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__label__wiki	0.809818	0.809818	For The Rabbits An Alternative Music Site Five Things We Liked This Week – 07/08/2015 5. Let’s Go Fly A Kite Base A Kite Base is one of the main starting points of origami. It allows a firm base on which more creative folding can be carried out, freeing the artist to produce whatever their imagination can come up with. Kite Base is also the name of a new collaborative project between Savages’ Ayşe Hassan and fellow bassist Kendra Frost. Currently, details of the project are pretty thin on the ground, with no album release confirmed, no live dates, and only a single track to listen to. That track, Dadum, is a dark brooding affair, all layered vocals, pulsing synths and grimy industrial guitars. There’s shades of TV On The Radio, The XX and 2:54, but most of all there’s an excellent track which bodes well for whatever the duo have got planned. Kite Base are a band and that’s about all we know about them, keep an eye on http://kiteba.se/ for more details 4. Nothing More, Nothing Less, Grubs is The Best Windwaker is the new track by self-proclaimed, “world-famous Bristol based Indie-Pop trio Grubs.” They later admit to not even really being from Bristol, the troublesome scamps. Windwaker is taken from their upcoming self-proclaimed, “ground-breaking” debut album It Must Be Grubs. It’s also really great, all steady rhythmic drums, chiming guitars and sing-along, two-voiced vocal harmonies. Grubs are a supergroup of sorts, consisting of Owen from Joanna Gruesome and Caramel, Roxy from Two White Cranes, formerly of Trust Fund and one of the new singers in Joanna Gruesome, and Jake, who’s just Jake, but none the worse for that. It Must Be Grubs, which consists of eleven tracks in just eighteen minutes, will be released in the coming months as a joint release between independent labels, Tuff Enuff and Reeks Of Effort. The band have already declared it a smash hit, who are we to argue? It Must Be Grubs is out via Tuff Enuff/Reeks Of Effort September 11th. Grubs currently have no tour dates announced. 3. Flesh Ahaaaah Saviours Of Music? Flesh World is the new project from Scott More, of Limp Wrist and Jess Scott of Brilliant Colors. Conceived in “a microscopic lofted-bedroom” in San Francisco, the pair bonded over a shared love drag bars, underground punk shows and the works of Lou Reed, David Hockney and director Kenneth Anger. Now expanded to a four piece with the addition of Diane Anastasio also of Brilliant Colors and Andrew Luttrell, Flesh World recently released their debut album, The Wild Animal In My Life, via Iron Lung Records. This week they not only announced a UK tour for September but shared the video for album track, Just To Tear Me Down. The track showcases the bands fraught, fuzzy, post-punk influenced guitar lines, tight aggressive drums and shining Siouxsie Sioux-like vocals. All of which they’ll be bringing to a venue near your shortly, hoorah! The Wild Animals In My Life out now via Iron Lung Records. Flesh World tour the UK in September with dates across the country. 2. Wakefield? My Ass We last encountered the collaboration between Stanley Brinks and The Wave Pictures on our 20th favourite album of 2014, Gin. The album was a triumph of excellent musicians and just the right level of silliness. This week it was confirmed the productive partnership would combine once more, as they announced their fourth album together, My Ass, was to be released via Fika Recordings in October. They also shared a brand new track, Wakefield, featuring some delightful Dixie-land saxophone honking, trademark Wave Pictures bouncing guitar lines and Stanley singing some unsurprisingly odd lyrics about how, “our love like a shield against all evil and Wakefield on our side.” Whether the might of the West-Yorkshire City would really take to Stanley, well we’re not quite so sure, but maybe My Ass will convert people across the land to the joy of this special collaboration. My Ass is out via Fika Recordings on October 2nd. Stanley Brinks And The Wave Pictures play The Lexington on October 7th. 1. Elvis Has Left The Moon El Vy is the plural of Elvis, pronounced to rhyme with Hell Pie. It’s also the rather odd moniker for a new collaboration between The National‘s Matt Berninger and Menomena’s Brent Knopf. This week they released tour dates, confirmed an album release for later this year and shared their first single, pretty good going we’d say. This weirdly completely a list of five things we like that just happen to all be collaborations/side-projects, it honestly wasn’t deliberate. El Vy might just be the most exciting of the lot though, largely for the fact that anything with Matt’s dulcet-tones on it is music to our ears. The first offering, snappily entitled Return to the Moon (Political Song for Didi Bloome to Sing, With Crescendo), jumps out instantly as being considerably more funky than Matt’s day job, with shades of Phoenix or a mellower Foals. Indeed it could be the record he’d have made if he’d been enjoying all those parties he sang about on Boxer rather than being racked with guilt and social anxiety. The album, Return To The Moon, is set for release later this year and discussing it Matt noted it, “is more autobiographical than anything else I’ve written, but the details aren’t true,” which is enticingly cryptic and for now we’ll just have to wait and see. Return To The Moon is out via 4AD on October 30th. El Vy tour Europe in December including dates in Manchester and London. Tagged 4AD, El Vy, Fike Recordings, Flesh World, Grubs, Iron Lung Records, Joanna Gruesome, Kite Base, Menonema, Reeks Of Effort, Stanley Brinks, The National, The Wave Pictures, Trust Fund, Tuff Enuff, Two White CranesBy fortherabbitsmusicLeave a comment ← Owl & Mouse – Departures Sweet Baboo – The Boombox Ballads → Follow For The Rabbits on WordPress.com For The Facebook For The Twitter For The Soundcloud For The Fanburst Contact For The Rabbits	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line783
__label__wiki	0.516939	0.516939	Documents filtered by: Date="1805-08-25" sorted by: relevance https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-10-02-0231 To James Madison from Carlos Martínez de Yrujo, 25 August 1805 (Abstract) From Carlos Martínez de Yrujo, 25 August 1805 (Abstract) § From Carlos Martínez de Yrujo. 25 August 1805, “Neighborhood of Philadelphia.” “Having been absent from the City for some days, I did not receive until to day your letter of the 18th. current1 in which you inform me of the capture of the American Brigantine Neptune by a French or Spanish privateer on her passage from the Island of St. Croix to Philada. and in which you enclose me various documents relative to the property2 of her cargo. As Minister of a just King, desirous of respecting the rights of neutrals & more particularly of the neutrals, with whom he has connections so immediate and friendly as are those with the U.States I do not lose an instant in sending you enclosed a letter [not found] for the Governor of Porto Rico, who I doubt not will do the requisite Justice to the owners of the Brigantine, if as is supposed, she has been sent to any port of that Island: At the same time I permit myself to suggest, that it will be proper that in order to assure the good effects of my intervention, that the owners should transmit to the Governor of the said Island the documents necessary to prove the legality of their property. “It is very painful to me, that the United States should still have causes of complaint respecting the injuries which you say the navigation of their citizens experience in some ports of the Island of Cuba. A long while ago I wrote upon the subject to the Captain General of that Island. I also am apprised that the King my master has given direct orders to the Captain Genl. of it in order that the navigation of the Americans employed in a legal and just commerce might be respected: and it has also come to my knowledge, that the said Captain General has circulated those orders to the Governors and subaltern Commandants under him wherefore I am inclined to hope that in future, there cannot exist just cause of complaint. You will therefore be pleased to specify to me in the most detailed manner the cases and circumstances, which have excited the sensibility of the U.States and you may rely that I will send without lost [sic] of time the information you may give me on this particular to the said Captain General reminding him of the orders of H. M. upon this point and of the respect paid to the rights of a friendly nation.” Adds in a postscript: “The name of the capturing vessel and of its Captain leave me no room to doubt that it is a French Privateer; nevertheless by my letter to the Governor of Porto Rico you will see that I particularly recommend to him the cause of Justice. I return to you the documents transmitted.” RC (DNA: RG 59, NFL, Spain, vol. 2). 4 pp.; in Spanish; in a clerk’s hand, except for Yrujo’s complimentary close and signature; docketed by Wagner. Copytext is Wagner’s interlinear translation. 1. See JM to George Armroyd, 18 Aug. 1805. 2. The word Yrujo used, propiedad, is better translated as “ownership.” Note: The annotations to this document, and any other modern editorial content, are copyright © The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved. Madison Papers Yrujo, Carlos Fernando Martínez de “To James Madison from Carlos Martínez de Yrujo, 25 August 1805 (Abstract),” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/02-10-02-0231. [Original source: The Papers of James Madison, Secretary of State Series, vol. 10, 1 July 1805–31 December 1805, ed. Mary A. Hackett, J. C. A. Stagg, Mary Parke Johnson, Anne Mandeville Colony, and Katherine E. Harbury. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2014, pp. 243–244.] From Yrujo to Madison [2 August 1805] From Yrujo to Madison [10 September 1805] All correspondence between Yrujo and Madison	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line784
__label__wiki	0.627404	0.627404	Sci-Fi Visions Scientists Transferred Memories From One Snail to Another. Someday, They Could Do The Same in Humans. It also might help scientists finally agree where we store memories. Jacob Banas May 14th 2018 / Sci-Fi Visions / Memory / Neuroscience / Sea Snails /Memory /Neuroscience /Sea Snails You may not carry your house on your back or release sulphuric acid, but you’ve got a lot more in common with a sea snail than you may think. Especially where your brain is concerned. Yes, sea snails may have 20,000 neurons — a paltry sum compared to humans’ 100 billion. But scientists have been studying sea snails for a long time, and they know an awful lot about how the organisms learn. Many marine organisms function the same way mammals do, except the processes that keep them alive are just way less complicated. And sea snails are no exception — their nerves transmit impulses much the way ours do. So, it’s impressive that researchers from UCLA were able to transfer memories of being shocked between marine snails. Even more impressive? That early research may someday pave the way for similar processes in humans. In the study, published Monday in the journal eNeuro, snails in one group were trained to respond to a stimulus — in this case, a shock to the tail (animal lovers, don’t fear — the shock didn’t hurt the snails. It just triggered a defensive curl reflex, sort of like snatching your hand away from a hot stove). At first, the snails would only curl for a few seconds. But through repeated shocks, the researchers trained them to curl for longer, up to about 50 seconds. Next, the team took some ribonucleic acid (RNA), which forms proteins based on cells’ DNA, from nerve tissue in the upper abdomen of trained snails and injected it into the untrained snails’ necks to get to their circulatory system. When they were shocked, the snails that weren’t injected with RNA curled for only a few seconds, the way all snails do when they haven’t been trained. But the ones injected with RNA from the trained snails? They held the pose for 40 seconds, as if they remembered how to respond to a stimulus, even though they had never encountered it before. The researchers also tested some of the same techniques on snail neurons in a petri dish. This is a big deal because it helps clear up a longstanding scientific debate. See, some researchers think memories are stored in the synapses (the spaces between nerve cells). Another camp believed memories were stored in the nuclei of neurons. As study author David Glanzman told the BBC, “If memories were stored at synapses, there is no way our experiment would have worked.” To treat memory-related illnesses in humans, we’ve first got to understand how the brain stores memories in the first place. The UCLA team suggests their research might one day allow us to, as the study states, “modify, enhance, or depress memories.” That could lead to new ways for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s to regain some of what they lost, or novel treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Let’s not get carried away, here — these are snails, after all. These findings don’t close the debate about where memories are stored, and they certainly don’t mean that we can instantly restore detailed memories in humans. But there are many different types of RNA, and Glanzman’s team plans to do more research to figure out determine which types most directly impact memory. So, we’re still a ways off from becoming a karate black belt simply by injecting some RNA into our necks, or downloading sweet dance moves directly to our minds. But we may be a step closer to it, thanks to the humble, oft-shocked sea snail. Build A Better Brain With This Memory Mastery Course Feel Like Your Memory Is Slipping? This Brain-Boosting Online Bundle Will Get You Back in Shape An Unusual Tune Watch a Violinist Play While Surgeons Operate on Her Brain Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets us Share Physical Sensations Dark Future: Here’s When We’ll Have the Black Mirror Tech That Lets Us Read Memories	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line787
__label__cc	0.674789	0.325211	Forums - Sales Discussion - PSP+PS3=options I've read that coming in the future there is a very good possibility of a Remote play for the PS3 over the internet... Connecting the PSP to the PS3. Now what is nice about that idea, is the PS3 being able to convert video to a format that can be transfered over the internet on the fly... And then be watched ANYWHERE in the world. Now what is special about that is. You put your movie collection on the PS3. (60gb) Encode it in low quality to save size. You can fit a full length movie in about 1gb. Watch it anywhere in the world. Without haveing to carry 20 memory cards, discs... and stuff like that. Sintinel Sintinel on 28 February 2007 PSP+PS3=Expensive How many people are going to take advantage of an option that costs close to $1000 after taxes and/or shipping and the game to play on it? It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt. -Mark Twain 2004 Lincoln LSV8 - ~$15,000 K&N Cold Air Intake - $300 Handheld ECU Reprogrammer - $400 The look on a ricer's face when they get their ass beat off the line by a Lincoln - Priceless jstam jstam on 28 February 2007 me Wii+DS = 1/10th the features, and half the cost. EDIT: I have that setup too tho. Sintinel said: PSP+PS3=Expensive How many people are going to take advantage of an option that costs close to $1000 after taxes and/or shipping and the game to play on it? And the game to play on it? I just said put your Video archive on the PS3. Then watch it from ANYWHERE in the world. Who said anything about a game? I wasn't responding specifically toward your scenario, but toward a more likely one, people actually using the two devices for gaming. And I didn't say anything about the Wii or the DS. Why do you always* try to shift the conversation toward a Nintendo product whenever someone challenges your posts? *of course not 100% of the time, but a lot. BenKenobi88 BenKenobi88 on 28 February 2007 If that's what it is...playing your media anywhere with WiFi, that is pretty sweet. But what's the highest quality a video can be? LEFT4DEAD411.COM Bet with disolitude: Left4Dead will have a higher Metacritic rating than Project Origin, 3 months after the second game's release. (hasn't been 3 months but it looks like I won :-p ) BenKenobi88 said: If that's what it is...playing your media anywhere with WiFi, that is pretty sweet. But what's the highest quality a video can be? Well, it is there in a basic form right now. It looks quite good. No idea what the stream bitrate is. It only works through WiFi right now though. But the fact of the matter is... How hard is it to make it work over the internet? Data over local IP is almost the exact same thing as Data over internet However I would think you would be most restricted by your bandwidth. I only have 30kbs upstream. so I'd say I'd be limited to... about 300kbps. Not that shabby tho. Especially if the PS3 encodes it on the fly to h.264. 300kbps is plenty high. ranzchic ranzchic on 01 March 2007 That would be cool. But how are they gonna convert the HD format video to be streamed to the PSP? Does the PSP have something in it or is the PS3 the one who's gonna do the converting? Also, the PSP is about 75% of the PS2's power, right? Kwaad on 01 March 2007 ranzchic said: That would be cool. But how are they gonna convert the HD format video to be streamed to the PSP? Does the PSP have something in it or is the PS3 the one who's gonna do the converting? Also, the PSP is about 75% of the PS2's power, right? The PSP can play H.264 368x208 @ any bitrate. My home PC. (a C2D) can convert a Xvid to H.264 @ about 40fps. Useing 1 core. So both cores could do it @ about 80fps, add 2x becuase the cell is definatly more powerful than 2x. Your looking at 160fps. So. The PS3 can encode the stream... no problem. The PSP. Can decode the stream no problem. I dont know what their doing. Hell. It's just the underground talking about it. But if they dont. It's dumb. And I beleive there has to be some credit to it, considering I have seen it at some 'quazi' offical sites as rumors. Take it with a grain of salt. But if they do. That will KICK ASS. The setup can easily do it. And it is in perfect line with the PSP and PS3 theory.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line790
__label__cc	0.6006	0.3994	Inca Royal Roads Guided Tour 99% PAVED <1% unpaved Mostly Upscale (one night in standard hotel) 1-10 Motorcycles Motorcycle Tour Overview Tour Starts and Ends: Quito, Ecuador. Airport Code: UIO Time Needed: 11-12 days vacation Tour Duration: 10 Days / 9 nights Total Distance: approximately 1865 km / 1160 miles Average distance per day: 207 km / 129 miles of twisty Andean roads Lowest Elevation::1332 feet / 406 meters Highest Elevation: 14,416 feet / 4,394 meters Paved Route: 97% asphalt road / <3% dirt or cobblestone roads Quality Riding: The best roads in Ecuador- only the most scenic and safest routes are taken. Premium Lodging: Unique luxury hacienda and boutique hotel accommodations for most nights Single occupancy: Your own private hotel room) Guides: Experienced, LOCAL RESIDENT multilingual tour guide (you will be shown an insider's view of the country). Pricing: All 100% inclusive price including all meals, gasoline, and entrance fees to parks and attractions. Chase vehicle: For groups of 5+ riders. Guaranteed Departure: The tour runs no matter what - even if there is only one rider signed up! The Inca reigned over South America before the arrival of the Spanish and were some of the best road builders in history. When their empire expanded from Peru into Ecuador in the early 1500s, they built impressive cities, fortresses, burial grounds, and temples connected by an extensive system of paved roads and suspension bridges known as the “Qhapaq Nan” or "Royal Roads." These roads were of such high quality that vast stretches of them are still intact to this day and were awarded UNESCO World Heritage status in 2014. The Qhapaq Nan road system was a unique achievement of engineering skills as it passed through varied geographical terrains, including the snow-capped mountain ranges of the Andes, rainforests, fertile valleys, and stark deserts. On this exhilarating tour, you'll follow in the footsteps of the Inca and explore many of Ecuador's national parks and wildlife areas. You'll experience Ecuador's mega-diversity of terrains, climates, and cultures as we ride through the Amazon Jungle and various altitudes of the Andes mountains. You will have the opportunity to visit rich cultural areas such as the famous markets in Otavalo, the UNESCO World Heritage city of Cuenca and the traditional villages of Salinas de Guaranda and Alausi. Above all, this tour includes some of the best motorcycle roads in South America. You'll tackle the twisties around active volcanoes, ride the altiplanos at 14,500 feet, carve through deep river canyons and go deep into the Amazon jungle. SWM Gran Milano 440 Suzuki V-Strom DL650XT Suzuki V-Strom DL650XT (LOW) Suzuki V-Strom 1000 ABS Honda Africa Twin CRF1000 Honda Africa Twin CRF1000 DCT Single occupancy is standard on all Ecuador Freedom tours. Your own private room each night at no additional charge! Price for Passenger in Double Room If you will be riding with a passenger, (pillion) who will share your double room (1 or 2 beds), add this price. 2 Bikes / 1 Room If you are traveling with someone who will be riding a separate motorcycle and sharing your room, take 10% off the price of both bikes! Arrival in Quto Fly to Quito's airport (code UIO) and transfer to one of the recommended hotels near our shop in tn the heart of the fashionable La Carolina neighborhood, and explore the nearby galleries, shopping, museums, and cafés. Pre-Tour Registration and Tour of Qutio Quito - Otavalo Distance: 94 miles / 151 km Activities: Inti-ñan Equator Museum, Mojanda Lake, Otavalo Market, Evening Music performance Accommodations: Hacienda Pinsaqui Otavalo - Cotococha Amazon Lodge Distance: 306 km \| 190 miles Activities: Plaza de los Pochos, Paramo de Papallacta, Puerto Misahualli, Saddlemaker, Embroiderers Accommodations: Cotococha Amazon Lodge Cotococha Amazon Lodge - Baños Activities: Canoe Expedition, Tubing in the Napo River, Waterfall Swim, Ruta de las Cascadas, Paillon Del Diablo, Zip line, hot springs Accommodations: Posada Del Arte Hotel Baños - Alausi Activities: Morning in Baños, Riobamba Market, Guamote Market, Palmira Desert Accommodations: Hosteria La Quinta Alausi - Cuenca Activities: Train Ride, Nariz del Diablo, Condor Museum, Ingapirca Solar Temple Ruins, Walking Tour of Cuenca Accommodations: Casa de Aguila Hotel Rest Day in Cuenca Distance: Motorcycle available to explore on your own Activities: Many activities are available such as museums, hot springs, horseback riding, city tours, archeological sites, shopping and nightlife Accommodations: Hotel Victoria Cuenca - Macas Activities: Guitar Makers, Silversmith, Macas Accommodations: Mansion de la Amazonia Resort Macas - Salinas de Guaranda Activities: Sangay National Park, Lagunas Atillo, Wool Mill, Soccer Ball Maker, Cheese Maker, Chocolate Maker Accommodations: El Refugio Salinas - Chugchilan Activities: Kunuyacu Hot Springs, Ambato, Pujilli Market, Tribal Mask Maker, Tigua Art Gallery, Quilota Crater Lake Accommodations: Mama Hilda Chugchilan - Quito Meals: Breakfast & Lunch Activities: Furniture Maker, Capulin Cherry Winery Many international flights leave around midnight from Quito. If you are catching a flight the same evening as the last day of the tour, you may enjoy VIP access to our "Freedom Riders' Lounge" - complete with a hot shower, jacuzzi, and open bar. Quito- Inti'ñan - San José de Minas - Laguna de Mojanda - Otavalo Distance Covered: 94 miles / 151 km You’ll begin your tour from our shop in Quito, Ecuador - 2850 meters (almost 2 miles above sea level) in the Andes Mountains, on the Equator, in South America. Quito was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the 1970s for having the best-preserved and least altered historic center in all of Latin America. We suggest you arrive a day or two early to experience this amazing town and get used to the altitude before your ride. We will provide you with tickets to ride the double-decker hop-on / hop-off bus to see the sights. Quito was the second capital of the Inca Empire after Cusco, Peru. On the morning of the tour departure, you’ll be outfitted with the motorcycle of your choice and given a thoughtful presentation that will answer all your questions concerning local customs, rules of the road, riding signals, etc. The first day's ride is intended to give you a sampling of the different types of roads we will be riding. We will have a chance to ride on asphalt and just a few miles of ancient Incan cobblestone roads. The uneven roads are not to challenge you or to push you beyond your limits - it's so we may determine your riding level and so that you become accustomed to your motorcycle quickly. Our first stop will be in the middle of the world. The Inti-ñan museum is situated right on the Equator. Inti-ñan means "path of the sun" in Quechua, a native language of Ecuador. We will take a tour of this magical site, a place that the indigenous peoples have revered for thousands of years. We will learn how the ancient people came to understand that this was the center of the world, centuries before "modern" geography or GPS devices. We will play with gravity here and perform some experiments to learn about the Coriolis effect caused by the Earth's rotation. We will also get to know how the indigenous populations of Ecuador live and visit some typical homes. This tour will give excellent background information on Ecuador so that you will better understand the cultures as we pass through various regions of Ecuador over the next ten days. After the visit to the Inti-ñan museum, we will be riding in the Northern Hemisphere. We will first pass through a desert canyon that will bring us into a deep gorge. We will then ride out of the canyon into a lush green patchwork of fields of vegetables, roses, and dairy cattle. We'll stop in the charming little town of San José de Minas with its beautiful stone church and well-manicured central park. This abrupt change will be your first taste of the remarkable diversity of terrains and climates that you will experience on this ride. From San José de Minas, we will climb in altitude on back roads giving us grand vistas of the serene farmlands and forests below. We will experience great aromas as we pass through eucalyptus and pine forests. We will stop to add a layer of clothing as we ride up to a height of over 12,000 feet (3714 meters) to view the majestic Mojanda Lake surrounded by the Fuya-Fuya volcano, which guards the lake. This will be the first time we will be in the high-altitude paramo climate. From there, we will ride down through the colonial city of Otavalo, famous for its expansive indigenous market. We will finish today's ride enjoying the local music and delicious local fare at the 300-year-old Hacienda Pinsaqui - one of the oldest haciendas in Ecuador and famous as the site of the Pinsaqui Treaty, which brought lasting peace with neighboring Colombia. Day 2 - Puerto Misahualli Otavalo - Papallacta - Baeza - Puerto Misahualli After a hearty breakfast of fresh juices, freshly baked loaves of bread, and eggs, we'll start the day by riding to the indigenous market in Otavalo. For hundreds of years, the indigenous people have brought their animals, crafts, and produce down from the surrounding hills to sell in the market here. Don't worry - this market has very little to do with typical knick-knacks and tourist dollars. This market is the real thing! We'll witness the frenzy of the animal market - one of the most authentic experiences you'll find anywhere. We'll also have time to explore the Plaza de Los Ponchos- a maze of hanging tapestries, weavings, and handmade garments. A second animal section of the market deals with fowl, cuyes (guinea pigs), rabbits, puppies, and kittens. We'll head down the Panamericana Highway from Otavalo, rolling past rural green dairy farms and through dense forests. We'll stop to meet a traditional saddlemaker who hand makes leather saddles in the traditional way for customers around the world. Ahead of us, we will catch a glimpse of the Volcan Cayambe, the highest point in the world on the equator, and the only place where the line between the hemispheres crosses snow. We'll ride across the equator once again and continue our ride in the southern hemisphere, passing warm valleys bursting with orchards and rose plantations. We'll turn east off the Panamericana and stop to add a layer of clothes. We'll be riding steeply up to the Papallacta Pass at 4064 meters (13,350 feet). From here, we'll cross the Paramo de Papallacta grasslands and view the high altitude trout paradise, Lake Campucocha. Here, we have passed the continental divide, and now we'll start descending onto the Eastern Slopes. Grandiose waterfalls of several hundred feet tower over the road in several spots and will inspire pure awe. We'll see the four peaks of the Antisana Volcano peep through the clouds to the south as the air begins to warm, and the humidity begins to rise. Once we reach the cloudforest town of Baeza, rolling pastoral landscapes take over, which are banked by steep hillsides. The road becomes a series of twisty curves that float above the roaring Papallacta river - whose waters are heading briskly to the Amazon, just like us. We will come down through the foothills of the Andes, and the road drops again in elevation. The vegetation gets thicker and greener while the air becomes more substantial with occasional wisps of steam. We're now in the Amazon basin and an area specifically known for its abundant condors and rare birds, such as the black-billed mountain toucan. Further along, we'll pass through the whitewater kayaking capital of Tena and cross a narrow bridge at Puerto Napo. We'll follow the Rio Napoeastward and stop in the town of Puerto Misahualli. This jungle town is the western-most navigable port in the Amazon network of rivers. The Amazonian culture and way of life begin here. Life is centered on the river, and long canoes take the locals to hunt, fish, and pan for gold along the river. In town, a mischievous population of monkeys. Just outside of the town of Puerto Misahualli, we will check into our private cabins on the banks of the Napo River at the El Jardin Misahualli Lodge - an Ecuador Freedom Exclusive - this unique lodge is set up correctly to appreciate the jungle experience fully. Each cabin has its own private plunge pool and a front-row seat for the evening's cacophony of the insect world - the sounds will lull you to sleep! Day 3 - Baños Puerto Misahualli - Puyo - Paillon del Diablo - Baños 141 km \| 88 miles We'll wake up to the scents and sounds of the Amazon jungle and enjoy a buffet breakfast before setting out in a canoe for a private expedition in the wilderness with a native guide. We will learn about the many different species of plants, birds, insects, and animals in the jungle and their traditional and medicinal uses. We'll float back to the lodge in innertubes enjoying the tranquility of river life before we pack up and return to our motorcycles via canoe. We will head south, skirting alongside the jungle's dense vegetation, and continue to the town of Puyo, where we will turn west to begin our climb back up the Eastern Slopes. We'll be riding in a deep gorge cut out by the mighty Rio Pastaza (a tributary to the Amazon), which will get narrower and narrower as we ascend. This road has been dubbed the "Ruta de las Cascadas" for the many waterfalls that tumble from the green valley walls. Many of them fall right overhead from overhanging rocks. The vegetation is luxuriant and exotic, with the scent of many wild orchids that will fill your helmet. We'll stop to visit the Paillon del Diablo (Devil's Cauldron) falls, which are a thundering set of waterfalls that we will view from a beautiful set of steps. It is an awe-inspiring display of mother nature's awesome power. We'll continue our climb up the eastern slopes on the bikes and stop next for a real thrill. We'll tie into a zip line and cross a 200-foot chasm head-first across for about a half a mile canyon straight into the Agoyan waterfall. It feels like you have grown wings and become a bird. There is also a cable car if you want to do this at a slower pace! Once we have reached an altitude of about 6,000 feet (1850 m), we will be in the resort town of Baños, at the base of the active Tungurahua Volcano. Baños was settled in 1553 and enjoys a warm, subtropical climate and is nestled among soaring green hills lined with waterfalls. Volcan Tungurahua (meaning "throat of fire") rises above the town at 5053 meters (about 16,500 feet) and erupts frequently. These mild eruptions provide an exuberant display of pyroclastic flows and ash, which we can view from the hills above the town. We'll check into the cozy and friendly Posada del Arte Hotel and walk a block up the street to soak ourselves in the volcanic baths that make this town famous. There are various pools of different temperatures and sizes. One is so hot that it will leave a red mark around you like a cooked lobster once you get out. These baths are a great way to relax after a day of excitement and great riding. We'll have dinner in one of the town's international restaurants. Day 4 - Alausi Baños - Penipe - Riobamba - Alausi Distance Covered: 143 km - 89 miles. Today's ride will be beautiful but not so long, so we'll have some time in the morning to do an activity in Baños such as canyoning, hiking, horseback riding, or just taking a little extra time to go shopping and exploring the town. We'll pack up the bikes at around noon and head out of town, taking the route that crawls around the base of the mighty Volcan Tungurahua. From there, we will follow the Chambo River valley, and the landscapes will alternate between deep green pastoral lands and dense eucalyptus and pine forests. We'll pass several orchards and scenic agricultural villages as we climb out of the valley and into the city of Riobamba. Riobamba is a colonial city with pastel buildings and well-groomed parks and squares. We'll ride through the city's cobblestone streets and head out on a back road leading to breathtaking pastoral lands tended by shepherds and dairy farmers. The serpentine road leads past a region of green pastures and cool waters flowing in rivers dropping from the mountains above. We'll re-join the Panamericana Highway again in the town of Guamote and ride in the fresh air of the altiplano at 11,500 feet. To the left, we'll ride by the high-altitude Palmira desert, which was once the fastest-growing desert in the world but has been contained thanks to an effective environmental campaign and reforestation efforts. It is a stunningly beautiful yet rare landscape. We'll downshift and enter a series of switchbacks that lead to the town of Alausi. Alausi is in a round valley and encircled by steep hills. The town has an old-world feel to it, much like a southern European town, with narrow cobblestone streets and colorful adobe houses. The town's activities center around the railroad tracks (we'll see why tomorrow), and we'll settle into the town's most comfortable hotel, the Hosteria La Quinta, which has lovely balconies overlooking the city below. Day 5 - Cuenca Alausi - Nariz del Diablo - Ingapirca - Cuenca 189 Km / 117 miles (not including train ride) We will pack a lot of fantastic experiences and amazing riding into the day today to start with a filling breakfast. We will first walk a block away to the train station and board the train bound for the "Nariz del Diablo" (Devil's Nose). When the Ecuadorian railroad was built in the early 1900s, this section was known as the "most difficult railway in the world." It is a fantastic feat of engineering indeed. At one point, the train will descend over 3,000 feet, having to move backward and then forwards as it descends the steep switchbacks. The train will let us off in the town of Sibambe, where we will visit the condor museum there, and see these powerful birds close -up. Then we ride the train back to Alausi and get ready for an astounding ride through the southern Ecuadorian Andes. As we head south down this lonesome stretch of the Panamericana Highway, we'll see some profound changes in the landscape. The rugged, sharp peaks and snow-capped volcanoes of the North will give way to softer, greener, and tamer lower elevations. The climate and terrain are also a little drier here. Until just a few years ago, this stretch of the Panamericana Highway was in abysmal shape, which isolated this section of the country for many years. We can still witness these effects as we ride through the virtually uninhabited countryside. The whole region feels very far away and strikingly different from the North of Ecuador. The motorcycle-riding here is some of the best you'll find on the entire Panamericana (which stretches from Alaska to Ushuaia in Argentina). This section of the multinational highway is brand-new pavement, and the seemingly endless curves and vistas will be an afternoon delight for sure. The little town of Tambo was an ancient Chasqui (Inca courier) way station on the Inca Royal Road between Cusco and Quito. We'll turn off here from Panamericana Highway and into the traditional lands of the Cañari people. The Cañari are particularly noted for their resistance against the Inca Empire. Eventually conquered by the Inca shortly before the Spanish arrival, the Cañari would later ally with the Spanish against the Inca. The landscapes here are astounding with rolling patchwork fields that are still tended to by animal - not machine - power. In many ways, a ride through this region is a throwback to another simpler, healthier time. We'll see many Cañari dressed in brightly colored ponchos and white felt bowlers. The meandering road leads to Ingapirca, which is the best-preserved Inca site in Ecuador. Constructed during the Inca expansion into Ecuador in the late 15th century, the Cañari people had previously occupied the site for more than 500 years. The vast ruins here include the Temple of the Sun and remains mostly intact. It is composed of an immense oval-shaped platform whose slightly inward-tapering walls are made of superbly carved stone blocks, fitted together with enigmatic precision. The site exhibits other architectural emblems of the Inca empire, such as trapezoidal doorways and exquisite stonework that are usually reserved for ceremonial temples. We will get a brief tour of the site to reveal the fascinating history of this region and the ancient empire. From Ingapirca, we'll continue down this magnificent stretch of the Panamericana, through the towns of Cañar, Biblian, and Azoques, which all feature gothic temples and churches that sit righteously above the highway. And although the Inca defeated them, the Canari culture lives on. Passing through paramo and then thick forests, the road brings us to the city of Cuenca. Cuenca is Ecuador's most beautiful and charming city. The UNESCO World Heritage City features narrow, cobblestone streets, harmonious houses with balconies and flowery interior courtyards, and lots of churches and monasteries built of precious stone. The Spanish founded it in 1557 on the site of Tomebamba - a city established by the Inca in 1470, which was said to have rivaled Cusco in Peru with its pomp and majesty. We'll check into one of Cuenca's most luxurious hotels - Hotel Victoria for our two-night stay. It is located in the colonial center of the city and overlooks the beautiful Tomebamba River. We'll have a stroll around the center of this city, visiting the Catedral Vieja - a cathedral built in 1557 and the Parque Calderon, as well as the famous flower market. Cuenca offers an outstanding choice of excellent restaurants, and we'll choose from a wide variety of cuisines to celebrate the end of a fantastic day. Day 6 - Rest Day in Cuenca Distance Covered: 0 km / 0 miles Today is a day for relaxation and activity. We'll be staying in the colonial center of the UNESCO World Heritage City of Cuenca - voted as the #1 place for retirement by International Living Magazine. You'll have a chance to get to know this beautiful city. There are fantastic restaurants, hot spring inexpensive luxury spas, museums, zoos, and several markets to explore. Click here for a guide of things to do on your day off in Cuenca. If you want more riding, we can set up a self-guided motorcycle tour of the Cajas National Park (pictured above) - one of the most exhilarating rides in South America. You'll have a fantastic day, no matter what you choose to do! Day 7 - Macas Elevation Profile Day 7 Day 8 - Salinas de Guaranda Macas - Sangay National Park- Chimborazo National Wildlife Refuge - Salinas de Guaranda 263 Km / 163 miles oday's ride will take us through a wide variety of terrains and changing climates, so you will need to be prepared with extra layers of clothes and a heavy set of gloves. We'll set out of Macas, heading west to enter the Sangay National Park on the pristine new tarmac. The government had been promising to create this road for the past 111 years- and it was just completed in 2014. There had been a lot of controversy about bringing vehicles into what is considered one of the most beautiful natural areas of Ecuador. We're delighted they built this road - and you will see why! It starts, in the lower elevations, with a show of several dramatic waterfalls and provides the perfect cambering in the many curves we ride as we climb in altitude. We'll pass into the cloudforest and through the small town of Zuñac- with amiable residents. From Zuñac, we'll start climbing again - with more dramatic tumbling waterfalls to entertain us as we twist and turn. The forest will begin to give way to a windswept paramo, and we will come upon the stunning Lagunas de Atillo. The ancient natives of this region, the Puruháe people used to drown their convicted criminals in the icy waters. Jagged, pointy peaks frame the lakes. We'll be stopping here for some photos. We'll descend a bit in elevation to arrive in a patchwork of bright and dark green fields interspersed between cold flowing brooks. Here the people are raising sheep, and the scenery is stunning. We'll come through a dusty little town of Calaceda and turn to the west to re-join the Panamerican Highway north. We'll pass the Laguna de Colta from which the local women gather the reeds and sell baskets alongside the road. We'll stop to see the Balbanera Church, said to be the first chapel the Conquistadors raised in 1534. It still has carvings of angels and gargoyles and makes a great photo with the snow-capped Chimborazo mountain behind it. We'll turn west again and begin rising into highlands paramo, climbing the base of the Chimborazo Mountain. With permanent glaciers at its peak, Chimborazo is the highest point in Ecuador and is the highest point on Earth. This notable factoid is because the Earth bulges at the Equator and Chimborazo's peak is the furthest piece of land from Earth's core. The road we take crosses through the Chimborazo National Wildlife Refuge, home to thousands of wild vicuña, the smaller lighter faster cousin of the llama and camel. Ecuador has one of the best-protected vicuña populations in the world, and we will be sure to see these majestic creatures as we wind around the colossal mountain. We'll reach an altitude of over 14,500 feet (4.500 meters), and here, the weather is unpredictable. Be ready for bright sunshine, freezing rain, hail or even snow! We'll descend from this high altitude and ride into the Guaranda valley and turn to the west again on a twisty road that winds through deep green pastures. We'll arrive in the alpine town of Salinas (photo left), a grouping of colorful homes near the foot of a vertical wall of rock, surrounded by rolling fields and plains. Salinas is so named because it has a natural spring that brings forth water with the perfect combination of iodized salt, known for its healing qualities. We'll check into the basic but comfortable "El Refugio" hotel and grab some dinner made with the town's most popular products - cheeses and sausage. The evenings will be a bit chilly as we are at an altitude of 11,500 feet, so we'll warm ourselves around the fire in the hotel and meet the other guests before sleeping in this tranquil setting. Day 9 - Chugchilan Salinas de Guaranda - Tigua - Laguna de Quilotoa - Chugchilán We'll wake up in the high altitude town of Salinas and have a great breakfast of fresh cheeses, eggs, and juice. We'll get a tour of this unique town and learn about its amazing history. Until 1971, the town lived under feudal law - the men worked in the fields and had to pay tribute to the land owner. This set up changed with land reform signed into law by President Cordova (who was assassinated soon after that). A Swiss philanthropist came to help pull the town out of poverty and to the point is today with full employment and a prospering economy. His foundation created a cooperative economy and provided the locals with training, materials, technical support and bank loans. They imported machinery from the closed mills in Massachusetts. It transformed the lives of the local sheep owners who had previously sold raw wool to intermediaries for a pittance. They began to manufacturer their wool and sell it directly to manufacturers for a much better profit. With this success, the town turned to make cheeses, importing Swiss cheese making technology. Now they were able to turn the locally produced milk into the tastiest cheeses in the Andes. A similar expansion of the town's economy has happened with other activities such as providing chocolate and soccer balls. We will spend an hour or so visiting this town and learning about its inspiring rags to riches story. We'll head out of Salinas and ride back into the heights surrounding Chimborazo at about 14,000 feet, and descend along with another of the best roads in Ecuador which takes us through a deep gorge of a whitewater river. The canyon starts very narrowly, but as we continue our descent, the gorge becomes wider and wider. This road is located within a protected ecological zone, so the traffic is limited, and we usually have the road to ourselves. We'll skirt around the city of Ambato and head north to the city of Latacunga. We'll turn here on the route that is known as one of Ecuador's most scenic - The Quilotoa Loop. The road first leads to the town of Pujillí, with a beautiful central park and church. From here, we'll climb higher and higher, with stunning views of Latacunga and the valley below. As we continue to rise to over 13,000 feet, the temperature will drop sharply, and we will soon find ourselves in a dramatic open landscape of highlands paramo. We'll see the traditional homes made of mud adobe and thatch roofs, called chozas. We will visit the art gallery in Tigua, which is famous and displays the work of local artists. The works include painted hides, ceremonial masks and paintings depicting daily life in this region. Tigua is a beautiful village comprised of tiled roofs against a dramatic setting of steep hills and cliffs. From Tigua, we'll roll downhill into the small town of Zumbahua. We'll visit the market there and get a snack of fresh empanadas. We'll then ride to the Laguna Quilotoa. This fantastic lake was created by a collapsed volcano that left behind minerals that now give the deep crater lake an odd blue-green color. From the Quilotoa Lake the road will become unpaved and (don't worry it is straightforward to ride) will wind through some incredibly picturesque countryside along jagged cliffs. We arrive at our destination for today: the small village of Chugchilan, home to about a dozen families, a cheese maker, and a women's knitting cooperative. We will stay for the night at the award-winning Black Sheep Inn in the center of the village. Day 10 - Quito Elevation Profile - Day 10 Chugchilán - Sigchos - Saquisilí - Quito We will enjoy a hearty hacienda breakfast with fresh fruits and juices and then head out on the road. For those with offroad riding experience and a desire for a more offroad route home, we can provide you with a route to take you on back roads back to Quito by request. We will continue on the unpaved road until you reach the town of Sigchos. Sigchos was an indigenous settlement long before the arrival of the Spanish who settled it in the early 1500s. Once through Sigchos, the road will become an ancient cobblestone road. There are a few of these ancient roads in Ecuador, and they are maintained the old fashioned way - by replacing the stones by hand. The work is really impressive. We will wind through some dizzying switch-back roads, climbing first in elevation and then descending into the town of Saquisilli. Saquisilli is famous for its huge indigenous market. From Saquisilli, we will head north towards Quito on the Pan-American highway, otherwise known as the Avenue of Volcanoes. Along this highway, you will be surrounded by towering snow-capped volcanoes - with the Cotopaxi Volcano on one side and the Illiniza on the other. To end your tour on a festive note, we will stop at the famous "Cafe de la Vaca" in Machachi. They set the standard for Ecuadorian food and have great Ecuadorian coffee. You will finish your "Cloudforests, Coast and Craters" Tour where you began - at our offices in the Mariscal Section of Quito. Now that you have completed your tour we hope you have some memories to last a lifetime. ready 2378 ready 2378 This guided motorcycle adventure tour will start in our offices located in the fashionable Carolina neighborhood of Quito. Prior to our departure, we will give you a detailed and thoughtful presentation on Ecuadorian rules of the road, customs and group riding protocol. We'll review the route in detail with you. On the morning of our departure, we will provide you with the adventure-ready motorcycle of your choice which is fitted with a waterproof luggage system including a tankbag if you want one. If there are more than five riders on the tour, a support truck will be available to carry your luggage. If there are fewer than five riders on the trip, we may not provide a support truck, and you will need to take your gear in the saddlebags or luggage system supplied with your bike. We developed this tour after years of research, exploration, and testing and your Guide knows the route thoroughly, having ridden it several times. The Guide will make many stops throughout the day to introduce you to the locals, explain the local history and show you "hidden gems" that are not common knowledge. All meals are included during riding days as well as all expenses such as gas, tolls, etc. There is no need to pay for anything apart from personal spending (snacks, souvenirs, tips to hotel personnel, etc.) on riding days. The route is based on several years' of experience and of riding these routes. The route consists of paved backroads that avoid traffic as much as possible. You will have many opportunities for amazing photos and stops in remote villages where visitors are infrequent. Locals are friendly and the areas visited are very safe with very low crime rates. Upon returning, you will have access to our honor bar, jacuzzi, hot shower and staff that can assist you with getting to your next destination. Weather and temperature ranges in Ecuador are generally the same year round. In the highlands, you can expect the chance of passing showers but rarely a full day of rain. Chances for a full day of rain are more likely on the western slopes of the Andes in March, April and early May. This ride will be in elevations between 1200 feet in the Amazon basin (where temperatures can be around 80 degrees Fahrenheit) to 14,500 feet (where temperatures can be in the 30's Fahrenheit). Dressing in layers is recommended. Please see this article for more information about the weather in Ecuador. Throughout the tour, you will stay in carefully selected, ideally-located, non-touristy, comfortable, accommodations. See this page for details, photos, and links to the accommodations provided. Ecuador Freedom has the right to substitute accommodations of equal quality due to availability and will notify you of these changes. Ecuador Freedom will provide you with detailed information to prepare for the ride, including a packing list. Before you travel, we recommend that you familiarize yourself in advance with these recommended guidebooks and maps. Hacienda Pinsaqui With three centuries of existence, the traditional Hacienda Pinsaqui Inn you will feel like a part of the magic and legend of this place. The Hacienda Pinsaqui Inn has the necessary amenities to make your stay a unique and unforgettable event. See Hotel Website El Jardin Misahualli Lodge This luxury lodge is located just outside the village of Puerto Misahualli. Each of their rooms offers an outdoor seating area with a private plunge pool or jacuzzi. The rooms overlook the Napo River and are set in the jungle. The restaurant prepares local food with ingredients from the Amazon region. Posada del Arte This small, cozy, 15-room bed and breakfast is also a showcase for Ecuadorian painters. The presence of these fine works sets the tone for the overall ambiance. Their restaurant serves up hearty breakfasts and local favorites such as fresh trout, steaks, and locro (potato-cheese soups). The hotel is ideally located just a block from the volcanic hot springs. La Quinta Alausi This beautiful boutique inn sits above the town with an impressive view of all the activity below. It is just a short walk to the downtown train station and restaurants. Personal and attentive service. Hotel Victoria, Cuenca The Hotel Victoria is one of Cuenca's finest hotels. Locate right in the Historic center and just above the Tomebamba River walk, it offers rooms that are comfortable and tastefully decorated in Cuencano style. See Hotel Instagram Page Arrayan y Piedra, Macas Arrayan y Piedra is a beautiful resort on the Upano River in Ecuador’s south-eastern Amazon designed from the ground up with a focus on authentic Ecuadorian architectural and horticultural design. Pure comfort and relaxation with a touch of luxury in every detail. Hotel Cachi Yaku The Hotel Cachi Yaku is in the village center of Salinas de Guaranda. It is a newly constructed hotel, opened in 2018 and offers bright rooms. The staff are knowledgeable about the town and the activities that can be done in the area. They serve a country-style breakfast with local cheeses, meats and eggs. See Hotel Facebook Page Black Sheep Inn Black Sheep Inn is an ecologically friendly hotel high in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador. At over 10,400 feet in elevation (3200 meters above sea level) the views will take your breath away! The rural lodge is a perfect place to discover the centuries-old culture and diverse ecosystems. See Instagram Page Knowledgeable, Experienced, Local Resident Guide Single occupancy (your own room at no extra charge) Breakfast every day Lunch and dinner on all riding days Amazon jungle excursion with a native guide Zip LInes and /or Tibetan Bridge Intiñan Solar Museum at the Equator Ingapirca Ruins entrance fee and tour All entries to parks and museums listed Tour of Salinas de Guaranda Rose Plantation Tour All other activities and tours listed in the itinerary Pre-tour 25% discount on high-quality riding gear from Klim VIP access to the Freedom After-Ride Lounge with a hot shower, gym, library, jacuzzi, and honor bar (great for after ride if your flight leaves the same evening) There are no taxes on tour packages (non-Ecuador residents only) 2021February05 2021June11 2021September03 Check Availability / Reserve Online	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line792
__label__wiki	0.576599	0.576599	The dynamics of a two host-two virus system in a chemostat environment Ecological and evolutionary dynamics in advective environments: Critical domain size and boundary conditions On a singularly perturbed semi-linear problem with Robin boundary conditions Qianqian Hou 1, , Tai-Chia Lin 2, and Zhi-An Wang 3, Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China Institute of Applied Mathematical Sciences and National Center for Theoretical Sciences (NCTS), National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan Department of Applied Mathematics, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China Received September 2019 Published January 2020 This paper is concerned with a semi-linear elliptic problem with Robin boundary condition: $ \begin{equation} \left\{\begin{array}{lll} \varepsilon \Delta w-\lambda w^{1+\chi} = 0, &\text{in} \ \Omega\\ \nabla w \cdot \vec{n}+\gamma w = 0, & \text{on} \ \partial \Omega \end{array}\right. \end{equation} ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~()$ $ \Omega \subset {\mathbb R}^N (N\geq 1) $ is a bounded domain with smooth boundary, $ \vec{n} $ denotes the unit outward normal vector of $ \partial \Omega $ $ \gamma \in {\mathbb R}/\{0\} $ $ \varepsilon $ $ \lambda $ are positive constants. The problem () is derived from the well-known singular Keller-Segel system. When $ \gamma>0 $ , we show there is only trivial solution $ w = 0 $ . When $ \gamma<0 $ $ \Omega = B_R(0) $ is a ball, we show that problem () has a non-constant solution which converges to zero uniformly as tends to zero. The main idea of this paper is to transform the Robin problem () to a nonlocal Dirichelt problem by a Cole-Hopf type transformation and then use the shooting method to obtain the existence of the transformed nonlocal Dirichlet problem. With the results for (*), we get the existence of non-constant stationary solutions to the original singular Keller-Segel system. Keywords: Keller-Segel model, Robin boundary condition, nonlocal ODE, Cole-Hopf transformation, blowup radius. Mathematics Subject Classification: 35A01, 35J15, 35J66, 35Q92, 92C17. Citation: Qianqian Hou, Tai-Chia Lin, Zhi-An Wang. On a singularly perturbed semi-linear problem with Robin boundary conditions. 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__label__wiki	0.745856	0.745856	Dynamic discrete-time portfolio selection for defined contribution pension funds with inflation risk Optimization of a Multi-Item Inventory model for deteriorating items with capacity constraint using dynamic programming A Primal-dual algorithm for unfolding neutron energy spectrum from multiple activation foils Yu-Hong Dai 1,2, , Zhouhong Wang 3,, and Fengmin Xu 4, LESC, ICMSEC, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China School of Science, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, 100044, China School of Economics and Finance, Xian Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China * Corresponding author: Zhouhong Wang Received February 2018 Revised August 2019 Published April 2020 Fund Project: This work was partly supported by the Chinese NSF grants (nos. 11631013, 11991021, 11971372 and 11991020) and partly supported by the CSC scholarship and Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI). The authors are grateful to the editor and the referees for their valuable comments and suggestions In this paper we propose a robust and efficient primal-dual interior-point method for a nonlinear ill-conditioned problem with associated errors which are arising in the unfolding procedure for neutron energy spectrum from multiple activation foils. Based on the maximum entropy principle and Boltzmann's entropy formula, the discrete form of the unfolding problem is equivalent to computing the analytic center of the polyhedral set $ P = \{x \in R^n \mid Ax = b, x \ge 0\} $, where the matrix $ A \in R^{m\times n} $ is ill-conditioned, and both $ A $ and $ b $ are inaccurate. By some derivations, we find a new regularization method to reformulate the problem into a well-conditioned problem which can also reduce the impact of errors in $ A $ and $ b $. 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__label__wiki	0.561534	0.561534	the Portuguese are unhappy about their linguistic dethronement Thread starter Jennifer Weiss Jennifer Weiss Good evening, Portuguese-speaking foreros: I'm reading a book called "Babel" by Gaston Dorren. One of the chapters is completely devoted to Portuguese. Even though I'm not new to linguistics and its neighboring disciplines, I do not know a huge ton about Portuguese and its history along with legacy. I would like to know your opinion on how far-fetched the infromation in the excerpt below is. I assume the author might have adorned his work to make the entire book more breath-taking by distorting some factual information and simplifying the real state of affairs. It's not a closely guarded secret that Brazilian Portuguese differs from its European elder brother more profoundly than Latin American Spanish from Castillano, though. The excerpt: “Among the Portuguese there is a widespread sentiment that, as the inventors of the language, they’re surely more entitled than their trans-Atlantic cousins to be the judges of what is proper and correct usage. The Brazilian variety has an impoverished grammar, or so many Portuguese people feel. They dislike the Brazilians’ indifference to the TU-VOCÊ distinction (for informal and formal ‘you’, like French TU and VOUS). They dislike the way the Brazilians move pronouns to positions where no pronouns ever ought to move, or omit some of them altogether. Some Portuguese even dislike that the Brazilians have done away with their pet archaism, a conditional mood with a pronoun placed smack bang in the middle of the word: in COMÊ-LO-IA (would eat it), COMERIA means ‘would eat’, with the object pronoun LO spliced in (erasing the r). If the Portuguese are unhappy about their linguistic dethronement, the Brazilians are hardly aware of any such acrimony. They seem to look upon Portugal in much the same way that many people look upon their ageing parents: after the turmoil of adolescence and the economic struggles of early adulthood, a new, more distant fondness has set in.” (sic) Excerpt From Babel by Gaston Dorren This material may be protected by copyright. I would like to hear your opinion on the excerpt or on the whole chapter if you are already familiar with the book. Carfer I take a very poor view of that excerpt. I will not deny that there's a segment of the Portuguese opinion, although a small one, that may share such beliefs, largely made of people nostalgic of past imperial glories and imbued with nationalistic feelings, but I wouldn't go so far as to say that those sentiments are widespread. Actually, by the way of tv shows, lots of Brazilian words and expressions made their way into the variant of Portugal and are quite popular there. The arguments that Dorren appeals to are quite weak, indeed. What does he mean when he says that Brazilian move pronouns to positions where no pronouns ever ought to move? Brazilians show a marked preference for placing object pronouns at proclitic positions and the Portuguese at enclitic ones, but Dorren seems to forget that their placement doesn't obey to very strict rules in both variants and that the Portuguese could also be accused of similar faults, albeit, maybe, on a smaller scale. The 'tu-você' distinction is hardly a problem and what he calls a pet archaism is something that the Portuguese seldom use and, anyway, never in informal or current speech (by the way it's not only a conditional but also a future tense issue). I don't know Dorren's work so I will not say anything definite about its quality, but, by just looking at the fragment above, I wouldn't trust it a bit. He doesn't seem to know much about the language and, apparently, found his sources in the aforementioned current of opinion, which is mainly political, not linguistic. Reactions: Ari RT, machadinho and Jennifer Weiss Ari RT I read Babel in Italian, a language I don’t master to the finest detail, so take my opinion with a LOT of salt. Didn’t look like a book on linguistics, despite the author’s credentials. More like a book that tries to be light and fancy, far from a strictly academic work. I saw Dorrens’ personal impressions when learning the languages and the ethnographic context that shape them as the hot spots. That’s what drew my attention. Actually, that is why I bought the book, so I took his remarks about Portuguese quite lightly. Of course Portuguese and Brazilians disagree on a couple of things, we do speak in different ways, but to imply animosity based on that is not realistic. If we shall call the variants like that, they are pretty close variants. I’ve never had any difficulties speaking to the Portuguese cousins, apart from the accents. On the other hand, I consider myself a competent speaker of Spanish (European variant) and it costs me a lot more to reach a good degree of understanding with American speakers. Of course, as Spanish is not my mother language, I may lack some extra resources that fill in the blanks when speaking / listening Portuguese. In the end of the day, a “struggle” between two peoples for a language is good material for a book meant for amusement. We also find it funny when the choices of words give rise to misunderstandings. Just like within the English universe where some take the elevator, some take the lift, some wear pants, others wear trousers, some go to the movies, others go to the cinema. Reactions: machadinho and Jennifer Weiss Brazílie, portugalština Esse Gaston Dorren é bem estranho. Li há uns anos o livro dele, mandei-lhe alguns comentários e objeções a respeito de vários aspectos que aborda em toda a obra e ele respondeu-me de forma bem irônica e mal fundamentada. Eu não lhe daria atenção. Espigueiro minhoto Hello Jennifer Weis, As a native Portuguese speaker from Portugal who do not stick to politically correct opinions, I must confess that I pretty much agree with what you quoted in your post. I have never been to Brazil but I have family there, I have Brazilian friends who live in Portugal and I have Brazilian friends who live in Brazil, so I think I have a little knowledge of what Brazil and its language are. I have studied English for some 14 years, French for some seven years and Spanish for three years. My opinion is that differences between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese are far wider than the ones between British English and American English and the ones between European Spanish and Latin America's Spanish. In the case of Portuguese, differences could perhaps be compared to the ones between European French and Quebec's French or between British English and Indian English. I am not joking or being provocative. It is my sincere opinion. We must bear in mind that standard Brazilian Portuguese seems to be nobody's language in Brazil. Not even the President of Brazil speaks standard Brazilian Portuguese. You won't listen to it in any "telenovela" nor in any movie. People actually speak a very different language, or very different languages. I can tell you that I can notice that I am reading a Brazilian text before I reach the end of the first sentence in more than 90% of the cases. Personally, I think that Portuguese is quite an useless language as an international communication tool. Portuguese speakers do understand Brazilian speakers quite easily, or at least they think they do. I say that because many times I thought that I had understood my Brazilian friends to find out later that I had misunderstood them. On the other hand, if you speak European Portuguese and you go to Brazil, you will be getting an "oi?" answer all the time. That is what many Portuguese friends told me about their experiences in Brazil. I still remember the appalling face of a Portuguese colleague when she was telling me about one experience she had when she had to lecture a Brazilian audience about one professional subject, when she was working in Brazil. I think she became quite traumatized! I could go on writing about the subject but I think the idea is already there. Reactions: Jennifer Weiss machadinho Espigueiro minhoto said: This may well be true as far as it goes, but it misses the point of Jenny's quote. machadinho said: I think that there are several points on Jennifer's quotation. I think that I should be more specific. Please see my comments below in italic. “Among the Portuguese there is a widespread sentiment [I cannot have an opinion. Does the author have any statistics to underpin this statement or is he extrapolating the opinion of some people he might have talked with? Anyway, it is clear for me that this is an author's belief, ie, a speculative statement] that, as the inventors of the language, they’re surely more entitled than their trans-Atlantic cousins to be the judges of what is proper and correct usage [ I think that the point is that Brazilian is so different that many Portuguese may well look at it as an altogether different language.] . The Brazilian variety has an impoverished grammar, or so many Portuguese people feel [I totally agree with it]. They dislike the Brazilians’ indifference to the TU-VOCÊ distinction (for informal and formal ‘you’, like French TU and VOUS) [I have no statistics but I may well believe that it is not a question of liking or disliking, it is just another way in which Brazilians impoverished the language]. They dislike the way the Brazilians move pronouns to positions where no pronouns ever ought to move, or omit some of them altogether [I don't have statistics to back whether people dislike it or not, but I believe that for Portuguese people this is an aspect which makes Brazilian sound like a foreign language. In this aspect, Brazilian may be farther away from Portuguese than Spanish or French, for instance. As far as I know, Brazilian is the only romance language which places the pronoun in an enclitic position in imperative forms]. Some Portuguese even dislike that the Brazilians have done away with their pet archaism [I don't think this is an archaism, in Portugal], a conditional mood with a pronoun placed smack bang in the middle of the word: in COMÊ-LO-IA (would eat it), COMERIA means ‘would eat’, with the object pronoun LO spliced in (erasing the r). If the Portuguese are unhappy about their linguistic dethronement, the Brazilians are hardly aware of any such acrimony [I totally agree with this.]. They seem to look upon Portugal in much the same way that many people look upon their ageing parents: after the turmoil of adolescence and the economic struggles of early adulthood, a new, more distant fondness has set in. [I agree with it, except when it comes to fondness, which I think never set in and probably never will].” I think it is difficult to have a supported opinion on some of these subjects. However, if we take the time and go to YouTube, for instance, and read the comments Brazilian and Portuguese users send one another, I believe that we feel an hostility that cannot be found on the comments between Spaniards and Latin America's Spanish speakers or between the British and the Americans. Reactions: Olaszinhok and Jennifer Weiss Jenniffer titled this thread 'the Portuguese are unhappy about their linguistic dethronement'. That's the point of our discussion. Let me ask you a few questions, if I may, because I do not think that your comments are fully explanatory: As a Portuguese, do you feel dethroned and on what grounds? Do you believe that the Portuguese are more entitled to be the judges of what is proper and correct usage of the language than the Brazilians (or the people of the former Portuguese colonies for that matter)? On what right? Do you feel that the Portuguese are the owners of the language and should be the ones that set the rules? Do you think that because the language was taken to Brazil by Portuguese settlers, no evolution should take place there and it should stuck and abide to the rules of European Portuguese grammar for ever? Do you think that languages are static? Do you think that the Portuguese should still speak Latin or return to the Gallician roots of our language? You are one of those Portuguese people that feel that BP has an impoverished grammar, so you say. On what grounds? Do you really look at BP as an altogether different language? What percentage of written and spoken BP you actually don't understand? Are you aware that what you have written above is sheer prejudice? Reactions: Alentugano, Jennifer Weiss and machadinho Carfer said: Do you think that the Portuguese should still speak Latin or return to the Gallician roots of our language? Galego, please! The latin cases are hard to learn. Moderesa de Beagá Belo Horizonte, BRASIL Português/ Brasil Well, never heard about the author, but my impression on the excerpt is that he wants to make a fuss. Of course I am not basing on anything but only on my impressions, and am not even trying to make a point. Just my feelings. The book smells like pop science and it's not demeritorious. Asimov, Atkins, F. Capra, Arthur Clarke, do you remember Jacques Cousteau? All pop science authors. Richard Feynman, Dawkins, Carl Sagan, Y. N. Harari, Stephen Hawking, S.J. Gould... the list is enormous and full of great names who, in addition to making sound science, tried to extend a bridge between it and ordinary people. Pop science is not loose science, it's more like a half breed between science and entertainment: it's got to be entertaining... too. Equations do not attract anybody's attention. Isoglosses and isographs... no chance. "Acrimony" between speakers of the same language, well, may be an overkill, but it's all for the sake of science. Stephen Hawking said: Most stars in constellation A claim that all stars in constellation B can't twinkle properly. Some stars in constellation A would go so far as to claim that the so-called stars in B aren't stars at all. Nonstar Longi bagarai Portuguese/SP What does that prove? Jektor Interesting discussion - in faultless English! meencantesp Portuguese - Brazil I think I will join the conversation, although I feel intimidated because of my English. I will not take a position, but I think that such a hostility really exists on the Internet. When I first started to read things like “you Portuguese, give our gold back” in social media I thought it was just an Internet teen joke, but I found out that many people really have bad thoughts about Portugal and the Portuguese. For me the lusophobia on the Internet is strong. There is a political feeling on that, it is good to say. But in real life, in my region (Brazil is big) I am not used to this lusophobia, like… everyone here descend on the Portuguese, some even have a pure Portuguese ancestry. Because of this offending Portugal being a white Brazilian is kind of funny from my point of view. It seems like many Brazilians try to hide their Portuguese origin: the mixed-race mullatoes pretend to be pure Africans; the whites sometimes try to evidence their Italian or German origin rather than their Portuguese one. Some in Northeastern Brazil even aim to prove a Dutch origin, just to show they are less linked to their Iberian, native and black roots. Reactions: Jektor and Jennifer Weiss Guigo Petrópolis, RJ I do love my Iberian, African and Native roots. I can trace my genealogy back to Cunhambebe (died 1555), a great Tupi chief or morubixaba, who bragged to have eaten at least 30 Europeans, probably all of them were Portuguese. I told this history to some Portuguese people when I visited their beautiful land, last March, amid the pandemic. Well, instead of being appaled they were fascinated due to the fact that I am descended from a cannibal. Yummy! Language transformation/evolution is a special type of cannibalism. Reactions: Ari RT and machadinho meencantesp said: It seems like many Brazilians try to hide their Portuguese origin: the mixed-race mullatoes pretend to be pure Africans; the whites sometimes try to evidence their Italian or German origin rather than their Portuguese one. Some in Northeastern Brazil even aim to prove a Dutch origin, just to show they are less linked to their Iberian, native and black roots. (Most?) Brazilians who keep bragging about being of German or Italian or Dutch or whatever ancestry aren't trying to pass as non-Portuguese; they're trying to pass as non-Brazilian. Reactions: guihenning, meencantesp and Guigo To me being Portuguese is part of being Brazilian, the most important part of it. If one tries to pass as non-Brazilian, automatically it will be trying to pass as non-Portuguese. I do not see any incompatibily between what I have said and what you have said. Also in my comment I also mentioned the other Brazilian origins. Right. I was just trying to make explicit what I thought you were trying to convey. pfaa09 Portugal is a small country. We speak with a different pronunciation every 80/100 miles. Besides the different pronunciation, we also use different words / terms for the same word or meaning. Imagine the comparison with Brazil. What about cultural history, the previous language (before portuguese)?? How is it possible to apply a tag to an entire country (the book)?? We do not need a poll to be sure about this. it's ridiculous. What is the aim of this book? pfaa09 said: Portugal is a small country. We speak with a different pronunciation every 80/100 miles. Besides the different pronunciation, we also use different words / terms for the same word or meaning. Imagine the comparison with Brazil You are absolutely right, pfaa, but then, you see, we, the Portuguese, have a great grammar, really really great grammar, the best grammar there is. And we have good pronouns, very very good pronouns and we place them on the right spots, the only ones where they can be placed. And also the best youTube commentators, very very nice guys who even address those cannibals by 'Your Excellency' and the very best at teaching them how to improve their impoverished grammar, how to say 'tu' and how to place smack bang pronouns in the middle of the word in conditional mood. Did someone say that we have been dethroned? Fake news, pfaa, fake news, we are the greatest, we still seat on the damned throne! F...ck the bastards! Reactions: Jennifer Weiss and machadinho guihenning Zurique, Helvécia Broadly speaking, I never thought the Portuguese really bothered about this. Brazil has its own literary non-profit society (Academia Brasileira de Letras) since the 19th century and never had the Portuguese something to say about this. On the beginning of the 20th century, they even went full on on a new orthographic reform without even asking Brazil if we wanted to join. I don't even think Brazilian Portuguese is a topic in Portugal. They just don't seem to care and don't normally act as the owners of the language, which they aren't anyway. Of course this can change on a more personal level, but since the aim of the topic is how the whole situation is broadly perceived, I wouldn't say it's a topic. I've read Gaston Dorren in German and I liked the book "Sprachen". It just bugs me how a linguist would even use terms like "impoverished Grammar" and the like… I also don't understand the fuss about the "tu vs você" thing. Me, as a Brazilian, have always had a free pass with the Portuguese when it comes to it. How this would annoy them is a mystery to me. I won't even start with the pronoun placement because we might go down that road that old Portuguese/Galician/whatever was much more similar to Brazilian Portuguese when it comes to pronoun placements and how the current placement in European Portuguese differs quite a bit from its predecessor. Reactions: Guigo, Jennifer Weiss, Ari RT and 1 other person As Dorren himself says, he is a journalist, not a linguist Who I am. Of course, that doesn't prevent him from writing about languages, but it probably explains the lack of accuracy of, at least, this fragment. Ah! Great! I am not alone on my "estranhamento" on that author. Ainda bem. I think he meant to cause a fuss, just that. Nota: Não sei exatamente como dizer esse estranhamento em inglês. Mister Draken Castellano (Argentina) Vanda said: Alienation? Aversion, antipathy, dislike... thesaurus.com - aversion "I am not alone in my dislike of that author... She doesn't mean that she dislikes it. She found it weird, like something doesn't fit in. Scruples? Misgivings? Ari RT said: Perhaps: "I am not alone in having misgivings about that author. "I am not alone in feeling that there is something not quite right about that author... Reactions: Ari RT Misgivings it is. And also, I was really in doubt about that preposition. Obrigada. J. Bailica Hey. Ça vá? Some Portuguese people do have that kind of prejudice against Brazilian Portuguese. It's funny, "the average Portuguese" can both think Brazilian Portuguese is adorable and despise it. I'm exaggerating, in order to make a point. But not so much, in some cases. It all depends: from individual to individual it's different, sometimes the same person has mix feelings, the great majority don't really think much about it (I think), you can also find some angry people in YouTube commentaries and things like that being like fascists about the language, sorry for my English, etc., etc. Ça va. Welcome back, J. Bailica. Obrigado, Carfer. Tenho tido um pouco mais de tempo e deu-me uma saudade. O meu inglês melhorou só ligeiramente. O meu português melhorou e piorou em dias bons. Em dias maus apenas piorou. O meu francês está agora a começar. De resto espero que esteja tudo bem consigo. Por isso, sorry for my English, etc., etc., and french, etc., etc. Reactions: Carfer J. Bailica said: Tudo bem, muito obrigado. Já que está no início, repare que 'va' não tem acento em francês (os acentos no 'a' em francês resumem-se ao grave e ao circunflexo, não cabem os agudos). Sim, justamente tive essa dúvida. Mas os meus objectivos são mais de compreensão oral. Entender um telejornal. Daqui a dez anos. Mas tudo é aprendizagem. Welsh_Sion Welsh - Northern No falo portugês, sorry, but thought I could just add, concurring with a few of the previous correspondents here. Dorren, although he SPEAKS a good many languages is not a professional linguist. As a journalist, his instinct is for a good story. As an author, he is out to sell his book. The general tone of Babel is slightly mocking of ALL the languages he refers too, and I could easily take offence at his comments about my own language, Cymraeg/Welsh/galês. I suspect therefore that his aim is pseudo-scientific, give his readers a few wry smiles at our languages' expense and then for himself to chuckle all the way to the bank. Sensationalism (and not necessarily veracity) has been the staple of journalists for centuries ... Reactions: Nonstar and machadinho Welsh_Sion said: Yes, the author makes a lot of generalizations, exaggerations, and some cash with it. Still, there's always some truth in any caricature. The general tone of Babel is slightly mocking of ALL the languages he refers too, and I could easily take offence at his comments about my own language, Cymraeg/Welsh/galês. Right but what is annoying about this particular quote --- I didn't read the book --- is not just what he's saying about languages, but the wrongheaded picture he gives of people. Just as a post scriptum. I don't have Babel - but I do have Dorren's Lingo. This slightly mocking, semi-professional, journalistic style pervades that book, too. Kind of the same with the book "Sprachen" (German), but there he doesn't make assumptions about people or cultures, he strictly talks about languages, although, in Portuguese, he could only talk about the oddity of the verb "chegar" that has its origin in "plicare" and how odd the change PL (lat.) > CH (port.) is… ianis Jennifer Weiss said: This thread has more than a month but couldn't resist. If you put a Portuguese near a Brazilian he is likely to start speaking Portuguese from Brazil. But you can have a Brazilian living his entire adult age in Portugal and he will be speaking the same way he did. The Portuguese prejudice against Portuguese from Brazil among some educated people looks like a defense to the easiness with wich we tend to adopt the Brazilian way. Also modern Portuguese language tends to be closed to foreign influences even when compared with other European languages who easily adopt foreign words, while Brazil is very open. Thus for several reasons they probably don't fear the influence but Portuguese do.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line800
__label__cc	0.598889	0.401111	Project management on a Windows 8 tablet? Invantive prepares itself for the future! invantive-vision guido.leenders December 15, 2020, 7:28pm #1 Original post from 2012 With windows 8 Microsoft is taking the fight to Apple With Windows 8 and the Surface tablet Microsoft is attacking Apple and the iPad Microsoft seems to have found the solution for the limitations of the iPad with Windows 8 and Surface: which of to be able to work completely in Office. Unlike the iPad a tablet that makes use of Windows 8 will have complete access to Office 2013. This allows Microsoft to have an ace in the hole for the corporate market. Organizations and employees can now work on projects with more flexibility and productivity. With Windows 8 and Office 2013 Microsoft offers access to documents everywhere. Whether work is done at home, in the train or at the office, all information can be approached and shared easily. 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The second change is the display of the icons. Here too there has been tinkering; not just the design is changed but also the distance between the icons. With a tablet that distance is larger than on a pc. The distances change automatically along with the positioning of the tablet. According to Microsoft this benefits the experience; sufficient room is continuously created between the icons to operate them. As third and possibly biggest change to the Outlook interface there is the answering of an e-mail. Where a new screen used to be opened, an e-mail can now be answered within the same window - like in Gmail. The advantage is that work can be done faster. The disadvantages is that message to reply to is no longer readable on a tablet. The keyboard drops over the old message. Social Media features Office 2013 Office has also been adapted on the area of Social Media. As can be seen on the image below, the different Social Media like Yammer, Facebook and LinkedIn are now integrated better. The outlook calendar is now updated with information from for example Facebook. Events like birthdays are automatically synchronized. Status updates from LinkedIn and Yammer are also displayed. In combination with Skype Microsoft seems to become a serious player on Voice area. Because what is easier than to be able to call an existing prospect immediately after a status update? office-2013-social-media1366×768 34.4 KB Project management with Invantive and Office 2013 With Office 2013 Microsoft promises more flexibility, efficiency and recognisability. The important services are platform independent and completely integrated with Windows 8. This is good news for Invantive as well as for you. Invantive has already made a number of adjustments. The first adjustment to the Outlook interface of Invantive Vision is the color. To retain recognisability with Office this has not become blue. Since our house style is also blue, there is now also more recognition with Invantive. In addition the icons in the new house style of Office 2013 have been redesigned. On the image below you can see the result; the new Invantive buttons are in the upper right. invantive-Outlook-20131531×162 27.6 KB The second adjustment that has been made in Invantive Vision is the simplified adding of a process to an e-mail. This can be done using the button for the assigning of a characteristic like can be seen in the image below in the upper left. Because of the new button the last four processes can be entered directly in the subject field. The advantage of this is that work can be done more effective and efficient. After all, there is no longer need for a search for a project or process. If the project or process is not listed then with óne click the process and project screen can be opened. The button ensured a better registration of important e-mails. The button is well in sight so it is not forgotten very quickly. From internal testing it seems that after the addition of this button there is a significant increase in assigning characteristics to e-mails. Work is now done quicker and more effictive. The new button saves time and therefore also money. But that is not the only thing. The new button also has another function. To make the extern sharing of information as efficient and effective as possible, the window below is added to the Outlook interface. After assigning the characteristic of a process or a project extra information appears. In this new window information about a process or project is displayed simplified. What is important here is that this overview can be seen independent of Invantive Vision: it is sent along with the e-mail which makes the information visible outside of Invantive Vision as well. Because of this, corporate relations can see important information on a project or process with ease. This improves the contact and relation between partners. Project-informatie-Outlook-20131503×660 39.9 KB Project management on a Windows 8 tablet? Because of the new version of Microsoft Office and the adjustments that have been made in Invantive Vision, working with Invantive Vision on a Windows 8 tablet is coming one step closer. First of all because Office is now completely integrated with the other products of Microsoft. Secondly because the offered information in Office 2013 can be approached and viewed independent of platform. The software of Invantive is being adjusted to this and developed further. The first steps in this process have been made with the new lay-out, assign-button and information window. It does not just make working in Invantive Vision easier, it is also in line with working in a tablet. Before that time has come the products will first be developed further. There are also new features on the horizon. What those are I will withhold for now. I do have a number of questions for you: The first question is: what do you think of the Social Media developments in Office 2013? The second question is: what do you think of the adjustments in Invantive Vision? The third question is: what Social Media function would make you enthousiastic?	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line805
__label__cc	0.655578	0.344422	Jeph Jacques's comics discussion forums Jeph Jacques's comics discussion forums » Comic Discussion » ALICE GROVE » Alice Grove MCDLT - March 2016 So, what's on for this month? Revelation that Malice is Alice's twin sister? Revelation that Malice is Alice's spurned wife? The Praeses sent the two of them down for peace and quiet and DON'T want them back? We run into Alice and Malice's Mom - and she's NOT happy! More weird and wonderful creatures for Ardent to play with and Gaiva to freak out over? Ardent wears a shirt? Gavia walks more than 100 yards, unassisted by nano? Ardent seduces Malice? Malice seduces Ardent? Malice seduces Gavia? Spathe Pizza with Waffles? Butts? Whatever it is, it ain't in this Poll! Pages: 1 [2] 3 Go Down Author Topic: Alice Grove MCDLT - March 2016 (Read 32141 times) Kugai CIA Handler of Miss Melody Powers Crazy Kiwi Shoujo-Ai Fan Re: Alice Grove MCDLT - March 2016 « Reply #50 on: 15 Mar 2016, 15:24 » Quote from: BenRG on 15 Mar 2016, 15:10 New comic! I just can't get over how good Jeph is at implying so much and giving so much background with a few strokes of a very broad brush. We've learnt almost as much about Alice in this strip as we have learned for the rest of the strip to date: Whatever happened between Alice and Sedna happened ~300 years back; It seems likely that Alice was somehow in the causitive chain of The Blink and she's never forgiven herself... not even five millennia later; Sedna didn't hesitate to let a woman whom she claims to hate sleep beside her; is that the result of bittersweet memories? As Jeph says in his endnote - They have a weird relationship! Sedna's earlier denial to Ardent aside, I'm taking panel 4 in this strip as proving that she and Alice have some kind of common origin. If not some kind of common relationship. Familial or otherwise. It shall be interesting to see which. James The Kugai You can never have too much Coffee. coprophage Boldly Going From The Back Seat! Quote from: Zebediah on 15 Mar 2016, 15:21 Alice is sleeping in her armor. That implies something about her relationship with Sedna right there. That, or the armor disintegrated her clothes when it, uh, apparated? manifested? materialized? Whatever it did. There's no sign of Alice's tee-shirt or dungarees, even though she's got the armour open almost to mid-chest. Yeah, it disintegrated her clothes alright! They call me BenRG... But I don't know why! Born in a Nalgene bottle I'm a bandicoot! I can imagine what will happen when Ardent figures that out. "It CAN'T be a bad decision, it resulted in CARROT CAKE!" Neko_Ali [email protected]*& ^$%O Well, Sedna said she and Alice aren't exactly the same, but come from similar vintage. It's possible they were not created or upgraded by the same group... opposite sides of the war, or different programs. Or even just that they are different kinds of human weapons. Interesting that the grudge between them is only 300 years old though. There is still a lot left unknown about their relationship. And the grudge aside, they are comfortable enough with each other to sleep under the same covers. And yes, Alice's clothes seem to have been destroyed by her armor. But it makes me wonder why she hasn't changed. Surely she brought spare clothes along for a long road trip? Psychological in nature? She's unwilling to drop her guard around Sedna, in a literal sense. Which is ironic given she was asking Sedna if she was going to stop being hostile towards her... katsmeat Furry furrier I'm going to hazard a guess the armour consists of the atoms that were formerly her clothes. And it's a one-way transformation so she's stuck until she can get new dungarees from somewhere. Duck attack survivor Citizen First Class Prediction: once the gang begins traveling with a well-armed Sedna, Predator will be hunting them. TheCollector Obscure cultural reference Quote from: cucumber error on 15 Mar 2016, 19:08 Sedna, on the other hand, might not be wearing anything. Her top is definitely gone. If that's true then my indecision is gone and I'm pretty certain they were a couple. Siblings don't tend to sleep with another who's not wearing anything. Well, except in certain.. Videos. lol There are other options besides couple and related, you know. They are the only ones we've seen, possibly the only ones they know, who are from before the Blink. Though Alice did allude to the fact that there were other sources of information she could have gone to, but Sedna was the closest. So she went to her, instead of a more preferred source. That doesn't necessarily mean they are of similar vintage to these two. But the sheer commonality of being immortals in a human world would draw them together. Nobody else could understand them as well. Unfortunately, understanding doesn't equal friendliness. Sometimes quite the opposite. Which is a long way around saying they may have just been friends, or acquaintances who shared a similar background. Think more military buddies than sisters or lovers. Quote from: Neko_Ali on 15 Mar 2016, 20:27 You seem to be forgetting the fact that Sedna knows Alice well enough to know exactly that Alice hates herself. And also a feud that's gone on for 300 years which neither of them have, or at least had intention of breaking. People don't tend to know eachother so well, and at the same time hate eachother so much that they'd never see eachother in so long if they were nothing more then military buddies. Quote from: emsilly on 15 Mar 2016, 17:32 No pillow for Alice! Alice probably kindly gave up her claim to Sedna's only spare pillow so that Ardent could use it. Sedna was clearly willing to do the same for Gavia. This suggests a strong instinct of kindness in both the older augments. I don't think that not having a pillow is going to matter as Alice and Sedna are going to wake up in a spoon (heads on the same pillow). They will react with much embarrassment, quietly blame 'long habit' and agree to never mention the event again. pwhodges I'll only say this once... Interesting that the grudge between them is only 300 years old though. I took that to mean merely the last time they met, not the origin of the hostility which could even have been in the immediate aftermath of the blink. "Being human, having your health; that's what's important." (from: Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi ) "As long as we're all living, and as long as we're all having fun, that should do it, right?" (from: The Eccentric Family ) Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Mar 2016, 01:22 No, it's only been 300 years. The line '300 years and you haven't moved on' in relation to the grudge makes no sense if she had just meant since the last time they met. Cause if the grudge had been going on for 5000 years then why should Alice be surprised or whatever reaction that is, that in 300 years she hadn't moved on. Especially in combination with Sedna saying how this comes from the queen of grudges. She's basically saying, you're confused that I could hold a grudge for 300 years when you've had one with yourself for 5000. So yeah. :3 I'm beginning to get a hint of what Alice is about. Remember her PTSD flashback when she was about to kill Ardent? I think that she did things in the Great War; things that no sane person could do without leaving permanent scars. I suspect that Sedna spend centuries trying to get Alice to move on but couldn't. In the end, she couldn't hang around whilst Alice was continuing her self-imposed penance. For the sake of her own sanity, she had to leave and find her own life. The problem? She still loved her and it's hard to forgive the woman who broke your heart. The irony? I bet that Sedna giving Alice the "I can't do this anymore, Ali. I've tried but I can't just sit here anymore and watch you trying to find some way to kill yourself or at least make yourself suffer forever. I have to get out of here before it kills me!" speech may have done the trick. I bet that Alice helping the Townsfolk originated with the shock of Sedna walking out on her and realising that she was right and that just sitting there and trying to will herself to death was stupid and wrong. Is it just me, or does anybody else think it'd be cool if Jeph started updating AG once per weekday, and took QC down to once or twice per week. Method of Madness His Dudeness, or Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into the whole brevity thing. Globe Moderator The Bootysattva I think AG would drop in quality without enough of a boost in QC to make up for it. They call me Mr. Madness. Quote from: Polonius Though this be madness, yet there is method in't. Quote from: Tova on 26 Jan 2017, 14:13 MR ARCHIVE-FU MADNESS Does anybody really know what time it is? (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻ Oh my god I'd love if Alice said something on the townsfolk part of what you said in the next page. Channelore HellicottAtham Plantmonster OH GOD THERE IS A HAND INSIDE ME AAAAAAAAAUGH Quote from: katsmeat on 16 Mar 2016, 06:28 I see where you're coming from, but I don't think this is right. It'd definitely be cool to get Alice updates more frequently, but this is a storyline in which every strip, every panel, gives significant information about this new world about which we are still learning. QC is a universe much closer to our own, which characters several years more established, and so surely does not consume so much effort and thought in story creation and story telling. I suspect that Alice Grove needs its slower pace. Incubation time is invaluable in any setting, but certainly so much more in a creative sense such as this where you have potential to take a story anywhere, but never to recant upon a mistake. The Alice story is intriguing, rich, and I feel it would be diluted to impose a time deadline that might obstruct any process of incubation and pondering over its complex canon history. A query: Would readers agree or disagree with Alice, Sedna, Ardent and Gavia being described as 'trans-humans'? Oh, they're all transhumans, in that they clearly have all been modified from natural homo sapiens. The townsfolk, as far as we know, are still unmodified humans. The question is, at least for Alice and Sedna, whether they were modified by others or if they're simply mutants. ChaoSera Scrabble hacker I think we still can't be sure if they are humans at all, in any sense other than appearance. They might be really advanced droids, shapeshifters, or something else entirely. I'm pretty sure that Ardent and Gavia are transhuman. Post human would imply they have moved away from human baseline as a species. Gavia and Ardent, while they are siblings look dramatically different than each other because of their individualized upgrades. And Gavia pretty much looks like one of the villagers we've seen, aside from her nanotech powers and clothing. Ardent on the other hand looks significantly different, but still mostly human. Alice and Sedna though, we have no idea what their origin is yet. We know they are of pre-Blink vintage, nearly impossible to damage physically, stronger and much faster than a baseline human and apparently unaging. They do seem to require food and sleep though. It seems unlikely that Alice would fake it just for the sake of the villagers or the siblings. And Sedna has a bed, even though she apparently lives alone in a remote place. They could be highly modified or engineered humans. They could be advanced androids made to mimic humans closely. Judging by Alice's flashback and her armor they seem to have been intentionally made as weapons during the war, and not some effect of the Blink itself. In the end, there is way to much about their origins left unsaid to say definitively what Alice and Sedna are. All we've seen so far really is what they can do. Or the Townsfolk are Eloi and Alice's main job is keeping the Morlocks away. Sedna's probably shot all the Morlocks by now. cesium133 comeback tour! Has a fucked-up browser history The Morlocks have bulletproof vests. The nerdy comic I update sometimes: Cesium Comics Unofficial character tag thingy for QC And Sedna has (or at least had) antitank rifles. I think Sedna wins. Quote from: hedgie on 01 Apr 2015, 20:29 Meh, if you have to run fsck, you're already fscked. ThinksTooMuch Hmmm. Is the swarm just going to followthem, or will it become a genuine threat? "Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them." Lemony Snicket Um... Sedna? Do you have any EMP cannons in your collection. I ask only because I think that The Night Walker has reached a decision about what to do with Gavia and I strongly suspect that she will shortly be doing her tribute to Faye Wray! It also occurs to me that Ardent's 'upgrade' nanobots may have been the thing that it's been waiting for all these years (although whoever put them in Ardent didn't know that). A giant monster able to transmute any object on contact? Not a nice thought! Things are about to pick up Whether it's Ardent or Gavia that gets picked up is yet to be decided TinPenguin Bling blang blong blung Cogito ergo potato. I wonder: what happens when Ardent's nanobots come in contact with other nanobots? There's a brief battle for dominance, then they go look at the moon. "duuuuuuude... have you ever like. LOOKED at the moon? I mean REALLY LOOKED" « Last Edit: 18 Mar 2016, 14:33 by FunkyTuba » mr.jacob Not quite a lurker Gavia + Marigold = Marvia <3 Quote from: TinPenguin on 18 Mar 2016, 14:03 They create a jellyfish-like metastructure called a nan-'o-war I'll leave now. Cracking use of a first post, sir. And damn, the Night Walker is creepy enough without a thousand more legs. Quote from: mr.jacob on 18 Mar 2016, 14:33 Don't you dare Welcome, newcomer! Also, I swear in that first panel Gavia is seconds away from drooling all over Ardent Deadcoder Just a random thought: what if the wipeout wasn't perfect? What if the night walker is a collection of nanomachines from before the wipeout who formed a simple hive mind out of survival instinct? Perhaps nanotechnology was common prior to the wipe, and the wipe killed off most of the hives of nanomachines. The machines lack basic intelligence on their own, outside of "work with others and follow received tasks", and without a mind capable of interacting with them, such as Gavia or Ardent, are incapable of more. Since most hives were wiped out, the night walker was the culmination of the survivors who came together out of instinct. But with something like those minds, they can thrive. It's also possible that some of the machines are degrading after all these years, and they view Ardent and Gavia as a replacement population or repair potential. Also, why is it that the night walker's eyes were originally white, and now they're yellow? Samik Hey folks. Been reading QC for years, and it's Alice Grove that gets me to register, go figure. Wasn't sold on it at first, but it's winning me over, rapidly. The reason I registered was because, I also read the forums regularly, and something has been driving me nuts. I don't mean to come in hot, but... don't we pretty much know exactly what Alice and Sedna are at this point? I just went back and did a full read-through in one sitting, and it seems pretty fairly spelled out, to me. Consider this sequence of pages: http://36.media.tumblr.com/7b2cf42f0808fc04a71bd2ce1d8e8c07/tumblr_npt9gxuM4r1tl5t55o1_1280.jpg http://40.media.tumblr.com/f051e3691e33746ce448a1c2421702c3/tumblr_ntemouoPtE1tl5t55o1_1280.jpg http://41.media.tumblr.com/1a3c63aff3054244db2a76f01f4bd5a6/tumblr_nthpqg2wVt1tl5t55o1_1280.png And then the first panel of: http://36.media.tumblr.com/b6783ee334fa8ad4b914afd8fe7888b4/tumblr_ny4qdeoJih1tl5t55o1_r1_1280.png "Long ago, humanity split into two factions. One favored the advancement of the species by enhancement through biological means. The other favored the development of artificial intelligence, to aid humanity and enhance it through its own methods. The AI faction pulled ahead - they created truly sentient artificial life, and began integrating it into their society. This led to a series of regional conflicts that finally escalated into all-out war. It lasted for years. Billions died." "I should know. I was a weapon too, once." Alice and Sedna were the front line weapons of the biological faction - the cutting edge of bio-mods. Consider also this sequence: http://40.media.tumblr.com/b2c87fe97f76724a584d3ccca16dce81/tumblr_ns6dn0x02p1tl5t55o1_1280.png http://41.media.tumblr.com/38bd61b31b88d16ca3f2ccd36eb18405/tumblr_nsmk7mmvc51tl5t55o1_1280.png http://40.media.tumblr.com/5bbb34ee51f2ce030911c37bc9b1bf7d/tumblr_nsq6zb9Diq1tl5t55o1_1280.png http://40.media.tumblr.com/3da859079e7802ec7f8a769478571279/tumblr_nsw9scd2ni1tl5t55o1_1280.png Alice was on the losing side of a war where "billions died". Those in orbit were on the other side. I'm sure she's got some pretty darned unpleasant memories of that period of time. Her distrust and paranoia are understandable. Also seems like it would shed a bit of light on Alice and Sedna's relationship. They were comrades in arms, fighting a losing war. They probably went through some rough stuff together, that will keep them connected on some level no matter what disagreements they may have. I can't help but notice that they defaulted to sleeping back-to-back. Anyway, thanks for humoring me. I have a theory about what is going on in general, and where this story may be headed (and a theory about what the Nightwalker is that excites me very much), but I'm going to hang on a bit, and see what kind of feedback I get on the above first (this is already way more than anyone wants to read). Feel free to rip my speculation to shreds - I can handle it! Probably partly true. We'll find out eventually. Either way, welcome to the forum! @Samik, The impression that I got was that the war was ended by a third party, now vanished and the current situation imposed upon the two parties. That's why there is still this feeling that the war could start again because nothing was ever really resolved. Someone just pushed the two sides apart and forced them to stop fighting. To be fair, Alice is the only one we have seen express that feeling - that the war could start again at any moment - so far. Gavia is equally convinced she's wrong. In any case, by "losing the war" I only meant "in the process of losing". I'm imagining that the biologicals were in pretty rough shape leading up to the blink. I may very well be wrong; Alice's monologue seems to imply that the AI faction "pulled ahead" in the time period before the war; she's not specific about any of the action of the war itself. But, I think there's some evidence for my assumption here: Alice seems to be admitting that, though she wouldn't go quietly, if push came to shove, the orbital faction would likely win. If a third party truly wanted to create peace, and had the power to perform arbitrarily large and apparently instantaneous edits to an entire world and all its inhabitants, why would they allow to remain a power imbalance that would permit one faction to re-open and win the war whenever they felt like it (or create that imbalance, if the factions were approximately evenly matched beforehand)? Okay, I'm going to get further into my wild speculation below, if for no other reason than to get it on record, so I can pat myself on the back, or point at myself and laugh, later. (Also, I feel we may be getting some more information on some of it very soon.) This is a lot of text, and I won't be offended in the slightest if no one reads it. (click to show/hide) Re: the Nightwalker(s): They are charged with keeping an eye on earthbound humanity, either just to make sure everything is going smoothly, and/or to make sure that they don't start to reach a level of technology that could be threatening to those in orbit / themselves / generally upset the current balance. This is why the Nightwalker has not done anything much for so long... until Gavia and Ardent came along. Their nanotech is the first instance down on earth of something that crosses the tech threshold to trigger the walker. The Nightwalker's role may be as simple as obliterating or quarantining any violating technologies, and alerting someone to the event. If I'm right, then the upgraded water pump could be a problem, and we may be getting a big red button press at some point here. Re: The order of the world: From the very little we've seen of this world so far, it seems to me that the regulatory dynamic on earth and in orbit is actually quite similar: Down on earth, you've got a town of blissfully ignorant folks going about their daily lives, managed and watched over by an enhanced human. Up in orbit, you've got (if Ardent and Gavia are any indication) blissfully ingnorant folks going on about their business, watched over and managed by a sentient tree. My guess is that the AI faction won the war, after a fashion. That fashion being that it was the tools and weapons, the AI, that "won" - not the wielders. There was a singularity/run-away growth scenario, where the strongest and best AIs attained a level of intelligence and power so as to take complete control of human affairs. At that point, instead of wiping out their opposition (because they no longer needed to), they picked a third option, and re-ordered the world into the form with which we've been presented. Now, both populations are free to live in the way that seems best to them - one rejecting technological transhumanism and living as natural biologicals, and the other embracing technology and nano-tech self-modification. But, both populations are probably locked into an approximate period of history, and are not entirely free to develop further. Either the Praeses are the architects of all of this, or the AIs that were, left the Praeses and the Alices/Sednas behind as capable but ultimately limited guardians and managers of their respective populations. About the title: Alice is not the only former "weapon" that has taken charge of protecting a community on earth. As former guardians, it would be in many of their natures to continue on in that role. (BenRG, I like your observation about Sedna's "instinct of kindness" re: the pillows.) The Praeses (or the architects) identify the communities by their caretaker. Thus, "Alice Grove". Re: The present action: So, the question is, why has the action of our story come to pass? There doesn't seem to me to be any reason at all for a re-opening of hostilities. Is a re-integration in the works? That would seem to jive well with Ardent's payload. After all, almost no one alive now was around when sides were taken and lines were drawn. If given the choice, some or many of those on earth may chose to rejoin the future. The Praeses may have just decided it's time to extend an "invitation". Alternatively, the Praeses could be maliciously attempting to activate the Walkers against the unsuspecting communities by placing triggering technologies in their midst (though it would seem a clumsy way of doing it). Last one, re: Alice's "grudge": If the AI faction was really pulling ahead in the time leading up to the war, it may very well have been the biologicals that fired the first shot, sensing, and unwilling to accept, their own impending irrelevance. If so, Alice may have come to be fully aware that she did some very dirty things, in the service of a cause she's no longer completely convinced was right. One more thing that came through very clearly on my re-read: although occasionally childlike/naive/impulsive, Gavia is extremely intelligent and observant. I do not think that she's going to simply be a victim/witness - she'll have some major role to play in how this all turns out, before all is said and done. There. I just threw a lot of crud against the wall. Let's see if any of it sticks. « Last Edit: 19 Mar 2016, 11:37 by Samik » improvnerd The problem with that theory is that there seems to be more evidence for the biological faction being in space. The praesides seem to be biological, and Ardent shows obvious signs of biological augmentation. Gavia has nanotech (as does Ardent), but seems convinced that sentient AI is impossible. It also doesn't explain where Alice's armor came from. Most likely to me is that both earth and habits contain a mixture of both factions. On the subject of the Nightwalker, I'd personally believe something closer to Alice's explanation, that they're just lost nanobots, but I have a feeling we're about to find out a whole lot about it so let's hold off there. However, I like your theory about the Praeses using the kids' AI to attract Nightwalker attacks. Quote from: Samik on 19 Mar 2016, 10:44 There doesn't seem to me to be any reason at all for a re-opening of hostilities. Alice said that the Praeses have held some unfading grudge since The Blink and want everyone on the ground wiped-out so they can "come down from orbit and reclaim earth"[1] Quote from: improvnerd on 19 Mar 2016, 17:31 I've long held the opinion that the sentient AIs were the cause of the Blink and that they were operating independently of the pro-technology human faction. Also, just being pro-technology/AI as a road forward does not make that faction unable or unwilling to use genetic augmentation. Even though it's not their choice of means to progress human society doesn't mean that they won't use it for medical or cosmetic reasons. FWIW, I suspect that those currently on Earth are made up of two groups: Those who had been neutral in the Great War and had just wanted to live their lives without needless complexity and those who had been abused and misused by the factions and would be better off forever out of their grasp, like Alice and the other Super Soldiers. @improvnerd, you're not wrong there. There's definitely no certainty at all that it is the biologicals on earth, or that the two factions were split up that way at all. I guess I'm just making that assumption since the majority of earth's inhabitants appear to be unmodified, and not have much in the way of technology at their disposal. Anyway, as for the point about Alice's armor, I don't see any reason why it would be a problem if it was non-organic. Just because the biological faction focused on biological self-modification, doesn't mean they'd instantly abandon use of all mechanical tools. One side puts a chip in their head to help them aim better, the other side biologically augments their eyes to help them aim better, but they're both still shooting guns. (Speaking generally here. Alice's weapon of choice seems to be her own two hands.) Basically what BenRG said - just because there was an ideological preference towards one type of technology doesn't mean there would be an absolute, hard and fast line, with no blurring or crossover. @mr.jacob, regarding what Alice said about the Praeses' ideological grudge: she basically admits it's guesswork. Alice: The Praeses have been here since the Blink. Their ideological grudge hasn't dissipated with time. Gavia: We have everything we need in orbit. We have no reason to take over earth. Alice: You don't. The Praeses clearly have a motive. Gavia: You're answering every flaw I point out with another, even more paranoid explanation. You don't know the truth, you're just manufacturing a conspiracy theory out of your own fears and prejudices! Alice: You may be right. But I can't afford to take any chances. I like the Alice character, and I think her heart is basically in the right place, but I think Gavia's criticisms are not entirely off the mark here. I'm not prepared to consider Alice an entirely reliable narrator at this point. This much I absolutely agree with. It's my theory, and I'm sticking to it, that there was a run-away AI scenario, and they ultimately took matters into their own hands. Edit: Ok, major point that just occurred to me. If both the orbital and earthbound populations are a mix of both pre-blink factions, then why would the Praeses have an "ideological grudge" against those on Earth at all? The only major ideological schism we've been presented with so far is AI faction vs. bio-mod faction. The only explanation I can see is that one faction stayed on earth and one wound up in orbit. And I can't see the earth dwellers having been the tech faction. Edit 2: An exchange that seems to undermine me: Alice: So Gavia uses nanotech. Why don't you? Ardent: Philosophical differences. Gavia: Technology has been the way humanity has interacted with the universe since before the dawn of time. By embracing it to the utmost, I am human in the truest sense. Ardent: Whereas I believer that technology insulates us from the universe. It prevents us from experiencing things as we were meant to experience them - through the senses evolution gave us. Alice: Evolution didn't give you blue skin, pointy ears, and a tail. Or the ability to regrow body parts. Ardent: There's nothing in the rules that says we can't help evolution along. That definitely reads as support to improvnerd's position. Edit 3: May be over-thinking some of this. It's been 5,000 years. There's no obligation of anyone alive now to have held fast to the ideologies of their predecessors. Alice/Sedna and the Praeses may have done so to some extent, but the populations at large are probably just folks living as best they can at this point. FWIW, my call is that the space-dwelling population can trace its ancestry back to both the bio-tech and synthetic-tech factions. However, over five millennia, there has been considerable cross-pollination of ideas and the distinctions between the two factions has faded away leaving a more homogeneous 'Spacebourne' society. The Earth-dwellers are not necessarily descended from anti-technology groups. They're just descended from those who did not feel strongly enough either way to support either faction (and those who supported neither). I have no doubt that the immediate post-Blink millennium involved a population crash on Earth. I doubt more than 20% of the population still on Earth post-Blink survived the loss of the technological infrastructure that delivered food, water, shelter and healthcare. The super-soldiers had likely their hands full at that time helping the various communities develop the basic strategies and resources needed to survive. Given that the Night Walker is attracted to Gavia/Ardent (I think Gavia), and has been staring at the Moon for a long time, surely the reason it stares at the Moon is because it detects nanobots in space? This is a longshot guess but I'm betting the Sentient AIs set up shop on the Moon (probably suitably below the surface) and the Night Walker, in its combined form, can pick up something from those facilities (maybe radio signals). It might even be that the Night Walker is one of many 'agents' the AIs left behind on Earth to monitor events and that the 'staring at the moon' is the transmit/receive synchronisation as it uploads its latest observations and downloads any new directives. Hum. I just do not understand the "ideological grudge" comment if it's not at least the case that Alice thinks the blink performed a segregation of the two pre-blink factions. Again, I do consider her judgment unreliable, so what she does or doesn't think may not reflect what's actually going on. My working theory is that the blink segregated the biological faction onto earth and the tech faction into space, while rolling them both back to an earlier period in their history, where they could live in a way that more or less satisfied their prejudices, but kept them technologically crippled enough that the architects could easily control things. (Consider that Gavia's nano-tech didn't even come close to making her a match for Alice. Now, maybe Gavia is just some random girl to Alice's super-solider, but I'm betting that those in orbit, advanced as they are, are still a long ways off from peak human technology.) In the intervening 5,000 years, the old ideological identities have faded, and someone is at least exploring the idea of a re-integration. I agree with BenRG that the architects were powerful AI acting independently. And I'm sticking to my prediction that the Nightwalker(s) are a high level observer/control mechanism. Alice: Do you ever wonder why, with all of your marvelous technology, there are no truly sentient machines? Gavia: It's just not possible. The Praeses think, but not like we do, and they're not really machines either. I read this as the Praeses having their origins in synthetic tech. 1.) Consider what Alice is asking in that first line. According to Alice, only one faction had "truly sentient artificial life". It is (to me) heavily implied that the biotech faction emphasized "advancement of the [human] species by enhancement through biological means", as opposed to developing entirely new and powerful forms of biological life. 2.) So, when Alice asks why there are not "truly sentient machines", she's not asking why there are no instances of peak tech from either faction - she's specifically asking about the AI faction. In that case, if the Praeses were biological in origin, it would seem strange to me to make such a trivially obvious comment as "they're not really machines". For example, if the conversation is about instances of strong AI, I'm not going to bother to make a point to disqualify myself - it's trivially obvious that I'm not eligible to be an example, by virtue of being biological. I think that, while the Praeses were given a physical form that is apparently reminiscent of organic life, they have (or, at least, once had) more in common with synthetics than biologicals. Poor Ardent seems to have lost a nipple this time... No big deal, it'll grow back in a few days. The night walker? It wants to touch Ardent. And transform into some hyper-evolved version of itself, possibly one able to accomplish the purpose it's been unable to figure out for 5K years. It wants to touch his tra-la-la? Pages: 1 [2] 3 Go Up Based on BlackRain by Crip, 2006	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line806
__label__wiki	0.893688	0.893688	Can Redskins score enough to beat Bucs? by Gary Shelton on January 8, 2021 Evans could be a. difference-maker./CARMEN MANDATO Friday, 4 am. Can the Washington Redskins score 38 points on the Tampa Bay Bucs? It's a stretch, since Washington has scored more than 37 points in only one game of 16 this season (a 41-16 win over Dallas). Yet, that may be the challenge awaiting the Redskins in their Saturday playoff game against Tampa Bay. The Bucs are averaging 30.8 points per game -- including 45.5 the last two games. But Tampa Bay coach Bruce Arians is aiming higher. “I think (40 points a game) is going to be a reach," Arians said. "I’ll take 37 – I don’t think with our defense we’re going to lose too many games if we can score 37. I’m really satisfied with 30. I think that would be a heck of a reach.” Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? 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But Arians admits the team has to go deeper in the playoffs for the season to be a success. “We’ll see how far this goes," Arians said. "It won’t be [a success] if we don’t win this one. Really, it’s not going to be if we don’t put rings on our fingers, because once you’re in the tournament, that’s what you’re playing for. We did enough to get here and it will not be satisfying unless we finish it.” The strength of the Washington team is its defense, especially with pass rushers Chase Young and Montez Sweat. Bucs' rookie Tristan Wirfs will have his work cut out for him. “I think just how athletic (Young) is," Wirfs said. "I think they’ve got a good one-two punch with Chase and Montez Sweat. Montez Sweat – he’s more of a power rusher. Chase – he throws a lot of moves at you and tries to bend that edge. I think that’s another big thing too – if you bubble him when he’s coming around the edge, he can dip down low and he does a good job keeping his toes pointed at the quarterback. They’re both really good rushers, so it’s going to be fun.” Arians has faith in Wirfs, however. "I thought he should’ve been in the Pro Bowl," Arians said. "He’s a guy that’s given up one sack all season as a rookie – it’s unbelievable. When we run behind him, there’s a lot of movement, so you couldn’t ask anything more of a rookie offensive lineman for sure.” Washington has allowed the second-fewest yards per game (304.6) in the league. They've given up the fourth fewest points in the league. The Bucs still aren't sure if Mike Evans will be back, but Arians is hopeful. If he goes out there, he’s healthy," Arians said. "We’re not putting him out there to limp on one leg, so if he’s playing, he’s good to go.” Previous post: Who deserves credit for the Bucs’ season? Next post: Bucs still feel their losses in playoffs Search Gary Shelton Sports Gary Shelton Sports is a subscription site. 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Quarantine restrictions amended It has been announced that from 15 December 2020, passengers arriving into England from countries not featured on the government's travel corridor list will have the option to take a test after five days of self-isolation, with a negative result releasing them from the need to isolate further. Passengers will need to pay for the test which may be booked prior to arriving. They can then take a test on or after day 5 of the isolation period either at home or at a private provider’s testing site, and on receipt of a negative result, can immediately finish self-isolating and return to work. Employees who do not test will continue to have to self-isolate for 14 days and whilst they may be able to work from home unlike other self-isolation situations do not qualify for sick pay. Minimum wage rates from April 2021 New minimum wage rates will apply from 1 April 2021. In addition, the age at which workers qualify for the National Living Wage will reduce to 23 from its current 25. Aged 25 and above the hourly rate of £8.72 will increase to £8.91 which is a 2.2% raise Aged 23-24 the hourly rate of £8.20 will also increase to £8.91 which is 8.7% raise Aged 21-22 the hourly rate of £8.20 will increase to £8.36 which is a 2.0% raise The apprentice rate of £4.15 will increase to £4.30 which is a 3.6% raise The daily accommodation offset rate will increase by 2% - from £8.20 to £8.36. Changes to disclosure of criminal convictions The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has published new guidance which will apply from 28 November 2020. Under the new regime, there will no longer be a requirement for youth cautions, reprimands and warnings to be automatically disclosed on standard and enhanced DBS certificates. In addition, the "multiple conviction" rule, which requires the automatic disclosure of all convictions where an individual has more than one conviction (regardless of the nature of the offence or sentence), will be removed. However, if the police consider that it is relevant to the workforce where the individual intends to work it may still include information relating to a protected caution or conviction on an enhanced DBS certificate. ACAS Conciliation extended to 6 weeks The Employment Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 came into force last month but the provisions relating to ACAS conciliation periods being extended by default to 6 weeks take effect from 1 December 2020. The Regulations introduced a variety of different measures to help the Employment Tribunal meet the increased demands they are facing with a backlog of claims as featured in previous alerts. The changes recognise that the Early Conciliation process can be valuable as it gives the parties an opportunity to settle claims at an early stage saving both the cost and time of a case proceeding to a full hearing at the Employment Tribunal. In this respect the standard one-month conciliation period is being extended to six weeks. The time spent in conciliation will still extend the time limit within which the claim has to be submitted so it may be that a claim will be brought later than has been previously expected. It should also be noted that the strict rules regarding references to the Early Conciliation number being accurately recorded in the claim form will be relaxed. The Tribunals will also be allowed greater flexibility around accepting claims where there are other errors in relation to the names of the parties. Whilst this may not reduce the number of claims it will allow Employment Judges more opportunity to focus on substantive matters rather than technical formalities. In respect of other changes, it has been made easier for two or more claimants to make their claim on the same ET1 form, if their claims give rise to related issues of fact or law. Similarly, respondents will be able to use the same ET3 form reducing the administrative burdens for both the Tribunal and its users. Also, a reminder that in relation to the publication of Employment Tribunal judgments online there is an important change in that this will no longer apply to judgments for withdrawn and dismissed claims. It had been a requirement that every judgment was published even where the claim had been settled. This amendment will be welcomed by employers and claimants who may not have wished to have their names published on the public website even where little detail of the claim was included. Obviously, it will also reduce the administrative burden for the Tribunal too. 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__label__wiki	0.646933	0.646933	Maritime Monday; September 12, 2011 JJ and the Captain OneEighteen – Capt. JJ Hensley (with coffee cup) talks to the tugs as he turns the ship off the dock. The captain does not look comfortable. This is often the case with big ships in little basins. Sea captains like lots of empty water between them and anything solid. I almost passed this one by, but a friend who’s not in the industry was all over it. It tells a story to him that I took for granted. Taken on the Houston Ship Channel. more new photos » Greetings from Mobile, Alabama – Large Letter Postcard c. 1940s see also: Greetings from Lakeside, Ohio, on Lake Erie Schooner Festival; Hull to hull coverage on Shooting my Universe (above) The pinky schooner Ardelle – See also: Fame of Salem Pt I Strange Maps: Vertical Panorama: the Rhine and the Birth of Tourism Modern tourism is born of the Grand Tour. From the 17th century onwards, the Brahmins of Britain travelled across the Continent for the twin purposes of education and entertainment. The Tour, an itinerant master class in antique culture and contemporary manners, gained popularity throughout the subsequent centuries. The concept of leisure travel spread to other national elites, and to the middle classes. Eventually, with the onset of mass transport and paid holidays, it came within reach of the working classes. ‘Tourism’ – a word first appearing in print in 1822 – quickly turned professional, attested by the rapid spread during the 19th century of Hotel Bristol as a generic name for overnight accommodation for the weary tourist. Tourism also produced a new type of cartography – the tourist map. These were explicitly designed to be alluring, to include and reflect the leisurely enjoyment of travel. J. Allen St John; Pulp Covers 1940-49 — Phantom Lady, Art by Matt Baker see also: Blue Beetle Bugs The Squids Birdseye view of Boston, compliments of Beach and Clarridge Co. – Big Map Blog Birdseye View of Puget Sound – 1891 How the Civil War Made the Maine Coast a Backwater The wartime clash between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimac was a death knell for the Age of Sail, and with it our coast’s shipbuilding and shipping sectors. To make matters worse, after the war the commerce of the nation began moving east to west on the expanding railroads, which were slow to come up the coast on account of the many rivers and estuaries and the shortage of people. keep reading on Working Waterfront » G.W. Morris’ birds’ eye view of Peaks Island, Maine in 1886 on Big Map Blog above image: View of Portland Harbor, 1853; Maine Historical Society Entrance to Portland Harbor, Maine Looking SE from observatory on Munjoy Hill Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views Full resolutionâ€Ž (2,737 Ã— 1,572 pixels) also: View at Cushing Island, Portland Harbor, Maine – and On the beach, Cushing Island, Portland Harbor, Maine Portland Marine Society Membership Certificate Circa 1805 Nineteenth Century Portland Landmarks; maps & engravings, Univ of Southern Maine collection Whiskey Island Coast Guard Station Cleveland, Ohio. from Roadside Architecture: “I hope restoration work is still going forward. I hate to see things like this go to waste. This reminds me of the sea museum in San Francisco.” From Roadside: The Whiskey Island Coast Guard Station was built in 1940. It has been abandoned since 1976 except for a brief stint as a nightclub known as The Island. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Restoration work was begun in 2009. It will be used as a maritime and Coast Guard museum. decoarchitecture via coldisthesea Coast Guard station at Whiskey Island on wikipedia Pleasure Pavilion: 1910 on Shorpy The Jersey Shore circa 1910. “Steel Pier, Atlantic City.” 8×10 inch dry plate glass negative, Detroit Publishing Company. View full size. Unloading: 1900 – Buffalo, New York, Thornberger hoist unloading ore at Lackawanna docks Battleship: 1905 – October 22, 1900. Russian warship Retvizan, day before launching, Cramp’s shipyards, Philadelphia Vintage Nautical Matches Upper L – Upper R – Lower L – Lower R above: More ads from 1970s comics – below: 45 years ago: The first issue of TV21 Video: Stingray TV intro (1964) Gerry Anderson’s third SF supermarionation saga told the adventures of the WASPs (the World Aquanaut Security Patrol) as they explored the oceans and kept the world safe from a variety of perils. The WASP’s main weapon was Stingray, a super-sub under the command of Troy Tempest. Troy’s copilot was Phones, and they were often joined on missions by Marina, a princess of the undersea kingdom of Pacifica. Postcard Newhaven South East, Le Steamer La Manche, Dampfer gÃ©ographie en images; 1949 (Set: 42) noirmoutier marÃ©e haute grottu: In 1956, Henry Behrens was the world’s smallest man. Here he is dancing with his cat. Crypt of Terror: Model Nephew If I taught a college course on EC Comics this story would fit into EC 101. It’s EC’s most common plot: guy kills somebody who has a hobby/lifestyle/job, etc., that defines him, then justice is served in a horrible fashion to the murderer by a form of that which the victim did. In this case a spoiled nephew kills his rich uncle whose hobby is building ships in bottles. You can guess the rest. Read the comic on Pappy’s Golden Age Comics Blogzine » HMS Britannia – Fencing / Rapier Exercises, 1899 – 1900 Airplane Crash Victims Found at Sea Thanks to iPhone Signal guerin para Color plates from a French dictionary of natural history published in Paris in 1834 Felix Edouard Guerin-Meneville (1799-1874) was a natural history scientist, specializing in entomology. He published several volumes of his “Picturesque Dictionary of Natural History” in the spirit of the “19th Century Collector’s Cabinets” in their wide-ranging investigations of natural phenomena and interest in exotic or unknown species. The highly decorative plates of his work are vividly hand colored engravings which are an eclectic collection of curious and wonderful images of birds, fish, insects, flowers and people. more » Beagle – In het kielzog van Darwin Stad Amsterdam – the Dutch Beagle (Set: 13) Simon Gurr – On 1st September 2009 the clipper Stad Amsterdam set off on a voyage around the world, following the route Charles Darwin took for his momentous Beagle voyage. The film crew on board Stad Amsterdam, from Dutch TV company VPRO, spent eight months making an epic series ‘The Future Of Species’ which sought to update the scientific discoveries of the original Beagle voyage and at the same time assessed the state of our oceans and our prospects for survival. I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch day and spent a couple of hours on board the clipper. —more » Beagle en el Canal Magdalena Tierra Del Fuego 1834 – Set: 1834 Darwin a su paso por Chile (Set: 27) 1863, foto de la Expedicion EspaÃ±ola (ValparaÃso, Images of the old Port) ValparaÃso is a city in Chile, and one of the country’s most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. ValparaÃso played an important geopolitical role in the second half of the 19th century, when the city served as a major stopover for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans by crossing the Straits of Magellan. Always a magnet for European immigrants, ValparaÃso mushroomed during its golden age, when the city was known by international sailors as “Little San Francisco” and “The Jewel of the Pacific.” The opening of the Panama Canal and reduction in ship traffic dealt a staggering blow to ValparaÃso, though the city has staged an impressive renaissance in recent years. –more on wiki » The Argonauticon by Gaius Valerius Flaccus Paris Printed by Josse Bade in Paris in 1519, this picture illustrates the beginning of the epic which recounts Jason’s quest for the golden fleece. The Argo is being built in the background, while Jason and the Greek heroes set sail, soothed by the music of Orpheus. The work is dedicated to the Emperor Vespasian and is in part intended to celebrate his achievements in establishing Roman rule in Britain. more » The main dynamics of the U.S. technological mobilization for war. The chains represent direct advisory connections. Infographic by Antonio Petruccelli for Fortune magazine in 1942 Found here – via sisterwolf World at the time of Cabot – Original A typical example of the decorative map work of MacDonald Gill as seen in the 1924 ‘Pageant of Empire’ – a lavish volume with ‘stirring scenes’ of empire illustrated by Spencer Pryse and Frank Brangwyn, a presentation volume for the London & North Eastern Railway. A Tempting Maritime Read A biography of an infamous seafarer by another seafarer, at last. The Australian Age has run a very warm review of Bligh, Master Mariner by Australian yachtsman, journo, and maritime historian Rob Mundle. It concludes: “Mundle’s Bligh is a meticulously researched biography that benefits from its author’s seafaring experience and ability to write with bracing vitality of the trials faced during the age of exploration. If it does, at points, sail close to the wind of corrective hagiography, it remains a book that will gladden the heart of anyone with an interest in maritime history.” Definitely on my must-read list, so expect my own review in due course. Meantime, you can read an interview with the author on the Booktopia blog. from Straddling the world of the written word » Port of Liverpool – aerial photograph of Birkenhead Docks, 1950s c1950 aerial photo showing the dock system in Birkenhead (& Wallasey), part of the Mersey Docks & Harbour Board’s empire. (4062 x 3777) see also: southern system of Docks — and: northern system of Docks Volunteers discharging a ship in the London Docks during the General Strike of 1926 The Manchester Guardian – advert, c1930 mikeyashworth — From the Design & Industry Association handbook – an advert for the Guardian, as is now, before it dropped the name of the city that had founded it. At this date it was still proud of its Lancastrian roots, voice and influence. Sadly no artist is shown – at the time the Manchester Guardian was using quite stylish adverts – several of this style were by the designer Edward McKnight Kauffer. (cropped image; click above to see in full) Crew of ML 296 – Fairmile ‘B’ Launch of Royal Navy Coastal Forces, Freetown Harbour, Sierra Leone Coastal Forces flotillas in West Africa were primarily involved in anti-submarine and convoy protection duties. Freetown was the major hub of a vitally important supply route for the allies, bringing goods and troops from Australia, India and South Africa onwards to Gibraltar and the United Kingdom. Many ships were torpedoed in the waters off West Africa—and off Freetown in particular—by German and Italian submarines which lay in wait for passing convoys. This photograph is believed to show Fairmiles at an earlier anchorage in or close to Kroo Bay near the centre of Freetown, prior to the construction of HMS Eland and the provision of new moorings further up river at Cline Bay. Coastal Forces’ set (6) » Wonder Woman 122, DC comics, 1961 HMS Victory Captains Quarters – Large Petrarch Canzone France c.1525-1550 This sixteenth century manuscript on vellum consists of twelve vivid watercolours illustrating the twelve stanzas, based upon Petrarch’s Canzone, which ClÃ©ment Marot published in 1533/34 under the title Visions de PÃ©trarque. Marot was court poet to Marguerite de Navarre and FranÃ§ois I of France. The emblematic visions depict a succession of idylls being destroyed by the forces of nature, reflecting the melancholic preoccupation of the poetry with the fragility and transience of the world. Farthest Flung: Greetings from Tristan da Cunha The most secluded inhabited archipelago in the world, the Tristan da Cunha islands lie 1,750 miles west of South Africa and over 2,000 miles east of South America. On the Scuttlefish The Last Ocean Mailship in the World: RMS St Helena It takes approximately a month to sail the 6,000 nautical mile voyage south from Portland, UK, calling at Tenerife and Ascension Island, and then spending a number of days on St. Helena before sailing on to Cape Town. The 6,767 GT, 345-foot RMS St. Helena, built in 1989, sails with British and St. Helenian officers and crew, carrying 1,500 tons of cargo and 128 passengers. more » see also: FreighterCruises: Royal Mail Ship St. Helena » — and Vessel Profile The Development of the Rudder, 100-1600 A.D.: A Technological Tale The one instrument which all ships have in common is a rudder. Until the 13th century A.D., the primary instrument used to control ships was the quarter-rudder system. Unlike the present-day rudder which is mounted on the stern, quarter-rudders were mounted on the sides of ships towards the stern. Northern shipwrights found that their system could not be adapted to the new ship designs which were continually increasing in size. This inability of northern shipwrights to adapt their system to larger ships created a technological crisis which forced them to look for a new device. The result was a rudder mounted on the stern by a hinge device called the pintle-and-gudgeon. based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. New York, Johnson & Bailey,1897. Set of 29 images» Is this starfish giving me the finger? — photo by drsteve; Steven Trainoff Ph.D. Walt Disney Annual ~ 1937 on Golden Age Comic Book Stories El Pulpo Mechanico on Deep Sea News This steampunk octopus justifies the entire existence of Burning Man. Bored? take out some of that Red Navy on your very own kitchen table… Modern Naval Battles is a novel card game for two to six players, based on present day sea power. The games is played in “rounds,” with players taking turns to maneuver the ships in their fleets, attack opponent’s ships, and defend their own fleet against enemy attack. At the end of each round, players receive points for each enemy vessel they have sunk. The game can end when a player achieves a specific point total, or when all opposing fleets are sunk. This game has been revised and renamed as Cold War Naval Battles and re-released (by the designers) in PDF format (free for personal, non-commercial use). The PDF files are down-loadable from http://www.relativerange.com/Relative_Range/Cold_War_Naval_Battles.html Shipwreck Dance Yes, apparently there was a “shipwreck dance” over Labor Day weekend at the 55th-annual Pioneer Days in Englewood, Florida. According to the Herald-Tribune, residents “dress like survivors and head to the Shipwreck Dance.” (This) photograph was taken at the first Shipwreck Dance in 1956. According to longtime Pioneer Days participant Bernie Reading: “You had to come dressed as if you were a shipwreck victim. Everyone was dressed in a ridiculous manner and really let their hair down.” Looks like a great time! In any case, the announcement for this year’s dance, posted on the Pioneer Days website, is worth quoting at length: “No one knows where the Ship will land”. On Saturday, September 3 from 7 pm to 11 pm, Englewood residents are invited to dress like a survivor and spend a few hours dancing & socializing… Photo: Whiskey Corner’s Shipwreck Party 1st Pioneer Days 1956: From the Collection of Diana Harris keep reading on Ships on the Shore » Must. Preserve. Liberty… Dr Strange and the US Navy. Thrilling Comics No 10 – November 1940 9/11: a day between 9/10 & 9/12 by Tommy on Freedom Guerrilla … I cannot ever forget the sensation of dangling out of a helicopter with a shotgun slung across my back and a pistol strapped to my thigh dropping onto a ship that I was supposed to stop. In those moments, I was thinking, “if we don’t do this, who will?” Of course, back then, I felt as though I was providing a thick blanket of “security” for the sheep. I felt like we all needed to sacrifice something. Ten years later, I know a lot more. I know I never needed to be there in the first place. I know we didn’t need to sacrifice anything. “Never forget” is an insult. We’ve never been allowed for one moment to forget, and maybe that’s the problem… (animation source) The History Of The 20th Century – BBC Archive Art of the Luggage Label Up’ta Camp: Sebago Lake MAINE; 1730 hrs, Saturday September 10, 2011 — For Tom How Are Shipwrecks Found And Protected In United States Waters? Shipwrecks are the stuff of epic tales and imagination. Some sank in battle, some in transit. They were war machines, whalers and luxury cruise liners. Their doomed crew and passengers... Book Review: Leadership Is Language In his new book "Leadership Is Language, The Hidden Power of What You Say and What You Don't", former submarine commander Captain L David Marquet (USN Ret) dives deep into one of the most thoroughly investigated marine disasters, the sinking of the El Faro, and surfaces with new ideas on leadership and language. Captain Of Chaos – Masters Of Luck And Rule Tyrants by John Konrad (gCaptain) Over the past few years a few of my fellow captains and I have been working on new ways to teach Bridge Resource Management (BRM). We...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line820
__label__cc	0.575978	0.424022	Seized With Max Hardberger – A Nautical Book Review It’s every mariner’s dream not just to command but commandeer, to sail without SOP’s and to have an owner that’s not only happy when you mark arrival on time, but ecstatic that you arrived at all. Rather today’s captain faces an onslaught of emails, sat calls and other forms of nuisance from managers who don’t understand the simple formula Distance / Max Speed = We Just Can’t Get There Any Faster! But while most of us can only dream of turning off the ECDIS to point the bow by stars, we can live vicariously through the sea stories of Max Hardberger, captain for hire. From the cold war docks of Vladivostok to the cool breeze of Trinidad, Max steals ships from ports most wouldn’t volunteer to visit, then sails through storms and scalawags to deliver them back to a rightful owner. And with a spirit unique to American Mariners he implements Red Hand epoxy, Smith & Wessons, cheater pipes and whatever else it takes, to get the job done. So while you stand in boredom on the Bridge or ECR, staring at computer screens and email messages that make you want to take the old man’s gun to your head… Instead pick up a copy of Seized and step into Max’s shoes. The book sometimes frustrates with a lack of the gritty detail aboard ship and, occasionally, too much detail ashore, but mostly it’s a fun story of true adventure. You can visit Max’s official website at www.maxhardberger.com and purchase a copy of his latest book Seized – A Sea Captain’s Adventures Battling Scoundrels and Pirates While Recovering Stolen Ships in the World’s Most Troubled Waters – at Amazon.com.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line822
__label__wiki	0.570352	0.570352	OSG Signs Long Term FSO Contract with Maersk Oil Qatar FSO Asia, image courtesy Drydocks World Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) announced today that a new service agreement has been signed with Maersk Oil Qatar AS (MOQ) for the FSO Africa, a floating storage and offloading service vessel (FSO) jointly owned by OSG and Euronav N.V. (Euronext Brussels: EURN). The new agreement, which supersedes the previous FSO Africa contract, has a firm term of five years commencing October 1, 2012 and provides MOQ with an extension option for an additional term of either one or two years. In addition to the extension of the minimum contract term by over four years, the new agreement provides for an increase in the daily hire rate earned in each firm contract year to the same daily hire rate schedule as for the existing MOQ service contract for FSO Asia, its sister vessel. The new agreement extends to MOQ use of the full capacity and functionality of FSO Africa. FSO Africa, image courtesy Drydocks World FSO Africa and FSO Asia are the two largest and most sophisticated double hull FSO vessels in the world. The vessels continue to operate at a high level of performance in terms of quality of oil produced and without incurrence of off-hire since their respective in-service dates (January 2010 for FSO Asia; August 2010 for FSO Africa). Morten Arntzen, President and CEO commented: “We are pleased to have finalized the new five-year contract for the FSO Africa with MOQ. This extension is testament to the high quality service delivered every day of the year by our crews and technical staff operating these incredibly high-spec FSOs in the waters offshore Qatar. With both of our FSOs operating on long term contracts in Qatar, our initial vision for this important joint venture has been realized. Together with our partner Euronav, we look forward to building upon the close relationship we’ve forged with MOQ as they continue to operate on the Al Shaheen field.” An FSO is a converted or new build barge or tanker, moored at a location to receive crude or other products for storage and transfer purposes. FSOs are not equipped with processing facilities. In OSG’s case, both FSO Asia and FSO Africa are converted ULCCs.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line823
__label__cc	0.716977	0.283023	Tag Archives: Home Isolation Support Service COVID19 COVID-19 might be changing things but our commitment to supporting our community is the same April 28, 2020 by Grampians Community Health Grampians Community Health in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Grampians Community Health (GCH) is committed to keeping our clients, staff, volunteers and community safe and healthy during this time. Our service continues to offer support to our clients, just in a different way to meet the requirements of COVID-19 isolation guidelines. Grampians Community Health provides a wide range of services to the communities of the Pyrenees, Grampians, Wimmera, Central Goldfields and Southern Grampians. In the fight against the spread of Coronavirus, Grampians Community Health are temporarily closing the doors for client attendance at its Horsham, Ararat, Warracknabeal and St Arnaud offices as GCH staff are now working from their homes where possible while delivering ongoing support to clients. Grampians Community Health CEO Mr. Greg Little said, “In order to ensure the long term availability of staff for client services, Grampians Community Health has enacted its business continuity plan, the priority is to continue to provide essential services while modelling the recommended practices of social distancing, hand hygiene, and support to vulnerable people.” Grampians Community Health delivers a wide range of services in areas of aged care, home care, mental health, alcohol and other drugs, family violence, gambling, general counselling, Employee Assistance Programs, the NDIS, community transport, housing, community nursing, chronic disease management and Drink and Drug Drive courses. “Grampians Community Health programs including counselling, case management, NDIS, therapeutic treatment, behaviour change, family violence and homelessness support, mental health and aged care packages, and home support will mainly be delivered via video conference or telephone contact by our staff working from their home”, said Mr. Little. Grampians Community Health has also commenced a ‘Home Isolation Support Service’ to residents of Northern Grampians Shire in response to the Coronavirus to assist people to get the support they need to remain at home safely. Mr Little said “depending on what kind of assistance people need we put them in contact with our intake workers for further information and referral to services within Grampians Community Health. We also connect people with other organisations if we don’t have the services they require.” Regular updates from the Department of Human Services and the Australian Government are provided to Grampians Community Health other health services in the region so that health services can be provided in the safest possible manner. “If you or other people you know are planning to come to Grampians Community Health for support or services, before coming please contact us on 5358 7400, we might be able to save you a trip to get your support.” said Mr Little Community Support, COVID19COVID19, Home Isolation Support Service COVID19 Home Isolation Support Service – COVID19 April 9, 2020 by Grampians Community Health Grampians Community Health Home Isolation Support Service can provide the support you need. If you or someone you know is self-isolating we can help you. Contact GCH for assistance, call 5358 7400 or send us an email home.isolation@gch.org.au. Northern Grampians Shire and Ararat Rural City Monday to Friday – 9am to 5pm Community SupportCoronavirus, COVID19, HISS, Home Isolation Support Service COVID19	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line824
__label__wiki	0.829877	0.829877	How’s my driving? Researchers measure trust in autonomous vehicles By Susan Miller Scientists at the Army Research Lab are using facial recognition technology to gauge the trust soldiers have in their robotic teammates, enabling developers to identify changes in trust levels that might indicate increased wariness in high-risk environments and allow them to calibrate systems so that they work efficiently with humans whose native trust levels vary. In convoys of automated vehicles, some supervising soldiers tend to over-trust the automation, while others may mistrust the system from the start. Using a simulated autonomous driving scenario, the researchers found soldiers could be placed in one of four basic trust categories based on their demographics, personality traits, responses to uncertainty and initial perceptions about trust, stress and workload associated with interacting with automated vehicles. For their experiment, the researchers had 24 participants, ages 18–65 years, perform a leader-follower driving task operating a simulated vehicle on a two-lane closed-circuit roadway. Participants had to navigate the road, avoid collisions and decide whether to engage their vehicle’s autonomous assistant to help them maintain speed and lane position with respect to the leader. Throughout the driving task, each participant’s face was recorded via a webcam mounted to the simulation screen, which allowed the researchers to measure their facial expressions on a frame-by-frame basis for each task, and classify those expressions as indicating either happiness, sadness, surprise, fear, anger or contempt. The researchers used a model-based clustering method that showed marked differences in their levels of subjective trust described four trust-based patterns in their paper. They concluded that trust calibration metrics may not be the same for all groups of people and that trust-based interventions, such as changes in user display features or communication of intent, “may not be necessary for all individuals, or may vary depending on group dynamics.” One group, for example, had a high desire for change, were open, extraverted and conscientious. “Tied with their low neuroticism scores, we expect this group to be novelty-seeking, be less impacted by stress or workload, and thus be more willing to accept and trust automation,” the researchers wrote. “When identifying trust calibration metrics, we expect members of this group to use the automation and be willing to hand off and take away control, but they may be prone to overtrust.” Another group exhibited high emotional uncertainty indicating greater negative trust response when the reliability of the automation was low. Those with low cognitive uncertainty, but high agreeableness and conscientiousness, suggested they preferred predictable, planned behavior but would be willing to give automation a chance. The fourth cluster included the youngest participants who did not respond emotionally to uncertainty, but tended not to seek novelty and preferred predictability and structure in uncertain conditions. The researchers said they expected those in that group “to have higher stress and workload while interacting with automation and to exhibit a general negative response to automation.” With human-autonomous teaming gaining momentum in the military, the researchers said they were interested in finding ways to evaluate affect-based trust, which refers to the “attitudinal state in which the individual makes attributions about the motives of the automation,” they said in their paper. “It is often stated that for appropriate trust to be developed and effectively calibrated, an individual’s expectations must match the system’s actual behaviors,” said Catherine Neubauer, an ARL researcher and lead author of the paper. “We believe this approach extends the state-of-the-art by explicitly evaluating facial expressions as a way to quantify and calibrate affect-based trust in response to automation level capability and reliability,” she said. “It could also provide a method to understand the continuous variations in trust during a human-agent interaction, as opposed to the standard approach of participants self-reporting changes in trust after an interaction has occurred.” ARL researchers will use facial expression analysis to help reveal when trust-based interventions are needed to improve soldier responses to automation, lab officials said. They also plan to study how group-based interventions can improve trust and team cohesion when soldiers must jointly perform high-consequence tasks with automated agents, such as the Next Generation Combat Vehicle. Susan Miller is executive editor at GCN. Over a career spent in tech media, Miller has worked in editorial, print production and online, starting on the copy desk at IDG’s ComputerWorld, moving to print production for Federal Computer Week and later helping launch websites and email newsletter delivery for FCW. After a turn at Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology, where she worked to promote technology-based economic development, she rejoined what was to become 1105 Media in 2004, eventually managing content and production for all the company's government-focused websites. Miller shifted back to editorial in 2012, when she began working with GCN. Miller has a BA and MA from West Chester University and did Ph.D. work in English at the University of Delaware. Connect with Susan at [email protected] or @sjaymiller.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line825
__label__cc	0.676764	0.323236	Mike Pompeo on Health Care Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. Proponent's Arguments for voting Yes: [Sen. DeMint, R-SC]: The Democrats have Medicare on a course of bankruptcy. Republicans are trying to save Medicare & make sure there are options for seniors in the future. Medicare will not be there 5 or 10 years from now. Doctors will not see Medicare patients at the rate [Congress will] pay. [Sen. Ayotte, R-NH]: We have 3 choices when it comes to addressing rising health care costs in Medicare. We can do nothing & watch the program go bankrupt in 2024. We can go forward with the President's proposal to ration care through an unelected board of 15 bureaucrats. Or we can show real leadership & strengthen the program to make it solvent for current beneficiaries, and allow future beneficiaries to make choices. Opponent's Arguments for voting No: [Sen. Conrad, D-ND]: In the House Republican budget plan, the first thing they do is cut $4 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years. For the wealthiest among us, they give them an additional $1 trillion in tax reductions. To offset these massive new tax cuts, they have decided to shred the social safety net. They have decided to shred Medicare. They have decided to shred program after program so they can give more tax cuts to those who are the wealthiest among us. [Sen. Merkley, D-OR]: The Republicans chose to end Medicare as we know it. The Republican plan reopens the doughnut hole. That is the hole into which seniors fall when, after they have some assistance with the first drugs they need, they get no assistance until they reach a catastrophic level. It is in that hole that seniors have had their finances devastated. We fixed it. Republicans want to unfix it and throw seniors back into the abyss. Then, instead of guaranteeing Medicare coverage for a fixed set of benefits for every senior--as Medicare does now--the Republican plan gives seniors a coupon and says: Good luck. Go buy your insurance. If the insurance goes up, too bad. Reference: Ryan Budget Plan; Bill HCR34&SCR21 ; vote number 11-HV277 on Apr 15, 2011 Voted YES on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. Congressional Summary:Amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to repeal provisions establishing and appropriating funds to the Prevention and Public Health Fund (a Fund to provide for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs to improve health and help restrain the rate of growth in private and public sector health care costs). Rescinds any unobligated balanced appropriated to such Fund. Proponent's Argument for voting Yes: [Rep. Pitts, R-PA]: Section 4002 of PPACA establishes a Prevention and Public Health Fund, which my bill, H.R. 1217, would repeal. The PPACA section authorizes the appropriation of and appropriates to the fund from the Treasury the following amounts: $500 million for FY 2010 $750 million for FY11 $1 billion for FY12 $1.25 billion for FY13 $1.5 billion for FY14 and for FY15 and every fiscal year thereafter, $2 billion. We have created a slush fund from which the Secretary of HHS can spend without any congressional oversight or approval. I would suggest to my colleagues that, if you wanted more funding to go towards smoking cessation or to any other program, the health care law should have contained an explicit authorization. By eliminating this fund, we are not cutting any specific program. This is about reclaiming our oversight role of how Federal tax dollars should be used. Opponent's Argument for voting No: [Rep. Waxman, D-CA]: This bill represents the Republicans' newest line of attack to disrupt, dismantle, and to ultimately destroy the Affordable Care Act. For many years, Republicans have joined with Democrats in supporting programs to prevent disease, to promote health and, in turn, to cut health care costs. But today, the House will vote to end funding for the first and only Federal program with dedicated, ongoing resources designed to make us a healthier Nation. Reference: To repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund; Bill H.1217 ; vote number 11-HV264 on Apr 13, 2011 Repeal any federal health care takeover. Pompeo signed Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge The Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge for candidates states, "I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state upon my election to the U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Senate, to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government." Source: Club for Growth's "Repeal-It!" Pledge 10-CfG-can on Jul 4, 2010 Opposes public option for health insurance. Pompeo opposes the PVS survey question on the public option Project Vote Smart infers candidate issue stances on key topics by summarizing public speeches and public statements. Candidates are given the opportunity to respond in detail; about 16% did so in the 2010 races. Project Vote Smart summarizes candidate stances on the following topic: 'Health Issues: Do you support a publicly-administered health insurance option?' Source: Project Vote Smart 10-PVS-q5 on Nov 2, 2010 Repeal the Job-Killing Health Care Law. Pompeo co-sponsored Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. Source: H.R.2 11-HR002 on Jan 5, 2011 Remove all funding from the 2010 national healthcare law. Pompeo co-sponsored Defund ObamaCare Congressional Summary: Declares that no funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA), and any amendments made by either such Act. OnTheIssues Explanation:This bill proposes to defund ObamaCare, instead of repealing it. This bill uses Congress' "power of the purse" to undo the previously-passed law, while still leaving that law on the books. In contrast, H.R. 2 repeals ObamaCare rather than defunding it; and H.R. 4 attempts to undo ObamaCare one piece at a time. Source: H.R.127 11-HR127 on Jan 5, 2011 Fully repealing ObamaCare is important, but not sufficient. Pompeo voted YEA Full Repeal of ObamaCare Heritage Action Summary: This vote would fully repeal ObamaCare. Heritage Foundation recommendation to vote YES: (2/3/2015): ObamaCare creates $1.8 trillion in new health care spending and uses cuts to Medicare spending to help pay for some of it. Millions of Americans already have lost, and more likely will lose, their coverage because of ObamaCare. Many Americans have not been able to keep their doctors as insurers try to offset the added costs of ObamaCare by limiting the number of providers in their networks. In spite of the promise, the law increases the cost of health coverage. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich recommendation to vote NO: (robertreich.org 11/22/2013): Having failed to defeat the Affordable Care Act, Republicans are now hell-bent on destroying the ObamaCare in Americans' minds, using the word "disaster" whenever mentioning the Act, and demand its repeal. Democrats [should] meet the Republican barrage with three larger truths: The wreck of private insurance: Ours has been the only healthcare system in the world designed to avoid sick people. For-profit insurers have spent billions finding and marketing their policies to healthy people--while rejecting people with preexisting conditions, or at high risk. We could not continue with this travesty of a healthcare system: ObamaCare is a modest solution. It still relies on private insurers--merely setting minimum standards and "exchanges" where customers can compare policies. The moral imperative: Even a clunky compromise like the ACA between a national system of health insurance and a for-profit insurance market depends, fundamentally, on a social compact in which those who are healthier and richer are willing to help those who are sicker and poorer. Such a social compact defines a society. Legislative outcome: Passed House 239-186-8; never came to a vote in the Senate. Source: Supreme Court case 15-H0132 argued on Feb 3, 2015 Click here for definitions & background information on Health Care. . Click here for VoteMatch responses by Mike Pompeo. Click here for a summary of Mike Pompeo's positions on the AmericansElect.org quiz. Click here for a summary of Mike Pompeo's positions on all issues. Click here for contact info for Mike Pompeo>/a>. Click here for a Wikipedia profile of Mike Pompeo. Click here for a Ballotpedia profile of Mike Pompeo. Other candidates on Health Care: Mike Pompeo on other issues:	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line831
__label__wiki	0.505597	0.505597	san jose // 2020 camden avenue // (408) 377-8780 // Inventory Blow Out Specials Dealership History Parts Info Warranty and Recall Lookup Home › Inventory › Compare Products 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Tracer 9 GT MTT9GTMCR Front - Dual 298 mm hydraulic disc; ABS Rear - 245 mm hydraulic disc; ABS Lightweight spin forged aluminum Front - 120 / 70ZR17 Rear - 180 / 55ZR17 56.3 - 57.9 in. Wet - 485 lb. (does not include side cases) Maximum - 5.3 in. 31.9 or 32.5 in. Twin 3.5 in. full-color TFT displays Full LED with cornering lights 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), Traction Control System (TCS), Slide Control System (SCS), LIFt Control System (LIF), Quick Shift System (QSS), Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) with Accelerator Position Sensor Grip (ASPG), Yamaha D-Mode, Cruise control DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder Multiplate assist and slipper Fuel injection with YCC-T Transistor Controlled Ignition (TCI) Strong steel subframe KYB 41 mm inverted fork, electronically adjustable with preload adjustability; 5.1 in. travel KYB single shock, electronically adjustable with remote preload adjustability; 5.4 in. travel Caster angle - 25° 1 year (limited factory) LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM FRAME: To achieve both sporty performance and excellent riding comfort, the Tracer 9 GT adopts a developed lightweight aluminum frame with model-specific tuning. Using the latest Controlled Filling (CF) aluminum die-casting technology, this frame features the thinnest sections ever on a Yamaha die-cast frame at just 1.7 mm (thinnest section on the 2020 Tracer 900’s frame is 3.5 mm). STRONG STEEL SUBFRAME: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT's steel subframe ensures excellent straight-line stability and cornering ability, even when outfitted with a large fuel tank and three hard rear luggage cases. REDESIGNED LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-RIGIDITY SWINGARM: The Tracer 9 GT features, longer swingarm that is now located inside of the frame. It has a boxed construction formed by welding together aluminum plates. The swingarm helps achieve both high rigidity and lighter weight, conveying the feeling of drive force to the rider and aiding with excellent traction at high speeds and when cornering. LIGHTWEIGHT SPIN FORGED ALUMINUM WHEELS: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT employs lightweight wheels. Manufactured using Yamaha-exclusive spinforging technology, these wheels contribute to outstanding handling. With a notable 11% decrease in the momentum of inertia at the rear, these wheels make for a big contribution to the Tracer 9 GT’s agile handling character. NISSIN RADIAL FRONT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER: To provide excellent controllability, Tracer 9 GT features a radial Nissin master cylinder for the front brake. The piston in the master cylinder moves in a direction parallel to brake lever travel, contributing to a more linear supply of hydraulic pressure for excellent controllability. ADJUSTABLE RIDING POSITION: The riding position was designed to accommodate riders of varying physiques and includes a two-level adjustable main seat. The handlebars and footpegs can also be adjusted to two different positions, allowing riders to set a position that gives them a secure feeling the moment they get on the bike. The handlebar clamps can be rotated 10mm forward changing the bar position 9mm forward and 4mm up, and the footpeg mounts can be raised 14mm higher as well as 4mm rearward. KYB ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED SUSPENSION: Jointly developed with KYB to deliver both sporty performance and a comfortable ride, the Tracer 9 GT features an electronically controlled suspension. The suspension provides optimum damping force that is based on real-time running conditions for great riding comfort and feel from the road. Based on input from the 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), the Engine Control Unit (ECU) and the Hydraulic Unit (HU), the Suspension Control Unit (SCU) calculates the optimum settings for suspension damping. The damping adjustment mechanism is solenoid-driven which enables changes to the damping force to be reflected quickly, and big damping force changes are possible. This suspension system generates steady damping force even when the suspension piston is moving slower, which contributes to stabilizing the motorcycle’s attitude when starting from a stop as well as stabilizing the chassis attitude when accelerating, braking and cornering. The electronically controlled system controls the rebound and compression damping for the front fork and rebound damping for the rear shock. SPORT AND COMFORT MODE: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT suspension has two modes: Sport (A-1) and Comfort (A-2). Sport mode is geared toward sporty riding on dry roads but can also accommodate wet conditions. Comfort mode is aimed at providing a comfortable ride on rough asphalt roads or roads with potholes. 6-AXIS IMU: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT features a developed 6-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) that retains the base performance of proven IMU in the YZF-R1 but is 50% smaller and 40% lighter due to a thorough review of the sensor layout. The engine control unit (ECU) that receives and reflects the data from the IMU is equipped with three rider aids: a Traction Control System (TCS), Slide Control System (SCS) and the front-wheel LIFt control system (LIF). The Brake Control System is controlled by the Hydraulic Control Unit (separate unit from ECU) which modulates front and rear brake pressure based on data from the IMU as well as the front and rear wheel speed sensors. All three systems work together to help the rider concentrate on better extracting the machine’s potential. Each of the systems can also be turned on or off and have their levels of intervention adjusted to preference. LEAN ANGLE-SENSITIVE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM: The Traction Control System (TCS) detects the difference in speed between the front and rear wheels and helps to efficiently extract drive force from the rear tire during acceleration. The TCS on the 2021 Tracer 9 GT uses this data for the lean angle, estimated by the IMU to adjust the degree of intervention by the TCS. As the lean angle increases, so does the amount of TCS intervention (1 = little intervention; 2 = moderate intervention; 3 = strong intervention). LIFT CONTROL SYSTEM (LIF): The LIFt Control System (LIF) intervenes when the IMU predicts front-wheel lift to adjust the engine's output to compensate and assist the rider. On the 2021 Tracer 9 GT, the system settings are focused on providing smooth behavior once the intervention ceases. The LIFt system’s intervention is set up to work together with the other rider aids, and with Mode M, the level of intervention can be chosen manually by the rider. MOTOGP®-DEVELOPED SLIDE CONTROL SYSTEM (SCS): The 2021 Tracer 9 GT features the Slide Control System (SCS), just like the one on the acclaimed YZF-R1. When the IMU predicts that a sideward slide is occurring at the rear tire, the SCS responds by adjusting the power output to help the rider focus on riding. The degree of intervention is pre-set for the TCS with Mode 1 and Mode 2, but Mode M allows for the level of intervention to be selected or for the system to be turned off. BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ABS: With the Brake Control (BC) system, data for the front and rear wheel speed as well as data from the IMU is compiled and calculated in real-time in the hydraulic unit assembly (including the ABS control unit) to independently control and modulate the front and rear brake pressure. The rider can select between two intervention modes: BC1 and BC2. BC1 is a standard ABS-active mode that accommodates hard emergency braking in upright, straight-line braking conditions while BC2 controls the brake pressure in addition to ABS and operates in situations where machine behavior is likely to become unsettled, such as unavoidable panic braking mid-corner. QUICK SHIFT SYSTEM FOR CLUTCHLESS UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS: The QSS on the Tracer 9 GT provides both clutchless upshifts and downshifts. When the sensor on the shift rod detects movement in the gearshift pedal, adjustments are made in the engine output according to ECU calculations to instantly cancel out the drive torque of the engaged gear to promote swifter shifting of gears. RIDE-BY-WIRE YCC-T THROTTLE SYSTEM WITH APSG: The Tracer 9 GT's Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) electronically governs the throttle valves, but unlike the system on former models that use a cable to relay throttle inputs via a pulley, the 2021 Tracer 9 GT features the Accelerator Position Sensor Grip (ASPG) ride-by-wire unit that provides excellent throttle feel. With the APSG, the degree of throttle opening is detected by a sensor and magnet and reflected with signals to the throttle valve motor. For good operational feel, the APSG is comprised of a spring, slider and gear and produces varying degrees of friction (resistance) to recreate a natural throttle feel during use. The construction of the APSG for the 2021 Tracer 9 GT is the same as the one on the 2020 YZF-R1/R1M but has model-specific settings for the degree of friction and throttle opening. TWIN 3.5-INCH FULL-COLOR TFT INSTRUMENT DISPLAYS: The Tracer 9 GT features twin 3.5-inch full-color TFT displays. The left-hand display includes a bar-type tachometer that changes colors as rpm rises or falls, the fuel gauge, average mileage indicator, water temperature, air temperature and a gearshift indicator while the right-hand screen enables the selection of four different types of information or indicators to allow more information to be displayed at once. Switching between displays and information can be performed with the handlebar switches. YAMAHA D-MODE: The running modes available on the D-Mode system have been increased from the three on the current model to four. Riders can select between Mode 1 for enjoying direct, sharper response, Mode 2 to accommodate a variety of conditions, Mode 3 for a gentler character and Mode 4 that moderates maximum power for a milder riding experience. CRUISE CONTROL: The Tracer 9 GT features a cruise control system for easy riding. Cruise control can be set when going at least 31 mph (or 50 kmh) and in 4th gear or higher. After the cruise speed is set, the speed can be increased or decreased in increments of 1 mph (or 2 kmh) with single pushes of the switch or by continuously holding down the switch. Cancel the cruise control by braking or by using the clutch or the throttle. The “Resume” function reengages the system and returns the bike to its previous set speed. 890CC LIQUID-COOLED 3-CYLINDER DOHC FUEL-INJECTED ENGINE: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT features a developed 890cc liquid-cooled 3-cylinder, DOHC, 4-valve-per-cylinder fuel-injected (YCC-T) engine with a downdraft intake. The bore × stroke of 78 mm × 62.1 mm and 11.5:1 compression ratio provide outstanding torque with strong power delivery characteristics. Almost all of the fundamental parts of the engine, from the pistons and connecting rods to the crankshaft, camshafts and crankcase, have all been redesigned. The combustion efficiency results in an impressive 9% improvement as well as an increased fuel efficiency to 49 MPG. REDESIGNED FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM: The fuel delivery system has been completely redesigned. On former Tracer 9 GTs, the fuel injectors were attached directly to the cylinder head, but the fuel injectors of the 2021 Tracer 9 GT are now attached to the throttle valve side of the throttle bodies. The injectors now spray at the back of the intake valve heads to promote atomization of the fuel and reduce adhesion of fuel particles to the port walls, producing outstanding combustion efficiency. The throttle valve is operated using the Yamaha Chip Controlled Throttle (YCC-T) electronic system which has been widely proven on YZF series models as well as the earlier Tracer 9 GT models. LIGHTWEIGHT FORGED PISTONS: The lightweight forged pistons allow for smooth, high-revving power. FRACTURE-SPLIT CONNECTING RODS: The forged connecting rods are made using the fracture-split method—where the big-end ring of the connecting rod is purposefully fractured and then reassembled—to ensure an unparalleled degree of manufacturing accuracy. This creates a pair of perfectly matching halves that produce a much more precise mating surface when the rods are bolted together again around the crankshaft. OFFSET AND DIRECT-PLATED CYLINDERS: The CP3 engine mounts its three cylinder bores forward, towards the exhaust side. This offset reduces the piston to cylinder wall friction, creating more power and improved fuel economy while the direct-plated ceramic-composite cylinder bores provide excellent heat dissipation and reduced friction. SYMMETRICAL MUFFLER WITH DUAL OUTLETS: The muffler on the 2021 Tracer 9 GT contributes to a lower mass centralization and also produces a low-frequency exhaust note at low speeds. The exhaust tailpipes are left-right symmetrical which directs sound pressure to both sides of the machine, creating an exhaust note that delivers a sense of torque to the rider. The designed stainless steel header pipes are each given a different curvature and length for an excellent pulse effect. INTAKE SYSTEM: The intake system has been designed to suit the engine and provides linear response when the rider opens and closes the throttle. The three intake ducts also contribute to the excellent engine sound at midrange and high rpm. These ducts are designed with different cross sections and lengths so that the intake sounds they produce individually resonate harmoniously at varying wavelength ranges. At the same time, the sound pressure has also been tuned to create a pleasing sound in the mid- and high-rpm range. The result is an air cleaner box that achieves both good intake efficiency and an enjoyable sound. ASSIST AND SLIPPER CLUTCH: The 2021 Tracer 9 GT features an Assist and Slipper (A&S) clutch that has specifications selected to best match the engine for a lighter clutch lever pull and smoother chassis behavior during downshifts. OPTIMIZED TRANSMISSION RATIOS: The transmission ratios have been optimized, with the gear ratios for 1st and 2nd gear slightly higher than on previous models (1st gear: from 2.666 to 2.571; 2nd gear: from 2.000 to 1.947). Working in combination with the increased momentum of inertia of the crankshaft and the fuel injection settings, the transmission provides the right balance of a powerful torque feeling and ease of use, from acceleration to stopping. FULL LED LIGHTING WITH CORNERING LIGHTS: The compact mono-focus (separate high and low beam units) LED headlights in a twin-eye arrangement provide excellent beam spread for the 2021 Tracer 9 GT. The edges of the beam have a softer contrast to be easy on the eyes while emitting a soft and even spread of illumination. Since the Tracer 9 GT uses not one but multiple LEDs to produce light, it can project a complex distribution of illumination across a broad field. The position lights also use LEDs for a wider field of illumination while the redesigned rear lights give off a smoother plane of light. For 2021, the cornering lights help improve rider's confidence at night as the light strength grows as the lean angle increases. Following the FJR1300ES, this is the second Yamaha model to feature a cornering light system but the only one with a single LED unit per side that emits increasingly stronger source of light in a high-quality, highly functional design. DESIGN: The Tracer 9 GT's next-generation style expresses not only its sporty ride but its refined mobility and functionality. The aerodynamic front fairing creates a silhouette that showcases the bike's tightly packed chassis and powerful forward drive while perfectly integrating the functions and elements needed for a comfortable and convenient ride. REDUCED RIDER FATIGUE: Designed to keep you on the road longer, the large windscreen that can be adjusted across ten 5mm increments and the handlebar brush guards protect the rider from the wind to help reduce fatigue. GRIP HEATERS: The developed grip heaters that can be controlled using the handlebar scroll wheel for a temperature adjustment range of ten levels make sure you stay warm during those cooler rides. STANDARD SIDE CASES: Standard side cases allow the ability and convenience to carry your gear with you. GP Sports 2020 Camden Avenue	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line832
__label__wiki	0.763929	0.763929	Tag Archives: bells beer Bell’s Oberon Ale officially returns March 24, 2013 Bars, restaurants, retail locations and fans will celebrate Oberon’s return with midnight tappings, release parties, beer dinners, pub crawls and other special events. A lucky few will also be crowned this year’s King and Queen of Oberon and receive some of the first pints of the year. “With a winter like this one, people are definitely ready to say goodbye to gloves and scarves. Raising that first Oberon is a tradition, something we all look forward to,” said Laura Bell, Bell’s Vice President. One of Bell’s most popular beers, Oberon is a wheat ale fermented with Bell’s signature house ale yeast, mixing a spicy hop character with mildly fruity aromas. The addition of wheat malt lends a smooth mouthfeel, making it a classic summer beer. Bell’s pub, the Eccentric Café in downtown Kalamazoo, will open at 9 a.m. on Monday. In 2013, one pint was poured every 15 seconds for 15 hours straight on Oberon Release Day. Available on draft, in six-packs, twelve packs and mini-kegs, Oberon Ale will also be available in 16 oz. cans for the first time this year. They will begin shipping in late April. For more information about where to enjoy that first sip of Bell’s Oberon, craft beer fans can check out the Bell’s Beer Finder and its Events Calendar. More information about Oberon, including recipes that use Oberon as an ingredient and new merchandise can also be found on the Bell’s blog. Bell’s fans on UNTAPPD can check-in to a special commemorative badge during this year’s release and all are invited to share photos of their first pints and how they are celebrating on Twitter and Instagram by using the hashtag #Oberon14. Short list of bars with Oberon releases: March 23rd Oberon Release Midnight tappings: TGI Friday’s (multiple locations) Shakespeare’s Lower Level, Kalamazoo Monelli’s Italian Grill, Wyoming Old Chicago, Kentwood March 24th: Old Chicago, Grand Rapids 4:00pm Uccello’s East Beltline, Grand Rapids 11:00am Tavern On The Square, Grand Rapids 11:00am Logan’s Alley, Grand Rapids 7:00am Buffalo Wild Wings, Wyoming 11:00am The Grand Woods Lounge, Grand Rapids 11:00am One Under Bar & Grill, Livonia 8:00pm bells beeroberonrelease party	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line835
__label__wiki	0.928322	0.928322	Use Our Stuff Organizing Statement Top 10 in Data Journalism The Friday 5 My Favorite Tools Document of the Day GIJN Toolbox Mojo Workin’ GIJN Global Shining Light Award – English Global Shining Light Award – Español Global Shining Light Award – 中文 Global Shining Light Award – العربية Global Shining Light Award – Français Global Shining Light Award – বাংলা Global Shining Light Award – Награда “Проливая свет” GIJN العربية GIJN বাংলা GIJN 中文 GIJN en français GIJN em Português GIJN на русском GIJN en español GIJN Africa GIJN اردو Global Investigative Journalism Network - Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://gijn.org/2020/06/16/the-forensic-methods-reporters-are-using-to-trace-attacks-by-security-forces/) The Forensic Methods Reporters Are Using to Reveal Attacks by Security Forces By Rowan Philp \| June 16, 2020 LikeTweetPrint More More on tools & techniques Subscribe to tools & techniques বাংলা \| Français\| العربية \| Español \| Русский BBC Africa Eye Protesters hide from live fire at a pro-democracy demonstration in Sudan. It’s an increasingly common sight: a protester or refugee lying prone on the ground, after a crowd has fled or the tear gas has cleared. And the official response is almost as common: a government or police department claiming to have no responsibility for the injury or death. But what really happened to these people, amid all the chaos? Increasingly, open source investigative reporters are using visual forensic methods to find out. The waves of protests against police brutality and racism, sparked by the U.S. killing of Minnesota resident George Floyd, illustrate the need for reporters in newsrooms around the world to develop these niche skills. And the protests may just be starting. Experts warn that both climate change and economic fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic could bring crowds and security forces into even more frequent conflict in the future. Experts warn that both climate change and economic fall-out from the COVID-19 pandemic could bring crowds and security forces into even more frequent conflict in the future. The visual forensics approach is not about a smoking gun document, or a whistleblower’s testimony, but rather about assembling pieces of a visual and time puzzle, where, taken together, they have the weight of evidence to have impact. This raw evidence can not only expose deliberate attacks by security forces, but can also reveal to police that procedures they designed to be nonlethal can have lethal outcomes. For instance, in June 2020, The New York Times used time markers on video clips to show how the use of pepper ball projectiles to enforce a curfew around George Floyd protests in Louisville, Kentucky, led to the killing of a man in his home. The approach has also exposed massacres. Last year, BBC Africa Eye grabbed Facebook livestream clips of a protest in Sudan in real time, and later pieced together evidence of the killing of at least 61 protesters by the Rapid Support Force militia, hired by members of Sudan’s ruling military council. The team carefully reconstructed events from 300 mobile phone videos — mostly shaky clips shot by protesters as they fled. Some of the 300 mobile phone video clips BBC Africa Eye gathered and mapped to describe a Khartoum massacre in 2019. In April 2020, Nick Waters, an open source investigator with nonprofit investigative group Bellingcat, needed to figure out exactly where a Pakistani migrant, Muhammad Gulzar, had died in Turkey, but only had social media video showing apparently featureless farmland in the background. So he used the direction of the furrows beneath the man’s body, and the crop patterns behind, to find the exact field via Google Earth. His team then investigated the gap in time between the supersonic “crack” of a bullet and the “bang” of its muzzle blast to find the proximity of the gun heard in the footage. Together with four media collaborators, Waters’ team determined that — despite government denials — Greek security forces had used live rounds against refugees near their border that likely killed Gulzar, and wounded six others. Waters used the direction of furrows beneath the man’s body, and crop patterns behind, to find the exact field via Google Earth. His team then investigated the gap in time between the supersonic “crack” of a bullet and the “bang” of its muzzle blast. “It generally starts with trying to get absolutely every bit of visual information of an incident,” Waters explained, “and systematically using any key words that can find it. But it’s mostly about a problem-solving mindset.” Open source investigations of violent public incidents were once considered a form of fact checking in journalism. After all, they rarely name the individual police officer or soldier who pulled the trigger, and have tended to meet the “balance of probabilities” standard of evidence, rather than hard facts. However, new tools and forensic methods — together with the global ubiquity of mobile phone video — have increased accuracy to the point where these investigations are having a direct impact. In 2018,the visual investigations team at The New York Times traced a bullet that killed a volunteer medic, Rouzan al-Najjar — standing in a dense crowd of Palestinian protesters — to an Israeli sniper positioned well over 120 yards (110 meters) away. The team’s task was made even tougher by the fact that the time was incorrectly set on several of the mobile phones that shot the critical footage. But they carefully recalibrated the metadata for each, and commissioned a spatial investigation of the scene, with the help of UK-based research agency, Forensic Architecture, which exposes human rights abuses, often in collaboration with civil society organizations. The NYT team then learned from a ballistics expert that an Israeli bullet likely missed its target, skimmed off the ground, and struck al-Najjar above her chest. “We’ll always try to get to the standard of beyond a reasonable doubt,” said Malachy Browne, a senior open source reporter at the NYT. “We are always trying to nail it. For instance, our series of investigations into the bombings of hospitals in Syria last year would not have had the impact if we had said, ‘It’s likely Russia did this because witnesses say so, and they heard Russian aircraft.’ Doing the work to verify the moment of those attacks, and assigning it to particular pilots, had far greater impact. But there are times when we can’t be judge and jury — when we need to simply present the facts as we’ve found them.” Alexa Koenig, co-founder of the Human Rights Investigations Lab at the University of California, Berkeley, said the next generation of open source reporters in the United States is being led by women journalists. Women represent about 70% of the student investigators at the lab — which partners with major media, and does much of the legwork on tasks like geolocation — and that the entire lab leadership is female. In March, the Washington Post collaborated with student investigators at the lab to reveal how people were beaten by police at an event celebrating the release of a political prisoner in Western Sahara. “I think these methods are going to become critical and central for reporting in the 21st century,” Koenig observed. “It’s going to be increasingly difficult for reporters to get on the ground, especially in situations of conflict.” Built from video and drone footage, this 3D model shows how an Israeli sniper round struck and killed volunteer medic Rouzan al-Najjar. Image credit: Forensic Architecture and The New York Times Any Reporter Can Use Forensic Methods Leading open source investigators stress that all reporters, even those without technical skills, can investigate the causes of harm to protesters through basic visual means, and that they should not be intimidated by the array of advanced tools used in the field. Visual evidence garnered from just a few different angles can suffice. Work on verification, geolocation, and, finally, chronolocation… Typically, the Where, When, and How will lead you to the Who. In 2017, the same NYT team that used drones and 3D modelling to expose al-Najjar’s killing revealed how security agents for visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan beat up protesters in Washington DC. This time the journalists used only TV and social media footage. That evidence was largely built in just two days, and some of the key footage was obtained from ordinary, on-the-ground reporting. Here, Browne simply asked a witness if he had video recorded the melee, and received the file on a Google Drive link. The team then pored through the various clips, frame by frame, from five angles, and positively identified 24 men behind the mass assault. “Ordinary, shoe-leather reporters can do stories like these,” said Browne. “The ultimate tool is your eye, and it comes down to looking at imagery carefully. A lot of our work is rooted in open source reporting and forensic audio-visual analysis, but it’s wrapped in traditional reporting — it’s hammering the phones and talking to experts.” In interviews with leading reporters and editors, GIJN identified 12 techniques and 12 tools that proved effective in recent major investigations that traced harm by security forces. Techniques for Uncovering Incidents Within Crowds First focus on discovering material — downloading and archiving as much raw video and imagery as possible — and then work on verification, geolocation, and, finally, chronolocation (establishing and synchronizing timelines). Keep your initial search broad using everything from Facebook and TikTok to CCTV and audio recordings, and archive the pages from your search history. Typically, the Where, When, and How will lead you to the Who. Track individuals through video clips by using markers, like distinctive clothing. One man’s bald spot proved to be an important marker for the NYT investigation into the beating of protesters by that Turkish security detail. A tear in the knee of Muhammad Gulzar’s jeans helped journalists track him in another clip where no other part of his body was visible. Visit or contact businesses in the vicinity of protests or other incidents, and ask to see their CCTV or security footage. If they initially decline, show them your early coverage of the event, and ask again. Also, show your first story in a series to witnesses who were initially reluctant to speak, as many change their mind after seeing evidence of a reporter’s intent. Defense attorneys are also a good source for both CCTV and police body cam footage. Organize your video clips side-by-side, and examine them frame-by-frame. For collaborations, consider organizing the materials on platforms that make it easy to share with remote partners, like Google Sheets. If timestamps are unreliable, synchronize the videos by looking for temporal markers visible in all of them — like a car door closing, or a light turning on. The blue lines show how Bellingcat synchronized the timing of video clips from refugee shootings on the Greek border, using markers like gunshots and car horns. Image: Bellingcat, Forensic Architecture, and Lighthouse Reports Remember the familiar tools you use every day. If you need to show that a protester or police officer could not have walked from A to B in a certain time, just enter those addresses into Google Maps, and it will automatically generate a walking time, together with car and public transport times. These methods have the additional benefit of being known and trusted by audiences. Focus on, and identify, groups responsible for harm, rather than individuals, unless you have a compelling reason — and strong evidence — for naming an individual officer definitively linked to a wound. Blaming individual security force members may require layers of additional evidence, including facial recognition and even ballistics matches, which are rare, and which may not be necessary in making the case for the cause of harm. Use the ‘intersection’ method to identify the position of a person or object relative to distinctive features in their surroundings, or to know where the camera was. For instance, one imaginary line can be drawn from a mast and a church spire, and an intersection point can be found with a second line between a path and a building corner. Google Earth Pro allows you to draw straight lines between these objects on the screen. With the help of Google Earth Imagery, Bellingcat fixed the position of the camera that shot the top image by tracing one line through a minaret and building pillar (the yellow line), and another through a distant roof and a nearby restaurant (the red line), and finding where they intersected, from above. This established the bomb craters from an airstrike on a market in Yemen. Don’t automatically discount video with timestamps that don’t match your event timelines. Investigators have found that mobile phone times are often inaccurately set, and the metadata can be recalibrated to synchronize with an accurate clock. Don’t rely on eye-witness accounts of events in space and time when starting your reconstruction, as memory of traumatic events is often severely flawed. The NYT found that several medics on the protest field where Rouzan al-Najjar was killed had misremembered where they were standing, and that some were certain that two shots were fired at a particular point when there had only been one shot. Interrogate initial reports by assessing visual evidence or by using a professional translator. Bellingcat understood from initial reports that Muhammad Gulzar was “near the gate” at the border, but could find no evidence of this from several videos. Instead, it turned out that Gulzar was near a hole in the border fence. “Hole” and “gate” may have been confused in the initial translation. Avoid manipulating footage, unless it is essential for audience understanding — and, if you do, explain why you’ve altered it. However, artificially highlighting an object, like a weapon, is appropriate, when presented within the context of original video. Casting a Wide Net Marc Perkins, editor of BBC Africa Eye, said the Sudan Livestream Massacre story — which won a Webby Award in May 2020 — involved many elements of open source reporting, but that it was built on three pillars: pioneering coding work, shoe-leather reporting, and, above all, the courage of the filming protesters. “On the day the protests happened, he had the process already in place, so he could [grab] all these streams as they were happening. Often, these streams disappear.” “A lot of videos that are shot aren’t really out there, so what Ben Strick did — our open source investigator — was to develop his own script, his own code really, that was ripping off all these livestreams,” said Perkins. “There were code words in Arabic and English plugged in. So on the day the protests happened, he had the process already in place, so he could [grab] all these streams as they were happening. Often, these streams disappear. He had spent months training YouTube to find videos you and I wouldn’t find with a simple search, in what was a brilliant technical effort.” Perkins said the team spent most of the time during the investigation geolocating all 300 videos, using tools like satellite imagery and Google Maps. They then chronolocated when events happened with audio, shadows cast by people and buildings, and other markers. Strick worked with a Sudanese producer and two Sudanese journalists, as well as his own open source team, Arabic translators, and external collaborators. “In a way, this is the opposite to how we reporters used to work, where you’d say, ‘OK, I’ve got this great video’, I hold on to it, I don’t tell anybody, and I run to my editor,” said Perkins. “That’s not the way open source works. It needs a lot of people and a lot of collaborative work to piece together the puzzle.” Perkins’ colleague Bertram Hill recently developed and mapped out a comprehensive, accessible list of more than 200 open source and forensic tools, including several that are specific to African databases. “This dashboard is Africa-specific, although, frankly, it’s global,” Perkins said. “This is something I’m happy for GIJN to share. If even one reporter in every newsroom could learn a little about these tools, it would make a real difference on the [African] continent.” “This is something I’m happy for GIJN to share. If even one reporter in every newsroom could learn a little about these tools, it would make a real difference on the [African] continent.” That resource, divided into two dozen categories, can be found at this link. There were similar strands from the Sudan story in an investigation by Venezuela’s Ultimas Noticias, which analyzed video footage to reveal that the deaths of two students in a 2014 march in Caracas were linked to live fire by four members of government intelligence services. Fixing Video Clips In Space and Time Bellingcat’s Waters said collaboration was key to the Gulzar investigation — as it is in many open source investigations — with Dutch nonprofit Lighthouse Reports co-ordinating the project, video analysis and special investigation by Forensic Architecture, and Der Spiegel and Sky News doing on-the-ground reporting in Turkey and Greece. Waters’ team had to locate the place and time of each of the clips that showed all six refugees who were wounded near the Greek border in March. He said Bellingcat now used the word “discovery” for the video collection phase of its investigations, as the material is sometimes used in legal proceedings, such as the trial on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. “When you’re geolocating, you’re trying to take every piece of information within that image and find places where it is consistent [with other data],” said Waters. “We already had the general area, and we could see the [border] fence line in the images, so we had kind of a box that [Gulzar] was in. We could see the furrows that faced the fence, which narrows down the fields he could possibly be in. In the background, there were two features — a mound and a tree line — which narrowed it down to two fields with perpendicular furrows. And in only one of them did two other fields meet in the background, and that’s where he was — the southwest corner of the southern field.” With the place fixed — and visualized with satellite imagery — the team then had to fix the time of events. Waters said the pattern of gunfire — automatic bursts, double-taps, and single shots — proved crucial in this chronolocation. “Those rounds came from a rifle consistent with an M16, or some other 5.56mm assault rifle — not a pistol or revolver,” he said. “Live rounds were fired by Greek forces into Turkey that day. And in not a single video or still image did we see any Turkish forces close to that scene.” Tools to Unpack Protest Incidents Timeline-based video editing tools, like Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer. Use them to organize your materials on a single screen, and audio tools like Adobe Audition to synchronize sound markers. Open source tools like WatchFrameByFrame can help the analysis. Advanced search functions on Google and Twitter to track video. Leading open source investigators rely more on these than bespoke tools, and note that they are far more powerful than many reporters realize. Search other domains on Google with phrases like “site:youtube.com” for more accurate results. Satellite images. TerraServer allows you to browse existing images without charge, while Maxar DigitalGlobe is valued by many investigators for the high resolution of its images. Planet Labs has also played a central role in several investigations. Planet Lab A satellite image helped fix the position of refugees under fire near Turkey’s border with Greece. Image credit: Planet Labs and Bellingcat Google Earth. ”Google Earth is amazing — by far, the best geolocation tool we use,” notes Waters. “And it also provides historic satellite imagery, and has very liberal licensing. It also has a tool called Landscape within it, which is fantastic. To show that Syrian military officers were [there], we could go to where they were standing, and you could see their viewpoint. It was absolutely intuitive.” Suncalc. This tool allows you to know the position of the sun in the sky at a particular time and place. This enables investigators to use shadows to work out the time a pictured event took place. The shadows cast by these soldiers helped Bellingcat determine that senior Syrian generals were observing a town shortly before it was attacked with chemical weapons. Try to develop your own program to search YouTube precisely by date, or collaborate with organizations with their own internal programs, like Bellingcat. Investigators have found that YouTube’s internal search functions are poor, and even good advanced search functions like Montage are not always adequate. Archiving tools, like Hunch.ly. They not only capture and save webpages automatically — eliminating the need for saving screenshots and URLs — but can help demonstrate that the evidence you use in a story was not altered. Waters said: “It’s not a 100% solution, but it’s the best we have.” AI-driven image sharpening tools, like Topaz. While this technology can sharpen blurred images dramatically, it is important that reporters inform readers that the new image represents the tool’s interpretation. Spectrograms. These visual representations of frequencies can be used, for instance, to estimate the distance between a victim and the shooter. Beck Audio Forensics This spectrogram shows the gap between the “crack” of a supersonic bullet, in red, and the trailing “bang” of a rifle (in yellow) used near the Greek border. Image: Courtesy Beck Audio Forensics Invid is a key tool to help verify video material, by pulling out key frames from video on platforms like Facebook and YouTube, so you can search for their cover images in history, and find the original version. People-finding apps like Pipl and Spokeo can identify and verify witnesses and protagonists in almost every country. Knowing a person’s email address makes these apps especially powerful in finding alternative contacts and background details. Tin Eye, a reverse image search tool, and Google Image search, can help you find previous images on the web, including uncropped images with more background detail. Waters said that inviting a person new to the material to look through it, late in the process — a “fresh set of eyes” — could reveal details previously missed. For the New York Times story on the point-blank shooting of a Hong Kong protester on October 1, 2019, Waters was invited to check pre-analyzed video. He found that the primary reporting team had already nailed the story, but he was able to point out one small final piece in the puzzle: that one of the protesters was wielding a hammer in the skirmish with police. The Importance of Being Organized While journalists don’t need to be tech experts for this work, they do need have their visual materials organized. On June 1, 2020, American restaurant owner David McAtee was shot and killed by police enforcing a protest curfew in Louisville, after his customers had taken shelter inside his home. To investigate what happened, the NYT’s Malachy Browne opened his Adobe Premiere Pro edit program and divided his computer screen to show four videos. Malachy Browne synchronized CCTV footage (left) with Facebook livestream footage to understand how people in David McAtee’s house reacted to pepper rounds fired at the front door. On the left, he had silent CCTV footage from three angles, provided by local police, and he compared them to a Facebook livestream with audio, from a different angle, on the right. He decided that he couldn’t use video timestamps, because they appeared to be unreliable. So Browne’s team synchronized the videos by using three markers seen in each: when car lights switched on, when the person filming the livestream closed the door of his truck, and when a man seen walking in the video planted his right foot. “Then we had all four frames lined up, and we could hear from the livestream every action on the CCTV, and see who fired first, and what led to this tragic death,” said Browne. “We could see whether the police breached their own guidelines on how to disperse non-violent crowds, which was our conclusion on what happened.” While the police knew they were using nonlethal pepper ball projectiles, the story’s video recreation of the scene revealed that McAtee, the restaurateur, had to rely on other visual cues to understand the threat: he sees a bottle exploding on a table, and something strike his front door within inches of his niece’s head, as men in dark uniforms approach with compact weapons. In his confusion, McAtee fires off a shot with his gun, and is then killed by live fire from police. Meanwhile, non-lethal violence against protesters can easily lose attention in today’s media emphasis on body counts. French filmmaker David Dufresne has demonstrated how a systematic reporting focus can expose systematic police repression, with his project to investigate violence against France’s Yellow Vest demonstrators. Dufresne uncovered more than 800 cases of police violence or wrongdoing toward protesters — including 24 cases of blinding and 279 head injuries — in an investigation that was recognized with France’s Grand Prize for Journalism in 2019. Dufresne decided to cast his net wide, rather than deep, in assessing so many injuries across so many protests, but verified evidence for each picture, X-ray, or video that he obtained online. He found the metapicz tool to be effective in verifying the metadata for these. Dufresne has kept his investigation going, and by mid-June 2020 had recorded a total of 950 cases of police violence against protesters, including 340 head injuries. Open Source Work Can Be Exhilarating For investigators like Waters, there is a special excitement about presenting raw evidence to audiences, and a creative challenge in choosing a presentation that people can intuitively understand. Bellingcat went so far as to apply different standards of fact for its findings in the same story on the shooting of refugees near the Greek border, depending on the weight of evidence for each incident. “On the balance of probabilities, we can say that Gulzar was likely shot by Greek security forces,” Waters said. “However, regarding an incident at 10:57 am, we can say it’s beyond a reasonable doubt that Greek forces shot and wounded a [different] person we call Casualty Four.” “It can be an adrenaline rush. [Like] when we heard a Russian pilot read out the coordinates for a hospital we were investigating. Then the pilot bombed those exact coordinates. That cracked the case.” And while the field is defined by assembling pieces of puzzles, journalistic eureka moments do still happen. “It can be an adrenaline rush,” said the NYT’s Browne. Referring to his team’s report on the bombing of a Syrian hospital, he added: “I think the best was — and this was for two members of our team — when we heard a Russian pilot read out the coordinates for a hospital we were investigating. A source we were talking to had the audio of the Russian pilots, and we dug a little deeper, and someone had set up a system just like a police scanner. Then the pilot bombed those exact coordinates. “That cracked the case.” Rowan Philp is a reporter for GIJN. Rowan was formerly chief reporter for South Africa’s Sunday Times. As a foreign correspondent, he has reported on news, politics, corruption, and conflict from more than two dozen countries around the world. Facebook livestreams open source reporting Protest Incidents social media footage visual forensics Follow GIJN Worldwide © Copyright 2021, Global Investigative Journalism Network	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line840
__label__wiki	0.866819	0.866819	Wed, 22 April 2020 \| Written By: Rewan Tremethick Companies pull guidance as COVID-19 chaos reigns A slew of leading US companies have pulled their guidance today, blaming the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus outbreak. What else do the latest earnings reports tell us about the stocks? Chipotle beat earnings estimates by $0.18 after reporting earnings per share of $3.08 for the first quarter. Revenue clocked in around expectations at $1.41 billion, as a surge in online orders helped to soften the blow from the closure of around 100 restaurants in locations such as shopping centres. Despite pulling its guidance, the company has announced plans to help it adapt to the changing conditions, which include improving its mobile app, partnering with more delivery companies (and making delivery free), and shifting ad spend from live sports events to online, such as streaming platforms. Executives have also said that diminished competition for real estate is helping the company secure better sites for future restaurants, even as it delays work on some of the 165-odd locations it had planned to open this year. Shares are up around 10%. Shares in AT&T are drifting lower today after the company’s latest earnings report. Not only did the company pull its guidance, it also missed EPS expectations by a cent and reported revenue of $42.8 billion against forecasts of $44.2 billion. The first quarter saw a surge in new phone subscribers, despite over 40% of its retail stores having to shut. Premium TV subscribers slumped by 897,000. The company estimates that the pandemic has hit EBITDA by $435 million. Although guidance is out of the window, the company stated that it has enough free cash flow to make its debt payments and to pay dividends. Quest Diagnostics has jumped 4% today after the company said that it had begun testing in its medical labs for COVID-19 antibodies, using tests from Abbot Laboratories and PerkinElmer. Earnings came in 5 cents above expectations, but revenue was 3.6% lower at $1.82 billion. The company expects to be able to perform over 200,000 antibody tests per day by the middle of next month. While guidance has been pulled, dividends are unaffected. Earnings for Kimberly-Clark came in well-above expectations at $2.13 per share, versus consensus expectations of $1.97. Revenue was up as well, topping $5 billion against expectations of $4.86 billion, as consumers stocking up on essential items pushed organic sales up 11%. The stock has slipped around 1% lower today. Lyft earnings aren’t due until May 6th, but the company has already followed its larger rival Uber in pulling its 2020 guidance. The company had been aiming to finally turn profitable this year, but the coronavirus pandemic has crushed those forecasts. Driver bookings are down around 75% in recent weeks. ‘The pandemic began to have a negative impact on business trends, including ride volumes, in mid-March, which has continued into April,’ Lyft said yesterday. The May 6th earnings will detail the measures the company is taking to safeguard its financial position and reduce costs, while supporting both drivers and riders.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line844
__label__cc	0.614558	0.385442	Was the Samsung Galaxy S21 release date just teased by Samsung itself? By Tom Bedford 29 December 2020 The phones could be here on January 29 Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus (Image credit: Future) If you've been waiting patiently for the Samsung Galaxy S21 launch - rumored, but not confirmed, to be on January 14 - Samsung is throwing you a bone, because you can now reserve the company's next smartphone. On the Samsung US website, you can now sign up to reserve 'The Next Galaxy', as the page teases. This is almost definitely the Galaxy S21, though perhaps the S21 Plus and S21 Ultra are included too. This isn't a binding pre-order, so you don't have to pay anything right now - actual pre-orders will likely open immediately after Samsung Unpacked when the phones are shown off. These are the best Samsung phones Check out our Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra review The Xiaomi Mi 11 is Samsung's new competitor There is a bonus to reserving though - not only will Samsung notify you when the phone launches, you'll get an extra $50 off accessories in the Samsung store (cases, battery packs, perhaps an S Pen if rumors are right and the Samsung styli are compatible with the S21 phones), and also $10 credit in the Samsung Shop Android app (for downloading apps). So if you're dead set on buying a Samsung Galaxy S21, it'd make sense to sign up to make the most of this free cash. And a Galaxy S21 release date? The reservation offer runs out at the end of January 28, one minute before January 29 begins, and for this reason we think it's possible that could be the release date of the Samsung Galaxy S21 series. After all, Samsung wouldn't let you reserve a phone if it had already been on sale for a while, and similarly it wouldn't end reservations if the phone wasn't fully available to buy. However, the small print stipulates you have to have pre-ordered by this date, making it seem that pre-orders will begin before then. So, if we were to guesstimate a timeline based on this, the phones could launch January 22 or January 15 (one or two weeks before this release date), with pre-orders running from the event until January 29, when the phone officially releases. We'll have to wait for any more word from Samsung before seeing if this release date is correct, but if so, we don't have long to wait until Samsung's newest phone could be in our hands. Huge Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21 Plus leak means there's very little left to learn Today's best Samsung Galaxy S20, Samsung Galaxy S20 Plus, Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy S20 FE deals Samsung Galaxy S20 (4G)... Samsung Galaxy S20+ Plus... Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G... US$1 140 Samsung Electronics Samsung... Via GSMArena Microsoft wants to listen to your voice recordings - but will ask for permission first Pokémon Go Eevee evolutions guide: how to evolve Eevee in Pokemon Go Document360 review eFileCabinet review review PS5's HDR problem on Samsung TVs is finally being fixed – but not until March	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line846
__label__wiki	0.980937	0.980937	Young family from Meacham, Sask. killed in Highway 5 crash east of Saskatoon By Ryan Kessler Global News Updated January 6, 2017 8:08 am The mayor of Meacham, Sask. confirmed the identities of David and Amanda Savage, along with their one-year-old son Tyson. Facebook The community of Meacham, Sask. is “reeling” after the deaths of David and Amanda Savage and their one-year-old son, Tyson, according to the village’s mayor. The family was killed in a two-vehicle crash east of Saskatoon on Highway 5 near St. Denis on Wednesday morning. READ MORE: 3 killed in two-vehicle crash east of Saskatoon on Highway 5 “Everybody is reeling,” mayor Marion Carlson said, adding that it’s difficult to talk about because her son was a friend of David Savage. The Savage family farmed in an area just east of Meacham, Carlson said. “It’s a huge loss. It’s incomprehensible – is what it is,” she said. READ MORE: GoFundMe page set up for teen killed by semi in Grenfell, Sask. Emergency crews responded to the crash around 7:40 a.m. Wednesday and determined an eastbound semi tractor-trailer unit collided with an SUV. All three people in the SUV were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the other vehicle didn’t sustain any physical injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation, which involves an RCMP collision reconstructionist and the office of the chief coroner of Saskatchewan. Woman killed in single-vehicle collision near Brock, Sask. CrashSask RCMPCollisionFatal CrashFatal CollisionSask HighwaysSUVHighway 5SemiSaskatoon RCMPMeachamSt. DenisMarion Carlson	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line847
__label__wiki	0.539723	0.539723	Vampire's Coffin Vampire's Coffin (1958, Mexico) is a Vampire-Zombie-Horror film directed by Fernando Méndez. Contents: News Ad \| Double Feature Poster Art 2 \| Fun Facts \| Watch Trailer Released on August 28, 1958 (Mexico) Production Co.: Cinematográfica ABSA Distribution Co.: Alameda Films (Mexico)\| Clasa-Mohme (USA; Spanish-language version)\| K. Gordon Murray Productions (USA; dubbed) Directed by Fernando Méndez Written by Ramón Obón (adaptation) and Alfredo Salazar (uncredited), from Raúl Zenteno's story Starring: Abel Salazar, Ariadne Welter, Germán Robles Graverobbers stumble upon the tomb of a vampire, who turns them into zombies to do his bidding, which is to stalk and capture beautiful women. Retrieved from "https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php?title=Vampire%27s_Coffin&oldid=164101" Horror/Thrillers K. Gordon Murray The Metro Drive-In	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line855
__label__cc	0.686658	0.313342	Homepage > Business > Procedures by sector of activity > Transport > By sea Any small craft travelling or operating on waterways and bodies of water in Luxembourg must bear an official identification mark. Applications for small craft identification marks must be filed with the Department of Navigation (Service de la navigation). The Department of Navigation maintains a register of all official marks assigned to small craft. The information here applies to the owners or co-owners of a small craft, whether they are natural or legal persons, having their: address; permanent establishment; or registered office in Luxembourg. The owners or co-owners of recreational craft (pleasure cruisers, pleasure boats and small craft for recreational use) are not affected. To obtain the identification mark: the length of the vessel must not exceed 20 metres; its displacement must not exceed 20 metric tonnes (with the exception of tugboats, pusher boats, passenger craft and ferries); it must not be registered outside of Luxembourg. The assigned identification mark is only valid on waterways and bodies of water; it is not valid for travel at sea. The identification mark must be at least 10 cm in height, and be affixed to the bow on both sides of the vessel, in light colours on a dark background or vice versa. The application for authorisation must state: the applicant's surname(s) and first name(s); their nationality; their address. The completed application form must be sent to the Department of Navigation, along with the requisite supporting documents: proof of civil liability insurance; a deed of ownership (only necessary when the application is submitted for the first time); an identification certificate (only when renewing or extending the existing identification certificate); an official declaration of the loss, theft or destruction of the identification certificate (only when requesting a duplicate certificate); if the small craft is owned or kept by a legal person, a copy of the articles constituting and regulating that person. The Department of Navigation maintains a register for the purpose of: managing the official identifying marks assigned to small craft; administrative oversight of those marks. Small craft are included on that register along with the following information: the official identification mark and serial number; the surnames, first names, occupation, date and place of birth, address or residence of the owners or keepers. In the case of a legal person: the company name, corporate headquarters, establishment address, surname, first name, address and residence of the persons authorised to act on behalf of the legal person; the technical specifications of the small craft; the dates of assignment, renewal or extension of the official identification mark. A EUR 12 tax is payable when: requesting the issuance of an official identification mark; applying for an extension or duplicate of the identification certificate. This tax is paid in the form of transferable stamps – "Droit de chancellerie", or "stamp duty" – issued by the Registration Duties, Estates and VAT Authority. The stamps must be affixed to the applications. This tax is not payable to the Governmental and communal administrative bodies. The identification certificate for a small craft is valid for 5 years (though in special cases, it may be valid for shorter periods of time). The renewal application must be sent, with the standard form and the requisite supporting documents, to the Department of Navigation. Demande d'attribution d'une marque officielle d'identification d'une menue embarcation Department of Navigation 36, Rue de Machtum (+352) 75 00 48-0 service.navigation@sn.etat.lu Department of Navigation Path to Department of Navigation Loi du 23 décembre 2016 concernant la gestion du domaine public fluvial Règlement grand-ducal du 9 octobre 2017 relatif à la procédure d'autorisation harmonisée en matière d'occupation et d'utilisation privative et privilégiée du domaine public fluvial et arrêtant des prescriptions types minimales Règlement grand-ducal du 29 août 2017	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line861
__label__cc	0.749748	0.250252	Have You Nerd About HYN Press & Appearances About Meg & Terra Home » Music » NKOTB Still has the Right Stuff NKOTB NKOTB Still has the Right Stuff Posted by terraolsen on July 17, 2013 in Music, Opinion \| 1 Comment By Meg Humphrey I’ve been a fan of New Kids on the Block since I could comprehend music. No really, almost every picture of me as a 3-7 year old I’m wearing a NKOTB t-shirt (I had several). Although the Blockhead in me had ebbed for a while, by the time I graduated high school I had every one of their cassettes, a plethora of buttons and doodads, their Funky Funky Xmas album, and even a comic book. Look at those adorable babies. When they released their first CD in a billion years, “The Block,” I missed out on going to the concert because I was in college and very little mattered besides my 3 jobs and learning about crime. A couple years later, though, I was lucky enough to go with my friends (who are the biggest Backstreet Boys fans I know) to the NKTOBSB tour. We had something ridiculous like sixth row floor seats and Donnie and I grabbed hands (TWICE) as he jumped off the stage and he waded out into the audience. Needless to say, the little Meg inside of me was screaming in joy and helped me remember ALL of the words to every song. I can’t wait to look that good when I’m in my 40s. Cut to 2013 with NKOTB’s newest album, “10.” I got it pretty soon after it came out and I was very surprised with it. The majority of “The Block” threw me off because it was DIRTY. Ten out of thirteen songs were super sexified club songs that made me giggle and blush the first few times I heard them (“Lights, Camera, Action” still does). I pretty much expected more of the same from “10.” I was pretty wrong. Of course there are a couple dance-party hits, but they aren’t raunchy. The majority of the album has a slower tempo and the songs focus more on achieving your dreams and actual relationship worries than finding hot pieces in the club. I was thrown off by it at first, but the more I listen to the entire album the more I like it. There’s one song in particular that I will listen to on repeat for hours: “Remix (I like the).” It’s kind of a 60s styling rock pop where Joey and Donnie, my two favorites, do the main vocals. The song’s about a lady who is never the center of attention, has never caught anyone’s eye, and not the girl that gets positive male attention. But then she does something to change herself that makes everyone basically go “daaaaamn, girl!” When I watched the music video I expected it to star some stereotypically “hot” woman who was wearing boring clothes with undone hair and no makeup and she MAGICALLY turns into a bombshell with the help of high heels, a mini dress, and lipstick. I was pretty wrong about this too. The music video stars a 30ish year old woman who is short, reasonably dressed, would not be described as “pretty” in any beauty magazine, and is at least a size 16. She looks unhappy and she eventually gets up to go in the bathroom and while looking in the mirror says “screw it!” She starts dancing and smiling and boogies her way back out to the party. Everyone is looking, but not in a mean or judgmental way. They are surprised, but they smile back and dance with her and think she’s fantastic. She ends up grooving with Donnie and everyone is happy. The end. The moral of the story is she didn’t have to change anything about her physical appearance to be happy and have a good time. She just got over her insecurities and pushed past the thoughts of “but what will other people think?” She does what she wants for herself and only for herself. This is a woman who probably hears things about how she needs to wear make-up, how she needs to lose weight, how she has to be different than what she is to be accepted. At the end of the video I thought, “Oh my god, NKOTB wrote a song about me.” As a person who experiences the constant, bombarding pains of being a woman who doesn’t fit the traditional beauty standards of America, this means a lot to me. It was only around a year ago that I started feeling truly confident about myself and my appearance. Not because I had changed myself to fit in, but because I was tired of feeling bad about myself decided to let go of what was keeping me down (which was all in my head). New Kids on the Block made a music video about this – something so hard and so important for everyone who feels less-than-good-enough to learn. So thank you, boys; I’ll be loving you forever. meg@haveyounerd.com ← Freaks and Geeks: 15 years later Pinterest Should Be More Than Weddings → Diane July 17, 2013 Meg, I couldn’t have said it better myself! That’s exactly how I felt when I saw the video. Categories Select Category Anime/Manga Around Town Art Blogs Books Business Comics Craftin Decor Family/Baby Fashion Food Gaming Gift Guide Health/Exercise History Holiday Interviews Movies Music Opinion Podcasts Review Sci-Fi Science/Tech Thriftin TV Uncategorized Have You Nerd Update NYC Culture Shock Chewie, We’re…. Home? Son of Geek Small Victories (Part 1)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line863
__label__cc	0.684764	0.315236	2.15 A Family Visit Jean, the precise quote from the diary upon Hayes’ arrival at Bandon is: “Little Maxine, my cousin, with all the charming candor of childhood tells me I am lots uglier than when I was here last time…” For other’s interested in the genealogy: Daniel and Lydia (Banks) Perkins; Thomas Jefferson and Eliza Jane (Houghmaster) Perkins; William Billy and Francis (Hambloch) Perkins; Ethyl (Perkins, whom Hayes describes as his favorite cousin) and Ed Oakes; Maxine Oakes. Thank you Aunt Ruth. Here is the map of segment 2.14 that wouldn’t load for me last time: This is the map of Haye’s four month family visit; as usual, more travel than visit: March 5,1913 – June 15, 1913 Traveling south by rail, Hayes comments, “The southeast coast of the United States is the most unattractive I have seen in the country.” Human destruction and sloth bear most of his critique: lumbermen and turpentine distillers have wrecked the pinewoods and the residents show little industry – “tumble-down log cabins, slattern women in illfitting clothes and ragged children standing about.” Uncharacteristically for Hayes, the natural sights fail to raise his spirits: “Even the trees look mournful, festooned as they are with Spanish moss, and one sees no more cheerful bird than a heron or buzzard.” “Florida is a little better” – the water hyacinth at Sanford on St John River are a nuisance to shipping but at least pretty, the trees are more flourishing, and the towns, Savvanah and Jacksonville, are prosperous. On this trip to the US, Hayes reconnects with much of his family. His father’s brother Epaminondas, who ten years previously graciously helped place Hayes on the USGS expeditions to Alaska (volume 1, segment 20.6), is a “southern hothead” who quarreled irreparably with his children and retreated from Washington DC to a 120-acre homestead at Winter Garden, Florida with orange groves and a truck garden for northern markets. Because his farm blocks development of the town, Epam “has recently overheard remarks from the up and coming real estate men concerning reactionaries who stand in the way of public advancement, and is much perturbed thereby.” At 78, all this has become too much for Epam. “He wants me to stay with him, promises me $10,000 if I will stay.” An attractive eighteen-year-old daughter of Epam’s hired hand can be considered part of “the bait” as well – for “she is willing.” Hayes never seriously considered Uncle Epam’s offer – then beg – then demand, that Hayes stay and manage the farm at Winter Garden. In the first place, Hayes is twice the girl’s age; second, Epam has children to whom the inheritance rightly belongs; and third, “it has not the attraction of the lonely Australian bush, the lack of romance of the South Seas.” So, after three weeks at Winter Park, Hayes crossed to Tampa Bay billeting on the steamer Brunswick headed for New Orleans with “a Swede, [and] two drunks (American)”. The first night’s “holy show of it” was too much for Hayes and the Swede; after their bibulous cabin mates caroused out to disturb the rest of the ship, the sober pair remaining behind found and poured all the remaining booze down the drain and went back to bed. Andrew Jackson Statue, New Orleans, LA At New Orleans, Hayes coolly observed the fine sugar plantations, the great levees holding back the sea, the statue to Andrew Jackson, and the French-feel to the town. “I like to see the town once; but not again.” Not at least until these backward-looking people realize that the War of 1812 was 100 years ago and the Civil War ended nearly 50 years ago – and the North won. Travelling immediately up to Houston to visit his mother and sisters (Jennie and Louise Pearl), Hayes writes: “I cannot realize they are nearer me than any others I meet in the street. My sisters have had a hard, uphill fight for an education. Now that they have arrived, I fear it has slightly gone to their heads.” Hayes sees his mother looking older than her sixty-three years. “When women live a pioneer life as she has lived, they age more quickly than when sheltered.” But enough about family matters, how much more interesting the city: Houston, splendidly located with neither the hurricanes of Galveston nor the floods of New Orleans, “cannot help but grow into a great metropolis.” Hayes stayed three days with his mother and sisters in Houston. “They are strangers to me, they know it and I know it.” Passing through Morgan, Texas on April 13th, Hayes comments on the inhumanity of the prison labor farm where head-shaved men slowly plow or swing hoes followed by hulking guards with rifles slung across saddles ready to shoot any man who might break for the bush. “Crime cannot be condoned, but what advantage is gained in further brutalizing these men, then turning them loose on the public? The way of the transgressor is hard – if he be a poor man.” Hayes sister Memrie still lives at Hico, Texas, Hayes’ birthplace, only thirty miles from Morgan. He decides not to call at Hico: “like these convicts my heart was embittered too, but it is a closed book, a turned page and we will let it stand as it is. I hope never to see the village again.” At Oklahoma City, Hayes’ sister May, her husband William Mobley and two children visited with Hayes at the train station. That was enough; “it is impossible to believe they are kinsfolk. Strangers seem more natural.” “San Francisco always acts like a magnet for me.” This time, the “brusque and cynical” city drew him by rail across the sagebrush country from Newton, Kansas, through cold, dry Colorado, and up the San Joaquin Valley. He saw most of the land along this way as barren and wild but, “When man uses his intelligence for some other purpose than satiating his lusts, he is a useful animal.” The occasional alfalfa field or perhaps a fruit orchard following an irrigation project show evidence of ‘man’s use’ to Hayes. Steam Schooner Speedwell, San Francisco, CA After only three days in San Francisco, Hayes caught the steam schooner Speedwell bound north to Bandon, Oregon to complete his visit to the family. “I have no particular desire to see the place, but it is a duty, not a pleasure.” His world travels have spoiled US scenery to his experienced eye: “We have been in sight of the coast all the way. It is not inspiring as are the tropics, merely a dull darksome line with sometimes white cliffs or grim headlands.” Perhaps he’s tired: “My long journey from Sydney is ended, and a new chapter begins.” Perhaps family responsibilities weigh heavily: “What lies here? I am not enthused about it, but will see it through to its end.” James Manley Perkins, Mary Lucretia (Covey) Perkins, Coquille, OR Within a week of his arrival in Bandon, Hayes attended the funeral his uncle Jim (James Manley Perkins, great-great grandfather to the author of this blog). James Manley had not seen his brother Epaminandos for more than fifty years; Hayes was glad to have delivered news and photographs from Florida to Uncle Jim before he died but dreads writing Epam with the sad news. After James Manley’s death, Hayes stayed on for a while at the dairy farm with his cousins (who must be Joe Donaldson and Minnie (Perkins) Donaldson, great-grandparents to this author). The contrast between the relentless demands yielding stolid rewards on a dairy farm could not contrast more starkly with the uncertainty and adventure of Hayes’ wandering life. He describes dairy work at some length: “We are up at 5 A.M., milk 22 cows. Then breakfast, an ample meal with all the real food one gets at such a place. … After breakfast we put the milk through a separator, hauled it to the river and put it in a steamer for the creamery in Coquille. Skimmed milk is given to the calves and pigs. The fowls are fed, the horses slicked down and made ready for farm work. There are a thousand things to do on a farm, and when these are done we take the cows in hand again. There are three meals that are incredible to a city dweller. But the work lasts until eight P.M. or later, when one is tired and ready for bed. In the morning one gets up and does it all over again.” After reading many examples Hayes’ capacity for long days of hard work across Africa, Australia, New Guinea, and on ships sailing every sea, one suspects he disdains the tedious repetition more than the exertion. “To me the world would be a dull place without its adventurers…?” After a month on the farm at Bandon, news arrives that now Uncle Epam has died of nephritis in Florida. These two deaths of his close uncles finish Hayes’ family visit. Acting messenger-boy of death suits him even less than farming. So with no inkling what will be next, Hayes writes “Well, I have finished this job, and now for something else.” First he’ll need a stake – one eats well at the family farm but, as usual, Hayes’ purse is flat. 4 Comments \| adventure, Diary, geo-biography, google earth, Google Maps, History, Travel \| Tagged: Epaminondas Perkins, James Manley Perkins, steam schooner speedwell \| Permalink Posted by johnmmartin	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line864
__label__wiki	0.8357	0.8357	Big pharma cos ran millions of dollars of negative ad against me during US-election campaign, says Trump American media has declared Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as the winner of the November 3 elections, which Trump has refused to concede. Photo/Evan Vucci, File US President Donald Trump on Friday alleged that big pharma companies ran millions of dollars of negative advertisement against him during the just concluded presidential elections. American media has declared Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as the winner of the November 3 elections, which Trump has refused to concede. Biden was declared the winner of the presidential election on November 7 after flipping Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin to the Democrats' column. "Big pharma ran millions of dollars of negative advertisements against me during the campaign which I won by the way but you know we will find that out, almost 74 million votes," Trump told reporters at the White House, making his first appearance in days. President-elect Biden has secured 306 electoral votes as compared to Trump's 232 votes. To win the race to the White House, the successful candidate should have at least 270 electoral votes out of the 538-member Electoral College. Trump has refused to concede the November 3 US election results and has filed multiple lawsuits challenging poll results in several states. "We had big pharma against us, we had the media against us, we had big tech against us. We had a lot of dishonesty against us, but big pharma companies alone ran millions and millions of dollars in ads, in fact, I looked at it I said who is it fair the--I have never seen anything quite like it because I told them I am going to have to do this," the US President told reporters at the White House wherein he also announced the rules to lower the price of prescription drugs for American people. He, however, did not take any questions. "The unprecedented reforms we are completing today are the direct result of the historic drug pricing executive orders I signed in July. Statutorily we had to go through a very long process and we got it done. I was very proud to have got this done. We were pushing it very hard as we did with the vaccines and other things," Trump asserted. The first action will save American seniors billions of dollars by preventing middlemen from ripping off Medicare patients with high prescription prices. Currently, drug companies provide large discounts on the price of prescription medicines, including nearly USD 40 billion in rebates to Medicare part D plans... often the middlemen stop those discounts from going to patients, he noted. "So, patients are going to be now getting the benefits... Patients pay very high prices and although we brought it down the first time in 51 years with the cost adding up to hundreds or even thousands of dollars per year per patient. Two days action ends this injustice and requires that these discounts go directly to people," the president said. "This will save patients up to 30, 40 or 50 per cent, could be much higher than that. These are numbers that nobody has ever even contemplated and that does not include life-saving drugs like insulin which will be even higher," he added. In a statement, PhRMA president and CEO Stephen J Ubl opposed such a move by the White House. "It defies logic that the administration is blindly proceeding with a 'most favoured nation' policy that gives foreign governments the upper hand in deciding the value of medicines in the United States. History proves that when governments take unilateral action to set prices, it disrupts patient access to treatments, discourages investment in new medicines and threatens jobs and economic growth," he said.. Ubi said PhRMA is considering all options to stop this unlawful onslaught on medical progress and maintain their ability to win the fight against COVID-19. "As part of the 2020 election, Americans made it clear: Policymakers must address COVID-19 and concerns around pre-existing conditions and out-of-pocket costs," he said. Congressman Lloyd Doggett, Chairman of the House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee, said the announcement offers little more relief from soaring prescription prices than Trump's September announcement of USD 200 drug cards, which he never delivered. "By delaying, until the end of his presidency, taking action he could have undertaken at the beginning, Trump offers an invitation to legal challenges-not a guarantee of relief from price gouging. And the most important order remains missing: lower prices for drugs developed with taxpayer dollars, including COVID-19 treatments and vaccines," he said. Most Read in Pharma Dr. Reddy’s receives approval to conduct Phase 3 clinical trial for Sputnik V vaccine in India Pfizer reassures Europe over coronavirus vaccines as pandemic surges AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine gets approval in Pakistan: Health Minister Vaccine war: Bharat Biotech chief lashes out at Serum Serum Institute develops first indigenous vaccine against pneumonia; to be launched next week Lymphoma drug outperforms Remdesivir against Covid virus	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line866
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B.Tech – Which Should You Choose? Nabaneeta Dev Sen Biography,Poems,Bengali poems, Death,Books and more Sonal Malasi 1.1 Personal Life 1.2 Educational Background 1.3 Professional Background 1.4 Bengali Publications 1.5 English Publications 1.6 English Articles & Short Stories 1.7 Nabaneeta Dev Sen Poems 1.7.1 Support Us Nabaneeta Dev Sen is an award-winning Indian poet, novelist and academic. Dev Sen was born in Kolkata, to the poet-couple Narendra Dev and Radharani Devi. In addition to Bengali and English, she reads Hindi, Oriya, Assamese, French, German, Sanskrit, and Hebrew.[citation needed] In the very next year of obtaining her Master degree she was married to Amartya Sen. In 1976 they were divorced and she went abroad for higher studies. Dev Sen lives in Kolkata, in her parental house Bhalo-Basa, where she was born, now declared a Heritage Building. She has two daughters Antara Dev Sen and Nandana Sen with former husband economist Amartya Sen, and one adopted daughter, Sravasti. She graduated from Presidency College and received her Master’s degree from Jadavpur University, Calcutta; and a Masters with Distinction from Harvard University. She earned her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Dev Sen completed her post-doctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley; and Newnham College, Cambridge University. She was also a University Grants Commission Senior Fellow at the University of Delhi. Dev Sen has been a writer in residence at several international Artists’ Colonies, including Yaddo and MacDowell Colony in the United States; Bellaggio in Italy; and the Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem. She has been a visiting professor and a visiting creative writer at several universities in the United States, including Harvard, Cornell, Rutgers, Columbia, Smith College, and Chicago. In Canada, she has been visiting professor at Toronto, York, and British Columbia. Other countries where she has participated as a professor include Mexico, England, Germany, France, and Japan. Dev Sen has delivered the Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecture series (1996–1997) at Oxford University on epic poetry. She has held the Maytag Chair of Creative Writing and Comparative Literature at Colorado College 1988–1989. She has represented herself and India in many international conferences, both academic and literary. These conferences have been presented at the Festival of India USA 1986; the Frankfurt Book Fair 1993; and the Munich Book Week 2002. She has held important executive positions in International academic bodies like the International Comparative Literature Association (1973–1979), and The International Association of Semiotic and Structural Studies (1989–1994). She has been the Vice President of Indian National Comparative Literature Association; chief editor of Bengali in the Macmillan’s Modern Indian Novel Series. She has also served as Member of the Jury of important literary awards including the Jnanpith award, Saraswati Samman, Kabir Samman, and Rabindra Puraskar. Dev Sen is the Vice President of the Bangiya Sahitya Parishat. She is the founder and president of West Bengal Women Writers’ Association. In 2002, Dev Sen retired as Professor of Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University, Calcutta. She has been working with the treatment of women in world epics and the treatment of epic poetry by rural women in India. Dev Sen was nominated as the JP Naik Distinguished Fellow at the Centre of Women’s Development Studies, New Delhi, 2003–2005, where she is translating Chandrabati’s 16th century Bengali Ramayana text into English with a critical introduction and annotations Bengali Publications Jara Hatke ebong Ananya. Vikalp, 2000; Short stories Baranda. Kolkata : Vikalp Prakasani, 2000. Short stories. Ghulghuli. Kolkata : Camp, 2000. Autobiographical reminiscences Buddhi Bechara Saodagar. Kalikata : Anjali Prakasani, 1999. Children’s stories. Thikana. Kolkata : Dey’s Publishing, 1999. Novel. Icchamati. Kolkata : Ananda Publishers, 1999. Children’s stories, illustrated by Satyajit Ray. Deshantar, Mitra-Ghosh, Kolkata (1997). and more.. Counterpoints: Essays in Comparative Literature, Prajna, Calcutta. 1985. English Articles & Short Stories The stream within : short stories by contemporary Bengali women. Stree Press, Calcutta, 1999. Edited by Swati Ganguly and Sarmistha Dutta Gupta. Faces of the feminine in ancient, medieval, and modern India. Oxford University Press, New York, 2000. Edited by Mandakranta Bose. Nabaneeta Dev Sen Poems The Jungle StoryMy exile is over, mother, No more living in the jungle for me Come, mother, underneath this matted beard Feed the familiar cheeks of your child Memories Of A Floral ClockStanding still by the nameless road I hear the violence of rain Beating on the panes Going dark FourteenFourteen sticks to my hair like a blob of chewing gum Adolescence in my palms Moonwax trickling over my brow When It RainsWhen it rains it seems the room itself turns blue, trembles and falls like rain, as if endless time coming from nowhere Whether 'Zee News' or 'The Hindu', they never have to worry about funds. In name of saving democracy, they get money from various sources. We need your support to run this website. Please contribute whatever amount you can afford. Previous articlePrakashi Tomar biography, age, family, career, images, early life Next articleWhat’s T10 Cricket League? 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__label__cc	0.611302	0.388698	Home » Fashion + Beauty Where to shop in Houston: 10 spots to rope in your best rodeo looks Post Oaks Spa Fertitta's luxe Post Oak Hotel spa books prestigious 5-star rating Hip new Garden Oaks salon polishes up neighborhood nail and skin care This fab new Garden Oaks spa is really nailing it. Photo by Kimberly Park A new nail salon is out to be an oasis in its busy Garden Oaks neighborhood. “Our goal is to make our guests’ day as relaxing and comfortable as possible while they’re with us,” says Brush Box owner Tony Le. With that in mind, Le and business partners Harry Nguyen and Vinh Nguyen, have created a space that blends enticing services with comfortable amenities. Using non-toxic, organic, and handcrafted beauty products, Brush Box’s certified technicians offer manicures, pedicures, facials, eyelash treatments, microblading, waxing services, and more. The salon’s 3,000 square feet are flooded with natural light, and Le’s seen to it that the 22 luxe pedicure stations have been outfitted with charging docks for mobile phones and tablets, a nod to the multitasking lives of his clientele. Sip and spa There’s also a thoughtfully stocked bar, where guests will find an array of sangrias, mimosas, wine and cocktails, along with coffee, tea, and bottled water. There’s even a play area where kids can hang out while mom (or dad) get their beauty on. “We packed it with children’s books, because we believe knowledge is power,” says Le. “And we have educational toys, such as magnetic shapes to build structures, Rubik’s cubes, abacus, and other toys that allow kids to exercise their minds and express their creativity.” Adults will love the selection of manicures and pedicures on offer, including a Vintage manicure that includes polish removal, nail and tip shaping, polish and top coat. The Oak Forest Manicure adds on an exfoliating cucumber mint scrub with a banana peel, finished with a paraffin dip. Hands-on pampering Meanwhile The Ultimate Brush Pedicure promises a skin-smoothing treatment of a bath of coconut milk, coffee grounds, and rose petals, after which there’s an indulging a cucumber-mint sugar scrub, a coconut mask rich in vitamins and antioxidants designed to leave skin soft and radiant. The experience is finished with a warm shea and cocoa butter rub, hot stone massage and paraffin dip. Le is the son of a certified nail technician, and his lifetime of experience is echoed in the environment he created. Having a space for kids helps parents relax during their treatments, knowing their children are within their sightlines. (There are even Prince and Princess manicure and pedicure options offered for little ones under 10). Luxe treatments Brush Box’s signature treatments, including house-made salt scrubs blended with essential oils, bath bombs, herbals, lotions, and moisturizing masks include formulas developed and handcrafted by Le and the Brush Box team. “We infuse our products with organic fruits and herbs, both fresh and dried,” says Le. “Our house-made products are designed to rejuvenate the skin and moisturize it for days to come.” Treatments will vary throughout the year, with refreshing elements like mint and cucumber in the summer and warming, moisture-rich treatments during Houston’s chillier months. Serious polish Brush Box's dedication to a cleaner salon experience includes their polish inventory: Every nail polish is a minimum of five-free, meaning polishes are free of formaldehyde, toluene, dibutyl phthalate, resin, and camphor. Brands include CND Vinylux, Zoya and OPI, among others. More than 1,000 colorways in both classic and rotating trending colors are available. Manicures start at $20, while pedicures at $35. For head-to-toe salon treatment, Brush Box also offers a variety of facials, lash, and brow treatments; waxing services; and more in their private rooms. Le believes he’s found a great niche in the GOOF. “We love the Garden Oaks neighborhood,” he says. “It’s a beautiful area of town with fabulous oak trees and is future thinking with many exciting changes ahead. The community is also very welcoming and supportive of local businesses.” He’s figuring that goodwill, combined with his salon’s offerings, are a recipe for success. Brush Box is located at 1717 34th St. Hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm, and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. Book appointments by calling 832-742-5161. Houston hotel unveils largest spa in Texas with one-of-a-kind services Where to shop in Houston right now: 10 must-hit spots for December New boutique med spa beautifies Houston with luxe River Oaks flagship	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line872
__label__wiki	0.841734	0.841734	Nordic AquaFarms proposes to build a land-based fish farm at the former Samoa pulp mill that they say would use a mixture of fresh and salt water to raise 33,000 tons of fish (what species is not known), discharging 7.7 million gallons of effluent daily through the existing 1½-mile long ocean outfall. Remodeling the former pulp mill would include sampling soil for contamination and removing the smokestack and other unused structures at the site, along with other improvements. Click HERE for our statement on the proposed land-based fish farm. We will continue to research and review Nordic AquaFarms’ proposal as new information is made available, and will keep our members and the community informed of opportunities for input. Massive New Fish Farm in the Works for Samoa Peninsula Hank Sims, Lost Coast Outpost On Monday, a growing European aquaculture company will announce plans to build a massive fish farm at the Harbor District’s Redwood Marine Terminal — the former Samoa pulp mill.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line878
__label__wiki	0.539586	0.539586	HomeBlogNewsA Year of Free Comics: 25 year... A Year of Free Comics: 25 years later, CALVIN AND HOBBES remains a classic On December 31st, 1995, twenty-five years ago today, an era ended: after a decade-long run, the final strip of Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson was printed in newspapers. The first Calvin and Hobbes strip ran on November 18, 1985. The series followed Calvin, a narcissistic six-year-old with an overactive imagination, and his sidekick Hobbes, a stuffed tiger with a cynical perception of humanity. Sharing a skepticism of authority and a penchant to battle one another at the drop of a hat, they waxed philosophical on American society, made up the rules to Calvinball, tormented Roz the babysitter, and constructed some of the most impressive snow sculptures to ever terrorize suburbia. Do you recall the lyrics to “The Very Sorry Song”? Early on in lockdown, I selected The Complete Calvin and Hobbes for my weekend reading pick, and revisiting the classic comic – which helped spark my childhood interest in the medium – was a perfect escape in those first days of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. And while there have been several editions of Calvin and Hobbes printed, you can read the entire series online for free thanks to Go Comics. During Calvin and Hobbes’s run, Watterson often butted heads with top brass at the comic syndicate, who envisioned a line of licensed merchandise to rival the vast Monday-hating Empire that developed out of Jim Davis‘s Garfield comic. It’s easy enough to imagine a world where car windows adorned with suction-cupped Hobbes dolls were just as ubiquitous as their Garfield counterparts, but a quarter century after the strip concluded, it’s hard not to see how Watterson’s stubborn refusal to market his creations paid off. The final panels of Calvin and Hobbes, originally printed in newspapers on December 31, 1995. Calvin and Hobbes retains a sort of untouchable aura, a purity that would be compromised by a series of licensed products or a big-screen adaptation, and returning to the comic feels like visiting old friends. What could be a better way to conclude 2020? The post A Year of Free Comics: 25 years later, CALVIN AND HOBBES remains a classic appeared first on The Beat. BILL WATTERSON’s magnum opus is an essential, authoritative, and indispensible comic.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line885
__label__cc	0.722874	0.277126	Home Uncategorized On overseas coverage, revive custom of bipartisanship - evaluation On overseas coverage, revive custom of bipartisanship – evaluation In 1994, Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto reduce off all significant interplay with India. The freeze continued until Nawaz Sharif gained the February 1997 election and instantly signalled a want to renew diplomatic and political contact. Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and exterior affairs minister IK Gujral determined to reciprocate positively, however, earlier than doing so, Gujral held quiet and separate conversations with leaders of the ruling alliance however, considerably, additionally with the primary Opposition events. Gujral went personally to a few of them, taking his officers alongside in order that if issues of element arose throughout these discussions, they have been available to reply them. I recall that I accompanied Gujral to a gathering with the then Congress president Sitaram Kesri who, like all political leaders, endorsed the view that India-Pakistan dialogue ought to resume. The aim of my recounting the political spadework undertaken by Gujral is just to stress that regardless of the political contestation, there was a practice of making an attempt to forge a consensus or, at a minimal, bridge variations on essential overseas coverage and safety points. This was completed by way of out-of-the-public-eye contacts and briefings, both instantly between political leaders or by way of contacts of officers and professionals whom the Opposition leaders trusted. It might appear that this custom continued, at the very least, for some a part of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) authorities on issues regarding Pakistan and the India-United States (US) nuclear deal. In line with the identical spirit, Opposition political leaders typically reined of their colleagues from probing too deeply on delicate data on nationwide safety and overseas coverage issues. Once more, an incident associated to Gujral involves thoughts. He was then now not PM, however a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Exterior Affairs. The then overseas secretary was earlier than the committee on the Afghanistan scenario. Committee members started to lift questions in regards to the nature and extent of our help to the anti-Taliban forces. This was delicate data and it might have been detrimental to India’s pursuits if it turned public. Gujral intervened. He mentioned that he knew what India was doing and it shouldn’t be overtly mentioned. The topic was instantly dropped. It was good that PM Narendra Modi convened an all-party assembly after China’s dastardly motion of June 15 within the Galwan Valley. Clearly, he did so, amongst different causes, to indicate the nation’s resolve to resolutely reply to the Chinese language strategic problem, particularly its designs on Indian territory. However the controversy that emerged from a few of Modi’s remarks, the important message that emerged from the assembly was one of many nation’s firmness to confront China’s actions. Such alerts are vital however can’t be an alternative choice to the event of a consensus on broad and enduring technique. That may solely come by way of quiet and confidential dialogue inside all sections of the nation’s political and strategic lessons. Naturally, this doesn’t imply that the federal government of the day doesn’t have the correct and the accountability to design and execute overseas and safety insurance policies. To suppose in any other case can be to query its standard mandate and its constitutional capabilities. However there are some problems with such surpassing significance to the nationwide curiosity that each endeavour must be made by the political class to forge understandings by way of quiet and purposeful conversations, which might result in a firming down of the sharp, usually vitriolic rhetoric — the staple fare of spokespersons of all political events within the digital media. The method naturally must be government-led however the primary Opposition events would bear an equal accountability in making it a hit. After the trauma of Partition, there has not been as troublesome a time for the nation as now. The Covid-19 well being disaster, by itself, is daunting for India’s society and polity. The migrant labour motion caused nice misery and its affect continues in some spheres. The financial system, which was already in a slowdown, is now contracting. It should take time to be restored to the trail of sustained development. It’s at this stage that India has been confronted by Chinese language aggression alongside the Line of Precise Management, necessitating an entire re-look at India’s China coverage since 1988. The query that the political class has to ask itself whether or not the nation can afford regular ebb and circulate of politics at this stage or if it’s a time to succeed in out to one another. Is that this a time for the political events, whether or not within the ruling alliance or the Opposition camp, to attain factors on nationwide safety and overseas coverage issues, even when, not like the previous three and a half many years, there may be one single social gathering underneath a frontrunner with a decisive electoral mandate? The reply can’t however be to hunt a construct a unified nationwide coverage method to start with on China. And, give politics and the ideological divides a relaxation. Vivek Katju is a former diplomat The views expressed are private India china relations National Concensus Previous articleWTA gamers modify to new regular in first occasion since March – tennis Next articleMaharashtra authorities to ask Covid-19 warriors to its official occasions on Independence Day throughout state – mumbai information	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line886
__label__wiki	0.616611	0.616611	This programme provided scholars (undergraduate/postgraduate) studying contemporary Indian issues in universities outside India a two-month long paid Fellowship every summer in Mumbai. SKIP TO APPLICATION DETAILS BELOW The India Culture Lab International Fellowship provided scholars (undergraduate/postgraduate) studying contemporary Indian issues in universities outside India a two-month long paid Fellowship every summer in Mumbai. The aim was for the fellows to cross-pollinate their ideas in a different geography and with people beyond academia and think from an interdisciplinary approach. During their time at the Lab, the selected fellows met and learned from experts working on contemporary India and also got an opportunity to showcase their work to a wider audience. This fellowship was a two-month full time opportunity. It was open in its scope and provided room for the fellow to continue research on a project of their interest with support and learnings from India Culture Lab. The Lab’s thematic focus was on urban-rural narratives, histories of India, digital India, educational alternatives, environment futures, and identity politics. We encouraged students from any discipline who are working on any of these themes or at the intersection of these themes to apply. Selected fellows received a stipend and access to the Lab’s network and resources. The selected fellows arranged for their own travel to Mumbai and their own accommodation while in the city. To be eligible, candidates must have had an active affiliation to an academic institution in an undergraduate, postgraduate or PhD programme outside India. Our 2020 International Fellows were Aroh Akunth and Avani T Vierra. What is the Screening and Selection Process? After the candidate cleared the first level of selection, they discussed their application and schedule through three pre-arrival calls with the India Culture Lab team. These pre-arrival calls established the framework for the project that the scholar would like to focus on while at the Lab. Candidates were informed of the outcome of their application by the month of February. What is the fellowship period? The fellowship period was June-July / July-August depending on the candidate’s academic calendar. The fellows worked full-time (40 hours per week), with the Godrej India Culture Lab team in Vikhroli, Mumbai. What is the stipend? India Culture Lab provided a monthly stipend of Rs. 25,000 for their time spent at the Lab. Candidates were encouraged to apply for funding for travel and accommodation through their university. My experience at the India Culture Lab left me in awe of the cultural and historical richness of a city I thought I knew. The Lab's incredible dedication to deconstructing oppressive systems of power through art, culture, and conversation makes it a very special place. Poorvi Bellur Columbia University, Class of 2019 The Culture Lab is one of the most happening places in Mumbai. From events on fashion to caste to feminism and beyond, the lab poses the most pressing contemporary questions facing India with intellectual rigor, levity, and style. Diva Vikhroli is where it’s at! Brian Horton Assistant Professor Brandeis University	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line892
__label__cc	0.596991	0.403009	Published On: Mon, Nov 23rd, 2020 Delhi HC dismisses pleas challenging legality of CBI appeal in 2G scam case New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed the applications filed by the acquitted accused challenging the process of decision making behind the approval from the Central government to the CBI to file appeal against the acquittal of the accused of the 2G scam case. Justice Brijesh Sethi rejected the pleas of the acquitted accused persons who had challenged the CBI appeal against the 2G verdict A single judge bench of the high court comprising Justice Brijesh Sethi rejected the pleas of the acquitted accused persons who had challenged the CBI appeal against the 2G verdict on the ground of lack of requisite sanction from the Central government. Justice Sethi, who is due to demit office on November 30, released the appeals filed by the CBI and ED against the verdict in the 2G scam case from his board and the same would now be listed before another bench on December 1. On October 5 this year, Justice Brijesh Sethi had started hearing on day to day basis the appeals filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against the acquittal of the accused persons in the 2G scam case. The scam came to light almost seven years ago when the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) in a report held then Telecom Minister A Raja responsible for causing the state exchequer a loss of Rs 1,76,379 crore by allocating 2G spectrum licences at throwaway prices. However, the trial court found that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. This verdict, however, doesn’t override the Supreme Court judgement or take away from the fact that the licences issued during 2G spectrum allocation were illegal.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line893
__label__wiki	0.920293	0.920293	Published On: Mon, Dec 7th, 2020 ED issues 3rd summon to Sena MLA Sarnaik for questioning Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has issued a third summons to Shiv Sena MLA Pratao Sarnaik for questioning, asking him to appear on Thursday in connection with its probe into Tops Security. He has went into mandatory quarantine after returning from Goa A senior ED official said that Sarnaik has been asked to appear on Thursday to record his statement. Sarnaik has been evading the financial probe agency summons as he has not joined the probe so far. He has went into mandatory quarantine after returning from Goa. Last month the ED has carried out searches at the residence of Sarnaik and his sons in Mumbai. The ED raids were in connection with a complaint lodged late in October against the leading security services provider, Tops Group of Mumbai, alleging that the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had been cheated of Rs 175 crore.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line894
__label__wiki	0.555637	0.555637	Home Arts & Culture Art North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre works hard for the money in production of Rent THE INDY IS FREE. MAKING IT ISN'T. Support fearless independent local journalism. We can't do this without you. Join the INDY Press Club today. North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre works hard for the money in production of Rent by Byron Woods North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre Lead Mine Road, Raleigh www.nract.org North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre has been pulling itself up by its own artistic bootstraps over the past couple of seasons, taking on projects that once were well above the weight class of a modest community theater. I'm pleased to note that transformation continues with its current production of RENT, whose popularity has resulted in a week-long extension of this production. Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-winning 1994 script documents cultural flux among a struggling group of downtown New York creatives in the 1980s. It's never easy making it as an artist in the Big Apple, but that decade posed uniqueand life-threateningchallenges. Gentrification was already making living conditions precarious for the poor. Then came the outbreak of HIV/AIDS in 1981. Under Shane Dittmar's music direction, a 15-actor ensemble was rock-solid on the moving solo and choral sequences. The only musical misstep was the canned accompaniment for "Today for You." On the acting side, strong work from Dusty Thomas as Mark, the filmmaker who is fated to document the triumphs and dissolution of his community; Waylin Owsley as an angelic Angel; and Destiny McNeill as Mimi formed the emotional core. But despite his golden voice, Robert Lang never found the darkness and anger in Roger, the HIV-positive guitarist seeking one blaze of glory in song before he dies. The company found true poignancy in "Support Group" and "Will I," while Lang and McNeill tugged at our emotions in "Without You" and "Goodbye Love." Andrea Twiss and Tyanna West squared off for a convincing relationship ultimatum, "Take Me Or Leave Me." Dempsey Bond and Nekeyeta Newkirk ably anchored the famous "Seasons of Love," after the ensemble energized the title song and the anarchic anthem "La Vie Boheme." Director David Henderson's expeditious staging faltered only in a relatively flat rendition of "What You Own." In all, this production's achievements were well worth the rentthe price of the ticket and the time we spent. This article appeared in print with the headline "Lose yourself" Rent North Raleigh Arts and Creative Theatre play performance Issue: 2015-04-29 Arts Theater	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line895
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__label__wiki	0.725018	0.725018	Yes, we’re back to referring to the trial by Rupert’s real name, as it seems the court listings have done the same. As always, we ask that no one speculate about the outcome of the trial in the comments section. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation! Cross-examination of defendant, part 2 On the fourth day of Rupert Quaintance’s trial on multiple counts of harassment causing fear of violence, court resumed at 10:15 a.m. with Rupert still in the witness stand, being cross-examined by Martyn Bowyer for the prosecution. Noting that he would not be leaving the topic of the other Hampstead “activists” completely, Mr Bowyer took up where he left off yesterday. “When did you discover that Angela Power-Disney was, as you put it, ‘dangerous’?” he asked. “I’ll have to think about that”, Rupert said. Mr Bowyer asked whether the realisation came before or after Rupert’s visit to Lanzarote. On reflection, Rupert said it was about halfway through the second week there. “I decided she was a meddler”, he said. “She manipulates people, especially when they’re frightened”. Mr Bowyer confirmed with Rupert that his travels had taken him from the United States to Italy, then Holland, then Lanzarote, and finally the UK, where he had arrived on 9 August 2016. He pointed out that the Excel document found on Rupert’s hard drive, containing the names of Christ Church Primary School parents, had been created on 30 July 2016, so this must have occurred while Rupert was in Lanzarote. “You accepted yesterday that one source for this document could have been Angela Power-Disney”, he said. Rupert agreed that this was possible, but said he was not certain. Mr Bowyer asked whether Sabine McNeill could be characterised as another “activist”, and Rupert agreed that she could. Mr Bowyer suggested that Rupert might not have found Sabine as “dangerous” as Angela, and that he might not have had so many concerns about her”. Again, Rupert agreed. Mr Bowyer noted that the second list of parents’ names had been found on the HampsteadChristChurch.com site, which had been accessed several times by someone using Rupert’s laptop. The link to that site had been sent by Sabine on 31 March 2016, before Rupert left the United States. He asked whether Rupert had seen this site prior to Sabine sending it to him. “It’s hard to say”, said Rupert. “I can’t remember”. Mr Bowyer said that on 31 March, Sabine had sent a Skype message with a link to the site, and that Rupert had already stated that he “believed he would have looked at it”. He asked whether Rupert had read about the multiple addresses alleged to belong to the father in the case. Rupert said he might have bookmarked it and saved it for later. Asked when he had realised that the Hampstead case might not have been all he initially believed, Rupert said, “I came to that determination around my second week in Italy”. He said he had gained more clarity, and the case “took on a different tone to me”. Mr Bowyer asked Rupert why, if he was no longer interested in Hampstead, he had continued to save documents sent to him about the case: “If someone was sending lies to you, which were of no interest to you, why save them?” he asked. Rupert replied, “I didn’t want to be accused of being a fraud. I wanted to show that I did my work”. Turning to the American Freedom Radio broadcast, Mr Bowyer asked Rupert who he’d been referring to in the part of the broadcast where he said, “I don’t want to kill them, I just want to beat them up really bad”. “The people who’d been causing me to fear violence”, Rupert said. “But had anyone been violent toward you?” Mr Bowyer asked, noting that the reference to beating people up had been immediately followed by Rupert saying, “They’ve been physical, why shouldn’t people get physical with them?” Mr Bowyer contended that this reference was not to Rupert’s trolls online, but to the people of Hampstead, who had supposedly “been physical” in abusing children. “This is a reference to the parents, isn’t it?” he asked. “No one in the list of parents had been physical with you, so why would you say this?” He further pointed out that Rupert had made that broadcast during his sojourn in Holland, immediately prior to coming to the UK. “Your attitude toward Hampstead had not changed one iota”, he said. Rupert said he could “understand why you think I was ready for a row—I was just trying to puff myself up”. Mr Bowyer said that when Rupert had referred in his YouTube video to “kicking down doors and taking blood samples”, this could only refer to the parents, as it would make no sense to “take blood samples” from any other party. “That was off the cuff”, Rupert said. “I never thought it would be repeated”. Referring to the Facebook post in which Rupert showed himself at the school, Mr Bowyer asked, “Regarding the comments from your friend Clay, is ‘biscuit’ slang for ‘gun’?” Rupert said that it is, especially in the hiphop world. “So when Clay posted ‘is that a biscuit in your pocket?’ did you think he meant gun?” “My initial inclination was to delete that comment”, Rupert said, adding that on second thought he had decided not to censor his friend’s comment. “Was Clay asking ‘are you armed?'” Mr Bowyer asked, “asking ‘has it been necessary to carry a gun’?” Rupert said that that was the way he’d understood it. “Why did you choose to respond ‘knife?’?” Rupert said that at the end of the Facebook conversation, he had said, “Haha, no no no”. “At some point even Clay suggested that it might be a good idea to remove the post, didn’t he?” Mr Bowyer asked. “No, I said that”, Rupert said. “I don’t think Clay would say to take it down”. Referring to his arrest on 13 September, Rupert said that pre- and post-arrest he felt like two different people. “I was really relieved after the harassment stopped”. Mr Bowyer asked Rupert to explain what was going through his mind during the week between posting the Facebook post and his arrest: “You still wanted to satisfy the people who’d brought you over here, but was it all over for you?” Rupert said that the morning before he was arrested, he felt he’d overstayed his welcome. “I was exploring getting a plane ticket,” he said. “My final findings were inconclusive”. “When were you planning to announce you had no evidence” to support the Hampstead allegations?” “As soon as I left”. “Did you actually put anything else up about the Hampstead case after 5 September?” “I don’t remember”. Mr Bowyer said, “So no report, no video, no Twitter post saying it was a dead story?” “I didn’t want to be between the two sides, with one wanting me to investigate”, Rupert said. “You received donations from people like Angela Power-Disney, Sabine McNeill, and others”, Mr Bowyer said. “So your trip was partly funded by them?” Rupert agreed that this was true. “On the other hand, you had the people who vilified you—so you had twice the reason to say ‘I’ve done my best, it’s time to move on”. That would have satisfied both sides, wouldn’t it?” Mr Bowyer asked. Rupert said he had not considered that. Turning to the original YouTube video, Mr Bowyer asked how it happened that Rupert had completely ignored the negative feedback he’d received on it. Rupert said that when he makes videos, he glances at the comments, but doesn’t dwell on them; and so in this case he went back a year later and checked. Referring to videos which Angela made with Rupert, secretly recording them and then putting them up without his permission, Mr Bowyer asked whether Rupert was aware of these. “Yes, I asked her to take them down”, he said. “Did you ask YouTube to take them down?” Rupert said he had not. Mr Bowyer asked Rupert, “Are you a reasonable man?” “Yes, but I’m naïve, and I learn the hard way”, he responded. Mr Bowyer asked whether Rupert accepted that he had played some part in the distress suffered by the witnesses in this trial. “No”, Rupert said. “None at all?” “I guess, if you look at it in a certain way, I just feel picked on and and pinned down”, Rupert said. “I do feel guilt and remorse for what has befallen me”. “So no remorse?” “I’ve been paid back ten-fold”, Rupert said. “I don’t want to accept responsibility, that’s just adding more to my emotional pile”. Mr Bowyer asked, “Do YouTubers enjoy attention?” Rupert agreed they did. “So you enjoyed the attention of this extremely divisive situation, including the abuse?” “At first, yes”, Rupert said. “But once I realised how deep I was in, no”. Mr Bowyer said, “I submit that you enjoyed it. You came to this country armed with a list of names”. “That sounds so nefarious”, Rupert said. Mr Bowyer pointed out that to take another person’s blood against their will would require violence. “Put a certain way”, Rupert replied. “I submit that you wanted to beat them up pretty bad right before you left Holland for the UK, and that after that you came to the school and left a message on Facebook that you were armed, which you didn’t remove”, Mr Bowyer said. At this point, Rupert could be heard sniffling. Mr Bowyer stated that his cross-examination was done. Defence response Referring to the Facebook post, Mr Stevens noted that it ended with a comment from Leo Gallagher, not Rupert’s friend Clay. He asked Rupert whether his response “no, no” was an answer to a question from Mr Gallagher, or from Clay. Both, Rupert said. “I thought [Leo] was referring to someone who’d been killed by the police. Mr Stevens stated that the response had been posted on 7 September 2016. Judge’s questions for defendant Judge Griffith asked Rupert whether he had had any part in reposting his first Hampstead video in February 2016. Rupert replied that he had not. Judge Griffith said, “You said you had been told that ‘they’d be waiting for me’ when you arrived in the UK. How did they know when you would be getting off the plane?” Rupert said he didn’t know. “How did they know where you were [in London]?” Mr Griffith asked. Rupert said that he had done a video in the back garden of the house where he was staying in Erith, and some people had identified its location from local landmarks visible in the video. Rupert said, “There were some strange events”, such as people knocking on the door early in the morning or calling the house where he was staying and hanging up. He attributed this behaviour to those who had been harassing him online. Judge Griffith noted that on Rupert’s Facebook account, someone named “Roger Flutterby” had said, “You look like a creepy knuckle-scraping twat”, and asked whether this was typical of the abuse Rupert had suffered. “I’d say that was light”, Rupert said. The judge asked Rupert whether he had any screen shots of death threats he had received. “Yes, but I don’t have them with me”, Rupert said. Admissions, part 2 Further to the Admissions which were put on the record yesterday, a set of admissions was given to the jury today. It was agreed between the parties that Rupert had been a target of online abuse; that his address had been published without his permission; that Rupert had complained about this to the police; and that a person who identified himself to police as a Satanist had been asked and had agreed to stop directing angry posts online at Rupert. Character references Mr Stevens, defence, read out the contents of four character references for the defendant, in which he was described as “kind-hearted and empathetic” with a “wonderful soul”. One reference said he has a strong work ethic, having been employed nearly five years; another said he exhibits compassion and empathy, and the last one characterised him as kind and respectful. This was the end of the evidence, for both prosecution and defence. Legal directions Judge Griffith gave the jury legal directions, emphasizing that the prosecution must prove the defendant’s guilt, and that it was not up to Rupert to prove his innocence. He reviewed the Harassment Act, noting that the phrase “a course of conduct” must be differentiated from a series of unrelated acts. The course of conduct must be aimed at an individual, so the jury must consider whether this includes the named people in this case, most obviously the parents. The judge explained that the course of conduct must cause the victims to fear that violence might be used against them. In this case, he said, some of the witnesses had expressed fear for their children. The judge said it would be up to the jury to decide whether the witnesses’ fear had been for themselves, or for their children. The next step, he said, would be to determine whether Rupert knew, or ought to have known, the effect his course of conduct would have. “It’s not enough for him to say, ‘I didn’t think about it'” he said. Considering whether he ought to have known, the jury must decide whether a reasonable man would have known the effect of his course of conduct. In this case, there are three possible verdicts: guilty, not guilty, or guilty of a lesser charge, to whit, simple harassment. Simple harassment is harassment in which there is no fear of violence, but rather “alarm or distress”. Given the character references provided, and the fact that Rupert by his own admission has only been in trouble with the law over a minor cannabis charge long ago, Judge Griffith said that he must be treated as a “person of good character”. This factor must be taken into account, and the jury must consider whether it makes it less likely that Rupert committed the offences with which he has been charged. Prosecution summing up In his summing up for the prosecution, Mr Bowyer asked, “Are we sure that the defendant’s actions constituted a course of conduct?” He said that a course of conduct is loosely defined in the legislation, so the jury would need to determine the actual number of acts which constitute it: is it two? three? 16? 136? “It’s up to you”, he said. He also noted that there is no need to define the amount of time between the acts: “It could be once per week, once per month, once per year”. The time frame in question here is between February 2015 and September 2016, and it may be suggested that he posted the video in 2015 but no one saw them until a year later. It’s up to the jury to decide whether this matters, he said. The prosecution is certain beyond doubt that Rupert’s behaviour constituted a course of conduct, Mr Bowyer said. Regarding whether the witnesses felt distressed, it’s clear that they did. “They had fears for themselves, for their children”, Mr Bowyer said, referring to one witness’ need to install CCTV around the home, while another mentioned having to travel home a different way each time to avoid being followed and attacked. Rupert’s behaviour was “designed to cause alarm and distress to the witnesses when he posted the American Freedom Radio broadcast, Mr Bowyer said. “Did he intend to cause alarm and distress? It is enough if the intended victims were parents of the children at the heart of the investigation”, Mr Bowyer said. “It’s important to know that he had their names on an Excel spreadsheet, and that he had access to another list”. As to whether Rupert “knew or ought to have known”, he said, “it may be that, being possessed of all the facts, an impartial bystander would have known that as a parent at the school [a witness] might have felt very much under suspicion. Would the average man have known that [the witness] would feel harassed under such circumstances?” Mr Bowyer noted that this jury brings together 12 people of different ages, sexes, and ethnicities who will come together and decide what a reasonable man would think. “No one is suggesting that the witnesses in this case were not in fear of violence”, he said. As to whether the fear of violence was for themselves or their children, he pointed out, “If you feared your child was in danger, who would you put between your child and their attacker?” Any parent would do that without stopping to think, he said. As to whether the jury can be sure that the defendant knew or ought to have known that his course of conduct would cause fear, “how could he possibly not have realised?” Mr Bowyer asked. “It’s likely that you’ll leave this court in a state of shock that images of children aged eight and nine could be spread across the internet”, Mr Bowyer said. “You’ll be in shock that it is so easy for people hiding behind a keyboard to cause such distress to innocent people”. This shock does not necessarily mean that Rupert is guilty, he said, noting that Rupert himself had described the internet as being like the wild west. That was a place where there was very little law, and a great deal of lawlessness. “We must try to police the internet”, he said. “In Western movies, if you’re a John Wayne figure on the Oregon Trail, fighting the redskins and robbing wagon trains, normally a sheriff comes along” and deals with the situation. The prosecution doesn’t suggest that Rupert was not subject to abuse: “When you say provocative things, you’ll provoke a response”. Rupert stated that the abuse he suffered had affected every part of his daily life; but how did it affect the four witnesses? The YouTube video Rupert posted was seen by a number of witnesses. It starts off with Rupert saying he “believes the children”—that he felt doors needed to be kicked down and blood samples taken. This was posted about a month before Mrs Justice Pauffley’s ruling, but that did not seem to dull his interest. Everyone in the public gallery here today is free to say they think the jury got it wrong when this case is finished. However, no one is entitled to embark upon a campaign against the jury or against anyone they perceived as supporting the jury’s decision. No one is entitled to threaten to kick down doors or take blood samples, as this would cause alarm and fear. Rupert claimed that he didn’t think about the video for a full year. He knew that the court had found the allegations against the witnesses to be unfounded, so why did he choose to become so close to other activists in the case? Was he sucked in? Was this just a way to get a few more likes on Facebook or YouTube? “Did Rupert consider himself a reasonable man?” Mr Bowyer asked. He was funded by many activists; why had he come to the UK armed with a hard drive with a list of names? Did he know they would fear him? Why did he travel to Lanzarote to meet with one of the most vocal campaigners, whom he described as “considerably dangerous”? In March 2016, Sabine sent him a link with a list of names. If, before he came to the UK, he considered that Hampstead was a dead story, why did he not delete that file? It was, Mr Bowyer said, because he intended to continue his campaign. Try as he might to dress it up, what Rupert did was harassment. He made that tirade on American Freedom Radio whilst he was in Holland, right before his trip to the UK. He says it was for the trolls, but the lie comes in the assertion after the threat to “beat them up real bad”: “they’re being physical, why shouldn’t people get physical with them?” On the first day of the school term, in what Rupert called a coincidence, he showed his “defiant face” on Facebook. Anyone looking at that post might assume that he had a knife. But why say knife? Why not just say no, no problem, I wasn’t armed? Mr Bowyer pointed out that Rupert said he thought he should remove the post…but he didn’t. There is a difference between a closed Facebook conversation where amusing conversations about “biscuits” may take place amongst friends, and public pages, where anyone can see him standing outside the school, using weapons terminology. This was undoubtedly a course of conduct, Mr Bowyer said. A reasonable person would realise that the witnesses would fear him. It is not a defence to say, “I am a publicity seeker”, or “I have two different personas, but I don’t think through what I am doing”. Being online is no defence of the “wild west” on the internet. The reason we have a jury like you is to say, “enough is enough”. Defence summing up Summing up the case for the defence, Mr Stevens said, “This is not just about threats. It’s really about Rupert making threats of violence, and you must think very hard about whether that’s what he’s done—dispassionately, objectively”. Is it fair, or is there a danger that what he did was mischaracterised? If it’s viewed through the lens of cynicism, that’s just not fair. It is not in dispute that a number of individual posts on the internet were, for the witnesses, very difficult, Mr Stevens said. But where does Rupert fit into the picture? The fact that the witnesses felt emotional and broken by the posts they saw should not colour the jury’s consideration of the evidence. Mr Stevens said it is different to distinguish the feelings resulting from Rupert’s behaviour from the rest of the campaign, carried out by others. “People were accused of significant child abuse, which was unfounded. Names and details were put online. Rupert did not do that, so don’t allow him to be the fall guy for all of this”, Mr Stevens said. “You may feel that it’s not one man’s campaign, but one man’s commentary, and no more than that. There is a grave danger of his position being unfairly elevated”. Mr Stevens urged the jury to be dispassionate, objective, and careful. He said the case is not nearly as straightforward as the prosecution says it is. “The defendant does not need to prove his innocence”, he stressed. “You have to be sure, as you are responsible for determining these things”. Mr Stevens said that the prosecution has failed to meet some evidentiary hurdles. For example, it is important to be satisfied that Rupert’s behaviour was a course of conduct. “The law doesn’t define a course of conduct, it’s a matter of judgement”, he said. He asked whether the evidential connections between the video, the American Freedom Radio broadcast, and the Facebook post have been overstated. “These must be scrutinised with great care”. In fact, Mr Stevens said, three of the four witnesses only saw two of the three pieces of evidence. Looking at the Facebook post, Mr Stevens said that Rupert was said to have been acting out a threat. “But is that fair? There were more than 18 months between the original YouTube video and the Facebook post, yet the prosecution would have you believe that he was making good on a threat. Really? Where are the kicked down doors?” There is no suggestion that Rupert was at the school on the day the photo was posted. He didn’t talk to anyone. “So he was not making good on a threat”, Mr Stevens said. Rupert was the victim of online abuse, so he was simply saying to his detractors, “I’m here”, he said. “He was not defiant against the parents—he was not accusing them. What we need to look at is the evidence, which is not as connected as it’s made out to be”. Regarding the American Freedom Radio broadcast, Mr Stevens said, Rupert said, “I just want to beat them up pretty good”. “But who? Is it really the parents? What characterised that response is its rambling nature; this snippet comes from a show that was over an hour long”. “There’s a theory about Mr Quaintance”, Mr Stevens said, “that he’s a bad guy. You may think that’s unfair”. He emphasised the importance of not over-inflating Rupert’s words. “In context, is this not a case where provocation and hyperbolic language” are used? Rupert accepts that he made all the internet posts in evidence, “but is it fair to accept that they were calculated to cause alarm and distress?” Mr Stevens asked. “This could be dangerous, considering the character evidence given”. “The evidential hurdles are not passed when you look at events dispassionately”, Mr Stevens said. “Don’t let him be the fall guy”. As far as Section 4 of the Harassment Act, “we must accept that witnesses heard and saw material online that definitely caused fear of violence. But there is a distinction between how that material was received, and the intent of the person who put it up”. Mr Stevens noted that in some cases, witnesses had not actually seen material on “two distinct occasions”, and he emphasised the need for the jury to “scrutinise with care” the evidence put before them. One witness described being fearful about her child, but said nothing about herself; this is a distinction, Mr Stevens said. “This is an evidential hurdle that the prosecution has failed to pass”. “Only when you get past the evidential hurdles do you get to what the defendant knew or ought to have known, so is it really fair to say he knew or ought to have known?” Mr Stevens asked. He urged the jury to scrutinise the evidence with extra care, noting that it could be subject to misinterpretation. He suggested that because Rupert was in a heightened emotional state when he made the material, he might have used emotive language. “You might say something that sounds like that”, he said. “But would you mean it?” He said that the language in this case has been injected with criminality: “it’s a turn of phrase, and it might be unfair to take it literally”. He urged the jury to approach the language Rupert used with extreme care, especially considering that “this was at the infancy of his personal investigation, and he had no knowledge of any evidence in the case”. Rupert didn’t have access to the lists of names at the time when he made the video, Mr Stevens said, so how could he have intended the message of the video to be directed toward the witnesses? “Does he know or ought he to know that the witnesses were looking at the video?” he asked. “There has been no evidence of any communication between Rupert and any of the individuals listed on the indictment, so how could he have threatened them?” Mr Stevens stated that the witnesses were hypervigilant, and said that any fair-minded person would do the same in the circumstances. “But is it fair to conclude that the defendant would know that?” This was not a case where Rupert targeted individuals, he said; the witnesses were not his intended audience. He asked the jury to go through the evidence with care, as he said this case has been inappropriately characterised. “There is a danger that he has been made a fall guy for something bigger”, Mr Stevens said. “Don’t allow that to mischaracterise what he’s been accused of”. Stating that Rupert’s actions were not calculated to cause alarm and distress, Mr Stevens said that “people were left emotionally damaged. This is shocking and appalling, but it’s not Rupert’s fault”. Court adjourned for the day, and will resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday following the bank holiday; Judge Griffith said he would then replay the video evidence for the jury, and give them their instructions before they make their deliberations. It’s hoped that a verdict will be reached that day. Our reporter will be there, and will bring you all the details. Rupert Quaintance appeal quashed ← ****** * ********** trial update: Day 3 Intermission: Charlotte Ward dishes dirt on Hoaxtead mob → 158 thoughts on “Rupert Quaintance trial update: Day 4” Once again, thank you EC and Reporter. Danke sehr, EC 🙂 And thanks a bundly to your intrepid reporter! DAVE SHOULDN'T RUN, HE SHOULD WOBBLE. says: Same old same old… These comedians really need to work on some new material. Bring back Patrick Cullinanne! HAT TRICK!!! 😀 Hooray for “hyper-vigilant” parents! With respect to this case, hyper-vigilant = heroic, in my opinion. Biting my tongue so bloomin hard…… All I can say is that many of us that were here during the entire event might have quite a different recollection of how ALL of them were acting, one supported by the written evidence of their own posts such as APD’s and mad moo’s continual (and continuing) naming of the children, in defiance of the courts ruling (hopefully thats well back from the line, I wrote several things, then on second thoughts rewrote and deleted some things) Hehe, I’d love to see the look on Angie’s face when she reads today’s update. I’ve sent her the link 🙂 Thank you so much to Mr. Coyote for keeping us all abreast of the shenanigans. A triple whammy, SSFS. Excellent! This Mr. Bowyer chappie sounds highly competent. Kudos to him. As I am already 1/1 tonight on Spidey-sense alone, I cannot and will not be able to use my powers to comment on the case, so…. Don’t You Even go There. My my, what pretty pictures they paint… I pose the following in the form of rhetorical questions in reflection and comment upon the contemporaneous reports I have just read.. Factually, Rupert is on trial in respect of his own actions and their impact on certain individuals, not for some bigger or other thing – which we might reasonably hope will eventually result in others facing the dock for their part. The successful prosecution of Quaintance will not remedy all that has been done wrong with respect to the Hampstead hoax by a long chalk. Therefore the argument that this trial is somehow about scapegoating him for some bigger thing is entirely vacuous. “As far as Section 4 of the Harassment Act, ‘we must accept that witnesses heard and saw material online that definitely caused fear of violence. But there is a distinction between how that material was received, and the intent of the person who put it up’.” Is there really? If you fire a bullet in the air near a crowd, it may not be your specific intent for it to strike and injure someone in that crowd when it returns to earth. But as that is a likely consequence of a high velocity projectile returning to earth in a crowded place, you reasonably ought to know that there is a high probability of that consequence when you send it up there! The action is therefore wilfully reckless. Similarly, get into the driving seat of a car drunk, and you may not intend to kill a pedestrian; but would the law consider your ‘intentions’ if you did? As much as it has been relevant in certain past judgements under this act, is “intent” part of the charges or all that relevant here? As far as I am aware the matter of ‘intent’ was, in the past, raised in relation to parties other than those specifically targeted being jointly and severally affected by proven harassment, and seeking remedy in their own right… The question being who was the target? However, I believe it has been reported and proven that Rupert actually held records which effectively specified the witnesses as targets. …How he obtained those records or who he obtained them from might be relevant to some other action, but in relation to this, matters such as APD being ‘dangerous’ are just a complete distraction. If she was so relevant why wasn’t she called or even charged? And at this stage, she isn’t on trial for anything; Rupert is! “The counts, under the Protection from Harassment Act (1997), claim that: Rupert engaged in a course of conduct which caused each of five witnesses to fear that violence would be used against him or her; ” ‘We must accept that witnesses heard and saw material online that definitely caused fear of violence.’ say the defence? Indeed so… “and that Rupert knew or ought to know that his conduct would cause the witnesses to fear that violence would be used against them; and that Rupert ought to know that his course of conduct would cause the witnesses to fear that violence would be used against them if a reasonable person in possession of the same information would think that this course of conduct would cause the other to fear this on that occasion.” It’s a little unfortunate that the prosecution had not informed themselves as to the true nature of a “biscuit knife” – which, factually, is a weapon sold in the USA, specifically branded as such that even carries a ‘tag line’ very similar to the exact turn of phrase used by Rupert’s associate. – And also that they hadn’t researched the phrase “sharp ham”. But, objectively, what possible purpose can there be in encroaching upon the boundaries of a school at its first day of term (i.e. when the people you have actually documented as ‘targets’ are likely to be there) taking an adversarial stance against that school – as was his stated position at the time – giving the clear impression of being armed (whether he actually was or not is irrelevant) and stating your ‘defiance’? Objectively – what effect, what consequence, can reasonably be expected from such an action? i.e. in general is it not accepted in law that behaving in any threatening and/or aggressive manner is something that may well be expected to cause a reasonable person to fear violence? Then there is the matter of the time and the place… With respect to Rupert’s claims to be a ‘journalist’ researching a case; I will happily call him a deluded fraud. But having donned that mantle can he really escape responsibility for the records he kept and knowing what happened when (i.e. when the school went back – common knowledge)? – The school certainly wasn’t closed that day! I do not speculate as to the answers to those questions and urge that no-one else does; merely that we each reflect privately upon them. Tuesday will be interesting! I do believe that the mention of the digestive treat implied by an acquaintence, has been correctly adressed by the prosecution. That would be also my initial thought if someone implied, that I may have a digestive treat in my own pocket. On a lighter note. Yes well, it may well be a moot point… The main point being that he gave the impression of being armed. It just strikes me as too coincidental that when prompted with the word “biscuit” Rupert’s ‘word association engine’ responds “knife”, not gun; and also that this friend’s prompt was pretty-much the tag line for the specific branded item… Additionally, “sharp ham” also appears to be a knife reference. Against that there is Rupert’s claim that this was all an ‘in joke’? I’ll avoid expressing my opinion on that claim ’till after the verdict. I know, my friend, I know. Deflection I believe, US vs. UK Culture. One implies, the other deflects to what is acceptable knowing a small part of the UK laws. Excellent reporting again. Shall button it as I don’t want to spoil things at a critical moment. I had to laugh that Mr. Bowyer kept mixing up Power-Disney and Disney-Power. Wonder what she would have thought of that? Think you’re doing Disney-Power’s job for her there Angiewatch. As a “Journalist” shouldn’t she be doing her own research? Translation: “If you don’t like my 9/11 videos, that’s proof that it was an inside job; and if you don’t like my Hampstead videos, that proves that everyone in England is a baby-munching nonce. QED.” # Daft old butt-hurt bints… The Vintage Video Revival club says: “Attached you will find the photo depicting me with a swastika tattoo, implying that I am a Nazi on this post, published by Hoaxtead Research” Hmmm. I rather think it’s YOU who exposed YOURSELF as a Jew-hating Holocaust-denying neo-Nazi, Sabine. Remember…? (Go to 34:11) Wrecka still has her `petition’ up, some more suckers joined it 😦 Some of the comments there make me wonder how the people responsible manage to dress themselves in the morning- one poster claims to be a law student, yet supports wrecka….. I dont see a bright future ahead of her in the law industry if that’s the level of preparation she is putting into any cases she may get in the future… https://www.change.org/p/lord-chief-justice-stop-this-financial-rape?utm_content=petition&utm_medium=email&utm_source=campaigns_digest&utm_campaign=124815&sfmc_tk=8qKV3%2f8%2fFmqupIoZ%2bENm8LoTYaRXMa0vniIh6kLxvQ6l%2fWuO8u%2bzEIjFeH7rrzlQ&j=124815&sfmc_sub=524442458&l=32_HTML&u=24209635&mid=7259882&jb=2765 Qantloos has one of its people (notorial dissent » Fri Aug 25, 2017 4:38 am ) made a beautiful summation on their thread of her losses http://www.quatloos.com/Q-Forum/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=11145&start=960 “So as I see it she now has an arrest for trespass, or whatever they are calling it, that she has to answer for, and then another arrest warrant for skipping the last hearing. So I would say that the first three were civil and the last 1/2 are criminal. She is really racking them up at this point.” plus the costs- started at 5K, now over 75K and rising fast…. and with the lost value of the house with its history and at a forced sale to boot- she’s coming close to probably losing the entire value of the house and now likely to end up in the slammer to boot- all because of her inability to not be a silly tosser and do things correctly… Raymond Throatwobbler-Mangrove says: “Dear Commanders…” WTF, Sabine? LOL, have a word with yourself, luv! THEY’RE having internal breakdowns? LOL, whatever, Mad Moo 😀 Does anyone here know how you find out the location of someone from their facebook account? I don’t mean if they give it out on a public page. I’m not interested in finding out where someone lives either. It dawned on me a few weeks ago why someone thinks I live in Brighton. “…that Rupert had complained about this to the police; and that a person who identified himself to police as a Satanist had been cautioned…” I am unsure if this is a reporting error, but this is factually incorrect of what transpired. I am the Satanist who was subject to complaint by RQ to the police for alleged harrassment. The police initially contacted EC asking for me to contact them. I sent e-mails, and these were lost by the police e-mail spam systems. I had another chase by EC to me, so I rang the police, and they then found the e-mails. The e-mails denied I was harrassing, and I listed my defences such as prevention of crime. I asked for examples of allegedly harrassing posts, none which was provided. I never met any police representatives in person, all contact was mainly by e-mail, with one telephone call to confirm they had found the e-mails. I was warned off from posting further content against RQ, and I backed off. I did not agree, did not accept, would never have accepted any “caution”, which is a legal alternative to charges and is an official record against someone. Had any official caution been offered as an alternative to charges, I would have rejected, run this into court. I am not particularly bothered about any court case, I would have defeated it, but would have been concerned if in order to try and prove a case, computers were taken, and this would have been fatal to my business where all my data, and the business systems I personally coded, such as accounts, are stored. I would not have given RQ an inch to play the victim card via an official caution of one of his critics in court. Not happy. SV. This needs to be told to the prosecution as Ruperts lawyer has committed perjury and it could affect the outcome of the jury’s decision. A jury hearing that a trial built around a case of alleged SRA being told a Satanist had been cautioned could very well base their judgement on this, especially if they are religious. I observe, if this is true of what the jury and court has been told, it could have a significant impact on the eventual outcome. Please refer this to whoever needs to be told. EC can contact me on Twitter, if I need to take further action. I think the problem stems from my reporting, SV. I’m very sorry–I was using the word “cautioned” in the colloquial, not the legal sense. I checked my notes and there’s nothing about a police caution, so I’ll change my wording on the blog. I’m really sorry to have caused you any distress. Thanks SV. It’s just that I have another email address which I don’t use much and I found 3 messages stating I was located in Brighton twice and Hove once. Of course I’m in neither. I then realised that one of the people that has a problem with me has a “friend” that is in to all this hacking and thought he might have done something to get that information. Won’t say too much more as the delightful David Conaghan reads my comments on here and passes information on. I heard the Defence Barrister say you had a Caution on several occasions. I did wonder if you had accepted one and thought it a bit strange. It wasn’t challenged by the Prosecution, so I thought it must be accurate. I think the Judge should know what the Barrister said as fact, is not fact before the Jury go out to deliberate. As an example, if an individual lives in Lands End, and the server for their e-mail or internet is based in Paris, then an application that is reporting on the location of the individual will report back that they are based in Paris. Perhaps the Defence Barrister could sum up the bit about the Caution again and perhaps he could explain what a Caution is to the Jury as some might know and some might not. For clarification, I think that the powers to be needs to be informed that I never was offered or agreed a caution. Nor did I admit anything criminal, nor did I even get told of what content I was supposed to have allegedly been accused of posting. I am going to post now some e-mail exchanges with certain information redacted. Subject: RQ (SEMI REDACTED). From: POLICE E_MAIL (REDACTED) Date: Wed, March 1, 2017 9:34 pm To: MY EMAIL (REDACTED) Read Receipt: Requested [ Send Read Receipt Now ] Status: answered Options: View Full Header \| Print \| Download this as a file \| View as HTML Dear James, I am a police officer working for Met Police. RQ (SEMI REDACTED) has put in a complaint of harassment. He has provided some screen shots from Twitter and You tube and there is a mention of you. I would like to speak to you and anyone else involved in this matter. Please email me or call me on POLICE TEL (REDACTED) POLICE OFFICER DEALING (REDACTED) Subject: RE: RQ (SEMI REDACTED). From: POLICE E-MAIL (REDACTED) Date: Mon, March 6, 2017 7:45 pm To: MY E-MAIL (REDACTED) Read Receipt: Sent Options: View Full Header \| Print \| Download this as a file Mr Hind, Thank you for your email – I have reviewed the content. I will not be taking any further action and will close the report, however can you and others on Hoaxtead Research blog refrain from posting or talking about him on any of the social media platforms. POLICE OFFICER DEALING NAME (REDACTED) My understanding of what I heard was that you had been Cautioned because of a Twitter exchange between you and the defendant. The problem lies in what CAUTION/ED means. Imo the Jury could take this 2 ways. 1. You had accepted a Criminal Caution. 2. You had been “told off”. It’s not clear. Subject: Re: RQ (SEMI-REDACTED). From: MY E-MAIL (REDACTED) Date: Thu, March 2, 2017 11:04 am To: POLICE E-MAIL (REDACTED) Hi POLICE OFFICER NAME (REDACTED) EDIT NOTE: RQ REPLACES NAME OF PERSON MAKING COMPLAINT Thanks for your e-mail. Anything I have posted out on Hampstead SRA Hoax and RQ (EDIT) via Twitter, Facebook, WordPress and YouTube are under names satanicviews, views_s and of course James Hind. The accounts are as follows: LISTS 4 PERSONAL SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS (REDACTED) I do not use any other accounts but these. I used to be involved with List616 which was discontinued middle of last year, since Gray Faction of the Satanic Temple is fighting against SRA which I work with. RQ (EDIT) has blocked me on Twitter and Facebook, I cannot remember how long that has been, but it has been a long time. All actions and postings that I have made is designed to destroy the hoax, defend and protect the lives, families and homes of Hampstead residents, families, children plus the same to Satanists and defending my religion. I was very alarmed and concerned with postings and things RQ (EDIT) said that suggested to me he might attack people with a gang of people, abduct children, break down doors and harm people and property. He said things that suggested he might have a sexual interest in children and that he was a fanatic and dangerous. Despite my anxiety over what RQ (EDIT) was saying and doing I posted with one eye on terms and condtions of social media, plus our law, plus not to undermine the good work of Hoaxtead. I will have to see screen shots of any individual postings that RQ (EDIT) is referring to with regards to his allegations of harrassment by me, I am confident that I have been within the law on anything I have posted. I take full ownership for anything posted under the above four named accounts. Even before RQ (EDIT) arrived in the UK I identified him as a person who could reignite the hoax under the orchestration of Angela Power Disney. I put in a major effort to argue that there was no SRA, that this was a fiction, offering rational arguments, sources, satire and clear warnings this would get him into legal trouble. I cannot see how RQ (EDIT) can argue he has been harrassed when he deliberately talked and acted to provoke people. I cannot allow people like this to run around using my religion as a vehicle to dishonestly say and do things that harm others for personal gain, the lives, families and homes of Satanists as well as those accused of being Satanists are at stake. I will take what ever actions I have to either to mitigate or defend the innocent and those that are Satanists from fanatics like RQ (EDIT). RQ (EDIT) was not interested in the truth, he did not have to come to the UK to see there was no SRA in Hampstead. RQ (EDIT) is a psychopath who manipulates and deceives for his own ends, he is a dangerous fellow. I and others provided RQ (EDIT) with all the sources he needed to see the SRA was a hoax in Hampstead. He was not being a journalist, he was totally obsessed that SRA was happening in Hampstead, he was not being balanced and objective. From day one he was determined that RD (FATHER OF P&Q EDIT) was guility of the dishonest things he was accused of. It was frustrating to see all my efforts to convince RQ (EDIT) to not pursue this SRA hoax fail, that he came to the UK paid for by other Satan Hunters. I tried to get him stopped at the UK border with complaints to the Immigration, and also whilst he was here. The things he said resulted in my making police aware of him, of which there will be Tweets about on my Twitter account. Defeating the Hampstead SRA hoax requires an information counter-campaign which requires answering any of the claims of Satan Hunters on social media by giving the other side of the story. Also, this requires a challenge to the character and intentions of many dishonest fanatical and dangerous people who will play the system and victim card for all they can. Everything a Satan Hunter puts out has to be challenged, otherwise the hoax spreads, and it will take just one mentally ill person to act upon it, people then die. James Hind Yes, I was speaking of the reporting of the agreed-upon admissions, Babs. While my note-taking is pretty accurate, I can’t claim to capture 100% of what’s said, so it’s quite possible that I missed Mr Stevens saying the word “caution” in other contexts than the Admissions. To be fair, his speechifying was rather…extensive, shall we say, and repetitive. The version I posted last night is really the highlights. Daughter of the Blade says: i forget, who’s play was it to make it be the doug mesner videos? or was that something the neighbor did on his own? The word “caution” should never have been used, if this was in fact used in this court hearing, because a jury will take this as if someone had been guilty of X, and accepted guilt of X, and it will have a significant effect on jury outcomes if they have a misleading misunderstanding of a statement made to them. Babs, I commented above to SV that the word “caution” did not appear in the section of the trial where they read the second set of Admissions. Admissions are, by their nature, material that has been agreed upon by both sides. sock account? sounds fairly sane of you get yourself a vpn if you’re worried. Thought for the day,well perhaps a few seconds anyway: If a merest grain of conscious effort shown by members here to exercise due restraint from reactive/reckless “wiseacring” were to have been manifested by the hoaxmob this blog would almost certainly never have been born let alone closing in rapidly on a million views. Oh he definitely said “CAUTION/ED” at least twice. I would expect some on the Jury know what a Police Caution is and others would think it is just a “telling off”, don’t do that again type of thing and that’s that. That clarification is valued SV… I must admit, even at this stage, I having read EC’s reports and first-hand accounts from others who were in court, am highly dissatisfied with the accuracy of what appears to have been developed as narrative. And I’m somewhat overcome by the pungent smell of rodent. If one was building a continent water tank one wouldn’t build unnecessary weak spots into it, nor would one deliberately signpost them for the benefit of vandals. As an aside, I’m currently listening to a somewhat tongue-in-cheek/sceptical/cynical account of gangstalking type activity in the US… That is, ‘where a group or individual spend large amounts of money to stalk or harass another group or individual’. Clearly an issue if you’re an ordinary, innocent citizen, living a quiet life when you suddenly become a genuine ‘T.I.’; targeted by malicious nutcases! One would reasonably hope in these circumstances that to be protected from harassment it would be sufficient for one’s name or other details to appear on a list of targeted individuals and subsequently subjected to harassment by holder(s) of that list; I would see no relevance in at what stage a copy of that list was picked up by a particular member of the stalking group or who supplied it. Let’s suppose an Islamic terrorist entered the country armed with a list of ‘targets’ they had obtained a few days previously en-route to the UK, having previously made a generic threat to the safety and security of UK residents… What relevance is there (in terms of their victims actually being targeted) in the timing of those people becoming the point of specific focus for an attack? Or as another example, if you were an anarchist-type based in say Newcastle and part of an organisation or movement which had among its aims the disruption of democracy and the work of parliament, and you travelled to London with the specific intention of harassing ‘an MP’, does it matter at what point your ‘handlers’ within that organisation provide you with the list of specific MPs you are to target? Realistically, it is – in terms of any useful function of legislation – enough that an individual with capacity obtains a list of ‘T.I.s’ and acts upon it to actually cause those individuals fear. Any deficiency in that respect would render the relevant legislation impotent and unfit for purpose; it’s really just that simple. I think it’s highly relevant that long before Rupert entered the UK people were contacting the authorities urging them to turn him away at customs because even then, they were placed in a state of alarm at the prospect of what he might do; he was reported as a terror threat. – There is no doubt that people contacted UKBA urging them to turn him away because he intended entering it with the specific stated intention of terrorising a community; why did they fail us? Again, can you imagine anyone of eastern descent issuing a threat to ‘kick down doors’ at any point and then being able to breeze into the country unfettered? I would also observe that the middle-aged people ‘of good character’ that I know of and would considered as such will generally have work and study records extending a decade or two and have absolutely no criminal record of any kind… Something more than having managed to hold down a job for five out of thirty-eight years! There is a video on Youtube that pre-dates Quaintance’s entry to the UK entitled “this thing is Rupert Quaintance” which is actually a better indicator of his character and general conduct. – A long way from the part played of the sniffling preppy twit in his SJW glasses painting pictures in the dock! Character? Most reasonable people, by that stage in their life, will have partners and families and be productive, responsible members of society… “Pot” won’t be their self-declared “problem” and I’m sure very few men approaching 40 will have filmed themselves dressing and acting like a rather educationally-challenged teenage thug as a record of the ‘lovely’ life with ‘delightful’ friends they lead… For that person also to be going about pretending to be something they are not, with no credible career or profession behind them; all of that strikes me as a long way from exhibiting ‘good character’! Quite the opposite, it’s the way of a disreputable and dishonest failure. FALSE FLAG ALERT ! Something’s going down soon. Adverts appeared on this Crisis Actor’s timeline but she has numerous identities and appears as a new person at many events : gatecrashing the Glastonbury Festival. appearing as a drug addled Hippy at Glastonbury Court, Moderator at the Flat Earth conference..real identity believed to be Faigil Yentl Finkelstein…a Zionist Mossad dis-information agent I think this issue needs to be raised with the judge before Tuesday… In my view any reference to a person’s religion is potentially prejudicial as this is both a separate and irrelevant thing in respect of any actions. Religious bias is a common if unfortunate fact of life, and I wonder if the individual in question would have so freely highlighted that someone was a Jew or a Catholic or a militant Protestant without fear of censure? Indeed, I wonder if this mention is even lawful? Equally well there seems to be a legitimate point to protest in the inaccurate claim that James was “cautioned” – that being really quite a specific thing in legal terms, which any lawyer ought to know. We now have two people who have reported hearing that and thus it is corroborated. Yes, she quite clearly restates the nasty and very old blood libel against Jews in this video: the idea that Jews kidnap and murder Christian babies and then use their blood in their “rituals”. It’s utterly ludicrous and has been discredited many, many times, but for some reason anti-Semitic people just keep reviving it. I don’t think it’s unfair to label someone who continues to promote this lie as an anti-Semite. I’ll see whether this can be raised with the court. Words “Satanist” and “caution” are loaded with emotional and legal significance. Firstly, “Satanist”, there is a difference between saying an “individual was warned” as opposed to a “Satanist was warned” in a highly emotional and controversial disproven SRA context. I have a reasonable knowledge of UK law, and I am unaware of any other meaning for “caution” other than a procedure used as an alternative to charges, where the law has been broken, where guilt is admitted of the law is broken, and where the individual accepts the caution, and in all three points I deny. I would imagine James has a right to email a letter of complaint to the court and follow up with a copy delivered by recorded post or by hand. Although I am unhappy about what seems to have been said, I am keen that no reader here, any victims, the media or any individual who matters in this court case are mislead, or acts upon misleading information. I have placed upon public record here everything I feel needs to be posted on this matter, and if I have to take any further action, then EC can contact me via Twitter, and I will act accordingly. All that needs to happen is the court offcials or CPS makes a public clarification, so that jury makes decisions without any misunderstandings. The police have all the material on record to put any potential error or misunderstanding right, if CPS and police talk to each other. I also stress, I am in all deeds and decisions, mindful that the Satan Hunters would love to do to me what they are doing to RD and other victims. SV, I messaged you on Twitter. I think you have every right to be aggrieved James. It’s a fact that for most of us the term ‘Satanist’ (rightly or wrongly) conjures up fearful and largely pejorative images. However, whether individuals like it or not, it is a recognised religion, and your basic human right to practice it. – We are not talking about anything that is outside the boundaries of the law after all. Relative to the events Rupert complained of, the religion you embrace is of no consequence or importance. Further, there is an obligation upon the state (the court being a state institution) to maintain neutrality and impartiality between religions and as between religious and non religious forms of belief. Article 9 ECHR – Freedom of thought, conscience and religion; “1. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching, practice and observance. 2. Freedom to manifest one’s religion or beliefs shall be subject only to such limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society in the interests of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.” Given that the comments came from an educated man who ought to know better, the comment as to your religion can only reasonably be viewed as an attempt to throw you and your actions into an unfairly negative light; that would appear to be a breach of your article 9(1) rights. – And yes, I agree that the phrase ‘cautioned’ or ‘given a caution’ in relation to interaction with the police has quite a specific meaning. Shasta says: The crowd in America that were reporting about RQ, easily available on Google, I will not post the link in deference to the court, seem to have forgotten about him, even though they said they would keep people updated. Some untruths on there about what actually happened. EC please delete if inappropriate at this time, thank you. There are sites that you can use to input say a username and find out more information, or a real name if the person knows that and work out the correct one. It really depends how much information one person knows about that person already. Sites like “pipl” i have personally used in the past amongst many other such as family heritage type sites. Also just a specific google search of a persons username or full name can bring up details depending on how much information is on the internet about that person. For example I know what cars Dave Shurter has purchased in the past based on internet searches, same with Lift The veil. Obviously if people are professionals with all their business information for networking, or history of their company, there will be more info. All Abraham Christies company details are online such as his Cash for Gold and Hemp businesses along with dates of operation. And I'll Remember says: Absolutely SV. When I read this (fantastic – thank you!) report, the mention of a ‘satanist’ certainly stood out to me – it would anyone. Couple that with ‘caution’, and the mind can conjure up a scenario. Beliefs are, I believe, a protected characteristic. Protected rights in law, for people to be treated equally. Do people need to know specifics about any person who holds protected characteristic? We all do have beliefs, physical abilities, sexualities, etc. Not sure why a belief was important to highlight – but for being sensational. https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/equality-act/protected-characteristics Reverend Bruce Howard says: Isn’t David in with the Neelu crowd? Ps. Sir Henry said it better! I just had to say something – as well as ‘grr’. There are other issues on a seperate note that I made aware to someone last night and I believe they have forwarded that information onto EC. I won’t go into details but it may be very important or of no importance whatsoever. Christ, Baby H’s parents must be delighted with the information Angie’s sharing about them with the World! Oh and there’s another court hearing coming up, so it’s still contempt. She really is f*cking pond scum to be making comparisons like this, imo 😮 Thanks for feedback. Both the Clerk of the Court and Steve Martin has been e-mailed. This is the limit of my intervention, because I am putting my safety at risk from the Satan Hunters. There is a problem that government and police e-mail servers seem to think my e-mails are spam and dump them in the spam file, so if anyone please could contact these people to let them know my e-mails have been sent, that would be appreciated. Sis of the Sabre says: Yes he has the hots for Dolly the sister of Neelu. He’s a Top Grass, so he needs to be grassed up himself. You’ve got no loyalty David Conaghan and I don’t do Judas’. Plenty more I could say here but I’m not like you. Wow! Just wow! And really wow! Not got a clue what’s out there then but nothing of great interest to anyone I wouldn’t think. a sock account is basically a fake account. i was asking if a fake account was made in order to report the violent pictures and comments. just felt like i remembered someone giving a reason for why it was the videos of doug mesner, i just dont remember why but i know they arent the same person Oh now that’s made my day! 😀 I’m sure those spectacles are really for females. Not sure if I’m allowed to say that yet. Innit Matey Peeps says: Thought it had been “forensically proven” that this blog is run by Ricky Dearman with help from the CIA and based in Washington DC. LOL You’re boring Angela, zzzzzzzzzzzzz. Yannis who hates our guts and can barely speak English? Damnmit – you got us, Detective Disney. Come on, EC (aka Yannis) – ‘fess up! 😀 would you mind giving me links? i can’t find the sharp ham connection, aside from kitchen knives, and the biscuit knives i have found look like roller razors, sorta like a paint roller, but they dont look like they could cut a person..if he was going to try with that he’s stupid LOL, I know what a sock account is but thanks. Erm…not sure I can speak Yannistardian fluently enough to be convincing! 😆 I’m no fan of Yannis, but really Angela, really? He’s not intelligent enough to run this Blog, not in a million years, never. Pardon my ignorance, DoTB, but why would you need a sock account to report inappropriate content on Facebook? Anyone can report Facebook posts and it’s completely anonymous. “Is that is?” The screenshots in full: Rev O'Lucian says: Spiny’s an Atheist (not a Satanist). Everyone knows that. facebook doesn’t always take things down right away. it seemed to be a constant complaint in certain groups, that people would report accounts for inappropriate pictures of children or sexual comments regarding them, only to be told it doesn’t violate community standards. i was wondering if you used sock accounts because apparently bombarding them with multiple reports is more likely to get it removed By the way, well said to ‘Bollocks’, whoever you are 😀 Did they really bring up “Paul Bonacci”? A man with convictions for abusing a child. King didn’t turn up for the court case as he was in prison so the settlement was by default iirc. “PAUL BONACCI – convicted at age 21 of molesting a 9 year old boy on three occaisions, Bonacci had a novel albeit offensive rationalization. He claimed that he had Multiple Personality Disorder, and that one of his alters was gay and therefore a child molestor! When the gay guy inside him took over, he would make Paul molest little boys, he said. Bonacci was diagnosed as MPD by the prison psychiatrist, after Bonacci related a pathetic life history of chronic negligence and abuse by older boys and men. Subsequently, Bonacci would relate ever more elaborate tales of victimization in child porn, prostitution and satanic abuse rings, to various interviewers. He also confessed to involvement in kidnapping missing 12 year old Johnny Gosch from Des Moines when he himself was 15, and subsequently raping the boy repeatedly on a rural property just outside the city limits. Bonacci was also interviewed by Dr Judianne Densen-Gerber, a self-professed expert on Ritual Abuse and MPD, while still in prison. She declared him a genuine MPD with “an extraordinary memory for detail”, which is interesting considering that episodic amnesia and problematic memory recall is supposed to be a necessary symptom of MPD. “Meeting with Paul, I have spoken to several of his personalities. Three psychiatrists who have examined him concurred in the diagnosis of Multiple Personality Disorder, brought on by horrible, traumatic abuse when he was a child. My first act with respect to representing Paul Bonacci was to have him write down everything he could remember, about individuals who had abused him, from his earliest boyhood. An excerpt from what he wrote appears in Chapter 10. In that document and in Paul’s letters, his handwriting will vary, depending on which personality is in control. Bonacci was sentenced to five years in prison in 1989, for molesting a young boy for whom he was baby-sitting. Apparently one of Paul’s homosexual personalities was in control of him during the incident, in which he briefly put his hand on the outside of the young boy’s pants, an activity stopped when a remorse-stricken Paul reasserted control…” – The Franklin Cover-Up Despite being a convicted child molestor and confessing to participation in kidnapping & rape of a younger boy, Bonacci is called a hero & martyr by Satanic Ritual Abuse & Mind Control conspiracy theorists.” http://www.dysgenics.com/2014/04/10/children-murdered-molested-raped-by-ritual-abuse-victim-claimants-advocates/ “Gunderson then described a conversation he had with a witness, Paul Bonacci, from an alleged satanic-ritual abuse case in Nebraska that was detailed by former Nebraska state Sen. John DeCamp (1992), who was also a speaker at this conference. The grand jury of Lincoln described this case as an attack by DeCamp “for personal political gain and possible revenge” (Dorr 1991, p. 1), a “smear campaign,” and a “carefully crafted hoax” (United Press International, September 18, 1990). The grand jury jailed one and indicted two others (including Bonacci) for perjury, and was so critical of DeCamp that he sued the grand jury for ridicule, though he quickly lost (Dorr 1991). ” http://www.csicop.org/si/show/conspiracy_theories_and_paranoia_notes_from_a_mind-control_conference/&gt If I was in that jury and heard this I would think it meant a formal caution. The Brief is playing a clever trick by saying this. just an example from two different sites. “Dolly” and “Top Grass”? You have already said enough! Although I thought she had moved onto greener pastures. Well done indeed SSFS. I wish i had the same results from Facebook with the posts of Araya Soma’s that i reported. Nice use of those info-resources! 🙂 Why does Sabine always feel the need the to mention being a baby during the bombing of Dresden? How is that supposed to help her in any way? Nicked them all from you. 🙂 The bombing of Dresden gave Sabine a sore bottom; her baby bum problem probably psychologically turned her mind inside out. When Abraham Christie and Ella Draper started talking about plastic willies and bums, it all came back to Sabine and made her regress to a former anal stage in her development. I am sure Freud and Jung would find Sabine and other Satan Hunters a fascinating subject of study. Thanks again for the excellent reporting of the court proceedings, greatly appreciated. Columbo eat your heart out: It is as I feared, they all have a hidden jelly baby army #jellybabygate Speaking of U-turns, it wasn’t that long ago that APD was citing Yannis as her “reliable source” that this blog is run by convicted paedophiles. Another apology owed by Angie, methinks. I’m going to suggest we not hold our breaths. 😉 She’s just stirring it. Not that I’m bothered, Yannis does enough stirring of the pot. Even if Yannis was connected to this Blog, and Mrs.Disney-Power?? People don’t have to agree with your nonsense, that does not make anyone a Troll. The guy talking, who appears to be the leader of said army (even though – spoiler alert – he betrays them towards the end of the video), incorrectly calls them Jelly Beans instead of Jelly Babies. Now, as any fule kno, yer Jelly Bean is a whole different proposition to yer Jelly Baby: Not a problem though, Ethel, as long as they don’t put this woman in charge of the Jelly Bean army: Keep talking, Angie. Hehe… 😉 LOL, check out the title. You just know this is gonna be an entertaining one 😀 Speaking of creepy knuckle-scraping twats! 9:53 – “I’m sure that the Devil-lovers will cheer. But I’m not quite sure how long they’ll keep cheering, you know. Eventually, those cheers are going to turn into gasps and cries of anguish, I believe, if I have anything to do with it.” He’s such a charmer, isn’t he. God must be so proud of him. Bless Lawful Suspect No. 94 says: We’re “eating our own” and “tearing each other apart”, are we? I must have missed that, lol. Dave Ja Vu says: Sounds like Shurter’s been mistreating his dogs again and it’s making them ill. Poor little buggers 😦 Seems the drone pilots who’ve been spying on Neelu’s house fancied a change 😀 ‘If she [APD] was so relevant why wasn’t she called’…bears thinking about. She’s not relevant to what Rupert did… “The bad big girl did it and ran away” line? A bit sad! Rupert’s a middle-aged man, not a child! She ought to be facing the courts, but she’s not Rupert’s mummy – she’s another fucking nutcase! I had forgotten than Evan Harrington actually gave citations to the Franklin Grand Jury findings, wherein DeCamp’s masterminding of the whole affair was fingered. (I’ve surely forgotten more than I can claim to know, about everything. Scary thought…) We should dig those out and publicize them, somehow. Yes. I’m wondering if we’ll even be allowed to comment on that particular issue when the trial is over. Simply google the term “sharp ham” complete with quotation marks as I suggested yesterday; you seem on the right track already. If you look at the previous thread you will find the “biscuit knife” advertisement. It’s made by a company called Boker, and marketed under the particular tag line “That’s one tough biscuit in your pocket”. – Then consider the exchange the took place as it has been reported. @Babs I spent a little bit of time earlier looking into your concerns. It’s important that if you do not want someone to have your IP address not to connect on Facebook Messenger of a similar chat style messenger as they can get your IP from that as soon as you connect. The same with responding to emails, they can also get your IP from the message header text. This will be an approximate location, similar to how when you access a website they target you with adverts mentioning your rough location. A persons real identity and details can only be legal obtained through a court order as your ISP protects that information. It’s not something to really worry about too much to be honest, it can be useful for blocking people from a page, site or blog etc. Be careful leaving comments on blogs and sites you do not trust as the site owner should be able to view your IP address, WordPress even has settings for that. http://ask-leo.com/getting_all_worked_up_over_ip_tracing.html @ 1:19 Dave should consider a career move as a QEG door-to-door salesman with that patter. Is Sharter sure his friend didn’t say “I can hear a drone”, and he was actually refering to the boring noise coming from the other end of his phone? AP, the DG of MI (but keep that on the QT) says: In light of Mr. Coyote’s sterling work this week, I want you all to know that I have recommended him for a pay rise. But Mum’s the word – they’re watching us. LOLOL! ROFL!! Yes, Angela, thanks for filling us in… with the nonsense from your head. Jake Blake. Oh man! I wanna hear the gossip. That’s like being given an ice cream and someone snatching it just as you are about to bite into it.lol “MY INCORRIGIBLE COMMITMENT TO TELLING THE TRUTH” @JS Do you mean the court records? https://docslide.us/documents/paul-bonacci-court-transcripts-from-larry-king-lawsuit.html http://law.justia.com/cases/nebraska/court-of-appeals/1993/a-91-836-8.html There’s a few more bits here I think. https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/search/search.action?na=&se=&sm=&flr=&ercode=&dateBrowse=&govAuthBrowse=&collection=&historical=false&st=content%3A%22lawrence+E.+King%22&psh=&sbh=&tfh=&originalSearch=&fromState=advSearch&sb=re&ps=10&sb=re&ps=10 Damn ,thats low. OH…..Wait! Its APD! Normal service resumes! Keep talking, Angie ? Like me? Any Crime Unit in the UK, Ireland, Spain, Timbukto, Outer Mongolia, everywhere, watch one of Angela’s videos for more than 5 minutes and then pray to the Lord for it all to stop. In one of her videos, I think with Hetty B, she manages to make more defamatory claims than all the rest of the hoaxers put together. The only way she hasn’t had a knock on the door is….. Anyone wanna pay for business advice from a known scammer? Hello? Oh Christ, is she at it again? 😮 Its the way she tells em. FTW project? Surely its the WTF project ! Since when was Yannis a Solicitor? Uhm! I’d like to know what crime she thinks the Police would be interested in investigating on this blog? If she wants to report a crime, why doesn’t she come over to London and go into a Met. Police Station and make a report? I am growing increasingly concerned about Teflon in all this.Its one thing to be a submissive,sidekick pushover who nods and agrees with everthing his grossly unpleasant misses spews out,but allowing her to use his head as a culture in which to grow a giant mushroom just makes him look a proper twat frankly. Oh, I’m sure we’re all open minded enough to support gender neutrality where appropriate and don’t want to get too bogged down in stereotypes… I must admit though to being a little puzzled as to why he wasn’t wearing his more typical attire? Pantomime… Don’t ya just love it? He looks happy at least. I still haven’t forgiven him for killing that giant spider. I rather like him, he has nice lips. Whoops, the white guy. A Young Tom Hardy. EVERYBODY Love him lol I knew things in Greece were tough but… I honestly didn’t realise Yannis lived in a motor-caravan, let alone that he hired such expensive and inappropriate drivers! – If he fired them, would the salary he saved not pay for a permanent site? I dont know about that, googling Anonymous posts has you posting some pretty wild stuff…….. If you really wanted to hide your IP, then using a free or paid proxy will hide it from the website you are posting to I sometimes use it to bypass bans on the woo sites, many who hand them out like candy for not accepting their viewpoint, or even just as a way of raising cash (GLP, I’m looking in your direction here lol) Great parody.. Excuse my ignorance but what’s the gag with the second GIF? What am I missing? Caravans? Drivers? Once again I feel I’m missing something. That’s two gags that have gone over my head now. Man, I’m on the special bus tonight. Either that or I’m still asleep and all this is a dream. 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__label__wiki	0.802354	0.802354	Property News Summary – 4 May 2017 May 4, 2017 \| News \| Bandar Malaysia agreement with IWH CREC aborted Iskandar Waterfront Holdings Sdn Bhd (IWH) and China Railway Engineering Corperation (M) Sdn Bhd (CREC) are no longer the master developers of the RM200 billion Bandar Malaysia project due to their failure to meet the payment obligations. TRX City Sdn Bhd, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance (MoF), said the sale of its 60% interest in Bandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd has lapsed. MoF will now be retaining 100% ownership of the site, and TRX City will immediately be inviting expressions of interest for the role of master developer of the Bandar Malaysia project in Sungai Besi. On the selection process for the master developer of Bandar Malaysia, TRX City said the criteria will include track record, speed of delivery and financial capability for such large scale development. (The Sun Daily; The Edge Markets) Image from Free Malaysia Today First tender for KL-Singapore HSR set for 4Q17 The first tender for the KL-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) project will be called in 4Q 2017 for the purpose of setting up an assets company, followed by infrastructure tenders in 1Q 2018, said SPAD. It was noted that there are a lot of international interest to bid for the infrastructure tenders. For the operation of cross-border services, both MyHSR Corp Sdn Bhd, a MoF Inc subsidiary, and Singapore‘s Land Transport Authority would be appointed to operate the HSR services. Foreign bidders are required to ensure a 40% Bumiputera content so that local businesses can also benefit. (The Edge Markets) I-Bhd plans new launches worth RM5.3bil Property developer I-Bhd is planning to launch properties worth some RM5.312 billion from the middle of this year. The new launches in the pipeline are all located in i-City, Shah Alam, namely Hill10 Residence, residential and smart office development Converge, The Jewel mixed development, and a retail development. Hill10 Residence, which will be launched in June, is an Internet of Things (IoT)-ready serviced residences with GDV of RM123mil. In 2018, the company will launch Converge, which comprises two blocks of residential towers and a smart office development with a GDV of RM559mil and RM230mil, respectively. From 2019, the developer will roll out the retail development with a GDV of RM470mil and The Jewel— a mixed development worth RM3.9bil. (The Edge Markets) SHL partners Japan’s Marubeni to develop RM327mil condo project SHL Consolidated Bhd is partnering Japanese general trading firm Marubeni Corp to develop a condominium project with an estimated GDV of RM327 million in Bandar Sungai Long, Selangor. A joint venture agreement between SHL’s wholly-owned unit SHL Development Sdn Bhd (67%) and Marubeni’s unit MC Chance Malaysia Sdn Bhd (33%) will undertake the project after acquiring the plot from a unit of SHL Development for RM50 million. The project will comprise 568 condominium units, and is expected to launch this month and completed in March 2020. (The Edge Markets) State can take over abandoned buildings Under Section 127 of the National Land Code, a property or building that has been left in an uninhabitable or abandoned state can be forfeited to the state government. This means that local councils are allowed to take over pre-war buildings if they have been left in an uninhabitable state. Regarding the number of abandoned pre-ware buildings in Taiping, an expert said the state should exercise its right to reclaim the land. The abandoned buildings include some 100 old houses, shoplots and the 132-year-old Perak Railways building. (Malay Mail Online) An abandoned pre-war house (Photo from Malay Mail) Trive Property to supply components for UTM-VSolar project Trive Property Group Bhd will assist VSolar Group Bhd to develop solar energy generation facilities with GDV of RM150mil in a solar farming project with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Trive would supply various solar components such as solar panels, solar inverters, solar pumps, mounting frames, and others. UTM and VSolar had signed a JV agreement to develop the facilities and conduct research and development activities into commercialisation of renewable energy technologies. UTM will provide a 20-acre site per 10 megawatts for the facilities. (The Star Online) PreviousProperty News Summary – 3 May 2017 NextProperty News Summary – 5 May 2017 Five Newsbytes to Start The Day – 26 February 2019 21 August 2020: Vacancy tax as early as 2021; Property developers seeing strong bookings	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line907
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__label__wiki	0.575066	0.575066	Help! » Preparation for Study Submission » Waivers Criteria for Waiver of Documentation of Consent §46.117(c): An IRB may waive the requirement for the investigator to obtain a signed consent form for some or all subjects if it finds either: (i) That the only record linking the subject and the research would be the informed consent form and the principal risk would be potential harm resulting from a breach of confidentiality. Each subject (or legally authorized representative) will be asked whether the subject wants documentation linking the subject with the research, and the subject's wishes will govern; (ii) That the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and involves no procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context; or Note: This is equivalent to §56.109(c)(1). (iii) If the subjects or legally authorized representatives are members of a distinct cultural group or community in which signing forms is not the norm, that the research presents no more than minimal risk of harm to subjects and provided there is an appropriate alternative mechanism for documenting that informed consent was obtained. Frequently called Verbal Consent, the process is more correctly referred to as Informed Consent with Waiver of Documentation. The investigator must obtain consent following the same requirements as written consent but the subject does not sign a consent form. Waiver of documentation of consent is permitted under a limited set of circumstances. The first requirement is that the research is not greater than minimal. This process is sometimes referred to as verbal consent. To waiver documentation of consent, the research must meet the regulatory criteria of 45 CFR 46.117(c) or 21 CFR 50.109(c). Obtaining Verbal Consent When a waiver of documentation of informed consent is issued by the IRB the consent process needs to adhere to all of the requirements of consent. In addition, if the study is subject to HIPAA, written HIPAA authorization may still be required unless the study also qualifies for alteration of the requirement for written HIPAA Authorization. The IRB's preference is for the investigator to create consent document using the usual consent template but with a substitution for the usual signature page with one that allows the investigator to document the subject's verbal consent. Examples of situations and options for verbal consent are included below: Consent form using the CHOP consent template without a page for subject or investigator signatures. This option would apply when the basis of waiver was 45 CFR 46.117(c)(1)(i) where the consent form would have been the only link to the research. It could also apply when the plan is to document the consent process place in the research or medical records. This latter situation is risky because it may be difficult to prove during an audit that consent took place. Consent form using the CHOP consent template but substituting the usual signature page with the IRB's documentation of verbal consent page. When assent must be obtained, consent form should also include the page for documentation of verbal assent. A typical scenario for this would be when consent, assent and HIPAA Authorization are obtained over the telephone. Consent form using the CHOP consent template with a page for documentation of verbal consent by the investigator and a stand-alone HIPAA authorization. Some studies will qualify for waiver of documentation of consent but still not qualify for verbal HIPAA authorization. For example, the IRB could waive the requirement for written consent for subjects seen in clinic but the study wouldn't meet the criteria for alteration of HIPAA because it would be practicable to obtain written HIPAA Authorization. Two consent forms, one for written consent and HIPAA Authorization and one for verbal consent. In many studies, some subjects will be seen in-person in clinic and others will be consented over the telephone. The consent of subjects who are seen in clinic include written consent and HIPAA authorization (or verbal consent + written HIPAA Authorization) and the consent of subjects who are enrolled via telephone, would be verbal. Consent script compliant with the regulatory requirements to guide the conversation. The IRB does not encourage the use of scripts but they do remain an option. Special Case: Consent process when the invitation is by mail or email This option most often applies to surveys and questionnaires but can also include a specimen collection kit. The questionnaire or specimen collection kit should be accompanied by a letter, webpage or consent form inviting the individual to participate. The letter, webpage instructions or consent form should include: The required elements of consent; and A statement that completion and return of the questionnaire, web survey, specimen kit, etc. indicates willingness to participate. This process is sometimes referred to as implied consent, which is not a term recognized by OHRP. They would consider this to be informed consent with waiver of documentation (provided the IRB has waived documentation under 45 CFR 46.117(c)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii)). See OHRP's website for a discussion about implied consent. Documenting Verbal Consent Depending on the circumstances, it may still be appropriate to document that the consent process took place. Waiver under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(i) When a waiver is issued under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(i) consent should only be documented when the subject requests to be linked to the research. A consent form should be available when using a waiver of documentation under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(i) in case the subject wishes to be linked. The form of documentation could include any of the following: Note written in the study subject's record On a consent/assent documentation form with a signature page On a consent form with a page for documentation of verbal consent and when applicable, assent and HIPAA Authorization Waiver under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(ii) When a waiver is issued under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(ii) consent documentation could include any of the following: No documentation (strongly discouraged) Note written in the study subject's research or medical record On a form created specifically for documentation of verbal consent and when applicable, assent and HIPAA Authorization If the plan is to document consent on a copy of the consent form, substitute signature blocks are available in the Special Signatures Page section of the Consent Form Templates page. Waiver under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(iii) When a waiver is issued under 45CFR46.117(c)(1)(iii) consent documentation could be any one of the following: Please note that these criteria require that an appropriate alternative method is available for documenting that informed consent was obtained. Example Signature Page to Document Consent Process: Audio or Videotaping a Verbal Consent Although audio and videotaping are considered to be minimal risk procedures, CHOP Policy Recording or Filming of Patients requires written consent when CHOP patients are involved. Since the requirements of 45 CFR 46.117(c)(1)(ii) specify that a waiver can be granted when the research "involves no procedures for which written consent is normally required outside of the research context" audiotaping and videotaping do not generally qualify. If the participants do not meet the definition of a CHOP patient as defined in the CHOP policy then written consent is not required. This could include physicians and nurses at CHOP or parents of patients. CHOP legal counsel has concluded that if the consent process for a CHOP patient/subject is taped and then retained as evidence of the consent, then this recording will meet CHOP's requirement for documentation of consent. Under this circumstance, the IRB may waive the requirement for written consent. The details of the requirements are included below and in an email outlining the requirements from CHOP legal counsel. When can the IRB waive the requirement for written consent for audiotaping for patient-subjects? If the subject is physically present and is a patient at CHOP, the IRB cannot waive the requirement. This effectively eliminates waivers for videotaping of patient-subjects. If the research involves a telephone interview, then the IRB will consider a request for a waiver. The investigator must do the following: Inform the prospective subject that they would like to audiotape the conversation (to comply with state wiretapping laws); If the prospective participant agrees, the consent conversation, including the required information about audiotaping must be recorded; If the subject consents, the audiotape of the consent conversation must be retained for 6 years (to meet HIPAA and hospital policy). Waiver of Documentation of HIPAA Authorization 45 CFR 164.164.512: Uses and disclosures for which an authorization or opportunity to agree or object is not required. When the research qualifies for a Waiver or Alteration of HIPAA under 45 CFR 164.512(i)(2)(ii) then "A covered entity may use or disclose protected health information without the written authorization of the individual, as described in §164.508, or the opportunity for the individual to agree or object as described in 164.510, in the situations covered by this section, subject to the applicable requirements of this section. When the covered entity is required by this section to inform the individual of, or when the individual may agree to, a use or disclosure permitted by this section, the covered entity's information and the individual's agreement may be given orally." What is the difference between a waiver of documentation of consent and a waiver of consent? When the IRB grants a waiver of consent, consent is not necessary for enrollment. When the IRB grants a waiver of documentation of consent, the investigator needs to obtain the subject’s consent but not the subject’s signature to document it. In this case, the investigator can document having obtained consent (e.g. on the verbal consent form or in the study chart). Can I record any individually identifiable private information and obtain a waiver of documentation of consent under 46.117(c)(1)(i)? In order to waive documentation under (c)(1)(i), all of the data collected must be anonymous which means recorded without any identifying information. If the study is FDA-regulated, can I obtain a waiver of documentation under 46.117(c)(1)(i)? The FDA regulations mandate that all subjects be identifiable in order to permit an audit of the source documents so there is no FDA equivalent to 46.117(c)(1)(i). Which research procedures can take place and still waive documentation of consent? To waive the requirement for documentation under 46.117(c)(1)(ii) or 56.109(c)(1), the procedures in the research must be limited to those that don't require written consent as part of clinical care. Examples include: Blood draw, Questionnaires, Chest X-ray, and DXA scan. Why does the IRB require that I have a consent form approved if I have obtained a waiver of documentation of consent? The IRB must ensure that the subject is provided with the necessary information to make an informed decision about study participation. The waiver of documentation is merely related to the requirement for a subject to sign, and thus document, their consent. When do I need to give the subject an information sheet? When the IRB waives documentation of consent under (c)(1) or under 50.109(c) of the FDA regulations, it can require the investigator to provide the subject an Information Sheet when the IRB decides that subjects should have some information to refer back to after completion of the study. The contents of the Information Sheet do not need to match those of a consent form but should contain at a minimum: The title of the research Contact information for the investigator An explanation of the purpose of the research A description of the procedures What if HIPAA applies to the research, can I still obtain a waiver of documentation of consent? HIPAA at 45 CFR 164.512 permits oral authorization instead of written authorization provided that the study meets the criteria for alteration or waiver of HIPAA. If the research involves individually identifiable health information, then the investigator must also do one of the following: Request an alteration (sometimes referred to as a partial waiver) of Written Authorization, or Obtain Written Authorization for use of PHI using a stand-alone HIPAA Authorization	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line918
__label__cc	0.74094	0.25906	Friday 8 Jumada al-akhirah 1442 - 22 January 2021 Get to know Islam Books Articles Fiqh of the family Invalid Marriages A Muslim woman is in love with a Christian man and wants to marry him Views : 143892 I am a Muslim girl, twenty years old, and I am in love with a foreign Christian man who does not speak Arabic. Is it permissible for me to marry a Christian man, if my religious commitment is safe and I am confident that this will not affect my Islam? If the answer is no, then how can I call him to Islam, and do you have any organisations for calling people to Islam so that I can tell him to join you? Praise be to Allah. The Muslims are unanimously agreed that it is not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a non-Muslim, whether he is Jewish, Christian or anything else, because Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “And give not (your daughters) in marriage to Al-Mushrikoon till they believe (in Allah Alone) and verily, a believing slave is better than a (free) Mushrik (idolater, etc.), even though he pleases you. Those (Al-Mushrikoon) invite you to the Fire, but Allah invites (you) to Paradise and Forgiveness by His Leave, and makes His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to mankind that they may remember” [al-Baqarah 2:221] “…then if you ascertain that they are true believers, send them not back to the disbelievers, they are not lawful (wives) for the disbelievers nor are the disbelievers lawful (husbands) for them” [al-Mumtahanah 60:10]. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said: The Muslims are agreed that a non-Muslim cannot inherit from a Muslim, and a non-Muslim man cannot marry a Muslim woman. End quote from al-Fataawa al-Kubra (3/130). Moreover, “Islam is to prevail and is not to be prevailed over,” as the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said. Narrated by ad-Daaraqutni; classed as hasan by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Jaami‘ (no. 2778) The man is in a position of leadership over the woman, and it is not permissible for a non-Muslim to be in a position of leadership over a Muslim woman, because Islam is the true religion and all other religions are false. If a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man, knowing the ruling thereon, then she is a zaaniyah and is subject to the hadd punishment for zina. If she was unaware of the ruling, then she is excused, but they must be separated, with no need for talaaq (divorce), because the marriage is invalid in the first place. Based on that, the Muslim woman whom Allah has honoured with Islam and her guardian must beware of that and adhere to the limits set by Allah, and be proud of being Muslims. Allah, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning): “Whosoever desires honour, power and glory then to Allah belong all honour, power and glory (and one can get honour, power and glory only by obeying and worshipping Allah (Alone))” [Faatir 35:10]. We advise this woman to end her relationship with that Christian man, because it is not permissible for a woman to form a relationship with a man who is a non-mahram to her. This has been discussed previously in the answer to question no. 23349 But if he chooses to become Muslim willingly and voluntarily, then there is nothing wrong with her marrying him, if her guardian agrees to that. However, we advise what the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) instructed, which is that she should choose for herself someone who is religiously committed and of good character. We ask Allah, may He be exalted, to set her affairs straight and guide her. For more information, please see the answer to question no. 83736. Source: Islam Q&A Prohibition on either spouse forming a relationship with someone else just for fun A Christian woman is saying: Why is it not permissible for a Muslim woman to marry a kitaabi man when the opposite is permitted? share Question Type of commentComment on academic contentComment on spellingRequest translation of the answerRequest clarification of the answer Questions cannot be asked through this form You can ask your question on the website via this link: https://islamqa.info/en/ask Can't log in to your account? If you do not have an account, you can click the button below to create one If you have an account, log in Reset Username or Password Type of feedbackSuggestionsTechnical comment	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line922
__label__wiki	0.966457	0.966457	“ Encouraging changes in government policy on education and refugees in Iraq. ” Afghan Election Updates 2009 Rivals' Tactics Bad News for Afghan Run-off One week before second round of troubled presidential elections, both candidates are engaging in potentially dangerous brinkmanship. By Hafizullah Gardesh The biggest question surrounding Afghanistan’s run-off elections, scheduled for November 7, is whether they will actually happen. Both incumbent president Hamed Karzai and his challenger Dr Abdullah Abdullah are playing an intricate and possibly destructive game, issuing ultimatums and working the local and national media. It took days of fierce negotiating by a variety of international heavyweights to get Karzai to agree to the run-off in the first place. But ever since his October 20 press conference when he grinned for the cameras and accepted the election commission’s decision to hold a second round of voting, Karzai has been touting the benefits of the poll. It would be “insulting democracy” not to hold them, he told CNN. Abdullah, meanwhile, seems to be doing whatever he can to scupper the vote. He has advanced a set of conditions for his participation in the elections. He has stopped short of saying that he would boycott them if his demands are not met, but he has strongly hinted that there would be consequences if Karzai ignored him. The conditions include the sacking of Azizullah Lodin, head of the Independent Election Commission. Abdullh has accused him of complicity in the widespread fraud, largely in favour of Karzai, that was found to have occurred in the first round of election on August 20. Abdullah is also asking that Karzai suspend the minister of interior, Hanif Atmar, the minister of education, Farooq Wardak, the acting minister of borders and tribal affairs, Asadullah Khaled, and the head of the Independent Directorate for Local Governance, Jailani Popal. All of these men supported Karzai and hence were also part of the massive vote-rigging, charges Abdullah. In addition, Abdullah demands that the so-called ghost polling centres, located in areas of great insecurity, be closed down. It was largely at these stations that wholesale ballot-box stuffing occurred, due mainly to the absence of monitors and the extremely low voter turnout. Abdullah has given Karzai until the end of the month to respond, pushing his decision on whether to run perilously close to the polling date. According to Abdullah, without these changes, the second round of voting would be no more transparent or legitimate than the first. But within hours of Abdullah’s near-ultimatum, Karzai rejected any possibility of a compromise. He told the BBC Persian service that Abdullah’s demands were illegal and would be detrimental to a free and fair election. “The ministers and officials that Abdullah wants removed have done nothing against the law,” Karzai said. “They will continue in their jobs.” He dismissed Abdullah’s implied threat of a boycott. “The law clearly orders the second round of elections,” he said. “We cannot escape from the elections. But each candidiate has the right to participate or not.” He did not explain how the elections would proceed if Abdullah decided to withdraw, however. The run-off has been a difficult prospect from the start. Karzai, who received 55 per cent of the vote according to preliminary results, has never formally acknowledged that he did not receive a first-round victory. Instead, he has blamed the Electoral Complaints Commission for “defaming” the elections and “disrespecting” the nearly one million votes cast for him that were thrown out by the ECC. Sacking the election chief would give at least tacit acknowledgement to the claims of Abdullah and many others that the fraud was perpetrated at the highest levels of government – Lodin was appointed by Karzai. Despite Karzai’s clear rejection of his demands, Abdullah and his team have not lost heart. Abdullah’s campaign spokesperson, Fazel Sancharaki, told IWPR that the president had responded in haste. “The president always reacts quickly, and then regrets it,” he said. “We are waiting for our deadline, and we are sure there will be a change.” Sancharaki emphasised that the conditions were fair, and were aimed at ensuring a more legitimate vote. But Moen Marastyal, a Karzai campaign official, said that Abdullah’s demands were against the law. “Only parliament can suspend ministers,” he said. “And the head of the IEC is appointed by special order of the president. Sacking him without cause or proof is also illegal.” Abdullah and his team were just out to sabotage the vote, Marastyal insisted. “[Abdullah’s] conditions are against the constitution. He does not want a second round. This will drive Afghanistan into a crisis, with anarchy and looting,” he said. Shahla Farid, a professor of law and political science at Kabul University, agrees with Marastyal that Abdullah’s demands have no basis in law. “Abdullah does not know the law,” she said. “He cannot impose his own perspective on the law and on his rival. I think both candidates should make some political concessions in the national interest, to avoid a crisis.” But political analyst Wahid Muzhda insists that Abdullah’s demands were fair, given the level of illegality in the first round of the elections. “Abdullah knows very well that if the organs that perpetrated the fraud in favour of Karzai are allowed to continue there is no hope that he could win,” he said. Muzhda has no great expectations for the second round. The elections from the very beginning were a political game staged by America, he said. “It was America who wanted the elections,” he said. “They are trying to move the country towards a Loya Jirga (Grand Council), with an interim government. Karzai would have just a symbolic role in that government, which would accept everything that America wants.” The issue of foreign interference in the elections is a sensitive one. Many ordinary Afghans agree with Muzhda that the United States is maneuvering behind the scenes for its own interests. Muzhda is also concerned that a second round will deepen the ethnic divisions within the country. There is a clear split between the Tajiks of the north, most of whom support Abdullah, and the Pashtuns of the south, who overwhelmingly favour Karzai. The campaign could play on these differences, causing existing rifts to deepen. “A second round will drive Afghanistan one step closer to disintegration,” he said. Hafizullah Gardesh is IWPR’s local editor in Kabul. https://tinyurl.com/y2uogtby Helicopter Rumour Refuses to Die Afghan Fury at Koran Burning Claims Herati Run-off Boycott Likely Cuba: New Dollar Shops Fuel Division Economic measures supposed to ease the effects of the pandemic are increasing inequality. Cuba Is Running Out of Food Cuba's Internet: Blocked Pages and Chinese Tech IWPR-Trained Journalist Killed in Helmand Reporter had defied death threats to continue covering Taliban operations. IWPR Condemns Arrest of Prominent Vietnamese Journalist Philippines: Sweeping Violence Under the Carpet	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line925
__label__cc	0.523896	0.476104	664 - Irregular Migration and Border Management in North and Central America: Actors, Discourses, and Practices Convener 1: Kron, Stefanie (Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin, Germany / Deutschland) Convenors: Stefanie Kron, Freie Universit ä t Berlin (Coordination) Carmen Camaaño, Universidad de Costa Rica (Discussant) The global increase of transnational migration that occurs beyond state-run politics of regulation has become a major concern both to governments and to organizations of international migration management. The “Global Commission on International Migration” (GCIM), for instance, argues that irregular migration currently constitutes an important threat to national sovereignty, public security, and the human rights of undocumented migrants (GCIM 2005: 32f). The “International Organization for Migration” (IOM) has been involved in the formation of various “Regional Consultative Processes on International Migration” (RCP’s) around the world in order to formulate intergovernmental and multilateral responses to current transnational governance problems such as irregular migration. National governments, meanwhile, increasingly adopt stricter immigration requirements and laws and seek to improve the mechanisms of border management. The national and supranational efforts to combat or control irregular migrations rely on constructions of undocumented migrants and their networks as either carriers of transnational “risks” (such as youth gangs, HIV/AIDS, and trafficking of drugs, arms, and humans) or victims of organized crime. In this context both the nation state and supranational actors appear as neutral forces that combat an “external”, that is to say historically and socially de-contextualised, security and human rights problem. Meanwhile, concepts of migrants as social actors, political subjects and carriers of social citizenship rights, as well as the responsibility of the nation-state to secure these rights, tend to be ignored. The global trend to illegalise undocumented migration, and to criminalise or victimise migrants and their supporting networks, can be observed par excellence in the case of the North and Central American region. Here the criminalisation/victimisation paradigm is also becoming increasingly hegemonic among non-state and civil society actors such as scholars, NGOs, anti-immigrant movements, and religious organizations who act as “translators” and intermediaries of dominant meanings of irregular migration on the levels of knowledge production and everyday interactions. This is especially the case on the local level of the North and Central American border regions which have become important sites for cultural and social conflicts caused by the dynamics between irregular migration and modernised border management mechanisms. Focussing on the discourses and practices of public, non-state and civil society “border actors” the symposium aims both to analyse the regional and local specifics of the conflictive dynamics between irregular migration and border management as well as to discuss in a reflexive manner alternative methodologies – beyond the criminalisation/victimisation paradigm – for the micro sociological and anthropological research on the subject. We welcome contributions (Spanish or English) which are relevant to these objectives. Keywords: Migration, North and Central America, Border Management, Social and Cultural Conflict 4066 - La significación del fracaso entre migrantes deportados de Estados Unidos TRAPAGA, IBAN Mexico / Mexiko 4096 - Human rights of Central American deportees and immigration policies Rocha, José Luis Nicaragua / Nicaragua 5764 - ¿La frontera sur de EE.UU. y el complejo industrial de la migración¿ Sandoval, Juan Manuel Mexico / Mexiko 9239 - Exploring agency in South-South mobility: border crossing practices of Nicaraguans in Costa Rica Winters, Nanneke Belgium / Belgien	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line929
__label__wiki	0.736149	0.736149	You are at:Home » Featured » Johnson City Spelling Bee has students ‘buzzing’ Johnson City Spelling Bee has students ‘buzzing’ By N&N Admin on February 11, 2016 Featured Ten local students made it to the final round of Johnson City’s annual Spelling Bee: (From L-R) Bianca Cielo, fourth grade, Cherokee Elementary; Buddy Hart, fourth grade, Fairmont Elementary; Leila Spradling, fourth grade, Lake Ridge Elementary; Avery Brack, fourth grade, Mountain View Elementary; Darrius Young, third grade, North Side Elementary; Emily Mattison, fourth grade, Towne Acres; Maddie Berry, fourth grade, South Side Elementary; Abraham Ouattara, fourth grade, Woodland Elementary; Kyler Sood, sixth grade, Indian Trail; and Laura Dugan, eighth grade, Liberty Bell. Photos by Sarah Colson By Sarah Colson Parallel or Paralell? Loose or lose? Yeild or yield? Last Wednesday, students from 10 different local schools gathered to test their knowledge (or is it knowlege?) of spelling at the 2015-2016 annual Johnson City Spelling Bee, sponsored by The Rotary Club of Johnson City. After several rounds of intense concentration, this year’s winner was fourth-grader Leila Spradling from Lake Ridge Elementary School. “I really didn’t think I would win,” said Spradling with a big grin, “but I practiced a lot. Now I’m going to go out to eat with my family to celebrate.” The bee started with a practice round, during which spellers could practice walking up to the mic and facing the five judges as they warmed up with words like “crawl,” “happen,” “stairs,” and “chronic.” Then, pronouncer Scott Honeycutt from the English department at East Tennessee State University moved on to the first round. Fourth grader Avery Brack said she was kind of nervous before the contest, but added, “I’ve done this before.” Avery’s mom, Heather, was anxious to see how all of the students performed. “I’m exceptionally proud of her,” Brack said of her daughter, who goes to Mountain View. “She’s done a really good job of getting to this point and studying and I know all of these kids have worked really hard so it’s going to be exciting.” Leila Spradling took home the first place trophy for correctly spelling “dynamic.” In the third round, Avery had to spell the word, “yenta.” After hesitating for a long moment, she spelled the word correctly and returned to her seat. Avery did not make it to the final three, but Heather said she was “so proud” of her daughter’s ability. “I saw sheer panic on her face for just a minute,” Heather said of Avery’s reaction to the word ‘yenta.’ “But she spelled it correctly. She just manages to pull spellings out of thin air.” Bianca Cielo, fourth grade, won third place and Laura Dugan, eighth grade, won second place. In the last round, Spradling had to spell “bizarre” correctly after Dugan misspelled “assassin.” The winning word for Spradling was “dynamic.” Master of Ceremonies, Dr. Debra Bentley said she was grateful to The Rotary Club of Johnson City for sponsoring the event. “The many things they do to support education is just wonderful,” Bentley said, “and this is just one of the many things they do to promote learning of our young children.” Each student received a $20 gift card for Barnes & Noble for making it to this round and first-place winner Spradling won a trophy.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line940
__label__cc	0.673186	0.326814	Details for: Compact Lie Groups Compact Lie Groups [electronic resource] / edited by Mark R. Sepanski. Contributor(s): Sepanski, Mark R [editor.] \| SpringerLink (Online service) Material type: TextSeries: Graduate Texts in Mathematics: 235Publisher: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2007Description: XIII, 201 p. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780387491585Subject(s): Mathematics \| Associative rings \| Rings (Algebra) \| Matrix theory \| Algebra \| Topological groups \| Lie groups \| Mathematical analysis \| Analysis (Mathematics) \| Differential geometry \| Mathematics \| Topological Groups, Lie Groups \| Linear and Multilinear Algebras, Matrix Theory \| Associative Rings and Algebras \| Differential Geometry \| AnalysisAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 512.55 \| 512.482 LOC classification: QA252.3QA387Online resources: Click here to access online Compact Lie Groups -- Representations -- HarmoniC Analysis -- Lie Algebras -- Abelian Lie Subgroups and Structure -- Roots and Associated Structures -- Highest Weight Theory. In: Springer eBooksSummary: Blending algebra, analysis, and topology, the study of compact Lie groups is one of the most beautiful areas of mathematics and a key stepping stone to the theory of general Lie groups. Assuming no prior knowledge of Lie groups, this book covers the structure and representation theory of compact Lie groups. Included is the construction of the Spin groups, Schur Orthogonality, the Peter–Weyl Theorem, the Plancherel Theorem, the Maximal Torus Theorem, the Commutator Theorem, the Weyl Integration and Character Formulas, the Highest Weight Classification, and the Borel–Weil Theorem. The necessary Lie algebra theory is also developed in the text with a streamlined approach focusing on linear Lie groups. Key Features: • Provides an approach that minimizes advanced prerequisites • Self-contained and systematic exposition requiring no previous exposure to Lie theory • Advances quickly to the Peter–Weyl Theorem and its corresponding Fourier theory • Streamlined Lie algebra discussion reduces the differential geometry prerequisite and allows a more rapid transition to the classification and construction of representations • Exercises sprinkled throughout This beginning graduate-level text, aimed primarily at Lie Groups courses and related topics, assumes familiarity with elementary concepts from group theory, analysis, and manifold theory. Students, research mathematicians, and physicists interested in Lie theory will find this text very useful. Blending algebra, analysis, and topology, the study of compact Lie groups is one of the most beautiful areas of mathematics and a key stepping stone to the theory of general Lie groups. Assuming no prior knowledge of Lie groups, this book covers the structure and representation theory of compact Lie groups. Included is the construction of the Spin groups, Schur Orthogonality, the Peter–Weyl Theorem, the Plancherel Theorem, the Maximal Torus Theorem, the Commutator Theorem, the Weyl Integration and Character Formulas, the Highest Weight Classification, and the Borel–Weil Theorem. The necessary Lie algebra theory is also developed in the text with a streamlined approach focusing on linear Lie groups. Key Features: • Provides an approach that minimizes advanced prerequisites • Self-contained and systematic exposition requiring no previous exposure to Lie theory • Advances quickly to the Peter–Weyl Theorem and its corresponding Fourier theory • Streamlined Lie algebra discussion reduces the differential geometry prerequisite and allows a more rapid transition to the classification and construction of representations • Exercises sprinkled throughout This beginning graduate-level text, aimed primarily at Lie Groups courses and related topics, assumes familiarity with elementary concepts from group theory, analysis, and manifold theory. Students, research mathematicians, and physicists interested in Lie theory will find this text very useful.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line970
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The last 4 letters of “queue” aren’t silent They’re waiting for their turn Blond woman has been stopped by police becouse of speeding.. Cop approaches the drivers door. "Is there a problem, Officer?" Cop says, "Ma'am, you were speeding. Can I see your license please?" The woman responds, "I'd give it to you but I don't have one." "You don't have one?" and she responds, "I lost it four times for drink driving." Cop is shocked. "I see. Can I see your vehicle registration papers please?" "I'm sorry, I can't do that." cop asks, "Why not?" "I stole this car." Cop says, "Stole it?" And she says, "Yes, and I killed the owner." At this point the officer is getting irate. "You what?" "he is in the trunk if you want to see." Cop looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car and calls for back up. Within minutes, five police cars show up, surrounding the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half-drawn gun. The senior officer says, "Ma'am, could you step out of your vehicle please!" The blonde steps out of his vehicle. "Is there a problem, sir?" "One of my officers told me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner." "Murdered the owner?" She asks. The officer responds, "Yes, could you please open the boot of your car please?" Woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but spare tire and tools. The officer says, "Is this your car Ma'am?" and she answers, "Yes" and hands over the registration papers. The officer, understandably, is quite stunned. "One of my officers claims that you do not have a driving licence." Then woman digs in his pocket revealing a wallet and hands it to the officer. The officer opens the wallet and examines the licence. He looks quite puzzled. "Thank you, Ma'am. One of my officers told me you didn't have a licence, stole this car, and murdered the owner." Woman then replies, "I bet you the lying bastard told you this was a repost, too!" Found on r/memes To the two criminals that stole my calendar: I hope you both get six months. What do we want? Race car noises. When do we want them? NYYYYOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW Kinda true lmao https://ift.tt/3b2SOw7 Tumblr is the worst A man bought a bar A couple years after running the place by himself, he noticed a stray puppy living in the alley behind it. He took the dog in and they became inseparable. He named the dog Blackie and brought her to work with him every day. He taught her some bar tricks that the customers absolutely loved, especially after a few beers. Business started to boom and Blackie became somewhat of a public figure. One night Blackie was snoozing on the sidewalk outside the bar when a cyclist came speeding through and ran over her tail. She was taken to the vet and the tail unfortunately had to be amputated, but the man, being eccentric and deeply affectionate towards her, had it stuffed and mounted on the wall. Blackie lived many long and happy years after the incident, but the day came that she passed on. The bar owner, along with many community members were extremely saddened by the news. A few nights later, the man is cleaning up the bar in the early morning hours after shutting down for the night. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw a dog approaching him from across the room. "Blackie, is that you?" The dog spoke. "Yes it's me, I am sorry that I that I left you. But I desperately need your help. I went to heaven after I died, but they won't let me in. God said that he can't let dogs into heaven if they don't have their tails, but since I was a good dog he let me come back for tonight to retrieve it. I know you still have mine and I need it back if I am ever to rest peacefully." The man replied, "I'm sorry Blackie, but you know I can't retail spirits after midnight." Give me back my old days. https://ift.tt/3c1RWsg Changing One Variable Name in Production https://ift.tt/3552ggp My wife said we should hire a maid. “The job will get done a lot more often, and they’ll do a way better job!” Apparently "Should we hire a prostitute for the same reasons?" was the wrong answer. Right behind ya https://ift.tt/30Ynmer When does a joke become a dad joke? When it becomes apparent. What happens if life gives you melons? You're dyslexic. Where do vultures put their lunches on long flights? Guys I accidentally downloaded a virus onto my pc help https://ift.tt/31PkNMv How do you even create such big json? https://ift.tt/2VBNVpd This is epoch ohh jeez! https://ift.tt/2HQLruU What did the Mexican duck say? Guac // truen’t https://ift.tt/32Zpbc7 Posted on Facebook by your local boomer. https://ift.tt/39xO9S2 I love how Pit Bull announces himself at the beginning of every song giving us time to change the song. The Mint family https://ift.tt/2pq0IgJ the most important debate of all https://ift.tt/2Tll0DX Every cloud https://ift.tt/2wkAE9K gender equality in children THIS IS A SAVAGE JOKE I went on a tea marathon last night. After 5 chamomiles, I was exhausted. Why do potatoes make great crime fighters? Because they always keep their eyes peeled. Why did the coffee go to the police? It got mugged. “Mom? Don’t freak out, but I’m in the hospital…” "Jeremy, you've been a doctor for over 8 years now, please stop starting every phone conversation we have with that." True diagram of Code Progression https://ift.tt/2IKEz37 Teacher : “Alright who can name a flammable material?” Jewish Kid : “ME! ME! ME!” Teacher : “Okay what else?” Killer Wail If the Kavanaugh ordeal has taught us anything it’s that the things you do in these college boys’ clubs will follow you… F'raternity Constipation is when your body just doesn’t give a shit. Ahhhhhhhh I need to stop doing this. But I’m also broke lol https://ift.tt/2Uf2DBZ Shitposting about shitposting https://ift.tt/36EloBe Funny tweet is suddenly made less funny by stupid unnecessary skyrim memes I farted while putting the baby to sleep, and it startled her and woke her up. She got a second wind. Two detectives interrogate a 37 year old mute man. The detectives give the man a notepad which he scribbles on for a few seconds, and hands back to them. "I'll never talk." I told my girlfriend she drew her eyebrows too high She seemed surprised	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line971
__label__wiki	0.583768	0.583768	Victor Boyle-Komolafe of Garbage In, Value Out is Our #BellaNaijaMCM this Week! For our #BellaNaijaMCM feature this week, we shine the spotlight on and celebrate Victor Boyle-Komolafe, the co-founder of Garbage In, Value Out (GIVO), a system that automates and digitises the collection, processing, and sale of recyclable materials. Victor, a chartered accountant, helped develop GIVO after he was inspired at a workshop which discussed the waste problem in Nigeria. Fifteen billion units of PET plastic enter Nigeria annually, with less than 10% of them being recycled. The other 90% goes to landfill or into waterways. GIVO leverages technology to collect recyclable material directly from individuals, families and businesses and to process these materials into consumer and industrial goods. Furthermore, GIVO relies on a network of youth and women owned franchise businesses. This is done to create employment opportunities within the recycling industry ecosystem in Africa. GIVO has a prototype in Nairobi, Kenya, and is still in its initial phase in Nigeria. As the world began to battle shortage of PPE for essential workers due to the Covid19 pandemic, GIVO decided to act, and introduced the first product from its PPE line – the GIVO Face Shield which it released in the Nigerian market. In addition, GIVO partnered with NGOs to distribute these materials across Nigeria for free to the most vulnerable and at-risk groups for free. Victor is also the co-founder/Director of Ojoro Kitchen, a processing company which has introduced modern preservation techniques to create better products for the markets thus providing farmers an alternative means of reaching their customers. Since beginning mass production in 2017, Ojoro Kitchen has impacted over 1,000 farmers directly and indirectly (via cooperatives) in the North and Southwest of Nigeria by buying directly from them. The company has also been able to provide financing for these farmers and information on modern post-harvest techniques to improve efficiency. The organization has also sold over 3,000 units of condiments in about 40 large stores/retail outlets across Nigeria. Victor is also the Director of Capture Solutions West Africa Ltd. An ‘Internet of Things’ company which provides unique and throughout B2B ICT applications to companies & organisations in need to re-organize and streamline their working processes. Capture Solutions is based in Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania and also has company representatives in the UK and Cote d’Ivoire. Victor bagged his bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Liverpool. After his education he interned and worked in professional services in one of the big four accounting and auditing firms. In 2019, Victor was one of the shortlisted candidates for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Prize for Engineering Innovation. In 2020, Victor’s GIVO was one of the three companies who received £5000 from of the 2020 Royal Academy of Engineering Project CARE (COVID Africa Rapid Entrepreneur) initiative in response to COVID 19. Victor was one of the entrepreneurs selected for the inaugural Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Program. He’s also one of the 2018 participants of the LEAP Africa Social Innovators Programme. We celebrate Victor for being an inspiration in entrepreneurship and development in Africa and we’re rooting for him. The post Victor Boyle-Komolafe of Garbage In, Value Out is Our #BellaNaijaMCM this Week! appeared first on BellaNaija – Showcasing Africa to the world. Read today!. « Kanayo O. Kanayo Covers Guardian Life Magazine’s Latest Issue Guess who Joined Twitter over the Weekend – Tony Umez (AKA Tonero Angel)! » See How Style Stars are Rocking Prints this Week on #BellaStylista: Issue 129 Kehinde Bankole, Bolanle Ninalowo, Chiwetalu Agu… Watch the Official Trailer for James Abinibi’s “The Cleanser” New Video: DJ Spinall feat. Fireboy DML – Sere Wizkid gets candid about “Made In Lagos”, Growing as an Artist & Parenting Goals with Zane Lowe Joyful Group	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line975
__label__cc	0.617219	0.382781	If You're Scared Of Spiders, Obsidian's Upcoming Game Will Have A Mode Just For You Screenshot: Obsidian Entertainment Let’s face it: spiders are scary. Even more so if they get blown up to monstrous proportions. Grounded, the upcoming survival adventure from Obsidian Entertainment, will apparently feature a special “arachnophobia mode” to help players avoid coming face-to-face with the game’s giant eight-legged monstrosities. What exactly this mode will entail is still a mystery. Grounded is basically Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The Video Game. If you’re around my age, I’m sure you still carry the emotional scars from some of the 1989 classic’s more terrifying scenes, especially if you’re freaked out by creepy crawlies in the first place. Sure, Grounded gives players the ability to build bases and combat bugs with a variety of weaponry, but it might be hard to fight back if the mere sight of a spider sends you running for the hills. Spiders appear to play a huge role in Grounded if early footage is anything to go by, stealthily hunting the player character through the game’s backyard biome. While speaking with Kotaku reporter Nathan Grayson last November, director Adam Brennecke played up the fact that the various creatures in Grounded will form a complex ecosystem that can be thrown into wack should any species be weakened or wiped out completely. With this in mind, it’s clear that spiders can’t be removed from Grounded without a big chunk of the game being affected. It’s possible that they’ll be replaced by a similar predator. When asked about this on Twitter, the official Obsidian account said that there is “still research being done” on what arachnophobia mode will look like. Kotaku has contacted Microsoft for more details. Arachnophobia, according to some cursory research I did moments ago, is one of humanity’s most common fears, but scientists still haven’t come to a consensus on its origin. One study has shown the possibility that we’re born afraid of spiders as an evolutionary holdover from when our ancestors depended on these responses to keep them safe. Another theory comes from a professor of psychology at the University of Sussex, whose research has pointed to arachnophobia’s predominance in European countries as a sign that the fear might be cultural. This knowledge may come as little consolation if you suffer from arachnophobia, but it should be a relief to know Obsidian will have your back in Grounded. I personally think spiders are good friends despite their Lovecraftian appearances, so I might use the arachnophobia mode just to avoid having to kill them. PookandPie That’s actually kind of big for me, as I have had an issue with spiders in visual media for years. For some odd reason, if I see a lot of a spider in detail, I get physically sick (I actually don’t mind small ones in real life, but I do get ill if there’s a big spider in real life. A friend in college showed me this pet spider that seemed way larger than a tarantula and I immediately felt acid build up in my throat and had to throw up before even stepping out of the doorway, because it was right up against the glass with its weird ass underside looking at me). Like I had to stop playing, I think it was called Darksiders, because there was a part with giant ass spiders and you could see underneath them. A friend of mine didn’t believe I had this problem but I threw the controller down, ran to the bathroom and vomited. He beat that part for me, which was pretty cool of him. Skyrim I played on PC by turning all of the spiders into bears. I basically look for spiders to anything else mod any time I play a video game with giant spiders in it. Note that I’m cool with things like Diablo III, but stuff like Resident Evil Umbrella Chronicles where they, like, fall toward the camera and do that thing with their legs as they die, I can’t handle. Visual fidelity doesn’t really matter, just that it’s there. So this is a neat little thing that’s going to at least guarantee I check this game out once it releases.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line982
__label__cc	0.647498	0.352502	Emerald Catron Emerald Catron has written for Asylum, Lemondrop, MyDaily and Daily Fill. She is one half of rap duo Dem Shortybooz and is a comedic performer around NYC. Follow her on Twitter @emeraldcatron See Alison Brie, Sandra Bullock and Amber Heard as The Avengers Well, these are awesome. Our pals at ScreenCrush hipped us to some artwork of Alison Brie as Captain America, Sandra Bullock as Iron Man and Amber Heard as Thor. 11 Amazing Facts About the Authors of Your Favorite Children’s Books From champion beaglers to real-life James Bonds, the stories behind these authors are equally as fascinating the books they wrote. Artists Make Signs for Boston Homeless, Share Their Stories Kenji Nakayama and Christopher Hope buy signs from homeless people in the Boston area for $10 and give them a new hand-painted sign in its place. They also share the stories of these people on their Tumblr Signs for the Homeless to raise awareness. Former President George H.W. Bush Shaved Head for Child With Cancer Regardless of your politics, you have to admit this is a class move by former President George H.W. Bush. Oxford English Dictionary Redefining Marriage If Congress doesn't want to redefine marriage, the Oxford English Dictionary will just do it themselves. After all, that's their job. Whales Almost Eat Divers in Insane Video Ahhh, the ocean. So calm. So relaxing. So ABOUT TO BE EATEN BY ENORMOUS WHALES AAAAAAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!! Thanks goodness these divers have friends to record their near-death experience, so that we can all watch this horrifying video. This is why we stay in the shallow water, where only sharks can get u… Check out the Lost Photos Hitler Didn’t Want You to See These are the pictures Adolf Hitler didn't want you to see. News Reporter’s Bear Attack Piece Is Completely Ridiculous You might watch this whole video wondering out loud if it is, in fact, real, or if the internet is playing a joke on you. That is how ridiculous this "what to do if you encounter a bear" news segment is. Fox News Anchor Makes Baby Cry [VIDEO] You might remember Titus, the free-throw wunderkind whose awesome talent sparked a viral video earlier this year. If not, here you go! Now that we've provided some context for this awesome toddler, let's watch a Fox News anchor make him cry. Boston Marathon Bombing Victim Takes First Steps Less than three months since this photo was taken in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, the man being carried in the photograph is walking again, despite losing both of his legs.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line983
__label__wiki	0.513407	0.513407	Meek Mill Says He Used to Lie to Girls About Being Signed With Jay-Z By @Coldestdecember Jan 13, 2020 2019 BET Awards - Show It all starts with a meme. Working with Jay-Z is a huge accomplishment due to the proximity of being close to an established rapper alone. However for many, the real payoff is being close enough to HOV to be granted some of his business and financial wisdom that could give you the stepping stones to becoming a millionaire. Either way, working with the “Empire State of Mind,” rapper is a status symbol and many are looking to say that they did. Morning show host, Charlamagne Tha God, of the Breakfast Club recently posted a meme on his Instagram calling out men who pretend they’ve worked with Jay-Z to impress dates. “N****z get around chicks & be like 'Yo bro you think I was wrong for not signing with Jay-Z.'" The meme grabbed the attentional of some notable folks like Meek Mill who admitted that he definitely used to spit this line. “I used to do this lol when I was like 14 .... I spoke it into existence," Meek commented. The Philly-bred rapper definitely had his sights set, considering he signed with Roc Nation, Jay-Z’s music label, in 2012. Maybe the line actually does work? It’s no surprise that Meek humbled himself and admitted that under Charlamagne’s post. Aside from typically being transparent on his own social media, Meek disclosed some tid-bits about his life with Charlamagne, having a revealing in-depth conversation about mental health, drug-abuse, prison reform, and the rap game. Fast Company Innovation Festival - Day 2 During the intimate interview, Meek commented on using marijuana to help him sleep at night and cope with the trauma he’s witnessed growing up. “I don’t want to be addicted to anything. I think weed is not a hardcore drug, but I don’t even want to be addicted to that. A cigarette, liquor, anything.” The "Dreams and Nightmares" rapper says he plans to quit taking substances soon and choose his health. After witnessing a high amount of young rappers passing due to opioid addiction, the 32-year-old, said that he understand he acts as a role model to those around him so now he’s all about advocating to put the pills down. “I be having to tell the young guys, ‘yo brother that sh-t really will kill you. F—k your decision making up, Make you forget.’ And when I’m saying it to them I want them to know that this happened to me at one point.” Meek disclosed that he would take up to 10 Percocet pills a day. Meek Mill Says His Previous Opioid Addiction Played a Role in Drake Beef By @ColdestDecember	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line989
__label__wiki	0.771953	0.771953	Animal Rights Arts & Culture Co-operatives Community Disability Rights Ecological Justice Economic Justice Energy Fashion Sustainability Feminism Health Housing Human Rights International Solidarity Land, Food & Agriculture LGBTQI+ Migrant Rights Peace & Disarmament Political Parties Political Theory Racial Justice Tech & Security Transport Workers Rights Youth & Education Poverty Truth Commission Leeds Leeds Poverty Truth Commission works on the principle 'nothing about us without us is for us'. If people who struggle against poverty in our city are not involved in thinking through ways to tackle poverty we miss out on their experience and wisdom. Housing and Human Rights Lolshevism Lolshevism is a new socialist feminist comedy club in Leeds. Founded in 2016 by people who liked Jeremy Corbyn, bell hooks and terrible puns, we aim to provide a comedy club free from misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism and other things from the UKIP manifesto. Arts & Culture and Feminism USDAW Usdaw is ‘Here to Help You’ whatever your job and no matter whether you are employed on a full-time, part-time or casual basis. We provide advice and representation to workers in many different workplaces. Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART) Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre - HEART - is the arts, enterprise and community centre in the middle of Headingley run by the community for the community. People are at our heart – as well as it is the way we operate in the building. 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We don't just talk about problems, needs and barriers. Roundhay Environmental Action Project Leeds Roundhay residents taking positive action to tackle environmental issues and living more substainably Ecological Justice, Energy and Transport Peace Studies at Leeds Beckett Peace Studies department at Leeds Beckett University Peace & Disarmament Menwith Hill Accountability Campaign An ongoing campaign to hold Menwith Hill accountable Rooted LUU LUU Rooted is LUU's edible gardening project. It’s a great way to chill out, do something new and meet new friends in a beautiful space. All welcome, refreshments provided. Land, Food & Agriculture Carers Leeds Support for unpaid carers in Leeds Community, Disability Rights, Health, Workers Rights and Youth & Education Cafe Economique Events about economics and its impact on your life Economic Justice and Political Theory Solidaritech Technology Sans Frontiers Human Rights and Tech & Security Leodis Community Project Leodis Community Project. Empowering local community members into a more successful life. COGS is an independent community development organisation that supports communities, and public & voluntary sector agencies that work in and with communities. COGS believes in communities having more power and influence over decisions that affects their lives. COGS can offer policy and practice development in the areas of community engagement, community action research and community development. Training, community and event facilitation, project and organisation development can be done on a consultancy or contract basis. Leeds Animation Workshop An independent film production company, run by a women's collective. Founded in 1978 to make and distribute short animated films with a message. Also screenings, workshops, stalls, equipment hire, etc. Healthy Air Leeds Campaigning for healthy air in Leeds, the UK’s 3rd worst place for air pollution. 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The action we take is decided at the grassroots level and our (low) membership fees are not spent on highly paid union officials or political party donations. We are a radical union that aim is to see society re-organised to meet the interests of all people, and not just shareholders and corporations. We welcome new members to branch meetings. Economic Justice, International Solidarity and Workers Rights Leeds University Centre for African Studies Leeds University Centre for African Studies (LUCAS) is an interdisciplinary centre that brings together scholars with an active interest in Africa from across different schools and faculties at the University of Leeds in order to promote African Studies at the University and in the city of Leeds. Arts & Culture and International Solidarity Welfare Fightback Leeds We campaign for a decent system of social security for all, and against benefit cuts, sanctions, attacks on benefits rights of those with long-term illness or disability; mandatory "treatments" and other inappropriate "work related activities", including substitution of paid jobs with unpaid labour of claimants; low pay and insecure work conditions; attacks on social housing; age discrimination and discrimination based on nationality in the welfare system. Economic Justice and Housing Angel of Youths Angel of Youths is a community based in Leeds. Our aim is to help young people between the ages of 18-30 to build their dream careers and attain their desired lifestyles. Green School Leeds This group aims to set up a committee to start an alternative provision free school in Leeds. This provision will target the NEETS young people, those not engaging in mainstream education, young offenders and those to be sent to a PRU. People’s Assembly Leeds (Inactive) An organisation dedicated to fighting the government's austerity programme. We are a broad, united campaign against cuts and privatisation. (Formerly West & North Yorkshire People's Assembly) The Greenbelt Guard A national Facebook Community Group for ANY Greenbelt campaigners to post & share facts, points of law, problems, issues, events - anything that might help us to help each other - saving research time too - in our shared purpose to SAVE our precious British greenbelt from the greedy grasp of housing developers. Ecological Justice	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line991
__label__wiki	0.524907	0.524907	10 Facts about Macau Post On: April 6, 2017 In: Regions Home > Regions > 10 Facts about Macau You will be informed with an autonomous territory located in East Asia on Facts about Macau. The official name is Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. It shares border with Pearl River Estuary and Zhuhai of Chinese Mainland. Macau takes the record as the most densely populated area. It covers 11.8 square miles or 30.5 kilometer square of area. It is the home of 650,900 people. Facts about Macau 1: the brief history of Macau In the mid-16th century until the end of 1999, Portuguese Empire administered Macau. In 1550s, Macau was settled by the Portuguese settlers for the first time. It became a trading port for Portugal in 1557 after Ming China leased it. On December 20th, 1999, China earned Macau back from Portugal. Facts about Macau 2: a high degree of autonomy Even though Macau is back to China, it earns a special status for fifty years after its transfers. The autonomy will end in 2049. Macau 1900 Facts about Macau 3: the responsibility of China China has the responsibility to deal with the foreign affairs and military defense of Macau. On the other hand, Macau still has the right to decide their custom policy, monetary system, public security force, immigration policy and legal system. Facts about Macau 4: the fame of Macau Macau is famous in the world. Many people want to come to this region due to their luxury hotel and fabulous casinos. Check Also: 10 Facts about Lorraine France Facts about Macau 5: the gaming revenue Since 2006, Macau has taken the record with the largest gaming revenue in the world. Tourism and gaming are the primary sources of economy in Macau. Macau Coins Facts about Macau 6: the lifestyle As of 2014, Macau earned the 18th spot in the Human Development Index. The life expectancy in Macau is the fourth highest one. Read Also: 10 Facts about Lombardy Facts about Macau 7: other sources of economy Other sources of economy in Macau include the financial service, garment manufacturing and textile production. Almost three quarters of export is taken from clothing industry. Facts about Macau 8: the visitors In 2000, Macau received 9.1 million visitors. In 2005 and 2006, it was visited by 18.7 million and 22 million tourists. Most of them are from China and Hong Kong. Facts about Macau Facts about Macau 9: gambling industry Gambling industry is popular in Macau. Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau is owned by Stanley Ho, which monopolized the industry since 1962. In 2002, the monopoly ended which gave opportunities for gambling industries in Las Vegas to enter Macau. Related Article: 10 Facts about Ladakh Facts about Macau 10: the performances Other attractions are spotted on the amazing performances of international art, industry trade shows, concerts and House of Dancing Water. Do you like reading facts about Macau? Tags: Chinese special administrative region Share the post "10 Facts about Macau" Related to 10 Facts about Macau 10 Facts about Manhattan Let me show you the details about the most densely populated… Read More… 10 Facts about the Manchuria Facts about the Manchuria give us the insight about the region… Read More… Top 10 Facts about Malaga You will be informed with a municipality located in Andalusia, Spain… Read More… 10 Facts about Madeira You will be informed with a Portuguese archipelago located at the… Read More… 10 Facts about Lorraine France The following Facts about Lorraine France will talk about the historical… Read More… 10 Facts about Lombardy The following Facts about Lombardy will inform the readers about an… Read More… 10 Facts about Ladakh A region in Indian state of Kashmir and Jammu is explained… Read More…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line998
__label__wiki	0.671605	0.671605	10 Facts about Marian Anderson Post On: May 29, 2017 In: Music Home > Music > 10 Facts about Marian Anderson You will get the interesting information about the American contralto on Facts about Marian Anderson. She was born on 27th February 1897 and died on 8th April 1993. In the 20th century, Anderson was a celebrated singer. Her voice has rich vibrant contralto according to Alan Blyth, a notable music critic. Let us check other interesting facts about Marian Anderson below: Facts about Marian Anderson 1: the singing career Anderson had an established singing career. She spent most of her time performing with the notable music orchestras. She was in recital and concert in 1925 until 1965 in Europe and US. Facts about Marian Anderson 2: opera companies Many opera companies in Europe wanted to cast her. However, she rejected the office due to her lack of acting skill. Thus, she decided to focus on recital and concert during her career as a singer. In some occasions, Anderson had opera arias during her recitals and concerts. Facts about Marian Anderson Facts about Marian Anderson 3: the recording and performance The recording and performance of Anderson was not monotonous for she mastered broad genres such as spiritual songs, traditional American songs, opera, lieder, repertoire, and concert literature. Facts about Marian Anderson 4: Franz Rupp Franz Rupp was the permanent musical player who accompanied her performance in 1940 until 1965. She was a German-American pianist. Related Article: 10 Facts about Mamie Smith Facts about Marian Anderson 5: black artist Anderson was one of the African American artists who struggled to find a better place in the American society. During the mid-20th century, she tried to cope with the racial prejudice in the nation. Marian Anderson Facts Facts about Marian Anderson 6: rejection The permission of Anderson to perform at the Constitution Hall in front of integrated spectators was rejected by DAR or Daughters of the American Revolution in 1939. This incident increased her limelight. Eventually, she was capable to perform an open-air concert due to the aid of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and her husband Franklin D. Roosevelt. Read Also: 10 Facts about Marching Band Facts about Marian Anderson 7: the open-air concert The open-air concert was performed by Anderson on 9 April 1939 on Easter Sunday at Lincoln Memorial in Washington. Facts about Marian Anderson 8: the audiences Her performance had gathered around 75,000 audiences. Millions of people listened to her singing voice by the radio. Marian Anderson Facts about Marian Anderson 9: Metropolitan Opera On 7th January 1955, she performed at Metropolitan Opera in New York City. She was the first black to do so. See Also: 10 Facts about Marc Anthony Facts about Marian Anderson 10: an opera role The only opera role that she accepted was at the Met when she performed as Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. Do you like reading facts about Marian Anderson? Tags: American contralto Share the post "10 Facts about Marian Anderson" Related to 10 Facts about Marian Anderson 10 Amazing Facts about Michael Jackson You would know more the amazing facts about Michael Jackson that… Read More… 10 Facts about Michael Buble what do you think after heard Michael Buble, this article would… Read More… Top10 Facts about Metallica In this article, you can find 10 facts about Metallica. Metallica… Read More… 10 Facts about Melanie Martinez 10 facts about Melanie Martinez will be presented in this article.… Read More… 10 Facts about Megan Nicole 10 facts about Megan Nicole will be told in this article.… Read More… 10 Facts about Meghan Trainor The less-known information about Meghan Trainor will be revealed in the… Read More… 10 Facts about Megadeth The 10 amazing facts about Megadeth will be presented in this… Read More…	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line999
__label__wiki	0.665508	0.665508	Lost Cards Elena (M) Coarse language & Violence Director: Andrei Zviaguintsev Featuring: Nadezhda Markina, Andrey Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Aleksey Rozin Language: Russian with subtitles Running Time:109 minutes Elena is the second wife of Vladimir,a retired businessman of means. They live in a posh penthouse apartment in Moscow, sharing the same bed from time to time but keeping separate bedrooms. Their individual children are the only source of friction in their lives. Her son Sergey,from a previous marriage, is an unemployed ne'er-do-well with a teenage son and a baby; Elena helps them out financially, but it's a sore subject with Vladimir, who wants nothing to do with Sergey. When Elena asks him for money to help Sergey's son Sasha get into university to avoid the army, Vlad refuses. Elena, in turn, disapproves of Vlad's daughter Katya a drugtaking party girl who lives off Vlad's money but rarely comes to visit. Then Vlad suffers a heart attack -- and announces to Elena that he's finally going to write a will. Said document will leave her their apartment and an annual annuity -- but will bequeath the bulk of his money to Katya. And no, once again, he will not help Sasha with the university funds. So Elena, who met Vlad when she was a nurse and he suffered an attack of appendicitis, begins to think the unthinkable. How can she get rid of Vlad before he writes that will -- with the lawyer set to arrive the next day? While an unmistakable example of high-end, slow-paced art cinema, Elena stands out by harking back to classic noir thrillers, especially those in which inconvenient, wealthy husbands stand in the way of their wives' financial imperatives. The story reminds us that (Russian) crime doesn't always lead to punishment. While specific in its attention to detail, the film has wider, damning implications for Russian society and beyond. Original review by Marshall Fine-Huffington Post and Neil Young-The Hollywood Reporter. - Extracted & compiled by Janez Zagoda Annual General Meeting 2021 Monday 22nd February All members are invited and encouraged to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society on Monday 22nd February. The meeting will be conducted before the screening, and is expected to be brief. Any members not wishing to see the screening that night will be able to leave after the meeting, and may return to view the film at another screening that week. If you are considering nominating please speak to one of the present committee. A nomination form must be lodged in writing by Monday 8th February, 2021. About Movies Find out more about films, see what the critics and reviewers have been watching, view movie trailers, and read reviews. About Film Societys The LFS is a member of the Tasmanian Federation of Film Societies (TFOFS), which is on the Australian Council of Film Societies (ACOFS). Find out more about the film society movement in Australia, find other film societies in Tasmania, or start your own film society. Launceston Film Society is proud to support the Bofa Film Festival. © Launceston Film Society 2021. All Rights Reserved. Website by S. Group Tap this button and choose "Add to Home Screen" to add Launceston Film Society to your home screen!	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1002
__label__wiki	0.854705	0.854705	New York Times Academic Group Pass How to get a free account to nytimes.com New York Times Online for Sewanee How to Activate More Information about NYT Group Passes Other New York Times Access With your Sewanee email address, you can get free access to NYTimes.com and the NYTimes smartphone and tablet apps. Go to this link: https://go.openathens.net/redirector/sewanee.edu?url=https%3A%2F%2Fezmyaccount.nytimes.com%2Fgrouppass%2Fredir Fiirst you will get the OpenAthens login scrreen: Use your Banner login-- your email address WITHOUT @sewanee.edu, and the same password you use for Banner and your Sewanee email account. You will then get this screen: Click on Create Account. Ignore the Google, Facebook, and Apple logins. Instead, enter your Sewanee email address and choose a password for your NYT account. Your pass will expire in one year, and you will need to renew it by going to the link provided at the top of these instructions. You can now go to the regular NYT website at https://www.nytimes.com/ from any computer in any network and log in with your new account for full access. Our Group Pass covers computers, laptops, tablets, and SmartPhone devices. Our site license is for current students, faculty, and staff only and it is not available to alumni. The Group Pass gives you unlimited access to all content on the site, with this exception: at this time, access to articles from the date range 1923 to 1980 is limited to 5 articles per day. Faculty and staff accounts need to be renewed each year. To do that, return to the login page given above and log in. This will renew your account and then you'll be able to log in normally from any location. Group Pass Info from NYT NYT subscription options and cancellation policies Mobile-Friendly NYT Site Why use the Group Pass to read The New York Times online? The New York Times charges for full access to its digital edition, NYTimes.com. Visitors to the site can view 10 articles each month without paying for them. The Group Pass gives you unlimited access to all content on the site, with the exception of a limitation on the number of articles you can view from the archive period 1923-1980. What are the restrictions? At this time, access to articles from the date range 1923 to 1980 is limited is limited to 5 articles per day. I already have a NYTimes.com digital subscription. What should I do? If you have an existing paid NYTimes.com digital subscription using your Sewanee email account, you are not eligible to activate a Group Pass. You should continue to access The Times via your own subscription. If you are currently a subscriber outside of the site license offer and are registered with a personal email, you can secure an additional subscription under the site license using your campus email address. Should I cancel my existing subscription to make use of the site license access? You should evaluate the features available with your current subscription. If you subscribe to the print edition, you have unlimited digital access. If you subscribe to the site and pay for the tablet apps, you may chose to keep that subscription because the site license option doesn't include tablet apps. Also if you need access to more than 5 articles from 1923 to 1980, your existing subscription will let you have those. If you decide to cancel your existing digital subscription, that subscription will not be stopped until the end of your billing cycle. There are no refunds issued unless you have paid annually in which case you will be refunded the prorated balance. A link to the NYT subscription options and cancellation policies is in the left column. Can I access The Times off-campus? Yes, as long as you have previously activated your Group Pass. Can I access the Times from my mobile device? Yes. There are mobile apps for iPhone, BlackBerry 10, Windows Phone 7+ and Android-powered phones, iPad, Kindle Fire, Windows 8 desktop and tablet, Android-powered tablets. Why am I asked to log in on some occasions and not others? This may be because your browser may clear its web cache/history if it is set to do so. In such cases you will need to log back into to NYTimes.com, but you still have your Group Pass. Do campus alumni have access? No, only current students, faculty and staff are entitled to activate a Group Pass. Are there other New York Times resources available on campus? The Library has access to the New York TImes in print and in several databases. See below. Click to get links to our other New York Times access options URL: https://library.sewanee.edu/nyt	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1005
__label__cc	0.500566	0.499434	What is Streaming Video? Academic Video Online Swank Digital Campus -- Feature Films Film Platform Ambrose Digital Internet sites with Free Video Fee-based Video Sources The Library provides access to thousands of streaming videos through several subscription packages. Many, but not all, of our streaming video titles are included in TigerSearch. If you don't find what you need using TigerSearch, then go to the individual databases to search. Each of these streaming video databases offers a unique search interface and browsing experience. Please note: All streaming videos in Sewanee's media collection are purchased or licensed content, limited to authorized Sewanee students, faculty, and staff. Distributors use a variety of hosting systems and platforms. If you are unable to access a video you may contact Pat Dover at prdover@sewanee.edu. Please indicate the specific video that you are unable to access, please also include information on your platform/device (Mac, PC, tablet, etc.) and browser. Search TigerSearch: Search by title, author (composer, director, performer), or subject or keyword. Once you retrieve results, you can limit by the media type you are looking for by using the "Formats" limiter in the left column. Streaming video is a means of delivering video content to computer desktops via an Internet connection. A host (server) delivers the file to the receiving computer (client). Settings at the host’s end determine whether access is available to multiple simultaneous users or limited to a single user. Unlike video downloads which must transfer to the viewer’s desktop, streamed video plays almost immediately after the viewer hits the “play” button; some content must buffer before streaming begins. Streaming video also differs from video downloads in that no copy of the file is stored on the end-user’s computer, so files remain relatively secure. Playback of streamed video requires that the client’s computer has appropriate player software installed. Commonly used streaming frameworks include Windows Media, RealPlayer, QuickTime, and Flash. Some streaming services provide files in the end-user’s choice of formats. Because of the generally large size of moving image data files, streaming videos usually employ file compression, a programming strategy that greatly reduces the size of the file through frame sampling and other complex means of reducing image redundancy. This compression can negatively affect image quality when compressed videos are played full-screen or projected. Even with compression, effective use of streaming video requires a robust, high-speed internet connection. Dial-up connections generally are too slow to adequately deliver streaming videos. Next: Films On Demand >> URL: https://library.sewanee.edu/streamingvideo	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1006
__label__cc	0.715829	0.284171	Dawn Sellers Published: Friday, March 22, 2019 Name: Dawn Sellers Where do you call home? Northeast Texas Education degree(s): I have an associates degree in fine arts. What is your relationship status? Do you have children? I currently live with my Dad and step-Mom. I am single and have a gorgeous daughter. How long have you known you are living with FA? I was diagnosed in 1996. Are there any others with FA in your family? My brother had it, he passed away seven years ago. Describe your transition from walking to walker/wheelchair. I used a walker for a few years and moved to a scooter. Do you have any hobbies or special interests? I love watching tv, reading, going to the movies, and eating good food. When FA gets you down, what do you think/do to feel better? I have to remind myself that things could always be worse. What is a favorite motivational quote of yours? I don't have a quote but my favorite Bible verse is "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me," Philippians 4:32. What is piece of advice that someone with FA has given you that encourages and inspires you? Don't Give Up. What is the best advice YOU could give to a person who has been newly diagnosed with FA? Be patient. You can do it. You just have to learn to do it differently. What is the first thing you want to do when a cure/treatment to FA is found? Travel and dance "I have FA but FA doesn't have me." What does this statement mean to you? I don't let FA define me. I have limits but I live a beautiful blessed life. I live every day learning new things and always pushing limits.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1010
__label__wiki	0.534817	0.534817	Lunaz We re-engineer and electrify to further the legacies of the most beautiful cars in the world. The world requires a clean air, low carbon future. Upcycling gives new purpose to what already exists. We do much more than electrify. Every classic by Lunaz represents ground-up restoration and re-engineering. We believe that classics can be driven daily. Our cars take the best of the old world and enhance it with today’s technology. Our proprietary powertrain technology is engineered in Silverstone, England by the world’s best technical minds. The ultimate British grand tourer. The most beautiful British sports car ever. The world’s first electric Rolls-Royce cars. Rolls-Royce Cloud Follow our story. Lunaz Limited (Lunaz Design) restores and modifies existing historic cars. Lunaz Design does not manufacture cars. Lunaz Design is not sponsored, associated, approved, endorsed nor, in any way, affiliated with any car manufacturer. The brand names of the original car manufacturers are trademarks of those car manufacturers, and any other products mentioned are the trademarks of their respective holders. Any mention of trademarked names or other marks is for purpose of reference only. The product of Lunaz Design is a restored and re imagined car with a new battery electric power train, but the cars will always retain their original historic identification. Out of respect for the original car manufacturer and to respect their trademark rights these cars should only ever be described as having being designed and built by their original manufacturer. These are not 'Lunaz Design cars', they are Jaguar ®, Rolls-Royce ®, etc. motor cars that have been restored and reimagined by Lunaz Design. Copyright © 2021 Lunaz Design. All rights reserved. Designed and Developed By Cyberaxle Limited	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1011
__label__wiki	0.912253	0.912253	Scarier than fiction: Climate worry driving ‘cli-fi’ boom worldwide In 2004, Roland Emmerich’s disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow depicted a global weather catastrophe, with coastal areas devoured by the sea amid general meteorological mayhem. GETTY IMAGES/afp Publication date 20 November 2019 \| 21:15 ICT Imagine a world where storms inundate coastal megacities, entire species become extinct in the blink of an eye, and conflicts are fought over dwindling natural resources. Not so difficult this year, perhaps. After a year of devastating extreme weather and worldwide unrest over the emergency posed by climate change, topics that used to belong to the realm of science fiction are finding their way into mainstream storytelling. Back in 2004, Roland Emmerich’s disaster flick The Day After Tomorrow depicted a global weather catastrophe, with coastal areas devoured by the sea amid general meteorological mayhem. Just 15 years on, scenes from the movie resemble images taken from real-life weather events today. And as climate change makes superstorms, flooding, wildfires and droughts more likely, a new genre is gaining fatalistic fans the world over: “Cli-fi”. “It’s catching on like wildfire,” said US writer and cli-fi aficionado Dan Bloom. He credited US President Donald Trump, who has said he will withdraw from the Paris climate deal, with helping promote the genre. “There’s a lot of people who say that climate change is not real,” said Bloom. “These people are making the rest of us very angry and as a result cli-fi is getting more and more power.” Andrew Milner, a professor of comparative literature at Melbourne’s Monash University, said that cli-fi was yet to break out from sci-fi’s yoke – most people get into the new genre because they like the old one. “Both its texts and practitioners – writers, readers, publishers, film directors, fans – relate primarily to the science-fiction tradition,” he said. “[But] it is very clear that the sub-genre has grown very rapidly in recent years.” Global appeal Global protest movements such as the Youth Strike for Climate and Extinction Rebellion have heightened public awareness of the issue. For JR Burgmann, co-author of Science Fiction and Climate Change: A Sociological Approach, cli-fi films and novels are a logical expression of an increasingly knowledgeable and concerned society. “This rise is a response to real-world concerns,” he said. “And though I would argue that literature has been rather slow to respond to manmade climate change, it certainly appears to be making up for lost time.” And, because climate change is a truly global problem, cli-fi has become a worldwide, multi-lingual phenomenon. In France, two major television series focussing on dystopian but conceivable futures have received popular and critical acclaim. The Last Wave tells the story of 10 surfers who go missing in bad weather. When they return they can’t remember what happened but some have strange new powers. And The Collapse, set in a post-apocalyptic world where fuel is scarce, nuclear sites are threatened and medicines are rationed, debuted last week. Recent cli-fi works from around the world include Blackout Island by Icelandic author Sigridur Hagalin Bjornsdottir, a Canadian adaptation of Jean Hegland’s Into the Forest and Water Knife, by US author Paolo Bacigalupi. In The History of Bees, Norwegian author Maja Lunde’s 2017 bestseller, humanity is forced to pollinate their crops by hand after pesticides have wiped insects off the face of the Earth. “People are more and more worried about climate change and authors write about what scares them,” Lunde said last year. ‘Hard to ignore’ Novels and films about climate change are nothing new, of course. JG Ballard’s The Burning World (1964) and John Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up (1972) depicted a world ravaged by environmental damage decades before scientists fully understood manmade climate change. Even John Steinbeck’s generational The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is essentially a tale of the harrowing ordeal undergone by climate migrants from the Oklahoma dust bowl. But, as leading cli-fi author Jean-Marc Ligny explained, greater public awareness and a seemingly unending string of drought, wildfires and heatwaves have made climate a topic that’s “hard to ignore”.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1014
__label__wiki	0.633525	0.633525	Archive for Syntax The Passivator reborn January 10, 2021 @ 10:36 am· Filed by Mark Liberman under Peeving, Syntax I've been resisting topics like "words for coup" and "the meaning of insurrection" — we'll see how long that resolve lasts — but this morning's distraction is the rebirth of something I wrote about many years ago, namely an online service for identifying instances of passive-voice verbs. In my review of 'The Passivator" (4/6/2004), I noted that "though The Passivator is billed as a 'passive verb and adverb flagger', it just flags certain strings of characters — final "-ly" for alleged adverbs, forms of 'to be' for alleged passives". Never mind that to be is used for lots of other things, and there are plenty of adverbs that don't end in -ly, and not everything that ends in -ly is an adverb. The "Passive Voice Detector" at datalyze.com uses a slightly less silly version of the same dumb algorithm — it flags forms of to be immediately followed by words ending in -ed. This leads to absurd false positives, e.g. when a form of to be is followed by a noun ending in -ed: …and predictable false negatives, e.g. when an adverb intervenes between the auxiliary and the participle: Update — other false negatives includes contracted forms of to be (e.g. "They're defeated") and irregular participles (e.g. "They were overcome."). Nominated for the Trent Reznor Prize January 4, 2021 @ 7:40 am· Filed by Mark Liberman under Syntax Over the years, we've periodically discussed the Trent Reznor Prize for Tricky Embedding. Today's nominee, submitted by Joe Stynes, comes from "The Hilaria Baldwin Story: 'I'm Living My Life'", NYT 12/30/2020: “We’re all bored and it’s just seemed so strange to me that no one had ever come out and said it, especially for someone who gets so much media attention,” said the woman, who was granted anonymity by The New York Times because she said she was scared that Mr. Baldwin, who agreed to take an anger management course in 2019 in order to dispose of charges after a fight with a man over a parking spot and has been arrested, escorted from a plane and suspended from a job as an MSNBC host, all in the last decade, would punch her. Again, however December 28, 2020 @ 9:41 pm· Filed by Mark Liberman under Pragmatics, Prosody, Syntax Looking through the Penn Parsed Corpus of Modern British English (PPCMBE2), I saw that one of its sources is Chapter 10 of Volume 2 of Jane Austen's Emma. I've been using seven or eight different audiobook versions of that novel as a source of examples and exercises in ling521 over the past few years, so I thought I'd take a look at the relationship between syntactic structure and performance prosody in that chapter. Listening to the second sentence raises some interesting questions: Busy as he was, however, the young man was yet able to shew a most happy countenance on seeing Emma again. [source] Details aside, it seems clear that in this sentence "however" is a kind of prosodic tag; "however" is prosodically bound to the phrase that precedes it. Thereby, however, hangs a tale or two. The Scalia/Garner canons: Departures from established law December 19, 2020 @ 10:00 am· Filed by Neal Goldfarb under Ambiguity, Language and the law, Syntax Robocalls, legal interpretation, and Bryan Garner The precursors of the Scalia/Garner canons In my last post, I talked about the precursors of the canons from Reading Law that are the primary subject of this series of posts. As I explained there, the Last Antecedent Canon and the Nearest Reasonable Referent Canon are adapted from what is generally known as the Rule of the Last Antecedent (which you should remember not to confuse with the Last Antecedent Canon). And the Series Qualifier Canon was inspired by the pronouncement in a 1920 Supreme Court case that “that “[when] several words are followed by a clause which is applicable as much to the first and other words as to the last, the natural construction of the language demands that the clause be read as applicable to all.” The purpose of that exercise in intellectual history was to provide the background that’s necessary in order to understand the present post, which will talk about the ways in which the three canons depart from the law as it existed before Bryan Garner and Antonin Scalia wrote Reading Law. Although those departures probably aren’t especially significant in the case of the Last Antecedent and Nearest Reasonable Referent canons (putting aside the confusion and complication they cause), the same isn’t true with respect to the Series Qualifier Canon. As we’ll see, the default interpretation that is prescribed by the Series Qualifier Canon in a big category of cases is precisely the opposite of what would be prescribed by the Rule of the Last Antecedent. That change is, as far as I’ve been able to determine, unjustified by the caselaw (including the caselaw that was the Series Qualifier Canon’s inspiration). Nor is there any other justification I can think of. The precursors of the Scalia/Garner canons (updated) December 2, 2020 @ 4:11 pm· Filed by Neal Goldfarb under ambiguity, Ambiguity, Language and the law, Psycholinguistics, Syntax Previously: Robocalls, legal interpretation, and Bryan Garner All three canons that are in play in Facebook v. Duguid (the Last Antecedent, Series Qualifier, and Nearest Reasonable Referent Canons) have precursors in U.S. and English caselaw. That’s no surprise, given that all 57 canons in Reading Law are presented as being well established in the law. But as my last post noted, each canon departs from the previous caselaw in one respect or another. And in the case of the Series Qualifier Canon, the departure is quite substantial. To lay the groundwork necessary in order to describe those departures, this post will summarize the prior law from which the three canons deviate. Robocalls, legal interpretation, and Bryan Garner (the first in a series) November 30, 2020 @ 9:48 pm· Filed by Neal Goldfarb under ambiguity, Language and the law, Syntax A few weeks ago, Mark’s post “Lawyers as linguists” alerted me to Facebook v. Duguid, a case now pending before the Supreme Court, which grabbed my attention for several reasons. First, the case presents an interesting linguistic issue. Second, the parties on both sides have framed their linguistic arguments in terms of three of the canons of interpretation in Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (2012) the book coauthored Bryan Garner and the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and I’ve previously criticized the canons at issue (e.g., here). Finally, Garner himself is on the legal team representing the plaintiff, Noah Duguid. An unusual confluence of circumstances. A record-length phrasal modifier? October 29, 2020 @ 7:17 am· Filed by Mark Liberman under Morphology, Syntax In our 1992 chapter "The stress and structure of modified noun phrases in English" (in Sag & Szabolcsi, Lexical Matters), Richard Sproat and I noted that in some informal styles, various phrasal categories can be freely used as prenominal modifiers, with an appropriately generic meaning. […] This usage permits free inclusion of pronouns, articles and other things that are usually forbidden in modifiers. […] Examples are extremely common in certain journalistic styles, from which the following examples are all taken […]: an old-style white-shoe do-it-on-the-golf-course banker, the usual wait-until-next-year attitude, a wait-until-after-the-elections scenario, a kind of get-to-know-what's-going-on meeting place, the like-it-or-lump-it theory of public art, state-of-the-union address, a 24-hour-a-day job, a 1-percent-of-GNP guideline, a run-of-the-mill meeting, a sweep-it-under-the-rug amendment, a middle-of-the-road format, the state teacher-of-the-year title, a take-it-or-leave-it choice, the yet-to-be-written 1987 bill, a certain chip-on-the-shoulder attitude, make-it-from-scratch traditionalists, Speak-Mandarin-Nat-Dialects Month, a rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul system, the nothing-left-to-chance approach, get-out-the-vote drives, the don't-trust-anybody-over-30 crowd, national clear-your-desk day A few days ago, I happened on an example that sets a new length record of 14 words for such phrasal modifiers — at least among the examples that I've committed to memory. "They're more mask into"? July 20, 2020 @ 4:42 pm· Filed by Mark Liberman under Neologisms, Syntax There's been a lot of political reaction to what Donald Trump said in Chris Wallace's 7/19/2020 interview. But I haven't seen any reactions to a curious linguistic innovation — or maybe it was a mistake? — that happens at about 10:52 of the interview: hey Dr. Fauci said don't wear a mask our surgeon general terrific guy said don't wear a mask everybody was saying don't wear a mask all of a sudden everybody's got to wear a mask and as you know masks cause problems too with that being said I'm a believer in masks I think masks are good uh I leave it up to the governors many of the governors are changing they're more they like the concept of masks but some of them don't agree PP attachment of the week July 13, 2020 @ 1:12 pm· Filed by Mark Liberman under Ambiguity, Syntax "Trump Wanted to Sell Puerto Rico After Hurricane", Political Wire 7/11/2020: President Trump raised the possibility of selling hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico to his Secretary of Homeland Security in late 2017, the New York Times reports. Accidental filmic poetry July 8, 2020 @ 1:05 am· Filed by Heidi Harley under adjectives, Ambiguity, Esthetics, Found in translation, Lost in translation, Translation Tonight we're rewatching The Good, The Bad and The Ugly in honor of Ennio Morricone, the composer of its iconic score, who died today. Deediedeedledee nwah nwah nwaaaaahhh And I've just had a thought about the title that turns on the quite different interpretations of the-Adj constructions in English and Italian, which I mainly know about from this paper by Hagit Borer and Isabelle Roy . In English, "the Adj" generally only allows a generic reading, and often refers to the class of humans characterized by the adjective, as in the poor, the rich, etc. In Italian (and French, Spanish, etc.) this isn't the case; the construction, although based on the same syntax, can also receive a particular referential singular interpretation. Borer and Roy ascribe this to the presence of identifying number and gender features on the determiner in those languages. In the original Italian title of the movie, Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo ('The good.masc.sg, The ugly.masc.sg, the bad.masc.sg.) these 'The-Adj' sequences are referential; they refer to the three main characters Blondie, Angel Eyes and Tuco. The Italian title is more or less equivalent to English "The good guy, the bad guy and the ugly guy". In English, though, the grammatical structure of the title can only get the generic reading. The use of these forms in the film to refer to three protagonists, then, bestows an archetypal quality on those characters; they're metonymically interpreted as instantiating the whole classes of good people, bad people and ugly people respectively. And the kind of mythic force it imparts somehow fits so perfectly with the grandiose yet tongue-in-cheek quality of the whole film, to me it's really a fundamental part of its impact, humor and appeal. My question is, do you think Leone and the scriptwriters understood this property of the English translation? Or did they read their English calque of the Italian grammatical structure just as they would have read the Italian? The Italian title, in fact, with its masculine singular marking, cannot be understood in the same way as the English is. To represent the English interpretation in Italian, apparently, the plural would be needed: i belli, i brutti, i cattivi. My guess is that neither the writers nor the director realized that the title read so differently in English. According to Wikipedia, the Italian title was a last-minute suggestion of screenwriter Luciano Vincenzoni, and the title for the English version was determined by the studio after some alternatives were bandied about and rejected. I wonder if someone at United Artists recognized the different reading, and the epic quality it imparted, when they were discussing the choice! Thanks to Roberta d'Alessandro and other Facebook linguists for Italian judgments and discussion! Love me, then do not terrify me May 28, 2020 @ 6:04 am· Filed by Victor Mair under Grammar, Signs, Syntax Posted to the Twitter thread that began with the Arabic menu full of spectacularly bad mistranslations into English featured here ("Accuracy of sheep meat" [5/26/20]): It reminds me of pic.twitter.com/wWEYOOKvjU — robert affinity (@affinity292) May 25, 2020 Dwindling measure words in Mandarin February 13, 2020 @ 5:42 pm· Filed by Victor Mair under Semantics, Syntax Tweet from the University of Westminster Contemporary China Centre Blog @CCCblogUoW: who did dis pic.twitter.com/2VPoSZOYvf — The Contemporary China Centre Blog (@CCCblogUoW) February 10, 2020	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1016
__label__wiki	0.778349	0.778349	Suffolk University Law Review Vol. 45 Nbr. 4, November 2012 Doing Kimbrough justice: implementing policy disagreements with the federal sentencing guidelines. Document Cited authorities 78 Cited in Related Author: Michelman, Scott TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE KIMBROUGH POLICY VARIANCE IN THE ADVISORY GUIDELINE SYSTEM A. The Sentencing Revolution of 2005 B. Booker's Implications: Rita, Gall, and Kimbrough III. DISTRICT COURTS' RESPONSES TO KIMBROUGH AND GALL A. Courts' Divergent Approaches to Policy-Variance Procedure B. Underpinnings of the Blended Approach IV. RECONCILING POLICY-BASED AND OFFENDER-BASED VARIANCES A. The Virtues of an Extra Analytical Step B. When the Blended Approach Remains Appropriate C. Practicality V. APPELLATE COURTS' ROLE IN DOING KIMBROUGH JUSTICE VI. CONCLUSION I. INTRODUCTION In 1987, pursuant to the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, the new United States Sentencing Commission (Commission) inaugurated a new era in federal sentencing law by promulgating the United States Sentencing Guidelines (Guidelines). (1) The Guidelines are a complex system of federal sentencing rules that instruct judges to find particular aggravating and mitigating facts about each offense and weigh these facts according to a matrix of offense and offender characteristics that specifies a sentencing range expressed in numbers of months' imprisonment (e.g., a range of 57 to 71 months); judicial adherence to the Guidelines was mandatory from 1987 until 2005. (2) The period of strict Guideline adherence came to an end with the watershed Supreme Court decision United States v. Booker, (3) which rendered the Guidelines advisory instead of mandatory and thereby freed sentencing judges to vary from the Guidelines on the basis of factors specific to individual criminal cases. (4) Following Booker, the Court has clarified the procedures by which an advisory-Guideline sentence ought to be imposed (5) and expanded the substantive reasons for which Guideline variances are permitted. (6) Unfortunately, the Supreme Court has not always given clear and comprehensive guidance about how district courts should carry out their new substantive responsibilities within the procedural framework the Court has prescribed. With respect to one particular aspect of the advisory-Guideline regime--a sentencing court's important power to vary from a Guideline based on a policy disagreement with the Guideline as a whole rather than its application to a particular offender--the Supreme Court's lack of clarity has led to inconsistency among district courts with respect to sentencing procedure, and has spawned sentencing practices that may inhibit district courts from exercising the full range of policy discretion the Supreme Court has authorized. To date, these shortcomings in federal sentencing practice have been little discussed either in academic literature or by sentencing courts themselves. This Article identifies procedural inconsistencies in federal sentencing practice and diminutions of the policy-variance power, and then proposes a new procedure that will facilitate fair and transparent exercise of policy-variance authority. The divergent procedural practices we aim to address can be traced to two Supreme Court decisions issued on the same day in December 2007. In Kimbrough v. United States, (7) the Court held that sentencing judges could vary not only for individualized reasons specific to an offender and an offense--as was made clear from the start of the advisory-Guideline era, in Booker (8)--but also on the basis of a district court's categorical policy disagreement with the Guidelines. (9) Such a policy-based variance need not be anchored to the facts of a particular case; the Court made clear that this type of variance is permissible even in a "mine-run" (i.e., run of the mill, or average) case. (10) But on the same day it decided Kimbrough, the Supreme Court, in Gall v. United States, (11) also laid down a specific procedural framework for imposing sentences under the advisory-Guideline regime--and this framework did not include a step for application of a policy-based variance. (12) Today it is clear that both individualized and policy-based variances are permissible--and in fact, policy-based variances have been applied by district courts to a multitude of different types of offenses (13)--but there is no agreement on a procedure for integrating policy-based variances with variances based on individual offender characteristics. (14) In fact, in nearly every case in which district courts have applied policy-based Kimbrough variances, they have done so without analyzing or even mentioning the question of how the policy and individualized considerations interact. The result is a jurisprudential hodgepodge in which the practical application of Kimbrough varies (no pun intended) from district to district. Some courts attempt to separate out the individual- and policy-based reasons that underlie Guideline variances. But most do not: Many courts merely name their policy disagreement with a Guideline as one among many factors, including factors specific to a given offender and offense, supporting a variance. other courts express disapproval of a Guideline and announce they will afford it "less deference" than other Guidelines, without specifying what effect that determination has on a given sentence. As a result of the inconsistency in sentencing procedures around the country, defendants, lawyers, and appellate courts frequently cannot tell whether courts are exercising the full range of sentencing discretion that is now available to them. Are courts packaging policy-based concerns in the language of individualized consideration because they fear reversal under a procedurally murky Supreme Court jurisprudence in which policy-based variances are simultaneously authorized and omitted from the Court-mandated sentencing procedure? Are courts faithfully applying Kimbrough or sidestepping it? Of practical significance both to the ongoing development of the Guidelines themselves and to the sentencing of individual defendants, does a court's conflation of individual- and policy-based variances produce a sentence that obscures, rather than elucidates, policy problems with the relevant Guideline, and (most concretely) yields too high or low a sentence? In this Article, we aim both to document and to propose a solution to the tension between the scope of discretion permitted in Kimbrough and the failure of the Gall sentencing framework to identify a procedure for courts to exercise that discretion in the sentencing analysis. First, having examined Kimbrough sentencing decisions from around the country, we analyze how courts have wrestled with Kimbrough against the backdrop of other recent Supreme Court pronouncements on sentencing. Our descriptive conclusion is that courts are divided on a question most of them fail even to acknowledge, much less confront: If, as the Supreme Court has instructed, courts should make sentencing decisions by first calculating the range dictated by the Guidelines and then varying as appropriate based on the individual characteristics of the offender, at what stage of the analysis and on what terms can a court interpose a categorical Kimbrough policy disagreement with the prescribed Guideline range? Unacknowledged divisions over that basic procedural question have led courts to inconsistent practices that can skew sentencing outcomes, obscure the reasons for the imposition of sentences, and minimize a critical aspect of sentencing courts' newfound discretion. We trace the origins of these divisions both to the Supreme Court's recent jurisprudence and to some of the ossified assumptions and practices left over from the pre-Booker era. Second, we offer a normative prescription we hope will recommend itself to sentencing courts and to the advocates that appear before them. The first component is to urge district courts to reconcile Kimbrough and Gall by taking the approach applied by a small but growing handful of courts around the country: making room for a new step of the sentencing analysis in which policy disagreements can be considered and applied before individual offender characteristics are taken into account. Such a process would not only promote consistency within sentencing procedure and harmony within sentencing law, but also as a substantive matter would ensure that the parties can secure the benefits of the sentencing court's discretion along each of the dimensions the Supreme Court has identified as appropriate for judicial consideration in the new advisory-Guideline regime. In addition, encouraging judicial frankness about the bases for variance would help identify areas of the Guidelines that judges believe are in need of reform and thereby facilitate the dialogue between courts and the Commission that Congress expected when it enacted the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984, (15) and that the Supreme Court has hailed as a salutary by-product of the advisory-Guideline system. (16) The second component of our prescription is to urge appellate courts to refine the existing two-prong appellate standard of review--in which courts review advisory-Guideline sentences for compliance with Gall procedures and for substantive reasonableness--to build in procedural recognition of Kimbrough policy variances and substantive review of the bases for those variances that is both meaningful and sufficiently deferential. A revised standard will ensure that the Guidelines do not functionally revert to the mandatory operation the Supreme Court held unconstitutional in Booker. Part II of this Article briefly sketches the history of the jurisprudence governing federal sentencing in this age of new discretion, including Booker, Gall, and Kimbrough. Part III sets forth our descriptive thesis about the procedural lacuna between Kimbrough and Gall, catalogues district courts' divergent responses, and explores the substantive implications of the inconsistency in sentencing practice. Part IV explains our central prescription for resolving the apparent tension between Kimbrough and Gall: We propose that courts adopt a uniform framework...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1017
__label__cc	0.569209	0.430791	londonbridgez.com Tag Archives: European football capital by Gloria Butler \| February 8, 2019 · 4:16 pm London: European Football Capital Football is the most popular sport, both in terms of participants and the audience. There are many top European teams in London. The city is home to 14 professional teams and more than 60 amateur prizes. All made the British capital worthy of the title of European football capital. Not Chelsea, Arsenal or Tottenham, Fulham is London’s oldest club. This club was founded in 1879, but the first professional team was Arsenal since 1891. In total, the English capital teams won 83 major titles. Wembley, the cathedral of football, is also located in London. Modern football in London is said to start in 1863 before spreading to the whole world. The central character of modern football in London is Ebenezer Cobb Morley who is the founder of the English Football Federation (the world’s oldest football organization). Football rules in London, then in England and around the world, began to be unified for the first time in a historic meeting at the Freemasons pub on Great Queen Road in London on October 26, 1863. The event featured representatives of 12 founding teams all located in London. Since the end of the 19th century, while the number of people going to church on the weekend is decreasing, the number of spectators going to see the football increases. The London Football Federation (LFA) was founded in 1882. Twenty-five years later, clubs grew mushroom-like in the capital and most still exist today. Initially, football in London was primarily amateur teams with the participation of students, students and workers gathered for an easy-to-play, low-cost pastime, many people could join and Very interesting on weekends. Arsenal (originally called Woolwich Arsenal) was the first professional team established in 1891. The move to making money made amateur teams at LFA boycott Arsenal. However, that trend is irresistible when, in turn, other giants of capital football, Millwall (1893), Tottenham (1895), Fulham (1898) and West Ham (1898) also take the same turn. In 1901, a new milestone was marked in London’s football history when Tottenham won the FA Cup for the first time. In 1931 Arsenal crowned Football League. After moving to the new Highbury Stadium in 1913, Arsenal dropped Woolwich’s tail and since then, they have become rivals with Tottenham in north London. Comments Off on London: European Football Capital Filed under My Blog Tagged as Arsenal, European football capital, Wembley A guide for dining in London Central Line Train Gamble in London London Football club Sport London The Most Unusual Traditions and Events in London (part 2) Top Five Football Attractions in London London food guide: 8 things you need to try in London (part 3) Top Five Alternative Team Sports To Try In London This Summer (part 2) Arsenal Big Ben Box Day Brexit british behaviour british cuisine British economy Buckingham Palace Charlotte Wong Chelsea CORNISH PASTY Ed Sheeran England culture EU concessions to Brexit European football capital Festival Gamble in London game online license Guy Fawkes Night Hazard ICE CREAM TEA J.K. Rowling Jorginho Kew Gardens Lodon sites London Londoners London Eye London Marathon 2019 London weather Lumiere Festival Millennium Wheel century misty country Palace of Westminster RHS Chelsea Flower Show The Beatles Tower Tower Bridge Trafalgar Squar Trafalgar Square Travel London UK Gambling Commission UK tourism Unusual Traditions and Events in London Wembley londonbridgez.com ·	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1032
__label__wiki	0.852817	0.852817	12 Local Students Nominated As Presidential Scholars In The ArtsTwelve local students from Los Angeles and Orange County have been nominated to become 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, honoring artistic and academic excellence. 2 Men Shot While Out For Bike Ride With Their Wives In Elysian Park Filed Under:Elysian Park Shooting ELYSIAN PARK (CBSLA.com) — Authorities said two men were shot in a confrontation with two other men in Elysian Park. The victims were apparently on a bike ride with their wives, also riding bikes, when they were shot after getting into some kind of altercation with two suspects. Police said the shooting happened just before 9 p.m. on Riverside Drive, near where the 5 and 110 Freeways connect. KCAL9’s Tom Wait reported from the scene, the neighborhood of Elysian Valley. He said one of the suspects was about 18, the other about 30. Police told Wait the suspects could be gang-affiliated. The wives are both OK. The men — possibly a father and son — were both sent to a hospital. Authorities said one of the men was in serious, perhaps critical, condition. Both men were shot in the legs. Wait also reported they stole one of the bikes before fleeing.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1035
__label__wiki	0.731806	0.731806	Jaunty African Beats and Rich Purist Blues from Regina Carter Violinist Regina Carter led her captivatingly cross-pollinated African jazz quintet Reverse Thread through a characteristically intriguing blend of styles last night at Madison Square Park. Backed by kora virtuoso Yacouba Sissoko, bassist Chris Lightcap, drummer Alvester Garnett and accordionist Will Holshouser, Carter alternated between gorgeously stark minor-key blues leads, hypnotic loops of pizzicato and the occasional terse cadenza: throughout the set, she chose her spots. They opened with the slowly unwinding, bluesy Dancing on the Niger, Carter’s tersely bittersweet, sometimes atmospheric lines hovering over the swaying rhythm and Holshouser’s steady pulsing chords, Sissoko throwing off a similarly terse, sparkling solo. The dancing second number, by Amadou and Mariam, began as another showcase for Sissoko, working his way down from spiraling glissandos to an insistent, rhythmic intensity before turning it over to Carter, who turned the heat up all the way over a repetitive two-bar motif, Holshouser winding it out in a whirling torrent of chords. Garnett’s New for New Orleans was a fullscale suite. A stately, somberly hopeful solo accordion intro kicked off a jaunty jazz waltz, followed by a long Holshouser solo that veered from triumphant to apprehensive and back again, and a tense duel between Garnett and Lightcap that springboarded Carter’s purist, blues-drenched, smartly crescendoing coda. They followed with a biting, slinky rendition of a Papo Vazquez salsa jazz tune with a long shivery kora solo, Carter taking it into more pensive, spacious terrain. Carter took care to explain that Hiwumbe Awumba (meaning “God creates, God destroys”), a Ugandan Jewish traditional song from the album, would be the opposite of fire-and-brimstone, and she was right, the band taking turns throwing devious quotes and playful jabs over its happy-go-lucky bounce. The Malagasy dance that followed could have passed for a zydeco jam. A Richard Bona tune, pulsing along on an Ethiopian triplet rhythm, served as a platform for Sissoko’s most lickety-split solo of the night, Carter then teasing the band – and the crowd – with pregnant pauses and spritely, split-second flourishes. They encored on a high-energy note with variations on a theme that could have been a country blues, or a West African folk tune – both which it could have been in other times and places. Carter plays with pianist Pablo Ziegler’s fascinating, intense Tango Connection tonight through the 28th at Birdland, then she goes on world tour with Joe Jackson’s band. July 26, 2012 Posted by delarue \| concert, jazz, Live Events, Music, music, concert, New York City, review, Reviews, world music \| african jazz, Alvester Garnett, Amadou & Mariam, Chris Lightcap, concert review, jazz, Music, music review, Papo Vazquez, Regina Carter, Regina Carter madison square, Regina Carter madison square review, Regina Carter review, richard bona, violin jazz, Will Holshouser, world music, worldbeat, yacouba sissoko \| 1 Comment The 20 Best Concerts in New York in 2009 Of all our year-end best-of lists (the 100 Best Songs of 2009 and 50 Best Albums of 2009 included), this is our favorite, because it’s the most individual (everybody has a different list) and it’s closest to our raison d’etre, live music in New York. Last year’s was difficult enough to narrow down to twenty; this year’s is criminally short. We could have put up a top 100 concerts list and it would be five times as good. This was the year of the Beast – Small Beast at the Delancey, New York’s most exciting weekly rock event. We caught onto this slowly – the concert series ran for about a month before we discovered it – but when we did we were there almost every week. Occasionally someone will ask, since you have a music blog, why don’t you start booking shows? With Small Beast, there’s no need: it’s your weekly chance to discover the edgiest, smartest rock-ish talent from Gotham and across the globe. You’ll see a lot of those shows on this list. Yet 2009 was a weird year for us – running a New York live music blog and not being in town much of the time made it problematic, to say the least. Week after week, we watched from a distance, enviously as half the city got to see stuff we never did. In August, the Brooklyn What did a killer triple bill with Palmyra Delran’s garage band and amazing latin ska-punk-gypsy rockers Escarioka at Trash Bar, but we weren’t there. The second night of the Gypsy Tabor Festival just a few weeks later looked like a great time, but we missed that one too. As the year winds down and we finally (hopefully!) start to reap the rewards of a whole lot of hard work, it appears, pending some absolutely transcendent show exploding onto the radar, that this is it for our Best Shows of 09 list. Needless to say, we can’t wait for 2010. Since any attempt to rank these shows in any kind of order would be an exercise in futility, we just listed them as they happened: The Brooklyn What at Fat Baby, 1/15/09 – since we’d just reviewed a couple of their shows in the fall of 08, we didn’t even review this one, fearing overkill. But on what was the coldest night of the winter up to that point, they packed the club and burned through a characteristically fun, ferocious set, maybe fueled by the knowledge that one of their idols, Ron Asheton, had left us. Kerry Kennedy at Rose Bar, 1/21/09 – the noir chanteuse was at the absolute top of her game as quietly resilient siren and southwestern gothic bandleader. Paul Wallfisch and Larkin Grimm at Small Beast at the Delancey, 4/9/09 – the Botanica frontman (who books Small Beast) turned in a typically fiery set, followed by the avant-chanteuse who battled and finally lashed out at a crowd of clueless yuppie puppies who just didn’t get what the show was all about. Kotorino at Pete’s Candy Store, 4/13/09 – the quietly multistylistic, gypsyish band filled the place on a Monday night and kept the crowd riveted as they all switched instruments, beats and genres over and over. The New Collisions at Arlene’s, 4/23/09 – Boston’s best new band blazed through an early 80s inflected set of edgy powerpop. Paul Wallfisch, the Ulrich-Ziegler Duo and McGinty and White at Small Beast at the Delancey, 4/23/09 – after Wallfisch had set the tone for the night, Big Lazy’s Steve Ulrich and Pink Noise’s Itamar Ziegler played hypnotic, macabre guitar soundscapes followed by the ferociously lyrical retro 60s chamber pop of Joe McGinty and Ward White. The American String Quartet playing Irving Fine and Robert Sirota’s Triptych at Bargemusic, 4/26/09 – a sinister ride through works by one of the leading lights of the 1950s avant garde followed by a haunting, intense performance of contemporary composer Sirota’s 9/11 suite. Paul Wallfisch, Vera Beren’s Gothic Chamber Blues Ensemble, Spottiswoode and Steve Wynn at Small Beast at the Delancey, 4/30/09 – after Wallfisch got the night started, Beren roared and scorched her way through a pummeling, macabre set. Then Spottiswoode impressed with a subtle set of nocturnes, setting the stage for Wynn, playing together with his friend and ex-lead guitarist Chris Brokaw for the first time in several years, a feast of swirling, otherworldly guitar overtones. The Friggs and the Chrome Cranks at Santos Party House, 5/8/09 – a triumphant return for the popular 90s garage girl rockers followed by the equally triumphant, reinvigorated, snarling sonic attack of another one of NYC’s best bands of the 90s. The French Exit at Local 269, 5/13/09 – NYC’s best new dark rockers playing one of their first shows as a four-piece, rich with reverb, tersely incisive piano, haunting vocals and defiant lyricism. Chicha Libre on the Rocks Off Concert Cruise Boat, 5/15/09 – definitely the best party of the year that we were party to, a swaying excursion through psychedelic, surfy cumbia music, past and present. Paul Wallfisch, Darren Gaines & the Key Party and Alice Texas at Small Beast at the Delancey, 6/4/09 – Wallfisch kicked it off, Gaines and a stripped-down trio impressed with gutter-poet, Lou Reed/Tom Waits style rock and then Alice Texas turned in a swirling, incandescent, gently assaultive show that reminded how much we miss Tonic, the club where she used to play before it was torn down t0 put up plastic luxury condos. Paul Wallfisch, Marni Rice and the Snow at Small Beast at the Delancey, 6/22/09 – another Wallfisch night, this one featuring the great LES accordionist/chanteuse/cabaret scholar and then Pierre de Gaillande’s clever, haunting art-r0ck crew. Ian Hunter at Rockefeller Park, 6/24/09 – the former Mott the Hoople frontman, at age 70, has simply never written, played, or sung better. This show was a real revelation. Daniel Bernstein at Sidewalk, 7/9/09 – the underground songwriter/lyricist/tunesmith casually burned through one haunting, haunted, ridiculously catchy tune after another. Randi Russo and the Oxygen Ponies at the Saltmines, 7/10/09 – another haunting show opened with the absolute master of the outsider anthem, who did double duty playing in Paul Megna’s equally dark, intense, lyrical indie band. The Main Squeeze Accordion Festival: Musette Explosion, Suspenso del Norte, Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango Quintet, the Main Squeeze Orchestra, Roberto Cassan and John Munatore, Liony Parra y la Mega Mafia Tipica and Peter Stan at Pier One, 7/11/09 – squeezebox heaven. Amir ElSaffar’s Two Rivers Ensemble and the Dave Brubeck Quartet at Damrosch Park, 8/5/09 – cutting-edge Middle Eastern-inflected jazz followed by one of the great ones, undiminished and still inventive at 89. Jenifer Jackson at Rockwood Music Hall, 11/19/09 – the panstylistic rock goddess played several good New York shows this past year, but this one with Matt Kanelos on piano and glockenspiel and Billy Doughty on drums and melodica was pure transcendence. Carol Lipnik, Bonfire Madigan, Rachelle Garniez, Vera Beren’s Gothic Chamber Blues Ensemble and McGinty and White at Small Beast at the Delancey, 11/23/09 – what seems at this point to be the single best show of the year (if only because it’s the most recent one on the list) matched Lipnik’s phantasmagoria to Madigan’s equally artful chamber pop, Garniez’ irresistible charisma and ferocity, Beren’s contralto classical punk assault and then Ward White took over where the sirens had been and sang what could have been his best show ever. 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Considering how much of a comeback the small but mighty accordion has made over the years here in the US, there was a sense of defiance and triumph in the air. The opening act, Musette Explosion is a tremendously good side project from accordionist Will Holshouser and guitarist Matt Munisteri – they do this gig a few times a year when there’s time, and given how much fun everybody onstage was having, it’s something of a surprise they don’t do it more often. Backed by bass saxophonist Scott Robinson, they ran through an alternately haunting and bouncy mix of swing-inflected French and Belgian instrumentals from mostly the 1930s and 40s. The highlight of the set, as usual, was Jo Privat’s eerie La Sorciere (The Witch), Munisteri weaving his way into a ferocious tremolo-picked solo on banjo. A Holshouser original, Chanson Pop built to a lushly plaintive, unaffectedly dramatic Baroque-inflected anthem. This group usually plays with a tuba, but Robinson made a great fit: blazing solos aren’t something you expect from a bass sax, but this guy delivered, particularly on the opening number, Gus Viseur’s swaying Swing Valse. Mexican norteno band Suspenso del Norte were next, seemingly a project of the Javier family of Queens: father Pablo on guitar and lead vocals with his twelve-year-old son on button accordion along with a second guitar and rhythm section. What they play is essentially Mexican country music, with the same kind of swinging backbeat as what used to come out of Nashville before it became the hometown of lame pop-rock about fifteen years ago. Mixing popular hits along with originals, they connected with the small expat contingent who’d come out to see them, the powerfully built young accordionist supplying effortlessly fast, soulfully bubbling leads. Hector Del Curto’s Eternal Tango Quintet took the dance vibe into intense, wrenchingly passionate territory. With Del Curto on bandoneon, Gustavo Casenave on piano, Pedro Giraudo on upright bass along with an inspired cellist and violinist, they mixed originals and classics, from a stately, haunting version of the traditional Argentinian tango El Choclo to a fast yet lush take of the Piazzolla classic Libertango. Another Piazzolla composition, Michaelangelo #17 bristled with stormy bandoneon and string flourishes; an original, Emancipacion built suspense with a martial beat and some vivid interplay between piano and bandoneon, a device that Del Curto employed very effectively and evocatively through the set’s brooding ebbs and aching swells. The Main Squeeze Orchestra were next: being the pet project of Walter Kuhr, proprietor of the Main Squeeze accordion center on Essex St., this is an annual event for the all-female twelve-accordion group. It was a characteristically playful, tongue-in-cheek yet also virtuosic and fascinatingly arranged performance. They got the schlock out of the way first – no matter how much you polish a turd, there’s not much you can do with the Eurythmics or Michael Jackson. “This is a happy song about love,” announced one of the women, taking a turn on vocals on an oompah version of the Joy Division classic Love Will Tear Us Apart. They reinvented Misirlou as a tango and Hava Nagila as a hora, seguing into a happy, upbeat wedding dance. The Kinks’ Demon Alcohol was as amusingly over-the-top as usual; they closed with their deliciously deadpan, full-length version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Maybe if we get lucky they’ll do Freebird next year. Italian composer/accordionist Roberto Cassan and classical guitarist John Muratore followed with a fascinating, cutting-edge program that spanned from a couple of swinging yet pensive Piazzolla compositions originally written for guitar and flute, to a darkly expansive instrumental by a contemporary Cuban composer, two rousing Italian tarantellas and a long opening number with echoes of both Celtic music and bluesy Hot Tuna-style improvisation. The big hit of the festival was Liony Parra y la Mega Mafia Tipica, who absolutely slayed with a wildly danceable set of merengue. Parra delivered lightning-fast rivulets on his button accordion, sometimes trading off with the band’s excellent sax player, who matched him note for note on some pretty crazy trills. Along with a harmony singer, they had a rhythm section including congas, cajon and bass drum along with a five-string bassist who stole the show, punching in booming chords to bring a phrase to a crescendo, adding eerie atonal accents, liquid arpeggios and even some laid-back, unpretentious two-handed tapping when things got really sick. They took their time working in with a long intro, just accordion and the drums, then the bass hit a tritone and they went flying. La Mega Mafia Tipica’s merengue is party music, first and foremost: they don’t sing much except on the choruses. This set had a bunch of deliriously hypnotic two-chord jams, bass behind the beat for a fat, seductive groove. They’d shake up the rhythm in places, accordion and sometimes the bass playing three on four for an extended vamp. The last song of the set had a trick ending that took pretty much everybody by surprise: of all the bands on the schedule, only la Mega Mafia Tipica got an encore because nobody wanted the party to stop. That Slavic Soul Party accordionist Peter Stan and his four-piece backing band weren’t anticlimactic speaks for itself. Stan is something of the Balkan Rick Wakeman, blessed with unearthly speed and fond of playing a lot of notes. This time out he had his son Peter Jr. on chromatic button accordion, playing much like his dad, along with violin, synthesizer usually supplying the basslines and somewhat minimalist drums. By now, it was late, the rain was picking up and everybody except the growing line of dancers in front of the stage seemed pretty exhausted. But it was impossible to leave. Stan plays the kind of modern Balkan dance music you hear at Mehanata, a slick feel made slicker by the artificial bass sound of the synth. But the tunes are relentless and often haunting. He soloed his way from country to country, from Romanian gypsy to klezmer. The band mixed it up, from the happy, upbeat Serbian pop song Nishka Banya to the stately, sweepingly ornate original instrumental Gypsy Soul Fantasy to several edgy dance numbers sung by guest vocalist Bato the Yugo. It was an appropriately bracing way to wind up the evening. Watch this space for upcoming NYC dates by all these bands. July 12, 2009 Posted by delarue \| Live Events, Music, music, concert, New York City, review, Reviews \| accordion festival, accordion music, balkan music, classic tango, classical music, concert, concert review, dominican music, Eternal Tango, folk music, Gustavo Casenav, gypsy music, Hector Del Curto, Hector Del Curto's Eternal Tango, italian music, John Muratore, Liony Parra y la Mega Mafia Tipica, main squeeze accordion festival, Main Squeeze Orchestra, Matt Munisteri, merengue, mexican music, musette, Musette Explosion, Music, music festival, musica dominicana, musica folklorica, musica merengue, musica mexicana, musica nortena, musica tango, new music, Pedro Giraudo, Peter Stan, piazzolla, pier one west side, Roberto Cassan, slavic soul party, summer on the hudson, Suspenso del Norte, tango, tango music, tango nuevo, Will Holshouser \| 1 Comment Musette Explosion Live at Barbes, Brooklyn NY 3/13/08 Just for the record, this is not the same band formerly known as the Jon Spencer Musette Explosion. Instead, it’s accordionist Will Holshouser and guitarist Matt Munisteri (half of Munisteri’s superb vocal jazz outfit Brock Mumford), along with some kind of rhythm, usually tuba player Marcus Rojas, but tonight they had a killer upright bassist instead, playing all kinds of gorgeous broken chords, slides and even mimicking a Munisteri solo at one point. Musette Explosion and the Barbes house band, Chicha Libre, each play a style of indigenous accordion music which was revolutionized when blended with the American pop music of its era. In the case of Chicha Libre, the essential liquor was Peruvian cumbia (pronounced KOOM-bee-a, not kumbaya) dance music, mixed with 60s American surf and psychedelia and played on electronic instruments. Musette Explosion play blue-collar French and Belgian barroom music from the 30s and 40s; its catalyzing element was swing jazz. It’s richly melodic, intensely emotional music, requiring not only great chops but also an intense emotional sensibility to play it as it was meant to be done. The trio onstage tonight alternated between two types of musette: bouncy, upbeat dance numbers and wrenchingly beautiful laments in waltz time. Not to flog a dead horse, but it never ceases to amaze how good the shows are in the tiny back room at this club – and though there’s always a good turnout, it’s not hard to fill the space. There should have been a line around the block for this one, it was that spectacular, especially considering how popular gypsy music has become. Holshouser got the enviable job of playing the lead instrument on a mix of vintage tunes by accordionists Gus Viseur, Jo Privat and Tony Murena, in addition to at least one original, with the tongue-in-cheek title Chanson Pop. “We have no idea why it has that title,” he deadpanned, echoing a joke which had been bouncing around between the band all night long – this band makes no secret of how much fun they have playing this stuff. It began like a gentle janglerock song from the early 90s – echoes of Lloyd Cole, perhaps? – with a warm series of major-key hooks, before branching out into an unexpected series of permutations, and then time shifts, toward the end. Munisteri is the rare guitarist with an instantly recognizable, signature sound. He’s something of a contradiction, a traditionalist whose playing is far more imaginative than any tradition could possibly contain. Blending styles ranging from pretty trad Wes Montgomery octaves, Django Reinhardt percussiveness, soulful, swaying country lines and macabre gypsy runs, he parked his usual understated wit off to the side and went straight for the jugular. The best solo of the night was played on neither accordion, bass, nor guitar: it was Munisteri wailing on his banjo on the Jo Privat composition La Sorciere (The Witch). This particular witch is a seductress, a fair beckoning one who spins around the room, mesmerizing every unlucky suitor with her deadly gaze. Munisteri brought out every ounce of macabre in the song, his fret hand a blur, tremolo-picking wildly as if playing a balalaika, then slamming out the rapid series of chords that wind up the turnaround at the end of the verse. In another gorgeously lyrical number toward the end of the set, he surprised everyone with a fetching, bent-note, somewhat Chet Atkins country melody. Holshouser whirled and fired off notes at lightning speed, frequently using a rapidfire, machine-gun staccato on a single key. While playing, he’ll often fix an ominous, almost John Lydon-style thousand-yard stare on the back wall of the room, but tonight there was no glare, only the trace of a smile. He let the music tell the rest of the story, and the band did the same. Holshouser is off to Europe for the next couple of weeks; meanwhile, when not playing big, fancy jazz joints, Munisteri rejoins his Brock Mumford cohort, trumpeter Jon Kellso for their weekly 7:30 PM Sunday session at the Ear Inn. He’s also doing the next couple of Mondays solo at Banjo Jim’s at around 7 PM. March 14, 2008 Posted by delarue \| concert, jazz, Live Events, Music, music, concert, New York City, review, Reviews \| accordion music, barbes bands, belgian jazz, belgian music, best guitarist brooklyn, best guitarist new york, best guitarist nyc, brock mumford band, chicha libre, dancehall jazz, django reinhardt, european jazz, french jazz, great guitarist, gus viseur, gypsy jazz, gypsy music, jazz, jo privat, jon kellso, marcus rojas, Matt Munisteri, musette, musette music, musique belgique, musique francaise, musique pour danser, oldtime music, oldtimey music, steampunk, wes montgomery, Will Holshouser \| Leave a comment CD Review: Lee Feldman – I’ve Forgotten Everything Lee Feldman is a keyboard player who excels at seemingly all styles of pop music, from ragtime to slightly Steely Dan-inflected jazz-rock. He’s perhaps best known for his musical Starboy, the rare adult entertainment which is actually suitable for children of all ages. It’s a marvelously lo-fi, heart-tugging yet completely schlock-free production about an alien who lives in the ocean and has all sorts of adventures, set to astonishingly imaginative piano-pop. As a vocalist, Feldman often takes on the character of a naïf, a plainspoken persona which on this cd allows him to be disarming, yet also gives him a truly sinister edge. If Jonathan Richman took his shtick to the logical extreme, he’d be Lee Feldman. This somewhat fragmentary concept album about the life of a man teetering on the edge of sanity, told in the first person, is very disquieting. At first listen, it’s awfully pretty, but the vocals and particularly the lyrics reveal something else entirely. It’s packed with allusions, defined more by what isn’t here than what is, ultimately revealing itself as a very subtle but extremely potent satire of American conformist culture. The title track has the optimism of an amnesiac, piano and rhythm section until a nice organ flourish and strings on the outro: “We’ve got a lot of dreaming to do.” The following cut, My Sad Life pretty much sets the stage for the rest of the album, a not-so-fond look back at the protagonist’s early years, set to a deceptively bouncy melody punctuated by ba-ba-ba backup vocals and horn flourishes: I’ve got a car and I’ve got a wife She likes to be alone So after dark I go for a drive He’s stuck out in suburbia with just his wife, so he ends up smoking a lot of weed. We later learn on the upbeat, bracing blues Morning Train that the ride makes him feel optimistic, or so he says, “But I’m no magic when the evening comes.” Joel Frahm’s tenor sax takes a breezy solo, then Feldman comes in with some slightly eerie upper register piano at the end. The next song, titled Lee Feldman, takes an unexpectedly dark detour, the narrator reciting two Social Security numbers – both of which he claims are his – over piano that comes just thisclose to macabre but doesn’t completely go there. On the next cut, Mrs. Green, it turns out he’s her limo driver. As we discover in the final verse, he has a very specific destination in mind and it’s clearly not somewhere she’s planning on going. Pete Galub supplies appropriately buoyant, supple, incisive lead guitar. After that, on the slow, pretty ballad Of All the Things, the guy applauds a woman who for some reason didn’t see the sign that everyone else saw up above. As usual, Feldman doesn’t say what it was. After the troubling piano/bass/drums instrumental Bowling Accident in Lane 3, there’s a slow 6/8 number, Give Me My Money with nice textures from Brock Mumford accordionist Will Holshouser and backing vocals from Greta Gertler. “You don’t need to worry, the baby is sleeping,” Feldman sings in his completely affect-free voice: suddenly the guy is old and misses his footsteps. “It’s not just athletes who hate to come last.” On Big Woman on the Shelves, Holshouser and Feldman play together on a sweet Gallic run down the scale that punctuates the chorus. The proprietor of a store with big women on the shelf is trying to kick the guy out. In Paris. He ends up taking one of the women with him. Feldman finally gets to take a piano solo and really makes this one count. He follows with the self-explanatory instrumental Waltz for a Sad Girl and then the slinky, jazz-inflected organ-driven Diagonal S’s at the Motel 6. It turns out that the protagonist’s daughter is waiting there for some guy to pump her for information. And then it really gets disturbing: Magic Shop is open But everything inside is broken How did we get so clumsy? Clumsy with our fingers I took a little piece of my own action And let myself evaporate In your swimming pool Then the scene jumps to Little While, a sad solo piano number that seems to be when his Sara leaves him: I would be walking into the snow Watching the penguins play Next we’re told that something bad happened in the basement of the Hippy Store and that’s why the guy’s afraid of it. Of course, the song doesn’t say what, maybe because he could spend his life with the people who did whatever they did there. At the end of the song, Feldman and band mimic the sound of a vinyl record slowing down. Then the lights go down, and then out completely on Cave, where he lights fires with his glasses and drinks from the falls: Now that you’re living in a corporate nightmare You look so sad But you don’t have to feel bad Feldman reminds, having reverted to mankind’s original, natural state. The horns go crazy for a long time at the end, falling away one by one until only Steven Bernstein’s slide trumpet is left. The next track, Mr. Feldman, has the protagonist talking to himself in a nuthouse. The cd comes to a close with See You Again, “in the shadows of time. Again.” Impeccably and tersely produced, this album has cult classic written all over it. Shame on us for taking so long to review it. Five bagels. With whitefish. Because it’s full of mercury and makes you forget everything. January 24, 2008 Posted by delarue \| Music, music, concert, review, Reviews, rock music \| art-rock, classical rock, greta gertler, i've forgotten everything, indie pop, jazz rock, joel frahm, jonathan richman, lee feldman, lee feldman composer, lee feldman i've forgotten everything, lee feldman starboy, Pete Galub, piano music, piano pop, pop music, pop-rock, rock music, rock piano, starboy, starboy composer, starboy musical, steely dan, steven bernstein trumpet, Will Holshouser \| 1 Comment Concert Review: Matt Munisteri’s Brock Mumford at Pier One, NYC 7/22/07 Nothing was going to ruin this evening. Not the horrible train ride that unexpectedly lasted almost as long as the band’s first set. Not the small committee of yuppie protozoa in training pants, running around screaming while the band played. Not the yuppie woman (or guy) upwind, drenched in asphyxiating cardamom cologne. Not the gay couple with the six-inch mutt or marsupial or whatever it was that wouldn’t stop yapping. Not the loud woman and her even louder foreign friend seated to the rear, discussing the minutiae of the new mortgage she hoped to qualify for (at that price, honey, you’re being screwed). It was 70 degrees with a steady breeze and no humidity, the sky grey, streaked with radiant pink as dusk slowly settled in. If anyone is alive to read this 20 years from now, let it be known there was such an unthinkably beautiful late afternoon in Manhattan in the dead of July, 2007. And Matt Munisteri’s Brock Mumford was playing. Munisteri is an A-list jazz guitarist with a list of A-list credits a mile long. This unit, which criminally only gets together a couple of times a year these days, is his chance to show off his songwriting chops. Munisteri is the wickedly literate jazzcat auteur that Elvis Costello’s always wanted to be, as witty and subtle a wordsmith as a tunesmith. And Will Friedwald, author of the pretty definitive book Jazz Singing is in Munisteri’s corner as well: in his world, wit and subtlety extend to vocals as well. Tonight the supporting cast included his usual sparring partners, the amazingly inventive Will Holshouser (who took most of the solos) on accordion, and Jon Kellso on trumpet, plus excellent upright bassist Tim Luntzel. They ended their first set with the smoothly evocative When We’re Alone: “This song was meant to be played outdoors, the kind of thing I can usually only do at a cheeseball wedding,” Munisteri told the crowd, and in this upper Westside Woody Allen world of penthouse sophistication, real or imagined, it was an apt choice. After a short break, they began their second set with the old standard Lazybones, Munisteri solo on guitar, then rejoined by the band on Honey on the Moon, featuring a sweet, bluesy Holshouser solo. Munisteri dedicated the next song to those who’d been displaced by luxury highrises, and anyone building luxury highrises as well. He looked out at the crowd, and the apartment complex at 68th St. towering overhead: “I see Trump,” and then pointing at the rusting hulk of an elevator at the adjacent pier, “And I see dump. I don’t know which I like more…actually as a sixth-generation Brooklynite I do know which I like more and I’m not telling you…since Trump may be part of the reason we’re here tonight.” Then they launched into his original composition This Funny World: “This funny world is making fun of you,” which as Munisteri pointed out could cut any number of ways. Next, they did the playful, amusing Picciaridu, a track from Brock Mumford’s album, about a young Italian girl on the Lower East Side just about to hit puberty and discover what hellraising is all about. On the following tune, How Can You Face Me Now Munisteri and Kellso carried on a jaunty guitar/trumpet conversation for what sounded like a whole verse before the band kicked in. Let’s Do Something Bad, which is as close to a signature song as Munisteri has, was perfect: it’s a wickedly literate, tongue-in-cheek number about cheating. Playing with a mute, Kellso took an aptly understated, smoothly seductive solo to match the lyrics. Finally, on the next-to-last song of the night, Munisteri took an all-too-brief, soulful guitar solo: it’s ironic that his own project gives him less of a chance to show off his monster chops than the other units he plays with (notably Rachelle Garniez’ brilliant band). But this one’s all about the songwriting, which is a treat in itself. They closed with the obscure Bing Crosby song T’ain’t So: Holshouser took a long solo and built to a darkly bluesy crescendo while Munisteri shadowed him, ominously voicing the chorus chord changes low on the fretboard. It says something about this band that they could find such rich, troubling complexity in an otherwise long-forgotten old pop song. By the way, in case you’re wondering what the band name may mean, Brock Mumford is the man widely credited for being the first jazz guitarist. July 23, 2007 Posted by delarue \| concert, Live Events, Music, music, concert, New York City, review, Reviews \| accordion jazz, acordion music, bing crosby, brock mumford, concert pier one, concert pier one nyc, elvis costello, guitar jazz, jazz, jazz band, jazz music, jazz singer, jazz singing, jon kellso, jon kellso trumpet, jon-erik kellso, Matt Munisteri, matt munisteri brock mumford, musette, rachelle garniez, tim luntzel, vocal jazz, will friedwald jazz singing, will frieldwald, Will Holshouser \| 2 Comments	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1041
__label__cc	0.738437	0.261563	Understanding Kafui Tovah (Being Ungrateful) By Rabbi David Etengoff Dedicated to the sacred memories of my mother, Miriam Tovah bat Aharon Hakohen, father-in-law, Levi ben Yitzhak, sister-in-law, Ruchama Rivka Sondra bat Yechiel, sister, Shulamit bat Menachem, Chaim Mordechai Hakohen ben Natan Yitzchak, Yehonatan Binyamin ben Mordechai Meir Halevi, Avraham Yechezkel ben Yaakov Halevy, HaRav Yosef Shemuel ben HaRav Reuven Aharon, David ben Elazar Yehoshua, the refuah shlaimah of Devorah bat Chana, Yitzhak Akiva ben Malka and Leah bat Shifra, and the safety of our brothers and sisters in Israel and around the world. The post-Flood world should have been one wherein mankind felt chastened and humbled before the Almighty, having just survived near universal decimation. Moreover, logic would dictate that they should have demonstrated overwhelming hakaret hatov (manifest gratitude) to the Almighty for the mercy He had bestowed upon them. Instead, we are presented with the following disturbing narrative of the Tower of Babel: Now the entire earth was of one language and uniform words. And it came to pass when they traveled from the east, that they found a valley in the land of Shinar and settled there. And they said to one another, “Come, let us make bricks and fire them thoroughly;” so the bricks were to them for stones, and the clay was to them for mortar. And they said, “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in the heavens, and let us make ourselves a name, lest we be scattered [by G-d] upon the face of the entire earth.” (Sefer Bereishit 11:1-4, this and all Tanach and Rashi translations, The Judaica Press Complete Tanach) At this juncture, “the L-rd descended to see the city and the tower that the sons of man had built.” (11:5) The expression, “the sons of man had built,” is rather peculiar for, in reality, who but men could have built the tower? This question is echoed in Rashi’s (1040-1105) midrashically-inspired comment on our verse: But the sons of whom else [could they have been]? The sons of donkeys and camels? Rather, [this refers to] the sons of the first man (Adam Harishon), who was ungrateful and said (Sefer Bereishit 3: 12): “The woman whom You gave [to be] with me [she gave me of the tree; so I ate”]. These, too, were ungrateful in rebelling against the One Who lavished goodness upon them, and saved them from the Flood. In sum, Rashi views the actions of the Dor Hahaphlagah (Generation of the Tower of Babel) as parallel to the behavior demonstrated by Adam Harishon when asked by Hashem, “Have you eaten from the tree [of knowledge] of which I commanded you not to eat?” (3:11) Rather than taking personal responsibility for violating the one mitzvah entrusted to him, Adam denied culpability and blamed G-d for having given him Chava, and Chava for having given him the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge to eat. The Ba’al HaTurim (Rav Ya’akov ben Asher, 1270-1340) supports this perspective when he notes that Adam’s reaction personifies the pasuk (verse), “He who repays evil for good – evil will not depart from his house.” (Sefer Mishle 17:13) This is a particularly apropos observation, since the concluding Hebrew letters of the phrase, “lo tamish ra’ah” (“evil will not depart”) spell the word “isha” (“woman”) – a homiletic reference to the lack of gratitude to Hashem that Adam so blatantly demonstrated regarding Chava. Both Adam, and the Dor Hahaphlagah, repaid Hashem’s beneficence with ingratitude. Years later, the Dor Hamidbar (the Generation of the Desert) unfortunately repeated this pattern of behavior time and time again. Tosafot in Talmud Bavli, Avodah Zarah 5a, discusses their actions in the following manner: “Therefore, [Moshe] labeled them [the Jewish people as practitioners of] kafui tovah, since they refused [to give thanks to Hashem for all of His beneficence] i.e. they refused to recognize the good that He had done for them in all of theses matters.” The Torah Temimah (Rabbi Baruch Halevi Epstein, 1860-1942) expands upon Tosafot’s gloss and suggests that kafui tovah is far more than a failure to recognize the good that someone else has performed for you; instead, it is a completely conscious rejection of the kindness – as if it never had taken place. The Abarbanel’s (1437-1508) analysis of kafui tovah complements Tosafot’s explication in a deeply psychologically insightful manner: The most evil of all middot (behavioral traits) is kafui tovah. This is the case, since when a person recognizes [and gives voice] to the benefit he has received from another individual, he adds to the strength of the benefactor to [continue to] provide him with overflowing kindness – with a full sense of desire and in complete goodness. When, however, the recipient of manifest kindness consciously withholds the requisite recognition of the good that is his benefactor’s due, he weakens his supporter’s strength and aspiration to demonstrate further kindness to him. (Commentary on the Torah, Sefer Shemot, chapter 29, this and the following translations my own) In order to buttress his exposition of our term, the Abarbanel cites Rav Ammi’s words in Talmud Bavli, Ta’anit 8a: “Rain falls only for the sake of Men of Faith (ba’alei emunah) [i.e. trustworthy people],” as it is said, “Truth will sprout from the earth, and righteousness will look down from heaven.” (Sefer Tehillim 85:12, Talmud translation, The Soncino Talmud) In the Abarbanel’s estimation, ba’alei emunah are the people who practice hakaret hatov. He, therefore, reasons that those who engage in kafui tovah are the same people that our Sages identified as individuals steeped in brazenness and temerity (azut panim) – and the very ones who cause droughts. He maintains that this idea is intimated in the text, “And the rains were withheld, and there has been no latter rain…you refused to be ashamed.” (Sefer Yirmiyahu 3:3) Thus, the Abarbanel opines: Everything proceeds as our Sages said: “During the times that the Jewish people fulfill the will of the Omnipresent [i.e. we practice hakaret hatov and guard the Torah], we add to the power, so to speak, of that which is Above. As the text says, ‘Now, please, let the strength of the Lord be increased, as You spoke…’ (Sefer Bamidbar 14:17) [Conversely,] during the times that the Jewish people fail to fulfill the will of the Almighty [i.e. we are involved with kafui tovah and we do not keep the Torah], we diminish the power, so to speak, of that which is Above. As the text states, ‘You forgot the [Mighty] Rock Who bore you; you forgot the G-d Who delivered you.’” (Sefer Devarim 32:18) Based upon the presentations of Rashi, Tosafot, the Abarbanel and the Torah Temimah, it is clear that kafui tovah is a reprehensible behavioral trait that manifests itself in a knowledgeable and brazen repudiation of the good which either G-d or man has done for us. As such, its remedy must be the polar opposite action, namely, hakaret hatov, wherein we demonstrate heartfelt gratitude to our benefactor through our words and deeds. With Hashem’s help, may we master this middah so that we may fulfill King Solomon’s stirring counsel: “Kindness and truth shall not leave you; bind them upon your neck, inscribe them upon the tablet of your heart; and find favor and good understanding in the sight of G-d and man.” (Sefer Mishle3:3-4) V’chane yihi ratzon. Originally appears on YUTorah	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1051
__label__cc	0.524799	0.475201	Melissa Maldonado for when you can't find the words… What in the word? ICELAND OFF THE BEATEN PATH A Visit for the Curious and Adventurous As we roll by ‘my uncle’ points out the quarry. “It’s filled with stones but there are never any lorries. That’s why we say the trolls are throwing them down from the mountain”. This is a big part of the magic of Iceland. The way history, saga, Norse myth, and folklore weave together to tell the stories of people and places. How the lines between fact and fiction are blurred. Or perhaps just irrelevant. The rest of the magic is of course Iceland itself. If the world was indeed birthed from the giant Ymir through the cunning of Odin, then Iceland was certainly his heart. After just eleven days of exploring bits of the north and south, it becomes quite clear why history and lore are so deeply intertwined. There is simply no better way to rationalize so much unblemished beauty than through fantastical legends. And there are plenty of them! Which is why I feel quite lucky to have ‘my uncle’ give me the insider story of Iceland complete with fact, fairytale, and family anecdotes from his Icelandic childhood and adulthood. Hjörleifshöfði One of our first stops just outside of Vík, in southern Iceland, is Hjörleifshöfði, a craggy small mountain on a black sand beach overlooking the North Atlantic Ocean. Named after one of Iceland’s first settlers, who according to legend was laid to rest at its summit after being murdered by his Irish slaves for being a not so nice guy, it is a home to pudgy little fulmars. Though they might seem like the runts of a seagull litter, don’t be fooled. ‘My uncle’ shared the raw reality. Adult fulmars spend the first two months of their chicks’ lives helicopter parenting. And after fattening them up, the parents quite literally fly the coop, abandoning their young to learn how to either fly and fend for themselves or become dinner. As we walk along, ‘my uncle’ spots more native fauna and an opportunity for a folktale about the ptarmigan, which owes its plumed feet to its rebellious, and quite frankly astute, refusal of the creator’s orders to walk through fire. Consequently, it was cursed to a life of evading the falcon, its brother. The latter would forever hunt the ptarmigan, only to realize it had devoured its sister upon reaching its heart. A morbid and unfortunate fate for both ptarmigan and falcon. The Grimm brothers have got nothing on Icelandic lore… North Atlantic coastline This strip of coastline is just as formidable a foe to humans. Nowadays the main danger posed by the North Atlantic is sneaker waves sucking in unsuspecting, selfie-crazed tourists. But hundreds of years ago, ships did not fare better. ‘My uncle’ paints a picture of Vík’s early years. When unforgiving surf claimed the lives of many a fisherman and explorer. And a humble farm family might find itself the fortuitous heir of a fine bottle of French cognac washed ashore. One man’s folly… As mischievous as the North Atlantic Ocean is, it is hardly the region’s only temperamental neighbor. Eyjafjallajökull (yes, that one!) and Katla flank its northern border. As ‘my uncle’ approaches Katla, one of the regions most active volcanoes, he is ready with another tale. “Every place has its story.” The base of Myrdalsjökull Katla was a moody sorceress with a pair of magic underpants, which helped her run without tiring. When a naive farm boy dared to borrow them, she retaliated by drowning him in a vat. Upon discovering her crime, the townspeople chased her out of the village. Thanks to her magic underpants, she managed to evade them by running to the glacier Myrdalsjökull and hiding in a crevasse. But soon after, the volcano beneath erupted more forcefully than ever causing glacial flooding. The eruption was attributed to Katla’s rage and henceforth became her namesake. My takeaway: keep your hands off other people’s underwear! This folk legend provided the perfect backdrop to my personal highlight of the trip: the crossing between Eyjafjallajoküll and Mýrdalsjökull: Fimmvörðuháls. River crossing on the way to the trailhead Before beginning our drive down the road to the trailhead, ‘my uncle’ warns me that it is “not a good road”. We then spend over an hour traversing 30km as our jeep plunges across one river crossing after another. The Fimmvörðuháls adventure begins way before the trail! ‘My uncle’ calls this hike a “humbling” one. Indeed, it is not for the faint of heart. The views are otherworldly, but the terrain can kindly be described as challenging. And for the few hundred very steep vertical meters we ascended through fine black sand, I’d have to resort to more pejorative language. So I’ll just say that my thighs felt like I had dipped them in boiling lava. Fimmvörðuháls There’s a dense fog as we head towards the pass between the two volcanoes. It is sprinkled with black dust and pocked with craters. Sheets of ice cover large swaths of the path. If I didn’t know better, I would’ve suspected our jeep had taken a detour to the moon. Skógá river But about an hour after crossing the pass, the trail hits the Skógá river. Ice, dust, and craters morph into the lushest landscape in the most verdant shade of green (un)imaginable. I count no fewer than a gazillion waterfalls. And I’m quite sure that the stream “water” I refill my bottle with is actually ambrosia. By the time I reach waterfall number gazillion and one my eyes are damp. And for anyone whose eyes don’t mist up when they see this place for the first time, you must be a heartless ptarmigan! Waterfall gazillion and one I could go on ad nauseam about what else we discovered when we drove down the “roads” less traveled. But I’ll just leave you with this: Iceland is a fairytale, the hidden people are real, and there’s magic concealed in every cranny, crater, and crevice. You might have guessed that my uncle is not really my uncle. He is, however, the father of a dear friend and one of the most engaging, enthusiastic, and informed tour guides I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing the world with. He offers private tours as well as group tours, and an authentic glimpse into the past and present of Iceland. I can not recommend him enough! If you’re interested in taking a deep dive into Icelandic nature, geology, folklore and mythology, check out these books: Icelandic Bird Guide by Jóhann Óli Hilmarsson, Living Earth by Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Njal’s Saga, and The Trolls in the Knolls 35 Icelandic Folks and Fairy Tales. And if you’re planning a trip, add the LAVA Centre and the Skaftfellingur Museum to your itinerary. And for those of you who love watersports and surfing, adventure, and a bit of insanity, I highly recommend watching Under An Arctic Sky. The following pictures are of other amazing places, which I did not write about for the sake of brevity… Glacial calving seen at the end of an unmarked road Haukadalslaug My uncle’s cabin Dare to Discover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0vCSTjyZpI But Granada is so much more. Just on the outskirts of the city are its other majestic loomers. The Sierra Nevada mountains. They enshrine the city. A fortress in their own right. Las Roquetas del Mar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrC6E4Xit5M The bonfires are already blazing in the morning hours in preparation for an evening of feasting, revelry, dancing and merry-making. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGbLGtAWOwg From weary-soled pilgrims to university students to seasoned travelers, millions flock to this Galician treasure in search of great wine, unique cultural experiences, spiritual revelations… All Roads Lead to… Mérida! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBul3NBubPk With architectural wonders from the Roman Empire and the Muslim era, Mérida not only embodies a changing political landscape but also evidences the shifts in religious and cultural traditions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKuSx_zcTw What better way to indulge in the richness of Andalucía than to savor a bowl of creamy, rich salmorejo sprinkled with jamón, feast on a plate of freshly caught pulpo, and sip on a tumbler of sherry? A Lonely Laguna Beckons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsilfkTRZT8 It is hard to think of Spain without imagining warm nights sipping a cool Verdejo, salt spray on bronze-toasted skin or thinly-sliced jamon on fresh white bread.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1057
__label__cc	0.627301	0.372699	Improve Your Culture – Control Corporate Email Jun 2, 2014 \| Corporate Productivity, General Productivity Articles \| 0 comments Think a Ban on After-Hours Email is Crazy? Think Again. For years, I suggested to my clients that they consider having corporate policies for after hours email. Portable technology plus bad user habits contribute to an “always-on” environment that is bad for employees and bad for the businesses that employ them. My clients thought I was crazy for suggesting that maybe corporate email after hours was a bad idea. But now there are successful examples to point to. Read on for the story of one of them. Dan Calista wants nothing less than to create “the healthiest company in the world.” Dan is founder and CEO of Vynamic, a healthcare consulting company based in Philadelphia. Early on, his business-owner parents instilled in him the belief that it’s the people who make or break a business. And he shares my belief that if people are happy at work, they can bring more energy to their personal lives, be more engaged in their community and give back to society in a way that’s impossible when they are drained and exhausted by their job. What makes Dan different from some other CEOs is that instead of just tossing around terms like “work-life balance,” he is motivated to be continually learning what that concept really means and implementing new solutions to help employees achieve it. Leaders like Dan realize that employees’ happiness and wellbeing contribute to their success, which then contributes to the success of the company. How ‘Zmail’ Works At the foundation of Vynamic’s healthy culture is the “zmail” policy. Zmail means no corporate email from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. during the week, and all day on weekends and holidays. In speaking with Dan, I got the sense that it surprises him that this still needs to be a policy at all. He said it came out of a lot of discussion, both internally and with clients, about the appropriate use of email. His company embodies the principles of effective communication and not using email for urgent issues. He also thinks the zmail policy raises the threshold for communication, which is one of the principles of managing email taught in my corporate Managing the Madness program: Because it’s so easy to share information, we share way too much. If there are hours when email is off the table, it causes people to stop and think, “Do I really need to share this information?” And that extra layer of consideration saves the company time by reducing excessive communication. Find Your Own Flow When I asked Dan if zmail had ever created problems, he told me that in order for the policy to work, the company needed to create a safe environment in which staff feels comfortable talking about email use. He also stressed that it’s not a “work curfew,” and that employees can cultivate whatever workflow works for them, even if it’s sometimes during nontraditional work hours. They are, however, encouraged not to impose their flow on other people, and instead to leave the message in their drafts folder until business hours. This is a great example of how his staff can be “empowered” over their productivity. Dan tells me that the company’s employee retention rate is in the 90th percentile, and he attributes that at least in part to the healthy culture. When I asked Dan about other companies modeling his zmail policy, he told me that he wished everyone did it, but also that he feels that it’s important that each company find a rhythm that works for its own unique situation. Vynamic is a successful case study for the growing body of evidence of the relationship between culture and productivity: Employees who are happier and less stressed at work are more productive and more engaged in the mission of the organization. A healthy culture that supports employees’ well-being maximizes the success of both the company and its employees Employees should have a clear understanding about which communication methods are appropriate in different situations It’s possible to respect individual employees’ workflow styles while still giving people an opportunity to unplug A ban on after-hours email is just one piece of a healthy culture, and should only be implemented after open group discussions on the topic. Or invite a productivity expert to help. If you think your corporate culture could be improved, give me a call. I can help you bring more sanity to the daily operations (which lowers burnout and makes employees enjoy their work more), while still helping people get more done. How to Set a Company Email Policy That Improves Productivity This Popular Step to Manage Email and Texts Isn’t Enough Tackling Distraction With ‘The Innovation Show’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1062
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__label__cc	0.615902	0.384098	Home / Engineering Metrology Linear Measurements: Definition, Standards, Methods & Instruments [PDF] Written by Mohammed SHAFI Topics of Today Definition of Precision: Definition of Accuracy: Definition of Linear Measurement: Standards used for Linear Measurements: Methods used for Linear Measurements: Differences Between Line and End Standard Measurements: Linear Measurement Instruments: A Numerical on Linear Measurement: Metrology is defined as the science of measurements or the precision of measurements. Even it can be defined as the accuracy of measurements. The science which is dealing with measurements and their conditions is called measurement science or metrology. In this article, we will discuss Methods, Standards, and Instruments for Linear Measurements. But before that, we should have to know about Precision and Accuracy. It is the repeatability or reproducibility of measurements. Whatever the number of times a given dimension is measured by using given measuring equipment if the same dimension is obtained every time called repeatability or reproducibility of measurements. When Precision is important? Whenever only one measuring equipment is involved in the measurement of the dimensions, the Precision is important. The nearness to the true value is called accuracy. The precise measurements made by using standard measuring equipment or non-errored measuring equipment is called Accuracy of measurements. Whenever more than one measuring equipment is involved in measuring dimensions, accuracy is important. The measurement of lengths, thickness, diameter, and heights including external and internal measurements is called Linear measurement. They are 3 standards used for Linear Measurements and are as follows: Imperial Standard Yard International Prototype Meter Wavelength Standard The explanation is as follows... 1.Imperial Standard Yard 1Yard = 3 feet 1 feet = 12 inches 2.International Prototype Meter 1m = 100 cm= 1000 mm 3.Wavelength Standard 1m = 1650763.73 light waves of a red-orange line of Krypton-86. These are the following methods used for Linear Measurements: Line Standard Method of Measurements End Standard Method of Measurements Line & End Standard Method of Measurements The detailed explanation for the Methods of linear measurements is as follows. Line Standard Method of Measurements: If the lines of measuring equipment are coincided with the ends of a measurand, by counting the number of lines in between the coincidence lines and multiplied by one scale division, the dimension of the component will be obtained called line standard measurement. For Example, Scale, tape, etc. No.of lines = 95-32 = 63. L= none scale division = 631 End Standard Method of Measurements: If ends of measuring equipment are coincided with the ends of the measurand and by adding the individual dimensions of the end standards used. The dimensions of the component will be obtained called End Standard Measurement. For example, Slip gauges, end bars, etc. L= 60+20+10+5+1 = 96 mm. Line & End Standard Method of Measurements: If the ends of measuring equipment are coincided with the ends of a measurand and by using the lines if the dimension of the component is obtained called as Line and End standard method of measurement. For example, Vernier Caliper, Screwgauge, etc. Slip Gauges: A Slip gauge is specified by using its height only. They are made by using high carbon steel as a material. The top and bottom surfaces of the slip gauge are lapped with other slip gauges so as to construct a given height to measure the angle of the given specimen by sine bar and for that, a final machining operation is to be done on the slip gauges to get a very high degree of surface finish. Points to be considered during the building of a given dimension using Standard set are as follow: Every slip gauge used for building must be available in the standard set. Do not repeat the same dimensions of slip gauge during one setting. In the sense, you should not use the same value to construct a given height such as 8 + 8(or any number). Use a minimum number of slip gauges as possible. Wringing: Building a given dimension using more than one slip gauge by forming a temporary bond between the slip gauge surfaces is called the Wringing of slip gauges. Explanation of Wringing: Atoms present on the highly polished surface are more active to share the energy with the other atoms. Therefore, when two slip gauge surfaces are contacting and placed at 90° and rotated with the application of the little amount of force so that the temporary Bond formation is taking place between the two slip gauge surfaces. This is called as wringing of slip gauges. Here are some differences between Line and End Standard: By using a 1 m scale, it is possible to measure nearly 200 varieties of dimensions. Therefore the measurements made by using line standards are simple, easier and faster. Whereas by using end standard methods, just for measurement of one dimension, there are many slip gauges required. Therefore, measurements made by using End standards are difficult and time-consuming. The accuracy made by using Line standards is up to 0.5 mm only. but the accuracy made by using End standards is up to 0.001 mm. In the case of line standards, there is no wear and tear problem whereas in the case of End standards because of wringing of measuring and measurand, the wear and tear will be taking place. Parallax error problem is always existing inline standards where there is no parallax error problem in case of end standards. There is no built-in datum present in the case of line standards but it always exists at both the ends of End standards. They are classified as Direct and indirect measuring instruments. Direct measuring instruments. Graduated Measuring instruments Non Graduated measuring instruments Indirect measuring instruments. Direct Measuring Instruments: The direct measuring instrument is divided into two types. Graduated Measuring instruments: Here are some Graduated Measuring Instruments: Ruler or Scale Vernier Height Gauge Non Graduated measuring instruments: These are some Graduated Measuring Instruments: Trammel Telescope Gauges Slip Gauges Surface Gauges Therefore, this is the detailed information about the Linear Measurements. If you have any doubts, feel free to ask in the comments section. Sine Bar Engineering Metrology - IIT Kanpur Linear Measurement: Metric and Imperial [PDF] Media Credits: Image 1: By Pekaje at English Wikipedia - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons., GFDL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1862863. Image 2: By Speedy1910 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=81800683. Image 3: By Wizard191 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12424242. Numerical: Engineering Metrology Prof. J. 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Types of Angular Measuring Instruments: There are various types of Angular Measurements which are based on various standards, and those are the following:… Engineering Drawing Instruments and Their Usage [PDF] In this paper, I am going to familiarize you with the Engineering Drawing Instrument. So let's dive into the article. Engineering Drawing Plays a crucial role in the life of Every Mechanical Engineering student because he has to bear that subject throughout… The related posts above were algorithmically generated, thanks to Contextual Related Posts. ABOUT MECHANICAL E-NOTES ©️ Copyright 2020 mechanicalenotes.com	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1068
__label__cc	0.673716	0.326284	Treatment Trio for Mesothelioma Is Safe, Improves Patients’ Survival Rates, According to Trial Data by Ines Martins, PhD Combining Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields), a method that uses electric fields to disrupt cell division, with standard chemotherapy treatments Alimta (pemetrexed) and Platinol (cisplatin) or Paraplatin (carboplatin) may be a promising treatment approach for mesothelioma patients, according to interim data from the STELLAR Phase 2 trial. The findings will be presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) 17th World Conference on Lung Cancer Dec. 4-7 in Vienna. The oral presentation is titled “Interim Results of a Phase 2 Trial of TTFields with Chemotherapy for First Line Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma,” and suggests that TTFields is safe and markedly prolongs patient survival rates. Novocure‘s TTFields are low-intensity alternating electric fields that activate programmed cell death in proliferating cancer cells by preventing them from dividing properly. It is a noninvasive treatment approach that applies transducer arrays directly to the skin’s surface in the region surrounding the tumor. The delivery system is portable and allows patients to perform their normal daily activities. The STELLAR trial (NCT02397928) is designed to assess the safety and effectiveness of TTFields in combination with standard chemotherapy (Alimta plus Platinol, or Alimta plus Paraplatin) as a first-line therapy for 80 patients with unresectable mesothelioma. Patients are set up to receive TTFields in the lungs at the specific frequency of 150 KHz, the optimal frequency for impairing cell division in mesothelioma, according to previous preclinical studies. The study’s primary endpoint is overall survival and secondary endpoints include response rates, progression-free survival (PFS), and treatment-related adverse events. Interim data from the first 42 enrolled patients, followed for an average of 11.5 months, has revealed a one-year survival rate of 79.7 percent and a median PFS of 7.3 months. This contrasts with the 50.3 percent one-year survival rate and median PFS of 5.7 months seen in historical controls treated with Platinol plus Alimta alone, who were part of an older Phase 3 trial studying the safety and effectiveness of Platinol plus Alimta compared to Platinol alone. Median survival had not been reached in the STELLAR trial at the time of analysis. In addition, none of the enrolled patients had experienced device-related serious adverse events. “The interim STELLAR results are very encouraging,” Dr. Eilon Kirson, Novocure’s chief science officer and head of research and development, said in a press release. “We are pleased that the first clinical results in mesothelioma will be presented at IASLC and look forward to sharing additional data in pancreatic and ovarian cancer at our R&D day in December.” Tagged Alimta (pemetrexed), Novocure, Paraplatin (carboplatin), Platinol (cisplatin), STELLAR Phase 2 trial, TTFields. Ines Martins, PhD Inês Martins holds a BSc in Cell and Molecular Biology from Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is currently finishing her PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Universidade de Lisboa. Her work has been focused on blood vessels and their role in both hematopoiesis and cancer development. Previous: One Week After Colorado, D.C. Council Passes Death with Dignity Act Next:Interview With Long-Term Mesothelioma Patient, Lou Williams	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1073
__label__wiki	0.973152	0.973152	Angst around French language boils over in Quebec, as politicians warn of 'decline' Christopher Reynolds Published Sunday, November 22, 2020 7:35AM EST Last Updated Sunday, November 22, 2020 7:42AM EST MONTREAL -- Perennial anxieties around the state of the French language in Quebec have boiled over in the past week, with politicians seizing on a Liberal legislator's initial brush-off of the issue as evidence of indifference to a crisis. Outside of Quebec, the angry debate may have seemed a tempete in a teapot, if it appeared on anglophones' radar at all. But in la belle province and Ottawa, Montreal MP Emmanuella Lambropoulos set off alarms when she asked the official languages commissioner in a House of Commons committee meeting last week -- Friday the 13th -- whether French was in peril. "I have to see proof in order to believe that," Ms. Lambropoulos told Raymond Theberge at the official languages committee. "What exactly do you think contributes to this 'decline' of French in Quebec?" she asked, using air quotes around the word "decline." The 30-year-old parliamentarian's skepticism prompted a week's worth of censures from Bloc Quebecois MPs as well as Conservative ones. While Lambropoulos reversed her comments in a statement less than 24 hours afterward, calling them "insensitive" and acknowledging that French is in decline, the walk-back did little to satisfy opposition members. "She probably said out loud what many of them do think," Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet told reporters, referring to the Liberal caucus. "The next time Justin Trudeau claims to defend the French language, remember the questions he asks his Quebec MPs to pose at the official languages committee," Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said on Twitter. Les libéraux disent vouloir protéger la langue française, mais Justin Trudeau retarde la modernisation de la Loi sur les langues officielles. C'est inacceptable et nous devons la moderniser maintenant. pic.twitter.com/3KP6jDGC2R — Erin O'Toole (@erinotoole) November 19, 2020 Adding fuel to the inferno were reports of a recent tweet -- since deleted -- by Chelsea Craig, the Quebec director of the federal Liberal party, that referred to the province's 43-year-old language law, in English, as "oppressive" and "ruinous." She too recanted with a tweet -- this time in French -- that stressed the importance of Quebec's French-language charter, commonly known as Bill 101, and the downward trajectory of the language. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to douse the blaze in the House on Wednesday "We recognize that, in order for Canada to be bilingual, Quebec must first and foremost be francophone. That is why we support Bill 101 in what it does for Quebec," he said, backing legislation his prime-minister father vociferously opposed. On Thursday, Lambropoulos extended her "deepest apologies" to all those offended, and offered to step down from the official languages committee. But the temperature remains high in the House, which will now debate the state of French in on Wednesday. Language issues in Quebec have been simmering for the past year. The expression "Bonjour-Hi!" -- long used by merchants to greet customers in Montreal stores -- sparked a political controversy last year, though the National Assembly ultimately backed down on a ban against the bilingual salute. In February, the Bloc introduced a bill that would require anyone applying for Canadian citizenship in Quebec to demonstrate functional proficiency in French. Seizing an opportunity, Blanchet brought the bill to the floor for debate Thursday. Meanwhile, the Quebec government is trying to extend Bill 101 to federally regulated businesses such as banks and Via Rail in a proposal that would see French become the mandatory language for all companies in the province with more than 50 employees. Concerns around the declining use of French have at least a foothold in fact. The proportion of Quebecers speaking only French at home declined to 71.2 per cent in 2016 from 72.8 per cent in 2011, according to Statistics Canada. However, the percentage of the province's people who spoke French -- but not necessarily exclusively -- at home rose marginally over the same period. "You can find data to suit whatever thesis you have. But a lot of it is based on a knee-jerk reaction to walking into a downtown store and being served in English or getting the dreaded `Bonjour-Hi,' " said Christian Bourque, executive vice-president at the Leger polling firm. He said politicians are beating the language drum at least as much for political gain as genuine concern. "If you're the Bloc Quebecois, the whole issue of the French language should be the bone that you gnaw on every time you have a chance." OPINION: It is not heresy to ask questions about the decline of the French language in Quebec The urge to rev nationalist engines may be more appealing with the possibility of a federal election in the spring, which could explain why Conservatives -- who compete with the Bloc for the same Quebec ridings -- have chimed in so loudly. Support for full-blown sovereignty is weak, with the Parti Quebecois at one of the lowest points in its history, ranking fourth of four parties in the National Assembly. And language tensions rarely draw countrywide attention comparable to the debates of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, when luminaries such as Mordecai Richler railed against the "language police" and the New York Times ran headlines reporting that "Quebec's Language Law Puts Companies to Flight." Nonetheless, cultural identity in the distinct society remains both a sensitive issue and a point of pride. "Survival of the French language was part and parcel of why the sovereignty movement even existed," Bourque said. "If you want to blow on the embers of some form of nationalistic sentiment, but you know you can't bring up sovereignty because it's not really popular, you might as well bring up the French language." Robert Wright, author of "Trudeaumania" and "The Night Canada Stood Still" -- about Pierre Trudeau's rise to power and the 1995 referendum, respectively -- stressed the political charge that language carries for Quebecers in a way that often eludes the rest of Canada. "It just goes to show you that it's always lurking in our politics," said Wright, a history professor at Ontario's Trent University. "You can count on it having a greater salience than other issues would have because it taps into these deep issues of culture and identity and belonging." People march in support of Quebec's language law in Montreal in this file photo from2007. The Quebec government is looking to expand the language law and have it apply to federally-regulated businesses. (CP PHOTO/Peter McCabe) CANADA A Parti Quebecois government would hold a referendum on independence in its first term if elected Majority of Quebecers concerned about the French language: survey Bloc to file bill on French language proficiency for new citizens Federal Liberal Party Quebec president in hot water after comments about Bill 101 Jedwab: It is not heresy to ask questions about the decline of the French language in Quebec	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1081
__label__wiki	0.909415	0.909415	Vets, breeders and animal adoption agencies are struggling to meet demand Published Saturday, November 28, 2020 8:34AM EST Last Updated Sunday, November 29, 2020 7:53AM EST MONTREAL -- The telephone has not stopped ringing with breeders and animal protection societies since the COVID-19 pandemic started, as people working from home rush to adopt animals that are becoming harder and harder to find. Quebecers, many of whom work from home, are desperately trying to find a four-legged companion, and veterinarians and trainers are struggling to keep up with demand. "It's adoption day. We were overwhelmed," said SPA des Cantons administrative director Anik Filion at the end of a busy day. "I put five cats up for adoption on Facebook yesterday at the end of the day, and this morning, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., my five cats were adopted. This afternoon, I put two dogs up for adoption. I already have one adopted, and the other one has dates until Saturday to meet families." ADOPTÉ ! Voici Lincoln! Caniche miniature mâle de 10 mois environ. Il est stérilisé, vacciné, vermifugé et son antipuce... Posted by SPA des Cantons on Tuesday, 24 November 2020 The demand for the animals has been very high since the start of the novel coronavirus health crisis and the situation continues. "The pandemic is still here," she said. "People still suffer from loneliness. They also mention that they have a lot of time," The phenomenon is the same everywhere. "I founded the SPCA 32 years ago and this is the first time that I have seen that we have fewer dogs," said Linda Robertson, who heads the SPCA Monteregie. Large dogs are particularly popular. A section that usually hosts 26 dogs now has only six, four of whom have had difficult lives and behaviour issues that are not quite ideal. As for the puppies, don't even think about it. "It's been some time since we saw some, '' she said. �� Les 12 contes du refuge (levée de fonds) �� Dès lundi prochain, et ce, pour une durée de 12 jours, nous partagerons... Posted by SPCA Montérégie on Friday, 27 November 2020 The relationship with those who wish to adopt has changed. Before the pandemic, there were adoption days. However, the refuge is now looking for "a family that goes with the animals we have." At the Eastern Townships SPA, an animal is adopted almost as soon as it is received. "When the animal arrives for adoption, it spends around 48 hours maximum here," said spokesperson Marie-Pier Quirion. Stay times for the animals have become so short that some are sometimes adopted before employees even have time to photograph them and post an ad on the website. "They're going really fast," said Quirion. As for the established breeders, everyone The Canadian Press spoke to described a never-before-seen demand. "I can tell you, it's madness and it's been like that for a while," said Louise LaBranche, the owner of Vom Branche breeding, in Maricourt, in the Eastern Townships. LaBranche, who breeds wire-haired dachshunds, says she receives between eight and 10 calls each day from interested buyers, not counting emails. However, all the puppies expected in 2021 are sold. She even has a waiting list. The breeder has three of her females mate once a year, although they are in heat twice a year. Litters average five puppies. In Saint-Lazare, west of Montreal, Julie Sansregret, a Hungarian Pointer breeder, a breed from the hunting dog family, is experiencing a similar situation. "I have had three requests a day since March to place dogs," she said. There is however a slight problem: her female only has one litter per year and gives birth to an average of six puppies. The waiting list has a hundred names, and she is only responding to requests dating back to 2018. Where Sansregret sees a "baby dog boom right now" is at the Guides Canines training school where she is co-owner. She said the demand for help is "exponential." Dog training courses are given individually to comply with pandemic health measures. Veterinarians are also under incredible pressure due to the large number of dogs and cats adopted since the start of the pandemic, said Association des Médecins Veterinaires du Québec spokesperson Dr. Michel Pepin. His colleagues are no longer able to offer basic services. "Before, you called a vet, and you had an appointment in two hours. After that, it's two days. Worse, now, it's two weeks," he said. Although injured, sick or endangered animals are still treated same day, sterilizations, vaccinations and other preventive acts are postponed, so that some owners give up, which could cause other problems at later dates. This backlog comes without taking into account that veterinarians already existed in an "already extremely fragile ecosystem," said DMV Veterinary Center's Noel Grospeiller. The DMV in Lachine offers emergency medical services. "The veterinary world is going through a huge crisis," he said. "We have been short-staffed - veterinarians and animal health technicians - for 20 years." Grospeiller said COVID-19 has made the situation simply "untenable." "The teams are exhausted. There is a lot of burnout. Everyone is recruiting hard, but there is no one to recruit," he said. His organization has launched a petition titled "Laisse Orange Leash" in the last few days to raise public awareness of this reality and to ask governments to increase the capacity of training programs. In the meantime, campaign organizers are asking people to show patience and compassion with the staff. 75% des centres vétérinaires manquent de personnel. Conséquences? Des urgences fermes. Qu’arrive-t-il à nos amis... Posted by Laisse Orange Leash on Thursday, 19 November 2020 Four-legged, furry friends can help ward off the isolation blues, Montreal researcher finds Montreal SPCA asks landlords to show compassion amid COVID-19 by renting to tenants with pets Vets anticipate rise in separation anxiety as dog owners return to work Second group of 'traumatized' dogs brought to Montreal this month from South Korean farm	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1082
__label__wiki	0.86753	0.86753	Lence Yuri Quickly tired of the monotony, Lence’s sound varies from track to track, while keeping the sound quality, he can afford to generate decisions and the mix of styles in the melody, drive and emotion taken from the trance music. Black Hole, Armada, Alter Ego, Echelon, Unearthed, Redux, already know it. It’s no wonder him supported by the trance music legends such as: Tiesto, Markus Schulz, Rank1, Aly and Fila, Sean Tyas, Dash Berlin, Roger Shah, Richard Durand, Manuel Le Saux, Tempo Guisto, Ashley Wallbridge, Ernesto vs Bastian, Pedro Del Mar and many more. Montoy Montoy is a promising young DJ/Producer born on the west coast of France. He is an ardent lover of electronic music, especially Deep House. He has already released an EP under the name “Toy Of” in the stables of Greek label Deep Tree Recordings. He returns under the name Montoy with a minimalist Deep house style. Montoy will have an EP on ModeDevotion.co.uk. As a child, JACO, grew up in an outskirts of Milan with a passion for electronic music. JACO is hard to pin down musically, his genre varies from “Deep” to “Tech-House” with alternating deep bass and rhythms that engage abd bring listeners into spectacular journey of sounds and melodies. He started playing in local clubs in late 2008 and slowly worked his way up. JACO now plays in the best electronic parties his city. Now a regular fixture of Milan’s club scene, JACO has shared the stage with such well-know international DJs such as Tania Vulcano, Dubfire and Seth Troxler. 2013 looks to be a busy year for JACO as he begins his first residency and local hot spot for the disco “Only 300”. JACO continues to work on making more music. Just in 2013, JACO will come out with his first release with labels like “More Devotion Records”, “Spaceland Records” and “8mine Records”. Look for JACO coming to a town near you soon! Sean McClellan Sean McClellan is no stranger to the dance music industry; he has been respectively DJing for the last 20 years. Sean is known for his eclectic mixing, long overlays and smooth transitions. As a DJ for the past 20 years, he has gained respect and recognition for his technical abilities and musical intuition. As a student of sound, Sean pursued classical training playing the trumpet in both symphonic and marching bands, but found his passion in deep, emotional, house music. Antti Simola aka Friendly Fox , is a young producer from Helsinki, Finland. His debut EP “Without You” is released on More Devotion Records. Driven by music, he starts his music production studies in Berlin in 2013. Started off with beat crafting and sampling, but soon discovered his love for Electronic and House. Eager to try different genres, he created a Chillwave alias, “Sweeter Than Honey” and is a member of the electronic music collective “://about:sound”, a producer in a Hiphop duo “Friendly View” and a second in a Helsinki based deep house duo “Surfaces” with producer Cast Lé Tics. Although he is relatively new to the electronic music scene, his tracks has been picked up by quite a few blogs and djs. Springfield House, London Road, Brimscombe, Gloucestershire, GL5 2QF info@moredevotion.co.uk Copyright © 2003-2013 More Devotion Records. All Rights Reserved.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1083
__label__wiki	0.939849	0.939849	Mkarimu Radio Kenyan-Politics Gadgiggz Special October 17, 2019 Boxer, 27 dies after knockout during fight October 17, 2019 Uhuru sacks all Kenya Ferry Services board members October 15, 2019 Barack Obama congratulates Eluid Kipchoge October 15, 2019 Texas:Policeman killed black woman as she played video games at their home October 15, 2019 Father of 100 marries four new wives October 15, 2019 Kenya’s Kipchoge, Cheruiyot nominated for IAAF Male World Athlete of the Year May hit by leadership challenge over Brexit deal British Prime minister Theresa May (C) is welcomed by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker (R) and EU negotiator Michel Barnier prior to their meeting as part of the Brexit negociations, on December 11, 2018 in Brussels. AFP photo British MPs launched a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Theresa May over her Brexit plan on Wednesday but she vowed to fight off the leadership challenge, warning that changing course could derail the whole process. Facing her biggest political crisis since assuming office a month after Britons voted in June 2016 to leave the EU, May said a leadership change would “put our country’s future at risk and create uncertainty when we can least afford it”. “Weeks spent tearing ourselves apart will only create more divisions,” May said in a statement delivered outside her Downing Street office, adding: “I stand ready to finish the job.” A party confidence vote in her leadership is scheduled for Wednesday evening after dozens of Conservative MPs submitted letters to call for one. That followed her decision to delay a vote on Brexit which she admitted she was certain to lose. If May loses Wednesday’s vote, a leadership election will be held over the coming weeks and, if a new party leader is elected, he or she automatically becomes Britain’s new prime minister. The fate of both her unpopular draft withdrawal agreement and her government are now in the balance with the clocking ticking down to Britain’s March 29 departure from the European Union after 46 years. The confidence vote was triggered after months of plotting by Brexit-supporting Conservative MPs to collect the minimum 48 letters from MPs necessary to trigger a vote. Several past members of May’s government — including former foreign minister Boris Johnson — have had their eyes on the premiership post. If May survives the motion, no second one could be taken by party members for another year. Several top members of her cabinet quickly rallied to her support. “The last thing our country needs right now is a Conservative Party leadership election,” Home Secretary Sajid Javid tweeted. Javid himself has been mentioned as a possible replacement for May. The challenge to May “will be seen as self-indulgent and wrong. PM has my full support and is best person to ensure we leave EU on 29 March,” Javid wrote. Irish border row The British leader toured European capitals on Tuesday in an attempt to salvage the deal, after MPs savaged its provisions on the issue of the Irish border. May said she wanted “assurances” from EU leaders that if Britain ever entered the so-called “backstop” arrangement for the border, this would only be “temporary”. But she also said it was “the best deal available”, adding: “There’s no deal available that doesn’t have a backstop”. She received sympathy from EU partners but firm rejections of any attempt to reopen the agreement, which was approved by EU leaders last month following tortuous negotiations. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after meeting May that there was “no way to change” the deal. May on Monday told MPs she was postponing a critical vote on the deal scheduled for Tuesday, admitting that it faced rejection and promising to consult EU leaders in an effort to get additional reassurances on the backstop. She has said the vote will now be held before January 21. On her whistlestop tour, she also met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and is headed to Dublin on Wednesday for talks with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar before an EU summit on Thursday. “I doubt if she really knows what she’s going to achieve,” said Pippa Catterall, professor of history and policy at the University of Westminster. Catterall said that May could be trying “to take it down to the wire… so in the end parliament is faced with the choice: my deal or no deal”. After her weekly Prime Minister’s Questions at 1200 GMT, May will chair her first cabinet meeting since she announced the vote delay. Ministers at the meeting will discuss stepping up preparations for a no-deal Brexit. If no deal is approved by parliament, Britain will crash out of the European Union on March 29 — a prospect that could trigger economic chaos. Government in ‘disarray Even if May survives Wednesday’s vote and potential leadership challenge, she could face a no-confidence motion from opposition parties. The main opposition Labour Party has said the government is in “disarray” but is so far holding off from attempting to topple May. The Scottish National Party and the Liberal Democrats, which are both anti-Brexit, have urged Labour to do so and are hoping this could lead to a second referendum. A lot will hinge on what the Democratic Unionist Party, whose 10 MPs prop up the government, will do. The DUP have indicated they will not vote against May on a confidence motion for now but have demanded that she jettison the backstop. 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__label__cc	0.711269	0.288731	Resort Harbour Properties Tarpon Lodge & Restaurant If you’re fascinated with all things feathered, look no further than the skies and shores of Fort Myers & Sanibel. The region’s natural sanctuaries are home to countless species of native and migratory birds. Grab your best binoculars as we focus on the ones you’re sure to spot here. The Great Egret Great Egrets are among Southwest Florida’s most iconic feathered residents and are a frequent sight in the Sunshine State. Their distinct white plumes and impressive stature – standing at over three feet tall – make them a gorgeous and hard-to-miss staple of Floridian wildlife. American White Pelican This bird is among the world’s heaviest. The American white pelican migrates to Florida’s balmy shores, seeking reprieve from harsh northern winters. And these massive water birds are easily distinguishable from their cousins – the brown pelicans – due to their snow-white complexion, striking yellow-orange beak and black flight-feathers, which are only visible with wings expanded. The roseate spoonbill’s pink coloring could fool you into thinking it’s a flamingo. But while the two species may look similar at a distance, they are markedly different up close. This beautiful bird uses its flat, spatula-shaped bill to feed in shallow waters on small creatures – everything from insects to frogs. Anhinga The anhinga is named after the ancient Brazilian word for “snakebird.” These birds hunt for prey by cruising just below the surface of shallow waters, leaving only their head and slender neck exposed. At first glance, this behavior can make them look like a slithering snake. American Peregrine Falcon Few species cover ground – or air – like the American peregrine falcon. These predatory birds can soar at an astonishing airspeed of over 200 mph when on the hunt – the fastest of any diving bird. During Florida summers, you’re likely to see them perched on high branches, waiting patiently to swoop in and strike. Yellow-Crowned Night Heron Born with a perpetual bad hair day, this bird spends life expertly crabbing along estuary banks. By building their nests over alligator habitats, their hatchlings are protected from pesky predators like raccoons. The yellow-crowned night heron is often found alongside its black-crowned cousin, but in smaller numbers due to its nocturnal nature. This big wading bird is among the largest of all herons, and it’s been sighted as far as north as Alaska all the way down to South America. But in Southwest Florida, you’ll find the great blue heron feasting on small fish, insects, rodents and mammals. Look for them at dawn and dusk, perched near shallow waters. This adaptable avian is found on almost every continent but loves the food-rich Gulf of Mexico. The osprey’s wingspan of nearly six feet is an unlucky sight for any potential prey – if they even have time to look – because this sea hawk can spot fish from over a hundred feet above water. One of the best-known birds of the coast, brown pelicans glide low over waves, single file, flapping and flying in unison. You’ll find them year-round in Fort Myers & Sanibel, but as recently as the 1970s it was an endangered species. Now, the abundant flocks are a modern-day story of successful conservation. If you’re interested in bird watching, check out our Nature and Wildlife. And be sure to stop at one of The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel’s parks or schedule a nature tour during your vacation. We Think You'll Also Like The Shellcast Podcast Pedal through Paradise 5 Inland Activities to Lose Holiday Pounds	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1090
__label__wiki	0.817986	0.817986	Heckler Gets Kicked Out of Trump Rally 604 Records take on last week in Canadian comedy Boss Jo Recent uproar from Canadian comedians over JFL/Sirius partnership an eye-opening experience for Vancouver-based record label 604 Records inspired by industry commitment and solidarity to expand comedy division, ‘Comedy Here Often?’ into a hub for Canadian comedy In the wake of a stressful week that nearly spelled an end to a major source of income for Canadian comics through the restructuring of Sirius XM Canada’s ‘Canada Laughs’ channel to ‘Just for Laughs Radio’, Canada’s comedy industry is being more vocal about its struggles than ever before. “Thank you to Just For Laughs, Bruce Hills, and SiriusXM for listening to the outpouring of concern from the independent Canadian comedy community, and for doing the right thing” says Jonathan Simkin, President of 604 Records. Regardless of JFL reversing their decision to play old showcases and other JFL owned content, it has become more than obvious that something still needs to change. The hope is there will be a continued movement towards legitimizing the industry in Canada. “Canadian comedians won’t be Canadian comedians if they can’t afford to be comedians in Canada,” tweeted Canadian, Toronto based actor Jay Baruchel. “You can swap out the word “comedians” and replace it with any art/creative gig and it still works! Culture requires appetite and infrastructure.” 604 Records has also been listening to Canadian comedians and hears them loud and clear. The Canadian comedy community has expressed that they are looking to the music industry for support and the Vancouver label is ready to step up to the plate. “One thing this experience showed me is just how fragile and vulnerable the infrastructure of independent comedy in Canada is” said Simkin, who was blown away by the comedy communities incredible show of unity in the last week. “Getting Sirius to reverse their decision was a huge accomplishment which was the result of the efforts of many people working together. But now is not the time to pat ourselves on the back. Now is the time to apply the lessons we have learned. We need to build on this by building an infrastructure that won’t collapse because of the actions of any one third party entity”. 604 Records has become a champion for Canadian comedy, having built up their comedy arm to include some of the country’s best talent. Now more than ever, it is showing solidarity with the industry. “We have decided we want to do more to support our countries comedians” says Simkin. “We are proud to say that effective immediately we will be expanding our ‘Comedy Here Often?’ YouTube channel to include third party content from many independent comedians in Canada. We will continue to put out our own exclusive content, but we will proudly feature non-CHO content as well. We will do fair revenue splits. And if anyone has proposals, we will entertain anything from one off sketches to web series to podcasts. We know now we cannot count on third parties. So, let’s count on ourselves. Let’s build alternative destinations for comedy to be seen and monetized.” Read full press release on the Canadian Association of Stand-up Comedians website. 604 RecordsCASCcomedylaughs Co-Founder & Chief Editor President and Co-Founder of The Mob's Press, Jo loves to laugh, click her mouse and is addicted to social media. Through blogging she has found a passion for all things online and was able to turn that into her 1st business called JJ's Press. From that success launched The Mob's Press. You always know when she's at a comedy show because you'll hear her laughing out loud. The Mob’s Press and Just Me Art’ and Conseil Agency to launch MobFrance One 2 Watch: Danii Roundtree A PROUD PARTNER OF Like the Mob	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1093
__label__wiki	0.629575	0.629575	Scientifically-Interesting Story of Urban Heat Island - Scientifically Interesting Story Are you looking for a storyline to use with your students that features NASA data? Consider using the following resources in your classroom today! Using Models in Climate Change Research - Lesson Plans Check out this the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research. Future Temperature Projections, Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Plan - Lesson Plans The title of this unit is Future Temperature Projections and will allow students to analyze and evaluate future temperature projections up to the year 2100 from the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies Global Climate Model called GISS-ModelE2. Inferring Relationships Among Sea Surface Salinity & Other Variables in the North Atlantic - Lesson Plans Students will observe monthly satellite data of the North Atlantic to identify relationships among key science variables that include sea surface salinity (SS), air temperature at the ocean surface (AT), sea surface temperature (ST), evaporation (EV), precipitation (PT), and evaporation minus pre Changing Albedo Lab - Lesson Plans Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature. >1 week ESS2E: Biogeology ESS3B: Natural Hazards LS2A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems PS3A: Definitions of Energy 3-ESS2-1: Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season. 3-ESS2-2: Obtain and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world. 3-LS3-2: Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment. 3rd to 5th 4-ESS2-1: Make observations and/or measurements to provide evidence of the effects of weathering or the rate of erosion by water, ice, wind, or vegetation. 4-ESS3-1: Obtain and combine information to describe that energy and fuels are derived from natural resources and their uses affect the environment. 4-ESS3-2: Generate and compare multiple solutions to reduce the impacts of natural Earth processes on humans. 4-LS1-1: Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction. 4-PS3-1: Use evidence to construct an explanation relating the speed of an object to the energy of that object. 5-LS1-1: Support an argument that plants get the materials they need for growth chiefly from air and water. 6th to 8th HS-ESS2-6: Develop a quantitative model to describe the cycling of carbon among the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, and biosphere. HS-ESS3-3: Create a computational simulation to illustrate the relationships among the management of natural resources, the sustainability of human populations, and biodiversity. HS-ESS3-4: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems. HS-ESS3-6: Use a computational representation to illustrate the relationships among Earth systems and how those relationships are being modified due to human activity. HS-LS1-5: Use a model to illustrate how photosynthesis transforms light energy into stored chemical energy. HS-LS2-7: Design, evaluate, and refine a solution for reducing the impacts of human activities on the environment and biodiversity. MS-ESS3-1: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes. MS-LS1-3: Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. MS-LS1-4: Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respecti MS-LS1-6: Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for the role of photosynthesis in the cycling of matter and flow of energy into and out of organisms. MS-LS2-1: Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence for the effects of resource availability on organisms and populations of organisms in an ecosystem. MS-LS2-4: Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. MS-PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society. MS-PS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design, construct, and test a device that either minimizes or maximizes thermal energy transfer.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1095
__label__wiki	0.791894	0.791894	How the Growth Trajectory of Energy Storage Differs from the Early Days of Solar info@greentechmedia.com We know that storing clean energy using batteries is gaining popularity in residential use. Just how big is it getting? This article by GreenTech Media provides an overview on the state of energy storage across the US. It's become a cliche to compare today's energy storage market to where the solar industry was a certain number of years ago. But storage's trajectory differs from the early growth dynamics of solar power in a crucial respect: It transcends the geographic boundaries, dictated by sunshine and policy, that contained solar's rise. Fast-acting battery technology performs many roles: frequency regulation, capacity, deferral of wires upgrades, resilience, firming renewable generation and more. It does not rely on a geographically specific weather pattern or any one set of state policies to become valuable, and it's already asserting itself across the U.S., said Daniel Finn-Foley, energy storage director at Wood Mackenzie, speaking at GTM's Energy Storage Summit in Denver. Solar reached the big time early in California, thanks to abundant sunshine and supportive state incentives. Pockets of development later formed in Hawaii and the desert Southwest, and in the less sunny but politically supportive New England states. But it did not spread evenly, and whole regions like the Southeast and Midwest trailed behind for years. "Energy storage's value lends itself to a much more diverse range of geographies," Finn-Foley said in an interview after the talk. "It's finding value in wholesale markets, it's finding value in vertically integrated utility markets, it's finding value for residential deployments – really, just about everywhere." Storage is still considered new and experimental in many states, but a map of where development has taken place reveals the border-crossing appeal. Here are the states that already operate more than 50 megawatts of grid storage, according to Finn-Foley's presentation. The blue cluster of states to the East reflects the first commercial storage market, serving a fast frequency regulation market in the PJM grid. That market burned brightly for several years, but dimmed when rule changes made the service less valuable. On the other coast, California approached storage through top-down procurement mandate that spurred utilities to acquire grid batteries. But these tools proved unexpectedly useful when the Aliso Canyon natural gas leak jeopardized fuel supplies for Southern California power plants. The state fast-tracked storage procurement to install emissions-free capacity in urban areas in just a few months, something traditional power plants couldn't possibly achieve. Hawaii hit on storage because solar installations were flooding the isolated island grids, and batteries offered a way to store that power for the evening peaks when it was more useful. Hawaii also faces unusually high fuel costs because fossil fuels must be shipped there; solar-plus-storage beat incumbent power sooner there than on the mainland. And the state's early commitment to a 100 percent renewable grid made storage all the more necessary. Rounding out the map is Texas, largely covered by the competitive, energy-only ERCOT market. No state incentives help storage there; indeed, its classification as a generation asset effectively bars distribution utilities from using batteries to assist their wires infrastructure. But developers have found business cases worth investing in, like saving clipped solar power, arbitraging wind power and hitting peaks in the energy market. Storage developers did not need to replicate the same conditions in each of these early markets. They found different routes to make themselves useful, based on the varied capabilities of storage itself. Layering in states that have more than 10 megawatts operating and more than zero reveals that states without any energy storage are clearly in the minority. And looking ahead at states' contracted pipelines depicts an even more complete takeover. This geographic diversity matters for predicting the growth prospects of battery storage, which is hard to do because the historical record offers little insight into future deployments. Conventional estimates woefully under-predicted the rise of solar over the last decade. Finn-Foley displayed the Energy Information Administration's projections for national solar deployment from 2011, 2012 and 2013. Even after two revisions upward, the expected cumulative installations for 2019 ended up equaling the utility-scale solar installed in North Carolina alone, a far cry from predicting solar for the whole country. The experience watching solar evolve and repeatedly defy expectations should inform modeling for the ramp-up of energy storage years later. But Finn-Foley's argument cautions against extrapolating too much from the solar experience to the storage experience, because storage can follow more paths to market. The hard work put in by the wind and solar industries to load up grids with cheap, renewable power, will eventually serve to boost interest in storage, too. "When you have these long renewable grids, it's no longer the industry pushing upwards and saying, 'Here's what we're capable of,'" Finn-Foley noted. "It's now policymakers and regulators pulling upwards and saying, 'Storage, we need you.'' Put another way, Finn-Foley said, "The wind energy and solar energy industries are writing checks that energy storage is going to cash." This article was written by info@greentechmedia.com from Greentech Media and was legally licensed through the NewsCred publisher network. 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__label__wiki	0.951028	0.951028	New Hibernia Review Uncanny Doubles: The Fiction of Anne Enright Jeanett Shumaker Volume 9, Number 3, Fómhar/Autumn 2005 10.1353/nhr.2005.0062 New Hibernia Review 9.3 (2005) 107-122 Uncanny Doubles: The Fiction of Anne Enright San Diego State University, Imperial Valley From Stoker's Dracula, to the Circe episode from Joyce's Ulysses, to Flann O'Brien's The Third Policeman Irish fiction presents a range of doubles. Anne Enright's "The Portable Virgin" (1991), The Wig My Father Wore (1995), and What Are You Like? (2000) also use grotesque doubles to depict disturbing fears and longings. Doubles dramatize the instability of identity and its consequent unpredictability. As a result, they are particularly apropos to Enright's vision of an Ireland in the throes of cultural change, yet still measuring itself against its former nemesis, Britain. In "The Portable Virgin," which won the Rooney Prize in 1991, a wife's discovery of her husband's affair intensifies her fear of aging. Sharing the name of Mary with the Madonna of the story's title, the other woman is the wife's, also named Mary, double too. Doubling wife and mistress against their Biblical prototype, Enright exposes the ludicrousness of women's attempts to construct an eternally youthful identity that pleases men. Enright's first novel, The Wig My Father Wore, moves beyond the critique of femininity seen in "The Portable Virgin." The Wig is a darkly comical novel about death and eternity. In The Wig My Father Wore, one of the heroine's doubles is a supernatural being. Having an angel for a double highlights the conflict between religious ideals and the technophiliac materialism of the contemporary Ireland. A television producer, Enright's protagonist works within the shifting, shallow milieu of popular culture. Enright's juxtaposition of her protagonist's trivial context with her metaphysical conflicts creates black humor and unresolved questions. Like "The Portable Virgin" and The Wig My Father Wore, Enright's What are You Like? uses uncanny doubles to investigate how identity relates to the universal fear of death. What Are You Like? employs doubles who dramatize the impossibility of stabilizing identity or answering ontological questions. In Enright's second novel, the doubles are twins who do not know of each other's existence. A sense of the uncanny arises not through an identification between a supernatural being and a person, as in The Wig My Father Wore and "Virgin," [End Page 107] but between genetic identicals who are the same, yet different. The double is uncanny because of its unexpected likeness to the subject; in its disturbing way, the double symbolizes the subject's socially unacceptable yet universal fear of death.1 The narrator of "The Portable Virgin" cannot stop thinking about her husband's mistress. Even though the wife realizes that the mistress is unhappy, and, therefore, not to be envied, her image is inescapable. To explain why her husband would desire them both, she imagines the mistress as her opposite. For example, the wife thinks that her husband Ben regards her as a "sofa," but his mistress as something breakable. The mistress's fragility enhances her husband's passion, so his wife speculates. Whereas the wife is contented when Ben is away, the mistress depends on his presence: "Happy? Definitely not. Except when he was there. Ben makes me too sad for words. I finished the row, put away my needles and went to bed."2 That her husband makes her unhappy suggests that the joy derived from new or forbidden relationships has passed. The wife implies that she envies the mistress for feeling obsessed with Ben, for the wife is obsessed with her rival instead. The wife stresses her domesticity through mentioning knitting, the pastime of the stereotypical matron. At the beauty salon, the wife turns herself into her double by bleaching her hair until it is brittle: "I want it to break," the wife tells the stylist (PV 86). The wife's action implies her hope that, if she transforms herself into her opposite, her husband will not need the other Mary. The wife's epiphany is that all the women in the salon are her doubles, since they likewise awkwardly try...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1103
__label__wiki	0.749545	0.749545	Home / Biography / Krystol Krystol admin 1 week ago Biography Leave a comment Though Krystol by no means achieved a knockout smash, their efforts being a middle-’80s feminine R&B act ultimately helped pave just how for afterwards luminaries such as for example Exposé and En Vogue. Furthermore to solidifying a unique group sound, each one of the quartet’s associates was with the capacity of providing solid lead shows. In conjunction with Leon Sylvers III’s nouveau R&B/funk creation, the resulting materials was trendsetting. Krystol was eventually the outgrowth of many earlier groupings with slightly differing lineups. In the middle-’70s, Los Angeles-based teens Robyrda Stiger (afterwards changing the initial name spelling to Roberta), Tina Scott, and Karon Floyd produced Crystal Blue, an area act that appreciated success in night clubs such as for example Total Knowledge and Maverick’s Flats. The group disbanded with the latter area of the 10 years, but the associates remained mixed up in sector. Upon learning of the audition through an associate of Solar funk ensemble Lakeside, Stiger became one-third of spirit trio Alton McClain & Future. Famed Motown article writer and manufacturer Frank Wilson and composer John Footman selected her to circular out Future, which documented three albums for Polydor between 1978-1981 and obtained a global disco strike, “It SHOULD BE Appreciate.” When McClain shifted to a solo profession, Stiger and new member D’Marie Warren continuing their working romantic relationship. Stiger acquired also remained energetic with previous Crystal Blue member Tina Scott being a songwriter, getting “Simple Factors” on Destiny’s record, Gonna Inform the World. An opportunity ending up in an imminent R&B manufacturer of that time period, Leon Sylvers III (previously from the Sylvers), resulted in a cope with his Silverspoon Productions. Sylvers was impressed using the team’s composing, aswell as their vocals in the demonstration for “Don’t Make an effort to Transformation Me” — which he positioned on Shalamar’s 1982 record Close friends. Silverspoon’s affiliation with Epic helped Stiger, Scott, and comrades Warren and Floyd — at this time collectively referred to as Krystol — get yourself a documenting contract the next year. The original fruit of the labor was 1984’s Gettin’ Prepared. Though the record didn’t generate very much R&B chart actions, the one “Following the Dance Is certainly Through” was a Western european club hit, as the ballad discharge “Same Place, Same Period” became a noiseless storm preferred stateside. Among the seminal dark female acts from the ’80s, Krystol also recognized themselves when you are one of hardly any sets of its character to break up the business lead vocal tasks amongst all of the users, furthermore to including composing efforts from all. Despite several internal adjustments at Epic, the group still managed this input on the sophomore outing, 1985’s Chat of the city. Tragically, in Feb of that yr, Warren was wiped out in an automobile crash near conclusion of the album’s documenting. Her positive soul aided the group in completing the set, that was preceded with a cover edition from the Supremes’ “Like IS SIMILAR TO an Itchin’ in my own Center.” When Chat of the city didn’t fare far better commercially than Gettin’ Prepared, Epic transformed the path of the group for his or her third LP, 1986’s Enthusiasm From a female. Robbie Danzie, who was simply initially recruited like a stand-in for Floyd during her maternity keep in 1985, became only business lead vocalist; and a wider collection of companies contributed towards the record. Furthermore, Floyd opted never to come back after having a baby — departing Krystol being a trio. During this time period of restructuring, the group finally attained notable product sales and airplay. The singles “Interest From a female” and “Precious, Precious” both produced the R&B Best 30, providing to get more publicity through TV performances as well as the group’s initial video. Ironically, it had been correct as this achievement was getting into form that label complications place a freeze on activity. The 3rd single from Interest From a female received little advertising; it might be nearly 3 years prior to the follow-up record, I WOULD RECOMMEND U DON’T ALLOW Go, saw discharge. When it didn’t strike, the group was slipped from Epic’s roster, but continued to be mixed up in sector — touring abroad and continuing to create. Danzie released a single effort in Britain, (Like) Undeniable (later on released in the U.S. as Just You), and in addition joined the Experts of Funk for any Japan launch in the past due ’90s. Pelle Miljoona Fikret Kizilok Manufacturer Shahid Khan, aka Naughty Youngster, pursued music seriously after he dropped out of college … 1980s Krystol Krystol - Gettin' Ready Krystol - Passion from a Woman Krystol - Talk of the Town Pop/Rock R&B Rebbie Jackson The Emotions The Gap Band The Marvelettes The Shirelles Vanity 6 Harry White Flairs Dan Cummins The Mary Onettes Jacques Lanzmann Henriette & Elie Zmirou Dave Kaplan Footsoldiers Bruno Vansina	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1105
__label__wiki	0.952729	0.952729	Narendra Modi Facts News pages (updated frequently, please follow us at @nmodifacts) my_lang_swtch English / हिन्दी states and regions Gujarat 2002 violence Gujarat 2002 justice Gujarat myths Sangh Parivar VHP internal dissent Parivar individuals punishing dissent acche din community/religion communal myths caste violence upper caste consolidation the state and the law criminalising dissent snoopgate media and censorship critics of Modi PR machine economy/development/capital Gujarat economy and development sexual politics moral policing honesty/transparency nature/environment saffronization At Delhi Pride march, Jaitley's support for gay rights draws both bouquets and brickbats Aarefa Johari, scroll.in 'A day after finance minister Arun Jaitley and his Congress predecessor P Chidambaram claimed that the Supreme Court should reconsider its 2013 decision to criminalise gay sex, Delhi's queer community on Sunday showed up for the city's annual Pride March with strong views about their statements. Speaking at the Times LitFest in Delhi on November 28, Jaitley said that the court's view on homosexuality was not in sync with laws in many other parts of the world. Read more about At Delhi Pride march, Jaitley's support for gay rights draws both bouquets and brickbats Gay rights: Gujarat has only ever denied one film tax exemption for 'unsuitable content' Bhavya Dore, scroll.in 'In 2013, the Gujarat government denied an entertainment tax exemption to Meghdhanushya, KR Devmani’s Gujarati film on the gay community featuring Manvendra Singh Gohil, the openly gay prince of Rajpipla. The response to a Right to Information petition filed by Scroll.in has now confirmed that Meghdhanushya was the first and only film to be refused a tax exemption certificate on the grounds of its subject matter in the 16 years since Gujarat's entertainment tax policy came into effect. Read more about Gay rights: Gujarat has only ever denied one film tax exemption for 'unsuitable content' A strange retraction: ET's story on a possible change in the law on homosexuality was quickly retracted, for no apparent reason Vikram Johri, The Hoot 'By Tuesday afternoon, the Economic Times had taken down a report, published in the June 30 edition of the paper, from the website. Headlined “Sec 377 may be scrapped, says Gowda” the report by Sowmya Aji quoted the law minister as sending positive signals to the LGBT community on Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises homosexuality. Read more about A strange retraction: ET's story on a possible change in the law on homosexuality was quickly retracted, for no apparent reason Unfreedom: Film that Censor Board doesn't want you to watch 'The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) is in the middle of a controversy yet again. After the recent cuss-word debate and more scene snips that were widely contested, chairman Pahlaj Nihalani’s decision to ban Unfreedom — a film based on a homosexual relationship —has been met with criticism. The board reportedly has issues with both the lesbian relationship shown in the film and the parallel story where a liberal Muslim girl is kidnapped by terrorists. “They told me that Hindus and Muslims will start fighting, and that the film will also ignite ‘unnatural passion’. Read more about Unfreedom: Film that Censor Board doesn't want you to watch India Votes With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Block Gay Rights at UN 'India was among 43 countries that voted on Tuesday against benefits for same sex couples working for the UN by backing a Russian-drafted resolution. The foreign ministry today justified India's stand saying countries were "not consulted" on the plan. The resolution was defeated with 80 nations rejecting it and 37 countries abstaining, which means the UN can now extend benefits to partners of gay employees. The idea was proposed by UN Secy Gen Ban Ki Moon last July. Read more about India Votes With Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to Block Gay Rights at UN Ashoke Pandit's Obscene Tweet about Karan Johar Creates Controversy; Censor Board Member Calls AIB Knockout a 'Porn' Show 'Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, newly appointed Censor Board member, has sparked controversy with his tweet on Karan Johar and "AIB Knockout". The "AIB Knockout" video, which went viral on Facebook and Twitter, features Karan as the 'Roastmaster', while the actors Ranveer Singh and Arjun Kapoor were grilled by the host and panel of celebrities... Read more about Ashoke Pandit's Obscene Tweet about Karan Johar Creates Controversy; Censor Board Member Calls AIB Knockout a 'Porn' Show Goa government plans centres to make LGBT youths ‘normal’ "The policy lists LGBT community among the stigmatised groups which need focused attention. Goa’s Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ramesh Tawadkar today said the government was planning to set up centres to administer treatment to the LGBT youths to make them “normal”. He was speaking to reporters after launching the state government’s youth policy. “We will make them (LGBT youth) normal. We will have a centre for them. Like Alcoholic Anonymous centres, we will have centres. We will train them and give them medicines too,” he said..." Read more about Goa government plans centres to make LGBT youths ‘normal’ UN Human Rights Council votes to support LGBT rights, India abstains from voting "The UN Human Rights Council ( UNHRC) voted on Friday to pass a resolution supporting LGBT rights around the world, condemning discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. India abstained from voting on the resolution. The Human Rights Council resolution—led by Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Uruguay—followed a resolution in 2011 on the same topic led by South Africa and asks the UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights to gather and publish information on how best to overcome discrimination and violence... Read more about UN Human Rights Council votes to support LGBT rights, India abstains from voting Government should protect gay rights: Harsh Vardhan "Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday batted for “human rights” of gays and said it was the government’s job to protect their rights. “Everybody, including gays, has human rights. It is the job of the government to protect their rights,” he said on the sidelines of an event. He, however, declined to make further comments when asked to explain his position as his party, BJP, had supported the Supreme Court judgment which had upheld the validity of Section 377 of IPC, criminalising sex among homosexuals. Read more about Government should protect gay rights: Harsh Vardhan Section 377: Curative Petitioners Get Legal Notice For ‘Sedition’ Galaxy Magazine "Some of the petitioners who have filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court against its verdict on Section 377 have received a legal notice for having done so, asking why should ‘action not be taken for playing a fraud on the superior judiciary, the government and the people of the country for having filed a review and a curative petition’. The notice has been sent on behalf of Purushothaman Mulloli of Joint Action Council Kannur (JACK), which was one of the parties that had appealed in the Supreme Court against the Delhi High Court order of 2009 reading down Section 377. Read more about Section 377: Curative Petitioners Get Legal Notice For ‘Sedition’	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1115
__label__cc	0.552102	0.447898	Emerging Startup Hubs Denver/Colorado COVID-19 • Startups Closing The Gap Between Classrooms And Students, ClassDojo Sees Skyrocketing Usage Sophia Kunthara Sophia Kunthara @SophiaKunthara With nationwide school closures, teachers and parents have had to be creative to keep kids connected with each other while ensuring they stay on top of their education. That’s where the communication app ClassDojo comes in. Adjusting to online learning and virtual communication is one thing, but the more nuanced issue is kids’ desire to stay connected to their community, according to CEO Sam Chaudhary. “The toughest thing is that kids are now suddenly apart from their whole village,” Chaudhary said in an interview with Crunchbase News. “Classrooms are their village.” Since schools have closed and the students have been home amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the desire to stay connected to friends and teachers has intensified, and that’s translated to increased engagement on the ClassDojo app. The average classroom was sharing about four times more content and communication during the week of March 25 than the previous week, Chaudhary said. “What’s top of mind for me is that every one of those communities are just engaging with each other so much more deeply and so much more often,” he said. With ClassDojo, teachers can send direct messages to families, make announcements, and assign classwork and activities for students. The app is used by 95 percent of K-8 schools in the United States, and across 180 countries, according to the company. ClassDojo is backed by investors including GSV Ventures, General Catalyst and Shasta Ventures, according to Crunchbase data. If Zoom has become the go-to communication and engagement tool for adults since the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, ClassDojo is something like Zoom for kids. It’s being used at-scale and keeping elementary kids, who usually don’t have social media, connected while they’re apart. Teachers are sending daily videos to students to check in, coming up with activities and centering each day around a theme, like Superhero Day and Crazy Hair Day. Engagement on the app has skyrocketed, increasing its user base. Five times as many families joined ClassDojo last week than in any week in the company’s history. San Francisco-based ClassDojo’s “translate” feature has also proved to be in-demand. With many families in the U.S. not speaking English at home, ClassDojo has seen the translate feature “explode,” Chaudhary said. The app had more than 100 million translations during the week of March 18, or five times more than usual. ClassDojo’s 50-person team has been hustling to keep up with the demand and introducing new features to fit teachers and students’ needs. Many ClassDojo employees are parents or former teachers, so they’re “living the same challenges,” Chaudhary said. When the company started hearing from teachers that they wanted to teach their students short lessons, ClassDojo built and rolled out a “record” feature within 48 hours so teachers could record short video lessons. “It’s really hard for me to remember a time when our mission was more relevant and more important,” Chaudhary said. Illustration Credit: Li-Anne Dias Exclusive: Bear Flag Robotics Lands $7.9M Seed Extension To Make Self-driving Tractors Growers are trying to increase productivity, but at the same time, face rising costs, limited labor and climate change. Culture • Startups • Venture Using the insurance industry as a case study example, Ran Harpaz, CTO of insurance startup Hippo, describes the revolutionary change when general...	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1117
__label__wiki	0.929239	0.929239	Spartan Newsroom (https://news.jrn.msu.edu/2014/01/photos-by-drone-fill-business-artistic-needs/) Photos by drone fill business, artistic needs By Capital News Service \| January 31, 2014 By ERIK STIEM LANSING — The jury is still out on regulations for unmanned aircraft, but that’s not stopping a Michigan business from using them commercially. Hovershots Aerial Photography and Video APV uses remote controlled helicopters – popularly known as drones – to capture video footage that is otherwise inaccessible or extremely expensive. The Hovershots team flies one of their unmanned vehicles. (Photo: Hovershots APV) The company’s recent picture of a record-breaking flotilla of kayaks on Suttons Bay in northern Lake Michigan made it into the Guinness Book of World Records. Hovershots owner Kevin Haley, 50, from Linden near Flint, has more than 25 years experience with remote controlled systems. But in the past he has only had access to shoddy cameras to attach to them. So when Haley, a health and nutrition storeowner, began researching drones and state-of-the-art cameras, he saw an incredible business opportunity, Haley said. The research began in January of 2013. By April he was sold. Haley brought his 21-year-old son, Brandon Haley, on board to be the business’s creative director as he had more than six years of experience with graphic art. The father has the experience to handle and maintain the drones, the son uses his knack for visuals to direct him to good shots. Brandon Haley also puts together and edits video packages for clients The business launched in April and instantly found a customer. “When hired right away I knew it would be a viable business,” Haley said. The first assignment was a six-minute video showcasing the Shiawassee River for three neighboring communities sharing the river: Linden, Fenton and Holly. The project was shot for the Michigan Municipal League Community Excellence Award and the communities now use it to promote their areas, Haley said. Other clients have included real-estate agents and marathon organizers, like the Crim Race in Flint. The company’s drones captured aerial footage of thousands of runners. The drone is the company’s calling card, but the real service comes from the finished product, oftentimes a video, Haley said.The company’s drone shot pictures of a record-breaking 2,099 kayaks in a flotilla, with all kayaks or their operators touching in some way, Haley said. Guinness confirmed Nov. 20 that it beat the previous record of 1,902, set in 2011 at Inlet Lake, N.Y. Haley said he contacted Suttons Bay school officials when he found out there was going to be a second attempt August 31 at the record. He was hired to photograph the event from the air. This shot, as well as many others done by Hovershots APV, was taken by the three-pound SteadiDrone QU4D RTF. That is a drone with four rotors retailing around $1,600. Haley said he prefers this drone because it folds up quickly and easily, which allows for convenient and timely set-up when they are on location. Other features that set this drone apart are the attached gimbal system, which allows for full control of the camera while in flight, and GPS, which allows for a predetermined flight path guided by satellites, Haley said. This use of the SteadiDrone has allowed Hovershots APV to operate ahead of the curve, taking financial advantage of a technology hasn’t yet reached full stride in America, he said. “This is expected to be a $14 billion business in the next few years.” Regulatory hurdles remain. Exchanging money for the services of a drone for civilian use is illegal now. Congress has ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to come up with a regulatory system for the budding industry by 2015. Hovershots APV offers the aerial photography to clients for free, Haley said. The customer pays for the labor and editing process. “This is a fairly common pattern among commercial drone operators in the U.S.,” Matthew Schroyer, founder of dronejournalism.org, wrote in an email. Schroyer’s organization is exploring the potential for using drones in journalism. He said Hovershots APV might not be in the clear. “The problem is their commercial service and the aerial photos they are providing are one in the same, so I doubt this tactic would stand up in court,” he wrote. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) doesn’t restrict hobbyists who fly below 400 feet, Schroyer said. Haley wants to buy a new drone that will fly longer and hold more weight, enabling the use of a better camera. He will most likely wait until new battery technology allows drones to fly up to twice as long as they do now, he said. His current system averages nine minutes of flight time. “Longer battery life, that’s what everyone is looking for in their system,” Haley said. “Drones are really good right now, but if we could get battery life, that would be awesome.” The future of drone technology is uncertain, but Haley says he believes drones will be seen everywhere, performing menial tasks, sooner rather than later. Some of these tasks could include conducting traffic reports, surveying land and filming sporting events. Drones are already being used in Africa to assist farmers in determining where the best soil is and where the best spots are for water drainage, and to track elephant and rhinoceros poachers, Haley said. In Australia, a drone has delivered pizzas, a publicity stunt that could become reality before too long, Haley said. Haley said he expects the FAA to allow the widespread use of drones in America. “I don’t think the U.S. wants to get left behind,” Haley said. Some drone manufacturers, such as DJI, have moved their operations from overseas to America in anticipation of the FAA’s ruling. This company, now based in Texas, wants to get a drone in everybody’s hands, Haley said. Until there are more concrete laws, Kevin and Brandon Haley will continue to do what they love and bring people the satisfaction of a quality production that features aerial footage. “If you can mix what you like to do in a business format,” Haley said. “That works out.” Erik Stiem reports for Great Lakes Echo Old tires could build pothole-resistant roads, solve disposal problem By ASHLEY WEIGEL LANSING — Old tires may pave the way for new Michigan road repairs. Gov. Rick Snyder proposed spending $1.3 billion on road repairs in his first State of the State Address in 2011. So far, no one has found that kind of funding.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1118
__label__wiki	0.583871	0.583871	Home » News » Faculty & Staff » MSU’s Victor McCrary Appointed to Private Sector Economic Development Commission MSU’s Victor McCrary Appointed to Private Sector Economic Development Commission Morgan State U March 12, 2014 Alexandra Hughes Jake Weissmann Office of the Speaker Office of the Senate President 410-841-3916 (office) 410-841-3700 (office) SENATE PRESIDENT AND HOUSE SPEAKER ANNOUNCE MEMBERS OF PRIVATE SECTOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION ANNAPOLIS, MD – Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., and House Speaker Michael E. Busch, today announced members of a private sector commission created to focus on the State’s economic development structure and incentive programs to make recommendations to the presiding officers. This announcement follows the introduction of a joint legislative business and economic development agenda that was announced in January. “The competition for jobs and economic development will no longer be limited to Maryland versus our sister states. It is going to be a global competition,” said Senate President Miller. “We are asking for the expertise of these distinguished individuals because we don’t want Maryland to merely ‘compare favorably’ to other places in the world. We plan to be at the forefront of the innovation economy of the future.” “This commission is critically important to map out the future growth of Maryland’s economy,” said Speaker Busch. “This panel of private sector leaders have state, national and global experience in promoting business competitiveness and I believe they will produce a blueprint for the next Governor and next legislature to guide our policy making decisions to continue Maryland’s economic and private sector growth and prosperity.” There are few states that can compare with Maryland in terms of education, research, science and innovation — in ranking after ranking, the investments Maryland has made in these areas is clearly paying off. At the same time, the competition of the future is a global one and we need to evaluate those things about our State which could hinder the success of existing businesses as well as the development of new economic opportunities. The Commission will be chaired by Norman Augustine, former Under Secretary of the Army, President of Lockheed Martin, and Chairman and Principal Officer of the American Red Cross. He served for 16 years on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under both Republican and Democratic presidents. “I look forward to working with my colleagues on this bipartisan panel to help create jobs and ensure quality lives for all Marylanders,” said Norm Augustine. “The broad charter given to the group is indicative of the commitment to the panel’s work by our state’s leaders. In today’s highly competitive global marketplace, to stand still is to rapidly fall behind.” Members of the Commission announced today are: · Peter Armistead Bowe, President, Ellicott Dredge Enterprises · Calvin Butler, Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Gas & Electric · Douglas Doerfler, Chief Executive Officer of MaxCyte, Chairman, TechCouncil of Maryland · Brian Gibbons, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Greenberg Gibbons · Joshua C. Greene, Co-Founder/Executive Director, Cleantech Open Southeast & Partner, Patton Boggs LLP · Glen Ives, Vice President of Sabre, Inc. and President of Southern Maryland Navy Alliance · Jon Laria, Managing Partner, Baltimore, Ballard Spahr LLP · Dr. Victor McCrary, Vice President for Research and Development, Morgan State University · Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean of the Clark School, University of Maryland, College Park · Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President, Montgomery College · Kenneth Rigmaiden, General President, International Union of Painters and Allied Trades · Mary Ann Scully, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Howard Bank · J. Robert Smith, Vice President, Allegany Aggregates · Christy Wyskiel, Senior Advisor for Enterprise Development, Johns Hopkins University · Senator Ed Kasemeyer (D- Baltimore/Howard) · Senator Catherine Pugh (D- Baltimore City) · Senator David Brinkley (R- Frederick) · Delegate Dereck Davis (D- Prince George’s) · Delegate John Bohanan (D- St. Mary’s) · Delegate Wendell Beitzel (R- Garrett/Allegany) The Commission will begin work this session and will report back in December of 2014. Multi-Year Collaboration Includes Scholarships, Journalism Program Funding and Access to World-Class NBCU News Group Journalists—Creating … Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Commits Annual Appropriation of $3 Million to University’s Operational Budget to …	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1119
__label__wiki	0.753572	0.753572	Home Entertainment Features Anita Baker to Perform at NBA Finals June 10th Anita Baker to Perform at NBA Finals June 10th Bruce Edwin Thu June 10, 2010 Multi-platinum Grammy Award-winning R&B legend Anita Baker will perform the National Anthem in front of a global audience on Thursday, June 10, prior to Game 4 of The Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, reports Los Angeles producer and music veteran Bruce Edwin. The performance will be televised live on ABC in the U.S. and to a worldwide audience in 215 countries and territories beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET, 8PM central, and 6pm Pacific. In March 2004, Ms. Baker signed an exclusive recording contract with Blue Note Records and in September 2004, a decade after her last studio album, Anita Baker released a new album, “My Everything.” The album was a success and debuted at No.4 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. anita baker TD banknorth garden http://www.BruceEdwin.com Bruce Edwin is CEO of Starpower Management; a full service celebrity model and talent management, publishing, public relations, and motion picture production company based in Los Angeles, California. www.StarpowerManagementLLC.com www.BruceEdwin.com Telephone: (+1) 310-226-7176, StarpowerManagementLLC at gmail dot com. www.HollywoodSentinel.com (archives: www.TheHollywoodSentinel.com) This content is ©2018, Bruce Edwin Productions, Hollywood Sentinel, all world rights reserved. Bruce Edwin, Hollywood Sentinel, and affiliates make no claims and assume no liability for any content herein, including, but not limited to inserts, photos, or hyperlinks. Humor: Tech Abuse – When Bots Attack Tom Dreesen Speaks Life Experiences The Trailer Film Festival Accepting Submissions From Filmmakers 4 Great Lesser-Known Stand-Up Comedians Should You Spank Your Child? “Unreported” Author Veera Mahajan Reveals Can Michael Jackson Still Help America End Racism? #SayGoodbye2Black DJ Khaled Hosts Kids Choice Awards: Teams with RahTwoFive Breaking the Cycle of Domestic Abuse: Exclusive Interview with Author Veera Mahajan Exclusive: Meet Italian Facial Aesthetics Doctor and TV Personality Nina Bal Latest Entertainment News from PR Newswire It’s Magic! Entertainment Categories	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1123
__label__wiki	0.823456	0.823456	Woman made to go through body scanner thrice at airport for 'cute' figure London , Wed, 15 Feb 2012 ANI London, Feb 15 (ANI): A married mother was subjected to repeated body scanning at an airport after being told by one of the employees that she had a "cute" figure.llen Terrell, who was travelling with her husband Charlie, was stopped by airport security and told she had been "randomly selected" for screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). Ellen, from Dallas, Texas, believes that she was exploited and felt "totally exposed" for the benefit of male employees viewing the scanned images, which give a detail image of the naked body, in a back room. According to CBS 11, one of the female employees asked her if she played tennis She said no and asked why she was being asked this question. "You just have such a cute figure," the Daily Mail quoted the airport worker as saying. Mrs Terrell, who is an IT executive, was then asked to stand in the full body scanner for a second time at Dallas International Airport. After being made to stand in the machine, which uses radiation, for a third time, Ellen heard the female employee say into her microphone "guys, it is not blurry, I'm letting her go." The Terrells believe that she was subjected to sexual harassment - and they are not alone in their worries. The passenger screening program at airports has had frequent complaints that not all passengers are screened in the same way. In reaction to this, the TSA has replaced the machines, which give a detailed outline of individuals' figures for a more generic shape. More than 600 Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units have now been installed at 140 airports across the U.S. On the updated machine, the passenger and the TSA worked both view the image together, which lights up on screen if it detects a problem. The need for a separate TSA officer viewing the image in another room is no longer required. "The new images are very generic and really focus on the privacy of the passenger. They see the same image as the staff," a spokeswoman for TSA said. The images of passengers are not stored or print and cannot be transmitted. They are deleted from the system once they have been viewed. Those who fly are not required by law to pass through AIT screening - but if they opt out, they will receive alternative screening, including a physical pat-down. Ellen did not file a complaint because she didn't realise that she could. (ANI) Read More: Igi Airport \| Palam Airport \| Sk Airport \| Kheria Airport \| International Airport \| Airport Po \| Nagpur Airport \| Hyd Airport I \| Hyd Airport Ii \| Pulivendla Bus-stand \| Chennai Airport \| Tiruchirappalli Airport \| Calicut Airport \| Kochi Airport \| Kolkata Airport Ntb Po \| Kolkata Airport Po \| Guwahati Airport \| Kumbhirgram Airport \| Lengpui Airport \| Ranchi Airport	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1125
__label__wiki	0.744813	0.744813	Home » Travel » Watch a Japanese Company Successfully Test a Manned Flying Car Watch a Japanese Company Successfully Test a Manned Flying Car The Jetsons may have been right about the future. Japanese tech startup SkyDrive Inc. successfully completed the first public demonstration of a flying car in Japan on Aug. 25 — putting humans one step closer to personal flight vehicles. In a video released Friday, the single-seat manned SD-03 circled around the 2.5-acre Toyota Test Field for about four minutes. The helmeted pilot was in control, but also assisted by a computer system to help with stability and safety. Touted as the world’s smallest electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL), the aircraft is about 6.5 feet high and 13 feet in both width and length — approximately occupying the space of two cars. The sleek design of the vehicle is operated by eight motors and two propellers on each corner, along with two white lights in the front and a red light around the bottom for those on the ground to clearly see which way the car is going. While the SD-03 can currently only lift up about 10 feet and hover for five to 10 minutes, the hope is to increase that to 30 minutes by the time it’s released in 2023. The company plans to obtain permits to fly outside of the Toyota Test Field by the end of the year. SkyDrive started in 2018 as an offshoot of the volunteer group Cartivator that was established in 2012 and began developing its first flying car in 2014. Among its 100 corporate sponsors are Panasonic and Sony. Flying cars have long been a goal with many companies, including Uber working with NASA to develop a model. Morgan Stanley estimates they could become a $1.5 trillion market by 2040. “We want to realize a society where flying cars are an accessible and convenient means of transportation in the skies and people are able to experience a safe, secure, and comfortable new way of life,” SkyDrive CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in statement. And every aspect, even the car’s color, is a nod to the future: “The main exterior color of the SD-03 is pearl white, which was chosen to represent white birds and the floating clouds in the sky of users’ future,” the company said in a release. One state is already preparing for that future. On July 24 New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu signed a bill into law to allow pilots to drive flying cars on public highways. Jessica Poitevien is a Travel + Leisure contributor currently based in south Florida who is always on the lookout for the next adventure. Besides traveling, she loves baking, talking to strangers, and taking long walks on the beach (no cheesiness intended). Find her on Instagram at @shedreamsoftravel. Grant Shapps criticised by Abta for ‘failing to bat for’ UK travel industry Hays Travel staff are working as coronavirus contact tracers Airline Criticized for Allowing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Pins to Be Worn Overwater bungalow hotels offer Maldives-style luxury for as little as £115 What are 2020’s best new restaurants, hotels and attractions? Previous Article Dominican Republic's Public and Private Sectors Work to Speed Tourism Recovery Next Article Coronavirus: More than 23,000 Aussies stranded overseas	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1132
__label__cc	0.621112	0.378888	Confessions Of A Forty Something Fk Up Download Confessions Of A Forty Something Fk Up ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format. Click Download or Read Online button to Confessions Of A Forty Something Fk Up book pdf for free now. Confessions Of A Forty Something F K Up Author : Alexandra Potter The funniest WTF AM I DOING?! novel of the year ‘It made me laugh, cry, cheer – I loved it!’ – Hermione Norris, star of TV’s Cold Feet. Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a fk up. Even worse, a forty-something fk up. But when she lands a job writing obituaries, Nell meets the fabulous Cricket, an eighty-something widow with challenges of her own, and they strike up an unlikely friendship. Together they begin to help each other heal their aching hearts, cope with the loss of the lives they had planned, and push each other into new adventures and unexpected joys. Because Nell is determined. Next year things are going to be very different. It’s time to turn her life around. An international bestseller, this is a book for anyone who’s ever worried life isn’t going to plan, Confessions of a Forty-Something Fk Up will make you laugh and it might even make you cry. But most importantly, it will remind you that you’re not alone, because we’re all in this together. Why readers LOVE Confessions of a Forty-Something Fk Up: 'Just brilliant' 'I don't think there's a woman alive who couldn't associate themselves with this book' 'Entirely relatable and guaranteed to be a hit' 'If you've ever asked yourself "where has the time gone and why does everyone else have it together but me?!", then you'll love this book' 'A fun warm read with a lot of humour' Confessions Of A Cineplex Heckler Author : Joe Queenan Genre : Humor Applying his razorsharp wit to the world of film, America's "cynic Laureate" takes on the starts, directors, and producers who take themselves very seriously, and the audiences who are often duped and reeled in by their product. Original. Confessions Of An Innocent Man Author : David R. Dow “Every person wrongfully convicted of a crime at some point dreams of getting revenge against the system. In Confessions of an Innocent Man, the dream comes true and in a spectacular way.”—John Grisham, New York Times bestselling author of The Reckoning A thrillingly suspenseful debut novel and a fierce howl of rage that questions the true meaning of justice. Rafael Zhettah relishes the simplicity and freedom of his life. He is the owner and head chef of a promising Houston restaurant, a pilot with open access to the boundless Texas horizon, and a bachelor, content with having few personal or material attachments that ground him. Then, lightning strikes. When he finds Tieresse—billionaire, philanthropist, sophisticate, bombshell—sitting at one of his tables, he also finds his soul mate and his life starts again. And just as fast, when she is brutally murdered in their home, when he is convicted of the crime, when he is sentenced to die, it is all ripped away. But for Rafael Zhettah, death row is not the end. It is only the beginning. Now, with his recaptured freedom, he will stop at nothing to deliver justice to those who stole everything from him. This is a heart-stoppingly suspenseful, devastating, page-turning debut novel. A thriller with a relentless grip that wants you to read it in one sitting. David R. Dow has dedicated his life to the fight against capital punishment—to righting the horrific injustices of the death penalty regime in Texas. He delivers the perfect modern parable for exploring our complex, uneasy relationships with punishment and reparation in a terribly unjust world. Confessions Of A Mad Detective Author : Johnny Noir The Confessions Of Frances Godwin Author : Robert Hellenga The Confessions of Frances Godwin is the fictional memoir of a retired high school Latin teacher looking back on a life of trying to do her best amidst transgressions-starting with her affair with Paul, whom she later marries. Now that Paul is dead and she's retired, Frances Godwin thinks her story is over-but of course the rest of her life is full of surprises, including the truly shocking turn of events that occurs when she takes matters into her own hands after her daughter Stella's husband grows increasingly abusive. And though she is not a particularly pious person, in the aftermath of her actions, God begins speaking to her. Theirs is a deliciously antagonistic relationship that will compel both believers and nonbelievers alike. From a small town in the Midwest to the Piazza Santa Maria in Trastevere in Rome, The Confessions of Frances Godwin touches on the great questions of human existence: Is there something “out there” that takes an interest in us? Or is the universe ultimately indifferent? Author : Brian O'Dea In the early 1980s, Brian O’Dea was operating a $100 million a year, 120-man drug smuggling business, and had developed a terrifying cocaine addiction. Under increasing threat from the DEA in 1986 for importing seventy-five tons of marijuana into the United States, he quit the trade–and the drugs–and began working with recovering addicts in Santa Barbara. Despite his life change, the authorities caught up with him years later and O’Dea was arrested, tried, and sentenced to ten years at Terminal Island Federal Penitentiary in Los Angeles Harbor. A born storyteller, O’Dea candidly recounts his incredible experiences from the streets of Bogotá with a false-bottomed suitcase lined with cocaine, to the engine compartment of an old DC-6 whose engines were failing over the Caribbean, to the cell blocks overcrowded with small-time dealers who had fallen victim to the justice system’s perverse bureaucracy of drug sentencing. Weaving together extracts from his prison diary with the vivid recounting of his outlaw years and the dawning recognition of those things in his life that were worth living for, High tells the remarkable story of a remarkable man in the late-1980s drug business and why he walked away. At Bully Hills Author : Thaddeus Deluca This book is dedicated to the legions of Alcoholics and Drug Addicts who still suffer; may they find enough courage to take the first step in changing their livesadmitting they have a problem. If in some small way this book helps someone suffering from the disease of addiction find peace, the mission of this book will be completed; then pass it along to another addict in the hope he or she might find peace. Confessions Of A Raving Unconfined Nut Author : Paul Krassner Uncensored, uncontained, and thoroughly demented, the memoirs of Paul Krassner are back in an updated and expanded edition. Paul Krassner, “father of the underground press” (People magazine), founder of the Realist, political radical, Yippie, and award-winning stand-up satirist, shares his stark raving adventures with the likes of Lenny Bruce, Abbie Hoffman, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, Groucho Marx, and Squeaky Fromme, revealing the patriarch of counterculture’s ultimate, intimate, uproarious life on the fringes of society. Whether he’s writing about his friendship with controversial comic Lenny Bruce, introducing Groucho Marx to LSD, his investigation of Scientology, or John Kennedy’s cadaver, no subject is too sacred to be skewered by Krassner. And yet his stories are soulful and philosophical, always authentic to his iconoclastic brand of personal journalism. As Art Spiegelman said, “Krassner is one of the best minds of his generational to be destroyed by madness, starving, hysterical, naked—but mainly hysterical. His true wacky, wackily true autobiography is the definitive book on the sixties.” Author : Tommy Lee NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL MOVIE STARRING MACHINE GUN KELLY, DANIEL WEBBER, DOUGLAS BOOTH, AND IWAN RHEON, DIRECTED BY JEFF TREMAINE. Celebrate thirty years of the world's most notorious rock band with the deluxe collectors' edition of The Dirt—the outrageous, legendary, no-holds-barred autobiography of Mötley Crüe. Fans have gotten glimpses into the band's crazy world of backstage scandals, celebrity love affairs, rollercoaster drug addictions, and immortal music in Mötley Crüe books like Tommyland and The Heroin Diaries, but now the full spectrum of sin and success by Tommy Lee, Nikki Sixx, Vince Neil, and Mick Mars is an open book in The Dirt. Even fans already familiar with earlier editions of the bestselling exposé will treasure this gorgeous deluxe edition. Joe Levy at Rolling Stone calls The Dirt "without a doubt . . . the most detailed account of the awesome pleasures and perils of rock & roll stardom I have ever read. It is completely compelling and utterly revolting." Confessions Of A Socialist Author : CAST (Group) Genre : English drama Category: English drama Author : Steve Dublanica According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived. Author : Barbara Amiel Genre : Journalists Category: Journalists The Coup Maker Author : Caleb Havebond Colonel James Carlton, a decorated veteran pilot of the United States Air Force in the Vietnam War, is haunted by a nightmarish event that occurred one, deep behind enemy lines in the ravaged jungles of Vietnam, perpetrated by men within Americas shadow Government. Victor Matine is a clandestine C.I.A covert operative, known as an untouchable; Victor carries out the Agencies various black bag operations around the world in his illustrious thirty eight year career. Colonel Carlton is an F-4 Phantom fighter pilot stationed out of the 433rd tactical fighting wing in Ubon Thailand, whilst on a routine bombing mission he is shot down and safely ejects into the jungle, leading him into a perilous situation below. Held Accountable Author : Ty Writen "This work is about being held accountable for your actions, and the understanding that you will have to answer for them." The Confessions Of Rick James Author : Rick James ISBN : NWU:35556037921137 To fans of sassy and savvy urban music, the name Rick James will forever be associated with the mainstream emergence of funk—that bottom-heavy blend of rock and soul that sparked a multiracial musical revolution in the 1970s and 1980s and has since influenced everything from rap to raves, punk to progressive rock. Along with the fame, the Grammy Award, and superstardom came drug abuse and even felony convictions, all of which are chronicled in this gripping, posthumous tell-all of the funk revolution. Confessions Of A Gambler Author : Rayda Jacobs ISBN : UCSC:32106018005188 This is the story of a Muslim woman, Abeeda (Beeda), who leads a double life. On the one hand she is a pious mother of four sons, but under the veil she is a daring, independent-minded woman with a sexuality, and a liking for risky behavior, that she keeps secret from those closest to her. We follow her story in two different time frames. As a woman in her forties, dealing with the tragic death of her son from AIDS, Abeeda is drawn into the world of casino gambling and quickly develops a gambling addiction, in which she convulsively wins and loses large amounts of money. In a serious of flash backs we also trace her life as a woman in her twenties, from the time when her husband left her, through a torrid affair with her younger sister's fiance (and then husband) Imran. The episodes in the casino are intense - the compulsive attraction and the nightmare of gambling are made vivid to the reader. On the other hand, Abeeda's involvement in her community, and her genuine spiritual seeking, are also very clear. Weaving together these captivating main story lines are numerous subplots involving her family, religion, friends and her life in the community. Confessions Of A Sugar Mummy Author : Emma Tennant Genre : Humorous stories, English "Confessions of a Sugar Mummy" provides the answer to the most pressing questions for women who have reached A Certain Age: Am I past it? Am I invisible, and if so what can I do about it? And why is the pursuit of happiness an acceptable goal for all members of the human race except Old Bags?Money, as so often, turns out to be the solution. And when a sixty-something with frankly limited prospects, finds her London flat is worth a fortune, she jumps at the chance of entering the world of property with the glamorous younger Frenchman, Alain. Until, to her horror, she realises she can't turn back, until the final question is answered: Can Money Buy Me Love? "Confessions of a Sugar Mummy" provides laughs and a few tears - all the way to the Bank. Category: Humorous stories, English The Hand Or Confession Of An Executioner Author : I︠U︡z Aleshkovskiĭ Genre : Revenge Category: Revenge The Ohio Cultivator Confessions Of A Male Nurse Author : Richard S. Ferri ISBN : IND:30000102053505 A dark comic novel about life, love, pain, nursing, and being gay, this book takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the on-and-off duty life of a gay male nurse in the early 1980s before AIDS became omnipresent. It tells how he wants to make a difference with his life by helping those in need. 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__label__wiki	0.56648	0.56648	NJBIA > Uncategorized > Longshoremen Approve Six-Year Master Contract Extension with US Maritime Alliance Longshoremen Approve Six-Year Master Contract Extension with US Maritime Alliance Sep10,2018 NORTH BERGEN, NJ – (Thursday, September 6, 2018) Thousands of members of the International Longshoremen’s Association, AFL-CIO at ports from Maine to Texas today overwhelmingly approved a Six-Year Master Contract Extension with United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), which represents dozens of shipping companies, including 16 in New Jersey. The contract will bring generous pay increases; landmark protections against job-killing fully automated ports; and labor peace and stability through September 30, 2024. ILA President Harold J. Daggett, the union’s Chief Negotiator who termed this agreement the best contract he ever witnessed in his 50-plus year ILA career, applauded the successful ratification vote. As of 10 pm tonight, every ILA Local reporting results to the International offices in North Bergen, New Jersey approved the Master Contract ILA with unanimous approval likely of all ILA Locals. “This is a great day for the ILA and our union membership,” said President Daggett. “ILA members covered under this ILA-USMX Master Agreement can now look to a bright future where their salaries will increase and the threat of job loss from fully automated terminals, semi-automated terminals and automated equipment is eliminated. Our national health care plan, MILA remains the strong and our members will benefit from increases in Container Royalty. “Our ILA Wage Scale Committee can be very proud of the contract they helped produced and our membership ratified,” added ILA President Daggett. “They put in long, oft-times grueling hours to bring home a contract that I think represents the best collective bargaining agreement in ILA history and maybe even in the entire history of Organized Labor. “This extension not only protects the benefits ILA members already have, but also enhances these benefits to ensure that they are compensated appropriately for all your hard work,” said President Daggett. “I am particularly pleased with the jurisdictional protections that the ILA has negotiated that will ensure ILA jobs will be preserved in the years ahead. I believe that this proposed extension represents a giant step forward in the collective bargaining history of the ILA.” The current ILA Master Contract was set to expire at the end of September. The new contract is now in effect for six years until September 30, 2024.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1140
__label__cc	0.67024	0.32976	Ugo Gattoni Katja Spitzer David Lucas describes his drawing as ‘knitting with ink’ and his stories are a mix of myth, fairytale and autobiography. Previously published by Candlewick Press and Andersen Press his books include Halibut Jackson, The Robot and the Bluebird and The Lying Carpet, a richly illustrated fable for older readers. A Letter for Bear is his first book with Flying Eye. What inspires your work? I like making patterns – story patterns, and visual patterns. Visually, I’m inspired by folk art, outsider art and medieval art: pattern-making as a ritual – a magical diagram of the interconnectedness of everything. The patterns of folk art are the same all over the world – and the mindset of the folk artist is recognisably the same in every culture – it’s all about privileging the group and tradition over the individual – about celebrating what unites rather than divides, about making things beautiful rather than adding to ugliness. It’s optimistic, carefully structured and pretty – and not ego-driven. Tell us a bit about your process…. I am fascinated by where stories come from – they sometimes seem to pop out of nowhere, but then I realise that they’re full of coded autobiography. I develop words and pictures together. Poetry, whether visual or verbal, depends on double meanings – on things being real and symbolic at the same time; too much realism and the whole thing loses sparkle and sinks into dreary literalism; too abstract and it lacks emotion, and feels too much like a formal exercise. It’s always a struggle to find a balance. The key, I suppose, is finding symbols that seem to live and breathe. In the end, as everyone says, it’s quite mysterious. I draw with a dip pen and Indian ink, and paint in watercolour. A Letter for Bear was painted in grey watercolour, with colour added on the computer – the first time I’ve used that technique for a book.	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1143
__label__wiki	0.666028	0.666028	September 20, 2019 Noise Pollution COLD – The Things We Can’t Stop (2019) Prepare your heartstrings this 13th of September when the alternative rock band, COLD, unsheathes their 6th studio album. Under Napalm Records, The Things We Can’t Stop dissects the pains and crosses necessary for each of us to bear. Being an unbalanced anthology of grief and throes of human nature, it discusses a variety of conflicts from simple loss to worldly chaos. Intro was the opening of the curtains, the lighting of the stage. This was where the orchestral cue began. There came a monologue in the voice of a female, inviting us to listen to its story. It was a direct approach to each of our tender feelings. Shine assisted this while bringing nostalgia throughout the track. The strings were still there, giving only minimal guitar phases. The chorus came as a dedicated and vulnerable gift. It was difficult to manage the frailty of emotions when the vocals was a genuine example of this. Thirdly came Snowblind. In contrast, it began with the distortion of guitar. It almost felt like it was suited to be sung in the rain. In a deep and dark solace. The music was solemner. With simple bland strums and pacific beats, it left no pressure to one’s mind, all the while providing room for the violins. Cold-hearted plucking brought The Devil We Know into existence. Maintaining the same style, it was the fusion of human feelings and circumstances of pain which developed this cathartic experience. Run (Snow Patrol cover) revived the violins. It sounded like a plea. A prayer of a thoughtless man. Always effective in pricking and compressing one’s chest even with a steady and uneventful beat, it spared some guitar solo so formless at first impression. A ballad came into play when Better Human began. It was a momentary rest from all these confused things of the living. By the piano, it poured an unbroken misery and a poignant solo. Simply, it was still a continuous release of sorrow and all the adjectives alike. A child’s voice could be heard before the track ended. As if mimicking a long-ago innocence. Without You was a tumble of drums. A steady stream of guitar. With unapparent bass. A doubtless surrender spoken through musical means. The similar sadness could be found in the pluckings of Quiet Now. Its airy-fairy guitar solo was equivalent to a shocking amount of longing. As if there was something amiss inside. It was lacunar. A vocal release of things temporary, of things ephemeral in the physical. The One That Got Away would have your ears drowned in these personal regrets. The guitar came like an illusory substance, too untouched and immaterial. The lyrics narrated a failed love. It was burdened with the world of no return. An episode of dystopia could be glimpsed at Systems Fail. It enumerated the possibility of corruption in endless narrows of melodies. Abruptly ceasing then cycling lyrics on repeat. It was an emphasis on how we struggle for life. But then, at the end, there came the inanimate sound of a flat line. To compensate for this, Beautiful Life could be likened to a reincarnation of some sort. Born out of cellos and pianos, the song was a tribute to the present. That even after the abyss of human misery and its pool of tears, we are reminded to exist. None of these contorted truth would ruin us, if that was why this song was mellow, if why it was soft on the ears and heart. As an outro piece, We All Love was a constant piano accompaniment. Along with nude vocals it bared sensitive subjects, those which could drastically move us in another private degree. Then finished the album with the echo of a lower-octave piano key. The Things We Can’t Stop was an ensemble of ache and thorns. The band was cautious in collecting all these fragile parts which makes one’s seat of emotions sore. Combined with the outspoken character of their genre, the album is able to painfully replay all things we are not the master of. Estefan Malgret. Previous Little (2019) Next Gallia – Everflame (2019)	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1145
__label__wiki	0.510646	0.510646	Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis N. Binkley, E. Orwoll, R. Chapurlat, B. L. Langdahl, B. B. Scott, H. Giezek, A. C. Santora Summary: Odanacatib (ODN) was investigated as an osteoporosis treatment in 292 men. Compared with placebo, odanacatib improved bone mineral density and led to sustained bone resorption decreases while producing relatively little bone formation reduction that leveled off with time. However, increased risk of stroke in another study stopped further odanacatib development. Introduction: ODN, a selective oral cathepsin K inhibitor, was in development for osteoporosis treatment. This phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 24-month study investigated ODN safety and efficacy in men with osteoporosis. Methods: Men with idiopathic osteoporosis or osteoporosis due to hypogonadism and a lumbar spine or hip (total hip [TH], femoral neck [FN], or trochanter) bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of ≤ − 2.5 to ≥ − 4.0 without prior vertebral fracture or ≤ − 1.5 to ≥ − 4.0 with one prior vertebral fracture were randomized (1:1) to once-weekly ODN 50 mg or placebo. All received 5600 IU vitamin D3 weekly and calcium supplementation as needed (≥ 1200 mg daily). The primary efficacy outcome was changed from baseline in lumbar spine BMD versus placebo. Results: Overall, 292 men, mean age 68.8 years, were randomly assigned to ODN or placebo. Versus placebo, ODN increased BMD from baseline at the lumbar spine, TH, FN, and trochanter by 5.6%, 2.0%, 1.7%, and 2.1%, respectively (all p < 0.01), and decreased uNTx/Cr (68%, p < 0.001), sCTx (77%, p < 0.001), sP1NP (16%, p = 0.001), and sBSAP (8%, p = 0.019). The between-group bone formation marker decrease peaked at 3 months, then returned toward baseline. The safety profile, including cardiovascular events, was similar between groups. Conclusion: Though a promising osteoporosis therapy for men, ODN development was discontinued due to increased risk of stroke in the LOFT phase 3 trial. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01120600 (registered May 11, 2010). Osteoporosis International Bone turnover markers Odanacatib Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis'. Together they form a unique fingerprint. odanacatib Medicine & Life Sciences Osteoporosis Medicine & Life Sciences Bone Density Medicine & Life Sciences Hip Medicine & Life Sciences Binkley, N., Orwoll, E., Chapurlat, R., Langdahl, B. L., Scott, B. B., Giezek, H., & Santora, A. C. (2021). Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International, 32(1), 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05701-9 Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis. / Binkley, N.; Orwoll, E.; Chapurlat, R.; Langdahl, B. L.; Scott, B. B.; Giezek, H.; Santora, A. C. In: Osteoporosis International, Vol. 32, No. 1, 01.2021, p. 173-184. Binkley, N, Orwoll, E, Chapurlat, R, Langdahl, BL, Scott, BB, Giezek, H & Santora, AC 2021, 'Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis', Osteoporosis International, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05701-9 Binkley N, Orwoll E, Chapurlat R, Langdahl BL, Scott BB, Giezek H et al. Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis. Osteoporosis International. 2021 Jan;32(1):173-184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-020-05701-9 Binkley, N. ; Orwoll, E. ; Chapurlat, R. ; Langdahl, B. L. ; Scott, B. B. ; Giezek, H. ; Santora, A. C. / Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis. In: Osteoporosis International. 2021 ; Vol. 32, No. 1. pp. 173-184. @article{0b910344f6c3413585d05366863d3d10, title = "Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis", abstract = "Summary: Odanacatib (ODN) was investigated as an osteoporosis treatment in 292 men. Compared with placebo, odanacatib improved bone mineral density and led to sustained bone resorption decreases while producing relatively little bone formation reduction that leveled off with time. 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Versus placebo, ODN increased BMD from baseline at the lumbar spine, TH, FN, and trochanter by 5.6%, 2.0%, 1.7%, and 2.1%, respectively (all p < 0.01), and decreased uNTx/Cr (68%, p < 0.001), sCTx (77%, p < 0.001), sP1NP (16%, p = 0.001), and sBSAP (8%, p = 0.019). The between-group bone formation marker decrease peaked at 3 months, then returned toward baseline. The safety profile, including cardiovascular events, was similar between groups. Conclusion: Though a promising osteoporosis therapy for men, ODN development was discontinued due to increased risk of stroke in the LOFT phase 3 trial. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01120600 (registered May 11, 2010).", keywords = "Bone mineral density, Bone turnover markers, Men, Odanacatib, Osteoporosis", author = "N. Binkley and E. Orwoll and R. Chapurlat and Langdahl, {B. L.} and Scott, {B. B.} and H. Giezek and Santora, {A. C.}", note = "Funding Information: Funding for this research was provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. Acknowledgments Funding Information: Medical writing, under the direction of the authors, was provided by Annette Smith, PhD, of CMC AFFINITY, McCann Health Medical Communications, in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP3) guidelines. This assistance was funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. We also acknowledge Steven Doleckyj for prior clinical trial, data and operations management. ", journal = "Osteoporosis International", publisher = "Springer London", T1 - Randomized, controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of odanacatib in the treatment of men with osteoporosis AU - Binkley, N. AU - Orwoll, E. AU - Chapurlat, R. AU - Langdahl, B. L. AU - Scott, B. B. AU - Giezek, H. AU - Santora, A. C. N1 - Funding Information: Funding for this research was provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. Acknowledgments Funding Information: Medical writing, under the direction of the authors, was provided by Annette Smith, PhD, of CMC AFFINITY, McCann Health Medical Communications, in accordance with Good Publication Practice (GPP3) guidelines. This assistance was funded by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. We also acknowledge Steven Doleckyj for prior clinical trial, data and operations management. N2 - Summary: Odanacatib (ODN) was investigated as an osteoporosis treatment in 292 men. Compared with placebo, odanacatib improved bone mineral density and led to sustained bone resorption decreases while producing relatively little bone formation reduction that leveled off with time. However, increased risk of stroke in another study stopped further odanacatib development. Introduction: ODN, a selective oral cathepsin K inhibitor, was in development for osteoporosis treatment. This phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 24-month study investigated ODN safety and efficacy in men with osteoporosis. Methods: Men with idiopathic osteoporosis or osteoporosis due to hypogonadism and a lumbar spine or hip (total hip [TH], femoral neck [FN], or trochanter) bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of ≤ − 2.5 to ≥ − 4.0 without prior vertebral fracture or ≤ − 1.5 to ≥ − 4.0 with one prior vertebral fracture were randomized (1:1) to once-weekly ODN 50 mg or placebo. All received 5600 IU vitamin D3 weekly and calcium supplementation as needed (≥ 1200 mg daily). The primary efficacy outcome was changed from baseline in lumbar spine BMD versus placebo. Results: Overall, 292 men, mean age 68.8 years, were randomly assigned to ODN or placebo. Versus placebo, ODN increased BMD from baseline at the lumbar spine, TH, FN, and trochanter by 5.6%, 2.0%, 1.7%, and 2.1%, respectively (all p < 0.01), and decreased uNTx/Cr (68%, p < 0.001), sCTx (77%, p < 0.001), sP1NP (16%, p = 0.001), and sBSAP (8%, p = 0.019). The between-group bone formation marker decrease peaked at 3 months, then returned toward baseline. The safety profile, including cardiovascular events, was similar between groups. Conclusion: Though a promising osteoporosis therapy for men, ODN development was discontinued due to increased risk of stroke in the LOFT phase 3 trial. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01120600 (registered May 11, 2010). AB - Summary: Odanacatib (ODN) was investigated as an osteoporosis treatment in 292 men. Compared with placebo, odanacatib improved bone mineral density and led to sustained bone resorption decreases while producing relatively little bone formation reduction that leveled off with time. However, increased risk of stroke in another study stopped further odanacatib development. Introduction: ODN, a selective oral cathepsin K inhibitor, was in development for osteoporosis treatment. This phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, 24-month study investigated ODN safety and efficacy in men with osteoporosis. Methods: Men with idiopathic osteoporosis or osteoporosis due to hypogonadism and a lumbar spine or hip (total hip [TH], femoral neck [FN], or trochanter) bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of ≤ − 2.5 to ≥ − 4.0 without prior vertebral fracture or ≤ − 1.5 to ≥ − 4.0 with one prior vertebral fracture were randomized (1:1) to once-weekly ODN 50 mg or placebo. All received 5600 IU vitamin D3 weekly and calcium supplementation as needed (≥ 1200 mg daily). The primary efficacy outcome was changed from baseline in lumbar spine BMD versus placebo. Results: Overall, 292 men, mean age 68.8 years, were randomly assigned to ODN or placebo. Versus placebo, ODN increased BMD from baseline at the lumbar spine, TH, FN, and trochanter by 5.6%, 2.0%, 1.7%, and 2.1%, respectively (all p < 0.01), and decreased uNTx/Cr (68%, p < 0.001), sCTx (77%, p < 0.001), sP1NP (16%, p = 0.001), and sBSAP (8%, p = 0.019). The between-group bone formation marker decrease peaked at 3 months, then returned toward baseline. The safety profile, including cardiovascular events, was similar between groups. Conclusion: Though a promising osteoporosis therapy for men, ODN development was discontinued due to increased risk of stroke in the LOFT phase 3 trial. Trial registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT01120600 (registered May 11, 2010). KW - Bone mineral density KW - Bone turnover markers KW - Men KW - Odanacatib KW - Osteoporosis JO - Osteoporosis International JF - Osteoporosis International	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1150
__label__wiki	0.933399	0.933399	News 3 February 2014 – 5:24 pm EST National recognition keeps fight alive for Nunavut food activist Feeding My Family volunteers face backlash from store owners By DAVID MURPHY Leesee Papatsie, seen here at a food price protest in Iqaluit in June 2012, says she didn’t want to be singled out for a national political citizenship award at first but was convinced it might help keep her Feeding My Family cause alive. (FILE PHOTO) Leesee Papatsie doesn’t think of herself as a political citizen — not even an activist. “I’m just a mom that doesn’t want kids hungry,” Papatsie said. A year-and-a-half ago, Papatsie created the wildly popular Facebook group to demonstrate the high cost of food in the North, Feeding My Family. Feeding My Family encouraged people to raise awareness of the cost of food, and it’s where the idea of food protests in Nunavut originated. Despite her modesty, Papatsie was recognized recently for sparking the movement with a nomination for an “Everyday Political Citizen” award from the Canadian research group Samara. The award “celebrates the unsung heroes of Canadian democracy” by nominating more than 200 Canadians from across the country. Of those, contest jurors selected 13 finalists, and another eight youth finalists, for the award. Samara announced Feb. 3 that Mark Coffin, who encourages democracy in Nova Scotia through the Springtide Collective, which he founded, won the award for 2013, but Papatsie deserved recognition nonetheless, says Kathleen Monk, the juror who chose Papatsie among all those nominated. “I deeply admire how she is standing up to chronic food insecurity, both in Iqaluit and across the North, and in doing so, encouraging people to challenge governments and retailers to lower costs and increase the affordability of food in North,” said Monk, senior advisor at the Broadbent Institute in Ottawa and formerly director of strategic communications for the late national NDP leader, Jack Layton. Monk said she is also encouraged that the Auditor-General of Canada is looking into Nutrition North and hopes his report, expected in fall 2014, will lead to lower food prices in the North. “While it’s encouraging that the government implemented a program that attempts to relieve the cost of food in the North, I have heard that there are some real concerns associated with how the subsidy is actually impacting prices at the check-out counter,” Monk wrote, in an email to Nunatsiaq News. “It underscores just how important Leesee’s work is to her community. “No one should have to worry about putting food on the table for themselves and their family,” Monk continued, “and these kinds of real stories — the ones that Leesee tells through her advocacy — are what make northern food insecurity real and immediate.” Initially, Papatsie balked at being singled out. “Originally I said no,” Papatsie said, “because I didn’t do the Feeding My Family for me. So that personal recognition is not what I want.” Then, Taha Tabish, who nominated Papatsie, convinced her that the nomination might help to raise awareness of her efforts around food security. “And so I did that at the last minute,” Papatsie said. Papatsie said the Facebook group has made a big difference since it began in the spring of 2012. “It’s not one of these best kept secrets anymore,” Papatsie said. A 2012 food protest organized on the Facebook group garnered national attention. Now the Facebook group has nearly 20,000 members. But Papatsie’s work isn’t done just yet. Members of Feeding My Family are monitoring food prices every month by taking photos and documenting whether some items at grocery stores around Nunavut are getting more expensive or not. The point is to “show people how much the food costs up here per month,” Papatsie said. Members of the group, in half a dozen Nunavut communities, are three months into a data-gathering project, but some are suffering a backlash as a result. “There’s that harassment that community members get from store managers,” Papatsie said. That’s why Papatsie said she wants to keep the locations of the communities a secret. “People say, ‘I’ve deleted my picture because the store manager or store owner gave me crap. Told me to go shop somewhere else,’” Papatsie said. “So we kind of keep it confidential now.” Other volunteers, mostly southerners, often ask how they can help the cause. For that, Papatsie has two answers, the first being — spread the word. “One: awareness. People have to know what’s happening in the North. People have to know that there’s hungry people out there in Canada in a developed country.” “Number two: Write to your [Member of Parliament]. Write to your elected official. The more awareness and the more people understand what’s happening, it’s easier to change stuff in the future,” she said. That change isn’t easy with culture restraints, however. Protests go against Inuit tradition of not publicly speaking up about issues. “When people lived in camps, people had to be in harmony with one another. And don’t cause any friction,” Papatsie said. “I think if anything [Feeding My Family is] showing it’s okay to step up, which, in the Inuit culture, is something that is not allowed,” Papatsie said. With files from Lisa Gregoire	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1153
__label__cc	0.621796	0.378204	Sara Stewart Star-studded ‘Digging for Fire’ is a hilarious, existential treasure By Sara Stewart Jake Johnson in "Digging for Fire." Orchard Running time: 83 minutes. Rated R (language, drug use, nudity). The latest from Joe Swanberg finds his subject matter aging up alongside the writer-director himself. Jake Johnson (star of Swanberg’s 2013 film “Drinking Buddies,” and co-writer of this one) and Rosemarie DeWitt are a married LA couple vacationing in the mansion of one of her wealthy yoga students. Playing house in the Hills, they find, becomes a launchpad for existential angst: Are their lives really what they want them to be? Orlando Bloom and Rosemarie DeWittOrchard Digging in the garden, Johnson’s Tim happens upon a rusty gun and what may be a human bone, spurring a drunken excavation with friends (Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Chris Messina and Mike Birbiglia) despite the advice of DeWitt’s Lee. She takes her own sojourn, dropping their young son with her parents (Judith Light and Sam Elliott, briefly but delightfully) before paying a visit to a bickering couple (Melanie Lynskey, Ron Livingston) and crossing paths with a handsome stranger (Orlando Bloom). Per Swanberg’s signature style, the dialogue is largely improvised, the performances loose and funny. This may be his most star-studded cast yet, but the work is as intimate (“mumblecore” is so passé) as ever. Filed under anna kendrick , brie larson , jake johnson , movie reviews , orlando bloom , 8/19/15 'Sinister 2' is creepiness galore	cc/2021-04/en_middle_0050.json.gz/line1157

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