean stuff goes, I’ve never seen her more harsh than her male counterparts which leads me to wonder if there’s some kind of sociological thing going in our culture. Does her yelling to defend herself remind us of when Mom used to yell us to finish our chores? Do we as a culture not like seeing women in such forceful roles? “But she wrote mean emails about the Bernie campaign” So what? Seriously, so what? Welcome to big league politics. Bernie himself said he wrote mean emails about the Clinton camp! And I should hope so. They were fighting a high stakes game. Remember when Obama called Joe Biden stupid on a conference call? Upset about that one? Of course not, because men are expected to do that. A woman does it – GASP! Spare my blushes!! Hillary hasn’t had to break a glass ceiling. She’s had to break through a glass ceiling that was covered in concrete while covered in mud and shackled in chains that spelt out “Double Standard.” And she is far from alone. Hillary represents the plight of far too many women who don’t get paid as much male counterparts, don’t get the respect they deserve and are still pushing past second class citizen status. One of the front lines in the battle for equality is my own industry – Hollywood. There’s been much written and talked about in regards to gender issues in the movie and TV business. There’s good news – progress and awareness for the issue has grown in the past few years. There’s bad news – there’s a hell of a lot more than needs to be done. I don’t know what the answer is. I’m just one guy trying to sell some screenplays and making some movies I hope you’ll enjoy, dear reader. I do know we need to talk about it more. I do know that Hollywood, our culture at large and the living generations have a lot to figure in regards to equality. Being quiet won’t help. Being defensive, yelling and screaming won’t help. But talking about it might. So allow to share with you some experiences I’ve had and why I’m proud to write in these pages – we need gender equality in Hollywood right now. The majority of bosses I’ve had in the Entertainment Business have in fact been women. Actually, the majority of bosses I’ve had in my life had been women. Most of them were great – driven, passionate, inspirational leaders. A few of them were shit – power-hungry, insecure, abusive. I could say the exact same thing about all the male bosses I’ve had. Because women, like men, are people. Things are improving in Hollywood, albeit too slowly. But I noticed something this past year that I found very interesting. I did an enormous amount of pitching. The majority of “yes, I’d love to read your script” came from women. Like A LOT. I don’t have the exact stat (writer not a mathematician) but I’d guess it was around 70% of my “yeses” came from women. It got to the point where I was only seeking women to pitch to. (And uh, don’t give me the “but women execs are nicer than men execs” No. No, they are not. No one has the time to waste on a sympathy read.) I can’t tell you why this track record has happened. No, I’m not flirting with them or bribing them or anything like that. I pride myself on professionalism. Maybe it’s because my stories are more intimate character dramas concentrating on people over concept? Or maybe the concepts I have appeal to the female demo that’s growing in genre? Maybe because I treat these women like equals and with respect? Maybe none or all of the above – I don’t know and I don’t ask. Once I get a yes, the script is mailed with a big “Thank You.” People fear equality in an irrational sense. “If we give X more jobs, then there will be less jobs for us.” Before you email with examples of that happening, studies have shown that equal opportunity has lead to growth and expansion in many industries. An interesting read on the subject here from someone who I’m guessing is not a bleeding liberal: http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2012/08/equal-opportunity-and-economic-growth.html In other words, THEY are not coming to take YOUR job. THEY are coming for THEIR job which may in fact create a lot more of YOUR job. My own experience say my opportunities in my industry increase exponentially because of an increase in women gatekeepers in Hollywood. So keep ‘em coming, I say, I got a lot more scripts to pitch. Inclusion is vital in Hollywood. There’s a limited number of plot lines and jokes. There’s a limitless number of ways to tell those plot lines and jokes when all ethnicities, cultures, orientations and genders (oh, the people who think there’s only two – they’re in for a shock this next century) are brought to the table. And no it will not be done at the expense of the White Man. It’s always interesting to hear those who voice opposition to equality. Some basically say “I will not let you do to me what I’m doing to you.” My girlfriend is writer. It makes me furious to think opportunities will be denied her just because she’s a women but I know they are. It’s happening and it needs to change. Some of the best producers I know are women. Some of the most kick-ass people creating their own brands and kicking down doors are actresses. The new trailblazers in the industry bring new stories, new visions and new frontiers are in fact women. “Murder Made Easy” a feature film written by yours truly, just wrapped production and our producer was a woman who was smart, tough and invaluable in making sure we got every shot we needed in the schedule and budget allotted. When I look at who has inspired me the past few years as I fight this good fight in screenwriting, the majority of them are women. While we have a long, long way to go and I certainly have not been perfect in this area, equality should be a no-brainer. Putting barriers in front of someone is asking for those same barriers to be put in front of you one day. I put these words on the page saying I stand with the moral justice that is equal rights for all. But there’s a selfishness to it, because I’ve seen the benefits to my own career the equality has brought. I want those people brought to the table because they may be the exact people who will look at me to write their stories. Or as Hillary Clinton put it at the Convention: “when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone.” I’m with her. Because she’s for me. Don’t forget to vote for freedom, for democracy and for equality.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1285
__label__cc	0.738305	0.261695	Hover over each of our values to learn more We promote justice tempered with compassion, and always seek to err on the side of graciousness. Justice for Heading Home includes both the legal and social meaning of the term. We aim for consistent application of policies and practices, avoiding preferential treatment. We strive for clear guidelines and not a comprehensive list of rules for every possible situation. De-escalation will be the primary means to conflict resolution whenever possible. We prioritize resources to match needs. We are committed to a world in which everyone who needs and wants housing, has access to appropriate, safe and affordable housing. We are committed to a Housing First model. We believe everyone should have access to housing. We are committed to treating all people in a fair and just manner, depending upon their circumstances. We provide non-threatening, safe spaces for everyone we serve. We are invested in creating empowering and safe environments together. Harassment, threats and violence of any kind will not be tolerated. Behavior destructive to the community will not be tolerated. We act in ways that establish credibility and mutual trust. We are committed to creating environments that nurture trust. Heading Home seeks to educate and establish trust between people. Examples include: People we serve – Staff People we serve – Community Organization – Community We expand choices, remove barriers to access, and educate and inform, so that housing is appropriate, safe, affordable and accessible in the eyes of those we serve. We will help to remove barriers that limit choices of housing options. We are committed to empowering those we serve by: educating and informing them of best options for housing stability and how to achieve it, and working with them in taking actions to utilize these strategies; supporting systemic changes that enable access to affordable housing; and advocating with them about housing issues in the community. We recognize and respect the unique needs and circumstances of the people that we serve. We are committed to a Harm Reduction model. We are committed to a nonjudgmental attitude. Focus is on current behavior, not character or past. We believe language is impactful and are sensitive to how people identify themselves. We strive to use language aligned with respect. Examples include use of such identifiers as: “guests”; “neighbors”; and “people experiencing homelessness”. Click on the values below to read more thoughts from Heading Home’s CEO, Dennis R. Plummer: Equality and Equity To stay up-to-date on the progress of our mission, ways to get involved and issues relating to homelessness, please sign up below for our monthly e-newsletter. With your support we are making homelessness rare, short-lived and non-recurring in our community!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1290
__label__wiki	0.782223	0.782223	MICE Ionization-Cooling Demonstration Lead Research Organisation: University of Glasgow Department Name: School of Physics and Astronomy The Neutrino Factory is a possible future accelerator facility that creates beams of neutrinos from the decays of muons in a storage ring. The neutrino beams from a Neutrino Factory would have the highest intensity and can be controlled with unprecedented accuracy. For these reasons, the Neutrino Factory has the potential to discover measurable differences between neutrino and antineutrino oscillations, which could be the key to understanding the puzzle of the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe. This phenomenon, known as CP violation, has been observed in the quark sector but has never been seen in the neutrino sector. A future Neutrino Factory would determine CP violation in the neutrino sector with the best possible accuracy. Furthermore, a Neutrino factory could be used as a first stage before the construction of a Muon Collider, which could be used to measure the properties of the Higgs boson with the ultimate precision, and could potentially reach energies of up to 6 TeV, in order to explore new physics phenomena at the highest energy frontier. Both the Neutrino Factory and a Muon Collider rely on the acceleration of muons. To be able to create muon accelerator facilities, we require to reduce the size of the muon beam so that it may be accelerated. Since muons decay within 2 microseconds in their own rest frame, the only known way to reduce the phase space of the muon beam before the muons decay is to use the concept of ionisation cooling, in which the muons lose energy in an absorber such as liquid hydrogen or lithium hydride (LiH) and then recover the longitudinal component of the momentum by accelerating them using RF cavities. The international Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) is an engineering demonstration of the concept of ionisation cooling. This experiment is being built at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, in which a beam of muons will be cooled in a muon cooling cell consisting of three absorbers and two RF cavities inside the field of two focus coil magnets. The emittance of the beam is measured before and after the cooling channel using a scintillating fibre tracker inside a superconducting solenoid, and the muons are identified using time-of-flight detectors, a Cherenkov detector and a calorimeter system consisting of a scintillating fibre-lead pre-shower detector (named the KL) and a totally active scintillating detector, called the Electron Muon Ranger (EMR). In this proposal we aim to perform measurements of emittance reduction, without RF cavities (MICE step IV) and perform the final demonstration of ionization cooling with RF cavities. This proposal is a bid for 42 months funding from October 2016 to April 2020, supporting academic and student effort over that period and research staff from the end of the bridging support that ends in December 2016. 1) The main impact of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) is its contribution to the worldwide Accelerator R&D programme. Techniques developed in MICE are essential for future high power proton facilities including the Neutrino Factory and the Muon Collider. These will benefit the worldwide accelerator industry, including the development of future RF cavities that can operate inside magnetic fields, the development of large superconducting technology that may be realised in a simpler and more cost-effective way, and the development of innovative instrumentation to operate at such facilities. 2) The training of accelerator physicists and engineers underpins the increasing use of accelerators in research and industry, including such disparate areas as medical treatment and diagnosis, security applications and power generation. MICE has trained over 67 STFC and university staff and students, including 22 PhD students (12 have graduated and are deploying their skills in industry, such as IT consultancy, the financial sector, IBM and defence industries), 16 post-doctoral and contract staff and 11 faculty (8 PDRA staff trained on the project have taken their expertise to other projects or to private industry). MICE has developed UK expertise in running a major project in the UK, with 4 STFC and 7 University staff playing senior roles in the project leadership. The expertise in university and STFC staff include: low frequency RF for future accelerators, large Superconducting Solenoids; novel liquid hydrogen handling systems and accelerator instrumentation. 3) The MICE project will benefit the following collaborations: the international MICE collaboration encompassing 34 institutions in 8 countries; the International Design Study for a Neutrino Factory (IDS-NF), (https://www.ids-nf.org/wiki/FrontPage) and the EC-funded EUROnu project (http://www.euronu.org/), the nuSTORM collaboration (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1206.0294v1.pdf), the 'Proton Accelerators for Science and Innovation' (PASI) collaboration, (http://pasi.org.uk/Main_Page). 4) The MICE project is benefitting UK and international industry through engineering and construction partnerships: cryogenic engineering (AS Scientific), collaborative development of unusually large superconducting magnets with closed-circuit cooling with TESLA engineering (UK) and Wang NMR (USA), knowledge exchange in the development of the MICE target with TechVac, Multigrind Watford, ExcelPrecision and CCFE-Babcock, and knowledge exchange with UK industry in the manufacture of RF amplifier components, HT safety systems, high power, high frequency electrical contacts and specialist plating and joining methods. 5) The MICE project is active in the dissemination of its activities, with refereed journal and conference publications, a freely accessible archive record (http://www.mice.iit.edu/), organised outreach activities for school students, participation in the Annual Goldsmiths courses for A-level teachers, participation in the Particle Physics masterclasses, public events, such as the "Accelerator extravaganza" at RAL and the General Public Access Day at RAl (8 July 2015), 15 undergraduate, PGI and summer projects hosted by MICE, publicity through Physics World and the CERN Courier, a prizewinning paper at the "SET for Britain" Meeting in 2009, and other public and media activities. Apr 17 - Sep 21 ST/P001173/1 Paul Soler Instrument. sensor & detectors (50%) Particle physics - experiment (50%) Accelerator R&D (50%) Neutrino Physics (25%) Part. Phys/Astron. Instrument. (25%) University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (Lead Research Organisation) Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland (Collaboration) Argonne National Laboratory, United States (Collaboration) Brunel University, United Kingdom (Collaboration) Osaka University, Japan (Collaboration) Muons Inc (Collaboration) University of Mississippi (Collaboration) Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Collaboration) Sofia University (Collaboration) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States (Collaboration) University of California Los Angeles, United States (Collaboration) University of Trieste (Collaboration) Cockcroft Institute, United Kingdom (Collaboration) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford (Collaboration) University of Rome III (Tre), Italy (Collaboration) University of Northern Illinois (Collaboration) University of New Hampshire, United States (Collaboration) The University of Iowa, United States (Collaboration) Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) (Collaboration) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Collaboration) Kyoto University, Japan (Collaboration) University of Geneva, Switzerland (Collaboration) University of California Riverside, United States (Collaboration) National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Italy (Collaboration) Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States (Collaboration) Head Office (Collaboration) Harbin Institute of Technology, China (Collaboration) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (Collaboration) University of Naples (Collaboration) National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef (Collaboration) High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) (Collaboration) Paul Soler (Principal Investigator) Ryan David Bayes (Researcher) Adams D. (2018) First particle-by-particle measurement of emittance in the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment Adey D (2017) Overview of the Neutrinos from Stored Muons Facility - nuSTORM in Journal of Instrumentation Asfandiyarov R. (2018) MAUS: The MICE Analysis User Software Bayes R (2017) Measurements of muon multiple scattering in MICE in Journal of Physics: Conference Series Bogomilov M (2017) Lattice design and expected performance of the Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment demonstration of ionization cooling in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams Nugent J (2018) Recent Results from MICE on Multiple Coulomb Scattering and Energy Loss Nugent John (2017) Recent Results from MICE on Multiple Coulomb Scattering and Energy Loss Nugent John Columba (2017) Multiple coulomb scattering in the MICE experiment Description International MICE Collaboration Organisation Argonne National Laboratory PI Contribution MICE conditions database, luminosity monitor, MICE Step I data analysis, analysis of MICE target yields Collaborator Contribution Buikding the MICE beam, MICE instrumentation and the MICE cooling channel Impact Construction of the MICE beam, detectors and progress towards construction of the MICE cooling channel Organisation Brookhaven National Laboratory Organisation Brunel University London Department School of Information Systems, Computing and Mathematics Organisation Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (BINP) Country Russian Federation Organisation Cockcroft Institute Organisation Daresbury Laboratory Organisation European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) Country Switzerland Organisation Fermilab - Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Organisation Harbin Institute of Technology Department Institute of Cryogenics and Superconductivity Technology Organisation High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Department Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies Country Japan Department Department of Physics Organisation Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Organisation Muons Inc Organisation National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Department Jet Propulsion Laboratory Organisation National Institute for Nuclear Physics Department National Institute for Nuclear Physics - Pavia Organisation National Institute for Subatomic Physics Nikhef Organisation Osaka University Organisation Paul Scherrer Institute Organisation Roma Tre University Organisation Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Organisation Sofia University Department Department of Atomic Physics Country Bulgaria Organisation University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department Division of Astronomy & Astrophysics Organisation University of California, Riverside Organisation University of Geneva Department Department of Nuclear and Particle Physics Organisation University of Iowa Organisation University of Kyoto Department Research Reactor Institute Organisation University of Mississippi Organisation University of Naples Organisation University of New Hampshire Organisation University of Northern Illinois Department Department of Physics and Astronomy Organisation University of Trieste	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1293
__label__wiki	0.64696	0.64696	Trey Songz Is ‘Overjoyed’ With The Birth Of His First Child By Violet Johnson 17 May 2019 \| 10:31 am Trey Songz is a dad! The 34-year-old singer announced the arrival of his little boy on Instagram, Thursday night. “My son Noah. We are blessed and overjoyed. Peace 🙏🏾,” the “Slow Motion” crooner captioned a photo of the adorable baby sleeping in a blue and white bear-patterned onesie. My son Noah. We are blessed and overjoyed. Peace 🙏🏾 A post shared by treysongz (@treysongz) on May 16, 2019 at 9:12pm PDT Although Songz – whose real name is Tremaine Aldon Neverson- did not say who the baby’s mother was, the news still came as a shock because He has not been publicly linked to anyone romantically prior to his big announcement. The Virginia-born musician first had fans speculating he was a new dad earlier in the day when he shared a black and white image of him holding a tiny foot in his hand. He captioned that image with just a blue heart. A post shared by treysongz (@treysongz) on May 16, 2019 at 11:51am PDT While his baby news shocked most of us, it has always been known that the singer has long wanted to start a family. In 2015, Songz told Charlemagne Tha God on The Breakfast Club that he wanted children but he wanted to make sure he had one at the right time. Earlier on Thursday, fellow musicians and other celebrities congratulated Songz about his new addition. “Congrats champ,” Kevin Hart commented on the earlier, mysterious black and white photo. Singer Kehlani was clearly excited for Songz, commenting an enthusiastic “finally HAHAAAAA YES!!!” Marlon Wayans also offered his congratulations, saying “Congrats man! It’s the greatest feeling ever.” NoahTrendingTrey Songz	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1295
__label__cc	0.723033	0.276967	Home › Uncategorized › Link Roundup, 7/16/2016 Link Roundup, 7/16/2016 From the LA Times: A full list of scheduled main stage speakers at the Trump convention. The list includes two soap opera actors, an obscure musician, a pro golfer, and the president of the UFC. Oh, and a black guy. They managed to get a black guy. So there’s no racism. From the New York Times: Tim Tebow is the first of Trump’s C-list celebrities to pull his name from the above list. From Politico: The RNC asked Sheldon Adelson to cover the $6m hole in the convention budget left by corporate walkouts. From The Atlantic: Senator Tim Scott’s remarkably candid remarks about his experiences with capitol police have the potential to be game-changing. Are Republicans ready to listen? From The Atlantic: More research is backing up the thesis of that old ‘gateway jobs’ post. Anyone who starts their career in one of the bottom-earning tiers is extremely unlikely ever to move up. Not every job is a ‘gateway job.’ From the GOPLifer archives: The Cruel Myth of the Gateway Job. ‹ Beyond jobs Gonzo Republican Convention › 249 comments on “Link Roundup, 7/16/2016” Gallup: ” Two-thirds of Americans oppose immigration plans advocated by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. In contrast, 84% favor a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants living in the U.S., a plan backed by Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Notably, significantly more Republicans favor a path to citizenship than support building a border wall or deporting illegal immigrants.” http://www.gallup.com/poll/193817/republicans-favor-path-citizenship-wall.aspx?utm_source=alert&utm_medium=email&utm_content=heading&utm_campaign=syndication Is the GOP not getting its mail? GOP Convention cheers for the acquittal of a police officer involved in the death of Freddie Gray? If that isn’t confirmation that the GOP is truly disinterested in receiving significant portions of the black vote for the next 30 years, then I don’t know what the fck is. I hate to say this because I thought once it was a universal truth but I guess I’ll say it again… Being black and running away from the police should not be a death sentence and those responsible for something like that need to be held to account. The unfair end of a young man like Freddie Gray should never be the basis for applause. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/republican-convention-freddie-gray_us_578d85c5e4b0c53d5cfab360?section= They’re so far gone they don’t even understand WHY the things they say turn off PoC. They’re happy to have “the blacks” in the party, as long as they stay in their place, toe the line, and more or less keep quiet until it’s time to be trotted out to act as the token black guy to prove how non racist they are. They think that when black ppl say racists things, such as that police chief that spoke last night, proves that racism doesn’t actually exist. Because black ppl can’t be part of a racist system. IIRC it is written into Baltimore police policy that bound prisoners must be belted in before transport. Gray wasn’t belted in. Someone had responsibility for doing that, but at this rate it looks like no one will be held accountable for that failure to follow policy. Depraved heart murder (what an odd phrase) has a pretty high bar, but can’t you at least get a negligence conviction somewhere? I think they overcharged Fly. I probably wouldn’t have voted for conviction on murder it possibly even manslaughter. Criminal negligence? Sure. Having worked around district attorneys earlier in my life, charges can be clever tools. Over charge and the jury won’t be able to convict under the law. Favorite moment of the night (antithetical to the whole sordid exercise, but stay with me here): Giuliani unhinged: Makes me long for the good old days when a geriatric Dirty Harry tried to intimidate an empty chair on live national television… Guilliani’s Concerto for Dog Whistle in the key of F(U)? I’m going to have to depend upon those of you who are actually watching the GOP convention to provide the high points. “HIGH” points….keep lookin’! About the only person I was interested in knowing what he would say tonight was Paul Ryan. Why? Because he is the most likely Republican candidate for the POTUS in 2020. The full transcript of his remarks is here for those who (like me) didn’t watch. http://time.com/4414128/republican-convention-paul-ryan-speech-transcript-video/ formdib says: So maybe quite a bit of Melania Trump’s 2016 RNC convention speech was cribbed directly from… … Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC convention speech. http://bcove.me/i7zrc9ox Gawd! That’s irony times infinity. I bet you even if you could show voters how the Trump campaign stole content from a speech made by the wife of their favorite despised Negro politician, they would still call you a liar. This election campaign has made fact checking (and the dismissive response from conservative Trumpkins) a valid reason for me to bang my head repeatedly into a concrete pillar. It’s not because I am a wacky “liberal”. It’s because I still think factual information about recent history and the realities of our world still matter. Snark shamelessly stolen from another forum: Last night Donald Trump’s third wife talked about how loyal he is…… While plagiarizing a speech from Obama’s first and only wife. F-ups like this direct responsibility right at the top. Trump can’t manage his sorry excuse of a campaign, not even to save his own wife from humiliation. Pathetic beyond words. As I suspected my comment about Trump/conservative/GOP supporters not believing the possibility that Michelle Obama’s speech was plagiarized by the Trump campaign has born out. “Michelle Obama doesn’t own the English Language!” “Well I have expressed similar generalized sentiments before…” These comments are now popping up on Politico right now, one person even referred to Michelle Obama as a “squatter”. If people believe that I am sure they would also believe Pat Boone originally wrote and performed the song “Tutti Frutti”… Think about it guys and gals, people right now are using this absurd and embarrassing incident involving Melania Trump… something the Trump campaign could have easily avoided… to criticize Michelle Obama… You know, the first lady who was actually born in the United States. How do you know it was not deliberate? No, Ryan, cant be. He hires the “best people”. Looks like Trump has done exactly what I’d hoped. A brief acknowledgement of the issue, and a prompt firing of the speechwriter involved would have ended it. Instead, he’s doubling down, of course. Insulting the intelligence of the voters by saying it’s not plagiarized (” no no, you idiots. The sky isn’t blue. It’s green. Who are you going to believe? Me or you’re lying eyes?”). Then he blamed Hillary of course. http://www.rawstory.com/2016/07/watch-trump-campaign-boss-says-melania-didnt-plagiarize-and-blames-hillary-for-the-contoversy/ By inisting on this ridiculous denial, Trump has, in journalism parlance “put pants on the problem”. He’s ensured that all we talk about. And, you know why he’s doing this? Because the media has allowed it without challenge and because too many people don’t think for themselves. Trump knows this and consistent with his personality disorder, he will take full advantage any time he sees a weakness. Mime, have you seen the side by side? It reaaaaaaaaaaally stretches any sort of credulity to think here is even the slightest chance this isn’t an entire paragraph directly lifted from MO’s speech. Speaking of First Ladies, I doubt that most regulars here need for me to explain why this cartoon is racist and offensive: http://bossip.com/1314883/make-the-first-lady-great-again-racist-cartoon-compares-a-butch-michelle-obama-to-melania-trump/ Michelle Obama also behaves like an adult. She’s a truly classy Lady, and I’ll miss her too. The other cartoon sample (superhero Trump!) from that idgit is rather ironic, because his super low polls numbers amoung women, Blacks, Hispanics, etc. don’t bode well for his chances. Those cannonballs are going to leave a mark in real life. Think back decades. Almost without exception, First Ladies have been poised, articulate, dignified. Michelle Obama fits right in plus she may be one of the best educated of all. Having to squelch those legal skills has taken some personal discipline. Don’t you know there have been innumerable times when any one of these FL wanted to bite some jerk’s head off for ugly, inane remarks about their husbands – but, didn’t, because – they’re classy and they’re FL. So far my modest hopes of not seeing full tilt violence at the convention or event zone has been met (but we got three days to go). Still… it is shaping up to be an unrelentingly bizarre, stupid and embarrassing freakshow of needlessly discontent white people. Any aspiring democracy in the world has to be looking at this spectacle with some level of apprehension. I have not watched it. Won’t watch it. In other news, this also happened with a high profile Trump supporter… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/steve-king-white-people-western-civilization_us_578d5f34e4b0a0ae97c320ed Wanna know who else supports Trump besides Steve King? This guy. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/in-trumps-gop-sessions-rockets-from-the-fringe-to-prime-time/2016/07/18/1fc04d14-490b-11e6-acbc-4d4870a079da_story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Sessions Pay especially close attention to the details of is failed to his failed nomination to the U.S. district court for the Southern District of Alabama… it’s a hoot. Apparently, Chachi loves Misogyny. http://www.mediaite.com/tv/cnns-bash-confronts-scott-baio-over-sharing-meme-calling-hillary-a-ct/ Actor Robert Davi: From “Maniac Cop” to maniac politician… Trump’s emboldened white supremacists and the we’re seeing the results daily now. Handing him an overwhelming defeat in November is only the beginning. Rep Steve King drops the dog whistle, then tries to cover by moving the goalposts: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/steve-king-on-complaints-about-white-people-what-other-group-has-contributed-more-to-western-civilization/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link I like Western civilization very much, but I’m not so much of a jingoistic that I ignore the contributions of Eastern cultures to humankind. Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is absolutely convinced Barack Obama is a muslim. Well I’m convinced… if anyone can hunt or divine hidden muslims in government it logically has to be an actor who once appeared on Melrose Place. Has anyone let this hunky specimen of shallow bigotry (and by extension the convention audience) know that it is not illegal (or unprecedented) to be elected to any office in America while belonging to a currently unpopular religious sect? Am I the only one who has heard of this religious freedom thing? P.S. There actually might be more Muslims living in America than Mormons… but that didn’t stop Mitt Romney from getting his presidential groove on. “Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. is absolutely convinced Barack Obama is a muslim.” I once blindsided a relative in a political discussion (she was convinced that Obama is not a Christian and that the Founders only wanted Christians in high office) by citing Article VI of the Constitution. Perhaps Rep. King could reflect on how we owe the Second Amendment to the Chinese (who invented gunpowder). Anyone else watching the freakshow that is the Republican convention? Is this what happens when you try to marry reality TV and religious fundamentalism? Did Willie Robertson just call Donald Trump America’s brother? Did Antonio Sabato Jr just say we’re headed on the path of being a 1970’s Eastern European communist country? Who is Antonio Sabato Jr? What am I watching? Am I awake? Is this all just a dream? Why do we exist? Is there life after death? I have to go lie down. And this theme of politicizing mothers who’ve lost their children; gag me already, I’ve had enough of this. Stranger Things is on Netflix, but the Strangest Things are at the Republican National Convention! (Nyuk nyuk nyuk, easy joke. formdib out.) “Imagine the frustration, the irritation, the sense of a loss of dignity that accompanies each of those stops.” Indeed. I’ve been stopped for no discernible reason, too, and I’m a privileged freakin’ white* guy. Go figure. And yet, despite the frustration, the irritation, and the sense of loss of dignity associated with such stops, neither Sen. Scott, nor I, have ever been shot to death by the police. In my case, it’s even more surprising, because I’m routinely carrying a (gasp) firearm! Gee, I wonder what it could possibly be that has prevented Sen. Scott and I from being shot to death by the police? Oh, yeah. Care to explain what happened to Mr. Castile, then? If new video evidence contradicts the current account, your point will be valid. But if his girlfriend’s story holds up, then compliance isn’t the guarantee you’re selling. Compliance? Dead people can’t speak. Do you honestly believe that every person shot by a policeman was uncompliant? Also, your references to military personnel having to obey the letter of the law or get booted….Are you stating that the military does not bend the rules? That the military hasn’t killed innocent people? This is much bigger than only compliance. Throw that red herring out in some other forum where it will work. Not here. Fly, with respect to Mr. Castile, we don’t know yet, do we? We’ve seen the horrifying and tragic aftermath, but we don’t know what led to the shooting. So I don’t yet have anything to say on the matter. Speaking from personal experience, I’ve generally found that presenting my CHL during a traffic stop has had positive consequences. Cops are very well aware that the incidence of criminal behavior in the CHL segment of society is ridiculously low. At the same time, it is an armed encounter for both parties. So I’ve got my windows rolled down, dome light on, seat-belt on, my DL, CHL and my proof of insurance in hand, and both hands on the steering wheel before I come to a halt. (I do this because I’m right handed, carry on my right hip, and keep my wallet in my back right pants pocket. I do not ever want my hand to have to go anywhere near my sidearm whilst interacting with a LEO unless instructed to do so. Retrieving the necessaries from my wallet before stopping eliminates that problem.) I do exactly what the officer tells me to do, and nothing more or less. I follow the officer’s instructions slowly and deliberately, and I verbally repeat the officer’s requests to demonstrate that I understand those requests before doing anything. Effective, abundant and polite communication works wonders. And BTW, if you do have a CHL, and you do carry, and you haven’t given a lot of thought as to how you plan to conduct yourself during a traffic stop, then you’re an idiot. One other thing Tracy, you put zero onus on the cops to do their jobs better. Consider the incident where Sen. Scott is stopped by security guy who doesn’t believe that he is a Senator. Wouldn’t you think that part of that job ought to be learning who the members of Congress are so that you recognize them, and updating that knowledge every 2 years? Can’t we all see the benefit of that? I want to see the bodycam or dashcam on the Castile case. That ought to settle the question. And having been stopped before, I know to do the same with the license/ insurance paper. Thank your lucky stars you’re white, Tracy. I doubt you’d have the same experience in talking about your common gun fetish with police officers if you weren’t. Fly, it’s not that I don’t put an onus on cops to do better, it’s just that I have something of an understanding of how terribly difficult, relentlessly, monotonously dangerous, underappreciated, thankless, and underpaid their jobs actually are, and you apparently don’t. That comes from having LEOs in the family, so I can’t really fault you for that. But I don’t have to put up with all the garbage being floated around here, either. If you ever get a chance to do a ride-along, you really ought to avail yourself of the opportunity. I guarantee it’ll be an eye opener. You’ll get a chance to see up close and personal all the sweet innocents cops interact with on a daily basis. Barring that, heck, just watch a few episodes of COPS – it’s instructive and entertaining. I wonder how many of us regularly participate in blogs that offers so little in common with our personal beliefs. Why would anyone do so? Lavar Jones did comply. He got shot anyway. http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/25/justice/south-carolina-trooper-shooting/ Fortunately for Mr. Jones, he survived, and the video didn’t mysteriously disappear. Maybe if the NRA and their supporters hadn’t passed laws restricting reports on police shootings, and maybe if cell phone video had been in wide use years ago, and maybe if police records “matched” actual events (See Policing the Police for that one), then, maybe, we would have a more accurate record of what role compliance played in the deaths that have already occurred. (Read Just Mercy, Bryon Stevenson). The absence of data is not accidental. Paper trails cause problems. As for what would happen if I were stopped by the police? First thing is, I wouldn’t be shot for reaching into my purse or pocket for my drivers license/uh gun, I would have been treated respectfully (and responded in kind), and I wouldn’t have been hassled for a minor vehicle issue….tail light out…Instead, I might have been told I had a problem that needed to be fixed, but not ticketed, not arrested, and certainly not shot. Compliance? Most black people are so wary of police that they are afraid anything they do will cause them to be shot. In fairness to police, with all the open carry and concealed carry of weapons, I’d be afraid if I were them too. goplifer says: Compliance…oh my. Tracy, sometimes these posts make me shake my head. Truth: If you were black, you’d be marching down the street with a fist in the air and a rifle slung over your shoulder. There is no way in hell you would quietly put up with one day’s worth of what black Americans deal with. That’s what makes these posts so tragi-comic. MLK? f-that. You’d be with Brother Malcolm all the way. What Muslim name would you pick, I wonder. Chris, try not be needlessly insulting. Marching down the street, armed or otherwise, is not my thing. I was raised to mind my own business. I was raised to revere the rule of law, and taught that an encounter with law enforcement is neither the time nor place to contest the law. (That’s what your court date is for.) You seem to think that because I defend our constitutional (and natural) right to self defense, and that because I’ve prepared myself to exercise that right, that somehow makes me a violent person. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve never physically harmed another human being as an adult, in self defense or otherwise, and have zero intention of ever doing so. That’s not to say I haven’t been in situations with the potential for violence, but rather because when faced with those situations, I’ve actively managed to avoid violence. Force is the last option for me, and as long as I’m presented with any other option, I’m utterly harmless. Could it be that perhaps you don’t trust yourself, Chris? Mayhap you’re afraid you would be the yahoo marching down the street? Or that you would be that guy who shoots his neighbor, or significant other in a fit of rage? That’s fine; good for you. It’s good to know one’s limitations. But perhaps you should refrain from projecting your own foibles on others. Tiraq Tabatabai? Perfection – so rare. “Force is the last option for me, and as long as I’m presented with any other option, I’m utterly harmless.” It’s all too easy for the person standing in the sunshine to preach to those in the shadows. I do not doubt your peaceful intent, but it’s much easier to be peaceful, not to mention polite, when you are not being treated with suspicion and hostility and rudeness and even sometimes some unprovoked manhandling. I didn’t say anything about being a “violent person.” That guy in the streets defending his rights and his basic human dignity is not necessarily a violent person. I am saying that you don’t strike me as a “yessir, whatever you say sir” kind of guy after you’ve been pulled over and searched for no reason for the fifth or sixth or twelfth time. You seem like someone would insist on his rights, to certain extremes if necessary. Something tells me you’d be just a touch less “compliant” after you’d been treated like a black senator: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/on-the-senate-floor-black-gop-senator-talks-of-disrespect-from-police/2016/07/13/db67c7de-4949-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe you’d put up with it endlessly, with patient compliance. I can tell you this, I wouldn’t take that shit quietly. And I have nothing but the deepest respect for people who have the courage to put their lives and and comforts on the line to insist on justice for themselves and others. I’m on their side. I wouldn’t take it quietly either, Chris. The only thing that mystifies me about BLM is why it took so long for these protests to materialize. Education, JG. It opened up worlds that were closed to Blacks. Seeing how the other half lived, and gaining confidence, and courage from the sacrifices made by those who put it all on the line….which is why John Lewis is so inspirational. Oh, another thing that got BLM going? They gave up hope on the institutions of democracy helping them. If it is gonna happen, they were going to have to do it themselves. Too many deaths, too much poverty, too little respect. It adds up until it topples over, then you fight back. “You seem like someone would insist on his rights, to certain extremes if necessary.” Indeed, but a traffic stop doesn’t come anywhere close to fitting that bill, regardless of frequency. As for taking “that shit quietly,” your choice, my friend, but here’s the deal: in a traffic stop situation, you are going to come out on the short end of that particular stick every single time. So why bother? Why take the chance on a night in jail, conviction on an offence that renders you a prohibited person for life, or worse yet, getting shot and/or killed. Stupid is as stupid does, Chris. Actually Chris, this discussion is highly instructive, as it points out the chief difference between folks on your end of the political spectrum, and folks at my end of the political spectrum. Freedom begins with, and is meaningless without, self governance. Self governance is an acquired trait, dependent on the steady and persistent practice of the cardinal and Christian virtues: prudence, temperance, justice, fortitude, faith, hope, and agape. Objective virtue and objective morality are non-concepts for the left. Thus lacking any capacity for self governance, leftists like yourself instead seek to be governed by others. Tragically, those you choose to entrust with your governance (and your liberty) all too often suffer the same deficit. And so we find ourselves at this peculiar juncture, with leftist, racist goons gunning down cops in the street on a largely baseless pretext, instigated, encouraged and enabled by our own president. Simply pathetic. Chris, I presume you saw the Chicago crime stats I posted elsewhere in this thread. Tell you what, when that cancer spreads to your own little white-bread neighborhood, and the cops simply decide to stop enforcing the law for you because they are sick of your sniveling, excretory whining, leaving you to wallow in the abject misery of Hobbesian anarchy, don’t come complaining to me. You made that bed. *instigated, encouraged and enabled by our own president.* Jesus, Tracy. Find a paper bag and breath into it slowly… I got three words for you: Viking Lives Matter. Tell me you wouldn’t sign up for that cause if the need arose. Tracy – Can you re-read your post on how to act when pulled over by the police? Here’s how I handle being pulled over. I look in the mirror, and say is he after me? I pulled over and he stopped behind me, so yep, it’s me he wants. What the eff did I do? At my door, he says drivers license and owners card. I reach for the glove compartment. I don’t pay any attention to the speed that I make that movement. I don’t even notice if his hand rests on his gun when I hand him my owners and insurance card. Then I reach for my wallet in my right rear pocket. Again, no “MOTHER MAY I”, just reach and present. The officer may have stepped back and become more vigilant, I don’t notice. Why would I move slowly and announce every thing that I’m going to do. Never have. What’s different. You and your goddamn guns. You guys don’t do what we do – here and in the UK Walk back to the cop car If there is one cop we sit down out of the rain (it’s not always raining in the UK honest) in the passenger’s seat If there are two cops we sit in the back seat The cop then runs all of the details across the computer and tells us to get back into our car and drive away The one time I was stopped in the USA (I had missed a speed limit sign) I started to get out of the car and got shouted at by the cop – he did let me off the speeding duncan, think about it tactically for just a moment. Once you are out of your car you have freedom of movement, a tactical advantage over a cop seated in his or her car. If you have murder and mayhem on your mind, and your are armed, you very much have the upper hand. Conversely, if your are seated in your car with the seat belt on, with hands clearly visible, the officer has the advantage (assuming he/she approaches you correctly). Your only real option other than compliance is to drive away, starting a chase (which happens with depressing regularity). If the officer wants you in the back seat, he’ll put you there. (The front seat could work, but it’s kind of awkward with all the comms and computer equipment up there these days.) Unarmed, I’m sorry, but I can’t help it if you are a complete idiot. I’ll just pray that you don’t garner yourself a Darwin award. Traffic stops are among the most hazardous duties cops undertake; the majority of officer shootings occur during traffic stops. Observe the following video and watch how quickly things can go sideways. The next time you happen to get pulled over, remember that every cop has seen videos like this. Consider what’s always in the back of their mind, and conduct yourself accordingly. BTW, the officer killed in the last clip was murdered with a Ruger Bearcat chambered in .22 LR, a single action revolver based on a design over 140 years old. You have to manually cock the hammer as a precursor to firing a round. (You can see the perpetrator doing just that in the video clip.) The single action is revolver is the slowest operating mechanism extant. The .22 LR is a plinker round, regarded by most as little more that a toy. The Ruger Bearcat is what my children learned to shoot on, and is my go-to choice for introducing the shooting sports to newcomers. Tell me again, please, exactly which guns you want to ban? Hi Tracey That is exactly my point – in most countries the police do not have to be paranoid They can interact with the citizens they work for and with in a civil polite and easy manner duncan, as an anglophile myself, I think we can certainly agree that your quaint demesne, whilst not without its own peculiar foibles, is not subject to quite the same set of circumstances extant here on this side of the pond. I suggest you stay put. I am probably close to an idiot if not compete, but I can see a common thread in all those videos. Watch them again and see if you can pick up on it. compete > complete Tracy, have you ever thought about how those unrelenting incidents of humiliation that could potentially end in disaster (by an illogically fearful member of law enforcement of course) effect the mind of a minorities like Senator Scott. He is a black senator that was elected in South Carolina for god’s sake! As far as I’m concerned his successful election is a miraculous and unlikely event… and I don’t even like his politics. Truly one in a billion. Despite that profound political and historic achievement, Capital cops still regularly don’t know who he is? You should know something Tracy… “compliance” as you put it or even innocence is not a bullet proof vest. Too many dead black people throughout the history of the South in both the 20th century… and the 21st century prove it. I am sorry to break it to you, most black people today are no longer willing to be “compliant” to institutional racial bias or an ignominious end for themselves or their loved ones simply because “law and order” types like you are willing to buy any fantasy cooked up (by clearly morally compromised cops) to justify a bad shoot. Words of Advice: I don’t think you should ever claim you face similar situations or peril that minorities like Senator Scott faces in regards to law enforcement. Because you just fcking don’t. Magpie, I don’t claim to fully understand the “peril” that minorities face, nor do I claim that all cops are saints, or that justice is equally applied in all cases. Here’s a clue for you: so what? It doesn’t fcking matter. If men (and women) were angels, no governance would be necessary. Newsflash: we are most certainly not angels, police and citizenry included. Open your eyes and look around you. Racist murderers are killing cops in the street. Over what? The mythological “hands up don’t shoot” malarkey. Look at what’s going on in Chicago: 254 black murder victims as of May 9, overwhelmingly at the hands of other blacks for those cases where charges have been proferred, but with 204 cases with no charges at all. 80+% with no charges! The police are not policing black neighborhoods in Chicago. Gee, I wonder why? You may think cops gunned down in the streets is some form of rough justice. You may think living without the “law and order” provided so ignobly and imperfectly by all those horrible cops practicing rampant “institutional racial bias” is a lark. But that would only be the case if you were a moron. You reap what you sow, Magpie. I don’t think you are going to particularly enjoy the harvest that your precious president has sown with such wanton abandon. Tracy, at what point did I ever imply or state that I like cops being gunned down? Since when did I ever say President Obama was my precious president? My message has been pretty consistent… if you murder an innocent person, if you violate the rights of someone else you must be held to account. Whether that guilty party be a common street criminal or a hard ass beat cop who takes out his frustrations on a teenage kid because he didn’t like getting a little verbal pushback at the end of a long shift. That means the shooters in Dallas and Baton Rouge made their beds in an early grave due to their actions. That also means the police officer who shot Walter Scott (who was later abandoned by a lawyer who saw the video that contradicted his client’s account) needs to be held to account in the court of law. Short of spelling out that position in crayon I don’t know what more I can say. You will however not have a “compliant” community if the police are held to a different legal standard than everyone else and given carte blanche to control the out of control “urban gorillas”. Look at what the corruption and cruelty and lack of true accountability among law enforcement has done in Russia. Look at how low the populace at large views the moral standing of those who are suppose to serve and protect. Almost everyone in that country has dashboard cameras in their vehicles because often that is the only means of protecting themselves from having to pay bribes, be abused or be punished for merely asserting their innocence. Can’t you see the parallels? Dashboard cameras there… smart phones and body cameras increasingly over here. Also, I fear no bitter harvest of Barack Obama. And I refuse to accept your conclusion I am in anyway a party to that bitter harvest. All I have tried to do is survive it. Are you really naive enough to think Obama has built in his relatively short time in office the infrastructure of current mistrust and disdain of police officers in minority communities? You remind me a little bit of some of those foolish conservatives who are incredulous that racial tension in this nation had not evaporated or was not significantly diminished by the first black president. As if that was within the realm of possibility for one man to dissolve decades if not centuries of skepticism and hostility to law enforcement… much less diminish the lingering racial animosity towards minorities in some stubborn parts of white America. The fact Obama lived long enough to actually be in office and serve his first term was utterly amazing to me. Martin Luther King was in my opinion an unbelievably consistent pacifist and inspirational figure of racial reconciliation. No one currently operating in contemporary American politics holds a candle to that well documented history. But guess what? He still got a bullet through his head for his troubles. Any bitter harvest you allude to has been sown decades ago before I ever existed or the current president. I am for justice. I am not reflexively on the side of black (former military) racist cop killers, deluded white supremacist murderers (like from South Carolina), native born terrorists inspired by foreign theocracies and I am also not reflexively on the side of police officer unions and their frequent bullsht excuses for members committing the unforgivable. Sir Crow, I salute you. Thank you for being able to articulate so well the thoughts of so many of us here. To 1mine: No, thank you. As far as articulating my thoughts, I do try to the best of my ability fly and JG, both of you have brought up Colin Powell’s use of personal email while in office. WP had an article comparing his use compared to Hillary’s. “By the time Clinton took office, federal expectations for archiving electronic records were clearer than they were under Powell’s tenure. That does not absolve Powell for not being able to locate his records a decade later, or for not turning them over to National Archives back then. But it does mean that Clinton was held to a more definitive standard. Moreover, this common defense among her supporters is used to deflect the central issue: that Clinton exclusively used a personal account, and did not provide records until she was requested to, after she left office. That is the most relevant point, so the Democrats earn Three Pinocchios. The big difference here is indeed that last point: that Clinton had her own private server, and that she used it exclusively. Neither Rice nor Powell did that. Powell himself and Rice staff members (not Rice herself) received a limited number of emails containing classified information on their private accounts — two in Powell’s case and 10 in the case of Rice’s staff — but neither used private email on the scale that Clinton did. And the number of emails in Clinton’s case is much larger because of it: 110 that included classified information, Comey said. The second major point is that the expectations were different during Powell’s and Rice’s tenures; Clinton got very clear guidance about use of private email as secretary of state. The State Department’s inspector general addressed this point in its May report on Clinton’s email practices, according to The Post’s Carol Morello and Jia Lynn Yang: But the report also notes that by the time Clinton became secretary of state, the guidance on email use was much more detailed, suggesting that pointing to Powell is not an entirely fair comparison. And then there’s a third point: Clinton is running for president. If Powell and Rice were doing so, perhaps their email practices and other aspects of their secretary of state tenures would be more closely examined.” For the entire article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/07/there-are-legitimate-political-arguments-to-make-about-clintons-emails-these-arent-them/ No Powell and Rice aren’t running, but it is partisan hypocrisy to castigate Clinton for her e-mail arrangements, but not criticize them (or at least not until someone reminds you). Lots of people in high office are way behind on tech- that’s something that needs correcting. I don’t expect them to be writing code, but some basic Internet “literacy” is needed these days. But this is an error I doubt Hillary would make again. Just like I doubt that Trump is going to mend his ignorant, self-centered, bullying ways. I don’t like how she handled the whole e-mail issue, but Trump’s overwhelming unsuitability for the officer of President trumps that mistake. I would have rather both parties had nominated different candidates, but the choice is as obvious as a 2by4 to the head. Trump would be a disaster. He cannot do this job. He makes W look good, and W is absolutely the worst President in my lifetime (which includes Nixon). There’s still a double standard; the political class are treated differently from everybody else. Try a single instance of the Hildebeast email stunt in the military as an enlisted, as an NCO of any grade, or as any rank of officer below a 2-star, and you will* fry. When civilian authority flouts the rule of law, military respect for civilian authority inevitably decays. That’s not a sustainable situation in the long run. Military coup – just because it hasn’t happened here doesn’t mean it can’t happen here. Military coup – just because it hasn’t happened here doesn’t mean it can’t happen here…. Do you envision such an uprising Tracy? What quarters would such an uprising come from? The Bundys? White supremacists? Who? Is Hillary the beneficiary of a “double standard”? Yes. Is this unusual? No. Do generals, CEOs, cabinet secretaries, etc., get away with things that buck privates, members of the secretarial pool, and interns get fired for? Yes. Is this a bad thing? I suspect that depends on whether you are a general or a private. (And don’t give me bullshit about Petraeus, who knowingly handed over classified information to a woman in his command with whom he was having an affair.) Did Hillary compromise national security? Maybe. Are you convinced that the U.S. government email systems are necessarily more secure than the one in the Clinton’s closet? If so, what in today’s headlines would give you that confidence? When the phone rings at 3am, with a national security crisis related to (a) a coup in Turkey, (b) a bombing in Delhi, (c) Russian troop movements in the Caucasus, or (d) China sinking a Japanese patrol boat near the Senkaku islands, do you have any confidence in Donald Trump knowing where those places are, much less making intelligent decisions? Do you have any questions that the person who just hired Omarosa from the Apprentice to be his minority outreach coordinator will surround himself with people who would help him make good decisions? If so, for goodness sakes why? Do I have to be thrilled with Hillary to think she is orders of magnitude better than the alternative? No. Do I lose a little respect for someone claiming to have a serious political debate while referring to one candidate by misogynist third grade name-calling (Wildebeest)? Why, yes, actually I do. Even autocorrect doesn’t like “Hildebeast”. Autocorrect: the goddess of the internet (-; She gets even in the most underhanded way….Do not make her mad! “Do you have any questions that the person who just hired Omarosa from the Apprentice to be his minority outreach coordinator will surround himself with people who would help him make good decisions? If so, for goodness sakes why?” I also want to know why people buy into Trump being the law&order-keep-people-safe choice? Because he’s threatening to torture people? Because all the alpha male bloviating and strutting and posturing is so scary? I keep trying to imagine him in a crisis, then I think about him participating in the budget, or … objv, I would have a few questions for the writer of the Washington Post article. First, where were the servers that Powell and Rice used? Then, if AOL or Yahoo servers were used, would you trust them more than a server setup by a government employee? Side note: I have never got a spam email from her server. Next, If Powell’s emails could not be retrieved, how do we know the number of “secrets” he sent or received? And finally, what were the guidelines for email during the Clinton? Were they strongly suggested or best practice or ??? I’m not saying Hillary’s decision was correct. But the question for you is, is that it? In my opinion it’s like a thistle seed floating in the wind. So much commotion for so little payoff. Ov is looking for absolution for her decision to vote FOR Trump. Logic be damned. There are two other candidates who will be on the ballot (Johnson, Stein) if she “really” doesn’t like Trump but “hates” Clinton….This is BS. And on that note, I will end today by asking, wishing, and hoping that everyone in the city of Cleveland stays safe as the Republican convention begins. Peace to all. FYI, I will NOT be watching it. Tutt, peace to you, too. Have a good week. I’ll be watching tonight but will miss the rest of the convention. I’m wishing good luck to Cleveland too. Let’s all behave in a civilized manner. Trump’s minority outreach (I am not making this up!): http://m.theweek.com/speedreads/636722/trump-hires-apprentice-villain-omarosa-manigault-director-african-american-outreach I heard he settled on Omarosa after he was told that his first choice, Uncle Tom, was actually a fictional character. Shits getting real in Cleveland already. Hold on to your britches, Rob. Many in the Bernie crowd are making a lot of noise about doing something similar. Our turn next. “New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman is reporting that Rupert Murdoch and his sons Lachlan and James have decided to remove Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, following a sexual harassment lawsuit by former anchor Gretchen Carlson. Sherman reports, citing anonymous sources, that the three are in agreement that Ailes needs to step down, but that there is disagreement over timing– Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/07/report-roger-ailes-may-be-removed-as-fox-news-ceo-225705#ixzz4EmWkL8Mb Good. If Ailes behaved as alleged by Gretchen Carlson, he needs to lose his job. Hello, OV. . Indeed. Plus he needs a yuge financial penalty. Hey Tutt! 🙂 I might not be contributing much in the next few days. Cheers from Mime I’m going camping tomorrow. I hope everyone enjoys the Republican convention. (Or not.) I’ll be catching up with you all next week. OV, for a moment there I thought I read that you were going “campaigning” tomorrow. 🙂 Nope, Tutt. I’m going to the Grand Canyon and not to the glorious city of my birth. (Cleveland, Ohio) This has come up for discussion before here: http://theweek.com/articles/635385/how-police-unions-actually-hurt-police-officers The thing that absolutely gobsmacks me is that there is no requirement to report police use of force. That needs to change, yesterday. You cannot begin to address a problem until you have properly defined the problem. You cannot define a problem with such huge gaps in the data. This is why so many smart phones in so many hands is a good thing. Another deeper look at President Obama’s relationship with police. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/07/18/what-president-obama-really-thinks-about-the-police/?wpisrc=nl_wonk&wpmm=1 Interesting analysis. I guess it comes part and parcel with being a minority. His words and actions are always under scrutiny, and for better or for worse, it’s assumed that deep down he identifies with members of his minority group, and if he doesn’t, he’s a traitor to his people, or a refreshing change, depending on who is making the determination. The man can’t win for lose. For all who criticize President Obama for whatever reason, and he is not without fault, having a Black president blew the lid off a society that has been ignoring racial-based issues for a very long time. It can’t have been easy and it certainly has been difficult and painful to walk in his shoes. For all his shortcomings, I applaud his quiet dignity and his sense of humanity. I will miss him. I worry that with all the tumult, he remain safe. Agreed, and for all those who say he’s an angry Black man, I don’t think he has an angry bone in his body. If anyone’s angry, it’s Mr. Trump. I wouldn’t blame Obama if he was angry about many things, but from what I have observed, he is the kind of person who has more despair about what could be and the pain we are inflicting upon one another. For people who hate the thought of paying taxes, I found the economic analysis of increasing the size of the police force interesting. “The report from the White House estimates that spending an additional $10 billion to pay and equip more police officers would reduce the number of crimes nationwide each year by as much as 1.5 million. The economic benefits of those avoided crimes would total about $38 billion, according to the report.” On the subject of rhetoric, a favorite topic, both this link and a link inserted into the article close with the same quote. I don’t know what it means. “”The recommendation to increase the number of police is blind to history, and it’s blind to the present moment,” Butler said.” Mr. Butler probably is more explicit elsewhere, one hopes. Both Obama and Trump have shown noticeable anger in public, but the narrative being promoted is that only Trump is the angry one. Tutt, I’d urge you to watch some of Trump’s speeches. While he has said some outlandish things, his usual way of speaking is that of an entertainer. Words come easily and unfortunately, it seems that he says whatever comes into his head at the moment. Most of what he says has to be taken with a grain of salt. His intention is to be provocative and I’m afraid the media has run with his most inflammatory statements. In contrast, when Obama speaks without a teleprompter, he has a halting way of speaking with long pauses and he says ahh often to give himself time to think. During his campaign, Obama was wedded to his teleprompter and avoided taking questions and speaking extemporarily. . Obama shows his anger with his body language. His jaw clenches and his eyes narrow when he does not like the questions he is being asked. One news host mentioned that that he could sense the hostility after one interview and some tough questions. In most ways Trump and Obama are opposites. However, I wouldn’t want to get on the wrong side of either. Tutt, watch Trumps speak if you have time. He’s usually quite relaxed and has a sense of humor. Tell me objv, how are you rationalizing Trump’s utter cluelessness (Brexit being one very painful example)? “Most of what he says has to be taken with a grain of salt. His intention is to be provocative and I’m afraid the media has run with his most inflammatory…” You honestly think this is acceptable in someone who is asking to lead the free world????? That this is somehow an improvement in having more pauses and stops to think in the abscence of a TelePrompter????? We don’t need an entertainer in the Oval Office. OV, I have watched some of Mr. Trump’s speeches and interviews, and I agree he can be funny and charming, and he does have the occasional quiet moment when he seems to be thinking before he speaks, but as even you admit, he says many things just to be provocative, and I don’t think that’s very presidential, where you have to take with a grain of salt every word uttered by the President of the United States. I would rather have someone with clenched fists and teeth who remains civil. OV, just as there’s concern about Mrs. Clinton curtailing the right to bear arms, I’m even more concerned about Mr. Trump curtailing the right to freedom of expression. I realize it’s ironic that I’m concerned about Mr. Trump’s curtailing of the right to free speech, while at the same time I’m complaining about Mr. Trump’s words (both content and style), but I’m not trying to shut him up or down. He’s free to say whatever he wants, however he wants. I just don’t think it’s very presidential of him. It’s pretty shocking when you think about, the bullshit Trump and he rest of the GOP’ers get away with by the media. His words are supportive of police enough, sure, but his BODY LANGUAGE means he actually isn’t? I don’t know about these idiots, but since I’m not a body language expert (and neither are they) I’m inclined to take a person’s words at face value unless proven otherwise. Can you imagine something so absurd? Every word a POTUS says is generally carefully thought out by a team of advisors for exactly that reason: what a president says is important, and his words mean something. But niw, were scrapping actual words for perceived BODY LANGUAGE? GTFO of here with that garbage. I’m at the point where I can barely watch CNN, I end up screaming at the TV. When some idiot says “well, what I like about Trump is he tells it like it is, and that’s refreshing” I keep expecting something like “well, you do know that Politfact has only 11% of his TOTAL statements as ‘true’ or ‘mostly true’. The rest are either ‘half true’ (14%), ‘mostly false’ (17%), ‘false’ (40%) or ‘pants on fire’ (19%)”. Or when he says ” well, you knownibwas against the Iraq War” never do they say “well, actually there’s video of you on the Hiward Stern show expressing support, albeit tentative, before the war”. But they never do. They just go on like they concede the point, which if course makes the casual viewer conclude that he’s actually NOT a lying piece of shit. I think I need to step away from the campaign for a bit. But of course, I won’t. I’m hooked lol. I guess I’m part of the problem. Now, now, Rob. You just have to stop reading so much Raw Story and watching all that librul media….you’ll be alright. The big problem with you is that you think too much….on your own…hasn’t anyone in America told you that you shouldn’t do that!? Rob, you’re Canadian, right? I hereby christen you an honorary US citizen! Rob, you’re more American than the President! Oh, lord, Tutta, now you’ve gone and done it! How can anyone from Canada be more American than anyone from Kenya!? “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Mission accomplished, Mr. President. That is, at least as far as urban black America’s relationship with law enforcement is concerned. Throughout the course of his presidency, Obama has consistently and repeatedly jumped to inaccurate conclusions regarding police conduct, and shootings involving young black men. “The Cambridge police acted stupidly…” (The officer involved was responding to a 9-1-1 burglary-in-progress; Prof. Gates was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct.) “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon…” (Trayvon Martin was in the process of executing a “ground & pound” attack when he was fatally shot by George Zimmerman.) “The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and his community at this very difficult time…” (Michael Brown attempted to wrest away officer Darren Wilson’s sidearm and shoot him with it. Brown was fatally shot after again attempting to physically attack officer Wilson. So much for hands-up-don’t-shoot.) “”What’s clear is that these fatal shootings are not isolated incidents. They are symptomatic of the broader challenges within our criminal justice system, the racial disparities that appear across the system year after year…” (Obama on Facebook just prior to the Dallas police murders.) “It just means all lives matter but right now, the big concern is the fact that the data shows black folks are more vulnerable to these kinds of incidents.” (Obama speaking in Poland the day of the Dallas police murders. The data also show that “black folks” are overwhelmingly responsible for the violent crime occurring in urban areas, but he neglected to mention that.) Words mean things. What the president chooses to comment on matters; what he says matters; what he doesn’t say matters. The president and his AG have consistently cast doubt on the conduct and integrity of law enforcement, and have consistently voiced sentiments of aid and comfort to those associated with individuals guilty of vicious criminal conduct. This has a deleterious effect on law and order. Cops are discouraged from policing; vicious haters are encouraged to commit violence. Obama has sown wind, and we are left to reap the whirlwind. Chicago, Obama’s hometown, has suffered under this terrible state of affairs for decade, and it’s getting worse. The numbers don’t lie: http://crime.chicagotribune.com/chicago/shootings/ http://heyjackass.com/2016-murder-matrix/ The second graphic is particularly startling. Blacks are committing murder (mostly against their fellow blacks) in Chicago at an astonishing rate. Even more disturbing, the vast majority of these murders go unsolved, indicating an inability or unwillingness on the part of law enforcement to enforce the law. And this is the model that Obama seems keen on bringing to the rest of the nation. That’s some transformation for you. “The second graphic is particularly startling. Blacks are committing murder (mostly against their fellow blacks) in Chicago at an astonishing rate. Even more disturbing, the vast majority of these murders go unsolved, indicating an inability or unwillingness on the part of law enforcement to enforce the law. And this is the model that Obama seems keen on bringing to the rest of the nation. That’s some transformation for you..” I’ll comment on the earlier examples later when I have more time to Google, but about this one-really Tracy? You want to invoke the old Black-on-Black crime red herring, and you pick Chicago? A city with a police Dept that’s a cesspool of corruption and violence and coverups? They were literally running torture camps and beating confessions out of people (mostly non-White). You really think Obama was behind that? Laquan McDonald was gunned down for no good reason; the one video the cops neglected to destroy shows that clearly. And yeah, I know who the mayor is, and he ought to be impeached for the coverup, but I don’t see these sorts of shenanigans as the model Obama is so keen on bringing us. You cite unsolved murders- have you considered that there just might be a connection to the people in those rough neighborhoods being just as afraid of the police as they are of the gangbangers? The model the Obama, and the people in BLM who are serious about reform and not being trolls, and anyone else who wants a just society are so keen on bringing is to stop the coverups of police transgressions. Cops who abuse their authority need to be held accountable, and in the age of the smart phone and the surveillance camera, they cannot hide it anymore. So go Obama- more power to you on this issue. fly, how are you rationalizing Obama and Hillary’s utter cluelessness? “JV team” comes to mind. They aren’t clueless objv. They’ve made plenty of mistakes, but they know what is going on in the world. Trump didn’t even know what Brexit was about, and then praised the outcome in Scotland, of all places. I knew about this- what’s Trump’s excuse? fly, wouldn’t it be clueless to use email using multiple personal devices connected to an unsecured, home brew server while abroad? Fishing…….you’ve made your decision Ob, live with it because you will not convince anyone who regularly posts here of Trump’s qualifications to be president. Have a nice camp out. Mime, I don’t kid myself about changing anyone from liberal to conservative, but if I challenge any of you to think a little more critically and if I provide any kind of balance to the daily drivel you receive through RawStory and the other lefty web sites, I feel I’ve done my part to grow my angel wings. 🙂 Well Ov, despite your best efforts, I am not convinced frankly of any of your arguments. Guess I’m just not smart enough to see how wrong I am in everything I believe, so don’t waste your time on me. Why don’t you try to help Donald Trump instead. Now, there’s a project begging for a miracle, uh, angel. OV, are you going fishing as well as camping?? Tutt, No, just camping and hiking on the North Rim. I’ve never been to the Grand Canyon and I’m really looking forward to this trip. My husband and I are going with a Hillary loving, liberal couple and I don’t want to ruin our friendship by getting political. Hopefully, I can get the argumentativeness out of my system by arguing with you guys (which is the Cleveland equivalent of y’all and not dependent on gender.) 🙂 “…if I challenge any of you to think a little more critically and if I provide any kind of balance to the daily drivel you receive through RawStory and the other lefty web sites, I feel I’ve done my part to grow my angel wings.” My opinion of Trump didn’t come from RawStory or HuffPo or DailyKos or any lefty site. It came from listening to HIS OWN WORDS, and long before run for office. More lame excuses and deflections. Using the home server was a bad decision. A bad decision that Colin Powell also made (yet you show no outrage over that). It is in no way as profoundly ignorant as not knowing anything about Brexit, especially when Trump claims that he is going to make better trade deals. Come on OV, you can’t seriously think that you’re in the camp of critical thought in these debates, can you? As Paul Ryan says, it’s a binary choice. Of course the email thing was idiotic. But we need to look at the balance in totality. Is Hillarys use of a private email server in which there is absolutely no evidence of any damage done, which both previous SoS also did worse then a candidate who is a habitual liar (as I posted above, Politfact says that of ALL Trumps statements in this campaign, only 3% are ‘true’ and 8% are ‘mostly true’), has scammed millions from consumers via his phony university, has less foreign policy knolwedge then most ppl on this blog (and I mean that literally, without any hyperbole whatsoever), doesn’t understand the 1st amendment, wants to bring back torture despite the military saying they’ll refuse such an order? Do you REALLY believe that Hillary’s one big flaw (and it really is just that one. If there were more, you’d better believe the GOP would be allllll over it. But they aren’t. It’s emails, and that’s it.) is worse then Trumps overwhelming disqualifying traits and behaviors? You’re smarter then that, come on. And you also realize that Obama has the 2nd highest approval rating at this point in his administration in modern memory (second only to Bill Clinton)? So obviously , youre out of touch with what the American People like. America in general kinda think Obama is a pretty dam good president. Have you thought maybe that you’re the one who might want to do some introspection about why you believe what you do? There’s some critical thought that needs to happen here, all right. But I think you’re confused about where it needs to happen. OV, you have yourself a “Grand” old time in the Canyon. We’ll be here waiting for you when you get back. 🙂 fly, I was referring to speaking styles not fitness for office. If most people had an objection to people who speak easily running for office, neither Bill Clinton or Ronald Reagan would have been chosen. It’s not the manner of speech, it’s the CONTENT that’s the problem. The majority of what comes out of Trump’s mouth is juvenile and/or sexist and/or xenophobic and/or ignorant. And you want that guy representing our country. A waste of time, fly. No, I don’t want Trump representing our county, however, he is the lesser of two evils. And, here’s a really fine article written anonymously by a policeman’s wife. A liberal couple, they don’t fit the stereotype but they do share concerns about living and dying and respect. http://www.vox.com/2016/7/11/12132466/police-officer-shooting Diane Rehm (NPR) had a program on violence and relations between police and the black communities. Her guests were noteworthy: Paul Butler professor, Georgetown Law School; David Klinger professor, department of criminology and criminal justice,University of Missouri, St Louis Ronald Hosko president, Law Enforcement Legal Defense Fund; former Assistant Director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division Kimberly Kindy national reporter, The Washington Post; part of a Pultizer-prize winning team that developed a database on fatal police shootings Ta-Nehisi Coates national correspondent, The Atlantic; author of “Between the World and Me” Here’s the transcript if you’re interested. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-07-11/the-latest-on-the-shootings-in-dallas-louisiana-and-minnesota Police unions aside, part of the problem is that accepted police procedures – use of force, stop and frisk, targeting, etc. blur the line between appropriate police behavior and a step or two beyond. As the documentary, “Policing the Police” (Frontline, PBS) pointed out, the officers felt they were handling the “perps” appropriately while the man who was observing them was appalled. One of the officers he rode with on a night patrol pulled a kid’s arm back so hard and abruptly that he broke it – and, worse yet, the kid wasn’t doing anything wrong. It’s these stories that make your blood boil. Then, there are thugs who don’t respond to civility, and it appears police procedures are designed and applied for the worst situations to all people (a la Sandra Bland). This has to change but will take time. In a world where people actually think and come to conclusions based on fact and not what they want to hear and believe, something like Trump’s talking trash about Obama would be a complete failure. But here Trump is, implying the President is not against these policemen getting killed. Sadly, a ton of people, all Republicans, will not only believe this crap but will be glad to hear it and spread the news. And, like with Clivon Bundy, few if any Republican leaders will disavow this garbage. Probably because if they do, they will loose the next primary. Can not piss off the whacko, Alex Jones Infowars crowd! While I am not a pessimistic person, I am a realist. No cognitive dissonance for me:-)! I just do not see any of this changing. the Republican party has hung it’s hat, based it’s future, on a base of people who will believe anything as long as it is anti democrat and especially anti “the black guy, Barack Hussein Obama, the guys who was born in Kenya!”. The party can not let go of those votes. And it seems, at least to me, the rhetoric has gotten worse. Can anyone imagine what would have happened to the congressman who called Obama a liar during a speech on the floor of the Congress if that were LBJ? That congressman would have not had the ***** to do that. But civility is gone, probably for good. rational thought is history with almost half the electorate. I will bet $10,000 of Mitt Romney’s money that Trump gets at least 45% of the vote. That means 45% of the people think Trump is qualified to be President over Hillary. That is just insane! Here is Trump spreading his newest theory: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-obama-police-shootings_us_578cc089e4b08608d33502b4 Over the course of his presidency, Mr. Obama has tried very hard to be fair and speak for both sides of an issue, and I think this has hurt him in certain ways, especially in the case of the police shootings. He’s received flak from many in the Black community for not being forceful enough in condemning the shootings of Black people by the police, and he also gets flak from conservatives for not standing up for the police enough. So, he gets it from both sides, but guess which side makes the most noise and gets the upper hand? The side which doesn’t like him to begin with, the loudest side, the side which will use anything they can get their hands on to disparage him. That’s what he gets for trying to play fair, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. He needs to continue being true to himself and not go down to the level of those who always find fault with him. So, for people who don’t like President Obama, it’s easy to distort his sympathy for Black victims of police shootings into the view that he is not really opposed to police officers being killed. For people who don’t like the President, it’s not only easy to intentionally distort Mr. Obama’s words; it’s also easy to INTERPRET them in this way, out of sheer habit, from automatically assuming that anything he says or does must be malicious or just plain wrong. So I’ve found it lightly ironic people posting New Yorker articles about Trump here (what better represents the hated New York Intellectual + Librul Media than The New Yorker?), but I can’t hold back. This article is fantastic: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/07/25/donald-trumps-ghostwriter-tells-all Title is in the url: “Donald Trump’s Ghostwriter Tells All” My favorite section is when Schwartz uses the advice he wrote in the book against Trump’s attempt to scam him of hundreds of thousands of dollars: “After chatting briefly about the party, Trump informed Schwartz that, as his ghostwriter, he owed him for half the event’s cost, which was in the six figures. Schwartz was dumbfounded. “He wanted me to split the cost of entertaining his list of nine hundred second-rate celebrities?” Schwartz had, in fact, learned a few things from watching Trump. He drastically negotiated down the amount that he agreed to pay, to a few thousand dollars, and then wrote Trump a letter promising to write a check not to Trump but to a charity of Schwartz’s choosing. It was a page out of Trump’s playbook.” Natch. “Minutes after Trump got off the phone with me, Schwartz’s cell phone rang. “I hear you’re not voting for me,” Trump said. “I just talked to The New Yorker—which, by the way, is a failing magazine that no one reads—and I heard you were critical of me.”” Wow! Well, let me state upfront that I am an avid reader of The New Yorker, which comports with my liberal views and my appreciation for well researched, quality journalism. Guilty as charged. This piece is amazing. What in the world are we in for if this man is elected? “Trump’s short attention span has left him with “a stunning level of superficial knowledge and plain ignorance.” Trump is the master of parasite-capitalism. The first people he stiffed may have had no reason to expect it, but once the word got around the guy should gave been blackballed. Any bank that lends him $ deserves to fail. If there is any justice in this world Fly, Trump will not only lose disastrously in November, but he will be ruined financially. Banks won’t lend to him. People won’t want to give money to his businesses. I truly think it’s important he be destroyed, not so much for any sense of vengeance, but to act as a strong warning to future demagogues who may seek to exploit the divisions in America for their personal gain. Trump is a “means to an end” – for those who hate HRC and those who are racist and those who hate President Obama. My net worth is considerably less than even the most lowball estimate of Trump’s worth (I so hope Mark Cuban is right about “just” $150G) but I’m proud to say that I have never stiffed anyone who I hired to do a job for me. First up on the GOP stage is none other than Stephen Colbert, who crashed the Republican National Convention before its start “dressed up in his infamous Caesar Flickman (the annoying announcer from The Hunger Games) outfit and crashed the stage at the Republican National Convention.” (Courtesy – http://leftwingnation.org/stephen-colbert-sneaks-into-the-gop-convention-and-steals-the-show-before-it-even-starts-video/) Pretty tight security, no? I came here specifically to post this article. It’s deeply unsettling, when viewed in the context of a potential Trump presidency. Sadly, the ones who need to read it never will. No, the saddest thing is that those Trump supporters who DO read it will totally deflect the importance of the information. I wish the guy had spoken up back in January. Or at least after Super Tuesday. Yep, lots of missed opportunities, but, like he said, he didn’t think Trump could get that far…..Now that he’s there, the media HAS TO STEP UP and expose this man….a man who brought the GOPe to its knees. Shock and awe, indeed. Exact problem with going to the New Yorker. Though his claims would have been challenged by more moderate or right leaning journalists, he really ought to have gone to them. No one of any conservative background will read this piece. No one who it stands to confront or change. Do people with conservative backgrounds read? Don’t waste your breath or your time hoping any Trump supporters will ever read something like this article. The ones that amaze me are those conservatives who are repulsed by Trump but supporting him anyway. They won’t read it either because they’ve had to ignore fact in order to personally justify their vote for Trump. I still believe a large number of these disgruntled Republicans will support Johnson, the Libertarian candidate, or just not vote for prez period. I’ll stick my neck out for conservatives and state that most that I know do read. I wouldn’t know what the data is from the larger perspective, and there’s always questions of quality, but I think generalizing them in that way isn’t very nice. There’s also the fact that conservative political books tend to be top sellers. That too is one of those questionable data points: ‘top sellers’ in books isn’t that many books due to how infrequently ANYBODY reads, and writers such as Glenn Beck and co. tend to expend a lot of effort driving book SALES but it isn’t entirely clear that anyone actually reads them. Plus there’s conservative print periodicals, blogs, so forth etc. yadda yadda yadda. But! I used to work at a bookstore. What’s interesting is that the conventional wisdom was that conservatives read history books, liberals read memoirs; conservatives read true crime, liberals read mystery; and conservatives tended to read biographies whereas liberals tended to read novels. In short, conservatives needed material that they could trust as ‘fact’, while liberals were okay playing looser with fact in favor of expression. I have no idea how true that ‘conventional wisdom’ is, but if it’s true it says something interesting about conservative v. liberal thought, and if it’s false it says something about our assumptions regarding conservative v. liberal thought. That’s an interesting perspective. Funny, I worked at a bookstore throughout college, but being a different generation, didn’t observe the ideological reading people purchased. Good catch, though, and probably more relevant today. And, yes, I was being snarky. Wasn’t feeling very nice to conservatives today. My bad, as the kids say. I love to read anything of quality but absolutely fit the liberal profile you described – mysteries, biographies, novels, but I also read many news sources for factual documentation/thinking. Maybe there’s hope for me yet (-; FYI I did a quick search engine check to see if there is any documentation of the difference between liberals’ and conservatives’ rates of reading, and Don’t bother. It’s a shitshow, not even worth digging through for information. You’d find more open-minded and data-oriented information on popular nutrition sites. “Trumping” the Trump! Can you imagine a Donald Trump being involved in the budget for the United States of America? I guess the silver lining is that the the man this piece portrays is one who is likely to get humiliated in a debate against a prepared and knowledgeable HRC. A person who can’t keep a conversation going more then 2 minutes unless it’s directly praising themselves, and who can’t or won’t read a goddamn book once in a while, is not somebody whose going to come off well vs Clinton under the bright lights of the debate. There’s no where to hide on the debate stage, that is if he doesn’t back out. To me, there is no greater shortcoming in someone who aspires to high office than to be clueless (and willfully so) about important issues. That’s what turned me off to Sarah Palin, and it’s #1 on my list (a very long list) of reasons why Trump is not qualified to be President. Once again, IF Trump is “allowed” to equivocate, bluster, and NOT answer specific questions, and IF the moderators allow him to get away with doing so (just as they did except for Megyn Kelly, god bless her), he will get away with doing what has been “selling”. He depends upon domination and intimidation of media to avoid having to respond substantively. If the media does not nail him down, it will be just like the nomination debates. It won’t matter how substantive HRC is unless the moderators hold him to the same high content standard they require of HRC. So far, that has not happened. If Trump wins this election, the media will have contributed largely by NOT exposing him for what he is. He will have truly gamed the system. Rob, here’s how a Donald Trump handles tough questions: CBS Interview, Lesley Stahl, asking Trump why he could criticize HRC’s vote as a senator supporting the war in iraq and ignore Pence’s same vote: “”You’ve used that vote of Hillary’s, that was the same as Gov. Pence, as the example of her bad judgement,” she said. “Many people have, and frankly, I’m one of the few that was right on Iraq,” Trump said in response.” Do you see how he equivocates and turns things around? A tough interviewer would have a harder question coming back following this misdirection by Trump. I’m afraid we don’t have many Tim Russerts left in American media circles. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/trump-pence-clinton-iraq-war-vote-cbs We need the BBC reporters. They don’t let anyone dodge questions like that. They would have Trump throwing a frustrated temper tantrum in under a minute, I’ll bet. The media has a responsibility to tell the hard truth and do the tough job. Less glumness, more opportunity: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/17/opinion/sunday/a-cure-for-trumpism.html Side note is that I simultaneously find it relieving to read an opinion editorial that treats politics as a series of choices we can make on how to live with each other and still hold onto our values, it still sucks that Trump’s candidacy has finally become so realized that we can have those sorts of conversations about his influence. Good article, formdib. I noted the complete absence of any remarks about the evangelical influence and their treatment of womens’ rights. Guess you can only expect conservative authors too go so far in proposing change in the party (-; They also fail to plumb the fundamental issues within those sectors of our population who are struggling – quality education, health care, safe, affordable housing, transportation services….etc. Another point of concern is Paul Ryan’s plan on entitlement reform. All the changes I’ve read attributed to him are pretty radical. If that’s where Americans feel we need to start, then I’m misreading the mood of those nearing retirement or in retirement. Otherwise, some fine ideas, hardly rocket science to those who’ve been paying attention (this blog) – but good to see conservatives openly stating the obvious. Let us hope that their main readership aren’t all liberals. Working towards more balance in understanding the dynamics of the divide in our country over policing and racism, Doug Muder of The Weekly Sift blog, expands upon the deeper problems contributing to these issues. He approaches the topic from “a third narrative that supports both the police who are trying to do their jobs without killing or being killed, and also the communities of color that feel constantly harassed by police and in danger of violence from them.not for or against policing and racism, but an acknowledgement that this problem is complex and it is getting worse.” He notes that: “the villains in my story are most of the rest of us, who are in denial about the true state of our country”. We need more deep thinking and journalism like this. We need to expand the discussion and the audience if we can ever expect change to be possible. We can all help. http://weeklysift.com/2016/07/18/a-real-pro-police-agenda-is-liberal/ Good article, seems like a step in the right direction. The comments are excellent too though, and make the point well that this isn’t an anamoly. Look at the GOP platform and one can see the GOP is doomed. There is not ONE voice anywhere in the GOP willing to suggest that maaaaaaaaybe the direction theyve gone since Reagen (deruglate, privatize, and whatever else you do, ALWAYS CUT TAXES FOR THE RICH!!) isn’t the way forward. A sign of a healthy party is that new voices with new ideas both exist, AND rise to the top. Where is the equivalent Warren or Sanders for the GOP? The voices that aren’t afraid to question the orthodoxy? Without these fresh ideas, and with strict adherence to established dogma (especially when that supply side dogma is increasingly debunked), how can the party grow? Trump is a phenomenon, but ifbit wasn’t him, it would be someone else eventually. Maybe not in 2016, but certainly SOMEbody wouldnhave come tonthe realization that the Republican Party is increasingly at odds with its base, and that there is a chasm as wide as the Grand Canyon between them for a smooth political operator to insert themselves. The new voice for the GOP is the Freedom Caucus….it’s just not the voice you hoped to see emerge. And, lest any of us hope too much for a more rational voice to emerge – remember gerrymandering has pretty well quashed that in the House. It will take decades of census change OR a challenge through the courts to effect changes in that process. It’s worked incredibly well for the GOP in controlling and protecting their elected officials and their special interests. Oh, and there is one voice in the GOP that is trying to bring about constructive change: Lifer. He deserves credit for putting himself out there AND for steadily offering educational examples through his blog of why change is needed and what it could look like. The suspected shooters name is Gavin Eugene Long. They mentioned he had an affiliation to an anti government group called the New Freedom Movement. I found a small group on FB but it doesn’t look like there’s any PoC there at all. Just looks like a right wing militia groupb(except their politics seem to be hard left, such as communism and anarchism). There’s a chance this is a white guy. Which, of course would mean it’s just a mentally ill lone wolf. I think I prefer that narrative to “TGE RACE WAR HAS STARTED!!” which is what it would be is the shooter (or, God forbid, shootERS) were black, regardless of any possible motivation. Probably need to wait for police to corroborate details. Pres. O spoke concerning this incident and he made a request that makes sense. He asked that each of us make an effort to restrain our rhetoric to help ratchet down the tension. I don’t want this or any of the recent events to become political fodder. Hopefully, this won’t happen. To 2nd amendment, law and order conservatives I want you to know… I support the police. http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/17/politics/cleveland-police-baton-rouge-security-open-carry/ You couldn’t ask for the tensions to be higher going into the RNC, particularly with all these latest shootings. It only takes one idiot with a gun. Well, that’ll never happen….everyone knows all the idiots will be at the Democratic Convention (-; Only geniuses need attend the Republican Convention….. Who knows? “Open carry” probably hasn’t had as big a stage as it will this week . in other words, more “regular” ppl will see open carry in action this week then probably anybother time. Perhaps once they actually SEE how absurd and inappropriate it is for civilians to be patrolling American cities heavily armed, there willl be more political will to end it. Kasich is such a coward. “I don’t have the right to suspend constitutional rights”. No, indeed you don’t. But please, point out the part where open carry is part of the 2A? There are restrictions on almost every single constitutional right, and the 2A is no different. You do not have the right to own grenades, for example. Or rocket launchers. So clearly, there are restrictions on the right to bear arms already. Even Scalia agrees that the 2nd amendment is not unlimited. There is nothing unconstitutional about restricting open carry “There is nothing unconstitutional about restricting open carry….” Unless you have political aspirations…..and are a Republican. The fat lady hasn’t sung on “Never Trump”……….Watched an interview of the leader, a delegate from CO, Ms. Unruh – She had a lot to say – interviewer had a tough time getting a word in edgewise. Down to the wire now……then there is Cruz…….. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/rnc-2016-never-trump-225664 mime, it’s over. The RNC’s already quashed any remote hope there was. Anti-Trump forces have neither the numbers nor the power/influence to push this through, no matter how much they want it. Fair Economist says: I’ve been wondering, actually – can the delegates “blue flu” strike and just not show up? What happens if 300 of Trump’s delegates don’t show up for the vote? Gosh, I’ve been pondering a clever reply to your “what happens if 300 of Trump’s delegates don’t show” and all I can think of is Trump will “just fix it”….why would anyone miss attending the “greatest Republican Convention of all time”!!! Slice it however you want, Trump’s supporters would see that as much of a betrayal as voting against him. Political armageddon awaits regardless. This is pure idiocy. Any “thoughtful” law abiding gun owner that thinks the security arrangement in the event zone for the GOP Cleveland convention is sensible has just lost touch with reality. People who think this is acceptable have fallen into some sort of candy coated AR-15 fantasy world, where all conventional human logic no longer applies. Banned items list includes: No locks (like one would use for a high school locker), no tennis balls, no laser pointers, no light bulbs, no bull horns, canned goods, water guns, no gas masks or (wtf!) strings in lengths greater than 6 feet… But if you have a license you can open carry with a semi-automatic rifle. Just like the Orlando shooter who owned guns legally. Don’t we all feel safe now? We now live in a country where there is a significant number of voters who believe we should interrogate and deport people based on their adherence to certain religious beliefs… But that there should be little to no restrictions on civilian use of weapons that were originally intended for special forces units of our military. Does anyone here think (for example) the out-of-state white supremacists who can legally own firearms will not be potentially trigger happy when met with the vociferous insults and taunts made by rightfully enraged minorities who are native to Cleveland Ohio? Forgive me if I think otherwise. I would ask people to consider this: How well will people accept that white supremacists (or belligerent Trump supporters) can carry weapons unmolested in a city that endured the sad spectacle of the shooting death of Tamir Rice? http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/14/politics/cleveland-convention-guns-event-zone/index.html http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/07/gq_article_claims_tamir_rice_s.html Regarding the automation debate: it may be here sooner rather then later. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/the180/pop-taxes-don-t-work-robot-sweatshops-and-an-american-tells-us-what-s-wrong-with-cancon-1.3601722/if-sweatshops-are-bad-are-roboshops-better-1.3601989 Here’s a compilation from the New Yorker on Trump articles they’ve published, as a prelude to the Trumpvention. http://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/issue/the-sunday-newsletter-pets?mbid=nl_Sunday%20Longreads%20(46)&CNDID=24419463&spMailingID=9210247&spUserID=MTE3NDg4MjU3NDg2S0&spJobID=961219804&spReportId=OTYxMjE5ODA0S0 Shooting in Baton Rouge, two officers killed. Jesus, I mean…..surely this can’t go on forever. Will White America finally get that using state power to keep “The Blacks” in their place is not a long term strategy? Do they want a goddamn Intifada in America? A pox on all the extremists and nutjobs. Ambushing police isn’t going to change anyone’s minds. Right, but, what will? I agree wholeheartedly. There is no contradiction between unequivocally calling an act wrong and seek justice while at the same time seek to address the grievances that caused it. Anybody who shoots and kills innocent people, and innocent cops, should be either killed before the can kill more, or apprehended, tried, and jailed for the rest of their life. With that said, these things aren’t happening in a vacuum. Unless we believe that black ppl are INHERENTLY criminal and murderous, we must come to the realization that these despicable acts are the result of specific policies and behaviors by the police. That in no way absolves this murderer, nor blames the innocent cops who were murdered. It simply States the obvious fact that these are happening for a reason, and until we address that, we will never stop this. At the end of the day, there is blame on all sides, and killings like we’ve seen only make everyone less safe. When black ppl target and assainate cops, it makes all black ppl less safe during even routine police interactions, and when cops use excessive force and kill black ppl unjustifiedly (and then don’t face justice) it makes all cops less safe. The solution requires understanding and concession from all sides. And for God’s sake, invest money in policing. Look at how other countries do it. In Canada for example, the RCMP is the national police force and thus do all the “big” things like what the FBI does (anti terrorism, organized crime, forensics etc). They also do the vast majority of community policing across the country (pulling ppl over, setting up DUI checks, responding to local calls etc). They pay very well (I think you start at $70-$80,000) and thus have their pick of very qualified candidates. It’s HARD to get in the RCMP, as it should be. My buddy couldn’t get in because his marks in high school wenrt good enough (he had a high 80’s average) and then they do psychological tests. Needless to say, it’s very competitive. Then, you get sent to the RCMP academy in Saskatchewan where you live, eat and sleep policing for around 18 months. Then, you get sent to your first posting which is never in or near your hometown. THATS bow you get a professional police force. You can’t just throw a “help wanted” sign up, pay peanuts, and do a few months of training then give a guy a badge and a gun and tell him to police the same ppl he grew up with, or you end up with what America has: a generally amateur police force that is underpaid and undertrained and not at all equipped to handle the myriad of situations they might find themselves in. “They pay very well (I think you start at $70-$80,000) and thus have their pick of very qualified candidates.” “You get what you pay for” is tried and true wisdom, but God forbid we actually ask people to pay the taxes for the vital services. I’m pointing the finger of blame at YOU, the taxes-are-theft crowd and the Norquist followers. What is so tragic about this whole racial issue is that we continue to focus on symptoms. Poverty, education, health care, birth control, child care….this is where the real work needs to begin, then addressing the relationships, police training, guns are able to be addressed. Why is this so hard to understand? We know it’s hard to do, but as you note, Fly, our country is loathe to spend money on pre-emption for people who are perceived as second class citizens. When your whole attitude is: they’re just not working hard enough – you are also part of the problem. Babies having babies keeps the welfare/poverty cycle in high gear. Yet we make contraception so hard to get with such stigma that young women who might otherwise stay in school and acquire an education, are home raising children that society also doesn’t want. It’s a vicious cycle. As for police, in the documentary it ends positively noting that many police forces are learning new techniques for use of force, and better training, and, yes, paying officers more. Just like teachers…. Shooting/killing on either side only makes matters worse. I have been appalled at how the BR police handled events there. They certainly didn’t model their response after Dallas, and the actions of the mayor, police chief and District Attorney (who has absented himself on rendering opinions on these matters), have exacerbated the situation. This is a powder keg waiting to go off. Racism in LA is well established and the justice process is deeply flawed. I watched a Frontline (PBS) recording last night of a special documentary entitled: “Policing the Police”. It focused on Newark, NJ police. One hour long – it was thoughtful. Worth viewing. Is this it? The use of guns to fight the oppressive tyrannical government that 2nd amendmenters envisioned? The NRA should be proud. If anything will finally get White America to pass strict gun control laws, it’s the threat that “The Blacks” might start snapping and shooting ppl. You may recall that the Black Panther uprising during Reagan’s administration prompted passage of The Mulford Act essentially prohibiting open carry of loaded firearms. Armed, openly carrying Black Panther members patrolling neighborhoods to pre-empt abusive policing practices. hpps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulford_Act As I noted to Tracy, and as is affirmed in the documentary (Policing the Police) – the police chiefs I have seen speaking out believe that more gun availability and legal open and concealed carry of firearms has made their jobs more difficult and dangerous. It also creates a tension and wariness that produces risky reactions, as the documentary illustrated. Police have to assume that anyone they stop has a gun. Of course, the reasons that are employed to justify a stop are suspect. When the man who investigated the NJ police (and had actually been with the officers on some of the incidents profiled) pulled the incident reports, they were far different than what had actually happened. Eye opening. And, this is just one city. Imagine Baltimore, Cleveland, Chicago, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, etc. Police jobs are difficult enough without adding in poor practices. Lots has to change but boy is it going to be a challenge. Well, basically, yeah. Brutally oppressed group + free access to military grade equipment = a big mess. That’s the recipe that’s created a lot of chronic conflicts all over the globe. We’re lucky to have gotten this far before somebody realized these weapons can be used to snipe the police. It’s probably the MLK influence that saved us so far, but now that’s it’s happened we’re going to start getting copycats. Ideally we should get the bad cops under control AND get military grade equipment back to restricted access, but at this point we have to do at least one. These cop killings are being condemned on all sides when they happen, as they absolutely should. Where is the same outrage when all the innocent black men are killed by cops? Not ALL black men killed by cops are innocent of course. Many are justifiable killings. But there are plenty that are flat out murder, and nobody gives a shit. Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Phil Castille, Trayvon Martin, Alton Sterling, Walter Scott….all of these were flat out murdered, and not one of them had committed a crime worse then selling loose cigarettes or having a busted tail light. Where is the unanimous condemnation for their murders the way there is (rightfully) unanimous condemnation when cops are murdered? I think the one most effective thing that the police could do to deal with this problem is to STOP COVERING FOR THE BAD APPLES. Don’t erase videos or say nothing if you witness murder (the McDonald case in Chicago), don’t hire people who have bad records from previous police jobs (the Rice case), crack down on the officers who fail to follow department procedures (The Gray and Garner cases). An update, 3 officers dead, 3 wounded, 1 suspect dead, 2 possibly at large: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/baton-rouge-police-officers-shot_us_578b9c19e4b03fc3ee51383b This part is very odd: ‘Witness Brady Vancel told WAFB that he saw two people shooting at each other before authorities even arrived. “There was multiple gunshots going back and forth and back and forth before any police ever showed up. This was not a come-at-police situation,” Vancel said. “They weren’t targeting police at first, I don’t assume so, because these were men out here shooting at each other in an empty parking lot until the police showed and then it turned into a gun battle, I’m guessing to try to get themselves free or get out of the situation.” ‘ Are you suggesting that maybe the police fatalities were circumstantial to their showing up to an ongoing gun battle and the situation is being spun? The tragedy of any deaths, including the police, is horrible, but let us hope that the real story will emerge and not one that is fabricated to cover botched police activities of late in Baton Rouge during the protests. The witness account would suggest not an ambush, unless the 2 guys were really devious- a “fake” gun battle to lure police. Who knows? But we’ll find out eventually. Whatever happens during (and after) this election cycle… never forget. LOL! The logo was suggestive enough without animation. Brilliant! The logo design fail that is breaking American mattresses again! Fark has included Hillary’s logo into the action- to replace the CNN logo. >] “From The Atlantic: Senator Tim Scott’s remarkably candid remarks about his experiences with capitol police have the potential to be game-changing. Are Republicans ready to listen?” If that isn’t enough to do convince them to change their ways I don’t see what it is. This is seriously probably the LAST chance for the GOP to cease, or at least mitigate, it’s complete progression into a white nationalist party. Yes they were always going to lose 2016 and it was probably going that way anyways but for me if they ignore Senator Scott here while also embracing Trump that shows the party really has no core outside of being a platform for reactionary white populism. On an optimistic note, this kid gets it: http://www.vox.com/2016/7/16/12184772/white-boy-privilege-royce-mann Now that actually is reason for optimism. Right on! People (other than whites) were born with “a pen and no paper”……I hope this goes viral among his peer group….and beyond. This topic should be a national debate topic in schools across America. Of course, debaters usually are smart….but being “smart” doesn’t always connote to possessing good judgement. Not to diminish the young man’s video, but the contrast between the thoughts expressed by him versus what we are likely to hear from our boy Cruz who has deigned to speak at the Trump convention will be a study in contrasts. For all his rhetoric and righteous indignation (well placed), is there anyone here who believes he is speaking purely to position himself for 2020? So principled – until it conflicts with self-advancement. If I were Trump, I’d vet that speech before it’s given….He may not like what he hears….Then again, …… http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/287785-cruz-steps-into-spotlight-for-trump The articles on the RNC is a pretty good example of the difference between people who follow political literature and quote-unquote ‘most people.’ Take it from a filmmaker: nobody cares what the budget is or who is performing in the supporting roles. The major elements that push product are a celebrity star and production value.* The celebrity star is Trump and the production value will be subsidized by the high end cameras, 3D graphics, and performances of the news media. None of the ‘voters’ give a shit whether the speakers are respected Republican elders of vaulted prestige, or Bob. Besides, celebrity doesn’t always work out in any constructive sense. Clint Eastwood was a good choice: a quality craftsman of character based dramas that run under budget and are always profitable, and yet his performance was rightfully denigrated as the perfect symbol of the “GOP” as Grumpy Old People arguing with an empty chair. Those articles may be variously interesting to us but are essentially non-news for any other purpose. * Both indie and Hollywood filmmakers like to say that ‘The Story’ is really what drives audiences, but everyone knows in their gut it has nothing to do with that. In the same sense, ‘ideas’ and ‘values’ are always preached as sought-after qualities in a candidate, but the cult of personality really seems to underwrite the big winner in any major review of the international history of democratic appeal. Yeah, there’s enough meat at the convention for the media to portray it as a success, and they will really want to. There are some significant politicians there to get soundbites from, and the only place you’ll hear about the 2nd string celebrity speakers will be on the political comedy shows. Now if the Democratic convention had 2 prior presidents and many top elected officials boycotting, you’d never hear the end of it. Ha! Good one, Fair Economist! I wonder, will there be even one former president attending the GOP Convention? No. Neither Bush is coming. HW is pretty old and frail and I wouldn’t necessarily expect him to, although he could still address by video. W not showing is a snub, although it’s not clear who’s snubbing who (probably mutual). Of the unsuccessful candidates, Romney is snubbing and McCain has to go to a BBQ or something. Only Dole is showing up. Shiro17 says: “Hillary Clinton will pledge to introduce a Constitutional Amendment to overturn Citizens United within her first 30 days in office.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/16/clinton-will-push-constitutional-amendment-to-overturn-citizens-united/ No doubt this is geared to address her trust issues. The success of such an amendment will no doubt be dependent on the exact words used. As long as it’s explicit in the amendment that any law Congress passes must be viewpoint and candidate neutral, I’ll be OK with that. I believe the main issue with C.U. is full disclosure of financial contributions. It’s not enough, frankly, but the opening of the floodgates for “soft money” which happened following passage of Feingold/McCain, has put financial control chiefly in the hands of outside sources – many of which can do so with anonymity. There are always those who figure out a way around the rules to achieve their ends. A little history leading up to C.U. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/mccain-feingolds-devastating-legacy/2014/04/11/14a528e2-c18f-11e3-bcec-b71ee10e9bc3_story.html Trump showing off his foreign policy chops in his bizarre rambling soeech to introduce Pence today: “So many friends in Turkey,” Trump said. “Great people, amazing people. We wish them well. A lot of anguish last night, but hopefully it will all work out.” I should point out, that’s ALL he’s had to say about it. Can you imagine this guy in the situation room, taking calls from global leaders wondering what America’s response to a coup in an important strategic Ally is? A country Trump almost certainly couldn’t point out on a map? Turkey’s got me worried. I do not like military coups, but I can sympathize with some of the rebels’ motivations-Erdogan is actually becoming just the sort of too powerful executive the RW like to accuse Obama of being. I can see him using this as the perfect excuse to become even more repressive. An alliance with Erdogan is an alliance with the devil…..The pundits I listened to last night brought up this salient point: Without Turkey as a bulwark , the middle east would likely collapse and ISIL cross its borders. It is an uneasy relationship for the U.S.but it may be a necessary one given other geo-political problems that are even worse (Syria/Iran/N.Korea). Erdogan is ruthless but somehow he has retained the support of the majority of the people who have democratically elected him president. What’s important here is world stability. The devil you know and all that stuff…..What a price to pay….The next president is going to have to hit the ground running….no time for a learning curve. Turkey has a history of coups and an army which has historically seen itself as entitled to perform them whenever the elected government does something they dislike. In the 1990s, for example, there was a coup to remove an elected government which was going to make peace with the Kurds, something the army found unacceptable. I dislike Erdogan intensely, but in this case I must side with him: in a democracy, the army must be subordinate to the elected civilian government, not vice versa. Having tanks and guns does not give you a veto. I hope Erdogan takes the opportunity to reform the army to prevent this happening again. Careful with what you wish for, EJ. Personally, I wish Erdogan would moderate his views and govern in the spirit of the democracy that put him in office. I’m afraid this coup attempt will harden him even more along puritanical lines. Then the people of Turkey will have to decide if this is the democracy they want. I smell a rat. It wouldn’t surprise me to learn that the whole coup was fake and orchestrated to allow Erdogan to further consolidate power. He’s the Turkish Putin. Re: Erdogan – He is putting the U.S. in a pretty tight box. This will be a most interesting international problem for O and SOS Kerry….One of those, damned if you do, damned if you don’t…..This is going to get reeeel messy. “Erdogan blames the coup on Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish cleric living in exile in Pennsylvania, and has called on the United States to extradite him. ” http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/turkey-attempted-coup-6000-people-detained-160717104541423.html More fall out from failed Turkish coup….This one is big…….Big stakes for U.S. http://turkey.usembassy.gov/sm-071616.html You’re right that Erdogan is scary, 1mime, and I dislike him personally. Were I Turkish I would vote against him. However, he came to power by winning a democratic vote; and he kept power this weekend due to people coming out to the street to support him. Those who carried out the coup had no legitimacy except that of their firearms. I don’t have to be an AK voter to side with Erdogan there. Sadly, Erdogan is probably going to use this to purge some of his internal enemies. We’ll have to see how far he goes. We’ve seen that he retains power because he has a popular mandate; the important thing is whether he’ll step down if and when he loses that mandate. Oh, but he’s so superior to HRC…..He may have a “little” learning curve, but his foreign policy will be Great!! The Best!! Notice how our little discussion has many times the substance of Trump’s vague comments? If you’re mentioning interesting RNC speakers, don’t forget former underwear model and recent Chippendale dancer Antonio Sabato Classy,. (with tongue firmly planted in cheek) A speaking role at the convention? My, my…… Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson can relate to Senator Scott’s stories: http://www.vox.com/2016/7/15/12192894/neil-degrasse-tyson-police I’ve hauled things far more dangerous than science books around a campus setting- want to guess how many times I’ve been questioned? Sadly, Sen. Scott’s best point, to not assume that just because something bad doesn’t happen to you personally means it doesn’t ever happen, falls on too many deaf ears and closed minds. I see this in so many comments sections online, and in some conservative people I know personally. There is this attitude that Black Americans are just ingrates and they should stop complaining, because after all, even being a 2nd or 3rd class citizen in America is better than being in Africa, right? Also they just ought to be polite and comply, because it’s never true that they’re being targeted for anything other than suspicious behavior. The fact that there are dash cams and people with smart phones recording police encounters chips away at some of the denial, but the people who are determined to never blame to police will probably never budge. One example- go look at any online discussion about the Tamir Rice shooting. Despite the fact that it is on video, some idiot will blame the kid for pointing his toy gun at the cops. That of course never happened, but that doesn’t deter the deniers. I can only hope a critical mass of people will face up to reality, and then we can deal with the issue despite the biased idiots. Well said, Fly. I hope this “critical mass” votes so that we can “have” the conversation. I really believe this is a watershed election – due to the SC balance and so many issues that have festered without resolution – or, the wrong resolution. It has to stop. It will require a sea change in opinion and in action, and we cannot afford to wait until those who harbor these sad beliefs die off, because there is no changing their minds. The Atlantic article that documents the improbability of people who start off disadvantaged ever catching up is heartbreaking. It’s what Homer was alluding to when he commented that the GBI for many people is needed for the most basic needs, not a second career or the like. The suggestion that opportunity is there if people just work hard and save is sadly representative of the belief and total lack of understanding of the conditions those who begin life in poverty and neglect experience. Opportunity may be “better” than it was but there is still a huge underclass of people who can’t access it through no lack of effort on their part. They simply had the wrong parents, grew up in the wrong neighborhood, or had a pitiful education. Their aspirations are to survive, not thrive. Are there benefits people can access for help? Yes, but they are designed for short term assistance, which, while helpful, fail to provide long term recovery or assistance despite tremendous effort. Would a GBI help? I think it would, but even more helpful would be for people who are in good situations to stop judging people who struggle. Our disconnect extends beyond our political divide, it applies to our lack of respect for each person and our refusal to prioritize funding for the assistance that is most meaningful to help them break out. For women it’s affordable, accessible, non-judgmental birth control and pre-school and after school child care so they can work and their children will be safe. It’s making voting easier, not harder so that disadvantaged people not only can participate in our Democracy, but they can be empowered to bring about changes. It’s about quality and relevancy of education for children, and safe neighborhoods, and stable homes. It’s complicated, as the article pointed out, and amazing when even one child is able to make it out of the morass that they were born to die in. Frankly, I don’t understand how Sen. Scott can be a Republican, hearing his heartfelt comments about his experiences as a black man. If the Republican Party genuinely cared about the problems of Black and other minority people, he would be hugely valuable to efforts to make meaningful changes within the GOP. Therein lies the problem. The only value Black and other minority populations have for the GOP is their vote because they aren’t financial contributors and their needs drain resources. Fundamentally, it is my belief, that the Republican Party has personal disdain for people of color and consider them as inferior human beings. More difficult to understand are blue collar white voters, who sadly continue to reward Republicans despite neglect – even with such dubious candidates as a Donald Trump, and even with decades of intentional neglect. Obviously, Democrats haven’t sufficiently addressed their needs adequately, or communicated their efforts to help or they would logically receive blue collar white support. Yet, I applaud Senator Scott for speaking out. His words and his genuine emotion help validate the Black experience beyond politics. Mime, Blue collar workers! I would look at basic prejudice for your answer. I know a woman on the lower level of the economic scale, a lesbian, her house lost half it’s value in 2007/2008, she was in a 20 odd year relationship with another woman who she could not marry and this woman is a right wing Republican. Her reason, which took a while to hear, was she “hates blacks!” Now, the republican party thinks this woman is a freak, her a lesbian. She is way too poor to be what we would think of as a Republican. But she votes right wing with a vengeance, votes against her own interests all the time. Agrees with cutting social security and medicare to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. as long as “blacks” get benefits cut! Doesn’t matter if her benefits get cut! I would offer that there are many, way more like her than we think. That doesn’t make me prejudiced for stating that people like this woman benefit more from the Democratic Party. It makes this woman pitifully ignorant. Racism and bigotry are not exclusive to the Republican Party, it’s just that their numbers there are so much more significant. That is fact. We’ve had the decision before about people voting against their self-interests, or what you think their self-interests ought to be. As it is a free country, it is your right to decide that your own nose is against your idea of your own best interests, and to vote to cut it off to spite your face. That’s what this lady is doing, and the whole stigginit crowd. I’ll vote to keep my nose. From Evonomics: “Leon Festinger’s account of events in “When Prophecy Fails”, first published in 1956 and a seminal text in social psychology to this day. “Tell him you disagree and he turns away,” Festinger continues. “Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point.” My, my, the more things change, the more they remain the same……… “”Festinger describes “Cognitive dissonance”. When reality clashes with our deepest convictions, we’d rather recalibrate reality than amend our worldview. Not only that, we become even more rigid in our beliefs than before.” 1956. It takes a very long time to change peoples’ minds and hearts. http://evonomics.com/economic-ideas-change-the-world-keynes-hayek-friedman-reagan/ someone said “all Republicans are not racists. But most racists are Republicans!” I do not think it was always like that. but certainly now when i hear people talk about voter ID’s, they really are talking about stopping a certain group from voting. With trump the party is in a bind. the old dog whistle comments they used to make stand out more now what with trump being so out spoken. Only my opinion, but if the Republican party ever repudiated the Jim Crow element of the party, the guns for everyone, anytime, anywhere, segment of the party and the anti science element of the party, there would be no party left on a national stage at least! Until Republicans confront their own racially tinged rhetoric and appeals, even powerful words like Sen. Scott’s will fall on deaf ears. It would be laughable if it weren’t so sad. rightonrush says: Rabbi Lookstein has also dropped out http://forward.com/news/345207/rabbi-haskel-lookstein-drops-out-of-republican-convention-amid-modern-ortho/ OV, this is in reply to you on the previous thread: I mentioned the circus-like atmosphere of the Trump campaign, and you mentioned clowns. I was thinking of “circus” more in terms of “spectacle,” a raucous atmosphere. I have made a point not to refer to Mr. Trump as a clown, because I find it offensive when people call President Obama a clown, and I really don’t want to go down to that level, to calling anyone with presidential aspirations a clown, or maybe I just can’t deal with the thought of a “clown” being elected president. I know that you intend to vote for Mr. Trump, and some people may wonder how a nice, educated lady like you would do such a thing. I will take the opposite approach and ask, if a lady such as you would vote for him, maybe there is something redeeming about Mr. Trump. I will not vote for him, but should he win the election, I will have to deal with it, he will be my president, and I will accord him the respect the office deserves, and I will also hold him to the same high standard as any president. If elected, I will accord him the respect a president deserves….. Which is a hell of a lot more than has ever been done for President Obama. I don’t know how many of you were able to view the town hall on violence that ABC News organized this past Thursday night with President Obama as the featured guest. Questions and comments were invited from the audience. TX esteemed LT. Gov Dan Patrick used his moment in the spotlight well to try to coyly box in President Obama. Obama wasn’t having any of it and set the record straight. This is why we have so much difficulty discussing this issue – people playing to constituencies rather than making meaningful constructive contributions. Here’s how it went down: “On Thursday Obama fielded a question from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Texas Republican, who blamed the Black Lives Matter movement for the Dallas deaths, called the protesters “hypocrites,” and chastised Obama for “divisive” rhetoric. Standing before the president, Patrick’s tone was more measured, asking Obama whether police officers “really, in their heart, feel like you’re doing everything you can to protect their lives?” He then called on Obama to illuminate the White House in blue lights in tribute to the fallen police. (…read the subliminal message from Patrick – you side with Black people more than cops…) “The police have asked you to do that,” he told the president. “You’ve done it for other groups. It would send a strong message.” Obama said that he had been “unequivocal in condemning any rhetoric directed at police officers” and and rejected the critique that he not praised police for doing tough and dangerous work. “I appreciate the sentiment.” Obama said in a clipped tone. “I think it’s already been expressed, but I’ll be happy to send it to you in case you missed it.” The president also referred to data that show blacks and Latinos are more likely to be stopped, searched and arrested than whites. ” (….Dan Patrick – you’ve been checkmated in your attempt to embarrass the Prez. Pick on somebody with a little less grey matter than yourself.) “This is not just stuff I make up,” Obama said. “I’m aware that my words matter deeply here.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/14/at-an-emotional-town-hall-obama-meets-with-critics-and-family-members-still-reeling-from-grief/?tid=a_inl “I have made a point not to refer to Mr. Trump as a clown, because I find it offensive when people call President Obama a clown, ..” I go by the adage “if the shoe fits, wear it.” Granted I’ve called Trump far worse than a clown, but I feel that his behavior has earned such monikers fair and square. My first impression of Trump, made back in the 80s, was OhDearGodWhatAColossalJerkThisGuyIs, and it’s only gotten lower since he started peddling all that birther garbage and went full xenophobe on the campaign trail. As for Obama, whether or not you care for his politics, or like him as a person, if you are honest you will admit that there is nothing clownish about his behavior. I could not help but contrast the two presidents at the Dallas commemorative service. Once again, President Obama exhibited eloquence, class and deep understanding of serious issues without equivocating. The fact that he has survived BPWB (being president while black) in such style amazes me. Not many people could be so forgiving or gracious in the face of the taunts, slurs, and outright disrespect he has endured. Mr. President, I salute you and thank you, and wish you a happier, more fulfilling life ahead. America was lucky to have you for our leader during these difficult years. You will be missed. Tutt, I’m a bit confused about your comment since I didn’t call anyone a clown except for Venezuela’s ex-president, Hugo Chavez. During his speeches, Chavez had the habit of clowning around for his audience. I would never call Obama a clown. I disagree with his political leanings, but I have respect for him as a person and as our president. I do not, however, respect Hillary. Clown would be the wrong word to describe her. Corrupt, dishonest, and secretive would be more accurate. I am not thrilled with the idea of a Trump presidency, but Supreme Court justices are appointed for their lifetimes and Hillary would no doubt nominate justices that would make the majority of the court liberal. In addition, Hillary would continue the push for a larger and more controlling government. I value the liberties this country has given me especially religious freedom. I would like everyone to have continued freedom of speech and the ability to make decisions based on religious beliefs. Guns, as I’ve noted before, are not that important to me, but others like Tracy, cherish the right to own and use firearms in a responsible way. I do not see Hillary championing these rights. To me the choice is clear. 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__label__wiki	0.54551	0.54551	D3Soccer Men's Soccer's Winning Streak Snapped at Illinois Tech Illinois Tech Rockford (6-12-1, 3-7-0 NACC) 1 0 1 Illinois Tech (7-10-1, 3-6-1 NACC) 3 2 5 1st - 7:06 - Peter Fouchet (Illinois Tech) 1st - 12:32 - Michael Kaczowka (Illinois Tech) 1st - 20:09 - Munch, Ryan (Rockford) 1st - 39:33 - Peter Fouchet (Illinois Tech) 2nd - 52:52 - Zach Whritenour (Illinois Tech) G: Ryan Munch - 1 Sh: 4 Players (#8, #10, #12, #13) - 2 Sv: Francesco Martincig - 6 A: Conner Shaw - 2 Sh: Peter Fouchet - 8 CHICAGO, Ill. - The Rockford University men's soccer team (6-12-1, 3-7 NACC) fell 5-1 on the road Saturday afternoon to the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks (7-10-1, 3-6-1 NACC). The Scarlet Hawks got off to a fast start with two goals in the opening 13 minutes of the match. Rockford responded with a goal in the 21st minute, but the Scarlet Hawks added a goal in the 40th minute to take a 3-1 lead into the half. Illinois Tech tacked on two more goals in the second half en route to a 5-1 win. The Scarlet Hawks were on the attack all match long, outshooting Rockford 23-9 including an 11-1 edge in shots on goal. However, a lot of that can be attributed to the Regents playing down a man for the vast majority of the match. Illinois Tech struck first just over seven minutes into the match, when Peter Fouchet found the back of the net, to give the Scarlet Hawks a 1-0 lead. Illinois Tech extended its lead to 2-0 at the 12:32 mark off a Michael Kaczowka goal. Despite being down 2-0 early in the match, Rockford continued to battle. Ryan Munch scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season in the 21st minute, to cut the Illinois Tech lead in half, at 2-1. Unfortunately, the Scarlet Hawks added a goal late in the first half to take a 3-1 advantage into the break. The second half belonged to the Scarlet Hawks, as they added goals in the 53rd and 82nd minutes en route to a 5-1 win. Ryan Munch scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season. Munch's eight goals are currently tied for 11th most in the NACC this year. Simeon Adesina, Saeed Alqahtani and Carlos Montes each had two shots. The RU men's soccer team concludes its season next Wednesday, October 30 at Benedictine University. The match has a scheduled start time of 7:00 PM.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1304
__label__cc	0.56078	0.43922	Loft B&B Back Wing Church Bay EATING & OUTINGS Stone Science Bryn Eglwys, Llanddyfnan, Pentraeth, LL75 8UL – 01248 450310 An old fashioned and quirky museum dedicated to geology and archaeology. Fascinating for anyone with an interest in fossils, dinosaurs, bones, crystals etc. The place is jam packed with artifacts which the owner has collected and he is more than willing to share his knowledge and passion on his subject. Afterwards once you are all inspired have a walk along the coastline of northern Anglesey where the carboniferous limestone cliffs contain many corals, brachiopods and crinoids for you to discover yourselves. From high speed adrenaline fueled RIB rides to leisurely sightseeing and wildlife cruises there are various companies that take visitors from locations around Anglesey. www.seacoastsafaris.co.uk www.starida.co.uk www.ribride.co.uk Cartio Mon - Anglesey Go Cart Bodedern, LL65 3PA – 01407 741144 Outdoor go carting track open all year. Fun for the whole family with toddler and junior carts for all age ranges. Flood lit track for night time driving and intermediate and wet weather tyres for all conditions. Café, deli bar, balcony and viewing area. The cafe is open for Sunday lunch with no karting required. Llynnon Mill Llynnon Mill, Llanddeusant, LL65 4AB – 07795 442249 Anglesey has the only working windmill in Wales producing stone ground flour from organic wheat. The windmill was built in 1775 and is open to visitors (check for opening and tour times). Within the grounds are two replica Iron Age roundhouses providing a glimpse into the working lives of farmers 3000 years ago. Cakes and patisseries served in the cafe. Swtan Church Bay, LL65 4EU A fully restored C17th thatched cottage portraying the living conditions of a family in 1900’s who made a living from farming and fishing. Owned by the National Trust and run by a group of local enthusiasts. Wander around the various rooms and buildings and see the cottage garden. A two day Summer fair is held during August. Afterwards why not treat yourselves to one of Penny’s fabulous homemade scones with strawberries and cream at the Wavecrest Cafe. Lifeboat Station and Sea Watch Centre Moelfre, LL72 8LG – 01248 410367 Lifeboat station open 10am – 4.30pm Manned by volunteers the RNLI Station has a remarkable history of bravery with it’s life boat crews being awarded 37 medals for gallantry. The new station is in the attractive village of Moelfre which has places to eat and drink. Beaumaris Castle Beaumaris, LL32 8AP – 01248 810361 Beaumaris Castle was the last of Edward I’s massive building programme in North Wales and was technically perfect and built following a walls within walls plan and surrounded by a moat for further protection. The castle is located in the sea side town which has many shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Bike Hire, Pony Trekking, Kayaking There are many businesses on Anglesey offering outdoor activities for all the family such as pony trekking, kayak tuition and hire, coasteering, rock climbing and abseiling. www.angleseyadventures.com www.snowdonia-adventures.co.uk www.angleseyoutdoors.com www.angleseyridingcentre.co.uk Hire a bike from www.cyclewales.net and explore the centre of Anglesey. They have a range of hybrid and road bikes which can be hired for just a few hours or days at a time. Beaumaris Gaol Steeple Lane, Beaumaris, LL58 8EP – 01248 810921 A fascinating and memorable but sad building with cold, dimly lit corridors and spartan cells. Built in 1829, it was expanded in 1867 to house 30 prison inmates who endured punishment in the isolation chamber, breaking rocks into small gravel size pieces and working a treadmill, one of the last remaining in Britain. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch You cannot stay on Anglesey without visiting Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch station, to say that you’ve been there, even if you can’t say the name. The large store on site has a huge selection of souvenirs and gifts as well as clothing, shoes and food. The village is also famous for the first WI meeting house and looking down on the village is The Marquis Column at a height of 27 meters. The statue is dedicated to William Henry Paget the first marquis of Anglesey to commemorate his valour at the Battle of Waterloo. Copyright 2016 Holiday on Anglesey, Mark & Victoria Butcher, Pen Y Graig, Church Bay, Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales, LL65 4ES \| Design Karen Thomas	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1308
__label__cc	0.553987	0.446013	Horror World & Reviews Movies, novels, TV series. It's all about Horror! Extreme Horror Milano Film Festival 2019 I JUST SAW… Classics of Horror Director’s specials and movie series Halloween Franchise The Movies of Eli Roth James Wan movies Zombie movie Horror-comedy Sci-Fi horror Creature-feature Paranormal and Supernatural Beyond Horror horrorworldandreviews May 28, 2019 2019, Horror Movies, Psychological thriller The Perfection (2019) – movie review The Perfection on Netflix Charlotte (Allison Williams) is a talented cello player who, when she was 14 years old, left Anton’s academy for musical prodigies in order to look after her sick mother. Now, she’s going to Singapore to meet new cello star Elizabeth (Logan Browning). The two girls meet, seemingly fall in love with each other and decide to go on a two-week-long vacation in China: on the first day, Elizabeth gets very sick and from this point on the movie takes a very, very dark turn. This is the synopsis of The Perfection, a new Netflix original horror film that will likely surprise and shock you at every turn. The Perfection is written and directed by Richard Shepard, a filmmaker mostly specialised in TV shows and silly comedies (The Matador, 2005, was quite great though!). In fact, going into this movie my main concern was that the trailer would make the film out to be something more exciting than it actually was: in other words, given the filmmakers involved, I was afraid The Perfection would be a bit of a let-down. Upon watching the movie (twice now), most of my concerns have been thrown out of the window. I really loved The Perfection and, most importantly, I think this is a great horror film that nails some key aspects in the making of a memorable scary movie. Follow HorrorWorld&Reviews to always know what new horror movies to watch Follow me on Twitter @Horroreviews: https://twitter.com/horroreviews My review is also available on IMDb – The Perfection (2019) Check out the official list of 2019 horror films I’ve watched! Please consider supporting this website with a little donation. Every single cent is much appreciated! Firstly, the story. The Perfection is based on a great concept that’s fully brought to life by a solid, unpredictable script. I would say that everything that happens in the first two acts caught me off guard, making the viewing experience very satisfying and intriguing. Also, this is a very fast-paced movie that doesn’t allow distraction or boredom at all: every other scene is exciting and important for the development of the plot. What does a great story need to stand out in a motion picture, though? Exactly, great visuals! The Perfection is one of the best-looking films so far this year and, more important, it’s extremely creative with its cinematography and camera-work. The Perfection displays a lot of beautiful steady shots that rely on symmetry and fantastic colours, enhancing the artistic vibe the story is trying to achieve. The kino cinematography is filled with purposeful out-of-focus shots that show the main character of a specific scene from unique angles and blur out everything else around them, providing a very uncomfortable vibe even when nothing happens. The protagonists of this story are also extremely interesting and likeable (or unlikeable, depending on what they’re supposed to be), let alone the acting, which is just top-notch: back in 2017, in my Get Out review, I praised Allison Williams performance as one of the very best in the whole picture. In The Perfection she does an even better job as the main character (Charlotte), being able to emote so much even when the movie asks her to be restraint. Steven Weber as Anton is also great in the movie. I was afraid of Logan Browining’s performance as Elizabeth the first time I saw her on screen: I thought she might be there just because she looks gorgeous and Charlotte needed a love interest. You know what they say, though: never judge a book from its cover! In fact, Browining is simply mesmerising in the film, providing one of the best performances of the year. Depending on what’s required from her, she’s badass, sweet and innocent, terrified and loud, naïve and naggy. I truly hope this role lends her more leading roles in great movies in the future! Yet, I thought half of the score in The Perfection was just fantastic: the theme classical song is amazing to listen to and used in a very fitting way, as well as the rest of the classical score. Unfortunately, the movie intertwines them with some very uninspired hip-hop tracks that feel very distracting and out-of-place. Despite the spotless visual storytelling, The Perfection relies a bit too heavily on exposition scenes. Even in this regard, though, the way this exposition dump is delivered is quite original, which makes it more acceptable and less distracting. Another issue I have with this picture is that it can come across as tonally inconsistent due to the different locations it takes place in. In fact, the movie is divided in four parts (marked by title cards), and each one of them is characterised by different tone and vibe. This is something that didn’t bother me, but it’s worth noting because I believe it makes the movie more episodic, whereas it would have been better to have a more coherent and linear storyline. The execution of this picture, in combination with interesting story and compelling characters, makes every intense scene even more hardcore and disturbing. In fact, The Perfection doesn’t shy away from hard-hitting scenes that, for a mainstream audience, are probably not very easy to sit through, as they involved gory violence and some taboo subjects. The Perfection succeeds in building up a story and a world that will most likely please most horror fans, whether they’re only used to mainstream movies or underground filmmaking. It’s a film I have no trouble recommending and, as I said before, I personally really loved it. however, I have two major complaints – besides tone, score and exposition, which I already talked about. Since they involve spoilers, I’ll assess them after I’ve given my final grade: please, check out my spoiler-filled paragraphs only if you’ve already seen the movie! The Perfection 7.5/10 Click on the images below to get a copy of these movies: BRIEF SPOILER DISCUSSION about the ending of The Perfection 1) One of the big reveals of The Perfection is that Anton’s cello academy is a very fucked up place. He’s some sort of paedophile who, whenever one of the students doesn’t achieve “the perfection”, rapes them for his own twisted pleasure. At different times, both Charlotte and Elizabeth had been victims of Anton, which is why they’re now plotting revenge against him. Assuming that Anton has sexually abused many of his underage students, I’m wondering: why the hell nobody ever called the police? Why would Charlotte and Elizabeth prefer to risk their life to get back at him instead of testifying in front of the cops? Don’t get me wrong, I loved how the story unfolded, but I feel like the movie should at least mention that somebody tried to act legally against Anton and his academy. This would also have given the opportunity to assess a social issue: if a rich, beloved person in the community is accused of something so vile, the police prefers to close an eye on him. To me this “plot hole” shows a lack of realism in an otherwise very grounded story. 2) Due to the big twist I just mentioned, it’s revealed that Charlotte drugged and forced Elizabeth to cut her own hand in the first part of the movie not as a form of revenge, but as an attempt to save her from Anton. This is explained in a rewind/flashback scene that depicts Charlotte as a psycho: in fact, she constantly has a smug on her face, she looks satisfied by what she’s doing, as to imply she enjoyed torturing Elizabeth. But, at the end, we learn that’s not true at all! This was clearly done only to confuse the audience and let them to believe that Charlotte was, in fact, the villain. It’s a cheap trick that, in retrospect, can’t be justified in any way – as we learn that all Charlotte wanted was to help Elizabeth, regardless of the extreme measures. Showing Charlotte being conflicted about what she was about to do to Elizabeth would have added an extra layer of mystery and believability to the story, let alone being an even more clever way for the to movie to get to the final big reveal. Thanks to these amazing people for supporting my work: Francis P. Giovanni N. Ibrahim W.Z. Kati J. Rose L. Kathrine D. Michael P. Ronald R. Lee J.K. Desmond F. Jimmy R.D. Arthur D. Ivano L. Helena F. LaMarcus T. Roger D. Jimmy F. Anonymous Carol P. Mad Sin Cinema Kurt D. Benoit G. Sidy Q. Robert G. Marco L.M. Julio C.P. Pu T. Tikunpon D. Leroy D. Saoirse N. Ricardinho Mark T. Gioia D. 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__label__wiki	0.567062	0.567062	by Shawn Oliver — Monday, February 22, 2010, 03:58 AM EDT General Imaging Reveals 2010 Digital Camera Lineup You knew that Samsung, Sony, FujiFilm, Canon and Nikon made cameras, but did you know that the same company that makes kitchen appliances and medical systems does as well? General Imaging, which is the exclusive licensee of GE digital cameras, has just debuted a slew of new compact cameras at the PMA 2010 camera expo in California, and all of them fall within the bargain realm. There's a pretty wide variety of options as well, and while GE doesn't have the marketing power in the camera department like some of the mainstays do, these prices might just grab some eyes. Here's a look at the 2010 GE camera lineup below. GE Active Series - G5WP The waterproof G5WP features a sturdy metal design and 4X internal zoom lens to capture amazing pictures or video shots whether your adventures take you far away, underwater or keep you close to home. With 12.2 megapixels you can be assured of striking enlargements of your favorite underwater photos. The G5WP will be available in graphite gray, raspberry red and ocean blue in late Q2 for a SRP of $179.99. GE Power Pro Series - X5 General Imaging moves beyond point-and-shoot technology with the new X5. It defines the Power Pro Series with the latest in intuitive high-tech features all captured in a professional, easy to use design. Optical image stabilization and a powerful 15X zoom put you closer to the action to take photos like a pro. The X5 also touts ISO 3200 and a 28mm lens. The X5 will be available in Q2 for a SRP of $149.99. GE Power Series - E1486TW and E1480W For focused photographers looking for more power and performance at an affordable price, the GE E1486TW and E1480W are the latest additions to the Power Series. Unveiled last month at CES 2010 , the E1486TW and E1480W are loaded with highly-coveted features, including the ability to film high-definition movies, Optical Image Stabilization to insure great pictures, 14 megapixels of resolution for incredible clarity, and a large 3-inch LCD screen. The cameras also offer an amazing 8X optical zoom, which is unprecedented compared to other models in a similar price range. At only .83 inches thick, the cameras are one of the slimmest offering 8X optical zoom performance in the market. The E1480W will be available in Q2 for a SRP of $149.99, and the E1486TW will be available later this quarter for a SRP of $179.99. Both are available in black, red and silver. GE Smart Series - J1455 The all new J1455 digital camera offers an exceptional value for anyone looking for the latest camera features to help them take better pictures. It features an impressive 14.2 megapixels of resolution and 5X optical zoom lens, along with image stabilization for high quality and vivid images at the tip of your finger. The J1455 will be available in black, silver and red among other colors in Q2 for a SRP of $129.99. GE Smart Series C1033 and C1233 General Imaging's new C Series cameras are designed to be budget-friendly, yet feature-packed with top of the line technologies found in pricier models such as electronic image stabilization, face detection and red-eye removal. The C1233 and C1033 will be available in black, silver, red and other colors. The C1233 will be available in Q2 for a SRP of $59.99 and the C1033 in Q3 for a SRP of $69.99. GE Smart Series - A1255 and A1455 Last month, General Imaging introduced the A1255 and A1455, two dependable and stylish cameras with intuitive features that make beautiful photography accessible. Part of its smart value series, each camera offers 5X optical zoom and a 2.7-inch LCD screen to easily preview your shots. The GE A1255 is a robust camera that features 12 megapixels of resolution, for a SRP of $89.99. For the everyday photographer who seeks even greater high-resolution detail the GE A1455 offers 14 megapixels of resolution for crystal clear enlargements at a SRP of $99.99. Both cameras will ship this spring, and are available in a variety of colors including black, silver and red. Tags: camera, digital camera, General Imaging, point and shoot Via: PR Newswire	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1320
__label__cc	0.60963	0.39037	The Free Library > Literature > William Dean Howells > My Literary Passions > Chapter XXIX. Goldoni, Manzoni, D'azeglio Chapter XXIX. Goldoni, Manzoni, D'azeglio However, this poem only shared the fate of nearly, all the others that I wrote at this time; they came back to me with unfailing regularity from all the magazine editors of the English-speaking world; I had no success with any of them till I sent Mr. Lowell a paper on recent Italian comedy for the North American Review, which he and Professor Norton had then begun to edit. I was in the mean time printing the material of Venetian Life and the Italian Journeys in a Boston newspaper after its rejection by the magazines; and my literary life, almost without my willing it, had taken the course of critical observance of books and men in their actuality. That is to say, I was studying manners, in the elder sense of the word, wherever I could get at them in the frank life of the people about me, and in such literature of Italy as was then modern. In this pursuit I made a discovery that greatly interested me, and that specialized my inquiries. I found that the Italians had no novels which treated of their contemporary life; that they had no modern fiction but the historical romance. I found that if I wished to know their life from their literature I must go to their drama, which was even then endeavoring to give their, stage a faithful picture of their civilization. There was even then in the new circumstance of a people just liberated from every variety of intellectual repression and political oppression, a group of dramatic authors, whose plays were not only delightful to see but delightful to read, working in the good tradition of one of the greatest realists who has ever lived, and producing a drama of vital strength and charm. One of them, whom I by no means thought the best, has given us a play, known to all the world, which I am almost ready to think with Zola is the greatest play of modern times; or if it is not so, I should be puzzled to name the modern drama that surpasses "La Morte Civile" of Paolo Giacometti. I learned to know all the dramatists pretty well, in the whole range of their work, on the stage and in the closet, and I learned to know still better, and to love supremely, the fine, amiable genius whom, as one of them said, they did not so much imitate as learn from to imitate nature. This was Carlo Goldoni, one of the first of the realists, but antedating conscious realism so long as to have been born at Venice early in the eighteenth century, and to have come to his hand-to-hand fight with the romanticism of his day almost before that century had reached its noon. In the early sixties of our own century I was no more conscious of his realism than he was himself a hundred years before; but I had eyes in my head, and I saw that what he had seen in Venice so long before was so true that it was the very life of Venice in my own day; and because I have loved the truth in art above all other things, I fell instantly and lastingly in love with Carlo Goldoni. I was reading his memoirs, and learning to know his sweet, honest, simple nature while I was learning to know his work, and I wish that every one who reads his plays would read his life as well; one must know him before one can fully know them. I believe, in fact, that his autobiography came into my hands first. But, at any rate, both are associated with the fervors and languors of that first summer in Venice, so that I cannot now take up a book of Goldoni's without a renewed sense of that sunlight and moonlight, and of the sounds and silences of a city that is at once the stillest and shrillest in the world. Perhaps because I never found his work of great ethical or aesthetical proportions, but recognized that it pretended to be good only within its strict limitations, I recur to it now without that painful feeling of a diminished grandeur in it, which attends us so often when we go back to something that once greatly pleased us. It seemed to me at the time that I must have read all his comedies in Venice, but I kept reading new ones after I came home, and still I can take a volume of his from the shelf, and when thirty years are past, find a play or two that I missed before. Their number is very great, but perhaps those that I fancy I have not read, I have really read once or more and forgotten. That might very easily be, for there is seldom anything more poignant in any one of them than there is in the average course of things. The plays are light and amusing transcripts from life, for the most part, and where at times they deepen into powerful situations, or express strong emotions, they do so with persons so little different from the average of our acquaintance that we do not remember just who the persons are. There is no doubt but the kindly playwright had his conscience, and meant to make people think as well as laugh. I know of none of his plays that is of wrong effect, or that violates the instincts of purity, or insults common sense with the romantic pretence that wrong will be right if you will only paint it rose-color. He is at some obvious pains to "punish vice and reward virtue," but I do not mean that easy morality when I praise his; I mean the more difficult sort that recognizes in each man's soul the arbiter not of his fate surely, but surely of his peace. He never makes a fool of the spectator by feigning that passion is a reason or justification, or that suffering of one kind can atone for wrong of another. That was left for the romanticists of our own century to discover; even the romanticists whom Goldoni drove from the stage, were of that simpler eighteenth-century sort who had not yet liberated the individual from society, but held him accountable in the old way. As for Goldoni himself, he apparently never dreams of transgression; he is of rather an explicit conventionality in most things, and he deals with society as something finally settled. How artfully he deals with it, how decently, how wholesomely, those who know Venetian society of the eighteenth century historically, will perceive when they recall the adequate impression he gives of it without offence in character or language or situation. This is the perpetual miracle of his comedy, that it says so much to experience and worldly wisdom, and so little to inexperience and worldly innocence. No doubt the Serenest Republic was very strict with the theatre, and suffered it to hold the mirror up to nature only when nature was behaving well, or at least behaving as if young people were present. Yet the Italians are rather plain-spoken, and they recognize facts which our company manners at least do not admit the existence of. I should say that Goldoni was almost English, almost American, indeed, in his observance of the proprieties, and I like this in him; though the proprieties are not virtues, they are very good things, and at least are better than the improprieties. This, however, I must own, had not a great deal to do with my liking him so much, and I should be puzzled to account for my passion, as much in his case as in most others. If there was any reason for it, perhaps it was that he had the power of taking me out of my life, and putting me into the lives of others, whom I felt to be human beings as much as myself. To make one live in others, this is the highest effect of religion as well as of art, and possibly it will be the highest bliss we shall ever know. I do not pretend that my translation was through my unselfishness; it was distinctly through that selfishness which perceives that self is misery; and I may as well confess here that I do not regard the artistic ecstasy as in any sort noble. It is not noble to love the beautiful, or to live for it, or by it; and it may even not be refining. I would not have any reader of mine, looking forward to some aesthetic career, suppose that this love is any merit in itself; it may be the grossest egotism. If you cannot look beyond the end you aim at, and seek the good which is not your own, all your sacrifice is to yourself and not of yourself, and you might as well be going into business. In itself and for itself it is no more honorable to win fame than to make money, and the wish to do the one is no more elevating than the wish to do the other. But in the days I write of I had no conception of this, and I am sure that my blindness to so plain a fact kept me even from seeking and knowing the highest beauty in the things I worshipped. I believe that if I had been sensible of it I should hays read much more of such humane Italian poets and novelists as Manzoni and D'Azeglio, whom I perceived to be delightful, without dreaming of them in the length and breadth of their goodness. Now and then its extent flashed upon me, but the glimpse was lost to my retroverted vision almost as soon as won. It is only in thinking back to there that I can realize how much they might always have meant to me. They were both living in my time in Italy, and they were two men whom I should now like very much to have seen, if I could have done so without that futility which seems to attend every effort to pay one's duty to such men. The love of country in all the Italian poets and romancers of the long period of the national resurrection ennobled their art in a measure which criticism has not yet taken account of. I conceived of its effect then, but I conceived of it as a misfortune, a fatality; now I am by no means sure that it was so; hereafter the creation of beauty, as we call it, for beauty's sake, may be considered something monstrous. There is forever a poignant meaning in life beyond what mere living involves, and why should not there be this reference in art to the ends beyond art? The situation, the long patience, the hope against hope, dignified and beautified the nature of the Italian writers of that day, and evoked from them a quality which I was too little trained in their school to appreciate. But in a sort I did feel it, I did know it in them all, so far as I knew any of them, and in the tragedies of Manzoni, and in the romances of D'Azeglio, and yet more in the simple and modest records of D'Azeglio's life published after his death, I profited by it, and unconsciously prepared myself for that point of view whence all the arts appear one with all the uses, and there is nothing beautiful that is false. I am very glad of that experience of Italian literature, which I look back upon as altogether wholesome and sanative, after my excesses of Heine. No doubt it was all a minor affair as compared with equal knowledge of French literature, and so far it was a loss of time. It is idle to dispute the general positions of criticism, and there is no useful gainsaying its judgment that French literature is a major literature and Italian a minor literature in this century; but whether this verdict will stand for all time, there may be a reasonable doubt. Criterions may change, and hereafter people may look at the whole affair so differently that a literature which went to the making of a people will not be accounted a minor literature, but will take its place with the great literary movements. I do not insist upon this possibility, and I am far from defending myself for liking the comedies of Goldoni better than the comedies of Moliere, upon purely aesthetic grounds, where there is no question as to the artistic quality. Perhaps it is because I came to Moliere's comedies later, and with my taste formed for those of Goldoni; but again, it is here a matter of affection; I find Goldoni for me more sympathetic, and because he is more sympathetic I cannot do otherwise than find him more natural, more true. I will allow that this is vulnerable, and as I say, I do not defend it. Moliere has a place in literature infinitely loftier than Goldoni's; and he has supplied types, characters, phrases, to the currency of thought, and Goldoni has supplied none. It is, therefore, without reason which I can allege that I enjoy Goldoni more. I am perfectly willing to be rated low for my preference, and yet I think that if it had been Goldoni's luck to have had the great age of a mighty monarchy for his scene, instead of the decline of an outworn republic, his place in literature might have been different.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1325
__label__wiki	0.831455	0.831455	The House & Garden Newsletter Find design inspiration for your home Thank you! You are now signed up to the House & Garden Newsletter The budding trend for Japanese-style gardens The eastern ethos of serenity is taking root in European gardens in new and enlightening ways, as Japanese landscaping traditions cross-pollinate with the West’s take on mindfulness and meditation, says Amy Bradford Marc Meiré’s karesansui dry courtyard garden in Cologne The Japanese Garden Centre, 01622-872 403; buildajapanesegarden.com. Japanese Garden Society, 0345-094 4584; jgs.org.uk. Meiré und Meiré, meireundmeire.com. Niwaki, 01747-445 059; niwaki.com. Roberto Silva, 020-7688 0935; silvalandscapes.com. Sophie Walker Studio, 020-7622 4361; sophiewalkerstudio.com. May 10 2018 / Amy Bradford Few design watchers can have failed to notice the popularity of Japanese style in recent years – its pared-back sensibility is the yin to modern maximalism’s yang, one might say. Recently, the focus has turned to the country’s impressive garden tradition. Zen is a talking point once again as a book by British landscape designer Sophie Walker, The Japanese Garden, brings its ancient practices to life. Formal Japanese gardens present a challenge to the western viewer because, while they appear to be perfectly serene, complex layers of meaning are hidden beneath the surface. These gardens do not exist simply to be looked at or sat out in – they are intended to stimulate the mind as well as the eye. “The experience of being in a Japanese garden subtly infuses the viewer with a sense of the processes of change and renewal,” says Robert Ketchell, former chairman of the Japanese Garden Society, which enables British enthusiasts to indulge their passion for oriental horticulture. “Your engagement is key. Many contemporary western gardens have lost sight of this and are more concerned with display.” Meiré’s house, with its modern Asian decor, has a dedicated meditation room and Zen garden One consequence of this philosophical richness is that the Japanese expect gardens to be active all year round. The notion that the gardener should submit to a fallow period in winter is anathema, as is the summer-oriented concept of a lawn edged with flowerbeds. Many different types of garden have been cultivated in Japan over the centuries – notably the tea garden, organised around the teahouse and chado ceremony, and the dry karesansui rock garden, dominated by gravel and carefully placed stones. But most have one thing in common: they have developed alongside Zen Buddhism, from which much of their symbolism and poetic thoughtfulness derives. The idea of recreating Japanese gardens in the west is, thus, fraught with the risk of cultural blunders; one can so easily mistake a revered object – such as the dimly lit lantern representing a long-departed patriarch – for a mere ornament. However, there is much to gain from seeing nature through Japanese eyes, forearmed with knowledge of why their gardens look the way they do. Japan’s gardens seek to emulate its wild, mountainous landscape in miniature, reflecting the Buddhist ideal of voyaging out into the wilderness and taking solace in nature. A perfect example is the Adachi Museum garden, opened in 1970 in the city of Yasugi and featured in Sophie Walker’s book (£49.95, Phaidon). Its ingenious winding vistas and sense of perspective create the illusion of immense space and height. “Relatively small niwaki-pruned pine trees take on stature as wild ancient trees,” writes Walker. “The gently curving hills take on the status of vast landscapes.” As in many Japanese gardens, gravel raked into graceful patterns stands in for fast-flowing water. This is no mere practical substitute, explains cultural historian Yoko Kawaguchi, author of Japanese Zen Gardens (£17.99, Frances Lincoln). “It’s a metaphor for the transience of time,” she says. “It gives the idea of movement and a sense of permanence too.” The Adachi Museum garden in Yasugi, pictured in “The Japanese Garden” by Sophie Walker Many early Japanese gardens were influenced by Chinese ink-brush paintings brought to Buddhist temples in ancient times, resulting in a restrained palette that’s still used today: there is a preference for greenery over flowers and subtle variations in tone that evoke light and shadow. The 15th-century Funda-in temple garden in Kyoto is planted with a traditional mix of pine trees, moss and rocks and is seen through the sliding doors and windows of a teahouse, which compose the view as a frame does around a painting. Similarly green – but designed to be walked around – is the 19th-century Tairyu-Sanso garden, also in Kyoto. It surrounds a villa built by architect Kanetsune Ijuin and has a pond, teahouse and water mill, all of which provide different viewpoints to admire a small‑scale forest. “The emphasis on green plants dates back to the 16th century, when tea master Sen no Rikyu brought evergreen broadleaf trees such as oaks into the tea garden,” says Kawaguchi. “He thought of these gardens as hermitages up in the hills. This is why Japanese gardens look so multidimensional – there are evergreens in leaf all year round and deciduous species that mark the passing of the seasons.” Roberto Silva’s show garden in Nagasaki introduced tropical motifs to a Japanese stone garden Perhaps where the Japanese garden tradition differs most from its European counterpart is in its approach to flowers, which are a much rarer presence. Certain flowers are used in planting schemes, but chiefly as symbols of the fleetingness of life – the Camellia japonica, for instance, whose blooms fall not petal by petal but whole in one short, dramatic seasonal event. Each spring at the 15th-century Taizo¯-in temple garden in Kyoto, cherry trees briefly unfurl canopies of pink blossom over austere karesansui dry landscaping. When the blossom falls, however, the black branches of the tree are as striking as ever. “Trees are always pruned in such a way that when they lose their leaves, the trunks form a beautiful silhouette,” says Kawaguchi. Pruning, known as niwaki, is regarded as an artform in itself. The Japanese way of gardening chimes with current trends for mindfulness, meditation and slow living. “In Japan, people tend to engage in the sustained, lifelong practice of skills known as shugyo,” says Walker. “They dedicate their life to learning an art – be it gardening, ikebana or calligraphy. You never learn it in full, of course, but it’s the experience that counts, and it’s seen as a useful tool for life.” The concept of geomancy, like Chinese feng shui, also links the habit of gardening to spiritual enlightenment, adds Walker. “It states that by tying ourselves to the land in a particular way, in alignment with all aspects of nature, people’s wellbeing is enhanced.” Roberto Silva’s Foster garden in suburban London features a snaking slate wall reminiscent of the winding paths in old Japanese temple gardens With environmental degradation all around us, thinking of the garden in this way also has ethical implications. For the Japanese horticulturalist, care for the environment is paramount, which comes through in the use of local materials. “Most Japanese gardens use local stones and replicate nature, so they aren’t damaging to the environment,” says Brazilian-born, London-based garden designer Roberto Silva, who is strongly inspired by Japanese landscaping. “They also tend to use perennials rather than annuals, so they don’t need replanting yearly.” Silva’s gardens are a masterclass in adapting oriental ideas for a western audience, fusing traditional features with elements borrowed from contemporary art and a South American’s flair for hot colour. His show garden in Nagasaki introduced tropical motifs to a Japanese stone garden, palm trees and an Yves Klein-blue water feature forming a dramatic contrast to the hard landscaping. This design represents Silva at his most exuberant, but he takes an equally skilful approach to British residential settings. A garden in Sevenoaks, Kent, designed by The Japanese Garden Centre In his Foster Garden in suburban London, a slate wall inspired by the sculpture of Andy Goldsworthy snakes around the plot, recalling the winding paths that lead to viewing points in old temple gardens. “I am not a purist,” Silva says. “In this garden, the boulders on the ground and the cherry and acer trees are very Japanese, but they are mixed with architectural elements and the pretty colours of English gardens.” When the cherry blossom falls, it carpets an area of grey cobbles and forms a blazing contrast with the purple acer foliage. In his Belsize Park garden, Silva shows that it’s possible to combine Japanese serenity with an English lawn. A Zen-style stone water feature sits at one end of the grass and is mounted on a plinth made of cobbles and salvaged railway sleepers. “I love the way Japanese gardens use boulders and stones, and the asymmetry of their designs,” he says. “The whole idea is to create spaces that evoke calm and the feeling of being in nature. I think their approach can work very well with our own woodland-style gardens.” Moving to Cologne, the Japanese Zen garden is sensitively translated to a European setting at the home of Marc Meiré, co-founder of creative agency Meiré und Meiré. His house is decorated in a modern Asian style and incorporates a karesansui dry courtyard garden he designed. It’s planted with bamboo – whose upright stems represent, in Buddhist terms, rightness of mind – and “cloud-pruned” trees, with a contemporary decked seating area and pool to one side. Meiré is a seasoned practitioner of meditation. “In Japan, I discovered how the art of raking gravel aids concentration,” he says. “I bought a rake in Kyoto and use it to create patterns in my own garden. It’s a simple and immediate way of calming my mind.” He loves the “clarity and tidiness” of Zen gardens. “There is no clutter or decoration, which I find very soothing,” he says. Those who wish to learn more about Japanese gardens in a meaningful context could join the Japanese Garden Society (annual membership from £30), which organises trips to gardens in Japan and the US as well as holding events in the UK. Another useful resource is Niwaki, based in Wiltshire and run by Jake Hobson, an expert in niwaki pruning. As well as beautiful handmade garden tools, he sells mature pruned trees (from £2,400) that are widely available in Japan but harder to find in the UK, including evergreen oaks, cypress and black pines. For everything from teahouses to bridges and landscape garden design, Kent-based The Japanese Garden Centre is also worth a visit (and has an online store). Anyone preparing to populate their plot with manicured trees, rocks and moss might first consider that the Japanese way of gardening involves more than just green fingers, as Walker has learnt from her oriental sojourns. “We need to rethink the potential of gardens, as spaces of discovery and wonder. They can reveal something to us about nature that we have lost touch with.” Sculptural trees for showstopping gardens Gardening shears to slice through topiary like a knife through butter	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1327
__label__wiki	0.672402	0.672402	Hubbard Brook LTER Hubbard Brook Research Foundation Hubbard Brook Consortium Experimental Watersheds Online Book: A Synthesis of Scientific Research at Hubbard Brook Research Proposal Submission Sensor Network Data Sample Archive LTER Network Data Resources Waterviz K-12 Classroom Resources Research Experience for Teachers POLICY and OUTREACH Hubbard Brook Roundtables Science Policy Exchange Artists in Residencies Hubbard Brook Monthly Multimedia Stories Founded in 1993, the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) is a nonprofit organization that works to sustain and enhance the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study in New Hampshire, in partnership with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research Network (LTER), the Hubbard Brook Consortium, and many colleges, universities, and other research institutions. Our goals are: To sustain and expand long-term ecological monitoring and research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest. To bridge the gap between ecosystem science and public policy by enhancing the exchange of information among scientists, policy-makers, and land managers. To foster public understanding of the functions of ecosystems and their importance to society. A nonprofit support organization for Hubbard Brook research In its role as a support organization, HBRF: Contributes expertise and support for scientists to develop innovative and effective Broader Impacts projects. Supplies affordable housing and laboratory facilities to scientists and students. Provides science communication and public engagement training opportunities for scientists. Works to protect land and other research resources in the Hubbard Brook valley. Conducts educational programs, tours, and lectures. Advocates for continued research funding, especially for long-term ecosystem monitoring. An interface organization spanning the boundaries between science and society In its role as an interface or boundary-spanning organization, HBRF: Convenes "Hubbard Brook Roundtables," using techniques of facilitated dialogue to support productive, multi-directional engagment among scientists, practitioners, educators, and other stakeholders. Produces Science Links synthesis products to link Hubbard Brook research to relevant stakeholder and policy issues and decisions. Develops classroom resources and teacher training programs to link Hubbard Brook research to K–12 and higher education. Supports the Science Policy Exchange, a multi-institution consortium devoted to confronting regional and national environmental challenges. Download a pdf of our 2019 program guide here. Join the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation e-newsletter to keep up with Hubbard Brook news and events. Join Forest Science News to get a monthly email digest from the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation, featuring science news relevant to the forests of the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada. HBRF Board of Trustees Dr. Charles Driscoll, Chair, Syracuse University Mr. Stan Williams, Vice Chair Mr. John Smitka, Secretary Mr. Michael Shoob, Treasurer Ms. Deecie Denison Dr. Peter Groffman, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, Brooklyn College Dr. Steven Hamburg, Environmental Defense Fund Ms. Dorothy B. Heinrichs, Dartmouth-Hitchcock and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Mr. Roger Larochelle, Squam Lakes Conservation Society Dr. Gene E. 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Goals: The purpose of the Advisory Council is to serve four goals: To inform the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation (HBRF) staff and Board of Trustees, as well as interested members of the Hubbard Brook Committee of Scientists and USDA Forest Service, about the key areas of environmental interest and concern among local citizens and stakeholder groups in the northeastern US, and decision-makers at the local, state, and federal levels. This information will directly inform decisions by HBRF staff and trustees related to science communication, public engagement, and education programs. This information will also be helpful for Hubbard Brook scientists for developing outreach plans for research proposals and considering the societal context of their research. To build public awareness of Hubbard Brook and knowledge about new and ongoing research. The Advisory Council will have opportunities to learn directly from Hubbard Brook scientists and science communicators about current ecosystem research. We hope that members of the Advisory Council will identify new opportunities for communication and engagement between Hubbard Brook science/scientists and public audiences. We also anticipate that members of the Advisory Council will become informal communicators about Hubbard Brook science within their own personal and professional networks. To provide a mechanism for recruiting new trustees. The Nominating Committee of the HBRF Board of Trustees will look for engaged members of the Advisory Council as potential new trustees. To advise HBRF staff and Board of Trustees on development opportunities and strategies. The HBRF Executive Director and/or trustees may engage with members of the Advisory Council on an ad hoc basis to seek input on fund development. Members of the 2018–2020 HBRF Advisory Council include: Will Abbott, Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests Susan Arnold, Appalachian Mountain Club Karen Bennett, UNH Cooperative Extension Alison Chase, Local resident Andy Colter, White Mountain National Forest Joe Short, Northern Forest Center Larry Hamilton, University of New Hampshire Chuck Henderson (ex-officio), Office of Senator Jeanne Shaheen Joe Hill, Local resident Clare Mendelsohn, White Mountain National Forest David Patrick, The Nature Conservancy, New Hampshire Carol Pierce, Laconia, New Hampshire Michael Snyder, State of Vermont Elise Tillinghast, Center for Northern Woodlands Education For more information about the HBRF Advisory Council, please email Sarah Garlick: sgarlick@hubbardbrookfoundation.org. HBRF Staff Directory HBRF's Commitment to Workplace Safety, Sensitivity, and Inclusion HBRF Annual Reports and Financial Statements Annual Report for 2019 Financial Statement for 2017 Form 990 2016-2017 Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest Hubbard Brook is a USDA Forest Service Experimental Forest, established in 1955. Read more Hubbard Brook has been a National Science Foundation Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site since 1988. Visit other LTER sites. The Hubbard Brook Research Foundation is a nonprofit organization established in 1993 to support the Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study. Read more Our work is supported by the National Science Foundation, the USDA Forest Service and other government and private funders. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations in this web site are our own, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the funding organizations.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1329
__label__cc	0.638612	0.361388	Office of Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development Audits & Evaluations Alerts, Briefs, & Other Investigation & Inquiry Reports Assignment Start Notifications Recommendation Dashboard Hearings & Correspondence Top Management Challenges Semiannual Reports Single Audit Guidance Combating Fraud Notices & Alerts Common Fraud Schemes Whistleblower Rights News & Congressional About HUD OIG The Inspector General Strategy & Performance Issued Between Tuscan Homes I and II in Hartford, CT, Was Not Always Managed in Accordance With Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements We audited Tuscan Homes I and II, a multifamily project located in Hartford, CT, because our risk assessment ranked the project as the highest risk multifamily project in New England. Our audit objective was to determine whether the owner managed the project in accordance with its regulatory agreement and U.S. #2019-BO-1004 The Middlesex Health Care Center, Middletown, CT, Was Not Always Operated According to Its Regulatory Agreement and HUD Requirements We audited the Federal Housing Administration-insured nursing home, Middlesex Health Care Center in Middletown, CT, because we identified profitability and solvency issues during ongoing work with the Section 232 program. Additionally, the U.S. The Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center, East Hartford, CT Was Not Operated Under the Required Controlling Documents of the Section 232 Program We audited the Federal Housing Administration-insured nursing home, Riverside Health and Rehabilitation Center (the project), of East Hartford, CT, based on our risk assessment of nursing homes in the New England region. 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__label__wiki	0.545669	0.545669	Huntley Curling Club The fun is close to home! Club Location Pro-Shop – The Burnt Rock Curling Co. League Overview Daytime Leagues Weekday Evening Leagues Weekend Leagues Learn-to-Curl at Huntley Youth Curling League Convenors Register for Leagues Membership Policies and Forms Banquet Hall Rentals Rental Requests News from the Board Regional Bonspiels Perfect Ends They Sweep No More Honourary Members The following league rules apply to all of our leagues and have been crafted and fine-tuned by our Rules Committee. There is an obvious clear advantage to having the same rules apply to all; we only need to follow one set. Please have a look and become familiar with them. For a few leagues, they are a bit different than those in use in the past. If you have input that you wish to have taken into consideration, or have questions, please contact our Match Director. HUNTLEY CURLING CLUB – LEAGUE RULES Amended 3 December, 2019 (A) Application: These rules will apply to all season-long fixed-team curling Leagues within Huntley Curling Club. Other Leagues may adopt these rules as they see fit. Additional rules will apply to Doubles Leagues. Periodic revisions to these rules may be authorized by the Match Director only, subject to approval by the Board of Directors. Rule clarifications may be presented at any time by the Match Director. (B) General: The most recent rules issued by CCA and OCA will apply, except as indicated below. Commencing in the 2019/20 season, the 5-rock Free Guard Zone will apply to all leagues. However, during individual matches, should both skips agree prior to the match that the 4-rock FGZ will govern, it will be permitted. Hair brooms and corn brooms are not permitted for sweeping, however, they may be used as sliding devices for stone delivery. Play will normally be divided into Regular Season, League Playoffs, League Championships and Club Championships, as shown below, with various rules applying to each period: Regular Season – one or more sets of round-robin or ladder draws at various Division levels, with points or wins accumulated for League Playoff ranking. League Playoffs – a final series of matches divided into various ranked Divisions, designed to determine those who will participate in the League Championships in each Division. League Championships – a very short series of matches designed to select the Champion for each Division in each League. (Note – If season duration does not permit separate League Playoff and League Championship rounds, the Playoff round will determine the League Champions.) Club Championships – a very short series of matches between Champions from each Division in each League, designed to select the Club Champion for each Division. (C) Game duration: Regular Season and League Playoffs: Regulation play is to be a maximum of 8 ends, subject to the time limitations below. For all matches where the next draw is scheduled to start 2 hours after commencement, after 90 minutes of play the teams may complete the end they are in, and may play only one more end, subject to clause ‘h’. For all matches where a draw does not immediately follow, after 105 minutes of play the teams may complete the end they are in and may play only one more end. These time limitations apply from the scheduled start time of each draw, whether or not any match starts prior to or later than the scheduled start time. These time limitations apply to all 4 sheets, whether or not a match follows on any particular sheet. The on-ice clock at the lounge end is the official time clock. The completion of an end is measured as the time at which the last stone comes to rest. For matches tied after regulation play, leagues which do not permit ties will play one extra end toward the glass, unless both skips agree to complete a single rock shootout instead. This shootout may be by any team member and will continue until one team is measurably closer to the pin. Sweeping is allowed only by the team throwing. Measurements are to be witnessed by the opposing team. Should an extra end or shootout occur, the duration of the draws immediately following on the sheet in question will be extended by the same number of minutes it takes to complete the match, including the pebble and nip. The extent of timing extension to be agreed by both skips prior to match commencement. Ties will not be permitted in the League Playoffs, in any league. League Championships and Club Championships: Regulation play is to be a maximum of 8 ends, with no time limitations. For matches tied after regulation play, extra ends will be played toward the glass until a winner is decided. 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__label__cc	0.678915	0.321085	ICR Capital Announces Breakout Year for Transaction Advisory Business Unique Three Phase Approach Maximizes Equity Value & Liquidity Options NEW YORK (January 8, 2018) – ICR Capital, a transaction advisory firm and affiliate of ICR, a leading strategic communications agency, today announced recent IPO and follow-on offering advisory assignments. The firm also announced the expansion of its senior leadership team and its unique approach to maximizing transaction value and liquidity prospects for private shareholders. Over the last several quarters, ICR Capital’s senior team has delivered advisory services for the following transactions with numerous other mandates under contract: IPO Advisory – Altair Engineering, Alteryx, Appian, Bandwidth, Camping World Holdings, CarGurus, FAT Brands, Funko, Inc., MongoDB, MuleSoft, SailPoint, and Yext Follow-on Offerings – Alteryx, Appian and Everbridge More generally, ICR has worked on roughly 300 IPOs over the last 10 years, establishing strong market leadership with respect to preparing private companies for their transition to life as a public company. This experience spans numerous industry groups including technology, consumer, healthcare, financial services, business services, energy, real estate, and industrials among others. ICR Capital’s senior leadership team includes David Galper, CEO, who has originated more than 75 equity offerings, M&A advisory mandates and leveraged finance transactions across a wide range of industries during his career. He formerly served as a founding member of the Equity Capital Markets Execution Group at Lehman Brothers. Adding to the depth of the senior leadership team is Tim Dolan, a seasoned capital markets professional with firms such as Alex. Brown & Sons and Deutsche Bank prior to his 14 years with ICR. Tim has been appointed Vice Chairman of ICR Capital and has served as a senior advisor on over 100 technology, media and telecom IPOs. ICR Capital’s senior team also includes sector experts such as Scott Van Winkle in food, beverage and healthy living and Evelyn Infurna in REITs and financial services. ICR Capital is the only transaction advisor where industry-focused transaction teams integrate with sector experts in investor relations, public relations, crises management, digital branding, video production and social media. David Galper, CEO of ICR Capital stated, “While ICR has always been the leading advisor to private companies entering the IPO process, we formally productized our offering with the launch of ICR Capital in late 2015. We have seen significant progress thus far by leveraging our integrated offering, which we believe creates substantial value for our clients.” Galper continued, “Ultimately issuers and sponsors deserve a more robust advisory solution, one that expertly crafts the narrative and positions the company with all stakeholders prior to the IPO process execution, and provides the investor communications, media strategy and social media support necessary to be an exceptional public company post-pricing. This approach better manages risk and uniquely maximizes value into an ultimate liquidity event.” Unique Approach to Transaction Advisory “We have invested aggressively to establish ICR Capital as a leading transaction advisory firm,” said Tom Ryan, CEO of ICR. “As always, our goal was to build on our existing offerings, and in this case, combine both industry and transaction experience with an integrated team of communications professionals that work together to shape the narrative across all constituents and channels. Ultimately, what we have proven over the last 20 years is that positioning and communicating a transaction is every bit as important as how the transaction is structured.” Phase One of ICR Capital’s advisory approach begins 12 to 24 months preceding banker and underwriter selection. An integrated advisory team, including investor relations and public relations, works with clients to craft the corporate message and raise awareness among key constituents in the investment community and the media. Phase Two of the process, led by ICR Capital, provides end-to-end process management for the transaction, from underwriter selection and syndicate structure to investor targeting, pricing and allocation activities. In addition, the team’s public relations experts drive employee and other stakeholder communication to optimize the listing day experience. ICR also specializes in, and produces long form or short IPO roadshow videos that uniquely and consistently articulate corporate vision and strategy. Bringing all of these capabilities together provides clients with a more effective and efficient way to optimize and communicate any transaction. Phase Three manages risk by providing long-term strategic communications support following a transaction, with the goal of optimizing valuation and providing private shareholders with attractive opportunities to monetize their investments. ICR’s communications practice was ranked as the fifth largest in North America* and is one of the largest in the world, a critical differentiator. Established in 1998, ICR partners with companies to optimize transactions through ICR Capital and executes strategic communications programs that achieve business goals, build credibility and enhance long-term enterprise value. The firm’s highly differentiated service model, which pairs capital markets veterans with senior communications professionals, brings deep sector knowledge and relationships to more than 550 clients in approximately 20 industries. Today, ICR is one of the largest and most experienced independent communications and advisory firms in North America maintaining offices in New York, Norwalk, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Beijing. About ICR Capital ICR Capital, member FINRA/SIPC, a registered broker-dealer affiliate of ICR, provides transaction advisory services related to IPO execution as well as follow-on and convertible notes offerings. The firm provides independent advice on all aspects of the offering process to help clients make better informed decisions. ICR Capital’s advisory expertise in combination with ICR’s industry leading communications capabilities seeks to ensure that clients achieve their transaction objectives, while establishing a foundation to maximize long-term equity value. Mike Fox Michael.Fox@icrinc.com 203-682-8218 *Based on O’Dwyers 2017 rankings ICR ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE AND PANELS FOR ITS 20th ANNUAL CONFERENCE CNBC’S JIM CRAMER TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM THE 20th ANNUAL ICR CONFERENCE	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1341
__label__cc	0.601453	0.398547	energy storage sort by issue Non-stop energy harvesting Energy harvesting is developing fast, supporting innumerable applications and devices There is a rapidly increasing range of applications using energy harvesting (EH), the process of collecting low-grade energy from sources such as ambient or waste heat, solar, thermal and kinetic energy and converting it into electrical energy. The increase is driven by the need to enable an ever expanding range of sensors to run and communicate independent of an external power source and by the need to meet the power requirements of a wide variety of mobile and wearable devices. It is seen as one of the main techniques that will allow the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop. How to make the most of energy resources Technological advances help create, distribute, harvest and store the energy that we need This June/July issue not only deals with energy, it also marks the launch of the new e-tech website. To learn more about the features the site offers, please read the article in this issue. Upcoming global events IEC participants may get discount on attendance fees The IEC regularly lends its support to key global and regional industry events allowing them to put forward IEC endorsement on their website and materials. We would like to draw your attention to several events that may be of interest to the IEC community. Closing the year and looking ahead Reverse mode fuel cells for energy storage Using fuel cell modules in reverse mode will improve energy storage for renewables A sense of collective responsibility is required to cope with the growing dependence on energy, given the fundamentally unpredictable nature of primary energy supply, the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources and changing energy consumption demands and patterns. The growing need for decentralized (local or remote, residential or commercial) power generation calls for systems that maximize small-scale electrical efficiency. Fuel cells (FCs) are ideal candidates for fulfilling this demand. In fact, at 60% proven net electrical efficiency for generators with a power output as low as 1 kWe, FC systems are head and shoulders above any other fuel conversion technology. If they are to succeed in being deployed widely, FCs for stationary applications should be able to use any locally available fuel. When and if production volumes manage to cover the extensive need for small-to-medium scale generation – which will also depend on the realization of anticipated reductions in cost – there is no reason why FCs should not also be used on the largest scales of power production. Fun with chemistry Batteries enter new phase Battery technology has always evolved to meet consumer demand and today a host of new markets are opening up for energy storage applications. Electric vehicles and increasing renewable energy capacity are among the key drivers prompting research into a range of different chemical families. The goal is the development of low-cost, long-life, energy-dense and high-power batteries that can energize our future low-carbon world. Are energy-independent vehicles the future of transport? Looking beyond electric vehicles that need self-contained power sources The wider introduction of electric vehicles is seen as a major move in cutting emissions of harmful substances and dependence on fossil fuels. Going a step further, some transport sector analysts forecast that a new generation of vehicles relying on the on-board conversion of harvested energy, rather than on self-contained power sources, will have a significant impact on the future of transport. Dr Peter Harrop, Chairman of IDTechEx, a market research and business intelligence company, shared with e-tech details of some of the current developments in this area. TC work underpins mobile and stationary energy storage Batteries are driving growth in mobile devices, e-mobility and stationary energy storage In recent years consumers have benefited from the introduction of countless mobile and wearable IT and consumer electronics (CE) devices and systems. Meanwhile, public and individual means of transportation everywhere are increasingly relying on electric drives and storage for part or all of their propulsion systems. Large stationary energy storage is another area where batteries are playing a growing role. Standardization work by IEC Technical Committee (TC) 21: Secondary cells and batteries, is central to future advances in all energy storage domains. Eight technology leaders recognized for outstanding contributions 2016 Thomas A. Edison Awards for exceptional achievement Each year with the Thomas Edison Award, the IEC pays tribute to members of the IEC Family for their distinguished work and commitment to improving the safety, compatibility and energy efficiency of electrical products and systems. The Thomas Edison Award is in the spirit of Thomas Alva Edison, one of the greatest inventors in history. He developed a system of electric power generation and distribution which was a major development in the modern industrialized world. Upcoming global events (December 2016-April 2017) On the agenda: displays, energy storage, Smart Grids, metering and IECEx Tackling energy efficiency from the start Better energy efficiency is central to our future energy supply and to sustain growth Energy efficiency represents the biggest source of untapped energy in the world and, by helping slowing down final energy consumption, one of the main contributors in the reduction of noxious gases emissions. Improved electrical energy efficiency is made possible by standardization work performed by many IEC Technical Committees (TCs) and starts with electricity generation, distribution and storage. What makes energy smart? Energy-efficient technological advances will benefit everyone Energy in itself is not smart. What makes it smart then? The numerous technological advances that allow companies and household to use energy more efficiently. Upcoming global events (March-June 2017) On the agenda: Smart Grids, metering, IECEx, cyber security, energy storage, emerging technologies, digital utilities, LVDC, IoT and solar PV Upcoming global events (April-June 2017) On the agenda: Live maintenance, cybersecurity, fuel cells and batteries, energy storage, emerging technologies, digital utilities, LVDC, IoT and more Bright prospects for hydropower – and some challenges Sharing thoughts about today’s largest source of renewable energy IEC TC 4 Secretary Robert Arseneault, winner of the 2016 IEC Thomas A. Edison Award, was at IEC Central Office (CO) recently to receive his award. Arseneault also shared a few thoughts with e-tech on some aspects of the future of hydropower in general. e-tech will report in more depth on certain lesser-known features of hydropower in the very near future. Self-powering the internet of things Harnessing ambient energy sources is critical to the rollout of the internet of things in industry The rapidly growing number of connected devices that form the backbone of the internet of things must become self-powered. The US research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 8,4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016, and will reach 20,4 billion by 2020. Powering these with batteries or by connecting them to power networks would be totally impractical, even impossible. Energy efficiency to recover power for the future IEC work helps tap the biggest pool of available energy Energy efficiency (EE) is the most important and easily available source of energy; it can be collected along the entire energy chain, from generation, transmission and storage to final use in industry, homes or transportation. IEC standardization and conformity assessment (CA) work are central to electrical EE at all levels. Upcoming global events (October 2017-February 2018) On the agenda: EMC, 5G networks, energy efficiency, IoT, HVDC, displays, hydrogen fuel cells and SCADA systems The IEC regularly endorses key global and regional industry events. Standards for solar PV support market needs As the price of photovoltaic (PV) systems continues to tumble and the requirement for cleaner renewable forms of energy grows, more and more of our energy needs will be met by PV-generated power. The IEC is a leader in the field of PV standardization which falls under the responsibility of IEC Technical Committee (TC) 82: Solar photovoltaic energy systems. The TC is publishing International Standards which facilitate market growth and global trade in this crucial sector. Upcoming global events (January-March 2018) On the agenda: hydrogen fuel cells, energy storage, SCADA systems, energy efficiency, smart grid and digital substation implementation Smart grids to transform power generation The world's growing population and the increasing use of renewable energies are posing unprecedented challenges for the conventional electricity grid. Intelligent systems which can accommodate renewable and distributed energy generation are a novel way of coping with these multifaceted demands. Solar thermal first Inaugural IEC publications for solar thermal electric plants IEC TC 117: Solar thermal electric plants, publishes its first two Technical Specifications (TS) on solar radiation data sets. On the agenda: Energy and utilities, IoT, energy storage, EV batteries and hydropower On the agenda: Off-grid power, energy, EVs, batteries, hydropower, IoT, smart cities, cables and wires, renewable energies, nano tech and more The IEC regularly supports key global and regional industry events. conformity assessment (277) JTC1 (123) IECQ (95) IECEE (93) IECEx (93) International Standards (56) explosive atmospheres (45) Smart Cities (42) IECRE (41) SDG11 (40)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1344
__label__wiki	0.713855	0.713855	Budget sets overdue wellbeing pathway for people with intellectual disabilities The Government’s announcement that benefit payments will rise in line with wages, not inflation, will make a huge difference to people with intellectual disabilities, says IHC. The policy, highlighted in today’s Wellbeing Budget, is part of a broader welfare change package to stop struggling families falling further behind. IHC Director of Advocacy Trish Grant says this policy sets a wellbeing pathway for people with intellectual disabilities that hasn’t been clear before. “For the many people who haven’t experienced wellbeing in an equitable way, this is significant, says Trish. “Most people with intellectual disabilities are beneficiaries, and today’s Budget will be a welcome boost in allowing beneficiaries to work more hours by lifting abatement rates.” Trish says the funding commitment to increased learning support in the classroom is also pleasing. “We hope this will result in more children with disabilities being able to attend their local schools,” says Trish. “We also hope the $1.2 billion earmarked for school property, which includes 150 more classrooms, will support more schools to become more welcoming to children with disabilities.” Trish says there is a lot for people with intellectual disabilities, throughout all life stages, in this Budget – from extra investment in early childhood education and a sustained commitment to a better learning support and policy framework – but is disappointed with some of the funding allocation. IHC will continue to monitor the Government’s commitments to better life outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1347
__label__wiki	0.67782	0.67782	Hinduism Meta Hinduism Beta What is the historical origin of Yoga? We all know that Patanjali systematized the Yoga. However, he merely systematized the practices that were already there. What is the historical origin of Yoga? history yoga patanjali Amritendu MukhopadhyayAmritendu Mukhopadhyay 1,00311 silver badge1414 bronze badges Are you aware of Sadhguru's view on origin of Yoga. His view is, Yoga is the source of all the form of Spirituality, all Religion. We know that in Hindu tradition there can never be realization without a guru. So who was the first guru, he says there was realized being, not of Earth, but of some other place, arrived in Himalayas, not later than 15000 years ago. He was Adiyogi who was the first realized being to set foot on this planet and subsequently became Adiguru and it spread into the world. Every realized being on this planet is somehow related to this first guru, through some lineage. – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 12:38 Even today in our guru parampara shloka we start with 'Sadashiva samarambhaam' that means starting from Sadashiva. I think this may be a valid theory – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 12:39 No no its more complicated than that. He says there was no spirituality of any kind before Adiyogi. Adiyogi was the first one put this idea of spirituality into humans. The sages who were disciples of Adiyogi became realized and this spread. And these people who were realized disciples and grand disciples of Adiyogi composed Vedas. It's not that his origin is not Vedic, its that he was the source of Vedas. This is even today reflected in saying Vedho hi Shivaha, Shivo hi Vedaha. – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 14:39 I think you are understanding yoga as the school of yoga, one of six darshanas. Yoga as a methodology encompasses all kinds of spirituality. – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 14:40 Maharshi Patanjali systematized the yogic practices, wrote the Sutra, but the yogic practices predate him. The historical origin of Yoga is a subject of scholarly debate. A definite answer is yet to be found. Mainly there are two schools of thoughts. A. Vedic origin - The practices have developed in a linear fashion through the Upanishads to the Buddhist Tripitaka. So basically they say that Buddist meditational techniques inherited the meditational techniques described in the Rig Veda. Supporters of this theory are M Monier Williams (1964), Berriedale Keith (1923), Hauer (1922), Heesterman (1964). There is though a difference of opinion on who were the forerunners of Yoga whether Ksatriya (Hauer, 1922) or Brahmans (Heesterman 1964). Indian Researchers such as Barua (1921) and Radhakrishnan (1929) favoured this linear theory. They presented detailed arguments to show that Upanishads are the source of Yogic practices. They dismissed the possibility of any non-Aryan component. B. Non-Vedic origin - The alternative theory. It argues for indigenous non-Aryan practices got mixed with Vedic practices and gave rise to Yoga. So basically it talks about the influence of non-Aryan elements and argues for the synthesis of Aryan and non-Aryan elements. This theory was advocated by J. N. Farquhar (1920) and Heinrich Zimmer (1951). Their main argument goes like this. Yoga depends on three concepts - soul, rebirth and release from rebirth. These concepts of transmigration of souls, desire for salvation etc. are not found in Rig Veda. They first appear suddenly in the Upanishads. This is an indigenous non-Aryan element. Indus valley archaeological evidence also strongly suggests an indigenous non-Vedic Yoga tradition. Though yogic concepts were discussed in Upanishads the practices were atypical of Brahmanism. Among Indian scholars, Belvalkar and Ranade also argue for a non-Aryan influence. They argued that the sudden impulse towards contemplative practices became more mainstream at the end of the Upanishadic period. Bhandarkar also supported this non-Aryan origin of Yoga. He wrote that a pre-Vedic, non-Aryan cult known as muni-yati cult was present in ancient India. Its characteristic features were yoga, tapas, and samnyasa. It was an essential component of Siva religion (R. N. Bhandarkar,1987 in Lindsay Jones Encyclopedia of World religion). Marshall also commented that the root of Yoga is traceable to the beliefs and practices of the pre-Aryan inhabitants of India (Marshall J. Mahenjodaro and Indus Civilization (3 volumes), Vol I, p-54, 1931). The proto-Siva of the Harappa civilization was a person seated in a yogic posture. Like Saivism, yoga also plays an important role in Aryan religion from the epic period, not before that. In the Epic period, the Vedic rituals of sacrifice had been supplanted by tapas, yoga or asceticism. The Vedic Rudra was not an ascetic. However, the Rudra-Siva of later days used to getting depicted as a figure seating in a meditative posture and became known as Mahayogin and Yogisvara. (The concept of Rudra-Siva through the ages by Mahadev Chakravarti. 1986. Motilal Banarsidass, New Delhi). Anyway, it is a heated debate and the problem is far from being resolved. To know more about this I would recommend the following sources. Origin and development by early Indian contemplative practices by Edward Fitzpatrick Crangle, 1994. The origins of Yoga and Tantra by Geoffrey Samuel, 2008 [Cambridge University Press]. figurines sitting in lotus posture have been unearthed in Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa which would be before the suggested Western upanishadic period. you reference Heinrich Zimmer (1951)....he died in 1943..... – Swami Vishwananda May 9 '19 at 5:46 H. Zimmer, Philosophies of India, (N.Y.: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1951). This edition of the book I am referring to. – Amritendu Mukhopadhyay May 9 '19 at 5:48 anything before Patanjali is speculation - subject to opinion, and lost in the sands of time. – Swami Vishwananda May 9 '19 at 5:53 @Amritendu There is a way where both Vedic version and Non vedic version are partially true simultaneously. There was no spirituality before the arrival of Adiyogi in planet Earth. After he arrived, because of him people realized and passed on the teaching which led to more people being realized. Some of these people eventually composed the Vedas. Again Shiva is not non-vedic, Shiva was the source of Vedas for us. – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 14:37 @Amritendu I think you are understanding yoga as the school of yoga, one of six darshanas. Yoga as a methodology encompasses all kinds of spirituality. – VARUN.N RAO May 12 '19 at 14:41 TLDR; The historical origin of Yoga is attributed Adiyogi aka Lord Shiva, around 15000 years ago. This is neither Vedic or Non-Vedic, its Pre-Vedic. Shiva taught Yoga, before which there was no idea of spirituality or religion anywhere on the planet. Because of his teaching people realised and Vedas were revealed to them. So Adiyogi is the Source of Vedas. In other words Yoga is the source of Vedas. I think one of the best theories about the historic origin of Yoga out there is Sadhguru's theory. Here please don't understand Yoga as one of the six darshanas founded by Patanjali. It's a common knowledge in India that Patanjali only codified Yoga and that it existed before him. So Yoga here is defined as the Science of union of individual and cosmic soul. So it is generalised spirituality. Sadhguru's view is that Shiva or Adiyogi is the progenitor of Yoga. He was an extraterrestrial being who arrived on Earth somewhere between 60000 years ago to 15000 years ago. Before this there was no idea of spirituality or religion of any kind in Humans or anywhere on the planet. So Vedas were not yet revealed to Humans. So the arrival of Adiyogi is before the revelation of Vedas, so he is Pre-Vedic. Adiyogi taught Yoga to Humans from which they eventually got realised. These first seven disciples taught Yoga to others and it spread on. These realised people became seers who eventually composed Vedas as it was revealed to them. Shiva is the source of Vedas. This is still supported by the verse "Shivo hi Vedah, Vedo hi Shivah", that is Shiva is Vedas and Vedas are Shiva. And he is celebrated as Adiguru even today. We have stotram which starts, "Sadashiva Samarambham.." means "Starting from Sadashiva.."It's not that he is Vedic or Non-Vedic. It's that he is the source of Vedas, to Humans. So much so that even Vaishnava traditions hold Shiva as the giver of Vedas to Humans. According to them Vishnu taught Brahma, and Brahma taught Shiva and Shiva to Rishis(Humans)and then it spread. So the tradition of Hindus, both Shaiva and Vaishnava agree that Shiva is first giver of Vedas to Humans. Even Hata-Yoga text books like Hathayoga pradipika and other related books consider Shiva as Adiguru. So this is not a new thing. This theory according to me, is a very sound theory. So Yoga, philosophically speaking is the source of Vedas. It's not that Yoga is Vedic or Non-Vedic, its that Vedas are Yogic. Later Patanjali codified the sutras and that particular school came to be called as Yoga. But if you address Yoga as a philosophy, rather than a school, then every kind of spirituality is some kind of Yoga. VARUN.N RAOVARUN.N RAO You can visit this link for more info isha.sadhguru.org/in/en/wisdom/article/the-first-yogi – VARUN.N RAO May 13 '19 at 10:52 Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged history yoga patanjali . Like any library, Hinduism Stack Exchange shares great information, but does not offer personalized advice, and does not take the place of seeking such advice from any Acharya, Pundit, astrologer, Guru or other trustworthy Counselor. Is Iyengar Yoga really based on Nathamuni's Yoga Rahasya? What is Raja-yoga? Is it related to Jnana-Yoga? Yoga Sutra by Jaimini? What is the most authentic form of yoga? Which Puranic Scriptures describes procedure of “Ashtanga Yoga”? What are the differences among Hath Yoga vs Kriya Yoga vs Raja Yoga? Regarding Impurities in the Nâdis before starting Hatha Yoga What is the story of origin of Yoga? Hinduism Stack Exchange works best with JavaScript enabled	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1350
__label__wiki	0.698144	0.698144	Tanker Operators Suspend Travel Through Strait Of Hormuz 01/08/2020 6:37am Should Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF (EQAL) Be on Your Investing Radar? 01/08/2020 6:37am FBI makes new demand for data on locked iPhone 01/08/2020 6:37am Posted in ZeroHedge Jordan Belfort – From 'Wolf Of Wall Street' To 'Deadbeat On Main Street' For Jordan Belfort -the Long Island penny-stock boiler-room operator of “Wolf of Wall Street” infamy – trouble does not seem to stray too far from his life on ‘Main Street’ as prosecutors say, he isn’t just a con, but also a deadbeat, and they want him to pay up. For those who’ve forgotten, Bloomberg reports that at his sentencing in 2003, Belfort was ordered to pay $110.4 million in restitution and other penalties. Belfort was released from prison in April 2008. He was convicted of defrauding 1,513 investors out of more than $200 million and sentenced to four years behind bars. He was also ordered to pay 50 percent of his gross income to victims after he was freed. Belfort’s brash, dishonest behavior at Stratton Oakmont was glorified on screen by Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie based on his memoir.. and made the ‘wolf’ about $100 million, helping to start Belfort’s second career as a motivational speaker. There’s just one problem with all this new-found wealth… The government says he still owes about $97 million. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly in Brooklyn, New York scheduled a hearing Wednesday on the matter. The argument is likely to focus on technical legal and accounting issues. Prosecutors say in court papers that Belfort paid about $700,000 to victims between 2007 to 2009, and nothing in 2010; he has also paid $12.8 million, mainly from property he relinquished at sentencing, they say. Belfort and his lawyer, Sharon Cohen Levin, dispute the government’s numbers and what he should pay. In 2014, Belfort told Inside Edition that he planned on paying back about $100 million to more than 1,500 victims that year. “I’m actually doing a US tour that I announced and I’m giving a hundred percent of the profits to pay back the victims,” he told Inside Edition’s Chief Investigative Correspondent Lisa Guerrero. However, it’s three years later and he still owes the same amount of money despite living a life of luxury, as The Daily Mail reports, these days he travels the world making big bucks as a lecturer, spilling the secrets of how you can ‘become rich’ too. “Once everyone is paid back, believe me I will feel a lot better,” he said at the time. “My goal is to give more than I get, that’s a sustainable form of success.” “I want to vomit when I look at these pictures,” retired dentist Alfred Vitt and Belfort victim said when he was shown photos of Belfort’s lavish vacations by Inside Edition. “He’s a liar and a damn crook.” We tend to agree with Mr. Vitt as at the current rate Belfort is paying – between $4,000 and $5,000 per month – it would take him more than 1,600 years to pay back all his victims. READ Jordan Belfort – From 'Wolf Of Wall Street' To 'Deadbeat On Main Street' On ZH Tagged Croatia ← Moving Embassy to Jerusalem Shows the US Is Unique. Just Like Israel. 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__label__wiki	0.521266	0.521266	HedgeMaven Hedge Fund Industry Intelligence HedgeMaven is the Most Visited Hedge Fund Website. Over 40,000 views per month for Investors for Fund Managers for Service Providers eMARKETPLACE Sears Bankruptcy Case Reaches ‘Good Luck Suing Eddie Lampert’ Phase 3mos ago dealbreaker The hollowed-out husk that once was Sears does not have enough money to exit bankruptcy and finally, at long last, liquidate and die. In fact, it might be more than $100 million short of the cash it needs to pay off its creditors. No matter. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain is as sick of this ... - Posted on 2019-10-09 17:52:00 Register for Daily Newsletter Industry Headlines: 1h ago ft Systematic funds suffer ‘quant winter’ Automated investing is on the rise, but many funds are struggling to meet expectations 2h ago bloomberg Hedge-Fund Felon Hid Criminal Past to Woo Crypto Investors, U.S. Charges - Bloomberg 2h ago news.bloomberglaw Blockchain-for-Hedge-Funds Firm Ran $30 Million Fraud, Feds Say - Bloomberg Law 3h ago dealbreaker How Does Leon Black Eat? A Dealbreaker Investigation Businessweek has a long profile out on Apollo Global Management founder Leon Black this week. It covers all the necessary bases: his father’s suicide, Michael Milken, midnight chats with Carl Icahn, the private equity model, his seeming immunity to all of the illegality surrounding him, Jeff ... Rob Manfred Struggling To Keep Shirt On Sign-Stealing Scandal It’s less than four weeks until pitchers and catchers report to spring training, and 10 percent of the teams in Major League Baseball need new managers. The chaos started with the reigning American League champion and 2017 world champion Astros, who fired A.J. Hinch along with general manager Jeff ... 4h ago reuters Macro hedge fund manager Coffey to turn investors away after 2019 gains - Reuters Lawsuit: Mark Zuckerberg A Supervillain Beyond The Powers Of Antitrust Protections Generally, if a company is “one of the largest unlawful monopolies ever seen in the United States” undertaking “the most brazen, willful anticompetitive scheme in a generation,” there are some well-worn remedies to make it not that anymore. You can make it pay a whole bunch of money. You can make ... 5h ago institutionalinvestor Two Hedge Fund Blank-Check Companies Reach Deals - Institutional Investor 5h ago newjerseynewsnetwork NJ Woman Indicted In Connection With $30-Million Fraud Scheme - New Jersey News Network New Jersey News Network 5h ago alpha-week Preqin: Hedge Funds Return Double Digits In 2019 - AlphaWeek AlphaWeek 5h ago cnbc Hedge fund legends David Tepper and Stanley Druckenmiller tell CNBC they're still bullish, for now - CNBC Donald Trump Casually Accuses Ken Griffin Of Hiding Money For Standing Him Up As we all know, the Trump White House is a leaky place. So who gave Ken Griffin the heads up to make himself scarce from Washington, D.C., yesterday if he wished to avoid an unwanted shout-out from an unwanted source? (We’re looking at you, Kudlow.) Things got a little awkward when, at one point, ... 6h ago hedgeweek Arcesium secures strategic investment from JP Morgan 17th Jan 2020 - 3:06pm Arcesium secures strategic investment from JP Morgan Submitted 17/01/2020 - 3:06pm - Arcesium, an investment management technology and professional services firm, has secured an investment from JP Morgan. - The investment deepens Arcesium’s strategic partnership with JP Morgan, including their Securities Services business, a provider of independent fund administration and comprehensive outsourcing solutions to alternative fund managers, asset managers, and asset owners. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. - “We appreciate the additional vote of confidence demonstrated by this investment. JP Morgan has been an important client and partner to us for a number of years and we look forward to working together to bring joint solutions to market,” says Gaurav Suri, CEO of Arcesium. “This investment and collaboration underscores JP Morgan's continued focus in the alternatives segment,” says Teresa Heitsenrether, Global Head of Securities Services, JP Morgan.“The combination of JP Morgan’s Securities Services and Arcesium’s innovative technology is driving more scalable solutions to our clients. Through its partnership with Arcesium as a technology provider, JP Morgan has offered its alternative asset manager clients solutions to their most complex operations and data management challenges.” “JP Morgan is an industry leader in Securities Services and we have long valued the opportunity to help them streamline and automate operations for their alternative asset manager clients, driving efficiency and innovation through technology,” adds David Nable, Managing Director and Head of Commercial Strategy at Arcesium. Since its launch in 2015, Arcesium has grown to support more than USD150 billion in assets from a number of leading firms and has more than doubled its global headcount to over 850 staff across offices in New York City and Hyderabad, India. The D E Shaw group launched Arcesium through DESCOvery, the firm’s incubator for innovation in non-asset management technology businesses and ventures in areas such as fintech, insurtech, and data analytics. Tags 6h ago business.financialpost Liquid Alternatives Catch On in Canada With New Algonquin Fund - Financial Post 7h ago benefitscanada What's in store for alternative assets in 2020? - Benefits Canada Benefits Canada 7h ago fa-mag Biggest Bitcoin Investment Trust Says Hedge-Fund Demand Booming - Financial Advisor Magazine Financial Advisor Magazine Stanley Druckenmiller says he's bullish on the stock market in the 'intermediate term' The hedge fund legend tells CNBC's Joe Kernen that he still likes stocks because of the still-historically low Fed interest rates and the increasing prospects for President Trump's reelection. David Tepper on the bull market: 'I love riding a horse that's running' David Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, gave exclusive comments to CNBC's Joe Kernen on the market. 8h ago fnlondon JPMorgan invests in DE Shaw hedge fund tech spin-off - Financial News 8h ago laconiadailysun Steyer's hedge fund invested heavily in Australian coal - The Laconia Daily Sun The Laconia Daily Sun Ex-Millennium Trader Quadruples Hedge Fund Assets to $1 Billion - Bloomberg 9h ago standard Hedge fund godfather Lord Fink to chair HSBC backed tech start-up Bud - Evening Standard 10h ago dealbreaker Opening Bell 1.17.20 TEACHING AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS Progressive's 'name your own price tool' is coming to Peacock ... Comcast owned NBCUniversal has released a multi-tiered pricing strategy for its Peacock streaming service, which is set to be released in July. Peacock will be available for free-ninety-nine to ... 11h ago hedgeweek Will volatility return for hedge funds in 2020? - HedgeWeek HedgeWeek 11h ago bloomberg Hedge Funds That Bet on Big Trends Are Trying to Bounce Back - Bloomberg Hedge funds return to net redemptions in November with USD4.7bn outflows - HedgeWeek Asset Managers could avoid tying up collateral under new uncleared margin rules 17th Jan 2020 - 9:28am Asset Managers could avoid tying up collateral under new uncleared margin rules Submitted 17/01/2020 - 9:28am - - The majority of asset managers dragged into new uncleared margin requirements over the next two years could avoid tying up capital altogether, but still play by the rules, according to recent research from OpenGamma. - The new requirements force firms with portfolios above a certain aggregate average notional amount (AANA) to exchange initial margin on uncleared derivatives. However, the findings show that out of 300 firms pulled into the final two phases of the global uncleared margin requirements, 74 per cent of asset managers could optimise their portfolios to trade certain derivatives ‘free of margin’. - Although the regulation makes the cost of trading derivatives more expensive, it also gives market participants an opportunity to reduce margin requirements. Much of this centres around the $50m threshold set by the regulator per counterparty under each phase of the rules. The threshold must be exceeded before the remaining IM needs to be exchanged, meaning asset managers who stay below the threshold or a fraction above it, will reduce the amount of margin they need to post. This reduces the amount of upfront collateral that needs to be posted – freeing up resources to be used elsewhere. - - Peter Rippon, CEO of OpenGamma, says: “No investor wants their managers tying up unnecessary capital that could be used for generating returns. The USD50 million threshold was created by regulators in an attempt to avoid unnecessary operational costs on smaller firms and asset managers should be using it to their advantage. With the right analytics, our study shows that the majority of asset managers pulled into the next phases can identify which trades to move not only to make better use of the threshold, but to significantly reduce the amount of margin they post or eliminate it all together. - - “There is a deep uncertainty from the industry centred around how to prepare for the new rules effectively. But with the right foresight and planning, asset managers can take control now and avoid stumbling through the process later.” Tags 17h ago ft ‘Quant winter’ raises tricky questions for a hot industry - Financial Times ‘Quant winter’ raises tricky questions for a hot industry Financial Times 21h ago alpha-week Livermore Ends 2019 Up 138% Event-driven activist gains 43.5% in q4 2019 Amundi Finds ESG Alpha From Shorting European Stocks Update to ESG portfolio model shows a transatlantic divide in ESG related stock performance 21h ago allaboutalpha Fossil Fuel: Divestment By the Numbers Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the world’s wealthiest humans, attracted a good deal of attention last fall by saying, “Divestment, to date, probably has reduced about zero tons of emissions.” He thereby put his finger on a key fault line amongst those who regard ESG investmentRead More 22h ago opalesque Venture capital investment in the U.S. in 2019 hits $136.5bn, says KPMG Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Venture capital (VC) investment in the U.S. continued strong during Q4 2019, totaling $34.2 billion across 2,215 deals, said a study. For the year, VC investment reached $136.5 billion, second only to 2018's $140 billion raised, revealed the latest edition of Venture Puls... VC investment hits record levels in Canada: KPMG Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Canada 's venture capital (VC) market crossed the US$1-billion threshold in the fourth quarter for the second time in a row to finish 2019 at an all-time record of US$4.6 billion. Canadian VC investment totaled US$1.17 billion in the fourth quarter, up 30 percent from th... Despite some pretty notable flops, VC had a good year in 2019 Bailey McCann, Opalesque New York: Venture Capital had some pretty epic failures in 2019. But even with a few speedbumps, new data from PitchBook shows that VCs ended the year with deal activity on par with 2018 's record setting figures. VC 's posted $250 billion worth of exits - 80% of which came ... New Launches: Rothschild China rainmaker Yu eyes $800m buyout fund, Blackstone Energy Partners collects almost $4bn for third fund, 415 Capital raises capital for new medtech venture fund, Frazier Healthcare Partners closes $617m life sciences venture fun Rothschild China rainmaker Yu eyes $800m buyout fund From Bloomberg: Jennifer Yu, a veteran China dealmaker at Rothschild Co., is starting a private equity fund targeting investments in regions including Europe, people with knowledge of the matter said. Yu is aiming to raise about $800 million, ... Star Commodity hedge fund lost 51% in 2019, Muirfield's GSE fund soared in 2019, Bets against Britain pay off as profits surge at Odey's hedge fund Star Commodity hedge fund lost 51% in 2019 From Yahoo: Northlander Commodity Advisors LLP suffered a 50.6% plunge last year, a spectacular reversal from its 2018 position as a darling of the hedge fund industry. Assets under management at the fund run by Ulf Ek shrank to $310 million after it pos... Institutional Investors: Bristol Retirement System allocates $98m for private equity, hedge funds, Los Angeles County Employees seeks manager of emerging hedge funds, Coral Gables taps Ironwood Capital as hedge fund of funds manager Bristol Retirement System allocates $98m for private equity, hedge funds From PIonline.com: Bristol (Conn.) Retirement System approved commitments and investments totaling $98 million. The pension fund's board on Dec. 12 approved a commitment of $30 million to Longford Capital Fund III, a private ... Investing: Apple and Tesla may be market darlings, but hedge funds are betting big they'll collapse, Electric burn: Those who bet against Elon Musk and Tesla are paying a big price, Hedge fund Ardsley Partners' top stock picks Apple and Tesla may be market darlings, but hedge funds are betting big they'll collapse From CNBC: Tesla doubters pushed the dollar amount of its equity borrowed to sell short to $14.5 billion on Wednesday, making it the most-shorted American equity. But Tesla's restored reign as the most-shorted ... People: Swedish pension giant hires rival's CIO as real assets head, Polar Capital taps hedge fund for head of trading, Miracle Mile Advisors hires team from Payden Rygel Swedish pension giant hires rival's CIO as real assets head From City Wire: Swedish pension giant Alecta has hired Axel Br auml;ndstr Ouml;m for the newly-created role of head of real assets. His appointment, which comes into effect at the end of the month, was confirmed to Citywire Selector by a s... Crypto: Biggest Bitcoin investment trust says hedge-fund demand booming, Binance CEO says compliance is key for new strategic partnership in Japan, Survey shows 2020 surge in crypto interest among financial advisors, Former regulator known as 'crypto dad' Biggest Bitcoin investment trust says hedge-fund demand booming From Bloomberg: Traditional hedge funds, pensions and endowments are boosting cryptocurrency holdings, according to the biggest Bitcoin trust provider. Grayscale Investments, which lets accredited investors own Bitcoin and other coins ... Property: Five trends shape real estate investing in 2020, Janus Henderson U.K. property fund to be carbon neutral by 2030, China's 2019 property investment solid, but first sales drop in 5 yrs dents outlook Five trends that could shape real estate investing in 2020 The increased push for real assets has led many institutional investors to look more closely at their real estate holdings. However, real estate is not without its risks, as geography, sectors, cash flows and amenities have historically bee... U.S.: Trump asks absent hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin to stand at trade signing, Wall Street's beleaguered bond traders relive their glory days with a breakout quarter Trump asks absent hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin to stand at trade signing From NY Post: Ken Griffin got an unwelcome spotlight this week - from the president of the free world. The notoriously press-shy Wall Street tycoon - most famous, maybe, for buying a $220 million apartment on Central Par... Asia: Distressed debt: Why India must make friends with the vultures From Finance Asia: Sitting on a half a trillion dollars of non-performing assets, India's desire to lift growth should be enough to allow foreign investors to fully tap the country's distressed debt market. However, there are two major impediments to change. India's indigenous vulture population ma... Outlook: Cryptocurrency, cannabis and eco-conscious investing: What's ahead in 2020 It could be an eventful year for trend-based investing. If you ask industry leaders, the long-awaited bitcoin ETF, cannabis plays and ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing will continue to make headlines in 2020 as interest in the groups grows. Here's what two Wall Street professiona... PE/VC: VC funds had their best year ever. But there's a catch, Private equity is a big part of a growing pool of risky companies, Venture capital funding fled U.S. and China for Britain in 2019 VC funds had their best year ever. But there's a catch. From Institutional Investor: Global venture capital funds clocked their best-ever returns last year - and they did it while taking only moderate levels of risk, according to eFront's latest quarterly private equity performance overview. Durin... Survey: Managers almost evenly split on whether corporate credit defaults will rise From PIonline.com: Credit portfolio managers are split between those who believe corporate credit defaults will rise globally over the next 12 months and those who believe they will remain at current benign levels. Among surveyed managers, 48% believe corporate defaults will increase globally over ... ESG: FTSE Russell launches European climate risk index From ETF Stream: FTSE Russell has expanded its European fixed income offering with the launch of a government bond index that adjusts its weights based on how each country is addressing climate risk. The Climate Risk-Adjusted European Monetary Union Government Bond index (Climate EGBI) is comprised... Activists: Activist shareholder group sells entire Primo Water stake, Far Point to buy Global Blue from Silver Lake Activist shareholder group sells entire Primo Water stake From Journal Now: It didn't take long for the shareholder group pressuring Primo Water Corp.'s board of directors and management to cash out after the company announced Monday it was being bought in a deal valued at $755 million. Activist h... News Briefs: 'Quant winter' raises tricky questions for a hot industry, Google owner Alphabet is now worth $1tn, Labor Department makes change to the way jobs data is released, aimed at hedge funds, media, SoftBank's $108bn Vision Fund 2 is on shaky groun 'Quant winter' raises tricky questions for a hot industry From FT: Quantitative, automated strategies have long appeared to be the new, exciting frontier for investing, but many are suffering a rough patch - raising questions over an industry that has enjoyed huge inflows over the past decade. Ju... And, finally: The difference between a casual and a huge fan From News of the Weird: Mike Parrish of Woodfin, North Carolina, is making fantasy a reality with a "Lord of the Rings" hobbit home he's building to offer on Airbnb. "I'm not just a casual fan. I'm a huge fan," Parrish said as he guided WLOS through the 800-square... 23h ago aidaily Why should hedge fund managers invest in artificial intelligence? - AI Daily AI Daily 1d ago npr Tesla Short Sellers Are Getting Burned As Stock Keeps Soaring - NPR 1d ago dealbreaker I Literally Have No Idea What These Two Extremely Rich People Are Fighting Over Unlike Chris Hohn, I am not a legally-certified financial genius. Thus, it is entirely possible and likely that I am missing something here, and even more probable and likely that the Daily Mail is leaving something crucial out. Perhaps one of you can help: What exactly are Hohn and his ex-wife ... 1d ago nypost Trump asks absent hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin to stand at trade signing - New York Post 1d ago pionline Los Angeles County Employees seeks manager of emerging hedge funds - Pensions & Investments The Desiccated Corpse of Sears, Which Does Not Have $200 Million, Owes Its Lawyers $200 Million Dying is expensive. The American health care system extracts its final tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars (or, if you’ve got something really good, maybe millions) from your rapidly deteriorating flesh, and then, once you’re gone, it costs a ton more to actually dispose of your mortal ... Coral Gables taps Ironwood Capital as hedge fund of funds manager - Pensions & Investments Bristol Retirement System allocates $98 million for private equity, hedge funds - Pensions & Investments 1d ago telegraph Bets against Britain pay off as profits surge at Odey's hedge fund - Telegraph.co.uk Paranoia Pays Off For James Gorman There have been a few times over the past year when James Gorman worried that Morgan Stanley might be losing its grip as the BMOWS. By which we mean that, from the “confusing” miss in 18Q4, to placing a nearly $1 billion bet on potential future millionaires, to kvetching about trade wars, to having ... SEC Commissioner Would Rather Sit Around Listening To Law Students Hear Themselves Talk Than Have Another ‘Substantive Engagement’ With Jay Clayton When your accomplishments at a job can be summed up as “substantive engagement” composed of “many constructive comments and questions,” it might be time to move on. This is not to say it’s Robert Jackson’s fault that he’s got nothing of consequence to show for his two years as a Securities and ... 1d ago law360 Hedge Fund Can't Add Trash Talk Claim To Fee Fight - Law360 1d ago allaboutalpha An Alternative View of Manager Selection Risk By Aaron Filbeck, CFA, CAIA, CIPM & Hossein Kazemi, PhD, CFA, CAIA Association & CISDM This is a summary of the editor’s letter originally published in the Volume 8, Issue 4 of the Alternative Investment Analyst Review, a journal published by CAIA Association. The Problem with Studies Many studies onRead More 1d ago hedgeweek Charles River Investment Management Solution integrates ChartIQ for trade decision support 16th Jan 2020 - 4:14pm Charles River Investment Management Solution integrates ChartIQ for trade decision support Submitted 16/01/2020 - 4:14pm - The Charles River Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS) now integrates with ChartIQ, enabling Charles River to provide institutional traders with visualisation tools that deliver greater insight into data affecting investment decisions. - These capabilities help traders conduct pre-trade technical analysis, gauge in-trade market impact and better understand post-trade execution quality. - Charles River IMS combines an order management system (OMS) with multi-asset execution capabilities, creating a consolidated order and execution management system (OEMS). By integrating with solution providers like ChartIQ, the OEMS enables traders to work more productively at generating alpha, managing risk and helping inform their firm’s strategic investment decisions. - “ChartIQ’s extensive visualisation and integration capabilities work with Charles River IMS to offer institutional traders new analytics accessible directly from the OEMS,” says Spiros Giannaros, President, Charles River. “Leveraging ChartIQ’s innovative software framework further empowers our engineering teams with best-of-breed development tools. In turn, our clients gain new capabilities to better inform their trading and de-risking decisions across asset classes.” - ChartIQ is a leading provider of advanced charting tools that are data agnostic, customisable, and quickly integrated on any web, desktop, tablet, or mobile platform. The company offers the only professional grade HTML5 Charting Library solution available in the marketplace, allowing for traders to capture more market data. With visualisation tools that identify market-moving data pre, during, and post-trades, ChartIQ software helps investment professionals capitalise on market opportunities. - “We are thrilled at the opportunity to collaborate with Charles River. Together, we’ll be equipping the world’s largest asset managers and hedge funds with the most cutting-edge trading and execution analysis available,” says Dan Schleifer, CEO and co-founder of ChartIQ. “With the trend toward downsized trading desks, improving trader productivity is top of mind for asset managers. By embedding ChartIQ, Charles River can provide traders with new decision support applications that speed time-to-information for the securities and markets they trade in.” - Charles River IMS serves as the front and middle office component of State Street’s AlphaSM Platform, which provides global investment managers, hedge funds, asset owners and insurers with a complete front to back solution for risk management, portfolio construction, trading, compliance, post-trade and back office services. Tags 1d ago bloomberg Biggest Bitcoin Investment Trust Says Hedge-Fund Demand Booming - Bloomberg 1d ago citywire Polar Capital taps hedge fund for head of trading - Citywire Financial Publishers Citywire Financial Publishers 1d ago bloombergquint Star Commodity Hedge Fund Lost 51% in 2019 - BloombergQuint 1d ago m.futuresmag 5 Takeaways From Kettera Hedge Fund Platform - Futures Magazine Futures Magazine WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? We have a deal ... for now … The US and China finally signed a Phase 1 trade deal on Wednesday. The agreement will come in eight parts, which will roll out in ... phases. Eat your heart out, Marvel. While the Phase 1 deal eases tensions and may help accelerate ... 1d ago lexology Credit Funds: Evolving Hybrid and Other Structures - Lexology Lexology Horizon Software launches new sell-side equity derivatives EOMS 16th Jan 2020 - 11:06am Horizon Software launches new sell-side equity derivatives EOMS Submitted 16/01/2020 - 11:06am - Horizon Software (Horizon), a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has released a new version of its global EOMS product, adding significant and unique improvements for the automation of client order/execution workflow to its already market-leading solution. - The enhancements, which will be available globally, include a more efficient workflow to create and trade derivatives strategies and improved performance, now supporting a trading scope of over 10 million instruments. - The multi award-winning EOMS has been used by sell-side Horizon clients in Asia for some time; this international launch sees the solution with added new features resulting from Horizon’s unique experience and long-standing expertise in derivatives trading. As with previous versions, clients can benefit from market connectivity to multiple global exchanges to seamlessly access liquidity venues for best execution and manage incoming client orders. They can also use a flexible single execution solution that integrates their own trading algorithms and can dynamically manage positions, portfolios, trade allocation and risk across equity and derivatives. It will also support the ability to trade single orders as well as multi-leg options strategies. - - Vincent Dumontoy, Global Head of Client Solutions and Services at Horizon, says: “We are delighted to offer these improved functionalities on our EOMS system and to see the vast array of benefits and differentiators that the integration of EOMS workflows with our Algorithmic Framework will bring to our client base. As always, this release embodies our ‘Trade Your Way’ philosophy with its easy integration of custom algorithms with rich APIs and fast, simple setup. This release has been enriched based on feedback from our clients and our unparalleled expertise in derivatives trading. We are happy to see clients in Europe and Hong Kong fully live on the solution. - - “Clients use our EOMS to manage incoming client orders, create automatically listed strategies when needed, display market data and seamlessly access liquidity venues for best execution. They also benefit from a single platform to embed algorithmic strategies. Even if our EOMS is a multi-asset solution, we believe it is unique on the options market as it was developed based on our expertise in derivatives when our competitors primarily designed theirs for equities.” Tags Exablaze launches ExaNIC X25 & X100 NICs for low-latency trading 16th Jan 2020 - 11:02am Exablaze launches ExaNIC X25 & X100 NICs for low-latency trading Submitted 16/01/2020 - 11:02am - Exablaze, a global provider of ultra-low latency network devices, is launching two new network adapters: ExaNIC X25 and ExaNIC X100. - In both live trading and benchmark tests the new network adapters proved to be the fastest available, and have set a new record for low-latency performance. The exceptional speed of the new Network Interface Cards (NICs) is due to the unique hardware, software and firmware architecture developed by Exablaze. The ExaNIC X25 is available now, while the ExaNIC X100 is expected to ship in late Q1. - Dr Matthew Grosvenor, SVP of Technology at Exablaze, says: “There is a maxim in Exablaze – in order to be fast, we have to design speed into everything we develop: it’s not enough to simply make old components go a bit faster. We must always start froma clean sheet. That’s how we stay ahead. - “Every aspect of the ExaNIC X25 and X100 is optimised for low latency operations. From our unique cut-through receive path, to our pre-loaded TCP packet transmission capability, we have gone the extra mile to create cutting-edge technology for our clients.” In low latency trading and HFT minimising the time it takes to send and receive network messages is critically important. Exablaze’s achievement with the two new NICs is twofold: to provide significant speed improvements for sending and receiving messages, and to allow trading desks and firms to future-proof their NICs, by using flexible FPGA (field-programmable gate array) technology. FPGA-based NICs can be upgraded and customised ’in the field’ (ie after installation), for example, to support high-speed, 25GbE connections and/or, by adding application-specific logic directly inside the NIC hardware to further reduce system latency. According to Exablaze internal benchmarks, the NICs run approximately 20 per cent faster (ie over 100 nanoseconds) than other low latency optimised NICs, including Exablaze’s own ExaNIC X10. On highly-optimised systems, the ExaNIC X25 offers software trigger-to-response latencies as low as 568ns (median 629ns). These results underscore Exablaze’s continued market dominance in making the fastest NICs available. Exablaze’s low-latency and highly-programmable networking technologies have caught the eye of world-leading networking technology company Cisco Systems. Cisco recently announced plans to acquire Exablaze, including the ExaNIC product portfolio. The ExaNIC product series is expected to continue to grow under the Cisco banner when the acquisition is formally concluded later this year. "Cisco shares with Exablaze a relentless focus on improving end-to-end performance in ultra-low-latency environments,” said Thomas Scheibe, Vice President of Product Management for Cisco’s Nexus & ACI products. “Application performance is only as good as the sum of the parts: from latency optimized ExaNICs and FPGAs, to latency optimized layer 1 switches and multiplexers, through to latency optimized Cisco Nexus 3500 L3 switches, the whole system needs to be fully optimized.” A key contributor to the unmatched latency performance of the ExaNIC X25 and X100 is the latest generation of Xilinx Ultrascale+ FPGA technology. The devices are built around Xilinx KU3P FPGAs, featuring 25Gb/s capable transceivers and 13Mb of on-chip ultra-RAM. The X25/X100 NICs optionally also ship with 4GB/9GB (respectively) of on-board DDR4 memory, allowing developers to build more powerful and diverse applications directly inside the devices using the ExaNIC Firmware Development Kit (FDK). The ExaNIC X25 will initially ship in a 2x 10GbE configuration. Future firmware updates will support 2x 25GbE support as well. The ExaNIC X100 will initially ship in 8x 10GbE and 2x 40GbE configurations. Future firmware updates will bring 8x 25GbE and potentially 2x 100GbE support. Tags SS&C GlobeOp Hedge Fund Performance Index up 1.65 per cent in December - HedgeWeek Ropes & Gray promotes six to Counsel - HedgeWeek Confluence appoints Chief Human Resource Officer 16th Jan 2020 - 10:09am Confluenceappoints Chief Human Resource Officer Submitted 16/01/2020 - 10:09am - Confluence Technologies (Confluence), a technology solutions provider for the money management industry, has appointed Annabel Giles to the newly created role of Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). - The role was created to further develop the company’s human resources function, helping Confluenceto develop its people strategy and continue to attract, retain and develop people successfully. As part of her role, Giles will be responsible for developing a talent management and resourcing strategy, as well as a global reward program, and for overseeing change management. - Annabel comes to Confluence with over 20 years of experience in human resources, mainly within the asset management and investment industry, and was most recently CHRO at the investment firm Actis LLP. Prior to this she was Managing Director, Human Resources - Global Trading at Credit Agricole CIB and Head of HR at Lazard Asset Management. Holding a BA (Hons) from University College London in languages and an MA in Human Capital Management from Westminster University, Giles brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in directing cultural development, talent management initiatives and establishing high performance environments. - Giles says: “I’m thrilled to be joining an innovative global company and one that recognises the importance of human capital. Confluence is on an exciting trajectory and I look forward to helping it achieve further success by utilising the experience and knowledge I have acquired in roles across both the asset management and investment banking sectors.” “We are excited to welcome Annabel to the Confluence team,” says Mark Evans, CEO of Confluence. “We believe our people are the most important part of this company and our continued success. This new role, and our choice of Annabel, are reflective of our commitment to all our staff and clients that we will have the right focus as we continue to grow and expand our global offering. I have every confidence in Annabel’s ability to drive the cultural transformation of our two companies and help us reach our goals.” Tags DASH launches enhanced liquidity solution for US listed options smart routing 16th Jan 2020 - 10:07am DASH launches enhanced liquidity solution for US listed options smart routing Submitted 16/01/2020 - 10:07am - DASH Financial Technologies, a capital markets technology and execution provider, has launched an enhanced liquidity solution within its agency listed-options routing suite, SENSOR. - DASH ATS is an innovative alternative trading system designed to solve the liquidity sourcing challenges inherent in today’s US listed options market. Through DASH ATS’ automated Request for Quote (RFQ) process, a diverse network of market makers and liquidity providers can respond to client orders with their quotes. By combining the DASH ATS with the SENSOR smart-routing suite, clients may seamlessly benefit from this liquidity within their routing workflow. When the RFQ response improves the NBBO – either in price and/or size – the ATS will automatically pair the interest before routing to an exchange for execution. - DASH ATS, an SEC-registered Alternative Trading System (ATS), supports both single-leg and complex options transactions and is accompanied by an extensive set of real-time analytics and data visualisations through the award-winning DASH360 web portal. - Stino Milito, Co-COO at DASH, says: “Our ATS solution is unique because, unlike the traditional equity ATS model people are accustomed to, DASH Options ATS sends out RFQs to market makers and upstairs liquidity providers when we receive an order that is priced at the mid-point or better. This allows us to electronically check for better and/or deeper markets that normally would be unavailable or inefficient to attempt to access. This is driving real value for our clients.” Tags Maitland grows London business development team 16th Jan 2020 - 9:58am Maitland grows London business development team Submitted 16/01/2020 - 9:58am - Maitland, a global advisory, family office and fund administration firm, has appointed Natasha Head and Craig Rowland as Business Development Managers based in London. - Natasha will be responsible for growing Maitland’s Management Company (ManCo) and Fund Administration businesses across the UK, Guernsey and Luxembourg. She brings over eight years’ experience working in the alternative investment industry, having previously worked at an independent fund administrator selling fund solutions to UK private equity and venture capital managers. - Rowland will be primarily focused on growing the UK domiciled ACD and Fund Administration businesses, bringing twenty years’ experience building sales teams across North America, Europe and Asia within the financial services industry. - Dave Kubilus, Head of Business Development, Client Management and Manco services, says: “Amid recent geopolitical events, increasing distribution needs and a move towards illiquid assets, there’s currently a huge opportunity to grow and adapt our offering to meet the ever-changing needs of our clients across the UK asset management industry. The expansion of our BD team in London will further enable us to develop our product set as we continue to grow our footprint across Europe. - “We are delighted to welcome Natasha and Craig to the Maitland team. Together, they bring invaluable experience and knowledge that will enable Maitland to continue to meet both clients’ and our own strategic objectives." Tags ACA Compliance Group appoints CEO 16th Jan 2020 - 9:56am ACA Compliance Group appoints CEO Submitted 16/01/2020 - 9:56am - ACA Compliance Group (ACA) has appointed Shvetank Shah as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. - Shvetank previously worked at Gartner where he held many leadership roles including Senior Vice President of its Technology & Service Provider practice. Shah will be based in ACA’s Silver Spring, MD office. - As ACA’s CEO, Shah will oversee all global operations and the corporate growth strategy. His responsibilities will include executive leadership, management, strategic vision, and accelerating the growth of the business. Shah has almost 30 years of experience as a business unit General Manager, strategic advisor, operator, and entrepreneur in Information Services. He has launched, scaled, turned-around, and operated IP-based global businesses – SaaS, research, executive education, and benchmarking. Before joining ACA, Shah spent 17 years at Gartner and CEB where he most recently led the Technology & Service Provider practice, and previously led CEB’s IT, Finance, Legal, Operations, Risk, and Strategy practices. He worked closely on the post-merger integration between Gartner and CEB. During his time at the firm, he managed global teams and successfully grew each business area he oversaw. Prior to joining CEB, Shah was the founding CEO of CNet Networks’ Indian operations, and a management consultant with PwC and PA Consulting Group. Jeffrey C. Morton, Co-Founder, Partner and Chief Revenue Officer, ACA, says: “When we founded ACA in 2002, we did it on the premise of being a trusted partner to our clients. The regulators and investment practices have advanced significantly since our founding, and as a firm we continue to evolve and deliver innovative solutions to address the challenges our clients are facing. Shvetank’s experience parallels the core of ACA’s values and vision. His vision, passion, and experience will be critical in maintaining the core of what makes ACA great while we embark on our next phase of growth.” Alex Goor, Chairman of the Board, ACA, says: “ACA has grown significantly over the last 17 years to employ over 700 employees and offer a broad range of GRC offerings. Shvetank’s proven track record, strategy-based approach, investment in people, and deep expertise in operations will ensure that ACA continues to employ the best people and offer best-in-breed products and services. I’m very excited to welcome Shvetank to ACA and to work closely with him over the coming years.” Shah says: “The people at ACA are what makes this company so unique and exciting to be a part of. I look forward to working closely with our team to expand our GRC offerings, develop our employees, further enhance our technology platforms, and continue to provide exceptional service to our clients.” Tags EEX Group reports major increases in 2019 trading volumes 16th Jan 2020 - 9:55am EEX Group reports major increases in 2019 trading volumes Submitted 16/01/2020 - 9:55am - EEX Group achieved major increases in all territories and across the majority of its portfolio in 2019 with double digit growth on its power and natural gas markets and with triple digit growth recorded on its freight markets. - Peter Reitz, CEO of EEX, says “2019 is another record year for EEX Group and confirms our position as a Global Commodity Exchange. In addition to the significant increases in our power and natural gas markets in Europe, I’m particularly encouraged by the growth in our North American power and environmental business as well as the huge gains achieved in freight”. - In 2019, EEX Group reconfirmed its position as leading exchange group in power trading worldwide for the third year running with a growth of 30 per cent as against the previous year. - The group’s power spot markets grew by 4 per cent to 597.9 TWh (2018: 576.6 TWh). This volume included 91.6 TWh traded on the intraday market, representing a 11 per cent increase compared to the previous year (2018: 82.5 TWh). On the day-ahead markets a volume of 506.3 TWh was traded (2018: 494.1 TWh). - On the power derivatives markets, EEX Group volumes increased substantially to 5,829.7 TWh (2018: 4,385.5 TWh). In European power derivatives, volumes increased by 19 per cent y-o-y to 3,972.6 TWh (2018: 3,346.9 TWh), while on the US power derivatives market, volumes rose by an impressive 79 per cent y-o-y to 1,857.1 TWh (2018: 1,038.6 TWh). - Power derivatives volumes in Europe reached double digit growth in almost every territory. Significant increases were achieved on the Spanish market (150.8, +42 per cent) and in the Central and East European power markets (186,4 TWh, +82 per cent) with Hungary becoming a new liquidity hub in the region (124.7 TWh, +134 per cent). In mid-2019, EEX extended its product range to include financially settled futures for Bulgaria, Serbia and Slovenia, thereby offering trading for a total of 20 European market areas. In the German market, liquidity shifted almost completely to the Phelix-DE contract with a volume to 2,596.7 TWh which is an increase of 34 per cent (1,934.5 TWh). - On the European natural gas markets, EEX Group achieved a y-o-y growth of 30 per cent with 2,542.2 TWh traded (2018: 1,962.9 TWh), confirming its number one position on the European spot market as well as expanding its presence in the derivatives market. Volumes on the gas spot markets increased by 31 per cent to 1,453.7 TWh (2018: 1,111.2 TWh), driven largely by the strong performance on the Dutch TTF which registered a 62 per cent growth compared to 2018. The volumes on the gas derivatives market increased by 28 per cent to 1,088.5 TWh (2018: 851.7 TWh). - In the United States, Nodal Exchange, having launched natural gas contracts in September 2019, achieved a total volume of 4.1 TWh up until year end. - On the emissions markets in Europe, the trading volume totalled 1,138.5 million tonnes of CO2 (2018: 2,896.6 million tonnes of CO2). During the year, EEX carried out 217 primary market auctions for EU Emission Allowances (EUA) and EU Aviation Allowances (EUAA) with a volume of 594.0 million tonnes of CO2 (2018: 819.4 million tonnes of CO2). On the secondary market, 544.4 million tonnes of CO2 were traded in 2019 compared to 2,077.1 million tonnes of CO2 in 2018. - On the environmental markets of North America, having launched into this market in November 2018, Nodal Exchange achieved a total trading volume of 95.817 contracts in 2019 (2018: 6,750 contracts). - The total trading volume in agricultural products amounted to 57,125 contracts (2018: 60,251 contracts). While the volume in processing potatoes increased by 16 per cent to 39,601 contracts, the dairy derivatives market totalled 17,524 contracts (2018: 26,003 contracts). - The EEX Group Dry Bulk Freight business set a new all time record in 2019, achieving double and triple digit growth in every quarter. In total, volumes which are offered for trade registration via both EEX and EEX Asia with clearing through ECC amounted to 74,776 lots, representing a 109 per cent increase in comparison to the previous year (2018: 35,850). Factors that have contributed to this sustained organic growth include a major increase in the member base, improvements in distribution and connectivity, a significant increase in position limits and an enhanced product portfolio. 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Hedge Fund Bets the Hong Kong Dollar’s ‘Tear’ Higher Can’t Last - Bloomberg 2d ago marketwatch Bridgewater sees an explosion in gold prices amid ‘frothy’ market climate - MarketWatch 2d ago fin-news Northeast Plan Makes Hedge Fund, PE Hires - FIN News FIN News 2d ago wsj Hedge Fund Nominates Four to Tegna’s Board, Setting Up Proxy Fight - Wall Street Journal 2d ago in.reuters UPDATE 1-Hedge fund Standard General unveils challenge to Tegna's board - Reuters 2d ago forbes This Hedge Fund Manager Is Predicting A Stock Market Correction Of Up To 2o% By March 31 - Forbes 2d ago institutionalinvestor Things May Be Looking Up for Hedge Funds - Institutional Investor Boring Man Going To Prison While The Cool Kids Swill Champagne Safe From Extradition Telemaque Lavidas, the first and so far only person to go to trial for his membership in an extremely fun-sounding, cosmopolitan and allegedly highly lucrative insider-trading circle, is perhaps the most boring member of that circle. He doesn’t have a fun, lovey-dovey nickname. He doesn’t, as far ... 2d ago businessinsider Why hedge-fund giant Lansdowne Partners is investing in wind vs. solar - Business Insider Nordic Business Insider Nordic 2d ago reuters Hedge fund Standard General unveils challenge to Tegna's board - Reuters 2d ago washingtonpost Analysis \| Will Hedge Fund Elliott Accept Only a Small French Profit? - Washington Post JP Morgan report: Tech and sustainability pushing hedge funds to “inflection point” 15th Jan 2020 - 5:16pm JP Morgan report: Tech and sustainability pushing hedge funds to “inflection point” Submitted By Hugh Leask \| 15/01/2020 - 5:16pm - - Machine learning’s influence over hedge funds will continue to grow, shaping trading decisions and portfolio positioning, while sustainable alpha opportunities are driving the industry to an inflection point, a new study by JP Morgan suggests. - JP Morgan Asset Management’s second annual Global Alternative Outlook - which surveyed CEOs, CIOs and strategists across its USD146 billion alternatives platform - gauged a broad range of sentiment spanning hedge funds, private equity, real estate, private credit, and more. - The wide-ranging report says stock picking opportunities - stemming both from the accelerated use of machine learning techniques among investors and the continued tech disruption in a range of sectors - will underpin the broader investment landscape in 2020. - Specifically, the study identifies the adoption of artificial intelligence, the build-out of public 5G networks and the growth of cloud computing as fueling greater capital expenditure and demand for software and services.These, in turn, could potentially create a tailwind for manufacturers, supply chains and telecoms, spurring M&A activity – the lifeblood of event driven hedge funds – and expanding the range of complex datasets, which are used by systematic strategies. - “This macro backdrop informs hedge fund strategies as our managers anticipate a new generation of industrial applications and opportunities such as connected cars, the internet of things and smart cities,” JPM’s study observes. - “Statistical arbitrage managers apply machine learning techniques to the ever-increasing amounts of available data, producing unique alpha signals that drive returns. Those operating on shorter time horizons can often benefit from equity market volatility; the 2020 US presidential election and other uncertainties may increase the attractiveness of such a strategy.” - Meanwhile, investors are increasingly seizing on sustainability themes - both long and short - with environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria becoming more fundamental to allocators beyond simple risk measurement. - “Investing in sustainability will be crowded, making manager selection crucial. Active investors will be able to take full advantage of the theme across industries, through long and short exposures in different asset classes,” JPM analysts say. - However, the survey observes that while 65 per cent of investors believe ESG will become more important in the next five years, just 37 per cent of fund managers agree – indicating a gap in sentiment between investors and managers on the sustainability theme. - Nevertheless, JPM maintains the hedge fund industry is “at an inflection point.” - “Our managers call the risk-adjusted returns from this type of investing ‘sustainable alpha’. Sustainability-led disruption was first seen in power generation in the shift from carbon-intensive fuels to wind and solar - the next sectors to experience it should include transport, agriculture, automotive, buildings and industrials.” Tags 2d ago bing Hedge Fund Nominates Four to Tegna’s Board, Setting Up Proxy Fight Standard General nominated four candidates to the broadcast company’s board, setting up a potential proxy fight. This Hedge Fund Manager Is Predicting A Stock Market Correction Of Up To 2o% By March 31 Chris Stanton, chief investment officer at Sunrise Capital, says a stock market correction is overdue and predicts a drop of 18% to 20% in the S&P 500 by the end of the first quarter. Chris Stanton, ... Hedge fund and private equity investors to focus 2020 due diligence efforts on alternative data compliance, says Corgentum survey - HedgeWeek 2d ago cityam World’s largest hedge fund sees gold price rising 30 per cent amid global uncertainty - City A.M. 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The world's largest hedge fund sees gold rising 30% to $2,000: 'There is so much boiling conflict' - CNBC Hedge fund performance – The elephant in the room - HedgeWeek Hedgeweek European Awards 2020 - Last chance to vote! 15th Jan 2020 - 11:37am Hedgeweek European Awards 2020 - Last chance to vote! Submitted 15/01/2020 - 11:37am - - Voting for our annual survey of the Hedgeweek readership to assess the best managers and service providers by category for the Hedgeweek European Awards 2020 closes today, 15 January. - We have partnered with Backstop Barclayhedge to provide pre-selected options for each category, except those which are subjective in nature. Backstop Barclayhedge ranked the returns of firms and companies in Europe from from 01/10/2018 – 30/09/2019. Unless otherwise specified in the category title, analysis was limited to the hedge fund space. - Managers and their service providers are welcome to participate and can nominate their own products and firms. - Winners will be decided on a the majority vote per category. - Please make your nominations by completing this survey. - The deadline for nominations is 15 January 2020. - We look forward to sharing the results of this survey with you at our evening cocktail awards ceremony to be held at the Reform Club, London on 28 February 2020. Author Profile Tags BANKSY Two out of three ain’t bad… JPMorgan, CitiGroup, and Wells all reported earnings yesterday. And one of these things is not like the other. Let’s start at the top, shall we? JPMorgan just posted the best year for any US bank EVER, as annual earnings hit a record $36.4B. No wonder Jamie ... Hedge funds gain 1.73 per cent in December to end the year up 10.70 per cent - HedgeWeek GAM appoints head of research for Alternative Investment Solutions business 15th Jan 2020 - 10:00am GAM appoints head of research for Alternative Investment Solutions business Submitted 15/01/2020 - 10:00am - GAM Investments has appointed Giovanni D’Alesio as head of research for its Alternative Investment Solutions business, effective 13 January. D’Alesio is based in London. - In this role, D’Alesio will be responsible for leading GAM’s external fund manager research team and managing portfolios that combine external managers and other investment exposures, including betas, factors and alternative risk premia. The team employs a disciplined and risk-focused process to identify and combine talented managers across asset classes and investment styles, blending high-conviction qualitative views with proprietary quantitative modelling tools. - D’Alesio was formerly a partner and head of investment origination at Capital Generation Partners, where he led a team focused exclusively on sourcing and monitoring active investment opportunities across equity, fixed income, hedge funds and real assets for the multi-billion dollar business. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Italian fund of hedge funds Unifortune Asset Management, most recently as head of research, where he was responsible for all research and due diligence on hedge funds across a wide spectrum of strategies. He was also a member of the firm’s investment committee. D’Alesio holds an MSc in Economics from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi and a Masters in Finance from London Business School. Anthony Lawler, head of GAM Systematic and GAM Investment Solutions, says: “Giovanni brings a wealth of experience in manager research and portfolio management and will be an excellent leader and addition to the team. GAM is a pioneer in open architecture investing with a 25-year history in providing custom investment solutions. Giovanni’s expertise and knowledge in manager research and portfolio management will further strengthen our distinctive client offering.” Tags Napier Park names new Partner 15th Jan 2020 - 9:29am Napier Park names new Partner Submitted 15/01/2020 - 9:29am - Napier Park Global Capital (Napier Park), an alternative asset management platform with more than USD14 billion in assets under management offering a diversified product mix of hedge funds, private investments, CLOs and structured credit to large, sophisticated institutional investors, has named Nadja Marcoz as a Partner of the firm. - Marcoz is based in Napier Park’s New York office. - “Nadja is a true culture carrier at Napier Park and we could not be more enthusiastic to call her a Partner,” said Jim O’Brien, Managing Partner and Chief Executive Officer of Napier Park. “Her tireless work ethic, ability to continuously adapt and long-standing institutional relationships have contributed meaningfully to the growth and diversification of our alternative credit platform.” - Jonathan Dorfman, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Napier Park, adds: “In addition to Nadja’s ability to develop and expand mandates from sophisticated public pension plans and other institutional investors, she is a true ambassador for the industry as a whole both internally and externally and always leads by example. We look forward to her continued success.” - Marcoz says: “I am honoured to serve as a part of this close-knit, collaborative team that has worked tirelessly each day to build Napier Park into what it is today—one of the leading, credit-focused investment platforms in the market. Working collaboratively with our talented investment team, we are not only able to grow the firm, but most importantly we are able to meet the investment objectives of our clients.” - Marcoz has more than 25 years of institutional sales and marketing experience. Prior to becoming a Partner at Napier Park, Marcoz was a Managing Director and Senior Relationship Manager responsible for covering large public pension plans and insurance clients and she will continue as a senior leader on the client services team. Marcoz is also the founder of the Napier Park Women’s Network which hosts events, offers mentorship and encourages the efforts and inclusion of women in the structured credit industry. Prior to Napier Park, Marcoz worked as an institutional and Ultra-High-Net-Worth coverage officer at Wachovia Securities and the Citi Investment Bank. She started her career at Citi in Sydney (Australia) where she was recruited as a management associate. Tags Morgan Stanley appoints two to the Institute for Sustainable Investing Advisory Board 15th Jan 2020 - 9:28am Morgan Stanley appoints two to the Institute for Sustainable Investing Advisory Board Submitted 15/01/2020 - 9:28am - Morgan Stanley has appointed Linda Hill and Emmanuel Roman to the Institute for Sustainable Investing Advisory Board, effective immediately. - The Institute for Sustainable Investing's Advisory Board comprises prominent leaders from business, academia and leading non-governmental organisations and guides the Institute's work and strategic priorities. - Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and chair of the Leadership Initiative. Roman is CEO and Managing Director of PIMCO. - “Our newest board members are both deeply committed to the mission of the Institute and have diversified skill sets that will provide invaluable insight and perspectives to the Institute’s Board,” says James Gorman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley and Chairman of the Institute for Sustainable Investing. “We’ve witnessed a strong increase of interest and commitment to sustainable investing since we began the Institute more than six years ago. We are honoured to have Linda and Emmanuel joining the board as we develop thought leadership and drive capital towards solutions to the pressing ESG challenges we face today.” - “At Morgan Stanley, we’ve been focused on sustainable investing for more than a decade with the establishment of our global sustainable finance group,” says Audrey Choi, Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Marketing Officer and CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley. “Since its creation, the Institute has led work across the firm to create positive impact through thought leadership, financial products and solutions, and strategic collaborations. I look forward to working closely with Linda and Emmanuel as we continue our mission to advance the sustainable investing field and support innovative approaches to solving global sustainability challenges.” - Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (The Institute) is committed to leading work across the Firm, with clients, and with academic institutions to help mobilise capital to sustainable solutions, via global markets and the investors who drive them. Founded in 2013, The Institute has three main focus areas: financial products and solutions that enable clients to invest in sustainability-focused strategies seeking market-rate financial returns; groundbreaking thought leadership that helps mobilize capital toward sustainable investing opportunities; and strategic collaborations with the public, private and nonprofit sectors designed to build capacity and best practices within the field of scalable sustainable investing. Tags iM Global Partner signs first European Strategic Investment Partnership with Zadig Asset Management 15th Jan 2020 - 9:27am iM Global Partner signs first European Strategic Investment Partnership with Zadig Asset Management Submitted 15/01/2020 - 9:27am - iM Global Partner is to acquire a 20 per cent interest in Zadig Asset Management, an independent European equities specialist with USD1.8 billion AUM and 15 employees based in London and Luxembourg. - Zadig Asset Management will be the sixth Partner to join the multi-boutique platform, and the first that manages European equities. As it is the case with the other strategic Partners, Zadig Asset Management will continue to run its operations independently and manage its portfolios using the same active and concentrated stock picking approach developed by its founders since the 1990s, prior to its founding. The acquisition is subject to applicable regulatory requirements, including the approval of the Luxembourg regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. - iM Global Partner is a leading investment and development platform focused on acquiring minority strategic investments in best-in-class traditional and alternative investment firms in the US, Europe and Asia.] - Zadig Asset Management is an outstanding independent European equities management company founded in 2005 by Laurent Saglio, a serial entrepreneur in the asset management sector, who previously launched and successfully co-managed the Voltaire fund from 1998 to 2005. Vincent Bourgeois, another successful European equity long-short manager, joined the firm in 2011 and became a partner. The firm expanded its operational resources and utilised the fundamental research background of its portfolio managers to launch a range of UCITS funds, starting with Memnon European Equity, a long only fund that invests in 25 mid-to-large cap European companies at any given time. In 2016, Zadig launched Memnon Market Neutral, a European equity market neutral fund (with minimal or no European equity market correlation), managed with the same proven investment philosophy as the Voltaire and Zadig funds. - The firm currently offers three strategies available in UCITS and separately managed accounts: - • Memnon European Equity: a European equities strategy launched in 2011, which has outperformed the MSCI Europe by around 5 per cent annually (gross of fees) since its inception (€692mn AUM in the UCITS fund). - • Memnon Market Neutral: a European market neutral equity strategy targeting average annual performanceof 4-5 per cent (gross of fees) with no market correlation over the long term (€309mn AUM in the UCITS fund). - • Memnon ARP: a global macro strategy aiming at generating a high single digit return over the medium term with little or no correlation to equities and government bonds doing so by combining directional and style premia strategies to get exposure to performance streams from equity indices, government bonds, commodities and credit. - Under supervision of Pierre Philippon, Zadig’s third partner, Zadig Asset Management grew its UCITS and institutional assets by 40 per cent annually over the past five years. Ninety per cent of the firm’s AUM is managed for institutional investors some of whom have entrusted Laurent Saglio with their capital for decades. On a geographic basis, European clients account for 75 per cent of the total AUM with the remaining 25 per cent coming from US clients. - Laurent Saglio, Founder and Partner at Zadig Asset Management, says: “We are thrilled by this partnership with iM Global Partner. We will pursue our growth path by extending our range of products with the addition of new talents. This expansion will be true to our investment philosophy: active and concentrated stock picking to generate alpha in all market conditions. For this, iM Global Partner is an excellent partner, bringing distribution, business support and a sophisticated appreciation of the investment management industry. This is what we need to keep growing for the benefit of all Zadig’s historical stakeholders to whom we remain exceptionally grateful for their support.” - Philippe Couvrecelle, founder and CEO of iM Global Partner, adds: “Zadig Asset Management is a high conviction asset manager with an outstanding long-term track record. We are convinced that our investment in Zadig Asset Management will offer clients worldwide unique access to one of the best performing European equity fund manager.” Tags BMLL appoints CEO 15th Jan 2020 - 9:25am BMLL appoints CEO Submitted 15/01/2020 - 9:25am - BMLL Technologies, a data engineering and analytics firm, has appointed Paul Humphrey as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). - A senior executive with decades of experience in leading positions across the brokerage, banking, data and exchange world, Humphrey joins BMLL Technologies to drive the scale up of the business and realise the firm's mission to democratise access to granular market data and analytical products at speed and scale. - In 2019 Humphrey established his own consultancy business, advising financial institutions, boards and fintech firms on their corporate and growth strategies. Prior to that he was the Global Head of FICC for Euronext NV and served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Euronext London. Previously, Humphrey was Chief Executive Officer for Electronic Broking & Information at Tullett Prebon and global head of eCommerce for ABN Amro NV. Throughout his career he has held senior business, strategy and sales positions with Van der Moolen, SLK/Goldman Sachs and ICAP. - Johannes Sulzberger, the outgoing CEO, will remain on the BMLL board as a Non-Executive Director. - In January 2020 BMLL Technologies also closed their latest funding round, having raised USD25 million from investors including Oceanwood, VC firm IQ Capital and investment fund Angel CoFund. - The fundraise and the appointment of Paul Humphrey come on the back of the launch of Platometrics, the new market quality metrics tool offering a consolidated overview of European liquidity across Lit, Dark/Grey, Bilateral and Non-Addressable trades. Platometrics showcases BMLL’s capabilities in providing simple answers to the core challenges faced by market participants, namely; addressable liquidity, cross-venue price formation and execution quality. - Paul Humphrey, Chief Executive Officer of BMLL Technologies, says: “I am delighted to be joining BMLL at such an exciting time for the business. To receive the backing of Oceanwood, IQ Capital and Angel CoFund is clear evidence that the demand for quality market metrics and analytics to make sense of market trends and drive performance for market participants has never been more important.I look forward to working alongside our investors and our market leading clients. I am also tremendously proud to lead BMLL’s extremely experienced and capable management team to continue to scale our business and build on our success to date.” - Lee Hodgkinson, Chairman of BMLL Technologies, says: “I am very excited that Paul has joined the BMLL management team. I have known and worked with Paul for a number of years; his deep market expertise, insights and leadership are set to accelerate BMLL’s mission to bring deeper data transparency and analytics to capital markets participants, to help them make more informed decisions”. - Kerry Baldwin, Managing Partner at IQ Capital, adds: “At IQ Capital we invest in thought leaders bringing new technologies and approaches to the market. BMLL is unique in the capital markets space; their data analytics capabilities are front and centre to any market participant looking for alpha generating ideas and a competitive edge. We have been very impressed with the deep expertise of the technology team and their understanding of the technological challenges in this space. They have created a unique solution to one of the biggest challenges faced in capital markets. We are proud to be investing in BMLL and working with them to rapidly scale their business.” - Humphrey says: “We would like to thank Johannes Sulzberger for his service as CEO of BMLL and look forward to continuing our work with him in his capacity as BMLL non-executive director.” Tags TBJ Plus: UK loses Harry and Meghan, but they get Ralls; Raleigh hedge fund sees big ROI; Lonerider Spirits goes north The U.K. may have lost Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, but they'll soon get a visit from Wake Tech President Scott Ralls. 2d ago hedgeco Momentum underperformance poses renewed challenges for hedge funds' alpha - HedgeCo.net HedgeCo.net Judge orders retrial in case against ruthless hedge fund manager - New York Post Hedge Funds Could Make One Potential Fed Repo-Market Fix Hard to Stomach - Wall Street Journal Icahn, HP and Xerox: The Story Remains the Same A long-running drama continues over Xerox’ desire to buy HP. Xerox upped the ante early in the new year, announcing that it has secured binding financing commitments in the amount of $24 million. The dispute, with long-time shareholder activist Carl Icahn at its center, shows that: (a) the corporate worldRead More 2d ago news.bitcoin Fed Officials Ponder Funding Hedge Funds and Private Brokers Directly - Bitcoin News This Is What Sets Top-Performing Hedge Fund Managers Apart - Institutional Investor Opalesque TV: The future of investment research is smart integration B. G., Opalesque Geneva: Investment research can be a drudgery but analysts stick to the tried and tested methods despite it all. Some may dream of a day when all data - asset classes, portfolios, analytics - could be made cohesive at the click of a button. Dmitri Alexeev, who has a PhD in mathema... Siguler Guff closes Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV at $1.58bn Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Private investment firm Siguler Guff Co. has raised $1.58bn for a fourth fund - Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV - to invest with small buyout managers and directly in their portfolio companies. The New York-based multi-strategy private equity investment firm is kee... Barclay Hedge Fund Index gains 10.70% in 2019, the largest annual return since 2013 Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The hedge funds industry gained 10.70%, the largest annual return since 2013 when the Barclay Hedge Fund Index gained 11.12%. By comparison, the S P 500 Total Return Index posted a 31.49% return in 2019. BarclayHedge reported that hedge funds finished 2019 on a high note ... Infrastructure fundraising hit an all-time high in 2019 Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The infrastructure fundraising market reached new heights in 2019 as a total of $98bn was raised from investors as 88 funds closed. According to Preqin, it included a $22bn fund raised by Global Infrastructure Partners - the largest infrastructure fund ever closed. As a... US venture capital investment sees $136.5bn in 10,777 deals last year Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: US venture capital investment totaled $136.5 billion at the end of 2019 in 10,777 deals, exceeding $130 billion for the second year in a row, according to a report released by PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). However, the figure is down from... Hedge Fund Industry Exclusively For: Qualified Investors & Knowledgeable Industry Participants Free Memebership ©2020 Maven Data Group, Inc.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1361
__label__cc	0.547462	0.452538	Only Models Aged 50+ Walked This Runway At UFW And It Was Glorious Fashion is known for being a very ageist industry. Most clothes on runways are not only made for tall, fit people but also predominantly young people. And of course, these clothes are being showcased on young beautiful models, most of which are either teens or in their early 20s. Modelling is generally an industry in which you retire very early, generally around the time you turn 30. Sure, there are exceptions, we’ve all seen those few and far apart models who still get to walk the runways or do big photoshoots at 50 or older, but they’re generally the exception that proves the rule. But it shouldn’t be like that. Fashion isn’t just for young people. Everyone deserves to look stylish and fashionable. People of all ages should be able to find something to their liking in the world of fashion and the runway show should depict that both in the clothes made and the models who showcase it. It should be inclusive of all ages and styles. So in light of this, we thought it’s important to highlight when something is done right. Because recently we saw something incredible happen at UFW. On August 31, the opening day of Ukrainian Fashion Week, designer Marina Rybalko presented the STAR collection in collaboration with the Charity Foundation LifeLover. For the first time in Ukraine, only models aged 50+ from the Adult Models Agency “LifeLover” took part in the show. The fact that Garik Korogodsky, businessman, writer and co-founder of the fund also walked the runway was a pleasant surprise for everyone present at the show. “This show is very important in terms of ageism problems and within the context of social perception of age boundaries. We wanted to show the audience that beauty exists beyond age – even in such a competitive field like fashion, where a career ends at age 30,” says Tina Mikhailovskaya, co-founder of the LifeLover Fund. “We specifically did not want to create a special collection for adults, instead we wanted to show that modern trendy clothes will look equally relevant and good on people of all ages.” In this collection, the designer adheres to one rule: harmony in simplicity. Each piece has a classic cut, created with geometric precision and rigor, using stars made from eco-leather as decoration, it looks exceptionally sophisticated and refined. Each item is handmade and is intended for those who want to emphasize their uniqueness and independence. Fashion Tags: models, Ukraine September 27, 2019 Updated: September 27, 2019 Hellen Gordon One thought on “Only Models Aged 50+ Walked This Runway At UFW And It Was Glorious” Haseeb Dogar October 28, 2019 at 3:53 am My face dimple and black pimples Hindu-Muslim Same Sex Couple Break Boundaries and Inspire 12 Of Zac Posen’s Most Iconic Dresses Disney Princesses From Animation To Movies Beautiful Illustrations by Chile Artist Living in Australia 9 Things You Need To Know About Laverne Cox 8 Stunning Celebrity Flower Hairstyles 5 Best Walking Shoes For Women 10 Biggest Fashion Trends That Will Rule 2020 Team Privacy Policy Contact © 2014 - 2020 HerBeauty.co - from Health and Parenting tips to Latest Fashion Trends and Entertainment news and Entertainment news	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1365
__label__wiki	0.71271	0.71271	Our supported employees have helped to achieve a major financial milestone for the Department of Finance, through collaboration with other Government agencies including the Western Australian Police, and Western Australian Disability Enterprises. Commercial cleaning at two Western Australian Police (WAPol) premises undertaken by Intelife supported employees was today announced as the contract which reached, and surpassed, a $20 million target from the State Government. At the Joondalup Training Academy, Disability Services Minister Helen Morton said the milestone was reached thanks to the dedication of 27 Government agencies that had, collectively, helped to provide employment to over 2,100 people with disability. CEO Fiona Beermier said the organisation was proud that their contract with WAPol had reached and exceeded the target, and recognised that the partnership was about promoting diverse and sustainable employment opportunities for people with disability. “In the two months since work began at the Joondalup and East Perth Police premises, the initiative has already changed perceptions about people with disability, and offered our supported employees new skills, new responsibilities, ownership, pride, diversity, self-worth, independence, friendships and satisfaction - all the things that we can often take for granted,” Ms Beermier said. “Through partnerships like this one, people recognise ability before disability and help to create inclusive communities, and today we stepped closer to this vision.” Five hours per day, five days per week, 23 supported employees and their Skills Trainers work at the Joondalup Training Academy and headquarters in East Perth, providing commercial cleaning services including, but not limited to, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, emptying the bins, and cleaning surfaces, bathrooms, and kitchenettes. PHOTO: Supported employees Kayelin Lee, TeAroha Nepia, Ryan Nankiville and Jessica Franceschi with Minister Morton in one of the Accommodation Building rooms.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1370
__label__wiki	0.814293	0.814293	Poetry and poet news B-TOWN CELEBS ATTEND JAVED AKHTAR'S RETRO THEMED BIRTHDAY PARTY lyricist-poet Javed Akhtar turns a older yesterday. He hosted a retro themed birthday party at his residence on Thursday in Mumbai. EMPEROR HOPES FOR CHILDREN'S BRIGHT FUTURE IN FIRST POEM READING TOKYO, Japan – Emperor Naruhito expressed his hope for a bright future for children in his poem recited Thursday, January 16, at the first annual New Year Poetry Reading Ceremony held after he ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne last year. The 59-year-old became emperor after his father, former Emperor Akihito, ... Rappler.com 2020: MILLENNIUM OF PERSIAN POET FERDOWSI Anniversaries are important; they celebrate legacies and signify presence and continuity. This year, 2020, marks the 1000th anniversary of Ferdowsi's death. This renowned Persian poet died at age 81 in 1020, more than five centuries before Shakespeare was born. Ferdowsi has not only endured for a thousand years but has also defined the very identity and language of his own country - Iran. This is, indeed, a great achievement for a poet or for any person, for that matter. -Rasoul Shams payvand.com OPRAH TELLS TINA FEY MAYA ANGELOU'S ADVICE ABOUT TURNING 50 Oprah Winfrey is sharing with Tina Fey the advice she once received from the late poet Maya Angelou about getting older. The 65-year-old executive was joined by the 49-year-old Modern Love actress at Oprah‘s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus Tour – presented by WW (Weight Watchers Reimagined – at Xcel Energy Center on Saturday [...] JustJared RICHIE INNOCENT RECEIVES GLOBAL DUB POETRY AWARD Dub Poet Richie Innocent recently received a certificate of Excellence at the Sarabita Masters Awards in New York for his contribution to the global advancement of dub poetry. The Kingston-born poet, who is known for poems such as Where Are The... jamaica-gleaner.com MUTA HOPES POPCAAN RETURNS WITH NEW PERSPECTIVE - ARTISTE HONOURS ANCESTORS AT CAPE COAST CASTLE Prominent Jamaican dub poet, broadcaster and social activist Mutabaruka, while pointing out that the media has not made a big enough deal of last year being dubbed 'The Year of Return' by Ghana, says he hopes that dancehall star Popcaan will return... RESTORED FOOTAGE AT CENTRE OF 'MISHIMA' DOCUMENTARY ON CONTROVERSIAL LITERARY FIGURE Restored footage of an infamous Tokyo University debate between controversial Japanese poet and novelist Yukio Mishima and university students is the centerpiece of a documentary "Mishima: The Last Debate" by Keisuke Toyoshima, which will be released theatrically in Japan in March. Mishima, real name Hiraoka Kimitake, is known equally as one of Japan's most important […] YOUTH POETRY SLAM: TEENAGERS COMPETE TO SHOW EDGE It's a less-than-three-minute performance of spoken word, one full of expression, emotion and visuals. In a nutshell that's what slam poetry is about. A short performance of original work where its delivery on stage is almost as important as its content. Around the globe, slam poetry championships have been taking... The post Youth poetry slam: teenagers compete to show edge appeared first on Cyprus Mail. cyprus-mail.com READ THE SCRIPT FOR GOLDEN GLOBES SURPRISE WINNER '1917' (EXCLUSIVE) “Life, to be sure, is nothing much to lose,” wrote English poet A.E. Housman. “But young men think it is, and we were young.” Houseman’s poignant words appear on page two of the screenplay for “1917,” co-written by the film’s director Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns, the gripping journey of two British soldiers who endeavor […] AUTHOR-TURNED-HUMANITARIAN SHARES HER GOALS FOR 2020 In her 2014 critically acclaimed Mek Wi Laugh & Talk: An Anthology of Jamaican Poems, Donna Hart bared her concerns over the many shortcomings besetting modern society. In my review... MEETING GROUND – PART IV - POETRY COLLABORATION BETWEEN JAMAICA AND PUERTO RICO In this the fourth and last instalment of the Jamaica/Puerto Rico Christmas Poetry collaboration, we experience the side of the holidays that would not make the Hallmark movie Christmas list; the side we try to forget at this time of year, but a... ON QASSEM SOLEIMANI'S ASSASSINATION: IS IT FOOLISH TO CREDIT THE FOOLISH CLOWN WITH FOOLISHNESS? Jesus saw a dead man on a roadside. Startled, he pondered, saying: ";O man, whom had you slain, for whose death. You paid the price with your blood; And where shall lie the avenger of your demise?"; I am translating these haunting lines penned by a Persian poet over a thousand years ago. Tit for tat, and tat for tit; then tit for tat again, and tat for tit; over and over and over: will the riddle ever end?! -Kambiz Zarrabi POET'S SPEECH IN REGINA TO GO ON DESPITE CONTROVERSIAL ASSOCIATION WITH MAN CONVICTED IN WOMAN'S DEATH George Elliott Clarke will not recite the poetry of Stephen Kummerfield Brown 'because of my sensitivity to the feelings of the survivors of his victim' NationalPost OVER 1,000 OF T.S. ELIOT'S LETTERS TO HIS COMPANION ARE OPENED FOR THE FIRST TIME While T.S. Eliot may have measured out his life with coffee spoons, researchers and fans of the poet are hoping to measure his legacy through a newly revealed collection of letters which has been unseen in over 60 years. WHAT DOES 'AULD LANG SYNE' MEAN? SONG LYRICS & LISTEN NOW! You’ve probably heard “Auld Lang Syne” every New Year’s Eve, but are you still wondering what it means? The literal translation of the phrase is “old long since,” but the meaning is “days gone by.” The song started off as a poem written down by Robert Burns in 1788, though it is believed that it [...] 'I FEEL COMPLETE' IN UGANDA - GEORGE THE POET London-born spoken word artist and podcaster George the Poet reflects on belonging, diaspora and his Ugandan heritage before his first gig in the country. GULZAR'S INDIRECT JIBE AT PM MODI, RULING GOVERNMENT Legendary writer-poet-filmmaker Gulzar has taken an indirect jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the government, as well as the current political scenario in India. SARA ALI KHAN'S 'MOMMY NO 1' POST FOR AMRITA SINGH Actress Sara Ali Khan has penned an emotional poem for her mother Amrita Singh, and said that she is her "anchor, inspiration and the magician that takes away all tension". FAMILY TALK: WHAT DOES THE SONG 'AULD LANG SYNE' MEAN TO YOU? By Jim PriestFor The OklahomanIt's Auld Lang Syne week! But do you know the words to the song and do you know its origin?"Auld Lang Syne" literally means "days gone by" and was a Scottish poem written or perhaps edited by Robert Burns in 1788, later made into a song.Read more on NewsOK.com NewsOK.com MEETING GROUND - 3 - CHRISTMAS POETRY COLLABORATION BETWEEN JAMAICA AND PUERTO RICO In the third instalment of our series – Meeting Ground – the holiday poem from Puerto Rico recounts the migrant's return home and healing Caribbean traditions. – Loretta In this edition Delores Gauntlett, like Mbala and John Figueroa before,... POETRY-THEMED BOOKSTORE OPENS IN SHANGHAI A poem themed salon is held at a poetry themed bookstore in Shanghai, east China, on Dec. 28, 2019. The bookstore called Si'nan Books-Poetry Bookstore started business on Saturday. Ecns.cn FROM PERFORMANCE TO SCRIPT, PENNY DREADFUL WAS THE 2010S SHOW MOST ROBBED OF RECOGNITION Every week on Penny Dreadful Eva Green climbed out of the TV screen like the girl from The Ring, crawled through the broken glass on her knees, recited a Tennyson poem, burned a corset, and sat down for tea. (I'm taking only the slightest creative liberties here.) Green's performance on the Showtime ... Read More Other Links From TVGuide.com Penny DreadfulEva GreenBillie PiperJosh HartnettTimothy DaltonRory KinnearReeve CarneyHarry TreadawayPatti LuPoneHelen McCrory tvguide.com MEETING GROUND – CHRISTMAS POETRY SPECIAL In this, the second installment of collaboration between poets of Jamaica and Puerto Rico, we share with you poems from Louise Bennett Coverley, John Figueroa, and Julie Mahfood, and by Ana Portnoy Brimmer, from Puerto Rico. Here's to poetry and... A POET'S MEDITATIONS ON INSPIRATION AND HOPE A poem arrives like a hand in the dark. Who knows where inspiration comes from, and where it goes. I submit that even artists don't — at least not yours truly. After something of a dry patch, where I began to refer to myself as an "ex-writer," I find that I’m writing poetry, again: three … Continue Reading "A Poet's Meditations on Inspiration and Hope" The post A Poet's Meditations on Inspiration and Hope appeared first on Fair Observer. fairobserver.com LANA DEL REY ANNOUNCES PLANS TO RELEASE SPOKEN WORD ALBUM Lana Del Rey is releasing a new album, but this one has a twist. The 34-year-old singer announced on Instagram that she will be releasing a new spoken word album of “freestyle poetry,” which she will coincide with the printed collection of poetry she is releasing. PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lana Del [...] WATCH TWO ADORABLE MINIATURE HORSES DRESSED AS SANTA BRING HOLIDAY CHEER TO THEIR ELDERLY NEIGHBOR! You might remember in the poem ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas' the phrase ‘a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer' bringing Santa to people's homes. Buzz60's Mercer Morrison has the story. THE BEST ON-SCREEN PORTRAYALS OF ARTISTS IN THE MOVIES Artist Biopics, at their best, can act as perfect amalgamations of cinema and portraiture. Showcasing the best each has to offer, a feature film that explores the life and art-form of iconic painters, poets, and philosophers (often three qualities reside in the same subject) can enhance it all – from the first brushstroke to the […] The post The Best On-Screen Portrayals Of Artists In The Movies appeared first on THN - The Hollywood News. thehollywoodnews.com WHAT TO DO IN OKLAHOMA ON DEC. 17, 2019: SEE THE EXHIBIT 'MISUNDERSTOOD! INDIGENOUS ART AND POETRY AS POLITICAL RESISTANCE' AT THE FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM IN NORMAN By Brandy McDonnellToday's featured event:NORMAN - See the exhibit "Misunderstood! Indigenous Art and Poetry as Political Resistance" at the Fred Jones Jr.Read more on NewsOK.com BIG B PRAYS AT ONE OF EUROPE'S OLDEST CHURCH Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan prayed for his father and legendary poet Harishvansh Rai Bachchan in a church in Poland. MEETING GROUND - A SPECIAL CHRISTMAS COLLABORATION BETWEEN POETS OF JAMAICA AND PUERTO RICO Christmas is universal and elicits reactions from all our. As the Jamaican and Puerto Rican poems that will be shared over the next two weeks illustrate, there are fundamental similarities in the Christmas celebrations, such as Christmas trees,... PENNY DREADFUL WAS THE 2010S SHOW MOST ROBBED OF RECOGNITION WEST END MUSICAL CATS TO TAKE OVER LIMASSOL STAGE Macavity was my favourite. Closely followed by the Magical Mister Mistoffelees. But that was before I discovered the musical, and knew only the poems. Once I'd seen the West End production, it was Old Deuteronomy who took over, along with Skimbleshanks, the railway cat. Though Rum Tum Tugger sunk in... The post West End musical Cats to take over Limassol stage appeared first on Cyprus Mail. FIL-AM POET BINO REALUYO'S WORK TO BE FEATURED IN U2'S FIRST PHILIPPINE CONCERT MANILA, Philippines – Irish rock band U2 is playing a historic first show in the Philippines on December 11, and a Filipino poet's work will be part of it. The band is featuring the poem "Filipineza" by poet and novelist Bino A. Realuyo. The band planned to include poetry that expresses ... ANUFOTOGIRL PROMOTING NIGERIA'S TOURISM POTENTIALS @ LABAF 2019 Stories by Prisca Sam-Duru Anufotogirl showing her works to renowned Poet, Odia Ofeimun, during the 2019 LABAF held at Freedom Park Lagos. The first time I met OnlineNigeria.com PALETTES OF HARMONY - RUSSIAN ART TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN KINGSTON "The essence of this poem…," said Aleksei Sazanov, head of consular section, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Jamaica, " … is that love is unconditional …" Sazanov was giving context and translation of 'Wait for Me', a poem by Konstantin... 400 PAKISTANI STUDENTS, TEACHERS IN UAE PAY TRIBUTE TO TWO GREAT VISIONARIES Students also took part in traditional games such as Batibazai, which is an Urdu poetry couplets competition. khaleejtimes.com NEW BOOK DEPICTS UNA MARSON AS MULTIFACETED PIONEER Part 1 of a two-part article. A seven-year-old girl is among those currently getting acquainted with the woefully neglected but important Jamaican pioneering poet, playwright, feminist and social activist Una Marson. The girl has been reading... WHY AMANDA SEALES WENT TO A "DARK PLACE" AFTER THAT EMMYS PARTY DRAMA From the outside looking in, Amanda Seales has no reason to feel insecure. As a successful writer, poet, actress and comedian, the Hollywood star has earned her spot in an industry that... E!Online AWARD WINNING SRI LANKAN WRITER, POET CARL MULLER PASSED AWAY Award winning Sri Lankan writer and poet Carl Muller has passed away, his family said in a statement today. The Gratiaen Award winning writer is best known for his trilogy about Burghers in Sri Lanka: The Jam Fruit Tree, Yakada Yaka and Once Upon A Tender Time. A statement from his family said: Carl Muller […] ColomboGazette.com LOS NIñOS CANTAN FELIZ NAVIDAD - JAMAICAN STUDENTS PERFORM CHRISTMAS SONGS IN SPANISH In any language, Christmas songs bring joy to the heart and a smile to the face. So it was last Thursday, when students of various Jamaican schools performed Christmas songs and poems in Spanish. The occasion was the 14th staging of Concerto De... 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__label__wiki	0.83582	0.83582	The Sandman #5 By Neil Gaiman & Sam Kieth Genre: Graphic Novels Dr. Destiny escapes the twisted halls of Arkham Asylum with his eyes set on recovering the ruby he’s used time and again to fight the JLA. Little does he know, the ruby ACTUALLY belongs to Morpheus, and the two are set on a collision course. Guest-starring Mister Miracle and Martian Manhunter. More by Neil Gaiman & Sam Kieth American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth & Mike Dringenberg Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett 12 Common Core Essentials: Literature Harper Academic, Paulo Coelho, Neil Gaiman, Agatha Christie, Barbara Kingsolver, Richard Wright, Thomas C. Foster, Richmond Lattimore, Ray Bradbury, Zora Neale Hurston & Betty Smith Coraline 10th Anniversary Edition Rogues George R.R. Martin, Gardner Dozois, Gillian Flynn, Neil Gaiman & Patrick Rothfuss American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (Enhanced Edition) (Enhanced Edition) The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Sam Kieth & Dave McKean An Excerpt from The Ocean at the End of the Lane InterWorld Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves The Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Chris Bachalo & Michael Zulli Coraline 10th Anniversary Enhanced Edition Odd and the Frost Giants The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Kelley Jones, Charles Vess & Colleen Doran Neil Gaiman & Al Sarrantonio The Sandman Vol. 4: Season of Mists (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Kelley Jones & Matt Wagner A Study in Sherlock Laurie R. King, Leslie S. Klinger, Lee Child, Neil Gaiman & Alan Bradley Doctor Who: Nothing O'Clock The View from the Cheap Seats The Sandman Vol. 5: A Game of You (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Colleen Doran, Shawn McManus & Bryan Talbot The Sandman: Overture (2013- ) #1 Neil Gaiman & J.H. Williams III Unnatural Creatures Sandman Vol. 6: Fables and Reflections (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, Jill Thompson, Bryan Talbot, Shawn McManus & Stan Woch M Is for Magic The Sandman Vol. 7: Brief Lives (New Edition) Neil Gaiman & Jill Thompson Selections from Fragile Things, Volume One The Sandman Vol. 8: Worlds' End (New Edition) Neil Gaiman, Michael Allred, Gary Amaro, Mark Buckingham, Dick Giordano, Steve Leialoha, Vince Locke, Bryan Talbot, John Watkiss, Michael Zulli & Stephen King The Sandman Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones Neil Gaiman, Marc Hempel, Charles Vess, Dean Ormston, Richard Case, Kevin Nowlan & Teddy Kristiansen The Sandman: The Wake Neil Gaiman, Jon J. Muth, Michael Zulli, Charles Vess & Bryan Talbot Neil Gaiman's Snow, Glass, Apples Neil Gaiman & Colleen Doran Neil Gaiman & Sam Kieth Neil Gaiman & John Romita, Jr. Viriconium M. John Harrison & Neil Gaiman	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1388
__label__cc	0.571842	0.428158	More Food Sites: BlackBoardEats SF, CNN's Eatocracy By Paolo Lucchesi on June 17, 2010 at 12:25 PM The food media extravaganza continues with the launch of two relatively high-profile newcomers today. On the local scene, BlackBoardEats rolled out its San Francisco edition. For those unfamiliar, BlackBoardEats is a newsletter — already in NY and LA — that sends subscribers notable dining deals at high-profile restaurants. The inaugural one is a 30%-off diddy at SPQR. Which, is a significant discount. On the national scene, CNN has expanded its purview to the food world with the launch of Eatocracy, a new site billed as “passionate conversation and information about food.” So far, said passionate conversation involves a poll asking if it is or is not tomato season. Eater National has already noted that the site seems pretty standard.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1389
__label__wiki	0.639621	0.639621	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND BROKERING FUEL EMISSION OFFSETS US 20090055304A1 Status: Active Grant 1. A system for determining emissions offsets associated with the consumption of environmentally cleaner non-petroleum fuels, comprising: a) a) a validation card for associating a refueling action with a user of an environmentally cleaner vehicle; b) a first database for storing a list of said users; and c) a second database for storing events associated with the creation emissions offsets when said user activates said validation card. 1 Assignment A brokering system and method for providing an incentive for use of more efficient internal combustion engines and hydrogen retrofit kits is disclosed. End users of retrofitted vehicles are provided with discounted fuel costs at authorized fueling stations. The vehicle owner'"'"'s savings include: a) a reduction in fueling charges because of the vehicle'"'"'s new reliance on 30% less fossil fuel (which is displaced by hydrogen in the engine), and b) by the purchase of methanol which can be set at a lower cost per calorific equivalent than a barrel of oil while also earning emission offsets to be sold for cash to the end users/creators of carbon credits. In this manner, retrofitted existing internal combustion engines linked to a trust for trading emission offsets will create a consumer-driven hydrogen economy which governments as well as the automotive and petroleum sectors will endorse. Hydrogen, which is substituted for fossil fuel in a retrofitted IC engine result in emission offsets (i.e., the quantum of emissions that are no longer there) which are converted by a regulated emissions trust into cash. This income, which is deposited into the vehicle owner'"'"'s bank account via the telephone network by using a dedicated hydrogen fueling card and master engine sensor linked to a specific vehicle provided with an engine retrofit kit and an on board source of hydrogen gas. The present method provides a mapping and test kit that relies on OEM engine timing and control sensors to compare engine emissions produced by fossil fuel with emissions eliminated by substituting hydrogen. This method creates consumer demand for cleanly produced sources of hydrogen (beginning with green methanol) to fuel existing OEM engines, which will in turn, induce automobile manufacturers to build more efficient IC engines until, finally, they will all be fueled by 100% hydrogen. 8 References Cited Method and system for providing electronic information for risk assessment and management for multi-market electronic trading Rosenthal Collins Group LLC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING VIA A YIELD CURVE ON PLURAL NETWORK DEVICES METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC EXECUTION OF BLACK BOX STRATEGIES FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING ROUTE SEARCHING APPARATUS AND ROUTE SEARCHING METHOD Navitime Japan Co. Ltd. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESEMENT AND MANAGEMENT VIA DYNAMIC TOTAL NET WORTH FOR MULTI-MARKET ELECTRONIC TRADING Method and system for providing automatic execution of black box strategies for electonic trading Method and system for electronic trading via a yield curve Energy Management System and Method for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Ford Global Technologies LLC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC COMMODITIES FUTURES CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY BALANCING AUTOMATED TRANSACTIONAL CARBON OFFSETTING GreenPrint LLC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESEMENT AND MANAGEMENT VIA NET WORTH FOR MULTI-MARKET ELECTRONIC TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS ACQUIRED BY USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS PROPEL FUELS INC. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXCHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL SAVINGS ACQUIRED BY USE OF ALTERNATIVE FUELS COATING PROCESS APPARATUS AND COATING FILM FORMING METHOD Tokyo Electron Limited Method and System for Revenue Generation Using Energy System MAHINDRA REVA ELECTRIC VEHICLES PVT. LTD. Method and system for providing electronic option trading bandwidth reduction and electronic option risk management and assessment for multi-market electronic trading SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING A VARIABLE FUEL PRICE BASED ON EXHAUST GAS EMISSIONS OF A VEHICLE Gurbrinder Singh Bindra, Shanmugasundaram Murugesan, Ajith Kumar Padmalayam Narayana Kurup Propel Biofuels Inc. Method and system for providing automatic execution of gray box strategies for electronic trading DYNAMIC VARIABLE FUEL OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM Optimus Technologies Inc. Global benchmarking for a terminal automation solution US 10,535,030 B2 Business methods of renewable hydrocarbon-based fuel Robert Paul Johnson Tracking a fuel cell System and method for enabling the real time buying and selling of electricity generated by fuel cell powered vehicles Hydrogenics U.S.A. Inc. System for supplying power to consumers Ballard Power Systems Corporation Adjusting an amount owed for fueling based on vehicle characteristics Method for making sand covered with bentonite, the sand, and a method for recycling molding sand for a mold using the sand covered by bentonite Sintokogio Limited Emisson validation system BIODIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. A CORP. OF TEXAS 29 Claims View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) 2. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said second database forms part of an emissions trust system for crediting and debiting emissions offsets. 3. A system as defined in claim 2, wherein said emissions trust system includes a brokerage server, accessible to credit brokers for the trade of emissions offsets. 4. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said events associated with the creation of emission offsets triggers a discounted re-fueling charge for said user. 5. A system as defined in claim 3, wherein said brokerage server is debited of emissions offsets and traded against emission credits by said credit broker. 6. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein the level of emissions offsets created is related to the fuel efficiency level of the user'"'"'s vehicle. 7. A system as defined in claim 1, wherein said environmentally cleaner vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine retrofitted to operate on hydrogen blended fuels. 8. A system as defined in claim 7, wherein said validation card activates a re-fueling pump providing a hydrogen carrier fuel. 9. A system as defined in claim 8, wherein said hydrogen carrier fuel is an alcohol based fuel. 10. A method for determining emissions offsets associated with the consumption of environmentally cleaner non-petroleum fuels, comprising the steps of: a) during a re-fueling action, associating a validation card with a user of an environmentally cleaner vehicle; b) storing a list of said users in a first database; and c) storing in a second database events associated with the creation emissions offsets when said user activates said validation card. View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) 11. A method as defined in claim 10, further comprising crediting and debiting emission offsets at said second database. 12. A method as defined in claim 11, wherein said second database forms part of an emissions trust for crediting and debiting emissions offsets. 13. A method as defined in claim 12, further comprising trading said emissions offsets at said emissions trust via a brokerage server, accessible to credit brokers for the trade thereof. 14. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising discounting re-fueling charges for said user when said events associated with the creation of emission offsets are triggered. 15. A method as defined in claim 13, further comprising debiting, from said brokerage server, emissions offsets against emission credits. 16. A method as defined in claim 10, wherein the level of emissions offsets created is related to the fuel efficiency level of the user'"'"'s vehicle. 17. A method as defined in claim 10, wherein said environmentally cleaner vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine retrofitted to operate on hydrogen blended fuels. 18. A method as defined in claim 17, further comprising said validation card activating a re-fueling pump providing a hydrogen carrier fuel. 19. A method as defined in claim 18, wherein said hydrogen carrier fuel is an alcohol based fuel. 20. A method as defined in claim 15, wherein the value of the emissions offset is set by an emissions index. 21. A system for determining emissions offsets associated with the use of an environmentally cleaner vehicle, comprising: a) an engine sensor for capturing utilization information of an environmentally cleaner vehicle; b) a first database for storing a list of users of said environmentally cleaner vehicle; and c) a second database storing events associated with the utilization information captured by said engine sensor, said second database determining from said events, emissions offsets associated with the use of said environmentally cleaner vehicle. View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) 22. A system as defined in claim 21, wherein said emissions offsets are determined at said second database by calculating the operating parameters of said engine and associated fuel consumption, its total emissions and associated total fuel consumption, under identical operating conditions. 23. A system as defined in claim 22, wherein the value of said emissions offsets are calculated according to a reference associated with a regulated emissions offset index. 24. A system as defined in claim 23, wherein said second database forms part of an emissions trust system for crediting and debiting emissions offsets. 25. A system as defined in claim 24, wherein said emissions trust system includes a brokerage server, accessible to credit brokers for the trade of emissions offsets. 26. A system as defined in claim 21, wherein said events associated with the creation of emission offsets triggers a discounted re-fueling charge for said user. 27. A system as defined in claim 26, wherein said brokerage server is debited of emissions offsets and traded against emission credits by said credit broker. 28. A system as defined in claim 27, wherein the level of emissions offsets created is related to the fuel efficiency level of the user'"'"'s vehicle. 29. A system as defined in claim 28, wherein said environmentally cleaner vehicle is provided with an internal combustion engine retrofitted to operate on hydrogen blended fuels. This application is a Continuation In Part (CIP) of International Patent Application No. PCT/CA2007/000274, filed 23 Feb. 2007, and also claims priority to U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/777,706, filed Feb. 27, 2006, the content of each of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This application is also related to U.S. Pat. No.: 7,290,504 B2, which issued on Nov. 6, 2007 from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/107,184, which was filed on Apr. 15, 2005, the content of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This invention relates to marketing and promoting the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines in general, and particularly relates to a system and method of brokering “cap and trade emission offsets” and/or offsets produced by a future tax on emissions (for example, a “carbon tax” or a “price on emissions”). The invention does this by encouraging the use of hydrogen in existing internal combustion engines. This invention also provides value added brokerage for any emissions offset technology that produces emission reductions. Concerted efforts are being made by governments and the automotive industry to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and, in addition, to help reduce harmful emissions. Governments worldwide are attempting to move towards the use of cleaner fuels; for example, with the signing of the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol, is an international and legally binding agreement to reduce greenhouse gases emissions world wide, entered into force on 16 Feb. 2005. The Kyoto Protocol will bind ratifying nations to a system of emission offsets, with a cap being set for each nation. Under the proposed treaty, nations that emit less than their quota of greenhouse gases will be able to sell emission offsets to polluting nations. Emissions trading will be used as an administrative approach to reduce the cost of pollution control by providing economic incentives for achieving emission reductions. In such a plan, a central authority (e.g., air pollution control district, state agency, or Federal agency) sets limits or “caps” on each pollutant. Groups that intend to exceed the limits may buy emission offsets from entities that are able to stay below their designated limits. This transfer is normally referred to as a trade. (In some emissions trading systems a portion of the traded credits are mandated to be retired. By retiring some of the credits the system achieves a net reduction in emissions, as well as cost reduction from each trade.) Most authorities agree that emissions trading is an effective strategy if properly designed and administered and if, in particular, emission trading directly results in reducing the consumption of fossil fuels. The idea is that a central authority will grant an allowance to entities based upon a measure of their need or their previous pollution history. For example an allowance for greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., carbon dioxide) to a country might be based upon total population of the country or based on existing emissions of the country. An industrial facility might be granted a license for its current actual emissions. If a given country or facility does not need all of its allowance, it may offer it for sale to another organization that has insufficient allowances for its emissions production. Unfortunately, the use of such emission offsets does not assist the automotive industry when it provides consumers with fuel efficient engines or vehicles which operate with alternative fuels, the sale of such vehicles being partly made in order to meet government fuel consumption guidelines. Also, because of regulatory requirements, research continues to reduce emissions of internal combustion (IC) engines, regardless of whether they are powered by conventional gasoline, diesel or much cleaner natural gas fuels. For the automotive industry, the research and design of such vehicles is costing billions of dollars in investment at a time when the lifecycle of automobiles has increased and sale of new vehicles has decreased. Similarly emission offsets are not provided to end users or consumers of such fuel efficient or hybrid vehicles, even if the use and purchase of such vehicles means having to pay thousands of dollars toward vehicles which are untested (compared to 100 years of petroleum based internal combustion engines) and which may have limited performance and impact on reducing greenhouse effects. On the other side of the supply equation, the oil and gas industry is today reaping record yearly profits even as the cost of a barrel of oil continues to increase. How can the oil and gas industry justify supporting the use of non-petroleum based products for mass consumption when so much revenue can be achieved from the status quo? Not only would it be inappropriate in such a competitive economy but it would be against the fiduciary duties of the management of such companies to move away from such a source of continuous and guaranteed revenue. Similarly, although governments are trying to promote clean air and reduction or elimination of their countries'"'"' dependence on fossil fuels, most if not all governments have large tax revenues associated with consumers'"'"' reliance on fossil fuels. Unless a viable commercial market for non-petroleum based products were to exist, the oil and gas industry will be reluctant to lower their operating profits for the benefit of clean air. Similarly, consumers will be reluctant to embrace new technologies unless there is either a government incentive to do so via lower taxes or unless such technologies become more affordable and can guarantee an access to non-petroleum based fuels which must be as easy to obtain as gasoline and diesel fuels are today. Much research is being directed to creating a hydrogen based economy. In particular, the automotive industry as indicated above is spending billions of dollars to create vehicles which can burn hydrogen as an on board fuel to power fuel cells, and recently renewed interest in powering IC engines. Unfortunately, regardless of the industry'"'"'s commitment to design and create such vehicles, the economics and consumer convenience of hydrogen fuel production and delivery have not been developed far enough to attract industry, government and finance to create a market for hydrogen fuel in today'"'"'s fossil fuel economy. A need therefore exists for a system and method of brokering the distribution of environmentally cleaner fuels, but particularly, enabling the creation of a hydrogen economy, which will attract industry, government, finance and consumers. As described in applicant'"'"'s co-pending U.S. Patent Application Ser. No. 11/107,184 filed Apr. 15, 2005, with today'"'"'s heavy dependence on existing IC engines operating on fossil fuels such as gasoline and diesel, a transition to a hydrogen based economy can only be achieved if a) the cost of retrofitting an existing IC engine which displaces use of fossil type fuel is minimal or can be offset by appropriate financial incentives and b) a dependable and inexpensive zero emissions source of hydrogen is available to the average consumer. The present invention achieves this by providing an additional incentive to the ownership of a fuel efficient vehicle and to end users of petroleum based vehicles who wish to modify their vehicles with retrofit kits or to demand new vehicles which will be designed to make use of hydrogen based fuels. Similarly, the present invention permits the profitable move from today'"'"'s fossil-fuel-based economy towards a future hydrogen economy by encouraging the production of hydrogen as an affordable transport fuel which can amortize the invention and its hydrogen production, distribution and fueling infrastructure, which infrastructure will at once build consumer demand for new hydrogen vehicles as well as ever-cleaner sources of hydrogen fuel production. The invention is accomplished by providing end users of such modified vehicles with discounted fuel costs at authorized refueling stations via a brokerage system able to provide economic incentives in exchange for the emissions offsets created by the operation of such modified vehicles. An emission offset is an emission reduction from a source that is not limited by a “cap and trade” program. Permitting offsets encourages reductions beyond the scope of a cap and trade program, often in sectors where emissions are more difficult to track and report; for example, mobile sources such as vehicles. Many quantification protocols are already approved by certain offset programs such as the Clean Development Mechanism, Alberta'"'"'s Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, the California Climate Action Registry, the New South Wales Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme, France'"'"'s Offset Program and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. While these programs are in effect for buildings, forestry, GHG capture, renewable energy, etc., it was never perceived that offsets could be created in existing and/or future IC engines before U.S. Pat. No.: 7,290,504 B2 was issued, and this invention related directly to that patent now provides an emission offsets quantification protocol for IC engines. End users also receive discounted fuel cost, which is derived from the purchase price of hydrogen or a hydrogen carrier such as alcohol (ethanol or methanol), which is converted to hydrogen in each end user'"'"'s modified vehicle. The brokerage system provides certain advantages to the end user of the aforementioned retrofit kit or to those operating an environmentally friendly vehicle. In the case of vehicles with hydrogen retrofit kits, these advantages are two-fold: a) by saving on fueling charges since the vehicle'"'"'s reliance on fossil fuel (which is displaced by hydrogen) is reduced and b), by the purchase of hydrogen or a hydrogen carrier, which can be set by a market to include emission offsets, at a lower cost per calorific equivalent than a barrel of oil. Similarly, although the end user is able to reduce his or her consumption of petroleum based fuels, the oil and gas industry continues to benefit from the sale of an additional fuel since for the immediate future, hydrogen or its carrier (i.e. methanol) continues to be derived initially from the petroleum industry. It is perceived that later on, the petroleum industry will diversify into other methods of hydrogen production such as electrolysis of water from clean electricity or hydrogen production from cellulosic plant waste. For the purpose of the present invention, the sale of hydrogen (or alcohol as its carrier) is done at authorized fueling stations. In its simplest embodiment, end users of fuel efficient vehicles are provided with a unique fueling authorization or validation card which is used to receive instantaneous credit, either in terms of currency or emission offsets or both as a result of the reduction of emissions from the use of more fuel efficient engines. In a further embodiment, an engine sensor, is provided for capturing utilization information of an environmentally cleaner vehicle. With the information captured by the engine sensor, emissions offsets associated with the use of said environmentally cleaner vehicle can be derived. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, end users of vehicles modified with a hydrogen retrofit kit are provided with a similar unique fueling authorization card which is used to permit the fueling of an alcohol based liquid fuel and also to receive additional credit, either in terms of currency or emission offsets or both as a result of the reduction of emissions from the use and conversion of the alcohol based liquid fuel into hydrogen for the retrofitted engine. In another embodiment, an emissions trust is set up to enable the collection or accumulation of emission credits (i.e., purchase of the right to continue to pollute during a regulated time period) from which the end user can receive regular proceeds from the sale of emission offsets earned by the substitution of hydrogen for fossil fuels in IC engines. The emissions trust can also be accessed by energy or emissions credit brokers to enable producers of emission credits to buy emission offsets. Other advantages and novel features of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description of the invention. In order to impart full understanding of the manner in which this objective and others are attained in accordance with the present invention, preferred embodiments thereof will be described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating data transfer during a typical refueling transaction according to the prior art; FIG. 2a is a block diagram of an engine retrofit kit, which can be used with the present invention; FIG. 2b is a block diagram illustrating fueling components of a vehicle equipped with retrofit kit of FIG. 2a; FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a refueling transaction with brokering system of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an illustration of an engine'"'"'s operating curve against the level of emissions with hydrogen substitution; and FIG. 5 is FIG. 4 adjusted to illustrate elements of both hydrogen substitution and emission offsets. As indicated above, the substitution of fossil fuels for hydrogen cannot be accomplished economically unless there are incentives from government agencies (which have control over the tax structures for fuels), to all of the energy industry, the automotive industry and the end user, i.e. the consumer. Given the current lack of such incentives, the objective of promoting, using and supplying a source of hydrogen remains. With the use of the system and method of the present invention, brokering of emission offsets is provided to end users of fossil fuels while providing an incentive to make use of emission reducing fuels and retrofits for existing IC engines. Further, the added incentive of end users to make use of such emission reducing fuels and engine retrofits will continue to be of benefit to the oil and gas and, in fact, coal industries. Referring now to FIG. 1, we have shown a block diagram illustrating refueling transaction at it occurs today. An end user 10 desires to refuel his or her vehicle 11. At the service station, a fuel pump 12 is provided with suitable means for enabling the end user 10 to pay for the refueling cost. Before starting to refuel the vehicle, the end user 10 inserts his or her credit card 13 at the fuel pump card reader 14. Once the card'"'"'s magnetic strip is read, the card reader 14 activates a banking query from the service station to a host computer 15 via a telephone network 16. The host computer 15 is normally owned and managed by the oil company operating the service station and is used to authorize the start of the refueling transaction. The host computer 15 will direct the authorization query to the appropriate bank computer 17 of a banking company associated with the end user'"'"'s credit card 13. The bank computer 17 verifies the validity and authenticity of the end user'"'"'s credit card 13 and sends an authorization code back to the host computer 15. The host computer 15 then provides an appropriate transaction approval command either directly to the end user 10 or as is more common today, to the service station attendant, to enable end user 10 to start the refueling process of the vehicle. This approval command can be provided in the form of an audible or visual signal indicating that the pump is ready to be used. Once the refueling process is completed, the fuel pump emits an end-of-transaction signal along with the details of the transaction to the host computer 15 and eventually to the end user'"'"'s banking institution. The banking institution, having associated this transaction with the end users credit card account 18, enters the transaction details at the bank'"'"'s data storage server 19. The proceeds from the transaction are then automatically credited to the various agencies 20 who share in the income generated by the sale of the fuel. The aforementioned description is provided as an example of the typical steps and transfer of data to enable a credit approved refueling transaction. It will be known to those knowledgeable in the art that such a transaction can also be done with other means, such as cash, debit card, oil company credit card, etc. As described above, one of the goals of the present invention is to provide an emissions offset brokering system and method which will provide an incentive for end users to use more efficient petroleum based vehicles, or as in the preferred embodiment, a hydrogen retrofit kit which promote the use of hydrogen. This is achievable either by applying retrofit kits to existing IC engines as described in applicant'"'"'s co-pending application, or with the use of future vehicles which will be designed to use hydrogen as their sole source of power. Modification of existing IC engines will permit the profitable transition from today'"'"'s fossil-fuel-based economy towards a future hydrogen economy by encouraging the production of hydrogen as an affordable transport fuel which can optimize this invention and its co-pending application as well as its hydrogen production, distribution and fueling infrastructure while at once building consumer demand for new hydrogen vehicles as well as for ever-cleaner sources of hydrogen fuel production. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, a hydrogen retrofit kit as described in applicant'"'"'s co-pending application is used to trigger such a transition. The retrofit kit enables the substitution of hydrogen for a percentage of conventional fossil fuels in certain segments of the engine'"'"'s operating cycle. Applicant'"'"'s retrofit system, which is illustrated in FIG. 2a, is made possible using an existing IC engine retrofitted such that a certain proportion of hydrogen gas is introduced to replace regular fossil fuel or hydrocarbons at predetermined segments of the engine'"'"'s operating cycle. In order to provide hydrogen gas to the engine, a source of hydrogen 210 is installed on-board the vehicle being retrofitted, or the source of hydrogen 210 may be an onboard fuel processor or hydrogen reformer which separates hydrogen, methane and carbon monoxide (together, the constituents of syngas) from a hydrogen carrier such as an alcohol liquid fuel. Used with onboard alcohol storage, the fuel processor can generate a suitable amount of hydrogen, methane and carbon monoxide gas (syngas) mixture to be substituted for a percentage of fossil fuel. As shown in FIG. 2a, hydrogen gas from source 210 is fed into the engine manifold 212 via a supply line 211 and injector 213. The hydrogen gas is mixed with the hydrocarbon fuel/air mixture at a predetermined level and timing according to the operating characteristics of the IC engine. The predetermined mixture and timing is derived according to a pre-set schedule or “mapping” for the type and model of engine and vehicle being retrofitted. This mapping procedure also precisely determines the amount of emission offsets earned (i.e., actual emissions reduced in the engine exhaust) from a particular quantity of hydrogen substituted for fossil fuel in that engine; for example, one tank of methanol consumed. Further details regarding the operation of the retrofit kit can be obtained with reference to applicant'"'"'s co-pending patent application, which is incorporated herein by reference. A block diagram of the fueling components of an end user'"'"'s vehicle 220 having the retrofit kit is illustrated in FIG. 2b. The vehicle is provided with a hydrogen retrofit kit 221, which is installed on the vehicle'"'"'s internal combustion engine 222. The existing diesel, gasoline or natural gas tank 223 is supplemented with a separate alcohol tank 224, which is used as a source of hydrogen and carbon monoxide gases. Hydrogen gas for the retrofit kit 221 is derived from the liquid alcohol via an alcohol-to-hydrogen converter or reformer 225. It will be obvious to those knowledgeable in the art that the conversion of alcohol (or other hydrogen carrier) can be performed a number of ways and need not be described in full detail at this point. As illustrated previously, an existing IC engine can easily be retrofitted such that a certain proportion of hydrogen gas is introduced to replace regular fossil fuel or hydrocarbons at predetermined segments of the engine'"'"'s operating cycle. At present, large quantities and sources of hydrogen gas that would be required to match the demand of a large number of hydrogen powered vehicles is simply not feasible. Currently, hydrogen production is limited to refineries or other large producers of petroleum based fuels such as natural gas. That is, hydrogen is not easy to distribute compared to today'"'"'s most commonly used automotive fuels like diesel and gasoline. However, even though hydrogen gas cannot easily be transported or delivered to existing gasoline refueling stations, it can be derived from other sources such as ethanol, methanol, etc., which are more easily transported before its derivation (i.e., reformation into hydrogen or syngas). The preferred liquid fuel for use with the system and method of the present invention is methanol because it is readily available and generally less expensive than ethanol and is a simpler molecule to reform. Methanol, like ethanol is a hydrogen carrier that can be easily handled at ambient temperatures. Methanol is the most promising fuel in the short term since it can be stored and distributed in much the same way as gasoline is now. Both ethanol and methanol can be converted to hydrogen in a reformer. In the case of a methanol reformer, the goal of the reformer is, with optimal efficiency, to disassociate as much of the hydrogen (H), methane and carbon monoxide (CO) as possible from the methanol (CH3OH) molecule, while minimizing the “total-cycle, well-to-wheel” added production of carbon dioxide (CO2), i.e., without a net increase in green house gases. Heat produced from methanol in the reforming process is used for the vaporization of liquid methanol and water. This mixture of methanol and water vapor is passed through a heated chamber that contains a catalyst. As the methanol molecules hit the catalyst, they split into carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen gas (H2): CH3OH=>CO+2H2 The water vapor splits into hydrogen gas and oxygen; this oxygen combines with the CO to form CO2. In this way, very little CO is released, as most of it is converted to CO2 and the balance is burned. H2O+CO=>CO2+H2 Ethanol can be reformed into H2, methane, CO and CO2 (syngas) using a similar reaction. Another advantage to using alcohol and particularly methanol as a hydrogen carrier is that it can itself be created or derived from waste hydrogen. Today, hydrogen is flared into the atmosphere, or it may be a constituent of refinery tail gas or a byproduct of an industrial process, which is simply burnt to produce heat. These sources of hydrogen are known as waste stream hydrogen. For example, the oil industry produces 30-40% waste stream hydrogen in its refinery tail gas, which is normally burned as a source of process heat. In an ideal world, this wasted or poorly used hydrogen could be captured, cleaned and delivered to service stations for consumption in hydrogen vehicles and/or those existing vehicles with applicant'"'"'s retrofit kit. Unfortunately, the transport of hydrogen requires a complex infrastructure. Because of the menagerie of problems associated with getting hydrogen to end users, very expensive and commercially as-yet-undeveloped transport and storage mechanisms are required. However, while hydrogen in its free state is very difficult to handle and transport, waste stream hydrogen can be chemically combined with carbon monoxide and heat (which are also found in tail gas) to make an alcohol such as methanol, which is easily transported. Therefore, methanol is a convenient hydrogen carrier, that doesn'"'"'t threaten the oil economy, but rather, enriches it. But in order to make this transition to a future hydrogen economy, proper on-board reformer technology is required to separate methanol into hydrogen and carbon monoxide which can be substituted for fossil fuels in an IC engine. This alcohol scenario is advantageous for the oil and gas industry. Because they are cleaning up the environment, and because hydrogen and carbon monoxide are byproducts of a highly polluting industry and which can be converted into methanol that is somewhat cleaner, these companies can earn emissions offsets (and can also make money by selling the hydrogen to other methanol producers). The internal heat value of the hydrogen used to produce methanol can be replaced using a particular refinery'"'"'s own source of pet coke. Because of its lower cost as a byproduct and its constant availability, oil companies will be incented to use pet coke rather than natural gas at the refinery front end. Petroleum coke (pet coke) is a carbonaceous solid residual by-product of the oil refining coking process with over 60 million tons produced annually worldwide. The purpose of a “coker” is to dispose of the residual oil and increase the yield of high value light products such as gasoline and jet fuel. There are three different types of pet coke produced, fluid, needle and delayed, which account for almost all of the world'"'"'s pet coke production. Over 75% of the pet coke produced is considered to be fuel grade and has about 15% higher heating value than high grade coal. One of best ways to make hydrogen is to use water and pet coke. With this process, hydrogen and CO can be derived. Byproduct hydrogen is then spun off to methanol. Thus, methanol is the preferred choice as a carrier (i.e., transporter) of hydrogen since it is relatively abundant, and it can be easily moved in liquid form and with on-board reformer technology, can be converted to hydrogen very efficiently. Another advantage of methanol is that it does not require the creation of a new transportation infrastructure. Oil companies can make money from the sale of methanol and will not be threatened by the loss of sales of diesel or gasoline. A further advantage to using methanol is that unlike gas or diesel, methanol can be produced from biomass. Alcohols can be produced from many biomass sources, so a methanol production facility can be located with flexibility. If alcohols are produced from biomass, very few net emissions go into the atmosphere. Methanol is a transitional fuel, which can help to build new infrastructure for production, storage and distribution of pure hydrogen in the future. It should be noted that the following description makes reference to a hydrogen carrier. The use of the term hydrogen carrier is meant to encompass any source of hydrogen as the engine fuel. Thus, a hydrogen carrier can take many forms like liquid alcohol fuels, such as ethanol or methanol and can be used interchangeably. Referring now to FIG. 3, we have shown a block diagram illustrating a refueling transaction for an end user or operator 310 of a vehicle 311 provided with a hydrogen retrofit kit. Upon the installation or acquisition of a vehicle 311 having a retrofit kit, the end user 310 is provided with an identification or validation card 312, which is used by the operator, end user or owner of the retrofitted vehicle 311. This validation card may also be a simple credit card that is identified by means of its magnetic strip or digits to the credit system to associate its end user with the brokerage system and method of the present invention. This unique card 312 associates that end user 310 with that particular retrofitted vehicle 311. Each time the card 312 is used, it will a) identify the owner, end user or operator as an emission offset producer; b) link the emission offset producer to a specific type and model of retrofitted vehicle which either has a source of hydrogen on board or is able to convert methanol or another alcohol or hydrogen carrier into hydrogen on board the vehicle; and c) provide the operator with access to dedicated hydrogen (methanol) fueling stations or pumps 313 in addition to the standard gasoline, diesel or natural gas pumps 314. This unique credit card 312 is to be provided by an emissions offset brokerage firm, which in cooperation with a hydrogen carrier supplier such as an oil company, can trigger a market for a hydrogen economy. Similarly, the issuance of such a card could also be provided via that oil company'"'"'s credit division, a car manufacturer in association with a oil company, a government organization, etc. An example of such credit cards would be those that currently exist for fueling stations or card locks which use a card (similar to a credit card or a card with a magnetic strip) to access the dispenser and allow fuel to flow into the vehicle'"'"'s fuel-storage tank(s). These are mostly used with storage facilities in connection with sales at unattended and attended locations through use of a meter system maintained and controlled by a supplier licensed for such purposes. With the use of the card issued to the user, a computerized system maintains accurate records of such sales. It should be noted, that utilization tracking of the end user'"'"'s vehicle could be done via a recording sensor in order to derive the emissions offset associated with the vehicle over a certain period of time. Information on the sensor could be downloaded at periodic intervals to determine how much the vehicle'"'"'s end user should receive for the emissions offset trading. Although FIG. 3 shows separate methanol and gasoline/diesel fuel pumps, other pump delivery systems exist to enable the end user 310 to fuel his or her vehicle with different types of fuel while using separate pump nozzles. Those operators carrying the unique credit card or card lock receive a discount from the full price of diesel, gasoline or natural gas (fossil fuel). This discount is such that the combination of, say, 70% of a litre of fossil fuel together with 30% of a litre of hydrogen, all on a calorific basis, is less than or equal to the regular price of a full litre of fossil fuel only. Once the end user swipes the card 312 at the hydrogen carrier pump 313, a data connection is made via the telephone network 315 to various network computers to enable the completion of the fueling transaction. An authorization host computer 316 such as an HP9000, which is operated by the owner or operator of the fueling station 317 is used to authorize or deny transactions as cards are swiped at the pump to request fuel purchases. A bank computer 318 is used to authorize, provide and monitor the exchange of funds between the seller'"'"'s account (not shown) and the end user'"'"'s account 319. A database 320 can be used as part of a monetary transaction system to enable the proper distribution of income. In the case of the purchase of gasoline or diesel, the income will be distributed to the seller for the cost of the crude oil, the marketing costs, refining costs and profit. A portion is also allocated to the various government levels who collect a tax on the consumption or purchase of the gasoline or diesel. In the case of the purchase of hydrogen 313 (via whatever carrier is used), the income will be distributed among taxes, emission offsets, cost of hydrogen and profit. With the present invention, as the operator re-fills the hydrogen carrier tank on his or her vehicle 311, the transaction is monitored separately by an emissions trust 321 as it results in the creation of emission offsets generated for the operator or end user 310 by the retrofitted vehicle 311 and the hydrogen fuel 313 according to an original engine “map” developed and certified for the retrofit. With the system of the present invention, when authorization host computer 316 identifies that a validation card lock 312 is being authorized, data for that transaction is provided to a brokerage server 322 via the host computer 316. The brokerage server 322 makes use of an accounting computer 323 for the accounting of the sale of hydrogen for each end user'"'"'s transactions. With each purchase of hydrogen, the brokerage server 322 and in particular the accounting host 323, calculates an amount of emission offsets to be credited to the end user account 324. The emissions offset accounts are kept by the brokerage server in a database 325. Collected emissions offsets are used and marketed as a commodity between buyers and sellers. In some instances, these emissions offsets can be sold for cash by the end user 310 to a government organization or these can be acquired, in exchange for a service fee by the emissions trust 321. For example, upon fueling with hydrogen, the end customer 310 could request the emissions trust 321 to automatically exchange the acquired emissions offsets to cash for deposit in his or her account 324. As this scenario illustrates, the end user receives an incentive from a) the lower cost of refueling his or her vehicle and b) the receipt of emission offsets convertible to cash. Once exchanged, the emissions trust can re-sell the acquired emissions offsets to financiers of emission credits and those buyers who require emissions offsets 326. Buyers of emissions offsets 326 use these to ‘offset’ carbon credit penalties. The funds used for purchasing these emissions offsets, are then transferred to a trust account managed by the emissions trust 321. A regulated trust is used for emissions offsets to cancel carbon credits in a fixed time period. This is achieved by monitoring a reference index (similar to an international currency exchange) wherein the actual cost of emissions offset indexed to political benchmark is regulated over time. Although the preferred embodiment makes use of a validation or authorization card to trigger the collection of emissions offsets for the operator of the vehicle, other collection means can be used. For example, in another embodiment, an engine sensor collects information regarding the operating parameters of the engine along with the fuel consumption. The operator can at predetermined service centers arrange for the download of this information. The information could be transferred directly to a storage server 322 of an emissions trust 321. The funds associated with the creation of the emissions offsets can then be provided to the end user or vehicle operator'"'"'s account 324. The benefits of the method and system of the present invention can be quite substantial. Let'"'"'s take for example, an operator/owner of a Class 8 highway truck, operating 150,000 km/year. Typically, such a truck runs a 400 horsepower diesel engine and consumes about one half litre of diesel per kilometer traveled. For reference, the cost today of fuel to operate such a vehicle is approximately $56,000/year with diesel priced @ $0.75/liter. This same truck operating the same annual route with a retrofit kit burning 30% hydrogen (calorific equivalent of diesel fuel) would reduce its net annual emissions by a concomitant 30%. In a typical 400 hp diesel truck, this would amount to a reduction of greenhouse gas and critical air contaminants totaling 90 tonnes annually. (Note that overall emissions in today'"'"'s average retrofitted engine will be reduced by an amount in excess of 50% and may exceed 75% when more efficient engine technology and control systems become available on future OEM vehicles—which will then be tomorrow'"'"'s “existing vehicles”.) This gas emissions reduction will be referenced to an index 323 that has calculated the actual cost to reduce a quantity of emissions and an emissions offset will be issued 326 for this reduction. This emissions offset has been earned by the owner of the vehicle having the hydrogen retrofit kit 311 and the card that purchased the hydrogen fuel for that vehicle (i.e., the carded engine retrofit). Accordingly, this earned emissions offset can now be exchanged for cash in the amount that the market will bear for the contribution of that emissions offset towards a cleaner global atmosphere. As any marketplace needs both a seller and a purchaser, the emissions offset must be bought by an entity that has a requirement for clean air; namely, an entity that has an obligation to reduce emissions but, will not (or cannot) at that time, accomplish such an obligatory reduction. This entity will, instead, purchase an emissions offset from a carbon credit financier 326 which has access to the emissions trust 321 and which will give the entity the right to continue to pollute (i.e. to create carbon credits) at a certain level for a certain time. The purchase of this emissions offset finances the transaction with the bulk of the cash going to the seller; i.e., the owner of an emissions offset that has been produced in a retrofitted existing IC engine. In this manner, a truck that was polluting at 100% reference capacity before the retrofit can generate 30% of that capacity in emission offsets to cancel equivalent carbon credits originally created by an entity that could not fulfill a legal obligation to reduce its own emissions. The net result for the truck owner/operator who in this example reduced emissions by 30% will be additional income; from the offsets purchased through the emissions trust. Moreover, upon installation of the engine retrofit, that income will be fixed for the remaining life of the vehicle. A portion of this fixed amount of income will be added to the value of the truck when it is traded because the yet-to-be-produced emission offsets will accrue to the new owner of the retrofitted truck. In this example additional emission offsets per truck per year may be earned by the supplier of hydrogen fuel whether pure hydrogen or in the form of alcohol or other hydrogen carrier. This brokering method provides an economic incentive for both the truck owner and the supplier of hydrogen to partner with the provider of the retrofit technology and the emissions trust. The trust will broker optimized emission offset values by breaking the total emissions produced into emission constituents such as CO2, NOx and particulates. Even in its simplest form, the brokering method can be applied for example to the current sale of ethanol blended fuels. The vehicle owner could receive an emissions offset, albeit at a lower level than, say, an owner of a hydrogen retrofitted vehicle, but still of sufficient amount to entice the owner to continue to use ethanol blended fuels, as this use helps to reduce emissions. One can take this further by helping promote the purchase of more fuel-efficient vehicles, even if these still operate with fossil fuels. The size of the emissions offset received at the pump by the owner would be based on the level of fuel efficiency provided by the vehicle relative to other vehicles in its class having less energy efficiency. Thus, those vehicles which operate using hydrogen retrofit kits would receive a higher quantity of emission offsets than new vehicles which continue to use fossil fuels, even if these new vehicles are more recent fuel efficient models. Emission Offsets From engine Mapping FIG. 4 illustrates the concept of hydrogen substitution using applicant'"'"'s methodology to apply hydrogen fuel to an existing internal combustion engine. As indicated previously, applicant described the ability to substitute hydrogen for a proportion of fossil fuel during certain segments of the engine'"'"'s operating cycle without affecting prescribed OEM engine performance, longevity and warranty criteria and without technically invading the engine. Of paramount importance is that the engine'"'"'s existing sensors, electronic control and fuel management systems are utilized when applying hydrogen either as a dual fuel or as a separate fuel while maintaining the exact same engine performance originally demanded by the OEM except with dramatically reduced emissions. FIG. 4 shows an “emissions vs. vehicle speed and engine efficiency” curve which can be altered (i.e., emisions can be lowered by the addition of hydrogen) only within the oval area indicating the “region of leveraged hydrogen advantage”. Notably, when engine performance outside that region is demanded by the operator, the engine must revert within a microsecond to operate flawlessly on its originally prescribed fossil fuel. It must be underscored that nothing can be added to, or taken away from, the exisiting engine'"'"'s operating systems; these systems can only be interfaced with hardware and software external to the engine that facilitates hydrogen to be applied within the oval area while using the same OEM engine systems which may be demanded within a microsecond for severe engine performance (eg., for safety or power). A low capital cost while keeping the engine retrofit and its emission offsets trading system commercially viable is thereby accomplished. FIG. 5, is a progression of FIG. 4 after application of hydrogen inside the oval region of leveraged hydrogen advantage. FIG. 5 illustrates the mapping of an engine'"'"'s operating parameters and then uses that map to discretionarily substitute hydrogen for a proportion of fossil fuel to significantly reduce emissions without any change whatsoever in the engine'"'"'s operating characteristics or performance: which produces and uses the engine map to confirm, quantify and monetize emission offsets. FIG. 5 shows the emissions reduction in a retrofitted engine. The area between the upper performance curve of a non-retrofitted engine and the hydrogen-produced lower performance curve after retrofit is the quantity of emissions that is no longer there (i.e., emissions offsets) in a retrofitted engine operating in identical conditions with hydrogen substituted according to the prescription of the engine map. In particular, FIG. 5 shows an area between the upper and lower curves as a calculation of emissions offsets earned and traded for cash during perhaps fifteen minutes of an engine'"'"'s partial operation on hydrogen fuel from startup to highway cruising speed. FIG. 5 shows that the region of leveraged hydrogen advantage can be extended considerably into the area of higher vehicle speed. The significance of this broader range of hydrogen substitution is that, as newer IC engines are developed and marketed by OEMs, the engine and fuel management systems and sensors will become more sophisticated and accurate along with new microprocessor-controlled mechanical advances such as variable valve capacity and perhaps even variable piston/cylinder capacity in the future. These technical and managerial engine advancements will improve parts of engines, which will accept higher proportions of hydrogen substitution. The implication of new engine technology and applicant'"'"'s method of engine mapping for hydrogen substitution should continue with increasingly higher proportions of hydrogen which will be substituted for fossil fuels in future engines. A growing hydrogen marketplace with ubiquitous hydrogen fueling infrastructure economically driven by fungible emission offsets created in today'"'"'s IC engines will ultimately result in tomorrow'"'"'s vehicles that burn 100% hydrogen fuel in a likely combination of IC engines and hybrid electric technologies, possibly including fuel cells. In other words, applicant'"'"'s system and method as applied to existing or future IC engine, in accordance with FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, will create a hydrogen marketplace. This can be sustained by the income that consumers will make by selling emission offsets earned from substituting hydrogen for fossil fuels in existing engines. This economic incentive for consumers will financially underpin the introduction of zero emissions hydrogen production, distribution and fueling infrastructure without incursion of stranded investment by automotive OEM'"'"'s, energy companies, financiers or, in particular, consumers. The logic for determining the emission offsets produced in an existing engine as shown in FIG. 5 can be described as follows: 1. A number of OEM engines of identical type and model are randomly selected and tested in vehicles under varying driving conditions. Data is averaged and then integrated with OEM engine performance curves such as “pressure vs. volume”, “crank angle vs. mean pressure”, “heat release rate vs. crank angle” and “peak combustion pressures vs. hydrogen substitution rate”, which are regenerated by the same engine type and model operating on a dynamometer that simulates the original driving conditions while referencing data such as engine RPM, vehicle speed, injection timing, engine and exhaust temperatures, oxygen level and manifold air pressure. Also recorded is the emissions data from an exhaust after-treatment system, whether OEM installed or incorporated as part of the retrofit. Total engine emissions produced by the fossil fuel prescribed for that particular engine type and model are recorded during the entire test procedure. This data is Record A and is represented by the emissions curve in FIG. 4, which is also the upper emissions curve in FIG. 5. 2. Hydrogen is then substituted in the engine according to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5. in such manner and quantity that the engine and vehicle performs exactly as if it were burning its prescribed fossil fuel as tested in 1, above in order to generate a “hydrogen fuel consumption vs. emissions reduction” reference curve for that engine. Where an exhaust after-treatment system is not part of the OEM package, an after-treatment system is incorporated, components of which use hydrogen as a reductant. Total engine emissions produced by the substitution of hydrogen in place of the prescribed fossil fuel for that particular type and model are recorded during the entire test procedure. This data is Record B and is represented by the lower emissions curve in FIG. 5. 3. As shown in FIG. 5, Record A minus Record B equals the quantity of emission offsets generated with reference to only hydrogen fuel consumption and engine performance over time. 4. A retrofit kit is manufactured for that specific type and model of existing OEM engine and is applied in accordance with FIGS. 1, 2a, 2b, 3, 4 and 5 without invading the engine. A retrofit kit engine sensor interfaces with an emissions trading and hydrogen fueling credit card by telephone and telematics. The retrofit kit engine sensor also interfaces with the OEM engine sensors, microprocessors and fueling system, government regulated credit card and banking systems as well as with international carbon trading systems which are currently under development. 5. Integral parts of the retrofit kit engine sensor and its interfaces for emissions trading in existing IC engines, are the algorithms mapped to engine temperature, efficiency and NOx emissions vis-a-vis hydrogen substitution. FIGS. 4 and 5 indicate the area of engine operation in which optimal hydrogen performance and leveraged emission benefits are obtained while maintaining the power of conventional fuels, but while approaching the emissions level of a hydrogen-only vehicle. While adding hydrogen does not compromise engine efficiency, it can reduce optimal power in an existing engine originally designed to operate on another fuel. However, this is not the case with the IC engine retrofit and emissions trading technologies represented by FIGS. 4 and 5 because where hydrogen is needed most for emissions reduction (i.e., startup, warm up and low speed), is where engine capacity and hydrogen stoichiometry have the most latitude to improve combustion, and to do so without sacrificing power or performance. While this is the economic force behind non-invasive IC engine retrofit and emissions trading technologies, one critical emissions phenomenon that is independent of the type of fuel used must still be addressed, and that is the reduction of NOx formed in the presence of excess oxygen at high cylinder temperatures. When combustion temperatures in conventional internal combustion engines are raised for extended periods, one common method of reducing NOx is to intermittently lower the cylinder temperature by exhaust gas recirculation (EGR). EGR reduces oxygen, which results in lower engine temperature and, therefore, reduced NOx production (significantly, this is accomplished without tampering with the optimal setting of advanced ignition timing); on the other hand, optimal combustion of hydrogen requires excess oxygen to produce the highest and most desirable cylinder temperature and pressure and consequently produces the most efficiency, best performance and highest fuel economy—but, predictably, this optimized hydrogen combustion at high cylinder temperature also produces increased NOx emissions. This enigma is resolved in FIGS. 4 and 5 by the judicious use of only a portion of hydrogen relative to the amount of oxygen present at any instant of time. This increases engine efficiency and reduces overall emissions, and most importantly, it limits the level of oxygen so as to lower NOx production. This is accomplished by monitoring engine and exhaust conditions with existing sensors. The information is then used to “trade off” conventional fossil fuels with hydrogen applied at the cylinder in order to achieve cleaner, more efficient combustion. Hydrogen is also applied in exhaust after treatment including EGR and/or selective catalytic reactor (SCR) systems. This process is convenient and inexpensive because one single variable on-board source of hydrogen can be applied with discretion to either or to both, the cylinder and after treatment systems at any particular time, but not all of the time. The result is a leveraged reduction in emissions vis-a-vis the quantity of hydrogen employed (i.e., even when hydrogen cannot be substituted inside the cylinder, it can still be applied in after treatment when the engine is functioning fully on its normal fuel). Conversely, when the largest relative quantity of hydrogen is being applied at lower rpm (i.e., at start up, idle or low speed driving), the engine is not producing the high manifold heat normally needed for exhaust after treatment; however, in this mode of engine operation there is a priori no requirement for after treatment because the large portion of hydrogen being burned results in virtually no GHG or CAC emissions and, particularly, no NOx because the low cylinder temperature precludes nitrogen from combining with oxygen. In this manner, NOx that would otherwise be produced for the remaining useful life of the engine is eliminated and, in the manner described in the previous section, the originally mapped emission offsets data can be tallied and exchanged for cash. David Lange GRANTED PATENT G06Q 40/00 : FinanceInsuranceTax strateg... 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__label__cc	0.568252	0.431748	Tag Archives: FPL Barley Barber Swamp, the FPL Reservoir and its 1979 Catastrophic Failure (Part 1 of 2) Video above and also available here by link: (“Barley Barber Swamp, the FPL Reservoir and its 1979 Catastrophic Failure, Part 1 of 2,” by Todd Thurlow: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZvkvCEblfE&feature=youtu.be) From the air, Barley Barber Swamp is distinctive. Like a thimble, it sticks out into Florida Power and Light’s reservoir in Indiantown, Martin County. The 6700 acre “man made lake” can hold more than 80,000 acre feet of water. It lies just north of the C-44 canal, and east of the dike from a once sprawling Lake Okeechobee. Barley Barber is the “crown jewel.” “This jewel of a swamp” is a popular tourist destination and considered to be one of the finest remaining old-growth cypress communities in the country. In 1972, FPL purchased the swamp and surrounding lands to build their 6700 acre cooling reservoir that it operates in agreement with the South Florida Water Management District. An intake canal connects to the C-44 and S-153 to the northwest, contains and drains waters that once naturally flowed into Lake Okeechobee. It is a wonderful thing that FPL saved the remaining 400 acre swamp! Today it is teeming with plant and wildlife species, including ancient bald cypress tress, one qualifying as the largest in the United States. My brother, Todd, notes that some estimates put that tree at 1,000 years old. The Wikipedia entry says its 88 ft. tall with a circumference of 33 ft., while the “Lady Liberty” tree in the same park as the late “Senator” is 82 ft. tall and 32.8 ft circumference – and is claimed to be 2,000 years old? Hmmm? Maybe in south-central Florida we are really in first place! Giant cypress tree, Barley Barber Swamp as shared by Modern Mississauga Magazine, 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley_Barber_Swamp https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Liberty_(tree) http://championtrees.freshfromflorida.com/home.mvc/Index Cypress are valuable and majestic water trees. It’s so nice to have what’s left, but one can’t help but wonder what the swamp looked like before its ancient branches were cut for lumber, and its massive stumps burned to make way for agriculture? Well, we can can know…almost… I asked my brother, Todd, historic map expert, if he could show us, and he has created yet another “time capsule flight” video to take us there! Using 1940 United States Department of Agriculture aerials, a 1953 USGA topographical map, and 1974 Florida Department of Transportation map juxtaposed to Google Earth images from today, we see the swamp in all its glory stretching east with forks, like a “river of trees.” What a beautiful, beautiful swamp it must have been! Before it was cut down, Todd calculates it at 3076 acres, or 14.81 square miles. Amazing! I wonder what animals lived there? We can imagine alligators, and owls as the images fade in and out. And then we see the swamp’s stately trees replaced by the shape of the reservoir; we see the tree stumps burning, and smoke rising the sky. An offering perhaps… ….as humans we seem determined for the theme of our lives to be “Man over Nature.” Well, sometimes we win, and sometimes we lose… Today, Todd’s video focuses on the structure and size of the former Barley Barber Swamp, but in Part II, he will share yet another story, the 1979 catastrophic failure of the FPL reservoir that burst through its dike like a tidal wave… Todd Thurlow, www.thurlowpa.com To view all of Todd’s incredible Time Capsule Flights of Martin County featured on my blog: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDaNwdmfhj15bmGNQaGhog9QpkQPAXl06 Take a tour of Barley Barber Swamp with the Treasured Lands Foundation. Ex. Dir. Charles Barraclough gives great tours! Barley Barber Swamp/Tours: http://www.barleybarber.org Animals in the Swamp! https://www.fpl.com/environment/wildlife/barley-barber-wildlife.html Barley Barber? Where does the name come from? Who was Barley Barber? Alice and Greg Luckhardt: http://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/your-news/martin-county/reader-submitted/2017/04/14/historical-vignettes-martin-countys-barley-barber-swamp/100118178/ FPL/Barley Barber Swamp: https://www.fpl.com/environment/wildlife/barley-barber-history.html Florida Rambler, Barley Barber Swamp: http://www.floridarambler.com/florida-bike-hike-trails/barley-barber-rare-cypress-swamp-re-opens-for-tours/ FL Museum cypress trees: https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/index.php/southflorida/habitats/cypress-swamps/about/ IFAS, Cypress:http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/hot_topics/environment/cypress.shtml August 14, 2017 Guest writer, Uncategorized1979 break of FPL dike, aerials from the 1940s Dept of Ag, Barley Barber Swamp, breaking of the dike at FPL cooling pond, brother Todd Thurlow, champion cypress trees, Cypress tress, finest remaining old cypress growth, Florida Power and Light, FPL, FPL pond, FPL saved Barley Barber Swamp, How big was the swamp at Barley Barber originally, indiantown, larges cypress at barley barber swamp, old growth cypress, old maps and google, the FPL Reservoir and its 1979 Catastrophic Failure (Part 1 of 2), Time Capsule Flights, Todd Thurlow, todd thurlow and jacqui thurlow lippisch, topo, USGAJacqui Thurlow-Lippisch View all 4 comments What Happened to all the IRL Horseshoe Crabs? SLR/IRL Young horseshoe crabs, public photo, 2017 When I was a kid, I often walked to the Indian River Lagoon and just stood there in amazement watching the hundreds, if not thousands, of baby horseshoe crabs winding their way through the sands. They left circular trails, crossing over and over again… Where were they going? What were they doing? Why were there so many? Photo by Anthony J. Martin Every once in a while, I would pick one up and place it carefully in the palm of my hand. Its sharp tail and prickly feet pushed against me. I watched in wonder at its strength as it bent in half. Once returned to the sand, the little crab went back to work immediately as if nothing had happened at all. My mother had told me the horseshoe crabs were more ancient than the dinosaurs and had been here “forever.” “They are living fossils” she would say. “And they can live over 20 years and take 10 years just to mature.” Although I picked them up with such care, today, forty years later, when I try to find them, they’re gone. What happened to the horseshoe crabs of the Indian River Lagoon? How did a creature so ancient, resilient, and prevalent almost “disappear?” Although there is quite a bit of literature on the Central Indian River Lagoon, I could not find much on the Southern Lagoon. Some of the best documentation came from Gretchen S. Ehlinger and Richard A. Tankersley. On line, they are cited multiple times for their paper “Reproductive Ecology of the American Horseshoe Crab, Limulus Polyphemus, in the Indian River Lagoon: An Overview.” I was also able to read “Evaluation of the Horseshoe Crab Fishery in the Indian River Lagoon Using Catch Data From Two Power Plants,” and a September 2014 “FPL Cape Canaveral Energy Center Horseshoe Crab Deterrent Fence Specifications” publication. All of these lead to the following observations: decline of the species has been noted for around three decades. There have been UME’s or “Unexplained Mortality Events” where up to a 100,000 have died in the same area around the same time. Factors that are related to their overall decline in the lagoon include intense coastal development, shoreline breeding grounds destruction, and unbridled human population growth; expansion of agriculture drainage watersheds into the IRL; deteriorating water quality; power plants sucking up as many as 100,000 a year into their intake canals; and over-fishing. The crabs are used as bait, collected for marine purposes, and more recently captured live and bled for their “blue-blood”that is invaluable to human health. Unfortunately, for many years, the value and importance of the horseshoe crab was not recognized. For instance, Ehlinger and Tankersley note a one year study in the early 2000s at two Indian River Lagoon power plants that recorded a total of 39,097 crabs trapped on the intake screens at Cape Canaveral, and 53,121 at the Orland Utilities Plant. The scientists also mention a previous study from 1975 that estimated 69,662 at the Canaveral Plant, and 104,000 trapped annually at the Orlando Utilitility’s Indian River plant. “This alone could easily account for a decline in the Indian River population.” (Ehlinger and Tankersley 2007) The St Lucie Power Plant located here in the southern lagoon did not agree to be part of the study and there is very little research one can now find on the subject. In any case, the good news is that just recently the Cape Canaveral plant has installed a wall to protect the horseshoe crabs and science’s recognition of the species has people wanting them to come back. The Florida Wildlife Commission notes: “Horseshoe crabs are extremely important to the biomedical industry because their unique, copper-based blue blood contains a substance called “Limulus Amebocyte Lysate”, or “LAL”.This compound coagulates in the presence of small amounts of bacterial toxins and is used to test for sterility of medical equipment and virtually all injectable drugs. Anyone who has had an injection, vaccination, or surgery has benefitted from horseshoe crabs!” …”in March 2000, a series of management measures for horseshoe crabs went into effect in Florida. The regulations required a license to harvest and set a limit on the number of animals each licensee could harvest per day (25 to 100 animals allowed per day per person depending on the permit). In 2002, a biomedical permitting rule created a mechanism to allow for biomedical collection.” Horseshoe crabs being bled. Image as shared by FWC in 2017, first published in Popular Science. Personally, looking at these photos of the horseshoe crabs being bled is like a science fiction movie to me. Never as a kid would I have imagined my little friends with needles in their heads being milked for their blood. ….But if this is what is going to save them… I must say, if they could talk, I bet now is the strangest part of their 450 million year journey. In my mind, they will always be free and drawing circles in the sand. Ancient horseshoe crab fossil. CREDIT CARBON NYC / FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS Horseshoe crabs gather under a full moon to procreate. Photo, National Park Service. Horseshoe crab eye, JTL. Ehlinger and Tankersley: http://www.horseshoecrab.org/research/sites/default/files/DONE%20Ehlinger%20and%20Tankersley.pdf http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1999-08-22/sports/9908220099_1_crabs-mosquito-lagoon-titusville FPL wall to protect marine life, central lagoon: http://www.nexteraenergy.com/energynow/2015/0915/0915_marinelife.shtml St Lucie Power Plant effects on IRL and environment: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML0214/ML021430397.pdf Changing Global Perspectives on Horseshoe Crab Biology and Conservation Management: https://www.kobo.com/at/en/ebook/changing-global-perspectives-on-horseshoe-crab-biology-conservation-and-management Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs for Human Health: http://www.americanpharmaceuticalreview.com/Featured-Articles/167236-The-Incredible-Horseshoe-Crab-Modern-Medicine-s-Unlikely-Dependence-on-a-Living-Fossil/ FWS: https://www.fws.gov/northeast/pdf/horseshoe.fs.pdf FWC: http://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/crustaceans/horseshoe-crabs/fishery/ http://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/crustaceans/horseshoe-crabs/facts/ continued…. Me with horseshoe crab on my head, Spoil Island family boat outing, IRL, 1980. Photo Sandra Thurlow. Ehlinger and Tankersley Links: Addendum to FPL CCEC Horseshoe Crab Fence ERP Application Ehlinger and Tankersley 2007 Fla Sci Power Plant Study August 9, 2017 Uncategorized, wildlifeancient, Ancient animals, bleeding horseshoe crabs, bleeding horseshoe crabs may save them, decline in horseshoe crabs, Ehlinger and Tankersley horseshoe crabs, estuaries, Florida, FPL, growing up in stuart, History, horseshoe crab populations, horseshoe crabs, indian river lagoon, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Living fossils, Martin County, Older than the dinosaurs, power plants killing horseshoe crabs, resources horseshoe crabs, st lucie river, st lucie river and indian river lagoon, wall to protect horseshoe crabs, water, What Happened to all the IRL Horseshoe Crabs? SLR/IRLJacqui Thurlow-Lippisch View all 12 comments Award Winning “Field and Stream” Journalist, Hal Herring Tours the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon Award winning conservation, hunting and fishing journalist, Hal Herring over S-308, the connection from Lake Okeechobee to canal C-44 and the St Lucie River/IRL, JTL 5-13-17 Award page Hal Herring, from his web site At the recent Bullsugar “Fund the Fight” event, Captain Mike Connor introduced me to Montana based, award-winning fishing and hunting journalist, Hal Herring. I looked Hal straight in the eye, shook his strong hand and said, “It’s so nice to meet you Mr Herrington.” He smiled, eyes sparkling, and replied, “Herring mam. Like the fish.” About Hal Herring: (https://www.halherring.com/about) Hal Herring’s website: (https://www.halherring.com) Fly Life Magazine writes: “Herring, one of the leading outdoor writers of our time, co-manages the Conservationist Blog for Field & Stream, is the author of several books and is a regular contributor to numerous other well-known outdoor news outlets including High Country News, Montana’s Bully Pulpit Blog and the Nature Conservancy magazine.” To say the least, I felt honored to be chosen as a tour guide for Hal Herring as my husband and Mike Connor arranged an aerial journey for the visiting journalist. After researching Hal, checking out his website, and reading his article on the Clean Water Act, I knew I was dealing with a gifted journalist. What a great person to have learn about the problems of our St Lucie River! Hal Herring and JTL, Baron’s back seat Contemporary Florida canal map ACOE/SFWMD 1839 military/Everglades map Dan, Ed, Hal and JTL Canals C-23, C-24, C-25 and most southerly C-44 connected to Lake Okeechobee. We prepared the Baron for Saturday. My husband Ed invited friend and fellow fisherman Dr Dan Velinsky. The flight stared with a rough take off. I steadied myself. “Please don’t let me puke Lord…” As Ed gained altitude, things settled down and we were on our way… After taking off from Witham Field in Stuart, we followed the dreadful C-44 canal west to Lake Okeechobee; diverting north at the C-44 Reservoir under construction in Indiantown; traveled over the FPL cooling pond and S-308, the opening to C-44 and the St Lucie River at Port Mayaca. Next we followed Lake Okeechobee’s east side south to Pahokee, and then Belle Glade in the Sugarland of the EAA; here we followed the North New River Canal and Highway 27 south to the lands spoken about so much lately, A-1 and A-2 and surrounding area of the Tailman property where Senate Presidient Joe Negron’s recently negociated deeper reservoir will be constructed if all goes well; then we flew over the Storm Water Treatment Areas, Water Conservation Areas, and headed home east over the houses of Broward County inside the Everglades. Last over West Palm Beach, Jupiter, north along the Indian River Lagoon and then back to the St Lucie Inlet. Everywhere the landscape was altered. No wonder the water is such a mess… See red triangle left of right circle. This area of A-1 and A-2 and the reservoir is to be located on top of and closeby Old orange grove being made into the C-44 Reservoir/STA, Indiantown FPL cooling pond on edge of Lake O, Indiantown S-308 at Lake O, Port Mayaca Over Lake O A-1 and A-2 area, southern EAA with WCA on left Edge of Conservation areas next to A-1 and A-2 areas Broward County built into Everglades Along the SE coast looking south, FPL’s St Lucie Nuclear Power Plant Martin County, St Luice Inlet I explained the history, Dan told fish stories, Ed ducked in and out of clouds. All the while, Hal Herring took notes on a yellow legal pad with calmness and confidence. Nothing surprised him; he was a quick study in spite of all the variables. He was so well read, not speaking often but when he did, like a prophet of sorts. He spoke about this strange time of history, the time we are living in, when humans have overrun the natural landscape. He spoke about mankind being obsessed with transcending the limits of the natural world…and the control of nature…but for Hal there was no anger or disbelief, just wisdom. In his biography, he says it best: “My passions as a writer and storyteller lie where they always have – in exploring humankind’s evolving relationship to the natural world, and all the failures, successes and deep tensions inherent in that relationship…” In the Everglades region, Hal may just have hit the jackpot! Hal Herring and JTL Related Articles, Hal Herring Filed and Stream: http://www.fieldandstream.com http://flylifemagazine.com/profile-hal-herring-fights-environmental-indifference-word-by-word/ Fly Life: http://flylifemagazine.com Field and Stream, Clean Water Act, Hal Herring: http://www.fieldandstream.com/imminent-death-waters-us-rule Field and Stream, people: http://www.fieldandstream.com/people/hal-herring Hal Herring’s website: https://www.halherring.com About Hal Herring: https://www.halherring.com/about May 15, 2017 aerial photos, Lake Okeechobee, St Luice River and C-44 Canal, Uncategorizedaerial tour, Award winning journalist, broward, Bullsugar, C-44, C-44 Reservoir, Clean Water Act, EAA, estuaries, Everglades Agricultural Area, exposure to the St Lucie River issues by award winning journalist, Field and Stream, fish, Florida, Fly Life Magazine, FPL, FPL cooling pond, FPL st lucie power plant, Hal, Hal Herring, Herring, History, houses in everglades, humans, indiantown, inspiration, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Joe negron, Lake Okeechobee, like the fish, map canals, map everglades, map negron, Martin County, Mike Connor, natural environment overrun by humans, pollution, Reservoir, Senator Joe Negron, SLR/IRL, South Florida Drainage, south florida water management district, st lucie river, Stuart, tour over everglades, waterJacqui Thurlow-Lippisch View all 4 comments Understanding C-PAC, JTL vs the Political Machine-A Retrospective, SLR/IRL Part #3, PACS C-PAC Today along the St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon, I continue my series “JTL vs the Political Machine,” a retrospective for my county commission district 1 campaign loss. I find that hindsight is always 20/20, reviewing everything is helpful, and certainly understanding how things work will make me a better candidate in the future. As a teacher it is an oportunity for me to share the electoral process so others can learn too. Yesterday we reviewed Write in Candidates, and the Firefighters Union. Today we begin with one of multiple PACs, or Political Action Committees. On the simplest level, a PAC is an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation. PACs must report monies raised to election offices, and the tiers of giving are often multilayered and not easy to trace. I am going to start with the PAC closest to home, C-PAC. C-PAC is the political action committee for the Stuart Chamber. https://www.stuartmartinchamber.org I have a lot of acquaintances in the Stuart Chamber, but due to long-standing relationships and other factors the chamber supported my opponent Doug Smith. Thus we study his post card today. The Stuart Chamber supported Mr Smith by sending out a post card for him. The average political postcard mailing for design, printing, and mailing runs around $15,000, so it is very helpful if a PAC sends out a postcard for you if you are a candidate because then you don’t have to raise the money yourself! Below is the postcard C-PAC sent out for Doug Smith. Look closely on the back side bottom, it reads: “Paid Electioneering Communication paid for by C-PAC, 1650 S. Kanner, Highway, FL 34994” if Mr. Smith’s campaign had paid for this, it would say that… For the busy and hardworking public, it is hard to take the time to find out where PACs get their money and thus who is really supporting a candidate so let’s look a bit deeper and see what we find out. It’s fun. Like being a detective! First of all as C-PACs address is in Martin County, you have to go to the Martin County Supervisor of Election’s website and click on the COMMITTEE INFO, COMMITTEES, C-PAC, and then “Non Election Specific Reporting:” http://www.martinvotes.com/CFElectionFilings.aspx?elect_id=&comm_id=27 Once clicking around one can see that in 2015 and 2016, C-PAC accepted PAC money from the following : I know most of the donors in 2015, but who is Florida Jobs Pac in 2016 who gave $25,000 to C- PAC on 7/14/16? According to the StPetersburgBlog: Florida Jobs PAC is a political arm of the Florida Chamber of Commerce. That makes sense–but let’s look at the donations. As Florida Jobs Pac’s address is Tallahassee we must go to the Florida Division of Election’s website and type in Florida Jobs under “Committees:” http://dos.elections.myflorida.com/campaign-finance/contributions/ This is what comes up. There are many donors but some stand out like Duda and Sons Inc., Florida Crystals, FPL with so many, and United States Sugar Corporation. Hmmmm? So although the postcard says C-PAC. There is more to it than that. Good to know! We’ll study some more of the Tallahasse PACs in the coming days. They are very interesting too. Learn more here: Dept of State: http://dos.myflorida.com/elections/candidates-committees/ September 21, 2016 UncategorizedC-PAC, doug smith, duda, estuaries, Florida, florida jobs, FPL, indian river lagoon, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, JTL campaign, JTL versus the Political Machine, machine, Martin County, Retrospecive, retrospective, st lucie river, Stuart Chamber, tracing pac money, US SugarJacqui Thurlow-Lippisch View all 3 comments A Look Back in Time at the Altering Landscape of Dredge and Fill, SLR/IRL Dredge and fill, public photo, 2015. A multi-image of the area in the 1887 NOAA map, the 1925 shot (partially), 1940, a 1958 NOAA map, 1970 and today by Todd Thurlow. Link to video:(https://youtu.be/hsDmPmRWLRE?list=PLDaNwdmfhj15bmGNQaGhog9QpkQPAXl06) Today’s blog is a full expansion of the 1925 aerial photo I wrote about last Friday. My brother Todd took this photo creating a time line flight of 1925 and 1940 views of the Sailfish Flats, the Indian and St. Lucie Rivers, and the St. Lucie Canal (C-44). Todd’s video is a history lesson in “dredge and fill” which was very common throughout all south Florida and the United States until national laws in the 1970s required more scrutiny and often no longer allow such due to heavy impacts and damages on waterways and the natural environment. Our Martin and St Lucie County canals dug by the ACOE and water management entities C-44, C-23, C-24, C-25 are dredge and fill. Sailfish Point, Sewall’s Point, and Indian River Plantation, just to name a few, have large portions that are dredge and fill. The dike around Lake Okeechobee and the work abound the FPL plant in Indiantown by Barley Barber Swamp are dredge and fill. At the time, it was “how it was done.” People did not foresee the ramifications to the environment or to people living in these areas in the future. The land was our Play Doh… 1925 aerial by Bob Higgins shared by Sandra H. Thurlow. SLR/IRL I know you will learn a lot and enjoy watching Todd’s video. The link is above. —My questions to Todd after I saw the video included: Jacqui: “So Todd, what are the white lines on the edge of Stuart, Rocky Point etc…more piled white sand? Looks like Jupiter Island was smaller at one point…across from Sailfish… So how in the world did they dig out the Sailfish Point Marina and what about the straight marina of Sailfish Point that was already there from the days of Mr Rand? Also what about the FPL Pond in Indiantown? Where do you think they put that fill? Holy cow! That’s a lot of fill! (I have adapted Todd’s words after checking concepts with him so I could present info in a simple manner.) Todd: “The lines on the edge of Rocky Point were probably a beachy shoreline. With it being more open water at the time and more exposed to the inlet; I’m sure there was more of a beach there. That shoreline matches perfectly the shoreline shown on the early NOAA maps – even before the inlet was there. With respect to Jupiter Island, you are probably referring to all the spoil that was piled up at the entrance to the Great Pocket – some of that was put there when I was in middle school. The main part of Jupiter Island is more to the east and is now gone – and earlier connected to Hutchinson Island. The old Gilbert’s Bar Inlet was south of that point. The marina on Sailfish Point was dredge fill. We have some aerials of it in the making. As was the case in areas of Sewall’s Point, the sand dug to build small marinas or subdivisions was piled on the land (Archipelago, Isle Addition) to make the land higher or to create completely new lands. As far as the giant FPL pond, they probably just dug with a dragline and used the fill to make the dike around the outside of the pond and also to build up the land around FPL.” So we live in an environment altered by our forefathers, and now we are experiencing unintended consequences to the health of our St Lucie River/Indian River Lagoon. We must assist the next generation in understanding the past so that we and they can create a better water future. And that we can! Link to Friday’s blog that inspired Todd’s video: (http://jacquithurlowlippisch.com/2015/12/18/a-1925-view-of-the-st-lucie-riverindian-river-lagoon-slrirl/) December 21, 2015 Uncategorized1925 and 1940 view, ACOE, Aerials, aerials st lucie river, C-23, C-24, C-24. C-23, C-25, C-44, canals, Drainage, Dredge and fill, estuaries, Florida, FPL, FPL plant Indiantown, History, indian river plantation, inspiration, Jacqui Thurlow-Lippisch, Martin County, NOAA maps, sailfish poiont, sailfish pooint, Sewall's Point, st lucie river, time capsule flight, Todd Thurlow, understanding, United States Army Corps of Engineers, waterJacqui Thurlow-Lippisch View all 4 comments	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1401
__label__wiki	0.903854	0.903854	Kashmir History’s First Ashok Chakra Goes To Ikhwan Turned Soldier, Posthumously By KL News Network on January 26, 2019 Kashmir Latest News, Web Exclusive by Tasavur Mushtaq SRINAGAR: On November 25, 2018, when a fierce gun battle between militants and counter-insurgency forces in south Kashmir’s Shopian led to the killing of eight persons, including six militants, an army man and a civilian, the security grid termed it as a major successive success of the month. However, they regretted the killing of Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani. Nazir, army says was a highly decorated soldier of the 162 Territorial Army operating with 34 Rashtriya Rifles. A native of Cheki Ashmuji in Kulgam district, he was awarded the Sena medal twice. Lance_Naik_Nazir_Wani Two months after his death, Nazir has become the first Kashmiri to be chosen for the Ashoka Chakra, the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award. President Ram Nath Kovind would present the award to his wife, Mehjabeen. Militancy, Ikhwan and Army It dates back to over two decades when Nazir was operating as a militant. Changing loyalties, he became part of dreaded group of renegades, commonly known as Ikhwan. A native of Cheki Ashmuji, a stronghold of Communist party leader Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, Nazir later joined the 162 Infantry Battalion of the Territorial Army in 2004. The battalion turned out to be a safe haven for Ikhwanis. On condition of anonymity, a local said Nazir had killed around two dozen militants. Enduring death threats, he shifted to a well-protected colony at Kulgam district headquarters. His parents and three brothers continued to live in their native village. Nazir lost life along with six militants and a civilian early Sunday morning on November 25, last year. The army spokesman said ‘Nazir fought fiercely, displayed courage, took many hits and eliminated the district commander of the LeT before falling.” Praising his valour, the army said “he was the hero right from the beginning and this is evident from when he got Sena Medal in 2007 and 2018,” the year of his killing.” His wife, Mehjabeen was not home when Nazir fell to the bullets. Married in late nineties, when they met, it was love at first sight. The couple had two sons, Athar and Shaid. Proud of her slain husband, Mehjabeen, a teacher by profession says “he valued his duty most and wanted to make his battalion proud.” As Nazir became first Kashmiri to have the India’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the response in his village is insignificant. The family did not see anybody complimenting them for the feat. Though his village has no militant presence, but the award still seems not relevant during the present situation. As per locals, the family has left for Delhi to attend the award ceremony. Highest peacetime military decoration awarded for valour, Ashok Chakra is the peacetime equivalent of the Param Vir Chakra, and is awarded for the “most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent valour or self-sacrifice”. Ashok Chakra Kashmir news Kulgam encounter Previous ArticleClashes near gunfight site in Khunmoh Next Article Kashmir highway closed on sixth consecutive day KL News Network Gunshots heard in Kulgam village during CASO Kupwara Killing: Er Rasheed leads anti-army protest, arrested LeT pays tribute to 3 slain militants and woman	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1405
__label__cc	0.594143	0.405857	JGoodWithSports Until The Clock Stops Tourney Contest 2018 Tag: New England Becoming The Bar Basketball, Football, Media, NBA, NFL, Rivalry, Sports In life, it’s easier to fail than it is to succeed. In sports, it’s easier to lose than it is to win. You have to have talent, skills, chemistry, motivation and willing to put the team first. Dominance is not achieved by accident. Consistency doesn’t happen overnight. Gregg Popovich and Bill Belichick have set the bar in their respective sports for almost the past 2 decades. There are plenty of similarities between the two in my eyes. Both have won 5 championships as head coaches (Popovich: 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014. Belichick: 2002, 2004, 2005, 2015, 2017). Each coach has had a transcending and iconic player during their championship runs (Popovich: Tim Duncan. Belichick: Tom Brady). Both coaches have established a culture to where it’s about the name on the front of the jersey instead of the back. When it comes to the media, both of them have had unique responses to questions asked. Even with the success, both have had their share of scrutiny. Popovich has been criticized for being “short” with his answers to questions about basketball. However, he’s opinionated about questions outside of the sport, like politics and social issues. Personally, I don’t have a problem with it because life is bigger than the NBA, but I understand the frustration of the media at times. Belichick and the New England Patriots were under fire for “Spygate” and “Deflategate”. Spygate occurred in 2007 when the team was caught filming the New York Jets play-call signals. Deflategate happened in 2015 against the Indianapolis Colts during the AFC Championship game where the Patriots were accused of having slightly underinflated footballs. FOXBOROUGH, MA – JUNE 4: Head coach Bill Belichick, of the New England Patriots, speaks to the media after organized team activities at Gillette Stadium on June 4, 2015 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) What I do appreciate the most about both coaches is their consistency over the years. Since the NBA lockout shortened-season in 1999, the San Antonio Spurs have won a least 50 games each season and are on pace to extend the streak this season. The Spurs have been able to demonstrate their winning culture with different players over the years. It started with the “Twin Tower” era with David Robinson and Tim Duncan. Then it changed to the Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili era. Now Kawhi Leonard is the face of the franchise with LaMarcus Aldridge next to him. The common denominator has been Gregg Popovich and his ability to adjust his coaching with the personnel around him. Since becoming the head coach in 2000 for the New England Patriots, Bill Belichick has won 15 division titles and has won at least 10 games since 2003. Like the San Antonio Spurs, the Patriots have been able to continue their winning culture by plugging in players around Tom Brady that fits the system. Brady went from having Troy Brown as his favorite target to Deion Branch, Randy Moss, Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski, and Julian Edelman. When you set the bar for excellence, you eventually become the bar. Gregg Popovich and Bill Belichick have done just that. With respect to Red Auerbach, Phil Jackson, and Pat Riley, I believe Gregg Popovich is the greatest coach in NBA history. I firmly believe the same for Bill Belichick in the NFL. You don’t have to be a fan of either, but you have to respect their greatness to keep this longevity of excellence up for almost 20 years. JGOOD March 4, 2018 March 4, 2018 JGoodBelichick, Bill Belichick, Deflategate, Gregg Popovich, Gronk, Kawhi Leonard, NBA, New England, New England Patriots, NFL, Patriots, Popovich, Randy Moss, San Antonio, San Antonio Spurs, Spurs, Spygate, Superbowl, Tim Duncan, Tom Brady3 Comments Awards, Fantasy Football, Football, Media, NFL, Rivalry, Sports Today is bittersweet for the NFL. Even though this is the biggest game of the year, this is also the last game of the NFL season until the summer time. I do enjoy other sports that are active during the NFL offseason, but not having Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Football, and even fantasy football leaves an unreplaceable void. With that being said, let’s hope this game ends with a bang. At 39 years old, Tom Brady is making his 7th trip to the Super Bowl. The New England Patriots have looked dominant the whole season, even with Brady being suspended the first 4 games of the regular season due to “Deflate-gate”. Even though New England has been without their superstar tight end Ron Gronkowski since November 13th, the additions of Chris Hogan, Martellus Bennett, and Michael Floyd have given the offense more depth. Already having Julian Edelman, LeGarrette Blount, Danny Amendola, and Dion Lewis, the New England Patriots have never lost a step. This season’s league MVP, Matt Ryan, has led his team to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1999. Ryan is the ringleader to this high-power offense, who was the highest scoring team in the NFL (33.8 points per game) 2nd in the NFL in total offense. Center Alex Mack has been the unsung hero of this offense. Atlanta arguably has the best 1-2 punch at running back with Devonta Freeman and Tevon Coleman. Atlanta finished top 5 in the NFL in rushing this season. The Atlanta Falcons have improved their wide receiver core by adding speedster Taylor Gabriel and possession receiver Mohamed Sanu. I forgot to mention that Atlanta already has arguably the best wide receiver in the NFL with Julio Jones. It’s kind of hard to bet against New England. They have had consistency at the coaching and quarterback positions between Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. Also, those 2 individuals had plenty of experience in the Super Bowl. Their offense is good because of their versatility. Their defense has played well at times, but it’s not as consistent as their last Super Bowl appearance 2 years ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if New England wins today for these reasons alone. However, I believe Atlanta’s offense will be a problem. Once this offense gets rolling, it’s almost impossible to stop it (I think of it like a snowball running downhill). New England has never scored a touchdown in the first quarter of any Super Bowl. This will probably be the toughest offense New England has ever seen in the biggest game. As good as Malcolm Butler is, I don’t think he can stop Julio Jones by himself (if he is to cover him). Atlanta’s defense has stepped up in the playoffs, getting consistent pressure on opposing quarterbacks. I’m officially going with the “underdog” tonight. I have the Atlanta Falcons defeating the New England Patriots 27-21. February 5, 2017 February 5, 2017 JGoodAtlanta, Atlanta Falcons, Houston, Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, MVP, New England, New England Patriots, Sports, Super Bowl, Super Bowl 51, Super Bowl LI, Superbowl, Tom Brady7 Comments NFL Week 8: Tips and Fantasy Picks Fantasy Football, Football, Media, NFL, Rivalry, Sports CONFIDENCE PICKS JGood (Green) 12 Denver 10 New York Jets 9 Minnesota 8 Carolina 6 Jacksonville D.Reed (Blue) 12 Tennessee 3 Detroit Week 7 Points and Results JGood: 81 pts (8-6) record; Overall: 475 pts (53-53) D.Reed: 78 pts (9-5) record; Overall: 533 pts (61-44) HOT OR NOT 🔥❄️ (D.Reed) Jameis Winston (Oakland @ Tampa Bay) “Famous Jameis” is fresh off of a solid outing on the road against San Francisco, tossing 3 scores and 1 INT!! I expect for Winston to duplicate his solid performance this week against a very exploitable Oakland secondary. The Oakland defense has allowed 13 touchdown passes this season, therefore, the “Winston to Evans” connection will be in full effect!!! In a week where a total of 6 teams are on bye, Winston is a great streaming option at QB!!! Matt Ryan (Green Bay @ Atlanta) Last week against San Diego, Ryan posted a subpar stat line of 273 yards through the air for 1 TD and also threw 1 INT, but I expect for Ryan to bounce back against Green Bay at home. “Matty Ice” has been one of the most consistent and productive fantasy QBs this season, and I expect that production to continue against an injury-ridden Packers secondary!!! If this game turns out to be the shootout, and I think it will be, Ryan may very well be in for one of his best games of the year!!! Jacquizz Rodgers (Tampa Bay @ Oakland) In the two games since taking over the starting backfield in Tampa, “Quizz” has a whopping 62 total touches for 292 total yards (255 rushing, 37 receiving)!!! With that type of usage, Rodgers is a must-start this week against an Oakland defense allowing 5 yards a carry to opposing running backs!! With Doug Martin listed as doubtful for yet another week due to hamstring injury, all signs are pointing to another solid outing for Rodgers!!! Christine Michael (Seattle @ New Orleans) Christine Michael was in an old-fashioned defensive battle on the road last week against Arizona where he managed only 52 yards on 16 carries!!! It was a tough week not only for Michael, but majority of the Seahawk offense!! This week Michael is matched up against a Saints defense that has been awful against the run this season. With such a favorable matchup this week, Michael could be in for a very productive day!!! Brandon Marshall (New York Jets @ Cleveland) What’s not to love about Marshall’s week 8 matchup against an 0-7 Browns team!!!?? For the past two weeks, Marshall has been in a mini slump, but with Ryan Fitzpatrick back under center, I expect Marshall’s production, or lack thereof, to make a full recovery!! Plug Marshall in at the WR1 spot this week with confidence!!! Randall Cobb (Green Bay @ Atlanta) Cobb is coming off of his best fantasy game of the season with 11 grabs for 95 yards and a score! Cobb also tallied 5 rushes for 21 yards!! Cobb gets an Atlanta defense who has been far from stellar this year, therefore, I predict that Cobb will have a very productive day on the road in week 8!! All receivers in the Packers’ receiving corp could be in for a fantastic outing, but I believe that Cobb will be the most productive since he does most of his damage out of the slot!!! Jimmy Graham (Seattle @ New Orleans) Jimmy Graham has been targeted at least 8 times in four games, and with Russell Wilson looking his way early and often, Graham could be in for a productive day on the road against the Saints. I’m thinking that Jimmy Graham would love nothing more than to get into the end zone against his former team and do his signature slam dunk on the goal posts!!! Graham could be in for his best game of the season!!! New York Jets (vs Cleveland) Last week, the Jets defense posted their best defensive game of the season against Baltimore, forcing 2 INTS and forcing a fumble!!! Five D/ST units have scored at least 10 fantasy points against the Browns this year, therefore, I expect for the Jets defense to build off their performance from last week and log in another solid defensive outing!!! What’s Not ️ Tyrod Taylor (New England @ Buffalo) Even though Taylor faired well (17 pts) against the Pats in Foxborough, I expect it to be different this time around! With injuries to his top play makers LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins, that could lead to New England putting all the pressure on Taylor and his group of unproven skilled position players (not to mention Tom Brady off suspension this time around)!!! Taylor looks to be in for a rough day against the Pats who looks to avenge their week 4 loss!!! T.J. Yeldon (Jacksonville @ Tennessee) The Jacksonville backfield has been in disarray as both T.J. Yeldon and Chris Ivory failed to make a fantasy impact over to the last few weeks. It’s tough to start a player on a team that uses the dreaded “running back by committee”, and to add more insult to injury, the Jags have a tough matchup on the road against a tough Tennessee Titans defense that’s been stingy against opposing RBs. If you can help it, stay away from both RBs in the Jags backfield this week!!! Alshon Jeffery (Minnesota @ Chicago) Alshon Jeffery is having a very disappointing fantasy season so far, and things don’t seem to lighten up for him as he gets a brutal week 8 matchup against a Vikings defense that has held every WR they’ve faced in check this year!!! Jeffery may get a slight bump if Cutler plays this week, but I don’t believe it will be enough to overcome such a stout defense!!! Temper your expectations with Alshon this week!!! Coby Fleener (Seattle @ New Orleans) This week, Fleener gets a Seattle defense that currently allows only five fantasy points per game to opposing TEs and has yielded just one TD all season!!! Fleener put up a stinker last week (4 pts) against Kansas City and could be in for the same, as he looks to rebound against a top notch defense. Fleener should be avoided if possible!!! Buffalo (vs New England) The last time Buffalo played New England in week 4, the Bills scored 15 fantasy points, but they played against a Tom Brady-less Patriots team!!! With Brady back under center, it will be a long day for the Buffalo Bills defense as Brady will look to keep his hot streak alive in this divisional showdown!!! I’m sure you can find better options at D/ST this week!!! D.Reed @freshprynce23 (Twitter and Instagram) JGood @jgoodwithsports (Twitter and Instagram) October 27, 2016 October 27, 2016 JGoodConfidence, New England, New York, NFL, NFL Picks, NFL Season, NFL Week 8, Picks, Sports5 Comments NFL Week 2 Tips and Fantasy Picks Fantasy Football, Football, Media, NFL, Rivalry, Seattle, Sports 16 Carolina 15 Arizona 14 Oakland 13 Green Bay 12 New York Giants 5 Pittsburgh 3 Baltimore 2 New York Jets 11 Detroit 7 Philadelphia JGood: 73 pts (8-8) record D.Reed: 90 pts (10-6) record What’s Hot🔥 Eli Manning (New Orleans @ NYG) Much like Derek Carr Last week, it is now Eli Manning who ends up with a tasty matchup this week. With a plethora of pass catchers at his disposal, mixed in with the Saints porous secondary, you have the makings of a wonderful fantasy day for Eli and company!!! Matthew Stafford (Detroit vs Tennessee) No Calvin Johnson??!! No problem!!! Many feared that Stafford would flop this year without his recently retired, future Hall of Fame WR, Megatron. But Stafford gashed the Colts secondary to the tune of 3 TDs, zero interceptions, and 340 yds passing!! Seeing how this is a home game, and Stafford is usually pretty good at home, I see this matchup being similar to his week 1 numbers. C.J. Anderson (Indianapolis @ Denver) Anderson dazzled in his week one matchup against a brutal Carolina defense, running for 92 yds and TD and adding another score through the air on 4 catches!!! Anderson was heavily involved in the offense, that was rolling on all cylinders, and did more than hold his own in this Super Bowl rematch. Now he draws a matchup made in heaven against a poor Colts run defense!!! It looks like C.J. is shaping up to be the RB we expected him to be in his 2015 campaign!!!! Ezekiel Elliot (Dallas @ Washington) “Zeke” called his first career game against the New York Giants an “average” one. Elliot rushed for 51 yds and a score in week one, but I expect his matchup with Washington to be anything but average. Washington was gashed by DeAngelo Williams Monday night for 143 rushing yds and 2 scores!!!! With Washington playing off a short week and battling that great Cowboys offensive line, I see one heck of a game in the works for Elliot!!!! Kelvin Benjamin (San Francisco @ Carolina) Last week I had Benjamin on my “Whats Not” list and. . .BOY WAS I WRONG!!!! The “big fella” had no problems giving the “No Fly Zone” fits as he caught 6 balls for 92 yds and a TD on a whopping 12 targets!!!! With his size and high target volume, I see Benjamin giving any opposing defense problems. If he could best one of the league’s top secondaries, what do you think he’ll do at home versus San Fran??? Jordan Matthews (Philadelphia @ Chicago) I love Matthews this week for the same reason I like Kelvin Benjamin and that’s volume!!! J-Matt was targeted a ridiculous 14 times and turned that into 7 catches, 114 yds, and a score!!! He seems to be the clear first option in the passing game for rookie Carson Wentz so I can definitely see stellar performances in the near future for Matthews!! And with Philly drawing a very suspect Chicago defense this week, that stellar performance may come sooner rather than later. Travis Kelce (Kansas City @ Houston) The 6 foot 6 TE, with great speed, seems to be a matchup problem for anyone who dares to contain him, especially for Houston in particular! In the last two meetings against Houston, Kelce combined for 14 grabs, 234 yards, and two scores. I think that alone is enough reason to give Kelce the nod at your TE slot!!! Carolina (vs San Franciso) San Francisco was able to move the ball quite well against the Los Angeles Rams Monday night, but it’s safe to say that won’t be the case this week!! I smell trouble for the 49’ers on the road against Luke Kuechly and company as Carolina’s defense is definitely among “the crème de la crème”!!! What’s Not❄️ Ryan Tannehill (Miami @ New England) Tannehill could have ended up with a better stat line last week against a tough Seattle Seahawk defense if it wasn’t for Kenny “Butterfingers” Stills dropping a sure “would be” touchdown!!! I can see this week ending up much worse for Tannehill as he travels to Foxborough to face the Patriots where he hasn’t played particularly well. In 4 career games there, Tannehill has just 3 TDs and 7 interceptions!!!! I see a rocky road for Tannehill this week!!! Frank Gore (Indianapolis @ Denver) Denver’s defense held Jonathan Stewart in check last week for a measly 64 yards rushing!! I think Gore is in for a similar outing against a very stout defense!!! I don’t expect too much out of Gore besides warming my bench if I own him. Play at your own risk!!! T.Y. Hilton (Indianapolis @ Denver) Looks like Hilton has a date with both Aqib Talib and Chris Harris this week!! That should draw some caution seeing how they’re the best CB tandem in the league!! In my opinion, Hilton is no more than a flex play on the road against the suffocating secondary!! Jimmy Graham (Seattle @ Los Angeles) What ever happened to the Jimmy Graham that once wreaked havoc on all that came in his path?? He’s been working his way back from a knee injury trying to rekindle his old ways to when he was Drew Brees’ go-to guy in New Orleans. Only being involved in 17 plays in week one, I don’t see the old Jimmy returning to true form anytime soon. Minnesota (@ Green Bay) Defensively, the Vikings played impressively against Marcus Marriota and the Titans, but this week they’ve got a tough matchup against one of the leagues best in Aaron Rodgers!!! Don’t get me wrong, I like the Vikings D, but I rarely bet against Rodgers, who’s known for lighting up defenses like the end of December!!! D.Reed @freshprynce23 (Instagram) September 15, 2016 September 15, 2016 JGoodAaron Rodgers, Carolina, Fantasy Football, Football, Kelvin Benjamin, New England, NFL, NFL Picks, Picks, SportsLeave a comment NFL Week 1 Picks and Fantasy Tips 13 Buffalo 12 Kansas City 11 Indianapolis 6 Cleveland 4 Tampa Bay 3 New York Giants 1 Tennesse 2 Arizona Derek Carr & Drew Brees (Oakland @ New Orleans) I expect this one to be a shoot out!!! Both offenses are equipped to throw the ball a ton while in rebuilding mode. So I expect to see fireworks in this one! Andrew Luck (Detroit @ Indianapolis) Luck is healthy and ready to roll against a defense that is no stranger to allowing a LOT of yards thrown in the air! With the emergence of Donte Moncrief, alongside established T.Y. Hilton and a healthy Dwayne Allen, I expect Luck to throw it early and often!!!! Spencer Ware (San Diego @ Kansas City) Last season, in relief of injured Jamaal Charles, Ware averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 6 TDs!! While Charles is nursing an injury and Charcandrick West is fresh off an injury, I expect Ware to be the main man in the backfield against a soft Chargers run D!!! I’m starting Ware with confidence!!! Doug Martin (Tampa Bay @ Atlanta) In five career games against Atlanta, Martin has averaged 81 rushing yards and 21.6 carries also adding four TDs!!! Martin is hot of a huge campaign in 2015 and I don’t see Atlanta derailing that productivity!!! Amari Cooper (Oakland @ New Orleans) The Saints Defense allowed the fourth most fantasy points to WRs last year so I look for both Cooper and Crabtree to find “pay dirt” in what is sure to be an old fashioned shootout!!! Brandon Marshall (Cincinatti @ NYJ) What can I say. .ummm. . he’s a 6 foot 4 wideout with a huge wingspan, and Ryan Fitzpatrick loves to throw to him. . .A LOT!!! Fitzy is back, and I see no problem with him finding his top target even against a pretty good Bengals defense. Jordan Reed (Pittsburgh @ Washington) Reed is coming off of a stellar year, and I think he will continue his hot streak in 2016. He’s a core piece of a newly pass happy offense with Kirk Cousins, chucking it to his plethora of pass catchers!!! I think Reed will be a matchup problem for a talented but young Steelers D!! Seattle Seahawks (vs Miami) The “LOB” (Legion of Boom) is one of a the leagues premier defenses against a team that struggled to move the ball quite often in 2015. . .nuff said. If that won’t rattle you, the 12th man will!!! Cam Newton and Trevor Siemian Not starting the MVP of the league last year?? Are you kidding me??!! Not quite. If you have him start him, just don’t expect much from either Siemian or Super Cam!! I see a low scoring game with both QBs turning it over!! The Broncos D is still as stout as can be (ask Von Miller), and even with the loss of Norman, Carolina D is no slouch either! Arian Foster and Jay Ajayi (Miami @ Seattle) Arian Foster was named the starting back in Miami, but there will still be some type of time share in the backfield. Both backs combined still won’t be enough against a hard-nosed Seattle defense! Many WRs have tried their best to expose Denver’s “No Fly Zone”, and more times than none, they’ve failed!!! As talented a receiver as Benjamin is, he’s no exception to the rule!!! Antonio Gates (San Diego @ Kansas City) In two games last year, Kansas City’s defense held Gates to 7 catches and 82 yards no touchdowns! Without LaDarius Green breathing down his back, I still expect him to have an “okay” year, but not stellar because Gates has been battling both injuries and Father Time!!!! Miami D (@ Seattle) Ohhhhh don’t do it!!! Please don’t do it!! (In my best Drake impersonation) September 7, 2016 September 8, 2016 JGoodChicago, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Tips, Football, New England, NFL, NFL Picks, Picks, Sports, What's Hot, What's Not3 Comments NFL Season Predictions 2016 Awards, Fantasy Football, Football, Media, NFL, Sports My good friend D.Reed and I are making our predictions for this upcoming season. Make sure you check him and myself out on social media for NFL updates and Fantasy Football advice. Divison Winners and Wildcard Cincinnati – JGood Pittsburgh – D.Reed Jacksonville – JGood Houston – D.Reed New England – JGood New England – D.Reed Oakland – JGood Kansas City – D.Reed Wildcard Spots New York Jets/Pittsburgh – JGood Denver/Indianapolis – D.Reed Green Bay – JGood Green Bay – D.Reed Carolina – JGood Carolina – D.Reed New York Giants – JGood Washington – D.Reed Arizona – JGood Seattle – D.Reed Seattle/Dallas – JGood Arizona/Minnesota – D.Reed Superbowl Outcome Arizona 24, New England 21 – JGood Pittsburgh 30, Seattle 27 – D.Reed Carson Palmer – JGood Russell Wilson/Ben Roethlisberger – D.Reed Offensive POY Antonio Brown – JGood Antonio Brown – D.Reed Defensive POY Khalil Mack – JGood Khalil Mack/Von Miller – D.Reed Carson Wentz – JGood Ezekiel Elliot – D.Reed Defensive ROY Jalen Ramsey – JGood Jalen Ramsey – D.Reed Bruce Arians (Arizona) – JGood Jack Del Rio (Oakland) – D.Reed Comeback POY Jordy Nelson – JGood Kelvin Benjamin – D.Reed. September 7, 2016 September 8, 2016 JGoodAwards, Coach, Division Winners, Football, MVP, New England, NFL, NFL Picks, NFL Season, Predictions, Sports, Superbowl, WildcardLeave a comment NFL Careers Decreasing? Football, Health, Media, NFL, Sports Over the years, we have discovered the short and long term health issues with players who played in the NFL. I haven’t seen the movie “Concussion” yet starring Will Smith (it’s on my “to-do” list) but one of my good friends has. In a nut shell, he decided that his son won’t be playing football. Since the new year, we found out Calvin Johnson plans to retire, Marshawn Lynch put a picture of his cleats hanging on a telephone wire on Instagram, and Jerod Mayo became the latest to announce his retirement. Not only are these big name stars that’s retiring, but they’re retiring at a young age. Calvin Johnson is 30. Marshawn Lynch and Jerod Mayo are 29 years old. 2 of the 3 have won the Superbowl and all of them have been Pro Bowlers. All 3 of them are in the prime of their careers, even though all of them have been dealing with injuries. The fact is each one of them can compete at an elite level, but they are choosing to leave on their own terms. Barry Sanders retired at 30 and he wanted to leave before his body got taken apart (and that’s before we found out about the multiple health issues with football nowadays). After hearing about Junior Seau’s unfortunate death, I believe current NFL players are starting to pay attention to their long term health. Seau died to a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the chest in 2012. However, it was discovered that he had suffered brain damage from playing football. I’m not saying that was the cause of his death but you never know if it played any part of it. When you see plays like this (click here), you start to wonder how much of an impact is that really having on a human. Adrian Coxson, former Green Bay Packers wide receiver, retired last summer. He was carted off on an ambulance due to a severe concussion. He said his next hit could be his last and therefore retired. He’s 23 years old. At this rate, the only positions with longevity is going to be quarterbacks (because of the rules), kickers, and punters. Adrian Coxson If I were the NFL, I would be concerned with the early retirements that has occurred within the past month. I know Roger Goodell has attempted to make the game safer by adjusting the rules but there’s only so much you can to make a physical sport “safe”. Only time will tell what’s going to happen next, but I expect this trend of early retirements to grow. February 18, 2016 February 18, 2016 JGoodConcussions, Health, Injuries, Jerod Mayo, Marshawn Lynch, Megatron, New England, NFL19 Comments Follow Blog via Email. Sign up now! 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__label__wiki	0.527601	0.527601	This site is dedicated to the work of hypnotherapist Joe Keeton. Joe helped thousands of people to deal with physical and emotional problems through hypnosis, and he also pioneered the exploration of past-life regression through hypnosis. You can find out about his life and work on the different pages of this site. The site has been set up, with the approval and support of Joe’s widow Monica, by Simon Petherick, co-author of Joe’s book The Power of the Mind which we have just released as an e-book. The purpose of the site is to renew interest in the work of this extraordinary man and to gather memories, comments and reflections on his life and achievements. Having reissued his seminal The Power of the Mind, we now hope to republish more of Joe’s books and also books by people who were influenced by him. We welcome suggestions on this. We would also welcome information on hypnotherapists working today. If you would like to Comment on any part of the site, we would welcome your thoughts – you’ll find a Comment button on most pages. Your first Comment will await moderation – all subsequent Comments you make will go live straight away. This is just a precaution to try and keep the site free from spam. If you would like to write any kind of recollection of Joe and his work, then please email your recollection to Simon using the address shown on the Contact page and it will be uploaded very quickly. Do please also email Simon other ideas and suggestions for the site – in particular, we’d be keen to hear from people who feel they are working in the spirit of Joe’s work today. Susan Westoby said: Just to let you know that Monica Keeton’s book ‘I died on the Titanic’ is now available on Amazon and through the website http://www.liverpoolbooksonline.co.uk I am Sue Westoby at Pharaoh Press, Monica’s publisher and it is thanks to Joe Keeton that Monica was able to go through the regression process and conquer her fear of deep water and discover just why she had this fear. The book is fascinating and is dedicated to Joe himself. Cliona said: So glad to see this website. Joe deely touched many peoples’ lives for the better, including my own. He had a brilliant mind and the world is the poorer for his passing, but he did leave us an insight into that mind through his books. Tamsin said: Hello, I didn’t know Joe but I found his book The Power of the Mind completely fascinating. I am very pleased to see this new website for him. Arthur O'Hara (stepson) said: I have fond memories of Joe’s regression sessions at our house in Hoylake in the mid 1970s. At the time I was something of an ambivalent teenager mostly wrapped up in my own world, but I was often roped in as the tea runner, providing hot drinks and biscuits for anything up to 20 people at a time, wandering in and out of sessions the like of which I’ve never seen before or since. It all seemed pretty ordinary back then, just Joe doing his thing, perhaps it’s only in hindsight that we’ve all come to realise how just special it really was. Valerie Williams said: My brother Stephen and his then wife Tanya set up a group their house in Wimbledon after reading Joe Keeton wanted to visit small numbers of interested people in their homes . . . . . Joe visited our group for some time and with some amazing results . . . the only person he could not hypnotise sadly was me . . . . but I remember looking forward to his visits and would love to hear from anyone who was in our group at that time . . it was sometime in the 1970’s . . . I would also like to know of any reputable past life regressionists in or around the London area. Harry said: Congratulations on the creation of the site (also: a belated R.I.P. to Joe Keeton; I’ve only just learned of his sad passing via the site). Years ago – decades! – I caught by chance a feature about regression put out one evening by a local radio station (BRMB, serving the West Midlands). On it, a volunteer was taken back to two characters: a laconic, yokel-ish farmhand, and a sickly young woman apparently lying on her deathbed. It was an absolutely unexpected, out-of-left-field thing to hear being broadcast by a radio station, midweek, early evening! (I doubt today any radio station would have either the time or the inclination to devote an hour or two so to such a perplexing subject). I’ve never forgotten an episode being somewhat reluctantly ‘relived’ by the volunteer on air, as the farmhand met up with a local woman behind his wife’s back, or the account of the sickly lady’s dreary, curtailed existence, as she lay bedridden and close to death. The regressionist, very calm of voice and manner, and with a light northern accent, can only have been Joe Keeton. It would be fascinating (for nostalgia’s sake, if nothing else) to hear a recording of that show again, although I doubt one exists (the farmhand’s ‘name’ was Jack, and the poorly lady’s Mary, I can remember to this day!). But it makes me wonder about recordings that do exist. Presumably audio recordings would’ve been made almost as standard practice by or for Joe. Above and beyond the short extract available on the ‘Media’ page, have many/any of these survived? It would be a shame if most of this ‘field material’ had just been wiped (as for example, early episodes of now cherished BBC sitcoms were routinely wiped in the ’60s, for reasons of economy and storage). I hope that any other recordings that have survived can be given the appropriate preservation treatment, and at some point digitally converted, so that eventually the ‘Media’ section can build to become an online repository of sorts. As someone positioned on the sceptical side of the fence, I have to say that this is the sort of thing that has to be heard to be credited. Recordings of the process of regression possess an immediacy and power that written accounts are obviously going to lack. Any other surviving recordings of regressions conducted by Joe that can be matched up to submitted written recollections would no doubt help to flesh out the latter a lot. Best wishes for the website, and to all those involved in keeping the memory of Joe and his work alive. I also remember visiting a house in Solihull Birmingham in the 70s with friends Angela t and Angela g.to be regressed by Joe. R.I.P Monica Keeton said: Thank you, Linda Thank you so much, Harry. Really appreciate your comments and observations. Joe was indeed a truly remarkable man and is still missed by so many. Ruth Wedgwood (Bunyard) said: How brilliant that this site is here! I have many fond memories of Joe. He was my favourite of all my mothers friends and I love going over to his house in Hoylake for visits. Sadly, I think the last time I saw him was at a regression group somewhere near Bishops Stortford when I was 12, some thirty years ago! How wonderful it is to remember him. 🙂 Thank you for your kind comments, Ruth. Much appreciated Margaret Smith said: Sorry to hear Joe has passed away, my late husband was doing a few jobs at their property ,and got to know and like both Joe and Monica . As I was in pain from an earlier operation joe suggested I come along to see if he could help ,he taught me how to do self hypnosis, which I still do today . R I P. Joe Thank you, Margaret. Your comments are much appreciated. Rick said: Although inevitable I suppose, it’s a bit sad that this site has become inactive. If anyone passes by who was either regressed by Joe or was present at a session, it would be great if they could add to the glimpses some have posted above and go into a bit of detail about how his regression evenings panned out; the build-up and atmosphere and so on (by all means throw in some scene-setting details – decor, hairstyles, etc. – to give a sense of the ‘flavour’ of the era!), and how those who became subjects were selected. Was there a ‘test’ done at the start of proceedings, or did people come forward who already had some inkling that they had something in their subconscious they wanted to explore, and/or who had already been regressed previously by Joe? Alternatively, an account could be put up on a blog elsewhere, if a willing person maintains one, and linked to from here. Heartfelt thanks for all those tributes and comments on the work of my late husband, Joe was indeed a remarkable man and still sorely missed by so many. Unfortunately there are no recordings currently available, although his books can be found through the usual sources. Jann Sparks said: I met Monica and Joe at their home with other people. It became a most memorable and remarkable occurrence in my life. Joe Keeton hypnotized me and taught me so much about myself. At his suggestion the pain in my hip completely disappeared, even though I had not told any one about the pain. He told me that I was telepathic. I still feel it was Joe who was telepathic. I could communicate with him without audible words and in that time we “talked” about a personal relationship problem I was having. The gift given to me in those few hours was immense and I am grateful. The earth is poorer because of his absence. Monica Laker (formerly KeetonM35) said: Thank you so much for your beautiful message. Joe was indeed a remarkable man and helped hundreds of people with his unique ability for instinctively getting to the root of the problem and eliminating it. I am so glad he was able to help you and so many others. He is greatly missed Thank you for your kind comments about my late husband. They are much appreciated Grahame Hampson said: We visited Joe At Meols in the early 80’s. One of our group was regressed to a life that ended 9 month before she was born. Absolutely amazing. He was a remarkable, caring and sometimes funny man (the stories he told us). Sorry to hear of his passing Monica Laker said: Thank you so much for your kind comments about my late husband. They are very much appreciated. Leave a Reply to Arthur O'Hara (stepson) Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1414
__label__cc	0.591134	0.408866	The Justin McElroy Institute The work blog of Justin McElroy Who Is This …. Justin? What it has taken me 33 years to learn Posted by justinmcelroy on November 8, 2013 Posted in: Uncategorized. 245 Comments -You can be funny and kind or funny and cruel. The second one is easier, but the first one is worth it. -Dip the french fry in the Frosty. Go on, try it. -Habit is a powerful force we forget about until it’s turned against us. Be careful which ones you create. -You will remember the most embarrassing crap you do in your life forever and in perfect clarity. Everyone else will remember the kindest things you do. It all comes out in the wash. -If you’re doing a remote podcast, it’s worth it to record audio locally and mix it together. Trust me on this one. -You’re the only one who can let go of your grudges. It’s worth it, I promise. They’re not doing you any good. -Doing the good, brave, kind things can feel silly if you let your internal critic get in the way. Reminder: No one else can hear that guy. -I can count on one hand the number of times putting out negativity has brought me back something worthwhile and even when it works it feels terrible. -Want to be better-liked immediately? Today? Right now? Use people’s names. Ask more questions. Make the person you’re talking to feel important without empty flattery. -Don’t correct people. Unless their wrongness will lead to them getting hurt or hurting someone else. You’ll have a fleeting sense of superiority and they’ll resent you. Nothing worthwhile comes of it. This used to be so hard, but now I cringe when someone else does it. -Cooking a Hot Pocket in the oven may seem counterintuitive, but man, it can really elevate it. -Learning to appreciate things you don’t initially enjoy is the power to fill the world with stuff you like. -Empathy is the final step of maturity. It can take some work, but you’ll be shocked how much easier the world is to navigate when you remember to use it. -You’re probably not drinking enough water. -There’s no narrative to your life, no arc, no reward for achieving all the things you want. That kind of thinking is a recipe for a you-centric world view and is a very lonely road. Focus instead on the role you play in the stories of others. When I was young, there was an old man named Brady at our church who always had gum. No matter what, Brady always had gum that he offered up freely. When he died, it devastated our youth group and I still remember him two decades later. Brady might have only played a bit role in all our life stories, but by playing it with generosity and kindness he achieved a sort of immortality. Putting others first with a cheerful heart isn’t easy, but because of that, even the smallest acts can leave an incalculable impact. -Don’t read the comments. And when you do, only reply to the nice ones. ← How to Christmas on Internet [UPDATED FOR 2013] What to do in Huntington, WV! UPDATED for 2015! → 245 comments on “What it has taken me 33 years to learn” Collin Frazer (@GhostOfVault13) on November 8, 2013 at 2:39 pm said: I love all of these. Also oven cooking hotpockets….classy move sir. imsupersaiyan on November 11, 2013 at 7:45 pm said: LOL! Yeah, I have to try the hotpocket oven cooking…it sounds delicious. I’m not sure why I never thought of it. birthtofiveqel on November 13, 2013 at 12:33 am said: Imagine if you oven-cooked AND garnished with a sprig of parsley. Seriously, mind blown… imthirtyfail on November 8, 2013 at 2:41 pm said: Great article. Posting this in my office. Shaun McIlroy (@shaunmcilroy) on November 8, 2013 at 2:46 pm said: TFW you realise you don’t drink enough water. And agree. apeterallen on November 8, 2013 at 2:47 pm said: “Don’t correct people. Unless their wrongness will lead to them getting hurt or hurting someone else. You’ll have a fleeting sense of superiority and they’ll resent you. Nothing worthwhile comes of it. This used to be so hard, but now I cringe when someone else does it.” I did that the other day with a friend and felt crummy afterwards. The topic was how to correctly do plank. See! Stupid! Things are okay between my friend and I, but I am going to try and apply this McElrism to my life more often. rebeccafisseha on November 11, 2013 at 7:16 pm said: Same here. It’s a really awful habit that I’m only now shaking off! JudahFirst on November 12, 2013 at 8:58 pm said: Except I recently corrected my best friend’s squat technique and saved her knees! She is VERY grateful – oh, wait, you said it was ok if their wrongness was hurting them… right. 🙂 vm2687 on November 15, 2013 at 3:10 am said: Working on this one myself… I am not out to hurt anyone when doing it, but I think it’s human nature to want to “feel right”, which sometimes can have a much more negative affect that we initially anticipated! JC RooAh on November 8, 2013 at 2:50 pm said: Well said! Great advice top to bottom. And my daughter totally digs the french fries in the Frosty. Cheers! Max Paolucci (@betabetamax) on November 8, 2013 at 2:52 pm said: How much of a deep breath to you have to take to really change this stuff? justinmcelroy on November 8, 2013 at 3:04 pm said: See the third bit of advice. You can only do these things one at a time, moment to moment. In time, it will become habit, I promise. And you’ll always slip up, that’s part of it. God knows I do. Jairus on November 8, 2013 at 3:03 pm said: This “Hot Pocket in the oven” talk sounds like sorcery. Do I have to put it on a plate afterwards, or can I still eat it over the sink? Does it cease to be a shame snack? Am I allowed to garnish it? Today I learned a new bachelor recipe. Jessica on November 11, 2013 at 10:01 pm said: Can you please start a photo blog on hot pocket plating? I promise to subscribe. Jessica, love this idea. Please let me know if this happens. I have a feeling I would never grow tired of seeing such piping hot goodness! kmz on November 8, 2013 at 3:24 pm said: These all sound good, but I thought your advice should never be followed. Now I don’t know what to do! BTW, about the second to last one, I’ve always been something like a existential humanist, or as Angel once said: “If nothing we do matters, all that matters is what we do.” eo9han on November 8, 2013 at 3:57 pm said: – Always wear sunscreen. Jason Salomone on November 8, 2013 at 4:05 pm said: Thank you for that. I didn’t even know I needed that right now, but apparently I did. Actually Going to post this in my cubicle. Agies on November 8, 2013 at 4:09 pm said: Shit. I just read all the comments. Luckily they are all nice. Jenni on November 8, 2013 at 4:22 pm said: You’re wearing the mask I drew! 😀 This made me day. Really great advice. Happy birthday! Matt on November 8, 2013 at 4:33 pm said: Oh no, I messed up! I’m reading the comments! Josh Bird on November 8, 2013 at 4:41 pm said: For someone who gives awful advice on a weekly basis, you did a pretty good job here. Thanks for the reminders and for making me laugh. Happy birthday. Joe on November 8, 2013 at 5:13 pm said: I read “internal critic” as “internet critics” at first glance. And it kinda works either way. James on November 8, 2013 at 7:50 pm said: All I can hear now when I read Hot Pocket is Jim Gaffigan’s disembodied voice… It’s like he’s a culinary ghost. BruiserBear76 (@BruiserBear76) on November 8, 2013 at 7:59 pm said: I like you Justin. Happy Birthday! Lee Mahi on November 8, 2013 at 9:58 pm said: Listening to the podcast, I’ve learned things that would have taken me another decade to grasp, or more likely never. Thank you for your wisdom. I will share this with all my Facebook friends. Oh geezus, it slipped my mind. Happy Birthday Justin! Gede Prama on November 9, 2013 at 4:03 am said: Thank you so much, It’s nice writing cpashinobi on November 9, 2013 at 6:19 am said: I agree with this one! 🙂 zahrapedersen on November 9, 2013 at 11:36 am said: All very good advice but I’m intrigued: what’s a Frosty? I trust you and I want to try it… but what is it?? Is it ice cream or something? What??? Seriously tell me! minimalistlifestyle on November 12, 2013 at 6:53 pm said: A “Frosty” is A milkshake like dessert sold at Wendy’s. When I Blink on November 11, 2013 at 7:08 pm said: Excellent work, sir. masterofsleep on November 11, 2013 at 7:15 pm said: I’ve just caught onto the concept of the toaster oven — worth the investment of eating food circa pre-microwave era. Blackboard Daze on November 11, 2013 at 7:40 pm said: My favorite is the advise about not correcting people. wakeupyourluck on November 11, 2013 at 7:40 pm said: I really enjoyed this, and particularly liked the story about Brady. Great post! Jarrod C on November 11, 2013 at 7:56 pm said: Great list. We aren’t defined in life by our jobs, titles, how much money we make, how big our houses are, etc. but the good deeds we perform and how we treat others. Our friends like us because of who we are – not what we can do or provide for them. segmation on November 11, 2013 at 8:28 pm said: I wonder what you will learn in 33 more years! Michael Whelton on November 11, 2013 at 8:52 pm said: Love this! Plan to #PayitForward Kindness is contagious. Mr. Marcus on November 11, 2013 at 8:55 pm said: Good stuff man Advocate4TheMT on November 11, 2013 at 9:00 pm said: Great writing. Such a simple way to be, respect one another and be honest with yourself and every one around you. Empathy is necessary, i find for myself it can be overwhelming at times. The human condition – One bad thing happens, we erase 10 good things from our minds. But it’s our responsibility to loose our selfish patterns as we grow, and accentuate our selfless ones. Thank you my friend, by putting energy out as such, to the readers. You’re writing made me feel a little better about today. emma on November 11, 2013 at 9:00 pm said: “Don’t read the comments.” I KNOW. But I can’t help it! Then, I end up losing brain cells. And I wish more 22 year olds knew “Don’t correct people.” At this age, we are all competing to be the most narcissistic pseudo-intellectual on the planet and it is annoying. I love this list! Harboring a resentment, is the equivalent to. Lighting yourself on fire, in hopes the other person can’t stand smoke.:-) awax1217 on November 11, 2013 at 9:31 pm said: I will give you a good comment because you should get one. Your points are well taken. Be careful of the water. Believe it or not you can drink to much. Good blog. amberleroux on November 11, 2013 at 10:38 pm said: Great list! I recently posted one similar: http://amberleroux.com/2013/11/11/25-things-i-know-to-be-important-besides-breathing/ deejayiwan on November 12, 2013 at 1:29 am said: Reblogged this on deejayiwan. Flying the Good Flight on November 12, 2013 at 2:28 am said: Great list! “Dip the french fry in the Frosty.” <— I do this all the time. The only ones who say "ew" are the ones who haven't tried it yet 😉 xo #hartchronicles on November 20, 2013 at 3:29 am said: Lol! Wow… I totally said, EW! And I totally haven’t tried it! HA!!! You are a prophet! ☺️ eclicksbd on November 12, 2013 at 2:56 am said: Reblogged this on eclicksbd. Morton Design Works on November 12, 2013 at 3:40 am said: Reblogged this on Morton Design Works and commented: One of the things I’ve learned in my 40 years is that when you come across somebody who has written something worth sharing…You share it. Like this post from Justin McElroy. onechicklette on November 12, 2013 at 3:50 am said: Fun and thought provoking. Congrats on Freshly Pressed. mariyaah on November 12, 2013 at 4:33 am said: All points were well said and taken. I have noticed that as well several times that taking the name of the person you are talking to and asking questions really matters. Amazing blog … Followed it 🙂 The Basha Project on November 12, 2013 at 5:23 am said: i love this 🙂 thank you withlovefromcolette on November 12, 2013 at 7:52 am said: nataliegirl1212 on November 12, 2013 at 9:46 am said: themissedfoodconnection on November 12, 2013 at 9:55 am said: Reblogged this on TheMissedFoodConnection and commented: WHABAM! This is all very true; although I don’t eat pizza pockets. However, fresh pizza makes me very very happy inside, and yes, I’m so with you on that water thing. Thanks for this! 🙂 bernasvibe on November 12, 2013 at 11:00 am said: This is a fabulous list! I did something like this when I recently made 50 ..Which , btw, is the BEST age (but that is another topic for another time..) ; so trust & believe Justin it just gets better & better from 33!!! 2 thumbs UP on your write bliss steps on November 12, 2013 at 11:08 am said: ~ I really like the one you wrote about EMPATHY. If only more people would know the meaning of that word, life would be lighter, right? Btw, what’s your favorite learning on your post? 🙂 Congrats on being FP! Cheers! – Bliss, The Lurker’s List onlyforthisneed on November 12, 2013 at 11:40 am said: I loved this- especially the last two! peggah khashian arts on November 12, 2013 at 1:18 pm said: Reblogged this on Peggah Khashian Arts and commented: An inspiring post with great advice we should all be taking on board ascensionnetwork on November 12, 2013 at 2:46 pm said: Thank you for your wisdom. Namaste. Reblogged this on Ascension Network. A Guide for Survival. and commented: Fabulous list. All points are well said and taken. forthemo on November 12, 2013 at 3:48 pm said: Wise man 🙂 applepopple on November 12, 2013 at 4:12 pm said: I love this. Not correcting people, yes!! barry274 on November 12, 2013 at 5:21 pm said: great blog man… think i will do this – thanks for the idea… Reblogged this on OMG its my blog and commented: great idea – i will do one myself but alter the age 😦 Girl Dans la Cite on November 12, 2013 at 5:29 pm said: I’m 22 and these are such valuable lessons to learn now as I’m trying to get my hang of adulthood. Thanks for sharing. The first one you listed is such a great sentiment. peachgrass on November 12, 2013 at 5:55 pm said: Reblogged this on I'm peachy, wbu? and commented: this is pretty amazing jndungu on November 12, 2013 at 6:11 pm said: Spy Garden on November 12, 2013 at 6:26 pm said: wimsatire on November 12, 2013 at 7:09 pm said: This was just what I needed to read today. gerrysinnott on November 12, 2013 at 7:46 pm said: Thanks great blog. Just starting out on the blogging adventure myself after thirty -five years working in retail. “as long as ypu dont forgive ,who or wharever is is will occupy rent free space in your mind” adayofnoodling on November 12, 2013 at 9:51 pm said: It is so true that no one hears your inner critic but yourself. Stomp on the dude that’s what I say! This is a great read! submarinesgodeep on November 12, 2013 at 10:07 pm said: Clever! Inspire One. on November 12, 2013 at 10:24 pm said: Thats true: Don’t take life so seriously 😀 4restchild on November 12, 2013 at 10:55 pm said: This was awesome! Steve on November 12, 2013 at 11:09 pm said: If you put this to music it could be the next Sunscreen song. Thanks for sharing. SugarDino on November 12, 2013 at 11:25 pm said: Awesome 🙂 A fry dipped in a Frosty is delicious! Pingback: Episode 10: The ‘All By Myself’ Edition « Niall Everitt Susannah Ailene Martin on November 13, 2013 at 1:12 am said: These were great. I love the little anecdote about Brady. He sounds like he was a cool guy. Victoria Ryan on November 13, 2013 at 1:31 am said: I LIKE THE LAST ONE. hahaha. I like this, wiseman. Reblogged this on Joyfulmeadow Blog and commented: I like this, and I only reblog things that I like. mariahrebeccaswift on November 13, 2013 at 2:10 am said: The french fries and frosty situation is SO true. Best combo on the market these days. Colleen Eve on November 13, 2013 at 2:40 am said: Reblogged this on Colleen Eve. nbtb on November 13, 2013 at 3:39 am said: Reblogged this on Take a ride with me and commented: Excellent read! We should all be so wise at 33! hammerhand231 on November 13, 2013 at 4:19 am said: Wonderful post, thanks. Pingback: Freshly Riffed 56: When It Comes To Cockneys, You’re Down On Your Knees \| A VERY STRANGE PLACE Lydia on November 13, 2013 at 6:21 am said: I’m a tour guide. Whenever I ask for questions and the kids have things (questions/comments) to say, it’s a much better day at work. Even better day is when someone starts a question by addressing me with my name. I wear a nametag, so it’s not as authentic, but it’s still so nice that I get a little giddy every time. The Cats Meow on November 13, 2013 at 6:55 am said: DJBlackmore on November 13, 2013 at 9:36 am said: Thoughtful post. Appreciated your words of wisdom. Thanks. sunnyshk on November 13, 2013 at 11:35 am said: Reblogged this on sunnyshk's Blog. Miss C on November 13, 2013 at 11:39 am said: Great article and so true. moodsnmoments on November 13, 2013 at 11:57 am said: I picked up my bottle of water immediately I read it. That was good. I loved that and the grudges and the tip to be liked immediately and the inner voice….uhh…i loved ’em all….kudos and many thanks. congratulations on realising and sharing something so worthwhile… and the bit about correcting anyone…touche, my friend! bingo. climbing bean on November 13, 2013 at 1:31 pm said: I loved reading through this. I especially like the empathy thing. I am currently working on empathy and as you mention, it is doing me so much good 🙂 And everyone else, too, I think! Well done on being Freshly Pressed, too! I’m glad lots of people will get to read this! mikkvillem on November 13, 2013 at 2:09 pm said: You go by the words of Sokrates: “a life unexamined is not worth living.” Cool post:) heybookworm on November 13, 2013 at 2:35 pm said: This is great! French fries in frosties taste like delicious waffles and the world needs to know! Today I’m going to try not to be an insufferable know it all and stop correcting. Thanks! daydreambeliever95 on November 13, 2013 at 2:37 pm said: “Doing the good, brave, kind things can feel silly if you let your internal critic get in the way. Reminder: No one else can hear that guy” So. Much. Truth. ❤ justkirsty on November 13, 2013 at 2:54 pm said: Love this. Esp the part about not correcting people. Haven’t tried the hot pocket in the oven trick. Woah. livingplainandsimple on November 13, 2013 at 3:00 pm said: French fries and a Frosty…right on! (or any kind of ice cream, really :)) Curlysblog on November 13, 2013 at 3:30 pm said: like the “not correcting someone”- i REALLY hate that… especially the sly corrections. luluchris58 on November 13, 2013 at 3:49 pm said: Reblogged this on LuluChris58 BloG and commented: I think everyone should read this!!! oluwole1 on November 13, 2013 at 3:51 pm said: Reblogged this on aweos. fenix2013 on November 13, 2013 at 4:56 pm said: hopeforheather on November 13, 2013 at 5:02 pm said: I’ve got to try the Hot Pocket oven thing! lifewithmisty on November 13, 2013 at 5:16 pm said: I always dip my fries in my frosty! Gotta love it! Anna F. on November 13, 2013 at 5:19 pm said: Why do the food-related lessons stand out to me?? Fries and ice-cream: first tried it when working at Culver’s and a man ordered a vanilla shake to be mixed with fries. Elevating Hot Pockets: second only to pizza rolls. I’ll try the others. Thanks for the good post! Monica DiNatale on November 13, 2013 at 6:56 pm said: Dip a hershey bar into a jar of peanut butter. contemplatinglove on November 13, 2013 at 7:33 pm said: Nice lessons! I recently did two posts for that and I am just 26 😦 I must be super self-centred. W E Patterson on November 13, 2013 at 7:56 pm said: I am 59, and I have little to add to these. it is a wonderful list. One piece that resonates especially with me is: “Make the person you’re talking to feel important without empty flattery.” That takes real skill. The most successful people I have met in the business world have this mastered. ktfritzke on November 13, 2013 at 7:57 pm said: Love the points about kindness. Such truth! Mrs Finkling on November 13, 2013 at 9:28 pm said: -You will remember the most embarrassing crap you do in your life forever and in perfect clarity!!! LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENT – THANK YOU!!! drewster55 on November 13, 2013 at 9:31 pm said: Solid advice, except maybe for the Hot Pockets. They should be, altogether avoided, for being nutritional void. One, of course, can aspire to make their own from scratch. Definitely sound advice on empathy. Navigating emotional landscapes become much easier with knowledge and experience with possessing and wielding empathy. The Dependent Life on November 13, 2013 at 10:35 pm said: Dipping fries in my Frosty! Absolutely the best. I’m starting my kids out young on this delicacy. Right on with the tip about empathy. It’s hard, it’s messy, but changes your life. Darling Cartel on November 13, 2013 at 10:36 pm said: At first I was like, meh, but then I was like, mind blown. Midwestern Plant Girl on November 13, 2013 at 10:40 pm said: bhmassage on November 13, 2013 at 11:37 pm said: Wonderful and very insightful list ya got here. Love it 🙂 robwway on November 14, 2013 at 12:02 am said: Reblogged this on robwayblog and commented: Some clear thoughts in this. Had to come back and read some of this stuff again. It’s worth remembering. Phil Hanks on November 14, 2013 at 2:46 am said: And don’t forget to wear sunscreen. Great post! azamymarie on November 14, 2013 at 3:35 am said: Reblogged this on azamymarie. ThePeopleIHaveSleptWith on November 14, 2013 at 3:39 am said: -Dip the french fry in the Frosty. Go on, try it…… SO GOOD! AndroidNurd on November 14, 2013 at 3:51 am said: Reblogged this on It's My Box and commented: Thus is awesome I just had to share. nyennaekene on November 14, 2013 at 5:01 am said: Cool you did well. It always good to know how to censor. I have to learn that. The picture looks funny. How did you learn that. Haha I could laugh a lot. So are you happy. Problems happen in life so we learn how to handle it. Bless. Okafor. mercy on November 14, 2013 at 5:36 am said: Reblogged this on mercedesssr. littlegreybox on November 14, 2013 at 5:52 am said: tanansi on November 14, 2013 at 7:00 am said: I have liked the article it brings new meaning in someones life jamharl on November 14, 2013 at 7:16 am said: Cheers for Brady’s selfless act. Such a good example. I’d love to follow that. toobaahmed25 on November 14, 2013 at 8:27 am said: really nice post gleeklainefanboy on November 14, 2013 at 9:05 am said: Very good, and insightful. I’d say 33 years has made you something of a guru =) ruud72 on November 14, 2013 at 10:50 am said: Great article; yes habit is a powerful force…….the little things we do every day created the person we are today. Eric Hyde on November 14, 2013 at 1:20 pm said: All these negative comments really tick me off. I’m going to blow off some steam and microwave a hotpocket. wakingofthebear on November 14, 2013 at 1:52 pm said: We are definitely on the same page! mjm1002 on November 14, 2013 at 2:34 pm said: I love french fries dipped in frosty! 🙂 Sally on November 14, 2013 at 4:20 pm said: Makes me want to go out and try harder. shizasheikh on November 14, 2013 at 4:23 pm said: Its a great article and i like the fact that you used humour too ! ABadKitten on November 14, 2013 at 4:51 pm said: Excellent post! I’m only 24, but happily I’ve learned my share of life’s little lessons. Except for the hot pocket in the oven…which sounds like some type of sorcery…which means I have no choice but to do it. Permission Slips on November 14, 2013 at 5:10 pm said: Very sage advice. Amazed it ONLY took you 33 years to learn all of that; some people never do. Thanks for your wonderful post. Amor Usagi on November 14, 2013 at 5:16 pm said: hahah! good read serge4ward31 on November 14, 2013 at 5:51 pm said: I like what you say. In another 33 years, when your memory gets fuzzy, you’ll find a new freedom you didn’t know existed. Blessings hoperosetoday on November 14, 2013 at 5:52 pm said: I love this and agree with all of it vannarsdallh on November 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm said: “You’re the only one who can let go of your grudges. It’s worth it, I promise. They’re not doing you any good.”–Such sage advice! I think this one comes with age 🙂 benjuggler on November 14, 2013 at 8:11 pm said: Ha ha ha….My head went BOOOOOM when I read the water drinking one…..need to find a way to say this one to myself and everyone around EVERY DAY……many of your maxims are eloquent and inspiring by this one so categorically true there can be no discussion….in a world of subjective judgements this objectively truthful statements trumps just about everything else…….tempted to promote it to ‘most useful sentence in the english language!!!!’ Bravo thewhitneyway on November 14, 2013 at 8:53 pm said: Very insightful! I appreciated your “habit is a powerful force” finding. maephly on November 14, 2013 at 10:04 pm said: Reblogged this on Maephly. makomed on November 14, 2013 at 10:48 pm said: Reblogged this on Makomed's Weblog and commented: I love it when people can write down their life knowledge in snippets. eva626 on November 15, 2013 at 1:26 am said: i love it!!! everything is so true!!! katmaxwell on November 15, 2013 at 1:40 am said: Reblogged this on Katrina Maxwell and commented: Britt on November 15, 2013 at 2:28 am said: This was a sermon! Love every little thing. I want a Justin McElroy day-to-day quotable calendar. And I really hope you’re right about the embarrassing moments… docneurotic on November 15, 2013 at 4:07 am said: Reblogged this on Full leap ahead means no room for a step back and commented: Ahh… I heard someone say that 30 is the “new 20″… and I say, Amen to that! Your blog entry holds true to that statement, kind sir! 😉 you had me smiling on the first statement 😉 … and grinning from ear to ear on the last! mikeslau5 on November 15, 2013 at 10:40 am said: Reblogged this on ramblings. lmohamedatcanbury on November 15, 2013 at 12:18 pm said: ensigntongs on November 15, 2013 at 1:52 pm said: Reblogged this on You'll thank me later. lorio15 on November 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm said: Love the list. I have been spreading the amazingness of Frosty and Fries for decades! nanabrisco on November 15, 2013 at 3:31 pm said: please read and be encouraged dirtnrocksnomo on November 15, 2013 at 6:31 pm said: 90% of life is showing up The easiest thing you can do is be nice to someone. Peter Conlin on November 15, 2013 at 6:36 pm said: Awesome stuff!!!!! Azure James on November 15, 2013 at 6:46 pm said: I love dipping french fries in frostys. Crap. I wanna go to Wendy’s right now. Lol. Lill on November 15, 2013 at 6:58 pm said: Check it out a get paid site http://MyTaskPay.com/?id=Liliz ryan on November 15, 2013 at 8:46 pm said: Thanks for sharing–some good humour and some wisdom too. But I don’t believe you regarding the frosty. Hmm, well I think you’ve earned enough of my trust to venture out on this one. Here goes almost nothing . . . for Justin’s 33! theyoushow2000 on November 15, 2013 at 8:50 pm said: French fries in ice creme, awesome. jeannette1220 on November 15, 2013 at 9:16 pm said: Correction comment is true with many many people. Earlier in life I hated to be corrected, now I see it as personal growth! And yes on many occasions I have been resented, and thus learned to be still, and always assume good intent muushu on November 15, 2013 at 10:11 pm said: I was genuinely disappointed when the bullet points stopped coming. I think this a lovely post. Hopefully some of these points resonate with people, but in my experience it’s your own experiences that let you learn the lessons irrespective of whether someone has mentioned it previously. Mums must be a permanent state of holding in’I told you so’s. Nevertheless, I’ll try to keep these points with me. atweddle1 on November 15, 2013 at 10:35 pm said: Great list! I definitely agree about using peoples names and making them feel special. This has another benefit as well because apparently, recent research has shown that those people who use others names regularly are much less likely to forget them. Thomas Wayne on November 15, 2013 at 10:47 pm said: Great insights! It’s taken me years to quit correcting people, but it’s been worth it. I don’t like being corrected unnecessarily, and I’m sure my friends appreciate me not correcting them. Isn’t it amazing how a little empathy can change your perspective? stacyinwonderland on November 15, 2013 at 11:34 pm said: Reblogged this on Lost in. Erica Lee on November 16, 2013 at 4:43 am said: I thought I was the only one dipping french fry in the frosty…! epiphany! 🙂 akansha1104 on November 16, 2013 at 9:20 am said: Reblogged this on akansha1104. justanothermuggle2 on November 16, 2013 at 9:35 am said: Reblogged this on mugglesunite. sucieq on November 16, 2013 at 9:52 am said: Not always easy to do – but sometimes we need telling. Content Catnip on November 16, 2013 at 10:07 am said: Hey justin…..I wrote this blog post inspired by your one here, although mine is a little more serious http://contentcatnip.com/2013/11/16/things-i-have-learned-since-i-was-born/ I hope you’ll take a look and like my page too! Have an awesome weekend my friend. silvermoon66 on November 16, 2013 at 10:27 am said: chrisbrakeshow on November 16, 2013 at 11:01 am said: Right on bruh! -john debra colby on November 16, 2013 at 11:45 am said: If I liked Frosty’s and French Fries, I would so dip my fry in my frosty! elainecanham on November 16, 2013 at 11:59 am said: I loved all of those comments, especially the one about trying things you don’t like, although I may pass on the frosty thing. Thanks for the read. jgarciarn on November 16, 2013 at 3:54 pm said: Reblogged this on The Inner Monologues of the Struggle. pinkdoughnuts15 on November 16, 2013 at 8:36 pm said: Reblogged this on poohloversunite and commented: I love this. Seriously, this it awesomness. And yes, I’m probably not drinking enough water. A Morning Grouch on November 17, 2013 at 12:30 am said: Love all of these. Some are big things and some are little things, but all equally important in overall life happiness. Bravo. mormazoic on November 17, 2013 at 1:08 am said: What I learned from this: 1.Don’t be a jerk 2. Don’t take anyone for granted 3.Enjoy the moment 4.Be honest (always) 5.Be humble 7.Allow endings 8. respect other’s wishes 9.Fail openly 10. and enemies are not enemies their just friends that don’t like you!!!! William A Andrews on November 17, 2013 at 1:13 am said: Excellent observations. I have no idea what you’re talking about with the sound mixing thing, and I drink about 20 glasses of water a day, otherwise spot on! citydreamer42 on November 17, 2013 at 4:04 am said: Reblogged this on Suburbian Outsider and commented: Glad I learned these before I’m thirty three. Very helpful, and very true! ezblog12 on November 17, 2013 at 5:16 am said: rhybez on November 17, 2013 at 6:10 am said: That is perfect towards my current chain of thoughts, but why is it better to not listen to my inner critic? Better question and more direct May be: how do you handle a lack of appreciation for your good, brave and kind acts and your inner critic starts screaming that you’re a blooming idiot for allowing yourself to be used? pamelamcgee on November 17, 2013 at 1:48 pm said: I really enjoy this and it is true, life is all about how we deal with the situation. Being 43 makes me a happy camper, although I have not fully meant the career goals that, I need to but I have certain degrees which means nothing if you do not have family and friends t FODMAPLife on November 17, 2013 at 6:25 pm said: Love it – keep these posts coming! I am 35 and can benefit from most of what you shared! sarahpuck on November 17, 2013 at 9:26 pm said: Reblogged this on A little piece of my mind. krystalgal313 on November 17, 2013 at 10:50 pm said: Reblogged this on random thoughts. undeniablyandi on November 18, 2013 at 12:38 am said: Nice. 🙂 Found some lines in here worth sharing. 🙂 Reblogged this on Undeniably Andi and commented: Good point well made. 🙂 nextphasemom on November 18, 2013 at 3:46 am said: I loved your life lessons especially the about Empathy. When I realized there was a true method to the madness, I was set free.. 🙂 Oh and I also loved the tip about the hot pocket. I love those things. I started buying them for my then teenagers and as it turned out I cant stop eating them. jenabreu on November 18, 2013 at 5:22 am said: Reblogged this on Jenifer Abreu and commented: A fun one The Albany Chronicles. on November 18, 2013 at 6:52 am said: Thank you so much for this! Great post! Jenny Cantu on November 18, 2013 at 8:15 am said: Smart. Very smart. Had a few faves of my own – some of which I need to personally work on….including (but not limited to) gettin myself a frosty and fries for dessert tomorrow! 🙂 Thank you! Glad I found you featured on FP! 🙂 marieabanga on November 18, 2013 at 10:51 am said: Hi Justin thanks for this post and yes it sometimes takes years to learn and well a famous quote says Wisdom is learnt by Living! Reblogged this on Marie Abanga's Blog and commented: I remember telling my mother at age 33 (that’s 1 year ago) that I had learned so much in the past 3 years than I had in the first 30 years of my life. Well the statement was made in a particular context but sure we need to live on to learn more and acquire wisdom along the way – or rather … matibetty on November 18, 2013 at 11:53 am said: I share the same sentiments!! follow me on matibetty@wordpress.com rawrpopsicles on November 18, 2013 at 1:42 pm said: Reblogged this on the Cats are Away and commented: These are just a few lessons and tips! 🙂 robertsaundersjr on November 18, 2013 at 2:30 pm said: Great read! A lifetime of wisdom gained from trial, error, and (I’m sure) a generous degree of meditation made simple for the average Joe. Thank you for the advice! mildlyinterestd on November 18, 2013 at 7:54 pm said: Great piece, a list done well can be a fine thing 🙂 I correct too much and reading this has made me resolve to stop, its a trait of a dick… Reblogged this on mildlyinterestd and commented: I’ve just hit 33 too and still not learned all of these gems! daymonthrottled on November 18, 2013 at 8:01 pm said: Great post! My daughter just tried to get me to dip a fry in my frosty. I refused her shenanigans. Now I see the light! Mercedez Thompson on November 18, 2013 at 8:11 pm said: Love this… So true. davidtalks13 on November 18, 2013 at 9:34 pm said: I really truly enjoyed reading this. And when I say I enjoyed I really just mean felt like I got a sense of it. You are only slightly older than me but you certainly seem wiser. It’s crazy how much sense you make. Thanks for this. You really have me something to think about. littleredbek on November 18, 2013 at 10:46 pm said: Great list! I’m from Australia so no idea what frosty’s are – but maccas chips in ice cream = orgasm in your mouth Also I’m now thinking I’ll have to read this again if the only thing I took away from it is about fries Gigi on November 19, 2013 at 12:15 am said: Wow, it took you only 33 years to learn all this golden wisdom? It’s taken me over 40 to learn half of it! Thanks so much! pavanjpk on November 19, 2013 at 2:49 am said: I read comments because they were either vituperative or funny, I like it Alyssa Kirstine on November 19, 2013 at 3:12 am said: This is amazing stuff and a great post overall! You just earned yourself a new follower! luckymckoy on November 19, 2013 at 8:57 am said: Reblogged this on LuckyMcKoy and commented: Oops, I read the comments! haggardnutty on November 19, 2013 at 4:39 pm said: Reblogged this on Wherever you go is where i'll be.. eandrusz on November 19, 2013 at 6:59 pm said: Reblogged this on eandrusz. gratia17 on November 20, 2013 at 1:18 am said: Using people’s names and asking more questions about them. That is an extremely important point. Thank you for reminding me! Reblogged this on the oxygen to your fire. shanaixo on November 20, 2013 at 2:22 pm said: fadingsunlight on November 20, 2013 at 4:24 pm said: Yes! This! And especially the Hot Pocket one! Anything frozen is always better revived in the oven! 40 minutes for a pan of pre-made lasagna isn’t usually what you “want” to do, but so very, very worth it! april121745 on November 20, 2013 at 4:28 pm said: Reblogged this on For the Wandering Minds. delon tucker on November 20, 2013 at 4:58 pm said: fuuke on November 20, 2013 at 5:47 pm said: Reblogged this on The Phoenix. caitlinpickens on November 20, 2013 at 7:05 pm said: Reblogged this on Caitlin Pickens . dianesing on November 20, 2013 at 10:02 pm said: Reblogged this on 8-3-1 yoga and commented: emanemani on November 20, 2013 at 10:52 pm said: love these. thanks for sharing 🙂 joeconrad14 on November 20, 2013 at 11:57 pm said: Great List!! Thank you. danapaslowski on November 21, 2013 at 12:57 am said: great article ! i wish everyone realized half of these things jeremygoodman1 on November 21, 2013 at 4:49 am said: french fry in the frosty… well played sir nathangest on November 21, 2013 at 4:40 pm said: math? girlbwrittin on November 22, 2013 at 10:27 am said: I really like the one where you said “Don’t correct people.” That’s something I can learn from (and thanks to you, hopefully I can get that down before I reach 33). I’ve also heard it described as “Don’t sweat the small stuff” or as my dad once said, “the key t a happy marriage is asking yourself, “Will this matter 5 years from now?” ha! Well-written. I like your humor too. Hope Newby on November 22, 2013 at 11:43 am said: Just happened upon this blog in Freshly Pressed, so glad I did. Wonderful list! Catrina Sophia on November 22, 2013 at 12:04 pm said: I really like this. Good caption of things that can often go unnoticed but are in fact, extremely important. To life…. 🙂 Helena Beatrix Isolde on November 22, 2013 at 2:50 pm said: Reblogged this on I Run Around. Carpe Absurdum on November 22, 2013 at 3:04 pm said: Words of wisdom. Good stuff, and thanks for sharing. Reblogged this on Carpe Absurdum and commented: Wise words of wisdom. The author is doing better at 33 than I did. therongideas on November 22, 2013 at 9:51 pm said: I’ve been trying to tell other people that fries dipped in frosty is incredible for years! franklag on November 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm said: Reblogged this on The Hollow Man. alexkateparry on November 23, 2013 at 1:22 pm said: I love this advice! Loving the blog 🙂 Reblogged this on Alex Kate Parry and commented: Very insightful, have a look at this its a great read! Makes you feel all warm. amandadawnclothier on November 23, 2013 at 1:34 pm said: It is to your credit that you have learned all this within 33 years! It took me 40 to realise that my internal critic isn’t the good human part of me. And the water bit hurt too! bentzhang on November 23, 2013 at 9:08 pm said: Nice article! Distilled wisdom analyticalperspective on November 24, 2013 at 6:55 am said: Thank you so much for the encouragement. You have validated some important things I recently realized and gave me hope pertaining to others. Truly appreciative. Reblogged this on analyticalperspective and commented: Truly wise words. I hope my visitors enjoy them as much as I did. groovyelphie on November 25, 2013 at 1:09 pm said: i very much enjoyed your life lessons, thanks for sharing. Rachel Weber on November 25, 2013 at 4:27 pm said: My generation has an infatuation with lists — probably because of ones like these, that so wonderfully capture truth in bulleted form! great stuff! project4thdraft on December 10, 2013 at 7:48 am said: I’m going to have to try this hot pocket in the oven thing. ansurii on September 20, 2017 at 3:26 am said: Thank you for being genuine. 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Bird also directed Pixar Animation Studios’ 2007 Oscar®-winning film “Ratatouille,” as well as 2011’s live-action film “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol,” 2015’s “Tomorrowland” and 1999’s BAFTA-winning animated film “The Iron Giant.” Kat Von D Studded Kiss Crème Lipstick {Review} First of all, the package/lipstick casing is pretty cool! I received a KatVonDBeauty StuddedKiss Creme Lipstick in a bold, red shade called "Misfit". It was a random color I that was sent to me as part of the Influenster Program. It's a nice color choice, but I still prefer more natural/neutral shades. It feels lightweight and long-lasting. I also like the mild sweet scent. Disclosure: I received samples of the above product(s) for my review in this post as part of the Influenster VoxBox Campaign. My opinions are my own and may differ from those of other consumers. No other compensation was given. Looking to boost your budget in February? 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Whether they want to blow it straight, create looser curls or maximize their tighter coils, Maya Smith, Celebrity Hair Stylist, salon owner and creator of The Doux, the “Indie” haircare line with cult following available at Target is truly the master. Here she shares her best tips for girls with curls who want to revel in their natural hair and create a style they love. Understand the battle between oil and moisture. The first thing people must understand is that there are opposite things going on at the same time. “Due to the shape of curly haired strands, the hair tends to be under moisturized. On the other hand, the curly haired scalp can get very oily. Managing these opposite demands is the struggle of girls who wish to keep their curls. The key here is knowing how best to address both,” explains Maya who led the movement for women to transition from relaxers to natural curls. Be gentle when washing curly hair. According to Maya, kinky, thick, coiled textures tend to appear “tough” and strong enough to withstand heavy manipulation. “In my experience, these hair types are actually the most delicate, and should be handled with care, she recommends.” Step One: Pick your products wisely. Maya applied over 2 decades of research and development based on working knowledge of hair texture and listening to what people wanted. “I created The Doux™ SUCKA FREE Moisturizing Shampoo and FRESH RINSE Moisturizing Conditioner as the one-two step that delivers both deep cleaning plus exceptional nourishment necessary for styling.” It’s now available in Target stores and the full product line is available online at www.thedoux.com. Step Two: Prep for shampoo. Maya’s professional instructions for curl mastery begins with rinsing hair thoroughly with water for a minimum of 30 seconds. “This helps to eliminate any water-soluble product buildup, such as hair gel or heat protectant. It also helps you save shampoo! Assuming you’re shampooing in the shower, letting the water run over the hair in a downward motion helps prevent further tangling, and allows the hair shaft to swell and the curl pattern to fully rebound.” For those with extremely thick hair, Maya suggests separating hair into 4 sections prior to wetting the hair for increased manageability. Once the shampoo is applied, Maya recommends light manipulation at the scalp, going from the crown of the head to the nape of the neck. “Squishing” the hair up toward the scalp is a no-no. “Shampooing this way can cause unforgivable tangling and matting. I recommend repeating the shampooing process at least once.” Step Three: Condition and comb through like a pro. If your scalp was properly shampooed, conditioning is easy. “This time, you’re focusing on your thirsty ends first, working upward toward the scalp. Gently detangle with a wide-toothed comb or detangling brush (our favorite is Felicia Leatherwood’s “Brush with the Best” detangling brush) before rinsing, starting at the ends, working up toward to the roots. Remember to rinse with cool water which snaps cuticles shut, locks in moisture, makes your hair shinier and reduces frizz.” When it comes to “co-washing” or “conditioner washing” Maya equates the popular trend to washing your clothes with fabric softener. “In my experience, co-washing causes build-up on the hair, coating the cuticle and impairing the hair’s natural ability to absorb water. Oils, waxes, and product residue harden on the hair shaft, making it more brittle and less porous over time. When the hair can no longer effectively absorb water, the elasticity of the hair is compromised, leaving the hair “crunchy” and stiff, where it is more likely to break. The result is hair that feels dry and brittle, no matter what product you use to moisturize it,” explains Maya. One of the things Maya Smith and her team of stylists are known for is their ability to restore hundreds of their clients’ curls, simply by getting them to trade in the co-wash for a gentle, pH-balanced moisturizing shampoo, like The Doux’s SUCKA FREE which properly cleanses hair of product residue. “Once you have the hair thoroughly clean it “drinks” up the necessary amount of moisture, and returns to its natural softness,” Maya clarifies. Avoid alcohol and kick the crunch to the curb. Styling products high in alcohol give curls a crunchy feel. They suck up every last bit of moisture. Hair spray tends to contain the most alcohol, while gels, mousses and anything that provides hold or lift come in second. “I recommend water-soluble gels that don't feel sticky on your skin, and aerated mousses or foams that resemble beaten egg whites, to give hair fullness, control, and non-brittle curls,” Maya says. She adds that she created The Doux so it can be used on hair that is worn curly or straight. “Our clients purchase one set of products, and apply them differently to achieve the style they want. If you’re rocking curly hair today, you’re using The Doux’s Mousse Def and Bonita Afro Balm for softness and definition, and The Light for shine. If you’re wearing a blowout, you’re still using the same products, but applying them less liberally, and using the shine mist as a heat protectant. It’s super simple and easy to follow once you’ve seen the results each of them deliver,” Maya explains. Blow-Dry with a diffuser or hooded dryer. Maya’s first choice for curly styles is to air dry. “If you don’t have the time to air dry then dry with a diffuser or hooded dryer on a low heat setting. A regular blow dryer nozzle disrupts the curl pattern and focuses hot air on one small section at a time while a diffuser, dries curls evenly for a full, uniform look,” she explains. Maya recommends always applying a heat-protecting product, then flipping your head upside down using a diffuser at the roots and mid-length making sure to dry the area completely to lock in volume. “It’s important to leave the ends for last, and leave them only semi-dry. Air drying the ends is your best option.” Care for the curls you were born with! About Maya Smith: Maya Smith is an International Master Stylist and Founder of The Doux Salon and haircare line now available in Target. With over two decades of styling experience Maya dedicated two decades to cracking the code on curl care, maintenance and expert styling. When it comes to caring for one’s natural hair and styling it, Maya is the best there is. While still in high school, Maya got her hair cutting license and graduated from beauty school. Soon after graduating high school, Maya began following her passion and worked as an assistant for celebrity stylist Tracy Johnson. She learned from Johnson and progressed as a hair stylist for celebrities and entertainers. Years later the military wife would relocate to Germany, where Maya opened up her first salon The HoneyComb, a mecca for textured hair care for women from all over Europe, The UK, and as far as Africa. Maya's unique system of textured hair styling sparked the development of The DOUX® haircare products, first launched overseas, and distributed throughout Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Currently, Maya leads a carefully selected team of stylists at The DOUX® Salon in Macon, Georgia and on Christmas Eve 2017, celebrated the arrival of The DOUX® in Target stores nationwide. Maya Smith, wife, mom of 5 and savvy business woman is an example not just for women of color but for all women who believe their gifts can impact the world, striving for entrepreneurial endeavors with grace, ease and hustle. Secrets World Tour - Live in Vancouver March 4 SECRETS will be hitting the road this spring is support of their self-titled album, out February 23rd via Made in the Shade Records. They will be stopping at 333 in Vancouver on March 4th, 2018. Late last year, the band released "Incredible", followed by "Five Years". Secrets is the follow-up to 2015's Everything That Got Us Here. SECRETS is composed of Richard Rogers, Wade Walters, Michael Sherman and Connor Brannigan. SECRETS are set to head out on a headlining world tour, kicking off February 22nd in San Diego. The tour will coincide with the release of their self-titled album, out 2/23 via Made In The Shade Records. Pre-order information on the record, as well as tour dates, can be found here: www.secretsofficial.com SECRETS track listing: 1. Sixteen 2. Fourteen 3. Incredible 4. Strangers 5. Five Years 6. Mouth Breather 7. Lost Cause 8. Last Time 9. Chemical Reaction 10. 03.17.16 12. Let Me In Upcoming tour dates: 2/22 - San Diego, CA @ Soma 2/23 - Mesa, AZ @ Underground 2/24 - Anaheim, Ca @ Chain Reaction 2/25 - Henderson, NV @ Eagle Aerie Hall 2/27 - Berkeley, CA @ Cornerstone 2/28 - Sacramento, CA @ Holy Diver 3/1 - Portland, OR @ Analog Cafe 3/2 - Spokane, WA @ The Big Dipper 3/3 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 3/4 - Vancouver, BC @ 333 3/7 - Edmonton, Canada @ The Starlite Room 3/8 - Calgary, Canada @ The Gateway 3/9 - Saskatoon, Canada @ Amigo's 3/10 - Regina, Canada @ The Exchange 3/11 - Winnipeg, Canada @ The Good Will 3/12 - Saint Paul Park, MN @ Amsterdam Bar & Hall 3/13 - Berwyn, IL @ The Wire 3/14 - Ferndale, MI @ The Loving Touch 3/15 - Windsor, Canada @ Windsor Beer Exchange 3/16 - London, Canada @ Rum Runners 3/18 - Hamilton, Canada @ Club Absinthe 3/19 - Kingston, Canada @ Overtime 3/20 - Montreal, Canada @ Bar Le Ritz 3/21 - Ville De Quebec, Canada @ L'anti Bar & Spectacles 3/22 - Ottawa, Canada @ Maverick's 3/23 - Toronto, Canada @ Hard Luck 3/24 - Dayton, OH @ Rockstar Pro Arena 3/25 - Wichita, KS @ Rock Island Live 3/26 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater 3/27 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The Loading Dock 3/29 - Tijuana, Mexico @ You Revolution 3/30 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Cafe Iguana 3/31 - Guadalajeara, Mexico @ Palindromo 4/1 - Cuauhtemoc, Mexico @ Gato Calavera 4/13 - Johannesburg, South Africa @ Sundowners 4/14 - Pretoria, South Africa @ Arcade Empire 4/21 - Zonnebloem, South Africa @ Mercury Live 5/5 - Manila, Philippine @ Pulp Summer Slam 5/11 - Adelaide, Australia @ Crown & Anchor Hotel 5/12 - Melbourne, Australia @ The Evelyn Hotel 5/13 - Sydney, Australia @ The Bald Faced Stag 5/17 - Islington, Australia @ The Small Ballroom 5/18 - Brisbane, Australia @ The Brightside 5/19 - Auckland, New Zealand @ Whammy Bar 5/20 - Wellington, New Zealand @ Valhalla Tavern Follow SECRETS: Website: http://secretsofficial.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/secretsofficial/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SECRETSofficial Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/secretsofficial/ Disney's Lady and the Tramp Signature Collection B... 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__label__cc	0.653472	0.346528	A Higher Purpose Pca Churches In Charlotte Nc 9401 S. Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28273. P: 704-588-1211. F: 704-588-1461. E: [email protected] · Who We Are · Join Our Church · Get Directions. Faith The Vampire Slayer Spin Off MONEY SHOT’s creative five-some includes writer Tim Seeley (Grayson, Revival, and Hack/Slash), co-scripter & comedian Sarah. In your opinion, would a Faith series have made a good spin-off? What are your. I would love to watch a Faith spinoff. I would also want more. Aug 3, 2018. 6 Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-offs you'll never Welcome to McClintock Presbyterian Church. Thank you for visiting our website. Here you will find a wealth of information about our church, its organizations. You should also consult the official PCA Church Directory (which we do not publish). We encourage you to add. Charlotte NC 28289-0233. If you are a church. St Francis Church Jebel Ali What Does The Hail Mary Prayer Mean Dec 31, 2013. 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Declaring God's Glory to Ballantyne, South Charlotte, and Beyond. Weekly worship at 11:00 a.m. Charlotte, NC 28277. WHAT TO EXPECT. Following college, at Furman University, Mary began her career at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte. Mary married the. a farm and moving to Yadkinville, NC where they devoted their life to family, West Charlotte Church. Please join us! Sundays at 10:00 AM. corporate worship, committed fellowship and pastoral care within the church body, and reliance. The Alexander children were raised in Charlotte. Upon graduation from high. Memorial gifts may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Waynesville, 305 N. Main Street, Waynesville, NC 28786.The. The church is located about 28 miles north of Charlotte. “For more than 10 years, Coddle Creek Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church has hosted and chartered. residents of the Triangle area of NC. Sardis was already a small congregation when the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church organized the first Presbytery in the South on February 24, 1790, The Grove Church of Charlotte, NC. This outdoor walking path is open to the public and is located in the large open field behind the church. The beautifully. LENOIR COUNTY, NC (WITN) Dozens of volunteers from across North. Volunteers from Davidson College Presbyterian Church near Charlotte are spending this week fixing homes that suffered water damage. The Doctor Paul Petersen of Westminster Presbyterian Church officiated the ceremony. After a wedding trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, the couple will reside in Charlotte, NC. Dear Visitor. We are delighted you have chosen to visit our website today. Matthews Presbyterian Church seeks to be a welcoming community of faith with lots of. Hundreds of people gathered at Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte for the funeral of Providence. 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__label__wiki	0.527653	0.527653	It is Official: Chinese Food is indeed a Christmas Tradition What has the Chinese got to do with Christmas? That is the likeliest reaction from two in every five Americans. However, if you care to skim through our Chinese buffet in Texas during Christmas, you might rest your doubts. Moreover, it is a global village. Each culture is meant to complement the other. Besides, where else to enjoy the blend than at King Crawfish Noodle? A Long Tradition According to our culinary experts, the phenomenon is by no means born abruptly out air. It has its roots in religious and immigration patterns. At the beginning of the last century, the Chinese were the biggest non-Christian group of people in the United States. Therefore, while a majority of small-time shops and eateries stay closed during Christmas, various Chinese outlets conduct business as usual. It is interesting to note that a majority of customers to our restaurant during the festive season is Jewish. Our Christmas Delights Christmas is incomplete with desserts. Keeping that in mind, our restaurant hosts a fascinating range of desserts to complement the spirit of Christmas. From green tea ice cream to fried-and-Xigo cheesecake, our desserts have been whipped up by the finest hands of the trade. Against the backdrop of jingling bells, nothing could beat a bowl of Xigo cheesecake after a plate of steaming Kung Pao Triple Delight, one of our Chef Specials. Our restaurant menu has been prepared keeping in mind the diverse range of customers. For instance, we have a special Kids’ Menu which comprises of chicken nuggets, chicken wings and fish nuggets. Counted among the finest seafood restaurants in Cypress, our Christmas seafood delights cover such delicacies as Kung Pao shrimp, mango shrimp and jumbo shrimp lo mien. Christmas is the time to explore the latest culinary delights. Health strictures adhered to through the year round, claim to be broken before a platter of steaming Chinese delicacy. And with such restaurants as King Crawfish Noodle at the helm, you can only imagine the sheer extent of culinary thrills at the best possible rates. Copyright © 2018 Kingcrawfish and Noodle House. All Rights Reserved Powered by: Go2Pos	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1440
__label__wiki	0.640038	0.640038	Kylee O'Connor Journalist • Runner • List-Maker The Register Guard The Daily Emerald TrackTown USA Title Nine 2016 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Prefontaine Classic Reporting I Minorities underrepresented in video games NGOs and its newfound affect on journalism as a platform Duck TV Sports Feature This is a feature I produced for the Duck TV fall finale show. Tom Heinonen had one of the most successful programs in NCAA track and field history and now he uses his coaching talent to help yet another Oregon team. Watch his story below: Title Nine – #T9Triumph This is a video that I created during my internship at Title Nine. I produced every aspect of the video, from finding and contacting Terri to interviewing and editing. Terri was exceptional and I really enjoyed telling her story. Heir to the Spikes This is a video project that I worked on with four other students. This project, however, was different from a video project that I would normally do because this time, I was the subject. I helped write the script, edit the video and create this story about my journey being coached by my dad. DuckTV Sports – Anchor Duck TV Sports Triple Threat Late Night Corner Stop The following video, “Late Night Corner Stop,” is a short documentary on Uly’s Taco Truck. I helped shoot, write and was the lead editor in producing this video. Audio Slideshow – Lane 5 Crossfit Tom Pappas, co-owner and operator of Lane 5 Crossfit, opened the gym with his brother Billy after a successful track and field career. He has won two World Championships and been in three Olympics as a decathlete. His gym serves as a hub for people from all walks of life to train in, ranging from those looking to get fit, all the way to elite, professional athletes, Lane 5 welcomes everyone. Lane Titan Track & Field 2015 I made this video to commemorate Lane’s 2015 track and field season.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1444
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Twin Cities Anarchist Bookfair Last Call for Workshops & Tablers (tags) Last call for tablers, workshops, skillshares for the 2012 Twin Cities Anarchist Bookfair on September 15 & 16. BLM’s new “alternative” on Vegas pipe (tags) Ever heard of the Council on Environmental Quality? Chaired by former LA Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley, it’s a White House office that according to its website ”coordinates Federal environmental efforts.” To judge by a recent update from the Bureau of Land Management, Sutley’s office may just hold the key for a compromise in a long-running battle over rural groundwater between Utah and Nevada. Using powers supposedly afforded by the Council, the Bureau is adding a new alternative to an environmental impact statement that may allow Vegas to pump and Utah to keep its water too. The only clear loser is the environment. The movement of the etcetera (tags) “As a social forum, a thousand things happen at the same time and this is how thing flow. The square is beginning to fill up. Having a thousand things and a thousand different ways is a path towards no turning back!” Rodrigo Bertame at Occupy Rio. Government Shutdown - Budget Crisis (tags) Blackmail, by anyother name, is still blackmail Legal abdication of duties, Legal right to create own system of governance. Suggested mirror government of current duties. Maintain Private space until official offices are cleared. Use security forces to secure buildings. The Truth About LSD (tags) LSD is one of the most potent, mood-changing chemicals. DNA Resonance and Dead Blackbirds (tags) It seems that a new weapon has been tested. It also seems to have worked pretty well, liquefying the internal organs of a specific species of blackbird. Where the Hell is the Progressive Rebel Party? (tags) Teabaggers are being “bagged” back into the same old two party system—that is not just corrupted but corroded—so the joke will ultimately be on them—exactly in the same way that the joke was on progressives, who equally thought a corporate owned “top-down” Democratic Party was going to deliver a new deal of any kind—even as the bottom up got many of them elected into office. San Diego Common Cause Debates Strong-Mayor Government (tags) On June 8 voters in San Diego will decide whether to make the city's experiment in a strong-mayor form of government permanent. The ballot measure will also increase the size of the City Council from eight to nine (at a cost of $1 to $1.5 million per year) and increase the threshold for sustaining a mayor's veto of a Council action from five votes to six. San Diego's branch of Common Cause debated the issue February 13 and questioned whether the strong mayor has made local government more or less accountable, and whether the real purpose of strong-mayor is to increase the already massive influence of business and developers over local government. OC College Student Tortures Mom for Dad (tags) Domestic violence is rampant in Orange County and the victims have no options but to stay. When Authors Are Authoritative (tags) It is not mere coincidence the word authority takes command from the word author, or a group of authors acting as a united force. Both words are coequal and stem from the idea that some form of egotistic persuasion has come to dominate or rule. This authoritarian reality is true irrespective of whether people put their faith in law, religion, articulated ideology, or any other form of persuasive power. Yet there is little doubt that the most effective form of authority, if believed, is that which speaks fore an endgame result of lasting spiritual finality—namely those clerics, that is how their personalities, claim to speak for an ultimate power of religion, and the ego-will of God, Yahweh or Allah. What mere mortal can stand up to what Hobbes has described as the Leviathan or the iron-fisted state? Editorial Cartoon: "2012: They Were Warned" (tags) Those of you who've followed my work for any length of time will remember my complaints about the early start of the Presidential "election" cycle (John Edwards announced on Christmas Week, 2006) in the form of the four-part "Jackass Slate for 2008". National Security Versus CIA Ethics (tags) The National Security of the United States is plagued by several deep-rooted problems that lead to expectations on intelligence personnel that are unjustified and highly corrupting. The Truth About Cocaine (tags) Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man. Reviewing Ellen Brown's "Web of Debt" - Part I (tags) Federal Reserve debt entrapment 101 Biden Hopes Specter Backs Employee Free Choice Compromise (tags) Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday he believes Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter would have "an open mind" on voting for a bill that makes it easier to form unions if a compromise emerges. Online Petition to Revoke LDS Not for Profit Status (tags) Research shows that LDS funding of Prop 8 is in violation of their 501(c)(3) Not-for Profit status, and the goal is to pressure the IRS to revoke their 501 status as a result of their illegal actions in promoting Prop 8 bigotry.. EFCA Employee Free Choice NO Surrender NO Retreat! (tags) Sen. Specter, Feinstein, Lincoln Now Opens The Door for The Employee Free Choice EFCA Labor Reform Compromise Bills The Accursed Anathema of Judeo-Christian History in the Western World: What It Means Today (tags) The introduction of Christianity in the Roman Empire threatened Rome because even then Christianity seem to create “fanatical” minds—that were willing to die for their faith to a single monotheistic God who was seemingly too jealous and intolerant to tolerate the idea that other Gods also expected respect as worthy. The only loyalty those early proselytes had was a sole loyalty to a God outside the Empire. Then Constantine impressed by such zealots exploited Christian fanaticism as he made Christianity the official Roman religion—creating the especial emergence of Church to State (or as our American forefathers warned “temporal and spiritual tyranny”). Venezuela: Why Unlimited Re-election is Bad for the Revolution (tags) A supporter of Hugo Chavez' anti-imperialist efforts explains why he is nevertheless opposed to Venezuela's recent constitutional amendment abolishing term limits. Psychological Sadism Without a Sense of Playfulness (tags) Do they at the Puritanical Post think that some are not sick of their sanctimonious commentary on all things blonde and bimbo? You know there would have been no character attack had the stars of the show been say—black males—irrespective of any conceits on being sexually desirable or whether their behavior was crude. But I guess blondes, as attack “objects,” are eternally open game season for all things jealous and self-righteous? After all they do seem to get more then their share of attention? The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) NOW (tags) The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is legislation in the United States which aims to "amend the National Labor Relations Act to establish an efficient system to enable employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to provide for mandatory injunctions for unfair labor practices during organizing efforts, and for other purposes. Tents-in-Parks Ruling was Necessary (tags) Maybe justice can trickle down from Victoria and we can reset economic life to benefit people and not speculators and financiers! Poll Incident Report Form (tags) Don’t let them steal another election. Join an election protection team in your area. Work and Work Moralists (tags) The machine offers less and less work to more and more people. The person of the work-based society believes only work can give meaning to life. Redefining work, security, health and strength is imperative for civilization to triumph over barbarism May 1 US-WIDE MASS Actions (tags) The Coalition in Defense of Immigrants Rights (CDIR) –USA and the Alliance-Philippines (AJLPP) announced today that mass actions for May 1 will be held in major U.S. cities to commemorate International Workers Day and demand full rights and legalization for immigrants. In major cities like Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco, New York and Chicago, Filipino Americans are joining up with their Latino immigrant allies to protest ICE raids and anti-immigrant bashing. They will also demand legalization and full rights for all immigrants. Joint MIWON/March 25th and April 7 Coalition March/Rally In Los Angeles, California the newly formed Filipino American For Immigration Reform (FAIR) with the Pilipino Workers Center will march form PWC in 153 Glendale, Historic Filipnotown to Macarthur Park and join the MIWON Contingent that will march form Macarthur Park to downtown Broadway. Anarchy from the UK (tags) Review of a book by National Anarchist thinker Troy Southgate. Tech Company Illegally Fires Cal Poly Student Workers for Unionizing (tags) Pomona, Calif - After being subjected an unannounced pay cut from $10/hr to $8/hr, Cal Poly student marketing representatives Austin Garrido and Sarah Doolittle were fired by their employer, Uloop.com, for attempting to organize a worker's union. The students were fired from their part-time jobs 20 minutes after posting a message in an online inter-company form announcing their intention to form a union. Doolittle and Garrido have filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Congressional Democrats to unveil new domestic spying bill (tags) The Democratic leadership in Congress is preparing to introduce new legislation this week that would permanently legalize the Bush administration’s warrantless domestic surveillance, while possibly providing a blanket amnesty for private telecommunications firms that helped the Bush administration illegally spy on their own customers. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (Democrat, Maryland) hastily called off a press conference called last Friday to introduce the bill, but indicated that a draft would be available by next week. The postponement apparently involved continuing differences within the Democratic caucus over the contents of the legislation. A MODEST LABOR PROPOSAL (tags) Loan defaults escalating: Big Finance and governments Responsible (tags) Many articles have been written on the tactic of pervasive and continuous debt as a form of economic social management. However, few financial ‘wizards’ and politicians understood the ramifications of such a tactic. To meet regular needs average people have been forced to borrow at rates never before seen. As a result of the created necessity to borrow large amounts and the ease of obtaining large loans, a rapid increase in loan defaults is occurring. Perhaps statistical information on the ‘spike’ in long term debt servicing and mortgagee defaults highlights the failure of the debt strategy. Hailed at the time as the optimum method of economic and social management, today it is proving to be just another strategy of big business appropriating more at the expense of EVERYTHING and everyone else. Dishing the dirt on Ann Coulter (tags) from BradBlog Money replaces God and has become our new religion, a universal totalitarian religion that never existed before.. Commodification of goods is more important than the goods themselves. Figure It Out (tags) An art exhibition featuring over 20 exceptional artist from LA. Communistic persistences in the course of human history (tags) What characterizes the manufacturing division of labour? The fact that a partial worker doesn't produce any commodities; that only the partial workers' common product becomes commodities Soma: an anarchist therapy (tags) Soma is a documentary about a group therapy in Brazil which incorporates capoeira, Wilhelm Reich, and anarchism. A MODEST PROPOSAL-RECRUIT, RUN INDEPENDENT LABOR MILITANT CANDIDATES FOR THE 2006 ELECTION (tags) IN THE TIME OF THE GREAT FEAR WE NEED OUR OWN CANDIDATES. Flag-protection amendment fails by 1 vote (tags) A proposed constitutional amendment to allow Congress to prohibit desecration of the flag fell a single vote short of approval by the Senate on Tuesday 25 HR Fast in Memory of the 1981 Hunger Strike by Irish Republican Prisoners (tags) 25 Hour fast in memory of the ten brave Irish Republicans who gave their lives in the fight for recognition as Political Status for Political Prisoners, on this the 25th anniversary we remember those gallant men with pride. Libertarianism: Bogus Anarchy (tags) A rebuttal to this essay is Contra Sabatini: Bogus Critique by Tim Virkkala, wherein Sabatini's interpretation of the individualist anarchists is disputed. In my opinion the analytic meaning of "anarchism" takes precedence over historical factors. Thus any ideology which wants to disband the State can rightfully be called anarchist. Populist #21 (tags) On the Executive Branch OPEN CALL: LA Freewaves (experimental media art, video, animation, shorts) (tags) Open Call: Too Much Freedom? LA Freewaves 10th Celebration of Experimental Media Arts Postmark Deadline: February 15, 2006. The showcase will present experimental media art from around the world at art venues in Los Angeles in November 2006 and through the Freewaves web site. Media art works include experimental video and film (narrative, documentary, art, animation, etc.), DVDs, websites, simple installations, and video billboards. Works from the festival will also appear on public television, cable stations and video-streamed on the Internet. Competitive selection process will be conducted by a group of international and local curators with diverse specialties and backgrounds. Notification of acceptance is in July 2006. Artist payments will be $200 for selected works. On Defects in our System of Elections Irrationalism and Ideology in Risk Capitalism (tags) Reductionist worldviews promise "order" in the mixed-up social consciousness.. Psycho-analysis has coined the term "regression" for this process of escapism..Psychic regres-sion involves withdrawal to a state of original immediacy, an earlier less complex stage. Deficiencies of Our Current Federal System, continued Avakian: Religion is Religion, Communism is Scientific (tags) A Leap of Faith and a Leap to Rational Knowledge: Two Very Different Kinds of Leaps, Two Radically Different Worldviews and Methods This article was written by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, in response to a letter that sent to him. In addition to attacking communism, that letter also argued against the scientific viewpoint and method and insisted that atheism is just another form of religion. This article by Chairman Avakian speaks to a number of points in that letter but focuses on the fundamental difference between a communist and scientific outlook and method on the one hand and, on the other hand, a religious worldview which relies on "leaps of faith." Bush Fascism: Who's Watching the Watch List? (tags) Thanks to this fascist regime, people traveling on business are routinely branded "terrorists." Don't Republicans realize that when they support and efend fascism, _they're_ going to eventually be victims of the very fascism they advocate and defend eventually? Capitalism Criticism: Inexorable Struggle for Survival (tags) "The civilized foundation of cooperative human life is furtively undermined by the capitalist form of organizing society.. Rational objectives often capsize into social irrationa-lity.. Unemployment is a form of violence.." A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files- broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China, Netherlands, Cuba, Spain, and Russia. Bernard Eastlund -- How to Rip Off Tesla & Wreak Environmental Havoc (tags) This is so good for you you are going to grow another foot and never need food, air, or water again! So-called physicist Bernard Eastlund proposes using microwave beams to prevent tornadoes. GAYS: More cases of RARE DISEASE (tags) Homosexual/Bisexual - Health issues - Lymphogranuloma venereum, or LGV, is a form of chlamydia that can damage the bowels and scar the anus. Among the few patients that have been identified in the United States, most also had the AIDS virus. "A Subtle Form of Hypocrisy" (tags) Between 1980 and 2003, $1.8 trillion in interests alone flowed from the South to the North. The heavy debts of developing countries more than tripled in this time period. Total Flexibility (tags) Self-determination means market determination.. Flexibility has nothing to do with individual sovereignty. Rather it means being completely delivered up to external demands. The flexibility of the person is nothing but the dictation of the market. Call to Implement a Provisional Government of South Canada (tags) Let's take our states elsewhere. The red states can have the snake they elected. The resistance opposing prison isolation continues into its 5th year! (tags) The calendar was set at October 20, 2000. The political prisoners decided to resist the state of Turkey's project to set up isolation prisons. In the face of the state's uncompromising attitude, the prisoners started the Death Fast (a form of hunger strike). Because isolation and torture mean death. The prisoners preferred death while resisting to surrender. Anarchy Is Not the Answer (tags) Anarchy is not the answer for activists or independent media outlets that take their business of reform seriously. Independent Media groups and activists around the country (no matter how loosely organized) can not afford the luxury of either acting like, or being labeled, anarchists. Los Angeles Green Party recommendations on the MANY ballot propositions (tags) Los Angeles Green Party recommendations for the NUMEROUS ballot propositions are up on our website: http://www.losangelesgreens.org/elections04/elections04.html The Forbidden Truths of all Human Political Systems (tags) A Forbidden Truth dissection of the universal malice and genocidal oppression inflicted by all 21st century political and governmental systems upon all citizen-slaves of planet earth. Stopping the Military in our Schools (tags) The military actively preys upon our students. Operation Opt Out is a two-month campaign by the Coalition Against Militarism In Our Schools to draw attention to this pressure and recruitment. Operation Opt Out is a way students can protect themselves from military recruitment.. If you want to help out give us a call or end us an email info@militaryfreeschools.org Our culminating event in late October will be a musical/poetic/creative event. Join with us! Super Flu Pandemic Planned! Rationed Medicines--PREDICTED OVER 2 YEAR AGO! (tags) The top link is from a TV station in Palm Beach FL, last day or so I think....the second, longer part is a posting from 2001 concerning a whistleblower talking about conditioning the population via chemtrails, for a vast depopulation operation utilizing a super-flu pandemic... ---------------------- Time Suckers on the attack (tags) The latest assault on our freedoms is not in the form of ropes or chains. International Call for Photos, Art, Graphics, Posters, all Images! (tags) International call for photos and art for use in an upcoming book called "Rebel Voices," to be published in 2005 in the u.s. Shitocracy ('shit-&-'tä-kr&-sE) (tags) The increasing influence of Texans in the national political arena has prompted the coining of a new term for a predominantly Texan form of hierarchy: "the shitocracy" (pronounced "shit" "talk" "crass" "ee"). V Chip provides more personal returns (tags) science and technology meeting our needs Throwing the Bull by the Horns (tags) Can it be possible that the president just doesn't want a second term? Do most conservatives want the same thing? Criminal Negligence in the Office of the Los Angeles District Attorney (tags) You would think the goal of the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office would be to seek the truth, and in doing so, actually check their facts before threatening someone with legal action, but apparently, this is not so in Steve Cooley’s Bad Check Division according to Los Angeles artist, David Goldner. LA FREEWAVES Open Call -- 9th Experimental MEDIA ARTS Festival (tags) LA Freewaves announces an open call for How Can YOU Resist?: LA Freewaves 9th Celebration of Experimental Media Arts. Postmark Deadline: February 15, 2004. The month-long showcase will present experimental media art from around the world in culturally distinct downtown Los Angeles venues in November 2004. Bring Them Home NOW (tags) Another fine analysis from Stan Goff. We're not asking for any favors. We DEMAND. A great letter by Stan Goff, a former high-ranking special forces soldier, which criticizes "liberals" and anti-war activists for backing Dean. A great contribution to the "lesser evilism" debate. A Conservative explains ''Why They Hate George W. Bush'' (tags) The core of the Hate Bush Movement is fueled by the fact that he is a self-professed Christian and unfortunately many leading this parade are so-called Libertarians. We the People (tags) Of the United States, on order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. Mexico-The Zapatista Army and the Caracoles-A Marxist Analysis (tags) Statism Has Replaced Religion (tags) Check out "The Match" zine. Check out Alex Jones (www.infowars.net). FREE Butoh Workshop (tags) Corpus Delicti invites you to Butoh Workshop on Saturdays from 1-3pm in Hollywood. Free to all. A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion recorded from a shortwave radio. 2 files- broadcast quality (13.2MB) and quick download (3.3MB). With times and freqs for listening at home. Free to rebroadcast. Netherlands, Russia, Germany, China, and Cuba. STOP CAFTA IN HOUSTON OCT 20-24 (tags) YO BASTA!!!! STOP CAFTA Free Trade Talks are coming to Houston and the resistance needs to begin Iraqis Call For Self-Rule (tags) Iraqi notables critical of US plans to appoint a ruling council call for an interim administration. The Problem (tags) A brief summary of the issues. POG Call to action for a padded bloc this Nov in Miami, stop the FTAA (tags) Call to action for the FTAA meetings this November in miami! As a part of what is sure to be a multitude of tactics, POG is sending out this call specifically for a padded contingent. We envision a total shutdown of the meetings through the combination of diverse tactics. Stockholm Conservatives (tags) It is an interesting phenomena that while Indy is home to many free-thinking individuals that very freedom attracts a class of people who find freedom a petrifying concept. It is to them that this article is dedicated. May they rest in peace. Survey: Israel yet to grasp concept of democracy (tags) The general conclusion of the survey, which is dubbed the "Israeli Democracy Survey" and will be conducted every year, is that Israel is basically a democracy in form more than in substance, and that it has yet to internalize fully the concept of democracy. Say It Ain't So, Geo (tags) Resuming nuclear testing in Nevada is a bad idea. Building "battlefield nukes" may be an even worse thing. But what about when Bush signs treaties with terrorists? Emergence (tags) In the sudden aftermath of the war, folks might find the following uplifting. It's taken from a longer talk given by Steven Miller, a high school teacher, at a LRNA forum in San Francisco on April 18. The Forbidden Truth of all Human Political Systems (tags) All human political systems are genocidally enslaving, terroristically brutal and brainwashing structures specifically designed to control, dominate, and destroy the lives of all citizen-slaves A prospering Democracy ! (tags) The new concept of deceit is ready. Corpus Delicti at Hollywood Protest (tags) Brief description and photos of Corpus Delicti dancers at Hollywood protest on February 15, 2003. Butoh at F15 in Hollywood (tags) Corpus Delicti (Butoh Dance) will debut on Feb. 15th at Hollywood Anti-War March Join Us in Dance to Stop the War! (tags) CORPUS DELICTI - Mass Butoh Street Performance to Stop the War. We Need Dancers, Artists, anyone who wants to express their outrage through movement. senator boxer on iraq (tags) fishing for a backbone? Man's Symmetrical Body Shape (tags) Do we not feel that, like animals, we too have a symmetrical body shape? Are we not curious enough to question why the functions of our body and those of the beasts have a lot in common? Then..., what’s the cause behind this? Operation Deny Support (tags) Contact our allies and let them know that Americans do not support war with Iraq. Time to Remove the Bananas...and Return Our Republic to Democracy (tags) Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush both seem to have a funny idea about democracy: they think it's about voting. Mass Psychosis Strikes Nation - Congress feared effected (tags) Weimar Syndrome was first detected here in the U.S. in the winter of 2000 when it was discovered that a growing number of citizens were under the mistaken impression that a little known governor from the state of Texas was actually the president of the United States An Introduction to Dual Power Strategy (tags) The great task of grassroots dual power is to seek out and create social spaces and fill them with liberatory institutions and relationships. Where there is room for us to act for ourselves, we form institutions conducive not only to catalyzing revolution, but also to the present conditions of a fulfilling life, including economic and political self-management to the greatest degree achievable. We seek not to seize power, but to seize opportunity vis a vis the exercise of our power. Bush Daddy Religion (tags) It's stupidity! Coping with disruptions in indymedia and other networked organizations (tags) The history of a persistent and difficult person who nearly destroyed Indymedia We Need Argentina-style Neighborhood Assemblies in L.A.! (tags) Let's try this here! Deadline to join class-action lawsuit over harm inflicted at Seattle WTO (tags) Deadline to join class-action lawsuit over harm inflicted at Seattle WTO Contact us immediately if you filed a "Civil Claim Form" with the City of Seattle over injuries you sustained at WTO '99. January Calander of Events for the A-Occasions Info Shop (tags) calander of events happening at the A-Occasions info shop/community space in Long Beach CA. NOW?!?!? (tags) Chaos and Violence (tags) Violence? update on Anti-terrorist bill (tags) Pulled from today's NY Times. The bill, in a form highly criticized by many civil liberties organizations passed the house and appears to sail throught the senate to the president's desk. In its present form, it does have a 4 year sunset clause. o27 - Int'l Day of Action vs. War & Racism (tags) MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR OCTOBER 27 INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST RACISM & WAR!!! World War! (tags) Beyond War. CRIMINAL SUIT against the GOVERNMENT DELEGATION IN CATALUNYA (tags) The imaginary effects of a Trans-American free trade zone: (tags) In Quebec City, Canada, on April 20, the heads of 34 governments of North, South, Central America, and the Caribbean met in secret with hundreds of corporations to negotiate the terms for the creation of a Free Trade Agreement of the Americas(FTAA). Performance artist Guillermo Gomez-Pena,speculates about its possible repercussions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1446
__label__wiki	0.588197	0.588197	War in Syria (tags) For diversion, an attack was ordered on alleged chemical weapon facilities in Syria with 100 "beautiful missiles" (Trump's words). A power demonstration was on the agenda in the interest of the powerful arms industry. A weekly 30 minute review of international news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio and the internet. With times, frequencies, and websites for listening at home. 3 files- Highest quality broadcast, regular broadcast, and slow-modem streaming. Spanish National Radio, Radio Havana Cuba, NHK World Radio Japan, and Sputnik Radio. Crackbird Yukon misadventure (tags) A new episode of the Crackbird saga from the Voices from the Wilderness website. For more out there writings on drugs visit our site. Behind every refugee stands an arms trader (tags) Humankind has abolished slavery, absolute monarchy, cannibalism and, in principle, child labor. To solve, or at least reduce, the mounting refugee problem, we should begin to discuss how to increase human civilization by criminalizing arms trade and by abolishing war. Genocide in Yemen (tags) Iran Nuclear Deal Aftermath: Greater Regional Destabilization? (tags) WikiLeaks Releases Secret Saudi Documents (tags) The Unthinkable: Possible Nuclear War with Russia (tags) Arms fair in Abu Dhabi/Action of ''War on your doorstep''/Statement of solidarity (tags) Arms trade is a crime, causing bloody wars and thousands of civilian victims. Therefore I express my solidarity with ''Wars on your doorstep'' for taking action against a Dutch company for planning to attend the arms fair in Abu Dhabi The Illusion of Peace in Ukraine (tags) Jeb Bush, Cocreator of 2 Disastrous US Wars, Executioner of 21 (tags) As a result of Jeb Bush's criminal suppression of the Florida vote in 2000, 2 disastrous wars resulted. NATO Delivering Arms to Ukraine (tags) How to Combat ISIS Without War (tags) The president yesterday announced his "strategy" for dealing with the threat posed by the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria. He has given terror networks and the international arms industry cause for great celebration. Obama's Nuclear Arms Reduction Hoax (tags) One-Sided Anti-Syrian Human Rights Council Resolution (tags) Lifting the Fake EU Arms Embargo (tags) How Obama and Al-Qaeda Became Syrian Bedfellows (tags) For a president that is executing Bush’s “war on terror” against Al-Qaeda and “its affiliates,” it seems odd that President Obama has targeted the secular Syrian government for “regime change.” Israel joyfully supplies Air Support for their Al CIA Duh Salafist Brothers in Syria (tags) The CIA's SS Likud Nazis in Israel unable to continue watching their CIA Backed Saudi Salafist Brothers in Arms in Syria suffer defeat have decided to Supply their CIA Backed Al CIA Duh Terrorist Brothers in Arms with Air Support and launched a Series of Airstrikes in both Damascus and Syrian Military Facilities, knocking out the newly supplied Russian Advanced Anti Aircraft Missiles and Weapons System. Furthermore Israel when told by both Russia and China that Attacks on Damascus would not be tolerated, told both Russia and China FU and if that Israel would Gladly Continue to Support their Fellow CIA Backed Saudi Salafist Al CIA Duh Takfiri Terrorist For Hire in Syria and if Russia and China didn't like it that was too bad. Human Rights Group Calls for an Immediate International Arms Embargo Against Syria's Gover (tags) Interview with Sanjeev Bery, Amnesty International’s advocacy director for the Middle East and North Africa, conducted by Scott Harris War: The Wrong Jobs Program (tags) Target Iran (tags) NATO: America's Imperial Tool (tags) naked aggression Obama Provokes War Against Iran and China (tags) The possibility of yet another U.S. war became more real last week, when the Obama administration sharply confronted both China and Iran. The first aggressive act was performed by Obama’s Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, who “warned” China that it must support serious economic sanctions against Iran (an act of war). Clinton said: “China will be under a lot of pressure to recognize the destabilizing effect that a nuclear-armed Iran would have, from which they receive a significant percentage of their oil supply.” The implication here is that China will be cut off from a major energy source if they do not support U.S. foreign policy — this, too, would equal an act of war. The Steady Stream of Lies about Venezuela or The Killers and Liars Prepare (tags) "The fourth big lie is saved up to the end, and follows on that grand tradition of the great human rights abusers accusing others to deflect attention from themselves. Chavez is said to be “cultivating” regimes that are characterised by “rigged elections, media censorship, the criminalisation of dissent and leaders for life”. Not a touch of irony, as the death squads in Colombia murder trade unionists and civil leaders unchecked, as the Obama Administration pussyfoots around the coup regime in Honduras (which deposed a Chavez ally), as election fraud and bloody war rages in Afghanistan and as the US launches missile attacks on Pakistan. It can be tedious to document such lies. They are so common and, no sooner is one lot done than the next day’s lies appear – if not in The Economist then in the Washington Post, The Australian or The Times. These monopolies count on the vulnerable, who do not have alternate sources of information, who do not read history and are able to be swayed by crude and often racist agitation. In the bigger picture, this is a delegitimising process, organised by the private media monopolies which, in their hatred for the sort of popular democracy led by Chavez (as also in the past by Allende), are preparing the ground for coups, wars of intervention and conquest. It has been done before and – while these monopolies remain unchecked – it will be done again." BTL:To Stop Nuclear Proliferation, Washington Must Lead by Example (tags) Is owning a gun a privilege or a right? Carrying a concealed weapon a privilege or a right (tags) I suspect any school child in New York, Massachusetts, Washington D.C. or California tell you that owning a gun is not a right but a privilege! If you have a gun and you don’t have permission from the government to own it the police will throw you in jail. BTL:U.S. and Russia Move Toward Reducing Number of Nuclear Weapons (tags) The Future of NATO: Time to Break a Taboo (tags) The European public is neither enthusiastic for the military engagement in Afghanistan nor for new expansions of NATO.. The alliance must energetically promote disarmament and arms control. 1/9 Palestine Watch: U.S. covertly shipping arms to Israel (tags) The U.S. is seeking to hire a merchant ship to deliver hundreds of tons of arms to Israel from Greece later this month, tender documents seen by Reuters show.... Israel tries to blackmail Obama (tags) With Bush's help Global arms dealer and financier of terrorists MONZER AL KASSAR convicted (tags) These recent convictions represent the first time anyone has been charged with and convicted of the anti-aircraft missile statute. US, Israeli Roles in Georgian Crisis Raises Alarms (tags) Since the attacks by Georgia which sparked the fighting (which, alone, suggests Georgia had been promised the support of a larger power) took place on the day that the last two US carrier groups started for the Strait of Hormuz, it would appear that one motive (besides the pipelines from the Caspian which rival the new ones the US built in Afghanistan) appears to be tying up Russia, in order to minimize its response to US/Israeli Aggression towards Iran. Islamic-Christian front warns of scheme targeting Arab presence in Jerusalem (tags) OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)-- Dr. Hasan Khater, the secretary-general of the Islamic-Christian front for the defense of Jerusalem and holy shrines, warned that the IOA started a few days ago to implement a dangerous scheme targeting the Arab and Islamic presence in occupied Jerusalem through promoting a new ID card as a prelude to imposing it on Jerusalemite Palestinians. Africa: The Next Defense Market Opportunity? (tags) Low value. Corrupt. Aid-driven. Despite the odd exception like Algeria, and South Africa's indigenous defense industry, most people think of these terms when they think of the African defense market. Analyst firm Forecast International sees a different picture, however: "tomorrow's growth market for the global defense industry." The Real Financial Tsunami is coming! (tags) "The $690 billion worth of “interest only” ARMs due for interest rate hike between now and July 2008 are by and large not Sub-prime but a little higher quality, but only just. There are a total of $1.4 trillion in “interest only” ARMs according to the US research firm, First American Loan Performance. A recent study calculates that, as these ARMs face staggering higher interest costs in the next 9 months, more than $325 billion of the loans will default leaving 1 million property owners in technical mortgage default. But if banks are unable to reclaim the homes as assets to offset the non-performing mortgages, the US banking system and a chunk of the global banking system faces a financial gridlock that will make events to date truly “peanuts” by comparison. " More Lost Weapons in Iraq (tags) By all accounts, the businessman, Kassim al-Saffar, a veteran of the Iran-Iraq war, did well at distributing the Pentagon-supplied weapons from the Baghdad Police Academy armory he managed for a military contractor. 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__label__cc	0.53993	0.46007	Tag: atanar New content sneak peek! It’s almost Thanksgiving here in the US, and I have so much to be thankful for. In an effort to give something back, and because I love you, here’s a sneak peek of an upcoming Catalyst Moon novella featuring a character you don’t know, but will meet in Book Four. Atanar was originally in Catalyst Moon: Incursion, but his story, while awesome, didn’t quite mesh with the rest of the narrative. So I removed him from that book with promises that he’d feature in another. He was a bit cross at first, but mollified once he learned he’d get his own novella. 😉 Atanar is a Canderi warrior whose impact on the events of the Catalyst Moon series can’t be overstated. I had a blast fleshing out more of the Canderi culture, language, and history, and I’m excited to share the full story with you soon. Atanar’s novella is written, but needs editing and a beta (or two!), so if you’re interested in taking a look, drop me a line at lalogareads@gmail. 🙂 I hope to have his book out after Book Three and before #4. So without further adieu, please enjoy this sneak peek from my upcoming novella, Catalyst Moon: Exile. Thanks for reading, stay awesome, and happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends! 🙂 (Disclaimer: As stated, this is a relatively rough draft, so please excuse any grammatical/spelling errors, and anything else that feels “unpolished.”) Atanar stood at the edge of the kulkri camp, hands bound behind his back while Sivoy and Tikaani argued a few paces away. “He ruined the ambush,” she was saying. “And tried to strangle me!” “In self-defense,” Atanar could not help but reply. He turned his cheek so that the afternoon sunlight fell upon what would surely be a nasty bruise. “And you–” She cut him off mid-sentence. “He’s dangerous, just like I said. Utu, don’t you see now why we must send him away?” Tikaani’s reply was quiet. “Atanar, what have you to say for yourself?” Sivoy crossed her arms before her chest with huff, but her grandfather ignored her and kept his gaze upon Atanar. It was tempting to lower his gaze, to sink into that shame, but Atanar kept his chin high. “I will tell you what I told Sivoy,” he said slowly, carefully. “Hunting Aredian merchants is a coward’s ploy. They are little more than children; no doubt young Corvac could best any of them in a fair fight.” “Hunting as we do is the way of our people,” Sivoy replied. Atanar shook his head. “Not my people. Not Canderi. We abandoned those ways many generations ago. There is no strength needed to snap twigs and saplings. A true warrior, a true Canderi, only faces foes who are an even match.” “By that logic, you would not hunt deer or rabbits,” Sivoy shot back. “Are you ‘true Canderi’ cannibals, then?” Heat flooded Atanar’s face, causing his bruised cheek to burn. “Hunting as you do is lazy and cruel. You may as well steal milk from the mouths of babes. What sort of example are you setting for Corvac and the other young men and women? What kind of pride can you lay claim to when your lives are full of theft and trickery?” She snorted. “Says the man who lays snares for rabbits and deer!” “It’s not the same thing.” Tikaani raised his hand in a plea for silence. When Atanar and Sivoy looked at him, he rubbed the bridge of his nose before glancing at Atanar. “You laid hands on my granddaughter, on our leader. Some of the others are calling for your death.” Atanar opened his mouth to reply, but the elderly man cut him off with a glare reminiscent of Sivoy’s. “Your own family has cast you aside. While you live among our family, you must act appropriately. You must follow the lead of our samaat, or you will be tossed back into the storm. “And you,” Tikaani said to his granddaughter, who flinched. “You retaliated in anger. You acted violently and without judgment – do not try to argue, child. That is not the way of a proper samaat.” While Atanar would have liked to take pleasure in Sivoy’s visible discomfort at Tikaani’s reprimand, he could only hear Tikaani’s words echoing in his mind. “Your own family has cast you aside.” The elderly man sighed deeply. “Sivoy is our samaat, but as the clan elder, I have some measure of authority. And I have claimed responsibility for you, Atanar. So, then, Sivoy,” she looked up at her name, “if you wish to kill Atanar for his transgression, you must kill me as well.” She blanched, then glared at Atanar. “You know I won’t do that, Utu.” “So what will you do?” She was silent. Tikaani sighed again before withdrawing a small knife from a sheathe at his waist. With one deft move, he cut through Atanar’s bonds. Blood prickled Atanar’s hands and forearms to life as the elderly kulkri replaced his knife and looked between the two younger folks. “If we are to be a strong clan,” Tikaani said. “We must learn to work together for the greater good. Atanar is strange to our ways, Sivoy, but he has much to offer us – and you. Atanar, you have no other option than to remain with us; you must learn to appreciate our way of life. I think the two of you together would be like the strongest steel: able to withstand any foe. But you each must take care not to cut each other to pieces.” He straightened. “You are not to return to the main camp until you have reached an accord. Is that clear?” Atanar shot Sivoy a sideways glance. Surely as samaat, she would object to being ordered? But she only offered a quick bow in the Aredian fashion and a quiet, “Yes, Utu.” Tikaani turned his pale eyes to Atanar, who spread his palms out to his sides in a proper Canderi gesture of assent. Tikaani nodded once before making his way back to the main body of the camp. Atanar and Sivoy were alone. The moment her grandfather was out of earshot, Sivoy muttered, “Ea’s tits!” “At least swear like a Canderi,” Atanar grumbled, rubbing feeling back into his wrists. “I’ll swear however I choose, vorunn.” She glared at him again, but it was short-lived, for she sighed deeply and slumped against a nearby tree. Having nothing better to do at the moment, Atanar joined her. “What, exactly, does he expect us to do?” She startled him with a laugh. “Wed.” Pride and anger fled. Atanar gaped at her. “Wed? Us? Are you mad? Is he?” “That’s what he meant with all that ‘the two of you together’ talk,” Sivoy said. “Didn’t you understand?” Atanar groaned and closed his eyes. “Must have missed that.” “Well, I didn’t,” she said grimly. “He’s been after me to wed for years. I got him off my back for a while, but I knew, the minute you came to us, he’d bring it up again.” “Is that why he was so…eager to have me stay?” She sighed again. “Aye. Well, one of the reasons – at least the only obvious one to me. I can’t see that you’d have any other uses besides fathering fat, blond babies.” It was Atanar’s turn to laugh, and laugh he did. Unexpected, it bubbled up from some place within his belly and leaped out of his mouth, startling a pair of crows from their roost in the tree. When he glanced at Sivoy, she was frowning at him. “Why is that so funny?” she demanded. “Perhaps I could father babies,” he replied, still chuckling. “And in truth, I think I would like to be a father – one day, a very long time from now. But the act of fathering is not one I’m interested in…” He cleared his throat. “Well, with a woman.” Understanding flashed in her eyes, and a smile tugged at the corner of her mouth. “You prefer the company of men?” “Very much so.” He considered her again. “Not that you’re–” “Oh, shut up,” she replied, waving her hand. “Don’t pretend you like me or care what I think.” “I have no wish to insult you as a woman.” “Only as a hunter, a warrior, and leader.” Atanar sighed. “There are many reasons I would not be a good husband to you.” Or to anyone. He kept that thought to himself. She leaned her head back against the pine. When she spoke again, her voice was soft. “I would be a terrible wife to you.” He’d said the words without thinking and expected a retaliatory remark, at least a glare, but she only stared up at the needles of the pine tree they rested against. “Though I would like children, too, I have no wish for a husband.” The tone of her voice gave her away; within it, Atanar heard his own experience echoed. “You prefer women,” he said. She nodded. “Utu has said it is a feeling that will pass, but it’s not passed after eighteen summers. I see no signs of change.” She sighed again, heavily. “He only wants me to bear children and continue our clan. But…” The words died in the air between them, but Atanar understood. Too well, perhaps. His reply was slow and halting. “My mother felt the same way.” When Sivoy glanced at him in surprise, he grimaced. “She was the samaat of my clan. She is the one who named me voruun.” Sivoy’s face drained of all color. “But you said–” “Yes, I murdered innocents,” he said. “But I broke her heart long before that night.” Not until the words left his mouth did he realize their truth, nor the way they cut him to the quick. Neither spoke for several long moments until Sivoy exhaled and glanced back at him. “Corvac told me how he found you on the cliff. Did you want me to have you killed today?” No trouble to meet her gaze now; no difficulty to speak the truth. “There is nothing left for me in this world, Sivoy.” She looked away again. “And you call us cowards,” she muttered, shaking her head. “I never said I wasn’t one,” he replied. She grunted in what he imagined was reluctant humor before she turned so that she faced him, leaning her shoulder against the tree and crossing her arms before her chest. “So what happens now?” “You ask as if I have the answer.” When she did not reply, Atanar glanced away from her, letting his gaze fall across the bustling camp. More than a few kulkri looked away quickly, though a few continued to stare openly. No doubt word of the foiled hunt had spread like fractures on a frozen lake. Atanar considered a pair of kulkri tending to the horses before looking back at Sivoy. “You know,” he said carefully. “The Aredians do not share our people’s distaste for preferences such as yours and mine.” Her pale brows arched in surprise, though she schooled her face to disinterest almost immediately. “Why should I care what Aredians think about anything?” “There was a pair of traders my mother used to favor,” Atanar went on as if she’d not spoken. “Two women. They were married – to one another.” Sivoy sucked in a breath and Atanar felt a smile tug at his mouth. “They brought us some of the finest leather I’ve ever seen; soft as butter. Not to mention the chocolate…” “Shock-ah-latt?” Sivoy stumbled over the foreign word. Atanar nodded. “It’s food. I think. Well, it tastes wonderful. It’s made from some sort of bean the Aredians grow in the southern province.” “A bean?” Sivoy pulled a face. “We have no use for those here.” “Perhaps not,” he admitted. “But Aredians are quite inventive – as you’ve seen.” He gestured to the kulkri camp. “And many of them are eager to trade with us. Our steel is worth a great deal to them, as are the furs and meat we can easily hunt here.” She frowned. “Surely even Aredians can hunt for those things.” “Some of the hardier ones, perhaps. But most of them won’t travel this far north. And none of them would know what to do with an atsuula or caradoc.” He took a deep breath. “Have you ever considered trying to trade with them?” When she did not answer, he added, “Your family has much to offer.” “None of us can speak proper Aredian,” she said at last, waving a hand in dismissal. “Besides, it’s too much trouble to gather items to trade when we can simply take what we wish.” “I can speak enough Aredian to trade,” he replied. “My mother often called upon me to take on that responsibility. And as to your sort of hunting…” He fought back a surge of anger at the notion of the kulkri‘s methods; even so, he felt the stirrings of vorunn within his heart. To counteract the feeling, he laced his hands together and dug his nails into his skin, letting the pain redirect his focus away from thoughts of violence. “How long can you sustain such a practice? Even Aredians have their limits. Eventually, they will come looking for the ones who’ve broken the Avalanche Truce.” “I’m not afraid of their paltry armies.” “Perhaps, but you don’t have the numbers necessary to face an army, even an Aredian one.” “Many other kulkri clans hunt as we do.” “I know,” he said. “And you are all Canderi in the eyes of the Aredians. If one clan brings the branch down upon its own head, the rest of the tree will surely follow; the damage will spread to the rest of your people.” He allowed his words to sink in before adding, “My mother used to tell me that the most effective leaders often choose not to fight. They put their clan’s well-being above their pride.” Given Sivoy’s attitude toward him so far, such words were a gamble, but he didn’t have much to lose. If she ignored his counsel – as he expected she would – he would be no worse off. But if she listened, he could save her people a great deal of trouble. My people, too, he thought, but shook the notion away. He had no clan, nor family. Only vorunn. She was quiet for several heartbeats, her gaze resting on the other kulkri who milled about the camp. Just when Atanar could stand the silence no longer, she sighed. “How would we go about trading with the Aredians? They all but piss themselves when they see us coming.” He was startled at the strength of his relief, but tried – again – to keep his feelings from bleeding into his voice. “Gather items you wish to trade. Scout along the main roads until you see a caravan, then meet them in the open, with your swords thrust in the ground behind you and your goods spread on the ground at your feet. If they are willing to trade, they will approach. If not,” he could not suppress a smirk, “they will likely flee like rabbits.” She straightened. “You wish us to meet them unarmed?” “Not unarmed, just not actively armed,” he said. “Your claymore should be within easy reach, but you should not meet them as if in combat. Such a tradition is passed down from the Avalanche Truce.” Sivoy shook her head. “What does that mean? What truce do you speak of?” Now he could not help his surprise, though he tried to conceal it when her eyes narrowed. “The Avalanche Truce is the reason your people are no longer at war with the Aredians. Nearly fifteen generations ago, the Aredians and the Canderi warred constantly – fighting over territory. One such battle took place,” he nodded toward the mountain peaks in the distance, “in the Argus Mountains, at the end of a very harsh winter. Both armies gave their fiercest battle cries, meant to strike fear in the hearts of their enemies and to show their own strength, and the very mountains trembled. “The leaders of each group – the general of the Aredian army and the samaat of the Canderi – rushed to face each other. When the two women met in the middle, the great battle ensued. But so fierce was the fighting that the mountains could not withstand the force of it, and began to collapse – an avalanche. Both leaders were injured and separated from their armies, and had to rely on each other to survive. During this – and no one knows the truth of how it played out – they managed to form a truce, though they resolved to kill each other when they returned to their armies.” As he spoke, Atanar noticed how a few of the kulkri, including Corvac and some of the other children, had crept closer to listen. He pretended not to see them and kept speaking. “Through their combined strength, they found their way back to the others and emerged on a peak high above the battleground. Looking down, they both saw how blood marred the snow, how the bodies of their people lay dead and dying. They realized they could not continue this war. Together, they went down to their armies, who paused their fighting to allow their leaders passage. When the two reached the center, they thrust their blades into the snow behind them, and faced one another in peace – if not quite friendship – and the truce was made.” Sivoy had been glancing between the others and Atanar, but when the tale ended, she frowned at him in earnest. “Is that true?” He spread his hands. “That is how it was told to me.” “Will it work?” Corvac spoke up from amidst a group of boys and girls about his age. “Will the Aredians understand we wish to trade?” “Surely they’ll just run away,” Kiluan said. Like the others, she’d come closer to hear the story, though Atanar did not miss how she sidled up to Sivoy. He shrugged. “That is how my clan traded with them in the past. I have seen some Aredians quail at the sight of us, but most are brave enough to at least approach.” Kiluan glanced at Sivoy. “This tactic would bring them within easy reach. We could–” “No,” Atanar snarled, causing both women to start. Vorunn clawed at his will, urging for blood, but he fought the feeling back and spoke with more control. “Attacking them after making an overture of peaceful trade would be an act of war.” “Assuming we left anyone alive to tell their little queen,” Sivoy replied. Atanar balled his hands into fists. Why could they not see the folly of such actions? “Yes, and so you lure a merchant with the promise of peaceful trade, and kill him. Then you do the same again, and again, and again. But word will spread – you know it will, Sivoy – and the Aredians will come for you. All of you.” “How long would that take?” Kiluan shot back. “In the meantime, we’d have easy hunting. Winter will come eventually,” she added to Sivoy, who looked troubled. “It might take weeks, or months, or even longer,” Atanar replied. “But eventually, the Aredians will seek retribution for those you’ve killed.” Corvac gnawed on his lip. “I heard Aredians lock up their own people for no reason other than they have magic. I’ve heard they even kill those who bears a certain mark on their hand – they call it a ‘mage-mark.’” A few of the others murmured assent, but Sivoy rolled her eyes. “Those are just stories, Cor. There’s no such thing as magic.” Atanar had heard otherwise, but kept that thought to himself. Such stories were rumors, unsubstantiated and probably exaggerations from Aredians wishing to appear stronger to the Canderi, who had no magic among their kind. Sivoy frowned at her brother. “What are you doing eavesdropping, anyway? Get out of here, all of you,” she added, shooing them away. Kiluan gave her a questioning look; Sivoy hesitated, glanced at Atanar, then jerked her chin to the dark-haired woman in a silent order. When they were alone again, Sivoy faced Atanar once more. “Very well. We shall try to trade with them – once. You will speak for us. But do not forget that you are acting under my authority.” He spread his palms. “I understand, Samaat Sivoy.” Her brows knit as she tried to find sarcasm in his reply, but he only regarded her without expression. It was a trick his mother had taught him well. Too well, perhaps, for Sivoy rolled her eyes and muttered something unflattering about him beneath her breath. Well. That was as good a dismissal as any, so Atanar turned to leave. However, she halted him in his tracks with his name. His name. When he turned, she was studying him. “Before,” she said quietly. “When you grabbed my neck…” He grimaced. “I am sorry if I hurt you, but you–” “No, not that.” She hesitated, then dropped her pitch again. “Your eyes were…strange.” Something cold formed in his guts. “Strange, how?” “It might’ve been a trick of the sun,” she said, brows knitted. “But I swear they…shone. Like stars. Just for a moment. Just when you were looking at me, with your hands at my throat.” Just when you tried to kill me. She didn’t have to say it out loud; they both knew. Atanar felt as though he stood naked on the tundra, in the first moments before a blizzard descended. “You’re certain?” “I know what I saw.” Vorunn. He didn’t know how, why, or what it meant, but he knew the two were related. “If you see it again,” his eyes darted to her claymore but he only said, “let me know.” Sivoy nodded again, then turned away from him. Atanar remained beneath the tree, alone, and did not return to the main camp until dusk. Lauren L. Garcia blog, character, sneak peek, worldbuilding Leave a comment November 16, 2018 15 Minutes preview of Catalyst Moon: Exile These last several weeks, life has been crazy. (Which is putting it mildly.) Between an amazing vacation, a nasty cold, and a…tumultuous election, writing has been slow. But slow progress is still progress, and I’m moving forward on a project that’s been hanging over me for some time: Catalyst Moon: Exile. (Title subject to change.) Exile features Atanar, a Canderi warrior who first appeared in an early draft of Incursion. Atanar’s story arc didn’t quite fit in with the rest of the book, so I cut him out and set him aside to bring back later. As it turns out, later is now. 😉 Catalyst Moon: Exile is a novella, sort of a prequel to Incursion. Here’s a snippet: Atanar soon found himself in the midst of another Canderi camp, a place he’d never thought he’d stand again. Several dozen men and women bustled about with evening tasks: cooking food over several scattered fires; grooming horses and herding children; securing the rounded tents made from animal hides. Despite the approaching storm, laughter and conversation rippled through the camp. The boy – Corvac – led Atanar through the others without a word to anyone, instead trotting toward one of the fur-lined tents in the middle of the camp. There, he paused and listened beside the entrance for a few moments before giving Atanar a look that was almost concerned. “Wait here. I’ll be right back.” So Atanar stood straight and met each glare with one of his own, until movement to his right caught his eye. A young woman strode toward him; she was a few years younger than Atanar, perhaps in her twentieth summer. Her hair was neatly braided in the Aredian fashion; it was darker than most other Canderi but still streaked with pale gold, and, like the others, she wore a sash of red, yellow, green, blue and white, all woven together. The moment she registered what he was, her stance turned even more hostile as her body became strung taut with tension. “Vorunn, then,” she murmured, halting just over an arm’s length away, one hand reaching for the claymore strapped to her back. “What, in Nox’s void, are you doing here?” He shook his head once. “Corvac brought me.” She scowled up at him and he could not help but add, “For supper.” “Aye, as far as you’re concerned.” She pointed the general direction he had come, where he could now see a rudimentary sort of passage that wound through the tents and cooking fires. Beyond these, in addition to the large elk-like atsuula, there were a dozen or so scraggly Aredian horses, outfitted with Aredian saddles, bridles and other gear. In fact, most of the gear he saw was Aredian in make. There was greater meaning in those words than Atanar could glean. Indeed, Sivoy frowned, but regarded Atanar with a new sort of speculation. “Very well, stranger,” she said at last. “I will allow you a chance to explain why we should not cast you away.” Sivoy glared back, but her words were honey-sweet. “Corvac, please tend to our guest while I gather the others. I suppose supper will be delayed tonight.” With that, she spun on her heels and marched away, disappearing within one of the other tents. Atanar looked back at Corvac and the older man, presumably the boy’s grandfather as well, given the resemblance between Corvac and Sivoy. “I have no need of your charity…” The older man leaned on his staff and regarded Atanar with a shrewd gaze before he smiled; the expression shone through his white beard.. “That remains to be seen, my friend.” He nodded to the tent behind him. “Come, sit. My name is Tikaani. Rest easy, warrior, and eat your fill, for now you are among kin.” Perhaps sensing his indecision, Tikaani said, “Outcast or not, cursed or not, you have no home. Share ours – even if only for a night.” Apologies for any typos, grammatical errors, poor wording, etc. This is a rough draft, as-yet unseen by anyone else. I realize there are a few words that don’t make sense, and I’m okay with that for right now, though I think this novella will need a glossary of terms! It’s been great fun to write a Canderi warrior; I’m proud of the culture I’ve created with these fierce people, and I hope you enjoy them, too! Thanks for reading, and stay awesome. 🙂 Lauren L. Garcia blog, ficlet, worldbuilding Leave a comment November 10, 2016 5 Minutes	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1450
__label__cc	0.630761	0.369239	div.shopping-bag a.sf-button span.text{color:#fffff} div.shopping-bag a.sf-button i.ss-view{color:#fffff} .header-search-link, .shopping-bag-item a.cart-contents { color: #FFFFFF; } .header-right { font-size: 13px; } #header-section .header-menu .menu > li { font-size: 18px; } Funerary Photo/Books Skulls/Taxidermy Larry’s Biography Larry’s Causes Larry’s Charity Initiative Demons, the Devil and Fallen Angels Mind Wars 11:11 The Time Prompt Phenomenon The Deja Vu Enigma The Grid – Exploring the Hidden Infrastructure of Reality The Resonance Key This Book is From The Future The Trinity Secret Viral Mythology Contributed Books Ghosts, Spirits, & Hauntings Lost Civilizations & Secrets of the Past Printed/Online Articles Fun Sites Miscellaneous Research Larry’s Books > Demons, the Devil and Fallen Angels “A WRITER IS A WORLD TRAPPED IN A PERSON.” – VICTOR HUGO Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels The devil goes by many names, and his tribe is legion. Throughout human history, we have been obsessed with the dark opposites of God and angels, light, and mercy. Whether it is our religious and sacred texts, folklore and myths of old, legends, fairy tales, novels, or the movies and television shows of today, the dark entities enthrall us, terrify us, and remind us of the dualities of life. But where did they originate? Are they real? Does every religion or region of the world include them? Exploring over two dozen religious traditions, myths, folkloric and spiritual traditions, the world of the supernatural, and the demons, the Devil, and fallen angels in today’s pop culture, Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels is a comprehensive resource of the many faces of the devil, his minions, ominous deities, and the darker side of nature and ourselves. From ancient demon worship to modern Satanism, the bloody era of the Inquisitions and later witch burnings to the Satanic Panic of the late-twentieth century, and secret occult societies to Hitler’s involvement with demonology, this book covers it all. Readers will learn about the key figures in history associated with demons and the Devil, the worshiping of the dark forces, and the lives of Aleister Crowle, John Dee, and Anton LaVey, as well as well-known figures who were alleged Satanists, some of whom may surprise you! Also featured are dozens of examples of links between demons/fallen angels and aliens, cryptids, apparitions and poltergeists, and IDEs (interdimensional entities). Were the demons of the Bible possibly ancient alien visitors? Are alien abductions and poltergeists really demons in disguise? Is Slender Man a modern day demonic entity … or totally fake? This fascinating look at Satan, evil spirits, and their 10,000-year history has 120 photographs, drawings, and illustrations to bring the portraits of over 200 demons and fallen angels to shivering life. Demons, the Devil, and Fallen Angels also includes a helpful bibliography and an extensive index, adding to its usefulness. It is a comprehensive, clear, and objective look at a subject that fills most people with fear and dread. Yet the presence of dark angels continues to remain a part of our human experience, our popular culture, and our spiritual understandings. Come and explore the shadowy side of existence and its integral part of our nature. Click here to order from Amazon.com UPCOMING APPEARANCES AND EVENTS ©2020 Larry Flaxman. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1452
__label__cc	0.60523	0.39477	John Zogby Strategies Data, Analyze, Report, Strategize I Am Still Cautious About the Presidential Race November 8, 2016 Leave a commentnewsBy John Zogby I am live from Washington, DC where I think I am the only cautious voice around. Whether it is from the aggregators, the odds-makers, the soothsayers with their laptops full of data, or the reporters, all I am hearing about is a easy victory for Hillary Clinton tonight. The nationwide polls, for the most part, have broken her way. Her average lead is up to 3.3 percentage points and that is not bad at all. But it is still close and fluid because there are still about 6% of likely voters who have not decided yet. She holds a lead of .2% in Florida and the early vote tallies are being spun by both sides that it is impossible even for this seasoned veteran to find out what any of it means. The Latino vote is up by 2 points in Florida over 2012, but the African American vote is down by 3 points. And young people have not been standing in line. The same is true for North Carolina with both sides cheering the early vote. North Carolina is one of two states I am watching. If young African Americans turn out there, especially after the full court press by the President, First Lady, and stars galore – then it means good news for Mrs. Clinton in other states. On the other hand, Mrs. Clinton now leads in Pennsylvania by only 2.3 points, a state where she had a double digit lead, two weeks ago. So I am watching the Keystone State, too. If there is not a large turnout in Philadelphia, where the President was simply stunning before 30,000 last night, and there is not a big turnout in Philly’s “Creative Class” suburbs, then it could be s surprise win for Mr. Trump. If he wins or comes close in Pennsylvania, then Michigan could be within his grasp. Colorado is now very close with a Republican-leaning pollster showing Mr. Trump up by a point. Colorado was not even on the radar screen all campaign. New Mexico is close, too. And it wasn’t supposed to be. Here we are on Election Day and there still is no major break one way or the other. That is very odd. The popular vote had already started breaking for the Reagan in 1980, for Al Gore in 2000, and for Obama in 2012. If anything, the nationwide vote is moving one way (toward Clinton) while the states are moving away from her. Mr. Trump’s path to victory remains narrow but he is a lot more competitive today than he was a little while ago. I do think a Trump victory would be an upset. If he loses Florida then his path to the White House is most difficult. But Mrs. Clinton as of 11AM Election Day when I writing this is not a lock to be 45th President. We still just don’t know. At least I don’t know yet. When I know more I may have a moment to let you know. Be very careful of anyone who says he or she has it all figured out. #Caution2016Election John Zogby Don’t impeach, do censure: How to rebuke Trump’s bad behavior No, the polls aren’t wrong — but you have to know what to look for Is Joe Biden finished? Election 2020: Why I’m watching Amy and Andy Zogby: Bloomberg can do it, ‘he is a winner’ After Second Democratic Debates, Biden and Warren Lead the Pack Order Books by John Zogby Amazon \| Paypal	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1455
__label__wiki	0.67418	0.67418	Columns, Congress, Constitutional Law, Criminal law March 26, 2019 March 26, 2019 Mueller’s Mixed Message: The Special Counsel’s Shrug Over Obstruction Below is my column in The Hill newspaper on the Barr summary of the Special Counsel findings. After millions of dollars and two years of investigation, the summary of the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller is out. First and foremost, Mueller found there was no established conspiracy or collusion between anyone in the Trump campaign and the Russians. Second, Mueller made a curious type of prosecutor “declination” — not declining to prosecute, as he did on collusion, but declining an opinion either way. That’s right: After more than 2,800 subpoenas, 500 search warrants, interviews with hundreds of witnesses and almost 300 judicial orders for records and surveillance, Mueller simply offered a collective shrug from his team regarding the question of obstruction of justice. That was understandably not sufficient for Attorney General Bill Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who hold the quaint notion that prosecutors are supposed to reach conclusions. That is what they did in a matter of two days, finding that the evidence was clearly insufficient to establish the crime of obstruction. Special counsels are not supposed to end investigations like “The Sopranos” TV series, leaving it to the viewer to guess whether Tony Soprano survived his final scene. In reality, the answer is abundantly clear. While the evidence of obstruction was always stronger than collusion, it would be a laughable case to bring in a court of law. For two years, legal analysts and politicians convinced voters there was a strong case of collusion-related crimes. The drumbeat of “bombshell” disclosures and “smoking gun” stories was disconcerting and, frankly, disgraceful. At the time of Mueller’s appointment, I wrote that there is no such crime as collusion and little chance that a collusion-related crime like conspiracy could be established. With each new “speaking indictment,” that view was reinforced.ADVERTISEMENT Yet, in this age of rage, people were eager to believe experts explaining that a strong case for criminal charges was already established on collusion and they just had to “wait for Mueller” to set things right. Those of us questioning such analysis were painted as “Trumpers” and apologists, even though we criticized Trump for his conduct and comments. The plain fact is that fostering the collusion delusion meant windfall ratings and benefits for pundits and politicians alike. The Democrats used the investigation — and the threat of impeachment — as a rallying cry to retake the House. CNN, MSNBC and others made massive profits off the echo-chamber coverage of the deepening collusion case supposedly to be made by Mueller.Indeed, when I detailed the glaring legal flaws in the collusion theory in February 2018, CNN legal analyst and former White House ethics attorney Norm Eisen assured viewers the criminal case for collusion was “devastating” and Trump was “colluding in plain sight.” Eisen recently was hired by the House Judiciary Committee to help direct its investigation of the president. He was not alone. Cornell Law School Vice Dean Jens David Ohlin declared Donald Trump Jr.’s emails on the infamous Trump Tower meeting were sufficient for criminal charges as “a shocking admission of a criminal conspiracy.” MSNBC legal analyst Paul Butler identified the crime as “conspiring with the U.S.’s sworn enemy to take over and subvert our democracy” and declared that “what Donald Trump Jr. is alleged to have done is a federal crime.” Even after some of us noted that the absence of additional indictments clearly showed Mueller had not found criminal collusion, many rushed forward to keep the delusion alive. On Sunday, House Intelligence Committee chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went on CBS’s “Face the Nation” to insist there is ample evidence of collusion — even though not a single person was charged with it. He also insisted Trump might be guilty of collusion but Mueller simply could not indict him under existing Justice Department policies. That, too, turned out to be untrue. Mueller found no evidence of either Trump or his campaign colluding with the Russians. While Mueller can be commended for reaching a conclusion on collusion, his position on obstruction was incomplete and, frankly, irresponsible. Mueller simply says that “While this report does not conclude that the president committed a crime, it also does not exonerate him.” What does that mean, exactly? Law is not supposed to be an impressionistic art form in which some see a criminal and others see a crank. Yet, Barr reported that “The Special Counsel… did not draw a conclusion — one way or the other — as to whether the examined conduct constituted obstruction.” Of course, we all knew there was evidence on both sides of this issue. As Barr notes, most of that evidence already has been publicly discussed. Yet, Mueller seems to have left the public with a lingering Sopranos-like finale of “What do you think?” If Mueller believed Trump’s conduct constituted obstruction, he had a duty to say so. What makes his position all the more maddening is that the question does not appear a close one. As I have previously discussed in columns, it is possible to charge someone for obstructing an investigation into a nonexistent crime. While it is hard to do, Trump made his best effort with a long series of inappropriate comments and actions viewed as hostile to the investigation.ADVERTISEMENT However, the question of a criminal charge comes down to motivation and state of mind. Trump’s comments on the investigation are not isolated departures from the new normal of his administration. He has ignored widespread calls for restraint in his public statements on subjects ranging from immigration to North Korea to NATO. In these areas, he has incautiously attacked cabinet members and fired a slew of officials, from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to multiple chiefs of staff. Mueller concluded that Trump was not hiding collusion but was taking steps that could be viewed as obstructive. That is obvious. However, to bring a criminal case on the actual crime of obstruction would be absurd. Trump could simply argue that he viewed the collusion investigation to be a deep-state conspiracy and refused to stay quiet about it — but he never fired Mueller, destroyed evidence, or forced an early conclusion to the investigation. Indeed, even fired FBI director James Comey said Trump agreed that the investigation should be allowed to continue, to reach its own conclusions. Trump objected that Comey would not tell the public what he was telling Congress: that Trump was not a target of that investigation. None of this moves Trump out of legal jeopardy. He just pulled free of the gravitational pull of Jupiter but is now entering the asteroid belt of multiple smaller investigations across a broader expanse. From the Southern District of New York to various congressional committees, these investigations likely will continue for much if not all of his remaining term. It is not clear if Trump has learned from this experience. He almost “counterpunched” his way into an obstruction prosecution. It also is not clear if many voters have learned the countervailing lesson about rage and reality in analyzing alleged crimes. For two years, “Wait for Mueller” has become an increasingly desperate mantra. Many viewed Mueller as the anti-Trump who would finally rid them of this meddlesome president. Well, Mueller has come and Trump is likely to remain. That is the reality, and all the rage in the world is unlikely to change it. Jonathan Turley is the Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law at George Washington University. You can follow him on Twitter @JonathanTurley. New York Moves To Ban Subway Sex Offenders . . . After A Second Offense Trump: Accusers Have Done “Evil” and “Treasonous Things” 118 thoughts on “Mueller’s Mixed Message: The Special Counsel’s Shrug Over Obstruction” Comey in interview questions both Mueller and Barr: Mueller (same point made to me by DOJ source): “Speaking to “Nightly News” host Lester Holt, Comey said he couldn’t “quite understand” why Mueller didn’t come to a conclusion regarding obstruction when the “entire rationale for the special counsel is to make sure the politicals aren’t making the key charging decisions.” “So the idea that a special counsel wouldn’t reach the question and hand it to the political leadership doesn’t make sense,” Comey said.” Barr: Mueller’s probe did not conclude that Trump’s campaign had conspired with Russia ― which Comey called “good news no matter what party you’re associated with.” “It’ll be important to read the entire report, but, based on what I’ve seen, this is a good thing,” he added. Still, a lack of an underlying crime doesn’t automatically absolve Trump of possible obstruction, Comey noted. “The notion that obstruction cases are somehow undermined by the absence of proof of an underlying crime, that is not my experience in 40 years of doing this, nor is it the Department of Justice’s tradition. Obstruction crimes matter without regard to what you prove about the underlying crime,” Comey said. talk about beating a dead horse. Looks like the dems have nothing else to run on Health care, gun control, immigration, the environment, restoring our place as a leader in NATO and other alliances with our fellow democracies, and get the pig out of the WH. I’m expecting that the confirmation of sleaziness that will come out with the Mueller report will also help. In short, same as we did in 2018 RDKAY says: Mueller’s “shrug” on evidence of obstruction by Trump may be because Mueller does not want to cast doubt on a possible forthcoming prosecution by the NY State prosecutor. Bill Martin says: RDKAY, One word to describe your theory: Lunacy. Bye y’all. This is absurd x 3 says: be because Mueller does not want to cast doubt on a possible forthcoming prosecution by the NY State prosecutor. The New York State Attorney-General and the DA in Manhattan are going to prosecute Trump for obstructing federal investigators and prosecutors? Which gambit are they going to use, the Comey firing or the mean tweets? no its just because he’s a bitter old fart who is headed back into retirement and spat a goober at the president. very unprofessional. What happened to the bird was far more interesting since it involved a missing link at the minimum when the answer was probably at the finger tips of most of us. I first saw three cranes the the fourth. bottom right corner on one of the near to view pilings. But I never saw the missing link to report the find. Instead I sent it straight to the Professor. The key is an old hunters or recon trick to look for something out of place. Example No such thing as a straight line in nature. look for curves But having double magnification helped. As for the actual subject we had the answer two years ago using the same tip and the rest is now ho hum and further strengthens the resolve to never vote for those who deal in crooked versus straight verbiage which of course means those who prevaricate the obvious… Such as claiming Our Democracy in and for a country that has never been a Democracy. no for that matter used all that much of democratic principles in it’s political system. or KISS principle works too. Look it up If it isn’t there it doesn’t exist. A valid example of what Anon is referring to is the Scooter Libby case. The prosecutor knew at the outset who leaked Valerie Plame’s name to the media ( Robert Novack). I think it was Richard Armitage who immediately admitted that he was the one who let it slip to Novack that Plane was with the CIA. Armitage later was asked how he knew that Plame worked for the CIA, Armitage was quoted as dayon “because her husband Joe Wilson tells everyone his wife works at the CIA. Armitage was not charged, but the prosecutor wanted to see if he could catch anyone lying about Armitage’s role. The ostensible purpose of the investigation and the special prosecutor was to find out who ‘leaked” Plame’s name to the media. The prosecutor learn that almost immediately, and there was a weak case against Armitage, who cooperated early and fully. The controversy over Libby’s “perjury trap” and sentence stemmed from the prosector’s eagerness to “find a crime” once he found out the information he was appointed to find out. Once a prosecutor knows what happened and there are no criminal charges, it seems like overkill to go out and try to “find a crime” related to an investigation that found no crime initially. I’m not 100% sure of the special Prosecutor’s name so I don’t want to mention it; I know that the way he handled the Libby case did not enhance his reputation. SteveJ says: Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh wanted Starr to pursue an absurd interpretation of obstruction against Bill Clinton. After Kavanaugh changed jobs and a Republican entered the White House, he “changed his mind” as to what it meant to obstruct. In an eerily similar manner, it looks like a number of people on Mueller’s staff wanted to do the same thing against Trump. You’re not supposed to adopt absurd legal principles based on who is in the White House. Leave a Reply to Karen S Cancel reply	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1458
__label__wiki	0.541711	0.541711	Thought you might appreciate this item(s) I saw at Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. ALIMENTARY TRACT: Original Articles Fecal Impaction in the Emergency Department An Analysis of Frequency and Associated Charges in 2011 Corban, Caroline BA; Sommers, Thomas; Sengupta, Neil MD; Jones, Mike PhD; Cheng, Vivian MS, MPH; Friedlander, Elizabeth NP, PhD; Bollom, Andrea BS; Lembo, Anthony MD *Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA †Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL ‡Department of Psychology, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia The authors declare that they have nothing to disclose. Address correspondence to: Anthony Lembo, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (e-mail: alembo@bidmc.harvard.edu). Accepted November 2, 2015 Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology: August 2016 - Volume 50 - Issue 7 - p 572–577 doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000458 The aim of this study was to analyze the incidence and associated charges of fecal impaction for trends in hospital and patient demographics in emergency departments (ED) across the United States. In 2010, an ICD-9-CM code (560.32) for fecal impaction was introduced, allowing for assessment of fecal impaction incidence. Data were obtained from the National Emergency Department Sample records in which fecal impaction (ICD-9-CM code 560.32) was first listed as a diagnosis in 2011. In 2011, there were 42,481 [95% confidence interval (CI), 39,908-45,054] fecal impaction ED visits, with an overall rate of 32 fecal impaction visits per 100,000 ED visits. Adjusted for inflation in 2014 dollars, the associated mean charge of a fecal impaction ED visit was $3060.47 (95% CI, $2943.02-$3177.92), with an aggregate national charge in the US of $130,010,772 (95% CI, $120,688,659-$139,332,885). All charges were adjusted for inflation and reported in 2014 dollars. Late elders (85+ y) had the highest rate of fecal impaction ED visits, followed by early elders (65 to 84 y). Medicare was the primary payer for the greatest number of fecal impaction ED visits accounting for nearly two thirds of visit payments. This study reports previously unexplored statistics on the number, frequency, and associated charges of ED visits with a primary diagnosis of fecal impaction, a condition found most commonly among elders. Copyright © 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Fecal Impaction in the Emergency Department: An Analysis of Frequency and Associated Charges in 2011 Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology50(7):572-577, August 2016. fecal impaction, emergency department, hospital charges Articles in PubMed by Caroline Corban, BA Articles in Google Scholar by Caroline Corban, BA Other articles in this journal by Caroline Corban, BA Structural and Functional Changes in the Tight Junctions of Asymptomatic and Serology-negative First-degree Relatives of Patients With Celiac Disease Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk in Adults With Celiac Disease The Clinical Utility of Evaluating the Luminal Upper Gastrointestinal Tract During Linear Endoscopic Ultrasonography The Incidence of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Among Patients With Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia: A Long-term Cohort Study The Gastric Remnant in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Challenges and Possibilities	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1459
__label__wiki	0.757109	0.757109	Asian Heritage in Canada Marjorie Chan Marjorie Chan is a Toronto-based actor, playwright and librettist. She is a graduate of the Actor Conservatory at George Brown Theatre School in Toronto. In addition to performing on the stage, Chan has written and voiced radio dramas. From February 2006-2009 Chan was the Associate Artistic Director and Writer-in-residence of Cahoots Theatre Company. Winnipeg, Man.: Scirocco Drama, 2004. PS8605 .H355 C45 2004 Publisher’s Synopsis Su-Ling, an open-minded and intelligent young woman in Shanghai, has her feet bound by her grandmother, Poa-Poa. Despite the pain and the crippling effects, custom decrees that the smaller and daintier the foot, the more marriageable the woman. … Poa-Poa has high hopes that her granddaughter will marry well and bring prosperity to them both. Then Su-Ling meets the merchant Li, who enlarges her world by teaching her to read. As Su-Ling grows into womanhood, she makes choices that lead her toward independence, and which have consequences for everyone in her world. 2005 Governor General’s Literary Award–Drama–English (Nominated) “China Doll.” In Love + Relasianships: A Collection of Contemporary Asian-Canadian Drama. Volume 2, ed. Nina Lee Aquino. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2009, 129-196. PS8309 .A75 L68 2009 A Nanking Winter Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2009. PS8605 .H355 N36 2009 Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website) Irene Wu has dedicated years of her life to researching the invasion of Nanking, China. Through the winter of 1937, the Japanese Imperial Army led a horrific campaign through the streets of China’s capital, an event that has been left unknown and untold to the world. Irene is on the brink of releasing her research when her publisher voices doubts about the book. Anthologies (Drama) “Spring Arrival” In Where is Here? The Drama of Immigration. Volume 2, ed. Damiano Pietropaolo. Winnipeg: Scirocco Drama, 2005. PS8309 .I49 W49 2005 [The play] returns a sick woman to the cultural misunderstandings of her first day in Toronto from Hong Kong to cheer up her daughter and patients in the hospital ward. Selected Criticism and Interpretation Scott, Shelley. “Nightwood Theatre, Asian Canadian Women, and China Doll: the Ties That Bind.” In Asian Canadian Theatre, ed. Nina Lee Aquino and Ric Knowles. Toronto: Playwrights Canada Press, 2011, 148-157. PS8089.5 .A8 A835 2011 Personal website of Marjorie Chan Cahoots Theatre Projects website Publisher Playwrights Canada Press	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1464
__label__cc	0.72412	0.27588	LiliGans.com I am a moderately difficult person HomeAssassination of Benazir Bhutto Assassination of Benazir Bhutto December 28, 2007 liligans Politics It was just a matter of time before Mrs Bhutto was murdered and nobody can be surprised by this tragic event. I, for one, am amazed that more assassinations don’t occur in politics. With all the conflict in the world hotheads are bound to murder a political opponent. Mrs Bhutto knew this but was still keen to take part in the Pakistani elections. It was as if her fate were sealed and she even stuck her head out of the car sunroof to facilitate her assassination. So why would a person like the late Mrs Bhutto defy her enemies so brazenly? I suspect that she was determined to return to Pakistan to show a brave face. Her father had been executed and this blighted her life. Having left twice before she could not bear to be regarded as a weakling in the eyes of her supporters. It would be commendable if she also had her country’s interests at heart, but her desire for power was the more likely explanation for her electioneering. Politicians are a breed apart. They are risk takers whose ambition causes them to lobby, entice and promise so much just to be elected. They also seem to have convinced themselves that only they have the answers which is extremely arrogant of them but necessary, I suppose. Mrs Bhutto had deluded herself into believing that Pakistan was ready for genuinely honest elections along democratic lines. I really can’t understand how she could have imagined that Pakistan could ever be a democracy when it is plagued by so many terrorist groups making that country a homebase for their activities. Pakistan is a tragic basket case. There are constant assassinations. Suicide bombers attack mosques during the Friday service. Al Qaeda has plenty of support there as have the Taliban. In comes a woman who thinks she can solve the problem and bring some stability to the country. I can only shake my head at her naivety. Nevertheless, one must give her credit for trying, I suppose. Now we will watch Pakistan become even more unstable than it was, even more radical, even more terrorised. How ironic that her return led to even more trouble in a troubled land. That is Mrs Bhutto’s real legacy. In a country that has nuclear power such instability is fraught with danger. ← Royal Variety Performance 2007 Are oil prices too high? → So you think you're cultured? T.V What Pisses me off	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1468
__label__wiki	0.656101	0.656101	We found 7 Stories and 6 experts related to: Celebrating Influential Monash Women Taking a cue from Fearless Girl The message of empowerment and equality needs to be widely embraced in the engineering profession. Elizabeth Croft Dean, Faculty of Engineering Gender equality: it's everyone's business We need to think about the problems that men and women face not as competing priorities but as part of the same toxic social problem. Becky Batagol Associate Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Faculty of Law Caught between #metoo and the gun-show Hyper-masculinity is a defining feature of global politics, but the #metoo movement is prising open opportunities to pursue gender equality as women fight back. Katrina Lee-Koo Associate and Deputy Director of Monash GPS (Gender, Peace and Security). How women can build a safer world Could the war on terror be won by listening to and empowering women? Jacqui True Professor of International Relations and Director, of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre Foreign policy: Soft Power or Smart Power? The new Foreign Policy White Paper offers a mix of soft power and co-operative initiatives alongside the usual emphasis on hard-nosed security strategy. Foreign Policy White Paper: Keep calm and carry on Free trade, nuclear governance, China, gender equality. We take a look at the state of global politics and Australia's place in it with a snapshot analyses of the key themes by Monash University’s Politics and International Relations team. Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University Becky Batagol Associate Professor at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and the Faculty of Law Dean, Faculty of Engineering Jacqui True Professor of International Relations and Director, of the Gender, Peace and Security Centre Katrina Lee-Koo Associate and Deputy Director of Monash GPS (Gender, Peace and Security). Remy Davison Jean Monnet Chair in Politics and Economics, Monash University	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1475
__label__cc	0.722422	0.277578	Posts Tagged ‘letter to younger self’ blogger, FRIENDS, future, letter to younger self, motherhood, self, Veronica barrios-garcia “Hey there, Sexy Mama” In Career, Contributors, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Relationships on May 11, 2014 at 11:40 Written to and by: Veronica Barrios-Garcia Dear Self, You think you are pretty awesome, right? Of course you are, you are twenty-eight years old. You look amazing. You think you are fat, but, really, I wish I looked like you. The future is bright; you’ve finished college and have begun your career. Life is an image of ambitious, filled weekdays and debachorous weekends. You’ve had your share of late nights, spontaneous trips and wreck less decisions. Risks seem thoughtless, but incomparable to the obstacles ahead. Your biggest responsibility is paying the rent and your monthly budget is 40% nightlife and alcohol…I miss you! I’m here to tell you that you’ve made some admirable decisions: College degree-awesome, that’s helped us a lot. Husband – good choice, he’s a keeper. I know you are in your honeymoon lovey duddy phase, but he’s truly amazing. In ten years you won’t want to jump his bones as often, but you will always be happy he’s by your side. You are a better woman with him and, yes, you guessed it, he’s still around and going strong. Just please make sure he gets into the habit of trimming those nose hairs; it’s a real turn off. You think you’ve experienced stress in college and in your career but really it’s been a cakewalk. Wait ‘till you experience your first anxiety attack, which naively you’ll mistake for heart failure, asthma or diabetes. You will have gray hair, but only a small patch ala Rogue from the X-men. Good news, that mysterious single thread of hair you periodically find on your neck only when it’s grown three inches is gone. Bad news: it now shows up on your boob (Sorry). However, your body is still a fearless vessel full of energy, longevity and capable of great durance, but these days you rather take a nap than do anything too physical. Don’t be too disappointed it’s only because we’re busy working and caring for our family. Yup! We’re someone’s mom! Scary, I know, but surprisingly we’re pretty good at it. You’ve never been very maternal but trust me that you will be a good mother, maybe not a model parent but loving and very patient. Motherhood has brought us great happiness in our thirties although we still struggle with the transition, it has been a blessing. I’m sure you are curious about work since career is your biggest priority these days. Work was and still is a great part of our lives, however balancing it with our family has been a challenge. Our professional choices have brought us great joy, we’ve had the opportunity to contribute to many amazing projects, and some not so amazing, however our greatest accomplishments are from the choices we’ve made in our personal life. I hope this letter serves as a guide as you enter into your thirties and gives you a bit of perspective about the choices ahead of you. Continue to follow your heart, stay close to family and friends because they will last and don’t lose your sense of humor, it’s your best attribute. By the way, you are pregnant! So lay off the vino you sexy vixen! Oh, and one last thing, dye your hair black; it really brings out the green in our eyes. Your Future 38-Year-Old Self About Veronica: A professional Writer, Producer, Entrepreneur & Proud Mommy, Mrs. Garcia began her career as a music journalist and has produced many projects for film, video and the World Wide Web. The child of Argentine immigrants born in New York City, Mrs. Garcia was raised in the multi-cultural city of Miami. Being the only female in a middle class family of five has contributed to her keen sense of intuition and self-confidence. Veronica attributes her always optimistic disposition to her immigrant mother, who always encouraged her to see the good in all people and situations. You can read all about her adventures in motherhood, marriage, TV production & cooking on her blogs: http://dwfsupperclub.tumblr.com and http://myhyphenatedlife.tumblr.com. 30s, Africa, beauty from within, BEING 30, do what you love, friendship, fulfillment, happiness, letter to younger self, Love, Nena Ubani aka Duchess, pressure on self, SPIRITUALITY, turning 30 “To the Girl I once Was” In Beauty, Career, Contributors, Finances, Lifestyle, Relationships, Spirituality on September 3, 2013 at 08:44 By Nena Ubani aka Duchess I spent my teenage years and my 20s trying so hard to fit in. Energy I feel should have been spent more productively. Now in my early 30s, I feel most comfortable with myself and sometimes wonder if I was given a chance to communicate to the girl I once was, what would I tell her? If I had a chance to meet you, I would tell you to ‘chill’ Life is not a competition Do not put too much pressure on yourself Aspire to be happy and do the things you love It’s impossible to please people all the time Beauty is truly from within, so it’s ok to go out without make-up sometimes Designer bags and shoes are not investments Keeping up with trends does not define you True friends would love you just as you are Fulfillment comes from living the life you want Living a life of laughs, love and spirituality. About Nena: Born and raised in Nigeria and now based in the UK, Nena Ubani aka Duchess is a multitalented presenter who has had the opportunity to interview so many leading African and international names for Voice of Africa Radio and Guess radio, and she is also a columnist for Africa world newspaper Ireland. Later founded Duchess TV and the Igbokwenu radio with the aim of providing a platform for promoting talent and positivity in her community. She has also worked in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police London as a youth mentor, engaging young people as a way to combat crime. Nena continues to do her work in dignity representing the new face of the African woman wherever she goes.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1478
__label__cc	0.616446	0.383554	Home Intellectual Property Tennessee Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Intellectual Property Lawyers Claimed Lawyer ProfileSocial MediaResponsive LawSupports the Free Law Project Bill Hulsey Memphis, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 32 years experience (901) 522-5139 5100 Poplar Avenue Free ConsultationIP, Business, Patents and Trademarks "Thank you all Sooo much! I can't imagine being on this journey with anyone else. I look forward to continuing to work with you all for years to come!" - Ian P., Austin, TX to Bill Hulsey Patent Lawyer (2018) "Their expertise in their field is matched only by their enthusiasm to help us succeed in ours. Foresight, execution, responsiveness and success are hallmarks of our experience with Bill Hulsey and his team." - Dr. Charlie D., Rochester, NY to Bill Hulsey Patent Lawyer (2019) "Mr. Hulsey is an outstanding professional. He is straight-forward and knowledgeable. He has tremendous experience in US... Sam Strantz Memphis, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 4 years experience (901) 577-8261 165 Madison Ave IP, Business and Entertainment & Sports University of Tennessee College of Law Sam represents members of the financial services, banking, and securities industries in general white-collar matters, including business disputes and defense against fraud actions. Sam also defends medical professionals in medical malpractice actions and start-up and established companies in intellectual property, branding, and false advertising disputes. In the transactional realm, Sam maintains a sports and entertainment practice and represents athletes, franchises, and talent brokers in the entertainment, sports, and technology industries. In this area, Sam advises his sports and entertainment clients on a wide range of legal issues, including intellectual property, contract, labor union law, employment contract arbitration, and marketing/branding. Sam has... Memphis, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 39 years experience (901) 522-9000 6410 Poplar Ave., Suite 1000 Cameron Watson (901) 522-2319 119 South Main Street IP, Business, Employment and Trademarks University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Cameron M. Watson is an associate in Spicer Rudstrom’s Memphis office, where he practices law in business and corporate law, employment law, products liability, intellectual property litigation, and premises liability. Cameron works to protect the goodwill of businesses and their intellectual property rights with a focus on trade secret, trademark, patent, and copyright infringement litigation. His efforts begin from the ground up with particular emphasis on preemptive protections including non-disclosure agreements, non-compete clauses, and licensing agreements. As for employment law, Cameron works hard to advise his clients of the best practices to protect against state and federal claims of... Reginald L. Eskridge (901) 522-9600 100 North Main Building Memphis, TN 38103-6505 Free ConsultationIP, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer Mr. Craig P. Raysor Collierville, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 12 years experience (901) 854-9704 1163 Halle Park Cir. Collierville, TN 38017 IP, Agricultural, Arbitration & Mediation and Business University of Arkansas School of Law and Roger Williams University School of Law I am an Agricultural Lawyer in the Metropolitan Memphis Area that serves national and international clients. I also have experience in corporate; contract drafting; legislation drafting; collections; business litigation; arbitration and mediation; and civil cases. Cookeville, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 3 years experience (615) 997-0723 116 Locust St. University of California - Berkeley, University of San Francisco School of Law and University of California Hastings College of the Law Kevin Christopher is the principal of Rockridge Venture Law®, Tennessee’s first Certified B Corp law group and a 2019 Best For The World: Community honoree. Kevin is a registered patent attorney, active entrepreneur, and National Science Foundation (NSF) evaluator for the research hub Center for Green Solid-State Electric Power Generation and Storage (CEPS). His practice areas include: patent and trademark prosecution, licensing and litigation; corporate law, with an emphasis on benefit corporations, socially responsible businesses and high-growth emergent companies; government contracts, with an emphasis on innovation funding; corporate and investor financing; and, technology commercialization. Kevin is a Tennessee Bar Association... Amanda Jelks Chattanooga, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 9 years experience (423) 602-2230 201 Frazier Ave IP, Business, Real Estate and Trademarks Amanda manages a boutique firm which serves clients in Tennessee and Georgie. Amanda focuses primarily on business and estates matters including: contracts, trademarks, business formation, wills & trusts, powers of attorney, and probate. Paul E. Tennison Brentwood, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 1 year experience (615) 490-6020 750 Old Hickory Blvd Building Two #202 IP, Business, Family and Military Paul E. Tennison has significant experience in the U.S. Army and international experience. Paul's legal background affords him unique inside into many issues confronting his clients. Paul represents clients in a broad range of complex legal matters. Paul has experience working in cases involving military law, defamation, intellectual property, family law,contested divorces, business disputes, wills, trusts, and probate. Paul's extensive military experience includes four years at West Point, five years on Active Duty in Korea and Germany and four years as an officer in the Tennessee Army National Guard including a deployment to Poland. Paul honed his attention to detail and... Thomas Kulaga Knoxville, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 19 years experience (865) 470-4212 8044 Ray Mears Blvd Suite 108 Free ConsultationIP and Patents Tom Kulaga is a patent attorney who worked for 19 years as an electrical and instrumentation engineer before becoming an attorney. Tom focuses on helping inventors and businesses protect their intellectual property through patent protection. Bennett James Wills Brentwood, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 7 years experience (615) 861-1936 214 Overlook Circle IP, Appeals, Business and Consumer University of Baltimore School of Law Bennett J. Wills is an attorney serving clients all across Tennessee. In 2014 he was awarded the Top 40 Under 40 award by the National Trial Lawyers Association and was awarded Super Lawyers 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Rising Star. Bennett's practice areas include civil and criminal appeals, business litigation, contract litigation, torts, consumer defense, real estate matters, and intellectual property. Stephen Adams University of Tennessee - Knoxville I am a Tennessee-licensed attorney and my practice focuses exclusively on assisting my clients with the acquisition, maintenance and enforcement of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, and copyrights. One of my primary roles is to identify potentially patentable inventions and the scope of protection available for those inventions. In this role, I regularly prepare, file and prosecute U.S. patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and also work with attorneys around the world in order to obtain foreign patent protection. I also assist clients in identifying competing technologies that might limit the scope of their patent protection or... Jake VanAusdall IP, Business, Construction and Employment Joshua C Vincent Franklin, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 8 years experience (615) 656-5122 256 Seaboard Lane Suite F-101 IP, Business, Patents and Trademarks Christopher English Hugan Hendersonville, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 16 years experience (615) 669-7299 1191 W. Main Street Free ConsultationIP, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks Serving Nashville's Entertainment and Business Communities. Nashville music and business lawyer. Professional musician and recording engineer for 15 years before attending law school. Office located in the beautiful Film House Building near downtown Nashville. Free consultations--call or email. Thomas David Ruth Nashville, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 14 years experience (615) 244-7600 20 Music Square West, Suite 200 IP and Entertainment & Sports Cynthia M Wood Nashville, TN Intellectual Property Attorney with 12 years experience (615) 321-0220 803 18th Avenue South I'm an attorney at Gordon Law Group in Nashville, TN. My concentration areas are business, entertainment, and litigation. I enjoy working with people who earn a living in the entertainment industry. Ms. Paige Waldrop Mills Nashville, TN Intellectual Property Attorney (615) 742-7770 150 3rd Ave South I litigate and give business advice in the areas of trademarks, copyrights, trade secret protection, and data security issues. I am co-chair of Bass, Berry & Sim's Intellectual Property Practice group and have practiced law in Nashville for more than 17 years. I also have experience litigating employment and general commercial disputes. Denise Marie McIntosh Nashville-Davidson (Balance), TN Intellectual Property Lawyer with 27 years experience (615) 749-8306 1906 Acklen Ave Nashville-Davidson (Balance), TN 37212 Noah C McPike Esq. (615) 750-2207 1222 16th Ave. S Nashville Entertainment Attorney John Raymond LaBar Tullahoma, TN Intellectual Property Attorney (931) 455-9301 300 N Jackson St Tullahoma, TN 37388 IP, Business, Estate Planning and Real Estate William Joe Sweeten Clarksville, TN Intellectual Property Lawyer Intellectual Property Attorneys in Nearby Cities Intellectual Property Attorneys in Nearby Counties The OneCLE Lawyer Directory contains lawyers who have claimed their profiles and are actively seeking clients. 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__label__wiki	0.543184	0.543184	About Lung Cancer Types of Lung Cancer Lung Cancer Facts Lung Cancer Resources Latest In Research Meet the Investigators Living with Lung Cancer Hope With Answers℠ What Can We Help You Find...? Jessica Donington Meet the Investigator Dr. Jessica Donington, a General Thoracic Surgeon, Professor of Surgery and Chief, Section of Thoracic Surgery at the University of Chicago. Dr. Donington's research centers around lung cancer early detection survival. Lung cancer early detection and survival Dr. Donington's research centers around finding lung cancer early. Low dose CT scans are key in early detection, but Dr. Donington is also researching the role of a specific protein in finding lung cancer at its earliest, most treatable, stage. Early detection and the National Lung Screening Trial Even though there is often no early sign of lung cancer, there are certain risk factors that have been identified and the National Lung Screening Trial has recommended a specific population of people get annual low dose CT scans for lung cancer. Dr. Donington's research efforts are all pointed towards finding better outcomes for lung cancer patients. Patients diagnosed in early stages have a much better chance for survival, and that is where Dr. Donington is focusing her research. Hope for the future with lung cancer early detection Within the past few years, lung cancer research has really taken off. Dr. Donington sees much hope for the future for lung cancer patients as survivors. LCFA Research Grants: How they help advance science Dr. Donington is also a past recipient of a Lung Cancer Foundation of America research grant. Her lab and her research were in jeopardy until she received the award from LCFA allowing her to continue her important work in early detection of lung cancer. Thanks to our generous sponsors Back to Meet the Investigators LCFA's mission is the dramatic improvement in survivorship of lung cancer patients through the funding of transformative science, with the ultimate goal of curing the disease. To accomplish this, LCFA will work to raise both the funds and the national profile of lung cancer in order to substantially increase support of innovative and groundbreaking research efforts. Death Rate Drop: Lung Cancer Research Key From Los Angeles Times Researchers on Wednesday (January 8, 2020) reported the largest-ever one-year decline in the U.S. cancer death rate, a drop they credited to advances in lung-tumor treatments. The overall cancer death rate has … Get the latest news about lung cancer research. ©2020 Lung Cancer Foundation of America. All Rights Reserved. Sponsors \| Legal \| Media Contact \| Videos \| State Fundraising Notices	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1481
__label__wiki	0.77171	0.77171	legeros.com > Writing > Ozz-Fest 2004 Ozz-Fest, Raleigh, NC, August 31, 2004 4:01 p.m. Waiting for left turn on Poole Road off Beltline. Normal traffic. No metal heads sighted, yet. Raining. 4:06 p.m. Have entered parking lot. Portable sign advises against drinking in parking lot. Vin Diesel look-alike on right, shirtless. 4:09 p.m. VIP parking slot # 0083. Second stage booming with Slipknot. Look at all those tour buses! 4:15 p.m. Caps of bottled water confiscated on entry. "Some idiots refilled their bottles and threw them on stage." Receive VIP bracelet. Blonde chick in black laughs as I quip "hey, I'm important! Or at least impotent!" 4:20 p.m. Pass topless painting booth, where women get their bare chests decorated. Price presumably includes the two small squares of "nipple tape." 4:25 p.m. Slipknot finishes last song as we reach second stage. Crowd quickly clears. Spot sign by sound board: "Attention! Moshing may take place. Be aware of your surroundings. Moshing & entering a moshing area may be dangerous & is at your own risk." 4:27 p.m. First "hey man" heard. 4:30 p.m. Girl in wet t-shirt exclaims "where's my f_____ beer?" First butt-crack spotted (male). Vendors in second stage area: Fye, Trojan, Tama, Jeigermiester, etc. Also shaved ice and snow cones. 4:33 p.m. Now immobilized in slow-moving throng. Attire includes black lace, red Mohawks, neck tattoos, dirty blonde pony tails, string bikinis, and wrap-around sunglasses. 4:40 p.m. Ascend lower-level of main stage lawn. Black Label Society is playing, loudly. Ear plugs in. 4:45 p.m. Have picture taken with woman from work wearing black leather halter, short-shorts, and platform shoes. 4:48 p.m. Find box seats. Zakk Wylde's band is playing a Guns 'n' Roses riff. 5:00 p.m. Zakk introduces the band. I understand about every eighth word, notably the profanities. 5:01 p.m. Black Label Society launches into what sounds like a Sabbath cover. Zakk finishes song with guitar behind head. 5:15 p.m. Superjoint Ritual takes stage, fronted by former Pantera singer. 5:20 p.m. See work friend again. "I really like your top" ogles a shirtless stoner. 5:26 p.m. Happen upon Alltel "free local calls" phone cart. Call girlfriend. "Hey, guess where I'm calling from?!?" 5:32 p.m. Superjoint stage patter is heavy on the word motherf_____. 5:45 p.m. Return to box seats to discover unidentified young male sitting with us. 5:52 p.m. Dimmu Borgir opens with a taped introduction so heavy on the bass that I fear imminent structural collapse. 5:55 p.m. Band members appear, each looking like a grungier version of Marilyn Manson. 6:06 p.m. Norwegian metal, played very, very loud. I realize that I can read my companion lips. 6:10 p.m. Topless woman with painted chest (plus nipple tape) handed ear plugs by member of event staff. Gratis? 6:15 p.m. Realize that the, uh, extra bumps under all those wet t-shirts are pierced nipples. 6:28 p.m. Sound checks being conducted for Slayer. Steady, light rain falling outside. 6:30 p.m. Mysterious male box mate orders another pizza. 6:35 p.m. Slayer opens, also with a taped introduction. "God Hates Us All," I think. 6:40 p.m. Number of Marshall amps on stage: 24. 6:43 p.m. Juxtaposition: madly thrashing Slayer members with unfazed technician walking behind them. 6:54 p.m. Each song is a little faster than the previous one. Precious aggression. Electric ejaculate. 6:58 p.m. Order pizza for self ($8) and glass of water ($4). 7:10 p.m. Best t-shirt of night: Spear Britney. 7:12 p.m. First handcuffing of night, a shirtless male patron with bloodied nose. 7:15 p.m. South of Heaven, favorite Slayer song, and they're done. "Enjoy yourself! We'll see you!" 7:25 p.m. Cold headache! Eating my $3 cherry Caribbean ice too quickly. 7:30 p.m. Stainless steel bleachers being installed for Judas Priest. Banner behind drum riser appears to be an "electric eye." Insert own Spinal Tap reference. 7:35 p.m. Another stranger joins the box, rabid Priest fan and hairdresser to my concert companion. She's wearing the second best t-shirt of the night: "The only bush I support is my own." 7:40 p.m. Tabletop schedule says Priest starts at 7:45. 7:45 p.m. On the dot, and the crowd chanting "Priest! Priest! Priest!" 7:53 p.m. Rob Halford doing a "robot walk" during Metal Gods. 8:00 p.m. Halford singing Touch of Evil in what appears to be Hugh Hefner's red and black evening coat. 8:05 p.m. Give up trying to chart the octaves he's hopping. 8:15 p.m. Glenn Tipton takes short, squealing solo in the middle of Victim of Changes. Well, why not. 8:35 p.m. Vocal mix too high for final verse of Beyond the Realms of Death. Push ear plugs in a little more. 8:37 p.m. Would you believe an inflated condom floating about the front rows? Unknown if lubricated. 8:45 p.m. Varoom goes Halford's Harley as he emerges from a cloud of fog. 8:55 p.m. Rob leads the crowd in repeated roaring. Why can't everyone have this enthusiasm at the start of a show? 9:02 p.m. "We'll see you next year!" 9:16 p.m. Skim "New York Times Book Review" while sipping $5 strawberry smoothie. 9:20 p.m. "Let me hear you!" The voice of Ozzy, followed by a video history of the band and psychedelic light patterns on a giant curtain. 9:38 p.m. Ozzy dunks his head into a bucket and throws the rest of the contents into the crowd. 9:48 p.m. Tony Iommi on the big screen, his fingers dancing on the fret board. 9:49 p.m. Bill Ward on the big screen, pounding the hell of his kit. 9:50 p.m. Push ear plug in a little more during Into the Void. 9:56 p.m. Ozzy introduces the band. 10:05 p.m. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Stomp. Iron Man. 10:06 p.m. Ozzy wants to see some f_____ action, man. 10:16 p.m. Footage of gravestones during Children of the Grave. 10:19 p.m. Band takes a bow. Roadie wipes the teleprompter. 10:21 p.m. "You have my permission to go over the top, man." Encore begins with riff from Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, segues into "Paranoid." 10:25 p.m. Confetti blasts from beneath the stage. Ozzy asks for drug- and drink-free driving. Good night everybody.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1485
__label__cc	0.740253	0.259747	TX200 MkIII - Walnut Stock, Right Handed Code: PY-174-516 A favorite among competitive shooters and sportsmen! Whether you're looking for power, accuracy, or excellent fit and finish, the TX200 MkIII is the gun. It's ideal for anything from competing in local field target matches to just shooting for enjoyment. The TX200 Mk III features a richly finished Monte Carlo stock with a raised cheekpiece and deep, flawless bluing. In addition to the superior fit and finish, the TX200 Mk III features a two-stage trigger and an automatic safety. Loading is via a sliding breech, which is revealed when you cock the underlever. You have to mount a scope since it doesn't come with open sights. The TX200 MkIII shoots at 900 fps in .177 and 700 fps in .22. Air Arms products, including the TX200, are known for accuracy in all calibers. Use the guns for hunting (.22 recommended) or field target (.177 only). You don't have to stop there! Use it for plinking, shooting spinners, killing tin cans or popping paper targets. Enjoy the relatively quiet report and moderate recoil from a gun that has a long heritage of accuracy. Scope and mounts are not included. NEW! It now has a shrouded barrel! Don't forget to pick up a variety of recommended pellets, which are listed in the AMMO link below. Select appropriate accessories, including targets and a scope, by clicking on the ACCESSORIES link. E-Mail this page to:	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1488
__label__cc	0.737976	0.262024	Turkish Lira GB Pound Sail for Smile Aba Vela, Croatia \| GotoSailing Find your dream boat! Croatia Dubrovnik region Dalmatia South Dubrovnik Korčula Makarska Slano Istra Istra Kvarner Novigrad Pula Rijeka Rovinj Kvarner Cres Punat Rab Šibenik region Luka Murter Rogoznica Sibenik Vodice Split region Dalmatia Middle Hvar Split Trogir Zadar region Biograd na Moru Kukljica, Ugljan Pag Zadar Greece Aegean Islands Chios Limnos Crete Hanya Heraklion Reythmno Cyclades Mykonos Paros Dodecanese Dodecanese Kos Leros Rhodes Samos East Macedonia and Thrace Kavala Ionian Islands Corfu Kalamata Kefalonia Lefkas Patras Preveza Macedonia Halkidiki Neos Marmaras Sithonia Thessaloniki Peloponnese Argolis Monemvasia Nafplion Saronic Gulf Elliniko, Athens Glyfada Piraeus, Athens Poros Vouliagmeni Thessaly Skiathos Sporades Volos Italy Campania Agropoli Amalfi Castellammare di Stabia Ischia Naples Positano Procida Salerno Sorrento Lazio Anzio Ponza Liguria Lavagna Sardinia Alghero Arzachena/Poltu Quatu Cagliari Cala dei Sardi Cannigione Carloforte La Maddalena Olbia Portisco San Pietro Island Sicily Capo D'orlando Marsala Milazzo Palermo Portorosa Trapani Tuscany Livorno Puntone Veneto Caorle Venice Spain Balearic Islands Can Pastilla Formentara Ibiza Mallorca Menorca Palma de Mallorca Canary Islands Lanzarote Las Palmas Santa Cruz de Tenerife Catalonia Barcelona Girona Roda de Berà Turkey Aegean Bodrum Didim Ekincik Fethiye Göcek Gökova Kıyıkışlacık Marmaris Ören Orhaniye Mediterranean Antalya Finike Kalkan Kaş Sailing Yacht Catamaran Power Catamaran Gulet Luxury Motor Yacht Motor Boat Motor Yacht Operator Info Operator's All Boats Operator's Booking Policy Aba Vela We started our charter company in 1996 but our experience in sailing was gained over few generations on our ten meter sailing yacht since 1935. Back then she was one of few in these areas. Our first season we started with just two boats but with every new season we were adding new boats to our fleet. Now we have many boats and all of them are in top shape. The way we maintain our boats is something that we are very proud of and our customers appreciate it. None of our boats have promotion materials on it, which gives our clients an additional privacy and they can feel like they own a boat! Optional - Price and conditions will be available on Booking process Optional - Price and conditions will be availabe on Booking process Free of Charge - Please contact with operator for details Available in operator's office Shower/Toilet Available in marina premises Aba Vela - All Boats Croatia \| Split Length : 14.4 m Guests : 8 View Boat Mala Tonka Elica I Length : 11.35 m Tonkica Summer Point Vela Tonka Star Kiss I.Booking Conditions The charter contract is concluded between the Charterer obtained by GotoSailing.com and the Charter Operator. GotoSailing.com acts as an intermediary between Charter Operator and Charterer, and is responsible for -on a trust basis - receiving the payment for the charter fee paid by the Charterer and then transferring the received payment on to Charter Operator. From the moment the Charterer has signed the inventory list/handover report or has moved onto the boat with his/her crew and the luggage, the boat shall be deemed to have been handed over to the Charterer. Charter Operator’s Obligations Charter Operator undertakes to make the boat available on behalf of the Charterer in perfect condition and on the agreed date. GotoSailing.com recommends that Charter Operators obtain appropriate insurance for their charter services. Charter Operator and GotoSailing.com strongly recommend Charterer to obtain deposit and travel insurance. Unavailability of the Boat If the Charter Operator fails to provide the boat on the agreed date because of unseaworthiness as a consequence of damage incurred during the previous charter or for any reason beyond the control of Charter Operator, the Charter Operator shall have the right to provide the Charterer with a boat that is at least of equivalent standard, for example, a boat with the same number of berths, or to refund the full charter fee. In this case, the Charterer wouldn’t have the right to make further demands for damages. The amount of this refund will be a percentage of the charter fee and depend on the actual period of time the boat remains unfit to sail. Charterer’s Obligations Charterer expressly declares that s/he is sufficiently qualified to operate a boat within the territory stated in contract, that s/he has a valid certificate of competence and will provide proof of the nautical miles s/he has completed. Some destinations will require the charterer to have a valid VHF Certificate of Competency in addition to a valid skipper license for the Country of charter. Please contact Customer Service for specific requirements. If the Charter Operator determines that the Charterer is not sufficiently competent to operate the boat, Charter Operator reserves the right to require the Charterer to hire a skipper selected by the Charter Operator, which will be paid by the Charterer. Charterer undertakes: not to use the boat for the commercial transport of persons and/or goods not to hand over or hire the boat to a third party not to use the boat for the transport of undeclared goods that are dutiable not to race the boat or, if s/he intends to take part in any sporting event, race, and/or regatta, s/he should get Charter Operator’s approval before conclusion of the charter contract to limit the number of persons on board the boat as not to exceed the permitted number of persons per boat not to tow other vessels except for emergencies to keep a logbook to observe the legal regulations of the host country in case of an accident, to notify Charter Operator and the competent authorities promptly and to ensure that an accident report is prepared. In case of noncompliance with the obligations above, even if such noncompliance is not attributable to the Charterer, the Charterer explicitly releases the Charter Operator from any responsibility regarding the maritime und customs authorities for any lawsuits, proceedings, fines, and confiscation. The Charterer is liable towards the Charter Operator for any acts and/or omissions and their consequences. The Charterer shall take good care of the boat and return it in good condition. S/he shall be liable for any damages to the boat, including its equipment and accessories. Before taking over the boat, the Charterer shall check its inventory and assure himself/herself that the boat is in perfect condition. Any complaints must be stated to Charter Operator before signing the handover report and starting the cruise. Deficiencies emerging after handover of the boat or any existing latent deficiencies do not entitle the Charterer to reduce the charter fee, except in cases in which these deficiencies were already known to Charter Operator, or not known to Charter Operator because of gross negligence. Other Liabilities of the Charterer: to keep the crew list with the certificate of residence registration together with boat documentation for the whole duration of charter, to hold on to obligatory control intervals for the duration of sailing, in case of towing, to conclude an award for rescuing before the acceptance of help, to undertake all safety precautions in order to avoid any damages or towing of the boat and keep the boat in good condition, not to leave the port if the foreseen wind force were estimated stronger than 25 knots, or if the port authorities issued a prohibition on leaving port, without prior consent given by Charter Operator, to prevent unnecessary burdening of masts, sails and ropes, i.e. to sail in accordance with the weather conditions, to plan the navigation route very carefully, as to avoid that the boat is at approximately 40 NM distant from the check-out charter base two days before arrival, not to sail at night without prior consent given by Charter Operator, not to sail single-handed without prior consent given by Charter Operator, to inform the charter base about the boat’s exact location in case of severe weather conditions (gale-force wind), in order to avoid unnecessary search for the boat, not to operate the boat under influence of alcohol or any illegal drugs, and generally not to use or have any illegal drugs on board, not to make excessive noise in marinas, harbors and other mooring locations, to respect the privacy and the night-rest rights of occupants of the neighboring boats and houses, not to embark pets (dogs, cats, birds, etc.) aboard without written consent of Charter Operator to respect any other provisions that are not listed above, but are listed in the valid Terms and Conditions of the relevant Charter Operator. The Customer warrants joint responsibility for all crew Members, namely guests on-board. All consequences arising from the Customer's or other crew members on board not respecting the liabilities above are the sole responsibility of the Customer. In the event of noncompliance with the obligations above, even if such noncompliance is not attributable to the Charterer, the Charterer explicitly releases the Charter Operator from any responsibility vis-à-vis the maritime und customs authorities for any lawsuits, proceedings, fines, and confiscation. The Charterer is liable for any acts and/or omissions and their consequences, towards the Charter Operator. The Charterer warrants joint responsibility for all crew Members on-board. All consequences arising from the Charterer's or other crew Members on board not respecting the liabilities above are the sole responsibility of the Charterer. The charter contract remains in effect until the boat has been returned. The Charterer agrees to pay the additional charter fees accumulated until the date of return. Damage to the Boat In the event of damage to the boat, the Charterer shall give immediate notice to Charter Operator. If the damage that does not prevent the continued use of the boat, the Charterer must return to the agreed port of return in good time, at least however 24 hours before the agreed date, so that the necessary repairs can be made and the next charter is not effected. In the event of serious damage like running aground, broken mast, or similar, the Charterer must first prevent any further damage, immediately notify Charter Operator, wait for Charter Operator’s instructions, and then follow these instructions. Towing is in the capacity of Charter Operator. In any case where the towing of the boat is necessary, Charterer has to inform Charter Operator. The Charterer may accept being towed by another boat only in an extreme emergency. The Charterer must agree upon the towing and/or salvage fee with the skipper of the other boat before accepting the tow rope. This fee may not exceed the amounts fixed by International Law of the Sea. In case of damage to or loss of the boat or its equipment, the Charterer shall bear the costs thereof; but, except in cases of gross negligence or intent, the sum must not exceed the security deposit. The loss of the dinghy and/or the outboard motor is not covered by the deposit and hull insurance. The security deposit will be refunded only after the boat has been redelivered to the port of departure in proper condition. If it is necessary to make repairs or a replacement purchase, the security deposit will temporarily be withheld and be settled only after all invoices plus any additional expenses are presented. Discontinuation of the Trip - Redelivery of the Boat If the trip is terminated – for compelling reasons – at another location than agreed, the Charter Operator and GotoSailing.com must be notified as soon as possible. The Charterer may leave the boat only to qualified crew Members until the Charter Operator is able to take over the boat. If the boat has been accepted at the port of return in perfect condition or handed over to the next crew with the participation of the Charter Operator, the boat shall be deemed properly redelivered. If the chartered boat is completely inoperable, the Charter Operator is not obligated to provide a replacement boat for the remaining charter period. After return, the Charterer and the Charter Operator shall agree on a date and time for the redelivery of the boat. Upon redelivery, an inspection will be carried out and an inventory will be performed. Proper redelivery shall be deemed effected when this has been confirmed by the Charter Operator. It is mandatory to return to the agreed port. Failure to do so because of adverse weather conditions has no influence on this obligation. The boat must be redelivered at the agreed date and time. In the event of culpable delay, the Charter Operator is entitled to claim damages. Sailing Area In case the Charterer wants to sail outside the designated sailing area stated below, the Charterer will be liable to inform GotoSailing.com and the Charter Operator about their intentions before booking confirmation. This must be done in order for the boat to be insured and registered for that occasion, and simultaneously the Charterer shall be charged for the stated additional insurance and registration costs, along with any extra costs that may arise for the Charter Operator because of this request. It’s also possible for Charter Operator to request a higher security deposit in such cases. Charterer hereby agrees that, if sailing outside of the designated sailing area, the Charterer should be prepared to organize boat’s maintenance and repairs on his/her own, and on his/her own cost, as most commonly the Charter Operator’s maintenance and intervention services do not cover those areas. Charter Operator shall inform the Charterer about their procedures in such cases. Crew List and Arrival Details The Charterer must send a correctly filled crew list not later than the days stated below before the first day of charter . The Charterer agrees that s/he is the main contracting party for the boat charter, and that Charterer is responsible for the other crew Members on board. Also, it is recommended to send an estimated time of arrival along with the crew list prior to the first day of charter, in order for the base staff to handle the check-in procedure as best as possible. If Charterer has booked a transfer (e.g. from airport), it is obligatory to send detailed arrival and departure information in advance as the number of days required stated below. Charterer is responsible for the accuracy of the information delivered in the crew list, including validity of all passports, visas, licenses and other identification documents. Charterer and other crew Members are responsible to obtain appropriate visas for all countries they travel to, if applicable. The Charterer acknowledges that the sailing license is a very important document for bareboat charter and that s/he is legally responsible for its accuracy and trust. Taking over the Boat - Embarkation/Check-in At the time of taking over the boat, the Charterer is obliged to give to the representative of Charter Operator a verified voucher including all Charterer’s data and charter appointment, with an insight into the original document of the skipper's license. Also, identification documents (e.g. passports) of all guests on board must be provided for the reexamining of the crew list. At the time of taking over the boat, the Charterer shall examine the inventory list together with the representative of Charter Operator and confirm the condition of the delivered boat with his/her signature. The same procedure shall be followed with the instruments aboard. Once the Charterer confirms that the boat and its equipment are in order, any possible complaints from the Charterer would not be accepted. If any part of the boat is damaged or lost during the previous charters, and if it is impossible to obtain the new boat parts before the date of the new charter and if their loss will not seriously affect the security of navigation, the Charterer will not be able to cancel the charter or to demand a reduction of the charter price. Charterer acknowledges that such situations are consequence of damages caused by a previous Charterer and are not under control of neither GotoSailing.com nor Charter Operator. In the Mediterranean, most charter periods are always from Saturday to Saturday, for one reason - optimization of schedules. Check-in is usually done on Saturday afternoon. The charter base manager will often ask you to return to the port the following week on Friday night to be ready for disembarking on Saturday morning. The technical team and cleaning team will then need to prepare the boat for the following clients. Weekly charter/rental is shortened by half a day to give some time for the base to intervene between each charter/rental. In other destinations, the charter/rental is not necessarily seven days long nor Saturday to Saturday and embarkment takes place usually around in the late afternoon, disembarkment takes place usually in the morning. Please check below for check-in and check-out times. The rented boats have daily mooring in marina for the first day and last day of the charter. Taking back the Boat - Disembarkation/Check-out When returning the Boat and re-checking the boat based on the inventory list, the fuel tank shall also be examined. If the fuel tank is not full, the Charter Operator shall typically charge the Charterer for the fuel (calculated according to the maximum motor consumption for specific motor hours) plus a service fee. Also, if any damages are found during the boat’s examination, Charterer shall pay for damages as stated in the “Security Deposit” section. On the other hand, if the boat is returned in good state and a full fuel and water tank, the whole deposit should be returned to the Charterer by Charter Operator. Please check below for check-in and check-out times. If Charterer takes the boat back to a port that is not stated in the contract as the destination port, the Charterer must pay all costs for the boat’s transport to the destination port, including all remuneration costs for the next Charterer of the boat, plus a penalty fee of 5.000 Euros per day for each day it is required to take back the boat to its destination port. Running behind schedule due to weather conditions is not justified because it is necessary to keep the boat at an appropriate distance from the charter base during the last 48 hours before the charter ends. If the Charterer wishes to prolong the charter, for whatever reason, s/he should inform GotoSailing.com and the Charter Operator about his/her intentions immediately. Charter Operator or GotoSailing.com shall in return inform the Charterer whether the desired prolongation is possible or not. If the prolongation is possible and confirmed, and the Charterer has paid for it, GotoSailing.com will organize for all the necessary paperwork for additional days such as prolongation of the booking, prolongation of the crew list, etc. Specific Policies, Special Needs, Hiring a Skipper, Hostess, Cook or other professional Crew, Additional Services and Goods Typically in boat charter industry, the boat is to be handed over with full fuel and water tanks, and it has to be returned to the charter base in the same state - with full fuel and water tanks. Due to the fact that boats are expensive property and require a certain level of skill to operate them, Charter Operator may ask the Charterer (or their skipper) to demonstrate their navigation skills in presence of a representative of Charter Operator. The costs for the demonstration - if it should take place- shall be paid by Charterer and the time spent for testing shall be included in the charter period of the boat. If the Charter Operator determines that the Charterer (skipper) is not qualified enough, Charter Operator shall hire a professional skipper and the costs for such a service shall be paid by Charterer based on the current price list. If the Charterer refuses the assigned skipper, s/he will be forbidden for sail out, the charter contract shall be immediately terminated and the paid amount shall be kept without any rights of reimbursement. If you have special needs like a wheelchair accessible boat, you must contact Customer Service or the Charter Operator and make sure that special needs can be met. This has to be done before booking the boat. Any inquiry after the booking will be subject to relevant Charter Operator’s Booking Conditions. Please note that all special requests are determined by availability and cannot be guaranteed. Depending on the policy of the related Charter Operator, your reservation may be cancelled without any refunds or modified if special needs cannot be met. If available, your request will be confirmed before your booking. Hiring a Skipper, Hostess, Cook or other professional Crew If Charterer requires a skipper and/or a cook, and/or a hostess and/or other professional crew aboard, it would be necessary to point it out during the booking process. If Charterer does not require a skipper, the copy of his/her skipper's license must be sent on the occasion of boat's booking, for approval and verification. If the license is not approved by Charter Operator, the Charterer will be obliged to hire a professional skipper. For some boats, regardless of Charterer’s licenses, Charter Operator may state that a professional skipper and/or other professional crew members are obligatory. This will be indicated during the booking process. Charterer and Charterer’s other crew members on board should treat the boat’s crew with proper professional respect, and should allow them a proper amount of daily rest. According to usual charter standards, the Charterer is financially responsible for the food for the crew through the charter period. Additional services and extra goods/equipment (Value Added Features or Extras) Extras, (e.g. skipper, gennaker, auxiliary engine, one-way options, transfers, etc.) for which an extra payment must be done based on the effective price list of Charter Operator, must be requested by Charterer and accepted by Charter Operator before booking confirmation. Charterer may ask for additional extras even after the booking confirmation. In this case the Charter Operator will take reasonable effort to organize provision of the newly requested extras to the satisfaction of Charterer, and will inform the Charterer whether if it is possible to modify the Booking Conditions with the new extras or not. Charterer acknowledges that the Charter Operator is not obliged to provide newly requested extras at that point in time. At the latest, all extras must be confirmed in writing by both sides not later than the number of days stated below before the beginning of the charter date. The boat and her equipment are insured by the Charter Operator. The liability of the Charterer is limited to the amount of the security deposit as shown above. The insurance covers damage and injury to any third party, but the third party does not include any person aboard the Charterer’s boat or in his party. The Charter Operator’s place of residence shall be the place of jurisdiction. If a provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions of these General Terms and Conditions shall not be affected thereby. However in this case, the parties are mutually obliged to replace this invalid provision by a legally effective provision that comes as close as possible to the intentions of the parties hereto. II. Cancellations by Charter Operator If the booking is cancelled by Charter Operator for reasons like severe damages on the booked Boat or other unforeseen circumstances effecting the Boat, then the Charter Operator may offer to Charterer: booking of another Boat of similar size and with similar features, if possible or a refund of all amounts received from Charterer for the Boat a) booking of another Boat of similar size and with similar features, if possible or b) a refund of all amounts received from Charterer for the Boat Charterer acknowledges that in cases where the Boat is severely damaged during previous charters, or as a result of events such as Acts of God, neither Charter Operator nor GotoSailing.com are objectively guilty for, and thus Charterer shall aim to be cooperative in finding an appropriate alternative solution under the given circumstances. III. Payment Terms Payment must be made either by bank card or bank transfer. In the case of bank transfer, Charterer must state the booking code given in the description of the payment. Charterer must send a copy of the bank transfer by email to GotoSailing.com upon payment. For boat and/or cabin bookings with credit card, your credit card will be charged by GotoSailing.com for the full price upon reservation and confirmation of the booking. Please check the booking details carefully for any such circumstances before making your reservation. For bookings with bank transfer payment, the Charterer can make a payment via bank transfer in order to reserve a boat. In this case, a non-refundable amount 10% of the total charter fee will be charged on the Charterer’s credit card or any other payment system until the Charterer transfers the rest of the fee into the GotoSailing.com’s bank Account within 3 (three) business days. If the bank transfer does not take place within the stated time period, the reservation of the Boat will be cancelled without any refunds. IV. Security Deposit Security deposit is an amount Charterer leaves as a deposit against any damage Charterer may cause to the boat. It is fully refundable, and it is refunded at the end of the charter if no damage is caused. It is possible to insure security deposit by simply following the instructions on the booking page. When Charterers make and Charter Operators accept a booking, they are entering into a contract directly with each other. GotoSailing.com is not and does not become a party to or other participant in any contractual relationship between Charterers and Charter Operators, nor is GotoSailing.com an insurer or mediator to settle any dispute between Charterer and Charter Operator. The security deposit is to be paid directly to the Charter Operator before embarkment on the boat. The details of the payment method is on right column and also in your confirmation email. After the charter is completed, the whole security deposit will be repaid to the Charterer, unless any damage to the boat or loss of equipment has occurred. However, if the damages have occurred, then security deposit will be retained partly or fully by the Charter Operator, depending on size of the damage. Some typical practices are as follows: Specific damage to your boat (i.e. breakages or blockages caused by the Charterer) Damage caused as a result of negligence When there has been a grounding and a diver is required to check under the boat for damage Not returning the boat to the contracted marina on time Damage caused by a Third Party where you didn’t properly report the incident In case of a larger damage, security deposit shall be kept in full and Charterer has no right for its return. In case of a smaller damage, Charter Operator will keep the amount needed for the repairs and purchase of damaged or lost equipment, covering of intervention costs and/or handling costs. In this case the rest of the security deposit shall be refunded to Charterer. In case the boat is not be capable to go to next charter due to the damages, the full security deposit shall be taken, due to the fact that Charter Operator shall have expenses related to serving the next Customer. Paying security deposit is obligatory also in cases when Customer hires a professional skipper from the Charter Operator. In such a case, the security deposit cannot be used for covering the costs which emerged due to skipper's negligence, bad operation of the boat or its equipment. In case the damage has occurred due to gross negligence of the Customer, or behaviors such as sailing under influence of alcohol or illegal drugs, sailing single-handed or sailing at forbidden times or outside of approved areas, or participating in regattas without written approval of Charter Operator, or similar serious breaches, the Customer shall typically be liable even beyond the amount of the security deposit, including expenses connected to repairs and remunerations for lost charter income in the next weeks. Charterer will not be charged for breakages that are a result of ordinary wear and tear. V. Changes and Modifications If the Charterer requests a small change in the booking details of charter (e.g. change of name or similar) within 10 days of the first day of the charter, changes are possible; no changes are guaranteed for the last 10 days prior to the first day of the charter. If the Charterer requests a major change in the charter period of the booked boat, and/or a change of the boat or base, or any other major change, Charter Operator reserves the right to charge for the cancellation of the original booking. On the other hand, Charter Operator may choose to accept the requested change without charging to the Charterer the cancellation of the original booking. Please contact Customer Service for any major change. VI. Applicable Laws Both Charter Operators and Charterers are bound by the local laws and regulations at all times. Things which are legal in certain countries may be illegal in others. You should examine applicable restrictions. If you have questions about how local laws apply to your Boat Listings and charter services on GotoSailing.com, you must seek legal guidance Sailing area is limited with 70 nautical miles radius from base coordinates for one week charters. 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__label__wiki	0.570199	0.570199	This story is dark and full of spoilers. Picture: HBO via AP Burning question ahead of GoT finale WARNING: Major spoilers ahead. If you haven't seen Game of Thrones season eight, episode five - "The Bells" - and don't want to know what happens, stop reading now. Someone is definitely going to die in the series finale, and it looks more and more like Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) may be the first to go. After the horrific events of the penultimate episode, it seems Dany has lost the love of Jon Snow (Kit Harington), support of Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) and respect of Arya Stark (Maisie Williams). Transformed into a violent tyrant, Daenerys might hold power over King's Landing, but we're betting she won't rule for long. As the teaser for the finale suggests, it seems likely Jon, Tyrion, and Arya are being put into place to assassinate the triumphant Dragon Queen. So who's it going to be? Which Game of Thrones character has the steel, ability and guts to try to murder Daenerys Targaryen? WILL JON SNOW KILL DAENERYS TARGARYEN? Until the very end of last week's episode of Game of Thrones, it seemed Jon Snow might be the last person in Westeros rooting for the Targaryen queen. He loves her, but he's just not in love with her anymore. (The whole "she's his aunt" thing seems to creep him out as a half-Stark.) Jon and Dany’s relationship has hit a rough patch. Picture: Courtesy of HBO However, during the Battle of King's Landing, Jon was horrified to realise what his beloved Dany was capable of. Not only did she burn the city to the ground, but her actions gave their troops sanctions to commit war crimes. (Again, as a half-Stark, he feels bad about that.) Jon Snow always reluctantly does the right thing, even if it means he loses. This being the case, he might be the one person capable of getting close enough to Daenerys to kill her, thus saving Westeros. He would likely die for such an act, as Grey Worm and the Dothraki are still vicious and still loyal to her. However, he's died before, so what's the big deal? And if he survives, he can either take his rightful place on the Iron Throne or take the Black and scoot back north with Tormund. It feels very plausible Jon Snow will kill Daenerys Targaryen. WILL TYRION LANNISTER KILL DAENERYS TARGARYEN? One doesn't typically think of Tyrion Lannister as a killer, but he is one. He not only strategised a huge part of the defeat of Stannis Baratheon's forces during the Battle of the Blackwater, but he murdered the love of his life, Shae, and his father, Lord Tywin Lannister. That merely means he has the capacity to kill, but usually, it comes out of passion. So does Tyrion have an emotional reason to want to see Dany dead? Tyrion has proven himself capable of murder. Well, yeah, because she killed Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Jaime (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) and their unborn baby. Tyrion does love his family, and he arguably did his best to prevent the burning of King's Landing to spare the lives of his siblings. In burning King's Landing, Dany betrayed Tyrion's trust in a way. Dany really did a number on King’s Landing. Picture: Supplied/ HBO He steadfastly believed she would do the right thing, and she didn't. He might feel upset enough to do something about it … like try to kill her before she inflicts worse on Westeros. Of course, it seems unlikely Tyrion will do this because he hasn't been able to stand up to Daenerys yet. A (suicidal) kill would feel out of nowhere. (Then again, there's been a lot lately that's felt out of nowhere.) WILL ARYA STARK KILL DAENERYS TARGARYEN? Well, well, well … we might have a winner here. Arya Stark is hands down the best trained killer in all of Westeros and she is mighty annoyed at Dany. So Arya has the means to kill Daenerys, and she could do it in close quarters by stealing a face or wind up doing it in sniper fashion with a bow and arrow. She has the motive to murder the woman who not only killed a whole metropolis of civilians, but who is standing in her family's way to ruling the North. Finally, she is in position to do it. After killing the Night King in the Battle of Winterfell, Arya wound up having precious little to do with the far more fiery Battle of King's Landing. Arya’s already pulled off a very impressive kill this season. Picture: Foxtel So plot-wise, why is she there? Why bother bringing her down to the capital if not to set up a major kill? While it makes more tragic sense for Jon to kill Dany, it makes more logical sense for Arya to do it. If so, she would also offer Jon Snow a guilt-free path to the Iron Throne. COULD DAENERYS TARGARYEN SURVIVE GAME OF THRONES? It's entirely possible no one will kill Daenerys Targaryen, and Game of Thrones will end with her as queen of the ashes. However, this seems unlikely, especially since it looks like Varys (Conleth Hill) may have succeeded in getting word of Jon Snow's parentage out to the other noble houses. All of her friends are pretty much dead, and her actions in King's Landing will fail to endear her to the war-weary small folk of Westeros. Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen. Photo: Helen Sloan/HBO So, we're pretty sure Daenerys won't last long. The question remains: who's going to kill her? Will it be Jon Snow, her noble lover, Tyrion Lannister, her scorned adviser, or Arya Stark, the avenging assassin? Or could it be someone no one sees coming? The sixth and final episode of Game of Thrones will air next Monday on Foxtel at 11am and 8:30pm. Keep an eye out for the recap and podcast analysing the episode. In the meantime you can subscribe to the podcast, Winter is Here, on iTunes. This story originally appeared in Decider. GoT disappointment is killing fans Did The Simpsons predict GoT battle? Murder attempt you missed in GoT Jon Snow in tears in new GoT doco GoT hit by another huge edit fail Your GoT finale menu sorted celebrity editors picks game of thrones tv series Opinion State Government and mines need to pull their fingers out; get answers sooner and...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1490
__label__cc	0.565108	0.434892	[tdf-announce] LibreOffice 5.0 Announcement Subject: [tdf-announce] LibreOffice 5.0 Announcement Windows 10 compatibility and superior interoperability features Immediately available for Linux, MacOS X and Windows Berlin, August 5, 2015 - The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.0, the tenth major release since the launch of the project and the first of the third development cycle. LibreOffice is a full feature open source office suite which compares head to head with every product in the same category, while it stands out for superior interoperability LibreOffice 5.0 builds on the success of the 4.x family, which has been deployed by over 80 million users (source: TDF estimate, based on users pinging for updates), including large organizations in Europe and South LibreOffice 5.0 sports a significantly improved user interface, with a better management of the screen space and a cleaner look. In addition, it offers better interoperability with office suites such as Microsoft Office and Apple iWork, thanks to new and improved filters to handle non standard formats. Other improvements have been added to every module of the suite, and Windows 64bit builds (Vista and later) have been added. LibreOffice 5.0 Highlights A new version for new endeavours: LibreOffice 5.0 is the cornerstone of the mobile clients on Android and Ubuntu Touch, as well as the upcoming cloud version. As such, LibreOffice 5.0 serves as the foundation of current developments and is a great platform to extend, innovate and collaborate! A beautiful office suite designed by a fantastic community: With new icons and major improvements to menus and sidebar, LibreOffice looks nicer and helps users in being creative and getting things done the right way. In addition, style management is now more intuitive thanks to the visual preview of styles right in the interface. Spreadsheets that rock: LibreOffice 5.0 ships with an impressive number of new and enhanced spreadsheet features: complex formulae, new functions, conditional formatting, image cropping, table addressing and much more. Calc's blend of performance and features makes it an enterprise-ready, heavy duty spreadsheet capable of handling all kinds of workload for an impressive range of use cases. Better filters for better documents: LibreOffice 5 ships with many improvements to document import and export filters, for an enhanced document conversion fidelity all around. In addition, it is now possible to timestamp PDF files generated with LibreOffice. A complete list of the most significant new features is available on the accompanying press release, and has also been published on the website at the following link: http://www.libreoffice.org/discover/new-features/. LibreOffice 5.0 has also been improved "under the hood," thanks to the precious work of hundreds of volunteers. According to Coverity Scan, the number of defects for 1,000 lines of code is now consistently below 0,001. This translates into an open source office suite which is not only easier to develop but it's also easier to maintain and debug. In fact, the amount of solved bugs is now over 25,000, and is increasing rapidly. Last, but not least, LibreOffice 5.0 has been improved in terms of quality and stability thanks to a large number of tests performed on new builds by going through thousands of documents to spot crashers, bugs and regressions. "In 2010, we inherited a rather old source code, which had to be made cleaner, leaner and smarter before we could reasonably develop the office suite we were envisioning for the long term," says Michael Meeks, a Director at TDF and a leading LibreOffice developer. "Since 2010, we have gone through three different development cycles: the 3.x family, to clean the code from legacy stuff; the 4.x family, to make the suite more responsive; and the 5.x family, to make it smarter, also in terms of user interface." A summary of what has happened "under the hood" of LibreOffice 5.0 is http://users.freedesktop.org/~michael/under-the-hood-5-0.html. "LibreOffice 5.0 is such a good product that people used to legacy open source office suites feel overwhelmed by the amount of new features and improvements," adds Thorsten Behrens, TDF Chairman and leading LibreOffice developer. "Switching from any OOo derivative to LibreOffice is a giant leap into the future of free office suites." Availability and enterprise deployments LibreOffice 5.0 represents the bleeding edge in term of features for open source office suites, and as such is targeted to technology enthusiasts, early adopters and power users. For enterprise class deployments in organizations of any size, TDF maintains the more mature 4.4.x branch (now at 4.4.5). In any case, TDF suggests to deploy or migrate to LibreOffice only if the project is backed by certified professionals providing Level 3 support, migration consultancy or training courses according to recognized best practices (http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/professional-support/). LibreOffice 5.0 is immediately available from the following link: http://www.libreoffice.org/download/. LibreOffice users, free software advocates and all community members can support The Document Foundation with a donation at http://donate.libreoffice.org. 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__label__wiki	0.978347	0.978347	Interesting article in yesterday's "Daily Telegraph" http://www.telegraph.co.uk - one has to register to read it online so here is the text: Gallic outrage over call for all pupils to learn English by Colin Randall in Paris English should be made compulsory for all French schoolchildren, according to an official report which has appeared to howls of outrage from politicians and teaching unions. Claude Th�lot, the former president of France's Higher Council of School Assessment, said that pupils should learn English automatically, as they do with French and mathematics. But his conclusion that children should leave school having mastered English as "a language of international communication" was sufficient to cause indignation in a country that is troubled by its waning influence in the world. Mr Th�lots findings fly in the face of the views of President Jacques Chirac, who said recently that nothing would be worse for humanity than for it to be limited to one language - by which he meant English. Officials suggested that other views needed to be heard before a decision was taken. The prime minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, and his education minister, Fran�ois Fillon, were said to support Mr Th�lot's conclusions, part of a report on the future of schools. Jacques Myard, an MP from the ruling UMP party, said English would be displaced as the world's most-spoken language because of growing competition from Spanish and Chinese. "If we must make a language compulsory, it should be Arabic," he said. However, Mr Th�lot's report noted that standards of English in French schools are poor and worsening. Jean-Paul Nerri�re, an education expert, pointed out that the international language of today is a rudimentary dialect which he calls "globish", comprising no more than 1,500 words but "used more and more by the 88 per cent of the world's population who are not English-speaking". A cartoon in Le Monde made a similar point. "If they force us to do English, then we'll speak only in French," one student says defiantly. "Yeah," his friend replies. Le Monde found opposition to Mr Th�lot from unions, French nationalists, champions of the Francophone world, and even "Anglicists" who fear children will be taught only "airport English". The paper's own view was that "the imperialism of Anglo-American" would provoke less irritation if EU education ministers agreed that all children in member states should learn two foreign languages. As anyone who has looked at my website http://langx.org may have noted, I'm with Mr Nerri�re here. Any more contributions to this basic global core vocabulary most welcome, and will be acknowledged onsite. Just raw "international contact language" words would be fine at this stage - approx. English script, preferably without diacritics - the exact orthography can wait. A well-wisher has given me 100 MB webspace and a cPanel, so I hope to be able to expand the site in due course. Antony Alexander	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1494
__label__cc	0.588781	0.411219	8 Top Honeymoon Destinations from the World's Longest Honeymooners Need a little inspiration for where to head after you get hitched? Our list of the best honeymoon destinations is full of ideas off the beaten path. When we were planning our honeymoon, we sat around the kitchen counter with a pen and paper, excitedly going back and forth with all the places we dreamt of exploring. This was a honeymoon, after all, a time when you can dream big and worry about the bills and vacation days later. Just as the wish list was running off the page, Mike asked me, “What if we did them all?” It seemed unfathomable, and I chuckled at the thought. “No seriously,” he said. “We’ve got our health, some savings, and each other. Will there ever be a better time?” That night we started the ‘HoneyTrek’–our honeymoon and journey around the world. Six-and-a-half years later, we’ve honeymooned on seven continents, in 53 countries, and fallen in love with hundreds of destinations. Narrowing our favorite honeymoon destinations down to a top 10 was no easy task. But when it comes to a perfect blend of gorgeous landscapes, interesting cultures, and romantic vibes, these are some of our absolute favorite honeymoon destinations. Cappadocia, Turkey: A Honeymoon Destination for History and Outdoor Lovers One of you is a history buff, the other is an avid hiker, you’re both foodies and love to do the unexpected. Why not honeymoon in a luxury cave dwelling above a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Millions of years ago, an eruption blanketed Cappadocia in ashy tuff, and the forces of erosion have sculpted it into whimsical fairy chimneys, ruffled valleys, castle-like cliffs, and one of the most otherworldly landscapes. The seemingly disastrous conditions turned out to be ideal for carving elaborate architecture—both above and below ground—which has been inhabited since 1700 BCE by the Hittites, Romans, Ottomans, and now present-day Anatolians. Sleeping in a cave doesn’t sound all that romantic? Trust us, it is when you stay at Turkey’s only Relais & Châteaux property, The Museum Hotel. The owner and avid art collector took 10 years to meticulously renovate dozens of Castle Hill’s ancient dwellings into a retreat that transcends space and time. Lavish rooms come with sweeping valley views and those that don’t make up for it with bottomless wine taps. Wake up to the smell of Turkish coffee and watch the sky fill with colorful hot air balloons. Be sure to schedule your own flight in this world-class ballooning destination so you too can glide over Love Valley, peer into ancient Hittite homes, and toast your flight over this historic wonderland with a champagne breakfast. Museum Hotel Uçhisar Harbour Island, Bahamas: A Honeymoon Destination with Pink Sand Beaches With colorful clapboard houses, posh shops, and cobblestone streets just wide enough for a golf cart, Harbour Island has been fondly dubbed the Nantucket of the Caribbean. Aristocrats from the Duchess of Windsor to style queens like Diane von Furstenberg have spent ample time on this Eleutheran isle, though unlike other star-studded beach destinations, it’s all charm and no pretension. The top-notch restaurants serve fish caught from hand-thrown nets, designer boutiques neighbor straw-hat stands, and the posh beach bars are just as much fun as the bottle shop. Harbour Island is world-renowned for its pink sand beaches and no one captures that barefoot luxury better than the Coral Sands Hotel. Among the first resorts to attract the Hollywood set, Coral Sands has a Caribbean colonial style, with a fresh renovation across their suites, bungalows, and beach cottages. Dip in the seaside pool, scuba dive historic shipwrecks, learn to snag the elusive bonefish, or just sit under a thatched umbrella sipping Bahama Mamas. Just be sure to wake up for at least one sunrise beach walk, when the pink sand glows its rosiest hue. Hotel Coral Sands Dunmore Town, 0.4 miles to Pink Sand Beach Excellent Location 9.1 / 10 Kauai, Hawaii: An Iconic Honeymoon Destination There are few honeymoon destinations as iconic as Hawaii—and with good reason. It’s tropical, mountainous, beach-studded, culturally exotic, and you can access it all without a passport. While Oahu has long attracted honeymooners, Kauai still feels far-flung and utterly wild. A volcanic island rising from the seafloor, covered in tropical rainforest, cut with canyons, and surrounded by jagged cliffs, the Garden Isle is more than just a few pretty beaches. It has many dimensions and begs to be explored, from Hanalei Bay’s luxury resorts to Hanapepe’s ancestral salt ponds. Fly into the island’s hub of Lihue, rent a convertible, and cruise north through a place of cinematic beauty (you may recognize it from Jurassic Park and Pirates of the Caribbean). Let the wind carry you on a traditional sailing canoe along the sheer mountain coastline, ride a doors-off helicopter flight over the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, and lace up your sneakers to hike the jaw-dropping Nāpali Coast. This ancient isle is full of adventure, but don’t worry, it also has 50-plus white sand beaches and plenty of relaxing resorts. If you want post-wedding pampering with that classic Hanalei Bay view, St. Regis Princeville is your sweet escape. 9.2 Excellent (4414 reviews) Livingstone, Zambia: A Honeymoon Destination Near Victoria Falls Maybe it’s the waterfall’s relentless roar or its spray which can be felt for miles, but everything is more exciting around Victoria Falls. Cutting between the countries of Zimbabwe and Zambia, the Zambezi River spans 5,604 feet and plummets 354 feet, creating one the world’s largest falls and most jaw-dropping landscapes with exotic wildlife, tropical flowers, and plunging gorges. Unlike most falls where you see them in one shot, this one reveals itself a little more with each adventure: river rafting, microlight flights, cliff hikes, and a death-defying plunge into the Devil’s Pool. Head upstream to Tongabezi, one of our favorite lodges in the world, and the landscape changes from lush rainforest to woodland savanna, replete with roaming elephants, honking hippos, and cruising crocodiles. While a safari can spark up from your suite or floating dining room (you must book the Sunset Sampan with the canoe choir!), proper game drives are only a nine miles away at Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park. As an intimate all-inclusive resort, an adventure guide, bartender, and butler are always at your service. So whether you wake up feeling like a sunrise fishing trip or a bubble bath sprinkled with flower petals, it’s all possible with Tonga hospitality. Pacuare River, Costa Rica: A Honeymoon Destination in the Rainforest Want to really get away? Escape to the rainforest of Bajo Tigre where there are no roads or electricity. You’ll arrive at this National Geographic Unique Lodge of the World on the Pacuare River by rafting down Class III rapids. (A tropical drink will be waiting to reward your adventurous spirit.) Settle into your Canopy tree house or thatched-roof riverside suite with a dip in your private plunge pool or outdoor shower, all while bird-watching for toucans and oropendolas. Each day, you can choose your level of adventure, be it relaxation at the Jawa Juü spa for an indigenous-inspired body treatment or zip-lining to a multi-course lunch high in the trees. Meals are organic and locally sourced, and as with everything at Pacuare, sustainability is top of mind. The lodge works hard to create a thriving natural environment, working with conservationists to protect the wild jaguar population and reintroduce howler monkeys to the surrounding forest. Their energy conservation efforts are also looking out for your love life— you’ll see what we mean when you return from dinner to find dozens of candles flickering around your canopy bed. Sintra, Portugal: Play Prince and Princes in this Medieval Honeymoon Destination Set high in the mountains, just 20 miles from Lisbon with cool temps and views of the ocean, Sintra has been wooing visitors–from medieval royalty to the European jet set—for a millennium. Play prince and princess, starting at the 10th-century Moorish Castle high above the town. It’s straight out of a storybook, landscaped like an enchanted forest—partly due to the eccentric 19th-century King Ferdinand II, the veritable founder of the Romantic style. Hike to the Pena Palace and see his architectural fantasies played out in a rainbow of colors. E-bike through the hills, past dozens of eclectic Romantic-era mansions, the serene 16th-century Convent of the Capuchos, the Colares vineyards, and down to the dramatic beaches of Azenhas do Mar. Have an early dinner at the cliff-side restaurant by the same name, before zipping back up the mountain without breaking a sweat. Get the royal treatment with a few nights at Tivoli Palacio de Seteais. An actual palace from the 18th century, it has labyrinth gardens, fresco-adorned ballrooms, and plenty of sumptuous suites. Slip into plush robes, share a bottle of port, and toast the good life. Tivoli Palacio de Seteais Sintra, 5.4 miles to Cape Roca Southwest, USA: Honeymoon Destinations from Utah to Arizona Windows down, music up, and your honey riding shotgun down the open road—nothing says freedom and happiness quite like a road trip. Over the last 17 months, we’ve driven over 34,000 miles around North America and it’s tough to find anything better than the western half of the Grand Circle of National Parks. To drive along the soaring red cliffs and hike between its hoodoo-filled valleys is like being in an open-air art museum. Fly into the urban jungle of Las Vegas and the cityscape quickly gives way to national parks and UNESCO World Heritage sites. Check into Zion Under Canvas at the foot of the park for posh safari-style tents with stargazing windows. After canyoneering the sandstone cliffs of Zion and hiking the maze of fairy chimneys at Bryce Canyon National Park, brake for a few days at Capitol Reef Resort. Truly unique, they offer contemporary teepees and covered wagons decorated in a chic Southwest style. For your last honeymoon hideaway, the Grand Canyon’s Bright Angel Lodge is a registered historic landmark on the rim of one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. This 600-mile honeymoon road trip will undoubtedly satisfy your wild west spirit, but if you can get more vacation days to complete the Grand Circle, it will be well worth the overtime. Railay, Thailand: Beach Beauty without the Tourists Everyone’s heard of Phuket, but hop across the Andaman Sea and you’ll find that same karst beach beauty with a fraction of the tourists. The first travelers to fall in love with this lush limestone peninsula were rock climbers and it has retained that sporty, chill vibe. Even though Railay has 700 bolted routes and the opportunity to deepwater solo (free climbing meets sea cliff diving), it’s not just for adrenaline junkies. Stroll to Tonsai beach at low tide for a Thai cooking class, night snorkel with bioluminescent plankton for a glow-in-the-dark swim session, and soak up the sun at the drip-castle-like cove of Phra Nang (often voted one the world’s most beautiful beaches). For the utmost privacy and pampering, check into Rayavadee Resort. This Small Luxury Hotel of the World has two-story villas, private freshwater pools, butler service, and–wait for it—a restaurant inside a grotto. Spring for their honeymoon package, where couples massages, private boat trips, intimate dinners, and romantic surprises unfold without lifting a finger. Hotel Rayavadee Ao Nang, 19 miles to Ao Nang Beach Torres del Paine, Chile: Hike a Mountain at this Honey Destination If you’re the type of couple that would rather hike a mountain than lay on the beach, you’ll be head-over-heels for Patagonia. At the tip of South America where icefields meet subpolar forests, windblown steppe, and sawtooth peaks, it’s the continent’s grand finale. As if sculpted by the hands of a giant, the Paine massif is squeezed and smashed into craggy peaks, raw valleys, and deep lakes. The Torres, three sheer granite monoliths tucked in the center of the cordillera, have every hiker fantasizing about their route, be it the iconic W Trek along French Valley and Grey Glacier, or a day-hike up the moraine to the Mirador Las Torres. To soften the extremes in one of the world’s wildest places, there’s EcoCamp. On countless “best of” lists, particularly when it comes to sustainability, this luxury geodesic-dome hotel and adventure outfitter knows the yin and yang of honeymooning (treks on glaciers earn Chilean Seabass and high thread-count sheets). Retire to your suite dome, turn off the lights to enjoy the firelight and stars twinkling through your skylight windows. EcoCamp Patagonia Torres del Paine, 16.8 miles to Glaciar Grey	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1503
__label__cc	0.626737	0.373263	← Syrian but also Belgian connection to French attacks A sleeper cell of militants was said directing attackers sent back to France from Islamic State’s de-facto capital in Raqqa, Syria → Is ISIS a product of American in-action or a product of direct action Posted on November 16, 2015 by Marcus Ampe This weekend Paris attacks, right after the downing of a jet of Russian tourists over the Sinai and suicide bombings in Lebanon and Iraq, may indicate a sharp tactical shift for Islamic State. It had mostly limited its brutality to building a statelike Islamic caliphate in parts of Syria and Iraq, rather than sending its battle abroad, like its rival Al Qaeda. That change increases the challenge to the U.S.-led coalition, especially with Obama having staked his foreign policy legacy on getting the United States out of wars, not entering new ones. Current and former U.S. officials say coalition governments now face the threat of more attacks in their cities. Many also argue that the U.S. and its partners have little choice but to increase their military commitment. “Unless you leave planet Earth, you can’t avoid this,” said Michael Chertoff, who has a security consulting firm and was Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush. That power vacuums are very dangerous we have seen when the American troops invaded Iraq, threw the country apart, overthrew the government that was not afraid to use torture techniques to keep their country stabilised. After toppling Saddam Hussein they destroyed infrastructure the Americans left a power vacuum. What went wrong was that a government was instituted which treated the people worse than Hussein, being the enemy of many groups. In 2006 ISIS could start in Iraq as a very small group, not having real money and no ability to recruit. In the episode of “Truth in Media” underneath, the American journalist and one of the evening and late night anchors for WGCL-TV CBS46 news in Atlanta, Georgia, Ben Swann, who produced a fact-checking series entitled Reality Check, explores the origin of Daesh (ISIS) that has already been long forgotten by American media. Though this video may be inappropriate for some users, I like to share it to let an other voice been heard. This does not mean that I do agree with everything which is said in this video. But I do find it worth to listen to Swann who takes on the central issue of whether or not ISIS was created by “inaction” by the United States government or by “direct” action. Iraqi army troops chant slogans against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) as they recruit volunteers to join the fight against a major offensive by the jihadist group in northern Iraq, outside a recruiting centre in the capital Baghdad on June 13, 2014. (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images) When in 2009 Isis focused on the civil war in Syria, Barack Obama had good reasons not to be wanted to be involved in again an other civil war which could damage the whole world. Once again we saw the opposite parties of Obama who came with stories of hundred of tons of mustard gas and toxic nerve agents scattered at more than 50 sites, like they had done with Iraq. John Mc Cain asked “to turn this thing around”. The US President Barack Obama was clear. For him the Islamic State – or Isil as he called it – represents not just a threat to Washington’s friends and interests in the Middle East. Because it could potentially become a threat to the American homeland itself Mr Obama called for concerted action. Indeed, the Islamic State threat has already begun to break down some of the region’s long-standing divisions, with Iran and Saudi Arabia – standard-bearers of the Shia and Sunni constituencies respectively – both eager to assist the Iraqi government. was noted in 2014. The American president said already then “America will lead a broad coalition to roll back this terrorist threat.” It was not made easy for this black American president who was accused to take the site of the Muslim fundamentalists and who was charged by many during the Libya war of failing to live up to America’s responsibilities and “leading from behind”. 2014 analysis from the Associated Press news agency said much of IS’s power came from a centralised command and intense loyalty within the organisation, despite being outmatched in numbers and military strength by both the Syrian and Iraqi armies. Official logo of the Free Syrian Army Weapons, training and money was provided to the so called rebel “Free Syrian Army“. Belgian weapons also found their way to Syria, funded by Western (American? CIA?) secret services. though what had to be for the rebel fighters soon found their way in the hands of ISIS fighters. In 2013 the Free Syrian Army pledged services to the Islamic State. This undated file image posted on a militant website on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014 shows fighters from the al-Qaida linked Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) marching in Raqqa, Syria. (AP Photo/militant website, File) In June of 2014 after being a no-name group in Syria that ISIS could emerge, heavily armed and trained by US and coalition special forces. Naturally they used their eyes and brains to see what the American forces had left in Iraq and followed very well how the West was reacting to what was going on in the Middle East. We can not ignore they did not loose time to learn and to find their way to infiltrate in the West by the handy social media. All the material left behind in Iraq by the Americans became of use for the rebel groups. Strangely enough when those fighters started posting pictures of them using the American tools the United States did not take action. In Iraq we noticed that there was found reason to enter the country and to deal with it because the delivery of oil was in danger, but with Syria neither Europe nor the United States saw any shortage of oil because ISIS was selling it to Turkey and we in the West would not have any negative energy issues with it. TheLoneRune writes: People are to blind to see the truth, simply because they do not know which questions to ask. If you really want to know the truth, you start with what drives the economies of countries. Money. Follow the money. I mean the very start. Britain, Spain, Germany, were the first infected, the founders of America knew this and did their very best to protect America from the stranglehold of separate entities controlling the money after the revolution. But America caught it too, and so now we have a major portion of the population thinking the Federal Reserve is part of the government, but blindly unaware that it is actually owned by the same private entities (private banks). America is not at fault here, the American people have done nothing wrong, simply because they were unaware that there was anything to be aware about in the first place. If you want to change this course of action, you need to learn and be prepared to get depressed by what you learn. You want a good starting spot? look in this area: New World Order, Counsel of Foreign Relations, Rothschild, Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Illuminati (do not learn on this until you know some facts yourself)… If you are curious about why ISIS is currently a real entity currently: you need to learn from the past how people benefited from war, how profit is derived from war, and why war exists (there is a few reasons you would not expect, such as distraction, for example research the Lusitania and JP Morgan connection), you also need to learn false flags and what they are. Word Of Caution: You will not view the world the same after learning how it is operated. Also, learn to disregard the word “conspiracy” most have been conditioned to shut-out anybody who is associated with that word, think of them as “critical analysts” if you want a good example watch the video “we need to talk about sandy hook”. One More Word Of Cuation: I will not lie, you may think you are free, but, you are not. You will learn why if you learn what I told you. The mind is a weapon, use it wisely. The savagery of Islamic State might seem senseless to the vast majority of civilised human beings, for them and their followers it is a rational choice and a conscious decision to terrorise enemies and impress and co-opt new recruits. Having the West their negative reaction against their making of an Islamic State gives them “enough reason” to call the “faithful” for a “defensive jihad” or retaliation against perceived US domination of Muslim societies. That we are facing a killing machine powered by blood and iron has once again be proven with what happened in Paris last weekend. This terrorist action should awaken us to make more work of the internal problems in our own society, looking at certain neighbourhoods which can be the provision for the mould to create human weapons in the hands of those Islamic fundamentalists. Now we do have to be very careful not to make the same faults as were made by the Al-Qaeda attacks. We also do have to be very careful that we shall not get more far-right protests against the very presence of Muslims in our society and more incoming refugees. When the Muslims will be pushed in the corner more likely they will be attracted to turn to the militant groups for guidance and moral support. Preceding articles: Read what happened this weekend in Paris: Brussels-born Salah Abdeslam key suspect Paris terrorist attacks Syrian but also Belgian connection to French attacks Do Al-Qaeda, Islamic State, ISIS and ISIL belong to true Islam Condemning QSIS or the self-claimed Islamic state ruler, al- Baghdadi their extremist ideologies and to clarify the true teachings of Islam A world with or without religion Iraqi Underclass and animosities Refugees At The Border- A Blessing Or Burden? Silence of the world about rocket attacks on Israel Teaching permittion to kill infidels Iraq conflict: PM fires senior officers over rebel advance What is the Islamic State? Will Obama’s anti-IS strategy work? Obama’s address to nation on IS Why is Islamic State so violent? Legacy of mistrust haunts new Iraqi government Iraq Is a Catastrophe, but Not Yet a Caliphate: Four Big Predictions of What Will Happen Next Muslim Guest Gets Brutally Honest About Islam During MSNBC Appearance Obama Puts Americans at Risk: ISIL’s Neighbors Should Eliminate the “Caliphate” What Sort of Problem Is ISIS? \| Cato @ Liberty Is Obama Abusing the Constitution to Combat ISIS? Why the ISIS Threat Is Totally Overblown \| Cato Institute ISIL Is not Islamic? -Or- Is ISIS Really ISIL or ISISn’t It? Good Question: Is It ISIS, ISIL, Or The Islamic State? Barack Obama Lectures ISIS on Proper Islamic Behavior Paris attacks: Many arrested in raids across France Names, details of more victims emerge from Paris attacks After Paris attacks, fugitive slipped through police dragnet Iran’s Rouhani: ‘Death to America’ Not a Slogan Against the American People (jpupdates.com) 8 Offensive Images Used by the U.S. Government to Disparage the Black Ingenious People of the Philippines (atlantablackstar.com) Two American Citizens Detained in War-Torn Yemen Released (6abc.com) Nuclear Weapons Should be on U.S.-China Summit Agenda (usnews.com) Iran’s Rouhani reassures Americans over death chant (dnaindia.com) That poll aside, it seems clear that Americans do think America is pretty great (washingtonpost.com) Iran General Dismisses ISIS War Cooperation With ‘Hypocritical’ US (news.antiwar.com) Censorship: American media has shaped everything you think (sott.net) Truth Jihad radio with Kevin Barrett 2015.09.21 (mooglemeow.blogspot.com) Truth Jihad radio with Kevin Barrett 2015.09.21 (grizzom.blogspot.com) About Marcus Ampe Retired dancer, choreographer, choreologist Founder of the Dance impresario office and archive: Danscontact-Dansarchief plus the Association for Bible scholars, the Lifestyle magazines "Stepping Toes" and "From Guestwriters" and creator of the site "Messiah for all". - Gepensioneerd danser, choreograaf, choreoloog. Stichter van Danscontact-Dansarchief plus van de Vereniging voor Bijbelvorsers, de Lifestyle magazines "Stepping Toes" en "From Guestwriters" en maker van de site "Messiah for all". View all posts by Marcus Ampe → This entry was posted in History, News and Politics, Visuals (Video, Photo, Cartoon), Warning and tagged Al-Qaeda / al-Qaida, American troops, Anti-Muslim sentiment, Ben Swann, Federal Reserve System, Free Syrian Army, Fundamental Muslims, Fundamentalist Islamic groups, Iraq, Iraqi government, Islamic fundamentalist, Islamic State (IS), Islamic State militants, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), John Mc Cain, JP Morgan, Michael Chertoff, Middle East, Money, Muslim extremists, Muslim fundamentalism, Muslim fundamentalists, Muslim society, New World Order, Power vacuum, Saddam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian civil war, US foreign policy, War profit. 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__label__cc	0.53024	0.46976	3 Men In Custody After Robbery, Chase In Hialeah Filed Under:Chase, Crime, Hialeah Police, Silva Harapetian MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Three men are in custody Tuesday evening after a robbery and chase in Hialeah. Hialeah police said the suspects led police on a chase after a smash and grab at the Cash America pawn shop near the Palmetto and NW 122nd Street. “I think it went on for seven or eight minutes,” said Hialeah Police Department spokesperson Carl Zogby. It was a silent alarm that notified the police. “Two guys walk in and they imply that they have weapons. I don’t think at this point that any witnesses saw any weapons or any of the victims. They can’t get past the bullet proof glass because they are very secure in there. So, they end up taking a bunch of electronics and stuff they have outside in the customer area,” Zogby explained. Police said they ran out into a getaway car, an orange Dodge, and that’s when the pursuits begins. For seven blocks the suspects tried to make their escape, but they crashed into Volkswagen. The female driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to the hospital. It all ended in a mess. From Chopper4 you could see multiple crashes – cars on the street, middle of intersections and fields – with innocent victims involved. One suspect was arrested at 84th and Gratigny. The other two bailed and were finally arrested in a field at 42nd and Gratigny. A 20-year-old suspect was bitten by a K9. He’s at Jackson Memorial Hospital where he’s being treated for his dog bite. Police said the other thieves involved are 18 and 29 years old. “These kind of guys – we don’t pursue people for just any sort of infraction or misdemeanor crime,” Zogby said. “But when we are talking about armed robbery, we’ve got fleeing dangerous felons, then we have to pursue.” CBS4’s Silva Harapetian spoke to several tenants in the shopping center. They said they are surprised anyone would try a smash and grab because it’s so hard to get in and out of this shopping center. Neighbors said this is the sixth time this Cash America has been robbed. Police confirm there have been incidents here recently, but could not confirm how many.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1525
__label__wiki	0.763492	0.763492	Samsung Galaxy ASP Women’s World Tour Preview Guide A guide to all 11 events in the women's ASP World Tour calendar by Tim Nunn Carissa Moore being presented the ASP Women’s World Tour Trophy by Stephanie Gilmore It’s fair to say the Women’s World Surfing Tour was in a pretty poor state over the last few years. Despite some big companies coming in to sponsor individual events, it struggled to put together a full season of competition. However, with the blanket sponsorship of Samsung Galaxy, and renewed individual events, the world tour will finish in Hawaii where it rightfully should. Carissa Moore 2013 World Champion Video: Roxy Pro, Gold Coast, Austra… » 20 Female Surfers to Follow on Instagram Is your Instagram feed looking a little boring? Lacking beaches and big waves? Or maybe you just want some insight into the lives of the... Samsung Galaxy ASP Men's World Tour Preview Guide A guide to all 11 events in the men's ASP World Tour calendar ASP World Tour Carissa Moore coco ho It’s fair to say the Women’s World Surfing Tour was in a pretty poor state over the last few years. Despite some big companies coming in...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1531
__label__cc	0.726881	0.273119	Monthly Review Press MR (Castilian) Climate & Capitalism Money on the Left MR Online A Project of Monthly Review Magazine Contact/Submission Contact or Submit an Article Recent Articles Archive Clarence Thomas Speaks at Occupy Oakland General Strike Posted Nov 03, 2011 by John Hamilton and Clarence Thomas Strikes United States Commentary , News Clarence Thomas is a former officer and long-time labor activist with ILWU Local 10. I spoke with him about the prospect of a shutdown of the Port of Oakland this evening — a goal of Occupy Oakland demonstrators who called a general strike today. Clarence Thomas: “One of the reasons why they are doing it is because they are trying to defend ILWU workers in Longview, Washington, who are facing a behemoth of agribusiness, EGT. The driving force behind EGT is a leading agribusiness concern called Bunge. . . . Longshoremen have a debt of gratitude to the people who have organized this action today. . . . 30% of the funding of our pensions comes from that grain operation in the Pacific Northwest. This is an attempt to rupture the jurisdiction of longshore workers that we’ve had for over 77 years in this country. Wall Street is on the move, on the waterfront, looking for new profits, and the community are standing with the ILWU. They are standing with us for a reason. They know about 1984, when longshoremen refused to unload cargo from South Africa for 11 days. They know about the ILWU shutting down all 29 ports in defense of Mumia Abu-Jamal. They know about the ILWU shutting down all 29 ports on May Day, International Workers’ Day, to protest the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. They understand about the ILWU and the actions that we took by not crossing the picket line in response to the murder on the high seas of those humanitarian activists taking supplies to Gaza. The ship was shut down for 24 hours, the Zim Line ship from Israel. They know about the actions that we took last October in support of Oscar Grant. And this resonates with the community. So now the community is saying: We want to stand in support of the ILWU. So, this connection is genuine, it’s legitimate, and we embrace it.” John Hamilton anchors the Pacifica Evening News, airing on KPFA-Berkeley, KFCF-Fresno, and KPFK-Los Angeles, three nights a week. var idcomments_acct = ‘c90a61ed51fd7b64001f1361a7a71191’; var idcomments_post_id; var idcomments_post_url; About John Hamilton View all posts by John Hamilton → About Clarence Thomas View all posts by Clarence Thomas → Subscribe to the Monthly Review e-newsletter (max of 1-3 per month). 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__label__cc	0.578232	0.421768	Short story: The Lonely Tree This is just something I rattled out, slightly in the style of Murakami: This is the story of a boy, who was not yet a man. It’s the story of his first love, his first heartbreak and the tree that fell on him. It’s the fashion to have summer romances but the boy was allergic to everyone’s favourite season. It made his eyes red and his nose stream. In fact he had always thought that girls were allergic to him. It wasn’t that he couldn’t speak to them or that they didn’t like him, but that they couldn’t love him. More than anything the boy wanted to know love. One winter, when the air was crisp and the nights chilled, he thought that he did. He couldn’t believe his luck. A childhood crush, the cleverest catch around and a friend he cared for deeply rolled into one package. Her smile locked his worries away and out of reach for hours. Being with her he felt as if he wasn’t alone for the first time in his life. Hearing from her was, surprisingly, almost as good. Making her happy filled the void of purpose in his life. His existence no longer felt empty. Simply put: she made him happy. Fate had never looked so kindly upon him before and deep down he knew that her favours would be brief. But while it lasted nothing else mattered. Or rather, everything mattered more. Her dreams enriched and expanded his own, her energy and life gave them colour. He was filled with enthusiasm and a drive he did not know he possessed. He felt like a better person and fully himself for the first time. Looking back on it he supposed the relationship would seem a short lived folly to onlookers, and this angered him. Nothing had ever meant more. At least to him. The boy had never realised just how important intimacy, close friendship and the joy of caring for someone was to happiness. When it ended, for no reason besides that she didn’t love him after all, things reverted to normal. Only more so. He wondered if that happiness had been an illusion and whether he had truly known love. He felt catapulted back to square one. He did not know what to think or feel, knowing for certain only that he was empty again. And he was alone. The dreams that had grown to new heights in her company were now mere weeds, smaller than the clumps of green nothingness at the foot of the tree in his garden. The tree watched as the boy moped and rolled around like a pig in his misery. At first the tree felt sympathetic towards the boy, as no one knew better than him what it was to be alone. Trapped in his hollow shell with no friends to speak of, and no means to speak, the tree longed for contact of some kind. He knew everything the boy was missing and more. And then the tree realised how selfish the boy was. And how much harder it was to be a tree. As the spring rapidly shifted into summer the boy felt every concrete trace of his love fading away, swamped by the passing of time. With each day he felt more and more like he had no right to feel anything at all. All he had left were the memories and hopes in his head. He missed so much; far too much for words, he told himself. On a blue morning with a blazing sun and abstract strokes of white overhead, the boy had an epiphany. Well it was that day at least that he admitted to himself a truth that he had felt for a while. He said to himself: “Love is enough for me”. He knew that, for the right person, he would sacrifice all the goals and ambitions he had thought essential to his well being, satisfaction and success. He acknowledged that, during his time with his first true love, he had enjoyed and derived immense contentment from even the harder things. He was glad to be there when she was upset, happy to calm her down, even if he was only a slight comfort. Caring for someone important to him, as important as that, was all he could ever need. He remembered reading a novel in which the main character believed there were only three chances of finding your soul mate. He pondered whether for him, “soul mate”, meant someone worthy of his absolute care. Plunged back into sadness and despair by the thought of having lost someone he could lose himself in and devote himself to, he ran into the garden, blinded by fierce tears. He crouched down in the dirt, sniffling as the pollen swarmed up his hostile nostrils. He pressed his back against the trunk of the tree. He stared at the world around him, confused and crying. By this point, the tree was seething. The tree didn’t know how he knew all about what the boy was thinking and feeling, but he did know, and it made him angry. The tree did not know he was capable of anger. The tree could not think, had no brain and nothing at all to account for the melancholy consciousness brooding within his gently swaying frame. The wind blew lightly across the garden, flicking the odd leaf and stroking the odd stem. The tree felt a shiver of cold. The tree felt. The boy was gradually coming out of his panic, descending into a depressed paralysis. The loveliest, brightest petals of the most vibrant flowers looked bleak to him. His mind’s eye conjured a symbolic bonfire of his dreams in the corner of the lawn. If he could be so easily tempted from them, what chance did he have of achieving such grand plans? What did they matter anyway? Forcing his head up from its slouch on his knees, he felt the bark in his hair and decided there was no point to any sensation at all without someone to share it with. The tree was fuming with anger from its roots to its summit. It could sense the boy’s sadness. His self involved and ungrateful emotion wasn’t just saturating the air around the tree now, but squirming and writhing against its flaky skin. The tree couldn’t stand it. It was determined not to take it anymore. It wouldn’t be buffeted by nature or ignored by men today. The boy sighed deeply, turning his face into the breeze and relishing its cold wipe. He felt the gusts get stronger and firmer in waves, as if someone were stirring the air with an enormous food blender. Pulse after pulse slapped against him. The sweat under his arms went from hot and sticky to icy and damp. His spine creaked as the tree trunk rocked a little against him. His back stood firm easily like a castle wall against the minute thrusts. The tree was summoning all of its energy from its very furthest extremities, even the roots beyond the garden wall. The tree was straining every part of its being in pure and untamed rage. The tree was alive and a part of nature but for the first time ever it was wild. It did not have muscles to tense or bones to move but it had life and the tree channelled every last ounce of it into its rage. It didn’t know what it was doing or understand the consequences. All it knew was how wrong the boy was, how angry it made the tree feel. It was trying to teach the boy a lesson, on behalf of trees everywhere. The boy continued to feel little swellings at his back. Small pressures, surely caused by the wind, made the entire structure of the tree wobble a fraction. Leaves that had been noisily rubbing in the flower beds slowly stopped. The bending blades of grass rested and stood upright. Gradually, the trunk seemed to be moving faster, almost pushing out into the boy, like something was stuck inside. The tree rocked more and more as the breeze died away to an unnoticeable whisper. As the branches began to rattle, the boy noticed properly for the first time the firmer and firmer touch of the trunk. He glanced up towards the sky, through the canopy of crisscrossing browns and greens, only to shrug away again with a sob. The boy’s indifference only enraged the tree still more. So that, as the swaying grew quicker and quicker, the consciousness that had formed inside the tree disappeared, becoming something else entirely. Now the tree was just movement, just energy, just purpose. All of the life the tree had ever known became focused on the boy and ending his ignorant and cruel soul. The tree had never known what a soul was; would never know. It did not know whether or not the boy had one. It only knew that the boy had to be stopped. He had to be taught that at least he had tasted love, known happiness, shared warmth and feeling. He had to be shown that at least he could dream, chase dreams and possibly live them. There were always those lives that did not live, always those with truly no hope left; always lonely trees. There was a crack. And the trunk threw its full weight at the boy, who scrambled too late from his pity. Falling branches pulled away the light and the blue from the canvas of the sky, bringing only dark. Like in films, the boy came to gazing at sheer whiteness. Nothing else. The colour white was the afterlife? Appropriately empty he thought. And then he remembered. The tree. He had often dreamt about his funeral. A song lyric drifted into his mind – “the dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had”. The dreams in which he was dead were some of the best he’d ever had; terribly self indulgent fictions in which all the figures and characters of his life turned up, gushing praise and regrets. All the girls and friends he’d ever wanted poured their hearts out. He was great after all. There was no one here he really wanted to see. The strip lights buzzed and whirred, stuffing light down his retinas. The whiteness turned out to be the roof tiles. A steady beep and blip passed the time like a clock ticking. His heart was liable to suddenly conk out. He was hooked up to a monitor like on telly. His parents were here. They didn’t believe him about the tree. When he was well enough to argue, they argued. They accused him and lectured him. They warned and scorned him. His mother ranted about the hardships of life, bemoaned his ignorance. Even his father shouted. He wasn’t allowed grapes, hadn’t been for years, so someone, probably his mother, had brought biscuits. His father had eaten most of them during the interrogations. If he’d been able to text, he might’ve texted her, would definitely have texted his best friend. She hadn’t come to see him, even when he’d asked his parents to try to organise it. He was still alone. But something felt different. His skull was cracked, his spine weakened, his legs bruised, his right ankle broken, toes misshapen, right thumb fractured, left hand in plaster, nose crooked, face scratched, knees cut, wrists sprained and buttocks sore. But he felt stronger. When they took him home he realised what it was. The tree hadn’t been dealt with yet. Its big, bulky carcass, torn in two and smashed in a heap through the fence, reminded him how bad he had felt. It reminded him that he’d realised he just wanted somebody to love. A universal truth, some might say, theme of many a song, but for him it was deeper, all his other wants were trivial and only to love was what he needed and what he craved. Those trivial dreams might have been exposed as mostly meaningless, but somehow the tree had taught him they were still important. Months in a hospital bed had forced him to write again to pass the time. So that’s what he would do. He would write more and more, hopefully better and better, churning out any old nonsense. He would write to forget, write to remember, write to move on, write to preserve, write from the heart, write from the mind, write in the night, write in the day and write to lose himself. He would write because he could. And to touch, now and again, on truths that made everything worthwhile. Even the lonely trees. 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__label__wiki	0.680001	0.680001	"MGM" dilencongkan di sini. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Wayang gambar Ditubuhkan 16 April 1924; 95 tahun yang lalu (1924-04-16) Ibu pejabat Los Angeles, California, Amerika Syarikat (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Inc.) Perancang utama Harry Sloan (Pengerusi dan CEO) Keluaran rancangan televisyen Providence Equity Partners (29%) TPG Capital, L.P. (21%) Sony Corporation of America (20%) Comcast (20%) DLJ Merchant Banking Partners (7%) Quadrangle Group (3%) [1] Bilangan pekerja 1,440 (setakat 2004) [2] MGM Holdings, Inc. http://www.mgm.com/ Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. atau MGM ialah syarikat media Amerika Syarikat,[1] yang terlibat terutamanya dalam penerbitan dan pengedaran filem cereka dan rancangan televisyen. Salah satu studio filem tertua di dunia, ibu pejabat MGM terletak di 245 North Beverly Drive di Beverly Hills, California.[2] MGM diasaskan pada 1924 apabila tokoh hiburan Marcus Loew memperoleh kawalan terhadap Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures, dan Louis B. Mayer Pictures.[3][4] 1 Kerjasama 2 Logo 3 Senarai filem 3.1 1920an 3.10 2010an 4 Maskot MGM Kerjasama[sunting \| sunting sumber] Logo[sunting \| sunting sumber] Logo MGM ialah adaptasi logo Goldwyn Pictures, yakni lingkaran filem, untaian filem, topeng dibawah rol filem, dan seekor singa. Tulisan MGM dulu bertumpuk dibawah logo MGM, namun kini melingkari lingkaran. Pada lingkaran, terdapat tulisan "Ars Gratia Artis" (cogan syarikat, bahasa Rumi dari "Art for Art's Sake".[5] Versi lain dari logo tersebut berupa logo hitam putih dari singa dalam lingkaran, dan tulisan MGM. Senarai filem[sunting \| sunting sumber] KET: ()= publik 1920an[sunting \| sunting sumber] Greed (1924) (MGM's first feature length movie)[6] He Who Gets Slapped (1924) Ben-Hur (1925, partial Technicolor; plus remake in 1959) The Monster (1925) The Unholy Three (1925) La Bohème (1926) Flesh and the Devil (1926) The Scarlet Letter (1926) London After Midnight (1927) The Wind (1928) Our Dancing Daughters (1928, plus sequels, first movie featuring MGM's "Jackie the Lion") Show People (1928) The Crowd (1928) The Viking (1928, first color feature with a soundtrack) The Mysterious Island (1929) The Broadway Melody (1929, plus several more films in that series) Hallelujah! (1929) The Hollywood Revue of 1929 (1929) Their Own Desire (1929) The March Of Time (1930 , unfinished musical, partially in Technicolor) The Rogue Song (1930, MGM's first all-color talkie) Anna Christie (1930) The Divorcee (1930) The Big House (1930) Min and Bill (1930) Good News (1930) Lord Byron of Broadway (1930) The Champ (1931, plus remake in 1979) A Free Soul (1931) Mata Hari (1931) Tarzan the Ape Man (1932, plus sequels) Smilin' Through (1932) Red-Headed Woman (1932) Dancing Lady (1933) Dinner at Eight (1933) Queen Christina (1933) The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1934, plus remake in 1956) The Thin Man (1934, plus sequels) Tarzan and His Mate (1934) The Merry Widow (1934) Viva Villa! (1934) Hollywood Party (1934, first movie featuring MGM's "Tanner the Lion") Babes in Toyland (1934) The Cat and the Fiddle (1934) A Night at the Opera (1935) David Copperfield (1935) Mutiny on the Bounty (1935, plus remake in 1962) Naughty Marietta (1935) Ah, Wilderness! (1935) Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935) Romeo and Juliet (1936) Rose Marie (1936) Tarzan Escapes (1936) Camille (1936) The Great Ziegfeld (1936) Maytime (1937) A Day at the Races (1937) Captains Courageous (1937) The Good Earth (1937) Conquest (1937) Rosalie (1937) The Firefly (1937) The Girl of the Golden West (1938) Sweethearts (1938) Marie Antoinette (1938) Babes in Arms (1939) Tarzan Finds a Son! (1939) At the Circus (1939) Gone with the Wind (1939, distribution only) The Wizard of Oz (1939) The Stars Look Down (1939, distribution only) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939, plus remake in 1969) The Women (1939) Ninotchka (1939, plus remake in 1957) It's a Wonderful World (1939) Broadway Serenade (1939) The Philadelphia Story (1940, plus remake High Society, 1956) The Mortal Storm (1940) Northwest Passage (1940) Waterloo Bridge (1940) New Moon (1940) Bitter Sweet (1940) Blossoms in the Dust (1941) Ziegfeld Girl (1941) Lady Be Good (1941) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) Tarzan's Secret Treasure (1941) Cairo (1942) I Married an Angel (1942) For Me and My Gal (1942) Woman of the Year (1942) Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942) Mrs. Miniver (1942) The Pride of the Yankees (1942) Random Harvest (1942) Madame Curie (1943) Cabin in the Sky (1943) Lassie Come Home (1943) The Human Comedy (1943) Best Foot Forward (1943) Gaslight (1944) Thirty Seconds over Tokyo (1944) The White Cliffs of Dover (1944) National Velvet (1944) The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) The Valley of Decision (1945) Anchors Aweigh (1945) The Harvey Girls (1946) The Yearling (1946) The Green Years (1946) Ziegfeld Follies (1946) Till the Clouds Roll By* (1946) The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) The Secret Heart (1946) Lady in the Lake (1947) The Pirate (1948) Easter Parade (1948) A Date with Judy (1948) Three Daring Daughters (1948) The Barkleys of Broadway (1949) On the Town (1949) Adam's Rib (1949) Neptune's Daughter (1949) Battleground (1949) The Sun Comes Up (1949) A Life of Her Own (1950) King Solomon's Mines (1950) Annie Get Your Gun (1950) Three Little Words (1950) Nancy Goes to Rio (1950) The Toast of New Orleans (1950) Summer Stock (1950) Father of the Bride (1950, plus 1951 sequel) The Red Badge of Courage (1951) Show Boat (1951) An American in Paris (1951) Royal Wedding* (1951) Father's Little Dividend* (1951) (sequel to Father of the Bride) Cause for Alarm!* (1951) Vengeance Valley* (1951) Royal Wedding (1951) Angels in the Outfield (1951) The Great Caruso (1951) The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) The Band Wagon (1953) Dangerous When Wet* (1953) Kiss Me, Kate (1953) Knights of the Round Table (1953) Julius Caesar (1953) Mogambo (1953) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) Brigadoon (1954) Rhapsody (1954) Athen (1954) The Last Time I Saw Paris* (1954) Deep in My Heart (1954) Blackboard Jungle (1955) Hit the Deck (1955) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) Interrupted Melody (1955) The Prodigal (1955) Love Me or Leave Me (1955) Kismet (1955) Guys and Dolls (1955, original distributor, now owned by MGM through acquisition of The Samuel Goldwyn Company) The Adventures of Quentin Durward (1955) Forbidden Planet (1956) High Society (1956, last movie featuring MGM's "Jackie the Lion") (musical remake of The Philadelphia Story) The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956, last movie featuring MGM's "Tanner the Lion") Jailhouse Rock (1957) Raintree County (1957) Silk Stockings (1957, first movie with MGM's "Leo the Lion") (musical remake of Ninotchka) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Gigi (1958) The Brothers Karamazov (1958) Ben-Hur (1959, remake of 1925 film) North by Northwest (1959) Where the Boys Are (1960) Cimarron (1960) The Last Voyage (1960) King of Kings (1961) How the West Was Won (1962) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) Viva Las Vegas (1964) The Americanization of Emily (1964) The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) The Cincinnati Kid (1965) Blow-Up (1966) (distributor) Grand Prix (1966) The Glass Bottom Boat (1966) Hot Rods to Hell (1967) Point Blank (1967) The Dirty Dozen (1967) Dark of the Sun (1968) Ice Station Zebra (1968) The Green Slime (1968) Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) House of Dark Shadows (1970) Ryan's Daughter (1970) Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970) Dirty Dingus Magee (1970) The Phantom Tollbooth (1970) Zabriskie Point (1970) Night of Dark Shadows (1971) The Boy Friend (1971, co-production with EMI Films) Savage Messiah (1972) Private Parts (1972) Night of the Lepus (1972) Elvis On Tour (1972) Soylent Green (1973) Westworld (1973) That's Entertainment! (1974) The Passenger (1975) The Wind and the Lion (1975, co-production with Columbia Pictures) The Sunshine Boys (1975) Logan's Run (1976) That's Entertainment, Part II (1976) Network (1976, co-production with United Artists) The Goodbye Girl (1977, co-production with Warner Bros.) Corvette Summer (1978) Coma (1978) The Champ (1979) (remake of 1931 film) Pennies From Heaven (1981) Clash of the Titans (1981) Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) Diner (1982) Pink Floyd The Wall (1982) (distributor) Victor/Victoria (1982) (distributor, produced by Ladbrokes Entertainment) Poltergeist (1982) My Favorite Year (1982) A Christmas Story (1983) Rock & Rule (1983) The Hunger (1983) Breakin' (1984, distribution) Gymkata (1985) Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, first film after the Turner split, as all films starting here are still owned by MGM) Spaceballs (1987) Moonstruck (1987) A Fish Called Wanda (1988) Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) Poltergeist III (1988) The January Man (1989) For Queen and Country (1989) (distributor) Leviathan (1989) The Mighty Quinn (1989) A Dry White Season (1989) Shattered (1991) Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991) Of Mice and Men (1992) Benny & Joon (1993) Meteor Man (1993) Blown Away (1994) Getting Even with Dad (1994) Stargate (1994, theatrical distributor only) That's Entertainment! III (1994, only post-1986 MGM film to be distributed by Turner Entertainment and Warner Bros. on Video & DVD) Get Shorty (1995) The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996) Kingpin (1996, co-production with Rysher Entertainment) Turbulence (1997) (co-production with Rysher Entertainment) Zeus and Roxanne (1997) (co-production with Rysher Entertainment) Species II (1998) The World Is Not Enough (1999) Supernova (2000) Original Sin (2001) Josie and the Pussycats (2001) (co-production with Universal Pictures) Hannibal (2001, co-production with Universal Pictures and Dino De Laurentiis Company - DDLC) Hart's War (2001) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2001, distribution, with Urban Vision Entertainment) Legally Blonde (2001, plus sequel in 2003) Barbershop (2002) Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002) Die Another Day (2002) Rollerball (2002) Windtalkers (2002) Anything Else (2003) (UK Distribution only) Luther (2003) Agent Cody Banks (2003, plus sequel in 2004) Good Boy! (2003) Sakura Wars: The Movie (2003, with Geneon Entertainment) De-Lovely (2004) Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) Walking Tall (2004) Beauty Shop (2005) The Brothers Grimm (2005) (co-production with Dimension Films) Into the Blue (2005) (co-production with Columbia Pictures) Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) (co-production with Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon Movies, and Columbia Pictures) The Amityville Horror (2005, with Dimension Films) Dark Angel (2006, co-production with Dimension Films) The Pink Panther (2006) (co-production with Columbia Pictures) Basic Instinct 2 (2006) (co-production with Intermedia Films and C2 Pictures) Lucky Number Slevin (2006, USA distribution only) (produced by The Weinstein Company) Stormbreaker (2006, USA distribution only) (produced by The Weinstein Company and Isle of Man Film) Casino Royale (2006) (co-production with Columbia Pictures) Material Girls (2006) Harsh Times (2006) Rocky Balboa (2006) (co-production with Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios) Clerks II (2006) (USA theatrical distribution only, produced by The Weinstein Company) Flyboys (2006) (distributor) School For Scoundrels (2006, with Dimension Films) (Produced by The Weinstein Company) Arthur and the Invisibles (2007) (USA theatrical distribution only) Blood and Chocolate (2007, with Lakeshore Entertainment) Premonition (2007) (co-production with TriStar Pictures and Hyde Park Entertainment) The Flying Scotsman (2007) (distributor) The Ex (USA distribution only) (produced by the The Weinstein Company) 1408 (2007) (USA Distribution Only) (produced by Dimension Films, with The Weinstein Company) Mr. Brooks (2007) Who's Your Caddy? (2007) (USA distribution only; produced by Our Stories Films and Dimension Films) Death at a Funeral (2007) Rescue Dawn (2007) The Feast of Love (2007) Halloween (2007) (USA distribution only; produced by Dimension Films) Lions for Lambs (2007) (distribution only; produced by United Artists, an MGM company) Charlie Bartlett (2008) Stargate: The Ark of Truth Superhero Movie (USA Distribution only; produced by Dimension Films) (2008) Pathology (produced by Lakeshore Entertainment) (2008) Deal (produced by Tag Entertainment) Stargate: Continuum (2008) The Longshots (US Distribution only; produced by Dimension Films) (2008) Vicky Cristina Barcelona (US Distribution Only; produced by Weinstein Company) (2008) Igor (2008) Quantum of Solace (2008) (co-produced with Columbia Pictures and EON Productions) The Other End of the Line - November 14, 2008 Soul Men (Distribution Only; produced by Dimension Films) Valkyrie (US Distribution only, co-distributed by United Artists) The Pink Panther 2 (co-production with Columbia Pictures) The Taking of Pelham 123 (co-production with Columbia Pictures and Relativity Media) Fame (co-production with United Artists and Lakeshore Entertainment) 2010[sunting \| sunting sumber] Mary, Mother of Christ Hot Tub Time Machine (co-production with United Artists) Red Dawn (2010 film) Bunyan and Babe Zookeeper (co-production with Happy Madison) Stargate: Revolution (Lt. General. Jack O'Neill) Cat Tale (co-production with Imagi Animation Studios) The Cabin in the Woods (co-production with United Artists) The Hobbit (co-production with Warner Bros./New Line Cinema and WingNut Films) Robocop (remake of 1987 Orion Pictures film) Tales of Story Kells (co-production with Walden Media) Maskot MGM[sunting \| sunting sumber] "Slats the Lion" (1924-1928) "Jackie the Lion" (1928-1956) "Telly the Lion" (1928-1932) "Coffee the Lion" (1932-1935) "Tanner the Lion" Versi film: 1934-1956 Khusus kartun: 1938—1958, 1963—1967 "Bob Lion" atau "Jackie 2" (1956-1957) "Leo the Lion" (1957-kini) ^ "Slanguage Dictionary: L". Variety. 20 February 2013. Dicapai September 14, 2018. ^ "Corporate - Contact Us". Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ^ Eyman, Scott (2005). Lion of Hollywood: The Life and Legend of Louis B. Mayer. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0743204816. ^ Balio, Tino (1985). The American film industry (edisi Revised). Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0299098745. ^ Logo MGM, CLG Wiki ^ "Trivia for Greed (1924)". IMDb. Dicapai 2007-04-12. Laman web rasmi International Academy of Music Arts and Sciences MGM's Super 8 Home Movie catalog from 1978 MGM Title Art Collection Diambil daripada "https://ms.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer&oldid=4490224" Syarikat media Amerika Syarikat Syarikat penerbitan televisyen Amerika Syarikat Syarikat penerbitan filem Amerika Syarikat Syarikat yang ditubuhkan pada 1924	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1534
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__label__cc	0.705714	0.294286	9 A.M. Weather Report Categories: Weather Forecast, Top Story It's looking more and more like southern Minnesota is in the target for a pre-Thanksgiving snowstorm, Riley O'Connor reports (3:35). WCCO Mid-Morning - November 25, 2019 WCCO Digital Headlines: Afternoon Of January 17, 2020Prosecutors say a man hit and killed in a Target parking lot was trying to confront a person he thought stole from his St. Paul business, John Lauritsen report (1:30). WCCO 4 News - January 17, 2020 3 P.M. Weather ReportParts of Minnesota could see in excess of 9 inches of snow when all's said and tallied, Mike Augustyniak reports (7:26). CBSN Minnesota - January 17, 2020 2 P.M. Weather UpdateThe metro area is now seeing some flakes flying around, Mike Augustyniak reports (6:50). CBSN Minnesota - January 17, 2020 ‘I’m Really Sorry This Won’t Happen Again’: Child Writes Apology Letter After Prank Calling 911Police in northern Minnesota received a heartfelt apology letter Friday from a child after he prank called 911 multiple times. Katie Johnston reports. 1 P.M. Weather UpdateOnce the snow wraps up, the next big headline in Minnesota will be the blowing winds, Mike Augustyniak reports (6:37). CBSN Minnesota - January 17, 2020 Meet Tig Tig, Our Pet Guest Of The WeekLiv Hagen from the Animal Humane Society makes our introduction (1:13). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 Noon Weather ReportThe Twin Cities looks to get anywhere from 6 to 8 inches over the next 24 hours or so, Mike Augustyniak reports (6:24). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 Prince Harry Posts Video Of Potentially Final Royal EngagementA recent national poll found 40% of Canadians were excited to have the royal couple there, Jonathan Vigliotti reports (2:12). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 American Troops Were Hurt In Iran's Attack On Iraqi Military BasesLeaders now say American troops were hurt in the attack, Skyler Henry reports (1:40). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 Pond Hockey Tourney Begins Amid Winter StormHockey day Minnesota has enlisted 40 volunteers to work in shifts around the clock, Bill Hudson reports (2:10). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 Many Minnesota Roads Getting Treacherous After Snow StartsState Officials want you to stay off the roads, but if you have to go out, they are reminding you to be prepared, Kim Johnson reports (0:41). WCCO 4 News At Noon - January 17, 2020 MnDOT: Prepare For Winter Driving ConditionsCol. Matt Langer, Joe Kelley and Bob Reif provide updates on the expected winter storm in Minnesota (14:07). CBSN Minnesota - January 17, 2020 How To Break Down The Multitude Of Fitness Tracker InfoClinical exercise physical therapist Gail Ericson with Live Well at Allina Health explains (2:44). WCCO This Morning - January 17, 2020 The Jolly Pops Celebrate Bacon's Birthday PartyBilly Hartong previews their "Big Bad Dinosaur" release event (4:41). WCCO This Morning - January 17, 2020 Happy 98th Birthday, Betty White!Last year, she credited her attitude for her lifetime of happiness, Jason DeRusha reports (1:12). WCCO This Morning - January 17, 2020 Wait, Are Boneless Wings Even Chicken Wings?A new survey shows more people now prefer to make their wings at home as opposed to getting them at a restaurant (2:54). WCCO This Morning - January 17, 2020 DIY Friday: Make Your Own Pinball MachineAmy Blaubach, Director of STEM Education for New Horizon Academy shows us how to make pinball machines from used cereal boxes (3:10). WCCO This Morning -- Jan. 17, 2020 9 A.M. Weather ReportRiley O'Connor tells us how oncoming snow and win could affect afternoon commutes (3:51). WCCO This Morning -- Jan. 17, 2020 Body Found In Shakopee HighwayInvestigators were alerted of a man's body in the median of highway 169 in Shakopee (00:24). WCCO This Morning -- Jan. 17, 2020 MSP Airport Prepares For Snow StormWCCO spoke with airport officials who said they’re paying close attention to the forecast (00:31). WCCO This Morning – Jan. 17 2020 MNDOT Prepares For Oncoming SnowHundreds of plow drivers are ready to hit the roads once the snow starts falling (00:45). WCCO This Morning – Jan. 17, 2020 Rusty's Reviews: 'Bad Boys For Life'Rusty Gatenby says the bad boys are still fun, but not all that funny (3:28). WCCO This Morning -- Jan. 17, 2020 #MyMorning: Jan. 17, 2020We want to see your cold-weather photos (1:48). WCCO This Morning -- Jan. 17, 2020 Morning Headlines: Jan. 17, 2020Jason DeRusha reads about the contacts of the future and ways to catch up on the best movies of the year (3:00). WCCO This Morning - Jan. 17, 2020 Minnesota WCCO TV WCCO Digital Headlines: Afternoon Of January 17, 2020	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1536
__label__cc	0.669741	0.330259	Tag Archives: Alison Hendrix Orphan Black – Who is Mrs. S.? Alison Hendrix, Cosima Niehaus, drama, Elizabeth Childs, Governed by Sound Reason and True Religion, orphan black, Orphan Black 2, rachel duncan, sarah manning, serial, series, Siobhan Sadler, tatiana maslany, television, tv, tv serial, tv series, tv show Last episode of BBC America’s “Orphan Black“, titled “Governed by SOund Reason and True Religion“, was really epic. This series is one of the best at the moment and Tatiana Maslany does is doing a great work in each episodes. First of alla I wanna thank the writers of the series because they decided to save Helena. Orphan Black: Black is Back Alison Hendrix, bbc america, Black is Back, Cosima Niehaus, drama, Elizabeth Childs, orphan black, Orphan Black 2, rachel duncan, sarah manning, serial, series, Space, tatiana maslany, telefilm, television, tv, tv show Finally we have the first official trailer for the second season of “Orphan Black“. After some teasers, “Space” has revealed the first trailer for this new amazing season of the show. Remember clones, Black is Back! Orphan Black – Fans want to award Tatiana Posted by mkserialblog in Orphan Black Alison Hendrix, award, bbc orphan black, Beth Childs, Clone Club, Cosina Niehaus, crowdfunding, fans, Helena, indiegogo, orphan black, orphan black season 2, sarah manning, tatiana maslany Does any of you watch Orphan Black? Well, if you haven’t watch the first season, you should catch up now, before the second starts (19th April). The show sees the as protagonist the amazing Tatiana Maslany who doesn’t play one character, neither two or three (she even beats Nina Dobrev in Vampire Diaries) but at least 6, at the moment, living characters and at least 3 characters that died and we don’t know how many more there are around. Because of her ability to play all these different roles, fans are true sustainers and have built the Clone Club. They are now willing to award Tatiana of a very personal fan-made award, operation possible through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. What do you think of this fan club and its initiative? If you want to know more here’s the indiegogo page. – K.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1539
__label__cc	0.539137	0.460863	Concert Review “Alternative Buffalo 107.7 Kerfuffle 2015” Buffalo, NY “Alternative Buffalo 107.7 Kerfuffle 2015” CAKE, The Gaslight Anthem, The Airborne Toxic Event New Politics, Cold War Kids, Saint Motel, The Mowglis, Civil Twilight, The Valley Below, Uncle Bens Remedy Date: Saturday, July 25th 2015 Venue: Canal Side, Buffalo, NY Our Score: 3 out of 5 stars Alternative Buffalo 107.7 held their second annual Kerfuffle music festival on July 25th at the unique multifaceted venue known as Canal Side located in Buffalo, NY. The venue which as the names suggests is located on the canal and is nestled snugly underneath the nearby highway overpass and features its very own battleship. The unique surroundings proved to be the perfect setting for the annual music festival which featured 10 bands and a variety of local vendors. Kicking off the nine and a half hour day was Art Voice Boom contest winners Uncle Bens Remedy. The group proved they were the perfect choice for this spot as they brought just the right amount of energy to help kick of the day’s festivities. The Valley Below would take the stage next followed by Civil Twilight and The Mowglis who despite being one member down still put on a solid performance for the growing crowd. Saint Motel would follow with their first ever performance in Buffalo and the crowd greeted them with open arms and praise especially during the playing of the groups hit song “My Type”. Cold War Kids, a group I was really interested in seeing were up next and despite what seemed to be a pretty solid performance by the band received only a luke warm reception from the audience which seemed to kill a bit of the day’s excitement. New Politics would follow and almost instantly reinvigorating the crowd with their high energy stage performance. Lead singer David Boyd seemed to hold the crowd in his hand the entire length of the bands 30 minute which quickly put the day back on track for the near 12,000 people in attendance. The Airborne Toxic Event would be the first of 3 acts charged with closing out the day’s festivities. Sadly the band seemed less than interested in performing as the members sort of milled about the stage aimlessly going through the motions of a 40 minute set. After a brief set change New Jersey natives The Gaslight Anthem would follow by blasting through a 10 song set which featured crowd favorites “45” “American Slang” and “The 59 Sound”. Front man Brian Fallon and company took part in a playful game of kick the beach ball throughout the set which had the band cracking up making the performance fun for everyone involved. Closing out the night were veteran performers CAKE who performed a variety of songs which spanned their 6 album catalog. With 24 years in the music business under their belt the band showed no signs of slowing down and treated the immense, sun baked crowd to songs such as “Frank Sinatra” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive” and the bands hit song “The Distance” which closed out the night. Alternative Buffalo proved once again that they certainly know how to throw a party. With this being the stations second event of this magnitude it seemed to go off without a hitch and those in attendance seemed to really enjoy themselves. Great venue, music and weather made for an enjoyable concert experience and I cannot wait to see what they have in store for next year. The Gaslight Anthem Set List: 1.) Handwritten 2.) Film Noir 3.) Biloxi Parish 4.) 1,000 Years 5.) Halloween 6.) 45 7.) Howl 8.) Mulholland Drive 9.) American Slang 10.) The ’59 Sound CAKE Set List: 1.) Sheep Go to Heaven 2.) Frank Sinatra 3.) Love You Madly 4.) Italian Leather Sofa 5.) Wheels 6.) Mustache Man (Wasted) 7.) Long Time 8.) Sick of You 9.) I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor Cover) 10.) Never There 11.) Short Skirt/Long Jacket 12.) The Distance Filed Under: Concert Reviews Tagged With: 1077, 2015, alternative, buffalo, concer, kerfuffle, ...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1548
__label__wiki	0.692148	0.692148	Ancient and medieval architecture Map of Bohemia Map of Poland Map of Slovakia Patrons of Medievalheritage.eu Lubsko – church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary plan of the church from the 13th century according to H.Kozaczewska reconstruction of the south elevation of the church from the 13th century according to H.Kozaczewska The first church in Lubsko was probably founded in the 12th century, although the earliest mention of the temple dates back to 1315. This document speaks of funding the church in 1289, but it may have been its first major expansion. In 1496, as a result of a great fire in the town, the church was seriously damaged. The roof and interior burned down, only the walls survived. The rebuilding lasted twenty years, and as a result, the temple was enlarged and decorated with new vaults. After the fire in 1597, the tower was crowned with a renaissance attic, and after 1615 the sacristy was added to the chancel. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the building underwent numerous renovations. From 1526 to 1945 it belonged to the Protestants. church plan after the rebuilding in the 15th / 16th centuries according to H.Kozaczewska cross-section of the church towards the east according to H.Kozaczewska The church from the thirteenth century was a three-nave building on a rectangular plan with a narrower, rectangular chancel on the eastern side and a four-sided tower built into the interior, from the west. The outer walls received high, two-light windows, and the presbytery was additionally reinforced with buttresses. During the reconstruction of the fifteenth / sixteenth century, the tower and the western part of the church were left, and the entire eastern part was enlarged, obtaining a hall structure without an externally separated presbytery. The nave received a width of 10.7 meters, while the side aisles only 1.9 and 2 meters, which was a significant difference in width. The main elements of the church’s external architecture also derive from this reconstruction, among others the rich gable of the eastern façade, stepped, decorated with rectangular, cross-divided blendes and topped with pinnacles. Inside, the church received beautiful net vaults in the central nave and net-stellar vaults in the aisles. church from the north-east side, photo Wikimedia Commons show this monument on map return to alphabetical index Kowalski S., Zabytki architektury województwa lubuskiego, Zielona Góra 2010. Kozaczewska H., Średniowieczne kościoły halowe na Śląsku, “Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki”, 1-4, Warszawa 2013. Medievalheritage.eu is supported by: D.A. Kaczmarek Bartek Elem Sokołowski Michał Majka Robert Młynarczyk – StormCafe.pl Marek Maciążek Wojciech Nowakowski Martyna Makosa Anonymous patron Jan Grygo Jacek Dzudzewicz thanks !!! Medievalheritage.eu 2017-2019 powered by Wordpress, contact zabytkisredniowiecza@op.pl	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1550
__label__wiki	0.598168	0.598168	UAS technology helps assess tornado damage Crops, Corn, Cotton, Soybeans, Farming, Disaster Response Mr. Robert Nathan Gregory HAMILTON, Miss. -- Determining the extent of tornado damage to farms in Monroe County will take weeks, but video shot from flying drones will speed up the process. Mississippi State University Extension Service personnel have been assisting in relief efforts since the morning after an EF-2 tornado on April 13 damaged more than 140 homes in Hamilton, claiming one life and injuring 19 others. At the same time, Extension personnel are conducting agricultural damage assessments and assisting producers who suffered property damage from the storm. They will relay this information to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. One component of these assessments relies on unmanned aerial vehicles, also known as drones, to survey affected areas and gather aerial footage of damaged cropland and structures. Louis Wasson, senior Extension associate with the MSU Geosystems Research Institute, oversees the Extension flyovers. MSU Extension uses unmanned aerial vehicles to assess farm damage after disasters. “Before each flyover, we overlay a satellite map of the county we’ll be in with the path of the tornado, which we get from the National Weather Service. This helps us determine the altitude and the path the aircraft will take,” Wasson said. “From the ground level, you are walking around a structure and seeing a limited distance. From the air, you can see the damage to the entire structure, and you can also see the extent of where the tornado took all the debris.” MSU Extension agronomist Charlie Stokes estimated 20 farms were affected in southern Monroe County. Damage includes trees toppled onto fences and sheds, as well as widespread debris littering cropland. Several structures in the tornado’s direct path were destroyed. “We conducted an assessment April 15 going from farm to farm, but getting this aerial view will help us get more detailed information,” Stokes said. “We have only two row crop farms with heavier damage, but a lot of small farms, cattle farms and horse farms have fences down and so forth. Fortunately, we haven’t had any loss of life with animals.” Lifelong farmer Danny Holloway’s property was among the hardest hit in Hamilton. His home sustained severe damage; most of its roof was destroyed and is now fortified by blue tarp. Flying debris hit Holloway’s farm equipment. “The front and side windows are gone in one of the combines, and I noticed the back of it is busted,” he said. “A board went through one of the cotton pickers. I’ve got two tractors that it blew the windows out of and another tractor it busted the window out of the back of it.” Randall Nevins, MSU Extension coordinator in Monroe County, helped organize a 20-person cleaning crew to remove debris from 190 acres of Holloway’s fields. “Just looking at the eight or 10 farm-related structures in the line of the tornado, I’d say you have some total losses there,” Nevins said. “You’re going to have to take it all out and put up new structures because those buildings are gone. It’s pretty severe in certain areas. Our farmers are going to have to pick up the pieces, and we’re going to help them try to do that as we move on into the next few weeks.” Extension will also assist other residents who lost homes or suffered property loss. “After this first week and initial things are done on the ground, we will help staff the supply distribution points as far as people coming to get supplies,” Stokes said. “We will staff volunteer service centers. It’ll be a lot of helping neighbors clean up. In the weeks to come, we will still be very involved.” Contacts: Mr. Charlie Stokes, Mr. James Randall Nevins, Mr. Louis L. Wasson Mr. Charlie Stokes Area Extension Agent IV Area Extension Agent - Agronomic Crops Mr. James Randall Nevins Extension Agent III* Mr. Louis L. Wasson Unmanned Aerial Systems in Agriculture Mr. Tom Ball Extension Associate III Dr. Carla L. Huston Beef Cattle Health Animal Disaster Response Epidemiology Preventive Medicine Dr. Jon Trenton Irby Dr. Erick J. Larson Associate Agronomist/Specialist - Corn, Grain Sorghum and Small Grains Wet spring weather delays rice planting Tagert selected to study in sustainable ag program Alliance training series continues June 21 After delays, corn plunges into summer Certified organic farm hosts Alliance training Competition Control for Cottonwood Plantation Establishment Pine Straw: Marketing the Product Micronutrients in Crop Production Secondary Plant Nutrients: Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulfur Tomato Troubles: Common Problems with Tomatoes Vol. 8 No. 4 \| Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers Mississippi Vaccinium Journal Vol. 8 No. 3 \| Fruit and Vegetable Canning, Pickling, and Drying Businesses https://msucares.com/news/feature-story/2019/uas-technology-helps-assess-tornado-damage	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1551
__label__cc	0.67603	0.32397	ARCHIVED - Friday 19th April 2019 Cartagena: ENGLISH LANGUAGE TOUR of Art Nouveau Cartagena and Casino This tour includes a visit to a church to see the floats prepared for the Semana Santa parade of Friday evening Mediterranean Cartagena tours is a firm specialising in English language guided tours of the Region of Murcia, using a fully qualified and legal official tour guide. This tour visits the City of Cartagena to explore its Modernist, or Art Nouveau buildings, built during the mining boom in La Unión as wealthy landowners and businessmen took advantage of the demand for minerals to construct palatial residences in the nearby city of Cartagena, as well as a visit to the principal church of the city in which the floats are being prepared for the main Friday night procession of Semana Santa. The tour explores the period during which the new modernist revolution was sweeping Europe and this corner of Spain developed its own unique style, many of the buildings designed by architect Victor Beltrí. The tour includes a walk through the city centre to see some of the buildings constructed in the late 19th century, including the Casino, a location for socialising and business which has just opened for public visits. The tour concludes with a chance to see behind the scenes of Semana Santa in cartagena by visiting the main church from which the processions parade to see the floats as they are readied for the procession; vast structures covered with flowers, a truly amazing spectacle. Meeting time and place: 10.30am (concludes around 1pm) alongside the main tourist information office in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento, on the side of the Palacio Consistorial. Click for Google map: Palacio Consistorial Cartagena Price: 16 euros including tour and entry fees. The tour lasts for around two and a half hours and is of low difficulty level, all of the walking being on flat, urban streets. BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL, as places are limited, call 650 01 73 27/968 259 155 or email using the safe contact box below. Please note. Ignacio is one of the very few fully qualified English speaking guides licensed to run tours anywhere in the region, including wine trips to the major wine producing areas of the region, and can cater for groups of any size, as well as tailor making routes to fit your group, so please contact to ask for a quote. Other forthcoming tours can be viewed by scrolling down the page. info@mediterraneancartagenatours.com Tel: 0034 968 259 155 Mobile: 0034 650 017 327 English language guided tours Cartagena, Murcia City and throughout the Murcia Region CLICK HERE to Email Your Enquiry or Call today or visit our website to book. Mediterranean Cartagena Tours is one of the few fully legal and qualified companies offering group outings, guided tours, and hiking excursions around the Region of Murcia and Alicante Province, in not only English, but a number of other languages. The company aims to ensure that visitors have an enjoyable experience and learn about the traditions and customs of the location visited , as well as the history. Groups of all sizes are catered for, so please ask for a quote. Regular scheduled visits are offered around Cartagena and Murcia in English. See feed at bottom of the page for the next trips. The man behind Mediterranean Cartagena Tours and Mediterranean Cartagena Tours is Ignacio Benedicto. Born in Cartagena, Ignacio set up the company to share his love for his home city and qualified as a fully legal and registered tour guide for the whole of the Murcia region. His combined interests of history and heritage plus modern popular culture have resulted in a series of fascinating tours, in which he specialises in sharing not only the bare facts of history, but also the colourful stories woven around them. Turismo’s mission is to make each tour both informative and entertaining. Visitors walk away with the feeling of having learnt about culture and history through a series of enjoyable stories and anecdotes. Most of all, they walk away with a sense of having had value for their time and money. The company offers a wide range of standard tours, mostly focused on culture, art and history; they include: City Tours: Ancient Cartagena, Complete Cartagena, Historic Cartagena, Harbour Cartagena, Renaissance & Baroque Murcia, Moorish Murcia, Alicante, Elche, Orihuela, Lorca & Caravaca Hiking Tours: Salinas de San Pedro, Sierra Espuña, Calblanque Regional Park Scenic Tours: Ricote & Moorish Valley, Mining Sierra & La Unión, Mar Menor Town and Countryside Tours: Mula, Cehegín, Cieza, Alhama, Totana and Aledo Archaeological Tours: Begastri, Villaricos, Rock Art Sites (World Heritage) Wine Tours: visits to wineries in Jumilla, Yecla, Bullas or Cartagena with the option of tasting All the guides are knowledgeable professionals with an enthusiasm and passion for their region. They are experts at presenting the peculiarities and complexities of Spain’s rich artistic and historical legacy in a clear fashion. Languages are not a problem: not only English, but also German, French, Italian, Russian and, of course, Spanish; including “easy speech” tours for those in the process of learning Spanish. What’s more, the company holds the quality certification, “Compromiso de Calidad Turística en Destinos” issued by the Spanish Ministry for Tourism. Bespoke service: Tailor-made tours for private & family groups are available and the prices quoted are based on a per person rate and do not include entrance fees. Transport, accommodation and meals can be arranged Up to 10 people: € 10 each 11 to 15 people: € 8 each 20+ people: € 125 for the group Mediterranean Cartagena Tours can also arrange scenic tours for big groups travelling by coach and VIP tours for cruise ship passengers. So, for tourist groups large and small or for expat residents looking to know a little more about their local area, Mediterranean Cartagena Tours offers in-depth and entertaining tours at reasonable prices. Booking is essential via telephone or email	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1556
__label__wiki	0.58224	0.58224	Politics Fri, 16 Nov 2018 NDC bars vigilante groups from Congress The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has barred all vigilante groups from providing security at its Annual Delegate’s Congress scheduled for Saturday, 17 November at the Fantasy Dome of the International Trade Fair Centre in Accra. The 9th National Annual Congress of the NDC will see 65 aspirants consisting of 59 males and six females contesting for various national executive positions of the party. But with issues of security becoming a major concern at such events, the NDC says it has constituted a Security sub-Committee to handle all issues of security, as parallel security arrangements will not be tolerated. Speaking to Class News, Mr Alex Segbefia, Chairman of the party’s Congress Planning Committee, said: “The Security sub-Committee is taking account of all security for the congress and, so, we are not entertaining within the Security sub-Committee, any groupings. “Everything is under one heading; that is, the Security sub-Committee with very senior stalwart people who have dealt with security for years in control of what is happening. “We have contacted the regional command, they are fully aware and it’s safe to say that there will be security presence of a level that will meet the number of people that are coming and everything will be under control.” NDC launches electronic fund raising platform and encourages members to adopt constituencies Ghanaians fed up with corrupt, dishonest and nepotistic Akufo-Addo’s administration – Mahama Albert Nyarkotey gets ‘green light’ to contest Yilo Krobo NDC parliamentary primaries Akufo-Addo will be uprooted like cassava on December 7 – A.B.A Fuseini Our human resources will give us a win in the 2020 elections - Ofosu Ampofo	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1559
__label__wiki	0.522031	0.522031	Tabloid News Bars, Pubs, Restaurants Clubs & Discos Global Cinemas Entertainment Tue, 28 Feb 2017 GHAMRO elections: Preko Dankwa begs Kojo Antwi to run for 2nd term Host of Kasapa Entertainment on Kasapa 102.5Fm, Kojo Preko Dankwa has appealed to veteran musician, Kojo Antwi to change his decision not to stand for second term as GHAMRO Executive. He disclosed that it was rather unfortunate that several personalities are trying to chase Mr. Antwi, out of the pending GHAMRO elections on the basis that he has not lived up their expectations. Preko who heaped praises on Kojo Antwi said his administration stands out tall as the best so far in the history of any GHAMRO executives. He therefore outlined sixteen (16) achievements by the outgoing GHAMRO executives and urged stakeholders, fans, friends and musicians to support Kojo Antwi’s second bid to continue with his impeccable work for the organisation. 1- He has been able to separate the board from administration. In previous regime same board members were the administrative managers and were paying themselves. 2- He has been able to bring transparency into GHAMRO. Whatever is done by the board/administration is made known to the stakeholders. 3- Under his watch satellite offices have been created throughout the country to enable effective and efficient collection of royalties. 4- Under his watch (Randy Nunoo can bear witness) royalties have been WELL collected. 5- Under his watch GHAMRO has been able to buy vehicles and motor bikes for the regions to enable them work effectively. Past regime bought a car in the name of GHAMRO and work for them but it ended up in someone’s home. 6- Under his watch Wi-Fi has been set up. 7- Under his watch GHAMRO has been able to negotiate extremely well with GIBA to pay royalties by Media House. 8- Under his watch he was able to send some radio stations to court to be dealt with for not paying royalties to its members. 9- Under his watch media publicity and attention on GHAMRO with the slogan PAY as YOU PLAY. Even the ordinary user now understands. 10- Under his watch GHAMRO organised several media workshop to sensitize them on the copyright law and how CMOS (Collective Management Organisation Societies) works. 11- Under his watch good system of welfare has been set up and numerous stakeholders have benefited. And registered stakeholders on to Social Security and National Insurance Trust. 12 – Under his watch GHAMRO and other CMOS are building a magnificent office for the organisation. 13- Under his watch very soon a machine is to be set up to check logging of music and also make it big. 14- Under his watch every stakeholder is able to access the office freely without any hindrance. 15- Under his watch he has been able to negotiate with the Telcos to demand the best of royalties for its members. 16- Under his watch, GHAMRO has been branded one of the best cooperate institutions (my estimation. Veteran Ghanaian musician popularly referred to as Mr. Music Man, Kojo Antwi has had enough of the accusations and insults hurled at him as chairman of the Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO). Though Mr. Antwi qualifies under the newly adopted constitution of the organization to run for a second term, the musician who was elected as chairman of the organization in February 2015, made his intentions known during an Extraordinary General Meeting held at the Apatakesie (Cultural Centre) in Kumasi on Friday February 24 2017. His announcement was met with mixed reactions from the members present although majority begged him to rescind his decision not to vie for the position of the organization. According to the body responsible for the upcoming elections, all plans have been put in place for a successful election on March 8 2017. Source: kasapafmonline.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1560
__label__cc	0.684524	0.315476	Subject: Why the Price of Gold Is Climbing Today and Where It's Heading in 2016 URL: http://mney.co/1QhgFqq × 3 = 24 Required Please enter the correct value. Why the Price of Gold Is Climbing Today and Where It's Heading in 2016 By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning • February 25, 2016 + two = four The price of gold climbed today (Thursday) as a sharp sell-off in China's stock market sent investors to the safe-haven asset. While China's stock market has led to a gold price rally throughout 2016, we see an even bigger reason why prices will keep soaring. First, here's why gold prices are up today… Just after noon today, spot gold prices were trading up $10.90, or 0.89%, at $1,240.40 an ounce. The price of gold ended yesterday's session up $16.40, or 1.34%, at $1,238.70 an ounce. Coupled with today's gains, the precious metal is now up 17.5% so far this year. Investors piled into gold following today's steep 6.4% decline in the Chinese stock market. A slowdown in the Asian nation and the worldwide ripple effects are at the core of this year's extreme stock market volatility and recent bear market. The MSCI All-Country World Index, a broad benchmark of global stocks, slipped into a bear market on Feb. 11 when it closed 20% below its April 2015 high. That has investors worrying about a potential stock market crash. The price of gold has continued to climb in 2016, while stocks keep dropping. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are down 5.38%, 5.58%, and 6.2%, respectively, in 2016. Fears of a potential currency crisis in China, falling oil prices, a systemic banking crisis, fears of a full-scale economic recession, and negative interest rates have all driven the price of gold this year. But there's an even bigger issue that will have the greatest impact on gold prices throughout 2016… Where the Price of Gold Is Headed Now When the U.S. Federal Reserve hiked interest rates in December for the first time in nearly a decade, the central bank penciled in four rate increases for 2016. Yet amid heightened global financial woes, many investors now believe near-zero interest rates will be the new Fed theme for 2016. Minutes from the Fed's January meeting, released earlier this month, show policymakers are growing increasingly concerned about global conditions, U.S. growth, and inflation. The consensus now is that there is almost no chance the Fed will raise rates in March. In fact, many doubt we will see another hike this year. And those low rates are bullish for the price of gold in 2016. Fed inaction is also likely to temper gains in the U.S. dollar. The Wall Street Journal Dollar Index, which gauges the U.S. dollar against a basket of 16 currencies, is down almost 1% in 2016 after two consecutive years of advances. A weaker dollar is also good for gold prices. Gold is priced in U.S. dollars, so when the greenback declines, gold becomes more affordable for foreign buyers. Interest in gold has spiked and demand is expected to stay strong for the remainder of the year. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that buy gold have started accumulating the shiny metal after a prolonged stretch of selling, reflecting active investor inflows. Holdings at the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE Arca: GLD), the world's largest gold ETF, rose 11% from the end of 2015 through Feb. 18 to sit at 713.63 tons. And it's not just the copious amount of sensitive issues plaguing global markets that's attracting investors to gold. Money Morning Resource Investing Specialist Peter Krauth says strong technical signals also suggest the price of gold will climb higher in 2016. "The dramatic surge of the last two months could well be the strongest signal yet that the gold bull is stampeding back," Krauth said. Stay informed on what's going on in the markets by following us on Twitter @moneymorning or liking us on Facebook. The Essential Guide to Buying Gold and Silver: Precious metal investing is widely regarded as the best "crisis insurance" for your portfolio. This guide gives you everything you need to know about the best stores of value in history, gold and silver. Read more… The Wall Street Journal: China Shares Plunge LA Times: Stocks Mostly Flat in Early Trading Tags: Gold Price, Gold Prices, gold prices 2016, precious metal prices, price of gold, price of gold now, price of gold today, spot gold, spot gold prices GLD 0.27 (0.18%) 146.58	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1561
__label__wiki	0.68429	0.68429	As the EU and Japan sign a landmark trade deal just weeks after Donald Trump announced trade tariffs, we unpack what this means for business around the world. Plus: the fallout of that Trump-Putin meeting, how Cuba’s new constitution shows the Castro era is really gone and we check-in with our contributor at the Farnborough International Airshow. News and comment from Europe, the Middle East and beyond. Monday 20 January at 07:00 UK time The Globalist - latest episodes With Donald Trump’s impeachment under way, we look into some of the allegations. Plus: peace talks for Libya, protests in Lebanon, the World Economic Forum in Davos and how far off are commercial flights into space? We discuss why the Russian government has just resigned and what it means for Vladimir Putin. Plus: we speak with author Chloe Hooper about Australia's wildfire crisis, and learn where embattled airline Flybe is headed. We analyse the proposed new trade deal between the US and China, hear the latest on the UK’s opposition leadership campaign and talk about the past, present and future of streetwear. As protests continue across Iran, we ask why unseating disliked governments is a cornerstone of US foreign policy. Plus: how a dam could start a war, work-life balance, MI5’s private-sector partnerships and the Oscars. As protests continue in Iran, we ask how Trump will spin the affair – and how it might impact impeachment. Plus: Tsai Ing Wen’s landslide victory in Taiwan, the return to power sharing in Northern Ireland, a lookahead to… With Tsai Ing-wen poised to win a second term, we ask what’s at stake in Taiwan's elections. Plus: what this week’s crisis teaches us about engaging Iran, how Murdoch’s narrative is feeding into Australian bushfire reports… Thursday 9 January Donald Trump’s response to the attacks on US troops in Iran, the battle for the soul of the UK’s Labour party and director Sam Mendes on new film ‘1917’. Wednesday 8 January As Iran strikes air bases housing US troops in Iraq, we discuss how the conflict might unfold and whether Russia will play a role. Plus: Spain’s new coalition, the Taiwanese elections and what’s next for Boeing. Tuesday 7 January The perfect way to start the day in Europe is with Monocle’s morning news programme. Join Monocle 24’s editors, presenters and guests as they set the agenda in international news and business. Winner Best News & Politics… Monday 6 January As vast areas of Australia burn, we ask what’s being done to fight the bushfires, what the political fallout could be and who's doing what to fight the climate crisis. Plus: the latest on the death of Qassem Suleimani and… A lookahead to 2020 Technological advancements and the growing impact of climate change mean defence strategies worldwide need to adapt – and fast. We unpack how this can be done and who’s leading the charge. Plus: a look at one of luxury… As we leave a decade of unprecedented change in the global power balance, we ask whether 2020 will be any different - and just how diplomacy should be done to fit the new mould. Plus, a look at why Greece’s young are flo… The best of The Foreign Desk: Twitter Diplomacy Diplomacy used to be a dignified art. But social media has changed that, as it has everything else, into a faster, more direct and often informal discourse. On The Foreign Desk last September, Andrew Mueller discussed… The Globalist: The Foreign Desk In this special episode of The Globalist from the team behind The Foreign Desk we discuss the climate crisis. Millions have taken to the streets in an attempt to get politicians to take action but for those in power, or… The best of The Foreign Desk: Church and state In this special episode of The Globalist brought to you by The Foreign Desk we look back to January 2019, just after the Ukrainian Orthodox Church split from its Russian counterpart, in a move seen as more political than…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1562
__label__wiki	0.944643	0.944643	Boris Johnson: U.K.'s divided royals can fix problems Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks in the Stormont Parliament Buildings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, January 13, 2020. POOL New / REUTERS LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed confidence on Tuesday that the divided royals would overcome their problems after the queen reluctantly gave her blessing for Prince Harry and his wife Meghan to step back from duties. Following a family meeting over the future of her grandson and his American wife, Queen Elizabeth issued a rare, highly personal statement agreeing to the change and saying final decisions should be worked out soon. “I am a massive fan certainly of the queen and of the royal family as a fantastic asset for our country,” Johnson told BBC television. “I am absolutely confident that they are going to sort this out, and you know what I think they are probably going to be able to sort it out easier without any particular commentary from me about this.” The royal crisis was triggered when Harry, 35, and Meghan, 38, publicly announced last week that they wished to reduce royal appointments and spend more time in North America. The 93-year-old queen said the couple would now begin a “period of transition” splitting time between Britain and Canada as they sought a more independent lifestyle and an end to reliance on public funding. That was agreed following the family summit on Monday at her Sandringham estate attended by Harry, his elder brother Prince William and his father and heir to the British throne, Prince Charles. “Although we would have preferred them to remain full-time working members of the Royal Family, we respect and understand their wish to live a more independent life as a family while remaining a valued part of my family,” Elizabeth said. ECHOES OF DIANA Harry and Meghan have said they want a “progressive” new role for themselves and financial independence – a model closer to other European royal families who have more down-to-earth lifestyles than their British counterparts. As one of the world’s most glamorous couples, they have chafed at intense media scrutiny, with Harry describing some coverage of Meghan as bullying, akin to treatment his mother Princess Diana endured before her death in a 1997 car crash. Some observers have criticized British media for racism in its coverage of Meghan, whose mother is African-American and father is white. However, British interior minister Priti Patel said on Monday she disagreed that papers had been racist. Meghan is currently in Canada with the couple’s baby son Archie and Harry is expected to rejoin her later this week. Details of how they intended to fund themselves, what royal roles they would still perform, and who would pay for and provide future security arrangements are still up in the air. Campaign group Republic, which wants the monarchy abolished, estimates that it costs more than 100 million pounds ($130 million) a year to protect the royals. Monarchists respond that the royals bring more in via extra tourism to Britain. Currently, Harry and Meghan are mainly funded by his father’s Duchy of Cornwall private estate as they are prohibited from earning income themselves. “These are complex matters for my family to resolve, and there is some more work to be done, but I have asked for final decisions to be reached in the coming days,” Elizabeth said. Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said most Canadians were supportive of having the royals there. “But how that looks and what kind of costs is involved, there is still lots of discussions to have,” he told Global News in a television interview. The furore over the couple, who married in May 2018 in a glittering ceremony watched by millions round the world, comes after a tough 2019 for the royal family. Prince Andrew’s friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein came under uncomfortable scrutiny while the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, 98, received a police warning over a car crash. WYWS: Habs and Kotkaniemi both win, man arrested after Mascouche death WYWS: Iran admits jet shot down, Meghan signed deal with Disney Maman Dion, Céline’s mother, has died at age 92 A young amputee might walk again, thanks to 3D tech at Sainte-Justine N.D.G.'s Co-op la Maison Verte nears expiry date	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1564
__label__wiki	0.589576	0.589576	MOOSE GAZETTE Home NEWS Time to begin the Christmas shopping as Wilko launches toy sale with... Time to begin the Christmas shopping as Wilko launches toy sale with up to 50% off Fancy getting the Christmas shop done early? Wilko has announced up to 50% off toys so parents can grab themselves a bargain, with brands such as Harry Potter, Disney and VTech on offer. Superheroes are also available in the form of Marvel figures, Transformers and Power Rangers. The sale will continue until Christmas Eve, so there’s plenty of time to browse the selection online, though some products can be found in stores, too. Among some of the best deals is the Bildo Frozen Mega Kitchen, which has been discounted from £70 to £35. Alternatively, for smaller Frozen-themed toys, there’s also My First Kitchen, now £20, and the Bildo Frozen Tea Serving Trolley, available at £25 (down from £50). For the little ones, go with VTech, which features fun and educational items such as the Touch and Teach Tablet – £16.50 with the 25% discount. Or save £6.25 on the interactive Feed Me Dino for kids up to four years old, now sold at £18.75. Potterheads have four toys to choose from, but the best deal is the Harry Potter Top Trumps Match Game for £12.75, where you have to match five in a row to win. You can also save a few quid on the Harry Potter Gryffindor Top Trumps Collector’s Tin, which comes in the shape of a suitcase and contains two packs from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. With the 20% discount, the tin costs £8 but it’s worth noting that it’s also available in Argos, where there’s currently a two for £15 offer – a great deal if there’s more than one Potter fan in your house. Some of the items are only available in-store, such as the Captain Marvel figure, discounted 20% and on sale for £8. Other sale items include the Nintendo Mario Kart, a gamer board where you can move around like Mario, his trusted companion Luigi and others, snapping up properties as you do. For kids aged eight and over. At 50% off, the game is a bargain at just £15. If you’re also planning the seasonal food shop, have a gander at Asda’s range or why not get yourself a Christmas hamper? After all, the season isn’t just for kids. MORE: Adah and Austin predicted to be popular baby names in 2020 MORE: TK Maxx is selling boots that look like those little shoe covers you get at a swimming pool MORE: How often are children supposed to have a bath or shower? Previous articleSuper Singer 7 Grand Finale Live Updates – Who won Super Singer Title? Next articleJose Mourinho makes Premier League title claim ahead of Liverpool vs Man City “Vacate In Public Interest”: Delhi Police To Shaheen Bagh Protesters Coronation Street spoilers: Devastation for David Platt as Shona Ramsey refuses to see him 2 Chinese Arrested With 80 New Phones At Delhi Airport syed - January 17, 2020 Hundreds of women and children have been protesting at Shaheen Bagh for over a month.New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Friday appealed to protesters... Coronation Street spoilers: Devastation for David Platt as Shona Ramsey refuses... Adorable owl injured on 101 Freeway recovers in time for mating... ENTERTAINMENT18991 TV SHOWS10635 HAPPY NEW YEAR 202033 renohotline.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1565
__label__wiki	0.962833	0.962833	Home Entertainment Lounge Anime Gaming Novels Anime on MGL is part of the MGL Entertainment Lounge, where we go beyond gaming to talk general entertainment. Much like the gaming genre, there is more than one dimension to everything and gaming influences Anime. And Anime certainly influences games. David Game will be taking on many reviews from Manga.com in this area along with other Anime movies and TV. Keep on here for updates for the latest releases too. David Game - June 29, 2017 David Game - May 30, 2017 David Game - June 7, 2016 Blade Dance of the Elementalers Complete Season 1 Review Ghost in the Shell The New Movie Review RWBY Volume 3 Review Golden Time Collection 2 Review Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV Episode 1 Review Anime David Game - April 5, 2016 It's happening. It's actually happening. It's happening more than we thought it'd happen when we thought it'd happen again after people stopped thinking it'd happen! Not only is Final Fantasy XV actually a real... Humanity Has Declined Complete Season 1 Review It's the weekend and my head hurts. Ordinarily, for people that aren't myself, that could be the result of a good weekend, but for me it's because Humanity Has Declined is a brain-busting box... Naruto Shippuden Box Set 24 Review In our first official Naruto DVD release review, it's an odd place to kick off our coverage. We're met with a half canon, half filler episode box set, at which I initially shook my... YuGiOh is a difficult show to review. It's almost as if you have to put yourself in the mind of a twelve year-old child and go in to it as if it were a... Hunter x Hunter MANGA Set To Return Anime David Game - March 14, 2016 News broke via the Anime News Network with the Hunter x Hunter Manga set to return for the first time since 2014, when the long-running Weekly Shonen Jump series went on hiatus reportedly due to... Akame Ga Kill Review Collection 1 Anime David Game - February 24, 2016 Pre-release copy provided by Manga UK for the purpose of review. As usual, we'll begin with the contents of the Blu-ray. Akame ga Kill Collection 1 contains 12 episodes, at approximately just under 30 minutes... My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Complete Season 1 Review Full disclosure: this review was done using a pre-release copy courtesy of Manga UK. We'll begin by touching on the contents of the Blu ray. It comes with 12 episodes and an extra episode across... A Brief Introduction: Welcome to the first review of our "Entertainment Lounge" section. We're expanding because, though we do love games, they're not all that we do here at My Games Lounge. You'd be... Sport & Racing Graphic Adventure Fighting Shooter Survival Horror Indie Games Platform & Puzzle Action Adventure Multiplayer Action Open World MMO RPG	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1569
__label__wiki	0.895997	0.895997	Why the Ukrainian plane tragedy is unlikely to lead to global airspace rules By Allison Lampert, Rozanna Latiff and Tim Hepher MONTREAL/KUALA LUMPUR/PARIS (Reuters) – Why was the Ukrainian airliner mistakenly shot down near Tehran by Iranian forces last week for the loss of 176 lives even allowed to take off from a country that had just fired missiles towards its neighbour? And why didn’t the airline just delay or cancel the flight? In short – because a century of international air travel has yielded no international agreement on how or when to close airspace; and because airlines often have to rely on their own, sometimes incomplete, assessments to make the call for themselves. While air travel is global, and guided by streams of instantaneous electronic data, control over each country’s airspace remains entirely local and subject to the pace of politics. Iran itself suffered a similar tragedy in 1988 when the U.S. warship Vincennes downed an IranAir passenger jet in 1988. Ukraine, too, has been acutely aware of the problem since 2014, when Malaysia Airlines MH17 was shot down over territory held by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine as it flew from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. MH17 led the United Nations’ aviation arm, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), to launch a conflict zone website where countries could share information on potential risks around the world so that airlines could avoid those regions. Despite the deaths of 298 people, it foundered after some countries saw a threat to their sovereignty and wanted a 72-hour window to respond, rendering it ineffective. Those sensitivities are not new. Few countries trust others to declare their airspace off limits, especially knowing that such decisions can themselves be a product of conflict. In 1985, Iraq declared Iran off-limits to civil aviation. But Iraq and Iran were then at war, and the move sparked fierce debate at the ICAO. In 2015, the Netherlands, home to two-thirds of the passengers on MH17, tried at least to have the ICAO spell out criteria for when airspace should be closed. Those changes have yet to be made. Still, ICAO said Dutch recommendations after MH17 helped result in amendments to six annexes to the 1944 Chicago Convention, the basic global agreement on modern aviation. Since 290 people died on IranAir 655, over 750 more have now been killed worldwide in attacks on various forms of civil aviation, according to Flight Safety Foundation data. “Practice shows that states in which there is an ongoing armed conflict will not implement restrictions for their airspace on their own initiative,” a Dutch Safety Board report last year said. An Iranian commander said on Saturday that the Iranian military, which had been ordered to retaliate against U.S. troops in Iraq for the killing of an top Iranian commander by a U.S. drone, had requested a no-fly zone for the Tehran area but had been refused. He did not say why or by whom, and Iran has not commented on its decision to keep Tehran airport open. It all puts the onus on airlines and other regulators to conduct their own risk assessments. Yet each relies on different, potentially incomplete, intelligence briefings, and not all regulators have the same power to prevent their airlines – all operating under fierce competitive pressure – flying through conflict zones. EAST-WEST CORRIDOR Ukraine International Airlines said it had received no warning from Tehran before its flight PS752 took off, nor any reason not to fly. It was the 10th departure from Tehran airport that morning, according to FlightRadar24. Even as conflict ripples through the Middle East, the region’s skies are increasingly needed as an East-West corridor as airlines face growing environmental and economic pressures to save fuel by flying the most direct routes. Ron Bartsch, ex-safety head at Qantas Airways, said airlines, acutely cost-conscious, rarely want to reroute far. Three days after the U.S. drone strike on Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, and a day before Iran’s retaliatory strikes, there were around 1,000 flights over Iran and Iraq, the International Air Transport Association said. None were American, however. The U.S. Federal Aviation Authority had already barred U.S. carriers from Iranian airspace after Iran shot down a high-altitude U.S. drone last June. But others assessed the risks differently. IATA, representing global airlines, has said it will work to improve those assessments. A source familiar with the matter said the ICAO was looking for ways to help countries improve communications between civilian authorities and the military. And Oleksiy Danylov, secretary of Ukraine’s national security and defence council, told Reuters that Kiev would start an effort to create a new global civil aviation hazard warning system. The world’s air travellers will hope they have better luck than those who have tried, and failed, before. (Reporting by Allison Lampert, Rozanna Latiff, Tim Hepher, Jamie Freed, Matthias Williams, Laurence Frost; Editing by Amran Abocar, Kevin Liffey and Richard Chang) U.S. SEC commissioner backs direct listings to rein in Wall Street fees Trump administration moves toward blocking more sales to Huawei: sources Lawyers for Huawei CFO call Canada prosecutor’s arguments ‘circular’	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1579
__label__cc	0.65876	0.34124	New Books in Politics Free Politics Book PDF EBOOK Download Download Silent No More ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to SILENT NO MORE book pdf for free now. Author : Henry L. Feingold Genre : History Read : 1129 Leading scholar and author of the celebrated five-volume series, The Jewish People in America, Henry L. Feingold offers a fresh and inspiring look at the Russian/Soviet Jewish emigration phenomenon. Haunted by its sense of failure during the Holocaust, the Soviet Jewry movement set for itself an almost unrealizable goal of finding sanctuary for Jews from a hostile Soviet government. Working together with activists in Israel and Europe, and with a remarkable group of refuseniks that had been denied the right to emigrate, this courageous group mounted a relentless campaign lasting almost three decades. Although Feingold credits Israel with initiating the struggle for Soviet Jewry and fostering it within American Jewry, he maintains that it was the actions of a secure and confident American Jewry that finally delivered the Jews from the Soviet Union. Author : Lesley Kitchen Lababidi File Size : 59.8 MB Format : PDF, Kindle Read : 922 This survey begins with an overview of Egypt's role in providing medical care for the disabled from the Middle Ages to the present, and looks at how Egypt has become the front runner in the Arab world in developing education programs, services, and support for the mentally and physically disabled. Author : Rod Parsley Genre : Religion Format : PDF, Docs Pastor Parsley's no-holds-barred analysis of American society's moral and spiritual decay addresses various topics including the gay agenda, judicial tyranny, and abortion. His "Action Points" challenge and compel believers to speak up and reclaim America's godly heritage. Category: Religion Author : Kate Swift Author : Aaron Fisher Genre : Biography & Autobiography Victim 1, at fourteen years of age, spoke up against Jerry Sandusky in the Penn State scandal, and now for the first time tells his story. Aaron Fisher was an eager and spirited eleven-year-old when legendary Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky recruited him into his Second Mile children’s charity. Offering support at a critical time in Aaron’s life, Sandusky gave him gifts and attention, winning the boy’s trust even as he isolated him from his family and peers. Before long, Sandusky’s attention escalated into sexual assault. When Aaron summoned the courage to speak up, he found himself ostracized and harassed by the very people who were supposed to protect him. The investigation set off by his coming forward would drag on for three years—and would launch the biggest scandal in the history of sports. In Silent No More, Aaron Fisher recounts his harrowing quest to bring Sandusky’s crimes to light—from the intense feelings of guilt that kept him from speaking up earlier and the fear he felt at accusing a man who was a pillar of the community and a hero to the largest alumni network in the world, to the infuriating delays in the arrest and conviction of his abuser. He catalogs the devastating personal toll the case took on him: the shattered relationships, panic attacks, and betrayal of trust that continued to haunt him even after the charges went public in the fall of 2011. But he also speaks of his mother’s desperate efforts to get him out of harm’s way, the invaluable help of psychologist Michael Gillum, and the vindication he felt at inspiring numerous other victims to step forward . . . and at knowing that, thanks to him, there would be no future victims of Jerry Sandusky. In the end, Aaron Fisher won his fight to expose the truth, achieving some measure of closure. Told in the honest and unforgettable voices of Aaron; his mother, Dawn; and his psychologist, Mike, this inspiring book completes Aaron’s transformation from a nameless casualty into a resounding voice for change. Category: Biography & Autobiography Author : Erika Vora This book reveals untold living history of thirty ethnic German survivors who finally broke their silence and talked about their heart-breaking experiences of forced deportation, expulsion, and flight during WWII and its aftermath. They were deported from their homes in Romania and Yugoslavia; expelled from their homes in Czechoslovakia; and had to flee from their homes in Poland and all the Eastern provinces of Germany, These ethnic German survivors tell of their weeks-long treacherous over-crowded cattle-train transports, back-breaking work in forced labor camps, starvation and homelessness during bitter cold winters, witnessing mass rapes and beatings to death. They are among the fifteen million Germans who were expelled from their homes in East-Central Europe during the largest forced mass migration of the twentieth century. These now aged survivors, who experienced humanities darkest side but have no malice toward their perpetrators, exemplify the unbreakable and indelible human spirit. Women Be Silent No More Author : D. Min. Markland This book presents the case for a women's role in the ministry. It validates their right to participate fully in any area of Kingdom work. It shows that women are eligible to serve in any office of the church, including any one of the five-fold ministries (apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher). Were there women apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers in the New Testament Church? Yes. This book puts in perspective certain doctrines (the silent doctrine and headship-submission doctrines), which have been used to deny women their covenant rights to participate in the pulpit ministry as pastors and teachers. The Bible says, "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for ye are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28). These words, by the Apostle Paul, are the greatest validation for women's inclusion in the ministry. Dr. Delroy E. Markland, a native of Jamaica, has been in the ministry for over 36 years as a Spirit-filled evangelist, pastor, and Bible teacher. He is a graduate of Bethel Bible College (1975), Zion Bible Institute (1978), and at Southwestern Assembly of God College, he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a B.S. degree in 1979. He attended Oral Roberts University Graduate School of Theology and Seminary in 1980-1981. There he became a graduate assistant, teaching Old and New Testament Survey courses with Drs. Schatzman and Horner. He furthered his education at Christian Life School of Theology in Columbus, Georgia, where he graduated with a MTh (2004), MDiv (2006), and DMin (2007). He is listed in Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities (1979) and has radio and television experience. He currently pastors two churches. This book is a compilation of four years of in-depth study on the subject of women in ministry. ISBN : UTEXAS:059173005829441 Genre : Mexican American women Category: Mexican American women Author : N. E. Henderson Format : PDF, ePub, Mobi Author : Jerome R. Corsi Genre : Political Science As seen on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and CNN! In Silent No More: How I Became a Political Prisoner of Mueller’s “Witch Hunt”, New York Times bestselling author of Killing the Deep State Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. meticulously details the psychological torment he was subjected to in what the media has simply called, “The Mueller Investigation.” In late 2018, in an FBI closed conference room with no windows, Dr. Corsi was confronted for hours upon hours at a time by detailed questioning about events that occurred in 2016. Dr. Corsi’s inquisition was worthy of the Gestapo or KGB, designed to break even the most cooperating witness. Over a period of two months, three of Mueller’s top prosecutors and an army of FBI agents—up to nine government officials at a time—questioned Dr. Corsi with his attorney, David Gray. Throughout this harrowing ordeal, Dr. Corsi handed over his personal computers, his cell phone, all of his email accounts, his Twitter account, and his Google account. Finding no “smoking gun,” Mueller’s prosecutors blew up the meetings. Dr. Corsi refused to lie to the prosecutors to give them the ammunition they needed to prosecute Roger Stone, and as a result he was told he would be charged with a criminal offense for lying to the FBI and the Special Prosecutor. At seventy-two years of age, Dr. Corsi was subjected to extreme mental anguish, imagining that he may never see his family again as a free man. Rather than conducting an honest investigation, Mueller’s Special Prosecutors reinforced a prefabricated narrative aiming to charge President Trump with Treason. Silent No More: How I Became a Political Prisoner of Mueller’s "Witch Hunt" exposes the inner workings of this governmental escapade, and clearly states why Mueller has no case against the President. Dr. Corsi creates a compelling case indicating that the entire matter is an investigation in search of a crime—to force lying testimony from witnesses if that’s what it takes to achieve Deep State political objectives. 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__label__cc	0.585878	0.414122	Microsoft / Features A fresh start: Bringing Indian youth closer to 21st century jobs By Microsoft Asia News Center 30 August, 2018 Six to eight million young people join the workforce every year in India. Let’s hear the stories of three young people who have eagerly taken up digital skills to access new economic opportunities. For Farha, Paige, and Devi, vocational training has helped them widen their work options and life dreams. Farha, from Delhi, is a young woman who in another time might have been constrained by familial traditions, but who now aspires to become a magistrate. She knows that to achieve that dream, a strong foundation of digital skills and work experience will be essential. In India, only 27 percent of women make up the workforce compared with 79 percent of men. Paige is a transgender from Hyderabad who dreams of having an IT job in the healthcare sector, where her employability would be judged on her skills and experience and not her gender choice, appearance and lifestyle. Her challenge is to make the shift from the informal economy of begging and sex work, to the formal economy where her rights, health, and safety will be protected and respected. Devi, from Chennai, is a young woman who had a tough start in life, but who now has big plans to grow her water delivery business, using an online customer management system. Her ambition is to inspire other women in her community to follow her example. There are three strands to Microsoft India’s strategy to empower people like Farha, Paige, and Devi: • create opportunities for underserved young people to acquire 21st-century digital skills through technical and vocational training; • invest in nonprofits to deliver this training while empowering their staff with modern workplace technology; • and advocate for new digital friendly pro-work, pro-youth policies. As Manju Dhasmana, Director of Corporate Affairs at Microsoft India, explains: “Because the young people we work with come from underserved communities, it is critical to complement digital skills training with life skills – job readiness, confidence building, entrepreneurship mindset – to connect them to economic opportunities and set them on a course for a better livelihood.” To achieve penetration in rural and marginalized areas, Microsoft partners with nonprofits like NASSCOM Foundation, Aide et Action, and the CAP Foundation. They run mobilization campaigns to find young participants cut off from training opportunities. Paige is a case in point. Transgenders in India often live in closed communities. Social stigma frequently denies them access to job training. When the CAP Foundation designed a course specifically for the transgender community, they found a common pragmatic need. Dr. Nalini Gangadharan, founder and chairperson at CAP Foundation, explains, “We started developing an employability skills program that allows transgenders to learn, earn and move on in life.” Meanwhile, India’s big dream of creating full employment will stall if the imbalance between the workforce participation of men and women isn’t addressed. Devi’s case is proof of the saying, “Give us the tools and we will finish the job”. Her training, provided by Aide et Action, focused on learning Microsoft Office. Within weeks she had the idea to use Excel to list all her customers, their orders, and frequency of water consumption. She started with her dog-eared customer list that was scribbled in an old notebook. But now she manages a system that is driving business growth and better customer service. With new entrepreneurial skills, she has become an employer herself with a staff of three. She has also taken on a community role as an advocate for local women who want to become digitally literate so they can set up their own businesses. Devi’s husband is an ardent supporter of her business. “She’s improved her skills and knowledge by using a computer,” he said. “She’s developing her business and my support is always with her.” Nowadays the digital world is starting to dominate many aspects of our lives. But not everyone is part of this change. Meet Farha, a young woman from Delhi, who was recruited by NASSCOM for the Code A Future program a year ago. Her trainer, Faezan Gouri, explains: “When I first started training Farha, she did not know anything about technology. She was afraid to even start up the computer.” Her parents agreed to her enrolment on the condition that her elder brother would drop her off and pick her up from classes. Three months later, Farha graduated with a certificate in digital skills. Almost immediately she was snapped up by a local call center who offered her a team supervisor’s job. Farha loves the job, but she sees it only as a stepping stone to build her skills so she can pursue a career in India’s legal system. Her passion is women’s rights, something she now researches every evening after class using the training center’s laptop, internet connection, and newly learned web skills. Paige’s opportunity to improve her employability and overcome stigma; Devi’s blossoming entrepreneurial skills leading to a new community role; Farha’s awakened interest in women’s rights driven by online research: These examples demonstrate the multiplier effects that digital skilling has on young people. With 46,000 youth trained last year by four nonprofits resulting in over 17,000 being employed and going on to double their family’s income, Microsoft Philanthropies in India is showing that a triple focus on trainee, training provider and employer yields strong outcomes. With 2,500 new entrepreneurial ventures established as a direct result of the digital skills training, it also demonstrates that the positive impact digitally literate people are having on Indian society goes far deeper than the figures alone suggest. To read more about Microsoft Philanthropies’ work to build future-ready generations in Asia, click here. From the dumpsite to the website: Connecting underserved youth to in-demand jobs in Southeast Asia	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1584
__label__wiki	0.695994	0.695994	SBU News > Academics > College of Engineering & Applied Sciences > BME Students and Future Entrepreneurs Win Honors at NYS Finals Competition AcademicsAwards and HonorsCollege of Engineering & Applied SciencesEntrepreneurshipFaculty/Student SpotlightsStony Brook MattersStudent Spotlight BME Students and Future Entrepreneurs Win Honors at NYS Finals Competition This spring a team of students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), part of the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Stony Brook University, competed in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition (NYBPC) and presented Roflex — their medical device innovation for stroke patients — and detailed their business model. The Roflex team of BME students with project advisor M. Ete Chan. Approximately 100 teams from 75 universities in New York participated in the competition. The students developed Roflex as a wearable device technology that stroke patients can use at home to monitor and gauge their rehabilitation practices. The device is worn like a watch. The broader aim of the Roflex project is to develop a wearable device for stroke rehabilitation and athletic training. At the competition the Roflex team — made up of BME students Joseph Muller, Amna Haider, Yusef Saad-Eldin, Belinda Tang and Jimmy George — was placed in the “Fuzehub Products” category tract and won the People’s Choice Award, receiving the most votes for best product among 16 teams in the category. This opportunity helps students to implement their ideas in medical device innovation. The NYBPC competition is the third award that the Roflex has received. In April the team won a first place award of $10,000 in the 2018 Stony Brook Entrepreneur Challenge, a program in the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Stony Brook University. This funding is being applied toward filing for the provisional patent and developing start-up to bring the product to market. Roflex then won first place again in the Regional Business Plan Competition among Long Island universities before going into the NYBPC. “We are extremely proud of our entrepreneurial students and their mentors for winning this award,” said Stefan Judex, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. “They demonstrated that they can take the skills learned in our rigorous BME curriculum and translate them into designing a promising product.” “The Roflex team worked hard and wisely throughout the development of this stroke rehabilitation and athletic training device prototype,” said project advisor M. Ete Chan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. “The team’s success in these three competitions is certainly encouraging, and I am looking forward to their continued success to move this project forward. They will serve as an excellent example for our BME students.” The New York Business Plan Competition is the only collegiate business competition that is a regionally coordinated, collaborative statewide program connecting students from more than 75 two- and four-year colleges and universities, setting it apart from all other competitions in the nation. Students who have won first place, second place and third place in their respective regions are qualified and invited to compete at the state finals for the New York State Business Plan Competition. SBU-mentored High School Students Take Top Prizes in Siemens Competition A Wolfstock Win Alda Center Sponsors Science Haiku Competition Department of Biomedical Engineering New York Business Plan Competition Roflex EntrepreneurshipStudent SpotlightSustainability Sydney Bell ‘22 Makes a Splash with Sustainable Designs on Campus March is Women’s History Month and an ideal time to celebrate the brave, bold and fearless women who have influenced history. Freshman Sydney Bell is making history as she creates and sells eco-friendly apparel to... Arts & EntertainmentStudent Spotlight Senior Art Exhibition Highlights Student Creativity An art exhibition highlighting the work of soon-to-graduate Stony Brook University students in the art department delighted viewers during the 2019 Senior Show on May 2 at the Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery. Video... On CampusStudent Spotlight Congratulations, you’re graduating! Now what? Find a job? Graduate school? Oh, and what about paying off those student loans? Well, these are just some of the questions that were answered when students played “The Game of Life” Stony Brook edition...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1585
__label__wiki	0.6333	0.6333	Street Blues: Defense principle protects against a moment too late Street Roots by Street Roots \| 25 Mar 2011 Nine years ago, I attended my first defensive tactics class at the basic police academy. Defensive tactics are the techniques officers use to keep themselves safe. These include control holds, proper handcuffing methods, use of pepper spray and baton, how to safely search someone, proper stances and distances to use when contacting a suspect. The first lesson of that first day, however, focused on one of the most important and universal tenets of safe policing, a basic rule that forms the foundation for officers’ thinking on how and when to contact suspects and use force all over the country — the action-reaction principle. The action-reaction principle says that a person who initiates an action will always get the jump on anyone attempting to react to it. An easy example is that classic schoolyard game where one person sticks her hands out palm-up, and a second person puts his hands on top of hers, palm down. She then tries to slap the top of his hands before he can jerk them away. As the person who initiates the action, she should win every time, because she has already had the opportunity to think about when and how she will move her hands. On the other hand, his brain must recognize that it is time to move, send a message to his hands to move, and then actually move his hands. By that time they are usually already stinging. On that first day of training, our instructors didn’t have us play the hand-slap game. Instead they handed us practice pistols loaded with blanks. We were told to point the gun at an instructor, who also had a gun, held down at his side, and told us to shoot as soon as we saw the instructor move. The instructor was invariably able to raise his gun and shoot at us before we could squeeze our own trigger. After we fully understood the game and were ready for it, a cadet or two were able to muster a tie, but in a real-world game of bullet swap a tie is the same as a loss. Policing is largely a reactionary business, and when you consider all that an officer must think about when deciding how to react to a suspect — including but not limited to the immediacy and severity of the threat to other people or the officer, time and resources available, the severity of the crime, the legality, practicality and safety of a particular reaction — it makes sense that officers are always, inevitably, playing catch-up. This is why officers want to see hands — because a suspect can draw and deploy a weapon from a pocket way before an officer can duck, let alone grab his own weapon. This is the foundation for the “Twenty-One Foot Rule” — that a suspect armed with a knife can close a 21-foot distance and potentially stab an officer before the officer can register the approaching threat and draw his own gun from its holster. This is why officers will slowly, deliberately and cautiously approach apparently unconscious suspects laying on top of or near weapons. This is why I ask drivers to keep their door shut on traffic stops, or sit on the curb if they are riding a bicycle — because it takes so long for me to register and react to a threat, I know I need the warning of the door opening or the rider standing up to have any chance of defending myself. This principle was certainly screaming through the minds of the Gresham Police officers who shot Sgt. Anthony McDowell, a generous, honorable and mentally ill veteran wielding a rifle this past January, even though the muzzle was not pointed directly at any one officer. All of the officers on scene that night had been taught that if the suspect intends to shoot, by the time the gun’s muzzle is pointed, it is too late to stop him. As citizens, it is imperative that we are also aware of the action-reaction principle, so we can better understand and judge our officers’ actions, as grand jurors or as community members reading about police incidents in the media. The entire transcript of the grand jury proceedings related to the January shooting is available online at the Multnomah County District Attorney website. This document serves as an excellent, direct window into the minds of officers during one of the most difficult, stressful and frightening situations they will ever encounter on duty. Portland Police Bureau, Robert Pickett Visit our advocacy website Submit a news tip to the Editor Street Blues: Friends on the force are the hardest to leave behind New police column in SR — Street Blues: Black and white to gray Street Blues: Show me your hands, and we’ll get along just fine Street Blues: Separating Hollywood’s myths from reality on the street The answer awaits for a familiar question on the street	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1586
__label__cc	0.643217	0.356783	DMCA aims to promote connectedness, digital creativity This past April the alabaster exterior of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library transformed into an illuminated canvas for the “Lux: Ideas Through Light” projection festival. The project was one of the latest intersections between art and... Yale School of Art exhibition examines impact of Josef Albers’ art and teaching Study of a rare Roman shield at the heart of 'Painting in Time' exhibit Yale Cabaret announces the start of its 48th season Commentary: Art + science: Ian McClure on Diego Velázquez’s 'Education of the Virgin' Block party celebrates the many cultures of Yale students and staff Documentary celebrates the life of music theorist Allen Forte Robert Blocker reappointed as dean of the School of Music Q&A with Paul Fry: Whodunit? Why Agatha Christie’s legacy is still going strong Film documents daughters’ musical gift to honor their father, a Yale alumnus and WWII veteran	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1588
__label__cc	0.747855	0.252145	SBA kicks-off Emerging Leaders training series in P.R. SBA District Director Yvette T. Collazo The U. S. Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands district office recently kicked-off the first ever Emerging Leaders training series on the island and announced the participants selected for the Class of 2015. “Since first launched in 2008, the Emerging Leaders program has helped [more than] 2,000 small business owners in sustaining and growing their businesses throughout the mainland,” said SBA District Director Yvette T. Collazo. “Their companies have also shown significant growth, with [more than] 1,940 new full-time employees. We’re very excited to finally bring this premier training series to our district and we hope that it is the first of many, so that we may continue providing small business owners with the tools they need to stimulate and expand their companies,” she said. The following 20 business owners have been competitively selected for the Emerging Leaders Class of 2015 in the district: Abbelle Bakr, IBCVI & Co.; Alberto Lugo, INVID; Angel Castro, Tomcas Work & Safety Shoes Corp.; Armando Pérez, TSRD; Bryan Ortiz, Novaderm; Carlos Rodríguez, División 16; Diomayra Adorno, ESG, P.R. Inc.; Dionisio Ortiz, Corporate Development Solutions Inc.; Edgar Rosado, Unified Global Solutions; Elithia Vega, APS Automotive & Industrial Supply; Iris Vincent, Prime Air Corp.; Jo Ann Medina, DoorAdo Equipment; Julio C. González, JC González Inc.; Lisa Spickers, Humidity Control Solutions; Luis García, Geo Cim Inc.; Manuel Ortiz, Ortiz Group Engineering; María Levis, Impactivo LLC; Nelson Romeu, Building Fast Cleaning Service Corp.; Walmarie Soler, Verjas Nuevo Milenio Inc.; and William del Pilar, Powercooling & Controls Inc. All of the companies represent diverse sectors, including construction, manufacturing, retail, service and technology, among others. Over a period of seven months, participants will work with mentors and develop connections with other business owners and community leaders. Upon graduation, participants will exit the program with a strategic growth plan for their business, developed using the knowledge, skills, and techniques honed in the class. The first class takes place on April 29 at SBA, conducted by instructor Annette Pérez, president of Professional Skills Developers Inc. Partners pledging their support for the Emerging Leaders initiative this year include Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Federal Contracting Center, Puerto Rico Small Business & Technology Development Center, Puerto Rico Trade & Export Company, Technology Initiative of the Northeast and the Women’s Business Institute. Related tags : emerging leadersPuerto RicoSBAworkshop 9 Guaynabo schools recycle 110 tons of materials Economist: Sense of crisis prevails, decision time is now Hey Buddy!, I found this information for you: "SBA kicks-off Emerging Leaders training series in P.R.". Here is the website link: https://newsismybusiness.com/emerging-leaders-training/. Thank you.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1589
__label__cc	0.505908	0.494092	USMCA Headed to President Trump’s Desk After Clearing Senate Home/November 2019, Opinions/OK What Are Aliobama And Friends Up To Now OK What Are Aliobama And Friends Up To Now By Ron Edwards\|2019-11-15T01:32:58-05:00November 15th, 2019\| It was horrible that Americans were stupid enough to elect Barack Husein Obama president of the United States of America. Even with the improved economic conditions and the partial rebuilding of our military under the trump administration our republic still sits near the brink of collapse, destruction, implosion, you name it. That is a slight improvement over being directly on the point of destruction by the end of Obama’s second term. But we must not fool ourselves into believing our republic has been completely spared as of yet, from the evil plots, plans, tricks and snares devised in the wicked minds of Obama and his friends. From the outset of his administration, Berry Obama as he was known in Hawaii literally embarked upon a mission to encapsulate the United States in a bubble of an irreversible globalist nightmare. At the very least, if Aliobama had his way, would have become a cheap imitation of the democratic/socialist nations of Europe. For example, the meager seventy miles of new and repaired wall on our southern border would be non existent if Obama had his way. I will never forget how he, on behalf of the United Nations used the office of the presidency with backing from the United Nations fought to prevent former Arizona governor Jan Brewer from protecting her state’s southern border. Unfortunately, governor Brewer was forced to try and bolster the Arizona southern border on her own. Because the federal government globalists under former president Obama refused to carry out their mandated duty to protect our republic. Most Americans do not know it, but because of the despicable Mr. Obama maltreatment of the military, our nation could have easily been successfully invaded and overrun by enemies like China, Russia and North Korea who some say were plotting to do just that. I cannot tell you how many small and medium size business owners had to shutter their doors during the anti American AliObama regime. It was heartbreaking to witness the despair of business owners who’s family enterprises that had been thriving for several decades and reduced to nothing because of Barry Obama’s anti American business policies and regulations. Obama purposefully hampered our nation’s ability to be energy independent, by blocking new oil pipelines and by putting overly zealous restrictions on drilling for crude oil and fracking. He was hell bent on restricting our energy capacity by sticking us with so-called green energy sources like giant windmills, solar power and battery operated automobiles. Speaking of battery operated autombiles, did you know that one Tesla auto creates more polluting emissions than you might believe. According to Devonshire Research Group, an investment firm that specializes in valuing tch companies, dug into the data and concluded that Tesla’s environmental benefits may be more hyped than warranted. The Devonshire Research Group explains how in their study published by unlimited WIRED access. What AliObama and friends are up to now. Recently Barry Obama conducted a very underhanded meeting at the United Nations. The “former” commander in chief held a meeting with the heads of numerous countries at the United Nations. The main focus of that unauthorized gathering was how to neutralize president Trump politically if he is reelected in 2020, all at the behest of Obama. Among the nations represented were Canada, Mexico, Lebanon, China Nicaragua, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Columbia, France, Ecuador, Iran, San Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Syria, Guam and Guatemala. The last time I checked, exactly before I sat down to write this column, Obama’s famous gathering of Trump hating nations is a violation of the Logan Act. The Logan Act is a United States federal law that criminalizes negotiation by unauthorized persons with foreign governments having disputes with the United States. The intent behind the Act I to prevent unauthorized negotiations from undermining the government’s position. The Act was passed following George Logan’s unauthorized negotiations with France in 1788 and was signed into law on January 30, 1799. Former Secretary of State John Kerry in my opinion also broke the Logan Act law. Because Kerry counseled Iran against the Trump administration after president Trump correctly pulled the United States out of the foolish nuclear arms deal that he had orchestrated for his boss president Obama. In fact, Kerry told Iranian dictators that Trump would be gone in a year. Hopefully they and all leftist under miners will be corralled by justice. We the People of this great republic must not sit by and allow former elected officials to try to undo our ballot box choices. They literally want to turn our republic into a socialist/globalist crap hole. Please check out theronedwards.talkspot.com for news updates and other great stuff. © 2019 Ron Edwards – All Rights Reserved E-Mail Ron Edwards: ronedwards@edwardsnotebook.com Website: http://theronedwards.talkspot.com/ About the Author: Ron Edwards Ron Edwards, producer and host of The Edwards Notebook, a syndicated radio commentary, is a talented and gifted commentator with over two decades of experience. Ron Edwards is a well versed journalist with a fiery delivery of information, thought provoking conversation, and humor. The Edwards Notebook delivers a wealth of knowledge in an entertaining and educational format. Ron Edwards brings to the airwaves unapologetic truth sure to keep his listening audience tuned in every time. He is respected by friends and foe alike for is consistency of conviction and originality in commentary. Ron Edwards has served for over 25 years as a news anchor in several Midwest markets including Cleveland and Detroit. He has been a guest of television, radio, and has had numerous articles written about him throughout the United States including, The Detroit News, Headway Magazine, Houston and The Call and Post, Cleveland. Ron Edwards broadcasting history includes news anchor in major markets, such as WJMO, WCPN, and WGAR, Cleveland and WWJ, WJR and WDTK, Metro Detroit. The Edwards Notebook can be heard on many radio stations throughout the U.S., daily on Constitutional Patriot Radio and coming in October, Ron Edwards will host his own show with Constitutional Patriot Radio. The Edwards Notebook airs on WDTK FM 92.7 and AM 1400 on Fridays at 7:30 AM EST, Saturdays at 9:30 AM EST, WWII 720 AM, Harrisburg, PA, The Rick Swier Show on WWPR AM 1490, Talk Sun Coast Radio in Florida. Ron Edwards also guest hosts "The Freedom's Journal" every Wednesday 11:00 AM on Urban Family Talk and the American Family Radio Network. He is also a weekly contributor with Fairfax Free Citizen, an online newspaper, www.fairfaxfreecitizen.com Ron Edwards is also a highly sought after reoccurring guest on the top rated talk show "Let It Rip" on Fox2 TV, Detroit. Ron Edwards is a recurring guest host for the syndicated "Bob Dutko Show" which airs on the Crawford Broadcasting Network. Ron Edwards tours the United States to address this republic on where we are as a nation and to illuminate the path on where we go from here. Visit at: twitter@theronedwards, Facebook Ron at Friends of The Edwards Notebook. Website: www.theronedwards.com E-Mail: ronedwards@edwardsnotebook.com	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1592
__label__wiki	0.689028	0.689028	Before you go we'd just like to ask you a quick question! Your vote has been counted in the results below. If you could vote on Brexit now which option would you choose? Remain Leave Bagehot The return of Mr Brexit, Nigel Farage He has never held a seat in the House of Commons, let alone a seat around the cabinet table. Yet Nigel Farage is one of the most important British politicians of the past few decades. History will have little to say about many members of Theresa May’s under-achieving government. But it will have a great deal to say, whether good or bad, about this former commodities trader turned champion of the populist revolution. Mr Farage has changed the course of British history once and may be about to change it again. He persuaded David Cameron to call a referendum on membership of the eu, by turning the obscure uk Independence Party into a powerful electoral machine that hoovered up discontented Tory voters. Now he is trying to force Mrs May to “deliver on” that referendum by demanding that Britain leave with no deal. His brand-new Brexit Party is likely to win more votes than any other in next week’s European election and send an electric shock through the political establishment. The Economist - May 18, 2019 View the full story here: https://www.economist.com/britain/2019/05/18/the-return-of-mr-brexit-nigel-farage bylinetimes@nfind.uk Curator login © brexit_cliff_edge 2020. All Right Reserved Keep up to date with Brexit Cliff Edge * Cookie Policies Select or add an image to the Image library Show only large Search image library using the following tags Cookie Notice - News Finder - brexit_cliff_edge We use cookies to enhance your visit to our site. Read our Privacy policy, Cookie Policies and Terms & Conditions to find out more. Accept and remember	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1593
__label__wiki	0.633208	0.633208	[Note: upto 6 entries for each question set] 2 [] 17+ (NP) 1a. Since the first of (month) 1978, has -- received a DPT shot? A DPT shot is to prevent diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis or whooping cough. b. When did -- receive the DPT shot? Mo ________ Date ________ c. Where did -- receive the DPT shot -at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify [] 8 (specify) ________ 2a. Since the first of (month) 1978 has -- received a polio shot or polio vaccine by mouth? 2 [] Y (3) b. Was it a shot or did -- receive the vaccine by mouth? 1 [] Vaccine by mouth 2 [] Shot c. When did -- receive the polio (vaccine/shot)? Mo. ________ d. Where did -- receive the polio (vaccine/shot) - at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify 3a. Since the first of (month) 1978 has -- received a mumps shot? b. When did -- receive the mumps shot? c. Where did -- receive the mumps shot - at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify There are two basic types of measles for which shots can be received: German measles, sometimes known as Rubella or 3 day measles AND Red measles, sometimes known as 8 day measles. 4a. Since the first of (month) 1978 has -- received any kind of measles shot? b. What types of measles shots did -- receive? (was it for German measles, sometimes known as Rubella or 3 day measles, OR was it for Red measles, sometimes known as 8 day measles, or did -- received shots for both?) 1 [] Both Red and German (6) 2 [] Red measles (8 day) only 3 [] German measles (Rubella, 3 day) only 9 [] DK kind 5a. When did -- receive the measles shot? b. Where did -- receive the measles shot - at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic, or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify [] 1 (NP) 6a. When did -- receive the shot for Red measles, sometimes known as 8 day measles? Date. ________ b. Where did -- receive this shot - at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic, or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify 7a. When did --receive the shot for German measles, sometimes known as Rubella or 3 day measles? b. Where did -- receive this shot- at a clinic, hospital, school, doctor's office, or some other place? If clinic: was it a hospital outpatient clinic, a company clinic, a public health clinic, or some other kind of clinic? 1. Doctor's office (group practice or doctor's clinic). 2. Hospital outpatient clinic or emergency room. 3. Public health clinic. 4. School. 8. Other-specify	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1594
__label__wiki	0.699018	0.699018	Report: Tryamkin ‘likely’ to make season debut for Canucks By Jason BroughNov 3, 2016, 3:51 PM EDT For the first time this season, Vancouver Canucks fans might get to see Nikita Tryamkin play. The big Russian defenseman is “likely” to make his season debut tonight in Ottawa, according to TSN 1040’s Matt Sekeres. Tryamkin has been a healthy scratch in Vancouver’s first 10 games. The 22-year-old has refused an AHL assignment, choosing instead to wield the KHL out-clause in his contract. When he hasn’t been sitting in the press box, the Canucks have been working him hard, trying to get him into better shape. The opportunity for Tryamkin comes as Chris Tanev continues to battle a lower-body injury. Tanev returned to action last night in Montreal, but may have to sit again tonight. Vancouver also has Alex Biega available. He’s a right shot like Tanev, while Tryamkin shoots left. If Tryamkin does get into the lineup tonight, he could skate with Luca Sbisa on the third pairing, with Philip Larsen bumping up to the top pairing with Alex Edler. Tryamkin and Sbisa practiced together a few days ago, before the Canucks departed on a six-game road trip, which began with a 3-0 loss to the Canadiens. Just in time for Halloween, Vancouver busts out the Sbisa-Tryamkin pairing — Mike Halford (@HalfordPHT) October 31, 2016 The Canucks continue their trip Saturday in Toronto. If Tanev can’t play tonight against the Senators, he may be available for the Maple Leafs game. Yesterday, the Canucks sent rookie d-man Troy Stecher back to the AHL. To bring him back up again, they’d have to clear a roster spot. Tags: Alex Biega, Alex Edler, Chris Tanev, Luca Sbisa, Nikita Tryamkin, Philip Larsen, Troy Stecher	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0005.json.gz/line1595

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