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March 18, 2016 / 5:00 PM / 4 years ago
Twitter to keep 140-character limit, CEO says
Jack Dorsey, CEO of Square and CEO of Twitter, speaks during an interview with CNBC following the IPO for Square Inc., on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc’s 140-character tweets are here to stay, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey said on Friday, ending speculation that the microblogging site might abandon one of its trademark features for a 10,000-character limit.
“It’s staying. It’s a good constraint for us and it allows for of-the-moment brevity,” Dorsey said on NBC’s Today Show.
A Twitter spokesman declined to elaborate.
In January, technology news website Re/code reported that Twitter was building a new feature that would allow tweets as long as 10,000 characters.
Twitter has declined to comment on the feature directly. But Dorsey tweeted the day of the report that the company had seen more screenshots of text posted as a way to get around the 140-character limit.
“We’re not going to be shy about building more utility and power into Twitter for people,” Dorsey wrote at the time, also in a screenshot of text that was longer than 140 characters.
Dorsey has changed some of Twitter’s core features since he returned to run Twitter permanently in October. Twitter has added “Moments,” which allows users to easily find tweets about the day’s biggest news stories, and changed the shape of its “favorite” icon from a star to a heart.
Reporting by Yasmeen Abutaleb in San Francisco and Kshitiz Goliya in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty and Richard Chang
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The Sign of the Demons
(Wake, #4)
by Philippe Buchet, Jean-David Morvan
Type: speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is a broad umbrella category of narrative fiction referring to any fiction story that includes elements, settings and characters whose features are created out of imagination and speculation rather than based on attested reality and everyday life. That encompasses the genres of science fiction, fantasy, science fantasy, horror, alternative history, and magic realism.
Parts 4 and 5. Original titles: Le Signe des démons, 2001, J.VJ,..'\, 2002.
Inaugurating a new format: 2 stories in one thick book! In a remarkably poignant and topical story, Navee is pressed into service against a group of terrorists bombing at random throughout Wake! The group is an oppressed neglected people whose anger is beyond cooling but the victims they make are innocent... In the second story, agents from Wake on mission on Hurumaru, a planet in medieval stage, are giving no sign of life. Navee, Bobo and three other special agents are sent to find them. They arrive in the middle of a war of liberation of the Escots. Lead by Princess Moneva, the rebels are summarily executing all who carry the logo of Wake: the sign of the demons!
”The art is gorgeous, filled with incredible detail. Wake is sci-fi action-adventure done right, with beautiful art and entertaining, complex stories. Check it out.” – Slushfactory.com
”Grade: A. Gives readers their money's worth by packing in the plot and saturating their worlds with color and detail. Succeeds in making a strong impression.” – Oliver Chin, Comics Buyers Guide
”Buchet's art is so colorful, clean, and visually arresting that it is easy to overlook the complexity of the world created by writer Morvan.” – VOYA
”Morvan's conceptual and thematic sophistication is astonishing, the equal of, say, Alastair Reynolds's, and his talents are felicitously matched by Buchet's intricate, dense and amazingly harmonious and astonishing drawings. This series is a winner, and at two tales for the price of one, a bargain as well.” – Asimov's
”The artwork is exceptionally good. The story line quite complex and intelligent.” – SF Chronicle
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About the Author :: Jean-David Morvan
Jean-David Morvan (born 1969) is a French comics author. Jean-David Morvan studied arts at the Institut Saint-Luc in Brussels. Morvan first tried being a comics artist, but soon realised that his true strength is storytelling, and so now he is best known as a comics writer. He resides in Reims, France. His main series are Spirou et Fantasio, Sir Pyle and Merlin, all with José Luis Munuera, and Wake with Philippe Buchet.
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Facebook again overhauls privacy settings after outcry over data breach
Facebook on Wednesday launched a fresh effort to quell the firestorm over the hijacking of personal data, once again unveiling new privacy tools and settings to give users more control over how their information is shared.
The new features follow fierce criticism of the social network giant after it was revealed that the personal data of tens of millions of users was harvested by a British firm linked to Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
The company acknowledged that it needed to “do more to keep people informed,” but said the changes have been “in the works for some time.”
“We’ve heard loud and clear that privacy settings and other important tools are too hard to find,” chief privacy officer Erin Egan and deputy general counsel Ashlie Beringer said in a blog post.
“We’re taking additional steps in the coming weeks to put people more in control of their privacy.”
The updates include easier access to Facebook’s user settings and tools to easily search for, download and delete personal data stored on the site used by two billion people.
Facebook said a new privacy shortcuts menu will allow users to quickly increase account security, manage who can see their information and activity on the site, and control advertisements they see.
Facebook’s terms of service and data policy are being updated to improve transparency about how the site collects and uses information, according to Beringer and Egan.
The social network said it is also shutting down ‘Partner Categories,’ a feature which enables more precise targeting of ads by combining information from Facebook with data aggregated by outside companies such as Experian and Acxiom.
“This product enables third-party data providers to offer their targeting directly on Facebook,” product marketing director Graham Mudd said in a statement posted online.
“While this is common industry practice, we believe this step, winding down over the next six months, will help improve people’s privacy on Facebook.”
Earlier this month, whistleblower Christopher Wylie revealed political consulting company Cambridge Analytica had obtained profiles on 50 million Facebook users via an academic researcher’s personality prediction app.
The app was downloaded by 270,000 people, but also scooped up their friends’ data without consent — as was possible under Facebook’s rules at the time.
– Lukewarm praise –
Yet some analysts said Facebook and its chief Mark Zuckerberg have made similar promises in the past.
“Zuck promised easier, better privacy controls ‘in the coming weeks’ eight years ago,” Zeynep Tufekci, a University of North Carolina professor who studies social media, said on Twitter.
“The solution isn’t shifting the burden to the user because the problem is the negative externalities of the business model.”
Jennifer Grygiel, a Syracuse University professor of communications, said the new privacy settings and tools “are so obviously important to users that one has to wonder why this wasn’t already done.”
She said Facebook has “some of the best talent in the industry” and that “their old interface was not a mistake, it was by design.”
Dylan Gilbert of the consumer group Public Knowledge said Facebook’s moves “are welcome steps forward” but “do little to remedy a larger systemic problem.”
“Online platforms currently lack meaningful legal incentives to protect users before their privacy is violated,” Gilbert said in a statement.
“Facebook similarly lacks business incentives to engage in responsible data collection because disgruntled advertisers don’t have anywhere comparable to go.”
– Deepening tech crisis –
Facebook’s move comes as authorities around the globe investigate how the social network handles and shares private data, and after its shares have tumbled more than 15 percent, wiping out tens of billions in market value.
The crisis also threatens the Silicon Valley tech industry whose business model revolves around data collected on internet users.
The US Federal Trade Commission this week said it had launched a probe into whether Facebook violated consumer protection laws or a 2011 court-approved agreement on protecting private user data.
US lawmakers are trying to get Zuckerberg to come to Washington to testify on the matter.
Authorities in Britain have meanwhile seized data from Cambridge Analytica in their investigation, and EU officials have warned of consequences for Facebook.
Facebook has apologized and vowed to fix the problem.
On Wednesday, six consumer and privacy organizations called upon Facebook to cease all campaign contributions and election activity until they ensure the integrity of all apps on the platform.
“A company whose platform is self-admittedly powerful enough to influence elections, must stay out of them,” said a letter from the groups including Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy.
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Trump writes most of his own tweets because he’s addicted to the ‘euphoria’ he gets from making people mad: report
Travis Gettys
President Donald Trump writes most of his tweets himself, because he apparently enjoys the dopamine rush he gets from social media engagement.
The president frequently announces White House staffing changes or even foreign policy on his Twitter account, but how those sometimes misspelled and oddly capitalized tweets get made is a closely guarded secret, reported Politico.
The website reported an anecdote about Trump interrupting a meeting with lawmakers over his announcement to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria to call for his social media adviser, Dan Scavino.
Trump asked the former golf caddy-turned-White House official to explain to the legislators how popular his policy appeared to be, based on the positive reaction the announcement had picked up on social media.
The president told Politico he writes most of his own tweets, but he admitted that sometimes Scavino and other aides helps him compose the messages “on occasion.”
At the start of his presidency, White House officials tried to stop Trump’s frequent and sometimes hastily composed tweets, or at least help craft the messages.
Scavino would sometimes draft several tweets Trump could use as a “release valve” to let off steam, and ask the president to circle the one he liked best, according to a person close to the president.
But that setup didn’t last long, that source said.
Trump “wasn’t feeling the actual euphoria of typing the tweet himself,” the source said. “Then within 15 seconds seeing it blasted on one of the cable shows.”
Social media companies intentionally exploit a “vulnerability in human psychology” to keep users distracted — and addicted, according to the founding president of Facebook.
“The thought process was, ‘How do we consume as much of your time and conscious attention as possible?’” said Sean Parker, who resigned from the company in 2005. “We … give you a little dopamine hit.”
Dopamine is a brain chemical that causes people to seek out enjoyment and pleasure — whether that’s food, sex, drugs or social media interaction.
“And the dopamine system is most powerfully stimulated when the information coming in is small so that it doesn’t full satisfy,” according to Psychology Today. “A short text or twitter … is ideally suited to send your dopamine system raging.”
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Insurance industry is clearly ‘terrified,’ says Bernie Sanders, as lawmakers admit lobbyists helped them write attacks on Medicare for All
Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
“We are taking on the big-money interests who have an army of lobbyists trying to defeat Medicare for All.”
Documents obtained by the Washington Post Monday showed that lobbyists helped three state lawmakers draft op-eds this year attacking Medicare for All, a revelation Sen. Bernie Sanders highlighted as further evidence that the healthcare industry is “terrified” of the push for single-payer.
“We are taking on the big-money interests who have an army of lobbyists trying to defeat Medicare for All,” tweeted Sanders, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. “They are terrified that the American people recognize that healthcare is a human right. They’re right to be terrified.”
The Post‘s Jeff Stein reported Monday that Montana state Rep. Kathy Kelker (D), Montana state Sen. Jen Gross (D), and an aide to Ohio state Sen. Steve Huffman (R) admitted in interviews that lobbyists helped craft their recent op-eds criticizing Medicare for All. The three columns appeared in local newspapers; none of them disclosed that they were written with the assistance of lobbyists.
“This is just the latest reason we need to reform this broken system where greedy corporations determine who can get medical treatment in America.”
—Wendell Potter, Business for Medicare for All
Kelker and Gross “acknowledged in interviews that editorials they published separately about the single-payer health proposal included language provided by John MacDonald, a lobbyist and consultant in [Montana] who disclosed in private emails that he worked for an unnamed client,” Stein reported.
Kathleen DeLand, an Ohio-based lobbyist, assisted Huffman with his September 30 Sidney Daily News op-ed, which criticized Medicare for All as a “one-size-fits-all approach” that “does not work for healthcare.”
Huffman’s aide told the Post that he believes DeLand was working for the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future (PAHCF), an industry front group formed last year to fight Medicare for All.
“DeLand’s emails to the Ohio lawmaker’s staff include the acronym for the group in the subject line: ‘PAHCF op-ed – OH – Huffman[3]. docx,'” Stein reported, citing documents provided to the Post by non-profit advocacy group Medicare for All Now.
MacDonald, who edited the Montana lawmakers’ columns, would not confirm to the Post whether he was working for PAHCF.
“The emails appear to show extensive outside involvement in the Montana lawmakers’ op-eds,” Stein reported. “In a Microsoft Word document, MacDonald removed three paragraphs from a draft of Kelker’s op-ed that pointed out that the United States ‘clearly spends significantly more on healthcare per capita than other developed nations.’ He also deleted a table from the lawmaker’s original draft showing that the United States has higher healthcare spending per capita than France, Germany, Norway, and Switzerland.”
Lobbyists for corporations that profit off keeping us sick are ghostwriting op-eds opposing #MedicareForAll.
These corporations can’t be reasoned with, only defeated & destroyed: https://t.co/yrgfF7BTjE
— SocialSecurityWorks (@SSWorks) December 2, 2019
Wendell Potter, president of advocacy group Business for Medicare for All, said the emails “blow open what I saw firsthand and revealed as a health insurance whistleblower.”
“These companies and their lobbyists will stoop to whatever it takes, no matter how grotesque, to deny people the lifesaving coverage they need,” Potter, a former health insurance executive, told the Post. “This is just the latest reason we need to reform this broken system where greedy corporations determine who can get medical treatment in America.”
In a series of tweets Monday, Potter called on PAHCF to “come clean about any other op-eds secretly authored by the health insurance industry to discredit Medicare for All.”
“This move by the industry is built on a decades old corporate playbook used previously by Big Tobacco and the NRA,” said Potter. “Placing industry-crafted talking points under the byline of trusted local leaders is a tried and true way to manipulate the public.”
This should surprise no one. But it’s still wrong. And it is scary.
It’s also unethical. Public relations professionals are not supposed to misrepresent messages or their messengers to the public.
— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) December 2, 2019
Larry Noble, who served as general counsel for the Campaign Legal Center and the Federal Election Commission, echoed Potter’s ethical concerns.
“It’s disturbing,” Noble said of the emails in an interview with the Post. “I think there’s a certain ethical obligation to be upfront about who wrote the editorial.”
White House adviser warned colleagues Nancy Pelosi would eventually bring Trump down: ‘She’s an assassin’
In an excerpt from the new book "A Very Stable Genius," former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon predicted that now-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi would eventually attempt to bring the president down one way or the other.
According to Axios, the book states, "The night of January 23 [2017], the first Monday of his presidency, Trump came face‑to‑face with House and Senate leaders from both parties at a White House reception ... At a long table in the State Dining Room, Steve Bannon ... could not stop looking at Nancy Pelosi..."
These 6 GOP senators have negative approval ratings — threatening Republican control in 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) may not be in control of the body following the 2020 elections. In fact, he might not even be a senator.
On Thursday, Morning Consult released a new poll on all 100 senators, based on 494,899 interviews with voters. The survey had some major red flags for Republicans hoping to hold control of the chamber in 2020.
President Donald Trump's impeachment trial is putting enormous pressure on vulnerable Republicans, Morning Consult's Eli Yokley explained.
It’s 2020 and Florida’s Supreme Court just ruled in favor of a poll tax
"Florida cannot violate the U.S. Constitution's protections. The right to vote cannot be contingent on the ability to pay."
Florida's state Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favor of denying convicted felons the right to vote if they do not pay fines and fees associated with their incarceration, a decision that was immediately assailed by rights activists as an unconstitutional and immoral poll tax.
In a statement condemning the ruling (pdf), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Florida, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law and NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund said the ruling "does not—indeed, cannot—alter what the U.S. Constitution requires."
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Competition for a weatherboard house in Western Sydney was cranked to the max when a “monster crowd” showed up ready to bid, driving the price more than $300k over expectations.
Western Sydney auctions: price expectations for house smashed after mob shows up to bid
Auctioneer Michael Garofolo of Cooley Auctions at the Wentworthville auction.
The sellers of a weatherboard house in Western Sydney got a welcome surprise when a crowd of more than 100 people arrived at their auction, with nearly a fifth registering to bid.
Included in the crowd gathered for the auction of the Wentworthville house were a whopping 19 registered bidders.
Six months ago the average auction would have attracted two to three bidders, records showed.
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With so much interest in the four-bedroom home on a 690sqm block, the auction turned into a frenzy of bidding activity and the hammer eventually dropped at $1.4 million — $350,000 over the reserve.
Auctioneer Michael Garofolo of Cooley Auctions said the auction for the house on Haig St was “pandemonium”.
“It was a monster crowd … the paddles were flying everywhere. There were so many bids it was difficult to keep up,” Mr Garofolo said.
“We had five people working the floor to make sure all the bids were heard, they just kept coming in. It was so fast.”
The opening bid was $750,000 and most of the bidders stayed in contention for the property until about $1.3 million, he said.
Selling agent Alan Fowler of Laing and Simmons-Wentworthville said the sales price caught him by surprise.
The Haig St house offered buyers scope for development.
Market feedback had suggested the home would sell for anywhere between $1 million and $1.1 million, he said.
“I’m still in shock a bit,” Mr Fowler said. “I can understand why it sold at that, there’s a shortage of stock, but it wasn’t what we expected.
“If this had sold in 2017, when the market was at its peak, we would have got less.”
Part of what was surprising about the sale was that a similar block on the same street had gone to auction the same morning, selling for $1.29 million.
Auctioneer Michael Garofolo said many in the crowd were land bankers.
“It was the same buyers at each of the auctions, many of them walked from the one to the other,” Mr Garofolo said. “There may have been a fear of missing out.”
Mr Garofolo added that properties with building potential in Western Sydney had been highly sought after over recent weeks.
“I suspect it’s builders land banking,” he said. “They’re holding onto properties with development potential till there’s another boom.”
In the Hills District, a dozen buyers turned up to register for the auction of a four-bedroom house in Kellyville and the strong interest also drove the price way above expectation.
No. 10 Castlefern Court, Kellyville sold for $1.33 million.
The house on a larger-than-average 683sqm block on Castlefern Court sold under the hammer for $1.33 million, beating the reserve price by $130,000.
Selling agent Corie Sciberras of The Avenue Real Estate said the home was a big draw for younger families.
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Close to 130 groups came to inspect it in the lead up to the auction and buyer competition was “stiff”, he said.
“There are very few single level homes available in the area and there is are a lot more buyers because of the new (Sydney Metro Northwest) train line,” Mr Sciberras said.
The opening bid was $1 million and half the registered bidders submitted offers.
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13 questions about The Great British Baking Show, answered
The Great British Baking Show hosts Mel and Sue (center) and contestants (left to right in a semicircle): Glenn, Ruby, Frances, Howard, Christine, Ali, Deborah, Sue, Mel, Lucy, Beca, Kimberley, Rob, Toby, and Mark. (Photo by Des Willie/Love Productions)
by Andy Dehnart 5 Nov. 2015 | 9:30 pm
The addictive and delicious The Great British Baking Show is concluding on PBS next week. While this is just the second season to air in the United States, it has captured the hearts and attention of a new audience.
For those of us in the U.S. who’ve only seen two seasons so far, it’s challenging to find information or answers to questions without bumping into results of already-aired seasons of The Great British Bake-Off.
So, I’ve gathered together behind-the-scenes information about the show and how it’s produced, and presented it entirely spoiler-free. However, the sources of the information—always linked and cited, of course, such as these two fascinating behind-the-scenes articles published by The Telegraph and The Guardian)—may reveal winners and other information.
Where did the idea for GBBO come from?
The concept of The Great British Bake-Off actually came from the United States. Yes, the Telegraph reports that executive producer and creator Anna Beattie “came up with the idea after talking to a friend who had seen ‘bake-offs’ in America.” Ironic that those very Pillsbury-sponsored bake-offs are the ones that led the show to change its title for broadcast in the United States.
Beattie started Love Productions with her husband Richard McKerrow (they sold a majority share to Sky in 2014), and license the format around the world. CBS aired a version in 2013, and Love Productions is producing ABC’s holiday baking competition with Mary Berry as a judge.
PBS began airing the show earlier this year; confusingly, the first season to air in the US was the UK’s series five, and the second to air on PBS was the UK’s series four.
Where is the show filmed?
Even though every season except the first has taken place in a tent, the filming location has changed regularly:
Season one: various places in the UK
Season two: Valentines Mansion and Gardens, Ilford, Essex. A 300-year-old private mansion.
Seasons three and four: Harptree Court, Bristol, Somerset. It’s a bed and breakfast that remained open during filming.
Seasons five and six: Welford Park, Newbury, Berkshire. An historic private home.
Has the show’s format changed over its life?
Yes, significantly. During the first UK season, which aired in 2010, the 10 contestants traveled between cities for themed bakes. The tent was introduced in the second series, which also saw the addition of the star baker award.
Filming now takes place over 10 weeks—an extraordinary amount of time compared to typical US reality series—and only on weekends. Contestants stay at a hotel (the judges and hosts are in a different hotel) during the weekends and return home during the week.
How do contestants get selected?
Like any reality series, there’s a lengthy process, which includes an application, phone interviews, an in-person audition and screen test, psychological exams, and more. One contestant said he spent “a couple of thousand pounds to get to this stage—the expense of getting to all the auditions, the ingredients.” He’s referring to practice bakes and the bakes required for an in-person audition; those who are cast have their ingredient expenses covered.
What happens during the bakes?
A lot. First, contestants are shuttled from their hotel to the tent, and like we see on screen, do two different bakes on Saturday and one on Sunday. Like on Trading Spaces, contestants wear the same clothes each day for continuity.
There’s a crew of 50 or so behind the scenes. If a contestant wants to take something out of the oven, they have to let a producer know first so one of the six camera crews can capture it.
While they might spend a lot of time staring into the oven, the contestants “are encouraged to take half-hour breaks when their baking schedule allows,” the Telegraph reports.
The show’s chief home economist Faenia Moore (The Guardian reports her title is “an anachronistic hangover from postwar attempts to bring rigour and respectability to school cookery lessons”), who’s basically in charge of the food producers, observes the contestants and reports back to producers about problems so Mel and Sue can talk with them.
Moore’s three-person team of producers is responsible for all the food and equipment, and they work out of a prep kitchen adjacent to the tent (contestants aren’t allowed in). The team starts acquiring ingredients two days before each episode’s shoot, in part because they have to remove all brand labels.
If the contestants change their recipe or need a new ingredient, the show has someone waiting at a nearby store.
Filming can take up to 16 hours, in part because the food porn shots take so long. One contestant estimated that two-thirds of their time in the tent is not actual baking: “The rest of the time is spent doing ‘beauty shots’ of the cakes, the contestants or the judges.”
Why is everything so clean during judging? After the contestants finish baking, producers and production assistants rush in to clean everything while the contestants relax outside. (Just one person, Iva, does the dishes, according to The BBC, and it’s all done by hand in two sinks.) Then the contestants return to have their work judged.
Do the show’s producers try to create drama?
No, or at least, not any more—and what they did do during season one was low-key for a reality series. Host Sue Perkins revealed as part of a profile in The Telegraph that she and Mel actually walked off the set at some point because of producers attempts to milk contestants for drama, which the paper compares to The X Factor. Sue said:
“We felt uncomfortable with it, and we said ‘We don’t think you’ve got the right presenters’. I’m proud that we did that, because what we were saying was ‘Let’s try and do this a different way’—and no one ever cried again. Maybe they cry because their soufflé collapsed, but nobody’s crying because someone’s going ‘Does this mean a lot about your grandmother?’ Many the bakers have sad stories, but guess what? We never touch on any of them.”
Sue says that controversy is “My idea of hell” and added, “A good Bake Off for me is just about cakes and nice people—and that’s a successful show.”
How much practice do the contestants get?
The show makes it clear that contestants have all week to practice their signature bakes and showstopper challenge creations. Their expenses are covered for the supplies they need to buy.
But they actually have even more time than that: Producers identify the 10 signature bakes and showstoppers during pre-production, and before the competition even begins, every contestant has to identify what they’d bake for each one.
Of course, many of them will never bake some of those things, but they know what’s ahead for the entire competition. That’s remarkable, considering how many other cooking competitions rely on surprise to create drama. Here, the only surprise is the technical bake.
Do the contestants get other help?
Yes, though it is limited. Besides practice on two of the three bakes for each episode, food producers will step in with advice or new ingredients if necessary. “We help the bakers to a certain degree. We do show the disasters, but you don’t want to set anyone up for a fall,” Faenia Moore told The Telegraph.
Who eats the bakes after judging ends?
The contestants and the reality show’s crew. Faenia Moore told RadioTimes, “It is really important that the bakers actually have a chance to taste what they have been slaving over for three or four hours. So I put together a basket of all their different bakes so they can taste their own and everyone else’s. Then, in a very orderly fashion, of course, the crew dig in—they really love it when the bakers cook something savoury as there is usually so much sugar around.”
However, one contestant told the Birmingham Mail, “The cameramen literally stand there with forks in their back pockets, waiting to swoop as soon as filming stops. The cakes are meant to be taken to a lunch area where everyone can share them, but they don’t usually get that far because the crew eat them first.”
How fair is the competition?
A lot is done to make sure the competition is fair. All contestants are briefed by the ovens’ manufacturer to make sure they know how to use them. Also, each of the contestants’ ovens is checked to make sure it’s level and works.
How do they know each oven will produce the same results? “A dozen Victoria sponge mixes are prepared and placed into each oven at exactly the same time by members of the production crew,” executive producer Anna Beattie revealed.
Why isn’t there product placement?
The show works to minimize how many products are shown, including removing brand labels from ingredients.
That’s because the show airs on the BBC (series one to four on BBC Two, five and six on BBC One), which is a public broadcaster and has rules about product integration.
The show was actually found to be in violation of those rules after someone complained about the logo on the fridge during series three. (That’s just so charming, especially considering the average American cooking competition’s logo porn.) The issue was with the loan agreement with the fridges’ manufacturer; in its announcement about the incident, the BBC said “some equipment will be seen in shot but production are always looking to minimise product prominence where possible.”
How much do the judges and hosts earn?
The show has been increasingly popular in the UK, with last year’s season finale being the most-popular broadcast of the year outside of sports. So, its stars’ pay has increased over time, too, though exactly how much they make hasn’t been officially revealed.
The Daily Mail said (citing no sources) that for the series that aired this year in the UK, series 6, Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood each earned £500,000.
In an earlier story, the Daily Mail reported that Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc earn “in excess of £100,000 a series,” though the story didn’t specify if that’s for one or both of them.
Where can I watch The Great British Baking Show?
If you missed season one earlier this year, or have missed episodes (why the the schedule changed this season), you can catch up online or on demand.
How to watch all seasons of The Great British Baking Show
season one (UK series five):
Amazon.com, free with Amazon Prime
season two (UK series four), four most-recent episodes:
PBS Video app on iOS, Android, or Roku
series one to four
The BBC sells full seasons but only to UK customers, via UK iTunes.
not the actual show but better than nothing
The Great British Bake Off Big Book of Baking, which has “120 original recipes from both the judges and the bakers”
The Great British Bake Off: Everyday, which has “straightforward, easy-to-follow techniques” and “foolproof recipes.”
The Great British Bake Off: How to Turn Everyday Bakes Into Showstoppers, which includes recipes and “all of Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood’s Technical Challenges from the series”
Great British Bake off: Another Slice of 2015, a behind-the-scenes book for fans
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Four-footed ‘professors’ partner with young riders at North American Youth Championships
KALISPELL, Mont. (July 19, 2018)—Sometimes the most important lessons come from an unexpected source. Such is the case for many of today’s leading riders in the first day of competition at the North American Youth Championships, which is running concurrently with The 2018 Event at Rebecca Farm.
The 2018 North American Youth Championships are host to a star-studded cast of equines and their young riders this year, featuring horses who have competed at eventing’s highest levels of competition, even the Olympics. While this might lead spectators to believe a horse of this caliber would simplify the ride, it in fact brings a new level of complexity to the competition.
Alexandra Baugh, who currently leads the CICOY2* division after the dressage phase, describes her mount, Ballingowan Pizazz (barn name, Mango), this way: “Mango is a horse of a lifetime. He is grumpy, challenging and unbelievably talented.” Baugh and Ballingowan Pizazz are at the North American Youth Championships representing U.S. Eventing Area VIII, and her home state of Kentucky.
Ballingowan Pizazz is no stranger to the medal stand, securing the 2007 Team Gold Medal at the Pan American Games for the United States, with former rider Shannon Lilley. While his experience certainly has its merits, Baugh will tell you that it also this experience can also make the ride more challenging.
“He is wonderful when you get it right and lets the world know when you don’t,” Baugh shares.
For a horse attuned to an advanced professional’s cue, Ballingown Pizazz holds his rider to a high standard. He is responsive, bold, and constantly searching for accurate, timely direction. Because he knows the sport so well, taking the proverbial reins of leadership can be a challenge. Baugh acknowledged he is not shy about pointing out her errors and pushing her to improve. In this way, Ballingowan Pizazz has served as a faithful instructor this season and led Baugh to improve.
Baugh is hoping Ballingown Pizazz’s tutelage will pay off with a medal of her own. “We’re all here for gold,” Baugh smiles.
Tayler Stewart agrees with Baugh that there is much to learn from a horse who has competed at the highest levels. She rides her own Ideal Contini, a 15-year-old Holsteiner gelding who has competed successfully with professional riders Will Coleman and Sally Cousins. Although he comes with an impressive resume and a long list of accolades, Steward shares that he is exceedingly well suited to teaching a young rider.
“He’s just so patient. He was meant to be a young rider horse,” Stewart says. Together Stewart and Ideal Contini turned in an impressive 31.2 test in today’s dressage competition, placing them in second going into the cross-country phase.
Stewart’s Area II teammate, Alexa Lapp, secured third place on Cambalda, another four-legged professor with a multi-chapter bio. “Ping”, a 16-year-old Irish Sport Horse owned by Nina Gardner, performed a steady, accurate test, scoring 32.6. Lapp noted that the friendships between teammates had contributed to the success of the team. “Tayler and I met at NAYC two years ago and we’ve been close ever since.”
Currently in first place for North American Young Championship is Team II and second place is held by the combined team of Areas I, IV, & VIII. Area VI enters the cross-country phase in third place.
Tomorrow’s schedule includes an exciting day with international levels and the North American Youth Championships CCIJ1* level competing in dressage. The national levels will kick off cross-county and show-jumping for novice and training levels.
For 2018 Ride Times and Results, please visit www.rebeccafarm.org.
Admission for this family-friendly spectator event is free, with full concessions and a large multi-interest trade fair, as well as a free Kid Zone that includes pony rides, PonyUp! (Horsemanship 101 classes for kids), face painting, arts and crafts, bounce houses and more. A one-time, recommended $10 parking donation per car to support Halt Cancer at X and a full weekend pass is available with a $25 donation.
To access Rebecca Farm, from the junction of Highways 93 & 2, travel 2 miles north on Highway 93 to Reserve Loop and go west 2 miles, then south on W. Springcreek Rd. The entrance is 3/4 mile on the right.
For more information, visit www.rebeccafarm.org.
Remaining Schedule
Friday, July 20, 8 a.m.- 6 p.m.
Dressage phase all day. CCI2*, CIC3*, CCI3*. CCIJ1* (Junior Riders).
Cross-Country phase all day. Open Intermediate, Training 3-Day, Novice 3-Day. Preliminary
Show Jumping all day: Junior & Senior Open Novice. Junior & Senior Open Training
Trade Fair & Food Vendors: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday, July 21, 8 a.m. -6 p.m.
Cross-Country phase all day. All FEI levels. CH-J CCI*. CICOY2*.
Show Jumping: Open Intermediate. Open Preliminary. Junior Open Preliminary. Training 3-Day, Novice 3-Day.
Trade Fair & Food Vendors: 10 a.m. -6 p.m.
Kid Zone: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, July 22, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Show Jumping phase all day. All FEI levels. CH-J CCI*. CICOY2*.
Final Horse Inspection: 9 a.m.
For further details about the schedule of events, please visit Schedule of Events
ABOUT THE EVENT AT REBECCA FARM
The Event at Rebecca Farm presented by Montana Equestrian Events is held every July in Kalispell, Montana. One of the largest equestrian triathlon in the United States, The Event is also considered to have some of the world’s finest scenery. Each year it draws hundreds of riders of all levels, from amateur to Olympians.
The Event at Rebecca Farm features thirteen courses ranging from novice to Olympian qualifier, which were originally developed by world-renowned course designer, Mark Phillips. In 2012, Scottish equestrian Ian Stark redesigned the Rebecca Farm courses. Known for his immense contributions to Eventing, Stark has won multiple Olympic medals and was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.
Lauren Billys takes the lead in the CCI4*-L
Sweat equity pays dividends at North American Youth Championship at Rebecca Farm
From Pillar to Post: Leaders Finish Strong as The Event at Rebecca Farm comes to a close
Area II teams dominate cross country in second day of competition at NAYC
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Mets' Cespedes bruises fingers after being hit by pitch
Sep 30, 2015 at 10:22 PM Sep 30, 2015 at 11:09 PM
PHILADELPHIA — New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes was bruised on two fingers of his left hand after being hit by a pitch Wednesday night against the Phillies.
X-rays were negative after Cespedes left the game, which later turned testy.
The NL East champion Mets said Cespedes was bruised on the middle and ring fingers. He was hit by an 89 mph fastball from Justin De Fratus in the third inning.
Cespedes dropped the bat, shook his hand and fell to the dirt in the batter's box. Mets manager Terry Collins and a trainer rushed from the dugout, and the outfielder exited.
Acquired at the July 31 trade deadline from Detroit, Cespedes is batting .287 with 17 homers and 44 RBIs in 54 games with the Mets. Overall, he has set career highs this season with 35 home runs and 105 RBIs.
Many of the large contingent of Mets fans in attendance booed De Fratus. Plate umpire Bob Davidson ruled Cespedes wasn't hit by the pitch, but the call was overturned after the Mets challenged.
Cespedes' replacement, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, was plunked in the fifth inning by Adam Loewen. In the bottom half, Logan Verrett hit Philadelphia's Odubel Herrera in the back, prompting Davidson to warn both benches.
Both benches started to empty one inning later when Hansel Robles' head-high fastball sent the Phillies' Cameron Rupp to the ground. Rupp got up and jawed at Robles, who walked toward the batter's box and stopped about 20 feet away.
Rupp was held back by catcher Travis d'Arnaud, and Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy quickly ushered Robles to the visitor's dugout.
Both Robles and Collins were ejected.
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Russia attacks US attempts to broaden Magnitsky List
A view from the Hotel Moskva on the Russian Foreign Ministry, center.(RIA Novosti / Alexander Vilf) © RIA Novosti
A top Russian diplomat has condemned attempts by the US to enlarge the so called Magnitsky List, and warned of immediate repercussions if the US decides to impose any new sanctions.
“Our attitude to the Magnitsky List itself and to its broadening is definitely negative,” said the Foreign Ministry’s plenipotentiary for Human Rights, Konstantin Dolgov.
The Russian official said the United States has the right to decide who they let into their country and who they bar, but deliberately making it a political issue was wrong.
In late 2012, the United States introduced the so-called Magnitsky Act – a law imposing sanctions on a number of Russian state officials and civil servants allegedly involved in the imprisonment of Sergey Magnitsky – an auditor who worked for a British investment fund and who died in prison while under investigation over tax fraud.
Russia has attacked the Act as an attempt to influence justice in a sovereign country and replied by adopting a similar Guantanamo List – a set of sanctions against foreign officials suspected of violating Human Rights or the rights of Russian citizens who were detained and tried abroad.
Dolgov said Russia would reply to the Magnitsky List again if the US seeks to introduce new sanctions. In particular he warned that this might happen if the United States chooses to punish Russia for its insufficient efforts in fighting human trafficking, as it was suggested after the release of the latest annual report of the problem.
In mid-June this year the US State Department published its annual slavery report in which it condemned China, Russia and Uzbekistan for alleged failure to stem human trafficking and slavery within their borders.
“This would not be our choice, we would prefer to avoid this,” Dolgov added.
The latest suggestions to put new names onto the so called Magnitsky List have come from a public petition on the White House web-site. The authors claimed that two Russian politicians – Lower House MP Yelena Mizulina and Vitaly Milonov of St Petersburg city legislature - were responsible for several recent Russian bills that target LGBT people.
Mizulina has accused Russian gay rights activists and especially their leader Nikolai Alekseyev of waging a campaign of slander and disinformation aimed at hurting Russian national interests.
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Olympic medals awaited from Russian figure skating
1 Jan, 2010 13:00
A lot is expected from Russian figure skaters at the Olympics, with the return of veterans like Evgeny Pluschenko boosting gold medal prospects and a new breed of juniors blossoming just at the right time.
Fans love Olympic champion Evgeny Pluschenko, and not only for his international ice-capades.
Within the last year he has also become the successful, self-proclaimed savior of Russian male figure skating, returning to the sport after a three year sabbatical following his 2006 Turin gold.
Russian figure skating – which has been in the doldrums in his absence – has been buoyed by his return, with records tumbling as soon as the 27-year-old returned to the ice, with the Russian Cup and championship gold.
His international comeback will take place at the European Championship in Estonia at the end of January. And he remains the country's biggest hope for Olympic gold in Vancouver.
“I had three successful competitions before the Russian championship. And maybe it’s only for the best that I had to overcome an injury to compete here, so that I could start training in fresh and leave all the mistakes behind me and deliver the gold in Vancouver,” Evgeny Pluschenko said.
Sergey Voronov is probably the only person with a negative thought about Pluschenko 's return .
The Muscovite won the Russian Championship twice in his absence, but is yet to achieve global success. He is on a learning curve, and the 22-year-old represents the country's potential in years to come.
Speaking of other young talents, female Russian ice skaters are very much in the spotlight. Newly-crowned Russian champion, Ksenia Makarova, bloomed in 2009 after a top place finish at her first senior competition.
The 17-year-old is looking to take the next step in the European championships later this month. That will see her on the way to becoming one of Russia's two ladies’ figure skating representatives chasing Olympic gold in Vancouver.
“I am very happy. I am going to go to the Europeans and show my best there, and be in Vancouver if I can,” Ksenia Makarova said.
At 19 years old, 2009 world junior champion Alena Leonova has already tasted success and thrown out her challenge to senior skaters.
In January she will make her second attempt at the continental championships , in which she finished fourth last year.
After winning the silver medal at the Russian nationals, Alena's confidence was certainly strengthened and her Olympic dream came a little bit closer.
Of course this is not the entire Russian Olympic figure skating team. At the Vancouver Games the country will be represented by a total of 17 athletes.
In singles, two ladies and two men, and in pairs there are three each for ice skating and ice dancing.
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Santa Cruz Warriors
Mike Rotkin: Who exactly would Bernie vote for?
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County’s first inclusive park
Fatal Tahoe avalanche
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OpinionColumnists
By Mike Rotkin and Santa Cruz Sentinel |
PUBLISHED: October 7, 2016 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: September 11, 2018 at 12:00 am
If you see letters to the editor, fliers or opinion pieces supporting a candidate or a slate of four Santa Cruz City Council candidates because they are endorsed by the local Bernie Sanders campaign, please take them with a grain of salt. The self-appointed “Sanders Caucus” that made these endorsements met well after Hillary Clinton had already won the Democratic Party nomination, and after Bernie and most of us supporting Sanders had moved on to support Hillary in the fight against Donald Trump. We did not attend this rump “Sanders” meeting.
I don’t know of any Santa Cruz City Council candidates who were not Sanders supporters. The so-called “Sanders Caucus” that met after the Democratic Convention had already endorsed Hillary Clinton was primarily composed of those annoying people who Sarah Silverman called “ridiculous” for not moving on once our candidate had failed to obtain the party endorsement.
The Sanders campaign was and is important. It changed the terms of the debate, significantly improved the Democratic Party platform, and forced Hillary to change some of her more conservative positions on issues both domestic and foreign. But continuing to oppose Hillary and fight for Bernie after the battle was over demonstrated a lack of recognition of the real situation we are facing with the possibility of a Trump presidency.
I am pretty sure that all of the candidates for the Santa Cruz City Council will say they support social programs, affordable housing, neighborhood protection, downtown businesses, public safety, environmental protection, etc., etc. The question is: Who among them has the demonstrated commitment, knowledge, experience, collaborative connections and, frankly, common sense to actually implement programs that will successfully address these critical issues. None of the candidates has bad motives or a lack of concern for the well being of the city and its residents. But getting the “Sanders Caucus” endorsement is hardly a litmus test for who among them is best prepared to actually make a difference on progressive issues if they get elected.
In order to get the endorsement of the so-called “Sanders Caucus,” candidates had to sign a pledge in support of a laundry list of ill-thought-out proposals that the better candidates in this race refused to sign. Several of the proposals fly in the face of local voters’ views and are lacking in common sense. Among other things, the “Sanders Caucus” endorsees had to agree to oppose Measure D, the county transportation measure. Measure D is supported unanimously by the Santa Cruz Metro Transit District board and by every council member and supervisor in Santa Cruz County, with the exception of two who are against the rail or trail part of the proposal. Realizing how unpopular their pledge would be, a few of the “Sanders Caucus” endorsees have already gone back on their pledge or have waffled in forums with respect to their support for Measure D.
The pledge also asked candidates to support the city of Santa Cruz going immediately to a $15 an hour minimum wage even though the local voters failed to support such a measure at the polls. The minimum wage should be $15 an hour, but in order to avoid local business flight, the measure has to cover at least the entire county if not the state, and we have the ability to make that happen.
The pledge included support for a police review measure that would violate state law, denying UC Santa Cruz water, a property tax that polls show only about 3 percent of frequent voters supporting, and support for an outdoor homeless campground. All of the candidates support creating more effective programs to address homelessness, but support for outdoor sleeping is not popular with local voters.
So I’d suggest that Sanders supporters and others look for other indicators of who the best council candidates are than the endorsement of the “Sanders Caucus.”
Mike Rotkin is a former five-time mayor of Santa Cruz and was active in the Bernie Sanders campaign.
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Sarah to sing O Canada the Raptors-Warriors Game 6!
Sarah will perform the national anthem at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California for Game 6 of the NBA finals! It could be Canadian history in the making, with the Toronto Raptors potentially clinching the NBA title against the Golden State Warriors.
“It’s a crazy big deal,” Sarah said, about to board her flight to California.
“We as Canadians don’t get that many opportunities to celebrate being Canadian … and I love that I get to represent, in a small way, my country.”
Read the whole story on CBC News now!
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Daniel Walters Guest
Posted Thu, June 27th, 2019 7:09 am
Symposium: Laying bare the realpolitik of administrative deconstruction
Posted Thu, June 27th, 2019 7:09 am by Daniel Walters
Daniel Walters is an assistant professor of law at Penn State Law.
The first line in Justice Neil Gorsuch’s partial concurrence in Kisor v. Wilkie says it all: “It should have been easy for the Court to say goodbye to Auer v. Robbins.” Here, Gorsuch betrays a hint of chastened bewilderment in an otherwise fiery, confident performance. Even before Gorsuch and Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the Supreme Court, the court’s other conservatives assumed that Auer deference was “on its last gasp.” Many observers had considered James Kisor’s plea to overturn Auer deference a fait accompli, given the current composition of the court. The only question that remained was just what the result in Kisor would foreshadow about future challenges to Chevron deference.
Yet, in a decision that surprised nearly everyone, the court turned back the tide and declined the long-awaited invitation to do away with Auer deference, with Chief Justice John Roberts offering the pivotal vote on stare decisis grounds. Although the court’s narrow holding retaining (and restating) Auer deference looks on its face much like the anti-climactic decision in Lucia v. Securities and Exchange Commission last term, it has much bigger implications. Given the larger context, the failure to jettison Auer deference feels like a major turning point in the conservative legal movement’s campaign against the administrative state. Gorsuch is right that this was supposed to be the easy case, and the result here does not bode well for the harder cases coming down the pike.
To be sure, just last week in Gundy v. United States, a near-majority of the court, including Roberts, put out a feeler for reviving the nondelegation principle—a move that could accomplish all that eradicating Auer deference would and more. But in his stark reliance on stare decisis as the sole basis for retaining Auer, Roberts made it crystal clear that there are immovable barriers to his participation in the actual deconstruction of the administrative state. As Adrian Vermeule argued after Gundy, Roberts may say one thing in a “safe dissent or concurrence,” but might be compelled by “role morality” to say something very different when the stakes are real. Kisor certainly seems to vindicate Vermeule’s take. Suffice it to say that overcoming stare decisis will be a necessary step in every effort to undo the administrative state by judicial fiat. As of now, the best evidence suggests that Roberts is unwilling to go down that path even in a case where the change would be far less disruptive than questioning Congress’ authority to delegate authority to agencies at all.
Gorsuch’s partial concurrence interprets the narrowness of Roberts’ vote as evidence that the “decision is more a stay of execution than a pardon” for Auer deference. Without breaking any major new ground, Justice Elena Kagan’s opinion for the court took the opportunity to clarify some of the court’s recent changes to Auer’s domain, many of which address criticisms leveled against the principle. As many had already speculated, the court reads the cumulative effect of cases like Christopher v. SmithKline Beecham and Gonzales v. Oregon as having set up a doctrinal inquiry not unlike Chevron’s famous two-step (Perhaps we should just call it an n-step or a staircase to allow for the development of future steps.). Most importantly, Kagan emphasized that Auer deference is not a blank check. Auer step one, or the process of determining whether there is a “genuine ambiguity” in light of an application of the “‘traditional tools’ of construction,” has to be taken seriously by the courts, and the Supreme Court remanded to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit precisely because the panel below had not done so. Even when there is a genuine ambiguity, “the agency’s reading must fall ‘within the bounds of reasonable interpretation,’” and “[t]hat is a requirement an agency can fail.”
Perhaps, Gorsuch wrote, these caveats (which are not really as new as Gorsuch suggests) so changed the practical force of Auer deference that Roberts saw “little practical difference between keeping it on life support … and overruling it entirely.” Should Kagan’s efforts to clean up and systematize application of Auer fail in the lower courts, Gorsuch claimed that the court will likely “find the nerve it lacks today and inter Auer at last.” Similarly, Kavanaugh, writing separately, envisioned a future in which reviewing courts deploying Kagan’s framework “almost always reach a conclusion about the best interpretation of the regulation at issue”—the functional equivalent of de novo review. Perhaps. But policing lower courts’ application of Kagan’s framework in the trenches of agency litigation will be hard work for the court, and it is liable to be an imperfect monitor. Teeing up another suitable frontal challenge to Auer will be even harder.
There should be no mistake: Roberts’ decision to save Auer deference is a devastating setback for opponents of judicial deference to agency legal interpretations, and all the more so because it is based entirely on stare decisis. As Gorsuch’s partial concurrence recounts, there is no shortage of arguments that might be deployed to justify departing from stare decisis—the separation of powers concern about combining rule-writing and rule-interpreting authority in agencies, the statutory arguments based on Section 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act, or the concerns about the doctrine’s perverse incentives for rule-writing—to many of which Roberts appears quite sympathetic. Moreover, Roberts has displayed little compunction about overruling precedent in the past. Indeed, he authored an opinion just days ago in Knick v. Township of Scott that overruled a longstanding precedent. In light of these circumstances, it is not even remotely clear what kind of argument or evidence could sway Roberts to change course on Auer deference.
Kisor will, I suspect, be canonical. Part of its staying power will come from the exceptionally lucid articulations of two completely different understandings of the necessity of the administrative state in Kagan’s opinion for the court and Gorsuch’s partial concurrence. The initial reaction of many legal scholars is that these are masterfully written and paradigmatic statements of the major perspectives in administrative law today—and I agree. But the decision will also likely come to be known as the decision that laid bare the realpolitik of administrative deconstruction. Faced with the real consequences of its actions, the Supreme Court blinked. As it turns out, the court is as frozen between “administrativism” and “anti-administrativism” as is the body politic.
Posted in Kisor v. Wilkie, Symposium on the court’s ruling in Kisor v. Wilkie
Recommended Citation: Daniel Walters, Symposium: Laying bare the realpolitik of administrative deconstruction, SCOTUSblog (Jun. 27, 2019, 7:09 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2019/06/symposium-laying-bare-the-realpolitik-of-administrative-deconstruction/
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ASEAC
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CINEMAS RESEARCH NETWORK
Background Image: Eleven Men (Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, 2016).
From 2016 to 2018, the Association for Southeast Asian Cinemas will extend its biennial conferences with a series of workshops designed to facilitate dialogue across critical and creative practice.
Image: Norte (Lav Diaz, Philippines, 2013)
Beginning with a conference held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July 2016, the network will bring together filmmakers, scholars, students, and the general public in subsequent events in Los Angeles, California, Hanoi, Vietnam, and Glasgow, Scotland .
Image: Ferris Wheel (Phuttiphong Aroonpheng; Thailand, 2016)
SOUTHEAST ASIAN CINEMAS
Institutions and Activism
Image: The Fox Exploits the Tiger’s Might (Lucky Kuswandi; Indonesia, 2015)
16-18 March, 2018
SAMPLE FILMS
Click through the video gallery to see a selection of trailers for Southeast Asian films.
The network is funded through an Arts & Humanities Research Council (U.K.) Research Networking Grant. Other contributors include the University of Nottingham Malaysia Institute of Asia Pacific Studies, UCLA Department of Film,Television, and Digital Media, the UCLA Center for the Study of Women, the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies Indonesian Studies Program, the University of St. Andrews, the University of Glasgow, and the Goethe Institut Glasgow.
Our network partners include the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Hanoi DocLab, and the Glasgow Short Film Festival.
Image: 10RM (Emir Ezwan; Malaysia, 2016).
Background Image: Eleven Men (Nguyen Trinh Thi, Vietnam, 2016)
ASSOCIATION FOR
GAIK CHENG KHOO
University of Nottingham, Malaysia
GaikCheng.Khoo@nottingham.edu.my
PHILIPPA LOVATT
Lecturer, Department of Film Studies
University of St. Andrews, Scotland
pcl2@st-andrews.ac.uk
JASMINE NADUA TRICE
Assistant Professor, Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media
jnt@ucla.edu
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Amazon Selects New Headquarters
PRESS RELEASES | Published Nov 13, 2018
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the locations for the company’s new headquarters. Amazon will invest $5 billionand create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington. The new locations will join Seattle as the company’s three headquarters in North America. In addition, Amazon announced that it has selected Nashville for a new Center of Excellence for its Operations business, which is responsible for the company’s customer fulfillment, transportation, supply chain, and other similar activities. The Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville will create more than 5,000 jobs.
The new Washington, D.C. metro headquarters in Arlington will be located in National Landing, and the New York City headquarters will be located in the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens. Amazon’s investments in each new headquarters will spur the creation of tens of thousands of additional jobs in the surrounding communities. Hiring at both the new headquarters will begin in 2019. The Operations Center of Excellence will be located in downtown Nashville as part of a new development site just north of the Gulch, and hiring will also begin in 2019.
“We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia,” said Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon. “These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come. The team did a great job selecting these sites, and we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of these communities.”
Amazon in Long Island City in New York City
Located just across the East River from Midtown Manhattan and the Upper East Side,Long Island City is a mixed-use community where arts and industry intersect. It is a diverse community with a unique blend of cultural institutions, arts organizations, new and converted housing, restaurants, bars, breweries, waterfront parks, hotels, academic institutions, and small and large tech sector and industrial businesses. Long Island Cityhas some of the best transit access in New York City, with 8 subway lines, 13 bus lines, commuter rail, a bike-sharing service, and ferries serving the area, and LaGuardia and JFK airports are in close proximity.
As part of Amazon’s new headquarters,New York and Long Island City will benefit from more than 25,000 full-time high-paying jobs; approximately $2.5 billion in Amazon investment; 4 million square feet of energy-efficient office space with an opportunity to expand to 8 million square feet; and an estimated incremental tax revenue of more than $10 billion over the next 20 years as a result of Amazon’s investment and job creation.
Amazonwill receive performance-based direct incentives of $1.525 billion based on the company creating 25,000 jobs in Long Island City. This includes a refundable tax credit through New York State’s Excelsior Program of up to $1.2 billion calculated as a percentage of the salaries Amazon expects to pay employees over the next 10 years, which equates to $48,000 per job for 25,000 jobs with an average wage of over $150,000; and a cash grant from Empire State Development of $325 million based on the square footage of buildings occupied in the next 10 years. Amazon will receive these incentives over the next decade based on the incremental jobs it creates each year and as it reaches building occupancy targets. The company will separately apply for as-of-right incentives including New York City’s Industrial & Commercial Abatement Program (ICAP) and New York City’s Relocation and Employment Assistance Program (REAP).
The community will benefit fromNew York City providing funding through a Payment In Lieu Of Tax (PILOT) program based on Amazon’s property taxes on a portion of the development site to fund community infrastructure improvements developed through input from residents during the planning process. Amazon has agreed to donate space on its campus for a tech startup incubator and for use by artists and industrial businesses, and Amazon will donate a site for a new primary or intermediary public school. The company will also invest in infrastructure improvements and new green spaces.
“When I took office, I said we would build a new New York State – one that is fiscally responsible and fosters a business climate that is attractive to growing companies and the industries of tomorrow. We’ve delivered on those promises and more, and today, with Amazon committing to expand its headquarters in Long Island City, New Yorkcan proudly say that we have attracted one of the largest, most competitive economic development investments in U.S. history,” said Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York. “With an average salary of $150,000 per year for the tens of thousands of new jobs Amazon is creating in Queens, economic opportunity and investment will flourish for the entire region. Amazon understands that New York has everything the company needs to continue its growth. The State’s more than $100 billion transportation infrastructure program – the most ambitious in our history – combined with our education initiatives like K-12 tech education and the first-in-the-nation Excelsior Scholarship program, will help ensure long-term success and an unrivaled talent pool for Amazon.”
“This is a giant step on our path to building an economy in New York City that leaves no one behind. We are thrilled that Amazon has selected New York City for its new headquarters,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York City. “New Yorkers will get tens of thousands of new, good-paying jobs, and Amazon will get the best talent anywhere in the world. We’re going to use this opportunity to open up good careers in tech to thousands of people looking for their foothold in the new economy, including those in City colleges and public housing. The City and State are working closely together to make sure Amazon’s expansion is planned smartly, and to ensure this fast growing neighborhood has the transportation, schools, and infrastructure it needs.”
Amazon in National Landing in Arlington, Virginia
National Landing is an urban community inNorthern Virginia located less than 3 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The area is served by 3 Metro stations, commuter rail access, and Reagan National Airport – all within walking distance. The community has a variety of hotels, restaurants, high-rise apartment buildings, retail, and commercial offices. National Landing has abundant parks and open space with sports and cultural events for residents of all ages throughout the year.
As part of Amazon’s new headquarters,Virginia and Arlington will benefit from more than 25,000 full-time high-paying jobs; approximately $2.5 billion in Amazon investment; 4 million square feet of energy-efficient office space with the opportunity to expand to 8 million square feet; and an estimated incremental tax revenue of $3.2 billion over the next 20 years as a result of Amazon’s investment and job creation.
Amazonwill receive performance-based direct incentives of $573 million based on the company creating 25,000 jobs with an average wage of over $150,000 in Arlington. This includes a workforce cash grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia of up to $550 million based on $22,000 for each job created over the next 12 years. Amazon will only receive this incentive if it creates the forecasted high-paying jobs. The company will also receive a cash grant from Arlington of $23 million over 15 years based on the incremental growth of the existing local Transient Occupancy Tax, a tax on hotel rooms.
The community andAmazon employees will benefit from the Commonwealth investing $195 million in infrastructure in the neighborhood, including improvements to the Crystal City and the Potomac Yards Metro stations; a pedestrian bridge connecting National Landing and Reagan National Airport; and work to improve safety, accessibility, and the pedestrian experience crossing Route 1 over the next 10 years. Arlington will also dedicate an estimated $28 million based on 12% of future property tax revenues earned from an existing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for on-site infrastructure and open space in National Landing.
“This is a big win for Virginia – I’m proud Amazon recognizes the tremendous assets the Commonwealth has to offer and plans to deepen its roots here,” said Governor Ralph Northam of Virginia. “Virginia put together a proposal for Amazon that we believe represents a new model of economic development for the 21st century, and I’m excited to say that our innovative approach was successful. The majority of Virginia’s partnership proposal consists of investments in our education and transportation infrastructure that will bolster the features that make Virginia so attractive: a strong and talented workforce, a stable and competitive business climate, and a world-class higher education system.”
“We are proud that Amazon has selected National Landing for a major new headquarters. This is, above all, a validation of our community’s commitment to sustainability, transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and diversity,” said Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol. “The strength of our workforce coupled with our proximity to the nation’s capital makes us an attractive business location. But Arlington’s real strength is the decades of planning that have produced one of the most vibrant, civically engaged communities in the world. Those plans have paved the way for this investment, and we look forward to engaging the Arlington community about Amazon’s plans and how we can grow together.”
Amazon’s new Operations Center of Excellence in Nashville
Downtown Nashville, along the Cumberland River, is the heart of the city just north of the Gulch and is home to urban living, retail, restaurants, entertainment venues, hospitality, open green spaces, and offices. The area is served by commuter rail, more than a dozen bus routes, and is a 15-minute drive toNashville International Airport.
As part of Amazon’s investment,Tennessee, Davidson County and the city of Nashville will benefit from 5,000 full-time, high-paying jobs; over $230 million in investment; 1 million square feet of energy-efficient office space; and an estimated incremental tax revenue of more than $1 billion over the next 10 years as a result of Amazon’s investment and job creation.
Amazonwill receive performance-based direct incentives of up to $102 million based on the company creating 5,000 jobs with an average wage of over $150,000 in Nashville. This includes a cash grant for capital expenditures from the state of Tennessee of $65 million based on the company creating 5,000 jobs over the next 7 years, which is equivalent to $13,000 per job; a cash grant from the city of Nashville of up to $15 millionbased on $500 for each job created over the next 7 years; and a job tax credit to offset franchise and excise taxes from the state of Tennessee of $21.7 million based on $4,500 per new job over the next 7 years.
“We want to thank Amazon for its continued investment in the state of Tennessee and are excited about the additional 5,000 corporate jobs they will be creating in Nashville,” said Governor Bill Haslam of Tennessee. “It has never been clearer that Tennessee is a great place to do business, and we continue to attract a wide variety of global companies that provide high-paying, quality jobs for our residents.”
“Amazon’s decision to expand its presence in Nashville is a direct result of the talented workforce and strong community we’ve built here,” said Mayor David Briley of Nashville. “These are quality, high-paying jobs that will boost our economy, provide our workers with new opportunities, and show the rest of the world that Nashville is a premiere location for business investment. We thank Amazon for investing in Nashville, and we look forward to welcoming them to this community.”
With more than 610,000 employees worldwide, including over 250,000 in North America, Amazon ranks #1 on American Customer Satisfaction Index, #2 on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, #1 on The Harris Poll’s Corporate Reputation survey, and #1 on LinkedIn’s U.S. Top Companies, a ranking recognizing the most desirable workplaces in the country. Amazon was also recently included in the Military Times’ Best for Vets list of companies committed to providing opportunities for military veterans.
All economic impact and incentive figures are best estimates calculated by relevant entities in each of the selected communities based on current information. To learn more about Amazon’s new sites, visit https://blog.aboutamazon.com/company-news/amazon-selects-new-york-city-and-northern-virginia-for-new-headquarters.
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit amazon.com/about and follow @AmazonNews.
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How the New Ford Mustang Handles
The Ford Mustang is one of the most popular sports cars in its category. The Mustang is loved by customers of all ages. The new Ford Mustang handles very well due to the updated features that Ford has included in this performance model.
The latest Ford Mustang generation uses an independent rear suspension system to help the models retain traction under all conditions. An additional High Performance Package is available for the Ecoboost trims of the new Mustang lineup. Along with a 19-inch wheel upgrade, the package adds additional suspension upgrades to the Mustang.
Ford Ranger Feature Highlights: Fuel Efficiency and Strong Steel Frame
The Ford Ranger is a new midsize pickup truck we've got in stock here on our lot at Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln, and today, we would like to choose a couple of its best features to discuss here to help you get to know the Ford Ranger better.
The Ford Ranger is one of the most fuel efficient gas-powered midsize pickups in America. The 2.3L EcoBoost engine features a direct-injection system that very precisely injects the gasoline into the combustion chamber directly via its high pressure system.
It's Hard to Beat the Ford Transit Connect for Convenience Features
If you're looking for a passenger or cargo van that provides you with seating options and ample cargo space, the Ford Transit Connect is perfect. With multiple trim levels available and customizable options, Ed Shults Ford-Lincoln has the perfect Transit Connect for you.
Dual sliding doors mean that your passengers will be able to get out easily and safely once they've arrived at their destination. It also means that you'll be able to easily load and unload cargo in tough spots.
Learn More About the Ford Certified Pre-Owned Program
If you want the confidence of driving a Ford through town without the high price tag of a new vehicle, be sure to consider the Ford Certifed Pre-Owned (CPO) program. This popular way to purchase a high-quality car will ensure that you get behind the wheel with optimal peace of mind.
Every vehicle in this innovative program must pass a 172-point inspection before it receives the designation of being an official Ford CPO vehicle. Each of these vehicles comes with a comprehensive limited warranty.
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Take Advantage of a High-Strength Steel Frame While Operating a Ford F-150
The Ford F-150 has a tough steel frame that simplifies towing jobs. Because the steel is fabricated in a strategic way, the F-150 can effectively climb to high speeds in different environments with any hassle.
When the high-strength steel frame is fabricated, tactical steps are taken to make it rigid and strong. However, everything is layered precisely to reduce the overall weight of the steel. When compared to other frames for pickup trucks, the F-150's high-strength steel boxed base is much lighter.
Ford EcoSport Showcases Automotive Technical Innovation
The latest in automotive technical innovation is on full display in the new Ford EcoSport. This popular compact SUV is flush with an abundance of impressive technology and capability features, showcasing the power of a connected ride.
Parents of teenage drivers will appreciate the features of the patented Ford MyKey system. This feature helps parents to encourage safe driving habits in their new drivers by restricting driving settings, mandating seatbelt use, decreasing audio levels in the EcoSport, and limiting top speeds.
Ford Fusion Energi Performance Features
Ford has been updating its performance features on the latest lineup of hybrid and electric sedans. The Ford Fusion Energi is one of the top everyday cars you can purchase right now, especially if you want value and fuel efficiency. The Fusion Energi is a plug-in hybrid that prioritizes fuel efficiency and comfort first. However, you’ll still get great performance from this sedan.
The standard Fusion Energi has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and an electric motor that generates about 180 horsepower in the base edition.
Ford Transit Passenger Wagon Offers Custom Seating and Powertrain Options
The Ford Transit Passenger Wagon is a premium van that offers three roof designs and three wheelbase options. The seating configuration in this commercial model is spacious enough to accommodate 15 people. Drivers will also love the vehicle's signature mechanical technologies, including the EcoBoost, Ti-VCT and Power Stroke.
The Transit model that has a regular wheelbase can tow a maximum of 5,100 pounds on the road. A 4,900-pound towing capacity is assigned to the long wheelbase, and the long EL wheelbase tows up to 3,800 pounds.
The Ford Edge Runs on Turbo Engines
The Ford Edge is a durable and comfortable crossover SUV that's sold by Ed Shults Ford. This five-seat model is available in the SEL, Titanium, and two other trims with optional packages.
For its small size, the Edge's 2.0 L EcoBoost engine surprisingly has a turbocharger with twin scrolls instead of a single scroll. The maximum output of this trademark powertrain is 250 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque with a fuel grade of 93 octane. This direct-injected engine is connected to a single exhaust with dual-rolled tips that are polished for extra appeal.
Cruise Safely in the Ford Escape
Roadtrips and long commutes through city traffic are no problem in the new Ford Escape. The highly sought-after crossover is available with Adaptive Cruise Control and a Lane-Keeping System to help you stay safe and alert on the road.
Available for many models at Ed Shults Ford, Adaptive Cruise Control is a powerful feature that's capable of keeping up with the flow of traffic. Once initiated, cameras and ultrasonic sensors measure the distance between you and the vehicle in front of you.
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Move to cable costs NCAA championship game viewers
NEW YORK (AP) Compared to last year, Jim Nantz lost more than half his audience with the NCAA men's basketball championship game's move from CBS to cable television's TBS.
Just under 13.9 million people watched Villanova's last-second victory over North Carolina on TBS last week, which used the CBS basketball crew of Nantz, Grant Hill and Bill Raftery, the Nielsen company said. The 2015 final between Duke and Wisconsin, shown on CBS, had 28.3 million viewers.
The Turner networks split the audience for the final game, showing telecasts with team-specific announcing teams on TNT and Tru TV. Add in those viewers, and the final was seen by a total of 17.8 million people. CBS did not provide the team-specific streams of the final game last year, not wanting to dilute its audience, but that wasn't an issue with Turner owning TBS, TNT and Tru TV.
March Madness fans can expect similar arrangements in the future. CBS and Turner on Tuesday announced an extension of its deal with the NCAA to show the tournament through 2032.
The women's national championship, with Connecticut winning its fourth straight title by beating Syracuse, was seen by just under 3 million viewers on ESPN last week.
Although CBS was the most popular broadcast network last week, Fox earned a win in the coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic by showing the final two episodes of ''American Idol.'' The iconic series' finale was seen by 13.3 million viewers, Nielsen said.
CBS averaged 7.8 million viewers in prime time last week. NBC had 5.7 million viewers, Fox had 5.4 million, ABC had 5 million, Univision had 1.9 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, the CW had 1.3 million and Telemundo had 1.2 million.
TBS was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 2.7 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel had 1.91 million, USA had 1.68 million, HGTV had 1.51 million and ESPN had 1.29 million.
NBC's ''Nightly News'' topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.3 million viewers. ABC's ''World News Tonight'' was second with 7.9 million and the ''CBS Evening News'' had 6.8 million viewers.
For the week of April 4-10, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: ''NCIS,'' CBS, 15.67 million; NCAA Basketball Championship: Villanova vs. North Carolina, TBS, 13.85 million; ''The Big Bang Theory,'' CBS, 13.5 million; ''American Idol'' (Thursday), Fox, 13.31 million; ''NCIS: New Orleans,'' CBS, 12.28 million; ''Little Big Shots,'' NBC, 12.27 million; ''60 Minutes,'' CBS, 11.99 million; ''Dancing With the Stars,'' ABC, 11.72 million; ''Empire,'' Fox, 11.34 million; ''The Voice'' (Monday), NBC, 10.43 million.
ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.
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Watch Today’s Nintendo Direct For Upcoming 3DS Games Right Here
By Sato September 1, 2016
In an hour (7:00am PT/10:00am ET), Nintendo will stream a Nintendo Direct presentation focusing on upcoming Nintendo 3DS titles. Watch the stream in the embed below. We’ll provide updates during and after the broadcast.
Nintendo Direct (US): 7:00am PT/10:00am ET
Nintendo Direct (JP): 11:00pm JST
Nintendo Direct (EU): 3:00pm CET
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State court revives psychotherapist challenge to law on patients who reveal child porn activity
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Bob Egelko Dec. 26, 2019 Updated: Dec. 26, 2019 4:46 p.m.
The California Supreme Court revived a challenge by psychotherapists Thursday to a state law requiring them to notify the government about any patient who has viewed child pornography.
The law, passed in 2014, expanded statutes from the 1980s that required therapists to report to police or child welfare offices — or face loss of their licenses and criminal prosecution — when a patient has produced, distributed or duplicated images of juveniles engaged in sexual activity. The new law extended the requirement to patients who downloaded or viewed those images.
While viewing child pornography is a crime, under a state law not challenged in Thursday’s case, the therapists argued that mandatory reporting would invade their patients’ privacy and thwart efforts to counsel and treat them.
Lower courts dismissed their suit, saying California’s constitutional right to privacy does not protect either the viewing of child pornography or discussing such illegal conduct with therapists. But a closely divided state Supreme Court reinstated the suit and said the therapists could try to prove the reporting requirement would interfere with the patients’ treatment.
The law affects a “legally protected privacy interest,” the right to make statements during therapy without fear of public disclosure, Justice Goodwin Liu said in the 4-3 decision. Therapists must report communications that reveal threats or dangers to the public, he said, but privacy can still protect “voluntary psychotherapy to treat sexual disorders,” even when the patient admits criminal conduct.
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The patients’ revelations “concern the most intimate aspects of human thought and behavior however noxious or depraved,” Liu said. If the therapists can show, for example, that the reporting requirement does little to protect children from sexual abuse, and may even undermine it by preventing treatment, the law must be ruled unconstitutional, he said.
Justices Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Leondra Kruger and Joshua Groban joined Liu’s opinion. In dissent, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the expanded reporting requirement serves a valid purpose and has little or no impact on any legitimate expectation of privacy.
“Children depicted in child pornography are re-victimized every time the content is accessed,” Cantil-Sakauye said, quoting an academic report. She predicted the therapists’ victory would be short-lived, because “the compelling state interest in protecting children from the harm caused by sexual exploitation over the Internet will almost certainly outweigh the alleged privacy invasion” once the case is fully aired.
Lawyers for the therapists were not immediately available for comment. Curtis Cole, who filed arguments on behalf of the state’s major medical organizations — the California Medical Association, California Hospital Association and California Dental Association — applauded the ruling but said the therapists face an “uphill battle” to show that the law interferes with treatment of patients.
Hadar Aviram, a law professor at UC Hastings in San Francisco, likened the case to an Ohio ruling in 2003 that overturned the obscenity conviction of a sex offender for writing fictional accounts of the torture of children in his private journal.
“There is a difference between making a big show of protecting vulnerable children and actually protecting vulnerable children, and both (the Ohio case and the 2014 California law) are examples of the former, not the latter,” Aviram said. “I hope we can bring more facts and less revenge fantasies into our sex offender laws.”
The case is Mathews vs. Becerra, S240156.
Bob Egelko is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: begelko@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @BobEgelko
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His beat includes state and federal courts in California, the Supreme Court and the State Bar. He has a law degree from McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and is a member of the bar. Coverage has included the passage of Proposition 13 in 1978, the appointment of Rose Bird to the state Supreme Court and her removal by the voters, the death penalty in California and the battles over gay rights and same-sex marriage.
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Information from health and social care records, using the NHS Number provided via the Secondary Uses Service (SUS) at NHS Digital, is looked at to identify groups of patients who would benefit from some additional help from their GP or care team. This is known as ‘Risk Stratification’. The aim is to prevent ill health and possible future hospital stays, rather than wait for you to become sick. You have the right to opt out of your information being shared by NHS Digital; please see the Your Right to Opt Out section below.
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A section 251 approval (CAG 7-04(a)/2013) from the Secretary of State, through the Confidentiality Advisory Group of the Health Research Authority, enables the pseudonymised information to be sent to the CCG via NHS Digital in order to help us plan the most appropriate health services for our population.
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Sherborne Abbey Festival is Finalist: Tourism Event/Festival of the Year 2019
Finalists have been announced for this year’s Dorset Tourism Awards which will be presented at The Tank Museum on 17 October at a prestigious Awards dinner hosted by BBC Dorset’s Steve Harris, with guest Speaker Simon Cripps, Chief Executive of Dorset Wildlife Trust.
TOURISM EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR Finalists, sponsored by Yellow Buses
Christmas Tree Wonderland, Bournemouth christmastreewonderland.co.uk @xmaswonderland_
Sherborne Abbey Festival, Sherborne, sherborneabbeyfestival.org @AbbeyFestival
Stompin’ on the Quomps, Christchurch, stompin.org @StompinQuomps
The Tank Museum, Bovington, tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/tankfest
A record 146 entries were received from across Dorset, with 77 selected as finalists who are now in suspense until the Awards Ceremony at the Tank Museum, when they will learn whether they have won Gold, Silver or Bronze awards. A further 12 receive Commended status.
The 7th year of the competition has seen many changes, with new entry forms, new processes and a closer-than-ever link with the regional South West and national VisitEngland Awards. Judging has also changed with an increased focus on digital presence and evidence.
Awards organiser Robin Barker of Services for Tourism commented: “Change is one of the constants in business success and so it is with awards entrants and our own teams, who this year have completed a record 115 judging visits to Dorset businesses in their search for exemplars of excellence. This year has also seen our own recognition winning a Gold accreditation in the Awards Trustmark scheme, the only holders of this accolade in the region or in UK tourism, and I’d like to publicly acclaim all those in our teams whose professionalism has made this possible.”
Saffery Champness Chartered Accountants Partner Nick Fernyhough advised: “Interest in the awards has continued to increase year on year and the judging panel were thoroughly delighted at this year’s numbers. What has been particularly pleasing has been to see the number of first-time finalists as well as lots of new brand names and first-time entries.
”The Awards continue to reflect the constant improvement in the tourism industry in the county and Saffery Champness Accountants are delighted to be headline sponsors for yet another year. We are very much looking forward to recognising and rewarding outstanding achievements by Dorset businesses at the prestigious Awards event.”
For a full list of finalists in ALL categories click HERE
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Can Good News transform Madagascar?
The Good News Project has grown in, engaged with and served Mandritsara in Madagascar. Find out how their gospel-centred service has impacted the town and drawn workers from across the world.
By Tianna Haas, Madagascar in Southern Africa
Naomi Coleman teaches pupil in Mandritsara, Madagascar, with the Good News Project.
The Good News Project is a life-giving resource for Madagascar. It began a quarter of a century ago with a singular goal: to introduce the bustling town of Mandritsara to salvation through Jesus. The Association of Bible Baptist Churches of Madagascar and the Africa Evangelical Fellowship decided to enact this vision through a missional hospital.
The hospital has advanced over time and inspired other missional initiatives like the Good News School, the Good News Radio, the Good News Community Health Team, church development and training for nurses.
Teaching Good News
Along with the varied services at the project come gospel workers with a wide range of capacities. Naomi Coleman, who teaches the children of her British colleagues, is one of these workers. She was unexpectedly drawn overseas after a 10-year teaching career in England and has now taught pupils in Mandritsara for four years.
Naomi uses British-style curriculum, which is especially helpful for families that return to the UK. The schools in Mandritsara use French as well as a different curriculum. Her students also cycle in and out as parents’ terms end or home assignment rolls around.
Naomi said: “Personally, I’ve found it really hard saying goodbye to families who have left for good; the parents of the kids I’ve taught have become friends as we share the joys and trials of their children’s lives, and the ups and downs of the project, the church and life in Mandritsara.”
Naomi admits that the turnover of students can be a challenge, but she often receives glimpses of the eternal reward. She said: “It’s made me really think about why I’m here. Is it worth it – all the investment in a few young lives and then the sadness when they go? Ultimately, I think the project is a great way of sharing Jesus’ love with a needy people, and I’m learning so much about faith in God by living cross-culturally. So, despite the challenges, it’s worth being here if I can support doctors and facilitate more missional medics coming with young children.”
Since Naomi’s role has kept her close to mission workers from her own country, she realised she wasn’t spending enough quality time with Malagasy people. After a year of teaching in Madagascar, Naomi chose to move away from the hospital compound into the town.
She explained: “Being forced to talk Malagasy even when I didn’t feel like it – such as when some kid had thrown their flip-flop over my gate, or a man turned up to read the electricity meter – has really helped my language improve! Also sharing local people’s experiences of power cuts and a poor water supply proved a good leveller in terms of things to talk about. I can’t say I’ve got loads of Malagasy friends, but I am much more connected with local life.”
Naomi’s effort to leave her comfort zone and live in the same conditions as those the Good News Project serves reflects Jesus’ sacrifice to come to earth and experience what we as humans experience.
Mirana’s illness
The branches of the Good News Project often work together to share the gospel. In 2018, the radio station broadcasted a message: “Women experiencing obstetric fistula after labour can come to the Good News Hospital’s special event and receive surgery.”
The invitation was sent out over the radio waves for weeks, and women responded. Many came for the necessary operation and recovered from the condition. The hospital also shared with every patient what Jesus accomplished on the cross for them.
A teenager, Mirana*, was one of these women with obstetric fistula, and she heard the good news about Christ’s love and forgiveness while at the hospital. She left without committing her life to Jesus, but she was due for a check up a few months later.
At the appointment, Mirana expressed to a Malagasy doctor that she wanted to place her faith in Jesus and dedicate herself to him.
Naomi later heard her testimony and reported: “I have been privileged to… see the joy on the face of this young lady. Her future has been turned around both by medical intervention and by her acceptance of the gospel.”
From school teachers to medical doctors and the radio crew, the Good News Project is harnessing the skills of many to demonstrate the transformational reality of the gospel.
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• Mirana to grow in her faith through discipleship.
• more opportunities to share the good news of Jesus in word and deed in Mandritsara. Thank God for what he has done already through the Good News Project.
• more doctors and surgeons, whether Malagasy or expatriate, with the right medical expertise and a heart for mission for the Good News Hospital.
• Naomi to stay close to the Lord through all the ups and downs of life and ministry in Mandritsara.
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Don't Wait Up
Confessions of a Stay-at-Work Mom
By Liz Astrof
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For fans of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened and I Heart My Little A-Holes comes a candid and hilarious collection of essays on motherhood from the award-winning television comedy writer and producer of 2 Broke Girls and The King of Queens, who swears she loves her kids—when she’s not hiding from them.
Some women feel that motherhood is a calling and their purpose on earth. They somehow manage to make pregnancy look effortless, bring out the beauty in a screaming child, and keep the back seat of their cars as spotless as their kitchens.
And then there’s women like Liz Astrof. Who originally had children because “everyone else was.”
In this blunt and side-splittingly funny book of essays, Liz Astrof embraces the realities of motherhood (and womanhood) that no one ever talks about: like needing to hide from your kids in your closet, your car, or a yoga class on the other side of town, letting them eat candy for dinner because you just can't deal, to the sheer terror of failing them or at the very least losing them in a mall. And sometimes, many times, wondering if the whole parenting thing wasn’t for you.
In vivid and relatable prose, she discusses her love for her career, how she’s managed to overcome some of her own dysfunctional childhood, and the ups and downs of raising the little demons she calls her own…from the office.
Soul-baring, entertaining, and insightful, Don't Wait Up is an abashedly honest look at parenting and relationships for moms who realize that motherhood doesn’t have to be your entire life—just an amazing part of it—that you would definitely most likely do all over again.
Photograph by Jeff Xander Photography
Liz Astrof
Liz Astrof is an award-winning executive producer and one of the most successful sitcom writers in television today. She has worked on many shows, including The King of Queens, Raising Hope, 2 Broke Girls, Whitney, and Becker. She lives in California with her family.
Publisher: Gallery Books (July 30, 2019)
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- Off the Shelf
"Liz Astrof is wickedly funny, which is an overused term, but I feel should be solely reserved for Liz. She lets you into her life and doesn't try to sugarcoat it. It's unflinchingly honest and so effortlessly hilarious. I can't tell if Liz is insane or not, which, I swear, is a compliment."
– Justin Halpern, New York Times bestselling author of Sh*t My Dad Says
"No one makes me laugh harder than Liz Astrof. This book is the best combination of her biting humor, self-deprecating wit, and so so so much heart. It had me in tears from page one. This is a must-read memoir for anyone who has a mother or is a mother or knows a mother. Even if you can spell ‘mother.’"
– Emmy Award-nominated actress and comedian Molly Shannon
“Refreshingly honest and hilarious! Astrof says out loud what so many parents are afraid to admit."
– Karen Alpert, New York Times bestselling author of I Heart My Little A-Holes
"I found this book utterly disturbing. Not because of Liz's unique take on motherhood, a self-proclaimed Stay-at-Work Mom, but because in a million years I will never write anything this funny. And that is unacceptable."
– Emmy Award-winning actor Jack Burditt
"Astrof is like the hilarious, did-she-really-just-say-that friend you would kill to have at school pickup—the one that makes you explode in gleeful, scandalized laughter. She goes there—and the parenting genre is never going to be the same."
– Jancee Dunn, author of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Having Kids
So funny, so relatable, just... genius.”
– Emmy Award-winning actress and television host Sara Gilbert
“Raw, bold, heartbreaking, ridiculously funny, and wildly inappropriate—I would expect nothing less from Liz Astrof. As someone who's seen the inside of her diaper bag—I can tell you, the stories are all true.”
– Actress Whitney Cummings
“A hilarious and heartfelt essay collection… sidesplitting. Though Astrof’s collection is often trenchant in its look at her own difficult childhood, it is also permeated with a sense of love for her kids, and is sure to resonate deeply.”
– Publishers Weekly
“The author delivers one punchline after another… Droll wit and profundity swirl together in a revealing memoir from a successful comedy writer.”
– Kirkus Reviews
“Successful comedy writer and television producer Astrof has put together a forthright, laugh-out-loud collection of essays that lets you in on a little of what makes her shows like 2 Broke Girls or The King of Queens so much fun. . . Hilarious and, of course, as well written as any good sitcom episode, Don't Wait Up is a great read for all the moms who also aren't quite sure what to make of motherhood, and for anyone else who likes a laugh.”
– Booklist
"Don’t Wait Up is a funny, fascinating memoir of mothering that will definitely keep readers up way past their bedtime, laughing and sometimes crying page after page.”
– BookPage
"An exceptionally funny and charismatic voice... Her [Liz Astrof's] candid essays in Don't Wait Up address life's ordeals with acerbic wit, but never reduce her experiences to a laugh track... Written with a sharp pen and an open heart, Astrof's work is heartbreakingly poignant and funny as hell."
– Shelf Awareness
“[Astrof’s] love for her family shines through as she offers a brutally honest look at motherhood, marriage and work, rarely losing her sense of humor even while totally exasperated. . . [She] is gorgeously shameless, honest and funny, and manages to be insightful and poignant at the same time.”
– The New York Post
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Pleiotropic effects of schizophrenia-associated genetic variants in neuron firing and cardiac pacemaking revealed by computational modeling
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An Evaluation of the Accuracy of Classical Models for Computing the Membrane Potential and Extracellular Potential for Neurons
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Biophysical Journal 102 (2012): 231-237.
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An Analysis of the Shock Strength Needed to Achieve Defibrillation in a Simplified Mathematical Model of Cardiac Tissue
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling 9 (2012): 644-657.
A. Tveito, G. T. Lines, A. G. Edwards, M. Maleckar, A. P. Michailova, J. E. Hake and A. D. McCulloch
Slow Calcium-Depolarization-Calcium Waves May Initiate Fast Local Depolarization Waves in Ventricular Tissue
Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology 110 (2012): 295-304.
J. E. Hake and G. T. Lines
Stochastic Binding of Ca2+ in the Dyadic Cleft: Continuous Vs. Random-Walk Description of Diffusion.
Biophysical Journal 94 (2008): 4184-4201.
S. Linge, G. T. Lines, J. Sundnes and A. Tveito
On the Frequency of Automaticity During Ischemia in Simulations Based on Stochastic Perturbations of the Luo-Rudy 1 Model
Computers in Biology and Medicine 38 (2008): 1218-1227.
A. Tveito and G. T. Lines
A Condition for Setting Off Ectopic Waves in Computational Models of Excitable Cells
Mathematical Biosciences 213 (2008): 141-150.
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Earlier this week Ferrari revealed their limited edition J50 at the National Art Center in Tokyo, Japan. The Ferrari J50, which is based on the 488 Spider, is meant to celebrate the Prancing Horse’s 50th anniversary on the Japanese market. The two-seater, mid-rear-engine Ferrari J50 roadster brings back the targa body style, which was used by the Italian car manufacturer back in the 1970s and 1980s. The Ferrari J50 was designed by the carmaker Styling Centre team in Maranello and it was created by its Special Projects department. Only 10 units of the J50 will ever be built. The supercar’s price is a closely guarded secret at the moment and it is powered by the 3.9-litre V8 engine found in the 488 Spider, which has been bumped up to 690 horsepower.
In comparison to the 488, the Ferrari J50 comes with a completely redesigned front end, new headlights, a modified bumper and a new hood. It also features more streamlined side air intakes and slightly modified side skirts. The rear has been completely re-designed too. The engine has a transparent polycarbonate cover and the rear lights come in pairs. The J50 comes with two carbon fiber air channels in the front bonnet, LED headlights and 20-inch forged rims.
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Physics Atomic, Molecular, Optical & Plasma Physics
Physics of Collisional Plasmas
Introduction to High-Frequency Discharges
Authors: Moisan, Michel, Pelletier, Jacques
Provides a clear, graduate-level introduction to plasma physics starting from the basic concepts
Includes 100 illustrations and 45 fully resolved problems
Presents an original and generally applicable approach to energy balance in plasma discharges
An ideal compendium for those working with plasma discharges used in laboratories and industries
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This text is an introduction to the physics of collisional plasmas, as opposed to plasmas in space. It is intended for graduate students in physics and engineering . The first chapter introduces with progressively increasing detail, the fundamental concepts of plasma physic. The motion of individual charged particles in various configurations of electric and magnetic fields is detailed in the second chapter while the third chapter considers the collective motion of the plasma particles described according to a hydrodynamic model. The fourth chapter is most original in that it introduces a general approach to energy balance, valid for all types of discharges comprising direct current(DC) and high frequency (HF) discharges, including an applied static magnetic field. The basic concepts required in this fourth chapter have been progressively introduced in the previous chapters.
The text is enriched with approx. 100 figures, and alphabetical index and 45 fully resolved problems. Mathematical and physical appendices provide complementary information or allow to go deeper in a given subject.
Michel Moisan, Professor in the Physics Department of the Université de Montréal (Québec) is a well-known specialist of HF generated discharges. He currently works on a plasma steriliser for medical devices. He is co-inventor in 31 different patents, including the surfatron and surfaguide surface-wave launchers to sustain HF discharges.
Jacques Pelletier is Emeritus Research Director (CNRS) in the Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology, Grenoble (France). He designed several generations of plasma-source technologies based on the concept of distributed elementary microwave-plasma sources. He currently works on the design of low-energy plasmas for lighting. He is co-inventor in over 40 patents.
Both authors contributed to create the International Laboratory on Plasma Applications and Technologies (LITAP) with research groups from France and Québec working on different aspects of low pressure microwave plasma technologies and their application to certain domains (biology, thin films, etching).
They have taught at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. Through this book, their experience as teachers and researchers in cooperation with industry is made available to all readers interested in the fascinating domain of plasma.
Table of contents (4 chapters)
The Plasma State: Definition and Orders of Magnitude of Principal Quantities
Pages 1-100
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Individual Motion of a Charged Particle in Electric and Magnetic Fields
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Home Community City The Power of Pink: Hospital Hosts Inspiring Young Boy
The Power of Pink: Hospital Hosts Inspiring Young Boy
Physicians, nurses and staff at Texas Health Southlake welcomed eight-year-old Clyde Devendorf (center) and his grandmother, Laura Devendorf, for ice cream and to show that it's cool to wear pink. The visit kicked-off the hospital's annual Peers for Pink program to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Texas Health Southlake Hospital kicked-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an unexpected special guest: eight-year-old Clyde Devendorf, who broke his fingers playing baseball and chose a pink cast to honor women he knows who have fought the disease.
Members of Southlake's fire and police departments greeted eight-year-old Clyde Devendorf, who had been teased for wearing a pink arm cast, at Texas Health Southlake to teach him how-to deal with bullies. Left to right: Firefighter Cody Brazelton, Li...
Members of Southlake's fire and police departments greeted eight-year-old Clyde Devendorf, who had been teased for wearing a pink arm cast, at Texas Health Southlake to teach him how-to deal with bullies. Left to right: Firefighter Cody Brazelton, Lieutenant Clif Altom, Engineer Paul Cook, Clyde Devenforf, Corporal Preston Logan, Officer Tony Pate.
According to Texas Health Southlake Marketing Director Laura Redman, she received a phone call from Clyde's grandmother, Laura Devendorf, asking for breast cancer-related stickers to put on the cast because Clyde was being teased by kids for wearing a pink cast.
Texas Health Southlake not only created custom stickers for Clyde's cast, but invited him and his grandmother to the hospital for ice cream and a photo with staff, many of whom wear pink every Wednesday for breast cancer awareness.
“We wanted to show Clyde it's cool to wear pink and we are proud of him for standing up for breast cancer awareness,” said Redman. “We also had members of Southlake's police and fire departments show up to support Clyde and talk to him about bullies and how-to deal with them.”
Redman is part of Texas Health Southlake's Peers for Pink team, which organizes activities throughout October to raise money for breast cancer research. In addition to a staff bake sale, a silent auction was held October 13 in the hospital's lobby. All funds are donated to Cancer Care Services in Fort Worth.
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Former patients return to visit caring CNA at Greenwood Meadows
SUBMITTED PHOTO Amani Kaur (left), a certified nursing assistant for Greenwood Meadows’ rehabilitation program, was delighted to see former patients Lois Endris and Dale Bronson.
By Eunice Trotter
American Senior Communities
He flies commercial and private airplanes, goes scuba diving in exotic seas, sails through the air hanging from a zip line in the Philippines and has done just about everything else that requires good physical condition and nerves of steel.
But when it comes to his relationship with Amani Kaur, Dale Bronson is putty in her hands.
Kaur was his certified nursing assistant in the Moving Forward rehabilitation program at Greenwood Meadows, and since meeting her, he considers her a friend.
Her gentle persuasion helped motivate him to work hard during his therapy to get back into good shape. Less than a year after his knee replacement surgery, Bronson was scuba diving, zip lining and cutting 12 acres of grass at his home and private airfield in Bargersville. He also returned to the Volkswagen repair business that he has operated for more than 40 years. He credits Kaur with helping him recover.
“I’d like to adopt her,” said Bronson, 73.
His recovery has been exceptional. “It was hard work, but I enjoyed it,” he said.
Her efforts will be further recognized when National Nursing Assistant Week is observed Friday through June 20.
Experts, who note that CNAs provide more direct care to patients in nursing facilities than any other role, say they believe that when there is a caring, trusting relationship between staff and patients, patients do far better than when care is provided by people only going through the motions. Increased relaxation and decreased anxiety help people heal faster, medical professionals agree.
Kaur, 31, considers her work a ministry. “I feel like I’m making a difference. The residents know if someone cares or not,” said Kaur, 31, a single mother who recently completed training to become a licensed practical nurse. “The residents won’t be scared to be there if they know you’ll always help them. It makes a big difference.”
Why does Bronson like her so much? “She was just there when I needed her and she cared,” he said.
Kaur went into nursing after discovering she loved helping people. She helped take care of her ill grandparents.
She gets kudos from many other former patients, like Lois Endris, 88, who fell at home and injured herself. After five days in the hospital she was sent to Greenwood Meadows to continue her recovery.
While at the facility, one of 65 centers operated by American Senior Communities, Endris and Bronson became friends. They try to have lunch together once a week.
“Anytime I needed anyone when I was at Greenwood Meadows, all I had to do was ring and she would be right there,” Endris said of Kaur, who has worked there for two years.
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Photographer Captures 'Impossible' View of Milky Way from Light-Polluted Singapore (Video, Photo)
By Nina Sen 2014-03-11T12:43:28Z
The band of our Milky Way galaxy can be seen along with planet Venus over light-polluted skies above Singapore in this image taken by astrophotographer Justin Ng on Feb. 28, 2014.
(Image: © Justin Ng | www.justinngphoto.com )
An avid night sky photographer proves the naysayers wrong with this "impossible" single-exposure image and video of the Milky Way and bright planet Venus rising over the light-polluted skies of Singapore.
"My dream to capture the beautiful Milky Way galaxy in Singapore has finally come true this morning after the monsoon season is over," night sky photographer Justin Ng told Space.com in an email. He captured this single-exposure shot on Feb. 28, 2014 at 6:11 a.m. local time. "Singapore is known for its heavy light pollution and many people believe that it's impossible to shoot stars and Milky Way in Singapore."
Ng made a video of the Milky Way and Venus over Singapore as proof of the feat.
The band of our Milky Way galaxy can be seen along with planet Venus over light-polluted skies above Singapore in this image taken by astrophotographer Justin Ng on Feb. 28, 2014. (Image credit: Justin Ng www.justinngphoto.com )
Dense light pollution is apparent in the photo near the horizon, just below the Milky Way. Glowing planet Venus is visible toward the center of the shot, above the lone tree. [See more of Justin Ng's amazing night sky photography here]
"This image aims to prove the popular belief wrong and I hope to inspire more astrophotographers residing in heavily light polluted cities to try to capture these 'impossible' images," Ng said.
You can also see Ng's video of the Milky Way from Singapore on Vimeo here: http://vimeo.com/87933500
To see more amazing night sky photos submitted by Space.com readers, visit our astrophotography archive.
Editor's note: If you have an amazing night sky photo you'd like to share for a possible story or image gallery, please contact managing editor Tariq Malik at spacephotos@space.com.
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Give a Thought to These 3 Important Takeaways from Facebook Dating While Developing Successful Dating Apps
This blog is for startups & entrepreneurs. Read on three important takeaways from Facebook Dating, which you can consider while developing a successful dating app.
Dating apps help users to find love. Whether it is all about just hookup or finding a true relationship, there is a number of dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, Happn & Grindr. Now, there is one new name adding in the list of dating apps and it is ― Facebook dating. Yes, it is a Goliath, Facebook, top social networking app, which has already dived into the world of dating and helping users to find serious relationships.
What is Facebook Dating?
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Facebook dating is a feature and not a standalone application. Facebook Dating is a new feature that has been announced several months ago during the social network’s F8 developer conference. According to the latest report from the Verge, “Facebook has launched its Facebook Dating feature with a test in Colombia for now.”
The reason behind the “Facebook Dating” feature ―
Facebook has analyzed that the dating has been behavior of people, and the company wants to make it easier and more comfortable for users to engage in. The goal of Facebook is to make the best place to start a relationship.
As you have already known that Facebook Dating is a solely mobile app feature at the moment, and it is not available on the desktop.
Facebook Dating is for building serious relationships, but not just for hookups.
Facebook Dating is completely anti-Tinder as there is no swipe-left or right for the match, however, users can click on “Not Interested” until they would not get potential matches for themselves.
Facebook’s app users do not need to download a separate app for dating on Facebook.
Facebook Dating feature is live under the main menu, and it is an opt-in service.
Facebook limits the amounts to 100 people per day. And, it can only link its app users with no mutual connections.
How Does the ‘Facebook Dating’ Feature Work?
As per the report from TechCrunch, “In the United States, over a third of U.S. marriage start online.” Thus, Facebook is ready to take a plunge into the dating niche. Well, the basic flow will be in the Facebook Dating that users, who are 18 and up or the local Adult equivalent, will see a notice atop on their News Feed as try Facebook Dating.
Recognized as top social networking app, Facebook user needs to verify his/her city with phone’s location services, and decide whether to add details like bio, workplace, education, religion, height, and children.
The social networking app, Facebook also offers a dating platform for non-binary genders and sexual orientations.
Facebook app users can select to filter their matches by the distance up to a maximum radius of 100 km.
The text and emoji-only messages can be done through a special Facebook Dating chat section, not Facebook Messenger.
But, Why Colombia?
Users of Colombia, South America can create Facebook Dating profiles, but the company would not start dating service until the company has enough sign-ups.
Facebook has chosen Colombia, South America for the launching of its dating feature because South America has culturally and it has a sizeable population of 30 million monthly active Facebook users.
Now, moving ahead, and you as a startup need to rein important takeaways from Facebook Dating, which can help you to develop a successful dating app.
3 Important Takeaways From Facebook Dating While Developing Successful Dating Apps
1. A Secured Dating Platform
One of the important takeaways, which you can keep an eye on is to provide your app users a secured platform for dating. The first and foremost thing is that you need to define your audience in terms of people, who are looking for a platform to establish a genuine relationship or not.
There are a lot of dating apps, which provide hookups only, and there is nothing about a genuine relationship. Talking about Facebook’s new Dating feature, it is all about focusing on solutions, which they have been missed so far.
On the other hand, you as a dating startup need to provide a secure platform to your dating enthusiasts, who are not ready to open up their relationships publically. Facebook has also analyzed that not everybody is comfortable sharing their things among friends-of-friends. So, Facebook provides solutions for dating, and it only allows nearby strangers for a match. However, Facebook has eliminated the friends-of-friends thing in Facebook dating.
For security purpose, Facebook also prevents spammy behavior and inappropriate images of those users that violate the rules. In a nutshell, Facebook has introduced the secured dating platform for its dating app users, which they have missed so far. Being a startup or entrepreneur, you just need to give a thought to this core solution to your app users while developing a successful dating app.
2. Maximizes The Convenience
Dating apps like Tinder, Grindr, and Happn have revolutionized the world of dating. However, these dating apps have maximized the convenience and made dating easier and flexible. Moreover, Facebook has also provided solutions for the same, but it has upgraded it.
Facebook Dating feature has a one-size-fits-all, which means this feature is for everybody, without revealing their true self publically. We can also say that it provides a secured dating platform, maximizing the convenience. A dating platform where it allows users to develop meaningful relationships, but not just hookups.
In addition, you just need to provide dating app features, which make your app users appreciate the dating app. So, being a startup, if you are planning to create a successful dating app, then you need to give a thought to maximize the convenience of your app users.
3. Opt-in Dating, but Not an Automatic Enrollment
Dating is a choice. It does not mean that those who are singles want to date, and not everyone who wants to date, they actually want to date only online. However, in simple terms, it is must not push your users for automatic enrollment for dating. It must be on the willingness of users to participate in an event or not. The simple takeaway is that your app users must have choices to choose the event or use the feature, but it should not be forcefully.
So, if you would like to create a dating app like Tinder or Facebook Dating app, then these are important things, which you need to consider while developing a successful dating app.
Insights: The Market Size, Stats & Trends
According to the latest report from Statista, “The revenue in the online dating segment amounts to US$1,383 million in 2018.”
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Stop Circus Suffering
Circus bans
Government to review legal advice on wild animal circus ban in light of ADI evidence
No Euro block paves way for outright ban
Government’s recent announcement that they are unable to ban the use of wild animals in circuses due to a current legal challenge involving the Austrian Government’s circus ban under EU law has been exposed today as a smoke screen and totally incorrect by Animal Defenders International (ADI).
The revelation comes after ADI made enquiries with the Austrian Constitutional Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union who have jurisdiction in this matter. Both confirmed that there are no pending cases before them involving a challenge against the Austrian ban on wild animals in circuses.
Today, representatives of ADI met with Lord Henley, the Under Secretary of State with animal welfare portfolio, senior Conservative MP’s Neil Parish (Chair of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare) and Mark Pritchard (nominated as Parliamentarian of the Year (2009) for Animal Welfare and Secretary of the 1922 Committee). ADI now demands that a ban on the use of wild animals in circuses be implemented in the UK.
How you can help:
Write a letter and send immediately to Defra’s Secretary of State, Caroline Spelman MP, Nobel House, 17 Smith Square, London, W1P 3JR.Tell her that you are outraged with the government’s decision not to ban animals in circuses. Emphasize that a licensing regime is costly, very difficult to enforce and that it will not ensure the welfare of wild animals in circuses. Urge her for this decision to be overturned.
Contact your MP immediatelyand tell them that Defra has announced that it will not ban animals in circuses and to take action urging the Minister for this decision to be overturned. Write to them at: The House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA.
Organise weekly leafleting sessions in your town or city.Please contact us and we will provide leaflets free of charge.
Once a month hold an information stall in the market or in the high street.Please contact us and we will provide leaflets, posters and also loan you our banners, inflatable elephant and stall equipment, such as backdrops and tables, and even assist you on the day if needs be and time permits.
Organise a demo during the circus season.Please contact us for further details.
Donate to ADI.By donating to ADI campaigns you will enable us to expose cruelty and suffering. Without your donations towards ADI’s work, animal abuse will continue unchecked. Please help us by giving whatever you can – the animals need your help. You can donate online here.
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No legitimate legal challenge
Jan Creamer, Chief Executive of ADI said: “In light of this crucial development ADI is now calling on the Coalition Government to do the right thing for animal welfare and protection.
“We have exposed that there is no current legitimate legal challenge as stated by the Coalition Government and cited as the sole reason why a ban cannot be enacted. We have proven that Government has got its facts woefully wrong and there is no current legal challenge in the Austrian Courts.
“There is nothing to block Government enacting a ban, and they should now get on with what they had been quoted as being ‘minded’ to do when we exposed the shocking abuse of Anne the elephant earlier this year.
“A ban is what the public wants, politicians want, and animal welfare groups want. An outright ban is the only way to stop the random abuse and cruelty being inflicted on wild animals in circuses, and we have paved the way for them to now get on and ban, without further delay.”
Ban has been in place for over 6 years
The Austrian ban has been firmly in place for over 6 years and other European countries such as Denmark have implemented similar bans without challenge. Countries such as Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Poland, Portugal and Sweden all have similar legislation with restrictions.
The government’s reason given for not banning has now been proven to be flawed, and their decision to opt for a licensing regime flies in the face of public opinion. Nearly three quarters of the British public recently voted overwhelmingly in independent polls for a ban, making it abundantly clear that they oppose regulation.
Tim Phillips, ADI’s Campaigns Director said: “It is deeply concerning that the Government could take such a major decision and make an announcement without checking out the full facts first. They hid behind this legal case which was closed in the European Commission in 2006 and by the European Ombusman over a year ago and has not been progressed further through the courts. They have also grossly misjudged the public mood.
“Government needs to admit that a serious error has been made, that their decision was made on incorrect, flawed information, and now do the right thing for animal welfare and protection once and for, and implement a complete ban.
“There have been more exposés of the brutality of the circus industry in the UK than any country in the world. Let us now, once and for all ban the use of wild animals in circuses. Only then can the UK claim to be a nation of animal lovers and a world leader in animal protection.”
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January 09, 2008 News & Features » Street Talk (Old)
Pastors Fight to Not Protect Gays
By Chris Dovi
The movement to expand the definition of a hate crime to include same-sex sexual orientation as a protected class has garnered some unlikely foes -- a group of Virginia pastors.
Similar federal legislation recently failed. So did an effort to expand protection to homosexuals in hiring discrimination cases.
The Rev. Joe Ellison, executive director of Pastors for Family Values, worries that similar legislation may be proposed during this year's General Assembly session, which kicks off Jan. 9.
"We're not homophobic, but we have the right to hire the people we want in our churches," says Ellison, who will lead the group's lobbying efforts at the Capitol. "The government should not be involved."
Pastors for Family Values grew from lobbying efforts surrounding last year's successful marriage amendment campaign. During that campaign, a group of pastors, including Ellison, approached the Richmond-based Family Foundation to help work for the cause.
Afterward, the pastors — a group that's grown to about 60 pastors from all denominations — asked their Family Foundation allies if they could organize as an arm the group.
The pairing was ideal, says Chris Freund, a Family Foundation spokesman, who confirmed his own organization's concerns about possible state legislative efforts that would force churches to hire gays and lesbians and could ban them from speaking against sexual practices they consider morally wrong.
"We haven't seen [the bills] yet, but we suspect [they] will be submitted," Freund says. "That's the big fear. Both bills really put us on that slippery slope … to hire people they would not normally hire, who they feel violate biblical principles."
Dyana Mason, executive director of Equality Virginia, a leading statewide lobbying organization for gay, lesbian and transgender issues, says the pastors' fears are overstated — and poorly thought out.
The federal hate crimes bill had a religious exemption, Mason says, and the hiring nondiscrimination bill was in line with the will of the people. She cites a recent poll showing 87 percent of respondents favoring an end to workplace discrimination.
"These groups are very … intimidated by the fact that there's a growing fair-minded majority in Virginia and around the country," she says. "Protecting people based on their gender identity does not threaten their religion. That is a very American value. That's a very religious value. That's a very Virginia value."
But homosexuality is not a religious or family value, says Ellison, who repeats that he doesn't condemn homosexuals, just homosexual acts.
He says churches have the right — God-given — to express and defend their faith. He expects other pastors agree, anticipating increased enrollment as the legislative session kicks off and the group begins its efforts, which also include a stand against predatory lending practices.
"We want this to be the strongest conservative evangelical group in the state," he says of Pastors for Family Values. "We want to be diverse. We want to pick the ball up where the moral majority left off." — Chris Dovi
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We'll give you half: Senate's deal for underpaid intellectually disabled workers
By Dan Harrison
Updated June 15, 2015 — 3.55pm first published at 3.49pm
Intellectually disabled workers who were paid as little as $1 an hour will have to waive their right to make discrimination claims if they accept a government payment equivalent to 50 per cent of what they are owed.
Legislation to set up the scheme passed the Senate on Monday with the support of crossbench senators Nick Xenophon, Bob Day, David Leyonhjelm, John Madigan, Ricky Muir and Zhenya "Dio" Wang.
Senators Bob Day, Nick Xenophon, David Leyonhjelm and John Madigan. Credit:Alex Ellinghausen
The Abbott government announced the payment scheme proposal last year after law firm Maurice Blackburn lodged a class action to recover lost wages for more than 10,000 workers.
The wages of these workers were calculated using the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool, which the Federal Court has ruled discriminated against people with intellectual disability.
Those who sign up for the half back pay will give up the right to sue to for the full amount.
Under the government's payment scheme, workers will be required to give up their right to sue for back pay in return for a payment equivalent to 50 per cent of their owed wages.
Assistant Minister for Social Services Mitch Fifield, who has responsibility for disabilities, has argued the government scheme, which is voluntary, offers workers "a guaranteed outcome and a swift and transparent process," which includes independent legal and financial advice paid for by the Commonwealth.
He has said without the scheme, workers would have no option but to participate in a "lengthy legal battle with an uncertain outcome".
Labor sought to amend the legislation to allow workers to accept a payment without giving up their right to pursue other claims, but the government rejected this proposal.
The Australian Greens joined Labor, and former Palmer United Party senators Glenn Lazarus and Jacqui Lambie in voting against the bill.
Greens spokeswoman on disabilities Rachel Siewert said the payment scheme continued the unfairness of the discriminatory wage tool, because workers would be inadequately compensated for their lost wages.
"The clear message from the people with disabilities and peak disability organisations was that this bill should not have passed the Senate," Senator Siewert said.
"It is such a shame that people with disability affected now have to choose between a lump sum or class action."
In April, the Australian Human Rights Commission granted disabilty enterprises an exemption from the Disability Discrimination Act to continue paying wages calculated using the tool until August 31, while a new wage assessment tool is developed.
The government has provided $173 million to help develop a new wage tool and to assist disability enterprises with transition costs.
Dan Harrison
Dan Harrison is Health and Indigenous Affairs Correspondent for Fairfax Media. He is based in Canberra.
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US military confirms NORAD Santa tracker will run despite shutdown
December 24, 2018 — 3.14am
Denver: The US government may be partially shut down, but that won't stop hundreds of volunteers dressed in Christmas hats and military uniforms from taking calls from children around the world who want to know when Santa will be coming.
The US military says the NORAD Tracks Santa won't be affected by the government shutdown because it is run by volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado and is funded by an existing Department of Defence budget that was approved earlier this year.
Now in its 63rd year, the Santa tracker became a Christmas Eve tradition after a mistaken phone call to the Continental Air Defence Command (CONAD) in Colorado Springs in 1955. CONAD had the serious job of monitoring a far-flung radar network for any sign of a nuclear attack on the United States. When Colonel Harry Shoup picked up the phone that day, he found himself talking not to a military general, but to a child who wanted to speak to Santa Claus.
A Colorado Springs newspaper had run an ad inviting kids to call Santa but mistakenly listed the hotline number. Shoup figured out what had happened and played along. The tradition has since mushroomed into an elaborate operation that attracts tens of thousands of calls every year.
For the 1500 civilian and military volunteers who will answer the phones for kids calling 1-877-HI-NORAD, it infuses the holiday with childlike wonder.
The serious business of answering calls at the NORAD Tracks Santa centre at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado gets under way today. Credit:AP
"They're all really sweet, small voices," said Madison Hill, a volunteer who helped answer the phones in two previous years.
The North American Aerospace Defence Command – a joint US-Canadian operation based in Colorado Springs that protects the skies over both countries – has since run the Santa tracker. The military command centre has embraced and expanded the Santa-tracking mission and has been rewarded with a bounty of goodwill and good publicity.
Last year, NORAD Tracks Santa drew 126,000 phone calls, 18 million website hits, 1.8 million followers on Facebook and 179,000 more on Twitter.
It takes 160 phones to handle the calls that pour in. New volunteers get a playbook that briefs them on the questions kids might ask. Big screens on the walls show a Santa icon making blistering progress around the globe. US and Canadian officers do live TV interviews from the phone rooms.
The US military tracks Santa as he makes his deliveries across the globe. Credit:AP
"It really gets you into the Christmas spirit," said Hill, a student at Mississippi State University who got involved through Air Force family members stationed in Colorado Springs.
"There are Christmas carols in the background, everyone's very friendly, happy to be there."
One year, she took a call from a boy who began reading a very long Christmas list. "I remember having to cut him off after the 10th present or so," she said, explaining to him that she had to take calls from other children.
A girl told Hill she wanted to warn Santa not to bump into a bell hanging on her door. "I think she wanted Santa to be quiet and not wake her up," Hill said.
Sometimes the volunteers have to handle the unexpected. In 2012, a child from Newtown, Connecticut asked if Santa could bring extra toys for families who lost children in the mass shooting that year at Sandy Hook Elementary.
"If I can get ahold of him, I'll try to get the message to him," replied the volunteer, Sara Berghoff.
NORAD's commander, Air Force General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy, will also take a turn answering the phones on Monday.
"This is my first NORAD Tracks Santa," said O'Shaughnessy, who took command in May. "I'm really excited."
O'Shaughnessy was even asked about the program during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in April to confirm him as NORAD chief.
"I assume this committee can count on your commitment to continue that venerable tradition," Arkansas Republican Senator Tom Cotton deadpanned.
"Yes sir, especially since my son Sam would want to see that as well," O'Shaughnessy
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SNAICC has developed engaging resource packages designed to educate, promote greater understanding and to encourage best-practice when working with our children and families.
The Early Childhood Kit includes six great resources for early childhood educators. These resources will assist educators to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families with their transition to school and understand their cultural needs. The Children’s Publishing Kit is a ‘how-to” guide to creating books with children with an accompanying DVD and the Child Rights Educator Guide comes with eight wonderful posters for the classroom.
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The Early Childhood Kit includes:
The Journey ‘to Big School’: supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s transition to primary school
This report investigates the practical implications and applications of the findings from our earlier literature review, Supporting Transition to Schools.
Aboriginal Children’s Self Publishing Workshop How-To Kit
This kit will assist in the planning and running of a Children’s Self Publishing workshop in an Early Childhood service, pre-school or school.
This kit, developed by Jane Harrison, shares an innovative methodology for gathering and sharing children’s stories and artwork, producing children’s books to enhance storytelling, cultural sharing and literacy development.
This kit has been developed by SNAICC as part of our Child Rearing Stories Project, and shares the innovative methodology used by this project. Children’s Self Publishing methods are ideal for creating local resources and can be used for any community project – the possibilities are endless!
The kit contains:
a simple-to-follow 30 page illustrated Children’s Self Publishing guide
a short DVD featuring interviews with workshop participants and demonstrating how to fold simple books
four examples of published books created using Children’s Self Publishing methods.
An overview of how the Kit aligns with the Early Years Learning Framework
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This resource is a flip chart to assist in ‘unpacking’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s cultures and cultural needs. It portrays different aspects of cultural connections that enhance a young person’s sense of identity and wellbeing.
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Child rights poster series – A set of 7 beautifully illustrated child rights posters specifically designed for
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Bringing child rights to your classroom, Educator’s Guide – A guide for early years educators – full of information, children’s stories and activities that bring to life child rights for kids. The 7 stories in the guide match each of the 7 child rights posters.
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From Special Weapons for Military & Police Magazine
Special Forces Glocks
The rugged, reliable backup to special operators worldwide.
Leroy Thompson
Special Forces Glocks 1
Many special operations forces around the world rely on Glock pistols like the 9mm G17 Gen4 because of its tank-tough reliability, ease of use and accuracy. With a Glock GTL light/laser mounted on its accessory rail, the pistol’s ready for low-light missions.
Glocks can be quickly stripped into five main parts for basic cleaning.
Standard Glock pistols come with a fixed, white-outlined rear sight. Also note the snag-free rear of the slide.
The Glock white-dot front sight is quick to acquire, yet it remains low profile for easier draws and reholstering.
One part of Glock’s Safe Action system is the trigger safety. The pistol cannot be fired until the operator places his finger on the trigger.
The Glock 17 Gen4 has a 4.48-inch barrel with right-hand, hexagonal rifling. Note the rail molded into the frame for mounting accessories.
The frame houses the 17-round mag, and its texturing provides plenty of control so operators can deliver fast follow-up shots.
Since its introduction in 1982, the Glock pistol has achieved worldwide acceptance among police and military operators—it arguably may be the most widely used pistol worldwide. The Glock is in considerable use among military special operations units and police tactical units as well. The first special operations users were Austria’s Jagdkommandos and EKO Cobra counterterrorist unit of the Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior. Known at the GEK Cobra at the time of the Glock’s introduction, the unit replaced its Manurhin MR73 revolvers with Glock 17s.
These Austrian elite units were followed by many others. I know from contacts that, in connection with training for the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics, various Greek special units including the DYK (Greek combat swimmers), Raiders and EKAM counterterrorist unit were—and are—using Glocks. In Finland, the standard military pistol is the Glock 17, and that too goes for the Special Jaeger Battalion and the Border Jaegers. France’s RAID counterterrorist/hostage-rescue unit of the national police uses an array of Glocks, including the 17, 18, 19 and 26. French presidential and diplomatic protection personnel of SBHP and GSPR use Glocks as well. Although not considered a standard-issue pistol, the Glock has been used by U.S. special operators, especially in Iraq, where it has been issued to locals with whom they work. In Bangladesh, the Para Commando Battalion and the Presidential Guard Regiment are armed with the Glock. Another highly trained unit that uses Glocks is the Czech Republic’s 601st Special Forces Group. As with Finland, the Glock 17 is the standard sidearm of the Norwegian armed forces and is thus used by the Haerens Jegerkommando, Norway’s special forces. Portugal’s marine corps uses the Glock 17, as does the DAE, the elite naval commando unit of the marine corps. Switzerland’s elite ground units, though normally armed with Swiss weapons, have adopted the Glock 17. These units include the AAD Special Recon Regiment and FSK17 Paratroop Recon Company. Last but not least, the British armed forces recently adopted the Glock 17—famous units such as the Royal Marine Commandos will now be using Glock semi-automatics.
Glocks In Action
There is an array of reasons why the Glock is especially well suited to special ops units. One of the most appealing is its durability and simplicity of maintenance. Glocks used at training facilities have fired a million rounds or more and kept operating. Special operators inserted behind enemy lines don’t have ready access to an armorer, and since their pistol is their personal survival/backup weapon, they need to know it will keep going even if their primary weapon goes down. Maintenance is another key factor in the Glock’s suitability. A Glock armorer can be trained in a half day, thus allowing many members of a special ops unit to receive the training. With this training, they can stick a small packet of spare parts and one small tool in their pack and be ready to keep their unit’s Glocks running. Bear in mind, too, that the Glock 17 was developed specifically to meet rigorous bid specifications for a new Austrian army pistol.
The availability of a family of pistols from Glock is advantageous to many special military or police units that have an array of missions. For example, many units that issue the Glock 17 also issue the compact Glock 26 for concealed use on VIP protection assignments or when operating in plainclothes on surveillance missions. For a few units, the select-fire Glock 18 is also available for use in breaking a mass attack. Although the 9mm Glock 17 is overwhelmingly the choice of special units, a few find the availability of other calibers useful. This is true with one of the more interesting units in the world, Denmark’s Slaedepatruljen Sigius. Comprised of two-man sled teams who patrol the wastes of Greenland, this unit carries 10mm Glock 20s to gain additional knockdown power against large polar bears.
For some special operations units with a maritime mission, the Glock’s combo of polymer and metal finished in black to withstand salt water has made it an excellent choice. Glock also offers a special sub-aqua spring cup, which will allow the pistol to be fired effectively underwater. The U.S. Navy SEALs have used at least some sub-aqua Glocks. And, if there is time after coming ashore, the Glock may be quickly stripped and dunked in fresh water to wash off the salt and apply a touch of oil. Glocks also lend themselves well to being suppressed, with special threaded extension barrels available. Among others, Greek DYK combat swimmers use Glocks equipped with suppressors during combat boarding operations.
One tactical consideration that makes the Glock appealing is its large magazine capacity. The Glock 17 has a standard 17-round magazine but will take longer magazines, including the 33-round mag designed for the Glock 18. Since smaller pistols in the same series will take the longer magazines, an operator carrying a Glock 26 for concealment can carry Glock 17 magazines as spares. Another tactical advantage of the Glock is that it can be used with either hand since the safety is contained in the trigger and will work equally well with the right or left hand. The Glock’s fast action system allows the pistol to be brought into action quickly without the need to operate a manual safety, meaning you can make a quick transition to the other hand if injured. Some forget that the Glock 17 is designed to take a lanyard. For military special operators who may be inserted by fast rope or small boat or climbing a cliff, retention of the weapon is very important. Additionally, the fact that Glock offers a blue model chambered for Simunition cartridges is a real advantage to special operators, who can now employ a wide range of force-on-force realistic training scenarios to hone their skills. Last but not least, Glocks are quite inexpensive compared to competitive pistols, which means governments on strict budgets have a solid weapons solution for their valuable men and women in service.
Other than in situations where one hand may be used to do things such as climb over a ship’s rail, rappel or operate in constricted places, the Glock will rarely be the special operator’s primary weapon. However, as his or her secondary weapon, the Glock is the go-to for an emergency, and in the world of special operations, emergencies are often deadly circumstances. These are the places where the Glock’s legendary durability and reliability make the firearm an excellent companion. For more information, visit us.glock.com or call 770-432-1202.
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To snow or not to snow: Long-term outlook for Tahoe’s 2016-17 winter offers more questions than answers
Anthony Gentile
agentile@tahoedailytribune.com
A cross-country skier takes in Lake Tahoe from high above Incline Village. Even in late fall, long-term predictions have been difficult to make when it comes to forecasting the upcoming winter in Tahoe.
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When it comes to predicting long-term forecasts for the 2016-17 winter season in Tahoe, the answer closely resembles the classic non-committal response after shaking a Magic 8 Ball.
Ask again later.
With Tahoe resorts preparing for opening day while locals and visitors alike dust off their skis and snowboards, the only certainty for Tahoe’s winter is uncertainty. Even this late into the fall, Opensnow.com forecaster Bryan Allegretto doesn’t have a firm grip on what things will look like a month from now — much less later in the season.
“Everything is still kind of borderline right now,” Allegretto said. “I don’t think anyone can give you a heartfelt ‘a lot of snow’ or ‘not a lot of snow’ forecast right now. Everything is teetering, and there’s nothing we can do but wait and see.”
“It’s such a wildcard year.”Bryan AllegrettoOpensnow.com forecaster, on Tahoe’s upcoming winter
Coming off a winter of near-average snowfall in 2015-16 as the result of a strong El Niño, the outlook is not so clear for Tahoe as this fall winds down. Many factors could come into play when it comes to snowfall totals, and Allegretto only feels confident saying that the region could receive between 85 and 92 percent of its average — and even that is based solely on historical data.
In short, he says, “It’s going to be interesting.”
This winter it all starts with La Niña, which comes from cold water on the surface of the Pacific Ocean — leading to the opposite effects of El Niño. Thus far, however, that weather phenomenon has been weak with nothing in the wind patterns currently strengthening it.
If this winter brings a weak La Niña, it has consistently in the past led to snowfall totals between 89 and 92 percent of the average in Tahoe. If it weakens further, then patterns would be ENSO neutral — meaning no effects of La Niña and the potential impact of other weather factors.
“It’s such a wildcard year,” Allegretto said.
In both a weak La Niña and ENSO neutral winter, short-term forecasts are the only ones that can be made with true accuracy. That is because of the potential impacts of weak air circulation in the Arctic, which pushes cold air south.
Allegretto said the cold air could set up a blocking pattern that could mean long stretches of cold and snowy or warm and dry weather. These patterns have the potential to bring half of the precipitation for winter in a two-week span, or be equally dry for that same amount of time — and then flip.
The main thing forecasters are keeping an eye on with winter on the horizon are ocean temperatures along the Pacific coast. The water turned cold during a stormy October, but could warm up again — colder water means a chance of wetter conditions during winter.
What does all this mean? Not a whole lot yet — but Allegretto said to err on the side of a drier winter in Tahoe, and hold out hope for a snowy one.
On a positive note in the short-term, Allegretto indicated in his latest post on Opensnow.com that colder air Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 16-17, would lead to solid conditions for snowmaking. Those operations are currently underway at both Heavenly Mountain Resort and Northstar California Resort, which have opening day scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 23.
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Rise of e-waste in Asia
The world is increasingly becoming tech savvy, entering the digital age and this is a phase where kids can operate tablets better than the adults. Moreover, from the early 2000s not only millennials are living an electronic life but the EEE (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) has become prerequisites for the survival of an average person.
But, what about the things that are discarded? Which ended their usage life or are still not thrown away? How these devices became a part of our lives, which, with constant iterative hardware updates, especially PCs and smartphones are being replaced in quick succession?
In 2014, 41.8 million metric tonnes of e-waste was generated globally, out of this, Asia produced the majority of 16 million metric tonnes. Furthermore, it is estimated that 49.8 million metric tonnes of e-waste will be generated in 2018 (source: Statista). Asia is the largest consumer and buyer of EEE. However, the waste generation on per capita basis amounts to mere 3.7 kg per inhabitant as compared to Europe and America, where e-waste generation is four times higher and amounts to 15.6 kg per person. China alone saw an increase in its e-waste generation to 6.7 million tonnes, an increase of 107% from 2010 to 2015. According to the UN methodologies, few regions have shown a rise in e-waste quantities which is outpacing population growth.
The reasons behind such a sharp rise in consumption, abandoning and replacement of the technological devices were:
Innovation in technology – The quick obsolescence due to the introduction of new products, particularly portable devices such as smartphones.
Rise in population and PDI – The countries in Asia are rapidly industrialising, leading to affordability and rising standards of living, which, in turn leads to increasing consumption.
Ubiquitous use and availability – With a hoard of technology companies taking a lead globally, the adoption and availability have become very convenient for the consumers.
The above reasons were primarily responsible for the mass dumping of e-waste from rich to poor nations as there are no regulations to stop this practice. There are varied reasons for the growth in the different countries. The largest producer of e-waste is China with a 107% growth as stated above, it is due to its large and increasingly affluent population that demands the latest gadgets and appliances. However, in Hong Kong, the per capita e-waste was 21.7 kg (2015), which was higher than 19.13 kg of China. This was despite the population being 200 times lower than the mainland China. According to a UN report, 18% of the US waste is dumped in Hong Kong, this ultimately leads to the rise in per capita e-waste generation. Similarly, Singapore closely follows Hong Kong and generate 19 kg per capita waste owing to illegal dumping.
It is for low awareness and knowledge, unsafe practices are carried out in the disposal of e-waste. In addition, because of weak legislations, there is a rampant noncompliance on the environment friendly management of e-waste, this leads to health hazards. The non-environment friendly practices such as open burning, backyard acid baths, informal recycling affect community health at large. However, few electronic manufacturers in the EEE industry such as mobile phones, personal computers or household appliances are fulfilling their ‘individual producer responsibility’ by collating the e-waste as part of their sustainability measures. They are retrieving the products, which have outlived their lives to either recycle or reuse them in one way or the other. This not only helps the companies fulfil their corporate social responsibility towards the environment, but also helps in cost savings. For instance, 1 million mobile phones can recover 50 pounds of gold, 550 pounds of silver, 20 pounds of palladium and more than 20,000 pounds of copper. The following table shows the quantity of e-waste recycled by the top 3 electronics companies involving the production of computers, mobiles and other electronic appliances from 2011-15 in tonnes. Likewise, they are also attempting to lessen the toxicity of materials used in their products to reduce their e-waste footprints globally.
On the other hand, there is a newer form of recycling and disposition industry that is developing with different business models being harnessed. It is a very niche industry with limited operating players, but as millions of tonnes are being poured into EEE recycling, the secondary IT goods market is estimated to reach 300 billion USD. Few such models are:
ecoATM, where a kiosk collects used cell phones, tablets and MP3 players and pays the seller after evaluating the condition. The waste collected is either sold in the secondary market or recycled based on the price. ‘The giving green machine’ pays instant cash in exchange for old cell phones/tablets/MP3 players, etc. helping consumers to take an active part in a healthy disposal.
HYLA Mobile (formerly eRecyclingCorps) is another mobile recycler which cumulatively transacted trade of 42 million devices and generated transaction value of 3 billion USD. HYLA Mobile operates in seven countries and partners with leading carriers such as AT&T, Verizon and Orange across a network of more than 16,000 retail locations to provide instant, in-store trade-in credit for used mobile devices. It follows a model of collecting idle phones and give these to the organisations for reuse.
Optoro started its end to end reverse logistics solutions, this helps retailers process, manage and sell returned and excess inventory. This new venture is adding another level to the supply chain management that helps in product dispositions rather than ending it up in the landfills each year.
Sims Recycling Solutions runs 50 sites around the world for electronics recycling, asset recovery and data destruction services. This is reinforcing overall sustainable business model and closed loop approach to responsible electronic recycling.
The above responses portray a very positive but rather unrealistic handling picture for the vast heaps of e-wastes around the world. The high disposal rates for electronic goods will ultimately lead to increased sales and shipments to manufacturers though this cannot be quantified. Additionally, unless there is a fixation of responsibility on the producers and strict regulations on disposal, there cannot be any halt to the rising levels of the e-waste. The green companies can only remove a portion of the overall outdated global electronic goods through their initiatives.
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Officials: Cause of mosque fire near Lake Travis may never be known
Tony Plohetski @tplohetski
Mar 7, 2017 at 12:01 AM Sep 25, 2018 at 10:26 PM
Authorities looking into the cause of a fire at an under-construction mosque near Lake Travis might never be able to officially determine whether it was intentionally set or sparked by some other cause, the lead investigator told the American-Statesman and KVUE-TV on Tuesday.
The revelation by Travis County Fire Marshal Tony Callaway comes exactly two months after the fire at the Islamic Center of Lake Travis, which had prompted fears that the facility might have been targeted by an arsonist.
Callaway said that, although the possibility of arson remains a focus of the federal and local investigation, officials are still working to determine whether an ember from a nearby fire might have caused the building to ignite. Investigators have identified several fires by property owners, such as those used for burning trash, around the time of the blaze.
It also is possible a homeless person — police have documented several in the area in Hudson Bend at the time — seeking warmth or cooking might have accidentally started the fire, Callaway said.
Finding the cause "is a huge challenge," he said. "We analyzed the scene thoroughly. But our goal is to be up front and honest about where we are with it. There just hasn’t been anything that has led us down a certain path."
Part of the problem, according to officials, is that the Jan. 7 fire destroyed much of the evidence.
Callaway said that, in the two months since the fire, officials obtained cellular phone data that is still being analyzed by the FBI to see if anyone of interest to law enforcement was in the area at the time.
He also said investigators have reviewed hundreds of hours of security footage from nearby businesses from around the time of the fire, but that those videos haven’t yielded any clues.
"We’re in the business of fire prevention, and we’re in the business of fire investigation," Deputy Fire Marshal Daniel Berger said. "We want to be able to have closure anytime something like this happens. We want to be able to give an answer."
Islamic Center of Lake Travis founding Board Member Shakeel Rashed said the members would "all love to know what happened" to the structure, which was just months away from completion.
"I understand how difficult the situation in our case is," Rashed said. "The whole thing got burned down. … There’s no way for them to find out which part the fire started off (from). So we understand the difficulty of where they’re coming from."
The Islamic Center will rebuild at its original location, but a timeline is still up in the air, Rashed said. The board is waiting to hear from its insurance company before launching a fundraising effort.
But the group is still looking for a place to worship during Ramadan, which begins May 26. Since the incident, Rashed said, the Islamic Center has focused its efforts on reaching out to the community at large.
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Officials said they are keeping their tip line open for anyone with information on the fire. The number is 1-877-434-7345.
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Salem man in stable condition after motorcycle crash on Commercial Street SE
Salem police have identified the individuals involved in a motorcycle crash that closed Commercial Street SE for nearly four hours Tuesday.
Salem man in stable condition after motorcycle crash on Commercial Street SE Salem police have identified the individuals involved in a motorcycle crash that closed Commercial Street SE for nearly four hours Tuesday. Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/crime/2018/11/14/salem-traffic-motorcyclist-critical-crash-commercial-street-se/2004704002/
Virginia Barreda, Salem Statesman Journal Published 1:57 p.m. PT Nov. 14, 2018 | Updated 2:30 p.m. PT Nov. 14, 2018
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Salem police have identified the individuals involved in a crash that closed Commercial Street SE for nearly four hours Tuesday evening.
Around 6 p.m., police responded to a crash involving motorcyclist Arthur Bird, 40, of Salem and GMC truck driver Bret Ketsdever, 56, of Albany at the Commercial Street SE and Wiltsey Road SE intersection, according to Lt. Treven Upkes with Salem Police.
Bird was traveling north on Commercial Street attempting to turn left onto Wiltsey Road SE while Ketsdever was driving south on Commercial. Bird turned into Ketsedever's path causing the crash, Upkes said.
Bird was transported to Salem Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and later life-flighted to Oregon Health & Science University in Portland for further treatment. Police reported Wednesday that Bird was in stable condition.
Ketsdever remained on scene and cooperated with investigators. No criminal charges have been filed at this time.
The case will be sent to the Marion County District Attorney’s Office for review.
Commercial Street was closed for nearly four hours in both directions between Fabry Road SE and Madras Street SE following the crash.
Virginia Barreda is the Breaking News Reporter at the Statesman Journal. Contact her at vbarreda@statesmanjournal.com or 503-399-6657. Follow her on Twitter at @vbarreda2.
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Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens
By Usha Lee McFarling
Photos by Dania Maxwell for STAT
A coop holds sentinel chickens used to monitor West Nile virus in Los Angeles County.
EL MONTE, Calif. — The chickens are used to the needles.
They don’t fuss when vector ecologist Tanya Posey pulls opens the door of a coop in a community garden here, firmly grasps a Leghorn, and pulls a blood sample out of its wing vein. She’s so good, she can bleed a chicken in about 30 seconds.
That’s helpful, because she has a lot of chickens to test.
More than six dozen sentinel chickens, living in coops dotted around Los Angeles, make up one of the first lines of defense in this sprawling county’s fight against West Nile virus. The disease has been a background threat for years here, but cases have spiked this fall to worrisome levels. Six deaths have been reported by Los Angeles County this year — including three just last week.
And the cases are alarmingly severe: Of 98 reported infections here this year, 79 have led to serious neurological side effects, and 87 have required hospitalization. Because it’s still peak mosquito season, more deaths are expected.
So local public health officials this week launched an all-out attack. They’re sending teams of green-shirted vector control agents door to door to tell residents to wear bug spray, install window screens, and dump the stagnant water where the insects breed. They’re plastering the county with posters that read “It’s Not Just a Bite” and “No Es Solo Un Piquete.” They’ve even created a rap video featuring a fetid swimming pool, a giant dancing mosquito, and teams of uniformed agents rapping, “You’ve got to dump the water out, drain the water flow, tip the water out, toss the water slow.”
“You’ve got to dump the water out, drain the water flow, tip the water out, toss the water slow.”
On a national level, a duo from Johns Hopkins and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation last week petitioned for a new mosquito emoji, arguing that it could lend some buzz to public health efforts.
West Nile virus causes no symptoms in 8 of 10 infected people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But some, particularly the very young and very old, can get fevers, fatigue, and flu-like symptoms. (Dr. Lyle Petersen, the director of the CDC’s division of vector-borne diseases, experienced that misery himself back in 2003, when he was infected with West Nile virus after going out to pick up his mail without insect repellent.)
The virus has caused more than 2,000 deaths in the U.S. since it first appeared in New York in 1999. States hit hardest in recent years include California, Arizona, Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and South Dakota. This year, 22 states have already reported 49 deaths and 658 of the most severe cases, known as “neuroinvasive,” which can involve meningitis, encephalitis, and paralysis.
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But at least here in Southern California, residents don’t seem to be concerned.
“You can’t imagine how much outreach we’re doing, but it’s really hard to get people to pay attention,” said Kelly Middleton, who directs community affairs for the Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District.
Some experts blame complacency, because West Nile is old news. Others blame the months of media coverage over the past year on Zika, another mosquito-borne virus that can cause grave birth defects when it infects pregnant women. Though there’s no evidence Zika is being transmitted by mosquitoes in Southern California, residents nonetheless seem focused on that — instead of the far more prevalent threat of West Nile.
“Certainly we all care about infants and birth defects, so Zika gets a lot of attention,” said Dr. Benjamin Schwartz, deputy chief of the county’s program for acute communicable disease control. “But West Nile causes more deaths than Zika does — and it causes them every year.”
Harold Morales, with the l takes a sentinel chicken from a coop for a blood sample.
Flocks of chickens generate vital data
To control West Nile virus, first you have to know where it’s lurking. It’s a monumental task for the district, which covers a territory of more than 1,340 square miles — roughly the size of Rhode Island.
The district has some 180 mosquito traps. Checking them all involves grueling drives five days a week by two field assistants.
But simply detecting virus inside mosquitoes doesn’t confirm that the insects are infectious. Finding infected birds does. The district collects and tests dead birds — crows and blue jays — when residents alert them, but such reports can be spotty.
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So the district relies on its sentinel chickens, checking their blood for West Nile virus antibodies every two weeks.
On a recent day, Posey and her teammate Harold Morales checked a group of 10 white Leghorns — the iconic white chickens with bright red combs. (An attempt to use Rhode Island Reds failed miserably; the birds couldn’t handle the Southern California heat.) Seven of the chickens had already tested positive for West Nile, so Morales bled the three that hadn’t, dropping a few milliliters of blood onto filter papers he would later send to a state testing lab.
“It’s just like going to the doctor and getting a blood sample,” said Susanne Kluh, who heads disease surveillance for the district. “Some get feisty, but it’s pretty easy on the chickens.”
Wild birds don’t seem to mind the needles, either. Many that have been trapped for surveillance, banded, and released return repeatedly to the traps — where they can be tested again to see if they have immunity. “They give their blood and get free food,” Middleton said. “The same birds come back week after week.”
“It’s just like going to the doctor and getting a blood sample. Some get feisty, but it’s pretty easy on the chickens.”
Susanne Kluh, head of disease surveillance for the Los Angeles Vector Control District
Unlike sparrows, finches, jays, and crows — which can die from West Nile and also transmit it to new mosquitoes — chickens don’t get sick or spread the virus. Indeed, the sentinel Longhorns are healthy enough that local gardeners gather their eggs and use their manure for fertilizer. Once testing season ends in late fall, the birds are given away — for pets or meat. “They’re good eating,” said Kluh.
And they’re good data generators, helping Kluh and colleagues generate a precise map of where the virus is active. The district can then target outreach and abatement efforts.
Human cases are too slow to be useful for surveillance, she said, because people often don’t go to the doctor right away and doctors don’t always report cases. (Indeed, the number of actual West Nile deaths is likely higher than stated because of underreporting, public health officials say.)
Vector ecologist Tanya Posey takes a blood sample.
Blood samples from the chickens are categorized.
An army of invading mosquitoes
Los Angeles County public health officials credit the vector control district with keeping the outbreak from being far worse. But for Kluh and her team, every West Nile death is difficult.
“It’s hard,” Kluh said. “We take it really personally.”
This month, 84-year-old Julia Shepherd, an active grandmother from a Los Angeles suburb, died of West Nile after becoming paralyzed and disoriented.
The case is exactly the type public health officials fear, one that robs healthy older adults — those most likely to be outdoors — of either their lives or their independence. Some half of older adults who have been infected with neurological symptoms have still not recovered their ability to function independently after a year, Schwartz said.
A notice on a coop that holds sentinel chickens.
While they’re focussed on West Nile, which is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, Kluh and her team do still monitor the spread of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika. She’s also tracking Aedes albopictus, the Asian tiger mosquito that’s a carrier of dengue and chikungunya. And she’s got her eye on the newly arrived Aussie Mozzie mosquito — Aedes notoscriptus — that transmits yet other viruses.
“I guess I’ve got job security,” she joked.
Kluh sees a silver lining in the invasion of these aggressive new species. Unlike California’s resident Culex mosquitoes, the newcomers bite humans more than birds, bite all day long, and tend to raise welts that are itchier and more noticeable. Because of this, many people here are finally starting to complain about mosquitoes — and that’s music to Kluh’s ears.
“Because it’s so unpleasant,” she said, “people might finally start protecting themselves from getting bitten.”
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During the season there are always sentinel chickens along W 6th street near the La Brea Tar pits Hancock Park.
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The CFAA and the Insider Threat
By Jason M. Weinstein on June 27, 2013 Posted in Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, Security Programs & Policies
Last week Rep. Zoe Lofgren introduced “Aaron’s Law,” legislation that would significantly amend the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The proposed bill, drafted by Rep. Lofgren and Sen. Ron Wyden, is named in honor of the late Aaron Swartz, who took his own life earlier this year while under indictment for CFAA charges. The… Continue Reading
Using Attribution to Deter Cyberespionage
By Stewart Baker on June 18, 2013 Posted in China, Cybersecurity and Cyberwar, International, Security Programs & Policies
Foreign Policy has published my article on how attribution can be used to deter foreign governments’cyberespionage. Excerpts below: The Obama-Xi summit in Sunnylands ended without any Chinese concessions on cyber-espionage. This came as no surprise; cyber spying has been an indispensable accelerant for China’s military and economic rise. And though Beijing may someday agree that… Continue Reading
Cloudy With a Chance of Exploitation
By Jason M. Weinstein on June 13, 2013 Posted in Cloud Computing, Privacy Regulation
With all the controversy surrounding the leaks regarding the PRISM program, there is at least one constituency that is likely rejoicing — Europe-based cloud computing companies. For the past few years, cloud providers in Europe have tried to gain a competitive advantage over US-based providers in the European market by arguing that the Patriot Act… Continue Reading
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It seems we can’t go a day without another bombshell in what we can now call the “Snowden Affair.” Many people are calling Edward Snowden a “whistleblower” for leaking two classified intelligence programs. But that term is usually reserved for someone who reveals government lies, law-breaking, or malfeasance. What Snowden revealed, though, are government activities… Continue Reading
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There may be a lot less to the NSA “scandal” than meets the eye. In an article for Foreign Policy, I explain why I am quite confident that the program underlying the FISA court order is lawful: [T]his is not some warrantless or extra-statutory surveillance program. The government had to persuade up to a dozen… Continue Reading
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There have been many critics of the Obama Administration’s aggressive pursuit of leakers. But today’s news offers a new line of attack on the Administration’s tactics: they’re apparently not working. The UK paper The Guardian was the beneficiary of a huge new leak, this one about a secret court order to a Verizon subsidiary ordering… Continue Reading
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Portland council and Maine Legislature consider mandated paid sick leave
Two of Portland's largest employers asked the city to hold off on a new policy until legislators decide whether to pass a state law.
By Randy BillingsPress Herald
The push to provide workers with earned paid sick time heats up this week, both in Portland and at the State House in Augusta.
After more than a year of study, a City Council subcommittee is poised to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would require Portland businesses to provide earned paid sick time to all employees, including temporary and seasonal workers. It would be the first such ordinance in the state.
And on Wednesday, the Legislature will hold a public hearing on a bill submitted by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, to require earned paid sick time statewide.
The measures are not identical. For example, Millett’s bill – “An Act to Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees” – would require businesses with more than five employees to offer paid sick time, while businesses with five or fewer employees would not. Portland’s ordinance does not have that exemption.
With two different proposals on parallel tracks, some of the city’s largest employers asked Portland officials on Monday to delay any votes on the local policy until action on the state bill is taken.
“From the beginning, we have felt that this is an issue to be dealt with at the state level,” MaineMed President Jeff Sanders and Mercy President Charlie Therrien said in a letter Tuesday to councilors, Mayor Ethan Strimling and City Manager Jon Jennings.
The heads of both Maine Medical Center and Northern Light Mercy Hospital expressed “significant concerns” about having to comply potentially with two different earned paid sick time rules. The hospitals together employ 10,800 people, including 2,789 Portland residents. Their respective parent companies – MaineHealth and Northern Light – employ 31,000 people statewide.
“With legislation that would implement a substantially different paid sick leave law than the ordinance your committee is reviewing already being considered in Augusta,” they continued, “we respectfully ask that your committee pause its work, and allow the Legislature an opportunity to consider the various paid sick leave proposals before voting on the ordinance before you.”
But Strimling, who brought forward an ordinance drafted by the Maine Women’s Lobby and the Southern Maine Workers Center, said he opposes any delay.
“We have heard this record before, unfortunately,” Strimling said, noting that the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce also has requested a delay. “So far, I have not found any of them advocating for a statewide policy. It’s disingenuous at best to be pushing us to wait for a statewide policy that one would then oppose.”
Strimling said the state has failed to act on paid sick time for 20 years. Even though prospects have improved with Democrats in control of the Maine House of Representatives, Senate and governorship, he said any statewide law would not take effect for two more years.
“Portland needs to lead on this,” he said.
The proposed ordinance would require Portland businesses to provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time a year – accruing one hour for every 30 hours worked – to all employees, including seasonal, part-time and temporary.
The City Council’s Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on a recommendation to the full council.
The committee held a public hearing on the ordinance Jan. 8 that lasted three hours. The vast majority of the speakers supported the ordinance, saying that workers shouldn’t have to choose between a day’s pay and taking care of themselves or a family member.
Some business owners, however, expressed concern about increased costs and abuse of the new sick time mandate, as well as the ordinance’s impact on existing benefits plans, like paid time off, which lumps sick and vacation time together.
Portland’s proposal would extend paid sick time to 680 school employees and more than 500 city employees, according to a memo from city staff. Advocates say the proposal, which would include private businesses, could affect more than 19,000 workers in Portland.
City Finance Director Brendan O’Connell said in a memo to the committee that the ordinance could cost the city and schools $562,000 during its first year. After onetime expenses for education and outreach are considered, the ordinance is estimated to cost the city $492,000 a year.
Those estimates, O’Connell said, do not include potential revenue losses for some city recreation programs.
O’Connell said the city estimates that workers would accrue nearly $187,000 in additional sick time and the city may incur more than $51,000 in additional staffing costs to cover missed shifts.
Another $80,000 may be needed for education and outreach, whether it’s for targeted mailings to businesses or setting up a website about the ordinance. And the staff estimates that city contracts may increase by another $34,000 as a result of the ordinance.
Strimling questioned those estimates, however, saying they’re based on outdated information. He said the committee is no longer placing the burden of enforcement on the city, so those $210,000 costs for 2.5 legal positions should not be included.
Because to the impeding winter storm, the city of Portland has postponed Health and Human Services and Public Safety Committee meeting about the proposed earned paid sick time ordinance. The meeting will be rescheduled for some time in March, the city said.
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Politicians and advocates plan to celebrate Amendment 4 by registering people to vote; here’s how
The watershed law goes into effect today.
Florida Rights and Restoration Coalition president Desmond Meade speaks during a press conference during an event, which headlined John Legend, in support of Florida's Amendment 4 at Maynard Evans High School auditorium in Orlando on Wednesday. The amendment would grant convicted felons, who've served their time, the right to vote. (BRONTE WITTPENN | Times)
By Langston Taylor
Published Jan. 8, 2019
Voting rights advocates plan to celebrate a watershed moment today, as Amendment 4 goes into effect across Florida, allowing most citizens who have finished a felony sentence to register to vote.
Local officials and advocacy groups both expect to join felons as they register to vote.
In St. Petersburg, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist will address media from City Hall before walking to the Supervisor of Elections office with felons as they register to vote, according to a news release.
"It is time to end this dark chapter of Florida's history of discrimination once and for all," the congressman said in a release.
"I, for one, cannot wait to see all my neighbors who used to be disenfranchised at the registrar's office and at the polls."
Tuesday kicks off what advocates believe will be a long effort to encourage an estimated more than 1.2 million Floridians to register to vote.
Several will register Tuesday with organizers from the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which advocated for the law's passage.
FRRC President Desmond Meade told reporters Monday he plans to register himself Tuesday morning in Orange County, and expects the experience to be both "inspiring" and "solemn."
"I know I'm gonna cry," he said. "I will be shedding some tears, because my daughter is going to be registering me."
In Tampa, the nonprofit Organize Florida will visit the Hillsborough County Center with a group who will register to vote. That includes Fabian Hall, 40.
"It feels good to know I will be able to vote again," said Hall, of Tampa, in a release. "It was a non-violent charge and I did what I had to do. Now, I have the opportunity to help others like myself, and it feels good."
How to register to vote:
Any felon who is a citizen, not judged mentally incapacitated, and has had their voting rights restored can register to vote. As of Tuesday, that includes felons who have completed their terms of sentence and were not convicted of murder or a felony sex offense.
Eligible citizens can register to vote:
at any Florida driver’s license office or tax collector’s office that issues driver’s licenses or ID cards.
online at registertovoteflorida.gov.
by submitting an application form (English or Spanish) by mail.
Langston Taylor
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Blog Tour: The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter ~Excerpt + Giveaway~
by Karin Slaughter
on Tour August 7 - September 8, 2017
The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author — a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense.
Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind…
Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father — Pikeville's notorious defense attorney — devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night.
Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself — the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again — and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized — Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first witness on the scene, but it's a case that unleashes the terrible memories she's spent so long trying to suppress. Because the shocking truth about the crime that destroyed her family nearly thirty years ago won't stay buried forever…
Packed with twists and turns, brimming with emotion and heart, The Good Daughter is fiction at its most thrilling.
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Published by: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062430262 (ISBN13: 9780062430267)
Series: Good Daughter 1
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Charlie Quinn walked through the darkened halls of Pikeville middle school with a gnawing sense of trepidation. This wasn’t an early morning walk of shame. This was a walk of deeply held regret. Fitting, since the first time she’d had sex with a boy she shouldn’t have had sex with was inside this very building. The gymnasium, to be exact, which just went to show that her father had been right about the perils of a late curfew.
She gripped the cell phone in her hand as she turned a corner. The wrong boy. The wrong man. The wrong phone. The wrong way because she didn’t know where the hell she was going. Charlie turned around and retraced her steps. Everything in this stupid building looked familiar, but nothing was where she remembered it was supposed to be.
She took a left and found herself standing outside the front office. Empty chairs were waiting for the bad students who would be sent to the principal. The plastic seats looked similar to the ones in which Charlie had whiled away her early years. Talking back. Mouthing off. Arguing with teachers, fellow students, inanimate objects. Her adult self would’ve slapped her teenage self for being such a pain in the ass.
She cupped her hand to the window and peered inside the dark office. Finally, something that looked how it was supposed to look. The high counter where Mrs. Jenkins, the school secretary, had held court. Pennants drooping from the water-stained ceiling. Student artwork taped to the walls. A lone light was on in the back. Charlie wasn’t about to ask Principal Pinkman for directions to her booty call. Not that this was a booty call. It was more of a “Hey, girl, you picked up the wrong iPhone after I nailed you in my truck at Shady Ray’s last night” call.
There was no point in Charlie asking herself what she had been thinking, because you didn’t go to a bar named Shady Ray’s to think.
The phone in her hand rang. Charlie saw the unfamiliar screen saver of a German shepherd with a Kong toy in its mouth. The caller ID read SCHOOL.
She answered, “Yes?”
“Where are you?” He sounded tense, and she thought of all the hidden dangers that came from screwing a stranger she’d met in a bar: incurable venereal diseases, a jealous wife, a murderous baby mama, an obnoxious Alabama affiliation.
She said, “I’m in front of Pink’s office.”
“Turn around and take your second right.”
“Yep.” Charlie ended the call. She felt herself wanting to puzzle out his tone of voice, but then she told herself that it didn’t matter because she was never going to see him again.
She walked back the way she’d come, her sneakers squeaking on the waxed floor as she made her way down the dark hallway. She heard a snap behind her. The lights had come on in the front office. A hunched old woman who looked suspiciously like the ghost of Mrs. Jenkins shuffled her way behind the counter. Somewhere in the distance, heavy metal doors opened and closed. The beep-whir of the metal detectors swirled into her ears. Someone jangled a set of keys.
The air seemed to contract with each new sound, as if the school was bracing itself for the morning onslaught. Charlie looked at the large clock on the wall. If the schedule was still the same, the first homeroom bell would ring soon, and the kids who had been dropped off early and warehoused in the cafeteria would flood the building.
Charlie had been one of those kids. For a long time, whenever she thought of her father, her mind conjured up the scene of his arm leaning out of the Chevette’s window, freshly lit cigarette between his fingers, as he pulled out of the school parking lot.
She stopped walking.
The room numbers finally caught her attention, and she knew immediately where she was. Charlie touched her fingers to a closed wooden door. Room three, her safe haven. Ms. Beavers had retired eons ago, but the old woman’s voice echoed in Charlie’s ears: “They’ll only get your goat if you show them where you keep your hay.”
Charlie still didn’t know what that meant, exactly. You could extrapolate that it had something to do with the extended Culpepper clan, who had bullied Charlie relentlessly when she’d finally returned to school.
Or, you could take it that, as a girls’ basketball coach named Etta Beavers, the teacher knew what it felt like to be taunted. There was no one who could give Charlie advice on how to handle the present situation. For the first time since college, she’d had a one-night stand. Or a one-night sit, if it boiled down to the exact position. Charlie wasn’t the type of person who did that sort of thing. She didn’t go to bars. She didn’t drink to excess. She didn’t really make hugely regrettable mistakes. At least not until recently.
Her life had started to unspool back in August of last year. Charlie had spent almost every waking hour since then raveling out mistake after mistake. Apparently, the new month of May was not going to see any improvement. The blunders were now starting before she even got out of bed. This morning, she’d been wide awake on her back, staring up at the ceiling, trying to convince herself that what had happened last night had not happened at all when an unfamiliar ringtone had come from her purse.
She had answered because wrapping the phone in aluminum foil, throwing it into the dumpster behind her office and buying a new phone that would restore from her old phone backup did not occur to her until after she had said hello.
The short conversation that followed was of the kind you would expect between two total strangers: Hello, person whose name I must have asked for but now can’t recall. I believe I have your phone.
Charlie had offered to meet the man at his work because she didn’t want him to know where she lived. Or worked. Or what kind of car she drove. Between his pickup truck and his admittedly exquisite body, she’d thought he’d tell her he was a mechanic or a farmer. Then he’d said that he was a teacher and she’d instantly flashed up a Dead Poets Society kind of thing. Then he’d said he taught middle school and she’d jumped to the unfounded conclusion that he was a pedophile.
“Here.” He stood outside an open door at the far end of the hall.
As if on cue, the overhead fluorescents popped on, bathing Charlie in the most unflattering light possible. She instantly regretted her choice of ratty jeans and a faded, long-sleeved Duke Blue Devils basketball T-shirt.
“Good Lord God,” Charlie muttered. No such problems at the end of the hall.
Mr. I-Can’t-Remember-Your-Name was even more attractive than she remembered. The standard button-down-with-khakis uniform of a middle-school teacher couldn’t hide the fact that he had muscles in places that men in their forties had generally replaced with beer and fried meat. His scraggly beard was more of a five o’clock shadow. The gray at his temples gave him a wizened air of mystery. He had one of those dimples in his chin that you could use to open a bottle.
This was not the type of man Charlie dated. This was the exact type of man that she studiously avoided. He felt too coiled, too strong, too unknowable. It was like playing with a loaded gun.
“This is me.” He pointed to the bulletin board outside his room. Small handprints were traced onto white butcher paper. Purple cut-out letters read MR. HUCKLEBERRY.
“Huckleberry?” Charlie asked.
“It’s Huckabee, actually.” He held out his hand. “Huck.”
Charlie shook his hand, too late realizing that he was asking for his iPhone. “Sorry.” She handed him the phone.
He gave her a crooked smile that had probably sent many a young girl into puberty. “Yours is in here.”
Charlie followed him into the classroom. The walls were adorned with maps, which made sense because he was apparently a history teacher. At least if you believed the sign that said MR. HUCKLEBERRY LOVES WORLD HISTORY.
She said, “I may be a little sketchy on last night, but I thought you said you were a Marine?”
“Not anymore, but it sounds sexier than middle-school teacher.”He gave a self-deprecating laugh. “Joined up when I was seventeen, took my retirement six years ago.” He leaned against his desk. “I was looking for a way to keep serving, so I got my master’s on a GI bill and here we are.”
“I bet you get a lot of tear-stained cards on Valentine’s Day.” Charlie would’ve failed history every single day of her life if her teacher had looked like Mr. Huckleberry.
He asked, “Do you have kids?”
“Not that I know of.” Charlie didn’t return the question. She assumed that someone with kids wouldn’t use a photo of his dog as his screen saver. “You married?”
He shook his head. “Didn’t suit me.”
“It suited me.” She explained, “We’ve been officially separated for nine months.”
“Did you cheat on him?”
“You’d think so, but no.” Charlie ran her finger along the books on the shelf by his desk. Homer. Euripides. Voltaire. Bronte. “You don’t strike me as the Wuthering Heights type.”
He grinned. “Not much talking in the truck.”
Charlie started to return the grin, but regret pulled down the corners of her mouth. In some ways, this easy, flirty banter felt like more of a transgression than the physical act of sex. She bantered with her husband. She asked inane questions of her husband.
And last night, for the first time in her married life, she had cheated on her husband.
Huck seemed to sense her mood shift. “It’s obviously none of my business, but he’s nuts for letting you go.”
“I’m a lot of work.” Charlie studied one of the maps. There were blue pins in most of Europe and some of the Middle East. “You go to all of these places?”
He nodded, but didn’t elaborate.
“Marines,” she said. “Were you a Navy SEAL?”
“Marines can be SEALs but not all SEALs are Marines.”
Charlie was about to tell him that he hadn’t answered the question, but Huck spoke first.
“Your phone started ringing at o’dark thirty.”
Her heart flipped in her chest. “You didn’t answer?”
“Nah, it’s much more fun trying to figure you out from your caller ID.” He pushed himself up on the desk. “B2 called around five this morning. I’m assuming that’s your hook-up at the vitamin shop.”
Charlie’s heart flipped again. “That’s Riboflavin, my spin-class instructor.”
He narrowed his eyes, but he didn’t push her. “The next call came at approximately five fifteen, someone who showed up as Daddy, who I deduce by the lack of the word sugar in front of the name is your father.”
She nodded, even as her mother’s voice silently stressed that it was whom. “Any other clues?” He pretended to stroke a long beard. “Beginning around five thirty, you got a series of calls from the county jail. At least six, spaced out about five minutes apart.”
“You got me, Nancy Drew.” Charlie held up her hands in surrender. “I’m a drug trafficker. Some of my mules got picked up over the weekend.”
He laughed. “I’m halfway believing you.”
“I’m a defense lawyer,” she admitted. “Usually people are more receptive to drug trafficker.”
Huck stopped laughing. His eyes narrowed again, but the playfulness had evaporated. “What’s your name?”
“Charlie Quinn.”
She could’ve sworn he flinched.
She asked, “Is there a problem?”
His jaw was clenched so hard the bone jutted out. “That’s not the name on your credit card.”
Charlie paused, because there was a lot wrong with that statement. “That’s my married name. Why were you looking at my credit card?”
“I wasn’t looking. I glanced at it when you put it down on the bar.” He stood up from the desk. “I should get ready for school.”
“Was it something I said?” She was trying to make a joke out of it, because of course it was something she’d said. “Look everybody hates lawyers until they need one.”
“I grew up in Pikeville.”
“You’re saying that like it’s an explanation.”
He opened and closed the desk drawers. “Homeroom’s about to start. I need to do my first-period prep.”
Charlie crossed her arms. This wasn’t the first time she’d had this conversation with longtime Pikeville residents. “There’s two reasons for you to be acting like you’re acting.”
He ignored her, opening and closing another drawer.
She counted out the possibilities on her fingers. “Either you hate my father, which is okay, because a lot of people hate him, or—” She held up her finger for the more likely excuse, the one that had put a target on Charlie’s back twenty-eight years ago when she’d returned to school, the one that still got her nasty looks in town from the people who supported the extended, inbred Culpepper clan. “You think I’m a spoiled little bitch who helped frame Zachariah Culpepper and his innocent baby brother so my dad could get his hands on some pissant life insurance policy and their shitty little trailer. Which he never did, by the way. He could’ve sued them for the twenty grand they owed in legal bills, but he didn’t. Not to mention I could pick those fuckers out of a lineup with my eyes closed.”
He was shaking his head before she even finished. “None of those things.”
“Really?” She had pegged him for a Culpepper truther when he’d told her that he’d grown up in Pikeville.
On the other hand, Charlie could see a career-Marine hating Rusty’s kind of lawyering right up until that Marine got caught with a little too much Oxy or a lot too much hooker. As her father always said, a Democrat is a Republican who’s been through the criminal justice system.
She told Huck, “Look, I love my dad, but I don’t practice the same kind of law that he does. Half my caseload is in juvenile court, the other half is in drug court. I work with stupid people who do stupid things, who need a lawyer to keep the prosecutor from overcharging them.” She held out her hands in a shrug. “I just level the playing field.”
Huck glared at her. His initial anger had escalated to furious in the blink of an eye. “I want you to leave my room. Right now.” His hard tone made Charlie take a step back. For the first time, it occurred to her that no one knew she was at the school and that Mr. Huckleberry could probably break her neck with one hand.
“Fine.” She snatched her phone off his desk and started toward the door. Even as Charlie was telling herself she should shut up and go, she swung back around. “What did my father ever do to you?”
Huck didn’t answer. He was sitting at his desk, head bent over a stack of papers, red ink pen in hand.
Charlie waited.
He tapped the pen on his desk, a drumbeat of a dismissal.
She was about to tell him where to stick the pen when she heard a loud crack echo down the hallway.
Three more cracks followed in quick succession.
Not a car backfiring.
Not fireworks.
A person who has been up close when a gun is fired into another human being never mistakes the sound of a gunshot for something else.
Charlie was yanked down to the floor. Huck threw her behind a filing cabinet, shielding her body with his own.
He said something—she saw his mouth move—but the only sound she could hear was the gunshots echoing inside her head. Four shots, each a distinctive, terrifying echo to the past. Just like before, her mouth went dry. Just like before, her heart stopped beating. Her throat closed. Her vision tunneled. Everything looked small, narrowed to a single, tiny point.
Excerpt from The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter. Copyright © 2017 by Karin Slaughter. Reproduced with permission from HarperCollins. All rights reserved.
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Redmi K30 Pro: What we know so far
Towards the end of 2019, Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi launched the Redmi K30. The 4G version of the device hit stores not long afterward, while the 5G variant entered the pre-order stage in early January. Now, all eyes are on the next iteration in the series: the Redmi K30 Pro.
As with last year’s K20 series, we expect the Redmi K30 Pro to be a lot like the vanilla K30 but with some beefed-up specs and a few new features. We also expect the price to be higher, but we don’t expect it to reach into “normal” flagship territory as far as that goes.
Below, you’ll find our rumor roundup for the Redmi K30 Pro with all the reliable information we’ve found so far. Be sure to bookmark this page as we will update it often with news and leaks as we get closer to the imminent launch of the device.
1 Redmi K30 Pro: Name and release date
2 Redmi K30 Pro: Design
3 Redmi K30 Pro: Specs and features
4 Redmi K30 Pro: Price and availability
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4.1.1 Redmi K30 5G apparently capable of 144Hz display refresh rate
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4.1.3 Redmi K30 5G announced: Easily the cheapest 5G smartphone yet
4.1.4 Redmi K30 apparently has a 4G variant and these could be its specs
4.1.5 A phone is on the way that can charge a 4,500mAh battery in one hour
4.1.6 Upcoming Redmi 5G phone could take fastest charging crown
4.1.7 Redmi K30 series launch set for December 10
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4.1.10 Redmi Note 8T fixes one of the Note 8’s big missteps, coming to Europe
Redmi K30 Pro: Name and release date
Since Redmi has already launched the Redmi K30 and Redmi K30 5G, it’s pretty much a given that the upcoming new variant will be called the Redmi K30 Pro. However, Samsung recently changed things up by renaming the Samsung Galaxy S11 series to the Samsung Galaxy S20 series, so who knows anymore? We’re willing to bet that the K30 Pro is the official name, although we don’t have any confirmation of that as of yet.
Related: Redmi K20 Pro review: Is this the best affordable flagship?
We do have some information on the release date, though. Tipster Sudhashu Ambhore tweeted that the K30 Pro will launch in March 2020. There wasn’t a more specific date than that, but that’s not too far away, so we should have a solid date soon.
Redmi K30 Pro: Design
If you hold a Redmi K20 in one hand and a Redmi K20 Pro in the other, you’d likely not be able to tell the differences between them. Both devices have pop-up selfie cameras, the same size body, the same sized display, and even have the same display resolution.
Like the K20 Pro and the K20, we don’t expect the K30 Pro to look too much different from the K30.
With that in mind, we don’t expect the Redmi K30 and Redmi K30 Pro to look much different from one another. The Redmi K30 abandoned the pop-up selfie camera for a display cutout design, so the K30 Pro should follow suit. The vertically-aligned quad-camera system on the rear of the K30 should also transfer over to the K30 Pro, including the circular mirror design surrounding it.
Every device in the Redmi K line has featured some really fun colorways, so we fully expect the K30 Pro to come in some fun colors, too. The K30 came in blue, red, and purple, so it’s not unreasonable to assume the Redmi K30 Pro will come in some or all of those colors.
Redmi K30 Pro: Specs and features
The K20 and K20 Pro didn’t look very different from one another. Under the hood, though, they were very different. The K20 Pro featured some significant spec bumps with its internals, so we expect the Redmi K30 Pro to also see some internal improvements as compared to the K30.
It’s basically a given that the K30 Pro will come with the latest-and-greatest smartphone processor, the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865. The K20 Pro came with the then-latest Snapdragon 855 in 2019, so it’s logical for the follow-up to see the 2020 version. For the record, the vanilla K30 has a Snapdragon 730G, a slightly upgraded version of the K20’s Snapdragon 730.
Interestingly, both the K20 and the K20 Pro had Super AMOLED displays, while the K30 has a downgraded IPS LCD. It’s possible the K30 Pro could have an OLED panel instead of an LCD panel, but we’re not sure. The Redmi K30 features a 120Hz display refresh rate, which would likely not appear on a device like the K30 Pro if it has an OLED panel, simply because of how cheap we expect the device to be. However, it’s totally possible the K30 Pro will join the OnePlus 8 in offering an OLED panel with a 120Hz display refresh rate.
If history has told us anything, it’s that the big differences between the K30 and the K30 Pro will be the internal specs.
Another feature the K30 saw downgraded as compared to the K20 series is the fingerprint sensor. The K30 has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor while both the K20 and K20 Pro have in-display fingerprint sensors. It’s very likely that the Redmi K30 Pro will see the return of the in-display sensor.
It’s also likely the K30 Pro will feature some camera upgrades as compared to the K30. That Snapdragon 865 processor, if it lands in the K30 Pro, will make a big difference there. However, since the K30 already has four lenses that are pretty high-quality, we’re not sure how much the K30 Pro could improve them without significantly raising the price.
Speaking of the processor, the Snapdragon 865 comes with a built-in 5G modem. This strongly suggests that there won’t be 4G and 5G versions of the K30 Pro. Instead, there should be just one version that supports 5G and no 4G version at all.
In the end, we think Redmi downgraded some major aspects of the Redmi K30 in order to make sure there would be more of a difference between it and the Redmi K30 Pro. That was likely an issue with the K20 series since the vanilla and Pro variants in that family were so similar.
Redmi K30 Pro: Price and availability
The entry-level version of the Redmi K30 is around $227, so the Pro variant can only be so expensive before it would seem like too much of a different device from the K30.
For the sake of comparison, here are the Indian K20 and K20 Pro prices:
K20: 6GB RAM, 64GB ROM — Rs. 21,999 (~$310)
K20: 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM — Rs. 23,999 (~$340)
K20 Pro: 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM — 27,999 rupees (~$406)
Additionally, here are the prices for the Redmi K30 and K30 5G:
K30: 6GB RAM, 64GB ROM — 1,599 Chinese yuan (~$227)
K30: 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM — 1,699 Chinese yuan (~$241)
K30 5G: 6GB RAM, 64GB ROM — 1,999 Chinese yuan (~$284)
K30 5G: 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM — 2,299 Chinese yuan (~$327)
We expect the pricing for the K30 Pro to fall somewhere above the K20 Pro and the K30 5G pricing due to the upgraded chipset, 5G support, and other bumps in value.
As far as availability goes, the device will likely be available in China and India. It’s possible it could also land in Europe, but it likely would be rebranded as a Xiaomi Mi device, as the K20 Pro was rebranded as the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro.
That’s all the info we’ve got so far for the upcoming Redmi K30 Pro. Be sure to bookmark this page as we will be updating it constantly as we get closer to the device’s launch!
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Posted on September 28, 2018 by Ryan Applegate
Hillsboro and Miami Trace boys soccer match ends in 2-2 tie
By Ryan Applegate - rapplegate@timesgazette.com
Miami Trace’s Drew Batson attempts to make a move against Hillsboro’s Ethan Snapp on Thursday at Hillsboro High School where the Indians battled the Panthers in an FAC match.
HILLSBORO – Frontier Athletic Conference varsity boys soccer teams Hillsboro and Miami Trace squared off at Hillsboro High School as each team fought to earn the win both would fall short as the match ended in a 2-2 draw.
The Indians got off to a rough start as they spotted Miami Trace a goal less than a minute into the match as they netted an own goal to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.
The remainder of the fist half was scoreless as both teams struggled to gain traction on the muddy field and the game went to halftime with the scoreboard reading 1-0 in favor of the Panthers.
Hillsboro Head Coach John Weber talked about how his team turned things around after the rocky start to the game, “After that rocky start that first minute and overall actually the first five or ten minutes. After we settled down we started playing a little bit better. We started passing the ball and moving and talking a lot better.”
“The most highly contested games on the schedule are the FAC matchups,” Panthers Head Coach Josh Thoroman said regarding his team’s approach to the match, “I knew it wasn’t going to be easy at all and we just try to prepare the guys.”
The second half was a hotly contested defensive struggle that saw both teams unable to convert when they got the ball in the box.
Quinn Conlon finally ended the Indians scoreless night with 11:36 to play as he netted a goal on a free kick to tie the match at 1-1.
The Panthers retook the lead with just over five minutes to play as Sebastian Gurruchaga sent one past the Hillsboro keeper to reestablish the lead for Miami Trace at 2-1.
Conlon came to the rescue again with 1:17 to play as he crashed the box on a free kick by Hunter Hice and sent the ball screaming over the head of the Panthers goalie to tie the game at two where it would not change as the match ended in a draw.
Weber was most pleased with the way his team fought hard for the entire game and said, “The big thing that I can tell you is that we were resilient. In years past we would have folded it up and quit after they scored that second goal in the second half.”
Hillsboro has a matchup on Tuesday with FAC leading Chillicothe on the road and the Panthers will travel to Jackson to take on the Ironmen in another FAC match.
Reach Ryan Applegate at 937-402-2572, or on Twitter @RCApplegate89.
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Sunday NRL live in 2015
NRL.com
Sun 14 Dec 2014, 10:06 AM
The NRL has announced that Sunday afternoon matches will be shown live on Channel 9 in 2015 ahead of the full draw release on Monday.
CEO Dave Smith said the agreement, reached with Channel 9 and Fox Sports, was a coup for all rugby league fans.
He said it meant rugby league fans would now be able to watch seven matches live on television every week – two on Channel 9 and five on Fox Sports.
"There is nothing better than watching games live and now it is going to become a prime time reality on Sundays," Mr Smith said.
"Channel 9 will show Sunday games live throughout the season so fans will see every minute of the game as it happens.
"It means NRL games will be shown live on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday in 2015."
All 26 Sunday matches will be shown live in Sydney with 23 live matches in Brisbane once daylight saving ends.
Mr Smith said the official schedule for 2015 would be released on Monday.
"We are scheduling big games that people want to watch on Sundays.
"So not only will we have a great offering on television but there will be better games for fans at the ground on Sunday afternoons – when so many families are able to attend."
Mr Smith thanked Channel 9 CEO David Gyngell and Fox Sports CEO Patrick Delany for working with the NRL to make live Sunday football coverage a reality.
Mr Gyngell said he expected the move to boost the number of people watching Sunday afternoon football on television.
He said that, in a meeting with the NRL clubs, there was a clear message that they wanted live football coverage on Sundays – because it was important for fans.
"Everyone prefers to watch games live – we just had to make it happen," Mr Gyngell said.
Nine Head of Sport, Steve Crawley said: "Our aim is to deliver the best possible sporting spectacle and that means showing NRL matches live wherever possible.
"This is a great outcome for clubs, fans and players."
This article first appeared on NRL.com
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Harry Carson
Football player Harry Carson was born on November 26, 1953 in Florence, South Carolina to Gladys Carson and Edgar Carson, Sr. He began playing football as a defensive end during his sophomore year at Wilson High School in Florence, where he also joined the Air Force Junior ROTC. In 1969, Carson transferred to the integrated McClenaghan High School, where he became a starting defensive end. Carson attended South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, where he was a four-year starter as a defensive lineman under Coach Willie Jeffries. Carson played a role in setting a college football record for the fewest points allowed in 1974. He graduated with his B.S. degree in education in 1976.
Carson was drafted by the New York Giants in the fourth round of the 1976 NFL draft. Under the tutelage of defensive coordinator Marty Schottenheimer, Carson was trained to play middle linebacker. He was named to the NFL’s All-Rookie Team in 1976, and selected to play in the Pro Bowl in 1978, the first of nine in his career. Under Bill Parcells, who became head coach in 1983, the Giants improved, making the playoffs in 1984 and 1985. During the 1986 season, the Giants led the league with a 14-2 record, and Carson served as team captain for the team during the Super Bowl XXI victory in 1987 against the Denver Broncos. Carson led the team in tackles for five years, and served as captain for ten years. He retired from professional football in 1988.
Carson was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome in 1990, due to the head trauma sustained during his NFL career. He became a leading voice in speaking out for the rights and proper care of retired NFL players who suffer from diseases such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He released his autobiography, Captain for Life in 2011, and appeared in the documentary League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis in 2013. He was also active in healthcare organizations like Meridian Neuroscience Health System Inc., the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and the Aplastic Anemia Foundation. Carson was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
Harry Carson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on September 1, 2016.
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Football player Harry Carson (1953 - ) played for the New York Giants for thirteen years. A nine time Pro Bowler and Super Bowl champion, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Tape: 1 Story: 1 - Slating of Harry Carson's interview
Tape: 1 Story: 2 - Harry Carson lists his favorites
Tape: 1 Story: 3 - Harry Carson describes his mother's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 4 - Harry Carson describes his mother's career
Tape: 1 Story: 5 - Harry Carson lists his siblings
Tape: 1 Story: 6 - Harry Carson describes his relationship with his mother
Tape: 1 Story: 7 - Harry Carson describes his father's family background
Tape: 1 Story: 8 - Harry Carson recalls the impact of his mother's move to Newark, New Jersey
Tape: 1 Story: 9 - Harry Carson remembers the lack of opportunity for African Americans in South Carolina
Tape: 2 Story: 1 - Harry Carson remembers his parents' marriage
Tape: 2 Story: 2 - Harry Carson describes his relationship with his father
Tape: 2 Story: 3 - Harry Carson describes the sights, sounds and smells of his childhood
Tape: 2 Story: 4 - Harry Carson remembers Holmes Elementary School in Florence, South Carolina
Tape: 2 Story: 5 - Harry Carson describes Wilson Junior High School in Florence, South Carolina
Tape: 2 Story: 6 - Harry Carson describes his activities at Wilson High School in Florence, South Carolina
Tape: 2 Story: 7 - Harry Carson recalls playing football at the Florence Boys Club of America
Tape: 3 Story: 1 - Harry Carson recalls joining the football team at Wilson High School
Tape: 3 Story: 2 - Harry Carson recalls his admiration of professional football players
Tape: 3 Story: 3 - Harry Carson remembers playing football at Wilson High School
Tape: 3 Story: 4 - Harry Carson recalls transferring to McClenaghan High School in Florence, South Carolina
Tape: 3 Story: 5 - Harry Carson remembers racial discrimination in Florence, South Carolina
Tape: 3 Story: 6 - Harry Carson describes his experiences at McClenaghan High School
Tape: 3 Story: 7 - Harry Carson recalls the integrated football team at McClenaghan High School
Tape: 3 Story: 8 - Harry Carson recalls leading a boycott of football practice at McClenaghan High School
Tape: 4 Story: 1 - Harry Carson remembers his high school girlfriend
Tape: 4 Story: 2 - Harry Carson recalls quitting the football team at McClenaghan High School
Tape: 4 Story: 3 - Harry Carson recalls his decision to attend South Carolina State College in Orangeburg, South Carolina
Tape: 4 Story: 4 - Harry Carson recalls playing for Coach Willie Jeffries
Tape: 4 Story: 5 - Harry Carson recalls his football teammates at South Carolina State College
Tape: 4 Story: 6 - Harry Carson describes the defensive prowess of his college team
Tape: 4 Story: 7 - Harry Carson describes his academic accomplishments at South Carolina State College
Tape: 5 Story: 1 - Harry Carson recalls being scouted by the National Football League
Tape: 5 Story: 2 - Harry Carson recalls being drafted by the New York Giants
Tape: 5 Story: 3 - Harry Carson describes his transition to middle linebacker
Tape: 5 Story: 4 - Harry Carson recalls his first National Football League training camp
Tape: 5 Story: 5 - Harry Carson recalls his rookie season with the New York Giants
Tape: 5 Story: 6 - Harry Carson describes the traits of a successful football player
Tape: 5 Story: 7 - Harry Carson talks about his rookie contract with the New York Giants
Tape: 6 Story: 1 - Harry Carson describes the birth of his daughter, Aja Carson-Gurley
Tape: 6 Story: 2 - Harry Carson remembers becoming a Pro Bowl linebacker
Tape: 6 Story: 3 - Harry Carson remembers his influences as a middle linebacker
Tape: 6 Story: 4 - Harry Carson recalls playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers
Tape: 6 Story: 5 - Harry Carson talks about amphetamine use in the National Football League
Tape: 6 Story: 6 - Harry Carson remembers middle linebacker Willie Lanier
Tape: 6 Story: 7 - Harry Carson recalls his knee injury
Tape: 6 Story: 8 - Harry Carson recalls his clinical depression
Tape: 6 Story: 9 - Harry Carson remembers his New York Giants teammate Lawrence Taylor
Tape: 7 Story: 1 - Harry Carson remembers the 1982 National Football League season
Tape: 7 Story: 2 - Harry Carson remembers John Riggins of the Washington Redskins
Tape: 7 Story: 3 - Harry Carson recalls the death of his former teammate, Doug Kotar
Tape: 7 Story: 4 - Harry Carson describes the severe injuries in the National Football League
Tape: 7 Story: 5 - Harry Carson recalls playing for Coach Bill Parcells on the New York Giants
Tape: 7 Story: 6 - Harry Carson remembers suffering from post-concussion syndrome
Tape: 7 Story: 7 - Harry Carson describes his offseason job at Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Tape: 7 Story: 8 - Harry Carson recalls a play against the San Francisco 49ers
Tape: 7 Story: 9 - Harry Carson remembers creating the Gatorade shower tradition
Tape: 8 Story: 1 - Harry Carson recalls the New York Giants' dinners at Beefsteak Charlie's
Tape: 8 Story: 2 - Harry Carson remembers qualifying for Super Bowl XXI
Tape: 8 Story: 3 - Harry Carson recalls winning Super Bowl XXI with the New York Giants
Tape: 8 Story: 4 - Harry Carson remembers the season after his Super Bowl championship
Tape: 8 Story: 5 - Harry Carson remembers being involved in a drug testing controversy
Tape: 8 Story: 6 - Harry Carson reflects upon his relationship with Coach Bill Parcells
Tape: 8 Story: 7 - Harry Carson recalls becoming a football commentator
Tape: 9 Story: 1 - Harry Carson reflects upon his relationship with the New York Giants
Tape: 9 Story: 2 - Harry Carson remembers his rejection from the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Tape: 9 Story: 3 - Harry Carson recalls learning about chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Tape: 9 Story: 4 - Harry Carson talks about former football players with brain trauma
Tape: 9 Story: 5 - Harry Carson describes the National Football League's response to traumatic brain injuries
Tape: 9 Story: 6 - Harry Carson talks about raising awareness of traumatic brain injuries in football
Tape: 9 Story: 7 - Harry Carson reflects upon the future of the National Football League
Tape: 10 Story: 1 - Harry Carson reflects upon his election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Tape: 10 Story: 2 - Harry Carson describes his hopes for the African American community
Tape: 10 Story: 3 - Harry Carson talks about his family
Tape: 10 Story: 4 - Harry Carson describes his work with the Fritz Pollard Alliance
Tape: 10 Story: 5 - Harry Carson reflects upon his legacy and how he would like to be remembered
Tape: 10 Story: 6 - Harry Carson narrates his photographs, pt. 1
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Harry Carson remembers creating the Gatorade shower tradition
Harry Carson remembers qualifying for Super Bowl XXI
Eighty-five [1985], the Giants [New York Giants] are, under Bill Parcells, are getting better. They're winning games and one of your teammates, Jim Burt, the nose tackle, invents a new way to celebrate.$$I don't know if he invented it. We've gotten some pushback from the Chicago Bears, and they said that they invented it. But, I think it was a Monday when Parcells--we had just won a game and Parcells went to Jim Burt and he said, "You know, that Jeff Bostic, you better watch him, Jim. You know, he's going to have you for lunch." And Parcells is the master manipulator and he just kept riding Jim Burt all during the course of the week. And, you know, Jim is getting himself ready to play, we go into the game, and he keeps asking me, "Is everything okay?" 'Cause he's my protector, you know, with the center. Is, you know, "Is the guy getting off on you?" I said, "No, everything is good, Jim." So, he's playing his rear end off, and so as the game is winding down, Jim comes to me and he says, "You know, that Parcells is such a prick." And he said, "Oh, he makes me mad. We should get him with something." I said, "What do you mean, we should get him?" He said, "You know, you're Parcells' boy. You know, he loves you. I'm just the guy who if I do something to him, you know, he's gonna have my ass." I said, "Well, Jim, what do you think you want to do?" He said, "Let's get him with the Gatorade." And I said, "The Gatorade?" He said, "Yeah, let's douse him with the Gatorade." And so he said, you know, "I just want to get him." I said, "Jim, I'll do it with you." He said, you know, "He won't bother you but, you know, he might say something to me." And so as time was winding down, I said, "Don't do anything until he takes his headset off because I don't want him to be electrocuted just in case." And so as time was winding down, you know, we're behind him and he takes his headset off, and then we get him with the Gatorade. And so when we got him, nobody really saw it because, you know, it was a one-time thing, it was in the '85 [1985] season and, you know, that was it. And so we sort of moved on. But that was the one time that it happened during the eighty--'85 [1985] season for us. Now, if you ask the Bears, they would say that they did it maybe a year or two prior to that on Ditka [Mike Ditka] (simultaneous).$$(Simultaneous) I don't remember. You know, I--$$Yeah.$$I was in Chicago [Illinois] then. I watched the Bears on Sunday.$$Yeah.$$I don't remember--I think Parcells was the first coach I saw doused.$$Yeah.$$Now, they may--maybe they're right.$$Yeah.$$But, I remember Parcells--$$Yeah.$$--you know.$$Well, I'm not gonna argue with them--$$Yeah.$$--because, you know, it doesn't make any difference between who did it. But the point that you're getting to is, we did it all through the '86 [1986] season, and it really started because we--obviously, we lost to the Bears in the playoffs, and it was a painful experience and everybody thought--you know, we all thought that we were better than the Bears, but we just didn't bring it and we didn't show it on the field. And so, we came back to training camp and we were all committed. We were all in, you know, in terms of getting to the Super Bowl the next year. And so, we had some issues with different players, contract situations and so forth. And so, starting the season off, we go to Dallas [Texas] and we lose to Dallas [Dallas Cowboys] in Dallas. And then we started getting hate mail from some fans who said that we'll never amount to anything because we got too many niggers on the team and the white guys are no different, they're a bunch of jerkoffs and blah, blah. So, it was somebody who was--hated the team and then hated everybody on the team.$$But they sent the mail to you, right?$$Yeah, they sent the mail to me. And so the next game, we played the San Diego Chargers, and San Diego the previous week had just beaten the Miami Dolphins, like fifty-five to ten, something like that. And so we go into the game and we're playing and we wound up beating the Chargers at home. And so we were so overjoyed that we wanted to celebrate. And so I thought, get him with the Gatorade. We did it last year, let's get him with the Gatorade. And once I got him, and he was totally surprised 'cause he didn't think it was coming again, but once I got him, it became a routine because I had to keep--as long as we won, you had to keep doing it. And he's a (simultaneous)--$$(Simultaneous) Yeah, there's a superstition--$$He's a creature of habit--yeah.$$Yeah.$$I mean, if you do something one week and if it works, you have to keep doing it. And so it wasn't so much that I wanted to do it, I had to keep doing it because of the whole superstition thing with him.$You mentioned before, the Bears [Chicago Bears] won in '85 [1985], and you all were--you all had a great season in '86 [1986], and this is--so, you had been playing eleven years by this time? Is that--$$Yeah.$$Eleven years, right. And--well, tell us about the Super Bowl and--Super Bowl XXI, yeah.$$Well, you know, to--yeah, I can tell you about the Super Bowl but, you know, all of that season, we sort of knew that we were gonna go to the Super Bowl 'cause we knew what we had to do. We had that much confidence. And so we went through the whole football season. We lost the first game and then another game in Seattle [Seattle Seahawks] during the course of the year, and it was good for us to lose that game in Seattle 'cause it kept us on track and kept us focused. The remainder of the year, we beat people into submission, and we knew that in order for us to achieve our goal, we had to really play our best. And so I felt really bad for some of the teams that we played because we were really physical and we just beat the crap out of them physically. And then we made the playoffs, played San Francisco [San Francisco 49ers]. They had been our nemesis for a number of years. And then we played the Washington Redskins. Obviously, we had a relationship with Washington; that was the third game that we were playing them. But those games were at our place, and it was so important to have home field advantage. And then we won, became NFC [National Football Conference] champs, and then had to go to California to play in Super Bowl XXI. And that really was the fulfillment of a dream for all of us as players because we'd worked so hard to get to that point. And, you know, it was about making the most of that opportunity.$$This is at the Rose Bowl at Pasadena [California], right?$$Yeah, um-hm, at the Rose Bowl and, you know, you run into the stadium, you're being introduced, and for me, you know, there are a lot of things that are going through my mind, especially those early teams when the team wasn't very good and I'm thinking that I wish some of those players who were a part of those teams could be there. And in a way, I felt like we were representing all of those guys who had played over the years and never made it to the Super Bowl like Brad Van Pelt and Brian Kelley. So, it was exciting to run into the Rose Bowl and see a sea of blue and orange, and to see the blimps and the planes flying overhead with the banners and, you know, it's the biggest game that you could ever play in. And, I'm thinking that first day stepping on the football field and quitting, and I'm thinking about quitting in high school [McClenaghan High School, Florence, South Carolina], and I'm thinking about South Carolina State [South Carolina State College; South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina], and here I am; I'm playing in the Super Bowl. So, you know, there are a multitude of things that are going through my mind as we take the field and it's--you know, people ask, "What does it feel like playing in the Super Bowl?" And I say, "It's like walking on the moon." You have to experience it to truly understand what it's all about. You can't, can't really describe it.$$There's so much enthusiasm. There's millions of television viewers. Everything that you do in the game is gonna be scrutinized. And you're playing the Denver Broncos, who were led by young John Elway, who had just defeated the Cleveland Browns again with a miracle play at the end of--'cause I'm a Browns fan. I know about it. The fumble this time instead of the drive.$$Yeah.$$But, here the Denver Broncos are in the Super Bowl.$$Well, you know, we knew Denver and we knew that they were a threat any time they stepped on the field. Elway had a strong arm and they had a really good running attack, they had a very good defense, and we had to rise to the occasion. Defensively, I felt like we could hang with them. Offensively, I wasn't quite sure. I didn't expect Phil Simms to have the game that he had (simultaneous).$$(Simultaneous) And he had one of his best games.$$Yeah, yeah.
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Fiji start World Sevens series defence on positive note in Dubai
Pari - Olympic champions Fiji started the defence of their world title with a 24-17 victory over Japan on the opening day of the 50th edition of the Dubai Sevens tournament on Thursday.
Captain Jerry Tuwai, who was a gold medallist in Rio in 2016, scored one of four tries for the Flying Fijians who pipped the US to claim their fourth global crown in June.
Elsewhere Mike Friday's Americans beat Ireland 24-19, who have been promoted as a core team for this season's circuit.
New Zealand, winners in Dubai last December, hammered Wales 36-7 as Tone Ng Shiu, Kurt Baker and Ngarohi McGarvey-Black all crossed twice.
South Africa came from behind to claim a 17-12 victory over Kenya as Rosko Specman and Seabelo Senatla dotted down in the second half after trailing by seven points to the Shujaa at the break.
On Friday, the Pacific Islanders face Argentina and France for a place in the main quarter-final draw.
In the women's tournament Stacey Waaka and Huia Harding scored two tries each as defending world and Dubai champions New Zealand hammered Japan 48-0.
The Black Ferns play England and France on Friday in the second leg of the women's series after the US won on home soil at Glendale in October.
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one year in office
Pontiff
How would you rate Pope Francis' first year in office?
The pontiff took up the role on this date last year.
By AFP Thursday 13 Mar 2014, 6:15 AM
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POPE FRANCIS TODAY celebrates one year in office, and have so far been swaddled in a blanket of approval world leaders would die for, and one that most of his predecessors could only dream of.
But he also knows that there is more to being pontiff than good PR, although after 12 months the @Pontifex brand is still thriving.
Bigger challenges lie ahead as Francis seeks to engineer a renaissance of his Church after years of scandals caused by paedophile priests and corruption and intrigue within the Vatican bureaucracy.
Spreading the word of God via Twitter, posing for selfies, paying his own hotel bills and washing the feet of young offenders – all have proved to be inspired moves for the erstwhile Jorge Mario Bergoglio.
Of course Pope Francis had to end up in a selfie at some stage. (Image Credit: Fabio M. Ragona via Twitter)
The 77-year-old is not only lovable, he’s also become accepted as an icon – his first year has been marked by appearances on the covers of an unlikely trio of US magazines.
He was Time’s person of the year for 2013. Esquire declared him their best-dressed man and Rolling Stone just decided: “He rocks.”
Church attendances are said to be rising across the world and pilgrims are flocking to Rome in unprecedented numbers.
Child-abuse
Even a UN report accusing the Catholic Church of having covered up for tens of thousands of child-abusing priests failed to dent the impression that Francis is serious about reshaping the Church in his own open and forgiving image.
Questions raised at the time of his appointment over whether he might have done more to oppose the 1970s military junta in his native Argentina also seem to have melted away.
However, while things appear to be rosey, they could be a little bit more so.
Within the walls of Vatican City, Francis’s popularity is not universally acclaimed as a positive sign amongst traditionalists suspicious of the new pope’s desire to reach out to believers who have abandoned regular interaction with the Church.
He confronted a giant chocolate statue of himself last month. (Image Credit: AP Photo/L’Osservatore Romano)
That has involved striking a more compassionate, understanding tone on the vexed issues of the Church’s attitudes to homosexuality and its treatment of divorced people.
Francis made waves early in his papacy by telling journalists:
“If someone is gay and seeks the Lord with good will, who am I to judge?”
More than any other, that remark helped secure the Time man of the year accolade, but Vatican insiders insist it would be wrong to infer from it that Francis is bent on breaking with established doctrine on this or any other issue.
Instead, his approach consists of finding practical ways to enable the Church to overcome the many chasms that have opened up between what it officially teaches, on an issue such as contraception for example, and what, in practice, most of its followers believe.
That will be the focus for a major synod on the family which Francis has called for later this year and which some observers have billed as potentially defining his papacy.
So far, he has always found the time to connect closely with his flock. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Osservatore Romano)
The synod has been preceded by an unprecedented process of consultation of ordinary Catholics around the world.
Traditionalists have seen this as potentially opening the door to an “a la carte” version of Catholicism in which the faithful are allowed to buy into or opt out of parts of official doctrine, as long as they keep turning up for mass.
One of the pope’s closest counsellors, the German Cardinal Walter Kasper, has dismissed this as untrue.
One year in, it is evolution not revolution that is on the menu in Rome.
- © AFP, 2014
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We showed plenty of effort - Evans
Steve Evans post Brighton and Hove Albion...
Rotherham United boss Steve Evans could not fault his side’s commitment as they slipped to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of table-topping Brighton and Hove Albion on Tuesday night.
The Millers fell behind when Tomer Hemed guided the Seagulls ahead before Dale Stephens doubled their advantage after the restart.
Second half substitute Jonson Clarke-Harris halved the deficit following his introduction but the Millers couldn’t find an equaliser despite an industrious effort.
Millers boss Steve Evans was left pleased with his team’s performance in spite of defeat, crediting the spirit of their performance on the south coast.
“I can’t fault effort and commitment and passion from the team and every man on the pitch has run until they’ve dropped and there will be a lot of tired players going home because we’ve had two tough away games,” he explained.
“I think in the first half both teams cancelled each other out really and they get a move down the left hand side and we make a mistake where we mark when we gamble and they get the goal.
“We changed the shape a little bit and the personnel so we could get on the ball and we did that.
“I think possibly in the second half we’re the better side and it’s hard to say if you’re a Brighton fan or a neutral but they get a bit fortunate with the second goal because it’s some good defending from Joe Mattock and it gets a little nick but then the boy screams it in with a great strike.
“We get a goal back and we probably huffed and puffed in the last third and got an opportunity to put some balls in the box when we had eight and nine Rotherham shirts in there but the quality of the final ball wasn’t there.”
The Millers introduced three attacking players in the closing stages of the game with Greg Halford, Clarke-Harris and Danny Ward entering the fray to give the visitors another attacking dimension.
“I think at 2-1 we had a lot of the ball and we’d almost pushed five or six up front and I think Chris [Hughton] was really concerned.
“It’s not about top against bottom in this league because everyone says bottom can beat top at any stage but we just need to get a win and get up and running and we’ll get our players in and freshen it up again for Saturday."
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Home The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Dvd Edition)
The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Dvd Edition)
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Bruce Springsteen’s ‘The Ties That Bind: The River Collection’ is a comprehensive look at ‘The River’ era, containing 52 tracks on 4 CDs with a wealth of unreleased material, and 4 hours of never-before-seen video on 2 Blu-ray discs. It is comprised of the original ‘The River’ double album; the first official release of The River: Single Album a CD of 1979/80 studio outtakes; a two-DVD film of never-released, newly edited multi-camera footage from Springsteen’s famed 1980 show in Tempe, AZ, long rumoured but never-before-seen; rare tour rehearsal footage; a brand new documentary “The Ties That Bind" about 'The River;' and a coffee table book of 200 rare or previously unseen photos and memorabilia with a new essay by Mikal Gilmore.
Sherry Darling
Jackson Cage
Hungry Heart
Out In the Street
Crush on You
You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)
I Wanna Marry You
I'm a Rocker
Fade Away
Drive All Night
Wreck on the Highway
-- Comp. 3
Be True
Loose End
Meet Me In The City
The Man Who Got Away
The Time That Never Was
Whitetown
Paradise By The "C"
Mr. Outside
Restless Nights
Where The Bands Are
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Take 'Em as They Come
Ricky Wants A Man Of Her Own
I Wanna Be With You
Held Up Without a Gun
From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)
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Noisy Records
Searching for Something
The River Tour
Songs of Breadth and Depth
Personal Conversation
Prove It All Night
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)
Jungleland
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Pupils say social media sites do not protect them from porn and bullying
More needs to be done to safeguard students from sexual content and hurtful messages, survey finds
By Adi Bloom
Four-in-five pupils do not think that social media companies are doing enough to protect them from pornography, bullying and self-harm, new research shows.
Of the 1,696 secondary school pupils surveyed, 81 per cent said that social media sites needed to do more to protect young users from inappropriate or harmful content.
The children rated websites ASKfm, Omegle, IMVU and Facebook as being the most risky.
One 16-year-old girl said of ASKfm: “It had no strict controls, which led to lots of hurtful messages being spread about people, which I believe contributed to people self-harming or just feeling negative about themselves.”
A 15-year-old also said of the same website: “I hate the fact that someone can say things to you, but not show their name.”
'A few dodgy experiences'
And an 18-year-old user of avatar-based community website IMVU said: “Lots of adults are sexual through their characters – talking about sex and also drugs. This can be true even if they know you’re very young.
“I had a few dodgy experiences and you never know when this could carry over into offline life.”
Despite speaking about the risks of these websites, 87 per cent of the pupils surveyed said that they knew how to keep themselves safe online.
But children’s charity NSPCC, which commissioned the survey along with mobile-phone company O2, encouraged parents and teachers to research the more obscure apps that children might be using.
NSPCC chief executive Peter Wanless said: “Social media is a great way for young people to stay in touch with their friends. But our research clearly shows that children do not feel that they are shielded from upsetting, dangerous and adult content.”
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« to the beginning Latvian Radio Theatre celebrates its 90 anniversary. 17.08.2017.
« to the beginning
Latvian Radio Theatre celebrates its 90 anniversary. 17.08.2017.
The Latvian Radio Theatre is celebrating its 90 anniversary. The special anniversary event took place on 17 August at the Latvian Radio 1 studio, and was attended by programme makers, actors and directors.
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The Latvian Radio Theatre is celebrating its 90 anniversary. Event guests are greeted by the Head of the Radio Theatre Māra Eglīte.
© Gints Ivuškāns
Event guests appreciate the fact that the Radio Theatre opens up new horizons for the imagination, giving every listener the chance to enjoy theatrical art and to come into contact with the magic of dramatic art, without having to travel great distances; at home, at work, in fact, just about anywhere – theatre is at our side. In the photo: event guests are greeted by the Curator of the Boris and Ināra Teterev’s Foundation’s "Art in Public Space" programme Helēna Demakova.
The Latvian Radio Theatre thanks the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation for its love and support not just during the past five years, but also in the production of new programmes, and in the celebration of its birthday.
Latvian Radio Board Member Sigita Roķe admits that she associates the Latvian Radio Theatre with warm memories of childhood, and notes that today it is the theatre with the biggest audience.
The guests were able to enjoy an exclusive opportunity to listen to a fragment from a one-act play After the First Meeting, which was specially conceived by Rūdolfs Blaumanis for the medium of radio in which the main roles were performed by Pēteris Liepiņš, Artis Robežnieks and Olga Dreģe.
The date of the broadcast of the recording of the play After the First Meeting, 17 August 1927, is considered to be the date on which the Latvian Radio Theatre was born.
The children’s ensemble Dzeguzīte greeted the Radio Theatre and its guests.
The Latvian Radio Theatre received congratulations from the friends and broadcasting partners, as well as from actors, who have taken part in recordings of radio plays and readings at various times.
Actor Kaspars Pūce had arrived with a special gift - an acrylic work of art drawn by his father Voldemārs Pūce in 1929, depicting actors Anta Klints and Alfrēds Amtmanis Briedītis.
The event also saw the first ever meeting on the same stage of the contemporary actors, who performed Aspazija’s radio play Zaltis’ Bride, Guna Zariņa, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Gundars Grasbergs and Lidija Pupure along with the vocal group Framest, whose music and voices conjured up a story of a shattering and heart-rending event.
The event was also attended by actors whose voices have, over the year, conjured up so many dreams for viewers.
The special anniversary event took place on 17 August at the Latvian Radio 1 studio, and was attended by programme makers, actors and directors who have been conjuring up dreams across the radio waves for years.
Another touching moment was experienced by actor Gundars Āboliņš, while listening to a fragment from his first public performance - a radio theatre recording of a bedtime story he’d taken part in at the age of four.
Actor Gundars Āboliņš, listening to a fragment from his first public performance.
At the end of 2013, the Latvian Radio Theatre and the Boris and Ināra Teterev Foundation launched their collaborative project Re!Starts, under the auspices of which the Latvian Radio Theatre created conceptually new productions, with a particular focus on sharing the experience of the Radio Theatre’s professionals with emerging creative talents in the form of playrights, directors and sound engineers, in collaboration with the Latvian Academy of Culture and Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. In the photo: Radio Theatre Māra Eglīte.
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How a Homemade Clock Got This Texas Teen Handcuffed and Arrested
Student arrested for homemade clock: “It was the first time I brought an invention to school to show a teacher.”
By Emily DonahueSeptember 16, 2015 10:47 amEducation, Top Stories
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Ahmed Mohammed shared this photo on social media after news of his story started trending.
Update: The Mohamed family held a press conference this evening at their home. Watch the video via PBS NewsHour below.
Original post: Ahmed Mohamed is a new ninth grader at MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas.
A member of the robotics club, he enjoys inventing and likes to tinker with electronics. Ahmed built a clock at home – wires, a circuit board and display, in a case – then took it to school to show his teachers.
His English teacher said the clock looked “like a bomb,” after the alarm went off in the middle of class. Before the end of the day, Ahmed was questioned by police, taken off campus in handcuffs, and processed at a juvenile detention facility for creating a “hoax bomb.”
The story is now trending on social media nationwide.
The Dallas Morning News broke Ahmed’s story. Reporter Avi Selk talked to the Standard about how the arrest has affected the community.
“He does this kind of stuff all the time – his room is literally full of little gizmos he’s wired together,” Selk says, who spent time with the family the day after his arrest.
Police told Selk that the student was a little “surly” during questioning but they said he was clear on what he had made: a clock.
“They were apparently unhappy that he wouldn’t elaborate on anything beyond that but I’m not entirely sure on what the boy could have elaborated on,” Selk says. “It was a clock, by all accounts.”
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Cajuns pick up two more local commits
The UL Ragin' Cajuns picked up two more local football commits in Acadiana senior Bralen Trahan and St. Thomas More's Noah Fontenot.
Cajuns pick up two more local commits The UL Ragin' Cajuns picked up two more local football commits in Acadiana senior Bralen Trahan and St. Thomas More's Noah Fontenot. Check out this story on theadvertiser.com: https://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2016/12/14/cajuns-pick-up-yet-another-local-commit/95426594/
Trey Labat, glabat@theadvertiser.com Published 11:49 a.m. CT Dec. 14, 2016 | Updated 5:19 p.m. CT Dec. 15, 2016
Acadiana High's 'Mr. Everything' Bralen Trahan hopes to help lead the Rams to another deep playoff run.(Photo: SCOTT CLAUSE / USATODAY Network)
Trahan and Fontenot join other local prospects in Catholic of New Iberia's Zi'Yon Hill and Central Catholic's Ja'len Johnson as local Acadiana Preps players to commit to the Cajuns this season.
Im thankful to be a Ragin Cajun 🙏🏽🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/2i08DxjzqY
— Bralen Trahan (@TrahanBralen) December 14, 2016
Trahan did a bit of everything for the Acadiana Rams this season during the run to the quarterfinals of the LHSAA Class 5A playoffs.
The senior was a standout safety defensively and also contributed on offense and special teams.
In the Rams' upset against Ponchatoula in the second round of the playoffs, Trahan had an interception return for a touchdown, two rushing touchdowns and was the top punt and kick returner for the team.
Acadiana defensive coordinator Kyle Seibold praised Trahan's athleticism and leadership throughout the season.
"Everything is different for us when Bralen is on the field, from a leadership standpoint to a getting-people-lined-up standpoint," Seibold said. "He's a leader and he is vocal, and that's not even mentioning the athletic side of things. He has the opportunity to be one of the best defensive backs I've ever coached."
While Trahan accepted a scholarship offer from the Cajuns, Fontenot is committing to the Cajuns as a preferred walk-on.
Fontenot, who missed the first five games of his senior season after suffering a serious knee injury, came back and played a big role down the stretch for the Cougars in their first ever state championship season.
Fontenot had 33 tackles in limited time this season and led the Cougars in tackles against Parkview Baptist in the state championship game.
The Cajuns, meanwhile, also picked up an offer in late November from Hammond High defensive lineman Davion May.
According to the Daily Star of Hammond, he finished his senior season with 74 total tackles (including 22 solo stops), 31 TFLs with 14 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and an 85-yard pick-six against rival Ponchatoula.
May had multiple offers, but the Daily Star reported he picked UL over Kent State and Texas-San Antonio.
LAGNIAPPE: UL’s current list of known commits stands at 11, including Trahan. … Wednesday was the first day FBS programs could sign mid-year junior college transfers, but the Cajuns didn’t add any. … Jaylon Johnson, a safety from McKinley High in Baton Rouge and Kilgore College, committed to UL last June, but for what’s believed to be academic-related reasons he’s no longer on the Cajuns’ pledge list.
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Aisling O'Mara
Aisling completed her B.A. in Acting at The Lir, Trinity College Dublin.
She recently appeared in a revival of her play NOTHING BUT A TOERAG at the Bewley's Cafe Theatre.
Her theatre credits include: THE FIRST PEGEEN at Bewleys Cafe Theatre, Lee Coffey's IN OUR VEINS , John in WE CAN'T HAVE ANYMORE MONKEYS IN THE HOUSE at the Peacock Theatre, Mrs McKane in SUNDER (ANU, Dublin Theatre Festival), Helena Molony in REBEL REBEL directed by Louise Lowe, Beatrice in JACK DUGGAN'S WAR by Colin Murphy (ANU), Austericus in FIERCE NOTIONS (Ill-Advised Theatre Company), Jess in MURDER OF CROWS (Bitter Like A Lemon), Aisling in HOSTEL 16 (Smock Alley), Manager in Mike Bartlett's CONTRACTIONS directed by Annabelle Comyn, Hannah in ANGELS IN AMERICA directed by Alan Kinsella for the Civic Theatre.
Screen credits include the role of Sutton in COLD COURAGE, Sile in TAKEN DOWN, and Kellie in Paddy Breathnach's ROSIE.
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Easy-to-use infotainment system
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Sliding second row-seat option
All-wheel drive exacts bigger gas mileage penalty
Steering feel isn't sharp
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Opt for leather in the Santa Fe Sport, and you also get a sliding rear seat. We think it's worth it for the extra versatility, though the extra options may seem unnecessarily expensive.
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The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe is a little schizophrenic, but we dig both of its personalities. Those with larger families will want to look at the V-6 Santa Fe, while smaller families will enjoy the turbo-powered Santa Fe Sport.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe remains one crossover nameplate, but it's not two flavors. There's the Santa Fe Sport, a compact- to mid-size five-seat version, or the full, seven-seat Santa Fe, a family-size model meant to replace the Veracruz. The Sport model is built in Georgia, while the larger model is imported from Korea.
The two models compete with a tremendous variety of crossovers, ranging from compact vehicles like the Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V, to mid-size vehicles like the Ford Edge and Toyota Venza, all the way out to three-row utes like the Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot. The larger Santa Fe is 8.5 inches longer than the Sport, and in some cases, you might find it cross-shopped against minivans, too.
Hyundai's betting that new styling, along with better performance and a more flexible interior, will vault the Santa Fe into the top tier of those ranks. It's easy to see how its looks will go far. The Santa Fe's a grown-up ute from the outside alone, and its new two-tone interior makes for one sophisticated crossover. The sharp edges and tight creases wrap around it in interesting new ways, and Hyundai's hexagonal grille gets its best treatment thus far here, bracketed by headlamps and foglamps. The D-pillar's upkick and stance remind us a little of the Escape, but the Santa Fe Sport's shape is more faceted and studied than the Ford's, no more or less handsome. The longer Santa Fe? It's a little less distinctive, but as a minivan replacement, it doesn't need to be flashy. The interior is another bar raised for Hyundai, with some faint GM cues penned in its shield of controls, surrounded by the usual swoops and fluid curves--and trimmed in two-tone materials, an upscale touch that looks better when it's capped in glossy trim than in faux wood.
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Crossovers are all about room and utility, and neither Santa Fe comes up short. The Santa Fe's front seats are a step up from the most recent Hyundai vintage, with better support built into the bottom cushion. But the second row is where the action is: on some models, the second row slides on a 5.2-inch track for better flexibility, in the same way the seat in the Chevy Equinox moves. The seat also reclines and folds on a 40/20/40 split, making way for longer objects while preserving four seating positions. There's even some storage space below the cargo floor and even some space for a handbag ahead of the shift lever, though that'll block access to the audio ports. For three-row models, shoppers have a choice between the 40/20/40 layout or a six-passenger layout with cozy captain's chairs—and all of these models get Yes Essentials soil-resistant upholstery.
The two-row Santa Fe Sport is offered with both a naturally aspirated 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine producing 190 horsepower, and a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder producing 264 horsepower. The three-row Santa Fe model is powered by a 3.3-liter V-6 producing 290 horsepower--the same smooth new engine used in the Azera. All three engines feature direct-injection technology and six-speed automatic transmissions for better fuel economy and more power. Front- and all-wheel drive configurations will be offered with both engines. In the Sport, there's no doubt which engine's a more convincing trade-off of economy and performance: it's the turbo by far, which drops only a couple of miles per gallon highway while turning in very capable acceleration. There's no choice with the Santa Fe, but its V-6 is fairly muscular--strong enough to pull 5000 pounds behind it without add-ons. As for the rest of the Santa Fe driving experience, it's mainly smoother and more effortless. The automatic sometimes gets caught napping between taps of the throttle, but the powertrains are muted well. The ride's improved greatly and also grown more quiet--bigger bushings in the independent suspension are engineered for the bigger Santa Fe, but also used on the Sport--but we'd just as soon leave the three-mode electric steering in Normal or Sport, because Comfort's just too slow for our comfort.
The Santa Fe and Sport have the usual airbags (including a driver knee airbag) and stability control, and the option of all-wheel drive. Bluetooth is standard and a rearview camera is an option on all but the base model. Blind-spot monitors and parking sensors are new options for 2014. The shorter-wheelbase Santa Fe Sport earned top 'good' scores in all categories, and the IIHS Top Safety Pick for 2013. It's also a top five-star performer according to the federal government. But those agencies haven't yet rated the three-row, longer-wheelbase Santa Fe.
With a base price of about $26,000 for the Sport or about $29,000 for the longer version, the Santa Fe Sport makes the usual Hyundai case for value. It gets power windows, locks, and mirrors; air conditioning; cruise control; tilt/telescoping steering; steering-wheel audio and phone controls; and 17-inch wheels. The standard audio system is an AM/FM/CD player with satellite radio, USB and auxiliary ports, Bluetooth and audio streaming, and six speakers. A panoramic sunroof, Infinity audio, and an improved navigation system lift the Santa Fe to a higher plateau. Push-button start, automatic climate control, and heated-and-cooled front seats are available on some models.
The Santa Fe duo also gets standard Hyundai's BlueLink telematics system. This OnStar-like system incorporates turn-by-turn navigation and Bluetooth streaming for apps such as Pandora, and works in conjunction with your smartphone and an owner website to set up functions like speed limits and geofencing--setting up limits on where the car can be driven. A BlueLink app for the iPhone will be available, giving consumers the ability to lock and unlock and to start the Santa Fe by remote, too.
It's a grown-up look for the Santa Fe; the cabin's particularly handsome in two-tone trim.
There's something seemingly more mature about the Santa Fe's design than the rest of the Hyundai lineup. If the Sonata was a little too curvaceous for your taste, the Santa Fe's calmer lines will look a little less busy and a lot more cohesive–and we'd call that progress.
More conventional than the one in the Tucson, the cockpit in the Santa Fe siblings has grown up, too. It carries a shield of controls at its center, and flanks them with big air vents--a theme that's recurring pretty often in compact-car design, and just happens to go well with the sheetmetal. The dash surface undulates, dipping low in front of passengers and bubbling up for gauges and the center stack, and large knobs control fan speed and audio volume. On crossovers with navigation, an 8-inch screen glows under a matte surface, and electroluminescent gauges toss in a few more subdued lumens.
Some Santa Fe crossovers sport woodgrain trim, while others have a gloss finish that's more appealing and fits more easily with the control-pod theme. Hyundai's found out how two-tone interior treatments can wake up a cabin, and the Santa Fe and Sport offer some earthy colors and trims that link them a little more directly to the crossover world than any of their lines or surfaces.The sides of the Santa Fe are heavily sculpted, as is Hyundai's recent tradition, with an upward swing in the shoulder lending a stylish look that does impede a bit on the airiness of the cockpit.
Now there's a clear family resemblance through the Hyundai crossover lineup, from the brash, bristly Tucson through the very streamlined long-wheelbase Santa Fe. The Sport's the best-looking of the trio, with a right-sized hexagonal grille bracketed in place with coordinated fog lamps and headlamps trimmed with LED lighting. The side sills stand out in relief up and over the rear wheel wells, and the rear door handles sit well back of the rear wheel opening in a way Mazda's now-defunct CX-7 would be proud of. It's all summed up by a simple, balanced treatment of taillights and glass on the tailgate. We can't help but pick out some vague likeness to the new Ford Escape in the rear end and the proportions around the headlights, but Ford's almost-hatchback crossover doesn't quite have the size to play out the curves you'll find on the Santa Fe Sport.
It's less distinctive about the Santa Fe--some Dodge Durango in the way its rear quarter windows are shaped. Hyundai says it's essentially a minivan replacement, anyway, and we can't think of one three-row crossover with outre styling that's been a big hit.
We'd choose one of the Santa Fe's steering modes and let it be; acceleration and ride quality are a cut above the last-generation ute.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe is only offered with a V-6, while the Sport model is offered with a four-cylinder–and your choice of whether or not you want that engine turbocharged.
Both vehicles are connected with a six-speed automatic with a manual-shift mode available off the console-mounted lever. The shift quality's well sorted and the manual mode answers the call quickly, though deep calls for power can catch the gearbox napping. Step into the gas fully from a light throttle, and after a brief pause, the automatic shifts down eagerly, with a mild rebound felt through the drivetrain. You don't have to concentrate on being a smoother driver for the Santa Fe or the Sport to behave smoothly, though--an Active ECO mode will blur over shifts and throttle responses, saving very small amounts of gas at the same time.
Electric power steering has been a learning curve for all automakers, and Hyundai's path has taken it from the Sonata to the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport with incremental improvements in feel and design. All these vehicles use a column-mounted motor, but the Santa Fe and Sport have the latest three-mode, driver-selectable steering that bowed on the Elantra GT. In that hatchback, we were happy to leave the heft-added steering in Normal mode all day. In the Sport, the "sport" setting's increased effort and later onset of assistance helped the car track better on the highway stretches of our test drive, just as the AWD system likely soaked up some of the on-center vagueness we've felt on the Elantra and Sonata. It's a good step forward; we'd leave Comfort's slow, light feel to anyone who thinks the last Santa Fe was a little too daring and sporty.
Long-wheelbase Santa Fes get the only V-6 in the lineup, a 3.3-liter engine from the Azera sedan, with 290 horsepower, a six-speed automatic, front- or all-wheel drive, and a base curb weight of about 3900 pounds. Rolling on standard 18-inch wheels (19-inchers are an option), the Santa Fe comes out of the box, ready to tow 5000 pounds, its powertrain made more rugged and retuned for lower-powerband torque.
The base engine on the Santa Fe Sport is Hyundai's 2.4-liter four, with 190 horsepower and 181 pound-feet of torque, straight from duty in the Sonata sedan. With direct injection and a hookup with Hyundai's in-house six-speed automatic, the base Sport earns the best fuel economy ratings of the lineup, up to 33 miles per gallon on the EPA's highway cycle. Our first drive offered only a brief exposure to the normally aspirated four at high altitudes--not an ideal driving experience--so we're holding back those impressions until we can test this model over longer distances under more usual conditions.
The turbocharged 2.0-liter turbo four is another familiar piece, as it's also shared with the Sonata. In this application it makes 264 horsepower and 259 lb-ft of torque, while topping out in front-drive form at 29 mpg highway. It smoothly conveys abundant power through a fairly wide swath of the powerband; we'd estimate a 0-60 mph time at 7.0 seconds on lighter front-wheel-drive models, which weigh in at a lean 3459 pounds.
Even with less displacement, the Santa Fe Sport outperforms its Hyundai's old V-6 crossovers, while the longer Santa Fe equals that performance and tops it with better towing capability. Both versions outshine the last Santa Fe and the former Veracruz in ride comfort, too.
We've spent many hours driving the pair--in a turbo Sport and in the long-wheelbase Santa Fe. Either one can be fitted with an optional all-wheel-drive system that uses an open center differential to distribute power from the front wheels to the rears when traction needs arise, and leans on anti-lock control to clamp down on wheelspin. All-wheel-drive models also have torque vectoring control on the rear wheels via the same means; to aid cornering, the inside rear wheel gets some braking applied automatically. All the electronics can be shut off, for times when wheelspin is your ally. Ground clearance is down to 7.3 inches, and the light-duty traction system (on principle, like the one in the Mercedes M-Class) is more an all-weather friend than a trail-blazer.
All Santa Fe crossovers adopt a new suspension design, and a calmer, quieter ride is obvious after just a few miles of driving. The front struts and multiple links in the rear are fitted with bigger bushings and packaged more precisely inside the wheel wells, which Hyundai says frees up more cargo space and helps improve wheel control. The physics don't have to elude you--the silence from the wheel wells is proof enough, and the Sport feels absorbent and mostly controlled over freshly paved interstates and mildly broken back roads. When the gravel path gets really rutted, the Santa Fe Sport doesn't really lose its laid-back attitude, but does let its wheels (17-inchers are standard; 19-inchers are optional) rebound with a slightly firm thump. The longer-wheelbase Santa Fe uses its extra wheelbase to its advantage, damping even the worst surfaces well, even when those 19-inch wheels are specified.
Comfort & Quality
The larger Santa Fe has excellent interior space, but the Sport's no slouch with its sliding second-row seat.
The Santa Fe is offered in two sizes: there's the standard model with three rows of seats and room for as many as seven passengers, and there's the Sport model with two rows and seating for five.
Hyundai's gone to more effort in this Santa Fe Sport than ever, to damp out noise and vibration. Suspension noise has been tamed with better isolation, and the turbocharged and V-6 drivetrains hardly makes a distant whir as it climbs through the revs. The isolation in the cockpit is a magnitude better than in the Sonata sedan with nearly identical powertrains. On the three-row Santa Fe, there's some additional tire noise from second row back, which can make it a strain to hear first-row conversations.
At the same time, the textures and materials inside the Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport are drawn from a wider bin, and most pieces were well-fitted in our prototype testers. There's some textured plastic behind the steering wheel that doesn't look as rich as the rest of the dash, and the lower center console buttresses snap together in obvious ways during assembly--but from a driver's perspective, the cockpit's never looked better, and moves the needle authoritatively in the right direction, from the standard set by the Sonata, improved on by the Elantra.
In front of either Santa Fe, the size advantage over the smaller crossovers is clear. There's ample knee and leg room, though headroom for tall passenger will be slim if the panoramic sunroof option's ticked. The seats themselves are more shapely and supportive than in the last Santa Fe, with very good bolstering on the bottom cushion that's not overly firm. Most versions have a power driver seat, and richly optioned models have a power passenger seat and heating for both. It's worth noting that Hyundai's headrests sit back at an ideal angle--they don't jut too far forward, as some active headrests do.
There's storage for small items in the glovebox and console, and for drinks in the door pockets and dual cupholders. A deep, open-sided storage area ahead of the shift lever can swallow a medium-sized purse--but that will block the USB port and auxiliary jack.
The rear seat's a fixed bench on base Santa Fe Sport crossovers, but it splits and folds along 40/20/40 lines for better flexibility than most seats of its kind. Effectively it's a four-seater when the middle section is lowered for carrying long and skinny items, like copper pipe, toe molding, or skis. With the leather option package, the same seat adds a slide function that moves it along a 5.2-inch track--like the one on the Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain, minus a few inches of travel. It's a very handy feature, and an underrated one if you've ever made a banzai Costco run without kids or a budget. The same sliding bench also has reclining seatbacks, a great feature we've grown to appreciate on long-distance trips where we're not in total control.
On the Santa Fe, the second-row seat is a shared piece, too. But with the longer wheelbase comes more rear-seat leg room to go with the very good seat comfort already in place. That's especially true of the Limited's second-row captain's chairs, which have properly placed armrests and an inch or so of headroom still in place, even with panoramic roof. Adults will find a couple of inches of knee room to spare--and a warm cushion, if it's fitted with heated second-row seats.
The third-row bench? It's only for very young passengers, because older people will get cranky at the thought of climbing through the Santa Fe's small passenger opening--even though the seats slide forward, there's still only a foot or so of wedgy space provided to get to the backmost seat. It's capped at the knees and overhead, too.
When cargo rules the day, the Santa Fe Sport's rear seats fold down as a trio or individually, and flatly, to free up more cargo space. The front passenger seat folds flat too, for carrying very long objects. You can fold down two seat sections for a three-passenger configuration, or lay them all flat to maximize cargo space. With the rear seats raised, the Santa Fe Sport can hold 35.4 cubic feet of stuff; with the rear seats all down, the cargo hold grows to 71.5 cubic feet--about 8 cubic feet more than the Equinox.
When unladen, the Santa Fe Sport's cargo bin has shallow, under-floor storage that's perfect for holding laptop bags securely out of sight. A cargo cover is also included, standard.
The Santa Fe's cargo bin may be on the small side, at 13.5 cubic feet behind the third row, but it expands to more than 40 cubic feet when the third row's folded flat--accomplished by pulling on straps to fold it down or to raise it in place. From the cargo hold--accessed by a power tailgate--the Santa Fe's second-row seats can be lowered, too, via a lever. There's some shallow storage in a plastic bin beneath the cargo floor, too.
By the numbers, the Santa Fe Sport rides on a wheelbase 106.3 inches long. it's 184.6 inches long, and 74.0 inches wide. That puts it in the ballpark of a wide swath of the crossover market, including everything from the Chevy Equinox to the Toyota Venza and Kia Sorento. It's larger inside than a Ford Escape or Honda CR-V, if not quite as big as a Toyota RAV4.
The three-row Santa Fe, meanwhile, has a 110.2-inch wheelbase that's 3.9 inches longer than the span on the Sport. It's slightly wider, too, and 193.1 inches long, 8.5 inches longer than the Sport. The Santa Fe GLS seats seven; the Santa Fe Limited seats six. Its overall interior volume of 146.6 cubic feet and 13.5 cubic feet of storage space behind third row make it more space-efficient than the Toyota Highlander--but smaller inside than a Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder and Ford Explorer.
Blind-spot monitors and parking sensors are new; the Santa Fe earns excellent crash-test scores.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe models score well for safety.
On the technology front, Bluetooth is standard across the lineup. A rearview camera is offered on models with leather seats, where it displays on a 4.3-inch color LCD screen. On navigation-equipped Santa Fe Sports, the camera sends its output to the GPS' 8-inch screen. However, on vehicles without leather, there's no rearview camera at all. Hyundai says it's studying solutions, including a rearview-mirror-based camera, for future model years. A rearview camera is an option on the Santa Fe GLS, too.
Blind-spot monitors and parking sensors are newly available for the 2014 model year.
All models have the usual standard front, side and curtain airbags, as well as a driver knee airbag, for a total of seven. Hill-start and downhill assist also are standard, along with anti-lock brakes, stability and traction control.
The long-wheelbase Santa Fe hasn't yet been crash-tested by either the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) or by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). But the shorter-wheelbase Santa Fe Sport earns top 'good' scores in all categories. It's also a top five-star performer according to the federal government.
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Navigation, leather, and premium audio all are available, though tech like in-car wireless internet is left to the competition.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe is offered in standard six- or seven-passenger model, and a shorter five-passenger 'Sport' model. You get a few extra features with the larger model, though.
Even with the base GLS model, standard features are numerous on the three-row Santa Fe. Bluetooth connectivity, rear-area climate control and keyless entry are all there; so are steering-wheel audio controls and Blue Link with remote start via its smartphone app. Base models equipped with all-wheel drive also receive an Active Cornering Control feature, as well as a windshield wiper de-icer.
There's also a Popular Equipment Package the GLS. It adds heated front seats, heated mirrors, fog lamps, a power driver's seat and roof rails. Opt for the Leather Package and you'll get all of that, plus side-mirror turn signals, heated second-row seating, power passenger's seat, heated steering wheel, dual-zone climate control, touch-screen navigation, a reverse camera, and premium audio. There's not currently a rear-sear entertainment option, and there are no signs that there will be anytime soon. (Turn on your phone's data hotspot, buy a couple of iPad Minis--problem solved.)
Santa Fe Limited models go to a six-passenger layout with leather upholstery and heated second-row seats, a power front passenger seat, dual-zone climate control, an electroluminescent gauge cluster, a power liftgate, proximity key, push button start, a 115-volt AC power outlet, and 19-inch alloys, among other features.
All Santa Fe Sport crossovers will include a good selection of standard features, including power windows, locks, and mirrors; air conditioning; cruise control; tilt/telescoping steering; steering-wheel audio and phone controls; and 17-inch wheels. The standard audio system is an AM/FM/CD player with satellite radio, USB and auxiliary ports, Bluetooth and audio streaming, and six speakers.
Santa Fe Sports with the turbo four-cylinder include all these features, and add 19-inch wheels and a trailer-towing prep kit.
On either model, a pair of option packages keep the ordering process simple. A leather/premium package adds a power front passenger seat; proximity-based keyless entry and pushbutton start; a slide-and-recline second-row seat with heating; a rearview camera with a 4.3-inch screen; and HD Radio. A technology package brings a panoramic sunroof with a sliding fabric sunshade, a navigation system, a heated steering wheel, and sunshades for the rear passenger windows. There's a slight difference in audio systems on this latter set of features: base crossovers get an in-house Dimension audio system with 10 speakers, while turbos roll with a powerful 550-watt, 12-speaker Infinity system with surround sound (it's optional on three-row Santa Fe, too).
The navigation system is updated with improved displays, including speed-limit signs, and voice recognition, and SD card slot for better updating. Pairing a phone to Bluetooth is easier, with pop-up commands, too.
Prices range from about $26,000 for a base Sport to just over $39,000 for a long-wheelbase Santa Fe Limited with all-wheel drive and the Technology package.
Gas mileage has improved on this generation of Santa Fe crossovers.
The 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe's fuel economy ranges from pretty decent in front-wheel-drive models, to around average for the respective segments in all-wheel-drive vehicles.
The three-row Santa Fe with front-wheel drive earns 18 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and only highway mileage suffers–by a single mpg–if you opt for all-wheel drive. If you opt for the Santa Fe Sport with the base 2.4-liter four-cylinder, expect to earn 20/27 mpg for front-wheel-drive models, and 19/25 mpg, respectively, with all-wheel drive. There isn't much of a penalty for choosing the turbocharged model in this case, which can also run on regular unleaded gasoline. It's rated at 19/27 mpg for front-drive models, and 18/24 mpg for all-wheel-drive.
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2014 Hyundai Santa Fe AWD 4-Door Limited w/Saddle Int
Stylish and comfortable but not without its issues
Fuel economy is so-so. Air conditioned seats are useless, but the heat option works good. Suspension is too soft. Had some issues within the first year of ownership. Right rear tire defective, washer fluid... Fuel economy is so-so. Air conditioned seats are useless, but the heat option works good. Suspension is too soft. Had some issues within the first year of ownership. Right rear tire defective, washer fluid pump wouldn't work below -10 C. Air conditioner always froze in the summer after an hour or so rendering it useless.
Car overall has plenty of room and is very comfortable which were my main reasons for buying the car. The negative things were not seen until a few months after ownership. + More »
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2014 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD 4-Door Limited w/Saddle Int *Ltd Avail*
best ride and design ever
purchased santa fe sport turbo ride and safety exceptional with blind spot and rear backup camera 2014 santa fe turbo model have had sante fe suv's since 2008 love the style
2014 Hyundai Santa Fe FWD 4-Door Limited w/Saddle Int
pleased so far
could make some of controls easier to see an reach such as the switch for blind spots an eco switch hard to see an reach because steering wheel is in way.also the roof can not be closed by itself without the... could make some of controls easier to see an reach such as the switch for blind spots an eco switch hard to see an reach because steering wheel is in way.also the roof can not be closed by itself without the sunshade also closing,when my vera cruz I could close roof by itself other than that very pleased so far. + More »
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Watching the Racist Lawyer Who Threatened to Call ICE on Spanish Speakers Run Away From Reporters Is My New Favorite Thing Ever
Breanna Edwards
Filed to:Fleeing racists
Run, run as fast as you can.
Screenshot: The New York Post
I’m a simple person who finds pleasure in the simple things in life. But of the many simple things I enjoy—watching the sun rise, listening to Beyoncé sing, stalking cat/dog videos online—watching racists get clocked is undefeated, and this week delivered in the most delightful of ways when it comes to Aaron Schlossberg, a midtown-Manhattan lawyer in New York City who was caught on video threatening to call U.S. immigration officials on Spanish speakers at a restaurant.
Of course, it is unconscionable and outrageous that the Spanish-speakers had to be subjected to Schlossberg’s threats, but what happened after he was identified is nothing short of pure internet justice and fills my soul with such pure joy.
However, possibly my new favorite thing is video footage of Schlossberg running away from reporters like the coward he is, tail between his legs, refusing to answer questions.
What a far cry from the big, bold bigot who loudly interrupted diners’ lunches at a Fresh Kitchen eatery earlier this week to disparage people.
“Your clients and your staff are speaking Spanish to staff when they should be speaking English,” Schlossberg was seen ranting in video footage that started circulating Tuesday afternoon. “My guess is they’re undocumented, so my next call is to ICE [U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement] to have each one of them taken out of my country. If they have the balls to come here and live off my money—I pay for their welfare. I pay for their ability to be here.
“Every person I listen to—he spoke [Spanish], he spoke it, she’s speaking it—it’s America!” he added.
Watch: White Dude Gets Big Mad at People Speaking Spanish in Front of His Salad, Threatens to Call...
Consider this a variation on a theme.
A different Schlossberg showed up Thursday as he attempted to hide behind his open umbrella before making a mad dash away from reporters at a speed that could make Usain Bolt proud.
“Why you running, man? You don’t want to stand by what you said?” someone behind the camera could be heard asking. “At what age did you decide you wanted to be a racist like this?”
“Please send help,” Schlossberg was heard saying on his cellphone, according to the New York Post. “They’re claiming things that aren’t true … grabbing me, not letting me walk.
“They won’t let me move. They’re surrounding me,” he added, before hopping into a yellow cab.
It’s not nice to be targeted for simply existing, is it?
Here’s another clip of Schlossberg running, yet again. This time from an NBC News reporter. Look at that, as graceful as a gazelle fleeing from a cheetah.
Of course, this is not the first time (and probably won’t be the last) that Schlossberg’s racism has come back to bite him.
Shortly after the original footage of him surfaced, a GoFundMe campaign was launched (and almost promptly reached its goal) for the sole purpose of sending mariachis and a taco truck to Schlossberg’s offices.
And while it is arguable that the only type of taco Schlossberg deserves is a raisin-infused-potato-salad taco, the internet does have a certain swagger and eat-shitness that I adore.
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While reporters are trying to get Schlossberg to speak out as ardently and boldly as he did at Fresh Kitchen, New York lawmakers are calling for his disbarment.
According to ABC News, U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.) and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. sent a formal complaint to the First Department of the New York State Unified Court System, a state committee that disciplines lawyers, asking that Schlossberg be stripped of his license.
“We are sending this grievance to say that you cannot engage in xenophobia, bigotry, hate and get away with it. Such behavior should never be tolerated,” Espaillat said in a statement Thursday.
The officials described Schlossberg’s comments as a “humiliating and insulting attack on the more than 50 years of progress that this nation has made since the civil rights movement.”
“The egregiousness of bold-faced racism, in all its ugliness, must be rejected and replaced with the kindness, solidarity, and sense of togetherness that has made this great American experiment in democracy a shining example for all the world to see and admire for over two centuries,” they added in the complaint. “The audacity to profile and verbally assault innocent bystanders and customers in a public commercial location is a violation of our civil society. We watched Aaron’s video and we were disgusted.”
Amid all the backlash, Schlossberg was also kicked out of his Madison Avenue workspace, because who really wants to be in cahoots with a racist?
The New York Post notes that Schlossberg had been using a business center as an office address for his private law firm, but was unceremoniously booted out after the video surfaced.
“We have terminated his services agreement with us,” Hayim Grant, the president of Corporate Suites, which operates the business center, told the Post. “His actions are just not consistent with our community and rules and regulations. … It’s totally contrary to everything we believe in as a company and personally.”
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A £10m Doer-Upper
Oxfordshire country house that has appeared in many films for sale for £10 million in spite of needing some renovation
Launched to the market in June for £10 million ($12.7 million or €11.9 million or درهم46.7 million) in June 2016 as a while or £7.75 million ($9.9 million or €9.2 million or درهم36.2 million) for the main house alone, Harpsden Court to the south of Henley-on-Thames at Harpsden is a house that many will recognize from its appearances in films and television series.
The main elevation of Harpsden Court, Harpsden, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 4AX
Daniel Radcliffe was filmed at the house for for the chilling movie adaptation of the horror story “The Woman in Black” in 2012
Harpsden features interiors that are truly jaw-dropping
Rented out for around £2,500 ($3,200 or €3,000 or درهم11,700) per day regularly by the present owners, Laurie and Barbara Gerrard, the 16,098 square foot Grade II* listed country house dates to 1204 but was primarily developed in the 16th century. Featuring architectural styles including Elizabethan, Medieval, Strawberry Hill Gothic Revival, Venetian, Palladian, Tudor Revival, Regency and Victorian, selling agents Savills describe it as having an interior that is “particularly atmospheric, with a rich sequence of well-preserved interiors representing the long history of the house, notable for the oak panelling and exquisite plasterwork”.
The attic is said to have been used as a studio by Humphrey Gainsborough (the brother of the better known painter Thomas) whilst the main bedroom is known as ‘Queen Mary’s Room’ – Queen Mary I supposedly slept there. During the First World War, Harpsden Court was converted to a hospital for British sick and wounded military personnel and since the 1980s, the house has been used as both a family home and film set. Amongst the programmes and films it has appeared in are The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Miss Marple, Midsomer Murders, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Quantum of Solace and The Woman in Black.
The house in Victorian times
Featuring 7 reception rooms and 13 bedrooms, as well as numerous kitchens, offices and stores, the main house is complemented by a recently refurbished 3 bedroomed detached house named ‘Guildfords’ and two cottages adjoining a stable block and coach house. Gardens and grounds extend to 22 acres and include woodland, a boating lake, an orchard and a walled kitchen garden.
Of the house, which requires “some updating”, Barbara Gerrard told the Henley Standard about how she and her husband acquired it:
“It was the glorious summer of 1976 and the house needed lots of attention. We were lucky enough to be able to give it just that. I still remember that long, hot summer so clearly. The lake had dried up so we could walk straight across it. Twenty years later, I remember it was so cold that we could walk across the lake again — this time it was frozen”.
Stephen Christie-Miller of Savills added:
“It’s well looked after and perfectly liveable but needs to be brought into the 21st century. However, I can’t state enough the importance of this property — it is one of the most outstanding and important properties to come to the local market for some time, and it will appeal greatly to those who want a discreet country retreat, without being too far removed from the convenience of modern-day amenities and transportation links. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring this landmark property into 2016, while respecting its antiquity”.
Savills have recently changed the price to “Price on Application” and now offer Harpsden Court as a whole or in four lots.
Author Matthew SteeplesPosted on December 3, 2016 December 4, 2016 Categories OPULENCE & SPLENDOURTags on the market, Grade II listed, Savills, 2016, Wikipedia, landmark, hospital, 1980s, Oxfordshire, for sale, History, The Times, realty, property, London, Downton Abbey, 19th century, 17th century, lake, pond, First World War, gardens, plasterwork, Victorian, kitchen garden, ground, discreet, cottages, £10 million, Henley, Henley-on-Thames, land, 20th century, 1976, detached house, Gainsborough, Thomas Gainsborough, woodland, The Woman in Black, Midsomer Murders, Miss Marple, Quantum of Solace, 13 bedrooms, Regency, Oxon, country house, 18th century, 7 reception rooms, 21st century, orchard, medieval, 16th century, listed building, Stephen Christie-Miller, renovation project, Elizabethan, Palladian, Tudor revival, for sale as a whole, POA, Historic England, Venetian, An Eclectic Manor, £2500 per day, Laurie Gerrard, Barbara Gerrard, Laurie and Barbara Gerrard, 1204, Strawberry Hill Gothic Revival, Queen Mary I, Queen Mary’s Room, Harpsden Court, Harpsden, RG9 4AX, The Great Fire, A Harlot’s Progress, The Invisible Woman, Jude, The Manhood of Edward Robinson, Molly Moon, Parade’s End, Henley Standard, Price On Application, liveable, in need of updating, Doer-Upper, A £10m Doer-Upper, atmospheric, oak panelling, Humphrey Gainsborough, kitchens, Guildfords, 22 acres, boating lake, walled kitchen garden, importance, important property, antiquity, country retreat, country house market, film set, for sale in lots, four lots
4 comments on “A £10m Doer-Upper”
Paul Holland says:
I really really do shudder to think how whoever the new owner is, will inevitably utterly and irreversabley ruin this finest of preserved houses. The wood panelling is to die for as are the floor boards and plaster ceilings. Watch them all being ripped out and thrown in the multitude of skips that will be brought in to gut the place. It never cease to amaze me how the most wealthy in society are the most ignorant , uncultured and historically heathen of human being on this planet
Fear not. It is being restored in a respectful way. Search harpsden_court on Instagram.
Bow says:
I do fear the same but I pray a house of such historical value It must surely be under some protection? For it would be utterly criminal if it were altered in anyway of a destructive nature. other than minor improvements, it is a wondrous place to live. Nothing structurally should be allowed to be altered or removed. Conservation only.
There are plenty of places for a potential buyer to exercise their home improvements Bringing the garden back to a functioning kitchen garden, orchard and herbaceous yes all the better for a hand -many hands but the house -no only in very modest way restore it to its finest. How lucky to be able to live there. Such a wonderful treasure! Yes I believe it is being loved as is its due.
Ian Wason says:
I can assure you this property is now in good hands and is being lovingly restored to a family home. As a Henley boy born and bred the house will I hope become an integral part of the community again. Having labored all summer I can report that the 50 self seeded sycamores have been removed in the old walled garden, as well as many other places in the garden, the lake dug out and the planting starts this autumn. First job on the house is the asbestos removal, new roof, rewiring, replumbing, dealing with the rising damp, dry rot, windows and Japanese knotweed! We plan to restore the removed gable on the front of the house etc etc etc. everything internally will be restored and the only major changes will be some showers (there are none!) and removal and opening up of the 1960s grim kitchen. To be able to do this is a great responsibility and privilege. You can follow progress @harpsden_court on Instagram
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My father’s sister Mary could play the piano by ear. People said she only needed to hear a song once, then she’d sit down at the piano and play it. She was born with spina bifida and died well before I was born. A gifted misfortunate. The story about her accidental death was that a bubble in an injection needle hit her heart and killed her instantly.
My father also had a cousin named Roweena who could play by ear. People said she wasn’t quite as good as Mary had been. All I knew was that Roweena seemed to carry music around in her, and she used the piano to let it out so others could hear it too. It seemed that piano playing was something you either could do automatically or not at all. I'd never met anyone who had to practice.
In fourth grade, my school offered free piano lessons. This wasn’t a regular program, just something a retired teacher offered on her own. Free was a price my parents could afford, so they said I could sign up. They bought me an old upright Baldwin for $15, which on a miner’s wages in 1964, wasn’t as cheap as it sounds.
The Baldwin was one of the better models when it was new. It had fancy wooden scrollwork on the sounding board and inlaid ivory on the keys. The fancy scrollwork also had three bullet holes in it. The owner told us they got there when he tried to shoot his wife. Luckily, the bullets missed the hammers, so the piano sounded fine. As a bonus, he included an antique piano stool coated with thick layers of white lead paint. The legs ended in eagle talons gripping clear glass balls. My parents didn’t ask what happened to the wife.
My father and a few relatives rescued the piano with a pickup truck and then slid it down into the basement of our house. My mother had plans for the basement. Someday it was going to be a fabulous 1960’s Family Circle rumpus room. At the time, though, it was a cold cement hole with only a heating furnace, two ancient galvanized washtubs, and a clothesline hanging down the middle.
My parents had little money, but the bullet hole story might have endeared them to this once grand upright because they hired Butte’s best piano tuner, Frankie Heffern, to restore its sound. Frankie worked on it for two days, taking it totally apart and rebuilding what couldn’t be repaired. When he was finished, he sat down and played for an hour straight. Frankie was blind from birth and played by ear. Like my aunt, the music inside him escaped through the piano.
Maybe because he never got the chance to know what he was missing, Frankie was not bitter about his blindness. He simply did what he needed to do and every once in a while he asked someone to back him up on a detail. I hung around as he worked. He had a physical memory of space that was wonderful to watch. He knew when someone entered a room and, if they had already been introduced, he could recognize them. He didn’t need eyes to see.
While he ate lunch he would talk about how he was raised. His parents never treated him differently than their other children. They each had certain skills and they were all expected to make the most of them. They were all expected to pay their own way through life.
One of his favorite things to do when he was my age was horseback riding. Frankie’s horse was trained to follow the lead of an older horse that his brother would ride. He said they would ride like the wind. He loved the speed. He wasn’t afraid of being out of control.
When Frankie was finished, I sat down at the keys, somewhat expecting to have music pour out of my hands but it didn’t. Sensing my disappointment, he said, “Just keep at it. Most people need to practice some. It’ll be worth in the long run. I promise.”
With the bullet-ridden Baldwin in working order, I started my piano lessons in the middle of a Montana winter. The usual temperature in my basement practice room was just a few degrees above freezing. The keys developed arthritis. A few of the most common notes, like middle C, tended to stick in the down position until manually lifted back up. My fingering began to include quick upward nudges with my thumb, an adaptation that worked its way into all my playing whether or not it was necessary. This went unnoticed by my elderly volunteer instructor. Simply staying awake through an entire lesson demanded her full attention.
With years of keyboard exercises, my hands eventually took over from my brain and I experienced a hint of being graced with a natural conduit. Though I have no desire to play for others, I've seldom been without a piano because its chords are attached to my heart.
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NY Giants Fullback Nikita Whitlock’s Home Vandalized With Swastikas, Racial Slurs (Video)
“Oppression, racism, hatred, violence — there’s no need for that,” NFL athlete says
Beatrice Verhoeven | December 8, 2016 @ 9:58 AM Last Updated: December 8, 2016 @ 6:21 PM
The home of New York Giants fullback Nikita Whitlock was burglarized on Tuesday, and the perpetrators left racist messages, including a swastika, drawn on his wall.
WCBS toured the athlete’s home, which was vandalized with the letters “KKK” and the “n-word,” as well as a message that read, “Go back to Africa.” Whitlock had to drape a blanket over the swastika to protect his 6-year-old son.
“It’s about to be 2017,” Whitlock said. “Oppression, racism, hatred, violence — there’s no need for that.”
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Valuable items were taken including jewelry, although items like computers were left behind. However, this is the second time Whitlock’s home has been burglarized in a matter of weeks, and the fullback says there’s no way this was a 10-minute break-in.
“It’s very disheartening,” said his wife, Ashley Whitlock. “You never think, ‘This is going to happen to me.'”
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11 Accounts of Overt Racism From 'Day 1 in Trump's America' (Photos)
A Twitter moment titled "Day 1 in Trump's America" slates itself as a collection of tweets about "racist episodes POC [people of color] are facing now that Trump is our President-elect." Here are some of those stories.
These are unfiltered stories people shared, not confirmed by law enforcement or TheWrap. (One false report on Wednesday hurt everyone by giving ammunition to people inclined to deny all accounts of racist attacks.)
Content warning: These are not fun stories, and some contain racial slurs.
"I have a scarf on. Passed by someone on the platform today and he says, 'Your time's up, girlie.'" - Mehreen Kasana
"Today, I was harassed by an older white man who presumed I was Mexican. 'I can't wait until Trump asks us to rape your people and send you back over the biggest damn wall we're going to build. Go back to hell, wet back.' After saying all of that, he threw the water in his cup in my face, gave me the middle finger, and ran off. It took every fiber of my being to hold my tongue and not chase him down. I'm in tears right now. I've never been terrified of being a woman and a minority until today." - Rhio Oracion
"I WAS finally coming to grips with the stupidity of America. But then some off the wall stuff happened that pissed me right back off.
So I am downtown and a group of white dudes are looking at a woman wearing a dress standing alone minding her business. We all get on the subway. When she walks past the group, one of the men yells grab her by the pussy. One of the dudes literally then tried to touch the woman inappropriately. The woman yelled and the guys laughed. A group of people and I literally threw the 3 dudes off the subway at the Wood Street. America is really thinking this shit is a joke." - Antwan Legacy Carter
"Black lives don't matter and neither does your votes," was seen spray painted in Durham, NC.
Chris Weatherd found his car vandalized with racial epithets. See the full video here.
A woman walked into her dorm room to find that her roommate had built a makeshift "wall" to separate their two sides. There was a note that read "Hey Maria, Trump won so... here's a little preview of what's to come."
"Can't wait until your 'marriage' is overturned by a real president. Gay families = burn in hell. Trump 2016," photo tweeted by Shaun King.
"Went for a run this morning at 7a. I've been trying to figure out how I feel. CHILDREN high school age screamed at me and told me to go back to AFRICA. CHILDREN people! I'm not throwing a temper tantrum you don't know how it feels to be me if you don't GET how enraged and sad I am right now," tweeted by the woman's friend.
A woman recounts her story of being harassed at a gas station by four white men. One walked over to her and asked: "How scared are you, you black b----? I should just kill you right now, you're a waste of air," and another guy flashed his firearm at her.
A man was followed into a 7-11 by a group of white men asking if he spoke English. They told him "chinks should get out of the country," harassed the 7-Eleven clerk and yelled "white power" on their way out.
"My first racist encounter after our new joke of a president, as I am at Walmart today a woman came up to me and pulled my hijab of [sic] and said 'this is not allowed anymore, so go hang yourself with it around your neck not on your head.' I am traumatized." - Maha Abdul Gawad
One woman said she had her hijab pulled off and a black man posted a picture of his car covered with racial slurs
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UPDATE – Brexit briefings for regulated firms
The FCA will shortly be hosting two March briefings for regulated firms in preparation for the UK leaving the European Union. These will take place in London and Edinburgh with live webcasts. Details are available here.
The FCA is working to ensure as smooth a transition as possible as the UK prepares to leave the European Union. A significant part of this is to make sure that all firms are ready for 29 March 2019. It is hosting the briefings to give firms a clearer understanding of its approach to managing the impact of Brexit.
The events will take place on:
11 March – in Central London with a live webcast
14 March – in Edinburgh with a live webcast
At both events, FCA Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director of International, will explain how the FCA has been preparing for Brexit and its expectations of firms. The session will also include a panel Q&A session where firms can discuss any concerns they may have. Firms can submit questions in advance when they register.
Both events will be live streamed and will include the opportunity for viewers to submit questions. In-person attendance at either event is limited to two representatives per regulated firm. There is no limit on the number of registrations for the live webcasts.
These events are aimed at senior level staff in regulated firms who are involved in Brexit preparations and the FCA particularly encourages smaller firms to attend.
Briefing details are available here.
How can Thistle help you?
Thistle can provide a full range of compliance services, including help with FCA or PRA authorisation, advice on how to improve your systems and controls in view of Brexit, past business and complaint handling reviews and remedial solutions.
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Can You Drink Heavy Water?
Is it radioactive or safe to drink?
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You need ordinary water to live, but have you ever wondered whether or not you can drink heavy water? Is it radioactive? Is it safe ?
Chemical Composition and Properties of Heavy Water
Heavy water has the same chemical formula as any other water—H2O—with the exception that one or both of the hydrogen atoms are the deuterium isotope of hydrogen rather than the regular protium isotope (which is why heavy water is also known as deuterated water or D2O).
While the nucleus of a protium atom consists of a solitary proton, the nucleus of deuterium atom contains both a proton and a neutron. This makes deuterium about twice as heavy as protium, however, since it's not radioactive, heavy water is not radioactive either. So, if you drank heavy water, you wouldn't need to worry about radiation poisoning.
Are Small Quantities of Heavy Water Safe?
Just because heavy water isn't radioactive doesn't mean it's completely safe to drink. If you ingested enough heavy water, the biochemical reactions in your cells would be affected by the difference in the mass of the hydrogen atoms and how well they form hydrogen bonds.
You could consume a single glass of heavy water without suffering any major ill effects, however, should you drink any appreciable volume of it, you might begin to feel dizzy. That's because the density difference between regular water and heavy water would alter the density of the fluid in your inner ear.
How Heavy Water Affects Mitosis in Mammals
While it's unlikely you could drink enough heavy water to really harm yourself, the hydrogen bonds formed by deuterium are stronger than those formed by protium. One critical system affected by this change is mitosis, the cellular division used by the body to repair and multiply cells. Too much heavy water in cells disrupts the ability of mitotic spindles to equally separate dividing cells .
Theoretically, you'd have to replace 20 to 50% of the regular hydrogen in your body with deuterium to experience symptoms ranging from distressing to catastrophic. For mammals, replacing 20% of the body's water with heavy water is survivable (although not recommended); 25% causes sterilization, and about 50% replacement is lethal.
Other species tolerate heavy water better. For example, algae and bacteria can live on 100% heavy water (no regular water).
Since only about one water molecule in 20 million naturally contains deuterium—which adds up to about five grams of natural heavy water in your body and is harmless—you don't really need to worry about heavy water poisoning. Even if you did drink some heavy water, you'd still be getting regular water from food.
In addition, the deuterium wouldn't instantly replace every molecule of ordinary water in your body. You'd need to drink heavy water for several days to see a negative result, so as long as you don't do it longterm, it's okay to drink.
Fast Facts: Heavy Water Bonus Facts
Bonus Fact 1: If you did drink too much heavy water, even though heavy water is not radioactive, your symptoms would mimic radiation poisoning. This is because both radiation and heavy water damage the ability of cells to repair their DNA and replicate.
Bonus Fact 2: Tritiated water (water containing the tritium isotope of hydrogen) is also a form of heavy water. This type of heavy water is radioactive. It's also much rarer and more expensive. It's created naturally (although very infrequently) by cosmic rays and can also be produced in nuclear reactors by humans.
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Misra, Pyar Mohan. “THE EFFECTS OF DEUTERIUM ON LIVING ORGANISMS.” Current Science, vol. 36, no. 17, 1967, pp. 447–453. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/24062834.
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Flood-like situation in Muktsar
Muktsar, August 19
With almost 200 mm of rainfall in the last five days, which is almost double than last season, a flood-like situation has occurred in certain parts of the district.
Villagers wade through flooded fields at Udekaran village in Muktsar on Monday. Tribune photo
Not fleeing, say industry leaders
Chandigarh, August 19
Industry leaders, caught in a cross-fire between the Congress and the SAD-BJP Government, today said they would continue to invest in Punjab.
Flooded Sutlej maroons 50 villages in Ferozepur
Red alert sounded as Ravi in spate
Ravi ruins crops in border belt
Auction of 4 quarries put on hold
333 witnesses booked for turning hostile
6 passengers die in bus accident near Moga
Women at receiving end as spouses refuse to take blame
Another Moga youth, fourth in a month, killed in Philippines
Bus fare hike will benefit Badals most: Cong
SC: Absorb 20 SPOs in regular service
Congress challenges Majithia to a debate
Jalandhar, August 19
The Pradesh Congress today dared minister Bikram Majithia to an open debate on the plight of industry in the state. Addressing mediapersons here, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) spokesman Sukhpal Khaira alleged that Majithia had procured an "all is well" certificate from rich corporates like Hero Cycles and Khanna Paper Mills owing to his political clout.
Rupee fall hits imports from Pak
Amritsar, August 19
With the rupee touching an all-time low of Rs 63 against the US dollar, imports from Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah land route are bound to slip further.
Trucks parked at the International Check Post at Attari. A file photograph
State exhausts overdrawal limit
Punjab’s fiscal health is depleting rapidly because of unbridled expenditure and poor resource mobilisation. Punjab has exhausted its overdrawal limit and is now going in for heavy overdraft.
Rakhar Punya Fair
SAD’s focus on show of strength, Cong unity
The ruling SAD as well as the Opposition Congress are gearing up for a show of strength during their political conferences at the Rakhar Punya fair in Baba Bakala on Wednesday.
The ruling Akali Dal’s rally venue for Rakhar Punya fair in Baba Bakala. Tribune photo
State govt lacks vision: Navjot
Chief Parliamentary Secretary Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu today questioned the “vision” of the state government when it comes to providing quality life to the residents of the holy city.
Beas water takes toll on crops in Amritsar, Tarn Taran districts
Amritsar/Tarn Taran, August 19
The increase in the water level of the Beas has taken a toll on paddy and other crops in various Amritsar villages, thereby causing huge losses to the farming community.
Traffic hit as bridge damaged in Abohar
Abohar, August 19
Hundreds of trucks carrying supplies from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan have been stranded as heavy vehicular traffic had to be suspended on the Sriganganagar-Abohar highway due to cracks in a makeshift bridge.
Politics over floods unabated
Minister Bikram Singh Majithia today criticised Pradesh Congress president Partap Singh Bajwa statements on poor flood measures in the border belt when the same had been appreciated by the party's Majha zone head OP Soni.
3-member central team inspects mining sites
A three-member central team today reached Punjab to assess if illegal mining was going on in the state. Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Member of Parliament from Ludhiana Manish Tiwari had lodged a complaint regarding the matter.
Buzz on ‘kaala kaccha’ gang refuses to die down
More than two months after the buzz on “kaala kaccha” gang started, particularly in rural areas, the Punjab Police has been unable to trace the source of “rumours”.
Moga millers fail to deliver 40,000 tonnes of rice to FCI
Moga, August 19
The central and state agencies have tightened the noose around rice millers in the district who are yet to deliver 40,000 tonnes of rice (pending for the 2012-13 fiscal) to the central pool through the Food Corporation of India (FCI).
Three-fold hike in motor vehicles tax
Transport business now unviable: Bus operators
Mohali, August 19
With the substantial rise in motor vehicles tax in the state, bus operators who earn their living by transporting staff of private firms are planning to switch to some other business.
Poor civic amenities irk residents
Patiala, August 19
Residents of the city are irked over the indifferent attitude of the district administration towards numerous civic problems being faced by them.
A heap of biomedical waste near a hospital in Patiala on Monday. A Tribune photo
Affiliation to private colleges, deemed universities
Govt urged to form regulatory body
Ludhiana, August 19
Students of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) today demanded a state-level regulatory body to give affiliation to private colleges and deemed universities to offer agricultural courses in the state. Students alleged that the deemed universities and private colleges were offering research, teaching and extension education courses in agriculture without having proper infrastructure.
Ministerial staff to meet tomorrow
Fatehgarh Sahib, August 19
Members of the Punjab State Ministerial Staff Union will hold a state-level meeting near the residence of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Chandigarh on August 21 in support of their demands.
Labourers urge govt to fulfil poll promises
Sangrur, August 19
A large number of labourers and farmers held a rally in support of their demands here today. Members of the CPI ML (Liberation), Mazdoor Mukti Morcha (MMM), Lal Jhanda Bhatha Mazdoor Union (AICCTU) and Punjab Kisan Union took part in the rally.
Man kills wife over gold
Mansa, August 19
Manjeet Kaur (22) of Mohar Singh Wala village near Bhikhi town defied her family and married her neighbour.
Inter-state gang of thieves busted
With the arrest of five persons, including three women, the district police today claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of burglars active in the states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir from the past some years.
Several areas submerged Power to 40 villages cut 70 schools shut for 2 days Major crop loss
Archit Watts
Most of the villages are inundated with three to eight feet rainwater and people have started leaving their houses to shift to safer places. The rainwater has also inundated nearly 70 government schools, which remained closed today. The authorities at the Muktsar government college have also declared a two-day holiday as the rainwater has entered classrooms.
The situation is grim in some villages of Muktsar sub-division where boats are being used to evacuate people. The villages in Malout and Gidderbaha sub-divisions too are inundated.
The power supply to 40 villages has also been affected. “The 66 KV Chak Sherewala power sub-station is inundated with rainwater. But, our officials are working hard to resume the supply everywhere,” said Dilbar Singh, Deputy Chief Engineer, Muktsar circle.
Nearly 50 per cent of the crops have been damaged. Beant Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Muktsar, said, “We were expecting bumper crops, but the excess rain has dashed our hopes. The guar crop is likely to be totally damaged while the cotton crop has suffered 50 per cent loss. The paddy and basmati fields are inundated.”
Devinder Kumar Rajouria, District Education Officer, said, “The government has not announced any holiday for the rain-affected schools so far. But observing the situation, I have permitted the authorities concerned to keep the schools shut for next few days. However, the teachers are regularly going to their place of postings. Some people are even taking shelter in school buildings.”
The Irrigation Department has also sounded an alert and its officials are closely observing the situation. “We are releasing only 500 cusecs water, which is mandatory to be sent to Rajasthan,” said RK Gupta, Executive Engineer (Irrigation), Abohar canal division.
In such a situation, people are blaming drainage authorities for not cleaning the drains on time and have been demanding compensation for their losses. A number of buildings have collapsed while a bridge has been washed away, thus blocking vehicular movement on the Malout-Delhi national highway at Danewala village.
Special Principal Secretary to Chief Minister KJS Cheema, accompanied by Ferozepur Divisional Commissioner VK Sharma and Deputy Commissioner Parmjit Singh today visited the affected villages.
Congress MLA from Gidderbaha Amarinder Singh ‘Raja’ Warring has demanded a compensation of at least Rs 40,000 per acre.
Peeved at politicians for dragging them into a “needless” controversy, they said that such statements harmed businesses. They denied they were fleeing the state. Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Partap Singh Bajwa had alleged that major industrial houses in the state were unwilling to invest in the state. Rather, they were making investment outside the state.
A number of top industrial houses, admitting that many of them had earlier invested in other states, said they were now redirecting their investments to Punjab. Pankaj Munjal, co- chairman and managing-director, Hero Cycles, said they were investing Rs 1,200 crore in various plants, with most of the investment in Ludhiana.
“We are coming up with a brown field project in Ludhiana to manufacture high-end bikes. We are also enhancing the total production capacity from six million to 10 million units per annum in the next five years. With this, our total share in the world bicycle market would increase from 5 per cent to 7 per cent,” he said.
Munjal said the state government was not just helping industry by simplifying procedures, but also taking up their problems with the Centre.
He said it was only because of the efforts of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal that the cycle industry’s demand for withdrawal of excise duty was accepted by the Centre. AS Mittal, vice-chairman, Sonalika Tractors, said: “We made investment in Himachal Pradesh because of the tax sops. Now, we have decided to invest Rs 500 crore to expand our tractor manufacturing unit in Hoshiarpur. We have already bought land for the same. We aim to double our tractor production capacity from 75,000 units to 150,000 by December 2014.”
What they claim
We are coming up with a brown field project in Ludhiana to manufacture high-end bikes. We intend to enhance our production capacity from six million to 10 million units per annum
— Pankaj Munjal,
co-chairman, Hero Cycles
We have decided to invest Rs 500 crore to expand our tractor manufacturing unit in Hoshiarpur. Our aim is to double our tractor production capacity from 75,000 units to 150,000 units
— AS Mittal,
Bajwa counters it with figures
Investment proposals:
Rs 5,652 crore in 11 mega housing projects
Rs 52,614.12 crore in 98 mega industrial projects
Rs 5,352.48 crore in 40 farm mega projects
Rs 233.80 crore in non-conventional energy
Actual investments stood at Rs 12,494.20 crore
Actual investments in super mega integrated industrial park projects were a mere Rs 2,257.40 crore against the proposed investment of Rs 23,999 crore
“But he cannot deny the ground reality of the near collapse of the medium and small-scale industry in the state,” Khaira said.
He reiterated that PPCC president Partap Singh Bajwa was right in saying that industry in Punjab was passing through a bad phase. He claimed that a study of the data pertaining to six industrial centres-Mandi Gobindgarh, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Goraya, Mohali and Batala- proved that the new industrial policy had failed to deliver.
"Planning Commission figures show that the industrial growth in Punjab shrunk from 15.90 per cent during fiscal 2007-08 to 9.19 per cent during 2011-12. The total growth dropped from 9.05 per cent during 2007-08 to 5.19 per cent during 2012-13."
Khaira alleged that it appeared that Majithia had arm-twisted industry leaders into giving a certificate to the government performance. "No industry can afford to annoy the government. The certificate procured by corporate giants is meaningless and cannot change the dismal picture.”
Chandigarh: Partap Singh Bajwa, PPCC chief, said on Tuesday that he stood by the statement made be him that industry in the state was in the doldrums. He said no businessman would be willing to say so openly for fear of being victimised by the political masters.
“No worthwhile industrial house has dared to venture into Punjab. A number of established industrial houses have moved out of the state to implement their expansion plans,” he said.
“Let the government come out in black and white on the new industrial houses that have come to Punjab and the existing ones who have expanded in Punjab,” a defiant Bajwa said.
In a joint statement , PPCC vice-president OP Soni, Rajanbir Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Surinder Dawar and Bharat Bhushan Ashu said the state government had pressured Hero Cycles and Khanna Paper Mill into denying they were setting up units in other states. They said the industrialists did not want to antagonise an “arrogant leader like Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal” — TNS
Perneet Singh
Talking to The Tribune, CII Zonal Council chief Rajdeep Uppal said there had been a slump of at least 25 per cent to 30 per cent in most of the commodities imported from Pakistan.
“The import of raw material used for construction activity is down because of the economic slowdown and the devaluation of the rupee,” he said.
He said the continuous fall of the rupee was hurting imports and the Central Government and the RBI must take immediate measures to correct the situation. Clearing agent Jaspal Singh said the imports had dipped by 35 per cent to 40 per cent. Dry dates and cement comprised a major chunk of imports from Pakistan these days.
“The import of commodities is continuing despite the devaluation of rupee as traders in Pakistan are helping Indian importers in making up for their losses on account of the weak rupee,” he claimed.
The All-India Cement Importers Association chief, MPS Chatha, said 20 trucks of cement were daily arriving from Pakistan via road. Indo Foreign Chamber of Commerce president BK Bajaj said at least 30 trucks carrying dry fruit arrived from Pakistan everyday. "We have to import if we are to run our businesses here, irrespective of whether or not it is feasible," he explained. However, the exports are looking up. As many as 124 trucks, most of them loaded with tomatoes, crossed over to Pakistan today. The other items being exported are soyabean and polymer.
Ruchika M Khanna/TNS
July, August and September are generally lean months as we have a lot of pending bills. We are hopeful of a good revenue growth from next month. We will clear the overdraft within the stipulated time
— PS Dhindsa,
Sources in the Finance Department said that owing to the widening gap between revenue expenditure and revenue receipts (approximately Rs 8,000 crore), the state has exhausted its ways and means limit of Rs 360 crore, as fixed by the RBI. The state has already made an overdraft of Rs 200 crore, over and above its ways and means limit. The sources said the state could go in for an overdraft, but this had to be cleared within 14 working days.
Squeezed for cash, the government has now been forced to ask its treasury not to clear pending bills of employees - be it medical bills, withdrawals from Provident Fund or loans against Provident Fund. Even retirement benefits of employees are being held back.
This is the second time this financial year that the Punjab Government has been forced to stop payment of bills submitted by its employees. Last month, the state government had to stop payment of pending bills from mid-month to ensure it had enough resources at its disposal to pay salaries to its employees. The monthly salary and pension and retirement benefits bill of the state is around Rs 1,681 crore.
Finance Minister Parminder Singh Dhindsa, however, says there is no cause for alarm. “July, August and September are generally lean months as we have a lot of pending bills. The state’s revenue growth has been slow so far, but we are hopeful of a good revenue growth from next month. Though we have an overdraft now, we will clear it within the stipulated time,” he said.
The state has been raising capital from the market so as to meet its expenditure needs. However, the Centre has now lowered the loan limit for the state governments.
While the SAD is making all out efforts to ensure a huge turnout at its rally, the Congress is grappling to put up a united front though it claims to have brokered peace between its two rival factions that earlier planned to hold separate rallies.
Talking to The Tribune, state Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, in charge of the SAD rally, said they expected a record turnout. In a dig at the Congress, he said unlike the Opposition, they were not a divided house. He said Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal would address the rally.
Sources said it took the Congress much effort to pacify the rival factions led by former MLA Jasbir Singh Dimpa and constituency in charge Ranjeet Singh Chhajalwadi and to convince them to desist from holding parallel rallies. The Congress rally is to be held at the venue chosen by the Dimpa faction. Dimpa said the party expected a crowd of 50,000 at its rally.
Chhajalwadi said he was satisfied with the agreement worked out by the party leaders. “The PPCC will conduct the stage while I will receive the top leadership, including PPCC chief Partap Singh Bajwa, at the rally. Later, I will host a press conference and lunch at my residence,” he said. The two factions were brought together by PPCC vice-president and Majha zone in charge OP Soni after a meeting on Sunday.
Dimpa had been the MLA from Beas (now Baba Bakala reserve constituency). Chhajalwadi contested the seat during the last assembly elections.
Claims Rs 100 cr meant for Amritsar diverted
GS Paul
Except for false promises, the leaders and their blue-eyed officials deliver nothing. They lack commitment and willpower to work for the public. They have directionless policies, which only fulfill their vested interests
— Dr Navjot Kaur, CPS
Expressing her anguish while speaking at a school function here, she said prior to the elections, Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal had promised Rs 100 crore for the development of her constituency (Amritsar East), but not a single penny had been released.
“Except for false promises, the leaders and their blue-eyed officials deliver nothing. They lack commitment and willpower to work for the public. They have directionless policies which only fulfill their vested interests. No action was ever taken against erring officials who fail to perform. They have no solution to problems like traffic chaos, missing manhole covers and faulty streetlights,” she alleged.
Dr Navjot pointed out that the funds belonging to Amritsar were being transferred to other cities whereas the condition of roads, sewerage, streetlights and other basic infrastructure was pathetic in the constituency.
“I have learnt that Rs 110 crore meant for the development of Amritsar are being utilised for works in other cities even as the holy city lacks basic facilities,” she said.
“Even I am a victim of such poor policies. I could not get Rs 10 crore for providing safe drinking water to the residents of my constituency despite getting it sanctioned by the Ministry of Local Bodies one-and-a-half-years ago. The Amritsar Improvement Trust diverted these funds. We are answerable to the people and have to face embarrassment due to slow pace of work and non-performance,” Dr Navjot added.
Talking to The Tribune after visiting the flood-hit villages today, Jamhuri Kisan Sabha leader Rattan Singh Randhawa said crops on around 28,000 acres had been damaged in the villages adjoining the river in Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts. Randhawa said the crop had been completely destroyed in villages like Bhalojala, Bulenangal, Sheron, Kot Mehtab, Jhalari and Seeto. He said the farmers in these areas would not even get a single kg of paddy from their entire field. He said the state government must announce a suitable compensation to the tune of Rs 30,000 per acre for the affected farmers.
He said the state government should not extend a meagre compensation, as had been the practice till now.
Tarn Taran Deputy Commissioner BS Dhaliwal said 50 villages had been affected by the flood-like situation in Mand area of the district and crops on 30,000 acres had been damaged badly. The Tarn Taran district administration, however, claimed to have initiated timely measures for repair of the breach that occurred in the ‘dhussi bundh’ near Gatti Harike, 35 km from the district headquarters. It also claimed to have rescued 250 families from the Mand area of the district.
Dhaliwal also visited the affected areas and issued instructions to the officials for providing medical aid to the residents. On the other hand, members of Kisan Sangharsh Committee Punjab staged a dharna at the Sub-Divisional Magistrate office in Patti to lodge their protest against the alleged delay in extending help to the flood-affected people.
Ashwani writes to CM
Rajya Sabha MP from Punjab Ashwani Kumar has written to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal demanding at least Rs 25,000 per acre compensation for farmers whose crops had been damaged due to the recent rains.
Raj Sadosh
The road stretch forms part of the National Highway 15 and the bridge is situated on the Abulkhurana drain near Sayeedwala village in Abohar sub-division. Breaches have occurred in the drain, thus affecting several villages.
As the government machinery failed to rise to the occasion, farmers took help from volunteers of the Dera Sacha Sauda’s Green Social Welfare Force to plug the breaches at two places.
The Drainage Department officials said the Abulkhurana drain was constructed in 1997 and cement pipes were temporarily used to construct bridges on the national and state highways.
The farmers said for the past 10 years, the state government was time and again requested to sanction funds to construct permanent bridges “but to no avail”. The makeshift bridge was partially damaged in 2011. The suspension of heavy traffic has affected supplies of onion, coconut, banana and other fruits and vegetables. Truckers have been advised to take the Hanumangarh-Abohar route even though they would have to cover an additional 85 km (to reach Abohar).
In a statement here today, Majithia said Soni visited the flood-affected areas recently, evaluated the situation and expressed satisfaction over the flood control measures.
“Instead of creating panic, Bajwa should approach Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and ensure a package for the beleaguered farmers,” he said, adding if he failed to do so it would prove that he was shedding crocodile tears.
The team comprising Surinder Kumar, Regional Director, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Sonu Singh, Deputy Director, Ministry of Environment, and GC Meena, Deputy Controller, Indian Bureau of Mines, Dehradun, inspected quarries and mining sites in Mohali, Ropar, and Nawanshahr. The team was accompanied by district mining officers. Sources said the team checked environmental clearance from the authority concerned and the equipment used for excavating the earth. The team reportedly made inquiries about the rate at which sand and aggregate was being sold in retail.
Crushers suspend operations
Pathankot: Scores of crushers operating in Pathankot district suspended operations ahead of the visit of a Union Government’s team to inspect sand mining in the district.
The team was scheduled to reach here on Monday but was delayed for some reasons. This was confirmed by Siben C, Pathankot Deputy Commissioner.
The team is expected to inspect sites at Kirian, Madhopur, Mirthal and several other places near the Ravi where illegal mining is being going on.
District mining officials will accompany the team members during the inspection on Tuesday.
Sources said the officials would have a tough time in locating illegal mining sites owing to the heavy flow in the Ravi. “They will not be able to fathom the depth at which mining is taking place,” the sources claimed.
— Ravi Dhaliwal
Sanjeev Singh Bariana
Scores of SMSes regarding the gang’s modus operandi and brutality are being sent on mobile phones of villagers, who are spending sleepless nights these days.
Amritsar and Tarn Taran districts are the worst-affected areas. Messages like “bacche andar rakho nahin taan negro chukk lau” (keep your children indoors or a black man on the prowl will take them away) are being circulated, thus leading to panic among residents.
“Theekri pehras” (night vigil) have been started in several villages to search for trouble-creators. However, there are instances where people deputed on “theekri pehras” have thrashed innocent people, besides attacking police parties at certain places. The police has taken a serious view of the “pehradaars” creating untoward scenes.
Interestingly, not a single incident of robbery involving any organised gang has been reported anywhere in the state so far.
Residents of Kotla Tarkhana village in Amritsar district had even injured a DSP and seven other policemen in a clash over the matter recently. The police had to fire in the air to disperse the crowd. In an adjoining village, residents had intercepted a police jeep alleging that it was carrying arms for the gang.
Talking to The Tribune, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amritsar (Rural), Manmohan Singh said: “We have tried to trace the source of SMSes creating rumours. But there is no definite source. There have been cases where unnecessary noise was created by unruly youth”.
In a village near Ajnala, a youth desirous of meeting his beloved had created a rumour to send fellow villagers in a particular direction in search of the gang.
Patiala SSP Hardayal Mann has also rubbished reports that such a gang is active in the state. He said the police would chalk out a plan to check the nuisance. ADGP (Security) Dinkar Gupta said: “The police is creating awareness among villagers on the matter”.
Kulwinder Sandhu/TNS
A senior FCI official said 14 rice mills of Ajitwal were yet to deliver 15,000 tonnes of rice to the central agency from last year’s stock. The rice mills of Kot-ise-Khan area had failed to deliver 7,000 tonnes, Dharamkot 13,000 tonnes and Nihalsinghwala 8,500 tonnes even after the end of the milling period. One rice mill of Moga has also defaulted to deliver the rice in time. The extended time period for milling expired on July 31. Punjab has already sought extension twice from the Union Government for the delivery of rice.
The District Manager of the Punjab State Warehousing Corporation has already written to Senior Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Grewal to register an FIR against two rice millers of Ajitwal for allegedly siphoning off paddy. Hundreds of tonnes of paddy of various state agencies was said to be missing from the stocks of several rice mills during recent physical verifications; however, no stern action was taken against them, said sources.
At least 3,000 tonnes of paddy allotted by Markfed and Punjab State Warehousing Corporation to some rice mills in Dharamkot and Kot-ise-Khan was said to be missing in the recent physical verifications but due to “political considerations”, legal action has not been initiated against them, sources said.
The Pungrain has initiated a move to forfeit the security deposits of the defaulting rice mills to recover the losses.
Akash Ghai
In the latest revision of taxes, the annual tax on buses having 31 seats and above has been increased from Rs 90,000 to Rs 3 lakh, a whopping 233 per cent rise.
For buses up to 12 seats, the tax has been hiked from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1 lakh, an increase of 100 per cent.
Similarly, tax on buses with 13 to 30 seats has been revised from Rs 75,000 to Rs 2 lakh.
Interestingly, the operators have to pay the revised tax from July as per the order issued on August 8.
“We come under the category of private service vehicles, running up to 50 km from the place of registration. Two years ago, the tax was Rs 45,000, which was hiked to Rs 90,000 on August 31, 2013. The latest hike has made our vocation unviable. We will be forced us to sell our vehicles,” said Jaswinder Singh, a private transporter.
Expressing similar sentiments, Manjit Singh, another transporter, said they would hold a protest by mounting black flags on their vehicles on August 21. “We will urge the government to roll back the hike, failing which we will intensify our protest,” he said.
They said despite an assurance given by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal a few years ago to adopt the city, they were still facing the problems of water shortage, garbage dumps, potholes, dilapidated buildings, illegal encroachments and poor traffic management.
Once known for rich green gardens, the city is now fast losing its sheen to mismanagement on the part of the district administration, which has failed to check encroachments and illegal parking by car dealers on busy roads. Heaps of garbage lying on various roads stink badly and despite efforts and repeated claims by the Municipal Corporation (MC), the garbage dumps are increasing in size.
Tall claims by MC functionaries to keep a check on illegal buildings coming up in almost every nook and corner of the city have turned out to be a farce as many illegal buildings are being constructed unabated.
Besides, illegal encroachments at the Lower Mall, Guru Nanak Nagar, Lehal Colony, Bhadson Road, YPS Road, near Bus Stand and other areas have added to the problems being faced by commuters.
Though Patiala Mayor Amrinder Singh Bazaz has often repeated that the corporation would try to solve the problems at the earliest, nothing much has changed.
Members of the Punjab Agricultural University Student Association (PAUSA) also pasted posters on walls of the university with slogan: "Save yours and agrarian society of Punjab's future".
The students said the university was providing research and extension education to students with an annual budget of Rs 500 crore.
"What are the criteria to give affiliation to a college to offer agriculture courses? Everyone can open a college and offer the courses. This practice will increase the number of unemployed degree holders in the state. These colleges get a huge amount of money in the form of fee from the students but they are not providing quality education," said Parminder Gujjar, former president, PAUSA.
"We are not against education but there should be rules and regulations for affiliation of the private colleges. We are opposing the commercialisation of education. The PAU has to increase the number of seats to accommodate more students," said Karanvir Singh Sandhu, vice-president, PAUSA.
Sharnbir Singh, president, PAUSA, said, "The government has to constitute a body to give affiliations to colleges."
Registrar, PAU, had written a letter to the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Punjab, in December 2011, to make PAU as the affiliation authority to affiliate other government and private colleges to offer agricultural courses. The university seeks amendments to university rules to get the authority to provide quality and uniform education in the discipline of agriculture in the state.
Union district president Jaspreet Singh Aujla said the Excise and Taxation Department had advertised 100 post of inspectors and as per rule, 50 per cent posts were to be reserved for the existing staff, while the remaining were to be filled through direct recruitment. He said with direct recruitment of 100 inspectors, the existing staff would not get any promotions. — TNS
Rajwinder Singh Rana, state secretary, CPI ML (Liberation), said they demanded allotment of 10 marla plots along with Rs 2 lakh for construction of houses for homeless persons, 200 days employment in a year under NREGS and Rs 300 daily wages, waive loans of farmers and labourers, Rs 2 lakh and a government job to every family of debt-ridden farmers and labourers who had committed suicide.— TNS
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Within a month of the marriage, she was allegedly axed to death by her husband in connivance with his father and a cousin. Manjeet’s body was found on the Mansa-Ralla road on August 17. It had seven injuries on the neck, face and head. There were cuts on the hands and arms too. The Mansa police and municipal staff cremated the body today after no one came forward to perform the last rites.
While eloping, Manjeet had taken away nearly 160 gm of gold, worth about Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 50,000 in cash from her home. Her husband Makhan Singh, a mobile phone tower mechanic, began to quarrel with her over her possessions. The police claimed that Makhan Singh wanted to sell the gold for a comfortable life. This was vehemently opposed by Manjeet.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Narinder Bhargav said Makhan Singh and his father Mandir Singh had been arrested for the murder. Makhan’s cousin Amarpal Singh had absconded.
The SSP said Makhan, who earned Rs 12,000 a month, had confessed to serious differences with his wife.
Makhan Singh, in a bid to mislead the police, had earlier claimed that his wife was murdered by three unidentified persons.
Three women among five held
Patiala Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hardyal Singh Mann said the arrested persons had been identified as Sikander, his wife Sonu, Bablu, Chandana Bai and Madhu.
Initially, the accused were arrested by the Sadar police on the charge of possessing contraband. But during preliminary interrogation, they revealed that they were members of a gang who used to divide themselves into two groups, one was headed by Sikander while the other group was headed by Mohar Singh.
“They all belong to Paardi tribe and Sikander was the head of the gang and a murder case was registered against him in Jammu in 2006,” the SSP added.
“On entering Punjab on August 11 this year, the two groups separated. The Sikander group went towards Nabha while Mohar group went towards Dhuri. We are in touch with the Sangrur district police to ensure the arrest of the other members of the gang,” the district police chief added.
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Senior running back Carlos Blackman cuts through the defense Sept. 21 against the Univeristy of Hawaii at Aloha Stadium. Blackman ended with his first 100-yard game since Sept. 28, 2018, against Sam Houston State University. (photo courtesy of UCASports)
Bears suffer first loss of the season
Marcus McClain
The UCA Bears (3-1, 1-0 SLC) were unable to climb out of another fourth quarter hole
Sept. 21 at the University of Hawaii (3-1) and suffered their first loss, 35-16.
Over the course of four games, the Bears were outscored 35-3 in first quarters. This makes opening quarters an obvious area of improvement for UCA.
“I think we need to come out from the start and play every play like it’s now or never,” senior running back Carlos Blackman said. “[We need] to start with the energy we seem to find late in games.”
In this contest, the Rainbow Warriors jumped ahead early — handing the Bears a 28-point deficit midway through the second quarter. Hawaii’s first score came from redshirt freshman defensive back Kai Kaneshiro on a 55-yard interception return.
After forcing UCA to punt on its next drive, the Rainbow Warriors found the end zone again — pushing their lead to 14.
The seven-play, 63-yard drive was capped off with a five-yard reception from junior quarterback Cole McDonald to senior receiver JoJo Ward.
The start of the second quarter saw more of the same as the Hawaii offense found the end zone twice more. However, the Bears began to settle in and find a groove in this quarter as well.
The running game played a big factor in this for the Bears as Blackman broke free for a 42-yard run down to the Hawaii nine-yard line.
This led to the Bears’ first score of the night on a four-yard pass from Blackman to junior tight end Sam Carmargo.
However, the extra point was blocked by the Rainbow Warriors leaving the score at 28-6.
To end the quarter, senior running back D’erek Fernandez recovered a muffed punt by Hawaii deep in their own territory.
This set up a 35-yard field goal by junior kicker Hayden Ray, bringing the score to 28-9 entering halftime.
After both teams went scoreless in the third, the Bears started the fourth in familiar fashion with another touchdown.
A 23-yard run from Blackman finished off a 10-play, 82-yard drive for UCA.
This time, the extra point was good, bringing the score to 28-16 with 12 minutes left to play.
It appeared that the Bears were setting up for yet another comeback once senior defensive back Juan Jackson forced a fumble that was recovered by fellow senior defensive back Isaiah Macklin at the UCA
35-yard line.
But a defensive stand by the Rainbow Warriors kept the Bears from capitalizing. One final scoring drive from Hawaii with just 3:27 left to play put the game out of reach.
Despite the loss, the Bears had their most successful game running the ball of the season. Blackman led the team in rushing with 147 yards on 17 attempts.
Defensively, junior defensive back Leandre Rucks led the team in tackles with seven.
The Bears are also still hunting for ways to improve and be more effective on the defensive side of the ball.
“We just have to get into a good position on third down,” Macklin said. “When the opposing team has third and short it’s tough to get them off the field. If we continue being aggressive on early downs it’ll lead to more success for us.”
Moving forward, Macklin sees great potential for the UCA defense.
“I think we’re in good shape. We haven’t even scratched the surface of how good our defense can be,” Macklin said.
The Bears will return to Southland Conference play in their next contest as they travel to Thibodaux, Louisiana for a matchup with Nicholls State University.
The Colonels were voted to finish first in the SLC preseason poll with the Bears following behind in second.
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Disciplines Literary Studies & Poetry American Literature
October Cities The Redevelopment of Urban Literature
by Carlo Rotella (Author)
Illustrations: 4 b/w photographs, 1 line illustration, 6 maps
Returning to his native Chicago after World War II, Nelson Algren found a city transformed. The flourishing industry, culture, and literature that had placed prewar Chicago at center stage in American life were entering a time of crisis. The middle class and economic opportunity were leaving the inner city, and Black Southerners arriving in Chicago found themselves increasingly estranged from the nation's economic and cultural resources. For Algren, Chicago was becoming "an October sort of city even in the spring," and as Carlo Rotella demonstrates, this metaphorical landscape of fall led Algren and others to forge a literary form that traced the American city's transformation. Narratives of decline, like the complementary narratives of black migration and inner-city life written by Claude Brown and Gwendolyn Brooks, became building blocks of the postindustrial urban literature.
October Cities examines these narratives as they played out in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Manhattan. Through the work of Algren, Brown, Brooks, and other urban writers, Rotella explores the relationship of this new literature to the cities it draws upon for inspiration. The stories told are of neighborhoods and families molded by dramatic urban transformation on a grand scale with vast movements of capital and people, racial succession, and an intensely changing urban landscape.
Carlo Rotella is Assistant Professor of English and American Studies at Lafayette College.
"Rotella does an extraordinary job of describing both the ideology of urban planning and its actual realization in the built environment, and he shows how cultural (literary) constructions of meaning simultaneously reflect and inform social reality."—Richard Slotkin, author of Gunfighter Nation
"A wonderful book, a wholly authoritative mapping of urban literature in the United States from the industrial city of the 1930s and 1940s to the post-industrial landscape of the 1960s. Fascinating and pathbreaking."—Eric Lott, author of Love and Theft
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Robert Creeley, Rod Smith, Peter Baker
Polymorphous Domesticities
Juliana Schiesari
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Mark Twain, Benjamin Griffin, Harriet E. Smith
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Mark Twain, Livy Clemens, Susy Clemens
Thoreau and the Language of Trees
Richard Higgins
Robert Duncan, Peter Quartermain
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Langston Hughes, Evelyn Louise Crawford, MaryLouise Patterson
Hellboy's World
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Block Island Photo Tour
United States Rhode Island
All Rhode Island
See this Pristine Island's Most Famous Sights and Attractions
Kim Knox Beckius
Kim Knox Beckius is a Connecticut-based travel writer, author, photographer, and editor. She's been with TripSavvy since 1998.
With its shimmering turquoise waters, elegant Victorian architecture and laidback island vibe, it's little wonder Rhode Island's Block Island is sometimes called the "Bermuda of the North." It was the tiny island's scenic natural expanses, however, that earned it an even more significant designation. In the early 1990s, the Nature Conservancy named Block Island one of the "Last Great Places on Earth."
I took the ferry from New London, Connecticut, to Block Island on a sultry July day and had a wonderful opportunity to meet islanders and discover this offshore hideaway's many charms. In these photos, you'll see some of Block Island's most famous and fetching sights.
With ferry rates to Block Island as low as $23.75 for a same day round-trip as of 2018, an escape to this offshore paradise is an affordable option for New England travelers. As you'll see from these photos, you can really manage to pack experiences into one day on Block Island.
Fast Ferry
© Kim Knox Beckius
Most visitors reach Block Island via ferry boat. Island Hi-Speed Ferry, which makes the trip between Galilee, Rhode Island, and Block Island in just 30 minutes, is one of the fastest ways to go.
Settlers' Rock
Block Island was settled by 16 families, who left Boston in 1661 and arrived at their new island home in the spring of 1662. The names of these original Block Islanders are inscribed on Settlers' Rock, a monument located near the island's north end.
Block Island Historic Society
Inside an 1850 farmhouse on Old Town Road, the Block Island Historical Society exhibits diverse artifacts related to island history. Open daily from late June to Labor Day and weekends the rest of the year, the museum provides a nice island overview.
The northern tip of Block Island, known as Sandy Point, is preserved within the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge. The sand and cobble beach that curves from the Settlers' Rock parking lot to Sandy Point is visible in this picture.
Block Island North Light
The 1867 Block Island North Light is the fourth beacon to stand upon the unsteady sands at the island's northern tip. The granite lighthouse was badly vandalized following its deactivation in 1973, but it was triumphantly restored and relit in 1989.
Great Salt Pond
The sheltered waters of the Great Salt Pond on the west side of Block Island are a popular mooring place for recreational boaters. Without a natural harbor, Block Island remained secluded until 1895, when the Great Salt Pond was opened to the sea.
An Agricultural Past
Block Island's first settlers were farmers and fishermen. The hundreds of miles of stone walls that grace Block Island are remnants of this offshore isle's agricultural past.
A Famous Sight
© 2007 Kim Knox Beckius
The Mohegan Bluffs are Block Island's most famous and breathtaking natural attraction. These sheer, 150-foot clay cliffs are situated on the island's south side.
Block Island Southeast Light
Seagulls enjoy bird's-eye views of the Block Island Southeast Light, which was moved back from its precarious position near the edge of the eroding Mohegan Bluffs in 1993.
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Stairway to the Beach
Narrow, steep wooden stairs lead from the top of the Mohegan Bluffs near the Block Island Southeast Light to the secluded beach below.
Block Island Beach Heaven
Those who descend the steep stairs to the base of Block Island's picturesque Mohegan Bluffs are rewarded with the opportunity to enjoy one of New England's most secluded and remote stretches of beach.
Swimming in the cool Atlantic waters in the shadow of Block Island's Mohegan Bluffs is a truly unforgettable beach experience that makes the climb back up the bluffside wooden staircase worthwhile.
Endless Atlantic
The Atlantic seems endless from this vantage point atop Mohegan Bluffs. If you're visiting Block Island for just a day, be sure to catch a cab near the ferry dock at Old Harbor for a trip to the bluffs on the island's south side.
The Bluffs' Bloody Story
Although the Mohegan Bluffs are a place of serene beauty now, they are named, as this monument describes, for a skirmish that ended badly for 40 Mohegan Indians, who were driven over the bluffs by Block Island's native Manisseans.
Hodge Family Wildlife Preserve
Block Island's Hodge Family Wildlife Preserve is a wonderful place for a hike. The Block Island Land Trust, the Block Island Conservancy, the Town of New Shoreham and The Nature Conservancy collaborated to save this 25-acre parcel from development.
Block Island is known for its sprawling Victorian hotels overlooking the sea. The Spring House isn't just a hotel: It's an island landmark. Block Island's oldest and largest hotel has been an elegant retreat for luminaries from Mark Twain to Billy Joel.
Hotel Manisses
The Hotel Manisses is a Victorian gem that welcomes guests seasonally. The native people who first inhabited Block Island called their home Manisses, which means "God's Little Island."
A Boating Destination
Tiny Block Island is one of New England's most popular boating destinations. Several island marinas serve visiting and resident boaters.
Cottage by the Beach
A footpath alongside this shingled cottage leads to Block Island's two-and-a-half-mile Crescent Beach, which is just a short walk from the ferry dock at Old Harbor. In total, Block Island offers visitors 17 miles of scenic sand beaches.
Block Island is a popular destination for daytrippers. Even in July during the height of the tourism season, the stretch of Crescent Beach closest to the ferry dock is nearly deserted by early evening.
As day's light began to fade, I took this photo from Crescent Beach of Block Island's tropical blue ocean waters rippling and swirling around sea-chiseled rocks. The seagull on the third rock seemed to be posing for me.
Parasailing is a popular Block Island water sport. The island views must be phenomenal from up there. Call Block Island Parasail & Watersports at 401-864-2474 for reservations if you'd like to experience parasailing while on Block Island.
Block Island Moped Rentals
It's very difficult to bring a car to Block Island, so many visitors rent mopeds or bicycles for their stay. Island Moped on Water Street is one of several rental companies located near the Block Island ferry dock.
Rebecca at the Well?
In 1896, Women's Christian Temperance Movement members erected this statue of Rebecca at the Well on Block Island's Water Street. It was ironically later discovered that the statue is actually of Hebe—cupbearer for the Greek gods.
Hydrangeas in Bloom
Lacy hydrangeas bloom in a lovingly tended Block Island garden.
The Last Ferry Back
I took the earliest ferry from New London, Connecticut, to Block Island and the last ferry back, and I really managed to pack experiences into my day, from viewing Mohegan Bluffs to walking the beach to shopping to sipping a beer at a waterside bar.
Block Island Skyline
Block Island's charming skyline is a lovely sight as the ferry edges away from the dock at Old Harbor.
Farewell to the National
Block Island Block Island's landmark National Hotel, a Victorian gem on Water Street, begins to fade from view as the ferry departs from Block Island.
Strolling the Breakwater
For those fortunate enough to stay on Block Island overnight, a stroll along the breakwater at Old Harbor is a lovely way to end the day.
In the early 1990s, the Nature Conservancy named Block Island one of the Last Great Places on Earth. Preservation-minded islanders strive to ensure that their petite offshore paradise remains forever elegant and pristine.
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The 9 Best Things to Do in St. Moritz, Switzerland
Europe Switzerland
Laura Ratliff
Laura Ratliff is TripSavvy's editorial director. She spends more than 200,000 miles per year on a plane.
Dubbed the birthplace of winter tourism, St. Moritz lures in visitors with its unique combination of incredible outdoor activities and unrivaled luxury. Whether you visit in the summer or the winter, the town is equally buzzy—in the winter, guests cozy up to fireplaces or take horse-drawn carriages through town, while summertime guests spend their days riding electric bikes on the myriad of trails encircling the surrounding mountains. Plus, with more than 300 days of sunshine each year and relatively mild temperatures, there's rarely a bad day in St. Moritz.
Marvel at World-Class Contemporary Art
Courtesy of Stalla Madulain
Via Principela 15, 7523 Madulain, Switzerland
Basel might be the Swiss name most associated with contemporary art, but St. Moritz is no slouch. The town itself is home to many major players in the gallery scene — Vito Schnabel has an outpost here, as does Hauser & Wirth. Even public art here is impressive: works by the likes of Joel Shapiro dot the streets, while James Turrell has installed one of his famous "Sky Scapes" in nearby Zuoz. One of the area's more unique galleries is Stalla Madulain, housed in a 500-year-old barn. The gallery showcases works by up-and-coming contemporary powerhouses like Not Vital and Jani Leinonen.
Listen to World-Class Jazz in an Exclusive Club
Courtesy of Festival da Jazz
St. Moritz's Dracula Club is the stuff of legends. Founded in 1974 by European bon vivant Gunter Sachs, the club is almost exclusively open to life members. Suffice it to say, unless you're a European playboy or a Swiss hedge-fund manager, you're not getting in—but there's one exception. The club opens its doors to the public each year during the annual Festival Da Jazz, a month-long celebration that runs from early July through early August. Past performers at Drac's, as it's referred to, include Norah Jones and Aloe Blacc.
Stay in St. Moritz's Oldest Hotel
Courtesy of Kulm Hotel
Via Veglia 18, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland
While there is no shortage of luxurious hotels in St. Moritz, only one can stake its claim as the true birthplace of the town's winter tourism—and it all started because of a bet. Kulm Hotel, perched in an idyllic spot overlooking the lake, has been around since 1855, when it mostly served summer guests from England. Wanting to drum up wintertime business, Kulm's owner, Johannes Badrutt, wagered with his summertime English guests that they would also love St. Moritz in the winter and invited them to visit for the season. If they didn't love it, Badrutt promised, they would be reimbursed for the cost of their stay. Alas, the rest is history: Badrutt's guests returned to their native England happy and tanned and winter tourism in St. Moritz—and the Kulm—have thrived ever since.
Hike to a Glacier
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Morteratsch, 7504 Pontresina, Switzerland
One of the best ways to get up close and personal with the Engadine Valley is to hike to a glacier, a popular summertime activity for locals and visitors alike. The walk to Morteratsch is around three miles each way and traverses a wide dirt and gravel trail with a gentle elevation change, making this a great hike for kids and adults alike. Along the way, the trail is lined with mountain streams, wildflowers, and stunning views of the valley. Enlightening signs along the path indicate how far the glacier has receded each year due to climate change.
Go Skiing Under the Moonlight
Courtesy of Corvatsch
Piz Corvatsch, 7504 Samedan, Switzerland
If you're visiting St. Moritz during the winter, it's likely that you're planning to hit the slopes—but imagine doing it at night. On Friday nights during the ski season, the runs open at 7 p.m. at nearby Corvatsch, an 11,000-foot peak about five minutes outside of St. Moritz. The floodlit runs look stunning beneath moonlight, creating a truly unique experience. Want the mountain all to yourself? Also on offer is a private rental of the mountain for up to 10 guests. The deal even comes with a DJ and, of course, plenty of fondue for keeping warm.
Take a Scenic Train Ride
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Getting to St. Moritz is half the fun! Switzerland's extensive train network is the stuff of dreams—the trains run on time, are incredibly comfortable, and, on the trip from Zurich to St. Moritz, offer views so picturesque that you might be convinced you're actually looking at an oil painting. New in 2019, a ticket in the Glacier Express' Excellence Class includes a seat in a deluxe panoramic car, a five-course meal, and complimentary champagne, among other perks.
Be Active on the Lake
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Lake St Moritz, 7500 St Moritz, Switzerland
While St. Moritz's iconic lake isn't ever warm enough to just jump in, it's a center of physical activity for the town. Runners and cyclists traverse the surrounding path, while rowers and paddle boarders take to the calm, clear waters in the early morning hours. The St. Moritz Sailing Club, situated right on the lake, rents boats and offers lessons as well. During the winter, the town hosts the Snow Polo World Cup and horse races directly on the frozen lake.
Dine In a Star Architect's Creation
Courtesy of Kulm Country Club
Via Maistra 41, 7500 San Maurizio, Switzerland
The alpine-chic Kulm Country Club got its start as the host structure for the winter Olympic Games in 1928 and 1948. Today, the stunning building is now a restaurant featuring a sleek redesign by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Norman Foster. The chef, Daniel Müller, is a St. Moritz local who serves a menu that includes rich mountain dishes like beef tagliata, tartare made with local beef, and an arugula salad with porcini mushrooms and fontina.
Drink From the World's Largest Whisky Collection
Courtesy of Waldhaus am See
Via Dimlej 6, 7500 St. Moritz, Switzerland
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Khizanishvili Street, Tbilisi, Georgia
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Gldani, Microdistrict VIII - [1520]Tbilisi, GeorgiaSidewalk watermelon sales in the Gldnai area of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Metro Station Akhmeteli Theatre - [3018]Tbilisi, Georgia#Kvass A drink called kvass being sold in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Metro Akhmeteli TheatreTbilisi, GeorgiaSidewalk merchants selling items in front of the Metro Akhmeteli Theatre station in Tbilisi. Many of the merchants are gypsies. Akhmeteli TheatreTbilisi, Georgia#kvass Barrel of kvass in the Tbilisi area of Akmeteli Theatre. Kvass is a fermented beverage that's popular in the former Soviet Union. This... Akhmeteli TheatreTbilisi, GeorgiaRandom street view from the Akhmeteli Theatre area of the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Akhmeteli TheatreTbilisi, GeorgiaView from the labyrinth maze of underground stores that great you, once you exit out of the Akhmeteli Theatre Metro station in the city of Tbilisi,... შატო მუხრანიTbilisi, GeorgiaPEACE BRIDGE! შატო მუხრანიTbilisi, GeorgiaI love Tbilisi ! შატო მუხრანიTbilisi, Georgia... შატო მუხრანიTbilisi, GeorgiaSo Beatiful View! Opposite to Sea Area, Microdistrict XI, Block II, #22Tbilisi, Georgia#pattern Soviet-era apartment block in Tbilisi's Timka neighborhood. The Chronicle of GeorgiaTbilisi, GeorgiaView of an airplane flying over the Chronicle of Georgia (Georgian: ზურაბ კონსტანტინეს ძე წერეთელი) monument in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi.... The Chronicle of GeorgiaTbilisi, GeorgiaView of a bronze plate with an artistic representation of an event in the history of Georgia. View from a place called the Chronicle of Georgia in... TbilisiGeorgiaTbilisi is the capital of the country of Georgia. Its cobblestoned old town reflects a long, complicated history, with periods under Persian and... Tbilisi MallTbilisi, GeorgiaView from inside the newly opened Tbilisi Mall in Tbilisi, Georgia. Tbilisi seaTbilisi, GeorgiaMysterious structure atop a hill near the Tbilisi Sea. The Tbilisi Sea is a large, freshwater reservoir in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Atop a... Tbilisi seaTbilisi, GeorgiaView from the Tbilisi Sea, a large, freshwater reservoir in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Tbilisi seaTbilisi, GeorgiaView from the Tbilisi Sea - a freshwater reservoir in the city of Tbilisi, Georgia. Narikala FortressTbilisi, GeorgiaNarikala fortress a mediaval beauty. Enjoy our view of the 4th Century architecture at night. The Narikala Fortress is a beautiful to behold.... Tbilisi (Didube) Railway StationTbilisi, GeorgiaPortrait of Joseph Stalin, above a place that sells shot glasses of wine. Tbilisi, Georgia.
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Depressed people often get bad advice. This satirical comic calls it out.
Sometimes it's just a matter of sorting out your feelings.
Alicia Barrón
There isn't one cure-all for depression.
It's a difficult mental disorder that affects over 15 million people in the U.S., and there's no manual on navigating or beating it because it affects everyone differently.
But there are some things we can all relate to, especially if we've experienced depression ourselves. Visual "guides" to dealing with depression and understanding our emotions are all too common. But sometimes that advice can be a little bit ... dull and unhelpful.
That's why the artist in charge of Owl Turd Comix decided to call out some of his favorite depression advice mishaps.
These "cleaning" comics showcase the weird advice depressed people often get — advice that can be pretty much the opposite of what science says we should do with our emotions if we want to move forward. The comics poke fun of just how unhelpful this kind of advice can be.
1. How easy would it be to just take a cloth to all those negative thoughts swimming around in your brain and wipe them away? Yeah, if only...
All illustrations by Shen/Owl Turd Comix, featured with permission.
I'm sure we all wish we could just consciously ignore the negative thoughts in our minds, replacing them with positive ones. But unfortunately, that usually doesn't work. The emotions are there, and they're there to stay. And they can actually help us sometimes.
Instead of ignoring tough emotions, endurance coach Christopher Bergland suggests practicing mindfulness by simply acknowledging that you're having thoughts that are unpleasant and then gently redirecting your brain, so you can move forward.
2. Storing up your anger? Again, that's a no.
Shelving your anger seems like it might help things. But research from places like the Mayo Clinic shows that holding grudges (and not processing your anger) can be detrimental to your mental health. Instead, if you can work to forgive someone who made you angry, that can be one of the best types of learning experiences.
These tips on anger management also suggest doing things like taking a time out instead to regroup your thoughts (yeah, it's not just for kids). You can even go take a run to calm down or come up with some possible solutions to what's making you mad.
3. Envy and regret be gone? Not so fast.
OK, maybe you can't physically grab all the envy and regret that lives inside you and throw it all away in a trash can. But it's an awesome metaphor, and this idea isn't so far off.
So what can we do if we're having these feelings of jealousy? We may not be able to simply toss them away, but we can acknowledge that we're having these emotions, then watch them pass like waves. When we become aware that they are harmful feelings, we can choose to redirect our thoughts to more positive ones.
4. Hide from your weird emotions? Again, no thanks.
Nope. Nope. Nope. As Owl Turd illustrates, this kind of advice is totally unhelpful. Running away from our emotions can feel empowering, but can hurt us in the long run. When you're choosing to ignore your feelings or run from your problems, you're essentially running from yourself. Plus, it can make us feel guilty when those feelings come sneaking back in.
Instead, most research suggests coming face-to-face with these perplexing feelings we can't make sense of and saying, "What's Up?" to find out what they want from us.
5. This is the most hilarious, albeit terrifying, metaphor ever.
Yeah, this illustration alone should be incentive enough for us to handle our emotions instead of throwing them somewhere where they're guaranteed to stare, haunt, and creep on us until we're forced to do something about them.
Don't let it get to that point.
It's important to remember that what works for one person may not necessarily work for the next person.
That's why Owl Turd's comics aren't a how-to guide to heal yourself of the mental disorder; they're a satirical commentary on the fact that people often suggest one-size-fits-all solutions that don't work.
The best way forward? According to research, it's all about practicing compassion, patience, and lots of self-love. Because you (and you, and you, and you) are worth it.
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Counting down to Dark Shadows
A few weeks ago, a common complaint heard and read among fans of Dark Shadows and Tim Burton was “Where’s the trailer?” No longer. The trailer has debuted, amidst controversy (i.e. free publicity) along with a series of t.v. spots as well as a media blitz of interviews, articles, photos and a startling number of movie posters.
Some of the t.v. spots, while retreading footage from the trailer, also gives hints as to the plot. Most recently one explained an amusing but puzzling image, that of the vampire Barnabas Collins brushing his teeth (and of course only the toothbrush showing in the mirror). In the ad, at least, this follows his speaking with a young woman (who looks like Bella Heathcote as governess Victoria Winters) and putting a hand over his mouth. “I hope my scent does not offend thee.”
Another clip indicates that Elizabeth Collins Stoddard (Michelle Pfeiffer) may in fact know that her long-lost cousin is in fact a long-undead ancestor. Another scene shows Barnabas sitting in Carolyn’s (Chloe Grace Moretz) room. It looks like a hippie’s pad. With the air of trying to be cool, he asks her age. Fifteen. “Fifteen and not yet married! You must put those birthing hips to good use!”
She says “You’re weird.”
Arguably the funniest clip is when Barnabas sees Alice Cooper perform and utters “Ugliest woman I have ever seen.”
Still another ends with Depp as Barnabas, mouth bloodied, staring up with…shock? Puzzlement? Fear? Possibly all three. He is bathed in yellow light. Then a wider shot shows him staring at the Golden Arches of MacDonalds.
Screenwriter Seth Graham-Smith expressed some surprise at the mixed reaction by old-time fans of the show. “The name Dark Shadows and some of the leaked photos evoke a very straightforward, dour, gothic feeling. Which the movie does have in places. However, it’s also a very entertaining, very funny movie.” He went on to say “We didn’t want to have people sit through the organ music of a two hour chamber piece. You need to entertain and you need to have fun with the premise. And I think when people see the movie, they’ll realize we struck a good balance between respectful and updated.”
Another interview, with Eva Green (who plays the witch Angelique) went on to cause some controversy. In one, Green said “Tim never real treated her like a ‘baddie’ baddie. She’s kind of a damaged character. I think I could identify with her because all the bad things she does comes from the incredible love she has for Barnabas, who broke her heart.” But in another, she noted a choice not to study the original series. “I’ve seen scenes, but the show’s not inspiring for my character,” she told the May issue of GQ. She also wanted to make this Angelique her own. Instead, she listened to music by Patti Smith and The Eagles and studied film clips, particularly Jack Nicholson’s bar scene in The Shining.
En route the premiere, an event is now scheduled by the Dark Shadows Festival. In Los Angeles, May 10 will see a showing of the 1970s films House of Dark Shadows and its sequel Night of Dark Shadows prior to a midnight show of the new film. All three will show at the Vista in Silverlake, a Egyptian/Deco theater that has hosted many events for the Festival over the years. original series actors Lara Parker (Angelique) and Kathryn Leigh Scott (Maggie Evans) – both of whom have cameos in the new film, along with Nancy Barrett (Carolyn Stoddard), Roger Davis (Jeff Clark), Jerry Lacy (Reverend Trask), James Storm (Gerard Stiles), Christopher Pennock (Jeb Hawkes) and Lisa Richards (Sabrina Stuart). Between screenings, there will be guest autographs and a charity auction. Tickets for the showing, which begins at 6pm, are $25 and to attend send that with a self addressed stamped envelope to: Dark Shadows Festival, P.O. Box 92, Maplewood, NJ 07040.
In other news, I’ve actually spoken to someone who saw a sneak peak of the film (sans music evidently) and this person very carefully did not reveal anything about the story. They did however offer an important piece of advice: Stay until the end of the credits. Presumably some kind of surprise awaits, as it has done with films like Iron Man and Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 1.
So, are you looking forward to finally seeing Johnny Depp playing a vampire?
David MacDowell Blue blogs at Night Tinted Glasses. He graduated from the National Shakespeare Conservatory and is the author of The Annotated Carmilla. and Your Vampire Story (And How to Write It) as well as a theatrical adaptation of Carmilla.
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Novus Vox Vampirum March 31, 2012 - 8:11 pm Reply
If I had to judge only by trailers, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” would win the 2012 rounds.
Of course, “Dark Shadows” does have Johnny Deep, Tim Burton and a first-rate cast. It’s just that its damn trailer makes it look like “Austin Powers slapstick” instead of “Tim Burton quirky humor” (ouch!).
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Lisa Marie April 1, 2012 - 7:11 pm Reply
I wish I could see it today! Looks fantastic. Even my sister, who normally dislikes what she calls “fantasty” films, saw the trailer and wants to see it. Thanks for the tip about the the credits.
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2010 Nissan 370Z Expert Review
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Expert review written by the Kelley Blue Book vehicle review editorial team.
You'll Like The 2010 Nissan 370Z If...
You’ll like the Nissan 370Z if you want a fast, fun and approachably priced sports coupe. Buyers eyeing the offerings from Porsche and BMW will find the 370Z offers similar thrills at a much lower price.
You May Not Like The 2010 Nissan 370Z If...
The original 240Z won fans by delivering great style and performance at an impressively low price. While still a good value, the 370Z’s starting price around $30,000 may no longer fit everyone’s definition of affordable.
Changes for 2010 include enhancements to the available navigation system, the addition of heated side mirrors and an in-cabin microfilter. A commemorative 40th Anniversary model is due out this spring, featuring unique paint, interior color, red brake calipers and a high-luster smoke wheel finish.
Some of the biggest improvements made to the 2010 Nissan 370Z are found inside. The newest Z-car does away with the hard plastic that graced the old model, opting instead for soft-touch surfaces covering the dash, door trim and almost anywhere an occupant’s hand might rest. Overall interior volume has shrunk slightly, but efficient use of the available space resulted in identical head room and improved leg, hip and shoulder room. The large structural element that bisected the previous model’s trunk has also been removed, which, along with storage nooks behind the seats, greatly improves the 370Z’s cargo-carrying abilities.
Unlike most new cars, the 2010 Nissan 370Z is actually smaller in length, height, and wheel base than the car it replaced, its tidier dimensions contributing to the new model’s reduced weight and solid, planted stance. In shaping the 370Z’s exterior Nissan’s design team retained enough of the 350Z’s essence to make the new model immediately recognizable as a member of the Z family. However, the 370Z has a distinct persona of its own thanks to unique details including "boomerang" head and tail lights, big flared fenders and a cantilevered roof reminiscent of the Nissan GT-R’s.
In motion, the Nissan 370Z’s lighter chassis, shorter wheel base and wider track work together to provide immediate, sporty handling. Yet, on long stretches of highway, the ride never feels overly harsh and the cabin remains impressively quiet. When pushed hard, at the racetrack perhaps, the stability control system can feel overly eager to intervene. Turn stability control off, and the 370Z remains balanced and forgiving. There is plenty of power coming out of the corners, lots of grip when turning, and the brakes are strong and easy to modulate. The 370Z’s automatic transmission works quite well, but the easy-to-modulate clutch, short throw shifter and SynchroRev Match option of the manual transmission make it hard to pass up. Forward visibility is good thanks to thin A-pillars, but rear visibility is limited to a narrow slit of glass by the stylishly raked rear hatch.
Pricing Notes
Pricing for the Nissan 370Z starts just over $31,000 for the base coupe and moves up to a little under $36,000 for the Touring trim. The NISMO edition is priced around $40,000. A six-speed manual transmission is standard with a seven-speed automatic available for an additional $1,300 (N/A on NISMO). The Navigation System adds an extra $1,850 to the bottom line while the Sport Package increases the price by $3,000. To compare the actual transaction prices for the Nissan 370Z, be sure to check the Fair Purchase Price. Like the 350Z before it, the 2010 Nissan 370Z is expected to hold its value well over time.
Notable Equipment
The 2010 Nissan 370Z comes in two trims, base and Touring, and two special edition trims: NISMO and 40th Anniversary. Even in base form, the 370Z is well equipped with automatic climate control, steering wheel audio and cruise controls, keyless entry and start, xenon headlights and a four-speaker audio system with auxiliary input. Moving up to the Touring trim adds niceties like power-adjustable heated seats, Bluetooth, leather and suede interior, aluminum pedals and a Bose audio system with eight speakers including two subwoofers. Adding to the safety of both trims are standard stability control, traction control, active head restraints, tire pressure monitoring system and six airbags.
Notable Options
There are only two options available for the Nissan 370Z. A Sport Package is available for both base and Touring trims and includes a Viscous limited-slip differential, 19-inch forged wheels, sport brakes and downshift rev matching on cars equipped with the manual transmission. The Sport Package also includes a rear spoiler and front chin spoiler that eliminate aerodynamic lift at higher speeds. Available only for the Touring trim is a Navigation Package that includes a navigation system, real-time traffic and weather information, iPod connectivity and 9.3 gigabytes of on-board music storage.
SynchroRev MatchHeel-toe down shifting, which requires using the right foot to both brake and blip the throttle, is one of the most difficult skills for any driver to learn. The 370Z’s SynchroRev Match system blips the throttle, automatically providing butter-smooth downshifts every time. Driving purists who would rather match revs the old fashioned way are given the option to shut the system off. Seven-Speed Automatic TransmissionDelivering the direct feel and fuel economy of a manual transmission along with quick, smooth shifts, the paddle shifter-equipped seven-speed automatic found in the Nissan 370Z is a winner.
Power for the 2010 370Z comes from the latest generation of Nissan’s venerated VQ series V6 engine. Producing 332-horsepower (350-hp in the NISMO), the 370Z’s engine delivers more power than the previous 350Z while moving less mass thanks to a chassis that is 95 pounds lighter. Stealing some of the focus away from the Z’s excellent engine are its advanced transmission options: a standard six-speed manual and an optional seven-speed automatic. Manual-equipped cars with the optional Sport Package also feature SynchroRev Match, a system that automatically blips the throttle for seamless downshifts.3.7-liter V6332 horsepower @ 7000 rpm350 horsepower @ 7400 rpm (NISMO)270 lb.-ft. of torque @ 5200 rpm276 lb.-ft. of torque @ 5200 rpm (NISMO)EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/25 (manual), 18/25 (automatic)
Much like the original Datsun 240Z, Nissan’s intention for the 2010 370Z is to offer world-class design and performance at an enticing value. Competitors for the Nissan 370Z include affordable coupes like the Ford Mustang, Hyundai Genesis Coupe and the Honda Accord Coupe all the way up to premium competitors like the Porsche Cayman, Audi TT Coupe and BMW Z4 Coupe. Compared to the 350Z that preceded it, the 370Z’s exterior and interior have been thoroughly redesigned along with significant improvements in quality, performance and technology that should help it remain a strong performer in the sports coupe category.
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This is a sporty and classy car. It has the get-up and go of a sports car and the sleek lines and options of a luxury car. Nissan is ahead of the times when it comes to options. A true leader in the auto industry. I considered other makes and models when deciding which car to purchase but the "z" series is above all, the best cars I have ever owned.
- Kim K
It's quick, nimble, takes corners like a dream, quick on the acceleration, and cheap while also looking like a sports car
The vehicle is a very nice piece of Japanese engineering. Sometimes it doesn't start on the first attempt though. Other than that it handles like a dream, gets good gas mileage for it being a "sports car," and if I want to throw that tail end out to take a corner I can because it gots enough power and it's rear wheel drive that it can
- Robbert M
It is extremely low to the ground, so be very careful going over bumps.
The speed of the vehicle is wonderful. This version is the touring model, and includes Bose speakers, touch screen navigation, and Bluetooth. Although, it is a little rough to drive, meaning you can feel more of the bumps on the road. It is a sports car that is affordable, and not going to break the bank.
- Celeste M
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Former England Centre Jeremy Guscott calls for key law change that would have stopped South Africa winning the RWC
Former England and Lions International Jeremy Guscott has outlined a way ahead for rugby to make the next World Cup an even greater spectacle after Japan's success in 2019.
The former Bath centre has called on World Rugby to restrict the number of replacements teams can use during a game from eight to three.
The Springboks' used their replacements superbly on their way to winning the Rugby World Cup with their famed 'bomb squad' of six forward replacements playing a major role in the competition, particularly in the knockouts.
But Guscott argues that the game would be better off with teams only being able to use just three replacements even though they could still have the same number of players sitting on the bench.
Writing in the Rugby Paper, the 65-times England centre, who also played eight Tests for the Lions, said: "The World Cup has left the game on a high and there should be a feelgood factor from the tournament in rugby nations around the globe.
"My only reservation is that it would be an even better sport if the bench was reduced in number. Half a team coming on with fresh legs and sharp minds against guys, who have been taken to the point of exhaustion, is pushing the game out of the realms of normality.
Former England centre Jeremy Guscott has called on World Rugby to restrict the number of replacements teams can use during a game from eight to three after the Springboks' used their famed 'bomb squad' to help them win the #RWC2019
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"We have got to make sure that Rugby Union remains a game in which skill and fitness are paramount - even though the fitness element has been eroded.
"A player like Alun Wyn Jones can go for 80 minutes, and so can Mako Vunipola, but there are a hell of a lot that cannot. The only problem is they are not made to pay the price.
"The game is great in many ways, but we should not be afraid to make it better. You could still have six or eight on the bench, but only be able to use three of them.
"I believe this sport can get better still, and more attractive to play and to watch, by limiting the number of substitutions - and that should be the next big step we take."
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Microbiological characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates as primary causes of acute otitis media in Bulgarian children before the introduction of conjugate vaccines.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob 2013; 12:6AC
Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines were introduced in our national immunisation program in April 2010. The aims of this retrospective, laboratory-based study were to determine the serotypes and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and H. influenzae isolates from middle ear fluid (MEF) collected before the introduction of immunization.
S. pneumoniae (n = 128) and H. influenzae (n = 40) strains isolated from MEF of children with AOM between 1994 and 2011 were studied. MICs were determined by a microdilution assay. Serotyping of S. pneumoniae was done by Quellung method and PCR capsular typing was used for H. influenzae. Macrolide resistance genes were detected by PCR for erythromycin resistant S. pneumoniae (ERSP). DNA sequencing of ftsI gene was performed for ampicillin nonsusceptible H. influenzae.
The most common serotypes found among children with pneumococcal AOM were 19 F (20.3%), 6B (15.6%), and 19A (10.9%). The potential coverage rates by the PCV7, PCV10 and PCV13 of children aged < 5 years were 63.6%, 66.4% and 85.5%, respectively. Reduced susceptibility to oral penicillin was seen in 68.1%; resistance to erythromycin was 46.9%. We found erm(B) gene in 56.7% of the ERSP, mef(E) gene in 25%; 15% harbored both genes erm(B) + mef(E) and 3.3% had mutations of L4 ribosomal protein. Of the 40 H. influenzae isolates 97.5% were nontypeable. Nonsusceptibility to ampicillin occurred in 25%. Ampicillin resistance groups were: β-lactamase-positive ampicillin resistant (BLPAR) strains (10%), β-lactamase-negative ampicillin resistant (BLNAR) strains (12.5%) and β-lactamase-positive amoxicillin-clavulanate resistant (BLPACR) strains (2.5%). Among BLNAR and BLPACR most of the isolates (5/6) belonged to group II, defined by the Asn526Lys substitution.
The levels of antibiotic resistance among S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae causing severe AOM in children are high in our settings. The existence of multidrug-resistant S. pneumoniae serotype 19A is of particular concern. The rate of BLNAR and BLPACR strains among H. influenzae isolates was 15%.
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Medical University of Sofia, Faculty of Medicine, Sofia, 1431, BULGARIA. lenasetchanova@hotmail.com
Kostyanev T
Alexandrova AB
Mitov IG
Nashev D
Kantardjiev T
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Setchanova, Lena P., et al. "Microbiological Characterization of Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Isolates as Primary Causes of Acute Otitis Media in Bulgarian Children Before the Introduction of Conjugate Vaccines." Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, vol. 12, 2013, p. 6.
Setchanova LP, Kostyanev T, Alexandrova AB, et al. Microbiological characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates as primary causes of acute otitis media in Bulgarian children before the introduction of conjugate vaccines. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2013;12:6.
Setchanova, L. P., Kostyanev, T., Alexandrova, A. B., Mitov, I. G., Nashev, D., & Kantardjiev, T. (2013). Microbiological characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates as primary causes of acute otitis media in Bulgarian children before the introduction of conjugate vaccines. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 12, p. 6. doi:10.1186/1476-0711-12-6.
Setchanova LP, et al. Microbiological Characterization of Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Non-typeable Haemophilus Influenzae Isolates as Primary Causes of Acute Otitis Media in Bulgarian Children Before the Introduction of Conjugate Vaccines. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob. 2013 Mar 25;12:6. PubMed PMID: 23531034.
TY - JOUR T1 - Microbiological characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae and non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates as primary causes of acute otitis media in Bulgarian children before the introduction of conjugate vaccines. AU - Setchanova,Lena P, AU - Kostyanev,Tomislav, AU - Alexandrova,Alexandra B, AU - Mitov,Ivan G, AU - Nashev,Dimitar, AU - Kantardjiev,Todor, Y1 - 2013/03/25/ PY - 2013/01/08/received PY - 2013/03/16/accepted PY - 2013/3/28/entrez PY - 2013/3/28/pubmed PY - 2013/7/16/medline SP - 6 EP - 6 JF - Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials JO - Ann. Clin. Microbiol. Antimicrob. VL - 12 N2 - BACKGROUND: Pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) vaccines were introduced in our national immunisation program in April 2010. The aims of this retrospective, laboratory-based study were to determine the serotypes and antibiotic resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae and H. influenzae isolates from middle ear fluid (MEF) collected before the introduction of immunization. METHODS: S. pneumoniae (n = 128) and H. influenzae (n = 40) strains isolated from MEF of children with AOM between 1994 and 2011 were studied. MICs were determined by a microdilution assay. Serotyping of S. pneumoniae was done by Quellung method and PCR capsular typing was used for H. influenzae. Macrolide resistance genes were detected by PCR for erythromycin resistant S. pneumoniae (ERSP). DNA sequencing of ftsI gene was performed for ampicillin nonsusceptible H. influenzae. RESULTS: The most common serotypes found among children with pneumococcal AOM were 19 F (20.3%), 6B (15.6%), and 19A (10.9%). The potential coverage rates by the PCV7, PCV10 and PCV13 of children aged < 5 years were 63.6%, 66.4% and 85.5%, respectively. Reduced susceptibility to oral penicillin was seen in 68.1%; resistance to erythromycin was 46.9%. We found erm(B) gene in 56.7% of the ERSP, mef(E) gene in 25%; 15% harbored both genes erm(B) + mef(E) and 3.3% had mutations of L4 ribosomal protein. Of the 40 H. influenzae isolates 97.5% were nontypeable. Nonsusceptibility to ampicillin occurred in 25%. Ampicillin resistance groups were: β-lactamase-positive ampicillin resistant (BLPAR) strains (10%), β-lactamase-negative ampicillin resistant (BLNAR) strains (12.5%) and β-lactamase-positive amoxicillin-clavulanate resistant (BLPACR) strains (2.5%). Among BLNAR and BLPACR most of the isolates (5/6) belonged to group II, defined by the Asn526Lys substitution. CONCLUSIONS: The levels of antibiotic resistance among S. pneumoniae and H. influenzae causing severe AOM in children are high in our settings. The existence of multidrug-resistant S. pneumoniae serotype 19A is of particular concern. The rate of BLNAR and BLPACR strains among H. influenzae isolates was 15%. SN - 1476-0711 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/23531034/Microbiological_characterization_of_Streptococcus_pneumoniae_and_non_typeable_Haemophilus_influenzae_isolates_as_primary_causes_of_acute_otitis_media_in_Bulgarian_children_before_the_introduction_of_conjugate_vaccines_ L2 - https://ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1476-0711-12-6 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
Haemophilus Infections
Immunization Programs
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Penicillin-Binding Proteins
Pneumococcal Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Vaccines, Conjugate
beta-Lactamases
Mechanisms, molecular and sero-epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in bacterial respiratory pathogens isolated from Japanese children.
Serotypes, antimicrobial susceptibility, and beta-lactam resistance mechanisms of clinical Haemophilus influenzae isolates from Bulgaria in a pre-vaccination period.
Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae as primary causes of acute otitis media in colombian children: a prospective study.
Susceptibilities of Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, including serotype 19A, and Moraxella catarrhalis paediatric isolates from 2005 to 2007 to commonly used antibiotics.
Microbiology of bacteria causing recurrent acute otitis media (AOM) and AOM treatment failure in young children in Spain: shifting pathogens in the post-pneumococcal conjugate vaccination era.
Antimicrobial resistance in Haemophilus influenzae respiratory tract isolates in Korea: results of a nationwide acute respiratory infections surveillance.
High prevalence of type b beta-lactamase-non-producing ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae in meningitis: the situation in Japan where Hib vaccine has not been introduced.
Polymorphism in ftsI gene and {beta}-lactam susceptibility in Portuguese Haemophilus influenzae strains: clonal dissemination of beta-lactamase-positive isolates with decreased susceptibility to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
Pneumococcal acute otitis media in infants and children in central Romania, 2009-2011: microbiological characteristics and potential coverage by pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
Predominance of nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in children with otitis media following introduction of a 3+0 pneumococcal conjugate vaccine schedule.
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Habitability of Planets Will Depend on Their Interiors
A lot of the headlines and discussion around the habitability of exoplanets is focused on their proximity to their star and on the presence of water. It makes sense, because those are severely limiting factors. But those planetary characteristics are really just a starting point for the habitable/not habitable discussion. What happens in a planet’s interior is also important.
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Bizarre Double Star System Flipped its Planetary Disk on its Side
Astronomers theorize that when our Sun was still young, it was surrounded by a disc of dust and gas from which the planets eventually formed. It is further theorized that the majority of stars in our Universe are initially surrounded in this way by a “protoplanetary disk“, and that in roughly 30% of cases, these disks will go on to become a planet or system of planets.
Ordinarily, these disks are thought to orbit around the equatorial band (aka. the ecliptic) of a star or system of stars. However, new research conducted by an international group of scientists has discovered the first example of a binary star system where the orientation was flipped and the disk now orbits the stars around their poles (perpendicular to the ecliptic).
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Here are 20 Protoplanetary Disks, With Newly Forming Planets Carving Out Gaps in the Gas and Dust
The hunt for other planets in our galaxy has heated up in the past few decades, with 3869 planets being detected in 2,886 systems and another 2,898 candidates awaiting confirmation. Though the discovery of these planets has taught scientists much about the kinds of planets that exist in our galaxy, there is still much we do not know about the process of planetary formation.
To answer these questions, an international team recently used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to conduct the first large-scale, high-resolution survey of protoplanetary disks around nearby stars. Known as the Disk Substructures at High Angular Resolution Project (DSHARP), this program yielded high-resolution images of 20 nearby systems where dust and gas was in the process of forming new planets.
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Chaotic Wombs May Birth Wrong-way Planets
We’ve heard it time and time again. When it comes to new exoplanet findings, our conventional wisdom never holds. So the surprise that a batch of extrasolar planets are moving retrograde, orbiting in directions opposite to the way their stars are spinning, shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Then again, maybe it should. These discoveries turned the long-standing view of how planets form on its head. Now Eduard Vorobyov at the University of Vienna and colleagues argue that chaotic conditions in the planetary system’s gaseous wombs may be to blame.
Theorists have long assumed that stars and their planetary companions assemble from spinning disks of gas and dust. This causes the star to spin in one direction, while its planetary companions follow suit. “In some fundamental sense, the cloud carries a ‘genetic code’ that obligates the formation of corotating stars and planets,” Vorobyov told Universe Today.
So how do these wrong-way exoplanets get out of whack? Some theorists have postulated that the gravitational tugs from neighbors might change their direction of rotation. But this is pretty difficult for massive planets.
So Vorobyov and his colleagues took a second look at the initial clouds in which stars and their corotating planets form. Initially, astronomers thought that clouds evolve in relative isolation. Recent simulations, however, suggest that “clouds form within a turbulent environment and move like bees in a hive from one place to another,” said Vorobyov.
So a moving cloud might end up in an environment that’s quite different from the one it had at birth. It could even find itself surrounded by gas that’s swirling opposite to its spin.
Vorobyov and colleagues ran simulations that place clouds into environments with various characteristics. Sure enough when a gas cloud is surrounded by gas that’s swirling in the opposite direction, the inner disk continues to rotate in the same direction of the star, but the outer disk flips and starts to rotate in the opposite direction.
Over time, grains glom together in both disks until they ultimately form planets. Any inner planets will rotate with the star and any outer planets will rotate opposite the star.
ALMA image of the protoplanetary disc around HL Tauri. Image Credit: ALMA / ESO / NOAJ / NRAO / NSF
But there are a few interesting byproducts. The first is that there’s a gap between the two counter-rotating disks. So whenever we see gaps in protoplanetary disks (like the one ALMA spotted a few weeks ago), these gaps might not be the result of a forming planet, but instead a null space between two counter-rotating disks.
The second is that the outer disk produces shock waves, which can trigger early planet formation. “The idea that planets would naturally form in the first very short (100,000 to 400,000 years) lifetime of the protostar would be profound, even if some of the planets were later destroyed,” expert Joel Green from the University of Texas told Universe Today.
This stands in contrast to the idea that planets collect their mass from collisions. It’s a process that astronomers think takes millions of years. But Green isn’t completely convinced by the simulations just yet as there seems to be no physical reason for the outer disks to end up counter rotating.
It all really comes down to the question of nature vs. nurture. “In some philosophical sense, the nurture (external environment) may completely change the nature of planet-forming disks,” said Vorobyov.
The results will be published in Astronomy & Astrophysics and are available online.
Posted on July 30, 2014 December 23, 2015
ALMA Observes Binary Star System with Wacky Disks
When it comes to exoplanets, we’ve discovered an array of extremes — alien worlds that seem more like science fiction than reality. But there are few environments more extreme than a binary star system in which planet formation can occur. Powerful gravitational perturbations from the two stars can easily grind a planet to dust, let alone prevent it from forming in the first place.
A new study has uncovered a striking pair of wildly misaligned planet-forming disks in the young binary star system HK Tau. It’s the clearest picture ever of protoplanetary disks around a double star, shedding light on the birth and eventual orbit of the planets in a multiple star system.
The “Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has given us an unprecedented view of a main star and its binary companion sporting mutually misaligned protoplanetary disks,” said Eric Jensen from Swarthmore College in a press release. “In fact, we may be seeing the formation of a solar system that may never settle down.”
The two stars in the system — located roughly 450 light-years away in the constellation Taurus — are less than four million years old and are separated by about 58 billion kilometers, or 13 times the distance of Neptune from the Sun.
ALMA’s high sensitivity and unprecedented resolution allowed Jensen and colleagues to fully resolve the rotation of HK Tau’s two protoplanetary disks.
“It’s easier to observe spread-out gas and dust because it has more surface area – just in the same way that it might be hard to see a small piece of chalk from a distance, but if you ground up the chalk and dispersed the cloud of chalk dust, you could see it from farther away,” Jensen told Universe Today.
The key velocity data taken with ALMA. The red areas represent material moving away from Earth and the blue indicates material moving toward us. Image Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / R. Hurt (IPAC)
The carbon monoxide gas orbits both stars in two broad belts that are clearly rotating — the side spinning away from us is redshifted, while the side spinning toward us is blueshifted.
“What we find in this binary system is that the two orbiting disks are oriented very differently from each other, with about a 60 or 70 degree angle between their orbital planes,” Jensen told Universe Today. Because the disks are so misaligned it’s clear that at least one is also out of sync with the orbit of their host stars.
“This clear misalignment has given us a remarkable look at a young binary star system,” said coauthor Rachel Akeson from the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at the California Institute of Technology. “Though there have been hints before that this type of misaligned system exists, this is the cleanest and most striking example.”
Stars and planets form out of vast clouds of dust and gas. Small pockets in these clouds collapse under the pull of gravity. But as the pocket shrinks, it spins rapidly, with the outer region flattening into a turbulent disk. Eventually the central pocket becomes so hot and dense that it ignites nuclear fusion — in the birth of a star — while the outer disk — now the protoplanetary disk — begins to form planets.
Despite forming from a flat, regular disk, planets can end up in highly eccentric orbits, and may be misaligned with the star’s equator. One likely explanation is that a binary companion star influences them — but only if its orbit is initially misaligned with the planets.
“Because these disks are misaligned with the binary orbit, then so too will be the orbits of any planets they form,” Jensen told Universe Today. “So in the long run, the binary companion will influence those planet orbits, causing them to oscillate and tend to come more into line with the binary orbit, and at the same time become more eccentric.”
Looking forward, the researchers want to determine if this type of system is typical or not. If it is, then tidal forces from companion stars may easily explain the orbital properties that make the present sample of exoplanets so unlike the planets of our own Solar System.
The results will appear in Nature on July 31, 2014.
Catching Planets in the Womb
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Awhile ago I wrote on the difficulty of finding young planets. There, I mentioned one team announcing the potential discovery of a planet a mere 1-5 million years old. But what are astronomers to do if they want to find even younger planets?
The chief difficulty in this instance is that such planets would still be hidden in the circumstellar disks from which they formed, hiding them from direct observation. Additionally, depending on how far along the process had advanced, they may not yet have accreted sufficient mass to show up in radial velocity surveys, if such surveys could even been conducted with interference from the disc.
One way astronomers have proposed to detect forming planets is to observe their effects on the disc itself. This could come in a number of ways. One would be for the planet to carve out grooves in the disc, clearing its orbit as it sweeps up matter. Another possibility is to look for the “shadows” caused by the local overdensity an accreting planet would cause.
But recently, another new method caught my eye. In this one, proposed by astronomers at the Crimean National Observatory in the Ukraine, astronomers could potentially look for again turns to the characteristics of the parent star. Earlier, astronomers had made a link between the properties of the disc around classes of protostars (such as T Tauri and Herbig Ae stars) and the variable luminosity of the star itself.
The authors suggest that, “[t]wo different mechanisms can be involved in interpretation of these results: 1) circumstellar extinction and 2) accretion.” In either scenario, a body present in the disc itself concentrating the material would be necessary to explain these results. In the first case, a protoplanet would draw a swarm of material around it again creating a local overdensity in the disc which would be dragged around with the planet, creating a dimming of the star as it passed near the line of sight. In the second, the planet would draw out tidal structures in the disc in much the same way tidal interactions can draw out spiral structure in galaxies. As these veins of matter fall onto the star, it feeds the star, temporarily causing an outburst and increasing the brightness.
The team conducted an analysis of periodicity in several protostellar systems and found several instances in which the periods were similar to those of planetary systems discovered around mature stars. Around one star, V866 Sco, they discovered, “two distinct periods in light variations, 6.78 and 24.78 days, that persist over several years.” They note that the shorter period is likely “due to axial rotation of the star” but could not offer an explanation for the longer period which leaves it open to the possibility of being a forming planet and they suggest that spectral observations may be possible. Other systems the team analyzed had periods ranging from 25 – 120 days also hinting at the possibility for young planetary systems.
The advantage to this method is that finding candidate systems can be done relatively easily using photometric systems which can survey great numbers of stars at once whereas radial velocity measurements generally require dedicated observations on a single object. This would allow astronomers to discriminate against candidates unlikely to harbor forming planets. Ultimately, finding young systems with forming planets will help astronomers understand how these systems form and evolve and why our own system is so different than many others found thus far.
Astronomy Without A Telescope – No Metal, No Planet
A Japanese team of astronomers have reported a strong correlation between the metallicity of dusty protoplanetary disks and their longevity. From this finding they propose that low metallicity stars are much less likely to have planets, including gas giants, due to the shorter lifetime of their protoplanetary disks.
As you are probably aware, ‘metal’ is astronomy-speak for anything higher up the periodic table than hydrogen and helium. The Milky Way has a metallicity gradient – where metallicity drops markedly the further out you go. In the extreme outer galaxy, about 18 kiloparsecs out from the centre, the metallicity of stars is only 10% that of the Sun (which is about 8 kiloparsecs – or around 25,000 light years – out from the centre).
This study compared young star clusters within stellar nurseries with relatively high metallicity (like the Orion nebula) against more distant clusters in the outer galaxy within low metallicity nurseries (like Digel Cloud 2).
The study’s conclusions are based on the assumption that the radiation output of stars with dense protoplanetary disks will have an excess of near and mid-infra red wavelengths. This is largely because the star heats its surrounding protoplanetary disk, making the disk radiate in infra-red.
The research team used the 8.2 metre Subaru Telescope and a procedure called JHK photometry to identify a measure they called ‘disk fraction’, representing the density of the protoplanetary disk (as determined by the excess of infra red radiation). They also used another established mass-luminosity relation measure to determine the age of the clusters.
Graphing disk fraction over age for populations of Sun-equivalent metallicity stars versus populations of low metallicity stars in the outer galaxy suggests that the protoplanetary disks of those low metallicity stars disperse much quicker.
Left image - The Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. Credit: NAOJ. Right image - the relationship between disk persistence for low metallicity stars (O/H = -0.7, red line) and stars with Sun-equivalent metallicity (O/H = 0, black line). The protoplanetary disks of low metal stars seem to disperse quickly, reducing the likelihood of planet formation. Credit: Yasui et al.
The authors suggest that the process of photoevaporation may underlie the shorter lifespan of low metal disks – where the impact of photons is sufficient to quickly disperse low atomic mass hydrogen and helium, while the presence of higher atomic weight metals may deflect those photons and hence sustain a protoplanetary disk over a longer period.
As the authors point out, the lower lifetime of low metallicity disks reduces the likelihood of planet formation. Although the authors steer clear of much more speculation, the implications of this relationship seem to be that, as well as expecting to find less planets around stars towards the outer edge of the galaxy – we might also expect to find less planets around any old Population II stars that would have also formed in environments of low metallicity.
Indeed, these findings suggest that planets, even gas giants, may have been exceedingly rare in the early universe – and have only become commonplace later in the universe’s evolution – after stellar nucleosynthesis processes had adequately seeded the cosmos with metals.
Further reading: Yasui, C., Kobayashi, N., Tokunaga, A., Saito, M. and Tokoku, C.
Short Lifetime of Protoplanetary Disks in Low-Metallicity Environments
Astronomy Without A Telescope – The Nice Way To Build A Solar System
When considering how the solar system formed, there are a number of problems with the idea of planets just blobbing together out of a rotating accretion disk. The Nice model (and OK, it’s pronounced ‘niece’ – as in the French city) offers a better solution.
In the traditional Kant/Laplace solar nebula model you have a rotating protoplanetary disk within which loosely associated objects build up into planetesimals, which then become gravitationally powerful centres of mass capable of clearing their orbit and voila planet!
It’s generally agreed now that this just can’t work since a growing planetesimal, in the process of constantly interacting with protoplanetary disk material, will have its orbit progressively decayed so that it will spiral inwards, potentially crashing into the Sun unless it can clear an orbit before it has lost too much angular momentum.
The Nice solution is to accept that most planets probably did form in different regions to where they orbit now. It’s likely that the current rocky planets of our solar system formed somewhat further out and have moved inwards due to interactions with protoplanetary disk material in the very early stages of the solar system’s formation.
It is likely that within 100 million years of the Sun’s ignition, a large number of rocky protoplanets, in eccentric and chaotic orbits, engaged in collisions – followed by the inward migration of the last four planets left standing as they lost angular momentum to the persisting gas and dust of the inner disk. This last phase may have stabilised them into the almost circular, and only marginally eccentric, orbits we see today.
The hypothesized collision between 'Earth Mk 1' and Theia may have occurred late in rocky planet formation creating the Earth as we know it with its huge Moon of accreted impact debris
Meanwhile, the gas giants were forming out beyond the ‘frost line’ where it was cool enough for ices to form. Since water, methane and CO2 were a lot more abundant than iron, nickel or silicon – icy planetary cores grew fast and grew big, reaching a scale where their gravity was powerful enough to hold onto the hydrogen and helium that was also present in abundance in the protoplanetary disk. This allowed these planets to grow to an enormous size.
Jupiter probably began forming within only 3 million years of solar ignition, rapidly clearing its orbit, which stopped it from migrating further inward. Saturn’s ice core grabbed whatever gases Jupiter didn’t – and Uranus and Neptune soaked up the dregs. Uranus and Neptune are thought to have formed much closer to the Sun than they are now – and in reverse order, with Neptune closer in than Uranus.
And then, around 500 million years after solar ignition, something remarkable happened. Jupiter and Saturn settled into a 2:1 orbital resonance – meaning that they lined up at the same points twice for every orbit of Saturn. This created a gravitational pulse that kicked Neptune out past Uranus, so that it ploughed in to what was then a closer and denser Kuiper Belt.
The result was a chaotic flurry of Kuiper Belt Objects, many being either flung outwards towards the Oort cloud or flung inwards towards the inner solar system. These, along with a rain of asteroids from a gravitationally disrupted asteroid belt, delivered the Late Heavy Bombardment which pummelled the inner solar system for several hundred million years – the devastation of which is still apparent on the surfaces of the Moon and Mercury today.
Then, as the dust finally settled around 3.8 billion years ago and as a new day dawned on the third rock from the Sun – voila life!
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Vogue: The Pop Issue
By Ella Alexander 30 October 2012
THE December issue of Vogue is an explosive celebration of pop in all its many forms - from popular people and pop music to pop-up stores and pop culture.
"When I came up with the idea, it was not because I had spotted a root in fashion terms - apart from the somewhat trippy Prada and Miu Miu autumn/winter collections - but now that I've been watching the new-season shows, pop culture references have been bursting out everywhere," said Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman in her editor's letter. "So, as you look at the cacophony of colour, print and excess that this Vogue holds, take note: you are looking at your future, or at least next spring's wardrobe."
Supermodel Natalia Vodianova stars on the cover, photographed by Mario Testino, in a shoot that is every bit as colourful and energetic as a tribute to pop should be. If the Russian beauty is our woman of the month, then boy band-of-the-moment One Direction are our leading men. Vogue features director Jo Ellison spends a day with the inexhaustible impressively professional fivesome - a group set for world domination.
The December issue of Vogue is available from Saturday November 3.
Read more: Edie Campbell Meets One Direction
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Real Estate Partnership Transforms Michigan Housing Market
WEBWIRE – Monday, March 19, 2007
DETROIT - Real estate leaders from two companies say that home buyers and sellers across Southeastern Michigan already have benefited from a new interactive real estate system that provides comprehensive housing data over a nine-county region.
The agreement, reached in January between MiRealSource, Michigan’s largest broker-owned Multiple Listing Service, and Listingbook™, a leading real estate information services company based in Greensboro, N.C., gives consumers access to thousands of housing listings that are more complete than any listings available on the Internet today.
The partnership covers Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Livingston, Lapeer, Sanilac, Huron, St. Clair and Tuscola counties.
“There is no question that Michigan’s housing market is struggling right now,” said Virginia Bratt, CEO of MiRealSource. “But MiRealSource’s partnership with Listingbook has already given consumers hope of buying or selling homes more quickly.”
Mark Ouellette, a Virginia resident considering a move to Michigan, sees benefits with the system. “I have used other realty web tools but Listingbook is superior to all of them,” said Ouellette. “I’m very impressed with the functionality of the system.”
In particular, Ouellette says he enjoys seeing up to nine photos of homes, the ability to identify a favorite property or reject a property, the availability of a “My Favorites” page to capture top properties of interest, and a “Notes” window on each listing.
Another prospective buyer, Jessica Diskin of Michigan, likes many of the features. “First and foremost, it is great to have listings sent to me daily that I can look at,” said Diskin, an elementary school teacher. “I also like how you can do your own search if you want, in all different areas. The weather feature and message feature are all a bonus. I cannot find any negatives about this service and I am grateful for having the chance to explore and utilize it.”
The companies say that dozens of homebuyers and sellers have opened accounts using the patent-pending Listingbook technology. In addition, more than 1,000 real estate agents have been trained on the Listingbook system.
Listingbook’s technologically-advanced Intranet database captures and delivers real estate data from MiRealSource and forwards it to buyers and sellers instantly in a simple format. Previously, MiRealSource agents culled through real estate listings by searching through its vast database in what was a cumbersome, laborious process.
Longtime Michigan real estate agents say the frequency of housing updates coupled with the overall quality of information offered by Listingbook is unrivaled by any other real estate technology offering today.
“The Listingbook search engine is more intuitive than any other real estate web site I’ve ever seen,” said Tom Roncelli, an associate broker for Real Estate One in Fraser, Mich., who has been in the real estate business for nearly 40 years.
Prior to using the Listingbook system, Roncelli says consumers constantly had to call him to receive information on house listings. He added that prospects were equally frustrated about the level of unreliable listings posted on various web sites. With this system, though, housing data provides consumers with a targeted snapshot of housing listings.
Among the attractive features include automated morning reports, which inform buyers about specified properties for sale while giving sellers an overview of potential buyer interest. Other services available to agents include a home finder section, listing and showing packages, and “anytime appointment” requests.
“We are very pleased with the significant strides we’re making in terms of agent training,” said James Barry, president and CEO of Listingbook. “We’re making solid progress and have a tremendous partner in Virginia Bratt and her team at MiRealSource.”
Bratt pointed out that the system makes agents even more valuable than ever. “The system takes the agents’ knowledge and expertise with leading technology and allows them to have a window into a targeted housing market,” said Bratt.
Bratt expects up to 80 percent of the 6,500 MiRealSource agents will use the Listingbook system. “I have not seen [agents] react to a system like this in a long time,” she said.
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England’s best away performances ahead of 500th overseas Test
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Michael Atherton and Jack Russell famously saved a Test at the Wanderers
England play their 500th overseas Test when they take on South Africa in Port Elizabeth on Thursday.
Here the PA news agency looks at five modern-day classic performances on the road.
England beat the West Indies by nine wickets – Jamaica, 1990
Allan Lamb scored a century to help England to victory (Eric Shaw/PA)
England had not beaten a dominant West Indies in 30 Tests spanning 16 years when Graham Gooch led out a team of rank outsiders in the series opener at Kingston. What unfolded was a brilliant victory, built around an over-performing four-man attack of Gladstone Small, Devon Malcolm, Angus Fraser and David Capel. Allan Lamb’s 132 in the first innings left the tourists chasing just 41 on the final day and earned him the man-of-the-match award. England lost the series 2-1 but regained their pride and purpose with this result.
England drew with South Africa – Johannesburg, 1995
Allan Donald was frustrated by England at the Wanderers (Owen Humphreys/PA)
There are famous wins that do not make this list, and even a memorable Stuart Broad-inspired triumph at this very ground, The Wanderers. But Michael Atherton’s stoic knock 25 years ago proved the same joy could be had by saving a game. His duel with Allan Donald goes down as one of the most memorable ever and his final stand – 185 not out, 492 balls and 643 minutes – is revisited whenever England need to do dig deep on a fifth day.
England beat Pakistan by six wickets – Karachi, 2000
Nasser Hussain (right) and Graham Thorpe (left) led England to victory over Pakistan (Matthew Fearn/PA)
Pakistan had never before been defeated in their Karachi stronghold, surrendering a proud 34-match streak as Graham Thorpe stole the match, and the series, in failing light. A third consecutive draw was on the cards when quick wickets from Darren Gough and Ashley Giles moved the game along at pace. A chase of 176 seemed impossible given the gloomy conditions but Thorpe’s unbeaten 64 was arguably better than any of his 16 Test centuries.
England beat Australia by an innings and 157 runs – Melbourne, 2010
England’s players celebrate by doing the sprinkler dance after victory at the MCG (Gareth Copley/PA)
The Boxing Day Test at the MCG is a celebrated sporting occasion in Australia, but here the Christmas party turned into a nightmare. With the tour finely balanced at 1-1 England grabbed the initiative in dramatic style, blowing the Baggy Greens away for 98 on the first afternoon and sitting pretty on 157/0 at the close of play. Jonathan Trott ground the Australians down with an unbeaten 168 and the urn was retained when a thumping victory arrived on day four. Andrew Strauss’ side finished the job in Sydney, to get their only series win Down Under since 1986/87.
England beat India by 10 wickets – Mumbai, 2012
Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar spun England to an unlikely win (Anthony Devlin/PA)
After a sound thrashing in Ahmedabad, England turned up at the Wankhede Stadium to find a sharp-turning pitch and the odds stacked firmly against them. In the end it was Alastair Cook’s side who mastered the alien conditions, with Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar sharing 19 wickets as they comprehensively outperformed the home spinners. Kevin Pietersen’s 186 set up a big first-innings of 413, and goes down as one of his career-best attacking masterclasses, while Cook led from the front with 122. It set up a 2-1 series win that remains their only success in India since 1985.
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"Joker," in theaters everywhereWhile the film is generating controversy, including a warning from the U.S. military about hate groups targeting screenings of the films, the highly anticipated film about Joaquin Phoenix's version of the notorious villain is finally here. Watch the trailer above and interviews with the cast and director regarding the response the film is already getting here:"Lucy in the Sky," in theaters everywhereNatalie Portman and Jon Hamm star in this story about an astronaut who loses touch with reality after her amazing trip to outer space makes our world feel so small. Watch the trailer and an interview with the stars here:"Dolemite is My Name," in select theaters and streaming on NetflixEddie Murphy returns to the big screen as Rudy Ray Moore, who created the character Dolemite in the 1970s, to ramp up his film career. Watch clips from the film here and the full trailer here. "Wrinkles the Clown," in select theatersThis terrifying documentary is based on a real-life clown hired by parents in Florida to terrify their misbehaving children. The so-called "legend" caused a social media storm when videos of his scares would circulate online — and now, he's revealing his true identity.
"Joker," in theaters everywhere
While the film is generating controversy, including a warning from the U.S. military about hate groups targeting screenings of the films, the highly anticipated film about Joaquin Phoenix's version of the notorious villain is finally here. Watch the trailer above and interviews with the cast and director regarding the response the film is already getting here:
"Lucy in the Sky," in theaters everywhere
Natalie Portman and Jon Hamm star in this story about an astronaut who loses touch with reality after her amazing trip to outer space makes our world feel so small. Watch the trailer and an interview with the stars here:
"Dolemite is My Name," in select theaters and streaming on Netflix
Eddie Murphy returns to the big screen as Rudy Ray Moore, who created the character Dolemite in the 1970s, to ramp up his film career. Watch clips from the film here and the full trailer here.
"Wrinkles the Clown," in select theaters
This terrifying documentary is based on a real-life clown hired by parents in Florida to terrify their misbehaving children. The so-called "legend" caused a social media storm when videos of his scares would circulate online — and now, he's revealing his true identity.
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Oculus TV puts your VR entertainment under one roof – but it needs more
More services and social features are on the way
By Hugh Langley @hughlangley
By Hugh Langley
@hughlangley
Earlier this year Facebook announced something called Oculus TV, a new entertainment platform for watching television in VR. Now it's available to download for free and use on the Oculus Go, the company's new wireless headset.
First of all – yes, Netflix, Hulu and others already had streaming apps for VR, and if you own a VR headset, chances are you've had a go at watching some 360-degree videos, maybe a TV show or, heck, even a movie. Oculus TV is more like a one-stop-shop that pools together some of these existing apps along with a handful of new ones, including Facebook's own video content.
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I've been trying out Oculus TV on the Oculus Go, and it's clear this is a much better fit for this type of app than the PC-tethered Oculus. The freedom the Go affords means you can binge on your latest Netflix favourite from the comfort of your couch, unimpeded by any annoying wires, while the integrated audio makes it easier to slip on the headset and jump right into an episode.
Oculus is selling this as a "new way to watch TV", by plonking you in a virtual living room that overlooks a geographically ambiguous but beautiful sunset vista. Like the cosy living room that Netflix VR drops you in, it's designed to give you a sense of peace and escapism from the real world. After all, isn't that what virtual reality is all about?
Let's start with the good. First, what I just said – it's a nice looking app when you're in it, with a TV screen that Facebook touts at 180 inches. The limits of current VR technology mean we may not be fooled by the slightly grainy world around us, but the picture on the virtual TV itself is sharp enough to enjoy.
Your virtual television operates a lot like a very large, bezel-less smart TV, with a selection of recommended content from various services showing along the top and then a list of video apps below. These are shortcuts to apps you may already have been using, so if you've already signed into them, you won't have to do so again. And should you boot up Netflix, you'll still be taken to the familiar Netflix VR living room. Same with Hulu and its usual interface. For Facebook Watch, Pluto and Red Bull TV you'll stay sat in the Oculus TV house.
More VR goodness
How to watch the World Cup in VR
Your weekly roundup of all the VR & AR news, games and recommendations
How big VR is taking spatial audio seriously
Head of audio products Mirek Stiles on fusing visuals to our brain with 3D sound
The best VR games of E3 2018
Add Newsy, Showtime and Neverthink to that list and you've got the entire lineup of apps right now – so no, there's not a lot. Facebook promises we'll see more familiar faces down the way including ESPN, but for now it's a very limited selection, and the lack of YouTube is probably the biggest omission.
But in these early foundations it's easy to see what Facebook is trying to build: a centralised hub for all your entertainment. A VR set-top box, if you like. Yes you could just open up the Hulu app, or you could open Oculus TV and see the whole gamut of entertainment and some suggested shows to watch. What's more, later this year Facebook will open up social viewing too, so you'll be able to share that virtual couch with a friend.
The foundations for something better
For its part, the UI makes it pretty easy to jump about between apps. I was able to watch a bit of Rain Man on Pluto Movies before switching over to the White House press briefing, which was being streamed over Facebook. Buffering for me was fast, but that's obviously going to depend on the strength of your Wi-Fi signal. The biggest gripe I have so far with the interface is that the Oculus Go controller touchpad sometimes doesn't respond to my swipes when browsing the channels.
This is probably the best VR TV experience I've had yet. It looks good, yes, but the portability of the Oculus Go means I can lie in bed and still feel like I'm watching a movie in my (non-existent) home cinema.
Oculus TV also demonstrates the continued convergence of Oculus VR and Facebook, four years since the big buyout, which manifests more prominently here in Facebook's own Oculus TV app. This spotlights video content from its Watch service as well as other things people are currently enjoying across the social network. The first video I was recommended was of a Pomerarian eating an ice cream, which a friend had recently liked. I watched it. Fair play.
For me this is going to be the key thing across Oculus TV as a whole: discovery. VR is still very niche, but the more that Facebook can point users in the direction of worthwhile VR content, the more it will draw people in. But the same goes for the whole range of services here. A search feature that reaches across all the apps would be handy, but just as good would be recommendations spanning the services on offer, based on my interests and viewing history. If Facebook can build this into that type of one-stop shop – and get those social features swiftly rolled out – I'll have fewer reasons to put the headset down and just switch my real TV on instead.
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A week ago, the Wizards swore they wouldn’t break up their Big Three. One step changed that.
Bradley Beal, Otto Porter Jr. and John Wall were supposed to be the Wizards' long-term core. Then an injury changed everything. (Katherine Frey/The Washington Post)
Candace Buckner
National Basketball Association with an emphasis in covering the Washington Wizards.
February 7, 2019 at 9:10 PM EST
John Wall had followed doctor’s orders, but nature was calling.
In the weeks after his early January surgery to remove the debilitating bone spurs in his left heel, Wall, the blur of a point guard, had been slowed to a crawl. If he wanted to get somewhere fast, Wall needed to use a weight-bearing scooter to take him there. Otherwise, he remained strapped in a bulky boot he had been instructed to wear at all times outside of showering. The Aircast was necessary for a tendon that was so sensitive, cushion was required for every step he’d take.
But on the morning of Jan. 29, team officials said Wall told them, he simply needed to use the bathroom. He didn’t strap on the boot he had been given. Instead, he put on slippers. As he walked toward relief, his left foot, unprotected, slid across the tile floor, he said.
What happened next would dramatically alter the Washington Wizards. The team that once boasted of drafting and developing three max-contract players and whose majority owner, Ted Leonsis, had declared as recently as last week that none of these players would be traded, made a complete about-face. All because Wall slipped and fell inside his Potomac mansion.
“The John Wall news was deeply devastating," Leonsis said Thursday evening, “and it just sort of reverberated in a very, very deep way for us."
His stumble was forgettable. So unremarkable, that when Wall reported it to his doctor, who would later hold a news conference, the player couldn’t recall the details. He never even heard a pop, he said. Even so, the slight spill had severed 95 percent of his left Achilles’ tendon. On Monday morning, less than a week following the fall, while performing a separate procedure to clean out the wound from the original surgical site, Dr. Wiemi Douoguih, the team’s director of medical services, noticed the torn tissue around his foot.
The discovery had stark ramifications: Wall had already expected to miss the rest of the 2018-19 season, but he would require yet another surgery to repair his Achilles’ tendon. Now he was staring at a year of therapy, immobility and all the frustrations that come along with possibly losing a year of his prime. The Wizards were facing a future without their franchise point guard, who is scheduled to make nearly $38 million next season for a team that was projected to be over the luxury tax, until at least February 2020.
Douoguih reached for a phone to call Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld. In turn, Grunfeld had to interrupt Leonsis on his business trip to break the news. Soon, word spread through the organization.
Wizards players grieved in their own ways. One teammate passed on his condolences as though Wall had lost more than a tendon. Another young player posted his prayers on Instagram. Others texted while Bradley Beal told his backcourt partner to just focus on taking care of his 2-month-old son, Ace. Enjoy your family, Beal said. Appreciate life. Beal couldn’t offer much more than that; the shock of the injury was too much to take in.
“I haven’t talked to him in depth about it because that’s tough," Beal said Wednesday. "I just let him kind of get in his own thoughts.”
Beal knew life with the Wizards, as he knew it, would never be the same.
“It actually adjusted a lot, not just a little bit," Beal said of how Wall’s injury impacts his mind-set. "That changes the whole everything moving forward, in terms of — hell, if we make a move the next day and a half, in the summer, or onto next year. It definitely plays a factor.”
Less than seven hours after Beal said these words, his prediction came true.
On Jan. 31, Leonsis was unaware of the magnitude of the bathroom slipper incident when he told WTOP radio: “I love when [fans] go, ‘Trade Bradley Beal, trade John Wall, trade Otto Porter. And I go, ‘Okay, for who?!' We’re not trading any of those players.”
At the time of Leonsis’s interview, the Wizards had already budgeted, planned for Thursday’s trade deadline and imagined what next year would look like. But one phone call wrecked everything.
“We really felt terrible for him, and knowing that he would not be back at the beginning of the season,” Grunfeld said, “it made us change our approach to how we were going to proceed."
After informing Leonsis about Wall on Monday night, Grunfeld started dialing other teams. Wall’s big contract was looming and because of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement and insurance, the Wizards would receive no relief in the salary cap for his injury. Suddenly, not repeating as a luxury tax team this season became the top priority. The Wizards transitioned into sellers ahead of the trade deadline.
Washington’s front office devised a new game plan consisting of three major goals:
1. Get out of the luxury tax, which meant shedding one of the three maximum contracts.
2. Land young talent that could be part of the team’s future while staying competitive in the present.
3. Continue developing the team’s breakout players, Tomas Satoransky and Thomas Bryant, who now form part of a new starting lineup.
By Tuesday, when the Wizards announced Wall’s injury, more trade discussions were happening. All involved Otto Porter Jr., the team’s talented third option on a hotly debated maximum contract. While the Wizards heard several pitches, including with a first-round pick attached, they did not bite on an offer that would force the team to take back the same amount of salary, according to several people with knowledge of the organization’s thinking. Washington wanted financial flexibility and on Wednesday night found it in Chicago. The team traded Porter and a second-round draft pick to the Bulls for Bobby Portis and Jabari Parker.
The Wizards were already a fan of Portis, having pegged him high on their draft board in 2015. A versatile big who can play the four or five, score inside and out as well as rebound the ball, Portis will be a restricted free agent at the end of the year.
Parker, who spent much of the offseason healing his body and showed up to Bulls training camp out of shape, longed for a fresh start and a chance to play the three spot. He has a $20 million team option at year’s end. The Wizards want to evaluate the pair before making a decision in free agency and with the deal, the team moved closer to being out of luxury tax territory. Later that night, they passed that threshold: The team traded Markieff Morris to New Orleans Pelicans for Wesley Johnson, and the deal dropped Washington to $267,000 under the tax.
Ahead of the Wizards’ Friday night game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, only three active players remain from the team that won 49 games and advanced to Game 7 of the 2017 Eastern Conference semifinals.
Just over three months ago, the Wizards were content with their core. The team started the season with the belief it had one of the best starting fives in the Eastern Conference. Morris was healthy and motivated in a contract year. Beal was on track to further establish himself as one of the best shooters in the league. Porter was a year wiser and expected to make a big leap. And Wall finally had his athletic big man in Dwight Howard.
This projected starting five would play fewer than 130 minutes together.
Only one remains from this group: Beal — the newly appointed alpha dog of a franchise seeking a new direction. On Friday before the game, Beal and Leonsis plan to meet. The majority owner wants to thank him for his leadership, congratulate him on being an all-star again and gauge his head space on making the playoffs. The Wizards, however, do not believe they have to gauge where Beal’s heart is during this pivotal moment in Wizards history. Does Beal want to remain on board?
“Yes,” Grunfeld said. “[Beal’s representatives] have indicated he wants to be here. He wants to be part of what we’re building.”
Though one slip changed everything this season, the Wizards still believe they have their footing.
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'Just dumb luck:' Snowmobilers rescue Great Pyrenees puppies from Utah mountaintop
By: KSTU Staff
WEST HAVEN, Utah — Three puppies are recovering after two snowmobilers rescued them Sunday from a Weber County mountain top.
Holt and Perry were riding snowmobiles Saturday when they spotted a Great Pyrenees dog, five miles away from the nearest paved road.
"I'm not going to leave any animal on the mountain to starve, especially, it was obvious she had pups," Perry said.
They went back up Sunday, knowing full well it was a long shot.
Holt and Perry say it was "just dumb luck" when they found the mother and three puppies living in a sheep carcass.
"They're adorable," Holt said.
They were able to save the puppies, but despite the couple's best efforts, they couldn't save the mother dog.
"Everything just fell right into place except for rescuing the mom," Perry said.
Weber County Search and Rescue just happened to be in the area and helped bring the puppies off the mountain. Their mother was too wild to trust her rescuers. Perry left behind 20 pounds of dog food.
"We didn't have a leash, we didn't have a rope or anything, so we decided the best thing was [to] get these guys out first and then go back in and try to get her," Holt said.
Investigators believe the mother was protecting a flock of sheep on the mountain over the summer, which is typical for the Great Pyrenees breed. When the rancher went to collect the herd, they believe, the dog had gone off to have the litter.
"They were living in a sheep carcass. She had found a dead sheep and they had eaten, there was nothing left, just a little bit of wool and a few big bones. I'm sure that's what she'd been eating on all fall," Perry said.
Two males and a female survived, likely from a much larger litter.
"The pups were cold, shivering and wet and just a little ball of ice," Perry said.
Now, the couple is considering keeping one pup they've named Polar, as volunteers search for their mother.
The remaining puppies will be adopted out through a Great Pyrenees rescue group based out of Montana.
This story was originally published by Hailey Higgins on KSTU in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Home > DOJ > DOJ Brings Novel RICO Charges Against Alleged Spoofers
By Thomas D. Ryerson on October 4, 2019 Posted in CFTC, DOJ, Financial Fraud, Sentences and Fines
The DOJ has raised the stakes in criminal spoofing enforcement, unveiling sweeping charges against three traders who allegedly conspired to manipulate the precious metals market. While the DOJ’s involvement in spoofing enforcement—an area previously dominated by civil regulators and SROs—has become more commonplace, the DOJ is using a new tactic in this latest enforcement action. In addition to the usual spoofing and other financial crime offenses, the indictment charges the traders with a racketeering conspiracy. The DOJ’s reliance on RICO increases the possible penalties for spoofing, while also potentially making the government’s case simpler to prove.
A Potential New Era of Spoofing Enforcement
After obtaining mixed results in its previous spoofing trials, the DOJ appears to be retooling its approach. Indeed, the indictment against these precious metals traders marks the first time the DOJ has alleged RICO violations against traders accused of spoofing electronic derivatives markets. Thus, while the alleged spoofing conduct may be familiar, the charges brought are significantly different and more serious than before. And so are the potential penalties. In addition to hefty incarceration sentences, RICO provides for the government to seek forfeiture of all proceeds derived from the racketeering activity.
RICO was initially enacted to prosecute organized crime syndicates. To violate RICO, a person must engage in a “pattern of racketeering activity,” including bank fraud, wire fraud, and securities fraud (among other things), that is connected to an “enterprise.” Under the statute, an “enterprise” can include corporations, but also groups of individuals acting together although not formally a legal entity. When the government alleges the defendants “conspired” to violate RICO, it must also prove that the defendants knowingly entered into an agreement to violate the law.
Applied to spoofing, the DOJ’s RICO indictment alleges that the traders conspired to commit wire and bank fraud (i.e., predicate offenses) over a period of eight years to manipulate the trading prices of precious metals traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The DOJ alleges that the “enterprise” was “the precious metals desk” at the bank where the traders worked. According to the indictment, the traders engaged in thousand of spoofing instances by placing orders they intended to cancel before execution. The goal was to create liquidity and drive prices toward orders they wanted to execute on the opposite side of the market. The indictment also includes examples of electronic chats where the traders are allegedly coordinating their spoofing efforts. Besides profiting from bogus trades and minimizing trade losses, the DOJ alleges that that the traders misled other market participants and defrauded clients of the bank.
Increased Criminal Exposure under RICO
The DOJ’s shift to charging spoofing under the RICO Act is significant in at least two respects:
First, charging a RICO offense will allow the DOJ to put on a more simplified case. As opposed to showing a series of orders, cancellations, price movements, and trades, the path to conviction under the RICO Act is much more straightforward. The DOJ can allege that the traders committed fraud by deceptively moving the market price and did it as part of an overall scheme to profit. The DOJ is likely hopefully this new approach will secure more convictions.
Second, the potential penalties under the RICO Act are far more severe. As noted above, the RICO Act was originally aimed at organized crime organization. Sentences under the RICO Act are accordingly severe—20 years per RICO count. So in addition to pursuing a less burdensome path to conviction, the DOJ has also raised the stakes for traders who might be prosecuted.
After some recent defeats, it was questionable whether the DOJ’s prosecution of spoofing would remain as vigorous as it started. The DOJ’s latest indictment, and invocation of the RICO Act, suggests a “doubling down” of sorts—with the DOJ likely envisioning and more straightforward path to conviction and more significant sentences. In sum, we expect to see a continuation of the DOJ’s vigorous criminal spoofing enforcement.
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Service dogs on campus: It's not about bringing your pet to school
York College senior Blair Hagelgans depends on her service dog Creed. She never expected to be bullied for having him on campus.
Service dogs on campus: It's not about bringing your pet to school York College senior Blair Hagelgans depends on her service dog Creed. She never expected to be bullied for having him on campus. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://www.ydr.com/story/life/2017/10/27/service-dogs-campus-its-not-bringing-your-pet-school/794728001/
Maddie Crocenzi, mcrocenzi@ydr.com Published 1:29 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2017 | Updated 4:43 p.m. ET Oct. 27, 2017
Blair Hagelgans eats lunch with a group of friends and her service dog Creed at York College. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. (Photo: Maddie Crocenzi)
A typical day for York College senior Blair Hagelgans looks like that of most college students. She sits through classes, meets up with friends for lunch and has meetings around campus for various organizations she's a part of. Except, Hagelgans has a furry friend with her wherever she goes.
Hagelgans' service dog Creed is not alone. He's one of six service dogs at York College, and he fits into a growing national number of undergraduate students reporting a disability. As more students with disabilities pursue additional education, dogs are often coming with them.
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"I think the use of animals in general is becoming more recognized as a viable way to help mitigate symptoms," Linda Miller, director of Student Accessibility Services at York College says.
Hagelgans has Chiari malformation, a birth defect, and syringomyelia, a fluid-filled cyst in her spinal cord, among other conditions. She has problems with balance and coordination, and she's had 17 brain and spine surgeries.
Creed was originally trained as a seizure alert dog when Hagelgans was having seizures as a result of an epilepsy diagnosis. She's now seizure-free, but Creed still helps with certain mobility tasks such as turning on and off lights, opening and closing doors and retrieving things.
"It’s a whole new territory when you constantly have your medical equipment that’s a living creature with you," she says.
It's medical equipment that needs to be walked, fed and bathed at regular times. Service dogs also receive specialized training that their owners must keep up with. Hagelgans said it's like having to take care of a 4-year-old while continuing her education.
“Having a dog just as a pet is hard," she explains. "You have to take them out, you have to feed them, you have to groom them, you have to take them to get baths. Trying to do all of that plus doing excessive training, plus going to class and doing your homework and your exams… it’s a lot for one person to handle.”
At Dickinson College, training service dogs is not just a task for one person. The school has a Special Interest House called the Dickinson Dog House. It's a program run through Susquehanna Service Dogs where students in the club raise and train service dogs.
At the Dickinson Dog House's meeting on Oct. 26, 2017, senior Chris Snyder from Fogelsville teaches the group how to lead SSD Chickadee through a figure eight. Dickinson Dog House is Special Interest House on campus that is run in collaboration with Susquehanna Service Dogs. Students in the club raise service dogs, like SSD Chickadee. (Photo: Maddie Crocenzi)
The students typically get an 8-week-old puppy and train the dog until it's about 18 months old. They work on basic skills — sit, stand, down, stay — and pass the dogs on to SSD's advanced training where they learn specific tasks based on whom the dogs will be paired with.
Five students live in the house during any given year. However, the club has about 40-50 active members who have shifts training the dogs, hugging the puppies and just helping with daily tasks.
“Because it is such a big club and we have so many volunteers helping us out, it makes it a lot more manageable – especially for the people living in the house," Dickinson Dog House Director Grace Crossland says.
Students involved with the Dickinson Dog House hold a meeting on Oct. 26, 2017 at Dickinson College. Dickinson Dog House is Special Interest House on campus that is run in collaboration with Susquehanna Service Dogs. Students in the club raise service dogs, like SSD Chickadee. (Photo: Maddie Crocenzi)
Although there are difficulties with having service dogs on college campuses, advocates say the benefits outweigh the costs.
Warren Anderson, chief inclusion and diversity officer at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, says service dogs help with daily school tasks such as carrying books, guiding students to class and turning on classroom lights.
"Service animals really do provide a tremendous service and resource for the institution," he says.
Hagelgans' conditions are mostly invisible. She had an instance her freshman year in which another student bullied her on Yik Yak, an anonymous social media app, for having Creed when she didn't look "sick."
Blair Hagelgans sits in her Leadership and Change class with her service dog Creed. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. (Photo: Maddie Crocenzi, York Daily Record)
Still, she says she's had plenty of students and professors helping her along the way. She's made it her mission to educate more people about the role of service dogs, specifically for people who may not look like they need them. She's even working with Miller on a service dog awareness project on York College's campus.
“He’s not just a medical aid for me. He’s my pet. He’s my friend. He’s my best companion," she says.
At Dickinson, Crossland says she'd like to see Dickinson Dog House do more educational events in the future. She's seen firsthand what the dogs she's trained have been able to do for people who need them, and she wants to share that with the community.
“It makes it easier knowing that they’re going off to do something really good for someone else and that you’ve been able to be a part of that process is a really amazing feeling.”
York College student navigates school with her service dog
Blair Hagelgans sits in her Leadership and Change class with her service dog Creed. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi, York Daily Record
Blair Hagelgans sits in her Leadership and Change class with her service dog Creed.Creed helps Hagelgans with her mobility issues and can turn lights on and off, open and close doors and retrieve things.Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi
Blair Hagelgans' service dog Creed eats a package of peanut butter before class starts. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi
Blair Hagelgans holds onto Creed as he eats a package of peanut butter. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi
Blair Hagelgans eats lunch with a group of friends and her service dog Creed at York College. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi
Blair Hagelgans walks around York College's cafeteria with Louis Gray, a junior from Baltimore. Hagelgans, a York College senior, has Chiari malformation and syringomyelia. She has problems with balance and coordination, and has 17 brain and spine surgeries. Maddie Crocenzi
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Wuxiaworld > Online Game Evil Dragon Against The Heaven > Chapter 219: The awakened War God
Chapter 219: The awakened War God
With an one hundred meter range and a twenty second period, this prompt filled Ye Tian Xie with impatience because he had no way of determining how much HP the War God’s Spirit had. If it was too high, then he would not be able to defeat it within twenty seconds and today’s efforts would be wasted because the prompt also mentioned that “once the consciousness of the War God’s Spirit returns, it will be invincible”, so he could not make any mistakes.
Ye Tian Xie was still surrounded by the Spirit Warrior army as he charged forward, but without any hesitation, he released the “Evil Dragon’s Soul”. The Evil Dragon’s Wall that could block everything instantly appeared around him, isolating him from all attacks and obstacles. Ye Tian Xie ignored everything and continued to charge forward. Everywhere the Evil Dragon’s Wall appeared, the Spirit Warriors were dispelled, and in just a few seconds, he broke free of the blockade and the Spirit Warriors chasing after him became more distant.
Five seconds, six seconds, seven seconds……
Ye Tian Xie was silently counting the time. After the ninth second, the Evil Dragon’s Wall disappeared and Ye Tian Xie’s HP fell below 10%, activating the Blood Sacrifice of Destiny. The strongest point of the Blood Sacrifice of Destiny was when it increased one’s attack by 400%, but the less than 1% of his total HP requirement was very harsh and Ye Tian Xie did not have time to lower his HP down below 1% while he was this rushed.
In the tenth second, Ye Tian Xie finally arrived in front of the unmoving War God’s Spirit……Just like the Spirit Warriors, his Evil Dragon’s Eyes showed him a blurry figure with a blurred face, but the figure itself was covered in a large amount of death qi. He was wearing a dim glowing golden armour with a golden shield in his left hand and a golden sword in his right. When Ye Tian Xie unleashed the “Berserk Fighting Will”, his Evil Dragon’s Eyes revealed the stats of the War God’s Spirit.
War God’s Spirit: Unknown Level, Unknown Grade, currently in an awakening state.
HP: 100000
The spirit of the War God recognized across the Lost Continent, who died eighty years ago in the protection war. Although he has died, his protecting mentality did not fade. The consciousness of his spirit inherited this faith and will eliminate all intruders on his Lost Continent.
The spirit in front of him was still regaining its consciousness and could not move. Once it awakened, its abilities would gain a large increase.
One hundred thousand HP!!
Dealing over a hundred thousand damage to an unmoving boss within twenty seconds……The system’s “War God’s Skeleton” quest recommended players to be at level twenty, but for twelve level twenty players to deal one hundred thousand damage within twenty seconds…..They would have to deal five thousand damage per second. This was an incredibly hard challenge. This kind of quest was not something normal people could finish. It had to be done by elites among elites, otherwise it wouldn’t be a system quest.
With the Berserk Fighting Will and the Blood Sacrifice of Destiny, Ye Tian Xie’s attack power rose to 1891. At the same time, the War God’s Spirit was also an undead, so it would be affected by Yao Yao’s “Heavenly Blessing Wall”, receiving 50% more damage……However, to deal one hundred thousand damage in ten seconds like this……If it was Ye Tian Xie with 400% attack power, he could easily accomplish this, but with his current condition, it would be very hard.
“……Yao Yao, don’t heal me……Xiao Bei, let’s go! Even if we can’t do it, we’ll go all out!!”
The summoned Xiao Bei instantly flew behind the War God’s Spirit and Ye Tian Xie charged in front of it. Releasing the “Brave One’s Heart”, his first attack was his strongest attack – the Seven Rolling Dragon Hurricane Splits!
The blood coloured tornado appeared and the blood red glowing Moment of Destiny swept across the War God Spirit’s body……
Miss, miss, -5400, -5382, miss, -5398, miss!
After the tornado, Ye Tian Xie used a single second to forcefully recover from the stun state. The damage figures above the War God Spirit’s head did not disappear yet and Ye Tian Xie’s heart skipped a beat……Not only was the defense of the War God’s Spirit high, but out of the seven attacks, four of them had missed!
On the other side, Xiao Bei also released its attacks. Its Meow Meow Fist attack four times, being able to attack three times per two seconds…..which was a total of twelve attacks per two seconds. Xiao Bei was at level eight and had five hundred and forty attack power, coming close to Ye Tian Xie in his normal state. Its accuracy was at one hundred and eighty which Ye Tian Xie could not match, but its attacks…..
-675, -677, miss, miss, -677, -699, -681, miss……
With Xiao Bei’s high accuracy, although his hit rate was not as bad as Ye Tian Xie’s, there was still one miss every three attacks……The War God Spirit had one hundred thousand HP, so although his level was not revealed, just based on his max HP, it should have far surpassed Ye Tian Xie and Xiao Bei’s. Even if his evasion was not high, the level suppression was enough to make “misses” appear.
The Spirit Warrior army behind them were quickly getting closer, coming to close to catching up. At that time, Ye Tian Xie would have to heal his HP to max, or else he would be in danger of being killed……But like that, the Blood Sacrifice of Destiny and the Berserk Fighting Will would disappear and he wouldn’t have a chance to hurt the War God’s Spirit anymore.
Raising the Moment of Destiny and slashing down, Dragon Rend Slashes began to fall onto the War God Spirit’s body…..
-5230, miss, miss, -5244, miss, -5238!
After seven seconds passed, Ye Tian Xie’s six Dragon Rend Slashes and his Seven Rolling Dragon Hurricane Splits dealt a total of over thirty thousand damage to the War God’s Spirit. Xiao Bei’s wild flurry of attacks also dealt over ten thousand damage. At this moment, the pursuing army of Spirit Warriors finally caught up.
Yao Yao finally made its move. With a single “Profound Spirit Healing Technique:”, all the approaching Spirit Warriors were instantly killed and at the same time, Ye Tian Xie’s HP recovered by half, making the effects of the Blood Sacrifice of Destiny and Berserk Fighting Will disappear.
The twenty seconds mentioned by the prompt was close to finishing, but the War God’s Spirit’s HP was only at 53000/100000. It was not even half gone.
A dangerous aura stimulated Ye Tian Xie’s nerves and his sense of danger had never lied to him before…..At this moment, this aura of danger was incredibly strong. Strong to the point where he had no chance of winning!
Without any hesitation, Ye Tian Xie recalled Xiao Bei and turned around to run away…..For this kind of danger, the best choice was to use the Town Return Scroll before the War God’s Spirit regained consciousness. However, he was unwilling. Even if he could not win, he wanted to see just how strong this War God was.
As he turned to run, he didn’t reach three meters before two cold, sharp, and blade like eyes flashed underneath the helmet of the transparent spirit. In this moment, they seemed like real eyes.
“Those who trespass on our territory…..Death!”
This deep voice came from behind him. Spirits could not talk, but this voice made one’s heart beat fast. At the same time, it contained a clear terrifying deterrent force that attacked the mind.
This was the rage of the War God.
Ye Tian Xie immediately turned around and found that the War God’s Spirit was already charging at him…..It clearly had no body, but he felt like he was frozen by that pair of terrifyingly cold eyes. The moment the War God’s Spirit made its move, it charged right at him, wielding the golden sword in its hand high into the air, releasing a brilliant radiance throughout the Ten Thousand Bone Ruins……
“Ding……The War God’s Spirit has awakened, and now has the War God Zhan Wu Gui’s will and faith, as well as retaining his original strength, becoming invincible. Right now his hostility is locked onto you and unless you leave the Ten Thousand Bone Ruins, he will chase you down until he kills you.”
“Ding……Special Prompt, the War God’s move speed is 160 and has an aggro range of the entire Ten Thousand Bone Ruins!”
Ye Tian Xie: “!!”
The HP bar above the War God’s Spirit’s head was still the same, half full and half empty just like before. However, the War God’s Spirit’s stats were in full view right now. When Ye Tian Xie looked at the War God’s Spirit’s stats, he was so shocked that he almost fell off his horse.
War God’s Spirit: Level 80 Lord Level Boss
HP: 530000/1000000
Innate Skill:
Spirit Body: All death element attacks are nulled.
Skills: Inspire Morale, Wild Slashes, Heavy Sword Charge, War God’s Anger.
Special Skills: Nightmare Shield, Pangu Heaven Splitting Slash.
Weakness: As an undead being, fears all light and life attributed attacks.
It was a……level eighty Lord Level Boss!!
No wonder the system prompt said it was invincible…..No wonder his sense of danger was so strong earlier. This kind of enemy, it was impossible for any kind of player at the present stage to fight. Not to mention one Ye Tian Xie, even if there were ten, or a hundred of him, he could still not beat this opponent.
The War God’s Spirit’s HP was increased ten fold after it was revived, going from one hundred thousand to one million. At the same time, the damage from before the change remained, keeping him at 53% of his max HP.
With one hundred and sixty move speed, it was a little slower compared to Ye Tian Xie riding the Ferghana Horse. However, the aggro range of the entire Ten Thousand Bone Ruins meant that unless he escaped the Ten Thousand Bone Ruins, the War God’s Spirit would continue to chase after him. He would have no chance to use the Town Return Scroll with the War God’s Spirit’s aggro locked onto him.
Hu…..With a gentle sigh, Ye Tian Xie charged forward. The edge of the Ten Thousand Bone Ruins was not far from here, so he could charge right out of the Ten Thousand Bone Ruins. Only, in addition to killing a thousand Spirit Warriors, he had also triggered the hidden quest only to fail at the last stage…..He was not satisfied.
If he even had a sliver of hope, he would turn around to fight the War God’s Spirit…..But he was a level eighty Lord Level Boss with a million HP……With his strength, there was no hope at all.
To be called the “War God”, how could he not be strong?
Seven meters, eight meters, ten meters……The distance between him and the War God slowly increased and he also left behind the crowd of Spirit Warriors chasing after him. At this moment, Yao Yao lying down in front of him suddenly stood up and jumped off the horse’s back, running towards the War God’s Spirit.
“Yao Yao!” Ye Tian Xie suddenly turned around and shouted.
A yellow barrier came from Yao Yao’s running body, creating a yellow barrier that perfectly wrapped around its body.
It was the barrier that could resist all attacks for twenty seconds – the Profound Spirit Wall·Heavenly Barrier!
Ye Tian Xie was shocked as he watched Yao Yao run at the War God’s Spirit in front of him. With the Heavenly Barrier, he did not have to worry about Yao Yao’s safety, but……what was it planning to do?
After the yellow light was released, the white light of the Profound Spirit Healing Technique was released. The moment the white light was released, a damage figure that completely stunned Ye Tian Xie appeared above the War God’s Spirit……
-450000!!!
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Battleground Wisconsin Trump tells Milwaukee rally his trade policies are a win for Wisconsin
Trump tells Milwaukee rally his trade policies are a win for Wisconsin
Milwaukee — Making his first stop of 2020 in a state that many believe is key to his reelection hopes, President Trump on Tuesday touted his trade policies as a win for Wisconsin.
Critics have suggested Trump’s trade policies, particularly toward China, are at least partly to blame for the dairy farms Wisconsin has lost during his administration and for weak spots in the manufacturing industry.
But Trump told supporters at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena his new trade deals will benefit the state.
Trump called the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal poised for Senate approval “a giant victory for Wisconsin workers, farmers and dairy producers.”
And he said on Wednesday he will sign phase one of a trade deal with China, “massively boosting exports of products made and produced right here in the great state of Wisconsin.”
He noted America and Wisconsin are seeing record-low unemployment rates. The state’s unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in April — the lowest it’s been in state data that goes back to 1976 — but has since ticked up to 3.3 percent in November.
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Trump’s appearance was just blocks from the Fiserv Forum, where Dems will meet in July for their national convention to formally nominate their selection to face the president. It was his first stop in six months in the state he won in 2016 by fewer than 23,000 votes. And it coincided with the final Dem debate ahead of the Iowa caucuses.
During the roughly 90-minute speech, Trump praised Wisconsin GOP officials and urged the crowd to back conservative state Supreme Court Justice Daniel Kelly, who is up for a full 10-year term in the April election. He said Kelly “will defend the rule of law in Wisconsin.”
About a third of the way through his address, he called Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation up to the stage, along with Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, Senate President Roger Roth and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. He also invited on the stage former U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy and Reince Priebus, who served as chair of the Wisconsin and national Republican parties before becoming Trump’s first chief of staff. The president fired Priebus six months into his term.
“This is a great group of Republican people, and most importantly, it’s a great group of winners,” Trump said.
Trump handed the podium over to Johnson, who praised Trump’s work ethic.
“I have never seen a man work harder, so dedicated, in love with America,” Johnson said. “That’s why we need to see him win a second term.”
Protesters interrupted Trump’s speech several times, who faced boos from the crowd and chants of U.S.A. as they were escorted out.
Outside the arena, several groups of protestors converged to voice their disapproval of the president, holding signs and pulling strings to keep a massive inflatable Trump upright.
Some groups were made up of activists unhappy with the administration’s actions on vaping, while other groups were less focused on specific policies and more comprised of people who just want a different president.
“If the Democrats wanted to nominate a smoking monkey, I’d vote for them,” said protestor Patrick Doornek. “Anyone but Trump.”
Besides his Wisconsin-related comments, Trump focused heavily on the national security and the economy while taking a few jabs at the Dem presidential field and the effort to impeach him, which he called a “hoax.”
Trump said he “fully rebuilt” America’s military, which he called “more powerful than ever.”
He praised the military for carrying out a “flawless, precision strike that killed the number one terrorist” Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, who he called the “king of the roadside bombs.”
“Great percentages of people don’t have legs right now and arms because of this son of a bitch,” Trump said. “And the Democrats should be outraged by Soleimani’s evil crimes, not the decision to end his wretched life.”
He said Soleimani “was responsible for murdering and wounding thousands of Americans and was actively planning new attacks, but we stopped them cold,” he said to applause.
On the economy, he noted record-breaking stock market performance, historically low unemployment, rising wages, and reduced regulations and taxes.
He said America has created 7 million jobs since he took office, including 1 million jobs in manufacturing and construction.
He noted income at bottom 10 percent is rising faster than those at the top 10 percent, in what he referred to as a “blue-collar boom.”
“As we begin the year, our economy is booming, wages are rising, poverty is plummeting, crime is falling and America is the envy of the entire world,” Trump said during the opening of his address.
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Pence at Culver's Vice President Pence orders a turtle sundae at Culver's on 6th & Layton in Milwaukee on his way to the UWM Panther Arena for a Jan. 14, 2020, rally with President Trump. Photo by David Wise, WisPolitics.com.
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Pence airport arrival Pence arrives at the Air National Guard's 128th refueling wing. He was greeted by Wisconsin GOP legislative leaders, including: Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau; Senate President Roger Roth, R-Appleton; and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester. Also greeting him were Col. James V. Locke, commander of the 128th Air Refueling Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Thomas Fredrickson, wing commander chief. Photo by David Wise
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He said he’s ending the requirement for those types of products to include flow restrictors.
Vice President Mike Pence spoke ahead of Trump, touting the administration’s accomplishments to frequent applause.
He highlighted Trump’s response to the attack against the U.S. embassy in Iraq.
“When militants stormed the embassy in Baghdad, this president sent in the Marines and he said ‘no more Benghazis,'” Pence said to applause.
He also noted Trump ordered the killing of Soleimani, whom he called a terrorist.
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“That’s what leadership looks like, Wisconsin,” he said to applause and chants of U.S.A.
Ahead of the rally, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barret and WisDems leadership today slammed Trump for his promise to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
“He might want to dress it up, but he loves talking about how much he hates Obamacare,” Barrett said Tuesday morning. “But what he hasn’t done at all is offer anything to replace it.”
Barrett said that “millions of Americans are at peril” if Trump manages to repeal the ACA and its protections for those with preexisting conditions. He said Trump and the GOP offer a lot of “noise and chatter” on healthcare but any concrete plan “doesn’t exist.”
He said Dems need to “first and foremost” focus on healthcare to win in 2020, calling it “one of the issues that clearly separates the parties.”
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