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__label__cc	0.542556	0.457444	Armadillo \| Article about armadillo by The Free Dictionary https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/armadillo Related to armadillo: Nine banded armadillo (är'mədĭl`ō), New World armored mammal of the order Edentata, a group that also includes the slothsloth , arboreal mammal found in Central and South America distantly related to armadillos and anteaters. Sloths live in tropical forests, where they sleep, eat, and travel through the trees suspended upside down, clinging to branches with the powerful curved claws of their ..... Click the link for more information. and the anteateranteater, name applied to various animals that feed on ants, termites, and other insects, but more properly restricted to a completely toothless group of the order Edentata. There are four species classified in three genera, all found in tropical Central and South America. ..... Click the link for more information. , characterized by peglike teeth without roots or enamel. Armadillos are found from Argentina to Panama, with one species reaching the southern United States. The head and body of an armadillo are almost completely covered by an armor of plates made of bone and horny material; the plates are separated by soft skin which bears a few hairs. The body armor, or carapace, hangs down on either side of the animal's body and is divided into flexible bands across the back. Members of some armadillo species can roll into a ball for protection. Armadillos are omnivorous, although insects form the bulk of their diet. Most are nocturnal, resting during the day in burrows that they excavate with their strong front feet and enormous claws; they can dig into the ground with amazing speed when threatened. There are 21 armadillo species, classified in 9 genera. The largest is the giant armadillo, Priodontes giganteus, which reaches 4 ft (120 cm) in length and may weigh 100 lb (45 kg). Members of this species have almost 100 teeth, more than any other mammal. Despite their great bulk, they are able to stand on their hind feet and sometimes walk in this position. This species inhabits the Amazonian forest; most other armadillos are grasslands dwellers. The smallest armadillos are the fairy armadillos, or pichiagos; the smaller of the two pichiago species (Chlamyphorus truncatus) is about 6 in. (15 cm) long and bright pink in color, with plumes of white hair about the face and undersides and between the front and back portions of the shield. The nine-banded armadillo, Dasypus novemcinctus, is the only species found in the United States; it ranges from Argentina to Texas and Louisiana. It is about 30 in. (76 cm) long and 6 in. (15 cm) high at the shoulder; it weighs about 15 lb (6.4 kg). It normally moves about slowly, but is very swift when threatened. Each animal has several burrows. Females of this species almost always give birth to identical quadruplets. Armadillos are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata , phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals. ..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Edentata, family Dasypodidae. [‚är·mə′dil·ō] Any of 21 species of edentate mammals in the family Dasypodidae. 1. any edentate mammal of the family Dasypodidae of Central and South America and S North America, such as Priodontes giganteus (giant armadillo). They are burrowing animals, with peglike rootless teeth and a covering of strong horny plates over most of the body 2. fairy armadillo another name for pichiciego Amazon Basin Animal evolution Antillean Subregion Aransas National Wildlife Refuge Attwater Prairie Chicken National Wildlife Refuge Big Sugar Creek State Park Dasypodidae Dermal Skeleton Eastern American Subregion Edentata edentate Although a slight difference between field data and interviews was found, both information sources agreed that the southern long-nosed armadillo is diurnal (there were no reports of this species being observed at night for both types of methods, but the [chi square] test dord not accept null values). A comparison of two methods for acquiring ecological data on armadillos from Argentinean pampas: field work vs interviews/Comparacion de dos metodos para la adquisicion de datos ecologicos sobre armadillos en las pampas argentinas: trabajo de campo vs entrevistas/Comparacao de dois metodos para a aquisicao de dados ecologicos sobre tatus nos pampas argentinos: trabalho de campo vs entrevistas Greatest tail ring widths (in mn) and scute counts from distal-most row of each ring, taken from a series of the modern nine- banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) for comparisons with a specimen of the Pleistocene beautiful armadillo (D. A case of tail mutilation in a north Texas specimen of the Pleistocene Dasypus bellus (Xenarthra: Dasypodidae) "Armadillo Sun was founded because of my love of the sun, the summer and outdoor living, which inspired me to create a collection of outdoor seating, furniture and accessories that don't just look beautiful but can stand the test of time. Armadillo Sun announce new Monaco Modular collection of luxury, weatherproof bean bag furniture Both View and Armadillo Homes have been a presence in the Texas home building industry for more than 30 years. View Homes Acquires Armadillo Homes to Accelerate Position in San Antonio, Laredo Home Building Market Armadillo (ARM)-repeat proteins are characterized by approximately 42 amino acid motifs called ARM domains, which are composed of three [alpha]-helices (Peifer et al., 1994; Schwede et al., 2003; Zhang et al., 2011). BmARM-Like Protein from Silkworm, Bombyx mori (Lepidoptera) is Putatively Involved in Response against BmNPV Infection Mike Walmsley, corporate fundraising manager at The Wallich, said: "We can't thank Armadillo enough for providing brand-new, warm clothing for our clients. Clothes donated to homeless charity In conclusion, we can state that the nine-banded armadillo D. KINEMATIC DESCRIPTION OF THE VERTICAL CLIMBING OF Dasypus novemcinctus (XENARTHRA, DASYPODIDAE): THE FIRST REPORT OF THIS ABILITY IN ARMADILLOS And the intimate setting of the Armadillo suited him well. Glasgow's Styles better Following the rebrand, Armadillo Supplies has moved to a larger, 5,500 sq ft premises in Brynmawr and invested PS100,000 in new embroidery equipment. Recruitment firm ventures into the workwear market Borderline tuberculoid leprosy in a woman from the state of Georgia with armadillo exposure. Autochthonous Leprosy without Armadillo Exposure, Eastern United States JACK AND THE BEANSTALK SEC Armadillo, Glasgow December 16 to January 7 Box Office: 0844 395 4000 www.sec.co.uk GREG'S READY TO FIRE OUT GAGS Born to armadillo parents Amber and Dylan Walter, the (https://nationalzoo.si.edu/news/first-ever-screaming-hairy-armadillo-pups-born-smithsonians-national-zoo) Smithsonian's two pups were the first babies for the pair. 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__label__cc	0.578627	0.421373	Apple Computer’s Green Initiatives Dear EarthTalk: Apple just put out a big PR campaign about its sustainability initiatives. Has the company made real progress in this regard or is this just more corporate “greenwashing?” And how are the other big tech companies addressing their carbon footprints? Protecting Gray Wolves Dear EarthTalk: Is the gray wolf still endangered in the United States and how successful have re-introduction efforts been? Public Transportation on the Upswing Dear EarthTalk: What’s behind the rise in public transit in the U.S. in the last few years, and how does our transit use compare with that of other developed countries? Sustaining DC, Restraining Cars Cities may be the new environmental hubs. Chicago and New York have been vying for the title of greenest city in America, and for 2013 Washington, DC has joined them, with a new plan, Sustainable DC. The idea, according to Mayor Vincent Gray, is to “make the District of Columbia the healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in the United States.”	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1187
__label__wiki	0.577828	0.577828	BYU Scheduling News: Hawaii through 2020 and BCS Opponent Rumors By Kevin Kelley - May 23, 2011 The BYU Cougars and Hawaii Warriors have signed an agreement to play football almost every year through 2020, StarAdvertiser.com has reported. Specific dates and locations were not discussed which shows that the contract will be fluid as the years progress. BYU, which plays its first season as an FBS Independent in 2011, needs some regular opponents to fill out their future schedules. 2011 will be the final season for Hawaii in the WAC before they join the Mountain West in 2012. BYU leads the overall series against Hawaii 19-8. In their last meeting in 2002, the Cougars beat the Warriors 35-32 in Provo. Last week, BYU fan site DeepShadesOfBlue.com reported that several big name opponents were lining up to schedule the Cougars. Reportedly in the works are 3-game sets with Nebraska, Wisconsin and possibly Penn State. UCLA and USC are among the schools rumored for a series of two games. We have some additional BYU scheduling information to pass along. Keep in mind that these are only rumors unless or until officially announced: BYU will travel to Arizona State to kick off the 2013 season on Friday night on ESPN BYU will play Penn State in 2014 at FedEx Field in Landover, MD Starting in 2015, BYU will play Syracuse home-home-neutral (Meadowlands Stadium) The neutral game in the Nebraska series will be in Denver, CO BYU will play Ohio State home-home-neutral (Dallas, TX) ragbear says: If even half of these rumors are true, then the future schedule for BYU will be a thing of beauty. Abide says: Only if BYU fans hate home games. Hard to maintain a schedule when every series has more games outside of Provo than in it. gocougs says: We certainly don’t hate home games, but would rather our team play a good schedule than a bad one. If this is what it takes to get the teams to play us, fine. At least most of these teams are agreeing to come to provo once in 3 meetings. Plus, BYU has a decent fan base (not huge, but probably larger than half of the “bcs” teams) that is spread out across the nation. BYU will have a good turnout to all of these away and neutral games. These games are great to the BYU fans that live close to these game sites. Omaha says: I don’t see how these games are any different for BYU than they are the opponent. A neutral site game in Denver or Dallas is just that – Neutral. 1 game @ Ohio State, 1 game in Provo and one game in Dallas isn’t a 2 for 1. This is exactly how Notre Dame schedules. The Neutral game counts as an away game for both teams and they still schedule 6 or 7 home games. driz says: Ouch. A lot of 2-1 and road games in there I Understand that BYU wants to schedule these high profile games but how many do the football program think they will win. It’s too far to tell at this junction but I will say that becoming an independent will not do them any favors in the long run and will impact recruiting and BCS chances in the future..It was hard enough selling a recruit to come to a mormon university with strict guildlines and year long missions but now U break away from a conference and try to sell yourself with high profile games that u have a 50% percent or less chance of winning..BYU is not Notre Dame.Utah is already signing the best recruits in the state and are in a BCS conference (PAC-12).Their is no guarentee that BYU is promised a spot in the BCS if they run the table.The TV Contract With ESPN Family Of Networks is a plus though.I understand that the athletic director thinks is a genius move but He Will learn in the upcoming years that “U Have to be carful what u wish for”.Maybe Not in 2011 but The future holds all the answers on whether BYU’s Independence will be a success or failure! CAPT Big Daddy says: The mission is two years long for LDS players only. Non-LDS who play for BYU don’t have that requirement (as they are not church members.) And it’s not “really” a requirement, a good percentage of LDS players want to go on a Mission and BYU accommodates that desire. Forgs says: Well said Omaha! bjs says: The BYU admin’s attitude towards ‘home vs away’ is very different than most NCAA schools. Because of the terrible TV exposure problems caused by ‘the mtn’ over the past decade, BYU is hyper-focused on it’s national (and world-wide) exposure. A home-away-neutral contract with a high profile opponent is the best of all worlds! The home crowd is rewarded, but also the national fan base in TWO additional cities is also rewarded. Plus, the home and neutral games are virtualy guaranteed to be on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2. The away game coverage depends on the TV contract of the opponent, but is also likely to be televised by ESPN (or for example, NBC for Notre Dame games). The emphasis Tom Holmoe gives to ‘exposure’ in every interview he does is not just lip service. BYU admin wants these games to be seen, both in person and on TV! And BYU gets all the re-broadcast rights for use on its (soon-to-be multiple) BYUtv platforms. Critics are simply missing the boat. Home-away-neutral with ESPN providing the negotiating clout is the perfect scheduling plan for the future of BYU football. detmer14 www.realfansstand.com says: I’m guessing that many of you have already listened to this Tome Holmoe Interview on 1280 “The Zone” by now: http://1280thezone.com/THE-GORDON-MONSON-SHOW-WITH-BYU-AD-TOM-HOLMOE/7671910?pid=49780 A lot of these rumors are blown out of the water. This was on May 26 Says “The Internet Rumors are mainly wrong” – of which I believe they are referring to these rumors on DSOB. “Some of them are wildly wrong” “We have some games scheduled out until 2020? Holmoe admits that a lot of BCS teams they have been talking with have been requesting a 2 for 1 and not home and home. “It’s not in our best interest to play BCS teams 2-for-1.” Says if opponents are a top5-6 team than maybe it might be in BYU’s interest to play those teams 2-for-1. He specifically says “We are not in discussions with Nebraska”. Says they have a “list” of teams they would LIKE to play, but that they haven’t entered into conversation with many of them yet. USC, Alabama, Michgan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, etc. They return Holmoe’s calls, but the reply has generally been coming back as “No”. Says that ESPN has been a help to try to get teams to play them on neutral fields. And that approach will help them open the door with big name teams that won’t go home-home yet. Some teams are saying “Call me back in a couple years”. In regards to discussions with the Big East, Holmoe specifically says “We’re not in discussions with anybody”. “There’s nothing going on right now”. Says they have an agreement with ESPN and the ACC for all other sports for 8 years and they like that contract so far. Says any talk right now is “very very superficial”. Says he hasn’t talked with anyone about moving to a new conference. So he completely shut down any rumor of them having an invite from the Big East – that is unless you think Holmoe is hiding something. So, it sounds like the rumors of great matchups with the Big 10 teams are false. Basically Holmoe confirmed what we already know, that Independence is not an easy road and that he’s not going to try to sugar coat things where there is no sugar coating yet. Yes, ESPN has helped them, but not on the level we think they have. Yes, there will be some good matchups, but nowhere does he say that there will be a countless number of “great” matchups. Holmoe is being humble as we all should be. There are going to be bumps in the road, and if we BYU fans aren’t ready for them because we have our darkly tinted goggles on, we’re going to get hit hard. Obviously, Holmoe is still working hard to figure out how Independence will work in the future – which means that he doesn’t have it all figured out just yet. Kevin (fbschedules.com) said: We’re not sure if any of these rumors are true or not. Tried to get comment from BYU with no luck. FBSchedules.com usually doesn’t post rumors simply because there are too many to keep track of. We posted this in correlation with what DSOB ran last week simply because it’s a hot topic this month. It was later brought to our attention that most of this info was posted on message boards, so it could all just be speculation. So, wait, if I understand this correctly, you are both using each other a source and then using that as a jumping off point. DSOB uses https://fbschedules.com as a source, and now https://fbschedules.com is saying they were using DSOB’s article as their source. Wow, I have to laugh at that – even as a BYU fan. Kevin K. says: We didn’t use DSOB as a source. We received this info first week of May but chose not to post it. DSOB then posted an article which had some of the info, so we decided to post what had been sent to us. DSOB didn’t use us as a “source” either. They were just restating what we posted. Thanks for the clarification David C. Moore says: Let’s understand that BYU being invited to the Big-12 is an INTERNET rumor that is much more likely to reach fruition than such a schedule of opponents. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700139152/A-conference-will-come-calling-for-Cougars.html Jinzo says: Doesn’t matter who BYU schedules in the future,all that matters is that SJSU pounds them THIS year. Seriously,BYU will do fine as an Indy….that is how Miami and Florida State became national powers. And when the Pac 12 drops Washington State in a few years,BYU will step in nicely. Washington State is not going anywhere. Historic and strong instate rivalry with Univ of Washington works. Updated Rumor. Nebraska deal is not happening, however the new word is Va Tech and Ok State are in the works. Also a blue chip recruit that commited to Wisky but was leaning toward BYU did say in a recruiting blog he was told by coachs BYU will play wisky in 2014 and 2015. Thanks. BYU AD Tom Holmoe shot down the Nebraska rumor specifically, but didn’t address anything else. We just posted an article about the Wisconsin rumor from the recruit. Maximillian says: Play Alabama! Not so sure Alabama would want to schedule BYU. They’ve scheduled some real powerhouses such as Kent State, North Texas, Georgia Southern, and Western Kentucky over the next two years, thus insuring the odds of out of conference victories (maybe)…. JackyJaguar says: BYU played at Alabama in ’97 and lost 38-31. As I remember the the Cougars played Bama tough. IMO, they’ll be able to compete well with PAC(what is it this year 10,11,or 12?)teams, Big 10 or any of the rest. I personally would like to see them join a FBS conference, buy who really knows how all of this scheduling realignment mess is going to shake out.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1194
__label__cc	0.571233	0.428767	Here are the facts so far about the Trump-Russia file. By Larry Kummer, Editor / 19 Comments / 12 January 2017 23 July 2017 Summary: The Trump-Russia story creates a situation without parallel since Watergate (Iran-Contra was a sideshow). The news gives us the usual confusing mish-mash. Here is an outline of the story, with links and pointers to the best analysis I have seen so far. Read, decide for yourself — and watch this story evolve. See the follow-up: Deciphering the scandalous rumors about Trump in Russia. The story so far. Follow-ups to the story. Analysis of the story. (1) The story so far. Christopher Steele, former SIS (aka MI6) agent and director of London-based Orbis Intelligence Ltd., gathered a file of dirt about Trump — first paid for by Republicans opposing Trump, then by Democrats opposing Trump (details here; the clients carefully concealed themselves). Steele gave the file to the FBI in August 2016 (others did so later). With no visible results from the FBI, Steele gave it to others (e.g., David Corn, who wrote an October article in Mother Jones). They passed it to others (e.g., to Senator McCain, who gave it to the FBI). See The Guardian for details. At some point US intelligence agencies took it seriously, in combination with information from other sources. The file consists of memos dated from 20 June to 13 December 2016. The memos have misspellings and minor errors. For example, it says that Michael Cohen, Trump’s attorney, visited the Czech Republic. That was a different Michael Cohen. On January 10 CNN broke the story, saying that Trump and Obama were briefed about their concerns about Trump’s ties to Russia (including allegations in the file) by four senior intelligence directors: James Clapper (DNI), James Comey (FBI), John Brennan (CIA), and Mike Rogers (NSA). NBC said Trump was not briefed, and might not have received the two page summary. Some members of Congress also received the summary. Later that day Buzzfeed published a story about it, including the full 35-page file. Update: Wednesday night James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, released a statement that punctured the fevered speculation by Democrats about the Trump-Russia file. The key lines… “The IC has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable, and we did not rely upon it in any way for our conclusions.” The truth is down there, if we wish to learn it. (2) Follow-ups to the story Seele has fled and is hiding. Trump tweeted that the story is “A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FABRICATION, UTTER NONSENSE.” His press conference provided little additonal information (transcript and video). At a press conference, Dmitri Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, said “The Kremlin has no compromising dossier on Trump, such information isn’t consistent with reality and is nothing but an absolute fantasy.” He also said, with a straight face, that Russia “does not engage in collecting compromising material”. The New York Times mildly criticized Buzzfeed for publishing “unverified claims”. Margaret Sullivan at the WaPo spoke more clearly: “How BuzzFeed crossed the line in publishing salacious ‘dossier’ on Trump.” They know that this media clown show will further erode the news media’s little remaining credibility. Gallup’s Confidence in Institutions surveys show that in June 2016 only 20% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in newspapers. Since then their overwhelming coverage of the microscopic Clinton scandals has eroded the Left’s trust; their coverage of the Russia-Trump story probably has done the same to the Right’s trust. News media without Trust are just pretentious Buzzfeeds. By Daniel Marsula/Post-Gazette. (3) Analysis of the story The salacious Trump sex rumors have “penetrated” the public consciousness and half the country will believe them regardless of verification. — Michael Tracey (@mtracey) January 11, 2017 There are three obvious big questions. First, why has the FBI not released the results of their investigation of this file? It has scores of easily testable details; they have had five months to work on this. How can they know so little about this 10 days before the inauguration? For example, McClatchy reports that “A Russian venture capitalist and tech expert whose name and company are mentioned in the now-notorious document alleging connections between the Donald Trump campaign and Russian hackers says no intelligence officers have ever contacted him about the accusations, which he says are false.” Also see this analysis of the rumors of the FBI seeking a surveillance warrant on the Trump campaign. Second, why did the IC circulate a memo with such incendiary content with what appear to be insufficient disclosures about the unverified nature of its claims? Leaks to the press were certain. Third, why do Americans so credulously believe government officials? As a reminder, here is a big list of their past lies about vital matters. The best analysis I’ve seen is by the team at Lawfare: “About that Explosive Trump Story: Take a Deep Breath“. Their advice… “All of which is to say to everyone: slow down, and take a deep breath. We shouldn’t assume either that this is simply a “fake news” episode directed at discrediting Trump or that the dam has now broken and the truth is coming out at last. We don’t know what the reality is here, and the better part of valor is not to get ahead of the facts — a matter on which, incidentally, the press deserves a lot of credit.” As usual, Glenn Greenwald goes to the heart of the issue: “The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer“. Perhaps they have good reason to do so. Perhaps the IC agency Directors believe Trump will fire them, and for the sake of the nation want to damage his administration while they can. Whichever it is, there’s pretty clearly a full-on conflict, now right out in the open, between the IC and the incoming President https://t.co/gBhYFNyrYW — Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) January 10, 2017 David French at National Review gives a fair summary. Especially note how he debunks Buzzfeed’s justification for publishing these rumors. “How can ‘Americans make up their own minds’ when they have no ability to fact-check the allegations? The public knows nothing about the sources, nothing about the underlying claims, and has no means of discovering the truth. Buzzfeed admits that ‘there is serious reason to doubt the allegations.’ It’s been using its journalistic resources trying to verify the claims for “weeks” and hasn’t been able to. But ‘Americans’ can somehow do what Buzzfeed can’t?” (4) Updates A devastating debunking: “The Trump Dossier Is Fake — And Here Are The Reasons Why” by Paul Roderick Gregory at Forbes. He is research fellow at the Hoover Institution, professor of economics at the U of Houston, and a professor at the German Institute for Economic Research Berlin. (5) Conclusions After reading this post, you know more about this story than some of the journalists covering it. The truth is out there. We might not see it for months or years. The consequences might be severe. Pay attention. (6) For More Information See the follow-up: Deciphering the scandalous rumors about Trump in Russia. The intelligence community’s handling of the Trump-Russia file is not the oddest thing they have done lately. See Masha Gessen’s devastating analysis of the IC’s report about Russian interference in the US election, relying on weak or fake evidence to draw dubious conclusions: “Russia, Trump & Flawed Intelligence“. Gessen Masha is the author of several books on Russia. If you liked this post, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. See all posts about Donald Trump, about fake news, about information and disinformation, and especially these… We live in an age of ignorance, but can decide to fix this – today. Remembering is the first step to learning. Living in the now is ignorance. Swear allegiance to the truth as a step to reforming America. The secret source of fake news. Its discovery will change America. A new year’s gift: two tools to help discover truth in the news. Two good books about Putin’s Russia 2005. Available at Amazon. 19 thoughts on “Here are the facts so far about the Trump-Russia file.” epagbreton X-Files, yes? Clever and humor as an antidote. Great summary. Short, concise and seems inclusive to date. Camilla Cracchiolo I’m not keen on Buzzfeed’s coverage, but I am interested in the work Financial Times has done on Trump’s connection to Russian investors who may have been laundering money for the Russian Mob. One article is behind a paywall, but here are links to two others: “Dirty money: Trump and the Kazakh connection“, 14 Oct 2016 — “FT probe finds evidence a Trump venture has links to alleged laundering network.” And “Trump’s Russian riddle“, 14 Aug 2016 — “The Republican nominee became the face of Bayrock, a developer with roots in the Soviet Union”. Editor of the Fabius Maximus website Camilla, It’s always fun to watch the pearl-clutching response to revelations to the public of standard American practices at the higher levels of business and politics. (1) Of the two articles, only the first discusses money laundering. (2) It is unusual for an American businessman to be connected with money laundering for criminals — since US banks do most of that. They get wrist-slaps for that as regularly as buses on Manhattan streets. (3) Connections with ugly foreign regimes are a standard aspect of business for US megacorps — for which they are frequently (but gently) slapped by Federal authorities. (4) Hillary Clinton also has her Russian connection: “Cash Flowed to Clinton Foundation Amid Russian Uranium Deal“, NY Times, 23 April 2015. Since she’s an old hand at this game, going back to her Arkansas days as Bill’s bagman, the obvious connection is there — but no proof of the obvious quid pro quo. (5) Kennedy and Nixon would have laughed at all these small-time affairs. Matthijs Smith (@SpatialChicken) You messed up a link there. Is this the article you meant to link to? http://www.chron.com/news/politics/article/In-reversal-Navy-won-t-scrap-traditional-job-10811063.php Thanks for catching the bad link! Fixed! Steve Crook Nice summary of the state of play. #5 in your reply to Camilla is probably the most telling point of all. > her Arkansas days as Bill’s bagman I’m outraged that you’d use this term to describe a woman who has devoted most of her life to the public good, in particular championing women’s rights in the workplace. Plainly, she was Bill’s bagWOMAN. Finally, is it just me or should all Trump quotes be in caps? Somehow it just seems to be the natural thing…. “Plainly, she was Bill’s bagWOMAN” Guilty! Sidenote: one immediate response to Trump’s election was the Navy’s decision to scrap the switch to gender-neutral titles. I believe that most of the Left’s pressure for social experimentation by the military will follow this into the trash. “is it just me or should all Trump quotes be in caps?” I posted the tweet as he wrote it. Perhaps Trump thinks in ALL CAPS. Jon Loux The book on Putin’s Russia looks good but it’s 10 years old. A lot has happened since then. Do you know of any more current information? Here’s an interesting article from Robert Parry’s site {Consortium News}. “Legitimate Differences” bu Paul Grenier at The American Conservative, 4January 2017 — “A new approach to Russia.” That’s a good point. No, I’ve seen nothing that says much that is not in Andrew Jack’s 2005 book. I’m sure there are high-quality and more recent books out there. It’s not been something I’ve looked for. Despite the hysteria in the US, I do not see Russia as a major player on the world stage — except for a few areas, such as oil pricing. As for Grenier’s article — His qualifications are described as “He co-directs a project, under the aegis of Solidarity Hall, on East-West dialogue.” I’m cautious about articles by people with no obvious knowledge about the subject. I already have enough misconceptions! Thank you for the suggestion. I did some research, and added a second and more recent book: The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of Vladimir Putin by Masha Gessen (2016). See her Wikipedia entry. iseeitfx (@iseeitfx) Differing perspectives can provide much illumination: The Saker: A bird’s view of the vineyard — “Stop the Empire’s war on Russia”. Thank you. I try to get people to listen to Putin’s speeches and find out what he actually says. If for no other reason, then to ‘Know thy enemy.’ Great nations always have rivals, especially hegemonic nations (like the US today). In that sense, foreign affairs consists largely of clashes among alliances. We have enemies, who would gain from our destruction and are willing to wage war. These days those are mostly non-state organizations (e.g., ISIS). We are enemies of States whose we see as threats to our interests. They fight back against our attacks. E.g., Cuba and Iran. In what sense is Russia an enemy? In what sense is Putin an “enemy”? Other than for the fact that we need enemies, as the Deep State is structured to fight them. Oh, I agree. As a matter of fact I called my congressmen last week and said I wanted to see more diplomacy with Russia, not less. What I meant is that so many Americans’ knee jerk reaction is that Putin=Stalin Russia=USSR. I recommended to someone that they watch Putin’s December press conference. His automatic reaction was that all the questions would be staged. Obviously he hadn’t watched it. I pointed out questions about the doping scandal, east-west relations, freeing political prisoners, etc. He never responded. So my ‘know thy enemy’ line is an attempt to get people to listen to Putin ‘if for no other reason.’ I found the write up in Amazon of Gessen’s book a bit troubling. It is definitely, and by its own admission, anti-Putin. Reading her Wikipedia entry confirmed that bias. I’ve certainly heard of some of the criticisms, alleged assassinations, repression of journalists, and the like, and was hoping for a clear, honest exploration of the facts, pro and con. Is this book worth reading? Jon. It has all the dirt, which is probably what we need from a book like this. Rather than start with her book, look at her shorter works. Her writings in the NYRB are excellent. Also see her articles at The New Yorker and The NY Times. I’m OK with writers having an open bias. The ones pretending to be unbiased are, imo, more difficult to assess. OK. Thanks. I’ll check them out. Pingback: Bijbelvorser Review of Five Years on WordPress \| Bijbelvorser = Bible Researcher funstein19 Looks like I was right in asking why no one came forward. Clinton paid for the report. “Is Russiagate Really Hillarygate?” by Paul Roderick Gregory (Economics at the University of Houston). NY Post: “Sketchy firm behind Trump dossier is stalling investigators” I appreciated the push back from the know it all fraud who argued with me but. yah f*** you I nailed it!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1199
__label__wiki	0.81159	0.81159	A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch Fearworms Penguins vs. Possums Something Animal The Gamma Gals The Margins The Sequels Back to BACK TO THE FUTURE Creating Fandoms #CrowdfundingFridays Fanbase Press’ Scariest Fundamental Comics Garlic, My Soul Geeks Care Geeky Love Letters Geeky Parent Guide Lethally Blonde The Future . . . Wonder Woman Wednesdays Between the Panels Crafts & Collectibles Finding Felicity PACCTS QTWFT The Arkham Sessions The Fanbase Weekly Tread Perilously Written by Bryant Dillon, Fanbase Press President ‘The Mandalorian: Season 1, Episode 3’ TV Review (This Is the Way) With its third episode (a chapter titled "The Sin"), Disney+'s The Mandalorian continues with its bold and brash style, this time under the helm of director Deborah Chow (who will also be directing the streaming service's upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series starring Ewan McGregor). The series' lead character has been compared both to American gunslingers like Clint Eastwood's iconic "man with no name" and the noble and honorable Japanese samurai warriors, most notably Ogami Ittō of Lone Wolf and Cub. Previous episodes of the series have mined many standards and tropes of the Western genre, but "The Sin" gives audiences the chance to learn more about the state of Mandalorian culture after the fall of the Galactic Empire and see the disciplined Bushido-like code of those who walk the way of the Mandalore. SPOILERS BELOW As a viewer of the series might expect, the titular sin of this episode is the delivery of an innocent into the hands of the untrustworthy and evil. After actor Pedro Pascal's "Mando" completes his task, delivering the bounty and claiming his reward in the form of the precious Beskar (a.k.a. Mandalorian iron), despite his hardened attitude, the bounty hunter has found that he's formed a bond with the Yoda youngling and cannot simply abandon the child to dark intentions of the client he temporarily (and reluctantly) served. One thing that can’t be denied is the fact that the third episode of the series cuts to the chase, quickly changing the story of The Mandalorian from one of a lone bounty hunter attempting to maintain a living in a galaxy far, far away, to the tale of a morally ambiguous individual confronted with a morally necessary and definitive decision. It’s a choice that lesser shows would have dragged out until the end of the first season, but in exciting and unexpected fashion, the show has completely reset its premise with 5 episodes still remaining, and viewers can only speculate as to what comes next. "You've taken both commission and payment. Is it not the code of the guild that these events are now forgotten?” It’s an interesting line from the client who has hired Pascal’s Mandalorian, and only the gravitas of a performer like Werner Herzog can communicate such seething anger through a polite addressing what seems to be a fairly simple breach of etiquette. But, like etiquette has often been used by the privileged and powerful, this correction by Herzog is meant to mask the uncivilized nature of the transaction taking place between the two parties. When the Mando asks what will happen to the Yoda youngling he’s delivered, Herzog’s client is not only insulted by the bounty hunter’s minor display of sympathy, he even goes on to imply that Pascal is perhaps not truly as Mandalorian inside as his exterior armor suggests. While Pascal’s warrior delivers the child and leaves the Imperial garrison, the scene makes one thing quite clear that the show has been hinting at since the beginning of the series: Our Mando is no Boba Fett. While for those that revere Captain Solo’s infamous captor that statement may seem like an detraction, and it’s not in any way. Disney and LucasFilm clearly realized early on that Boba Fett and his Mandalorian armor have always been a massive hit with the fanbase, and The Mandalorian series has allowed them to maintain the callous and cold reputation of Boba Fett while crafting their own heroic armored warrior for fans to embrace without the weirdness of getting tangled up in Wookiee scalps. This Mando will still throw the punches, pull the trigger, and deliver the bounty in a morally questionable galaxy, but he’s got no love for the Empire and sees a clear moral difference between working for those who “wore whites” and those who did not. Additionally, one interesting element of “The Sin” was the reveal that Pascal’s Mando lives by two codes: the code of the Bounty Hunter’s Guild and the code of those who choose to “walk the way of the Mandalore.” One code he’s willing to break, and one code he is not. It’s another interesting comparison, especially for older fans, between Pascal’s Mando and Fett. For those who’ve been watching since the release of the original Star Wars trilogy, Fett has defined, in many ways, what we think a Mandalorian is, but over the course of the prequels and animated series like The Clone Wars and Rebels, it’s been revealed that while Fett may be known for wearing Mandalorian armor, he’s not part of its people or their culture. The Mandalorian makes this even more apparent by drawing this distinct contrast; Boba Fett is a bounty hunter first and foremost, while, for Pascal’s Mando, nothing is more important than his identity as a Mandalorian. And perhaps that’s why he asked the question, insulting the client in a way that an agent of the Empire like Fett never would have even considered. "They wore whites." The Stormtroopers and Imperial forces have always been thinly veiled references to the Nazi army and other fascist military groups in our own history, but The Mandalorian seems to subtly lean into this connection. Between the atmosphere of Herzog’s hideout, the client’s uncomfortable fetishization of the Imperial glory of the past, and the suggestion of cruel experimentation intend for the child, it’s clear that the remnants of the Empire are supposed to represent a definitive and undeniable evil, even in a setting entrenched in shades of moral grey. In this episode, we hear more about “the great purge,” and it becomes crystal clear that some great injustice was delivered against the Mandalorian people via the Empire. For anyone who’s seen Star Wars: Rebels, it’s known that, prior to the original trilogy, Mandalore was in a state of flux, but eventually united behind a female Mandalorian known as Bo-Katan Kryze (who wielded the legendary Mandalorian weapon called the Darksaber) to resist Imperial rule. Apparently, the resistance was noble, but did not end in Mandalore's favor. Whatever retribution was delivered to the Mandalorian people, it seems to have robbed them of their planet, their Beskar, and their ability to show their faces ever again. "When one chooses to the walk the way of the Mandalore, you are both hunter and prey. How can one be a coward if they choose this way of life?" We've seen the Armorer, watched her forge Beskar, and heard discussion of foundlings before, but "The Sin" further expands the audiences knowledge of Mandalorian culture. Benefiting from the series' breathtaking visuals and the most badass elements of Ludwig Göransson amazing score, entering the Mandalorian’s underground shelter always feels like entering an unknown corner off the Star Wars universe that has its own long and detailed history. Much like another iconic order in the Star Wars universe, the Mandalorian have clearly found themselves on hard times. Once a legendary race of feared warriors with an illustrious lineage, now they survive by gathering in the shadows, refusing to ever remove their masks, and willingly taking in orphans to fill their ranks and continue the Mandalorian way (as the Armorer points out, "The foundlings are the future.") Each individual warrior is a single solider army, utterly defined by their unique armor, weapons, and gadgets, so much that not only does each element of their uniform communicate unspoken messages regarding their skill, battle history, and status, but these lifetime combatants will literally never remove this second skin. In fact, for many, the armor may represent more of who they are so far as to consider their own flesh the true second skin in comparison to the Beskar armor encasing it. There’s an interesting duality in regards to the individual vs. the group when it comes to Mando’s tribe. While Mandalorians typically only go out one at time for protection, there’s a definitive focus on supporting one another with the resources acquired, especially when it comes to the young foundlings who represent the continued survival of the damaged culture. Each Mandalorian seems to build their individual suit of armor, as well as their individual worth and identity within the tribe, based solely off their own accomplishments, given that they are deemed honorable by the tribe’s code. For many viewers, it may bring to mind the brutal warrior culture of the Game of Thrones’ Dothraki or the “iron price” demanded by the Drowned God of the Greyjoys of the Iron Islands, but this speaks less to some derivative nature and more to the success of The Mandalorian’s vivid and intriguing world-building. One thing thoroughly established in this episode is the Mandalorian creed of “This is the way.” It’s a phrase that seems to have great significance among the tribe and can be used in several ways and situations, but, ultimately, unties those who walk the way of the Mandalore. While my previous reviews have acknowledged the influence of the Western genre on the series, Star Wars has always been a combination of Western and Eastern influences, from Eastwood to Kurosawa, and the Mandalorians themselves are a blend of the ionic American gunslinger and deadly, yet honorable, Japanese ronin. For those unaware, “Bushido” was the code of conduct upheld by the Samurai, the warrior class of feudal Japan. While there are many differences between the representation of Mandalorian culture and that of the Japanese Samurai warrior, there’s also a clear connection and inspiration when it comes to the concepts of honor, nobility, and respect. (Bushido served as a system of ethics and virtues, including focuses on concepts like benevolence, courage, loyalty, self-control, and more.) The potential inspiration becomes even more clear when one realizes that Bushido comes from the combination of the Japanese words, bushi (which translates to “warrior”), and do (which translates to “path” or “way”), thus translating literally to “way of the warrior” – less than a hair away from the Mandalorian motto of “This is the way.” While the influence of America’s cowboy culture can’t be ignored, “The Sin” makes it clear that Star Wars’ armored champions are more than just hot shots with a quick trigger finger. There is a living, breathing society represented here. One that cherishes honor, bravery, sincerity, and community as much as they relish cold, hard Beskar and the warm muzzle of a freshly fired blaster. One that values the honor of the job taken as much, if not more than, the reward acquired by completing it. Miscellaneous Notes: - This episode is the perfect excuse to dig into The Clone Wars and Rebels (also available on Disney+) given that their creator, Dave Filoni (executive producer on The Mandalorian), has spent those two series helping craft a complex and intriguing history for the Mandalorian culture through the prequel films and leading to just before the original trilogy. Both animated series are considered canon and will only make you further appreciated the interesting place these people find themselves in during the post-Empire era. - If I can criticize The Mandalorian for anything, it would be that sometimes things seems a bit too much like the original trilogy films from time to time. There are small elements that can be easily overlooked and really ruin very little, but, as a hardcore Star Wars fan, I do notice them from time to time. My one gripe for this episode would be the idea that Jabba the Hutt and Herzog’s Imperials own the same “mechanical eyeball” for their front door. Same technology, sure, but would it really the same exact model? It’s a nitpick, but I’m just imagining a greater amount of options available across the galaxy. - There seems to be quite a bit of discussion regarding the origin of the Yoda youngling. Given the mystery surrounding Yoda’s species and the Jedi Master himself, my guess is that it was cloned, possibly by Emperor Palpatine. He certainly would have an interest and potentially would have access to both Yoda’s blood (They got that midichlorian count in The Phantom Menace somehow.) and a penchant for cloning. If the youngling was cloned, this would both preserve Yoda’s individual story (no errant love children) and the mystery of his species’ origin. Additionally, that white egg thing the youngling was found in sure seems reminiscent of the aesthetics of the cloning facilities on Kamino. - So, it seems that IG-11 was not hired by a mysterious client to kill the youngling, but was actually sent by the same client as back up. Apparently, it was Herzog was acting like Oprah when it came to this bounty. (“You get a fob and you get a fob! Everybody gets a fob!”) - "Because I'm your only hope." – A twist on this iconic Star Wars line from Carl Weather’s Greef Karga in this episode. Greef also finds himself alive thanks to the protective powers of the Mandalorian Beskar by the end of the episode. Maybe it’s just a fun bit, but given that it’s likely we’ll see Weathers again before the end of the season, maybe it ‘s also a hint of things to come. We’ll have to #waitandsee on that. - It’s interesting to note that it seems every time Pascal’s Mandalorian returns to the Armorer’s forge, he reflects on the death of his parents. Predictably, one would assume this coincides with or is related to his introduction to Mandalorian culture as a foundling. Also, predictably, it is the source of his distaste for droids. - That jetpack salute to Mando from his fellow Mandalorian known referred to simply as “Heavy Infantry” feels like a live-action moment straight out of an animated Clone Wars episode. Final Verdict: Not only is “The Sin” another solid episode for The Mandalorian, but we’re only three episodes in, and the creative forces behind the series have re-invented the premise of the show, accomplishing what most shows would take an entire season to do. Now, all bets are off, as the Mandalorian and his tribe face off against the remains of the Empire and the Bounty Hunter’s Guild itself. 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__label__cc	0.592135	0.407865	Seventure Partners joins US$35m round into Zipongo Venture capital firm Seventure Partners has joined a US$35m Series B Round in Digital Nutrition Platform Zipongo. The US$9m invested into the Californian company comes from Seventures’ €160m Health for Life Capital™ fund, the premier fund dedicated to the expanding microbiome and nutrition space. Seventure was joined in the round by existing lead investor Mayfield (who contributed US$18m in 2016), and Zaffre Investments, the investment fund of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The fund will enable Zipongo to expand its commercial presence across Europe, with a primary focus in the UK. Currently Zipongo’s platform consists of a number of different apps, which are designed to change people’s behaviour around food. The app learns the users preferences and lifestyle and can suggest recipes, shopping lists and restaurant recommendations but is independent from sponsoring from advertisements. The company said, it will also use the money to launch its new product FoodScripts™. According to Dr. Jason Langheier, CEO and founder of Zipongo, FoodScripts will enable doctors to write a prescription for food. Compared to medication the right food choices are a much cheaper way to treat a condition. FoodScripts adds specific modules to Zipongo’s platform to address conditions like hypertension, diabetes, obesity through prescriptive, personalised, evidence-based nutrition programmes. Roll out to pilot customers will start this spring. The ultimate goal is to reduce the reliance on medication by using food as an alternative first-line therapy, thus lowering chronic disease costs. Most recently, German immunologists confirmed that nutrition can change the epigenetic pattern of cell progenitors of the innate immune system leading to higher susceptibility of inflammation, a driver of chronic diseases such as diabetes and atherosclerosis. A recent ranking of risk factors for death puts dietary risks above smoking. Currently, Zipongo works with 150 US corporations including wellness companies to reduce chronic disease and improve the health of employees and members. The Company estimates that every US$1 invested in corporate wellness yields $6 in corporate savings. Isabelle de Cremoux, CEO and Managing Partner of Seventure Partners, who had the idea to set up a fund focussed on microbiome and nutrition, commented: “Zipongo’s success in the US reflects the growing importance to users to make educated decisions about their nutrition and health. The Company is a perfect investment for Health for Life Capital™, sitting at the intersection of wellbeing and technology and we are pleased to be supporting its European growth strategy.” Zipongo is Seventure’s Health for Life Capital™ 17th investment. Seventures portfolio includes inflammation and cancer specialists such as Anaeropharma, Enterome or MaaT Pharma, personalised nutrition players such as DayTwo or TargEDys as well as developers of products that rebalance the microbiome such as Eligo, Biomx and Vedanta. Second clinical failure of Transgene in 2019 French Transgene SA (Strasbourg, France) has announced another study failure, following the Phase III flop of its oncolytic virus programme this... GeNeuro and Karolinska Institute collaborate in multiple sclerosis The 12-months trial, which will kick-off in QI/2020, will be led by Dr. Fredrik Piehl, head of research at the MS clinic at ASC in Stockholm, which... Healx Ltd raises $56m in Series B financing The financing was led by Atomico and joined by Intel Capital, Global Brain and btov Partners as new investors. Existing investors from a US$10m... Antabio SAS advances cystic fibrosis programme Antabio said it will use the second tranche of a 2017 CARB-X grant to complete non-GLP studies on the company‘s Pseudomonas Elastase inhibitor (PEi)...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1202
__label__wiki	0.935461	0.935461	clear-day Classic City Today Bulldog News Bulldog News Home National News Home Jamie Dupree’s Washington Insider Clark.com Schedule Home On Demand Home Mission: TimPossible Podcast Erick Erickson Podcast Hour The Second String Podcast Station Photos Tales From Tibby On-Air Staff WGAU On Amazon’s Echo LIVE COVERAGE: Senate Impeachment Trial. H 44° L 23° Clear. H 44° L 23° clear-night Athens Wine Weekend Grand Tasting Day Trip from ATL The Classic Center300 North Thomas Street, Athens, GA Alpha Gamma Rho Founders Day 2020 Jerzee's Sportsbar420 East Clayton Street, Athens, GA BREAKING: 5-star junior QB Brock Vandagriff has a new college decision Brock Vandagriffhas made a new decision. It should certainly read like a family-first decision. The 5-star QB de-committed from Oklahoma on the first day of 2020. He found a new home less than three weeks later. The rising senior in the 2021 class is able to still call it home both before and after his new college choice. It is 13.7 miles away from where he currently plays high school football. That will be 13 fewer hours and 900 miles closer than the Oklahoma program he had been previously committed to. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound junior from Prince Avenue Christian (Bogard, Ga.) is going to be a Bulldog. He announced that decision via his social media. Oklahoma was a great fit given his skill set. Now toss in Lincoln Riley and his reputation for building up No. 1 draft choices-slash-Heisman winners at that position. It made a lot of sense. Except when Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled around this past year. Those family ties tugged at his heart. He couldn't sleep and found himself praying it. 'My Dad and I we talked and stuff,' Brock Vandagriff said. 'We are kind of sacrificing the best fit for me just for some other things that are priorities now.' Vandagriff becomes the third member of the 2021 class in Athens and should certainly be seen as the cornerstone recruit for the class. That's a given with quarterbacks. Not just 5-star recruits. The 5-star QB ranks as the nation's No. 1 pro-style passer and the No. 9 overall prospect for that cycle on the 247Sports Composite rankings. He's the first 5-star QB to commit to Georgia since current Ohio State star Justin Fields did so in October of 2017. Why was it Georgia? 'I trust the coaches there and I trust them in the direction they are going and I want to be able to compete for national championships,' Brock Vandagriff said. When he made the decision to back off his commitment to Lincoln Riley at Oklahoma, it was clear that two things would be forthcoming: 1) He was going to make a move to be much closer to home: 2) He wasn't going to take a long time to figure out his next choice. pic.twitter.com/luGcDU7ZGI brock (@BrockVandagriff) January 1, 2020 The highly-competitive Prince Avenue Christian junior has never seemed to be the type that enjoyed the back-and-forth and courting of the recruiting process. When he opened his decision process back up, that just restarted all of those coaches reaching out once again. Vandagriff does plan to enroll early at Georgia in January of 2021. Brock Vandagriff: What he will now bring to UGA Let's tackle the biggest 'what this means' question first. Vandagriff will always be linked with Washington, D.C. area 5-star passer Caleb Williams in the 2021 cycle. Williams was heavy on Georgia over the last year, but LSU, Maryland, Oklahoma and Penn State are also strong contenders there for his eventual decision. The 6-foot-2, 207-pound junior is very much in the debate with Vandagriff for the nation's No. 1 overall QB prospect in 2021. He ranks as the nation's No.1 dual-threat passer and also the nation's No. 14 player at this time. This certainly appears to be an example of Georgia taking the commitment from a prospect who was ready to make his decision and dancing the jig around their facility in being fortunate to do so. He's rated as a pro-style QB, but his Hudl profile page lists a 4.65 time in the 40-yard dash. His 4.44 time in the pro agility drill should certainly be seen as a very good time for a quarterback prospect. Throw in his 37-inch vertical jump and he will certainly be an athlete for the Bulldogs at that position. Vandagriff's father, Greg, is the head football coach at Prince Avenue Christian in Bogart. That's about as close to UGA as any school can get. Especially one with his arm and the numbers he has put up playing Class A private football in Georgia. Toss in the fact that he is the son of a respected high school football coach in the state and it is clear that Vandagriff checks a lot of boxes in the ideal scouting makeup for a field leader. Vandagriff completed 151 of his 211 passes (72 percent) this past season for 2,471 yards in eight games. He tallied up a 31:3 touchdown-to-interception ratio. The junior also added 262 rushing yards and six touchdowns. Check out his junior highlight film below. He throws an easy ball that seems to carry downfield easily. Some of his best throws are made as he escapes the pocket on the run and delivers an accurate and powerful throw deep to receivers in stride. Brock Vandagriff: Getting to know Brock on DawgNation Brock Vandagriff breaks down his 'Junior Day' unofficial visit, plans quick return Vandagriff previews big UGA visit, opens up on his Oklahoma de-commitment Just how competitive is Brock Vandagriff? Check out this early DawgNation story The post BREAKING: 5-star junior QB Brock Vandagriff has a new college decision appeared first on DawgNation. Teen arrested with gun on Hall Co campus A teenager is arrested with a gun at North Hall High School. From the Hall County Sheriff’s Office… The Hall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a firearm was found in a 16-year-old male student’s vehicle at North Hall High School on Friday morning, Jan. 17. At approximately 9 a.m., a school official noticed an improperly parked vehicle on campus. The School Resource Officer was notified after the official observed a handgun in the vehicle. The SRO responded and also saw the weapon in the car. Deputies obtained a search warrant for the vehicle and located a rifle, a small quantity of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a bottle of alcohol inside. The handgun initially spotted in the car turned out to be a BB pistol that looked like an actual firearm. Sheriff’s Investigators obtained warrants for the arrest of the juvenile suspect on the charges of possession of a weapon at school, disrupting a public school and possession of marijuana. The 16year-old turned himself in to investigators early Friday evening and was transported to a youth detention center. The case remains under investigation by the Hall County Sheriff’s Office. Edwards, Dogs take on Wildcats tonight in Lexington The Georgia Bulldog basketball team, on the heels of a weekend loss at Mississippi State, will look for their first SEC road win of the season tonight in Lexington Kentucky. From Mike Mobley, UGA Sports Communications… Georgia will face Kentucky for the second time in two weeks on Tuesday. On Jan. 7 in a sold-out Stegeman Coliseum, the Bulldogs built a nine-point lead late in the first half and led for nearly 23 minutes of the game before the No. 14-ranked Wildcats rallied for a 78-69 victory. Tuesday’s contest at Rupp Arena is the second half of a challenging back-to-back, Saturday-Tuesday road portion of the Bulldogs’ schedule. Georgia lost at Mississippi State on Saturday. Roughly 71 hours later, the Bulldogs will face the Wildcats, who were ranked No. 10 and No. 12 in the AP and coaches polls last week, respectively. The outings versus MSU and UK are the fourth and fifth in Georgia’s grueling stretch to open SEC play. The Bulldogs will face six straight teams that earned NCAA Tournament bids last spring – Kentucky, Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Kentucky (again) and Ole Miss. Georgia is 11-6 overall and 1-3 in SEC play. Last Wednesday, the Bulldogs matched their overall win total from a year ago with an impressive 80-63 victory over Tennessee. Anthony Edwards, a pre- and mid-season All-American and leading National Freshman of the Year candidate, is the nation’s top-scoring freshman at 19.1 ppg. Edwards is the only freshman ranked among the top-50 scorers in the country at No. 47. Rayshaun Hammonds is the SEC’s fourth-leading rebounder (8.2 rpg) and also ranks No. 14 in scoring (13.8 ppg). UGA seeks Grad School dean Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost S. Jack Hu has appointed a 15-member committee to begin a national search for candidates for the position of vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia. The committee is chaired by Linda Kirk Fox, dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, and it includes faculty, staff and student representation. The national search follows a review of the Graduate School conducted by Fox and several committee members. “Elevating the leadership of the Graduate School to the vice provost level at the University of Georgia signals the important role graduate and professional education plays in promoting research and innovation across all the disciplines,” Hu said. “I appreciate the dedication of the committee members and look forward to meeting with the finalists for this critical position.” Faculty, staff, students or community members who wish to nominate candidates for consideration are invited to contact Michael Luthi, director of the UGA Search Group, at luthi@uga.edu. In addition to Fox, the search committee members are: Michelle Ballif, professor and head of the department of English in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Cheri Bliss, director of graduate admissions and student services in the Graduate School Beate Brunow, director of academic partnerships and initiatives in the Division of Student Affairs Amy Ellis, professor of mathematics education in the College of Education Noel Fallows, Distinguished Research Professor of Spanish and associate provost for global engagement Georgia Harrison Hall, associate professor in the College of Environment and Design and chair of the policy and planning committee of the Graduate Council Shelley Hooks, associate professor of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the College of Pharmacy and associate vice president in the Office of Research Lawrence Hornak, professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering and associate vice president for integrative team initiatives in the Office of Research Angela Hsiung, doctoral student in the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Peter Jutras, professor and director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music Erin Lipp, professor of environmental health science and associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Public Health Thomas Mote, Distinguished Research Professor of geography and associate dean in the Franklin College Mike Pfarrer, professor of management and associate dean for research and graduate programs in the Terry College of Business Franklin West, associate professor of animal and dairy science in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Ron Walcott, a professor of plant pathology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences who has served as associate dean of the Graduate School since 2017, is currently serving as interim dean of the Graduate School. The former dean of the Graduate School, Suzanne Barbour, was named dean of the Graduate School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Coldest weather of the season today and tomorrow in Athens, NE Ga Grab your hats, scarves, gloves and layer up. It’s going to be another cold day across north Georgia. Severe Weather Team 2 Meteorologist Brian Monahan has been tracking a colder start to your Tuesday morning than it was yesterday. Here’s what to know as you head out the door: Temperatures are in the teens and 20s now. Temperatures will continue to drop in most spots as we head toward sunrise Light wind out there this morning compared to yesterday, but Monahan says only a little wind has a big impact. Kirby Smart orchestrates amazing reinvigoration of Georgia football ATHENS It's hard to say exactly what Georgia football will look like next season, but what a difference 6 1/2 weeks has already made. It has been an amazing and bold offensive transformation by Kirby Smart, a coach who can't seem to turn the pressure up on himself and his program enough with slogans like 'Do More' on the heels of 13 and 11-win seasons. So it was 6 1/2 weeks ago, LSU was on top of the world and the Bulldogs were headed toward the ranks of also-rans. The SEC Championship Game scoreboard said 37-10 by the end of the night, and Georgia looked every bit that far removed from title contention. The Bayou Bengals have since claimed the big prize, beating Clemson, securing a place in history with a record-breaking 15-0 season. But now it's Georgia, with a championship defense returning and an offensive overhaul, that looks like the better bet to party in 2020. The LSU staff has fragmented, the defensive coordinator and offensive architect gone. The record-breaking QB is on to the NFL, nine players turned pro early and are among 14 starters who are moving on. There's nowhere to go but down for Tigers coach Ed Orgeron. But Georgia is still, somehow, a program on the rise. Smart's defense, which allowed the fewest points and rushing yards per game in the nation last season, is bought in. Nine of 11 starters are back. Juniors Richard LeCounte, Eric Stokes, Monty Rice and Malik Herring passed up millions of dollars to return and chase the big prize. Many will wonder: Can the offense get the job done? We're not talking about Jake Fromm here, for a change. And Fromm going pro two weeks ago? Man, that's old news. There's so much more to talk about with this overhauled Georgia offense, and we're not even sure where to begin. Smart, the man who says 'if it ain't broke, find a way to make it better,' is on a roll. All this, just 6 1/2 weeks after the championship window appeared to be closing on Georgia football. Remember? Dropped passes, missed tackles, an ailing star running back and a depleted receiving corps. There was noargument about College Football Playoff worthiness. The Bulldogs limped to the finish line. RELATED: Kirby Smart praises LSU, explains Jake Fromm's struggles in defeat And yet, it was a noble regular-season finish. UGA won six straight to win a third-straight SEC East Division crown. But even in victory, right before our eyes, the quarterback was losing his confidence, the coaches were losing control of players, and the program was losing its pride. Another ho-hum Sugar Bowl trip was ahead. A handful of players quit the team early to train for the NFL draft. Others failed substance tests or flunked classes. No wonder Smart dodged the press. There was nothing remotely good or promising to say in those dark days of December. As Smart likes to say, the Bulldogs prefer to talk with their helmets, and any other major changes in direction would require an infusion of impact players and new coaches. Few could have anticipated just how aggressive Smart would be, but the team's showing in New Orleans provided a hint. The Bulldogs weren't ready to roll over and die. Baylor's Bears probably still don't know what hit them, or who hit them, with so many new faces and names filling the shoes of the 12 former starters who were missing in New Orleans. RELATED: Kirby Smart and Bulldogs score sweet statement win in Sugar Bowl As beleaguered and hard to watch as the 2019 Georgia football team was, it finished 5-1 versus Top 25 teams and with a No. 4 ranking. That was good enough for the record books, but not good enough for Smart, who has gone to work: The addition of grad-transfer Jamie Newman, a dual-threat QB with a big arm was captivating. The addition of Florida State grad-transfer TE Tre' Mckitty coupled with incoming freshman 5-star phenom Darnell Washington is fascinating. And now, in the past few days, Smart has turned his offensive staff upside down, landing former NFL OC Todd Monken and Southern Miss OC Buster Faulkner. There will be collateral damage, it's just a matter of who and when. Fans are scurrying to check Twitter profiles and message boards by the hour. Meanwhile, Smart is plotting his next move and another finishing kick on the fast-approaching February National Signing Day. A lot has changed in the past 6 1/2 weeks, and knowing Smart and the sense of urgency he has brought to Georgia football, there's no telling what could be next. Georgia football offseason Buster Faulkner the latest hire for Georgia offensive staff Kirby Smart lands Air Raid guru Todd Monken Todd Monken steps out of messy Cleveland and into ideal spot LSU DC Dave Aranda reveals UGA offensive game plan Mark Richt gives scout on FSU grad-transfer Tre' Mckitty UGA provides status update on James Coley Numbers game: Comparing Jamie Newman to Jake Fromm . The post Kirby Smart orchestrates amazing reinvigoration of Georgia football appeared first on DawgNation. WATCH: Georgia basketball coach Tom Crean relishes Rupp road trip, opportunity at Kentucky ATHENS You won't hear of too many college basketball coaches relishing an opportunity to play Kentucky in Rupp Arena, much less a team coming off a 32-point loss. But that's exactly where Georgia coach Tom Crean and his Bulldogs are right now, eager to prove themselves and make amends after an embarrassing 91-59 loss at Mississippi State on Saturday. 'I'm glad we're going on the road again right now, I really am,' Crean said on Monday, standing outside his office in Stegeman Coliseum as fans strolled by en route to a gymnastics meet. 'We've got to go test ourselves.' Georgia (11-6, 1-3 SEC) tips off at No. 15 Kentucky (13-4, 4-1) at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (TV: ESPN) looking to get back their pride. It wasn't just that UGA lost to Mississippi State by such a lopsided margin, it was how they lost. Georgia was outrebounded 40-22, it was beat in transition and out-physicaled and out-toughed at each turn. It was the first time this year's edition of Georgia Bulldogs, featuring projected NBA lottery pick Anthony Edwards and a recharged Rayshaun Hammonds, looked like the sad sack group of a year ago. RELATED: Crean calls out Bulldogs for pitiful' effort Crean, as upset as he was about the Saturday night defeat, clearly believes in this year's team and loves their disposition. 'I'm glad we get to go test ourselves right now, because we've got to bounce back and bounce back quickly from it,' said Crean, who won two outright Big Ten championships while at Indiana. 'We practiced well, we practiced confidently we have very hard workers, we have guys that are diligent and want to be good. It wasn't like we didn't go do it a couple of weeks ago, and we have to remember that, as well.' Indeed, Georgia's 65-62 road win at then-No. 9 Memphis on Jan. 4 was a victory to build on. It was only the second time in UGA basketball history the program won a non-conference road game against a Top 25 team. Beating Tennessee 80-63 last Wednesday after the Vols beat the Bulldogs by 46 a year ago was another program win. While Georgia might not beat Kentucky on Tuesday the odds say it probably won't Crean sounds confident his players will compete. This, even though they were blown out at Auburn (82-60) and Mississippi State (91-59) in their first two SEC road games. 'We have to understand that whether we're at home or whether we're on the road, we have to play a physical style of game when it comes to getting into people blocking out,' Crean said. 'Or, going for 50-50 balls, getting back in transition defense, being more active with your hands, all of those kind of things.' Georgia's next home game is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday against Ole Miss. Georgia coach Tom Crean DawgNation Georgia Basketball Mississippi State wins battle of Bulldogs in Starkville, decisively Anthony Edwards puts the squeeze on Tennessee in blowout win Georgia falls in first SEC road game of season at Auburn Anthony Edwards says UGA didn't play tough enough vs. Kentucky Georgia basketball delivers signature Top 10 win at Memphs Freshman Anthony Edwards discloses injury, status Sahvir Wheeler on clutch game-winner, 'been there a ton of times' Tom Izzo on Georgia: 'That was an incredible comeback' Anthony Edwards lights up Michigan State for 37 in 93-85 loss Rayshaun Hammonds wrecks Georgia Tech Anthony Edwards draws standing ovation in opener Georgia freshman already making basketball history The post WATCH: Georgia basketball coach Tom Crean relishes Rupp road trip, opportunity at Kentucky appeared first on DawgNation. Ben Cleveland: He’s following through on a plan to return to UGA in 2020 Ben Cleveland is ready for one more ride with the Georgia football team. Look for those size-17 cleats to still be in action at Sanford Stadium this fall. DawgNation has learned via his father that the rising redshirt senior is enrolled in classes for this semester and is only a few hours away from a degree in sociology at UGA. Derek Cleveland also said that the plan is for his son to finish his degree and continue on as a member of the team this fall. What's most important to the young man known as 'Big Country' to a lot of folks? That would be that degree followed by leaving UGA on a strong and a positive note. He's worked too hard not to do so, his father said. That will make sure that Georgia's first man off the bus, so to speak, still cuts a very impressive physical figure. The 6-foot-6, 335-pound offensive guard missed the Sugar Bowl due to what has been described as an academic issue during his fall semester. Ben Cleveland: Help offset the attrition along the O-line Cleveland's return will now add another potential starting option with good SEC experience for first-year line coach Matt Luke. Luke's room has certainly been in flux of late. Solomon Kindley, Andrew Thomas and Isaiah Wilson all opted to leave for the NFL this month even though they had eligibility remaining.Cade Mays also chose to leave UGA via the transfer portal to return to his hometown for play for his father's alma mater at Tennessee. Mays will be a junior this fall and he will also have the chance to play with his younger brother, Cooper, in Knoxville. Those moves meant that the Bulldogs have seen an aggregate of 115 games worth of starting experience leave the program after the 2019 season. Kindley (32 games), Mays (18 games) Thomas (41 games) and Wilson (24 games) all would have projected to be starters for 2020 team, too. It means that it is good news to have Cleveland and his 16 starts back. Especially with Justin Shaffer cleared to return from the neck injury he suffered last season. Rising junior Trey Hill is the most experienced returning member of the Georgia offensive line. The starting center brings back 18 games of starting experience, including 14 games as a true sophomore in 2019. Cleveland, a former 5-star OT prospect for 247Sports, does project to have an NFL future one day. That said, he has also been on campus since January of 2016. There was some feeling that his future was in doubt after he missed the Sugar Bowl back on Jan. 1. The former Stephens County standout (Toccoa, Ga.) reported to campus and even went through the 2016 season at just 17 years of age. But it now appears that he's not ready to put up that 'Power G' helmet just yet. RELATED: Georgia adds Southern Miss offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner to staff The post Ben Cleveland: He's following through on a plan to return to UGA in 2020 appeared first on DawgNation. Georgia football hires Buster Faulkner to offensive staff ATHENS Georgia football has hired Buster Faulkner to work with its quarterbacks on its offensive staff, DawgNation has learned. Faulkner is the former offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Miss. Prior to that, Faulkner spent three seasons as the Arkansas State offensive coordinator and tight ends coach. Faulkner is from Lilburn, Ga., and led Parkview High School to the 1997 Georgia state championship before going on to play quarterback at Valdosta State from 2000-2003. UGA coach Kirby Smart was on the Valdosta State staff in 2000 and 2001, as the secondary coach (2000) and then defensive coordinator (2001). Jeff Sentell contributed to this report. More details as they emerge. The post Georgia football hires Buster Faulkner to offensive staff appeared first on DawgNation. Georgia football adds offseason excitement, QB stars endorse Todd Monken ATHENS New Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken hasn't been introduced to the Georgia football fanbase yet, and Kirby Smart might not allow the 53-year-old NFL veteran to talk until fall drills. But there's enough of a history behind Monken that Bulldogs' fans should be able to sense what all the excitement is about. RELATED: Todd Monken trades total mess' for championship quest It's likely Georgia followers will get to see for themselves around April 18, which is the projected but not yet official date for he annual G-Day Game. While Monken's one-year stint as the Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator didn't work out, it's important to note it wasn't his show. Former head coach Freddie Kitchens called the plays. But the year before, Monken directed the NFL's top passing offense with Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jameis Winston his quarterbacks with the Tampa Bay Bucs. The University of Georgia gathered up some quotes from former quarterbacks who played in Monken's offenses. Nick Mullens, the backup QB on the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers, was developed by Monken at Southern Miss and went on to become the 2015 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Mullens was quick to chime in on the hire: ' Coach Monken is an excellent coach who will bring energy and passion every day. He's extremely smart and will do a great job of developing his players' knowledge of the game. He knows how to scheme receivers open and put players in the best situations to succeed. Georgia got a great offensive mind that players will have fun playing for!' And, if you are wondering what Monken's conversation with the returning Bulldogs quarterbacks and incoming Wake Forest graduate transfer Jamie Newman might go like, these comments from former first-round NFL pick Brandon Weeden could provide some insight: 'From my first conversation with Coach Monken on the phone, I knew he was what we needed to pick up where we left off from the 2010 season. He came in and embraced what we had and put his finger print on it and did an unbelievable job. I think guys respected him immediately because of his time in the NFL and even more once we got to work. He's an innovative coach who brings that fire and passion you need. He's one of my favorite coaches I had the opportunity to play for and great guy as well. We were lucky to get him and it worked out for both sides. ' Finally, there was this endorsement from Ryan Fitzpatrick, who split time with Jameis Winston in the 2018 Tampa Bay offense that led the NFL in passing yardage under Monken's direction. 'Coach Monken sees the game through the quarterback's eyes. He is aggressive and calls a game based on the strengths of his players. He does a great job of teaching and instilling confidence in the entire unit.' Georgia football offseason Kirby Smart lands Air Raid guru Todd Monken Todd Monken steps out of messy Cleveland and into ideal spot LSU DC Dave Aranda reveals UGA offensive game plan Mark Richt gives scout on FSU grad-transfer Tre Mckitty UGA provides status update on James Coley Numbers game: Comparing Jamie Newman to Jake Fromm Bulldogs' safety headed for Ole Miss RELATED: Cade Mays makes stunning Rocky Top Hop Projected starting Georgia lineman returning from injury PODCAST: Brandon Adams discusses Todd Monken addition The post Georgia football adds offseason excitement, QB stars endorse Todd Monken appeared first on DawgNation. More Bulldog News NEWS/WEATHER/TRAFFIC EEOC Statement WGAU-AM FCC Public File © 2020 Cox Media Group. By using this website, you accept the terms of our Visitor Agreement and Privacy Policy, and understand your options regarding Ad Choices ▶.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1206
__label__wiki	0.531086	0.531086	Star Wars: Smugglers Guide From: Star Wars Universe: Star Wars Author: Daniel Wallace Published by: Becker & Mayer £39.99 RRP £79.90 Delivery cost of this item to United Kingdom: £5.50 Once dispatched, estimated delivery within the United Kingdom is 3 to 5 working days Recovered from a strong box on the Millennium Falcon, Star Wars: Smuggler’s Guide traces its own extraordinary journey through such notorious characters as Maz Kanata, Hondo Ohnaka, Drydon Vos, Lando Calrissian, and Han Solo. Explore previously unknown details about the underhanded dealings of the galaxy’s underworld. The lengths to which the underworld will go for a legendary prize is unparalleled. What started as a simple logbook with a piece of valuable information was soon stolen, traded, and smuggled around the outer rim and shady ports. With each pirate, thief, gambler, and criminal who took possession of the book, new insight and details were added, creating the Smuggler’s Guide, a coveted collection of hidden treasure locations, advice, and hard-earned data. Becker & Mayer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1216
__label__cc	0.6785	0.3215	One of the Figge Art Museum’s most popular works of art, Michael Meilahn’s Corn Zone will be on view in the ground floor orientation gallery from April 29 to September 18, 2011. The blown glass installation consists of spectacular oversize blown glass ears of corn, in a variety of shapes and colors, all suspended from the galley’s ceiling. Meilahn is both a farmer and an artist. The exhibition is about the fragility of glass and about genetic modification which consciously and unconsciously molds Meilahn’s life and work. Museum patrons can experience a glass “corn field” and experience the story of corn, its production, and agriculture from the artist-farmer’s perspective, elements of which can be seen in three massive video projections which accompany the installation. “An ear of corn, in my world, is the point of convergence. That point just happened to my careers, farming and art. Corn is not the usual tool to convergence. Lines, rows, numbers, higher prices, lower prices, color spectrums, mapping, information technology, air masses, hybrids, and species commonly lead to convergence; but, corn has unwittingly been the catalyst” says Meilahn. The exhibition is accompanied by a short video interview with the artist along with scenes of the artist at work in field and studio. Watch a video about Meilahn working in his studio on pieces for Corn Zone. The multi-media installation Corn Zone was a gift to the museum in honor of Thomas Gildehaus, former board president, interim director and trustee.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1225
__label__wiki	0.750677	0.750677	Vivo Banks on In-Display Excitement with Z1x Device Vivo is sticking with in-display fingerprint scanning for its next big smartphone, the Vivo Z1x. A follow-up to the Vivo Z1Pro announced earlier this summer, the Z1x is slated to launch in India on September 6th. And in a teaser video posted on Twitter, Vivo is highlighting the device’s use of an in-display fingerprint scanner… Here’s How Apple’s Commitment to Face ID is Affecting the Mobile Biometrics Industry Apple confirmed longstanding speculation last week with its unveiling of its three new iPhone models for 2018. Like last year’s iPhone X, all of the new devices have abandoned Apple’s pioneering Touch ID fingerprint authentication system in favor of Face ID, an infrared, 3D facial recognition system. Face ID is now the sole means of… Vivo V11 Smartphone Features In-Display Fingerprint Recognition “In-display fingerprint scanning eliminates the need for a physical home button, which means that phone makers can make the device’s display take up almost the whole front face of the device without having to move the fingerprint scanner to the rear face of the phone.” Vivo is expanding its use of in-display fingerprint scanning technology,… Enhanced In-Display Fingerprint Recognition Featured in New Vivo Flagship Phone “…with its integration of in-display fingerprint scanning in the X23, Vivo is continuing to drive what may be a growing trend in mobile biometrics, with other smartphone makers like Xiaomi also following suit.” Vivo has officially announced its next flagship smartphone, and it’s going to feature improved in-display fingerprint recognition. The device has only just… International Launch of Vivo Nex to Spread In-Display Biometrics In-display fingerprint scanning technology is poised to continue its expansion beyond the China market with the international launch of Vivo’s Nex smartphone. The company has announced that its latest flagship device will soon launch in Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Russia, and Taiwan. It’s the third smartphone from Vivo to feature in-display sensor technology, which Vivo… Vivo Works With Megvii for Advanced Mobile 3D Facial Recognition Applications Vivo is now working with a facial recognition specialist on 3D face and head modelling technology. The partnership was detailed at last week’s Mobile World Congress Shanghai event, where both companies showed off technology allowing attendees to have their heads scanned and then built into a physical 3D model they could hold in their hands.… Goodix Aims to Speed Up Production with New Design Tools A partnership with California-based Helic, Inc. is poised to enhance the technology of Shenzhen-based Goodix. The companies have announced that Goodix has integrated Helic’s VeloceRF, RaptorX, and Exalto solutions into Goodix Design Flow, its analog and RF design platform. It’s a technically complex business. Attempting to explain the integrations in a statement, Goodix Wireless Technology… BRIEF: A Big Week In Mobile Biometrics It has been a particularly busy week for mobile biometrics, with industry news running the gamut from security fiascos to pioneering innovations. In some ways, the week has marked the culmination of some of the biggest trends that have been underway over the past year – the rise of facial recognition, the ongoing proliferation of… Vivo X21 Launches in India with In-Display Fingerprint Biometrics “While its in-display fingerprint scanning is probably the X21’s most talked-about feature, the device is noteworthy for offering another relatively novel form of biometric authentication as well – facial recognition.” Vivo officially launched its pioneering X21 smartphone in India today, just about a week after the country’s e-commerce giant Flipkart announced it would be the… Smartphone with Clear ID to Launch in India The sequel to Vivo’s pioneering X20 Plus UD smartphone is coming to India, with the country’s major retailer Flipkart announcing that it will be exclusive retailer of the Vivo X21. The device maintains the key feature of its predecessor – an in-display fingerprint sensor. Developed by Synaptics, the Clear ID biometric technology allows a fingerprint… Vivo X20 Plus UD Goes on Sale With In-Display Fingerprint Sensor The world’s first smartphone with a fingerprint sensor embedded under its display will go on sale today. Vivo first announced that it had such a device in production last month, immediately after fingerprint biometrics specialist Synaptics announced that it had viable in-display technology in mass production. Then, at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month,… Vivo X20 Plus To Launch this Week With Clear ID In-Display Fingerprint Sensor “It’s the first device to feature Synaptics’ CLEAR ID 9500, an optical fingerprint sensor designed for integration under a device’s display…” The world’s first commercially available smartphone with an in-display fingerprint sensor will hit the market on January 24th. The device comes from Vivo, which recently showed it off at the Consumer Electronics Show. Dubbed… Upcoming Synaptics Q2 Report May Hint at In-Display Tech Prospects “The update will arrive at an exciting time for the company and indeed for the markets in which it operates, particularly the mobile sector.” Synaptics will report its Q2 fiscal results for 2018 on February 7th, the company has announced. The results will be issued after market close, while Synaptics officials will host a conference… Clear ID In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Receives Accolades at CES Surprising no one, Synaptics’ in-display fingerprint solution has come away from this year’s Consumer Electronics Show with numerous awards and wide acclaim. The company has announced that its Clear ID FS9500 fingerprint sensor received ‘Best of Show’ recognition from numerous online news outlets including Android Authority, Android Central, Digital Trends, Tech Radar, TechnoBuffalo, and Toms… Vivo’s In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Smartphone Demoed at CES “The company emphasized the solution’s capability of accommodating full-size displays that take up almost the entire front face of a mobile device, and the convenience of maintaining a front-facing fingerprint scanning system with respect to the user experience.” As anticipated, Vivo has taken the opportunity of this week’s Consumer Electronics Show to demo the world’s… Vivo Will Be The First Smartphone to Use Clear ID Synaptics’ in-display fingerprint sensor technology is going to be used first in a Vivo smartphone. The news comes just a few days after Synaptics’ announcement that it had in-display fingerprint sensors in mass production, and that it would soon be deployed in a ‘Tier 1’ smartphone, with demos planned for the Consumer Electronics Show. Synaptics… The Biometric Implications of the US-China Trade Agreement’s MoU’s “Vivo also emphasized its collaboration with Qualcomm on in-display fingerprint sensor technology…” Three major smartphone companies have signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MoU) agreements to purchase 12 billion dollars’ worth of Qualcomm technology over the next three years. The agreements were signed as part of a larger bilateral trade initiative undertaken upon President Donald Trump’s… New Vivo Smartphone Reflects Design Trend Noted by FPC “…its fingerprint sensor is on the rear, in line with a trend among FPC clients reported in the company’s recent revised revenue guidance for Q3.” Vivo’s new X20 smartphone features an FPC1035 fingerprint sensor, Fingerprint Cards has announced. The China-based smartphone maker is a longtime Fingerprint Cards client and has integrated the latter’s biometric technology… Leaked Images Show In-Display Fingerprint Sensor on Vivo Xplay 7 Leaked images suggest that Vivo’s next flagship smartphone will feature an in-display fingerprint sensor. The images appear to show slides from a presentation on an upcoming Vivo device labelled “Xplay 7”. The slides depict a smartphone with small bezels and a large screen, with a circular digital button – possibly depicting a fingerprint shape, though…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1228
__label__cc	0.744326	0.255674	Ubisoft Forums > Assassin's Creed > Assassin's Creed - General Discussions > Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – Cosplay Interview with Imaginary Costume View Full Version : Assassin’s Creed Chronicles – Cosplay Interview with Imaginary Costume Nikki Marie has been cosplaying for 5 years now. Some of you may know her better as Imaginary Costume. She recently debuted her phenomenal Shao Jun costume, so naturally, we wanted to get to know her better with a few questions. When and how did you get into Cosplay/Costume making? I first came across Cosplay while I was studying Fine Arts at college in 2010. I wanted to create a Costume piece that resembled a character from a game, and thus, that was my introduction to costume play. I then took my costume piece to Linz, Austria, where I attended my first Anime/Manga convention called MACOnvention. That experience kick started my love for costuming and I went on to study a BA in Historical and Performance Costume for Stage and Screen at University. It was at this point that I expanded my knowledge in sewing, creating an 1860's Crinoline dress, 1690's Menswear, and 1940's Burlesque. For my final year, I designed and created a submersible Mermaid costume. As I also wanted to incorporate Cosplay into my study, I snuck in Ezio Auditore's robes from Assassin's Creed II, making them as historically accurate as possible by limiting myself to materials and methods available in the time period. https://c.na1.content.force.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=015300000036JL9&oid=00D30000001aepT&lastMod=1428582985000 What was the first character you portrayed? The first character I portrayed was Guilmon from Digimon. This costume was very different from what I was used to making but I wanted to challenge myself. At the time, two of my friends were learning to sew and I ended up using the costume to teach them. I don’t think I’d make another costume like this one, it was way too hot to wear! I prefer to make historical costume pieces. Any notable accomplishments in the world of Cosplay? (Competition wins, features) In April 2014, I attended the Scarborough Sci-Fi Convention. There, I entered my first masquerade with my Ezio Auditore costume and won first place. A few months later in July, I went to the London Anime & Gaming Convention where I also entered the masquerade with my Ezio costume. I won the Assassin’s Creed category and was given an Ezio print (signed by Roger Craig Smith himself) by the Ubisoft UK Field Team. In September 2014, I debuted my Arno Dorian costume at the annual Eurogamer Expo. While watching the Assassin’s Creed Unity showcase, the Ubisoft UK Field Team recognized me and asked if I would like to participate in a few upcoming events they had planned. I ended up supporting the Assassin's Creed Unity midnight launch dressed as Arno, at GAME’s flagship store in London. I also attended the Unity day one launch at a GAME store in Birmingham wearing my Shao Jun costume. I then got invited to an Assassin's Creed themed party in London. There was music, Assassin’s Mead on the drinks menu, cake and other Cosplayers dressed as Assassin’s and Templar’s. It was an awesome experience! Last February, I went back to the Anime & Gaming Convention. This time the Ubisoft UK Field Team requested to have two of my costumes on display (Arno Dorian and Ezio Auditore) at their booth. It’s been a busy and exciting year! Here are some video highlights. AC Unity Midnight Launch Video: https://youtu.be/v9IU3vEhDzg AC Unity Day Launch Video: https://youtu.be/zVLdnN5RaZk AC Party Video: https://youtu.be/d3FokHdfb4U https://c.na1.content.force.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=015300000036JLd&oid=00D30000001aepT&lastMod=1428584796000 What drew you to Shao Jun? It was around the time between completing my Arno costume and the start of Eurogamer Expo, that I got the urge to make another Assassin's Creed costume. I originally considered “gender switching” an Assassin, but quickly decided that I wanted to cosplay a strong female lead within the franchise. After posting on an Assassin's Creed fan page asking for ideas, Shao Jun came back as an almost unanimous choice. Assassin's Creed Chronicles was then announced the next day and upon seeing the concept artwork and trailer, I was sold! Her Assassin outfit is beautiful! In fact, on my drive back up from Eurogamer Expo, I bought the fabric, started on the costume and had it completed within a week. Were you familiar with Assassin's Creed before you saw Embers or the Chronicles China announcement? In order to study Ezio’s costume I had to play through Assassin's Creed II and also found myself playing through Assassin's Creed III (I love Connor). This was the first time I picked up an Assassin’s Creed game and actually played them myself. Prior to that, I used to watch my brother play through the games while I gathered inspiration for costumes. Which is your favorite character in the Assassin’s Creed universe? I'm in love with all of the costume designs in the Assassin's Creed franchise and I find them so inspiring. If I had my way I’d make all of the costumes, but my favorite character primarily for her costume design and origin, would have to be Shao Jun. https://c.na1.content.force.com/servlet/servlet.ImageServer?id=015300000036JLi&oid=00D30000001aepT&lastMod=1428584947000 Where can people find more of your work? Facebook: www.facebook.com/Imaginarycostume Twitter: @ImaginaryCos (http://www.twitter.com/@ImaginaryCos) Instagram: Imaginary Costume (https://instagram.com/imaginarycostume/) Deviant Art: imaginarycostume.deviantart.com (http://imaginarycostume.deviantart.com/) The hood looks a little floppy but that's more saying about the character designers than this cosplay, which is awesome otherwise. I always thought the AC cosplays are brilliant and faithful, but don't get enough attention cuz no titties That's pretty cool, keep up the good work.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1231
__label__cc	0.570865	0.429135	Ubisoft Forums > Assassin's Creed > Assassin's Creed - General Discussions > The Animus-an allusion to Carl Jung? View Full Version : The Animus-an allusion to Carl Jung? spazzoo1025 so yeah i know everyone knows Animus means spirit or mind, but I don't think anyone's ever connected it to the Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung. In his school of analytical psychology (the apprehension and integration of the deep forces and motivations underlying human behaviour), Jung believed the Animus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anima_and_animus), or anima, to be the "unconscious or true inner self of an individual", as opposed to the persona, or outer aspect, of the individual. This may not be what Ubisoft was going for though because Jung also believed that in the male, the anima is a feminine personality, and vice versa for females. Also, Altair could be thought of as Desmond's inner personality, obviously not female though, and so through the Bleeding Effect, Desmond is letting his inner personality out. Kaxen6 Eh... It doesn't seem that Jungian to me. >_> Animus is the male part of females in Jungian Psychology... Well... Animus is a male Latin noun anyhow... but the Animus has a girl's voice... why do electronics always have girl voices? >_> Brain trailing off to comic (http://zekarmisama.deviantart.com/art/The-Voice-of-the-Animus-99942256) L0rdeKing I really wonder why too, but I like it when it's done perfectly, and I liked it in AC and in Time Shift but I hated it in Crysis, the male voice sounded more approprite in it caswallawn_2k7 @kax: the majority of electronics have female voices as electronics and gadgets are still seen as mainly for men. so it goes back to the old advertising method of put a woman there with big boobs and men will buy it. just instead of using an image they use a female voice. altho my satnav had a male voice but I put it on because it shouted at you and i thought it was funny. altho I know some1 with a similar addon for his cars turbo that basicaly keep calling him and shoting at him to drive faster. http://forums.ubi.com/images/smilies/88.gif	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1233
__label__wiki	0.543982	0.543982	Coach lost both legs, his left hand and some fingers – but not his positive outlook Posted 10:14 am, October 18, 2019, by Nexstar Media Group SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KTXL) - A California high school football coach went in for a routine medical procedure and nearly died. Life is a lot different these days for 49-year-old Casey Cagle. “I walked into that hospital at 6-foot-5-and-a-half, you know, 261 pounds. I came out at 4-foot-6 and 191 pounds. You realize at that point how fast things can change.” “I'm vulnerable for the first time in my life,” the Bradshaw Christian assistant football coach told KTXL. “I walked into that hospital at 6-foot-5-and-a-half, you know, 261 pounds. I came out at 4-foot-6 and 191 pounds. You realize at that point how fast things can change.” That was this past May when Cagle went in for a four-hour procedure on his heart. But complications almost cost him his life. “For the boys, dealing with losing a coach would be difficult,” said Bradshaw Christian Athletic Director Kurt Takahashi. “So, we all braced ourselves for it and then it comes out as a miracle.” “It was really like shadowy gray around,” said running back Jeremiah Bonner. “Nobody really had the energy to go practice. It made things a little harder.” Coach Cagle ended up spending close to 100 days in the hospital. During that time, doctors were forced to amputate both of Cagle's legs, his left hand and several fingers. But he never lost his sense of humor or his positive outlook on life. “You realize one digit can do a lot for you,” Cagle said holding up his pinky. “Every time we score now, the kids put a pinky up. Whoever scored run over and I get my hug out of it.” Cagle said he has received endless support from his family, his team and the entire Bradshaw Christian community. “Those are the kinds of things, the support from your family and the people you know in the community, that's what really makes you go forward and want to live,” he told KTXL. “He cooks, he does laundry, he cleans his house,” said Cagle’s brother, Michael. “I mean, he really enjoys being independent. If anything, we are through the hard part now and things will continue to get better as we go.” The assistant coach returned part-time to the program just last month. “You can sum it up in one word - adversity. It's what we try to teach these kids in school, in life, in general,” Takahashi said. “You realize you've got to be the same person you were. I can't bring them down and I can't bring myself down or else it's going to be a long life,” Cagle explained. “I'd rather go about this the way I used to. It makes me feel like I am still the person I used to be.” Coach Cagle already has big plans for next year. He’s hoping he will get prosthetic legs come January and then he'll be right back at Bradshaw Christian School coaching the defensive line come the summer. Wisconsin wide receiver Quintez Cephus to enter NFL draft Paradise was destroyed, but the high school football team is undefeated – and may not make the playoffs This 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking for Valentine’s Day cards: ‘I’ll save every one’ Antetokounmpo, Bucks hold off Celtics, 128-123 Surveillance camera captured football coach disarming student, and then embracing him Wisconsin trounces Tennessee 68-48 for 1st road win of year Wisconsin Badgers, Oregon Ducks approach pomp of Rose Bowl in different ways Giannis has triple-double, Bucks rout Knicks 123-102 Aaron Rodgers knows time to win 2nd Super Bowl is running out ‘Became the hardest worker:’ David Bakhtiari’s journey to All-Pro status started in San Mateo Davidson, Ford lift Wisconsin past McNeese in 83-63 win A 104-year-old Marine Corps veteran is asking people to send him Valentine’s Day cards	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1235
__label__cc	0.554715	0.445285	Overleaf Co-Founder, Dr. John Hammersley named ‘Rising Star 2015’ Posted by Mary Anne on June 8, 2015 We are proud to announce that Dr John Hammersley, Overleaf co-founder, has recently been named by The Bookseller as one of their 2015 Rising Stars. Photo credit: Hannah Love via Twitter The list, produced in association with the Frankfurt Book Fair and sponsored by Inspired Selection has named 39 people that are considered the ‘movers and shakers’ of the publishing industry – up-and-comers and leaders that go beyond their daily call of duty. ‘Hammersley is undoubtedly the only person in the wider UK scientific publishing space who co-designed the world’s first driverless taxi system. It was through working on that project — the taxi pods are now in use at Heathrow Terminal 5 — with his business partner John Lees-Miller that Overleaf was born. The two academics — Hammersley has a PhD from Durham in theoretical and mathematical physics — became frustrated with the difficulties of collaborating online, and decided to fix the problem. Overleaf is an online collaborative writing and publishing tool that makes the process of writing, editing and publishing scientific documents quicker and easier. Overleaf could broadly be described as a souped-up Google Docs for researchers, but developed for the more demanding needs of scientific researchers, institutions and publishers. In under two years, the platform has already garnered 200,000 users worldwide, linked up with scores of publishers and has been backed by Digital Science. The year ahead: “We have exciting product developments in the pipeline, and we’re also going to make a stronger push with institutions and focus on integration with libraries”.’ Congratulations Dr. Hammersley – well deserved! Overleaf is Gratuit Tchéque Suedois Koréen Désolé, quelque chose s'est mal passé :( Avez-vous consulté notre Base de connaissances ? URL du projet concerné (Optionnel) Votre demande de contact a été envoyée. Notre équipe de support va l’examiner et vous recevrez une réponse par courriel.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1236
__label__wiki	0.578244	0.578244	Gagrule.net Gagrule.net is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media platform. Our platform is News, Views, Interviews worldwide GagruleLive Armenia profile 2 prominent flu strains are hitting kids and the young particularly hard this season January 10, 2020 by administrator Leave a Comment It’s too early to know how effective this season’s vaccine is, but “run, don’t walk” to get a flu shot, one expert said. By Erika Edwards This season’s flu continues to hit children and young adults particularly hard, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting Friday that there have been twice as many pediatric flu deaths so far this year than at the same time last year. What’s more, a second strain of the virus that more commonly infects younger people is becoming widespread, the CDC reported Friday. But experts tell NBC News that this year’s flu season could end up being less severe overall, based on two indicators of severity: hospitalizations and deaths. That’s because this season’s prominent virus strains are typically hitting younger, healthier people. The flu season so far has distinguished itself from previous years with an early rise in a strain of the virus called B/Victoria. That strain typically does not pop up until the end of flu season, in early spring. The flu season typically lasts from October through April, but activity can last as late as May, according to the CDC. “Flu B has a predilection for striking children,” said Dr. William Schaffner, a professor at Vanderbilt University and medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. “We’re seeing lots of children and more young adults at the present time. That’s a reflection of the dominance of flu B.” Another strain of flu — the influenza A strain H1N1 — is also starting to circulate. This strain also typically hits young people harder, said the CDC. “We’re definitely seeing more than the average number of flu cases this year,” Dr. Seema Shah, medical director of the emergency department at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, told NBC affiliate KNSD. Her department has been so inundated with patients, she’s advising families in her area to seek care at urgent care facilities, rather than automatically taking children with milder illnesses to the emergency room. This past week, the CDC received five new reports of children who died from the flu, bringing the number of pediatric flu deaths to 32 so far this season. At the same point during the 2018-2019 season, there had been 16 pediatric flu deaths. The agency estimates that at least 9.7 million people have had the flu this season, with 87,000 hospitalizations and 4,800 deaths reported so far. 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On July 14 Sevan Nisanyan, a famous jailed […] Hrant Dink: ‘Not Forgotten’: Protesters Seek Justice For Slain Turkish-Armenian Journalist By Fulya OZERKAN Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday outside the former offices of Agos newspaper in Istanbul where Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink was murdered 13 years ago, a killing which sent shockwaves across the country. Dink was shot dead with two bullets to the head in broad daylight in central Istanbul on January 19, […] Kavala, Demirtaş and Altan wrote for Hrant Dink from prison, Kavala, Demirtaş ve Altan, hapishaneden Hrant Dink için yazdı Turkish Crime Against Humanity Osman Kavala, Selahattin Demirtaş and Ahmet Altan wrote a letter for Hrant Dink from the prison for the 13th year of his murder. The newspaper Agos appeared in the 13th year of the murder of Hrant Dink with the headline “Inheritance of hope and dreams to us”. 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Georgi Chaltikyan, MD, PhD Professor and Expert in Digital Health (WHO Roster of Experts); Physician, Surgeon, Health ICT Specialist. Pfarrkirchen, Bayern, Deutschland Medicine and healthcare professional, trained as a general and laparoscopic surgeon, with […] Turkish soldier who killed fellow Armenian serviceman Sevak Shahin Balikci sentenced to 17 years A Turkish court has announced the verdict over the murder of serviceman Sevak Shahin Balikci at a military unit in Turkey on April 24, 2011. As reported Istanbul’s Agos Armenian Weekly, the Turkish Civil Court has ruled to sentence accused-on-trial Kvanc Agaoglu to 16 years and 8 months of imprisonment. Kvanc Agaoglu was detained in […] It’s too early to know how effective this season’s vaccine is, but “run, don’t walk” to get a flu shot, one expert said. By Erika Edwards This season’s flu continues to hit children and young adults particularly hard, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting Friday that there have been twice as many […] U.S. Military Unsuccessfully Targeted Second Iranian Official The failed airstrike in Yemen was aimed at Abdul Reza Shahlai, an official with Iran’s Quds force and key financier for Iran’s proxy wars. By Eric Schmitt WASHINGTON — The American military unsuccessfully tried to kill a senior Iranian in Yemen on the same day a drone strike took out Maj. Gen. 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We strongly condemn and reject this decision which is subject to the approval of the Governor […] The Fifth Channel journalists call for protection of the free media and freedom of speech in Armenia The journalists of the Fifth Channel have issued a statement in connection with the arrest of the owner of the TV company Armen Tavadyan, insisting the criminal prosecution against Tavadyan resembles an act of political vendetta against the businessman for his personal relationships. The statement issued on Friday says that the arrest of their owner […] Second President Robert Kocharyan Son believes the “fabricated” criminal charges against his father will be eventually dropped The son of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan believes the “fabricated” criminal charges against his father will be eventually dropped and they will “definitely” succeed. 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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey summoned the ambassador from the United States on Friday to protest the U.S. Senate’s approval of a resolution that […] Breaking News: United State Senate passes Armenian genocide resolution, Video The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday formally recognizing the Ottoman Empire’s genocide against the Armenian people, a move strongly opposed by the Turkish government. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) oversaw passage of the resolution, which provides “official recognition and remembrance” of the Armenian genocide, by unanimous consent. The move comes after three GOP senators previously blocked […] Opinion: Are costly New Year celebrations in Yerevan worth it? Author Anahit Voskanyan While the spokesperson of the ruling My Step faction of the Yerevan Council of Elders, Asmik Khachunts justified the municipal authorities’ decision to spend $700,000 on upcoming New Year celebrations in Yerevan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also took to Facebook to defend the costly festivities. But let’s not ignore Khachunts, since the […] Nick Shifrin let the cat out of the bag, around 300 tankers worth of oil from Syrian Kurdish rivals goes to Iraqi Kurdistan per day making its way to Turkey Amberin Zaman FISH KHABUR, Iraq — At the Halifax Security Forum, an annual event attended by high-powered government officials, business titans and assorted other movers and shakers from across the globe, national security adviser Robert O’Brien took the stage with PBS’ Nick Shifrin and let the cat out of the bag. When the veteran correspondent grilled O’Brien […] On this day in 1991 and 2006 our people made historic choice – Bako Sahakyan President of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Bako Sahakyan has congratulated the people in the second Armenian republic on the 28th anniversary of the country’s independence and the 13th anniversary of the national constitution. His official address is below; “Dear people of Artsakh, ″On behalf of the republic’s authorities and myself personally I extend my heartfelt congratulations […]	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1242
__label__cc	0.71826	0.28174	Is fantasy football getting more and more luck based? By Gohawks, November 18, 2019 in Fantasy Football Talk Corleone 1,700 Established Members My take on this topic...for an individual season, luck can certainly be a big factor (be it in 2019 or 2000). Over multiple seasons, cream tends to rise to the top, as you can definitely find a distinction between good owners and bad owners. I have two long-term leagues (both 14+ seasons) and that has definitely been the case in both leagues. Going by the 40 point mark in PPR that was mentioned in prior posts, I did a check on the amount of 40 point PPR games this century. There are still 6 weeks to go in the 2019 season, so odds are this will be the season with the most instances of 40 PPG by a player. But keep in mind that one season doesn't constitute a trend... (For 2019, when you see 17 instances of 40 Point games and then 14 different players listed, that means that some players had 40 PPG more than once; same thing for prior seasons) Edited November 19, 2019 by Corleone Gohawks 7,439 19 minutes ago, sSektor said: If you're in a league where all 10-12 owners care enough to do basic research you're not winning s--- without luck playing a huge role in it. Pretty much this. Then when you are in an actual competent league you need a lot of luck. There's people in here claiming "if you are blaming luck, you suck." Well, maybe you play with a bunch of Tacos? Fantasy is without a doubt a game that requires skill but also a ton of luck. When everyone does their research a lot of what is left is luck. Idoolittle 665 On the Ballot I haven't read all the comments, and I haven't done the research to fully back up my opinion, but here are my initial thoughts. 1) In general, fantasy sports have a high level of chance or "luck" involved in order to win. There are definitely things you can do to improve your odds, but even if you're successful at creating a strong team your odds of winning aren't that high. For example, in a 12 team league, theoretically everyone has a 8.3% chance at winning. I would argue that if you were the most successful at doing your job and creating the best team in the league on paper, your odds will probably go up. But we're talking an increase from 8.3% to maybe 15% or so. Which still means that even if you create a great team, there's a 85% chance that you're going to lose. 2) Although I agree with a lot of the OP comments, I do not believe fantasy sports has become more luck based than it previously was (or at least not by a substantial margin). What has happened however is that the strong strategies of previous years may no longer be as strong in the current fantasy formats. For example, since there are fewer "bellcow" running, this means there's probably more emphasis on grabbing one of the few bellcow backs early on in the draft than there was in previous years (where you can wait a little longer). Where there's more injuries, this may mean that handcuffs become more valuable or that there's more emphasis on working the waiver wire vs drafting a strong team at the start. Where the ball does seem to go to more players, this might mean there are more players that WR3 with a good matchup might have better odds at producing than a WR2 with a weaker matchup. Again, there's definitely a large element of chance. However there are still several things you can do to slightly increase your chances against your opponents. Edited November 19, 2019 by Idoolittle leffe186 432 30 minutes ago, Rickydragon said: Head to head is mostly just luck. You have no control over your opponents schedule. 3 out of the top 5 scoring teams in my league have losing records. That makes no sense, just randomness. There's definitely a lot of luck, but in one of my leagues the top three scorers are #1, #2, and #3 in order. In the other, they're #1, #5, and #3 out of 16. It doesn't play as much a part as some seem to think. Of course, in the second league I'm second out of 16, but have only the seventh highest points scored. I've been really lucky 😀. JE7HorseGod 1,303 5 minutes ago, Gohawks said: There's people in here claiming "if you are blaming luck, you suck." Well, maybe you play with a bunch of Tacos? dudewithabadcat 885 But, that totally makes sense because everything is random and a game of probability. The probability that you sprain your finger while pressing 'Submit Reply' is low BUT it is there!. The probability that I am typing this post without any pants on is very high but, in fact, I am at work so my pants are on. Once you start realizing that this is all just a big game of probability (ie: luck) than that helps you accept the outcomes. You are always trying to make a decision based on the numbers, the talent, and the narrative - to improve the probability of something happening but sometimes you are just wrong. For how poor one of my teams played this year, I can say that I made some really shrewd moves - I didn't draft anybody on the Bears, Browns, Dolphins, and Chiefs - I just didn't want to deal with the uncertainty I think those teams bring. While there is surely some great talent there - I take on a whole host of other factors. In this case - I won big time this year. If I met a few other teams on a bad week, maybe I would be in the playoffs...who knows...who cares....for most of us, I hope, it is just a game. Hopefully this is not your livelihood. Edited November 19, 2019 by dudewithabadcat 6 minutes ago, Idoolittle said: 1) In general, fantasy sports have a high level of chance or "luck" involved in order to win. There are definitely things you can do to improve your odds, but even if you're successful at creating a strong team your odds of winning aren't that high. I don't do fantasy baseball but in baseball there is a lot of analytical things you can do to genuinely leverage your advantage. However, I do fantasy basketball. In basketball, if you know you do your research well and stay committed you are making it into the playoffs. No questions asked. A top 3 finish is very likely as well. Even if everyone in your league knows their stuff if you are actually good you'll do very good. I've never missed the playoffs in fantasy basketball and finish top 3 almost every time in a league with people that follow the sport. The same can't really be said for football. One game determines your entire week and 13 games determine your entire season. Then 1 game determines your season week to week after that. This is in a sport where the deviation from standard is absolutely ridiculous. In Basketball, you can pretty much guarantee at the minimum 20, 7, 3, 1, 1 from a guy like Giannis on the worst of nights. You're going to get an off night from your stud maybe 5% of the time? Even if you get an off night they're damn sure going to recover it the next time they play which is 1-3 times more in your current matchup. In football, your stud pick is going to lay an egg at least 10% of the time and that is if that pick is an absolute elite pick and the best player in fantasy. Otherwise, you are looking at 25% duds from even the best players and these duds make up 100% of your weekly matchup. K197040 1,996 You know...I've been thinking about this whole thing off and on for a day or so. And was in the camp that it's largely luck. But I'm thinking that maybe it's just that more work has to be done to get that edge in skill. Meaning, maybe you have to dig deeper and look at the trends and maybe spend more time analyzing various coaches and OCs. Maybe you go into the season with a strategy of only picking up RBs that have playable handcuffs in an offense that passes to the RB. Just an example. My point being that you develop a strategy and you win, then you can't just say definitively that it was luck. Maybe it was. Or maybe the strategy was just correct. So maybe there is still some potential skill involved. And it probably involves taking that next step of analysis and putting in time that most ff players don't do. Iron-cock 10,111 All-Time Great 7 hours ago, Tenner said: No one else has mentioned preseason. In the last 5-10 years...that has been one of the biggest changes of the NFL. You used to be able to actually watch teams and see how they will operate. It wasn’t as “close to the chest” that it is nowadays. Couple with sleeper article after sleeper article. I used to crush the later rounds. Now, not so much. This preseason was way different from previous ones as far as teams sitting out players. At least it seemed that way to me. 4 hours ago, FavreCo said: Finding Ryan Griffin on the waiver wire in place of an injured Hooper is what takes skill. That still exists. Having Herndon get injured again after he came back, that was luck. 😁 Knowing that Herndon/Griffin along with Crowder would have more value in the Jets offense than Robby Anderson when considering their price in drafts/FA....well that is the edge you can get over "experts" writing columns and the people who read them: https://www.rotoworld.com/article/trade-targets/acquiring-patrick-mahomes-your-playoff-run mjb03003 1,937 I think the best managers tend to make the playoffs year in and year out. Where i think luck plays the largest factor is with scheduling/matchups. The best teams do not always get the top seeds or the byes. Sometimes there are massive disparities in stength of schedule/points against, and teams with a softer schedule can benefit all the way through the playoff bracket thanks to easier matchups. Other times the top seed will line up to face the toughest/hottest teams in the semifinals, and the 2 seed will have a much easier path to advance. Some creative solutions for reducing the impact of "luck" is to have doubleheaders in the regular season, allow the top seed to choose their opponent in the semifinals, or have multi-week playoff matchups. I will add (maybe it's been mentioned) that there is a lot of luck that depends on your schedule. This just came to mind today when I was reading my CBS review in one league. I'm now 5-6. My opponent is 6-5. According to the write-up, if I played his same schedule, I'd be 8-3. If he'd played mine, he'd be 2-9. eg4190 846 I think it’s mostly a game of skill, but there are a few trends leveling the playing field by decreasing the value of work and research. Expert coverage is everywhere, giving less skilled players easy cheat sheets for waiver pickups and lineup choices. But the increasing sophistication of the fantasy apps is also making it easier to stay engaged. In addition to integrating expert coverage, the apps now push notifications when players are injured/out, when players are on bye but locked in the lineup, and so on. When I first started playing, most players set their lineups via desktop. If they even had a mobile app, it was a less sophisticated app that didn’t do any of the handholding. The less attentive teams were always accidentally starting bye/injured players, either because they were away from home when inactive were announced, or because they slept through a London game. Now that everyone has constant access to this info, there’s less of an edge in obsessing over the details. vercrazy 683 3 hours ago, Gohawks said: This is mostly true, but if you draft high floor guys you can mitigate a lot of this. Guys like Julian Edelman won't score you the occasional 40, but they'll almost always score you a 15+ floor. It still makes playoffs a crapshoot, but drafting high floor, medium/high ceiling guys in the early rounds will generally get you to the playoffs in my (admittedly not large enough to be generalized to every league) experience. Sure you can argue injury is more frequent in football, but I'm sure Curry and Zion owners would tell you that injuries can tank a basketball season too. Edited November 19, 2019 by vercrazy I don't disagree with this and would concede that there's less luck in winning a fantasy basketball title than there is winning a fantasy football title, simply based on the sheer volume of games and stats that are accumulated during the season resulting in a higher level of predictability. However, I would still say there's still a large amount of luck when it comes to winning a title. Sure, you can probably make the playoffs on a consistent basis if can build a strong team. But if you lose a top 10 player, or your team makeup doesn't match up well with a certain opponent during the playoffs, you have a week where you play fewer games than your opponent, etc., then you might end up losing even though you had the best team all season long. Honestly, it terms of luck, fantasy sports doesn't differ all that much to the real life sport itself. There are things you can do to position yourself well to succeed, but in the end doesn't matter how good your team is on paper, they still need to stay healthy and perform. KennyWoo 2,495 Luck cannot be completely eliminated from the game, and it might not even be possible to get it below about 50%. But if you want to remove some of the luck factor in the game, try some or all of the following steps: 1. Switch from snake draft to auction. (This is also more fun IMO than a snake draft although others may not agree.) In auction, you need to have an opinion on virtually every player in the pool, not just the top three guys available when your turn to pick comes up. 2. Get the kickers out of your league. These are almost completely random week-to-week. I've gotten them out of all my leagues (dynasty is an exception, kickers and IDPs belong in dynasty) and everyone in my leagues in hindsight admits they're glad the kickers are gone. 3. Consider getting rid of D/STs. While this tends to be more controversial than getting rid of kickers, these too tend to be a bit of a dart throw. And nobody seems to miss them once they're gone. I played in a league with no kickers and no D/STs a couple years back and it was a great experience. 4. Make the regular season mean more. The "small sample" size of the playoffs is an absolute killer, and probably the biggest single thing that boosts up luck. Don't let too many teams into the playoffs. Four teams in plenty in a 12-teamer. Consider giving sizable "home field" advantages for the top teams in the playoffs. I've played in leagues that gave a 3-point edge to the higher seed in playoff games. Honestly I could see that being increased to five or seven. 5. Deemphasize the vagaries of head to head. You know that team that has top points but is in 6th in the standings? Get them in the playoffs. In a 12-teamer, consider the top two or three teams by record making the playoffs and the top point scorer(s) getting the other spot(s). Or consider using the "all play" format. 6. No divisional play. It's bad enough we have all these other problems, but then you throw in divisional play and you have the added element of the "luck of the draw" of what division you're going to be in and it makes one specific game mean even more than ever. Single-table format is best, even if you don't have a perfect number of teams for it. (IMO, the best type of league is a 14-teamer with a round robin 13-game schedule. The worst format - and a very common one! - is three divisions of four in a 12-team league. Give me a break.) 7. Play in deeper leagues. 8- and 10-team leagues tend to be more "amateur" friendly; 14-teamers and up are for the sharks. This is because the scarcity created by 14- or 16-team leagues requires extra work to understand what RBs handcuffs or satellite backs have a real path to meaningful usage, etc. In a 10-teamer, a "starting" RB is usually readily available on the wire. In a 14-teamer, the pickings are slim and it just requires a bit more work to win. That said, if the league is a snake, especially, the guy who got to pick McCaffrey or the vintage version of Adrian Peterson or Tomlinson during his blow-up years, etc. with the first overall picks may actually have an even greater advantage in a deeper league so this is not free from doubt. FollowTheLeader 453 56 minutes ago, eg4190 said: Agreed ^ (see below)...although when I started, it was using USA Today's sports page and we called in line-ups to the Commish via telephone 5 hours ago, FollowTheLeader said: A few things that have leveled the playing field (which can certainly increase the percentage/impact of the luck factor): 1) the increase in team owners across the board (more people playing) 2) the extensive information readily available at the click of button for all those owners (not as many gullible owners and/or owners lacking pertinent FFBall knowledge) *fewer mistakes being made by our competition. While, "luck favors the prepared"...it's just that, more owners are prepared :shrug: Edited November 19, 2019 by FollowTheLeader OrangeCrush 290 7 hours ago, dsrich said: I think this is overrated Just my personal experience.. had a lot of great teams over the yrs and fell short due to tougher matchups zykomonkey 1 Single-A I admittedly haven't read through this whole thread (sorry!) lol so this may be repetitive... ...but i think it's actually more about information than anything else. When many of us started playing fantasy sports whether it was in the late 90s or early 00's, the great separator was information and the access to it. More aptly put, even: it was not only the access to valuable information but analysis of said information as well and in many cases, that's what separated the good players from everybody else. Unfortunately, fantasy sports became wildly popular (thanks, The League!) and soon all mainstream media outlets were running segments on just fantasy analysis... injury reports, nxt gen matchup stats, depth chart analysis, scouting reports. The casual now had access to all the same information... .and worse, cookie cutter (but not entirely inaccurate) advice on who to draft, who to target on the wire and who to cut. Sadly, this then led to specialized communities and fantasy experts whose "cutting edge" information became premium and, well, we all know how that's gone. Even casuals - and perhaps them specifically - began simply seeing those subscription fees as a minor investment to gain an advantage and now even the most discerning and in depth analysis became publicly available and pretty much EVERYWHERE. Whatever edge we lifers had was slowly evaporating. Itreally just became about your specific ability to discern value and to recognize and assess trends. And even then, waiver wires were getting pilfered. And then of course there's just the pure intrinsic nature of fantasy games finding a thousand new ways to make your life miserable on their own lollllll The most obvious effect of this is that parity is now a real thing. I regularly lose to scrubs all the time. There's just no way around it, to be honest. I can't believe I'm saying this but after decades of doing fantasy sports, I think I'm hanging up my redraft skates after this year and playing just the DFS game. I just don't know if there's any other way to still enjoy this game without feeling it's a damn roulette. EDIT: now i see it lol ok whatever, i said my piece anyway Edited November 20, 2019 by zykomonkey 2 hours ago, K197040 said: In one of my leagues last year a guy with a really good team missed the playoffs (actually had the 2nd most points). Due to him having a very good team he was quite upset so he looked at what his record would be if he had the schedule of the first place team. Dude would have gone undefeated. Schedule plays a huge part. tjspark 171 I can tell you an auto drafted team is rolling people in first place in one of my 12 man leagues and its for decent money. I vowed to quit if he wins lol Br0kenB 1,785 Location:Buffalo, New York Fantasy football is just bingo for people not in the nursing home. 1 minute ago, Br0kenB said: I was thinking this exact thing yesterday about 1 game showdown DFS GPPs (large field tournaments). sSektor 1,478 I would absolutely love for my longstanding league to switch to Auction Drafting but just switching to FAAB already widened the gap quite a bit between the people paying attention and the glorified auto-drafters. Auction Draft would scare anyone that is afraid to put some effort in. colepenhagen 3,153 all about the blowup games. 2-3 players and win you weeks by themselves. lamar Jackson is league winner with or without the added factor of adp. while luck plays a factor you see the same people making playoffs and winning. you don't luck into a 9x diamond (even though yahoos ranking system is trash)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1250
__label__cc	0.675039	0.324961	Would the truth made a difference? Previous 1 115 515 565 600 601 602 603 604 605 606 607 608 609 610 611 612 613 614 615 616 617 618 619 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 665 677 template Next highcard Re: Would the truth made a difference? If there are no signs of restraints, then it definitely was NOT Westerfield. Had to be someone she knew and/or trusted. donttellthejury Originally posted by donttellthejury View Post Q in fact, isn't one of the questions you asked, you tried to find out where damon worked? Q and what brenda van dam, what she did, general life conditions of working, taking kids, that type of thing. A yes, sir. Q when you are talking about damon, didn't you even ask is he a spy? A yes, i did. (A spy? What high tech stuff at the crime scene suggested Damon might be a spy? Or were there too many high ranking officials on site for Damon not to be considered "special"?) Q you were trying to check out any possibilities at that time regarding what you could learn about the case, is that right? Q IS THE ONLY CONTACT YOU HAD WITH FBI AGENT MATT BROWN THAT WHICH OCCURRED AT 3:00 A.M. ON OR ABOUT 2-2? A NO. ... is he a spy? ...Q: WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU GOT THERE? A: WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED AT THE COMMAND, AT THE NORTHEASTERN SUBSTATION, I WAS PROBABLY THERE FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES, TEN, FIFTEEN MINUTES. AND THEN I WAS ASKED TO RESPOND BACK TO THE SABRE SPRINGS NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS TOLD THAT MEMBERS OF OUR SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT WAS TALKING WITH MR. WESTERFIELD IN HIS DRIVEWAY. Originally posted by highcard View Post (No binding materials found at any of the three crime scenes or in the house and motor home of the convicted.) Q HOW ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND, IS HE BIG ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY HER? Q HE DOESN'T HAVE TO DRAG HER? HE'S STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY HER IN HIS ARMS? (Yes/No, the drag marks on the side of the house had something to do with or are related to the disappearance of Danielle? Was Danielle carried outside, dragged or did she walk outside?) http://victimsfamiliesforthedeathpen...e-van-dam.html An animal forensic show from US TV network Animal Planet, is based on the belief that hairs consistent with Danielle’s dog, a Weimaraner, which were found in Westerfield’s laundry, and in his RV, and on his comforter at the dry-cleaners, first got onto her pajamas when she cuddled with the dog, and then were carried on the pajamas to his house and RV. The show states that the evidence presented by the dog had a monumental impact, and the dog was critical in identifying the person who abducted and killed Danielle. q does that mean to you that the animals didn't eat away all of the internal organs? A no. there was a hole put in the side of the abdomen. What cleared the -- what cleared the skin, i'm not sure what might have done that. (would a hole clean through the abdomen result in the death of a 7-year-old girl? Why didn't blackbourne investigate the 5x5 defect in the lining of danielle's abdomen? Was the hole in danielle's abdomen post or ante mortem?) ...q. But, for instance, you were looking for bullet wounds, correct? A. I was looking, yes. Q. Didn't find any of those, did you? A. i did not. (anybody else find evidence of something that could be construed as a bullet wound or bullet hole?) ...q. what is a shell casing? A. a shell casing is what's left after a gun has been fired. It's the portion that's ejected from a gun, a portion of the bullet. Most people call them bullets. We have to break it down and give each part of the bullet a different name. So that's the part of the bullet that held the gun powder and pushed the little missile out, so that's what's left. (hole in abdomen. Shell casing at crime scene. No potential bullet wounds here. The body was too decomposed, wasn't it?) "...a hole put in the side of the abdomen." What is an inguinal hernia? An inguinal hernia happens when contents of the abdomen—usually fat or part of the small intestine—bulge through a weak area in the lower abdominal wall. The abdomen is the area between the chest and the hips. The area of the lower abdominal wall is also called the inguinal or groin region. Two types of inguinal hernias are • indirect inguinal hernias, which are caused by a defect in the abdominal wall that is congenital, or present at birth • direct inguinal hernias, which usually occur only in male adults and are caused by a weakness in the muscles of the abdominal wall that develops over Inguinal hernias occur at the inguinal canal in the groin region. What causes inguinal hernias? The cause of inguinal hernias depends on the type of inguinal hernia. Indirect inguinal hernias. A defect in the abdominal wall that is present at birth causes an indirect inguinal hernia. During the development of the fetus in the womb, the lining of the abdominal cavity forms and extends into the inguinal canal. In males, the spermatic cord and testicles descend out from inside the abdomen and through the abdominal lining to the scrotum through the inguinal canal. Next, the abdominal lining usually closes off the entrance to the inguinal canal a few weeks before or after birth. Q: -- PHOTOGRAPH COURT'S EXHIBIT 8. WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING US WITH THIS EXHIBIT? A: THIS IS PRETTY MUCH WHAT HER MOUTH LOOKED LIKE WHEN I FIRST SAW HER. Q: CAN YOU SHOW US THE SOCKETS WHERE THESE MISSING TEETH BELONG. A: YES, SIR, I CAN. THERE IS SOME DEBRIS IN HERE SO IT'S SORT OF HARD TO SEE THE SOCKET. BUT THE SOCKET IN GENERAL WOULD BE ROUND. SO OVER HERE, BELOW THE PEN, -- SHALL I WALK IN FRONT OF THE JURY, MR. DUSEK? (Debris? Not mud?) ...Q WHAT WAS THE CONDITION OF HER MOUTH? A THE MOUTH WAS FULL OF THE SOFT MATERIAL, MORE APPEARANCE OF MUD, YOU KNOW. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS MUD. JUST THE TISSUE HAD DETERIORATED TO THAT DEGREE. BUT WE DID SWAB IT. (Can you tell the difference between mud and deteriorated tissue? Can anybody tell me where Danielle was from Feb. 1 thru Feb. 15? Can anybody tell me where the insects were from Feb. 1 thru Feb. 15?) ...Q: WHERE IS THAT SOCKET? A: THE SOCKET WOULD BE ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE RIGHT BY THE EYE TOOTH. NOW I'M POINTING TO MY OWN EYE TOOTH. AS AN ADULT SHE DID NOT HAVE THAT AND WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THAT IN PLACE AT THE AGE OF SEVEN. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN UP HIGH. BUT THE ONE TOOTH THAT IT WAS TO REPLACE WHICH WOULDN'T COME OUT UNTIL TEN OR ELEVEN WAS MISSING. (Danielle at age 7 is missing a tooth that won't be replaced for 3-4 years? Yeah right! Some people will believe anything. Again, Danielle was missing TWO teeth before she went missing. There's PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF to support this FACT!!!) Q: YOU CANNOT TELL WHETHER OR NOT THERE WAS ANY FORM OF WE'LL SAY RODENT OR OTHER ANIMAL ACTIVITY, CAN YOU? A: NO. THERE'S NO TISSUE MISSING. BUT THE INSIDE OF THE LIP IS VERY IRREGULAR. SO I CAN'T RULE THAT OUT. Q: SO THAT'S ONE REASONABLE EXPLANATION? A: ONE POSSIBLE EXPLANATION, YES. (It's possible, but not very reasonable? Animal activity without tissue missing? I don't think so Wayne.) Last edited by donttellthejury; 01-21-2015, 04:54 PM. June 7, 2002 (Corrected June 8, 2002) Tape begins with voiceover intro. Voice: Feb. 2, 2002, 09:39 hours 911 call to (unintelligible) position 13: Dispatcher: ...Emergency, Diane. San Diego Emergency, Diane. Brenda: Yes, ma'am, I have an emergency. Dispatcher: What's your emergency? Brenda: My daughter's not in her bed this morning. She's only seven. Dispatcher: OK. Brenda: Um. Dispatcher: How, when did you find her? Just now? Brenda: Just now. I thought she was in there sleeping and I went in there because someone came over I was babysitting and she's not there. Dispatcher: What's your name, ma'am? Brenda: Brenda van Dam. Dispatcher: She doesn't have any history of running away or anything, right? Brenda: No, no, not at all and, and... Oh my gosh. Dispatcher: All right, take a deep breath, OK? Brenda (talking away from phone): Did you find her? Is she anywhere? Dispatcher: What's your daughter's name? Brenda: Danielle. Dispatcher: And her last name is the same? Brenda: Van Dam. Dispatcher: That's V-A-N-D-A-M, right? Brenda: Yes. Dispatcher: OK. And how old -- you said she's seven. What's her date of birth? Brenda: 9/22/94. Dispatcher: How tall is she? Brenda: Um, I don't really know... She has brown short hair, we just had it cut, it's right to her shoulders...Um, she's probably about 60 pounds. And um, um, I don't know how tall. I don't, I just can't.... Dispatcher: How tall are you? Brenda: (talking away from phone) How tall is she? How tall is she, Damon? I don't know where she could be. (childrens' voices in background) Dispatcher: OK, how tall are you, ma'am? Brenda: I'm five four. Dispatcher: OK, and, and, and is she how much shorter than you, do you think? Brenda: Oh, about... Dispatcher: Picture a ruler in your mind. Brenda: She comes up to my chest. Dispatcher: She comes up to your chest? Dispatcher: So she's probably about four...four foot, probably about, what, eight? Brenda: Yeah. Brenda: Yeah. Yeah. Maybe a little shorter. Dispatcher: Probably about 60 pounds, right? (Objection, leading the caller.) Dispatcher: And she's got brown short hair to the shoulder? And then what color eyes? Brenda: Um, they're green. (Childrens' voices in background). Oh my gosh. Dispatcher: It doesn't look like anybody broke through the house or anything? (If it looked like a stranger had broken in, wouldn't that be obvious?) Brenda: Well, last night when I came home, cause I went out with my friends... Dispatcher: Uh huh. Brenda:...There was a door open on the house and I couldn't figure out which one it was and it was our side garage door. But, but, um, I didn't check the bed and um, I came up... Dispatcher: (interrupting) About what time did you come home? Brenda: I came home about 2. And my husband was home with them. He was home. And he said goodnight to them and I guess he went to sleep. The back door was cracked, he said. The back door and the side garage door, he found the back door cracked. (long silence during which you can hear the dispatcher typing). Oh my gosh. Dispatcher: And have you checked with any of her friends to see if she's possibly with them? Brenda: (speaking over the dispatcher) Not yet. Not yet. I haven't. Brenda: (talking away from phone) Damon? Dispatcher: OK, ma'am, we have an officer coming there. Brenda: OK. Dispatcher: If you think of anything else or if you call her friends and find out anything, give us a call right back, OK? Brenda: Thank you. Dispatcher: Take a deep breath and calm down. It sounds like you have other kids there. Brenda: I have my husband and two other children and, and my neighbor just brought her kids over. I need to call her so she can come back and get them. Dispatcher: OK. Think, think positive thoughts and everything will be OK, OK? Brenda: Thank you. Thank you. Bye. Dispatcher:Bye. Tape ends. (Danielle's hair color, WRONG! Danielle's eye color, WRONG! Danielle's height, WRONG! No wonder SDPD and the insects couldn't find Danielle, they were looking for a tall girl, with brown hair and green eyes. If Danielle had walked into police headquarters, nobody would have recognized her, except for Emergency Diane. What other IMPORTANT facts did we learn from this REHEARSED call? A neighbor dropped off her children and shortly after, Brenda discovered Danielle missing. Brenda went out the night before. Came home about 2 am. Damon was home. Damon was home. Important to say that twice, just in case nobody remembers seeing Damon in the kitchen eating pizza with Barb. Or there's a letter received by the court suggesting Damon was down the street "doing" the neighbor's wife, and sometime after the neighbor called King Stahlman to collect some of the $25K reward money. Damon said good night to the children and allegedly went to sleep. Brenda found the side door open and Damon found the back door cracked, times two again. Nobody checked to see if Danielle was at a friends house. We learned more about the script than we did about Danielle during the 911 call. A bit odd, eh? Why was it important to learn what Brenda did the night before Danielle disappeared as opposed to gathering correct and accurate information about Danielle?) http://www.newsweek.com/where-danielle-van-dam-148107 BY JAMIE RENO 2/17/02 AT 7:00 PM It's been 10 days since 7-year-old Danielle van Dam went missing. The blonde, blue-eyed Girl Scout was last seen on the night of Feb. 1, comfy in her blue-flowered pj's as her father tucked her into bed on the second floor of the family's loft-style house, snug in a California suburb. (February 17 minus 10 days = February 7th. For those who understand NUMBERS.) He got stuck in the sand near the U.S.-Mexico border, according to Marc Shepard, who works for a tow-truck company that helped pull the vehicle out. "It was weird... He just wanted to get going, to get the heck out of there." (And we thought it was Dan Conklin who pulled Westerfield out of the sand. Maybe Dan related his story to Marc and Marc became the spokesperson for the towing company.) A San Diego Police Department spokesman would say only, "There is a lot of information that has come to light that has led us to explore this man and this house." By Friday night the story had taken another seamy turn. Word that Brenda and Damon van Dam may have been "swingers" fond of spouse-swapping had been percolating around Internet chat rooms and spilling into the local press throughout the week. But by Friday public discussion of the rumors started drowning out the parents' pleas for help when San Diego talk-radio host Rick Roberts devoted the entire four hours of his broadcast to the family's personal life. "...a lot of information that has come to light..." Said Sara Fraunces, a family spokeswoman: "They do not lead a perfect lifestyle. But they did not kill their daughter." (What evidence suggested Danielle was dead on February 17th? What led Ms. Fraunces to the conclusion that Danielle was dead on the 17th and Damon and Brenda weren't involved in any funny business?) ...Faulkner - February 16 through 18 (Just another amazing coincidence, eh?) ...Q NOW, YOU KNEW COMING INTO COURT TODAY THAT BOTH FAULKNER AND HASKELL HAD TESTIFIED THAT IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENTS THE POST-MORTEM INTERVAL, AND THEY MEANT TIME OF DEATH AS IT WAS DEFINED IN OUR COURTROOM, WAS ABOUT TEN DAYS, TEN TO TWELVE TO FOURTEEN DAYS, AND I COULD BE REMEMBERING INCORRECTLY, IT'S ON THE CHART, PRIOR TO THE RECOVERY OF DANIELLE VAN DAM. YOU KNEW THAT. ...On the night Danielle was abducted, Brenda van Dam, 39, had been partying with friends until the wee hours of the morning at a local bar, Dad's Cafe and Steak House in Poway. Mrs. van Dam says she ran into Westerfield at the bar that night; Westerfield has told the local press that he danced with her while she insists he did not. In any case, sometime after Westerfield had left the bar, Mrs. van Dam returned with some friends to her house, where her husband, Damon, a 36-year-old engineer for cell-phone maker Qualcomm, had been taking care of Danielle and her two brothers, 5 and 9 years of age. The couple visited with the friends briefly and then went to sleep, without checking on the children. By last weekend the case was becoming a major PR nightmare for the family. On Saturday morning the radio station's Web site was conducting an Internet poll, asking: "Now that you know about Danielle van Dam's parents' swinging lifestyle, should their other two children remain in the home?" Fraunces, the family's spokeswoman, stepped down, citing the need to spend more time with her own family; she was quickly replaced by Fleishman Hillard, one of the largest public-relations firms in the country. "I'm saddened that the focus of this story has moved away from finding Danielle," Brenda van Dam told NEWSWEEK Saturday afternoon. "We're not watching television, reading the newspapers or listening to the radio. We're just trying to remain strong, and trying to give our kids [the two boys] a sense of normalcy and a safe and secure environment in the middle of all this." Added her husband: "I don't care about what people are saying about us. I just care about finding our daughter." On Monday the family plans to announce a $25,000 reward for any information leading to Danielle's discovery--funds, according to their new publicist, drawn largely from the van Dams' own reserves. As the van Dams were left to ponder how their family tragedy had turned into a mudslide, local families were trying to sort out for themselves what all the chatter might mean. "I don't believe that the van Dams are practicing Christians, but I don't believe they're evil, either. I think they're maybe a little worldly," said Jerry Miller, one of 50 volunteers manning the phones last weekend in a hotel conference room not far from the family's home in Sabre Springs that has become the "Danielle van Dam Recovery Center." She added, "You have to understand, this is a bedroom community here in Sabre Springs. People feel it's safe to raise your children. We've never had anything like this happen before, and we hardly know what to do about it." An Internet posting on one San Diego news site devoted to the disappearance seemed to provide at least some explanation: "In reality what we are doing is trying to reassure ourselves that 'nothing this horrible could ever happen to me, because I never would have behaved that way.' It protects us from having to face the dreadful truth that the most heinous of things sometimes happen to good and innocent people. People like us." And people like Danielle van Dam. http://www.10news.com/news/1234446/detail.html POSTED: 4:13 pm PST February 13, 2002 "We are not real hopeful on her condition," SDPD homicide Lt. Jim Duncan said Tuesday. (Homicide involved without a body? Since when? Since February 1, when they DID find a body.) "I think that if Danielle got through that first night, (Friday night?) the chances are very good that she's alive, and I think people should keep that in their minds and they should go forward and try to find her," Klaas said. POSTED: 8:14 am PST February 15, 2002 SAN DIEGO -- A high-ranking San Diego police official said in remarks published Friday that he is confident there will soon be a break in the case of missing 7-year-old Danielle van Dam. ...Affidavit for search warrant 27845 1. All call detail records, telephone phone numbers called from Verizon Wireless mobile telephone number (619) 980-0351, and all telephone phone numbers which were received by that same phone number between the dates and times of Friday, February 15, 2002, beginning at 0800 hours... ..."On February 15, 2002 at about 1600 hours Brenda van Dam received a telephone call from and unknown male. The unidentified male asked Brenda van Dam if she wanted her daughter back. The unidentified male stated Danielle had been abused but was alive." Faulkner - February 16 through 18 (February 27th minus 10 days = February 17th.) Haskell - February 12 and 21 Hall - February 12 and 23 Goff - February 9 and 14 - Only one who doesn't include the 15th. http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...917&slug=die17 ...Two male jurors, who would not give their full names, said the most damning piece of evidence against Westerfield was the discovery of Danielle's blood on his jacket. The same jury on Aug. 21 found him guilty of murder, kidnapping and possession of child pornography but was forbidden from discussing the case until yesterday. "We really wanted David Westerfield to speak to us and give us what his state of mind was," said the jury foreman. Westerfield never took the stand in his defense. Jurors said the horrific nature of the killing led them to recommend the death penalty. ...THE WITNESS: IT SHOWS A DATE OF INCIDENT AND THE HEADING AS FEBRUARY THE 1ST. (Friday BEFORE midnight, otherwise it would be SATURDAY morning.) ...Q so is it fair to say that at least individuals within your, i don't know, chain of command, would have been determined to attempt to locate trace evidence such as blood to ensure that the van dams were not responsible for anything untoward coming to danielle? (Warrant 27800!!!) Q since, then, you had the child abuse unit with you, and the fbi when you went in at 3:00 in the morning on -- were the lights on at 3:00 in the morning? Did you turn the lights on? A they were on in the house. ...Q and so initially, is it fair to say that you suspected that the van dams may have had something to do with this? Mr. Dusek: Objection; irrelevant. The court: Sustained. Mr. Feldman: Your honor, you sustained relevance. may i make an offer of whatever the court wishes? the court: NO, i sustained it. Next question. ...Q IS THE ONLY CONTACT YOU HAD WITH FBI AGENT MATT BROWN THAT WHICH OCCURRED AT 3:00 A.M. ON OR ABOUT 2-2? ...Q SO WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF YOU GOING IN FOR THE PURPOSE OF ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE SOMEONE? A BECAUSE WE WERE CHECKING AREAS OTHER THAN WHAT THE FORENSIC TEAM WAS LOOKING IN. ...3:00 A.M. ON OR ABOUT 2-2 ...Q. WHAT WAS THE NEXT THING THAT YOU BECAME AWARE OF THAT EVENING, MR. VAN DAM? A. SOMETIME AFTER 3:00, 3:15, 3:30, I DON'T KNOW, I RECALL SEEING A "3" ON THE CLOCK. WE'VE GOT A VCR CLOCK IN OUR ROOM THAT'S IN THAT ARMOIRE CABINET. ...Q. ON EXHIBIT 20? A. EXHIBIT 20, I'M SORRY. IT'S A SMALL CLOCK, SO I CAN'T REALLY SEE THE NUMBERS THAT WELL. I THINK IT WAS AFTER 3:00. AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOKE ME UP. IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BECAUSE I HAD TO PEE, MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SOUND. BUT I NOTICED WHEN I GOT UP THAT ONE OF THE RED LIGHTS ON THE ALARM PAD BY THE DOOR OF THE MASTER BEDROOM WAS FLASHING. ...Q: DID YOU EVER GO TO NORTHEASTERN IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE, MA'AM? A: MAYBE IN CONNECTION WITH THE CASE BUT NOT WITH THE EVIDENCE. I KNOW WE DROVE OUTSIDE OF NORTHEASTERN. I DON'T THINK WE EVER WENT IN. ...Q OKAY. I'M SORRY. YOU JUST SAID LIEUTENANT DUNCAN WAS IN CHARGE OF THE PROCESSING ON THE WESTERFIELD INVESTIGATION PART. WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION AND PROCESSING OF THE VAN DAM ASPECT OF THE CASE? A THE HOMICIDE TOOK OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PHYSICAL EVIDENCE. Q WAS THAT BEFORE OR AFTER 3:00 A.M. WHEN YOU WERE THERE? A THAT WAS AFTER. (Some of us can put 2 and 2 together!! Can you? Need a clock? Gots a calendar?) Q. AND THEN THERE WAS A MESS THAT THE DOG HAD MADE, IS THAT RIGHT? A. THE DOG HAD PULLED THE DOGGIE BED OUT AND THERE WAS STUFFING IN THE BED THAT WAS VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPH "A" ON THE FLOOR. Q. AND YOU CLEANED THAT UP SOMEHOW? A. YEAH. I CLEANED THAT UP, TOOK IT DOWNSTAIRS. (Explain how a photo was taken of the doggie bed mess after 9:30 SATURDAY morning. Considering it was cleaned up Friday night?) ...Q: WHAT OTHER ITEMS OF EVIDENCE DID YOU EXAMINE? A: I EXAMINED THREE VACUUM CLEANERS. I LOOKED AT THE CONTENTS OF THE BAG FOR A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ITEMS. FOR AN EARRING BACKING AND ALSO FOR HAIRS. Q: I'M SORRY. YOU WERE LOOKING FOR AN EARRING BACKING, IS THAT RIGHT? A: THAT'S CORRECT. (How does Kong KNOW that an earring backing is going to be missing from Danielle's body BEFORE the body is discovered? Does he belong to the psychic friends network?) A. ...THE SECOND REASON, I HEARD AFTER THE PRELIMINARY HEARING THAT THE EARRING BACKING WAS MISSING FROM DANIELLE.... http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/San-...ticle=2#artanc “Westerfield really wanted the babysitter,” the source says. But the snowboarding trip got canceled, and Damon stayed home with all three children. Once Westerfield got in the house that night and saw Damon, he ducked into Danielle’s room, according to the source. (Based upon this hearsay, Westerfield saw Damon while Damon was cruising in and out of the house with Layla or Damon walked up the stairs and saw Damon sleeping in bed. Hmmm, you figure out which version fits. Again, if this hearsay is true, Westerfield was in the house when he spotted Damon. When was it possible for Westerfield to be in the house with Damon awake? Since Westerfield left the bar at midnight it would have been impossible for him to be in the house before midnight. Next opportunity for Westerfield to see Damon would have been around 1:45 to 2:00 am. Problem is, how did Westerfield get in without triggering any of the alarms? Damon wakes up around 1:45 and doesn't notice any alarm lights flashing in the dark bedroom. If Westerfield notices Damon at 1:45 and ducks into Danielle's bedroom, that means when Brenda closed Danielle's bedroom door around 2 am or so, she closed Westerfield inside the bedroom with Danielle. Westerfield's in Danielle's DARK bedroom and hits her as she wakes up? If Westerfield or any other stranger was hiding in Danielle's DARK bedroom, when Danielle woke up she had to be dealt with. She had to be silenced!!! Couldn't take a chance on covering her mouth with his hands or a gag because Danielle would have fought back and made a ruckus even Layla would have heard. Ahh, with no duct tape in the room, the only instrument available to quiet Danielle was a pillow. Westerfield probably took a pillow and suffocated Danielle just enough so she was alive, but limp when she was taken from the house. If she was killed in her bedroom, the kidnapping charge is much more bogus than it already is. Where are Danielle's bed pillows? Was there any evidence of a crime left on Danielle's pillows? What caused two of Danielle's teeth to go missing? I'm just searching for answers from those who are completely convinced Westerfield is where he should be. Try answering any of the unanswered questions about this tragedy. Use your imaginations and as long as it's supported by the evidence and time line, "go for it". I've tried for 13 years to answer the 5 w's about Danielle's disappearance and still end up scratching my head as I run into dead end after dead end. Yet, SDPD was able to solve this tragedy in less than a month? Based upon what, somebody's theory which needed tweaking to even get close to the evidence? Hearsay is frowned upon by the court system, but the media thrives on it. Somewhere within the hearsay and the testimony lies the truth, waiting to be discovered. Pause for reflection time over. Can the blood at the crime scene be explained? Well, what's the explanation? Still waiting.... Where is the blood of Westerfield at the crime scene? Has ALL of the blood at the crime scene been identified? NO!!! Huge NO, NO, I believe, in my opinion. Who's in charge of the CRIME SCENE PHOTOS as of 2015? Were the crime scene photos taken with a color digital camera or a black and white digital camera? After all, it was 2002, soooo long ago, technologically.) Here we go again, back on the PERPETUAL merry go round. Does Westerfield's appeals dude have access to the CRIME SCENE PHOTOS? Which crime scene photos? The crime scene photos taken at Dehesa? By SDPD or the sheriff's department? The searcher's crime scene photos? The crime scene photos taken at Dehesa by Ott or Keyser? I'm sure Larry Fregia (sic) had a few crime scene photos from Dehesa. Then we move to the van Dam crime scene. The FIRST and most important crime scene if she was actually abducted from her own home. The evidence suggests otherwise. Are we talking about the photos taken by Dorie and Co. on Saturday with door decorations? Or, are we talking about the photos taken after Collins was in the house when there were no decorations on the door?) “[Danielle] would have recognized him,” the source believes. “He hit her, and that was it.” http://edition.cnn.com/2002/LAW/11/2...ield.sentence/ Westerfield's arrest and trial was the first of what became a long list of high-profile cases of missing and slain children in the United States this year. (A very sad highlight reel.) http://articles.latimes.com/2002/nov...me-sbriefs19.1 Bid for Sentencing Delay for Westerfield Opposed November 19, 2002\|From Times Wire Reports Prosecutors who won a conviction of David Westerfield in the kidnapping and murder of Danielle van Dam said Monday there is no evidence the girl died in her bedroom, a theory the defense raised in seeking to delay his sentencing. Westerfield is to be sentenced Friday. Superior Court Judge William Mudd has the option of sentencing him either to death, as a jury recommended, or to life in prison without parole. In response to defense motions, prosecutors urged Mudd to reject the request for a delay. http://legacy.utsandiego.com/news/me...9-delayed.html Investigation refused Mudd also denied a request from Feldman to delay the sentencing so the court could investigate comments in a San Diego Magazine article on the case – and possibly order a new trial for Westerfield. In the article, an unnamed police source explains how the San Diego Police Department approached the investigation of Westerfield and is quoted as saying: "[Danielle] would have recognized him. He hit her, and that was it." In court papers and in today's hearing, Feldman argued that the comment meant that investigators believed Danielle had been killed in her bedroom – meaning that she had not been kidnapped and that the crime did not merit the death penalty. "If, in fact, Danielle van Dam died in her bed, Mr. Westerfield would not be guilty of a capital crime," Feldman said. "Whoever committed this crime would would not be guilty of a capital offense." Feldman wanted the court to order the article's author, Kevin Cox, and San Diego Magazine to reveal the source of the comments. (Pfingst again?) An attorney for the magazine said a reader would have to go through "several levels of speculation" to interpret the quote as affecting Westerfield's guilt – and that both state and federal laws protected the magazine's right to protect its sources. "The issue here isn't the identification of the source. It's whether law enforcement believed she was killed in the bedroom," media attorney Gregory Roper said. "The investigation has been conducted. There's no one with evidence that Danielle was killed in her bedroom." Dusek also opposed Feldman's request, arguing that the comment appeared to be one person's speculation about details not addressed by the forensic evidence. "It is just as likely that Danielle was killed in the parlor by Col. Mustard with the candlestick holder," Dusek quipped in a reference to the board game "Clue." "Only one person knows where she was killed and when she was killed and it is not the police department," Dusek concluded. (After 13 years, the WHEN and WHERE are still mysteries? Dudes gunna die without answers to two simple questions? I won't even throw in HOW! C'mon folks. Open your eyes to reality.) Mudd said denying Feldman's motion was one of the easiest rulings he'd ever made. "All of the uncontested physical evidence establishes that this little girl was alive in the motor home," Mudd said. Mudd: “Well, frankly, I don't see this as causing a problem for either side because there's no way -- well, I'm not going to comment on all of the evidence that indicates that she was still alive”. Q DID A HOMICIDE TEAM EVENTUALLY SHOW UP FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT? A YES, THEY DID. Q ABOUT WHAT TIME? A I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 5:30 IN THE EVENING. Q WHICH TEAM WAS IT? A HOMICIDE TEAM 4. Q WHAT HAPPENED IN THE MEANTIME, FROM YOUR OBSERVATION OF THE BODY UNTIL THE HOMICIDE TEAM SHOWED UP? A THE SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE TEAM CAME OUT TO THE SCENE, THE SHERIFFS ALSO SENT A COMMAND VAN OUT TO THE SCENE. AND BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DARK SOON AND THE HOMICIDE TEAM 4 WAS OUT AT THE DESERT, I REQUESTED ANOTHER EVIDENCE TECH AND CRIME SCENE DETECTIVE COME OUT TO TAKE SOME OVERALL PHOTOGRAPHS FIRST BEFORE IT GOT TOO DARK. (Maybe the dudes from the sheriff's department had brand new digital cameras and were reading the instruction manuals while waiting for team four to take over? When did the tampering stop and start at Dehesa? Who tampered with them murder scene, based upon the insect evidence?) Q DID THEY DO THAT? A THEY ARRIVED SHORTLY BEFORE TEAM 4. Q AND WHO WAS THAT? A THAT WAS SERGEANT L.D. MARTIN, DETECTIVE JOHN TEFFT, AND FORENSIC SPECIALIST LARRY FREGIA. Q ONCE TEAM 4 SHOWED UP, WHAT HAPPENED? A TEAM 4 ASKED THAT THE OTHER TEAM THAT WAS ALREADY ON THE SCENE TO STOP WHAT THEY WERE DOING, COME BACK, DO A BRIEFING WITH TEAM 4, AND THEN TEAM 4 TOOK OVER THE INVESTIGATION. On Monday, March 11, 2002, 1:31 this was the reported condition of Danielle's mouth. Pay attention, it changes. Why? Who changed the script, again? Sperber was at autopsy on the 28th and did some work and then returned again on the 4th of March, 1 week before he testifies. Q. Can you describe her -- the condition of her mouth, her dental work? A. The inside of the mouth was pretty well decomposed. There was not much tonicity or tone to the tissue, which is normal in decomposition. There was I believe three teeth missing. One known as a baby canine, and two permanent teeth, two permanent incisors. Two of the front teeth were missing. (The lateral incisors? Are those the two missing front teeth?) Q. The incisors are the front teeth? A. Yes, sir. Q. Canines are which? A. The ones right behind, so-called eye teeth. They're the ones just behind the four incisors on either side. Q. Did you ever locate those teeth, the missing teeth? A. One I did locate. We had a lateral X-ray, and there was one that I did not notice the very first time the examination occurred, but there was a lateral plate taken, that's an X-ray, the side of the victim's head, and I could see in the back there was a tooth there which appeared to be a human tooth. I recovered that, placed it back in the mouth, and then took X-rays of that and photographs of that tooth in place. (What do the Dehesa pictures show about Danielle's teeth?) Q. When you say it was in the back, what do you mean by that? A. Well, actually what we call the vestibule, the little opening of the space between where the gum connects to the cheek, and that's where I found that one tooth that was missing. The other two, I have no idea what happened to those. (The other two were missing before Danielle went missing and I'll bet your $aving$ account I'm right!!!) Blackbourne - June 5, 2002 PM 2: Q. AND DO YOU KNOW A DOCTOR SKIP SPERBER? A. YES, I DO. Q. WHO'S HE? A. HE'S OUR CONSULTANT DENTIST, A FORENSIC ODONTOLOGIST WHO CONSULTS WITH OUR OFFICE, ISSUES OF IDENTIFICATION. ALSO BITE MARK ANALYSIS. Q. WAS HE AT THE AUTOPSY? A. HE CAME IN TOWARDS THE ENDS OF THE AUTOPSY, YES. Q. DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT THE BODY WAS EXAMINED FOR TEETH OR MISSING TEETH. Q. WHAT DID YOU DETERMINE? A. I DETERMINED THERE WERE FOUR MISSING TEETH. THE TWO INCISORS, THE LEFT, THE LATERAL INCISOR ON THE RIGHT AND NEXT IS A CANINE. THOSE FOUR TEETH WERE ABSENT. DOCTOR SPERBER LOCATED ONE OF THEM INSIDE THE BACK OF THE MOUTH, I BELIEVE BETWEEN THE GUM AND THE TEETH. THAT WAS THE LATERAL INCISOR ON THE LEFT. SO THERE'S STILL THREE MISSING TEETH. (Blackbourne's missing tooth count, Sperber's tooth count, another exam and a tooth found. Clean it up and put it back in the socket, where it came from, now where it ended up after the murder.) Sperber on June 5 referencing events from February 28 - March 4th. Q: COULD YOU IDENTIFY THOSE ON YOUR EXHIBIT 12, IF YOU WOULD. A: ABSOLUTELY. MR. DUSEK, WOULD IT HELP IF I COLORED THAT TOOTH IN AS THE ONES THAT ARE MISSING? A: THIS TOOTH WAS MISSING. THE UPPER RIGHT DECIDUOUS CANINE, THE BABY TOOTH. NUMBER 7 WAS ALSO MISSING. NUMBER 8 WAS LOOSE, BUT I PUT IT IN, SO IT REALLY WASN'T MISSING. NUMBER 9 WAS MISSING. NUMBER 10 WAS RECOVERED FROM THE MOUTH. ABOUT TWO DAYS LATER I NOTED -- I WAS TALKING TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER ABOUT THIS, AND I GOT ANOTHER X RAY THAT SHOWED THERE WAS A TOOTH IN THE MOUTH. Q: WHEN YOU FIRST EXAMINED THE BODY, THOUGH, THAT TOOTH NUMBER 10 WAS MISSING? A: THAT WAS MISSING. Q: LET'S CONTINUE TO COLOR THAT ONE IN AS ORANGE LIKE THE REST. A: (THE WITNESS COMPLIED.) AND THIS TOOTH, THE UPPER LEFT DECIDUOUS CANINE, WAS PRESENT. Q: ALL RIGHT. NOW, WHEN YOU WERE FIRST THERE, DID YOU FIND ANY OF THESE MISSING TEETH, THE FIRST TIME, ON THE 28TH? A: THE ONLY MISSING TOOTH I EVER FOUND WAS NUMBER 10. THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT -- OF THE ONES THAT ARE MISSING MARKED WITH THE ORANGE. THAT I RECOVERED WAY IN THE BACK OF THE MOUTH IN AN AREA CALLED THE VESTIBULES, WHERE THE GUM MEETS THE CHEEK, WAY IN THE BACK. AND I DID NOT SEE THAT WHEN I FIRST TOOK THE X RAYS ON THE 28TH. (NO, he didn't notice or find that tooth until he made a second visit to the patient.) Q: WHEN DID YOU FIND THE MISSING NUMBER 10 TOOTH? A: I BELIEVE THAT WAS I THINK THREE OR FOUR DAYS LATER. Q: CAN YOU TAKE A BLACK FELT PEN, IF YOU WOULD, AND WRITE IN FOUND INSIDE THAT TOOTH SO WE KNOW WHICH ONE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. A: (THE WITNESS COMPLIED.) Q: YOU'VE DONE THAT, SIR. A: SORRY? Q: YOU'VE DONE THAT. THANK YOU. A: OKAY. Q: WHAT EFFORTS WERE MADE TO TRY TO LOCATE THE OTHER THREE MISSING TEETH? A: AGAIN A VERY THOROUGH SEARCH OF THE MOUTH. A PERUSAL OF A LATERAL-PLATE FILM THAT WAS TAKEN. IT'S ALMOST A STANDARD FILM IN CASES SUCH AS THIS TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE THERE THAT YOU CAN'T SEE VISUALLY. AND SO I LOOKED AT THAT. I ALSO EXAMINED THE MOUTH AGAIN, WAS NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY OF THE OTHER THREE TEETH. (Sometime from March 11th until June 10th, Danielle loses another tooth!! Do the math. According to the experts, it happened. If one doesn't believe the entomology evidence, how could one ever believe the dental evidence as interpreted by Sperber & Blackbourne?) ...DOCTOR SPERBER LOCATED ONE OF THEM INSIDE THE BACK OF THE MOUTH, I BELIEVE BETWEEN THE GUM AND THE TEETH. THAT WAS THE LATERAL INCISOR ON THE LEFT. ... two permanent teeth, two permanent incisors. Two of the front teeth were missing. ..."YES, SIR. BUT YOU DON'T SEE NUMBER 7, THE RIGHT LATERAL INCISOR, AND YOU DON'T SEE NUMBER 10, THE LATERAL INCISOR, BECAUSE AT HER AGE THAT TOOTH HAS NOT FINALLY COME DOWN." ..."NUMBER 10 WAS RECOVERED FROM THE MOUTH. " ..."THE ONLY MISSING TOOTH I EVER FOUND WAS NUMBER 10" June 5 hocus pocus, smoke and mirrors: Q: LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT WE'VE HAD MARKED AS COURT'S EXHIBIT 9. THIS PHOTO OF A YOUNG LADY. I BELIEVE IT'S DANIELLE VAN DAM. DO YOU SEE HER SMILE AND HER TEETH, THEY ARE VISIBLE THERE? (PHOTOGRAPH MARKED TRIAL EXHIBIT NUMBER 9 FOR IDENTIFICATION.) BY MR. DUSEK: Q: WHAT TEETH ARE YOU ABLE TO SEE FROM THE PHOTOGRAPH? A: YOU SEE TOOTH NUMBER 8, YOU SEE TOOTH NUMBER 9. Q: THOSE ARE THE TWO FRONT ONES? A: YES, SIR. BUT YOU DON'T SEE NUMBER 7, THE RIGHT LATERAL INCISOR, AND YOU DON'T SEE NUMBER 10, THE LATERAL INCISOR, BECAUSE AT HER AGE THAT TOOTH HAS NOT FINALLY COME DOWN. IN FACT, ON THE X RAY THE ROOT OF THAT TOOTH IS NOT FINALLY FORMED. SO AS A TOOTH FINALLY FORMS, IT COMES LOWER INTO THE CHEWING AREA. AND THE ROOT BECOMES MORE POINTED, SORT OF LIKE MY FINGER. Q: SO YOU'RE TELLING US THAT THAT TOOTH WOULD CUSTOMARILY NOT -- AT LEAST IT'S NOT VISIBLE IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH. A: ABSOLUTELY IS NOT. Q: I THINK YOU TOLD US ALSO THAT YOU FOUND TOOTH NUMBER 6 MISSING. IS THAT RIGHT? A: WELL, TOOTH NUMBER 6 IS THE UPPER RIGHT CANINE. WE WOULD NOT EXPECT TO SEE IT. IT'S ON THE X RAYS. (We wouldn't expect to see it, but it was there!!! How did it get there and why did it get there? Did somebody get the two bodies confused? You know, the 11 or 12 year old 4 ft 8 inch autopsy photos and dental records. The other Danielle?) BUT WE WOULD NOT EXPECT TO SEE IT IN HER MOUTH. BUT IN ITS PLACE IS THE RIGHT DECIDUOUS CANINE THAT NUMBER 6 WILL EVENTUALLY REPLACE. WHEN A PERSON IS ELEVEN OR TWELVE, THAT'S WHEN THAT CHANGE OCCURS. Q: IS THAT MISSING TOOTH VISIBLE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH OF DANIELLE VAN DAM? A: I THINK IT'S JUST BARELY VISIBLE THERE.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1251
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Name: Jeremiah Stormwash Rank: Admiral About: Founder and guildmaster Jeremiah Stormwash, who prefers everybody to call him Jerry, is a master gunner, and the owner of a rare and much treasured Revenant Cannon Ram, granting him an indefinite amount of boosted Fury. He prefers to be a gunner, not a captain. In his freetime, he can be found in pubs around the caribbean. His favorite is the La Bodeguita. Name: Nicholas De Salisbury Rank: Captain About: Nich, co-founder, and co-guildmaster is a very role-playing sort of person. He usually hangs around other role-play figures, but when he's aboard a ship, he's definitely to be found next to a cannon. Nick is a very old friend of Jerry, and has been playing for a very long time. His favorite drink is Russian imported vodka. All promotions in ranks will be decided by the Admiral and his Captains. Promotions are privileges and can be taken away at any time. Rank: Description: Guild rank: To be adressed as: CM-1(junior): Midshipman, Acting Sub-Lieutenant, Ensign, Corvette Lieutenant, Ship-of-the-line Ensign 2nd Class. Member Midshipman CM-1(senior): Sub-Lieutenant, Lieutenant (junior grade), Frigate Lieutenant, Ship-of-the-line Ensign 1st Class. Member Sub-Lieutenant CM-2: Lieutenant, Lieutenant (senior grade) Ship-of-the-Line Lieutenant, Captain-Lieutenant. Member Lieutenant CM-3: Lieutenant-Commander, Galleon Captain. Veteran Lieutenant-Commander CM-4: Commander, Frigate Captain. Veteran Commander CM-5: Captain, Brig Captain. Officer Captain CM-6: Admiral, Ship-of-the-Line Captain, Captain of Sea and War. Guildmaster Admiral The above displayed ranks are from lowest to highest, meaning CM-5 is the highest rank one can reach, while CM-1 (junoir) is the rank one starts out with upon joining the guild. The CM-6 rank is reserved for the guildmaster. CM stands for 'crew member.' By participating in the 'Sinkers United' guild, you agree to follow these rules, or risk your own disbanding from the guild by an officer or the guildmaster. Rule: Disobediance toleration limit: Be respectful and kind to your fellow players. 2, 3rd is a Court Martial. Behave maturely, and set a good example for others. 2, 3rd is a Court Martial. Do not defemate this guild. Court Martial or disbandment. Do not disobey the orders of the ship's captain. 1, 2nd is a Court Martial. Use common sense and logic. 2, 3rd is a Court Martial. Court Martial a disciplinary hearing held when (a) member(s) of the guild overstep the disobedience limit that is set forth by the rules. In a Court Martial hearing where the defentant(s) is/are between ranks CM-1 (junior), CM-3, the Admiral and the Captains act as the jury over the hearing, and will eventually decide to either disband the defendant(s), and/or to clear the defendant(s) of charges. In a Court Martial hearing where the defendat(s) is/are rank CM-4, the Admiral and the Captains act as the jury over the hearing, and will eventually decide to either disband the defendant(s), demote the defendant(s) to a lower rank (if this option is decided upon, the Admiral and the Captains will also decide on what rank to demote the defendant(s) to), and/or to clear the defendant(s) of charges. In a Court Martial hearing where the defendant(s) is/are rank CM-5, the Admiral acts as the jury over the hearing, and will eventually decide to either disband the defendant(s), demote the defendant(s) to a lower rank (if this option is decided upon, the Admiral will also decide on what rank to demote the defendant(s) to), and/or to clear the defendant(s) of charges. In a Court Martial hearing where the defendant(s) is/are rank CM-6, the entire guild acts as the jury over the hearing, and will eventually decide to either disband the defendant(s) (if this option is decided upon, the guild will also vote on one of the Captains to be the new Admiral), demote the defendant(s) by one rank (if this option is decided upon, the guild will also vote on one of the Captains to be the new Admiral), and/or to clear the defendant(s) of charges. If the defendant(s) is/are cleared of charge(s), the charge(s) that of which the defendant(s) are cleared of shall be as if the defendant(s) have been found innocent of that/those charge(s). In a disbandment, the jury, or the guild as a whole (in the case of the rank CM-6 hearing) shall decide whether the disbandment is at a felony level or not. Felony level disbanded persons have more dificulties when attempting to join the guild again in thh future. Wearing the guild uniform is an option, not a necessity. Though, wearing the guild uniform is appreciated when participating in guild events (but still not necessary). The uniform was designed from crude clothing items, so that even the basic access members of the guild could use it. Hat: None Coat: None Vest: None Shirt: Plain Linen Short Sleeve Belt: Box Belt Bottoms: Plain Cotton Trousers Footwear: Worn in Boots Though Sinkers United is a guild of sailor pirates, it obviously dock every once in a while. When an event of the such occurs, it's the island of which's port is not closed by the navy - But after those adrenalyn filled voyages, the crew heads to Cuba, to celebrate with Admiral Jeremiah Stormwash, in his favorite pub, the La Bodeguita. Of course, there is a sanctuary on every island. Sanctuary list coming soon... Sinkers United welcomes all of its new members with open arms, but because we aim toward creating an active, and respected guild, we ask you to meet the following requirements. Joining without meeting the requirements can result in a felony disbandment You should have already reached Cannon skill level 20, and be able to use the Fury ammunition. You should have already reached Sailing skill level 20, and be able to use the Take Cover ability. You should not have been previously disbanded from the guild at a felony level. If you have been disbanded at a felony level in the past, please talk to the admiral or one of the captains about re-acceptance, and they will consider it. This can be rejected for any reason. If you meet the above requirements, please feel free to use the invitation code illustrated in the picture below to join the guild. Remember, we will check whether you meet the requirements or not. These userboxes should only be used by guild members, unless otherwise noted. Userbox: Code: Sinkers United is a part of the Sinkers United Guild. {{SU-Member}} The information in this section was extracted from the Disney.Go servers, without any modification of the servers, or any breaches of security on the Disney.Go servers. All of the information is allowed to be viewed, and is kept for the use of the Pirates of the Caribbean Online Directory, which uses it when players search for a guild through the Pirates of the Caribbean Online Directory. Guild ID: 859034 Guild Name: Sinkers United Founded on: August 22, 2011 Source: http://apps.dxd.go.com/potco-war/GuildDirectoryRequest?&search=Sinkers_United&search_type=GUILD_NAME Retrieved from "https://gamersfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Sinkers_United?oldid=697862" More Gamers Fanon Wiki 1 Free American Empire 2 Bill Plunderbones 3 Deibī no U~ōkusurū Gamers Fanon Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1254
__label__wiki	0.808774	0.808774	A time-bender where choices matter — Quantum Break review By Ron Burke When Remedy Entertainment hits, they hit hard. Max Payne was fantastic, Alan Wake sent shivers up our spines, and now the studio has delivered their most ambitious game to date. Part game, and part TV show, Quantum Break is, by a large margin, the best Remedy game yet. Quantum Break tells the story of Jack Joyce and Paul Serene. Serene, a prominent scientist studying time travel, invites Jack to help him with the final leg of his experiment. As is often the case, the whole thing goes sideways when Jack’s brother Will shows up. Will, who was working with Serene until just recently, divulges that this experiment will cause time to end. His attempt to put a stop to it unfortunately exposes Serene and Jack, granting both powers over time itself. Then things get strange. A future Paul Serene appears, older and in far better control of his power to bend time. What happens next is, excitingly, up to you. Time manipulation never gets old. We’ve seen games that bend time. It’s often a tacked-on game mechanic that serves to make the protagonist more powerful, or grants a little bit of flavor to a standard-fare storyline, but it isn’t often this central to the plot. But it isn’t time travel that makes Quantum Break so compelling — it’s real and impactful choice. Throughout the story, at points called “Junctions,” the game will flip the script. You’ll stop playing as Jack Joyce and begin playing from the perspective of Paul Serene. As an example of this, during the first chapter there is a catastrophic event at Riverport University where Serene’s experiment is taking place. With Jack and Serene at odds, Serene now faces a decision — he can choose to use his company Monarch to kill all witnesses, which would obviously turn the public against them, but prevent Jack from learning anything from those witnesses, or he could mount a PR campaign to discredit Jack by coercing those same witnesses. Serene’s unique power is that he can see into the future, but he can only see to the end of a decision. Whichever option he chooses becomes reality. It really is this gorgeous. No Bullshots here. After you make your decision as Serene, another very unique aspect reveals itself. Each Junction is punctuated by a 20 to 25 minute live-action movie sequence. These vignettes take into account the decisions you’ve made, as well as objects you’ve interacted with during play. There are few games where even the smallest decisions matter this much; yes, the game is linear, but with this many permutations playing it twice would be largely insufficient to see everything Quantum Break has to offer. Quantum Break’s many time-bending powers map nicely to a controller. During action sequences, Quantum Break becomes a cover-based shooter granting the player three weapons in their pack, as well as a whole host of time powers. Time Shield stops incoming fire for a time, Time Vision lets you spot explosives, enemies, and points of interest; Time Stop creates a bubble around enemies or objects in the environment where time halts; Time Dodge bends time around Jack, allowing him to zip to safety with a short residual slow-mo afterwards; and Time Rush accelerates time around Jack, allowing him to move like lightning through the environment. All of these powers combined make Jack formidable in battle, but at no point do you feel like some sort of Time Lord. Enemies are smart (only occasionally making dumb pathing decisions), and later chapters introduce more powerful variants utilizing Monarch’s technology advancements to make them nearly as powerful as Jack. There are even a few fights in the game that feel like boss battles, even if they are not called out specifically as such. He gets time powers as well as a machinegun. So not fair. Beyond the action sequences, there are environmental puzzles to tackle. In my preview I showed a troublesome scissor lift that was needed to reach a second story ledge. Using Jack’s Time Bubble power we prevented the lift from collapsing, allowing Jack to reach his destination. Later puzzles employ similar mechanics, adding the ability to reverse time for a collapsed object for a short time, halt a malfunctioning door, or speed through a closing gate using Time Rush. None of these sequences are overly taxing, keeping the game pace moving forward, but they do often hide something else — Chronon Source. Doing a bit of exploration allows you to find these collectables which upgrade your pool of time bending skills. Some expand the size of your Time Shield, while others let you see more with your Vision powers. Ultimately, they are more nice-to-have than need-to-have, but these power-ups and all of the story-enhancing emails and objects encourage you to deviate from the straight path. Visually, Quantum Break is every bit as amazing as you’ve seen in videos and our recent preview. The VoCap work (simultaneous voice and motion capture) exceeds anything else we’ve seen on any platform to date, and it pushes the Xbox One to its limits. There are some minor framerate wobbles during the start of acts when the game is loading most heavily in the background, but I never saw that happen during any moment of consequence. There is a bit of mipmapping as the system attempts to render in the very high resolution textures in Quantum Break. Most of the time, everything works according to plan, but on more than a few occasions I clicked on an interactive item and the game zoomed in on a blurry mess, only to have it morph and sharpen a moment later. When a game is this immersive, these little disruptions hurt. Aidan Gillen is fantastic, as always. If there is a ripple in time, it’s also here in the visuals. Quantum Break runs at 1080p, but it’s the way that it’s constructed that has a potentially jarring effect. I honestly don’t care about the resolution, but to create the 1080p output, Remedy performs a temporal reconstruction from four distinct 720p 4xMSAA frames. In plain English, it bonds four fully rendered frames into one composite image with as much cleaning of jagged edges from the results as possible, and then up-samples the end result to 1080p. As a result, there is always a slight blurring effect around the edges of characters in motion. The first time I saw it I thought it was some sort of plot-driven ‘ripple in time’ effect, but this occurs before any time shenanigans take place in the story. After the first act I stopped noticing it altogether, but it may or may not be a bit off putting for some players. Lance Marshall’s menacing scenes are a high point. The cast of actors and actresses that power the narrative of Quantum Break have better chemistry than we often see when big names are involved in a game project. Patrick Stewart was the big draw for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, but he was dead moments after the game began. Seth Green turned in a fantastic performance as Joker, but his character was all but permanently confined to the Normandy. My point being, most developers don’t use all that talent once they manage to get it. In Quantum Break, we get Aidan Gillen as Paul Serene (Petyr ‘Littlefinger’ Baelish in Game of Thrones), Shawn Ashmore as Jack Joyce (Iceman in X-Men), Lance Reddick as Martin Hatch (Phillip Broyles in Fringe), Dominic Monaghan as Will Joyce (Meriadoc Brandybuck in Lord of the Rings), and Courtney Hope as Beth Wilder (Anna in Allegiant), just to name a few. The list of amazing talent on display here, both in the full-motion-video sections, as well as in-game, is staggering. Every one of them delivers a top-shelf and believable performance. Remedy’s casting director, Steve Brooksbank, couldn’t have done better, and Timothy Burton and Kevin McGill’s cinematography work (with Stobe Harju’s direction) sews it all together perfectly. Shawn Lance turns in a solid performance as the game’s protagonist. By now you may have noticed that I’m being very cagey about the story, and that’s on purpose. The game’s junction points make it impossible to say how you’ll experience the game, though it’s likely going to be a different combination than the path I chose. At the end of every act you’ll see how your friends chose, as well as the community at large. Thankfully, these moments feel like they fit together, regardless of your choice — it’s very clear that Sam Lake (the writer behind all of Remedy’s work) and his team wanted to make every beat of the story compelling, no matter how you chose to experience it. Remedy swung for the fences and hit a homerun with Quantum Break. With an engrossing story, an amazing cast, and the most beautiful visuals on the Xbox One we’ve ever seen, Quantum Break is a masterpiece. —Ron Burke Amazing visuals Choice that actually matters A story worth playing more than twice Compelling live-action sequences Immersive and engaging gameplay Mipmapping issues break immersion Environmental puzzles aren’t very challenging Ron Burke is the Editor in Chief for Gaming Trend. Currently living in Fort Worth, Texas, Ron is an old-school gamer who enjoys CRPGs, action/adventure, platformers, music games, and has recently gotten into tabletop gaming. Ron is also a fourth degree black belt, with a Master's rank in Matsumura Seito Shōrin-ryū, Moo Duk Kwan Tang Soo Do, Universal Tang Soo Do Alliance, and International Tang Soo Do Federation. He also holds ranks in several other styles in his search to be a well-rounded fighter. Ron has been married to Gaming Trend Editor, Laura Burke, for 21 years. 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__label__cc	0.698237	0.301763	Tag: domains Countries don’t own their Internet domains, ICANN says By Stephen Lawson, IDG News Service \| July 30th, 2014 It’s fighting an effort to seize Iran’s, Syria’s and North Korea’s domains in a civil settlement, saying they aren’t property. The Internet domain name for a country doesn’t belong to that country — nor to anyone, according to ICANN. Plaintiffs who successfully sued Iran, Syria…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1263
__label__wiki	0.580715	0.580715	Kazakhstan: “Kompromat” Wars Posted 25 October 2007 5:41 GMT Rakhat Aliyev has lots of titles with an attribute “former”: former son-in-law of president Nazarbayev, former chief of special services, former media mogul and former influential clan leader. Today he is a figurant of the criminal case, accused of abduction and possible murder of heads of Nurbank, which was also controlled by Aliyev. Soon after the prosecution had started, he left the country and now lives in Vienna (Austria), sporadically enlivening the Kazakh politics with ejection of discrediting materials – “kompromats” – about the members of elite. Recently, Rakhat came up with the series of very painful “kompromat” – audio-files of tapped telephone conversations of the key figures, including ministers, presidential administration officials and oligarchs. Although the content itself was not extremely dangerous, the very fact that telephones of the “people in power” can be intercepted and made public is certainly getting on their nerves. Mantrov, a local journalist, believes [RUS] that there is possibly a coup brewing in Kazakhstan. “Rakhat Aliyev moved on from the threats to actions and now tells the world about the Kazakh regime”, whose staunch adherent and defender he was until recently. “It is rumored that several agents of special services, who were bugging the telephones of higher officials, have been arrested on suspicion of that they used those files for destabilization of political situation”, mantrov reports. Although the opposition decisively rejects any support to Mr. Aliyev, seeing him as a person, who was behind persecution of the democrats, when president’s ex-relative headed secret services, a number of the opposition websites posted links to the mp3 files. They were soon blocked by the state-owned ISP Kazakhtelecom. The first Kazakh podcast website Inkar, which took a telephone interview from Aliyev, was blocked also. Ivanalmazoff, a reporter of Inkar, comments [RUS] in the Livejournal community: “This is not the first time when the websites that support opposition are blocked in Kazakhstan. This means that the political crisis is already here”. The Kub weblog, owned by Kazakh film director Rachid Nougmanov, who lives in France and tends to support the opposition, was also blocked and deprived [RUS] of the right to use .kz domain. Written byAdil Nurmakov Recent Central Asia & Caucasus Stories 3 weeks agoUzbekistan A journey through Uzbek national identity on the Tashkent metro 21 December 2019Azerbaijan Inside the party membership scandal rocking Azerbaijan's opposition 12 December 2019Kyrgyzstan Interview with Bektour Iskender, co-founder of Kyrgyz outlet under attack for corruption investigation Read this post in Español, Deutsch	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1267
__label__cc	0.550379	0.449621	25 Horror Films That Will Keep You Awake All Night #4 – The Exorcism of Emily Rose The Exorcism of Emily Rose \| Horror Movie Based on the true story about a possessed girl called Anneliese Michel, who had died from starvation in 1976, but some think she had died because she couldn’t stand more the evil forces inside her, this film is as scary as the story of Anneliese Michel. What is even more scary than the story about Anneliese considering this movie is that in this movie, the main character – Emily Rose, is not possessed by a demon, like Anneliese, but by the Devil himself. 11 Cartoons You Never Missed in Your Child Life How to Get Free Gems in Clash of Clans 25 Scary Books That Will Keep You Up All Night Awake 13 All Time Best Child Life Animated Movies Top 13 Hollywood Celebrity Breakups Tags:black swan, candyman, halloween, horror films, horror movies, nightmare	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1276
__label__wiki	0.543813	0.543813	Hancher © Courtesy of Russian National Orchestra Russian National Orchestra ADULT: $60 \| $50 \| $40 COLLEGE STUDENT: $54 \| $10 YOUTH: $30 \| $10 Call Box Office Founded in 1990 by pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev, the Russian National Orchestra quickly established itself as one of the foremost ensembles to be found anywhere. Heard frequently on NPR, the orchestra is the first from Russia to win a Grammy and many of its more than 80 recordings are widely acclaimed. But of course, neither radio broadcasts nor recordings can replace the power and beauty of a live performance by an orchestra Gramophone lists as one of the top 20 orchestras in the world. Program (subject to change): Rachmaninoff: Vocalise Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18; George Li, piano Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 in E-flat Minor, Op. 111 David and Noreen Revier View Playbill Residency Events Violin Masterclass by Alexei Bruni Sunday, February 24, 2019, 10:30 am Voxman Music Building room 2400 Viola Masterclass by Ksenia Zhuleva Flute Studio Masterclass by Maxim Rubstov Voxman Music Building Recital Hall Percussion Area Clinic by Ilya Melikhov Brass Area Masterclass by Dmitri Anakovsky and Vladislav Lavrik Sunday, February 24, 2019, 3:00 pm Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Hancher in advance at (319) 335-1158.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1280
__label__wiki	0.539085	0.539085	Gurdjieff Club About Gurdjieff Principles and Methods of Work Gurdjieff Groups & Individuals Resources (books, photos, videos, links) Сorrespondence, reflections, comments Gurdjieff and His Followers Links to video Current events (photo,video) Articles, essay Art and Objective Art Друзья клуба SOLITA SOLANO ON THE DEATH OF GURDJIEFF: OCTOBER 29, 1949 Solano’s open letters—describing the events of the few days leading up to Gurdjieff’s death and until the funeral—were circulated to her friends, particularly Lib (Elizabeth Jenks Clark) Dorothy Caruso, Margaret (Martie) Anderson, Alice Rohrer and Kathryn (Katie) Hulme. They were members of Jane Heap’s group that Gurdjieff dubbed ‘The Rope’ while he met regularly with them between 1935 and 1938. Solano’s first set of letters appears to have been written under the immediate duress of Gurdjieff’s death; the second, chronological series appears to have been compiled later. There is some repetition in the latter account. J. W. D. [SET 1] He’s lying on a divan, covered to the throat with a pale brocade couverture which is piled with red roses, pink orchids, white flowers; on either side of his head are two enormous bouquets of violets. The chapel is lighted with candles. He is dressed in his best gray suit. His face is like a statue’s. Yesterday he looked alive still, a slight smile made him seem so; his skin had a most curious lavender tinge. Today he is darker, the smile has gone, he’s already far away, the eyes have begun to sink, the lips are in a grave line, though not quite stern. Perhaps it was the taking of the death mask that changed him, but I think not. He looks as if he had just said “Now I go away with all my secrets and my mystery. My work is finished here.” All day for two days and all night last night and still tonight, the people stream to the hospital, stand in line to go in to see him. They stand in the most complete silence I have ever known and just stare at him. Nearly all are crying; yesterday when Bennett came, he burst into such sobbing that he had to leave and go outside, where we could still hear him in the distance. He died at half past ten in the morning yesterday; I had just been telephoning for his news at ten and was told that he was the same. (I had been out at the hospital Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, sitting for hours in the salon). I was in the hotel with Janet yesterday, Katie having gone shopping, when Russell rang up to say he was dead. As soon as I could move, I went up to Neuilly. Vera, Mme. de Salzmann, Gabo, Valya and many others were there. Vera then told me that he was in the process of being embalmed, and that we could see him as soon as he had been taken to the chapel. While waiting, she disclosed that the cause of his death was cancer of the liver; that although he had seemed to be sleeping for hours before he died, the doctor had raised his eyelids and had said G. looked back at him and was conscious. A most curious phenomenon: four hours after his death, his forehead and neck were still very warm; the doctor said he couldn’t understand it. On Friday Mme. De Salzmann had spoken to him in Russian. He did not reply but lifted his hand and held it out to her to take. She has been absolutely superb. At the service yesterday, she sat near his head with white face, closed eyes from which the tears slowly flowed. Her son Michel stood by her side. She wasn’t there today at the service. A Russian priest intones the prayers, his assistant sings the responses, we all hold a lighted taper in our right hands and just gaze and gaze. The chapel is too small to hold all the people; we crowd together to make room until we are touching the funeral couch. Those who cannot enter stand outside and listen. Then when the service is finished and we go out, the crowds who are waiting pass in. Of course he is never alone, several people volunteer each night to watch; Katie has gone with Russell tonight; I shall go tomorrow or Tuesday night. On Wednesday afternoon, he will be taken to the Russian church and at eleven on Thursday will be the high requiem mass. At twelve we all go to Fontainebleau for the interment. In the meantime, there will be a mass every afternoon, for the people who heard late of his death, especially for the English who will come. Louise March flew from Vienna, where she was editing his German edition. I hear Jane Heap is ill, so perhaps she will not be able to travel. I think he would be proud of the behavior of all his people. The grief’s terrible, silent (except Bennett) and has a really objective quality of dignity. Janet was so moved that she took a taxicab out to the hospital after I left and went into the chapel to join me—and Russell and Katie, who fortunately came in from her shopping and rushed out in time for the mass. It is very painful for her to leave tomorrow night for Germany and not attend his funeral and burial. But impossible to arrange, as she’s now responsible—since four days ago—for all the German sector. Of my own grief, I shall not speak; it is a small part of the common catastrophe. The cable from Martie and Dorothy was perfect. I shall always be grateful for those powers that allowed me to be here to see him before he want away from the planet Earth. Thank you Lib for telephoning. It was a comfort. All future details will be written as they occur and I will tell even more when I return. But I shall never be able to describe the noble beauty of his dead face. Midnight, November 3, 1949 For All: This is Thursday night, midnight, and at six o’clock we left him six feet deep in the cold, cold ground at sunset, the coffin still uncovered; the last of him I saw, and it was not he, was a long, pale brown box, with a golden cross at the head, a few roses some desperate person had thrown in with the handsful of earth each of the hundreds had dropped, in accordance with the Russian custom. MONDAY [October 31] The previous notes I had sent to Lib, to be copied by Margaret. In the meantime, Lib had gone to Boston for her son’s operation and the letter is waiting at Morristown to be sent to Margaret to copy, as I was too overwhelmed to remember the carbon. So Monday, at the chapel of the American Hospital. He had turned to gray stone and looked even more “at peace.” His suit was navy blue, not gray, as I thought. His tie was blue and crooked. Carnations had replaced the violets and roses. The brown and gray icon of St. George (his saint) and the Dragon which Gabo had brought from his (G.’s) apartment was placed at his feet. As Katie and I were sitting, with many others, at his side (the conditions were intimate) waiting for the priest to come, we looked up and saw Jane Heap standing at the door. Gabo rose and gave her his place next to us for the service which began in a few minutes. Katie had “watched” (fait la veille) the night before until half-past four in the morning. She saw the English group arrive in the night, direct from the gare with their little rugs and bags; they sat along the walk outside between the chapel and the hospital, on the ground “like Mexicans.” Alfred also came from London, looking like alabaster. At four A.M., the French delegation took over. Streams of people came and went all night, as they did all day. Can’t imagine what the American Hospital thought of all this, the hundreds of peculiar pilgrims who came and stayed and went away, all through the icy, frosty night….(one day he said to Russell, “I wish I were a REAL man, who needed to sleep only one hour each night…”). Forgive incoherency, must put things down as I think of them, or you’ll never hear them. Lillian Whitcomb was in N.Y.C. when she heard the news, as was Lord Pentland. Both flew at once. Where am I? Still Monday. I waited for Jane in the hospital salon. She looked pale, but well; beige cape, good English hat, since discarded, sad to say. She kissed me tenderly and said, “And Martie went away!” I said no one could have imagined a fatal termination, no one believed it until it happened. I couldn’t really talk with her, nor have I been able to since, as individuals of her group constantly engage her attention more than I, and call her from me. We are still in the salon, as of Monday afternoon. Katie went back to the chapel to say goodbye to him again. She told me she knelt by him in prayer and then she dared to kiss him on the forehead, “cold as marble,” she said. I tried to dare, but could not. She left that same night in tears for Germany. During the days she was here, she waited in vain for some word of sorrow or sympathy from Alice, as I have; not one word has come from her, so I suppose her cable was not delivered; nor has anyone in the Gurdjieff family had a message from Alice. Of course she must have sent something, so tell her that she must reproach the Western Union. What Katie really hoped was that Alice would fly to be with her—us—and go to the funeral. Mme. De Salzmann, who has been a marvel of behavior through all this, is going to America in November, she says. Now for TUESDAY [November 1] I’m just back from the chapel. I sat by his side, near his face (by the way, I’ve ordered a photograph of his dead face for all of you) for two hours. His sister, Sonya, sat beside me. Luba came from England, where she has a job with one of Jane’s pupils, repeatpupils. Russell and G.’s nephew, Valya, spent the day in Fontainebleau in the cemetery, cleaning up the family plot, which has of course been neglected for years. Jane unfortunately did not wear her chic hat, but appeared nearly shaved. Today is her birthday, and Russell’s too. A small choir came from the Russian church and sang the responses. The chief priest in the old tradition—robes, silver cross and chain, long black hair and beard, liquid black eyes and honey-voice. There were new flowers over the tilleul silk brocade. Someone had made tiny bouquets of red roses and lake yellow daisies. G.’s face today is grayer and the skin is tighter over the immense intelligence of his skull. Vera said, “Today is his birthday, where he has gone.” (You know that three days are needed to shed the body and today they were completed. Saturday to Tuesday.) How I want to kiss him goodbye like Katie and the Russians but I didn’t quite have the courage….Jane said, “He doesn’t look dead.” But indeed he does, since two days. Martie: When Jane and I left the chapel together, we clasped hands desperately and walked like that, exchanging memories in silence for five minutes—no need for words. All her great gift for emotions was in her hand. WEDNESDAY [November 2] Un froid de loup, repeat loup. Went in the morning to order our flowers. I thought one enormous piece would be better than six oddments. I spent ten dollars apiece for us—Dorothy, Martie, Alice, Katie, Lib, and S.S. “De la part de ses amies américaines—then Dorothy’s name first. Hope everyone agrees. I had no instructions, so acted on my own responsibility. Oh, God, never to see that smile again, hear him say—well, no matter what—especially for me—“Kanari.” Janet wrote about him in her New Yorker article; will they print it? She finished working at midnight, just as Katie telephoned she had arrived in Germany…. Now for the last day. No, Wednesday [November 2]. So worn out I don’t know what I’m writing. Wednesday, yesterday, the mise en bière. I couldn’t quite go to hospital to see him put into box, and as I found out later, I wouldn’t have been allowed to—only the men of the family. I went to the Russian church at four and waited there, debout, till nearly six before he was brought. Six men carried him in—Russell, Valya, Gabo, Michel (Mme. de Salzmann’s son), etc. Dim lovely lights, many flowers which had arrived early, vested priests and small choir for the service. Church was crowded even for that small ceremony, all golden under the incense-smoky high dome. The catafalque was covered with large black cloth, embroidered with silver. Not a sound ever issues from any gathering of his people—neither a footstep, a cough, a rustle or a breath. A remarkable quality of silence which is so rare as to be noted as unique. (Martie, thanks for the clippings and don’t believe in those “last word” records, as no one thought he would die until he was so weak that he never spoke again, only held out his hand to Jeanne when she spoke to him. But shall inquire when I see her in two days, as she has asked me to). LAST DAY [Thursday, November 3] Janet went with me this morning at 11:30 to the high requiem mass at the Russian cathedral. There had been no veille permitted last night, so he had been alone till the church opened. Entirely candles, flowers, the voices of five white-and-gold robed priests, a cantor with a divine breaking voice. How beautiful is the Russian language! The church was packed—not only with those we know, but by hundreds of his followers whom we never saw, whom I had never seen in all my years near him. After all the chanting and prayers and singing were finished, for an hour everyone passed by his coffin, one by one, from the right. Each mourner, streaming with tears, made a genuflection at his head, stepped up to the icon at his feet, kissed it, and walked to the left. Each, unselfconscious, took his and her private and sorrowful farewell to him with a ceremonious simplicity that tore one’s heart open even wider than before, if possible. Then everyone went away to breathe, have a drink or coffee and at two o’clock, we came back to the church. The crowds stood along the street to watch HIM brought out and put in the great funeral carriage, his flowers placed on the top. The family rode with him. The hundreds of others rode behind in the cortege in many private cars and four enormous autobuses. The streets were jammed, closed to traffic for blocks, around the Russian church and other crowds gathered to watch the spectacle. The drive to Fontainebleau took an hour and a half. I went with Lillian and some very rich silent chic tiresome English, old followers of Ouspensky. Through the old familiar roads, streets, towns, turnings, forest, to Avon. In a cruel sunny icy wind, we walked by the hundreds through the cemetery gates, following HIM to the family plot. I saw the grave torn open in the rocky watery ground, deep, deep, horribly deep…. The porters let him down into it. A great sigh came from the people—the only sound they had made since he died, when they were together. The priest came to the rescue with his chanting. Later everyone passed by the terrible hole, cast a pinch of earth down onto the box, knelt, made the sign of the cross, passed on. It was over. He had disappeared from us forever. Back in Paris—I don’t remember coming back—we were all asked to come to the rue des Colonels Renard for supper, as usual after a Russian funeral. The family received us, gave us—what? I don’t know. You will all know how impossible it was to walk up those stairs and enter that sacred place. But it was done. Then I came here to write you, as is my duty. Done now. Will send or bring a photograph of him as he looked in death—and if I can, a death mask (copy, of course.) Your loving, more dead than alive, KANARI. Here are some addenda to the former notes which I must put down as quickly as possible, before Janet drives me away from her typewriter. It’s evident that some “highly placed” person has decided not to tell that Mr. G. had cancer. Even Lillian Whitcomb, near him from Prieuré days, did not know last night. I now have the complete medical report: Besides the tumor, his heart was dilated and his lungs were “raddled” from the bouts of coughing, bronchitis, from which he had suffered for thirty years. Only to Gabo did he speak of his pain; made him bend down one day so the others could not hear, and said, “Very, very bad pain” in Russian (Ochen,ochen). The night they punctured him for the 12 liters of water, he sat up in bed, accepted the local anesthetic, smoked a cigarette while they worked on him, and said he felt relieved. He wore on his head the old red fez! There was a draft from the window on his baldness. Two days before he was taken to the hospital, he called in four people who happened to be sitting in the salon through the night—Salzmann, Russell, Vera were three, I suppose Babo was the fourth—and just looked at them for a long time, saying not one word. They believe he was saying goodbye. The priest at the Russian church stated that there has never been such a funeral before, except Chaliapin’s; that he has never seen such mass grief, or such a concentration of attitude, he said, on the part of the mourners. Even the undertaker who had never seen G. before he saw him dead, broke down at the grave and wept! Just from the vibrations, I daresay. He left a lot of money—in Switzerland, three Paris banks. His sister, Sonya, is having a full-length statue made of him, to be kept in the apartment. It will be dressed in his clothes and on his head will be placed his fur cap . . . The French group are going to keep the apartment as a sort of shrine to which we may all go. The group dances and readings are continuing. Salzmann goes to America first part of December….She will carry on his work as best she can and I suppose we will all help her. Katie has so pledged and so shall I. I am lunching with Salzmann tomorrow and will have further news then to send you. I sail a week from today. I still have bronchitis from the cemetery blasts; I expected pneumonia. Love to all and from Janet also. Solita. On the Death of Gurdjieff: October 29, 1949 Solita Solano On Tuesday, October 25, 1949, after many days in bed, Mr. G. finally consented that Dr. Welch be sent for. When Dr. W. arrived in the evening of Oct. 26 and declared to G. that he could take care of him much better if only allow himself to be hospitalized. G. refused no longer to leave his flat. As soon as the ambulance had delivered him to the American Hospital, Dr. W. tapped him for water and removed 13 litres. On the 27th I telephoned to Gabo for news: “Il est trés faible, mais il ya de l’espoir.” [He is very weak, but there is hope.] I rushed to the hospital to find Valya and Gabo in the salon. They told me that Dr. W. had slept — when he slept — by G’s side: that G was being fed anally by glucose; there’s a mysterious issue of blood that may be only a hemorrhoid; that he is so weak that he just lies there without speaking. I sat in the salon of the hospital all the afternoon. [Friday] Oct. 28. No change in his state since two days ago. We all sit in the hospital every day, waiting for bits of news. Valya was sent to find softest possible sheets for G’s bed. The atmosphere now is that of doom, though one cannot bring oneself to believe it. Jeanne de S., Gabo and I were the last to believe that there was little hope. [Saturday] Oct. 29. I telephoned at 10:30 A. M. for news. “He is just the same.” Les imbeciles! Half an hour later he died. Unconscious. Russell telephoned at one, just as I was preparing to leave for the hospital to sit out the afternoon again. As soon as I could move, I went to Neuilly. Jeanne, Vera, some of his family, several others were already there. We waited in the salon while he was being embalmed. Vera said 1) he had cancer of the liver, 2) the French doctor had raised G’s eyelids while he was supposedly unconscious and said that G. had looked back at him, 3) that four hours after his death his forehead and neck were still warm — a curious phenomenon that the doctor could not understand. When we were called, our little procession walked out to the hospital’s chapel about a hundred feet away. G. was lying on a divan, wearing the suit brought for the American trip. His “valise” which he always called his stomach was as flat as a young man’s. He was covered to the shoulders with a pale brocade cloth on which had been laid red roses, pink orchids and white flowers; on either side of his head were two large bouquets of violets. In the candlelight his face is like a statue’s. The first day his face had a slightly lavender tinge and the mouth was almost smiling. The next day he looked darker and the smile had disappeared, he was already far away, the eyes had begun to sink and the lips had a grave line. Perhaps taking the death mask had made this change. He looked as if he had just said, “Now I go away with my secrets and my mystery — my work here is finished.” For two days and nights people streamed to the hospital standing in line to see him. They stand about him in the most complete silence I have ever known and just star at him. Nearly all of them crying and yesterday when Bennett came he burst into such sobs that he had to leave and go outside, where we could still hear him in the distance. [Monday] Oct. 31. He has turned to gray stone. Carnations have replaced the violets and roses. Gabo has brought the brown and gray icon of St. George from the apartment and placed it at G’s feet. The English groups and many Ouspensky pupils arrived in the night. Many went to the chapel directly from the gare carrying their bags and rugs and sat along the walk outside on the ground like Mexicans. All groups took turns to make the veille and change over every four hours. There is a service every day at four o’clock — a priest and his assistant who chants the prayers in Russian. Russell tells me that G. once said to him “I wish I were REAL man who need to sleep only one hour each night.” [Tuesday] Nov. 1. I sat by his side, near his face, for two hours; he is more gray today and the skin is tighter over the immense intelligence of his skull. Someone has made tiny bouquets of red roses and yellow daisies and strewn them over the pale brocade. Russell and Valya were absent, having gone to Fontainebleau to prepare the plot in the cemetery which has been rather neglected. A small choir came from the Russian Cathedral and sang the responses. The chief priest was dressed traditionally — robes, silver cross and chain, long black hair and beard, liquid black eyes and a honey voice. His sister Sonya sat besides me, crying, and Luba arrived from her job in England. Crocodile dared to kiss G’s forehead to say goodbye and so did Gabo, but I neither dared, nor could I have done so id I had dared. Jane Heap said, “He doesn’t look dead.” Vera said, “Today is his birthday, where he has gone.” I forgot to say that on the day before he died, Jeanne de S., standing by his bed, had spoken to him in Russian. He did not, could not, reply but he lifted his head and held it out for her to take. She has been superb. She sits by him with closed eyes from which the tears slowly flow, her face, without blood under the skin; and when away from him, she makes all the arrangements with Bennett. The movements group met and practiced as if he were alive. Jeanne has had people for readings, I was told. Louise March flew from Vienna — another stricken, marble face. The chapel is so small that most of the people must stand outside to listen at the services; we crowd together with our lighted tapers until we are touching the bier. The grief is silent and terrible to see as we all gaze at the noble beauty of his dead face. [Wednesday] Nov. 2. Today was the mise en biére. I did not go as I was told that only the family would attend it. But Jeanne, Louise March, Russell and others were there. I with many others waited at four o’clock for the arrival at the Cathedral. We stood for two hours until he was brought there. (I was told the casket was too small and something had to be done about it, I don’t know what.) Six bearers carried him in — Valya, Michel, Gabo, Russell, Sonya’s husband. The lights were dim and lovely, many flowers already, vested priests and small choir for the service. The church was crowded, all golden under the high dome and filled with incense smoke. The catafalque was covered with black, embroidered with silver. Not a sound ever comes from any gathering of his people — neither footstep, rustle, cough, even a sigh. The quality of silence is unique. No vielle is permitted in the church. We all went away and left him alone. [Thursday] Nov 3. The last day. High requiem mass began at half-past eleven. Entirely candles, masses of flowers, the voices of five white-and-gold robed priests, a cantor with a divine breaking voice. How beautiful is the Russian language! The church was packed with all those we know and with people whom I had never seen in all those years near him. After the chanting, the prayers and the singing were finished, everyone passed singly by his coffin for an hour, from the right to the left. Each mourner made a genuflection at his head, stepped up to the icon at his feet, kissed it, stepped down and passed to the left, taking leave in a farewell of ceremonious simplicity that tore one’s heart open even wider, if that were possible. At two o’clock we all returned to the church. Crowds lined the sidewalks to watch the casket carried out and placed in the great funeral motor-car. His family rode with him. Private cars and motor-buses made a long cortége to Fontainebleau. We drove for an hour and a half, first turning to pass through G’s street, his flat, through all the old familiar streets, roads, forest. In a cruel icy wind we followed on foot into the cemetery to the family plot. I saw the grave had been torn open in the rocky watery earth — deep, deep. The bearers lowered him into it. For the first time I heard a sigh, a sound like a sigh, from all the people there. The priest began to chant . . . . We all passed by the terrible hole, cast a bit of earth down onto the coffin, knelt, signed ourselves — passed on. It was over.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1285
__label__wiki	0.920604	0.920604	Qatar Airways Martyr's Memorial A Division League 2076: FC VS SYC View Album AFC To Partner DDMC Sports International Ltd and Fortis Sports AG For Commercial Rights From 2021 to 2028 GoalNepal Jun 11, 2018 20:47 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Executive Committee meeting in Moscow today has decided to enter into an agreement with DDMC Sports International Ltd and Fortis Sports AG for the AFC’s Commercial Rights for the period 2021-2028. As requested, the AFC Executive Committee, chaired by AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, received reports on all the bids submitted for the next commercial cycle. The AFC President said: “We are delighted to have recommended the offer from the company that submitted such a compelling bid and now the AFC Administration has been mandated to complete the contract as soon as possible. “I am grateful to all the other bidders who showed such keen interest in partnering with the AFC but the Executive Committee has made their decision and we are excited about the future partnership.” Shaikh Salman added: “The new rights agreement will now secure the financial future of our Member Associations as well as help the AFC further enhance our competitions and development programmes. “Throughout the process we have guaranteed the highest level of integrity, transparency and efficiency and I must thank the AFC Tender Management Team, who have steered us through the process with such confidence and wisdom. “We have also benefitted from the external oversight of an Independent Tender Process Observer representing one of the top international audit firms, and the direction from the Internal Monitoring Group which involved representatives of our Finance, Audit and Marketing Committees. “The successful conclusion to a process, which has lasted for more than 15 months, will mean that the AFC and the Asian football family can now contemplate a bright and prosperous future. “But at the same time, we must be aware of the need to continue to evolve and develop both on and off the field to make sure that we use the new financial power wisely and effectively.” The AFC President reflected on the progress that has been made by Asian football, thanks to the unity of purpose that exists in the game, during the last five years. He said: “We meet in Moscow just days before the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia, which will be a historic tournament for Asia. For the first time one of our teams – Saudi Arabia – will play in the opening match when they play the hosts Russia in Moscow. “We have a record five teams here in Australia, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan and Korea Republic as well as Saudi Arabia and our sixth team, the match officials, are also here in record numbers – no fewer than 15 referees, assistant referees and a Video Assistant Referee will officiate in Russia. “Asian football has made and continues to make giant strides. With this new commercial rights deal, Asian football will stand proud on the world stage as the Continent becomes the focal point for the global game.” Previous Sunsari: Chimeki Yuwa Group Enters SFs Of Inaruwa Gold Cup Next Chitwan: Knockout Women’s Futsal Championship On Asar 2 VAR Set For Historic Full Debut At AFC U23 Championship Afif and Kumagai Claim Top Honours In Dazzling AFC Annual Awards AFC Executive Committee Enhances Future AFC Asian Cups More Member Associations To Benefit From Inclusive AFC Champions League Nepali Journalist Wins AFC Dream Asia Award In Individual Category	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1287
__label__cc	0.696028	0.303972	God as a Gardener Experiencing God through Plants Carolyn Roth Ministry Consequences of Disobedience Good News in Nature Parables Illustrated by Plants Tag Archives: Northern Kingdom of Israel Jehoash’s Parable of the Thistle The story of King Jehoash of the Northern Kingdom sending a thistle parable to Amaziah, King of Judah, is told in two places: 2 Kings Chapter 14 and 2 Chronicles Chapter 25. King Jehoash ruled the Northern Kingdom for 16 years between 798-782 B.C. (Rulers of the Divided Kingdom of Israel and Judah, 2002). He won a significant battle over King Amaziah (796-767 B.C) of Judah primarily because Amaziah rejected God. The background to this Bible narrative has two distinct parts. First, when King Amaziah planned a military campaign against Edom, he recruited 100,000 mercenaries from the Northern Kingdom and paid them 100 talents of silver. Warned by a prophet to not allow the mercenaries to march with him, Amaziah dismissed the Northern Kingdom soldiers. The soldiers were furious and proceeded to plunder and murder in Judah while Amaziah was battling the Edomites. Second, when Amaziah returned to Jerusalem after a successful campaign against the Edomites, he brought back Edomite gods. Instead of destroying the false gods as Mosaic law required (Deuteronomy 7:5, 25), Amaziah accepted the Edomite gods as his own gods, bowed down to them, and offered sacrifices to them. Angry with Amaziah, God sent a prophet to warn him about worshipping Edomite gods. Amaziah would not allow the prophet to speak and threatened to kill him. The prophet told Amaziah that because of his response, God would destroy him. The incident between King Jehoash of the Northern Kingdom and Amaziah began with Amaziah sending a message to Jehoash to come and meet him in battle. Probably Amaziah’s challenge was the result of the Northern Kingdom plundering and killing in Judean towns. King Jehoash sent a parable and a warning back to Amaziah. The parable was, “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then, a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle underfoot” (2 Chronicles 25:18). Following the parable, Jehoash warn Amaziah that because he defeated Edom, he was haughty and proud; but with his challenge to Jehoash, Amaziah was asking for trouble that would cause his own downfall and that of Judah. The interpretation of Jehoash’s parable was that he and the Northern Kingdom were the majestic cedar of Lebanon while Amaziah was an insignificant thistle. The lowly thistle (Amaziah) had the audacity to demand from the cedar (Jehoash) a prize possession. Instead of giving the King of Judah a prize, Jehoash and the Northern tribes would trample Judah underfoot. Amaziah did not listen to Jehoash’s warding; he moved the Judean army against the Northern Kingdom. The result was a battle where Jehoash defeated Amaziah and took him prisoner. Amaziah’s soldiers fled to their homes. With his prisoner, Jehoash proceeded to Jerusalem. There Jehoash seized the Temple gold, silver, and other valuables, the palace treasury, and hostages. King Jehoash had 600 feet of the wall surrounding Jerusalem broken down. Despite his overwhelming victory, Jehoash allowed Amaziah to remain king of Judah. King Jehoash was not a king who obeyed God; rather, he did evil in God’s eyes (2 Kings 13:10-13). Jehoash continued in the idol worship of Jeroboam I (the first King of the Northern tribes). King Jehoash would not have won the battle over Amaziah, but for Amaziah’s sin of rejecting God and worshipping the Edomite gods. The Spotted Golden Thistle In the Bible, about 20 different words are related to some type of prickly or thorny plant. In Jehoash’s parable, the Hebrew word for thistle is choâch or hoah and is associated with the Scolymus genus of plants. When Jehoash named Amaziah a thistle, possibly he was thinking of the spotted golden thistle, Scolymus maculatus, an annual thistle which grows almost everywhere in Israel. Although occasionally cultivated, more often spotted golden thistle it is found in uncultivated lands, e.g., abandoned fields and ditches, and along paths and trails. Each flower is composed of narrow, 1–2 inch yellow petal growing in 3-4 concentric circles around a center. Fruits are flat seeds. The thistle drops seed to the ground where they readily germinate. Symbolism: Rejection, Reject The spotted golden thistle in the Jehoash story can be associated with several concepts, e.g., pride, insult, and insignificance; however, in this story reject or rejection are the best symbols for the plant. Examples of rejection include Amaziah’s rejection of the 100,000 Northern Kingdom mercenaries, Amaziah rejecting God and his prophet in favor of the Edomite gods, Jehoash’s willingness to excuse or reject Amaziah’s challenge, Jehoash’s rejecting the sanctity of the Temple and plundering its treasury, and even most people rejecting thistle leaves as a food source. Rejection is exactly what the Northern Kingdom did to God. They rejected God’s degrees, the covenant he made with their fathers, and the warnings he gave them over the centuries through his prophets (2 Kings 17:14). God was so angry with the Northern Kingdom that he used the Assyrian’s as his vehicle of retribution. Between 738-732 B.C., Assyrian, Tiglath-Pilesar III invaded the Northern Kingdom (Assyrian Campaign against Israel and Judah, 2002). The mode of warfare included beheading, individuals skinned alive, and corpses impaled on stakes. The Assyrians conquered much of the Northern Kingdom and deported the inhabitants to Assyria (2 Kings 15:29). After that war, the Israelite king who reigned in Samaria had a small kingdom that primarily included the tribal lands of Ephraim. In 732 B.C., Hoshea became king in Samaria and again rebelled against Assyria. During the campaigns of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser V (725-722 B.C.), the remainder of the Northern Kingdom was conquered; 27,290 inhabitants were taken as booty to Assyria. By the end of 721 B.C., God rejected the people of the Northern Kingdom as they first rejected him. Christians need to be alert so they do not reject God. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians (4:8) that individuals who reject God’s instruction reject God. Paul provided instruction to the Christians of Thessalonica on how to please God (I Thessalonians 4:1-7). Some of the instruction included the need to keep their bodies holy and honorable and to reject sexual immorality. One piece of Paul’s instruction included that no one wrong his brother or take advantage of him. We wrong our brother and sister when we commit adultery. In adultery, the spouse of the adulterer is always wronged. Premarital sex or fornication robs a future spouse of the virginity of the fornicator. Viewing pornography, imagining pornographic episodes, and reading pornographic novels remove the beauty of intimacy from the marital relationship and can lead to sexual dissatisfaction and impotency. Incest robs children of innocence and destroys families. The sexual perversions mentioned above are not new in present day society. They occurred in pre-Noah time, in Sodom and Gomorrah in Abraham’s time, in Canaan before the Israelites entered the Promised Land, and in the Northern Kingdom. In the next chapter we will read that sexual perversions were present in Judah. Sexual misconduct is against God’s law. God punishes men and women for sexual sins As usual, Paul summed up our sexual responsibilities when he wrote “for God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life” (I Thessalonians 4:7). Reflection. Are you controlling your mind and body in a way that is holy and honorable? Are you wronging your brothers and sisters? Are you wronging your present or future spouse? I love Bible plants along with their symbolism. If you want to learn more about them, read my two books: 1) Rooted in God and 2) God as a Gardener. You can purchase them from my website: Carolyn Roth Ministry at http://www.CarolynRothMinistry.com/ Copyright May 29, 2012; carolyn a. roth Posted in Plants & the Northern Kingdom - Israel Tagged Bible, Bible Garden, Bible Plants, Bible Study, Christian walk, christianity, Garden, Gardener, God, God as a Gardener, Israel, Israelites, Jehoash & Amaziah, Northern Kingdom of Israel, Plant Bible Symbolism: Rejection, plants, reject & rejection, Scolymus maculatus, Spirutuality, spotted golden thistle Tumbleweed Action Stinkweed in the Bible! Really?? 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__label__cc	0.703086	0.296914	Tag Archives: behavioral research Health & Genetics, Training Temperament vs Genetics Dr. Karen Overall August 8, 2019 Sally Gift Leave a comment Today we’re sharing a link to Pure DogTalk’s podcast about the genetics of temperament by Dr. Karen Overall, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Pennsylvania. Click the title to go to the podcast and enjoy the learning! Sally Gift, Mesa AZ Feature photo by Bob Segal Temperament vs Genetics Dr. Karen Overall, Senior Research scientist at the University of Pennsylvania Temperament in purebred dogs plays a vital part in how the dogs fit into their families and society. Along with that comes the inevitable nature vs nurture argument. In other words, does separation anxiety, for example, have a genetic basis or is it caused by well-intentioned but misguided owners. According to Dr. Karen Overall, it’s some of each. “It was a lot more complex than what we thought’” Research in purpose bred working dogs indicates that genetics are responsible for 30 percent of a dog’s behavior, with environment, at some level, responsible for the rest. “When you look at a pedigree, if 50 percent of dogs in that family line have a variant of a certain condition, the chances are that there’s a genetic contribution to that,” Overall said, “especially if that condition has been identified in another species, if that model exists, chances are that pedigree is representative of an increased risk that’s genetic.” OVERALL AND THE “SPINNING DOG” Overall’s work is the baseline for many in the field of behavioral medicine. Her books and protocols are used in clinics around the country. But she describes her work here as sort of an “accidental tourist.” She planned to work in strictly research until a residency in behavioral medicine introduced her to a dog who couldn’t quite spinning… for two and a half hours. “That dog said to me, whoa, this is interesting, this looks like human OCD,” Overall said. “There’s a good chance it has a genetic basis. There are a number of clear cut behavioral concerns that look to have genetic predispositions.” Overall has dedicated her career to researching and teaching owners of pets with behavior issues. “Education may not work, may not take,” Overall said. “But that doesn’t give you the option to not do it. Without it, guaranteed, what you have is ignorance.” BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION PROTOCOLS This dedication to behavior medicine has paid off for Overall. She has developed and promotes protocols which help clients address and overcome with behavior modification. And she has identified seven “risk genes” that approach significance in the field. In all the instances Overall discusses, the genetic basis is polygenic and influenced by the environment. And she notes that frequently the phenotypical disease is not actually expressed due to the dog not experiencing a triggering environment. “I think they’ll put it on my tombstone, ‘It was a lot more complex than what we thought”. She added that many of what we as breeders and owners identify as behavioral issues are linked with performance and the jobs the dogs were designed to do. “In those cases, there has been selection for the job, selection against the extremes of pathology, but not that midrange,” Overall noted. “There has been no ‘cost’ to enhancing the behavior.” RELAXATION TOOL Amongst the tools Overall has provided to owners and breeders is this type of protocol for creating a “relaxed” dog in various situations. Please investigate the various links for more information on her amazing work. Enjoy today’s conversation, with valuable insight from one of the country’s foremost practitioners in behavioral medicine and research. https://www.boulderhumane.org/sites/default/files/ProtocolforRelaxation.pdf http://www.akcchf.org/educational-resources/podcasts/podcast-transcripts/Dr-Karen-Overall-Separation-Anxiety.pdf http://www.journalvetbehavior.com/article/S1558-7878%2806%2900115-8/abstract https://www.aaha.org/professional/resources/behavior_management_guidelines.aspx behavior modificationbehavioral researchcanine temperamentDr Karen Overallenviromental impact on temperamentgenetics for dog breedersgenetics of temperamentperformance breedingrelaxed dogseparation anxietyspinning dogtemperamentTemperament Podcasttemperament videoUniversity of Pennsyvania Research First 48 Hours for Newborn Puppies	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1295
__label__cc	0.573389	0.426611	Create Your Corporate Entity Complete Licensing Packages Dedicated Email Support Dedicated Phone & Email Support Illinois Residents Click Here New Starter Package Available Home > News > how do I open a medical marijuana dispensary > Page 1 of 25 10 years 30 years aamericans for safe access ace hardware ADT alabama alabama medical marijuana coalition Alaska amendment 64 Americans for Safe Access amsterdam andrews anonymous apocalypse arizona arkansas arrested assenberg ban repealed barber 1st Illinois Dispensaries Will Likely Launch in 2015 Posted on June 24, 2014 by News Admin The first dispensaries in Illinois might not launch until well into next year, months later than many entrepreneurs envisioned after the state passed its medical marijuana law in 2013. “It’s going to be spring or early next summer before patients have access to this medicine,” Ali Nagib of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) told a local TV station. At this point, it appears that the first crop of cannabis businesses in the state will receive licenses in the fall or even winter. It will then take several more months for cultivators to produce the first harvest. The state did not set an initial timeline for when dispensaries would open. Nagib said it became clear shortly after the law passed that dispensaries might not be able to open until 2015. But many observers still expected dispensaries to be up and running in Illinois sometime this year, even though it often takes longer than expected to get a regulatory framework in place. Illinois has released draft rules (and already revised them) covering the industry and is now holding public hearings to discuss the proposed regulations. It will accept written comments through June 2. Once it gets feedback from the public, officials must hammer out final rules and then launch the application process for business licenses, which will likely occur later this year. That process – including the vetting of applicants – could take several months to play out. Illinois will license up to 60 dispensaries and 21... Applicants Seek Permits for Medical Marijuana Shops Posted on April 24, 2014 by News Admin SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Doors opened at 6:30 a.m. Thursday at the Development Services Department near City Hall for people that wanted to obtain a legal medical marijuana shop permit in San Diego. People camped out for three days just to be some of the first through the door.Last month, the City Council approved a set of zoning regulations that would allow up to four collectives to legally exist in eight of nine city council districts, meaning a total of only 36 permits will be issued.The restrictions on distances between dispensaries and houses, schools, churches and the like preclude any from being in council President Todd Gloria's district, which includes downtown, Hillcrest and North Park.About 45 people applied for a conditional use permit to operate a legal medical marijuana shop. Hundreds more are expected. First in line, Michael Banki camped out with his family for three days despite midterm exams."We've been here since Sunday," said Banki. "There's been this stigma against cannabis but it helps on so many levels by just ingesting the plant itself the raw leaves," Banki said.Until the city starts issuing the conditional use permits, all collectives in the city are considered illegal. The mayor's office said the permit process could cost $100,000 and take six months to one year.Dispensaries also are banned from having on-site medical professionals so they don't become one stop shops."Hopefully we can get some good actors in place here who can show the community at large that this is a real... Nevada MMJ Businesses Scramble to Meet Application Deadline Not one business submitted its preliminary review form to the Clark County Department of Business on Wednesday, which is when the office began accepting applications for dispensary and cultivation licenses. The deadline to submit 12 copies of the form - which must include a business plan, financial statements and an FBI-approved background check for each business owner – is 3 p.m. on April 22. There are 10 dispensary licenses currently up for grabs in unincorporated Clark County, though there are no caps on the number of cultivation facilities. Those 10 dispensary licenses do not cover cities such as Las Vegas, where local lawmakers are drafting medical marijuana regulations of their own and hope to finish by early summer. Al Marquis, a lawyer who is working with several businesses, said entrepreneurs are struggling to get their paperwork in order due to the short window to apply. Clark County announced its application process on March 19. After filing the preliminary review form, businesses must then submit an application for a special use permit on May 2. That application must show that the business does not violate zoning or land use rules. 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__label__cc	0.70777	0.29223	Dallas judges cut breaks for bail bondsmen when clients fail to appear in court The Dallas News on Sunday published an well-researched report on judges who don't make bail bond companies pay when their clients fail to appear in court, an issue which I'm coming to realize also arises in many other Texas jurisdictions. The story by Kevin Krause and Ed Timms ("Dallas County judges give bail bondsmen financial breaks when clients disappear," Oct 2, behind a paywall) opens: Some of Dallas County’s criminal court judges have been letting bail bondsmen walk away from hundreds of thousands of dollars in court judgments against them — often with the blessing of the district attorney — and in many cases without scrutiny or explanation for their decisions. The Dallas Morning News found cases in which felony court judges dismissed six-figure forfeiture cases against bondsmen even though their clients had missed court and apparently hadn’t been recaptured. There may have been a good reason, but the case files didn’t reflect one. And many judges and bondsmen aren’t talking. Some current and former judges say decisions about bond forfeiture cases are generally made informally through discussions with the various parties, without hearings or motions or any record of such talks. They say they will usually approve a forfeiture case dismissal only if the DA’s office and the bondsman are in agreement. If not, a hearing will probably be held — usually by the magistrate judges. Such hearings are rare, judges say. Seven recent felony cases alone resulted in the collective loss of $700,000 in potential bail bond forfeiture revenue to the county, court records show. That’s equal to all of the bond forfeiture revenue the county has received over the past two years combined in felony court. Those are the latest findings of a continuing examination by The News of Dallas County’s bond forfeiture operations. The News also found that: In many cases, judges are not initiating forfeiture actions against bondsmen when their clients miss court and disappear. Dallas County judges are inappropriately dismissing numerous other forfeiture cases after bondsmen request to “go off bond” to avoid liability if their clients miss court. The DA’s office is agreeing to let bondsmen off the hook for thousands of dollars in forfeitures even after their clients disappear. In one case, a prosecutor signed off on a deal to dismiss a $100,000 forfeiture judgment against a bondsman even though the defendant was a fugitive. It’s unclear how widespread these practices are because the county doesn’t track them. Grits has been researching a similar story- coming soon - related to bail bond forfeitures in Smith County, but in the meantime Krause and Timms seem to have dotted all their i's on this one. There's little identifiable benefit to eschewing bond forfeitures for anyone but the bail bond industry itself. Wrote Krause and Timms: "The result of these decisions is that many bondsmen in Dallas County are being allowed to pocket thousands of dollars in fees from defendants for writing essentially risk-free bonds, and they have little incentive to try to track down fugitives they helped release from jail." The cost to county taxpayers during an era of fiscal austerity is tremendous: "Felony bond forfeiture revenues in Dallas County have fallen almost 70 percent since 2006 and are significantly less than what’s collected in neighboring Tarrant County, which has a smaller population." There are certainly legitimate reasons for dismissing forfeiture cases for absconders. Under state law, reasons that justify such dismissals are "sickness or some other uncontrollable circumstance, the defendant’s death, the defendant’s incarceration, an invalid bond, or failure by the state to win an indictment of the defendant within a certain time," reported the News. But in many counties across the state, not just in Dallas, forfeiture amounts are routinely reduced or eliminated by judges or DAs. Under the Texas Occupations Code: Sec. 1704.205. BAIL BOND SETTLEMENT. Before a final judgment on a forfeiture of a bail bond: (1) the prosecuting attorney may recommend to the court a settlement in an amount less than the amount stated in the bond; or (2) the court may, on its own motion, approve a settlement. So District Attorneys offices can recommend lowering or eliminating forfeiture amounts or judges can do it on their own without any input from the DA. In Dallas it sounds like mostly judges doing it on their own. Further, the crop of new Democratic judges swept into office in 2006 and 2008 appears to have exacerbated the problem. Again from the Morning News: Felony bond forfeiture revenues in Dallas County have fallen almost 70 percent since 2006 and are significantly less than what’s collected in neighboring Tarrant County, which has a smaller population. And bond forfeiture set-asides are on the rise. The News analyzed Dallas County bond forfeiture data dating to 2005 and found that forfeiture set-asides have increased greatly since 2007. Set-asides numbered about 780 in 2006. And every year since 2007, when a new slate of judges took office, they have totaled more than 2,300. In 2006, the county potentially lost about $4 million worth of forfeited bond money because of set-asides. In 2007, that grew to $8.4 million. Dallas County District Clerk Gary Fitzsimmons said the actual numbers are even higher because the data collected by the county is not accurate. In Harris County, according to a knowledgeable source Grits spoke to yesterday, District Attorneys dating back to Carol Vance (1966-'79) have considered the state law allowing reduced or waived forfeiture settlements to be unconstitutional. That's because of a provision in the Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 55, which states that, "The Legislature shall have no power to release or extinguish, or to authorize the releasing or extinguishing, in whole or in part, the indebtedness, liability or obligation of any incorporation or individual to this State, or to any county, or other municipal corporation therein." The only exception is for "delinquent taxes which have been due for a period of at least ten years." In Harris County, the DA's Office interprets that provision as trumping Sec. 1704.205 of the Occupations Code and thus won't agree to waive or reduce forfeitures as is done in Dallas. The problem is, in counties like Dallas that routinely use authority under 1704.205, nobody has standing to challenge the practice in court. Bail-bond companies themselves obviously have no incentive to do it, and if local officials interpret the Constitution as Harris County does, they simply change their own policies instead of litigating the matter. Since the debt dispute is a civil claim between the bail bondsmen and the county, nobody else has standing to challenge their interpretation, much less a vested interest in doing so. Taxpayers have a theoretical interest at stake, but not a legal one. The missing, unspoken piece of the puzzle here is the political influence of bail bond companies, whose owners and employees are often reliable contributors to incumbent judges, DAs, state legislators on key committees, and county officials on the local bail bond board. It's a safe bet that if you compiled lists of owners and employees of bail bond companies and cross-checked them with political donors to the various pols involved in the process, they're pumping significant amounts into the campaign coffers of incumbents who affect their business. (As the kids are chanting in the Wall Street protests, "This is what democracy looks like.") I'd love to see reporters across the state replicate the work done here by Mssrs. Krause and Timms. From their reporting, it sounds like the Harris and Bexar DAs won't reduce or waive forfeitures at all, though individual judges might still do so. But according to an email I received this morning from Ken Good, a Tyler attorney representing bail bond companies, many other counties aren't requiring bail bond companies to forfeit the full amount: "Tarrant County settles for 35% with no defendant. There are other counties [that] do similar. El Paso County will always settle for less than 100% without the body." It'd be a great mitzvah for reporters in other jurisdictions to explore these questions elsewhere in the state. Other than simply eliminating Sec. 1704.205 of the Occupations Code, which would be fine by me, it's difficult to suggest reforms to fix the situation because the process is so opaque. If anyone at the Legislature wanted to address the matter, the first step might be simply to require data collection on forfeiture reductions and waivers. It'd also be a good idea to make judges put their decisions on forfeiture reductions and their reasons for giving them in writing. As it stands, the process is too murky and smacks of good ol' boy cronyism. Even when everything is on the up and up and the reasons for reductions are legitimate, from taxpayers' perspective the situation just doesn't pass the smell test. Labels: bail, Dallas County, District Attorneys, Judiciary, pretrial detention I have no compassion whatsoever for bonding companies. But with that said, any effort to raise the cost of doing business for bonding companies will just be passed along to defendants trying to get out of jail. No it won't 11:58. Bail bondsmen in Houston forfeit 100% of bonds if defendants don't show, and they charge their clients 10% just like in Dallas. See this coverage from the Houston Chron last year, where Lise Olsen reported that "Bondsmen make money by collecting 10 percent off the top in fees." That's no different than the rates in Dallas. How would I find out if this is going on in other counties? Of course, if they're not having to pay up when the clients don't show, an important question remains: Why do clients have to pay bail, do business with bail bondsmen, in the first place. What's going on in Dallas shows what a racket the whole thing is. How many counties do bogus arrests without grounds, in order to enrich bail bondsmen to begin with. Clearly things are very cozy in Dallas. I suspect, if you checked, you would find that these bondsman contributed to the judges campaign fund. I'm anxious to see your findings regarding Smith County. I'm sure you know about the shenanigans that were going on between a bondsman and the sheriff's department a few years ago. This bondsman was taking sheriff's dept. officials on gambling trips and giving gifts/bribes to jailers for directing customers to him. No surprisingly he had almost all the business. Grits, I'm not so sure you can say that an aggressive bond forfeiture will have no impact on people getting out of jail. How do you know bonding companies won't become more strict in the standards they use in deciding who to underwrite a bond for? Stated differently, might bonding companies be less inclined to take a risk on someone who is a greater flight risk? Just thinking out loud. 12:43, perhaps that's true, but that would only mean they're aligning the risk-reward ratio more closely to the court's assessment of risk, instead of having bad business decisions subsidized/underwritten by the county. In counties where forfeitures are reduced or waived, counties are privatizing profit and socializing risk. There's a "moral hazard" problem, in the economists' jargon, whereas the private assumption of risk is supposedly the underlying motivation/justification for private bail in the first place. 11:58 said the costs would be passed on to consumers, which I don't think is likely. But certainly it may cause bail bondsmen to be more cautious about who they write bonds for. Don, start by contacting the local pretrial services division, the court coordinator, or the civil division of the DA's office and just start asking questions. Isn't the Dallas County DA an ex-bail bondsman? "...forfeiture set-asides have increased greatly since 2007." When was the Dallas County DA elected? But surely, these are only coincidences... 1:18, that's true, but that same year Democrats swept all the judges slots, too, so it's hard to pin down the source of the change. DA's can recommend the change, but judges must sign off on it. Judges can also lower or waive the forfeiture without any input from he DA's Office. Whether it's accurate I can't say for sure, but in the story Watkins was quoted as saying “'99 percent of the time,' bondsmen go directly to the judge to seek a dismissal, without the prosecutor’s knowledge. 'The DA is not even a part of it,' Watkins said.” Other quotes in the story, though, made it sound like the DA's office was more involved. ckikerintulia said... Well,I don't know if this is universal or widespread practice, but bail companies come after the defendant or whoever makes bail/signs bond for defendant. I was courier for a sick wife who sent bond money to get her husband out of jail. But I had to sign for liability for the 90% in case the defendant skipped. Needless to say I was relieved when his issue was finally resolved. I can't wait to find out what is going on in Smith County. Very closed circle between the prosecutors, judges, LEOs and bail bondsmen. We are having several folks running for Sheriff to replace JB Smith who is retiring. (One an BATFE agent, if you can believe that anyone from that agency would currently run for a public office.) NONE of them, when questioned, express knowledge of the rate of incarceration in Smith County, how many folks in jail, what the crime rate might be, how many illegal aliens there are in the county, et, et. They just want to be Sheriff. titfortat said... Ironically, all comments so far have shown not only how little everyone here knows about the bail bond business but how little (I know) about the bail bond business in other Texas counties. It’s a tough business in Harris County which is why I take such offense when Grits takes his occasional poke at us. His last poke regarding the dollar amount assessed for court cost when a bail bond is forfeited (which BTW has gone back to over two hundred dollars without yet being justified as to why since the true cost is still unknown) dramatically affects those criminal defendants that are a few minutes late for court. Bond reinstatements have declined and we now have a lot more fugitives that are guilty of being unable to raise the two hundred within 10 days in order to set the bond forfeiture aside. Consequently the court doubles their bond. I’m still completely confused as to how this is seen as a good thing for all those who see themselves as advocates for reform within the criminal justice system, please explain it to all those new fugitives that were simply late for court by 5 minutes. I’m pretty sure they don’t want your kind of help. Anyway, I’m shocked and infuriated by this information; honestly it feels like a punch in stomach when I see that this gross negligence exists because I do know how difficult this business is and how it infuriates me when comments are made about how well the government could do if given the opportunity when I know firsthand how horribly they have performed in the past when they were given the opportunity in Harris County. I do however agree wholeheartedly; Why have private bail when what appears to be happening in Dallas and possibly in other counties is tantamount to the exact same thing as pretrial release with a middleman. From the sounds of things the politicians in Dallas have come up with a way for bondsmen to go GREEN. They have their own little Solyndra going and hopefully with enough sun shining on their lucrative green initiative they can file for bankruptcy soon too. Pretrial release is a joke on taxpayers and this subsidy for bail bondsmen is just shameful, zero accountability is zero accountability. Bail should be administered and given thoughtfully, and without question those who take on the responsibility of bail should be accountable for their performance. There are two sides to every coin but the numbers here are too high and the frequency is too telling, if it looks like a dung pile and smells like a dung pile it’s probably a dung pile. Bail Bondsmen in Harris County work very hard, return fugitives to custody, pay their bail bond forfeitures if they fail to perform and this article does not represent how we operate. I've said it before..... The federal system stopped taking money years ago and it seems to work just fine. titfortat, glad to hear there are at least some bail practices you won't defend. Now if you'll stop pretending that bail bondsmen capture and return every fugitive (the majority are re-arrested by law enforcement, turn themselves in, or otherwise return to court through no effort of the bond company), we might even start having rational discussions on this instead of just talking past each other. As for your complaint about fees, the fallacy in your assumption about this blog is that you seem to think I just want to let every offender go free, that nobody should be in jail, etc.. That's more a function of your biases than reflective of my views. I'm a lifelong citizen of the state who wants the justice system to operate fairly and in the best interests of the citizenry. I care as much about taxpayers as defendants and don't agree with waiving fees for special interests just because they contribute to somebody's campaign. The justice system tends to socialize risk and privatize profits, particularly in your industry. The Dallas example is just an extreme case, but literally BY DEFINITION the entire bail bond industry is nothing but "pretrial release with a middleman." That's your friggin' job description! As 8:46 aptly points out, the federal system cuts out that middleman and works just fine. How does the federal system work? What's the procedure? I'm not an expert but I'll tell you what little I know about the federal system. The judge holds a pretrial release hearing and in most cases the defendant will be released with bond conditions. I think about the only time the defendant would not be released is if they were an extreme flight risk or were a danger. I observed one of these proceedings involving two young hispanics who were caught transporting a significant amount of cocaine. This was in Arkansas and they lived in Texas. The parents of one were present and the judge required them to take responsibility for reporting any violations of the conditions. The two men were cousins but there was no one there for the other defendant. The probation officer had talked to his father and learned the defendant had a drug problem since he was a teenager so the judge required him to wear an ankle monitor. They were allowed to return to their homes but told they had to remain in the Western District of Texas except for returning to court when required in Arkansas. The judge admonished them that they could not go to Mexico to visit relatives. That was pretty much it. No money was required. It appears that there was some investigation by the probation officer prior to this hearing, talking to family, getting history information. So the judge actually knew something about them before releasing them. Actually I have never once that I am aware of insinuated that your position is to let everyone go free and in fact I agree with you on almost every other issue you bring to light here; there is much needed reform within the criminal justice system and most of that that I agree with would be very detrimental to my business. Detrimental as it could well be I believe that a large degree of freedom has been diminished through the criminalization of drugs; I truly believe this to be a health issue and feel very strongly that the poor and minorities have endured long suffering, and injustice because of the direction our politicians have taken us with the WOD to name a big one. I have donated to your blog and feel that you do a remarkable job in keeping up with it. There are a great deal of what I consider to be injustices within the criminal justice system and all of them in my opinion are egregious and unfortunately many have been brought about because of the meddling of those who claim to be advocates for reform. Where in many cases the original idea and intent was meant to be a good thing the end result ends up being the exact opposite and incarceration ends up being the result. The reason I disagree with you on bail issues in general is because in general I feel you are uninformed or should I say possibly under informed and as I readily admit apparently in some cases so am I. That I know of my comments directed to you specifically have never been of an ugly nature and if ever taken that way it has never been my intention to do so. The thing that I appreciate most is that you leave your forum open to discussion from all sides and I know of no other way to have a real discussion on issues. Your comment about how many fugitives that skip bail and are apprehended by law enforcement or are otherwise returned to custody with little involvement coming from bail bond companies is unfounded and simply not true and I have many years of tracking fugitives with which to draw my conclusion, the vast majority of which were running and without my investigation would not have been returned to custody through law enforcement investigation and I’m sorry if you disagree but that is the truth and it is undisputable. There seems to be an automatic assumption that because I am a bail bondsman I am bias in my opinion, when in fact all studies made both privately and by government have shown that private bail performs much better than any other form of bail. There really is a real reason why these studies show these results and to ignore them or in any way dismiss them would seem to me that the bias points in the other direction. My concerns are that with almost all things regulated by the government another piece of freedom is taken away, intentional or unintentional it really doesn’t matter once a government bureaucracy takes complete control over anything freedom is not only diminished but it’s the citizens that are left paying for their diminished freedom. Anyway, that’s my opinion and if it is perceived as a bias one then thank you again for the open forum with which to present it. titfortat, sorry if I misrepresented your views, and thanks for the donation and your kind words. Part of my frustration is that you often conflate two categories of pretrial release: Those required to be released by law and those pretrial services recommend for release. The former category includes lots of homeless (who they can't realistically just hold forever) and other high risk folks, and you're right they have a high FTA rate. The latter have a FTA rate that's very close to bondsmen and the difference, I'm told by Harris County officials, is statistically insignificant. So I often feel like we're talking past each other, and if that frustration shows sometimes (and I know it runs both directions) you have my apology. FWIW, I've been researching bail questions recently including the question of the proportion of absconnders brought in by folks other than bail bondsman, and was planning to file an open records request on the subject next week to get specific information. When I do, let's continue this conversation. BTW, t4t, I found your last comment in the spam filter for some reason so the delay in it being published was unintentional. That spam filter is frustrating- it catches too many real comments but also so many spam comments (sometimes hundreds) I can't afford to turn it off. Just so you know, though, I'm not screening your comments - that was a technical glitch. I appreciate your comments as well and thank you. I don’t take offense, personalities are counterproductive; after 31 years my opinion has been formulated through actual experience and actual events and as I believe you have alluded to before very few understand the inner workings of the bail bond business including most within the criminal justice system. I submit that even less is understood or known about government pretrial release outside of the propaganda they produce. I truly feel a great deal of misinformation exists and my goal here is simply to try to the best of my ability shed a bit of light on a subject I do know a great deal about in Harris County and I always look forward to the discussion. The problem with any statistics you may gather about fugitive apprehension pertaining to those who have fled while out on bond is that bail bond investigators do work closely with law enforcement and typically provide the information needed in order to make the apprehension. This activity is promoted by law enforcement for the most part because they feel that arrests should be made solely by law enforcement. While this isn’t always possible because of the immediate circumstances when it is at all possible private investigators do co-operate with law enforcement and always work to this end if possible. It is doubtful that these inner workings between private investigators and law enforcement are tabulated. In response to 8:46 the average cost based on statistics provided by the United State Dept of Justice to provide government pretrial release to criminal defendants between 2001 and 2007 was between $3100.00 and $4600.00 per defendant which doesn’t pass the smell test for the Federal Government not taking in any money, the difference is they are taking it from you and not the defendant. These same defendants if allowed to be released through private bail would have cost a fraction of that per defendant and cost you the taxpayer zero. The rebuttal argument from the other side would be that it costs a great deal more to keep criminal defendants incarcerated, however during this same time frame based on recommendation input from government pretrial release, incarceration (without) the possibility of bail (the vast majority being those charged with drug related crimes and not capital offenses) has risen steadily from 53% in 2001 to 64% in 2007. What is most amazing to me is the preconceived notion by those who claim to be advocates for change within the criminal justice system that more freedom exists because of the use of government pretrial release, that they promote political ideals to help reduce incarceration, that they in any way provide protection to the poor, that they do anything to reduce jail overcrowding, and that they in any possible way save taxpayers a penny. Henderson Bondsman said... That is horribly unfair if true. 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__label__wiki	0.736515	0.736515	Failure to Pay Arrears of Director’s Deferred Pay on Termination of Employment was Unlawful Deduction of Wages Category: business-law Businesses entering into an agreement with a director or employee to defer their pay should ensure the agreement makes clear whether unpaid arrears are contractually payable on termination of the individual’s employment – or risk a claim for unlawful deductions from wages. A managing director agreed to defer payment of his salary because of cashflow problems in the company. When he resigned, he claimed the accrued amounts of deferred salary were unlawful deductions from his wages (the ‘wages claim’) and should therefore now be paid to him. He also claimed compensation for breach of his contract of employment. There is no cap on the amount which can be recovered in a wages claim, but compensation for breach of contract is capped at £25,000, so it was important to the director that the wages claim succeeded. The director’s wages claim could only succeed in law if his deferred salary was an identifiable sum properly payable to him on a specific occasion by virtue of the agreement to defer his pay. The Employment Tribunal (ET) ruled that this test was not met. However, it said that he could recover £25,000 of his deferred salary as compensation for breach of his contract, as it was an outstanding contractual sum owed to him on the date his employment was terminated. The director appealed the ET’s ruling that there had been no unlawful deduction from wages. He argued that if (as the ET had found) there was a contractual obligation to pay his deferred salary to him on termination, it necessarily followed that his deferred salary was properly payable to him on a specific occasion (ie on termination) for the purposes of his wages claim. His wages claim should therefore succeed. The company argued that the agreement was that the director’s salary would only become payable when the company could afford to pay it. As the company still couldn’t afford to pay his salary when his employment terminated, then no sum became properly payable on the occasion of the termination of his employment, and no wages claim could be made in respect of deferred salary. It also argued that the director’s claim was comparable to a claim for payment in lieu of notice, and the courts had previously ruled that payments in lieu of notice could not be recovered in a wages claim. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) found that it was an implied term of the director’s agreement that his deferred salary would crystallise, and therefore became an identifiable sum properly payable to him, on the specific occasion of the termination of his employment. This was because the agreement to defer ended when his employment terminated, with the result that a ‘sufficiently ascertainable’ sum became due to him at that point. His deferred salary could therefore be included in his wages claim. The EAT went on to say that the director’s claim for unpaid salary was comparable to a claim for pay in lieu of untaken holiday (ie it was a claim for a payment that had accrued during his employment), rather than to a claim for pay in lieu of notice (which was a claim that only arose if, and because, his employment had ended). Operative date • Now • Businesses entering into an agreement with a director or employee to defer their pay should ensure the agreement makes clear whether unpaid arrears are contractually payable or not on termination of the individual’s employment – or risk a claim for unlawful deductions from wages Case ref: Scicluna v Zippy Stitch Ltd & Ors UKEAT/0122/16/DA Need to make tough HR Decisions? We can help. click here to see our HR Retainer Service	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1321
__label__wiki	0.623712	0.623712	HomePersonal FinacingConsumer watchdog sues two credit-repair firms over fees, practices Consumer watchdog sues two credit-repair firms over fees, practices May 3, 2019 FCS News Personal Finacing 0 The nation’s consumer watchdog agency is sung the owners of two large credit-repair companies, accusing them of taking unlawful fees from consumers and engaging in deceptive and abusive sales tactics. In a complaint filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Utah, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused CreditRepair.com and Lexington Law, their owners and various affiliated entities, of violating telemarking laws by collecting fees from consumers before they were legally permitted to do so. The lawsuit also alleges that deceptive methods were used to get customers to sign up for credit-repair services at both firms. In its complaint, the bureau said it is seeking to stop the upfront fees, end deceptive representations used through marketing the services and obtain relief for harmed consumers. Signage is displayed inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, March 4, 2019. Andrew Harrer \| Bloomberg \| Getty Images Under federal law, companies can charge fees for credit-repair services only once the promised results have been achieved and proven with a credit report six months later. The lawsuit says that at the time of enrollment with Lexington Law or CreditRepair.com, consumers are charged a fee for a copy of their credit report and told that the fee — which has ranged from $9.99 to $14.99 since July 2011 — is required to begin the credit-repair process. Ongoing monthly fees range from $79.95 to $129.95. The complaint also says that Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com relied on a shared network of marketing affiliates that used deceptive tactics to get consumers to enroll. For example, the CFPB said, from at least 2012 through 2017, a partner identified as “HSP1” offered consumers low-interest mortgages, access to rent-to-own housing or other products and services, none of which it actually could do. The suit says the unnamed firm was simply an affiliated call center with the purpose of transferring potential clients to Lexington Law. More than 100,000 consumers signed up for Lexington Law’s credit-repair services through that unnamed firm’s efforts, the complaint says. The lawsuit claims the defendants either knew about the misrepresentations or had “reckless indifference” to them or an awareness of the high probability of their existence. More from Personal Finance: Your mutual fund may have a political bias Here’s a look at what motherhood costs in lost income Tread carefully when lending money to family and friends “Despite this knowledge, the … defendants continued to sign up consumers through the affiliate or participated in the affiliate’s deceptive conduct,” the complaint states. The two firms plan to fight the accusations. “We find ourselves a bit perplexed,” said Eric Kamerath, a spokesman for the companies. “In a system that already is weighted heavily against the consumer in favor of opportunistic and opaque processes, why would the [bureau] choose to prevent consumers from getting professional help?” Weekly advice on managing your money Get this delivered to your inbox, and more info about about our products and services. By signing up for newsletters, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Kamerath also said the lawsuit is premised on “an unannounced, incorrect and unworkable change in interpretation of an arcane billing provision that is outdated, previously unenforced and contradicted by the Credit Repair Organizations Act.” “We have been providing information to the CFPB for over four-and-a-half years,” Kamerath said. “During that time, we have made frequent requests to meet and discuss any concerns the bureau has with respect to billing or other practices. “Why the agency chose to wait until now to reveal its interpretation of the rule is a mystery to us.” I don’t wake up worrying about Kanye West tweets Democrats demand probe into Turbo Tax, H&R Block tax practices This was the best earnings season ever for options traders, according to Goldman These big banks are buys even in this interest rate environment Emerging markets are in a death cross, and more losses may be looming US trade deficit rises to near 9½-year high TIF, BBY, DSW, AAPL, SBUX & more If you win the $421 million Mega Millions jackpot, don’t make these mistakes Disney’s streaming efforts are already losing more than $1 billion JP Morgan’s widely followed market analyst Kolanovic sees stock bounce Target’s apparel sales are on fire, and that’s bad news for its rivals Robert Mueller’s Russia probe cost nearly $32 million in total: DOJ The Fed will hike rates until there are firing and layoffs Investors await Federal Reserve rate decision Look for a counterintuitive move Uber passengers can now buy drinks and snacks while in transit This is more than a trade war , it’s a new Cold War	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1323
__label__wiki	0.500994	0.500994	Just another Freethought Blogs site I am a theoretical physicist and retired Director of UCITE (University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education) at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. My next book THE GREAT PARADOX OF SCIENCE: Why its conclusions can be relied upon even though they cannot be proven will be published by Oxford University Press on November 20, 2019. I am the author of three other books: God vs. Darwin: The War Between Evolution and Creationism in the Classroom (2009), The Achievement Gap in US Education: Canaries in the Mine (2005), and Quest for Truth: Scientific Progress and Religious Beliefs (2000). You can email me at mano'"dot'"singham"'at"'case'"dot'"edu. Anyone remember Pepsigate on ScienceBlogs? The obsessive Trump New York Times endorses Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar Scoffing at those who believe in near death experiences My retirement plan had a little more detail Ralph Waldo Emerson had Alan Dershowitz's number Fact-checking in science More pun fun Another secret deal between a city and a corporation Describing Donald Trump and his supporters mediagoras on Describing Donald Trump and his supporters Marcus Ranum on Matt Taibbi on media stupidity Matt G on New York Times endorses Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar John Morales on Scoffing at those who believe in near death experiences chigau (違う) on The obsessive Trump Marcus Ranum on Scoffing at those who believe in near death experiences John Morales on The obsessive Trump jrkrideau on Scoffing at those who believe in near death experiences Dine-and-dash dater gets his just desserts » « Ted Danson learns how to floss Wait, there are two flat Earth models? You would think that one flat earth model was one too many. But last week there was a Flat Earth Conference in Denver that Kelli Weill attended. She says this conference gave wider publicity to the fact that the group behind the conference is at odds with the Flat Earth Society and that they have different models. The Flat Earth Society, by its own admission in the statement, has nothing to do with the Flat Earth Conference though. In fact, they have rivaling views about the planet. Conference organizers believe Earth is a flat disc covered by a dome, while the society describes Earth as a flat disc without a dome. (Both are wrong, of course.) Whereas conference-goers repeatedly claimed that “space is fake,” the society previously told The Daily Beast that space travel might be possible, but “cost-prohibitive.” I used to wonder if the people who attended these events were just having a good time, like cosplayers at Comic-Con, and not serious. But it seems that I am wrong. In her earlier report on the attendees at the conference, Ward says that they appeared to be true believers and that the movement took off about three years ago and attracts people who have an affinity for all manner of fringe beliefs and conspiracy theories. The largest group on Facebook boasts 127,000 members. On the first day of the conference, I ask Flat Earthers when they converted. When did they chuck out the globe, renounce outer space as fake, and decide we live on a flat plane covered by a dome? The answer, for most, is three years ago. That’s when some of the movement’s biggest names launched YouTube channels with hours-long videos explaining not so much why the Earth is flat (it isn’t) but why elements of the “globe model” are suspicious, particularly when they clash with a literal reading of the Bible. “August 2015,” Ginny, a California woman tells me. That’s when a friend forwarded her a video series on Flat Earth. “I spent like three nights wide awake and then I was hooked.” Conference speaker Joshua Swift tells me a popular Flat Earth video “woke him up” to the movement. “It came on autoplay,” he says. “So I didn’t actively search for Flat Earth. Even months before, I was listening to Alex Jones.” So it looks like we can blame YouTube for this particular nonsense. I ask a number of Flat Earthers about their politics. Many are politically disengaged (“your vote doesn’t count,” three people tell me), but loosely conservative. Most are Christian. Some, if you inquire long enough, say they’ll have to completely rebuild society after everyone realizes the world is flat. This crowd isn’t necessarily far right. But the openness to extremes and a tendency toward conservative Christianity means far-right language leaks into conversation throughout the conference. Conference-goers are exceedingly kind. A family invites me to breakfast, where they tell me that druids are real and the Sandy Hook massacre was fake. This is just what she’d tell me if I were her kid, the mother explains. The interesting question is whether believing this causes any actual harm to the people. Maybe the harm is not direct (other than being thought of as kooky by their family, friend, and acquaintances) but consists of opportunity costs, in that believing such things leaves no room for beliefs that might benefit them more. Marcus Ranum says “Fake space” I guess that’s what we live in. The dark matter/energy is the real stuff. cartomancer says Druids are real though. I’ve met several. Admittedly modern druids are a conscious revival of reconstructed ideas about ancient druidic beliefs, but they’re quite real. Some of them even have websites. larpar says Now I’ve seen everything: https://makingmaps.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/flat-earth2.jpg Eric Weatherby says Hmm. I wonder what kind of scientific experiments you could do to distinguish which of those models is a better match for reality? Yeah, druids are unquestionably real. Leo Buzalsky says Yeah, somewhat. I have heard others complain that YouTube’s algorithms lead people into an echo chamber. I know little about the algorithms, but I get the impression they lead one to other videos liked by the same people who liked the video(s) you watch. So if you’re one who watches Alex Jones, you’re going to be recommended other conspiracy theory videos. It sounds like you won’t necessarily get videos debunking the nonsense. It’s not just about the algorithms… (Although the algorithms are very important -- see, for example YouTube Extremism and the Long Tail, and YouTube’s Algorithms Are Radicalizing Youth Faster Than Ever.) There just seems to be something about video that makes it easier for people to believe things that they wouldn’t accept from other sources, and YouTube has really lowered the barrier to entry there. Lassi Hippeläinen says Disc? I thought the Bible says that the world is a flat square! How else could the devil show JC all four corners? Tabby Lavalamp says What jumps out at me is how incredibly sad and small this worldview is. I’ve no doubt it’s tied to these people wanting to feel more consequential in the universe but to be fine with living in a cosmic fish bowl? I am curious what they think is on the other side of the dome, but I’m not going to screw up my YouTube algorithms to find out (which is a whole thing -- I watch fewer YT videos than I otherwise would because I don’t want them peddling BS to to me). Conference-goers are exceedingly kind. A family invites me to breakfast, where they tell me that druids are real and the Sandy Hook massacre was fake. No matter how nice they were to me, I would never call a Sandy Hook truther “kind”. The interesting question is whether believing this causes any actual harm to the people. Yes, because Sandy Hook truthers are demonstratively harmful. Maybe not to themselves, but to others. Flat Earthers may not be, but once they fall into that conspiracy theory rabbit hole, this start getting actually dangerous. Mano Singham says Tabby @#9, My question was whether believing in flat Earth models was harmful, not about Sandy Hook truthers. Mano, I know, but because one conspiracy theory leads to so many other possible one, my assertion in the second sentence is that even if that one isn’t harmful itself, it’s harmful in that it can lead to those that are. Sandy Hook truthers, anti-vaxxers, Pizzagaters, and so on. jimf says Yes, I say it absolutely is harmful. I once had a very conservative, young earth creationist student (he was retired, and I assume taking classes out of interest/fun). Before class started one day, he asked how paleontologists know how old fossils are. I assumed it was a setup for a joke. He replied “They ask a geologist how old the surrounding rocks are. And do you know how the geologists know how old the rocks are? They ask another paleontologist how old their fossils are!” I was stunned at the idiocy of this statement, but before I could start my rebuttal one of the other students said, with a look of concern, “Really?” I turned to him and said “No, that’s completely false” and gave a very quick explanation of radio isotope dating. If I wasn’t there, it’s quite possible this second student (and others) could have believed the first student simply because he was older and assumed to be wiser. Poisoning the well never has a good outcome. The only positive I can see is that it can be used by someone knowledgeable in the scientific method to show others how to debunk a claim. LykeX says “So I didn’t actively search for Flat Earth. Even months before, I was listening to Alex Jones.” So, he was looking for weird bullshit for months. No wonder he ended up where he did. There’s being kind to someone who’s standing in front of you; smiling and shaking your hand, and then there’s being kind to someone a thousand miles away, whom you’ll never see. A lot of people seem to think that that the former excuses the lack of the latter. I say the former is a sign, while the later is proof. jrkrideau says Personally I go with the circle with no dome flat earth. The noted astrophysicist, Terry Pratchett, has published several papers on this. I wonder if anyone at the conference addressed the turtle issue? Europeans, at least, have known the world is round since Eratosthenes of Cyrene measured its circumference somewhere around 200 BC and now we get this! The flat earther who was watching Alex Jones. It appears that once you believe one set of crazy beliefs it is much easier to believe the next. It may even be possible to believe diametrically opposed things. Some people seem able to compartmentalize their mind to the point that they never see the inconsistencies between the two (or more ) ideas. (Crank magnetism https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Crank_magnetism) It is like the conspiracy theorists who appear able to hold the idea that Lady Diana was assassinated by the British Secret Service and that she is alive and living “somewhere”. Almost certainly though it may depend on the person and situation. As @ 12 jimf says, it poisons the well, plus anyone this detached from reality is likely to make very bad decisions on this and other matters. See crank magnetism above. file thirteen says I think skepticism is an important mental trait. Like all mental traits, it needs to be exercised and can be damaged, leaving the owner vulnerable to dangerous ideas if it becomes disconnected with reason. Compare to morality. hyphenman says @ Tabby, No. 9 I’m not going to screw up my YouTube algorithms to find out (which is a whole thing – I watch fewer YT videos than I otherwise would because I don’t want them peddling BS to to me). You might try the strategy that I employ. I have multiple gmail accounts for various anti-spam purposes. Anytime I want to cruise the Dark Side I log in as one of these alternative accounts and keep my main account bs/spam free. Pierce R. Butler says Wouldn’t there have to be two flat-Earth models -- one for each side? The only way around that would be a Mobius-strip-Earth model. Hmmm. Send $17.95 ($16.95 in BitCoin) for more details!	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1325
__label__cc	0.653596	0.346404	occur everywhere in nature. Early man was well acquainted with the awesome power of lightning and knew that iron and certain other metals were attracted to magnetite, a kind of iron ore. The Ancient Greeks were familiar with the fact that rubbed amber attracted dust and chaff; indeed, their word for amber, "elektron," is the origin of the word electricity. Yet surprisingly, the link between magnetism and electricity was not discovered until early in the last century. Even today, there is a great deal about electromagnetic forces that we still cannot explain. Nevertheless, we make use of them in an endless variety of ways to produce heat, light and other forms of energy. We also know enough about electricity and magnetism to have a lot of fun, as you will see in this web page site AN ELECTROSCOPE Bend a piece of wire into a double right-angled shape with upturned ends as illustrated. Put one end on the rim of a glass and keep it in position with a metal plate or tray. The vertical arm inside should not touch the glass. Hang a strip of metal foil over the horizontal wire arm. Charge a comb or piece of paper with static by rubbing, then hold it near the tray rim. The foil ends will spring apart. You have made an electroscope, a delicate instrument for detecting electric charges. Touch the plate with your finger. This grounds the foil charge, giving it an opposite charge to the paper. The leaves collapse. Then take away your finger. The opposite charge in the paper will now flow to the foil. The leaves will spring apart again as they now have an opposite charge to the paper. All clear? Try it yourself. HANS OERSTED (1777-1851), a Danish scientist, discovered that an electric current produces a magnetic field at right angles to its flow. Now prove him right. Float a magnetised needle in a glass of water to make a compass . When those who aren't in the scientific "know" drop metal objects into water they sink like stones to the bottom. You are different, for when you drop, say, pins and needles into water they float. Miraculous? Not really. The secret is to keep the surface of the pin or needle that isn't touching the water quite dry. There are four ways of doing this, two rather difficult and two fairly easy. Lowering the needle by two looped threads is one way but you would have to remove the thread without disturbing either the water or the needle - no easy job. The second method, dropping it horizontally from just above the surface, is better, but you need a very steady hand because a crooked drop won't work. The bottom two methods illustrated here are best; either lower the needle (or pin) gently on a fork, or float it on a piece of paper. The last is probably the most effective but you will leave a tell-tale piece of paper on the bottom because it is going to absorb the water and sink, leaving the needle afloat. Puzzle your friends by first giving them some pins and needles and inviting them to make these metal objects float. Unless they know the secret they will fail. The things will sink miserably and swiftly. Then you unveil your collection of floating pins and needles which you have previously prepared. "How's it done?" they ask. "Magic water," you say, putting them off the scent. Having mastered the art of making needles float, you can become a compass manufacturer. If you magnetise a needle - by stroking it one way only with a bar magnet - and float it in the way we have described, it will always point north and south. Of course, you know why. What you have made, in the simplest possible way, is a rudimentary compass. It won't be much use as a means of finding your way in the country, but it is a compass nevertheless. In both these demonstrations, the important point to remember is that the objects must be dry or they will sink. Place a teaspoon parallel to the needle across the rim of the glass. The battery to supply the current is made as follows. Wrap some small pieces of coke in a cloth and insert the handle of a fork. Immerse the bundle in a strong salt solution then rest the fork prongs on one end of the spoon. Balance a strip of zinc between the other end and the salt solution taking care not to touch the coke bundle. Chemical reaction in the solution produces a flow of electricity through the circuit of zinc, spoon, fork and salt solution. Notice how the needle is now deflected at right angles. A MAGNETIC MOTOR A fairly elaborate motor that is powerful enough to spin a wire wheel can be made from just a simple magnet and a spirit lamp. In this instance, building the wheel turns out to be far more complicated than assembling the motor itself. To make the wheel, use a thick slice of cork as the hub and insert four equal lengths of stiff copper wire as spokes. Make grooves in the end of each to take a rim of thin iron wire. Slot the rim into each spoke and twist both ends together so that it forms a circle. The axle for the wheel will be a steel knitting needle mounted on a base of cork that is glued to a thick cardboard circle. The entire axle rotates on a bearing made from a small, concave-centred button glued to the cork base. In the "cup" of this button place a glass bead with a hole bored through it. Now bend a hairpin or paper clip to form a small loop in the middle. Insert the two ends in the cork base so that it arches over the button. The axle is kept upright by the loop and the hole in the bead. Together they form a ball-and-socket arrangement. If necessary, oil this hinge from time to time. Place a horseshoe magnet on a stand at the same level as the wheel. Heat the rim of the wheel with a spirit lamp placed just in front of one of the two poles of the magnet. As the rim heats up, the wheel starts to revolve. When the iron becomes red hot, at a temperature of around 1 1100 degree F, it becomes immune to magnetic attraction. Now only the colder part of the iron rim is attracted HOMEMADE LIGHT BULB Electricity does not only flow out of wall sockets. It occurs everywhere in nature often appearing in the most unsuspected places. This is why it is possible to make a light without even using anything as elaborate as wires, light bulbs and fuses. You will need a glass cylinder, preferably one from an old oil lamp. Wrap a ring of tin foil around its middle. Attach another thin strip of foil from the end of the glass to roughly half an inch away from the foil ring. Next wrap a long soft brush in a silk handkerchief or silk cloth. Rub the inside of the glass briskly making sure not to touch the foil with your fingers. If you stand in a darkened corner you will soon see a large spark jump across the gap between the foil every time you pull the brush out of the cylinder. With this simple electricity generator you will be able to perform an endless variety of tricks and experiments. For example, if you the ring of tin foil and hang a few strips of thin paper at the end you will have built an electroscope quite similar to the one made earlier in the book. This time, rub the inside of the glass cylinder from the opposite direction you used before. The paper strips will soon bristle and lift up as the charge from the foil flows along the thread and into the paper. Since like charges repel each other, the bits of paper will be pushed apart. You have also demonstrated in this experiment that objects that are poor conductors, such as glass, readily take an electric charge when rubbed. Good conductors, on the other hand, readily transmit electricity between charged and neutral bodies. THE KNOWING ARROW Fold a small piece of paper in such a way that it divides into quarters with creases to show where you have folded it. Using the intersection of these creases as the centre point, cut out a cross like the one illustrated. Trim the longer arms to make the point a little further from the centre intersection than the other squared end. Balance the paper cross on the point of a needle at the centre but take care not to pierce the paper. Insert the head of the needle in a cork and cover the whole structure with a glass tumbler. Tell your friends you can make the arrow inside the glass point at anyone you name without removing the glass. All you need to do is rub it with a silk handkerchief on the side facing the person you choose. The arrow will be attracted by the static on that side of the glass and will turn to point in his direction. Follow up this trick by making the arrow rotate at quite a speed by rubbing the tumbler top well, it isn't the top because the bottom is uppermost here - in a circular motion but always in the same direction. If you have the patience to do some rather fiddly paperwork you could make a paper cross with equal arms and from them suspend tiny cut-out horses by fine threads. This electric merry-go round will delight and amuse young children. Glass, porcelain, wood, textiles, waxes and resins are easily charged with static electricity but they are, like all such materials, bad conductors of an electric current. They are therefore obvious choices for use as insulators to separate conducting materials. 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__label__wiki	0.816495	0.816495	Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/labeco/v23y2013icp57-65.html The surprising effect of larger class sizes: Evidence using two identification strategies Denny, Kevin Oppedisano, Veruska Kevin John Denny Veruska Oppedisano This paper estimates the marginal effect of class size on educational attainment of high school students. We control for the potential endogeneity of class size in two ways using a conventional instrumental variable approach, based on changes in cohort size, and an alternative method where identification is based on restrictions on higher moments. The data is drawn from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) collected in 2003 for the United States and the United Kingdom. Using either method or the two in conjunction leads to the conclusion that increases in class size lead to improvements in student's mathematics scores. Only the results for the United Kingdom are statistically significant. 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__label__wiki	0.5771	0.5771	Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/p/isu/genres/31674.html Agent-Based Modeling: The Right Mathematics for the Social Sciences? Borrill, Paul L. Tesfatsion, Leigh Leigh S Tesfatsion This study provides a basic introduction to agent-based modeling (ABM) as a powerful blend of classical and constructive mathematics, with a primary focus on its applicability for social science research. The typical goals of ABM social science researchers are discussed along with the culture-dish nature of their computer experiments. The applicability of ABM for science more generally is also considered, with special attention to physics. Finally, two distinct types of ABM applications are summarized in order to illustrate concretely the duality of ABM: Real-world systems can not only be simulated with verisimilitude using ABM; they can also be efficiently and robustly designed and constructed on the basis of ABM principles. Borrill, Paul L. & Tesfatsion, Leigh, 2010. 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__label__cc	0.604424	0.395576	Attention, parents: Ben Fordham's found the key to holding a stress-free pool party A pool party is the ultimate way to celebrate a kid's birthday in the summer months, but there is a certain level of stress involved. It goes without saying supervision is crucial to ensuring children are safe in the water, which means at least one adult at the party needs to be keeping a close eye on what's going on in the pool at all times. This responsibility can add to the pressure of hosting a party—especially when there are large numbers of children present. However, TODAY presenter Ben Fordham may have found a simple solution. LISTEN: Ben Fordham is the special guest on this week's episode of Honey Mums. (Post continues.) As Fordham explains in the new episode of our Honey Mums podcast, he and wife Jodie Speers recently threw their son Freddy a pool party for his fourth birthday. Looking at the numbers, they quickly realised the 15-strong guest list was likely to be much bigger, as the attendees were welcome to bring their brothers and sisters along. "I thought, 'We could have 30 kids in the pool'," Fordham tells Honey Mums host Deb Knight. Birthday hugs for @jodiespeers A post shared by Ben Fordham (@benfordham9) on Oct 22, 2018 at 2:53am PDT Daunted by the idea of supervising a classroom worth of kids in their backyard pool, the 2GB radio host decided to call in backup—and managed to score some party entertainment in the process. How We Met: Ben Fordham fell for Jodie Speers before he even saw her Ben Fordham on fatherhood: 'I wasn't in a rush to be a dad' Ben Fordham 'furious' about stay-at-home mums being undervalued Ben Fordham's one-year-old gets 'creative' with her nappy cream "I reckon I've done well," he says of his bright idea. To find out how Fordham kept Freddy's mates both safe and entertained, listen to Honey Mums.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1339
__label__wiki	0.545466	0.545466	Schumer Seeks Testimony From Mulvaney, Bolton in Expected Senate Trial of Trump Reuters December 16, 2019, 7:21 am 19.8k Views 2 Votes 17 Comments Loren Elliott/File Photo/Reuters The senior U.S. Senate Democrat called on Sunday for the Republican-led chamber to demand testimony from four current and former White House aides in a trial expected early next year on whether to remove President Donald Trump from office. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer urged formal legal demands for testimony from White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney, former national security adviser John Bolton, Mulvaney aide Robert Blair and budget official Michael Duffey. Schumer made his appeal in a letter to Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who said last week he was coordinating with the White House and has raised the prospect of a short impeachment trial in which no witnesses would be called. Democrats in the House of Representatives, where they have a majority, also sought testimony from the four men in their inquiry into whether to impeach Trump over his effort to pressure Ukraine to investigate his Democratic political rival Joe Biden. Mulvaney, Blair and Duffey all defied subpoenas from a House committee and Bolton was not subpoenaed. Trump is expected this week to become the third U.S. president to be impeached when the House votes on charges that he abused his power by asking Ukraine to investigate Biden, a leading contender to oppose him in next year’s U.S. presidential election, and obstructed Congress’ investigation of the matter. That would set up a trial in the Senate, which is unlikely to vote to remove the Republican president from office. The obstruction charge against Trump is based partly on White House directives to officials not to cooperate with the impeachment inquiry. Trump has denied wrongdoing and called impeachment “a hoax.” Democrats accused the president of endangering the U.S. Constitution, jeopardizing national security and undermining the integrity of the 2020 election by asking Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a July phone call to investigate Biden, a former U.S. vice president, as well as his son Hunter Biden. In his letter, Schumer also asked for the Senate to subpoena a “limited set of documents” that he believes would shed light on Trump’s decision to delay the release of $391 million in U.S. aid to Ukraine and the president’s desire for Ukraine to announce investigations into the Bidens. ‘TIMELINE HAS NOT CHANGED’ “The trial must be one that not only hears all of the evidence and adjudicates the case fairly; it must also pass the fairness test with the American people,” Schumer wrote. He also laid out a timetable for the expected Senate trial, suggesting that pretrial proceedings take place on Jan. 6, and that senators and U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts, who will preside, be sworn in the next day. Trump has made the Democratic-led impeachment inquiry a rallying cry for his supporters as he attempts to win re-election next November. A McConnell spokesman did not address the substance of Schumer’s requests, but said the Senate majority leader “has made it clear he plans to meet with Leader Schumer to discuss the contours of a trial soon. That timeline has not changed.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Schumer’s letter. Asked on Friday whether he wanted a long or short trial, Trump was not clear about his preference. “I’ll do whatever I want. Look … we did nothing wrong. So I’ll do long, or short,” he told reporters. “It doesn’t matter.” (Reporting by Susan Cornwell and Arshad Mohammed; Additional reporting by Sarah N. Lynch, Chris Sanders and David Lawder; Editing by Nick Zieminski and Peter Cooney) Chuck Schumercongressdonald trumpimpeachment General Confusion See Bob’s comment below this one. You are confused, The Real Bob, or are you the other Bob. IJR is so confusing. I am not attached at the hip to Russia or Russians, King Donald The Loser is, though. For starters, he first went to Russia in 1987. Shortly after after having some secret meetings with Russian officials, he came back and started his FIRST run for our presidency a few months later. Go look THAT one up. His two infantile sons admitted in a golfing magazine interview that the Trump Org. got all the funding that they needed for… Read more » Except confuction it is you and your communist party that are attached at the hip to the communist Russians. Sandra Lueder You have to be kidding. Gerald D Cline Jr. WTF…. Democrats would not let Republicans call witnesses in the House hearings. They would not let Republicans cross-examine Democratic witnesses. They were banned from attending many of the hearings held in a star-chamber setting. Why should the Senate Republicans allow the Democrats any more latitude than the Democrats allowed the Republicans? Maybe we should see how they feel about being frozen out…ya-think…?!?!? Chuckle why didn’t you tell schiff and Nader to make sure they called witnesses from the republican side? Maybe then this farce would have been over by now. Republicans should give democrats the same treatment they received in the House impeachment hearings, ask and you shall not receive!! TRUMP AND ALL REPUBLICANS 2020! “Schmucky Schummer is a scum sucking political farce—-lying, do-nothing. liberal, left wing, open border Socialist!” william jackson Moscow Mitch is a scum sucking political farce — a corrupt, do-nothing (Grim Reaper) nepotic fascist. Good luck Chuck…..you Dems are gonna need it. Just remember who opened this Pandora’s box. Remember Nancy said you all have been working to impeach since the beginning…..all based on false BS. And the Russia hoax was more believable then this Ukraine stuff. You all will HATE what comes out with this little game you’re playing. Explainer: The Case for Trump’s Impeachment – and the Case Against It Trump Poised This Week to Become Third U.S. President Impeached Former Vermont Gov Says Sanders Has No Loyalty to Dems, May Hurt Future Nominee’s Chance Against Trump Trump Tells Iran’s Supreme Leader to ‘Make Iran Great Again’ After He Calls POTUS a ‘Clown’ Michael Avenatti Is Using the Same Jail Cell That Once Held ‘El Chapo,’ Lawyer Says	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1343
__label__cc	0.562362	0.437638	A moment later we were elated to discover the driv... Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "I've Grown A... Scotty's Sharin': Dean Martin the 'Olympic Diver'... Scotty's Sharin': Our pallie makes Google Dino-bl... Dean Martin Introduces Joey Heatherton Dean Martin and Joey Heatherton Medley On Tricycl... Dean Martin Live In London Graham Remembers: One Thing That He Would Really ... Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "Just In Time... Graham Remembers: A Letter To Jeanne and A Reply F... Graham Remembers: MORE On Dean Martin In London 1... Graham Remembers: Dean In London 1987 Dean Martin comes to London! (1983) The Reprise of Joshua Meggitt's Most Special of S... Danny G's Special Dino-Amore Day Sunday Serenade w... Of course, Dean Martin was super ALWAYS: A Gif(t)in' Experience With Our Most Belov... I just love that man. I love Dino. Dean equaled freedom and bliss. ..... the game pitted a Frank Sinatra led team (th... Dean, Jerry & Me: A Love Story or, How I Became a ... Danny G's Sunday Serenade with Dino: "It Looks Lik... Send Some Dino-amore Day Wishes Dean Martin plays, well, himself! "Kiss Me, Stupid" by Billy Wilder with Dean Martin... Dino: The Greatest Television Performer of All Tim... oh, by the way, i think i found a new love. dean m... I remember when I first really started to love Din... ..... the game pitted a Frank Sinatra led team (the Blue Eyes) against a team coached by Dean Martin (the Red Eyes). Hey pallies, likes we just loves, loves, loves to fine awesome antidotes 'bout our awesome Dino that we ain't never ever run 'cross before. So, on this ninth day of Dino-amore month we are pleased as punch to be able to takes you to some Dino-lovin' news from the 'net pad of "Cat Country FM WPUR 107.3" located in Northfield NJ (South Jersey). On air personality for 107.3, Mr. Joe Kelly, shares a moment in Dino-history that we ain't ever remember hearin' 'bout before. The tag of his scribin's sez it all dudes: "That Time Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin Played Softball at 3am in Absecon." Accordin' to the post, in the '80's our most beloved Dino and his bestest of best pallie Mr. Frank Sinatra are said to have played a game of stick ball in the city of Absecon, NJ in the wee hours of the mornin'. Mr. Kelly shares with delightful details that he could locate and is eager, of course, to learn more from any pallies who might have viewed this coolest of cool Dino-event. Likes those of us that are solemnly smitten by our one and only Dino are as eager as Joe to learn every glorious detail that may be uncovered....likes a Dino-treasure hunt for sure. Likes how fabulous durin' this month of absolute total Dino-amore to be growin' most earnestly 'n eagerly in our edification of the life, times and teachin' of our one and only Dino. ilovedinomartin salutes Mr. Joe Kelly and all the pallies at 107.3 for sharin' this mostly unknown Dino-event with the larger world. To checks this out in it's original format, simply clicks on the tag of this here Dino-report. Dino-delightedly, DMP That Time Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin Played Softball at 3am in Absecon By Joe Kelly February 5, 2016 4:43 AM Were you at the famous softball game in the middle of the night in Absecon in the 1980s? A Facebook post on the page of the Absecon Police Department’s page reminisces about that magical middle-of-the-night event. According to the post, In the 1980’s the casinos in Atlantic City teamed up with Tommy Lasorda and Frank Sinatra to have a baseball game in Absecon….at 2am. Apparently, once word got out that Ol’ Blue Eyes and one of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ greatest managers were in town playing stickball, many residents of Absecon flocked to the old ball fields on Michigan Avenue to watch…in their pajamas. As the crowd cheered on Frank, Tommy and their entourage, they had no idea that they would be witnessing an iconic moment in the history of Absecon. While I was not at the event, I did a little research and cannot find mention of Tommy Lasorda in several news accounts. A UPI wire story indicated the game pitted a Frank Sinatra led team (the Blue Eyes) against a team coached by Dean Martin (the Red Eyes). Several recounts of the game say it ended in a 18-18 tie. We want to know if you were at that game and what you may remember. Please share your thoughts below. Also, if you have any photos from the event, would you care to allow us to share them here? If so, please email me: joe.kelly@townsquaremedia.com.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1347
__label__cc	0.745369	0.254631	Tag Archives: Children July 28, 2017 By hlgibsonauthor in Lightning Juice Tags: Children, Crash Test Dummies, minecraft, Parenting, Teenagers 2 Comments English novelist Rose Tremain said, “Life is not a dress rehearsal.” I believe anyone who has ever raised children believed this early on. We felt as if we had one chance to get it right with this little, impressionable human who thrilled and terrified us all at once. I have one son, and I’ve heard parenting gets easier with the second born. I, however, am dealing with the teen years and can’t help thinking to myself, “Why would anyone do this twice?” I suppose it’s because most parents of two or more children have the successive offspring prior to the first reaching the teen years. Several thoughts floating through my head on this journey through the teen years include: I understand why some species eat their young. I’ll pay for his therapy when he’s an adult. And, my personal favorite based on a joke: Clearly Isaac was twelve years old or younger or twenty years old because if he’d been a teenager, it wouldn’t have been a sacrifice. So, yeah, I’ve been a little bumped and bruised during the parenting years, but at least the kiddo is none the worse for wear. Oh, he’ll tell you that his father and I have been put on earth with the express purpose of ruining his life (making him do chores, not allowing endless sessions of Minecraft), but little does he know this is true…oops, was that out loud? Compared to what his father and I endure, however, his woes are nothing because what life dishes out to us doesn’t always come from Josh, but it is in regards to Josh. Parents get battered about like crash test dummies where their kids are concerned. For example, Josh recently obtained his temporary driver’s license and five days later, someone hit him. Yes, that’s right; someone caused an accident for our baby boy. I didn’t care that the car received damage; it was minimal. I knew the second after it occurred that Josh and I were fine. Also in his favor was the fact that he absolutely wasn’t at fault. And yet, I cannot shake this emotional tremor every time Josh drives. It has nothing whatsoever to do with his skill; he’s proving to be a remarkable driver. How do you convey to children what goes on inside your heart as they grow up and navigate life in general? Oh, that’s right; it comes when they have children of their own. I envision Joshua sitting in a car someday, probably exasperated because his son/daughter didn’t do the last chore requested of him/her, or he/she did it with an abundance of attitude. Then someone pulls out in front of him/her, and in a heartbeat Joshua throws his arm across his beloved child to shield them from whatever is coming. This actually happens quite a lot and not just in cars and not always physically. We have tender emotions and minds to guide and protect along the way as well. I love this annoying, sometimes smelly, often mouthy human to whom I gave birth. Yes, most days I want to pinch his head off like a dandelion, but just cross me one time where my kid is concerned and watch this crash test dummy transform into a mama bear. This Stinks! October 10, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Lightning Juice Tags: Car, Children, Chores, Family, Family Life, Father, Husband, Lightning Juice, Mother, Parents, Stink Bugs, Teenagers, Vehicle 4 Comments One of the best parts of being a parent is getting to torture your teenager. It is why my husband and I were put on earth according to our teen, Joshua. We make his life miserable by expecting him to unload and load the dishwasher, sweep the floors, feed the pets, empty the trash, take out the recycles, keep his room clean, keep himself clean, do his homework, and get good grades. I’m sure you can see what horrible ogres we are. These requests are usually met with heart-wrenching sighs and occasional eye rolls, sagging shoulders, and shuffling walk as he wanders off to complete this drudgery. This frees up me and the hubby to invent news ways to torture him right out of existence. And sometimes, the opportunities just present themselves in the form of stinks bugs. Public Enemy Number One I don’t remember stink bugs when I was a child. I’m sure I would have because the name alone invites ridicule; but truly, these foul little creatures seem to have materialized from nowhere. At the end of summer, just as the temperature is changing to give us frosty mornings, warm and breezy days, and chilled nights, the stink bugs show up. They cover the screens of every window and door, walk around looking menacing, and make the most horrible buzzing noise. I’m not an entomologist, so I assume the stink bugs are looking for a warm place to crash in the winter. Every now and then, one makes its way inside. If I leave the windows down on my car, they climb in. Joshua is terrified of them. Picture this: I’m driving along one day with Joshua in the passenger side when I spied a stink bug on his side of the vehicle. It took my wicked mind only a split second to devise a plan. “Hey, Josh? Don’t freak out, but there’s a stink bug on your side.” “It’s moving.” The brilliant little stink bug must have overheard our conversation because it flew off right on cue. Joshua freaked out, looking all around him for the flying demon. I actually lost sight of it for a moment because I needed to keep my eyes on the road. Joshua, who was seat belted, twisted in his seat peering into the space between his chair and door or between his chair and the center console. I saw the stink bug had landed on the far side of the visor in front of him. It was barely visible from where I sat. The tips of its legs gently curled around the edge of the visor. “Mom—where is it?” I flicked the visor down toward Joshua which sent the buzzing offender flying toward his face. He screamed like a little girl. If I hadn’t been driving, I’d have been rolling on the floor. Then in a microsecond, he managed to unbuckle himself and dive head first between the front seats, landing in a gangly heap in the back. For the sake of this post, I actually measured the space between the seats: it’s eight inches wide. At the time, Joshua was probably 5’ 10” – 5’ 11”. How he managed to jump from a seated position, fly between the seats without touching either side or the gear shift, and land in the back without breaking something is beyond me. It sure does make for one hilarious post. We never found the stink bug. Being Strong for Melinda October 3, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Read & Relax Tags: Bible, Children, Church, Doctor, Faith, God, Hospital, Parents, Prayer, Read & Relax, Short Story 1 Comment Sharon and Robert have spent many dark and lonely hours, separated from each other, asking for the things they believed were right and good. Too many times they listened to doctors whose explanations left them staring and openmouthed, their minds weighted down with things they struggled to comprehend. Endless dashes to the hospital turned into a permanent stay for their only child. She looks like a little caterpillar cocooned in blankets, bandages, and wires from a host of monitors. Robert calls her his baby bug waiting to emerge with new wings. Prayer requests make the round on social media. Praise reports are given when their daughter rallies. Many drop off when her condition lags. The weak and faithless have no explanation for this decline. They cannot explain why they couldn’t get Melinda healed, make excuses for God as if He needed them. All of it wears on Sharon and Robert until they pray for release for their beloved child because that must be what God wants for her, right? With heavy hearts, tears amassing in their eyes, they claim they are willing to accept this for their baby girl. Each buries a duplicitous heart beneath stoic faces and solemn nods of the head. They just want to quit, for this to be over. They never speak of it anymore. In fact, they’ve stopped talking to each other at all. The constant company of the Women’s Bible Study Group and Men’s Fellowship doesn’t allow for much private conversation between them. Such good people, these men and women, who stay with Sharon and Robert 24/7, praying audibly non-stop. Sharon slips away to the ladies’ room. She does not turn on the light, locks the door. The sound of breathing in the dark room scares her for a second, but whatever harm might be done to her by the owner of the breathing is preferable to what is going on with Melinda. Especially if it ends her. “Sharon?” She jumps and laughs wildly. “Robert? What on earth are you doing in the ladies’ room?” “It’s the only place the guys from church wouldn’t think to look for me.” More deranged laughter, shared, from the emotionally and physically drained parents. Robert sighs but does not reach for his wife. Neither move to turn on the light. “I’m so tired, Shar.” “You, too?” Robert’s voice dips and rises uncontrollably. “I just want this…I just want…” “I know, dear. Me, too.” Their hands meet in the darkness, instinct guiding their palms and fingers into place. But they do not draw closer to each other. “I want to quit, Shar. No—I have to quit. I’m done. I’m finished, and I got nothing left.” He pauses to draw a deep breath. “I was in here working up the nerve to tell you.” “Rob, that’s why I came in here.” “Why didn’t you say something?” “When, Robert? Between entertaining and performing for the people from church—God knows I love them, but I really just need them to go home—to holding in my emotions every time the doctors tell us Melinda isn’t progressing as they’d hoped? You won’t even meet my eyes anymore.” “I know. I’m sorry. But I was afraid if I looked at you, you’d see how scared I am—” “—I’m scared, too—” “—but I don’t have any answers for you, Shar. You know, I’m supposed to be the strong one and all that.” “Don’t be ridiculous, honey. I never expected solutions to this. Not from you, anyhow.” “Well, that’s a relief.” “Is it? Because we’re off the hook, but I suspect we wanted our prayers answered in a specific way we’re too afraid to admit.” “Can I turn on the light?” Robert flips the switch before she consents setting off a round of watery-eyed blinking. “Well, that’s better,” he jokes. They step closer and melt into an embrace. Sharon cries against his shoulder as he runs his hand over her hair. “I’m not really okay with losing Melinda,” his wife says. “I feel so guilty for saying that. Like I’m less of a…” “I understand, Shar. Really, I do.” “Now we quit pretending. We’ve got to.” “And if Melinda…if she…” “Yes, if…then we’ll figure it out together. Just the two of us.” “But it doesn’t have to be just you and me, Rob.” “I know. I meant all the church crowd.” “They mean well—and quite a few have been helpful. Sincere.” “That’s true. But when this is over, whatever over may be, it’s just you and me, and you and God, and me and God to work through this.” It’s Sharon’s turn to sigh. “Is this where we were supposed to be all along, Rob?” “You mean if we hadn’t let all the hoopla get in our way?” “Yes,” she chuckles. “Just trusting. Shutting up and trusting that God’s got this under control.” “That’s a hard and scary place to be.” Sharon nods and leans her forehead against Robert’s. “I can’t promise I won’t be sad,” he whispers. “You wouldn’t be human if you weren’t. Just don’t be afraid.” “I’ll try, Shar. For you.” “No, babe. For you.” All the prayers they cannot speak radiate between them. A knock on the restroom door precedes, “Sharon—come quick. The doctors have been looking all over for you. Sharon?” Melinda’s parents, raw and exposed, striped down to the soul, brace each other with hands to the shoulders. “I don’t know where they are,” says the muffled voice on the other side of the door. “Well we have to find them now. They need to know Melinda has opened her eyes and asked for them,” a male voice joins in. Gasps of shock from the people on the outside are lost in bursts of laughter and tears of relief from Robert and Sharon within. A First Good Day September 13, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Read & Relax Tags: Addiction, Children, Cocaine, Flash Fiction, Forgiveness, Parents, Read & Relax, Short Story, Social Worker 4 Comments Angie sits on a swing, swaying gently and trying not to catch her skirt in the chains. Her flats are placed firmly on the shredded rubber mulch, the new favorite material to cushion falls at the playground. All around her children laugh and squeal, running from swings to slides, rock wall to climbing rope, sand box to wooden fort. Mothers cluster on benches in the shade of meager trees, some pushing a stroller with a drowsy baby back and forth, back and forth. A trickle of sweat slides between Angie’s shoulder blades. She’s not sure where she fits in. Part of her identifies with the little girls playing house, carrying their baby dolls by the neck in the crook of their arms. They sequester themselves in the tower of the fort until the little boys invade wielding invisible lights sabers and threats of feeding the dolls to the Sarlacc. Angie has experience disrupting homes. As for the prom princess mall mavens, the only thing they have in common with Angie is the fact that they, too, have given birth. She is smart enough to know that this alone does not make her a mother. There’s more to it. A lot more. Probably what these women sitting around the perimeter are doing. But she cannot tell what that something is. Her eyes burn and drop to the toes of her scuffed black flats. Heat reddens her face as she imagines what these women would think if they knew how many miles she walked to wear the soles of her shoes thin, or how short her skirts were in comparison to her long navy blue one sweeping the surface of the playground. Fireworks of yellow, red, and orange flash behind Angie’s closed eyes. Sunlight caresses her cheeks with the warmth of a mother’s hands as she tilts her face upward. A woodpecker’s tap on her shoulder interrupts her solitude. “Angie?” Gloria Freshley stands to Angie’s right, clasping a briefcase handle in both hands. The social worker nods and gives her a head-to-toe once over. “Very good. Remember what the judge said, okay?” “This is not a reward for my good behavior, and the Mendenhalls are being generous by letting me see Chloe.” “Exactly. Keep that in mind, and this will go smoothly.” No mincing words with Gloria. Angie takes a breath to speak. Questions contort her face, but Gloria blinks slowly once in lieu of shaking her head. All the queries, arguments, and debates drift toward the thick clouds stacked across the sky. “Here they come.” Angie watches her three year-old daughter toddle between a man and a woman, her chubby hands held in one of their own. Their approach slows when the little girl navigates the concrete curb surrounding the playground, stops to watch the children play, and grabs a handful of sand to work between her palms. Mr. Mendenhall shares a smile with Chloe as he wipes her tiny hands with a handkerchief pulled from his back pocket. There’s something reassuring to Angie that her daughter lives with a man who still uses handkerchiefs. From beneath locks of long, brown hair, Mrs. Mendenhall’s eyes scan the playground. She’s a soldier on point acknowledging the enemy without giving herself away. Indecision about the next twenty minutes muddles Angie’s thoughts. All she knows is that she doesn’t want to waste time thinking about her feelings. Analyzation comes later. For the next twenty minutes, earned by nineteen cocaine-free months, she will talk to Chloe and watch her play without touching her. She must remember to thank the Mendenhalls for taking care of Chloe and allowing this meeting. She must also remember to leave first. The last is her own stipulation, an old habit from her days on the streets to hide her true emotions. Chloe staggers toward Angie who smiles at her daughter’s defiance to hold the Mendenhalls’ hands the last few yards. There are no words or expressions when Chloe totters past to explore the swings behind her mother. A bitten lip brings the taste of salt and rust; Angie’s mind scrambles to pin down a reaction to her daughter’s lack of recognition. “Swings are her favorite,” Ted Mendenhall says to soften the blow. “I should know that,” Angie replies. “You do now,” Karen Mendenhall says. The four adults sit at a picnic table. Their conversation contains praise for Chloe. No promises are given, no condemnation expressed. The offer to meet again in six months lightens the tension etched in the lines around everyone’s eyes except Chloe’s. She blows kisses over Ted Mendenhall’s shoulder as he carries her back to the car; his free hand holds his wife’s. “That went well,” Gloria says. “I’ll call you a week before the next meeting to see where we are.” Angie stands in the center of the playground trembling, unable to contain the smile aching her face. Suddenly, she realizes that she is the last to leave . Laughter and tears flow freely from the eighteen year-old as she enjoys the first good day she’s had in a long, long time. August 9, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Read & Relax Tags: Birthday, Breakup, Children, Church, Divorce, Flash Fiction, Man, Marriage, Monsoon, Mumbai, Photograher, Photography, Puddle, Rains, Read & Relax, Relationship, Woman 3 Comments Thank you to my dear friend, Irfan Nabi, for supplying the amazing photo inspiration for the flash fiction below. The moment I saw his picture, a story began to form in my head. In this case, it’s a love story told in reverse that circles back on itself. I hope you enjoy it. Without looking at him, she watched him walk away. A pause in the rain provided the perfect opportunity to see his reflection slip out of her life. To watch him walk away from all they had been together. Away from her. His words lingered in her ears. The reverberation of a church bell signaling doom. So beautiful, so mournful. She goaded him to say more just to keep him in her presence if only for a moment longer. She begged him to stop shouting, her own admissions used against her. He never would have said a word, but she could not let it go. She confessed her insecurities to him. Her age, his youth. Her wisdom, his beauty. How could they be compatible? He never mentioned it to her. Never once broached the subject she barely kept suppressed beneath a façade soothed by external remedies. Lotion, powder, blush. Her known deception extended to the roots of her colored hair. Love came easily to them. To him. He never saw the relaxed state of her body, the body given to her after three children and years of an unhappy marriage. She could not relax inside, and that, too, he pretended not to notice. They dined at her apartment. He cooked for her delicacies she had only dreamt of, fed her with his hands. Nothing measured, everything given in excess. Spices and friendship blended perfectly to satisfy all hunger and thirst for life. Soulmates. Another invitation to coffee. He called her on her cell; she wondered how he obtained her number. They talked for hours like close confidants before she even said yes. Where to meet? He knew just the place. Knew she would love it. And she did. A chance meeting outside the building where he worked. He insisted she join him and his friend for lunch. She declined with a head tilt and a smile, and instantly missed him for some strange reason. When he caught up to her, she believed his explanation about the friend excusing himself. Introduced by a mutual friend at a party celebrating someone’s birthday, they found themselves with glasses of champagne in hand. Standing about, chatting. Nervous laughter preceded the invitation to leave, to seek quiet and coffee. It was just coffee, but she enjoyed herself more than she had in years. His lively conversation cheered her in this country where she did not live. She stayed with a friend already working in the country. Together they located a suitable apartment while she decided what she wanted to do with her life. Right then, all she wanted to do was breathe. Days turned into weeks turned into months. Divorce finally prompted her to flee, to seek the freedom she craved and the happiness she deserved. She left behind grown children with the assurance to return and the promise of souvenirs. Okay, maybe grown but not mature. All three saw her off at the airport with hugs and kisses but not tears because they knew she would return to them. What could an exotic country hold for her, provide her with, when they were her very existence? He turned to look at her one last time, imploring eyes willed her to lift her head. But his reflection had already slipped beyond the edge of the puddle, and she did not see. Poison by Susan Fromberg Schaeffer July 20, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Books, Movies & Music Tags: Author, Book Review, Children, Death, England, Family, Family Life, Funeral, Greed, Parents, Poet, Poison, Stream of Consciousness, Susan Fromberg Schaeffer, Wills, Writer Leave a comment Susan Fromberg Schaeffer’s novel, Poison, is a brilliant work of fiction; it is how all novels should be written. Poison explores the themes of love, greed, desire, human strengths and weaknesses, peoples’ perceptions of each other, and how we are molded by these perceptions. The author allows us inside the heads of a wide cast of characters and gives the reader the opportunity to decide who is good or bad, right or wrong. You’ll find yourself comparing the characters to your own friends and family all the while claiming, “I would never act like that.” The stream of consciousness style gives the reader the delicious, wicked sensation of reading someone’s private correspondence or diary. The letters between several characters heightens the experience. Ms. Schaeffer employs the scenario of a death and a will like a bomb to set off a series of explosive events. It’s a situation many readers will find familiar. Like watching a slow-motion train wreck, one cannot turn away from reading the disastrous accounts of the characters’ lives. Your allegiances will shift throughout the book. Poison is not a beach read. It is not for readers who want to plow through a book or those who want to be told everything up front with lots of action and a singular POV. But if you are willing to allow the story to unfold, the characters to develop and evolve, Poison will prove to be incredibly satisfying. I truly believe the novel will appeal to the intelligent reader whose mind can juggle multiple POVs, information given out of chronological order, and backstory appearing right up to the conclusion. It may sound like utter chaos, but I found Poison to be remarkably well-structured, one of the best works of literary fiction I’ve ever read. May 3, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Edible Fiction, Food From The Secrets of Dr. John Welles Tags: Baking, Butter, Buttermilk, Buttermilk Biscuits, Children, Cooking, Cornbread, Cows, Edible Fiction, Food, Grandma, Ingredient, Kindergarten, Margarine, Mother, Novel, Organic, Recipe, Restaurant, The Secrets of Dr. John Welles, Whipping Cream 2 Comments One of my earliest memories of butter includes sitting on the carpet in the kindergarten classroom, all of us in a large circle, passing a massive canning jar from person to person as we shook the sealed jar full of whipping cream as hard as our little arms could manage. We’d been told that this would produce butter. I remember my skepticism, but since I loved butter, I gladly took part and watched the magic unfold. It’s funny how many of my food memories are attached to my Grandma Smith, but I believe her kitchen is where I developed my love of butter. There was something different about the sunshine yellow block that sat in her cut glass butter dish. It was lighter, sweeter than the golden-colored sticks of ‘butter’ we used at home. As a young child, any yellow, creamy substance that one spread on toast or crackers was referred to as butter. My mother provided the explanation of the difference, and I learned the definition of margarine. It wouldn’t be until decades later that I learned what an evil substance margarine is, but I digress. Grandma Smith would bring me packets of real butter from restaurants where she had dined. Nothing against my mother, but she used margarine for years until I finally convinced her to switch. Glory be–my taste buds rejoiced and food became so much tastier. Where is all this leading you ask? To my novel, The Secrets of Dr. John Welles, of course. I’ve already established that as an author, I love to feed my fictional characters. Twice I reference butter specifically, once in conjunction with biscuits and again with cornbread, but what I want my readers to understand without mentioning it every time is that butter is my fictional characters’ ingredient of choice when it comes to cooking and baking. As I wrote the scenes involving food and envisioned the preparation, butter was always in the picture, sitting in a crock or dish, just within reach of the experienced hands that would lovingly incorporate it into the recipe. I’ll spare you the debate on the health benefits of butter versus margarine and simply say don’t fear butter and all things in moderation. To sum up this post, I made butter with my son because I wanted him to experience how easy and fun it is. The added step of washing the butter is new for me based on research for this post. The instructions for this activity follow. I highly recommend doing this with your kids because the memories you’ll make are priceless. 2 c whipping cream (Raw cream from grass-fed cows is recommended, but store bought organic will work as well. This quantity will yield approximately ½ c of butter.) I used a stand mixer with a wire attachment for this process and chilled the bowl and wire attachment prior to using. Pour the cream into your mixing bowl, filling the bowl halfway so it does not overflow as air is whipped into the cream. Mix on a medium-low speed to prevent splashing. As the cream thickens, you can turn it up to medium. This process should take about 15 minutes but can vary depending on how much cream you are using and what type if mixer you have. Whipped cream will develop first. When the whipped cream begins to deflate, watch closely as your mixture can rapidly change to butter. To prevent splashing, cover the bowl with a lightly dampened tea towel. When the butter begins to clump and stick to the whisk, it is done mixing. Pour the mixture through a fine strainer to separate the solids, butter, from the liquids, buttermilk. If you want it to last for more than a few days, you need to wash the butter. This will remove as much buttermilk as possible to keep the butter from going rancid. Put the butter back in your mixing bowl and cover with clean, cold water. Use a large spoon to press the butter into the sides of the bowl. The water will become cloudy as the buttermilk is removed from the butter. Pour off the cloudy water and add more fresh. You can repeat this process until the water stays clear. Stir in a large pinch of amount of sea salt for every ½ c of butter. Store in refrigerator or at room temperature if you will use it within a week or two. The Rules of Summer by Shaun Tan April 27, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Books, Movies & Music Tags: Abstract Art, Acrylic, Book Review, Books, Boys, Brothers, Childhood, Children, Library, Non-Fiction, Novel, Oil, Picture Book, Relationship, Shaun Tan, The Rules of Summer Leave a comment People who know me are aware of my love of books but may not know that I enjoy picture books every bit as much as novels and works of non-fiction. For those who don’t know me, start here (My Love Affair With Books). A couple of weeks ago, as I shelved picture books in the children’s department of the library where I used to work, I discovered Shaun Tan’s book, The Rules of Summer. The unusual artwork on the cover immediately caught my eye, and I indulged in a few stolen moments to read the book. What a treasure. The lean text tells the story of two brothers and the unique and arbitrary rules that govern their summer. The pictures, semi-abstract creations in oil and acrylic, relay a deeper story about the nature of the boys’ relationship. I believe the story speaks volumes about how people treat each other whether they’re children or adults, friends or family. It’s testimony to how far we will go in our relationships and exactly what we’ll tolerate and for how long. This may sound heavy for a picture book, but the beauty of the subtle message is that there is hope even when human nature ensures that this process repeats itself. When it does, we learn and grow, love and forgive. I’ve already enjoyed reading The Rules of Summer five times and have decided that I must own a copy for my private library. The book as a whole is an incredible work of art, and I’ll never tire of sifting through the many layers of the story, both words and pictures. March 16, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Read & Relax Tags: Airedale Terrier, Breeder, Children, Dog, Husky, Parents, Photography, Puppy, Read & Relax 4 Comments His family hadn’t gone to the Winterfest Celebration looking for a puppy, but the second Robbie laid eyes on the young dog, he knew he had to have him. And it wasn’t just a matter of wanting; this dog belonged to Robbie. The boy knew it in his heart. He felt it in his soul. The puppy’s eyes mirrored what Robbie sensed. The other dogs were friendly as they casually licked hands, nuzzled legs, and inevitably stuck their noses where they didn’t belong. This puppy, already weaned and ready to go, approached Robbie as if to say, “Here I am. I’ve been waiting for you.” How to express this to his parents? That was the true dilemma. There had been so many things in the past that he had wanted, some obtained, some not, but so help him God this was different. To own this puppy, to be owned by it, was simply meant to be. Unlike the four-wheeler, the canoe, and his attempt at keeping chickens, Robbie’s very existence, his future peace of mind, was wrapped up in this dog. He could hear his mother now. “We already have a dog. What are you going to do about ole Rusty? How’s he going to feel when you bring home a new pup?” Rusty belonged to his parents before Robbie had been born. It was learning to walk while holding handfuls of Rusty’s wiry fur that instilled a love of animals, of dogs specifically, making Robbie even surer this puppy was meant for him and him alone. Besides, Rusty was on his way out. Robbie felt no guilt at this thought. He and the ancient Airedale had already discussed this matter while curled up on the couch. They had said their goodbyes, made their plans. Robbie knew Rusty would approve of this puppy. It would be a bridge across the gap of his grief on the day Rusty didn’t come when he called. All day the boy stayed with the husky pup, guarding it. His intense look of ownership, one of pure possession, caused even the adults to skirt this particular animal. Until finally… “You know this dog ain’t for sale.” “I know it.” “I’ve already started working with this one. He’s begun his training, you know.” “I said I know it.” “He’s on display to show what sledding dogs are like.” What more could Robbie say? “The puppies for sale are over there with my wife. There’s three nice bitches left if you’re interested.” “I don’t want a bitch.” Robbie’s tongue tingled with the semi-forbidden word. He saw his parents milling their way back through the crowd. They hadn’t spotted him yet, still sitting with his puppy. Probably figured he had spent the day with his friends watching the men with chainsaws carve ice sculptures. “What do you expect me to do?” The breeder’s question placed Robbie on the precipice between hope and despair. He had only moments to formulate the correct answer. His parents, with visible head shaking and exchanged looks, spied him kneeling on the straw, the husky pup straddling his legs. “Damn kid,” the breeder muttered. “You’re gonna teach me how to train this dog. Okay? I’m gonna learn from you, and he’s gonna learn from me. That’s what you’re gonna do.” The breeder ran his hand across his stubbly chin, ending at the base of his throat where he scratched long and leisurely. His eyes cast heavenward. There are times in the lives of children when they experience the raw desire to possess something wonderful (a horse, an electric guitar) or do something fabulous (ballet lessons, white water rafting). More often than should occur, children must bypass these opportunities. Perhaps there’s no time, or worse, no money. Sometimes they’ve used up all their credit with the dreams they want to pursue. Parents insist that children exercise logic and reason in these circumstances. They probably say this in an effort to assuage their guilt especially when their own resources don’t allow for childhood dreams to be fulfilled. For Robbie Freeman, today was not that day. Thank you to HBSmithPhotography for the lovely picture of the young boy with the husky pup. Amphibious Fantasy March 14, 2016 By hlgibsonauthor in Read & Relax Tags: Amphibians, Amphibious, Batman, Bats, Blue Dart Frog, Children, Class Trip, Elephant, Fantasy, Flash Fiction, Leopard, Photography, Poison, Rainforest, Read and Relax, Superhero, Teacher, Urban, Wolves, Zoo 4 Comments The rainforest is his favorite. A small slice of Heaven plunked down in the middle of his urban existence. The big cats are impressive, and everyone goes crazy over the elephants, but for Zach, the rainforest display at the zoo trumps them all. He stands before the glass-fronted cage holding blue poison dart frogs. Three of them. Their shiny skin, unrealistic in royal blue, renders them plastic replicas of themselves. Until one moves. The frogs are active during the day unlike the lazy wolves that refused to cooperate. Zach really couldn’t blame them; he wouldn’t have left the safety of his cave to be gawked at by a bunch of fourth graders. He understands the sleeping wolves. Even now he can feel his eyelids descending as he watches the frogs. Sounds of the rainforest are piped throughout the building: calling birds, buzzing insects, chattering monkeys, flowing water, growling leopards. It’s enough to make anyone want to take a nap. That’s exactly what Zach would do if he could pass through the glass and curl up in the window box display with his beloved frogs. He has no fear of the poison on their skin. Somehow, he would become one of them. A superhero, of sorts, who uses the poison to get rid of the bad guys. The little frogs would help him like the bats do when Batman needs them. Besides, blue poison dart frogs bred in captivity aren’t poisonous like those living in the wild. Zach continues to stare past his reflection in the glass. He chews the pull string on his hoodie, soaking it and gnarling the plastic end. Maybe he could be The Blue Dart. His outfit could be the same shade of blue as the frogs but without the speckles. And no capes. Capes are dumb. He would have a mask, though. A black one across his eyes. He imagines his face above a well-muscled, adult body wearing just such a getup. A tap to his shoulder signals that it’s time to move on. He nods and smiles at his teacher, Ms. Schaeffer, allowing the whole class to drift past. Then he resumes staring at the frogs. Ms. Schaeffer doesn’t notice; she’s too busy flirting with the security guard trailing the class. And the tour guide, aware of her tenuous hold on the kids’ attention, doesn’t stop spewing rainforest facts or she’ll lose control. Zach already knows everything she’s telling them. He slips back to daydreaming. A little blue dart frog poison on the breading of the corndogs Jaxson Michaels favors would put an end to the bullying. He’s pretty sure the whole school would be grateful when the sixth grader gasped and fell off his chair. He almost laughs at the image of Jaxson flailing on the floor. His grandma’s face surfaces before his eyes, scowling and shaking her head. Zach’s breathing quickens. The thoughts of killing upset him. He scowls at his reflection then taps the glass to make the frogs move, a major taboo. No one witnesses his transgression, but he looks around all the same. The people milling about are parents with children. His class is nowhere in sight. Like poisonous blue magnets, the frogs draw Zach’s attention once more. He considers sitting beneath the cage, leaning against the wall, to fall asleep to the rumble of thunder that has joined the other rainforest sounds. The clicking of heels speeding in his direction means Ms. Schaeffer has discovered his absence. Zach will tune her out when she scolds. Blame it on the frogs, he thinks, but just don’t mess with The Blue Dart, lady. Thank you to Michelle Smith of Just4FunPhotography for providing the beautiful picture of blue poison dart frogs.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1351
__label__cc	0.671193	0.328807	The Matrix Of Functional Detoxification + How To Be The Detoxification Agent For Your Most Toxic Patients WHEN : EVENT ENDED WHERE : No.11 Cavendish Square \| London W1G 0AN BANT APPROVED / CPD CERTIFICATES PROVIDED Presented by the founder of Quicksilver Scientific, Dr. Chris Shade as well as Karen Hubert from Bio-Botanical Research, this one-day workshop provides an opportunity to learn alongside leading specialists, bringing together the best curriculum on functional detoxification into a single high intensity session. Why Are We Toxic What Toxins To Remove & Why Which Pathways To Use & When Biofilm & Heavy Metals Immune System Disregulation Intestinal Ecology YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO USE THE LATEST PROTOCOLS, MODERN TECHNIQUES AND NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONS TO TAKE YOU OR YOUR CLIENT THROUGH A COMPLETE JOURNEY OF DETOXIFICATION. Suitable for all Naturopaths, Nutritionists and Health Care Practitioners. Dr Chris Shade (USA) Dr. Chris Shade specialises in the biological, environmental, and analytical chemistry of mercury in all its forms and their interactions with sulphur compounds, particularly glutathione and its enzyme system. He has patented analytical systems for mercury speciation (separation of different forms of mercury) and founded the only clinical lab in the world offering mercury speciation in human samples. Alongside this he has also developed cutting edge systems of nutraceuticals for detoxification and antioxidant protection, including novel phospholipid delivery systems for both water- and fat-soluble compounds Dr. Karen Hubert CNHP, NC (USA) Karen Hubert has been in the field of natural health for over 24 years. After healing herself from a dramatic decade long neurological illness, Karen trained as a nutritionist and health coach with the focus on Candida, biofilm, and infections related to chronic illness and mental health. Working as a coach in 2 medical offices in Charleston SC, for Candida coaching websites and outreach Autism clinics, she also served on a Chiropractor Autism board to train CAs to advise families on biomedical approaches to help recover their children with ASD. For 8 years Karen worked with Great Plains Laboratory and was on the team that developed the Integrative Medicine for Mental Health organisation. Karen is a now an educator for Bio-Botanical Research, providing practitioners with training on clinical protocols on Biocidin® and other formulations. 9:00 – 9:30AM REGISTRATION 9:30 – 11:00AM DR CHRIS SHADE : Why Are We Toxic? 11:00 – 11:30AM MORNING BREAK 11:30 – 1:00PM DR CHRISTOPHER SHADE : Heavy Metals & Inflammation 1:00 – 2:00PM LUNCH 2:00 – 3:30PM DR CHRIS SHADE : Updates On Detoxification Pathways & Protocols 3:30 – 4:00PM AFTERNOON BREAK 4:00 – 5:30PM KAREN HUBERT : Strategies for Biofiilms & Inflammation using Botanicals 5:30 – 6:00PM SUMMARY & PANEL DISCUSSION TEA / COFFEE / LUNCH INCLUDED All refreshments and lunch will be served at the times stated on the schedule. At IAOMT UK we ensure that all of the menus during both days are functional, nutritious and delicious. We are delighted to have the support of our sponsors who are proud to support us. Should you have any food intolerances or allergies please let us know in advance and we will try our best to accommodate. LOCATION & TRAVEL INFORMATION No.11 Cavendish Square, Home of The King’s Fund, 11–13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN Situated in the heart of London’s West End, close to shops, theatre and restaurants, it is conveniently located for all the main London railway stations and tube lines. Nearest underground station Oxford Circus (Bakerloo, Central and Victoria lines) Exit 4 (corner near H&M store). 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 23, 25, 55, 73, 88, 94, 98, 113, 137, 139, 159, 176, 189, 390, 453, C2. There are several points in Cavendish Square where bicycles can be secured to a barrier. Cavendish Square Car Park, Harley Street Car Park (enter from Chandos Street). Alternatively there are numerous pay & display spaces.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1357
__label__wiki	0.55827	0.55827	Trump and a World Without Gary Cooper - Amir Taheri by Amir Taheri Unwittingly, perhaps, and in his unorthodox way, Trump may have invited Americans to also contemplate the choice they have. President Obama posed as a defender of human rights but refused to lift a finger to help Iranians rising for democracy and Syrians fighting for dignity. President Trump is being castigated for something which he might do but hasn't done yet, while many of his predecessors actually did. Gary Cooper had a choice: Stand and fight or jump into the cabriolet where his new bride was waiting to start their honeymoon trip. 2,000 troops in Syria give the US a say in shaping the future of Syria, which must now be regarded as a territory without a functioning government. The question is how much of a say? Pictured: US Marines observe as supplies are dropped near At-Tanf Garrison, Syria on September 7, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Carlos Lopez) Like some of his other quick-tweet decisions, President Donald Trump's announcement, last month, on troop withdrawal from Syria, triggered a tsunami of instant-coffee comment, most of it adverse. Ardent advocates of global retreat by the United States feigned anger because Trump was doing what their darling Barack Obama dared not contemplate. Dyed-in-the-wool isolationists hailed the tweet as the start of a return to the Monroe Doctrine, while pathological Trump-haters labeled it as another example of his supposed subservience to Vladimir Putin. Had everyone waited a little bit longer, the storm-raising tweet may have looked different in the manner that a hologram seems different from different angles. If a week is a long time in politics, a month must be four times longer. So, what does the quick-tweet "decision" look like now? The first thing to note is that the term withdrawal has given its place to another term: drawdown. Next, a number of conditions have been added to what sounded like a straightforward unconditional decision to cut and run. We are now told that a timetable must be established and a commitment must be obtained from Turkey not to attack Washington's Kurdish allies in Syria. Furthermore, the US military presence won't be ended without "total defeat" of what is left of the ISIS. We are also told that "drawdown" depends on success in sorting out the fate of over 800 ISIS fighters from 48 countries, including 10 European Union members, held by America's Kurdish allies. More importantly, perhaps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is dispatched on a tour of regional allied capitals to add a few reassuring "ifs" and "buts" of his own. But what about the initial quick-tweet decision itself? It could be understood, if not necessarily justified, in three different ways. The first is that with just 2,000 troops, mostly technicians and training officers, America's presence in Syria is more symbolic than determinant in military terms. However, such a symbol of interest gives the US a say in shaping the future of Syria, which must now be regarded as a territory without a functioning government. The question is how much of a say? Contrary to what some Trump-haters believe, Putin would love to keep the Americans in Syria as far as they play second or, in fact, fourth, fiddle. America's symbolic involvement could enable Moscow to demand that the US foot part of the bill for rebuilding Syria the way Putin wants. The Europeans, who are also directly affected by themes that Bashar al-Assad and his Russian backers have created, would also like to keep the Americans involved if only in their capacity as "room service" providers. Over the years, I have heard numerous European officials asserting that if, for example, Saddam Hussein in Iraq or the mullahs in Iran went too far, the Americans would deal with it. In Syria, over 20,000 jihadis from the European Union and Russia joined ISIS. But now clearing the region of that plague is a task for the Americans, while Russia's task is to destroy the non-jihadi opponents of Bashar al-Assad. In other words, the nastiest regimes could go far, sometimes very far in savagery, but not too far and if they did, the 800-pound American gorilla would be called, unleashed. If we were a cynic, we might even suggest that leaving Syria to Putin might not be such a bad idea. With his economy in poor shape and his military resources stretched, Putin might not enjoy being pinned down in a chaotic Syria for years, if not decades. Being bogged down in Syria may even temper his appetite elsewhere, notably, in Ukraine and the Baltic states. Decades ago, the French novelist Romain Gary wrote a novel called "Adieu Gary Cooper," in which he imagined a world without an America symbolized by the hero of "High Noon". That was a world in which there was no Gary Cooper to fight for justice; to defend the weak even when no one else would come to help, and to keep bullies and killers in check. No one knows how Trump's quick-tweet decision may end up; it may morph into something quite different or, like many other of his tweets, simply be consigned to oblivion in an epoch of short attention-span. The sad fact is that the current atmosphere of passionate hatred prevents a cool and clinical debate on America's role in a world order it has largely created and policed for almost seven decades. Those feigning outrage over the supposed "abandoning of America's Kurdish allies" behave as if the US has never shifted gears before. At the end of World War I, President Woodrow Wilson won millions of hearts across the globe, especially in Europe and the Middle East, promoting "self-determination" for oppressed nations. Within a year, all that was forgotten and Wilson's successor wouldn't touch "other peoples' business" with a barge pole. Some old empires were rejuvenated and new semi-colonial mandates were imposed on many nations. Before the end of World War II, at Yalta, President Franklin Roosevelt transferred the fate of many nations in central and eastern Europe to Josef Stalin -- his "Uncle Joe". President John F. Kennedy stabbed America's Vietnamese allies in the back by concocting a military coup against their regime. Later, President Gerald Ford simply walked away from Vietnam, abandoning tens of millions who became refugees or captives in their own land. In 1975, Henry Kissinger stopped US support for Iraqi Kurds, giving Saddam Hussein a free hand in suppressing their national aspirations. More recently, President Obama posed as a defender of human rights but refused to lift a finger to help Iranians rising for democracy and Syrians fighting for dignity. Thus Trump is being castigated for something that he might do but hasn't done yet, while many of his predecessors actually did. Americans need to debate the role they wish to play in an increasingly complex and unstable world. Gesticulation is no substitute for strategy. The US cannot ride through the world's filthiest swamps without getting bark mulch on its boots. This article was originally published in a slightly different version by Asharq al-Awsat Amir Taheri was the executive editor-in-chief of the daily Kayhan in Iran from 1972 to 1979. He has worked at or written for innumerable publications, published eleven books, and has been a columnist for Asharq Al-Awsat since 1987. 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__label__cc	0.71699	0.28301	Interactive Art Director, Apple Values Marcom is Apple's Global Marketing Communications group. We oversee all of Apple's advertising and marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications The Values Team is seeking likeminded individuals who are passionate about Apple's core values. These include the Environment, Privacy, Accessibility, Supplier Responsibility, Inclusion & Diversity, Education, and more. Everyday, you'll work with an incredibly dynamic team of integrated creatives in one of the world's most admired companies. As a Sr. Art Director on the Values team, you'll be working alongside a writing partner as creative team. Both of you will work under the mentorship of two experienced creative leaders. Success in this role requires grit, hustle, and a deep appreciation for creating simple solutions to complex problems. Team members are expected to bring fresh thinking and new ideas to all things we create and dream of together. On any given day, you'll brainstorm campaigns, conceive innovative interaction models, and experiment with immersive new platforms. And you'll be tasked with communicating Apple's core values in simple way easy enough for everyone to understand. We represent the voice of Apple and offer you the opportunity to do the best work of your career-and have it seen by millions of people You have at least 7 to 10 years of experience at an advertising agency, digital agency, publisher, or in-house creative group Your portfolio demonstrates strategic insight and ground-breaking work that you have lead through advertising, digital campaigns, film, and video You set a blistering design pace; casting vision, minding the details, and solving the work in a deep and meaningful way History of presenting creative work to senior executives You love to think. And design You're curious and inspired You're willing to take risks, fail, and learn You're motivated and responsive to direction You're confident, friendly, positive, and accountable You're able to "kill your darlings" and work for the idea You're comfortable with group dynamics. No quitters You have a "what's the problem, and how can I help?" mindset Excellent conceptual and strategic thinker. Natural collaborator, and authentic storyteller Communicate ideas across mediums with impact. Remarkable attention to detail shown through typography & layout Professional, organized, with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines Solves problems conceptually in collaboration with the broader team, including writers, UX designers, creative technologists, developers, and more. Mentoring peers and other team members Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience preferred See more Art Director jobs	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1361
__label__wiki	0.50162	0.50162	Dzmitry Urbanovich: “I’ll simply tear WSOP apart” This year Polish/Belarussian Dzmitry Urbanovich will play at World Series. Russian-speaking superstar came out of nowhere and has all the chances to rewrite poker history once again. Dima already has EPT record and earned almost $5,000,000 in live tournaments last year. Imagine some “Garbarnia” (football club from Poland) come to the final of ‎UEFA Champions League to win Barcelona FC for example. Or some unknown young Polish boxer winning Floyd Mayweather by KO in the first round. Have you imagined? This is what Dzmitry Urbanovich did in the world of poker. And he is just 20 years old. No Hollywood Dima was born in Belarus. In his early childhood he first saw poker on TV. Back then future record holder didn’t realize a thing but it was a start. When he was 13 he found a popular ad: register and get free $50. It was a scam, Urbanovich thought. But he did gave it a chance. He started to play for play money waiting for money and he didn’t notice when he accidentally joined real money tables. He only realized that after losing $45 at $0.25/$0.50 stakes. Remaining $5 were lost the next day. And there were lots of deposits like that. Lost to bankrolls of other players. The miracle didn’t happen. Dima went on a difficult path and got the most valuable experience: “I started to build strategies, watch videos, read articles. I wasted almost whole day on it.” For about a year and a half Urbanovich only played freerolls and chip tournaments. Bankroll was growing steadily. Dima learned some other poker games besides Hold’em, he was playing Razz, Badugi, Draw poker – anything he could find in a lobby. By the age of 16 Urbanovich had $40,000 at the account!.. He lost it in just one day. “It was a painful experience to have $40,000 and give them away just to some dude. But these were just numbers on the monitor, there were no value in them back then,” Dima recalls. Bankroll was down to $2,000 and he had to start over. Colisea and some first wins After school graduation Dima went to Polish University to become a software developer. During his second year of study he moved to Warsaw. There were too much poker in the life of the young pro. He decided to dedicate all his time to it. At the age of 18 Dima registers at PokerStars by the nickname Colisea. He’ll earn Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) and World Championship of Online Poker (WCOOP) titles and will enter poker online elite to later turn to a live player. Dima will start to travel around European Poker Tour stages where he’ll start to focus on side events. The real breakthrough happened on Malta: six final tables and four wins, including the one in €25,000 High Roller. Dima wasn’t ready to participate in and expensive tournament like that. At least financially. His friend and comrade Petr Francak supported him. He persuaded him to play and neither of them had regrets about it. Urbanovich outplayed Connor Drinan in heads-up, money wasn’t split so he earned his first gigantic win of €572,300. Plans for WSOP It moved on. Final tables of even more expensive super highroller events, and recent win at Main Even of EPT Dublin with €561,900 in prize money. Dzmitry now has just one goal – to tear WSOP apart: “I have the biggest expectations. All the games I specialize in, all I lobe, mixed games, anything besides Hold’em; big buy-ins, I believe WSOP will be dominated. Easily.” There is an extra motivation on prop bet against Vanessa Selbst. She bet $2 million against $10,000 for Dima not to win three golden bracelets. Sounds crzy but the American risks much lesser amount. Belarussian has a very serious disposition. All the parties, meetings with friends and other entertainment will be left aside: “I’m planning on living on my own, have zero communication and no potential parties or something like that. Full focus: early rise, early sleep, not being late for tournaments, sit down from the start. I looked through the schedule – I love it. We’ll see how it goes.” Meanwhile, Hold’em isn’t the best discipline of Urbanovich: “I’m not really fond of Hold’em. There is no game but this, so I have to play it. I love mixed games, Stud, Draw, Omaha. I can’t choose my favorite discipline (or people won’t play it with me). I’ll just say it’s not Hold’em.” Dima will surely try himself in $50,000 Poker Players' Championship, he is planning on $5,000 Six-Max, $10,000 Limit Hold'em, Main Event and other tournaments. Belarussian who represents Poland is very good at the long sessions. He will even probably multitable at the World Series to be able to play everything he plans. There also might be Big One for One Drop with $1,000,000 buy-in this year but outside WSOP. Urbanovich might be willing to play… Whatever the end of the series, whether Dima wins three bracelets or not – he is one of the top players in the world. And he becomes stronger each living day. Previous episodes: Heart-to-heart: the man of the world Igor Kurganov Heart-to-heart: cutie Xuan Liu Heart-to-heart: high-principled prodigy Daniel Colman Heart-to-heart: Vladimir Troyanovskiy or The Perfect Russian Gambler Heart-to-heart: Kind Maniac David «Viffer» Peat Faraz Jaka: homeless multimillionaire Heart-to-heart: Russian genius Alexander Kostritsyn Heart-to-heart: Tony Cousineau, The King of Nits Heart-to-heart: Brian “Steel Balls” Rast Heart-to-heart: Sammy Farha, Mr Raisy Daisy Heart-to-heart: Phil Laak, the great poker eccentric Dzmitry Urbanovich	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1362
__label__cc	0.683127	0.316873	Artists & Projects Alessandro Deljavan Humans of Classical Music Mozart’s List page-template-default,page,page-id-21703,theme-stockholm,stockholm-core-1.2.1,woocommerce-no-js,select-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,select-theme-ver-5.2.1,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded, vertical_menu_transparency vertical_menu_transparency_on,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-6.1,vc_responsive Well Tempered Productions offers a consultancy service for solo artists, chamber groups, orchestras, and arts organizations, tailored to local as well as international outreach. Collaborative projects, concerts, video and audio production, image and repertoire development, and innovation in approach to the broader markets are some of the areas that we work in. Creating the right promotion for any artist or organization requires an in depth understanding of how unique the classical music world is from within as well as with the world at large. Every individual artist and arts organization needs support in positioning themselves for exposure and audience expansion. Well Tempered Productions is all about classical music—from presenting a concert series, festival, or one-time gala, we work in the promotion and creation of memorable musical events. Kathy Geisler, producer / director A graduate of the Juilliard School, Kathy Geisler has producer credits on more than 35 albums for the Well Tempered Productions label, many of which were recorded at the world-class Skywalker Ranch scoring stage. Besides her work for Well-Tempered, Ms. Geisler has been instrumental as the recording liaison for the Russian National Orchestra, notably putting together the orchestra recording logistics for their Grammy Award winning album ‘Wolf Tracks,’ which also featured Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton, Mikhail Gorbachev, and conducted by Maestro Kent Nagano. She has produced music and promotional videos including dozens of interviews for the online magazine Fresh Digital Produce. Live music production credits include concerts and tours for international artists in the United States, founder of a classical music festival in Havana, Cuba, as well as recordings, recital and orchestral concerts in Europe. Recent projects include creating a classical music festival in Havana (2017), and coming in 2019 the launch of the disruptive start up Mozart’s List, the craigslist of classical music and the ultimate free business directory for the entire field of classical music. Mozart’s List is a completely accessible and inclusive directory & classified listing site for the entire classical community. An advocate for classical music, Kathy Geisler brings a creative and passionate spirit to all aspects of the production and presentation of each project. Well TemperedFollow422815 Niche projects serving the classical music community, artist and event branding—including merchandise design—we’re not your typical classical music think tank. Retweet on TwitterWell Tempered Retweeted Well Tempered@welltempered48· 6 Jan 2019 1081736550872866817 A little #Bach for New Year's, @alessandrodljvn #AlessandroDeljavan playing Sinfonia No. 10 in G Major 29 Apr 1122760287549976576 I love this story. Take a look at what one person can do to leave things better than how he found them. https://t.co/6N3naHpWYO 8 Dec 2018 1071246994084028417 Mozart's List is coming soon... Be part of the inclusive classical music community. Mozart's List Signup: https://t.co/veeIFradT1 Something good is happening, be part of it, contact Mozart's List today!! Mozartslist@mozartslist Mozart's List has 37 categories for jobs & auditions, 17 for resumes, all in classical music, all free to list & free to access. Be part of the launch of a healthier classical music community. Contact us if you have positions to fill or resumes to post. https://t.co/NHf1N3CiFQ © 2020 Well Tempered Productions	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1372
__label__cc	0.62189	0.37811	The Inmates of Willard 1870 to 1900 / A Genealogy Resource The Inmates of Willard 1870 to 1900 The Anonymous Burial Ground Names & Census Info Related Links & Current News Interesting Articles & Documents Photographs, Videos & Documentaries Old New York Times Articles Patient Info State By State New York State Hospitals, Custodial Institutions & Cemeteries New York State County Poor Houses – Dr. Sylvester D. Willard’s Report 1864 CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees. Please Click On the RED LINKS to View the Photographs. Photographic Dry Plates-Roger Luther Photographs from A Compendium of Insanity 1898 – 11.28.2018. 1896 Middletown – 1.16.2014. Jon Crispin – Willard Suitcases Website – 9.26.2013. The Branch – Wayne E. Morrison, Sr. – Pictorial Album of The Willard Asylum 1869–1886 – 3.7.2013. Post-Mortem Photography – 1.21.2013. Wayne E. Morrison, Sr. – Pictorial Album of The Willard Asylum 1869–1886 – 1.10.2013. 1886 Hayt’s Corner’s, Ovid & Willard Rail-Road – 1.9.2013. 1907-1909 New York State Feeble-Minded & Epileptic Institutions (Rome) – 11.1.2012. Port City Paranormal – The Ghosts Of Willard Asylum – 10.7.2012. KINGS PARK-STORIES FROM AN AMERICAN MENTAL INSTITUTION – A Groundbreaking New Documentary – Lucy Winer – 7.23.2012. “Out Of The Shadows” Utica State Hospital 1920 – Patricia E. Deegan – 6.27.2012. Willard Suitcases – Darby Penney – Photos by Jon Crispin – 5.17.2012. Photographs Willard State Hospital circa 1898. Photographs of Willard State Hospital by Roger Luther. Photographs Compendium of Insanity. Jon Crispin’s Notebook – Willard Suitcases: http://joncrispin.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/willard-asylum-suitcase/ http://joncrispin.wordpress.com/2011/07/24/willard-asylum-suitcase-2/ http://joncrispin.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/willard-suitcase-3/ http://joncrispin.wordpress.com/2011/12/27/willard-suitcase-10/ LINKS TO PHOTOGRAPHS OF ABANDONED NEW YORK STATE HOSPITALS: 1. Roger Luther – nysAsylum 2. Tom Kirsch – OPACITY (Photo © www.opacity.us) Rochester, New York – Rochester State Hospital. Buffalo, New York – Buffalo State Hospital. Manhattan, Long Island, New York – Manhattan State Hospital Central Islip. Brooklyn, Long Island, New York – Kings Park State Hospital. Brentwood, Long Island, New York – Pilgrim State Hospital. Thiells, New York – Letchworth Village. 3. Will Ellis – Abandoned NYC 1. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO They’re Buried Where? by Seth Voorhees 2. Cemetery Information at the NYS Office of Mental Health 3. New York State Hospitals, Custodial Institutions & Cemetery Projects. 4. New York State Senate Bill S840A-2015 5. HIPAA UPDATE March 2013! Main Building or Chapin House – Page 382 North Wing of Main Building – Page 390 The State Agricultural College Building or The Branch – Later renamed “Grand View” Page 390 Detached Building or Block # 1 or Cottage 1 – Later renamed “The Maples” Page 382 Detached Building or Block # 2 or Cottage 2 – Later renamed “The Pines” Page 382 Detached Building or Block # 3 or Cottage 3 – Later renamed “The Sunnycroft” Page 382 Detached Building or Block # 4 or Cottage 4 – Later renamed “The Edgemere” Page 382 NYS Museum Albany album a 046 NYS Museum Albany album a 055 – Medical Office Main Building NYS Museum Albany album b 004-2 – Unknown Employees NYS Museum Albany album b 017-2 – Unknown Patients NYS Museum Albany album b 067-2 – Hallway NYS Museum Albany album b 154-2 Old Cemetery NYS Museum Albany album b 002-1- Unknown Doctors & Employees The New York State Museum at Albany Photographs were provided by Craig Williams, Senior Curator of History. NYS Museum Albany album b 002-1 14 thoughts on “Photographs, Videos & Documentaries” Deborah Martin-Plugh on September 28, 2012 at 7:10 PM said: Well done! Willard was a place whispered about during my childhood in Ithaca and Auburn, New York. A family member was an inmate there. We knew about it, but it was such a secret and tinged with shame. Thank you for this very special blog. lsstuhler on October 9, 2012 at 12:20 PM said: Thank you, Deborah! My Mom grew up in that area and I know that she knew about the asylum, everyone did. Once, when we were kids and acting crazy in the car, she lost her temper and told us if we didn’t behave, THEY would come and take us away to Willard. We didn’t know what Willard was, but just the thought of being taken away from our parents made us behave. She must have felt bad that she said that because she never mentioned Willard again. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! -Lin Barbara Swinney on October 9, 2012 at 9:53 AM said: Thank you for posting the photos. Gives more of an insight into the daily happenings in the lives of the patients. Glad to see the page on FB. I have “liked” the page and will follow your comments and posts there. Barbara S. Thank you so much, Barbara! cindy knoke on December 31, 2012 at 4:58 PM said: Incredible! I am speechless. May I reblog your blog with full credit and citation? Thank you for this fascinating blog. Someone who volunteered at Willard got in touch with me and now your wonderful blog! lsstuhler on January 1, 2013 at 1:10 PM said: Hi Cindy, Thank you! Be my guest. I also wrote a book specific to Willard and the creation of “Insane Asylums” in NYS. B. Carr on December 5, 2014 at 2:32 PM said: I have been trying with absolutely no success to find information about Mary J. Prindle who was an inmate at the Willard State Hospital from about 1880 to 1920. The state will not release any records and it is very possible that this could be my great grandmother. I am at a loss as to what I can do to try to find out any more information about her. If you have any suggestions, I would very much appreciate the help. Thank you. lsstuhler on December 5, 2014 at 9:46 PM said: She was at Willard in 1880 through 1900 (there is no 1890 census), and I didn’t transcribe the 1910 census, sorry. Her name doesn’t appear on the 1920 census. Please look at 1880, 1880 3D, and 1900 at: https://inmatesofwillard.com/names-census-info/ The 1880 3D census states that she had Dementia and had previously been at Utica. At this point, you cannot get a copy of her medical record from the Office of Mental Health but if you think she was buried in Willard Cemetery, contact the Willard Cemetery Memorial Project at: https://inmatesofwillard.com/2013/05/24/willard-cemetery-memorial-project/. I hope this helps. -Lin You can also send for a copy of her birth, marriage, and death record at: http://www.health.ny.gov/vital_records/genealogy.htm My mother was under the care of the Harlem Valley State Hospital at Wingdale, NY from about 1940 (having been transferred there from Brooklyn State) to her death in 1999. Is there a similar project by which I can obtain more information about her? (I’m looking for extracts of hospital record and/or personal effects;I have her Irish birth certificate, she was unmarried, and she died at a convalescent facility in Massachusetts to whose care she was entrusted in her declining years). lsstuhler on December 23, 2014 at 9:33 PM said: I would think that because she was your mother, you would be able to at least get her death certificate and possibly talk to the doctors at the State Hospital and nursing home. Because her death is fairly recent (not over 50 years), I would think a lawyer might be able to help you. I honestly don’t know what to tell you because of the HIPAA Law. If you can get your personal physician to fill out the paperwork that the New York State Office of Mental Health requires, in order to get her records, you might be able to find out her diagnosis. The link to the OMH is on the first page of this blog. Please let me know how this turns out! Best of Luck!!!!! -Lin Deborah Miller on February 2, 2015 at 8:02 PM said: Great work, my grandfather James Alfred McLain passed away at Willard his body was given to Syracuse medical and I am not sure what happened to his remains I am assuming they were returned to Willard for burial. Family story was always that he left home and never returned. I being the snoopy one in the family found out what really happened. Perhaps they did not know I am not sure but, he like all the other souls deserve to be memorialized. Great job with the suitcases, please let me know if you come across one that belonged to my grandfather. It would be interesting to see what he took with him. lsstuhler on February 3, 2015 at 8:22 PM said: Hi Deborah, Darby Penney wrote the book, THE LIVES THEY LEFT BEHIND and created the suitcase project. You can contact her directly about ancestor suitcases. Please check out her book at: http://www.amazon.com/The-Lives-They-Left-Behind-ebook/dp/B0097DHREI/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1/186-8839817-6915946 Elaine Sciortino on April 29, 2015 at 1:12 PM said: My Grandmother was Laura Motell was at the Willard, how I understand and remember she had epilepsy and lived in one of the buildings for 20 years or so I believe. She then came to live with us and then went onto a nursing home. It would be very interesting to learn about her history, I always wonder how people were treated and like one of the above people stated you always heard about the “Willard” – I’m thankful there was somewhere that could take care of her. The Inmates of Willard	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1377
__label__cc	0.742009	0.257991	Jolt Studios A Discussion of comics, pop culture, toys, and social issues. Revenge of the Nerds Made Geek Culture Toxic October 21, 2019 October 21, 2019 kazei5 Content Warning for mention of racism, rape, and misogyny. When I look at the various hate groups that have arisen over the past couple of years in geekdom, the harassment movements that so obviously lie about wanting quality story telling but instead work to drive out any and all voices of diversity that don’t fall in lie with their fascist ways, I feel as though I can trace it all back to a single source of media. From Gamergate to Sad Puppies, from Comicsgate to Angry Puppies (yes, Angry and Sad puppies are indeed separate hate groups and harassment movements), they all share a loathing of women, and men, who they feel have betrayed them, and it’s a loathing and hatred that I feel was cemented in one abhorrent piece of cinematic trash: Revenge of the Nerds. Now, to be fair it has indeed been a long time since I last watched this movie, so like any good former university student who has written many a 2000 word essay, I decided to do my research, starting with the trailer. And hoo boy, even from the trailer alone I’m reminded very much of the problematic nature of the raunchy 80s comedy genre. Women not wanting to kiss nerds, jocks beating them up and humiliating them, it’s all part and parcel of the basic plot where a bunch of underdogs fight back against a big baddie and his group of thugs. The plot of the movie could best be summed up by a friend of mine, Urbanbohemian, when we were discussing the film in the discord we’re a part of: “What if we made ‘Animal House’ but it was the mid 80s and not the late 70s, so we use nerds vs jocks instead of freaks vs preps?” I’m sure there are whole articles out there, about the casual racism (a jock asks Takashi if he knows karate before jamming used underwear on his head) and sexism of movies like this (in the movie, the nerds enact revenge upon the women who spurred them via panty raid and installing spy cameras in their rooms to view them in various states of undress), but it’s the film’s idea of using nerds as the hapless underdogs that I feel added to the general idea believed by some nerds and geeks that they’re as marginalized as trangender and black people. After all, being a virgin who likes computers and is rejected by women? Totally on par with what Marsha P Johnson went through. Eyeroll.gif insert here. It certainly does not help that in America, such fictional depictions of how nerds and geeks were treated was, in the eyes of such people, backed up by the very real Satanic D&D scare of the 80s, the crusade against video games spearheaded by Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman in the 90s, the Catholic Church’s views of ban Harry Potter books as promoting witchcraft, and just the general use of video games as a scapegoat whenever there was a mass shooting. (This article by the New York Times is a great summary of video games being scrutinized time and time again in general and Mortal Kombat in particular.) What Revenge of the Nerds represents is toxic masculinity draped in underdog clothing, where the horrible actions of the nerds against women is seen as justified for not dating them. In one scene, a nerd character has sex with a woman by deceiving her, an action that would categorized as rape by fraud in reality (depending upon what country you live in), but seen as an accomplishment for the nerd. So is it any wonder that the ends justify the means for hate groups like Gamergate and Comicsgate in their tactics against not only women, but anyone who they feel are ruining their precious hobbies? Now, obviously this article started out with a bit of hyperbole, as Revenge of the Nerds is but a drop in the bucket of the raunchy comedy genre, and such films are an extension of the racism, sexism, and misogyny in our media. There’s also how much gaming companies have pandered to hardcore gamers for a long while or just how gatekeeping in nature the geek community has been before, during, and after the release of Revenge of the Nerds. However, when I think of the film it’s not with any sort of fond nostalgia, but an upsetting sort of revulsion that it was a film I watched and laughed at, much like Ace Ventura Pet Detective. I genuinely feel empathy for the nerds because I was once a fat geek who was bullied and picked on for being fat and reading comic books and Star Wars Extended Universe novels before class. I never went on dates or had a girlfriend, and what movies like Revenge of the Nerds say to me is that it’s okay to get angry and take out that anger on others that violate their privacy and personal boundaries. I honestly don’t want to be that kind of person, and I can see how I could have become such a person considering my own Nice Guy(tm) phase in high school and early university. At one point, the words “Stupid girls don’t want to date a nice guy like me” fell out of my mouth without an ounce of the awareness I have now and had the Internet and Gamergate, or some other geek-centric hate group, existed back then, I could have become a part of it. (Tangentially related, I’m still to this day embarrassed by my own, however minor, participation in the fan campaign to have Mass Effect 3’s ending rewritten. While not centered in hate, it was still centered in fan entitlement, much like Gamergate and Comicsgate.) So to have a piece of media reinforce such ugly views is frustrating and infuriating because geekdom is so much more than a bunch of straight white dudes wearing glasses and pocket protectors. I see this every year I go to Dragon Con and the Calgary Expo, and in my own collection of friends online who come from all walks of life. And to have people clutch their precious geekdom tightly to their chest like a white woman clutching their purse when a black man boards the bus, knashing at the teeth over criticisms being levied at their hobbies and engaging in such horrible behaviour, I’m torn between sighing dramatically aloud and resisting the urge to smack them upside the head. Then I’m grateful of the reminder about how NOT to act. I’ve been bullied enough in my life to not want to become one. Also, Revenge of the Nerds is the worst movie ever. Good night! Categories: Article, Uncategorized Tags: geekdom, media, misogyny, movies, Racism, rape, revenge of the nerds, Sexism, toxic masculinity ← “Why yes, money IS more important than people.” “SJWS! Oh god, there’s SJWs everywhere!” → Geek In The City Comics NYANCET The Hermit's Journey Thinking Inside The Box Geek In The City Kaiju 101 Race Invaders The Art Of Wrestling The Kaijucast The Spawn Point Ars Marginal Black Girl Nerds! Geek Girls Rule! 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__label__cc	0.700891	0.299109	The Visualist's Veranda Creaking with Experience Anime Top 10’s Video Game Top 10’s Football Top 10’s Other Top 10’s Anime/Manga Opinions Video Game Opinions Film Opinions Football Opinions Traveling Thoughts Paper Mario: TTYD Katawa Shoujo The Legend of Zelda: BOTW World of Warcraft: TBC Annual Events/Collabs Summer of Anime Archive March of the Movies Archive Visualist x100!! Recommended Ani-Bloggers Game Reviewing Profile Day Two: Bronson (MotM 2019) March 2, 2019 by Kapodaco I do not have a lot of time now, so I will try to wrap this up relatively quickly. All the better if I can have a review out on a Saturday this early on. Tom Hardy has a reputation of being an incredible actor, among the most prestigious of this generation. Of the films I have seen him in in which he plays a major role (two or three), I’ve never found him to be a real “showstopper.” He seemed to do his job adequately and everything was chipper. After watching Bronson, I have found what many from ten years prior had already known: Tom Hardy is fantastic. Such a visceral film, too. A complicated (and apparently true!) look at the psyche of a man who was seemingly born for the public’s fantasy of the prison system. Violent, controlling, and borderline insane, Mr. Bronson is a fascinating figure to follow, and whether everything here is as true to life as its based-in-real-life roots, it matters little to the spectacle displayed onscreen. Hardy is, as mentioned before, fantastic in the leading role, as none come even close to the level of showmanship he provides. It’s a little aimless around the middle, however. Another film by this specific director I’ve seen is Drive, of which I thought very similarly to this film, sans a great lead (sorry, Gosling). There’s a great sense of style and outright anarchy attached to the film that makes it nearly unpredictable. With that, though, comes a balancing act of establishing a realistic world to go along with it during the downtime, and it’s shaky here, I think. The scenes where Bronson is out of jail feel almost unnecessary, though definitely aid in the further complication of his character. Also like Drive, many of the other characters feel like throwaways, in that they can be tossed out of the story and little would change. These films seem to revolve around the lead performer, though with Bronson it is much more so, especially since the starpower is of a more minute scale. From a mainstream standpoint, this isn’t really one that anyone can go into and immediately derive pleasure from it. I could definitely foresee a lot of people looking at this as a trash (sort of) biopic that glamorizes prison and the criminally insane, but I like to think there’s more to it than that. On the “artsy-fartsy scale” (of which I hold all the patents to), it’s definitely around the orange area, with red as the highest and blue the very lowest. Despite this, there’s enough grounded in reality to hold people’s attention, but the final scene could definitely be a head-scratcher for many. I liked it quite a bit, though it wasn’t anything I would hop on top of my rooftop and scream to the heights of the heavens for. Tom Hardy is phenomenal and I think the humanification(?) of a very fucked-up dude who thrives for his own sense of identity makes for a compelling picture. There’s much about how one could interpret his character based on his location, his actions, and his relationships with others. If not for him and this acute focus, I don’t think there’s much for the film to stand on. If one is feeling off-kilter, this one’s a definite hit. Otherwise, one could always watch for Tom Hardy’s cock, which is apparently a strong selling point. Final Score: 7/10 The rating for all other films can be found at Letterboxd. For more, check out the March of the Movies Archive! Thank you for your time. Have a great day. 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__label__cc	0.642684	0.357316	UFO’s: Suspicious & Mysterious Murders – Nick Redfern By soulhealer 2014 Video Archives, Archives, Conspiracy Theory, Most Popular, UFO / Alien Abduction UFO’s: Suspicious Deaths & Mysterious Murders Nick Redfern The field of UFOs is rife with unsettling examples of suspicious deaths. Chilling accounts of mysterious deaths, strange disappearances, and violent threats have haunted the UFO field since the 1960s. Accounts of accidents that might not have been accidents after all, abound. Researchers and witnesses have vanished, never to be seen again. Conveniently timed heart attacks are reported. Nick Redfern reports on what he calls Close Encounters of the Fatal Kind. About Nick Redfern Nick Redfern writes regularly for the newsstand publications UFO Magazine; Paranormal Magazine; and Fortean Times. He has also written for the British based Daily Express and People newspapers; Military Illustrated; and Fate; and worked for a year as coeditor of the mystery-based magazine Phenomena. He writes a regular, weekly column called Lair of the Beasts for the popular on ‐line website, mania.com; and maintains a large number of blogs to promote his books and research. His titles include the following: Contactees; Memoirs of a Monster Hunter; A Covert Agenda; Strange Secrets; Three Men Seeking Monsters; The FBI Files; Celebrity Secrets; Cosmic Crashes; There’s Something in the Woods ; Science Fiction Secrets; On the Trail of the Saucer Spies; Body Snatchers in the Desert; and Man-Monkey. He has appeared on many televisions shows, including the Sci-Fi Channel ʹ s productions Proof Positive and UFO Invasion at Rendlesham; the History Channel ʹ s UFO Hunters; the BBC ʹ s Out of This World series; Countdown with Keith Olbermann; and Fields of Fear – a production made for Canada ʹ s Space Channel. Nick Redfern has searched for lake-monsters at Loch Ness; blood-sucking vampires in Puerto Rico ʹ s El Yunque rain-forest; Bigfoot in the woods of the Pacific Northwest; aliens in the mountains of Mexico; and ghosts in the heart of Texas. www.nickredfern.com Eyewitness Encounters Of Mysterious Creatures – Ken… UFOs: 70 Years Of Lies – Stanton Friedman &… Sasquatch Stalks Woods Of Southern United States –… The Destruction of the Inca Civilization Ancient Aliens & UFOs Life After Death: What Happens To Us When We Die Tagged alien, conspiracy theory, cover-up, goverment cover-up, government, Nick Redfern, secret, UFO, UFOs. « Aleister Crowley: Poet, Painter and Magician – Tobias Churton Compelling Accounts OF UFOs Over Texas – Nate Riddle »	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1404
__label__wiki	0.756279	0.756279	University of Wisconsin KnowledgeBase KnowledgeBase Partners About the KnowledgeBase University of Wisconsin-Madison Unified ASA Document 382. Resolution on the Governor's Budget Proposal Relating to Faculty and Academic Staff Labor Relations Academic Staff Assembly Document #382A Approved by the Academic Staff Assembly on April 9, 2007 Resolution on the Governor’s Budget Proposal Relating to Faculty and Academic Staff Labor Relations Whereas, the Academic Staff Assembly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December 2006 voted unanimously to establish criteria under which collective bargaining enabling legislation would be acceptable, and Whereas, the Governor’s proposed 2007-2009 biennial budget bill includes enabling legislation language that fails to meet some of the most important of those criteria, and Whereas, historically all UW-Madison faculty and academic staff have been considered as one group for purposes of pay plan and benefit negotiations, Whereas, the proposed legislation mandates that faculty and academic staff be in different bargaining units; Therefore, let it be resolved that the UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly opposes the Governor’s budget proposal relating to faculty and academic staff labor relations; and Further, let it be resolved that the UW-Madison Academic Staff Assembly favors legislation that enables faculty and academic staff of the university to choose to bargain collectively, but the Academic Staff Assembly does not support any legislative language that predetermines who may bargain or what collective bargaining units they may join. The terms and conditions for the implementation of collective bargaining for faculty and academic staff should be debated by the legislature as standalone legislation with ample time for public hearings and debate. ASA Document 382 Suggest keywords HEATHER D. Office of the Secretary/ Academic Staff Feedback or accessibility issues · UW–Madison Information Technology · University of Wisconsin–Madison © 2019 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1410
__label__wiki	0.732674	0.732674	Infectious Diseases: Why moms-to-be need vaccines during pregnancy Nov. 05, 2019, 11:00 p.m. CDT Science Saturday: Fetal surgery to expand lungs Oct. 19, 2019, 01:05 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Vaping and pregnancy Sept. 12, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Eating fish during pregnancy Aug. 08, 2019, 04:30 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Pregnancy and thyroid disorders July 18, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Exercise during pregnancy June 27, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Do you know the early symptoms of pregnancy? June 06, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Opioid use during pregnancy May 30, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Mayo Clinic Q and A: Congenital heart defect can affect health of mother and baby May 07, 2019, 03:34 p.m. CDT Majority of U.S. states restrict decision making for incapacitated pregnant women, report shows April 23, 2019, 04:00 p.m. CDT Exercising and pregnancy: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute April 18, 2019, 06:29 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: 7 tips for back pain relief during pregnancy April 11, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Sleep tips during pregnancy March 28, 2019, 09:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Congenital heart disease and pregnancy Feb. 21, 2019, 11:01 p.m. CDT Mayo Clinic Minute: What pregnant women need to know about heart health Feb. 04, 2019, 08:00 a.m. CDT Women's Wellness: What you need to know about prenatal yoga Jan. 24, 2019, 08:00 p.m. CDT Making Mayo's Recipes: Baked hush puppies Nov. 29, 2018, 06:00 p.m. CDT Cases of congenital syphilis have more than doubled Sept. 28, 2018, 08:00 p.m. CDT Gestational diabetes: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute Sept. 25, 2018, 06:07 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Screening pregnant women for syphilis Sept. 06, 2018, 09:30 p.m. CDT Infectious Diseases A-Z: Zika virus cases lower, but virus remains a risk July 30, 2018, 06:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: Allergy medications and pregnancy April 26, 2018, 08:00 p.m. CDT Women's Wellness: First US baby born after uterus transplantation is dawn of a new era Dec. 14, 2017, 04:00 p.m. CDT Book: Mayo Clinic Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy Air travel during pregnancy Allergy medications during pregnancy Ankle swelling during pregnancy Antibiotics and pregnancy Antidepressants and pregnancy Aspirin during pregnancy Baby brain Pregnancy bed rest Can birth control pills cause birth defects? Blighted ovum: What causes it? Breast-feeding while pregnant Cervical length Chickenpox and pregnancy Couvade syndrome Dental work during pregnancy Depression during pregnancy Miscarriage and stress Epilepsy and pregnancy Thinking about exercise during pregnancy? Falling during pregnancy: Reason to worry? Fetal development 2nd trimester Fetal development: The 1st trimester Fetal development: The 3rd trimester Fingolimod during pregnancy: Is it safe? First trimester pregnancy Flu and pregnancy Flu shot in pregnancy Fundal height and fetal growth Hair dye and pregnancy Headaches during pregnancy: What's the best treatment? Heart conditions and pregnancy Hemorrhoids during pregnancy High blood pressure and pregnancy How do ankylosing spondylitis and pregnancy affect each other? Iron deficiency anemia during pregnancy: Prevention tips Kratom and pregnancy: Not a safe mix Low amniotic fluid Marijuana during pregnancy: What's the harm? Nausea during pregnancy Introducing a new sibling New Test for Preeclampsia Opioid use during pregnancy Overdue pregnancy Pregnancy acne Pregnancy and asthma Pregnancy and atrial fibrillation Pregnancy and diabetes: Why lifestyle counts Pregnancy and exercise Pregnancy and fish Pregnancy and hot tubs Pregnancy and lactose intolerance Pregnancy and obesity Pregnancy diet: Essential nutrients Pregnancy glow: Is it real? Pregnancy nutrition don'ts Pregnancy nutrition basics Pregnant. Now What Happens? Prenatal care: 1st trimester Prenatal care: 2nd trimester visits Prenatal care: 3rd trimester Prenatal testing: Quick guide to common tests Prenatal vitamins and pregnancy Rheumatoid arthritis: Does pregnancy affect symptoms? Rheumatoid arthritis medications: Dangerous during pregnancy? Second pregnancy differences Second trimester pregnancy Skin changes during pregnancy Fetal presentation before birth Fetal ultrasound Pregnancy stretches Smoking and pregnancy STDs and pregnancy: Get the facts Third trimester pregnancy Twin pregnancy Vaccines during pregnancy Vaping during pregnancy Vulvar varicosities during pregnancy: What can you do? Round ligament pain Working during pregnancy X-ray during pregnancy Yeast infection during pregnancy: Over-the-counter treatment OK?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1411
__label__cc	0.541526	0.458474	[links] Link salad for a sleepy Friday The Civil War in COLOR for the first time: Painstakingly remastered images of a divided America that recreate era in amazing detail — (Via Lisa Costello.) Elephants and humans have 'unique bond' Ravenous dwarf sucks life-giving juices from unfortunate victim — I've been on dates like that. No, wait, it's The Register talking about astronomy. By 2047, Coldest Years May Be Warmer Than Hottest in Past, Scientists Say — Nothing to see here, citizen. Just liberal lies from the pit of Satan. Move along. Gov’t Usurps Parental Rights, Forces Chemotherapy on 10-Year-Old Amish Girl — A really annoying post about an interesting and challenging story. Sigh. Half of Evangelicals Believe Prayer Can Heal Mental Illness — It's really hard for me not to be very unkind about this one. Headline kind of speaks for itself. (Via Slacktivist Fred Clark.) "No, You're Still Deceased," Judge Tells Dead Man — Wow. Feeling superior about your political beliefs is a bipartisan issue — But only conservatives are dogmatic about it. My political beliefs don't include the idea that it's okay to kill 30,000 people per year for the sake of gun ownership, or that it's okay to persecute pregnant women, or that it's okay to let poor kids starve, or that it's okay to keep people from voting wherever possible if you think they won't vote for you, or that it's a good idea to profoundly miseducate all the nation's children about evidence based thinking. All of those are core conservative political beliefs, or the direct results of core conservative political beliefs. Hard for me to see this as a balanced issue when the other side is so profoundly destructive to our nation's political and social culture. Business Groups See Loss of Sway Over House G.O.P. — “We are looking at ways to counter the rise of an ideological brand of conservatism that, for lack of a better word, is more anti-establishment than it has been in the past,” said David French, the top lobbyist at the National Retail Federation. “We have come to the conclusion that sitting on the sidelines is not good enough.” Sitting on the sidelines my fat, white ass. You bought and paid for those clowns, and inflicted them upon the entire nation. Nice to see American business waking up. Would have been a hell of a lot nicer if American business had possessed a shred of common sense or patriotism sometime over the past two decades while building the GOP's empire of moron legislators. Republicans Were Never Going to “Win” the Shutdown — Too many on the right believe false promises of unlikely or impossible political victory, and the false expectation prompts them to make futile stands that end up worsening their already weak position. Welcome to the reality-based community, House GOP, where your cherished political beliefs do not have the force of fact or law or even rationality. The WSJ/NBC Poll Is a Complete Republican Rout — When that many people in your own party are against what you’ve been doing, it is absurd to believe that you are in a position to “win” anything. ?otD: Do you wake up fast or slow? Writing time yesterday: 0.0 hours (chemo brain) Hours slept: 6. hours (solid) Body movement: 30 minutes (stationary bike) Weight: n/a (scale broken) Number of FEMA troops on my block enforcing laws passed under the Constitutional process and fully subjected to judicial review: 0 Currently reading: n/a (chemo brain) cancer, christianists, climate, culture, healthcare, history, law, links, nature, personal, photos, politics, religion, science, space, weird [photos] Your Friday moment of zen Your Friday moment of zen. The Great Wall of China in 1992. Photo © 1992, 2013, Joseph E. Lake, Jr. This work by Joseph E. Lake, Jr. is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. photos, zen [photos] The world's ugliest roadside attraction While visiting Klamath Falls last weekend, we found this gem, around milepost 234 of US-97. I know the milepost because as we went whizzing by the first time, Lisa Costello told me to note that number so we could find it again. I pointed out that this giant, malformed cow was the only thing besides pine forest for twenty miles along that stretch of highway, and we probably wouldn't have any trouble finding it again. We didn't. The locals tell us there used to be a small private theme park there with dinosaur statues. The location is now a truck parts supplier, and the other dinosaurs are behind a locked fence, but this bad boy keeps guarding the road in the years of his sad decline. And yes, I know he's not a dinosaur, he's a mammal. Maybe a Paraceratherium or something, though the Holstein cow paint job distracts me. At any rate, enjoy. Here he is, in all his faded glory Note Lisa Costello for scale The reverse angle As usual, more at the Flickr set. Photos © 2013, Joseph E. Lake, Jr. funny, history, nature, oregon, photos, radiantlisa [personal] Ask me anything Yesterday was kind of busy, what with the broken bed (not for fun reasons, sadly), the entertaining but lengthy visit to the lumberyard, the minor crisis over life insurance, the school visit, and actually socializing with our visiting friend Ellen Eades. That meant I never had time to write a solid blog post for today. Likewise this morning, with early lab work at the clinic and a bunch of errands. I will, however, have time this afternoon. So this is an 'Ask Me Anything' thread. Post your questions in comments, and I'll reply. If the question (or the reply) is particularly interesting, I'll probably promote them to a blog post later on. Writing, publishing, cancer, death, parenting, politics, etc. — give it a shot. The only thing I won't respond to is blatant trolling.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1421
__label__cc	0.545278	0.454722	Statin Drugs and Botanicals Anti-Inflammatory Effects Posted on March 26 2017 by Jeffrey Dach MD Statin Drugs Anti-Inflammatory Effects Reduce Mortality after Cardiac Surgery. Would Botanicals Be Better? For those of us with heart disease requiring cardiac bypass surgery (CABG), The New York Times advises we all take statins drugs, since studies show 50% reduction in mortality for those taking statin drugs after CABG.(1) I was somewhat amazed and perplexed by this, since I had already written a previous article ridiculing the idea that statin drugs prevent surgical complications. Now I thought I might have to eat my hat and issue a retraction. Header image: Cardiac Bypass Operation courtesy of wikimedia commons. Statins – Pleiotropic Effects The two studies on this statin drug benefit for cardiac bypass by Curtis and Barakat refer to the anti-inflammatory “pleiotropic effects” of statin drugs. Cardiac bypass is associated with massive release of proinflammatory cytokines and intense systemic inflammatory response.(2,3) Statin drugs can help with all this inflammation by down regulating Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta (NF-κ B), the master controller of the inflammatory response.(2,3) So, yes, there is a potential benefit for Statins as anti-inflammatory agents. Statin drugs block the inflammatory cytokine release in the post operative patient, thus reducing mortality from the procedure. Lipophilic statin drugs such as atorvastatin, simvastatin seem to work best. Surprising, the authors comment that there was no proven reduction in myocardial infarction post cardiac bypass with statin drug use. This was a disappointment. The reduction in mortality was thought to be due to reduction in systemic inflammatory response.(2,3) There was another benefit with reduction in episodes of atrial fibrillation.(2,3) It appears that the benefit of statin drugs in this population is not as cholesterol lowering agents. The benefits are due to anti-inflammatory properties of statins. If so, then one might consider other anti-inflammatory interventions which down regulate NFkB. Here is a list of widely available Botanicals which exert anti-inflammatory effect by down regulating Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta (NF-κ B) . Anti-inflammatory Botanicals Ginger (Zingiber officinale) Holy Basil (Ocimum ) polygonum cuspidatum Berberine (Coptis Chineensis and Barberry, Oregon grape) Chinese Skullcap (Baicalein/ Oroxylin A) Although these can be purchased separately on Amazon or your local vitamin store, New Chapter has created a combination product which includes them all in product called Zyflamend, containing a shopping bag of herbal extracts. Some are super critical extracts, a technique requiring expensive equipment, revealing the higher quality of the product. Blocking Inflammation by Down Regulating Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta Inflammation triggered by Nuclear Factor Kappa Beta (NF-κ B) is up-regulated in many other diseases such as osteo-arthritis, viral infections and cancer, so you might predict that many of the individual components of Zyflamend are useful for them all. You would be quite correct. Left Image Chinese Skullcap Courtesy of wikimedia commons. Zyflamend, or the individual components would be useful for reducing joint inflammation associated with cartilage loss in osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. For example, Curcumin alone has been proposed as a new paradigm in the management of osteoarthritis. (56) Many of the testimonials on the Amazon Zyflamend product page are from people attesting to good results for arthritis relief.(56) Anti-Cancer Studies – Prostate Cancer Most of the anti-cancer effects of Zyflamend have been prostate cancer models, with considerable benefits(4-8) Thus, the prostate version, Zyflamend Prostate, or something similar, would be an excellent choice for a “Watch and Wait” nutritional program for elevated PSA. A few other items such as Pterostilbene and Serrapeptidase would be included. We have followed a number of men with this scenarios and all PSA’s have remained stable or decreased over time. (see my article on Pterostilbene for prostate cancer prevention) Zyflamend also showed cancer suppression in a DMBA induced oral cancer model in hamsters.(10) An in-vitro cell culture study showed Zylfamend suppressed melanoma cells.(11) Many Other Anti-Cancer Studies Studies on Curcumin, Berberine, Ginger, Holy Basil, and Chinese Skullcap have all shown anti-cancer activity.(12-54) Berberine and curcumin are actually synergistic in anti-cancer activity against breast cancer cells.(24) Benefits for Cardiovascular Disease If cardiovascular disease and atherosclerosis is caused by inflammation, as many now believe, this would explain many of the benefits of statin drugs which are, after all, anti-inflammatory drugs. Statins were originally developed as an anti-cholesterol drug, it was only much later that the anti-inflammatory effects were discovered. My previous article reported that statin drugs are a failure for reducing calcium score, and may actually accelerate calcium score progression. The cardiovascular benefit of Aged Garlic is far superior to statin drugs for reducing calcium score. Perhaps anti-inflammatory herbals such as Zyflamend would be more effective than Statin Drugs with fewer adverse side effects for reducing calcium score if combined with Aged Garlic and Vitamin K2. We await these studies. In the mean-time, studies on the Zyflamend individual components such as Berberine have shown remarkable benefits in prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease.(25-29) Curcumin has been shown effective in retarding atherosclerosis in an Apo E mouse model of atherosclerosis.(55) Chinese Skullcap (bacailein) has remarkable benefits for preventing cardiovascular disease by “decreasing the oxidation of LDL and suppressing inflammatory responses in macrophages”.(31)(33-35) Anti-Viral Herbal Agents As mentioned in my previous article on Anti-Viral Herbal Agents, Chinese Skullcap has both anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties. Dr Stephen Buhner mentions in his book the more virulent and deadly viral illnesses such as the 1918 influenza epidemic are so dangerous because of the viral induced “cytokine storm”, a severe inflammatory response which overwhelms and kills the patient. Botanicals like Chinese Skullcap are not only potent anti-viral agents, they also turn off this cytokine storm, thereby exerting powerful anti-inflammatory effects.(31) One might wonder about the outcome of an NIH funded study comparing the anti-inflammatory effects of statin drugs to a botanical product like Zyflamend in such diverse conditions such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, and cancer, as well as mortality after bypass graft surgery. Perhaps botanicals would have superior anti-inflammatory effects, compared to Statin Drugs, without the adverse effects of CoQ-10 depletion, myalgia, neuropathy, diabetes etc. However, considering the current state of NIH research funding, this study would never happen. It the mean time, those of us who don’t have the luxury of time will incorporate the anti-inflammatory botanicals into our routines whenever possible. Update 2018: The Benefits of Co-Enzyme Q10 for the Cardiac Bypass Patient Dr Patrick Honore in a 2016 article in Ann Translat Med, is not so enthusiastic about Statin Drugs for the Cardiac Surgery Patient. Dr Patrick Honore says “statins are actually not advocated and probably should be discouraged,” reminding us that statin drugs cause CoQ10 depletion resulting in statin induced kidney injury in the cardiac bypass patient.(57) He says: “statin therapy, despite significantly lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and C-reactive protein, did not prevent postoperative AF (atrial fribrillation) or peri-operative myocardial injury but was associated with an increased incidence of AKI (acute kidney injury) at 48 hours (24.7% vs. 19.3%;)”(57) “In conclusion, despite being armed with an impressive “back catalogue” of pleiotropic beneficial effects beyond cholesterol lowering, statins are actually not advocated and probably should be discouraged for prevention of CS-AKI.(cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury ) The main culprit behind this failure might be statin-induced depletion of CoQ10 stores perturbing bio-energetic kidney homeostasis.”(57) Rather than use a statin drug as a preventive measure during cardiopulmonary bypass cardiac surgery, Dr Honore recommends Co-Q10, quoting a study by Dr de Frutas.(57-58) A recent systematic review and meta-analysis by (de Frutos,2014) showed that prophylactic CoQ10 therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB (Cardio Pulmonay Bypass) was safe and associated with less need for inotropic support and a lower incidence of ventricular arrhythmias. (57-58) One might speculate better results in cardiac bypass patients using using the trio of CoQ10, D-Ribose, and L Carnitine which work together in synergy to provide improved bio-energetics for cardiac muscle, as described by Dr Stephen Sinatra in his book, Metabolic Cardiology. Selenium and Vitamin C Levels ? Since observational studies show the majority of patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass are selenium deficient, It would also be prudent to check selenium levels, and provide selenium supplementation to replenish levels. (59) Likewise checking serum ascorbate level, and providing vitamin C supplements as part of an overall nutritional program has been suggested.(59) Buy my new book, Heart Book on Amazon by Jeffrey Dach MD Buy Zyflamend on Amazon. Buy CoQ10- PQQ on Amazon Buy CoQ10, L-Carnitine, D-Ribose combined in one capsule on Amazon 7450 Griffin Road Suite 190 Davie, Florida 33314 Articles with related Interest: Statins Reduce Perioperative Mortality Surely Your Joking Berberine Antidote for an Epidemic Aged Garlic Benefits for Reducing Calcium Score LPS Theory of Coronary Artery Disease 1) Having Heart Surgery? Don’t Stop Your Statins By NICHOLAS BAKALAR MARCH 16, 2017 New York Times 2) Curtis, Michael, et al. “Effect of Dose and Timing of Preoperative Statins on Mortality After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.” The Annals of Thoracic Surgery (2017). Thirty-day all-cause mortality was significantly lower for patients taking a statin 24 hours or less preoperatively (1.7%) compared with 24 to 72 hours (2.9%), more than 72 hours, or no dose (3.8%). Multivariate analysis of a propensity-matched cohort showed taking statins 24 hours or less preoperatively was associated with reduced 30-day all-cause mortality (odds ratio 0.52, 95% confidence interval: 0.28 to 0.98, p = 0.04) versus more than 24 hours or no dose. For preoperative statin dose, 30-day all-cause mortality was significantly lower when taking 20 mg or less(1.8%) or more than 20 mg atorvastatin or equivalent (2.1%) than when taking none (3.8%). In multivariate analysis of the propensity-matched cohort, more than 20 mg preoperative dose was associated with a 68% reduction of 30-day all-cause mortality (odds ratio 0.32, 95% confidence interval: 0.13 to 0.82, p = 0.02) compared with no preoperative statin. However, a 20 mg or less preoperative dose showed no mortality reduction. statin benefits may extend beyond lipid control [4, 16]. These lipid-independent mechanisms, called pleiotropic effects, involve antiinflammatory, antioxidant, antithrombotic, and vasodilatory pathways. Specifically, in addition to being a precursor for cholesterol, HMG-CoA is a precursor for other nonsteroidal isoprenoid products (eg, farnesyl pyrophosphate and geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate) [17]. These molecules are essential for the posttranslational modification of intracellular guanosine triphosphate-binding proteins, such as Rho, Ras, and Rac1 GTPases [17, 18]. Rho activates nuclear factor-κB, which signals initiation of several inflammatory responses and the reduction of endothelial nitric oxide synthase [19, 20]. 3) Barakat, Amr F., et al. “Perioperative statin therapy for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting.” The Annals of thoracic surgery 101.2 (2016): 818-825. Coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with an intense systemic inflammatory response, which is linked to postoperative complications. Beyond lipid lowering, statins exert a constellation of beneficial actions, including an antiinflammatory role, known as pleiotropic effects. There is increasing evidence that perioperative statin therapy improves outcomes in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Statins are underused in the coronary artery bypass grafting population, because perioperative discontinuation remains a common practice. Zyflamend 4) Yang, Peiying, et al. “Zyflamend®-mediated inhibition of human prostate cancer PC3 cell proliferation: effects on 12-LOX and Rb protein phosphorylation.” Cancer biology & therapy 6.2 (2007): 228-236. 5) Capodice, Jillian L., et al. “Zyflamend in men with high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia: results of a phase I clinical trial.” Journal of the Society for Integrative Oncology 7.2 (2009): 43. “Forty-eight percent of subjects demonstrated a 25 to 50% decrease in PSA after 18 months.” 6) Bemis, Debra L., et al. “Zyflamend®, a Unique Herbal Preparation With Nonselective OX Inhibitory Activity, Induces Apoptosis of Prostate Cancer Cells That Lack COX-2 Expression.” Nutrition and cancer 52.2 (2005): 202-212. Zyflamend Induces Apoptosis Prostate Cancer Cells Bemis Debra Nutrition cancer 2005 7) Huang, E-Chu, Michael F. McEntee, and Jay Whelan. “Zyflamend, a combination of herbal extracts, attenuates tumor growth in murine xenograft models of prostate cancer.” Nutrition and cancer 64.5 (2012): 749-760. 8) Rafailov, Samuil, et al. “The role of Zyflamend, an herbal anti-inflammatory, as a potential chemopreventive agent against prostate cancer: a case report.” Integrative cancer therapies 6.1 (2007): 74-76. 9) Sandur, Santosh K., et al. “Zyflamend, a Polyherbal Preparation, Inhibits Invasion, Suppresses Osteoclastogenesis, and Potentiates Apoptosis Through Down-Regulation of NF-κ B Activation and NF-κ B–Regulated Gene Products.” Nutrition and cancer 57.1 (2007): 78-87. 10) Yang, Peiying, et al. “Zyflamend® reduces LTB4 formation and prevents oral carcinogenesis in a 7, 12-dimethylbenz [α] anthracene (DMBA)-induced hamster cheek pouch model.” Carcinogenesis 29.11 (2008): 2182-2189. 11) Ekmekcioglu, Suhendan, et al. “Zyflamend mediates therapeutic induction of autophagy to apoptosis in melanoma cells.” Nutrition and cancer 63.6 (2011): 940-949. 12) Fadus, Matthew C., et al. “Curcumin: An age-old anti-inflammatory and anti-neoplastic agent.” Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (2016). CurcuminRich Double Strength Theracurmin 13) Wang, Ke, et al. “Curcumin inhibits aerobic glycolysis and induces mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis through hexokinase II in human colorectal cancer cells in vitro.” Anti-cancer drugs 26.1 (2015): 15-24. 14) Dasiram, Jade Dhananjay, et al. “Curcumin inhibits growth potential by G1 cell cycle arrest and induces apoptosis in p53-mutated COLO 320DM human colon adenocarcinoma cells.” Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 86 (2017): 373-380. 15) Ravindran, Jayaraj, Sahdeo Prasad, and Bharat B. Aggarwal. “Curcumin and cancer cells: how many ways can curry kill tumor cells selectively?.” The AAPS journal 11.3 (2009): 495-510. Shanmugam, Muthu K., et al. “The multifaceted role of curcumin in cancer prevention and treatment.” Molecules 20.2 (2015): 2728-2769. 17) free pdf Zhang, Jianbin, et al. “Curcumin targets the TFEB-lysosome pathway for induction of autophagy.” Oncotarget 7.46 (2016): 75659-75671. 18) Ansari, Jamal Akhtar, et al. “Anticancer and Antioxidant activity of Zingiber officinale Roscoe rhizome.” (2016). 19) Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Oct;48(10):2872-80. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.07.020. Epub 2010 Jul 18. Aqueous extract of ginger shows antiproliferative activity through disruption of microtubule network of cancer cells. Choudhury D1, Das A, Bhattacharya A, Chakrabarti G. Ginger has a long history of use as traditional medicine for varied human disease. Our present study has shown that the aqueous extract of ginger (GAE) interacts directly with cellular microtubules and disrupts its structure and induces apoptosis of cancer cells as well. The IC(50) values of GAE, as determined from cell viability experiment on human non-small lung epithelium cancer (A549) cells and human cervical epithelial carcinoma (HeLa), were 239.4+7.4 and 253.4+8.9 μg/ml, respectively. It has been found that the apoptosis of A549 cells by GAE is mediated by up regulation of tumor suppressor gene p53 and alteration of the normal Bax/Bcl-2 ratio followed by down regulation of cellular pro-caspase3. The morphological change of cells upon GAE treatment has also been demonstrated. Both the structural and functional properties of tubulin and microtubule were lost, as confirmed by both ex vivo and invitro experiments. The major component of GAE is poly-phenols (around 2.5%), which consist of ∼ 80% flavones and flavonols. Poly-phenolic compounds are well known to have anti-mitotic properties, and may be further screened for the development of a potential anti-cancer agent. 20) Manaharan, Thamilvaani, et al. “Purified essential oil from Ocimum sanctum Linn. triggers the apoptotic mechanism in human breast cancer cells.” Pharmacognosy magazine 12.Suppl 3 (2016): S327. 21) Manaharan, Thamilvaani, et al. “Antimetastatic and Anti-Inflammatory Potentials of Essential Oil from Edible Ocimum sanctum Leaves.” The Scientific World Journal 2014 (2014). 22) Green Tea for prevention of Skin cancer 23) Peng, W., et al. “Botany, phytochemistry, pharmacology, and potential application of Polygonum cuspidatum Sieb. et Zucc.: a review.” Journal of ethnopharmacology 148.3 (2013): 729-745. Polygonum cuspidatum has a wide spectrum of pharmacological effects including lipid regulating effect, anti-shock effect, anti-inflammatory effect, antioxidant effect, anticancer effect, hepato-protective effect, antiviral effect, and antibacterial and antifungal effects Coptis Chineensis and Barberry (Berberine) 24) Wang, Kai, et al. “Synergistic chemopreventive effects of curcumin and berberine on human breast cancer cells through induction of apoptosis and autophagic cell death.” Scientific reports 6 (2016). 24) Sun, Yiyi, et al. “A systematic review of the anticancer properties of berberine, a natural product from Chinese herbs.” Anti-cancer drugs 20.9 (2009): 757-769. Berberine in Cardiovascular Disease 25) Zhang, Ming, et al. “Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Berberine in Cardiovascular Disease.” Current Pharmacology Reports 2.6 (2016): 281-292. and 26) Jeong, Hyun Woo, et al. “Berberine suppresses proinflammatory responses through AMPK activation in macrophages.” American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 296.4 (2009) 27) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11607041 Lau, Chi‐Wai, et al. “Cardiovascular actions of berberine.” Cardiovascular Drug Reviews 19.3 (2001): 234-244. 28) http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40495-016-0070-1 December 2016, Volume 2, Issue 6, pp 281–292 Therapeutic Potential and Mechanisms of Berberine in Cardiovascular Disease. Ming Zhang Linjing Feng Junnan LiLi Chen 29) https://nutritionreview.org/2013/04/drugfree-alternatives-arrhythmia/ Researchers studied the effects of berberine on individuals with ventricular tachyarrhythmias and found that 62% of patients had 50% or greater, and 38% of patients had 90% or greater, suppression of ventricular premature contractions.7 No severe side effects were observed from berberine therapy. In humans with refractory congestive heart failure, berberine produced several significant changes: a 48% decrease in systemic and a 41% decrease in pulmonary vascular resistance, along with a 28% decrease in right atrium and 32% decrease in left ventricular end-diastolic pressures.8 A measurable increase in cardiac index (45%), stroke index (45%), and left ventricular ejection fraction (56%) were also observed. There were increases in the indices of left ventricular performance and a decrease in arteriovenous oxygen uptake (28%) with no changes in total body oxygen uptake, arterial oxygen tension, or hemoglobin dissociation properties. 30) Coccimiglio, John, et al. “Antioxidant, Antibacterial, and Cytotoxic Activities of the Ethanolic Origanum vulgare Extract and Its Major Constituents.” (2016). skullcap anti inflammatory 31) Eur J Med Chem. 2017 Mar 6;131:68-80. Therapeutic potentials of baicalin and its aglycone, baicalein against inflammatory disorders.Dinda B1, Dinda S2, DasSharma S2, Banik R3, Chakraborty A4, Dinda M5. The flavonoids, baicalin (5,6-dihydroxy-2-phenyl-4H-1-benzopyran-4-one-7-O-d-β-glucuronic acid) 1 and its aglycone, baicalein 2 are found in edible medicinal plants, Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi and Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz in abundant quantities. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of these flavonoids have been demonstrated in various disease models, including diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, inflammatory bowel diseases, gout and rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, neurodegenerative-, liver- and kidney diseases, encephalomyelitis, and carcinogenesis. These flavonoids have almost no toxicity to human normal epithelial, peripheral and myeloid cells. Their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities are largely due to their abilities to scavenge the reactive oxygen species (ROS) and improvement of antioxidant status by attenuating the activity of NF-κB and suppressing the expression of several inflammatory cytokines and chemokines including monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1), nitric oxide synthase, cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, cellular adhesion molecules, tumor necrosis factor and interleukins. In this review, we summarize the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of baicalin and baicalein with molecular mechanisms for their chemopreventive and chemotherapeutic applications in the treatment of inflammatory-related diseases. 32) Rejuvenation Res. 2016 Mar 15. [Epub ahead of print] A Bioinformatic Approach for the Discovery of Antiaging Effects of Baicalein from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. Gao L1, Duan DD1,2, Zhang JQ1, Zhou YZ1, Qin XM1, Du GH1,3. Aging is one of the most complicated phenomena and is the main risk factor for age-related diseases. Based on the public aging-related gene data, we propose a computational approach to predict the antiaging activities of compounds. This approach integrates network pharmacology and target fishing methods with the aim of identifying a potential antiaging compound from Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi. Utilizing this approach and subsequent experimental validation, it was found that baicalein at concentrations of 0.04, 0.2, and 1 mg/mL extended the mean, median, and maximum life spans in Drosophila melanogaster. Particularly, 0.2 mg/mL baicalein extends the mean and median life spans in male flies by 19.80% and 25.64%, respectively. Meanwhile, it was discovered that baicalein improved fertility in flies. Baicalein exerts antiaging effects likely through attenuating oxidative stress, including increases of CAT activity and GSH level and decrease of GSSG level. Anti-atherosclerotic 33) Chan, Shih-Hung, et al. “Baicalein is an available anti-atherosclerotic compound through modulation of nitric oxide-related mechanism under oxLDL exposure.” Oncotarget 7.28 (2016): 42881. 34) Kim, Ohn Soon, et al. “Extracts of Scutellariae Radix inhibit low-density lipoprotein oxidation and the lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophage inflammatory response.” Molecular medicine reports 12.1 (2015): 1335-1341. 35) O.S. Kim, C.S. Seo, Y. Kim, H.K. Shin, H. Ha Extracts of Scutellariae Radix inhibit low-density lipoprotein oxidation and the lipopolysaccharide-induced macrophage inflammatory response. Mol Med Rep, 12 (2015), pp. 1335–1341 Traditional herbal formulas made from Scutellariae Radix (SR), the root of Scutellaria baicalensis, have previously been used in the treatment of inflammatory diseases, such as atherosclerosis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of SR on low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation and inflammation in macrophages, which are early events in the development of atherosclerosis. High-performance liquid chromatography photo-diode array analysis was used to obtain a three-dimensional chromatogram of SR. The antioxidative effects of SR were evaluated by determining its scavenging activities against ABTS and DPPH radicals. The inhibitory effect of SR on LDL oxidation was examined using a thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance assay and a relative electrophoretic mobility assay. In addition, the anti-inflammatory effects of SR were evaluated in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW264.7 murine macrophage cells. The results showed that SR exhibited radical-scavenging activities in a dose-dependent manner; in addition, SR attenuated the Cu2+-induced oxidation of LDL as well as significantly inhibited nitric oxide (NO) production and inducible NO synthase (iNOS) expression in LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells. Furthermore, SR induced the protein expression of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) in RAW264.7 cells. In conclusion, the results of the present study demonstrated that SR decreased the oxidation of LDL and suppressed inflammatory responses in macrophages, which occurred at least in part via the induction of HO-1. These results therefore suggested that SR may be a potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of atherosclerosis. Anti-Cancer Skullcap 36) Liu, Hui, et al. “The Fascinating Effects of Baicalein on Cancer: A Review.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17.10 (2016): 1681. 37) Wu, Xue, et al. “Advances of wogonin, an extract from Scutellaria baicalensis, for the treatment of multiple tumors.” OncoTargets and therapy 9 (2016): 2935. 38) Lee, Donghyun, et al. “Use of Baicalin-Conjugated Gold Nanoparticles for Apoptotic Induction of Breast Cancer Cells.” Nanoscale Research Letters 11.1 (2016): 381. 39) Wei, L., et al. “Oroxylin A induces dissociation of hexokinase II from the mitochondria and inhibits glycolysis by SIRT3-mediated deacetylation of cyclophilin D in breast carcinoma.” Cell death & disease 4.4 (2013): e601. 40) Wei, L., et al. “Oroxylin A inhibits glycolysis-dependent proliferation of human breast cancer via promoting SIRT3-mediated SOD2 transcription and HIF1α destabilization.” Cell death & disease 6.4 (2015): e1714. 42) Eur J Pharmacol. 2009 Jan 28;603(1-3):22-8. Oroxylin A suppresses invasion through down-regulating the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-2/9 in MDA-MB-435 human breast cancer cells.Sun Y1, Lu N, Ling Y, Gao Y, Chen Y, Wang L, Hu R, Qi Q, Liu W, Yang Y, You Q, Guo Q. Our previous study revealed that oroxylin A, a naturally occurring monoflavonoid isolated from Scutellariae radix, could inhibit the proliferation of human hepatocellular carcinoma HepG2 cells through inducing the apoptosis in these cells. However, the molecular mechanism of its anticancer activity remains poorly understood and warrants further investigations. In this study, we examined the anti-invasive activities of oroxylin A in vitro. The results showed that oroxylin A suppressed MDA-MB-435 cell adhesion to the fibronectin-coated substrate in a concentration-dependent manner. It inhibited the wound healing migration of MDA-MB-435 cells and invasion of MDA-MB-435 cells through reconstituted extracellular matrix (matrigel). Zymography revealed that oroxylin A decreased the secretion of matrix metalloproteinases-2 (MMP-2) and metalloproteinases-9 (MMP-9). Oroxylin A also inhibited the expressions of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in MDA-MB-435 cells. Additionally, oroxylin A exerted an inhibitory effect on the phosphorylation of extracellular regulated proteinkinases1/2 (ERK1/2). Collectively, these data provided a molecular basis for the antiinvasive effects of oroxylin A. Taken together, these findings strongly suggest that oroxylin A had potential anti-metastatic effect in vitro and shed light on the investigation of oroxylin A on breast cancer metastasis in vivo. 43) Li, Hua-Nan, et al. “Apoptosis induction of oroxylin A in human cervical cancer HeLa cell line in vitro and in vivo.” Toxicology 257.1 (2009): 80-85. 44) Yang, Yong, et al. “Oroxylin A induces G2/M phase cell‐cycle arrest via inhibiting Cdk7‐mediated expression of Cdc2/p34 in human gastric carcinoma BGC‐823 cells.” Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 60.11 (2008): 1459-1463. 45) Hu, Yang, et al. “Oroxylin A induced apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HepG2 was involved in its antitumor activity.” Biochemical and biophysical research communications 351.2 (2006): 521-527. 46) Gao, Ying, et al. “Oroxylin A inhibits angiogenesis through blocking vascular endothelial growth factor-induced KDR/Flk-1 phosphorylation.” Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 136.5 (2010): 667-675. 47) Mu, Rong, et al. “Involvement of p53 in oroxylin A‐induced apoptosis in cancer cells.” Molecular carcinogenesis 48.12 (2009): 1159-1169. 48) Yao, Jing, et al. “Oroxylin a prevents inflammation‐related tumor through down‐regulation of inflammatory gene expression by inhibiting NF‐κB signaling.” Molecular carcinogenesis 53.2 (2014): 145-158. 49) Hsieh, Y., et al. “The lipoxygenase inhibitor, baicalein, modulates cell adhesion and migration by up‐regulation of integrins and vinculin in rat heart endothelial cells.” British journal of pharmacology 151.8 (2007): 1235-1245. 50) Song, Xiuming, et al. “Oroxylin A, a classical natural product, shows a novel inhibitory effect on angiogenesis induced by lipopolysaccharide.” Pharmacological Reports 64.5 (2012): 1189-1199. 51) Tseng, Tzu-Ling, et al. “Oroxylin-A rescues LPS-induced acute lung injury via regulation of NF-κB signaling pathway in rodents.” PLoS One 7.10 (2012): e47403. 52) Wang, Hong, et al. “An estrogen receptor dependent mechanism of Oroxylin A in the repression of inflammatory response.” PloS one 8.7 (2013): e69555. 53) Ye, Fei, et al. “Molecular mechanism of anti-prostate cancer activity of Scutellaria baicalensis extract.” Nutrition and cancer 57.1 (2007): 100-110. Rosemary Anti Cancer 54) Nutrients. 2016 Nov; 8(11): 731. Anticancer Effects of Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) Extract and Rosemary Extract Polyphenols Jessy Moore,1 Michael Yousef,1 and Evangelia Tsiani1,2,* 1Department of Health Sciences, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada; 2Centre for Bone and Muscle Health, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON L2S 3A1, Canada Curcumin Inhibits Atherosclerosis in Apo E Mouse 55) J Physiol Pharmacol. 2005 Dec;56(4):627-35. Effect of curcumin on atherosclerosis in apoE/LDLR-double knockout mice. Olszanecki R1, Jawień J, Gajda M, Mateuszuk L, Gebska A, Korabiowska M, Chłopicki S, Korbut R. It is widely appreciated that inflammation and oxidant stress contribute to atherogenesis. Curcumin, a polyphenolic natural compound has been reported to possess anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant actions. We hypothesized that curcumin could inhibit the development of atherosclerosis in the apoE/LDLR-double knockout mice fed with Western diet (21% fat, 0.15% cholesterol w/w, without cholic acid). Curcumin (purity>or=98%), premixed with diet, was given for 4 months at a dose of 0.3 mg/ per day/ per mouse. In this model curcumin inhibited atherogenesis, measured both by “en face” method (25,15+/-2,9% vs. 19,2+/-0,6%, p<0,05) and “cross-section” method (565867+/-39764 microm2 vs. 299201+/-20373 microm2, p<0,05). Importantly, curcumin influenced neither the concentrations of cholesterol and triglycerides in blood nor animal body weight. To our knowledge, this is the first report that shows the anti-atherogenic effect of low dose of curcumin in fine model of atherosclerosis: gene-targeted apoE/LDLR-double knockout mice. 56) Henrotin, Yves, Fabian Priem, and Ali Mobasheri. “Curcumin: a new paradigm and therapeutic opportunity for the treatment of osteoarthritis: curcumin for osteoarthritis management.” Springerplus 2.1 (2013): 56. Curcumin new paradigm treatment osteoarthritis Henrotin Yves Springerplus 2013 57) Honore, Patrick M., et al. “Statins barely touch the heart but bite the kidneys after cardiac surgery. Coenzyme Q10 deficiency in the dock?.” Annals of translational medicine 4.Suppl 1 (2016).In conclusion, despite being armed with an impressive “back catalogue” of pleiotropic beneficial effects beyond cholesterol lowering, statins are actually not advocated and probably should be discouraged for prevention of CS-AKI.(cardiac surgery-related acute kidney injury ) The main culprit behind this failure might be statin-induced depletion of CoQ10 stores perturbing bio-energetic kidney homeostasis. Zheng et al. recently studied perioperative use of rosuvastatin versus placebo in 1922 cardiac surgery patients (5). Primary endpoint of the study was the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and myocardial injury. Occurrence of CS-AKI was part of a panel of secondary study outcome endpoints. They found that statin therapy, despite significantly lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and C-reactive protein, did not prevent postoperative AF or peri-operative myocardial injury but was associated with an increased incidence of AKI at 48 hours (24.7% vs. 19.3%; A recent systematic review and meta-analysis showed that prophylactic CoQ10 therapy in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with CPB was safe and associated with less need for inotropic support and a lower incidence of ventricular but not atrial arrhythmias (14). de Frutos F, Gea A, Hernandez-Estefania R, Rabago G Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Feb; 20(2):254-9. 58) de Frutos, Fernando, et al. “Prophylactic treatment with coenzyme Q10 in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: could an antioxidant reduce complications? A systematic review and meta-analysis.” Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 20.2 (2014): 254-259.Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) is a lipid-soluble antioxidant that could have beneficial effects in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. We aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature to elucidate the role of coenzyme Q10 in preventing complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Eight clinical trials met our inclusion criteria. Patients with CoQ10 treatment were significantly less likely to require inotropic drugs after surgery {OR [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.47 (0.27–0.81)]}, and to develop ventricular arrhythmias after surgery [OR (95% CI) 0.05 (0.01–0.31)]. However, CoQ10 treatment was not associated with Cardiac index 24 h after surgery [mean difference (95% CI) 0.06 (−0.30 to 0.43)], hospital stay (days) [mean difference (95% CI) −0.61 (−4.61 to 3.39)] and incidence of atrial fibrillation [OR (95% CI) 1.06 (0.19–6.04)]. Since none of the clinical trials included in this review report any adverse effects associated to CoQ10 administration, and coenzyme Q10 has been demonstrated to be safe even at much higher doses in other studies, we conclude that CoQ10 should be considered as a prophylactic treatment for preventing complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. However, better quality randomized, controlled trials are needed to clarify the role of CoQ10 in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. 59) Hill, Aileen, et al. “Current Evidence about Nutrition Support in Cardiac Surgery Patients—What Do We Know?.” Nutrients 10.5 (2018): 597. 4.2. Selenium Selenium is a trace element that is important for many of the body’s regulatory and metabolic functions, especially during times of stress [112,113]. In an observational study, the majority of patients undergoing cardiac surgery exhibited a significant selenium deficiency prior to CPB, which was further aggravated with increasing CPB time, leading to an insufficient capacity to withstand the stress of surgery [113]. In a subsequent non-randomized interventional trial, a high-dose selenium supplementation was effective in preventing this decrease of intraoperative circulating selenium levels and clinical outcomes were superior in this supplemented group compared with a historical control group [114]. Recently, a randomized controlled study demonstrated the safety and feasibility of high-dose selenium supplementation (4000 µg) in cardiac surgery patients, whereas no significant clinical effects could be detected [115]. In view of these data, a large-scale multicenter trial is currently being performed to evaluate the clinical significance of high-dose (2000 µg) perioperative sodium selenite supplementation in patients at high risk after cardiac surgery [116]. 7450 Griffin Road, Suite 190 www.jeffreydachmd.com www.drdach.com www.naturalmedicine101.com www.bioidenticalhormones101.com www.truemedmd.com Disclaimer click here: www.drdach.com/wst_page20.html The reader is advised to discuss the comments on these pages with his/her personal physicians and to only act upon the advice of his/her personal physician. Also note that concerning an answer which appears as an electronically posted question, I am NOT creating a physician — patient relationship. Although identities will remain confidential as much as possible, as I can not control the media, I can not take responsibility for any breaches of confidentiality that may occur. 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__label__wiki	0.666757	0.666757	No burn restriction continues through Christmas State environmental officials have extended their high pollution advisory into Tuesday. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Mark Brodie has more.MARK BRODIE: That’s led the Maricopa County Air Quality Department to extend the No Burn Day restrictions until midnight tonight - meaning no wood or outdoor fires will be allowed today. Phoenix police arrest New Year's shooters Phoenix police arrested three people for allegedly firing guns into the air during the New Year’s holiday. As KJZZ’s Peter O’Dowd reports, the department has been going after this type of crime for a decade. Fiesta Bowl, NHL lockout each impact Glendale businesses Glendale was the center of the football world this week, with the Fiesta Bowl. But the end of NFL games for the season in the city, and the lack of an NHL season so far are also affecting Glendale businesses. Arizona Democrats propose gun control, school safety measures Arizona Senate Democrats are expected to release details of their proposals to reduce gun violence in the state on Thursday afternoon. On Wednesday, the House Minority Leader unveiled his own proposal to try to make schools safer. Freezing temps cause price of lettuce to soar Prices for winter lettuce grown in southwestern Arizona are rising because of damage caused by the freezing temperatures. From Phoenix, KJZZ’s Lynn Kelly reports.The Yuma area provides much of the nation's leafy greens during the winter and since the mercury has dropped below freezing around the state, farmers are reporting damage to many Romaine and Iceberg lettuce crops. Civil discussion and emotional issues Recent conflicts over the fiscal cliff and gun control have renewed focus on the importance of civil discussion in the wake of disagreements.STEVE GOLDSTEIN: The National Institute for Civil Discourse was founded at the University of Arizona one month after the January 2011 shootings in Tucson with the goal of reducing inflammatory rhetoric in public life. Cancer treatment centers draw patients from Arizona, nation As cancer treatment becomes ever more advanced, dedicated cancer centers in the Phoenix area have been growing. With that has come a barrage of billboard campaigns and TV commercials. In the second of two parts, KJZZ’s Nick Blumberg looks at how those centers can thrive and the criticism they face. Three months out of prison, Bill Macumber speaks A man wrongfully accused of murdering an Arizona couple in 1963 says he’s not dwelling on the 37 years he spent in prison. KJZZ’s Nadine Arroyo Rodriguez spoke to Bill Macumber, who was released with help from the Arizona Justice Project back in November. Sheriff Arpaio foes aiming for a recall Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was reelected to a sixth term in November, but that’s not stopping the organizers of a recall effort. Members of the Recall Arpaio campaign, from left to right: Randy Parraz, William James Fisher, Chad Snow, Mary Lou Boettcher, and Bob Unferth. Awning collapses at Phoenix College An awning made of steel and plaster that was attached to a classroom building at Phoenix College has collapsed. No one was injured, according to a spokesperson, but up to 15 students and staff were evacuated from Building H. Paradise Valley Community College under investigation Federal investigators are looking into possible fraud charges at Paradise Valley Community College. KJZZ’s Al Macias reports the probe is looking at whether students actually did community service work they were paid for. Dental records help ID bones found in Peoria Authorities have identified human remains found last week as a woman who’s been missing for nearly two years. A handout photo of Deborah Delaney. (Photo via Peoria Police Department) The bones were found by hikers in northern Peoria. Former flower shop could serve as impromptu morgue In the wake of Sept. 11, the Centers for Disease Control has been encouraging counties across the country to prepare for disasters with mass fatalities. In depopulated areas, however, it’s not always easy. Glendale mental health court aims to send defendants to treatment, not prison Last month, the city of Glendale opened a new court specially designed for the mentally ill. Advocates say it’s a critical issue; according to an analysis of government data by the Treatment Advocacy Center, mentally ill people in Arizona are nearly ten times more likely to be in the criminal justice system than in hospitals. Advisory group: dietary supplements not good for healthy women New recommendations from a government advisory group suggest that healthy older women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements. While nutrients are crucial for healthy bones, specialists advise getting as much as possible from a good diet. Phoenix: Love it or leave it People move to Phoenix for countless reasons, and they leave the Valley for just as many. Should the 'creative class' keep trying to change Phoenix or leave for a more established place?Sustainability and architecture journalist Taz Loomans explains why she moved from Phoenix to Portland. Pima Community College passes in-state tuition rates for undocumented immigrants Some Pima Community College students in Tucson who are undocumented immigrants are getting a break on tuition. The PCC governing board has approved a proposal that will charge in-state tuition to students who were brought to the United States as young children by their undocumented immigrant parents. Skeletal remains found in burned Cochise County home Cochise County sheriff's deputies say skeletal remains have been discovered in the ruins of a rural home that was discovered burned to the ground. They say a man spotted his neighbor's burned out home as he was passing by Saturday afternoon and told deputies the fire could have broken out anytime between Wednesday and when it was discovered Saturday. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor On iCivics Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981. Since resigning from the bench, Justice O’Connor has focused on getting kids to know more about how federal, state and local governments work. Southeast Valley becoming high-tech hub General Motors’ announcement this week that it’ll build an IT center in Chandler follows on the heels of other such decisions. And, as KJZZ’s Mark Brodie reports, there could be more on the way.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1428
__label__wiki	0.613917	0.613917	Obama's Back and He Wants Your Guns Does anyone agree with Obama? Or do you believe outlawing guns would mean only bad guys have them? Joe Biden's Secret Weapon to Win The White House "Regardless of whether they are documented or undocumented, we have an obligation to see that they are cared for." Eric Holder To The Supreme Court? Surprise! Eric Holder has decided that six years as Attorney General of the United States is enough. He told the president and the country that he wants to spend more time with his family. It seems every time a politician says they want to spend more time with their family, they end up d… Kevin Miller Monday Morning 830AM-9AM Kevin Miller takes calls on the proposed Idaho Breastfeeding Law. The topic is so popular, he runs out of time to take all the calls. 8AM-830AM Kevin Miller interviews Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane. He announces that the state as accrued over a billion dollars in interest since … Kevin Miller Friday Morning Kevin Miller interviews Canyon County Commissioner Craig Hanson. Commissioner Hanson goes over the funding of the work release program. Kevin Miller speaks with Dr. Joyce Malcolm from the George Mason School of Law... Kevin Miller interviews Stephen Yates, the new chairman of the state GOP, on a number of issues. Mr. Yates goes over his election and how he plans to unite the republicans. He takes calls and announces that he wants to hear from as many folks as possible... Kevin Miller Thursday Morning Kevin Miller interviews comedian Paula Poundstone about her appearance in Boise this Friday. Paula shares her thirty five years of comedy with Kevin Miller. Paula describes what Kevin does behind the scenes and makes Kevin laugh...	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1435
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__label__wiki	0.830205	0.830205	La revue N° 69-70 Tous les n° S'abonner Les articles Les vidéos Les séminaires Les galeries Les auteurs Les n° de la revue Tous les contenus Télé RDJ Imagoscope Fernando Arrabal …il était 7h 51′ par Fernando Arrabal Fernando Arrabal rend hommage à Otto Piene   Otto Piene s’est éteint le 17 juillet 2014 à 86 ans. La Règle du jeu publie l’hommage de Fernando Arrabal au co-fondateur, avec Heinz Mack, du groupe ZERO et inventeur du Sky Art qui a révolutionné l’art dans la seconde moitié du XXème siècle. Entre sculptures et performances «multimédia», peintures avec de la fumée et du feu, l’artiste allemand voue durant sa vie une fascination pour la lumière et les phénomènes optiques qui lui fera faire le tour du monde. Mon ami, le génie Otto Piene, (l’involontaire héros du poème « …il était 7h 51′ « ) s’est occulté à Berlin dans un taxi avec Ante Glibota (nous venions de finir, à Paris, notre livre pour bibliophiles «Les nuits d’Héliogabale » de 80 cm x 120 cm couverture en jade) je me souviens comme il était, incendiant oublis et naufrages, avec sa femme, la grande poétesse Elizabeth Goldring MAL DOLOR … il était 7h 51′ le mercredi 10 juillet 2013 et nous pleurions entourés du Tout-Paris et peut-être du Tout-Berlin et même des mille yeux du groupe Zéro assis dans son fauteuil de fondateur il y avait Otto Piene en feu et en flammes et Delanoë couvert du rosso de maggiore inconsolables qui est adulte depuis quelques mois et moi qui suis chargé d’ans depuis plusieurs siècles Daniel Spoerri nous topographiait depuis le hasard comme s’il collectionnait des soupes et Jean Tinguely dansait sur son squelette d’acier pour nos fontaines de Stravinsky parce que nos pleurions pour nous penchés sur le désespoir entre Yves Klein plus bleu que jamais et Pol Bury plus déséquilibré que ses sphères entre Heinz Mack aux écrans motorisés et Ante Glibota vibrant de lumière au scalpel et tout le monde était là et tout le monde nous regardait mais nous ne le voyions personne suspendus à nos larmes oui tout le monde était beau oui tout le monde était gentil oui tout le monde était riche oui tout le monde était généreux oui tout le monde était célèbre oui tout le monde était dévoué oui tout le monde était artiste oui tout le monde était moderne et même d’avant-garde mais nos larmes débordaient inattendues nous n’avions pas rêvé de fortune nous n’avions pas rêvé de gloire nous avions rêvé d’un espace et d’un temps aussi inimaginables qu’impossibles parce que nous songions à des poèmes plastiques à des images de beauté de liberté et de science avec les larmes si malvenues de notre mal dolor… Fernando Arrabal, Paris nuit du 10 juillet de 2013 v THE NEW YORK TIMES JULY 18, 2014 Otto Piene, German Artist of New Modes, Dies at 85 By Bruce Weber JULY 18, 2014 Otto Piene Credit Wolfgang Kumm/DPA, via Associated Press Otto Piene, a German painter and sculptor known for his experiments in kinetic art and for working at the junction of art, nature and technology, died on Thursday in Berlin, where he was attending the opening of a retrospective of his work. He was 86 and had homes in Düsseldorf and Groton, Mass. His death was confirmed by Joachim Jäger, head of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. The retrospective, “Otto Piene, More Sky,” opened there and at Deutsche Bank KunstHalle on Wednesday as a joint project devoted to honoring Mr. Piene’s influential role in postwar German art. In 1957, along with Heinz Mack, Mr. Piene (pronounced PEEN-uh) founded the Zero Group, a collection of artists dedicated to redefining art in the aftermath of World War II. Through the mid-1960s the group attracted adherents from Japan and the Americas as well as Europe. Their work — to be celebrated in an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in New York this fall — anticipated developments in land art, Minimalism, Conceptual art and performance art. Among other things, the Zero artists explored new modes of painting, including monochromes and unusual materials: Mr. Piene himself experimented with smoke, soot and burned paint. They employed light, open space and movement as rudiments of artworks and used technology to create artistic effects. Mr. Piene’s work included mechanized light sculptures. In one work, “Light Ballet,” exhibited at a New York gallery in 1965, a roomful of aluminum spheres, bulb-studded globes and brass columns, illuminated in sequence, glowed and dimmed in an endless program, enveloping viewers in a pattern of oscilloscopic blips and racing shadows. In an interview at the time, Mr. Piene said he had been fascinated with light from boyhood, when he began contemplating how far a candle could throw its light and cast its shadow. During World War II, he recalled, he found the tracers and searchlights that striped and dotted Germany’s night skies “hectically beautiful.” The artist’s final instalation, The Proliferation of the Sun, will be shown in Berlin until 31 August “Light is my medium,” Mr. Piene said. “I hate objects that just stand there demanding interpretation. Previously, paintings and sculptures seemed to glow. Today they do glow; they are active. They don’t merely express something; they are something.” In the late 1960s, Mr. Piene began creating projects in the air over public spaces, events he called sky art. These were collaborations with scientists, engineers and often large groups of volunteers in which he created inflatable tubes or other balloonlike shapes made of polythene or other plastic substances, filled them with helium and allowed them to float above buildings or landscapes, which became backdrops for artistic events unfolding in the sky.Perhaps Mr. Piene’s best-known sky art was “Olympic Rainbow,” consisting of five different-colored polythene tubes, each more than 1,500 feet long, which were inflated and released to close the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Mr. Pience was born in April 1928 in Bad Laasphe, east of Cologne and Düsseldorf in west central Germany. He studied painting and art education at the Academy of Art in Munich and the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and philosophy at the University of Cologne.He went to the United States in 1964 and taught at the University of Pennsylvania before becoming a fellow at the Center of Advanced Visual Studies, a provocative academic venture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that encouraged collaborations between artists and scientists. Mr. Piene became director of the center in 1974 and led it for nearly two decades, expanding its commitment to producing art for civic consumption. (The center has since merged with M.I.T.’s visual arts program.) Under his leadership, the center created “Centerbeam,” a massive multimedia construction. Commissioned in 1977 by the Documenta 6 exhibition in Kassel, Germany, and later mounted on the National Mall in Washington, it involved 22 artists and a phalanx of scientists and engineers and featured laser-projected images on moving steam screens, solar-tracked holograms, a 144-foot water prism and helium-lifted sky sculptures. In 1996, Mr. Piene received one of the four annual prizes for artists awarded by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His works are in numerous museum collections around the world, among them the Museum of Modern Art in New York, áthe Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. “He was a developer and a discoverer,” Mr. Jäger said. “So many of his ideas are relevant today, from project-oriented work, to discussion-led thinking, to the ephemeral; all of that is now commonplace. That is a central contribution of his work.” Mr. Piene’s survivors include his wife, the former Elizabeth Goldring, a poet and artist who also worked on “Centerbeam,” as well as four children, a stepdaughter and four grandchildren. After his death, Mr. Piene was praised by Germany’s minister of culture, Monika Gruetters.“Many of his highly aesthetic works in public space were also a signal against the inhospitality of our cities,” Ms. Gruetters said in a statement. “By making light and movement a topic of many of his objects and installations, he pointed out new ways for the fine arts.” Melissa Eddy contributed reporting from Berlin.A version of this article appears in print on July 19, 2014, on page B8 of the New York edition with the headline: Otto Piene, German Artist of New Modes, Dies at 85. Order Reprints\|Today’s Paper\|Subscribe German artist Otto Piene, known for his colourful paintings and gigantic open-air sculptures, has died aged 86. The artist’s Olympic Rainbow was a symbol of hope after the terrorist attack on the 1972 Munich Games A leading figure in technology-based art, his most famous work was the 1,600ft Rainbow that lit up the Munich sky at the end of the 1972 Olympics. Piene died on Thursday, shortly after the opening of an exhibition of his work at Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie. He had been « full of happiness » at the opening on Wednesday, said Germany’s Der Taggespiel newspaper. According to the Berliner Morgenpost, Piene died while in a taxi on his way to continue preparations for a « Sky Art Event » at the Neue Nationalgalerie on Saturday. The gallery has not confirmed whether the event will go ahead in tribute to the artist. Zero Group Piene was born in Bad Laasphe, Germany, in 1928 and studied art in Munich and Dusseldorf, as well as taking a degree in philosophy at Cologne University. He founded the influential European post-war movement Group Zero with Heinz Mack in 1957, as part of an effort to transform and redefine art in the aftermath of the Second World War. The name referred to the countdown for a rocket launch and, according to the group, was meant to evoke « a zone of silence [out of which develops] a new beginning ». « Artists after the war turned against technology, because war is technology, » Piene explained to Art in America magazine in 2010. « Zero was about the pure possibilities for a new beginning. » The experimental movement was the precursor of minimalism and conceptual art, and they challenged people’s perceptions of art, space and materials. Piene developed the Grid Picture, a type of stencilled painting made from half-tone screens, which led to his Light Ballet series, in which light from moving torches was projected through grids, altering the viewer’s perception of space. He was also known for Rauchbilder (smokepictures), in which the artist applied solvent to pigmented paper and set it on fire, before creating images from the soot. Many of the artist’s works played with perceptions of space and light But his biggest projects were his « Sky Art » – including the Olympic Rainbow, which consisted of five multi-coloured helium-filled polythene tubes, which illuminated the sky over Munich’s Olympic Park. Speaking in 2006, the artist said it had been « a moving and important experience, » after the Palestinian terrorist attack which left 11 Israeli athletes and one German policeman dead. The decision to go ahead with the closing ceremony, and to float the rainbow above it, gave the nation an « incredible release », Piene said. « People really got the feeling that there was a reason to hope, that not everything from now on would be disaster, death and destruction. » In 1974, Piene was appointed director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Advanced Visual Studies. He retired in 1993. At recent public appearances, he used a walking stick or wheelchair to get around. His death was confirmed on Friday by Markus Farr, a spokesman for the Friends of the Neue Nationalgalerie, which organised his most recent exhibit. Thèmes Berlin Elizabeth Goldring Fernando Arrabal groupe ZERO Heinz Mack hommage Lumière Otto Piene Peinture poésie Sculpture Sky art Epiphanie : ¡Felices Fiestas! C'est dans la nuit du 5 au 6 janvier que les petits espagnols reçoivent leurs cadeaux apportés par les Rois mages. Arrabal racconte cette tradition. J’avais sept ans… (de mémoire) Fernando Arrabal partage ses souvenirs d'enfance sous la dictature de Franco en Espagne. Son père était alors prisonnier politique avant de disparaître... Quand j’ai quitté mon pays… Fernando Arrabal raconte son exil : «L'art pour l’exilé c’est la patrie qui l'accompagne.» + d'articles de l'auteur Un joyeux anniversaire à Arrabal ! Le détonnant dramaturge et réalisateur espagnol a soufflé ses bougies. Grothendieck…occulté Hommage au mathématicien français de génie, décédé le 13 novembre dernier. Rafael Cidoncha : Entre l’œil et la main par Patrick Mimouni L'artiste espagnol présentait récemment à Berlin, galerie Albrecht, une exposition intitulée Fragments. Respuestas sublimes : Un entretien avec Fernando Arrabal Diego Moldes interroge le grand dramaturge espagnol sur différents mouvements artistiques, artistes et lieux. Un passionnant jeu "panique" minimaliste à lire. Le plus beau marché d’art au monde : la TEFAF à Maastricht par Tancrède Hertzog Retour sur les plus belles oeuvres de l'édition 2018 de la grande foire d’art ancien : «The European Fine Art Fair». Pour ne rien manquer de la RDJ Onze janvier Le parti pris de Ponge Tous les N° © La Règle du Jeu 2015	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1446
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__label__cc	0.662875	0.337125	Time to start defending Christianity (Part III) By Preston James and Mike Harris- April 3, 2017 In this four part series, we show that a small select group of hardcore Babylonian Talmudics, also known as the Khazarian Mafia Chieftains, the secret Synagogue of Satan, have created and run a worldwide satanic hierarchy and various groups and causes, especially the various types of Judaics including both Khazarian converts and sometimes even real Hebrew types, as cover. These top select Babylonia Talmudics who control most of the world have often taken up the causes of the minorities, the tax collectors, and money-changers who use tainted scales as their norm. Thus you will find a history of these Babylonian Talmudics (BTs) hiding behind the causes of persecuted Jews, Blacks and others, always the very folks whose persecutions they are responsible for in the first place. And you will always find them behind pornography, especially the most violent and most vile types, always making sure they have the best legal representation. Al Goldstein,the publisher of Screw magazine, once stated: “The only reason that Jews are in pornography is that we think that CHRIST SUCKS.” Wherever human filth resides, this is the BT’s handiwork usually done through cutouts. And all the while the BT and their top associates reside in some of the most lavish residences imaginable and run the best most profitable scams based on cheating and bilking others. This is so because they have almost every single LE system compromised or owned they avoid investigation and prosecution. In Part III we are going to give the reader of good oversight of how the BT operates in general, their actual operating principals, and why they are so obsessed with destroying Syria to get to Iran in order to then be able to surround and then destroy the new Russian Federation. The BT’s modus operandi. The BT’s modus operandi is to use covert means to create the very problems they can then use to mobilize public support and increased tax revenues to attain their secret goals, all the while using these problems as an excuse to extract more centralized power for themselves. Abject secrecy and good political cover is always necessary for their survival. The only thing they fear more than exposure is if the public did to them exactly what they have been doing to non-cult members for many generations. And what specifically is that you might ask? It is the covert asset stripping of hard earned assets and fruits of one’s labor? It is the sacrificial mass-murder of non-cult members to appease their god Satan in order to maintain his anointing to gain and maintain power, unending riches and status? It is important to understand that the Babylonian Talmudics like their associated sub-cults are basically death cults. This means they receive power by “ministering mass-death” to the world’s various non-cult populaces. Their sub-cults include organizations like the Skull and Bones, and various “eating club” super-elite fraternity-type secret societies based on Satanism. The sub-cults that they control also include various secret societies like OTO, various High Freemasonry and the top leadership of various round-table type groups like the Bilderberg, CFR, Trilateral Compassion, and numerous top quasi-USG top policy groups. The BT also runs the worldwide pedophile child sacrifice network that about 40% of the male members of the US Congress participate in or have become entrapped in through human compromise ops. What are the main descriptive operational characteristics of the Babylonian Talmudic Top Chieftains that sit at the top of the Babylonian Talmudic (BT) Hierarchy, which some say is limited to a chosen 12, now 11? 1. At some time, each of them has made a blood contract to Satan to sell their soul to him in exchange for endless wealth, power and status. 2. They do periodic child sacrifice to Baal in secret black-Magick rituals that usually involve vivisection, blood drinking and cannibalism for which they receive more personal power, more wealth and more status. 3. They are deeply committed to destroying the current social order, the family, normal sex roles and everything that God Almighty (they call God the Father) created. They believe that Lucifer (Satan) was misjudged and mistreated by God the Father and cast down wrongly to planet Earth in exile and that this is all now being rectified as Lucifer (Satan) rises to take the throne of God and himself to finally become god. 4. Their motto is “Order ab Chaos”, translated to plain English, order from chaos. Their operating philosophy is that non-cult members are merely useless eaters there to serve them, to be used, abused and disposed of in order to purify the human race and to give them power. This is why they promote opposites, regarding good as bad and bad as good, and declare incredibly obvious lies as the truth over and over again until their non-cult subjects are mind-kontrolled and filled with their big lies, false narratives and propaganda and actually believe them. 5. They are deeply committed to maintaining a secret two-faced life, acting good on the outside for appearances by supporting certain philanthropies (which they often misuse financially) while on their inside being filled with Psychopathology and narcissistic selfishness and hate for mankind and everything God Almighty created. 6. They deploy ancient Babylonian Talmudic Black Arts which are totally anti-human, based on pure evil and deep hatred for humanity to attain their goals, which produces millions of mass deaths and mass-murders by the state which they control. Their main lever to power has always been through the Babylonian Talmudic black art of Money-Magick. This is the art of making money from nothing, that is printing debt-notes that bear accruing pernicious usury and issuing and/or printing all the money they need to buy, bribe or human compromise almost every single elected and appointed politician and government official. Those they can’t thus compromise, they sidetrack and isolate by various covert means like redistricting (e.g. former Representative and the courageous great American Hero Cynthia McKinney who refused to sign the AIPAC Loyalty Oath to place Israel first even before America). And those that they cannot compromise and control, they murder (like Senator Paul Wellstone, Senator John Tower, JFK, RFK, MLK and many more). 7. The BT is known for its endless revenge and hatred toward any group that ever has confronted them at any time in any way no matter how long ago. They endlessly seek revenge. That is why the BT Top Chieftains are still obsessed with getting revenge on the newly re-emergent Christian Church in Russia by destroying Russian once again, like they did beginning in 1917 for the first time; all because the Russians and the Persians (now Iran) in about 1250 AD followed through on a threat to destroy Khazaria if the leaders did not get control of their nation and stop the rampant crimes of their Khazarian people against surrounding peoples. This same obsession for revenge is now still in play against Iran and growing by the day. Because the USA is now a BT-occupied nation, that is completely infiltrated and controlled by BT-appointed Khazarian (PNAC, NeoCon, Judaic) and their associated and “owned” cutouts, the BT is planning to deploy the US Military and NATO against Russian and Iran through Syria. If necessary, the BT will attempt to start a nuclear WW3 with Russia and China, while they sit in one of the 147 Deep Underground Military Bases (DUMBs) that they control until the radiation cools down. Then, they plan to re-emerge and run what remains of the world using their new high-tech robots and A.I. systems to provide for their needs. 8. The BT’s main source of controlling the population is thorough multi-modal mind-kontrol deployed through their Controlled Major Mass Media CMMM (an illegal News and Media monopoly of six of their international major media corporations) and through advanced, covert high-tech psychotronics, chemical means, and various Black-magick hypnotic spell-casting through the proliferation of their symbols. Their use of engineered Gladio-style terror provides constant war, chaos and disorder, providing continuing means to capture and control the minds and taxes of the masses and keeps the public occupied and from focusing on the root problem, the BT/RKM/COL Banksters and Money-changers. 9. The BT raises the vast wealth it needs simply by printing “money” as debt-notes and stealing the accrued wealth and resources of others using the government, the courts, top LE, the military and Intel agencies. But they also greatly reward their Cutout and Satanic Network members for deploying terror and war to invade and ransack (as in massive asset stripping) whole nations on their behalf. In this way they gain control of other people’s natural resources and other assets. To do this they have to terrorize, tyrannize and usually mass-murder many thousands, sometimes millions of innocent civilians. In South America in the last 50 years, they have supported the dictators who gave up these resources for their own personal rewards and fortunes in return for allowing death squads trained in America by the US Military and Intel to rape, torture and murder many thousands of innocents civilians including young children. Every place it goes, the BT asset strips the masses, usually through numerous crafty means, but always including massive illegal taxation schemes that are little more than government welfare for themselves and their cult members and assolciates. The Babylonian Talmudics and their top cutouts are the world’s biggest thieves, soulless evildoers that operate in secret and maintain a benevolent outward appearance while they are planning how to steal everything you have and murder you and your family. Never expect any mercy from a BT or their top Cutouts. You will never get it, only hatred, abuse, suffering, illness, tyranny and death from them. 10. The BT’s favoritism extended to numerous select BT-oriented, non-Torah or secular Judaics to provide cover and to create a slave population that has completely internalized a deviant, self-serving, anti-Goyim value set and culture that produces a toxic tribalism that eventually causes Judaics to be rejected and driven out in ever nation they infiltrate, hijack, asset strip, and abuse (in time). When you have between 1 & 2% of a population acting as an occupation force, an over-privileged tribe that shows no basic Christian morality at all, promoting all the pornography and filth; viewing it as just another good business and profit opportunity (or worse); seeking false cover in minorities they also asset strip; who continues to get unreasonable, unjustified access to all the best jobs and government positions because of the BT’s tribal favoritism; eventually the society catches on and gets fed up and drives them out. Historically this has been a pattern of rejection for this tribe of hijackers, thieves and destroyers of Christian society ever since the BT’s crucified Jesus Christ of Nazareth. So far it hasn’t happened in America, yet that is, but many Americans are now waking up and catching on to the evils of BT (RKM Zionism), so eventually this could easily result as the ADL and AIPAC are exposed as secret foreign espionage fronts for Israel that are required by US law to be registered as such (but aren’t yet). 11. The BT driven Khazarian culture tends to be selfish, self-serving and contrary to ordinary family and Christian values and has been labeled by many throughout history as parasitical on societies. And we know that a small number of soulless RKM Bankster-backed BTs in high places can wreak havoc on any society, such as they have in America for over 100 years; and they usually find support in their Tribal brothers. HOWEVER, IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS INDIVIDUAL KHAZARIANS JUDAICS (THIS INCLUDES ASHKENAZIS) THAT CHOOSE TO NOT LIVE BY THIS BT CULTURE AND ARE PATRIOTIC “AMERICA-FIRST” UPRIGHT GREAT AMERICANS IN EVERY WAY AND WHO SPEAK OUT AND ACT OUT AGAINST THESE “TRIBAL ABUSES” AGAINST AMERICAN SOCIETY THAT IS PROMOTED BY THE BT AND LIVED OUT BY MANY KHAZARIANS AS THEIR CULTURAL NORM. We know that the top Khazarians and Tribalists Cutouts anointed by the BT live by the “BT culture” and asset strip and abuse anyone they define as weak, especially Goyim, but this often includes other, less powerful Khazarians, and also real Hebrew Judaics too; because those who live by the anti-social Tribalist-oriented BT cultural norms are able and willing to parasitize anyone not in their in-crowd of super-elite deviants. It is important to note that some of the most vociferously aggressive protests against Zionism and Babylonian Talmudism come from certain sects of Orthodox Jews and real Hebrews. We do not like the idea of painting with a broad brush here by our identification of BT Culture and its typical effect on many secular Khazarians and Judaics in general. However, due to the history of the parasitical and anti-social Tribalist culture associated with Judaism in general especially toward what many secretly call “Goyim” translated as “cattle” — e.g. the Kol Nidre prayer of absolution for sins against “Goyim” before they are committed thus making them acceptable Judaic behavior toward “Goyim” — it is our view that all Judaics have a burden to act in ways that show that they are not anti-Christian and destructive to the American culture our Christian and Deist Founding Fathers based the United States of America on, and that they support and uphold America before the Israeli State. Certainly it is understandable why so many informed 9-11-01 investigative journalists and researchers do not want any Judaics of any kind, converts or real Hebrews to be Israeli-American Dual Citizens because of the involvement of the PNAC and top NeoCon Israeli-American “Israeli-first” Dual citizens in the planning and deployment of the attack on America on 9-11-01. It is generally a very good idea that no more Dual citizenships of any kind should ever be allowed; and those who have been dual citizens never be allowed to hold any elected or appointed governmental positions, ever. And those who have been dual citizens should have to denounce all but American citizenship, and take a Loyalty Oath to America like all new citizens in order to avoid deportation. And certainly no member of the US Congress should ever be allowed to hold office after taking the AIPAC Loyalty Oath to Israel to put Israel first even before the USA, as all current members of Congress have done except but Representative Walter Jones. This is why the US Congress has been so seriously compromised and controlled by the Babylonian Talmudic Culture and the RKM Banksters from the City of London. It is difficult to trust any elected or appointed official with obvious divided loyalties, and far too much of the US Government is occupied by those who have betrayed America for the BTs and the RKM Banksters in the City of London and the top Likudists in Israel. The true origins of Bolshevism and its objectives as a mechanism of revenge against Christians in Russia. Bolshevism was created and financed by the City of London private Rothschild Khazarian Mafia Banksters and their franchisees, the large Wall Street banks, whose top leaders are themselves secret Babylonian Talmudists. And we now know for certain that Bolshevism was the secret creation of the Babylonian Talmudics and reflected their inter-generational desire to destroy both the Russian Christian Church and Russia itself in order to get revenge but to also set up a new experimental regime based on collective totalitarianism with the state the people’s god instead and in place of the real Creator of all, God Almighty, the First Cause, the “I am”. Why did the City of London and the Wall Street Rothschild Khazarian Mafia (RKM) Banksters create and support Bolshevism and its invasion and taking of Russia? The reason these RKM Banksters supported the Russian Revolution was largely because they were driven by inter-generational revenge to invade Russia and get back at Russia for invading and destroying Khazaria in the mid 1200’s AD. When the Bolsheviks took over Russia in 1917 they began their mass murder which eventually totaled over 100 million innocents by the time they were done when the Soviet Union finally collapsed in 1990. They were financed and empowered by the City of London Rothschild private Central Banksters and their franchisees, the large American banks of Wall Street. It is a well established fact that the City of London Rothschild private central Fiat Banksters and their franchisees the large Wall Street Banks are run by a small number of powerful individuals that sit at the top of the worldwide Babylonian Talmudic Hierarchy. This BT Hierarchy is known to be an interlocked worldwide secret occult network based on Babylonian Talmudic beliefs aka Baal worship, Satanism, Synagogue of Satan, worship of the sacred serpent, the Black Sun, the Kabbalah and many other names. The current agenda of the PNACers and top NeoCon Israel-American “Israeli-first” dual citizens is to once again destroy the new Russia in order to destroy its massive resurgence of the Russian Christian Church whom is always their most hated number one target, followed by any other religion. This is a replay of the old agenda for revenge against Russia and rather than the top Babylonian Talmudic leaders using Israel to attack Russia itself (it would be immediately reduced to ashes) any successful attainment of its agenda requires manipulating the USG to deploy the American Military to attack Russia and destroy it. And if the USA is destroyed in the process, so be it; American Goyim and Christians in America are on the targeting list of the Babylonian Talmudics for a later date anyway. Inter-generational revenge toward Christians and other Goyim is still the main motivating factor for Babylonian Talmudics in their massive secretly deployed assault on humankind. Yes, the top several leaders of the Babylonian Talmudic secret Satanic Network are still revengeful towards the newly emerging and large resurgence of Christianity in Russia and irrationally project blame on them for destroying Khazaria in the mid 1200’s AD. This is also the same reason that the PNACers and top NeoCon Israeli-American “Israeli-first” dual citizens want to invade and destroy Iran which was formerly Persia. They want to destroy and occupy Syria as a stepping stone to do this. Taking Iran is a stepping stone to taking Turkey too, which they have their sights on. The Ukrainian Coup d’état was planned and deployed as an initial preliminary step to surround Russia and advance the BT agenda of once again destroying Russia to destroy the emergent Russian Christian Church. This is a growing BT motivation now that Putin has rebuilt Russia and formed a powerful strategic alliance with the Russian Christian Church which is growing in strength every day. When the Rothschild Khazarian Mafia (run by Babylonian Talmudics aka the Synagogue of Satan) took the Ukraine via top NeoCon Vicky Nuland’s 5 Billion dollar USD coup d’état to put in their puppet Petro Poroshenko (“Porky Pig”), they thought they had established a clear path to directly take down Russia. And this has been a major goal of the top Babylonian Talmudic Chieftains ever since Putin took over and reconstituted Russia and rebuilt the Russian Christian Church. The Lord Mayor, who is elected for a one year stint, is the monarch in the City of London. As Aubrey Menen says in “London”, Time-Life, 1976, “The relation of this monarch of the City to the monarch of the realm [Queen] is curious and tells much.” When the Queen of England goes to visit the City, she is met by the Lord Mayor at Temple Bar, the symbolic gate of the City. She bows and asks for permission to enter his private, sovereign State. During such State visits “the Lord Mayor in his robes and chain, and his entourage in medieval costume, outshines the royal party, which can dress up no further than service uniforms.” The Lord Mayor leads the queen into his city. The symbolism is clear. The Lord Mayor is the monarch. The Queen is his subject. The small clique who rule the City dictate to the British Parliament. It tells them what to do, and when. In theory, Britain is ruled by a Prime Minister and a Cabinet of close advisers. These ‘fronts’ go to great lengths to create the impression that they are running the show but, in reality, they are mere puppets whose strings are pulled by the shadowy characters who dominate behind the scenes. As the late British Prime Minister Benjamin D’Israeli wrote: “So you see… the world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined by those who are not behind the scenes” (Coningsby, The Century Co., N.Y., 1907). Few Americans realize that the Crimeans actually voted to be annexed by Russia because, before the Iron Curtain fell, they had been Russians. Crimea’s huge popular vote to rejoin Russia once again has thrown a monkey wrench into the plans of these top City of London Rothschild Khazarian Banksters, who are the secret core leaders of the Babylonian Talmudists (BTs). So we now know that the BTs have been doing everything they can to induce the USG to send its military into attack Syria and they have manipulated the USG, Israel and Saudi Arabia to supply ISIS which is the private CIA/Mossad/Saudi mercenary force for the RKM Banksters. The “fake Hebrews” mentioned in the Bible at Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. The word “Jew” did not appear in usage until about 750 and was allegedly first used by the Khazarian upper class. It was used by them to describe anyone believing in Judaism. Before that the word Hebrew was used to describe bloodlines and descendants of Abraham that lived in Palestine which they referred to as ancient Israel. But we know now that Israel stood for the Hebrew bloodline itself, not a land. It is a pretty good guess that this transformation of claiming Israel was a land (e.g. Palestine) rather than a body of Hebrew believers in Torah, took place because the rulers of Khazaria did not have pure Hebrew Blood, did not follow the real Torah and did not believe in the real God Almighty. They wanted to pretend they did and present themselves as if they did and thus worked hard to assume the identity of the real Torah Hebrews which over time they assigned the label “Jew” to. From that point on this small but highly secretive sect of Babylonian Talmudics migrated west and eventually applied their black arts of Babylonian Money-magick (making money from nothing through pernicious usury and debt-slavery, clearly against the Torah Judaism). These Babylonian Talmudics continued to present themselves as real Hebrew Torah believers when they were just the opposite and did everything they could to dirty up real Hebrews; to dirty up Khazarians and convince them they were real Hebrews. Most normal Judaics who are actually Khazarian converts to Judaism and have NO ancient Hebrew Blood at all and Israel is filled with 97.5% Khazarians, the “fake Hebrews” of Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. If most American Christians truly understood this, the BT’s false apostate teachings of Christian Zionism would collapse like a house of cards. During Diaspora when Israel was destroyed and the Hebrews were scattered, this small, secret but incredibly powerful cult, the Synagogue of Satan (aka Babylonian Talmudics) found a new home in Khazaria (now demarcated as the Ukraine). This cult practiced their black arts in secret and fostered a society so corrupt, filled with road bandits, robbers, thieves and murderers of many travelers, that eventually the surrounding nations Persia and Russia gave the leader of Khazaria, King Bulan, an ultimatum in about 750 AD. King Bulan was told to select one of the Abrahamic religions and imprint it on his people or you are going to be invaded and your country destroyed. Because the King was a secret practitioner of Baal Worship which was based on Babylonian Talmudism which was a grossly perverted, satanic perversion of Judaism that could quite easily be disguised within mainline Judaism, he chose Judaism for Khazaria as their new official religion. King Bulan did not accept the Torah (Old Testament), refused to live by its laws. Thus the rampant corruption of Khazarians continued unabated and travelers and merchants from other surrounding nations continued to be preyed upon. Finally Russia and Persia (now Iran) got to the point they had enough. They invaded Khazaria and destroyed it. Strangely enough, the Khazarian leaders who were deep into Babylonian Talmudic (Synagogue of Satan) practices had early warning of this and were able to flee with the vast fortunes they had accrued. This was likely due to their deep involvement in the Black Arts of the Darkside and a sophisticated spy network. Spirit guide Those at the heart and the top of the pyramid of the Synagogue of Satan must enter into a blood covenant with Satan, what they describe as “selling their souls to Satan” in order to receive his anointing with great power, money and status. Some insider reports claim that when one does this and reaches a certain level and have sacrificed innocent blood, they receive their own personal spirit guide who appears to them certain times to advise them, a sort of personal consigliore that serves as their own personal super spy. When the Khazarian top ruling class fled as Khazaria was destroyed by Russia and Persia, they took their massive accrued riches with them to other locations in Eastern Europe that they migrated to. Then they plotted revenge against these nations that destroyed Khazaria (now the Ukraine) and pledged to retake it once again someday as their homeland. But this same group, the BT (the Synagogue of Satan), and their bloodline family members who have been initiated in, also began to plot to eventually occupy Palestine and rebuild a Temple at Jerusalem, to create their own homeland to replace Khazaria. They viewed this as better because they came to believe that Satan incarnate would be seated there to rule the world and would then make them eternal gods at that time if they gained possession of Palestine. These Khazarian kingpins, best referred to as the BT or the Synagogue of Satan were a very small group genetically and well understood the Black Art of Babylonian Money-Magick, which is making money from nothing through Fiat currency and pernicious usury, both illegal under Torah Hebrew Law and Islamic Law too. And the Rothschild private central Banksters rose to power because they were BT, Synagogue of Satan and were anointed with satanic power to oppress humans everywhere who did not have the knowledge of their evil and were not aware how to resist and defeat them. Funeral of priests killed by Bolsheviks (L) — February Revolution (R) Russia 1917. Was this payback by the Babylonian Talmudics? When the COL RKM Banksters created and deployed the Bolsheviks in Russia in 1917 the first order was to destroy the Russian Christian Churches and execute the Russian priests and believers. These top Babylonian Talmudic leaders understood that in order to attain their goal to transform their new Bolshevik government into a true Talmudic Bolshevik state, it they had to destroy the Russian Christian Church and make Christianity illegal. They executed many Christian pastors and believers and defined Christianity as subversive to the state which was set up to be treated as the Russian people Babylonian Talmudic (Satanic) god itself. The Bolshevik invasion of Russia and the planned destruction of Christianity in Russia did not succeed completely as planned, largely due to the efforts of Lee Wanta on top of their economic demise. As soon as Putin obtained control, he began to help efforts to reconstruct the Russian Christian Churches and promote it and its associated strong Christian family values. Bolshevism mass-murdered a lot of Christian priests and believers and sent many to gulags to die, but also drove the Christian Church deeply underground and could never eradicate it completely. Proof of this is the rapid rate at which it has become re-established in the Russian Federation. Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Moscow How can We The People defeat this cancer on our American society and the world? We now know that the only way to defeat the BT (Synagogue of Satan) is to gain understanding of the source of their sinister Globalist NWO Agenda which is their evil BT Satanic occult black art beliefs and expose this to the masses which will rise up and stand against them. And then to broadcast this truth far and wide until the average American Christian begins to understand how they have been misled and conned by these sinister incredibly evil, soulless Babylonian Talmudics. For the traditionally oriented Christians this is framed as a war between good and evil. This means then we must use Truth as our main weapon. Many Christians believe that this grip of evil the Synagogue of Satan has obtained over the whole world can only be removed by having faith in God Almighty to help us because God Almighty and good is ultimately far more powerful than the BT’s Satanic power. Because these Babylonian Talmudics hijacked our nation by taking control over our money, our borders and culture, and tainted our culture with their evil, it has become increasingly difficult for the average American to even know any real truth at all. Cathedral of Basil the Blessed, Moscow The CMMM, especially TV and the movies are filled with lies, lust, bad values, duplicity, and works overtime to remove truth and any ability to know it from the American masses. The advent of the Internet, the New Gutenberg Press has been the first real breakthrough in exposing the lies of these Babylonian Talmudists which have seized control over America and all of its institutions including the major church systems. These Babylonian Talmudist have been able to redirect and pervert American Church systems by inculcating the false belief of Christian Zionism which is that the new state of Israel is Biblical. In fact the section of land in Palestine the BT’s have named “Israel” which the BT’s arranged to become populated and occupied by Khazarians is actually 97.5% filled with the fake Hebrews of Revelation 2:9 and 3:9. A recent peer reviewed genetic study from John Hopkins done by a Judaic MD shows that approximately 97.5% of those living in Israel DO NOT carry any Hebrew blood at all, while approximately 80% of Palestinians do. Thus the Palestinians are the true Semites, the Israelis are the real anti-Semites. Those that resent and blame Judaics for the degradation of western societies are really anti-Khazarians because it is not the true Hebrews which are the source of all the perversions. What many hate about these Judaics is their Babylonian Talmudism which has been inculcated as their cultural base, perhaps even unknowing to most of them. With many of these Khazarians which includes Ashkenazis, their base culture has been transformed to reflect Babylonian Talmudism, often without their realization. And this perspective typically reflects a deep, perhaps even mostly subconscious hatred of Jesus who was of true, real ancient Hebrew blood and who condemned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy and evil. Everything the top Pharisees did was related to turning their temple into various business enterprises in order to extract more and more money and power from their Hebrew followers. These secret Babylonian Talmudic leaders that currently practice non-orthodox Torah Judaism are misleading the country now called Israel to certain destruction in due time. These Babylonian Talmudic leaders of the present age, just like their ancestors in ancient Khazaria are making the same big mistake. They are leading their own people, themselves and their own families to destruction once again by plotting to get revenge on any nation which has any Abrahamic religious beliefs, especially Christianity. What these secret Babylonian Talmudic leaders don’t understand is that they are living out their God’s (Satan’s) actual desires to destroy human society and all humans because of his intense hatred for God Almighty, His “only begotten son” Jesus of Nazareth and all of the followers of Jesus of Nazareth as well as all of God Almighty’s creation. How have the top leaders of the Babylonian Talmudic Satanic network conned and manipulated the American Christian Churches and American Christian to support their evil RKM Globalist NWO Agenda? And we now know this Babylonian Talmudic Globalist New World Order (collectivist) agenda is comprised of secret unfathomable evil including the promotion of engineered terrorism, false-flag attacks, engineered war, soft-kill and hard-kill all designed to create mass human death and extreme human suffering as required in the evil rituals of the Synagogue of Satan. It is through creating this great death and suffering that these Satanic Rulers of Planet Earth obtain increased power, wealth and status by increased demonic anointing. And we know this is true because of the reports of those that became Christians and left this cult and have disclosed these secrets. Sadly we now know for certain that the Babylonian Talmudists have created and deployed the false belief system best described as “Christian Zionism” and continually use the false-charge of “anti-Semitism” to protect them from any serious criticism or correction. This is the belief that Khazarians (which they call “Jews”) are God’s only chosen people and that the new nation of Israel was “created” legitimately by the Balfour Declaration on November 2, 1917 and justified the migration of Khazarians to Palestine. This can all easily be shown to be clearly false. This blatantly false and un-scriptural doctrine of Christian Zionism has been slipped into the large American Christian Church system and has sadly become integrated in the thinking and doctrine of many if not most American Christians. Not only does it ignore the teachings of revelation 2:9 and 3:9 in the Bible but is realistically a BT Bolshevik ideology, one that is anti-Christian, one that is anti-America, and anti-Republic. Christian Zionism is a very crafty Babylonian Talmudic ideology created and disseminated ideology that is being promoted by Babylonian Talmudics (aka the Synagogue of Satan) and used to infiltrate the American Christian Church. This is being done in order to neutralize the American Christian Church and gain wrongful support for Israeli leaders to persecute Palestinians, blockade them, tyrannize them, snipe them, murder them, and steal their ancestral lands in order to expand the illegitimate nation of Israel. It is high time for Christians in America wake up and understand that Christian Zionism is actually a covert BT infiltration and debasement campaign. Yes, Christian Zionism is a sophisticated psyop being run against them by the BT Chieftains and their cutouts, the state side Zios (usually Israeli-American “Israeli-first” Dual Citizen traitors) who hate Christianity and are intent of neutralizing it and then destroying it. And as many Christians realize, any such questioning of the BT’s Christian Zionism agenda using stateside Judaics is quickly countered with the claim that you are an anti-Semite, one of the types that sent all our ancestors to the work camps in Germany in WW2! Of course that old ploy has now been exposed as nonsense because we know that the work camps were actually financed by German companies that were owned by Zionist BTs from the City of London. And we now know that this was done to infiltrate the Judaics and use them as a bulletproof cover forever, surrounding them with the safety protector of the false charge “you are an anti-Semite” if you criticize them. Fact is that most Zios in America and in the City of London, as well as the very top BT Chieftains themselves are Khazarians, that is, they have absolutely ZERO (as in none) real, ancient Hebrew Blood in their genetics according to recent Peer reviewed research at Johns Hopkins medical school done by a respected Jewish M.D. geneticist. Mike Harris is the Veteran’s Today Financial Editor and radio show host of Short End of the Stick (Tu & Thur, 7-9 CST). Mr Harris has enjoyed 30+ yrs in the manufacturing, financial, and technology sectors. He’s been core to numerous domestic and international start-ups, acquisitions and mergers, skyrocketing profit margins through a highly co-operative/collaborative team approach. His sharp intellect and a fluid intuition was a significant boon during his 2005/6 run for the Governor of Arizona where he emphasized the need to initiate immediate, practical, working solutions to the issues at hand. From 1995 to 2000 Mr Harris served as a technical advisor to the Committee on Science and Technology of the US Congress, as well as sitting as Chairman of various boards over the years. With an MBA in finance, from a foundation of Applied Physics and Economics, he has proven an exceptional ability to function well-above and beyond “the box”. Dubbed “iron Mike” through his many years as a martial artist, Mr. Harris has clearly demonstrated the resiliency to take blows and to come back fighting. This extraordinary skill-set he now brings to his ultimate Vision for a free, abundant, and prosperous society. A BRIEF HISTORY OF TERRORISM IN PALESTINE TIME TO START DEFENDING CHRISTIANITY (PART II) TIME TO START DEFENDING CHRISTIANITY (PART I) PORNOGRAPHY AS A SECRET WEAPON Watch: Putin Playfully Urges Syria’s Assad To Host Trump Visit While Touring Biblical Site The accidental downing of Ukrainian plane by Iran is already being used to smear MH-17 skeptics Putin spends Orthodox Christmas in Damascus, visits ancient church & historic mosque ‘Hundreds could be implicated’: Now that Epstein court docs are to be unsealed, who should start worrying?	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1466
__label__wiki	0.500614	0.500614	Russell Letson Reviews Dark State by Charles Stross April 6, 2018 February 7, 2018 locusmag 0 Comments Russell Letson Dark State, Charles Stross (Tor 978-0-7653-3757-3, $25.99, 352pp, hc) January 2018. Charles Stross has been building – and remodeling and rearranging – his Merchant Princes sequence across seven novels (now in four volumes) over more than a dozen years. The first six books (or three, depending on which packaging one has read) completed a complex arc that focused primarily on how a medieval-level social-political-economic arrangement built on the inheritable ability to world-walk – to move across alternate time lines – was forced to modernize in a hurry, and what happened to it when it attracted the full attention of a ruthless, nuclear-armed 21st-century superpower. The seventh novel, last year’s Empire Games, opened a new sequence, set a generation after the destruction that climaxed the earlier books. With that book and the new entry, Dark State, the emphasis is now on the cat-and-mouse games of espionage, political intrigue, and high-stakes secret diplomacy, with a mostly-new cast of characters. Stross implicitly acknowledges the challenges of keeping up with a complex, long-running series by supplying lots of orientation material right at the front of the book: A brief explanation of the various Time Lines; a set of Main Character Profiles; and a Principle Cast List. At the back, there’s a Glossary plus an Appendix in which he shows his homework in a long, detailed outline of the historical machinery that produced Time Line Three, where much of the action takes place. All this I take to be a signal to readers who have not had the considerable pleasure of reading the first sequence that this second cycle can be tackled out of order. It is a proposition with which I agree. In Empire Games, adopted-daughter Rita Douglas in Time Line Two (the most like ours up to 2003) is sucked into the complex mess of paratime cloak-and-dagger business when she discovers that her birth mother is both a world-walker and an important figure in the government of a revolutionary regime in Time Line Three, and that genetic and familial connection makes her a perfect cross-world secret agent – not that she has volunteered, exactly, given the persuasive methods available to the not-quite-our-world version of Homeland Security. Nor is that the entire catalogue of the complication in Rita’s life: she’s gay, which in much of Time Line Two America is illegal; she’s a recessive carrier of the world-walking gene; she has been recruited by a security agency that activated the gene and turned her into a world-walker; she is the abandoned daughter of a leader of a Time Line Three government leader; and she (and her lover Angie) are both members of the “Wolf orchestra,” a multi-generational tribe of dormant East German agents left over from her line’s Cold War. Dark State elaborates and intensifies the pressures on its characters. Rita, shaken by the revelation of her family history and a meeting with her birth mother, is returned to Time Line Three as a back-door let’s-not-have-a-nuclear-war emissary to the New American Commonwealth. That fledgling revolutionary government is facing a succession crisis as its founding leader is dying, with internal factions and external enemies threatening. Commonwealth agent and world-walker Hulius Hjorth is running a dangerously complicated operation: the extraction of Elizabeth Hanover, heir to the throne of the New British Empire, who wants out of the dynastic plans that will eat her life. Back in Time Line Two, Angie and Rita’s grandfather Kurt (a first-generation Wolf orchestra member) are trying to look out for Rita while avoiding the eye of the paranoid panopticon that is their time line’s America. In what may be the book’s most nightmarish plot thread, Paulette Milan, Miriam’s assistant from the earlier books, is detained and interrogated in a black-site prison. Paulie is prepared to face execution rather than “being buried alive in a concrete coffin ten feet by four for years or decades to come” – until her faceless interrogator points out that “there are fates worse than a secret trial and execution”: to wit, outsourcing the sentence to a Chinese prison hospital where “they harvest one organ at a time. It can be months before they find a buyer who’s a good match for your heart or liver. But the corneas usually go first.” The fact that when Paulie agrees to cooperate they start by asking a wildly wrong question just makes it worse. Once again, the book’s framework is spy-thriller procedural: the back-room handling measures for managing Rita (including termination options); the ugly details of Paulie’s incarceration and interrogation; the Wolf-orchestra protocols for maintaining connection while avoiding detection; Hulius’s elaborate, high-risk mission to extract Princess Elizabeth. The stakes are high – this series’ worlds are filled with powerful, ruthless organizations (only some of which are covert), following policies and protocols that are guaranteed to chew up the innocent and guilty, the loyal and treasonous, without a second thought. And it’s not just nasty humans. One time line contains, where Earth should be, a planetary-mass black hole, and whatever is lurking in its accretion disk doesn’t want to be disturbed. The agents of darkness in Dark State are materialist-world counterparts of the supernatural threats, magical monsters, and mad gods of the Laundry series, all the more frightening in their materiality, their clear rootedness in the pathologies of the power-seekers, true believers, order-followers, and well-meaning guardians of established order that provide the fodder for the news cycle here in our non-fictional time line. This is meant to be (and is) edgy entertainment and sideways political commentary wrapped in alternate-history what-iffery, but it still gives me the willies. Russell Letson, Contributing Editor, is a not-quite-retired freelance writer living in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He has been loitering around the SF world since childhood and been writing about it since his long-ago grad school days. In between, he published a good bit of business-technology and music journalism. He is still working on a book about Hawaiian slack key guitar. This review and more like it in the February 2018 issue of Locus. While you are here, please take a moment to support Locus with a one-time or recurring donation. We rely on reader donations to keep the magazine and site going, and would like to keep the site paywall free, but WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT to continue quality coverage of the science fiction and fantasy field. ← Previous TAFF and GUFF Winners Martin P. Robinson Named Nebula Awards Toastmaster Next → Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, late May Karen Burnham reviews AfroSF v2 Stefan Dziemianowicz Reviews Dracul by Dacre Stoker & J.D. Barker February 19, 2019 locusmag 0 Tom Doherty on Locus May 11, 2010 admin Comments Off on Tom Doherty on Locus “If you love science fiction and fantasy, LOCUS is a must. I’ve been reading it for nearly 50 years; rarely missing an issue. 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__label__wiki	0.562029	0.562029	Photo: © Kake Strada, SE1 2JP Address: 2 More London Place, The Riverside, SE1 2JP (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview) Website: strada.co.uk/restauran... Opening Hours: 11:30am-11pm Mon-Sat; 11:30am-10:30pm Sun Categories: Italian Food, Restaurants, River View Locales: Bankside, SE1 Part of a chain of Italian restaurants, this branch is in More London near City Hall and Tower Bridge. secretlondon visited with some colleagues for a work Christmas lunch in December 2008. I had the set Christmas menu for £25. The service was confused. It took an hour for us to be given our starters and people had trays of antipasti for four people placed in front of them without any consideration of who had ordered which starter, or even being told how many the starter was meant for. The sea bass main course was different depending on whether a person had chosen from the set or a la carte menu. Our waitress didn't check who had ordered from which menu. However in their defence the restaurant was full and it was Christmas. The food was fine - it was just let down by chaotic service. The views of Tower Bridge and the river are spectacular. Accessibility: The Strada website says that this branch has step-free access and an accessible toilet. secretlondon noted stairs to enter and the toilets were upstairs. We couldn't find a toilet on the same level as the restaurant. Qype comments Last visited by secretlondon and colleagues, December 2008.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1473
__label__wiki	0.692454	0.692454	lvgaldieri Louis V. Galdieri's blog 1913 Massacre Film Prosperity: A Lake Superior Project The Boundary Waters Reversal The Political Project of MCRC v. EPA The Asking Project The First CEO Tag Archives: kleptocracy Boundary Waters FOIA on Fox 9 “Investigators” In this July 29th Fox 9 “Investigators” segment about sulfide mining near the Boundary Waters, I make a brief appearance at around the 7:30 mark. Read more about the Boundary Waters reversal here. This entry was posted in Business and Society, Lake Superior, Louis V. Galdieri's Blog, Prosperity, The Boundary Waters Reversal and tagged Boundary Waters Canoe Area, corruption, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, kleptocracy, transparency, Water on July 30, 2019 by lvgaldieri. Is Corruption at Interior Putting the Boundary Waters At Risk? On the afternoon of Friday, December 22nd, with Congress in recess and most Americans already starting their holiday celebrations, the Department of the Interior issued a 19-page legal memorandum reversing hard-won, eleventh-hour Obama-era protections for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota. Signed by Interior’s Principal Deputy Solicitor Daniel Jorjani, Memo M-37049 allows Twin Metals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Chilean conglomerate Antofagasta Plc, to renew its leases of Superior National Forest lands where it proposes to mine copper, nickel, and other minerals for the next 100 years. Even one year of mining would scar the land, destroy wetlands, wreck the forest and fill it with industrial noise, and pollute the water. And this kind of mining — sulfide mining — always risks major environmental catastrophe, long after a mine is closed and the land reclaimed. After a brief reprieve, the Twin Metals project is again threatening this unique public wilderness area, along with the thriving tourist and outdoor economy that has grown up around it. The reversal was immediately met with allegations of corrupt dealing. In a statement calling the move by Interior “shameful,” Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton cried foul. Statement from @GovMarkDayton concerning the memorandum issued today by the U.S. Interior Department reversing its decision on mineral leases for Twin Metals near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness #mnleg pic.twitter.com/0Cl2EkjYwq — Matt Swenson (@MattSwenson) December 22, 2017 A December 22nd headline in the Wall Street Journal offered what appeared to be a straightforward explanation: cronyism. “Trump Administration to Grant Mining Leases That Will Benefit Landlord of President’s Daughter Ivanka Trump.” But Chilean billionaire Andronico Luksic Craig, whose family controls Antofagasta Plc, and who only after Trump’s election purchased the Washington, D.C. mansion Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner rent for $15,000 a month, claims never to have met his tenants, and says he met Donald Trump only once, at a New England Patriots game. No conozco al Pdte Trump ni a ningún miembro d su familia. Hace 4 o 5 años lo saludé en el estadio de los Patriots en Boston. — Andrónico Luksic C. (@aluksicc) March 8, 2017 It’s unclear whether Luksic Craig’s denials can be taken at face value and whether they are enough to dispel the notion that the reversal was made directly to benefit Antofagasta or the Luksic family. What prompted the action? Who directed it? Who contributed to the memo, and who reviewed it? What conversations did Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Deputy Solicitor Jorjani, and other administrators have about the reversal, and with whom? The public deserves clear answers to these questions, and last week, I submitted a FOIA request to the Solicitor’s Office at the Department of the Interior, to see if I might gain some insight into the process behind Memo M-37049. At the same time, it’s worth noting that these are not the only questions worth asking. Luksic Craig and his Washington, DC mansion may make good headlines, tabloid fodder, and Twitter snark, and there is no ignoring the whiff of impropriety about his real-estate dealings with the president’s daughter and son-in-law, who also happen to be senior White House advisors. But that’s not the whole story here. A scandal involving Luksic-Craig and his tenants, or some direct dirty dealing between Antofagasta and Interior, might eventually come to light, but the prospect of such a scandal might also serve to distract us from other, large-scale corruption that continues to put the Boundary Waters — and other public lands and waters — at serious risk. Put the reversal in context. Consider, for example, the Executive Order, entitled “A Federal Strategy to Ensure Secure and Reliable Supplies of Critical Minerals,” that was issued just two days before the Boundary Waters reversal, and which, like the Interior memo, sets the stage for exploitation of mineral resources on public lands. The EO appeared to be the policy outcome of a U.S. Geological Survey of the country’s critical minerals resources published on December 19th; but Trump’s December 20th order was years, not one day, in the making. The EO revives Obama-era legislative battles over so-called strategic and critical minerals and declares victory by executive fiat. Back in 2013, pro-mining measures introduced in both the House (HR 761) and the Senate (S 1600) promised to “streamline” the permitting process for multinational companies mining on federal lands, like Superior National Forest. The Obama administration opposed them on the grounds that they would allow mining companies to circumvent environmental review. Proponents of HR 761 called it cutting red tape; the resolution actually tried to shut the public out of the process. It touted jobs, but, as critics pointed out, provided no real strategy for creating them; and it hawked anti-Chinese hysteria of the kind that candidate Trump regularly advanced. (Tellingly, House Republicans rejected a motion that would have barred export to China of strategic and critical minerals produced under the HR 761 permit, in tacit acknowledgment that China drives global demand for copper and nickel.) Coming just two days after this EO, the Boundary Waters reversal looks less like a one-off favor to a Chilean billionaire, and more like a coordinated move in a broader campaign. This subversion of public process is not just the dirty dealing of a few bad actors. It’s also the consequence of weakened institutions; and institutional sabotage — or what Steve Bannon pretentiously called the deconstruction of the administrative state — is the precursor to large-scale corruption. Scott Pruitt might still be the poster boy for putting the fox in charge of the henhouse, but Ryan Zinke appears to be pursuing a similar brief at Interior. Though his bungling of the offshore drilling announcement made him appear incompetent, he is making big changes to favor big mining. The Secretary has made it one of his agency’s top ten priorities to “ensure access to mineral resources” and committed to minimizing “conservation objectives” that interfere with extractive industrial development. His plan to shrink Bears Ears followed a map drawn by a uranium mining company. At Grand Staircase-Escalante and Gold Butte National Monuments, Zinke has virtually surrendered vast swaths of public lands to extractive industry. The Boundary Waters reversal, too, looks like the work of institutional saboteurs. It settles a lawsuit against the Department of the Interior by conceding that the government should not have discretion over public lands when commercial interests are at stake. Its author, Deputy Solicitor Jorjani, did a brief stint at Interior during George W. Bush’s second term, but it was his high profile job as Executive Director of the Koch Institute that distinguished him as the right man for Ryan Zinke’s Interior. As Polluter Watch, a project of Greenpeace, notes, Jorjani was the Koch Institute’s very first hire, and among the five most highly compensated employees at the Charles Koch Foundation. Now, along with Scott Cameron and Benjamin Keel, Daniel Jorjani works with the team at Interior charged with “reviewing rules their previous employers tried to weaken or kill,” according to reporting by the New York Times and Pro Publica. Similar deregulation teams, “connected to private sector groups that interacted with or were regulated by their current agencies,” were formed at all administrative agencies. The teams put public institutions at the service of powerful patrons, subordinating public protections to private interests. This capture and sabotage of government agencies compounds and multiplies risk, removing public safeguards and compromising appointed guardians. In the case of the Boundary Waters, the risk of irreversible damage and environmental catastrophe would extend far beyond the mining location, because mining in Superior National Forest would also significantly intensify the cumulative effects of the recent boom in leasing, exploration, and drilling throughout the Lake Superior watershed. All around the greatest of the Great Lakes, the industrial footprint of sulfide mining operations is expanding rapidly. Just to the southwest of the Boundary Waters, for example, Polymet, a company that has never operated a mine before, proposes building an open pit copper and nickel mine that will require water treatment and tailings dam maintenance “in perpetuity” — that means forever. Meanwhile, Scott Pruitt is dismantling federal rules requiring hardrock mining companies to take financial responsibility for cleanup. State regulatory agencies are poorly equipped to oversee these new projects. They often fail to give the public a meaningful voice in permitting, or obtain the required prior consent from the region’s Indigenous nations. For their part, many state politicians are racing to deregulate, or at least accommodate, the mining companies. Just this past October, Wisconsin republicans repealed the state’s Prove it First law, which required copper, nickel and gold miners to prove that they could operate and close a sulfide mine without producing acid mine drainage. (They never proved it.) In Michigan, where Canadian mining companies are moving aggressively into the Upper Peninsula, State Senator Tom Casperson has just proposed giving mining companies and other representatives of industry “disproportionate clout” in the review of environmental rules. Obviously this all goes way beyond doling out favors to billionaire friends or cronies at Mar-A-Lago, and it didn’t start when the Trumps came to town. Until it is called out, voted out, and rooted out, corruption at this scale – coordinated, institutionalized, systemic – will make a mockery of rule-making and oversight, and put our public lands, as well as our public life, at risk. Postscript: This January 10th article by Jimmy Tobias in the Pacific Standard takes a careful look at Daniel Jorjani’s calendar, which was obtained through a records request, and identifies two meetings with representatives of the Twin Metals mining project: a June 14, 2017 meeting with Raya Treiser and Andy Spielman of WilmerHale on behalf of Twin Metals, and a July 25th meeting with Antofagasta Plc. I discuss these meetings in this follow up post. Read more posts about the Boundary Waters reversal here. This entry was posted in Business and Society, Governance, Lake Superior, Louis V. Galdieri's Blog, Prosperity and tagged Andronico Luksic Craig, Antofagasta, Boundary Waters, Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Boundary Waters Reversal, corrupt, corruption, cronyism, Daniel Jorjani, Department of Interior, development, ecocide, extractive industry, Franconia Minerals, Greenpeace, HR 761, industrial development, institutional sabotage, kleptocracy, Koch Brothers, Koch Institute, Luksic family, Mark Dayton, mining, Minnesota, plutocracy, Polluter Watch, pollution, Prove It First, public, public lands, public life, public process, Public Trust, regulatory capture, risk, Ryan Zinke, sabotage, scandal, scandal-mongering, sulfide mining, Tom Casperson, Twin Metals, Twin Metals Minnesota, water pollution on January 22, 2018 by lvgaldieri. A Brief Note to Close the Year On the Boundary Waters, Top Interior Department Lawyer Gets the Historical Record Wrong Interior Still Hiding the Role of Political Appointees — Update on the Boundary Waters FOIA Case Posner is Right About Why Friedman is Wrong, But… A theme is already emerging from Davos. https://t.co/1Kew7FZd5h 3 hours ago @juliannezim twitter.com/eddyelfenbein/… 4 hours ago @sz_duras Mine would be “celebrity is a political toxin.” 1 day ago I have no idea what the consulting jargon means here— “more aligned” (with what?); “dynamic” (?) — nor do I know i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 day ago @moon_app_minor Yes I think that gets the balance right. It was also comical, a little pathetic. 2 days ago 1913 Massacre ask is a verb Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Boundary Waters Reversal business and society Eagle Mine joint commitment Marquette County Road Commission Marquette County Road Commission v. 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__label__wiki	0.981903	0.981903	St Kevin's College students caught performing the offensive chant on Saturday. Picture: supplied School suspends ‘alpha males’, threatens expulsion by Susie O’Brien 22nd Oct 2019 7:06 PM Suspensions are expected to mount at a Toorak private boys' school as investigations continue into misogynist chants by "alpha male" students on a tram. St Kevin's headmaster Stephen Russell branded the behaviour "offensive and misogynistic" and is seeking more footage of the incident, which took place last Saturday. He will continue to interview year 10 and 11 students involved, a source from the school said. Three students have been suspended, but the number could climb to as many as ten as more evidence comes to light. The school has refused the confirm the exact figure. St Kevin's has apologised after a video surfaced of its students performing an offensive chant. Picture: Supplied Those involved who are repeat offenders will face expulsion from the school, which receives $13 million of government funding a year. The boys were on the way to an interschool athletics carnival at Lakeside Stadium in Albert Park when they were filmed chanting derogatory lines about women in front of other passengers. The lines are part of a longer song which has 17 verses detailing explicit and degrading sexual acts men want to perform on women, and includes the following lines: I wish that all the ladies Were holes in the road And if I were a dump truck I'd fill them with my load The song has been sung at university colleges and among army cadets for many decades. Students were filmed shouting the offensive chant on Saturday. Vision: ABC A St Kevin's source said the actions of the senior boys "have tarnished us all". "Most of them are awesome kids and all it takes is a few alpha males and it spreads. I can think of 20 kids who it might be and 300 who it wouldn't be," he said. The source said there was "genuine and heartfelt embarrassment among teachers" and a determination to punish those involved. The group on the tram did not include track athletes, who were already at the stadium at the time. In a strongly worded letter to parents - who pay up to $20,000 a year in school fees - Mr Russell vowed he would "not let this matter lie". He refused to speak to the media today, but the letter says he was "upset, frustrated and angry at the incident". "As a husband, a father of daughters, a brother of four sisters, a son and, I hope, a good friend and a decent colleague to many women, I know this behaviour cannot go unchallenged," he wrote. "We commenced our investigation into this offensive and misogynistic behaviour yesterday morning and we are well underway to understanding the extent of the behaviour and the boys involved. "We have programs specifically designed to teach and shape our boys' behaviour and attitudes about respectful relationships. "The College and families need to continue to work together to expand on and improve our work in this area." Mr Russell said he was balancing the resolution of the issue with ensuring year 12s have "appropriate celebration and dignity" at Tuesday night's Eucharist and Valedictory dinner. It is understood the school declined the opportunity to give the boys the Respectful Relationships training offered by the Education Department but Mr Russell's letter says the school has programs designed to "shape our boys' behaviour and attitudes about respectful relationships". The school's code of conduct stresses the need for respect and courtesy - and good behaviour on public transport - but does not specifically mention respect for women. The school was recently listed number 12 on Victoria's wealthiest school list, with a combined 2015, 2016 and 2017 income of more than $150,000,000. St Kevin's students were expelled for setting off flares at the same athletics event in 2017. The passenger who filmed the chanting, a woman who wanted to be known as 'Melanie', told ABC Radio Melbourne: "I thought it was disgusting." She said she did not want to confront the group because she was worried about how they would react. A student who graduated from St Kevin's last year spoke out on ABC radio on Tuesday afternoon about the school's "hyper-masculine" and "misogynistic" culture. Teenager Luca said he wasn't surprised in the slightest by what he saw in the video. "It just shows the level of confidence and audacity that these boys have in their own sexist attitudes that they feel they can express them publicly, on a tram, without any shame at all," he said. He said while he was at school there he raised concerns to the deputy headmaster about what he described as an "ingrained misogynistic culture". But he accused the school of making no genuine attempt to change the culture. He said the school needed to place a greater focus on addressing the issue of sexism. "It's not the type of thing that can be addressed with handing out detentions and suspensions and just tinkering around the edges," he said on ABC radio. The school told the Herald Sun it would not make any further comment. susan.obrien@news.com.au Teenage girl rescued from sex ring dies premium_icon Hey men, rape is not a beauty pageant premium_icon How one country woman is fighting for women's rights Teen girl's swimsuit malfunction storm ‘blows up’ premium_icon Why schoolkids are rejecting Shakespeare ‘Pick-up artist’ jailed for hounding women Restaurant fined over sexist menu chant editors picks misogyny red pillers st kevin's college	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1480
__label__wiki	0.734992	0.734992	Mrs. George Clooney by Madcap Mary September 30, 2014 Wanted to pass this on (from CNN) as we await People magazine’s cover story on the Clooney nuptials in Venice this weekend: “The bride wore a custom Oscar de la Renta gown that featured French lace, hand-embroidered pearls and diamanté accents, an off-the-shoulder neckline and a full circular train. The groom was dressed in a Giorgio Armani tuxedo with a white shirt, black bow tie and customized cuff links from his bride, with his name inscribed in Arabic.” Celebrities filthy rich INSPIRATION ITALY Movie stars royaltyAmal Alamuddin George Clooney Giorgia Armani Mrs. George Clooney Oscar de la Renta wedding in Venice Reeling from recent news in the entertainment industry by Madcap Mary August 12, 2014 So…we lost the fabulously irascible Elaine Stritch last month, the marvelously talented novelist Dame Mary Stewart in May, our beloved James Garner recently, and now word comes of Robin Williams taking his own life at the young age of 63, and the passing of screen and stage legend Lauren “Betty” Bacall at the age of 89. Ms. Bacall had a gorgeous figure, and a style and elegance that was the epitome of “cool.” Betty Bacall As for Mr. Williams, so much has been said that I’ll only add that I hope his death is a wake-up call for people who are depressed to seek help. Here’s a great quote from New York Times film critic A.O. Scott:”Robin Williams was one of the most explosively, exhaustingly, prodigiously verbal comedians who ever lived, and the only thing faster than Williams’s mouth was his mind.” Breaking news Celebrities filthy rich In Memorium royaltyA.O. Scott New York Times Betty Bacall comic genius depression Elaine Stritch film and stage legend Robin Williams writer Mary Stewart	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1483
__label__cc	0.688774	0.311226	Obama Team Infighting on Intelligence The easiest prediction in Washington is this one: “bureaucratic turf war.” The Obama Administration isn’t immune. Several months ago when the president-elect announced his names for DNI and CIA director, I put forth this idea: “Swap Blair and Panetta: A Modest Proposal.” In it I wondered, between the two of them, “Who gets the top bunk?” Well, they still haven’t figured that out yet. AP’s Pamela Hess reported their conflict in a story last night: “CIA, intel director locked in spy turf battle.” According to her reporting, “The nation’s two intelligence chiefs are locked in a turf battle over overseas posts, forcing National Security Adviser James L. Jones to mediate.” The Washington Post’s “Federal Eye” blog this morning reinforces the fight: “The Eye loves a good turf war and it appears there’s a big one brewing in the intelligence community.” The dispute reportedly centers on what CIA sees as ODNI encroachment on CIA’s traditional control over intelligence personnel overseas – “creating competing chains of command inside U.S. embassies and potentially fouling up intelligence operations,” in Hess’s story. At it’s heart, apparently, is ye olde CIA-NSA rivalry: “Blair might want to have the senior National Security Agency officer instead of the station chief at the embassy serve as his personal representative” in some countries. And reportedly that’s not the only issue in dispute. So, as I predicted, some see Blair as trying to play the role of spymaster, not bureaucratic overseer. As I wrote in the original post before his confirmation: Blair’s experience by contrast is operational – which it could be argued is poorly suited for the other nine-tenths of the DNI job, particularly in an Obama administration pursuing community-wide reform, development of soft power, and significantly less reliance on military operations as levers of state.” I ended that post with this: I’ll be watching over the first year as the relative centers-of-gravity settle between Blair and Panetta, and how they balance their roles. We might all hope that we won’t detect any chafing by Panetta at Blair’s intimate role with President Obama, when it is Panetta himself who sat in a West Wing office for years. And we might hope not to see any ODNI exasperation at budget wizardry on behalf of one agency alone by the old OMB hand Panetta. We’ll need to watch, basically, for signs of who is number one and who is number two.” There is not yet a clear answer. When I was a college student at the University of Virginia, studying international politics, my first two years overlapped with the latter two years of the Carter Administration. I was just one year behind my sister Susan at UVA, and we actually took together several graduate-level international relations seminars, including with the legendary on-campus CIA recruiter/professor Whittle Johnston. To keep up with current events, she and I subscribed to the Washington Post, and each day I’d read of internecine warfare between Secretary of State Cyrus Vance (and later Ed Muskie) and National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Stories daily recounted (with unnamed anonymous sources) the sniping, the badmouthing, the intentional undermining of one or another aspect of official administration policy by rival administration officials. For quite a while, I said to myself, this is pure media hype, there can’t be such internal combat going on within an administration! Why, the President or his chief of staff would put an end to that kind of nonsense immediately! I blamed the Post and its reporters for trying to create news through hyped conflict. It turned out, I was wrong and they were right. The battles were real. (I even confirmed it later by reading both administration memoirs by Vance and Zbiggy.) Vance resigned, in part due to losing yet again to Zbig over Iran policy during the hostage crisis. During my last two undergrad years, I then read daily accounts of conflict within the new Reagan Administration, originally between Sec. of State Al “I’m in control here” Haig and Defense Secretary Cap Weinberger. Weinberger had been nicknamed “Cap the Knife” in an earlier administration with his OMB track-record, but as Pentagon chief under Reagan he earned the nickname “The Shovel” for the increases in military spending he won. But even Weinberger lost internal battles over control of traditional defense intelligence, as DCI Bill Casey stretched his operational tentacles to new levels, reaching even into the White House NSC through ties with Col. Oliver North. You’ll remember where all that led. So these internecine battles are critical to watch as they develop, even this early in the Obama Administration. The sheen of unanimity over the new team is off, which was inevitable. Now we’ll see whether central control is established, and I’ll make one more little prediction: a key player in resolving (if possible) the Blair/Panetta squabble will be inside the White House, but it’s not the President, or Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, or National Security Advisor Jim Jones. It’s Jones’s deputy John Brennan, who just worked with Jones to centralize the competing White House Homeland Security Council under the NSC. Will Brennan now take on something similar for intelligence, and in doing so exercise control over Panetta and Blair, two men whose jobs he reportedly wanted for himself? Will he be able – or allowed – to do so? To do so could require actual tinkering with the authorities and roles among the biggest of the IC’s 16 agencies – something Brennan has been itching to take on. And if so, what will be the impact on intelligence community policies and budgets, and ultimate performance? Stay tuned. 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__label__wiki	0.893461	0.893461	News Stories / April / JUMP Campaign Launched for the Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival / Fashion Show to Offer Romantic and Edgy Lines David Clowney Named Athlete of the Year Penny Burge Honored with Emerita Status Steven Janosik Honored with Emeritus Status Elizabeth Creamer Honored with Emerita Status Current page: JUMP Campaign Launched for the Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival Virginia Tech Is Leader in Open-Access Book Publishing Initiative ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Is Witty and Stylish Graduate School Citizen Scholars Connect Their Research with Their Communities Alexander Dickow Receives Prestigious Grant for French Poetry Translation School of Performing Arts Presents Carl Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ Erick King Named Co-Recipient of Ut Prosim Award Carmen Sanders Named Educator of the Year Deseria Creighton-Barney Named Co-Recipient of Ut Prosim Award Steger Poetry Prize Winners to Be Celebrated, Along with Poetry Itself Virginia Tech Boosts National Library of Medicine and National Endowment for the Humanities Partnership The Center for Gerontology Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Theatre and Wisdom Photo Gallery: Black Alumni Reunion Television Anchor Robin Reed to Join Communication Department Virginia Tech Becomes a Top Producer of Navy SEAL Candidates New Interdisciplinary Major Trains Students to Become All-Round Leaders in the 21th Century Department of Science, Technology, and Society to Celebrate Its Inaugural Research Day Crowdfunding Project Aimed at Creating Autism-Friendly Environments Trudy Harrington Becker Receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Academic Advising Toni Calasanti Receives Alumni Award for Excellence in International Research Latanya Walker Receives Presidential Principles of Community Award Nancy Metz Receives William E. Wine Award for Teaching Excellence Billie Lepczyk Receives the Alumni Award for Excellence in Research Ashley Reed Receives XCaliber Award Rebecca Hester and Emily Satterwhite Receive Diggs Teaching Scholars Award Carlene Arthur Receives Staff Career Achievement Award Paul Heilker Receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Teaching Saul Halfon Receives Alumni Award for Excellence in Graduate Academic Advising María del Carmen Caña Jiménez Receives Presidential Principles of Community Award Brandy Faulkner Receives Diggs Teaching Scholars Award Graduate School Diversity Scholars to Share Their Work Nikki Giovanni Announces 2018 Steger Poetry Prize Winners Karen Roberto to Deliver Virginia Tech’s 2018 National Capital Region Commencement Address Margaret O’Meara to Serve as Goodwill Ambassador to Japan Insights of American Soldiers During World War II to Be Made Available JUMP Campaign Launched for the Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival Chris Thomas is an Allen Bachelder Trumpet Scholarship recipient. With a little love and maintenance, a trumpet can shine, and its sound — intensely bright and occasionally darker — also deepens with attention and care. Allen Bachelder gave to his trumpet students similar care to help them excel in Virginia Tech’s School for the Performing Arts. And because of the nurturing reputation of this professor emeritus of music, a special festival effort is raising funds to support a scholarship in his name. The Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival is the brainchild of Jason Crafton, an assistant professor of music. He resurrected the Bachelder scholarship in 2014, along with a weekend-long event to help raise awareness and funds for it. Now Crafton is going a step further by using Virginia Tech’s crowdfunding platform, JUMP, to provide support for the trumpet festival itself. “We’re doing this to support current students, attract talented prospective students, invest in the future of the arts at Virginia Tech, and honor the legacy of a legendary teacher and performer,” Crafton said. The scholarship allows Bachelder’s dedication to Virginia Tech’s music program to remain an inspiration to future generations. “I am so fortunate to be able to say that I loved every minute of my career in music,” Bachelder said. “I loved making music, I loved learning how it works, and I loved teaching. I was blessed with wonderful, talented students who became the joy of my existence.”The JUMP goal is to raise at least $3,000 to augment the festival and offer financial support to two students each year — a prospective student and one who is an exemplary and established undergraduate in the trumpet program. Crafton decided to start a JUMP crowdfunding campaign as a way to bring alumni, students, faculty, staff, and music lovers together to continue the festival tradition and to honor Bachelder’s 30 years of dedication to students. “For me, receiving this scholarship serves as a sign I’m on the right track with my progress as a musician,” said Chris Thomas, a junior trumpet performance major from Newport News, Virginia. “When I first came to Virginia Tech, I was awed by the level of playing I heard from my colleagues in the trumpet studio and knew I wanted to get there, too. It’s taken a lot of hard work, and the Allen Bachelder Trumpet Scholarship serves as encouragement to keep going.” By contributing to the Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival, donors will do more than fund a scholarship; they’ll also provide educational opportunities for students. Those in the music program will broaden their learning by hearing and interacting with world-renowned trumpet players. This fall will mark the third annual Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival. The event, which will take place September 28 and 29, will feature guest artists, performances, and masterclasses. The celebration will culminate in a scholarship benefit concert to augment fundraising efforts. One of this year’s guest artists will be Allen Vizzutti, known for his performances on more than 150 movie soundtracks, such as “Back to the Future” and “Star Trek.” He is currently artist in residence at the University of South Carolina. Fincastle native Kelley Corbett ’02 will be the Virginia Tech guest alumnus. He is principal trumpet in the U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” “We must fund ways for young people to pursue careers that they genuinely love — so that they may become models that inspire,” Bachelder said. “I’m tremendously honored to have this effort in my name. It is indeed the capstone of my career.” To support students like Thomas, donate to the Virginia Tech Trumpet Festival’s JUMP campaign. And be sure to save the date for 2018 Trumpet Festival on September 28 and 29. Written by Leslie King and photographed by Courtney Flickinger, a junior majoring in multimedia journalism Jason Crafton	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1489
__label__wiki	0.558367	0.558367	52-year-old rapist-murderer tried as a juvenile By Howard Portnoy December 24, 2012 January 8, 2014 The killer as he looked in 1975 There is little to remark on about the crime Carlton Franklin committed when he was 15 save that it was a rape and murder case, which by its nature makes it depraved. The fact that Franklin managed to avoid arrest and conviction for close to four decades adds an element of shame insofar as the grief-stricken brother of the victim never lived to see her killer brought to justice. But there is one fact of the case that makes it unique. It is that Carlton — who faces up to 20 years in prison following his conviction last Thursday for his role in the 1975 felony murder of Lena Triano — was tried in a juvenile court, as a minor. His current age, 52, makes this a first in the annals of jurisprudence. The victim as she looked in 1975 The Newark Star-Ledger explains this bizarre turn of events. The article notes that in 1975, when the crime was committed, laws in the state of New Jersey prevented anyone under age 18 from being tried as an adult. Although the law was changed two years later, reducing the cut-off age to 13, the state penal code mandates that crimes committed prior to the change be tried according to prevailing statutes at the time of the act. The Star-Ledger observes that Barbara Hill, the niece of the slain woman, claims that the conviction brings the family much-needed closure. She says that her now-deceased father, Triano’s brother, “had nightmares for years,” adding, “He hired private detectives. He would have been really gratified to see this day come.” Former Salvation Army exec charged for stealing Christmas toys (Video) Mentally disabled woman murdered following Christmas Eve church service Video: Police officer on routine traffic stop begs for life before being killed Family of teen strip-searched in school bathroom sues Ohio governor commutes killer’s death sentence on obesity appeal Death row inmate goes out on full stomach, ingests 29,000-calorie last meal Michigan inmate sues state over “no-porn” policy Woman dies after being set on fire in apartment building elevator Man collapses and dies on Black Friday; unfazed shoppers step over his body Outrage: Thief steals disabled child’s wheelchair (Updated) Outrage: Perp involved in near-fatal shopping cart push may walk New Yorkers look on impassively as stabbing victim cries out for help Homeless good samaritan killed while saving a mugging victim Posted in: Social Issues, UnyieldingTagged: crime Jesus is the reason for the Season but He influences us daily Xmas spirit: Nativity scenes vandalized with swastikas	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1490
__label__wiki	0.6404	0.6404	10 years of the Philstage Gawad Buhay: Come celebrate with us on April 12! By: Audie Gemora, Philstage president (contributor) Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:30 AM April 07, 2018 In 1997, artistic directors of the leading professional theater and dance companies in Manila were invited to a luncheon at the Manila Polo Club to be interviewed by an Australian journalist doing a piece on Philippine theater. Present were Bibot Amador (Repertory Philippines), Beng Cabangon (Philippine Educational Theater Association or Peta), Celeste Legaspi (Musicat), Tony Espejo (Gantimpala Theater), Bart Guingona (Actor’s Actors Inc.), Nonon Padilla (Tanghalang Pilipino) and me, representing Trumpets. Up until then, theater companies were fierce competitors. I anticipated a clash of egos. But it turned out to be a warm, jovial gathering, not unlike a family reunion of long-lost siblings. It was there that everyone agreed it was time to band together and build a performing arts industry. Soon after, the Philippine Legitimate Stage Artists Group Inc., or Philstage, was established. It is an umbrella organization of the leading professional theater and dance companies in the Philippines. Since the member groups produce shows, Philstage also represents the producer sector of the performing arts industry. Today, among its members are Repertory Philippines, Peta, Trumpets, Ballet Manila, Ballet Philippines, Actor’s Actors Inc., Culturtain Musicat Inc., 9 Works Theatrical, Red Turnip Theater, Philippine Opera Company, Full House/Resorts World Manila, Stages, Gantimpala Theater Foundation and Philippine Ballet Theater. Soon to join is Twin Bill Theater. There is a board, where each member company is represented (usually by its president or artistic director). The board charts the direction of Philstage, and directives are executed by committees assisted by an executive director. Current officers are Maribel Legarda (vice president), Lisa Macuja-Elizalde (secretary), Karla Gutierrez (treasurer) and Rem Zamora (public relations). I serve as president. Elections are conducted every three years. Eligibility, annual awards Any professional theater or dance company that has either been in existence for three years or has produced three stage productions is qualified to join Philstage. This prerequisite ensures that members have a long-term commitment to the industry, because Philstage’s mission is to build a thriving professional performing arts industry in the Philippines. It also aims to set standards of excellence and professionalism among practitioners, as well as promote camaraderie. In 2008, Philstage, under the leadership of Dennis Marasigan, established Gawad Buhay, an annual set of industry awards that honors outstanding productions of member companies. It is touted to be the local counterpart of Broadway’s Tony Awards or the West End’s Olivier Awards. The awarding ceremony includes production highlights of the past year. It is the one time out of the year when production people and performers from different companies come together as kin to celebrate each other’s achievements. A voluntary, independent jury with members from the press and academe is tasked to watch all the productions of Philstage members from January to December. Quarterly deliberations are conducted and citations published. The jury then meets at the start of the following year to deliberate then vote on the final nominations and winners, based on the previous year’s citations. This is done by secret ballot. Nominations are publicly announced, but the winners are revealed only at the Gawad Buhay ceremonies. There is also a lifetime achievement award called “Natatanging Gawad,” given to one dance and one theater stalwart every year. Past awardees include: Zeneida Amador, Ryan Cayabyab, Tony Espejo, Tony Mabesa, Naty Crame-Rogers, Onofre Pagsanghan, Amelia Lapeña-Bonifacio, Baby Barredo, Alice Reyes, Lisa Macuja, Nonoy Froilan, Denisa Reyes, Edna Vida, Celeste Legaspi, Celia Diaz-Laurel, Soxy Topacio, Joy Virata, Rene Villanueva and Charley dela Paz. All winners take home a “Reggie,” a trophy designed and crafted by visual artist and sculpture Reg Yuson. Winners gather onstage at the conclusion of last year’s Gawad Buhay, held at the CCP Little Theater. This year’s 10th-anniversary ceremonies will be on April 12 at the same venue. The awards are open to the public; tickets available at Ticketworld.com.ph. —PHOTO BY JILSON SECKLER TIU April 12 ceremonies This coming April 12, 8 p.m., Philstage, in cooperation with Globe Live, OPPA Resorts World Manila and Fred Elizalde, will present the 10th Gawad Buhay at the Little Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines. The awards night will celebrate the best of theater and dance over the last 10 years, and honor the most outstanding performances and productions of 2017. There will be performances from nominated productions such as Ballet Manila’s “Ibong Adarna,” 9 Works Theatrical and Globe Live’s “Newsies,” Resorts World Manila’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” and Gantimpala Theater’s “Maynila, Sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag,” along with tributes to this year’s Natatanging Gawad awardees—Agnes Locsin for dance and CB Garrucho for theater. (The awards are open to the public; tickets available at Ticketworld.com.ph.) The work continues Over the years, Philstage has accomplished much. It has strengthened ties among member companies, set artistic and professional standards, established a profession for artists and production people, helped grow the theatergoing market, done educational outreaches, successfully mounted festivals, lobbied for laws that positively impact the performing arts industry and contributed to the Philippines’ creative industry. If you consider that, today, one can pursue a full-time career in the performing arts, theater groups are sprouting, the calendar year is packed with productions and many big companies are building theater venues, it is clear that there is a thriving theater industry in our midst. Philstage has always been, and will continue to be, at the front and center of that. —CONTRIBUTED ” Philippine Theater10th anniversary9 Works TheatricalActor’s ActorsAwardsBallet ManilaBallet PhilippinesdanceGantimpala Theater FoundationGawad Buhay!Globe LiveInc. 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__label__cc	0.50386	0.49614	Andy Walker Andy has been writing for Memeburn since 2014, and is now part of the furniture. When not pretending to be a table or covering the latest memes and South African news on Memeburn, Andy can be seen covering smartphones, gaming and car news on Gearburn and Motorburn. He is currently the editor of Memeburn, Gearburn and Motorburn. ‘The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D’ review: a frustrating but rewarding adventure Some games have dynastic chips on their shoulders. Some are remasters trying to survive in a modern, graphics-intensive gaming world. Majora’s Mask 3D definitely… Andy Walker Gaming • 24 Mar 2015 Tag Heuer partners with Intel, Google on Apple-slaying smartwatch Tag Heuer, you know, that luxury watch brand specialising in crafting traditional timepieces, is divebombing into the smartwatch swimming pool thanks to a firm… Andy Walker News • 19 Mar 2015 Microsoft might be killing Internet Explorer, but it’s far from dead Microsoft‘s Internet Explorer really should doff its cap and take a bow, because it has been one of the most influential pieces of code… Andy Walker Microsoft • 18 Mar 2015 Sony SmartBand SWR10 review: easy to lose, easy to forget The fitness craze — it’s a thing that’s not going anywhere anytime soon. Just like the selfie movement and the LOLcats phenomenon before it,… Andy Walker Reviews • 17 Mar 2015 Nintendo announces smartphone gaming push, upcoming ‘NX’ console [update] Update (18 March): Although users may not yet be reaping the benefits of Nintendo’s move into smartphone gaming, it’s share price sure as hell… Meet PiKasa: the Cape Town-based all-in-one Raspberry Pi computer [update] Update: The PiKasa Indiegogo campaign is officially up and running. The company is looking for US$25 000 to fund the project. Have a look… Andy Walker Computers • 16 Mar 2015 Verssed W1 review-in-brief: finally, something different We’ve been bombarded by a barrage of low-cost smartphones recently and we’re pretty damn bored of them all. As a consumer, it’s a puzzling… Andy Walker Mobile Phones • 12 Mar 2015 ‘Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End’ delayed until spring 2016 Well, here’s some truly horrible news for those looking foward to the next Uncharted game. Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End was scheduled to be… ‘Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’ review: a marvellous creation If you’re new to the Monster Hunter franchise (like I am), jumping into a game as dense and time-consuming as Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate… LaCie launches new USB Type-C external drive for 12-inch MacBook LaCie (Seagate‘s fancy pants division) is the first company to jump on the USB Type-C external storage bandwagon when it launched its new Porsche…	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1521
__label__cc	0.510138	0.489862	Hoogtepunten van Wikimedia, december 2014 This page is a translated version of the page Wikimedia Highlights, December 2014 and the translation is 15% complete. Bahasa Indonesia • ‎Bahasa Melayu • ‎Deutsch • ‎English • ‎Esperanto • ‎Malagasy • ‎Nederlands • ‎Sunda • ‎Tiếng Việt • ‎azərbaycanca • ‎català • ‎dansk • ‎español • ‎français • ‎hrvatski • ‎italiano • ‎norsk bokmål • ‎polski • ‎português • ‎svenska • ‎Ελληνικά • ‎македонски • ‎русский • ‎українська • ‎עברית • ‎العربية • ‎روچ کپتین بلوچی • ‎فارسی • ‎پښتو • ‎हिन्दी • ‎ଓଡ଼ିଆ • ‎தமிழ் • ‎ไทย • ‎中文 • ‎日本語 Highlights from the Wikimedia blog for December 2014, covering a selection of activities of the Wikimedia Foundation and other important events from the Wikimedia movement. 1 Hoe hebben wij het bewerken van Wikipedia twee keer zo snel gemaakt 2 Top 10 meest bewerkte pagina's op de Engelstalige Wikipedia in 2014 3 Wiki Loves Earth 2014 winners announced 4 Wikipedia's allereerste jaarlijkse video 5 A culture of kindness 6 Global impact: The Wikipedia Library and Persian Wikipedia 7 Tapping into the knowledge of indigenous communities HHVM provides this "flame graph". It visualizes which parts of the code consume most CPU time, making it easier to further improve MediaWiki's performance in the future. Hoe hebben wij het bewerken van Wikipedia twee keer zo snel gemaakt Over the last six months, the Wikimedia Foundation deployed a new technology that speeds up MediaWiki, Wikipedia’s underlying PHP-based code. HipHop Virtual Machine, or HHVM, reduces the median page-saving time for editors from about 7.5 seconds to 2.5 seconds, and the mean page-saving time from about 6 to 3 seconds. Here's our technical report on how it was developed. The Pacific typhoon season was one of the most edited articles on the English Wikipedia in 2014. Image by Keith Edkins. Data from NASA/Joint Typhoon Warning Center. Public domain. Top 10 meest bewerkte pagina's op de Engelstalige Wikipedia in 2014 In 2014, volunteer editors created more than three million pages and made more than 100 million article edits on Wikipedias across all languages. Here are some of the top 10 most edited pages on English-language Wikipedia in 2014. Topics include Deaths in 2014, the Malaysia Airline disasters and the Israel-Gaza Conflict. This image from Carpathian National Park in Ukraine won first prize at Wiki Loves Earth 2014. Photo by Dmytro Balkhovitin, under CC-BY-SA-3.0 Wiki Loves Earth 2014 winners announced Wiki Loves Earth, a photo contest of natural monuments, became international for the first time in 2014 and was held in 16 countries. After a careful evaluation, the international jury announced the winners. Prizes were awarded to photos ranging from Carpathian National Park (Ukraine) to God‘s Finger Rock (Brazil) and Mukri Nature Park (Estonia). For this contest, over 70,000 pictures were submitted by more than 3,000 participants from 15 countries. Take a look at some of the winning images here. Wikipedia: #Edit2014 tells the story of what you read and edited in 2014. You can also view this video on YouTube. Video by Victor Grigas, CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikipedia's allereerste jaarlijkse video The Wikimedia Foundation's first-ever year-in-review video chronicles the celebration, pain, fear, resilience, and discovery that came to characterize 2014. While watching the video, you embark on a journey through the world and Wikipedia, revisiting what you read and edited this year. From the FIFA World Cup to the Indian general elections, and the Ice Bucket Challenge to Ebola in West Africa, we follow threads of discovery through Wikipedia in various languages, finding opportunities to contribute along the way. Watch the video, which takes you from Sochi to outer space in less than three minutes. Many community members think that 'being nice to each other' can help improve Wikipedia. 'How can we improve Wikipedia?' photo by Fabrice Florin, CC BY-SA 3.0. A culture of kindness Can we improve Wikipedia by being nicer to each other? In this personal view, Fabrice Florin shares ideas for growing a “culture of kindness” on Wikipedia. Over the past few years, he collected hundreds of community suggestions for improving Wikipedia -- inviting contributors to write down their idea on a notepad, and get their photo taken. Some of the most frequent responses invite contributors to be more civil: "Be nice," "Be kind," "Be friendly." Participants often observe that participating on Wikipedia can be a frustrating experience for new and experienced users alike, because many of our members lack civility. Ideas for building more trust in our communities include: help newbies, train editors, reward kindness, build more social tools, use friendlier channels and give everyone a voice. Read more and watch the video here. Global impact: The Wikipedia Library and Persian Wikipedia Last fall, the Wikipedia Library announced another round of digital resource access partnerships. These partnerships allow experienced editors from all around the globe to access research materials behind a paywall, to advance our goal of creating and sharing a summary of all human knowledge. One of the longest lasting and most useful donation partnerships has been with journal archive JSTOR. It saw significant participation from non-English editors, speaking languages like German, Spanish, French -- and Persian, which came as a pleasant surprise. To learn more, we asked one of our most active Persian editors with a JSTOR account, User:4nn1l2, why he finds the Wikipedia Library important to his work. Tapping into the knowledge of indigenous communities Wikipedia has made huge progress towards its mission to provide free access to the sum of human knowledge. But indigenous knowledge is largely excluded because the majority of it is not available in writing. To address this issue, community volunteer Peter Gallert designed a workshop for the 2014 Participatory Design conference in Namibia, to produce and document examples of relevant oral citations. Last October, a small group of Wikipedians traveled to the Namibian village of Otjinene to interview elders about traditions, culture and development of the local Herero community. The aim of the interview was to directly convert narratives into Wikipedia content with oral citations. This selection includes the top 5 stories published on the Wikimedia Blog in December 2014 (based on total page views up to Jan. 30, 2015) -- as well as other noteworthy stories contributed by community members that month. Video of the monthly Wikimedia Foundation metrics and activities meeting on January 15, 2015, focusing on the topic of quality (slides) Fabrice Florin (WMF), Movement Communications Manager, Wikimedia Foundation Tilman Bayer (WMF), Senior Analyst, Wikimedia Foundation Retrieved from "https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikimedia_Highlights,_December_2014/nl&oldid=15626719" Wikimedia Highlights 2014 Wikimedia Highlights/nl	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1523
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__label__cc	0.536979	0.463021	Prime Series, Chozo technology, Data Network, User Interface Samus' Inventory in Metroid Prime. Samus' Inventory in Metroid Prime 3 Corruption. Samus Aran's Inventory is a data storage center similar to her Logbook, containing current information about the various items, powerups and equipment Samus is in possession of in the Prime Series. The Inventory's main purpose is to provide Samus with more detailed descriptions of her weaponry and equipment, which she can view at any time through her Visor. Samus herself also adds notes to each of the entries on how to use the particular item. Like her Logbook, the style of the Inventory changes between the games, but its function remains the same. The Samus Screen of other games is similar. Official data Edit Metroid Prime manual Edit "From this screen, you can view Samus and read additional information about Samus's current state, from the details of her power-ups to the abilities of her weapons. Simply select what you want to learn about and press the A Button to bring up an informational display." Team Toolkit Edit The Team Toolkit in Metroid Prime: Federation Force serves as the game's Inventory. It is here that the Federation Force can load their Mechs with AUX ammo or change MODs; which items they equip decides whether they will serve in support, offense or assist roles during the mission. Only a certain amount of items can be carried by a Mech at once, although the Capacity Boost MOD can increase this as long as it is equipped before starting the mission. In multiplayer matches, the Force has two minutes to stock up on items and prepare for deployment; when playing alone, there is no time limit. In Metroid Prime 3 Corruption, there was an error in the scan of the Fuse Hint Scanbots on the G.F.S. Valhalla. The scans give information on the missing Energy Cells that power the various systems on the ship. When scanned, the text says that the information has been downloaded to the Logbook for further review, when in fact, they were downloaded to the Inventory instead. This may cause some confusion amongst gamers, who may be unable to locate the Energy Cells thanks to this misleading message. In the E3 2004 demo of Metroid Prime Hunters, the "Player Log-in" screen looks similar to the Inventory screen in Metroid Prime.[1] Team Toolkit ^ United Games Videos: Metroid Prime Hunters, Nintendo DS, E3 2004 Video Retrieved from "https://metroid.fandom.com/wiki/Inventory?oldid=245651" Chozo technology	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1525
__label__wiki	0.659935	0.659935	AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TOWNSEND. SECTION 1. Subsection (a) of section 3-1 of article 3 of the charter of the town of Townsend, which is on file in the office of the archivist of the commonwealth, as provided in section 12 of chapter 43B of the General Laws, is hereby amended by striking out the following words:- Tax Collector. SECTION 2. Subsection (d) of section 3-2 of said article 3 of said charter is hereby amended by inserting before the word “, Constables” the following words:- , town collector. SECTION 3. Said article 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out section 3-5. SECTION 4. Said article 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “3-6” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 3-5. SECTION 8. Said article 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “3-10” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 3-9. SECTION 9. Said article 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “3-11” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 3-10. SECTION 10. Said article 3 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out the figure “3-12” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 3-11. SECTION 15. Section 8-6 of article 8 of said charter is hereby further amended by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in place thereof the following subsection:- (b) When a charter amendment changing a position from elected to appointed becomes effective, the elected incumbent shall continue to hold the office and perform the duties thereof until the expiration of the term for which that individual was elected or sooner vacating of such office; provided, however, that if such charter amendment is subject to approval by the voters of the town prior to taking effect, any individual elected to an office or board at the same election at which a charter amendment changing the manner of selection for said office is considered shall hold office and perform the duties thereof only until an appointment is made to that office. SECTION 16. This act shall take effect upon its passage. Approved, January 16, 2014.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1529
__label__wiki	0.693381	0.693381	Eights members, Church of the Sheltering Hands members, No Dual Identity, Humans (Homo sapiens) Earth-616 Characters Charles Soule/Creator Ron Garney/Creator Deceased Characters Lu Wei (Earth-616) Lu Wei[1] Sam Chung (son); Hannah Chung (daughter) Formerly Eights, Church of the Sheltering Hands No Dual Identity Unusual Features Eight fingers in each hand Charles Soule, Ron Garney Appearance of Death Daredevil Vol 5 #2 Daredevil Vol 5 #28 A farmer working in rural China, Lu Wei moved to the city with her young son Sam Chung in an attempt to find a better life. A few years later, they entered the United States of America illegally. Once in New York, Lu had a daughter named Hannah Chung. Lu didn't divulge the identity of her father. When both Sam and Hannah were adults, Lu was lured by rising crimelord Tenfingers into his Church of the Sheltering Hands.[2] She became one of his top lieutenants, and integrated his Eights, a group of select individuals who had a portion of Tenfingers' power bestowed on them. She vouched for Sam to be accepted into the Church, without knowing that Sam was also a vigilante codenamed Blindspot who worked against Tenfingers.[3] After The Hand attacked targeted the Church in revenge for Tenfingers having stolen power from them, Lu was confronted by her son, who also revealed his secret identity, in an attempt to convince her to leave the Church.[1] During the final battle, she killed her two teammates on the Eights and disappeared after severing her ties with her son.[4] Lu returned to Sam's life shortly afterwards once she learned he had had his eyes gouged out by the maniac criminal Muse. Lu took Sam away and brought him to a temple of the Hand in China, where she sold her soul to the Beast in exchange for restoring Sam's sight.[2] Wei then had Sam lure his former mentor Daredevil to the temple in order to have his soul take Lu Wei's place in the bargain. When Sam had a change of heart and decided to help Daredevil after leaving him to the Beast, Wei reluctantly assisted her son in fighting the Beast. She was caught by the demon and swallowed whole.[5] 6 Appearances of Lu Wei (Earth-616) 1 Minor Appearances of Lu Wei (Earth-616) Media Lu Wei (Earth-616) was Mentioned in 1 Images featuring Lu Wei (Earth-616) Quotations by or about Lu Wei (Earth-616) Character Gallery: Lu Wei (Earth-616) Discover and Discuss Search this site for: Lu Wei · Lu Wei (Earth-616) ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daredevil Vol 5 #3 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Daredevil Vol 5 #27 ↑ Daredevil Vol 5 #2 ↑ Daredevil Vol 5 #28 Retrieved from "https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Lu_Wei_(Earth-616)?oldid=5073277" Eights members Church of the Sheltering Hands members	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1532
__label__wiki	0.510174	0.510174	10 free audiobook sites for discovering your next literary obsession Plug in and get listening! Here's where you can listen to audiobooks for free. Image: Shutterstock / Alex SG By Tricia Crimmins 2019-09-15 13:00:00 UTC Great literature is closer than you think, and you don't even need to visit a bookstore or pick up your e-reader to find it. If you haven't got time to sit down with a book — or if you just like being read to — check out one of these sites, which allow access to thousands of free audiobooks. There's the perfect one for you in the mix! 1. Loyal Books In the past, you might have known Loyal Books as Books Should Be Free (amen to that). The site offers free audiobooks from a multitude of genres, from adventure and romance to science fiction and historical fiction. Users can download titles from Loyal Books to be listened to via an MP3 file or through the Apple Podcasts app, or to stream on an RSS feed. The site offers content in 28 languages, from Ancient Greek to Urdu, not including multilingual titles. Volunteers from the site itself, or from Project Gutenberg and Librivox, which are listed below, digitize public domain books to make them accessible in the Loyal Books library. 2. Open Culture Open Culture wants us to learn today. The site does more than provide a wide array of audiobooks: It offers free cultural and educational media to whomever wants it. You can find online educational courses on everything from economics to philosophy and even demography to guided meditations, textbooks, and movies. Selections can be listened to via free mp3 downloads, streams, or iTunes downloads. Open Culture runs on donations. 3. Digitalbook Digitalbook, which is powered by Amazon, offers a wide range of titles and genres, and it looks good doing it; unlike many a competitor, the site's design is "clean and simple." Many of the audiobooks offered can be listened to as podcasts, so you can access them easily on an iPhone via the Apple Podcasts app. And because Digital Books has an up-to-date trending chart of books, you can get recommendations from your fellow audiobook listeners. This is only a fraction of the number of books you can access through the free audiobook sites listed. Image: justin sullivan//Getty Images 4. Overdrive Overdrive helps users gain access to free audiobooks and encourages them to explore their public libraries; the site partners with local schools and libraries to bring its catalog of audiobooks to as many people as possible. Its apps, Libby and Sora (available in the App Store), make collaboration with libraries and schools possible: Libby instructs users on how to get a library card in order to connect them to local public libraries where Overdrive houses audiobooks, and Sora utilizes student logins to grant student users access to Overdrive's catalog of audiobooks in their school's library. Overdrive is fueled by its partnerships with major publishing organizations and media companies, and audiobooks can be listened to through the aforementioned applications. 5. LibriVox Of course LibriVox grants its users with free audiobooks, but it also takes the process one step further: Because the site's free audiobooks are made possible by volunteer readers, you can volunteer your voice — and dramatic reading skills — to help LibriVox expand its library. In particular, LibriVox needs your help to record books in the public domain, or those that were published before 1923 (no audition or prior recording experience is necessary). Turn your love of audiobooks into a way to give back to the public domain, of which your recorded voice will become a part! LibriVox's audiobook catalog can be enjoyed by downloading audiobook files onto a computer, smartphone, or CD-ROM. I bet he's tuning in to some of the fine selections featured on LibriVox read aloud by his fellow users. Image: Getty Images//ian waldie 6. Lit2Go As indicated by its name, Lit2Go focuses on the classics. What sets the site apart from the rest, however, is that it's a treasure trove for an expansive selection of poetry compilations, many of which can be hard to find in the catalogs of other audiobook sites. Lit2Go boasts compilations of Emily Dickinson's work, poetry found on vintage scenic postcards from Florida, and much of Paul Laurence Dunbar's finest writing (just to name a few). Lit2Go invites users to support literacy by donating, and its collection is available in mp3 format. 7. Project Gutenberg As the oldest digital library online, Project Gutenberg has been working to archive as many books as possible since its founding in 1971. The site's catalog now consists of over 60,000 free ebooks downloadable as mp3 files. That number was made possible by the site's practice of approving 99% of the requests it receives to turn books into audiobooks or ebooks. Similar to LibriVox, Project Gutenberg asks readers to donate their voices if they're willing and able. Volunteer voices contribute to their human-read audiobook collection, and the site also houses a computer-read audiobook collection. If you've got a book you'd like digitized that Project Gutenberg doesn't already have in their catalog, send them an email. Otherwise, the organization is powered by donations. This audiobook archive is a registered nonprofit that impressively compiles some libraries mentioned on this list and more. In addition to housing LibriVox and Project Gutenberg's catalogs, Archive grants users access to Naropa Poetics Audio Archive, Maria Lectrix, and Internet Archive. Instead of visiting each of those five catalogs and searching them individually, you can head over to Archive to do a master search. Archive doesn't only handle audiobooks, web pages, images, and software programs, it also offers free audio access to over 200,000 live concerts. The audio files on Archive can be streamed directly from the site. You can get involved with Archive by donating, volunteering at one of their many events throughout the year, or through the career opportunities listed on their website. See? It's audio and books, like, an audiobook! Image: imageBROKER/Shutterstock 9. StoryNory StoryNory's offerings are as cute as its name suggests: The site offers free audiobook versions of stories, fairytales, poems, music, and myths. That includes narrative works by classic authors (think Dickens, Carroll, and Baum), myths from Welsh, Norse, Greek, and other world cultures, and fairytales from the Brothers Grimm, Aesop, and Charles Perrault. StoryNory is perfect for parents looking for a great way to entertain kids, or for folks of all ages who just want to be read a bedtime story. The books are read by an enthusiastic, kid-friendly voice, and selections can be streamed from the site, which stays up and running thanks to Patreon donors. 10. Thought Audio Thought Audio prides itself on providing the gift of knowledge through free audiobook versions of classic titles, philosophic works, biblical excerpts, and prayers. The site's catalog consists of ancient wisdom from multiple faiths, so tune in to discover new truths and find your center. Thought Audio is powered by donations, and audiobooks are read by volunteers. The site's material can be streamed directly from its website or downloaded onto computers. BONUS: Spotify's Audiobooks Playlist Who knew everyone's favorite streaming service housed an audiobooks playlist? Although it's not as exhaustive as other collections listed above, if you've already downloaded the app, audiobooks are at your fingertips. The playlist is entitled "Audiobooks" and each of its 122 "songs" is actually a book (or part of one, depending on length). Like the free music on Spotify, the audiobooks playlist doesn't cost a thing, as long as you don't mind sitting through the occasional ad. However, audiobooks can't be listened to in any selected order without Spotify Premium. Topics: audiobooks, MashReads, Entertainment, Spotify	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1537
__label__cc	0.719161	0.280839	MassproductionsProducts Your account and items 1 item(s) added Cookies: Please note that this website uses Cookies to ensure a smooth experience. By continuing to use the site you accept this. You are browsing from: Greece. Change country & currency You have no saved items Sectional Seating Sofas & Easy Chairs ShareDownloadFullscreen Massproductions In 2009 two designers, sharing a neo-modernist vision of functional, elegant design, decided to break free of PR-driven product strategies to create a furniture company focusing on the interplay between object and context. In order to realise their vision, they assumed control of the entire production chain – manufacturing, sales and marketing. This pioneering approach has paid off handsomely, not only in design clarity, but also in distinguished awards, renowned clients and representation in the permanent collection of the Swedish National Museum of Arts. Clarity and purpose The name Massproductions alludes to the beauty of efficient, sustainable, high quality industrial production. By working closely with the engineers and machine operators at their production facilities, Massproductions ensure the integrity of their vision down to every cut and bend. Holistic understanding of the manufacturing process – from tools to materials and environmental concerns – not only makes the whole process more efficient, but adds clarity and purpose to the designs. Building on the clean, functional elegance of modernism, Massproductions brings its core principles into the post-digital era. This translates to multifunctional, highly adaptable products – a smart, contemporary toolbox for architects and interior designers. Design for the real world To designer-in-chief Chris Martin form is a byproduct of function, materials and production processes. He has been called a minimalist but in fact he’s a radical pragmatist, drawing inspiration from the production line rather than from artistic imagination. In his own words, “We make real products for the real world, developed at our own pace.” The designs tend to be the result of thorough research, exploring the properties of promising materials – steel wire, cold-cured foam, wood – and Chris Martin figuring out the best way to make them do his bidding. Even when the design challenges are hard the end result looks simple. When you make smart, usable pieces of furniture you don’t need flamboyant gestures. Beauty comes naturally. Removing the filters Magnus Elebäck is a designer turned entrepreneur and CEO, devising Massproductions’ unique way of doing business. By controlling the entire production chain, the filters inherent in a designer/producer relationship are removed. A seamless, fully transparent design and manufacturing process gives Massproductions the ability to create products that would otherwise be hard to conceive, or risk getting stuck somewhere in the development process. Once Elebäck and Martin have settled on a design, they work directly with the engineers at their manufacturing facilities to make sure the end result conforms to their exacting standards. In recent years it has been customary to produce and consume furniture as fashion items. This is not a sustainable path forward. While the joy of new, beautiful things is undeniable, consumer culture in general is detrimental to the environment. Sustainability is built into the core concepts of Massproductions. The company’s fundamental approach to furniture production relies on intelligent, economic application of materials and rational manufacturing in volume, with minimum waste. Massproductions’ furniture is built to last, both physically and aesthetically. Many products are made in a single material, and when a combination of materials is necessary, they are easily separable for recycling. The wood is sourced from sustainable forests and wherever possible recycled material is used. Safe glues and paints are, of course, used throughout. Building on design In 1999 two designers – one Swedish, one British – started working together as consultants to the furniture industry. Together, Magnus Elebäck and Chris Martin took on big league clients, and then ten years later decided to launch their own furniture company. Their debut product was the Tio chair, which earned rave reviews, awards and well-respected clients. The commitment to quality, function and what Chris Martin calls “obvious design” won the approval of the cognoscenti, and Massproductions has built on the success with Tio to create an award-winning line of products and a network of more than a hundred retailers servicing top architects around the world. While Chris Martin is a true design specialist, Magnus Elebäck is the main force behind the innovative strategy of building a lean, vertically integrated company, designing products in-house, partnering with carefully selected manufacturing facilities and selling to a global market. ‘The cycle’ https://massproductions.se/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/massprod_the_film.mp4 “Design should never be easy. The end result should look easy, but I'm never satisfied unless I've been struggling at some point in the process. That mental excercise will often lead to something surprisingly simple and beautiful.” – Chris Martin Hammarby Allé 51 info@massproductions.se Country Greece Retailer/Dealer Agent/Distributor Active Retailer/Dealer Active Architect Copyright © 2016-2017 Massproductions.se - All Rights Reserved. Massproductions.se is a Stockholm based furniture company. We develop high quality, tactile furniture in a modernist spirit. 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__label__cc	0.654293	0.345707	Mindfump! Mental health news, reviews and all things funny. Brain Review Always There #PersonifyME (4) Dancing Yourself Out of Depression Blog by Paul Green November 19, 2018 It has taken four long days but we finally get to talk about King Julian. The last three prompts were heavy, tiresome, cumbersome, somesome and some. But today we get the comic relief, like a sunny break in the clouds. Today’s prompt is: 4. Dancing: Who’s dancing and why are they tapping those toes? By the way, all of these prompts are on Think Written, and if you just can’t wait to find out what will be written next; you can check. Like the kid who opens and eats everything from their advent calendar on December 1st. Or even better, the kid who eats all the chocolate and then has no idea they were supposed to be eaten in a certain order, doesn’t know what advent is, and quickly frankly is confused as to why such small chocolates are hidden behind such finicky doors. It is just plain impractical for chocolate eating. Ignorance is the best medicine to inane rules, traditions and life in general. Unfortunately, the vast majority of people don’t have the benefit of ignorance, that is except King Julian – the professional whistler. Not everyone can be a professional whistler, and quite probably that includes King Julian too. However, when he can say that many of us can’t is that he had the courage to not only state his goals but to attempt to reach it – in public. It should also be said that if you laughed at King Julian and he wasn’t so ignorant you would be a contributing factoring in his terminal depressive state. You’d be partly responsible for quashing his future attempts at success and suppressing his self expression. And if that makes you feel bad just remember that it was a hypothetical situation about a fictionalised animated movie character voiced by a very a very successful actor, voice over artist and journalist who has stated his goals and also attempted them in public. Another reason you don’t need to feel bad is that I can’t imagine a world where King Julian has depression. Not of course, unless it is a world where he thinks he has depression for 12 seconds so he can reminisce with Maurice about the time he battled depression. And the whole reason I thought of King Julian today was because of this clip; Whilst the clickbait title of this post suggests I’d be here telling you about how dancing could save your life and do these 10 dances and you’ll never cry again. In actual fact, I’m telling you to watch Youtube videos of King Julian, which is frankly much easier and funnier catalyst to get you or anyone else out of their depressive stupor. If that doesn’t work then, I don’t know, have a jiggle or something. Share this if you liked it: AnimalsanimationAnxietydancedancingDepressionhumorLifestylemental healthmovie (3) The One Way To Get Where You Want To Be smgreen000Sandy g on December 20, 2018 at 7:19 pm Sound advice, free, fun and filled with hope. What did you make of that then? Cancel reply Mentally Ill People Are Dangerous (And Why Trump Is Not Stupid) Archives Select Month November 2018 (4) September 2018 (1) April 2018 (6) January 2018 (1) November 2017 (16) October 2017 (10) September 2017 (5) August 2017 (3) July 2017 (39) June 2017 (21) May 2017 (61) April 2017 (38) March 2017 (53) February 2017 (55) January 2017 (35)	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1545
__label__wiki	0.632429	0.632429	Rick's Public Home Page Fellow Researchers Grogan, Flt Sgt Gordon Stuart (WWII-GB) Delbert Bourn1 M, #10045, d. 25 September 1946 Last Edited 1 Oct 2015 He died on 25 September 1946.1 [S497] Merrie Rue Smith, online http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Alta Mae Jackson Hart (Garland, TX), downloaded 1975, Delbert BOURN b. ??? d. September 25, 1946. Charles E Wolf1 M, #10047, b. 24 January 1888 Last Edited 26 Nov 2012 Charles was born on 24 January 1888.1 Charles married Ruth Alma Guard on 2 January 1915.1 Charles married Bessie (?) after 1926.1 Ruth Alma Guard b. 10 Jul 1898, d. 21 Apr 1926 Bessie (?) b. 1891, d. 24 Jan 1954 [S497] Merrie Rue Smith, online http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi, Alta Mae Jackson Hart (Garland, TX), downloaded 1975. Michael Cole1,2 Father* Francis Vincent Cole1,2 b. 26 Nov 1925, d. 8 Apr 2009 Mother* Julia Margarett DeHart1 b. 8 Oct 1929, d. 28 Jan 1977 Relationship 4th cousin 1 time removed of Richard Graeme Moffat Michael Cole was listed as a survivor in the obituary of Francis Vincent Cole who died 8 April 2009.3,4,5 In the obituary of Eunice V Cole who died 26 June 2015, her step-son, Michael Cole was listed as predeceased.6 [S4199] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi [S4199] "Find A Grave", online Find A Grave search page: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi Includes obituary from Denver Post, Colorado Francis Cole. [S4208] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Publisher: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs), Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010; "Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs."; cited as "BIRLS Death File., Name: Francis Cole Birth Date: 26 Nov 1925 Death Date: 8 Apr 2009 Branch 1: NAVY Enlistment Date 1: 24 Nov 1943 Release Date 1: 24 Apr 1946. [S5540] Francis Cole, Denver Post, Denver County, CO, Apr. 11, 2009 viewed at Tributes, Inc.,, Obituary: Francis Vincent Cole. Hereinafter cited as Denver Post. [S7983] Eunice V. McVicker Cole, Berryman Funeral Home, Cozad, NE, about Jun 27, 2015, Obituary: Eunice V. McVicker Cole née Benjamin. Hereinafter cited as Berryman Funeral Home. Compiler: Rick Moffat, Mesa, AZ Site updated on 16 Jan 2020; 21,948 people	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1552
__label__wiki	0.577635	0.577635	Greenfield Class of 2019 Celebrate Achievements Greenfield Arts Residency is an Inspiration Inspiring visit to Nissan for Greenfield Students by Daniel Potts - Thursday, 21 November 2019, 2:44 PM Year 11 leavers returned for a very special evening to celebrate their recent achievements at Greenfield Community College. The evening was a great occasion giving a chance for students, families and staff to re-unite and celebrate their success at Greenfield. The year group were invited to receive their GCSE certificates and take part in the annual awards ceremony. This year David Taylor, a former student at Greenfield was on hand to present the awards. David left Greenfield in 2012 and went on to study Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Oxford, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. It was inspiring to have a former student recount his experience and love of learning. In addition to receiving GCSE and other academic certificates a number of students were also presented with special individual awards for outstanding academic and personal performance. Students were nominated in subject areas and the standard of achievement was excellent. Congratulations to all those receiving an award and to every student involved. Johnny Lawson received the Mayor’s Award for the Highest Academic Achievement, Holly Walker was recognised for her effort and determination by receiving the Peter Beaty Progress Award. Mr John Moffatt, Deputy Headteacher praised the full year group, “every one of you has left our school a success, you have all graduated from Greenfield Community College and will always be part of that family. We look forward to hearing of your achievements over the coming years”. Mr David Priestley, Executive Headteacher stated, “we are proud of each and every one of our students. We wish them huge success in the future as they continue their learning and development beyond Greenfield.” Greenfield Community College is a Specialist Arts and Science School and have an extended dimension through the work of Greenfield Arts and Greenfield Sports. Our vision is to be an exceptional school where we offer extraordinary opportunities that each and every student takes advantage of, to develop fully their potential as ambitious, confident, self-led learners. If you would like to know more about Greenfield Community College please contact contact@greenfieldschool.net	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1555
__label__cc	0.525787	0.474213	Why Moore Good Ink? Tech How-To? MGI News Briefs View MGI News Briefs Subscribe to MGI News Brief Small block Hemi enters Grudge racing: by moore1 \| Mar 7, 2018 \| News, Racing Matters \| 5 comments Speed, adrenaline, and pure theatrics – By Fergus Ogilvy: Grudge racing has dominated the drag racing scene in the southern US States for decades. But in recent years, the Internet has conquered every part of its frenetic life, particularly Facebook postings that have expanded its Southern origins (Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas) westward to the Mississippi and north to the shores of Lake Michigan. To its masses, its chief dynamic is straight forward: betting. There is no maximum amount—when a dollar changes hands it’s a Grudge race. In Grudge racing, this small-block Ford is energized by HPE Hemi heads; it has already distinguished itself by defeating turbo rivals, a rare occurrence in the nitrous oxide-dominated Grudge game. An addictive quality, the money won and lost, sometimes in sizable proportions, is only surpassed by pride or poor judgment of its car owners, entrants, drivers, and spectators: such an adventure, such potential for gain, such drama. Still, in the rapid passing of a one-eighth mile, the prospects of returning home $10,000 poorer are agonizing! A strictly cash economy In the South, Fox-body Mustang successes outstretch all others. In their pre-race negotiations, a Grudge racer attempts to learn as much as possible about his rival, his racing history, and the competitiveness of his car. They operate with “stips”, an abbreviation for stipulations that specify what is allowed: small block-powered car on 28/10.5 tires with a cast intake manifold and a single 4bl or dual 4bl carburetors. If your opponent has a history of swapping engines, the stips might have a clause that allows his rival to view the engine before the race. Leading constructor, tuner, and racer Scott Milner (left) and accomplished competitor Jonathan May with a Mustang whose ownership has alternated between them for years When all is settled, perhaps a week in advance of the race, the deposits of the two opponents are sent to a third party, a neutral person known as the “DP” man—a further abbreviation for Deposit man. The deposit acts as a contract between two people who have agreed to race. At the track, before the race, the full wager is handed over to the Deposit man, who is entrusted with the monies and the responsibility of enforcing the stipulations and the dispensing of all the money to the winner. No-Time Shoot-out rules demand the use of a small-block engine, nitrous oxide-assisted, 28.0/10.5 R15 Drag Radials, which, indeed, most Grudge racing cars run, and often stipulates a wheelbase dimension within 2in of the original. Grudge race cars are mostly nitrous oxide-assisted; they also compete in Shoot-out events. These are organized by a promoter who guarantees to pay a sum of money to the racers, if sufficient cars are entered for the event. A typical arrangement might pay the first four places: $3,000 to the winner, $1,000 to the runner-up, and $500 each to third- and fourth-place finishers. Though Grudge racing has no formal tech inspection, the racer’s routine checks include fuel and nitrous levels, and spark plugs, which are usually replaced after each round of racing. Before discarding the plugs, they perform a color check on each, and adjustments are made to the ignition or nitrous oxide systems, if necessary. Alternatively, they draw chips, like poker chips that specify a number and a letter L or R, which signifies the left or right lane. The two racers that draw number 1 are paired for the first round and similarly with number 2 and 3 and so forth. These pairings introduce further potential for monetary gain, which might vary from $500 to $2,500. So during the drivers’ meeting, racers will ask the promoter if he has any objection to their placing Grudge race bets with their first-round opponents. Usually there are no objections. Scott Milner owns and operates Coupe Performance in Covington, nr. Atlanta. The company constructs 15 to 20 complete racecars each year and services a further 60 to 70 for competition each racing season. Both Grudge racing and Shoot-outs operate as No-Time events, the objective is to shroud in mystery as much racecar detail as possible. Obviously, should a potentially lucrative match arise, it’s in the racer’s interest that many of his performance details remain unknown. Atlanta racecar preparation specialist, Scott Milner says, “You’d be forgiven for thinking Grudge racing attracts questionable individuals but often it’s the opposite, for their racing world is more organized than you’d expect. “ More important, their word is their bond. “If you don’t pay your bet,” he explains, “you’re finished. Word gets around and no one will race you. A stain on your name means your Grudge racing days are over. Most people do what they say they’ll do.” To achieve optimum contact patch, the 10.5in Drag Radial rear slick is fitted to a 12in wide rim. In diameter the tire measures approximately 28in. The front tire on Jonathan May’s machine is a 150/60 ZR17, which originates from a motorcycle rear. Winning formula The racecar most lured to the starting line, at least in the State of Georgia, is the Fox-body Mustang. Produced from 1979 to 1993, the abundance of these vehicles and their conversion to racecars has spurred an industry endowed with dyno cells, chassis tuning departments, and spray painting booths that remain busy throughout the year. Cockpit enclosed by chrome molybdenum roll cage 1.625in x 0.083in wall thickness and carbon fiber seat reinforced by 1/2in tubular frame. Racepak instrument nestles in quick release carbon fiber dash board. Partially obscured to the right of the steering wheel is a touch screen switch panel. Supremacy, unsurprisingly, is the objective but trumpeting your success can be detrimental to your racing prospects. Nonetheless, Internet bench racers can adeptly calculate an eighty percent win ratio when they see it. Generating optimum power from Hemi heads with nitrous oxide and can be elusive. But HPE’s small-block Ford Hemi design succeeds with a combustion chamber of a different formula—its innovation merges the best of the Hemi with the Wedge Greg Brown of HPE introduced his Hemi cylinder heads for small-block Fords at the PRI show in December 2016. A year later at the same event, his Hemi for the LS debuted. What’s it been like in the intervening months? “It’s been like living at Cape Canaveral at launch time!” A visit to Coupe Performance facilities at Covington, Georgia—one of the most successful preparation shops in the country—would reveal around 50 racecars, all with their hoods shut to the visitor’s prying eye. Founded by Scott Milner in 2001, he acknowledges the Fox-body has an OEM rear suspension that resembles a competition 4-link system. Therefore, it’s eminently suited to competition. The car is also relatively light with a plentiful supply of racing components available. Milner’s company builds an astonishing 15 to 20 cars from scratch each year and, in addition, services 60 to 70 others. Hammerhead Performance Engines Snellville, Georgia 30039 Contact Greg Brown www.HammerheadPerformanceEngines.com Coupe Performance Contact Scott Milner rob on March 9, 2018 at 4:50 pm Love the Hemi Ford combo. Where do I buy a steering wheel like the one in that Mustang? Thanks jonathan may on March 20, 2018 at 1:11 pm Richardsonboyz.com sells this steering wheel and many other designs. Daniel Wilson on March 11, 2018 at 11:51 pm I’ve become a big fan of MGI because the Editor and staff aren’t afraid of offending the delicate inner child that many GM types try to hide from when the brutal truth about Ford aftermarket superiority in articles about Greg Brown’s outstanding Hammerhead Ford Hemi style Small Block Heads. HOWEVER, I really don’t appreciate a story that pulls the reader in by an implied suggestion that an article featuring a Fox body Mustang equipped with Ford Hammerhead Hemi heads would actually include the long awaited performance data that myself and perhaps millions more are waiting to hear about. Come on guys…REALLY ? I’ve lived in the Covington/Oxford area for 34 years but I somehow missed Milner’s impressive company. A little more information would be great! AnalogDan Wilson. moore1 on March 20, 2018 at 12:44 pm Thank your for your response, and we understand you’d be happier had the article contained more performance data, but Grudge racers won’t reveal those details. The only hint we could elicit was that race cars prepared at Scott Milner’s shop had achieved an 80 percent win rate, and even that information published has potentially detrimental effects on their securing future races. Also, though a most congenial and engaging man, conversing with Milner before 10pm is a challenge. He doesn’t often answer his phone, he has no voicemail, he has no website – a text message works sometimes. The reason for delayed communications is that he and his team are busy; they produce dozens of race cars – work comes first. Needless to say, this story was one of the most unusual we’ve covered, and had it not been for the improbable act of Jonathan May opening his hood and revealing the contents of his engine bay, we could not have reported it at all. However, as further performance data on Greg Brown’s heads becomes available, we’ll continue to report it. Thanks again for your note and hoping this helps. Sincerely, Victor Moore Daniel Wilson on November 24, 2019 at 12:03 am I would imagine that one of the best ways to rate how good an article or news story is would be if it was worth reading again almost two years after it was first released for publication. Obviously this is one of the articles I’m referring to along with nearly everything else that the so called “mainstream media” has a tendency to overlook. MGI has become an important source of automotive technical information without the obvious and blatant exclusion of virtually everything related to Ford Performance and the aftermarket companies that continue to produce significant new products for both classic and modern Ford vehicles. I have subscriptions to all of the well-known automotive magazines that are still available in print form. But I didn’t become aware of the most significant development in Ford small-block heads since the release of canted valve Cleveland heads 50 years ago until I read about Greg Brown’s Hemi-style heads in mooregoodink.com . Many thanks to Moore Good Ink for the unbiased information that you provide. Leave a Reply to jonathan may Cancel reply Hammerhead Hemi peaks 928hp: 427ci SB Ford Testing first small-block Ford Hemi Update on new Hemi cylinder heads for small-block Fords We should have done better in promoting it: LS crank pulley—a pig to get off? 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__label__cc	0.625663	0.374337	Results tagged ‘ Willy Aybar ’ A J Pierzynski Contacted the Rays This Winter Recently I was volunteering at a golf tournament and got to speaking to a pretty well known Catcher who was on the Free Agent market for a bit this Winter. I had met him a few times on the sidelines at Florida Gator games, but never really got into the baseball discussion until about twilight just as the gold tournament was coming to a close. This is a ample backstop who has a World Series ring, a few All-Star selections (2), caught a No-Hitter (Mark Buehrle) and a Perfect Game (Phillip Humber) under his belt and is considered by some one of the most hated, but fiery competitor you either love or hate (depending on if your team can overcome his special karma). You might have guessed by now I’m talking about Catcher and Orlando native A J Pierzynski who even drove former his CWS Manager Ozzie Guillen a bit nuts with his “gray area of the MLB rulebook and on-the-field conduct. Here I was face-to-face with the guy who possibly pulled off 2 of the most debated plays that seemed to magically bend the MLB rulebook like a slider dipping towards the outside corner of the plate rules. You hate playing against him for his slight of hand moves and borderline antics, but you also know if he was on your team you would defend him to the rafters and beyond. I really had that almost universal love-hate feelings in regards to the new Texas Ranger Catcher, but what he said that day kind of shocked me, both in a good and bad way. Pierzynski only had a few minutes of time to sign an autograph for a baseball fan who showed up hoping to score some of the athletes scribbles, but as he signed, I threw out a few questions and without batting an eyelash, a few interesting revelations quickly came to light. I found out he kind of knew heading into the final White Sox games of 2012 that he might not get an offer qualifying or not from his former club, and knew fully expected he would be venturing down the Free Agent highway for the first time in his career. I asked if he had every thought of calling the Tampa Bay Rays and then again without hesitation came the bombshell I knew was lying in the deep grass. Pierzynski and his agent had contacted Rays VP of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman about a possible spot on the 2013 roster. Since Pierzynski still has an off-season home in the Central Florida town about 100 minutes from the Trop, A J could have possibly commuted with RP Kyle Farnsworth daily from the Orlando region during Rays home stands. I wonder if Friedman took the call as a courtesy, or if he thought long and hard at what offensive power Pierzynski could bring to the bottom of the Rays lineup, or if his style of play would bring a little havoc into the Rays fold on the field. In the end Pierzynski was blunt that the money was not a right fit, and he in turn took the Rangers $7.5 million offer. Still I wonder if Friedman had offered $5 million with some offensive incentives if Pierzynski would of thought long and hard and made his “X” on a Rays contract? We all know the Rays catching corps has been a roller-coaster over the last 2 seasons, and with Jose Molina making a club friendly $1.5 million this year, and Jose Lobaton being out of minor league options the Rays hands might have been tied unless an offer that blew the doors off the Clubhouse had been received by Pierzynski. But then again you have to think the offensive upside of having A J behind the dish along with his ability to frame pitches with the best in the MLB might have merited a longer bit of discussion between the pair. But Pierzynski is now a Ranger, and will probably be a thorn in the Rays side again this season, but still I wonder just what would have happened if he had somehow found the right combination to entice the Rays to bring him into their fold. If that had happened, I wonder how many of the Rays Republic would have still greeted his presence with a clenched fists or a forgiving gesture of open arms? Tags: A J Pierzynski, Andrew Friedman, Joe Maddon, Rays, Rays Renegade, Rays Republic, Tampa Bay Rays, Willy Aybar Rays Bullpen is On the Clock As I look up at the big clock on the kitchen wall, I can see the second hand moving fast and it instantly reminds me that the Tampa Bay Rays only have a few more days to actively pursue their Free Agents without any outside interference. The clock seems to be ticking faster by the moment during these first five days after the World Series before the Rays Free Agents officially become fodder for the rest of the Major League General Managers and scouts. There are more than a few players from the Rays current 5-days hold list who will probably never wear a Rays uniform again, including such highly valued names as 2010 All Stars Carl Crawford and closer Rafael Soriano. Two biggest names at their respective positions that should in all likelihood leave the Rays roster this Winter. There are other who will also garner attention from all over the Majors after the 5-day grace period like former First Baseman and power option Carlos Pena, 2010 surprise RP Joaquin Benoit, plus relievers Grant Balfour and Randy Choate could harbor another home stadium in 2011. But the Rays have five days, or a total of 120 hours to actively talk back and forth with their Free Agents before they are officially released to also have talks with the rest of the MLB mob. Five days really is not a long time to trade numbers back and forth and try to finalize a deal, but it is enough time for the Rays front office to make an impression on if they are actively seeking a return, or willing to watch their former players mosey on out to greener monetary pastures. There were two more names thrown into the mix recently as the Rays decided to decline the team options on Rays reliever Dan Wheeler and utility player Willy Aybar. The move was considered a financial move to possibly save the club almost $ 2 million dollars by buying out the pair, then talking to them as a Free Agent (Wheeler), or a still arbitration eligible player (Aybar). Wheeler has expressed a desire to remain with the Rays for 2011, but it will have to be at a bit of a discount from his $ 4 million option. Basically right now, the Rays Bullpen bench has been stripped almost bare with only Andy Sonnanstine, who is arbitration eligible for the first time this Winter the only player currently with any extended relief appearances. Sure there is still Mike Ekstrom and rookie southpaw Jake McGee who are still on the Rays 40-man roster, but beyond this trio, the rest of the Rays Bullpen is either heading towards the Free Agent market or already been released by the Rays (Lance Cormier). Right now the Bullpen is the biggest position of transition for the Rays this Winter. Right now the Rays entire sixth through eighth inning options are within a few days of actively finding another pitching spot for 2011 unless the Rays decided to actively pursue any of them. In a perfect world I would love to see the Rays try and keep Benoit, Balfour, Choate and possibly Wheeler to bring some form of veteran stability to the Rays 2011 Bullpen. I would however personally hope that the Rays do not actively engage in discussion with reliever Chad Qualls who is also set to become a Free Agent soon. Currently this drastic change within the back part of the Rays pitching game has to have more than a few fans sweating bullets, but there are loads of viable options that will soon be available to the Rays, but at a cost. Every time you bring in a new pitcher to the Rays system there is always the possibility of them not adapting to the Rays pitching game plan and becoming a liability. That is why I am hoping the Rays at least think long and hard about the quartet of Benoit, Wheeler, Balfour and Choate before releasing them to the rest of the salivating masses in the MLB. There is the underlying huge question mark concerning returning leftie J P Howell’s effectiveness, and the possibility that the Rays could decline him arbitration possibly this off season to set another storm into motion. Combined with Howell’s uncertainty plus the youth and inexperience of McGee, it might not be a huge leap to consider Choate as a viable option for 2011 at least until the two question marks are answered. It might be unorthodox for the Rays to possibly carry three left-handers in their Bullpen, but would it be more of a disaster to count on the two question marks totally with only minor leaguer southpaw R J Swindle in the Rays system as a back-up plan. The addition of retaining Balfour and Wheeler would give valuable experience and proven set-up power and abilities to a new Rays Bullpen. Balfour seemed to come into his mown after returning from the DL (thanks again Jim Hickey) in September to post some of his best outings of the season. Balfour also seemed to have gained some extra velocity after his short mid-season rest. Of the two pitchers, Balfour might have the best Rays upside and could be the most fiscally affordable considering the Rays payroll downsizing to possibly between $ 40-60 million for 2011. The Rays front office will have to scrape and save all over the place considering the team already have a projected payroll of about $ 15.45 million even before adding arbitration figures and considering Free Agent signings. The initial scraping of almost the entire Rays Bullpen will either be a blessing or a curse this Winter and a major discussion point by the Rays Republic until the Spring. Can a team like the Rays that has already been considered a early favorite to head towards a post season run in 2011 sustain themselves if they purge and rebuild their Bullpen from within their farm system and the Free Agent route? The next five days may hold a key to the Rays thinking, and their possibly plan of attack. Sure I would love to see Benoit possibly resign with the Rays and take on the closer’s role. Would be ecstatic to see Balfour and Choate become leftie-rightie bookends to extinguish scoring chances late in the game. But the stark reality is that the Rays will be a team in late inning pitching transition this Winter. With a few left-handed question marks and only a handful of MLB experienced help currently on the Rays roster, this Winter the Rays Bullpen might be a total work in progress. Hopefully the Rays front office will be sensible and find a nice balance between the old and new that will compliment the Rays starting rotation. This off season we might truly see just how good Rays Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman is with his crystal ball and a desk full of statistical reports and flowcharts. Somehow the Rays need to pull that mythical rabbit out of the hat this Winter. Tags: Andy Sonnanstine, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, Grant Balfour, J P Howell, Jake McGee, Joaquin Benoit, Lance Cormier, Mike Ekstrom, Rafael Soriano, Randy Choate, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Willy Aybar High Noon Rays versus Rangers Showdown Did we possibly see the Texas Rangers today accidentally awaken a sleeping Rays ball club. Could the Rays offensive explosion in the 8th and 9th innings tonight be a by-product of the outstanding pitching performance being provided tonight by Rays starter Matt Garza. With this sudden burst of often elusive firepower coming from all sides of the Rays line-up, could this game prove that the heart and soul of this Rays squad is still very much alive and pumping some extreme energy ? Tonight’s game truly looked like a team slowly awakening from a slumber of the lumber when the once offensively dormant Rays finally pushed across their second run of the American League Divisional Series in the top of the 6th inning. Could this Rays team have finally wiped the sleep dust out of their eyes and become the solid hitting machine this team needs for the rest of this series. Or could tomorrow be more of a return to form of Games 1 and 2 anemic Rays offense. Interesting sidebar point in this ALDS series is that the home team has not won a single ballgame, or been in a position to win after the 8th inning. 19 other times in modern baseball lore, an American League club has gone down 0-2 in a ALDS with only 4 teams (1995 Mariners, 1999 Red Sox, 2001 Yankees and 2003 Red Sox) having the stuff to fight back from the brink of defeat to solidify themselves and eventually take the ALDS series. Interesting enough, the 2001 Yankees were the only team (before the 2010 Rays) to fall behind 0-2 at home. Could it be a great omen that the 2001 Yankees completed their ALDS comeback and went on to win that season’s World Series?. Before tonight’s 6-3 Rays victory, the Rangers had outscored the powerless Rays 11-1 and out hit the usually potent Rays offense 19-8 over the first two games of this ALDS. Tonight the Rays belted out a 11-6 hit advantage over the Rangers, and made the red clad Texas crowd take their brooms back home under their arms. The anemic Rays were truly pitiful at Tropicana Field, hitting a paltry 1-13 ( .077) with 9 strikeouts with runners in scoring position before tonight’s offensive awakening. Tonight the Rays were 3-9 with Runners in scoring position, a massive improvement with the Rays trio of Carlos Pena, B J Upton and John Jaso all providing key hits to score or provide insurance runs to show support for the 4 Rays pitchers that took the hill tonight. It was a solid team effort from a team that looked puzzled and bewildered before they boarded a charter flight to Texas after Thursday afternoon’s contest. Rays hitters produced an impressive 11 for 37 ( .336) mark tonight as the Rays saw a total of 173 pitches, 50 pitches more than the hometown Rangers. To throw a quick comparison with their prior two performances, in Game one the Rays saw 136 total pitches and only managed 6 hits with one Rays Ben Zobrist getting 2 of those hits and their only run. Game 2 saw the Ranger pitching staff throw 135 pitches with only 2 hits with only Willy Aybar hitting an extra base hit (double). The way the Rays offense woke up today was remarkable since the rays offense had only produced 3 extra base hits and a solo run ( Zobrist HR) before the Rays produced 5 extra base hits tonight, including Home Runs by Carl Crawford (solo) and Pena (3-run HR). How dramatic was the Game 3 turnaround of the Rays? According to the Elias Sports Bureau, only one other team has begun a preliminary postseason series (ALDS/ALCS) with no more than 1 run and no more than 8 hits in their prior two contests (2009 Boston versus Los Angeles Angels). Tonight that statistic is just dust in the wind as the Rays kept from being swept and sent packing by the Rangers. Finally this Rays team is beginning to hit the ball like the American League East Champions. All along you knew the power and the strength was within them, but now they are bringing it to the plate and providing more than enough ammunition to defeat the Rangers. But the hard work is far from over. Will the Rays formulize an effective hitting and pitching scheme on Sunday to provide the fourth losing game in this ALDS for the home squad. The Rays will be sending rookie right-hander WD-40 (Wade Davis) to the mound tomorrow afternoon with a chance to again take the Rangers to the Trop. for a one and done possible rematch of lefties David Price and Cliff Lee in the decisive Game 5. Some within the Rays republic have questioned the idea of starting Davis in this key Game 4, but I feel he has more than shown his maturity and value throughout this 2010 season. Davis has been one of the most solid rookie pitchers in the American League in 2010, but might have to throw the game of his career to get the Rays in solid position to win this contest. But going into this game, Davis’s had won 7 of his last 8 starts, with only a non decision to blemish his record since coming off the DL. His only non decision came in Game 162 with Davis’s start last Sunday in Kansas City on the last day of the regular season. Since July, the Rays have won 9 of his previous 13 starts. Davis finished the MLB season leading all AL Rookies in ERA (4.07), winning percentage (.545) and was second in innings, starts and strikeouts behind only Baltimore rookie pitcher Brian Matusz. More importantly, Davis has been gaining more consistency and control as he took the mound in his last 7 starts, and finally seems to be very comfortable in his MLB skin. That bodes well for the Rays, and a solid first five innings could prove to be a vital key to a possible Rays win. If Davis can keep this game close or possibly scoreless and let the Rays offense get their new found hitting on track, this series could definitely be headed for a fifth and final contest. That has to be the front and center the motivational centerpiece for the Rays right now. If they take their new offensive awareness to Rangers starter Tommy Hunter tomorrow, then their fate will definitely rests in their own hands. But if they falter, it is going to be a long Fall and Winter for the Rays 25. But the ice has been cracked, the Rays once lifeless bats have been awoken to bring about a Game 4 old fashion Texas showdown. Game 4 will officially begin just past high noon (12:07 pm CST) in the Fall Texas sun, but it will be definitely hotter and more humid with every hitter from both team’s who step in the Batter’s box tomorrow. Both squads desperately need a victory for another step towards bringing another page of history to their respective franchises. If the Rangers win, it will be their first postseason series win in their club’s Washington/Texas history. If the Rays are victorious, they are still on track to become only the fifth team to come back from 0-2 to be in line to possibly win their once lop-sided ALDS series. It is time for the Rays ultimate “Feel the Heat” motivational scheme to further push the Rangers new fangled “Claws and antlers” into the background. Sounds like the perfect Texas mano-on-mano style gunfight. Wonder if the Rays will come firing blanks or multiple bazooka rounds in this high noon showdown? Posted on October 10, 2010 at 10:10 am Tags: B J Upton, Ben Zobrist, Carl Crawford, Carlos, David Price, John Jaso, Matt Garza, Pena, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis, Willy Aybar Second Time was Just as Sweet! You could feel the moment beginning to pulsate within the Teflon roof of Tropicana Field. It was the top of the ninth inning with Tampa Bay Rays closer Rafael Soriano heading to the hill. With the sound of the sledgehammer hitting pure steel, your heartbeat synched solely with that one loud clang for several moments before someone shook you and you were forced back into this realm of reality. Rays starter David Price had done his job for eight solid innings, and now the Rays All Time saves leader was not out there to collect another save, but to be one with a moment that will be in Rays fan’s minds for a long, long time. Soriano did not have to be inserted into the game with a 5-0 score and no chance of a save opportunity, but somehow, it just seemed right that the guy who anchored the backend of the Rays success this year should get a front row seat to the celebration carnage. And even before Home Plate Umpire Joe West got a chance to throw a vocal note to the final pitch thrown by Soriano past Baltimore Orioles hitter Adam Jones, the Rays dugout and Bullpen were half way to the pitcher’s mound. Celebration was in full force in St. Petersburg that night with veterans like Carlos Pena and Carl Crawford taking special moments to collect all the sights and sounds of this cherished event. With a scheduled Team meeting at the pitcher’s mound, the entire team collected and embraced, high-fives all around brought the evening to its ultimate climax, but there was a second act yet to be played out upon the turf of Tropicana Field. As the Rays employees were herded into their own special corral just to the west of Home Plate to be a part of the celebration, the first bottle of champagne was open by Rays First Base Coach George Hendricks who then made sure Rays Manager Joe Maddon, who was being interviewed in full view of the entire stadium at the time, got the first taste of the bubbly. Sweet nectar of the God’s streamed down Maddon’s fresh new Rays playoff cap and upon his Carolina Blue plaid lettered T-shirt to commemorate the moment. Just as quickly, players began to filter out of the Rays clubhouse holding their own bottles of Domaine ste Michelle champagne looking to celebrate and salute a moment 161 games in the making. B J Upton and Crawford were the first to rise to the top of the Rays dugout and spray the home crowd while others looked for family members or friends to celebrate this historic Rays moment. Then slowly, but surely, the team made its triumphant march down the First Base sidelines with bottles in hand spraying the crowd and offering a few swigs to those special fans and friends assembled to bring a final end to the first primary goal of this Rays team. I took my usual photo space down by the Rays Bullpen secondary clubhouse entrance and began to shoot the impending celebration stampede heading my way. I had to put down my camera as player after player came by and let me have a small slice of that moment with them. Willy Aybar immediately doused me with champagne right after I congratulated Upton and Grant Balfour and then I saw the biggest smile on the faces of both Evan Longoria and David Price who earlier that day were going through some personal damage control after some unusual comments by the pair. I yelled at Longoria that “this was the first of five celebrations” and he looked at me and said” I truly believe that.” Price then shook my hand and I told him I was proud of his actions today and every day he has been here. Suddenly, the players sea seemed to part for a moment and one of my oldest baseball friends on the team presented me with a ¾ full bottle of champagne and quickly he disappeared in the exuberant posse. I quickly took a long and deep swig of that nectar and immediately passed it to a friend who took her own dose of delightful bubbly and I thrust the bottle to the air. A few players saw this and also cheered and pointed to me as I took in this second celebration, and immediately remembered just how far this team had come in 2010. How only one National Media guru had predicted the Rays to be in the post season at all, and a shot at getting the divine prize of another American League East title was still sitting on the mantle waiting for the Rays to claim it for themselves. That celebration will have to wait until Kansas City, but tonight we were toasting to the success and the finalization of putting the Red Sox out of our rearview mirrors knowing that the New York Yankees were the only foe in our sights of another A L East crown. And there was something soothing about this second time. Something that did not have me nervous or pacing like in 2008. Maybe it is the pure fact we have been here before. That we have scaled the mountain in recent times and could again hike it with the ultimate result this time…winning it all. Tonight was the symbolic starting point to that journey. A celebratory exclamation point to the 2010 season, but the Rays still have some walking to do along this dark path. Tomorrow might be the last home game, but the team still has one more goal in mind, one giant moment yet to savor and enjoy…One more celebration before the season ends. But that is for us to ponder tomorrow, tonight is the time to celebrate, enjoy and totally let the pressures of the last few weeks pour down your body like the droplets of champagne. Now is the time to show the emotions and the feelings that have been bottled up waiting for this glorious moment. I think it is time for me to finish this bottle of champagne and then look to the heavens knowing this is the first of five celebrations. Posted on September 29, 2010 at 10:09 am Tags: B J Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, celebration, champagne, David Price, Evan Longoria, George Hendricks, Joe Maddon, post season celebration, postseason, Rafael Soriano, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Willy Aybar Longoria’s Quad Feeling mighty Odd Chris O’Meara/AP Sometimes weird and unusual injuries happen as the human body begins to break down towards the end of a hard fought and hard contested Major League Baseball season. No matter what the preventative measures taken in advance, some times the body just has to give. With Tampa Bay Rays Third Baseman Even Longoria only missing one other start in 2010 (May 23 in Houston) maybe this latest injury could be a blessing in disguise to get some extra rest and relaxation before the Rays embark on their second post season venture. Speculation right now is that Longoria could possibly be rested for almost a week, or until the Rays head out for their last road trip to play the Kansas City Royals next weekend. Already there are a few cries of despair and agony within the Rays Republic, but isn’t it more important to have a healthy and ready-to-go Longoria in October than to possibly see him shelved with fatigue or a nagging injury during the playoffs? Rumors are also flying as to how Longoria might have strained his quadricep, but if you saw this pivot on a double play against the Yankees while in the leftie shift on Thursday night, you would have seen a small grimace on Longoria’s face as he swept his foot past the second base bag. Longoria did play the rest of the inning, but he did seem a bit uneasy and shook his leg a few times, maybe to try and keep it from binding up while he was on the field. As an ex-Track sprinter & pole vaulter, I can tell you the most mettlesome injury is a tweaked or pulled quadricep that can grab the back of your leg and seem to not let go no matter what happens. It cripples and takes you down almost instantly because of the muscle throb and pain. Even worse is the fake confidence this injury can give you that you are healed, then you play on it and it instantly grabs at you again and can become a more severe injury. Mike Stobe/Getty Images This injury to Longoria might seem a bit troublesome for a Rays offense that has sputtered a bit in the past few weeks, but then again, this Longoria injury could also have a distinctive double meaning for the Rays. The first aspect is that it can give the Rays young infielder some much needed “sit time” with possible pinch hitting duty (doubt it) while Longoria gets the needed medical treatment and also a well deserved rest and relaxation period on the bench. Secondly, the time with Longoria out of the line-up can be used as a great talent evaluator for Rays Manager Joe Maddon. who might have not penciled in his entire 25-man playoff roster just yet and could use pieces like Dan Johnson, Sean Rodriguez and even Willy Aybar to anchor the “Hot Corner” for a week. This could give the trio some extra plate appearances, plus give the Rays a possible look at alternatives if Longo happens to re-injury himself in the playoffs. I think this works great for Rays in seeing more plate appearances for Johnson as they try and evaluate his potential for the playoff roster, and maybe a audition for a possible 2011 Spring Training invite with the Rays. Most people seem to have forgotten that Johnson actually played Third Base for the Rays during this year’s Spring Training games, plus Johnson spent the majority of his time at Triple-A Durham playing the “Hot Corner” instead of only DH’ing and playing First Base. This unfortunate injury to Longoria might actually work out to be a hidden silver lining for the Rays and for the Rays utility guys to step up and make an added late season impression. There is nothing better for a borderline or utility player in the Major Leagues than to establish their talents at another position and maybe get a solid chance to be added to the playoff roster. The Longoria injury also seemed to happen at a time when Maddon systematically was going to try and to give his 3-time All Star a bit of a rest anyways. The original prospect was possibly only a day or two at the most off for Longoria, but the extended rest period can recharge his body and his mind for the quick paced playoff campaign. With Longoria telling the Tampa Bay media before Friday nights game that his injury is a “moderate strain” to his quad and not a tear, a sigh of relief was seen on a few faces. Longoria also underwent an MRI, which came back showing no extensive damage to his leg. Longoria will undergo heat and cold treatments plus spend a few special moments in the hydro-pool as he rehabs himself to get back as soon as possible. Going to be fun to see how Maddon comes up with a winning strategy or a platoon method at Third Base with Sean Rodriguez possibly getting the most time playing against lefties, while Johnson should get ample time at the plate coming in to play defense against right-handers. Aybar has spent time in the past at Third Base, but Aybar will probably spend most of this Longoria injury time still at the DH spot instead of taking a possible turn at Third Base. This quadricep strain by Longoria can be looked at with a glass half full, or half empty mentality. Most within the Rays Republic might see it as an half empty situation where our most prolific power hitter ( at the moment) is down for the count for a week while the Rays are clawing their way to secure another post season berth, plus fight for the crown again in the American League East. The worry warts among the Rays fan base have brought up the fact of an extended injury by Longoria, but I have a distinctive feeling Longoria will be back in the cages before the end of the weekend trying to keep his timing and swing in check for a possible pinch-hit appearance some time during the last home series against the Baltimore Orioles. But the Rays glass is definitely half-full as they have adequate and great alternatives in-house to supplement a small time off by Longoria. There was a time not so long ago that an injury like this would have sent shockwaves through the Tropicana Field. The great emergence of Rodriguez as both an offensive and defensive weapon combined with the power hitting of Johnson have given the Rays a bit of flexibility at the corner that they did not have in the past. All will be fine and well in Rays-ville as Longoria sit and get better daily with an eye on coming back and dominating in the post season, and Johnson and Rodriguez get a few extra shots at trying to impress the Rays and become viable options again in 2011. Most teams within the Major Leagues, if a player of Longoria’s stature falls to injury there is a immediate panic and shuffling to find an answer. For the Rays, the answer is already sitting on their bench eager and willing to do what they can to help this team get to achieving “What’s Important Now”. Tags: Dan Johnson, Evan Longoria, Joe Maddon, Rays, Rays Renegade, Sean Rodriguez, Tampa Bay Rays, Willy Aybar Pena’s Progress take a Step Backwards Foot injuries can be the worst injuries in baseball for a powerhitter like Rays First Baseman Carlos Pena. Due to the fact that there is a minimal amount of muscle and ligaments in that apendage, sometimes the injury can bring you down like a ton of bricks when the pain gets too much, even for a professional like Pena.This one region of the human anatomy has mostly a bone surfaces that can easily bruise and when injured can provide a constant level of aching pain if you do not rest it and let it heal. The simple action of an opponent accidently stepping on the wrong part of your foot, or inadvertantly twisting their cleat onto your shoe can render a constant and lingering pain that can go on for weeks or weeks without treatment. So this past Saturday during the Rays versus New York Yankee contest when Pena finally gave into his searing foot pain in his right plant foot, you knew it had to be tremendous pain to get him to leave such a hotly contested series. One of the givens in athletics is that you always have some sort of ache or pain during the competitive season. When Pena finally confessed to the obvious pain in his right plant foot to the Rays Medical Staff, they took every precaution and every treatment move to try and get Pena back in the Rays line-up as soon as possible. But after a training exercise and drill set yesterday before the Rays played their finale against the Twins, the team decided that Pena could be better served with a bit of down time and let his injury heal naturally. So following the game last night against the Twins, the Rays Medical staff have a conference with the Rays front office and Coaching staff and decided to place Pena on the Disabled List retro to August 1st. This will provide some added rest time for Pena to do additional sessions to promote some healing of the region, plus give the Rays an added body on the Rays 25-man roster on their 6-game roadtrip. When Pena left the Rays line-up during their game against the Yankees, you knew it had to be something monumental for the Rays clubhouse leader to finally sit with his team so close in the hunt in the American League East. But a consistent pain in the top of your right foot when you are a left-handed batter can in time take you mentally out of your focus range while hitting as the repetious ache can feel like someone is stabbing the top of your foot when you swing a bat, or use your right foot as your trailing foot on the First Base bag. That back leg is also a key element to providing optimal power in the swing process from the left-side of the plate. To have any type of nagging ailment in this region of the body can render your swing less productive, and provide limited power until the pain or the cause is found and dealt with accordingly. The loss of Pena tothe line-up until possibly the home series against the Texas Rangers will take another power bat out of the Rays line-up, and could be critical to them staying in close proximity to the Yankees in the A L East stadnings. Think about it, Pena is one of those old-fashion warriors who normally will play through the pain and aches, to provide the motivational leadership to keep the Rays young guys hungry. To see Pena sit, even for one game meant that the pain had to have reached his personal limits. So it was great to see the Rays do due diligence by performing an M.R.I, which concluded Pena had a slight ligament tear on the top of his right foot. But even with the right care and guidance the last several days, Pena’s injury did not respond the way the Rays had hoped, and he will spend a few days on the D L healing and hopefully regaining his power level for the stretch run. It is the kind of injury that you can deaden with pain killer or shots, but can also fester and become worse if not diagnosed and treated before it becomes a more severe tear or even finding the ligament detached from the bone. It was great to see Pena doing agility drills and performance tests with Rays Head Trainer Ron Portfield and Rays Third Base Coach and infield instructor Tom Foley before the game. They did agility drill with and without the baseball to try and gauge Pena’s range of mobility and seemed to focus on his quick acceleration left and right whilemanning a defensive position on the field. Porterfield and Foley also tested Pena’s progress with him coming out of his hitting stance with a test on his first three steps out of the batter’s box to see if there is any hesitation or hitch to compensate for his ligament injury. They also did a battery of testing his acceleration moves on the base paths and a battery of test movement with Pena shifting his weight in multiple directions before concluding the exercises and all three then standing near the first base foul line discussing the exercises at length. From the body language displayed by both Foley and Porterfield, it looked like they were receptive by noticeably concerned by the lack of progress in Pena’s situation . Their facial expression showed that they were not optimistic and totally pleased with the drills. The next step might be a bit of rest and relaxation for Pena for a few days, then re-evaluate the situation and plan a rehabilitation plan accordingly. One thing that has stood out in the past two Rays games is the visual fact that the Rays do not have an adequate bat outside of Pena that strikes any notion of fear into the opposing pitching staffs. The Rays have recently seemed to be one guy short of a great offensive strategy at times. The expulsion of Pena from the Rays line-up has left one of the Rays young power hitters, Evan Longoria exposed and during this roadtrip teams will try to intimidate and make Longoria carry the bulk of the Rays offensive power. In the last two games without Pena’s threat of power, the Twins manipulated Longoria and temporary fixes to the Rays line-up did not extract any levels of fear in the four slot in the Rays line-up. Now will be the time for Matt Joyce, Dan Johnson and even Willy Aybar to step up and become other great power options for the Rays in Pena’s absence. This segment without Pena will be another test to see just how adaptable this Rays team will be to change and if they can adapt on the fly to bring their offense back up to par and win. The loss of Pena until possibly next weekend could be a major blow to the Rays trying to stay in pace with the Yankees. With one of their leaders and big bats missing from their line-up, the Rays need to immediately refocus their attentions and have each team member contribute on this 6-game roadtrip through Toronto and Detroit. If the Rays stumble and fall and do not regain their offensive mindset, the season could pivot on these 9 games. It the Rays line-up can reconnect and finds a way to contribute evenly throughout the line-up, they might be able to effectively weather the Pena injury situation and come out on the winning end. If not, it is going to be a long 9 games, and the team could find themselves closer in the standings for the American League Wild Card slot with the Boston Red Sox instead of nipping on the Yankees backsides for the A L East title. If the Rays want to secure their destiny and surge ahead, each member of the Rays roster during these 9 game will have to dig a little deeper and provide a few moments of their own. But that is what good teams do, they adapt, conquer and move onto the next test with flying colors. Tags: Carlos Pena, Dan Johnson, Evan Longoria, Matt Joyce, Rays, Rays Renegade, Ron Porterfield, Tampa Bay Rays, Tom Foley, Willy Aybar Rays Already have a Viable Power Option In-House DurhamBulls.com Sometimes it just gets to me how a highly productive baseball player ,in your own farm system can fly so low under the radar, even after doing something amazing. That in this advanced electronics age of scouting and information, a surging baseball player can somehow go completely “out of sight, and out of mind” to his Major League team executives as they collectively screams and frantically searches for a player with his already apparent talent? This same scenario is happening within the Tampa Bay Rays farm system, and for some odd reason, this productive player is still sitting in front of his Triple-A locker every night suiting up. The Rays have been searching high and low for a formidable power bat option throughout the Major Leagues, and somehow have skipped over the current Triple-A Home Run Derby Champ in their own farm system backyard. What is it that this mystery ballplayer has done to make the Rays Major League scouting department forget his name, stats or his dramatic flair for the game? It is like he is a ghost in the machine right now. How else do you explain hitting one of the most memorable Home Runs in Rays history, then not being on your team’s Spring Training invite list the following season? Sure you might have developed double vision at one point in your past MLB career when you got suntan lotion in your eyes before an afternoon contest, but you have rebounded and proven you can be a power hitter and a consistent bat in the line-up. But then this same Rays front office sent you on a Japanese vacation as you played for the Yokohama Bay Stars in 2009 like a baseball castaway. So you somehow got were sent farther out of sight and out of mind. But then these same Rays front office folks signed you in January 2010 for $500,000 and you again thought you had an honest chance to prove your worth in the Major Leagues. But again you were met with a career roadblock, and off to Triple-A obscurity you go again. And during the 2010 Triple-A season you have gained a solid reputation for timely hits and huge Home Runs, but still you still sit in the Durham Bulls locker room waiting for that mystical call to “The Show”. You might have guessed by now, I am talking about Durham Bulls power slugger Dan Johnson. It has been a weird year for him, but what does Johnson have to do to show his willingness and abilities are just what the Rays need in their line-up without the Rays resorting to a trade? Does he have to hit 3 HR in a game? Steal a base? Or maybe Johnson just has to sit silently and watch as the parent team ache and pain for a talent like his without muttering a single word. DurhamBull.com I consider it a crime against great Major League talent here. Are the Rays so stockpiled with talent in their minor league system that Johnson has somehow slipped through the cracks without a head nod or mention as a in-house power option? It saddens me to think that a talent like Johnson has been relegated to being a second class citizen mired in the minors when he has the abilities to not only help the Rays, but produce runs, provide depth and bring a bit of fear back into the Designated Hitter’s spot. Currently there has to be no American League pitching staff that is in fear of the Rays trio D H force of Matt Joyce, Willy Aybar or John Jaso. But could Johnson the ointment needed to finally provide some relief to that burning lack of production in the Rays line-up, or are the Rays just seeing him as another quick fix bandage? Considering Johnson’s statistics with the Bulls this season, you have to think he is the hidden treasure trove of multiple talents the Rays have been searching for during this seasons Trade Deadline. Johnson has played in all 83 games for the Bulls. Moving around the infield from his customary first base slot and playing third base, which provides more depth and versatility to his resume’. Could his “new position” be a viable reason Johnson is being stonewalled from being brought up? Johnson is hovering at a .295 batting average with 24 HR and 80 RBI., but Johnson also has 87 hits, which currently leads the Bulls roster. Then there was his recent show of dramatic power during Monday night’s Triple-A Home Run Derby where Johnson blasted out 25 Home Runs, and ultimately won the title. But in the event finals, Johnson and Lehigh Valley Ironpigs slugger Andy Tracy each posted 10 HR each in the final round. So it came down to a HR shootout format and Tracy did not connect on any of his five swings. It took Johnson only one swing of his bat to decide the Home Run Derby, and proved once and for all, he still has a dramatic flair to his hitting style. But this was not the first time drama had entered Johnson’s Rays life when it came to hitting the long ball. Most Rays fans remember the Coons Rapids, Minnesota native for his improbable Home Run during a September 9,2008 contest against the Boston Red Sox. Johnson was called-up earlier in the day by the Rays and was inserted into the starting line-up, but plane delays and slow meandering cab rides brought him to Fenway Park at 6:50 pm that evening. Johnson might have been scratched from the starting nod, but he got another chance to project his broad shouldered persona on the Rays as he went to the plate as a pinch hitter in the 9th inning against Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon. TBO.com Johnson had been called-up to the Rays after posting a .307 average with 25 HR and 83 RBI since the Rays claimed him off waivers on April 18th from the Oakland A’s. Johnson stood at the plate with the game on the line and put a Papelbon fastball clear into the stands above the Red Sox Bullpen in right-centerfield for the first pinch-hit Home Run of Johnson’s career. According to Elias Sports Bureau, it was the first time in the last 50 years that a player had hit a September Home Run in the ninth inning (or later) in his first at bat for a first place team. Johnson had made an immediate impact on his new Rays teammates, even before formally meeting most of them. But why is it that the scouts and the Rays front office do not find Johnson so alluring right now for their slumping DH spot? Johnson is a guy who has toiled and done his time in both the minor leagues and abroad to show he has the innate ability and the broad confidence to hit both for average, and for power in dramatic settings. That is the type of player who is now being sought after by the Rays through the Major League grapevine. But it is really a tragedy that we have a proven asset sitting just up the Atlantic Seaboard Coastline in North Carolina who would not cost the team another single penny or a player from their packed farm system. The Rays are actively doing their window shopping around the Major League right now looking for the same option they have in-house and who is ready for the phone call. It seems a bit illogical to send talent or even money to bring in a high cost alternative to hit for the Rays when you already have a proven commodity right in your system. Hopefully within the next few days, the Rays brass will somehow rediscovery Johnson and his talents because I would love to see him hit the ball “out of sight“, and if the Rays forget about this great player, and let him fester in the minor leagues, then they are “out of (their) minds“. Tags: Dan Johnson, Durham Bulls, John Jaso, Matt Joyce, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Trade Deadline, Willy Aybar Does Jobu Make Housecalls? I now know how it feels to be “that other guy”. You know the one I am talking about right now. The “guy” who somehow does it right, works his tale off doing his job day after day, dating the right girl for him, polishing up that 1969 Camaro hood to a shine like the Sun, then as Jackie Gleason once said: “Pow!, right in the kisser.” He gets smacked in the teeth by reality. And just like that, he has to rebuild and recharge to pull himself off that canvas to answer the bell. It is that same sense of realism that the Tampa Bay Rays are facing right now. Three games ago no one in their right mind could of, or would have predicted this horrific outcome. Some of the Red Sox Nation in attendance who came down to root for their visiting team never envisioned something like this series sweep when they boarded those flights from Logan to TIA. If this series were to emulate a boxing match, it would have been called by the referee in the third round by TKO. It was a classic Northeastern beat down plain and simple. The Rays have to immediately rebuild after their customary 30-minute grace period to try and refocus and re-institute Rays Manager Joe Maddon’s main mantra of the 2010 season. This team needs to rise from this horrid beating the Red Sox put to them and push that anger and emotion within their offense and reclaim what is rightfully theirs……A first place squad doesn’t give up, doesn’t lay down, and doesn’t show fear…It stands tall, even if bloody and tired, and asks for more please. This Boston series was a vivid reality check for the Rays that their starting pitching might “set the tone” for their rise this season, but it can just as quickly be their slope to falling too. The offense can not afford to take a single inning, a plate appearance, or a single swing off, or the offensive machine could break down just as it did the last three nights. Even with the power display put on by Rays slugger Carlos Pena with a long solo blast that came only feet short of the Trop’s back wall in that first contest, only five other hits sprinkles Tropicana Field’s turf during that initial Monday loss. The Rays early Spring mantra of GTMI, or “Get The Man In” fell on hard times as the Rays went 1-6 with RISP, and stranded another 5 souls on the base. This statistic alone firmly stuck the fork deep into the Rays flesh and the fact the Red Sox pitching staff sent 17 consecutive hitters back to the dugout after Jason Bartlett’s double in that same contest , it twisted the fork harder into the Rays underbelly for their first loss to Boston this season. GTMI had become instantly an anemic message of CWGaH (Can We Get a Hit). As the Rays fans walked to our cars for that long exhausting ride home after Monday night’s loss, we instantly gave that night’s win to the Red Sox knowing the “terrible two’s” ,Rays starters James Shields and Matt Garza were throwing the next two nights. With that great thought and vision of victories in our minds, that first loss seemed easier to swallow. The intense bitterness of that loss seemed less salty and diluted with the possibilities of “Big Game” and ” El Diablo” getting redemption for “WD-40”. A betting man would have wagered his salary easily on the duo with a high probability of a “W” on the left side of the Rays record column. Losing either of those match-ups would have entered his mind as he pluck down his wagers. Mike Carlson/AP Tuesday night, Shields posted a “quality start”, and set the tone by only giving up 4 hits and 2 runs over 8 innings,. But the odd mixture of an ever widening strike zone by Home Plate Umpire Bob Davison and the trickery of Boston starter Jon Lester taking that extra 6 inches off the plate proved to be the Rays recipe for disaster. Lester gave up only a single to Rays Designated Hitter Willy Aybar in the fourth inning to spoil his night. The Rays again were faced with another “slumber of the lumber” epidemic as the Rays went 0-5 with RISP, and stranded 7 Rays on base in their second loss in as many nights. The invisibility of Maddon’s offensive mantra GTMI, or “Get The Man In” might have become a broken tooth on the spoke of the Rays hitting machine and it brought the whole she-bang to a screeching halt. When the Rays have shown their offensive pratfalls this season, the team has stranded countless men on base, or forgotten where those bases were located. Without a solid smack, slap or a tickle off the Rays bats, this team will feel that bitter taste of losing again. And we knew after that second smack down this second divisional series would go to Boston. But we still felt strong in knowing the Rays were sending their own demon to the mound for the finale, and he could already taste the sweetness. And in this final swing at the Red Sox you knew that something had to give for the Rays. Something had to be discovered or uncovered that had boosted the Rays chances at failure the previous two nights. But just as quickly as the sixth Red Sox hitter, you saw Garza instantly show the frustration behind the mound, and some sort of implosion was definitely on the horizon. After that first blast by Adrian Beltre, Garza seemed to second guessing his strategy and try to change his team’s outcome in one sweep. Garza’s 5 walks and 3 home runs allowed last night showed his mind along with his control was not as sharp as the whiskers on his chin. Steve Nesius/AP Garza was having his own purgatory moments on the mound, the Rays hitters found a reoccurring theme of inconsistent hitting. They did string together an early scoring opportunity in the second inning after Blalock lead-off with a single. Blalock then advanced along the base paths and came across the plate on Reid Brignac’s grounder and tie the game and gave the Rays a boost of renewed confidence. A second costly mistake to Beltre, which quickly deposited 388 feet into the Leftfield stands and the Red Sox quickly took this game solidly out of the Rays grasp. As the game ended the frustration and the angst was visible from the Rightfield stands as the Rays players began their trip towards the dugout tunnel to the Rays clubhouse. Some chins were down and you wonder what the final remedy or cure will be for this anemic offense situation to rebound. For immediately on Thursday night, the Chicago White Sox will venture into Tropicana Field and after seeing the Rays recent struggles, they might also be smelling fresh blood. The Rays need to resoundingly wake up their slumbering offense that went a combined 1-14 with RISP in their Wednesday night debacle. Soon the mantra of GTMI might be dead in the water if the team doesn’t institute a lifesaving move to save this home stand. People will point fingers from the stands towards certain Rays players who have failed to connect or contribute lately, but the stark reality is all 25 members of this Rays team are accountable right now. You win as a team, and you lose as a team. Somehow some way this spell of offensive despair has to end. Hopefully it is a simple attitude or minor adjustment and again we can cheer and say hello to victory soon for the Rays. Either that, or is it going to be a long, long Summer, and we do not want that! Posted on May 26, 2010 at 10:44 pm Tags: Hank Blalock, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jobu, Joe Maddon, Matt Garza, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis, Willy Aybar Blalock is the Bandage, not the Rays Answer J Meric / Getty Images Anyone who has known me for any amount of time know that I have very well cemented opinions about this whole enchilada concerning Pat “The DFA” Burrell and Rays new poster problem child Hank Blalock. I do agree with the Rays Front Office that it was time to make some sort of residual personnel change and find a feasible offensive option at Durham for the Rays woes at the Designated Hitter spot. But what concerns me is not the haste of the fond farewell to the Burrell Era, but the Rays reasoning for accepting Blalocks “convoluted” threats and letting him get what he wanted in the long run instead of flushing him out of the Rays organization. This recent action goes a bit against the grain of the Rays usual mentality to purge those negative influences instead of enhance them through promotion in their farm system. There was already a viable Ray solution currently on the Rays 25-man roster named Willy Aybar who was more than capable of taking over and having instant success at the DH position. Why did the Rays Front Office bring in their resident angry child Blalock who might end up doing more harm than good in the character of this cohesive Rays clubhouse. Why wasn’t Aybar, who has seen his name erased from duty at First Base lately not given a chance to “own” the D H spot for himself before letting Blalock and his agent Scott Boras deafening verbal barrages force the Rays hands on give in to their temper tantrum problem child. In essence, the Rays did not have to play any part in Blalocks tug and pull game, but there might be some sort of dark reasoning to all this madness that will expose itself in time. Sure there have been acknowledgments from the Rays camp that those verbal barrages did not play into the recent decision that could have ultimately exploded on them on May 15th if the Rays did not make a corresponding move to entice Blalocks happiness. My twisted point here is that this is second moment of Blalock misery that has descended upon the Rays Front Office ears in less than 60 days that Blalock has thrown his blatant opinions and close-ended options to the media instead of hashing them out in private with the Rays Front Office like a true professional. I hate to say it like this, but I have more respect for the two snitches in the Mariner’s locker room right now than a player who whines through the media to hasten his departure from the minor leagues. But sometimes things are done in a business like baseball to hastly dampen outward disruptions while a viable alternative solution or destination can be fully figured out from stem to stern. If you consider baseball a normal business, then why did the Rays let an “employee” manipulate their cherished positive value system and give him a promotion to the Major Leagues instead of sending Blalock on the same sharp rail that disgruntled former Rays employees Delmon Young and Elijah Dukes took on their treks out of town and to their MLB squads. And we all know how well that move went for the Rays organization. Well, at least the Young trade netted us key Rays contributors Matt Garza and Jason Bartlett. RRCollection But this time for some odd reason, the Rays decided to let the playground bully get his way and stroll into the Rays locker room with his chest extended far and wide. I can tell you I will be one of those Rays fans sitting on their hands until good old # 9 gives me a legitimate and constant reason to raise them and pop them together. And the main reason for my defiance to Blalock comes from his numerous rants and raves that I felt was not needed if he truly did have the stats and the ability to help instead of hinder this squad. But there were other options at Durham who might have also fit the bill for the Rays. Cue the Dan Johnson promotional video. Seriously, let’s look at both Aybar and Johnson for a moment before I make a final statements on Mr. Blalock. Coming into Sunday’s game, Aybar has been a great offensive addition to the Rays with the constant flux concerning Burrell before his final Designated For Assignment verdict on Saturday. Considering Aybar went a combined 5 for 21 with a HR and 6 RBI on the Rays recent 9-game road trip, Aybar has shown a knack for getting the right hit at the right moment to spark the Rays offense. And his exclamation point just Saturday afternoon of hitting a walk-off Home Run in the bottom of the ninth inning off former Rays reliever Jesus Colume shows he has the gumption and the ability to fill the D H position in-house without Blalock in the fold. So let’s turn our attention to my subtle reasoning for a Dan Johnson promotion, who like Blalock can play most of the Rays infield positions. Johnson has also been on a bit of a tear in the minor leagues with Durham to start the season. And if you stack them side-by-side, they might make the Rays decision a bit more…well “convoluted” to me. Johnson has appeared in 31 games and has hit .325 while Blalock was maintaining a .349 batting average. Close enough to maybe throw a tie into that mixture of facts. If you look at their collective OPS so far in 2010 at Durham, Johnson has a 1.047 OPS as opposed to Blalocks .910 mark. During their Bulls tenure, Blalock has played mostly Third Base while Johnson has manned the First Base bag for the Bulls. But I really think that Johnson’s 11 HR compared to Blalocks 4 HR gives Johnson a distinctive edge as an offensive weapon for the Rays. But maybe the Rays saw Johnson’s 25 strikeouts compared to Blalocks 19 and considered that stat another tie or wash. But then two stats that should of made Johnson a “shoe-in for promotion might be his .651 Slugging Percentage and 15 walks. It shows shows Johnson is more selective at the plate compared to Blalocks 10 walks and .505 Slugging Percentage. One of the explanations for Blalocks promotion was his overall versatility to play both corner positions, plus add a Designated Hitting option from the left-side of the plate. But Johnson also has that same level of distinction. I hope the Rays did some serious soul searching before they arrived at this final decision to bring Blalock to this Rays clubhouse. Considering the combined abundance of extensive Scouting and player development intelligence within the Top floor offices at Tropicana Field, you got to think there is a secret black ops plan or some sort of alternative universe thought process in rewarding Blalock for his convoluted comments and threats. And I expect to get hammered by some people who will try and tell me to give Blalock a chance because he was so great for this team this Spring. That was true for the two weeks Blalock played until the last week of Spring Training when Blalock seemed to veer from his “Rays Way” of thinking. That moment provided our first look into the Darkness of the Blalock world. After the Rays announced that Blalock did not have a coveted slot on the Rays final 25-man roster, his first wave of frustration or disbelief hit his brain stem hard and without thinking of possible recourse, he rebounded with an instant call for the Rays to find a team that would “respect his services” or send him packing. Some will say that the Rays worked with him and gave him assurances and possible scenarios for promotion at certain moments in the Rays season, but Blalock began to get antsy and wanted fruition to the primal Rays song and dance. And there might be a Rays crafty ulterior motive here to let Blalock showcase his talents until possibly the Trade Deadline in the end of July when the Rays could discuss his final visa papers to leave the Rays-land for another location in return for some added minor league talent. Maybe even back in March the Rays had a plan to maybe hold onto Blalock when he would become a “premium” player and use the market to their advantage to get some needed resources heading in their quest for a 2010 Playoff berth. And if that is the intention of the Rays in the long run, then Rays Vice President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman would have been wise to swallow his tongue and take the verbal abuses when it might net some key member(s) to a future Rays squad. But in the end, this should have been Aybar time to shine for the Rays. Even if he is only hitting .239 in his limited appearances, he was riding a wave of increasing offensive firepower and could reward the Rays greatly in their ultimate faith in him. But then again, Aybar was batting .308 in his past 13 games prior to Saturday afternoon’s contest after starting the season 1 for 12. If that is not the sign of a positive turnaround, then I am as dumb as a box of rocks So with Blalock here, it is a no-brainer that Aybar might get the multitude of appearances against left-handed hitters while Blalock might get his moments against a right-hander. It seems to me that the Rays made the choice of bringing up Blalock with a more than ultimate chance to showcase Blalock to other team’s who might be in the market for either power hitting options in their corner infield spots or possibly DH. It might end up being the Rays real ruse to use Blalocks talents to win some key ballgames and propel them within sight of their goal, then jettison him before the fire in his belly begins to burn again…..possibly in late July. So I will sit silent until Blalock makes me a believer that the verbal assault were just his ploy to show he has the talent and ability to be here. But until then, my hands are folded for him, but cheering wildly and loudly for Aybar to take the position firmly in his hands and keep Blalock on the Rays bench. Oh, and hopefully during his tour in the minor leagues, Blalock finally learned how to hit a breaking ball on the outside corner. If not, it is going to be a long Summer for Blalock. Tags: Andrew Friedman, Dan Johnson, Delmon Young, Elijah Dukes, Hank Blalock, Pat Burrell, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Willy Aybar Rays Pitching still has Question Marks The only thing right now keeping Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Wade Davis as a question mark entering the final weeks of the Spring is Davis himself. Davis could have made some movement towards silencing his critics, and possibly securing his fifth spot in the rotation with a good outing, but instead Davis stubbed his toes. And that lackluster outing has added fuel to the fire that Davis might not be with the Rays on April 6th for the Home Opener and might be headed down to Durham for a month or so to regroup. And before his last outing, the idea of the Rays sending Davis down to stop his Major League service clock seemed to be the only logical reason to ship Davis back to the minors until at least the middle of May and sticking with Mr “Plug In”, Andy Sonnanstine on the Rays roster. The versatility of Sonnanstine right now might lay heavily on their upcoming fifth rotation decision as Sonnanstine could effectively switch from Bullpen or staring positions as needed until either Davis or J P Howell are again shown to be a positive move for the club. And it was only last Spring that Davis also took himself out of the thought process for the battle for the Rays fifth spot in the rotation in 2009 with another similar bad outing at the wrong time. But this year, after a great late season campaign up starting games for the Rays, it seems that Davis had his future with the Rays in 2010 firmly in his pitching hands. And with Sonnanstine not flinching at all, but showing his resourceful nature and rebounding effectively from a bad 2009, it seems that the Rays could, should and might send Davis back for a month to push his service clock back a season. And this move is totally reminiscent of the way the Rays pushed Third Base prospect Evan Longoria back to Durham in 2008 for a small period of time before Longoria was then brought up weeks later due to an injury to Willy Aybar. But with the Rays recent injury bug there is speculation that both could make the Rays roster without incident this Spring and push away the competition for the fifth spot. Which poses a few questions to me. If both starters make the roster, with one pitcher doing spot duty as a long reliever, will that reorganize the overall chemistry and roles of the Rays Bullpen, with the exceptions being closer Rafael Soriano and Dan Wheeler? And if Sonnanstine is given the additional slot on the Rays 25-man roster, does that mean that Joaquin Benoit doesn’t have a realistic chance to make the Rays roster? There have been moments where Benoit has looked like his former Rangers heydays, and others where he has looked like he is still seeking the answers. But Benoit has done exactly what the Rays have asked of him, and is currently tied with several relievers in total game appearances this Spring, plus Benoit has looked extremely good over the last week. Could Benoit be peaking at the right moment to get in the mindset of the Rays Coaches as the clock winds down this Spring? And with Howell out for at least a month, could fellow lefties Heath Phillips or even Carlos Hernandez get a chance again at the Major League level to occupy Howell’s spot in the Rays Bullpen, then bring about some major decisions by the Rays when Howell returns. Or could the Rays take their chances and try to sneak either pitcher through waivers and back to the minors upon Howell’s return? Howell’s injury brings up the new thought of both Davis and Sonnanstine staying up with the big club, but could the move compromise the Rays Bullpen’s overall integrity a bit. With Sonnanstine joining the motley crew, could the move force former long reliever Lance Cormier into Howell’s old role on the short term, or do the Rays hope that Benoit can assume Howell’s role of facing hitters from both sides of the plate, and leave Cormier to mostly specialized rightie roles, or as a second possible long reliever? Gail Burton/AP But then there is another Bullpen question that some people have been mumbling about since late in 2009. Could Rays reliever Grant Balfour be a problem or could he be hiding something? Balfour has been decreasing his overall pitch velocity and looking pretty vulnerable to hitters over the last several months of 2009. Could he just of had a weak arm also towards the end of 2009 from his overuse in 2008 and 2009, or could he just have run out of tricks and the hitters are wise to him now? And again this Spring, Balfour has not had the best Spring again here in 2010 showing either he is a slow starter, or maybe the 2008 season’s magic might have finally left his fingers. There are still many pitching questions left to be answered, but the Rays have said that a definite decision on their 2010 rotation will be coming soon. One highly probable suggestion is to flip-flop current the 3 and 4 starters Jeff Neimann and David Price to break up the right-handed heavy Rays front of the rotation. Something that was unique for the Rays in 2009 was their addition of the second leftie when Price finally joined the Rays mid-season rotation so the Rays could break up the righty-lefty batting order match-ups during every series, but with Scott Kazmir now gone, only David Price remains in the Rays rotation. The move would effectively eliminate a lefty dominant line-up for an entire Rays opponent’s series, and break up any chance of another teams getting into a hitting rhythm against the Rays by possibly facing three right-handers in a row. Big decisions, hard decisions. But then again, that is why the Rays brass get paid the big money. My personal hopes are that the team uses Benoit effectively in the Rays Bullpen to begin the season, with Sonnanstine as the fifth starter for about a month. That would give Benoit a chance to show he still has the stuff to compete at the Major League level. When Benoit is on the ball, he is simply magical on the mound. And this move could also effectively buy the Rays an added year of Davis’s services, plus give the team more time to showcase Sonnanstine’s talents if they decide they might want to seek a trade, or they could simply send Sonnanstine back to the minors as a insurance policy against further pitching injuries. Whatever the Rays decide, the team has to effectively decide what the roles Rays player’s like Benoit, Cormier and leftie Randy Choate will perform before they can streamline their thought process and make an adequate and concise decision. This might be the final season the Rays have this much offensive firepower for awhile, so the team needs to make the right adjustments and the right moves to counter that offense with a great pitching staff and effective Bullpen in 2010. Rays Manager Joe Maddon is famous for using the quote, ” Starting pitching sets the tone of the game.” If the team doesn’t find the right solutions to shore up their back-end of the rotation, it will just fester into a situation every 5 days for the Rays. Davis and Sonnastine have to provide that comfort and confidence level over the next few days for the Rays to begin their final decision process. But with a swift decision, it also sets up the Rays pitchers to get into a rhythm now, even before the season begins and adjust accordingly to their rotation slots. The Rays had a few setbacks recently on their pitching front, with Howell going down this weekend and question marks still surrounding several Bullpen 2010 roles and abilities. But in the end, the Rays have to do what is right for the team to fulfill their quest to again play deep into October. With both sides of the ball clicking for the Rays, the sky could be the limit in 2010, but quickly even that scenario can falter if an injury bug decides to hit the team, or a starter falters early….but then again, that is why we play 162 games before crowning a Division Champion. Posted on March 21, 2010 at 11:21 am Tags: Andy Sonnanstine, Carlos Hernandez, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Evan Longoria, Grant Balfour, Heath Phillips, J P Howell, Jeff Niemann, Joaquin Benoit, Joe Maddon, Lance Cormier, Rafael Soriano, Rays, Rays Renegade, Tampa Bay Rays, Wade Davis, Willy Aybar	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1569
__label__cc	0.662696	0.337304	Lucas Dobre and His Girlfriend Ivanita Lomeli Broke Up! Lucas Dobre and Ivanita Lomeli have broken up after a few months of dating. Lucas and Ivanita pranked fans about their break up on Apr 5, 2018, in a video entitled I BROKE UP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND. on Lucas and Marcus’ YouTube channel. Did they break up? Fast forward six months, they shared break up video again, but this time, it was not a prank. Lucas and Ivanita have broken up. The video entitled we broke up, was uploaded on Oct 9, 2018, and Lucas and Ivanita disclosed that their split is an amicable one. In the heartbreaking video, Ivanita revealed that she has to focus on her school and Lucas need to work on his tours. The news came as a shocker to their fans, but to their relief, they are still close friends. Recently, Lucas was featured in one of Ivanita’s videos titled 24 HOURS HANDCUFFED TO MY EX BOYFRIEND! Lucas and Ivanita made their relationship public back in March 2018, but they seem to have fallen in love with each other even before that.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1577
__label__wiki	0.737011	0.737011	Report: Jimmy Butler “had problems” with Andrew Wiggins last season The line of people frustrated with Andrew Wiggins not reaching his potential as a player — due to work ethic and an at times passive personality — is longer than the lines for the new Pixar rides at Disneyland this summer. It goes back to Bill Self and most of Jayhawk nation in Kansas, continues through Flip Saunders and Sam Mitchell, and goes right up to Tom Thibodeau and his unflinching glare. Jimmy Butler has jumped in that line, too, reports Sean Deveney of The Sporting News. Sources familiar with the situation told Sporting News that Butler is uncertain about playing with Wiggins — Butler had problems last season with Wiggins, his work ethic and his approach on the defensive end of the floor. Thibodeau has had similar problems with Wiggins in the past, too, and he had some hope that bringing a tough-minded veteran like Butler into the locker room would spur Wiggins to improve. It didn’t. Not even close — Wiggins regressed. Butler and Wiggins play a similar position and style, in the face of that Wiggins ceded shots (nearly six fewer per game in similar minutes) and with that his efficiency dropped — he shot 33.1 percent from three and his true shooting percentage of 50.1 was well below the league average, as was his PER of 13. Butler is right to be frustrated, but this may be who Wiggins is. It matters because Butler is entering the last year of his contract, and while he’s technically extension eligible right now he makes a lot more money becoming a free agent then re-signing with the Timberwolves next summer. However, if he’s even more frustrated after next season, would he still re-sign? Might he bolt? If your first thought was “well then just trade Wiggins” good luck with that. Wiggins $146.5 million extension he just signed last summer kicks in this summer and other teams have seen what Butler has seen. Not even his hometown team of Toronto is going to jump at Wiggins with that contract. For a team that should be on the rise — the Timberwolves did win 16 more games than the season before and made the playoffs for the first time since 2004 — with elite players like Karl-Anthony Towns and Butler, there is a lot of turbulence around the franchise. Butler loves Thibodeau and his hard-driving style, Towns not so much. Thibodeau’s long-standing habit of riding his starters hard wears on guys — the Timberwolves starting five played more minutes than any five-man unit in the league (330 more than the third-place team, that’s almost seven full games worth) and three Timberwolves were in the top 15 in minutes played total. Throw in the Wiggins dynamic, and this feels like a Minnesota team that could take another step forward next season, or implode. Whichever direction it goes, Wiggins will be one of the main reasons. Tags: Andrew Wiggins, Drew Wiggins, Jimmy Butler, Karl-Anthony Towns Andre Drummond gets elbowed, loses tooth, kicks chair out of his way (video) By Dan FeldmanJan 21, 2020, 12:30 PM EST Andre Drummond keeps looking ornery. His Pistons stink. He’s in the midst of trade rumors, though apparently not headed to the Hawks or Knicks. And he was on the wrong end of Thomas Bryant‘s hustle during Detroit’s loss to the Wizards yesterday. Drummond got elbowed in the face and lost a tooth. Then, while exiting the floor, he kicked a chair out of his way. Drummond: If the rolls were reversed I’d be ejected and probably suspended…… sad I’m good though, thanks to everyone who was concerned 🦋 — Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) January 20, 2020 It was surprising Bryant didn’t get called for anything, especially because Pistons forward Markieff Morris had already been ejected for this flagrant 2 on Davis Bertans: Tags: Andre Drummond, Davis Bertans, Markieff Morris, Thomas Bryant LeBron James on fan throwing item at Bronny during game: ‘Just disrespectful’ AP Photo/Gregory Payan By Dan FeldmanJan 21, 2020, 11:57 AM EST LeBron James‘ son, Bronny, has an incredible amount of attention on him for a high schooler. Unfortunately, someone took it too far while Bronny was playing a game in Massachusetts yesterday. A young-looking fan threw something at Bronny during a game. LeBron: Hating has no age limit! 🤦🏾‍♂️. #JamesGang is build for it and well equipped. As we proceed 👑 https://t.co/6OzvGTxDEW — LeBron James (@KingJames) January 20, 2020 LeBron, via ESPN: “I didn’t see it or hear it, actually. While I was on the opposite side of the floor, I did see the referee stop the game or stop the inbound, and the cop came up there,” he said. “I didn’t even know what happened until the video evidence showed me when I got here. “It’s just disrespectful, and it was a little kid too. I don’t know how old that little kid was, so I don’t know if he learned that on his own or if he learned it at home. Whatever the case may be, it’s disrespectful. I wonder how old that kid is, if he is the age around Bronny’s age [15] or [James’ son] Bryce’s age [12]. I’d like to see them try that while they’re paying attention.” You can hear LeBron as a parent in these words, wondering the age of the thrower and where he learned the behavior. It’s a shame the fan acted this way. Hopefully, someone teaches him a lesson about why this was wrong. Tags: LeBron James Andre Drummond gets elbowed, loses tooth, kicks chair out of his way (video) January 21, 2020 12:30 pm EST LeBron James on fan throwing item at Bronny during game: ‘Just disrespectful’ January 21, 2020 11:57 am EST Three Things to Know: Don’t take Damian Lillard for granted, he explodes for 61 points January 21, 2020 9:39 am EST Friends reach out offering help after disturbing video of Delonte West surfaces January 21, 2020 8:00 am EST Kemba Walker stops personal losing streak to LeBron James at 28, Celtics top Lakers January 21, 2020 12:33 am EST Lakers, 76ers reportedly interested in trade for Derrick Rose January 20, 2020 10:01 pm EST Chris Paul scores 28, leads Thunder rally to hand Rockets fourth straight loss January 20, 2020 9:44 pm EST J.J. Redick: Players more concerned with Instagram than winning January 20, 2020 7:00 pm EST Anthony Davis returning for Lakers-Celtics January 20, 2020 5:00 pm EST Chandler Parsons hires law firm, which calls car-crash injuries potentially career-ending January 20, 2020 3:00 pm EST Kyrie Irving on getting criticized: ‘They crucified Martin Luther King’ January 20, 2020 1:00 pm EST Report: Knicks not interested in trading for Pistons center Andre Drummond January 20, 2020 11:16 am EST Kristaps Porzingis expected to return Tuesday vs. Clippers after 10-game absence January 20, 2020 9:00 am EST Watch Domantas Sabonis’ first career triple-double leads Pacers past Nuggets January 20, 2020 8:00 am EST Kent Bazemore reportedly to stay in Sacramento, Dewayne Dedmon still wants out January 19, 2020 11:00 pm EST Kyrie Irving badgers Nets teammates with weird theory connecting himself to Julius Erving January 19, 2020 9:00 pm EST Report: Stephen Curry targeting return for Warriors-Wizards on March 1 January 19, 2020 7:00 pm EST Watch Klay Thompson’s emotional jersey retirement at Washington State January 19, 2020 5:00 pm EST Luka Doncic on Kings: ‘I honestly thought they were going to pick me’ January 19, 2020 3:00 pm EST Royce O’Neale agrees to four-year, $36 million contract extension to stay in Utah January 19, 2020 12:45 pm EST Marcus Smart’s Celtics record 11 threes still not enough to beat Suns January 19, 2020 12:00 pm EST LeBron James gets ‘M-V-P’ chants in Houston January 19, 2020 9:58 am EST Check out Stephen Curry the sideline reporter (VIDEO) January 19, 2020 8:00 am EST LeBron James drops 31, leads Lakers comeback to beat Rockets January 19, 2020 2:19 am EST Watch Kawhi Leonard’s 39 points spark Clippers rally past Pelicans 133-130 January 18, 2020 10:50 pm EST Giannis Antetokounmpo: NBA system wants you to flop, but ‘that’s not who I am’ January 18, 2020 9:00 pm EST Report: LeBron James views Jason Kidd as only living peer for basketball intelligence January 18, 2020 7:00 pm EST Report: In money-saving trade, Trail Blazers swap Kent Bazemore for Kings’ Trevor Ariza January 18, 2020 5:56 pm EST Mike Conley listed as probable, reportedly to return to Jazz lineup Saturday night January 18, 2020 4:43 pm EST Karl-Anthony Towns shoots down trade rumors, and was that a dig at Jimmy Butler? January 18, 2020 3:00 pm EST Somehow, Ja Morant highlights keep getting better (video) January 18, 2020 1:00 pm EST Trae Young gets ankles absolutely destroyed by Dejounte Murray (video) January 18, 2020 11:00 am EST Tristan Thompson slaps Jae Crowder’s rear end, gets ejected (video) January 18, 2020 10:00 am EST Kyle Lowry flings in wild 3-pointer (video) January 18, 2020 8:00 am EST Knicks rookie R.J. Barrett out at least a week with right ankle sprain January 18, 2020 12:55 am EST Heat: Justise Winslow out at least two more weeks January 18, 2020 12:08 am EST Kevin Huerter’s 3-pointer gives Hawks first win in San Antonio in his lifetime (video) January 17, 2020 11:15 pm EST Buddy Hield on Kings getting booed at home: ‘That’s how Sacramento fans are’ January 17, 2020 10:00 pm EST 76ers play 6-on-5 vs. Bulls (video) January 17, 2020 9:00 pm EST Thirty days after being called ‘day-to-day,’ Karl-Anthony Towns returns to Timberwolves January 17, 2020 8:00 pm EST	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1582
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__label__cc	0.541063	0.458937	Saving the Future of the Forest: a Verderers Court Presentment By Brian Tarnoff on 20/09/2017 in Habitat Here we welcome a guest post from one of our Members, Ian Thew of Burley, who gave this Presentment in this month’s Verderers Court. Official Verderer, members of the Verderers Court, good morning and thank you for this opportunity to speak to you..My name is Ian Thew and I live deep within a New Forest Inclosure and for many years I have been an active New Forest Sporting Licencee; in consequence of which, I’m probably more aware of what is happening on the Forest than most people. I am here today to express my fears for the future of this unique place that we call the New Forest. The New Forest National park is the smallest and in many ways the most fragile of all the National parks but contains more special designations protecting fauna and flora than any other. During the past few months, I have witnessed enumerable off-road and night-time cyclists; many, so called, wild campers; overnight camper vans in Forest car parks; several incidents of fly-tipping and on two occasions my wife and I have been subjected to, all night long, heavy base music bouncing across the Forest and, on another occasion, we had to deal with a party of rowdy scouts at 1.30 in the morning. I could go on but I do not wish to waste the time of this court; I am merely trying to demonstrate the enormity and the variety of the abuse that this Forest is being subjected to. It is obvious, from the overflowing car parks and the masses of gazebos and tents that sprout-up like small villages across the Forest during the summer, that there are just too many visitors for this fragile environment to cope with. At the moment, recreation is taking precedence over conservation and protection of the environment which is in direct contradiction of the Sandford Principle. There is no doubt that visitors are here to stay and, as one who makes part of his living from tourism, their business is welcome. But, for the sake of the future of the New Forest, their numbers must be limited to a sustainable level and their activities must be restricted to those that do not inflict harm on this very special environment. The ground rules should be clearly apparent to all who come here so that ignorance cannot be used as an excuse by those who offend and, similarly, it should be policed and there should be provision to enable those who are protecting the interests of the Forest to penalize or prosecute those who choose to ignore these rules. Enforcement of the by-laws on the New Forest Crown Lands is the responsibility of the Forestry Commission who seem to be reluctant to prosecute offenders. Furthermore, we have been told that budgetary restrictions have reduced the numbers of front-line people on the ground. But this cannot be used as an excuse for the ruination of the New Forest and the necessary funds must be made available to enable sufficient policing and prosecution when necessary. This budgetary shortfall is now common knowledge and I am often rendered speechless and helpless when informed by offending, anarchistic visitors that there is nothing I, or anyone else, can do about them. Surely it’s time that something is done, before it is too late, to stop these people, who are hell bent on destroying that which we all love and cherish and that which the majority of people come here to enjoy. That his Forest is under threat is obvious to all; so what are we going to tell our grandchildren or our great grandchildren when they ask us why we didn’t do something to save it before it was too late? I request that the Verderers use the authority of this court to urge the Forestry Commission to police the New Forest and enforce its by-laws and, similarly, to urge the New Forest National Park Authority to exercise their duties in accordance with the Sandford Principle. Presentment: Thanks to FC for continued Fungi policy / England Coast Path shortcomings The NFA hope the Verderers will join us in thanking the Forestry Commission for their continuing attempts to protect fungi vital to the habitat of the Crown Lands. As they did last year, the FC are still working to disrupt the illegal commercial picking and appealing to the public not to pick as well. In this, the Forestry Commission are fulfilling their legal duty as stewards of the Forest habitat. The national code of conduct[] says It is inappropriate to pick fungi from SSSI or National Nature Reserves – the Crown Lands have the Status of both. It is explicitly illegal on National Trust land under their byelaws, and would be illegal under the FC byelaws[†], but for the loophole created by reclassification of fungi as separate to the plant kingdom. Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981[‡] on SSSI’s “intentionally or recklessly destroying or damaging flora or fauna by reason of which land is of special interest” is an offence. The New Forest is one of the few SSSI’s so notified for the special interest of its fungi. Picking any of the Red Band Rare Species of Fungi[§] is absolutely illegal by anyone, anywhere, and carries £5k fine per item with jailtime and vehicle forfeiture. The NFA believes that prosecution of these offenders would discourage commercial foragers more than lesser penalties under the Theft Act 1968.[] I listed some of the England Coast Path’s shortcomings at the July Court, now a short update. Currently the Natural England Coastal Team have offered a Sensitive Features Appraisal to determine exclusions for habitat, a very narrow consideration of features at risk. Unless this were to exclude the route, spreading and coastal margin from the highly protected areas out of hand, we should insist upon the more comprehensive, higher standards of a Habitats Regulation Assessment. The new timeframe for the Consultation on the Highcliffe to Calshot stretch (set to begin between September 27th and October 19th ) unfortunately the majority of the consultation would fall before the next meetings of both the New Forest Consultative Panel, and the Local Access Forum, after next Monday’s meeting of the National Park’s Recreation Management Strategy Steering Group and with no planned meetings for the Advisory Group. This threatens to exclude any measured joint response from local stakeholders. As a member of the Steering Group, we hope the Verderers will join us in calling for an extraordinary joint meeting of both RMS groups to consider the consultation. Natural England are blaming their “parent” DEFRA for the time frame, and a looming March 2018 implementation date. We may need to remind both government departments that they should not be forcing a rush to judgement where disturbance to our most remote, isolated and protected coastal habitat is concerned. [] The Wild Mushroom Picker’s Code of Conduct 1998 [†] FC byelaws 1982, Section 5 Prohibited Acts: “No person shall in or on the lands of the Commissioners: … (vii) dig up, remove, cut or injure any tree, shrub or plant, whether living or not, or remove the seeds therefrom, …” [‡] Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Section 28 (P) [§] Schedule 8 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 [**] Given the indiscriminate harvesting by commercial pickers, it is likely that, if caught, their haul may include samples of rare species which may be used in evidence.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1590
__label__wiki	0.718069	0.718069	Euskara Coordinator Meeting Procedure Remote Meetings Robert's Rules Bizi Emankorra NABO Expense Form Iribarren Fund Members by Year Club Officers Update Form Joining NABO New & Forming Clubs Grow Your Club PR Toolkit for Clubs Knowing Each Other NABO Associates Astero Main Subscribe to Astero Astero Archive External Basque News Sources NABO Tournament NABO Rules Junior Mus NABO Mus Cards Hosting Guidelines Pilota Main Klika Klika Resources Txistu Resources Txistuka Method 2014 Dance Survey Overview of Dance Kids' Dances Evolution of Costumes Atondu's Proposal NABO Songbook Education Main Gurea Kantari Eguna Videoconference Classes Youth Main Aita Tillous Youth Aid Fund Txerriki Pork Fest Bone Marrow Registry Udaleku Aide Guidelines Aide Application Grace Mainvil Scholarship Organize an Udaleku Paper Calendar Bertsolaritza Etxepare Institute Gernikako Arbola Ikurrina Joaldunak NABO Filmategia Basque Film & TV EiTB Zabal Zabalik Spots Gastronomic Societies Sagardoa Patxaran Picon Punch Sheepherding Arborglyphs Rural Sports Basque Chaplains Readers/Viewers Basque Identity Basque Diaspora FEVA & NABO Elkarlan Aberri Eguna Choosing Basqueness Perurena Interview Geography & Demographics U.S. Basque Population Tourism Main Homeland Political Entities Basque Government Euskaletxeak.net Required Club Data Delegation of Euskadi in U.S. Gaztemundu Urazandi Andres Irujo Award NABO Products Bizi Emankorra - Lifetime Contribution Award Nominations are due by our annual Winter meeting. A candidate is a person who has made significant contributions to NABO and/or who have given extraordinary commitment to Basque culture in the United States; i.e., they have contributed beyond their own local Basque community (because NABO's role is not to interject itself in local affairs where each community has the right and privilege to acknowledge its own extraordinary members). We ask each N.A.B.O. organization to nominate people from their Basque community who have involved themselves with NABO related projects and initiatives, and/or served as a N.A.B.O. Delegate. Each club may nominate up to 2 candidates, through their N.A.B.O. representatives. Each nomination should be accompanied by the following information: Name of nominating organization Full name of nominee, their address, phone number & email Please list the leadership roles of nominee Please list the participatory roles of nominee Please describe the volunteerism and actions of the nominee which have promoted NABO related activities to promote Basque culture and identity in the United States. Explain why this person deserves this recognition. Nominee's address / phone number / email address Nominees should be submitted to the NABO secretary before the winter meeting of each year. Please copy and past this into an email message and send your nomination via email secretary@nabasque.eus . 2019 Bizi Emankorra ("Lifetime Contribution") recipients: Mayie Maitia The name Mayie Maitia is synonymous with one of the most well-known Basque restaurants in the United States, Wool Growers in Bakersfield. She is not only known for her delicious cuisine but for her houghtfulness, generosity, and unconditional support of her Basque culture. Mayie was not only a mother to her own children but to the many Basque people who immigrated to the United States. She served as a translator to many Basque people and helped them with immigration, obtaining a driver's license, and scheduling appointments. She has been an inspiration, role model, and has continuously contributed to the well being of the Basque community locally and throughout California. She has generously fed countless children from all over the United States who attended NABO Udaleku's in Bakersfield, donated food to many Basque Club events, and was instrumental in obtaining donations for the building of the KCBC handball court in 1978. Mayie also loves to play Mus and she participated in countless NABO Mus Tournaments. Mayie's support of Basque Clubs extend well beyond Bakersfield. She's been a strong supporter and member of many clubs and served NABO for many years as Bakersfield's NABO delegate. Through her involvement as a NABO delegate, she made many wonderful memories visiting different Basque communities while forging strong friendships with Basques in the western United States and beyond. Mayie has received many awards such as being inducted into the Society of the Basque Studies Hall of Fame in 1998 and Kern County Agriculturist of the Year in 2012. Her awards do not define her; her hard work, dedication to family, kindness and love for her Basque heritage and its people is what serves as an inspiration to us all. Anne Marie Minaberri Anne Marie Minaberri and Maite Curutchague are sisters who have been involved in the Kern County Basque Club for many years. At the Kern County Basque Club picnic in 1973, Anne Marie and Maite were asked to sing in the afternoon. Since that day they have been permanent fixtures at Basque weddings,funerals, club event masses, and picnics, in Bakersfield, throughout California and the western US. They have also organized Catholic masses at Kern County Basque Club events for many years and provided unwavering support to the Basque priests serving the western United States. Anne Marie immigrated to the USA in 1960. She worked as a live-in maid at Basque restaurants and then contributed to the rich Basque history in the American Sheep Industry for many years. She served as a Board of Director and Secretary for the Kern County Basque Club, a NABO delegate, and participated in many NABO Kantari Eguna's with her sister and brother. Anne Marie also taught Basque language and singing at many NABO Udaleku's in Bakersfield. She participated in many NABO Mus Tournaments in Bakersfield organizing and cooking for them. Anne Marie would house and feed the Basque priests when they visited Bakersfield. Maite Curutchague Maite immigrated to the USA in 1960. She worked as a live-in maid, cook and became a fixture in the Kern County Basque restaurant scene serving the communities of Wasco and then Bakersfield for 33 years. Maite also loved pilota where she organized and participated in the women's yearly paleta tournaments. She was proud to teach the Basque youth paleta as she always felt that kept the tradition and Basque sport alive. She also played in countless NABO pilota tournaments as a representative for Bakersfield. Maite participated in many NABO Kantari Eguna's with her sister and brother. Maite also took pride in teaching Basque songs to our youth in Bakersfield. Not only did Maite feed many NABO Udaleku participants delicious Basque meals, she also fed and housed the Basque priests when they visited Bakersfield. We are grateful for Anne Marie and Maite's love and passion for family, the Basque culture and our rich traditions. They believe that the many customs that make up our heritage should not be forgotten. Jerry Etcheverry Jerry Etcheverry has been a staple in both the Winnemucca Basque Club as well as NABO. As a festival chair, member of the board of directors, and mus player, he has tirelessly worked to perpetuate Basque culture in Nevada and beyond. Through his many years as NABO delegate, he has represented Winnemucca Basques and collaborated with many other clubs through NABO to preserve and promote Basque culture for future generations. Valerie Etcharren Arrechea Read transcript of Presentation of Award \| Video Leadership Role: Valerie Arrechea served as NABO's president for 8 terms from 2009 to 2017 and has served as a NABO delegate since 1991. Valerie represented the U.S. and NABO at the 5th and 6th World Congress of Basque Communities in The Basque Country. Valerie has served as the NABO Udaleku chairperson and co-chairperson since 1992 and has been an Udaleku instructor nine times and has organized the Udaleku camp in San Francisco seven times. Valerie has organized various dance and txistu workshops throughout the years. In 1993 Valerie organized a dance group made up dancers from several NABO clubs to perform at the Semana Vasca at Mar del Plata, Argentina (Iparaize). Basque Club of San Francisco: Past President, longtime NABO delegate since 1991, long time secretary and current and longtime dance director of both the Zazpiak Bat Dancers (since 1989) and the Gazteak Dancers (since 1987). Txistu instructor since 1991. Recipient of the Basque Club's Claude Berhouet Lagun Ona award for lifetime contributions. Valerie is the Basque Club's mus organizer for their annual NABO mus tournament. San Francisco Basque Cultural Center: Past President and longtime secretary. Valerie is a key member of the board of directors and serves on many of the important committees such as the Entertainment Committee, Building and Grounds and including incorporating dance, mus, pilota and Euskara in youth activities. Valerie is the Basque Cultural Center's mus organizer for their annual NABO mus tournament. Jeanette Esponda Maxwell Rosita Ibarra KBBS Basque Radio Program - Jeanette Esponda Maxwell The Basque Program was an hour-long radio show every Sunday out of Buffalo, Wyoming. Its opening line, “One hour of music, news, messages, and views sponsored by, and for, Basque people of the area,” said it all. Over the 40 years of the program 1957 – 1997 several Basques would help Jeanette Esponda Maxwell, station owner, commentate on the program. The only surviving commentator is Rosita Maya, who still resides in Buffalo. The program relied on the donations from local Basques to keep it going, as well as the generosity of Jeanette herself, and her commitment to keeping the program on the air. Jeanette referred to KBBS as Buffalo Basque Station Beyond keeping everyone informed about local news, the program served to perpetuate the Basque language in Buffalo and the surrounding area. It was originally designed to ease the isolation felt by the sheepherders. Daughter of John Esponda, an early Basuqe pioneer who settled in the Buffalo, Wyoming area, Jeanette was the originator and hostess of the Basque Program on KBBS radio station. Through it she helped Johnson County, Wyoming Basques remain a vibrant and cohesive community. Jean Flesher Jean is a self-taught musician who has worked to perpetuate Basque music and dance in the United States since the age of 16. After providing music for the Utah’ko Triskalariak dancers, he put together a band locally that would play at Basque events across the country. Jean was instrumental in getting the Buffalo Basque Dance group off the ground. He continued to support the buffalo Basque 10 club by attending and providing entertainment at their annual picnic. Today, Jean is mentoring a new generation of Basque musicians carrying on the tradition of the great icons in Basque music, Jimmy Jausoro, Bernardo Yanci, Jean Iribarne, and the like. Jean and Alberta Escoz Long time NABO delegates from Buffalo. They have been active in their club and always supported NABO activities. Nancy Trevino Nancy served as NABO Secretary under Mary Gaztambide from 2004 – 2009. She was very involved in her local Basque Club in Salt Lake City, also serving as secretary there from the late 80’s until about 1992. She was a dedicated dance mom and followed the Utah’ko Triskalariak dancers on their travels performing at various venues. Jean Baptiste Aguerre Xavier Aphessetche Jean Baptise Bidegaray Juan Brana Bernardo Yanci Izaskun Kortazar Izaskun was nominated for the award for her work as the first NABO Euskera Coordinator, her dedication to the preservation of the Basque language in the US, and willingness to help anyone and everyone she could. Izaskun not only taught face-to-face classes in Boise but was also willing to adopt any other individuals who wanted to learn on-line but who didn't have a club to rely on. She also created curriculum for teachers in other clubs as well as worked closely with HABE and Euskera Chair Martin Goicochea to ensure that the NABO Euskera program continued to run smoothly. Joseba Etxarri Joseba is very well-known to most thanks to his extensive travel through Basque America. Joseba has not only contributed to NABO by serving as a Euskera/song teacher at numerous Udalekus, but he has also collaborated with many clubs who have hosted NABO conventions working to bring entertainment from the Basque Country, as well as sponsorship in some cases. His main contribution, however, is his website EuskalKultura.com that is dedicated to the dissemination of news by and for the Basques in the Diaspora. His daily bulletin covers news from Basque clubs worldwide in three languages. His tireless work allows us to follow events from the US to Shanghai and back again. John Ysursa John has a very long career in NABO beginning with Udaleku and chairing various committees. He is probably better-known for serving as NABO's facilitator for many many years. In that role, John created the website and numerous initiatives from language maintenance, "Got Basque?" to youth involvement, to maintaining the tradition of Basque mass at festivals. John also has collaborated with numerous clubs serving as festival MC in many communities, or teaching dance workshops. John is always willing to serve wherever needed. Benan Oregi Benan, a technician for the Basque Government's Directorate of the Basque Communities Abroad was nominated for his ongoing support and efforts in favor of the US Basque community. In a time where Basques in the US were maybe over looked due to their lack of political participation in Euskadi, Benan stood fast and supported NABO and its initiatives ensuring that funds would be equally distributed to all, and not just to countries with voting Diasporas. Benan also took his job a step further in creating personal relationships with many individuals in many clubs. Always willing to help with grants, or collaborating in any way possible, Benan is always just a call or email away. Martin Etchamendy Martin has always been very involved with the Kern County Basque Club. For those of you who attend the Bakersfield Basque Festival, you know him well, as he is the Master of Ceremonies for the afternoon dance performances. During the performances you may remember some of this Cowboy Sheepman's infamous lines such as, "I wish I was 20 again. Look at my little yearlings. Give them a big hand, they sure deserve it. Look how bright our future is." He also served for many years on the Basque Club Board of Directors. Martin's background and love for music led him to host NABO's annual Kantaria Eguna. He is the Master of Ceremonies at this NABO yearly event and you can be assured Martin will always provide beautiful songs for everyone to enjoy. Father Mike Lastiri Aita Jean-Michel Lastiri has been celebrating mass at Basque Festivals since the passing of Aita Martxel Tillous in 2009. Aita Jean-Michel is currently the pastor at the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Hanford, CA. (http://www.ihmhanford.org/pastor) His parents were Anastasio Lastiri from Arizkun, Nafarroa and Marie Carriquiry from Baigorri, Baxenabarre. Aita Jean-Michel was born in Pomona, CA, but raised in Hanford, CA, outside of Fresno, where his father owned and operated a dairy in Hanford. He graduated from CSU Fresno in 1978, and from the Pontifical College Josephinum in 1983 in Columbus, OH (seminary). Aita Jean-Michel also earned a Masters in Catholic Bioethics from St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO and completed Graduate Studies work at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Italy. He was ordained priest at St. John's Cathedral in Fresno on April 27, 1985. Frank Maitia Frank Maitia was one of the founding fathers of the Kern County Basque Club in 1944. He was both an officer and a director for many years. He also was instrumental in the building of the Kern County Basque Club's fronton. The new fronton breathed new life in to our club which re-established our collaboration with NABO. Frank's love for his Basque culture extended beyond the Kern County Basque Club. He was a pioneer in the Bakersfield Basque restaurant scene but his Basque pride continued to extend beyond Kern County. Frank Maitia was the Kern County Basque Club's first NABO delegate in 1973. He served as the NABO President in 1978 and as the Vice-President in 1979. In the 1970's Frank would host the French handball players every two years for NABO and usually used money out of his own pocket to entertain them. Frank loved to share his Basque heritage with all of his friends and family. He would bring musicians and weight lifters from the Basque Country and invite everyone to the restaurant to enjoy the entertainment. We are grateful for his perseverance which helped to pave the way for the Kern County Basque Club. Martin Minaberry After representing NABO in the 1982 Congress of American Basques, which was sponsored by the Basque Government and held in Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Martin became NABO's first International Chairman and the Basque Government's main contact with NABO through 1991, laying a strong foundation for NABO's longtime relationship with the Basque Government. Martin also served as NABO's Calendar Coordinator for many years and wrote many grant requests on behalf of NABO. Through a NABO grant of the Basque Government (1994), Martin worked with Carmelo Urza of the Center for Basque Studies to create a book of a collections of articles entitled "Historia de la Pelota Vasca en Las Americas." Minaberry was one of the founders of the "Confederación Panamericana de Pelota Vasca" and he was president at this same organization when he proposed the idea to the Basque Government and started working on this book project. Basque Club of San Francisco: President 1981-1982, VP 1980-1981, Secretary 1979-1980, 1982-1986, Director 1979-1986. Elgarrekin Basque Choir – 1979-1991. Basque Educational Organization: Founding Chairman 1984, Chairman 1984-1991. United States Federation of Pelota: Founder (1982), Secretary for many years. San Francisco Basque Cultural Center: Founding member 1981. On November 7th, 2009, Martin Minaberry was honored by the Basque Educational Organization and the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center by having the Basque Library that he started in 1984 be rededicated in his name, The Martin Minaberry Library. Marilou Onaindia The name Marilou at the Kern County Basque Club is synonymous with laughter, hard work, and attention to detail. Marilou served as a director for the Bakersfield Basque Club Board for 14 years, specifically as secretary for 10 years. Even before her serving on the Basque Club Board, she assisted in planning the 1994 NABO Convention in Bakersfield. During her tenure on the Kern County Basque Club Board she was instrumental in organizing the 2004 NABO Convention in Bakersfield. She has also served as a NABO delegate for the Kern County Basque Club as well as coordinator of the NABO Mus tournaments in Bakersfield. Mus players can always count on a big smile and a warm welcome from Marilou when they participate in our tournaments. In 1989 she assisted with the Bakersfield Udaleku Music Camp and orchestrated the 1997 and 2005 music camps hosted in Bakersfield. Those of you who know Marilou are aware of her motto-Together Everyone Accomplishes More (TEAM). Marilou's 'can do attitude' inspired other members to volunteer and work together to make our Basque culture and club come alive for all ages. Anna Aguirre Bio coming soon Bob Goicoechea Jim Ithurralde Jim was born in Ely, Nevada to Basque immigrants Manes and Mary Jean (Goyhenetche) Ithurralde. He was raised on a sheep ranch in White Pine County and graduated from Eureka County High School in 1960 and furthered his education at Link's School of Business in Boise. He returned to his home town of Eureka and went into banking and was later transferred to Elko were he and his wife Monique became involved in the Elko Euzkaldunak Club. His wife had come to this country as a small child from Eskul Herrria. Both of them held several officer positions in the Elko Club. Jim and Bob Goicoechea were elected to be the first delegates from Elko to help form the North American Basque Organization (N.A.B.O.) This was challenging times to start this federation bringing the French Basque and the Spanish Basque to unite as one. Jim was used to this because as president of the Elko club he had had some of the same issues. After several meetings were held and at the end they took to heart the Basque motto Zazpiak-Bat and became unified to start this great organization. At that time Jim was still a banker and he became N.A.B.O.'s first treasurer and its second president. Jim is better known as an announcer of Basque festivals throughout the State of Nevada for over 40 years.. He started announcing the National Basque Festival of his home club Elko in 1970. He has announced in Ely, Reno and Winnemucca. He announced the Winnemucca Festival for 28 consecutive years. He enjoyed explaining the Basque culture and heritage to people attending these festivals. In 2004 Jim and his brother Bob put on a program about the Basque at the USA/Canada Lions Club Leadership Forum. Jim's original vision of what N.A.B.O should be has become a reality to him of unifying the Basque communities of North America and teaching our children why they are Basque and to be proud of their heritage and culture. He was very surprised and pleased that his peers honored awarding him the Biza Emankorra Award at the 2013 at the Elko National Basque Festival. Mary Gaztambide (Salt Lake City) Anita Anacabe Franzoia (Elko) Anita Anacabe is the owner-operator of the Nevada icon, Elko General Merchandise, AKA Anacabe's. Since the age of 4 she has been involved with the Elko Basque community educating people about anything Basque. She is a Business Education graduate of Boise State University and a member of the original UNR-BSU program abroad. The Onate program was a predecessor to the USAC Consortium. After being adjunct faculty in Spanish and Basque at Great Basin College, Anita continues to teach Euskara through the Elko Euzkaldunak Club. She has taken hundreds people to the Basque Country on various educational tours. She has represented Elko in the North American Basque Organization for many years and is a recipient of the Bizi Emankorra award. She was included in the Nevada Legacy Project – 150 Years of Excellence. Anita and Mike Franzoia have four children that all espouse being Basque also. Isidro Echeto (Winnemucca) Isidro has been an active member of the Winnemucca Basque club since 1975. He has acted as Festival Chairman/Co-Chairman for well over 8 years and has held the office of President or Vice President of the Winnemucca Basque club for 12 years. He also represented the Winnemucca Basque club as NABO delegate for 17 years. Isidro has donated many hours and days of his time to promote the Basque culture in his lifetime. He has been a major influence to our Basque club and to NABO through the years, whether it be through organizing NABO Conventions here in Winnemucca or encouraging the youth of the community to take active roles in NABO. At this time in his life he enjoys watching is Grandchildren dance and playing Mus with his daughter. Martin Goicoechea (Rock Springs) Martin Goicoechea spearheaded NABO's Euskara recovery and preservation program back in 2000 and continues to serve as NABO's Euskara Chairperson. Through this committee, lead by Martin, many euskara classes started up throughout the NABO member clubs and euskara preservation has become one of NABO's prime objectives. He has worked closely with the Basque Government and with HABE to negotiate the free use of euskara learning tools such as Hezinet and BOGA, and has worked to get special grants to staff a NABO euskara coordinator. All of these efforts by Martin and NABO were recognized in 2009 by Eusko Ikaskuntza when NABO was awarded their Euskararen Nazioarteko Eguna prize for the promotion of Euskara. Along with Martin's commitment to NABO, Martin is also very active in his local club in Rock Springs, Wyoming and was one of the main organizers of the 2005 NABO Convention in Rock Springs. Martin has been a longtime supporter and participant in NABO's Kantari Eguna event. Martin is one of only four active bertsolaris in the United States and often performs for many of the NABO clubs at their events from New York City to San Francisco. In 2003, Martin received the United State's highest honor in folk and traditional art when he was awarded the National Endowment for the Arts' National Heritage Fellowship in Washington D.C. In 2005 Martin was inducted into the Society of Basque Studies in America's Basque Hall of Fame. In 2003, Marin was a member of the NABO delegation to the Basque Government's World Congress of Basque Communities. Kate Camino (Buffalo/Reno) Kate Camino has been very active in NABO events for many years. She has served several times as an Udaleku Director: 2000 (Buffalo), 2002 (Reno), 2008 (Buffalo), 2010 (Reno) and is now the Udaleku co-chairperson. She is longtime NABO delegate since 1991 (Center for Basque Studies, Buffalo). At the international level whe was chosen to represent NABO at the Second World Congress of Basque Communities held in Gasteiz, Araba, October 1999, then chosen to participate in Gaztemundu 2002 special Dance edition by the Basque Government, honored by the Basque Parliament (Eusko Legebiltzara) for organization of "Renoko Aste Nagusia" July 1999. She was also appointed by Euskal Irratia Telebista (EITB – Basque Radio and Television) as their North American correspondent, 2000-2006. At the local level she has served as director, president and secretary for the Zazpiak Bat Basque Club (Reno), past director for the Big Horn Basque Club (Buffalo), dance instructor for the Zazpiak Bat Basque Club (Reno). Victor Esain (Fresno) Victor was one of the original five Basques to organize the Fresno Basque Club in 1978 and became one of its first NABO Delegates in 1979; and he served us well for 22 years. He was also our Club's first MUS chairman; and he ran a "tight ship" regarding the rules of the game, implementing the use of score cards on each players' table which later was utilized by other clubs. In 2004, he was a recipient of the 24th ANNUAL HALL OF FAME award by the Society of Basque Studies in America. He was honored for his NABO-oriented qualities as well, when in 2000 he was appointed NABO MUS Chairperson. For over twenty years he also assisted Pierre Etcharren and Jean Baptise Aguerre organize tournaments. Up until 2004, he had been involved in 25 national tournaments and 10 international tournaments. Although no longer a NABO Delegate since 2001, he still keeps track of the majority of clubs' winners and especially keeps up-to-date records of all national NABO winners! He literally has an ARCHIVE of notebooks on NABO championships and is SO PASSIONATE about the game and its players! The Society honored Victor for his steady, optimistic and determined dedication to mus games, Basque traditions and sports. Because we know Victor immensely enjoyed being involved in NABO for so many years, both as Delegate and involved with the mus games, national or mundial, we are submitting with honor and pleasure his name as a nominee for the NABO BIZI EMANKORRA for 20ll. Many of the younger Delegates may not have met Victor, but we are sure they would respect him for his dedication of many years to NABO. We know he did it with a glad heart and Basque pride, and it gave him great joy! Emilia Doyaga Emilia Sarriugarte Doyaga was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received her Bachelor's Degree at Hunter College her Masters at Columbia University, and her Ph.D. at New York University and the Institute of Educational Management at Harvard. She was a professor at St. John's University, Brooklyn College and York College of City University College of New York, and a Distinguished Professor of State University of New York. She served as Dean at York College of New York and as Academic Vice President at State University of New York. She has published books on Unamuno, Becquer, and the Spanish Language as well authored articles related to the Basques on Columbus, Cuba and the New York Basque Center. Dr. Doyaga is currently the President and NABO representative of the Society of Basque Studies in America, an organization she founded with two other academics. She has volunteered as the NABO Delegate for more than a decade, traveling and crossing the United States to the NABO meetings which have always been held in the west. The extra effort, time and money dedicated to NABO from the eastern Basques are noteworthy. She has often been the sole voice for eastern Basques as well as those in Florida. She maintains contact with Basques from all NABO clubs and has traveled to visit more than half of the clubs over the years. Emilia danced with the Basque dancing groups of New York for years as a young adult and traveled Canada, the United States and Cuba with a professional group of Basque dancers. Emilia created the Basque Hall of Fame, having served as an organizer and has traveled to be present and be the moderator at every single Basque Hall of Fame induction ceremony (29 total). She has been selected by the Basque Government to attend the World Congress of Basque Collectivities in 1995 and 1999, and the American Congress of Basque Centers in 1997 in Buenos Aires. With José Ramon Cengotitabengoa and Anna Aguirre, Emilia has maintained the Society of Basque Studies in America and its relations with euskal etxeak around the world, always promoting NABO activities, its calendar, its delegates and its mission. No one knows Emilia's physical age, we know her activity and promotion of all things Basque to be limitless. Emilia has volunteered in leadership positions at the Euzko-Etxea of New York, the Society of Basque Studies in America, and is the initiator of the Basque International Cultural Center in New York. She is constantly volunteering for projects related to promoting awareness about the Basques such as the NABO initiative to correct the New York Times' erroneous reporting on Euskara. Emilia was the liaison who took hundreds of signatures to an assistant editor to ask for a correction. She was a leader for the Trainera Project which built and donated to the Basque Country from the Basque diaspora an authentic trainera. With the Society of Basques in America she was instrumental in helping execute the Basque Sheepherders' Monument in Reno. She has endlessly promoted Basque art and artists in the United States, as well as Basque cuisine on the US east coast. She has promoted Euskara in her own club and is constantly encouraging others to take the courses. Franxoa Bidaurreta Leadership Role: NABO's First Pilota Chairperson 1976-1981(approximately) In 1976, NABO was interested in forming a Pilota Committee to promote pilota throughout the western United States and encourage interaction between Basque Clubs that had frontons. As he was already the Pilota Chairperson of the San Francisco Basque Club, Franxoa was invited to one of their meetings. At that meeting Franxoa was appointed Chairperson and asked to form a Pilota Committee. Immediately after the meeting, Franxoa contacted Basque Clubs which had frontons and formed the Pilota Committee with the pilota chairmen of the various clubs. In addition to attending regular NABO meetings, he would meet several times a year with the Committee members at various locations to discuss how to promote pilota, by teaching the youth and encouraging club tournaments. The first NABO Pilota Tournament was held within one year of the committee formation. Contacting the Federation Francaise de Pelote Basque (French Federation), the committee was able to set up competitions between their players and NABO players, taking place every 2 years. This continued for more than 25 years. He was instrumental in encouraging the reopening of the Boise Fronton at the Basque Block which had been used as a warehouse for many years. Franxoa had a vision for the United States to participate in the International Pilota Tournament. In 1978, he was the coach for the NABO sponsored team to the world tournament in Biarritz. This led to the formation of the United States Federation of Pilota in 1979. Franxoa has been on the Board of Directors from its inception until today and was president for four years. Franxoa has been very active in the local Basque community in San Francisco, and was inducted into the Basque Hall of Fame on November 11, 2006. Basque Club of San Francisco: Board of Directors early 1970's-1981; Pilota Chairman 1973-1979; President 1976-1979; Klika San Francisco Basque Cultural Center: Founding member 1979; Director 1983-1986 & 1992-2004; Pilota Chairman 1984-1986; President 2002-2004; Building & Grounds Committee current member Basque Education Organization: Board of Directors 1984 – present; Chairperson 1986-2000 Franxoa is still very active in the San Francisco Basque community and is currently a member of the Urazandi Committee. Josephine Arriet Josephine Mainvil Arriet was born in San Bernardino, California. Her father, Jean Mainvil, came from Hasparren, Labourd and her mother, Frances Oses, from Errazu, Navarre. They had two children: Josephine and John. Josephine attended Chaffey College in Ontario, California and, even though times were bad during the depression years, her abilities were recognized, and the Chaffey schools employed her in the Attendance and Business Offices for 14 ½ years until she married John Arriet, a farmer, who raised cotton and alfalfa. The couple moved to Fresno, California where their daughter, Kathy, was born. Kathy had three sons and Josephine is proud of the grandsons: Brett, Phillip and Jonathan. Josephine's interest in Basque culture started very early when her parents took her to visit Basque friends and to attend Basque festivals. Her daughter learned Basque dances at Los Banos Basque Club and, when Fresno Basque Club opened, Josephine became a dedicated working member. Victor Esain, who was president of the club, appointed her as a delegate to her first NABO meeting in 1982 where, ever since, her steadfast presence has been noted. She has been an active member of the California and Local Woolgrowers Auxiliaries since 1960 and has been in charge of raising money for the promotion of lamb and wool for 15 years. 2009 Bizi Emankorra ("Lifetime Contribution") recipients: skipped a year (this is not necessarily an annual award) Francois Pedeflous Leadership role: past NABO President Francois Pedeflous has not only been an active member in NABO but also in the Los Banos, Fresno and KCBC Basque Clubs. He had always been a strong supporter in pelota, generously donated many hours of hard work in promoting the sport as well as monetary donations. While being the NABO Pelota Chairman, Francois Pedeflous was very instrumental in the formation of the United States Federation of Pelota which was established on March 20, 1982 in Miami, Florida. Proud of his Basque heritage, Frank spent most of his adult life promoting and preserving Basque culture. He served in various leadership positions in the Los Banos and Frenso Basque Clubs, and as NABO President from 1981--83. He was also instrumental in keeping pilota (Basque handball) going, serving in various capacities on the national and international levels. Frank was well known for his dedication to his family and friends, his drive and courage in business, his love of food and wine, his black beret, and his passion for baseball! As a new immigrant to the United States, he learned to read and write English by reading Boxing Ring Magazine, and he proudly became a US citizen in 1955. He also enjoyed hunting, playing Mus and visiting friends and relatives throughout the Basque-American community and Euskal Herria. Jean Leon Iribarren Leadership role: Past NABO President & Treasurer Jean-Leon Iribarren attended the first organizational meeting held to establish what we now call NABO. He was a delegate to NABO from the San Francisco Basque Club for several years, and then served as NABO President 1987-90; previous to that he served as NABO's treasurer 1Tr983-87. In 1967-1968, he served as president of San Francisco Basque Club, and 1974-80, 1983-87, was treasurer. In 1978, he was key in organizing the 1978 NABO convention, which also hosted San Francisco's first international mus card game tournament. Around this time, he also helped organize the first Basque Music summer camp, still popular to this day as Udaleku. In the SF Basque Club's earlier years, he was amongst those who were involved in the early land acquisition in the south bay, which was planned as the site for future Basque picnics which had grown in popularity. Despite his ambitions, it's failed attempted, provided the spark for the creation of a local Euskal Etxea. In the early 1980s, he was part of an entrepreneurial few who recruited participants in the private financing of what is the San Francisco Basque Cultural Center. NABO was in full swing, and its vision attracted much of his efforts. Between 1983 and 1987 he served as treasurer, and 1987-90 as president. He remained active in all of these organizations until his untimely death in 1993. Jean-Leon Iribarren was an exceptional man who always responded to requests for help from individuals and organizations. He will be remembered as a leader, educator, motivator, and mediator who influenced many of his peers. The success of these Basque organizations is a great memory to his legacy. 2007 Bizi Emankorra ("Lifetime Contribution") recipient: Jacques Unhassobiscay His vision for NABO was widespread. He saw NABO as the necessary vehicle to unify small and large Basque clubs so that together they could promote Basque culture. Jacques was the 3rd president of NABO, and during his term he attended as many Basque club functions throughout the western US as possible. At these functions, he would promote NABO and educate members and clubs as to what NABO was about and what its role and significance was in relation to the promotion of Basque culture. He felt that NABO was a tool for future Basque generations, from nationwide locations, to enable each other to interact together at activities and functions that NABO would sponsor. During these formative years of NABO getting Basque clubs to join was a serious challenge. During his term as president NABO initiated popular events, such as the NABO pilota tournament, that enticed clubs to join NABO. With his persistence and going beyond the call of duties of president, NABO's club membership nearly tripled during Jacques' tenure as NABO president. His vision strongly impacted Basque culture in the US and enabled NABO to grow in membership. In 1978 NABO sponsored a pilota team, which competed in the world tournament in Biarritz. With Jacques' assistance this led to the formation of the United States Federation of Pilota, for whom Jacques served as inaugural president. He returned to Euskal Herria in 1984 and started a farming business. This gave him the opportunity to enjoy his first love – the euskal herriko mendiak (Pyrenees mountains). Jacques passed away in 2002 in a farming accident in the Basque Country. He is survived by his wife Dorothy and his three children, Marc, Daniel and Jacqueline. Grace Mainvil Grace was born in San Juan Capistrano, California in 1934. She is the daughter of Basque immigrants who settled in California. Her father, Jean Pierre Lacouague, arrived in San Juan Capistrano, California from Ainhoa, Lapurdi in 1910. Her mother, Bonifacia Mujica, came to Fullerton, California in 1912 from Maya in the Baztan Valley of Nafarroa. Grace spent her early years on her parent's ranch where she grew up with traditional Basque life and culture. After marrying John Mainvil in 1959, they settled in Riverside, Califormia. Where they were involved in the Southern Californian Basque community of Chino. In 1972, they moved with their four daughters to Weiser, Idaho. After retirement, they moved in 2002 to Eagle, Idaho where they currently reside. She was selected to be Ontario's N.A.B.O. delegate in 1982. Because of her desire and passion to contribute to Basque culture, she has represented Ontario at N.A.B.O. for over 20 years. Through the enthusiastic and detailed N.A.B.O. reports that Grace gives at the Ontario meetings, it is evident that she truly believes in and is dedicated to the mission of N.A.B.O.. In 1987 Grace was elected to the office of N.A.B.O. Treasurer, a position of great responsibility that she has retained for many years. Always looking out for the best interests of our federation, Grace has done a thorough and impeccable job in this office. She pursues with equal vigor matters of cents and those of thousands of dollars. Her professional attitude and detailed treasurer's reports reflect her dedication to our organization. For eighteen years Grace has provided continuity at the head table at N.A.B.O. meetings. Over the years many presidents have come and gone while Grace has quietly served as our trusty anchor. She has become an invaluable resource for all of us regarding our collective past. In 2003, Grace was chosen to represent N.A.B.O. at the Third World Congress on Basque Communities held in Gasteiz, Araba. She was an ideal ambassador for our federation because of her in-depth knowledge of N.A.B.O., her interest in Basque culture worldwide, and her friendly manner and ease of communication with other participants. Her life-long passion to be involved in and promote Basque culture in communities surrounding her makes her a strong candidate for this honor. Above all, however, we felt that Grace deserves this award because she truly embodies the ideals of N.A.B.O.. In her quiet way, Grace has played an indispensable role in helping N.A.B.O. fulfill its mission. She has done this directly by serving as treasurer for nearly two decades and indirectly through her work for Ontario, Oregon Basque Club, representing our views at the N.A.B.O. level. She is committed to the success of N.A.B.O. and works with all member clubs whenever they need assistance. Pierre Etcharren Pierre was one of the founding members of both the San Francisco Basque Club and Basque Cultural center. Because of his experience with Basque dance in Euskal Herria, he instructed and directed the San Francisco dance groups for over 25 years. His passion in this area moved him to start Udaleku (formerly know as Music Camp). The first Udaleku took place in three phases, hosted in Boise, Reno and San Francisco. Pierre worked to bring the first dance and txistu teachers – Jon Onatibia, from Oyarzun, and Luis Manuel Mentxaka. He has also helped organize this event the numerous times it has be hosted in San Francisco. He still believes that Udaleku is one of NABO's finest accomplishments, and works to keep its high standards. Pierre was the founder of the International Mus Tournament of the world's Basque communities. In 1978 he traveled with the NABO Mus winners to the Basque Country, where he had made connections and had arranged to have them participate in an existing regional tournament held in Ascain between France and San Sebastian. Under his vision, he took this small tournament and in 1979 in San Francisco transformed it into a truly international championship with participation of 7 countries. This tournament has been held every year since then, and includes participation of all the world Basque communities. In 2003 he was chosen as the recipient of the Mus Lifetime Achievement Award from the Basque Mus Communities in Argentina. The award itself was presented to him in Acapulco, Mexico in 2004 by Manuelo Arriola of Argentina. Pierre felt it was important that NABO member clubs participate in some fashion, either with dance group, klika, pelotari, wood chopping, or singing, at the annual conventions. With Pierre as Chairman, and the help of the San Francisco Basque Club, the 1979 convention in San Francisco was a realization of this dream. It was the first time all NABO dance groups and klikas were present. Also present at the convention was Udaleku and the first International Mus Tournament. Pierre served as NABO President from 2000-2004, and represented NABO at the 2000 Semana Vasca in Necochea, Argentina and gave a presentation on the NABO Udaleku program. In 2002 he was invited to Vitoria-Gasteiz, Araba by President Ibarretxe to give a report on NABO's cultural activities. He took that opportunity to convince the Basque Government to change the dates of the Gaztemundu program and 2003 World Congress of Basque Collectives to July so that there could be greater participation by NABO members. By invitation of President Ibarretxe, he attended the 2003 World Congress. His persistence and countless volunteer hours have helped NABO become the well respected organization that it is today. 2005 Bizi Emankorra (Lifetime Contribution) Recipients Jean Pierre Cachenaut In the early years of N. A. B. O. Father Cachenaut was a binding agent, an ambassador throughout the Western states and Euskal Herria for N. A. B. O. He knew no stranger; he crossed all dialectal and provincial borders to make everyone welcome in his realm. Just his warmth and strong handshake made you feel apart of his world. He blended the ecclesiastical with being Basque well. He was never too heavy on either. There isn't a Basque in the western US that has contacts in Euskal Herria that Father doesn't know. Whether you are in the U. S. or in E. H. with a couple of phone calls by Father can locate someone here or there. There wasn't a N. A. B. O. convention that you didn't see Father and even after his 10+ years stay here he brought groups from E. H. to N. A. B. O. functions. He also helps people and groups while they are in E. H. He helped the Spring Creek Nevada Band and Choir back in the year 2000 put on performances in Bayonne that were well received. He was there for the Boise Biotzetik Choir when they needed him too. Remember a wedding, baptism, funeral, festival or other function he was at here or in Euskal Herria? There are many to think of, all the miles he drove just to be at each of our special days. He is always so uplifting, energetic, and pleasant to be around. Miguel "Mike" Olano Mike was born in Busturia, Bizkaia, in 1923 and came to the U.S. in 1948, after completing military service in Africa. He started out as a sheepherder in Yakima Washington, and after pursuing different job interests in various western states, he finally ended up in Winnemucca where he purchased the Winnemucca Hotel with his partner, Claudio Aguirre in 1963. According to Mike it was his idea to buy the hotel, "so we bought it having never sold a "high-ball" before, not even whiskey." In 1971, he bought his partner out and continues to be the sole owner today. Mike Olano has been a member of the Euskaldunak Danak Bat Basque Club for over 40 years, serving in several capacities: 8 Years as Club President, 8 Years as Vice-President. Mike was a NABO delegate for 25 years, just recently stepping down due to health reasons. Mike was the first person to incorporate wood chopping and weight lifting in the Winnemucca Festival. One of Mike's proudest moments was serving as Parade Marshal at the Winnemucca Festival. Since arriving in Winnemucca in 1963, Mike has been the "Good Will Ambassador" for Euskaldunak Danak Bat Basque Club and the entire Basque Community in Norhern Nevada. Jesus Pedroarena Frances Pedroarena Bob Echeverria Robert L. "Bob" Echeverria, born in Winnemucca, Nevada 3-10-42 to Pablo and Carol Bullis Echeverria Amuma: Sinforosa Malaxechevarria Gabiola, Amoroto, 1878 Aitxitxe: Venturo "Ben" Echeverria, Ispaster 1879 K-12 Humboldt County Schools, 1966 BS Education , UNR, 1987 AA Corrections,NNCC, 1994 Masters of Education, UNR Commissioned a 2nd Lt. upon graduation from UNR in 1966, served in US Army Infentry in Alaska, Vietnam and Olkahoma, decorations among others are: Silver Star, Bronze Star, Vietnamese Cross of Gallentry and the Combat Infantry Badge. Separated service in 1970, as a Captain, returned to live in Reno with wife Cheryl and three boys; Timothy Paul, Patrick Mateo and Dominic Jon. Moved to Elko in 1973 and finally connected with an organized Basque community through the Elko Basque Club. All my sons did the Basque Dancing and the NABO Music Camps, all speak some Spanish and one is fluent in Basque. None of these things were around when I was growing up and no Basque was spoken in my home except with some visitiors. I am the proud Aitxitxe of 7 grand children. Moved to Elko in 1973, worked 28 years at the Nevada Youth training Center as a teacher of Social Studies, move to the Elko County School District in 2001 where I remain as a teacher of the Alternative School for the district, grades 6-11, sort of a "one-room" school for students "at-risk". Have been an active member of the Elko Basque Club since 1973, served as President for 7 years and on the Board of Directors and NABO Delegate for most of the years between, I served as NABO President for 7 years and for the past three have been an active Vice-President. Even though I do not speak Basque or Spanish I feel that I am Basque where it counts "in the heart" and "in service to the culture"...I was blessed with great support for my years as NABO President and was honored to represent NABO in the following ways: 1993-1995...Consulant to the project "Amerikanuak! Basques in the High Desert" 1994............Meeting in Washington DC for the American Basque Foundation 1995............Delegate to the 1st World Basque Congress in Victoria-Gatize 1997............Argentina for their National Basque Festival in Rosiaro 1999............Delegate to the 2nd World Basque Congress in Victoria-Gatize 2000............To Chicago as for the design awards for "Bilbao, the Transformation of a City" 2000............Delegate to the 2nd American Congress, Nechochea, Argentina Luis Manuel Pe-Mentxaka Luis-Manuel Pe-Mentxaka y Herrán Nací en Barcelona el año 1.948, de familia basca nacidos en Bilbao. Mis padres eran Manuel Pe Mentxaka y Margarita Mª Herrán Otaduy Estoy casado con Rosa María,Fernández Pando ( 1.980 ), a la que conoceis algunos de vosotros y tengo dos hijos Aitor ( 21 ) y Asier ( 16 ). Actualmente tengo mi estudio como arquitecto y trabajo como Arquitecto Tasodor Hipotecario ( Valoración de viviendas para la concesión de créditos ) para BBK ( Bilbao Bizkaia Kutxa ) y para la Caja de Ahorros de Navarra. Me gradué como Arquitecto en la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid ( 1,980 ) y como Profesor de Piano en el Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid (1.970 ). En 1.971 obtuve el primer premio de composición de Canción Infantil de TVE. Aunque toda mi vida la he desarrollado en Madrid, la educación que recibí de mis padres fué totalmente basca, desarrollando en mí todo al cariño hacia nuestra tierra Euzkadi. El verano de 1.959, mi aita me compró en Bilbao un txistu y con un amigo de la familia, aprendí las primeras lecciones de txistu, que luego continué estudiando con un amigo de Madrid, Juan Jose Ugalde, de Gazteiz, que vivía en Madrid. Actualmente, seguimos tocando el txistu juntos en todas las ocasiones en que se nos llama para celebraciones en multitud de sitios, así como en radio, cine y televisión. Durante los veranos, en los años 60 y 70, recorría Euzkadi, con los txistularis de Bilibao, y tocando en todos los alardes de tixtularis que se hacían por los pueblos con motivo de las fiestas patronales. Soy socio fundador de la Sociedad "Euzkal Etxea " de Madrid, que nació como unión de todas las personas bascas que residíamos en Madrid, actuando como organista en la Misa de los Domingos así como tocando el txistu en todas las ocasiones en que se me llamaba. Dimos una gira de conciertos, contratados por Radio Nacional con Kepa Junkera, por Holanda el año de 1.989. Actualmente pertenezco, desde 1.984, año de su fundación, a un coro profesional dedicado a la investigación e interpretación del Canto Gregoriano, "Schola Antiqua", habiendo realizado varias grabaciones y dando conciertos por Europa y EEUU. En esta asociación ( Euzkal Etxea ), conocí a Sabin Olaskoaga, contante del grupo "Los XEY", con el cual en muchas ocasiones hemos tocado el txistu y el acordeón conjuntamente. Su hija Anetxu, tuvo conocimiento en 1.979 de la muerte de Jon Oñatibia y recurrió a su padre para que buscase un txistulari par el Music Camp de ese año en San Francisco. Cuando a mí me llamó Sabin, estaba en Israel y en Grecia en una gira de conciertos corales, con una coral de canto polifónico, de la que yo era el director. Con la primera persona que yo hablé fué con Pier Etxarren y cuando me preguntó como nos reconoceríamos en el aeropuerto al llegar, le dije : Iré con Txapela, que es la cédula de identificación de un basco. No hubo ningún problema de identificación. Posteriormente seguí asistienda a Music Camp en diferentes lugares : Fresno, Boise (varios veces ) Chino, Salt Lake City, Winnemuca, Backersfield, etc. hasta el año de 1.996 en que viajé a Music Camp por última vez. ( No sé si me olvido algún sitio ) Recuerdos de Music Camp: De todos los Music Camp, guardo un maravilloso recuerdo, ( partidas de mus, las clases, fiestas, picnics, bailes de musumé ) y sobre todo de las personas con las que tuve contacto y de todos los chavales, los cuales creo que algunos se acuerdarán de mí. Familias como : Elu, Etxarren, Inda, Anacabe (Franzoia), Beristain, Campos, Eiguren, Yzurza, Jausoro, Anes Mendiola, Pedeflous, Goitiandía, Iribarren, Achurra, Sangroniz, Miller, Donahue (Megan ), Bidaurreta, Cendagorta, Better, Grupo Oinkari y otros muchos. Seguro que me olvido de alguna y pido perdón por el olvido. Este es el mejor recuerdo que tengo de Music Camp, la amistad y el cariño con el que me recibisteis y me acogisteis en vuestras casas y que para mí han sido una de las experiencias mejores que he tenido en mi vida. 2002 Initial Bizi Emankorra ("Lifetime Contribution") recipients: Martxel Tillous Martxel Tillous was born in 1934 in the Basque town of Eskiula in Xiberoa. Following his calling he entered the priesthood and began work as a missionary for 26 years in Africa . Returning to Europe he served four years as the Basque chaplain for the Basque community of Paris from where he came to the United States to serve as chaplain of Basque-Americans since 1994. Aita Martxel is continuing in the footsteps of earlier Basque chaplains, and he continues to fulfill an important role in our Basque-American community. His ministry as chaplain to the Basques of the United States has him criss-crossing the country averaging 60,000 miles a year! He spends 200 nights a year sleeping in his van—with the license plate "Pottoka"—as he travels from his base in San Francisco , California to the scattered Basque communities of eleven states of the American West. All of this to serve the spiritual needs of Basque-Americans—from celebrating mass in the Basque language to baptizing, marrying Basque couples and consoling us at funerals. Our chaplain from Zuberoa is being recognized for both his spiritual and cultural contributions. An avid txistulari, Aita Martxel is often seen and heard playing this ancient Basque flute (or its variation the xirula). Since being here, he has served as the txistu instructor at NABOs annual Udaleku-Music Camp (Basque Cultural Summer Camp) for youth. After a Basque picnic meal he is always there to join in a sing-along or to help encourage the formation of new Basque cultural venture. He also started a newsletter ("Lokarria") that goes out to thousands of Basque-American families and thus further assisting efforts to bring our community closer together. NABO salutes Aita Martxel's self-less dedication to his tasks and we consider ourselves fortunate to have been blessed with his presence among us. Zorionak eta esker mila Aita Martxel! Albert Erquiaga Al Erguiaga was born in Boise , Idaho in 1935 to Tomás Erquiaga and Anita Echevarria. He grew up immersed in the Basque community, where he learned to celebrate the culture and heritage around him. When they were children on the family's farm in Meridian , his father taught Al and his sister, Alice, to dance by singing and clapping for them. When he was old enough for Basque dancing lessons, his father enrolled him in Juanita "Jay" Hormaechea's class. It took a while for Albert to feel comfortable dancing in the class, but he came to love Basque dancing after performing at several music festivals and other events. Al went on to become a founding member of the Boise Oinkari Basque Dancers in 1960. It soon became apparent that this was a man who not only dreamed big Basque visions but worked to make these dreams come true. He went on to become a founding member of the Boise Bihotzetik choir, the originator of the first Jaialdi festival and first president of NABO. What has this man not done is the question when it comes to the promotion of Basque culture. His efforts transformed the Boise Basque community. Today the Oinkari are synonymous with the city and the state; Jaialdi is the single largest Basque event in the nation and one of the largest outside of the Basque country itself. The Bihoztik choir continues its proud tradition of Basque song and Al is always there lending support and his fine voice. Al has certainly helped to positively transform the Boise Basque community, but then his pioneering efforts to create NABO also mark him as a man of broader vision as well; his efforts consolidated the creation of our national Basque club federation in 1973 that today serves as the reason we have all gathered together to celebrate. NABO salutes Al for his vision and work to build places where we can come together to share and celebrate our Basque heritage. Zorionak eta eskerrik asko Alberto! © Copyright 2013 North American Basque Organizations, Inc. Main Print Footer	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1592
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If there are any questions regarding the spring football camp, you can contact either Mark Townsend at 250 213 6474, or David Wong at 250 532 1517. Cheers and as always, GO RAMS! Practice #1 – Mon May 6 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Practice #2 – Wed May 8 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Practice #3 – Fri May 10 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Practice #4 – Mon May 13 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Practice #5 – Wed May 15 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Practice #10 – Fri May 31 – 5:00 pm to 7:20 pm (full gear) • Run Thru Practice – Mon Jun 3 – 5:00 pm to 6:45 pm (helmet & shoulder) • JV & Varsity Scrimmage vs Notre Dame – Wed June 5 – Burnaby Lakes (time tba) Year 2019-2020 Fall 2019 Sports Schedule Our Inter-Scholastic Athletic Program endeavours to provide opportunities and instruction towards developing the student athlete’s individual skills, physical fitness, knowledge of team strategies and game rules and ability to work with others towards a team goal. The sports we offer include Volleyball, Field Hockey, Football, Cross Country, Rowing, Rugby, Swimming, Soccer, Badminton, Basketball, Curling, Tennis, Track and Field, Golf, Softball, and Mountain Biking. Follow the link for a complete seasonal list of sports at Mount Doug along with time commitment. The Rams Football team is a feature unique to Mount Doug. Full gear practices begin the third week in August with practices scheduled up to four days per week. The BC Secondary Schools Football Association hosts one game per week starting the first week in September. The Championship playoff games are played at B.C. Place in November. More information can be found at https://mtdfootball.weebly.com/ The BC School Sports Coaches Code of Conduct, Community Coach Application Form, and Volunteer Driver Forms are available to download at the following link – Forms. 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In these cases, the decision to “play up” will be made in consultation with the student, the parents, and coaches concerned. Junior Teams – Grade 9 / 10 During non-league or exhibition matches, coaches will emphasize maximum participation and skill development for all players. During league play and playoff games, participation will be according to work ethic, commitment to the team, skill level, personal conduct, and coaching strategy / decisions required during a specific game. Senior Teams – Grade 11 / 12 The senior level is a competitive level and, as such, participation will be based on work ethic, commitment to the team, skill level, personal conduct, and the coach’s discretion. Badminton (Jr. & Sr.) Feb - May Basketball Boys (Jr. & Sr.) Nov - March Basketball Girls (Jr. & Sr.) Nov - March Cheerleading Girls (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - June Cross Country Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Curling Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Nov - Feb Field Hockey Girls (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Football Boys (Jr. & Sr.) Aug - Dec Golf Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) March - May Rowing Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Rugby Boys (Jr. & Sr.) Jan - May Soccer Boys (Jr. & Sr.) Jan - May Soccer Girls (Jr. & Sr.) Feb - May Swimming Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Tennis Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) March - June Track & Field Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Feb - June Volleyball Boys (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Volleyball Girls (Jr. & Sr.) Sept - Nov Waterpolo Co-ed (Jr. & Sr.) Feb - May All competitors must be under nineteen (19) years of age on December 31st of the current school year. (Note: If the competitor has his/her 19th birthday on or after January 1st, he/she is eligible. If his/her birthday falls on or before December 31st, he/she is not eligible.) 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__label__wiki	0.904233	0.904233	How Trump Rebranded the First Family The president has turned an archaic institution into something worse—an organized racket. By Adele M. Stan How Republicans Are Helping Trump Destroy the U.S.’s Global Credibility Congress is normalizing one national security disaster after another, facilitating the administration's assault on the post-war order. By Brian Beutler The Self-Incrimination of Donald Trump On episode 56 of Primary Concerns we take a broad look at the scandal engulfing the Trump administration, and those who face the most jeopardy. By Primary Concerns Don’t Fear President Pence, Liberals. Welcome Him. Some on the left say the vice president would do more damage than Trump. But a post-impeachment Republican Party would erupt in civil war. Ivanka and Jared Will Not Save Us From Trump They have the president's ear, but they're not moderating him. Here's why they hold so little sway over Trump. Donald Trump’s Enduring Corruption of the Presidency He has transformed the office into a kleptocracy, and the Republican Party's complicity will preserve it for future presidents to exploit. Why We Shouldn’t Celebrate Trump’s “Centrism” It blinds us to the ways in which the institutions constraining Trump are themselves flawed. What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Twelfth Week. This week was pretty bad. But next week will be worse. By Alex Shephard Trump Would Fail Even Worse With Kushner’s Centrism Steve Bannon is right about one thing: Trump's son-in-law is incompatible with the president's ethnonationalist base. Don’t Lose Sight of the Trump Presidency’s Real Problem Yes, chief adviser Steve Bannon should be fired because he's a white nationalist. But he's not the source of Trump's incompetence. What Just Happened?! A Review of President Trump’s Eleventh Week. The Generals Have Won Their War With Trump The missile attack on Syria shows how the president has caved to the Pentagon—with deadly consequences for U.S. foreign policy. Donald Trump’s Self-Serving War Against Surveillance The administration and its allies are using legitimate concerns about America’s spying to distract from the Russia controversy. By Marcy Wheeler The Scary Power of Nepotism in Trump’s White House Jared Kushner's rise as the president's right-hand man shows that Trumpism isn't a coherent ideology. It's a personality cult. Bernie Sanders’s Misguided Attacks on the “Liberal Elite” Rather than highlighting class differences, the phrase beclouds them. The Roots and Risks of Trump’s Dysfunction The administration is consumed by paranoia and feuds. It could be the president's undoing. Doppelgängers: The Eerily Similar Pro-Rupert Murdoch Newspaper Editorials By Alex Klein Goodbye to the Age of Newspapers (Hello to a New Era of Corruption) By Paul Starr	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1605
__label__wiki	0.909582	0.909582	Estonian signatories of 1979 Baltic Appeal thanked by foreign minister ({{contentCtrl.commentsTotal}}) Baltic Appeal signatories Enn Tarto (center left) and Mart Niklas (center right). Aug. 23, 2019. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr On Friday, Aug. 23, the 40th anniversary of the Baltic Appeal, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa) presented ceremonial plaques of appreciation to Mart Niklus and Enn Tarto, the two surviving of the four Estonian signatories of the appeal, as well as relatives of the other two signatories, Erik Udam and Endel Ratas. "40 years ago, standing up for Estonia's freedom and national sovereignty took a lot of inherent courage," Reinsalu said at the event according to a ministry press release. "We remember those who risked serious consequences to send a message from behind the Iron Curtain to the Western world about the injustice that had befallen the Baltic states." On Jan. 13, 1983, the European Parliament adopted a resolution in response to the 1979 appeal, condemning the Soviet occupation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. "Thanks to the shared courage of these 45 Estonia, Latvian and Lithuanian citizens, the first international organization adopted a position in support of the Baltic states," the foreign minister highlighted. "It marked the moment when the international community began paying attention to the Baltic states, which helped us greatly in restoring our independence." Aug. 23 marks the 40th anniversary of the signing by 45 Estonians, Latvians and Lithuanians of the Baltic Appeal, a memorandum demanding that the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (MRP) and its secret protocols be disclosed, that it is declared null and void ab initio, and that independence be restored to the Baltic states. Download the ERR News ap for Android and iOS now and never miss an update! Editor: Aili Vahtla urmas reinsaluenn tartobaltic wayaugust 23baltic appealmart niklus Foreign Minister: No-deal Brexit, migration quotas, not way for EU to go Bill Clinton salutes Estonia on Russian troop withdrawal 25th anniversary Toomas Hendrik Ilves: We stand at the gate of two countries President Kaljulaid: I stood in the chain; we were no longer afraid Inspired by Baltics, protesters form 40-kilometer Hong Kong Way Galleries: The Baltic Way, then and now remembered Opinion: The fight for the future was also a fight for the past Kaljulaid: You can never talk too much about democracy or freedom	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1606
__label__wiki	0.600504	0.600504	Jean-Marc Ferré Burundi: UN expert urges defence of human rights activists to promote transparency The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders expressed regret today that defenders in Burundi are deemed to be political opponents, saying that in reality they are activists working to promote and protect human rights and civil liberties. Ban appoints envoy for UN Burundi office ahead of country’s elections Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Cassam Uteem as his Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi (MENUB), the UN Spokesperson’s office announced today. IRIN/Desire Nimubona Burundi: UN officials urge vigilance, transparency as elections near Noting the current stability in Burundi’s security situation, two United Nations officials briefing the Security Council today urged vigilance, but expressed confidence that the Government would continue on a path towards peace in the run-up to elections in 2015.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1607
__label__wiki	0.517197	0.517197	Hmmm, you are using a Gmail.com email address... Google has declared war on the independent media and has begun blocking emails from NaturalNews from getting to our readers. We recommend GoodGopher.com as a free, uncensored email receiving service, or ProtonMail.com as a free, encrypted email send and receive service. Enter Different Email Address That's okay. Continue with my Gmail address... The best AIM ever? Cops launch rubber projectile that hits gas mask-wearing Leftist right in the junk It wasn’t quite like the “shot heard ‘round the world,” but it was a shot that certainly rocked the world of one Alt-Left protester in Phoenix recently who showed up to violently demonstrate against a political rally staged by President Trump. As reported by Townhall’s Matt Vespa, Trump was at the rally, trashing both U.S. senators from Arizona, #NeverTrumper’s Jeff Flake and John McCain, then went after the media (again) which, naturally, triggered the latest (at the time) meltdown on CNN. Outside of the venue where the president spoke, Alt-Left protestors did what they normally do in the age of Trump: Throw rocks and bottles at police officers because thus far they’ve managed to get away with it. But one guy didn’t get away it on the mean streets of Phoenix, as Vespa noted: …[F]or one protester, one kick to a tear gas canister is probably going to ruin his week, as police then shot him in the genitals with a pepper ball. I mean it was a bullseye hit. The impact knocked the hell out of this person, dropping him to the ground before being helped by a fellow left wing demonstrator and taken off the street. Insert the “Laugh Out Loud” emoji here. Let’s cut to the video: “Yeah, the police are not messing around,” said one local news reporter who witnessed the ‘shooting.’ “If you’re out here on the streets in Phoenix, go home,” he urged. There were no deaths but police arrested four people, according to local media reports. Police brutality? Hardly. As reported by 3TV/CBS 5: According to Sgt. Howard with Phoenix police, some people in the crowd began to throw rocks, bottles and other projectiles at police and someone in the crowd dispersed tear gas in the area. Howard said the first gas that was dispersed came from someone in the crowd, not from police. Howard also said that some people in the crowd toppled the pedestrian fencing that was meant to create a safe zone for protesters. So in other words, Alt-Left protesters who have used violence regularly in the past to disrupt rallies and political free speech events held by conservatives, supporters of the president and the president himself thought they were simply going to stage a repeat of those tactics. Phoenix police had other ideas. And frankly, Phoenix police had the right idea. (Related: Trump invades Phoenix, declares victory as Alt-Left heads explode (again).) After learning that even the Obama administration had determined the Marxist-anarchist group Antifa was a domestic terrorist organization, it has become clear that not only are members of this group wholly responsible for most of the political violence we’ve seen committed for well over a year, they are among the worst possible offenders. They’re terrorists, after all — so why aren’t they being arrested and tried as terrorists? I’m all about the First Amendment, as most Americans are. But groups like Antifa, Black Lives Matter and others on the Left are only about speech they agree with, even though that’s not what our founders had in mind when they enshrined freedom of speech, of the press, and of peaceful assembly into the Constitution. They envisioned all forms of speech, from all kinds of people and groups — even those whose message is abhorrent to the vast majority of us. And speaking of that freedom to assemble, when did that start to include a “freedom to assemble non-peacefully for the purposes of injuring people and destroying property?” I don’t read that section anywhere in the Constitution, let alone the First Amendment. While we rightly laugh at the jerk in Phoenix who got what was coming to him, it’s past time to realize there is a larger problem associated with protesting and demonstrating in the Trump age: That it comes with acts of terrorism, which are supposed to be highly illegal. When the government begins charging and punishing purposeful violence committed at political events with the intent to injure, intimidate and shut down speech as acts of terrorism, I guarantee the BS violence will cease. J.D. Heyes is a senior writer for NaturalNews.com and NewsTarget.com, as well as editor of The National Sentinel. AZFamily.com Rioting.news Tagged Under: Alt-Left, groin, injury, pepper ball, Phoenix, Police, President Donald J. Trump, protestor, protests, Trump rally, violence Peak libtard? Delusional NY Governor Andrew Cuomo claims “We didn’t have hurricanes” before climate change, denying centuries of recorded history “Ukraine” whistleblower suddenly not going to testify before Adam Schiff’s secret committee — so what’s the “impeachment inquiry” really for? 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__label__wiki	0.653452	0.653452	Patrice Bergeron The Buzzer: Golden Knights win DeBoer’s debut; Hats off to Ovechkin By Adam GretzJan 17, 2020, 1:20 AM EST 1. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals. Another milestone for the greatest goal scorer to ever play in the NHL. He recorded his 25th career hat trick on Thursday night and reached the 30-goal mark for the 15th consecutive season to start his career, a feat accomplished only by him and Mike Gartner. Read more about it here. 2. David Rittich, Calgary Flames. Huge night for the All-Star goalie as he stopped 35 shots during regulation and overtime and all three shots he faced in a shootout to help lift the Flames to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Flames have now won six of their past seven games. Thanks to the Arizona Coyotes’ loss to the Vancouver Canucks, the Flames are now tied for first place in the Pacific Division. 3. Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights won Peter DeBoer’s coaching debut on Thursday night, 4-2, over the Ottawa Senators thanks to a big game from Stone. He scored a goal and recorded an assist in his first game back in Ottawa as a visiting player. Stone played the first six-and-a-half years of his career with the Senators and was one of the team’s best players during his time there. He was a key part of their 2016-17 run to the Eastern Conference Final and became one of the league’s best two-way players. The Senators traded him to Vegas at the trade deadline a year ago. He received a lengthy ovation from the Ottawa crowd on Thursday. Other notable performances from Thursday Jaroslav Halak gave up a goal to Sidney Crosby just 24 seconds into the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, then slammed the door shut the right of the night to help the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 win. John Tortorella recorded his 200th win as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets in their 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. It is a huge win for the Blue Jackets and a costly game for the Hurricanes as defenseman Dougie Hamilton exited the game with a nasty looking leg injury. Read about it here. The Minnesota Wild snapped their four-game losing streak with an impressive win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Read about it here. Sam Montembeault replaced an injured Chris Driedger in the Florida Panthers’ net and helped them get a big win over the Los Angeles Kings. Ilya Kovalchuk continued his great play with the Montreal Canadiens by scoring two goals in a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. He now has three goals and seven total points in seven games since joining the Canadiens. Rasmus Dahlin scored his third goal of the season to help the Buffalo Sabres beat the Dallas Stars. John Gibson stopped 33 shots for the Anaheim Ducks as they hand the Nashville Predators their seventh defeat in their past 10 games. Philipp Grubauer stops all 27 shots he faces in a shutout win for the Colorado Avalanche over the San Jose Sharks. Jake Virtanen avoids a suspension earlier in the day and then scores the game-winning goal for the Vancouver Canucks in a big win over the Arizona Coyotes. This might have been Rittich’s biggest and best save of the night. Cam Atkinson wasted no time making an impact in his return to the Blue Jackets’ lineup with this assist early in the first period. Chris Kreider scores a game-winning power play with 30 seconds to play in regulation to help give the New York Rangers a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders. Blooper of the Night After whiffing on a shootout attempt earlier this week, Brad Marchand had some more problems on a breakaway. Brad Marchand – no dice on the PK breakaway: pic.twitter.com/QaQZVmoaDA — Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) January 17, 2020 Auston Matthews tried the lacrosse move and it did not work. Matthews tries to pull off a lacrosse goal, but no luck. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/qSQnWd20BB — Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) January 17, 2020 Cale Makar scored his 10th goal of the season for the Colorado Avalanche, tying him for the most in franchise history for a rookie defenseman. [NHL PR] Patrice Bergeron reached the 20-goal mark for the 11th time in his career, the second most in Bruins franchise history behind only John Buyck. [NHL PR] Capitals goalie Ilya Samsonov is the 10th rookie goalie to ever win nine consecutive decisions during the regular season. [NHL PR] Boston Bruins 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Calgary Flames 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO) Florida Panthers 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 New York Rangers 3, New York Islanders 2 Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 Washington Capitals 5, New Jersey Devils 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 Vegas Golden Knights 4, Ottawa Senators 2 Anaheim Ducks 4, Nashville Predators 2 Minnesota Wild 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Buffalo Sabres 4, Dallas Stars 1 Colorado Avalanche 4, San Jose Sharks 0 Vancouver Canucks 3, Arizona Coyotes 1 Tags: Alex Ovechkin, Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Auston Matthews, Boston Bruins, Brad Marchand, Buffalo Sabres, Cale Makar, Calgary Flames, Cam Atkinson, Carolina Hurricanes, Chris Driedger, Chris Kreider, Colorado Avalanche, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, David Rittich, Dougie Hamilton, Florida Panthers, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ilya Samsonov, Jake Virtanen, Jaroslav Halak, John Gibson, John Tortorella, Los Angeles Kings, Mark Stone, Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Nashville Predators, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, Patrice Bergeron, Peter DeBoer, Philadelphia Flyers, Philipp Grubauer, Pittsburgh Penguins, Rasmus Dahlin, Sam Montembault, San Jose Sharks, Sidney Crosby, Tampa Bay Lightning, The Buzzer, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights, Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews, Brad Marchand, cale makar, Cam Atkinson, Chris Driedger, Chris Kreider, David Rittich, Dougie Hamilton, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ilya Samsonov, Jake Virtanen, Jaroslav Halak, John Gibson, Mark Stone, Patrice Bergeron, Philipp Grubauer, Rasmus Dahlin, Sam Montembeault, Sidney Crosby PHT Face-Off: Kovalchuk’s impact on Habs; Bruins shootout struggles By Joey AlfieriJan 6, 2020, 10:51 AM EST It’s Monday, which means it’s time for PHT’s Weekly Face-Off column. We’ll break down some of the significant trends and topics in the NHL for the upcoming week. • What can Ilya Kovalchuk do for Habs? Kovalchuk has a lot to prove heading into his tenure with the Montreal Canadiens. As general manager Marc Bergevin pointed out last week, this will be the Russian winger’s last chance in the NHL. If he blows this opportunity, it’ll be Europe or retirement for him. Montreal is so banged up right now that all they need is an NHL caliber forward. With Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, Jonathan Drouin and Paul Byron all out, the Canadiens had no choice but to bring in a veteran off the street. Bergevin made it clear he wouldn’t sacrifice picks and prospects for immediate help, so this was the logical next step. What are realistic expectations for the 36-year-old though? In 64 games with the Kings last season, he managed to put the puck in the net 16 times. Those are the facts. If you break that down over an 82-game season, it adds up to 20.5 goals for the year. The Habs can’t be expecting much more from Kovalchuk. It’s just not realistic. Since we’re at the midway point of the season, it seems reasonable for Bergevin and the Habs to expect 10 goals out of their new winger. Anything more would be a bonus. • Andrei Vasilevskiy is starting to heat up It’s been a tough year for Vasilevskiy. He simply hasn’t looked like himself for most of the year. But things are finally starting to turn around for the Lightning netminder. He’s now won five games in a row. He’s given up four goals in two of those games, but he’s also held the opposition to one goal in the other three contests. Even though it’s unfair to suggest that he was holding the Lightning back in the first half the season, there’s a little bit of truth in that statement. He wasn’t living up to the $9.5 million cap hit that he’s commanding and that was a problem. If he can keep this going, the Bolts will continue to climb the standings in a hurry. This is how tough things have been for him, Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price this season: Goalie charts Hellebuyck's given a little back but he still leads. Kuemper's stuck in this spot for now. Varlamov's been great for NYI. Lundqvist and Bishop round out the top-five. The bottom-five: Vasilevskiy, Jones, Bob, Murray, Dubnyk.https://t.co/rCpN4Hp5nN pic.twitter.com/4O7J1LMVYd — Sean Tierney (@ChartingHockey) January 5, 2020 It’s a weird year for the high-end goalies. • Bruins not so good in shootouts The Boston Bruins are currently second in the NHL standings, but they couldn’t possibly be any worse in the shootout. Heading into this week, Boston has an 0-6 record in the glorified skills competition. That’s odd and kind of surprising considering the amount of talent they have on the team. If we break their team down by attempts, here’s what we come up with: Brad Marchand: 0-for-6 Charlie Coyle: 2-for-4 Chris Wagner: 1-for-2 David Pastrnak: 1-for-4 Jake DeBrusk: 0-for-2 Patrice Bergeron: 0-for-1 David Krejci: 0-for-1 Charlie McAvoy: 0-for-1 On the goalie’s side of things, here are how the Bruins stack up: Jaroslav Halak has given up five goals on 13 shootout attempts (61.5 percent) Tuukka Rask has given up five goals on 11 shootout attempts (54.5 percent) They’re ranked 32nd and 34th respectively in shootout save percentage. Not so good! • Arizona’s Taylor Hall vs. New Jersey’s Taylor Hall Since joining the Coyotes last month, Hall has seen his advanced metrics improve quite a bit. That’s not exactly shocking when you consider how bad the Devils have been though. Hall has a modest six points in nine games with the ‘Yotes, but they’re way more dangerous when he’s on the ice. Here’s the breakdown via Natural Stat Trick just to give you an idea: When Hall is on the ice, they have 54.47 percent of the shot attempts, 57.58 percent of the expected goals for, 56.2 percent of the scoring chances and 58.49 percent of the high-danger chances. Yes, we’re working with a pretty small sample size, but if those trends continue he should be lighting the lamp quite a bit for his new team. Since landing Hall, the Coyotes have a 5-4-0 record which isn’t great. The positive part of that, is that they’ve now won three games in a row against St. Louis, Anaheim and Philadelphia. What’s coming up this week? • Semyon Varlamov revenge game: Avalanche vs. Islanders, Mon. Jan. 6, 7 p.m. ET. • Marc-Andre Fleury revenge game: Penguins vs. Golden Knights, Tue. Jan. 7, 10 p.m. ET. • Joe Pavelski revenge game: Stars vs. Sharks, Sat. Jan. 11, 10 p.m. ET. NHL on NBCSN • Oilers vs. Maple Leafs, Mon. Jan. 6, 7 p.m. ET (live stream) • Stars vs. Kings, Wed. Jan. 8, 10:30 p.m. ET • Predators vs. Blackhawks, Thu. Jan. 9, 8:30 p.m. ET Wednesday Night Hockey • Flyers vs. Capitals, Wed. Jan. 8, 7:30 p.m. ET. Joey Alfieri is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @joeyalfieri. Tags: Arizona Coyotes, Boston Bruins, Ilya Kovalchuk, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Taylor Hall, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Brad Marchand, Brendan Gallagher, Carey Price, Charlie Coyle, Charlie McAvoy, Chris Wagner, David Krejci, David Pastrnak, Ilya Kovalchuk, Jake DeBrusk, Jaroslav Halak, Joe Pavelski, Joel Armia, Jonathan Drouin, Marc-Andre Fleury, Patrice Bergeron, Paul Byron, Semyon Varlamov, Sergei Bobrovsky, Taylor Hall, Tuukka Rask PHT Morning Skate: Analytics All-Stars; David Stern’s impact on NHL By Joey AlfieriJan 3, 2020, 8:15 AM EST • Dale Weise talks about what it’s like to be an NHL veteran in the minors leagues. (Montreal Gazette) • Former NBA Commissioner David Stern had a big impact on the NHL. (The Hockey News) • Travis Yost breaks down the analytics all-stars for TSN.ca. • Brad Marchand should’ve been selected as an all-star over Patrice Bergeron. (Stanley Cup of Chowder) • Pavel Zacha‘s level on inconsistency has been frustrating for the New Jersey Devils. (All About the Jersey) • There’s a big difference between the goaltending the Flyers get at home compared to on the road. (Broad Street Hockey) • Jonathan Huberdeau isn’t just an All-Star, he’s become a superstar. (Rat Trick) • Nathan MacKinnon is on pace to have another career year. (Mile High Sticking) • Here’s a list of 10 things the St. Louis Blues should be thankful for. (St. Louis Game-Time) • The Michael Frolik trade will finally give the Flames a little salary cap flexibility. (Flames Nation) • Sinbin.Vegas compares current and former seasons by Golden Knights rookies. (Sinbin.Vegas) • The NHL announced that the Wild would host the next Winter Classic, but who should they go up against? (Hockey Wilderness) • Team USA won gold at the U-18 Women’s World Hockey Championship. (USA Hockey) • There’s a Gritty butter sculpture and it’s glorious. (NBC Sports Philadelphia) • NHL players look back at their experience at the World Junior Hockey Championship. (Sporting News) • Gus Katsaros breaks down five players he thinks will regress in the second half of the season. (Rotoworld) Tags: Brad Marchand, Jonathan Huberdeau, Michael Frolik, Nathan MacKinnon, Patrice Bergeron, Pavel Zacha Penguins rally from 3-goal deficit to stun Bruins: 3 takeaways January 19, 2020 4:19 pm EST WATCH LIVE: Penguins host Bruins on NBC January 19, 2020 11:45 am EST The Buzzer: Golden Knights win DeBoer’s debut; Hats off to Ovechkin January 17, 2020 1:20 am EST PHT Face-Off: Kovalchuk’s impact on Habs; Bruins shootout struggles January 6, 2020 10:51 am EST PHT Morning Skate: Analytics All-Stars; David Stern’s impact on NHL January 3, 2020 8:15 am EST Bergeron, Giroux, Toews highlight NHL All-Star Last Men In vote December 30, 2019 3:57 pm EST The Buzzer: Another 2-goal game for Bergeron; Perron keeps Blues rolling December 28, 2019 1:35 am EST Blackhawks and beyond: Best NHL teams of the decade December 25, 2019 7:00 am EST PHT Decade in Review: Most significant goals in hockey December 24, 2019 7:20 am EST NHL Power Rankings: Best players of the decade December 23, 2019 1:50 pm EST Islanders recall Ladd; Clutterbuck out indefinitely after surgery December 21, 2019 12:48 pm EST WATCH LIVE: Islanders visit Bruins on NBCSN December 19, 2019 6:30 pm EST NHL on NBCSN: Bruins vs. Islanders in clash of East powers December 19, 2019 11:48 am EST Oshie, Carlson lift Capitals over Bruins in mid-season test December 11, 2019 10:30 pm EST NHL Power Rankings: Metropolitan Division dominance December 9, 2019 2:57 pm EST PHT Face-Off: Board of Governors tackle Code of Conduct; NHL’s best meet December 9, 2019 11:06 am EST Pastrnak shines again as Bruins win sixth in a row: 3 takeaways November 29, 2019 4:25 pm EST Bruins sign Coyle, Wagner to long-term contract extensions November 27, 2019 6:14 pm EST The Buzzer: Islanders, others make Saturday strong for streaks November 24, 2019 2:04 am EST PHT Morning Skate: Challenging Byfuglien’s suspension; Where is Sharks’ offense? November 22, 2019 8:15 am EST The Buzzer: Benn keeps Stars rolling; Pastrnak, McDavid keep dominating November 20, 2019 2:21 am EST NHL Power Rankings: Most dangerous duos in the league November 18, 2019 2:20 pm EST The Buzzer: Bruins end slump; Blackwood baffles Penguins November 16, 2019 12:08 am EST The great line nobody is talking about November 6, 2019 9:42 am EST NHL on NBCSN: Bruins a big test for Canadiens team trying to make its mark November 5, 2019 9:30 am EST The Buzzer: Penguins have no answer for Bruins’ Marchand November 5, 2019 2:01 am EST Bruins beat Penguins, may have dodged bullet with McAvoy November 4, 2019 10:47 pm EST PHT Face-Off: Sharks bleeding goals; Panthers heating up November 4, 2019 10:17 am EST Stunning numbers from first month of NHL season November 1, 2019 1:59 pm EDT McKenzie on Pietrangelo, Krug contracts; surgery for Byfuglien October 30, 2019 10:06 pm EDT NHL Power Rankings: Pastrnak, Marchand carry Bruins to top spot October 28, 2019 1:42 pm EDT PHT Face-Off: Pastrnak feeling dangerous; Will Fleury ever get a break? October 28, 2019 10:05 am EDT The Buzzer: Rangers can’t keep up with Bruins’ top line October 28, 2019 12:13 am EDT WATCH LIVE: Bruins host Blues in Stanley Cup Final rematch October 26, 2019 6:30 pm EDT NHL over/under: How many goals will Pastrnak, Neal finish with? October 22, 2019 4:51 pm EDT Heavy Lifting: Five NHL lines that are carrying their teams October 21, 2019 5:00 pm EDT NHL Power Rankings: Fast starts most likely to continue October 21, 2019 2:16 pm EDT The Buzzer: Pastrnak nets four; Blackhawks hand Oilers first loss October 14, 2019 11:29 pm EDT Pastrnak scores 4 goals for Bruins; Marchand ducks retaliation October 14, 2019 4:48 pm EDT The Buzzer: Namestnikov’s revenge game; Crosby keeps dominating October 13, 2019 1:13 am EDT	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1615
__label__cc	0.733485	0.266515	Films and Events FUTURO Digital Conference Princess of the Row Directed by Van Maximilian Carlson Cast: Martin Sheen, Edi Gathegi, Tayler Buck, Ana Ortiz, Jacob Vargas NY Premiere premiere Bouncing around the sometimes-abusive foster care system, Alicia Willis, a creative 12-year-old girl, ditches school to visit her military veteran father Sgt. Beaumont “Bo” Willis. After a battle-induced brain injury during his service in Iraq, Bo is now homeless and living on LA’s skid row while suffering from severe PTSD. The injury renders him unable to recognize his own daughter most of the time but to Alicia it doesn’t matter, because she remembers him as the father he used to be: a caring man with a love of storytelling. After discovering her next foster home is ten hours away, Alicia sets out on a mission to save her family. With social services in hot pursuit, she and her father flee the city in search of a better life where they can be together in peace. AMC Empire 25 @nylatinofilmfestival @NYLatinoFilm The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) is the premier Urban Latino film event in the country. © 2019 New York Latino Film Festival. All rights reserved. Website powered by Gala and Filmbot.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1618
__label__cc	0.730021	0.269979	How to experience the West Coast. Dominique SolomonFeatured, off the beeten trackCape Town, Club Mykonos, Featured, Food, Food Blogger, Foodie, Kardoesie N7, local, Love Cape Town, love local, Off the Beeten Track, Photography, R27 Roosterkoek, South Africa, Sponsoredpost, Thali Thali, The Lodge at Atlantic Beach, Weskus, West Coast, Western Cape, WildlifeLeave a comment The West Coast of Southern Africa is something of a spiritual escape for me and my better half. We always tend to visit at least a few times a year, however always going to more or less the same areas…until recently. West Coast Way invited me along to a media day of road-tripping around the West Coast to see, taste and explore. Starting at The Lodge at Atlantic Beach, situated in Melkbosstrand, a 25 minute drive out from Cape Town. Chantal generously hosted us for a quick brekkie to meet-and-greet our fellow bloggers and media. Thereafter gave us a tour of The Lodge and it’s facilities. We had a quick tour of the fully equipped leisure centre, with Yoga class in session we had to keep the noise to a minimum in the area, to respect the space of those who use the leisure centre as an escape from the everyday hustle and bustle. From there we had a sneak peak at the trails for those who like to go walking in nature and even came across a golfer ready to tee off. From there we popped in to the restaurant with delicious weekly specials not to be missed! For those looking for a venue for weddings, parties or even conferences, The Lodge has a magnificent space that can fit up to 200 people at a time with spectacular views of Table Mountain, and also a quaint little arch should you choose to hold your wedding ceremony right there. There is an amazing special currently running for accommodation at The Lodge, for only R1095 for a deluxe room and R895 for single occupancy(includes a continental breakfast). This special ends 30th April. Book now to avoid the disappointment and FOMO of not having to wake up and watch springboks and other local wildlife graze right outside your doorstep! Visit their website for more details and to book: The Lodge at Atlantic Beach A drive north on the R27 took us to our next destination, the R27 Roosterkoek pad stall stop. At just a a few months old, their roosterkoek is already making waves (I’m sorry, just couldn’t resist that one) along the west coast, so much so that theirs was voted the best in the West Coast! The other highlight of our pit-stop there was being welcomed oh so warmly with a piping hot cuppa Moerkoffie with a caffeine kick to boot. The Roosterkoek is made fresh daily and while you wait you can see it being made right there on the coals! With so many styles, flavours and fillings to choose from, you can’t go wrong by taking a shot left at the R27 Roosterkoek pad stall. Our next stop? Langebaan. More specifically the infamous Club Mykonos resort. A serene, Greek-inspired paradise of holiday-makers young and old. Our first stop was at the Marina, waiting to board a chariot that we would have lunch and drinks on, provided by Elite Charters. We had a quick tour of the new modern development that is their apartments that one can hire for a long weekend or two, fully furnished with top of the range furnishings, overlooking the moody marina. Entertainment for every member of the family can be found in every nook and corner. From a thrilling night at the casino to live music on the marina. If luck is on your side, why not play some Bingo by the seaside. Having only ever experienced Club Mykonos through epic stories of holidaying in the peak of summer, by friends, I certainly cannot wait to experience Club Mykonos myself and make my own memories! Visit their website for more information on how to book: Club Mykonos The padkos as pictured above is from the Kardoesie pad stal, was presented to us as something of a “West Coast Everyday kit” A loaf of bread, a packet of Bokkoms(is it even a survival kit without bokkoms?) vis kaaings, fat, jam and a pocket knife. The story told was of making a sandwich with all of the ingredients and then of course washing it down with an ice cold one. The story was told in Afrikaans, if told any other way, would lose its spark and humour. Kardoesie N7 Countrystop is only a 80 minute drive out from Cape Town. They offer Camping and self-accommodation facilities. Visit their site for more details: Kardoesie Thali Thali was another highlight of the day. Their hospitality and accommodation is definitely something that will draw me back there again. The game drive lasted about 1 hour and a bit. With some time to spare to tour the accommodation and get one last coffee in before we hit the long road back. The Farm house has a grand old charm about it. I particularly loved the old farm style kitchen, of course! The accommodation we got to view were cozy farm style cottages with one or two modern touches here and there but staying true to it’s farm/bush spirit. Stop by their website and book a stay in the farm house: Thali Thali My experience was a pleasant and intriguing one, so much so that, the very next weekend, my partner and I got into our car and drove to the West Coast to taste some of that infamous Roosterkoek I couldn’t stop talking about! I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, there is something magical and mysterious about the West Coast. There is so much soul in the coastal towns that surround the West Coast, so many stories to tell, food to taste, beautiful people to meet and memories to create. I certainly cannot wait to get back into the car, pack some padkos and take a drive out to the West Coast. Sponsored by West Coast Way Helen Goh’s Chocolate ‘O’ Cookies. A Sneak Peak at Sweet Cillie’s High Tea.	cc/2020-05/en_middle_0110.json.gz/line1619

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